... [REUTER'S TRLEGRAM.1 BRUSSELS, Thursday.-It is stated that the Belgian Government will suomit to the Anti- Slavery Conference a proposal authorising the levying of a five per cent. duty on all merchan- dise imported into the Congo Free State, the pro- ceeds to be devoted to the extinction of tho slave trade. ...

... METROPOLUTAN NOTES. bo ?? AvnoClTY ra:)NEoz. aat The Separatist journals-and the Separa- ka tist journals only-are (says onr London im correspondent) tryilg to mnllufacture aCretan! he 1 atrocity agitation in the avowed hope that 1 yg bg some roundabout means it may damage gc her TMajesty's OGovernment. The Irime od Minisnbtr has recently shown the wort'hless-I ness 9f the teatidn cy upon ...

... THE M1UNICIPAL ELECTIONS. I 1Tha C-JARDIFF. TILE C A' N DUIDAT ES A. IN D T H E RtA TE -me PAYERS' ASSOCIATION, me lo3t To-day (FrIday) ti e poll will be taken for the pla wards in Cardiff in wbich a contest will take oc, place for representatives on the Cerdiff County joa Council. Tiie only vards in auhidh there 8hi will ha a con:est are the WVest and the to Cant'n Wards. In the West Ward the ...

... 1 em I . - ? I. - - , . - -w- , . - , I ?? e eaet of the VW *a hblld pesterday in she ?? . asnes's-~treet, r.~ Robarb Seatbo, ?? T.., and subeeqaftye Captain Boyd, in the ohair. The guardian present were - Messrs John MC'&a, John B]ymie Colt g Tase I ral D L; Jeseph Fioo George 0 Caroln, J P; Chas Strogi ng, JP- h hMooney, John Godle, BL;, James M'Cann,Janme J tenioy,s-ph Elvms, Xames ...

... EAST USK RAILWAY. The rumour is revived that the construction of this railway is about to be proceeded with. It is a short line from the Great Western system, near Magor, and is intended to develop the new district which has been included in the Improve- ment Act secured by the Newport Town Council. The Great Western, finding encouraging prospects for the district, have, it is said, within the ...

... TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Durifjg the prolonged sittings of the RoyAl Commission on Sunday-el,osiog in Wales, I was greatly surprised that no petitions were pre- sented by the shebeen-keepers, as they are called, for powers to obtain licences to sell beer, &c. when and wherever they like. The opponents of the act say that all restrictive legislation has failed. Lord Aberdare has .admitted it, and a ...

... A special meeting of the Suffolk Executive Com. mittee under tbe Contagious Dissasee (Animals) Act was held at the County Hall, Ipswich, on Saturday, when there were ?? H1nniker (chairman), . Major Barnardiston, Mr. T. Lomax, Mr. J. A. Hemp. e son, Mr. Boby, Mr. George Fiske, Mr. Win. Manfield, Mr. John Sherwood, Mr. J. H. Turner (agent to Lord Bristol), and Mr. P. Turner and Mr. A. IE. ...

... OUR LONDON LER'lER. Road tbis nl rni:l6. at ten and uot at; eleve: olovii. as announoed. trt hear so:ne bankrnptc7 Ro?.L ?? Lynn. aged eibht. ehoolboy. residinz ai 111. *lIayt. Stre t. +sas ad- mitted to this instituxiloa yesterdar snffering frora ?? ?? ?? t>h cau;-ed w a iaU \ bY OUllSPWlAL AVllig. l PUzrxrARs NEWS-LETTER OvnICE. 1 69, FLEET S'STRETr. E.C.. THURSDAY NIGTr. WITH the deliverv ...

... Y, i 1 9CLOSE OF MR DAVIlTS ADDRESS. BUMMING UP FOR THE TIMES. - The Special Commission continued its sittings yesterday. Upon the judges taking their seats ! i MrDavitt resumed his address by reminding their Lordehips that when the Court adjourned on Wednesday he was making a few observations on the charge made in Parnellism and Crime, and repeated by the Attorney-General, that money was ...

... LEEDS IrUNICIPATc ELECTION-S. HELD~O-u;YWTARD. MR1. BECE-WGT,~Cp ONx THE POLLUTION Cr THE1 The final meeting iu support of Mr. Harvey. the Ldb-ril u-sn~ifi`-ate for this ward, w-is held last evenung, ?? LawnlBoard, School. Throrners a numerous attr:AUJdaco, the room being- fi alL Besides the candidlate thare were Precent Mdr. G!`osyrserN~TA'IBOT (who presi(iled1, Aldermen i Firth anud Scarr. ...

... THE BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. MR FINDLAY'S EXAMINATION. LONDON, Thursday. The Board of Trade inquiry into the objec- tions lodged against the new classification and schedules of the railway companies was resumed to-day at the Westminster Town-hall. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, presided, and was accom- panied by Mr Courtney Boyle, Permanent Secre- tary ...

... FOOTBALL. LONDON WELSH LLANELLY. Continuing their tour yest. irlt-LY Llanelly oppose# the London Welsh at Rayn, ...