... jLONDON CORRESPONDENCE (FPOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) l . (BY SPECIAL WIRE) i indicated a London, Saturday Morning. I indicated a short time ago that Mr Bal- four had come to the conclusion-under what influences can only be surmised-that he could not proceed with his Catholic University scheme. A speech just delivered by Mr Hal- dane is not without considerable significance n that connection, ...

... I; . ING E 'C N _ _(l_ 'THEE GMIXG ELECTION.- I ' 1 . - . . , COUNTY CARL0W-OMINATIONS WITHDRAWN. Carlow, Tuesday. Mr Jobn' George Glover, Deputy Returning Ooiaer for the County of Carlow, read the fol- lowing withdrawials:-Ricbard, M'Donald, -Tiny. park., from ',apyjyiqqeim .ndi-4ltfor County Counci orship; MajorJAlJmllder, Jp d, e candidate, t F oleyk {ld LdighiS, is now returned unopposed ...

... - (BY SPECIAL WIRE AND ORDINAI TELEGRAPH.) HOUSE OF COMMONS- YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at noon. THE LOCAL GOVESRNMENT ELECTORI ON CLARE ISLAND. The CHIEF SECRETARY, replying to Dt Robett Ambrose, said that the number of Loc6 Government electors oa Clare island was 120. It was a fact the island was sevettese miles from the meiniand, aod it would be dif. cult for sh electors to come ...

... i UNITED JR1811 LEBAGwUE. FIRST MEETING OF THi CON-j NAUGHT PROVINCIAL :DIRECTORY. Claremorris, Thsday. The first meeting of the Connaught Dirnc- tory of the United Irish League 2as held here to-day, Mr P A M'Hugh, M P (North Sligo I Executive), presokng. The proceedinigs were conducted in private. The following communi- cation was made to the Press:- ' On the motion of Mr William O'Brien ...

... SPEECH AT THE CYCLISTS' :UNION MIEETING. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM). London, Friday. This evening, at the Trocadero Restaurant, E ?? A. J. Balfour, )IT P, as president of the National Cyclists' Union, took the chair at a. dinner to commemorate the Union's coming of* age, it having been founded in 1878. Mr Bal- four, in the course of his speech, proposing the toast; of the evening, said-I do not ...

... I 1.OLNTARF DISTRICT COUNCIL. Clontarf, 22nd March, 1899. To the Editor of the 'Freeman., Dear Sir-In a former letter I pointed out the serious result to the representation of the people in Clontarf that would necessarily follow if the Local Government Board rescinded the order in Council relating to annual elections, and gave all the members of the District Coun- cil a three years' lease of ...

... MO UNTJOY WARD POOR- I I JLAW El ECIIONSs. - Last night a largely attended Mieeting we 'as held in the Workmen's Club, Glouciiter'street; in support of the candidature of 3fisst Mary Weldrick and Mr Joseph Niall Briso~e, the Catholic and temperance candidate4 for the Poor Law representation of the Mountioy Ward. i Alderman John J Farrell presided., Letters of apology were received from the Rev ...

... ELECTIONS. 9, P'OVINJCIALJ IQIN ATIGNS., D.OQEEDA ' : 'The folloiing uiowiatious have hee loged {5Rg ?? ditrict for t~he Countvy eouncil U t.Oehriitoter Tigha (N), &ory J Daly Wm P e] Ilairnes, -Laurence: coere (NI, Theea M'Cn~llagh ci (N); Francis Gogarty ?? SamoaP Kelly (N), : James M'Csrtby. nercbant(N). Mr *Cnli reresinits sheT Trads Council,:oE wbich he is h presidenta-dau. Messrs ?? as ...

... LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWENl ON . . o -, .. - ?? i THtF P1AtCF, kRUSADE. - ` Lord Russell, of I Killowen (Lord Chief Justice of England) presided over d pub- lie meeting held in the. Kensingtoia Town Hall hi support of the International Conference- 61- the Europea 'powers in.favow of peace, ' Lord Russell said it was unnecessary for hijsm to assure those assembled together that if theb object of ...

... COUNTY COUNCIL CONTEST IN MAY-8 j ?? ?? t WX00TI I I 'On Friday the supporters of Mr -William 'onaldsodn',' the selected Nationalist candidate for the County Councillorship of ?? Leixlip Division of County Kildare, arranged for two meetings, to be held at 'aynooth and Leixlip, in favour of the popular candidate. The Unionikt tandidate for the division is Lord Fre- derick Fitigerald, guardian ...

... IR -SRAILWAY RATBS. _- . . . THE letter which we publish from the Lord Ul Mayor of Dublin on Railway Monopoly and is Amalgamation opens up a question of far. or reaching importance, which we doubt not tc will receive intelligent and exhaustive con- re sideration at the public meeting which his Lordship has summoned for the 19th of April, at the Mansion House. In his letter B are sot out a ...

... MR. RRODES'S SCHEMES. l .. ~ I .- _ . , . ?? READ between the lines, rtne statement of G Herr Von Bulow, the German Secretary for Foreign A ffairs, in the Reicbstag yesterday fully bears out the anticipation that w Mr Cecil Rhodes's ?? with the f Emperor and his advisers would go substantially in favour of the great man of Africa. This was inevitable, for, as we have already pointed out, Mr ...