It Appears That Slaves On The Gold Coast, Like Slaves
in India, prefer to be free. Consequently when told by Governor Strahan, with the consent of the native Chiefs, that they were free to go, a good many of them went. The Chiefs......
A Conference On The Subject Of The Disestablishment And Dis-
endowment of the Church met at the Masonic Hall, Birmingham, on Tuesday, but nothing particular came of it, except resolutions that a much more complete disendowment than any......
The Archduke John Of Austria, An Artillery Officer Of...
two, has published a pamphlet on Artillery, said to be of much merit from a professional point of view. In this pamphlet, however, he states that Austria and Russia are becoming......
Matters Are Not Looking Well With Alfonso Xii. We Make
it a principle to believe no news from Spain not forwarded by British correspondents, but it is difficult to doubt that the Army, under General Laserna, failed in the attack on......
The Chief Commissioner Of The Railway Commission, Sir...
delivered on Tuesday a most important judgment. The Midland Railway is bound, by agreements with many Com- panies, and especially with the Great Western, not to lower its fares......
The Home Secretary On Monday Introduced His Long-promised...
"improving the dwellings of the working-classes in large towns," in a very dry but earnest and sensible speech. We have described his measure, which is really one for allowing......
Mr. C. Lewis Moved On Tuesday Night That No New
writ be issued for the election of a new Member for Stroud in the place of Mr. H. R. Brand, whose election had been declared void. He commented on the worst scandals of the last......
The Russians Are In A Very Bad Temper With England
just now. Their semi-official journals say that the English dislike to the plans of the Brussels Conference for limiting the horrors of war—that is, for punishing peoples for......
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