... DESPATCHES BETWUESN!THt BAIUBBODY &NAND THE PATRIOT. The Bailiebody-. Illustrious Mr. Parnell. For reasons I scarcely tnied tell, Our city, that's notedl for culture, has voted You burgess. I h6pe you are well. The Patriot- Dear Bailie (I dcnt t know your name), What's the meaning of this little game? Is it meant as a jelke, this pig iq a poke? If so, it's uncormmonly lame. The B.- Yours to ...

... F A I R. PORTPEpeRny.-TheI monthly fair of this town was held yesterday. The prices of cattie wvere well maintiained, and were fully equal to tl~ose oo- taimed at prlviolls failrs in the d;6teict. Bletu of first quality sold at 55s to 60s per cwt.; secn'l,51s to 64s ; and third, 45s to 50s per cwt. lest is-- scripitiolns of springeis brought fromt £12 to -i, and interior fromt £8 to £11; gool ...

... PA I RS. COLBEABxr{.-To i half-yearly hiring fair was; held yesterday. The weather was exceedingly t fine, but owing to similar fairs boing held in 0 Ballymoney and Limavady, the attendance of both a farmers and farm servants was not as large as on t former occasions. NsEwTOWNEBUTLEr.-Tbis yearly fair was held yesterday, and was well attended, There was a fair supply of stock, and prices were ...

... ANNUAL EXHIBITION. THE tenth annual exhibition of cage birds in con- nection with this society was held yesterday in the Town Hall, Lurgati. Some two years ago the society ceased to exhibit poultry at their aunual shows, and since that time the eoltries may appear to be less numerous. In reality this is not so, however, for not only have the entries for cage birds considerably increased, but ...

... A FRStCH PLAY AT A LONDON TamRATT E. !AMJS GmNLVcs,-c WVARD UtandeA ?? for an WC- potinleent that we believe to) be its argrigln ag ft is a inte-reating. Not only Engiand, with Ito tradi- (tonal lionexty and e~coaion*,1 seir~eevrroiatwon, but the greet (Immmifo ?La trii herseolf, and Indeed every ( nation that, into a dramnof 1to nWnI,Wll- be Wastonihed to hour lhat ' L'Avenut:loerc' of, ...

... FASEIONS FOR. lliA!¶Cl. trite iirn tpring ?? roffr ai, yxer.o c .»ini todis noa in atko rd in>~, P cm)r ~ nw dif~rcnrt fOOaSc,-1, ohotprz, ('oL~- c a~iwhich to eaAet, Witll, ?? ?? I hr 'nor tcilctkeu-snlected I orf oca~ fith ?? o as we'll as the ryoci?9. thorajn Circt. af, ~.m o tr wl'c1h thry . ?? ep ng le o gr~euter ttIi.- %V! r;v. :.i g. - i 1v.0c note.,aloe monh are -h!A'esdr~.a succzQ.u, ...

... [FROM TaU OfLORP.] SIR I9AAC NWTONs, as 'Iaster of the Mint, wag a frequent correspondent of the Treasury, and the Hnrstbourne MSS. in the possession of his col- lateral descendant, the Earl of Portsmouth, con- tain impressive evidence of the trouble this work imposed on him. Riis timidity was as great as that of Addison, who, from diffidence, resigned a Secretaryship of State; or of Cowper, ...

... INOlQTi-r.AST AGRIOULTUR&L ASSOCIA. TION OF IRELAND-ANNUAL SHOW. I Tan list of prizes offered for competition at the annual show of the North-East Agricultural As- oviation of Irelhnd, which will be held iu Belfast next month, is beforeus. As regards our agrioul- bural friends in Ulster, or, indeed, in any part of Ireland, it is not necessary to allude to the con- tents of that publication; ...

... THE SHAXESPEARIAN S:HOW IN LONDON. LONDON, THURSDAY NIGIT.-The show in aid of the funds of the Chelsea Hospital for Women was opened at three o'clock, in the Albert EHall, this afternoon, and, though the proceedings lacked that 6Eluit which would have been imparted had the Prince and Princess of Wales been able to be present, society was present in large numbers, and that not for pleasure ...

... FASHIONS FOR FE1BRUARY. £FaON. at FOLLET.] Auowex the many modes that are returiotg to fashion-ea we eta~ted last month would be the case-one of the most successful will be the t sleeveless bodices-that is to say, bodices to be b worn over independent sleeves. This enables the n1 corsage to be accompanied by either long or short d sleeves of its own material, or the added sleeves t may be of ...

... Misq Ada Cavendi'h has tkeln the Novelty Theatre tor a term, and proposes to opeu with The New ilMagdalcn,' in whlich, of course, sbh will resumeo her powerful imporbonatiof of Mercy Merrick. ri'. Edwin VTilliers hls pnrehasetd the provincial right for three years of tihe Haymaurket play Fedornt for his (iaughter, Mi-s Laura Viliiers. MXr. IFrederic Clay still lies in a prostrate coneI. tion, ...

... I Tins ParsraPLEs or PERSPECTIV, by George Trobridge. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd. Mr. George Trobridge, the Bead Master of the Belfast School of Art, is to be congratulated upon having produced a hand-book whose value will be acknowledged equally by teachers and students of elementary art. It is somewhat remarkable that no treatise founded on similar, lines to that just published by Mr. ...