... What makes you look so glum, Tom ? Oh, I have had to endure a sad trial to miy feelings! W What on earth was it ? Why I bad to tie on a pretty girl's bonnet while her Mta was looking on MISS MITFOJD AND HER TURBAN.-In his ILec- tures on Authors, Mr. Hall tells a good story of Miss Mary Russell Mitford. Round and fat in person, she was what Lord Byron called a dumpy woman, and ...

... It was oil n aine September evening, within toytl time (and I anm not, I tttust, too old to be loved), that Couct Anatole L-, of the illmpertinttut and paiticualrly useless profession of attache, walked up and down before the glass in his rooms at the Arch- duke Charles, tbe first hotel, as you know, if you have travelled in the groen-belted end flir city of Vienna. The brass ring was still ...

... VARIEIMES. Timn 1'aUtm'xTntt TO THE Ctow.X.-A lady's bonnet. h tl, she was a jewel of a wife, said lIt, mourning over the loss of his better hlrlf; she always strack me with the soft end of the mop. A magistrate appointed to the government of a town greedily accepted a poise of one thousand crowns, presented to hin formally, but., lilkt the keys of the city, not inteleded to be retsined. ...

... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, l859. THE Telegram this morning bringskmostimportant news-a declared alliance between France and Russia. This, the Tinwes says, was more than suspected long ago, and accounts to some extent for the conduct of Austria. The Emperor Lows NAPOLEON has evidently some significant communication to make. The ct* Corps Legislatif were to have met on Monday to Ind receive a message ...

... BARNSTAPLE.I On Saturday RobertBudd, Esq ,committed Robert I Horrell for three months to the county gaol for being in the tallet belonging -to Farmer Gammon, of West Down. Horrell has previously been in limbo for begging. Mr. Robert Symons,of BucklandBarton, Braunton, was thrown from his horse on Friday last whilst returning from the Barnstaple market. The injuries sustained thereby are ...

... The general aspect of election affairs throughout the country is most favorable to the Conservative interest, and even the leading Liberals admit that Lord Dmrmy must gain an accession of strength, even should he not command an absolute majority. The trick which ousted the Reform Bill was not the fair stand up fight which Englishmen so much admire, and the con- sequence is a determination to ...

... e BARNSTAPLE. d: .. On Friday night a fruitless attempt was made to da e break into two of the butchers' shops in the market. The Tb we operators were probably disturbed. in a ELECTION or GUARDIANs.-The following is the till result of the contest for the election of guardians for Blan. wa staple *-The Rev. Ei. Luxmnoore, 870; Dr. Bignell, 330; Mr. da: W. Young, 275, Mr. Hodge, draper, 242; ...

... . EXFETR -AND CR1EDITON AND NORTH DEbVON. FROM RKTviiYRSWVEJ DYS. SNAS 1~~&21&2r1&21I&2I2S215 32'I2,81 old& 5 2 ?? sm .. K i s. xx, rjxrI~a- v. No. Exeer.. 40 4C 11 10 120 jS 65 920i 4 55 2 580 .. 7 5011142,0 1 so*..to 93514 0 .40 CepplOatO 448 2 0 ?? 1l 7 710144!! 5 100e8 hiorthsrd- I 40 4850 1211 ?? i 22 7 2601Ye Laptod. 81221 ?? YellWh Rggefrd 55 141231 ?? . 70 :.J ?? ?? Sotm~- 51' 2 ...

... M. de Lamartine has received a legacy of 200,000 francs from a lady who had read his Fallen Angel. a At Chatham dockyard, on Tuesday, a man, named John Gallavan, was drawn into the machinery, and literally torn to pieces. Daniel Sullivan has been tried at the Tralee .Asizes, found guilty of conspiracy, end sentenced to ten o years' penal servitude. e The Greek Government, says the Journal ...

... FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. PARIS, Sunday.-The Jfoniteur of to-day makes the following announcement ?? naval division, under the command of Vice-Admiral Jehenne, sailed yesterday from Brest for the Mediterranean.' Ducoirmtz, Saturday.-The Dresden Journal of to-day states:-' The latest proposal of Austria, for a general dis- armament previous to the Congress, is said to be supported by Prussia and ...

... NORTH f DEVON. BARNSTAPLE. Barnum appeared'at Ba m-staple on Monday, but his visit was a failure-the attendance being exceedingly limited, The members of the Town Council did not assemble on Wednesday in sufficient force to constitute a quorum. 'The Use and Value of Literary Parsuits and, Associations was the title of a lectate delivered on Tburs- day, by the Rev. John Boyle, in the Music ...

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