... KRUGER'S REPLY. FORECAST CON- FIRMED. Reported Refusal of British Demands. EXCITEMENT AT PRETORIA. Young Boers Anxious for the Fray. DEMAND TO BE LEO INTO THE FIELD IMMEDIATELY. DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR NATAL. WAR REGARDED AS CERTAIN. Renter's Cape Town correspondent states that the forecast cabled of Krneer's reply is confirmed from various sources. Great excitement prevails at Pretoria. The ...

... At Eye, Suffolk, to-day Charles W. Hearc, merchant, Bactan, who was arrested in London yesterday, was remanded charged with embezzle- ment. The prisoner was a rate collector of the Hartismere Onion, and the allegation is that the district auditor discovered defalcations in his accounts. ...

... A WEALTHY PAUPER. The Southampton Guardians vestarday made an extraordinary discovery. As an old woman named Ma.ry Ann Gamble was being removed to the female lunatic block of the Workhouse she raved continuously about her money. Althougb it was not for a. moment supposed she had any a search was instituted, with the result that 272 sovereigns were found secreted in the mattress of her bed. The ...

... DEATH FROM OLD INJURIES AT ABERDARE. Information was given to the police on Thurs- day evening that Joseph Edwards, 14, Llan- thewy-street, had died that, day, and that the liegistrar declined to certify his death owing to his having received injuries to his spine by a fall of coal in March, 1896. -The Crown has been communicated with. ...

... ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP. THE CHURCH AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The Bangor Diocesan Conference was held at Machyntleth yesterday, and was presided over by the bishop of the diocese, this being his first appearance in conference since his appointment to the see. There was a large attendance of clergy and laymen. His Lord- ship, in the course of his address, referring to what was called the crisis in ...

... SPECIALTELEGRAMS. LEICESTER & VACCINATION. At a weeting of the Leicester Board of Gar dians last evening it was stated that the ielrk had received a letter fruin the Solicitors to th.- Loin Government Board, stating that the w.r- of damus calling upon the-n t(J ?? aaccmanir otfceer forthwitlh would he rr-rved Lpnr tte rmernbers next Tuesda-- The byjarj to3' r action upon the irltimat~on. ...

... THE LOSS OF THE PEVERIL. Mr. Thomas Webb, the chief officer of the Peveril, who was in charge of the vessel when she was run into, has been examined on oath by the Receiver of Wrecks. The following is an official copy of his evidence :-He said he was chief officer of the ship Peveril, of the port of Douglas, of the register tonnage of 243 tons, her official number being 76,307, screw steamer; ...

... TRIAL OF ROYALISTS. OPENING OF PROCEEDINGS. Paris, Monday.-The trial of M. Pan] Deron- lede and 21 other persons for conspiracy agaitft the Republic was begun before the Senate sitting as a high court of justice this afternoon The Luxemburg Palace was protected by 500 infantry and 60 cavalry of the Municipal Guard and two companies of the 30th Regiment, in addition to a large force of police. ...

... TOXTETH AND WOMEN- GUARDIANS. TO T'l EDITORS OF ETH LIVEPOOL UBXMER. Gentlemen,-Kindly allow a few lines in reply to the correspondent in your columns to- day, who thinks four lady guardians too large a proportion for the Toxteth Workhouse. First, I would remind the ratepayers of the large num- ber of women and girls in our workhouse need- ing a woman's supervision; of the hospital wards to be ...

... MILLIONAIRES, MICROBES> AND THE MILLENNLUq.E TO TER XDrMro OW THE LXWERr40q. MERCURY. Gaatiemen,-Many and various have been the speculatiois published on the advent of the milleTnnum, and the manner of its inauguration; but such prognostications have-hitherto emanated from the theological world. A prophecy wholly novel, both in its souroa nd character, is that of Dr. Romane Curtis, formerly ...

... APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT TOWN-CLERK. Yesterday, the ordinary monthly meeting of the Bootle Town Council was held at the Town Hall, Bootle, when the Mayor (Mr. W. B. Brewster) presided. As Chairnan of the Finance Cenmittee, Aid- erman Thomas moved the following recommen- dation, That Mr. B. M. Roberts, solicitor, Bootle, be appointed assistant in the Town- clerk's department, at a commencing ...

... THE TRANSVAAL BRITISH FIGHTING FORCE TO NMBER 70,000. BOERS PREPARED FOR A STUBBORN DEFENCE WILL TRE FREE STATE FIGHT? An Aldershot ?? ?? unit of the army corps in readiness has been given its preparatory ?? for mobili- sation. The whole strength of this fighting force, independent of the 20,000 garrison duty troops now at or nea ig Natal, will be close upon 50,000 men. The following cable ...