6 FEBRUARY 1892, page 2

We Record With Deep Regret The Death On Sunday Of

the great Baptist minister, Mr. C. H. Spurgeon, at the age of fifty-seven. He had been ill for many months, and though he rallied repeatedly, those who knew that he was......

The Washington Post, General Harrison's Organ, Printed On...

long article charging Mr. Blaine with having tricked the President with regard to the Chilian dispute. The Secretary of State, it alleges, has persistently represented himself......

The Week Has Witnessed Two Very Serious Disasters At Sea.

On Monday, the morning papers reported that the Victoria,' one of the newest and finest ironclads in the Navy, and the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, had gone ashore on......

Portugal Has Gone Into Liquidation. On Saturday, The...

Finance made his explanation to the Cortes, showing that the Floating Debt has reached the figure of £5,100,000, that the annual deficit is £2,220,000, and that some £7,000,000......

As We Ventured To Hope Last Week, The Virulence Of

the influenza epidemic is abating. The report of the Registrar. General published on Wednesday, shows that in the week ending Saturday last, there were in London 436 deaths from......

Do Our Readers Remember The Account In Thackeray's "barry...

of the cruelty of German military dis- cipline ? Wherever the satirist obtained his facts, he did not over-colour them, for Prince George of Saxony, Commander of the 12th Army......

Belgium Is In The Throes Of A Very Interesting...

struggle. It is felt that the demand for a larger franchise cannot be resisted, and the Liberals, afraid of seeing the cities overborne, demand universal suffrage. The......