19 SEPTEMBER 1896, page 3

Mr. C. J. Cornish, In A Letter To Friday's Times,

gives a most curious and interesting account of " a migration night on Chiswick Eyot,"—the migrants being swallows and martins. Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday night he......

At The Mechanical Science Section Of The British Asso-...

Sir Douglas Fox, in the course of his speech as President, dwelt in terms of optimistic prophecy on the future of the auto-car. He believes that it may solve a part of the......

The News From America Is That The State Of Maine

has elected a McKinleyite Governor by a largely increased majority, and that Mr. Cleveland and the Administration, though Democrats, will throw their whole force against Mr.......

'the British Association Met At Liverpool On The 16th Inst.,

and the President of the year, Sir Joseph Lister, delivered a most interesting address on the interdependence of science and the healing arts. The great advances recently made,......

We Are Informed On Good Authority That The Treasury...

at Washington are seriously alarmed at one effect of the Bryan agitation. It has produced among the people a tendency to hoard gold, which makes it increasingly difficult to......

We Wish Sir Joseph Lister Had Added His Opinion As

to the general result of these discoveries upon human welfare. So far as they secure health and diminish the sum-total of pain they must be purely beneficial, for health must......

On Tuesday Lord Charles Beresford, In A Speech To The

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, continued his agitation for a larger supply of men for the Navy. Outside agitation had forced the Government to provide ships, it must now force......

Bank Rate, 22 Per Cent.

New Consols (21) were on Friday, 110. •......