... A TKIP TO AMERICA. -♦ VII. t. p. .ILROAD JOURNEY.— NIAGARA. ?? n 'l the structure on which we crossed from . \ , ; k to Hoboken a ferry boat does not convey ■ , : :i accurate idea of its nature and general ap- ?? l' L s 'tion. as if an enormous slice off the ?? terminating in a covered shed with j u:f''it anl protection from the weather, ! t:; v- ferred across the Hudson and joined on . . ;* ...

... Yesterday.— Tha Eight Worshipful the Mayor (Alderman Wilkinson), presided also present Aldermen onee, Huxtable, Huahes, Pring, Andrew, Henderson, Thomas, Councillors Armstrong, E. ...

... The concertt which will take place thia afternoon and evening at the Victoria Hall will constitute the most Important musical meetings that have been held in Exeter Eeveral years pas ...

... FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1884. Although news of the annexation of Merv the Eussian Empire reached this country through the usual channels of foreign intelligence, it was found very dif ...

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... In continuing my review of the Winning Sires of ISSt, the reproduction of the following table — which appeared last week — revised and corrected, will greatly facilitate reference to the different Stud ce-l.britie- that remain to be discussed : — No. of No. of Value sihe. Fee for winners races of races ISSS. 18S4. lsS4. 18.4. Hermit 200gs. ?? 31 ?? 75 ?? Sidling lSOgs. ?? 14 ?? 26 ?? 20,157 ...

... special meeting of the Exeter . Auxiliary of the ourch Pastoral Aid Society, in commemoration of the «bilee 1885, was held the Royal Public Rooms on ~*°nday evening, under ...

... STORTING INTELLIGENCE. • -_■— tead of history repeating itself in connection with this year's Derby and Oaks, except that both events were carried off by the first favourities, the •victory of Melton has broken the Bpell that previously surrounded Middle Park Plate winner. at Epsom; and the honour can no longer be claimed for the Dewhurst Plate of that longer distance two-year-old race proving ...

... / — • THE EEPo^-ED CONFLICT NEAR MERUCHAK. fIUECTKR'S TKLEORAM.I ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. -Nothing whatever is known in official circles he:« w't* l i c ' Ba n* to any con ffi«t or collision having taken place between the Russians and Afchans on tlie Afghan border ; and tho report of some gU nposcd lighting near Meruchak, mentioned by a London morning paper, is declared in well-informed ...

... to tbe membe*' » the Constabulary that composed his escort, headquarters in the ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.-Wednesday. o'cSi. SPEAKKB t ° ok thechair ** 10 -mute. past twelva „, „ PRIVATE BUSINESS. ?? , 9 adoxton ?? B «™ d Water BUI was eon- tor V„~ ?? for a third readiD & andthe Manches- ter, L,ujy, Rochdale, and Oldham Steam Tramways Bill was read a second time. a. n « T^ ESS POOR ™ THE METROPOLIS. Mr. PICKERSGILL asked the President of the Local Board whether his attention had ...

... THE WIXTER EXHIBITION AT BURLINGTON HOUSE, (Second Notice.) Two landscapes by Gainsborough, among the British pictures at Burlington House (No. 1 and No. 147), suffice to remind ua of the frequency of his practice of a branch of Art which he never found remunerative, and they assure us, too, of th© genuineness of his feeling for Nature; but they are hardly masterpieoes. The second, and aa it ...