Reform agitation, has been followed in various parts of the country. Meetings to petition for the Ballot, with which Suffrage-extension is frequently but not always coupled,...

LAST week was one of wordy warfare in the House of Com- mons : the present has had little eloquence to boast of, but much matter for future debate has been prepared. The Civil...

consequence of the " moderate" tone of the new Curtes, Louis PHILIP may be induced to interfere effectually for the suppression of the Carlist insurrection. Probably this report...

King of Holland has sent a detachment of troops with orders to cut down the forest of Grunenwald in the Dutchy of Luxemburg, in defiance of the treaty by e hich he is bound to...

gence—the discovery of a new plot to assassinate Louts PHILIP. Various are the stories respecting the conspiracy in the French metropolis ; but, after reading the different...

In the House of Commons, on Friday last, Mr. SPRING Rica rose to redeem the pledge he gave in bringing forward the Civil List resolu- tions, by moving for a Select Committee "...

A meeting of Finsbury Liberals was held at the White Conduit House on Wednesday night ; Mr. Roebuck in the chair. The large room was completely filled. Mr. Roebuck explained the...

The Queen held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace on Monday. The Duke of Cambridge, Earl Granville, and Lord Robert Grosvenor were sworn in members of the Council. Earl Somers...

held on Wednesday night, at the Mechanics' Institution, to take mea- sures for calling a general meeting to consider Lord John Russell's declaration. A letter was read from Mr....

The Edinburgh Whigs met on Wednesday week at the Waterloo Rooms, to petition Parliament for the Ballot. The meeting was called by the Lord Provost, who took the chair. Among the...

day, and Thursday, in the trial of an action brought by the Eagle In- surance-office against the Atlas Insurance-office, to recover 4,000/, the sum for which the Atlas Office...

open as far as Stoney Stratford, and also at the Birmingham end as far as Rugby ; making in the whole seventy-seven miles completed. There was a very heavy fall of snow in the...

A very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Sunderland, to peti. Con for the Ballot, was held on Friday last. It was summoned by the 11layor, in pursuance of a requisition...

of Mr. Poyirtz, who took the Chiltern Hundreds. There were three candidates` to represent Sudbury, vacant by the re- signation of Sir .Tames Hamilton, who bad been returned...

of Queensberry will be given to the Marquis of Breedulbune.--Morning The Earl of Fingall has been appointed a Lord in Waiting. Mr. Carey, translator of Dante, has got a...

his own pet subject, does appear singular ; but it arises from a peculiar cause. You recollect that last session Harvey, being on the Poor-law Com- mittee, published the...

SATURDAY NIGHT. Last night's sitting of the House of Commons was a damming one to the Ministers. The Committee on the Pension.list, which should have been named on Monday, had...

The Speaker stated that the petitioners against the returns for Portarlington and London bad not entered into the required recognizances ; and the orders for taking those...

of the vessel which conveyed him from Gibraltar to Havre, (for be took a cir- cuitous voyage from Africa to France,) his foot slipped, and he fell, breaking his left arm just...

; of which we hopelti have more at our lisp tit next reek.

THEATRICAL doings this week afford very slight occasion for remark. Opera and spect5ele reign uninterruptedly at the two Groat Houses; and the approach of Christmas is nut...

we can At least make tare of you ; Yon ever gave the People's man Your heart and suffrage too. " But wherefore turn aside your head? Why ie your manly cheek With guilt-like...

Arrived—At Gravesend, Doc. 15011, Daitntles., Pinder, from Bengal. Salted — From i iverpool. D. e Van a mo.l. stewart ; and Alexander, M'Lachlas. for China; and 9th, Mark...

Bank of England, from September 19th to December 12th, inclusive— Stet: Melee. ASSETS. Cit ciliation 4117,999,000 Securities £2°,727,000 Deposits 10,195,000 Bullion...

acquainted with the state of parties and public feeling in Birmingham, and a general supporter of the present Ministry, gives a different ac- count of Mr. O'Coereeetes reception...

the almouncement of the conspiracy against the King's life produced little sensation in Paris, and no effect on the Funds. The general opinion is that it will strengthen the...

Sortie EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A rise in the value of Public Securities occurred in the cally part of the week, in consequence of the East India Company having lent a...

by the judicious selection and good performance of L'Italiana in Alyieri, has been very , much impaired (to say the least of it) by the production of a contemptible thing...

