... %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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Lilly COLLIERY V. CORPOR&TION. In- Yesterday tho proceedings in the arbitration betweell ur- Messrs Bennett and the Bristol Corporation were resunlwd Use, at the Surveyors' institute, Savoystreet, before Mr Robert ee Vigers, the President of the Institution. This was the lud- tenth day of the inquiry. It will he remembered that the ,Ind Claim arose for compensation for land acquired and are ...

... I Zbe Last 24 ibout . Iris a chronicle of day by day.-The Tempest. Console closed at 1114 for money and 11.1 for account. S. and S.W. winds andrainyand unsettled weather to-day. Pisest thou thus, dim dawn, again? Maximum and minimum temperature recorded by thermometer outside the BRISTOL MERCURY Office, 32ft. above the ground, for 21 hours ended at 2 a.m. to-day :-51deg., 38deg. At the ...

... X Au American.correspondent has- furnished the full text of the report of Commisstoner-R. P. Porter; who. was commissioned by the Treasury to inquire Into the industrial and c)mmereal condition of Cuba, and of the new customs. tariff whhioh he recoanniended, and which, having bzeu approved by the President, came into force on Now Year's Day- Mr Porter's investigations soon convinced him that ...

... A NEW CHAPEL OPENED. The new Wesleyan Chapel which has been built by the friends of the King street circuit in order to meet the necessities of the rapidly increasing popu- lation of Horfield was opened yesterday. The necessary arrangements for the building of the chapel were made by a committee of some of the most prominent Wesleyans in Bristol. The land could not be bought outright, so it ...

... gDt ]at 24 To)uM 'ris a chronicle of day by day.-The Tcmpest, l Console closed at 111 1-16 for money and account. Moderate N.X, winds and cloudy and milder weather, with occasional showers, to-day, A damp end of an unpleasant month. Maximum and minimum temperature recorded by thermometer outside the BRISTOL MERCURY OtffiC, 32ft. above the ground, for 24 hours ended at 2 a.m. to-day .-45deg., ...

... BRISTOL-- CITY {GOUN-CIL.'i . - ..I Now Ye ar's h eitiiig. .,n .Aw ; > ! -g.' The Mukor's Cbn6tuzhatiaonis'. At yeaiLrdasis meeting oa the ouncil, the Yayor (Mr Herbert Ashman) preslied,,thetmembers absent being Aldermen Dix', Bartlett, Harvey, Hare, and inskip, and Messrs!Parsobs,'Todd ,:O'Crady, olthurst, Hughes, fpof1'orth, and Bmnett. A Retrospect. The MIArms said it was usual at that the ...