8 JULY 1837

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The King of Hanover made his solemn entry into his

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kingdom on the 27th, and into his capital on the 28th of June. The Han- over Gazette gives the following account of the ceremonies then and there performed. " The Hanoverian,...

The news from Spain is meagre, but important. Don CAELos,

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with a large army, has crossed the Ebro at two places ; and by this time he may be in full march on Madrid. ESPARTERO is re- ported to have been at length alarmed, and to have...

Paris continues to be exceedingly dull. Earnest applications had been

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made to Louis PHILIP by the Duke DE CAMPUZANO, the Spanish Ambassador, for a French army to be sent into Spain under the command of Marshal CLAUSXL, to save the Queen and put...

The proceedings in Parliament excite little interest. An im- mense

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quantity of " business" has been carelessly despatched : and the House of Commons has nearly accomplished all that it will be asked to perform. Next week the Lords will get rid...

The Quarterly Revenue accounts have been published. The net receipts,

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for the year eliding July 5th, were 44,075,400/.; being an excess over the last year of 116,926/. A considerable deficiency appears in the amount of the quarter just ended, as...

naafi's: anti Prateebingstfittiadiantent. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

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In the House of Peers, on Monday, Lord BELHAVEN presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, pray- ing for the extension of church accommodation in...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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PREPARATIONS for the coming elections engross the attention of all who give time and thought to politics. The country is not quite so torpid as it seemed last week. A little...

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ELECTION MOVEMENTS.

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FROM various quarts 1a we have received additions to our election in- telligence of Ito. %% Lek. In some cases the means of correctisos mis. takes have lk vs: supplied, in...

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Cbr Court.

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TRU Queen has not been to town this week. On Sunday, her Ma- jesty, after hearing divine service in her own apartments in Kensington Palace, took a ride to Finchley, in her new...

FUNERAL OF TIIE LATE KING.

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prcparations for exhibiting the remains of the late King " in state," were completed yesterday morning ; the workmen having been employed all Thursday night. At about half-past...

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Cbt Country.

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Archdeacon Glover is an earnest friend to the abolition of Church- rates; Archdeacon Glover pretends to be a zealous Whig; Archdeacon Glover spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,...

A powder-mill at Battle, Sussex, in the occupation of Mr..

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C. Lawrence, blew up on Monday sennight, and unroofed the building, scattering its fragments in all directions. Fortunately no one was in the Min at the time of the explosion ;...

int Ifittropaiid.

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A Common Hall was held on Monday ; when, on the motion of Mr. Salomon?, seconded by Mr. John Travers, an address of con- dolence and congratulation was voted to the Queen, and...

a In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, Mr.

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C. W. Day, n artist, and author of a little book called Hints on Etiquette, obtained a verdict against Messrs. Whittaker and Co. for pirating his work by publishing another book...

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It is reported that an offer has been made to

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the Duke of Devon- shire to resume the office of Lord Cbamberlain.—Morning Paper. It is generally circulated that her Majesty intends to create six new English Peerages after...

Father Damy k the famous convert. from Catholicism) has just

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made a public acknowledgment of his mist misdeeds, and prayed to be received back into the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church. On Sunday last, Mr. Campbell, one of the Roman...

" I perceive that the Whig-Radical journals, and amongst others

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the accurate' Spectator, are already beginning to speculate upon the probable result of the elections ; asserting that Ministers will gain at least 50 votes, which, added to...

E.AsT INDIA SHIPPING.

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Oil fl mouth. .1 thy 4th, Oat it Iteeies, fin' Bengal. At eseint, July 31, Fairy Qoeen. Iloolo:y. tor Mauritius; 411i. Orient. Whiut, Or itengtl; awl Tickler, White, tor tit,...

Sir Walter Scott, in a letter to his brother Thomas,

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dated December 1817, says—" I should be happy to attend to your commission about a dominie for your boy, but I think there will be much risk in yuking yourself with one for...

Aim almanack published in the year 1730 has the following

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very re- markable predictions, which have been fulfilled to the very letter— Aim almanack published in the year 1730 has the following very re- markable predictions, which have...

SCOTLAND.

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The Radical Association of Edinburgh held a meeting on the 29th June, and passed the following resolutions; which are worthy of atten- tion, as showing that there is some...

