Dakes are ata discount now, since 4 prominent Unionist ar, protested that they made themselves beard too much on the present political crisis but the deepest sympathy is felt for the Dake of Northumberland io the great loss which he and th+ Unionist Party "Ihave alike sustained in the death of Enrl Perey alter a very few da nese in Paris, Earl Perey was unquestionably one of promising of the youn; office in the last Unionist Goverament and he was personally very popular with political opponents as well aa with hiv colleagues. The party aa ill afford such w loss at this time. Should it be successful at the coming election no dunbt there will be talent available to fill all the posts in the Goverament, and verne who get the chance will perhaps surprise us with the powers they display. But in the matter of great London butely with even mare elaborate and costly rejoicings than a of its immediate predecessors, more than half-a dozen years custom of "mart wud society was iowugurate by the hotel proprietors, it have established itself firmly, stated that 2,000 gnest- sappei at the Savoy, and 800 at tie S'urliou. A ture of the procredingsat the S typical of the the enorminsly a clock-face. Ax Peary's through the 1 pander 4 the ladies. At the - arivor came in for similar the whole, they Now and platform oratory, they are hardly a match for their opponents After Mr. Strand Balfour the two speakers who are most 4 Bul-]lengthily reported in the newspapers Prime] ate Lord Carzon of Kedleston and silver] Viscount Milner, both of whom are polished but by nm" means rousing speakers; and they owe their promiaeace largely tw their being recognized the real leaders of the Lords in throwing out the Budget Bill. It is understood to have been by them that Lord Lansdowne was persuaded to wove its rejective; and although they modestly disclaim the credit of this achievement their disclaimers are hard-Sere te testa bat the best speakers are Mr. Austen Chamberlain and Mr. Bonar Law; bat neither of them has in very deep measure the gift of thrilling an audience sach as is possessed by the two best. hated members of the Government, Mr. Lloyd-Georse and Mr. Winston very hojefuiig, in spit ing tres.eadons political "Daily Mail" states that, on the Stock to denoaace Mr. Gladstone during his Mi. KALFOUR'S aPRECH, Mr. Balfour hus fortunately recorer-ed from his illness and is able to
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