25 MARCH 1899, page 3

An Unusual But Important Case Was Heard At Bow Street

on Monday. A. Mr. Silberston, of Regent's Place, made a contract for the supply of twenty-five thousand helmets for the Police Force, but when they began to be sent in the cloth......

The Debate On The London Bill Was Continued On Thursday.

Though Mr. Asquith attacked the Bill with great vehemence, his speech was anything but convincing. Mr. Courtney, on the contrary, made a most useful and impressive speech. He......

Two Points In The Church Controversy Were Raised By Lord

Portsmouth in the House of Lords on Thursday. In the first place, he attacked the proposed hearing by the Archbishops of disputed points in Ritual, and declared that the new......

The Influenza Pest Is Raging Again In London, The Deaths

having risen to nearly 150 a week, and every paper re- cording fresh lista of well-known persons who have been "laid up," which means knocked down by an attack quite as severe......

The Sirdar's Despatch To Lord Cromer, Published On...

into still minuter atoms the already ex- ploded charges of Mr. Bennett in regard to the massacre of the wounded at Omdurman. Lord Kitchener also declares that the action taken......

Judgment Was Given In The Queen's Bench Division On Monday

by Mr. Justice Grantham, Mr. Justice Kennedy concurring, in the case of " Burrows v. Rhodes and another." The plaintiff claimed damages for fraudulent misrepresenta- tions, by......

On Wednesday Mr. Sidney Holland's Old-age Pensions Bill...

the occasion for an important announcement by Mr. Chamberlain. After Easter a Select Committee will be appointed to consider the problem. Mr. Chamberlain reviewed the whole......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (2f) were on Friday,111.......