... SUICIDE OF DR. BURNS. Sequel to a Call to Resign. I Dr. Burns, who resigned his appointment a few days ago as district medical officer for San- derland Union at the request of the Local Gov- ernment Board, was late last night found by a member of his household dead in his surgery. Medical men called in expressed the opinion that Dr. Burns had died of poison, and had been dead some hours. ...

... FACTS AND FANCIES. It having been stated that the actor, Irving, has 115 wigs, it is charged that he puts on too many hairs to be popular. Now about the Tongue river, in Montana—you wouldn't be surprised, of course, to hear that it was perpetually running out of its mouth. A piece of scandal in a boarding-house is as bad as a lodger who is practising the alphabet of trombone playing. Each is ...

... Office, for reference sad distribution, the Plans and Particulars of Eitates, and Catalogues of Machinery, Fur- riture, Books, and other Property ?? in our columns. From the central position ef Der 1 y, and ths ready access to it from all parts of the Kingdom, we are enabled to transact this department of our business js a most satisfactory manner, and it will always receive out beet attention ...

... THS LATKST BATTLE IN NATAL LADYS.VI-H TROOPS IN ACTI'F. A LVHGB FOHCE OF B')hlW BEATEN OW. HEAVY LOSS'S Sir George White, commacding the Eritisb force at Ladysmiih, had all his troops in action en Mon- day except the necessary garrison lalt -n the town, j Late en Sunday night two battalion-, of infant y acd a mountain battery were sent out to t. ke up a i pesition co.eiing the British leit ?? ...

... MR STILLMAN ON BULL- FIGHT BRUTALITY. With reference to the indignation expressed in English newspapers against the recent bull- fights in France. Mr W. J. Stiliman writes follows — The brutality of the bull-fight is trivin,! compared 0 that of setting the Queen's staghounds on a tame deer, or the pack of Eton beagles to torture and tear to pieces the most sensitive and fearful cf fll the ...

... LADYSMITH. THE ALDERSHOT OF SOUTH AFRICA. Ladysmith, which perpetuates the naoie of a former Goverxior tho Cape, if, a very appro- priate spot for a trial of military strength. It is the Aldershos of Booth Africa (says tho Daily TcU'jrs.ph), the situation selected by the Imperial military authorities four yoMs ago when, owing to the threatening onLlook iu South Africa, the necessity for ir ...

... THE 10TH BATTERY AT NEWPORT. The Mountain Mule Battery which has been captured by the Boers was stationed at Newport some years ago, and left about six years since to proceed to Natal. It was then under the com- mand of Major Cleeve, son-in-law of Mr F. J. Mitchell, of Llanfrechfa Grar.ge. A son of Mr Bigmore, pilot, of Newport, is serving in the battery, and Battery Sergeant Major May mar- ...

... SWANSEA. A Greek Slave at the Tbeatre.-A strong company opened at the Grand Theatre this week with the popular Loudon success A Greek Slave. The music is exceedingly tuneful, and the company is one of the best that has appeared at the Grand. Liberal Club,—Mr Richard Goixlsn has been unanimously elected to the secretaryship of the Liberal Club. Nonconformists and Citizenship.—The Free Church ...

... THE BLACKWEIR MEETING. TO THB EDITOR. Sir,-We are very much surprised to find in to day's issue of your contemporary a paragraph containing a report of a meeting held at Black- weir last night, which report is most incomplete and misleading. Far from the meeting being in favour of Mr Waring, a considerable feeling of dissatisfaction was expressed as to the manner in which he had neglected the ...

... OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. (SUPPLIED BY MESSRS WEATHERBY. I Holmby Nursery, Northampton-Broad Sanctuary. Northampton engagemcnts-Afrit, Wei-Hai-Wei, Guisla, Sacripant. Vatel, Little Bob. Nene Welter, Northampton—Othery. Lingfleld engagements—All Mr Jasmine's horses, November Nursery, Lin&field-Hiahland Beauty. Dorm&ns Park Welter, Lingfield-Pedaut. All published handicaps-Bewitchment, Derby ...

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... GUMNIERCIAL SOUTH AFRICA. INTEEDSTING UNITED STATElS It is very curious to note (writes a correspondent of the ecslth nl)how well up-to-date! n are most of the consular reports issued at Wash. ingtois. dust at the.inomest when all eyes are turned on Soanh Africa a, very iull report on the cononercial de crpm)emnt of that country comes -ito hand and it is ilc result of in!tructioln to the o ...