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The Week.
the counties of England and Wales , and improve the representation of the people in respect of such franchise . On Wednesday , the Agricultural Statistics' Bill was negatived by 241 to 231 . On Thursday Mr . Spooner ' s annual Maynooth motion was negatived by 210 to 155 ; and the Poor Law Amendment Bill passed through committee . On Friday the House , in opposition to Lord Harry Yane , determined upon going into committee relative to the government of India , by
447 to 57 ; and the principle was affirmed of transferring the government from the East India Company to the imperial government . —The summary of news by telegraph , in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 9 th April , is considered satisfactory in the main . General Sir H . Rose had stormed and taken the town and fort of Jhansi , after a siege that occupied nine or ten days . During the investment a strong rebel force attempted to raise the siege , but General Rose , without abandoning the investment , attacked them , and gained a brilliant victory .
The strength of this position of Jhansi explains the delay in the arrival of Sir . H . Rose at Lueknow . General Walpole had advanced against Bareilly at the head of the bulk of the army of Lueknow , and various detachments were acting under other generals in following up the rebels in other directions . General Roberts gained a considerahie victory at Kotah , on the 30 th March . A slight contretemps happened to a detachment of the 37 th Regiment , under Colonel Millman , near Azinghur , on the 24 th March . He was suddenly attacked by an overpowering
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . The standard attractions at Her Majesty ' s Theatre during the past week have been < 'The Huguenots , " with Mdlle . Titiens ; and Piccolomini , in the ever attractive "Figlia del Reggimento . " On Saturday anew ballet , called " Fleur des Champs / ' was produced , for the first time , and was crowned by the most demonstrative tokens of success . It is by M . Massot , and in two tableaux , —The continued indisposition of Miss Amy Sedgwick has caused the lessee of the Haymarket
to prolong the engagement of Mrs . Charles Young , and it must be some satisfaction to him that he has been able , on the emergency , to provide such an efficient substitute . The success of the equestrian performances at the Alhambra Palace is now an established fact , and day and night the building is crowded by visitors . The clowns are fellows of infinite drollery , and , with the riding-masters , continue to furnish most entertaining interludes . The fifth season of the Crystal Palace had a happy inauguration on the 1 st , in everything over which the directors had
control . The weather was most propitious . The interior of the palace , redolent of sweet odours , charmed the eye alike with its floricultural gems , and the elegance of the toilettes of the fair sex , who assembled in unusual numbers , and bravely withstood the unkindly elements . There was a grand concert , the reigning stars being Miss Dolby and Mr . Sims Reeves . Mr . Reeves declaimed the fine air " Come , if you dare / ' in a manner which electrified even the unwieldy audience ,
which might fairly be supposed to be beyond the reach of the voice . Miss Dolby s magnificent contralto loomed over the vast expanse of the centre transept , and filled every part of the area . A gold nugget from Australia , weighing 1 , 743 ozs .., is not the least of the present attractions . -A new Diorama has been opened by M . Gompertz at St . James's Hall , illustrative of the Indian mutiny , which is well worthy attention .
force , and was compelled to retreat into Azinghur , with loss of baggage .- ——An appeal has been made to the secretary of state for a commutation of the sentence on the Rev . W . Smith , and , in our opinion , very properly refused . -A woman at Rothes , named Elspeth Gordon , has given birth at one time to five children ( three boys and two girls ) , but the labour being premature , they none of them survived beyond the next morning .- —— -An attempt is being made to convert Smithfield into a dead meat market , but it is opposed by the authorities of St , Bartholomew ' s Hospital .
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The Week.
the counties of England and Wales , and improve the representation of the people in respect of such franchise . On Wednesday , the Agricultural Statistics' Bill was negatived by 241 to 231 . On Thursday Mr . Spooner ' s annual Maynooth motion was negatived by 210 to 155 ; and the Poor Law Amendment Bill passed through committee . On Friday the House , in opposition to Lord Harry Yane , determined upon going into committee relative to the government of India , by
447 to 57 ; and the principle was affirmed of transferring the government from the East India Company to the imperial government . —The summary of news by telegraph , in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 9 th April , is considered satisfactory in the main . General Sir H . Rose had stormed and taken the town and fort of Jhansi , after a siege that occupied nine or ten days . During the investment a strong rebel force attempted to raise the siege , but General Rose , without abandoning the investment , attacked them , and gained a brilliant victory .
The strength of this position of Jhansi explains the delay in the arrival of Sir . H . Rose at Lueknow . General Walpole had advanced against Bareilly at the head of the bulk of the army of Lueknow , and various detachments were acting under other generals in following up the rebels in other directions . General Roberts gained a considerahie victory at Kotah , on the 30 th March . A slight contretemps happened to a detachment of the 37 th Regiment , under Colonel Millman , near Azinghur , on the 24 th March . He was suddenly attacked by an overpowering
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . The standard attractions at Her Majesty ' s Theatre during the past week have been < 'The Huguenots , " with Mdlle . Titiens ; and Piccolomini , in the ever attractive "Figlia del Reggimento . " On Saturday anew ballet , called " Fleur des Champs / ' was produced , for the first time , and was crowned by the most demonstrative tokens of success . It is by M . Massot , and in two tableaux , —The continued indisposition of Miss Amy Sedgwick has caused the lessee of the Haymarket
to prolong the engagement of Mrs . Charles Young , and it must be some satisfaction to him that he has been able , on the emergency , to provide such an efficient substitute . The success of the equestrian performances at the Alhambra Palace is now an established fact , and day and night the building is crowded by visitors . The clowns are fellows of infinite drollery , and , with the riding-masters , continue to furnish most entertaining interludes . The fifth season of the Crystal Palace had a happy inauguration on the 1 st , in everything over which the directors had
control . The weather was most propitious . The interior of the palace , redolent of sweet odours , charmed the eye alike with its floricultural gems , and the elegance of the toilettes of the fair sex , who assembled in unusual numbers , and bravely withstood the unkindly elements . There was a grand concert , the reigning stars being Miss Dolby and Mr . Sims Reeves . Mr . Reeves declaimed the fine air " Come , if you dare / ' in a manner which electrified even the unwieldy audience ,
which might fairly be supposed to be beyond the reach of the voice . Miss Dolby s magnificent contralto loomed over the vast expanse of the centre transept , and filled every part of the area . A gold nugget from Australia , weighing 1 , 743 ozs .., is not the least of the present attractions . -A new Diorama has been opened by M . Gompertz at St . James's Hall , illustrative of the Indian mutiny , which is well worthy attention .
force , and was compelled to retreat into Azinghur , with loss of baggage .- ——An appeal has been made to the secretary of state for a commutation of the sentence on the Rev . W . Smith , and , in our opinion , very properly refused . -A woman at Rothes , named Elspeth Gordon , has given birth at one time to five children ( three boys and two girls ) , but the labour being premature , they none of them survived beyond the next morning .- —— -An attempt is being made to convert Smithfield into a dead meat market , but it is opposed by the authorities of St , Bartholomew ' s Hospital .