29 JANUARY 1859, page 8

We Hear, On Pretty Good Authority, That The Statement Which

has gone the round of the daily press, about the visit of the Queen to assist at the christening of the anxiously-expected grandchild, in the Prussian Capital, is incorrect.......

A5rfut Rto, ,fas4inus, Suitt, Kr.

LADIES' DRESSES. A decided novelty in form ' writes a correspondent, is reported for the satisfaction of those who feed our restless desires for change or improve- ment, however......

It Is Important The Public Should Clearly Understand That On

and after the 10th of February inland letters will be returned to the writers unless at least part of the postage be prepaid. This class of letters is now exceed- ingly small,......

Money Market.

Stock Excite:los, FRIDAY ArrEExo0N. Operations on the Stock Exchange have this week been of a very moderate character, the uncertainty felt about Continental affairs at times......

The Reports Of The Illness Of Frederick, Earl Of Ripon,

will have prepared the public for the announcement of his death. He died yesterday at his house oh Putney heath, at the ripe age of seventy-seven. Our elder readers will......

"the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society" Have Announced A...

to be held at Exeter Hall on Tuesday evening next; "to petition the House of Commons for an inquiry into the treatment of Lunatics, and to amend the laws for their protection."......

Colonel Sir Henry Storks Has Been Appointed Lord High Com-

missioner of the Ionian Islands in succession to Mr. Gladstone. He is familiarly acquainted with the languages and character of the people of the South of Europe. His able......

Frauds In Exports.

A portion of the American press has lately denounced in very strong terms the nefarious practices of a cotton-grower, who put large stones inside his bales, to increase their......

The Confessional Question Seems Likely To Be Revived In...

a formidable shape. Yesterday, the Court of Queen's Bench, on the application of the Reverend Alfred Poole, granted a mandamus calling upon the Archbishop of Canterbury to make......