... BANGOR URBAN CuUNCIL. A special meeting of this body was held yester- day evening Mfr. Thomas Matthews, J.P., pre- i siding. There were present-MIessrs. J. M'\\eekan, James Thompson, A. Thompson, J. Neill, J. Bow- m'n A7Cdsse and Ii, L. Moore, M.D. The iid*M +a~sciAkd1 fb9 A'h 'ptUrpose of considering the circular receih-ed froln'the Local Government Board with reference to the additional ...

... FOOTBALL ROWDYISM AT CLIFTON-VILLS' TO TUE EDITOR OF ?? 13ELFAST 'EPM'S-LETrtt SIP.-I have haesit totructed by the committee of the C'liftolnville Football Club, iatough the readittit of the Pres, to express their rgret at the unfortu- nate occurreinces 'rijieb took place on Saturday. last. As the bestt or good teeling ever ?? be- tweeD the Celtic and Cliftonvilfe clubs, and as tlat friendly ...

... DECREASE OF HORSES IN IRELAND I IN 1899. It is much to be regretted that. as between this year and 1898, the number of horses in Ireland- the leading country of the world for the production of high-class equines-should have declined by no less than 9,953 animals. Leinster shows a de- crease on last yea:'s figures of no less than 3,227, the falling off being in horses under one vear old, in one ...

... I1 38, LOWER ORnMOND QUAY, MONDAY NIGHT.' The first of the letters of apology in connec- tion with the Layingof the foundation-stone of the Parnell statue comes froin , Mr. Justin McCarthy, M.Pt-who writes to the Lord Mayor of Dublin regretting his inability tqfbe present and speak at the Iying of the foundation-stone on October the 5th. If it were in my power, wrote Mr. MCarthy, Mr ...

... QUEEaN'S S~TATUE, BELFAST. Shillings. Already acknowrledged . 48,430~ Subscriptions collected at Osinales Station 8 Samuel Clarke, Ooxnimanda, Ontario ?? 2j SrmR Or Bxvssrss2ms -L.O.Li. No. 971-1 l~s. Br. Robert Armstrong, W.M ?? 1 Br. Alex. HXopkin, D. ±M; ?? 1 Br. Wesley Shilling, secretary ?? 1 Br. Joseph iKerr, treasurer ?? 1 Br. Thomas Gibson ?? 1 Br. Jamnes ?? Br. John Henderson ?? Br. ...

... BELFAST CITY AND DISTRE-T WATER COMMISSIONERS. The fortnightly meeting of this Trust was held yesterday afterhoon in the; Water Office, Royal Avenue. Mr. E E.Wakefield Pim, J.P. (chairmar.), presided, and there wvere also present-Messrs. Charles H. Lynas, J.P. ; Joseph Macauley, J.P.; A. P. Dalziel, J. Forsythe, A. Maguire, NV. S. Carle, William Boss, Win. Kerr, A. litchell, John H. Gault, and ...

... O UR LOM)OINLE'TT1ER. I. BOLAST NBw5-LWPI Omni, 435;. STRUND, W.C., TunSo.Ax lAieii. . mie coming Ultimatum. Mr. Chamberlsin's argumentative and itnexcit' dug desparches of last w eek to the Tranvasi Government will be followed on Friday with ax note or deoument w hich, it is expected, will take the form of an ultimatum at last. It is agreed upon all hands that the allegation of a ¢breach of ...

... 1 BELFAST. MO0NDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1899. A railway workman named Hickey was acci- dentally killed on Saturday last at Athlone. A timber vard in Johannesburg has been de- stroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000. A Glasgow student named Reginald Fran- kenborg was drowned on Saturday last at Helensburgh. Mr. Charles Macaskie, one of the directors of the 'Leeds Daily News,' has been ...

... (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) I 0dfa~t ew I tttv BELFAST. THUU.DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1M . In Aberdeen yesterday the trial of William Coutts for the desecration of graves and for perjury was commenced. Rev. Thomas Nicol, D.D., has been ap- pointed Professor of Divinity and Biblical Cri- ticism in Aberdeen University. A serious revolution has broken out in Vene- zuela. It is stated that the rebels are ...

... DUBLIN DAY BY -DAY.- _-I- P { to ?? - I '9 - La6W ORMOND A tk TUESDAY NIGHo1r The Irish banking, railway, and shipping I statistics for the half-year ending last June, just issued by the RegistrarGeneal, indicate progres- sive prosperity. The deposits and cash balancesl in joint stock banks showed an increase, as com. pared with the corresponding period in 1898, amounting to £867,000. This ...

... THE COURT. BAsMORAL, WanMSAY.-The Queen went out yesterday morning, accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg, and in the afternoon her Majesty drove out, attended by the Dowager Lady Ohurchil: and the Ronowuable Mary Hughes. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught dined with the.Queen, and the Earl and Countess of Bathumtt, Viscouat Cross, Lord GIlenesk, the Honourable ...

... I; ?? ?? = =ON. 4QO[ THE Fl ENCLL DELEGATION I | ure~ ; ?? vwas essentially the 5 .. tl 't ?? at Dover, t p' 1:io pal feature of the pro- oi a onumerous contingent t ' Fr:e nt.Sc pour Avalncement c :1 si session at Boulogne. ?? ) te of any strained re-t , (i Cirloant sympathies, in the CiIzenIA to the visitors. In-. * ; i. - ...