Vol. 1 March 25, 1897. No. 20
A Committee has been appointed by the English Parliament to inquire about the raid made by Dr. Jameson into the Transvaal in December, 1895.
All London is deeply interested in this matter, so much so that a number of the great English peers are present at the meetings, even the Prince of Wales having attended several of them.
These meetings are held in Westminster Hall, which is one of the most interesting buildings in London.
It was begun by King William Rufus, about 1090, and was used by the early English Kings as a banqueting hall.
All the Kings and Queens of England until the time of George IV. were crowned in Westminster Hall, and in this same building Charles I. was condemned to death, and Oliver Cromwell was declared Protector of England, and here the first Parliaments sat.