... T ?? OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, NovEmi.rjI 4. TIHE WEEK. - -. . .. . . .. . I -_ The Queen, Princess Beatrice, and the Duchess of Con, naught, and the Royal Household attended Divine Service at Balmoral Castle on Sunday. The Very Rev. Dr. Milli gan officiated. The Duchess of Connaught arrived in Loedon on Wednesday from Balmoral, and proceeded to Buckingham Palace. Sir Garnet Wolseloy landed at ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JmRRY 28. I, The Queen and Princess Beatrice and the members of the Royal Household attended Divine Service at Osborne on Sunday morning. The Hlon. and Rev. Francis Byng a,., Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen, and Vicar oi SiL. Peter's, South :Kensington, officiated.. The convalescence of the Duchess of Connaught is so far advanced that no further bulletins will ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, Ocronrmn 28. The Duke of Edinburgh, who was accompanied by the Duchess, laid the foundation Stone of the Smeaton Memo- rial Tower on the Plymouth Hoe on Friday se'nnight. The Dowager Marchioness of Normanby died last week at Mulgrave Castle, near Whitby, the family seat, where her Ladyship had been lying seriously ill for the past six weeks. Mr. Gladstone has ...

... I The two or three fiue days of the past weak have been more than neutralised in many districts by the rains and snnwstorms which have OceCmTed. and Whcat sowing is not much forwarder. .Farmn work of all kinds proceeds very slowly, all the stronger soils being in a very wet condition, and as the season draws on the position becomics more serious. The rapid increase of foot-aud-mouth disease, ...

... The following appears in a supplement to the Gazette of Taesday night:- *By the QUEEN, - A PROCLAMATION. Victoria, R. Whereas by the Reserve Force Act, 1867, as amended by the Army Enlistment Act, 1870, and the Regulation of the Forces Act, 1881, it is, among other things, enacted that in case of great emergency, the occasion being first communicated to Parliament, if Parliament be then ...

... The usual monthly meeting of the Board was held on I Wednesday in the Council Chamber, the Chairman (the I Provost of Queen's) presiding. There were also present the Mayor (Mr. A. Wheeler), the Sheriff (Mr. Buckell), Mr. J. C. Wilson, Mr. Shadwell, Mr. W. B. Gamlen, Mr. A. Y Robinson, Mr. Omond, Aid. Cavell, Hughes, Carr, Eagle- ston, Saunders, Spiers, and Bore and Messrs. Embling, e Luff, ...

... I The Oxford branch of the English Church Union, comn biued with the Church of England Working Men's Society, held a meeting in St. Philip and St. James's School-room, Leckford-road, on Monday evening. Mr. James Parker presided. The audience, which was composed mostly of ladies, included the Wardeu of Radloy, the Revs. M. H. Noel, E. V. Collins; R. Horton, E. C. Denner, G. Noel Freeling, W. H ...

... |ELEMENTARY -}LDUCATIMON IN OXFORD1SHTRE In the House of Commons on Friday se'nuight, Mr. E. W. Harcourt asked the Vice-Presidcnt of the Council (Mr. Mundella), whether, having regard to his state. ment that schools should be opened to children on just and reasonable conditions, and that the School Attend. ance Committee anl the Magistrates at Witney had decided that Jaumes Butler was not ...

... THE I OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, 1MiA 6. On Monday afternoon her Majesty, attended by the n Royal suite, left Windsor Castle for Claremont, for the n purpose of paying a visit of condolence to the Duchess of Albany si The 82ud anniversary of the birth of the Duke of Con- tb naught was celebrated at Windsor on Monday with the n customary honours. The bells of St. George's Chapel and C the ...

... I he HOUSE Or LORDS. g4a FRIDAY, AP=xr 28. til Viscount Bury celled the attention of the Under- th Seeretary for War to the report of a recent answer given to by him respecting the eligibility of volunteer officers to ta brigade commands. w Lord Mo0rley's explanation was accepted by Viscount de oh Dory as satisfiictOn'y. hi MONDAY, MATY 1 re The Marquis of Salisbury asked a series of questions ...

... THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OFI CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE JEWS. Sermons in behalf of this Society were preached in I several churches in this City on Sunday last, and on f Monday evening a public meeting was helil at the Rectory I Room, Poembroke-strest, St. Aldate's, under the presi- deney of Professor Earle. There was a large attendance, among those present being the Revds. W. Fleming (Vicar ...

... I A meeting of the members of this Association was held in the Infants' Schoolroom, Blackiriars'-road, on Wed. nesday evening, the President (Councillor Evetts) being in the chair. There were also present Mr. Iwan-IMtiller, Mr. Tipping, Mr. W. R. Pratt, Mr. Bailey, AMr. Bacon, and a large general attendance. The CnarRnAN said lee need hardly remind them that that day was one ever to be ...