... culture. lCIIIST MAS DAY. tr r (From the Exaesiler.l sv Christmas-day, we hope, will find all Englishmen ni in the usual good humour to morrow. Pudding is dearer w ,than we could desire-so is the Christmas fire-but there is d, wherewithal to make holiday n ...

... _ ?? GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.-Mr. German Reed or and his accomplished wife (late Mire P. Horton), have no nod reason to complain of went of patrons on boxing night; on tb the controrli they, had more than the GaIlery of ac Illustration could well accommodate ...

... it cc a growing custoim to I convert sets of collars and cults, mugfs, jackets, coats, :and rugs into Christmas p~resents. Parries ?? grand Christmas bazaa fs opeic at C 206 to 228, OXfnrd-strcet, and it is completely stocked f ;wits the latest hotencand ...

... THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. Yesterday was a Christmas holiday, and something more. The claims of religion, in, respect of the season, having-been satisfied on Sunday, the day was unreservedly dedicated by the majority to enjoyment. An imperious order, issuing ...

... ever utidertaheen of useful and nians iren erutinsent at mtrticles for Christmas coil New Year isre- tittrr W. setits. 'ibis inehodes on the otis part bamboo work in garit tail- new designs, personal osutamisetats, cabinets with liuthsr- tire, lug, dtushery ...

... shortly the whole of the metropolis Will havvs the advantago of local mouncipal govern. meizt. With. mal 'this change is no new thbug, for during the last forty years I bare dwae ay best to briug it about, and ' have gratification in the result t at men ...

... ias well as specials for the con~vey- time. Y-ancr of Christmas parcels. C~heap tickets will be ?? of issued iby the Harwich route to Antwerp and there of itotterdlas. Passengers eats leave London, Scotlanid, neck, ?? the North and the Midlanid counties ...

... genesis of heaven and t' earth; the New with the geoeration (or, more correctly, is the geneais) of Jesus Christ, The genesis of 'the Saviour tl was the mystery of Christmas-day. He would ask them re to accept the New Testament as God's Ohristmas gift to ...

... be by the completion of the new lines of railway rlaPogrCs). The future prospect of the com- il rs wals of a very promising nature. Mr. ,C osed the motion of th e chairm and it was ly ageed to, tt5E. ~pr cn A~D Ln .-A new anod ex- , lotthshumlserc), e ...

... furnish a pro- 1 ?? of illustrations, of which a large proportion are of remarkable merit, while the engravers have pro. duced some of the choicest specimens of wood engraving a -both in the old and new styles, and again in the old a and new styles cunningly ...

... that of the long list of London theatres five only remain ?? Garden, the of Lyceum, the Garrickc, the St. Janmes's, and the fa Lvric, and as to miost of these an early date for ol opieaing is announced. di The usual Christmas scrvices were held in a the ...

... of Old London Bridge, and a civic pageant by land and by water, tbe Thames covered with we tor - processionists, amongst wheom the ancient City Guilds snake a con- spicuous appearaince. Tlis is in roundl number's the idea of the Orient in London so far ...