26 AUGUST 1871, page 3

The Americans Are In A Mess In Corea; Very Victorious,

as they would say, but under the necessity of retiring, for all that. It seems from the detailed accounts that the Coreans finally refuse to hold intercourse with them, alleging......

The Engine-makers Of Newcastle And Gateshead Are Out On...

to demand a reduction of the hours of labour to 54 a week, *9 for every working day. If those are hours of actual toil, ex- -elusive of rest and food, the demand is a moderate......

The Brighton Magistrates Are Hearing A Case Which...

become a cause ccriebre. A lady named Christina Edmunds, 35 years of age, very pretty, ladylike, and self-possessed, is accused of having scattered poison broadcast. She had......

A Report Is Current That An Attempt Has Been Made

to assassi- nate the King of Spain, who, however, escaped unwounded. His fall, it is supposed, would throw Spain into an anarchy, from which the Republic would be the only......

Consols Were On Friday 93i To 94.

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General Bixio, The Ablest Of Garibaldi's Generals,...

his own son Riociotti, has betaken himself to a now career. He has surrendered his rank in the Italian Army and his seat in the Senate, and returned to his old career as a......

The Customs Report For 1870 Is Exceedingly Satisfactory....

trade of the kingdom in that year exceeded £600,000,000, an immense increase upon any previous period. Our total exports, bullion included, reached £263,000,000, and our exports......

Mr. H. Kolas-jackson, In The City Article Of The Times,

cal- culates that, although the wheat harvest of this year may be a little short, the price of core can hardly be expected to range above 50s. Free trade has done its work in......

The London Swimming Club Has Devised A New Bathing-dress,...

does not appear to secure its two objects, namely, decency and freedom of motion. It secures only the second. It is a tight- ,fitting brown dress like that of an acrobat, and no......

The Paris Correspondent Of The Times Explains On The...

'of books by General Chanzy and M. do Freycinet the failure of the French Army after Coulmiers. General d'Aurelle des Paladines, 'then in supreme command, had no confidence in......

There Was A Furious Scene On Thursday In The French

Assembly about the National Guard. The Military Commission reported in favour of its abolition, and the majority, dreading the tur- bulence of the cities, want it to be......