... 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 ...

... , 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 ...

... CONVIOT PRISONS. ?? appears from a report just issued that throughout the %pi past year 1697 male and 295 female prisoners were received sntate ito the Government Prisons of England, of which 1335 of e o the former and 255 of the latter were free from previous ,Pe to onvictions, while on the last day of that year 8340 men oh of and 1156 women were still remaining in those prisons, as Wvne ...

... ITO C . . I. A quarterly meeting of the Counoil wag held on Monday for the election of the,:layor and Higit 8heriff, ansd other business. The Mayor (Ur. Alderman Barnes) presided, and there were also. preen.Aldermen ,S. V. Hare, Robinson, Edwards, Morgan1 Baker, Adans, Jones, Hathway, Green, and 'Ford; Messrs. H. . Mills, R. James, R. Carpenteri W. A.-F. Powell, W. Pethick, C. nsher, W. Smith, ...

... STABfl G AFIFRIY O BO A IDA DWIP i- TUG-BOAT. H ' I On Sunday afternoon;a a-wounded nman wee landed atthe Pier-head, Cardiff, from the steam-tug Milo, belonging toA the port,, and taken to the surgery of Dr.' Jppep, in ZLoudoun-square, who dressed' two rather ugly knife 'wounds in his neck and thigh. It appears that the Milo W3Salongwwitithe 'Advauce, alse a Cardiff-boat,'at Sharp. niei. Point ...

... 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 ...

... - ?? CorMnLMENTARpY BANQUET AT' BATre.-AlOderman Hunt, giveon who on Monday completed his fifth term of office as Miayr Biggs' of Bath, received a gratifying proof of the high apprecia- district tion of his services by his follow-citizens, who invited him Ie rate- ttat da~yto acomplimentary banquet which took place in the of the laige room of the Guildball. in additien to this mark of Colleot ...