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Mr. Sinclair Aytoun Raised A Debate On Tuesday On The

recent acquisition of territory in West Africa, but it added very little to the information we gave last week. The Colonial Office has acquired Dutch possessions on the West......

Mr. Vernon Harcourt Is In A Great State Of Mind

about the -Parks' Bill, a measure introduced by Mr Ayrton giving the Rangers of the Royal Parks the same powers as are given to any municipality which possesses one, and......

The Scotch Education Bill Was Introduced By The...

Monday, and met, on this its first appearance, with the mildest possible treatment by the Education League party. It provides a School Board for every burgh and parish, and......

The Filling Of Two Great Indian Appointments Has, We Are

told, been arranged, Lord Hobart having accepted the Governorship of Madras, and Mr. Arthur Hobhouse the succession to the Legisla- tive Membership resigned by Mr. Fitzjames......

The Ballot Bill Passed Its Second Reading On Thursday By

a majority of 109 to 51, in a very languid and inattentive House. At one time only two members were present. Mr. Forster moved the second reading without any observations, and......

At A Colonial Dinner Given Last Saturday To Sir G.

Verdon, the outgoing general agent in England for the Australian Colony of Victoria, who has just been succeeded by Mr. Childers, the general tone of the speeches was......

Consols Were On Friday 921 To 92g.

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Mr. Blennerhasaett Was Elected As The Home-rule Candidate...

last week by a great majority, Mr. Dease, however, polling a respectable minority in the county, and in Killarney itself, where Bishop Moriarty's personal influence is......

Mr. Vernon Harcourt Also Objected To The Exclusion Of Hired

vehicles from Hyde Park as an aristocratic arrangement, a com- plaint very frequently heard, and worth, perhaps, a word of answer. It is not an aristocratic arrangement, but a......

American 4,170 German 3,520 Spanish 3,157 Norwegian 1,316.

Portuguese 919 Danish 660 Burmanian 408 771,409 Some of our readers may remember the shower of prophecies with which Continental journals received the news of the success of the......

In Answer To Mr. Dixon On Monday Night, Mr. Forster

gave some very interesting statistics about the recent building grants. His estimate was nothing but an estimate, as he had not the data for a complete calculation ; but he......