30 JANUARY 1909, page 18

The Direct Effects Of The Action Of The Confederates Upon

the Unionist Party are bad enough, but some of the indirect con- sequences, though less obvious, are even worse and more dangerous. We have had occasion to point out before now......

Sir Edward Grey, Who Spoke At Coldstream On Friday Week,

expressed relief and satisfaction that an agreement, at any rate in principle, had been reached between Austria and Turkey. But while he considered that mutual dis- cussions and......

Lord Robert Cecil Then Exposed The Ridiculous...

who interpreted his compact with his con- stituents as an insidious attack on Mr. Balfour's leader- ship, although they were the very people who a few months ago were clamouring......

Possibly It Will Be Alleged That Unionist Free-traders...

themselves equally fanatical, and it will perhaps be urged that the Spectator advised Unionist Free-traders to vote for Home-rule candidates at the last Election. If such a plea......

Lord Robert Cecil, Who Addressed The Maiylebone Constitu-...

on Friday week, devoted his speech to the campaign of the Confederacy against the Free-trade Unionists. They were urged to quit the party or be driven out. Person ally, he had......

We Note With Regret The Recrudescence Of Newspaper...

vital changes in the chief naval commands and the reconstruction of the Channel, North Sea, and Homo Fleets,— rumours with which the name of Lord Charles Beresford is connected.......

It Was Officially Announced On Thursday That Mr....

Secretary for Scotland, had accepted a peerage with a view to securing the presence in the House of Lords of a Cabinet Minister responsible for the administration of Scottish......