4 NOVEMBER 1837

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Mr. O'CONNELL has given another proof of his readiness to

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make his Irish influence subservient to the views of the Govern- ment, by dissolving the National Association. The existence of that body during the session of Parliament, would...

New York Papers, datsd the 9th of October, have been

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recede/ask_ It appears that M. VAN BUREN IS eari)11,6 iiL iluauwral141111 sures slowly through Congress. The Senate, by a majority of six, had passed the Sub-Treasury Bill,...

There is a general expectation, founded chiefly on a passage

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in Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S address to his constituents, that Ministers Will in the next session introduce a measure for the Education of the People. Whether they will make the...

The accounts from Spain relate to the marches and counter-

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marches of Don CARLOS and ESPARTEIZO. They are confused, contradictory, and brief; being chiefly transmitted to Paris by telegraph. One fact alone appears certain—that Den...

M. VON BLITTERSDORF, Minister of the Dutchy of Baden at

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the German Diet, has consented that the fortress of Railetadt, within four leagues of the city f Baden, shall be garrisoned by the troops of the Confedsration ; which is the...

Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN has rendered himself exceedingly unpopular in

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Lisbon, by taking part with the Chartists and the Court against the prevailing faction ; and one of the Mi- nisters, CASTRO PEREIRA, has indirectly requested his recall. by...

The Continental journals and the foreign correspondence of the daily

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newspapers have this week been more than usually bsre of interesting intelligence. The Opposition journals of Paris com- plain that, after the lapse of nine days from the...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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THE elections to supply annual vacancies in the Municipal Coun- cils took place on Wednesday. Though interesting in their re- spective localities, the results of these struggles...

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In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday; Sir John

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Campbell obtained a rule for a criminal information against 3Ir. Fleming, 'ALP, for sending a challenge to Mr. Kirkpatrick, a solicitor in the Isle of Wight. The two gentlemen...

Cbt Court.

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VOTWITHSTANDiNG the stormy weather which has prevailed during the greater part of the week, the Royal party at Brighton have generally taken rides in the neighbourhood. Lord...

At a numerous meeting of working men, field on Wednesday

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night at the Mechanics' Institution, Circus Street, Alarylebone, it was re- solved to reorganize the Radical Association of Marylebone, with the view to procur.: for the...

At the Marisionhouse, yesteniay, Cvtain Bush, who is employed by

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the Commercial Steam.boat Company to raise the Wreck of the Apollo, off Greenhithe, stated that an accident bud occui red which had put a stop to his operations. Early on...

rbe ifirtropalit.

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On Thursday, the Lord Mayor Elect, attended by the Recorder and other City officers, was presented to the Lord Chancellor, at the Chan- cellor's residence in Bruton Street. The...

A special general meeting of the proprietors of East India

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Stock was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering a resolution of the Court of Directors to grant a sum of 20,0001. to the Marquis Wellesley. The grounds on which the...

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c untry A party, comprising many of the influential Liberals

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of East Cornwall, dined together at Bodmin on Monday. The names of the following gentlemen are mentioned,—Sir William Molesworth, Mr. A. 0. Mole-worth, Mr. John Rundle, M.P.,...

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Manchester. The pit was covered over so as to form

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one room with pen. Nevertheleaa, in these times, it is good to be prepared for the worst.' but I desire not to be misunderstood. Little as I should wish to mix political throw...

meat by her Majesty's Ministers. His votes in Parliament would

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prove that " There are those who consider education as the giant steam•engine in the point ! but at the same time, it was only justice to state, that the Ministry had hands of...

held a meeting at Stroud to petition Parliament for the

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Ballot. A model of Mr. Grote's ballot-box was exhibited to the meeting. Some opposition was got up toy a few Tories, but the vast majority were sition to Lord Grey's Coercion...

