17 OCTOBER 1885, page 1

Mr. Gladstone Has Finally Disposed Of The Story That The

late Cabinet intended to dispense entirely with exceptional legisla- tion against crime in Ireland, and especially against boycotting. He writes on October 2nd to Sir M.......

The Utter Powerlessness Of The United Ambassadors At Con-...

is well displayed in the "Collective Note " which, on October 13th, they forwarded to the Porte :—" Pending the adoption of a decision with a view to the maintenance of peace,......

Sir Charles Dilke On Tuesday Expounded At Halifax The...

plan for governing rural districts, in an exhaustive and,, we are bound to add, a cruelly wearisome speech. He packed too much into it, till it was difficult to follow, and is......

The Latest Rumour In Town Is That The Servians Are

in move- ment; but it is not yet confirmed. It is certain, however, that the Ambassadors in Constantinople do not agree, and are, in fact, useless, the Governments negotiating......

Lord Salisbury Has Publicly Announced That The Elections...

held about November 17th. The date is none too soon, for men are almost dying of the deluge of speeches. Could not the candidates proclaim, say, for the first fortnight of......

News Of The Week.

A S we imagined would be the case, the news from Burmah has grown serious. King Theebau has got it into his head that France will support him, and has returned an insolent......

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