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The Irish University Bill Has Passed The House Of Commons,

with the prospective clause empowering the Senate of the new University to draw out a scheme for fellowships, scholarships, and exhibitions, to be conferred, both for"......

In The House Of Commons The Resistance Made Was Stouter..

Lord Hartington objected strongly, though only in the abstract, to mixing up a vote of thanks to the Army with a vote of thanks to the Viceroy, and quoted Sir Robert Peel's......

Lord Northbrook Made A Speech In The Debate On The

Bill for raising the 22,000,000 which is to be lent to India without interest, by way of financial help to the Afghan campaign, which violently excited Lord Cranbrook and Lord......

Yesterday Week Mr. Chamberlain Delivered A Very Eloquent...

speech on the affairs of South Africa, which commanded tributes of respect from all parts of the House. He recalled the history of the Kaffir war of 1811 and 1819; of the war of......

Sir Michael Hicks-beach, While Complimenting Mr. Chamber-...

speech, threw his shield, as usual, over Sir Bartle Frere, whom the Government appear always to reprove when they write despatches, and always to defend when they make speeches......

At Nancy, On Tuesday, Was Unveiled A Statue Of M.

Thiers, who, as liberator of the French soil after the Franco-German war, is the great hero of the towns near the borders of the lost provinces of Alsace-Lorraine. He is......

In Both Houses Of Parliament On Monday, Votes Of Thanks

wore proposed,—to the Viceroy of India, for the ability and judgment with which the resources of the British Army in India had been applied to the support of the military......

It Is Obvious That The French Government Rather Rely On

their bad education law for bringing them a certain amount of demo- cratic popularity during the recess, and probably it may succeed in doing so. At least, they take every......