January. 1878.

1. Peace party gaining ground at Constantinople Russian Generals ordered to accept any overtures for a truce. Cardinal Mailing authorized by the Pope to negotiate for re establishment of Scottish R. C. hierarchy. Severe storm in Maritime Provinces blocks railway trains.

3. Heavy snowstorm in Arkansas and Tennessee. Threatening demonstration of unemployed working men in San Francisco

5. Severe illness of King of Italy. Cholera disappeared in Japan. Division in English Ministry on war policy.

7. Anniversary of Queen as Empress celebrated with great ceremony in India

8. Orders issued to coaling superintendents in Schuylkill region to suspend operations, and 25 or 30,000 miners thrown out of employment. Seventy thousand Russians pass through the South Balkans. Triennial Municipal elections in France show great Republican gains.

10. he-assembling of U. S. Congress. Porte consents to armistice of six weeks.

11. Ravages of famine in north of China unabated. Russians capture Turkish army in Shipka Pass.

12. First lot of Western produce for shipment to England, viâ Halifax, arrives at that port.

14. Home rule Conference at Dublin pass a resolution for annual sittings

15. Meeting of Dominion Board of Trade at Ottawa Cleopatra obelisk leaves Spain for England

7. Opening of Imperial Parliament. Funeral of Victor Emanuel.

18. Russian Budget shows exact balance between revenue and expenditure. Turkish, delegates meet Grand Duke Nicholas and arrange preliminaries of peace

19. 4700 Boston working men apply to city council for work General rising among the Gaikas in Gape Colony. Gambetta gives consent to the voting of page 16 French Budget and early adjournment of the Chambers. Russians occupy Adria-nople

20. Cleopatra obelisk arrived at Graves end. England proposes conference of powers. Funeral In Dublin of the Fenian McCarthy attended by 60,000 persons.

22. Extreme heat and drought in New South Wales. Stanley, the African traveller, arrives in London.

23. Marriage of King of Spain.

24. Sudden rise in Danube inundates Pesth. Press Amnesty Bill passed by French Chamber of Deputies Resignation of Earls Derby and Caernarvon. Military credit asked for by English Ministry.

27. Austria opposes Russian peace terms.

31. Samoan Treaty ratified by United States Senate Hon. Mr. Blake resigns seat in Dominion Ministry. Quebec Railway resolutions carried in Legislature after an all night's session. Meetings in favour of war with Russia in London Russia sends conciliatory answer to Austrian note. Wreck of a steamship on North Carolina coast with loss of 200 lives.