16 MARCH 1833

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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NOTWITHSTANDING the "imposing attitude" which Ministers assumed upon the introduction of the. Irish Suppression Bill, and their vaunted determination to resign rather than...

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Elebate4 mar.praterbring1 in Parliament.

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1. IRISH DISTURBANCES BILL. Mr. CHARLES BULLER., on Mon- day, opened the debate on the order of the day for the second reading of this bill. He objected to the personal and...

The last news actually received from Oporto was so discouraging

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for the cause of the Pedroites, that the worst reports and surmises have been in circulation during the week respecting their pro- spects. The Times of Tuesday professed to have...

The French Ministry are embarrassed and annoyed by the con-

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duct of the Chamber of Deputies, which has turned restive on their hands. Marshal SOULT seems to be the person who has rendered himself peculiarly obnoxious to their disfavour;...

The Standard has expressed itself glad, and we are sincerely

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sorry, to announce the retirement of Lord DURHAM from the Ministry. The joy of the Standard and our regret proceed from our both viewing this resignation in exactly the same...

OTHO, the first King of Greece, has arrived at Napoli,

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and is- sued a proclamation to his new subjects • in which he declares his determination to maintain their civil an d religious liberties, and to administer justice impartially....

M. DEDEL, the Ambassador from the Dutch King, who is

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to succeed M. VAN ZUYLEN, has arrived, and paid his first visit to Prince TALLEYRAND. There is no reason to believe that he brings any conciliatory proposition from the Hague....

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HONOURS.

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nom TRIO LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 15. WHITEHALL, 15th Match t S33. — The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the treat Seal, granting the dignities of...

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The following requisition is now in the course of signature. By and by, members of Parliament will learn that engagements with their con- stituents, expressed or implied, cannot...

Sr. JAMES'S PALACE,13Ih Mara. 1S33.—The King was this day pleased

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to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Lieutenant-General Hsxav Joni CUMMING, Military Knight Commander of the Royal Ilauoverian Guelphic Order; and upon FREDERIC Msonsie,...

This Gazette contains the ceremonial of the Investiture of Rear-Admiral

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Sir Tuciscas BARER with tire Ensigns of a Knight Commander of the Bath. This Gazette contains the ceremonial of the Investiture of Rear-Admiral Sir Tuciscas BARER with tire...

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The King came to town on Wednesday from Windsor, to hold a Levee ; which was attended by the Ministers of State and the Foreign Ambassadors. The Turkish Ambassador had an...

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Sir Philip Sydney, the King's son-in-law, has been appointed to

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the office of Surveyor-General of the Duchy of Coniwall, vacant by the death of Mr. Timothy Brent. [ Of course this is no sinecure, or it would have been abolished, according to...

The Middlesex Grand Jury for Clerkenwell Sessions have found a

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true bill against Mr. Baring Wall, for an indecent assault on a police- man. Mr. Wall - has availed himself of his right of traverse, to have his trial put of to the 25th of...

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THIRD REPORT FROM THE SELECT COM- MITTEE ON PUBLIC PETITIONS. [We insert this Report as a specimen of the way in which the Committee perform their duty to the House. The...

IRELAND.

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Mr. Joseph Leonard, a Roman Catholic gentleman of property, was murdered on the 8th instant, near New Ross, in the county of Water- ford. He had lately distrained one of his...

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The Corporation of Sudbury have for many yettfs . charged every per son who opened a shop in the borough thirty-six pounds fifteen shil- lings for the purchase of his freedom,...

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OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIR—I have noticed that within a few days past several petitions have been• presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying for additional laws...

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Tits DrvisioNs. — Mr. L. Oliphant, the member for Perth, who in

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our last week's list is marked absent on Mr. Hume's motion against Sinecures. voted with the Minority on that occasion. Some other mistakes, which escaped detection in our first...

Baron DEDEL has bad two long interviews with Lord PALsiErisrost

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and Prince TALLEYRAND on the subject of his instructions from the King of Holland. We understand that they are little more favourable than those of the Baron VON ZUYLEN. On...

A Cabinet Council was held this afternoon at the Foreign

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Office, on the sub- ject, as it was understood, chiefly of Belgium ; but it is also said that the suc- cessor of Lord DURHAM was then to be decided on. The Council remained in...

POSTSCRIPT.

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SATURDAY NIGHT. Up to a late hour this evening, no further information has been received from Oporto. We have seen a letter from Sir J. M. DOYLE, dated the 21st Feb- ruary :...

