Lords Ballot Bill Protest Stirs House of Commons
The piece argues the Lords should not obstruct the Ballot Bill to short a delay and threaten the nation’s stability. It contends the Commons side fears prolonged deadlock benefits neither house, urging timely passage and warning of consequences if the Lords persist.
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Commons
Lords
Megara disaster mirrors Gladstone era blunders
The article blames Mr Gladstone's government for a string of missteps across departments and cites the grounding of the store ship Megara off St Pauls Island. It questions ship selection, overloading, and delayed action, warning that civil administration inefficiencies threaten national defense. It calls for overhauls to prevent a Crimean-like breakdown.
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Sisera
Mr. Gladstone
H.M.5
Agincourt
Hong Kong
Megwra
Australia
St. Paul’s Island
Pacific Ocean
Admiralty
Sheerness
Plymouth
Cork
Goschen
J. Hay
House of Commons
Army
Navy
Edinburgh Hosts The British Association Meeting
The Edinburgh session of the British Association draws a brilliant crowd of scientists and speakers led by Sir William Thomson. Debates cover spontaneous generation, germ life in the atmosphere, spectrum analysis, and the rise of laboratory biology, with emphasis on the unity of science and its limits.
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EpinsurGu
Robison
Brewster
Murchison
Johnston
Forbes
Scotland
Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Athens
Association
William Thomson
Huxley
Earth
Vesuvius
Etna
Atlantic
Grace Calvert
Lockyer
Partney
Frankland
Department of Statistics and Social Economy
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