12 MAY 1866, page 1

From Berlin, Vienna, And Florence Every Mail Brings Fresh...

of the enthusiastic preparations for war, and peace is only mentioned now in diplomatic documents. The Austrians have flooded the country round Mantua. Italian conspirators have......

Mr. Gladstone Introduced The Redistribution Of Seats Bill...

night, in a crowded and curious House. It is very moderate, and gives so much to the more populous counties that the Conservatives will find it difficult to oppose it, except in......

News Of The Week.

W AR, commercial failures, and excessive panic both on the French and English Stock Exchange, have been the cheer- ful features of the week. Not that the war has yet begun, but......

The Religious May Blossom Is In Full Blow, And Presents

us with the usual amount of perfume and prickle. Lord Shaftesbury especially is outdoing himself, and showing, with his usual true benevolence and narrow piety, which no one......

Yet The War Still Hangs Fire. The Truth Is That

every power is anxious to shift the responsibility of the fast blow to the other, and some of them are still behind-hand with their preparations. In Prussia Count Bismarck has......

The Best Observers Say That The Visible Panic In 1857

was no- thing to the panic of yesterday, and that even that of 1847 was lees tumultuous. A shrewd observer said yesterday that the best thing sensible men, whether bankers or......

The Panic On The French Bourse Preceded Ours By Some

days. It commenced with the Emperor's announcement,—or reported announcement, for it is said that he invented his own speech after- wards for the benefit of the Moniteur and the......