MINISTERS continue to be the sport of circumstances, the said "circumstances" being very substantial in the flesh and digni- fied, by honourable, right honourable, and noble...

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OP THE WEEK. Borer OP LORDS. Monday, May 3. Endowed Schools (Ireland) ; Lord Cork's Inquiries—Christianity in India; • Lord Ellenborough's...

THE state matters most prominent in the record of the Court news- man are, the arrival of the Queen of Portugal on Thursday, and the Drawingroom on Wednesday. The Queen of...

The annual dinner at the Royal Academy took place on Saturday. It was attended, as is customary on this occasion, by the bulk of her Ma- jesty's Ministers, by the chiefs of the...

The provincial press furnishes no political news this week beyond the report of a Liberal meeting at Liverpool in favour of a comprehensive Reform Bill: a five-pound franchise...

Lord Derby's suggestion that Maynooth should be bought up is ap- proved by the Freeman's Journal, and the Tablet, and by other organs of both parties. Some of the Conservative...

"raiur.—Very little intelligence has arrived from Paris this week. Weducaday, the 5th, the anniversary of the death of Napoleon the Great, was solemnly observed by the official...

The long-expected announcement that her Majesty has signified to Sir Colin Campbell her intention to raise him to the dignity of a British Peerage in consequence of his...

SATURDAY. India occupied a prominent place in the proceedings of both Houses of Parliament last night. In the House of Peers the Earl of ELI:M.:BOROUGH laid on the table papers...

The indisposition of Miss Amy Sedgwick has caused the manager of the Haymarket Theatre to engage Mrs. Charles Young, a promising act- ress ' who made a successful debat at...

PARLIAMENTARY ANARCHY AND MR. GLADSTONE. IT is the peculiar misfortune of the later history of England that the majority and the intellect of Parliament stand in most un-...

the Danubian Principalities was premature, and an attempt to deal with the complicated question of Europe and Turkey in too trenchant and summary a manner. The House was not in...

IF India is to be the object of such summary justice as is con- tained. in the proclamation of Lord Canning, disavowed by the , Government on Thursday 'night, and of such...

Aan that's bright must fade, and one of the most perfect speci- mens of a close corporation is about to be "improved off the faoe of creation." It is to be found in an...

Tan same hazy uncertainty which hangs over the finance of com- merce hangs in a more fatal form over the national finance. Every branch of it is in a state of suspense ; its...

which has existed with respect to the Danubian question would have been prevented, if the public had been informed, as affairs advanced, of the real progress made, and of the...

THE knot of members that form the Royal Academy of Arts an- nually perform a drama which illustrates the organic life of all corporations. Founded in order to encourage arts,...

MUIR'S LIFE OF MAHOMET. * THIS life of Mahomet " and history of Islam to the era of the Hegira" was undertaken at the suggestion of Dr. Pfander, the " well-known Christian...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY ATIERSOON. The English Funds opened dull on Monday, at a decline upon Friday's quotations of f per cent—Consols 97f 97} for both Money and the Account....

is a very good novel. The earlier parts may be somewhat spun out by "sketches" and minute delineation ; the author has a liking for odd characters, and presents them with a...

THE ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION. To the few general remarks which we offered last week upon the cha- racter of the present Academy , Exhibition we have not many more to add now....

Tint latter part of the week has been distinguished by a brisk inpouring of books that obviously require further consideration, and most probably fuller notice ; though some do...

BRITISH UNDS. &third. (Closing Monday. Prices.) Tuesday. Weds... Thurs. Friday, S pec Cent Consols 973 971 971 973 971 Ditto for Account 971 971 97e 98 971 3 per Cents...

days' illness, Commander George Frederic Mecham, commanding H.M.S. Vixen, on that station ;- in his 30th year. On the 16th March, on board the Marlborough, at the Sandheads, on...

On the 27th April, in Princes Terrace, the Viscountess Somerton, of a son and heir. On the 28th, at Paris, the Right Hon. Lady Elibank, of a daughter. On the 29th, in Cadomm...

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 4. • Bankrupts. - HWIRY EDWARD PENNELL and CHARLES WILL/AM CHANTRELL, Shir- ley, Hampshire, brewers-WILLIAtt BERRY JoRN HEAL and DANIEL JACKSON RO-...

On the 26th January, at Umballa, Richard Barton Hill, Esq., Adjt. 23d Punjaub Infantry, Lieutenant 60th Bengal Native Infantry, youngest son of the late W. Hill, Esq.,...