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RECORD OF THE WEEK. HOME AND COLONIAL.
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by curiosity , listens behind the tranfc of the trees . Deep in the thicket is seen For a moment , only to he lost , the track of the wrid boar . The nre ox , the original inhabitant of our old German forests , hath here found a last home . — -foerster . POOB FAUBN ATJSTBIA . . Austria once took for motto , ' * ¦ ' Austrise esfc imperare Orbi Universo : * ¦ ' . ¦ " Austria is destined to rule the whole world : " - Would it not be now truer to say that the whole world rules Austria ? Yet who mourns that Austria is cnunblinjsr to ruins ? Austria represents no great principle , has done no great and generous deeds . Well for the world when Austria is no more , and the whole of the German States are merged in Prussia . There cannot be peace in "Europe till Germany becomes a stupendous colossal unity , awing France and thrusting [ Russia back .
TENDENCY TO EXCESS ., The -world is like a drunk peasant ; lift him into the saddle on one sid « , he is sure to fall down to the ground on the other . — Xtuther .
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On Wednesday , March 21 , the Queen arid her family returned to Buckingham Palace from Osborne . Her Majesty : will .-remain in town a fortnight . —On Tuesday , -March 21 , the London Gazette chronicled the appointment of E . S . Creasy ,-Esq .-, a ! s Chief Justice of the . ' . " island- of Ceylon . —On Wednesday , March 21 , the Speaker held Ms eighth Parliamentary dinner . On Saturday , March 17 , the Couvfc of Aldermen , at the Guildhail , adopted the report of a committee of the court , condemning the resolutions passed by the Common Council with regard to the Government Corporation Reform Bill , —On ' Monday , March 19 , the Westminster Keform "Union adopted resolutions insisting upon the desirability of lodger suffrage , and condemning the rate-paying clauses of the new Reform Bill . !
The public health again deteriorates ; the Registrar General ' s return for the metropolis , published on Tuesday , March 20 , shows an increase in the . mortality ; deaths 1 * 5 . 63 , being- an -excess of 166 over last week , and 201 over the average ; births 2 , 023 , increase on the average 299 . - On Saturday , March 17 , was received the first private telegram , at Lloyd ' s by the Red Sea route in six days from Calcutta ; when the line is ¦ fully completed comrnunieatipn will be effected in two days . —On Wednesday , March 21 , surived the Bombay mail of Feb . 25 ; a disturbance lias broken out in the east of Beng-al—the tribe of Kookees , inhabiting the Tipperah hills , have descended into British territory , and murdered over a thousand peasants ; an effective force has been despatched against them . On Saturday , March 17 , the West Indian mail brought the news of a fire on the 14 th Feb ., which had half destroyed the capital of Barbadoe *; the loss of property is at least half a mi'lion sterlingnot more than £ 30 . 000 insured . ., $ '¦¦ On Tuesday , 20 th March , Mr . Beecroft , M . P . for Leeds , and Mr . Thomas Stephenson , of Rothwell , had an audience at the Homeoffice with the Under Secretary of State on the above subjects . Mr > Sfcephenson presented to him a " Furnace Detector , " explaining its great value in detecting irregularities in the ventilation in mines , often the cause of fearful explosions . Its utility , was immediately understood by the Under Secretary ^ and by his desire Mr . Stephenson left the instrument , at the Howe-office with him , for the purpose of showing other scientific gentlemen . The subject of inspection also came into question , and from the remarks made there can be no doubt the Government are fully alive to the perils of minings and will do all they can ' -. to ¦ ¦ p revent these sad disasters in mines , and effect a more efficient inspection . On Saturday , March 17 , the Ionian Bank of London declared a dividend , at the 'half-yearly -meeting , of 5 per cent . —On Monday , March 19 , the London bankers resolved that after the 19 th May they will close their banks at three in the afternoon . —^ On 17 nc ? 'sday March 22 , Consols closed at 04 df 94 £ , ' & *' ¦ ¦ money , arid 94 f 94 f-fo , the account : French Three per Cents G 7 f . 95 c . to 67 f . 90 c .
On Saturday , March 17 , the society of St . Patrick held their annual dinner at Freemasons' Tavern , and rcollected a large sum for the benefit of the charity ; many of the London Irish volunteers were : present in uniform , —On Thesday , March 20 , a midnight meeting was held by the " social evil ¦ " ¦ philanthropists , at the lecture-liall ; Newington Causeway : Rev . H . ugtl ' i Allen presided pii \ any other clergymen assisted ; 100 wretched starving : creatures were got together , of whom twenty were induced to accept of shelter and food at the reformatory . —On Monday , March 19 , a public meeting was held at Exeter Hall , of the United Kingdom Teetotallers
Union , which adopted--resolutions- ' against Wine , licences to refreshment rooms arid coffee houses . T-On Wednesday , March 21 , a meeting of paper makers was held in Palace Yard , to protest against the threatened export duty of £ 10 per ton which it i $ thought the French Government mean to put on rags ; resolutions were passed to support Mr * Puller ' s prohibitive duty of a penny a pound on French paper till the French take the export duty off rags . ~ On Thursday ,- March 22 , Aldex'mnn Abbiss presided at a meeting of retail tea-dealers of the metropolis ; resolutions passed against the proposed impost of one-half per cent , on customs -duties .
