... TAY TO DAY IN LIVERPOOL | One of the most interesting social affairs ,Of the year in association with Liverpool will be the garden party which is to be given at Knowsley by the Earl and Countess of .Derby, on Wednesday, as a precedent u)f the opening of the- exhibition of the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society in Waver- tree Playground, on Thursday. Not long ago, Dr. Rendall, who was then ...

... OUR AIECRICE N LETTER (SEIALLY CABLED-1 The governors of tac Dewey fund m-2 last evening and arrived at a ,e decision as to the disposal of tbG i It -as report.-ed to them tha soi were 23,000 subscribers and the 't a ceipts were 17.600 dotlars. The - York Jonrnal has prcmijed t¢ ad dollars to this. It -as decvided .o subseription list in Septerber. t is i. that a spec al appeal t' wvealth- - ...

... Tnx Warden of Merton, in Esi| comprehensive survey of Oxford during the last half century, de-w livered on Saturday to an audience of intelli- gent visitors, argued that the University was more fit than ever to meet the demands of a democratic and utilitarian age. We must be careful not to regard the terms as synony- mous. Utilitarianism has always been, in its exact significance, the creed of ...

... TMIS Ml tORNING'S NEW ?? S. Ounr \'Velnxer Csorrespondlent. ?? 7:1St n 41 it-. IOr ' ate that l aldy Sali islitiy ?? gainitt; oreutiid. Dr. Verrior, the 1 oi'n sitahi NS. who has tei-n iu attendance ?? on; ?? with Dr. Walker, thle fell.v filig ),ullet in: IAi .s;.sSi -'burr e* di;ng wvelllo - b erile s-ynip- t: 'eared Tlitor ht been reto-vcry oft ?? al7v a ceneral s rinlgl'. i S gt'od. lioral ...

... R. L. STEIAVENSON. AS PROFESSOR!IAL CANI)IiATE4. I1 A BRITISH 1AIJS1E1UM 'REASURE. Aongnn the, literary curiosities c aqirtedl F thle Britishl Milseuni doin the past year1, Ipv. tttunt I it, ilL t hot recently' publislicd OthticiIil return.ll spew ally unu InC ns Ii 0 1 us tUtI ill]m , given to Rhelent Tori isi S LAvenson oil hlis uatdnl jiuitro for the prnt'essorsloit of modarn huticy0 - ait ...

... e ALONE IN LoNDON. -Theatre Royal, Scarborough. I, AN EVIL LIFs.-Grand Theatre, Maidenbead. is AT DUTT'S CALL.-Royalty Theatre, Llanelly. - AT THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR.-Lyceum T., Newport. I. BANDMANN.PALMSIL MEs.-Pier Pavilion, Lytham. . BATEMAN, FRANK -Surrey Theatre. f BRACE OF PARTRIDGES.-Jubilee Hall, Weymouth. a BRIXTON BURGLARY.-Theatre Royal, York. e BROTHER OFFICBRS.-Weat Cliff Saloon, ...

... Five men have been killed by a boiler explosion on an Austrian torpedo boat. The exports of corn and wheat from the United H States have attained a record. ill The Italian Minister at Washington has made w: representations to the United States regarding the cc lynching of five Italians in Louisiana. ih ...

... iTAIL OF THE CONFERENCR I THlE ARBITRATION TREATY. DILEGATES To SIGNT TO-DAY. ADHESIONT (QUESTIO'N HFELD OVER. (FROM05 OutM SPEe'lALtoaar~w's TIIE1 1A.kGTUE, Frida;y Night. After storm a cntnu Eglanttl has cousonted to po)stpone tie qcuestion of ithe conditions Vtl which outsidle Powers shall bo allowed to gitio int thir adhesion to the Arbitration Conivention. The t ltranronttanells have ...

... | I The Leieaster board of guardians ap- I peared in the Q~ueen's Bench before Jus- Itices Darling and Phillimore on bfriday to show causea why a mnandamus ehould, not issue calling on them to appoint a *vac- eination officer to fill a vacancy in the office vwhich oocurred Jast December through rssignation. The plea the gua'r. dian3 set up f'or non-appointment of a vaccination officer vwas ...

... }o.liy Adventure. lvs;I aglit' are cite- £ V; Hi, is ?? itt at gr-nerltl n ?? a0t elltrgy must r 0II 01O 1' it ulue abolit Ia IIi : i.tt ul t uit1k ttowt ill I)air- ci ;!t 1 ,i'-I-iwe~tedl andl a1ll tbe t' . :r t. .hfll-ivlw;^\d is utsed nd- el t ?? itt\('istilit'tt a neigh- w I'\Is Oil the 1' ,l , (lol lwl, 1 1, * ,1 I lt . l Id Song 1' ?? 1t I,;llatn il~tt us' t(-)jj(illet tile y ...

... QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [From week to week a portion of our space is g-ven: ftsr,, questions, to which we invite answers and exntaa+y 5t readers mtiy put any question of interest eithe, r or ctliers. Commnunications must reach the Ciurantc not later than Tuesday in each week.J ue QUESTIONS. flow did the Civil List orizilnate?-1MI D. IT Is :t legal to shoot ospreys iin thlis o try»-,, TARIANF. ...

... N ORT' OF ENGLAND NEWS I Mr B. F. SirInp-ou of Gray Screet has been snp1ointoil arclihtect for the I ne'I electrical iri.ovr station, by theo Nw Trainways General Pur- pcses Ccoinmitteo of INewcastle Corporation. 1)rownins: Caso at Sheritf ?? inquest was held e`l ?? at Gateshead on the body ctt a litte virl iacmeC 1aabelia l)avwson, r who was drrwvn:-d on Msonday };err..v in ar cld reservoir ...