... C~gjST1L.S PUBLICATIONS. I - fliT ARTICLE. .vOa sna Soa's gift books for the 5 ual veducation witn amuse. p=S , e °o the , a handsome of 320 pages, bound iu red and Butterworth accompanies P13fr. on SI1otlS? of his wel-know b1 ~ neys/ This time his wander- thmugb the Western States of To line of route, extending from to the pac~fic, is traced out on an Osnp, Fauses arm made at Detmoit, ma ?? ...

... LITER ATURE AND SCi . A joint nmeeting of the literary and Philoso- } pbical and Astronomical Societies of Liverpool I was held in the larze lecture hall of the oal v Instituion, or Monday evening. The chair was 3 occupied by IrM James Birchall. It is sometbiir a novel for two learned societies to hold their meetings conjointly, but the experiment was a tried at the suggetion of a ...

... BIPKKHEAD SUBSCPTION CONCERTS. A.most ewcellent programme had been pre- wped for the first g of the present season, and on y evening it was carried ou with highly satisfr resuft. 'Te concert room of the ne H To Hall in amiltosquare is well sui to what ae kn~own as ebaiber performances, and it is to be nresuned tha~t s such a cass of concerts do thedimetorte of the Birkenbead SgbcT~ Series ited ...

... THE IERPOOL EXHIBITIONF - 1886. IEETING AND REPORT OF THE s - - GUAANTORS a A numerouselv-ttended meeting of the guaran- tors of the Liverpoi Inernational Exhibition of N 1886 was held yesterdzy afternoon at the Law Association Rooms, Cook-stret. for the perposeof G reoeivingtbe report of the cousmittee which was a appointed lat December to investigate tbe r accounts and to make ...

... THE. ANNALS OF A QUIE+I VALLEY. - ?? BY A COUNTRY PARSON. No. XX, Of all the pastimes of the dalesfolt, that of hutding -ivas the most popular. Most of the ballads sung r 'upon festive occasions had for tlbeir subject-matter some such maiden as Bet Bonacer, with cheeks broad and red as a parson's cushion, or a memor- 1 r.hle fox chase. I have already remarked how Mr. ?? has asserted, ...

... IgSANNALS Of' A QIIEJT| VTALLEY.I | Y A COUNTRY PARSON. ?? xoa. xx~r. riholhev2bthsmselres lived in an isolated f'rI' 31.e,,ofitsloielilnesq. Thisrefer imOt1 ?? r howevrjtrlatothebrig-lter I ,.ur But, whatever the tiUm?, tihe shCol) V 3 ettatioa of tle farm Workers. Yestorday l b liiive heo I saw\V the eream frorn 23 comve rto into rellofararnt butter. Butsich r g0rfheiris altotgetherunostal. ...

... FASHIONARBLE MARRIAGES. MARRIAGE OF MR. JOHN HUMBEB AT SOUTHPORT. The ?? health resort of Southport, on Wedneg- day morning, presented quite a prepossessing aspect after the inclement atmospheric conditions expertenced all over the country the previous day-the morning opening with a clear blue slky, beautifully pelloold atmosphere, and warm aunshine which imparted ant unusually cheerful, ...

... ! HiOPE ON. lione 'CA, oh heart I even 'mid tbyvfears- The gift may yet be thine. Th(ougt hope deferred through weary years Hlnti mu ade thee 'VilAil and pine. ,,uineg cloude arc dark above thy head, ,al shadows dim thy way- iD car disailpointment round thee spread- 01, l yet bear on tby way, Through paial and sorrow-toil and care- Dear up coy heart against despair. Iloo onl ! tbotub friends ...

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... IaE Ig ANNLS (WAt QUE 1T ,V LLEY. A1 COL'UNTR Y PARSON. _ of c someo of tile0 more notable ?? y'S pricl bunt os yet 1 bave 122 SCC211li ci Hi' produlctiOhlS tob aoe tb ecanonl herd. ., ?? ' ~ (In oF rep' and som0e ?? ?? 1h2IOai~lerand ho,tao ?? ans in the habit of setting, (lown 9 ?? he CV (.)tg 0ill atbout hills, anli ?? f clthe iui-t ?? dea.coip , ' erattilly' eli ouitloer observer, and a ...

... |JHEARTII 'AND HOME.| BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR, t The Countess of 'Dufferin e~nds to the papers an a account of the ' Jubilee fund collected for the supply of medical aid to the woman of India: On e the 15th of October, on which day we were oblge:l a to close the list of Jubilee subscriptions and dona- tons, we had receivjd Re. 4,78,465 in India nad £1,770 in England. Oar Jubilee collection ...

... k At the Walker Art Gallery, a collection nB of pictures, drawings, aud prints lent by hlr. 0 Charles Langton, of Barkhill, Aigburth, is s3 now ac~cssmble to tho public supplementary Ytc and iri coection with the current Antumn Exhibition. Many of the works, especially the water-colours, are by deceased artists of repute, e such as David Cox.-Samueli Pront,CopleyFielding, d W. Muller, Peterde ...