... EN G LAN D 'S i 0 M ES We boast of the homes of England-stately and, especially, otherwise-but few of us know I how many actual houses there are in this country. All round the outskirts of our large towns-Lon- don especially-the builders are building new houses so fast that one begins to wonder df all 0he old ones elsewhere have been burned down. In Great Britain there are now 7,340,096 heuses ...

... I SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE. NARROW ESCAPE OF A SHIELDS CREW. Information -was received at Dover on Saturday last of two serious collisions, both of which hap- pened off Dover, and resulted in the sinking of two vessels. In one case the masts of a vessel were seen soon after daybreak standing slightly above the water, about a mile and a half front the shore. No information could be obtained of the ...

... , This week's issue of the Lady's Pictorial is a double number specially dealing with the autumn and winter fashions. A large number'of beauti- fully executedl plates are given, accompanied by much attractively written descrintive matter. In addition: the ordinary features of the journal are retained. Among the mnany photos will be noticed those of the Queen of Portugal, the Duke, Duchess, ...

... THE METHODIST CHUROI. Miss Harriette Campbell has passed with distine, tion the Mus. Bac. degree examination of the Royal University of Ireland. The Mayor of Capetown, Mr. Thomas Ball, is a Wesleyan, as are also Alderman A. Pyatt, Ma'yor of Nottingham, and the Mayor of Tddlow, who, with the Corporation, recently attended in State at the Wesleyan chapel; Application was cnai&e to the jineral ...

... AOha SY!'ANDAlD INSTRaoonT BY SHcARMAN D. NIELa, OPI CJAN. 1)ONEGAL&L PLACE. Thurz.12 Fri._lOSmi. iS.ilon]. IbTus. 17Wed. 18 W. N. ,Varable S.S.E | S.B. S.W -5 - -5 - 5 50 - 3 0 0 0 -Dctted lines indicate height of b--rometer atnoon, black res at mnidnight. Initial letters show direction of wind meixcury falls for rain, with S.W., S.B., Land W. wixnds- f .pdly, heavy , vly continued had ...

... BELFAST ROYAL AGADEMY. PRIZE DISTRIBUTIO-N. The annual distribution of prizes irn coineietfob vrth this institution was held yesterday. The event is one always invested with great interest to the pupils and their parents, aind certainly on the occasion now under notice there seemed to bh no decline in ttlis respect. The enthusiasm of ths youths, both sucee..sful ard non-successrul, was ...

... I; e 38, LOWER ORMOND QUAY, S. THURSDAY NeIGH. t An intensemamount of public interest centred nr 3 the trial, which was begun to-day in Green Street, Ibefore -Mr. Justice Kenny, of Samuel Childs for bthe murder of his brother, Thomas Childs, at 5, IBengal Terrace, Glasnevin, on the night of the 5th rSeptember. A fe* notes on the case may be inte- resting. The court, at all times small and ...

... {ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) MV58 >3ff ?? Parliament met yesterday for the purpose of voting supplies for the war. It was opened by Royal Commission. The:.Queen's Speech, read by the Lord Chancellor, dealt solely with the cir- cumstances in South Africa which necessitate military intervention. The Marqu'is of Granby moved and Lord Barn'ard seconded the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech, The ...

... IO Ul LONDON LElTER I & BY OU'R PrIVATE WIPRE. BPLFsas7 NxwsW-Lsrntr. (rrp. , 435, STtAYD, W.C., TrmDAoy )%GE The Meeting of Parliament. Unprecedented interest in the naetin'. >. p liameat to-day was manifested by 1he public, who, in large numbers, for mast watch and ward at the approaches to -Mw r Ya-rd, in order, as it turned out, to more prominent members of the (Thvernuus M Chamberlain ...

... IMPERIAL -PARinfix ROYAL MESSAGE. EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. The Speaker took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. Mr. BALFOUR appeared at the bar, and said he had a Message from her Majesty under her own sign manual He brought it up, and it Avas read by tie Speaker, as follows:- VICTORIA REGINA The state of affairs in South Africa having ...

... The following appcared in our 2utest ea-n Q yesterday: - THE WAR, BASUTOS AND THE FPREE STATE. A REPORTED RISING. LADYSMITH. f-,cl- I have just received importani .wws Morningr Posts'' correspondent. . that the Basutos have risen ?? Free State. I should not be TlFlo,:' bepu. the Zuhu chief. follow.A- this attacking the Transvaal Bners. H- ?? ings of revenge in conseluesc. or ti,. native ...

... (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737.) . _, 'C'umeat 'O> n Ift t THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1899. Inthe House of Commons yesterday MIr Bal- faur brought up a message from the Queen, which was read by the Speaker. It intimated that it is her Majesty's intention to issue a pro- clamation embodying the militia. The message will be considered to-day. A brief discussion took place on the legislative work of the ...