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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorAT length there is authentic -news from the Russian armies in Bulgaria and on the Danube. In the retreat from Schumla to Silistria, they admit, that Hussein Pacha, who pursued...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE MUSEUM AND OTHER RELICS OF LINNiiEUS, WITH DR. SMITH'S ADDITIONS. THE name of LINN.'EUS is familiar to every one ; but few are aware that the entire museum, library; and...
LITERARY PROPERTY.
The SpectatorLITERARY men have been treated by their countrymen as boys, according to JUVENAL, treat peacocks,—they praise them, and pluck the feathers out of their tails. It would almost...
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LAND - OWNERS AND CAPITALISTS.
The SpectatorALL the inhabitants of every country may be comprehended under the two following distinctive characters. First, the proprietors qf the soil; apossession, the peculiar properties...
THE NEW COUNTRY GIRL — RECOLLECTIONS OF MRS. JORDAN. THE critical press
The Spectatoris divided in opinion on the merits of the new debutante ; one portion of it affirming her to be a child of nature, the other representing her as a creature of discipline. The...
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FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE PUPILS OF THE ROYAL ACA. DEWY OF MUSIC, AT THE ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.
The SpectatorIi Barbiere di Seviglia was given at this theatre on Monday evening. The band was led by C. A. SEYMOUR ; and the vocal parts were filled by Miss CHILDE and Miss BROMLEY, Messrs....
TRADITIONAL MELODIES.
The SpectatorFr has been said that airs which hit the taste of a great number of people, must contain something good. This we do not believe to be true of tunes which suddenly spread far and...
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LITERARY SPECTATOR.
The SpectatorTHE Tales of the Great St. Bernard* are said to be by Mr. CROLY if so, they speak more for the playfulness of his imagination and his knowledge of the world than we were...
THE DISOWNED*
The SpectatorWE see how we fell into the mistake of attributing Pelham to the author of Vivian Grey. The Disowned lets us into a secret. The true writer of Pelham is a cameleon—his works...
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NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS.
The SpectatorPart First f the Messiah, an Oratorio, in complete Score, composed by G. Thindri, as first performed in the Year 17,41, with all his subs,quent ,ill m ition, and A , blitions ;...
EXTRACTS.
The SpectatorCONFESSIONS OF A FAT SPORTSMAN.—I am growing heavier and fat cc tan I wish to be (my ordinary weight, a few years ago, was fifteen stone, and I am now increased to nineteen)....
THE STEPMOTHER.
The SpectatorBy RICHARD HOWIRT. Y011 ask me why I look so sad, And why the roses on my face, Which ever hlootn'd so fresh and fair, Have lost their former grace ; And why I now seem no...
