... ROYAL TUBJLEE EXHIBITION, MANCHESTEIR 1887. I rnest OUIR SPECIAL rEPRESENTATCVE.] Tim people Of Manachester are certainly to be ConD gratulatej on their choice fori celebrating the Jubilee year of our Gracious M8ajesty's reign. The Exhibition, whicll stands about two miles and a half outside the city. at a. place nesred Old Traf- ford, will be undoubtedly one of the most impor- tant ...

... F AIRS. BALLazsE-NA.-This monthly fair for the sael ot I bors, was held in the Ballymena Fair Hill I yesterday, in fine weather, and vwss in everv re* spedA much superior to its predecessor. The feet chat the farrcers in tchs ueigbborbcoodt are pretty well througlh with their spring labour wa8 ar means of augmentiun the exhibits in the apri- cultural section to a cousiderable extent, and 'E ...

... F - I P S . x C~sam'aFEsnss HEss-: ?? flier-c, Fasa.-TNGa d h * yhi sig fair was hold yesterday. The ?? f:e. anld the feir was ,well attended.: Tnheru as a. gopd suppiy of stock. Bovers were numerous. ant. a good amonerit of b1usiness was done. ~Fat natale were plentifull, ard sold at re- manerative prhce-. Springers a&nd 5;Cippers were, S ?? SCarCe, and Ghere s was a good demand r for both. ...

... FASHION ABLE EVEN'fG DRESS. A LADY correspondent of the dSis; cr-d wries:- This is essentially a ribbon season, ribbion trini- Mings being largely employed, especially for ball dresses. Dozens of vards are used for one gownt arranlged either in trails or loops. bows or Qots. cascades or rosettes; while in many instances the v.hole skirt is made of ribbon sewn in lines on a lace or net ...

... TOo CLD4VER By HALF. TEaS ?? song evoked considerable applaurse at a full Primrose League Habitation aeeting recently I held ab Warkworth, in the I sanebeck Electoral Division of Northumberland:- Comoe isten, boys, and I'll tell you a tale, And a, rum one it will be; Ties all about a grand old man, Aad his name is W. G. Tco grand by half, too grand by half, Too grand by half is he I But he'll ...

... Tan second annual amateur concert was given yesterday evening in the lecture-hall in con- noction with. Fortwiitam Park Presbyterian f Church, and wvas 'very successful. The a large hall, which was decorated for the occasion by Messrs. George Morrow & Sons, North Queen Street, was crowded. The first part of the programme opened with the overture, IDn Calif de Bagdad (Boildicu), by the ...

... TUE RECENT ROYAL AMRICULTUPAL SHOW IN NEWRY', ON Saturday last a meeting of the ?? of tbs committee of the Rynl Agricultural Show, lea Iltly held In Ncwry, took plaeo at No, 5, Trevor iidl- the ofioes of Messrs. Henry Thomnon & CO, Thrre ?? lreieno-Merorg, Jemes F. Ertkiuee J P (In the cheir); Henry Thnnm-oo, J P ; Joba Qn;Dn Henry, J P;, Thomas l)'Arcy, Ht: J P.; Mark Seton Synnot, D, L , J P ...

... Barry Sullivan has never drawn larger houses in Belfast than during last week. The public never seemed so anxious to see the great tragedian. Long before the doors open each night large expectant crowds may be seen bent upon witnessing his unrivalled impersonations. We are sure this pleasant state of things will con1- tinue for the nest twelve nights, for Berry Sullivan was never in better ...

... AN ENBitlRTAINMENT' IN THE TlOMB2S. MeeST peoplo are awanre, says fho ThvI~ning Fftendard, that one of the largest American prisons its called The0 Tombs, but they are not awabre what a sinunlarly benevolent governor plresides over this penitentiary. P'risoners naturally get a. little dunll at times, esp ecially if they are undelr sentence of death; and the glood governor of Thle Tombs ...

... LONDON TJ[EATR[iC.ALS. '1p1l p ublic of 13elfast, wi th wixoni l5,1iss ?? ?? ha:sS 5W alaS 1)0011 a siieeixtl fix voorli Le, wilil weVO are sure, join Us iill congratulatitig this clever ?? elltCI1ipriin4 yoifi a11,,1rtiste a~t ha1ving4 1itiLitiiid th chgnjlity) ofthiew tuanapeinentof ?? ~othealtre, andl illwib Wihilie reI icry success inl her ardiiuous o maer L a, dig, ; ?? I a c~er hlas fot ...

... Mr. Edward Terry received a most enthusiastic twelcome on his return to the Gaiety Theatre on e Saturday last. The audience was the largest that ever assembled in that theatre, and the friendliest l wishes were expressed without restraint when M Mr. Terry came on the stage. The theatres offer to those who come to London e a great dramatic and comic bill of fare. Little s Bo-Peep, at Covent ...

... ViLNITEl ?? YALTiLE COLONnL. Tuiii 1(lo. ?? e:ilili ?? ommc I iit4 evO-l. Iitn4 witn at perfirictiac-2 ~it -Mr. 1-. G. 13urn'rala - tItlc' piLce- isi foundpedl ni-on zit comedry bv Mr. To:Lt TayIrir, witich inl its turn Nitas ?? ?? II. 1ri-tiic 1,1 -y -Iat ~citd frol. a 1-rer el wivel, st if Toi.. Colont el c'I ?? I er'i'iisedalol th slr lli- ofi eit~i ii:;titt the ?? nC tli-3 phulist ...