9 APRIL 1853

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Foreign and Colonial.

The Spectator

Afuvrignt iiii~ (~u~luliall, iRANcE-Although we have no public proceedings of importance to record, there have been some slight incidents. The Emperor held a review in the...

SCOTLAND.

The Spectator

SCOTLAND. The Town-Council of Edinburgh presented the freedom of the city to the Earl of Carlisle on Monday, " in testimony of their regard for him as an enlightened statesman,...

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[The following bulletin has been issued this morning from Buckingham...]

The Spectator

I The following bulletin has been issued this morning from Buckingliam Palace. " Buckinghamn Palace, April 9, 18.53, nine o'clock 7. m. " The Queen has slept woell. 1er...

[The Hermann arrived off Cowes last night on her way to Bremen.]

The Spectator

The Hermann arrived off Cowes last night on her way to Bremen. She brought advices from New York to the 26th March. There is no domestic news of political importance. Accounts...

[Accounts from Constantinople, dated the 26th March, state that "news...]

The Spectator

Accounts from Constantinople, dated the 2(fth Alarch, state tbat ' ncws of an alarming, character had r'chc d that sitN from Servia. The Servians ivere arming, and the 'lTurks...

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[Mademoiselle Page, the new "star" of Mr. Mitchell's theatre, is a...]

The Spectator

I Mademoiselle Pate, the new "star" of Mr. Mitchell's theatre. is a luminary of the sofest and most delightful radiance. If any one wishes to see the nicest combination of...

[The English dramatists have invented such a number of laws as im-...]

The Spectator

(TV, li r a t r r 5nu? V, u 5 i r. The English dramatists have invented such a number of laws as im- I pediments to free movement in their art, that we marvel to think they...

[The beginning of the Opera season has never, within our memory, ex-...]

The Spectator

The beginning of the Opera season has never, within our memory, ex- cited so little attention as it is doing at present. Indeed, ever since the two seasons of the Lind mania,...

[The Philharmonic Society's second concert, on Monday, showed some...]

The Spectator

I The Philharmonic Society's second concert, on Monday, showed some desire on the part of the Directors to answer the demand, so often made upon them, for novelty, by producing...

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[THE business of the week in Parliament has been of unusual...]

The Spectator

NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE business of the week in Parliament has been of unusual importance; and it goes to confirm the view which we have taken of this Government, that it will...

[The abstract of the net revenue for the quarter and year pre-...]

The Spectator

The abstract of the net revenue for the quarter and year pre- sent exactly the same characteristics that it has done for a considerable time past. If there is not in every case...

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[The publication of a precis of the correspondence between the...]

The Spectator

The publication of a precis of the correspondence between the I Governments of Austria and Sardinia enables us more clearly to understand the actual position of affairs between...

Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

The Spectator

VhatP5god ant rharrrNug in Thrinfaut. I PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OP THE WEEK. HorsE op LonDs. Monday, April 4. The City Address; Question by Lord Campbell, and Answer, Tuiesday,...

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IRELAND.

The Spectator

IRELAND. The Irish papers no longer report merely the " exodus" of a population eager to escape from want to lands where labour will produce at least a rude abundance, but they...

The Provinces.

The Spectator

'r{J iruuniurr5. The Town-Council of Manchester opened a discussion on the question I of national education on Wednesday. Mr. Heywood, seconded by Mr. Clarke, moved the...

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BONER'S CHAMOIS-HUNTING IN BAVARIA.

The Spectator

BOOKS. BONER'S CHTA.3MOIS-hxUNTING IN BiVkPRI.&.* A SERIES of chamois-shooting, excursions in the Bavarian mountains adjoining the Tyrol is the subject of this interesting...

THE LINE CROSSED, NOT DRAWN.

The Spectator

THE LINIE CROSSED, NOT DRAW-N. " LE ROi s'amuse "-and whether it be at the Pare aux Cerfs or at t Compiegne, the French people respect a privilege which in France I extends to...

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The Metropolis.

The Spectator

irlv VIDtropulk. i Notices have been received bv the authorities of the various parishes fronm the Secretary of State for the Home I)epartment to the elfect that, on and after...

The Court.

The Spectator

,i-r,4r curt. THEF birth of another Prince gives additional interest to our Court record. Nearly to the last moment Queen Victoria continued to appear in public. Since...

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PARISIAN THEATRICALS.

The Spectator

PARISi.AN THEATRIICALS. Zes Lundis (lo Afadeae, the last novelty of the Comedie Franqaise, was attributed in the first instance to M. Leon GozIan; but that gentleman lost no...

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS FOR EXTENSION OF POPULAR EDUCATION.

The Spectator

TOPICS OF THE DAY. I GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS FOR EXTENSION OF I- - POPULAR EDUCATION. THE composition of the present Government, combined with the known varieties of opinion on...

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Miscellaneous.

The Spectator

I 31! hf ? t I a II u u ?. According to the Standiar-f, a m1jeeting of the Opposition, appointed to be held today at the house of Lord Derby, has been deferred till -Monday, in...

[The absorbing subject in Parliament last night was Mr. Gladstone's...]

The Spectator

POSTSCRIPT. SATURDAY. i The absorbing subject in Parliament last night was Mr. Gladstone's resolutions on the National Debt. Before the House went into Committee, Mr....

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THE DAYS OF MARTIN LUTHER.

The Spectator

TIHE DAYS OF MARTIN LUTHIER.* KNOWLEDGE and a mechanical sort of invention do not suffice for a novelist. There must be a dramatic power to impart life to the persons and their...

THE KINNEARS.

The Spectator

THE XIN-NEARS.* THE interest of this fiction chiefly arises from the introduction of a modern social element. Alick Laing, a Scotch manufacturer's son, represents the active,...

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ORGANIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

The Spectator

ORGAN-IZATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE. As we have already seen, the obstructions of public business originate far less'in want of will than in the bad arrangement which...

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THE SCREW ON HOMICIDES BY "ACCIDENT."

The Spectator

THE SCREW ON i0OMICIDES BY "ACCIDENT." "TIIH: inveterate propensity of the Englishman to destroy every species of preservative or protection," is assigned by the Ylmes as the...

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC LAW IN EUROPE.

The Spectator

MAINTEN-ANCE OF PUBLIC LAW IN' EUROPE. PirDrMONT and Switzerland are menaced by the armies of the great potentates, who are contesting the outposts of Constitutionalisn in...

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ROBERTSON'S FIRST BURMESE WAR.

The Spectator

ROBERTSON 'S FIRST BURI3MESE VWAR.* IT would seem difficult even for a commissioner officially engaged in negotiating the peace to render interesting so bygone and distant a...