... THIS WEEJK'S ORDERS. GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARTILUERY VOLUNTEERSJ CI By CO0, F. C, ORD, Commanding. 1,-Offlcer on duty for ensuing week. Major A. 31. IOfls A next for duty. Capt. 1. W. K. Walt. Medical otlicor onl I duty for ensuing week, Surgeon Lieut. G. It. I' T] LanLdowu, elJ.D. Orderly sergeant, Sergeant 1l. S. J. Lowtlcr;r next for duty, SergeantC. H; Brensudr. Rank I ell and tile non ...

... THE NEW RtEGlSTER. The following table shows the number of voters in each polling district and in each division in Bristol, as taken from the new register for 1900 :- I Total in District Division and House- Free- Lod- Frec- and Polling District. holders, holders. gers. mea. Division BRISTOL NOiRTHi. District, No District, No St. Paul ?? St. Jam ?? St. Philip, 2 St. PhlWip, D Staplet'os, I ...

... rhe ?? 24 T)OuMl '7 'Iii a chrofliel of day by day.-ThO0 T0mpe3t, Console closed at 993 for money andcaccount. Strong E. and S.E . winds and dull and rainy weather tcdday. Maaxmum and minimum temperature recorded by thermometer outsidq the BiRSTOL MERCURlY Olbie, 32ft. above the ground, for 24 hours ended at 2 ar.m to-day :--4Bdeg., 36deg. The show of the Hunters, Improvement Sooiety will be ...

... The quarterly report of the Education Committee of the Somerset County Council Is as follows:- AgIZUULTURE. Cheese Sohool.-The fourth draft Of nearly 32 cwt. of cheese made at the chdese school at Hedge farm, Pylle, has been sold at 74a per owt of 112(bs, and the fifth draft of 21 owt has also been sold at the same price. Farnery Van,-The classes held in connection with the travelling-larriery ...

... PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING, The rumours from London of a fresh British disaster In South Africa and the near approach of the New Year holidays caused the mnarket to open very dull and remain weak and listloss throughout the day. Rise-French Three and a half per Cent. Rentes 5c, Egyptian Unified 37c, and Credit Fonoler 2f. Fall-Italians 25o, Spanish Exterior 45c, Portu- 'guese 1ic, Chinese 20c, ...

... Fresh eases admitted this ?? 49, out 513-563 pstients in the house, 226, Patients specially ?? diseases of tho eye, on Mondays end Frldays at 1,30; discascs of the ear, on atuesdays at l, diseases of vvomn, on Wedncsdays and Iaturdays at 1* diseauses of children, on Wednesdays al 11. Dental patients, on Tuesdays and Fltldays at 1, Skiln diseascs, on Thursdays at 11. Throat disease~s, oa ...

... TaIERE is no dispute that this is the first day of 1900, but there has been and Svill be considerable discussion ?? A . 4 F Is al whether it is the first day of the twentieth century. It is a question which cannot be referred to any court authlorised to hear and determine, so all parties can debate it to their hearts' content and remain of the same opinion at the encl. The truth is that both ...

... NEW YEAR'S HONOU[RS. A Short List. Two New Peer*. [Press Association Telegram.] The list of honours which the Queen has bestowed on the occasion of the New Year was Issued last night, and is much briefer than usual. NEW PEERS. The Hon. Sir H. Stafford Northoote, Bart., and the Right Hon Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P, NEW ?? COUNCILLORS. Viscount Cromer, ?? Lord Rowton, ?? CB., and William W. B. ...

... VETERANS' CHRISTMAS DINNERW. PRESENTATION TO THE REV I. WAINA More than usual Interest was attached to the, annual Christmas dinner to the members of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny Veterans' Association, which was held at Hannah More ball, Park-street, on Saturday night. The Rev Joseph WaIn, to whom the association owes its origin, is leaving Bristol, -and he received at the hands of the Lord ...

... I - MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900. The BImSTOL MRlCURWY wvas establisled laroC 1, 19' VICe BRIIS'IOL DAILY PnOST WHS issued in conjunction OitI the IIFUlVy January 24, 1860, and incorporated faith it Jauuary 26, 1878, TPLEPHONE NO. 149. I rle WVar i t( I I'iancc. i FIz ( an account of the total reovenuo of the United Kingdom for the nine months ended yesterday, .. . .. , I . . . . _ _ we gather ...

... JNKGSAWOOD FIRE BRIGADE DINNER. The annual dinner in connection with the Kings- wood Fire Brigade was held on Saturday evening at the King's Arms Motel. A capital dinner was provided by 1-lost Calpin, to which between 30 and 40 sat down. Mr Saise (chief of the brigade) was in the chair, and he was supported by Messrs J. Newman and I7. ?? (members of Kingswood Urban Council), Mr E. Short ...

... MUNICIPAL ELEC1'IO§.- s~t MR ARTHUR. LEE1 FOP, CLIFTON. The election in the Clifton ward on Saturday, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Mr George Pearson to the aldermanic bench, resulted In the ?? return of Mr Arthur Lee by a substantial majority. .0 In November, owing to the retirement of Admiral ir Close and to other circumstances, Messrs Levy d Langlield and W. Collins were ...