The Political Trials In Paris Are Going Hard Against The
Com- munists. Colonel Rossol's condemnation to death was technically justified by his desertion to the Commune ; but his gallant con- duct in the field has created a general......
The Bank Has This Week Raised Its Rate Of Discount
from 2 to 3 per cent., actuated by the drain of bullion which had him place to meet the demands of the Germans. This action of the Bank came like a clap of thunder on the Stock......
The Ravages Of The Cholera At Kiiaigsberg Appear To Be
fearful. In the week eutied last Saturday the fatal oases had risen to 80 per cent. of the attacks. In all the Baltic provinces, out of 2,601 cases, 1,273 had died, 620 hid......
The Bishop Of Manchester, In Laying On Wednesday The Corner-
stone of a group of three schools at Padibam, in Lancashire, made some sensible observations on the new crusade proposed against the Education Act,—a crusade based on the ground......
M. Thiers' Speech In Which He Convinced The Assembly That
he had been sufficiently eager to cut the Alsatian trade adrift, and would have done so but for the bribe of obtaining the earlier evacuation of six departments, was a perfect......
The Great Mont Cenis Tunnel, Through Which, As We Mentioned
last week, a trial train had already passed, was formally opened last Sunday, tho train accomplishing the run through the tunnel in twenty minutes. The French Home Minister, M.......
A Distressing Event Has Occurred At Calcutta. On...
Mr. Norman, the Assistant Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (and acting 'Chief Justice, in the absence of his superior, Sir R, Couch, on leave), was stabbed in two places by an......
Mr. Isaac Butt, The Second Champion Of "home Rule" Now
in the British Parliament, was elected for Limerick in his own absence on Wednesday without opposition. lie was proposed by Mr. Michael Ryan, who, remarking that the people of......
The Municipality Of Strasburg Has Just Elected By...
against three a Mayor, M. Lautz, very hostile to the German annex- ation, and it would not seem that Germany has as yet made any pro- gress in converting the city to a more......