... kltttb Toninicii-t!) By cMARMADUKE IN a few weeks from now it is almost certain that the position i Lord Roberts amongst the great generals of history will be discu at length both in the newspapers and in the periodicals* It is subject which is already providing conversation at dinners w^h,1 those who take an intelligent interest in interesting subjects gathered, and the discussions of the ...

... copyright, 1900, by IIARPER AND BROTHERS ill the United States of America] By H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON.. Illustrated by C. E. and H. M. BROCC Who Is tis?' says Gellibrand, and on: thrust alanthornbforfard' CHAPTER XX. THE LIGHTNING TuE wvind, indeed, was falling inch by inch, and the boat made very little progress in the bay. The heavier press of canvas carried by the revenue sloop would tell in ...

... Coe Nogal Irabcmi SECOND NOTICE MR. II. H. LA THANGUE'S work every year grows more powerful, and he has the unusual gift of making us feel interested in somewhat unattractive themes by the artistic treatment he lavishes on them. The Eritish rustic, the ploughboy, the farm hand, and the bird-scarer, though conventionally supposed to be picturesque, do not in the ordinary way present many ...

... IIi I ti mat 0 at aurtt CHRISTMAS at Court follows a very unvarying routine. For many years past it has been the custom for the Queen to spend the Christmas season at Osborne, and the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham, each surrounded by an exclusively family party, and this year sees the usual gathering in the Isle of Wight and Norfolk. Of late, since a group of grandchildren have ...

... Paris lotting's FROM OUR OWNf CORRESPONDENT THE Exhibition is now complete. We have a strike of the Paris cabmen. Until that has come off every Parisian has an uneasy sense that some- thing is wanting. The lacuna has now been filled, and that mighty and independent individual, the cadher nefiacre, has hung up his whip and is going about shouting, Vive le grkve, and spending still more time ...

... aht gpetanbur Stand by.-CAPTAIN CUTTLE By T. ASHBY.STERRY IT seems that in Paris an ingenious b.atnchisseuese has utilised the ?? balloon for the purposes of a drying ground. Bamboo franles are attached to the car, to which the linen is secured, and the balloon'rmakes sundry ascents during the day to the height of i)out a hundred feet. This seems an excellent notion and likely to b e ...

... Zol ar hill W?CC15 FOR one reason in particular the campaign that is in progress in South Africa at the present moment is remarkable. This is that it has presented the military cyclist-for the first time in his history as reccgnised unit of the Regular forces-with a practical opportunity of demonstrating his value. Hitherto, the inclusion of the bicycle among the various meansoftransport ...

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... ',Delta[ ?,Jotfs EASIERTIDE THF. wind on Good Friday was nearly a gale, but it moved the clouds on beore the aftclrinu0t, and the evening was exceedingly beautiful, with a very fine sunset fn i;nprnadine what. save in the to ?? wh u m - aL ?? west, was a regular spring sly of clear Cambridge blue. The three following days of Easter and of holiday were scarcely guilty of that inclemency which ...

... (ILLUSTRATED.) MISS ROSIE LOITUS LEYTON. Misss Rosi Locirurus LEYTON, one of our cleverest comediennes, has made wonderful progress in a short space of time. Success has always beent her reward in the various r~ies she has played. She comes of a theatrical family, and first made her bow upon the stage of life in the little market town of Keswick, boidering DErrwentwater, a short distance ...

... (BY A PARIIBAN.) The origin of such outdoor theatricals is not as recent as many persons suppose-at least, in Paris. The first of their kind appeared in the capital about 130 years ago. The year 1770 marks their departure. At this epoch the historical Boulevard du Temple was the lion of the day. As far back as 1773 a theatrical publication, alluding to the new open-air entertain- ments, ...

... The handsome new theatre, which has been built by the Blyth Theatre Company, Limited, at a cost of over 813,000, was opened on Monday night, and had a most brilliant send off, every part of the handsome interior being occupied. The theatre has been designed by Mr William Hope and Mr J. C. Maxwell, of Newcastle-on- Tyne, who have embodied in their plan aU the latest improvements in theatre ...