The Rise In The Rate Of Discount And Other Causes
have produced a perfect panic in the " speculative " securities on the Stock Exchange, Mexican and Greek bonds sinking every day. So sensitive became the market that a letter......
The Sudden Rise In The Rate Of Discount At The
Bank, which has gone up this week from 6 to 8 per cent., and is likely to rise to 10 almost immediately, has created a good deal of theoretic interest amongst political......
The Crawley Trial Drags On, But The Case For The
prosecution has very nearly closed. The procedure is as absurd as ever, but the evidence of the week is decidedly in favour of the accused. It disposes, at all events, of the......
Mr. Wyld Is Publishing A Plan Of Kagosima, Which Shows
that the fire on the batteries did necessarily endanger the town. The following extracts, however, from letters from officers in the fleet, published in the Japan Commercial......
Imagine The Common Council Setting An Example To All The
municipalities in England ! They have done it, however, having voted 20,0001. for the erection of buildings in Victoria Street for the labouring poor. The houses are to be built......
Another Confederate Cruiser Has Escaped From A British...
spite of all the efforts of Government. The Admiralty had ordered the Victor, a six-gun screw steamer of 859 tons, to be sold, and she was purchased for the China trade,......
The Schleswig-holstein Affair Has Advanced A Step During...
the Prussian Government having explained its ground. In the debate on the resolution moved by Herr Virchow, Herr Bis- mark stated that his Government held themselves bound to......
A Numerously Attended Meeting Of The Bar Was Held On
Wed- nesday last in the hall of Lincoln's Inn to consider the present system of law reporting. The Attorney-General was in the chair, and two resolutions, respectively moved and......
Mr. Ward Beecher Has Returned To New York, And Has
made a speech which will set him right with many who disapproved the tone of his speeches in England. He speaks of this country and its people in terms not very consistent with......
Miss F. P. Cobbe Sends Us A Complete Refutation Of
a libel on her friend the Roman sculptor,—or sculptress, perhaps we should say,—Miss Homier, which has appeared in some English papers, to the effect that her statue of......
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