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The Week
Miguel will not acknowledge Dom Pedro "V . as King of Portugal .------Mr . Buchanan , the new minister from the Court of England to that of Spain , has arrived at Madrid , M . de Cueto , the new minister from Spain to Austria , had been received with all due form by the Emperor .- The demand from the Belgian Chambers of a grant for the purpose of strengthening the fortifications of Antwerp is said tohave caused some coolness between the cabinets of Paris and Brussels .- ^—According to news from Naples , the governments of Sardinia and
Naples have come to an agreement to submit their dispute to the arbitration of liussiaj the Court of St . Petersburg profossing eo ^ al friendship for bafch . ——A circular has been issued by the Wurtemburgh minister of the interior establishing some new rules respecting passports , according to which no person will be admitted into the Grand Duchy of Baden from France without a visa and payment of five francs duty for it ; but the natives of other states who come from Erance , and wtiose passports do not emanate from the French authorities , will not be required to get the visa nor pay the duty . M . Lindhal , a Stockholm
journalist , has been convicted of publishing a malicious libel , and sentenced to have his hand struck off ; and the advocate who undertook Ms defence , believing him to be innocent , has been sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment for defending him . ~~—By the steamer Anglo-Saxon , arrived at Liverpool , we have dates from Quebec to May 22 nd . The " seat of government" question was still before the Legislative Council , and a resolution was adopted requesting her Majesty to re-consider her choice , and to make Montreal the capital of the province . The Shrewsbury peerage case has been decided in the House of Lords . Lord Cranworth
concluded an elaborate judgment , by saying that Lord Talbot had satisfactorily made out that he was the heir male of the first Earl of Shrewsbury , and that he had substantiated his claim . Lords St . Leonards , Wensleydale , Brougham , and Bedesdale concurred with Lord Cranworth . Lord and Lady Talbot , at the ? close of the proceedings , were congratulated by several of their friends . —A case came before the Court of Queen ' s Bench on Friday , involving the privileges of the press . The question at issue was whether the bond fide publication of a true and faithful account of an investigation before a magistrate on a criminal charge was privileged . The learned judge said the court thought they were at liberty to hold
that the publishing a correct and impartial report of a public proceeding was lawful . ——Mr . D'Eyncourt has imposed a fine on three young men for pulling off large boughs of May and other trees in Victoria Park . Great destruction is continually being committed in the various parks , and it is well that those who commit these acts should be warned of the danger of so doing . Three young women have also been fined for plucking flowers in Battersea Park . The railway companies seem to be stirring themselves to put down smoking in carriages . The London , and Brighton company have just secured a conviction and penalty of one pound against two travellers , at Greenwich police-court , for the practice in one of their carriages .
There has been no novelty at Her Majesty ' s Theatre during the past week . On Tuesday Boncoui made his first appearance for the season at the Boyal Italian Opera House , in " Lucrezia Borgia , " and was most fervently received . The little divertissement , entitled "La Bresilienne , " was revived after the opera . It introduced a new danseuse of the name of Zina , from St . Petersburg !* , an artist of considerable attainment , and one not unlikely to become popular . On Saturday , the " Barbiere di Siviglia , " was produced , Bonconi enacting the barber , Madame
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
Bosio , Modna , and Mario , Count Ahnaviva , The house has been very indifferently attended . Drury Lane . The opera of " Rigoletto , " on Wednesday night , introduced a new Italian tenor , one Naudin , who promises to be an acquisition to the troupe now working out the " cheap opera " experiment at this theatre . The new tenor made a decided impression upon the audience , who not only applauded him vigorously and frequently , but encored him in all the principal passages—the "Donna e mobile , " not , of course , being forgotten . Mdlle . Fumigalli , who per-
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The Week
Miguel will not acknowledge Dom Pedro "V . as King of Portugal .------Mr . Buchanan , the new minister from the Court of England to that of Spain , has arrived at Madrid , M . de Cueto , the new minister from Spain to Austria , had been received with all due form by the Emperor .- The demand from the Belgian Chambers of a grant for the purpose of strengthening the fortifications of Antwerp is said tohave caused some coolness between the cabinets of Paris and Brussels .- ^—According to news from Naples , the governments of Sardinia and
Naples have come to an agreement to submit their dispute to the arbitration of liussiaj the Court of St . Petersburg profossing eo ^ al friendship for bafch . ——A circular has been issued by the Wurtemburgh minister of the interior establishing some new rules respecting passports , according to which no person will be admitted into the Grand Duchy of Baden from France without a visa and payment of five francs duty for it ; but the natives of other states who come from Erance , and wtiose passports do not emanate from the French authorities , will not be required to get the visa nor pay the duty . M . Lindhal , a Stockholm
journalist , has been convicted of publishing a malicious libel , and sentenced to have his hand struck off ; and the advocate who undertook Ms defence , believing him to be innocent , has been sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment for defending him . ~~—By the steamer Anglo-Saxon , arrived at Liverpool , we have dates from Quebec to May 22 nd . The " seat of government" question was still before the Legislative Council , and a resolution was adopted requesting her Majesty to re-consider her choice , and to make Montreal the capital of the province . The Shrewsbury peerage case has been decided in the House of Lords . Lord Cranworth
concluded an elaborate judgment , by saying that Lord Talbot had satisfactorily made out that he was the heir male of the first Earl of Shrewsbury , and that he had substantiated his claim . Lords St . Leonards , Wensleydale , Brougham , and Bedesdale concurred with Lord Cranworth . Lord and Lady Talbot , at the ? close of the proceedings , were congratulated by several of their friends . —A case came before the Court of Queen ' s Bench on Friday , involving the privileges of the press . The question at issue was whether the bond fide publication of a true and faithful account of an investigation before a magistrate on a criminal charge was privileged . The learned judge said the court thought they were at liberty to hold
that the publishing a correct and impartial report of a public proceeding was lawful . ——Mr . D'Eyncourt has imposed a fine on three young men for pulling off large boughs of May and other trees in Victoria Park . Great destruction is continually being committed in the various parks , and it is well that those who commit these acts should be warned of the danger of so doing . Three young women have also been fined for plucking flowers in Battersea Park . The railway companies seem to be stirring themselves to put down smoking in carriages . The London , and Brighton company have just secured a conviction and penalty of one pound against two travellers , at Greenwich police-court , for the practice in one of their carriages .
There has been no novelty at Her Majesty ' s Theatre during the past week . On Tuesday Boncoui made his first appearance for the season at the Boyal Italian Opera House , in " Lucrezia Borgia , " and was most fervently received . The little divertissement , entitled "La Bresilienne , " was revived after the opera . It introduced a new danseuse of the name of Zina , from St . Petersburg !* , an artist of considerable attainment , and one not unlikely to become popular . On Saturday , the " Barbiere di Siviglia , " was produced , Bonconi enacting the barber , Madame
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
Bosio , Modna , and Mario , Count Ahnaviva , The house has been very indifferently attended . Drury Lane . The opera of " Rigoletto , " on Wednesday night , introduced a new Italian tenor , one Naudin , who promises to be an acquisition to the troupe now working out the " cheap opera " experiment at this theatre . The new tenor made a decided impression upon the audience , who not only applauded him vigorously and frequently , but encored him in all the principal passages—the "Donna e mobile , " not , of course , being forgotten . Mdlle . Fumigalli , who per-