At The French Academy Of Sciences On Monday, M. De
Lesseps presented a volume of M. Marius Fontane's "Universal History," entitled, "The Asiatics," to the Academy, and seized the occasion to make a very ingenious speech on the......
Mr. Gladstone Commented With Great Force On Sir Stafford...
very inconsistent contention, first, that there no political danger in a frank discussion of this ques- tion,—that it is a mere question of arrangement between the British......
The Administration Of Egypt Appears To Be Quite Incom-...
to deal with the cholera, and, indeed, with almost all other questions, in any sense satisfactory to European criticism. In truth, the position of Egypt, exposed as it is to......
Sir Stafford Northcote's Motion For An Address To Her...
praying her not to recognise any claim of the Suez Canal Company to such a monopoly of water communication between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea as would exclude the......
A Crowded Meeting Was Held In Willis's Rooms On Wednesday,
under the presidency of Mr. Bright, to support Lord Ripon's Indian policy in relation to what is called the Ilbert Bill,—the Bill permitting a few Native Judges who are members......
In The Remainder Of The Debate, Mr. Cohen Argued With
great ability for the exclusive rights granted to M. de Lesseps; and Mr. Davey against them, though he supported Mr. Nor- wood's amendment reserving the freedom of the House of......
Mr. Norwood, Who Moved The Amendment Accepted By The...
reserving to the House of Commons perfect freedom of judgment, did not deplore the breaking-off of the negotiations, but held that there was plenty of leverage for future......
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