19 SEPTEMBER 1840

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The flirmers, having finished their harvest-woils. are laaginning to

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meet together to dine and talk. The Itoyal lltteks .Sericultural I ' • Association met on Wednesday . ; other similar ns.-nteia I inns art' ' about to assemble to celebrate...

The insurrectionary mot - ulna:lit in Madrid has Fpread to most of

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the large towns in Spain. it nits flaw :aken the e: .re commanding The insurrectionary mot - ulna:lit in Madrid has Fpread to most of the large towns in Spain. it nits flaw...

NEWS OF TILE WEEK.

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Tea Doncaster St. Leger is the "great gun" of the week. It was fired off on Tuesday, and Launcelot hit the mark. All other ques- tions, of war or peace, were for the moment...

Prince ALBERT ' S Hussars have tin' I is thne past been

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greatly distinguished—if not for deeds of arms, It least for change of dress. Every step of the process by which a ;saly of Englishmen were to be converted into a regiment of...

The next noticeable event of the week—hut of' course at

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an im- measurable distance from the Doncaster St. Leger, though placed next it in typographical position—is the commencement of the Parliamentary Registrations for 1840. The "...

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The Ilike—at least in sound. The ie l'ari.•;, which was

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last week men- ectually :et published, and the capital of .:.:Untied 5n:th regular military works. The , carried far that no " incendiary missile . ' • elf the inhabitants....

The I:• Los been ratified. The Ottoman Porte, rested in

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it, was the last to sign the contract. .)f" the movements of the fleet before eet-, represent the blockade of' that port it Admiral STorrono had ordered the : it is even...

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of

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England was held on Tioirsday. '1'lle I/eputy-Gevernor, Sir J. If. Telly, (in the absence of the (overnoe, Sir John Rae lteid, on his wiedding-ex- eurion,) tools the chair. In...

be Court.

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T55! ' • ' !Lis week have been unusually )nonoton- c.e., weathr:r has frequently prevented the ;cid the dinner parties have Levu very limited. The only re.ief to the ordinary...

Vibe Illetropf3lis.

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The Lords of the Treasury conmmnicated on Teesday to the Gresham Committee, that they have assented to the p1•: of Mr. The for th e new Royal Exchange selected I.y the...

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held on Tue3day, at their house its 11.;:y.1.1 i :.

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Buildings. for the •• A pose of deelaring a dividend. A large proI•t, ahout 2;',io Itp.:a ti land sales for the first year, was announce:I et a former the Direetora deemed it...

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark was held

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in the o • A public meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark was held in the o • Iona-hall on Thursday, for the purpose of taking into consideration I": • the recommendations...

morning. an • t, Fore

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1 1". V • lersteeri. .New - •":. The .•rr , tp1.-1. The

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v . r „ 1.1., !of, "Iv Lord( ••' •- I. S 1, !, --.:eiation at the hit, the ..:11i iy of the ' • by Earl • ,,g, Sir .1..1 .,:f the .i t l'rewen, and a long , • nly return of...

lel the

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res:s .et the. , •-on I., r , . 1 • • 1 .1 I ke and ,• ....i , r.i sent 1 • is : Al l is- asta t Ms t t •: . 1 -, d not till 1 m , re ' Ikey 11.11 . e the Lie . the •...

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e , f of that

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14; t A n.••■••:' coht . -.•i „ traits , .! the wit i r, • ,. • • ear • dee . •e! y. s tolmal,l) fair (..se l'or e ll was 11I+1 )ff''S•rit tlren. It a; ;••seu I;,-. '...

The line of the Northern and Eastern Railway, which is

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now corn. pleted to Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, was on Tuesday opened to the public to that station. The commencement of the line of the Northern and Eastern Railway is along...

On Friday. a .eeting was held at Exeter, at which

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the Earl of fs .. ..en see t i ter u .• ', ereo f Periiameet for the county of Devon and the • _ri e e : present, eel:en a series of resolutions were yeees-e.r . e i ,se .. -...

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A correspondent of the slloinieg Chronicle at Hastings says, that

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the clergyman of St. Mary's Church in that town refuses to administer the sacrament to those who subscribe to the racing-funds ; the consequence of which has been a considerable...

The Dablia (4' ,y , v; e l iinges t't heon;hetapis. ' have to

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L I 'has:cellar I'lu.lket has expresseel a sl'terulisati' u to resins the its:-u:,. Mr. t 1 olieitor-Geacess1 Mow.: ,till be oletostst le the 1...: k OasesiIorship. 1.)r....

