22 MAY 1880, page 3

The French Minister Of The Interior, M. Lepere, Has Fallen,

:and his Under-Secretary, M. Constans, hitherto a comparatively unknown man, has been appointed to his office, and admitted into the Cabinet in his stead. M. Lephre resigned in......

According To The Times, The Relations Of England And France

have just been marked by a very noteworthy incident. M. Lon Say was sent here mainly to negotiate a new Treaty of Com- merce, and he pleaded to Lord Granville that in order to......

There Seems To Be A Very Uncomfortable Fishery Dispute Still

unsettled between Great Britain and the United States, the main issue being this, — whether the United States took the fishing privileges to which they were entitled in common......

Professor Colladon, Of Geneva, Has Made Some Interesting...

the course of lightning when it strikes trees and houses. He holds that the great discharges which injure trees and houses seldom or never happen while the light- ning has an......

The Precise Method By Which The Government Hope To Enforce

reforms in Turkey is, of course, not yet known, and cannot be known until Mr. Goschen has reached Constantinople; but there is a consensus of opinion upon the Continent as to......

The Italian Elections Came Off On Sunday, But They Are

not yet finished, as about 150 second ballots must be taken to- morrow. The general result can, however, it is said, be pre- dicted with some accuracy. The Premier, S. Cairoli,......

Consols Were On Friday 99' 6 To 991.

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Mr. Plimsoll Is About To Vacate His Seat At Derby,

in order that the Home Secretary, Sir William Harcourt, may regain his place in Parliament, partly because he feels grateful to Sir- William Harcourt for former support in the......