Parliaments Opening Promises Tight Session and Strikes
The article previews Parliament's return after recess with Gladstone and Disraeli signaling early business. It notes Irish education battles, potential Tory Irish coalition, and the Education Act debate. It covers Dungeness wreck fallout, South Wales coal strike, and French constitutional talks plus Monarchical restoration debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Quarterly Review
Trinity College
London University
Disraeli
National Educational Union
Manchester
Central Asia policy questions raise public doubt
A reader notes the sharp shift in foreign policy urging British acceptance and questions the ministers' stance as the daily press shapes opinion on Central Asia. The piece reflects uncertainty about government posture and the direction of state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Asia
Debate on Russian advance in Turkistan stirs British press
The piece critiques London newspapers for fomenting war sentiment over Russia’s Central Asian progress. It argues public opinion is not as bellicose as the Times portrays and doubts Parliament would endorse an aggressive line beyond India. It warns of looming debt and tension, with a forecast of eventual collision between England and Russia.
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Gladstone
London
John Pakington
Powell
M.P
Dungeness
Northfleet
Murillo
South Wales
M. Thiers
France
Napoleon III
Count de Chambord
Bourbon
Paris
Turkistan
England
Russia
Tartary
Central Asia
Daily Press
London Daily Press
Times of
House of Commons
Affghanistan
United Kingdom
Times
Oxus
India
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Messrs. Sharp and Co
Poultry
Westminster
Lothbury
E.C
Arthur MrAtu
Bouverie-street
Fleetstreet
Therincipal Weekly Journal
West Riding
J. M. Cole
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