16 JUNE 1866, page 2

The Prince Of Wales Made A Rather Skilful Little Speech

in laying the foundation-stone for the Bible Society on Monday last. He said that he had an hereditary interest in that society, since Luther's translation of the Bible was......

Mr. Hussey Vivian, Member For Glamorganshire, Moved On...

a Royal Commission to investigate the present condi- tion of the coal-fields of Great Britain, which he believed to have been unfairly traduced. After an admirable speech, the......

Lord Hartington Is Not Getting On With Those New Breech-

loaders very fast. He hoped on Thursday night to have 50,000 issued by the end of the year. With all Europe in the crucible, and Antwerp speculating upon its destiny, it might......

One Of The Most Remarkable And Characteristic Documents...

on the German quarrel was published here this day week— we mean Count Bismarck's despatch of the 4th June to the Prus- sian Ambassador in Austria. It is perhaps the haughtiest......

Dublin Is Furious At A Dreadful Accident, Which Is Laid

to the charge of the Corporation. A-fire broke out on Thursday week in a house occupied by a merchant tailor, whose wife, three daughters, a servant, and a Mr.- Strahan, engaged......

The Absurd " Ryves Case," An Account Of Which We

give else- where, has aroused the old question as to the surname of the Royal .family. People are deceived by the false analogy of "Louis Capet," and will have it that the......

Lessees Of Theatres Are Allowed By Law . To Steal The

plots, dia- logues, and characters, the property of novelists, make them into plays, and act them. If they publish the plays at Lacy's they are fined, but if they publish them......

In The Debate On The Oxford Test Bill On Wednesday

Mr. Glad- stone very unexpectedly, and also, as we -have elsewhere pointed out, very unwisely, made a rather warm speech against permitting Dissenters to belong to the governing......

Mr. Gladstone, In Replying To Mr. Kinglake, Admitted That...

belief that the cession of Venetia would strengthen Austria had never for a memeiat.been oencealedArom the Cabinet of Vienna. Indeed it dated back from Lord Palisersten'e admin-......