29 MARCH 1884, page 3

Drinking Is Supposed To Be The Great Cause Of Crime

in England; but Mr. Fawcett, in a speech on Wednesday to the Post-Office employes, told them that in the Department the great causes were drink and betting. He rarely or never......

The Archbishop Of Canterbury And The Bishop Of Oxford Both

spoke against the resolution, the Archbishop taking the curious view that it is wise to open country places and gardens (like those of Hampton Court) for the Sunday, in spite of......

The Free-trade Contest In The United States Is Becoming...

Mr. Morrison, who leads the movement in the House of Representatives, has drawn his Bill, which secures a reduc- tion of all customs dues by an amount roughly stated at 30 per......

The French Chamber Has Had A Two-days Debate On Mada-

gascar, ending in a resolution, passed by 450 to 32 votes, "to uphold all the rights of France in the island." The Premier, however, in the speech which attracted this majority......

Mr. Gladstone On Friday Afternoon Was Still Not Well Of

his cold. He does not, in fact, improve rapidly, the weather being most unfavourable; and it is not probable, as any exertion would injure his throat, that he will appear in the......

Lord Cranbrook On Tuesday Made A Furious Speech At The

City Conservative Club, in which he ran over all the usual charges against the Government, mentioning especially that - they had passed the Irish Land Law in order to buy the......

Yesterday Week, Lord Thurlow Moved A Resolution In The House

of Lords in favour of opening public libraries and the national collections of Art and Science on Sunday afternoons, and explained in his speech his strong reasons for thinking......

The Lord Chief Justice Has This Week Been The Victim

of the gossips. They have asserted persistently, and in print, that he had proposed to Miss Mary Anderson, the American actress who draws crowds to the Lyceum mainly by the fame......

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