28 DECEMBER 1878, page 4

Topics Of The Day.

THE REVOLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN. T HE only fact quite certain as yet is that Shere Ali has fled from his capital, with his harem and a few soldiers, and has sought refuge "in......

Septennial Parliaments.

N O Parliamentary system of government except our own exists, we believe, in the world, the extreme period of which is so long as seven years. The American House of......