On Tuesday , March 20 , the Chancellor of the Exchequer received a deputation of Teetotallers , who remonstrated against the Wine Licence Bill for coffee and . refreshment houses ; Mr . Gladstone told them that the bill would prevent the very evils which they dreaded .- —On Wednesday , March 21 , a depuatation of inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets , including- Messrs . ButleiyM . P ., and Ayyton , M . P ., Urged upon Lord John . Russell the claims of that borough to additional representatives ; they were told that therein was matter tor future . consideration . On Thursday , March 15 , arrived at Liverpool the troopship Great Tasmania , ¦ with discharged soldivvs of the late Indian army ; they had been shipped at Calcutta nearly u thousand strong healthy men ; insufficient clothing and unwholesome food were provided for them ;
sixty died oh the voyage from scurvy and dysentery , and . onjandinf * 300 more were found to be seriously ill ; 1 ^ 0 are now in the Liverpool Hospital , where nine have since died , an , d many have been sent to the workhouse ; a Government Inspector has been sent down to Liverpool , now thnt the men aro being caved for . — QnSttn&ay ' , March 18 , prayers were offered to Almighty God in every garrison chapel in England , Scotland , and Ireland , for the recovery of Florence Nightingale , who is very sjek . — On Monday , March 1 , 9 , H , CaJMutfliun , boatswain of H . M . 3 . jyile ^ waa tried by Court-martial for drunkenness ' and infamous conduct ; aentenco , twelve months ' imprisonment with hard labour , and dismissal from the service .- — On Thursday , March 22 , was n pa rode and » ham fight of all the troops in Portsmouth garrison ; General Yorke Woarlett commanding . . _ ... .
On Wednesday , March 3 , 4 , died , in the neighbourhood of Paiiq , the well known musician Jullien , at the ag-o of fifty ; accumulation of misfortune produced inflnmniation of the brain , and he died mad , and in great agony , It in intended to raise a subscription for his widow .- — On Saturday , March 3 . 7 , at Dover House , Whitehall , died the Irfidy Dover ; she was sister to the Duchess of Sutherland and the Marl of Cavlielv .- ^ On the same day , was ' closed the life of Mrs . Jameson ^ well known and . greatly esteemed as a critic in painting , and an a writer upon social science .
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288 The Leader and Saturday Analyst . |_ March 24 , I 860 .
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On Friday , March 16 , a demonstration against annexation to France vyas made by the Municipal Council of Nice ; a deputation was sent to the Emperor Louis Napoleon ; certain Paris journalists asked if they might publish the pi'oceeding-s ; they were told it mattered Jiot what they published—the affair was decided , boil gre , inal gre .- —On Wednesday , March 21 , the Emperor made a speech to the Savoy deputation ; he told thf » m that " iu principle" the annexation was settled , and that lie expects the concurrence of most of - the ( ireat Powers . —^ Ou the same day , French •• troops begaii to evacuate Lornbardv and to occupy Nice .
On Sunday , March 18 , a despatch was received in Paris announcing , that Austria , will pronounce against any violation of Swiss neutrality .- —Oil the same day the Austrian Government drew the attention of the French ministry to the intrig-ues of Sardinia in Venice ; Francis Joseph declares he will make the " utmost sacrifices" to preserve Venetia . On Sunday . March IS , at Turin ,., took place the official annexation of the" ' iEmilian provinces to the crowxi of Sardinia ; amidst immense enthusiasm , Farini handed to Victor Enimanyel , in public , the document , containing the votes of the . people ; the king acknowledges them as his people , but refers to liis parliament for confirmation . —On the same day the National Assembly was convoked for the 25 th instant . —At Florence ,, on the same day , a solemn religious service was performed on thfc publication of the vote in favaur of annexation ; great enthusiasm for Victor Emmanuel and Ricasoli . _ . _ ' .
In tho kingdom of Naples , on Saturday , March 17 , a demoustration was got up at Atri in fuvour ol nnnoxation to Victor Emmanuel ; with difficulty it was suppressed , but eighty men cpncerned itviteacaped into the Romagna . On j&riday , March 16 , there was a great meeting of " the faithful " in the Basilica of the Vatican ,, to express sympathy with the ¦ p Ope > _^ Ou Tuesday , March 20 , an attempt at riot against the Papal Government was with difficulty suppressed by the French soldiery . Oh Thursday , March 15 , at Pesth , the students resolved to cornmemorwte the revolution of iy 4 i 8 ; there was a collision with the police and military , many arrested , two killed , and others wounded . On Monday , March 19 , the official Spanish gazette announced that the war with Morocco must continue , since the Moors vvjll not give up any territory ; three Spanish generals iu Africa aro created grandeus of thp firat class .
On Tht&sday , March 22 , th p American mail brought intelligence that the Indians aro committing 1 torriole ravages in Texas j it ja now certain that every soul on board the Hungarian bus perished ; hostilities with Mexico are anticipated , and troops under ' orders for Mexico and Texas . At Lima , on the 9 th February , Captain Lionel Lambort , or tier Majesty ' s ' ship Vixen , was murdered in the open street , afc throe o ' clock in tj » e afternoon ; it is riupposod that robbery vyas the sole object .
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Trvb to her old love for parts ol tliabterie , \ n which it must be owned she hew ever been most successful , Madame Celeste has brought forward at the Ltokom TheAtro nn original and successful triflio l > y Colonel
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Record Of The Week. Home And Colonial.
RECORD OF THE WEEK . HOME AND COLONIAL .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 24, 1860, page 288, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2339/page/20/
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