London, 10th January, A circular note issued by the Bal-gaunns states that they have resolved to defend their right to autonomy, boon placed in the hands of the Italian Consul pro ter following gentlemen have been nominated to serve as councillors for the Foreign Sottlementa North of the Yang-King-pang for 1987 Messrs, M. Adler, ieber, F. D. Bush, D. A. Darling, Yeond Duer, H. H. Joseph, R. de Malherbe, Morrison, and A. G. Wood.
"Messrs. J. Chapsal, J. Fournel, G, Harling and T, R, Wheelock hav lected to serve on the French Municipal Council for 1887, Messrs, Chapsal and Harling were on the Council Inst year.
AL the maskly meeting of the Shanghat Young Me Chi Assoc on Thursday night last, a paper was read by the Rov. 8. ©, Vartridge on the Authorship vf the Epistle to the Hebrews." The essayist, after giving the arguments in favour both of the Pauline and anti-Pauline theories, gave it as hi Epistle shows the brains of St, Paul, wi the handiwork belonged to another, Mr, Partridge next answered the query Who penned the Epistle and after reviewing the most likely names, and the necessary requirements, sult a8 b He an Alexandrian, eloquence, a friend of Timothy, ote, summed up in favour of St, "Lui support of this he showed how th ins mentioned in Hebrews wet their proper sense; and also took up of argument not generally touched on by commentators, particularly 1 terms by St. Luke.
1 declared open for di Hodges gave the n being anonymous, as difficulty ae to his own though jhowed how the Ifnot such a strong Cabinet as the access sion of Lord Hartington would have given the country, it is a good working one, and the presence of Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office will possibly give more weight to its policy. Treland is the rock ahead, and with Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Chamberlain coming together again, the Nationalists eager to turn out the Tories, and Lord Randolph Churchill ready for mischief—and possibly assisted by some followers from the Conservative ranks—the country will be fortunate if it is spared another political crisis this year.
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