5 JUNE 1852, page 1

A Kind Of Ovation Has Been Awarded To Sir Harry

Smith at his landing on his native shores. An address was presented to him at Portsmouth, and already his name is put forth as an eligible can- didate for Parliamentary honours.......

Electioneering Spreads And - Grows More Keen; But...

as might have been expected in the Parliamentary recess. Most sitting Members appear to have Made holyilay instead of avail- ing themselves of the intermission in their in-door......

The Capture Of Martaban And Rangoon Is Creditable To The

British commanders and the soldiers and sailors they lead. The Burmese, however, appear to have improved materially in military skill and efficiency since the last war.......

News Of The Week.

'Tim most curious feature of the proceedings in the House of Com- mons when it reopened after the Whitsun recess, was the assump- tion Of the functions of Opposition leader by......

Turning To France, We Find The Number Of Refusals "to

take the oath" increasing. The courts of law maintain their independent bearing. Prosecutions against two provincial journals, for pub- lishing false news, instituted by the......