August 9th.

The Industrial Conversazione.

Though the weather on Saturday was about as unfavourable to the success of the Industrial Conversazione as could well be imagined, a moderate number of persons visited the Tuam street Hall in the afternoon, when Mr. Cor rick's string band played several pieces in very good style. In the evening the attendance was much better than the most enthusiastic member of the Industrial Association could have ventured to hope, the number of visitors being at least as large as on the opening night. Por their entertainment a capital programme was gone through, consisting of songs, instrumental selections and recitations, by Misses Button, Wood, Bush, Scott and Dewsbury, and Messrs. Cronin, Withers, Millar, Sinclair, Price, Ingleson, Scott, and Arbuckle. Mr. G. H. Normington acted as accompanist. The Addington Workshops Brass Band, under Mr. Pooley, played several selections very creditably. The audience were so well satisfied that they re-demanded the great majority of the items, and in each case the encores, which were certainly deserved, were good-naturedly complied with, though, the programme consisted of no fewer than twenty numbers. Great credit is due to the sub-Committee which has been entrusted with the work of getting up the entertainments, especially to the Chairman (Mr. T. Pavitt) and Mr. D. Bellhouse, who performed most efficiently the duties devolving upon them. In consequence of the success which has attended the conversazione, the Committee has decided to open it to-night, to-morrow afternoon, and Wednesday night. Arrangements have been made for concerts to be given equal in every particular to those of last week.