The Principal Speeches In The Commons Were Those Of Lord
Hartington and Sir Stafford Northcote. The Liberal leader was careful to state that he did not intend to oppose the grant of supplies, that he considered that the war having......
There Is No End To The Misfortunes Caused By The
failure of the City of Glasgow Bank. On Wednesday the Directors of the Caledonian Bank (Inverness) decided that as their Bank held four shares in the Glasgow concern, it must go......
The Remainder Of The Debate Was Brief And Of Little
importance, the chief speakers being Sir Charles Dilke, who wanted all manner of papers—most of them essential ; Mr. Bourke, who explained that the clerks had had to read the......
Sir Stafford Northcote, In Reply, After Admitting That Up To
a very late period the Government thought the Mission would have been received and war avoided, defended Lord Cranbrook's de- spatch, which had been considered by the whole......
The Meeting Of Parliament Somewhat Supersedes Mr. Glad-...
of Saturday at Greenwich, which was, however, one of his greatest successes. He was extremely moderate, but re- peatedly roused his audience to enthusiasm ; and his peroration,......
The Marquis Of Salisbury Was Even Less Happy In His
ex- planations than Lord Cranbrook, and made a most jesuitical apology for a very successful jesuitical attempt to mislead the House of Lords as to the Afghan policy of the......
We Regret To See That Dr. Baring, The Bishop Of
Durham, has been compelled to resign his diocese through ill-health. Durham is one of the greatest of the English Sees, not only for its wealth and traditions,—Bishop Butler was......
In The Late Mr. G. Ii. Lewes, Who Died Last
Saturday, the world has lost a very accomplished writer and very acute critic. His " Biographical History of Philosophy " is one of the most amusing, if not one of the......
Lord Grey's Amendment To The Address, On The Strictly...
tutional ground, that Parliament ought to have been earlier con- sulted as to this war,—was supported in an almost inaudible speech, and was not pressed to a division. Lord......
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