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    Booksellers' Provident Institution.—

    members and 12 non-members are opposed to it . Some approveprovided only that

    greater advantages be , given them than can be obtained from existing institutions . - 23

    members and 18 non- members suggest alterations varying from improvement not

    specified to the establishment «—» A . of a distinct institution . Some are of opinion that more

    provide sympathy adequate between the funds various ; others classes that would the

    advantage M . s of the Institution ' should be made better known by personal canvass fend public

    meetings ; one proposes that the subscription should be increasedothers that it should be

    reducedand two that , it should not exceed a guinea per , annum . Several desire to secure

    annuities the advantages for / of the a policy aged of and insurance infirm ^ , wi One th

    considers that any person proposed and seconded shonld be admitted immediately

    while another objects to the admission of the , needy , as it would *\ fcend to impoverish the

    | t hands Institution hat second of emp , m and a loyers rriag p e lace s . sh 10 ou more ld members not power be recog consider in nised the

    unless further payments were made to secure the benefits for the second wife and family ;

    and one that all applicants under 60 years V * should be admitted to membership . Two

    only are in favour of extending the privileges of membership to newsagents and others of

    the periodical press . The suggestions from non-members include

    the the name following to tha : — t of Admit the ' Booksellers newsagents , and and News alter

    agents tance af ' Provident ter twelve Institution months' . membershi ' Temporary p— assis the

    larger amount number to be reduced of medical if necessary officers . — and Fixed a

    ( minimum . scale Permanent of assistance assistance , to be increased at 50 or 60 if necessary

    years Fixed of advan age t , or es when and a ou lo t wer of scale employme of nt . - g pay

    ments . ts Annuity could be fund made to . That created the , to scale which of paymen

    bers payments entitled should to fixed be re sums -arranged . Reduce , and number the mem of

    officers . Grant — on employer ' s certificate — ' sick payments . Annuities or pensions to

    memallo bers tt or ed widows belection of . ^ 30 Fixed , £ 40 benefits , or £ 50 reduced , to be y

    subscri report — p of — tions the ^^^ payabl r sub ^^ ^^ * ^^ -committee ^^^ ^^^ e ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ half ^ ^^^^ v ^^^ ^^^ ^^ r - ^ . ^ f yearl ^^^^ wv is r ^^ r y si ^ v 4 ife , gned VMBk ^^* ^ & ^* ^ , ^^^ ^^ c ^^ . F ^^^ ' y W The the ^^ r ^^ v ^| H ^^^^

    j | Arthur Windsor following Toovey Hallett : Georg , . Josep Cox h , S George haylor , * F Horsman rederick ,

    The ' following The English attractions Illustrated are mentioned Magazine . '—

    j the special features of the new volume of among this successful periodical H — — — , ™ for r " *¦— — ™ which * ^^ *• ^ ^ fcp ^ *• ^^ arrangemen «^^^¦ i ^ ^ H . ^ ^ K ^ ^^^ ^ p ^ rft ^& JS » ^ fc «^ JK ^ h ts ^ rf V ^^ f

    j I heri have tance alread , a y ne been w serial completed Btory b : y — B * . A L Secret . Far j eon In- , author of ' Great Porter Square' and * A House

    of White on t Shadows he social '; condi ' Ireland tion of / a Ireland series b of the papers author of ¦—¦ * ¦ John ¦ Halifax i kmk ' with illus , tra y -

    m tions ent s b have y F . been — Noel m - Paton — ade —»—— ~ for , m m ; j t he . V vv ^ enice . , publica bf « v . a . ' — >« h t arra A ion . ** . V « tu nge » of % / J > . « - ^* a -

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    Ulara Montalba . The forthcoming numbers ^^ KKtS ^ " ~** ^^^^^~* ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ l ^^^^ t ^^^ fftttttttltKtKttttKtttttMHKUKtttK ^^^ ^^ Kt ^ ^ W ^^^ BBMBIWfW ^^ M ^^^^_ M- '''''^ ' ^' ' ^^ - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ VBHVi ^^^^^^^^ ^ lHHIIHIHBHiHHHVBVViBBHHVHHHHBMHHHKH ^^^^^^ H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ W ^ PP ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ E ^ flHMHHBHBMHBMHHi I ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    of tha magazine will alfid contain other illm . tioned irated : articles —' Capri , among ' with which drawing may s by be Wal meu h >»

    Maclaren ; * Earl , y English Water-Colour in Painters Normand , ' by Walter / ivith Armstrong ; * A Ramble

    sketchfes by y H . BJailton numerous ; * Pagodas architecture 1 b Miss

    j-J ^ , y ¦ ¦ Ports ! Water Li P , -y i . ^— Gordon — t— 1 ^ / « ¦ with Mills w w - - * . m — ' - > , illustrations — Cumrning C ¦ 1 « ^ wi ^^^/« -w th -u it •¦ ^ v ^ illustrations j ^ ¦ a ; — ^^ ¦ b * y ^ Our ^ ¦«< R a ^ h > . ^ J Great S ' ^ i r V . ^— b Well » _ M ^^ F . Fishing " s ^ f A I ' OlH III 1

    combd Gardner , ' ; The Channel Ports y W ' . with Bis .

