... L4ITERA T U RE. NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIOIS. 'IVo hundred years ago, on the 31st of August, John 13,11yan died at the ago of 60. Throughout the earlier jon of the year he had been as strong as over, more dili lent lbau usual ill atteading to the many churches about hi. concerned himself, while his literary activity srenlarkably great. Leaving his home in Bedford for L,tdon, lie called at ...

... THE -AUSTRALIAN CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.-II.. - (F'nOX A SracrsL UoR5SFOXD5WZT.) )oua z;E, August 10th. r ,The great Exhibition wlieh symbolises the hopes and aspirations of all Australians, and marli the close of the first hundred years of oolonisation in these lands, was opened on August 1st with all the accompaniments of a high functiou as well provided as was possible with -us. We are a ...

... FLTOWER SHOWS. ALTO1rIiS.-On Saturday the Altoftas Horticul- tural Sodoety celebrated 'its second showv of flowvers, fruit, and vegetables, when there was a good attendaneo in the National Schoolrooma, wvhere'-the exhibits' wore staged. The showv proved a success in every respect, and was formnlly opened by the 'Vica r, the Rev. C. H. lNield, who spoke of the satisfaotion, it was to hims to ...

... The Daily Neus Spa correspondent writes eW delnes- day-The postponed Beauty Show was opeLet to- day at the (asino, but only twenty ladies were prezL et. France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, AlIIul. iBohemia, Russia. HuDgary. Italy, aud the West 11,s;:r were represented. The prize of 10,000 francs w.i Ie awarded on Saturday. The jury consists oe tiv iln gentlemen, among whom are several ...

... LITERABY, AND W, GQOSSIP th ei nth Volume of the: 4Itowy. of anal' to bepubor ished- on the 26th1inst., extends from Drant to Edridge. The Ogtober volume in the f. o'44 elot Classics, will be Fairy Tiles nd. Fak Tporo of the Irish Peasantry, edited by W. B. Y1F-5, The Due ?? is beloccupfed- in. correcting the proofs of ;he forthcoinigvolume of sin moumnental work, The History of the ...

... LITERARY AND ART OOSSIP. It is stated on apparently good authority that -sats's grave is about to be dug up for the formation of a new road at Rome. The October volume in the Great Writers series, published by Mr. Walter Scott, will be Crabbe,I by Mr. T. E. Kebbel. Mr. Osmund Airy has written a volume for the Epochs of Modern HEstory series upon The English Restoration and Louis ...

... id SEPTMEBER MAGAMZIN The one political article in the September Bkoktood is that on Mr. Porster and Ireland, suggested by Mr. Reid's book, which is commended at the outset as a very valuable contribution to a right understanding of the I Iriih problem and difficulties. 'Mr. Forster's numerous arrests, his failure to put down crime, and his miraculous escape from assassination are ...

... WOL8INUiHAM AXBRIOULTUA SHOW. Yesterday the aunual exthibition of stockt in couneetionae with the Wolsingham ana Wenr Va~lley Agriculturalc Society wras held, and proved successful, the day being iine. Nutwritlistanding that the schedule contaiued some 35 less - classes, there were only some score less entries than leastr year. Short-horned cattle, horses, entd dales ponies wereJ rrell ...

... :MAWCHETEI, LIVERPOOL, AU NORTHl *LANCASHIRE AzGRIUTURA SHOW- L' .(FihoE ot OWN Ri'oa5vE.) ,The annual show of the ?? M~ancehester, ivyerpool, ,And North LSOnifibire Agricultural Society was opened snader conditions the -most uuhwonrbl. Rer arit rains had ialready awtted the show-yard, 'but flurter heavy showrers fell overnight, and whden the shwow opened at silas o'clock yeteday mornie,~ rain ...

... I REPRO1ItTOTION? OF' DRAVTII?TGS BY OLD I 2tA8TI?RS. Tim TmweaPo te Bri~ meinnl have anxthorised the issu of asi exvsllentxaeieao~f seprodg~ctious of the drw- ing by ohii mastrs in the posessio offe nation, &nd the .f;rs pa bconsisting of t euyt-vealris5 haa s nowlien~f issuced T~he muethod adopted is oed 4? those Wnodern adaptations of photography which enrable thecopyW to (coiOe BO clsese ...

... THE LIVERPOOL AUTUMN EXHIBITION - OF PICTUREU . When some years ego the Corporation of LiverPool decided to institute au nnual picture exhibition, the idea was looked upon as a bold and somewhat risky expel- ment. The first exhibition, however, though necessarily on a limited scale, proved so highly attractive to thO public that the promoters had every ?? to proceed and to extend their area. ...

... I TE LEEDS FINE ART GALLERY. I The beginning of next month will wee the opening.of the ta new Leeds Art Gallery, an eveant which hba been untici. Ti pated with incr ig inbrst by its proterls d the in public, at large, and with a measure of curiosiy, not tb eunmingled with some slight remaining doubts, by those I1I who were inclined to pooh-pooh and discount the scb aie .t) when it was first ...