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      Gleanings Feom Foreign Books. The Sciiav...

      fcy curiosity , listens behind the trunk of the trees . Deep in the thicket is seen for a moment , only to be lost , the track of the wild boar . The tire ox , the original inhabitant of our old German forests , hath here found a last home .- ^ Foerster . EOOB BAI 1 I 1 EN ATTSTBIA . Austria once took for motto , " Austrise est imperare Orbi TJniverso : * ' " Austria is destined to rule the whole world . " Would it not be now truer to say that the whole world rules Austria P . Yet who mourns that Austria is crumbling' to ruins ? Austria represents no great principle , has done no great and generous deeds . Well for the world when Austria is no more , and the whole of the German States are merged in Prussia . There cannot be peace in Europe till Germany becomes a stupendous colossal unity , awing Prance and thrusting Russia back .

      . TENDENCY TO EXCESS . The world is like a drunk peasant ; lift him into the saddle on one side , he is sure to fall down to the ground on the other . — Luther .

      ^Gg The Leader And Saturday Analyst. [Ma...

      ^ gg The Leader and Saturday Analyst . [ Maboh 24 , 1860 .

      Eecord Oe The Week. Home And Colonial.. ...

      EECORD OE THE WEEK . HOME AND COLONIAL .. On Wednesday , Marvh 21 , the Queen and her family returned to Bucking-ham Palace from Osborae . Her Majesty will remain in town a fortnight .--On Tuesday , March 21 , the London Gazette chronicled the appointment of E . S . Creasy , Esq ., as 'Chief Justice of the island of Ceylon .- ^ On Wednesday , March 21 , the Speaker held his eighth Parliamentary dinner . On Saturday , March IT , the Court of Aldermen , at the Guildhall , adopted the report of ^ : committee of the court , condemning the resolutions passed by the Common Council wjth regard , to the Government Corporation Reform Bill . —Ou Monody-, March 19 , the " Westininster Reform Union adopted resolutions insisting upon the desirability of lodger suffrage , and condemning the rate-paying 1 clauses of the new Reform Bill . ' . \ % Ori Saturday , March 17 , the society of St . Patrick held their annual dinner at Freemasons' Tavern , and collected a large sum for the benefit of the charity ; many of the London Irish volunteers were present in uniform . —On Tuesday , March 20 , a midnight meeting was held by the ' ? social evil " philanthropists , at the lecture-hall , Newingtoii Causeway : Rev . Hugh Aljen presided ; many other clergymen assisted ; 100 wx ' etclied starving- creatures were got together , of whom twenty were induced to accept of shelter and food at the reformatory . —On Monday , March 19 , a public meeting was held at Exeter ' Hall : of the ' Uiiited Kingdom Teetotallers

      Union , which adopted resolutions against wine . lieeiices to relroshnient rooms , and coffee houses . —Oil Wednesday , March 21 , a meeting of paper makers was held in Palace Yard , to protest against the threatened export duty of £ 1 Q per ton which it is thought the French Government mean to put on rags ; resolutions were passed to . support JMi \ Puller ' s prohibitive duty of a penny " a pound on French paper till the French take the export duty oif rags . —rOn Thursday , March 22 , Aldermnn Abbiss presided at a meeting of retail tea-dealers of the metropolis ; resolutions passed against the proposed impost of one-half per cent , on customs duties .

      On Tuesday , March , 20 , the Chnncellor of the Exchequer received a deputation of Teetotallers , \ y \ v 0 remonstrated against the Wine Licence Bill for coffee and refrtishxnent houses ; Mr . Gladstone told them that the bill would prevent the very evils which they dreaded . —On Wednesday , March 21 , a dopuatation of inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets ? , including Messrs . Butler , M . P ., mid Ayrton , M . P ,, urged upon Lord John Kussqll the churns of that borough to additional representatives ; they were told that therein was mutter tor future consideration .

      On Thursday , March 15 , arrived at Liverpool the troopship Great Tasmania , with discharged soldiers of the late Indian , army ; they had been Bhippecl at Calcutta nearly u . thonsimd strong healthy men ; insufficient clothing" and unwholesome food were provided for them ; sixty died on the voyage from scurvy auid dysentery , and on landing 800 more were found to bo seriously ill j l < iO are now in the liverpool Hospitnl , whore nine hnye sineo died , and many have been , sent to the worUhonse ; a Government inspector has been sent down to Liverpool , now that the men are being , cared for . —On Sunday , March X 8 , prayers were offered to Almighty GU > d in every garrison chapel in England , Scotland , nnd Ireland , for the recovery of Florence Nightingale , who is very ¦ sioU . —~ On <* Monday , March 19 , H . Cnllughan , boatswain of H . MS . Nile , was tried by Court * inartial for drunkenness and infamous conduct ; sentence , twelve mouths ' imprisonment with liajrd . Jabour , and dismissal Iroqi the service . — On Thursday , March 22 , was a puuado and slmm fight of all the troops in Portsmouth g & rrison ; Genorul YorUo Scarlett , commandinev

      On Wednesday , Marcfi 14 , died , ? . n the neighbourhood of Paris , the well known musician Jnllien , at the ago of ilfty ; accumulation of misfortune produced inilumnmtion of the brain , mid he died mad , rend in great agony . It in intended to raise a subscription for his widow . —On Saturday , March 17 , at Dover House , Whitehall , died tlie Lady Dover ; she was sister to the Duchess of . Sutherland and tho Barf of Carlisle ,- —Qn the same day , was ' closed the life of Mrs . Jameson , well known and greatly esteemed as a critic in painting , and as a writer upon social soienqe . '

      The public health again deteriorates ; the Registrar General ' s return for the metropolis , published on Tuesday , March 20 , shows an increase in the mortality ; deaths 1 , 563 , being an excess of 166 over last week , and 201 over the average ; births 2 , 023 , increase on the average 299 . On Saiivr & ay , March 17 , was received the first private telegram at Lloyd ' s by the Ited Sea route in six days from Calcutta ; when the line is fnily completed communication will be effected in two days , —On Wednesday , March 21 , arrived the Bombay . mail of Feb . 25 ; a disturbance has broken out in the east of Bengal—the tribe of Kookees , inhabiting the Tipperab . hills , have descended into British territory , and murdered over a thousand peasants ; an effective force lias been despatched against them .

