18 OCTOBER 1856, page 1

A Conflict Is Going On In Belgium, Between The Bishops

and the Universities. After the separation of Belgium from Holland, a system of education freed from clerical interference was esta- blished in Brussels. This has been eminently......

News Of The Week.

BEFORE 'WO have yet got rid of the old war with Russia ' the whole question of which seems to be reopening—before we have taken the slightest step in the new war with Naples, if......

In Little More Than A Fortnight, That Is On The

4th November, the great contest for the office Of President of the United States will be decided. It is believed that up to the last moment the issue will be doubtful. Mr.......

Another Russian Encroachment Also Gives Renewed...

; it is neither more nor less than the en- croachment of Russia upon the Danubian Principalities. This looks very like the news of 1853; yet the best-informed of the jmumals are......

The Elevation Of Narvaez To Be Prime Minister Of Spain

is no news. It has been long foreseen as the natural consequence of O'Donnell's coup d'etat. That mere soldier possessed enough capacity to undermine his colleague and superior,......