13 OCTOBER 1860, page 15

A Liberal Pretender.

Dos JUAN DE BORDON, the younger son of the late Don Carlos, is pres- sing his claims on the Spanish people through the medium of the Times. A fortnight ago, that journal......

Books.

OLMSTED'S JOITRNEY IN THE TUCK COUNTRY.' "This is the third volume of a work, the first of which was a narrative of a journey in the Sea-board districts of the older Slave......

Speculation And Accommodation.

SLOWLY, very slowly, it is creeping into the light that recent un- fortunate speculations in trade have been supported by accommo- dation. Hitherto such cases have been......

Volunteers And Tolls.

OUR Volunteers are beginning to feel the resistance of vested in- terests. Toll-keepers and toll-proprietors should scarcely have required the hint of legislation to, open wide......