Topics Of The Day.
POWERS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. THE Duke of 'WELLncorow pronounces a decided opinion on the conduct of the India Directors in recalling Lord ELLENBO. EoucH. This the public......
An Angel In Parliament.
COLONEL SIDTHORP is subject to very bold flights of fancy, but never did he soar so daringly as when be imagined an angel ap- pearing as Chancellor of the Exchequer. An angel in......
The Mirror Of The Age.
Ir posterity judge of the present age by its newspapers, they will form a rare opinion of it. Every newspaper consists of two branches—the news, and the argumentative......
Taxes.
IN a country so heavily taxed as ours, Ministers should strive to acquire the art of making each tax fall as conveniently and harm- lessly as possible. Direct taxes are the most......