22 DECEMBER 1888, page 2

Mr. Gladstone Then Went On To Advocate The Reform Of

the register, and the adoption of the principle of "One man, one vote," as the condition sine rid non of an efficiently Glad- stonian Parliament. You must sharpen your blunt......

The Affairs Of The Panama Canal Company Have Become Worse

during the week. The Government, after some hesita- tion, on Saturday brought in a Bill authorising it to delay payment of its obligations during three months. In this time,......

Mr. Gladstone Made One Of The Most Effective Speeches He

has made within the last year, at Limehouse Town Hall last Saturday, by way of endeavouring to convert London to Home-rule. He referred to the retirement of Lord Hartington and......

The Political News From Paris Is, In A Way, Serious.

The statesmen are acknowledging openly that the struggle lies between the Republic and General Boulanger, and that the latter is a danger. The Times' correspondent in Paris even......

Grave Doubts Have Been Thrown From Many Sides Upon The

story of the capture of Stanley and Emin Pasha. It is asked how it happened that the news of so grave an event did not fly southwards as well as northwards, and why the Mahdi......

The Shock To Credit In France By This, The Greatest

com- mercial failure of the century, is tremendous ; but it is broken by three facts. The peasantry do not even Yet believe that M. de Lesseps can be beaten; and there is,......

Affairs In Servia Are In A Most Ticklish Condition. The

peasantry, inflamed partly by rumours of the King's designs, and partly by promises as to the tenure, have decided as a body for the Radical Party ; and out of 402 Members sent......