... THE COAL ANDIRON TRADES.—We cannot record any briskness in the iron trade of the district, and the orders to band are below what has been expected. Some rail. ways are not so fhr buyers to any large amount, but must ere long increasa greatly their stocks of rails which at present are very lew. Foreign orders are also dull. The pig iron and tinpltte trades are steady, the latter is firm, and ...

... CORPORATION AND BOARD OF HEALTH.—The ad- journed meeting of the Board of Health and Town Council was held at the Town-hall on Friday, the Mayor in the chair. The adjourned meeting of the Council was held for the purpose of meeting Mr. Williams and Mr. Freeling, surveyor and architect of the Post-office department, to discuss and decide on the plans for the new Post-office proposed to be ...

... KEB LE COLLEGE. TO THE EDIITOR 0F THE OXEOI)D JOURINAL. Sin,-Altthoughl an inconvenient day to many, a harz number of persons wvill come up to Osford on the 2.5tL nf this montlh, to Nvitness the laying of the first stone of the KEble College. As it often happens onl sch ooessio e caI O11Y sec one's neighlbours! backs, may I suggest tif it bi not already suggested) that a suitable stand he( ...

... (From the ?? Buggy) so The debate in the House of Commons on the Irish di Church hats been the one-prevailing topic of conversa- pI tion. The future historian will remark on the extraor- Oi diuary circumstance that suddenly the Liberal party, ti for a second year shivering in the cold shade of 0ppo- It sition, became aware of the pressing importance of this Z question. For years they have beon ...

... ?? i-., I - : I - ?? , 3 q - - -? -1 LinSRrihbs-.Tha_6` dpehlservices were 66dzitinnied al on the 27th nlt., when the- sermlon was preached- by the -ft Rev.- J. Turner, Vicar of Deddington. The Hall was A densely crowded, a larger congregation being present than -- on either of the former occasions. The Subject was-faith' ol and persevering prayer, as shown in the almost unparalleled case of ...

... 0. B. H. Derxnwe - The annual dinner in connec- tion with the 0. B. H. took place in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening, under the presidency of C. Daffleld, Esq., who was supported by E. M. Atkins and T. Duffield, Esqrs., Masters of the Hounds; A. Van de Weyer, Esq., son of the Belgian Minister; and about 60 other gentle- men. The President of the Hunt, E. P. Bouverie, Esq., M.P., was ...

... I THE ABYSSINIAN WARS MAGDALA CAPTUBM. KING THEODORE KILLED. THE CAPTIVES RELEASED. Mgdal taken. Theodore killed. All the pri. soners released. Only a few English wounded. Foreign Office, April 26, 1868. The following telegram, dated Alexandria, April 25, haa been received from her Majestys Agent and Consul-General in Egypt:- The following telegram just reached me from Suez:- 'Theodorus ...

... .{i PL~ORATIOIW Q'NOgTI'j' SATAA. -.Some very iitereating partico]ar pf erpeentex- ploration by .4Dptain C;adellj Lijp.ith, Australia, .appear ia :the Soouth, Ans~tre ,iaia, 2Ryister of sthe 14th Feb. The territory lyi .'lpt ie'~h , northern boundary of South Austral awnd the. nswrithbrx coast, line ?? Holland having 'teybee' added 'to' the South Australian, colony' ptaiii Cadell wva' some ...

... BhY o&BDfZNAB' I TEL:aBGR-APH. TEE PARLIAMENT 1W SESSION. The Daily 'Wews notioeaf that' ?? sessiou, whieil vas resumed yesterdaybais been twice interrupted'for 1O days sih Bthe 1ithnof Febru- ary, and the . following is the state of ipublio bnai.; ness' -Thi 'Mutiny Bills are ppsed theArnsyEsti.. ejiate are partly vote~d,;the Nay,vEstin vtes'hae not vet been proposed , the liinanoiaL ...

... E HE FOLI'AL SITUATITN. r A (Jabinct Council was oppointed to hebeld yester. ' day afternoon. The gutmmongeH were not issued till lo late on Monday evening. ha The Daily News announoes that every one of Mr. ri Gladitous's reholution awill be eubmitted to the House ce of Commons, and in a leading article remarks that a, if the second and third resolutions were in the be e gi'ning needful ...

... PETITIONS AGAINST AND FOR THE I -I. CH{URCH. On Monday Mr. Cogan prtsented petitions prayi.g for the im-ediate diseetablishment and disendew. ment of the Protestant Church in Ireland from 3,800 inbabitants of the parish if Saintc Michae and John, in the city of Dublin; from the inhabitants of the parishes of At'y, Nas, Narragbmore, Maynooth, Kildare, Newbridges Kilcock and Ceibridge, in the ...

... KILKENNY O&TITLI yoUNU ME An SOMIETV. Ia On Sunday bat a ?? n of the above society wee ield In their ;4ruol, WI~LOthabv W. lIN Prieiden', IM. 'the emirr Ona, rtri, Mr. SteO tia djent of 0i0 )eet no, fe l rlu1n0D- Tlbat re ia timolfoi teo tbounnel orleetlon aod.u.p ,bid now arrived, ite We tie duty ot thae who held offloe during tbe aeet year to review thie 'h4en ?? wbhic bad taken place lie ?? ...