... I SIR CHARLES DILKE ON IMPE IIAL DEFENCE. Sir Charles Dulke. who was supported by AMr Rus~sell Rea, the recently-clcted. Liberal candi- date for Gloucester, and leading lcc-l Lbcerals, presided on Saturday evening at a ?? knlig eon- i cert ?? the Gloucester Li:berial Club, lin the 1 course of his speech, Sir Charles Dlilkee staid hle had been asked to speak on Imperial defence, on the ground ...

... ST AN DREWS UNIVERSITY. i WS7ALLATION OF LO-RD RECTOR. aM tur-A.P., was yesterday after- .l1ai~d ?? Anldr-wstUfi. ald_~ the same time the honorary degree L ices conferred upon Dr Adler, Mr! Mrc~t Li. WV. Baster. Sir W7illi; -. ?? M'r (lent-ge Earle Buckle. Mrs -.aW -t- ?? ariiet rlayfair. and 1c1III.3 ?? Vi Wood. The ccremony *n li olunteer Hall, whc as, -it evr i-ar' The platform was coccu- ...

... SCOTTISH TEMPERTANCE FEDERATION. I The annual meeting of the Scottish Temper- ance Federation was held in the Moncreiff Hall, Edinburgh, yesterday-the Rev. Janes Hgunter presiding. The annual report, which was adopted ion the motion of the Chairman, stated that by means of the federation temperance associations had been brought into closer touch -with each other, and greater unity of action ...

... THE VOLUINTEER YMU I -RETUIRNS. s SOUTHERN DISTRICT. In the Southern District there are I ?? toirpt in the three counties represeted.l'~ but these 1 thacoalwa.)ys maintained a goo1d psto iu-n tee Olutekt M ro eo.intty- Tire mno in this dititwere armedc with thle Lec-Mettfolra a vest, and pe-rformed their elasssdrialf with the 'SOW weliptin. and they dlid this'i sach a -way that thei 2d 'Wilts ...

... I I MJANIFISTO BY AGUINALDO. E PLY TO THE AMIEFICA? PROCLAMATIOM.; Now York. January 8, Evening. General Agtiinaldo, who is now known to be at 5alolos, apparently in full exerciso of his assumed functions. President of the Republic of the Philippines, lae overtored General Otis for I a rcrsonal conference. According to yesterday's cable fhom Manila, he has asked for a safe con- x duet for ...

... I IiIMA;D OrmC, 5.15 A.M. THE LIBERAL PARTY The Standard says :-The annoulncement we make this morning that a meeting is to be sum- moned on February 6, the day before the opening of Parlianicnt, for the election of a successor in theleadership to Sir Wiliiam Harcurt will be rectived with very moderate enthusiasm by jthe members of the Liberal party. Seldom have that party had to face the ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . m .,r . ?? ?? - . .. .'Mll JOHN MORLTEY AN)D THE LIBERAL IRART Y. 2 } O~lasgow, January 22, 1899. l Sir,---On a former occasion I endeasvoured to Rshow to the readers of the EHereAd that -Mrj X John Morley rvae getting out of touch with 1 his compeer- in the Liberal party, as all along he i had been out of sympathy with the views of any active section of the rank and ...

... a ! 0 ?? MD,. 05 11 40,90W P I WEDNESDAY, JA)UAnY 25. A special meeting of the Trade Union Congress was opened in Manchester yesterday to consider the proposals for federating the trades of the country for offensive and defensive purposes. The delegates, who numbered 280, came from all parts of the kingdom. Mr Davies, chairman of the Parliamentary Com- mittee, was appointed president. In ...

... THE . LINER OCEANIC' I JLAUNCHED. I ;A MEMORABLE SCENE. CREAT GATHERING OF SPECTATORS- TREMENbOUS ENTHUSIASMS (EoMOUR Sub PECIAL ?? Belfast, Saturday. The Oceanic was launched this forenoon amidst a scene of enthusiasm the like of which I cannot recall, and all Ireland is proud of the achieve- nxent her constrnotion represents. Prom the, hlumblest to the ?? Irishmen were interested in the ...

... I HEREzALD OmcEn, 5.15 A.E. THE CRISIS IN THE ENGLISH CHURCH, 'The 'Timps publishes another contributiom from Sir William Harcourt, who &sys I believe there is no desire on the part of the I Protestant laity of tho Church to make any violent changie in an institution I which for three centries has satisfied the Ireligious convictions and instincts of the people *hy its reasonable doctrine ...

... THRD EDITION0 HERALD OFICE, 5.15 AX.2 TiHE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP The Times' publishes a letter from Mr Goldwin Smith, who says :-Your columns come to QS MIu1 of the sorrows and perplexaties of a Liberal party in search of a leader. It is not a, leader that is wanted for the party, buh a partY that is wanted for the leader. The party was shattered by i.r Gladstone. How can the fragments be pieced ...

... | . GLASGOW I)- PAISLEY I, TRAMWAYS. : PROPOSEID PURCHASE OF LOCAL I TRAMWAYS BY PAISLEY. P Last night, at a meeting of the Paisley Town?' D Council-Provost Makenzise presiding- 1 Bailie R. 13. Ben moved-the following motion: -- -That a committee be appointed to inquize e as to the advisability and best method of acqir- fing and extending the tram-ways in Paisley, eand to report to a future ...