4 MAY 1861, page 17

Government Aid To Volunteers.

TA ORD Elcho is about to ask Mr. Gladstone if he will consent to grant a sum of money - in aid of the volun- teer movement. The calculation is that about one pound sterling per......

The Commissioners On The Fine Arts.

W E may say that for just twenty years a royal commission, com- posed of our statesmen most distinguished for their taste and knowledge of the fine arts, of our historians and......