11 AUGUST 1877, page 6

Mr. Smith.

A S we anticipated last week, Mr. W. H. Smith, the "eminent newsagent," Member for Westminster, and Secretary to the Treasury, is the successful candi- date for the vacancy in......

The Newest Scare,

T HE pro-Turkish Press is endeavouring to get up a new scare. It is quite clear that nothing can be made out of the panic about "Russian victories," the "conquest of the......

The Debate On Army Retu1ement.

T HE new scheme of Promotion and Retirement propounded by the Royal Warrant will go on, but it ought not. Much of Mr. Trevelyan's criticism is unanswerable. He was beaten by......