... in- matesm (about forty at present) if the necessary funds wzere forthcomingr. A stroll in the open air. diversified by blackberry-hun tmi ¢ occupied an hour. Then, at seven O'clock the children of the home and i, goodly number of residents in the - vicinity ...

... issne of to-day Mr. Praeger is not t quite correct in designating the pine saw-fly a rare r insect. It is as common as blackberries on many largely. wooded properties in the South of Ireland, and on the Marquis of Wlaterford's property, with which I was ...

... have thoroughly deceived the dupes to whom he offered it. A year and a half ago documents of this kind were as common as blackberries. Anyone could buy them- for a few pounds, and some of them were very pretty imitations of Mr. Parnell's hand- writing. ...

... conceded only as a boon, that master would be a poltroon if he gave reasons for his refusal, though reasons were plenty as blackberries. They know that neither Mr. John Rogers, nor Mr. John Rea, whom the Comber Thersites honours in his heart, never ex- ...

... indulgence, scattering themselves about in all directions, and rushing ivith childlike glee and delight to the hedges to gather blackberries. After the lapse of a couple of hours the house bell vas rung, when they were all assembled toge- ther again, ant sat down ...

... brothers, named James, aged two and four years respectively, whose parents live at Kingswell, went out on Sun- day on a blackberrying expedition. They remained out until night came on, and, in making their way home, they mistook their road, and fell into ...

... in Stirlingshire, and the experiment is meeting this year with success in the form of fine, large luscious Ibrambles. The blackberry bush is much hardier than the raspberry or gooseberry bushl, caterpillars and birds alike leaving it severely atone. A com- ...

... be settled on the second dany. F, r vile ttere is a tre- mendous entry, and those I have heard the best accounts of are Blackberry, Hinkr, Master -Mow- bray, tha Doable X Gelding, and Patch. FoRETsvsLns ROYAL ?? CONSTnABUARY.-On Saturday, the I 15th instant ...

... lilely in fiture to suppleluent very larely the EnglisAh hop with Australian. I'or many years we havo not hiad ao fine a blackberry year as this one. The heodges are already rich in ripe fruit, which is ?? much liner llen tile leavo3 are still fresh alnd ...

... only by re- peated assassinations, and after the most culpable de- lay. But, though Special Commissions were as plenty as blackberries, and though we value them, when properly managed, which has not been the case under the present law officers of the Executive ...

... MaacSs' VIII- *(COsCLnDinn APoTICL.) PHEASANTS AND PHEASANT POACHING. A FEW days priorto the advent of October, when the blackberries hang luscious on the brambles, and the brown nuts drop from the clusters, the keeper goees, as is his wont, to the coppice ...

... the musiata world4 hardly get bread, much lesseheese, pickles, or beer. Solo pianists of 'high anerit axe' plentiful as blackberries. Vocalists who have been taught everything and orchestral players are verv Poorly remunerated, even when they can obtain ...