9 AUGUST 1851

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THE SAVING CLAWS.

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THE SAVING CLAWS. MANY are the ways in which mankind may be saved,-humanly speaking, we mean; though some enthusiastic enthusiasts appear to go to the length of saying that it...

THE SALE AT KNOWSLEY.

The Spectator

THE SALE AT KNOWSLEY. NOTHING conveys a stronger sense of our transitory state than the manner in which, when the heir of a great house dies, the traces of his most obvious...

LIFE ASSURANCE: CHANCE AND CHANCES.

The Spectator

LIFE ASSURANCE: CHANCE AND CHANCES. 'Northampton tables, compiled by Dr. Price, from registers of the parish of All Saints, from 1735 to 1780; Carlisle Tables, collected by Dr....

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NAPLES AND ITS PRISONED PEOPLE.

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NAPLES AS-1) ITS PRlISONEI) PEOPLE. TDi Neapolitan Government met Mr. Gladstone's representations with special-pleadings and cavils about his accuracy; for example, they called...

"NEXT SESSION."

The Spectator

TOPICS OF THE DAY. " NEXT SESSION-." D1I;.irOInTED at the perverted use to which the past session has bun put, fond Liberals cherish a hope that next session will be busy and...

THE FETES IN PARIS.

The Spectator

T[E FETES IN PARIS. WITH some writers, sublime is not too strong an expression for that international fete which Paris has contributed to the history of Europe, and which to...

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The Court.

The Spectator

'At cuurt. TuiE Queen remained at Osborne till Thursday, and then returned to 131UCk| ingham Palace for the labours of the prorogation. Lord John Russell had left ()sborne on...

The Metropolis.

The Spectator

I-r lVjr outrnpolig. I Victoria Street, the site of the costly sewer renowned in the annals of the Metropolitan Commission, has at length been opened to the public. I This...

THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION ACT.

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THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUEMPTION ACT. [The bill, which received the Royal Assent on Friday last, was the joint production of her Mfajesty's Ministers, Mr. Walpole, Sir...

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Foreign and Colonial.

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katrrigu fnu (uh lnIul. FRANCE-All political interest and action subsided in Paris to makc Slay for the gigantic hospitalitics of the Prefect of the Seine. The invited of the...

IRELAND.

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IRELAND. Lord Arundel and Surrey was not returned for Limerick altogether without opposition. He was proposed by the Reverend 'Mr. Brahau, and seconded by Mr. Monsell, M.P....

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THE STATE OF MAN SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROMULGATION OF CHRISTIANITY.

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THlE STATE OF 3iAN SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROM-LG.ITION OF CHRISTIANITY.| Tilis essay forms one of the well-known series of " Small Books on Great Subjects," and is among the best...

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Miscellaneous.

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Thi.vrItn-rnu5. The Marquis of Lansdowne was thrown from his horse last week; and though he escaped serious hurt) he was obliged to carry his arm in a sling for some days. Sir...

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The Provinces.

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Ide3t lhottiurfo. The town of Derby entertained M1r. Paxton on Tuesday last, in the Assembly Rooms. The dinner was chiefly remarkable for the county notabilities present; among...

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Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

The Spectator

Erhatr5 anui 4]rurrving ill jhrliamrut. | I'RIN-CIP.kL BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. HouR OF Lomn'. Saturday, Aug-st 2. No 1,,oines of ifmport.tance. Mdondsy, AXn.w-t 4. General...

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THE ARUNDEL SOCIETY.

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FINE ARTS. TIlE ARUNDEL SOCIETY. A further selection of engravings after the works of Fra Angelico has been issued by the Arundel Society; comprising figures of St. Thomas,...

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[The fruits of the policy opposed by Ministers to "Papal aggres-...]

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I The fruits of the policy opposed by Ministers to " Papal aggres- sion " are harvested in Ireland. . The faint dawn of industrial enterprise has been overcast by clouds of...

[THE prorogation of Parliament took place yesterday; with little...]

