... BRITISH ND FOREIGN BIBLE SOC TY The forty-fourth anniversary meeting of this so- ciety was held on Wednesday week, at Exeter Hall, and was, as regards numbers, rank, and taleot, the greatest religious reunion of the season. Lord Bexley, the veuerable ...

... this t*- cuaation, and raised an action for libel again,, Mr. lutimer. After considerable delay, tW trial came on, last week, at Exeter, and, owing to the not very envious notoriety that the pro. secutor has obtained, excited a verr great gree of interest ...

... LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. important decision has been given, this week, at Exeter, in the case of Bishop Philpotts and the proprietor of the Western Times. It will be remembered that the Bishop by his cruel persecution of the Rev. Mr Shore, and his unseemly ...

... of the fund for establishing musical scholarships in the Conservatory of Leipsk*, took place on Friday evening, lost week, in Exeter Hall. It has for some time excited extraordinary public interest. The great object of interest, of course, was Jenny Lind ...

... DEVON COUNTY SESSIONS. Court of Sessions for Devon (for the trial of prison • crs only) was held last week, at Exeter, before Lord Courtenay, M.P., at which the following cases were tried arising in this part of the county. Horse Stealinc— William Ward ...

... the doxology was sung, and the meeting separated. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL —The Annual Meeting was held on Monday week, in Exeter 1611—Lord Morpeth in the chair. The Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Argyle, and the Countess of Carlisle, were present ...

... song, and harp, Talhaim, Miss Ellen Lyon, and Mr. Ellis Roberts —Two performances of Handel’s Messiah ’’are given this week at Exeter Hall, one the London S.u red Harmonic Society, conducted by Surman. on Friday night, and the other the Sacred Harmonic ...

... THE BRITISH AKP BIBLE SOCTT TY, Tho forty-fourth annual meeting of this valuable socic-ly was held on Wednesday week, at Exeter Hall, London, which the occaiion was densely crowded. Lord IJcxlpy filled the chair, hut his age and infirmities prevented ...

... proceedings, to compel the opening of the Crediton Railway for public use. The two men, Davis and Byrne, who were charged last week at Exeter with having possession of forged £ 5 Bank of England notes, have been committed for trial. Heroic and Praiseworthy Conduct ...

... that all the parties arc progressing favourably.—Bath Cliron. Legal Friendship.—At the County Quarter Sessions, held last week at Exeter, Mr. Turner, attorney, who appeared for the prosecution in a case of felonv, stated that the only two counsel who attended ...

... in the leading lines for the last two weeks show a very marked increase over the corresponding tw » weeks of last year. In each the last two weeks Great Western receipts have been to over the corresponding weeks of I8t7; while in the London and North ...

... Homily Society. The thirty-first annual general meeting of the friends and subscribers of this society was held on Monday week, at Exeter Hall. The Most Noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley presided. The secretary (the Rev. F. Dollman) read the repart, which ...