30 JANUARY 1904, page 19

We Regret To Note The Death Of Dr. Salmon, The

venerable Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, who passed away on Friday week in his eighty-fifth year. Though he was a staunch Unionist and an inflexible opponent of Papal......

Polling In The Ayr Burghs, To Fill The Vacancy Caused

by the death of Mr. Orr-Ewing (Unionist), is in progress as we go to press. We may note, however, as a significant and humorous feature of the contest that the Conservative......

Lord Hugh Cecil Made A Most Excellent Speech At Worcester

on Wednesday at a meeting held under the auspices of the local Chambers of Commerce. Retorting on those who con- demned the Unionist Free-traders for breaking up the party, Lord......

The Colonial Secretary, Addressing His Constituents At...

claimed Kingsley, Ruskin, and Carlyle as authorities against the extreme doctrine of Free- trade. They seem to us doubtful allies to quote on behalf of a policy which would......

Lord Goschen Was The Chief Speaker At A Meeting Organised

by the Anti-Protection Society at Halifax on Thursday. The House of Commons, said Lord Goschen, was the proper place for this great issue to be fought out, but the House of......

The London County Council On Tuesday Adopted The Draft...

submitted by the General Purposes Committee for the administration of the London Education Act. This scheme, already forecasted in the speech of Mr. McKinnon Wood last month,......

Speaking At Glasgow On Wednesday, Sir Henry Campbell-...

with great clearness the change in Mr. Chamberlain's attitude since the campaign began. The first proposal was a scheme of Imperial union, in which Protection was an incidental......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent.

Consols (2i per cent.) were on Friday 88.......