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  2. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL PER NUBIA.

    THE R. M. S. Nubia, Captain Farquhar, arrived in Port Jackson at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. We have received by her English journals to the 26th January, and our English and ...

    Article : 556 words
  3. THE TICHBORNE CASE.

    Punctuality this case recommenced on the 15th, and after two or three hours had been lost over some additional evidence for the claimant, of no value, Sir John Coleridge addressed himself to his reply. He is still replying while ...

    Article : 425 words
  4. THE BRIGHTON POISONING CASE.

    Miss Christiana Edmunds, aged 31, spinster, a lady of properly residing at Brighton, was indicted, on January 15, at the Central Criminal Court, for having distributed poisoned sweetmeats in all directions, by which she had ...

    Article : 784 words
  5. A GALE IN ENGLAND.

    The heaviest gale which has visited London for some years occurred on the morning of January 24. During the early part of the night there was almost a dead calm, with a high temperature and terrents of rain. Towards 3 ...

    Article : 554 words
  6. POLITICAL.

    Parliament meets on the 6th February. [The Queen's speech and subsequent proceedings were received by telegram, and published in the Herald on Wednesday last.] We are to have no great sensational measures, but we are ...

    Article : 416 words
  7. FOREIGN.

    M. Thiers, after a most vehement debate, has been [?] on his proposed tax on raw material. He knew [?] going to be beaten, for at the commencement of the [?] be said it was out of deference to the views of his colle[?] ...

    Article : 1,334 words
  8. NEW CARDINALS AND THE NEXT POPE.

    The special correspondent of the Daily News writes from Rome on the 18th January:— The great question on the order of the day at the Vatican continues to be that of the appointment of new Cardinals, ...

    Article : 888 words
  9. THE STOCKWELL MURDER.

    The trial of the Rev. J. S. Watson for the murder of his wife, at Stockwell, was concluded on January 12. Serjeant Parry's theory of insanity was met by Mr. Denman, Q.C., who replied on the case for the defence, ...

    Article : 854 words
  10. HOME RULE IN IRELAND.

    A demonstration in favour of home rule took place on January 11, at the Limerick Butter Market, from 1000 to 1500 persons being present. The chair was occupied by Mr. M. Ryan, J.P., who called upon the meeting to ...

    Article : 371 words
  11. ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    The first meeting of the session, 1872, of the fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute was held in their new rooms, No. 15, West Strand, on the evening of 15th January. On several accounts the session opened favourably. First of all, ...

    Article : 2,601 words
  12. A CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    A company has been registered at the Joint Stock Company's Registration Office, called "the Channel Tunnel Company (Limited)," for commencing the work of making a tunnel from near Dover to a point ...

    Article : 267 words
  13. THE COLONIES AT SOUTH KENSINGTON.

    On the 25th of January an exhibition of a novel and interesting character was thrown open to the public in the North Court of the South Kensington Museum. A few days prior to that date a letter, written by his Royal ...

    Article : 222 words
  14. THE MURDER OF THE FRENCH HOSTAGES.

    The court-martial at Versailles on the twenty-three persons accused of murdering the Archbishop of Paris, and other hostages, at La Roquette Prison on the 24th of May, closed its proceedings on the 22nd January. Bofore the ...

    Article : 603 words
  15. THE FASHIONS.

    The colours for evening wear are as brilliant as ever. The costumes owe the beauty of their effect to a graceful disposition of drapery or a carefully-selected trimming: of these braiding and passementerie are still the favourites, ...

    Article : 1,065 words
  16. HORRIBLE DEATH AT A MENAGERIE.

    A correspondent of the Sheffield Independent gives the following harrowing details of the shocking death of Massarti, the lion tamer, at Manders' Circus, in that town: —"A terrible scene occurred in Manders' Menagerie, at ...

    Article : 1,210 words
  17. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LAND BILL.

    "Anglo-Australian," in the European Mail, observes: —"The Land Bill of the colony of New South Wales has caused some stir among Anglo-Australians. From what I can understand, they fear something in the shape of an ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. AN EXTENSIVE COAL COMPANY.

    A large colliery company has been launched before the public, the title being the "Australian and Oriental Coal Company (Limited)." The capital is to be £300,000, and it is formed for the purpose, inter alia, "of supplying the ...

    Article : 177 words
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