in Switzerland ; partly owing to his own imprudence, but chiefly to the dishonest policy of the Government which he represents. Some weeks ago he procured the arrest of CONSEIL,...

on the 1st instant, to receive the homage of tLe Sates of Bohemia, Mo- ravia, to he ereWilefie co:omcnly of homage was performed with great pomp, in the Cathedral, on the 3d....

THE new French Ministry seems to be composed of rather dis- cordant materials. MOLE and GUIZOT have not been a fortnight in office together, and yet it is discovered that they "...

the demolition of the band of marauders commanded by Bt.- sum GARCIA, formed the subject of almost every letter writ- ten by the correspondents of Liberal journals from Madrid,...

The Court of Common Council assembled on Thursday, having been specially summoned to consider the Report of the Committee on the Reform of the Corporation of London. It...

incorporating Norway with Sweden. But to this scheme the Emperor of Russia is hostile, and hence considerable coolness has arisen between NICHOLAS and BEItNADOTTE. The former...

constituents at Devonport in last week's Spectator, and mentioned that Sir George Grey was expected there, but had not arrived. Sir George reached Devonport on the evening of...

THE King and Queen came to town from Windsor Castle on Monday afternoon. The Dutchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited their Majesties at St. James's Palace. M....

England Stock was held on Thursday, for the purpose of declaring a dividend for the half - year ending the 10th of October nest. Mr. Pattison, the Governor, presided and...

gas. Its appearance from the Old Kent Road is very bril- liant ; and when completed to London Bridge, it will certainly be one of the most splendid displays of gas in Europe....

by the publication of an ukase by the Emperor of Russia for a levy of 125,000 soldiers; of whom the greater part are supposed to be destined for the Turkish frontier, and the...

rejected the pro- position of the German Diet for the adjustment of the territorial question with Belgium. His refusal has called forth energetic observations from some of the...

at Bury in Suffolk, at Ongar, Aylesbury, Peterborough, and Beverley. At the last-named place, a son of the late Mr. Wilberforce appeared for the first time in public. He abused...

point of numbers. The attendance, during the early part of the week, was quite as numerous as was expected; and the performances of the musicians seem to have given...

Ca- lais on Sunday last. In the course of a passage across the Channel, he was extremely sea-sick, and burst a blood-vessel, which caused his death two days after he landed. Mr....

shows at the last Bristol fair, murdered his mother.in-law, a Mrs. Lewis, on Saturday afternoon, in the neighbourhood of Stapleton, near 13ristol. The objectof the murderer was,...

consequence of the workmen having turned out, within the last few days, at seventeen or eighteen manufuctories, in which were employed, at a moderate computation, it is supposed...

At a meeting of the National Association, on the 8th instant, many new members of distinction were admitted, including Lord Rossmore, the three Honourable Messrs. Westenra, and...

Wright:was brought tra a. close, at Lancaster, on the 9th instant ; when a verdict was retuned for the plaintiff, which sets aside the will of the late Mr. Marsden, on the...

flogiis.- ter a letter complaining of an intention on the part of Colonel Oy- ler to import English policemen into Ireland, Lord Cloncurry has se- plied in the same paper, that...

party of' his men, proceeded to the house of a man named Tobias Tool of Straboe, near Rathvilly, to arrest him under a Magistrate's warrant. Mr. Tract demanded admission ; but...

that Mr. O'Leghlen was to succeed Baron Smith in the Irish Court of Ex- chequer, was premature, the appointment not having been made. The distance between the offices of...

from Mr. Irving, clerk to the trustees for the city creditors, was read, en- closing copies of memorials laid before Counsel respecting the eight 4f the Duke of Buccleuch to...

THE Secret Committee appointed to inquire into the operation of flue 7th of George the Fouith, for permitting the establishment of Jam Stock Bunks, have published their Report....

We are glad to near, that, in case of a new election, which we cosset imagine very distant, the Reformers in Scotland are sure at httto maintain their ground, if not to extend...

The King has bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, which has been vacant since the death of the Duke of Gordon, on Lord Aylmer. The Courier thinks that Sir Sidney...

Mr. Buckingham, relative to the attack on Lord John in Mr. Buckingham's recent speech to his constituents at Sheffield. " (No. 1.) Tunbridge wells. 3d September 1336. " Sir—I...

a resi- dence for the Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria ; but we regret to state that the visit of their Royal Hignesses to Brighton this season will not take place,...

of the holy cross, a plenary indulgence is granted to the parishoners, and from to- morrow it will be exposed to the veneration and adoration of all true believers. The...

Mayor of Leeds to the Members of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a select reasty of Reformers, as a " grand dinner to the Liberal Members of the Riding," and inferred the...

the 5th in- stant ; and are sorry to learn from a well-informed officer, that the greatest dissatisfaction prevails in the Legion. Money was not to be had, and six months' pay...

Lours PHILIP has not yet succeeded in procuring a Minister of War; and. there is some hitch in the appointment of MARTIN du Nord to the Ministry of Public Works. MARTIN wishes...

the Queen of Portugal was always favourably disposed towards the Constitution, and that at no time since her accession would it have required force to cause her to accept it. On...

