MEIE allied Powers, though agreeing to a conference, have re- suined active operations against Denmark. The Prussians commenced the bombardment of West Diippel on the 17th...

Re- verend and dear Brethren," in which he explains his reason for not concurring in the Privy Council judgmenton Dr. Williams and Mr. Wilson on the subject of inspiration, and...

ston. His Lordship certainly appeared to us to have shown some ln.kewarmness in defending Mr. Stansfeld, and a little too much hauteur in the way in which he admitted that under...

promised to aid her under certain circumstances. In a very cautious speech to the Storthing of Norway on the 14th inst. the King demands freedom of action in these words :—"...

as their opinion that the obedience which the clergy owe to a judg- ment of the Privy Council attaches only to the decree made, and not to any reasons given for that decree,...

the clergymen of England and Ireland—are said to have signed the Oxford declaration that they hold the Bible to be the Word of God, and not merely to contain it ; and also that...

Con- gress recently held at Munich by the Roman Catholic Liberals to consider the relation of the Roman theology to secular science, having repudiated all formal heresy, was...

in a dead-official way that he is on his way to England. The working men propose to give him a grand reception, and talk of organizing a triumphant entry into the capital. We...

on Thursday that the American war will, in all human probability, .terminate slavery, and that "at this moment the most conspicuous result of the American war is a gradual...

interest, but it seems clear that General Sherman has reached Vicksburg without material loss, that Kilpatrick effected little of moment in his raid towards Richmond, and that...

at Cork which created considerable uproar in court. He had been trying ten young men convicted of illegal drilling at Blarney, and sentenced them all to one year's imprisonment,...

take a great interest was disposed of at Cambridge before the Nisi Prius Court on the 22nd inst. Mr. W. Willes, writer in the Morning Post, -offended the Jockey Club by some...

past. In the third week of March, 1864, the sum expended for out-relief in the distressed unions was 8,1441., whereas the average weekly expenditure of the year ended...

statement of the amount paid by the State in interest to Friendly Societies shows as follows :— No. of Societies, Rate of Interest paid by the State. Capital on which Into....

on his Annuities Bill, which we mentioned last week, \ did not confine itself strictly to that subject. Mr. Odgers requested before leaving to be allowed to express the feeling...

lunatic brother, was tried at Bodmin on 17th inst. All the charges alleged were proved, it being shown that the lunatic was for eleven years kept by his brother in an outhouse...

in last Tuesday's Times, which certainly shows that the Germans have left no stone unturned to falsify the national sympathien of the northern department at least,--say in...

tried at Maidstone on the 16th inst. Airs. Walters keeps a respectable general shop near Sevenoaks, and on the night of the 17th Sep- tember was sleeping with her niece, the...

ing the originality of his drawings. Mr. Fergusson has replied to him, and Mr. Grove has reiterated and expanded the charges. We have not space for all the details, but Mr....

have risen almost as high as that of racers. At the sale of Colonel Towneley's Nerd on Thursday week, one bull was reserved at an upset price of 1,200 guineas, though not sold,...

with life, entered the Convent of St. Onofric at Rome.

ladies who fitted nut a. Nile expedition to relieve Captain Spoke, and passed him on their upward voyage, have come to grief. Te old lady, it is rumoured, is killed, and her...

leading Foreign Securities with the lat es t quotations of Friday week :— Friday, March 13. Thursday, March 24 • .. 231 D o. Coupons .. .. .. .. .. 11 Spanish Passive Do....

of in- solvency, in 1852 invented a machine for sewing and took out a patent. Of course he could do nothing with it, so he sold it in prison to Mr. Foxwell, a person without...

for 405,000/., redeemable in New York or in London at 4s. 6d. the dollar ; with interest coupons payable in London at a fixed rate of 4s. to the dollar. Existing holders have...

Smith, Knight, and Co., for the purpose of contracting for the formation of new lines of railway, as well as for public and other important works. It is proposed to raise a...

will be closed for London on Monday next, and for the country on Tuesday. The shares have sold at 1 to lf prem. Bonelli's Telegraph shares have been done at I to 1 prem.

and 911 I for account. On Thursday they left off at the same quotations, both for money and time.

very curious account of the works of art which appear to have been produced by the flint civilization, in other words, the European races which preceded the discoveries of the...

THE WEAKNESS OF THE MINISTRY. I T needs little political wit to discover that the Ministry is shaking, and not much political arithmetic. There is no need to count heads, that...

TIENMARK, says King Christian, in the mournfully L./ resolved speech with which he dismissed his Parliament, " is still alone in the world," and still, we may add, fighting on...

T HE Pope and the archbishop of Canterbury must have felt when they looked into Wednesday's morning paper a certain glow of fraternal and sacerdotal sympathy. They would there...

Paris has returned to the Legislative Body, M. Carnet, member of the Provisional Government, son of the regicide who organized victory for Napoleon because Napoleon was France,...

TN an. age of quackery and puffs, and jobbing and blowing one's own trumpet, ridicule is, no doubt, a wholesome doctrine, and necessary for these times. There is no more potent...

