27 JUNE 1829

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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AT last the Parliament has been got rid of; not That it has been "dis- solved," or "sent to its great account," as one of our contemporaries suggests, but the members, who have...

The Biography of Sir Humphry Davy, written for the SPECTATOR

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by a gentleman of distinguished scientific attainments, and of which the commencement appears in this Number, will be continued in four or five other ilapers. The subject, on a...

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The siege of Silistria proceeds. The Turks wake a determined

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op- position ; and neither before this fortress, nor an any other of their points of attack, does it appear that the Russians have gained any material advantages. The Turks...

We stated last week that the French Government had claimed

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the Neapolitan exile Galotti, whom the Prefect of Corsica had incon- siderately given up. He was put to death so soon as he arrived on the shores of Naples. The French...

The Prussian State Gazette of the 20th inst. contains, under

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the bead of "Turkish Frontiers," intelligence that part of the Russian besieging corps before Silistria had received orders to hasten to the assistance of General Roth, at...

THE MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, SATURDAY MORNING, TWELVE O'CLOCK. — Another week has elapsed, and we have still the same meagre and uninteresting report to make : there has been little or no...

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THE PRESS.

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CHARACTERS OF THE PAST SESSION OP PARLIAMENT. Exameseo—The closed Session of Parliament has been a Se,ielit of one act. The Legislature achieved a single measure of benefit,...

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COLONIZATION OF INDIA.

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GLOBE—A letter from Calcutta mentions a fact which may not excite much attention for a time. but which will probably soon become of greater import. ance than many changes which...

THE CHURCH—THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN, AND MIL WRAY.

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Gtoee—The case of Mr. Wray and the Bishop of Lincoln, has been the sub- ject of discussion in Parliament. Mr. Wray, in Ids pamphlet, suppressed a fact Avhich seems very...

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CLERICAL DISCIPLINE—DR. FREE.

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IN treating of the means of maintaining the discipline of the Church, on which subject we are threatened with a law by Lord HannwicEE, we would rather avoid making so free with...

THE HANOVERIAN LADIES.

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A MORNING Paper observes, with reference to the case of these lathes- " If there ever has been an instance that laid claim to the benevolent and humane dispositions of...

THE PAST SESSION—MR. PEEL.

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To the great mass of mankind, the management of one idea, and the perpetration of one act, is quite sufficient exertion • and if strong hopes or strong fears are connected with...

WHERE IS GENERAL ROTH? TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE Courier is great in geography. Names that would break any civilized jaw to give utterance to, are as familiar to it as household words. Towns, rivers, mountains, that no one...

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A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND LABOURS OF THE LATE

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SIR HUMPHRY DAVY. 13estoNo that of discovering and recording the circumstances that may have produced in an eminent philosopher a propensity for a par- ticular line of pursuit,...

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WHEN an actor, a manager, or any one else connected

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or unconnected with the theatres, sets about getting up a benefit, his first object is to gain the good word of the journals. A puff—whether slily manufactured by a Penny-a-line...

TIGHT LACING

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" Oh stay!" TOMMY MOOR E. Wz do not number ourselves in the immense class of shallow persons who delight in making antitheses of Theory and Practice : on the con- trary, we...

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MR. DROUET'S CONCERT.

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AFTER an interval of several years, Mr. DROUET has made his appear- ance in our musical hemisphere. As a flute-player he has few, very few, equals. At the time of his former...

CONSTANTINOPLE IN IRS.*

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LITERARY SPECTATOR. Tuts is a very agreeable and well-timed volume. We all wish to learn how things pass in Constantinople while the Russians are making their way, as well as...

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A WEEK'S READING.

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Loan MAHON'S LIFE OF BELISAPuIUS. UPHAM'S HISTORY OF TI1E OTTOMAN EMPIRE, VOL. I. CONSTAI3LE'S DR. MEMES'S HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING, MISCELLANY, AND sCUIPTURE. Nos.:19...

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PURCELL'S SACRED MUSIC, EDITED BY V. NOVELL°.

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IF ever England could boast of a musician of whom she might be proud—of one who, though educated in the straitest and strictest school of the art, made that art only the...

NOVELTIES IN SCIENCE AND THE ELEGANT ARTS.

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Mu. FARADAY'S GLASs-The Lectures at the Royal Institution were closed for the season on Friday week ; when Mr. FARADAY gave an interesting description of his and Mr. Dot.i.oNo's...

PRACTICE OF CHANCERY; ATTENDANCE OF BARRISTERS.

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A new measure of reform, long- ardently desired by the legal profession, has just been carried into effect. The Master of the Rolls, has, for some days in the week past, sat in...

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THE CHURCH.

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OXFORD, June 19.—The Rev. E. Jacob, M.A. Rector of St. Pancras, Chielii.vter, late. Fellow of Corpus Christi College, has been appointed vice.president, acting and resident head...

- LITERARY ANNOUNCEM ENTS.

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BOOKS IN THE PEEKS, Out PREPAREYG FOR MI:LIGATION. The eleventh volume of the Works of Lord Bacon, edited by Mr. Basil Montagn - A revi,ed edition of the Life and Works or...

.. THE UNIVERSITIES. .. THE UNIVERSITIES.

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OXFORD, June 23.—The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's prizes for the ensuing year:—Viz. For Latin verse—" Tyrus." For an English Essay— . The character of...

THE ARMY.

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Wan-OFFICE. June 25.-73d Reg. Foot—Maj. Gen. Sir F. Adam, K.C.B., to be vice Gen. Lord Harris, deceased.—Garrisons—Gen. T. horn Lynedoch, G.C.B., to be , Governor of...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING. FRIDAY EvENING.

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The Lord W. Bentineic,Craigie, which was ashore near Halifax, has been got off with:: little damage, and her cargo has been discharged in good order. Arrived. At Gravesend,...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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Fifehead Muse, near Shaftesbury, the Lady of the Rev. E. Peacock, of a . : daughter—In the Lady of T. Hodgkens, Er. , (1. Barrister-at-law, of a son and heir—On the 22d inst. in...

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LONDON MARKETS.

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CORN EXCHANGE, FR.IDAY, JUNE 26. The supply of Grain in general this week is far from large. The Mealing Trade is however, exceedingly dull, and full 2s. per quarter lower....

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Tuesday, June 3.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.-T. and W. Pridmore, Hinckley and Sapecote, Lei- cestershire, grocers-Haddock and Co. Sunderland-near-the-Sea, ironmongers, as far as regards M....