Easter bids fair this year to be accompanied characteristic eagerly weather. A spell of easterly winds setting in this time of the year usually maintains its grip for several days, and in the coming holidays winter clothing is mote likely to be in request than the lighter garb w

/(From Our City Editor. By Private Wire.) 180 and 181, Fleet Street, Tuesday Evening. The applications for the Exchequer Bonds were much smaller than had been expected, so that the demand for money in connection therewith was fairly mode-ate. The highest rate paid again appeared

ING 00. COMPANY TO BE WOUND-UP. This company’s affairs were before the High Court in connection with application for winding up on April 11th, at the instance of Mr. Radcliffo, of Sheffield, one of the directors of the company, w ho applied for a compulsory winding up order. The

Letters from United States, Canada, etc., ex the White Star liner Oceanic, via Queenstown, are to be expected in good time to-day (from New York Wednesday last). Mails from Egypt, Smyrna, and Greece, ex French and Austrian packets, are to be expected to-morrow. Those by Italian

LACE TRADE TEST CASE. The Position of Clippers. In the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice yesterday, the reserved judgment of the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Kennedy, and Mr. Justice Ridley, in the case Squire v. the Midland Laoe Company, was delivered by Mr.

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Yesterday.—Before Dr. Lev (chairman), Messrs. W. Vicary, W. ,T. Watts. H. E. Brown, M. Fortescue and Col. Walcott. Will iam Matthews pleaded guilty to being drunk at Kingskerswoll the 10th'inst —Let oh" with the payment of the costs, ss. Alfred Stephens and Frank Furze, two lads

Lord Cromer's Optimistic Report. Cromer, in annual report on Egypt and the Soudan, welcomes the Anglo- French agreement as fre*h point of departure Egyptian affairs, -and expresses the belief that the agreement by which both countries benefit, will open new and bright era in the

BRANCH OFFICES: district Representatives to whom notice 6ent: fi Mr. W. J. Haynes, Cross-st. Abbot-—Mr. Wolfe, Queen-st. Mr. E. W. Garnsey. Devon.—Mr. G. Serpentelli.

Coaches or Private Carriages. conducted any part of the •onnty. Four-in-handd. Victorias, Broughams, Prompt and personal attention—Teletrams: Leach's Mews." Exeter. Telephone 123. ttHCKFOED M., Bampfylde Metre. Exeter. *3 Posting' and Job Master. Funeral Carriage Proprietor Gla«