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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE PARLIAMENT—OPENING OF THE SESSION. THE overture is finished; but, had it not been for some more certain indications from other quarters, we should have still been at a-...
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The SpectatorGENERAL DIEBITSCH died on the 10th instant, at Kleczeeo, near . Pultusk, a town about thirty miles north of Warsaw. The cause of his death has been variously assigned. The...
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LONDON AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.
The SpectatorTHE KING AND HIS COURT.—The grand event of the week was the opening of Parliament on Tuesday. The day was uncommonly fine ; the assemblage of people extremely great ; and the...
The affairs of Belgium remain without alteration. The Dutch Government
The Spectatorhas addressed a note to the Conf_e renee , c ailing on them to state what answer had been returnef l A to the 22nd Proto- col. This note is dated the 5th. A second note, of the...
The principal cry in France, at the present moment, seems
The Spectatorto be a reform of the Chamber of Peers,—in other words, the abro- gation of hereditary peerage, and the appointment of a Senate, whose members shall possess in themselves and...
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MASSACRE AT NE WTOWNBARRY.We had har . dly'ceased to write of the
The Spectatorslaughter, at Castle Pollard, when an account of a slaughter more dreadful reached us. We do not pretend to give a correct account of the second, any more than of the first...
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CIIOLERA.—An order in Council, dated 17th June, extends
The Spectatorthe quarantine to the case of Hamburg steam vessels, where they happen to have on board "wool of all kinds, cordage not • tarred, yarn of all kinds, down, feathers, flax,...
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ATTEMPTED MURDER IN Sr. Paut.'s.—On Wednesday, a Frenchman was charged,
The Spectatorat the Guildhall, with attempting to murder his master in the dark staircase between the stone gallery and the iron gallery of St. Paul's. The hat of the complainant, also a...
GAZETTE IsisrELLIGEsrce.—The Gazettes of the week notice the elevation of
The Spectatorthe Earl of Leitrim to the British Peerage, by the title of Baron Clements; and the conferring the honour of Knighthood on Mr. Wilmot Horton, i Governor of Ceylon. They also...
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THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorOrtntztAxtoNs.—The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Chichester on Sunday the 5th of June, by letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Ely. Deacons—W....
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 22nd inst. at 6, St. James's Place, the wife of Archdeacon KING, of a daughter. On the 17th inst. at Killermont, North Britain, the Lady of JOHN Cutout:too:4...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR-Omen, June 21.-4th Light Dragoons : Cor. B. H. Blake to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Gibson, promoted; J. Vernon, Gent, to be Cor. by purchase, vice who ho retires-9th Light...
THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorFRIDAY EVENING.—Consols left off on Saturday at 83 ; Exchequer Bills 10s. to Us. ; Brazilian Bonds 481. Money has been scarce, from 4 to 5 per cent, being asked for loans on...
We owe an apology to our non-political readers this week.
The SpectatorWe have sacrificed nearly every thing to the great topic of the day, the Debates in Parliament. Next week they will have less of novelty, and less of interest ; and our...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorThe-Guildford, Johnson, with a valuable cargo, left Singapore for London on the -_-29th of December, and has not since been heard of. Speculative insurances have been done on...
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorCAMBRIDGE. On Wednesday last, H. P. Measor, Esq. was admitted a Scholar of Kings' College. OXFORD. • On Thursday last the following Degrees were conferred :—Doctor in...
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• FROM TH E LONDON GAZETTES. Tuesday, June 21. PA'sTNERSIIIPS
The SpectatorDISSOLVED. HARDSTAFF and Co. Newark, tobacco and snuff manufacturers-S. and J. HARD- STAFF, Derby, grocers-D. and F. GARDNER, Salisbury, horse-hair manufacturers -J. and T. MA...
PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRIT/5U. 3 per Cent. Reduced . 3 per Cent. Consols ....... Ditto for Account ........ 34 per Cent. Old .......... 34 per Cent. New . . . p er Cent. .......... 'kink Stock...
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CHOLERA.
The SpectatorTHE interest attached to this formidable disease has been aug- mented from the rank and consideration of its last reported victim. General DIEMTSCH went to bed, on the 9th...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorGREAT DOINGS OF THE OPPOSITION—AND WHAT NEXT? THE PEEBLES * were to have eaten all us Reformers up on the first day of the session of the Delegation Parliament ;—they only...
"THE CONTEST" IN POLAND.
The SpectatorTHE expression "contest," in the King's Speech, as applied to the war in the North of Europe, and used in the same sentence which describes the revolutions in Switzerland and...
How very, very small is the mouse produced by the
The Spectatorgreat mountain of Conservative Plot, whose labour was to have done such wonders ! The "New Conservative Opposition !"—What will the FEEBLES do next ? But it is far more...
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PAGANINI.
The SpectatorPAGA.NINI'S concert, announced as his last at the Opera-house, was on Wednesday evening. From this manner of announce- ment, it is to be inferred that- he means to give other...
POLAND.
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OP TIIE SPECTATOR. Tuesday, 2Ist .Tqne 1831. SIR—It is with extreme satisfaction that I read your article " Poland." in the SPECTATOR of last Sunday, in which...
HAYMARKET THEATRE.
The SpectatorOUR first visit to this theatre, since its proper season began, was paid last night. The comedy was The Way to Keep Rim; in which the Widow Belmour was performed by" a Lady, her...
