... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... SOUTE STOCKTON DOG SHOW, Alti~gb itlemore than two months have rA plapsed since the South Stocliton Dog~ Show Cas Society %ras forme~d, its first eyhibition, held in se tile ?? Manicet of that ?? i*t was oni tnquelifled sucecess. In)doeyd, experts Los( qunalifiedt to j ldge- 11ronoun1ce it tile best all. van! round dog show h leld in the district for a long Avoi period, tile averneg entries ...

... | THE LANDLORD'S CHRITMrAS JOKE. Not far from the city of MontgRomery, in the etate Alabama, on one of the roads ronninL' from that B city, lives a jolly landlord by tho name of Ford. In is fair weather or foul, in bard ti nes or soft, Ford in would have his joke whenever possible. One bitter, ie stormy Christmns night, or rather mirnzina, about ,e two bours before daybreak, he was arsused ...

... . SpEcrATLy WBtTTEN FOR relc No ari WALls CHRoiNOLic, BY FREDERICK LEY. I am, going to ?? ?? ?? ta-night, and I want you to oome with me, said my friend Mrs Barkertome. t o me. I c ome for afewdays' rews and' change, so did not care to go; besides, I had just become interested i n a new novel, and did not like to lay it aside. Thbank you, bub I ?? much prefer staying bore. I know no one ...

... SelectedL Poe ry. FANCY. Whitt is fancy blut the Past Or Future, ba bed in light which nover sh.o(ne Or shall. upon tbe ear h, and yet which shows NeRrer than reRI ife, anud cleauer far- A Life i herein the terror of thi world, Its in- stery, its awe, its boundless hope, Are plainer than in ours, whireiii he 1 uig Of hopeleisa loging anld uni0nerited pirs Wllich vex our thougit. the blind ...

... PUT7LIC AMU SNTS. SAVOY THEATRE:. A lively and amusing novelty was pre- sented here on Friday evening, under the title of hfrs. Jarramie's Genie. It is a one- act operetta, fancifully written by Mr. Frank Desprey, the music being by Messrs. Alfred and Franeoia Cellier. The story may he described as a modern sequel to the familiar legend of Aladdin; and the Wonderful Lamp. FUTs. Jarramie, in ...

... P. A - FICTION.* Vor an out.and-out tale o' murder, mys- ed horror Mr. Goodman's IPaid in 'trfb ao Coin will be hard to beat. The rsfs s to a poisoner being done to death tit ore atrocious monster. One kills his byarrfather in order to gain a, fortune; ie the other, in a final confession, writes, nI led Abel Wynd to place my name at t I d of the roll of ?? famed for their t the art of ...