17 AUGUST 1872, page 3

Mr. F. Galton, In An Address Delivered On Thursday To

the 'Geographical section of the British Association, made a practical suggestion of great value. Everybody knows that the maps of the Ordnance Survey are the beat in the world,......

The Strike Of The Carpenters And Joiners Of London Would

appear to be nearly at an end. At the meeting of the Nine Hours' Delegation on Thursday, the delegates were informed that the men in work were not supporting the men on strike......

Peru Has Gone Through A Revolution Which Ended In A

remarkable triumph for the Constitution, one of the first we can remember in South American history. Colonel Gutierrez, Minister at War, having secured the garrison -of Lima,......

The Accounts Received On All Hands From Berlin Point To

a terrible state of disorganization in the capital of Germany. Rents- have doubled, and whenever a family is evicted the populace take sides with it, attack the police, and very......

The Naples Correspondent Of The Tinzes, A Man Who Knows

South Italy profoundly, reports an extraordinary outburst of superstition at Torre del Greco, a place, we may remark, where -superstition is fostered by the permanent danger......

Corporals H. Clinch And R. Rogers, Of The Royal Marines,

have been reduced to the ranks and sentenced to eighty-four days' imprisonment with hard labour for having preached in the streets of Gosport in opposition to their Colonel's......

The Report Of Messrs. Pochin And Whitworth On The Affairs

of the Metropolitan Railway suggests extreme carelessness in the management of the Company's affairs. The books appear to have kept themselves, the solicitors have handed in......

The Remarkable Prejudice Entertained In England For The...

of meat is well known, and is remedied by great differ- ences of price. Servants will scarcely touch " neat's cheek," to some palates one of the best parts of the bullock, and......

No Less Than Three Men Were Executed At Maidstone On

Tuesday, and the journals are evidently concerned for the effect which so many executions may produce in increasing the dislike of capital punishment. We cannot see it at all.......

Consols Were On Friday 92f To 921 For Money.

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