... HIE IIEZaODIST CHURCH. The committee of privileges of the Methodist Church of Ireland met on Wednesday in the vestry of the Centenary Cbarch, Stenhen's Green. Dublin. In the absence of the Vice-President of the Conference, Rev. 'J WI. Ballard. of Limer'ck, Rev. Dr. Vance was ealleni to the chair, and Rev. Dr. Nr ?? acted as secretary. On the motion of Dr. Nicholas, seconded by Dr. Evans, a ...

... B'teolrl in tdae what Idstare tours demand, ::M aes.m~ens and trit.e knewlaede band in band.-- ?? WefEK. - - : FOP. over four years past Prize Competitions have been appearing .v ekly in the BEtihzst ?? Jiics and in order to let the readers of the Biela.st NewsC- Leatte see'what sort of Competitions these- are, w~e purpose reproducing each week's competition. but without the Coupon. which can ...

... SECOND .'EDITJON, - 0 L -;t;00 : BY OiJE PFIVA.TE WIBR P 0 00;0 BELrFrST NEWS-LETTER O :F FICE 169. FLEEr STREET. LoNDON, B.4 L 0THE SPREAD OF IN FLUENZA. The Standard's Paris correspondent ?? epidemic of influenza is at present not generally . in France, but there are I places where it is virulent. At Montpellier and Cette it has considerably abated. At Nimes the epidemic !becsae so serious ...

... CORRESPO&DES NCE. A S'UGGESTION. TO THE EDrTOF. OF TEE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. SIR-Kindly permit me through your valhable paper to suggest to the Corporation an improve- ment much needed in the PuaUic Library. At night the reading department is usually filled with the artisan class of the city, anxious to read the daily and nmonthly papers. As a consequence of this large attendance, and from the ...

... THE IRISH SUNDAY CLOSING AND EARLY SATURDAY MIGH? CLOSING BILL. 0?N waWR, FBI DNY .-Tbls evening a public mseeting was held in the Town Hell, Be~sbrook, in support of these measures. There was a large attendance, and the chair wras occupied by Mr. 3. F. Harris, one of the directors ofe the Besebrook Spinning Company. The following resolaiseics were passed unlanimouasly :-l. That this public ...

... THE CHURCFI OF IRELAND, ST. JOHNS>P CHURCHE, STONAEFoRD.-A concert wvith -readings took plalce in che school-house, Stoneyford, onl the 1 6th-Rev. H. M'KnEight, pre- siding-when a varied and interesting programmae was gone throutgh with muc~h success. The open- ing item on the programnme was a pianoforte solo br MiSs hl Knight. which was followved by Mrs. Watison's effective singing of ;The ...

... BELPAST NATURALISTS' FIELD ?? U B:0a~u.: :: :0:0 Tnn! fifth mleeting ofE the winter session was held on thteevening ofthe 15th inst., in t'hd Mu1seumn, College Square; North, the presi.denat of the club I(Mr. Johin Vinycom~b, *FJLS.AI,) in the chair. IThere wass a good attendance of members and visitors, and an interesting programme was gone through3. ; - The first psper was byr Rev. e H. ...

... DIT LJ? c?, ThE SIPMSHANARCHI'STSs : S:EIZURE OF ARMS. .- Xxars, M£o>¢r ?? ltav~e~seized ?? Fernando. a large ocantity of armes, corn prising fifty-fourrides and mnsktets,-nadt a -tbnur .san~d cart~ridg~es. ;; ts 0-- :;;0SSTATEP TRIAL IN BULGARz, SoFsn, M[ONDAY.-The trial of iifesdamee Sara- veloff, wfife of a formzer Premier;S Prochtakoff, and Georgeff, for action calculated ?? provoke ...

... ULSTER IINTELLIGTENCE. I FROM OUR OWN COURPEPONDENTS. BAsvYCASTLu FARMING SOCIRTY.-The annual ploughing match ill coonnection with this society, which is open to persons residing within tlhe poor- law union of Ballycastle, was held on. the 12th inst. at Stron ;hesk, Ballycastle, in a field belong- ing to Mr. John 51'Caughan, which he kindly placed at the disposal of the committee for the ...

... G;,COTOH NOTES. r13 OM OWN lCORBE vS3E. Tina avarage Scotch Gladstonian. M.P. has not been comfortable in St. Stephen's thes week, for his experience among his constituents before he left the north-country was the reverse of reassur- ing .- Despite a vast amount of boasting, Mr. Provand showed that he is being hard pressed by Mr. Stuart in the Hutchesontown Division of Glas- goet. [u a ...

... i- BY OUR PRIVATE WRE.M BELFAST' NEws-LETTEn OUvICE, 1 2F, FLEET STREET, B.C., FRIDAY N4InTT. TnE Opposition have played so completely into the hands of the Government that the dissolution may not now be expected before the autumn. The Radicals are saying that it is all owing to the St Patrick's Day demonstration in the House of Com- mons last night, when the Nationalists present were in a ...

... SECOND - EDITION - tba Il h osbeD~ to ie Xhl ota Ih BYgia OUtrnt Pinvolved Wlcar n fo s BELFAST N-Ews-LETTER OrFFvb , -6 `1. ii Fxnr STREET. LorOn E e THE EARTH'S MAGNETISM. The Standard's Berlin correspondent sar., r Tha Royal Magnetic Observatory at Potsdam 8C, plements its recent communication or, the manetic disturbances of the 13th inst., with the Slatemeot that a strong movement of the ...