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      Hanovek, May 29th, 1860. The Great Event...

      feir promises are doubtless to be songht in the resuscitation of the Oriental question by Russia , . more especially if there should beany foundation for the report that France and Russia have arranged to form a new state out of Servia , the Danufcian principalities , and the Selavonian provinces of Turkey . In the face of such a scheme the Austrian Government must feel that the salvation of the monarchy depends upon a contented and loyal Hungary . Judging-, however , by the tone of the Magyar press , the endeavour to conciliate has not been very successful . This excites no astonishment in those who know that the discontent of the Hungarians originates not so much 1

      in this or that political grievance , as in the insultingand denationalising efforts of the Teutonic propaganda , supported and openly encouraged by the Government . The agitation in Hungary is , in fact , an agitation of the nobles and educated classes , who perceive that in consequence of the overwhelming influence of the Teutonic element ^ their language , literature , art and science , are almost unknown to the rest of the civilized world—that every Hungarian invention or work of art is attributed to Germany . This is a wound of long standing-, and rankles deeper and deeper as edu-r < Mition extends . Nothing but a complete separation from German Austria will now satisfy the Hungarian nation .

      528 The Leader And Saturday Analyst. R U...

      528 The Leader and Saturday Analyst . R 2 > 1 S 6 ° *

      Kec011d Of The Week. Home And Colonial. ...

      KEC 011 D OF THE WEEK . HOME AND COLONIAL . Her Majesty the Queen , his Royal Highness the Prince Consort , her Roval Highness the Duchess of Kent , with some of the elder members of the Royal Family and suite , attended divine service in the Palace on Sunday , May 27 . The Rev . G . Prothero officiated . The measures taken by the churchwardens of St . George's-in-the-East on Sunday night last for the repression of the . ¦ ¦ riotous proceedings which have so long prevailed there , were to a great extent successful . The second Conversazionej ; of the Society of Arts took place on Saturday evening last at the South KensingtonMuseunK : The details of the re-organization of the Indian army are being arranged . The European cavalry and infantry regiments , wliich have been hitherto local , will become part of the Queen ' s regular Imperial service ; the cavalry •' being numbered the 19 th Light Dragoons , & c , and the infantry the 101 st Foot , & c . It is understood the purchase system of the present Imperial army will not be extended to these corps , the -first ; appointments .-in these regiments being made by open competition . The total number of men . required to provide the established or estimated complements for the whole of the steam-vessels afloat , building , and '' . converting , would be 112 , 742 ; or 95 , 813 officers and seamen , and 16 , 929 marines .

      A fire of a riiosfc ' alarming : character broke out on Saturday night on board the steamship . Gannet , Captain Ingram , belonging- to Messrs . Robinson , of G 4 , Mark-lane , lying off East-lane , Bermondsey . In a short time the flames completely , enveloped the cngine-*—roTmTTTnrd ^ hence ^ xteivdedH ^ lte-m ^ ^^ and oils , and it was riot until the engine-rooms , the middle hold , and upper deck were nearly burnt out , the costly machinery damaged lay fire and water , arid the rigging of the mainmast burnt , that the fire could be got under . The origin of the fire is not precisely known , but it is generally supposed to have arisen from overheat in the stokehole .

      It is stated that fully a third of the capital required for the completion of the suspension-bridge across the Avon has been already subscribed , and confident hopes are entertained that the remahiing shares will soon bo taken . One of the last acts of the present session was to raise £ 9 , 500 , 000 out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of tho current year . It has been determined , in order to give greater eclat arid importance to the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada , that his Royal "Highness shall hot only bo attended by a Secretary of State , as . representing the Crown , but by Her Majesty's first Great Officer of the Household , arid one who has been a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland : —thus , to a cei'tain extent , representing the Queen herself . The presence of these important State functionaries with the young Prince will givo such a constitutional sanction to all tho public acts

      of his Royal Highness , as will almost endow them with tho same importance as ifperformed by the Sovereign iii person . A most extensive fire occurred on Monday lust in the premises of Mr . A . Mayne , a hop merchant , and Mr . W . 0 . Murrell , u hay and straw merchant , situate in Butler ' s place , Dock head . Tho total loss will amount ; to some thousands of pounds . The Sedgmoor , of 920 tons , sailed on Saturday last from Southampton , for Algou Bay , Cupo of Good Hope , with 230 emigrants . Tlie nnnuul ^ Mind Relief Society , instituted in tho year 1843 , for the purpose of fronting , weekly and monthly pensions to needy blind or every rotestant denomination , was held on Monday night , ut the London ! Coffee House , Ludgate Hill . Tho cash paid to pensioners had been £ 440 , and after paying various other expenses , there was a bnlanco due to the treasurer of £ 40 .

