15 FEBRUARY 1879, page 2

The First Lord Of The Admiralty, Mr. W. H. Smith,

made an effective speech to his constituents on Tuesday, which chiefly turned on Sir W. V. Harcourt's recent attack on our new acqui- sition of Cyprus, and he read a long letter......

The German Emperor Opened The Reichstag On Wednesday, In A

speech of some importance. The Members are informed that a measure for increasing the disciplinary powers of Parlia- ment will be brought forward, that a' Treaty abolishing the......

Parliament Reassembled As Arranged On Thursday, But The...

proceedings were very tame. Their main interest, apart from the catastrophe in Zululand, consisted in the disclosure that the Ministry had nothing to dis- close. As we......

From The Accounts Received Of The French Ministry, It Would

seem that M. Leon Say, the Finance Minister, is the chief strength of the party opposed to any advance of protective duties, and disposed decidedly to lower them ; while M.......

M. Grevy Has Lost No Time In Settling The Military

difficulty. General Gresley has removed Generals Montaudon, Bourbaki, Bataille, Cambriels, Deligny, Douay, d'Aumale, and du Barrail, from their commands, appointing three of......

The Making Of " Faggot-votes " In Midlothian For The

pur- poses of the Conservative struggle with Mr. Gladstone has been going on with extraordinary spirit and unscrupulousness. It is interesting to observe that amongst the......

Shere All Has Not Gone Into Russia, After All. A

telegram from the correspondent of the New York Herald at Tashkend- a Pole, we believe—dated 7th inst., announces that the Ameer is unwell, and remains at Mazar-i-Shereef, near......

Lord Granville In The Upper House Indicated That The Oppo-

sition would by-and-by seriously attack Sir Bartle Frere, as having by his viewiness brought on this war in Zululand ; and Lord Hartington insisted strongly in the Lower that......