... 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 ...

... ?? an's (Feter &fkxn Bost f ~ ~ ~~SABT; IDEUD 17eS3 X M18 TH1S OL1RS&T AKD MOST2 BZEN8IJNBLY 0 IIWULATBD CONOSERMATIVB KEWSPSABR IN THE WEST OY ENOLAND. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1874. ExzTBR is by no means solitary in her possession Z of an unsolved sewage problem. From the Metropolis downwards every city and town in the country is at a loss to know what to do with its refuse. It is under- ...

... BRISTOL AND EXETER. DOWN. lure. a~m. a.m. &.M. a~m. a.m. p.m. P.M. p.m. p.m. Wxaa 1. a.m. a.m. a~m. a.m. a~m. amon p.m. P.M. p.m Exeter ?? 6 0 8 00945 108301148 1225 380 4 45S 60London ?? .. 6 45 9 011 45 1030 ?? 1560 50 Stoke ?? 611 889 .. .. 1155 .. .. .. 6 11 Bristol ?? 615 5810 10 8012 30 2 28 815 ?? 6 0 815 Silverton86S2 989 .. .. .. ?? 622 WestonjS. 643 9 14 115617 ..4 1 ?? 6 50 8 41 ...

... The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, left Windsor on Monday morning for London. Her Majeety travelled by special train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington and drove from thence to Buckingbam Palace, escorted by a detachment of the 2nd Life Guards. Her Majesty arrived at the Palace at half-past ten a.m. The Queen was received by the Duke of Edinburgh, and proceeded at once to the ...

... LONDON AND PARIS GO8SIP. LoNDON, November 23, 1874. To-day the christening of the Baby is to take place, Her Majesty coming up to Buckingham Palace from Windsor to kiss her grandson, to shake hands with the Russian grandmamma, and to stand as godmother to Albert Alexander. The combination is unique, I should say, the Prince taking the name of his two grand- fathers, and he will have the Queen ...

... e STra.TECY ic DoGs.-A rather amusing instance of reason in a dog has been narrated to me. The animal was a s Newfoundland, and of a quiet disposition. There was, however, e a much larger and quarrelsome dog of the same kind, who was frequently meeting Lion, and taking every opportunity of emolesting hi. One day the big dog met hn, and evidently bent e upon a fight. Whereupon L;Os, knowing ...

... re. TOTNES.-The weekly meetieg of the Board e in was held on Saturday, Mr. J. B. Paige.Browne n ad in the chair. The master reported the number of inmatea d rnd in the house to be 258, being a decrease of eleven, as corn- t pared with the corresponding week of last year. The out a Bct relief expended during the past week amounted to 190 8e. a he 2Jd., as against £95 8s. 8ad. The number of out ...

... Sounding on ?? for drinks. The Height of Politeness-The Civil War in Spain. Judy. MoarsoNITr MAXIM AS REaxAD6 WIvES.-Bring-'em Young. A citizen of Chicaw is recorded as saying ' I can always tell water when I see it-it looks so much like gin. I'll give that fellow a piece of my mind, said a young fellow.. I would not, replied his uncle; you have . none to spare. HOPEFUL PROooENY.-A ...

... THE ANTI-DOMIfIOAL AGITATION. The h odn Ritl of Saturday thus refers to this subject The disturbances in Exeter in connection with what is dignified by the title of the Dominicals Controversy are certainly of the nature of a scandal and deeply to be regretted, but it must be remembered that their cause is the obstinate refusal of a small band ot Radical Dissenters to pay certain demands ...

... A meeting of the Governors of this Institution was held on Saturdal for the purpose of eleoting a. surgeon in the room of Mr. Harris, who has resigneg. Mr. F. W. Rey- nolds presided; also present-Messrs. J. Lawless, J Geare, J. Trehane, J. B. Gould, James Capron, G. F. Truscott, W. J. Richards, Hughes, Rev. J. G. Davis. The CHAIMASN, in opening the proceedings, said he was sure the Governors ...

... The design of the County Volunteer Badge has been decided on. It is eircular: in the centre is a silver bugle on a0 a scarlet ground, and this is surrounded by a circle of gold as laore, bearing the words- Devon County Team, 1874. The D whole is surmounted by a crown, 3rd D.V.A. (TFIeNXOiUTH).-Drill for this week. li Wednesday and Thursday-Guu drill, in plain clothes, at re 7.30 p~m . 1st D ...