Mr. Goschen, Mr. Lowe, And Lord Charles Bruce Were The
only Liberals who voted against the motion, while only one Conser- vative, Mr. Serjeant Spinks, voted for it. The majority was the smallest which the Government have yet......
It Seems Probable That There Was No Bullet In The
pistol with which Mr. Dodwell shot at Sir George Jesse' yesterday week. At least none has been found, and this seems to be the impres- sion on the minds of those who......
Sir Bartle Frere, Governor Of The Cape, Has Found It
necessary to dismiss the Molteno Ministry. They refused to place the local forces under the command of Sir Arthur Cunynghame, the General in command in South Africa, and......
The Debate On The Question Whether Marriages Which Would Not
be good in this country,---marriages, for instance, with a deceased wife's sister,—but which are good under certain Colonial Acts, assented to by the Crown, should entitle the......
There Was An Influential Meeting At Lord Shaftesbury's...
Saturday, to consider whether the Society for " the protec- tion of animals liable to Vivisection," whose offices are at 1 Victoria Street, Westminster,—the most moderate of the......
Mr. Plunkett, The Conservative Member For West...
a remarkable and carefully-finished speech in the same sense as Mr. Lowe, though of course not so reactionary ; and later in the evening Mr. Goschen defended his well - known......
The Government Has Brought In, Through Mr. J. Lowther, The
new Irish Secretary, its Bill for Irish County Reform. It closely resembles the English Bill. The Grand Juries are superseded by " Baronial Presentment Sessions," that is,......
The Academy States What Every One Who Values Genius And
high purpose must deeply regret to hear,—that Professor Ruskin is now lying dangerously ill from overwork, at his house at Coniston. We have very lately fallen under his rod in......
It Appears By A Return Which Earl Fortescue Has Obtained
that, speaking roughly, between one-fifth and one-sixth of the persons married did in 1875 still sign the marriage-register with a mark. In 1875, there were 201,212 marriages,......
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