... TO TltE EDITOR OP THE EXETHE FLYING POST. |pte Sir,-The retirement of Mr. William Vickers from the thi position which he has held for so many years upon the 1 R staff of the Flyilng Post ought not, I think, to be allowed to fe pass without some recognition on the part of the Press of fr the West of England, and especially on the part of the At Press of DCvonshire, if not on the part of the ...

... nt The eleventh session of this Conference was opened yesterday morning in the upper room at the Victoria Hall, li Exeter, under the presidency of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese. Owing to the bad state of the weather, and other causes the attendance was not so numerous as usual. Amongst those present were the Earl of Devon, Earl n Fortesoue, Lord Clinton, Sir John Duckworth, Archdeacon Sanders ...

... LOCAL GOVERNMIENT BOARD INQUIRY. Applicationhaving been made by ?? for leave to borrow a little over £1,000 for works of sewer- age, water supply, and street improvement, Mr. Arnold Taylor, one of Her Majesty's Inspectors, attended at the Guiidhall on Thursda to old the usual inquiry. There were present: Councilors Courtenay (Chairman of the Streets Committee), Commings, Wippoll, J. C. Guest, ...

... NEWTON POPPLEFORD. CIIuTC1{ MISSION-,ARY SOCIETY.-The annual meeting of this society was held in the Lecture Room on Wednesday evening lsst. The chair wag taken by the vicar, the Rev. C. Smith Horlock, D.D., vhcn the'Rev. T. Y. IDarling gave an account of his late missionary work in South India, which was listened to with much interest. The meeting was well attended, and a collection was made ...

... At their niecting on Saturday evening the Council of the I Erxeter 'Working-Men's Conservative Union passed the Ea' following s'otet of symrpalthy *,,with Sir Stafford Northeoto:.~ i That thie Council of the Exeter Working-Men's Coni- I sorvistive Union, having beard with the greatest possible mi regret of the illness of the Right Hon. Sir Stafford North. Th otet, Bart., G.C.Bl., MiP., ...

... A. special meeting of the Exeter Guardians was held on ?? afternoon to consider the terms of the appointment Iof a chaplin for the Exeter Workhouse. Mr. Alexander (Governor) presided; there were also present-Messrs. Rouse, Bond, Pope, Scott, Rowe, Hodge, South- wood, Tucker, Fymn, Algar, Hughes, Voiseyi Yelland, 1Carlisle, Wilkinson, Brown, Petherick, Counmings, 0. a Angel, W. Pollard, Lawless ...

... The Bishop of Exeter yesterday afternoon presided at a b meeting held in the Eastgatc Lecture Hall, in support of tho a above society. There was a large attendance of clergymen, I o including Archdeacon Woolcombe, Preb. Barnes, and the v Rev. J. G. Dangelr (Principal of the Training College and t local hon. treasurer.) The Right Worshipful the Mlayor i d l (S. Jones, Esq.) was also present. ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIA3WENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY.-The House re-assembled on Monday after the Easter recess. In committee on the Army (Annual) Bill Mr. SEXTON moved a clause to rendor more clear and) definite the liability of the soldier for the msaintenanm o4 his wife and children, by making it obligatory en, et Secretary for War to give offsct to the orders of aistratt. in such ?? proposal ave ...

... The High Sheriff of Surrey has fixed Tuesday, the 4th of April, for the execution of the convict Lamson, and the sentence will howcarried out at eight o'clock in the morning on that day. it is stated that the convict appears to be I rs restless and irritable in prison, and a very close watch is Ii being kept upon him. The condennednian has writton to a friend stating that although bowed to the ...

... Mr. eorge Carter, J.P., was shot at and seriously injured on Wednesday night, near Belmullet. A Society journal states that two daughters of peers are at present inmates of Irish workhouses, having been brought to utter destitution by the Irish policy of the Government. Four Moonlighters, armed and disguised, were captured by a large patrol of police on Friday night, at Clahaue, within a ...

... OVER THE WALNUTS. AND WINE, THE Repdrtof the Ciothedcyl Comnissiotetu tt e sense batisfactory, It is satisfactory in the principles which it lays down for the regulation of Cathedral services, But in another sense the Report is disappointing. It is an absolute blank as far as our own Cathedral is concerned. I suppose we shall see the suggestedsstatute in due time , for the government of ...

... THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, [ti isl lit ox III hit ul or e3 rc F cil 'el WI id m SLIGHTLY ALTERED. This is the domiciliary habitation that John erected. This is the permeated grain that was deposited in the domiciliary habitation that John erected. This is the muristie vermin that demolished the per. meated grain that was deposited in the domiciliary I habitation that John erected. This is the ...