... AIR .4 B A OX,+M.0N CHERCH lfLJSeC'. At a Christiasi ConventidgoirMarch-SO, helil in the New York Hippodrome, at which 3100 'nministers. and 30 other persona were present, Mr Sankey made esome remarks on church nuslt. The power of sacred song, he said,-is laying hold. kt of this, nation,-ai well as of other.nations, and has VI been 'for some -years. I'would not-have artistic I lquartett ...

... The annual cattle show of the Kilnmarnoek Farmers' Club was held yesterday in a field on the glebe lands, London Road, Kilmarnock. Owing to the prevalence of cattle disease in the town and district, the tnrn-cutof cattle wassomewhatsmaller than in former years, as some farmers were afraid to bring their stock into town, and so run the risk of contagion. For the same reason, there were no ...

... Fosra AND VERSZ e Francls Armstrong, M.A., Pro- o flr . stovry and Enuglish Literature in the p ?i coEtllege, C~ork, Queen's Urniversity in I,5g; hC~ s ?? poeticgift, of the sub- .ps;hare gold, wfhich he uses iD ian mdc'e bt ,eoflann~er He has thoughts of his C ieflt~ a 3 style 'of his own, which | ?? herd of imitators untoI foriginality. These me, s art !I ?? published volumes, Poems, -bl ...

... LIT.BATUR a. OM the lebtrides to'the mafayces. bal ( fatorY note it is said that these twovoo In the pr, were compil]ed mainly from oe near relatives, and from journalb in- rig letter tchnarrei tended for their perusal But before the tos has proceeded far, a. doubt will au. 1est FA to his mind regarding te accuracy oxthisM itself t The volimes contain sketches of th, ,>secy events, people, ...

... - ?? HANDEL'S HERCULES. in i The directors of these concerts deserve great Th praise for their spirited enterprise in being the om first to revive one of Handel's great works, It Th . is .amost incredible that ltho sacred drama or an( oratorio H ercules (the composer himself gave cat it both names), which contains innumerable tor beauties; should have remained a sealed book in bei .Great ...

... FINE ART AME BITIONS IN LONDON, (m!0oM A CO RJPONDSNT.) tj If the advent of spring were to be decided by t] the opening of the picture exhibitions, we should p by this time be in the full enjoyment of that I seasonywhich searbyyearitseemsmoredisficultto M recognize, and to the loss of which we apparently t some day shall haieto reconcile ourselves. Poets 8 of the past and scientists of the ...

... LITERATURA ?? the Judicial Pecord~s oJ ( efremshirt. Curious rather than important, Mr Hector's t l 01i~g. from the Record-room of his county bee been strong together in a narrative of such ric interest as entitles him to the thanks of reoders far removed from the circle of mere local ~tiquaries, and fully justifles the desire 0prssd that he would gather into a neat, ! Convenient book form ...

... THE PROPOSED IRISH NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND AWLT. A communication h.s been received in Dublin is h0 D the Government on the subject of the pro. S posed establishment of a National Museum of V &CIence and Art for Ireland. It contains a aug. Restiou that the Royal Agricultural Society of tl 4oelaud should amalgatmae with the agricultural d department of the Dublin Society. In that event fc ...

... GAELIC CONOEB,,TjN THE!CI.TY HALL I 7 -. _, I :W ccn_ ao l_ ^ _utt 'Last night the chir of St Columba's :'Church i P gave a concert of Gaeiio sought fo-part harmony, . 'being the first'tinie Ktatnch a thing has ever e been attem~pted& T. choir numbnhered about 40 e vwoiceb; 'and w'ere wider ;the' leadership -of Mrj] o M~ntyrt,''MisEerBemll plavn the accorupani- ..menta on the hann6iumg-' ...

... I ,TC I5ITS ON ART, PHILOSQPII, AND LEILTION.-k \bio volnync. which Profemsor Niebol prefaces I ,intcresting N otew will be welcomed by o have ,ppreciated te rae quality of Mr |bell' genius, or who were attracted by the liar interest of the Memoir accoml2 mng | ,eer'-.T1 I'eaders of the ','Memoir we- tj, at;i Syd ney Dobell was much besides '*nd the boolk now pujblsed will still enlan~e ...

... LITERA TURE. ;rueri'ntand ta e l oarding-ow bf Pauper, I' ~~~Children.. c vwi on thie subject of paurperism which I- ,em the pen of an intelligent writer, who it hi special study, must command I ;.i ieatt3 In this case our interest is not D, -'crc sen by the fact that Mr Skelton 'ii eiu 5Tht office of Secretary to the Peeor la Board. The present work is -lere o. bat it derives anditional ...

... |2BA~~ FIN EDINBURGHorTL I ?? to V W 'N 'in L, v. Jo 'th as ciD oi al Si la I1 Y'a to TR as 10 it tll if R, Aij f, lS a. 'p7 ?? 0 , naojT y~anlz past ?? has been mhdar . ato.t'~ ~iiaouof the ofd-he' de atir din- bhri~ia-' r 6ffort bc luade y the 3 iioyal Aca earnirfs ivW e 'tvissh ground of ?? h ~e~ort5 Pictues mflY 'q thm by 'ariist4 of acknw~ed6d~ailitn~ have,. ?? rate 1 yar ee ~rjecedby ?? ...