M. L6on Say Is Anxiously Calling The Attention Of His
country- men to their finance. In the Journal des Beonornistes, he points out that the passion for Public Works, especially for State Rail- ways, has increased, till the burden......
The French Chamber Has All The Week Been Debating The
Clerical Budget, after an unintelligible fashion. The Deputiea apparently are not prepared to disestablish the Church, and refused a proposal of M. Roche to cut down the total......
The Most Important Questions Raised By The New School Board
Elections in London seem to us to be chiefly two,—(1), whether the general policy of previous Boards should be con- tinned and developed, and therefore whether the hard-working......
Mr. Raikes, The Tory Chairman Of Committees, Is Proposed By
the Conservatives of Cambridge University for the seat rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr. Walpole. This selec- tion is not fortunate. Mr. Walpole is not only a very accom-......
An Attempt Was Made On The Life Of Mr. Justice
Lawson last Saturday, which was fortunately foiled by the vigilance of one of the Army pensioners who were with him as a guard. A man of the name of Patrick Delany, who had......
Strong Pressure Is To Be Placed Upon The Government To
put .down slavery in the Soudan, and, indeed, slavery in Egypt itself; and if the British are to protect the country, this must, of course, be done. The difficulty is that the......
Dr. Siemens, On 'wednesday, Gave A Lecture At The Society
of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, on the comparative cost of lighting by gas and electricity. He held that electricity was the cheaper, the annual cost of an incandescent lamp......
Console Ware On Friday 101i To 102. Bank Rate, 5
per cent.......
A Meeting Was Held At Lord Salisbury's House In Arlington
Street on Thursday, to determine on a memorial to Dr. Pusey, at which the very wise decision was taken to purchase Dr. Pusey's great library for the University of Oxford, and to......
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