... I I Sir Wllirid Lawson yesterday replied to the sug- gestion published on behalf of the Church of England Temperance Society that the Liberal party should concentrate their forces so far as the temper- ance problem is concerned on a Bill embodying the recommendations of the minority report Issued by Lord Peel and his colleagues. The hon. baronet says:- The Liberal party is at present in a ...

... Our Agrfcultural Kette TItn l lcr l- - T).. lira. EHAi'V1mLX DELAY,., I.noI I. -'it JoII~ Iol'N t ked LIJ)U C ATLI A5 Xc Ni.Ll ti 'IOWN CHLLDZNL.:x. It iL *1st, 'L'i'.-UL.N~I ~-ht. OF' T'inc ATXIO-Nm[(, S. itL..LI tE,~ ON (Mn l 1 11Tni owe I u o I i T fully aildl~ r'ilidiy as 0In )ad' whait 1Iaelieretto .' y manua I abtin. AlI l R: 11In'e ben1 goinginl. ibie Luachinus, alidl( Io 3rd, haVe ...

... YESTERDAY, Their lordships met at three o'clock. ROYAL ASSEN'T. The Eo~al assent was given by commission to the c Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum Act, the Titbe Rent Charge (Rates) Act, the Congested Districts Board (Ireland) Act, the Metropolis Management Acts Amendment (Bylaws) Act, and 79 Provisional Order and private Acts. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord C ...

... Saih of 6t. tcpocn'0. [From Our Own Correspondent.] HOUSE OF COMMONS, MO.NDAY. I This afternoon Master Balfour had a vury pleasing e Announcement to make to his scholars, It was that be proposed to let them off two days earlier than was atlirst announced. He broke itto them gently as if in fear that they might become over excited. Don't think it absolutely improbable, he said, that we may be ...

... a TEE TRANSVAAL CRISS.I The Dynamite Monopoly. [Press Association Foreign Special.] PRETORIA, AuGUST 1ST. As no despatch has been received regarding the 7 joint commission of inquiry, the Government is unable to say what is actually required by the Imperial Government. President Kruger Is receiving a number of tole- grams from all parts encouraging him in his efforts to remove religious ...

... , I JAPAN & THE TREATY POWERS I Imperial Rescript. [Press Association Foreign Special.] Renter's correspondent at Yokohama, writing 1e under the date of July 7, says the following rescript Is was issued by the Emperor of Japan and published e- in the Official Gazette on Saturday, July Iet:- We, Emperor of Japan, by the glory of our e- ancestors have been enabled to enlarge the scope of te ...

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... BARTON HILL RATEPAYERS, AN ASSOCIATION FORIMED. A general meeting of ratepayers of the Barlion bill district was held in the Hebron Chapel school- room last evening to consider the advisability and desirability of forming a ratepayers' association for the district. There was a large attendance, and Dr E. H. Warner presided. Amongst those present were Mr G. Standerwick, Mr Prestridge, and Mr ...

... SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899. The BPISTOT, MERCUVR was cstabilshed .Iarc. 1, 1790. ISe BimSTOL DAILY PosI was issued in conjunction uithi tli 2IEuCuuiY January 24,1860, and incorporated wit Ii it January 26,1878. TBLEpIio.NL No. 149. Aniotller I Blue Book, Fizo.i his seoni-rAral retiremelt at Highbury, Mr Chamberlain ordains the publication of a further Blue . I I _ _ _ _- - 1 _- ! L: Book on ...

... CIT1 ROAD BAPTISTS.-The preacher for to-mllorrow is the Rev . T. Briscoe. T)I-DALE CHAPEL -To-morrow's services are to be con- ducted by the Rev Dr Glover. TIIE TREISTIC Myssiox.-There Is to be a service of supplication on Sunday evening at thle Hamilton rooms, Park street, the subject being Tile Religion of the Book.' OLD KiNf; SvREEr BAPTIsTS.-The Rev Carey Bonner preaches to morrow, and ...

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... IOXIFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. TEE DIVISION LISTS. As compared with last year the division lists show that there has been this year an increase In the total number of candidates of 373, but the work as a whole was not so good, as the number of passes was only 6309 as against 7071 in 1898 with a smaller number of entries. Appended is the list of success- ful candidates In this district SENIORS. ...