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The Week.
the last meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works a discussiou took place on the subject of the metropolitan railways , hut the report of their committee was adopted , and it was instructed to report on the progress of these lines in Parliament , having regard to the principles contained in their report . A discussion also took place respecting the proposed arcade from Regent-street to Bond-street , when the report of a
committee , to the effect that the arcade would be an improvement to the district , was agreed to with only two dissentient voices . Several disasters resulting from the gales of Friday night and Saturday of last week are reported . On Saturday , a schooner was lost near Lytham , with all hands , it is feared ; and a large ship from Calcutta , with about 2 , 000
bales of cotton on board , was driven ashore on the previous night near Carnarvon . On the Tyne , also , some damage was done to the shipping . A case of some importance to assurance companies has been decided before the Lords Justices . It lias been sought to make Mr . Saunders , of Sheffield , a contributory to the estate of the
Waterloo Assurance Company on the ground that he held 500 shares . It appeared that the shares had been transferred to his name in order to qualify him to become a director , but that he paid nothing upon them . Sir George Turner , in delivering judgment , made some strong remarks upon tho want of honesty in qualifying for directorships , which appeared to he common in
such companies . It appeared to him that Mr . Saunders onlyheld these shares as a trustee for the company , and , therefore he could not hold him to be a contributory . The Danish frigate , Niels Juel , which , in company with a gunboat has captured one or two Prussian vessels off the Norfolk coast has arrived in Plymouth Sound . The case of the Pampero—the suspected Confederate steamer seized on the Clyde—is now
before the Court of Session at Edinburgh . The information contains ninety-eight counts—that is to say , it repeats in ninetyeight forms the simple allegation that the ship was intended for the Confederate service . The defendants plead that the information is " untrue in fact and bad in law . The death of Mr . Dyce , the celebrated academician , is reported . He died at his
residence at Streatham on Sunday last , in the 58 th year of his age . Mr . Dyce ' s fame as an artist was at his highest when ho devoted himself to the art of fresco painting , then new to this country , in the New Palace at Westminster . Some of the finest frescoes in the House of Lords are by his hand , and he had engaged to decorate one of the apartments connected with
Parliament when ill-health suspended his work , and finally compelled him to resign it . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —Events in Holsfcein have afforded us . a fresh proof of the contempt with which the Prussian Cabinet , while professing to defend the rights of Germany , treats the German Diet and its own promises . The towns of
Alfcon . i , Neumunster , and Kiel , have been occupied by bodies of Prussian troops , in spite of formal protests made and published by the Federal Commissioners and by tho General commanding the Federal troops in Holstein . The Federal Diel has proceeded to take the subject into consideration ; but the minor German states will , of course , have to content themselves with such
general assurances as the Prussian aud Austrian Representatives in the Diet may be instructed to vouchsafe to them . The Prussians have summoned Duppel to surrender , and appear to be preparing to enter Denmark itself . The Copenhagen journals declare that Denmark will not assent to an armistice involving the abandonment of the mainland of Schleswig . According to a Berlin
despatch , the Danish cruisers have been ordered not to exempt from capture any vessels belonging to any German state . ——The Emperor Francis Joseph , while closing in person the session
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of the Austrian Reichsrath , said that the allied armies had " achieved brilliant results" in Schleswig . He " confidently hoped that the results achieved would secure a happy future to countries whose rights had long been violated , and would not endanger the peace of Europe in a more extended sphere . " ——From Lisbon we receive a rumour to the effect that the Duke
de Saldanha is likely to be transferred from the embassy at Rome to that of London . The Queen of Spain has been safely delivered of a princess . rFroin Mexica , via Paris , we learn that the adherents of Juarez had almost everywhere been dispersed , and that the capture of Campiche was expected . A sad calamity hefell the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Tuesday .
