The Radical Party In France Is Accepting The Idea Of
an Income-tax more heartily than we recently thought possible. M. Doumer, the recent Minister of Finance, proposed his Bill in the Chamber on Tuesday ; and though the Government......
The Reply Made By Mr. Charles Villiers To The Address
presented to him by the Cobden Club to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the repeal of the Corn-laws, published in last Saturday's papers, is a most interesting and......
Mr. Bhovrnaggree, The Native Of India Who Sits For Bethnal
Green, and is a supporter of the Government, denied that India had any interest in the expedition to Dongola. The resolution, he declared, would give rise to an amount of......
The Finance Bill (committee Stage) Was Under Discussion...
House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday. The chief subject debated was the proposal made by the Government that the Treasury should have the power to exempt from......
When The Division Was Taken The Serious Character Of The-
defection among the followers of the Government was apparent, the resolution only being carried by a majority of 85 (275 to 190). Matters were, however, in reality worse than......
The Times On Wednesday Published A Curious "find," A...
of the letters from Wad-el-Bishera, the young Emir commanding in Dongola, to his subordinate Emirs at Firkeh. In all except their religious phraseology, which mainly consists of......
Matters Are Mending A Little In Crete. The Sultan, Dis-
mayed by the unanimity of the Powers, has agreed to a general amnesty, has appointed a Christian Governor-General, has called the Assembly together, and has promised to con-......
On Monday Lord George Hamilton's Motion Asking For The...
of the House of Commons to the revenues of India being charged with the ordinary pay of the native troops sent to Suakin was the subject of a full-dress debate. After Lord......