Lord Crewe, Who Wound Up The Debate For The Government,
spoke, as he always does, with charm and ability, but it was beyond his power to make out a good case for this ill-starred measure. He tried to meet Lord Cromer's point as to......
The Spectator Prize (civilian Rifle Clubs), Which Was...
at Bisley on Thursday, July 16th, was won by the Balham and Southern Rifle Club, the second and third prizes being gained by the Queen's (Edinburgh) and the Oxford University......
In The Commons During The Early Part Of The Week
the first clause of the Licensing Bill was under discussion in Committee, or perhaps we should say, under the knife of the "guillotine," for very little real discussion took......
The Debate Was Ended On The Opposition Side By Lord
Lansdowne in a speech of great ability, but one vitiated by the fact that he was not prepared to advise the Peers to throw out the measure, which he showed so conclusively was......
On Wednesday In The House Of Commons Mr. Buchanan, The
Under-Secretary for India, who performed well the clifficuit task of standing in Lord Morley's place, made the annual statement on the Indian Budget. His speech was on the whole......
All That Lord Crewe Really Says Is That It Would
not do to tell the country an unpleasant fact. We disagree with him, since it is a fact, and a fact which it is essential that Free-traders should be made to understand. The......
Lord Percy, Who Followed Mr. Buchanan, Raised A Very...
point in his criticism of the methods of education in India. Modern thought tended to destroy the ancient beliefs of the natives, yet nothing religious, or even moral, was......
People Sometimes Complain That The Sense Of Humour Is Dying
out in Ireland. We are therefore specially glad to record a proof to the contrary. An Irish tenant who had just bought under the Purchase Act boasted to the agent that his......
In The Chancery Division On Tuesday Mr. Justice Neville Gave
a judgment on the use of Trade-Union funds which is of great public importance. The secretary of the Walthametow branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants claimed a......
Bank Rate, 21 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.
May 28th. Consols (2i) were on Friday 861—on Friday week 87i.......
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