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The Record Of Academic Success Achieved By Mr. Alexander...

whose name appears among the new list of King's Counsel, is remarkable in itself, including, amongst other dis- tinctions, a Double First and a Fellowship at All Souls'. But it......

On Wednesday At The Central Criminal Court, After A...

trial, Mr. Justice Phillimore sentenced Kurtze, alias von Veltheim, to twenty years' penal servitude for attempting to extort large sums of money from Mr. Solomon Joel under......

Lord Balfour Of Burleigh Presided At A Meeting Of The

British Constitution Association held in London on Wednesday afternoon. His address was one of the ablest exposures of the fallacies and perils of Socialism delivered in the......

We Desire To Protest In The Strongest Possible Way Against

a statement made in an article entitled "The Story of the Naval Feud" which appeared in the Daily Mail of Saturday last. The Spectator is therein described as a supporter of the......

Mr. George Meredith Reached His Eightieth Birthday On...

the event was rightly commemorated by the congratulations, not merely of personal friends, but of all who honour great literature. Mr. Meredith is the last of a great......

Mr. Humphry Ward Gave A Very Interesting Lecture At The

Royal Institution yesterday week on "Napoleon and the Louvre." The Muse° Francais at first only contained the works of art which had belonged to the Crown, but three years......

We Have Dealt Elsewhere With The Portentous Character Of The

financial burdens involved in the Government's legislative prograname for this Session. We note, however, in Friday'Ei paper att announcement which adds yet another serious item......

Henry Bonner, Who Had Been Convicted Of Blasphemous Libel At

the Central Criminal Court, attended the Court last Saturday, and, after giving certain undertakings, was bound over on his own recognisances in £50 to come up for judgment if......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.

Jan. 23rd. Consols (24) were on FriLLy 87—on Friday week 87. Bank Rate, 4 per cent., changed from 5 per cent. Jan. 23rd. Consols (24) were on FriLLy 87—on Friday week 87.......