23 JULY 1881, page 2

A Man Of The Name Of Patrick Tadford Hickie Was

charged at Bow Street Police-court, on Tuesday, with sending a letter threatening to assassinate Mr. W. E. Forster, the Secretary for Ireland. A private letter, signed with the......

The Land Bill Has At Last Passed Through Committee, Or

at least will have passed through Committee before the day is over. Yesterday week a good deal of discussion took place as to the qualifications of the Assistant-Com-......

The Inquiry Ordered By The Corporation Into The London Fish

Supply, which is simply disgraceful, has commenced, and the chief Traffic-managers have given their evidence. They all say that the source of delay and expense is the monopoly......

On Thursday, There Was A Very Lively Passage Of Arms

'between Sir S. Northcote and Mr. Gladstone, as to the pro- posal of the Government to help on an arrangement between those tenants who have paid their last hall-year's rent and......

Mr. Goschen On Wednesday Made A Rather Curious And Very

interesting speech to his constituents at Ripon, in which he said not a little on foreign politics ; and a little, too, of considerable weight and significance on affairs at......

On Home Affairs, Mr. Goschen's Line Was Much More Sharply

marked out, and was clearly discriminated from the line of the Government He referred again, with some emphasis, to his difference with them on the subject of the county......

London Has Been Passing Through A Short Spell Of Tropical

heat. On Friday week the thermometer rose to 95 deg., and it did not decline below 88 deg. till Wednesday, since which day it has been cooler. During the five hot days the......

There Is To Be A Debate Next Week On The

Transvaal, after all. Sir M. Hicks-Beach, aware that Tory Members are quitting town, decided to postpone his motion, though he had obtained a day; but Mr. Rathbone promised to......

The Magistrates Of Cuckfield Have Committed Mapleton,...

trial at the next Sasses Sessions, on the charge of murdering Mr. Gold. There was little added to the evidence, except proof that Lefroy had a pistol ; bat pending the defence,......