... SIR STAFFORD NORTHOOTE IN D9V1ONSHIRE. Sir Stafford Northcote presided last evening at the annual dinner of the Culmstock Agricultural Association, held at the Board Ssbools, Culmstock, and was Supported by many of the local gentry and leading agriculturists in this part of North Devon. Tlhe preliminary toasts having been given from the chair, Sir Stafford Northeote. who was enthusiastically ...

... GREAT FAILURE AT LIVERPOOL: LIABILITIES 1750,000. THREE MORE SUSPENSIONS3. A Liverpool correspondent, telegraphing last evening, ?? was generallyr expected, the suspension of M4r, Morris Ranger yesterday has been followed to-day by further failures of firms in the cotton trade, The excite- ment of yesterday was, if possible, inteneified today. BuslneEs was entirely at a standstill, and ...

... I I TO-DAY'S.' .LONDON PAPERS. MER tURY-OFFICE, Viursday, S aim. SiR C. DILKE IN SCOTLAND. The Daily News observes that Sir C. Dlke cons tixned yesterday, at Greenock and Paisley, the seie., of political addresses which he began with his remuirk.. able speech at Glasgow on Tuesday night. la address at the opening of the Junior Liberal Olub at Greenock yesterday afternoon, followed as it WvS at ...

... ISERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON THE LONDON | AN4D~O'.I WETE1r~N ?? tltRtA4LWAY ?? A shocking accident toci place 1as evening on the London; and Nlorh Western Railway, near Watford. The 5.40 p.mW tri from Euston sdrpe Bas usual three carriages ?? Station, the tra iteolf passing through. These c¢arrages were s±tc to au eagine just outdide Wstfotd atation in the direc- tion of London. The signals v.ere ...

... LEEDS, Thursday, November lst. Our London Correspondent ?? the columns of political oratory with which the papers of yesterday are filled, attention is really concentrated on one sihnihfeant declaration made by Lord Salisbury. This statement will probably sober some of the more enthusiastic members of the Leeds Conference, and will certainly excite a strong influence on the policy of the ...

... ,1 REAL AZODERA TE LIBERAL. TelE admirable speech which Mr. GosciiEN addressed to the Liberals of Edinburgh yesterday will increase the general regret that a statesman so shrewd, so intelligent, and so courageous should have been self-excluded from the Liberal Cabinet. His speech curiously reminds us-as much by its dissimilarity as by its resemblance-of the elegant and eloquent essay which ...

... IT The quarterly report of Dr. Hill, medical officer of health, states that the total number of biitls registered in the borough during the quarter endhig September 29 was 3,460-viz., 1,708 males and 1,752 femrales-as compared with 3 478 in the third quarter of last year. The birth. rate based on a population computed to be at the middldle of the year 414 846 was 33'4, against rates of 35 4 ...

... FRANCE AND CIN'A4 TtIE DEBTRtE ON- TQNQUr;N. (rnoer OUR COatRxSIONDEh'T.) PARIS, WSic-sniY NIGH~ Several mrnoring papers said that Mb. Ferry wrould not speak, but would' suave for a li visionl at the opening of the sitting to-day. This plan wasdeeaedby HI Cleauencean, who when the Preidet clld Fil peker vrodid not answer, suddenly whisked to the tribune, end began by saying that since thse ...

... In delivering the inaugural address of t:e Greenock 1 j'unior Liberal Association yesterday afternoon, Sir Orxs DILuE, who was loudly che-red, said that although the last session had been less productive than the Radicals of the great centres of population, would i wish, it was not unproduative. Besiies the Scotch and Eanelish Agrcultural Holdings Acts ; besides the Corrupt Practices Act, th-3 ...

... - -- ~ ~ ?? A ?? 1 - A BarnvTozq Aurlrmar HAN ?? Stewards hays ?? Ironclad, and awarded the race to Eachem. A Selling Handicap Hurille Race of b0 scovs; the winner to be said for 100 sove. About two miles, over eight hurdies. 12 0 Ur Frarer's Little Ada,6 yr1._ 12 0 Mr Heasrunn's Woodlcan, 4 yrs.2 10 7 Mr lionnedy's Good for Nothing, 3 yrs ?? _ Ejve ran. _ The Contiedown Hurdle Itace ihandieap ...

... ?? W. E. FORSTER, ?? TOUR I IN EASTERN EUROPE. We extract from last night's Pall Mall Gazette the fol- lowing acoeuntof an interview.between, its representative and the Right Hon. W. E. Forster, on his return from the East. We are indebted to the same source for the illus- trative map by which the account is accompanied:- Mr. Forster, who arrived in town o0 Saturday night from a pleasure ...

... LATEST NEWS@| [1 uutsr's Telegrarm, per Press Assoaitoation. GERMANY. BERLIN, ,cTonCrOm 31. Intelligenes from St. r otersburg states that the removal 'f ?? political prisoners from the fortress of SS. Peter ind Paul to Sobluesselburg has commenced, and will con- issue until navigation is closed. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. ST. PETERSBURG, O CTOBsm 31. The semi-official Journal de St. Peteresbovry to ...