... EI:TEATI N |LDIER I ?? 41- pAL To THE COUNTIr BY LORD BOg:ERTS. mths aqulartars, of the Army in und he~ er ?? 30, Lord EouthAiritca' h following appeal to Pobert5 ser againet the promascuona tieb ?? ,Y of oar soldiers when, tiey' horn w t; me, through the medium, of VilyOUr Pdvuen upake an sp'ews] toc my coutry ,er puper. t hwrt. and which haa been onc- mery t~hmoughts for some time pastP AU ...

... SOUTH AFRICAN CHURCHES AND THE WAX.. Copies of the Cape Times to hand by ihe last mail contain the reply of the Qusen to the Address of Sympathy sent by the South African churches of various denominations to her Majesty in connee-. tion iiith the war. The Queen, thanking the senders, expresses herself as deeply touched by the expressions of sympathy conveyed to her, and as cordially show. ing ...

... TILE TRAY57P6BTS. TV Hi ig&~rt d of tthe Dominicn Tine, ?? fromnQueelnstowfn. on Mon. dnY, with 100 offlcorg and 2,070 rank and file, drafts of varicue corps. Tho Sonu11- amipton embarkat-io2n inoluded four come panfee of Garri¢.ofl A'rtillery, dra.t bsof the 2nd East K~ent Regiment, Royal Irish Rifles, Post OffiIce Corps and details. The troopship embarked at' Qiieenstown _h 1I'HE HWQN. ...

... I * UTm WM. EARL)5Y. SEASONIBLE GAMDEINTG. 7 1DIC0ItO5 Ror N ros V or. GMAX1 vsois ecessarjy by ll who would seen.e ibe best resultse. It Is considerately followed by large growers for market, and it is immor- ght, in connection with gardens and all small * hreas wholly devoted to such- crops. In cow- ecgtion with the former larger holdings advantage is talken to occasionally sew white crops*; ...

... IJAL BRMATS R-I6T7D.1 99avior S. N tth. ? I. I 0. J. WILLS ANTD LORIN LATHROP. MLarjory eRas, late at Paddiugton, is l1rust into a first-class carriage. Her travelling companion turns out to be C4avtin Mainwaring, of Peaolbury, to which jplace Mlarjory is going, having pzecepted an engagement as conipsalon Of Miss Lois Worthington, of Holms Hall. After the family have retired skillid burg- I ...

... l STATIONS FOR B NS - ?? AbIsiohnia, East Indies LandrsillSheirnes Aohilles Eartsm'th IF.B.)Lajwleg East . Indies, Aetive, Nortem'th ?? ordered horne. Eoits, IDevonport tEX.Il tonsa, Portsmonth Agalneznlon, J3evonrorttLeander, Facilie B:) ~ Boo-Leda,.euder to Australia Agizzouret tender tBo-I~eopard. 3)v'oPort(PF.lt.) cawen oLbVn, DevoDPOrt r.l.) ~ax, Chathm tF.R.) Liberty Devonpo Liffey, ...

... | TROUBLE IN-ASfANTE. , ; D DESPATCHI OF TROOPS.> Tribal fighting is proeeiig in Ashan* tee. Sifr qrederick Hodgnon, the Goyernor, -and Lady Hodgoaon are at Coomasasile. The wires have been cut, commnnication has been stopped, and deopmtcbheu barebeen destroyed. A force of Hansua- left Aecra for the interior. The situa- tion appears to be serions.' A runisr unooamnetedv with the Governmant re- ...

... I -? ?? - I ? A. ? .. ,, - A.%: - D. 4LA ?? H, XA~ Lo - (BsE G -touShould a disibrheebelevted upon the presuiseiin :mke the: usazili dedlaration iin peytowtiifth A- aours, 'tbai' tl prtot have eipd your reiut, up to r dalewbei the'distress la made, or settting.forth what rent', if any,is. due .-and for wbatperiod.; 8erve th'is 2eclaratior: upon the superior landlord. or the-bailif employed to ...

... S HOW HA EKING -WAS RELIEVED. BADE N-POWELL'S: TRIUMPH.. THE QUEEN ANDf THE NEWS~ The news of the relief- of Mafeking re- eaeved through Dutch sources stilf awaits official confirmation from the Britih authorities. Telegrams, however, ?? Capetown and other prominent placea in Soath Africa all tend to prove the troth ofthefirstannouncement. ieuter'stele- gram fromPretoria, which has become an ! ...

... SMARLT CAPTURE AT EUSTON. An elderly man named Thos. Edivards, who is repated to be an expert Conti- nental thief, living at Wharton-street, King's-cross-road, was, before Mr. Curtis Bennett, at Murylebone police - court, yestcrday, charged with stealing a red lesthec drestiuz-bag and, contents, of the value of 30l., tho property of Capt. El. H. Fowler, of Ramadon, Enfield, County Mlcath, ...

... ' i HOTYSE QT LORBS.-, 1oND'&Y. LosD LTNDLaT.-The lete - Muster of the Rolla (Eir Nathoniel Lindley) took the oath and subscribed the Roll of Parliament on his ait)oihitillect Or Lord of Aospeal in Ordinary under ith title of Lord Lindley of East Car- leton. He was irtroduced by Lord HMccagh. ton and Lord Davey. -'TiE INDIAN FAMINE. The Earl of Oyssow, in answer, to Lord SalndhurAt, said thai ...

... THE POULTRT YARD. BDANTAM CHTOIKENS. BDatams,thoso charming denizens of poultry yard, are daily becoming more m ?? opIlar. T-ere are nowadays butoeq of the large fowls that have not their dapi? cates in miniatiire; amnonget tbo later add. ?? being Polish, Malay, Indian Gam, Andalusian, Annr Mnorca. Boide3 the Beant of these lit'te fowls, their tamenessandsoci bility, and the limited space in ...