27 MAY 1899, page 3

At A Non-official But Representative Banquet Held In...

the Queen's birthday on Wednesday, Lord Rosebery pointed out that on mounting the throne the Queen had only two things left her to achieve,—domestic happiness and the obtaining......

Some Remarkable Facts Are Disclosed In The "appeal From...

London Incumbents to the English Church," published in the Times of Monday. South London, which now numbers nearly two million inhabitants, is advancing in population at very......

The Literary Anglomania In France To Which We Alluded Last

week has led to an extraordinary duel in Paris. After the performance last Saturday of Hamlet—in which Madame Sarah Bernhardt is playing the title-role—M. Catulle Mendes, the......

We Are Delighted To Record That Both The Daily Mail

and the Daily Telegraph have now dropped their Sunday issues. The Daily Mail set the example last Sunday, and will to- morrow be followed by the Daily Telegraph. Thus the United......

The Times Of Saturday Last Publishes A Very Interesting...

of the appointment by the Emperor of Russia of a Special Commission, under the presidency of the Minister of Justice," to consider without delay the question of either......

A Parliamentary Paper Has Just Been Issued Which Gives A

return of all the money spent by us since 1883 on military operations in the Soudan. It appears that the total is 27,890,112, but of this total about £7,000,000 was incurred in......

We Published Last Week A Letter Signed "k." Suggesting A

restrained and yet poignant inscription to commemorate the courage and devotion of Mrs. Rogers, the stewardess of the 'Stella,' and this week Mrs. Marston gives us the more......

The Annual Convention Of The Irish National League Of Great

Britain was held at Bradford on Saturdaylast. The report claimed that its members had always been free from the spirit of dissension which had distracted other organisations ;......

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

Friday 110k.......