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Mr. C. S. Read Moved On Wednesday The Second Reading

of his Agricultural Children Bill, which is intended' to apply an indirect educational compulsion to agricultural labourers. It Proposes to render the employment of children......

Mr. Hancock, President Of The Royal College Of Surgeons, On

Friday week, when delivering the biennial Hu.nterian oration, made one statement of importance. He believed that the high degree of education now enforced by the College would......

Mr. Bernard, We Perceive, In A Preface To His New

edition of 4 ' Decisions on the Irish Church Act," estimates the sum which will remain at the disposal of Parliament out of the Irish Church property-, after all liabilities......

It Is Announced This Week That The University Of London

has led the way in England in opening degrees,—not degrees in Arts, but degrees in Science, Law, and Medicine,—to students who have not acquired any knowledge of Greek. There......

Lord Rosebery On Thursday Asked For A Royal Commission To

inquire into the scarcity of horses. He made a very good speech, wanting only in condensation, but his main points were that foreigners were buying our horses, that their price......

Dr. Duggan, Bishop Of Clonfert, Has Been Acquitted Of...

to prevent the election of Captain Trench in the Galway election,—the one witness who swore to his intimidating language having been confronted by ten who swore that he never......

The Lower House Of The Convocation Of The Province Of

Canter- bury, after very long debate on the Athanasian Creed, excogi- tated last week a synodical " declaration," which is expected to be soothing to the consciences of laymen......

The United States Is Occupied With Senatorial Scandals....

Senator from Kansas, has been accused in his own Legislature of buying his seat, has been refused re-election, has been arrested, and is said to be dying of brain fever. Mr.......

The Convocation Of The Province Of York Appears Likely To

follow suit. It met on Wednesday, and the Bishop of Man- chester (Dr. Fraser), made a speech against the public use of the Athanasian Creed, advocating, however, only the......

Consols Were On Friday 92 Nine-16ths To 92 Eleven - Leths.

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