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  2. PARLIAMENT.

    IN the Legislative Council, On the motion of Mr. SAMUEL, it was ordered that there be laid on the table copies of all minutes, correspondence, agreements, and papers relating to the ...

    Article : 6,839 words
  3. MR. GLADSTONE AND MR. DISRAELI.

    Two distinguished statesmen—the two most distinguished statesmen of their time—the Premier and the ex-Premier, Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone—celebrated their birthdays in the last week of 1875. Mr. Disraeli accomplished his ...

    Article : 279 words
  4. A BRAVE MAN.

    Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the Algeria, a large Spanish steamer, which ran ashore during a gale om Cabra Island, near Porto Rice, on the 26th of November. A boat was launched to rescue the passengers and crew, ...

    Article : 232 words
  5. MID-OCEAN TELEGRAPH STATIONS.

    Several foreign naval Powers are directing their attention to the practicability of establishing telegraph stations in mid-ocean, by which messages can be Bent from any part of the sea along the line of the cable to the terminal points on ...

    Article : 155 words
  6. LIEUTENANT CAMERON'S EXPEDITION.

    At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on the 10th January, letters were read from Lieutenant Cameron, descriptive of his journey from Lake Tanganyika to the West Coast. He speaks of the interior as "mostly a ...

    Article : 361 words
  7. POSTAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND QUEENSLAND.

    Washington, February 6.—Postal convention Has been concluded between the United States and Queensland, Australia. The mails are to be transported in a direct line of colonial packets, plying between San Francisco and the ...

    Article : 105 words
  8. MR. STANLEY.

    The New York Times states that it is Stanley's intention to descend the Lualaba as soon as he completes the exploration of the Albert Lake; but it is to be hoped that he will not make the attempt. The difficulties in the way are so ...

    Article : 203 words
  9. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

    ON January 19, the Master (Alderman M'Arthur, M.P.) and the Wardens of the Spectacle Makers' Company entertained a large company at dinner at the Albion. The guests included the Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir Thomas ...

    Article : 518 words
  10. SLAVE-HUNTING ON THE AFRICAN COAST.

    Writing from Zanzibar on the 16th of December, the correspondent of the Western Morning News describes adventures which, to Bay the least, are of an unusual character. He Bays that one of H.M.S. London's boats engaged ...

    Article : 635 words
  11. THE PALESTINE EXPLORING PARTY.

    The American branch of the Palestine Exploring Expedition have returned from a considerable tour east of the Jordan, and report themselves well paid by their observations. The Rev. Selah Merrill, archaeologist of the party, ...

    Article : 302 words
  12. THE WAR IN MALAYA.

    ON the 8th instant, the day after the taking of the village of Paroa, Lieutenant Peyton, with some of the 10th Regiment and the Arab Contingent, proceeded to the village of Paroa, or rather to the smoking ruins of it, to burn ...

    Article : 1,406 words
  13. CAPTAIN COOK'S STATUE.

    The Daily Telegraph has had a leader strongly commendatory of the New South Wales Legislature's vote of £4000 for a statue of Captain Cook, and holds him up as a pattern to all Australian youths anxious to do their duty in ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. THE STRENGTH OF ENGLAND.

    The Fetter Lloyd, referring to the alleged acquisition by England of the harbour of Monammerah at the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates, says that this is probably the first step towards the construction of the Euphrates Valley ...

    Article : 256 words
  15. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE NILE.

    Some details of this terrible disaster are given in a letter to the Times, dated Alexandria, January 1. The writer says:—"It appears that Mr. Russell Gurney himself had started on the Nile voyage first, leaving the rest of his party, ...

    Article : 503 words
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