... WVEEK_ E'NDS. Oh! these week-ends-what to do with them? It is a cry of the New Age. It was not thus of yore. A quiet Saturday evening, a restful Sunday. and readiness for work on Mlonday. But now-a-days? We have dis- eovered that we are worried. and not only wearied with the six days' work, and the doctor tells uz it is worry that kills, and not work. WVe have no special inclination to ...

... COULT AT -D PERSONAL. RETURN OF TEE QUEEN TO WINDSOR. The Queen. who was accompanied by- Princess lfenry of Batilenberg and Princess Iouis of Battenberg, such the children of Princess Henry. left Osborne at half- past ten yesterday inorning for Wrindsor. Tier MIajes-ty 'Was favoured with tide weather, although g-ales have prevailed since Saturday. The departure of the Queen -as witnessed by a, ...

... GEPRCATS EN CHINA. FRESH AFFRONTS BY THE CIINESE., GERMAN PATROL FIRED ON. STRONG DETACHIMENT LAN-DED. (PRESS ASSOCIATION SPEC'IAL.l Pekin, Friday. The state of the province of Shantung has, during it e whole winter, been Causirg -;erious assxiet3. and the criers has nowN culnuinated in the imprisonment of a Garyxan priest a. the town of Thinmo. which is actually within hie Hund-Li sphTre of ...

... ROTHER{AT[ ELECTION. RETURN OF MR. HOLLAND. TFRom OU-R 1OWN REPORTER,,) R~otherham, Friday. RHOLLAND (L) . 6,671 WRAGGrE (') . 4,714 LIBERAL MAJORITY 1,957 This result wa. declared shortly after one this after- soon. to a hue crowd in the C'olle-e-uare. ft would jbe idle to dolny that it has disappointed Liberal hopes; but the figures show none ...

... ! LATEST TELEGRAMS. (BY OUR PRIVATE WIRE.) 5 o'clock Edition. THE CRISIS TN THE CHURCH. The Times. commenting on the discussion it Parliament on the Ritual question, saVs- It is incontestable that Mr. Smith and others were able to show that, in theological colleges and clse- where under the authority and control of the Bishops, practices are carried on and doctrines are propagated in the ...

... SEQUETL TO AN ACCIBDEM. (j'a 'ROM OLE It_. ,W.20fi 5 and S TllenasA *f 1311aekwtcl v. P'r~envnvod and' Tlafl ...

... TILE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS PAINTERS, AND ENGIRAVERS. The success of last years experiment has induced the body of artists of which Mr. Whistler is the President to challenge the attention of the public. The Skating-rink at Knightsbridge adapts itself ad- mirably to the purposes of picture exhibitions, and if the walls are but sparsely hung, this rare occur- rence will be hailed ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. MONDAY, APRIL 10TIr, 1899. N m 5 S S U MI A, A R Y. R2euter's \gcn~y itrd-rstandq that the negotiations Which are hjinc_ siucersfullyv carried on berween the lT'r iish ard Lu'esian iotverrtncnts at the present time i-vie nTIt. stor'! short at questions relating to China. hi' that the diplniatiri celnetnssion1 hive embraced a w6ider field, extnrdin To other parts of the world ...

... GRIAND MILITARY (SA >NDOWN P A R K) MEETING--. THE GOLD 01UP. The, delights of Sandowin Park- ar' Prettv well kno(wn arc] apprrcsiaoel Ly sin's: racegorors, hut seldom, if ever, ha;t tins eb-troin'; Esher eni-cloo~ute presented a more lritAjknt asso:Enhlv tinio it, did yestIerday onl the octso to!'thOpt4 uf'te ranad Military Meeting. Had :rwse-ttiEr 'ec-n spfx-inhllv ordered for the cxcasion ...

... |LEEDs, Monday, April 3rd. Although no positive statement has been made to that effect. there is a growing belief that the Powers concerned in the pacification of Samoa are not taling so heated a view of the situation as their representa- tives on the island. Concerted action would, soon put an end to the present embarrassing situation, by show- ing the Mataafans that they possess no longer ...

... LORD CHRULES BERESFOPD. EINTEBRT-AlThED TO A BXAQUET IN NEW YORK. | nEUSTERlS TElf F1R5.'AM) New York, Thursday. Lord Charles Beresford was entertained this evening at a banquet at Delmonico's Restaurant. Mr. White- law held, speaking on the subject of thei open door and dealing with the relations between Great Britain, France, and the United States said- The guest of the evening is probably ...

... MIEiRCURY Oi rICE, Mon.day, 4 a.ml. S.: RlgS 7.20 a.m. Sjx Srs .. .. 5.8 p.m. At. I- DAYAY. I PDAY.- The Xercury eal's for rain. wilb S.V., S.Z., anA W7. irnda-r rapid!y, for heaDy storms; :'t 6lowr, 'or contirned bad weather. It rifes-rapidiy 'or unreVtled weather; graduasly for flue, sertled wea'her. A ro.i with wmnd VeeFifl -N.E. may be indicative of rain. ...