17 JUNE 1876, page 2

The Secretary For War, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Moved The Second

reading of the Oxford University Bill on Monday night, when Mr. Lowe attacked the measure, in a curious and not very accurate speech. He urged at some length, and with some......

Even Mr. Lowe's Criticism On The Personnel Of The Oxford

Com- mission was exaggerated. Lord Selborne was devoted to the High Church, and the only lawyer who ever published a book of hymns. Well, he is not so devoted to High-Churchism......

Dr. Playfair, In A Very Moderate Speech, Expounded At...

length his original objection to the Industrial-School Clauses ; and Mr. Birley, the Conservative Member for Manchester, hinted that the Bill might be made stronger without......

The Convention Of The Republican Party In The United States

met at Cincinnati on Wednesday, to choose their candidate for the Presidency. There were 756 members, and they adopted a plat- form declaring that the United States form a......

The Commissioners Appointed To Report On The...

the reception of fugitive slaves on board the vessels of the Queen, have reported that there is no fixed international rule as to the treatment of fugitive slaves by the......

The Debate On The Permissive Bill On Wednesday Was Not

at all thorough-going. The usual things were said on both sides about the tyranny of the majority, and the rights of the majority, and only Earl Percy, who opposed the Bill, but......

The Candidate For The Presidency Had Not Been Selected, Or

rather the election had not been reported, in time for our impres- sion. Up to Friday morning, it was understood that Mr. Blaine, who has just had a severe sun-stroke at......

The House, Having Nothing To Do, Has Been Amusing Itself

with another breach-of-privilege case. Mr. Ripley, Member for Brad- ford, is so very weak-kneed a Liberal that the Political Committee of the Reform Club have invited his......