... IWALTON POULTRY, PIGFON, AND Ib CAGE BIRD SHOW. I y, The second annual Walton exhibition of Rc 18 poultry, pigeons, sad care bitds was commenced b 0 on Satmuday, at the Zoological Gardens, Wa~toz- T adon-the-H1iLl. The entries namerically showed a C grin mroeto t peiosyabeing 7 vs nearly doubled. In the poultry section ?? i3 Si. were hO~ eetrir'sin the pigeon sention219, and F ~~7 in the cage ...

... MUSICAL NOTES, It is probable that the Philharmonic. r directorate have bad ample reasons for again abanging the bill of the next conmert; but be this as it may, consideable disappoittment has S. been manifested at the wtd-mw of Mr. Carrodus' zawe. It will be recollected that it Mr. Schonberger was promised for the first concert of 1888, but being unable to fulfil his v .engagement the name ...

... The anual hot-pot supper of the Atis's s CIb vill this year be held at the Neptune i Hotel, Clay-to-square, on Wednesda.y, the 11th I inst. Members can ?? tiet at the club e room Boldet I The annual dinner of the Liver Society of i Art3ist will take place on Saturday, the 14th I iat, at the Bear's aW, Lord-street. t - At the approaching election at the Royal & Academy, which will take place ...

... IJ1ThARY - OT!IS. 27w £bazsast qf )eace By Marvin X r NVnedt D.D,, L0Sel4anm Nlisbeta adM 1 Co. We..ae herms serim;of tw ent sernoS au - eminey pastoral characte, n which t# Da * autor the Rev. Dr. Vnc~et, I deals in a ID$flfl ransiin~eas it is diretb and pracal Be r with certaen bard, painful or pasi pisee W. of Jiristiax ~xpe~j~n, an 'nil as with cerin Da duty and pcspnla4 (Ckiiw amceptioeu ...

... MUSIC-AL OONFEREN. I 'Ti inrxir . NDO, W o&y. 4 j Eis tnirX at tho.halu of the Drapers' Coom- pany, Thr~gmortwn-street, the regular irooeedings of- this yeaeiaonference of the Naticnal Society o' Professional Musicans wermopened by Mr, Aider- 3 mD de Keyser, Lord Meyor of LoudoN, in the t. pre of about 20W; mkers of the rganisatio. IThe ltter, werecroited from tkb Tanks of the p vinci-I ...

... !AGAZESFOR JANUARY, The Cwtwsporry op with a brilliant and] bxridiwe artce by Sir Charlems avan Duffy, qotited 'An Anskalian Evxample, in whicht Tf he rt recalls somae forgotten pages in I TC colonial hsitry that are pregnant with political I teaching for the paesent time. The House Rule ! a question was mme than ones fought out in I Ao austraa against a foolish and stubborn Pl-o Govternent ...

... -AT NOTE of TEE PANELS AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL Dn It is a great point in any question of import- qi th suce to clear away encumbrances and to make Be sre a circle about the object in dispute, so that r ot there may be a clear view of it on every side. of ic No w that the second panel, representing the nd Progress of Justice, has been placed in position p ml on St.. George's Hall, and, as reported ...

... LI-(DON, TRURSDAY. ot le I The second meeing of the prst session of Si 'y the Natin Society of Professional Musicians O° is was to-day inaugurated, at the Hal of the K arPainters' Company, by the warden of that guild, b of Dr. Swinnertoa Heap was in the chair, ad in ithd been arranged that in the absence of Mr it at Riseley, of Bristol, who was indisposed, he tl e should deliver an address. ...

... ?? -o~ip i arI . I I I rmrmimpam DEB . .BY. 8UNCSe QI1DIN.: It Wouid a great miltake,9 the psr o my bos 4apd girb: $? thej, imalir4ed that the letters which Ot* prlinted in tmi5 oo~ln1 conatan ill the ms6ag53 ?? pnd~goodvill whioh cometo me. OntlheoptrUT, I.repeivG500f9Whirhi are never published. Nearly every child who sends answers to the puzzles adds a ' fiew wopda, of gfreetling to me, ...

... MIUSICAL CONFERENCE. LosaoJw Famr. The third day's preedings wer held at the Ba hall of the Paiates'. Asooiadtio Dk Un o£ ' Birltenhead, presiding at the monin niaetine , i The Chainnau, at the outset, .aid thee wee oneo .subject to which it wmass ential to 4llude for the I sake of carrectipg errmnyms imprweioz and thab, o1n was the position of the sical tourin relatiio I to the sociey. The ...

... 19EAP t g . :Q I~.&ADY R11TR what wilt beo woar -this -yeast - At-* he- ppsent gnoment it is hard to ?? the ?? 4ithYy exsctnes5, for the time has not come f6r a chlane in fashion. Winter -resse' have been bought and made, are in-fult wear, Anemust~be worn until winter closes; and for most people that is ai end of the matter. Y On the Other hand, there are many who can gratify their desire for ...

... THE LAWYER I PDIED BY A BRISTER AT LAW. No. CVM. ?? 9NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. WILLS. nsS~a~iTv. ' This is the last will of me A B of &o. I ?? all that policy of assuranve on my life for the 1 ?? f:o £ effetetd with the - Assuranee I Society dated the -day of - nd numbered-i sabjeot to the annunal premium of £ -- and thec a jidi 9mof £-- thereby assured, aud all othefr f ?? to becomne payable ...