... J #5(dTAIt DAw o 15737.) . (ESTAB-LISHIM A N.N6 1737.) BELFAST: TUESDAY. APRIL 9, 1889. In the House of Lords yesterday the Earl of Milltown moved that the Larceny Act Amendment (Use of Firearms) Bill be corn- mitted to a committee of the whole House. After an interesting discussion, in which Lord Herschell, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Esher, Lord Bramwell, and others took part, the Bill ...

... BELFAST CONSERVATIVE ASSO- CIATION. NO|iMNATeoN-eAiraus on behalf of the following gentlcmen, Who have bceu selected by the Belfast Conservative Association, were lodged ?? for the Poor-law and W*atr ?? i'dei- POOR-LAW 313Cr ?? |SAUT}ilEVL) ' AIT). C~eA ?? Jon. ;Bride. Glens- Ij1u:, Belfast, and James KiL ?? y20, Shank- hill Road. 1st ?? by W1 . J. Coates. 9 and 11, Fountain Street. 2nd ?? by ...

... BY OUR SPECIAL WIRR BrJ.FAST NESw-LICNrLP. OFPICK, YL 6 ' T STREiET, LANnON, LO. FLIDky 1XORNINC, SIX O'CLOCK. LAST NIGHT'S DEBA.TE, Last night the 11ouse, s~ays the &Nzlslard, wal treated to one of those regrettable performances byL which the Natloneahit party are rapidly dis- sipatiug any Inoral advantage likely to, accrue to them froin the recent dratnatio Collapse of one of the cbargeW ...

... BEt~lFAST WATER, BOARD. .A ePEaIA1, meeting of lbs Belfast Wrater Comnmis- sioners wias held yesterday ?? at three o'clock in the Water Offices, Rtoyal Avenue, for the purpose of appointing a chairman and vice- chairman for the ensuing year. Sir. Samuel Keetley, J.P., the outgoing chairman, presided, and the other Commissionetrs present wvere--Wm. MI'Cammoud, J.P,; R. J. MW'Conucll, 5.P.; Win. ...

... A STABiSt ,'Y\O173.) (E0STABLISHtED A. N-N-0 17 37.) x The House of CommonsGrand Committee on| Trade wvas again occupied yesterday with the consideration of the Light Railaways (Ireland) Bill. Aln effort was made to pus down the Giadstonian obstruction, led by AMr. Storey, and considerable progress was made with the bill. At a dinner given in Berlin yesterday, in honour of the Emperor of ...

... MR. GOSCIEN I DD TIM CONSERVATIvyE UNIONS. WI hi! SPECIAL TELEGRAM. LONDON, WEDNEsDAY.-The Chancellor of the ho Exchequer was to-night the guest of the National hn Unionof Conservative and Constitutional Associa- hi: tions. Sir Albert Rollit, M.P, presided, and ?? among those present were-Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, of M.P;; Mr. X. B. Stuart Wortley, ,MAP.; Mr.,Henni- ' ker Heaton, M.PA, Sir Go W. ...

... THE NAVAL MAN4EUVRES. o'LONDoic, TUESDAY.-The vessels of the defen- sive fleet in the Downs are all cleared for action, and none of the crew are allowed to leave. Some of the torpedo boats will cruise eastward to-day. Last night there was a false alarm at Tynemouth, and the volunteers turned out expecting an attack from the hostile squadron. Submarine mines are laid. A telegram from Sheerness ...

... UISTER, INMTE'LIL IL -CE, 0 t I e t I ANi' TNE'X PI'u; xr I.::VErI T ?? -.e h . ' ?? ?? gratis a giiptj ,I FIIYv's ylrotl to IY P I ?? mrUi, it im; a;riftjs~ tiled a pmimd la . 1h e. a bold dietary. zi .FPOM OUIt CORtRESIPONDEt:Xi r BATYCASTL1; BOAPRD or G'AI:lAS-71T weekly meetinlg of this Boartl na. i,. .. Bonrdrooin of the worlkh:tiisi rii Gn tir,iil .Mr. John Ca,;sement, ?? clairinan .: ...

... THE PRESS AND LORD LONDONDERRY'S SPEE!IC. I FROM THlE TIMES. A WELL-MERITED compliment was paid to Lord Londonderry by tn Conservative and Liberal Unionaist Associations. of Southi-Ea-Lst Durha~m, who A gave a anut at Stctnin recognito of the ability with whioh hie has discharg~ed the difficult M duties of Viceroy of Ireland. Faithful discharge of the functions of so great an officer of State ...

... PUBLIC PROTEST AGAINST GAM[BLIN( IN BEIFAST. - LAST evening a public meetingF was boeld in the Wellington Place Hall, nuder the auspices of the City Youngr Alen's Christian Asseciation. to pro- test against the prevalence of ?? in Belfast. The Arclhdeacon of Connor presi(led. andl there was a very large attendance. Amongst those present wvere-Rcvs. Walter Riddall, Henry Mo ntzomnery, Wesley ...

... 1ROM A STANDARD CORRESPONDM\T. TEE discovery of the earliest known will is an event which possesses an interest for others besides lawyers, and there seems no reason to question either the authenticity or antiquity of the unique document whicli Mr. Flinders Petrie has unearthed at Kahun, or, as the town wvas known four thousand five hundred years ago, 111,hun. 'The document is so curiously ...

... SECOND EDITION, BY OUR. SPECIAL WIRE. BELFAST Nmwa-LETTFR OPmICm, e 169, FLEET STnERT, LONDON, E.O. y MONDA.Y MeaRaING, SIX O'CLOCK. THE END 0? THE STRIKE. . The Tinies says the effect of the strike upon the J shipping trade of London will not be seen until the cloud and dust of the battle have cleared away. n At present we have no means of gauging it, but It there is reason to hone that it ...