... THE ENGLISH SUNDAY CLOSING BlLL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF . ~COMMIONtS. IMPORTANT SPEECH BY THE HOME SECRETARY. fiE BILL TALKED OUT, LSPECOAL TrLLaAGIA.3 LFRo1M OUR OGLLERY COflE5MDOM T.] WESTMINSTER, WznmNEsDsAx. This was essentially acold water dayandthough thedisciples of anational coldwaterbeveragecould .not score, they at any rate occupied one whole sitting. After the preliminary stages had ...

... I - 4 ]as! fF5104 OULt OWN CORltSPON3S'DEBrr1s ] 1fo ThURSDAY NcIGHT J th Lord Randolph Churchill, the newivy-1E elected president of the M:idland Conservative } th Club, at the commencement of his inaugural Id address at Birmingham last night paid hc a graceful and well-earned tribute to his of predecessor, Lord Windsor. In describing his lordship as a nobleman ardently devoted to the cause ...

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... At0INDON AND LOCAL NOTES. SC' [FROV &U&, OWN COERESPODENTS, I Dc TUESDAY NIGHT. iL The understanding that the Foot-and- Is 'Mouth 1ill of the Government would be con- n( 'sidered upon the question of the retention 1o of the Lords' Amendments brought down to as the House 'to-dav a large following of the °l squires, together with an equally formidable { ar force of the aposties of cheap beef and ...

... X THE DEBATE ON THE BnO~t- English taxpayers cannot regard Mr. CHILDmERSS Budget with much cheerfulness. It is unpleasant to learn that the growth of expenditure swallows up the whole enormous Revenue of eighty-five and a half millions sterling, with the exception of a paltry quarter of a million, a sum not large enough to supply any margin for contingencies-such, for instance, as a new ...

... On Monday at Westminster the hearing of an arbitration between the Great Western Railway Company and the Central Xales and Carmarthen t Junction Rrailway Company was proceeded with before thle Railway Com missioners, Sir F. Feel, Mr. Price, and Mr. Miller, Q.C.--rhs applicalits (the Great Western) are the owners of the South Wales r Railway, and work the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, which ...

... THE PRIMROSE LE4,AUE. The first annual dinner of the Primrose , League in London was completely spoiled by B the enforced absence of Lord RANDOLPH t COuncHiLL, who lost his - voice through t speaking bareheaded at an open air meeting i in Birmingham last Wednesday, and could r not venture to leave his bed. Without e him the dinner was as the play of a Hamlet with the part of Hamlet c left ...

... A despatchl from Sir E Baring respecting slavery in Yffl Egypt wvas issued on Saturday among ths Parliamentary r. apers. Hle says that after careful consideration he is of 1e opition tlmt it would not be possible to abolish slavery by 3- Ka 1h6dival decree or by a convention. Slavery does so not exist in Egypt by virtuoof any act of the Executive ci overnment. It is recognised by the ...

... On Thursday evening a meeting of the inhabitants bl Alcester was held to consider the question of raising i memorial to the late Marquis of Hertford. The High Bailiff (Mr. L. D. Adeock) presided, and there was a large o attendance.-Ur. Gothard stated that, in realy to the oircu- a lars which had been issued, subscriptions had been promised to the amount of :215.-The Rev. B. Stannus (Arrow) ...

... BIRMINGHAM LADIES' ASSOCIATION FOR : USEFUL WORK. I I . - .. _ . IC Tbe ninth annual meeting of the Birmingham Ladies' t Association for Useful Work was held at the Council t a House, yesterday morning. Mrs. C. J. Bracey presided; e and amongst those present were the Mayor (Alderman f t Cook), Councillors R. F. Martineau, Barratt, Bishop, 5 *i Green, Fulford, Dr. A. Hill, and Mrs. Fenwick ...

... WEIATHE4.FORECASTS. The following report was Issued from the meteotologlehl Department at t p.m. yesterday:- DxaTuxers. FORaBCASTS. - U d N Northerlylor north-westerly winds, inereas. 0. Seotan N ?? ing in force, perhaps galea; unsettled, 1. Scotland, 1 somecoldshowers. Northerly or north.sasterly winds Inereas. 2. England N.E.. Ing considerably; ohangeable, cold showers. 4. Mie. ComeTeas ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTa WARWVICKSHIRE. Mr. P. A. Mantz, the Conservative candidate for the representation of North Warwickshlire at the next election, was present at a meeting of the electors of the Nrineaton nnd Blslkington district, held at Nuneaton, last night. Captain Townsend, president of the local Conserva- tive Club, presided, and there was a numerous-attoudance. The Chlairman, in ...