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    rpHE opening of Parliament is a sight sacred to select eyes . Of JL the eight and twenty millions of British subjects in the three kingdoms , perhaps fewer than . seven and twenty thousand have had the right ' and the good fortune to be bodily present at this august ceremony during the present reign . At any period , the proceedings are imposing and important ; on the recent occasion they were doubly so . While the European continent is seething and bubbling in all the agony of undefined forebodings and of impending change ; while each European power stands in pre-arranged attitude , ready , in case of need , to fly at the throat of its neighbour or to defend its own , England , prepared for all contingencies , was on Tuesday last busied irt nothing more warlike than preparations for treading in the peaceful path of Parliamentai-y routine . The Houae of Lords presented a sight worthy of a great nation . The Peers in . their robes ; the Commons below the bar ; the great officers of State about the throne : the throne itself occupied by the Royal Lady who rules over the illimitable British Empire ; the Peince Consort , and the jewelled bevy of English beauties thronging the galleries , formed a tableau , we dare venture to assert , unmatched for rnoral and physical grandeur in any other empire . The time , too , had its significance . Great and important matters at home and abroad , yet to be settled , gave additional weight and interest to the exr pected speech ,, That speech , is now before the country ; it speaks of matters various , domestic and external , every one of which demands , from its gravity and ; probable actiqu on the future , separate consideration for itself . The country ait large will not fail to note the leading topics , so widely different from commonplace royal speeohea . Every Englishman will see that the part which England has now to play in the affairs of the world , is one that at once ought to cause her to feel serious aiul proud . When royalty and its attendant train had disappeared , business in good earnest set in . It was evident that the parliiiincntary gladiators had , during the recess , trained themselves vigorously for the coming combat . Lords Fitzwtxliam and Tituito , as mover mid seconder of the address in the House of Peers , were heard with that decorous attention which marks the aristocratic branch of the Legislature . Earl Guey followed in that strain of uimUinKorous ability which makes him such a dangerous political opponent , mid such an unpractical statesman . The noble earl , as might be expected , whs satisfied and dissatisfied . He dealt out praise ai > uringiy , balancing it with a suitable allowance of censure . Ho liked the Government declaration on the subject of Italy—ho clinlikod the French commercial treaty , and the contemplated Ciiinebo war . He tried what a little bit of opposition might effect , and ue moved a ' sort of subdued censure in relation to the Chinese war , wliich , as a keen parliamentary tactician , l \ e well knew would stand no clmncQ of being carripd . The Duke of Newcastle , ndthing 1 loth , tooK up tlio gfiuntlefc tlu'ovvn down by th p orofcehetty carl , aiul in it fow p ithy sentences disposed of the objections . Parliamentary usages in all that Government had done or proposed to do with respect to the Chinese war , had boon rigidly kept intaot ; the war with Onina was contingent , and the honour of the country wns not to be sacrificed to the interests of the tea trade . As to the commercial

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    xnent . Defendant repudiated engagement , which had been made by his agent , Maplestorie ; verdict for plaintiff , damages £ 31 10 s . — On Monday , Jan . 23 rd ,, a rule was granted to compel one Pratt an attorney , to answer charges preferred by the Rev . J . H . Hatch , now in prison for an indecent assault . — On Tuesday , Jan . 24 > th , at Bowstreet , the American , Dower , accused of murder on the high seas , was ordered to be detained and given up to the American authorities to take his trial . —On the same day the case of Emery v . Chatterfcbn ( lessee of St . James ' s Theatre ) , an action for breach of engagement , was decided ; verdict for the plaintiff , damages £ S 0 ;^—On the 242 A Jan . the two American mates at Southampton accused of numerous murders at sea , were arrested by order of the American consul , and brought before the magistrates to complete the evidence necessary to send them home for trial .- ^ -On Tuesday , Jan . 24 itk , the Master of the Rolls gave judgment in the case of Daugars v . Rivaz . The pastor of the French church in St . Martin ' s-le-Grand had been displaced- and the question was whether the ^ congregation had the right to eject a minister lawfully appointed-judgment for ithe pastor . On Saturday , Jan . 21 , at Southampton , a boat belonging to the Great Eastern , having on board Captain Harrison and eight others , was capsized . Captain Harrison , a boy named Ley , and Ogden the coxswain , were drowned ; the rest saved . —On the same day , at New Cross Colliery , seven colliers were killled by a chain breaking as they , were descending the pit . A telegram arrived on Monday , Jan . 23 , from India ; on Dec . 18 , a fire broke out in the Governors-General ' s camp ; impor tant papers and property destroyed ; no lives lost . At Mineing-lane , on Wednesday , Jan . 25 , sugar went off without spirit , and quotations not' altered ; coffee steady , at full prices ; tea , demand continues active at a slight advance ; rum , active ; tallow , fluctuation unimportant . At Liverpool , On the 25 t 7 i Jan ., no change to report in cotton ;— : sales 8 , 000 bales / of which 2 , 000 for export ; yarn market at Manchester on ' . ' same day , firm . In London and in the country , supplies of grain fell off ; disposition on part of millers to buy ; barley and beans at late rates ; oats unaltered . On Monday , Jan . 23 > the London Discount Company declared a dividend of 5 per cent On Tuesday , Jan . 2 . 4 > . the North British Australian declared a dividend of 6 | - per cent . ^ and the National Bank a dividend and bonus , amounting to J . 4 per cent . On Wednesday , Jan . . , the National Discount Company , and the English , Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank , each announced a 5 per cent , dividend . On Thursday , Jan . 26 , the Bank oTEngland did not as was expected , make any alteration in the rate of discount . At the close of business consbls were 94 f , 94 f for money , and 94 f , 24 f for the account / French 3 per cents , closed at 68 f . 55 c .