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At Croydon Petty Sessions, on Motida‘:, lrrs. ltasiesia Pratt, the wit's' of' a genilentan of fortnue residing at. Vao Imansterne; N1 as elu:Irg0 , 1 At Croydon Petty Sessions,...

Lori' s e. of ;Set , : the Lori' s

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e. of ;Set , °Ps' :11011'..:1: e...1■.• • i ti ei be the' '.set • th, 1; 5 I ,tea I the I , ." ,I • saN - shewe e d onl k t oa k : I ' 1110 — C . 1 {. ...I! • C..0 t ■•...

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A ion? PtihnIT .

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offkhr the^ne e. May h . -% h• with thy .•. • it , • , blaek-I,•,i • ',•• account ;;;; ; ,;; ; rain t t tab:, gent.. ; mark, h.:. it, Ic„; r• "A: t room, i to 51, T•....

A ef,:,\' 0 Le (2.0c. ention conelmied between the Courts

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of Great ; -?i;• PrIt• titel and the Ottoman. Porte, for the (it' the has b, eii published Ire tile .11eriling 1.1, the NViir:; first 1,r«untlgolby th,, .Iforioirry the'...

I 1,.\ The (liff.si. , !t• C. county of in the cr.se

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The aggro:wiling great intertst I:1 of Tuesday th.•. for a Colnilig • .:" the object o; (me I • that of another to sei•lire ;'.,•• to whom onl y to:- o the relieios .• I there...

The Eiedity-faith and Eighty-righ• l i Periments mo'st amicably arranged the tritliiig

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iiiibireuce which exiated. between them after the field-day exercise on Tin! in;: irosif i on cc? le.:ar the other, when hiressed his men in very el, 1 i tin 111.'y eighth not...

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for men for her Majesty's Navy. The Britannia, 120, will

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go out to Spithead this week ; and immediately on the arrival of the Donegal, 78, from Lisbon, that ship's crew will shift over to her, and be com- pleted to 820 men. She is to...

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The preparations for fo:lif3 ing Paris, the ordinance for which

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is pub- lished in. the .11 , .•,iteur of s-anday, are thus described by the corre- spsndent of the . 1 f. tiny Claonicle- - 11,e capital i, to I e surrounded by a bastioned...

The trial of Madame Laffarge, at Tulle, on the charge

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of having murdered her husband, has occupied a large portion of the French jour- nals during the week. In our last number we gave a statement of the case for the prosecution....

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POSTSCRIPT.

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A 'r h o • \!,:\ s • ' Thtte s ,l,ts , expiration 0: t . him prop,s,0 5 ;NT! in h, dc.ivour p. m .11 r..,• lus at 1,c: 'rho 1! '1".: - 11 :10 (1 LI IatI I I, I r. sIs•...

The Royal mail steamer .1 eon's', Castsin Millar, arrived at

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Liverpool on the 14 ill, from 11 ''on and lislifax. She left Boston at noon on the 1st, and I lalifas at midnight on the :31 instant ; so that she has made the run from Boston...

The Savings Bank of Paris received on Sunday 442,297 francs;

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whilst the sum of 1,332,70:3 francs was drawn from it. A munificent donation has been recently made to the University of France by a lady of fortune named Beaumont; who lots...

On the ;t11 of September Lisbon remained in an unsettled

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state. It was reported that the Court had become alarmed, and that the Queen was conic poem's' disposed to listen to the advice of those who recom- mend a ellans.! of Ministry,...

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Our drawn to a partrzraph , .he Sun of Monday last,

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in V. s„ , k. tot uncivilly, eitea:ed wi:h adopting a sugeestio.. • aeo, respecting the neetosny of improving the condition • •• - • . end enforeine . it as (.ttr own. Now tee...

an,..1 , ,N;d.::1 - IN 71% , ..;CIIESTER.]

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I'r 1.er er,;:j:(• yea - , tic:•b!• fault • t •• ".7 1:■ the turmoil of an election :eau Oa., a let arr.( not ad- .t a loss to I a; l• • : and Mr. -(,veral in r imprac- -we's...

The corn.fiarvest in the North of lieglend has made less

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progess this we:': titan in eel; to tha two prece ling weeks; but still a great deal of ;es i s has I nett secured sine 2 Saturday last ; and, judging from the hes: et se •...

We arc informed that Lieutenant-Colonel Thomsen, of the Royal Engineers,

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has been sent down by the Board of Trade to inspect the Eastern Coombe , Railway, whh instructions to make a full and detailed report upon the late accidents which have occurred...

