On Tuesday, A Conference Convened By The Dissenters And The
Society with the long name,—" The Society for the Libera- tion of Religion from State Patronage and Control,"—was got together at the Westminster Palace Hotel on the Govern-......
A Tremendous- Scene Occurred In The House Of Commons On
Wednesday. DUring a discussion on a Newspaper Registration Bill, brought forward'hy Mr. Waddy, which provides that the proprie- tors of every newspaper shall be registered, Dr.......
The Khedive Of Egypt, It Will Be Remembered, Recently...
cated the property of his Finance Minister, Ismail Sadyk, who was banished to Upper Egypt, and died either there or on his route. His property included some 300 female slaves,......
The Discussion Chiefly Went To Show That The Chancellor Of
the Exchequer had scarcely assigned sufficient importance to the growing causes of commercial depression, Mr. Childers insisting that the falling-off of revenue had been a......
The New President Of The Union Has Withdrawn The Federal
troops from Charleston, and Mr. Chamberlain has surrendered the government of South Carolina without resistance to Mr. Wade Hampton, the Democratic candidate. A similar order is......
Mr. James, Member For Gateshead, Moved On Tuesday For An
inquiry into the condition and revenues of the Eighty-nine Compa. nies in the City of London. His case was that these Companies enjoyed revenues of unknown amount, with which......
For The Current Year The Chancellor Of The Exchequer's Esti-
mates were as follows :— Total Revenue for 1877-78 £79,020,000 —showing a surplus of about £226,000 (more exactly, £225,956). The very large miscellaneous revenue includes......
The Contest For Salford To Fill Up The Seat Vacated
by the death of Mr. Cawley will probably be a sharp one. The Liberal candi- date chosen is Mr. Kay, Q.C., who is ill, and cannot canvass for himself, though Sir William Jenner......
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