24 MAY 1873, page 6

Central Asia.

N O positive and unquestioned information has yet been received to confirm the statement that Khiva was captured by the Russians early in May. A bald contradiction, unsupported......

Ministerial Tribulations.

T HE Government has hitherto scraped through the Session since its defeat upon the Irish University Bill about as well as "could be expected." It has not escaped supple- mentary......