3 FEBRUARY 1894, page 2

Mr. Chamberlain Was On Tuesday The Principal Guest At A.

House dinner of the Edgbaston Conservative Club, the Earl of Dudley in the chair. His speech was intended to emphasise his desire to assure the permanence of the- Unionist......

On Monday, The House Of Lords Considered The Commons'...

for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments to the Employers' Liability Bill. The result of the debate was that the Lords insisted upon their chief amendment,—i.e., Lord Dudley's......

It Seemed Early In The Week That The Dreary Civil

war raging in the harbour of Rio might he brought to a close by the interference of the American Admiral Benham. Three American captains of traders applied to him to escort them......

We Take The Secretary For War, Mr. Campbell-bannerman To Be

"a serious politician ; " but it is evident that he can know very little of other serious politicians, for he told a meeting at Dunfermline on Wednesday, that "there is not a......

Mr. Chamberlain Made An Amusing Speech This Day Week At

the dinner of the Birmingham Silversmiths' Association. On the part which concerns the love of ornament, we have said enough in another column ; but may add here that he made......

On Monday, Mr. Chamberlain Addressed A Large Meeting In The

Town Hall, Stourbridge. Though the earlier part of his speech was broken into by a number of noisy and irrelevant interrup- tions, he contrived to deal some very telling blows.......

The Intrigues In The American House Of Representatives...

Tariff Bill have not been very successful. The Home of Representatives on February 1st closed the debate, and voted the Bill by 203 to 140 votes,—a majority of 63. The Inland......

A Statement Is Made In The Times' Telegram From Wash-

ington of the 1st inst. which can hardly be inaccurate, and, if true, is of some political importance. It is affirmed that Admiral Benham's instructions from the President......