30 MARCH 1867, page 3

There Were Some Curious Confessions In The House Of Lords

on 'Thursday night, on occasion of a motion by Lord Lyveden for the proceedings taken under the Ecclesiastical Titles' Bill, with a view to its repeal as an irritating dead......

The Poet Young, To Whose Very Questionable Claim To A

pension 4i in recognition," as the official Gazette announcing his pension put it, "of his services as an historical and agricultural poet in Ireland," we drew attention on......

Mr. Young Himself Wrote A Letter Of Self-defence To The

Standard of yesterday, in which he gives an account of his career, com- mencing with the following eccentric observation :—" From causes too tedious to narrate, I was born in......

The Stock Of Bullion In The Banks Of England And

France' having further increased, National Securities have been somewhat firm this week. Consols, for money, have marked 911, ; ditto, for account, 911, 1. Reduced and New 3 per......

The House Of Commons Has Sanctioned A Guarantee Of 4

per .cent. on 3,000,000/. for the IntercolonialRailway of 'Canada. The vote- was resisted by Mr. Lowe, who said the Americans would . seize the railway the moment war broke out,......

The Rev. William Alexander, Dean Of Emly, Has Been Brought

forward as a candidate for the vacant Chair of Poetry at Oxford. He is far the most formidable rival whom Sir Francis Doyle is likely to have. Mr. Alexander is a real......

The Closing Prices Of And On Friday Week Are

Meriean Spanish Passtve Do. Certificates . Turkish 6 per Cents., igse „ 1862 Unit ' ea States 5.20's .. the leading Foreign Securities yesterday subjoined :— Friday, March et......

Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading British Railways...

off at the annexed quotations :— Friday, Mardi 211: Friday, March 29. Great Eastern .. ... Groat Northam Great Western.. Lancashire and Yorkshire .. London and Brighton London......