... PLAIN SPEAKING. ?? TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST, Sir, — Iv vit-w of the very serious turu which matters have taken in the East, and which i.s causing much anxiety, it is aimost a rel.ef to turn to the consideration of the effect on Continental opinion ...

... THE ART OF SPEAKING AND READING* Canon Fleming's book may be recommended as a •seful guide to all whose avocations compel them to read or speak in public. It is evidently the outcome not merely of much thought, but of much practice on the part of the ...

... TEACHING THE DUMB TO SPEAK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST. Sir, — The account of the theatrical performance by deal mutes, in your paper of Saturday, is very interesting, but ! honour to whom honour is due. Teaching the dumb tc 1 speak is due not to ...

... TEACHING THE DUMB TO SPEAK. • TO TTTE EDITOR OF TIIE MORNING POST. Sir,— My attention has only just been called to a letter from Sinceritas in your paper of the 10th inst., which seems to me to be written clearly for the purpose of puffing, and ...

... THE FIRST OYSTER SPEAKS. _ TO THE EDITOR OP THE MORNING POST. Dear Mr. Editor,— l am so sorry to have to ask you to please let the public know that it is myself who plays the First Oyster in Alice in Wonderland, and who dances the sailor's hornpipe ...

... The SPEAKING HEAD' at ST. JAMESs'^ ■ . TO THB EDITOR OP THE MOEMJTG PO BT SIR,-As you have given publicity to % comm . or two in reference to the so-styled Anthro , le: * tio n haps you will give a place to this on the same h** 03 ' Per a Scotchman ...

... r ' ?? w 'bo could not speak Welsh, that person , „ .' .' ' ?? a ** l ?? 1 desire to explain that the parishioners ?? '. ' . '• - or >e only when under the belief that they ?? 9 ■ m '«' no choice of any Welsh-speaking clergyman, ■ : ->. the only ...

... PLAIN* SPEAKING.— LORD GLASGOW AND A ''SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. It appears that the Ayr Observer keeps ose of those wise men called a special correspondent, whose letter, published in a recent number of that paper, contained the following paragraph : — ...

... The substance of the report of the Committee on Dockyard Appointments, or, to speak more perfectly by the card, on the late Secretary to the Admiralty, is placed by this morning's paper in possession of the public. We say the substance of the report, ...

... Speaking at the annual ?? , .- „ for the _FW_.it i,. n .VV** '•• Secondary Education yesterday, ?? ?? n ?? -1 i was able to congratulate the ?? ( . ?? ' ' ■ upon the progress m..i,_ ?? . Four or tivo years ago, w], ?? ?? founded, the special ?? .. ...

... The Bishop op Manchester on Strikes. — Speaking yesterday at the annual meeting of the patrons of the Manchester and Salfoid Savings Bank, of which he is president, the Bishop of Manchester (Dr. Moorhouse) said no person could look without anxiety upon ...

... The Duke of Argyll at Paisley. — The Duke of Argyll, speaking at the opening of the Paisley Beacons- field Club last night, referred to the time when he was a member of Mr. Gladstone's Government. All the mem- bers of that Cabinet, he said, who cared ...