The Newcastle Journal Of Monday Reports A Pathetic Story Of
a dog, given in evidence before the Gateshead Magistrates. A man over eighty, charged with keeping a dog without a licence, did not appear, but the chief-constable informed the......
Lord Wemyss Raised A Discussion On Friday Week As To
the cost to the country of suppressing licences, supposing the Local Veto Bill should succeed in putting down the sale of alcohol. The Excise at present covered more than three-......
Lord Spencer's Answer To Lord Meath In Regard To Swim-
ming in the Navy, given in the House of Lords on Monday, was, on the whole, satisfactory. It seems that all the sailors and officers can swim, because they enter the service as......
On Friday, July 28th, The House Of Commons, By A
majority of 24 (161 to 137), negatived Mr. Lopes's motion regretting that, in spite of the depression in agricul- ture, the Government " have not thought it their duty " to take......
Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.
New Consols (2) were on Friday 98:--1.......
On Thursday, At The Mansion House, Mr. Balfour Delivered An
address on Bimetallism to a large gathering of City merchants. What, he inquired, do we ask of legal tender ? " We ask that it should be a stable measure of value; that it......
On Friday, July 28th, Lord Roberts Received The Freedom Of
the City of Glasgow. In a speech as modest and straight- forward as that of a soldier should be, he spoke some 'excellent sense about the craze of "India for the Indians." The......
On Tuesday, The House Of Commons, In Committee Of Supply,
after listening to the usual stream of complaints in regard to the Ordnance Survey and its maps, passed to votes on harbours and lighthouses. In the course of the discussion Mr.......
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