7 AUGUST 1869, page 2

The Bishops Of The Irish Church Show Symptoms Of Understand-

ing at once their epoch and their flocks. Those flocks, brought up by the side of Presbyterians, are quite determined that the substan- tial control of the Church shall remain......

An Invention Was Laid Before The British Medical...

Leeds which may hereafter be found of great importance. Dr. R. W. Richardson has ascertained that a cut inflicted by a circular knife revolving at a speed of 25 revolutions to......

Nothing Was Said Of Importance In The Debate Which Followed

the Indian financial statement, but, of course, a member—Mr. Fowler this time—got up to denounce that "demoralizing" opium traffic. It really is too wearisome to hear this......

The Home Secretary Is Giving Great And, We Mast Say,

very just offence by his defence of the policemen accused by Mr. Knox of perjury in giving evidence about a Haymarket riot. They said some clerks struck them and were drunk,......

The Nottingham Petition Against Mr. Seely Has Failed. The...

withdrew it on Monday, each side paying its own costa. Baron Martin said all the charges had broken down. The evidence about bribery was ridiculous, the petitioners only alleg-......

The Bill Permitting Marriage With A Deceased Wife's...

as Mr. Beresford puts it, "for the abolition of sisters-in-law," has been withdrawn. It has been talked out by the party which opposes it on religious grounds, but will be......

The Report Of The Committee On Parliamentary And...

has been published. It is not yet official, as the Com- mittee will reassemble next session, but it is understood that Lord Hartington's Draft Report will be accepted. According......

Mr. Grant Duff Made His Financial Statement On Behalf Of

the Indian Government on Tuesday. The speech was an excellent one, a little too long, and a little too full of details which can be .ascertained much more easily from the......

The Death Of The Bishop Of Salisbury Places His First

Bishopric at the disposal of Mr. Gladstone. The late Dr. Hamilton was one of the highest of High Churchmen, as nearly a Catholic as an English Bishop could be, and maintained on......