News Of The Week.
T HE event of the week has been the publication on Monday of Lord Salisbury's brilliantly written but most dangerous circular on the Eastern Question, which we have discussed at......
The Military Fact Of The Week Is The Calling-out Of
the Reserves. On Monday a Message from the Queen, announcing the intention, was read in both Houses, and on Tuesday the Proclamation was formally issued. In the M essage it is......
For The Coming Year, Sir Stafford Northcote's...
to remain unchanged, and no " extraordinary" votes to be sanctioned,—were as follows :— ESTIMATED REVENUE FOR 1878 - 9. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 1878 - 9. Customs £19,750,000......
To Meet This Rather Formidable Sum, Sir Stafford...
are simple. He adds 2d. to the Income-tax, which ought, he says, to produce about £3,000,000 within the year, and £600,000 more in the next financial year ; and puts 4d. extra......
It Is A Curious Feature Of The Published Correspondence Con-
cerning the Congress, that there is about a month's blank in the story of the negotiations,—between the end of the first week in February, and the end of the first week in......
The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Introduced His Budget On...
night. In relation to the past year, had it not been for the expenditure on the vote of credit, it would not have been un- favourable. Deducting that expenditure, there would......
