... I 'A . o-At. ?? .NI-- . -. ?? ?? 1- - - - _ £_ - _ _ This show, which onened on Thlrsday, chiefly for dog; was continuedt yesterday, when there was large collec- tion of horses, implements, and other exhibits, in additioq to what atppeared oa Thursday.. Happily the weather. whichl began to improve on hursday, yesterdav showed a still further improveinent, being very fine on the whole till the ...

... L4ITERA T U RE. NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIOIS. 'IVo hundred years ago, on the 31st of August, John 13,11yan died at the ago of 60. Throughout the earlier jon of the year he had been as strong as over, more dili lent lbau usual ill atteading to the many churches about hi. concerned himself, while his literary activity srenlarkably great. Leaving his home in Bedford for L,tdon, lie called at ...

... THE -AUSTRALIAN CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.-II.. - (F'nOX A SracrsL UoR5SFOXD5WZT.) )oua z;E, August 10th. r ,The great Exhibition wlieh symbolises the hopes and aspirations of all Australians, and marli the close of the first hundred years of oolonisation in these lands, was opened on August 1st with all the accompaniments of a high functiou as well provided as was possible with -us. We are a ...

... 2TiTEIARY AND ART k OSSIP, pn' -EHuldr is going, to puetig-h a thesooroS of bcw oil tioe L -vy left,beis the new poems alreaolc Ci on -oiuci-- of 'noerO stories, whkch willoetc he pObls'-hra.L lb V FisherL t'~r-uin. e= prf' 5 1 Vr.nz--er-eu~ Smith has, chozci for the subject k` it -- ?? ~ 'oecf lectures at Camhrknae T-4he Corn- to -~-rrr cit- I 0 oi ±0 Soroitic Liazguagtes.` rca lot~L 'A ? ...

... LITERARY A VRRAVALS. It is in Literature as in Tinanoo-muoh Paper and touch Poverty may caxist. Mr. Cook's HANiBooK To T= NATIONAL GAL.EAny is, i in every senoe of the word, a thoroughly satisfaotory achievement; indeed, Mr. Ruskin himself has not hesi- tated to say that never before has there been compiled for the illustration of any collection of paintings whatever, a series of notes at ...

... FLTOWER SHOWS. ALTO1rIiS.-On Saturday the Altoftas Horticul- tural Sodoety celebrated 'its second showv of flowvers, fruit, and vegetables, when there was a good attendaneo in the National Schoolrooma, wvhere'-the exhibits' wore staged. The showv proved a success in every respect, and was formnlly opened by the 'Vica r, the Rev. C. H. lNield, who spoke of the satisfaotion, it was to hims to ...

... BIR???LINGflA?M MTh3ICAL FRSTIVAIi. DRt. fEITI3ERT PARRY'S JUDITH. i (Fa , ORSP.~ UoA t? sr.) j- The 'works set for yesterday morning's ?? W55 the razz oraoio, 'Judith, written by Dr. Ruei Pie y for thinFestival. As at ~frst intended, the wfork w~as sto take thes dimensions of a cantaita; but, apparently carried. awray by :the wealth oft material in thde subject, thte. composer exceeded ...

... SIIORTHOUN S1 1011S CAND SALES Ls[ THE NORTLH. K, E N DAL. The annual spr~ing show rind sale, of shrorthiorn belts was hfeld at iiendrel yeseirdav, iru line- weathe~lr, When, thiere was the lartest alhow 01 arrniata Cvi r reiriecalb 'red. T[lhi ?? was oi rle, beet, ani thters Was all uatretially largi trnl anne- o1 agrrcrilfuri-ts arid lnyerst. lie .1udfes were mr. George Aslibernier, L os ...

... PICTURES AT SO'CT-PORT. Of the five rooms in the Atkinson Fins Art Gallery at Soutbport. two are justly as well as generously set apart for wvatel-coilsurs, whi;li are usuallv invidiously spoken of as drawings and not as pictures, and three are devoted to oil Ipaintings. This is the eleventh exhibitiorn, aud in merit wye should think it is quite the equal of any of its pro- decessors. Tho Finc ...

... G}of PRIVATE THFEATIRICALS. yeotrijt~jed in the sir-setest cofadnence by Paler-- 3'farailias. to the in. Jaweee'c Gjazette: .1 As the long winiter evenings draw hi, tea epidedifoi of un, iertesd-,' mcay be exiaee-ed onets 00010 t0 set inl Withi uueaatoed viiurutecL. The first syrptom of the maloney miay', perhaps, be defnoed as al rnrtsratiaabie tennesacy the taimly to get together in ...

... LECTUIRE ( \N O 'LD .-EEDLS. its the Phiioso~3bitcl Hall. h U: o 'Saturdiv attt.r- nft -f'isa larl,, tuoo tee. tint ?? XVir- a a'i iv-'re't Itilst ni tbs 't's f Alt 'I'itt Ai-jirtes. ~0Ktiu his subje-ct Od i Ac'', tlit'- ?? bc-icr los hyrtt'rs munyto 2Iit,~re-stin4 pet-it iii ?? a :Uk I. i'-nrv a aT i-wt.le rrn~ark4-,t tlhat mans voat;, tlia .ttt ?? RJitotna i i,, a1Cro~SS ?? At:' a cre Ic ...

... AURMLEY MHORAL SOCIETY'S CONCE-RT. Last~evening, the Dernisorn Hall, .Armley, wasd well iilled by an audiensce egatered to ?? Hiandel'E ;A-cia and Galaitea. Thig pastoral serenata exhibits the lighter side of Handel's adaptive nature, and by its inherent melodious k eauty ranks high,- both in the esima- tion of musicians and the favour of the public. It is adiairably calculated to enit the ...