2 JUNE 1888, page 3

It Has Been Discovered, During The Preliminary Canvass...

United States, that the selection of Mr. James G. Blaine as candidate would divide the Republican Party. Though worshipped by his own friends, he is distrusted for many reasons,......

The Summer Is Still Benefiting The Emperor Frederick, Who...

to be removed yesterday from Charlottenburg to the New Palace at Potsdam. The Emperor now drives abroad, and attends to mach business, having even, it is said, severely censured......

It Is Quite Clear From Recent Parliamentary Papers That The

weakest point in our preparations for war is the manufacture of large guns. Five of the large armoured ships are now ready and waiting only for their guns, some of which will......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (g) were on Friday 99t, to 99i.......

Sir Lyon Playf Air Took The Same View As Mr.

Gladstone on the licensing clauses in the rather bitter party speech which he made at Leeds on Tuesday. In that speech be maintained that a licence simply gives a permission to......

On The Subject Of Making The Schools Free Schools, Mr.

Chamberlain, of course, took up his old position ; but he did not argue it very well, except on the ground,—much the strongest ground,—that the collection of the school-pence......

The Bishop Of London Has Done Wisely In Vetoing The

litiga- tion proposed as to the reredos at St. Paul's. The question was whether a reredos showing our Lord on the cross in a conspicuous position immediately above the......

The Times' Correspondent In Paris Affirms That The French...

at length discovered a perfect rifle, and a new and more powerful kind of powder. This powder explodes itself so completely that it is smokeless, and discharges the bullet so......

Mr. Gladstone Received A Large Party Of Liberals At Hawarden

on Saturday from some places in the immediate neighbourhood of Rochdale, and addressed them on the dis- credit it would be to Rochdale if they allowed a Unionist to displace Mr.......