... A general ieceting of the members- of the West of cal thi England Compressed Peat Company (Limited) was held at ( the oflice. Eedferd-cirenls, E`ceter, on NVdnesday, to Tr confirm the special resolutions which were carried tit the gec meeting of members held ?? the Canon-street iIotel. op° London. oel the Gth of February. The following are the of Ireselttioas referred to ' That this mleeting ...

... A wim without a fire! A 'week without a fresh modJ scandal of afni kind-without a scone in the Town Council rec or, a squabble with the Guardians over a ChaPhlin Or a Rate no Colleteraoihip!-What does it mean? 'I hope we are not onoi about't& begi the millennium in Exeter. But there is the hue fact-~and it -is a fact to mnake a note of as a pheo bno sel which calls, for explanation. The Chief ...

... It is not ill the nitnre (IIi consequential events that the b I i dit (l ?? it ?? flolm tile moralo , Iand that thll t] TIVl(. r Shoiid not be eqlually true. The Bi idlaugh t i, trie in ilthle Ilonle of Comitmons was adopted and protected 1 i liti llinisteilal aild tliadictil, and the Disentcers d n-i Illv 1idl their vote, whatever might have been their tdt and suppressed opinion, made ?? ...

... The annual training of the Royal First Devon Yeomanry Cavalry wn e brought to a close yesterday hhen the regiment pesed al very creditable inspection on Eardlury Common. Dle general assembly took place on Wadneseday last when the wholeof the troops met eta rendezvous neartheentrhnes to the town, on the main read from Exeter, at a given hour; and shortly ofter five o'clock the regiment msrched ...

... LONDON, September 18, 1882. In common with a good many thousands who are left to SDpe in this wilderness- although there is nobody in town yowuknow-I have been taking a holiday. It is one thing to )Ave a holiday to take, and another thing where to take yur holiday when you have got it. Under the circums- akwwss, rojecting all the temptations offered by tourist ageots for trips to Rome and ...

... t GREAT LOSE OF PROPERTY. THE, FIRE IN FORE STREET. Another of those extensive conflagrations which bare recently destroyed some of the business establishments in the centril of the city occurred early en Sunday morning, and threatened destruction to several long ranges of promises in Fore-street. Shortly before four o'clock Sergeant Weeks and P.C. Wheeler, of the city police, noticed a smoll ...

... e 4I can't really express my thanks, as the boysaid to the schoolmaster when he gave him a thrashing. L Mrs. B. refused to visit Mrs. A.'s apiary, because she tdisliked monkeys. To bee or not to be, that was the a question with her. e As they passed a gentleman whose optics were terribly on the bias, little Dot murmured: Ma, he's got one 'ye that don't go. Have you a mother.in-law ? ...

... ALWINGTON. thi A severe thunderstorm broke over Aiwington on Saturday Bc evening last, commencing between seven end eight, and be raged centinuously until Sunday evening. The lightning RE was vivid, and the claps of thanderloud No accidents lie have been reported. ?? Special services were held in the parieb church on Siumday in lest, when the Right Reverend the Lord'Bishop of Honolulu I)I ...

... A party of eighteen convicts wvere on- Wednlesday emnploy~.ed, in connection arith buildings at Dartmoor prison, in raising sand for building pserposes. They wverie under the charge of warders Kelly and Cole and two civil guards. Bel' One of thie convicts, Murray, refusing to work, Warder Bit Kelly remonstrated with him,' when he comitnenced to throw Fri stones, wounding the warder and ...

... LO,,,DoN,, November 13, 1882. Cold and dismnal weathcr has settled upon us. The maornings are frosty, the afternoons foggy, and the evening's wet. We are not far from the cattle-show wreek and the Christmas festivities, but still the light burns brightly out- aide Westminster Hail, where the faithful Commons, like good children, attend every evening in order to understand how freedom of speech ...

... PRIZE DAY IN rHE SCHOOLS. EXETER 6ORAIMATI SCHOOL. - T There wvas a larga ?? Of Govarliors arid frienlds a; Gos tlce teater G rammar Sch~ool, las Weeodoy3 afternoon0 on theet the occasion o ath'i,- break-tspj for thle Cirioteuss tori holidays. Amerg thoso pros'o'it wiv the tt~lat Rey the r Lord Bishop of sirs Dioecese the Rig'rt Wos hipt oll chs sobs Mayer (S. JonesF, tspa.), Sir Jobs' ...

... EXETER SCHOOL -BOARD. The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held at the office, Bampfalde-street, last Thursday afternoon. The Chairman (Mr. W. Barnes) presided; and there were alslo present Messrs. Rowe, Lloyd, Gadd, Clapp, and Daw.-The Finance Committee reported that the balance in hand at the last meeting wae £195 12s. Id. Since then £34 Bs. 2d. had been paid as school fees and £8 2a, ...