... BIRMINGHAM AND BORLAND Sor!est OF CEIARTERED ACCOUNTASNTS. I |Ebo sixth annual meeting of the Birminlghamn ant!8 M Bidlanld Society of Chcartered Accountants wtas held on M~onday afternoon, in the Library of the society, 3, Ifesshall Street. M'-r. *3. S. Smith (president) occupied the chair, an d among tbose present wrere M!esusrs. 1V. N. F ish1er,1 C. A.L HSarrison, A. H. Gibson (hon. sec.), ...

... . Monday -was Mr. Justice Chitty's sixtieth birthday. At Grimsby, on Monday, Joseph Anderson was firLed £30. for smuggling 641b. of tobacco. Several lZentish. landlords are adoptinlg the Driaciple o'- corn rents on a sliding scale in letting their farms. Yakoob Pacha Orlin will leave Aletandria next week to make arrangements for the education of Egyptian youths in London. Chief Inspector ...

... AL(.POHING FIXE AT A PIT. The Press Association. telegraphing yesterday morning. gives the followving details of an alarming fire, impcrilling the livea of fifty tren, which occurred on AWednesday even- ing in the Maritime Cjollicry, Pontypriid, North Wales. About eight o'clock it .was re-ported that the colliery was on lire. Thousands of inhabitants docked to the spot, and huge tongues of £re ...

... -zgayzag TO -0 9 ,P .7,_ T3 _v ltet s oints a for [ ctw s seetbe aceeepspae z by the saint andt addlree of INs se -r e ; not as e r - 5 for v neb ieaton, & et for the fe s s i s iufitsdEfter. i151-me asesiers to quetsttiow aeve-ret gimes ind~ pterese s of a a y r or tw o, at all ta ie w aero s iE pleset o u t Id fa; i l t-1at swe are t ssets to Suptpl d Io -iaformsaiora asted i for. We canonot ...

... DISThWT 1?EWS. WORCE03STER Maw'. CONOREOATcroONAL Scaooa&.-Tba memabers of the Congregeteonal Cshurch, Angeel Street, ace shone tto - erect new Sunday school building, in commremoration of 1the hi-centenary of that churclh. Tbs memorial stnon of r the newv schools was laid yesterday by AlIderman P. R. HEil. The buildings will be a handlsomne addlition to the a neighbourhood, and wvill be ...

... PI u : 1~~~ THE Queen arrived at Windsor from the Continent on the evening of the 27th ult., accompanied by Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg. Owing to the improved health of the Emperor Frederick, and at his special request, Her Majesty delayed her departure from Berlin for another day, and took advantage of her longer stay to visit the tomb of the Emperor William in the Mauso- leum. ...

... le. . In ?? -.0 9WO16 . . wtottftt ?? . shoftiiobt X 3 visi to this city *.1X yesterday evening,. . - A The united - festival of p the Ilol0 branch. of, hel J ?(,hurch of- Vogland,'Temperancer Socilety, Was hld~ y;aged five y ni er anese catcvice firnte w con lttied'inth m t - PFARMBOROUGH. , .. ..O&so Sarday lasbe the Inv itation of Mr peowanfd tl * M Waver-a losth, bi~ in, h Keynshaui-. ...

... a .j.11.i Yy 'AMUL A BRISTOL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS, Ri 3Co]. A, H. VER3STURMFI, Commanding. a 1.-Officer on duty for ensuing week-Capt. Edwards, B Orderly sergeant-Sergt. Burgess. 2.-Drills for recruits and others on Tuesday, 29th T1 inst., and Thursday, 31sb inst. at 7,30 p.m. pile( O.-The comp~etitors (senior members and recruits) read for the spring drill prize competition, will parade r LB ...

... MONDAY, MAY 14, 1888. The BRISTOL NEuCmY was et1ablished March- 1, 1700 The BRISTOL DLY POST WaE ts Ened in ?? with the EMRoURY January 24, 1C60, and incorporated with it January 26,1878. | , - -t -, ?? I L - - A T-l W IOA Inv opu v.. Rv. by - - - _ _ -- ?? and St.George, and the Star of lndia. Sir Charles Warren, Mr G. Baden Powell, M.P., and Sir John Pender were amongst the recipients of ...

... WE have now better means of judging of the probable effect of the Papal rescript with regard to.boycotting and the Plan of Campaign. Many of the suppressed branches have held meetings at which the subject was discussed, and upon the character of the resolutions passed it is reasonable to base pretty definite assumptions as to the view taken by the League at large. It will probably be said that ...

... w, OPENING OF A NEW HALL. a On Saturday the Liberals of Mangotafield celebrated in the opening of a new ball, which has just been ro- erected in the centre of the town. Hitherto, the )00 members of the No. 1 Liberal Association-for there ad are two such organisatione, Liberalism being very 'he strong in the neighbourhood-have met in a room ty attached to the Lamb inn, but that has long been 1 ...

... I TEE RATIONAL SICK - ASSOCIATION. THE QUINQUENNIAL CONFERENCE. 5 The eighth quinquennial delegate meeting of, the Rational Sick and Burial Association commenced its sittings yesterday morning in the Association hall, St. James's square, Mr Joseph COldweli (Manchester), president of the society, occupied the chair, The' following answered the roll call:- Manchester-Joseph Caidwell (president), ...