31 MAY 1879, page 3

In The General Assembly Of The Free Church Of Scotland,

on Tuesday, a division took place on the alleged heresy of Professor Robertson Smith as to the date of Deuteronomy, which was, in effect, a clear victory for the Professor. Dr.......

Limerick Has, Of Course, Returned A Home-ruler, Mr....

Gabbett, in the place of Mr. Isaac Butt. He was elected last Saturday by a majority of 202,—Mr. Gabbett obtain- ing 860 votes, against 658 given for Mr. Spaight, who, however,......

Against Katharine Webster A True Bill Has Been Found, But

her trial for the murder of her mistress, Mrs. Thomas, of Rich- mond, is to be postponed, with the assent of the Treasury, till the next sittings of the Central Criminal Court.......

Mr. Samuel Charles Whitbread, Who Was M.p. For Middlesex...

the ten years between 1820 and 1830, died on Tuesday, at the good age of 82. He was hardly a very notable figure in Par- liament, though his father had been an idol of Cobbett's......

Parties In The United States Are Beginning To Organise Them-

selves for the next election. The Democrats have resolved to support Mr. Tilden for the Presidency, provided his health will allow him to accept the nomination, and the......

There Seems To Be An Oxford Party, Represented In A

letter to last Saturday's Times by the Master of Trinity, the Rev. J. Percival, which wants to persuade Lancashire and Yorkshire to give up their notion of a Northern......

Lord Carnarvon, In Accepting The Honorary Freedom And...

the Cutlers' Company, on Thursday week, in a ban- quet given at Freemasons' Hall, made an interesting speech on the sagacity, growth, and power of London. London, he said, had,......

Consols Were On Friday 99 To 99/t.

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