... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... UNDOING OF ALBION. '1'l.o Daily News correspondent at Rome writes:- Thc Corricre dolSerapublishes a triple interview witi .D. Lockroy, hinister of Marine at Paris, with a French superior offlicer, and witlh the heaid of the Naval (;eneral Stall. Theinitorviews arenotironitthelpcunoithio jeirnal's ordinary correspondent. but icom a M ilanese gentlemuan, Signor D'Adda, now in Paris. The ...

... 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. ...

... BRISTOL PUPIL TEACHERS, Education Scheme Prizes. Last night, at Redvliff' parish room, the Bishop of Bristol distributed the prizes in connection vith the Bristol and District Pupil Teachers' Education scheoe. MIr C. I. B. Elliott presided, and mentioned that it had been defi nitely ar arranged that the pupil teachers of the Voluntary schools w- would be admitted to the classes held by the ...

... If at nry, rch. the tter Lose are 'ten but yes ave )uy illk do for sk's ted ill (Ire ree lihe all er. ike wit ca- to rs' ng or- 211- on, ore ?as Lve 1or At a Council Meetieg held in the G.W.I. Board Room, Bristol, on Tuesday, there were present-The Right Hon. Sir R. 1-1. Paget, Bart., Capt. J. C. Best, Messrs R. Neville Grenville, N. Story Maskelyne, and H. D. Skrine, vice-presidents; Sir D. ...

... lobe zath of MriotoL I WVe are pleased to state that one response has now been made to Nemo's generous offer of last-year, to give £1000 towards clearing off the debt of the Infirmary if twelve other friends would subsoribe a similar sum. Sir George Edwards has most goner- oue]y handed £1000 to the treasurer, to be dealt with as the committee think fit. It is earnestly to be hoped that others ...