Several well-known boxers intend leaving on a tour of the country districts nexO Thursday with the intention of giving ex hibitions at the towns they* visit, whilo they will at the same time be prepared to meet anyone in their respective classes who would like to try conclusions with them. The company will consist of John McConnell, the heavy-weight champion; Dick Campboll, light-weight champion; Frank Burns, feather-weight ; Pat Cardiff, middle-weight; and W. Wilson, tho midget.
The popularity ot the Rev. Joseph Berry was fully demonstrated last night by tho large number who braved the watery elements to hear his lecture at the Taber nacle on ** America Re-visited." The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon presided. Mr Joseph Berry's lecture dealt with his experiences and .impressions during his recent visit to America. He said tho moral state of San Fraccisco was deplfi£ able, and that the increase of crime ?JB America was alarming. In England and the colonies criminals and criminal offences were decreasing, bub in the United States the very reverse was the case. The lecture was full of interesting information, and was listened to with great interest.
