... 1 880. ANNUAL COMIEUCIAL RETROSPECT. Tmq time last year we said that we had passed ever L most disastrous and unnatural twelve mouths of bad trado, not only in corneution with cur own manufactures, but throughout the whole -world. )AWe spoke of several reasons for this de- preciation in vaho and demand for our special frbrics, and we also muentioned strilkes. We have now to say that, so far ...

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... TEIE: OLD YE AI. i , . ?? I (Frora thre Tr-oa.) I Thoe year whieh comles to an earl ?? bel ; : 'nmetacble as opening a new ehapter Iro cur poki-, ?? a ,l na. it war iarked, indee;d, by a. dncisive Iasi inroffmising revivaoinf ail oractsaeof itvalc, after a|i uupreiicikterl period of deprc--szhn, anal hr a I harvt.sU 1 m u~dareto. eneednuce 'eiU-uh. sur-eedhesg the wo7rst ?? that the ...

... (t 1) c t I~fidfasf gcu- 1 c t x (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) B E L FA S T; SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1881. A telegramn from Durban, dated Thursday, states that the Boers are in possession of Pre- toria, which was evacuated by the British troops. The number of the enemy in posses- sion of Pretoria is estimated at. 2,00, while 2,000 Boers are at Potchefstroom. important telegrams, according to the Pross ...

... AE 1RA LIS. X - - ?? tit WA-it Ii u.- Ay, s ?? tinrt rito.V ~i inorgcnt-to thousar'd .dAtero tiloneIMA ndfve hono.,rel ft ~~ ?? Boomr tiro ntw in, ?? 30 r' Jthrad ;in the, 5ivt. which tk2 E61.- nV t.hk ly to !be nito take byS fore.. They .ttO z'.cw time fl - tirae,~. ba)t h.,a to fall beak ?? aceti: ?? e tv' Ta'e;CL3LM that1 tin daae~rttb'i~~.~0j attalion of the tflth' St-sa-.I 't'~ a ~ ,~ ...

... REJOICINGS IN DUNGA-NON. 0 Ox the fact becoming known, early on Thursday is evening, that the Earl and Countess of Ranfurlv with their infant daughter, had returned to Duns galnldnl Park, a large section of the inhabitants of nthe town deteromined to welcome his Lordship his charming Countess, and the itraiw,^; swith a demonstration which would show to the j country the kindly relations ...

... ,,THE GABINET AND *O-V1 The Oentrit! b&hwa SAYS-h ceond of the per._ m et *eriea'of Cabintet Councils ?? held this a~fter-. nooin, Vagl temiunstera beingprre. eat. The, sitting l asted three hours and a quaxter1, Mr. Chamnberlain beingtihe ?? to ~Lave. A Issj -e rawd gsthercdj in Dewwnings'ktretk 'nth Cthr te again ocen- pied to -dal y k ( dicussing Irish Ijtra, th12-draft of I t vor Land ...

... ,PARINELL DEPENCE FUN:D { ?? P4areld Djence FunJ aoa nudged in our f -umnts to-day rxcseci £Lt7,75Q. sbu!scrlbed i Im ' &.an nine wk.ee',l4 in ?? ?? ou; appeaL L desie ...

... WE.ATJEER FORIICASfTS. Tie followilg forecasts, referring11 to the weathf - of the ensuing twenty-four hours, were issued b;, the Moteorologicid Department, Londou, yester- day Ovening:- (Northerly and north. 0. Scotland, N. .. westerly breezes; mode- 1. Scotland, E. .1 rae or light ; fair on the whole; frosty. ( North - westerly breezes 2. England, N.E. light ; fair at first, then cloudy; ...

... LO:NDON GOSSic. I subject of late anonzet the pococ rezll t.d~y The we-ather mas1 l'uni-y onogh, an the driv~.!tg 11,ist! struck a. chill to t he very cowl ...