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" Iu one of the recent Cabinet Councils the recall
The Spectatorof Admiral Roussin from, Constantinople btu; been decided upon. It had, at first, been intended that General Baudrand, First Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Orleans, should be his...
NEWS O1' THE WEEK.
The SpectatorIs lazy September, party politics are a bore. Men are thinking and talking of the crops, partridges, and the Doncaster St. Leger. We must dismiss the " sporting characters,"...
The Spanish intelligence continues to be very interesting. Every day
The Spectatorbrings accounts o fresh desertions from the Pretender's army, and additional success of the Queen's commanders. The whole of Biscay and Guipuscoa have declared for the Queen ;...
portion of a people not deficient in acuteness should still
The Spectatorbe de- luded, as from its repetition we must suppose they are, by this 'transparent humbug. The " Legislative Union must be repealed," proclaims Mr. O'CoNxera.'s organ, the...
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Zbe inttropolis.
The SpectatorColonel Torrens addressed a large sneering of Marylebone Liberals at the Mechanics Institution, New Road, on Thursday evening ; having been invited to make a declaration of his...
The death of a young woman named Margaret Moyes, who
The Spectatorwas killed by leaping or letting herself fall from the top of the 310nument, excited a painful interest in the Metropolis on Wednesday. During the whole of that day, numerous...
An insurrection has broken out in the Swiss Canton of
The SpectatorZurich. The Government, which is called " Radical," had given offence to its subjects by introducing the " German latitudinarian system" of education into schools supported by...
Tijc e:ourt.
The SpectatorTnE King and Queen of the Belgians are still at Windsor; but the other members of the Saxe-Coburg family took their departure on Wednesday, for the Continent. The Queen, the...
The intending Colonists about to sail to New Zealand, - with
The Spectatora number of the purchasers of land-orders, testified their respect and gratitude for the unremitting attention to their affairs by the Directors of the New Zealand Land Company,...
At the Sorry Sessions, on Monday, Mr. Frederick Nicholas Somers
The SpectatorThomas was tried on a charge of stealing property belonging to it Mrs. Cundy, who lived in Camberwell, and whom he had attended in the capacity of a surgeon. This was the ease...
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Z..71je Vrobiacts.
The SpectatorThe :Mayor's official declaration of the menhers 1. •;led at the second election fur Manchester was made on Seturday- For Mr. Greg Fur Sir George Murray oea 31r. G reg's ty...
It was diseoverc:1 (',a Thursday inorni;1::., Coq a Inui.derous at-
The Spectatortack had been made on ?dr. l'harles Pctnt, stew:i ol the United Ser- vice Club. The jedieeheda On duty in fail Mal!, ...1):•at seven o'clock, observed marks of blood oa the door...
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The Chartist majority of the Town - Council of Carlisle have decided
The Spectatorthat Lord John Russell's message to the Corporation, inviting them to increase the Police force, shall not be complied with ; and that his Lordship should be informed of their...
Mr. Gibson left - Cambridge on Friday evening, having issued this farewell
The Spectatoraddress to the electors- Mr. Gibson left - Cambridge on Friday evening, having issued this farewell address to the electors- " Gentlemen — I cannot take leave of yon, after our...
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A Court-martial assembled on the 9th instant, on board her
The SpectatorMajesty's ship Britannia, to try Mr. W. B. 1'. Rider, Second Lieutenant of the Royal 3Iarines, of the Madagascar frigate, on charges of unoffieerlike and uegentlemanly conduct....
Fifteen thousand ladies in Liverpool have signed an address to
The Spectatorthe Queen complaining of the presentation of Robert Owen to her Majesty at a levee l The Liverpool " ladies " might have found better employ- ment. A report that the Earl of...
At present the price of corn is high, while the
The Spectatorwages or lite great mass of our manufitcturing population are very low—in some ditriot a the hands being only employed three days out of six, and in otlne.s, although they arc...
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CLERGY OF RIPON AND THE MARQUIS OF
The SpectatorLONDONDERRY. Tun CLERGY TO THE MARQUIS. We, the undersigned clergy of Ripon, Thirsk, and the neighbourhood, as we would address your Lordship with every feeling and expression...
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The other day, a woman stole from a gentleman in
The SpectatorDublin, a flat gold watch, with six or ein•lit inches of black ribamid fastened to it. The woman was searched, but the watch was not found upon her : it was afterwards...
filisccilancous.
