The Compromise On The Ebert Bill, Described Last Week, Has,
it is said, been accepted by the Legislative Council. There was a momentary difficulty on the question whether, if no jury could be found, the Magistrite should try without one......
We Regret To Notice The Death Of Dr. Lasker, For
many years the head of the Progressives in the Prussian and German Chambers. He was a determined constitutionalist, and fought Prince Bismarck steadily, with occasional success.......
Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.
Consols were on Friday 101} to 1011 x.d.......
The Fa Mall Gazette's Appeal To The Liberal Party In
the House of Commons to state, through its columns, jts wishes as to the prograMme of next Session, has not been supremely successful. About 175 Members only have replied to it,......
Mr. Henry Fowler, M.p. For Wolverhampton, In A Letter To
Thursday's Times on Sir Stafford Northcote's paper on Con- servative and Liberal finance, sums up the truth of the case very briefly thus :—" There .has been a decrease in the......
Mr. Francis Galton Has Added A New Flavour To Life
for the few who love the study of pedigree, and who, beyond pedigree, like to have something of an inward picture of the ancestors from whom they are derived. He offers to......
It Was . Arranged That Admiral Courbet Should Attack...
it is, of course, possible that he required still further preparations. It is believed that Chinese troops are in the fortress ; but as yet there is no sign that China intends......
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, In A. Speech At Maryport On Thursday,
openly avowed that if the Irish were not content with having equal rights with the English in every respect, he would give them the alternative of complete separation. We are......
On Tuesday Morning The Head Of The Brahmo Somaj Of
India, Keshub Chunder Sen, died at Calcutta, at a comparatively early age. Ever since 1878, when the marriage of his daughter with the Rajah of Cooch Behar took place, at an age......
The Bishop Of Exeter, In A Speech At Holsworthy Last
week, gave a somewhat melancholy picture of the pressure of routine 'correspondence on an ordinary Bishop. "The clergy often said that the Bishop worked very hard; but the......