Scottish Elections and Reform Prospects Highlight Bribery Concerns
The piece argues bribery and paid canvassing inflate Scottish elections, urging publichouse closures on polling day and stricter rules. It anticipates reform through the ballot and state support of election costs, noting the need for Gladstone and Forster to push decisive action in the next session.
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Burch Martin Stronly
Tweed
Christie
Sctland
Eclenie
Bel’ Lord
Ptitiptoh
Baron Martis
Three Kingdoms
Gladstone
Forster
France's Thiers return sparks political crisis at Versailles
The French assembly reverses course, restoring Thiers amid a broader struggle over protectionist duties and clerical influence. Optimism fades as factions clash, raising fears of economic ruin and political chaos under looming governance by force.
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Versailles
France
Marshal MacMahon
Liston
Keeley
Hamlet
Macbeth
M. Fhiers
M. Thier
Prince Bismarck
Exerience
Miss Macpherson and the Matchbox Makers
Miss Macpherson campaigns among Spitalfields matchbox makers in London to aid poor children. Her trio of tracts The Little Matchbox Makers The Little London Arabs and Canadian Homes for London Wanderers outlines philanthropic work and calls for reader support.
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London
Miss Macpherson
Spitalfields
London Wanderers
Messrs
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