... DEATH OF CHAS. DICKENS. It wenld not be too much to say that all the civilized world, especially all English-speaking people, will learn with deep regret of the death of Mr Charles Dickens, the dintinguished novelist, which melancholy event was only briefly ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. THE TABLE. Glasgow, October, Sin,—ln speaking convention ...

... at every step. I speak of these local burdens which press with peculiar weight upon the farmers of England—l speak of the poor rates (Hear, hear.) Having thus spoken with regard to the present, bear with me a little longer whilst I speak of the future. ...

... THE SEAL FISHERIES. Monday (Reuter).—Hen. C. H. Tupner, Minister of Fisheries, speaking reference to the off in the seal catch this year, said in the natural course of events higher prices should be realised now than last year, whereas the contrary was ...

... feeling reference to the of Sheriff Napier. Addressing the members bar, w horn there was a considerable representa* tiou, and speaking under evident emotion, his Lordship said —Gentlemen, since this Court m-t, its worthy head, after long and honourable career ...

... that in speaking of the dead they should say nothing but what was true, whether it was good or bad. In this case he could front his heart obey both these sayings, for he bad nothing but what was good to speak of Ernest Jones, and in speaking only what ...

... follows- Brethren, there are two things to which the voice that may be said to speak to us from our brother's grave calls us-or, ratner, let me say, the voice of God speaking to us through the event of our brother's death-it calls us to preparation for ...

... MR. BALFOUR AND THE LOYAL MINORITY. ♦ Manchester, Wednesday. Mr A J Balfour, speaking to-night in Manchester, repudiated the charge mado by English Nonconformists and by Mr Gladstono that Home Rule was resisted means appeals religious bigotry. maintained ...

... caused the fever of which the man had died. Mr. Hawkins was speaking on thisi subject when lie sud- denly sat down and fell wvith his hendi resting on the gentleman who sat next him. He did not speak, and in five minutes was a corpse. No medical man was present ...

... ARTHUR ARNOLD ON THE GOVERNMENT. Mr Arthur Arnold. Ue Liberal candidate far Ra*ford, speaking last night Ue annual meeting *I the Saiford Liberal Association, said that adequate reason be found lor Sir Bartla Frer*'* dedaration war wiU tha Zuloa. The ...

... Archbishop Kain advanced and said-' Your Grace, a visitor. The Cardinal wan the first to speak. Drawing his chair near to the venerable prelate he began bo speak of Church alfairs, and found the mind and memery of Archbishop Kenrick wonderfully active ...

... JOWETT AND WALES. It would be impossible to over-estimate the influence wielded by Professor Jowett over the whole English-speaking world during the last quarter of a century. We in Wales are indebted to him no less, perhaps, than any part of the globe ...