17 MAY 1884, page 3

A Stock Exchange Panic Has Agitated New York. It Turns

out that Messrs. Ward and Grant, stockbrokers, who recently failed, ()Wed over $14,000,000, with very uncertain assets. Much of this money was owing to banks; the banks drew in......

One Very Curious Historical Incident To Which Sir Henry...

referred both at Egham and in addressing the "Eighty Club" on the previous Friday, was the calm disfranchisement of some 200,000 Irish freeholders by Sir Robert Peel's Govern-......

After The Vice-chancellor's Speech, Sir John Lubbock De-...

short defence of the proposal to obtain what is called "proportional representation" for all parties, by adopting a system of polling under which a large minority shall always......

Yesterday Week The Lords Again Threw Out The Bill To

put down pigeon matches, by a majority of 30 (78 to 48), in spite of its advocacy by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lord Aberdare, and a very spirited appeal from the Archbishop of......

Sir Edward Watkin On Wednesday Moved The Second Reading Of

the South-Eastern and Channel Tunnel Railways Bill, which was opposed by Mr. Chamberlain, who related the history of the reiterated evasions by which Sir E. Watkin and the......

On Tuesday Afternoon, The Diplomas Gained By The Students At

Bedford College were distributed by Sir T. Ferrer, when it appeared that at the last London University ex- amination for the degree of BA. every one of the eight Bedford College......

On Tuesday The Attorney-general Delivered A Most...

instructive speech at Egham, at a meeting held to pro- mote the return, at the next general election, of Liberals for West Surrey, on the structure and history of the Franchise......

The Budget Discussion Of Thursday Night Was Rot Very Useful,

though Sir Stafford Northcote did complain bitterly of the Government for taking credit to itself for paying off the debts which the Tory Government had incurred. He seems to......

In The Absence Of Lord Granville, Sir James Paget, Vice-

'Chancellor of the University of London, distributed the diplomas, and medals, and prizes of the University of London on Wednesday, in Burlington Gardens, to the young women and......

Bank Rate, 2i Per Cent. Consols Were On Friday 1011

to 1011.......