11 MAY 1867, page 2

Mr. Disraeli, Who On This Point Is The Tory Cabinet,

and the Tory party, and the Adullatnite clique, and the . Radical tail, assented on Monday to the " principle " of a lolger franchise. He would not, however, bind himself to the......

Mr. Gathorne Hardy Will, It Is Reported, Be The New

Home Secretary, and the Earl of Devon the new President of the Poor Law Board. Mr. Hardy has risen fast, but he site for a Univer- sity, is immensely rich, and speaks well—all......

A Story Is Current In The United States Which, Incredible

as it looks, one would think must have some sort of foundation. It is said that Mr. Seward is negotiating for the sale to the Union of all British America from the Pole to 40 0......

Attorneys Are Prohibited From Taking More Than Two...

at once. That is very right. ' Bricklayers are prohibited from taking more than a defined number of apprentices. That is very wrong. Attorneys who charge any but the customary......

Mr. Disraeli's Bill Against Bribery Does Not Get On, Perhaps

is not intended to get on. As Mr. Mill said on Thursday, "the Minister who sowed bribery broadcast with one hand holds in the other a Bill for the suppression of bribery. The......

The Semi-official Journals Of Paris Are In Great Glee At

the pro- spect of the collection of Kings who are, according to them, about to visit the Exposition. The Czar, it is said, has promised to come, and the Prince of Wales, and the......

Mr. Walpole Has Been So Much Badgered About Toomer, And

Wager, and Mr. Beales, M.A., that he has at last resigned, saying. that his health will bear it no longer. We are not sorry for his resignation, as his sensibility of nature was......

The Positivists Of London Got Up A Very Kindly Petition

to the House of Commons in favour of the Fenian political prisoners, which Mr. Bright read to the House yesterday week. The peti- tion set forth that Ireland is kept in a state......

The Irish Church Debate, Raised On Sir John Gray's Motion

last Tuesday, was chiefly remarkable for Mr. Gladstone's very powerful speech. He pointed out very ably the inconsistent excuses offered so commonly,—and which had been offered......

The Papers Say The Story About The New French Gun

which shoots people without powder or smoke is quite true. The weapon is really a sling improved up to the nineteenth-century standard. Bullets are placed in a circular groove......

The Latest Report On The Princess Of Wales Is, We

are happy to perceive, favourable. So is that on the Prince Imperial, but the latter appears to be still seriously ill, with a malady which it may take years to care.......