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An adjourned meeting was held at Rotherham on Friday, for

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the purpose of levying a church-rate. Lord Howard of Effingham was in the chair, and Earl Fitzwilliam also was present. 2ulr. Hattersley opposed the rate, and reproved the...

The members of the" North of England Society for the

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Promo- tion of the Fine Arts," held a meeting on the 26th October, in the lecture-room of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle. upon. Tyne. The Bishop of Durham...

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Whatever may be the merits or demerits of the Reform

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Act, the Timer and the ‘`Spcetater are as much to blame for its success as the liiiisters. It is not becomitig in our contemporaries now to abuse their former friends ; the...

INELANI).

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The National Association met in Dublin for the last time on Tues- day. Theis was tiut ususualiy large assembly of members. Mr. O'Connell, who had arrived from Darrynane Abbey in...

At Manchester, on Tuesday, Kinnear, Jones, and Wood, were held

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to heavy bail to appear at the Liverpool Assizes, and be tried for a conspiracy to defraud several banking companies by spurious bills of exchange. The counsel for the...

It is said that Lord Leveson will move the Address,

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and Mr. Gibson Craig second it. Lord Melbourne had a Cabinet dinner on Wednesday, at which all his colleagues were present. • Sir Robert Peel's mansion in Privy Gardens is...

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Mr. Lechmere Charlton. who for many years was the Whig

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oppo- nent of the Clives in Ludlow, but at the election of 1835 joined his former foes, and professed himself a follower of Lord Stanley, has again become an assailant of the...

The Times this morning seems to sust ect that we

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have led the Standard into a Whig-Radical ambuscade- " A night or two ago, our esteeaned contemporary the Standard, when no- ticing the speculations of a weekly Radical...

A correspondent in this morning's Times contradicts the "silly re-

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ports," which, be says, have "got tutu circulation," of the retirement of Lord Hut. and Lord Frrzauv SOMERSET from the Horse Guards; aud adds- " The confidence so deservedly...

From the Report of the Evidence given before the Lords'

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Corn- tnittee on the new plan of Education for Ireland, it appears that the compromise offered by the clergy of Raphoe to the supporters of the plan, was eagerly and warmly...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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aiRTfis. On the 29th ult., at tte Vicarage, Barking, the Hon. Hrs. Ammar Lusnam, of a song On the 27th ult., at Ebley House. Gloucester, the Lady of PETER LLVERs/10E, Esq., of...

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POSTSCR1 PT SATURDAY NIGHT. The Paris papers of Thursday contain a variety of rumours respect- ing the movements of the contending armies in Spain. It is said that on the...

Finding that subscriptions of half-crowns and shillings make a very

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insignificant total of pounds, the Standard last night urged the wealthy Tories to contribute good round sums to the election petition fund ; and referred to an anonymous...

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THE MINOR THEATRES.

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COMPETITION is not more useful in producing excellence, than coa l . parison is in testing its quality. The rivals for popularity among the Minors, the Adelphi and the Olympic,...

In addition to the results of Municipal Elections mentioned in

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the first page, we learn from the Evening Papers, that the Liberals have succeeded in Sudbury, Faversham, Chippenham, Chester, Wigan, Bed- ford, Beverley, Buckingham, and...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

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Arrived—At Gravesend. (let. 31st. Duke of Roxburgh, Dessingtoa. front Madras. At Parsee. M'Kellar, from London. sailed—From Gravesend. Oct. 28th, Rubies, kidur, for...

MONEY MARKET.

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SEVEN EXCEIANGR. FRID•Y ETERNorni. The transactions of the week have not been important ; and tl tingls money still continues plentiful, the price of Stock has declined shout...

The Olympic has hitherto dealt chiefly in revivals. The last

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one, The Duel, was interrupted on Thursday, not by the Police, but II the sudden illness of one of the parties—.Cuanuis MATHEWS.

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A Miss DESBOROUGH, of whom report speaks highly, is starring

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it at the Queen's Theatre ; but we have not had an opportunity of seeing the young lady.

