... rWRITTEN POlt RElYNOLDSii'ii NcWSP'eA~rco BYDAVID ROBERTSON'. ?? of hoisterouss revelry in thea sergeants' mesa ewept, 1acioss ?? ?? uisii b roke tihe iti~ll ess of ?? rilen Indiansut iiiIt, rilsiiiei the senti5 tit ?? ?? the silli'Cero' ijinirvteiS to gri1iiill Or~lS I' ait e'.iiit' at, ease, thle hotter to esteli $ ic swielg of the chores thle aeigniit seI re lustily shioutillor 'I'ley ...

... T IEIBUTCIERS' BILL. CHAMBERLAIN'S CORPSES. COMPLETE LISTS. COST' f25,000,(0). MAGERISFONTEIN LOSSES. HIGHLAND BRIGIAE LOSE 650. BLACK WATCH NEARLY WIP'EID OlUrT. _._4 A TOTAL OF 833 IN hILLED, WOUNDED, AND L)SISSI-NIG, The oficial lists of the casiualties at the engagement ?? on December 11 wart issued by the War Office on Thursday. The list shows that tile Isse among the officers were ...

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... DEPARTURE OF LORD ROBERTS. _ 4 R LOY A FAREWELL. SCENE AT WATERLOO. The depatiurio of Field Marshal Lord Roherto from Waterloo Stition yesterday, rl roets for P0u1th Africa, Nvyhnh lie is to cotinonid the British forces, was lit- nessed lb an OlotinoIs crowd, who gave himn a most cntslhluiastic scud oil. Among those who witnessed hi6 ?? wvere tho Priuce of iVales, thel Duke of Conualiught, tho ...

... CORZA1PTINO GXRLS. At the Old Bailey on Moliday Frelerick Charlton, 24, Was envicted of receiving stolen propoerty and Ade. IBlurton, 1. pleaded ' nuifty ?? to stealing the pcoperty. The girl Burton gave evidence against the prisoner, jbol, she sald. obtained for her situationus a , adoniestic Iscrvatmi l lnd thien incited her to rob her employers. He I represented that she vwas his sister ...

... | DRUNKEN CHURCRGOERS. The Rev. J. E. Curry. the Rector of Holy Trinity Newington, bas deided, after consultation with his Church Committee, to diireoutillue this year the maid. night cervices hitheerto teld on Christmas atid :ci Tears Eve. The Reverend Gentleman states that this step hbs been taken in consequtence of the very large number of drunken nnd disorderly rctrsoos who crowd into the ...

... F ~DEATH OF LORD LUDLOW. To co S \W., ?? lxw(,I) V I Ii II IftCS )idst IIittE ne '-toI-(lIilt'i Itiorlillig. I heI( dpe'ea~ed, ?? p -t VeI'd'. Onl ?? or thr'eiee (,caio011 hiii jiltilesse's iiw ici' ht1 Io a icrx' orimve i !~'tii tel. ( )t \W'e'ncsda\ last lie- veltil I('tl ilotlie anti &iil)lmlliF d oc wit I- ioilfitcdietl his rocotti, htis ajltieiit hvlejti actite jiiiltioieiii, aoc1 ...

... [BY W. PETT RIDGE.] THE regiment being a mixed one, boy recruits sit on one side of the six tiers of seats, girl recruits on the other. In front of the delighted roaring fire which faces them, with its flames rushing up to tell the outer world all about it, marches a young drill-sergeant in spotted scarlet blouse and black skirt, who endeavours to add to her twenty years by an aspect of ...

... The casualty list of MazersfontcilO is heavy, even if we make allowance. for the probability that most of the wounded will recover. Let us, at the same time,- look the loss bravely' in the face. To what does it amount ? A bare 1.0 per cent. of Lord Methuen's force. The Highland Brigade are by far the heaviest sufferers, but even they have only been weakened by 20 per cent. Caught, as they were ...

... YOU PA YS . YOUR MONEY AND-- A rosjr interesting exhibition of silver ware suitable for Christmas presents is now being held at the ]3ond-street Silver Gallery (No. 18, New Bond-street) by Messrs. Streeter and Co. This exhibition is so comn- prehensive and so tastefully arranged that it is well worth a visit even trom those who have no intention of becoming purchasers, but who are merely ...

... CITY NOTE& LAKE VINEW CoNSOLS. Rumour has been persistent of late both with regard to the falling.offi the Lake View returns and the question of mnanagement. Other run our more or less wild, have been circulated, but the two points to wich ,.x have referred vwere those to which most attention was given. The director of the company have now issued a circular which confirms the impressions but ...

... THE unwritten law which sometimes seems to govern the military history of the British Empire, as it governed that of ancient Rome, has been exemplified again. General GATACRE'S campaign in the north of Cape Colony has opened with a reverse, which, to use his own epithet, is certainly serious. How it happened the telegrams received up to this morning do not show with very much clearness. No ...