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It Looks As If The Unskilled Labourers Of Europe Were

going to get a general rise in wages,—a result which, if it does not paralyse trade, and so injure the poor, must be regarded as ex- tremely satisfactory. The whole of the......

At The First Meeting Of The Annual Conference Of The

Con- gregational Union, held on Tuesday at Hull, Dr. Fading, the Chairman of the year, made a speech remarkable for the vehemence with which he protested against " the......

The New York Correspondent Of The Manchester Examiner...

Saturday an interesting account of the centri- petal forces at work in the great American trades and industries. " Trusts " and " Combines," which are fast developing into......

A Good Deal Of Discussion Took Place In The Church

Congress as to the utility of the system of Brotherhoods recently advocated by Archdeacon Farrar, the general consensus being that a community of clergymen who postponed......

The United States Government Has Appointed Mr. Frederic...

mulatto Abolitionist, its Minister to Hayti, and the appointment is quoted everywhere as proof that the dis- like between the races is dying out. It is undoubtedly proof that......

In A Discussion In The Church Congress On Wednesday On

public amusements, Mr. E. Terry, the comedian, was received with great applause. He maintained, as is usual with actors when defending their profession, that the influence of......

The London County Council Met On Tuesday, And Dis- Cussed

the appointment of a successor to Mr. Firth. As to the policy which ought to be pursued in regard to the Deputy-Chairmanship, there can be no question among reasonable men.......

On Monday Last, Mr. John Burns, At St. Peter's School-

room, Pugh Road, addressed the electors of Battersea,—the constituency for which he intends to stand at the next General Election, and which he represents already on the London......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent.

New Consols (2k) were on Friday 961 to 9611.......