25 JULY 1896, page 3

There Is Nothing Much Of Importance To Record In Regard

to the Presidential Election. A Populist Convention is sitting, and a great deal of wirepulling is going on to secure the nomination for Mr. Bryan, but up till Friday nothing......

The Trial At Bar Of Dr. Jameson And The Officers

associated -with him began on Monday last before the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Pollock, and Mr. Justice Hawkins. On the opening of the Court Sir Edward Clarke, Dr. Jameson's......

M. Edmond De Goncourt, The Survivor Of Two Distinguished...

who were anxious to be thought the realists of French literature, died last week, and was buried on Tuesday at Auteuil. M. Zola delivered one of those orations at the grave......

Lord Rosebery Made An Interesting Speech At Dumfries On...

on the centenary of Burns's death. He quoted many of the poet's most memorable say ings,—some of them, as is quite natural, in one tone, and others in a very opposite tone, as,......

The Cape Assembly Received The Report Of The Jameson Select

Committee on July 17th. The Committee report that after a review of the evidence they have come to the conclu- sion that no Member of the Cape Ministry but Mr. Rhodes was privy......

The General Conclusion Come To By The Committee Is As

follows Upon these facts it would appear that Mr. Rhodes did not direct or approve of Dr. Jameson entering the territory of the South African Republic at the precise time when......

The Revenue And Expenditure Returns Of The German Empire For

1895-96 show a surplus of nearly 12,000,000 marks, or £600,000, over the estimates, and this though a sum of 13,000,000 marks for reduction of the National Debt was part of the......

Disorder Had Not The Captain Of H.m.s. 'hood' Instantly...

eight boatloads of blue-jackets and marines, with a three-pounder and Maxims. It is not stated whether the men were landed, but " their approach " is said to have "reassured the......

Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.

New Consols (2 1 1) were on Friday, 113-1 —1.......