... ',EIT OPENING OF MU.SEUMS, aS, ON SUDAS To T:I-- TrDL:;O-S OF THEl UlVE:wOb ~T Gentlefleiici h-to mien2 a resident in many of ,he large towns in F-szgland, having been rmany 'ears an extens~ve em,,ployer of labotur, and also a keen cisc-eer Of Uo-rn aD' of their niodes of spend- ing their time and ~MteY- I bave also lived at various times on the coot:3ent, and during imy soourns tl'ere wa:, ...

... ITKRY NOTICS. On : AfontL A Yiagazine for Atr'alasia- Mited by Peter MercerrD.D. Melbounne: Willian Inglis and Co. - This is an every way creditsblecolonial mag,- tine. The sketch of the career of '6 Anthony opeisbh vivid'acd a te. bThe Ado k esof ?? add considerably to our knowledge of Sourth Australia; while swh serial stories as Jacobi's Wife, Mary Mawstn, By Sea and Lake, and Until ...

... A IA@DOWK TO BROWNEYG3 It is but-a spurious homage that is paid -to . Browning by those among his tdmirers, who'arekalwaystelling ibs-tbattis not hbe but. his readers who are responsiblelorthat lekof. popularitr to which the poet himself rers avhen he banteringly addresses the British public as Ye who like me not' A far worthier offering is this unwetendg: but invaluable handbook, which, ...

... LORD AR.-P.pEo- GRIPH. Inthe Queen's cenchb Divfsion.fo 1a higt Court of Justice, London, yesterday, t case o Cooperand aother-v. Gresn and and came befr Justice Lopmin thfcaof a apn cationan Oa sh ib 3 `thfTWifts for This wwas n actio brought ?? the piai- Joseph Bradneyl oaper, pboSB ran bami and his mother, Mrs. MMi cx-, nzm the defendants, photarnpbers at B~at , cover damages for an shaed ...

... THE MUSUM OF CASTS. To THE 1Dmo2 OF THEr IPOOL. MXCf. Gentlemen,-The arguments put forward, with some show of fair pretext, in opposition to the above scheme, by an art contributor, in the columns of to-day's Mercvrs, would appear on a closer ex- amination to require some slight revision. The writer accuses the authors of this enterprise with entirely ignoring the existence of the present ...

... IA JEWEL :JERCllANT'S STORY. I 3Mr. Streeter, the well-known Bondstreet jewel t, merchant, bas been interviewed by a represents- of tive of the Pall Me-i Gazettr. Mr. Streeter told to some queer exzperiences. He ?? would W1 be sarprised if I told you the names of the people S wh:o came to me after the sack of Dellhi with tb jewels to sel]. Yes, I have bought a dnchezs's dia- A monds and ...

... I AXEBRTME LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. LANCASHIRE STUDENTS IN ORDER OF MERIT. The order of merit in which those stadents who specially distinguished themselves at the recent Cambridge local examination were placed has been issued, and contains some interesting par- ticulars. Amongst the senior students, 22 gained themark of distinction in religions knowledge, Mr. T. E. Naish, of Bristol (Bath centre), ...

... THE MIMACAZINES FOR, AUGUST. I I. T T/he Contemporary Review (London: Isbister and Co.) gives the place of honour to an im- portant paper by Signor R. Bonghi, ?? of Italy, on the fighting strength and foreign ;polic of his native country. The Italian army - is divided into three parts-a standing army, a militia liable to active service, and another I lmilitia not so liable. The men of the ...

... I' Seeing the great increase in the number of rntries for the Royal Aecademy local examina- 'tons this year as compared With lastr year's number, the desirableness is apparent of send-r ino twvo examiners. 1 Whom do the AaemY atnorities propose to sel-et to conduct the examination 1 in t-his district? is a question ! which is now beirx goncrll-v pu+t It is said that iMr. A. G. Crowe, the ...

... UAGNZINES FOR JUNE. [eos-rnrtxn.j T14e Cnitur'/ (F. Wayne and Co., London), ?? withl an ?? sketch of The -.;ee Herschels- Sir John, William, and LaDrine, with full page engravings of each. ophy, astronolmy, and sisterly devotion 1 miug ciarmingly blended in this little sketch. :l and Oa of the New Orleans Exposition t istinuation of the description, by pen and of te waonders of the great ...

... I| - t THE THEATRES, I d' ofthe~te ?? Latetohi Memk ococuptiesthe stage' ~e, of th6 Theatre Royal this week, and ini the htans of competent conmpany seems to lose none of the powerful interest with which the author has in- vested it. '0 At the Prince's Theatre we have Moths back hs again after an interval of three years. Ocaidas t, exciting novel has lent itself.weflonu the whole to ie ...

... I -- - ~ _ _- I PROGRAMME. The followinig is the official programme of the countrymeetingof the Royal Agricultural Society of Eugland, tobe held at Moor Prlk, (entrances off Grstang- road and Moor Perk Avenue), Preston, from July 15th to July 20th, 1885 (Sundays excepted). ADMISSION OF THE PU1B1LIC BY PAYA ENT :-Tuesday, P July 14tb, (Implement Yard only), 26. 6d.; Wednesday, t July 15th, ...