9 JUNE 1849

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[Concurrent signs in Georgetown and in London indicate a...]

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Concurrent signs in Georgetown and in London indicate a very obstinate and exasperated continuance of the quarrel between Downinr Street and the West Indies-. The Combined...

Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

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Dibates ant oroceebings in oarliament. PRINCIPAL BUSLNESS OF THE WEEK. UorSE OF LoRDs. Mondau, Julie 4. Landlord and Tenant Bill, read a second time I -Adjoirn d at 7 h. IS...

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ASCOT RACES.

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ASCOT RACES. Beautiful weather, and the presence of the Queen, Prince Albert, and their elder children, with many of the nobility, contributed to make Tuesday, the first day of...

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[The House of Commons was occupied the whole of last evening with...]

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POSTSCRIPT. SATURDAY. I The House of Commons was occupied the whole of last evening with | -- - - ~ ~ - - -- - ----- - .- I~ two Irish debates, one on the usual motion for...

[It was reported in Paris yesterday, that the Government had received informa-...]

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It twas reported in Paris yesterday, that the Government had received informs- tion that the attack onl Rmett had commenced, and that the French army was in possession of tieo...

[There is no better sign of the progress of musical taste, than the grow-...]

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THEATRES AND MUSIC. There is no better sign of the progress of musical taste, than the grow- ilg ascendancy of' Mozart. The splendid performance of Dion (a at lier Macty;...

[A great meeting at Carlow on Thursday, attended by small proprietors and...]

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A great mrecting at Carlow on Thursday, attended by small proprietors and I tenant-fariner., agreed to a series of resolutions concludin)g with the propos tions that, under t1k...

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Miscellaneous.

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* AfJ1{iEelantous. Tuesday's Gazette notifies two promotions in the Peerage: James Andrew Earl of Dalhousie, to be a Marquis of the United Kingdom, " by the name, style, and...

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PANORAMA OF CASHMIRE.

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PANORAMA OF CASHMIRE. The celebrated, the beautiful, and somewhat swampy vale of Cashmire, is open to view at Mr. Burford's roomns in Leicester Square. It is painted by Mr....

[At present Sadler's Wells is closed as far as dramatic purposes are con-...]

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At present Sadler's Wells is closed as far as dramatic purposes are con- I cerned; but the standard of suburban legitimacy recent]y planted by Mr. Ander.on and Mrs. Warner at...

THE LATE PARTY CRISES.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY. THE LATE PARTY CRISES. TigE state of affairs and the state of parties act and react on each other. The Irish potato rot, by necessitating sudden free trade,...

[The opening of Vauxhall Gardens for the season, on Monday, was quite...]

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The opening of' Vauxhall Gardens for the season, on Monday, was quite i an event for summer evening pleasure-seekers, willing to pay a moderate price fbr an immoderate series...

[The style in which Mr. Phelps produced Macbeth at Sadler's Wells has...]

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The style in whizh Mlr. Phelps produced Macbeth at Sadler's Wells has been imitated in several respects-not completely-by the manager of the Ilaymarket. An alteration of the...

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[PARLIAMENTARY REFORM is not just now a subject of much...]

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM is not just now a subject of much popular interest, and Mr. Hume's renewal of his " little Charter" might have passed off flatly enough,...

[The general aspect of Continental affairs is fermentation, with-...]

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I The general aspect of Continiental affairs is fermnentation, with- out muoh in the way of salient events. In France, President Bonaparte has made his Cabinet and sent in his...

[The sentence of death on Smith O'Brien and his accomplices...]

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The sentence of death on Stnith O'Brien and his accomplices has been commuted to transportation; a leniency which may almost be considered a matter of course. A numerous...

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ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION: LANDSEER AND ANSDELL.

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THE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY EXIIIBITION: LANDSEER AND ANSDELL. TILE two animal-painters of the exhibition both betray negligence, though in kind it differs in the two: Landseer...

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MR. JOHN AND THE STRANGERS.

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M1R. JOIhN AND TIME STRANGERS.- -M1r. John O'Connell may be a very fo lish Mlember, but do not bonourable gentlemen perceive that they are viore toulish? He is angry because "...

STATE OF AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.

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STATE OF AFFAIRS IN FRANCE. IN observing the course of the French Government, the reader will be led astray by certain superficial appearances, unless he keep in mind two facts...

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OUR INTERNAL TRANQUILLITY.

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OUR INTERNAL TRANQUILLITY. M R. HulTrEs proposal to popularize the House of Commons is received with sleepy indifference or supercilious indulgence. W~hen [the bard of "...

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The Provinces.

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ntb Trobinces. i Thc election for South Warwickshire took place on Thursday: Lord Guernsey was unopposed, and was elected under proffered gage to " fighet the battle of the...

IRELAND.

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IRELAND. The Governor of Dublin Gaol received a notification from the LordLieutenant, on Tuesday, that the sentence of death passed on the State prisoners had been commuted to...

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WILLMOTT'S JOURNAL OF SUMMER-TIME IN THE COUNTRY.

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|WILLMOTT' S JOURNAL OF SUMMER-TIME IN THE COUNTRY.* Tins journal, so far as it relates to descriptions of external nature, is not so much delineation as reflection. The scenes...

SKETCHES OF CANADIAN LIFE.

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SKETCHES OF CANADIAN LIFE.* THESE sketches profess to be facts in the form of fiction. The object of the author is to exhibit the state of society in Canada, the prospects the...

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The Metropolis.

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ate Atlfetropolis. The annual meeting of the National Society for Promoting the Educa' tion of the Poor was held on Wednesday; the Archbishop of Canterbury I presiding. A very...

The Court.

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Zbe Cyourt. TuE Queen and Prince Albert, with their family, left Buckingham Palace for W\'indsor Castle on Monday, to be near to Ascot during the race-week. The Roval Family...

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Foreign and Colonial.

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goreign anb C!olonial. FRANCE.-The President of the Republic has modified his Cabinet. The fellowing arc still members of the Ministry- M. Odilon Barrot .................

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CONSTITUTION-MAKING BY ENGLAND.

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CONSTITUTION-MAKING BY ENGLAND. INCLUDING changes in the fundamental law of Belgium, Iolland, and Denmark, about twenty distinct constitutions have been made and set up in...

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SIR GEORGE HEAD'S ROME.

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BOOKS. SIR GEORGE HEAD' S ROME.* SIR GEORGE HEAD visited Rome in 1838, for the first time; and was so overwhelmed by wonder at the number and variety of the objects before...