11 DECEMBER 1869, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. T HE Times, for the first time in many years, has justified its claim to a primacy among English journals, by pub- lishing important intelligence,......

The Council Of The Vatican.

T HE Pope has lived to fulfil the desire of his heart. The great Council met on Wednesday, and was attended by about 800 qualified members, and it immediately proceeded to......