... THE CLOSE OF' THE PARIS EXHIBITION. GRATIFYING RESULTS TO B RITISH TRADE. INTERVIEW WITH A MNIfBER OF THE LNTERNATIONAkL JUTURY. I Et(s.)3 MM.7 COREItSPINF.M1Er. 'iquiries Dade in ?? quarters .t Paris show that the exhibition, whico will close in a few days, although a financial failure, has been a huge success from a business point of view, and that no section 1 of the exhibition has derived ...

... BELFAST POPULAR GONCERTS. Undar ite allspices of Mr. f. B. Phillips, of Loncndonder-y, -a ne-w chapter inr the history of.1 papular concers has been opened in Belfast. The first of the ne-w series was given in the Ulster Hall last night. The build- i ing was occupied to the extent of about three- fourths; but tzhere ought not- tt> have been a vacant isat. Mr. Pllillips invariably sets a high ...

... \L BOOKS -?ND A- A 8,|:0 I, i! NaSD MAGt mi-ZIES | 7I \ Or.Unia-e;'sirt Tuzoxriel I S ?? hir- orv' il? Eng'itsh ?? to t-e ijol . w %vh dcvote6 ri n-.;nt vero L~o -ll an vh~cl 'l 'niw ;V, He -r ' ?? -a n' -p i_.- 1 ni ?? t.1 L' it i-.1 -1e ?? - . -,lC i ' ;-a n ?? ?? An a ly ze) 1 ~ tt F'-T i ln , of 1 ' t~x ?? k T-Ve ?? ?? Fi K ' Ne I-''vah. . a ?? 1- : QZ 'iC ?? I sat' -v -O '.'Itt 0' t i n. ...

... TIlE NATIONAL HORSE| SHOW. THIRD DAY. r-:.RTE-ER AWVARDS - -NORTHERN CCOCESS S E ,VIEREG Al, VISIT. 7ROtt 01 aBO-R a TnrLo tn-%tT - The Rova. Dublin - -. ~stWI Ata'5a~ pened, at ninei ?? nrc. -re-hler. As hias been -. n .t-~k t- 'rv co-ntinue; cloudr and1 c-v t-s i' Ili' i tros etn ti-tsa wouli! -Ccrv=ho- wEta-h-er, and tit-ose - ar it wa- like tb--- time lit ear - - - ?? of alntmot t'rot-tal ...

... THIE PAR1S EXhIBITION. I I ~SOME HINTS ON IHOW TO GET THERE.1 .3 - 0!n the 14th of this month, notwithst~anding all t-thas -teen prophesied to the eontrary, the -Paxis Fshlbibitco is -to ha otdal cmedb Prestidcnt Lathere, and ott the lallen ing day the~ Ibuildings andl grnmds awill be thonopern to the publli. Slo far toog-d. But if MK. Loubcs hi spe-chi 2an'i. tha1t of the Premter, M\. ...

... CH R. IS T M A ST ID E. ARRANGEMENTS AND AMIUSEMIENTS. The last Christmas of the nineteenot century is close 'upon U-I, and from ia holiday-making point of view it promrses to le as brxght and delectable as those ef ?? years. The nartion, unfortaunately, is still engag ei in tie great stuggle goin- 03 t South Africas anid at. naU`V fl:- sidet, :le atbse-nle of those w-ho are so gallantly ?? ...

... I NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, Sects Wdnrsrezs or THEs ITsia (harlso. By the, late George Thomas, Stokes, P P. London: Hedder & -Sto-ughton, 27, Patbernoster Rower This volumne consists& of a series of lectuers tie- livered Iin the Dirhint 'School of the University of Dublin by the lute Profeiscor of Ecclesiaasuical History. It is edited, with preface and notes, by Thigh Jackson Lawlor, 13 ?? who ...

... ThE LiNEN HALL LL'?RARY LXUTBTTIOY. TPlesinreciex~f thrmtz.cn in ronneuron. wi-th th be 28t~h inst~. At sirei the exh>r'i on wras at-. tittitfed two be ?? fozr a w~eeki; buzt. .s? t~he interest deaily increased. it wie4 exten~ded to a Iocrn4.ngt, i thze mneat. rs of t~he ?ei5 Cxeol Asociatiun being eordi~tl: ivivted bay ?? gcve! nota to ireelr vst tbe near roomls ortoke so-imay eta-ag h're +se ...

... LITIERARY GOSSIP. inasltbslantial pc-naphlct- enititled ' Blacks and WhiLes, in. South Art- hc M srS. . Kina & 'Soni will publish thlis veek, -Mr. Fc's% ounthe secretary of The Aborigines.' Protertiottr Society, has celled attention to the hearirgs of tb-a preectil: war Upon tics native question. A prelisun- n~ary servecy of the past tre-i-tinant of South -Africsn rativs cbs ?? Boer said ...

... AIRS. AZ&HX£I~CL0T.-Th~v' month>v fa~ir 'too held ot 5th frte r.ta fsr~e-reher, ovhm there was r. roocI iittcotltte of buv-ers it i aeor-. rP. -ics -ct upr to the atomize. the folatfrag h'rng the priocnr!.l onrilottO ?? beef, 3 a to SC's ?rI crt: -e'ot'1 qua;iit, '-30 to 50s Tocr run:. in- terior sor t-. Y5s to Ca}; pet or: rtrtp'r; ±5 to £12 etch:; b-st ttree vear o:i .i w -o £3~ e l F.: two ...

... AMU3ttSEME5XNTrlS. ({AYtt~D 'C)ZlSt .HOLSSI,. Thi f.mos; i- fl-an Fif~oh'' is pantyin-- anittl~er roilto tin ?? this ' c-ke. It is lh'~n; pire'scll ?? lie PIe-irs. Halrdy- ;ndZ V\on b~eib' comipaniy. Them~ wi.S at la-ge alter lance; and tile niecew, aic~t lidis al. la1rge 1an'oia- rcf sgo,'' miet; with~ a teept; in thain £ howis its popalurnly liar- in no a¶5y-s 110) !1 sjiehd. Thle ...

... MESS RS.E OBSON'S II', R1, I.STMS SH-OW AN]1) S~ALF,. I ihs' eighth grand townual Chi s lei'tow. alli *doof cobtelel and she-op wvas held liv the, 31essrsz. Rubson yest~erday in their ('hic.hester strcea P 3,-0 oarnses, and 'We havec again to repoit theat thiesi Wrt llost prennerin' '4 en ?? The., highk standard if tecellriece -which h.as already bee dev-cl ?? hr the {, i~de-rs has ?? ...