23 JUNE 1866, page 1

The Debate On Monday Night Was Ominous From The Beginning.

The storm commenced with a low, fierce growl at Mr. Gladstone for attempting to speak in proposing in Committee the fifth clause of the Bill,—a course declared contrary to order......

Mr. Gladstone Having Announced That He Considered The...

vital part of the Bill, the announcement he promised for Tuesday was expected with eager interest. The Houses were thronged, members apparently forgetting that no announcement......

The Queen ' S Absence At Balmoral In The Middle Of A

session of critical conflict compelled the adjournment of the House till Mon- day, and even then Mr. Gladstone ' s promised explanation cannot be given, as the Queen does not......

All Sorts Of Rumours Anticipate The Future. The Ministry...

stay in office at the request of the Queen. The Ministry will all return to office except Lord Russell, Sir George Grey, and Lord Cranworth,—the Queen sending for the Duke of......

None Of The Princes Thus Dispossessed Appear To Have Behaved

well. Not one died at his post, or even ran the risk of imprison- ment. The King of Hanover was besought by his burghers to remain and accept the Prussian reform, but refused......

News Of The Week.

T HE European War has fairly begun. Immediately on receipt of the vote passed by the Diet on the 14th inst. Count von Bismarck presented an ultimatum to the Courts of Hanover......

These Events Reduce The Armies In The Field To Three,

the Federal one, 60,000 strong, posted at Frankfort, and supplied from the South, the Austrian, and the North German. All telegraphs have been seized and all communications......