... PRIZE COMPETITI0NS. FOR more than a year past Prize Competitions have been appearing. weekly in t he BeSert Wek Iy News, so, in order to let the readers of the Ber'fiast News- Letter see what sort of competitions these are, we propose reproducing each week's competition, but without the Coupon, which can only be had by puroasers of thi-first-named newspwper. The following appeart this week:- ...

... ??II S GOUR SPECIAL WIRE N FWS-LETTER OPFICE. 1S9, FLIEEFT STREET, LoNDoa-, E.C. L SATURDAY MORna-nG, SIX D clock. THE CONTINLNTAL POWERS. 2 The Vienna correspondent of the Yilnes says- -There is a growing feeling here that when common sense is applied to the question all argu- ments are in favour of an immediate ultimatum t being sent to Russia, to be followed in case of an unsatisfactory ...

... THE MITOELMSTOWN MARTYRlS. I TER EDITOR OF THE FREEMANS. Galbaily. Tippe-ary, DecI6. h DEAR Sm-Permit me tc acknowledge through the medium of your valuable journal receipt of cheque value £5 from his Grace the Most Rev Dr Croke for the widow and family of Michael Lenergan, one of the MitcheIstown martyrs, I and also receipt of £52 contributed by the clergy and people of Galbally and Aherlow ...

... THE COERCIOISTS' LAST I I : , CARD. 1 (BY TEL;BGRxAt'E.)' Londoin, M66day.' Tb. chief featiuf o£ thepaillG Gc-ette to-day was a special stateraent- of its own respecting the rumour that tiie Governmelt had secured the oleo operation k ?? and some of: the Irish bishop irn Cartying out its policy of; s uppressing the National movement. The follow- ing are some extracts irona the statement, ...

... i | Aide grallnnl'c ,oxum- l. DUBLIN: SATURDAY. DEC. 17, 1887. ! Mnt. BALFOUR'S letter to the Times express, ., ing his regret for one of the gross misstate- ments of his Manchester, speech aggravates rather than excuses his offence It is the Z letter of a man who is either stupidly par-! tisan enough to say what he cannot but know to be false, or who has not the fine feeling to! candidly own ...

... TIT-HE RUsSo.-ArTISTAN WAR I.RTMOURS. i gt'rIEvS TEIEGRAMa) St Petersburg, Friday. Thne semi-offlcia joutrnal De St Peterburg, jn an article commeenting bpoW yesterdgy's statement in the Inralid 'Resse, says:- Every impartial ijudge wil udmit that it is not Russia who is re- sponsible for the continual reinforcing, and a state of r-meA peace. It is true that the Centra Powers allege asthe ...

... I r ST I ~ Ta ;IiT LLT'VNCEA. Ii PROME OUR CORRE9EP0`TDEN-T3.I MAGHER,&sEar BOARD OF GUARnDIANS.-The usual weekly meetingof this Boardwas heldeon Thursday, before Campbell Gaussen, deputy vice- chairnan (presiding); Messrs. Wmn. J. Derby J.P.; James B. Kyle, Louis Snyath, Andrew4 Brown, Charles Convery, and James Caldwell. The business M as unimportant. FATAL CASOs OP D-RoWNaiNG Ixx ...

... FOREIGN INTEL1IGENCEI REUTER S TELEZGRAMS. [IE GERoANN CROWN PRINCE. BEsaIN. FRIDAY.-The Crovn Prince has caused an acknowledgment to be forwarded to the Tirolese inhabitants of Central Zillerthal of an address of Isympathy. H1is Imperial Highness s health Was stated to be wonderfully good, and there vwas no trace of a fresh growth. His great tranquillity of mind was an inestimable help to his ...

... t COomBE LYING-IN hOSPITAL AND GUINNESS DISPENSARY. The guardians and directors held their usual mionthly eeting in the boardroom 4if the hoe- pital on Thurs sy, the 15th December, 1887, at 10 o'clock 'a m, James Fitzgerald Lombard, .Eq, J P, in thie chair. There were also present -John Fox Good man, Esq,-M A, J P; Sir William Carroll, M D, J P,;George Mitchell, Esq, J P; Edward Fottrell, XEsq ...

... ?? SULLIVAN AT THE LEINSTER 1: -- . Ie HAL'L. , o ?? The attendance last night at the Leinster Hail was not so large as on Monday night, but the ex- hibition was quite as good as at the opening dis- play. Considerable interest was manifested in j the final ties in the amateur compstitions, alli toef which were productive of exciting finishes. I. 4 J L Sullivan acted as the referee, and. in eas ...

... COURT AND FASiIION. THE COURT. WINDSOR CASTLE, FRIDAY.--The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. attended by Dowager Lady Churchill and the Hon. Horatia Stopford. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg. accompanied by the Hon, Frances Druinmond and the Hon. Rosa Hood, drove out. The Comte and Comtesse de Paris and her Royal Highness Princeess Helene. attended by the ...

... THE PROSECUTfON OF ?? :SHEEILY, M.P. . TEIE SEi-E~CE.' A APPEAL. ARRESTED AGAIN. (THLEGRAY inow OUR cORLW&ON DiNT.) Castlerea, Friday. To-day the tial of Mr. Sheeby, M P, was con- tinued before Mn Tio, R BR, and Mr Heun, P M. at Frenchpark. There WBs not such a formidable army of police in the town as Ou the two pre. ceding days. Amongst thcse'm ithe court were .Messrs John, Fitzgibbon, ...