31 AUGUST 1907, page 3

Advisory Council Which It Is Suggested Should Be Estab-...

in India. The members of the new Council, which will be "formed for purely consultative purposes," will owe their appointment to the Viceroy. Its numbers will be about sixty,......

The Result Of The By-election At Bury St. Edmunds Last

Saturday was declared the same evening, Mr. Walter . Guinness, the Unionist candidate, being returned by a majority of 890. At the General Election Captain Hervey carried the......

On Tuesday Two Announcements Of Great Importance Were...

regard to the government of India. The first stated that a Royal Commission had been appointed to "inquire into the relations now existing, for financial and administrative......

The Document Recommending The Establishment Of This...

provincial Advisory Councils, and the enlargement of the Imperial Legislative Council on the following lines. This Council, it is proposed, should number fifty-four, including......

The International Socialist Congress At Stuttgart, Which...

last Saturday, was marked by a series of lively scenes. In spite of the recent vote at the French Socialist Congress at Nancy, where by 251 votes to 23 a resolution was passed......

We May Also Note In This Context That Of The

five possible vacancies in the Council of India created by the passing of the Council of India Act, the Secretary of State has filled. three by the appointment of Sir James......

On Tuesday A Large Number Of Persons, Including Mr. Farrell,

M.P. for North Longford, were arrested and committed for trial in connexion with a raid on the Douglas estate, near Longford, on August 18th; and early on Wednesday another......

Mr. Asquith, Addressing A Large Liberal And Free-trade...

Hartham Park, Wiltshire, last Saturday after- noon, claimed for the present Government an exceptional record of legislative and administrative achievement. By general consent......

We Note With Deep Regret The Death On Sunday Last

of Miss Mary Coleridge, best known as the author of "The King with Two Faces," one of the most fascinating historical romances ever written. To a style of rare simplicity and......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

Aug. 15th. Consols (2i) were on Friday 82I—on Friday week 82.1.......