1 DECEMBER 1883, page 2

The News From Tonquin Is Not Pleasant For Frenchmen. It

is rumoured, on good authority, that Admiral Courbet refuses to advance on Bacninh without further reinforcements ; and he has only 600 men to expect immediately, and 1,200 men......

An Extraordinary Correspondence Has Been Published...

the Liberal candidate for York, and Lord Salisbury. The latter had stated that Mr. Lockwood was inter- viewed by the Irish Nationalists, and that, in consequence of this......

On The Subject Of Reform, Lord Hartington Reproached The...

and London Conferences with having neglected prac- tical difficulties, to press on a measure which could hardly be shaped until the practical difficulties had been overcome. He......

Paris Is Greatly Agitated By A Fear That Things Are

going wrong in Tonquin, and IL Cl6mencean on Thursday tried to obtain permission to make an interpellation. He maintained that a memorandum had been received from China making......

G. Warden, Formerly Secretary Of The London And River Plate

Bank, and J. D. Watters, broker, were tried this week for' stealing 2116,000 worth of bonds payable to bearer from that. Bank. Warden surrendered after he had escaped, and......

The German Emperor, On The 27th Ult., Received The Presid-

ents of the Prussian Diet, and in his address used an expression which has attracted great attention. He "assured them, in the most positive manner, that peace was at the......

It Appears To Be Nearly Certain That A Great Strike

is impend- ing, both in the coal and cotton trades. In the former, the- miners declare that prices have risen, and demand an increase of wages by ten per cent., while the owners......

Sir Charles Dilke, In A Speech To The Reusis Club

of Chelsea on Thursday, revealed a secret of some importance. The Govern- ment intend to act promptly on a Report of the Royal Commis- sion on City Guilds, and to bring in a......