... BAINBRIDGE CATTIE SHOW. ' THE show of horses and cattle held yesterday in Banbridge may be classed as the very best the society bas yet promoted. Banbridge ranks among the oldest institutions of the kind in the great County of Down, and like all kindred associations its career has been somewhat variable. That it has done good service no one will deny, but the change in the fortunes of farming ...

... LIMATVADY. TwURSDAY.-The first exhibition in connection with the Limavady Poultry and Cage Bird Sooiety took place in the Alexander Memorial Hall to-day. The inbabitants of the surrounding district take a great interest in poultrv-raisin. and many of them are amongst the most succesqsf ll exhibitors in Ireland. From the hour of opening the hall was crowded by fanciers, and great satis- faction ...

... .Mn-S STORTS MATINEE Mans. ?? Saturday aft.ernoon a very soceessfni and en- Ioyable matirnee musicale was given in the rlsrer | Minor Mail in connection with Miss Story's piano- foms and harxmony classes. iss Story's prpils were assisted by a number of tailnkdt~A amate=urs. who kindly gave their services, as yoca',st awd instrnmentaiists. and who acquitted thewnzer6fA in a manner thnat iwas ...

... A TALE ON OOKS.. Pionssoa DII1MIrOND, speaking recently on boolks, said when he agreed to come ha expected .only to have tp address about a dozen young men iea-aeide room. He,'therefore, felt somewhat em- barrassed in presence of so large an audience met for the purpose of launching their branch of the Home Reading Union. Had he expected such a gathering as that he would have brought his ...

... MR. I. I-IOUSTOhN-COLLISSONS CONGERT. Me. W. HOUSTON-COLLISSON is certainly to be congratulated upon the extraordinary success which has attended his artistic enterprise in Bel- fast pS well as in Dublin. The audience present in, the Ulster Hall last evening upon the occasion of the opening concert of his fourth seaon was with- out erception the largest that we ever remember seeing within the ...

... A VERY large and fashionable audience assembled last Tuesday evening in the large Concert Hall, Greyabbey to listen to sweet minstrelsy of song, under the distinguished patronage of the Marchioness of Londonderry, who took an active part in the evening's entertainment. The concert opened by a pianoforte solo, very bril'iantly given, by Fraulein Sturmfels, and narrowly escaped an . encore. ...

... TEMATRE ROYAL-' BENT-1Y-CHREE. TEE adaptation of Mr. Hall Caine's story, ' The Deemster, which was played at the theatre last evening by Mr. Wilson Barrett and his excellent company, is certainly infinitely superior in every way to the novel. Although abounding in dra- matic scenes, 'The Deemster' could scarceiy have been made into a successful play if carried out exactly on the lines laid ...

... ROYAL DU.BLIN SOCIEIY'S SPRING I - I SHOW. DuInzn, TESsAY.-To-day the Royal Dublin Society's Spring Show was opened at their niagnifi- cent bpildings and grounds, Ballsbridge, which have been recently improved, -with the result of increased accommodation and comfort. In fact, the society have spent .£,451,G on the buildings, which occupy an area of nearly five out of the thirty-eight acres ...

... B ST, FOG, POULTRY, AND PIGEON SOCIE~TY. 05 ANNUAL SHOW. P~DID rwe3ther favoured the Belfast Dog, pobtIY and Pigeon Society's second annual show, was opened yesterday in the Grain Market. lhes new society must be heartily congratulated r the resnlts which have rewarded their en- sto promote a taste for first-class dogs, and i poultry and pigeons of the best description.s iteir second show ...

... THE, SPRINGT SHOW IN DUBLIN. DUBLIN, TuESDAY.-The spring show of the Royal Dublin Society was opened to-day at Balls- bridge. The show extends over four days, and the exhibits comprise cattle, dogs, poultry, pigeons, rabbits, agrfcnltural and draught horses, * and machinery. There are entries from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland. In tbe shorthorn class of bulls, the entries are 43, ...

... LOUGUGALL INDUSTRIUL AND COTTAGERS' SUOW. Patron-Mrs. Cooe, The Manor, LDrghgall Honorary secretary-Mr. Arthur Brook. Judges- Work, Mrs. Reilly, Mrs. Babington, and Mrs Greaves ; washingL, Mrs. R~flly and Mrs. Babing. ton; writing, Mr. Charles Ensor : bread, Mrs. Reilly and SMrs. Babington ; batter. Mrs. Eusor and Mrs. Weatherhead ; flowers and fruit, Captain St. George and M essrs. ...

... 37IIEATRE ROYAL, ¶'s are not surnrised to learn that MIr. T. Edgar Pernberton's edaptario n or Dir. kers' great nlovel, A I'ile of Isri, Cities, ins become one of the mo~st popnlar cud ?? pieces in th~e ertensive reprertolire of thle Gcomropn Comedy Comrpany. Althwough the play is; by no mea~ns faultlesas it judged severelr y 1: t~he accept-ed canons of: 'Ira- matio critiCisni. it ls ...