'The .11, retail to •day says, there has been a

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decided improve- ment of busie Tss iu the warehouses in that town this week, and stocks of goods generally :Ire less titan they were in the Spring.

The revision of the lists of Perliementary voters for the

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West Riding of Yorkshire commenced at Itotheroant on Tueslay, and was held at Sheffield on Weiner:day and Thurs. ay, and at Baresley yesterday. We understand ilea the 'furies at...

MONEY isIARKET.

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F!ro..v Ael'F.RNOON. impression that the roc: nt heavy fall in the Frerelt %vas produced as much by- Meal its political gained ground Moine' the early part of the (Ave!: ; and...

Quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and assets of the

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Bank of England, from the 2311 June to the 15th September, inclusive-- LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation .C.17.263,000 Securities re23,407,000 Deposits 7,675,000 Milieu...

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1 ; • o: ter

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nil a the itse- . at et the ith .:ap- ,. aad : the 7, has is a at:Art- . 1- - t - , sost relit was . Mr.

EAST INDIA SIIII'PING.

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The Exmouth, from ('aletitta to I..pol, it ties1 een :mm1,911;1,41 at the Ira lilt ic. Arrived-At 11r:11:escla:. :-.1ept :4(11. i er.(1, from ( . oyloil; H.-I,. 1., from...

'1' .11E A '1' It Es.

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suruiDAN ne.w ph,y, 71,e 13).ille (!I itu, conics (lilt to- night at Covent Iarrlen : report of its merits and success octet Week, Its prO,■Ileil011 Seell1S to Dave been...

.:•.• 1 a sufficiently

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••• 1 1, iu 7 ... L. • ! . .e 7 , .1 sickly of the for relishing • s : 1 it could hardly r, for whom :tired roué ••••-. htvity, it not ; and .14 make by 'Ill' of years. •...

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regaining place, and as little by a direct and avowed

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coalition of THE WAR. :parties, but by such an insensible assimilation of principles between Ann we really, then, at war with INIEnaairr Ara? There is a ru- the Opposition and...

Tore speeches of hi , E:inburell erbeirers ; ft,r, wlooever We

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may r But our Indian, Egyptian, and Syrian merchants, are not the think oldie :noint; sf Liberalism mere; the Edinburgh Whigs, only persons destined to feel the immediate...

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RECORD REFORM.

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ONE of the most useful and complete improvements effected under the present 'Ministry is their Record Reform ; but not being a party question, or a means of' losing or gaining...

THE USE OF KNOWING 110W TO " BIDE ONE'S TIME."

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TILE only public man of the present day who seems endowed with the necessary qualilications for carrying all his wishes into effect, is Loris Plumper:. Intensely selfish, he lo...

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"MANCHESTER POLITICS.

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WE are not in the habit of discussing local electioneering politics, except when any incident occurs which is illustrative of a general principle. The proceedings at Manchester,...

ADMINISTRATION 01' .1ESTICE AT

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THE HORSE GUARDS. Tnr. statement, which has appeared in the Globe and other papers, of the dispute between Lord CARDIGAN :IA Captain REYNOLDS, hnpresses upon the Uninitiated a...

'11.11:: CONQUEST OF AFRICA.

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THE Niger Cl/nip:11y is indefatigable in its exertions. A fortnight since we had its abridgment or Sir 'POWELL BUXTON'S work, pia forth fer the use or ;_oettiemen not much...

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OLIVER CROMWELL.

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ALTHOUGH the titlepage of these volumes assigns the editorship only to '1.I r. Holt ACE SMITH, it may . be questioned whether his COIL- nexion with them does not extend much...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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Oliver Cromwell; an Historical Romance. Edited by llorace Smith, Rut.. Author or.. 11 lit a void. Culturn. EPISTOLARY ( . 0.111. Pallor, Lott ol i .611.1 i [.opera written...

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'r it E 1'A ST ON LETTElt

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Letters still remain the i:1(1c.i.t and curious spy inccus of pri- vate episted;,..y eorrespolohalee during the ages. 11 • rittert without any other limn to serve a:...

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K SO N'S 'r A T :3 ON A ■:■

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K 1 t* I.: 1. T 111: N 1 A IZ 111: S IL\ N IitY. re:iris one of the Lt in eon:le:Ian with the people':; the very useful purpose ui disseminat• agricultitrt; tualongit tie;...

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FECE ARTS.

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I. .:. to • • . 1• : , •`11 — ' aeh, 'Inc ..• ' of .1tter the ta • :11 , A. • • • • I.ttes 'ries the ,•. • . - • , • NN No: t,. 011.1 .... ....... It I 1. 5• I "-ts...