9 MAY 1840

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Tim murder of a nobleman of' distinguished family, in the very heart of' London, has scattered the Parliament and interrupted the political arrangements of the week. Lord...

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The Sugar question occupies the French Chamber of Deputies, and

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Paris newspapers, to the exclusion of almost every other subject. The growers of beet-root insist upon a high protective duty on colonial sugars; whilst the mercantile and...

Further successes of the Queen's forces over the Carlists in

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Spain were reported. The rebels are said to be scattered in all directions.

The Neapolitan quarrel is virtually at an end. The embargo

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laid by the King of Naples on British vessels is taken off, and the captured Neapolitan merchantmen will be restored. Negotiations for the arrangement of the dispute will be...

The London and New York packet-ship Ontario has brought accounts

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from New York to the 11th of April. There is no political news. The commercial markets were very dull, but stocks had improved in price. The general belief that the Directors of...

The overland mail from India brings Bombay letters to the

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31st of March. Preparations for the Chinese expedition were continued on a large scale. Singapore would be the principal place of rendezvous for all the troops, and the 7th of...

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t Court.

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Tut: state-rooms of St. James's Palace were crowded ii iTh eom::-.ny on 'Wednesday. the Queen holdieg a levee. Th, -a 0: eangra tulatory addresses on her Majesty's marriage ha...

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19TObilIff.S.

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It is rumonred that Mr. Tleatheote intends to retire front the representation of South Lincolnshire, and to succeed his father Sir Gilbert Ileathcote in II utlandshire....

IRELAND.

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At a meeting of the National Association, on Monday, the following letter to Mr. O'Connell was read " 5. Hendriek Street, May 1810. " Welt esteemed Sir—Although a Fermanagh...

SCOTLAND.

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Mr. James Ivory, Whig Solicitor-General for Scotland, is to be the new Judge of the Court of Session, in the room of Lord Glenle2 ; and Mr. Thomas Maitland to be...

THE NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION.

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In our second edition last week. we communicated the satisfactory news received on Saturday, that Colonel Wakefield had purchased Port Nicholson, on the southern coast of the...

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Itlistellancous.

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Last night's Gazette announces the appointment of Lord Belhaven to be " Her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Mr. Arthur White has...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at upper moon. the Lady of the Rev. Sir WILLIAM Mamma, Hart.. of a (Imaginer. Oa the 7th inst.. the Lady of Archdeacon ITOLLINCIWORTII, of a daughter....

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THE THEATRES.

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THE season is now in its prime; the influx of visiters to the Metropolis is at high-tide ; yet, at the very harvest-time of theatricals, managers are reaping but scanty profits....

Twelfth Night was ptaeluced at Covent Garden last night. The

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performance dithered but little from that at the Haymarket when Miss ELLEN T nee appeared there as 17o/EE after her return front America ; and it was ()el:: better by ME. now...

The TA 31 HU RT NI row at Her Majesty's

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Theatre ended in the triumph of the Tamburinists, LA PORTE being compelled to yield to the just and imperative demands of the subscribers. Signor TAM MUNI'S straightforward...

Madame VEseee, tales her benefit on Monday ; when 7'he

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Bales S ra 'agent will A farewell he f' or our old DowToN, to ranged by a committee of noblemen, author-, ur, , 1 Doors, is to take place at the Italian Theatre on Monday the...

AGITATION IN HER DOTAGE.

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FROM the fuss which the London newspapers are making about Lord STAN LEY'S Registration Bill, it might be inferred that the English public feel a lively interest in it. There...

LORD A BERDEEN'S SOOTHING-SYRUP. " If it docs you no

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harm, it will do you no good." — Address gran American Quack Doctor, 1.0E A DER OLEN'S bill for putting an end to the Kirk excitement in Scotland is printed : we are somewhat...

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SCOTCH LAW BEFORM : WHIG INQUIRY

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AND Yrs USES. SCOTLAND, with some two millions of inhabitants, has thirteen Judges in the Court of Session, while England has only fifteen in her Common Law Courts. And the...

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OBSTRUCTIONS TO GENIUS, ONE FORM THEREOF.

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THANK God, great men must die! This may not appear a very gracious sentiment, but we warrant it a very sound and a very philosophical one. If great men did not die, there never...

TIIE ANCIENT CONCERTS.

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At:moven we have from time to time noticed the state of the Ancient Concerts as to management and general character, they have long ceased to present any of those features for...

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THE GERMAN OPERA.

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BEETHOVEN'S sole and splendid opera was performed at the Prince's Theatre on Thursday night. Of the work itself much more than we have already written might be said, for every...

DE TOCQUEV1LLE'S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA.

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THE previous volumes of this most comprehensive anti philosophical work, embraced a general view of the history of the American colonies, and their early institutions, in which...

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II AWK WOOD.

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Tim scene of this romance is laid in Italy during the full-blown maturity of Italian wealth and nationality towards the close of the fourteenth century. The author is a person...

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MILITARY GAZETTE.

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Omer OF ORDNANCE, May 4.-Iloyal Regt. of Artillery-Brevet Lient.-Col. A. Maelachlan to he Lieat,Col• vice COAL deceased ; Second Capt. W. Foreeaux to he Capt. vice Maelnehlan;...