15 JULY 1876, page 2

Lord Sandon Has Much Improved His Education Bill, But He

has done so by dealing with it in a manner which will not gain the praise of those who eulogised his statesmanship in. declaring that the principle of direct compulsion had been......

Mr. Ward Hunt Is Certainly Not Likely To Leave Behind

him a reputation for good judgment in his administration of the Admiralty. 021 Tuesday night, Mr. Ashley brought forward a motion mildly censuring the Government for its conduct......

Sir Michael Hicks-beach Announced On Wednesday, Somewhat...

of the House, that the Government intended to accept the previous vote of the House on Mr. Smyth's Bill for the restriction in Ireland of the sale of liquor on Sundays, as a......

The Absurd And Injurious Practice Of Electing Coroners...

in the House of Commons on Tuesday by a unani- mous vote. Lord F. Hervey moved that further legislation was desirable in regard to the qualification and appointment of Coroners,......

Mx. Hayes Has Accepted The Republican Nomination For The...

dency, in a letter in which he says that, if elected, he will endeavour to reform the Civil Service ; expresses himself in favour of a single term, even promising not to accept......

The Quarrel In The French Chamber Over The Municipal Bill

has been settled as we expected,—the extreme Left, under plea of anxiety not to help the Bonapartists, declining to vote. The Government therefore carried their proposal to......

Mr. Richard Opposed The Bill On Tuesday, On The...

ground that compulsion in matters of either religion or education is intrinsically undesirable ; but much more strongly on the Dis- senters' ground that, at all events,......

The Surprise Of General Custer In The Black-hills Country...

to have inspirited all the Indian nations, and at Washington they expect a great Indian war. General Sheridan has been ordered to collect all the troops he can, and take the......