15 MAY 1875, page 1

The Belgian Incident Is Clearly Not Yet ..over. The German

papers declare that the Belgian reply, which we summarised in our last issue, is thought very unsatisfactory at Berlin, and 'will, require a rejoinder. Professor Bliintschli,......

Mr. Gladstone's Speech On The Budget Yesterday Week Was A

disappointing one. It was a series of pin-pricks in relation to details, followed by what seems to us, as we have elsewhere shown, avery inadequate attack on the principle of......

Sir. 'stafford Northcote's Reply Was Unusually Bright And...

He complained that the only case in which the Liberals are hard upon the close-fit of a Budget should be the case in which the Go'vernment propose to do something towards paying......

Lord Salisbury Has Appointed The Duke Of Buckingham And

1 Chandes Governor of Madras. That is an opportunity lost. The Duke has held many posts with respectable credit, and ma administer the Southern Presidency fairly well, but he is......

News Of The Week.

G ERMANY is contented, and the world is tranquil. It was understood throughout the previous week that the mainten- ,.. *nee of peace would depend upon an interview between the......

*,* The Editors Cannot Undertake To Return Manuscript In Any

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It Is Probable That, War Being Postponed, Other Questions...

discussed between the two potentates and their Chancellors, for it is stated that Russia promised to use her good offices to induce Belgium to change her laws, and that Germany......