... Dr. W. A. Richardson, the sanitary reformer, has inti- mated that he will contest Finsbury at the next election on advanced Liberal principles. p Sir It. Peek, M.P., presiding at the inaugural meeting ai of the Mid-Surrey Working-Men's Constitutional Associa- a tion at Sutton on Wednesday, said that it might be b depended on that when such men as Mr. Bright and Mr. ti Forstcr left the Cabinet, ...

... 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 ...

... 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' ...

... It is announced that Her Majesty has been pleased to offer a to Dr. Benson, the Bishop of Truro, the Archbishopric of of Canterbury, vacant through the death of the Right Rev. r Dr. Tait, and his lordship, after full consideration, has signified his acceptance of the office. The Right Rev. r Edward Benson, D.D., Bishop of Truro, is a son of Mr. Edward White Benson, of Birmingham Heath, where ...

... At the Inns of Court Hotel on Monday evening the dis- cussion of the paper on ' Farm Tenancies, read by the Secretary of the T armers' Club, Mr. Druce, at the previous meeting, was re-opened, Mr. W. Brown, of Tring, being in the chair. The procoedinsg commencedi by Mr. Druce d remarking that in the paper referred to he advocated writ- ten contracts between farmers and their landlords, which ...

... LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN I RA I LWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at Waterloo Station, London, on Thurs- t day. The Hon. R. H. Datton, Chairman of the Company, presided, and explained that the object of calling the share - holders together that day was to ask their consent to certain agreements proposed to be made between this company and severad ...

... OH RISTM AS. The great festival of the year . falling on a Monday holiday makers have been able to take three conse- cutive days' holiday, a boon which is greatly appreciated by those who have to travel long distances in order to join their friends. This fact, coupled with the liberal arrange- ments made by the railway companies, will no doubt account for the unusually heavy traffic which has ...

... 1.-Why is the head of a business like time ? tb 2.- What two creatures left the ark with the least luggage? C 3-What part of the world does a cat which has been in C the wars resemble? 4.-What sort of erection would a cockney mention in H describing his sweetheart? s 5.-Why may a ploughboy at his dinner of bacon and m beans be supposed to know something of distant lands ? G.-What is the ...

... CHRISTMAS TRAI N ARRANGEMENTS. Arrangements have been by the GREAT WESTERN RAIL- A WAY COMPANY, by means of which intending travellers l during the Christmas Holidays may obtain tickets at their i leisure, and avoid the difficulty frequently experienced in it obtaining tickets at a crowded railway station at a time 51 like Christmas Eve. Tickets obtained in Londonbetween 01 Decomber 18th and ...

... LoNDON, December 4, 1882. What a changing world itis! Yesterday all the talk was ,of the Clottnvr or of the Chititooc and tho Comaet. To-day it is all of fat cattle. The Ilouse of Commons has pasised. the Cletrre, placed it amoitng the Standing Orders, constituted Grand Committees, turned over the Egypt Budget, applauded' the resolutien of Her Majesty's Ministers to prosecute these blatant ...

... GREAT FIRE IN LONDON, DAMAGES £2,000,000. Another enormous fire broke out in London early on Friday morning, in the city. Shortly before three o'clock there was no sign of fire, but soon after that hour the whole sky citywards was illumined with intense brilliancy, and sparks were flying to such a distance as to fill spectators with serious misgivings as to the safety of the thickly crowded ...

... it Next to a clear oonscience, for solid comfort give ns an a easy boot. We presume a sentence must pass for the naked truth e when it's bawled. 6 Ah, said an old Highland piper, as he was describ. ing to his comrades at home is recent experience in Edinburgh. * A h ! there was ane nicht I'll ne'er forget. e There were ei ghteen pipers, besides mesel, all in Mrs. r Glass's wee back parlour ...