5 SEPTEMBER 1874, page 1

We Criticise Elsewhere The Measures Adopted By The...

for the restoration of order in Sicily, where the Maffia, the secret organisation of criminals, has recently reduced public justice to a farce, but we must add here that no......

News Of The Week.

17 RE is little news this week from Paris, but we see reason to elieve that the French Government is a good deal preoccupied with Spanish affairs. The German Government is......

Mr. Watkin Williams Has Been Delivering A Curious Speech At

Wrexham, Denbighshire, about Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Disraeli. He is a "candid friend" of his own leader, and for the nonce rather a cordial admirer of his rival, whose Church......

Telegrams From Madrid Of The 3rd Inst. Report That Marshal

Zabala, who had quitted his command to confer with the Government, has provoked a "complete Ministerial crisis" ending in the appointment of S. Sagasta to the Premiership. This......

We Have Endeavoured Elsewhere To Give An Idea Of The

military position of the Carlists, which may be briefly described as im- proving, but improving mainly from the inaction and half-hearted- ness of the Republican authorities.......

The Chinese Certainly Appear To Be Preparing For War With

the Japanese. They are collecting an army estimated to number 40,000 men, are gathering transports, and have given Z00,000 for an ironclad belonging to the King of Denmark.......

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