13 MARCH 1875, page 3

The Pall Mall Gazette Says The National Debt...

paying too much interest on Savings-bank deposits. They have already incurred a deficiency of £4,500,000, and this is annually increasing. Sir Stafford Northcote was asked on......

Two Elections Came Off Last Friday. In One, At St.

Ives, Mr. Praed, who was turned out on petition because somebody he never employed treated some electors, was returned again by 658 to Z50-; and though his opponent, Sir F.......

Lord Lyttelton's Bill For Legalising The Division Of...

the creation of new bishoprics within any diocese too big for the efficient control of a single Bishop, was discussed in Committee in the House ofiLords on Tuesday, and Dr.......

Yesterday, The Home Secretary, Mr. Cross, Was To Move For

leave to introduce into the House of Commons a Bill for the creation of a new diocese of St. Alban's,—and for such a re- arrangement of the boundaries of the dioceses of......

The Expedition To The Island Of St. Paul To Observe

the transit of Venus will bring back some interesting obser- vations for the naturalists. At least there appear to have been some very interesting observations made on a tribe......

We Call Attention To A Very Interesting Letter In Another

column, by "An Irish Catholic," which certainly seems to show that Mr. Gladstone has been misled in supposing that the relieving Act of 1791 was obtained in any degree by the......

Most Of Our Readers Will, We Think, Be A Little

surprised to hear that the proportion of inquests to deaths in all Eugland is 5 per cent., or one in every 20; and that in London it rises to 7-9 per cent. or one in every 12i.......

Surely It Cannot Be Right That A Person Whom The

Lunacy Commissioners have ordered to be released after inquiry should be arrested again immediately, on a new certificate of insanity from other doctors. Yet this seems to have......

This Government Evidently Intends To Do As Little As It

can. The Judicature Bill is gone ; the Friendly Societies Bill is all gristle ; the Food and Drugs Adulteration Bill makes cheating a little easier ; the Artisans' Dwellings......

Sir Arthur Helps, Clerk Of The Privy Council, Died On

Saturday, at the age of 60. He was an admirable official, and has been for many years a discreet and valuable extra Secretary to the Queen, and his -death is recorded by Her......

Consols Were At The Latest Date 92i-8.

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