... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... JSECOND _EDITION.j GERMANY. BnnLxg. FRiwAY,-Count Arnimn is not in prison, as was previouslyr annouanced, but is confined to his own house. -Nohin isknon a tothe cause of ?? arrest. 8 SPAIN. BAYOwNfl, FsRIDAY.-Three hundred houses of Carlist partisans have been destroydd,. MAIL AND SHIP NEWS. 0 PL~YsoumlT FEiDA'r.-The steamer Schiller has arri',ed Bosrk'r FRW 'r.Tbe hebt arive today. ...

... CAPTAIN TYLER'S EMPORT ON RAILWAYS FOR 1873. o| The report of Captain Tyler in regard to the share and g loan capital, the traffic in passengers and goods, and the e working expenditure and net profits from railway working a of the railway companies of the United Kingdom for the s yer 1873 has been issued, Captain Tyler says that the y leading features of the railway system of the United ...

... , pu. Lord Mayors day passedaoff in Londolk on Mtonday with areas, complete ?? Yeather was oharmingly bright and holies mild, and the streets throughout the entire route bf the e s ibt procession were thronged with. a good-humoured but ~Riasomiewhat noisy crowd of sihse .The procession would mesut bear comparison with that of any of its predecessors, ttealthough there was no ...

... A ROMAN CATHOLIC ON ROMAN CATHOOICISM. Mr.~ Lord Acton has forwarded the following letter to Mr, Gladstone lch a Atlhenceum, Nov. 8. ithe Dear Mr. Gladstone-I will not antic3iptate 'y a single have word the course which those who are itairaviatoly. con- has veinedrmay adopt inans~wer to your chal).nne. Buit there cy of11 are points whiolh I think you have overlocked, and which isho may be ...

... Woancr~iaIS~saI has a fine time of it at this season of the year, when Parliament is not sitting, and when peo le like Mr. Disraeli, having no particular good worrs to show, and nothing very excellent to promise, fall to patting, patronizing, ani adulating the artisan as the safest way of escaping from other difficulties. It is, however, a dangerous and mischievous practice. The politicians ...

... IThursday being what is called The Morrow of the Feast of. St. Martin,. tho time.' hlondursd ceremony of pricking the names of the sheriff3 for the different counties of England and Wales was observed with the customary formality in the 'Court-6f Exchequer, and, as on former occasions, was honoured by the presence of several distinguished 'members of tbe Cabinet. In addi. bion to the Lords ...

... 3R. GLADSTONE ON THE VATIOAi$ DECREES. (fWrom the DaDily News.) r. Mrwray has publiehed apamphlet by Mr. Gladstone, WbiCh ?? be read with interest by all classes of English. e0, but which will certainly excite unusual attention Amog Roman Catholics all over the world. It is entitled , Tha Vatican Decrees in their Bearing on Civil! g~ianoe, and Mr. Gladstone describes it as ?? lsj expostulation ...

... KEVIHvL RAcOT SlOW. * The annual show of this ?? held on Wednesdayat Trowbridge, and passed off well. The show of roots was not so good as in former seasons.' The dinner was held at the Oeorge hotel, Host Charles Saxty catering most satis. factorily. The obhir was taken by Mr. Charles P. Phipps, of Ohalcott-hous6, and the iice-chair by Dr. Seale, the president of the society. Amongst tbe ...