The Schieland Palace—the Museum and Picture Gallery in one —of the town was discovered to be in flames , and though every exertion was made to arrest their progress and to save the works of art from ruin , the endeavours were unsuccessful so far as the building was concerned , and only partially so with regard to ifcs confceufcs . The greater portion of the collection , which
was said to be the finest in the country , perished in the flames . AMERICA . —The chief news brought by the Canada is the announcement that President Lincoln has ordered a forced levy of 500 , 000 men . The levy is to be made on the 10 th March next , and all volunteers who may be raised before that date will be deducted from it . The 300 , 000 men summoned in October
last are to be included in the 500 , 000 required by the present call , which is therefore an order for an additional levy of 200 , 000 men . There was no fresh news from Knoxville *; and there had been no further engagement between General Longstreet's forces and the Federals . The Confederates
were active m . Western Virginia , and had captured some Federal detachments aud stores . In North Carolina a strong body of Confederates had captured a Federal outpost , aud made demonstrations indicating an intention to attack Newbern . Nothing had occurred at Charleston ; aud several New York journals asserted that the siege was to be abandoned , and that General Gihnore and most of his troops were
to return to the North . The Confederates were extremelyactive in harassing the Federal posts along the banks of the Mississippi . The City of Nem York has brought intelligence two days later in date than the Canada . The Confederates under General Early , in AVestern Virginia , had been attacked by General Kelly , and had been compelled
to retreat . The force which had appeared in fche neighbourhood of Newbern , North Carolina , had likewise retreated , after ifc had driven in the Federal outposts and captured some stores . Southern accounts from General Longstreet ' s army stated that General Martin had attacked the Federals on the 28 th ult . and had forced them to retreat to Sevierville . The
Confederates had occupied Corinth , and had there captured a considerable quantity of wavlike stores . Firing continued at Charleston , but produced no considerable effect on the city or on the ruins of Fort Sumter , where the Confederates had mounted some guns . It was still reported that the Federals were about to despatch an expedition against Mobile . A
telegram anticipating the advices brought hy the Bombay mail states that the Confederate steamer Alabama was cruising off the West Coast of India , and had destroyed the Federal ship Emma , of New York .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
M . ( Wilts ) . —Unavoidably deferred till next week . E . A . —Certainly ; by the W . M . only . J . S . ( Wolverhampton ) . —AVe cannot insert your communication , unless as an advertisement .
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The Week.
the last meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works a discussiou took place on the subject of the metropolitan railways , hut the report of their committee was adopted , and it was instructed to report on the progress of these lines in Parliament , having regard to the principles contained in their report . A discussion also took place respecting the proposed arcade from Regent-street to Bond-street , when the report of a
committee , to the effect that the arcade would be an improvement to the district , was agreed to with only two dissentient voices . Several disasters resulting from the gales of Friday night and Saturday of last week are reported . On Saturday , a schooner was lost near Lytham , with all hands , it is feared ; and a large ship from Calcutta , with about 2 , 000
bales of cotton on board , was driven ashore on the previous night near Carnarvon . On the Tyne , also , some damage was done to the shipping . A case of some importance to assurance companies has been decided before the Lords Justices . It lias been sought to make Mr . Saunders , of Sheffield , a contributory to the estate of the
Waterloo Assurance Company on the ground that he held 500 shares . It appeared that the shares had been transferred to his name in order to qualify him to become a director , but that he paid nothing upon them . Sir George Turner , in delivering judgment , made some strong remarks upon tho want of honesty in qualifying for directorships , which appeared to he common in
such companies . It appeared to him that Mr . Saunders onlyheld these shares as a trustee for the company , and , therefore he could not hold him to be a contributory . The Danish frigate , Niels Juel , which , in company with a gunboat has captured one or two Prussian vessels off the Norfolk coast has arrived in Plymouth Sound . The case of the Pampero—the suspected Confederate steamer seized on the Clyde—is now
before the Court of Session at Edinburgh . The information contains ninety-eight counts—that is to say , it repeats in ninetyeight forms the simple allegation that the ship was intended for the Confederate service . The defendants plead that the information is " untrue in fact and bad in law . The death of Mr . Dyce , the celebrated academician , is reported . He died at his
residence at Streatham on Sunday last , in the 58 th year of his age . Mr . Dyce ' s fame as an artist was at his highest when ho devoted himself to the art of fresco painting , then new to this country , in the New Palace at Westminster . Some of the finest frescoes in the House of Lords are by his hand , and he had engaged to decorate one of the apartments connected with
Parliament when ill-health suspended his work , and finally compelled him to resign it . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —Events in Holsfcein have afforded us . a fresh proof of the contempt with which the Prussian Cabinet , while professing to defend the rights of Germany , treats the German Diet and its own promises . The towns of
Alfcon . i , Neumunster , and Kiel , have been occupied by bodies of Prussian troops , in spite of formal protests made and published by the Federal Commissioners and by tho General commanding the Federal troops in Holstein . The Federal Diel has proceeded to take the subject into consideration ; but the minor German states will , of course , have to content themselves with such
general assurances as the Prussian aud Austrian Representatives in the Diet may be instructed to vouchsafe to them . The Prussians have summoned Duppel to surrender , and appear to be preparing to enter Denmark itself . The Copenhagen journals declare that Denmark will not assent to an armistice involving the abandonment of the mainland of Schleswig . According to a Berlin
despatch , the Danish cruisers have been ordered not to exempt from capture any vessels belonging to any German state . ——The Emperor Francis Joseph , while closing in person the session
The Week.
