Intelligence From The Cape Down To August 19th Was Received
on Thursday, and is, upon the whole, favourable. Cetewayo has not been caught, but flies from kraal to kraal as the detach- ment under Colonel Barrow pursues him, and there is......
There Is A Serious Probability Of War With Burmah. King
Theobau has, it appears, laid claim to the Karenee country, a district between the Salween and Sitang, in north-eastern Pegu, which was declared independent by Lord Dalhousie,......
The New Ministry At The Cape Is Not Very Favourable
to con- federation. The Premier, Mr. Sprigg, judging from a speech on the native territories, briefly reported in the Times of Thurs- day, dreads the expense of military......
The War, Though Objectionable, For Reasons Explained...
be a difficult one. The strength of the Burmese monarchy was always exaggerated, probably from the weakness of the races, Peguans, Assamese, Mughs, and Shans, whom it subdued,......
News Of The Week.
A LULL has occurred in the bad weather. For six entire days there has been in South England no gale, no thunderstorm, no heavy rain, and no intimation from New York that......
Mr. Raikes Is Shocked At Mr. Gladstone. Not Content With
disestablishing the Irish Church, and revolutionising the rela- tions of landlord and tenant in Ireland, and starving the national armaments, a nd "violating the Constitution to......
