23 JANUARY 1897, page 6

The New Delay.

W E think Mr. Balfour mistaken in finding a new cause for delaying the battle over the Irish financial dispute. Perhaps Lord Salisbury is anxious to find some means of breaking......

The Russian Rumours.

W E do not believe the statements recently published as to the health of the Czar, and we disbelieve the denials. The statements are vitiated by their imaginary date, as no such......