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The Rumours That The Pope Intends To Leave Rome And

to sum- mon a Council either in Malta, or at Salzburg, Austria, are again gaining credence. We do not believe either of them. The diffi- culty of quitting Rome, with its vast......

The Ballot Debate Went On Again On Thursday, But Was

only remarkable for the exhibition of suspiciousness by Mr. Fawcett and his friends, who evidently imagine that the Government want to pass the Ballot Bill without the Corrupt......

Mr. Dixon Is To Move On Tuesday A Series Of

resolutions condem- natory of the Education Act, though not covering anything like the ground of the Birmingham League or the Manchester Conference, —for Mr. Dixon does not......

There Was A Great Debate On Monday Over The Business

of the House, and final conclusion was postponed ; but Mr. Lowe carried his resolution that on going into Committee of Supply on Mondays the House should begin work at once, and......

Mr. T. Hare Writes To The Times To State That

his scheme of pro- portional election has been adopted in the State of Wisconsin, and in the cities of Pennsylvania, and is supported by the Committee of Seventy for New York,......

Mr. Forster, The Vice-president Of The Council, Received...

putation on Wednesday from the Birmingham Labour League on the subject of the Ballot Bill, their chief object being to obtain an extension of the hours of polling beyond four......

The Comte De Chambord Has Been Holding Levees At Antwerp,

attended by great numbers of Frenchmen, and has been interviewed by correspondents of the Times and Telegraph. He answered their questions with some vagueness ; but the latter......

The Two Mr. Bentincks, Perhaps The Most Adroit...

the House, managed after the debate to move that the House itself should vote by ballot, Mr. Bentinck alleging that there was more corruption, bribery, and intimidation in the......

Monday Night Was Marked In The Commons—the Lords Appear To

have "gone under," as the Americans say—by Mr. Glyn's maiden speech. The new member, however, was not shy. Mr. G. Ben- tinck had complained that no member not on the Whips' list......

These Receptions, However, Have Strengthened M. Thiess'...

support the Republic. His private secretary, M. Barthelemy St. Hilaire, an intimate personal friend, has addressed a letter to the President of the Council-General of the......