... CHITCHA T AND CRITIOISM. SYi. .Peter's Tower, April 25th, 1871. Shades of Long Charley! What a disturbance about the matohes I I If that enlightened and enterprising merohaut who has lately left this sublunary sphere had lived untillas week, Mr. Lowe's budget would most certainly have given him the finishing touch,- or, as your venerable contempo- rary down the hill might, with his knowledge ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENC, -- BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH LONDON. TUBSDAY NTOT The Central Chamber of Agriculture to-day ?? resolutions in favour of a Bill declaring hares and rabbits not to be game, and annulling contracts which restrict th, tenants right of shooting. BRUSSYLs, Tuesday.-Fugitives from Paris state that 6,000 wounded were taken to the ambulances. BERLIN, TueBday. -It is stated that the ...

... An a']journed meeting of the Exeter Looal Board with re4' ference to the d pposal of the sewage of this oity, was held at the Guildhall yesterday, Mr. W. Buckinghiam presiding. Mr. H. C. LLoyDi, at the Cutest, moved 11That this Boarda decline to hear anly communication from Mr. Friend until he has withdrawn anid apologised for the letter written by him to one of the public newspapers.-Mr. ...

... The annual meeting of the Exeter Auxiliary to this Society was held at the Clarence Assembly Room yesterday afternoon, Sir John Kennaway presiding. There was a numerous attendance. The Rev. S. PowEt, one of the hon. secretaries, read f a synopsis of the Society's labours during the past year. The finanoial statement showed that the receipts from Exeter and neighbourhood had been;£171 18s. lid. ...

... I IE EXETER VOLUNTEERS. There was a special service at the Eixeter Cathedral on Sunday afternoon for the Volunteera in this city. Divine service hogan at 6.16. The Rides and Artillery assembled in the Castle-yard at 4.15, and the Engineers on Southern- hay. The Engineers, beaded by the Militia Band, were the first to leave their rendezvous, and they marched through the High-street to the ...

... MISCELLANNEA. A nmn devoid of religion is like a horse without at bridle. Virtue is made for diffioulties, and grows stronger and brighter for such trials. lf a man loses his breath it is no use to run for it. He can catch it quicker by standing still. Happixess abounds most with the lowly; there are more blossoms in the valleys tban on the hills. Debt is a horse that is always throw~ing its ...

... M PARIS, Thursday Afternoon.-Asnicres holds out, and is a vigorously repelling the attacks of the Versailles troops. The journals of the Commune announce that Ile de Grande Jatta is surrounded by the Federalists. An engagement is now going on in the direction of Nouilly. Mont Valeririf ifires incessantly, and shells hav fallen in the Champs a Elysees, at the corner of the Rue do Morny. The ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT - ~~HOUSE OF LORDS. Ln THURSDAY.-A motion by Lord LAUI)HRI)L ironclad vesselis at present available f hor ,atadhar,,or In, Is not drawing more than sixteen feet of water Pu d ,t~ot', is resisting guns of twelve and eighteen toam, met w~alo be it assent from Lord CeAsIrannIOWo, who added that ha 11, rehad, answers to the returns would be, Non.; F cvedith ot cyclops; ...

... -PORTFOILIO. e. .uTsrcLc g 8&aoRwc1.-Itie the one secret of a noble u' and. a peaceful life-the oneT. central reality of ?? the hihest ,epaint jess., But yet, like,oll other: of Xthq Gospel'a choicest ^t ' ,blqain gspt. belongs to all . , Theoua , the sd thomweAkest, Le !tc4 mostt raut-llen tbe Wll makthi' sapriloe to a .'Wha are its ?? bin I cognise them at all in yourselves. There is in It, ...

... The ?? propose to submit to the Endowed Schools' Commissioners the following recommendations:- * 0 1.-The principle which is followed in these recommenda- tions is to endeavour to make the educational endowments and institutions of the county useful to the whole of it, but t also to do this as far as may be without removing them from C the places where they actually stand. The latter aim must ...

... FFIRANE AND GERMANY. E, dENTS BETWEEN VERSAILLES AND Ch ES;GAQEM PAKIS FORCES. doe ittoS Saturdy. -Some battalions of the National be Goor' poeidsd with oamping utensils, left yesterday even- Gti Th&e dirst n of Neuzlly, Passy, and Autueil.-The I ID We are informed that s certain number of the eus g-a rds nd of the Committee wished to atteenpt an Pri '81en the1 side of the bridge of Sevres of ...

... The annual meeting of the Devon and Exeter Female Refor- matory and Refuge, and Boy's Industrial School was hold atthe Clarence Assembly Room on Wednesday. The Right Rev. the Lork Bishop, of the Diocese presided. The report of the Devon and Exeoter Reformat~ory School was as follows :-Thirteen girls have been admitted during the past year; sixteen have been dis- charged, and one was ...