22 APRIL 1905, page 3

By A Vote Of 86 To 21, The London County

Council decided on Tuesday to expend £600,000 on acquiring a site for a new County Hall on the south side of the Thames, and to seek Parliamentary powers for compulsory purchase......

A Situation "of Extreme Gravity "—to Quote Sir William...

words—has arisen in East Ham owing to the unanimous decision of the Borough Council to refuse to administer the Education Act. East Ham, which is one of the poorest districts in......

Mr. Choate, The Outgoing United States Ambassador, From...

British nation parts with genuine regret, was entertained at a farewell banquet by the Bench and Bar in the ball of Lincoln's Inn yesterday week, the Lord Chancellor presiding.......

During The Week There Have Been Several Motor-car Acci-...

In one case—that of a Mr. J. Lisle at Wolver. hampton—the Magistrates inflicted a sentence which has given satisfaction to all users of motor-cars who desire that the roads......

The Report Of The Royal Commission On Churches (scot- Land)

was issued on Wednesday. As we hope to deal with the matter in detail next week, we will only give to-day a bare outline of the conclusions arrived at by the Commission. After......

Unquestionably The House Of Lords" Denuded" The Present...

of the property possessed by the Free Church on October 30th, 1900. As unquestionably, however, it insisted that the property must be held and administered "subject always to......

Such Is The General Effect Of The Recommendations. The Free

Church is to be given the possession of all the property which, under a liberal interpretation of its ability, it can properly administer. When, however, a failure of execution......

Bank Rate, 2i Per Cent.

Consols (21 per cent.) were on Thursday 901.......