Mr. Disraeli Will Not Say Whether He Is Going On
with the Bribery Bill or not,—probably not—but he is going on with the Telegraph Bill, and going on very cleverly. The principle of the Bill is to be affirmed by the House, and......
The House Of Commons Is Getting Through Its Work Fast
by the easy process of leaving it undone. The redistribution clauses in the Irish Reform Bill involved some little trouble, and conse- quently Mr. Disraeli on Thursday withdrew......
On Tuesday Mr. Bright Brought Forward His Motion For A
Commission to proceed to Nova Scotia and inquire into the griev- ances alleged by the Nova Scotians against the Act of last session which incorporated them in the Dominion of......
Mr. Rearden, Member For Athlone, A Member Much Snubbed In
the House, first, because he is an auctioneer, and secondly, because he is not very wise, insists that he is a follower of Mr. Gladstone and the Liberal party. Mr. Gladstone......
News Of The Week.
M R. DISRAELI made one of his most unblushing speeches at the Merchant Taylors' dinner on Wednesday. Indeed, the Merchant Taylors' dinner generally seems to make him shameless,......
The Missing Despatch From Zoulla Has Turned Up. It Would
seem that Sir Robert Napier thinks it more important to do his work than to chatter about the way he did it, and consequently left his despatch unwritten until he got a hint......
