27 MARCH 1880, page 3

Mr. Childers, In One Of His Speeches At Pontefract, Brought

out a point in the Conservative finance which has been hitherto -quite unobserved :—" I have been told," he said," that we made no allowance for the bad times on which the......

Mr. Bright, On Saturday, Made A Very Striking Speech

to a deputation of licensed victuallers. He told them that they were a thousand times more frightened than lurt by the local-option agitation ; that the end sought - would......

This Election Is Not Marked By The Candidature Of Many

new men of promise, or men who show themselves likely to de- velope into statesmen. There are, however, a few candidates whom it would be well for the country, apart altogether......

The Epidemic Of Assassination Is Spreading. On The 14th...

a fanatic, said to be a Persian, and therefore a Sheah, • stabbed the Grand Shereef of Mecca, guardian of the holy places and the most sacred person in the Mussulman world, at......

Just Fifty Years Ago, In 1830, Wordsworth Wrote These Words

--" The subject of the following poem is from the Orlandus ' of the author's friend, Kenelm Henry Digby ; and the liberty is taken of inscribing it to him, as an acknowledgment,......

The French Government Are Going To Act, It Is Said,

in the matter of non-authorised religious Orders very much as we anticipated last week. They are going to call on the non- authorised Congregations to submit to the Government......

We Observe That Many Of The Clergy Have Been Interested

by the remarks which we made last week on the reasons why the clergy should or should not use their electoral influence for the Liberal cause. To all who are considering that......

Consols Were On Thursday 98 To 98i.

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