... THE MEETING OF PARLIA- MENT. a INTENTIONS OF THE OPPOSITION. THE MILITARY PREPARA- TIONS. The Press Association, telegraphing last night, ?? chief Opposition Whip., Mr. Herbert Gladstone, was busilv occupied yesterday at the Liberal headquarters at Westminster, and he will probably have an interview to-day with Sir H. | Campbell -Bannerman. Other Liberal members lwho have arrived in town are ...

... I BANGO R DISTRICT NU SING SOCIETY I I . JANNUAL MEETING. 0 The animal meeting of this society was held last night in the Ward Hall,D Bangor. The Most Noble the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava presided, and the attendance, which was principally coniposrd of ladies, ?? -Marchioness of Dufferinand Ava, oresidezit of the society; Lady Clanmorris, I nec-president ; MIrs. Maguire, Mrs. Steele-Nichol- ...

... &NTRJM COUNTY COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of the Antrimn County Council was held yesterday in the Grand Jury r Room, County Courthouse, Belfast. Sir Francis E. W. Macnaghten, Bart., D.L., chairman, presided, and the other councillors present wer,-, w Right Honoirable John Young, DIL.; Colonel -Duncan M'Neill, J.P. ; Colonel Edmund D. Les-- lie, D.L. ; Messrs. John Stouppe Finlay M'Cance- ? ...

... J)UB3LIN DAY BY DAy, 38. LowER OR.MOND Qr y WVnD.;FSD.eY ay NIHr. The Rezistrar-General's ret-it-tl hellow ?? 1);; deat'.-rate fur Ia-,; weelk as 51.6. lca:hs in 7.yinoitic diseases. which had fallen front m3 ,, w-ceek ended tie 16th ult. to 58 ior thfe . seek. rose last. week to 74. lher-a were end of the week in the Varii, lolt pisas o 1ta isit log fron olie~asles, 36 frot scarlatina. and 3i ...

... IMPORTANT LICRENSING POINT IN N EWRY. The adjourned licensing sessions for N'ewry were held yesterday in the Trevor Hill Courthonsp, be- fore Messra. Henry Turner, RM.; James F. Er-kine, J.P.; dnd Henry Loughran, J.P., wrhen Robert Ridges applied for the signature of the1 magistrates to his certificate. Mr. J. Cusack, Barrister-at-Law (instructed by Mr. Hunter Moore), appeared for the ...

... STORY OF THE MATE OF A BELFAS T BARQUE. GALLANT CONDUCT OF A SAILOR. The inquiry respecting the catastrophe, resulting in the loss of the lives of five Walmer lifeboatmen on the 30th ult., which was adjourned for the at- tendance of an officer of the barque Carnmoney, of Belfast, with which the mrsn' boat collided, was resumed yesterday evening by Dr. Hardmans, the Deal coroner. At the inquiry ...

... 1| REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE VENEZUELAN ARBITRATION. PARIS, Monday. The Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration tribunal will give its award to-morrow. It is said that the decision will be a victory for Great Britain. A New York telegram, of yesterday's date, ?? have been received that no revola- tionarv changes within Venezuela will interfere with the acceptance of the Paris tribunal's de- liverance. ...

... THE STATUE OF THE EARL OF BELFAST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. SmR-Your correspondent, Mr. John Ward, F.S. A., seems to infer that our climate is unsuited for 3 bronze statue, because the several bronze statues in Florence were removed fromn the -open air and deposited in museums and libraries. Were these statues removed because of the atmospheric action? Michael Angelo's ...

... 3714E ,Tier'RANSVAAL. i EXTRt=AORDINARY RUMOUR. Cif',1ENCLMETNT OF HOSTILITIES. ,,11,TIISH TROOPS ENNTER THE FREE STATE. v~LVONETD DOER ULTIMATUM. JTTITLDE OF LORD IIOSEBERY. 31ELLI1G 01F RADICAL LEADERS. !: . i- Zl iN eu~ed wrom Bloemfontein says- 'i-i L . .: 'of'ullf wires that- the British ; ?? ,Ve , he Free State border from AI ?? it rl.dated Brussels, Wednesday, * to ;ururmation derived ...

... - D TRX . N SITAAL. I 7IE MiEETING OF ?ARLIAIEN rr vyUB,1lSE 1{LETI ItiNING TO0 LONDON. ATTI T T I T U F T HE OPPOSITIONj. L 'TTL } FOM FLORD SALISBURY. C0NTINUED BOER ACTIVITY T'.D 5c ?? ol states tint, in view of -is.jl': -eh n 'of the Legislature, many ti anieilen bar already returned to b1 hr -. 1-.- v been unable yet to learn a'r :0 ,!n iortmenmentof thoe tpe- ., e;,, of t bhe lonourable ...

... The following appeared in our lateet cdaioa c,, I yesterday:- THIE TRA NSVAAL. JOHANNESBURG (via Newcastle). OC;. 1. Thouglh Johamiesbatg it quieter than it sa. nt days ago, ?? position in reality is increasrnis u gravity. ATI extraordinary number of tr.ain, fl-t. front Johannesburg and Preoria, 3iave ?? to the Natal border with troops, horscs, and Tr. i;- Itins, and a force severau thousand ...

... | 'U >it 38, Lowmt OsAXOND QUAY, S, S VRUNDAY N IGHT 'The Church of Ireland Conference, which form- . ally opens in the Rotunda at 2-30 p.m. next Tuesday, may be said to have been inaugurated to-day, having regard to the galaxy of dis- tinguished special preachers who referred to the d event from the pulpits of the Cathedral and prin- .e cipal churches, among others the Bishop of New- [t ...