29 JANUARY 1881, page 8

The Burnett Literary Fund.

T HE intervention of the House of Lords in the administra- tion of the Burnett Literary Fund is reasonable, as well as natural. In the year 1783, Mr. John Burnett created a......

The New Treaty Between Russia And China.

T HE Treaty concluded a few weeks ago at St. Petersburg,. and ratified by telegraph from Pekin, promises to furnish a settlement of the difficulty which has been long pending......