... ENGLISH AND AMERIcAN FARMfERS IT was no doubt natural for an English farmer, speaking of America to exclaim, in his perplexity, as a member of Parliament in a speech on the motion for a Royal Commission to inquire into Agricultural depression, describes him to have done: I wish that cursed country had never been discovered. Likewise, when printed matter of the trashiest sort is eagerly ...

... ' TITE BAEtONESS & HER BUTLER. by At the DMiddlesex Sessions ou Monday, Alfred I Harrington, a butier, wa3 indicted for having s , stozen two gold rings and other articles, value _4lu, s 'cc the property of Beron von Lippmann, his master. th? Tbere was a second indictment, Charging him with ;rc. having stolen an umbrella, vaslue 129. di., the pro- a3y perty of Ale-ander V isc jnot Rrumer.-Mr, ...

... FIRST LR.Y. The competition for No. 8, a Silver Challenge Cup, value 2.5 guineas, presented by Lieut.-OolonO ; trble, late ecrnmnndizg 1st ?? with £5 added, resulted as undcr. ?? 500 and 600 yards- Company. Points. d £i, Berg~earzt Instructor P ?? ?? ?? ?? ., S; 16r., Pi1; ate G. A. Hierdmau ?? ?? 63 , . 169., Sergeant J. F;. 6peeret ?? . A lOs., Private S. HL. Moran . ?? i lOr., Leane ...

... THE BATTLE OF ULUNDI. OFFI1CIAL DETAILS. i A supplement to the London Gazette issued last Thursday ~evening contains official despatches, of which the following are copies, received by the Secretary of State from Lieutenant-General Lord Chelntaford, THES ADVANEtc AND THES ATTACK., Headquarters Camp, Evitonjaueni, Zulifland, July 6, 1879. Sir-My ]lost despatch, dated Juno 28, will Lava placed ...

... DRPlNMN FOUNTAINS AND CATTLE TROUGH& To T1z 3DIMV3 OF TW D=T .EI.. BIR,-In view of the interest which is now being manifested in the question of our Metrepolitax Water Supply, will yoa lindly allow me to call attention to a minor, but most important feature of that question, viz., the necessity of an abundant frei supply beth for man and beat in our .crowded thoroughfares. It is now 20 yeas ...

... TZ LT) OOT DVE I , Literature bag lost one of itb most ardent votaries in the persox of Octave Dolplim Io ?? ripe in years and rich ii honours on the 18th, as gently ansld peacely as ha bad lived. BL Delplerr6, the sm of Joseph Dlpierre (who for many years. bhld t. r- lpob lad important post -of decoy r4 djsW of *e Province of West Fandrs) wm, bo at 1ruge ongthe 12th of March, 1802 The father, ...

... PARTRIDfGE PROSPECTS. TheTirncs83festordayi!n an articleon the partridgeproa- pects savs:-- So far as reports and rumours have come to hawd, the prospects of partridge shooters would seem to be scarcely more brilliant than those of the farmers. It it impossible, of course, to speak with any certainty while the eaoutry is waving with crops that are growing aulk so far es tile straw is concerned ...

... (Biy OrCcndo Whistlecraft.) Report for the week ending August 23rd, 1879. 4Au i cWind. Rain. Oharacter neff Deg '16 Rain last night. Sul 17 00 623 S W. 19 Unsettled, and some showers. Moul 521 65 S.W. - Olouds and sun; distant thus. der. TaP 19 49 6 S.S.W. Fine, with an unsettled sky. Weds 68 66 S. 60 Rainy a.m.; sultry day. Thl 22 A 67 S. *3 Sultry, with thunderstorms. Fri 22 4j 64 I S.WW. _ ...

... M RNI1NG EX RAES.& TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. MERCUR 8 Y- a PRINCE NAPOLEON, (TXMEs TELEOGRAM) PARIS, M1onday.-Prince Napoleon has spoken at last, at least the Figaro publishes some utterances Of his, and this time they are aecompanied by sueb positive assertions of their accuracy that it seems impossible to question their authenticity. It is supposed that the Deputy who negotiated the ...

... During the past few days the state of General Garibaldi's health has become worse, The general cannot eat on account of the recurrence of arthritic pains. Signor Villa, Ministerof the Interior, went on Sunday to Civita Vecchia to pay hien a visit. Garibaldi's suit for a divorce from his wife, the Contessa Raimnondi, has been for some time past a leading topic of conversation in Italian society ...

... NOnTfl COUNTRY NEWS. *~ I DURHAM OCATHEDDL. I i, MONDY, UGU3 2O lfB9. MsoaNimy, Arenas 25, 1879. 1 Iitfer-rvlce: gaj : T ,eiahn (:. Anthem (8) 0 Laord,Thy o droedureth (Tye). s EvengSe -Ssrcioe: Torer ila P. Alalhem (160): The To horse ald his iddoer (andl). -_ _ _ h Lad&y Constance Phipps is row on a visit to the 0 Doeager-Marehioness of Normlaiby at Mulgrave I Castle. D Palmer's Shipbuilding ...

... The names of Mr. Crampton Roberts, of Drybridge, Monmouth, and Mr. Crawshay, Bailey Llanfoist, have both been mentioned as eandiajtes for Moninouthshire in the Conservative interest. The Press Association learns that the former gentleman has been selected to contest the county with the full concurrence of Mr. Crawshay, whose late father represented the county for above a quarter of a century. ...