25 JANUARY 1873, page 6

Is England In Earnest About Education ?

T HE " scene " at the Birmingham School Board, to which we referred very briefly last week,—the cross-examina- tion of candidates on the subject of their intended religious......

The Late Mr. Graves.

T HE Tory party and the House of Commons have sustained a great loss in the death of Mr. S. R. Graves, the senior Member for Liverpool. He was perhaps the very best speci- men......