The SpectatorSir John Newport resigns his office of Comptroller of the Exchequer. Lord Monteagle steps into his shoes ; and the enjoyment of a lucrative place—almost a sinecure. Lucky fellow...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorEinin!- 4 1011, vvluu is , uu In better, is on a visit to De. Sondes, Bishos Waterford, Ilia Exeellency received an address from the comas - ion, cheesy, and ci!ieene of...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorA Mr. William Feehney Black, of London, has been invited by the Perth Tories to become their candidate at the next election. Mr. Black's brother is minister of Kilspindie, and...
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Lord Minto and three other Admiralty Lords have been to
The SpectatorChatham, to inspect the Erebus and the Terror, previously to their voyage to the North Pole. Lord Lyndhurst has taken Belle Vue Hall, Brighton, for six months. The. Earl and...
The Journal des Dtqatts publishes a long article in answer
The Spectatorto the expos6 of British grievances against the French authorities in Senegal, contained in the London journals. The writer begins by vindicating France against the charge of...
Lieutenant-General MeMaister is appointed to succeed Sir S. F. Whittinghatn
The Spectatorin command of the troops in the Windward and Leeward Islands. Tuesday's Gazette announc . ed that the Queen had conferred "the honour of Knighthood upon Michael MacTurk,...
A copy of a letter from Bombay supplies: time latest
The Spectatorintel:izenoe from Canton and Bombay. " LETTER FROR MESSRS. a. AND. ST. P111:,■TO , ./1.:E. Or ISON113.1Y, To stessrts. MANCL.r.q, cc. " noml.ay, .Ttily 4. Since writing the...
The Morning •Chronicle having said that Mr. Poulett Thomson ac-
The Spectatorcepted the office of Governor-General of Canada at the request of Mr. Ellice, that gentleman has contradicted the statement, in the following letter published in the Chronicle—...
The Committee of the Protestant As 1) , 21:1I101111:1Ve determined to ad-
The Spectatordress the Queen on the appointment of Mr. Wyse, Mr. Shell, and Mr. °Terrell; and likewise to issue an address to the public, urgently re- commending similar demonstrations of...
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The Montreal Herald mentions -a report of the reinstalment of
The Spectatorthe Judges suspended by Sir John Colborne ; which, he says, " must place Sir John in an exceedingly awkward position both in regard to those worthies and their equally worthy...
The Toronto Patriot is a Government paper, and chiefly supported
The Spectatorby Government advertisements. The .,1Iorning Chronicle's correspondent " Miles" says it is " the acknowledged organ of the Compact ;" and then quotes the following passage from...
The Philadelphia correspondent of the .liforning Chronicle supplies particulars of
The Spectatorextensive seizures of British merchandise intended to have been smuggled into the United States- " For once I must refer you to the newspapers for all except the chief fea-...
Mr. Can Buren and Mr. Clay are both on electioneering
The Spectatortours. They are marshalling their friends. The Congressional elections are in progress in the States of North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana. In North Carolina...
" Durham manifestations" continue in Upper Canada. The steam- ship
The SpectatorLiverpool has arrived, with letters and papers from New York to the 24th of August, and accounts from the British Provinces of a fort- night's latter date than those in our...
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We have received a communication on the management of affairs
The Spectatorin Honduras, from a gentleman who gives his name and respectable references for his credibility. Being ourselves unacquainted with most of the facts mentioned, we of course...
Arsonnts from the West Indies to the beginning of August
The Spectatorhave conic to hand this week. The newspapers supply a variety of interest- ing matter. We regret, though we cannot be surprised, to find that in several islands the agricultural...
A gentleman of Philadelphia arrived last night [the 12th of
The SpectatorAugust] from the Canadas ; and being connected both by business and relation- ship with many inhabitants in the Lower Province, where he remained for several weeks, I have...
Nonwrcm Mesmer. Fessevare—Spohr arrived in London on Sunday, on his
The Spectatorway to Norwich. Ile will play a Concerto at the first concert on Tuesday the 17th, and on Wednesday evening a Duet Concertante with Blagrove. On Thursday morning he will conduct...
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By the arrival of the packet ship Siddons at Liverpool,
The Spectatorfrom New York, American papers to the 26th of August have been received; but they supply no news of importance. Another extensive seizure of - woollen goods had been made at...
