... ,l A GREAT IRISH CHRISTMAS isl NUMBER. I, The immeense populaity that has attended the previous pub'ications . of the mammoth Christmas Numbers of our National eontemapo- ! rary, the 'Weekly Freeman, is bound to be eclipsed y thie production for this season. Alike 1 in quslity and quantity does it exol all other eff orts of the kimd. It eaSiYyl4O'4 log ny ahead of any special or Christmas ...

... i , . I ?? - I I IFSIM OUR ow' (BY SPECIAl, WVIl.) London, Saturday Mprning. Profound consternation was caued in London last-aighe by the noun that Lord 3Methu&sni force- had been ct off. The operation is a sad comnwntary on te victories ha deolared that he had won, and on the measures he took to, keep open his line of comnrunication. I can-, not do better than quote th e note of the mil:- ...

... THE AGRICULTURAL l ORG -,NNIATION ?? AGRICULTURE IN PRI'MARYSCHOOLS: Lifford,'Co Douegi. : i~8th pecerpher. 1899. To the Edjtor of-the :!Freemnan-f. Dear. Sir-Mayi I'putouit. at Lord Mon- j teagie's mnotion at the Conference of 0To Irish , Agricultural Orga.nisation SQCietY 3ZaQ, That- . this Conference desires to 4ixpress its stron opinionv that unless the agricultural course, as ' well qas ...

... iCO-OPERATION, PRWIES, AhD I 1 - RENTS. l (BY DAIRYMAN FROM EBRL-) It. is 'to be hoped that the sitaements of facts of the Board of Agriculture will be more accurate than those of the Irish Agricul- sural OrgTanistion Society, as voiced by- its Secretary in his -letter to the Freeman of I Tuesday. Reproving the ' Freeman for its analysisoi his Society's report, Mr Anden says:, You say, ...

... SECOND CITY SPECIAL EDITI(N. (B3 XsCeALL W5IRE.)t 6O.30 o sCLOCK. i THEA, WYAR. BP E(H OF GENERAL WHiTE ! The Pre's Association is indebtel to the ?? o the Times for the following .ebegra aes ilfon its special cuirespondents at the,; ieat oi v.ar. * (opright.) o Pietermaritzburg, Murnday.! Yout Lirsamith corresp:andeat may have Weegrapied an ?? of the gallant capture of Gun Hill on Thursdav ...

... THE *LD U HVNl ?? T ?? ~ -: - b Ti great 1iz ?? Irish Ijen: a: 1a; y Cat-an a, :nd :1 j tnlfuerit.al ati.ai.., . v ttjeir new :iil) i iP :- . J or heart-sean-nli'g ae 1) . I . f vtlhcv. Tl,:- ;i-A r c x 1 2-. 1: v - - in t he word 'iii :Ijo 1. ir.. resolute SpIr,; .risN - r. : it speech and resuluii.jn I c a:, tCItOcU5 er tilcut gricran e-. aLI .- I redress theni. Tiv s .. ?? I it is by tle me ...

... 31l,. j(tIIN i' LPT BELFAS'T.II *is the (oncluding porti1n of 1' , ' c-re b' Mr John Dillon. M IP, t t Thu-;d? night, at the openiug o t~~N*lC~ub. the pte -r n to the new Agricul- ~,j DepW' - D .aid--Tht- department, xeitti~ ' eed. not for the benefit c. hie t'n ne of this country, because it f the ina,' of the peopl -. as we are told . board to do its work, and we t~c ' 't the iuans of the ...

... | The weekly meeting of the Rural District Council was held yesterday in the Boardrom of the South Union Workhouse. Mr Joseyl Mooney, chairman of the board, presided. FINANCE. 1 The Local Government Board wrote sanctiofll- ing the proposal of the Council to obtain an overdraft of 22.0O0 at 4 per cent per annum, to pay the amount advanced by the former trea- surer. the Bank of Irelandi THE ...

... T THE HEALTH OF DU B I4N. _ I The usual weekly meetipg of the Public Healih Committee was held in the ?? Buidinugs, Councillor Daniel L Bergin -in the chair. There were a'so prment-' AIdmriaa Pabrick Dowd, zkdenasn 'John HSndrick, Al- dermsan WiUeim Doyle, -4derman Wiiam Rus- I sell, Aldennan James Henness4, Ceouncillor I Thomas A Joynt, Counoilor John Keogh, Councilior Geraid 0 liy. e Jhn ...

... ITHE TRANSVAAL WAJF Q'1 EAT 1 RITISH-I DEFEAT Al S T R MB. E R LSTORNIBER ...

... 1, I 1? , .?i 'I ?? t I -N- G f ? AN 1) A N 1) G -i N. n ~ ~ ~ i c V ex S5 ss}' y FBi I ! N 'Al>'f! 's ~~~Ict c t i' ?? *1 1' '.11'i N ix ?? il .! . tl ?? roxl con ?? I r.-C~ * - -. - ii>' i itheclii ice' I cx ix' :: ' 'Fl Sf . xc jn_ I: I 'i:.itO.i ...

... KANTURK BLACKSMITH'S J SAD FATE. 1 I~~ . i, hi FOUND DEAD IT A HALL. I Yesterday afternoon Dr ?o6ttreil, Deputy- Coroner, held an inquest at Stevens' Hospital on the remains of James Buckley, aged about 50, stated to be a blacksmith, and belonging to Kanturk, Gork, who was found dead on Sunday morning in the hail of the premises 54 Bow lane, near J3ames's stieet, under extraordinary circuin- ...