... rallnati RIA a1luskial. rSPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED.1 During last week Fedora drew good audiences at the Opera House, Leicester. Miss Laura Villiers was the heroine, Mr. Arthur Dacre the hero, and the other principal parts were played by Miss Marie North, Mr. A. M. Denison, and Mr. W. H. Day. Miss Villiers, evidently, not only has been well trained, but has special gifts for the stage, and she ia ...

... ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A LITTLE DRUMMER BOY: A -NORTH COUNTRY SKETCH. ByI MRS HIBBERT WARE, - Autnor of LivE's SEVEN AGES, 'TaeE YaArLn TO-ANER,' His DEARtESSI WiSan, &C., &C. CHAPTER IV. Quantum mutatus ab iloe.-Aem, B. ii., v. 274. October with its vivid sunlight, its fresh autumnal breezes, and crisp frosty air has comne, and R&lph De OMerlay is in England, again at his late bome, wall and ...

... CF-4at4- feront MENU gaa6, HOW MS GEOPGE'S PLAN WORKS IN PAC-. One illustration, however. haopens to occur to us, wbich is eo singularly apposite and also so little known, that it mray be worth mentioning here, Mr1 George7s expedient for the abolition of poverty was actually tried in England, on a. small scale, some eighty years ago. A certain philan- thropic gentleman left an estate of four ...

... %vulto talks' crolumn. Mry Dear Bairns,-I want to tell you something about bees and vrasps, but befors beginniur the subject I am going to teU you a story. It is one I wrote aR good time ago for three little Scotch children, but which may perhaps armse you. Little Elsie, thbe youngest of the three, is a very cdear little ?? maiden, and in those days had a wav of standing by the sea and looking ...

... THREE NO VELS.* Vi W'l Tvw-o. U.NDER cover of this vague and Chinese-sounding title the reader will be, according to his standpoint, agreeably or disagreeably surprised to find himself embarked on a thoughtful and clearly written attempt to 6is. entangle some of the perplexities surrounding one of the burning questi01 of the day ; not presuming to sound its deepest depths, but picturing sU, ...

... a-- I LI TER AT UR B, T~v TOIrsL~ ATreatise oi the , Toriegd Truth of hoOl Tostamient. By A-. tlody Stuart, D.D. Loudon . James TNis work is a defence of tho traditional views duig the Biblo against the criticisms of taecle'n seliokiro. It clearly olves its origin to obertsoii Sl ith case, for althtolit other :thoi are quoted- VellhallsO, iLuonen, cl~d, ;cuss, Davidson, &Cc.-Dr Smith is the ...

... On Slay 7th, MIrs Fanny Kerable's Adaptation of Alexandre Dumess's celebrated Dramna, entitled MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE-ISLE. Due de Richelieu ?? Air F. H. MACKcLI Chevalier ?? ?? .. Mr MARK QUItTON Duc ?? ?? T. \. PThrpes Chevaller ?? . . Ir 0C. II. lesr Chailise . .Mr BLTIn Abb6 de Rosassise ?? r A. BENHeAI Servant Sn.w..ir FNC Marquise de Valcour .'iss ANNIE lions Gabrielle do Be1le1IslC ?? ...

... THE METROPOLITAN. Tlhis hallstillseems tobeeenjoying thepopularity thatcomesof a well-established prestige for presenting a strong programme, and on Monday, the night of our visit, the patrons of MIr Lake's elegant resort mustered in full force to enjoy the well devised and varied bill that is ever the rule here. Among the many attractions devised for the amusement of the audience A Terrible ...

... FASJLZ *ND R.I R& -r - RETURN OF THE QUEEN. l London, Wednesday Night. TthehRoyal ?? the Queen and Princess Beatrice, the C-rand Duoie of Hesse, and Princess ElLa a ;(ftSon civwd, asrrived at Sheerness from Flushing, at aqirer pastia tilthis afternoon.: The Royal yacht - la e pasesge o'nthpe whole, but encountered .. strohg wviido on ne~aoing th ngih cost. The Rya .party landedat Porti Vidora ...

... Iln the continuing chapters of Sally, the serial now appearing in 7'insecgfs Magazine, Mr. Hitl makes one of his ladies, whose language savoura of that uwhioh she condemns in others, to ear of Sauthsea, There are bands o the Pier nearly every day, and dances anld lots of very nlice men. I don't like the girls hero a bit; they're awfully loud,andu think of nothing but men and dresses: We ...

... MISS MARY ANDEIRSON AT THE ROYALTY THEATRE. Miss Anderson brou~ght her engagement at the Royalty Theatre to a close onl Saturday night, when she appeared as Pauline in Lord Lytton's play The Lady of Lyons. During her short visit to our city Miss Anderson has made for herself thousands of admirers. The theatre has been crowded to excess every even- ing that she has appeared, and on Saturday ...

... OPEININ'G OP TE EI<3M EZEIlITION. Wabsh T-- U'W-TA A] _,AA-A -- -- - A .. . .. I,. - m The laith Exhibition, opened on Thursday, has for its object'; to iutrt s iidly, and in as practical a manner as possible, food, dress, the dwelling, the school, and the workshop, as affeting the conditions of healthful life and also to bring into public notice the most recent applianesI for elementary ...