... wnDLThG OF COLONDL STEWART 1 MIKDENZT. l The marriage of Colonel Stewart Mackenzie of Sesforth and Brahan Castle, Ross-shire, to Miss Mary Steinkcopff, only daughter of Mr Henry Steinkopff of Lyndhurdt, Sussex, and 47 Berkeley Square, London, was soleminised yesterday after- noon at the Speaker's Church, St Mlargaret's, Westminster, in the presence of a large and fashionable gathering. The ...

... THE NIGERI COMPANY QU ESTION. EXPLANATION OF THE BiRGAIN. A WORD FOP, TME COMPANY. (PngSs ASS)CXL.TION Ft01RI1CN SPECIAL.) L-mqdon, 'liesday nidLht- Ini view of tho seortnd reading of the Niger (Comapaovy 1il, 1i thie-I is fixoed for to-morrow, RcitorI's Ageollc hag obt:tia ed the following state- lleut flit-m all aLit hon;lative souree:- -1 gooidl deal of tuisopprehlellsion appears to exi-t ...

... BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIA- TION AT BUXTON. Tie annual congress of the British Archreologica Association was opeced at Buxton on .11 or. day. The first day's programme was confined to a recepticn in the afteincon iv the Council Chamber of the Town Hall, and a conversazione in tbe evening. There «as a good master of members of the EBSOciation, i-.nd general and deep regret was expressed nt ...

... I HARVEST PROSPECTS IN SCOTLAND. MOU SPECIA coansaroxflmLs) -An estimate of the probable yield of crops which are yet far from baviing completed their growth can only be made with approximate accuracy by considering nlot only their present appearance but also their probable future pro- gress, as that may be judged in the light of their history during the season, and the various con- ditions of ...

... DOINGS OF THE WELSHMEN (BY THE MAJOR.) Bisley, Tuesday.—The Welshmen are doing excellent work, with the result that more of their -number will be included in the second stage of the Queen's this year than last year. Early this morning, when those men who were to shoot at the 500 yards range went to the firing line, there was a splendid light and a gentle breeze. These conditions gave the ...

... Zbe Ait 24 POUM . ht n O'Tis a ebronlcle of da7 by day.-The TempelAs ion Consols closed at 1061 for money and 106i for account. iS eVery variable airs and close weather, with rain and l is thunder in places to-day. Blow details! evidently. nst Maximum and minimum temperature recorded by Igh thermometer outside the BRIsToL MERCURy Office, 52ft. above the ground, for 24 hours ended at 2 a.m. ply ...

... HEIBALTH OF BRISTOL AND CLIFTON. | A--- ^¢ - : A l. - +t.-A 4~ n A{AE.1 BA-AMlAi *Ar Anslysis of births and deaths registered in Bristol (ineluding Clifton) during the week ended Saturday, July 1b, 1899:- Total births .,.. 189 Rate per 1000 per annum ,., 30.71 Total deaths . 86 Rate per 1000 per annu . . Average death rate of corresponding week for ten years ...

... I , SIIt .Ll:i t*) AIIINERI AS2 AN, JOItHNALiSTiANDJ S11IATES M AN S, SOYME PERSONAL, vt I ISCENCES. Sir Alfrod I IINI (i.ui t Sib~i'et of 111(1 ktvl'il wt'it Sit- All ro Mijh(l iloo i''i i, 01(1 0h' mist~ititi daly.i, ii I lir- 'c ?? i'il li b ?? with pc'euliri:' tilleirwi-' -it tire( pri-sitit tiotiircht.1 ~-l. it:rde tirii~tstiiiftit.'litfof 3!lInmer is elf los Ilmdidiriol 'i Niritpy ...

... THE CHORAL COMPETITIONS. TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—It has come to my knowledge that certain South Wales parties who are competing on Friday next at Cardiff National Eisteddfod intend doing a little sleight-of-hand work in the Welsh piece, Jesus of Nazareth, namely, instead of having the full party to sing in the piano and double piano passages they are select- ing about 20 of their best voices to ...

... | THE PHILIPPINES. ALLEGED MUDDLING AT MANILA. PREKIDENT PUZZIII3ID. NEWSPAPER COBRRESPON DRNTS IN RE VOLT. (DAILY NEWS TELEGRAM.) New York, AMonday. The statements of the newspaper corres- pondents at Manila regarding tile actual condition there, and the misrepresentation caused by the censorship, create little sur- prise here, or at Washington, because the official despatches from General ...

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... BRISTOL VOLUNTEER DI&RY. TO-DAY. A]RTILany-7.30 p.m, Shoeburyness group drill. ENGINEEniS-7.30 p.m., officers' sword drill; recruits, engineering; drum & fife band practice. RIrLES-7.45 p.m., camp instruction parade. GW.\R. ExcuRsIoNS-On Monday next there is a day trip to Henley and Windsor and to London for one, two, three, or six days. Tin CLERICAL TITHES BILL.-A public meeting organised by ...