... THiE SITUATION IN THE TRANSVAA L. THE TRIAL OF THE PRISONERS. AN APPEAL FROM BRITISH RESIDENTS. The Press Association states that the following special cablegram was received yesterday at the London office of the Johannesburg Standard and Diggers' News, dated Johannesburg, January 27, 12-30 p.m. (delayed in transmission):- The pre- liminary trial of the political prisoners will begin next ...

... QUIA R T EFlT S EiS1ONS. Before his Hon~lour, .3 Ago 1Misery Mr.J.C. itrhe, iiS'si-iJetrii; ]\r. J. Morrow, -n) r. A. P. :ScIregistrar of tlie cotiti, aorta in attendance. AOflNS AG.I'NS THE GREA~T NORTHIERN r.ILWrAY. Bernard Glx 0h of Armiiagh, Seted thu Great Northern ?'tiuslav Co'niany ford £7, loss sustained by him tor (1-In' t i to' .1Cllflttginlfli0li of blanklets Pitt on rail nt x'c ...

... TUE TRANSVAAL RAID. IT ACASO TE OF ARTERD COMPLANY fFI COMPROMISING 'ETELEGRAMS. P Ram'oIA, W Drrsn:CTv.-A series of telegrams, which were put in as evidence on Monday last at the trial of the members of the reform committee, have now been published, and have caused a sen- sation. Some of them were in code, but were deciphered by means of a key which was found in the 'baggage of Dr. Ja meson ...

... DONA&HADEE. -- The monthly court was u held on the 4th inst., before the following magis- I trates - Alexander M'Iinn (in the chair), C John M'Connell, and Colonel Delacherois. Ser- geant Dann charged Colin Burns, of Ballyfotherly, d onaghadee, for being drunk and disorderly at ti Donagbadee on 23rd ivay, and on a second sum- tl mons for assaulting and heating Constable M'Hugh, tl at same time ...

... BALLS-UOT (NarwlY).-At the Ballybot petty ses- sions, on 23rd inst., before Mr. J. F. Erskine, J, P., presiding, Private Francis Goddard, Duke of Corn- wall's Light Infantry, Newry, was brought up in custody, charged with that he, on or about the 26th December, 1895, did unlawfully steal, take, s and carry away a sulin of money, two rings, and two seals, the property of one Robert Maya ...

... Yesterday-Before lhiis Honour Judge FITZGlflhiON. Mr. William Carson, J.P.- Clerk of the Peace, I was in attendance. The following geutlemen were sworn on the GRAND JURY: Messrs. Charles W. Henderson (foreman); Bobt. Bogue, Alexander Bullock. J. C. Coey, W. H. I Andrews, Richard Brownlie, Henry Jolhston, E. I MiDonseeli, Henry E. Newell. Edward F. lPattcr- a son, Hugh Rankin, 'Thomas Shaw. ...

... BELFAST E.ECdP.DER'S COURT. Scturda-Y-Before his Honour Judge FITZGIBB;3Sn. Mr. H. M. Crawford, registrar. was present. 7WAtLI-STFR T. 1IYA.;NS. A-ndrew M'Allister. comimission agent. 91. Done- -a.i Street. sought to recover from Ediward Bryans, h lder. 51, Burnabv Street. the sum of £20. a!mount of a. promnissory note. It appeared that tite pl intiff was engaged bay thet defendaint to ...

... DUBLIt~N LA&W -1{ I'POeTh.Z l LIAW NOTICES-TEIS DAY. | (Froem the Lega;l Dliuryj H TIIM. CO CIUL'0OF APPE!AL IX 1[ IET'.lAD. Cinonell v. B gydi 1; oti Q ueen 'rt.-tiei pn-rnit.^inn adt Joseph ¶ Pbewtier ?? v. A~bbots, a ;l trra)te:r, 2; Oocit-'y v iionna;, 3, NL Auter ast ltwidirdsoc, 4; 1k-tao Rv-Bboar. 5- ynve vt 'Tweod. 6. For lode-menui to-molrrow (Wvednoiadasy) - O'Briel vr. O'lirien, 1. ...

... NE WRY. (Before Mr. it. R. iherry, Q.C.) SARAUH MLURIJAY, ijY JAS. HER lk'd, hER FATHER. I 1-'GH LYNCH. AND JtUlN LYNSCh. Plaintiff resides at 36. North Stieet, Newry, and the deteurftm it In MmI street. hl'e prucess sIIS brought for 'i20 for ?? John 1v itch, oue oi the defelidants, on the 12th sf50 of Julie, 18il, when oil busaiues aud anting as the servaut. of ^u;hi Lotch (hi, ftatheri, ...

... A NEWRY LICEINSING CASE. Donuts. THUR-SDAr.-To-day, in the Queen's Bench Division, before -Mr. Justice Holmes and MrSh. Justice Gibson. in the case of the Queen | jtamb) v. the Justices of the County Armagh. 1 MIrI. Bushe, Q.C., with irhom was Mr. Drnmgoole (instructed by Mr. Joseph Carroll, solicitor lNewry) applied to the Court to malke absolute a conditional orler which was obtained on the ...

... On Saturday District-Inspector Wa.lsh charged a, man ?? John Steerson ab Keadsy petty sessions with baivinig on the same day killed :cnl mnurdered one Edward Toal. 'I'he prisoner, during the hearing of tho evidence, seemed. to feel his ?? keenly. Sergeant James Belford deposteu that at about 2-30 a.n. on 11th inst. lhe was in bed, and was called bh Constable Sands, lie wvent down aud found ...

... BELFAST IIECORDER'S COURT. Yesterday his Honoum the Recorder sat in the Recorder's Court, Municipal Buildings, and corn- menced the business of this court. I Mr. Wiilliim Carson, J.P., clelrk of the peace for ( the city, was in atte adance. ] GRAND yUcYV. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury: -Messrs. John B. Burnett (foreman), William Reid. William l-I. Ward, P. S. Corbett, ...