... BY OUR SPECIAL WVIDE. LoNDoN, SUNDAY.-The English version of M. Rdnan's {History of the 'Peoplo of Israel was issued yesterday by Messrs. Chapman & Rall, London. The main object of this so-called historical work is to eliminate everything of the supernatural from the history of the nation of Israel. With all the confidence of a professor of things in general and the easy air of a ' superior ...

... BY OUR SPECIAL W195. FROM OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, WsDnNSDAY.-Mfajor Povah, 2nd Bat- talion Dublin Fusiliers, has been appointed As. sistant Quartermaster-General (officiating) on the staff of the Bombay army. At last, after a long delay, the two vacancies for majors in the Limterick Militia have been filled up. The senior major is an ex-linesrnan, Major Brown, who served in the 2nd ...

... | THE ATIONA L:B TJNG HOSPITAL. ; 'Yesterdaythe third anngual mneeting the on- tribixtors jof the above' hospital. was hela at tih Hopital, 32 Holles-street. Alderman Serant, -as e 'tc s for ?? WMayor, Krpresided. Amongs~atthose present were- :Rev 'A Plunletit, Rev. Father.O'Maey, Wm .Find. later, a J Lombard, M1rs Browne, Mrr and Mrs Escon. Dr-nna Mrs Bce, Mrs M'Clean, -Mrs Meldon, -MA MWee, ...

... LO -DD, C _RESPO - _;NC (BY RoRRERfAN SPZCIAL WIR i .- (FRom OUR OWTN CORRESPNflfl) Freamn Office, 211 Strand, Loadon, MoPday Morning. The events of the opening week .f the session both in and out of Parliament have unquestion- ably given the Government a rough shalke The, victory of Mr. Buchinan in West Edinburgh is one the immense importance and significance l of which the Tories find it ...

... [ l I _0 _ I Already acknowledged and lodged in libernian Bank ?? £99 3 1 Louis G Shackleten .. ?? 0 2 u Larah (county Cavan) I N L, per T Fay ?? ?? 1 0 0 Aughrim I N L,.perbM Byrne .. 00 Birr I N L, per Hugh J Bergin ?? 2 0 0 Rowen I N L, per Wus Kelly ?? 1 00 TArless, Killeen, and Ballylinan I N I, per J Purcell .. .. . 2 00 Rev F Pheian'P P, per do ?? ?? 1 0 0 Rev J Parkinson, C C, per do Q ...

... A. SECONDi EDITuI:ON.. FlOw Tfl X6OflON SEfNDLT' TXMtB. LL A FEW Wiveks ago we published an artiole giving Liome wouderfuf and' astonishing cxperiehnoes of numerous persons. In the article referred to such 's wouderful oases were mentlooed, and verified by a *r gentlenian connected with. this paper on his own :o experience nnd that of other well-known persons- ir that it would seem impossible ...

... PROMl O(UR GLASGOW CORREPONDnBT. POLITICAL TAL. Tan Scotch M.P. 's have been transferred, bag and baggage, from the North country to Westminster nuch to the relief of their constituencies, which were quite sated with the rhetoric of the recess. On the list of notices at St. Stephen's there already figure the names of Colonel Malcolm, Dr. C ameron, and Messrs. Anderson. Barclay, Bryce Caldwvell ...

... THlO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. PRESBYTERY OF IELFAST. THE monthly meeting of the Presbytery of Belfast, t adjourned on Tuesday last owing to the death of Dr. Gray, late minister of College Square Church, was held yesterday ii May Street Schoolroom at d eleven o'clock forenoon. The Rev. ROBERT WORKnMAG, B.D., presided, and constituted the Court with devotional exercises, after which The CLsER (Rev4 ...

... WILL OF iTHE LATE DR. PHILIP CROSS. ;, A BJ;INGUIATR DOCUMMES. SCORa, TUBSoA'M -The following is a copy of the ic will of Dr. Cross, who was executed on the 10th ?? last in Cork Jail for the murder of his we wife at Shandy Hall, near Coacliford. The will,it ar may be mentioced, wias drawn up hr the condemned r. man himself while awaitingl execution, and with- 's out any legal help whatever:- ...

... SCOTCI TN OTES. ye- FROM OUR RTAWOW CODT1rAPOSDENV. NiCERtiLANFOUS ?? adls St. Valentine's Day was wvont to be held in re- gad rd in Scotland, but for sonfa' years past little attention has heen ipaid to it in the countrv. and ild this week it passed almnost unnoticed anywvhere. tvnl The exchange of Christmas and New Year cards has cdriven the custom of sendinsg *valentines fe- entirely out ...

... LOYATIST WORK IN LOOTLASD. BY A VU-ON1ISOlS OBSflRVBR. TEarnn is a growing impression amongst Unionists of every olass in Scotland that if the Scottish people are to conse to a thorough understanding of the Irish question the work must be done by pom- petent Irish speakers. This impression, instead of befug diminished, has been deepened by the depu- ties who have recently addressed' Scottish ...

... THE ORAtNGE INSTITUTION. ARTISAN L.O.t. 1904. Turn annual reunion in connection with this lodge took place last evening in the Clifton Street Orange Hall, when there wval a large attendance of the members of the lodge and their lady friends. The hall was handsomely decorated, and around the walls were the flags of the following lodges :- Artisans 1904, Island Heroes 633, Rossrnore Teno. ...