... There are over 250 entries for the Bideford Horse Show to be held on Batik Holiday. tl The Barerstaple Friendly Societies will ho l W a hospital demonstration on August 22nd. L The following clergymen were licensed by w the Bishop of Exeter on Wednesday : -InDcu hl Mr. R. M. Vere-Stead, younger son of the pi Rev. W. B. Vere-Stead, Rector of fHuntsbaw, w ba a passed the Law Preliminary Examina- ...

... Davilish District Council. Decrease of Expenditurs. At the MeetibzW oE the Dawlisih Urban Dis- trier Council on Thursday, there were pressont M1r F 'A Cann (ehairman). Messrs J Iforsbam, 1I L Friend. G B Avant, J H G Lisreacraft, G T Oliver, J Gamlin, W C Tapper, J .. Pardoe, E II IBayldon tnrd R H Blorden. The Clerk retorted tha'. the horsP recently purchased by the Council wlS not fit lor ...

... DISTRICT NEWS9 AXMINSTER. The lortioultural and Cottage Garden Society's Show on Wednesday Was fairly successful. .BARN,'TAPLE, AR1BITRATIoN.-Tbe award has been c received in the reenat arbitration cases of Mr Tarrer rnd Mr T J Dennis, against tbe i Lynton and Barnstaple yiailwaY Company, for taking the line through premises belong- ilg to them at Pilton Bridge. Mr Squarey, of Salisbury, the ...

... Another Fire, III Lxotor, in ?? a s£eO, Darnages. The Eceter Ifire Brigade were onr Thursday st rorniuiz, calrod to rmatho- fits whith brole o O; i in Oke Westi Osiarter of the city. At; A about hatlf-past one the alarmns at the Valiart P. Soldler Inn anD') Bridge-street were Lr Slt riigtn;, anld Snporintnodenit Pett and e h's men wIere3 qtlifklV oy to the cs s'cno of tile fII Io, which was in ...

... NIahlicious Damage at ExMouth. For some time ?? ?? and malicious darnage has been done to the ornamental trees )lanted in the Exeter-road. Exmouth, which in several instances has reselteid in their destruction, The District Cnoncil ?? time sirnco offered a reward of £2 for the convic- tion of any person or yersons lound damaging the trees. On Thursday at the Exmouth Police Court-before General ...

... - ?? -- g - . REGISTERni RIBEG12TiB II| REGISTER1 1 1- Conservatives and Unionists should malc use without delay of tbe opportunities afforded I them of examining the list of voters to seea that their zames are inserted. Special c facilities are offered at the Constitutional t Club, where allcity lists may-be examined e by anyone wishing to do so, We hope there: will be no apathy on the part ...

... | SpanierPrea' ?? ?? i1 PTrifTriton tragedy: Bodies a identified as Alfred Muller and Latira TickenerBirniing- f ham. Jackson. Harmswvorth Polar ?? in Franz Joset Liand, and there Nansen stayed until the Windward arrived with further provisions for the Jacksoln Havrasw~orth Polar E1xpedition, The explorer1 considers that he would have reached the Pole if he could have secured soffcient dogs ...

... IPiettresque Devon Portrayed, I At the City Art Gallery, Higrh-streeb, Exeter, Messrs. Scott and Snns are nowv exhibiting, for a short time onry, a very fascinating colkotion of water-colour draw- ings by Mr. Ernest Parlknan. An artist of assured eminence, long well-known fnr his faithful and pleasing nortrayal of the rich senuery and quaintly picturesque towns of the Midlands and West ...

... Sir E. GCarke and the Educlation B'Il A well-informed London correspondent wries: Sir Edward Clarke havivg no official respmonsibiity to keep him at Westminster -lfter lis wvork at the Law Courts vwas flnimhedr socured a pair and left London some l-ys before Parliament was prorogued. Ile -w?.s thus enablce to carry out his! cherished proiect of visiting 'BeYrenth for the Wagner Festival; ...

... Auditor's Half-yearly Rleport, I Mr D R Soratton presided rit the vweekly i meeting of the Newton Guardians on Vednesday; The pauper report sho-wed ?? Visiting Comielcittee ?? having held their montlhly atternoon Irnetin. Ioquiry bad been rin.de repenting Eliz.abeth Copsey7s application to leave tlhe House, and te'e report being favour- able there wee To objecniion, The balance of the club ...

... f oL.S ! ?? ;. P 0 a 't I * tt.:2A, AUG UST 29TII, 1S26. Na f t V j t~ rsi;is Leraill 1 rom0 the tI. t;:e I ue ha5ccr into RIed -,k'ent ?? the chase of the I \&:12i in thc Yaried M Nortil ])eDvon and West Somer- ;e slel sr Isoa)lto ponder that 110(I ,1w:elIc has certainly * r l; xia ;oY ilinch the 11 Wavcr- .- \ ii~si9 wl'i Il for tile Scottish ,.1 lle 11lit3 oM r. Black- : orm hlave been ...

... I oevonshlr&e Assoclation Annual I I14eoting. The Dsvonshire Association for the Advancement et:Sctienc, Literature and Ark opened its annual meeting on Tuesday at Ashburton, plaoetwhich itblast visited about, 20 years ago, a reception beigz held by Mr Batiten, Portreeve.-Professor tchapman (Ply. mouth) presided over the general meeting, at which a balance in hand of £5 lls-ld vwag reportied. ...