SEQUEL TO NO. T. THE REPORT ON THE CIVIL LIST. THE result of the labours of the Civil List Committee is not a re. trenchment from the Civil Lists of GEORGE the Fourth and Wm-...

in. sufferably mawkish piece of the Monsieur Jacques sort. He personates a broken.down man, who sits hammering broken stones, and tells in very on-French broken-English that he...

very laughable bur- letta at the Olympic, called The Binge/oyes. The dialcgue is so lively and full of humour, and the acting so good, that the improbabilities of the story are...

to the Minutes of the Committee, just to indicate how the interests of the public were striven for, and by whom. As regards measures, Mr. GROTE was sound and broad in his...

THE introduction of the Poor-law into the manufacturing districts may be attended with consequences not contemplated by the authors and supporters of that measure. From causes...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. 12th December 1137. SIR—it is gratifying to find the possibility of the formation of a Radical ftdministration diecuesed. The more it is the...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIR—In last week's Spectator, you attributed to Mr. RIGBY WASON the authorship of two letters to Lor d JOHN RUSSELL upon the subject " of the...

of keeping tip St. James's, the Green, and Hyde Parks, is 9,461/ ; Ken- sington Gardens, 1,5521. ; Regent's Park, 3,956/. ; Richmond Park, 4,039/. ; Hampton Court and Bushy...

HE who quits the beaten track is a remarkable person, if the dis- tinction only consists in striking out of the high-road. Notwith- standing the thousands of travellers that...

SINCE the territory of the Ghoorkas has been added to the Bri- tish possessions in India, the wonders and beauties of the Hima- laya have been explored in various directions by...

TRAVELS, Excursions in the Abruzzi and Northern Provinces of Naples. Hy the iton. Koppel Craven, Author of a" Tour through Southern Naples." In 2 vole .Bentley. EASTREN...

of Joint Stock Banks in England, is a brief analytical view of the while subject, as regards its history, laws, and practical manage- ment: the last springing out of an...

views in Switzer- land, America, and Scotland, by BARTLETT and ALLOM, selected from various publications of' Mr. VtitTeri ; who has been fortu- nate enough to secure the name of...

THE literary world is still dull. The only novelties of any kind before us are a fiction by Mr. Brambletye House SMITH, entitled Jane Lomax, or a Mother's Crime; a reprint of...

a mere dictionary of the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans, but a comprehensive survey of national religions important from their peculiar character or the numbers or...

of the origin, growth, state, and fortunes of our metro- polis, from the time of the Romans to the visit of Queen VICTORIA on Lord Mayor's Day. The public characters and...

a sufficient proof of the popularity of this course of experi- mental chemistry, and presumptive evidence of their value. The present edition, however, is entirely rewritten,...

a late Phy- sician, reprinted from Blackwoods Magazine, completes the series of these exciting stories. The extent of their popularity may be inferred from the fact of the two...

with a tiny magnifying-glass in the case that encloses the trinket- calendar : two years' use of it have, we suppose, tried the eyes of some purchasers, and the assistance of a...

for 1838, appears to us a considerable improvement upon the first. The publication now forms an immense collection of useful or curious facts connected with science and...

the information heretofore found only in the Court Calendar, this official directory has still its indispensable peculiarities as a book of reference ; and the British Imperial...

dred words in the Latin language, which bear a resemblance more or less close to each other in sound, though they differ in sense. The compiler, Mr. CARR, the author of the...

a picture- book ; but, instead of showing us one example of feminine cha- racter under all the various aspects that age, education, and cir- cumstances would produce at each...

The White Cat," " Puss in Boots," " Babiola," and " Prince Cherry," is apropos to the holydays, and will be devoured by juve- nile readers as greedily as Christmas cater. The...

is a complete course of instructions for the guidance of offi cers young in command ; in which practical directions on all minting° of a naval commander's duty are given;...

two " true tales," written in a religious strain of sentiment, and translated from the German of the Reverend C. G. BARTH, The adventures themselves are interesting ; and the...

of extracts that, from the glance we have taken of its contents, appears to have been made rather with a view to avoid what has been quoted before, than to cull the choicest or...