1 JULY 1837

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We aro certainly in the midst of preparations for a

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general election : the newspapers tell us that candidates, Whig, Tory, and Radical, are offering themselves to constituencies in all places ; and we are furthermore instructed...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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BUSTLE, bustle !" is the word of command now issued from Downing Street ; and ready is the remnant of the House of Corn- molts to yield obedience. About live hundred aid fifty...

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ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. In the House of Peers, on

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Monday, the Duke of ARGYLL, Lord Steward, read the following answer to the address of the Lords. VICTORIA R. 44 1 have received with lively sstisfaction your dutiful and...

The penetralia of the Palace, for the first time these

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thirty years, will be open to the Whigs. The Queen has selected the Ladies of her " Household " from among the wives of the Whig tiobles. This was to be expected ; and nobody...

From the paucity of reported events abroad, one might almost

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suppose that the Continental nations had resulted to do nothing and say little until ur elections bad been decided. Certainly, we do not remember a week in which the papers have...

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ELECTION MOVEMENTS.

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IN almost every part of the Three Kingdoms candidates and constita. encies are busily engaged in preparing for the general election, which must now take place in the course of a...

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Cbr Court.

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Tut: Queen continues to reside at Kensington. On Sunday, divine service was performed before her Majesty and the Dutchess of Kent, in the Queen's private apartment ; much to the...

be Sfletroputut.

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At a Common Hall, held on Saturday, Mr. Moses Montefiore and Mr. George Carroll were unanimously elected Sheriffs of the City of of London for the ensuing year. The Duke of...

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At the Mansionhouse, on Tuesday, a woman was charged with

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attempting to smuggle 1,228 ells of French blond lace, which was found stuffed into her "bustle," as she was leaving a Calais steamer. A lace-manufacturer stated, that he could...

frtje Countrg.

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In the manufacturing districts, there seems to be something like a revival of trade, to a very limited extent; but the general aspect of commercial affairs is still gloomy. So...

, Archdeacon Glover has, in a letter to the Patriot

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on the subject of -the levy of Church-rates in Bungay, run foul of Mr. John Childs of that town ; ant tile An hoe:molt did nut get clear is 1.11,4. Being a Whig, the...

At the Aylesbury Sessions. on Tuesday, it was stated by

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the counsel for Eton College, that the indictment against Mr. Jesse, for mutilating the statue of Henry the Sixth could nut be sustained ; and Mr. Jesse's reeognizances were...

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POSTSCRIPT

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• SATURDAY. The Chancellor of the Exchequer opened his Budget lust night: it was a rather melancholy affsir. At the best, there will be but a small surplus—perhaps name at...

The Duke of Sussex, though the most talented, is the

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only son of George the Third who, under the three successive reigns of his father and two brothers, has received bo appointment or emolument from the Crown beyond the Rangership...

ill 'du llancouS.

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The Earl of Durham arrived in town from St. Petersburg on Satur- day night. On Tuesday he unsolder] the Queen's Com t at Kensington, and received from her Majesty the insignia...

The Globe has this week favoured us with two articles,

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specially to in- struct us on the subject of Church-rates. Before taking further trouble in this matter, we recommend the Globe to make itself acquainted with the terms of the...

IRELAND.

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Major George Browne has been appointed to thg,situation of Corn. missioner of the New Police, vacant by the death of Colonel Cutler. Major Browne is brother of the late Mrs....

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The statement of the quarterly average of the weekly liabilitee

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and assets of the Batik of England, from 4th April to 27th June, is given in last night's Gazette, as follows. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation £18,202,000 Securities...

MONEY MARKET.

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Ex , trartaE. FainAv arreiteoost. The scarcity of money has not in any degree ■Iiminished ; rather, indeed, the pressure during the last few days seems to have incieasell. This...

Lord RUSSELL has been called upon to stand for Westminster

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; but has not yet consented. His objection is, that there are two Liberals in the field already. Mr. POUNCEY headed the deputation that waited upon his Lordship yesterday.

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THE LONDON NEWSPAPERS AND POLITICS OF THE WEEK.

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The leading articles of the Daily Papers present rather more variety this week than the last. Ministerial changes end election prospects have been discussed, as well as mutters...

THE MILITARY MEMBER FOR WESTMINSTER.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. 30th June Kr. Sra — In Colonel EVANS'S address to his constituents, published in the Times this morning, I observe the following passage. " You,...

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L TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE COMING ELECTION. THE Ballot possesses two very different characters: it is an or- ganic change, because it would effect a great alteration in the electoral body, giving...

LEGISLATION OF THE "REFORMED" PARLIAMENT.

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THOUGII much has been said in praise of the forms of the House of Commons, as insuring scrutiny of the measures passed, experi- ence proves that these forms are nugatory when it...

