18 FEBRUARY 1899, page 3

The Registrar-general's Weekly Bulletin Of Vital...

too clear that influenza is on the increase. The deaths directly attributed to this cause stood at 20, 21, and 22 for the preceding three weeks, but rose last week to 50; while......

Lord Russell Of Killowen, Speaking At The Opening Of A

technical school at Kingston on Saturday last, made some very sound remarks on honest trading in its relation to company promoting and the taking of illicit commissions. He......

Mr. Balfonr's Reply Pointed Out That The Argument From The

American analogy—in America vacant land is taxed—was not sound, because in America the system was wholly different. There the rate falls upon the whole capital value of all......

On Tuesday And Wednesday The House Of Commons Dis- Cussed

the question whether Cabinet Ministers ought to be directors of companies. We have dealt with this matter elsewhere, and will only point out here an example of the in-......

On Monday Mr. Labouchere Moved An Amendment To The Address

in favour of only allowing the House of Lords to re- ject a Bill once. If the same Bill were passed by the Commons in the next Session it should become law without the consent......

On Thursday Mr. John Redmond Moved An Amendment To The

Address declaring the creation of an independent Irish Parliament to be " the most urgent of all questions of domestic policy." Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman met these tactics in......

Mr. Balfour In Reply Pointed Out That The Proposal Would

place everything in the State at the mercy of the House of Commons, including the people, to whom no appeal would be allowed. [Mr. Balfour here was unconsciously using the very......

Bank Bate, 8 Per Cent.

New Console (21) were en Friday, 111f.......