... A STORY OF GOID IN WALES. Mfr. Wilbraham Taylor, of IHadley Hurst, in a letter to the Tinws, relates the following experience :-About the year 1860 a bustling little Welshman entered my room in London, and, after making sure we were alone, undid a heavy parcel tied up in a coloured bandana, displaying a lump of rock, and, almost bursting with conscious import- ance, said, There, you see ...

... THE -AUSTRALIAN CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.-II.. - (F'nOX A SracrsL UoR5SFOXD5WZT.) )oua z;E, August 10th. r ,The great Exhibition wlieh symbolises the hopes and aspirations of all Australians, and marli the close of the first hundred years of oolonisation in these lands, was opened on August 1st with all the accompaniments of a high functiou as well provided as was possible with -us. We are a ...

... AURMLEY MHORAL SOCIETY'S CONCE-RT. Last~evening, the Dernisorn Hall, .Armley, wasd well iilled by an audiensce egatered to ?? Hiandel'E ;A-cia and Galaitea. Thig pastoral serenata exhibits the lighter side of Handel's adaptive nature, and by its inherent melodious k eauty ranks high,- both in the esima- tion of musicians and the favour of the public. It is adiairably calculated to enit the ...

... LITERARY A VRRAVALS. It is in Literature as in Tinanoo-muoh Paper and touch Poverty may caxist. Mr. Cook's HANiBooK To T= NATIONAL GAL.EAny is, i in every senoe of the word, a thoroughly satisfaotory achievement; indeed, Mr. Ruskin himself has not hesi- tated to say that never before has there been compiled for the illustration of any collection of paintings whatever, a series of notes at ...

... FLTOWER SHOWS. ALTO1rIiS.-On Saturday the Altoftas Horticul- tural Sodoety celebrated 'its second showv of flowvers, fruit, and vegetables, when there was a good attendaneo in the National Schoolrooma, wvhere'-the exhibits' wore staged. The showv proved a success in every respect, and was formnlly opened by the 'Vica r, the Rev. C. H. lNield, who spoke of the satisfaotion, it was to hims to ...

... 4 it in litolature as in Fy sance-much Paper ad Eh Poverty may coexist. People who believe that the world is steadily going Tfrom bad to worse, and are sceptic5a as to the very existence of the enthusiasm of hunanity--xoept on paper-ought to brighten their gloom-clohod souls by reading the RcmO)UNs or Liris Y.7minVA.TiON. Mr. Burnley, who writes with much Id! the cheery optimism and shrewd ...

... BIR???LINGflA?M MTh3ICAL FRSTIVAIi. DRt. fEITI3ERT PARRY'S JUDITH. i (Fa , ORSP.~ UoA t? sr.) j- The 'works set for yesterday morning's ?? W55 the razz oraoio, 'Judith, written by Dr. Ruei Pie y for thinFestival. As at ~frst intended, the wfork w~as sto take thes dimensions of a cantaita; but, apparently carried. awray by :the wealth oft material in thde subject, thte. composer exceeded ...

... L4ITERA T U RE. NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIOIS. 'IVo hundred years ago, on the 31st of August, John 13,11yan died at the ago of 60. Throughout the earlier jon of the year he had been as strong as over, more dili lent lbau usual ill atteading to the many churches about hi. concerned himself, while his literary activity srenlarkably great. Leaving his home in Bedford for L,tdon, lie called at ...

... YORic FLOWPIP sitOW. (FROM OUR OWN RSEPWnTEs.) According to a speech by the Lord Mayor of York | yesterday, the citizens of that ancient place have inherited many important relics; they have not an extensive variety of trades to allure people into their midst; but they feel it incumbent upon them to attract visitors by the addition to present possessions of flower shows, art exhibitions, and ...

... MELBOURNE HORSE AN]) FOAL SHOW, In wet weather the eleventh annual show of prize stock wa hehryeatcrulv;ipfields situated at the outskirts of the nvill-g ient by. Mr. Whitfield.- Though rain fell with- out cess4tion tho whole of the afternoon there was a con- siderable attendance. The entries in the 19 classes numbered 118; against 123 last year; but upwards of 30 entries had . to be refused ...

... LEEDS PARISH CHUTRCH HARVEST FESTIVAL. The annual Harvest Thanksgiving Services were held ti yesterday at the Leeds Parish Church. In the evening : the preacher was ?? (the Rev. Canon Jayne, Bishop- designate of Chester). There was a crowded congregation. 'v The offertories were on behalf of the Farmers' Benevolent and Poor Clergy Aid Societies. Canon Jayne took for his i text Philippians ii. ...

... T THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. The December issue of the Nineteenth Ccntisry, if less imposing than is its wont in the bill of contents, is varied' enough in matter. Its most important feature bears upon the Education question. Lord Norton traverses the two l conflicting reports from the Royal Commissioners, and puts forward a plea for combining our tentative experiments into a comprehensive and ...