... BELFAST IHAPBOTR BOARTD. e Sir James Musgrave, Bart., D.L., presided ovel the bimonthly meeting of this Trust, held in the slharbour offices yesterday morning. The attend- t ance included the Right Honourable W. J. Pirrie, It J.P.; Sir Daniel Dixon, DL.; &1essrs. S. e Lawther, 3.P. ; R. Thompson, J.P.; W. H. s Dixon, J.P.; John Davidson, J.P.; John Work- e man, J.P.; D. B. Lytle, J.P.R James ...

... ANTREIM DIVISION. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the sup- porters of Mr. Wiley was held on the 20th inst. in Ballyrobin Association Rooms. The attendance was most representative. On the motion of Mr. Galbraith, seconded by Mr. Thomas Moore, the chair was taken bv MNr. Wm. Lyle, who, in the course of his address, spoke in eulogistic terms of the many sterling qualities of their old and ...

... ILIFE IN ANERICA.i ANOTHER FATAL FIRE. NEWS FROM TEE PHILIPPINES. THE RIOTING AT 1AVAN. EIGHT PERSONS KILLEB-EIGRTY- FITE INJURED. BY CABLE. FROM OeB OW CORIEtPON2flt?. NEW YORK, TuESDAY.-A despatch from Cai- muanera to-day started that the American liner Parifs had arrived there with the body of Mr. Sherman on board. Theex-Secretary of State was said to have died during the night at sea. A ...

... OUR LONID OI' LETTER.L MBY OU. PRIV ATF wir.X LI Bsss'FAsT Mi~ws-LTrrxu OrICn. 435, STrAND, W.C., TUvCRsDAY N1ioniu. ?? Dabate on the Army Estimates. M r. Geor;e Wlyndham, the new Under-Seere- tarv of State for War, nad-e what may be described as his dbabut tonight in the House of Conmnons as 1 the responsible representative of a great spending depzrtment, the War Office. Tlhere were many of 4 ...

... MEER-G OF THE MASTER BUILDERS: A meeting of the standing committee of the National Association of Master Builders was held at Derby yesterday, inder the chairmanship of Alderman Holdeworth, of Bradford. After an es- haustive discussion, it was decided to send a reply to the recent conmnunications from the National Association of Operative Plasterers, pointing out that ?? scheduled ...

... MEETING IN THE CH4AMBER OF COM- MERCE. V a; A meeting, convened for the purpose of con- r sidering what steps were necessary to take for the preservation of the Ulster Hall for the use of the s citizens of Belfast, was held yesterday in the Chamnber of Commerce, under the presidency of d the Lord Mayor (Mr. Otto Jaffd, ?? The at- t tendance, which was small, included Professor ei John Purser, ...

... PROM OUR MLITAJRY CORRESPONDENT. Colonel and Chief Paymaster Drage, who lately gave up the appointment of District Paymaster at Gibraltar on being replaced by Colonel Carey, transferred from Cork, will towards the end of the month take over the appointment of District Paymaster of the horde district at London in suc- cession to Colonel Hamilton, who retires. Coloned Drage was lately Chief ...

... BALLYMIONEY. An adjourned meeting of this Board was held in the Town Hall on the 10th inst. r. W. J. Megaw (chlairman) pressided. and the other members present were:-Messrs. Hugh M'Kervile, James M'Master, John Peacock. Robt. Adams. John P. Stott, Clarke Murphy. J. S. Cochrane, Thomas M'Elderry, and S. G. Clarke. The Local Governient Board wrote calling the attention of the Council to the ...

... PROPOSED DEPUTATION TO THE CHAN- CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. The Press Association's city editor says the pro- posed stamp tax of 5s par ;£100 on all foreign and colonial bonds and stocks not at present liable to duty has continued to be freely discussed on the London Stock Exchange, and a good deal of dis- satisfaction has been expressed, as it is feared that this taxation will be attended by a ...

... FOREI'GN INTELLIGENCIE. I I ?? ConnauoEt leave B6typt for England ore Friday. FREN-CH VESSELS IN COLLISION. . CIIERBOtJRCE9 Monday. Tae brig Docteur Olive, of Bordeaus, collided to- day with the smack Mathieu, of Boulogne. Twelve of 'the- crew of the latter vessel- jumped on to the, deck of the brig, but the stbec eight remedied on' hnazd., - ' ' ' ?? sUiBB'S TFLEGZAM TRY, EXPlOSION NEAR ...

... :BALLYMENA. Al the monthly meeting of this Board yesterday the councillors present were-Mr. Thomas Burns (chairman), Mr. John M'l1roy, Mrs. L. A. Barr, hd Messrs. John C. Craig, Robert Barclay, G. T. P Grabam, Houston Lancashire, James Mitchell, and ci A. M'Kervill. The clerk stated that steps had ti been alreadv taken for the obtaining -V of the provisional order for improving - the water ...

... HO1NOU'RABDE R. P. PORTER IN ENGrAND'J AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. RMS ASSOCIATION FOEZIGN SPECIAL. fA representative of Reuters agency has had ant interview with the Hlonourable Robert P. Porter, American Special Commissioner to Cuba and Porto Rico, who is now in England after visiting France, Germany, and Italy for the purpose of studying tariff questions and discussing American trade re- ...