... FORMiiN iNi'ELL1(iENUi?. BSlUTER'S TELEGRAMES. ore is THlE PErACE CON'FERENCE. c THiE HAGUE. Monday. at The first committee of the Peace Conferenlce |g met this morning to discuss the report draw vn uip bt j c Jonkhleer Van Kiarnsbezk, the first delegate of the Itit Net herlanads , upon the work connected wvit h the ex- I ! aunimation, by the army and navvy sub-committees, j Zd of the first ...

... THE MARTYRDOM OF FATHER t OCOIGLEY. s t London, Sunday. To-day a very large and influential body of London Nationalists gave evidence of the faith! d that is in them by maling a pilgrimage to Pen- n neden Heath, the scene of the execution of I e Father Ocoigley, an Irish priest who one hun- dren and one years ago poured out his blood n that spot for the cause of faith and father- ii land. That ...

... CORPORAiON SURCHARGES. AUDITOR'S SuMMONSES DISMISSED ON A TECHNICAL POINT. Yesterday, in the Southern Police Court, Mr Swifte delivered judgment an several ?? which had been issued by Mr Drury, Lrcil Government Board Auditor agaue-, members of the Corporation of Dublin for Trhe reccveryy of ceitain Sums surcharged by h;ir. as mpte- perly paid in respect of the Saia-y of Mr E~gan. Inspector of ...

... WOLFE TONE AND NINETY-EIGHT MEMORM1IAL ASSOC[ATION. The first half-yearly meeting of the above Association took place at the Council Cham- ber, City Hall, Dublin. Mr W J Ryan, vice- president, presided. Also ?? F J Allan, H Bodie, v Collins, J Hanlon. T Cahill, J3 Kelly, P Macken, E Mitchell. M Morkan. MA Kenny, W Kennedy, J P Brien, P O'Shea, D Plurmmer, P O'Meara, H Reilly, J Short., J: ...

... . - - - - F THE AGRICULTURE AND! INDUSTRIES BILL. THE VICE PRESIDENT ANDY THE EDUCATION BOARDS THE DECISION OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY THE POSITION OF THE CON- GESTED DISTRICTS BOARD House of CoMnMOns, Monday. The consideration of this Bill was resumed to-dav by the Grand Committee on Trade in the House of Commons, which is presided over by Lord E Fitzmaurice. At the outset the Chairman ruled a ...

... (ESTABLISHED ANNOL 1737.)l i ?? S~bSt , . -. IGta cuu15v In the House of Lords yesterday the Marriages Validity (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and passed the House. Their Lordships adjourned at twenty-five minutes to five. In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir Charles Dilke, Mr. Chamberlain said he was unable to fix any date on which the report of the Newfoundland Commission would be ...

... X- ITRANSVYAL CRISIS. I l/ ;8 , ' EM. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE NEW LAW TWO ARTICLES PASSED BY THE VOLXSRAAD. PMRiSS ASSOCATION POREIGN SPWIALS. PRETORLA, JULY 14.-A despatch from Mr. Cbamberlain was handed to the Transvaal Govern- ment by the British Agent, Mr. Conyngham Greene, on the 12th, asking for a copy of the draft franchise law, and for the elucidatiou of certain clauses. It also suggested ...

... THE FIXING OF FAIR RENT. .0 T. EDITOR OF TE B2LFAST NEWS-LETr. Sir-I have often wondered that both landlord and tenant are not sick of the farce of going through the Land Court every fifteen years. The prices of farm produce, the cost of production, and other matters taken. into account in xing a fair rent can be ascertained without either land- lord or tenant employing land valuers to ...

... I(ESTABLISHED) ANNO 1737.) ftfiv4t JStdts-It~ta In the House of Commons yesterday, on the motion for the second reading of the Royal Niger Company Bill, Mir. Labouchere said the only fact that was clear to him was that they were giving the company £865,000, which he hoped would be a lessonsto future Governments not to grant these charters; Mr. Hedderwick supported the bill, and thought the ...

... LIFE IN~ AMXER1CA~ THE TRAMWAY STRIKES. filE EIGHT-HOUR DAY IN COLORADO PROPOSED CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN CA BLE.5 BY GABLE. 8 I'5OM OUR OWN cORRQPNDE¶. FNsw Yosa. Mio>sn.-The strike of tramway I men on the Brooklyn lines is rapidly collapsing, and it is expected that the dispute will be settled by the unconditional surrender of the strikers in c the course of a day or two. The traffic is now aI ...

... (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 ...