... T I'OCyEPtS STRI ATI LiVER POOL, THE :1EN OUTNITTED. An interestin giame of diamond cut diamone hia been ?? ait Liverpool between Messrs. Piqea'aiilni & Co.. the owners of an extensive flcet tif steaniers trading to the Medliterranean, and the flock lI l~oness tisu~l) empltiyed in the loading rand disclsirge of the ves-els. A week ago on ?-tucday last, the teen employed about two of the ...

... 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- ...

... I REP6RTED ACCEPTANCE OF THE AMNESTY. THE ALLEGED DISORDER AT MANILA. NEW Yors, MOyDAY.-Mr. Schurman, one of the American Commnissioners, cables to the State Department that he is sanguine that the peace negotiations with the Filipinos will be successful, Admiral Dewey cables-I learn upon appar- ently reliable information that ten of the missing Yorktown meni, in&luding Ensign Gilmore, are ...

... [LIFE IN AM E-R I C A. SATISFACTORY NEWS FROM MANILA. FIRE ON BOARD A LINER. BY CABLB. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK, Txxsnav.-General Otis cables that the Tepresentatives of Aguinaldo are seeking terms of peace, and that the insurgents are scatter- ing in the mountains. The Globe Democrat, ' of St. Louis; in a Manila despatk, states that Agei- naldo has decided to accept the American ...

... TrlE ARM[Y. FROMT OUR M OhMY coRUSSPoNDMST. BY OMR PIEVATE WUt. LO-,DON, WE:NsDsY.-.N-Mior M-ackean, who was lately appoirrted4C.R.E. of the Beifast district, bas been pro'noted lieutenants-come! in the--corns r-f Ro-yal Engineers. Mr. i. J. Else has been appoitted sergeant- . major of the 3rd Battalion King s Royal Rifles, at; Kilkennv. Captain Cotton has been promoted major in the 3rd ...

... 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 ...

... I ?? - - I I h d I :A''FA1.RSS IN l~i!i. 1'11 1.X1115.l\*I ?? ?? No inerws has beet ?? ?? (t4im!eoro zi his 1, ,:d aiwd marines fronl thec 't ' . caltirit'oi hry tile ]tiipill) i> 11 !, thle l asL coast of Lhuen. wi A;o- , 5 trowl, sirs the tliri ?? . had been sent to thi' pt, force or ipan i3 l I t !1 i. : ?? . _ forc there ever since h ?? lieutenant 'vws -t to dii. Coast, it being thle ...

... IOUR LONDON LETTE.Ro BY OUR PRIV.&TH WIRE. BELFAST NSwS-LEfER 017IC 435. STABNDW.C., FRIDAY NIGHT. London Covernment Bill. The debate on the second reading of the London Government Bill to-night was not pitched in a high key on either side. It is a measure intended to consolidate the position of the Unionist party in London, and rightly so. That is what the Radicals dread. For too long the ...

... CUoLY-- -SD FASHION. THE COURT. WrNhSOR CASTLE, F.rMAv.-The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, acconpanied by the Or-rsd Duke and Grand Duchess of eesse. Yesterday being the annies ry of Princess Christian's birthday, Princess He nry of Battenberg I visited Princess Christian at Cumberland Lodge. Princess Christian afterwards visited her Majesty. i Princess Henry of aattenberg, accompanied ...

... 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 ...

... K|INGSCOURT, READY, AND ARMAGH RAILWAY BILL. WSsnrTwssTE, FRaDny.-'Thia bill came before a select committee of the House of Commons, pre- sided over by Sir U. Kay Shrttleworth, to-day. The promoters were represented by Mr. Balfour Browne, Q.C.; Mr. - B. Pollock, Q.C.; Mr. Macinerney, Q.C.; Mr. J. D. Fitz- gerald, Q.C.; and Mr. R. C. Saunders. The petitioners against the bill were the Midland ...

... , ?? .. Dnalprtofhe Unted1 TELEGRAMSomthn lik II00ayari eurdtocryo h COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN. PROPOSED '.SU1BSIDIZPD LINE OF . STEMERS. l ODESSA, Wednestray. C Notificaticbn han,,been made to the Odessa Bourse I that M. de Witte is willing to subsidize a line of 1 fast. steamers between Russia and Great Britain, r it being compulsory far the vessels to be provided 0 with ...