... (Copyrfet. ) THE HOUSE BY THE RIVERP. PYy MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON, author of The Secret of the Pearls, 'The o Houst by the Lock, Queen Sweetheart, The Barnstormers, Her Royal Highneas, &c. SYNopSIs OF PruECEDING CUAPTERS: Lancelot Wade, a veli-connected ne'sr-do-well, lives with Uis daughter iybil in fourth-floor roons in Blooms- bury. One day the father brings Sybil the extraor- dinary ...

... I CopynAi. I NOBLER' THAN REVGE. B :Y ESME STUART, Author of In the Dark, Inscrutab l, A Woman of Fo , ara's'aMother, &r, CHAPTER XXIV. The squire turned away wondering how he should do this work without being seen. He was not answerable' for it, and he had no wish to be implicated. He was walking hastily towards the H all when suddenly he heard footsteps behind N im. He did not wish to ...

... (Copyight. ) THE ORDEAL. OF, FIRE By ALLEN UPWARD, Atuhor of Secrets of the Courts of Europe, The ' Yellow Hand, The Accused Princess, The Prince of Balkistan, &c. SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS: Ernest Vaughan, engaged to Gertrude Lydeard, quarrels with her because she will not marry at once. He suspects that she has formed an attachme-t with a certain Theodore Kalarakis, a young Gr- ...

... (Copyrigi. ) i __ ?? 1BY MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON, Author of The Secret of the Pearls, The House by the Lock, Queen Sweetheart, The Barnstormners, H1cr Royal Highness, &c. SYNOPSIS OF ?? CHAPlERS: Lancelot Wade, a well-conuected nooer-do-well, lives with his laughter Sybil In fourti-floor rooms in Bflooms- bury. One day the fettier [rings Sybil the extra. ordinary news that she-she who ...

... (coppi.qAt-) BY SIRS. BAGOT ITARTE, Authorof Bianca, Love's Revenge, TheWheel X of Irate, I 'it the Eleventh Hour, &o. CHAPTER XXII. 9I Just wanted to have a few minutes' friendly What with you, Stewart, my boy, said Mr. Treve1ton, adopting a fatherly manner. And you're not to be offended at what I'm going to say. It's this: if you or Elise are ever short-I mean a tttle pressed for ...

... (Copyr nh t. ) BY MRS. a. N. WILLIAMSON, Author of The Secret of the Pearls, The Honuo by the Lock, Queen Sweetheart, The lernstormers, Her Royal Highness, &a. CHAPTER XIII. THlE TWO M5EN WHO LOOKED AT SYBIL. The pair who now entered the office were of a very different order from the man at the desk. They were both young-the elder not much over thirty, well-dressed, with an air of ...

... (c'opyrigh.) By AIRS. BAGOT HARTE, Author of Bianca, Love's Revenge, The Wheel of Fate, At the Eleventh Hour, &c, CHAPTER XXX. Bat neither Hume nor Littlecombe heeded Mrs. Ponsonby's words. It might have been different if Elise had spoken at this juncture; but her presence of mind deserted her, and she committed the fatal mistake of silently leaving the room. Once her presence was ...

... The Bramford horticultural show, which last year was allowed to lapse-for the first time for over 30 years-was revived yesterday. By permission of the vicar, the Rev. R. V. Barker, the show was held in the Vicarage grounds, where the exhibits were neatly arranged on tables. The entries were about the same as in previous years, and the quality of the exhibits was of all round excellence. The ...

... (Coppiqht.) | ' W. GOflOD N STABLV.E., M.D., R.N., Aszicor of Siclne.; and lHealth, Tile Peoplo's A..C. tlidid' to l-tilth, 'The Wife's Guido to lealth alid Happilless, &c., &C. WOMEN DOING MEN'S WORK. 1yomen no(wildavls try to do too mich of men's work, and wvat, to sliile us off the yard-arm and into the sea, so to speak. Dlt it won't work. Thor, arn ofices that the f'air sex can and ...

... :ASItONS, RILLS AND FURB-ELOWS. I 'Ot4houghts have necessarily been inter- mininglM wvith sadness of late, even at this ?? time when vith the commencement of tbe year all should be orthodoxly bright and gay. But the dark shadow of. War has fallen on us, and there are many sad blanks in Britisl hearts and homes, the aching pain of 'Wlhielh seems only to be intensified by the incoming of the New ...

... (Uop(yn llt.) 1~ IEALTH AND HIOME.I By ?? GORDON STABLES, A.D., R.N., Autho!)' of SiClke3ss and Halth, The People's A.B.C. Guide to Health, The Wife's Guide to Health and Happiness, &Sc., &c. ABOUT ALCOG4L. The term alcohol is used ia a general kind of a way by abstainers to denote all and every sort of potable fluid which contains a trace of alcohol, bar what are called temperance ...

... RBAMLINGHAM FARMERS' CLUB. ROOTS, ETC., DXHIBITION, YESTERDAY. Yesterday, the above Club held their sixty- fidst annual exhibition of poultry, butter, bread, 'eggs, corn, roots, and cottagers' productions, in the Castle Hall and grounds. The age of this exhibition is a sufficient guarantee of its vitality, but it was satisfactory to learn that there was an increase in the number of entries. ...