... DISTURBING A CONGREGATION.-A parrot belonging to some friends of mine was generally taken out of the room when the family assembled for prayers for fear lest he might take it into his head to join irreverently in the responses. One evening, however his presence happened to be unnoticed, and he was forgotten. For some time he maintained a decorous silence, but at length, instead of Amen, out ...

... An English lady writes as follows from Naples: I have seen to-day the face of Garibaldi, and now all the devotion of his friends is made as clear as day to me. You have only to look into his face, and you feel that there is, perhaps, the one man in the world in whose service you would take your heart in your hand and follow him blindfold to death. I never altogether understood that feeling ...

... (For the ensuing Week). FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES.—Where cuttings of verbenas and such like things have yet to be put in, they should be inserted rather thinly in deep pans or shallow pots in which they can be wintered, as they will be got established sooner in this way than would be the case if they were to be potted off before winter, and we have frequently found late cuttings managed in ...

... NAPLES. MARSEILLES, SEPT. 15. ,Letters from Naples, to the 11th inst. state that very ardent popular demonstrations were taking place in that city. Many priests and monks were fraternising with. the people. A police regulation prohibited the compelling of the inhabitants to shout Long live Garibaldi! Numerous desertions were taking place from Gaeta, laat, the greater part of the soldiers and ...

... In a few days a volunteer review will take place in this city. From pleasant Somerset and smoky Stafford, from the breezy downs of Oxford and the fumes and fires of Wales, from Bath and Cheltenham, and Bristol and Birmingham, towns as different as day and night, the volunteers will pour into the old city which two hundred years ago showed how armed citizens could fight. The committee of ...

... DBSEBTEB.—Hugh Price was charged with deserting from H.M.'s 16th Regiment of Foot.—Corporal Hannan enlisted the prisoner about 12 months since, and took him to Bristol en route to join the regiment. Since then he has deserted.— Remanded till Monday. ASSAULT.—Honora Callahan and Julia Hurley, remanded on a charge of assaulting Alice Kelly, were fined as. each and costs, or seven days' ...

... MAME! LLE& rr. Letup tram Najd* to tin Ilik but *Mt *r rudest roger densanstratians were taking city. say prisms and state were 1ir:A..41..1Pa •• the people. A polkerrgelatiorr prohibit.. I thr the inhabitants to oboist Lung lire I:.tothal.4 . Netatrousdesertioar were taking place II opt tbe greater pan of the soldier* and sail I. advantage N tie Dictator's unborn/mos taws • their homer. ...

... IPSWICII CORPORATION. A special meeting of the Council was held on Satur- day, last the Mayor, George Josselyn, Esq., in the chair. THE OYSTER FISHERY. The first business was to receive and determine upon a further report from the Oyster Fishery Committee. The TOWN CLERK read the report as follows:- The account of the fishery has been made up to the 15th inst. and is now submitted to the ...

... This Committee held its fortnightly meeting yesterday, Charles Barton, Esq., in the chair. Tile Surveyor stated that the empty. Ing of the manure bins li the town was proceeding very satisfactorily, A list of the shop-blinds was handed In by the Surveyor, the greater part of which were found lower than six feet. The Committee ordered that all persons whose window binds are lower than seven ...

... Banbury Horticultural Sooiety. TIme annual show of this Society took place on Tuesday an last, in thoe beautiful grounds at the back of Dr. Stanton di W~ise's residence, which witi his usual liberality had been bc Ikindly ]olot for thle purpoeo. oniengtedvrso season, tlhe display of flowers, fruit, and vegetables wee extremely E good, while the number of persons who attended thle shlow T~ lisa ...

... We cannot insert anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be accompanied with the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publi- cation, but as a guarantee of his good faith. To prevent disappointment, it is necessary that all adver- tiscinwits and other commnunicatious should be sent to us as early in the week as possible. THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, ...

... JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD. A 9(noLA11,11r open without restriction Or preference ai5 to place of birth or education, being now vacant, the Principal ?? Fellows will proceed to the Election of a fit person as Schola, on Thursday, the 25th day of October. The MEanlisotjon will coiuence on Monday the 22nd of October. aud Candidates are required to present their letters to tje Principal and Fellows on ...