10 JANUARY 1829, page 10

The Real Christmas Entertainment—the Beaux' Stratagem.

" Look not the gift horse in the mouth."—Sancho Panza. THE performance of FARQUHAR'S piece of iniquity, which men censure as they read, and read while they censure, is, for the......

Fine Writing Made Easy.

THE man who desires to write fine nonsense with good accepta- tion, should turn the pages of certain articles in the Edinburgh Review with a daily and a nightly hand. There is......

Motives To Murder.

WE last week remarked with regret on the disposition of a part of the press to add stimulus to the public excitement on the subject of the Edinburgh murders. The Chronicle,......

The Slave Question.

WE have recieved the following communication respecting our notice of Mr. BARCLAY'S hook on the West Indies. " TO TIDE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. "24th December, 1828. " SIR—I am......

Roman Catholics.

MR. SPECTATOR—I should be much obliged to you, or to any of your correspondents, if you or they would inform me whether a Roman Ca- tholic can fill the post of Geveriti in Chief......