19 JANUARY 1861, page 1

News Of The Week.

THE meeting of Parliament, although so• near at hand, excites Very little interest ; and we never remember the opening of session heralded by a silence so general. It is not......

At Last The French Fleet Has Quitted Gaeta. The Emperor,

in the Moniteur, has explained - that he sent the fleet there to give , "a mark of sympathy" for the King, and to preserve for him a line of .retreat. But his friendly purpose......

London Is Shocked By The Discoveries Of Those Who Have

pene- trated into the recesses of poverty. The police magistrates, the police themselves, the clergy, the societies,—everybody but the Poor-law author4ies,—have been actively......

The Fuller Details From New Zealand Are Not Wholly Sa , Ti

tory. The troops have gained a victory, but the victory htas gained over new enemies. Part 'of the powerful tribe Waikatos came down upon the Taranaki country, it is pre to join......

The Course Of Events In The United States Has Taken

an unex- pected turn. Mr. Buchanan has determined to fulfil the little- regarded promise he made in his Message, and to defend the forts and property of the Union. When the news......