8 AUGUST 1840, page 15

Topics Of The Day.

CURRENCY : COMMITTEE ON BANK ISSUES. THE proceedings of the Comtnittee now sitting upon Banks of Issue are made the subject of frequent allusion and comment in the City articles......

A Poin1 Or Two In The Week's Debates.

MixisTnns have been forced to break silence—but only to a very limited extent—on the state of our Foreign afthirs. Mr. Hem n moved on Thursday evening, that "an humble address......

On Tuesday Evening, There Was A Small Skirmish Between The

Bishop of EXETER and Lord Noastaxiiv—not very creditable to either party. The Bishop was most indignant that Government did not use the strong arm of the law to crush the......

The Chartists.

Lox(; ago, Sir JOHN Caairnma. announced at Edinburgh to an admiring audience, that the Government had put down the Chartists. We have more than once ventured to hint a......