A STATEMENT has been forwarded to us and to most other journals in England which, if it is only as true as it looks, demands very - serious notice. The isle of Man is governed,...

those gossipping "London correspondents" l_7 who in the provincial press affect t..) know everything, and really know as much as other men who live in clubs and dine out,...

T HE personal controversy between Mr. Kingsley and Dr. Newman threatens to be a bitter one. We have already ex- pressed our opinion that the aggressor in it made an unwarrant-...

To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." 131n,—In the renewed discussion on the subject of" Future Punish- ments" and the meaning of the word "eternal," there is one side- point which...

the awards of a future life are exciting so much attention and anxiety, and our authorized teachers give us so little help towards under- standing it, will you allow me, as a...

asks, "To those who believe in the Incarnation what do the tears of Christ over the lost mean ? or what those words of His about a certain man that 'It had been batter for...

word akisioc in the phrase "eternal life" by the term which St. Paul once at least uses as its equivalent? In 1 Timothy, vi. 20, the rich are charged to "lay up in store for...

"SPECTATOR." SIR,-About twenty years ago the following letter appeared in the Times. It shows what opinion was then entertained by its distinguished writer of the character of...

To THE EDITOR OF TIlE "SPECTATOR." SIR,-Mr. Martineau, who I believe to be a sugar refiner, and therefore not quite disinterested on the question of the duties, has had the...

"Sra,—In your observations in Wednesday's Times on the /ate disgraceful affair of M. Mazzini's letters and the Secretary of State, you mention that M. Mazzini is entirely...

THE ROMAN AND THE TEUTON.* MR. Iittresutv's function as a historian, for he is a historian even when writing most like a novelist, is a somewhat peculiar one. He never teaches...

From the ocean half a rood, To the sand-hills long and low Ever and anon I go, Hide from me the gleaming flood, Only listen to his flow. To those billowy curls of sand Little...

Taus is an extravagant sensation novel, but still one far from destitute of ability. It gives us the impression of an author whose talent and whose culture—he has clearly much...

best characterizes this record of Lady Hornby's Turkish experiences. There is much information about the Crimean war and Turkish affairs in general scat- tered throughout her...

THAT " animals eat and man dines" is a proposition so undeniable in a general sense as to verge on a truism, and yet so diffuse in its terms as to render it a dangerous fallacy...

The Foreign Enlistment Acts of England and America. By "Vigilans." (Saunders, (Alen and Co.)—It is not merely because he is no lawyer and misapplies every precedent he quotes...

to pillar letter-boxes nothing escapes Mr. West's muse. He even censures crinoline, and declares that as "The mountains towering so high When e'er the King was near, Were swept...

(-John Murray.)—Mr. Lockhart thought so highly of this little work that although printed only for private circulation it was reviewed in the Quarterly for March, 1850. He also...

and R. Chambers.)—The fifth part of this work has now reached us ; and it fairly bears out the promise of the prospectus to give such information as educated men need in an...

Ringwood Chace." (T. F. A. Day.)—Had this been a first attempt we should have thought it a story of much promise, but for a second novel the 'construction of the plot is a...

Daniel Scrymgeour. (Adam and Charles Black.)—A volume of well- selected extracts. Perhaps another such a work was hardly needed, but Mr. Scrymgeour has done his work well, and...

Part I. (Longman and Co.)—The public which eagerly bought up five editions of this work in an incomplete state will welcome this new edition, which the author's withdrawal from...

Oliphant and Co.)—Somewhat too quiet, perhaps, and wanting occasionally in point, these sketches have, nevertheless, a charm. Reading them is like sitting in the sun with...

allegorical poem descriptive of the course of human life, and hardly worth publishing in a separate form. Any interest it has is based on the speculations as to its authorship...

Memoir and Supplement by James M'Cosh, LL.D. (Wm. Allan and Co.)—We are not disposed to dispute Dr. M'Cosh's proposition that "this is one of the best text-books of mental and...

Mills. (William Freeman.)—This book "lays no claim to the 'dignity of a guide-book," and "abounds not in statistics or other useful but dry information." This is quite true. It...

revised by Charles W. Bateman, LL.B. (flimpkin, Marshall, and Co.)—Dr. Jelf's translation of Raphael Kiihner's great work on the grammar of the Greek language has long been well...

we find the words "Moses wrote all the words of the Lord." The writer of this weak little brochure fancies that the logical conclusion from this is that all Moses wrote are the...

and Co.)—A rather rambling and discursive pamphlet, in whioh Lord Fortescue advocates the establishment of a county college for the middle classes, on the model of the...

Ring, the compiler, seems to have given us anything except a handbook. It is an excellent history, an excellent criticism, the antiquarian remarks are sound, and the notices of...

England. By Charles Hastings Collette. (W. H. Allen and Co.)—Mr. Collette is a veteran controversialist, and the character of Henry VIII. is only important to him as a weapon...

Canssicfram-At Neemuch, in Central India, on let February, Barre Georgina, the dearly loved wife of Lieut.-Colonel Carmichael, C.B., 94th Regiment