... . I ?? __ ABINGDON, ?? ?? .- -L ?? -f . th. QzrAnTM Smssiozes.-Friday the 4th Januiary next is thle date fixed for the next Borough Quarter Sessions.' At C present theire are no prisoners for tris1, 2 COUNTY CouaxT.-The next sitting of the Abingdon Court will take place et the Guidhlil on Thureday thle pi 10th of .Janiiary. The lateet date for entering plaints for tl service in the'town will ...

... .. I :1 The last month of the year opens with a rc- dundanee of water. The lowlands everywhere are flooded, end judging from present appearances it would certainly seem that the weather has made a gallant effort to make up the -defoicncy of rainfall whieh no doubt even yet exists on the years 1887-8. The country-side, as a contem- porary ro -warks, is green-that is where it is visible--and ...

... ig S (COlfllzeodfronm Pipe 7.) ly PUCASAANT SnCOTINGo.-Ou Thuisdny, the Gth inst., Itt James F. Mason, Esq., and part7 (fl gutns) from Eynsham s, HIall got through a capital day s sport. In the forenoon le they shot over the Northleigh covenr, grimokeeper Rap- td stone's, and bagged 87 pheasents. I purtridgo, 5 bares, 12 ,s rabbits. In driving the Mill Wood a brace of foxes broke A- cover, so ...

... OXFORD ARCHI'T'ECI'URAL AND I-US'T'OUGCAL SOCIETY. ?? An evening meeting was held, by permission of the ; Keopor, ill tire Aslnioleans Museni, ou Tueslay the 19th ilt, I Trr us ?? er, ltsq., Uon. M. A, in the chi sir, vhen LS the Keeper, A rti urrl. tvians, Esq., M, A., ?? deiivered ?? upon -'Stouehezge. TIIeJ Lsuncaag ?? all the autiquarians riddles that hiave per-plexedi the students of our ...

... WOODSTOCK . A I ?? MIN5TErA.-BY the kind invitation of A. E. Ward, Ega., a sup per was given to the members of this troupe of minstrels at the Bear Hotel on Monday last. About eighteen sat down to a good substantial repast, catered ?? Pratt in his usual excellent manner. The proceedings were afterwards very much enlivened by some lively songs, well sung by the various members, and after ...

... A _ - .. . 1. . . . A most Pleasant gathering took place in the School- room, Prinlces-street, Cowkey-road, ott Monday ovouhlug, when the distribution of prizes and Cloncert in conniection with the above School was hold, Thoee was it lavge gatherieg of parents andl f'ionds, amongst those present being the 1Rev. Father Benson (presiding), Cisnon Paget, the Exatiater of the School (F, G. ...

... I CHIPPING.NORTON. ?? - olb rn - A I On'onsRDslc COdCUNTY ComneosL.-As far as Chipping- I Norton itself is concerned, Mr. Alfred S. Hi-tebman is the ji only canditate at; present before the electors for the one Ia seat allotted to the Borough by the Act. It is not quite r certain whether Mr. Hitchman will retain undisputed h possession of the field, although it isadmitted by all parties that ...

... I _ ._ COOWLEY. ?? On Monday evening last, the 211'thl inot., some persons broke open the fowl-house at the Vicarage, and stole lie seven birds aud three ducks. This is the third robbery M which has been committed at thle Vicaragse during the S L last three weeks. On Tuesday a manl. inmed Taylor, who ta lives at Ross Hill, was found to have, in his Possession us three of tbe birds; he was ...

... OX OR)D ITOWN COUNCIL. I A special meeting of ths Courseil was held olu Thursday, its the Cc'uletil Chamber, uude~r the preaidgioy of the MaLYOr (IMi. WV. Gray.) There were eiso present the Depcaty.Mayor (Aid. 'UuderihiUl), the Sheiriff (Ur. Delize- ley), Aid. ~Iestr'r, Sheetrd, Woodward, Seery, Iliuglaos, Ccirr, Builkeil, Idaglestren, Jiuthin; CouticiI1~rs Hught Hall, P. Walsh, Lucara, AV. ...

... CITf& COUNTY TNTEZLLIGE NCIE. ' - .. , . .. - - - -m M I - VllE&OII1~flS tAO&X PAX 0llUnORI ON SUNJDAY. , ~ r 8T, o g ALOY§IsTs OATIIrTLo OlItColIg. Sainday, De 1mib o . n. -. Er. posit iota of fleaiecd SaoriamewI tup tf i I X~voini Sorvio. .2.OhpsD.: V:expsrin,.Serniun by. the 49V.- W., .Il~ltpphi'yv S.J., ,ltsmberg'uI To IDeumn apia flunvd~iutjon. ...

... I ~ENGIASH CHURCH UNION. . I A meeting of thle Oxford District of the English Church Union was held onl Monday evening last, in the Clarendon Hotel Assembly Room. Thle Rev. R. M. Benson presided, and there vwre also present the Revs. Dr. Paget, Canon Freeling, H. It. Braumley, F. J. Brownl, A. H. Willoughby,3 W. B. Duggan, W. E. Belson, J. H. Maude, Ms. H. Noel, C. E. Adams, W. H. Smithe, J. H ...

... i UNIVEIRSITY INTELJLIGENCE, IT UNIVERSITY PREACIIEIRS AT ST. MARY'iS. Sunidny, Deiynber 0. 10.30 aLm. The Rev. 0. H. Carteil, Exeter College. 2 p.m. The Rev. G. H. Moborly, Corpus College. - SERVICES AT THSE CATHEDRAL. SATURDAY, Dna. B. To Deunt suit ?? Ferrt fin ?? llyam 4li. The God, Whdmsaetlt, and eon, and n~y. hirnlifleat and None Dimittle, ?? in F. AnthemiiGd, V. 1311. qai uieis ...