... THE BANGOE, DOrl POULtTRY, PIGEON, OAGE BIRD, A&ND 3ORTI- CULTURAL SHOW, 1883. The general committee meeting of the above show INas held on Friday, the 6th inst., at the CafU, Bangor, when a very numerous and influential gathering assembled. The chair was taken by Mr W. Arthur Dew, and among those present were Captain Savage, Messre Cameron, W. Pughe, J. Denman,' R. B. Watson, I.V. Baker, C. H ...

... JOKES AND, JOKERS., f : he i 7 -II 'say Pat, what are you about, sweepingout the room ? 't No, answered Pat, I'mn sweeping cat the dirt. At eighteen marry your, daughter , o her superior, at twenty her equal; but at thirty tb anybody that will have her. I' am icstonished, my dear young lady, at Your sentiments; you make me' start.?'i Well, sir, I have5 blse'e' wanting you to start for ...

... BANGOR CaORAL 'UNION. GRAND CONCERT A I Y. iE SKATING RINK. The Bangor Choral Unsoil, which tookits origin about four months ako, at the request of several enthusiastic singers, and which started, to the Eur. prise of many, with olos3 upon 200 members, gave its first concert on Tuesday evening. At the com.n mencement of the rehearsals it was thought that. the society would only be able to do ...

... AN ELEGANT MJUSIC FOLIO, Containing 20s Worth of Musie for 2s, per post 2s 6d. W. Jk RWRIAETT ROBE RTS, CARNARVON AND BANGOR.-3989 Epr's CoooA.-Gn RTEFUL AND CoyrossrTNa.-By. a borough knowledge of the natunra laws which government opera ions of digeetion and inutrition, nnd by a cn-eful application of the fine properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr Epn3 has provided our breakfast tabhes with a ...

... THE CHRISTMAS SONG..' [Br YtttRiNCEB 11111LaX 11AYFRXGAL.] Swell the notes of ChrnstsnzasSong! Sound it fort I, shrcsuih the earth abroad!I Glory to God th; Ttleflqiiun ikol lsiwur, thankcs and laud!I lee Take the joy of the Christmas Pang I Are not the tidings good and true? i pea , toNU by, And God's, good will that is ever new,' ho 1Cki 11lS 1NAS]. HM Sye A merr Chrii~mas adieskindbu I. ...

... JOES AND JYOR Of Noah count: The animals in the ark A Lewistown tteamustr(sek Careles1y left' a nedle in the back of a young lady customner's draese nd now a particula friend of theb family baa h'I ki- done up in arnica. M'Yhshd r 'How an I tell it is classical music? Thri s easy enough. When you hear everybody appla~& and look relieved after the piece is Anished, -ith you Can know that it ...

... A London correspondent ?? difficulties which stood in the way of the Tiners becoming a penny paper are being removed, but it is not likely that the new departure will be made before the beginning of next year. The journals written by General Gordon at Khp.rtoum were published on Thursday. The market is scill flooded with pictures and portraits of General Gordon in every size and style. Mdme. ...

... THE ART' OF B]BE CULTURE EXPLAINED. An ihtdrestinuk'lecture was'given in the Assembly Rooms, Denbigh,' on Friday afternoon,' on 'Bee Keeping, by the Revs J. Lingen Seager Stevenage, Hartfordshire; Major Meinwaring occupied the chair, but in consebqenoe of the incon 76nient 'time at'which the lecture was given, the attendnce wdea only limited. * ?? Major MAsINwmI, in introduncing 'the lecturer ...

... MENAI SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCinEOB AND LITERATURE. On Wednesday evening Mr W; Shepherd,. of Friars School, delivered a lecture on iMemory,' before the members' of the above society at the Queen's Head&Cafe, Bangor. 'Colonel the Hon. W. B. Saekville West occupied the chair, and among those present ?? Misses Sackville West, Mr Lionel Sackville West, 2iss 'Wyatt, Rev. and Mrs Griffiths, Llandegai; ...

... LATEIST PARIS FASHIONS. (From Al}yras Journal). A radical change has of late been noticeable in the world of fashion; not long since, elegance in the toilette consisted in wearing the richest materials the most costly laces, and chapean adorned with plures of waving feathers; the more money a lady managed to spend on her toilette, the more slo was entitled to consider herself the very piak of ...

... EJ, IT EnR 9 R.XY, NN(OTIC BIS., A 'Vvv4l PublicrrtioQ. -- .M~e~s Perev Lund arid Co.,, of thie Uuloiry press, Ilkley, IrVL ?? ?? It CC somewilit. unique. .bok, i Ititted viser SayiujL,' aft and coutauin'g 5, 5eLectIop ?? thA, ~ Pitl'Y extracts l fronm the; wrriting4 of greirt llen.- Tese selectiorsl arr left witho thtfe tLiauthorb'I. names, atlid a, prize -oft deq three. guineas is ...

... AN EPISODE OF THE 0O0EAN. Wild ia the squall, And a niarky ptall Hangs o er 1t.o howling sea: The mad waves hisi As they fiercely hiis The yelotvy sands to lee, A league, or more, From the rocibonnd shore The tugger is lying a wreck; And stark andcold Are the fisherien hold Lashed to the altars on her deck. But eager eyes Are serirdliiig tbe skies, Aud s ?? he galf of glooni And dauntless ...