Under The Heading Of "the Poster In Politics," The Review
of Reviews has collected some amusing examples of Election placards. Much the most effective, in our opinion, was that issued in Inverness, describing "What the Liberal Govern-......
On Monday Lord Grey, As President, Opened The First Inter-
national Co-operative Congress in the rooms of the Society of Arts. After pointing out that the English Co-operative Societies distribute annually between £4,000,000 and......
A Thunder-storm Of Extraordinary Violence Broke Out...
8 o'clock on Thursday evening. Mr. G. J. Symons, F.R.S., writing to yesterday's Times, reports that he himself had chronicled 667 flashes of lightning between 8 and 9 o'clock......
On Monday The War Secretary, Lord Lansdowne, Announced...
Wolseley is to be the new Commander.in-Chief, and that he will enter upon his duties at the beginning of November, the Duke of Cambridge desiring to retain office for another......
The Bishop Of Chester, Writing In Wednesday's Times, Puts In
an able and temperate plea for Liquor Law Reform. He points out that all the Pablic-house Reform Association asks for is a fair trial of their scheme for local management. They......
Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.
New Consols (2f) were on Friday, 107196--107*.,......
The Able English Journalist, Mr. Garrett, Who Lately Went To
South Africa to edit the Cape Times, prints in the weekly issue of July 24th a most interesting interview with President Kruger, of the Transvaal. " Oom Paul" is furious.......
Lord Farrer Delivered An Address On The Prospects Of Free.
tradeat the meeting of the Cobden Club last Saturday, and a very excellent address it was on the whole, though on one or two minor points we differ from him, as we have......
The Naval Manceuvres Came To An End Last Saturday. Though
the work done has not been of a very sensational kind, or of a nature which makes it largely understood by the public, it is believed by the experts to have been exceptionally......
[*** Erratum-by A Slip Of The Pen, We Spoke Last
week of Mr. Thomas Ellis, the Gladstonian Whip, as Mr. John Ellis,—a very different politician.]......
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