... THE WEATHER.—There is still a great deal of rain here. On Wednesday evening there were some very heavy peals of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning also. CHRISTMAS Boys.-The old custom is still kept up here at Christmas. The boys were out on Monday night with the Mari IJwyd, calling at the shops and principal houses about the neighbourhood. ...

... ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT.—-The annual entertainment for the benefit of the poor was given at the Assembly Rooms last Friday evening, G. J. Penn, Esq., occupied the chair. There was a large and respectable audience, who appeared very much pleased with the perform- ances, especially with the singing of Miss Thomas, Mr. Joshua Rees, and Miss Duckham. Messrs. Howard and James gave a very nice duet on ...

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... An inqUsthaB been held at Baddesley-Engor, a village in orth W arwickshire, to inquire into the circumstances con- nected with the death of a woman, only twenty-three years of age, named Harriet Atkins. The evidence went to show that the husband of the deceased, Michael Atkins, is a miner and lives at Laduesley-Ensor, a village some three miles from Atheratone. On the night of Friday last the ...

... F O li E 1 Gr N NOTES. TURKEY AND GREECE. The enthusiasm of the Greek populace in tavour ot war is the most unfavourable symptom of the dispute between Turkey and Greece. They are disposed to forget all the evils of the inefficient government they have suffered so long, and are ready to encounter the disasters of war, pro- vided they are led on au expedition which holds out some hope of ...

... GREENHOUSE PLANTS.—Tiie number oi SWRP^S bedding out plants distributed at the close of the by direction of the First Commissioner of her Ma] Works. &c., among the poorer working masses, > charitable institutions, &c., has amounted this number 17,837 plants were furnished by the «-t>, and Hyde Parks and Kensington Gardens, Victoria Park. ll.S'52 by Battersear ...

... At the Kendal Town Hall, Jonathan Holden, a quaint-looking old man, was charged before Mr. John Whitwell with drunkenness. The following colloquy ensued:—Magistrates' Clerk-Well, what do you say to that, eh ? Prisoner—Oh, I say the same as you says. I was muzzy; that's truo enu'. Constable— The prisoner was mortal drunk anyhow, and making a great row, which —— Prisoner—No, I wasn't; I only had ...

... LThe following appeared in our SECOND EDITION of last Saturday.] ...

... A Fenian Convention was summoned by O'Neill, the president of the order, to assemble at Philadelphia on 24th of November. ...