... BELFAST IHAPBOTR BOARTD. e Sir James Musgrave, Bart., D.L., presided ovel the bimonthly meeting of this Trust, held in the slharbour offices yesterday morning. The attend- t ance included the Right Honourable W. J. Pirrie, It J.P.; Sir Daniel Dixon, DL.; &1essrs. S. e Lawther, 3.P. ; R. Thompson, J.P.; W. H. s Dixon, J.P.; John Davidson, J.P.; John Work- e man, J.P.; D. B. Lytle, J.P.R James ...

... j (ESTABLISHED ANTNO 1737.) BELFAST: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 19&3. l ?? Princess of Wales continues to improve. Mr. Talbot, M.P., the father of the H-ous' of Commons, is seriously ill. Details have arrived of the disaster to a train on the Chesapeake and Ohio RailA ay, inl which several lives were lost. i A man named John Ritchie, aged about fifty years, and residing near Ballymena, ...

... OuR LO )ONN LETTERL. BY OUR SPECIAL WIRE. BrUIxST NEws-LT-rnE OriFes, C 1 i. FLEET ETREZT. TC.. WnEDNESDAnY NIGHT. IT iS stated to-night that the Prin:cess of Wales is -affering from irfluenza in a jniii form. It was I for this reason that her Eoyal Highness was un-J2 able yesterday to accompany the Prince to Dorset- l atib-. The inditposo ion of the Pr ncess wvas at first t attributed to a ...

... EPISCOPAL BISHOP. TO THE; EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWSP.LETTE3. SIR-In Rev. Dr. Wilson's letter. in your paper of this morning, the phrase occurs, Episcopal Bishop. May I ask for an: explanation of this sent ence I To my mind the two words mean the7 same thing, and front the pen of a distingtuished divine I would have expected. better, If, how- ever, he refers to the Church of which I am a ...

... 'THE PRE SBYTERIA.N CRURCH. SYNOD OF ARMAGH- AND, MONTA AN. T1EE annual meetin- of the Synod of Armagh and .lonaglian was held yesterday, at twelve o'clock, ain Cones Presbyterian Cinrch (Rev. Jobn S. Gass'sI-the outgoing MVoderator (Rov. Williamn Clments) presiding. There was a good attendance of members and elders. After conducting devotional exercises The MOnEAv1o,_ preached from the ...

... THE LONDON COMPANIES AIND THEIR ULSTER ESTATES. - I BY OUR SPECIAL WhRE. I HOrSE OF1 COMMeONS, THuIBSfAY.-The inquiry into the management of the Ulster estates of the London companies hy the select committee of the House of Commons was resumed to-day-Mr. John Morley in the chair. The other members present were-Mr. Lea, Mr. Sexton, Mr. J. Ellis, Sir J. W. Ellis, Mr. Clancy, Sir B. Temple, ...

... Tar, new Lord Napier of Mazisla is a twin, and a I contemporary announces that there is no other case in the whole peerage of twin sons including the heir. 1This is not Ii, The present Earl. ofrl Durham was a twin with his brother and preismp- tive heir, the Hortourable Frederick LinLbton. Dr. Adler. the chief rabbi, is lying in a weak state of health at Brighton. For some years Dr. J Aler ...

... | ~ ?? HE B X ITRADES UNION CONGRESS. I- 'GE- PC2J.VJXXf RE ~~~spEcrAL, 7ELEGRAM. LivnarPOO, WEDSENSDAY.-Ti&e Congress re- rich assembled this morning-. under the chairmanship spothe president, Mr. Matkin. Mr. BEZjAMIn COOPER (London tigarinskers) and m os-ed a resolution accepting the invitation of the nty Belgian workers to their congress at Brussels in rolh 1891. wn. Mr. FssNwifcx. MP., and ...

... 0 . ITHE SUNDAY QUESTION IN BELFALST. TO THE RDITOR 0F TEE BELFAST XEWS-LETTER. SIR-Au article nuder theasbov e heading app~eared lately in a London publication entitled the Free- tlidekes', a copy of vwhich we-s sent to me by a gentleman in Londoa. As this article was from beginning to end a tissue of gross rmis-statenients on the state of the question generally, and most calumnious and ...

... I ARGENTINE REVOLUTION.: tended to the other provinces, ad that theauthori- ties are endeavourina to neaotiate with the insur- gents. This news is alleged to have been sent off ?? .\yresatonep.m yesterday. If it's statement of facts, we can hardly say less than Cat it .eFW the beginning Qi the eXtd. 1 tha l v l ONE THOUSAND KILLED AND WOUNDED. .A TWENTY -FOUR HOURS' ARMISTICE. -REMOVING THE ...

... I PORFIGN INTELUGIENC-E-1 flO OUR CORBESPONDfLZST THE FIRE AT TOKAY. A ThOUSSAND FAM1IIES DESTITUTE. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.-About a thoa- band families have been rendered destitute by the fire at Tokay. It transpires to-day that five per- sons perished in the flames. A subscription will, doubtless, he started for the relief of the sufferers. MORE BOULANGIST DISCLOSURES. PARIS, WEDNsnnxAs.-To ...

... , THE BERRING SEA DIFFICULTY. INTOLERABLE OUTRAGES ON BRITISH VESSELS. SPECIAL CAfBLEGBAM. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Nnw YORx, THURSDAY. - A desnatdh from Victoria., Vancouver, states tihat information has been receivj& from the captain of the British sealing shi6 Ariel to the effect that while at sea, within the disputed limits, his vessel was boarded by an officer of the United States ship ...