... IPRESENTATION TO MR. J. 0. ROBINSON. Last evening a number of gentlemen aoembled at the Grand hotel for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. James Clifton Robinson, late manager of the Briltol Tramwaya Company, and who recently became a partner in an impoxtint metropolitan undertaking, Mr. Sam Lang, tbe treasurer, who presided, was supported among others by the guest of the evening, and ...

... [JEom OUK LoNDoN x 0 C rEONDIMT.] HOUSE Or CoOMUON$, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Business began more hirmoniouslfto-day than on any recent occasion. The Premier was In his placobaforethe speaker found enough members present to constitute a Mouse. Mr. Gladetone had dome down prepated to make concession in the intereits of the IrIsh minority,, and hall an hour's debating saw the seoond rule of pro. ...

... LORD DUTFARIN'S MISSION. .LVIVIJJ X li~ P 1MiQWLV5,% PrnA, TOBteDAY,-The announcement of Lwrd Dufferia e departure for Egypt has eaused great excite. ment arnd come suspicion in political quarters here, Ministersremained all last night in Counell at the Paslae in consequence. Lord Dufferin has informed the Porte of his departure by two identical notes verbails, one being addressed to the ...

... 11LORD SALISBJURY. iA TPANP b Last evening, thb Marquis of. SAh Conservative meeting in the Corn -Eirolib i There were about 000 people peaent. .taken of the occasion t, present'th'rlie' U iih l address from the Conservative a i south of Scotland. Sir a. Graban ontgomej ex&ti iand there was an influential gathering on the The Chairman, in opening the lroccedings, a t the future they might ...

... 4 OHIPPEN:AM AGRICULTURAL ASOOIATION. I - *ANNUAL.DIN~NEH, The annfual dinner of the Chippenhens Agricultural Association was hehld yesterday Afternoon, at the Angel I hotel, ChippenhilW2, the chair being taken by the president of the as5B50iation, Mr. Neeld. The company numbered a about a hundred, and amongst those present were the I Marquis of, Lansdowne, Sir Gabriel Goidney, Barb., M.LP., I ...

... i EXETER. ml The anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot falling this year cl on a Sunday the providential frustration of the conspiracy It was celebrated on Monday. An unusually bright and ili promising morning gave place early in the day to a steady to and continuous rain, cold and uncomfortable, but it does gi not appear to have interfered in any way with the cbrrying !S out of the evening's ...

... ve PRESENTATION TO MRI. JAMES HussaY.-A large and mc influential gathering met at dinner in the Assembly-rooms, se Honiton, on Monday evening for the purpose of doing honour to M'lr. James Huesey, auctioneer and valuer. The amovement originated from a widely expressed desire Id amongst the residents and agriculturists of the neighbour- r, hood, to have an opportunity of showing their great r. ...

... 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., ...

... 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. ...

... 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 ...