... to our humble history ef the Merry Christmas Holy.tide Of ail the old festivals that of Christmas excites the strongest, warmest, and dearest associations. The first foot- steps we find of.the observation of Christmas Day are in the second century, about ...

... of chrysanthemums, Christmas roses, primulas, maidenhair fern, &c. This was thehandiwork of the Misses Kingswell. We would also mention that Mr. Charles Walter Clarke presided at the organ in this church for the last time on Christmas Day, prior to his ...

... can discover anything to cavil at in this season of good- will. Tle inception of Christmas as a period of social rejoicing is surrounded by a good deal of mystery. Christmas has not always been, as many people suppose, a purely religious festival. Indeed ...

... urfarrle its banner to the music of Christmas bells? Look at yon family! so agitated and yet so happy; snuiling throngh teare; fondly oluetoriug around animated cags and totters! 'Tie the prodigal returned! Christmas has Incited a father's stern reoolve ...

... constant mutations and revolutions. It is not that ,Christmas is changed, but that we are changed, and that the voisole world is changed around us. This in-coninig Christmas is no more like any past Christmas ot' our lives, than frost is liko smoke, or smoke ...

... persons ?? tickets on Christmas Day. The midnight train on Wednesday brought down 1,100 persons. The strain on the Poet Office was heavier than on any former occasion, and beginning early in the week continued to increase up to Christmas Day, when the pareel ...

... authorized scavenger, and klhe bonaflde-lamp- lighter, with adozen otherparoehial institutions who, at the festive period of Christmas, once maintained the right to levy black mail upon our purses. To many householders the refornm baa been a substantial reliefs ...

... parity and ?? to finish up the list of Christmas Cheer we may call attention to F. Brodie's guinea hamper of wine and spirits, which includes brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, wine, and champagne. Persons in search of Christmas presents, useful or ornamental, have ...

... efforts to provide amusement for the Christmas holidays have proved so I successful, and havebsen so liberally and heartily appreciated. f To all whose festive spirits have not been of the liveliest during this Christmas, by reason of the dreary, sloppy weather ...

... are also some travelling bags, and silk handkerobiefs at Messrs. Pinider and Tuolkwell's that would be very suitable for Christmas sand New Year's ?? Carter, of 212, High-.etreet, ie showing a large collectieb of useful and fancy articles. Beautifully ...

... CHRISTMAS CHEER. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE EXETER FLYING POST. 5 Sir,-C'hristmas is coming ! It comes to us with m mingled feelings, to some all that is anticipated is bright enjoyment, pleasant meetings, and unmitigated liappi- - ness. To those who have heal ...

... THE CHRISTMAS BALL Mr. Hubert Mason's Christmas Ball was held at the iu tnval Public RoDoIS lst evening, and wnas attended bya a t large number of the elite of the neighbourhood. The room was adorned with plants lunt by Mr. Selaler, of the Alex- w andra ...