26 JULY 1884, page 1

The Duke Of Argyll Made A Very Striking Speech In

the House of Lords on Tuesday, in reply to the very moderate, but very irrelevant, speech of Lord Redesdale, who wanted to persuade. the Government to do what he well knows they......

We Have No News From Egypt Which Is Of Any

real worth this week. The liudir of Dongola has fought so many great battles at Debbeh, that it seems almost a. farce to be told of another; but we are told of another, in which......

The Conference Has Met Twice Since The Financial Commis-...

produced its report, but no decision has been as yet arrived at; and there does not seem to be any very sanguine hope that when the Conference pronounces its decision next week,......

News Of The Week.

N OBODY pretends to deny that so far as a procession can prove anything, the reform procession which paraded Lon- don on Monday, and which took about three hours in passing any......

The Speeches At The Various Stations In The Park Were

of various orders of merit, the best, perhaps, being Sir Wilfrid Lawson's. He spoke in a slight shower of rain, remarking in reply to the good-natured cry, "Put on your hat,"......

We Shall Have Trouble Yet With The Nisero ' Question,

but it is at least to be hoped that the cynical proposal of the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs—to close "some ports in the vicinity" of the territory of the Rajah of......

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