... 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 ...

... r Pe': t r Trrr rp OFFICIA.L iElroair. The Board of Trade issued last night the report of .laret Marinidi: ioto the cause of the collision on the taleldouiau Railway near Aberdeen Joint Station. It will be remembered that, as the 715 p.m. tGrea >orth of *Icvtlaud up passengerr train from Blallater was running into Aberdeen Station at about 9'12 p.m. it came into collision with an empty North ...

... 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 ...

... -_ P a . ~ , . . . . t - - eaoterdaythe Diocesai Synods of Dublin, Gleada- lough, and ildare Edet conjointly in. the Synod HaDl, Cbristcburcb-vlace, to consider the financial affairs of these three dioe. sea, the separate synods for which were not competent to deal with such a matterE. His Grace the AucaBisaioe oF DuELIX presided. F Mr. Justice Harrison acted a asiseasor. t- The report of the ...

... 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 ...

... COLLIERY PROSECUTIONS AT PONTYPRIDD. ACTION AGAINST THE PENRHIW- FER COLLIERY. CONVICTION OF THE PENYGRAIG MANAGER. A SCENE IN COURT. At the Pontypridd Police-court on Wednesday, Mr Thomas Williams, coroner for East Glamor- gazl. appeared before Mr Gwilym Williams (the stipendiary magistrate), to apply for the issue of summonses against the manager and agent of the Penrhiwfer Colliery, in ...

... CHAMBER OF TRADE.-All extraordinary meet- ing of the local chamber of trade was held in the Town-hall on Tuesday evening, Mr T. Hope in the chair. The meeting was called to consider what action should be taken with reference to the proposed Nantyglo extension, consequent 011 the reply from the London and North-Western Rail- way company stating, that the; wer uot pre- pared at present to carry ...

... I IA LADY OF TITLE IN TROUBLE AT BRIsTOL. ?? verC At the Bristol and Somierset Asfize s, held at PLre- Bristol on \Vrdnesdav, a snmewhiat Serious, hut in t 'ey ?? respects amusing, Oitse was hleard. Karaii o i of Eiith vtood a little over 50 years nf Ngb, wull g Und erlucamtel a-. of good address, was charged with n Iug Otatining £1 15.. in 0non03y and board and lodgirnes a 10n 'mf the ...

... POLICE.—At the Merthyr police-court, on Wed- nesday, John Smith was caarged with obstructing the pavement in High-street, Merthyr, by sitting thereon further, with damaging a gas lamp, the property of Wm. Scott, landlord of the Great Western Hotel (formerly the Butcher's Arms).— It appeared that the prisoner threw his boot at the lamp outside the hotel and broke it. The only reason he gave for ...

... The undermentioned vessel not having been heard of since the date specified, is considered overdue The Locitir, Captain Bowles, which sailed from Mouimein for Europe, on the 3rd March. ...

... 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 ...

... THE ROYAL lUINTElSITY O? Ifll:LAND SYXTlIC LATIION 12XAMIN'~T!OY:. Tfme folloingile arc ani'nrtg thle lifst ci eftudidatea Who ]li'jve obtajnlel holnour inl Uho followilng sub. jacts. Thou CatiieE are 'aru~lgd ill older Of lHendersoon, Xt ill am , ;LJ.A .1., Uho 4t mtc'ladc, Charlels, S'u. Ma laolhv's Colgdf.-'01i- (irolc ',rthlur C.., turtnra, Lcylil Scbo1.0J ?? [N-SECON ?? Wheeler, 'cario ...