... deceased was his son-in-law, beut for Some thine back hail not lived withB his wife. I-to had heard the siateasesot nliade by Thomas Hardy at thle Hlospital, and uvas quite satisfied thlat no one Was to blame. Thley Were both sober we they left ho~me. whichI ...

... and amusing, but they are sadly marred by the p riting. The principal literary feature is a number of short stories by Thomas Hardy, entitled A Group of Noble Dames. BIccyiNGRlAn CRSYSANTEMUM Snow.-In the list of awards published yesterday it was stated ...

... with his. O tory and Thackeray and Dickens with moral philosophy. h1 And so Ion- as Williian Black, It. D. Blakemore, Thomas it Hardy, ancT George Macdonald write, and are well read, is d it quite grateful tc speak so slightingly of 'light reading? r ...

... MR. HARDY ON. THE GOVERNMENT. As was slated in the Post yeaterdar, Mr. G. Elardy, h.WP, was the principal speaker at the Conservative de- monszration at Bradford 2n Thursday. Mr. Hardy's speech was inrienszely ISvigorous. The Government of this country ...

... lined with book-sbelves, on which the most prominent place is occupied by a fine set of Thomas Carlyle's works, presemted to Mr. Hardie by the Ayrshire miners. Keir Hardie never went to school, but taught himself writing, and even shorthand, down in the pit ...

... MI R THOMAS OAIYLE. ' On Saturday, Mr. Caur'io's eightieth birthday, thl fol. lowing addross was forwarded to him:- I To Thomas Oarlyla.-Deceoaber 4, 1875. Sir,-We bag leave, Aon this interesting and memorable annivorsary, to tender you the expression ...

... FUNERAL OF MR. MICHAEL THOMAS BASS. a The funeral of Mr. Michael Thomas Bass, for man} n years A.P. for Derby, and the head of the well-knowin firm g of brewers, took place yesterday, in Rangemoor Church- r- yard, near Burton-on-Trent. Mr. Bass, it will ...

... interest, were begging beer from rue ! Nor wvas ?? Iriraseif ins thre least err offence, or indeed sensibly a concernl. A h~ardy little figure, of esleciotis energetic p hyalogriem), eyes hard, strong, riot finel; semaned three or s four 3-ears yortliger ...

... The chair was taken by Mr. Gustavus Thomas Smith, who was supported by Lord Yarmosath, BM.P. for county Antrim; Mr. John Hardy, M.P for South Warvicksbire; Dr. Kingsley, Dr. Collis, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Bart.; Mr. J. Cave Jones, ilr. Curry, and Mr ...

... Beck; Brewer nnd Baker Inn, Gooch Street, from the administratrix of Henry Blizard, deceased, to Thomas Blizard; Camden Tavern, Camden Street, from Thomas Jones to Elizabeth Calladine, Barrel Taveru, Watery Lane, from the adninistratrixof George .Cornfoth ...

... Hastings : Rev. John . M. I Pilter, Banbury; Rev. Thomas Wenn, Lauucseton Rev. John Preston, St. Agnes ; Rev. Charles Bradley. Shaftesbury ; Rev. Ralph Calderoaulc, Leek; Rev. Thomas Peers, Leeds; Rev. Thomas McCullagh, Macclesfeld ; Rev. George Hollbrey ...

... the executors, P his eons, Sir Reginald Hardy, Bart., Mr. Gerald Holbeach e f Hardy, banzister-at-law, and Mr. Lawrence Hardy, of Low- I Y moor House, Brdford. The testator bequeaths to his son, M Mr. Gerald H. Hardy, ;620,000., and appoints in favour of ...