... rte ritoI euur! TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1888. The BRISTOL META MY was established March 1, 1790 The BRISTOL DAILY POST was issned in conjunction with the MERCURY Juanuy 24,1860, and incorporated with it January 20. 1878. ,A ?? 1.0,0. The Queen, accompanied by Princesq Beatrice . and the two daughters of Prince Christian, left , ?? ?? : :-t -. ?? 1-- Windsor last night for Balmoral. The Prince of ...

... The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Loodke of Gloucestershire was held on Tuesday at Stow-on- the-Wold, by command of ?? Hon, Sir Michael Hicks-Beacb, Bart,, the Grand Master of the Province. Notwithstanding the inconveniences of the railway Service, the number of brethren present was large ; and ?? interest attached to the proceed- ings from the fact that two of the permanent offices, ...

... tonlbo tetter. a. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bo .JFBOK OUR OWN O0RitRSPOVIDENTJ m a! mil is, LoNuos. WEDNLSDAY INIGEIT. wali y. The short recess is almost at an end, Band to~morrow que )aTHE HOUSEl 0F COMMONS pas. y will be ?? ?? in the not very exciting busi- pre. .t, neke of. the Civil Service Eitimates. The King- the ar Harman Bill will be put down for Monday, and raP it notbinir of general ...

... ?? i et~term to tlw ?? ?? Byi I e~ QdiV*VMota lh fM_ . l e 'Al letters mut Pe FcomPanied b the naIeS 4ndl adreael of : t t i l V~ ns~ ne~eesaarq foi pUb~lcation, but hif ti We Ceanot Uadetake to'return reclted ?? ' T COMPULSORY CLOSI1NG BILL. SIR-During the post few days I have noticed. in severatl shops pbtitions for-pfiblio signature against the' Cbmpumbory Closing Bill, Now, the question ...

... A Paris correspondent, describing the celebration at t Pcre Lachaise of the Communist insurrection of 1871, r and the riot to whioh it led, says that in the afternoon 4 there was a long succession of processions to the r tombs of Blanqui, Vallls, and Delescluze;'vhioh are 3 in the cemetery. A committee of the Commuiuists q brought a wreath of zed-peonies, which was deposited on the Communist ...

... eir The officers and members of the Dodington troop of 5 to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussar Regiment of ING Yeomanry dined together at the George hotel on the WedneEdayevening last. Theroom was profusely and lick tastefully decorated for the occasion with swords and end carbines, beautifullyarranged instars ?? the Holderness. A good representation of the regimental the crest (executed by Mr 3 ...

... I 3mpertat oaritamem. [BY TELDGILAPEE] HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. The lord Chancellor took his seat on the ?? at a quarter past four o'clook. ENGLAND IN DANGER. Lord HAnDINQE called attention to a sensational article which had appeared in the Dacll Telegraph of that morning. headed England in danger ;our army without arms; the worst guns in the world.' This article, which contained a variety ...

... I a tt¢-t~tjot Mrtotat. W\ e have not done with winter yet. Yesterday was the difllest day we have yet had in May, and with leaden skies, half a gale of wind from the Nor'-EasBt, and continuous storms of rain, the weather was about as unpromising as it could be for the coming Whit- suntide holidays, to which so many pleasure-seekers are now anxiously looking forward, It will have a disastrous ...

... 1 THE IiOUNDARIES INQUIRY. I THE BRISTOL SCHEMES. The Assistant Commissioner, Mr G. F. Ohambers, thisbmoruing commences at the Guildhall his twao days' inquiry relative to the alteration of areas under the Local Government Boundaries Copsis.iion. The reproduction of the several schemes will be of interest-the comprehensive one, now known as Greater Bristol, as proposed by Mr Chas, Townsend, ...

... tI i-onoh gnetter. [FROM OUR OWN .OoRE SPOQNDENT.J LONDON, TUESDA.Y NIGHT. There are few prominent and authoritative Poli- ticians left in town, or easily accessible, from Whomf it might be possible to gather valuable opinions on what moaydoubtless be regarded as Mr Chamberlain's proffered solution of THE IBISH QUESTION. The matter, however, is of considerable importance, for the series of ...

... ' ' * 1 . ?? ?? . . : , - BISHOP' STORTFORD. AUXILIARY BBiLE:S0CiETY.-The afnnual meetinsg of the Bishop Stortford aukiliar; of the British and Foreign Bible, 6Sciety was held on Monday evening in the Great lHall.' 'The bbair was obeupied by Mr. A. A. 'i Audrew, of Stourley, Sawbrideeworth, who was sup-' ported by the Rev. F. Gifford Nash, rector of Clavering' 7 and hon. sec of the!auxiliary ...

... THE ESSEX VOLUNTEE R ARTtLLER7Y At ILARWI:CHX On Thursday morntug the pioneei party of the 2nd .VolIubteer (Es'eesY Brigade, Eastfrn Divi8i0n, Rloyal Artillery, arrived at Harwiichlto prepare the camp for 'the annataltrainingiof the brigade. The weather was of a most unplensantnchaiacter, a strong, gusty south wind blowing, accompanied at intervats by showers of rain. The pioneer' psarty ...