12 OCTOBER 1878, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

THE WAR WITH AFGHANISTAN. T WO facts, at all events, come out very clearly in the week's telegrams from Northern India. The Ameer of Afghan- istan is ready, and Lord Lytton is......

The Blow To Gas Shareholders.

I T is quite possible, though it is not proved, that the investing classes of Great Britain have sustained this week another and a severe blow. Their good-fortune has deserted......