23 AUGUST 1834

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The session of the French Chambers was brought to a

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close on Saturday, and is not to reopen before the 29th of December. The speech of Louts PHILIP, in reply to the address of the Deputies, was exceedingly pacific. His Majesty...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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THE attention of Europe is turned to the proceedings in the Spanish Cortes. It is gratifying to the friends of good govern- ment to find, that hitherto the conduct of that body...

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The persons accused of being concerned in the Brussels riots

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of April last, have been tried at Mons; and were all acquitted on the 17th instant, after six hours' deliberation by the jury, to whom rm fewer than two hundred and eighty-eight...

The Times of Thursday zontains a long and elaborate let-

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ter from Nauplia, on the affairs of Greece ; which, owing to Russian intrigues, are very unsettled. It seems that Count ARmANsPERG, who is well known as an accomplished man of...

conspiracy on a large scale, according to the phraseology of

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the Italian newspapers, has been discovered in the Grand Dutchy cf Modena, and many persons have been arrested. The Duke, 'who is a sort of Austrian Policemaster-General in...

Cfbe itirtrapoILI.

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The Spanish Bondholders held a meeting at the City of Lon- don Tavern on Thursday, to discuss the project for the recognition and payment of the Cortes Bonds, recently brought...

It appears from the following extract from the Swabian Mer-

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cury, published at Munich, that Swing is busy in Bavaria- It appears from the following extract from the Swabian Mer- cury, published at Munich, that Swing is busy in Bavaria- "...

The Chambers of Hesse Cassel have reduced the vote for

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their 'mighty War Deparlment to so small a sum that they might as well have disbanded their army at once. The Government has appealed to the German Diet against this deellision...

Don Panne) and the Queen returned to Lisbon, from Oporto,

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en the 7th instant. The period for assembling the Cosies was Axed for the 15th; when the election of Don PE ono as Regent, by a very large majority, is confidently expected....

Ely Court.

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TUE King reviewed a body of troops in the quadrangle at Windsor, on Sunday morning (his favourite time, it would appear, for the amusement of soldier-play); and did not attend...

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A number of cabriolet and omnibus drivers have been sentenced

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to fine and confinement, by the Police Magistrates, during the week. Their offences were, as usual, furious driving, extortion of illegal fares, insolent language, and assaults....

The Poor-Law Commissioners held a meeting yesterday, at their office

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in Whitehall Yard. Mr. Erankland Lewis and Mr. John Lefevre, Commissioners, and Mr. Chadwick, the Secretary, were present. Amongst the alterations likely to be carried into...

Clic Country.

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There was a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle, North and South Shields, and Tynemouth, in the Guildhall at New- castle, on Tuesday, to present addresses to Earl...

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The season for hop-picking is rapidly approaching. It is expected

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that if the weather continues as favourable as of late, the season will be pretty generally commenced in another fortnight. Those grounds which have not suffered from blight are...

A trial of interest to merchants and brokers, involving the

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responsibility of the latter, came on at the Lancaster Assizes on Wednesday. The facts were briefly as follow. On the 9th of May, Buchanan and Co., brokers in Liverpool, sold...

The Bar of the Northern Circuit intend giving Lord Chancellor

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Brougham a turtle and venison feast, at Lancaster, which his Lord- ship will visit on his journey to Brougham Hall. Monsieur Paristie, a pupil of the renowned tide, and...

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A new steam boy, built at Dover, was launched on

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Saturday, in the sight of several thousands of spectators. She was named the Sltak. speare ; and glided down from the stocks into the water very beautifully, amidst cheers and...

IRELAND.

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The long- threatened meeting of the Irish Orange-Tory party, a brief account of which was given in our second impression last week, was held in Dublin on Thursday the 14th. The...

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While the Orange party were haranguing and feasting in Dublin,

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Mr. O'Connell was at the same work in Waterford ; where he arrived, with Mrs. O'Connell, on Thursday the 14th ; having landed at Dun- more, from the Milford packet. The Irish...

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that he ought 'to go the whole bog,' as the

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desperate Yankees say, and become an Orangeman. He was accordingly next day Initiated at a special meeting of the Grand Lodge, together with the Earl of Bandon and a few others...

" I continue to receive from all my nei g hbours assurances

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that they are my most and the leaves will fall ; but I ant not without confident hopes that the return of spring sessed ; and my people must consequently be satisfied with the...

ditional Ministeralist," eulogizing the conduct of the city Members, A

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public dinner is to be given at Edinburgh in honour of Lord Grey; Dr. Baldwin and 31r. Callaghan ; and asking for fire millions of signa- and amongst other personages whose...

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Mr. John Poingdestre, a merchant, late of Guildford Street, Russell

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Square, went on Tuesday to the Pistol Shooting Ground at Tivoli Gardens ; and, after having fired six shots at the target, he advanced with the seventh pistol in his hand, to...

The Governor-General of India has issued an order, dated 28th

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January, which will do away with tine system of promotion according to seniority in the Judicial and Revenue departments of the Govern- ment, and substitute rigid examination...

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piiliOn4 of MC Vredd.

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A HARD HIT AT AN OLD FRIEND. Ttne.s—rAn article in the Caledonian Mercury, attributed to Lord 'Brougham by a correpondent of the Times charges the Leading Journal with being...

