... he he THE PRINCE CONSORT'S FARM AT WINDSOR. The Flemish Farm, containing 400 acres, of which 240 are arable and 160 pasture, is a very stiff soil, being on the err London clay. It has all been drained on Parkes' plan, four nyfeet deep, at a cost of 31. per acre, exclusive of pipes and cdartage. It had been previously drained on the shallow sys. i tem. Here His Royal Highness has displayed ...

... MR. HENLEY, M.P., AT CHIPPING 119W8,TQ. The Right Hon. J. W. Henley, M.P., was among the e speakers at the annual dinner of the Stow-on-tbe-Wold a and Chipping Norton Ag-ricultural Association, which took place on Wednesday evening. Alluding to the state f of parties in the House of Commons, the right hon. gen- tleman said:- Perhaps Parliament is not now quite so c much divided by hard and ...

... THE DERBY -GRA.MMAR SCHOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY ERCURY his Sir-I shall esteem it a kindness if You will allow me to viol snake a few remarks on a portion of a letter published in your tbiut paper of last Wednesday, in which Mr. John Hudson states, noe It is also remarked by Rev. T. H. Li Leaty that during said 31r. Hudson's time it was only a commercial school. What sat il did say was ...

... (From our own Correspondent,) tht Sik Livess-noo,, Saturday Night. %tV The deep interest which the Earl of Derby has throughout pri felt Iin the volunteer movement as a valuable auxiliary to thle rot national defences of Great Britain htas hitherto not been or( ostentatiously paraded, but has been marked by a quiet, seet though at the same time hearty, approval of the movement. sag in order to ...

... WEDNESDAY, SEPTEmnLR 26, 1860. . e-A.tA1. f- - __ T . 1 The new revolution in Italy is rushing on at a pace which baffles all diplomacy, startles sovereigns, and bewilders statesmen. The Eing of NAPLES is in exile, and the POPE by this time has probably fled from Rome. Acorps of GARI1ALDI'Sarnm has commenced its march from Naples towards the Roman States, c and the Sardinian generals are ...

... ?? C t. . Ai I M' e - A Ah V a..AAA- a- -A -a A -U -A. AA The annual festival of the Ashhy Sunday Schools came off on Thursday, the 30th ultimo, under circumstances of more than usual interest. It has for some time past been held either in the Castle or the Bath Grounds; both, as is gene- rally known, well adapted for any festive purposes. but this year on an intimation given to Lady Edith ...

... TUIE POTATO DISEASE.-IMIME A REMEDY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY ]NIMRCURY. Sir,-As this disease has re-appeared with great virulence, I think the following information may be of service to the public:- For many years I have used scarcely any manure, except lime. which I have applied very freely, and the potatoes so raised, have been almost free from disease, whilst my neigh. bours all around ...

... Three missionaries who penetrated the country ave t ell. sent to the Norith China Herald an interesting narrative mL Ith, respecting the religious principles of the rebels, their in- I to tentions towards foreigners, their mode and manner of 'RO all warfare, &c. The missionaries were hospitably received Jest at Qun Sang, and some of the leaders of the rebellion ity willingly communicated ...

... Mr. Disraeli, it is announced, will preside at the annual G.i e dinner of the South Bucks Agricultural Association, on the s 3rd of October. th A local paper says that the number of excursionists to whto have visited the Great Eastern at Msilford Haven Iexceeds 12,000, being an average of about 1,000 a day. is e On Monday an earthquake was felt over a considerable cc e part of Mid-Kent. The ...

... ?? WHan. JoB.-Sir Charles Scully has recently his een eatout to assist 'Mr. Wilson, Chancellor of the Ex: ce chequer, for India, as he was plhased to call hinsaell, with a on salary of' 7,0001. per ttnnuri.Plyinouth Mull. ?? tnr into operation last week, thonoe o ulcisetot le Thle Great Eastern wasthonoefrpulciscint at Milford Haven, ou% Tuesday. B Id for Whes Han Percy Wyn dham, a ...

... -d A ,d,- f tho ?? 4noA -- . i The particulars of the Prince's reception in Quebec ri d have not yet come to hand; but several incidents in the W course of his progress are given in the Canadian and 's e American papers. o t The correspondent of the New York Commercial Adver. P v liser relates the following of His Royal Highness :- The )r following little incident came under my own ...

... Wer. 1atIl p#rflln I Two gentlemen were lately examining the breast of a S plough on a stall in a market-place. I'll bet you a guinea, n said one, you don't know what this is for. Done ! said c the other, it is for sale. v There is a story of Henri Quatre, who, on being told by tb his gardener at Fontainbleau, that a certain plot of ground c would grow nothing, told him to plant a bed ...