There Has Been One Gleam Of Political Sunshine This Week.
The King of Ashantee says the "golden axe" was sent out without his orders,—that he seeks peace, and never meant war. Whether that is the truth, or whether on reconsideration......
In Committee There Have Been Daring The Week One Or
two " scenes," especially on Tuesday night, when Mr. O'Don- nell got into a wrangle with the Chairman of Committees on his right to raise a new point of order, and was suss......
The Second Reading Of The Peace Preservation (ireland) Bill,
the Bill for disarming the people,—was carried at a rather early hour on Friday week, the Irish resistance collapsing rather suddenly. Mr. Parnell made a speech against it,......
News Of The Week.
'S IR EVELYN WOOD, commanding in Natal, on March 7th, arranged with Mr. Joubort for an eight days' armistice between the British and the Boers. During this time, which ends at......
The Prospects Of Peace In The East Of Europe Do
not improve. We receive day by day intolerably tedious accounts of meet- ings of Ambassadors at Constantinople, and discussions about methods of procedure, and efforts to induce......
The Armistice Has Caused Great Irritation In Some...
home. The Tory Light Horse are especially angry, and on Tuesday and Thursday a perfect hailstorm of questions fell on Mr. Gladstone. Lord R. Churchill wanted to know whether the......
The Portuguese Government Has Signed The Treaty Ceding...
of Lorenzo Marques to Great Britain, in considera- tion of certain advantages to Goa ; and though the ratification of the Portuguese Parliament is not complete, the Lower House......
