12 DECEMBER 1868, page 2

President Johnson Has Sent In His Annual Message, Now A

docu- ment of very little importance. He hopes all differences with England will be settled, apparently scolds Congress for its recon- struction policy as heartily as ever, and......

The Chancellor Of The Exchequer,—whom It Will Need Some...

to connect with Mr. Lowe's name,—made an amusing speech at Fishmongers' Hall on Thursday, in replying to the toast of " The House of Commons." Nothing, he said, could be simpler......

General Sherman Has Recommended That The Red Indians Of The

Pacific States should all be driven to certain reserved lands, and there be trained to civilization. The Red Indians object, but the General believes that if they are......

The Householder Parliament Met For The First Time On...

the 10th inst. The attendance was considerable, but the members of the new Cabinet were of course absent ; and Mr. Disraeli, who had been severely hissed by the mob outside, did......

A Serious Quarrel Has Broken Out Between Turkey And Greece.

The Athenian Government has been assisting the Cretans, and the Sultan will not stand it any longer. He has accordingly sent an ultimatum to Athens, and Hobart Pasha, his......

On Monday, Persons, Number Unknown, For Some Reason Not...

under some banner carefully concealed, raised the flag of insurrection at Cadiz. They were put down immediately, where- upon the Civil Governor fled. Two ironclads then anchored......

Mr. Bernal Osborne Made A Very Amusing And Good-tempered...

to his audience and would-be constituents at Nottingham, who entertained him at a public dinner on Tuesday evening. He said that however he might have smiled at his own defeat......

The Athenaeum, Of Last Saturday, In A Generally...

tice of the Bill which is about to be introduced for altering the constitution of University College, London, expresses surprise that " it is proposed not to honour any old......

Sir Rutherford Alcock, British Minister In Pekin, Has...

obtain redress for the outrages committed on Missionaries at Yaugchow. Ile has not obtained it.. Consequently, he has ordered Commodore Sir Henry Keppel,—decided person, who......

The Authority Of The Papacy Has Received A Blow From

a very singular source. Two Italians named Monti and Tognetti blew up some Zouaves by a device very similar to that employed to shatter Clerkenwell Prison. They were tried,......