Paris, 8th January The Senatorial Elections have resulted ina Republican triumph, 15 Conservatives have been elected and G4 Republicans.
London, 8th January.
The Truro suspension has revived the uneasy feeling. The liabilities are stated to be £500,000.
The depressed state of trade is causing a general movement for the reduction of strikes. goods guards and shunters wages, and there have been numerous
on the Midland Railway have struck.
19th January.
The Pope has issued an Encyclical Letter directed against Socialism and parliamentary discipline.
Prince Bismarck has introduced a Bill into the German Parliament which is aimed at Socialists.
St. Petersburg, 12th January.
The Journal de St. Petersburg announces that the Ameer of Afghanistan will receive sympathetic hospitality, but that the idea of Russian mediation is illusory.
Bombay, 13th January.
The Deputy-Governor of Candahar has made submission and awaits the arrival of the British troops to surrender the City. The other officials and the troops have fled to Herat.
General Stewart has since marched through Candahar unopposed.
Paris, 14th Jan.
The marquis Tseng has presented his credenti s to the Presiden London, 15th January.
The Midland Institute at Birmingham has been totally destroyed by fire.
Pavis, 15th January. inister of War, General Berthaut, ned, and General Gresley has been in his room.
Bombay, 13th January.
The state of excitement prevailing at Khost (!) is subsiding, General Roberts leaves the garrison of the fortress two months' provisions.
We give below the result of the polling the election of Municipal Councillors the year 1879. Never was there an election in regard to which so little public interest was taken—a feature that may be to betoken the true beatitude of the tlements concerned and as saving them from ihe turmoil, trouble, and afier discontent engendered by the ill-feeling born of contests, While congratulating the Ratepayers generally on the easy and comfortable manner in which the pre-sext election has been conducted, re may be permitted to express a hope that it will not be construed into a willingness—or even disposition—to let things " glide' easily throughout the forthcoming Municipal year. There are plenty of matters demanding the Council's attention; and while the efforts of the out-going Council in the way of local improvements, both in respect of the sanitary condition of the Settlements on the one hand and the widening of the streets to meet the requirements of greatly increased trailic on the other, are to be regarded with thanksgiving, it is to be hoped that the in-coming Council will be equally regardful of the wants and wishes of the Ratepayers, and while keeping an eye on the possibility of reducing expenditure, do all they can to promote the well-being of the Settlements placed under their care.—
As we have before stated, the poll was kept open on Wednesday and yesterday, on which latter day it finally closed at three o'clock. There were only eleven candidates nominated for the nine seats, and the result of the poll was as follows Bell-Irving, J. Howie, Hibbe, Artindale, R. Little, RW. Vouitlemont, Sassoon, EH. 'A. Fearon, J. Welch, J...
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