... says:-1 can 3careely speak of the state of trade, because to do a0 would be to speak of a thing which hardly exists. There is actually no trade going on. If you speak to merchants, the signiticaut answer is 'INothing doing. If you speak to the shopkeeper ...

... in its character. This being the case, it is the duty of the country to speak out-as the re- maining members of the Irish party have a right to demand that tue country shall speak out. For it may be said that those members who decry this barg.in and sale ...

... MR. BALFOUR ON THE OPPOSITION. -— Blackpool, Wednesday. Mr Balfour, speaking at Blackpool day, contended that until ths Radical Party went before the country and expressed the honesty of their conviction they would regarded only c*rping critics and office ...

... COLONEL WARING ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL. Our correspondent wired that Colonel Waring, speaking I'ortadowu, de- scribed the Local Government Hill leap in the dark. The view Colunel Sauuderson had taken wad great deal too ait the hill. it almost impossible ...

... bring about a reconciliation, on the ground of a concessi on of the con. stitutiunal rights of the Poles, but he would not speak with conp lidence of the prubable results. ...

... been iuoossible that Mr. Gladstone should ant~ci. pate the result of the series of meetiuis of v.dhic this is the first by s'peaking in any dletail of the coming session.The Prime Mlinister waa riot even to be drawn by the sbrewd b'dit of ?? 14river into ...

... proceeding to do so when Mr Coffey interrupted him. The Chairman (imperatively to Mr Coffey) -Let me speak! If I am not to speak here where shall I speak? Mr Coffey-Perhaps you misunderstood my objection. I did not object to your observa- tions, but the ...

... *he future attitude of the member for Birmingham we may state that he will rigidly regard the ams- nities of debate. He will speak and vote against the seconld reading of both leills but havong hust recorded hias protest, his active opposition will ciease ...

... throughout your land. They speak of Him-the crowds that press so eagerly to the tribunal of holy penance. They speak of Him- those happy communions, that are so many and so frequent in all the parishes of your nation. They speak of Him-those self-sacrificing ...

... LORD KIMBERLEY ON HOME RULE. London, Wednesday. Lord Rimberley, speaking to-night Wymondham, Norfolk, deprecated the making of programmes. The discussion politica questions was usoful, but action should only bt resilved upon when the time for it was near ...

... Hall; Wihen I rose to speak, Sir T. Acland and Sir Robert rriglis ordered the organ to play. It is a pure mistake. I did not rise to speak; I rose to go away. Not-. withs.tanding the many and general calls made on men to speak during the business, I ...

... MR RHODES ON THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH. (RKt'TKR'S TKLBtiKAM.) Capetown, iav. Mr llhodes, speaking at Kit inanfonUA strmigly the electorate to him and thus enable him goto I'arliimoot and say it was all that th-» -i and Untch were against each othr. V>» ...