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The Week
THE WEEK
There is but little news stirring—and but for the railway meetings , our daily contemporaries would ( for a tinie ) be at a loss how to fill their columns . The Queen , as we stated in our last , left Grayesend on Tuesday for Berlin , where she was welcomed on her arrival at the Berlin station by Marshal Wrangel , governor of Berlin , the Prince of Wurtemburgh , who commancls the guard , and by General Bonin , the commandant of the city . There was no official reception . —— By telegrams received at the India House and Foreign Office , we have news from Bombay up to July 19 th . Very little additional information is given . The
breaking up of the Gwalior army and the retirement of Sir Hugh Rose from the command of the Central India force , are confirmed . General Roberts * who had anticipated the rebels in his arrival at Jugdespore , was at the latest date in active pursuit . Sir Robert Hamilton and a large European force from . Bombay and the Deecan had reached Indore , where some apprehension of an intended outbreak seems to have existed . The Rajah of Shahgur had surrendered . The rainy season seems to have commenced favourably , the work of pacification making steady progress in all parts of India , and it is computed there are still from twenty to thirty
thousand rebels in the field . As regards China , the news from the allied forces at Tientsin is to the 9 th of June . The Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros had taken up their quarters in the vicinity of that city . Soon after , intimation was received of the appointment of To-ming-ah , as special High Commissioner , with whom , the Earl of Elgin had an interview on the 6 th of June , and Baron Grbs on the following day . The result of these interviews is not known ; but if immediate compliance be hot acceded to our demands , the ambassadors , it is said , will declare war . —From France we learn that the speech of the Emperor Napoleon , at the
inauguration of the statue of Napoleon I . at Cherbourg , is generally spoken of in terms of praise by the Paris papers . The Debals , speaking in the s ] 3 irit of its brethren , says , of the Emperor ' s speech , "We gladly welcome these words of peace and justice , for we believe that they correctly represent the real signification of . ' the fStes which have been brought to a close at Cherbourg . " The Emperor and Empress had proceeded to Brest , and were to leave for Quimper on Friday . It is said that his Majesty is desirous of ascertaining the actual position of the people of Brittany , with a view to improve their condition ; and according to all accounts no
people in any part of France more require improvement , for they are centuries behind the rest of the empire as regards civilization , wealth , and population . The Presse describes the trade of Paris as buoyant . Having lost heavily last year by the failure of American houses ,, they have been taught caution , and require part payment in advance . The silk and woollen manufacturers of France are well employed . From Madrid we learn that , although the opposition papers represent M . Mon as intriguing to oust O'Donnell , there ie ^ io truth in their statements , for not only does the best understanding prevail between them , but O'Donnell ,
is living with M . Mon in his house at Oviedo . Marshal O'Donnell is about , it is said , to take measures to develope the agricultural resources of Spain , which have been neglected in favour of other branches of national industry . Schools , roads , agricultural machinery , improved cultivation , and cattle breeding , are all to receive the attention whicjh their importance demands . The Moors in the neighbourhood of the Spanish African possessions having lately given cause of offence to the Spaniards , the attention of the public had been turned tothe question of
extending the territories of the Queen of Spain in that quarter . The conquest of the country , it is thought , would not be difficult ; it is very fertile .- The Lndipendente of Turin contradicts the rumour of a probable reconciliation between the King of Naples and the Western Powers . A letter in the same journal , from Milan , states that General Gyulay , who was to take military command of Lombardy and Venice , had been wounded by a bullet , fired oif at the manoeuvres of the camp of Somnia . The Posttidning , the official journal of Stockholm , says that the six
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week
THE WEEK
There is but little news stirring—and but for the railway meetings , our daily contemporaries would ( for a tinie ) be at a loss how to fill their columns . The Queen , as we stated in our last , left Grayesend on Tuesday for Berlin , where she was welcomed on her arrival at the Berlin station by Marshal Wrangel , governor of Berlin , the Prince of Wurtemburgh , who commancls the guard , and by General Bonin , the commandant of the city . There was no official reception . —— By telegrams received at the India House and Foreign Office , we have news from Bombay up to July 19 th . Very little additional information is given . The
breaking up of the Gwalior army and the retirement of Sir Hugh Rose from the command of the Central India force , are confirmed . General Roberts * who had anticipated the rebels in his arrival at Jugdespore , was at the latest date in active pursuit . Sir Robert Hamilton and a large European force from . Bombay and the Deecan had reached Indore , where some apprehension of an intended outbreak seems to have existed . The Rajah of Shahgur had surrendered . The rainy season seems to have commenced favourably , the work of pacification making steady progress in all parts of India , and it is computed there are still from twenty to thirty
thousand rebels in the field . As regards China , the news from the allied forces at Tientsin is to the 9 th of June . The Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros had taken up their quarters in the vicinity of that city . Soon after , intimation was received of the appointment of To-ming-ah , as special High Commissioner , with whom , the Earl of Elgin had an interview on the 6 th of June , and Baron Grbs on the following day . The result of these interviews is not known ; but if immediate compliance be hot acceded to our demands , the ambassadors , it is said , will declare war . —From France we learn that the speech of the Emperor Napoleon , at the
inauguration of the statue of Napoleon I . at Cherbourg , is generally spoken of in terms of praise by the Paris papers . The Debals , speaking in the s ] 3 irit of its brethren , says , of the Emperor ' s speech , "We gladly welcome these words of peace and justice , for we believe that they correctly represent the real signification of . ' the fStes which have been brought to a close at Cherbourg . " The Emperor and Empress had proceeded to Brest , and were to leave for Quimper on Friday . It is said that his Majesty is desirous of ascertaining the actual position of the people of Brittany , with a view to improve their condition ; and according to all accounts no
people in any part of France more require improvement , for they are centuries behind the rest of the empire as regards civilization , wealth , and population . The Presse describes the trade of Paris as buoyant . Having lost heavily last year by the failure of American houses ,, they have been taught caution , and require part payment in advance . The silk and woollen manufacturers of France are well employed . From Madrid we learn that , although the opposition papers represent M . Mon as intriguing to oust O'Donnell , there ie ^ io truth in their statements , for not only does the best understanding prevail between them , but O'Donnell ,
is living with M . Mon in his house at Oviedo . Marshal O'Donnell is about , it is said , to take measures to develope the agricultural resources of Spain , which have been neglected in favour of other branches of national industry . Schools , roads , agricultural machinery , improved cultivation , and cattle breeding , are all to receive the attention whicjh their importance demands . The Moors in the neighbourhood of the Spanish African possessions having lately given cause of offence to the Spaniards , the attention of the public had been turned tothe question of
extending the territories of the Queen of Spain in that quarter . The conquest of the country , it is thought , would not be difficult ; it is very fertile .- The Lndipendente of Turin contradicts the rumour of a probable reconciliation between the King of Naples and the Western Powers . A letter in the same journal , from Milan , states that General Gyulay , who was to take military command of Lombardy and Venice , had been wounded by a bullet , fired oif at the manoeuvres of the camp of Somnia . The Posttidning , the official journal of Stockholm , says that the six