The French Are Evidently About To Take Strong Action In
Tonqnin. On Tuesday, M. de St. Valuer argued in the Senate that the possession of Cochin China ought to be made "more fruitful," by the seizure of territory in Tonquin, "in......
Mr. Gladstone's Most Interesting Statistics Were Those...
rapidly accelerating progress made in the settlement of the judicial rents. Of the contentious cases, one-third (30,000) had been settled by the end of January last, while......
Lord Spencer Has Resigned The Presidentship-in-council,...
in the Cabinet. It is supposed that Lord Rose- bery will be President-in-Council, but nothing is yet known, and Mr. Gladstone has stated that the opportunity will be taken to......
Mr. Lowell, The American Minister In London, On July 14th
informed the Government of Washington that the Prevention of Crimes Act included a revival of the old Alien Act, and though "he had every reason to believe the Act would be......
The Tories Think They Have At Last Found A Good
case in South Africa, where the Government of the Transvaal, either from weakness or connivance, has allowed its subjects to oppress two Bechnana chiefs in a manner prohibited......
The Very Important; Though Little Noticed, Conference Of...
upon the navigation of the Danube, held in London, came to a conclusion on Saturday, when a Treaty of nine clauses was provisionally signed. By the terms of this agreement,......
In The Commons, The First Desire Of The Tories Is
to waste- time, and so exhaust "the Gladstone period." While Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, therefore, "asked for a day" to discuss South-African affairs, Mr. Gorst bad a motion on......
Mr. Chaplin Moved The Rejection Of The Bill In A
furious speech of the old kind against the plunder and pillage of the Irish landlords, and concluded by quoting Lord Hartington's and Lord Derby's strong declarations of the......
The Indian Budget Was Published On Thursday In Calcutta,_...
is on the whole favourable. The account for 1881-82' proves that the revenue was £73,696,000, and the expenditure 271,113,000, leaving a surplus of £1,583,000. The revised.......
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