8 MARCH 1879, page 2

All The Rumours And Most Of The Facts Reported From

the East refer to communications passing among the Powers with reference to the position of "East Roumelia." The people of that province threaten insurrection if the Turkish......

On Tuesday, Mr. Trevelyan Brought Forward His Motion For The

extension of household suffrage to the counties, in an ex- ceedingly vigorous and amusing speech, in which he attacked, first, Mr. Lowe's extraordinary advice to wait for......

The Committee On The Impeachment Of The De Broglie...

have decided by a large majority to insist on pressing the impeachment, while the Government has decided to oppose the impeachment of the Reactionary Government. M. Waddington......

It Is Officially Announced That Dr. Newman Is To Be

one of the Cardinals created at the next Consistory. This is all the more marked on the part of the Pope, that at Dr. New- man's age it is not to be supposed that he can reside......

Sir Charles Dilke, In Seconding Mr. Trevelyan, Took Up The

ex- aggerated and extraordinary position that the electoral system of the present time is as bad as it was before the Reform Act of 1832, and woree than any other the world has......

Leo Xiii., Though Anxious To Show That He Is Really

in favour of a larger interpretation of the Vatican Council's decree on Infallibility than the party which had the chief influence over the Holy See for many years previous to......

Mr. Fawcett, On Friday Week, Called The Attention Of The

House of Commons to the state of Indian finances, and moved for a com- mittee to inquire into the operation of the Act of 1858, trans- ferring India to the Crown. Mr. Fawcett's......

The Successor To M. De Marcere In The Interior Is

to be M. Lepere, the Minister of Commerce, an able speaker, and said to be on terms of confidential intimacy with M. Gambetta. To the Ministry of Commerce, M. Tirard, one of the......