TOPICS OF THE DAY. •

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WHY DON'T THE ENGLISH AGITATE FOR IRISH CHURCH REFORM? AT length a single organ of Downing Street or Whitehall yen. tures to touch the tender subject of the Ministerial policy...

FEELINGS OF THE WORKING CLASSES. TO THE EDITOR or THE

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SPECTATOR. Sia—Some time ago you stated your conviction, thattbe union of the middle an d working classes, by which the Reform Bill was carried, was gradually 'breaking up,...

At the St. James's, the opera of The Cabittel has

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been revived this Week, with a very effective cast ; BRAHAM shining forth as Prince Or. lando, as in days of yore.

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CONDUCT OF THE TORIES IN OPPOSITION.

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So, we rightly read the signs of the times, enumerated in the opening paragraph of our last number. The chivalrous Tory champion, the Standard, began his elaborate lucubrations...

PATRICIAN PAY—THE MARQUIS WELLESLEY'S.

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AT the age of seventy-eight the Marquis WELLESLEY applies to the East India Company for 20,0001.—almost in the way of charity; and receives it too I This is a humiliating...

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PRACTICAL MEASURES.

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THE conclusion of " Army Expenditure" is postponed till next week. In the mean time, we cast a retrospective glance to our first subject, the Civil List ; and look more closely...

"PURITY OF ELECTION: .

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THE constituency of Southwark have established the fact that a contested election may be managed at a very slight cost to the party as well as the candidate. There were polled...

TOO MUCH LEGAL ACUTENESS.

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A CORRESPONDENT of the Times fancies that he has discovered a shocking blunder , in Lord LANGDALE'S Will Act. He quotes the clause of the act which declares that "Every will,...

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THE PARK WATER-BIRDS.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SFECTATOR. Ornithological Society of Loudon, 37, Pall Mall, 1st Nov. 137. Sot —The arousing remarks ill your last paper, headed " The Park Geese versus...

EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE.

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TO THE EDITOE OF THE SVECTATOR, IA.11111011, 3a 1s:tweet:ter 1837. Ste — The questions of National Education and the Pension list occupying every one's mind, allow me to...

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THE LADY ANAHETT A.

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As a novel, The Lady Annabetta is not of the very highest class; for the story is deficient in incident, and drags heavily in its pro- gress towards the cireumstunce which...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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The Lady Annabetta; a Novel. Ity the Aiithoress et "Constance " end 1t.1 , .1 • In 3 v"Is. Saunders and (It MISCILLANYOVS, Chelsea Hospital, anal its Traditiens. By the...

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CHELSEA HOSPITAL.

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OF all ME. GLEIG'S books, we consider Chelsea Hotpital as the worst. It is heavy, tame, and unreal; having neither the exact truth of history, nor the larger truth and spirit of...

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THE BENCH AND THE BAR.

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THE wine, such as it was, of this writer's mind, was pretty well run off in his account of the Commons and Lords; for in that case he had an intimate eyesight acquaintance with...

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GIFT BOOKS OF THE SEASON—CONTINUED.

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IN Jenning's Lawiscape Annual, Mr. ROSCOE has this year corn- pleted Spain, and entered and quitted Africa. Starting from Toledo, he revisited Madrid, returned to Salamanca, and...

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FINE ARTS.

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NEW ENGRAVINGS. THE important work, which Messrs. FINDEN have been so long pre- paring, of Engravings from the best Masters of the British School of Painting, from time time of...

CITY SIEDAL OF THE QUEEN.

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TnE ecstacies of loyalty which the citizens' are indulging in on the occasion of their having the honour to include the Queen ameng the uttractions of the Lord Mayor's show on...

MR. LANDSEER'S EVIDENCE ON ART—LETTER II.

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TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SPECTATOR. Sot—On the day when I appeared before the Committee of the Commons, there seemed a prevailitig cursoriness of regard toward the business in...