Sir Stafford Northcote's Budget Proposals On Thursday...
simple and confused,—very simple in substance, but delivered in a slovenly and confused form not usual with the Minister. The revenue of last year, estimated at £83,055,000,.......
There Is To Be No Debate On Afghan Policy Before
the election, . Sir Stafford Northcote having definitively refused to allow a day for the purpose. That does not matter much, as politicians can say what they have to say......
Lord Beaconsfield Has Clearly Infuriated The Irish...
the leader of the Home-rulers, and the most moderate man among them, asserts that no Ministry within his memory has done less for the content of Ireland, and declares that the......
The Clubs Arc Full Of Prognostics Of The Result Of
the elec- tion, none of which are worth much, except as regards uncon- tested seats. Southwark is evidence on the Tory side, and Elgin on the Liberal side, that under the......
The Government On Thursday Pressed The Second Reading Of...
Corrupt Practices Bill, which contains a new clause of some interest. The payment of conveyances for voters in boroughs is legalised. Apparently, this is quite fair, as the......
Of Course, This Implies That Sir Stafford Northcote...
his plan for reducing the National Debt by paying all the difference between £28,000,000 and the interest required every year towards that object. Or rather, it merges this......
Lord Hartington's Address Is A Calm, Solid, And...
manifesto, occasionally very felicitous in its wording. He begins by repudiating the insinuations in Lord Beaconsfield's letter. He knows of no party " which challenges the......
A Whole Week Has Passed Without A Political Assassination In
Russia, but it is said that General Loris Melikoff is ill with excitement and overwork. Ile has as yet laid down no general plan of action, but he executed, with military......
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