PRIMITIVE METHODIST HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—The anniversary services in connection with these missions were held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Sunday night. A missionary service of song entitled "Ethiopia's Lyre" was given by the choir in the afternoon, the connective readings being given by the Rev. W. Pedley. A missionary sermon was preached by the same gentleman in the evening. On Tuesday evening the annual missionary meeting was held in the chapel under the presidency of the Rev. W. Pedley, when the meeting was addressed by the Chairman, the Rev. J. T. Spragg, and Messrs. W. Townsend, J. Gant, and J. Peck, of Bythurn. Collections were made both at the services and at the meeting on behalf of the society.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL—Anniversary services were held in this chapel on Sunday, when Mrs. West preached to a large congregation.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST HARVEST THANKSGIVING —On Sunday last special services were held in connection with the harvest thanksgiving in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, when sermons were preached by Mr. Mackness, of Rushden. The Chapel was nicely adorned with vegetables, corn, fruit, and flowers, the rostrum receiving the chief part of the embellishments.—On Monday a public tea was held which was fairly attended, and in the evening a public harvest thanksgiving meeting was held under the presidency of Rev. W. Pedley, when addresses interspersed with singing were given by the Chairman, Mr. W. Townsend and others. Collections were made both at the services and at the meeting. The fruits and vegetables were disposed of on Tuesday, and with the collections are to be devoted to the cause.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST TEA, PUBLIC MEETING, AND SPECIAL SERMONS—On Saturday last the Primitive Methodists made a special effort in aid of the circuit fund. A well attended tea was held in the chapel in the afternoon and in the evening a public meeting was held in the same place under the presidency of Mr. H. Sharp, when addresses were delivered by Messrs. Wm. Townsend and Wright, and Rev. T. McKenzie, of High Wycombe, to a good audience. On Sunday special sermons were preached in the chapel, morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev. T. McKenzie to crowded congregations.

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL—The class list of candidates who have passed the scholarship examination for admission into training colleges which has just been issued shows Eugene K. K. Whitney, a pupil teacher in this school, to be in the first class.

CHURCH FOREIGN MISSIONS—On Thursday evening, last week, a public meeting was held in the National Infant Schoolroom, under the presidency of the Vicar, the Rev. Hugh Bryan, in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The Rev. W. H. Cooper, of the diocese of Grafton and Armidale, a returned Australian missionary, attended as a deputation, and gave an able address on mission work, and related his personal experiences as a missionary in a very graphic and interesting manner. Suitable hymns were sung, and a collection was made in aid of the funds of the Society at the close of the meeting. There was a fair attendance.—On Sunday last a special sermon was preached in St Peter's Church in aid of the same Society by the Rev. H. Mather, vicar of Loddington, to a good congregation. Collections were made at the close of the service.

THE LATE FLOODS—One of the results of the flood in High-street last week was the bursting of the culvert in High-street, near Mr. Asberry’s furniture warehouse. On the removal of the debris after the flood, the cause, or partial cause at least, of the flood in this part of the village was brought to light. The ruptured arch disclosed a small two-wheeled hand-truck, a barrel, a tree, a large block of wood, besides other rubbish, which had washed down the culvert by previous floods, and had got blocked in the arch at this part, damming up the water above so that at the mouth of the culvert, against Mr. R. Woodruff's bakehouse, an overflow into the street was inevitable. The blockading material was removed with some difficulty, and a partial cause of the flood removed. Unfortunately, however, the mud and silt were allowed to remain to the depth of more than a foot.

FOXHUNTING—The meet of the Fitzwilliam hounds at Stanwick pastures on Wednesday week was a brilliant one. The morning was beautifully fine and there was a good muster of horsemen, some ladies, and a large number of pedestrians from the surrounding villages. The hounds were put in and a fox soon broke cover, bolting straight across the field, but was turned by some footmen and ran straight back again into the mouths of the hounds, and in a few moments poor Ryynard was torn limb from limb and devoured, except the head, feet, and brush which were secured as trophies by the footmen. As no other fox could be found a run was made to Covington Gorse. Bold Reynard was found at home here, but was soon routed, and a capital run followed, in the direction of Catworth and Kimbolton, resulting in some excellent sport, though slightly marred by some ungenial and stormy weather late in the afternoon.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS—On Sunday special services were held in the chapel, when sermons were preached by Mr. Coles, of Northampton. On Christmas day a public tea was held in the Chapel. This was followed by a public meeting in the evening, Mr. W. Townsend in the chair. The Chairman apologised for the absence of the circuit ministers, and asked the meeting therefore not to unduly criticise the various speakers, but give them their sympathy. Hymn, "While shepherds watched their flocks by night." Mr. H. Hazeldine then spoke of the birth of Christ, which they had met to commemorate, and of the Christian Church, which he said comprised all true Christians, whether they worshipped in the cathedral, the parish church, the chapel, the meeting-house, or barn. He then dwelt upon the work and operations of the Holy Spirit in the Church. Hymn, "Hark the herald Angels." Mr. W. Pentelow then briefly addressed the meeting on the Christian's duty of thankfulness. Hymn "Hark the herald Angels," 2nd part. Mr. Wright was the next speaker, and referred to the great influence of music in Christian worship and on the soul of man, illustrating his argument by anecdotes and quotations from Scripture. Mr. Coles, of Northampton, after some introductory remarks, expressed his concurrence with the previous speaker on the powerful influence of music in divine worship, and advocated good congregational singing. Mr. Coles then proceeded to speak at some length on the "Name of Jesus." The Chairman remarked that there was now a debt on the Chapel of £58 for which notes of hand had been given, and he asked for help to extinguish the debt. A collection was then made, which with that at the services on Sunday go towards that object.

RAUNDS PRIMITIVE METHODISM—The Primitive friends had a social gathering in the Chapel on Saturday evening last. The proceedings commenced with a "coffee supper," after which a pleasant evening was spent in singing and social intercourse.

LECTURE—On Monday evening last a lecture was delivered in the Primitive Methodist Chapel by Mr. G. T. Allpress, of Denford. The subject of the lecture was "The Hallelujah Prince" or the life of Billy Bray. The chair was taken by Rev. W. Pedley, the resident Primitive Methodist minister. A collection was made in aid of the Circuit Fund.