... BIDEFORD.-Whilet Mr. Jeffry, of Monleigh Mills, in, and his wife, were attending market last week, theiryoungest en boy who wae left in cbarge of the elder children, strayed ale away and on the return of the parents ?? market the child - 'Wae nowhere to be found. Atixiouse eeareh wes moade all H nigh fo im nd at daylight the poor child was found th drowned in the mill pond. Two bruises were on ...

... The anniversary dinner of the benefactors, subscribers, cc and friends of this usiefiol institution was held at the ol Northernhay Room, Northernbhay-street, on Monday. W About a hundred gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous repast h( provided by Mr. A. Gunn, of South-Btreet. The President si- of the Institution' (Mr. 3. W. Walrouid) occupied The chair, of and amongst those present were the Mayor ...

... CHUDLEIGH DI8TRICT AGRIOULTURAL I ASSOCIATION. The fifth annual ploughing matches and dinner in con- A nection with the above aseociation, were held yesterday at for I Chudleigh. The ploighing took'place in two fields for n occjupied. by Messrs. Mitchell and Blanchford, at Harcomba. Il Thirty-two men competod, and of these twenty used ploughs fuse' manufactured by Mr. Eddy, of Kermford ; aix ...

... THIE PROSPEOTS OF EMIGRANTS TO AMERCA. Persons abroad wishing to emigrate should, says the past New York Times, remember that the season of the year He dic willhave muc~hto dowith their success or failure. Seasons chapel have afar greater influence on business in the United before States than in England. Thus, let that most useful class, dinnex farm labourers, come here in the autumn, and ...

... THE ABOLTION OF SECOND-CLASS CARRIAGES. An importait circular, signed by the chairman of the ofaud m y Company, has just been issued in defence of the reaat. policy of the board. Mr. Ellis recalls the earl history of the line, and, shows how it was compelled, by the competition of the Great Northern and the ! extensious of the other great companies, to develop itself intoaftlough system. in ...

... OPENING OF THE FIRST BLOCK IN THE MERMAID YARD. On Saturday the ceremony of opening the first block oft buildings, erected in the Mermaid Yard by the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company of Exeter, took place. A large shed Weas erected in close proximity to the buildings fori the convenience and comfort of the large assemblage of persona who came to witness the interesting ceremony of opening ...

... The Conferenos for the present year commenced at the Victoria Hall, in this city, on Thursday, under the pre- sidency of the Bishop. Nearly all the representatives vwera present. Six of the sixteen subjects on the paper were got through, the whole of the morning sitting being devoted to luestions relating to education, raised by the report of the Religious Instruction and the Sunday School ...

... IEETING OF THE SANITARY XUTHqRATYi I 1 ML ?? . . ?? The fitst meeting of the newly appointed'committee of the SanitaryAuthoritywoaheld,onThursday,at theoffices, Prluce-atreet, when there wiere Meter Alderman Edwards, Major Bush, Messr. El. JMils., P. Terrell, W. Spark,! O. IL Low, R. Ridler, W.: ME. Webb, H. Matthews, J. Luoas, J. Bartlett, . Townsend, ?? Folwell, 'and H. Naish. II The first ...

... SATUBDAY, NOVEIBJR 7, 1874. jj Yetrdsy mnorning a meeting of the. ?? of art. Stapetn as held in the Vety Ios, and by ad eurndet, No atthe B~ell inn, Stapleton, to sapprovo of anl application by DtilcMssrs. Stanley and Wasbrunlgh,on behalf of the sroinotors o for a provisional order under the provision's of 'ihe 'iraia- )m ways Act, 1870, autborising the construetioa of a tramwaly c, or ...

... ELECTION OF MAYOR, sBERiFF, AND ALDERMEN. - . The annual meeting of the Exeter Town Council, for the election of the Mayor and Sheriff, for the ensuing Year, was w held on Monday, at the Guildhall. There was a large C1 attendance of the members of the Council, and a number of citizens were also present. in . nncEECTION OF MAYOR. to Mr. Alderman BUCKISGHAM said he rose to perform the W ...

... . ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ?? ~ ?? ?? ?? ?? LoNDne, November 9, 1874. It is all Gladstone to-day. It will be all Disraeli to- morrow. Perhaps, the next day, Sir Stafford Northcote may come in for a turn with his speech at the Colston dinners. The day after we shall have the Smithfield Fat Cattle Show upon us, and visitors to London will be able to see in Henry Irving's Hamlet one of the most striking ...

... The advqrtisemn 'htsin the Heur are now being set up by Ifr,. ackio' ?? machine. I The delegates of the Durham coalinets met at Durham ( on entarday, and disertsed a scheme for a confederation of all the toulminers in the kingdom. t In Lordon there are o)ilb miles of water vniins which arre constautl$g charged, and upmn which hydrants ean a one e fixed. f It is repeoted from Rome th the ...