29 AUGUST 1891, page 2

Mr. Stansfeld Made A Speech At Sydenham To The Electors

of Lewisham on Monday. Of his conception of Irish Home- rule, on which we have commented to our readers in another column, we need only say here that, while it goes a long way......

The Death Of General Whichcote, Which Took Place On...

deprives the country of one of the very few re- maining officers who fought at Waterloo. When the General went to Belgium, he was, however, already a veteran, for he had served......

The Visit Of The French Fleet To Portsmouth, And The

review,, proved a great success, the officers being delighted with their reception by the Queen at Osborne, and with the ball and other festivities on land, and the men with the......

The Inquiry Into The Charges Against Canadian Officials...

to a close, the past week having been occupied with the concluding speeches of counsel. We are glad to note that the Government intends to take serious action in the matter. On......

The Johannesburg Star Professes To Report Lord Randolph...

that Mr. Gladstone will win the General Election, and that Lord- Salisbury is so much of a recluse that he knows no more of the drift of British opinion than Lord Randolph knows......

The Lewisham Election Resulted In A Heavy Majority For The

Unionists, though not so heavy a majority as on the light poll in 1886, when Lord Lewisham beat Mr. Offor, the Glad- stonian, by 2,151,—the poll, however, being only one of......

The Postmaster-general, Mr. Raikes, Died On Monday At His...

house, Llwynegrin, Flintahire, of inflammation of the brain, due to overwork. He was a very clear-headed and firm, if not a very popular, member of the Government, and our......

We Trust The University Of Cambridge Will Make An Effort

to supply Mr. Raikes's place by a, Conservative of rather more specially academical reputation than the eminent man who is just dead. If the Universities are to justify their......