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  2. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL PER MALTA.

    THE R. M. S. Malta, Captain Barlow, arrived in Port Jackson, at 4.40 p.m. yesterday. We have received by her our usual files of papers, and our English and Foreign correspondence. ...

    Article : 3,107 words
  3. MR. LOWE'S BUDGET.

    Ou the 8th April the Chancellor of the Exchequer rose at five minutes past 5 to make his financial statement. He said that in his analysis of the public accounts he would omit all reference to the cost of the Abyssinian war. The ...

    Article : 917 words
  4. THE REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.

    Affairs in Spain are advancing very alowly towards a settlement, if, indeed, they can be said to advance at all. On March 30, the text of the proposed Constitution was presented to the Cortes, and it has been debated over since, ...

    Article : 355 words
  5. PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

    When Prince Arthur and the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess Spencer visited Trinity College, on April 10, they were received by the provost, vice-provoat, and a number of the fellows. An address was presented to the ...

    Article : 766 words
  6. THE OVEREND-GURNEY PROSECUTION.

    There is a probability of the Overend-Gurney prosecution ending in a breakdown, Dr. Thom, the prosecutor, intends to conduct the prosecution himself. He will have against him a most formidable array of the ablest counsel ...

    Article : 125 words
  7. BILL GLADSTONE'S BILL.

    The Irish Protestants—clergy as well as laity—are greatly excited about the Church question, and very strong language has been used. The Bishop of Derry characterised Mr. Gladstone's Bill as "written unreason, written tyranny, and ...

    Article : 160 words
  8. EMIGRATION.

    Emigration to the colonies never attracted more attention in this country than at the present time. There is a prevalent idea that our pauperism may be relieved in this way; and that the colonies will be glad to receive the ...

    Article : 326 words
  9. THE IRISH CHURCH BILL IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    April 15.—Before going into Committee on the Irish Church Bill six hours were spent on the Conservative side in repeating arguments against the measure Mr. Newdegate led off in a speech of an hour and a half's duration. ...

    Article : 1,159 words
  10. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Young asked tho Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there has been any correspondence between the Australian Government and the Home Government on the subject of a fortnightly postal ...

    Article : 165 words
  11. THE RELEASED FENIANS IN AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. C. Fortescue, in answer to Sir G. Jenkinson, said that the Government had no intention of bringing back at the public expense the Fenian convicts who had been released in Australia. The conduct ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. MARRIAGE WITH DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.

    In the House of Commons on the 21st April, Mr. T. Chambers moved the second reading of the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, and contended that the scriptural law only meant that a man should not ...

    Article : 466 words
  13. THE BALLOT.

    On Wednesday evening, April 21, the third of a series of meetings in favour of vote by ballot, waa hold in the Arundel Hall, Strand. Sir Henry Lytton E Bulwer, M. P., presided Amongst the speakers was Mr. Buchanan. ...

    Article : 476 words
  14. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales left Port Said at 8 o'clock on March 26, and arrived at Alexandria at a quarter to 10 on the following morning. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards left for Constantinople. The Prince and Princess were met at ...

    Article : 704 words
  15. THE COAL TRADE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Mining Journal has an article, calling attention to the great facilities for the shipment of coals at Newcastle, New South Wales. The value of the knowledge that the colonial collieries can meet any reasonable demand is ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN DINNER CLUB.

    A number of gentlemen interested in the prosperity of the Australian colonies dined together at the Exeter-hall Hotel, on the evening of April 21; the Hon. George Arthur in the chair. The object of the promoters of the ...

    Article : 541 words
  17. THE MISREPRESENTATIONS OF MR. DILKE.

    The subjoined correspondence has appeared in the Times relatives to Mr. Dilke's recently published book bearing the title of "Greater Britain.":—"A statement made by Mr. Dilke in his work might have been allowed to pass ...

    Article : 348 words
  18. THE SUEZ CANAL.

    From Port Said the canal passes for thirty-eight miles through Lakes Menzaleh and Ballan, the route having been chosen to take advantage as much as possible, of lakes or basins of lakes. There is then a nine miles' cutting ...

    Article : 517 words
  19. THE AUSTRALIAN BANKS AND THE WOOL TRADE.

    Our files of the Times furnish the following particulars on this subject with reference to which a paragraph, appeared in our mail telegram on Monday, A correspondent signing himself "A Shareholder in a Colonial Bank," ...

    Article : 1,559 words
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