... Yesterday, the annual Fat Pig Show, for prices (established by Mr. J. Beach), was held In the yard, Alhna Place, ?? Street. Theor wore aboutforty pigs exhibited, and for qualitytbey were not to be eurpoosed, Tire principal attraction was a pen of three splendid pigs from tire Hattons Farm, but these were not entered for com- petition. The admisston, no usual, was free of charge, and the ...

... THEATRF -ROYAL, Granted the raw uppUeds, It In a comparatively casy task to cater sadiafacotriy for hungry guesas, but the trae gastronomic artist ever disdains such ignoble trlimphs, and directs hie ambition. 'rather to delight the sated and faa- tidious gourma' Adwith whom It is not so much the ques. tion to satisfy, &s to coax, provoke, and regenerate the appetite, Simln'arly, it may bo ...

... The arrangements for the Cattle and Poultry Show at Bingley Hall, and Dogs at Curzon Hall, progress satisfac- torily, and promise to be amongst the most successful of the series, The private view in both cases takes place on Monday, As the country isnow happilyfreofrom the cattle pligue, the show in Blngloy Hall will possess all its old attractions, and we may fairly expect that the number of ...

... THEATRE RUYAL. Mr. Mafilday, whose reat City was produced here Uset nnipt for thle first time in Birmingham, ts Oon Of. the most ingenious and ou esild roacr of wha we may term the Cruirmirs school Of theatrical art. Other playswrights inay be more realistic, burt none are more ariftliqa esome may introduce their roal pumps and pony carriag~es quite as author of 1The Great City the ...

... THE MAN O' AIRLIE. A new drama, of which the scene is laid in Scotland, is, at the present day, a novelty In a double sense. Time was when every other poem, novel, and drama, was but a more or less direot panegyrlc of the laud of the mountain and dood, but since Sir Walter Scott's era Scotland has been comparatively ignored-lsiall we say respectod?-by the purveyors of popular fiction; and ...

... THLIE FLENCII ME BITION. - .I ?? ?? [Freos our own Coireipondentt. PARTS, Saturday. It' is an error to say that the Exhibition swas closed on Sunday evening last. The doors instead of being abut were taken down bodily, and therein consisted the whole form of bringing to a close an Exhibition vhicb hac occupied such a place in the history of the year 1887. At live o'clock the visitors quitted ...

... Schools have long bad their periodical examlraiim exhibitions for the display of their pupils' ?? it is a novelty, at least in llirmloghban, for an teacher to adopt this public method of demonstra'icz e educational value of hia system. The etertaelflrn0e1' by Mr. Lunn with this object, in Nock's Aose-1if io on Friday night, had, however, something nure taro 1J novelty to recommend it, as, ...

... 15 1,ast week we glanced briefly at some of the contri. Pe ?? ?? butions by local artists. WVe have now, in' a coan Ti H. eludliug notice, to mention the remaining painters sit 0, -whose works fall within the above mentioned division, hi r, Let us take the portraits to begin with, Mr. loinde pi Dr sends four-varying considerably in mode of treat* ye 1g in cut, in character, and in merit, ...

... EDGBASTOIN CHRYSANTaEMUNI SHOW. The sixth annual exhibition in connection with this Fociety wal held yesterday, at the Town HalL. At this Season of the year flower shows are espeolally welcome, partleularjy if they are as beautiful as the Chrysantharnum Show yesterday. The soolety has gone on increasing from year to year, showing the appreciation by the publil of the efforts of the promoters, ...

... SATURDAI PROMENADE CONOERTS. That the golden results of DMr. Davls's first musical d exploration wero no more surfaco deposit or accidental r find, but Indicated the prosenoe of a rloh and substantial vein of precions ore, that only required to be judiolously worked to prove a veritable musical California, is a fact we c thick incontestlbly established by the saccessful issuo e of the ...

... THE DOG SROW. The entries for the Dog Show fall considerably below the number last year. This result was arrived at by the com. mittee when they decided that the guinea subscription should henceforth be for the exhibition of two dogs Instead of three. It will be remembered that the Carzon Hxhlbf. tion Hall was not large enough last year for the number ol dogs shown. Hence it was necessary to ...

... THE CATTLE AND DOG SHOWS, Having seen the cattle comfortably housed in BLugley Hall, last night, we are able to state that there has not been a bettor show for years than that which will be opened to the public this day. As there was no show in Birrnic gham last year, many of the a als have had two years' feeding, and are very remarkable for their great size, Yecterday was washing, scrubbing, ...