... SlRJEANT SPINtS'S WILL AIN ESTATE OF £1131000. The executors oS the will dated April 20th, 1899 with oreodicil of April 13th, of Mr. Scrjeant Frederick Lowten 8pinks, of Brenley House, near Faverahitn, Kent, J.P. and D.L., MDIP. for Oldham, 1874-80, who died on the 27th December last, aged 83 yea, son of Mr. John Spinks, solicitor, are William Bar- row Simonds, the older, and William Barrow ...

... I Strik: and Poor Law I Itlia THE Court of Appeal yesterday gave an important decision on the power of Guardians of the Poor to grant relief out of the poor rates in aid of workmen on strika. The litigation arose e out of the South Wales colliers' strike in 1898. r In May of that year the Guardians of the r Merthyr Tydfil Union found themselves con- fronted with a problem of great difficulty. ...

... THE WAR STOR3MBERG ABANDONED. GATACRE' MARCHES IN. BOERS DEMORALISED. rAILWAYS IN OUR HANDS. NAT.A1L CLEAR OF ENEMY. SIC AN] WUNDED LEFT BEHIND. OUR CAMPTURED CORRESPON- DENT ]RELUSED AT BLOENI.FONTEIN. BICK AT THE FRON'. SPECIAL TEIlEGRAIS. Our position in South Africa continues to im- prove all round. Sir Redvers Buller reports that Natal is now practically clear of the enemy, and from all ...

... THE ENEMY'S POSITIOX TEN MILES LONG. DOERS BUSY ENTRENCIHING.' EIGHT GUNS MOUNTED. REPORTED DISSENSIONS AT BLOEMFONTEIN. (FROM OUR NVAR CORRESPONDENT.) OSFONTTELN, Sunday, 3.25 .mn. There ws an ?? exchange of shots betweva our outposts and the enemy to-day, otherwise alt is quiet here. MODDER RIVER CAMP. (Via Kimberley, Mondty, March 5, 4.20 p.m.) Since the capture of Croujo tho camp has ?? ...

... ITHE b i g A AiX, hold YA~rdq' afterniom at BuchiaugjmPl - the Princess of Walas, on behabU of her -Ma1 Pretns to I, Boyal h s - ?? ae by the Quees pleasre U ddir.- to presentatons; to ber Majsy;=. ?? PRoyza R~ighassafs the Prm au Corps o tdemend ~rd f And Pb y; of Wales, attended by Lady Suineld ing to the Princes of Wales ote, Loord Colvilie of ?? to Walesi. Lord ~ ~ 'm t to Princess Of Wal ...

... tor A VERY OPILN CONTEST. L1,i Thoo ?? couditcons on tnv ?? ay of th e i~ .zrez.it coursirg Luetaug wore enug toty 01 eveni the Immiost. spor-w-sia, for the Ciutksok 'Aiwrs the ?? tr-,nn loul Livc.-pol was , ?? in rtli e~remon. wet aud gloom tamg thu - plce( thw, br~czttt sunshine t~hat had favouired Wdneiodiy's ret~is Noz werti nisstors any ?tts'r witxei i Ldian. iitsnou was rfsicnred. for ...

... NOTES ON TEE WAIL BY OUR KILITARfY EXPERT. aTE SITUATIONAT BLOEMFONTEDi K RAILWAY TRANSPOPRT AND ITS NECESSITIES. THE ONE CAUISE OF DELAY. THE BEGINNING OF THE EXN IB3ABANT'S SUCCESS. t iTE CAPTURE OF ALL ICORD ROBM laS'S PLANS. j Everything indicates that the plot is thicken- ing in the iransvaal and Natai. I am myself r far from thinking that anything which has yet r occurred tends to ...

... .A Timely Gold. LORD RlOSEBEfT, in a stilring speech in the Tionse of Lords last night, applied a goad to tbatesone- what lethargic body, her Majesty's Ministers. Their military proposals are in the main pro- posals for Homo Defetre. Let us assume, for the moment send for the salce of argument, that they are adequate from that point of view. The question remains, Do they provide adequately or ...

... THE REPPRESENTATION OF PORTSMOUTH. REfSIGNATION OF MR. WV. 0. CLOUGH. Our Portsmouth Cotrrespondent telegraphs that ' ni meeting of the eaecut~ivo of the Ports- riro1rth Liberal party was held last night, at vwhich A letter was read frorm AMr. W. 0. Claugh, ?? resigning his seat as member I ?? the borough in conequenoe of thei recent judg- niont ntgainst him in tlhe Law Courts. lie was I !t ...

... DETAILS OF RELIEF WVORK. T1he Lord a12yor has rceeived from the Central Committee of tho Refiigeei Relief Fund at Cape- town a statement of the work done by the varinus relief comrtiittees during February. It shows that the following numbers of people were relieved: At oLQ'irr-enoo, Msrques, 6,637; Pietermaritzbturg, 4.669: , Dur-. , 6,0r, Ft London, 3.78; Port Alfred, 313o Queenk-otn, 385; ...

... AMERICA.N ViFEWVS ON THE WAR. LIS cl( 1WH1AT' CAPTAIN ArlWAN SAYS. , k it Some rmnurkabllo nrtieles by distinguished is Amerieau writers appear in this month's North 6t Anmerican Review. 'No supposed auti-Bri- IE tik sentinment in thle United States on the M present war is certainly not reflocted in these iu I articies. ir Captain AlXhan, the celebrated writer on is naval affairs, towards ...

... EIGHTH DIVISION FOR THE FRONT. THE REMOVAL OF PRISONERS. MILI SCHREINER'S OPPOSITION. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) CAPETOWNT, Wednesday, 6.40 p.m. (Delayed by the Censor.) The Eighth Division, under General Sir H. Rundlo, lauds at East London, and will go on to the front immediately. Thu duty of the Cape Volunteers recalled from the £ront will in future consist in guard- ing the lines of ...