... CHESHAM Meetine.—A well-attended meet- ing was held on Wednesday, the chief speakers being Mr. J. RB. Weatherill '- ames of Chesham took the chair. A resolution was unanimously passed, most heartil well-directed effort, whether by moral suasion or iy welcoming every legislation, to mitigate the enormous national evil of intemperarce, yet emphatically declaring that nothing short of the total ...

... THE QUEEN’S STATE VISIT TO BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. HE JUBILE BRILLIANT PAGEANT AT SLOUGH. On her return to Windsor Caétle on Wednesday evening the Queen broke her journ where she left the train and ey at Slough, her historic Berkshire home. proceeded by road to The special reason for the adoption of this pr ogramme lay in the fact that the people of th ie “Historie County ” and her Majesty’s subjects ...

... CHESHAWM Hospirauity.—The members of the old School Board were entertained to dinner at Mr. Parker’s Temperance Hotel on Tuesday evening by the Chair- man, Mr. D. G. Patterson, whose kindness was much appreciated. A pleasant evening was spent. A New Loay.—The School Board have applied to the Public Works Loan Commissioners for a loan of £485 for the enlargement of the Townsend-road Infants’ ...

... AYLESBURY AND DISTRICT. The Women's Offering. On Wednesday, March 16, Mrs. Cyril Flower met the house of Mrs. Horwood, Church-street, Aylesbury, the ladies of that town and some of the adjoining villages who had kindly consented to form Committee for the Women's Jubilee Offering to the Queen. These several collections consisted of: £ s. d. Aylesbury 40 0 0 Waddesdon 6 0 0 Westcott 18 9 Oving 1 ...

... The “ week of weeks ” with uni services at the Parish Church, fro: rom the tower of which floated a new and handsome national the gift of a lady parishioner. unusually large, especially so at the evening service. The service of praise and giving authorised to be used June 20th was gone through, and the b: » and set to music by Sir was very heartily rendered by the choir and congregation at ...

... THE RECEPTION AT SLOUGH & WINDSOR. The Queen having decided to return from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon, the 23rd inst., arrangements are being made by the local authorities for her Majesty's reception Slough, Eton College, and Windsor. addition to the addresses which are to be presented at these places, already mentioned, the Queen bas consented to receive another from the Thames ...

... Iinvran Famine.—The Rev. L. G. Carter sat in the vestry at the Lower on Monday from: twelve till one and from six till eight, to receive contributions towards the Indian Famine Fund. The result exceeded all anticipations, nearly 214 being banded in. Tempzrance Lecrore.—On Monday evening Mr. W. S. Campbell, of the National Tem lectured, at the Temperance Hall, on “A Long Life and a Merry One,” ...