... MAINCHE[EER WAfREHOUSEM N AND I =SEgi ASSOOIATION. The 42nd annual meeting of the members of the Manchester Werehousemen and Olerks' Provident Association was 'held in the Leoture Hall fo the Manchester Athemeum on Wednesday, Mr. Reubeal Spencer presidingi over a large attendance, and being supported by Air. R. H. Lloyd, chairman of tno board; NV. Greenhalgh, vice-chairman; and nnny of the ...

... ?? IT D., .a1S~Ta :BIYA^oRI to the tie of *ritin these Ta i t.hc trouil betweelt Spain and ?? d idet haS ?? ?? the Iconfines of b(llicose BreicLr Jbnathar, hoeeddil rnlligS1, his six-shooter, aind the aish idalgii whe histletsal ribtieklet a go t hui- ?? great te'a fret in, ell Yir may1) 'be jud.e by tcl' feets TbrCeChildreoi thle rtrcrts8 ?? Ir J) ang adn tru aiile the old-fashioned dlii, ...

... I AR. PROOC LAMATION. Thuo MRadid ' Ofiicial (azette,' publishedh on Satur(day, conltaine(l an impolta it p uelaniatioui relative to the oltbreak or war. IThe decree emimaeuces .iv announcingi that a 'siate of war exists ?? Spain and the United | States, nid that the Tre.aty of 1795 and the pro- iotg fortl dint, eolDI]ltill- from fliet date ot the Pro- I caiuatio,,, I p)eriod Of fiie d(lays W1 ...

... be did PRlXLAMATION BY -MiXR;S3AT BLAhN'C0. Lho . Havana, Friday. the Marshal Blanco has issued the following pro- it clamtation- i ,At fter three months of heroic defence and the many bloody combats, owiqx to the scaroity of m amenanition and food, Santitgo has been forced en to capitulate under. honouiuble conditions and ro- with all the honours of war. The occupation of Lad, the city by ...

... . An inquiry was held at the Salford Town Hall ye3- terday by Lieutenant-colonel Albert C. Smith, R.E., Local Government Board Inspector, to hear an tpplica- tior. by the Salfordl Town Couincil for sancion to bor- row f;33,000 for the pulixse of electrio lighting, and £2,200 for tile construction oif storm water overflows on the main intercepting sewer at Flough-lane, Soring- field-lalle, and ...

... I HOW SANTA OLAUS WAS SAVED, Mammy and Joe, her husband, had taken care of their. Miss Sallie and her little boy and girl since Marso George went into the armny, and the faithful servants had borne many a burden and found a hay out of many a difficulty without letting their aelved mnistress know how hard it was for them; for she was sad and troubled, and they tried to spare her as much as ...

... - -SCIEN DE: JIDSTRIE;. I ?? ~ T! .J) :~ EW : *D~ueing the tbree monthsfr .?om July 1st to' September 30th; 8,59:. vesels, aggiating 943,130 ?? te.ns, -used lhs .kth. Sea and .Bltic Cal, ag~ainst '7,123 fships end 743,263 tons in tbe correspbU ding period of last year. Thle United States, Lighthouse DepstmeOt is sis~d to be experimnefting na New Yorlr 'Bay with a oombination gas naod 'bell ...

... I T: TH WAR. Despite the absenco of official hdvice4, it is fully believed at Washlindton that Admiral Cer- vera's fleet *s at present at Santiago de Cuba. Commodore Schley is stated to be outside, with Admiral Sampson, in the irimodiate vicinity, and the view is held that the enemv has now been securely bottled up at this point. These cir- cumstances are regarded with much satisfaction in ...

... AIR. E. T. 'HOOLEY. d HIS MEMBERSHIP 'OF THE CARLTON CLUB, 0 n eOFFER OF £50,030 FOR A BARONETCY. e Mr. B. T. Hoolcy's examination in bankruptcy wu; continued on Monday in London. a Before the debtor appeared in the box, howeyer, m Sir \W. T. Mfarriott, ?? came forward to dewy Ot oath that he received £1000 for securing Mr. cc1ly a election as a member of the Carlton Club Ile chariac- s ...

... .L . . .. 1 FARM AND- FIELD.1 I I - 6.URICULTIURAL NOTES. y[a OUR, SPECIAL CORUE5POi'DEy.1 WEATHER AND WORK.' So far the hopev entertained by farmers-since the begafluig of the month are being re,:ised. It is, i most fortunate 'that the season.has continued mild and open, forlast week it enabled farmers to get on rapidly, as the land works easily, and in some districts great additions have ...

... 1 NOTE1 AND NEWS. An Imperial Chinese edict, just issued, directs the Trung-li-Yamen to establish a Patent-office, With a view to encouraging inventors. The illumitating power of oil gas can be prac- tically doubled by mixing with about 20 per cent of acetylene gas and compressing to twenty atmospheres These are the conditions under whichI it is buined on the Ger3man Stnto Itailways. The ...

... I MR. CHAMBERLAIN MN MAN- - - GCHESTER, f - _ ?? . i; IMPORTANT SPEECH. The annual National Liberal Unionist Conference * wii held at the Memriadl Hall, 'Manchlester, on Tues- day, Betwleen D 700 aed 800 delegates were present. 'The chair was occupied by Sir J. Lahbook, Bart., 'jf P, who said so far from Liberal Unionists being .a negligible quantity they were growing n strength. THomie Rule ...