7 MARCH 1891, page 1

The Twenty-five Gentlemen Delegated By The Australian...

a plan for the federation of their con- tinent, have commenced their sittings in Sydney. They have decided that their meetings should be public, and have elected Sir Henry......

News Of The Week.

T HE Canadian elections have ended in a victory for the Conservative Government, which obtains a majority of twenty-five. This is a great reduction on its former majority of......

The German Emperor Has Acted, As Is His Wont, Somewhat

hastily. Indignant at the language used by the Parisian Press about the visit of the Empress Frederick, he has ordered or sanctioned a sudden revival of the restrictive passport......

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Sir J. P. Hennessy Goes Beyond Mr. Parnell In His

demands cu. behalf of Ireland. He has written a letter to Father O'Halloran stating that the Home-rule he should like to see is "what has worked so well in the self-governing......

Mr. Parnell Spoke To The Irish In Clerkenwell On Wednesday,

and took a sort of new departure. He repeated again the speech on the Police and the Land, which he has now said over so many times, hardly varying a phrase ; but be added that......

The Hon. Edward Blake, For Many Years Leader Of The

Canadian Liberals, on February 6th addressed to his constituents a long and able letter resigning his seat and his place in the party. He asked them to keep his reasons secret ;......