... 5 SPEOECH BY THE n FoB I - |S OUTHPORT. Yqsterday afternoon a very interesting function i took plice ar Seaforth Hall, when Mr. and Mr E. K. Muspratt gave a gatfqn party on their beauti- fully-situated grounds. Although the weather in a great way prevented a- number of ladies and gentlemen from accepting the invitations issued, there was a large-attendance, most of those present being members ...

... A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. f Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, Governor of Ceylon. will during next month pay a v isit to the - Isle of Man, where he was governor for some Yye r THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. In connection with the strike of sailors and firemen, our Douglas correspondent says it will not affect the Isle of Man Steampacket Company. Thetr men are, in fact, in receipt of a higher scale - of pay than ...

... LATEST NEWS- I I COURT, OFFICIAL, &C.' In Grand Lodge of Freemasons on Wednesday night a messages from the Prince of Wales was communicated by Mr. John Strachan, Q.C., Grand Registrar, that his Royal Highness bad The dath s annunce of te veeranflautist, Mr. enjminWels, ?? atthe ripe age RITUAL AGITATION. SIR W. HARCOURT AND r ~ LORD HALIFAX. * STAND BY THE PRIEST. * In a letter to the ...

... CARLISLE DIOCESAN CO.N- FERENCE. SECONDARY EDUCA1T ON. The business of the Carlisle Diocesan Confer- encoe was resumed in the fratry of the cathedral yesterday The Bishop of Carlisle again pre- sided, and there was a good attendance of clergy and laity. Archdeacon Prescott read a paper unoon secondary education. Hle said the chaotic cotidi- ton of educational affairs in England was such that ...

... Sitting as vacation judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice yester- day,-Mr. Justice Cozens-Hardy had before him an application for the discharge of an order made by Mr. Justice Wright for the attach- ment of Mr. Goodall for failure to pay a sum of £2700 certified to be due from him as re- ceiver for the debenture holders in Triticine, Limited. Mr. Overend, who made the ...

... EARLY CONFLICT PREDICTED Pretoria, Friday (five ?? correspondent has excellent authority for believing that the reply of the Transvaal to Great Britain on Mr. Chamberlain's last despatch will be on the following lines :_ The Transvaal stands by the seven years' franchise laws, but is willing to con- sider and, if necessary, to adopt any suggestions which Great Britain may make in regard to the ...

... STIMY-MING AND WATER POLO., Th .t of the international water polo matches twich England is interested-that withWales- , place a. AN ?? bathls on Saturday last, ?? nliZ more than justified the newn de- heoi seletion committee in distributing 6ealr-s raps to fourteen men inste'd of, as in ?? d~epending upon eight or nine men 0s1V' wh~; ole series of international matches. t- ''vay ih ?? Ishonen ...

... I FROM OLUR LONDON I CORRESPONDENT. LoNmoty, FaIDAY NIGor. So far as it is possible to get at the opinion of the High Church party here, the remark- able moderation of Lord Halifax's opinion upon the Archbishops' deliverancehascaused much surprise. It would be unfair to say that it has not also caused among some mem- bers of the party not a little dissatisfaction. This dissatisfaction exists ...

... SHOW AT BANGOR. Numerous entries and a good gate yesterday contributed to the success of the 48th annual show of the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire, Agricultural Society, held at Bangor. The weather in the morning was dull, and in the afternoon rain fell heavily. This show, which is held alternately at Bangor and Llangefni, by offering substantial prizes gives the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey ...

... PIGEON POST IN NEW ZEALAN..D. Recent experiments in flying pigeons between the town of Auckland, North Island, -New Zea- land, and Grea.t Barrier Island have resulted in the successful establishment of a pigeon postal service between those points. The population of Great Barrier Island having considerably in- creased lately, owing to the discovery of gold, silver, and copper in paying ...

... a), Judhig from the eomplainti -which I rear:h us from various directionsý and espe- f r-cially those which have onpeared'in our own t 'he ' columns, it would seem that the Cardiff ` 1% Parks Committee has some 'work to 'do ihi or maintaining perfect order and dacdriini in I Lland:iff Fields. Nobody wisheo to inter-c E. fore with the committee's rights in the F ee dischairge of their duties; ...

... !r !r 0 1. A PRO-BOER MEETING COM- PLETELY ROUTED. -; ? oPE AN ADVERSE RESOLUTION CARRIEFf NOISY PROCEEDINGS. it A lecture, ostensibly organised by the New- Isport branch of the Independent Labour Party . to hear a gentleman who had been recom- it mended to them, viz., Mr, F, Reginald Statham, on South Africa and the Trans- vaal Question,, was delivered at the Tem- perance-hall, Newport, on ...