20 MAY 1899, page 3

Lord Salisbury Made One Of His Really Illuminating...

the annual dinner of the Railway Benevolent Institution on Wednesday. Recalling his experiences as chairman of the Great Eastern, where, coming fresh from the fight of politics,......

Substantial Progress Was Made. During The Week With The...

Government Bill, but it. is impossible to deal with the debate in detail. We may note, however, that on Tuesday Mr. Balfour., by way of concession to the "wonderful unanimity"......

Lord Salisbury Made Another Striking Speech At A Banquet At

the Hotel Cecil on Thursday night, in which, in reference to Lord Rosebery's last political utterance, he declared that for good or for evil the Liberal party of 1886 had passed......

Lord Elgin Was Entertained On Tuesday—his Fiftieth Birth-...

Northbrook Club. Lord Rosebery, in recalling Lord Elgin's appointment, described the difficulties he had experienced in overcoming the late Viceroy's diffidence. He dwelt on the......

Last Sunday The Zulus Now Appearing At Earl's Court Were

taken out to see the sights of London, and the summary of their impressions given in Monday's Chronicle by one who accompanied the party is both entertaining as well as instruc-......

It Was Announced On Saturday Last At The Meeting Of

the Committee for the establishment of a Birmingham University that Mr. Andrew Carnegie had very generously promised £50,000, on condition that the money should be used for the......

Sir Henry Campbell-bannerman Was The Chief Speaker At A...

held at the National Liberal Club on Wednesday. In domestic affairs, he compared the patient advance of the House of,Commons through the mazes bf the London Govern- ment Bill to......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (21) were on Friday 1101.......