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until the ^ prehensi on of the seconds [ and others concerned in the alair . ——The agitation upon the reform question continues as popular as every and public meetings are being held daily in the metropolis and the provinces , at whm ^ usual amount of ' ¦ bunkum " -is talked . —St . PauTs Cathedral was opened for divine service on Sunday evening ; the of the lighting and warming apparatus was quite satisfactory ; it ^^ precautions have been
taken against fire . r—— -We regret to state that the assassin of Mr . Ely has not ^ et been arrested ; there are now rewards upon his head , amountmg to £ 1500 ,-----That great and important hody the ship-owners ; of Great Britain , are taking steps to obtain redress from grievances * which they complain have been entailed upon them by the legislation of late years ; they have held meetings at Shields , Greenock , and shortly will assemble in Loncton . ——The order of the Bath has been conferred upon Major-Generals Inglis and Lugard , and several other gentlemen who have
distinguished themselves in India .- ——A banquet was held at the London Tavern last week , at which General Inglis , the gallant defender of Lucknow , and the survivors of his companions in that beleaguered city met together ; the re-union was a most interesting one .- — - —On Monday opportunity afforded them of hearing the tones an ^ great bell which has ; recently been raised to its place at the new Palace of Westminster .-------- The telegraph between the Dardanelles , Syra , and Ohio has been
successfully laid , but that between Candia and Egypt has been broken .- — - ^ It nas been determined to add to the number of the metropolitan policenow established ; as numerous applications have been long ehteredjon the police registers for vacancies the number required will soon be raised .- ——The death of the Marchioness of Hastm ^ ult . Her la ^ has employed an ' .. ! eminent Spanish photographer to take a fac-sknile of the
portrait of one of his royal highness ' s ancestors , which is in the palace of the Duke of Alba at Madrid . — - —The Scotsman says it is the intention of the Lord Advocate to introduce into parliament next session a bill for the suppression ol vagrancy , and that the measure will also contain provisions having for their object the putting down of cardsharping . —Each day's transactions of the clearing of country cheques through the London clearing-house afford evidence that the system will , before long , be generally adopted . The number of dissentients is steadily diminishing , and in the course of a week or ten days an impression prevails that
nearly the whole of the country bankers will clear through this medium . ——An increase will shortly take , place in the medical staff already allowed for service in India ; additions will be made thereto to the extent of about five staff surgeons , and about fifteen staff assistant surgeons . ——It is expected that the shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer of the 4 th will at least reach 500 , 000 £ . A . public meeting of the inhabitants of Ely is to be held at the Corn Exchange , next Thursday evening , " for the purpose of expressing their opinions with reference to certain doctrines and practices now prevalent among some of the clergy of the Church of England at variance with Protestant principles . "
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . On Monday , at X ) rury-lane , Mr . W . Harrison took his benefit , on which . occasion Verdi ' s utterly exhausted and worn-out "Trovatore" was produced as a refreshing novelty for the manager ' s friends . Miss Louisa Pyne did her utmost to make tie vapid music of her part attractive , and was as successful as ever in pleasing her
audience . Balfe ' s ntnv opera , " Satanella , ' is to be the opening novelty at Covent Garden . -At tho Haymarket , on Monday , Sir William Don , Bart ., who is already pretty well known as an actor of some merit in broad farce and eccentric comedy , commenced a brief engagement with the part of John Small , in "Whitebait at Greenwich . " He was very well received , Mr . Buckstonc and Mm Reynolds have
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Yv The Week/
until the ^ prehensi on of the seconds [ and others concerned in the alair . ——The agitation upon the reform question continues as popular as every and public meetings are being held daily in the metropolis and the provinces , at whm ^ usual amount of ' ¦ bunkum " -is talked . —St . PauTs Cathedral was opened for divine service on Sunday evening ; the of the lighting and warming apparatus was quite satisfactory ; it ^^ precautions have been
taken against fire . r—— -We regret to state that the assassin of Mr . Ely has not ^ et been arrested ; there are now rewards upon his head , amountmg to £ 1500 ,-----That great and important hody the ship-owners ; of Great Britain , are taking steps to obtain redress from grievances * which they complain have been entailed upon them by the legislation of late years ; they have held meetings at Shields , Greenock , and shortly will assemble in Loncton . ——The order of the Bath has been conferred upon Major-Generals Inglis and Lugard , and several other gentlemen who have
distinguished themselves in India .- ——A banquet was held at the London Tavern last week , at which General Inglis , the gallant defender of Lucknow , and the survivors of his companions in that beleaguered city met together ; the re-union was a most interesting one .- — - —On Monday opportunity afforded them of hearing the tones an ^ great bell which has ; recently been raised to its place at the new Palace of Westminster .-------- The telegraph between the Dardanelles , Syra , and Ohio has been
successfully laid , but that between Candia and Egypt has been broken .- — - ^ It nas been determined to add to the number of the metropolitan policenow established ; as numerous applications have been long ehteredjon the police registers for vacancies the number required will soon be raised .- ——The death of the Marchioness of Hastm ^ ult . Her la ^ has employed an ' .. ! eminent Spanish photographer to take a fac-sknile of the
portrait of one of his royal highness ' s ancestors , which is in the palace of the Duke of Alba at Madrid . — - —The Scotsman says it is the intention of the Lord Advocate to introduce into parliament next session a bill for the suppression ol vagrancy , and that the measure will also contain provisions having for their object the putting down of cardsharping . —Each day's transactions of the clearing of country cheques through the London clearing-house afford evidence that the system will , before long , be generally adopted . The number of dissentients is steadily diminishing , and in the course of a week or ten days an impression prevails that
nearly the whole of the country bankers will clear through this medium . ——An increase will shortly take , place in the medical staff already allowed for service in India ; additions will be made thereto to the extent of about five staff surgeons , and about fifteen staff assistant surgeons . ——It is expected that the shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer of the 4 th will at least reach 500 , 000 £ . A . public meeting of the inhabitants of Ely is to be held at the Corn Exchange , next Thursday evening , " for the purpose of expressing their opinions with reference to certain doctrines and practices now prevalent among some of the clergy of the Church of England at variance with Protestant principles . "
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . On Monday , at X ) rury-lane , Mr . W . Harrison took his benefit , on which . occasion Verdi ' s utterly exhausted and worn-out "Trovatore" was produced as a refreshing novelty for the manager ' s friends . Miss Louisa Pyne did her utmost to make tie vapid music of her part attractive , and was as successful as ever in pleasing her
audience . Balfe ' s ntnv opera , " Satanella , ' is to be the opening novelty at Covent Garden . -At tho Haymarket , on Monday , Sir William Don , Bart ., who is already pretty well known as an actor of some merit in broad farce and eccentric comedy , commenced a brief engagement with the part of John Small , in "Whitebait at Greenwich . " He was very well received , Mr . Buckstonc and Mm Reynolds have