TnaEE manifestoes are now before the public,—Lord Jonx Res- sELL's address to the London electors, which was issued last week ; Sir ROBERT PEEL'S counter-manifesto, delivered...

strange and striking contrast with each other—Queen CHRISTINA'S protest to the Spanish nation against being deprived of the guard- ianship of her children; and King ERNEST'S...

A Court of Common Council was held on Thursday, for the despatch of business. The joint committee on the Royal Exchange and Gresham Trusts brought up their report, recommending...

FOR the first time since her accession to the throne, the Queen has passed several days away from her own roof; having paid visits to some of her distinguished subjects. At...

Sir Robert Peel, on Wednesday, entertained his immediate supporters in Tamworth, at dinner, in the King's Arms Tavern. The guests num- bered nearly two hundred : among them were...

Earl Fortescue, the Lord-Lieutenant, was married to Lady Somer- ville, by the Bishop of Cagbel, at the Vice-regal Lodge, Phoenix Park, on Monday, the 26th,,Jely„ -The ceremony...

Mr. Macaulay having been asked by the Town-Council of Edinburgh for a subscription towards the support of the races of that city, lie replied by rebuking the body, very...

HALIFAX. A correspondent sends us the correct statement of the poll according to the official declaration : the numbers given in our paper, he says, were those calculated by the...

The Times has surprised politicians with a series of very moderate lead- ing articles on the position of the " new Conservative party." They indi- cate a systematic plan, a...

York papers to the 17th July. She left Halifax on the 20th, and consequently made the voyage in nine daysi The Supreme Court of New York had delivered a judgment adverse to the...

Arrived—At Gravesend, July 25th, Weimer Cdstle, Gimlelt, from Bengal ; 28th, Nautilus. Thomas; Augustus, Purchase; and Catherine. Brown, from Mauritius ; and 29th. Carton, Cos,...

BIRTHS. On the 28th inst., at Eu ham Douse. near Andover, the Don. Mrs. PRowsis, of a son. On the 25th iust., the Lady of the Rev. C. PASLEY VIVIAN, of a son. Oa the 23d inst.,...

In the first place, the French telegraph announces the arrival at Mar- seilles of the overland Indian mail, which bears intelligence from Bom- bay to the 19th June, with the...

SATURDAY NIGHT. There is no home news of any importance today ; but the evening papers have a little party gossip. The Globe and Standard of this evening both allude to some...

Three Days as passing off with continued tranquillity. It is remarked, how- ever, that the National Guard had not been invited to take part in the Ceremonies. The Three Days...

can rely, sends us an interesting letter from the centre of Syria; where he has become a spectator of the disastrous misgovernment and petty intrigues which seem to threaten the...

elec- tions to the House of Assembly bad been adjourned, and dropped, and delayed in various ways, so that it was still undecided on the 14th July. Sir James Stuart had been...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The great plenty of money and the continued investments of the public had given considerable firmness to the Morey-market, which improved in...

sembled at Plymouth. Business commenced on Wednesday, when the General Committee met to make preliminary arrangements.

proprietor and editor of which is Mr. H. G. WARD, M.P. for Sheffield, an article ap- peared, plainly purporting to be from Mr. WARD'S pen, in continua- tion of a long series of...

OLD DRURY is once more converted into a saloon for promenade music ; 31. JULLIEN flourishes his batod where Gloster wielded his truncheon, and the decorative taste of Mr. GYE...

Cornhill, 28th July 1841. Sin—In justice to the unfortunate creditors of Portugal, dissentients to the decree of the Portuguese Government dated 2d November last, I have to re-...

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOR. 28th July 1841. SIB—I address you as a Spectator " who likes to get at the truth of things": and, sooth to say, in general you seem to be...

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COUNTRY. Tax election has given to Sir ROBERT PEEL a majority of from 70 to 80 votes. For Conservative objects, or for practical measures of general...

THE result of the protracted discussion on the case of the Rajah of Sattara, in the last Court of Proprietors of the East India Com- pany, is calculated to awaken serious...

DOUBTLESS the leaders of a party newly come into office, or on the eve of coming into office, are severely tried by the multitude of applicants for places and other rewards for...

PARLIAMENT is not omnipotent. Parliament cannot take house or land from a man without assigning him compensation. Parliament ought not to be omnipotent. Parliament is the re-...

IN the Twopenny-Post-Bag is a letter from an eminent bibliopole to an unlucky author, informing him that SCOTT, " Having quitted the Borders to seek more renown, Is coming by...

Am intelligent correspondent founds on that part of our account of the Chartist principles which regarded electoral districts, a sugges- tion that may come to be useful. "...

TRAVELS, Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai, and Arabia Petrrea: a Journal of Travels in the year IRIS, by E. Robinson and E. Smith; undertaken in reference to...

AMONG the musical occurrences of the year, the commemoration of HENRY Putter-1.e is one of the most interesting. It is so as a perform- ance of church music of the very highest...

A BOOK of so sterling character as this, is not only a makeweight against a ton of the ephemeral trash which the press is continually pouring forth, but it does much towards...

THE scene of this novel is laid in France, under the licentious reign of Louis the Fifteenth. The subject, Mr. JAMES says, he " found in the education of a girl from infancy to...

trait in Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S character to put himself forward in any popular movement ; to advocate its objects, and not unsuccessfully, by great activity, great fluency, a fair...

Tuesday, July 27. PARTNERSHIPS russoovsn. Rees and Co. Newport. Monmouthshire, coal-owners; as far as regards Rees-Barnby and Co. Manchester, carriers; as far as regards...

BRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) Saturday Monday. Tuesday. Wednes. Thurs. 5 per Cent. Consols 891 Ditto for Account 90 3 Der Cents. Reduced 901 if per Cents. Reduced 991 New 31...