... I. - .: UTERATUE.. - i I.2,P_ - . ! . m-. Tnsri ON PLA3E TWIOYOmEXtY. Byr -IJpo Case-, L.DL., VUS, Profesisor in the Ceatholic UniversItyof Ireland. We dare say there are many who would sympa- thise' with Prosperowhen. he diowned- his 'book deeper than ever yet did plummet sound if the work had been a treatise on advanced - trigo- nometry. But, except to these determined and ' bigoted ...

... FASHrO-N AND [lA d ?? The Hon Brown G-uthrie arrived at Kingstown yesterday from Pngland. Sir Augustus Warren arrived at. Kings. town yesterday froui Eftlans. ?? and Mrs Chearaley artved * Kiogstowo yesaredary from Englaad. Captain Tembe arrived at Kigstgon yesterday from England. Sir Roger and Lacly PaTlmer a at Kingstown yesterday from Englande Lady Hudson and mai& have lam iigw I town for ...

... ?? : - -I ?? e-- -, I - BALLINASLOE 4.GREAT O ' CTOBE R FAIR. ' - Bi~l:linaie, Monday. i ' Myv anticipations of the fair i±_my'iaat despatch are fully verified by the events' of to-day, as re- gards the nimbersgid 'prices of sheep at. the fair,' ich iwill commence oin the Race Park in Garbally demesiie at an -early our to-morrow moruni'g.- The eupply Will be equal to former ye'rs; andthe ...

... THE GAIETY THEATRE.-MARITANNA. The mention of the fact that the opera last evening was Maritania makeiit almost unneces- sary to add that the house was densely crowded. It is certainly a matter of which we have some reason to be proud that by far the most popular English operas have been written by our country- men, and incidentally it may be observed-also with some pride-that the most ...

... - SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEL] - | b BQOUPNE EXHIBITION. BY AUSTRALIS. When but a few lsas back the Oceanic eables bore swiftly to our lands the tidings of the formal opening of the Melbourne Exhibition few people d realised that this waa also the formal wangura-3 tion of a new era for Australia. Yet Australia- must now be regarded as having entered npor the n second period of her existence, and ...

... TilE;DUBUIN SOCIETY'S MUSICAL I PtRECI'TfALS. .- Yesterdays recital of classical chamber music d commenced at three' oclock. The attendance, was ' fuller than' at any of the preceding rectals of this year. The first piece VWa Schumann's quartet, s for two violins, viola, and violoncello, Op 41 t, No 1 ni A mnori played ' by Signor Papini, Mr. r Newmasi; Herr Lauer, and Mr. RodersdorF. It i ...

... geozart's gieat oper3, 1 Flauto Magico,' w.s ,erflorae on Saturday light before a fairly lage bnt by no means c-owded audience. The 1rgsmenvt of the cast was exceedingly good, out what, to use a titme-hornoured expres- 5p,niay be described asilmobt the entirestrcngth *, the company. Why such a preposterous and rdticu ous 5bUject should have been chosen by ?? fur musical treatment is not ...

... I on ] TO THH. rITOR OF TH!E rFRaEEAN. Dublin, Dec 12th. t :au Sm-r t is some years since I wrote a line in re-! ns, ference tor the Irish language or Irish Gaelic 'he books; nerertlieles6. I take the deepest interest in te- all that is said and written about thore interest- lhe ing subjects, and wil), I suppose, as long as I live. Ms I Wm glad to read Celt's` first letter. and still 'ti ...

... I FASHiO AND VAXRET3ZIE Mr. and Mrs Michael Gunn have arrived at 69' Mlenton square, fronm London; Lord Stallbridge has arrived at Kingstown from nugland.. Sir William Cuming has arrived at Kings- town from England. Earl and Coantess of Kilmorey have ar- ri:ed at King3town from Eogland. Major Biddulph his arrived a Kringston from Englind. Lord and Ladv Ashbrook have left Kings- town for ...

... .FASHION ASD iARELES, | I 1 . Lord Alex;and&r Psg t-ll-s left Kingstowit for England. Lord Lurgan las left Kiingstown for Eng- land. Lady A. Vane Tempest has left Kingston for England. Captain.3athews, A P C, has left Kings- town, for fngland. -V G Black, Derby Regiment, has left Kingstown for England.- Peter MA'Donald, j P, has left Kingstown for Engibind. Lieutenant E .aA'ey, R N, has left ...

... MUSIC FOR TaE PEOPLE. I I By permission of the Commandant and Officers, the band of the Roval Irish Constabular y will perform on the Esplanade, Bray, this (Wed- nesday) evening, from 7.30 to 9.30 o'clock. A20 PROGRAMME. March Piests' War (Athalie) Mendelssohn Quadrille Morgano Hentel Overture Belisario Donizetti Valse Bspaaa Waldteufel Selection Romeo Goanod Duo two Piccolos Nightingale and ...

... :N I N DO I I :IAT LONDOTNI-01 id: I . ?? - ' THE AVENUES,-: AND THEIR K CONTENTS. : t (FROM OUR REPORTEM.) :Lndon, Friday. Although the Irish Exhibition at Olympia has been scarcely a week yet open to the public- - it is already well under way on the caeerof pros- perity widch undoubtedly awaits it. The favour- i ablereception generally accorded to the under- } taking by the Lonadn Press baa ...