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... The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Iberia, Captain John Bowen, brings news to the following dates: Gibraltar, May 16th; Cadiz, 17th, Lisbon, 19th; Oporto, 20th; and Vigo, 21st From the latter place we learn that the fortified town of Valen9a, in the Minho, held by a body of the queen's troops, about 580 in number, had been invested by a force under the command of Baron d'Almargem. ...
... TRATION BILL. Dttision favour of the second reading of this bill. Arcs. 218 - Hoc*, 42. ' ATES. Ae'and, T. D. Denison, J. E. Inglis, Sir R. 11. Romilly, J. Adilerlev, C. B. Denison, E. B. Jervis, Sir J. Ros9, D. R. Aldam, W. Dennistoun, J. Johnstone, Sir J. Russell, Lord J. Allix, J. P. Douglas, J. D. 8. Jolliffe, Sir W.G.Russell, Lord E. Amon, lion. Col.Duckworth, SirJ.Lambton, 11. Russell, ...
... of four persons on behalf of the road surveyors of that town. The sum and substance of the main objections to both bills is that they take certain powers from the ratepayers and transfer tbem to the commissioners appointed by government. The opposition to both proceeds from the same indistinct and exaggerated notions on the subject of self-government which are at the bottom of previous ...
... able No. I.—Showing the Y> percent, the average crease ...
... Berlin, Mat 26. —Perhaps the most important debate that has yet taken place in the Diet—assuredly that in which foreigners are most interested —is that which took place in the chamber of the high noblesse the 17th inst., on receiving the report of the committee to which Prince Lichnowski's petition and memorial respecting the Zollverein duties yarn, and differential duties on ships. The ...
... on Monday, leave without intelligence of any general interest from Paris. The subject of conversation in all circles, to the exclusion even of domestic and foreign politics, was the death of O'ConneD, an event which has produced a lively sensation throughout Europe. The ministry in Spain continues its efforts to pat termination to the unbecoming separation which has taken place between their ...
... Yesterday was the Quean's birthday. A performance of music took place, at teven o'clock in the morning, at Claremont, by the band of the Scots Fusilier Guards. The circle breakfast consisted of her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, H.R.H. the cf Kent, and H.S.H. the Prince Leiningen. The band of the Scots usilier Guards attended during breakfast, and played a selection from the 11 ...
... 7CHURCH PATRONACcE pISCommr. TO lER' EDXTOR OF TIM zX Sin9-Comments severe but well enreeda b recently made by the press genrlly earned thaegrs abuses in the distribution of ?? pat e rng Every sincere lover of the Church will r whenever this subject is brought before the public e5DI Althougb it is painfulto rbserve the,, tbin, uder ' ausipices of a Bighp.o Landon, who seemospbet th suing ...
... • Offences Bill.—The bill presented > House of Lords the Bishop of London, and ~ second time yesterday, provides for regulating 'wedj.jjs in the case of clerks in holy order* offending W the laws, and pijposes to repeal 'Church Discipline Act of 3& 4 Vict., c. 86. It will Meet the offences of heresy, false doctrine, blasphemy, *aism, which are to !.e * dealt with as they were the pacing of the ...
... Cape of Good Hope.—By an arrival from the Cape of Good Hope have papers to the 28th March. The Frontier Times states that Burgher force had been ordered to assemble at Fort Peddie, and that the mean time steps were being taken strengthen the defences the colony. The important station of Riebeek had been garrisoned by a military force. Various new position! in the Field-cornetcy of Fish River ...
... TBiS D37R:=, Y -,OU Pi STONE.. iThe' Derhy of 1847 ;hbst taken iiaplace In the, history o.pest ev(n6s. ,'Tbe 'rae of~tbe year and. of the :million is decided, and n~bt 'retinaaibattlo~ pay 'and receive; an4d tbis portion of the'busineiss ba .to be` seitled on Tu;eday next, I do not 'an-ticipate that the Ssettling wil be.difficult.' I caniot facy that any' of tbe book-makers wonld', stand ...
... INDIRECT TAXES. The following notice appears on the Journals of the House of Commons, viz., dir Ewart to move- That it is expedient that a more direct system of taxation on property should (as far as possible) be sub- stituted for the indirect (by customs and excise) now iJI use. That such change would, by removing the restric- tions caused by the excise, encourage trade, and the free ...