... THE NORTHUMBERLAND SHOlRTH(DRN SALES. I DANIEL'S FARM SALE. The last of the three great sales of shorthorins in Northumberland was held yesterday at Datniel's Farm, Wylan, the auctioneers being Messrs John Thornton & Son. Two well-known herds were represented ia the riug-namely, that of Messrs Robert Bruce and the late Hugh Nelson of Daniels Farm; and Mlr L. C. Chrisp of Hawkhill. In all over ...

... SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS AND I ~~~NOMI NATIrONS. LESLIE-The following gentlemen have been no elected without a contest-Mr Ingram, returning n officer :-Messrs George Skinner, farmer, Cote- pi town- William Chrystall, farmer, Johnstone; James Laing, farmer, Millfield ; Alex. Thomson, el farmer, (Chapelton Alex. Thomson, Snoyvside. Se They are all new members so far as the last board ro was ...

... I HOUSE OF COAlD'ONS-TrUESDAY. 'T he Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. FOREIGN VERSUS BRITISH MEAT. Mr CROMBIEF asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, if the vase were reported to him of a butcher selling foreign or colonial meat. which was marked as English meat, or which, from the invoice given with it., might be inferred to ba English meat, he would cause a prosecution to ...

... THE A4NAROHISTS. (REuTER'S TELEGRAM.) t l'.iirk, Friday.-An Inspector-General of the i I!sell detective force attached to the Ministry I o Iinterior has left for London with private t i ons regarding Meunier, arrested in AN ANAIRCHIST ALBU.S 8',rthillon, of Paris, has nearly completed an hist album, which will contain 500 pages of and profile portraits of every suspected c.istas well as the ...

... .\L'RDEEN RENSERVOIRS AND FILTER BEDS. THE WA'STE OF WATER. Ai~peeial meeting of the Water Committee of Ahe'lssel Town Council, summoned by the con- *-2.1t GMv }lain). was held yesterday to consider - tte of the various reservoirs and filter beds. IC Oivener, in the first place, drew attention to >ondition of the reservoir at Invercannie, ii.s not beeu cleaned during the past five anld ...

... II HOUSE OF LORDS-MoNDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool- sack at a quarter-past four. THE PARISH COUNCILS BILL. QUESTION OF RATING. ADMINISTRATION OF CHARITIES. Their lordships again went into Committee on this bill. On clause ii (restrictions on expendi- ture), The Earl of WINCHILSEA moved an amend- ment on sub-section 2, which provides that a parish council shall not, without ...

... I - - - I~__ ABERDLEN BRANCH. On Saturday a meeting of the Aberdeen Branch of thelSecoudary Teachers' Association of Scotland was held in Little Belmont Street School, Professor Stewart, D.D., presidmn. Thers was a fair attendance of members, among those present being Professor Kennedy ; M. Scholl4, University lecturer in modern languages ; Mr Mlorlaud Simp- son, rector, Aberdeen Grammar ...

... T'lf E PEABODY DONNATION FUND. In the :Olih annual report of this fund, which sa3 ijust bevit issued, tile trustees express their deep 'iene of the great loss they have scstained in .hie etaiath of their chairman, the Esrl of Derby. The Duke of Devolishire has snece eded Lord I)erby as trustee and enairinan, and Mr Walter Loei, M!.P., hsa' been appointed a trustcee. The net g ofil 0f the year, ...

... II Under the authority of the Governrment of on Canada (Interior Department) there has just been mn, published, in handy book form, the reports of Mr .John Steven, Hurlford, Ayrshire, and Mr Alex- a. annder Fraser, Balloch of Cullodon, Inverness, on ik, their visit to Canada last year. The report ex- ch tends to 96 pages, is well illustrated, and is accom- ne paniied with a useful map of part ...

... SALE OF WORK. 0 A sale of work on behalf of the home and foreign 5' missions in connection with the Episcopal Church c took place here in St Peter's School yesterday 8' The stalls contained a large number of fancy ar ticles, most of which found a ready sale, and il C addition there was a jumble stall, containing a artieles usually seen and sold on such occasions. to The sale was opened by ...

... | I --------.-_-. * ~ I .n PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. is A DAY OF OBSTRUCTION AND BLOCKING. WESSTINSTER, Wednesday. s A very remarkable lesson ill party tactics C. has been all the benefit or otherwise which has 1, been obtained from the sitting of the House of he Commons to-day. Obstruction on one side has n'been met with obstruction on the other side in ig a happy-go-lucky way, ...

... THIE WELSH CAVE. THRtATENED REPRISALS BY SCOTCH MEMBERS. A press representative had an interview yeBter- day with Major Rowland Jones, M.P., a member of the forward section of the young Wales party, who says he has not joined his colleagues (Messrs Lloyd-George, 'D. A. Thomas, and 1). Edwards) in their revolt becauqe he has always held .that any independent action of the Welsh party should he ...