Stamp-office authorities, that " u distinctive die " will be imposed on all papers after the 1st of January next. The Times, very sore on this tender subject, " grills horrible...

the continuance of the present Ministry in power. The Ultra- Liberals, it is supposed, will prove too strong for them. The following is an extract from a letter from Madrid in...

SATURDAY NIGHT. A MILITARY revolution has been effected at Lisbon. The Constitu- tion of 1820 has been proclaimed, and the Minstry dismissed. This was effected early on the...

received, 11.-sides those inserted, which we have not foutal leisure to read : for such as turn cut well, our columns will be open at some convenient time-fur the rest there is...

Arrivals-None. Sailed—From Gravesend, Sept. 10th, Orontes, Currie, for Madras; Nth, Emma Eu- genia, Buchan, tor China ; Egbert. l'aulin, for Mauritius ; and Grace, Barton, for...

to in the Swiss Diet ; none of the propositions having been supported by the majorities required by law. In the mean while, the treachery of the French King, and the impudence...

STOCK E )(MANGE, FRIT/AY AFTERNOON. The recent proceedings of the Governors of the Bank are now beginning to tell upon the Money Market ; and a depreciation has this week...

months ago: every thing is ia stela quo—the chandelier alone excepted ; and its lustre is felt to be impertinent ; it should be dimmed, to harmonize with the surrounding...

THE " tragic drama" with the unmeaning title of The Cavalier, that was brought out at the Haymarket on Thursday, furnishes an opt solution of what appears a mystery to...

Govern- ment, contains a bitter attack on the Moniteur, Lours P rime's organ, charging it with publishing gross falsehoods respecting Spain and the situation of the Queen in...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Sheffield, 5th September 1836. Sia—If I and the class to which I belong, which comprises a considerable majority of the middle and lower ranks...

ex- travaganza and burlesque have rendered very successful. VESTRIS has summoned her company. Among the improvements in the interior of the Olympic, is the entire removal of the...

TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE SPECTATOR. King's Bench. lath September 1936. Stn — I appeal to the English People, the Nobility, the Government, and the King, if the condition of...

MR. EDITOR—It is well for you, you were not born in the days of Herod, or yo u would most surely have been cut off with the other innocents. Do you really imagine the Fire...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. ...." A Steam Fire-engine which performed wonders : what has become of it ? "—Vide SPECTA1OR, 1101 Sept. Ma. EDITOR—I will tell you what has...

SIR—Forgive the expression, but you appear to have nearly stumbled upon an efficient mode of extinguishing fires, without seeing it. Could not a pipe or hose be screwed on the...

and we cannot look back with r' . of the contest—the wrong is quite tmked. rimier the black flag of Lord Lyn& throughout the country, of which a large proportion, ever since...

of the country, and filling the columns of their newspap .ts with their vinous eloquence. We hope that the cookery is better than the oratory, and the wine preferable to the...

THE readers of the Spectator will not have forgotten that we ac- cused Lord GLENELG, several months ago, of wishing to destroy the new colony of South Australia. That colony is...

LYNDHURST SESSION. IN an article on the " Private Bill System," in No. 421 of this journal, we made some remarks on the rejection of the Dundee Water Bill by the Peers; and...

of' our contemporaries overlooked, and thereby rendered themselves liable to a heavy amount of penalties. It was decreed by the wise men, who appear to think it a part of...

RUSSELL will be found in a previous column. It is plain that Mr. BUCKINGHAM has the advantage of the Home Secretary in this affair. In the first place, it was manifest that no...

THE reputation Major SKINNER acquired by his Excursions in India will be increased by the present work, which is the most charming book of travels that the year has produced....

Adventures dining is Journey Overland to India, by way of Egypt, Syria, and tha Holy Laud. By Major skinner, ThLty-first Re g iment. In 2 vets. Bentley. Dinostacy, The...

IN unity of subject, the second volume of this vast collection of most readable slate papers is not equal to its predecessor. How- ever various might be the ramifications of the...

IN a literary point of view, this volume is beneath criticism. The author's grammar is not always unimpeachable ; his construction is as crude and as unlike English as can well...

THE bibliopoles appear to be rousing themselves to action after their late leisure. Mr. Fox has sent forth the Old World and the New; which contains the observations and...

THE cause of the collected publication of part of these papers is a tolerable guarantee of an amusing merit. On their appearance in a fugitive shape, they seem to have attracted...

THE season of the Annuals is nearly approaching ; a welcome prospect in the barrenness of other picture novelties. That the popularity of " these delicate creatures " is rather...

its first premiuM for the best historical picture in their exhibition to Mr. CHARLES LANDSEER, for his painting of The Plunder (f Basing House, first exhibited at Somerset...

mezzotint, by G. S. SaNnens, of a painting. by E. Lammaer, called The Destruction of .1crusalcut — one of the numerous imitations of Mairris's style, without his power or...