24 JUNE 1899, page 19

The Election For South Edinburgh Has Resulted In The Return

of the Home-rule candidate, Mr. Dewar, and the gain of a seat by the Opposition. Mr. Dewar polled 5,820 votes and General Wauchope 4,989,—majority, 831. In 1895 Mr. Cox, a......

In A Letter To Tuesday's Pall Mall Gazette Professor West-

lake asserts that "the States of the world will learn with astonishment, if the Spectator should be read in their Foreign Offices, that the right of entry and residence secured......

At A Meeting Convened By The National Trust And Kg

Grbst , enoi Hobse on Thursday, the Duke of Westminster in the chair, a movement was started for the purchase of the Lakes of Killarney as a national park. We most sincerely......

On Saturday Last Sir Henry Campbell-bannerman Delivered...

the Transvaal crisis at a garden party given by the Liberal and Radical Council at Ilford. There was nothing, he declared, which had occurred to justify either warlike action or......

The Enca3nia Held At Oxford On Wednesday Has Been The

cause of a good deal of discussion. In 1892 Mr. Rhodes was offered a D.C.L. He accepted, but asked leave to defer the ceremony of taking the degree. He never found time during......

Mr. Balfour On Friday Week Delivered At Cambridge An...

speech on education, the occasion being the " speech day " at Leys School, which has now become the Wesleyan public school. After some remarks on the value of public schools,......

The Poll Of The People In New South Wales For

or against Federation has resulted in a very large majority in favour of the creation of the Commonwealth. It is expected that the Victorian referendum, which will be taken next......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent. New Consols (2d Were On

Friday 108.......