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE lprorogation of Parliament took place yesterday; with little I that deserves note in the ceremonial, and less in the Royal Speech. The Speech at the...

[The reinstalled Governments of Germany are driving back to...]

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i The reinstalled Governments of Germany arc driving back to, the "status quo ante" of the beginning of 18-18, with railway Ispeed.. The Diet at Frankfort has decreed the...

[France is not at this moment the paradise of newspaper editors.]

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I France is not at this moment the paradise of newspaper editors. In the beginning of the week no fewer than eight of those gentlemen-were inmUtes of the Conciergerie, and a...

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WILSON'S LIFE OF CAVENDISH.

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BOOKS. WILSON'S LIFE OF CAYVENDISII.* 'Tin: object of the Cavendish Society, under whose auspices this Work appears, is to promote the publication of important chemical works...

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[In London, last week, everybody was talking of the effect produced on...]

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I In London, last week, everybod%, zeas talking of the effect produeed on INademois,4li Rachel by tilc barkling of a dog in the theatre at the mnonient when she beg'±n to feel...

[The French fetes officially terminated with the grand review on Wed-...]

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POSTSCRIPT. SATURDAY. The French fetes officially terminated with the grand review on Wed- iesdav; but on Thursday and Friday several acts of courtesy had to be performred. _...

[The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Helena left town this...]

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The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess JIelena left tovwn this morning about half-past ten, by a special train. for the Isle of Wight. The nomination foI Downupatrick was...

[The Trent steam-ship arrived at Southampton this morning with the...]

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The Trent steam-ship arrived at Southampton this morning with the West lhdiin mail, and papers up to July 17: Cholera 'tas oi the increase in Jamuiei- espeeially in- Hanover...

[The obituaries of the week announce the deaths at very advanced ages of...]

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Thile obituarics of the week annouince the deaths at -(rN- advanced antes of two reinirkable ladies lionourably conneetcd sNith ng'lish literature. At Clifton, on Friday the...

[Application having been made by the Lambeth Vestry to the Duchy of...]

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Application lhavinz been miade I1v the Lamnbeth Vestrv to the Duvhv of Corinall, for leave to :appropriate a p)i~ce of land lwar K-nliningtoni Co1o1in1on for the purpose of...

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AN APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WHIGS.

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IAI"rttf r5 ta t4p cR, ? i t u r . I AN APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WIIIOS. Templc, 8th Auygut. Siit-While the organs of the Government are still sing lo PIaans over the...

THE LAND.

The Spectator

TIHE LAND. Pall Shall, 28th July 1851. Sin-One of the most comprehensive and impartial of modern economists has observed, that " in the present stage of human improvement at...

[The managers of the other theatres are still working on their old stock...]

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Thc managers of the other theatres arc still working on their old stock in trade, and the Crystal Palace supplies them with a perpetual series of customers. M. Bouff6's...

[Madame Barbieri Nini, one of the numerous stars announced by Mr....]

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?Xyf T?rfltrm Madame Barbieri Nini, one of the numerous stars announced by Mr. I Lumley at the beginning of the season, has not appeared till near its close. She performed the...

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FINISHING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Spectator

FINISHING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. TnE reprieve of the Crystal Palace is provisional: the potential House of Commons is willing to see how the " AVinter Garden" will look-, and...

VICTORIA STREET.

The Spectator

VICTORIA STREET. THE opening of Victoria Street effects an immense improvement in the Metropolis, not only by adding an important and muchwanted thoroughfare, but bv carrying...

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A RAMBLE FROM SYDNEY TO SOUTHAMPTON.

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A RAMBLE FROM SYDNEY TO SOUTH.AMPTON.* TniL author of this volume is a lawyer, who some years ago was at Sydney, and, his business there being finished, he was about to return...

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TALES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

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TALES OF THE MOIUNTAINS.* T= first and principal tale of this work bears some resemblance to Southey's Doctor. It contains reflections on life and descriptions of nature, often...