... TWO HOUSES DESTROYED. of About three o'clock yesterday afternoon there was ir a serious outbreak of fire at AXVoodhill, at the woods tl end of Adelaide terrace, Portishead. At first the roof tl of Burlcy, the residence of Mr Addison Beverley at Woodhill, was on fire, wh'ch was believed to have B originated from sparks from a chimney on fire in the h neighbourhood just before the outbreak. ...

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... r). t it I T ITVN/'AT lN QqTTlrrTlXTI TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIOtN. The clerk to the Gloucestershire County Council i has just issued the annual report of the Technical I [nstruction Committee for the year ending March, 1699. The receipts, with a balance of £1651 from last year, amountto£8370, and the expenditure, including £4690 in grants to permanent institutions, local corn- imittees ...

... ITlE WIDENING OF DEAN LANE. PENNETT v. THE 1311ISTOIL CORPO fAkTlON. i The arbitration proceedings in the case of Bennett v. The Bristol Corporation were resumed on Saturday at the Surveyors' Institution, Savoy street, London. a Mr I'. Vigers, the President of the Institution, was t 'y the sole empire. MIr IFreeman, Q.C.,andAIrlGregory t represented the claimants, and the Hon. A. t hyttleton ...

... T-SNDALI. CIsI-Ec -TIhe Rev Dr Glover isill tO-IiOirlow preacah morning and evening at this Ihapel, Whiteladic-s road. CiTY fKOAI) BAJITIST CIIAPIEI.T-To-iuorrow, the pioaeier at leornming and evening services wiLl be tile ev.. 1. Briscoe. PuRisuy ICRiAN Cil,(iuic'll-Tho Rev W. B. Cooper icill preatla to ulorrow muornuing and evening. Thit iicull sol vice isill be hold on Wednesday night, ...

... - Missionary Meetings. [Press As~sociatlolt Telegraml.] .. A most successful week was brought to a closeyester- Wori) day, when a missiopary breakfast conference and a groat i 30 missionary meeting for young people were held in Eaoter hal1, London. At the breakfast conferonce Mr 1, P. vere Collier, of Reading, presied. The Rev J. P. Willialms of Southsea, read a paper on slr; COhristian ...

... C:amh of 4t. 'tepl)eCI'z I [From Our Own Correspondent.] fONDox, SVINDAY Niullr. Every ticket in the Stranger's Gallery has been appropriated for the debate in the Commons on the grant to the Sirdar. Why so great an interest should be taken in the matter I do not understand, and it is obvious the discussion will not involve the Egyptian policy of the Government as a whole. The chef d'ceuvro ...

... ci *-- W WELLS THEOLO.GICAL COLLEGE. -0=XTT. XTtT A T I~~~llT . TRIENNIAL FESTIVAL. v The triennial meeting of' students of the Wells 1 Theological College was held at Wells yesterday. 9 The day's proceedings commenced with Holy F Communion at the Cathedral at 8 o'clock, folLowed. t by matins at 11 o'clock, and sormon by the Right 6 Rev the Bishop of Bristol. There was an unusually large ...

... toitj ~ .tpr,1 -Wa -o:,not iDd4elsreppflljeou.q oL th6 * We 4 tint oh1,u. 'ae Asp)ndben O S~9 .All zettews slut be' W oaampahlnoGbyt aa&ne aol i~d'C5505 oI the Virliter. nDot 110088arfly puo llatien, - bUt Sor thie sat .cl~on uof the n dio. . tW: -. ontpnete, ,ret'Xn.l#jicqtNd ,cmmiucteicna;. .G orresp~o4Olenp tivqtrlte¢n o'e osia O1;!thePpat only. R. ;-TRVB~hsPOLLUT.IONiqMITS ' ,.hlnt~lng. ...

... ,j 0 M| Wr W oh o itn limitaism. Services in Clifton Ct'Cticised. In connetion t with th o ristol Church Assogatioon, Mr Walter Walsh last night lectured at the Victoria t rooms on The Mass in the Churoh of England-a Ritualistic Service and itu Meaning, Alderman J. InIksp presided. The attendance was limited. The CHAInRMA extended a cordial welcome to Mr Walsh, w ho was, he said, well known ...

... tte pulptt. Preacbing on Sunday week at the Pro-Cathedral, lifgr. Russell took for the first part of his sorman the subject of Prayers for the Dead, and briefly explained how Catholics were able by special prayers, by elrfdeDn1,, and by gaining indulgences granted by the Church, aid h!SD by having Masses offered, to help those souls who, thongs at present detained ea purgatory, were sure of ...