... CDC frtstoI fettrfurp WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899. h11e BI1TSTOL mICURy was established MIarch 1, 1790 TfbC J11ISTOL DAILY Pous was issued in conjunction with the MICRCUuY January 24,1860, and incorporated vditu it January 26,1878. TEmEr10ox No. 149. 'I lie C IttiU:Ch Question. TilrE four members for Bristol, in their capacity as animated targets, * have lately been favoured with the attentions ...

... TO-DAY. A RTILLERY-7.20 p.m., regimental band practice. 7.30 p.m., sergeants, 16-pr. 1 .M.L. gun. 7.45 p.m., trumpeters' practice, ENciNrEns-7.30 p.m., C, D, and cyclists, drill with arms; recruits, drill and engineering. R]rii.ES-7,30 p.m., recruit drill. 7.45 p.m., B, D and 1,, company drill. B],'ioe0L DOCKS BILe..-The Liverpool Steamship 3 Owners' Association have, we learn, decided to ...

... A Warm Tribute froEm The Rev U. R,. Thomas. sca, To the Editor of the Bniusr or. M tncuRnv. Ia Sin-Thoe appreciative words in your issue of th to-day with regard to the i.niquea loss that Bristol Ia B. will soon sustain by the removal of Canon Cornish hle lend me to hope you will do oe the kindness of nd inserting this letter. he For I am eager, not only on my own behalf as ~ty having had much ...

... B00K TREASURES. Yhe Property of Bristol. The city of Bristol is fortunate in possessing at the public library in King street a rare collection of early specimens of printing and MSS. These trea- sures have recently been catalogued and classified by Alr E. l . Norris Mathews, F.R.HistS., the city librarian. last night they were inspected by a party of students from the Typographical Class of ...

... iJettero to the Stator s All Letters must be accompanied by the nairte aul addresses of the writer, not necessarily for publicaticn e but for the satisfaction of the Editor. We do not hold ourselves responsible for any of tho opinions expressed by correspondents. We cannotundertake to return rejccted coeiininiicatio.:!. e Correspodcnts must write on one side of the paper only. TUE FA'ATAL.ITY ...

... TONE. TONE is the condition of the body when all is in good order, the blood rich, the nerves steady, the spine and back strong, still; and vigorous, the skin clear, the man or woman well and hapoy. People who lack tone and fly to menicine are often made worse. Purgatives weaken the body and derange the digestion, so do tonics, so called: and they irritate the nerves too, That is because ...

... THE VALUE OF CAT [rLE,1 FPrces in the Bristol DistriLt. ,a Messrs George Nichols, Smith, and Alder, the w,,ll ly liuon-n auctioneers of Broad street, Britol, havo th contcluded two important sales of cattle il tihe .e- neighuourhood of Bristol, and it will be of cou.iL ler- ke hiolt inwtrest to record the prices. The first slilewis at Didniarton on Monday when the whole of ;'Er 2g ] otrti, H. ...

... A meeting convened by the local ratepayers' association was held last evening in Hebron school- room with a view to select candidates for the approaching Parish Council election. Mr C. B. Rernolds (chairman of the association) preside 1 The SECRETARY of the AssocrATIoN (Mr J. S. Edis) explained that the primary object of the meeting was to select candidates for the coming election. Their ...

... Zip '01Atk of 3Z3ote With no rain since the 15th of February the weather now seems fairly settled, the daily sunshine fully compensating for the keen frosts of the morning. The Bristol March Fair will be beld to-morrow. Altbough the old Bristol Fair itself has lost much of its oldfashioned surroundings, and isconfined to one day inLster d of being spread over two or three days, F Fair l)ay ...

... Statement by Herr Von Buelow (Reuter's Telegram.] BERLIX, TUESDAY. In the Reichstag to-day Herr Von Buelow stated that an arrangement 8as concluded last autumn between Germany and England, but both Govern- ments were pledged to secrecy until further notice and until certain circumstances intervene. Herr Von Buelow, referring to Morocco, said the German claims had only partially been complied ...

... OLD AGE PENSIONS. Last night the members of the Bristol Economic Society met at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College to resume the discussion on the subject of Old Age Pension Schemes introduced a fortnight ago by Mr A. 1-iley, Mr George Pearson presided, and after Mr Rliley had briefly reviewed the points of his opOning address, Mr T. TiHOMIAS said that a contribution scheme of a ...

... I Ai E.C.U. Memorial. At a meeting yesterday morning of 700 delegates of the English Church Union, representatives from all parts of England, held at the Cannon street hotel, London, it was unanimously agreed that a memorial signed by the President (Lord Halifax) setting forth the Union's position in regard to the present ritual controversy should be forwarded to the Queen, the Prime Ninister, ...