... measure upon ready money; but much is done even over the counter, in which no other coin passes than the demand of the customer, and the bow and smirk of the shopman, as the article is rapidly selected, weighed, packed, and pushed across. If we pass from the bustling shops of Oxfordstreet or the Strand to the more retired walks of Mammon, those narrow and silent alleys of the City, ...

... Her Majesty's Theatre.—The Queen went in state to the theatre last evening, when Jenny Lind appeared in Norma. It is hardly necessary to say that the house was crowded to overflowing in every part. Her Majesty entered her box precisely at eight o'clock, attended by a -numerous suite. On her appearance the whole audience stood up, and received her with loud and prolonged cheers. The curtain ...

... counsel on the power of a returning officer to resign his trust, and that opinion had been against him. He now begged to draw the attention of the vestry to what he considered a very important subject, that the notices and lists which had been sent him for signature from the officers of the various parishes were addressed to him as Town-clerk of the Borough of Marylebone. He would ask ...

... o'clock ycsterdiy morning. The weather being fine, thousands of persons, of all ranks, assembled early as nine o'clock, and took possession of the temporary scaffolding which surrounded the ground appointed for the troops to form on, and videttes of the Royal Horse Guards (blue), assisted by about 500 of the metropolitan police, kept the ground. At halfpast ten o'clock the line was formed as ...

... and found failure. •,* Advertisements intended for The Krprets. London evening paper, must be at the Office by Two o'clock on the day of publication. ...

... of the concessionary companies, a project of law for their temporary relief was brought before the bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies the Minister of Public Works on Wednesday. The object of this law is strictly temporary, postponing, but not surmounting, the existing difficulty. It gains time and nothing else. The Lyons and Avignon Company not having yet ox pended a sous on the lino, threaten ...

... notoriety, can contrive to be abused or criticised by any opponent who is willing to play into their hands. Any censure against a public or would-be public character, is immediately met by a motion for a criminal information. Even if the rule is refused, the counsel who moves for it has an opportunity of eulogising his client, and of contradicting all possible statements or rumours to the ...

... The ltoyal Mail Packet Company's steamer Dee, Capt. W. Allen, master, Lieut. S. Griffith, admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, with mails from Mexico, the West Indies, and South America. The leading features of their contents were published yesterday in second edition of the Daily News. The Mexican dates received the Dee are: Tampico, April 22 ; Vera Cruz, May 3. West ...

... LANCASHIRE. A singular case of was brought before the magistrates of Manchester yesterday. A young German, S'viag the name of Adolphus Schutz, was the prisoner, and r. Beswick, chief superintendent of the Manchester detective police, stated that he had reason to believe the accused went, some time ago, to the bank Messrs. J. H. Stemctz and Co., Vienna, and obtained letter of credit upon houses ...

... The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Council was attended by H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Department-, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the ...

... H Prince Albert, attended by Colonel left Buckingham Palace, a quarter before eight ...

... There perhaps spectacle which roar genuine English sight seer prizes so highly as review, the that the Grand Duke C-stan'iae Russia would iris.: Woolwich, and that real review would take place, drew to tbr.t garrison town yesterday some thousands of spectators. Every steam-boat that arrived London brought its hundreds of spectators, who flocked to the common till the whole the barrack ...