21 FEBRUARY 1880, page 8

Mr. Plimsoll's Placards.

M AN, says a contemporary poet, "is what he is by mis- take," and of no man is this truer than it is of Mr. Plimsoll. He is a Member of Parliament, and in this capacity he has......

The Proposed Austro-german Alliance. T He Constant...

flying about for some time that Germany is desirous to draw England into engagements which would, in fact, be equivalent to an alliance with Germany and Austria against the......