20 NOVEMBER 1841

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The trial of QuisissEr, who would have been the slayer

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of Princes if he could have made his hand obey his intent, has com- menced. The proceedings have the less interest on account of the extravagant stupidity of the chief actors in...

A circumstance has occurred in the press which is unusually

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sig- niticant : on the same day, Wednesday last, the Times and dip Morning Chronicle were in conjunction. The first " leader " of each paper was on the same subject and to the...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Zbe Court.

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THERE has been no vicissitude to diversify the accounts from Bucking- ham Palace : they have presented one unvarying story of favourable progress, till the issue of the last...

ght .ftlEtropolis.

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At a special meeting of the East India House on Wednesday, addresses of congratulation for the birth of the Prince of Wales, to the Queen and .Prince Allbert, were adopted...

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ZDe Vrobinces.

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We understand that the Right Honourable George R. Dawson has recently expressed his determination again to offer himself to the con- stituency of Devonport, whenever an...

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IRELAND.

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The Lord-Lieutenant held his first levee at "the Castle," on 'Wednes- day. The streets were crowded with carriages, and spectators on foot. One of the first to enter the...

SCOTLAND.

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The Court of Session was opened on Friday ; when the new Judges, Lord President Boy le and Lord Justice Clerk Hope, were formally in- stalled, and severally took their seats in...

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Allistellantous.

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The Duke of Wellington has given directions for refurnishing the principal apartments at Strathfiebisaye; and it is said that the Queen and Prince Albert will visit him in the...

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The Augsburg Gazette publishes a note addressed by the Dutch

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Government to the Ambassadors at the Hague, and to the States of the Customs Union, explaining the refusal ofthe King of Holland, as Grand Duke of Luxemburg, to accede to that...

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POSTSCRIPT SATURDAY NIGHT. The latest accounts from Buckingham Palace and Sudbury Hall present no change : the Queen and the Duke of Cornwall are going on most favourably ;...

The Leipsic Gazette of the 13th instant states that Sir

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John M'Neill, the British Envoy to Persia, had arrived at Tabriz ; and had been re- ceived thereby the Shah, who wrote him a letter expressing the plea- sure his return caused...

MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCHANGE. FIUE 4FLEHNOO. The Money-market N -market is heavier this, week; and money has been in very great demand, especially ;luring the early part of yesterday, when...

The news from Spain is not without interest. From Barcelona

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'the . latest date is the 13th. It was tranquil ; but Van Haien was still ;co- quetting with the half-refractory inhabitants. He had been superseded' by General Seoane, the...

M. Bonnet, an agent de change of the Paris Bourse,

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who absconded some days back, and was afterwards found drowned in the Seine, is discovered to have drawn bills, a few months since, on Repoli°. It is said to be possible that he...

_ The Morning Chronicle, which has been foremost in denouncing

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the schemes of Louis Philippe, today announces the commencement of their failure- " It is boasted in Ministerial circles in Paris, that M. Guizot has succeeded its obtaining...

The town was startled this morning by a report that

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Woolwich Dock- yard bad been set on fire. There was a fire in the dockyard, but it is not known to have been intentional. It was discovered by a Police- man, at half-past three...

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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BIRTHS. On the 10th November, at Russell Place, Fitzroy S q uare, the Lady of the Rev. ERSKINE W. HOLLAND, Rector of Dunsfold, Surrey, of twins. On the 12th, at East Brid g...

RESULTS OF THE NEW CENSUS. [From a Parliamentary Paper, delivered

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this week.] SUMMARY.

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE POPULATION In 1821, 1831, and 1841;

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Showing the INCREASE or DECREASE in each County. 9 a. a ...: Increase or Decrease per Counties. 1821. ' F id 1 . 183.1. Cent. 1841. 1841. In- crease. D.-...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

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• Arrived - At Gravesend, Nov. 18th, Resource, Boyle, from Bombay. Off Plymouth, 16th, St. George, Sughrue. from New South Wales. At Liverpool, 17th, Rockliffe, Harrison, from...

