26 NOVEMBER 1859, page 12

Topics Of The Day.

THE STATE OF EUROPE. ONE of the legacies which the great French Revolution bequeathed' to posterity was the mania for large standing armies. France, defied, poured forth myriads......

Woolwich Arsenal.

CONING events, says the proverb, cast their shadows before. The shadow of Woolwich Arsenal has been projected for some time upon Weedon. The existence of Woolwich Arsenal is one......

Employment For Educated Women.

THE movement to enlarge the sphere of profitable labour for edu- cated women is sure to have some success; the manner in which it is carried on, and the motives which prompt it,......