... I- calb of ot. *tepoeI'. I [From Our Own Corresponaekt,3 or Housn or Commas, WEDNESDAY. Men who have grown grey watching Parliamentary ways and instincts have nothing but praise for the 'y active and alert opposition developed iu the eY debate on the Address. They say they have rarely n seen rn attack at once so well restrained within the .' limits of sound reasonable criticism and so search ...

... The lists for the January matriculation examina- tion were issued yesterday. Eighteen were placed in the honours division, 365 in the first, and 180 in the second. The following are the local names HONOtRS. 12-Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Brynmelyn, Weston- super-Mare; exhibition of £15 for two years 18-Johnston, Donald Vaughan, Swansea Grammar School; witb prize of £5 FIRST CLASS, Ainsworth, ...

... I BRISTOL TACTICAL: SOCIETY. i - l . , War Game in CliftoL. Artillery v. Engineers. Tbiere was a satisfactory attendance of members at a meeting of the Bristol Tactical.Ssclety, hold on Tuesday evening, at tbe Imperial hotel, Clifton, when an inter-regimental war game, Artillery v. Elnglneere, was played. The umpire-in-chief was Lieut.-Col. J J. S. Ewart, who was assisted by Major Baker and ...

... f'ur 2(grtcultural ietter+ r buti FIERCE TLE3PESTS.-PROTECTION TO EWios IN; LAMBfINGc AND TO YouNG LAMBS. - THE ,to Of (lU1EN's SS'EECH.-WIIY TIIE AOIUCULTURAL 6ssad. IJOLDINGS ACT FAILEI.-CUM1ULATIVE FE~R- TlLlTY.--NECESIlTY OF \A'LUTMONI REGISTEIRS. -JUSTICE OF CO(i l'tsS.vtrl0N FOR INCRlEASED VERTILITY. - BOYCOTT OF EA.tS'T YoiUslII.E ER. |BUTCHIYRS.-WILL 'rllEs1 BOYCOTTS BLCoM[I GENEIlAL P ...

... STARlTLING (3CCITRE 1 A TRA.GEDtY \A filtd (.;' the oig s; fDiespite the ...

... Chipping SodburyGuilrdiais I The usual meetiog of the Guardlans of the Chip- ping Sodbury Union was held yesterday morning, and attended by Mr J. Trenfield (vice-^hairmau), the Duke of ]-eaufort, lessrs T, Bennett, B Benjamin, W. Ilardwick, J. Matthews, W' N. Win- bow, J. Fugioll II Nihlls, T. IV. Knight, F. Shiat ford, S. Codrington, IV, Bennett, J. A. Worlolk, WV Matthews, 1'. Sherborne, W. ...

... THE PEACE CRIUSADE. I i til till ilOv it i. thdt peop!e hl Yor1:shiredoll't lt e:id il! th^ St r tnth centoryX the auswer is that theyn.qnt to :iLilt p(',!pl(' in Nort!lalnptons!Jire as thoy lX i has ( he ell u l l it. d b )ursllillg common ob iects andImliog *;h1e l)y si le al aiilst eomllloll dangers .it 'I'!:c l:ulo; ceU l'nve:s I elievc C!lll Ollly ro-ed S. refi(e ns :.-ia.iirrzlly. Sn ...

... At the 5th meeting of the session of the Auctioneers' Institute of the United Kingdom held in the London Lecture Hall, Mr Edward J. Vaughan read a paper on l Ejectment of Tenants without Legal Process. In his paper Mr Vaughan said:-If a nan has been improperly deprivedof the possession of his goods, his wife, his child, or his servant, he may recapture them from the wrongdoers, wherever he ...

... Votrict Retzo BATH.| At the city police court yes erday morning the case was heard in which yark mutherfordn a tdi ! gnd H, mode certain allegations Itninst Captain 1a Uranvilie Forbes, aged 30, of Park place, Bath, retired army officer. The witnesses who gave esidence on Friday last were called and re-exinined K by Mr E. B. Titley, who prosc2uted, ar.d cross- 1 examined by Mr B. E. Vacheil, ...

... Thle First Si gn. THiE; degeneration of the FrenchI nation hay~ reached its climax. A football match has been arranged Il IIrcnvh and German teams. We oulid l11ie to believe, for the sake of Frenchl tia~litions, that no political stratagem under- lics f lhi apparently innocent arrangement. But as the muscles of a Sandow may be con- ecaled under thc wvonderfully constructed coat of a (I nde, so ...

... Cbc Ariotol ftmurp THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. '110 BRISTOL, MI:ERcURY was established March 1, 1790 11io BRISTOL DANLY PoSTr was issued in conjunction with the MERcURY January 24, 1860, and incorporated with it January 26,1878. TELEPIIONE NO. 149. M1IXISTEES prefer not to be above suspicion. It is of course their own business, but it is just as well that - the country should take note of it ...

... I1HEBROIN (IHAPEL, BEDMINSTER. BIB'LE CLASS ANN CAL ME.ETI.NG. 'Ihe Young Men's Bible Class at EIebron Chapel, L'edminster, were particularly favoured last night by having the Mayor (AIr Herbert Ashman) in the chair at their annual meeting. Notwithstanding the wet weather, there was a good attendanc3, and the Mayor was supported by Alderman C. E. L. Gardner, Mr A. 1. Smith, Mr E. Parsons, Mr ...