... At a largely-attended meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultralt Society of England, held on Wednes- day, the letter from te Agricultural Department of the Prvy Council, in reply to a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Society, was read. Mr. Jacob Wilson said that the reply was highly dis- appointing and eminently unsatisfactory. fter the numerous representations that had been ...

... The Kentish Oisorver states that the Hon. Philip Stanbope, who has recently taken Denton Court, near Ciaterbury, will be one of the Liberal candidates for Dover at the general election. Mt-Mr. Stanhope was an ussuecessafl caauiidate for that orough at the last elec- tion. Sir Stafford Northeote has expressed in a letter to the Secretary of the Hull (Newington district) Conservative Association ...

... I FROM 1729. No. Xi. The files of the Ipswich Joursna contain such a vast amount of varied. local and other in- formation, and are so frequently referred to by Literati and others, that we are induced to re- publish those items of news which we think uost interesting, beginning from the year 1735 (when our complete series of files com- mences), to the year 1745 and thereafter by periods of 20 ...

... A special meeting of the Ipswich Town Council was held at the Town Hall, on Saturday. The Mayor (John May, Esq.), presided, and the other gentlemen present included :-Aldermen G. G. Sampson, Walton Turner, R. C. Ransome, E. Grimwade, C. H. Cowell, E. E. Turner, and S. Westhorp. Councillors: J. H. Josselyn, D. H. Booth, E. Packard, Jun., Wm. Fraser, R. M. MZller, Alfred Wrinch, BR. L. Everett. ...

... MR. CORRIE GRANT. Now out doubt, Antipholns is mad, : 3lse would he never so demean himself. Sir,-Who is Mr. Corrie Grant ? is a question that has been repeatedly asked of late-not that anybody cares I tuppence ha'penny who or what he is. He is evidently a friend of Mr. Henry Windham, West, and no doubt that gentleman is veryproud of his acquaint- ance. A little curiosity is perhaps ...

... THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT A PTlBER YART.- The adjourned inquest on the body of Chas. Butchers aged 44, a pensioner from the 1-60th Rifles, employed by Messrs. E. B. and F. Turner, who was killed by the falling of a portion of a timber.stack at Mr. -Martin Crannis's yard, New Cut, E., on Tuesday morning, was held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, before the Borough Coroner. Mr. A. A. Watts ...

... OUR LONDON COARESPONDEN Another shower of speeches descends or our Du I heads this week. It is useless for the public to 8a th it does not want any more light; that it has made up i mind, or that it is tired of speeches. Still they conc It is a little provoking, for while they are delivered by men of the first rank, they cannot be ignored by thoey whose ambition is to be , courant with all ...

... AGRLICULTURAL TNOTES. Colonel Taylor, J.P., ?? Manor, Lincoln- shire, who has fileds petition in liquidation with aboat 42S,000 liabilities, ascribes his failure to heavy agri- cultural losses. - One reason of the lack of saccess in starting a young orchard on old ground is that the necessary care is not taken to deepen the soil and thoroughly prepare and manure it. Neglect is another reason. ...

... Scientific farming has never bad such votaries as it now has in some parts of the United States. The latest niece of news from that versatile country appears in a St. Louis newspaper, and must make even thoseamongst us, who have great faith in the future of dairy-farming, to open their eyes with astonishment, and to admit that the future may produce things that at present we wot no.. of. What ...

... From a statement issued by the Bishops of Lincoln and Lichfield it appears that a suffici6et sum has been provided for the foundation of the new See at South- well. The Bishop of Peterborough has requested a public thanksgiving prayer to be offered in all the ehurehes of his diocese for his complete recovery to health. A memorial brass has been put up in the chancel of the ancient church of St ...

... The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday. Present-Mr. W. Fraser (ini the chair), Mr. Walton Turner, Miss Grraiwade, Rev. F. H. Raune, Rev. T. M. Morris, Mr. 0. T. Gibbons, Mr. H. W. Packard, Mr. J. D. Piper, Mr. S. Alexander, and Mr. Geo. Hines. FINANCE. The report of the Finance Committee contained the following cash account: P. W. L. a. loan account- Receipts, )til. Payments f ...

... THE FOOT-AND-NOUTH DISEASE. I The weekly reports from the various Superintendents of Police in the county of Suffolk respecting the foot-and- mouth disease contain several items of a serious nature. The total number of animals suffering from the disease is now 2,742, an increase of 918 on the total shown in the last return. The increase is entirely due to the spread of the disease among ...