    wi illus th tra il tions lustra b t y ions Gr . L by . S Thomas eymour ; Macquoid * Antwerp , ' -

    tions C ( Parcels T » by _ H Post T . Furniss L and . Telegraphs m _ Arrangements 1 1 , ' >_ with ' . 'I have illustra ••!¦• also . -

    been made with the following writers for con-1 tributions - - ¦ in - poetry - fictionand general

    liteiature — — — —— : — A — ^— - . — C . — STrinbume — ^ m - , m ^^ ^ ^ — , , ^ m G eorge ^^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^ k ^^ ^ " ^* ^ Me ^^ " ^ v ^ v ^^ redith ^ k ^ b ^ ^^ ^ L fffc Mrs lvirs . . unpnanL Oliphant , , James James Sime ftime , , Walter waiter Besant tsesaiit ,

    R . Jefferies , T . S . Winter , Henry James , and , G . A . Sala .

    New Style of Penmanship . —There seems to be no branch of tuition which has remained

    more steadfastly in old scholastic . grooves than penmanship . Boys and girls are still

    compelled J although a . lt . hnii B ^ m crh to pen ux in JL maturer m what ^ flinrer B _ V is _ o called vftars ^ K ^ m ^^ tJ a those t . Ti * naA slop ^& ing - » ysrh who n hand have have , '

    much writing to do ge years nerally adopt a style convenient to their comfort or pleasing to

    their fancy . Legibleness is the chief x desidera a - tum nowadays . This requirement is especially

    well marked in a skilful utilisation of the vert _ ical sty le - of penma j _ ^ _ nship , exemp —ITlified in

    has an ju en st tire bee ly n n prepare ew series d b y Mr co . py John -books Jackson , which

    F . E . I . S ., Principal of the Commercial and , Grammar ( jrranimar fechool School . Belfast J 5 elrast . . The There re are are eight eisht

    copy-books in the , series , and the lessons have been IV - ^^ f ^ - * ^ Jh grade L _ . Mm «^ -W 'ka B ^ m ^ d -Vm m wi w « . » t W ^ h mr s V ^ f tu •** ^«^ dious ^^^^ ^ - » - «^^ W ^ ca ^* W ^ r m * e ^^ , V while - - —

    endeavours have been made to arouse the in Mr teres . Jackson t of pup is ils confident in the ^ ords from they experience are writing tlat .

    is scien the tificall mos y t the le st ible y le possible ad / opted in that these hysio books

    and log and XO icall VliV tfVia ha y . tt , , . XAVL i ar ar t is - tistically U t . istir the J . V / g ^ . a . most - liv KM ^ J . iit t expeditious WMUX is is in in Ik- ^ J . V / conformity non ; VXJlUfV formitv attainable ^ , p JlT v vriu witil ;

    t Messrs he hig . , Sampson t modern Low s , tandard & Co ., cali who grap are hic about art tne .

    p to f . n lates iamipt issue engraved the f . Ti Mr ft new TiAxr J on T copy r » . copper nr Embleton » i / - - ykoolm books , by , the are n . T * A One well havin havin uniform -known ¦ g g the

    engraver Olivia VCl J . TJU . . 1 * J . m JL . . JUVJ ± 11 . KJX \ J OV / JI 1 . . V / UV " »» observed style and throug one hou method t the of whole construction series . are

    Bristol market Bristol has and long Notes been of . —The the famous Bristol ancient as booksellers a city book of

    cal have market collec no , , t and ting been some some and content mercantile ot with the J the 5 trading ristol mere dookhuij i mechani n books ^ , -

    bu Cell t have . lt / UUlIlg obtained illlU XU considerable . t 3 JLUttilJLUlJt . C 7 ULCbU distinction .. lXl ££ ux ~ - ~ as publishers Uiiiu nd in swelling the ranks »~ o

    puuiianciBaeven even ux oncuxug n ^ * ~ li order ordftr terature . . Mr Mr as , , . . authors ArrowsmitJti Arrowsmith aad . writers ot of Bris Bristol tol of , no too took ^ m oan the --

    reading world by storm in , his successful , p uD " lica has tion followed of the thia far-famed by the lho ' CaUed issue iob Back of several , ' a

    o irdts ther lUJiiuwBu popular of < Michael hub works up ujj Field Jk . The ' have now uo be celebratea w en * ^ i « "H *

    poems b lyccJlllo y the MeBsrs ui JLiuun . Baker xiaiDX ; . 1 X 31 KM Mr . . William v u r ^^ 6 v»— Mac 11 k is

    t m Bir comp thday iler Scriptural and pubbsher Text-books of the / w which ju- * p ' ^ J m ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ mgm ^^ ~^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ MM ^ m ^ m ^ m 1 ^ M ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m ^ m . M ^^ mm ^^ m m ^^ mmlM 1 ml M ^^ mB ^ MMy ^^^^^'^^ Atfl ^^^^^^^^^^ BflHA ^ kMiifl ^ MH ^ I ^^^ IB ^ IP ^ S ^^^^^^^^ f d ^^ H ^^^^^^ ^ HH ^ H BHBBBBBKHBittlBBHMBHBBBBBBBWWII ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¦ ^^^ M ^^^ Bbb ^ BM ^ ^^^ B ^^ mB ^^^^^^^^^

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1886, page 1098, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101886/page/48/