I VFOX OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] LONDON, SATUrRDAY. Tax Russophile journals ought to learn to be a little consistent to prevent their being intensely ridiculous. In to-day's Daily News the special cor respondent at Bucharest, describing the condition of the Muscovites before Plevas,

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EXTRAORDINARY RACING CASE- IMPORTANT DECISION. WATERFORD, FRIDAY. - To-day, before his Honour, G. Waters, QOG., Chairman for Waterford, Mr. George Humble, son of Sir Nugent Humble, Dungarvan, processed Alderman Thomas Purcell, Mayor of Waterford; Major M1aunsell, T.C.; P. D. Wals

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Telegraphic communic established tbi. morning. PLEVNA. Constantinople. Monday.

(From lie Gazette.) West Cork Artillery-The undermentioned Lieutenants to be C-ptnins .—Denis Scully, Charles Sherwood Cade. , 0 . Dublin City Artillery-The nodcnncntioned Sub- Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—Algernon Ambrose, Michael Aylmer. Henry William Baldwin, Robert Charle

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T compliance with the wishes of several vdaed J. Customers, the Subscribers have imported direct via Boideaux, from Tain on the Kiiooe, Consignment of the above. The colour and condi* tion are magniCcenL No Wine can be more delightful for Summer Festivities than Iced Sparkling B