... | .0 :NEW -AND IMPROVED -|REGULATIONS fFOR VOLUNTEERS. UNDER the new regulations framed for~the purpose of'-securing a higher standard of .efficiency anmongst Volunteers, themen will 'be called: upon to fire at 400.jto..600 yards .anges'. The days of the 200 yards maximum Upracticerailge. are at last doomed. :.It-has been found by the authorities that many corps hiad a woful percentage of ...

... BY A YTIC'TJM. 'irun Sacoxti Wacte. 'I'lie fast, weal: of a Secrina is lbnt is)' tle, tiiics we hv tsahe'rite IlltOile'ioutiy eveiryonet hass tt:(l owari into ir ?? :1 .] e Illeiiihtes 'i'lS ?? to go YawnIig ablouit, asking wwino t' (limitic cii rt Irit-alerec(- Ir ite-i anritA ii lliring ?? rrhtlr tct girl' tOi' aI week. Tfi ''1m a'tlso Icicin a iattrt~ei' hiletcl ~i'SIll itcrl lirt 11 ...

... I VALt STREET Rw-,Ire Can it possibly he that at length WVail soireet hi.5 .jcaIp ? Cablegrains ?? that ceutre state that the m o:,; t ?? the market ground for somle concern. Larme ii j. Ll: I- onl their wvay, and rnust be paid for, and the ruo~l .11 'I thel3ank-s'statemflletsduring the ticxtwcek or tv.o. ti.. to thle interior, which will set inl shortly, aithouu. I0 uouniced a form as usul ...

... WHO IS THE AUTHORITY ON GRAMMAPR? To ?? EDITOR of Ik1e PALL iIALL GAZETTE. SiR,-WNVhy not skindly feeling and kindly light' as weil lovely woman and lordly dish ? A dreadful expression is a into use by Boards of Guardians and other bodies having ?? to cl, l members in excess of the number elected: co-option for It co eho0e There is no such verb in the English language as opt, ...

... THE QUESTION OF GOVERN2NIENT AUDITORS. The Stock- markets are still exercised in mind over the Millwall Dock difficulty, and from all accounts are likely to be so for some considerable time yet. The other dock companies, which have had the finger of scorn pointed at them as a result of the better showings furnished by the Milltvall company have the laugh on their side at last, but when all is ...

... THE WEEKLY SUN, ALL SATURDAY'S NEWS AND SPORT, TO-MORROW'S ISSUE will containl: OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK. OUR LIBRARY TABLE. LITERARY GOSSIP. DRAMA, MUSIC, AND ART. GREEN ROOM GOSSIP. MUSICAL NOTES. CHRONIOUE. PURELY PERSONAL. NOTES ON CITY NEWS. CITY CAUSERIE. OUR IRISH CORNER. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. LEADING ARTICLES. THE WEEK AT ST. STEPHEN'S. AT THE SIGN OF THE LYRE. OU.R SHORT STORY. LETTERS ...

... 1 IMPELIAL PARLIAMENT. I HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. A BRIEF SITTING. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsacek at a quarter past four o'clock.- Some formal business having been transacted, their lordships rose at half-past four. HOUSE OF COMM[ONS.-MONDAY. THE ADDUsESS. Tho debate on the Address was resumed. Mr. LAsoUC'RcaE moved an amendment proposing that when any bill has passed the ...

... Pe ?Id in g Electious. TiEmr arc now four va6cant seats in Parliament, and Ld1 of them will be keenly contested. It is a ?? . I_ I. I .I . curious fact that three of themn were held Ly l~i'crais, and that thus in one constitucucy alone have the OpposYition a clhnce of mnereas- ing their numtibers in the House of Commons. Tho polliug in North WVest Lanark-hire has |en fixed tor to-dat, and a ...

... The DebaLe an the Addres: THE debate on the Address bas hitherto been interesting and im- portant. But there is no particu- lar reason why it should not be closed to-night. Mr. DaviLt'bsamendment might have been die- posed of last Friday if Mr. Gerald Balfour had not made a sudden and perfectly unprovoked attack upon the Irish members. It is not likely to take up much of this even^- ing, and ...

... The Letters of tbe Brownings. Tuz letters wbich passed between I Elizabeth Barrett and Robert I Browning in thetyears 1845 and i 181G have been pui)lished by Mr. Barrett Browning, their son. He explains the publica- tion by the fact that his father, after destroying his other correspondence, said of these letters, which were carefully preserved in a separate box, There they are; do with them ...

... I .,I. - J . . .y j | J)l->rNABITi OUIAIPAGE, AT ULf.,ATRlJY- 1 I __LL i AN TRlxIKST. 'iA Oti>l' lot at eicy- htll, 3iForms: of Dpan, has I.e.1 t:,e .r 0 a ICrjt t cowardlly a!t'mpt to wreck a Ihots,: ii- It IC of lilntite tltsk'npy *rd the irtnmc- rliite r'igbnlsu loinO his, tiloirif thr past feV yvears arened for itself arirt'ialI notoriety by reason of previiusi outrtiges, andol 5jlly IlAlt ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Lynn Fair is one of the oldest and the best of the East Anglian fixtures. It is notable for two reasons- the first being its great hold upon the affections of the good people of King's Lynn, who love their fair, and, as was testified at the end of the van-dwellers' meeting by one of the oldest inhabitants, they looked forward with pleasure to the coming of the ...