... in Staffordshire. Vernon's body was found within two hundred yards of his house. John Ratcliffe, seventy-eight years of age, was found lying on thro«ravtmrnt in Cardigan-street, Birmingham, rende inseasible by the severe cnld. He was removed to the hospital ...

... gallantry. Sir Thomas Esmonde. Sir Thomas Esmonde, the Independent Nationalist member for North Wexford, is a descendant of Grattan, and prides himself on the family resemblance. He pipes Home Rule in the most dulcet tones, and is most popular with Irish ...