13 OCTOBER 1877, page 2

Lord Salisbury Made Two Political Speeches At Bradford On...

In the first he shattered the hopes of those who had built on Sir Stafford Northoote's wistful vision of a patch of ' blue eky ' in the East, by declaring that "no indication of......

In The Second Speech, Before A Meeting Of The Bradford

Con- servative Association, Lord Salisbury went into a general defence of the policy of the Government, which, though very unsubstantial, he made very amusing. He complimented......

The Chancellor Of The Exchequer, In Presiding On Monday At

a meeting of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, made an effort to wash-in lightly a little rose-colour over the present rather dim, not to say dun-coloured, horizon of the......

President Hayes And His Policy Have Sustained A Severe...

in Ohio, his own State, in which he was so popular, and to which he has assigned so much patronage. The Inflationists, the Demo- crats, and the Workmens' party have combined,......

The Seventeenth Church Congress Met At Croydon On Tues- Day,

under the presidency of the Arohbishop of Canterbury. Canon Lightfoot, who had been chosen to preach before the Congress, appears to have dwelt with great eloquence on "the......

Up To Friday Night No Intimation Of The Decision Of

the Home Office in the Penge case had been published, though Tuesday is the day fixed for execution. The showers of letters continue, but it is by no means certain that the......

The Marriage Of King Alfonso Of Spain Has, It Is

stated, been arranged. He is to marry his cousin, the Infanta Mercedes, daughter of the Duke de Montpensier. The marriage is not popular, as the Duke is so hated that he has......

The Latest Famine News From India Is More Cheering. Rain

has fallen all over the North-West, and even in Madras it is thought that four more months will see the end of the severe distress. The need, however, for the present continues......

A Conference Of Irish Members Of Parliament In Favour Of

Home-rule was held in Dublin on Tuesday, to settle if possible the quarrel between the Constitutional Home-rulers and the Obstructionists. It ended, on the whole, in favour of......