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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REUNIONS OF THE WORKING AND MIDDLE CLASSES. THERE is a society in Leeds, composed chiefly of the working'. clue, called the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Association, num- bering...

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BRITISH CONSULS.

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Tax Times has been thundering against the nomination of the Can- ton &Liar to the office of Consul in Texas, and exhorting the Conservative Government to annul the appointment....

THE "BISHOP OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND IN JERUSALEM."

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WE most respectfully beg leave to decline the new title conferred upon us by the Standard, of " enemies to our venerable establish- ment." We are no enemies either to the Church...

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STREET REFORMS.

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ONE of the most striking of the many inconsistencies which con- stantly present themselves, is the ostentatious parade of promo- ting the health and comforts of the inhabitants...

EGREGIOUS REJOICINGS.

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" RICUARD has best deserved of all my sons." The authorities of Glasgow have "done the polite thing" to the new-born Prince after the most delicate fashion. As soon as the...

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At the Adelphi, the popular story of Ten Thousand a-

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Year has been dramatized, also by Mr. PEAKE ; who has furnished a meagre but intelligible-outline of the leading chz,racters and incidents, for the per- formers to fill up. As...

THE THEATRES.

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THE success of two adaptations, by Mr. PEAKE, of other authors ideas, that have been produced this week, attests the expertness of that practised playwright in the craft of...

WORKMEN'S STRIKES.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. 13 Ranclaxh Grove, Pimlico. Sta—At the risk of being considered troublesome, I again venture to Claim your indulgence for a few minutes ; and I...

The only novelty at the Haymarket has been a set

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of Quadrilles; composed in honour of the infant Prince of Wales, by M. JULLIEN; but not even the loyal intention could shield the composer from hisses of disapprobation at the...

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SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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A Residence on the Shores of the Baltic. Described in a Series of Letters. in two volumes Murray. Moms. Cecil a Peer; a Sequel to Cecil, or the Adventures of a Coxcomb. By the...

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CECIL A PEER.

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Cecil, or the Adventures of a Coxcomb, appeared at the commence- ment of the last publishing and Parliamentary season. A glance sufficed to show that one part of the title was...

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DANA ' S SEAMAN'S MANUAL.

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Tuts little volume is by Mr. DANA, the son, we believe, of the American poet, and the author of Two Years before the Mast. It was suggested by his experience as a sailor in his...

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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

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From November 11th to November 19th, BOOKS. Elements of Chemistry; including the most recent Discoveries and Appli- cations of the science to Medicine and Pharmacy, and to the...

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ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS.

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THE want of opportunity for artists to gain that practical insight into the anatomy of the human form which is so essential to correct drawing of the figure, is likely to be...

FINE ARTS.

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BRITISH INSTITUTION: COPYING OLD MASTERS. THE annual exposition of incompetence on the part of the persons per- mitted to copy pictures by great masters at the British...

PROCESS OF FRESCO-PAINTING.

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[THE exact and scientific information given in the following valuable communication from a correspondent, who has investigated the subject with learned research, will be read...

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COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.

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Tuesday, Nov. 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Dennis and Taylor. Eyre Street Hill, tobacconists-Rogers and Elliot, Charles Street; Blacktriars Road, hat-mauufacturers-3. and J....

MILITARY GAZETTE.

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WAR•orrice, Nov. 16.-1st Regt. of Life Guards-Cornet and Sub-Lieut. J. Farrer to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Duncombe, who retires; It. Sutton, Grid.. to be Cornet arid Sub...

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PRICES

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CURRENT. BRITISH (Closing Tuesday. Prices.) Wednes. FUND S. Saturday Monday. Spar Cent. Consols 89S 894 FM 94 Ditto for Account 894 894 881 88S 3 Der Centa. Reduced...