... . _. AN IRISH HISTORICAL ROMA.NCE. I ETENE. Being a truthful history of the great: and final settletneut of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell, and certain other notevorthy events, from thelBe- cords-of Ethne OConnor and of Roger Standfast, ca tam isn the Army of the Commons of England. Edited by Mrs E ME Field. London: Wells, Gardner, Larton, and Co. S ---lNot on since . Mr. Gladstone, in writing 'o ...

... FPASEION7 AYND VARIET7.2. ,t Lord Lurzani nnived at Kingstown yester- 1 terday from England. . - d E Dwye:r Gray. M P. and Mrs- Gray ar- rived at Singstown yesterd:ay 'rom England. Pierce Mahony, MP,; arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. s Viscount Stopford has left Kingstown for . England. I | a Ladv HMacnarara has left Kingstoarn for v Eugland, a Mr Broning, C B, has left Singstown S ...

... FASHION AND VABRITIES. | _ ~ ~ ~ ?? I D Hamilton has W4t Stephe'n's-green for a fortnibght. .Miss 'White hals retugned to 52 Henry- street from London. The Earl of Shannon arrived at Kings- town yesterday from England. Major and Mrs G L Bennett arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. C-aptain W R 31M'Kay arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. General and Irs Cosby have left Kings- ...

... ?? FQR NYEM-BER.1 ?? yi-adeert Ceatuary is full of interesting matter, oieti with a somewhat sensational con- tribution. The Sacrifice of Educatior to Ero araiuatim ' is a Protest aneinat the mischief to which the system of competitive examinations is ?? in England and is numerously signed by all sorts and conditions of men in politico, science, ,,a letters. T'he Protest is followed by ...

... YZLASIO AIYD }VIL~IKS. The Duke of Abercorn arrived Kingts- to yaiterdly ?? England. Lordi-Greville ?? at Kingitown ye& terday from England. Rogn C Vivian anived at Xingstown yes- terday from EDglanda Sir George Moyers has left Kingstown for England.- . His Hoitor- Judg O'COo=or Morris has left ingitow for England. L Leahy, NP. has Ilti Kingstown f£o England., j U-Swift 3lacNeill, 31 F, has ...

... I .,-ISH . ar ART SOCIETY. To-day the exhiition of pictures by members !of the Irish Fine Art Society wii be openedtej the public at S5 Xoleaworth.-treet in many re- i i spects the collecticr is very much more interest- ing than any of its predecessors. There is a most agreeable absence of any absolutely bad pictures, and though the sabjects are a_ a rule; simple and conventiavnai, there arc ...

... B:v1s Ii THE PARK. 4 I -- -- ---4 ~ -Ie a-reviein bonour of the Queele °5 d ,3Y wheld in the Fr Acres; Pbn- There was a Irrge attendance The is ,,.ret ?? 29 field officera~ 101 os°p P ed officers, and 3,310 rank and file. ra ppeace theme was good, but Te ed to be- a vety large number of boys its rank, and boys, toe, of nt large groth. i ders and the Coldstream Guards bfhar the best show ...

... BALLINASLOE GREAT 1 OCTOBER- FAIR. I Baflinasice, Thursday, Thet horse fair was continued this morning, but; liI tbe pick of the fair were bought tip yesterday. :The attendance ?? large, and a good trade was doae in horses intended for agricultural pur- poies. On to-day buyers from the North and other distaut places comnplain they could not get the class of ranimals they require, and some had ...

... T'B~E HORSE SJJOW.- _ _ l . _ _ The final arrangemnents in connection vwith thne great Horse and Sheep Show vhich opens at Ballsbridgc to-chqreere corn pleted yesterday, and, so far as one can >uge, every effort has been plut forth to secure the success of tire un'iertakior. , The entries in nearly all departments are higlher than in urevious rears whilst in sonic of the classes the ...

... : F23ASHION AXDi VAR IBTLM f b .. . . a I: Lieutenant-Colonel S White, It A, has left Kingstown for Englaad. 3Major and Hirs Hannay have -left Kings- town for England. Captain Cookburn, R A, has left Kings- town for Frngland. H S Hamilton, 20thl Regiment, has left Kingstown for England. Colonel 'and Mrs Biden have left Kings- town for England. Colouel Turner has arrived at Kingstown i from ...

... FASIION AND VARIRTM. ,The -RiglI Hon the Lord Mayor,,, M.P., airived at Kinkstoivn yesterday from England. -Cptain E H J Baker arrived at Kin)gs. town yesterday from England. Captain W R Caldbeck arrived at Kings. town yesterday from England. Sir R and Lady Herron arrived at Kings- town yesterday from England. Cobnel Sir William Butler has left Kings- toun for England. Sir Patrick -Maxwell has ...

... ASHON J-AND YArESTIES. The Hon Mrs Vesey has left Kingstown for England. IThe lien Glenarb and Mrs Leetham have left KingStown for lXngland.M i Col0nel and Mrs O'Brien have left Rings. town for England. Colonel R Griffith has left Kingstown for England. Captain Richard W Cooper has left Kings. town for England. 0 The Earl of Keumare arrived at Kings. town yesterday from England. 1'The Ran ...