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The Meeting Of The British Association Has Been, On The

whole, a lively one, and the discussions on geographical dis- covery and the various native races of South Africa have been unusually interesting. A very curious account was......

The Need For A New Classification Of The Crime .of

murder, which we urged a week or two ago, in writing on the scandal at Derby concerning the verdict on Mainwariug for his murder of a policeman, has been illustrated with great......

A Congress Of German Societies For Prevention Of Cruelty To

Animals (Thierschutz Verein) has just closed its labours at A Congress of German Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Thierschutz Verein) has just closed its labours......

The Speed Of Carrier-pigeons Appears To Depend As Much On

the clearness of their sight as .on the strength of their wings. In an experiment recently made with some Berlin pigeons, on a clear day, a. distance of over 300 miles, from......

The Times A Short Time Ago, In A Very Interesting

paper 'on colour-blindness, brought out the very great danger.to which, in certain callings, colour-blindness, especially when not recog- nised by those who suffer from it,......

Consols Were On Friday 971- To 971.

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We Have Probably Said Enough Elsewhere On The General Sub-

ject of Dr. Pye Smith's address to the Section of Anatomy and Physiology in the British Association last Monday, in praise of Vivisection. But we must make one remark on a......

Mr. Gladstone Made An Interesting Speech At A...

Hawarden Park, on Thursday, on the opportunities for a greater development, of profitable gardening. He pointed out that we import yearly,into the country, fruits such- as we......