19 JULY 1879, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

PRINCE BISMARCK'S NEW ATTITUDE. P RINCE BISMARCK'S speech of Wednesday week, and the startling announcement which has immediately fol- lowed the prorogation of the German......

The Lessons Of Prince Napoleon's Funeral.

T HE splendid gathering at the funeral of the Prince Im- perial testifies strongly to two of the great changes which have passed over Europe in recent years,—the extinction of......