15 FEBRUARY 1890, page 2

The Debate On The Address In The Lords Showed How

little the conduct and proposals of the Government really irritate the community. Criticism was left to Lord Granville, who, having little to say, said it in his humorous,......

Mr. Smith's Statement In Reply To Mr. Gladstone—for It Was

a statement rather than a speech—was, as usual, quiet and conciliatory, but it was full of important matter. We should gather from it, for instance, that the Sugar Convention......

Some New Despatches On The Portuguese Question, Published...

Gazette of Friday week, contribute much to the discussion. One shows conclusively that the Portuguese have been warned for two years, and therefore attacked British dependants......

The Duke's Adventure, So Unlike The Ways Of The Orleans

family, has undoubtedly increased his reputation, and sud- denly made him a personage. A French Minister's exclama- tion, "Boulanger has been floored by a boy !" expresses that......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday, After A Great

many notices of Bills, of which the most important was Mr. Balfour's notice that he would next Monday ask for leave to bring in a Bill to provide further facilities for the......

The Orleans Family Has Come To The Front With A

rush. On Friday, 7th inst., the Due d'Orleans, eldest son of the Comte de Paris, and therefore heir of the French Bourbons, arrived in Paris, and presenting himself at the......