... The fortnightly meeting of the Thornbury Guardians and District Council was held yesterday in the Board room of the Thornbury Union Workhouse, The Rev W. M. Collett, M.A., presided over the Guardians, and Col, Granville Brownc, J.P,, over the District Council. There were present-Mesars George Whitfield, J. C. James, William Cullimore, J, HI. Alpass, Thomas King,.J. Brliible, A. Roacb, .J. ...

... BATH 13ATHS COMMITTEE. -L'' tIMO'tD'PA1Al Q INA l 'T' HEAVY D1ECREASE IN THIE INCOME. A nlleting of tlt' Bath Baths Coininittee was held yesterday ulorning, Aldermlan MoocO iu the chair. A recommnendation of tilo Advertising iiubvomnmittae that D1r Egbort Lewiis be appointed advertisinlg agont for tlhe year 1599 was adopted. ilHE IUARITFRSS ACLOUN-r. Col. A INOU.L DavI 1 jresented n report of ...

... Sbt Arf~tol fauur? THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1899. 'he BnISTOL MviERCvy was established March 1, 1790 The 13RISTOL DAILY POST Was issued in conjunction with the MERculsy January 24,1860, and incorporated with it January 26, 1878. TELErHONE No. 149. An Evangelical I Catechism. CATSCHhSIEYO was one of the I earliest practices of the Christian Church, and we Southrons have a deep impression of the ...

... aI la k 5,1 h n 0 ig n le at or id rid It, rc Id 10 ad a so ot by ,r, be se ht Cr he Ii- Aot rs. an ce dy o f ke Soa o r xt e d re- Senor Sagasta's Policy. [Press Association Foreign Special.] Rleuter's Maldrid correspondent writes under the date of the 13th inst. as follows- Despite the present uncertain political outlook in Spain, the Liberals confidently declare that they expect to retain ...

... THE ANTI-VIVISEOTIONISTS. There was a capital audience in the Hall of the Self Reliance Society, Lewin's Mead, Bristol, last night, presided over by the Rev J. Wain, who had pleasure in introducing the lecturer. Mr T. A. Williams spoke of the degradation which, he said, was the result of vivisection. He gave many instances of cruelty which were occurring in EDgland to-day. Animals were ...

... %rwb Artotel filerfurp THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1899. hoe BnlSTOL bIERCURY was established March 1, 1790 The BlnhSTOL. DAILY POST wvas Issued in conjunction with th d MIERncURY January 24,1860, and incorporated with it January 26,1878. TELEPHONE No. 149, Sir Millchael Hicks Beach. TilE Chancellor of the Exchequer was amnong his constituents last l night, and figured as the chief speaker at a ...

... 9.1wbe iIaot 24 bOour e 'ris a chronicle of day by day.-The Tempest. it e e Strong NG.W. gales, moderating later, and squally and showery weather to-day. Another severe blow .r for Britain. e Maximum and minimum temperature recorded by 'S thermometer outside the BRISTOL MERCURY Office, e 32ft. above the ground, for 24 hourn ended at 2 A.m. n to-day :-44deg., 39deg. The Marquis of Lorne and the ...

... A Newbaven telegram last night reported terrible weather in the Channel. The Newbaven-Dioppe boat entered port safely. A Holyhead telegram says last night a fearful north-westerly gale was raging. The harbour wvas full of shipping. Several vessels were In dangerous positions. The Gauntlet, of Lancaster, for Man- chester, ran ashore on Salt Island. Some vessels were observed going ashore along ...

... T4J te )Yaot 24 boutm time, he took my advice, and to-day is independent. Another gentleman in the sane town was examined seven years ago, He was then a porter at the railway station; to:day he has a l)usll)ess \vorth iC3000. But it is not only porters who patronisa the bumpologist practitioner in the same publication supplies flaring testimonial from The flight IIon. NValtcr 1-T Long, ALP., ...

... IMANSION HOUSE BALL Immediately had the obstruction removed . Ele also T w ed caused So be removed a qnnntitY of rook, which l Thur 31thotlgh It had not fallen he consfdered dangerous ! FridD Dr Farr, the poHc8 surgeon of the famboth dirlsion, l Fox London, died suddenly on Wednesday. i Came The TbameD Shipbuilding Company, Blackball torPr builders of the Albion rind of the Japanese ...

... Tn're pulpit+ The R'ev J. W. Platt, .T.,,preached at Gideon Church last evening Oln the subject of The Church alnd the Man Outside the Church. After a few introductory remarks, he said:-We are now in a position, my brethren, to see the Church in its two supreme a;pects. First, as a b~ody. of human beings in living, energetic relations with God our Father through that eternal life which He ...

... CDC ArtOtofl evmurp THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1899. Tlle BRISTOL ZiEncuRY wVas established M2arch 1, 1790 'J'lIC BRISTOL DATLY POST was issued in conjunction with the MERCcRY January 24, 1860, and incorporated Ivith it January 26, 1878. TELEPHONE No. 149. r r t A Voice (of TiimRE is unhappily no means of I judging the future course of French foreign policy, because the fature of -A.10d14, in Ia- ...