17 MAY 1856, page 11

Topics Of The Day.

'1/1k. FRENCH ALLIANCE. TEM first act in the alliance with France and England has been accomplished. The Emperor of the French and his lieutenants have made peace at the moment......

Diplomatic Mysteries.

As the Aehivi suffered for the aberrations of their kings, the Eng- lish suffer for the mistakes of their officials. It is inevitable that man should smart for his own sins, but......

Social Progress.

THE progress of the age shows itself in nothing more than in the • criminal world. We do not mean in the suppression of crime, but in the development of the arts belonging to......