30 JULY 1864, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

MR. COBDEN ON CONTRACTS. M R. COBDEN, distrusting the British Government as at once extravagant and corrupt, proposes to remedy both those evils by entrusting to its unchecked......

The Division Of The Spoil. T Ee Vultures Are Not Happy,

though their victim lies prone with his carcase extended ready to their beaks. Each is afraid to begin his meal lest the others should take the opportunity of combining to peck......