THE Opposition awakens from its long autumnal trance to active life in Parliament ; and RUSSELL, like PEEL, issues his circular to remind careless Members that they will be...

different Church- revolution from that to which we adverted last week. The Church of Scotland, or at least its controlling majority, has very gallantly taken up the position...

French Chamber of Deputies would not allow the business of the session to be begun with the quiescence which the King's speech was cal- culated to encourage. Their elaborate...

.Tax Court returned to Windsor Castle from Claremont on Monday. The Queen and Prince Albert and the Princess Royal were in one carriage, and the suite followed in another. A...

A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, for the despatch of busi- ness. The Lord Mayor was requhted to issue his precept for a new election in the Ward of Farringdon Within ; a...

States in a National Council, on sufferance, has scarcely passed away ere the same country exhibits signs of political activity of another sort. M. GEORGE HERWEGH, a young...

The election of a representative of North Shropshire, in the room of Sir Rowland Hill, who succeeded the late Lord Hill in the Peerage, took place at Shrewsbury, on Monday. Lord...

- There was a tea-party at Edinburgh, in the Waterloo Rooms, on Thursday sennight, to receive the deputation of the Anti-Corn-law League ; now joined by Mr. John Bright. The...

The death of Colonel Clements, who died at Cootehill, on Wednesday, of apoplexy, creates a vacancy in the representation of Cavan county. A meeting was held at Fermoy, on...

Lord John Russell, it seems, still assumes, and is allowed, the post of " leader of the Opposion ": he has issued the following ex-official circular summons to the Opposition...

BIRTHS. On the 8th January, at Royal Circus, Ediuburgh, Mrs. SHAND, of a tem. On the 13th, at the British Museum. Lady MADDEN. or a son. On the 13th, at Maristow, Devon, the...

has been offered to Sir Charles Metcalfe. Whether he has accepted the office or not, we do not know ; the Times this morning says that he is " appointed." The nomination...

office, at ten o'clock this morning. He was for the most part sullen and indifferent in his manner, and gave his name when called upon with a strong Scotch accent. The first...

their deputation have made quite a " progress," and created a ferment in the country. Arguments and representations current on the subject have of course been read in Scotland...

SATURDAY NIGHT. Some dismay was created about the West End, and the public offices, yesterday evening, by the report that an attempt had been made to assassinate Mr. Edward...

Cavan ; Mr. Clements, the son of the late Member, and the Honourable James Fierce Maxwell, one of the Farnham family : both Tories.

place suddenly, in a fit of apoplexy, on Thursday, deprives the Chartists of a stanch advocate. He twice stood for Brigton in their interest. The death of Mr. Charles Brooker,...

December,annonuces, that Nasi Effendi had been appointed to succeed Resehid Pasha at the Court of Paris, and Nouri Effendi to negotiate a treaty with the Shah of Persia.

The Jessie Logan, Major, from Calcutta to Liverpool, was totally wrecked near Bo- castle, on the 16th January. The Santon. from Calcutta to Liverpool, was wrecked in the...

from Paris- " The Commission on Thursday afternoon decided on a paragraph proposed by M. Dupla, containing the three following points. First, it expresses the Satisfaction of...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTBRNOON. The Money Market has been in an unsettled state during nearly the whole week. The approach of the settling-day, in conjunction with the...

4th January 1893. SIR—In your paper of the 31st ultimo there appeared, under the above title, an article which is certainly erroneous in so far as it states that the provisions...

e Oliveira Coutinho, the Brazilian Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stating the willingness of his Government to let the treaty with this country continue in force until November...

of 425 tons burden, bound for Africa, but beaten off Beachy Head, was much damaged by the gale of Friday, and sank off Ostend on Sunday. The crew were just about to make a raft...

THE FOREIGN MARKET WITH MANUFACTURES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Sat—One objection which has been urged against a free trade in corn, which, whether a sound one or not is...

THE GERMAN NEWSPAPER PRESS. Two events in the newspaper world of Germany are at present supplying topics for conversation. A young poet of the name of HeRwzon—a native of...

good earnest upon purifying our churches. Having got the movement against pews fairly under weigh, it is now directing its thunder against sepulchral monu- ments. Minerva and...

SEVERAL letters have appeared in the daily papers from holders of American Stocks, urging the British Government to lend its aid, at first by remonstrance and then by more "...

THE unfortunate wight described by ancient poets as standing amid all the luxuries wealth can accumulate yet unable to grasp any of them, is no mere creature of the imagination...

the pride of the company and the favourite of the audience, has been restored to its stage : Mrs. YATES made her first appearance since her bereavement on Monday ; and was...

THOSE who only move about in, or before, or behind carriages, may care little about the doctrine and discipline of street-cleaning : as, however, some of the readers of the...

THIS association, which has existed a hundred and two years, and truly enjoys a green old age, held its anniversary festival on Thursday, in Free- mason's Hall. The meeting was...

THE French plays at the St. James's Theatre have commenced a season brilliant in promise, under favourable auspices : the house was well attended on Monday, the opening-night,...

di Lammermoor was brought out ; a worthless thing, rendered more worth- less, if possible, by this transplantation. Italian music, however fri- volous and empty, served up by...

fit of Mr. WEBSTER. He delivered an address, stuffed with savoury similes, that seem to have been much relished by the audience ; in which he announced another engagement of Mr....

great houses : but C'ymbeline is announced at Drury Lane tonight ; Mr. MACREADY being Iachirno, ANDERSON Posthumus, PHELPS Belarius, and Miss H. FA UCIT Imogen. A new comedy,...

Journal and Letters of the late Samuel Curwen, Judge of Admiralty, Sec., an American Refugee iu England from 1775 to 1784; comprising remarks ou the pro- minent men and measures...

LEAVINGS are proverbially distasteful things, either from intrinsic causes, or the disregard that the offering them implies, or perhaps from both together. Fragments are thrown...

STRICTLY speaking, the title of this volume does not accurately indicate its character ; the work being rather a description of dis- ease than a method of curing it. The main...

From January 12th to January 19th. BOOKS. Letters on South America; comprising Travels on the Banks of the Pa- rand and Rio de la Plata. By J. P. and W. P. ROBERTSON, Authors...

WAR-OFFICE, Jan. 20.-2d Itegt, Life Guards—H. H. 0. Clayton, Geld. to be Cornet and Sub-Lieut. by purchase, vice Lucas, promoted; W. H. Greville. Gent. to be Cor- net and...

Tuesday, Jan. 17. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Skeffington, Welborn, Leicestershire, and Skeffington, Wilharstou, Northampton- shire, cattle-salesmen—Inglis and Pine, Aberdeen....

DRAWING FROM MODELS. DRAWING FROM MODELS. Now that drawing is found to be a really useful acquirement, and regarded as an essential branch of popular education, the absurd...

AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN. DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN Per Quarter (Imperial) of England and Wales. For the present Week. • Wheat 47.. 21 Rye. ..... .... 119.. 4.1 Wheat Os. id. 1 Bye...