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THE RIVAL MANIFESTOES.

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Ionia JOHN RUSSELL has published an address to the electors of Stroud ; and Sir ROBERT NEL, in a similar form, offers a renewal of his services to the Tatuworth constituency....

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A GUESS AT THE NUMERICAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS.

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THE strength bf parties in the eext House of Commons is the subject of busy conjecture at present. We say of coojecture; for as yet our data are too impel feet to be made the...

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

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"Norma," says the sapient manager of DruryLane Theatre, "is a fa- vourite opera at the King's Theatre; therefore I will have it translated into English; SCHRCEDElt shall play...

VALUE OF AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY: THE HANG- MAN AND THE

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HEADSMAN. We have been favoured with a copy of a petition presented to the Peers on Monday by the Duke of RiensioNn, on the subject of " the disgusting conduct" of the...

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HAYMARKET THEATRE.

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The Maid's Tragedy of BEAUMONT and FLETCHER has been restored to the stage, tinder the title (ir 7%e Bridal, by the combined art a SHERIDAN KNOWLES sod MacaaAuy : time dramatist...

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By the will of the late King, which we imitersrtnel

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is of a recent date, a bequest is wade to eiteh of his sons and daughters of 2,000f. This sum will at first sight appear ineoutiderable. That it it not ut greater amount, will...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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THY° year. CCIAITHOT 111 at State or the Controversy between the Protestant and Roman Catholic es. By Hunter Gm-Sou, of Lincoln's Inn, Reg Whittaker and Co. ity of the East,...

THE BALLET.

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A saw and splendid ballet, founded on BYRON'S Corsair, was a prineipal feature in the entertainmeins, provided for LAPoRTE'S benefit on Thursday. The novelty had the effect of...

CHARLES SHAW'S MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE.

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THESE volumes contain an autobiography of the author from his school days till the termination of the late war in Portugal. To this are added the letters he write to various...

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LOCKHART'S SCOTT.

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IN point of biographical events, the present volume is not perhaps equal to its predecessors. No new class of writing was originated b) Scow in the period of which it treats;...

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GORDON'S PROTESTANT AND ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

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Tfts object of this little book is to point out in what the strength of the Roman Catholic Church really consists; so as to prevent the Protestant Church from wasting its force...

THE CITY OF THE EAST.

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THE present publication does not sustain the hopes which we formed of the author of India. Rigorously speaking, there is perhaps no falling off in poetical power, but there is...

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PROGRESS OF PUBLICATION. PROGRESS OF PUBLICATION.

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As if to make up for the dulness in all things else, the publishers are still going on with unabated activity, publishing travels over thoroughly trodden ground, novels that...

" Note magis nulli domus eat sus, quint mihilucus

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Martis, et Millis vieinurn ropihus antrum Martis, et Millis vieinurn ropihus antrum Vuleani. Quid agant venti, quas turqueat umbras /Hams," &c. And we may say the same of any...

NEW EDITIONS.

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An Exposure of the Unchristian and Unphilosophical Principles set forth in Mr. Coombe's " Cansiitution of Man ;" being an Antidote to the Poison of that Publication. By WiLsiam...

Paying from Travels, we have three volumes on our table

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which may be classt.d under the head of SCIENCE. Views of the Architecture of the Heavens. Br J. P. NICHOL, LL. D., F. H. S.E., Professor of Practical Astronomy in the...

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FINE ARTS.

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MORE TREASURES IN STORE FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Ova readers will be es delighted to hear as we are to communicate, the good tidings of souse fresh acquisitions to the National...

The distinguishing feature of a Translation of the Pharmaco- poeia

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Londinensis, 1836, is its portability and its cheapness. In a little pamphlet of some eighty pages, Mr. A. F. HAMDEN has comprised the substance of the authorized translation,...

• The Catalogue Raisonne (f the Works of the most

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Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Pictures, commenced by Mr. Jonte SMITH the picture-dealer, is at length completed, by the publica- tion of the eighth volume, containing...

POETRY.

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Moral Axioms for the Young. By Sir EGERTON BRYDGES, Bart. 2'he Conspiracy of Querini and Tiipo/o ; an Historical Drama. Wallace ; an Historical Tragedy, in five acts. The...

ROYAL PORTRAITS.

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We should be paying the loyalty of our readers a poor compliment, to suppose them so indifferent to WILLIAM the Reformer as tee to desire to revive their personal recollections...

MUSIC.

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New Edition of the Vocal Melodies of Scotland, united to the Songs of Robert Burns, Allan Ramsay, Sir Walter Scott, Ore. Arranged with Symphonies and Accompaniments for the...