4 NOVEMBER 1899, page 19

The Passage Which Has Been Most Commented On In Lord

Rosebery's speech must be given textually. It is as follows —"I, at any rate, had another motive for laying a wreath to- day on the tomb of Mr. Pitt. I regard Mr. Pitt as the......

At Bath On Friday, October 27th, Lord Rosebery Made An

interesting speech, or, rather, series of speeches, on the two Pitts ; but more important was his able and patriotic declara- tion in regard to the present war. His chief points......

The Canadian Contingent, One Thousand Strong, Sailed From...

Monday. After a formal inspection the Viceroy, Lord Minto, bade farewell to the regiment in a short speech in which he emphasised the epoch - making character of the occasion.......

Nothing Could Encourage The Private Soldiers Engaged In...

and especially the Reservists, whose lot is often exceedingly hard, more than the certainty that their wives and families will be provided for. We welcome, therefore, the appeal......

Parliament Was Prorogued On Friday, October 27th. At The...

sitting of the House of Lords, Lord Hardwicke did his best to make the Assembly to which he belongs ridiculous by inducing the few Peers present to condemn the erection of a......

Speaking At A Meeting Of The West Cumberland Liberal...

on Monday evening, Lord Spencer, while support- ing the vigorous prosecution of the war and condemning President Kruger's ultimatum as an insane and reckless document, found......

The Polling At The By-election In Bow And Bromley Resulted

in the return of Mr. Guthrie, the Unionist candidate, by a majority of 2,115 ; the figures being, Guthrie, 4,238, and Spender, 2,123. At the last election—i.e., that of 1895 —......

On Saturday Last Professor Westlake Delivered At Toynbee...

very able lecture on the war. It was a war between two ideals rather than a war between races. The English was that of "a fair field and no favour." It welcomed all corners who......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent.

New Consols (2:1) were on Friday 1034.......