Rus- sell its President, the only practical step which has yet transpired, and probably significant enough of the right feeling, the strong language, the weak action, and the...

on the Horsens Fiord, on the east coast ; the head-quarters are at Veile, and those of the Austrians at Kolding. It is said that the commander of the Danish troops in Jutland,...

the House. He could not say when the Conference would re-assemble, and he could not state the ground of the adjournment, which looks very much as if the Conference had been...

rillIE week has been dull and bleak, with cold airs both physical and moral from the east. We have been reading the details of the slaughter at Diippel with the feelings of a...

special correspondent in New York of the massacre at Fort Pillow by the troops of the Confederate General Forrest. Six hundred men defended the fort, of whom only 200, it is...

Commutation of Church-rates Bill,—the principle of which is to make the Church-rate—at least up to the average of 2d. in the pound—a charge upon property, the occupier being...

Monday, and, together with other facts hitherto withheld for prudential reasons, are most ably given in the letters of the correspondent of the Telegraph. The affair seems to...

to the Regius Professorship of Greek at Oxford was read a second time in the House of Lords,—but the real fight will come in committee. The Lord Chancellor triel to obviate-the...

in fact not only one of thanks but of exhortation. He exhorts England to lend her aid to the oppressed nations, and to adopt the principle of the " solidarity " of peoples....

it is to enter rightly into the spirit of such an occasion, They had a dinner and speeches, and apparently a great deal of wine also, as the Record says that they said grace to...

of Middlesex with reference to an indictment which was expected to be preferred in the notorious case of the Rappahannock. It will be recollected that agents of the Confederate...

dull affair, the Earl of Carlisle making, as usual, a passable and highly ornate speech on what he called the toast of his life—" The Memory of Shakespeare." He denominated...

Liddell made a very able speech on our relations with China, in moving a resolu- tion destined never to come to a division, as the House was counted out, "That further...

Govern- ment in the interest of the Confederates. A mess had been made . in the case of the Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope. The Tuscaloosa, formerly the Conrad, was a prize...

mood of congratulation on the great victory of Diippel. The King of Prussia told the soldiers the regret of his "soldierly heart" that he could not share their danger and their...

see Mr. Phelps plant an oak, which had been presented for the purpose by the Queen, and which was christened with water from the Avon, and called Shakespeare's Oak. Miss Eliza...

of the Post an important announcement as to the disposal of the va- cant Garter transferred from "our contemporary the Owl " side by side with a clever jeu d'esprit on the...

prospectus. The proposed capital is 2,000,0001.; but the first issue will be confined to 20,000 shares. In addition to fire and life, the company will undertake marine risks.

80,000 shares of 50/. each, the first issue of which will consist of 40,000 shares, is also announced. The directors state that they have secured the active services of an...

great sale of cur:osities :—" The first bowie knife ever made by Colonel Bowie himself, and with - which he killed Dr. Wright at Nashville in 1838 ;" "a Yankee skull taken at...

money, and 911 1 for account. Yesterday the closing price for transfer was 91.; for time, 911 1. Russian scrip has advanced to 11 2 prem., but in the value of Mexican a fall to...

Greek 253 .. 241 Do. Coupons .. .. .. .. .. _ .. 11 t Mexican 4 , 1 .. 414 Spanish Pensive .• .. .. .. .. 853 .. 34 Do. Certificates— 121 Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858.. .. 69 ••...

last week that he is "unable to appreciate the meaning of his own assertiotis." As, however, he does not attempt to reconcile the denial in Which he persists with the passage...

shares of 50/. each—has be en formed for purchasing and extending the well-known establishment of Messrs. Martin, Samuelson, and Co., of Hull. About 2,000 men are employed by...

capital of 2,000,000/., in 100,000 shares of 20/. each, has been issued. The head establishment will be at Liverpool, and it is proposed to have branches at Alexandria, Bombay,...

he was not " solely " responsible for the report of the Committee of the Lower House of Convocation on "Essays and Reviews" which his Lordship criticized so severely in the...

raised a debate on the recent Act passed by the:Colonial Legislature for the confiscation of some of the land of the rebellious Maories, and the settlement thereon of settlers...

the German language and education upon the Danes, and except that Lord Russell presides over its deliberations, finally, full compensation for the losses of the war to be and...