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A draught for a new criminal code, consistiog of MI:

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arCelos, was laid befsre the Procuradores at Madrid on the 11th instant. On that day, the two Secretaries, BELDA and Taranistoto DE Tin'EFIA, by reading ahem:tidy, got through...

Sreitrr I ION! F. OFF'('.

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LORD PCNCANNON his lately appointed a son of Genemal Sir JOHN A1.1 110:-:A1.1) to the office of his ivate Secretary. We leant that several Members of the liotise or Commons,...

P OS TF CR I PT

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S ATURDAY NICHT. Telepasphie despatches have been received in Pat . 's, which prove the fulsehood of the report that Don Cant.os had given Roma the slip, and entered Burgos. It...

The Chronicle, which at first treated the " Great Protestant

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Meet- ing" at Dublin as a very serious affair, this mornicig publishes ac om- munication " from an II ish source of great respectability," whieli ex- bibits the matter in a...

Mr. Wanntawrosi, the British Consul at Tripoli, has been removed

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from his office. lie is charged with promoting rebellion among the subjects of the Bashaw. From the subjoined paragraph in yesterday's Globe, it appears that Mr. SPRING RICE is...

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Mr. Mitchell, a correspondent of /he Morpiay Herald, has been prisoned mat Panipeltlica. by the authorities ; but nothiug is known in this cottony of the moose of the offienee...

The Parisian Times states that the Emperor of Austria has

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keit attacked with a disease in the spine, which threatens to end fatelly.

The ..S . landard of this evenit - i - g - ii - Ilinmates that the King tweed rcst've

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on Lord Boouenam's hands, wheo the closing speech of the session was presented to his Majesty by the keeper or his co»science. " The conversation," it is stated, •. 4 was...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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STATE. OF PARTIES IN IRELAND. THE ebullition of' sound and fury at the recent Orange meeting in Dublin, was degrading to those who were parties to it, but almost langhable to...

EAST INDIA SI:UPPING.

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Arrived—At :wet:end. Aug. 13th, Lucy, Watson. from Singapore ; and 22d, Henry, "tinny, from New Smelt Wales. At Deal, 21st, Peru. Graham, front Ceylon. Oil Portsmouth, 21st....

MONEY MARKET.

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The following notice was issued yesterday from the Bank- - " Bank of Englund. August 21. "TN , Covernor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give no: ice, that on awl...

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TIMELY PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT SESSION.

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DISPOSAL OF THE HUNDRED - AND-TWO NOTICES. No party or description of men in or out of Parliament has suffi- cient assurance to feign satisfaction with the results of the last...

LORD BROUGHAM IN THE PROVINCES.

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THERE is reason to believe that Lord Been:Guam will be unusually active during the recess. He is aware that his proceedings and speeches during the past session have very...

CLAIMS OF THE SPANISH BONDHOLDERS.

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PERHAPS no Minister of state, since states became borrowers of money, ever had a more difficult and perplexing task to perform, than the Spanish Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

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The result of this examinatmo ot a hundred-and-two notices, confirms

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our opinion that the neglect of Government to prepare for the busiliess of the session eau alone occasion much waste of time and labour. Every department of the Administration...

THE MUSICAL FESTIVALS.

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THE meet Mg of th Three Choirs is this year at Hereford. This is always the least important and the least successful effort of these associated bodies. Heteford is too...

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The Globe is very desirous of preventing a collision between

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the two Houses of Parliament; and seems to think, that if the opinion of the Constituent body on "time exciting questions of religious liberty and tithes" could be ascertained...

The East India proprietors, by a large majority, have agreed

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to increase the niggardly scale of compensation proposed by the Directors to be given to the maritime servants of the Company; and we are glad of it. But we cannot join our...

"The soldier Hutchinson, who was flogged at Charing Cross on

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Monday, July. 14, came out of the hospital on Wednesday last, after enduring a month of dreadful suffering in the cure of his wounds."— True Sun, When Sir Merreew RIDLEY reads...

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PHYSIOLOGY APPLIED TO HEALTH AND It

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Tins able work reached us some months since, when the pressure of publication was great, and the necessity of immediate attention to more perishable wares induced us to reserve,...

Tho working builders and their masters are at war. The

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former have refused to sign a declaration that they do not and will not belong to Trades Unions ; and for this refusal their masters have dismis-ed them to the number of several...

" It is said that his Majesty's Government intend bringing

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in a hill, early in the ensuing session, to place the steam-vessels on the Thames under wholesome police regulations; to prevent them from being over-crowded, to limit their...

" We have received the fidlowing from a young nobleman

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of the most distin- guished promise. Sir—As I have seen in the Standard, that your office may be made a depository for subscriptions to the Tuam Diocesan Society, I have...

SirJamesScarlett has been almost ubiquitous during the recent and pending

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Assizes. We find him specially retained in Cornwall, Devonshire, Somersetshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, and other counties, requiring all the efforts of four horses to...

The father of the French renegade Minister of the Interior,

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M. Times, lately arrived in Paris ; and the Opposition journals im- mediately asserted that his object was to dun his fortunate soil for a few thousand francs. The old man, as...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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PIIYMOT.00Y. The Principles of Physiology applied to the Preservation of Health anti to the Int. provement of Physical and Mental Education. By Andrew Combe. M.D. Fellow of the...

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GRAHAM ' S POEMS.

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THESE poems were published in the beginning of June; they reached us in the middle of August. Good things are slow in coming, and great persons have their peculiarities; the...