... ,ECCLESIAS7tWAL INTELLIGENC ?? - R:scenUy the cry was raised that the Church oX .England was overcrowded with curates, and that the continual additions to their ranks threatened to bring about a catastrophe. The state of affairs seems to have changed very suddenly, for the secretary of the Aditional Ceratbs Society announces that in vies of the serious fact that a very large niumber of in- ...

... THE MAGA.ZMES. The Formna is a fair averame number, though, frorml rho pointb of view of the British reader, it contains nothing of very pressing interest. Wec say this despite the fiereely-worded article, Relation of England to the TransraaI.7 hy Lieu- ?? Den Beer loortugaie (mnewmber of the Datch Priv- Council), for the point of view tiere put forwarci as to the South African war is re.ally ...

... THE LATE M.. Fl l X F'UBS.E. L1~eixtras T'elesram.] ' PArs, Februarv 15.-The Intraasgeane alluded this morning to the case -of an employs holding a high position at the Ministry of Marine who, the journal stated, ha4 made proposals to sapply a foreign Power with certaia secret documents. It is announced this evening that the individual in question, who was suspended some months ago, was ...

... MORNINGEEXPRESS EDITIO~j ?? I WIN SOUTH AFRICA., poSITION OF CRONJE. STILL RESISTING. CA3S c AT OUR MERCY. S(I,-EERS AT WORI.L g, REINiFORCEMENTS _ELLR D TO RETIRE. 5ALLOONISTh' SERVICE. +IMU-ITION BLOWN Up ,sE. BuLLEPS ADVANCE. fr- arnortle5t the War Office stated at ilS ria that there was n:o news from the seat of cROSJnS RESISTAICER ;ytRT WORK OF THE YORK- SHIRES. h, Te Da'ky Neas Core ...

... LETTERS FROM THE FrONT. SAVED BY A POCKET-NIMFE. Lieutenant Laurie La Fleming, youngest son of Mr. John Le Fleming, of Tonbridge, who is serving out in: South Africa wito his regienit, the 2nd East Sorrev, has emerged uinscathed froma his baptuism of tire, and lie has written some inmtrestung Ieters home to his rela-1 tives, In his description of the fighting ,a Colenso hbe 1 says:- Tz'he ...

... GENEPA.L BULLER'S PROBABLE PLAN, Mr. Charles Williams discusses in to-day's London MVornin, Loader General Buller's probable plan. Mr. Williamns does not think the crossing was effected at Trichardt's Drift, and says: -Our guess was, and. is that- the main effort was made to the east of Zwarts iop, and, when the crossing was effected, continued under cover of the guns on twvo eminences on the ...

... AN TMOMtANT CORRECTON. 3IN REPORTED DEAD ARE PRISONERS. The War Offie an Saturday issued the following es MeasSg:- 7 rom General Communications, Capetown, to Sects- Yty of State for War: is PCAETowN, February 2.-Referring to my telegram Iti January 21, information (has been) received from Pre- e toria that error has been mde, and that the men belonging to the 1st Coldstream Guards, 2nd ...

... BImMMGHAAI OUNTY COURT. YXSrnnnAY.-Before His HonourgJudge Whi.tswrme. LmsATmoN Ovxa Tx CCalm CHumCH Acceosr.- James Benton, trading as Benton and Son, builders and contractors, Great Barr Street, brought an action against the Life and Health Assurance Association (Limited), whose registered office is at 41, George Street, Edin- burgh. and a local branch at Clarendon Chambers, Temple Street, ...

... ENGLAND AND FRANCF Red'a7 lTegram.] Pss, February 6.-The Gazaois publishes an account of an interview -which, it says, one of its staff has had with a member of the British ?? regarding the departure of Sir Edmund Monson from Pazris. The official in question is represented to have stated that the hatre eof thecomment in pen and pcil to which the reverses to the British -arae had bn subjected ...

... The second concert of this newy-estaalislied society was givei ln the Town Halli-st night. Te progrmme ws highly interesting, but the attendance was not so large as at the first concert. This may bare been due to [the particular ci-r' Istances of the moment, and not to a falline off in the utn ort the society's efforts deserve. As we said Lefore, ihlere is room for the City Choral Society, and ...

... The War Office announced last evening that the 3rd Battalion-Connaught Rangers ([Iilitia) will be embodied at Castlebar on March 5. Mr. Walter Long, President-of the Board of Agricul- ture, who also has a son wounded in battle, is himself confned to his room by illness. Mir. Akers Douglas, First Commissioner of Works, received a telegram yesterday giving satisfactory news of the condition of ...

... I ?? | I ._ . . . . . - The third of the drawing-room concerts was held in the Grosvenor Room of the Grand Hotel last night, when there was, despite the inclement weather, a large and fashionable audience. The trogramnme began with ,a novelty, not only to Birmoingham, but we think to this country. It was a sonata for pianoforte and violin byi am. Van tsor uiler, a Duteh composer. Of the four ...