... lobe Cae of )Z3tqto1. We learn that the Lord Mayor will return to Bristol to-day, and on Saturday he will meet an official seal down from WVIndsor to confer with him as to th e route which her Majesty will take from the Temple Meads to Rerland on her visit In November to open the Convalescent Home. Other preliminaryarrange- ments elso will be discussed, Public feeling about the water supply at ...

... - =-ur I bl . O. ut Jibrar? ta0le, ,ND. Lord inter- a view t that iden)ts Mg for lbuses course fudj iati clot yen ami of I ati( ath Amo] 0 Ci3 iou cal y( ligi alc Jug WI stli Mir] ort 01 t w. afl ht Wp wh 53 by Id L5 t a p ,we D it t con I sel f y Ig I ryll 013 t t can ary pta ' li , al ly pul Giii sa is nal 1. . act( atq .171 )WC ar e9 C isi boo ISO isa k hi th tli pni th TT haa onr h hi rio ...

... The Commercial Intelligence says the romance of Australian gold mining Is not inaptly illustrated by the history of the AWyalong goldfield in New South Wales. Less than seven years ago it was simply a grazing district, consisting largely of Crown lands hold on lease by pastoralists, the level nature of the country, covered with red soil and scrub, causing it to be neglected by prospectors, ...

... THE VICAR 0OF FROME AND HIS CURATE. 3 IEMORIAL PRESENTED TO THE BISHOP. 3 IIC follcNing Is a copy of a memorial whiich has boen presented to the Bishop of Bath and Wells by a deputa- ton of Church officials, past and prcsent, including the| two churchwardcus, Messrs C. Iaily and C. II. Harrold, and signed by over EOO communicants of the Parish Church, Mr Polehampton has resigned Isls curacy, ...

... . The Expected Reply. JRubert's Appeal to the Queen. Military Preparations. [Press Association Foreign Special.] PRETORIA, SATURDAY. The Transveal's reply to the British proposals will be banded to Mr Conyngham Greene to-day or Monday. CAPE ToNwN, SATURDAY. It is understood that one million imported cart. ridges have recently passed over the Cape lines to the Free State and Johannesburg. ...

... CDC RAUt 24 bouts n A 'TIs a chronicle of day by day,-The Tewirpst, it t Consols closed at 106 3-16 for money and 1064 for account. Moderate S.E. winds and fine to doubtfal woather, and possibly thundershowers, to-day. Possibly! g Maximum and minimum temperatutrre recorded by :e thermometer outside the BAISTOL MEROURY Offlco, it 52ft. above the grimuhd, for 24 hours ended at 2 am. to-day : ...

... I ~ ~ ~ ~ GREAT STRIDES IN as AMERICAN IRON, The New York Times just received states that it has for years been usual to regard this industry as the most trustworthy barometer of general trade and prosperity, and its tremendous growth during the year 1899 is looked upon as the surest sign of continued and increasing prosperity. A few days ago it was announced in the press of the entire ...

... OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATONS, SUCCESSFUL PRELIMINARY CANDIDATES. The following among the preliminary candidates in this district were successful at the Oxford local examinations:- HONOURS LIST.-TuenD CLASS. Framed upon the aggregate work of the candidates, and containing the names of those who satisfied the examiners and obtained Honours; 30 candidates. Bristol.-P. H. Ling, Kob6 House, Redlaud. ...

... I 1I .ILUfN_& IJ.La IJXA, J I'J . .. - - -- The statistical su1msuocy of vossels totally lost, con- l demned, &c., published in Lloyd's Register of British and s | Foreign ShippiDg, shows that during 1898 the gross reduc- s tion in the effectivo mercantile marine of the world I amounted to 1141 vessels of 820,7285 tons, excluding all a vessels of less than 100 tons. Of this total, 322 vessels ...

... ,Dtstrtct Revis, FROlME. At the police court, yesterday, Frederick Barber, 18, and Her ry Lainbert, 121, surrendered on bail to answer a charge of stealing a iishingline, incli, and lly book, value 2s til, the property of Mr lierdinand Kietterer, on the lltn August. Frorm theevidence it appeared tilatasprosecotor was going fishing at the Woodlands he called at ilighicroft farm, to see Mr Bush, ...

... I THE TRANSYAAL CRIS. No Definite Reply. Afternative Proposals. [Reuter's Telegrams.] PRETORIA, TUESDAY. It is ascertained on the best authority that no definite reply has been sent to Mr Chamberlain's despatch of August 2nd, but that as the result of certain pourparlers a communication was sent yesterday to the High Commissioner embodying certain alternative proposals, which it is believed ...

... FC'rcotratls tml(I a Mui1n than ordinary interest attwhes this year to the annual r1eports of the Footpaths Presorv'a- tion Sockity and the Commons Preservation Socictv. The former is the first which. has been issuedt since the death of the foundor of thle Qociety, 111v I. Allnutt, who was the sceretary for ':, yenars, nnd it has bcen thouglght prudent to fill tip the gap thus created by an | ...