12 JULY 1884, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

MR. GLADSTONE'S PROPOSAL. M R. GLADSTONE'S proposal to cut the present Session as short as possible, and to summon a new Autumn Session for the purpose of passing the Franchise......

The Franchise Bill In The Lords.

T HE debate in the Lords has been on the whole justly praised for its statesmanlike character, and indeed, for its com- parative terseness. Lord Kimberley discharged his......