... DIED.-Dec. 11, at Spelhibury, Mr. John Pratt, farmer. Ralph Ellis, John Ellis, and George Slatter, all of Great llollright, labotirers, wuro a pprehended and brought before the Rev. T. Harris, at Swefrtord Rectory, on the 8th inst., ?? and Piilice-constableYates, charged 'with having, on tile uight of the thl !ist., at Over-Nortoa, matliciously thrown down a certain ivall, the property of ...

... The monthly meeting of the Oxford Farmers' Club was held on Wednesday last at the Roebuck Hotel, whern there was a much larger attendance of the members, than hag ever been the case since the establishment, of the Club.t The'room W~s literally crowded, and members from nearlyt all Parts'Of the county were present.I The President, Mr. IV. Thomson, Of Cuihalm, presided,t and after the minutes of ...

... A montlrly council was held at the Society's house, in Ilanlrver-square, on Wednesday, the 5th inst. Present, glr. Rnaymisond Barker, V.P., in the chair; Sir Archibald ;{eppel Macdonald, Bart., Mr. Branston, M.P., Mr. lirandreth, Mr. Evelyn Denison, M.P., Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Ir. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Wren Hloskyns, MIi. Kinder, Professor -Symonds, Mr. Jonas Webb, and Mr. Birch W estern. Mlany new ...

... n- -- -- _ -- E _ It . I I I Tua NEXT BALTIC CAMPAICN.-Gen. Canrobert ?? P, some words at Haembur-g. indicating that in case of another campaign in the Baltic, the fleet wvill have an immense pre- pionderance of goun and mortar boats. Two armies wvill be landed, one in Finiland and the other in Couriand, and r Gen. Canirobert will have the comnnand-in-chief. Sule OT FIrE IN TriE EIlSEli .-On ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, DECEUBER 15, 1855. SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE UNDER-DRAINING-(Continued). UNDER-DRAINING naturally ranges itself under tivo heads-the one where springs rise to the surfaee and the other where the clayey nature of the soil will not permit the free descent of rain water. ,O. thing has so much injured the cause of draining as the idea that some influential men have ...

... RAILWAtY TIME TABLES. a ~~~DECEMBER, 1855. ~WT/e Trains on Ohl-I~stoas Day will 7run as on Sundays 0 ?? on all thre 1?uilways. D OXF ORD, WORCESTER & WOLVERHAZ1pTON. a Dlown.-From LONDON to 6XORDon, WIVORESTWIt, anid e WOLVI]IIIAMP'TON. t WEEK D)AYS. 8(JN'rAVS. TRAINS LEAVE R.m. am. P.M. P.m. a~m. p.mi e Euston-square ?? 45 12 30 I 0.. . ?? ?? . . 9401104 450 ?? 2 0 ?? ?? Arrive ?? .. 1115 12 ...

... ABIN GDON. DIsD.-Dee. 7, at Abingdon, of consumption, aged 31, Sarah Ann, eldest daughter'of Mr. Benjamin Glanville; the4 christian graces which'adorned her character,'and 'her ami- able qualities endeared her to her 'numerous relatives, by whom and a large circle of friends her loss is deplored. INQUtST.-An inquest was held on the 7th inst., before the Borough Coroner, at the Plough and ...

... BUOCKINGHAM. BITrTr-On the 20th nlt., the wife of Mr. Charles R.. Evans, officer of inland revenue, of a daughter. Dian.-Dec. 6, at Lillingstone Dayrell, Mr. J. Newbery,. aged T0 years. IBRITISn AND FORtEIN BIBLE SOCIETY'-On Thursday evening, the 6th inst., the annual meeting of the Buck- iugharn Auxiliary of this Society was held at the Town. Hall. Sir II. Verney, Bart., occupied the chair. ...

... 0VI)/EA PAIRA'S ARMY. 't (i-(reOA T1LE CORnrESpONDENT OF THE TIMES.) TURKIJSJ CAAMP, SUGDIDI, Nov. 11'. The day after a battle is generally one of repose, and the Turkishf troops were scarcely in a condition to follow the retreating Russian army the day after the passage of the Ingour. I saw, however, in the course of my ex- l plorations in the woods to the rear of the battery so many carcases ...

... OXFORD ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY, The last meeting of this Society for the present Term was held in the Society's Room, Hlolywell, on Wednesday the 5th instant; the Rev. P. G. Medd, of University College, in the chair, in the absence of the President, the Master of University. The following were proposed for election next Term ?? C. Hamerton, Esq., J. K. Bennett, Esq., J. Broolke, Esq., and L. Lee ...

... tUNIVERSITY & CLERICAL INTELLIMENCE. TnE APPOINTMENT OF PitOCTOnS.-Noticebas been given that a form of statute on the appointilment and duties of the Proctors will he promulgated, as soon as the Vice Chancellor has received from the Crown the expected permission for the University to alter the Statata Carolina. The statute provides a new cycle for the election-to come into opera- tion in 1S i5 ...

... Lias1TIcNs AND WAATCHrlN.-A meeting of tihe rate-payers of the parish was held at the Market Hall on Monday last, for the purpose of the inspectors producing their accounts and vouchers for the pastyear, to appoint inspectors, and to determine the amount of money to be raised for the current I year, Mr. S. Field in the chair. Mr. D. Ponting proposed Mr. Samuel Field anid Mr. Alfred Robert ...