    a month sooner than the Association or perhaps the composer expected , every allowance should be made for the notable shortcoming of a chorus mainly amateurs , and reading a new work almost at sight . The musical copies , again , may not have been revised . The organ part was certainly not ready to support the choir : and with all his genius the composer is not the practised conductor to neutralize impromptu so many unfavourable elements . Did we intend our observations to end here , jive should not violate the nominal confidence imposed by the invitation we received , in common with other fourteen hundred guests , to a " private rehearsal . " But , as amidst the ample discouragements he may have received , one favourable though candid opinion may not be unpleasingto the talented composer , we have no hesitation in giving- ours : that the Gideon , " if not superior to Mr . Horsley ' s previous compositions , is one extremely rich in musical power and elegance . As it is described as a Lyrical Oratorio , no exception can betaken to its pervading charactei-,. as being even more secular than the " Creation . " The overture , the first song of JEbed , ( Mr . Sims Reeves ) ; the aria , " O Mighty God of Israel ! " sung by the same : the chorus of the Baal worshippers ; the pure and original chorus of angels ; the superb one , " Down with the Shrines of Darkness ; " and a very secular duo , " O Lord , canst thou be with us P" are all geins in the first part . In the second part , Madame Novel lo created the sensation of the evening ; by the sweet religious feeling she infused into Zillajis air , "Thou givest thy beloved sleep . " The air for Joash , " Will ye plead for Baal , " will also rank among the beauties of the Oratorio . To conclude , the air , for Zillah and chorus , " Deep in the Shades , " and Gideon ' s grand one , " O my God , make them like a wheel 1 " will , we apprehend , be admitted , when more favourable circumstances shall permit of more-., detailed criticism , as marked proofs of the composer ' s poetical imagination arid technical . skill . At Deuey Lane TheateEj a Miss Julia Daly made her appearance on Monday , and sang , played , and danced through six different characters ; the best of which , because evidently drawn from nature , was her Yankee girl . She has a good person , a powerful voice , and can dance with no inconsiderable skill ; and as she has also complete confidence , she makes the most of her talents . The house , which was crowded to see the still popular , pantomime , loudly applauded , and so Miss Daly may be considered a success ¦ , though she has not the distinctive talents of Mrs . Barney Williams , nor of Mrs . Florence .

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    qa The Leader and Saturday Analyst . [ Jan . 28 , I 860 .

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    On JPnday , Jan . 20 , the cotton manufacturers or . yuentin held a meeting to petition the Emperor Napoleon to institute a , strict inquiry before effecting a change in the protective duties . —On Sunday , Jan ., 22 , a decree was published convoking the French Senate and legislative body to meet on the 23 rd Feb . —On Monday , Jan . 23 , the commercial treaty with England was signed by Lord Cowley and Mr . Cobden for England , and MM . Rouher and Baroche on the part of France . The treaty will be published on the 3 rd Feb ., and put in force in July , 1861 . —On Wednesday , Jan , 55 , the 3 foniteur published the Finance Minister ' s Report to the Emperor ; a surplus of three million francs is expected in the budget for 1 S 61 ; the redemption of the public debt is nevertheless suppressed ; and the army and navy budget are both increased .- ' — On the same day , M . Thouvenel took the oaths of allegiance to the Emperor as Minister of Foreign Aflairs . I On Saturday , Jan . 21 , the new Sardinian ministry was officially announced : Count Oavoyr , General Fanti , Signori Cassiuio , Vegezzi , Mamiani , Jacini . —On the same day , the new premier dissolved the Chamber of Deputies . Chevalier Buoncompagni bad been summoned from Florence to confer with Count Cavour . —On Monday , Jan . 23 , the Count's journal , the Indvpendente , announced that nothing now opposes the Prince of Carignan ' s assumption of the Regency of Central Italy . __ On Tuesday , Jail . 17 , an attempt was made at Florence to assassinate Baron Ricasoli by means of an explosive shell j one person only was hurt , a servant of the Baron . General Filarigieri and the whole of the Neapolitan ministers resigned on Saturday , Jan . 21 , in consequence of the King ' s desire thitf ; the Neapolitan troops should enter the Pupal States . The King sent for Sig . Troja Murena to form a Government . The new Belgian loan of 45 millions was opened on Monday , Jan . 23 , when ten times the amount wns subscribed . Madrid telegrams announce another action on Monday , Jan . 28 , between the Moors and Spaniards , on the Martin river ; Spanish loss , of course , insignificant 5 Moorish loss very heavy . On the 101 /* Jan . the Peinberton Mills , at Lawrence , Massachusetts , fell in , burying- iu the ruins the whole of the workpeople employed ; afterwards a fire broke out among the ruins . There are 69 persons killed , 48 missing , and 206 wounded . The American mail , which arrived on Wednesday , Jan . 25 , brings information from Mexico of the advance of Miramon with 5 , 000 men , to attack Juarez at Vera Or us ? . . It was reported that the British minister had loft Mexico for Vera , Cruz ,

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    Mb . 0 . IB . HoBSwax ' e new oratorio " Gideon" was rehearsed at St . James ' s Mall , on the IQtAinst ., hy the Vocal Association . As the worlfi was suddenly fixed for performance- ht the Glasgow Festival

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 28, 1860, page 96, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2331/page/20/