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Mr. Waddy, Q.c., And M.p. For Sheffield, Was Fated By

the Finsbury Liberal Association last Monday, and made a speech -on the rapid change which Tory views of the election for Sheffield underwent during the day of the poll. Up to......

There Is A Great Hue-and-cry Over The Scarcity Of Small

birds in England this winter. And no doubt some of them have fallen victims to the destructive agencies spread for them. The Rev. F. 0. Morris, writing in Thursday's Times,......

Mr. Chamberlain Delivered A Strong Speech To His...

Birmingham, on Thursday evening. He expressed his belief that the country had at last found out the foreign policy of the Government, and asked scornfully, "Where is the peace......

The Assertion That The French Ambassador At Berlin, M. Do

Saint Wilier, had resigned his post in consequence of his din. inclination to serve under M. de Freycinet's Government, appears to have been a complete mistake. The Times'......

As Parliament Is About To Meet, The Indian Government,...

instructions from home, has agreed to place the Rules :about Special Correspondents in Afghanistan in abeyance. The correspondents are only to be "licensed," a proviso intended......

The Evidence Taken Before The Court Of Inquiry Into The

Tay-Bridge disaster has brought out nothing of any import- ance, except the fact that one of the officials on the south side of the bridge noticed sparks issuing from the train......

Of Course, The Outcry In Scotland As To Sabbath-breaking As

the moral cause of the disaster, has begun. Dr. Begg and his friends could not lose so great an opportunity. We think, however, it might be proved to even their satisfaction......

Consols Were On Friday 97t To 97f.

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The Times Informs Us That The Returns Of Recruiting For

1879 will show that short service still continues highly - popular. The full number of men required presented them- selves, and indeed the recruiting-officers were able, through......

Mr. Osborne Morgan, On Monday, Made A Striking As Well

as an amusing speech to his Denbighshire constituents, in which he said that this Government had invented a new in- dustry,—the manufacture of dead-letters. They had not only......