Opposition Feels Pressure Over Ireland University Plan
The Dublin contemporary objects to independent government inspection of the new University, warning it would distrust Catholics and hinder compromise. The piece notes cross-party stakes, potential consequences for the Conservative party, and Liberal insistence on religious equality amid Irish church endowments and education policy.
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Dublin
Lord Beaconsfield
Gladstone
Great Britain
Ireland
Vatican
Fawcett on Indian Finance and the Revenue Gap
The article contrasts Fawcett and Hyndman on India's finances, citing an official 1876 7 statement. It highlights the large gap between gross receipts and net revenue after collection costs, noting losses in Post Office and Telegraph and the danger of using gross figures. It argues for nett revenue as the true income and warns of higher army costs under frontier policy, urging British voters to reckon with India's burden.
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Mr. Fawcettt
India
Hyndman
Fawcett
Vingland
London
Post Office
Telegraph
Stanhope
House of Commons
John Strachey
England
China
Calcutta
Government triumphs in county elections judged by cautious critics
The article questions the Liberal abstention in Cambridgeshire and analyzes the Norfolk result. It argues Mr Read’s support for local government reform may have backfired, as farmers’ confidence leans toward candidates pledging concrete agricultural reforms despite party loyalty.
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Cambridgeshire
Mr. Hicks
Hicks
North Norfolk
Yarmouth
Read
Norfolk
Birkbeck
Forster