THE NEW POLITICAL UNION.—The " golph" which has hitherto divided

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the Ministerialists from the . " PEEL. and DAWSON crew," as the wicked Standard used to nickname the more discreet members of the Conservative party, is evidently beginning to...

BIARYLEBONE ELECTION.—The nomination of candidates took place this day. About

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twelve o'clock, Sir Peter Laurie, the returning officer, appeared on the hustings, which are erected in the open space at the top of Upper Portland Place. The crowd was very...

JOHN SMITH, who writes from Oxford Street, to inform us

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that we are " quite on a wrong tack," may be very honest, but he is neither wise nor well-informed. If he be honest, be will probably see cause to forsake his idolatry, and come...

MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING. day at 465. Russian and Danish Bonds are in request at rather better prices than last week. Brazilian Stock maintains its price, and closes at...

It is correctly stated in an Evening Paper, that a

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difference has occurred be- tween the Duke of RICHMOND and M. COMTE, the Director of the Post in Paris, which is likely to prevent for a considerable time the intended...

The West India Deputation are to meet Lord GODERICH on

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Monday, to re- ceive a communication from him of the views which the Cabinet have taken of the question since the Committee's remonstrances against the first proposals of the...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is believed to have given

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up all intention of proposing any reduction of the Newspaper Stamp and Advertisement Duties. The small surplus now expected on the financial year, will go towards reducing the...

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.—The Brighton Gazette, alluding to the complaints of

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Mr. CORBETT and other members, of the difficulty of finding an opportunity to present the petitions which are accumulating in their hands, makes the following remark respecting...

NEW POLITICAL NOMENCLATURE.—Until the passing of the Catholic Bill, we

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had only Tories, Whigs, Radicals, and a very few Rats. In place of creating Peers and Baronets, our Great Military Premier made an immense number of Rat Whigs and Rat Tories;...

THE Two HOPES.—Some confusion has arisen in consequence of these

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hope- ful Conservatives being mistaken for one another. The only resemblance is in their politics; and even there we find a nominal distinction,—one being an Ultra Tory; the...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE ARMY ESTIMATES HAVE been published. The Effective service exhibits a decrease of 23,955/. 5s. 9d. in an expenditure of upwards of three millions and a half. If we look at...

It was our intention to have presented a general account

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of the Estimates in a distinct shape, as a sort of supplement to the Supplement on Public Expenditure. So little change has taken place, as to render this unnecessary. The only...

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DISTRESS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES IN ENGLAND.

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SINCE the opening of Parliament, very contradictory statements have been made as to the condition of the labouring classes in the Northern and Midland counties. Mr. Arrwoon of...

at- tack of which, the deceased suffocated himself with bad

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grammar." It is quite right that great national acts, such as the with- drawal of Colonel JONES from " all intercourse personal and poli- tical," should be recorded in a...

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THE GERMAN OPERA.

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OUR notices of the Opera-house proceedings have been brief and meagre this season ; but the fault is not with us. We have had lite- rally nothing to exercise our calling upon....

MR. HACKETT'S KENTUCKIAN.

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WE briefly noticed the success of Mr. Haman's personation of the Kentuckian, Nimrod Wildfire, at Covent Garden, on Satur- day; but we cannot rest satisfied with that passing...

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THE STARS OF THE BALLET.

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THE glory of Opera has faded. Apollo has sunk towards the horizon, and his rays are refracted with dim luminousness through the mist of recollection. Though, now and then, one...

PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.

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WE have seldom received more unmixed pleasure at a Philhar- monic concert than on Monday night. It was a specimen of what may be done by the union of good taste and sound...

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POLISH , rst-tg, IF Mrs. GORE had no other quality but

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her fi te iDy, she would rank among the wonders of the existing literary world. Her execution keeps pace with conception : she is at home in-most parts of Eutope ; and wherever...

We observed in the scheme of the Ancient Concert of

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this week, three pieces taken out of the bills of the-Vocal Concerts. Two more Madrigals were attempted ; and, in order to give them addi- tional and new effect, the young...

THE FLEAS.

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THE trade of torturing animals is old enough; the only novelty is supplied by varying the victims ; and in proportion as these di- minish in size, the amount of torment...

spETTATOR S LIBRARY.

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EireAt of the Hungarian Tales. 3 vols, Saunders and Otley. Fi g 112 Tales. fly . .Goetlie. Translated into English Prose, with Re. GEB Faust a Drama i s •Pne.ne.. d Notes, by...

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FAUST IN PROSE.

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LORD F. LEVESON GOWER may be said to have mutilated poor Faust ; and after having basely treated him, dressed him up in trappings and frippery that were worse to bear than...