... . OO)VDUCTED BY At a certain house in a country town in Yorkshire, a beautiful bird lives in a large cage. The bird is a red pheasant, and comes froa China, It is very stately and proud. His fine shapa and lovely plumage cause him to be much admired, and he receives a largo amount of attention. Visitors to the place caress the bird when, he condescends to approach sufficiently near the bars ...

... LONDON COLLEGE OF MTTSIO. fAINC¢HESTEM. CEN-TREr PRtIZE DM1RIBU-TIJON. The an1nal presentation of diplomas, certiflesates, etc., in connection ivith the Manchenter and 1.)istriet Centre of the London C(ollege of Mjusio tool; plaO in the Central IHall, Manchester, on Saturday. Dr. florton Allison presided, and there was a large at tendance of friends of the students. Gowvns antil capS ...

... FASHIONS-SOCIETY-HOMiE COUNSEL. i,) L, 1, bE T0 IPI lt YLLS. TrilE: TJ'I.X.1.: ?? IN A ?? E0I' I'AITR [DGES. g 1'iI'l-lyij,1-It is ?? to fUILteiL tlhe reason l1bIoCrt, G luitlionyS humuront- play, A Braca of 1tizt iitigs, 5seljd b~y tile Atltielttptii In rainatie 'tiv l for tsxo tin it pi ?? lat steel-:, xii p:ob- Otcrm a favourte b ll of fare for aniatcur actor.. Tn t he lir. plaLT it i ...

... NOTAING EXTRAORDINARy. .A brave and famous Scotch. colonel tells the fol- lowing story in his reminiscences:_-A young sub- altern of his own nationality was one day on guard with another officer at Gibraltar, when the latter fell over the roek and was killed. The subaltern, how- ever, made no mention of the accident in his guard report, hut left the addendum, Nothing extraor- dinary since ...

... FASIIONS-SOCIETY-IOME COUNSEL. BELLE TO PHYLLIS. )fA.ITrIAGE OF MISS }YWR11r'NC1, S111 hlS. pSA1pST P'iTi.iis,-A very protty werlding took . '5ne weeick at Bowd10on. when Misi Florence Shiere, youngest daughter of the lato Mr. Sbiers and MIS. Shiers. Northwiood, 1B0owlon, jo married to Dr. John Rust, NRC.R., x.R.C.P. . oirnI s(,l of Mr. Jobh Rust, I)itehingham, Norfolk. ...

... [COrPYIGnT.] i I I On, EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL WHITES. A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, By JA.M&[ES SKIIPP BORLASE. Author of To Avenge Gordon I Darker than d Death, llichea to Ruin, An Ocean Secret, Recalled to Life, The Shadow of the Knout, A Wild Wooing and a Weird Wedding, eto. CHAPTER XXXI. SIR JOHN VANDELEUR AND SISTER MARY EXPERIENCE A WARIE QUARTER OF AN HOUR. y The ...

... [C!OrYltIOTT.] BEAUTIFUL IRS. LECH. By WINIFRED GRAHAM!, Author of A Strange Solution, The Star Child, . .e.cesia, Whei. the Birds Ilegin to Sing, The Groat Houso' of Castleton, &c. .SYNOP4SIS 03Y PRFEYIOU13 CIT.Al1lEEB. CHAPTEr1S I. TO IV.-Cristina Leneh, yo-lng and beautitful has just beon married to the husband of her choice, Ed vgrd Lech. She is givcD away by her fasher, Nr. ...

... I [COPYRIGHT.) BOER OR BRIT?'ro.N p EQUAL PIGHTS FOR ALL WlHITI:. ur- A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR IN S>(_iTi AFtt1C dly By JAMES SKII'P BP lLtsI ong Author of To Avenige Goi-doo ' ,k~ Delath ?? Riches to Ruioii 'An(1 Vonp Recallod to Life, .fI Slid oI f 1 thilS A Wild 11ooinig enld a Wvird WedL0: der UUITAT'TER ;XXXI on- THERSE CAMU A 'lllutIot( tilt ?? , ,( 11 \) ing SuI1lEUtIN(; ofW If you ...

... A STORY FOR THE TIMES. T'HE MAN OF THE MOMENT. BY MORICE GERARD. CHAPTER XXVLI--PLANS. , t *5. ?? . ?? J HE excitement of the last hours of the night did not make Mliusgrove forget, when lhe awoke at an nn- usually late hour for him the ne?xt (lay after the fire. :Wvhat he had overheard onl the quiay dur- ing the time he waLS waitiiig to see Dr. Hen- gler. The great coIL!) which, had broughlti ...

... e | ?? i MRSS GRAHAM'S IGERNES. .~ ~ ~ ~ ?? ?? By JM. E. 0. MALES, .Author of For Her Sake, The Stolon Will, Two CmIntessea, Naomi the Gipsy,. A Fatal Sileace, &O., &4e.-e CHAPTER I. She may be an embodied encyclopedia, and -have all the 'ographies and 'ologies at her finger Brnds, besides Latin, three modern languages at least, and accomplishments galore, but, person- Illy, she is ...

... I q i ,, . ?? Q .rl, -7-1 I . I . I DORH AND TENNYSON. Lecturing the other evening'at the London Insti- tution on Confessions of a literary Adviser, Mr. 0. Kernahan incidentally told a new story of the late Gustav Dare. When Tennyson was nearing 60 * years of age, and his fame might fairly be assumed to be world-wide, Mr. Edward'Moxon, the publisher, decided to approach Dore and commission ...

... usic, I :i1 By our sdciaI Corxespondant I Poeiebly th0 all-prevailing spirit of,njqastire seeking which pervades the community at t IGeoson of the 'year may have partly accounted for the immense audience which', filled. the .Tovn, IIall .orgau chamber tI the doors- ori Sitirday last, but undoubtedly thea esoeptionilly' -attractive programsme hld also somi- thing to. do with the. gratifying ...