Mr. Disraeli Has Made A Proposal,—reeeived With...
to show that he really wishes to pass the whole Re- form Bill this session, and not even to defer the section which redis- tributes the Beats. He proposes that the House shall......
France Has Been On The Verge Of A "crisis." The
Committee on the Army Reorganization Bill, after long negotiations with the Government, finally resolved to reject it entirely. They would not give up the right of fixing the......
The Sultan Is Going To Paris To See The Exhibition.
He leaves Constantinople to-day. The incident is noteworthy, no Sultan having ever visited a European city outside his own dominions except at the head of an army. We wonder......
Our Good Correspondent, "a Liberal Officer," Ought To...
John Pakington a letter of thanks, he has justified his state- ments so completely. The War Minister has actually inserted a clause in the Militia Reserve Bill, making twelve......
The Bishop Of Salisbury, Who Is Both An Amiable And
sincere man, but not even wise enough to put what he means in its least alarming form, frightened his clergy a little and his church- wardens more last Thursday week, by his......
Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading British Railways...
off at the annexed quotations :— •••■ ••■ • •• Great Eastern Friday, May 17, Great Northern ... •• ••• 110 Gr.at Western.. •• 4:k Lanesaltire and Yorkahlre 12411 Loudon and......
The Closing Prices Of The Leading Foreign Securities...
on Friday week are subjoined :— Friday, May 17. Friday, May 24 .. 17 52 .. 19 66 .. 66 .. 79 Mexican 161 Spanish Passives .. Do. Certificates . • • 14( Turkish 6 per......
We Observe With Profound Regret That Dr. Robert Lee, The
eminent Presbyterian divine, and Professor of Biblical Criticism in the University of Edinburgh, was attacked by paralysis on Wed- nesday, while riding home from a visit to Lord......
The Royal Commission On The Digest Of The Law Has
presented its first report. It is not an instructive document. The Commis- sioners report that the Statute Law occupies 45 quarto volumes, ..the judicial decisions and dicta......
We Note As A Sign Of The Times A Really
large meeting in the Guildhall on Monday, to applaud the Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine, and the Maine Liquor Law. Mr. Dow, who was the author of that law, made a speech of the......
There Really Is No End To Mr. Beales! The Man
has been writing to Count von Bismarck—who would shoot a Prussian Beales without hesitation—congratulating him on his share in establishing univer- sal suffrage in North......
The Importations Of The Precious Metals Having Been Very Ex-
tensive, and the demand for gold for export purposes limited, all Home Securities have been dealt in somewhat freely this week, and a further advance has taken place in the......