20 MAY 1865, page 2

Lord Shaftesbury On Friday Week Exposed A Great Social Evil.

A habit has grown up for some years in Lincolnshire, Northamp- tonslure, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and parts of Norfolk of employing gangs of women and children of both......

The Second Reading Of The Roman Catholic Oaths Bill, Of

which the object is to assimilate the oath taken by Roman Catholic members to that taken by the other members of the House, was carrie 1 on Wednesday by a majority of 56-190 to......

On The Same Evening Poor Mr. Ferrand Undertook The Task,

for which he was certainly ill-fitted, of eliciting the history of the Hon. Richard Bethell's hopes in connection with the Leeds Bankruptcy Court, and he has continued his......

They Have Odd Ideas In North Wilts Of The Qualifications

which fit a man to be a good county member. In that division the Tory electors are divided as to the claims of Sir George Jen- kinson and. Mr. Long, and those gentlemen are as......

The News From The Cape Is,unpleasant. The Colonial...

wants to " locate " the Kaffir chiefs on land marked out for them after the American fashion, and the chiefs object to be located. Sandilli, most formidable of them all, refused......

Convocation Has Agreed To Ask The Crown For A Licence

enabling them to alter the 36th Canon, and thereby to simplify the sub- scriptions enacted for the clergy of our Church. There is, we believe, ne doubt that the Crown will grant......

A. Case Of Singular Brutality Was Investigated At...

Saturday. Arthur Windett sometimes acts as conductor to his own omnibuses, and on Friday stopped in Moorgate Street to take up a paralytic passenger. This gentleman was......

Photographs Of Mr. Johnson, The New President Of The Union,

have reached London. They show a strongly-built man, with a square head, overhanging brows, full lips, tiger jaw, and firm, full cheeks. A strong man evidently, but not, we......

Mr. Mills On Tuesday Raised A Debate On The Merits

of the scheme of examination now adopted for the Indian Civil Service. He thought too many subjects were given, and was inclined to strike out English literature and Oriental......

Sir C. Wood Is Not Behaving Quite Well In This

matter of Indian grievances. He is either under the impression that he cannot remedy the evils complained of, in which case he should say so, or is determined to go his own way......

The Poor-law Board Has Published Its Decision In The Case

of Timothy Daly. The doctor who "attended "him but never dressed his leg is dismissed, as is also the head nurse, while the master is severely reprimanded, and told that he is......

Le Moniteur Republishes A Provisional Constitution For...

the Emperor Maximilian on the 10th April. We have sketched the provisions of this remarkable document else- where, but may observe here that difficulties are thickening around......