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... THE BELF AST EXHIBMON. The Ladies' Band is to continue its engagement t at the exhibition, we understand. throughout the a a present mont-h. There might, with advantage bee 1' r a greater vsriety in the programmnes of the band. anl it would he a treat occasionally to have a. h nu mmber of Irish airs. Tihe sensatlions of the c Mystery of Proteus tiil attract considerable numm- h ers of rsitous ...

... NATIONAL S X O W. IIORSE r FROM OUR REPORTER. e DTBm:,u, TUESDAY-To-day the horse show, pro- i moted; by the Royal Dublin Society, opened at e Ballsbridge, and, one has only to he a. visitor in ,Dublin just now to he convinced of the truly r national character of the event. Never has the city been so crowded, at this season of the year. ,f and never has the attendance of visitors been more ...

... LITERA TURE. Mr. S. R. Crockett takes precedence in the October number of ' Corn-hill vwith Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City; his Progress and Adventures. Henry Seton Merriman's serial, The Sowers, continues to run. We tkile the following extract from an interesting article entitled From Chitrail to Gilgit :-I have not yet seen any but a brief account of the passage of the guns over the ...

... F A I R S._ a eterdi&v the Belfast maonthly fair attended b?, both blivers amd,seiiers. ?? large number of stock offered, and busl>lsn iI - different departments ruled brisk, and prices'cr firmer than at the last fair. The ,rsltatiJf>t, Springers, first ckes, £18 to £21 each: (lt.. * elass, £14 to 216 lOs; do., third .lass. £- £13; three-year-old heifers and builocks Ifrnn 5s to £13; two-year ...

... DUBLiN SPRING SHOW. Duar1Nc, \VEDXESO tv. -TheC Spring Cattle Showv ;sas resnuned to-day at the Royal Dublin Society's premises, Baliebridlge. The attend~ance in the morn- ing weas rather smsall for a second day, thoughl the weather wsas vcry tine. However, the visitors turned op in large lnumberso in the afternoon, and kept tihe turnstiles constantly going. Now that the show heas baeen ...

... NElW BOOKS AND MIAGAZINES A Mass ax ?? PsonsD. By Andlrew. Deir. IllUS- trated Ironm photogra~phs by the author. Digoy, Long, &t Co., l~ondlon. 3s 4d. Stii' anothler bock on N orway I No other country in modern time hlas hid its praises more thoretagitly ventilated,. Wihit phlotogra~phy hais failed1 to pro- duce pens of ready wiriters hatve most suceesslullyt esssq od, and if the lend of the ...

... I Judges-Industrial: Msrchioness of Hamilton, Countess of santry, Cotstess of Lovelhwe, Lady eoo Hamilton. and Miss Liisdemy. Butter, Eggs, and Bread-lIr-, Coles. Chickens-Mfiss Renton. Hortieulturs1-Mr. John Moore, Dunereggas, Denry. Cafe Birds-Mr. James Porter, Strabsae, The seventh annual show promoted by the Duke of Abercorn for the cottagers on his demesne was brought off on Saturday ...

... G1RIU STORY OF A HOSPITAL FAILURE. A representative of the ' South Bucks Standard ?? recently visited Paul's Row, High W;cnnombe, to in- vestigate an alleged extraordinary escape from death. Mr. and Mlrs. Gray, one of wliosa daughters was the subject of tthe runmour, gave authentic infor- 4mation. What wvas the cause of your daughter's danger. 2Mrs. Gray-? For quite eight years, replied ...

... The third volume to appear in Mr. Edward wV Arnold's The Sportsman's Library, which is co edited by Sir Heabert 211axwell, Bart., bY., will be The Sportsman in L'eland, by a Cosmopolite. m, It is to be illustrated with coloured plates and th bluok-an.i-white drawings by P. Chenevix Trench, wr and reproductions of the original illustrations drawn ea ea by R. Allen. and engraved by W. ...

... 5W BOOKS AND MAGAZINES IEBO y-or.aSlNG OF ROMANCE miD Tflg Ris OF vc £t, bo R(y. By George Sa.intsbury, MA.A Edin- fe cS and ndon William Blackwood & Sons. t: h~ net ono 21e0th of literature are ever ready to welcome p3 ,¢,fizuied pleasure every composition that pro- , 1reor Professor Saintshury's fruitful pen, and J ...

... A krchibald C~onstable & Co. 'Will pml~sish abook on the -Jameson Raid. 'by ,,rt.te editor of the ;Cape Times, pae nSouth. Africa. In order that ~ the recentevets in the Transvaai or01Y accurate. Mr. Garr'ett has thi'5 e ccipraion of tho-se, principally con- ter, u n'procitited an authentic- history erl- &~)rler butch took place at I ...