... ITHE QUEEN AT OSBORNE-CONFERRING OF. HNOHORS.I (FROM TAE COrnT CIRoULAL) I Osborne, Wednesday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied by their Royal Highinesses the' Duchess of York and Princess Margaret of Con- naught. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Victor and Lady, Agneta Montague and Major-General Sir Henry Ewart had the honour of dining with Her Majesty and the Royal Family last ...

... / E' OREIGN MA1LT. Drte of Depatcb ?? T i of Bo Cle0inz NText at Cbief Ol1te. George Sneare. 1Mw. Aw nsion ?? S eu t. B 6.15P.M. Aug.24 i . wtralia.viz., *vieztori n,. 2 Quneencland. viaataly . ?? 11.30 P.M. Aug.21 S San W.Aite- traliaandTas. manin ?? - vi:NewYork Alig. 19 1.15 r.o. - J , ecrmuds {via Suthanilreon Atigl7 6.15P.M. Atlr' 26 Britiab ~ ~ t antio ?? v izeil ?? ...

... M I I Qvwsalv ?? I IVEDNJESDAY, AuGUST 16. Mr Gerald Balfour, 3tr., opened the! Co-operative Exhibition at the Crystal Palace yesterday. He spoke of the great progressj mado by co-operation, expressing sympathy aith the movemuent and also with the principle Mf profit-sharing. He believed that successful' ao-operative production would largely obviate strikes. In Ireland co-operation was largely ...

... THE PILuhIPPINES. fhe pope and the Occupation of the Country. (Tg.VSG~,g Cyno A SfI C`0arrW T0'5DMVT.) ?? York, August 28. SCt is t50trmocnt to an official declaration tD , the tica On the relations of the Cathoioc p'j the T'aited States Government in ?t- Phiiia~il0 appears to to-day's New York t' Tle Pope galv iormnal audience to the i ; p~lzl T>7~ capisin; tlyord h~evv'g i;n-- Fir;-~ ~ -ir ' ...

... I -AGRICULTURE I . * THE IRISH -CROPS IN 1888. The agrlicultuiral statisticsa of Irelandl for the 1 year 1898 were issued yesterday. The area under cropsj in that year compared with 1897 shows at net decrease ofI 40,146 acres-there being a decrease 1 of 38,474 acre in tillage, and of 16,584 acres in I the area under~ lacy from permasient pastr or grass not broke, asp in rotation, with an ...

... I REPORTED BRITISH ADVANCE. RECRUITING FOR RHODESIA. GENERAL JOUBERT AN] WAR PREPARATIONS. Effects on Cape Colony Trade. (aEsTU'TS TELEGRIAS.) Cape Town, July 28, 11.35 p.m. It is understood that a detachment of the Cape Town Garrison is proceeding to Mafeking within 14 hours, and a strong force is also being sent from Pietermaritzburg to Laing's NdC to await developments Later. There is ...

... The annual inspection of the parks in the city t under the charge of the Parks and Galle:ries Cotn- mittee of the Corporation took place yesterday. e 'The members of the committee, along with a number of frieniss including Sir George PIohbrt- son, the Poditical Commissioner at Chitral; General F. S. Monett, Attorney-General of the r State of Ohio; Sir Johu N. Crrthbertson, Dr John ...

... Next DAtes of Daspatch aod Hours of Box Closing A ail atChief0ilicc,GeorgeSqtnare. Dun. Asasios ?? 11 6.15 P.M. Aug.24 AretrstliA.vjiS, V ictori . I N. S. Wales, I Queensland. ?? ?? _Ev.Thar.1.30rP.M. Aug. 7 S.anrdW.Aus- | tralia an3dTa&r- mania ?? Bahamas ?? - | s.New York Aug. 2 5.20 P.M. (a . Soothamnpton Aug. 3 6.15 w.it. Aug. 12 Brazil .. ;via Liverpool ?? Aug. 910.0 P.M. Aug. S ...

... OEATER: REPORT AND PORECASTSA. Meteorological Office, Tuesday, 6 P.m. To-day pressure was tighest (30 3 inches and more to 30 2 inches) in a broad band stretching from Ireland across England to-the Netherlands; lowest (29-8 inches and less) over the northern half of Scandinavia, and 301. inches over the southern I parts of the Bay of Biscay. The gradients were I slight over our-islands, and ...

... I -AnvRsV1JntLB.-WMaCIa~blafl of Macelachian, HB. -21 C. Ponsnnby, Colonel Burnley Campbell, and R.a Maclachlan (four guns), shooting over Castle b Lachlan, had 594 brace grousc, one snipe, two golden plovers, two hares. Very hot: no scent; very few cheepers. :Mr Plowden of Strachur, b Mr Broadbent, and Mr Ralston (three guns), on, Stroncevich, lsadl 17 brace grouse and three hares. I ...

... (51MVITIV 114=- -14. FRIDAY, AvGrsT 11. mn connection with the coming of age of the Marquis of Graham, the employees, village tenants, and others were entertained at Buchanan Castle yesterday. The married people assembled at one o'clock, and dinner was served in the large annexe of Buchanan Castle. The Duke of Montrose presided, and Mr Taylor, master of works, proposed the toast of the ...

... I. Conference at Liverpool. ap The proceedings of the annual conference of 9' the Institute of Journalists commenced yester- day in the small concert-room at St George's dii Hall, Liverpool. The president, Sir Wemys3 at Reid, occupied the chair. There were present - 48 delegates, representing 1726 members, in addition to 77 individual members, a large nuin- H bar of associates and honorary ...