      On Saturday , March 17 , the West Indian mail brought the news of afire on the 14 th Feb ., which had half destroyed the capital of BarbadOe * ; the loss of property is at least half a mi'lion sterling- ^ - not more than £ 30 000 insured . On Tuesday , 2 , 0 th March , Mr . Beeeroffc , M . P . for Leeds , and Mr , Thomas Stepheason , of Rotkwell , had an audience at the Homeoffice with the Under Secretary of State on the above subjects . Mr . Stephenson presented to him a " Furnace Detector , " explaining its great value in detecting irregularities in the ventilation in mines , often the cause of fearful explosions . Its utility was immediately understood by the Under Secretary , and by his desire Mr . Stephenson left the instrument , afc the Home-office with him , for the purpose of showing other scientific gentlemen . The subject of inspection . also ' caine into question , and from the remarks made there can be no doubt the Government are fully alive to the perils of mining , and will do ' all tliey can to . prevent these sad disasters in mines , and effect a more efficient inspection .

      Oh Saturday , J > 1 arcii ' .. 17 , the Ionian Bank of London declared a dividend , at tlie half-yearly meeting , of 5 per ¦ cent . —On Monday March 19 , the London bankers resolved -that after the 19 th . May they will close their banks at three in the afternoori .-r ^ On Th ursday M arch ¦; 22 , Consols closed at 94 $ 94 i £ > r money , and 94 f 94 | fo , the account ; French Three per"Cents G 7 f . 95 c . to 67 f . 90 c .

      Fol<Eian. 'On Friday, March 16, A Demons...

      FOl < EiaN . 'On Friday , March 16 , a demonstration against annexation to France , was made by the Municipal Council of Nice ; ii deputation was sent to the Emperor Louis Napoleon ; certain Paris journalists asked if they mig-lit publish tlie pi'oceedings ; they were told it muttered not what they published—the affair was decided , ban gre , vial (/ rS . —On Wednesday , 2 £ arch 21 , the Emperor jiiiide a speech to the Siivoy deputiitiyu ; lie told thorn that "in principle " the annexation was settled , and that he expects 'the concurrence of most of the Great Powers . —On the same day , French troops began to evacuate Lombardy and to occupy Nice * On Sunday , March 18 , a despatch was received in Paris an ^ nouneing that Austria will pronounce against any viola ! ion of Swiss neutrality . —On the same day the Austrian Government drew the attention of the French ministry to the intrigues of Sardinia in Venice ; Fruncis Joseph declares he will make the , " utmost sacrifices" to preserve Vtmetia . On Sunday , March 18 , nt Turin , took place the official annexation of the iEmilinn provinces to the crown of Sardinia ; amidst immense enthusiasm , Farini handed to Victor Emmanuel , in public , the document containing the votes of the puople ; tucking acknowledges them as his people , but refers to his parliament for confirmation . —On the same day the National' Assi'inbly was convoked for the 25 th ihatantj- ' -At- Florence , ou the . same day , a solemn religious service was performed on the publication of the vote in favour of annexation ; great enthusiasm for Victor Emmanuel and Bicaaoli . In the kingdom of Naples , on Saturday , March 17 , a demonstration was got up at Alri in favour oi' annexation to Victor Emmanuel ; with difficulty it ivtis suppressed , but eighty men concerned in if . escaped into the Jtomugnn . . On Friday , March 16 , there was a great meeting of 'f . tho faithful" in the Basilica of tl » e Vatican , to express sympathy with the " Kq ^ o , —Ou Tuesday , Maroh 20 , an attempt at riot ngainst tho Papal Government was with difficulty suppressed by the Freuoli soldiery . On Thursday , March 15 , at Pesth , the students resolved to commemorate tho revolution of 1018 ; there was a collision with tho police and military , many arrested , two killed , and othors wounded . Ou Jifotiday , March 19 , tho official Spanish gazetto announced that tho war with , Morocco must continue , winco tho Moors will not give , up any territory ; three Spanish , generals jn . Africa are crouted gmwdeus' of the first class , On Thursday , March 22 , the American mail brought intelligence that the Indiana are committing' terriule ravages in Texas ; it is now certain that every soul on bjyvrU the Hungarian has perjahed ; hostilities witli Mexico m * o anticipated ,. and troops under orders for Mexico and Tokens . At Lima , on the 9 th February , Ouptain Lionel Livmbert , of Her Majesty ' s sljip T'ixen , was murderod in the opuu street , afc three o ' clock in tho afternoon ; it is supposed tl »« t robbory was tlio sole object .

      Entbrtainau^Ra. Trob To Hor Old Lovo For...

      ENTBRTAINaU ^ ra . Trob to hor old lovo for parts of diablerie , in which it must bo owned b I ig has cvor been moat succosuful , Madamo Celeato has brought forward at tho Lyomum Theatre na original and succesBful trifle by Colonel

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 24, 1860, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24031860/page/20/