... to the comifort of the inmates, and Miss Gray, of maui Sowerhy, sent each of the inmates a Christmas card and be an eppropriate Christmas letter. On Christmas Eve Mr. be Robert Holyday sent his usual supply of ginger- Sn bedand cheese for the use of the ...

... blaze of the Christmas hearth. The sour F `MrED become sweet, the dull become bright, all things wear g d. healthier and happier hue, England may well be it 9. proud of its Christmas cheer, its Christmas gatherings, tl 6d. its Christmas presents, its ...

... year.'' 'The CaroIs, furmerly-sung nt'tbis-ssasoridf the ,year,'- ?? 4nhasbns for enl Veitxg te'.mer-. t inacrta of thte Christmas -celrbrity; ?? rehigious sonigs as 8re current thisdayi witb te- comsanja pd'oplst, umler the same-tis1'e~ra'sit whiche were ...

... CHRISTMAS. IN times past this seasoln of the year wasi charac- inu terised by joy and gladness throughout the length thi and breadth of the land. The winter's gloom was enlivened by good substantial fare and heart-elating , merriment. The peasant as well ...

... hals taken the place of gladne.ss. t NNor is this the onl]y contrast between the I Christmas we are so mnmy of ns familiar w itl, and f the thoughts wlhichl this Christmas musst crowd in upon our minds. Are there not miany in the land to whom the words ...

... CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. LEE DS. Christmas Day passed very uietly. Despite the I cus-tomary preparation, notto saypleasurable anticipation, t was difficult to realise that the great Christian festival had arrived. The weather was as little in harmony with ...

... there is no doubt that Christmas was enjoyed very much after the time-honoured fashion. It is regarded as a most proper day for eating and drinking, and judging from the appearance of the markets and shops on Christmas Eve, the Christmas dinners must have ...

... postponement of payment till Taesday. c With Christmas-day and Good Friday the Legislature has dealt just as It has dealt with regular Sundays; but for any day substituted for Christmas-day, when l the real Christmas-day happens to coincide with 7 Sunday, it ...

... TIME. n [FROM THE CC LMROURY OF WEDNESDAY, DaE. 24.] WE wish our readers a merry Christmas, and, it' when it conies, a happy new year. It is a good Le thing, this Christmas time-a good, cheery, hearty, r. happy time, full of innocent mirth and genuine on- ...

... I THE CHRISTMAS EXAMINATIONS. q'he following list, compiled from the Edo e'once' .Ecpsorer, of Yorkshire candidates who passed at the last Christmas examinations for admission into training colleges, is a fuller one than we have yet published. The names ...

... CHRISTMAS READINGS.| i - PATCHING AND PAINTING. (From Chambers's Book of Days.) The beauties of the court of Louia-Quinze thought they had made a notable discovery, when they gummed pieces of black taffeta on their cheeks to heighten the brilliancy of ...

... THE CHRISTMAS TI7X'EY. ?? Ontime vary to a reamakable ext-ent, writes the Pell at Mali Cazets, and that woidc appears to be an ilitegral ad part, of a nation's habits anti cu1,tome may be alteomurely1 re changed within a sitigie generation. But then 'si ...