Sir Richard Mayne May, By Possibility, Be Wanting...
do which will illustrate his regime. We earnestly recommend to his attention the suppression of beggars. They have increased in London, are increasing, and ought to be......
The Chief Commissioner Of Burmah, Colonel Fytche, Has...
necessary to issue a confidential circular to officers in the pro- vince, warning them that Government will not tolerate the con- cubinage always rife there. The connections......
A Letter From Dr. Henri Blanc, One Of The Prisoners
confined by Theodore of Abyssinia, suggests a possible explanation of his conduct. He is possessed, the writer says, with hatred of white men. He hoped by their aid and his......
The Edinburgh Courant Publishes An Unusually Long Letter...
" Practical Man," apparently an educated gamekeeper, upon the 'recent disease among the grouse. The result of the letter, as far as we can see, is that he knows no more about......
The Old Question Whether Natives Of India Are To Be
admitted to posts in the Civil Service has again come up this week. A party of Anglo-Indian philanthropists waited on Sir Stafford Northcote to urge—we are quoting a report......
Madame Frigard, The Murderess Described In Our Columns...
has confessed her crime, but states that it was committed with prussic acid. The elaborate evidence given to prove that she 'could have strangled Madame Mertens was, therefore,......
' Great People Seem To Have At Last Hit Upon A
mode of enter- taining each other which is a little picturesque. On the visit of the Emperor Napoleon to the Kaiser, the hills around Salzburg 'were lighted with beacons ; the......
'the Sultan, As A First Consequence Of His Visit To
the West, has .ordered his Ministers to improve the finances, the army, the 'marine, and the administration of justice, which is extremely -satisfactory, as satisfactory as an......
Mr. Johnson Has Mustered - Up Courage To Dismiss, Or Rather
to suspend, his 'Secretary at War. We have 'described the affair elsewhere, but may here notice the excuse which the President's friends have invented. A military -tribunal......
Rather Large Sales Of Money Stock Having Been Effected On
account of the public, the market for Home Securities in the early part of the week was heavy, at drooping prices. At one period, Consols for money were done at 941, 3.......
Friday, August 16. Friday, August 23.
'' • • ..16 111 .. 21 .. am- ts 141 16_ • • 69 6o 571 .. 58 Unit.721 States 5S0's .. .. .. .. .. 731 .. 761 Yesterday and on Friday week the leading British Railways left off at......
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