28 DECEMBER 1878, page 2

N. Gambetta Was Entertained In Paris, On The 24th Inst.,

at a grand banquet by the commercial travellers of France, and made a remarkable speech. He declared that the era of fear was over, and that the Republican majority in the......

Switzerland Seems To Be Contemplating Legislation As...

Bismarck's. A project of law is before the Federal Parliament which will not only raise the import. duties on a vast number of articles not manufactured in Switzerland, but also......

A Writer In The Times, Who Appears To Possess Minute

know- ledge of the subject, warns iron-musters that they may yet be subjected to another severe blow. The substitution of steel for iron rails caused them their first......

We Are Glad To Hear That Archbishop Tait Has Not

the intention of resigning his See which public rumour had ascribed to him. Though we think one or two of his public actions unfortunate,— and especially his warm support of the......

The Londonderry Election, Though It Ended In A Very Con-

siderable majority for the Liberal candidate, Sir Thomas MacLure, was rather a Conservative than a Liberal success, insomuch as the Liberal majority was very much less than at......

Mr. Thomas Connolly, Writing From Boston, Massachusetts,...

gives a most striking picture of the minute in- ventiveness to which the Americans owe their frequent ability to compete successfully with England, in spite of a most unwise......

Avery Silly Controversy Is Going On As To Whether The

present Ministry can be held responsible for the present distress ; or whether it is due to causes which were in existence five years ago, before the present Administration came......

The Scotch Court Of Session Finally Decided On Friday Week

that Trustees holding shares in the City of Glasgow Bank on be- half of their wards were as responsible as shareholders,—that is, were liable for calls to the last shilling, not......