... RACING FIXTURES. Kempton Park July 1 Portsmouth Park Julv 7 Newmarket Second July Meeting July 11 Worcester iuiv 11 Hamilton Park .July 14 Sandown Park 2nd Sum. Meeting July 14 Leicester J ulv 11 Liverpool July 20 Goodwood Julv 25 Portsmouth Park Alexandra July 31 Ripon Julv 31 The Newmarket Meeting was opened on Tuesday Morning. the Prince of Versailles won the Trial Plate. Mr. J. LOWE' Dirk ...

... PUBLIC OPINION ON HOME RULE. Up to the end of last week the number of petitions presented against the Home-rule bil 1 was 3,422, bearing no fewer than 1,049,116 sigiiitures. The petitions in favour of Home-rule number 61, bearing 109 signatures. THE PARNELLITE THE NEW FINANCIAL CLAUSES. manifesto has been issued by the Parnellite members of the House of Com- mons to the Irish people iu America ...

... THE CHILDREN'S HOUR AND ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE. VING APPRECIATION.—HONKSTLT EARNED. A SCHOOL FOR LITTLE AUTHORS.—Story LESSONS. ■ AN IMPRESSION LEFT—A BIT HOCSIK IN THE MOUNTAIN'S SHADOW.—BOKROWF.d^COL. A GOOD ...

... FLOWER SERVICE. On Sunday afternoon a sj-eeial flower service was held in the parish church, winch was well tilled. 1hv 8ervice consisted of shortened evensong with social P8alms. hvnins, Ac. Miss Leslie officiated at the or ...

... LLANFYLLIN. POLICE COURT, FRIDAY. Before T. Jones, Esq. (Mayor.) Charge of Rope. — Pryce Williams, a farmer, formerly residing near Bwlehycribau, Llanfyllin, was brought up in custody under a warrant, charged with having committed a rape upon a girl in that neighbourhood last September. Prisoner absconded at the time,and has since successfully eluded the vigilance of the Police, until they ...

... We have the great honour and gratifica- tion of informing our reader* that the enterprise we are now undertaking has the good wishes and hearty sympathy of exalted statesmen and politicians. In the first place the brilliant chief of the Conservative party, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, has expressed his high appreciation of our action, and has pointed out how necessary it is that the ...

... HOME NEWS. DYNAMITE ACCIDENT. A boy named Baker was on Saturday admitted to the West Bromwich Hospital suffering from injuries received through the explosion of a dynamite cartridge with which he was playing. and which blew off one hand and badly- injured the other. END OF A STRIKE. After having lasted three months, the dispute at the Gorsemon Colliery ter- minated on Saturday in the men ...

... REGISTRATION. The time of year is fast approaching when serious aijtentioii must be given to the regis- tration of Electors in the Boroughs and the County. Conservative and Unionist orga- nisations should particularly turn their hands immediately to this work, for pos sibl$-—iw all human probability—upon the register now to be made up anothef election will be fought. All classes Unionist ...

... THE ROYAL WEDDING. COMPLETE LIST OF PRESENTS. The many beautiful presents made to Princess May upon her forthcoming marriage with the Duke of York were on view at a garden party given at White Lodge, Richmond. on Monday. The gifts expected from members of the Royal Family have not yet been received, but even without these, the display of jewellery was sueh as has never been excelled since the ...

... CHICAGO. THE WINDY C I T Y Perhaps the first thing that attracts attention of the visitor from Kurope on arriv- ing in the Standard American City is the great height of many of the buildings. Euro- peans at home consider houses of five or six storeys a pretty good height; what then can thev think on seeing buildings of sixteen and even' eighteen storeys, bur even these on looking up at them ...

... The head offices of this journal are at 21, Berriew street, and communications intended for publica- tion should be sent to the Editor, at that address. At the Levee held by the Prince of Wales, on Monday, at St. James's Palace, Mr. Humphrevs LORD POWIS.—The anniversary of the birthday of the noble Earl was on Saturday, and the Union Jack was hoisted on the tower of St. Mary's Church, and the ...

... AGRICULTURAL LETTER. [BY A PRACTICAL FARMER.] The unusually lonu continued spell of dry weather which we have experienced from the beginning- of March till the end of June, and the still longer period of low prices for produce which farmers have had to contend. with, combine to make the subject of Agriculture rather a doleful one to write about at the present time. Visitors to the Royal Show ...