of the Austrian Reichsrath , said that the allied armies had " achieved brilliant results" in Schleswig . He " confidently hoped that the results achieved would secure a happy future to countries whose rights had long been violated , and would not endanger the peace of Europe in a more extended sphere . " ——From Lisbon we receive a rumour to the effect that the Duke
de Saldanha is likely to be transferred from the embassy at Rome to that of London . The Queen of Spain has been safely delivered of a princess . rFroin Mexica , via Paris , we learn that the adherents of Juarez had almost everywhere been dispersed , and that the capture of Campiche was expected . A sad calamity hefell the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Tuesday .
The Schieland Palace—the Museum and Picture Gallery in one —of the town was discovered to be in flames , and though every exertion was made to arrest their progress and to save the works of art from ruin , the endeavours were unsuccessful so far as the building was concerned , and only partially so with regard to ifcs confceufcs . The greater portion of the collection , which
was said to be the finest in the country , perished in the flames . AMERICA . —The chief news brought by the Canada is the announcement that President Lincoln has ordered a forced levy of 500 , 000 men . The levy is to be made on the 10 th March next , and all volunteers who may be raised before that date will be deducted from it . The 300 , 000 men summoned in October
last are to be included in the 500 , 000 required by the present call , which is therefore an order for an additional levy of 200 , 000 men . There was no fresh news from Knoxville *; and there had been no further engagement between General Longstreet's forces and the Federals . The Confederates
were active m . Western Virginia , and had captured some Federal detachments aud stores . In North Carolina a strong body of Confederates had captured a Federal outpost , aud made demonstrations indicating an intention to attack Newbern . Nothing had occurred at Charleston ; aud several New York journals asserted that the siege was to be abandoned , and that General Gihnore and most of his troops were
to return to the North . The Confederates were extremelyactive in harassing the Federal posts along the banks of the Mississippi . The City of Nem York has brought intelligence two days later in date than the Canada . The Confederates under General Early , in AVestern Virginia , had been attacked by General Kelly , and had been compelled
to retreat . The force which had appeared in fche neighbourhood of Newbern , North Carolina , had likewise retreated , after ifc had driven in the Federal outposts and captured some stores . Southern accounts from General Longstreet ' s army stated that General Martin had attacked the Federals on the 28 th ult . and had forced them to retreat to Sevierville . The
Confederates had occupied Corinth , and had there captured a considerable quantity of wavlike stores . Firing continued at Charleston , but produced no considerable effect on the city or on the ruins of Fort Sumter , where the Confederates had mounted some guns . It was still reported that the Federals were about to despatch an expedition against Mobile . A
telegram anticipating the advices brought hy the Bombay mail states that the Confederate steamer Alabama was cruising off the West Coast of India , and had destroyed the Federal ship Emma , of New York .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
M . ( Wilts ) . —Unavoidably deferred till next week . E . A . —Certainly ; by the W . M . only . J . S . ( Wolverhampton ) . —AVe cannot insert your communication , unless as an advertisement .