17 OCTOBER 1891, page 3

There Seems No End To The " Finds" In Egypt.

On Monday it was reported that three colossal statues, 10 ft. in height, of rose granite, had been discovered at Aboukir, a few feet below the surface. "The first two represent......

The General Faculty Of Criticism Must Be At A Low

ebb when it is necessary for us to say that the long paper on the Levant published by us last week, and signed " G. A. S.," was not written by Mr. George Augustus Sala.......

Birmingham Is About To Add A Magnificent Supply Of Pure

water to its other triumphs of municipal government, and on Tuesday a scheme suggested by the Water Committee was passed by the City Council, and will be presented to the......

Lord Derby, In Speaking At Manchester Last Saturday At The

unveiling of the statue of Mr. Bright, instanced as the very reverse of Mr. Bright's manner and method of speaking, the oratory of a certain class of speakers whom he had heard......

The Real Question At Issue In The " Great Jewel

case " in India, is whether the Nizam of Hyderabad bought a diamond from Mr. Jacobs, of Simla, on approval, and sent it back because he disapproved it, or whether he bought it......

The Official Report Of The Post Office For The Past

year, issued on Tuesday, gives a curious instance of feminine economy. A lady residing in Siam forwarded to London several parcels declared to contain walking-sticks and sta-......

The Times' Correspondent At Vienna Affirms That The...

the despatch of the Indian mails by way of Belgrade and Salonica, are so far advanced that the new route may be opened in the beginning of 1892. The mails will pass through......

The Strike At The London Wharves Which Has Been Maintained

though with little real enthusiasm, for the past fortnight, practically ended on Wednesday, when it became generally admitted that the attempt to institute a " block " at the......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (VD were on Friday 94 to 95.......