T HE military news from the United States has for some months been insignificant, and what little there has been this week is unfavourable to the North. The attack on Mobile has...

r RE may be many opinions about the Shakespeare celebration last Saturday. Some may think that "an eminent tragedian" planting an oak at the foot of Primrose Hill is a noble and...

W E have seldom read a more ignorant debate than that which was raised by Mr. A. Mills on Tuesday night in the House of Commons relative to the recent legislation in New...

T would not be easy to find a better illustration of the uncertainty which surrounds almost every proposition of international law than that which, is disclosed by an applica-...

LIVERYBODY is laying hands on some scrap or scraps of .E./ Shakespeare. Even Messrs. Moses and Son are found amongst the number of his admirers, and have issued a testimonial...

T HE praises of Confederate generals have been sung abundantly on this side of the water, and some writers seem to be never tired of describing their opponents in terms so...

A NEW family at last ! In the long roll of houses whose rise we have described there are many who owe their original greatness to trade, but among the political families of the...

[Fnoar OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONCE/311 New York, April 16, 1864. THE steamer of to-day takes out news of a trifling disaster to what you call "the Federal" arms, which is raised to...

To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." SIR,—Every Oxford Liberal will admit the force of the objection that has been raised to the proposed endowment of the Greek professorship. Two...

THE GRMS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. Rustouns have been prevalent for some days past that this, the ninety-sixth exhibition of the Royal Academy, would excel its predecessors of the...

To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." SIR,—As an attorney I seize my quill at your call, but not for the purpose of doing the little that may be in my power towards defeating Lord...

So barren is the Exhibition in Suffolk Street of works which make the human figure their chief ingredient, and so indifferent, for the most part, the quality of those which do,...

LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND.* Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland is both very pleasant poetry and very good social philosophy, odd as the combination of the two characteristics...

AND HENRY VII.* THE process of extracting history from the diplomatic stores of the past which nowadays are shovelled forth in a wholesale manner is something like that of...

Tim life of the military Nelson of England has at length bear written, and, on the whole, well written, by Mr. Wright, who has successfully carried through the task commenced...

Miss NIGHTINGALE'S book is so good that it may be fairly said to owe its third edition to its own merits rather than to her name. It is the largest common sense about hospitals,...

[FIRST NOTICE.] Tars little book is a truly valuable contribution to the curiosities of history, by a writer whose name vouches at once for its critical spirit and learning....

man and Co.)—This pamphlet is published quarterly, and repre- sents the results of the experience of those who have devoted them- selves to a most useful work,—that of visiting...

(Kent and Co.)—The speciality of this monthly is the application of science to art, manufacture, and culture. Accordingly, we have two papers on the application of certain...

style of this poem reminds tho reader of the quaint, direct simplicity of Crabbe. There is the same frequent use of the Alexandrine and occasional baldness :— "No king of all...

arranged and translated by the Rev. A. J. Ross ; music by G. C. Hamilton. (Cocks and Co.)—We are glad to see Mr. Ross going on with the good work he has commenced. The first of...

of the different " crack " packs of hounds, much of the pedigree and powers of the dogs, and a good deal of flattery of all masters of hounds. "The name of Berkeley," we are...

of science is, as may be supposed, of a more popular character than even a Popular Science quarterly,—that is to say, the articles are more various 1.x• point of subject, and...

Office). —The latest of the series of "Family BiraldHandy Books," which, hav- ing taught mankind how to carve, conducted them through chess to music, which last naturally...

Morgan.)—A little 12mo. pamphlet,—quite inoffensive,—but scarcely' very attractive to men in the position of officers in the army, to whom it seems to appeal. A work of this...

LL.D. (Longman and Co.)—This pamphlet is an expansion of the author's article on the same subject in Kitto's "Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature." Founding his views on the works...

(Long- man and Co.)—The author's "Elementary Latin Grammar" was so well executed that it became at once popular. He has now sent forth a condensation of it for beginners. It...

(Jo.)—Intended as a companion to the author's "How to Speak French," and called "Instantaneous" because if you will read page 21 of that work you can immediately write "easily...

play of each of these two great poets after 1598 was a satire on the other of them. So extravagant a theory carries its own refutation with it, and regarded as a tour de force...

is a German, and probably the German portion of this volume may be bettor than the English. What can be meant by calling a beautiful woman "A sunny star in cloudless night, A...

We sincerely regret that in our issue of the 16th inst. there appeared, by a curious accident that it would be useless to explain, a notice of an amusing burlesque called...