23 DECEMBER 1882, page 2

Sir Louis S. Jackson Sends To The Times An Account,

obviously authentic, of the quarrel between the Cape Govern- ment and Colonel Gordon. The Cape Ministry offered that brilliant officer the supreme command under them, in order......

• Mr. Chamberlain, On Tuesday, Addressed The National...

at Ashton, in a speech of considerable length and importance. We have dwelt on the portion which referred to Egypt elsewhere, but Mr. Chamberlain also touched on general......

The Trial Of M. Bontoux, Director Of The Union G6n6rale,

and M. Feder, his principal manager, for raising the price of shares in the undertaking by fraudulent accounts and purchases,. has ended in a verdict of guilty, and a sentence......

The French Cabinet Has Been Seriously Moved By An Internal

dispute as to the expediency of the expedition to Tonquin. Admiral Jaur6guiberry, Minister of Marine, demanded a credit of 2440,000 ler the expedition ; but many of his......

The Governor Of Madras, Mr. Grant Duff, Has Made A

small mistake, over which the London papers are absurdly bitter. The Madras Times published a minute by the Governor about his tour which was not intended for publication, and......

Mr. Forster Made A Remarkable Speech In Glasgow Yesterday...

takin g as his formal subject the politics of the Liverpool election,—a subject, as we need not say, which allowed him to travel very easily over the whole range of polities. He......

Mr. Dodson, At Lewes, On Thursday, Spoke Nearly As Strongly

as Mr. Chamberlain on the necessity of patience with Ireland. He thought that although the recent movement had been more formidable than the tithe war of 1831 and the Fenian......

Mr. Baxter Made A Good Speech At Arbroath On Monday,

in which he insisted on the necessity for the County Government Bill, the County Franchise Bill, the Redistribution of Seats Bill, and a stringent Corrupt Practices Bill, and......