A Swedish gentleman, resident in Stockholm, and who was there

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when Lord Durham visited Bernadotte on his route from St. Peters- burg, writes to us, that the English Earl was almost overdone by the civilities of his Swedish Majesty. He...

IRELAND.

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Mr. O'Connell has addressed a letter to the National Association, recommending the formation of electioneering Committees under the title of" Friends of the Queen"— " Procure...

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PITH OF THE POLITICS OF THE DAILY PAPERS.

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Tier. Tory papers have had two main objects this week,—first, to make out that notwithstanding the Conservative professions of Ministers and certain of their friends, the...

Intelligence from the United States, to the date of the

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16th June, has been received at Liverpool. The commercial accounts are more cheerful. There had been no more failures, and confidence was begin- ning to revive.

POSTSCRIPT • SATURDAY.

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Both Houses of Parliament assembled yesterday between twelve and (me. The Lords forwarded several bills a stage, and then adjourned to five o'clock, when they reassembled....

MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCIIRNOT. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The demand for money, to which we last week alluded, still continues; and will, doubtless, until the payment of the Dividends, which will be...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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NOTES ON PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. VERY little attention is paid to what Parliament is doing ; question men ask is, " When will Parliament have done .Aware of this...

'I'llE REVENUE.

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Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended 5th July 1836 and 5th July 1837; showing the Increase or Decrease on each head...

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A LONDON COURT OF JUSTICE.

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Onto things occur in our courts of justice. It seems to be all haphazard whether prisoners escape or are punished. Men are Put on their trial when the witnesses against them are...

THE TAGLIONI.

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THE Taglioni is a new stage-coach, recently put on the Windsor road by certain noblemen and gentlemen of high fashion. It started for the first time on Tuesday, (we believe.)...

SIR ROBERT PEEL, SICK AND SLY.

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We have the pleasure to state that Sir II. Peel is recovering from a severe attack of rheumatism. The right honourable Baronet was able yesterday and the day preceding to take...

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CAUSES OF NEWSPAPER FAILURE AND SUCCESS.

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THE Constitutional was published on Saturday for the last time' The causes of its discontinuance were stated by the editor, in one of those half-actions half-play ful articles,...

Louis Philip, the Queen, the Duke and the Dutchess of

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Orleans, were at the Academic Royale on Friday night last. They were all dressed in mourning, on account of the death of the King of England. The King wore the star mid riband...

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SLADE'S TURKEY, GREECE, AND MALTA.

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So far as the matter of a book must be gathered from observation, the present volumes are the fruit of neither a very wide range nor a very novel sphere. Mr. SLADE was attached...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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TRAVELS, Turkey, Greece, anti m ; ot si . By Adolphus Slade, Esq., F.R.A.S. Author of Records of 'Travels in the East." Ill 2 NOIR Saunders and RELIGIOUS FICTION, u p ra...

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GERALDINE, A TALE OF CONSCIENCE.

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THIS novel is the narrative of a conversion gained to Papacy from that party in the Church of England which practically pushes the right of private judgment to the very verge...

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ROBERTS'S SCOTTISH ALE-BREWER.

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LIKE all human productions formed for endurance, ale consists of !, simples and essences, (which are in fact but simples of another kind,) evolved, combined, and rendered...

BROWNE S ASYLUMS FOR THE INSANE.

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THE substance of this work was originally delivered in the shape of lectures to the Managers of the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, of' which establishment Mr. BROWNE was Medical...

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LEWIS'S SKETCHES OF CONSTANTINOPLE.

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IN theseSketehec we see realized scenes often dwelt upon with delight by travellers, but whose peculiar beauty and picturesqueness the most vivid description fails to convey...

FINE ARTS.

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THE GOVERNMENT PICTURE PURCHASE. Tut three pictures for whose purchase 9,030/. was voted on Monday night, are now exhibited among the National Collection, at the old house in...

A superb medallic profile of WILLIAM the Fourth, engraved in

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the basso-relievo style by the curious mechanical process of CoLLAs, has to be added to our last week's list of Royal Portraits. The medallion is modelled from CHANTREY'S bust ;...

[Next week we hope to be able to bring up

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the arrear of notices of other New Prints and Picture-books.] [Next week we hope to be able to bring up the arrear of notices of other New Prints and Picture-books.]