21 FEBRUARY 1829, page 8

The Oxford University Election.

IT is one of the many inconveniences attending the non-settlement of the Roman Catholic question, that it narrows extremely the number of candidates for seats in Parliament. We......

The Royal Line—split Among The Anti-catholics.

TOPICS OF THE DAY. " Which King, Besonlan In "THERE was once a King of England that had one son and one daughter," to quote the words of the most venerable and veracious of......

Consistency.

" Servetur ad imum Qualis ab inecepto processerit—" " If you begin as a rogue, never stop short till you are hanged." CONSISTENCY is at present in every man's mouth. It is not......

Alarming Decisions.

SOME late decisions of Commissions of Lunacy have spread con- siderable alarm among large classes of his Majesty's subjects. Very lately, it was held that a gentleman who......