Mr. Lambert On Tuesday Moved For A Committee To Inquire
into. official salaries, with a view apparently to their increase, especially in the case of the Premier. His main argument was that the cost of everything had enormously......
In Reply To Lord Stanhope's Question As To Mrs. Torpey's-
acquittal, the Lord Chancellor explained yesterday week that at present, when a wife commits theft, fraud, or robbery in the pre- sence of her husband, the law presumes......
The Rest Of Monday's Debate, With The Exception Of Mr.
Auberon Herbert's speech, was very dreary. He made a very good point by showing that if purchase gave rise to efficiency, the infantry and cavalry officers ought to be much more......
Lord Bury Opened The Adjourned Debate On Thursday In A
speech of effective but rather thin criticism. He wanted, it appeared, precisely what Government wanted, but did not see that the abolition of purchase would help him to get it.......
The Weary Army Debate, Which Seems To Grow Wearier The
more passionately honourable members insist on the privilege of liberating their souls on the enbject, was resumed on Monday night by Sir John Pakington, who, as Mr. Trevelyan......
Mr. Bernal Osborne Followed With A Clever But Captious...
against the Bill, which he said would give us "enlarged expendi- ture, ill-defined estimates, and no prospect of permanent security." Purchase was doomed, but he regretted......
Mr. Cardwell Made A Remarkably Effective Speech In Reply On
the whole debate, showing that Government could not move ha any direction, either to shorten service, or make reductions, or increase the Army, without being stopped by......
Mr. Trevelyan Made The Best Speech Of The Evening. He
quoted the late General Havelock's assertion that "he was sick for years in waiting for promotion, that three sots and two fools had pur- chased over him, and that if he had not......
Mr. Disraeli Sees Land. The Conservatives Of Lancashire...
sent him a deputation asking him to dine with them, and make a speech, which might be, it was hinted, a Tory pro- gramme. Mr. Disraeli told them that he was, however unworthy,.......
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