... I ?? ?? -- BAZAARATsrREATFIAM HALL ? I I A bazaar in aid of St.. Pavid's pnarocbial schools was held on Wednesday at Streathian i Hall. the residence of Mrs. West, who kindly threw open her beautiful grounds fer the occasion. The event is an snnial ene, and is for the purpose of raising a sum of money which is necessary to be nbtainen in addition to the Government grant to maintain the schools ...

... D I ?? . Y , ?? T C.ARABOO: A ROMANCE. he subject of this week's Devonshire Paper affords material for as strange a romance of real life as could well be imagined; albeit it ended in a most romantic fashion, and amid all the bathos of unmarked decep- tion. In April of 1817 there appeared in the parish of Alrnondsbury, in Gloucester. ashire, a young woman who to all appearances was a foreignbr ...

... THE APPROACHING ROYAL VISIT. An interesting function was the presents. tionto Mr. Olayden, Principal of the Exeter IAlbert Memorial College, last evening of the silk govwrn of a Master of Arts, in case, and an D illuminated address, subscribed for by astudents of the College and a few friends in Eappreciation of the sixr years' service which Mr. Clayden has renderel the College. There was a ...

... PIIGNTON FLASHES. Em_ A.- At - . ?? -&A nd At ttiis wtek'a matches of the Torbay .30 Sailing Club the popaiar Paiguton Doctor 92, WVard's Tantrum, was first, Mr. A. Welch's in Lyndale second, and Captain -urner's Rogue third. m, Will the Paignton tow, postmen have al m- halt holiday on Wednesdays as proposed? Iti to cannot make aly material difference, as her urgent lettrs can be had by ...

... patan Doos.-At the Chulmleig'h 'Dog Show yestorday, Mr. A. Damarell seoured first d special for whe besti trrier in the Bhow, nnd eecond in the class for sporting dog or b~itch. A7cIDENT. -On Wednesday night John Anstev a labourer; of Parr-street, broke his richt thigh by slipping while puttine some hgy in the rack of a stable at tl'e Buller's AT11B Inn. He was admitted to the Hospital. HORSE ...

... .jXETER CITY COUNCIL.| WETIGHTS AND MEASURES SCINDAL.' Dr. 'ANKEXATION: ST. THOAFASSPFIRST day AD VANTA GB. eake i in At the City Guildhall cn'Wednes4lav, in the absence of the Mayor (Mr. S. NTard), the Deputy Mayor (Alderman Poplo)l peesided ovcr the fortnightly meeting of, the City Council. There were also present Aldermen Doraville, Dunn, Houlditch, Pople, Wreford, (adid, Roberts, Perkins ...

... ?? -WOOL L4-- -- FJMBF g 'WOOL's;' iF-A WlHY PRICES RULE 'LOW. The second' annual wool frir organised under the auspiees of the Exeter fnd District I~Ohsmbor of Commerce took plaoe at the Lower Market., Exeter, on Wedneaday, when samples representing sorne 6,0005eeces were -offered at auction' 'by Masersi. Hussey and -Son, as against Abont 10,60 last year. The nniber of buyers attracted wai ...

... IEXErER FOOTIBALL CLUB. THE ANNUAL MEETING. to t visi PIIOSPEROUS SEASON X2' it tI The annual awietino of members of tl e A Exoter Feotball Clab was hold at the Guilh- nai ifull on Macnday. In the absence through tel pressurni of engrgsements of the Mayor, Mr Clo G R Shorlo wfas voted to the chair, there poli heinn also preeent Dr Mortimer, Messre U Y Mendge (hon secretary), G Coleridge, W G ...

... I-Thr ?? Vot. I-- SATURDAY, JULY 15TEr. 1899. iST1LL l EWITING. 'THE country is still waiting for some definite step to be taken in regard to the Transvaal. Since the receipt cf Sir Alfred Milner's despatch the question has been drifting, all attempts to reach the port of I settlement hav'ng failed. It is difficult to tell whether or not time is on theside of peace. It is in this respect-that ...

... b [SY A BANKER.] T The mnost marvellous of all the faculties of fI the human organism must unnqestionab-y be it the power of merwory. Althouugh intimately t, associated with the brain, an' in great it measure derendent upon the size, weight, it -and quality of that strange and little under- II: ?? part of our corporeal system, tP yet it is altogether and absolutely w distinct and separate from ...

... LWCAL N EWS. NlUMtCAT, Srcoass~sa.-At the recent Trinity ~ Collae Loca Examiationsthe ?? I1 pitpils of Wiss L. A. Ilayniti 'were successful Pin eassing in the Junior Division :-flester'I W~esteotlt, Mabel Westo~tt, Annie Austin,E and Ellen Down, each obtaining a high si ,parcentag~ of marks. t POR Law Go-\YRV.NRic.The annual Oio f~tno tire sr~rurh-vestern 1'ocur-law Con- feronr'e takos place a ...

... | * THE TITHE QUESTION. Sir,-In you leading article you give what. is reported to be a olergymnan's balance sheet of receipb5 and outgoings. I should much like to see the Qriginal. I support the Bill as an act of justice,' as ~iibe is land, and should be treated as such. But a.lot of-clergy do ilbt de erve it foi their ingratitude to the party; yet there isa saying Give the Devil his due, ...