If The Guardians Of The Gloucester Union Were To Be

indicted for manslaughter, no one could object on the ground of injustice. For some ten years, according to the Times, they have neglected to carry out compulsory vaccination in......

The Italian Position On The Red Sea Has Become Much

easier. The siege of Kassala has not been raised in the technical sense, for Arabs are still attacking the fortress, but their ablest leader, Osman Digna, has started for Suakin......

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The Revenue Returns For The Past Financial Year Are Extra-

ordinary. The total sum paid into the Imperial Exchequer is £101,973,829, to which must be added the sum paid to the Local Taxation account, which is 27,366,117, making......

The Oxford And Cambridge Boat-race Was Rowed Last...

tempestuous weather. The race, which was won by Oxford, was a most exciting one. Cambridge led almost for the whole distance, but towards the end of the course Oxford crept up......

The Report Of The Departmental Committee, Appointed To...

the condition of Poor-law schools, was published on Thursday. The Committee consisted of experts like Mr. Mundella, Mr. Lynlph Stanley, Sir J. Gorat, and the Rev. Brooke......

Mr. Gladstone On Saturday Last Assisted At The Opening Of

the new line across the Wirral Peninsula, which not only shortens the journey between North Wales and Lancashire, but opens up a country hitherto untouched by the railways. At......

On Friday Week, During The Debate On The Vote On

account, Mr. J. A. Pease drew attention to the abominable system of slavery allowed by us in Zanzibar and Pemba. Mr. Curzon, in reply, declared that the Government had been......

The Scope Of The Little War In The Soudan Is

widening. According to the latest accounts Osman Digna, with fifteen thonsandlighting men, has arrived within thirty miles of Suakin, and is threatening that port and Tokar. At......

Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.

New Consols (4) were on Thursday, 109I.......