... A Nonconformist View. Meeting at Kingswood. A well attended public meeting was held at Zion Methodist Free Church, Kingswood, last night, the programme being a lecture, entitled Sacerdotalism Opposed to the Word of God, by the Rev O. H. H. Wright, D.D., M.A., Pb.D. Mr G. B. Britton, C.C., presided, and was influentially supported. The CHAIRMAN, speaking of the conspiracy within the Church ...

... 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 ...

... PARnS, TUESDA:Y EvEiiING. The market was firm all day. The usual realisa- t ons at the end of the month had no eftect on prices, I, consequence of the abundance of money. The ii al quotations were about the best of the day. IC ntaDgos on French Three per Cent. Rentes varied Ir en 24c to 26c. Rise-:French Three per Cent. Rentes 10c, Italians 15e, Spanish Exterior 75c, Portu- g lese 5c, Russian ...

... lSow the Attack Commenced. concentrated At Paco church and convent andnnz made a determined stand in the upper storey.E platoon of Calilornias stationed on n bridge sok maintained a hot fire for nearly an hour, but were tril unable to dislodge the enemy in the face. of the Po heavy fusillade vihieh vitas kept up from the convent Me and cbureh. Col. Duboce, accompanied by a few Chl volunteers, ...

... E~bte itol ffierurp SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1899. T1u0 BRISTOL IlERCURY was established March 1, 1790 The BRISTOL DAILY POST was issued in conjunction with the AIERcURY January 24, 1860, and incorporated with It January 26, 1878. TELEPlHoNE No. 149, M Alonday's Meeting. TiiE meeting at the Reform Club on I Monday will leave quite a blank in I the oratorical existence ofA.m rBalfour and other ...

... hI i I, |chipping Sobury Guardians , set I The fortnightly meeting of the Guardians of the La. Chipping Sodbury Union was held at the Workhouse, near Chipping Sodbury, yesterday morning. Mr J. n e, Tvenfleld presided, and there were also present his gh Grace the Duke of Beaufort, the Rev E. H. C. Ssyres r* Wa Messrs J. Robinson, T. Bennett, R. Benjamin, A. 11s, Ashbee, W. Alway, W. Hardwick, T ...

... , M Kr*v .. .rsia V. -, jildi 1899. IA, )i &i Ol the BiiSIOI. IERCa RY Li.11 lEI) direct the attention i! StIuperior texture and colour of the papei- on which the j ~; ! t,)-day, and will be in future, printed. Novel and hlas been specially laid down in order to mnanufacture hope)ed that the Bristol public will appreciate the i tper P which is now olfered them. It is believed that !, l not the ...

... Jguntcat of er Q5. t. %mitb. Yesterday the remains of the late Mr G. Washington Smith were interred at Redland Green, the funeral being numerously attended. The body was conveyed from the deceased gentleman's residence at Glencot, Fernbank road, to the burial ground in an open hearse drawn by four horses, and the occupants of the carriages that followed were Mr Herbert Smith and Master ...

... e Or Arioto! Percurp TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1899. Tile BRISTOL mIErcnRY was established March 1, 1790 Tbc 13RlSTOL DAILY POST was issued i, co jnunt of with the MECunRY January 24, 180, and inoorpDrated with it January 26,1878. TELEPI-IONE No. 149. Old Age pensions. W'E believe we are justified in sayi'ng that no one objects to the idea of old age pensions if a peaeticalle scheme could be ...

... * Parliamentary Election. Mr Norris's Candidature. Consulted No One. Intends Going to the Poll. Naturally, considerable surprise was caused yester- day morning by the sudden appearance of the address of Mr Jobn Freeman Norris, Q.C., as a candidate for Bristol East. There was a general inquiry In the city as to which party had solicited his candidature. Amongst the responsible heads of the ...

... IT is very pleasing to the natural RI self-conceit engendered by the wonderful progress of the country, both socially, and financially, to find that the country is likewise steadily improving in its morals. We are apparently giving our judges and recorders less and less work to do, and showing a decreasing demand upon those means whereby a wise country endeavours to maintain its moral tone, ...

... THE internal condition of France is i not one to be envied, at the present I moment, by any of her neighbours. It is not a case, as in Russia for instance, of social conditions which tend naturally towards revolution. It is a case rather of an utter ivant of a sense of responsibility and an utter want of scrupleamong the curious personalities whom the Third Republic has brought to the front. ...