19 JULY 1890, page 2

The Debate In The House Of Lords On The Second

reading of the Western Australia Bill, which took place on Monday, left nothing to be desired in regard to the manner in which the subject was approached. The speeches of Lord......

The French National Fete, Celebrated On Monday Last, July...

passed off without any noticeable occurrence, except that the President was fired at by a mad inventor with a grievance, whose revolver, however, was not loaded, and whose only......

On Saturday Last, The Cobden Club Held Its Annual Meeting,

under the presidency of Mr. T. B. Potter, at the National Liberal Club, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Mr. Esslemont, Sir George Campbell, and Mr. Searle-Hayne being the only persons pre-......

In The House Of Commons The Same Evening, Mr. Dillon

made a furious attack on the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick, and also, if the report of the Freeman's Journal can be trusted, on the Pope, for the line they have taken in......

In The Same Debate, It Is Satisfactory To Observe That,

in spite of Mr. Dillon's high-flown and tremendous denunciations of the Irish Secretary, he has to admit that, as he represents "a very poor district," he cannot repudiate......

Mr. Parnell's Speech Was Remarkable. He Began, Of Course, By

insisting on "the iniquity" of Mr. Balfour's administra- tion of Ireland, and the unexampled " sufferings " of the Irish people under his rule. He paraded his dislike of the......

A Meeting Of Delegates From Various Trade Friendly...

met in the Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, on Wednesday, to protest against the Bishop of Peterborough's Bill on the subject of children's insurance, and to condemn the......

The Election For Mid-durham Has Resulted, As Every One Knew

it would, in the return of the Gladstonian candidate by a very large majority,-2,094,—Mr. Wilson (Gladstonian) polling 5,469 votes, against 3,375 given for Mr. F. Adolphus......

The French Chamber And The French Government Are Not...

agreed as to the new taxation. M. Leon Say has carried the Chamber with him, by 265 against 247 votes, in proposing to exempt agricultural houses not worth more than 50 fr. a......