12 FEBRUARY 1881, page 6

The Speaker's New Rules.

T HE Speaker has used the power accorded to him by the House over proceedings which are declared " urgent " with a firmness and moderation which might have been anticipated from......

Mr. Carlyle As A Political Power.

O VER practical politics, it is needless to say that Mr. Carlyle wielded no power,—indeed, would have despised himself, if he had wielded power. The deep scorn which he poured......