... I Any temporary loss of popularity which the postal ser- vice of a country may have suffered through its recent mfsalliance with the telegraphs ought to be in a great measure repaired, so far as this locality is concerned, by the excellent concert given in the Town Hall, last night, in aid and inder the auspices of the Postmen's Provident Society. Such an entertainment makes amends for a great ...

... V The Mayor's request that employers would close their is places of business on Monday in order to give their 5' epo a holiday, was very generally complied with ; and h the closed slhops gave the streets a Suridaylah appearance e which, the gay and pleasure-seekdng crwsth dta versed them strangely belled. Skaters were able to e'njoy their elegant exeroise. on varlous poole, though a mild thaw ...

... O U R - ?? pj VL-Wo s . D r, Thson defined a oexicograpcaIl--__1 - redec 11 ?? justice to the V0.atlo I ..,g drudge, difid anud adorned. When mere MOO din awbou b on ly a a wiich h 1 atofl, is reckoned, the laborer hi n Calt en3 lre and varied knowlaedge,s s 2 0011W btb werenoa ohrctrtc haofrtbe y giveinpr dww k and care, are long and oreably gin en, 1 vatio r 'is raised far beyond the limits ...

... I SIC F ?Thv?u. Toh o eeetdoaz le syo .s# Tor 'egt6seelyi flitnt d ay;eize epzuayjit htcnosseea i t s w 6 s 1 4'J r r n c e s i . e iaj t r a a o n o att'dsc U 1SiIItentv i ~Bridb Aion eka6thefi n 4 the balijot,~ 4 upse tesor oei ?? *h caner moa~t 1hav b ardbl'gaponefo oc A. imttle~ veiniy orvr'nonnelel o~va ?? sit the Sinlnini of' th et al ory. migh hoi'cosdereid ?? Bub'oas. 1 At' Call sunt,R ...

... PRINCE OF WALES THEATRZ. ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY. -Eome grown wine, however sound and good, is apt to suffer by compaeiion with foreign vintages, and It must iot be madr a seproach against the excellent Eaglish opera conanfiY which eommenced a short season at this bonse last night, that Its performance falls short of the high stasdard recently established here by Mr. haple- son's company. ...

... We learn from Ze POWet that costume dresses are more than ever in request. They are sometimes made too short. the length should be just sufficient to escape the ground. Nearly all axe composed of two skirts, or the double skirb is imitated by a trimming. The latter is, perhaps, the more desirable for small figures, yet it scarcely produces'~ tbe stylish effect of the draped or bouffanto upper ...

... WORKING MEN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITOIN. [Ferm our Londronm Bewrter.] It was not until Saturday that the Jurors' list of awards was Lftished, and by the courtesy of the Chairman of the Jurors (Mr. G. Savage), the following distribution of local and district awards for inventions and machinery was handed for publication. Jn two weeks the Ex. bibition will close, and the delay in the publication ...

... ] Nature, which proverbially delights In contrasts, must have been nearly as rejoicedas Art with last night's Chamber Concert-eo opposite in Its refinement and intellectuality to the popular worship of animalism, which is the prevail- ing ?? of a Cattle Show week. At all events, we can answer for the enjoyment which the concert afforded to those who had the good fortune to hear it in Neck's ...

... MR. SIMS REEVES AS CAPTAIN MACHEATE. Gay's famous Beggar's Opera, of which, when first produced by Manager Rich, in 1728, it was punningly said, it had made Rich gay and Gay rich, did as much last night for Manager Simpson, who must have been in a very bad way, indeed, if a house packed from floor to ceiling, at increased prices, failed to satisfy his wants, and make him, for the time, ...

... o ' f ss -lr.E!gzs The beroineof David Copperfield .the little Emn'ly wheb loss andL reoovery made so pathetio a character of tbat rough old csilor, Dan Peggotty-is too well known to all readers of Dickens to make it needful to tell her,tale. Xn. the dearth of dramatic genius and real . inventive power, the novels of the day are taken as sabjeats for theetage, Our modern pla wrights-blesaed ...

... I YOB PASBAGE TEAL Oi au U Tea Shops In this town, Please point to one of. suh renown, Where you can buy for hlf-a&crowra. Such Tea as the York Passage. The BlDackand Green at lower price Is positively very nice. If once you go, you 1s0t go twle, For To& to tha Aork Passage. Droken Leaf, o0 good quality, in. 4d. to Ia 6Cd.: line strong &ad rough.41av00!56 Trea, es. 25. 4A.,8s. Cd., and 2a. Sd. ...

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