... PUBLIC AIMUSEMENTS, &c. oyal Aleandra Theatre.-Nett ?? Prknee of Wales Tbeatre.-The Sorcerer; Titt i by JTxrv. Loyal Amnphitheatre.-Lady *t Ly½: s a HltI) Patl. TheatreRoyal.--ThecDaggelraudithe Ci o ...

... PUBLIC A -I>E- >TS, ROYAL ALEXANDIRA TE:' i. Lytton's eharmir 'V wr b)v tie pitt Coiapjny. The pv ?? there ;re Liv cfmynn.c' ., rei resertaticu of it. L.:t la nit - r' ance vas throu.glhcut au e~e.l'n ...

... I_ LITERARY 4OTICES. l Th~raCon eqcst,'illzestratedby the Bayes=aeTpetry: By EUEL'Burtonb (Edbiiirgh Pubishlin Companty) ~:-This is a, descriptive account of 6l~'liei ei enshrined at Baycux, whichsoo ?? tellsthe story of the Norman Conquest. The origin', domjparhtive antiquity, and histori- Cal bn'ur ndins -of the wonifl - boil r se ort n amples.n and picture-roilae setforh i aplesan'am ...

... A man bas invented yellow bpectacles for making lard look like butter. They are a great saving of expense-if worn while eating. s Always pay as you go on, said as old Aberdonian to his nejlhew. ' But, uncle, suppose I haven't anything to pay with ? 1 Thon don't go. One of the ' sweet girl graduates recently spoiled three sheets of letter paper before she got further than Ladies aud ...

... lite'raturt. Tao ?? Malfod of' ?'ortinoi. A TIisl of the Stege. Ily .Rt.5ZAHETHt M ALFRDi~. London: SAMUexL Tul't.Ey and Co., ill, Sjutlintplou-struot, Strand. The heroic defence of 'I'unton is one of (he most glorious jancidekaitai thei records of Engligh ptu'kandbravery; and Miss Alford has seized the mnore saliont, features of tho siego and interwoven themn intO It Story of ?? beauty and ...

... The production of a series of Adelphi dramas at the Crystal Palace, uoder the experienced and competent direction of IIr Charles Harcourt, was a good idea, hult voe may crneeriol whether The Wreck Ashore, which was the pieee selectel f.ee Tuesday, was calculated to give the he;t inapresion of tie old Adeliphi dramas, which, in times past andl even i dove to times present, have attracted large ...

... .isA-11.ln) IJUIN. I. An ?? meeting between a sub-committee a appointed by the Leeds Chamber of Commerce and repre. sontatives of the workmen engaged in various trades in t the town was held in the Philosophical Hall last night, to a, take further steps in regard to the proposal to send repre- sentative artisans to Fiance to report to the Chamber on n tlie industrial aspects of the Exhibition. ...

... CA T'TLA SHO WYS. 77 STRARA-ER A.YD RH MS Or GALLOW&Y I AGeirCULTURAL SOCIETY. The forty-fourth annual show, under the auspices of this 0 socicty, wus ?? yesterday in the Ballcreen Field, Stranraer. The day was fine, and there weas a large concourse of speeta- I tors in the town, there being excursions from Glsegow along b the Girvan line, from Csstle-Vouglas along the Caledonian, b and from ...

... VOYAGE OF THill Pl'APER CANOE. PLUVORNMANCES like that of Mr. Bishop are more wonderful than wise; while the profit of them is as questionable as the pleasure. which is saying a great deal. His avowed purpose was geographical explora- tion, although we are inclined to believe that sheer love of hazardous excitement must have been at the bottom of his bold enterprise. He launched a light ...

... ' I~ ?? _ _ _. THE COURT. Windsor Castle, Tuesday. The Queen and Princess Louise, who, with the Mtr. quis of Lorne, had arrived at the Castle, and Princess c Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her MNjesty's dinner party included the Priuce and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, the Marquis of Lorne, the Duchess of lloxburgke, Colonel the IIon C. ...

... v /f Q? -- ?? I. WE have in the Nineteenth Century for July a very noticeable fragment from Mr. W. J. Thoms, concerning the alleged Will of Peter the Great, a document containing the famous injunction ...

... Tho seventb annual flower and vegetable sho ort 0 MU kY. the The seventh annual flower and vegetable show the was held on Friday, when prizes amounting to a of rcarly £30 ...