... ?? e PURCHASEA 0X' NTAiND COINGESTEDI DISTRICTS. $I j.- TE ,GOVURN MfLT. BLi L Thase oif bill to providesfurther fnds forthe pier Chase of land in Ireland. and to make permanent the Land Commission, and to provide for the im- provement of the congested districts in Irelandt Be it enacted by the Queen's ?? Excel lent Majesty, by and with theadvice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal ...

... STORMY MEETING. SPECIAL TELEGRtAM. LIVERPOOL, WxnDNsn)A17.-Thie annual meeting of the delegates of members of this society was held at the head office. Prescot Street, to-day. Mr. A. IV. Clayton, a member of the committee of managemnent, occupied the chair. There were about 100 delegates present. and the chairman was supported en the platform by the Honourable Lyulph Stanle and Dr. Clark, ?? ...

... a. mu mrc n ! FRO7M A ClOrRPESPONDENTq OF THE[ TDIBS. TBM following is an abstract of the new repressive edicts directed against the Jews - 1. Jews throughout Russia (and including Russian Poland) must henceforth reside in towns only, and not in the country. No Jew will any longer be permitted to own. land, or even to farma land. All Jewish landowners. farmers, and a9ri- cultural labourers ...

... IDNBEaRAL.. sqUjjBiKrA MBRCHUR, tA VERY attractive basiar int -onnection with Donegall Square Methodist Churchr was opened yesterday by Mr. Samuel Lawther, 3.P., in St, George's Hall, High Street. The direct object of the bazaar is to raise funds in aid of the building of a mission hail in Laganvriw Street. For this purpose a sum of abaot £455 will be required, and indging ironm the merit of ...

... THE LOUGH ERNE DRAINAGE ASSESSMEN-T. I ENisKLT;LE, SrAiURDAY.-A Meeting of thel lanidowners of Fermanagh. and adjoining CountieS of Doneg-a anad Cavan and Monazhan, co ve and by *irculir by Captain Arthnr P. T. ColElm. Sheriff of the Coqnty of Fermanagh, has just been! held in the Coarthonse haere for trh, purpose ol petitioning the Government for a reduction of lh b while or part of the £1 8J ...

... A MENAGERIE AT SEA, SPECIAL TELEUGRAMI. QUEaSrTOWN, SUNDAY.-New York mail ad- vices of the 15th inst. state that wild animals are not the most agreeable passengers on shipboard, even in the calmest weanber. In a series of hur- ricanes, which tossed the vessel like a chip on the waves, they are not only unpleasant. but dangerous- Such was the experience of the officers and crew of the British ...

... TJlE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. COUNTER ACTTNG OBSTRUCTION. -- __C LoNDoN, Surxnsy.-The Press Association ha I reason to believe that the recent personal corn minications between the Speaker and Mr- W. H. I Smith had reference to a determination on the part of the Government to put all the powers re-t gnlating procedure in the House of Commons into operation to prevent reiterated speeches from ...

... SfE MARQUIS OF DOWN-SHIRE AT D-U-DXTNRUM. DppiyeIWG the last month or two the Marchiones; of Downshire has been stavingr at her residence. 3'nr- 3augh. Dundrum, and is enjoying the best of health. It will also be interesting to many of our readers, to know that the youtbfal cI araqus. who is at pre- Bent residing here. is in good health, and is a great favourite with all classes in the ...

... THE UNITED STATES ?? Tan annual report of the United State5 Secretary of the Navy states that nine new vessels have been placed in commission since Mirch 4,1889 including the Chicago, Yorktown, Petrel, Clharlesa.n, Balri- more, Cushing. Vesuvius, Philadelphia. and San Francisco. During the present winter the Newark, Concord, Bennington, and AMiantonomah will be added to the list of vessels in ...

... TIE NATIONSALIST CRISIS; KR. PARNELL'S VIEWS AND FUTURE2 P LA NS, I e AN ELECTION PETITION IN NIORTHT, a KILKENNY. El SPECIAL TELEGRAM. G DUnBLIr, TwuRSsaDAY.-The special corresponlent o Df the Press Association telegraphs:-Mr. Parnell left the residence of Dr. Kenny, M.P., in Rutland i Square, early yesterday morning, and drove un- accompanied to Harcourt Street Railway Station, journeying ...

... e ROS! OUR MILITARY GoRRXSPOSDXST. nT OLR SPECIAL WIRE. toN-DoN. T EnD. iv. - Lieutenant - Colonel ant Staff Paymaster Hay-nes. Army Pay Departnment, 1 now station paymaster at Birr, is about to retire tfro he service. Major IWright. of the 1st Battalion Est Lanca- shire Regiment, is about to be transferred to the s 2rnd battalion of the regiment, at Newry. Captain Fetherstonhaugh, Scottish ...

... (EST.'TPBT.SH D ANNTO 1737.) B E8LLFAST: FRIDAY, J ULY 4, 1 890, In the House of Lords yesterdsr the Earl of vessels arrivina in London fr'1m HIanbur since 1st June, 1390. Lord talfour promised to obtain all the informati-,g ini his powver. Lord Brassey called atterueion to the state of the Royal Naval Reser ere and Artillery Volunteers, land asked for 1C04ormation relative to the forth- ...