... ANNUAL SHOW OF FAT STOCK. of, fart The annual show of fat stock and turnips in con- yea Inectionowith the Central Banlifeshire Farmers' Club it e for! was held yesterday in Middleton's Auction Mart, piur Old Keith, and though thee etries in the cattle of section ~*re'le thno previous years~ the exhibi. roil in-' tion oit the, Whole was very sucdessful. A number of the cattle entered Were niot ...

... Tbe action the Glasgow Liberal Associativa la connection with the allocation tickets for Gladstone's nesting in the St Andrew's Hall laat formed the of review the usual weeklv meeting the Glasgow Trades' Council last The matter was introduced by M'lvtyrc, joiner, who moved— That this Council hereby reoords its thorough disapproval the action tbe so-ceil ad Glasgow liberal As»>- elation in in ...

... CfSTMNS BOOKS. F. Andrew Lasng's Oxford, with the aenom- Ftclaitexrs a'-1 Vigrite'. Lv 31. Brunet- b str. kven 'thflo'. al csni . Tousgainut s~t&ey Jn6^rcn. n x;. i;A~i;:htY, is one of theb moat ag .nb>' cfit'.^ tosniy art book.is whieh have as 8 ?? :.o lattfl. to.: in tihe:r literary 1 sal artistic ier.!: .ii o- iha o5ts of our eon- tmiorar. ro ?? .-Mr. 'lAn disclaims So his s.'rrs of rh.' ...

... consequence of the dense fog which prevailed over the river and firth last week, several collisions took place j but the scene on the river on Tuesday morning, and the amount of damage done to coasting craft proceeding to Glasgow on that occasion, is stated to be qnite unprecedented. Owing to the river being impassable towards the end of last week, about 30 coasting schooners gathered at the ...

... FAJb-'JO- -ID VARIETB& . I THE COURT. Win'I;sor Castle, Wednesday. ,. Queen armd Princess BEatrice drove out yesterday and her Majesty walked out this morning ?? tdd by the Dowa~ger MIarchionoss of Ely. p riess Beatric5 v laled and skated, attended by n- Br. ~ily Cathrartt Its bru ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ tede b d Doanger M1arCliofeOs ?2 Ely has suceceded Lady AbetCrnbY as Lady-in'Wa~iting. TUiE VICEREGAL ...

... TML SMI1THFIELD CLUB CA~TTLE SHOW. To the combined adverse influences of the weather and the evil times must be attributed the decrease in the number of visitors to the Agri- cultural Hall this year, and though there was a visible improvement in the attendance yesterday, as compared with Tuesday (when the receilpts were nearly a0oL less than on the corespondina day last year), it is not ...

... SPEECHES Wit HOIK*. H.P., dk cannon, u.r. The animal meeting and demonstration of ths Paisley Liberal Association was held last evening , in the Gaelic Church, Oakshaw Street, Paisleys Til ere was good attendane*. Mr John Brown] president the association, eaenpied ths chair? and along with him on the platform were Colonel Holms, M.P. ; Cameron, M.P.; Messrs John of Wsstßoont, Stewart Clark ...

... il, K a 0 5 Peler Parley's Annual for 18S0. Landon Ben George. This familiar and popular annual is now in its 39th year. It seems also to improve with ago, for we do not remember ever seeing any ci the predecessors of the volume before us s gaily got up, and with so many coloured itlhs- trations all printed in oil. The stories &r- urexceptionably good, especially those devoted to Dr. Henry ...

... PARis, Tnesday night. No milk was the cry in several districts when we tec if woke itp this morning, to look at a thin white mist, arnd par r- to see the snow in the streets whiter and crisper than Bp 5e ever. What with frozen gas, frozen water Dipes, vege- pat ir tables at famine prices, and no fish to speak orf, we shall fbi l. have apleasant time ifthings do not chaige soon. The grc It ...

... 1l3g ~al [FlROOt OUR RIPORTHR.] gih- DOuzmN, WILDN DAY.-Seldom or never has Ire. iob land witnessed what might properly be oalled a ken dairy nbow, and never hau sbo been kcnnarad with a a the magnificent preotial dinplay of the horne and foreign methods of butter makisrg ouch e wvas shown here to-day in the Shelburne HEll, Kildare D Street. True it is that to every agricuitural ex- tihe ...

... ME;SRS. ':EIAR1ISON'S CONCERI.' XEo t__nv I- N The second of the current series of subscription concerts offered large amends tor uiclovers for the lostopportupi- ties of the first, yet waasgot cunningly contrived as to catch also no inconsiderable number of the votes of those whodo pin their faith to familiar songs and ballads. From an art point of view it may be questioned if this ...

... Councillor Blair, who had Announced himself candidate for the representation the burgh, appeared before a meeting of electors iu the Dundee Hall last night. The ball densely crowded long before eight o'clock. The audience amused itself at Mr Blair's expense, cries which were anything but complimentary being received with laughler and applause. Songs were sung, squeaking trumpets were sounded, ...