28 FEBRUARY 1880, page 8

The Paine Trial. T He Eight Days' Trial Which Ended On

Tuesday has resulted in a verdict which certainly does not err on the side of severity. It is plain that if Mr. Justice Hawkins had been in the jury-box instead of on the Bench,......

The Gates Of India.

T HE speech of Lord Beaconsfield on Friday week, in answer to the Duke of Argyll's masterly exposure of recent policy in Afghanistan, was marked by two noteworthy features. The......