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Summaey Of Etews For 10vembee.
On the 9 ^ h , it being the sixteenth anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Wales , there was a grand parade of the household troops .
On the next day , the Royal Family circle was plunged into ; grief by the sudden death of H . R . H . tbe Duchess of Nemours , first cousin to the Queen and to the Prince Consort . H . R . H . died at Claremont , of a puerperal accident only known in the history of obstetrics to have once before occurred . H . R . H . was interred at Weybridge on the 14 th , in the same vault with her fatherdndaw , Louis Philippe , late King of the French ,
On the 17 th , Prince Frederick William of Prussia arrived from the Continent , to be present at the celebration of the birthday of the Princess Royal on the 21 st , which was signalized by the distribution of the Victoria Cross to several of those , both officers and men , who had , during the Crimean war , made themselves conspicuous for deeds of valour . On the 19 th , there was a special Court , for the reception of the Siamese Ambassadors , who bore with them chaste and costly presents for her Majesty .
Under the head of foreign intelligence we have this month to record very little of political importance . The question of the Danubian Principalities continues to keep up an angry feeling between the French Ambassador at Constantinople and the Grand Vizier . In Piedmont there seems , from the election returns , to be a re-action setting in in favour of priestly dominion . Spain still continues the hotbed of intrigue ; and the Queen Mother has , in order to keep a large sum of money , shamelessly announced that for several years she had been the concubine of
FOREIGN
Munoz . The King of Naples continues , without any efficient remonstrance on the part of our Government , to maltreat British subjects in his dominions . The King of Portugal is busy in making preparations for his marriage , and the King of Prussia is rapidly recovering from his indisposition . In America the commercial panic still continues , and in the Atlantic cities the unemployed have assumed a most threatening aspect . There is , too , some talk of a war between Mexico and Spain .
THE WAR
Just as we went to press last month the nation was rejoiced by the intelligence of the fall of Delhi . The next telegram announced the relief of Lucknow , so that we may now consider the rebellion as crushed . The King of Delhi , a monster of ninety years , who delighted his eyes with the torture of English ladies seized in that city , has fallen into our hands , and has bad his life spared . His sons and grandson , however , were shot , so that we for the future count the Mogul dynasty among the past . Nana Sahib is , however , yet at large , and is said to have a large force round Lucknow , rendering General Havelock ' s position a critical one . The last accounts state that before the end of November 100 , 000 British troops would have arrived .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
On the 29 th of October , a new opera by Balfe , entitled the " Rose of Castde , was produced at the Lyceum Theatre , under the Harrison and Pyne management , with decided success . On the 31 st , Mr . T . P . Cooke terminated his engagement at the Adelphi , with the performance of William in " Black-Eyed Susan . " On the 12 th ult ., Jullien , at the promenade concerts at her Majesty ' s Theatre , produced a new set of quadrilles named after the hero of Lucknow . Lady Ifavelock was present , and was loudly cheered by the audience .
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Summaey Of Etews For 10vembee.
On the 9 ^ h , it being the sixteenth anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Wales , there was a grand parade of the household troops .
On the next day , the Royal Family circle was plunged into ; grief by the sudden death of H . R . H . tbe Duchess of Nemours , first cousin to the Queen and to the Prince Consort . H . R . H . died at Claremont , of a puerperal accident only known in the history of obstetrics to have once before occurred . H . R . H . was interred at Weybridge on the 14 th , in the same vault with her fatherdndaw , Louis Philippe , late King of the French ,
On the 17 th , Prince Frederick William of Prussia arrived from the Continent , to be present at the celebration of the birthday of the Princess Royal on the 21 st , which was signalized by the distribution of the Victoria Cross to several of those , both officers and men , who had , during the Crimean war , made themselves conspicuous for deeds of valour . On the 19 th , there was a special Court , for the reception of the Siamese Ambassadors , who bore with them chaste and costly presents for her Majesty .
Under the head of foreign intelligence we have this month to record very little of political importance . The question of the Danubian Principalities continues to keep up an angry feeling between the French Ambassador at Constantinople and the Grand Vizier . In Piedmont there seems , from the election returns , to be a re-action setting in in favour of priestly dominion . Spain still continues the hotbed of intrigue ; and the Queen Mother has , in order to keep a large sum of money , shamelessly announced that for several years she had been the concubine of
FOREIGN
Munoz . The King of Naples continues , without any efficient remonstrance on the part of our Government , to maltreat British subjects in his dominions . The King of Portugal is busy in making preparations for his marriage , and the King of Prussia is rapidly recovering from his indisposition . In America the commercial panic still continues , and in the Atlantic cities the unemployed have assumed a most threatening aspect . There is , too , some talk of a war between Mexico and Spain .
THE WAR
Just as we went to press last month the nation was rejoiced by the intelligence of the fall of Delhi . The next telegram announced the relief of Lucknow , so that we may now consider the rebellion as crushed . The King of Delhi , a monster of ninety years , who delighted his eyes with the torture of English ladies seized in that city , has fallen into our hands , and has bad his life spared . His sons and grandson , however , were shot , so that we for the future count the Mogul dynasty among the past . Nana Sahib is , however , yet at large , and is said to have a large force round Lucknow , rendering General Havelock ' s position a critical one . The last accounts state that before the end of November 100 , 000 British troops would have arrived .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
On the 29 th of October , a new opera by Balfe , entitled the " Rose of Castde , was produced at the Lyceum Theatre , under the Harrison and Pyne management , with decided success . On the 31 st , Mr . T . P . Cooke terminated his engagement at the Adelphi , with the performance of William in " Black-Eyed Susan . " On the 12 th ult ., Jullien , at the promenade concerts at her Majesty ' s Theatre , produced a new set of quadrilles named after the hero of Lucknow . Lady Ifavelock was present , and was loudly cheered by the audience .