21 JULY 1849, page 13

Topics Of The Day.

TRIUMPHS OF THE MINISTRY :, w MINISTERS have achieved two great successes this week, after their peculiar fashion. Lord Stanley has rescued them from their own chimera, the......

The Henley Ten-per-cent Delusion.

A PROPOSAL, to cut down all official salaries, except those of lawyers and warriors, by the amount of ten per cent, is a proposition which will not retain its plausibility......

Theatres And Music.

Madame Sontag's performance of Amina in the Sonnambula on Thurs- day, while as a piece of vocal art it completely satisfied the expectations raised by her previous appearances,......

The Present State Of The Affairs Of The Covent Garden

Opera, it appears' has induced a change in its management. The law reports of Saturday last made it known that a fiat of bankruptcy had been issued against Mr. Dela- field, but......

With Respect To The Non-musical Playhouses There Is...

observe, save that the frequent recurrence of benefits marks the close of a season, en the wholes distinguished by dulness and insipidity.......

Money Market.

STOCK EZCHANGE, FRTDAT AFTERNOON. The English Funds were very firm on Monday, and the price of Consols for money reached 931. Some rather considerable sales then occurred, aqd......