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The Number Of Convictions In London During The Past Six

'months for using false weights and measures was 659. Admitting that a portion of these were convictions for giving too good - weight,—a frightful injustice still sanctioned by......

The Amount Of Business Transacted In Home Securities...

week has been very moderate ; nevertheless, the market has shown firmness, and a slight advance has taken place in the quotations. Yesterday, Consols, both for money and......

The Express Publishes, Under All Reserve, An...

derived from a sincere Catholic, an ardent upholder of the Temporal Power, who fought at Mentana on the Pope's side. According to this gentleman, General Failly received from......

The Nonconformist Publishes A Remarkable Account Of...

Scotland. There are 60 seats, and of these 32 will be filled by Liberals without a contest. In 15 more the only con- test will be among Liberals, three are Tory property, and of......

Dr. Vaughan On Sunday Delivered A Remarkable Sermon In...

upon the English Establishment. He doubted if the Establishment would last, and told his hearers that Dr. Jeune was accustomed to say, "If I live ten years I shall be the last......

A Dispute Of Some Kind Appears To Have Arisen Between

the King of Saxony and the President of the North German Con- federation, and the King for some days threatened abdication. The Prussian War Office, it is reported, insisted......

Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading Foreign Bonds Left

off at the annexed quotations :— Brazilian, 1855 Egyptian, 1864 Italian Mexican Aug. 28. 78} 851 61 I 14 Sept. 4. 7.54x. d. se f hal 14 Aug. 28. , Russian (Angio-Dutch) 644......

Mr. Disraeli Has Knighted Mr. E. W. Watkin, Member For

Stockport, Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company, and general advocate for the Railway interest whenever it wants to oppress the public, or drive a bargain with......

General Peel Has Addressed A Long Letter To The Times

in defence of the Tory military expenditure. We have reviewed this letter incidentally elsewhere, and have endeavoured to show how imperfectly it meets Mr. Gladstone ; but we......

Mr. Reverdy Johnson, The New American Minister, Made His...

speech in England on Thursday at the annual Cutlers' Feast. It was a good though not a striking speech, full of good-will and -cordial profes,ions of international amity. Mr.......

The Austrian Government Has Struck Another And A...

at clerical ascendancy. The Church Courts have hitherto claimed an almost total exemption from secular authority, have in fact regarded all their proceedings as partaking more......