8 DECEMBER 1883, page 3

The News From The Soudan Is Not Encouraging. It Is

now certain that the Egyptian Army has perished, owing, as we suspected, to thirst and the total failure of ammunition, and that the natives consider the victory to settle the......

An Under-sheriff Of London And Middlesex, Writing To...

s Times, makes the occasional awkwardness of the hangman, and the consequent suffering of the victim, a plea for abolishing capital punishment altogether. A plea it may be, but......

Mr. Childers Devoted His Second Speech, At Knottingley On...

mainly to Reform and the rehousing of the poor. He thought parties were approximating about reform, both of them admitting that household suffrage must be extended to the......

The Death, At A Comparatively Early Age, Of Dr. Richey,

Q.C., Professor of Feudal and English Law in the University of Dublin, has created a profound sensation of regret amongst all men of culture in that city. Singularly well......

It Is Reported, Apparently On Authority, That The...

succeeded in making a Commercial Treaty with Spain. Spain is to admit British goods under the most-favoured-nation clause, while Great Britain is to admit Spanish wines at the......

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Mr. Trevelyan Made A Very Remarkable Speech On Tuesday At

Kelso, on the extension of household franchise to the counties. He spoke with a certain fire of enthusiasm on behalf of the population of Northumberland and Roxburghshire, which......

Mr. Trevelyan Also Made A Speech Of Great Mark On

Thurs- day at Galashiels, in which he defended the Irish policy of the Government against the criticisms both of men like Messrs. Biggar and Healy, who say rather what their......

On Tuesday, Mr. Chamberlain Spoke At Wolverhampton,...

county franchise. He said that he was com pletely unaware of the divisions in the Cabinet of which the newspapers said so much. "To the best of my belief, every member of the......