... Wi2t7A jN , its DUBLIN WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 9, 1899 i _I ,. .. . . . _ _ _ The House of Lords only sat for a few minutes yesterday afternoon. It agreed to the Com- mons' amendment to the Private Legislation (Scotland) Procedure Bil. Viscount Temple' town had on the paper a question with respect to some irxegularities in the fixing of fair rents in Ireland, but the Governmenteing unpre- pared with ...

... GAELIC AThLETIC NEWS FOOTBALL AND HURIUNG CHAMPION- Yesterdav at Jones's toad the initial ?? of the Leinster Hurling and Football Chimpion- ships were played off The weather tvas excel- lent for outdoor sports, and as a consequence a good gathring of spectators motde the Suburban grounds their ?? place. The sport was capital from stare to fimsh, the order perfect, and the pl-aving arrangements ...

... NOTES FROMA AMERICA I ts,)ANY HALL AND MCUARD CBORR~-IN PFgAtiF OF EW VYORK-ITS MUNICIPAL .vl ,gjNMENT - AMERICA, THS GREAT a ,oWEP,. AND EN,;LANI) - ALMRaICAN ( Ap011ALISTS AND PRESIDENT KRUGER _New York, October 27. s JTis a' present SIew York is a good d.l ?? (discussions about Tammanv, t o.nrl ichard Croker. Most peocle .ii . an errofneol's idea of Mr Croker. He .be eliif ov Tammany Hall. ...

... I PR'OVINCIIAL NEW,5$, ' . I n t * I e ?? ; 34!Sit REPORTED SHROOTINGi OUTRAGEF, AT CfAitE.GALWAY Galway, Friday. Beports reaohed here lastanight of t shooting outrage at Clare-Galway, and a party of paoice has gone out there to search the locality and to investigate the circumstaneqts. Particulars are not yet to hand, bpt it app*rs that Mr Patrick Ryan. P L G, occonnpsnied by Mr. Costello, P ...

... MIYSTER{IOUS OCCURRENCE IN CRI AN INFANT FOUND SUFFOCATED. Cork, Friday. At noon to-day Coroner Alfred Blake, solici- tor, held an inquest ht the Morgue on the body of the male infant (name unknown) which was discovered the previous day in a bedroom of the lodging house kept at 3 Alfred street, by Mrs Margaret Swift. Head Constable Fairley represented the Con- stabulary. . A little boy of ...

... ?? ? A:Lr!jl ??.Ou - , 119 BLIN. T iheusual Weekldy?m-jin of the Public lealth -Con ite wa s heldithr M knici$ Buildings,1 Cork,. . oa Titesday Alderman Patrick oid .chair. .Ther6 wr also ?? William Russell, Alderman ?? John Hendrick Aid- ernistJani&H&inlesy, Alderian W;j cot- ton, J d.; CoiAtiors *DT ie] L. Berqin, Thos J O'Neill; Johin Gibbona, Oarild O'ReiLy, John KEeogh, iephsC larke, ...

... I CLONTARF URBAN COU3NCIL I I I On Tuesday the fortnightlt meeting of the, Clontarf Urban District Council was held in tie Town Rall, the Right uion Lord Ardilaun pre- siding. Tie other members present were-inI Craword, J P; George Healy, William Hlills, and Edward Vernon. ISOLATION HOSPITAL. A letter was received from the Local Go- vernment Board forwarding, for the iaformat'on of' the ...

... COQUELIN IN DUBIIN. The great event of the year in Dublin-in- deed we might say the greatest event for many years-in matters theatrical will be the brief visit shortly to be paid to the Gaiety Theatre by N1 Coquelia. Coquelin oocupihs a uriique position as an actor. Even on the stage of France ha had no predecessor of the same force or variety, and to-day he has no rival ?? in the world. ...

... INTERVI EW WITH THE U. S. MINISTER TO SIAM. THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE STATES. PURELY A QUESTION OF 4' DOLLARS AND CENTS. (PRESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAL.) London, Tuesday. A representative of Reuter's Agency to-day, had an interview with the Hon John Barret, American Minister to Siam, who had just reached England from Manila. During his five years' residence in the Far East ...

... ANTI-E I ANTI-ENGLlitI FEELING IN RUSSIA. I I (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) I St Petersburg, Friday. With reference to the articles in the English Press on the subject of the concession of a rail- way to Peking which Russia has demanded from the Chinese Government, the Novoe Vremya observes that no real understanding between Great Britain and Russia can exist when every step forward on the part of ...

... I I I I I (BY SPECIAL WIRE AND ORDINARY | TELEGRA PH) : HOUSE OF LORDS- YES'T'ERDAY. The LoaD CHsNCsLLOR took his seat on thL Woolsack at a quarter past four o'clock, The Summary Jurisdiction Act (1879) Amend- ment Bill, the object of which is to enable ma- gistrates to deal summarily with persons charged with having obtained goods under false pretences was read a second time. The Poor Law ...

... PORT AND DOCKS BOARD - l The weekly meeting of the Port and Docks Board was held yesterday at 1 o'clock, Sir Richd Martin, Barr, presiding. The following mem- bers of the board were ?? t Meade, J P Nannetti, D L Bergin, G N Jacob, ,L Malone, W Wallace, M Goodbody, J P; 31 l Mooney, W Graham, J P; Sir John Barry, W J Goulding, D L; James H North, J P; H G Burgess, Capt Weatherill, J D O'Connor, ...