PETERSFIELD.
The General Fast Day, on Wednesday last, was very strictly observed here, every shop in the town being closed throughout the day, and all agricultural labour, as well as other business being altogether suspended, There were three full services at the church, all of which were well attended—more especially in the morning when it was found necessary to procure a considerable number of additional seats, so as to fill the aisles and chancel; in fact the church was hardly ever known to be so full before. A collection was made for the relief of the starving Irish and Scotch, which yielded the sum of 23l., being a second collection for the same object.