"There is no use disguising the fa sass the Daily News," the Pro-Boor organ, "that this (the result of the Star ford-on-Avon election) is x very bad Leating indeed." The Liberals had a very str Joga) can date in Mr. Bolton King—a nan who has done a good deal for the toes Dut he cast in his lot with the Pro-Boer xeetion of the Libersl Party. and he was defeated by 1,778 votes. Tris pretty cles therefore that neither have the disclosures" with regard to the tion Camps nor has any thi reaction in regard policy. Two nights ae) of Unit Tivered Ube first important 4 that he Has nels for sere few weeks, Unfortunately he devoted a considerable part ¢f it to a ponderously humorous dis.
ion on the very narrow myj ined by the Government in recent sions in the House of Commons; but when he came to deal with the question of the war he dealt with tire lofty spirit. The keynote of this part of his speech was that our position amang the Great Powers of the world is at stake in this South African war. "The motive which should actuated us," he stid, "is to determine to defend to' the utmost the rights of the King, the sanctity of our frontier, the protection of the people wh" are his subjects, and to'bear im mind that wsless we now act up to the language we have constantly held, unless we fulfil the professions which we have determinately made, we shall expose every part of the dominions of our Sovereign to the enterprise of those who hate us and will have learnt not to fear us."
THE EDUCATION BILL, pite of a_strong protest from the "'Times," the Goverminent has rosilyed on the abandonment for this Session of its Fdueation Rill. Mr, Balfour declares that in consequence of the opp-sition which the measure provokes, it will be impossible to carry it through without aping Parlament sitting until the middle of September, aval he does not consider the aneasure worth thet. sacrifice on the part of the members, abandonment will reduce the I achievements of the Session to the most -mexgre dimen-ivns,- for this was absolutely the only measure which approached first-rate importance. And the worst of it, from the Conservative point of view, is that is abandonment will not prevent a fight on the 'Kducation question: 'The: judyes have decided in the famous Cockerton case that the School Board: have been acting illegally in xpending the ratepayers' money on education which ix not purely' elementary. Even thes who approve of that judgment, and wish to see second ry eduestion taken out of th: control of the School Boxrds, admi that it will not do to allow the work which is being done by the School Boards 10 be destroyed at one blow by the Cockerton judgment; and therefore " sort of Bill of indemnity must he introduced to enable the School Boards to carry on the work until " new Eluestion Act of some sort has been passed. But the Government are framing this indemnity bill, as it may be cal'el, in a way which will not ut all ple the advanced educationists, the chanmpi School Board system; and the con saw ence tht alshongh thy: Bill ewen 2 close it will probably vive rise thy debate On Wednesday evening a iven at Stafford House of the al Nations] Life Boat Institution; and terday a great "county wile," with a evy vf princesses and duchesses pr siding the stalls, was opened in the garters of the Earl's Court Exhibition in aid of the S Miers' and Sailors' Famities Association. Everything at Stafford House was done on " lavish scale. There were supper tables at which the repast cost something like ten guineas a head; and ithe Daty Mail" inthe sacred anise of the bute of he nov-aur.tiehes: atoms clarity, had pointed out, apparently for
{its readers, how for the expenditure of a pounds they could en. this acc admi: to the very cream izlish society in one of the most nus hewes in London—a hone Royal Duke. The cream ity did not as a matter of touch with the uni atid for adinissi Hitless Ue funds which have the mere profited considerably. nas funds, have
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