Tms brief summer season in the Baltic is fast waning, and nothing has yet been done commensurate to our reputation and to our hopes. The fleet of screw-liners, the block-ships,...

Mr. Monsell to the House of Commons on moving the Supple- mentary Ordnance Estimates on Thursday evening. The princi- pa l officer under the War Minister will be the Chief of...

war and providing funds to meet it, our ally has completed with marvellous success a financial operation undertaken with the same object. The French Government asked for a loan...

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF THE WEER. 'Hooey or Loans. Monday, July 30. Royal Assent to Places of Religious Wor- ship Registration Bill, Public Libraries and Museums Bill, Encumbered...

Court of Directors in a speech full of aspirations for peace and for the im- provement of the vast dominions over which he is to rule. The news from India is now so peaceful as...

The launch of the Marlborough, a screw line-of-battle ship, mounting 131 guns, took place at Portsmouth on Tuesday. It had been arranged that she should receive her name from...

At a Court of East India Directors, held on Wednesday morning, Lord Canning was sworn in Governor-General of India. In the evening, the East India Company entertained the new...

Tire QUEEN continues to enjoy marine excursions. Yesterday week she cruised in the Fairy towards Spithead; and on Tuesday she went in the Fairy to name the Marlborough, and...

FBANCE.—The Emperor stayed but a short time in the South, return- ing with the Empress to Paris on Monday. The result of the Loan is matter of public astonishment. The sum re-...

A rumour, for some time in circulation, that Mr. Gavan Duffy is about to retire from Parliamentary life, is confirmed by the Nation. Mr. Duffy retires because "the Irish cause...

Glasgow is almost riotous anent the Forbes Mackenzie Act. At a meeting of the Town-Council, on Thursday week, a motion was made for a committee of inquiry into the working of...

The Ministerial white-bait dinner is fixed to take place on Wednesday next, at the Trafalgar, Greenwich. There have been many rumours lately in circulation of the recall of the...

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and fith Victoria , cap. 32, for the week ending en Notes issued Other Securities Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion 2,984,900...

The races opened on Tuesday, but with little encouragement from the weather, for it rained all day, and pleasure folk wisely kept at home. Nevertheless, no fewer than...

SATURDAY. The House of Commons MRS last night chiefly engaged in discussing the Vienna negotiations, en a formal motion by Mr. Lame for the pro- duction of correspondence...

29th, 30th, and 31st of August. It will be on the usual scale of magnitude, and a host of vocal talent is engaged, including, amongst many others, Grisi, Bosio, Castellan,...

While the annual art-exhibitions are fast closing in all directions, one of them has only recently received its chief attraction—the "Horse Fair at Paris," by Mademoiselle Rosa...

A new adaptation of Kotzebue's .Misanthropy and 12epentanee, (The Stranger of the London stage,) written by M. Gerard de Nerval, has sup- planted at the Theatre Francais the old...

will not pro- rogue Parliament in person. It is not probable that her Majesty will visit London before her departure for Paris, and it is most lately that she will proceed...

on Mon- day, gives an eclat to the last days of the season, though her characters, belonging exclusively to her old repertoire, offer no room for comment. We may briefly state...

Grisi and Mario made their last appearance " for the season" on Sa- turday last. There was an enormous house, and great excitement ; but not a scene of sentiment and pathos, as...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The English Funds continue very inactive, and the speculators are still undecided in their course of action. The requirements for the French...

Sin—There has been of late a considerable discussion, both in the House of Commons and in the public papers, relative to the words "con- jointement et solidairement," employed...

DECIMAL COINAGE. Sin—If it is predetermined that the proposed Decimal Coinage must of necessity start from a large unit, to be decimally subdivided, and the sub- divisions used...

IT would be a great mistake to suppose it possible that the war now in its first stage can be conducted only as a contest of fire-arms or strategical operations. Unless the...

THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. TEE slight effect produced on the money market by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement is the most satisfactory comment on the plan chosen for...

"Iv is precisely because they are gentlemen," says Sir George Brown, speaking of English officers in the Crimea, " that their men are so much attached to them." The officer last...

CATRAT creditor !" The words are startling to hear in the House of Commons; but Lord Palmerston is in the habit of dash- ing at the stronghold of a question, and he does often...

Trtz public has already anticipated the report of the Select Com- mittee on the "Adulteration of Food, Drinks, and Drugs "; and the journals are forestalling the probable...

DUNCAN'S CAMPAIGN WITH THE TUBES IN ASIA.. Esz volumes contain an account of a winter residence at Erze- roum, a sojourn with the Turkish army at Kars, including the short...

Maid is a poem which if published anonymously would have perplexed the critics, and have failed to win for itself any loud applause from the multitude of readers of poetry. It...

Ma. Nairn arrived at Lyndhurst Road station, with a knapsack, in the middle of last summer; he walked divergingl i y through the New Forest to Poole, and thence along the coasts...

Boons, Paul Ferroll ; a Tale. By the Author of "IX. Poems by V." Maud, and other Poems. By Alfred Tennyson, D.C.L., Poet Laureate. Poetical Works of Samuel Butler. Edited by...

WAR DEPARTMENT, July 26.-The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant- General Sir James Fergusson, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, to be Governor...

On the 25th July, at Paris, the lion. Mrs. St. Clair, of a son. On the 26th, at idammersmith, the Wife of the lion. Captain P.O. Murray, of a daughter. On the 26th, at...

Tuesday, July 31. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.-Bonwc11 and Porritt, Leeds, architects-Rigg and Sons, Dewsbury, woollen-manufacturers ; as far as regards G. Rig,g-Sims and Mather,...

BRITISH FUND S. (Closing &turd.(Monday. Prices.) Tuesday Widnes. Thurs. Friday. 3 per Cent Consols 901 9Ij 90/ soi 91 911 Ditto for Account 901 Si 91 91 91 911 Spec Cents...