... A LAMPLTEETER'S STORY. * ?? ece w r Mere7-femishe5 te-efol~ow ?? tac.s :-Johw -naley- of Brdgwatr. hap3yn. m i go dI forinne deserves to be nrd- pt,~ Hwaving - 5;cal among us -all his life, and held t fhe positick of lamplighter for over twenty-niie year,' his name. and, face wre familiar to eserybody in BrHe . He is liked bbyall, and it'i se to say one. may go here, there, or 7o01der, and ...

... FASHION AND VARIETIZ& VICEREGAL COURT. The ?? have arrived at the Castle_:-Earl of Listowel, K P, and Countess of Listowel, Lady Ross. more and Miss Naylor, Ladies Louisa and Alice Howard, Mr, lis, and Meiss Blakiston Houistom Their-Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Mar- cieness of Londonderry entertained the followin at dinner last evening at the Castle:-Rarl of Listowel, K P, and ...

... FAsSE ION- AND VRIETIES | Lieutenant-Colonel Lefroy arivei! Kingstown ?? Englandl. Lord Ashbourne has left etert England. Lady J Van Koughnet has left KiuKW for England. Pierce Maahony, 1 P. and 3M- !!II have left Kingstown for En-g.nd. James Tuite, 31 P, has left KingritsE England. Donal Suflivanl, 1 P. lhas left KR4i' for Engiand. W J (Corbet, 31 P, has left Kiai; VM England. Colonel ...

... Yesterday there was an afternoon performance by pupils in the Academy House, Westlaud-rowv commencing at a quarter-past three o'clock. There was a numerous attendance of visitors The first piece was an organ solo consisting of J S Bach's long and difficult, prelude to his B minor fugue. which w.-L played by Mr. Vincent O'Brien with great accuracy and steadiness throughur, the pedal passages ...

... FASHIO AYND VARIETIES. The Countess of .Castlestuart and Lady Muriel Stuart arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. General Chenevix Trench and Mrs Trench arrived at Kingstown yesterday from England. Graham Kennedy. R N, arrived at Kings. town yesterday frost England. The Earl and Countess of Milltown have left Kingstown for England. The Earl and Countess of Caledon have left Kingstosin ...

... LEAVES PROM1 A TRAVELLER'S NOTI'-BOOK, hospltal in or near lilelbourne for the nscomn oda- tion of English Fatients. The Australians thetn- selves see the absurdity of this proposal, and, as they have no wish to attract to their ?hores the hopelessly.diseased elements of the population of the mother country, there is not much prospect of the venture becominganaecomplished fact. Until, however, ...

... 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 ...

... LEAVES FROMl A TRAVELLER'S NOTE-BOOK. VI. 00TH AFRIUCAN POLITICS AND COMMERCE. FROM OUR SPECIAL COMjMISSIONtERn] ONE of the great requirements of South Africa is good harbours. There is not a good anchorage o the coast east or west from Port Natal to Angra Pequeua. Vessels have to lie in oPen roadsteads or imperfectly protected bays, which, to add to theirdeficienoies, generally have a ...

... QUEEN'S COLLEGE MIUSICAL SOCIBTY. ThEl first concert of the Queen's College Musical Society for this season was given last evening in the Examination Hall. The society has now been in existence for seven years, during which it has made for itself a considerable reputation in the musical world. Its concerts have been marked by ability, and have always drawn large audiences. Last night was no ...

... I FASiION AND VARtZ!. i I . .- . _ VICE REGAL COURT; Eis Ecellency the Lord lUitenane, attended by Vr Jobn Mulball, Private Secretary, arrived at the Castle. yesterday evening from Lindon. Their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Mar' chionese of Loudondertsy entertamed the following at dinner, last evening at the Castle-The Duchess of MsrIborough and L'dy Sarah Ch~uchill, Mlarchioness ...

... TILE MAGAZINES FOR FEBRUARY. IT is scarcely necessary to say that the most in- teresting of the contents of !ie Wontmai's lvrld are the notes by the editor. Mr. Oscar Wilde shows himself to be one of the most accomplished, as hecertainlyis the most discriminating of critics, and like most writers who are assured of their position, if he errs, it is on the side of mercy. But then he is ...

... XA S. AI VIObREXIAL COURT. Teier Excellencies the il V6A tenanb and th. Marchione'ss of Ldonlery entertained'the following r it dipper at the Castle last evenrng:- ThrL'bDke and -Duchess of Aber orn, iarquis and Wa rchioness ConDyng- . ham, Earl and Cgunites of Z etrnd, Earl pf.Kenmnare,. R P ; Countess of Kendmara and Lady' f Brown, P Zarl of Carysfort, K- P, ad Countess of Car sfort; ...