... - AN SPA~I AND PERU. A semi-official announcement that the new Spanish Ministry will act energetically in fhe question of Peru might be alarming if the question of Peru involved any serious controversy of principle or policy between Spain and her former dependency. As matters stand, however, the points at issue are partly trivial and partly imaginary; and it is difficult to see that ...

... II E B HARVEST:- A-fND TBB APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY. | THE WEST OF INGLAND. Having described 'the appearance of the country, thi progress of the harvest, and the state of all the principal crops in that exten- sive and varied range of land stretching about three hundred miles from Yeast to west, and lying between London and Exeter, we pro- ceed to give a sketch of their appearance along the ...

... PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENIT Appleton, Rev. W., B.A., to ?? of OlemenB, Dea Sheffield. Baker, Rev. H. M., to chaplaincy of the Incimougem' Company, London. Barnett, Rev. J. L., to curacy of lesale. near iulH. Bateran, Rev. J., to vicarage of Nfargato. Bellamy, Rev. F., to curacy of the district of Si. NOOP, Devonvort. Billing, -Rev. J. P., to domebtic chaplaincY to the ,p Countess Poulett. ...

... W\'EDNESDAY. SEPTEMBuR 21, EIGHT A.. PLACES. B.IT.'W.E' D. I1. R. S. Nahn .2D.48 50w ~. S.W I 2-W.N.W. r 027 1 Aberdeen.. 0948F41 I. 2 8 S. S. A. |, C 0.50 2 Leith *29 '5215 NY..5.W. 2 1, s. r c0 0.53 1 1'dronvt. |29.88:55S9 S. S. 3 4[2s. S. r b 0.15 2 Greeiostle. 0573w54. NW1 4 S. S. w. O 0 0.13 1 Galway..-.. 129018!57IWW'S'w. 2 .21 W c~ 012 ~2 Valentia .. 29.62 60 S.W. j1 N G r 0.22 4 Cape ...

... The annual ploughing Matches of this Association were held In a field on the furm of Mr. Stlgoe, of Adderbury, near the town, on Tuesday last, and were attendedtby a great number of sgrieulturisat In this locality. The steam ploughieg, which was ir an adjoining field, attracted con. dlderable attention. It was worked by a powerful and complete engine, by Meesrs. Barrows and Carmiahael, of ...

... THlE HARVEST OF 1846. Mr Is J Turner, of Richmond, has sent to the Times the opinion he has formed on the crops of 1864. He says - IAfter careful examination I Ram satisfied that we have this year, in bulk, a full average crop if wheat ; but I do not think, according to all thls samples I have seen, and froni all the other evidence I have obtained, that wheat this year will weigh so muchi by ...

... BRITISH ASSOCI A T ,0 ME E TI G. A Of the opening address of tbh president we rare- particulars last week. On Thursday the differesome tions met in the rooms specially allotted to themz attendance in each department was good, and there whe many persons of note among the nwneb r As ° generally known the business proceedings of t sis tion is divided into eight sections, and iII thse Sam valuable ...

... TRAVEL TALK. las TAPe Last JAlan in Town. Hflallo, captain, how is it ace you are not out of towR ? eqi The Last Alanz ut One in Town. Because I make arc it a rule never to go out of town until after everybody Off else has returned to town. ew The Last iManr. Curious ! andomightI inquire the 35 reason of that strange whim, pray? - - fac 'The Last Alan but One. Because, 'sir, by this thi means ...

... SOCIAL SCIENCE -ASSOCIATION. l FEIDAY, SEPT. 23. . 01)6 The proceedings were resumed to-day. In Jrri; the First Department Sir J3. P. Wilde, President, att( read a very able paper -on Laiv Reform.!: the -EDUCATION. irri, The Second Dep~A#ient (Education) was con- gro ducted in the De Grey Rooms, St Leonard's by Place, under the presidency of the Archbishop of bee York, supported by Sir ...

... THE GERMAN DUOHIES. I ~, -I (FBOM A COBSPONDKNT.) KtBL, Sznax 2D. Although the English Minister for Foreign I Affairs takes a different view of the recent quarrel in these regions than their inhabitants do, still the latter have reason to be grateful for the principles 1 which le affirms, and the counsel that he givesI towards the final settlement of the Duchies. His lordship bids the military ...

... NAV AL AND MILl TA jy- I~~ ?? . (FROM LAT NIOGHTS GRATr) ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 23. Royal Marine Light Infantry-Colonel and mnandant William Friend Hopkins, C., toel commandant, vice Mitchell, retired On full P. ?? and Brevet-Colonel Wwlin'yJt Maxwell to be colonel and second coinan 0d Hopkins; Captain and Brevet-Major CbOrles; Menzies to be lieutenant-colonel, vice M t' Lieutenant and Quartermaster ...

... ITELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCp, a =- V. in (1 8SLE' TnW ,AM.) tyDL DISTURBANCES AT TURIN. ha TURIN, Bar. 22 > Yeateray evening a popular demonstration took place before the royal palace. Shouts were raised of he Turin for the capital ! A group of rioters en. by deavoured to break the line formed bythe mitite nlo and to force their way into the ministerial he residence. The military were then ...