26 FEBRUARY 1887, page 3

Lord Herschel], Who Was The Principal Speaker At A Meeting

of the North-West Manchester Liberal Association last Wednes- day, scored heavily by a quotation which he made from a speech of Lord Randolph Churchill's, made in Manchester......

A Singularly Cold-blooded Murder Was Committed On Monday...

The victim was an old man named Cornelius Murphy, who had been a water-bailiff, but was living in retire- ment as a little farmer with his wife and family at Coola. Eight masked......

The British Government Has At Last Succeeded In...

greatest of the Egyptian evils that can be reached by legislation,—the corvae, or annual demand for forced labour. The comic saved the Government 2250,000 a year, and its......

The Bitterness Of The Russians Against Germany Is...

the increase. It is affirmed that the failure of the negotia- tions about Bulgaria in Constantinople is due to "the intrigues of England and Germany," and a writer, believed to......

The Trial Of Mr. Dillon And The Other Irish Members

of Parliament accused of inciting tenants not to pay rent, ended on Thursday in a discharge of the jury, which was, according to Mr. Sexton, equally divided. There was no......

Vivisection Is Taking More And More Hold Of Our English

physiologists, and there can be no doubt that the scruples which were felt eleven years ago by a very large number of British medical men, are now felt by comparatively few of......

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A Correspondent Sends Us The Proposal Of M. Albert Tachard

for ensuring the safety of Egypt. It is to entrust the country to a Swedish, Belgian, or Swiss force, under the orders of an International Commission, which would keep back the......

The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Was Entertained On...

a banquet at the St. George's Club, Hanover Square, a completely non-political dub, Lord Bateman, the president, being in the chair. In reply to the toast of his health, Mr.......