16 MARCH 1889, page 2

The Transvaal And Orange Free Republics Have, It Is Stated

on authority, concluded a defensive and offensive league. The two Boer States are therefore fused for certain purposes, and as they can only be attacked by the British......

The Secretary For War Brought Forward The Military...

Monday, in a speech which elicited warm approval, though the total amount demanded is 2597,000 in excess of the Estimate of last year, and the number of men, 152,000, is......

Lord Spencer Further Spoke Of The Representatives Of The...

constituencies of Ireland as "a most miserable and despicable body." And as Lord Spencer a minute or two later stated that he should have been "a mean and despicable individual"......

The Times' Case Has Closed Before The Parnell Commission,...

the Commission has adjourned for a fortnight to enable Sir Charles Russell to prepare his defence, which is expected to be an elaborate and brilliant performance. Mr. Parnell,......

Mr. J. O'connor On Wednesday Moved The Second Reading Of

his Bill requiring that persons imprisoned under the Crimes Act should be treated as first-class misdemeanants. His main argument, apart from attacks on the Chief Secretary and......

The Barnsley Election Appears Conclusive, So Far As The Par-

ticular locality goes, in showing that the exposure of the forged letters has had little effect one way or the other on the Irish Question. The Liberal majority in 1885 was......

Mr. Parnell, Of Course, Also Spoke, And Said That He

valued the opinion of Lord Spencer more than the opinion of "a hundred mushrooms such as Balfour, who are here to-day and will be gone to-morrow." Was not that a little vulgar,......

The Eighty Club Gave A Dinner To Lord Spencer At

Willis's Rooms yesterday week, at which Lord Spencer and Mr. Parnell shook hands amidst enthusiastic cheering. Lord Spencer's speech was lengthy, and contained a forecast of the......