24 MAY 1879, page 2

The Calcutta Correspondent Of The Times, Telegraphing...

the recent conflagrations at Poonah. They are attributed to " dacoits," that is, bands of armed insurgents,. who are plundering villages in the Mahratta, country. The leader of......

The Great Fight On Indian Finance Fixed For Thursday Came

off as a fraternal feast. Mr. Stanhope, in the course of his speech on the Indian Budget, admitted that the deficit of the past year would be £3,500,000, and that the deficits......

On Wednesday, The O'conor Don Moved The Second Reading Of

his Irish University Bill, in a very moderate speech, in which he intimated that though he should prefer the new University's direct endowment out of the Irish Church Sur- plus,......

Nevertheless There Were Various Speeches From Different...

House in favour of the O'Conor Don's Bill, including a very Liberal and able one from Mr. Osborne Morgan, who was, he said, eager to stamp out bigotry, whether Protestant or......

The Text Of General Obratscheff's Speech At Philippopolis...

and it is found that he did state publicly that the Sultan would be in no hurry to occupy the Balkans. More- over, a letter has been published from Prince Vogorides (Aleko......

The Duke Also Assailed Sharply The Afghan Policy Of The

Government, restricting himself, as he said, wholly to the past, and avoiding ground likely to prejudice the pending negotia- tions in Afghanistan; but on this evidence of party......

Prince Bismarck Has Executed A Voile-face. He Has For Some•

weeks been arranging some compromise with Herr Windthorst, and the Centre or Ultramontane party, and at last he has been: successful. That party, with its 120 Members in a House......