23 DECEMBER 1871, page 2

The National Education Union Held Their Meeting On...

in the Town Hall, Manchester, Mr. Hugh Birley, M.1'., in the chair, who put the case rather well for the denominational schools when he said that, apart from the question of......

Mr. Baines, M.p. For Leeds, And The Organ Of The

moderate Nonconformists who wish to try the Education Act fairly as it is made a speech on Tuesday, in reply to a deputation of Leaguers, in which he pointed out what ho thought......

Mr. Grant Duff Has Been Delivering One Of His Brilliant

surveys of English politics to his constituents at Elgin, and he has never delivered one more brilliant,—or worse. We have criticized it carefully elsewhere, and will,......

M. Pouyer-quertier's Budget For 1872 Is A Very Serious One.

He says he shall want £96,600,000 for the year, besides £12,000,000 more, which he will ask for as a supplemental budget, and estimates his old revenue at £24,000,000 less.......

Prince Bismarck Has Informed Count Arnim, The German...

in Paris, that the French Government must surrender sub- jects accused of murdering German soldiers, even if they have fled out of the occupied departments. Within them, of......

There Is Apparently Some Quarrel Between President Grant...

Senate. The President has declined to reprimand General Schenck, the American Minister in London, for taking part in the direction of the Emma silver mine, and the Senate has......

On One Point Mr. Grant Duff Tried To Paint The

foreign policy of Mr. Cobden so as to give it, instead of a selfish, a kindly and even disinterested appearance. He called it the policy not of isolation, but of co-operation......