19 FEBRUARY 1859, page 14

Harbours Of Refuge.

THE urgent want of harbours of refuge all round our coasts, as fatally demonstrated by the annual list of wrecks, has been prac- tically recognized by Parliament and the Crown.......

The Reason Against Paper Tax-repeal. Lon]) Derby Cannot...

way to a repeal of the tax upon paper, because he is withheld by the state of the Finance. We are convinced that there must be Members of his Cabinet who can see a little......

" One Of The Darkest Spots In London."

MUCH can be done just now by a little well directed help. A "howling wilderness" of squalid streets, choked and filthy courts, alleys, and lanes, lies between Blackfriars Bridge......

The Other Side Of The Salamanca Dinner.

THE SERPENT TURNED TO A ROD. A FORTNIGHT back we gave an account of a curious dinner is Ma- drid, given by certain Gacetilleros to the great capitalist states- man, Salamanca ;......