4 MAY 1872, page 2

Lord Clarence Paget And Mr. Goschen Have Had This Week

a- somewhat lively passage of arms, in which the victory remains, unmistakably with the latter. Lord Clarence wrote to Monday's Times a letter, written, he said, under a very......

Lord Clarence Replied On Thursday, But To Little Effect. He

questioned the fact as to the Agincourt's being at her full speed when the accident happened ; asserted that the cause of the Lord Clyde's misfortune was that her fires were......

It Is Believed In The City That M. Thiers Has

obtained assurances , that if the indemnity were paid France would be evacuated, and that a very heavy French loan is at hand. The time is unfavour- able for such an operation,......

Mr. Goschen, Interrogated On The Subject On Tuesday In The

House of Commons, replied with a good deal of vigour and effect, pointing out that Lord Clarence had assumed a cause for disasters. of which the history was not yet known, and......

Two Telegrams Have Been Received This Week From Zanzibar,...

announcing that natives have arrived there with news that Mr. Stanley, the agent despatched by the New York Herald to find Dr. Livingstone, has succeeded in his quest. The great......

The Carlist Insurrection In Spain Seemed At The Beginning Of

the week to be formidable, but all the reports of Friday indicate that it is dying away. Don Carlos's proclamation, promising to restore the fueros or provincial liberties,......

Of Course The Bill Was The Subject Of A Good

many jokes. Mr. Scourfield addressed the Speaker " with sentiments tinged with sadness and mournfulness, arising from the reflection that he was now probably addressing the last......

Vesuvius Has Been In Eruption All The Week, And For

a few days, notably on the 26th April, it was feared that Torre del Greco and other towns round the bay would be destroyed. The roar of the mountain was frightful, " like......

The Ballot Bill Got Out Of Committee On Thursday, After

a great debate on a proposal by Mr. Synan that the presiding officer should mark the paper for a voter who could not read. Mr. Forster resisted this at first as dangerous to......

On Wednesday, Mr. Jacob Bright Brought On His Bill For

extending the suffrage to women-householders,—the thin edge of the wedge, as everybody seemed to see for the first time on Wed- nesday, towards giving the suffrage to all adult......