20 APRIL 1878, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE'S LEADERSHIP. T HE choice of Sir Stafford Northcote as leader of the House of Commons, after Mr. Disraeli went to the Upper House, was all but inevitable.......

The Despatch Of Native Troops To Malta.

T HE order to despatch Native troops to Malta received by the Government of India, and telegraphed home the day after Parliament had dispersed, is a very serious event, much......