It is somewhat curious (writes a eerie dent) that, although frequent complaints , made of the over-representation of Ireland c, the House of Commons, nothing is ever say •1 its over-representation in the House of I. -r • Yet the disproportion between relative Poi tion and reprtr

-- a despatch Johannesburg, drawn up only November, Lord Roberts expiable the difficulty that was created by the enormous at the country in which they bad tooperate, and by the great distances that troops had to travel. Xio .. illustrate these he acts out a -few as follows : a m

nn NEW AND MORE CENTRAL PREMISES AT 70, ST. MARY'S-ROAD (NEXT TO THE NEW POST oFFICE). GENUINE REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING AND BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, TIES, GLOVES WATERPROOFS, UMBRELLAS, Erc., Rim FOR CASH ONLY. NOTE THE ADDRESS:- 2, AND 3, A

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Or Ms -i7lldOr the title an interesting iirtiele appears in this month's English Magoznre, which we cull the following: Another Bcottish monarch comes before us. It is • sinalar thing how Scotland is to the fore in this *Aide, and yet not so very singular when we recollect Caled

It is a singular fact that any promise made by any member of the present Government is always "misunderstood " by the House; not by the Opposition alone, or their statements might be "Radical Lies," but by both sides. On Tuesday Mr. James Lowther had to complain that a promise i

wore no good to the Liberal p„irty (h.ar, hear). They were the party of pmgress, and they would EVO/rf have the standard of peitec, retzeszehment, .ind reform carried to victory 10 lour as they bad half-heartod people. They wanted democratic moo who would say what they lomat, mo

I—ARITHMETICAL PUZZLE. fam oft letters. If you multiply my fourth tuvi It oil give my trot, divide my by 20 anti it i.td rive you my third, divide my third by 50 and it will give you my necond, multtply my third by ten sod it EMI you my fourth. and I would strongly recommend mir