... giving speeches and recitations. PRize RiNoING.-On Tuesday, the bell-ringing frater- nity were much on speculation about the competition to , be entered into durhig the day, with the different ringers who had come into the town to compete for the prizes offered ...

... tan1 Institution was sustainedi at tile comlltitive ex t at Burnley, when in the third class of' te eaiit i offered for competition to the eleven 0Lt sin o six were won by members of the 'isliugdcu knstituite The accommnodation u-as much too sunall for ...

... We do not doubt that the visit of the society will be warmly welcomed by all classes of tile inhabitants, and that the competition which the society encourages will be of advant age to the agriculture of the district. SPORTING DiNNER.-On. Wednesday evening ...

... of dances, which wererepeated:-lst, Country dance; 2nd, Quadrille; 3i-d, Polka ; 4th, Lancers ; Oih, Waltz; 6th, Quadrille; 7th, Sahottiacbe; Sth, Quadi-ille ; a9th, Gallop ; 10th, Lancers' ;1 11th, Varseviana; 12th, Quadrille; 13th, Country dance. The ...

... furniture and wines were dis- posed of last week, and realised high prices. The library was sold on Monday, and there was much competition for the books; a large paper copy of Baines's Lancashire sold for £35; Gilray's Caricatures (Bohn's re-issue) fetched £27; ...

... do., Is 40.; linen sliectinug, Is. 3d, ~ei-yard ; green quilt3, 10s. Hy. IHall, clogging, men's 4,d.; women's, ltd.; boys' and girls' I 8.d. Pei, pair. Hy. Rail, men's clog soles, 4s. ; women's I 3. 6d. , boys and girls, 3s. ; children's. 2s. 6d. per dozen ...

... was the dancing rooms. B - How many young people went there fi'om time to time ? as Oh, what a place to ts'ain up a child!l He know not what a good dancing rooms could do, but he knew they did a es great injury. There were not only the dancing rooms, but ...

... cornet player one of Courters's electro-plate' Acornets, twelve persons connected with the different tan~ Is entered the competition list, but five retired ou t` )fground, and one was debarred from playing, because LI declined to conform to the regulations ...

... ; 4th, 'th, and 6th. leas of mutton, won by Ccci poral Greeswood 27, Private Thiistletoit 2i, atcd Kay 24 ; 7th, a pair of clogs, Pri-ate Fletcher. 23 ; 9th, Byron's poemn', P'rivatto Sinrleton, 23: 9tit a pair of sloes, to he soled ani l ceclel,. Private ...

... eleven prizes offered for competition in foot races, jingling natches, &c. The sports were well contested, and much satisfaction was expressed at the variety and choice de- scription of the prizes. During the afternoon dancing was vigorously kept up, Mr ...

... (iMNABTrC CLUB.-On Wednesday. the competition took place amotigat the members of the Preston Gymnastic Club. at the Institution, Avenhan, for the silver and bronze medals awarded to the siccesslul competitors in each competition. There was not a very numerous ...

... toon tho management of the bar. Dancing was kept up till mid night. BiRD Sarow.-An exhibition of birds was held on Christ- mas Day, at the house of Robert Robinson. WVind '\itl Inn, Moor- Lane. There was a good competition for the prizes offered, and several ...