... . To the Editor of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Dear Sir, Will you kindly allow me to make an appeal through your columns on behalf of the sport of trotting, which has from various causes languished of late years in this country, owing to the incapacity and neglect of the late ruling body, the National Trotting Association, which stood in t lie way of reform. However, that ...

... . SOUP STALLS FOR CABMEN AND OTHERS IN THE STREETS OF LONDON. To the Editor of' The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sir, When putting forth my Christmas appeal on behalf of the Home of Rest for Horses, I touched on the above subject, which to ray great gratification lias since been favour ably alluded to in many of the leading journals. Unfortun ately I am not in a position, unaided, ...

... . To the Editor oj I he Illdstbated Spoktixg and Dp.am.vttc News. Dear Sir, Y'our valued contributor's article, Shooting on the Alurray River, Australia, was much appreciated. Jliglit I, through you, venture to correct one statement. Y'our con tributor somewhat loosely, i.e., sportsmanlike, makes the slip that all Australian snakes are poisonous. As a matter of fact, I am glad to say, ...

... The Manchester Imperial Palace op Varieties. -A company has been formed, of which Mr. Ambrose Austin, Mr. George Edwardes, ill*. N. Vert, and Mr. Alfred Cellier are directors, for the purpose of acquiring a site and erecting a theatre at Manchester. The plan of the building will be somewhat similar to tliat of the Empire in London, and the entertainment will be a variety one, with the ballet ...