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The Week.
reminding the populace that the assembling of street crowds has been already forbidden . Letters from Ancona state the arrival of 8 , 000 Austrians in that town . Among other threatening signs of the times , there is good reason to believe that Spain mil interfere in the scramble in Italy as allies of France . -The Indian intelligence of tho week is of very slight importance . Tautia Topee , the Begum , and the Nana are still at largo , and we fear likely to continue so . ——Lord Elgin and Sir Michael Seymour are on their way homo from China . -We have intelligence from tho United States to the 22 nd nit . The Sickles trial was still
proceeding and expected to last another week . Lord Napier was coming home in tho Gnracoa . Tho Cass-Vrissari treaty had been ratified , with an amendment that the States should use vigilance to prevent filibusters invading Nicaragua , which was approved by Secretary Cass , but rejected by tho president . The Atrato has arrived at Southampton with the West India mail . Order had been restored in Jamaica . The revolution in Chili was nearly quelled . Tho opposition forces had been defeated by those of the Bolivian government . The blockade of Guayaquil
continued . On the 22 nd March , nearly tho whole city of Quito was destroyed by an earthquake , and 5 , 000 lives lost . The Paraguay affair was settled . Intelligence has been received of the total wreck of an emigrant ship , attended by an appalling loss of life . Tho name of tho ill-fated vessel is Pomona , from Liverpool to New York , with three hundred and seventy-five passengers and a crow of thirtytwo seamen . It appears slio had been driven on shore on the Blackwater Bank , off Wexford , during Thursday night , and on Friday morning sank with three hundred and eighty-six souls , the remainder having been saved by taking to one of the boats . — On Saturday , Mr . Jessop , of Tyrrelspass , county Wcstmeath , was fired at , and so
grievously wounded , that he is not expected to survive . Tho deed was witnessed by several persons , none of whom made any attempt to stay the hand of , or arrest the assassin . The cause was the taking by Jessop of a farm the former tenant of which was murdered . Richard Bedford Allen , the underwriter at Lloyd ' s , wdio stands charged with forging a transfer of stock for , £ S 75 , was again examined at the Mansion House on Saturday , and committed for trial . It was stated that there was another similar charge against the prisoner , which might be afterwards brought forward . A man has been examined at Marylebono police courtcharged
, with the sacrilegious destruction of paintings at Marylebono church , that was perpetrated some time ago . The prisoner is called James Hughes , at present a chairmaker , an ex-policeman , and a discharged patient of a lunatic asylum . After some evidence had been taken , a remand was ordered till Thursday next . In consequence of tho fall in public securities , occasioned by the breaking out of war on the continent , no less than twenty-eight firms on the Stock . Exchange have stopped payment . On Monday tho funds fluctuated with less violence ; there wore no more
failures , and consols left off about 90 to . } , showing a recovery of half per cent . It is still feared other defaulters will bo announced before tho consol account is finally adjusted . Eighty-six thousand pounds was withdrawn from the Bank for export , notwithstanding reported arrivals from Australia , America , and the West Indies . A royal proclamation was issued on Saturday regarding the manning of the navy , which affords the gratifying assurance that our government is resolved to be prepared for any emergency that may arise under the present unsettled state of the continent . The increased royal bounty of ; C 10 to volunteers is now offered , which will doubtless induce a large increase to this right arm of our defences . H
f , PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . ¦ i t ] AT the Strand Theatre ( which must now bo ranked among the aristocratic resorts / J of London , without any diminishing of its popularity among tho more plebeian Ij ' classes ) , that popular entertainment of last season , the burlesque of " tho Maid and ftthe Magpie , " has been produced with new scenery and dresses aud . a variety of \ fresh , and tt propos jokes ; and if a judgment were , to be formed from the entlmfsiastic manner in which it was received , it would appear to bo a greater favourite than ever . Tho scene between huac ( Mr . J . Clarke ) and Pippo , that " remarkabl y odd boy" ( Miss Marie Wilton ) , was received with roars of laughter , In the hrco
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The Week.
