Charles Dickens's Will Has Been Published. He Had...
would seem, about £80,000, besides Gadshill and other property, and bequeaths the interest of 18,000 to his wife, £8,000 to her sister, Georgina Hogarth, and the remainder in......
The Vatican Publishes The Text Of The Decree Of...
passed on Monday, the 18th inst., by a majority of 553 Fathers to 2 dissentients. The non-contents stayed away. The essential words of the decree are :—" Docemus et divinites......
It Is Not Improbable That A New Party Will Soon
be formed in t he United States pledged to prohibit immigration. The workmen 'already say that they will vote for any politicians who promise to Iceep out the Chinese, who......
There Is One Remarkable Break In The Unanimity Of British
opinion about this war. Every Irishman is emphatically upon the side of France. What with his Catholicism, his Celtic blood, and his history, the genuine Irishman feels himself......
Mr. Cardwell On Monday Carried His Recruiting Bill...
The object of this Bill, which is greatly disliked by the soldiers in the House, is to exchange the present ten-year term of service for a twelve-year term, six years of which......
The Debate On The Third Reading, As Summarized In The
Sun of Friday evening, was remarkable mainly for the decided tone taken by the Premier, who, in reply to Mr. Miall and Mr. Dixon, told them that they did not represent the......
It Should Be Noted That America, Though Of Course Neutral,
is very decidedly on the Prussian side. There are three millions of Germans in the Union, and consequently Mr. Washburne in Paris takes charge of American interests. Immense......
Sir R. J. H. Harvey, A Wealthy Norfolk Banker, And
formerly Mem- ber for Thetford, committed suicide on Friday week. His bank immediately closed its doors. It was found that Sir Robert had been for three years speculating......
The Education Bill Passed Through Committee On Thursday,...
the third reading on Friday night. It has been debated for twenty-one days, during which the Vice-President in Council has never been absent from his place, never been assisted......
Mr. Craufurd, As Old Maid Of The House Of Commons,
on Wednesday again banished the reporters—who in future should never report him—and the House debated in secret and, therefore, uselesalythe Contagious Diseases' Act. On......
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