11 MAY 1872, page 2

Sir W. Lawson Moved The Second Reading Of The Permissive

Bill on Wednesday, in a speech of the usual kind about the evils of intemperance, and the necessity of removing temptation from the people. The debate would have been feeble,......

There Was A Great Debate On Friday Week About The

old Bank of Bombay, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Bouverie, and others arguing that the Government, which held one-third of the shares of the Bank and appointed official Directors, was......

Messrs. Blews And Co., The Gas Contractors For Moscow, Have-

written to the Times to say they are now forged to the conclusion that their servant Mr. Bauer was murdered, a conclusion, as our- readers may remember, which at the time we......

Mr. Fawcett Called Attention Yesterday Week To The...

the Law Officers of the Crown and the House of Cum. mons. He pointed out the need of having law officers who could give an undivided service to the Government, especially in......

A Very Important Declaration Has Been Issued By The...

who do not agree with the Birmingham League in wishing to ex- clude religious teaching from the public elementary schools. It. runs thus :—" As strenuous efforts are being made......

The Only Other "curiosity Of Literature" Was A Remark In

Count Beast's speech. He replied for the "Ambassadors," and said that he had been fixed upon to represent them, not as the oldest, but as the youngest member of the Corps, and......

The Ballot Bill Has Now Passed Through Every Stage Except

the Third Reading, upon which it is said there is to be a great divi- sion, ending, if the Tories can manage it, in a majority for Government so small that the Lords may with......

The Government Suffered A Curious Defeat On Monday Night....

Gordon moved an instruction to the Committee on the Scotch Education Bill, directing them to embody in it provisions con- tinuing "the law and practice" of existing Scotch......

Lord Dufferin On Tuesday Moved The Second Reading Of A

Bill for repealing the Party Processions' Act, an imbecile statute authorizing Government to treat party processions in Ireland as criminal offences. As the Government deals......

The Attorney-general (sir J. D. Coleridge) Expressed On...

night a rather surprising opinion, that, according to his own reading of the various Acts imposing and repealing Disabilities, there is nothing to prevent either a Roman......