... ; r THlER CH HIL DIMEN's HOURIi. .CONDUCTED P1 When I was a child, said Aunt -lfaxy, and little Nora; playing ntas by, left her toys-and came to Aunt Mary's side, tamiing up an interested facea: eyes bright with the hope of a story to come,. 'When I was a ohild, tiaid Aunt Maryptaking one of Nora's sraall hands inl her ccwn sdft fwvlhitc ones, ie l1c6lvd 6ifr dolls nnd other toys detino ...

... . 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 ...

... ROTUNDA. This favourite north end place of amusement Ewas crowded last evening with a most apprecia- tive audience on the occasion of the first produc- tion at this theatre of Mr. Will S ...

... In the Liverpool County Court yesterday, be- fore his Honour Judge Collier, Qustave Kaka, theatrical agrnt, of 31, Norton-stet, Liverpool, sued William MIyer, ...

... MUSIC POR THE PEOPLE Kus-rom.-Uder-the aempnes of .ti Corporaticn. the Chesbira ine Railwa Band (omdupto, Mr. J. Medfth) wfll play the follow- ing this evenig, me at 7 30:-Bam eass Tps, EL B. Burne , ...

... THE SUNTAY GONC>ER Oving to the non-performance of Mr. Ea- e brooko's orchestral poem, The Skeleton in v Armour, at the oncert of this serieson the 29th of July, much speculation ...

... TEE KEATONALIEISTEDDFOD , IN LIVERPOOL. mt lii In THE MUSICAL PROGRA.ME. u St P of 'is le Ameeting of the general committee of the fc a Royal National Eisteddfod to be held iZL i-ver hi a pool on Sept ...

... 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 ...