11 AUGUST 1866, page 1

The King Of Prussia Has Returned To Berlin, Meeting Of

course a splendid reception from the people, and on Sunday, the 5th inst., opened the Parliament in person, in a speech not without dignity. After thanking God for His gracious......

It Is Understood In Prussia That This Speech Restores To

the- people the control of taxation, and it has been well received. The Centre will, it is said, vote with the Conservatives, and the bill of indemnity will therefore be passed......

The Prospect Of Peace Has Been Clouded By An Announcement

that Napoleon has formally demanded of Berlin the boundary of 1814. This demand is understood to imply the cession to France of Sarrelouis and Landau, German fortresses and......

The American " House Committee On Foreign Affairs " Has

recommended, and the House of Representatives has passed, a Bill relaxing the neutrelitsr lawn, abollehing in pautictilar the law which . requires the owners of waned 'fess*......

News Of The Week.

DARLIAMENT was prorogued by Commission on Friday, the 1 Royal Message being read by the Lord Chancellor. It does not contain much, but, as usual when Mr. Disraeli leads the......

The Preliminaries Of Peace Have Been Published In Full, But

they contain little that is new, except a distinct provision that the Southern States may bind themselves to Prussia on terms to be arranged by themselves, without Austria.......

The Week Has Been Full Of Rumours About Italy, But

the facts which appear certain are, that under the preliminaries of peace France is to be a party in some way to the cession of Venetia, that Ricasoli demanded Trent, that this......

The Provincial History Of England.—a Series Of Articles...

commenced in the SPECTATOR in September, containing the history of each province in England so far as it is separate from that of the nation, its geography, its ethnology, and......