23 DECEMBER 1865, page 2

It Is Not Improbable That The Death Of King Leopold

may -exercise a great effect upon the destiny of Mexico. Very in- different to grandeur, the late King was not indifferent to money, and in thirty-four years he accumulated a......

For The Current Year, Which Will Be Ended 30th June,

1866, Mr. McCulloch estimates as follows on the basis of one quarter's receipts :— REVENUE. EXPENDITURE. Customs £29,400,000 Civil Service £8,718,000 Lands 124,000 Pensions......

Ernest Forward, Alias Southey, The Baker Who In His Mad

vanity thought all men in high position criminals for not recog- nizing his greatness, and at last murdered three illegitimate chil- dren, his wife, and his legitimate child to......

Lord Stanley Made A Speech In Favour Of Chambers Of

Com- merce at Liverpool on Wednesday evening, and dropped remarks as to the virtual agreement of all parties on political questions on which we have commented elsewhere. For the......

The Population Of Paris Is Now Slightly Above Half That

of London,—namely, 1,667,841, and has as near as possible doubled since 1832,—that, is in 33 years,—when London had exactly the population which Paris has now. It seems......

Mr. Mcculloch's Proposal With Respect To The Debt Is Very

bold. He wishes Congress to pass a bill applying 40,000,0001. sterling annually to the piyment of interest and the reduction of principal, beginning with the next fiscal year;......

The Cattle Plague Return For The 16th Inst. Shows That

the rate of seizure has risen to 6,000 a week, and Government has issued an order for the collection of statistics showing the number of cattle in the country. The cry for the......

The News From New Zealand Is That The Weld Ministry

had been compelled by the lukewarmness of their supporters, who were perpetually absent in critical divisions, to resign, —much to the disgust of those supporters when the issue......

Mr. Mcculloch Does Not Venture To Compare The Actual...

of the Union Treasury for the year ended 30th June with his predecessor's estimates. As we predicted a year ago, they have fallen far short of the expectations formed. Counting......

The Emperor Of Austria Opened The Hungarian Diet In Person

on the 14th inst. at Pesth. In his speech, which was most warmly received, the Kaiser declared that there had been "perversion of right upon the one hand, and stubborn assertion......