... FLORENCE, OCT. :3. The intelligence received here concerning the insur. rectionary movement in the Papal province of Viterbo is of a very contradictory character. Up to-the present, however, no serious conflict has occurred betweezi the Papal troops and the insurgents. The latter continue to occupy certain localities. At Rome many arrests have been made, and the authorities have taken various ...

... HARVEST hOMES. LITTLEMORE. On Tuesday the 24th ntit., Messrs. J. R. Mallam, J. Martin, R. Ahliu, seut., Dr. Giles, and Mr. P. Allin cele- brated the izigathering of the harvest by giving their men a general holiday, and providing a good and substantial dinner for those who had been engaged in the harvost Hield. The proceedings of the day commenced at elevei o'clock, when divine service was ...

... I TIlE INDUSTRIAL & PROVIDENT SOCIETIES OF OXFORDSHIRE. Pursuant to a motion made by Mr. John Abel Smith in the I-ouse of Commons on the 28th of June last, a return has just been issued of the general statements of the funds and effects of Industrial and Provident Societies in England I and Wales, registered under the Act 26 and 27 Vict., c. 87, for the year ending the 31st of December, 1866, ...

... I I AAxn'usR TEimEnuOLS.-Tlhe5C theatricals commenced under very distinguished patronagea on Wednesday evening the 26th nlt., the second taking place onl the following Friday. We never saw at aisy of these fashionable enter- Itainments the dress circle iii the Shire Hall present such a gayappearance, Iand the whole body of the Hall was devoated to it, a small spars only on the raised seats ...

... i1 I ' l * -. To .flih'lJITOIZ %;f't4e QXFOBD.JOURNAL.. SIy- lmhavnv perused with much pleasure the severnl lekters treating of kt6%n arainageiri 'yoqj papoi of the 14th inst It is pleasaut to seitllie s'bject taken'up by ad many erudite and ?? . i The5 *~iit5Vs'of'theul6ldtftis all advocate ,the use 6of lpule's eaftlelsett in irefrenr6e to wnter-tlosets, becduse, by Mooule's prodqss; ...

... I FJ .1A t i DIED. -Sept. 24, at 2, South Place, Banbury, in the 658th1 ear of her age, Elizabeth Mary, the beloved wife of J. DaviS, Esq., and second daughter of the late B. H. Pytt, Esq., many years surgeon of this place. RANSDEN. The anmual Harvest Thanksgiving Festival was held on Friday the 20th of Sept., and, sinilar to last year, there was combined with it a cottagers' vegetable, fruit, ...

... (FROM BELL'S WEEKLY MESSENOER.) The season is now close at hand for the commence- ment of certain kinds of planting operations; and those of our friends who contemplate extensive ground-work operations, involving the planting of deciduous trees and shrubs, will act wisely in maturing their plans as soon as possible, so as to be enabled to begin operations early in October. The best time for ...

... I WOODJSTOCK.* ?? I Dirn.-Scpt. 310, aged 15, James, third son of the late Edmund Harper, of the Rose and Crown Ian, Stonesfield. I PRsESETATION1 OF A TESTeIaOINvAT, TO THE Rxv* W. SANDERS-On1 Monday last the Senior, Churchwarden ofI Illetchingdon waited upon the Rev. W. Sanders, Master of thle Grammar Salted of this PBorough, to present to him an address, and at handsome testimonial, from the ...

... AGRICULT URE. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. *I (Fronm the grieidti ral Gazette.) t] Mr. Smith, of lWoolston, thus announces the Corn- a pletion of his autumn tillage for wheat sowing by the N aid of his new ?? 112 acres of cropping d were as follows: Wheat, 59 acres; barley, 12 acres; v beans, 23 acres; peas, 6 acres; and 12 acres of clover v fed on. You see that I had more than half my farm in f wheat ...

... OXFORD-BOA-D O- I OXFiORD) BO)ARD OF GUAtRVANS. The Bcard met on Thursday, the Rev. E. F. Glanville in the chair. The Chairman reported that during the w eel Mr. Hobbs had colictotd 1171. Is. 3d., leaving a balance tiue in his pharises of 3l3t . 81s. Mr. Gittings bad collected 1041. l.5s. 9d., together with 31. Is. 9d. arrears, leaving a balance due of 2811. Mr. Cross said the course taken by ...

... OXFOII W- 6G COUNCILI ?? _1 - .. . . 18 on ?? A| vAA;, As I A special mectin g of the Towln Council was held on Tuesday last, the Msyor (B. T. Spiers, E sq.) in the chair. lie Town Clerkc read the Repolt of the Garsington Farm COnilnittec, who had ?? resolved, Tllhat they caniiot entertain tfle terms offered by Messrs. Mallauu, in the first instance, but agrce to recommend to the Council, ...

... I CHORAL FESTIVAL. I Onl Wedn~esday thle 2511h of September a Festival for the irujiroveaenet of church musichinthe Diocese of Peterbrougi was held at the church of St, Peter, King's Sutton. This church, so wvell known for its architectural beauity, t anld so well adalpted for any) great festival, was decorated a most profusely for tire occasion by the chief ladies in tire 0 parisir, arid ...