4 JANUARY 1890, page 14

The Upshot Of The Year On Home-rule.

I T cannot be doubted that, whether we look to the speeches of the Gladstonians or the speeches of Mr. Parnell, the upshot of the year's evidence as to Mr. Glad- stone's policy,......

The Prospects Of Peace.

I T would be foolish, of course, to predict that peace would endure throughout the present year. The armies are there, armed to the teeth, and made exquisitely uncomfortable by......