... LO8. DON CORRESPONDENCE 1 (a vsN CoPRRESPONDE.NT.) Et' sp'ECt'iAL WIRE) 1' a l. ;ilonday Morning. ,tzr- H; ric and Industries Bill will e i' dr a~ tr~e ?? tins eve-ling, t- ,. ;!e Scredryand his legaii adI- ?? n>lullaijle iO frame anl am3end s*' '1 nie'L the objection aibout eraorrs tilat trade indirectly. i,, a; iii cresting discussion I , a,. lile Chief Stcretarv has - K a, , i l*e to ...

... ABANDONBDh Two very important announcements, which will be received with no little gratification in Ireland, were made in the House of Com- mons yesterday. Mr Arthur Balfour inti- mated that the Tithe-Rent Plunder Bill would not be proceeded with in the present 'Session; and Mr Gerald Balfour informed the Grand Committee which has the Agricul- ture and Technical Education Bill under con- ...

... TLHE ROYAL UNIVERIDTY- 0 IRELAND. I AILTRICULATION, PASS. &zhesori. Eragy, Aiexandr Sdcool, Portadown Acheson, Williamn J. Grammar School, High st, Ballvmnena Adair. LMrT H, Victioria Coil, Belfast A-her. Patrick, HAofr Cross Coll, Clonliffs Allisov, James B, Caipbell Col;, Belfast Auderi-l, Elizabeth i J, Loreto Aboey, Ratl- a i nham Anderson;, Herbert L, Grammar School, High street. ...

... I FOR.~l4o INT:ELLIGAENCE. I' REUTER'ie n ts TeLeGR - I ACCIDENT TO FRENCH TORPEDO BOATS. TOULON, Wednesday,. During the manceurres of the torpedo boat de- fence flotilla off Toolon yesterday two of the boats, day Nos. 216 and 198, burst their boiler tubes Two law days ago two other torpedo boats suffered similar the accidents. aes( ca r DiEUIISTRUCTIVE FIRES. sch de, FORTY HOUSES BURNED DOWN ...

... (ESTABLISHED) ANNO 1737.) . - BELFAST. TUESDAY. JULYE 18, 189g. In the House of Lords yesterday .he E^u] of Lindsey took the oath on sluccesS:'Z 0 . title. Lord Stanley of Alderley aur. i necessity of an indepen~dent luqutirv nml r working o~f the Ceylon wvaste lands ,rinr but the Earl of Selborne said the Uroverna~rn: must decline the noble lord's reqtucs:. ?? Earl of Denbigh having answered ...

... Fanse STASDWMW INsTRUMENTS nY SHAnMAv D. Set 1 OnTCIAN, DONEGALL PLACE. BeIfaoe Nese-Lale) Office. Situ. 9 ?? Iuro. leI Wed. l2Thnr.13 Fri. !4 S.w. Vanrabli E. WW. S.W. 30 30 jc0 (0 30- 39 'S IS ja. . Dotted hues indicate height of barometer at noon, black ines at midnight. Initial letters ahlio direction of wAnd. Mercury falls Tor rain, with S.W., SEB., and W. winds-if mapidlv,,heavyattorts U ...

... THE COURT. a WINDSOR CASTLr, TUnDsY.-The Queen, ao- companied by Princess Christian of Schleswig- ' Holstein and Princess Henry of Battenberg, drove into the Home Park, near the Victoria Tower of the Castle, yesterday afternoon, and witnessed the c procession of Sanger's Circus, comprising upwards 1, of 150 horses, six elephants, several camels, and a i number of birds and wild beasts. t ...

... INAUGURATIONN OF A -NEW INDUSTRY. An industry, said to be absolutely new to the pr UnDite'd Kingdom, though exercised for some years, I hi peast in Canada, ties been ittauptirited at Bfir-ken- head by the Woven Leather MNacihme Beltiug Company, Limited, who have taken over the in- K ventions of Captaidn Ellis, with whom are. tasctc a- at ted 'Messirs 'Fhnnmerfelt, and Forrest. 'rihe di ...

... OUR ION1JO1 LETTER.' BY OUR PBIVATE Wi. Bns'AST DJzws-Lwfrjm Omom, 435, STAND, W.C., FRIDAY NaGUE. The Militia Ballot Bill. Considerable interest centred in the House of Lords this evening in consequence of its having been known beforehand that the Minister for War (Lord Lansdowne) intended to propound a bill pro- viding for a new method of balloting for the militia. It had gone forth that the ...

... A MEW RUIT A-ND FLORAL ESTABLISH-l IMENT. I1 Messrs. Frank E. Smith & Co. opened yeaterdaytil at No. 77, High Street, a well-equipped establish-.- merit, where they intend to carry on the fruait, vegetable, andl floral business in all its 'branches. The new firm are to be- congratulated urpon the, commendable enterprise they have displayed-an enterprise which it is to be hoped will meet with ...

... A DAkY IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE SLUI! CHILDB EN\. TO THE EDITOR or 'THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. Snst-Witn your kind permission I would like ta appeal througih the medium of your columns to the many friends w ho are interested in our woirk amllong the waifs and strays of our city. The time draws near for their anllulal excursioii into the country, and we are desirous of taking several hundreds of ...

... TME TRANSVAAL CRISIS. ANOTHER BLOEMFONTEIN CONFERENCE. LVOLKSERAAD AND THE UITLANDERit MEMORIALS. 'SPEECH BY PRESIDENT KRUGER. PrESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAL. BLOnuFONTmEN, JuTE 2ND.-Mr. Hofmeyr and, Mr: Herholdt arrived this afternoon. Shortli after- wards a conference was held, at which President t Steyn, Mr. Fischer, Mr. Hofmeyr, Mr. Smuts, and Mr. Grobler were present. The local ...