17 AUGUST 1889, page 2

An Ex-judge Of California Has Just Been Shot Dead By

Mr. Nagle, the marshal of a present Judge of the U.S. Supreme Court, the murder having been provoked by a slap in the face given to Judge Field by the ex-Judge Terry. This slap......

There Is A Rumour In France,—though Not One Of Any

authority,—that a demand is to be made for General Boulanger's extradition for the offence of embezzlement. If such a demand should be made, we do not see what the British......

The Tithes Bill, Which Has Undergone A Complete...

since its introduction, has brought a nest of hornets about the ears of the Government. They originally proposed merely to do away with the present barbarous system of enforcing......

On Monday, Lord Carnarvon Raised A Rather Fruitless Dis-...

on Egypt in the House of Lords. We had five courses open tons there :—(1), Evacuation; (2), handing back Egypt to the Turks ; (3), drifting ; (4), making a scientific and......

On Wednesday, The Speaker Gave A Decision In Regard To

the conduct of business before the Grand Committees which, in the heated condition of public business, was regarded as a blow to the Government, but which is, as a matter of......

The Trial Of General Boulanger Has Ended In The Senate's

find- ing him guilty of treason, conspiracy, and embezzlement. The Conservative Members held that the Court was incompetent to try any one for offences of the latter kind, and......

On Tuesday Night, The Opposition To The Bill Among The

Conservative and Liberal 1Tnionist Members was still further developed, the Ministerial majority in repeated divisions falling perilously low. Under such circumstances, the......