26 APRIL 1890, page 3

The Daily Telegraph Of Tuesday Published A Singular Piece Of

information. Its Paris correspondent states that M. Leon de Rosny, a Professor of the Sorbonne, has recently announced his conversion to Buddhism, not " esoteric " Buddhism, but......

The Standard Of Tuesday Publishes A Curious Account Of The

experiments which are being made in the French Army for training dogs to act as scouts, messengers, and sentinels. When a dog is on messenger duty, two men are detached from an......

On Wednesday, In The Course Of A Trial Before The

Judge of the Westminster County-Court, some curious revelations were made in regard to the number of proofs of popular engravings occasionally issued. A Mr. Muir subscribed for......

The Two Houses Of Congress Have Not Quite Agreed Upon

the details of the new Silver Bill. All parties would accept a Bill ordering a minimum coinage of £900,000 worth of silver a month, to be held by the Treasury against an......

Mr. S. Smith On Friday Week Moved His Threatened Resolu-

tion in favour of Bimetallism, in a speech which was instruc- tive, but much too gritty with facts. He wanted a Conference of the chief nations of the world, and raised a......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (2k) were on Friday 97+ to 98.......

When On Tuesday The London County Council Resumed Its...

after the Easter recess, the Chairman took the oppor- tunity to review the work of the past year. Dealing with the doings of the Committees, he remarked incidentally that the......

If The French Government Is Not Careful, It Will Suffer

a serious reverse in Dahomey. In its fear of the electors, it is trying to do its work there with inadequate force. The King having beheaded five French captives, a French......