... AIRMAGH BOARUD OF GUARDIANS. I rTHE MAIASTER'S RESIGN'ATION. CONTRADICTORY STATEMNIENTS. On 7th inst. the weeklv meeting of this Board was held in the Workhouse, Armaggh, the chair being occupied by Mr. John Compton, J.P., and the I cther Guardians present being-Messrs. E. Fuller- ion, Win. Smpson, P. Lavery, J.P.; William Bvlers, W it. Corkiey, ?? O'Toole, P. Corr, MI. Gil- lespie, J. Mann, ...

... '' SUPlflD BY TUE mUSS ASUOOZAITION. j losnox, S.Al ?? to expecttions, money was acain in active request, and 24 per cent. and upwards was paid for advances untii Monday. The loans, however, which became .1ule to the Bank of England to-day were all repaid. The discount rmarket showed increased weakness. hrokers being fairly free takers of fine three months' bills at 24 per cent. On the Stock ...

... I i CLOSING PRICF.S-YESTERDAY. SOUTH1 AFRICAN MARKXT. EXPLORATION AND LAci,% A.Mne Nw),37 Anglo-French, 38 ~ Jble 37 Barnato Gets., 24 umes,66 Guon. Goldfields S.A. 73 73 ?? 3S Exploration, 2-4 24 lttnon Nw,2 Rotudersona Tranrsval, 1-4f lilnei ets,11 Johanesburg Con. ?? Ii Knight's, 6 61 Johannesburg Ests., 1fg 14~ Knight's Os0-atI Deep,2A 24s Johannesburg Water, -jI-ft19 Knight's Peep 3*4 ...

... THE NEWSPAPER PRESS - FUND. SPEECH BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. ib R BEPORTIN7tG IN PARLIAMENT. at w Pa BY urn PRIVATTE WIRE. H The thirty-sixth annual dinner of the newspaper be Press fund was held on Saturday night at the Whitehall Rooms, under the ?? of Mr. W. te C. Gully, M.P., the Speaker. Amongst those pre- T sent were - Baron Whettnall, the Belgian C Minister; Lord Glenesk, ...

... TIHE STANFDARD EXPLORATION CO51- PA-NY, LIMITED. TFe issue is announced by this company of 1,500,000 shares of £1 each. being the totat antho- rised capital. Of this amount P£250,000 has been ginss-nnteed, and 775,000 are intended to be alI- lotted fully paid up as the price of properfes to be acquired. The remaining shares (500,000) are non t offered for public subscription at plar, Paty- ...

... T~IT ELINEN TRADE] prOSECUTION. ALLEGED SALE OF UNIONS Wat ASD ?? th _ - So jl MA GjISTRATFS DECISI0N. du as lM polrTANT JrDGINMENT, Sal ti; nitrs'P'-A- North london Polic un J -I.; ir-day .Mr. I'rderivk .el te- n \lead - lii tiLt-r> .f thie ?? agalnst .l510tttC' (I oi 5~ 110145 1 Be- 'th 'it IO ,rt turinuoned for ahle-ed - ?? tsf 'Merchandise Marks I-, a- undr a number of srparate alt-r . n ...

... BELFAST BOARD OF? GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of the Belfast Board ol Guardians was held yesterday in the Boardroom ol the Workhouse at twelve o'clock. Mr. James Thompson, J.P., presided, and there were ?? present:-Messrs. J. Blakiston-Houston, M.P. ; R. J. Tenrnent, J.P.; Alexander Malcolmson, J.1.; James M'Cornick, J.P.; W. T. Doran, J.1.; John Doran, J.P.; Arthur Haamill, J.P.; J. S. ...

... TRADE OF THE WERE. BELFAST, FRIDAY BEVINGqI 3C0Tl JUNEL, 1899. Bank rate 3 per cent. Owing to requirements in connection with the usual fortuightly settlenment on the Stock Exchange and the calling in of balances customary at the end of the half year, the London money market has been again much firmer, the rates current for short loans ruing as high as the Bank rate. On the other hand ...

... I MARKET INTELLIGENCE I BEIFAST MARKETS-Friday, June 30. OGFICIAL PBICiS-WOLU A ILS si d. Oats, per cwt ?? S 66 to 74 Pork-Light, per do ?? 420 - 45 5 Do. Heavy, per do ?? 400- 420 Do. Sows, per do ?? 25 0 -37 0 Butter-Lump, per lb ?? - 0 9 Eggs-Heu, per 120 ?? 53-70 Do. Duc, per do . ?? 56-7 6 Cabbage, per 100 ?? 6 9 -14 0 Potatoes- Beauties of Bute, per cwt.2 9 - I 1 Do. New, per do ?? 0-12 ...

... ILONDON STOCK EXCHANGEI SUPPLIED BY TER PRESS A5EOCLATION. Saturday's r Stocks, Shares, &c. Closing New Consols ?? 108 I Account, July 5th [08 108 Two-and-a-half per ?? India 3 per cent. stock, 1948'.1104 08 Do. Rupee Paper 34 per cen t..I 65. 6.. Metropolitan Con. Stock 3 p o 110..112 Bank Stock ?? 351 Colonial Bonds. Canada 34. per cent ?? 104 106 ad .. .. Cape of (teed Hope 34 p.c ?? 107 ...

... MARKET INTELLIGENCE, BELFAST MAREET&;.Sauirtavr J' 17. (45'YCIAL iPork-Light. per ?? Do. Heavy, per do . ?? Cabbage, per 100.. ?? 2 Potato0es-Carsons. per ewt. :i Do. Suttons. per do. - Do. M-aincrops. per d4 '2 Do. Bruceis. per do. Do. Chamnpions. per4 Do. Skerris.., per do. Mange! wur ac, per ?? Hay-New uplan d, per do). ?? Do. Mletilow. per do ?? Timoathy. ,per do. ?? Sta-aper ?? r Do. ...

... BALLYC-&STLE. The weekly meeting of this Board was held in the Boardroam of the workhouse, Ballycastle, on Saturday last-Mr. B. F. M'Cambridge (vice- chairman) presiding. Routine business only was transacted. BALLYENAS. At the weekly meeting of this Loard on Satnr- day-MXr. Robert Craig (vice-chairman) presiding -a letter was read from Miss Andrews, tendering her resignation of the office of ...