14 JANUARY 1832, page 12

We Announced Some Weeks Ago, That The Game Was Up

with Lord ASHLEY; and that, unless the Cloaks Street people came forward with a second subscription, he would not venture on contesting Mr. PONSONnY'S better title to the seat......

The Standard On Monday Forgot Its Politeness And Good...

because, in a Postscript paragraph of six lines, we had jestingly hinted that the tirade against the King, contained in its Peerage leader of last Saturday, bordered on that......

Musical Chat.

MEYERBEER'S new opera Robert le Diable is now at the height of its popularity at Paris. Report speaks of it as a composition of more genius than even ll Crociato. 'We understand......

Postscript.

THE nail mail received last • night mentions theacceptance of the Budget by the States-General at the Hague. It also describes the Dutch and the Belgians as prepared at all......

A Merry New Year, Or The Compliments Of The Season!

Who comes first in thy dark train, first day of the season? me WINTER, in snowy cloak, so cold, grim, and drear ; To stop tax-plundered, pension-robbed, wretches front—treason......

The Oratorios This Year Will Be At Drury Lane, Really

under Mr. BISHOP ' S direction. We think it right thus to express our- selves, as we were led to believe • that such would have been thd case last year, little dreaming that he......

Suicide Of Colonel Brereton.

The Court-Martial OH Colonel Brereton is at an end; that unhappy gentleman shot himself on Friday morning. It had been remarked in Court, that he seemed deeply distressed by the......

The Special Commissions.

The Its;stol Commission drew to a close yesterday. The concluding trials wet',' of no interest. One miserable-looking young man was found guilty of rioting on the Saturday......