... THIE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, Auausr 12. ;'he thirty-oiglhtl anuniversary of the birth of the Duke Edinburgh was celobrated oln Sunday with the cus- ?? rnioiciflgs. 1{ar MIjesty's shipl) Bacchante, haviug on board Princes Albert Victor ?? Ocorgo of Wales, arrived at Cowes on Saturday afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales sent olt in oneo of the Roval yachts to meet the Princes. Priuccs ...

... I NATIONAL CARNATION & PICOTEE EOOIETY. I , ~ IiEXHIBiTION AT OXFOR]Y. The supplementary exhibition of the Southern Section of the National Carnation and Picotee Society at Oxford on Wednesday the 2nd inst., in connexion with the second summer show of the Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society, was attended with a full measure of success, and fully justified the labours of the promoters. The ...

... This annual fair took place on Wednesdaby last in the | large field adjoining the Swan Brewery, where a very e large number of animals were penned. The auctionieers t who usually do business at this fair were in attendance, and their various sale rings were crowdcd with numbers of farmers and others desirous of becomingr purchlasers. I The prices realised throughout were considered ...

... INQUESTS BY E. L. HUSSEY, ESQ., CITY CORONER. On Monday, at thb Leden Porch Hall, Pembroke-street, St. Aldate's, on the body of Frank Edward Eller Long, aged ten yearA and nine months, the son of the landlord. -The mother stated that on the previous Tuesday the deceased went with the Good Templars Society and the choir boys to Nuneham in a house-boat, and he and his brother came home about 9 ...

... DISTRIBUITJ'IONT OF PRIZES. 'The first distribution of prizes to the sitccessful pupils gt the High School for Boys took place on Tuesday last, in thu large room of the School. The Mayor (Mr. J. Jenkiri) presided, ansI among those present were the Earl of Jersey, the Sheriff (Mr. Wheeler), Major-General Rigaud, the Presidout of Trinity, the Principal of St. Mary Haltl. Professor H. and Miss ...

... IOXFORD CITY RIFLE VOLUNTEERS' I PRIZE MEETING. The annual competition for prizes among the members of the City Companies of Rifle Volunteers took place on Thursday last at the Hineksey' Butts. The weather was very unfavourable, a strong gusty wind, with heavy showers, preailinig the wh'ole day. The number of com- qetitors wets n.t quite so large as last year, and with the exception of a few ...

... On Friday se'nuight in the House of Commons in Committee of Supply, Mr. fodson said that in the month of February last the Hon. Member for Oxfordshire gave notice of an amend- mont on going into Committee of Supply which was accepted by the Prime linister. It was to the effect that, in the opii;ion of the House, some relief ought to be offered to the ratepayers from the incidence of rates for ...

... IlBF-IRE LN. I I I - - -- f ?? 'Else scene in Dublin cm Tuesday on the nocasion of the * rusveiling of the O'Cnunell monument and the opening of the Exhibition was of, a remarkable character. The pro- cession was the largeet,.it is believed, tht -ever passed through the streets of the Irish capital, and 'there was an .exranous number of ietgs and banners, while there was apr7arently no ...

... I I nL- nfiL t-le _ .. The 94th half-yearly general meeting of the Grsat Western Railway Company was held last week at the Board-room at Paddington Station, under the presidency of Si Daniel Gooch, h.P. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, remarked that he could fullv con. gratulate the meeting upon the successful results of the half-year's work. The revenue showed an increase ...

... The annual sale by auction of the usual draft of rams from the flock of Mr. John Treadweli, of Upper Winchen- don, took place at the farm on Wednesday last, and the well-known excellence of the breed was sufficient to draw together an unusually large number of breeders and farmers, including some gentlemen who were commissioned to buy for Germany. As indicative of the high opinion which is ...

... The lists of successful candidates at these examinations, 'h1d. at the various centres in Maylaest, were issued on C Thursday by the Secretary to the. De-egaey, Mr. Ui. E E Baker, M.A., Magdalen College. The total number of R eecudidtit examined was 2137, oi:wbrnn 711 were Soniors and 1426 were Juniors. Of the SoUiors 315 wore boys and 396 were girls, and of the Juniors there were 1043 boys F. ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURDAY, AuGUST 5. 1 - I - - . .. I . ..-l - The Prince of Wales, who was accompanied by the Princess and their daughters, on Monday inspected the two squadrons of the 1st Life Guards nud the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) -which are about to proceed to Egypt. On Tuesday his Royal Highness inspected the 2ad LMfe Guards at IKnightsbridgc Barracks. In the House of Lords on ...