On Monday, At Length,—the Day Before Christmas Day,—the...
proroguing Parliament was read. It is not an interesting document ; indeed, there were no materials for making it interesting. Her Majesty stated that her relations with all......
Great Men Of The Second Rank Are 'forgotten Very Speedily,
and the death of Count 'Loris Melikoft excites, therefore, com- paratively little attention. Only twelve years ago, however, the Count, who, like General Bagration, was born an......
The Result Of The Election For Stockton-on-tees Was...
Saturday. Sir Horace Davey (the Gladstonian) won the seat, but by so narrow a majority (395) that the victory was really a defeat. Sir Horace Davey polled 3,889 votes, against......
The Long And Dreary Session Ended Even Worse Than It
began. It began with eleven nights' debate on the Address,—that is, with a waste of ten nights,—and it ended with a waste of we know not how many nights in wrangling over......
The French Just Now Are Like One Of Southey's Heroes,
"all naked feeling and raw life," ready to ,fight the world for any- thing, however valueless, which can be considered a right. This time the grievance is fishing off......
Lord Rosebery Made A Speech At Airdrie, Near Glasgow,...
week, which in its main features was hardly marked by his usual strength. But he quizzed Lord Salisbury on his apparent belief that Scotland was turning Conservative, and asked......
The Government Adheres Steadily To Its Promise Not To Extend
the area of operations in the Soudan, and on Friday the British troops were already quitting Suakin. The black garrison will, however, remain, and strong outworks have been......
The Impression That Stanley Is .not A Prisoner 'in The
hands of the Mahdi has become stronger this week. A letter was received at Stanley Falls on August 25th, written by the explorer on August 17th—that is, less than five months......
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