Renfrewshire vote backs Conservative Colonel Campbell
In Renfrewshire Colonel Campbell, Conservative, defeats Liberal rival by 178 votes as the Tories gain another seat since 1868. The piece notes Liberal unease over Education Act 1870 and rising Conservative strength, while European matters include Franco German exit and Italian unity signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renfrewshire
Campbell
Lord Aberdare
Gladstone
Mr. Disraeli
Mure
Daily News
Economist
Ashantee War Debate on British Policy and Costly Intervention
The piece questions Sir Garnet Wolseley’s western Africa departure and Britain’s drift into another costly conflict with the Ashantees. It criticizes lack of public information, official responsibility, and the motive behind imperial actions, warning against rushing into war for uncertain aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Wolseley
Africa
Foreign Office
Colonial Office
Ever
Anow
United Kingdom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mersham Hall
Caversham
Oxon
Reading
West
Alfred
University of London
University College, London
University of Tendon
Gilchrist
University College
London
Trinity College
Cambridge
Incorporated Law Society
Royal College of Surgeons
Ath House School
Clifton
Ville
Margate
Philip Stewart
M.C.P
Palmer House
Holloway
Bath House
Pest
William Robert Willcox
France
Ordun
Manteuffel
MacMahon
Henry V
Italy
Vienna
Berlin
Victor Emmanuel
Germany
Senor Castelar
Cortes
Moriones
Count Scropis
J. Richard
M.P
House of Commons
Merthyr
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
American Congress
Richard
Herald of Peace
Popular Wall
Switzerland
Constance
Reinkens
Europe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!