16 OCTOBER 1886, page 2

A Blue-book Has Been Published Containing The Most Recent...

as to Upper Burmah. It is so far satisfactory that Lord Dnfferin looks forward with evident security to the com- plete pacification of the new province, where he thinks events......

It Will Be Extremely Difficult For The Great Sobranje To

discover a possible candidate for the Bulgarian throne. Half of those suggested in the newspapers are prohibited by the third clause of the Treaty of Berlin, which shuts oat all......

The Latest Item Of Intelligence From Sofia Is That General

Kaulbars has been ordered to Tirnova, where the Great Sobranje will meet. This means that the Czar still trusts his work to his chosen agent, and will neither recall nor disavow......

The Finance Committee Of The French Chamber Adhere To Their

project of establishing an Income-tax. The Minister of Finance has admitted to the Bureau that M. de Freycinet did mean the Income-tax when he alluded to new imposts at......

It Appears That The Hindoo Population Of India Had Some

reason for its fear that the British Government would prohibit child-marriage, or at least render it illegal. Such a proposal was actually brought before the Supreme Council,......

The Tone Adopted By Russian Agents In Bulgaria Is Perhaps

best exhibited in a letter from M. Nekliudoff, Consul at Sofia, and supposed to be made rather more polite by his instructions, as well as his temperament, than General......

The National League Evidently Do Not Like Either The New

Government, or the comparative quiet in Ireland. They want to hearten the people up a bit. Mr. Healy announced on Tuesday at the fortnightly meeting of the League that during......

The Berlin Correspondent Of The Times Believes Be Is In

a position to affirm that the Staff of the German Army have not only adopted the repeating-rifle, but have armed the four divisions of the Army nearest to France with the new......