8 OCTOBER 1881, page 1

The Official Programme In France Is Said To Be Arranged.

If the Ministry does not resign before, the Chambers will meet on the 28th inst., and M. Ferry will demand a vote of con- fidence in the Ministry. If that is refused, as it is......

Some Surprise Is Expressed At The Disagreement Between...

who fill the Volksraad and the leaders who signed the Convention, but we believe the explanation is this :—The leaders are experienced men, very patriotic, but aware of the......

The French Military System Is Not In Order Yet, Or

there could not be all this delay in the march on Kairouan. The French Chambers meet on October 28th, and the expedition, be it as successful as it may, will take ten days. It......

News Of The Week.

S IR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE is stumping the North. He delivered along speech at Hull on gonday, and another at Beverley on Tuesday, and will speak again in Newcastle next week,......

Storm Signals Are Being Hoisted In The City. Money Is

flowing away to America ; the New York exchange still makes remit- tance profitable; and the Bank of France, loaded with silver which it cannot sell, is unwilling to part with......

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The Volksraad Of The Transvaal Have Not Rejected The Con-

vention, but they have decided to demand some modifications, of which two are of great importance. The first is that the Queen's Government shall not conduct, but only control,......