... ThE CHlU OF' IRELAND. T BELFAST Jd1>Jriin CLERICAL RsADrYnG SOCIETY.- fC The monthly meeting of this society wws held on st 14th inst. in the. diocesan rooms, Belfast. Present- Bg Revs. T. Mt'reight (prosideet), in the chair * D. C. tIE Green, S. E. Cooney, W. S. Kerr, B.D T. IV. a] Henmry, J. Hart, T. B. Brjwn, T. G. Wilkinson, E. C. Hayes, J. E. Archer, B.D.; J. F. Msl eioe, F. W. s'ran, B.D ...

... TIHE AtM ERICI CUP. DETAILS OF THE N;EW DEFlNDER. ?? ia'y and various de;criptions have bcen given fenf the nebv hoat building at Rhode Island to de- feelldtbe Amcrica, Cun. for which Sir Thomas Lipton has chalienged with the Shamrock. but a specI l correspondent of the Pa! Mall Gazette lbh-icres that the following wvill prove, in reality, to be the first accurate account that has been made ...

... ,ESTABLISHED AN\O 1737.) l ., ; t(&n>@ S'CCt2 BELFAST WEDMIESDAY, MARICI 8, 1899. In the House of Lords yesterday a bill to I provide a close seson fola trout in Scotland w-as read a firs, time. The Channel Islands Tcle- f gra-ph Bill was read a third time, and passed. The House adjourled at twenty-fi-c minutes to five. In the House of Commons Mir. Lrodrick. in reply to Sir Charles Dilke, made ...

... COUNTY DERRY TEACHERS' ASO- CIATION. The members of the County Derry Teachers' Association held their half-yearly meeting in the large hall of the Temperance Cafe, Coleraine, on the 11th inst. The chair was taken by the Pre- sident, after which an audit committee, consisting of Messrs. Fullarton,, Clarke, Halpin, O'Doherty, and Buchanan, with the secretary (Mr. Douglas), was appointed. The ...

... WPECEKN A:iD CASUALTiE i ~ ?? HROMiI.; n- e' M1 -r _ The stetamer JIOn f. -- -- e ?? in itnrrv Ito ' - - . di. At Islris' :e-1 n r r. , - . - - * I; of Obrig trrii:tI in i ;. .. iotted rnnIlni. : .. 1-.: Thle ?? ?? ! port (Belui ti i tr-uction. ?? -- ,AGrazvese,14eerl. ...

... JI IPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BY PRIVATE AND ORDINARY WIRES. HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool- sack at a quarter past four o'clock. A LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL BILL. Lord MONIKSWELL having moved tliat the House should resolve itself into committee on the Metropolis Management Acts Amendment (Bye- laws) Bill, The Earl Do MORLEY desired to point out that if the bill ...

... L | BELFASTl COIN.SLVlATIV ASOUTiONt''0. Pt E INOGR WARID. A meeting of thc general committee of this ward was held at the offices of the association, 5, Rose- rmary Street, last evening. Mr. James MIWreery occupied the chaeir, and there was a large and thoroughly representitive attendance of memnbers. ~e 'busineMs at the meeting was to elect a chairman, vice-chairma, honorary eecetary, an ...

... (lESTAkBLISH:Ei) ANNO 1737.) - 1 AC,144,45t v l ' BELFAST: T HURSDAY, X ARCH 9, 1899. In the House of Commons yesterday Sir J.1 Blundell M1aple moved the second reading of the Service Franchise Bill, -which is to enable a large class of persons, such as policemen, gardeners, and others, to vote at elections. The rejection of the bill was moved by Sir Charles DIke, on the ground that it would ...

... RONAIN OPINION OF TUE RUT UA LISTS. ;The Times Rome correspendent ?? chief organ of the Jesuits in Rome, the Voce della Verita'' contains an interesting account of the meeting held at Cannon St-ect Hotel utnder the presidency of Lord Halifax. It may amuse Lord Halifax and his ' Catholic supporters to see thein- selves as Jesuits see them at the same time Eng- lish Churchmen who are ...

... BELFAST GOVERNMENT SCfiOOL OF! A RT ce ANNUAL 'MEETING AND PRIZE SJ DISTRIBUTION. M -. E The annual meeting o. the donors and subscribers hli of thc above institution wai: held last eveiusi in X the Frec ,Public Library, Royal Avenu, rhe chair t vas occupied by' Mr. Joh:n Stevenson, au i Se tc attenidance included-the Lord ?? (34.. Otto ai I affe, J.P.) and Lady 3;ayoress, Professo. eCcaS- a ...

... *SROM 8OANS lnED Iasrratksx rV SHARUMAN D. NflT' (FIceCIN. DONM&LL PLACK. SVJnt~t Newe$*r O>l Vana~blehr'.l-; ENE Nb bBXB ?? it '1 ?? _ _ i _ 1mq ni _i0 i 31 - so0;i 1 uotted hnies imdwcate tteiglit of bi~roreter atnrootn,baeL raes at midnight. Initial lettes shbow direction of wind. Mc'r 'Iry 2~Ins for rain, with S.W ., S.E, and W,. winlds- p:dly, hc:.ry storms;-* slow!y,conttnued bad weather ...

... A FIRFMAN UILBD. Vicrms,D, TvMr Y.-A collision occurred at midnight lat night on the London and North- Western Blailway at Armitmae. Two goods trains, which were travelling from Manchester to Lon- don, dashed into each other with suth great force that one train was rendered a complete wreck, en- tirely blocking both lines. One man was killed and another seriously injured, end traffic is tem- ...