24 NOVEMBER 1888, page 3

Mr. Arnold-forster Made A Good Fight Yesterday Week At...

and succeeded in diminishing decidedly the Glad- stonian majority. Mr. Oldroyd, the Gladstonian, was returned by 6,071 against 3,979, or by a majority of 2,102. In 1886, Eir J.......

The Rumour That The Emperor Of Germany Wished For A

powerful marine, is, it appears, true. A Bill has been presented to the Reichstag demanding a sum of £5,800,000 for the con- struction of twenty-eight men-of-war, of which four......

The Political Scandals In France Are Becoming More...

ever. The case of " Andrieux v. Gilly," heard at Nimes, has, it is true, fallen through, M. Gully, though ready with evidence against other members of the Budget Committee,......

No Trace Whatever Has Been Found Of The Whitechapel Mur-

derer, and so far as appears, he may go on killing an " unfor- tunate" a month for the next ten years. The newspapers have improved their sale this week by sensational stories......

Of All Political Arrangements, The One Under Which A Strong

Power agrees to pay tribute to a weak one usually works the worst. It seems that Great Britain does not pay a penny of the £93,000 a year agreed on as a tribute for Cyprus. The......

Not Absolutely Pass Him, In The Race. He Made A

charming speech at Liverpool on Thursday night, just before leaving for the United States, in which, while professing carefully to avoid politics, he said precisely the right......

The Passion For Flowers Spreads Fast In England, The Suit

of " Sander v. the Duchess of Montrose," decided this week, being a mere illustration of its extent. It was proved in the evidence given before the Queen's Bench Division, that......

The Russian Government Has Succeeded, It Is Said, In Con-

tracting a considerable loan. The financiers of Berlin refused an advance, and those of England drew back ; but a com- bination of French and Dutch capitalists agreed to advance......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent.

New Consols (24) were on Friday 96 to 964.......