      The ladies of Clifton and the neighbourhood propose to present tho Bristol Volunteer Artillery and Rifle corps with trumpets and hug-lee . The expenditure of this country for the military defence of the colonies ( not including tho Mediterranean stations and military

      posts ) exceeded £ ' 2 , 000 , 000 in the last year , for which the accounts are eomplete . employing about 27 , 000 regular troops . TheDutch colonies- contribute about £ 2 , 500 . 000 ^ 0 the home exchequer , and the Spanish colonies above £ 1 , 000 , 000 ; while the colonies of Great Britain , speaking g-eneially , have been free from the obligation ot contributing , either by personal service or money payment , towards their own defences . . The anniversary meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Monday afternoon at Burlington House , Lord De Grey and Ripon presiding . The society now consists of 1316 fellows and 57 honorary and corresponding members . The permanent , fund

      amounted at the close of the year to £ 4 , 000 New Three per Cents ., to which an investment of £ 500 had since been added . Considerable additions were reported to the map room and the library . The results of the explorations of Captain McCliritock in the Arctic Seas , Captains Barton , Speke , and Grant in Central Africa , and Dr . Livingston in the Shirwa and Nyassa Lake districts , were adverted to ; and the award of the founder ' s gold medal to Lady Franklin , and the patron ' s gold medal to Captain McClintock were also reported . It is proposed to raise a monument to Franklin in Trafalgar Square , so that his earliest services under Nelson may be blended with the nation ' s recognition of his Arctic fame .

      Among the passengers of the steamer Teutonia , just arrived at Queeustown , is " a New York pilot for the Great Eastern . Within the last eight days , ending on Thursday last , no fewer than four steam boilers exploded in South Staffordshire , two of which caused the death ( each ) of oile man , and serious personal injuries to others . On Sunday last there was a heavy gale in the metropolis . On Monday morning , between four and five o ' clock , the rain fell heavily , and the temperature was rather that of January than May . There were snow and hail during the storm .

      An accident of a most extraordinary and terrific character took piaee oh Wednesday evening at the Lohdon Terminus of the Great Northern Railway , King ' s Cross , to a return excursion train , conveying passengers from Liverpool , Manchester , Sheffield , Huddersfield , and other large towns in the north of England . The train consisted of thiFt ^ -threercarriages and two breaks , the latter being , as usual , under the charge respectivelyof the head and under-guard . Shortly after six o ' clock ; the expected train emerged from the tunnel , and in spite of the efforts of the engine driver , who immediately reversed his engine , the train continued to approach at something like eight miles an hour or upwards , careering through the station " and ~ dashing against the " stop . " The impetus was so great that the engine actually leaped over the barrier , dragging with , it the tender , break-van , arid two carriages , proceeding- across the street , and was finally brought to a stand , after demolishing the temporary fencing of' the Metropolitan Railway Company . The sufferers , most of whom were conveyed to their residences , are about

      fourteen in number . i _ i Her Majesty has been pleased to nominate the Right Honourable Robert Lowe , Richard [ Quain , M . D ., and Mr . Jjiines Paget , F . R . S ., to vacancies in the Senate of the University of London , caused by the deaths of Bishop Maltby , Lord Macaulay , and Mr . M . T . Baines . - *— - i hT 0 ~ din % rencc 8 ~ betnveei ^^ were brought to an amicable termination on Wednesday evening , in the Alnambra Palace , Leicester Square , when a silver belt , of precisely the same make and value , was formally presented to each of the great pugilists .

      Foreign. From Palermo, May 22, We Learn ...

      FOREIGN . From Palermo , May 22 , we learn that the English and French residents have embarked ( in . board tho steamers of their respective nations . The insurgents occupy the heights surrounding Palermo . The greater part of bankers and Neapolitan merchants have sent their money and valuables out of the kingdom . Turin , Friday , May 25 . The discussion upon the treaty of the 24 th of March was opened . Signor Guerazzi said , " I dp riot believe that this cession is worth the possession of Central Italy to us . We are constrained by the command of the Emperor to go no further . Wo must advance alone . Wo have Garibaldi , and a people numbering 11000 , 000 , and have no need of foreign aid . On continuing flip

      , discussion upon the treaty of cession of Savoy and Nice , Signor Ratuzsri said , " France , Betting- foot in Italy , can go no further . The now kingdom has lost its weight abroad , and Europe looks upon this traffic of people with distrust . " Count Gavour admitted the sacrifice of tho two provinces to bo a grievous one , and that the State was weakened thereby . Tho discussion of tho Treaty of Cession was resumed on the 27 th , in tha Chamber of Deputies . Deputy Ferrari said , " The cession of Savoy and Nice is a mistake . Do not let us be ungrateful to Napoleon , but let us not give away our lands . The lTouso of Savoy should ndopt a revolutionary policy , and reform its laws , " Deputy Ferrari announced that lie should vote against the Treaty ; ; -

      From Geneva , 2 Cth , we learn that the Federal Council has , tinder conditions of reciprocity , proposed to the Cabinet of Turin to » : pply to tho Italian territories annexed to Sardinia the treaties of commerce , extradition , and other international conventions , existing * between Switzerland and tho former Sardinian kingdom . The Cortes at Madrid wero opened on the 25 th , by tho Queen in person . ' ' , Tho Japanese Embassy arrived at Washington on tho 14 th hist ., and wero received with grand military and civio displays , Booming greatly deliyhtcd . Tho bark Wildfire had been seized off Cuba , with a cargo of 500 slavep , uml taken into New Orleans . Mexican

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 2, 1860, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02061860/page/20/