24 APRIL 1880, page 2

Sir George Bowyer Is Much Shocked At Lord Beaconsfield's...

for assuming that a new Parliament is certain to express want of confidence in it, without actually testing it by a vote. He thinks Mr. Disraeli in 1868, Mr. Gladstone in 1874,......

The French Republic Appears Disposed To Imitate The Ex-...

of the American one, and entrust high diplomatic posts to men who have not been regularly trained. The Americans send Mr. Lowell to London, the most important capital with which......

The Times Publishes A Curious Analysis Of The Classes Which

have furnished new Members to the present Parliament. There are 257 new Members in all, or considerably more than a third of the whole House. Of these, no less than 150 are......

Scotland Has Sent Up Seven Conservatives To The New Parlia-

ment and fifty-three Liberals. The seventh Conservative is furnished by Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, Aberdeen apparently furnishing the larger number of Conservative......

A Meeting Of Delegates From The London Vestries Was Held

on Friday week, in St. Martin's Vestry Hall, to discuss Mr. Cross's Water Bill, which was defended by the chairman, Mr. Wather- ston, representing St. Martin's-in-the-Fields,......

The Paris Letter In The Times Of Last Saturday Contained

an• . interesting review of the eight French Ambassadors in England sent here between 1870 and 1880, to whom M. Ldon Say, who is just coming here in that capacity, will add a......

The Rev. W. J. Stracey Draws In The Times A

terrible picture- of the condition of Palestine, much of which is now treeless, and scarcely cultivated by its wretched population. There are n o roads, except near Jerusalem......

Lord Dalkeith Is Not Taking His Defeat In Midlothian Well.

Like Mr. Douglas-Pennant in Carnarvonshire, he kicks against the pricks ; but, unlike him, insinuates charges against his adversary which he does not plainly set forth_ Mr.......