7 MAY 1881, page 5

The Puritanic View Of Historic Monuments.

W E cannot go with those Liberals who object to a monu- ment being erected to Lord Beaconsfield at the expense of the nation, on the ground that Lord Beaconsfield, instead of......

Topics Of The Day.

THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP. T HE Standard has opened its columns to a discussion on • the Leadership of the Tory party, which is obviously in- tended to favour the election of......

France In Tunis.

W E confess we receive the mass of reports, rumours, official utterances, and telegrams from and about Tunis with the strongest feeling of incredulity. Why the Foreign Office......