... VOETRY. COMP'ENSATION. CrtaStd alnd dwarfed the tree oust stay, Nor lift its groon head to the day, till useless .erowth, are lopped awa y. AdLi thla- doth human nature do Till it litth careful prunlilng, too, It callaot glow up straight and true. For, but for ?? severe, Xo soul could ever tell how near ;il comC3. to ?? eud lovoth hore. witliont life'o ills, Wee Could not feel Tile lgleased ...

... DEATHS BY DEkOMING. .ou C.ewelkrem wua drowned -yserday St SWstOe Devonsbime At Bude, yesterday afternoon, Mz.Ja. Pa3mr, of Paab, n dealer, and a local preacher of the , B~p ~ vwhile bathing with two fiida was drowm.^ HBi body was recoverea ame hours Two yoig wome-n, Oath iearzett, aged 16, of Bouxley, amd ElAeth Webb, aged 17, of .tetford, weon-&rowned yeterday by the capsiz- Ing of a ?? t ...

... To-day and during tue week, up to Saturday, the 13th instant, are the receiving days at the Walker Art Gallery for pictures and drawings intended for the forthcoming Autumn Exhibi. tion. TJxe Manchreater Corporation Exhibition at the Royal Institution will open on the 30th of this month, and that of the Sheffield Society of Artists on the 12th instant. M M. Robert Mols, marne painter, of ...

... Ij THE EXHIBITION4 I |ovelty is not so per-anent a feature of the . ER& i p pa of entertainment tbat when ft apper, to te extt it did on Saturday, it cn be pased witbout spemal notice, This evidently is tihe view taken by those wo pase ?? Etin- bution. Weeks have gone sine the gardens bore thecrowded and animated appearance tbeyassumsa'd] on 6atarday evuine, and the Particular poe that bad ...

... 'ROYAL COURT THEATRE. A sensational drama entitled Blind Justice, .by Mr. ?? C. Bertrand, was produceld last e'en- , ing at t'he Royal Court Theatre, for the first time in this city, by Messrs. Luigi Lablache and J. ,lenia Coyne's Compaiy. The piece, which has t been exceedingly successful in the metro- i rpolls, talk tha tale of how aun ast-end I. curate, known as the Rer'. G.ert Genthio ...

... LITERARY NOIS. Notes aw Pmvmus for Mininj1 Shdm By John Herman Meriale, M-k London: Crosby, Lockwood, and Co. Tbis small handbook does ua profess to on- tain much original matter. It is tbi revised and slightly enlarged edition of a-collection ot notes and formud1smwhich its author compiled from various sources for the students in the Durham College of Science, because he could find no ...

... FLOW ER SHOWS. WEST KIRBY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual show of the West Kirby and Dis' trict H rticultural Societv was Leld yesterday in a field at West ijirby lent for the occasion by the .iev. Canon Eaton. Messrs. Jamisson and Moore acted as ;udges and in their opinion the show vas one of the bestever hold by thesociety. The cottagerb' classes were particularly well represented ...

... I I BY UNCLE OLD11M.i One of my riecis writes to ask if Ramblegrumble is taking a holiday, as she has not heard mueh abon thimn for some time. I am happy to say. that I have not been troubled lately to any great extent with the com- pany of the smoky old giant. I have, however, reason to believe that he is on his travels, and as active as ever. I have a friend, of whom I don't think I have ...

... THE NAVAL MANEUVRESS OPERATIONS OF THE B SQUADRON. The Admiralty ofcial report states that the general idea of the operations carried out by the .5 squadron off the coast of Iteland, was t the Btitish cruisers had lot touch of an enemy, the fleet whioc had put to sea with a view of indficting damage to the ports on the west coast of England and Wales, and the coost of Ireland, including ...

... LITERARY NOTICS I1 |Tvtys Afloat. A Handbook of Coaeting I Trips and Ocean Ve.agw. E tode by Thas Rhodus. Lftdon: 86 ad 87, Fieet et This little handbook ought to Cemad a sufficiently large sale to jusdfy its pacatlon &Wyualy. for i s wpplies a long-felt pa *&ht. It csitATus, in other Words, p troem) the &-nd of informapfon which summer tow I W' fend of a bw ontih amnw d it d ,to obtin The ...

... JBUa ANLUSEMENS. I A1EXAZO)RA THEATRE. It is an t'at the Alexandra Theatre, pill re-open o0 3londay. ;Suut. 12, under tbe pivvaqewnent of fra. Saker, the inaugural pece of the season Lbeig the draiatised version o tihe novel As in s L-king Glass. Mm. Bernard 1eere will pln.V the chief part. Dnnny the folilow- Ig month. Mt Henry Irving, Miss Ellen Terry,: and the Lyceum CMPany wijl appeau i ...

... THE LAWtR. 1 EDITED BY A BARRISTER AT LAW. No. L=X II. THE ALLOTMENT AND COTTAGE GABDENS COMPENSATION ACT, 1887. This Act, which was passed on the 8th inst., applies neither to Scotland, Ireland, nor the ondon metropolis. It will come into force on the let January next. Allotment means any parcel of land of not more than two acres in extent, held by a tenant under a landlord, and cultivated ...