e still waiting for the publication of the official papers relating to the un successful peace negotiations which have just taken place between Lord Kitchener and General Botha. The failure of those negotiations has been a deep disappointment, for although we are told that the Boers are in such hopeless condition th we the war must soon be over, we have heard that story too often to place much faith in it. If, however, the demands of the Boor leaders are accurately set forth in a telegram from its Bloemfontein correspondent which the "Times" publishes this morning. the Opposition will find it impossible to blame cither the Government or Lord Kitchener for the failure of the negotiations. According to that telegram, which is sent "under all resort Boor leaders agreed to surrender copt annexation if we would gua duration in Dutch and English, "to retain sporting rifles, an in-'y of three millions for burnt farms, amnesty for all belligerents still in the Id, and no franchise for natives. It is reported that Commandant Rotha himself was dositons of surrendering on the terms prepaved by Lord Kitchener. but that he buad to yield to the opposition of De Wet the other Generals. If so some sympathy will be felt for General Botha, whose brother was among the first to fall in battle after the faun 'THE cvit, List.
The Committee appointed to consider and report upon the new King's Civil List have almost completed their deliberations, and in the course of next week doubtless their report will be presented to the House. It is rumoured that there is to he a minority report, and as Mr. Labouchere, who is a member of the Committee, has always contended that thers should be no increase on the sum granted to Queen Victoria, this is extremely probable. The Government proposals were prematurely disclosed by the "Times" last week, and as it is not probable that the Committee will make any substantial erations in them we know pretty well what Parliament will be as The total amounts to £470,000, against this increase £50,000 is accounted for by a separate provision for the establishment of the Queen Consort.
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