22 FEBRUARY 1890, page 3

One Of Our Readers Having Misunderstood A Paragraph In Our

last week's issue, in which we spoke with sympathy of Mr. Bryce's speech on Portugal, and expressed our belief that his constituents would heartily share his view, as if we had......

One Of The Most Distinguished Of Our Retired Civil Servants,

the Right Hon. Sir Louis Mallet, died at Bath early on Sunday morning of an attack of the prevailing epidemic. He entered the public service in the Audit Office, and was then......

The Mormon Organisation Has Received A Severe Blow. For The

first time, the elections have gone against them in Utah,— partly, it is said, in consequence of the disfranchisement, under a decision of the Supreme Court, of all Mormons who......

Mr. Irving, As The President For This Year Of The

Wolver- hampton Literary and Scientific Society, delivered on Wednes- day an address, in which he insisted that there is not in any literature a more moving expression of filial......

A Terrible Murder Has Greatly Excited East London. A...

girl, fifteen years old next March, daughter of a machinist named Jeffs, employed by the Tilbury and Southend Railway Company, was missed on January 31st last from West Ham. She......

We Ought To Have Mentioned Last Week A Movement Reported

from Greece. It is said that the Army, irritated, we believe— though this is not in the telegram—by M. Tricoupie efforts to strengthen the bonds of discipline, has declared that......

The Advocates Of The Eight-hours Bill Have Not Yet Obtained

the kind of support which makes them formidable in Parliament. They are to have a day's debate, as is but right ; but their advance-guard, the miners, do not make much by......

Mr. Biggar, M.p. For Cavan And Vice-president Of The Irish

National League, died early on Wednesday morning of heart-disease, after telling for Mr. Parnell's amendment to the Address on Tuesday night. Mr. Biggar was a Fenian who......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent. New Consols (21) Were On

Friday 971 to 971.......