27 FEBRUARY 1830

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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THE House of Commons was busied with the Army Estimates on Monday; with the distress of the West Indians, and the Repre- sentation of Great Towns, on Tuesday ; and with a...

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THE MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK' EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.-The Funds continue to droop ; and at the settlement of the February account on Thursday, had a very heavy un- promising appearance. The price of...

We have heard during the week, for the hundredth time,

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that the sovereignty of Greec%! has been definitively settled on Prince LEO- POLD ; and that he is preparing to enter upon his regal duties. France has nearly completed its...

The House of Lords met on Monday and Tuesday to

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adjourn ; on 'Wed- nesday, did not assemble ; on Thursday, sat till about two o'clock ; on Fri. day, adjourned. The House of Commons sat on Monday till about one ; on Tuesday,...

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BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.—One of Mr. Bellamy's waiters charged a man

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and a woman with begging of the members of the House of Commons as they went to the House. The woman stood on the one side and the man on the other; and when they got nothing by...

On Saturday last, three workmen engaged in building a house

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in Buck- ingham Street, Strand, were sent into a celjar lately built, to strike the centres of the arch,--that is to remove the timber framework which sup. ported the arch....

ROBBERY AT THE DUKE Or ST. ALBANS'.—Three men, named Oaks,

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Plummer, and Kilsby, were charged at Union Hall on Thursday, the two first as principals, and the last as accessory, in a burglary committed at the Duke of St. Albans'. The...

The Marquis of Blandford, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. O'Connell, Mr.

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Charlton, and Mr. Sinclair Cullen, have become members of the Birmingham Political Union. The Duke of Newcastle has published an angry denial of Sir Francis Burdett's...

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.— The Sessions closed on Monday ; when

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the Recorder passed the following sentences :— Deatiz.—.T. Crane, G. Witt, R. Farthing, and Wm. Adams, for stealing in a dwelling- house ; G. Williams, H. Richards, T....

Lord Mayor, to consider the present distressed state of the

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country and its causes. 'The Lord Mayor presided. Mr. Legg proposed certain resolutions, which bore that in the opinion of the meeting, the distress was referable to taxation...

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TtreatnicAt, Gosste.—The French company had a crowded benefit at the

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King's Theatre on Thursday night. The Italian company, the Elephant, and the French company, furnished each a taste of its quality on the occasion. The French company are to...

SUMMARY or THE GAZETTES.—The classified abstract of bankrupts, published in

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some of the newspapers lately, affords some curious indi- cations of the state of business during the last twelve months. Physic has been in fair demand, probably from the...

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GOVERNMENT ECONOMY.

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FROM the declaration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it appears that the utmost reduction of expenditure we can look for is a million jI of pounds. The right honourable...

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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COLLECTIVE WISDOM. Mr. PEEL objected to the unmanly course which Mr. HUMS pursued in the debate upon the Army Estimates. " That honourable gentle- man stood upon his pri‘...

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THE TEA TRADE.

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THERE are several kinds of Parliamentary Committees, but the most common is the Committee of form. The renewal of the East India Company's charter might have been decided at...

PLANS OF REFORM.

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Two plans of Law Reform were propounded last week, one out of the House, the other in the House ; two plans of Parliamentary Reform have been propounded this week, one out of...

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STATE OF THE LONDON UNIVERSITY. • THE annual meeting of

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the promoters of this institution, to which we have pointed in our last two numbers, was held on Wednesday, and justified our anticipations that it would prove in no common de-...

MR. BROUGHAM AND THE SCOTCH BAR.

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IN the reports of the debate on Thursday sennight on the question of Law Reform introduced by Mr. PEEL, some expressions are attri- buted to Mr. BROUGHAM respecting the...

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THE SHARPER'S PROGRESS.

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THE obligations of our stage to the French are unceasingly lamented, and it is seen to be a great evil that we should be diverted by inven- tions of foreign production. The...

PAST AND PRESENT.

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A NEW drama, called Past and Present, or the Hidden Treasure, was produced at Drury Lane on Tuesday. It is a translation from a well- known French piece, but though received...

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THE ORATORIOS.

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Mr. HAWES began his season this year with announcing to the pub- lic his intention of dispensing with the assistance of "stars,"—in other words, of declining to engage any...

CITY OF LONDON AMATEUR CONCERT.

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THIS concert is a kind of rival to its opposite neighbour at the origi- nal London Tavern, but there appears to be ample room and abun- dant encouragement for both. The...

The Philharmonic Concerts begin on Monday. They will be held

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at the Concert-room in the Kings Theatre, where anew and spacious orchestra has been erected. Our readers may expect some notice of the first concert in our next paper,

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A PEEP AT THE PRINT-SHOPS.

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CONTINUED. Messrs. ComeAoHr's rooms exhibit much that is excellent, and a good deal that is new. Mr. ConSiNs, the mezzotint engraver, has put forth two fine specimens of his...

LITERARY SPECTATOR.

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/ GALT'S LAWRIE TODD.* \ I ran it throneh, even from my boyish days, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances— Of moving accidents by flood and field, And with it all my...

FINE ARTS.

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LE PETIT LOUVRE. THIS is a choice selection of pictures principally from the Danoot Gallery, and not one of which but is deserving of, and will repay attentive examina- tion....

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lifr.Pfuraars delivered his second Lecture on Painting on Thursday evening.

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He premised, that his observations would generally apply to his- torical art, and that he should consider each of the main principles of paint ing separately in its turn. In the...

LECTURES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

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MR. WEST MAC 0 T T delivered the second of his course of Lectures on Sculp- ture on Monday evening. Ile dwelt principally on Greek art, giving an account of the precursors of...