3 JANUARY 1874, page 9

Mr. Cardwell Addressed The Druids At Oxford On Thursday In

a long and good speech, part of which—his account of the Ashantee war and the possible change in the land laws—we have quoted elsewhere. We must note here, however, that . he......

The Solicitor - General's Speech On The Same Occasion, Which

in its political aspects we have elsewhere discussed, was, besides being instructive on the question of land, very entertaining, after the easy egotistic fashion which he so......

We Have Had A Fond Dream And A Great Disappointment

this week. The hope has been raised, but cruelly dissipated by Pro- fessor Owen, that a live Dodo had been found in the Samoan Islands, and was coming over to America, if not to......

In The Course Of His Speech, Sir W. Harcourt Delivered

a . very entertaining apology for the British squire. People "seem to think," he said, "he is a sort of ogre iu top-boots who roasts a peasant in the morning and stews a baby......

News Of The Week.

S PANISH affairs are likely to become still more confused, for the Cortes met again yiaterday, and three parties will engage in mortal struggle,—Castelar's, which is......

The Latest Intelligence From Madrid (january 2) Looks As If

S. Castear, in despair, were contemplating a coup d'etat. Having tried to conciliate the Church, he has mortally offended S. Sal- meron, and will, it 1/S Mated, be defeated......

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, The Chairman Of The Executive...

of the Birmingham Education League, Mayor of Birming- ham, Chairman of the Birmingham School Board, and last, not least, author of the punning Radical programme, "free schools,......

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