... : i 1. t EAA::TOWN C6UNCIr - , The monrth1ly - meeting of the Town C6uncil was heldoif'Wednesdayl'ast, the Right'Vorshipful the Mayor ,nresidiung. PaoroermD ELhictlli &0cx;A letter was read from Afr. . l >lphh:iaderrt, ettng $forth. the inconrellienc'e which wal . occasioned h. .there ,being no public clock in the cioy which could be deoended on as a correct time-keeper, 'recommending. that-an ...

... CL.SS BOOK FOR BU.lGUAVIA.-Shbr:tl will be publisbed- with numerous ilustrations efl't)rdedl~y various clergymen and ladies-a new ebild's book for the ulse of BPegravian yonh, entitled, Puseyista in ben made Popery in Earnest. TnE SovritU (;N OF PO'TS.1svA.-The King of Prussia is pursuing courses which mcoy cost him a crown. In tbis country at any rate they would render him liable to a fine ...

... I OUR TROOPS IN. THE CRIMEA-THEIR WANTS. We beg particular attention to a letter from r Colonel. George Bentliock to a London contemporary. The Colonel has just returned from the East, and he v thoroughly understands the subject on which he treats. P He was an eye-witness to the events of which he speaks, c and felt acutely, as doubtless others now feel who are ' still in the Crimesi the gross ...

... THURSDAY, MAY 4th, 1854. General Gage John Hall, whose death has i been recently recorded, served under the Dake of York in Flanders, in 1793; also at Isle Dieu and Ferrol. He served through the Irish Rebellion on the staff with Sir James Duff; and in 1805, when Major and Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th Regiment, forming part of a force destined for Hanover, he with Colonel De Berniere, 11v ...

... BARNSTAPLE. MARWOOD PLOUGHlINC MATCH.-Through the efforts of some of the more active agriculturists, a ploughing match was revived in this parish last year, and it was then resolved on that there should be an annual, Lately, however, some lnew blood has been infused into the society; and we un- derstand this year's match will shortly come off under most favorable auspices. The committee ...

... THE PRINCE ALBERT AND THE. ACT OF SETTLEMENT OF 1700. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORIING ADVERTISER, Sir,-The question of the Prince Albert's staizs as a Privy Councillor is at present keenly discussed. It lies in a nutshell ; the issue being simply, whether or not the Act for his Serene Highniess's neturalisation, 3 and 4 Vic., chap. 2, overrides the Act of Settlement, 12 and 13 Will. 1Il., ...

... TURKEY ANDIRUSSIA.. The following letter is from the pern of a gentleman highly connected, who was in Paris at the time to which it refers, and was fully conversant with the topics to which it relates:- TO THE EARL OF ABERDEEN. England has witnessed, during the last recess of parli ment, the public mind greatly excited, and daily most anxiously seeking to learn what are the real causes which ...

... - o 111- -a i - a D. BARNSTAPLE: RATrERt SIGNstICAlcT.-Tlle Castle-hill organ is' silent upon the fact that the Hon. John Fortescue has withdrawn from the collest at Abingdon. WYe know that the clique in this lborolughl are secretly delighlted attthe circumstance. Some complaints have already been made to the effect that ' the general influence of the famlily is not now attempted to be ...

... INASIONY OF THE CRIMEA. d A telegraphic despatch in the Moniteur, dated Therapia, 7th September. states that the French and Turks had set out from Varna on the 5th, and that the a English fleet was to join them at the Isle of Serpents. v The vweather was favourable. A similar report also h comes from Vienns in a different form, and is said to be s1 authentic. Advices from Varna to the 6th ...

... ANOTHER ,ARCHDEACON. ?? *.M A- a ?? with 4 I O'Connell used toend -many ssentence vith Oh'! d these baronetsl 4'Oh Ithese colonels I Baronets antd colonels were with him the great motives of all that was evil 01 in the State. The Church is sorely tempted to cry and with ri far better reason, Oh these archdescons! Manning, dl Wilberforce, Denison-how much capacit of good-how tk much ...

... BARNSTAPLE. Mr. John Jones is displeased because of our re- marks on the borough printing. We cannot help that. Men like Mr. John Jones who box the compass with every wind that blows, must expect an occasional jostling by cross currents. When Mr. John Jones has learnt to spell and under- stand the word consistency, he may put in some claim for respect; and until he has established such a ...

... . 17~, , ~ I EXMOUTH.- AutRIVAL S .-Y90man's Glory, Moyse; Mar Stephens, Skinner, Padetow; William and Sarah, Hetberepl, Ntwport; Isaih, Templeton; Fleece, Croft; Comimodore, Bence, London; Barnard Castle, Horn, Sunderland; Donegal, Thorn, Hartlepool; Elizabeth Ann, Mutters, Sidmouth; Caela, Collings, Hartlepool; John Booth, Bond, Isle of Wight; Eliza Jane, Parker; Alice, Renman; Elizabeth, ...