13 DECEMBER 1879, page 1

The Meaning Of All This Is, That The Afghan Army,

which has never met us, at last ashamed of itself, and aware that we intend to govern Afghanistan, has recovered courage, and under some competent leader has struck boldly for......

News Of The Week.

A MO ST ominous telegram has been received from Cabul. We greatly fear that General Roberts, as we predicted would be the case, is fighting for his life. The message was flashed......

Mr. Gladstone's Rectorial Address To The Glasgow...

week, can hardly haVe been long considered, for its preparation was only begun within a day of its delivery, and must have been in great measure extempore. Yet we remember no......

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We Scarcely Know Whether It Is A Symptom Or An

accident, but the Times is hedging again. After regularly supporting the Government policy in Afghanistan, and declaring that the scientific frontier turned India into an......

The Worst Element In This News Is That It Shows

the Afghans to have recovered their courage. They are considered in England cowards, on the strength of their recent panics ; but there can be no doubt of their individual......