A Writer In The Times, Who Appears To Possess Minute
know- ledge of the subject, warns iron-musters that they may yet be subjected to another severe blow. The substitution of steel for iron rails caused them their first......
In A Letter To Tuesday's Times, Mr. Longsdon Mentions That
the German system of roughing horses is better in the following respect than the English ; namely, that the studs used to prevent the horse from slipping are made so as to screw......
The Tendency To Augur A Bard Winter, From The Arrival
of birds which usually winter in countries far north of us, is, we think, with the Rev. F. 0. Morris, himself a great observer of the habits of birds, generally a mistake. What......
The Eastern Roumelian Commission Appears Disposed To...
privileges to the South Bulgarians. A chapter on The Rights of Citizens," drawn up by M. de Ring, and accepted by the Commission, concedes personal liberties as extensive as......
We See With Much Pleasure That Mr. F. W. Rowsell,
of the Middle Temple, Director of Navy Contracts, has been nominated to the post of British Commissioner of the ceded Daira lands in Egypt. Though we remain as doubtful as ever......
The Revisers Of The Authorised Version Of The New Testament
completed a fortnight ago their second and final revision. The Company have held 85 Sessions, and have spent 337 days on the work, having commenced in June, 1870. The total......
The Death Of Colonel J. Duff Creates A Vacancy For
North Nor- folk, and the election there will probably be a most important test of county opinion. At the last contest, in 1876, Sir T. F. Buxton was only beaten by a vote of......
Penny-journalism Certainly Pays. The Will Of The Late Mr....
the proprietor of the Standard, distributes personalty sworn under /500,000, besides, it may be presumed, some real property. Mr. Johnstone had other sources of income, but much......
It Is Curious To Learn That The "glass Slipper" In
Cinderella, of which from our youth upwards we never questioned the authen- ticity, though well aware that no one who was not a protigle of fairies would think of dancing in......
Mr. T. Brassey, Who Has Just Visited Cyprus, Strongly...
the British Government, if they are going to retain the island, to buy the sovereignty from the Sultan. He says the £100,000 to be paid to the Ottoman Government is the "lion's......
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