... The Cred-ton Improvement Commissioners met to-day in the Board Room under the presidency of M cr. Bukingham. Those also present included Messrs. W. Jackson, H. Elston, W. Labbett, J Heale, J. Ware, T. Wbite, J. Squire, W. Adams, and J. White. The SANITAnY INsPEcTOR (Mfr. Tozer) reported that another case of scarlet fever had occurred in the I house occupied by Mrs. Snow near Chapel Down. r The ...

... LOCAL NE WS, W. H. PETERS, Esq., J.P., of Harefleld, Lymp- stone, is staying at No. 4, Brook-street, Bath. ExaVreu LITEaARTY SOCIETY.-To-morrow night Viscount Lymington, M.P., will deliver an address to the members and friends of the Literary Society, on Something. LoRD CsHIar JUSTICE COLERIDG E.-We are pleased to-be able to announce that the Lord Chief Justice has recovered from his ...

... | By GI:oI:o DOWNING SPARKS. In the summer f IS64 I c as visiting some friends in one of our Northern States. 'I he occasion of my visit svas uls Aneitativu from -an old school-follow to spend the vacation at his country seat. lio Wts at the time engiged in business in a throbbing eniefticturing city; so I \Vos nothing leth to accept the invitation. My friend's hlsuse was a good hutdred and ...

... PROGRESS OF TI-HE IPREIROSE LEAGUE IN DEVON. It is stated that the number of mnembers of the Primrose League throughout the country at the present time is 766,839, or an increase of 11608,5 for the year; and the number of Habitations 1, 959, an increase of 134 on the y ear. The naustber ?? been over 500 a day. During the yeas the League has made considerable progress iii aumubere, and in the ...

... i5ht $1,ugging Voot#- 'V ITH WHICH I$ INOO.POIZATED 1TRuWmHN's ExETzR FLYING POST. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1889. THE nominations of candidates for the Dsvon County Council, which took place yesterday, are very satisfactory reading. The names of those who, have been returned unopposed is a sufficient guarantee that the work the new authority will have to perform will be done thoroughly. It ...

... 9 I it hi 0: a' aI 1. IV h a- S., at, let n- ed he ed se at SEASONAIBLE GirTs.-At the Exeter Pulice Court this morning the Mayor (W. Peters, Esq.) said he! ,ad received £5 from lilr. W. Birkett and 5s from! _ the Misses Hill, Southernhay, for the purchase of - soup tickets. r JUST over £40 was realised at the Saleof oWorI held on Tuesday and Wednesday, in the Emmanuel district, St. Thomis. The ...

... HSGR WATER AT RXMOUTH BAR. DATI&. VltRN4. ]IVrN. Saturday, Jan 5 ,, 8.57 9.20 Sunday, Jan 6 . .. 9.42 10.4 twventv minutes later at Turf. MONDAY'S ENGAGEMENTS. Exeter Police Court, 11. Plymouth Police Court, 11. Torquay Police Court, I). Entertainrment-Pioneer Coffee Tavern, 8. Working Uen's Mutual Improve- ment Society's Room, Preston. street, 8. Poole'n 'Myriorama at the Viotoria Hall, S. ...

... RESULTS OF THE POLLING. EARNSTAPLE. The result of the election was declared soon after 12 o'clock, with the result that Mr. Ashton, the Radical candidate, wtls returned by 148, the figures being:- Ashton ?? , ?? 80 Harper . ?? 432 The result was a surprise to everybody, and there is talk of a petition. A vote of thanks was given to Alderman Stiller for presiding. A large crowd of electors ...

... IN: AT-WTHE DEATH.7?-:: There were three of us chumming together in a soli- tary little hole in the jungle, not so very far-as one counts distance in India-from Secunderbad. 'We. were CVonor's Hill i oung men ; and fate and the Government had gtven-tus a chance of distiuguishing ourselves, and extinguishing our fellow-creatures, by the making of a branch railway, including a bridge and a ...

... DiTHE ASSISTANT OVERSEER-| | SHIP OF IORQURY. I The voting for the rival candidate for the vacant w' effice of Assiotatlt-Overaeer of Torquay commenced wi onl Saturday. Of the four candidates originally de 31proposed two retired at the ratepayeie' mneetang on an t Churaday. The two candidates now left sa in are MIr. Giles, clerk at the goods ml - department of Torre Railway Station, and ha MI ...

... | IOM.E INTELLIGENCEi1 DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN A CHAPEL. A Stourbridge correspondent telegraphs ?? a jsoandalous scene was witnessed on Sanadry evening in the %aptiit Chapel at Cradley. For sorne timoe .past the congregation has been divided by a bitter feud, and 'unseemly disputes have resulted which have ssmetiraes had to be settled in the local oourts of law. On Sungay night a strong body of ...

... SPECIAL EDIT ION. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. [IP-B CENTRAL NEWS. | AMERICAN COTTON CROP. NEw YORE, Wednesday Morning. The Charleston News Courier estimates that the cotton crop of the coming season will probably total as much as seven-and-a-half million bales. Should this ?? prove correct, the yield will be the largest on record. EXTENSIVE; FORGERIES. NEW YoBx, Wednesday Morning. Several extensive ...