4 DECEMBER 1880, page 2

Mr. George Shaw-lefevre Succeeds Mr. Adam As First Com-...

of Works, and is succeeded in turn by Mr. G. 0. Trevelyau as Secretary to the Admiralty. Both appointments are excellent. Mr. Lefevre is one of the most thoughtful, cheer- ful,......

Mr. Gibson Followed In The Same Strain, In A Vehement

invective against the Government for not adopting more stringent mea- sures in Ireland. He forgot to explain, however, why his own Government, instead of striking at people of......

A Great Conservative Solemnity Took Place At Woodstock On...

Lord Randolph Churchill there engaging, as it were, to be more amenable to party discipline for the future, though indicating clearly enough that his own allegiance was given......

Lord Cranbrook Made A Speech At Berkhampstead On Thurs- Day,

in which he proclaimed his party's intention of showing a moderation in Opposition such as the Liberal party, by its unexampled violence in Opposition, had by no means deserved.......

Mr. Courtney Made An Able And Thoughtful, But Rather...

speech at Liskeard yesterday week, in relation chiefly to the Irish policy of the Government. On foreign policy, he supported them heartily. In relation to Afghan affairs, he......

The Government Of Germany Is Daily Becoming More Oppres-...

Freedom of the Press has never existed either in the Empire or its component States, but freedom of thought and of the expression of thought in books has always been the boast......

A Meeting Of The Greek Committee Was Held On Wednesday,

at which Lord Rosebery, the chairman, made a speech distin- guished at once by feeling for Greece and by some unexplained motive for hesitation. He believed that Greece had lost......