18 JUNE 1887, page 3

The Real Defect In The Diocesan Conferences Which Are Taking

place, is, so far as regards the representation of the laity, un- questionably the utterly unreal character of that representation. We believe that there are very few dioceses......

Mr. Chamberlain Made A Very Able And Very Statesmanlike...

to the Liberal Unionists on Tuesday, at Willis's Rooms. The general drift of it was that the Liberal Unionists were carrying their point, that Mr. Gladstone's party were in......

The Times Reports That Mr. H. Y. Gartner, Of New

York, has perfected in England a method of producing sodium, and from sodium aluminium and magnesium in almost unlimited quanti- ties. He has so improved the furnaces he uses......

Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.

Consols were on Friday 101i to 101ixd.......

The Reports Of The Week As To The Health Of

the Emperor of Germany and the Crown Prince are, on the whole, favourable. The Emperor has, however, been seriously ill for twelve days, during which he has not appeared at the......

The Archbishop Of Canterbury, In His Address To The Diocesan

Conference of Canterbury last Saturday, was far too vague in what he said on the subject of the ritual prosecutions. What we want in our Archbishops and Bishops are leaders of......

Mr. Gladstone's Comment On That Letter Of Mr. Bright's On

which we remarked last week, is a fine illustration of his gentleness, for Mr. Bright's, powerful as it was, was not, as we observed, entirely free from harsh imputations. "My......

To This Mr. Gladstone Rejoins That Be Knows Of No

expression of opinion as regards Ulster which would sanction the separation of Ulster from the rest of Ireland, Colonel Saunderson having vehemently repudiated any such......