... -- ?? A7TSON \Y S BOJOKSs tl: A rork of great and especial interest for the el West of Scotland is published this week by Nj Messrs Oatts & Rnuciman, Glasgow. It is a folio volume about Famous Clyde Yachts, P. 8l0o-S7, and contains 31 coloured plates of B Fome of our most renowned yachts. These d plates are beautiful reproductions of original mn watsr-colsnr drawines by Mr Henry Shields, la ...

... (1) Germanee Sociaclism. ID IThe life of Lassalle must be, in the very ma- a ture of things, in itself a sort of history of the ISocialistic m ovement in Germany. Whether Ithat movement be as extensive as Mr Dawson I.insists cue may not be quite convinced. Last year. in the elections for the GermaIn Reichstag- t, nearly 800,000 votes were cast for Socialist SI candidates-but, then, are we ...

... GLASGOW -ITERNATIONAL EXfl1BITIO-PI. A coatihuance of the wretched weather of the | !last three or four days had not the hurtful effect a Iuon the attendance yestcrday that might nave been loo!;ed for. The figures were behind those U of the nrevious day by only 2780. in ti-c early |part of the day there was some hope that the ( weather would *olear a little; the wind had r, changed slightly ...

... LITERA3URE. NOTES ON NEW BOOLS, ,The Annals of the Edinburgh Stage: with an Accouat of the Rise and Progress of Dramatic Writing in Scotland, by Mr James C. Dibdia, is published this week by Mr Richard Cameron, Edinburgh. The work, which is in small quarto, is illustrited with several portraits of byjotae aotor&-Froaruesfs, Wyman &-Sons, lTondorn, we have received Perla: a Legend of ...

... L(O;S, SEHOW AT HELENSBURIGH. The fifteenth annual exhibition under the aue- pices of the W~est of Scotland flosarians' SocintY IN was held yesterday in the Victoria& Hail, lleleuis of burgh, in the most favourable weather. Althoulgh Co the number of entries foil short of previous years, se the quality of the bloomis bad been sustained ia P1 spite of the difliestltios as regards weather rose- ...

... ; FAIRS AND STOCK SALES, ALTH.-At the mart on Saturday there was args attendance, 6O fat cattle and 10 sheep being sold. Bidding: spirited, and the highest prices were realised derint the season-one but!9,£;ttle, £19 to £21; calves. o: ewes. 5S to 42s; lambs, 22s to 2s; pigS, lMs. The sto-kt-wa in splendid condition. Ma CHAPLIN, ?LP., AND aIB GLADSTns ;t- Lord nsnutsford presided on Saturday ...

... Glasgow Fai:r Saturdlay was looked forward to by many as likely to beat the recor(I of attend* c'u ance at the Exhibition, and had circtimstances c been favourable the probability is that such 1° would have been the case; but with an almost a ?? downpour of rain it is not surprisiun that tho attendance was far below the highest C vet attained In fact, when it is taken into j c cnsideration ...

... AGRCUL-TUBE. AGRICULTURAL SHOW ANDW RAOES 7 ;~~AT LANAPUN. The-counaty town of Lauark is always certain of a large influx of viziters on- G~lasgow Fair Sat ur- i aday, as it posesess a permansent attraction for' hlia y makers because of its proximsity' to the faseen F5l10 of Clyde; but this year the trains mrivinit from Glasgow were heavier thair-iunal on account of an additional attraction ...

... SHOW AT GLASGOW. * The show of the Higbain4 and Agricultural $ociety was opened yesterday _ the Green. In I the morning there were indications of a rainy day, I but these happily were not realised. Throughout t the day 3 fresh breeze prevailed, and for the pur. I ,ose of the showemore-desirable weather could g ; carcely bave been hoped for. On tbe openi-g day a large attendance is scarcely to ...

... 'HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, -- I I c -- t THE GLASGOW SHOW. r - t In the matter of weather the Highland and Agricultural Society seem to be specially favoured B in Glasgow this year. Altheugh there was no E bright sunshine for any lengthened period either on t the opening day or yesterday, there was not ?? : to complain of. The proceedings yesterday began f tunder somewhat depressing ...