26 AUGUST 1876, page 3

We Wonder If Anybody Ever Believed That There Was A

city in Greece so luxurious that all cocks were expelled lest they should crow? Boys all read the story, and most of them ridicule it, but we are coming to that in London. On......

The Recent Enormous Rise In The Price Of Silk, 200

per cent, in a year, has again called attention to its production. Mr. F. T. Neile writes to the Times that poor ladies might find a source of income in rearing silkworms, which......

The Anglo-indians Are Condemning Lord Lytton In No Mea-...

terms for interfering with the course of justice. A. Mr. Fuller, a lawyer of Agra, boxed the ears of a groom for keeping him waiting, and the man, who was diseased, died. The......

The Councils-general Of France Have Been Electing Their...

and out of seventy returns received, 39 Presidents are Republicans, 21. Monarchists, and 10 Bonapartist& This shows an increase in the number of Republicans, and is important,......

Lord Dufferin Has Been Unable To Pacify The Quarrel Between

the Dominion of Canada and British Columbia. The Canadians, it will be remembered, refused to carry out their agreement to finish the Canadian Pacific Railway, alleging......

A Very Large Meeting Of Working-men Was Held In New

York on the 9th inst., at which some very dangerous resolutions were pulled, declaring that it was the "duty of the State to create labour in periods of depression ;" that......

The Bishop Of Lincoln, Who, It Will Be Remembered, Refused

the title of "Reverend" to a Wesleyan minister, has published a pamphlet, in which, according to the Guardian, he formulates his plan for the readmission of the Wesleyan body......

Dr. Coplestone, The New Bishop Of Colombo, A Man Of

thirty, selected for special ability by the Colonial Secretary, has become involved in an unfortunate quarrel with the Missionaries of the Church Miseionary Society working in......

Consols Were On Friday 96 5-16ths To 96 7-16ths.

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