... r-t; Eal of 3rtol. I The ' ouke of Beaifort was stated yesterday to b3 Stlll malk.:tg satisfactory progrcss towards can- valescence uceder tL3c reO of D)r S1iingleton Smith, who is l.ow se-tin' his (iratt twice a week at Stoke lhouse. __ - In legal ciUict: in Bristol nltac y will regret to learn that Br ,lol1! i:feketts, vwho for many years was in his position c f cbif clerki in the office of ...

... ]RIS1TOL CATHEDRAIL 1IN RESIDENCE-The Very Rev the Dean, D. D., and bto Zev Canon Teley, Sub-Dan. SERVICES. Hloly Commnunion-Sundays at 8 a.m. and at midday.l -Holy flays and Thlursdays ate D .w. Matl3ns-8unddaysatI10.30a.:n. Weekdaysat10aae. ] Evensong-Sundays at3.30p.m. Weekdays at 4 p.nci Speclal(in the Nave)-Sundays at 7 p.m. SERVICES AND ANTHEMS, THIS DAY. Btorn-Garrett in F . Behold, 1ow ...

... T-SNDALI. CIsI-Ec -TIhe Rev Dr Glover isill tO-IiOirlow preacah morning and evening at this Ihapel, Whiteladic-s road. CiTY fKOAI) BAJITIST CIIAPIEI.T-To-iuorrow, the pioaeier at leornming and evening services wiLl be tile ev.. 1. Briscoe. PuRisuy ICRiAN Cil,(iuic'll-Tho Rev W. B. Cooper icill preatla to ulorrow muornuing and evening. Thit iicull sol vice isill be hold on Wednesday night, ...

... - Missionary Meetings. [Press As~sociatlolt Telegraml.] .. A most successful week was brought to a closeyester- Wori) day, when a missiopary breakfast conference and a groat i 30 missionary meeting for young people were held in Eaoter hal1, London. At the breakfast conferonce Mr 1, P. vere Collier, of Reading, presied. The Rev J. P. Willialms of Southsea, read a paper on slr; COhristian ...

... X,,.,>tstrtct P+ Vbm- CLUTTON. A concert and comic drama attracted a large and appreciative audience to the National schoolroom on Tuesday evening. The following vocalists contributed to the musical part of the programme:-The MWisses Weeks, Riehardson, Hinton, Key, and Chard, and AMessrs Newberry, Blacker, Dicks, and Lewis. The second part was a comic drama, entitled A Rough Diamond, the ...

... VOLUNTEER~ DINNER) Vt 13' I 'wI'iflj\ The annual dinoer of the larg,. ' (F Company) Britol illes was r. Dloon hotel, Iisbpoads, when 5)f* a capital dinner, including a dI, AVinterbourne. Capt. JS. D. j;; supported by Surgeou-Captt Y., ;: Mr W. H. Butler, Mr A. 1. Instructor TosdevILe, C0olot- 'Hardiman, Corp. Reynolds \l r I ' The customary loyal toas-w with enthusiasm, Mr PtTTER Submitted tel ...

... Near at hand. TIn appointment of the English delegates to the Peace Conference has created considerable comment, but of a favourable character. Various T names have been put forward as likely to be v chosen by the Queen for the delicate and momentous work at the Hague, but, as usual, the speculation has been rather wide of the I mark. Still there cannot be any cavilling at the qualifications ...

... 'TllURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1899. XIlc BRISTOL MERCEnY was establisled Marchi 1, 1790 TIllte BR1SlOL DAILY ruosr was issued in conjunction with the MEIiCURY January 24, 1850, and incorporated With Ib jatnary 25, 178. TELEPHioNE No. 149. 'TH1E Peace Conferenc in Dublin was Irish virtually a meeting of the Irish Unity. mcmbers whllo have l)ecen supposed to act wvith Mr Dillon. The Redmondites ...

... i Trade of Bristol Districts Leather. IA The fact that many local leather men were in London till tile end of last week had something to do with ttire quieter charactor of the trade in the ware- house, her. But a moaderatu, amount of busine,.s hai Ireen dune ini both foreign and English sole leather at y VerY fii in pr-ices, while mfliil is; in v'ery limited -supply and verY dear. Althou0Lgh ...

... tte Sath of xrt~tot* At the luncheon in celebration of the formal openIng of the splendid new offices of the Scottish Widows' Insurance Society, amongst the guests will be the Blight Hon. J. B. Balfour, Q.C., MV., who was Lord Advocate under Mr Gladstone's Cabinet; Sir John M att Reed, K.C.B., R.N., 'Mr W. J. Mure, MB, Mr II. Cook (Edinburgh), &c. WYe hear tha, the Ii'holesale Cooperative ...

... hon t lost fnrmrintin uinpvninnt in then 13nitd SMate:. The trust formation movenient in the United States, to which refes-euce was mado recently in thiese columns, is still ilonrisbing and gathering volume wvith every passing clay. Last. year, as we lhive already stated, sawv the incor- poration of as many asS)companies of this character with an aslpegate capttilisation of 1,00300,030dDols. ...

... AMYST'vlty 0? ?? SEA. [IiY A BANKER.)] Rise ip: laaIt igs past continuous and repeated won :!r hats been made by mariners and D t dint tihev had titctnally seen tbat selhc trcttizctt of thle deep vwhiol landsnien forn Whr, ril ntsconsidered to be but a fabled nnlA ulle mniotteer--tite Sen Serpent But, tristwottrthly ai(1 respectable its Mal I tepol't have alwatys been regarded D.I mid itiut ...