reminding the populace that the assembling of street crowds has been already forbidden . Letters from Ancona state the arrival of 8 , 000 Austrians in that town . Among other threatening signs of the times , there is good reason to believe that Spain mil interfere in the scramble in Italy as allies of France . -The Indian intelligence of tho week is of very slight importance . Tautia Topee , the Begum , and the Nana are still at largo , and we fear likely to continue so . ——Lord Elgin and Sir Michael Seymour are on their way homo from China . -We have intelligence from tho United States to the 22 nd nit . The Sickles trial was still
proceeding and expected to last another week . Lord Napier was coming home in tho Gnracoa . Tho Cass-Vrissari treaty had been ratified , with an amendment that the States should use vigilance to prevent filibusters invading Nicaragua , which was approved by Secretary Cass , but rejected by tho president . The Atrato has arrived at Southampton with the West India mail . Order had been restored in Jamaica . The revolution in Chili was nearly quelled . Tho opposition forces had been defeated by those of the Bolivian government . The blockade of Guayaquil
continued . On the 22 nd March , nearly tho whole city of Quito was destroyed by an earthquake , and 5 , 000 lives lost . The Paraguay affair was settled . Intelligence has been received of the total wreck of an emigrant ship , attended by an appalling loss of life . Tho name of tho ill-fated vessel is Pomona , from Liverpool to New York , with three hundred and seventy-five passengers and a crow of thirtytwo seamen . It appears slio had been driven on shore on the Blackwater Bank , off Wexford , during Thursday night , and on Friday morning sank with three hundred and eighty-six souls , the remainder having been saved by taking to one of the boats . — On Saturday , Mr . Jessop , of Tyrrelspass , county Wcstmeath , was fired at , and so
grievously wounded , that he is not expected to survive . Tho deed was witnessed by several persons , none of whom made any attempt to stay the hand of , or arrest the assassin . The cause was the taking by Jessop of a farm the former tenant of which was murdered . Richard Bedford Allen , the underwriter at Lloyd ' s , wdio stands charged with forging a transfer of stock for , £ S 75 , was again examined at the Mansion House on Saturday , and committed for trial . It was stated that there was another similar charge against the prisoner , which might be afterwards brought forward . A man has been examined at Marylebono police courtcharged
, with the sacrilegious destruction of paintings at Marylebono church , that was perpetrated some time ago . The prisoner is called James Hughes , at present a chairmaker , an ex-policeman , and a discharged patient of a lunatic asylum . After some evidence had been taken , a remand was ordered till Thursday next . In consequence of tho fall in public securities , occasioned by the breaking out of war on the continent , no less than twenty-eight firms on the Stock . Exchange have stopped payment . On Monday tho funds fluctuated with less violence ; there wore no more
failures , and consols left off about 90 to . } , showing a recovery of half per cent . It is still feared other defaulters will bo announced before tho consol account is finally adjusted . Eighty-six thousand pounds was withdrawn from the Bank for export , notwithstanding reported arrivals from Australia , America , and the West Indies . A royal proclamation was issued on Saturday regarding the manning of the navy , which affords the gratifying assurance that our government is resolved to be prepared for any emergency that may arise under the present unsettled state of the continent . The increased royal bounty of ; C 10 to volunteers is now offered , which will doubtless induce a large increase to this right arm of our defences . H
f , PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . ¦ i t ] AT the Strand Theatre ( which must now bo ranked among the aristocratic resorts / J of London , without any diminishing of its popularity among tho more plebeian Ij ' classes ) , that popular entertainment of last season , the burlesque of " tho Maid and ftthe Magpie , " has been produced with new scenery and dresses aud . a variety of \ fresh , and tt propos jokes ; and if a judgment were , to be formed from the entlmfsiastic manner in which it was received , it would appear to bo a greater favourite than ever . Tho scene between huac ( Mr . J . Clarke ) and Pippo , that " remarkabl y odd boy" ( Miss Marie Wilton ) , was received with roars of laughter , In the hrco