... AP ?? lye NVOTES ON NYEW ROOFs. ¶,th lea Sampson Low-, inarsndr, Sc pan & ~~~lugua (Li ited) have published Side A, LesOn tle Stuarts, by M-,r F. A. Inderovick, S1 with illustrations ; and ''Flowers and ar hr. mroon the Writings of Harriet cecher fol m arranged by AbbI o i . Fairfp l id.h JG .s .i nn Murraay bhas published ''Notes of Con- es: Pye. ltios with the Duke of Wellington, 1a51- ...

... 1 1, A SUPPOSED ?? ° GEOER I 0GORDON. A STR4NG&E STORY. The Souah Aestrfn Rcginer oi the 2t October prints the fol'l'win telegram, dized o u the nrevious day from Wallaro, in colony: j 'On Friday morning Ur Alfred Mallyoa, accouh tnt to Messrs Styles & Co., at Kadinse picked fp I in thet streat What there is everv reason, to elie.e is-an original letter written by General Gordon in Khartoum oa ...

... POTTERY AND GLASS-No. L BY JAMES PFAON, F.LS. t.a The thirst which afflicts the average visitor a to an Exhibition such as that of Glasgow is not the precisely aud solely a thirst for knowledge, and 9in it is to be feared that of the vast crowds who 1&5 bare been visiting Kelvingro;e Park few indeed fact have set themselves conscientiously to examine I has the pottery and glass, and to learn ...

... 'i SAGOW INTERNTATIONAL EXHIBITN10N. Althrough the ;weather yesterday was every- *hi that could be desired the attendance was | ,ot what mi:ht have been looked for. The c 1ninber of season ticket-bolders Dasaing through the turnstiles as compared wvith the previous week showed a dlecrease, aoil the number of t cirect payments Was also reduced. The influx I t of country people helped the ...

... I OT __ D o nnt anual show of the Scottish XKeanenlI aelb a pened i* the Wavorley Market, Edin.3 burgh, yesterday,, The exhibitions which was the largest yet bold-there being In all 1045 entries, or 100 over laot year's number-also cropmped favalor- Abl~y in point of quality with previous ahews. As ,formerly there were a large number of prizesj 0 ofered for competition in the- various classes ...

... a ?? of. J-Xii1i3111v I, JL L i INTETvNAIO -U F'l(ldl ?? -IrA, 2v , Exiil~ilM US 1A- D)u-AL~- An irlternations5i iibtor11c1 ' i r the aujs~icest of the D-iLeno a J e I'latgrapiiic Assoc;du, is ?? Albert listiluLe, Dutide, to. d se c i number of pictures anil pj . ' - 'Z have CoiC corivard frotu ?? ri ll' a Scotlaud and .lLnglsnd, lint a te I ai qurlity of tileexhaeits as a 0 s1 i u advasce ...

... NOTES ON NE W WOOKf& i An important contribution to Scottish history . is published this -week by Miessrs William Black- wood & Sons. It is Scotland and Scotsmen in the Eighteenth Century, froen the MS. of Mr Ramsay of Oclhtertyre, edited by Mr Alexander Aliardyce, author of Life of Admiral Lord Keith, we, The work is in two large octavo ?? Alexander Gardner has publisled The Four ...

... THE FINE ARTS.-No. IV. i ?? the concerns of life an early start is)fra ; ?? at least, to a good beginning It is of t so in the case of a great Exhibition) bet i v, :or wishes the time at his disposal am to ) Lost results. If he seeks only wh laid the pleasurable excitement of cor Ile reeiJ vot. hasten to K(eivingrove : he p pre I v' his Acecunt in night and its u- :L l realising sooner or ...

... . The number of visitors to the Exhibition yes- terday was _5,856, or about 1000 under the lowest attendance previously recorded. Various circumstaaces combined to produce this result. yesterday wvas the removing term, and many persons, both in the town sad country, were thus necessarily pre-engaged. Then the weather was cold and ungenial all daiy, notwithstanding the brilliant sunshine; while ...

... GL, ASGOW INTERNATIONAL l EXHIBITION. I __ . ..s t pqE0iZSS OF THE WEERKS-RECEPTON OF EXH!5ITS. . Da:ring the past few week s great progress hasl i ado wvith the erection of the Glasgow jrenat.onal Exhibition, and the laying out of r -oanis in the Kelvingrove Park. Indeed, ras the mina building is concerned, the o coustraction is practically finished. It ccii rooted in over its whole extent, ...

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... .MISSCELLANE OUS BQOKS. Elocution, Voice and Gesture. By Rupert | p Garry, teacher of elocution and dramatic art. o 1 (Lndo : eurose& sons, 23 Old Bailey, E. C.) t: Althoug 'we are not too favourably disposed- t as a rule-to written instruction on this subject, i: it is impossible to refuse some praise to Mr t Garry for the pains he has bestowed unen his v Lj ok The best; Parts- Of itare ...