Last night's Gazette announces the appointments of Mr. Edward Porter
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The Pique sailed yesterday front Portsmouth for Quebec, with Mr.
The SpectatorPoulett Thomson and suite, and Sir Richard Downes Jackson. Six horses and eleven carriages were shipped on board the Pique on Thurs- day.
The chief interest of the London newspapers to-day is centered
The Spectatorin the llornilly Post; which publishes a long communication addressed to the editor, detailing the facts, us far as his Lordship has been able to ascertain them, connected with...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. The authentic news from Spain, is comprised in the following tele- graphic despatches received in Paris from Bayonne- . " Bayonne, 10th September. " Twenty-two...
The Helvetic Diet was sorely puzzled by the success of
The Spectatorthe popular insurrection. One of the deposed Government was M. Hess, First Ma- gistrate and Burgomaster of Zurich, and, in consequence, President of the Diet. Several of the...
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We are happy to announce that the Chancellor of the
The SpectatorExchequer has confided to Mr. Rowland 11111 the superintendence of the arrangements for bringing into operation the Uniform Penny Postage Act. This appointment cannot flit to...
EAST Eia11A SHIPPING.
The SpectatorArrived—At (lravtielitl, Sept. tutu. ; 1011,1 , ,Ii i a,)ta nn , front Bonita}' ; 11111. ,‘,Ivoeato, ti. !,,..1 l'..111. front the C l l... Ott Dover, !rin lieu...al. Aucliknol,...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorThe arrival of several small parcels of gold front Paris, and the persuasion that the foreign exchanges have improvol to such an extent as to render any large ixportalion of...
Bin 'r S, A 11 1 .1 E S. AND
The SpectatorDEATHS. C h i the Sill inst., at Fiocea, the 111110,...-,, of At 1,0,intin, ton, the Lady or the llan. St. I Al l'horelitiorli Kerry. Ilk! Look .1' a son , l heir. On the...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorLONDONDERRY'S IDEA. LORD LONDONDERRY' is the Summar» of the Upper House, and nothing but good-natured jocularity ought to be associated with his name. Sometimes, however, your...
SOCIAL LEGISLATION.
The SpectatorTHE Metropolitan Magistrates find considerable difficulty in ad- ministering the new Police-law ; which is defective in some mate- rial points, and inconsistent with other acts...
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EXPANSIVE POWERS OF PROTESTANTISM AND CATHOLIC IT Y.
The SpectatorMr. O'CoNNELT is noted for bold speeches; and maintains his cha- racter in an address " To the People of England," prefixed to a pamphlet containing a report of proceedings at a...
MERCANTILE MORALITY : IIIGII TAXES.
The SpectatorTAXES are terrible plagues. They not only make cheap things dear, curtail comfort and consumption, manacle the merchant and manufacturer, and oppress the operative, but they...
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LIGHT SOVEREIGNS.
The SpectatorTHE Government of this country is not obnoxious to the charge of degrading the coinage, for the gold and silver issued from the Mint are of the weight and fineness prescribed...
THE MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
The Spectator" At which account the ladies were greatly concerned; but being told the family re- ceived no lout. they were extremely glad ; but tieing informed that we were almost killed by...
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DURGON'S LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR THOMAS GRESHAM.
The SpectatorBULKY and ambitious in flirts', and elaborate in illustration, this work is about one of the most twaddling, and, although not with- out a kind of feeble elegance, one of the...
A letter front Moscow states, that time rebuilding of the
The SpectatorKremlin, which is confided to the Baron de Bode, one of the Crown architects, is proceeding with great activity. It is built in the old style of Russo- Tartar architecture. Upon...
SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorBitottAPIt The. Life and Time: of Sir Thomas Gresham; compiled chiefly from his Original Correspondence preserved he her Mit , esty's State Paper Urnet• ; 010'1(10).4 Notices...
This is one of the very few good things which
The Spectatorthe Government ac- complished in the late session. It is the establishment of an office, by act of Parliapent, (2 Vic. c. 17,) which enables the inventor or pro- prietor of any...
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GERALDINE.
The Spectatorserves the name. "1 wrotte you by my [(intone letters of a lyverye [which first part. The subject is less interesting and less varied: the characters are fewer—deficient in...
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THE AUSTRALIAN PROVINCES.
The SpectatorMR. MANx appears to have left England in 18:31, and to have finally settled in Van Diemen's Land. lie has also visited New South Wales, Port Philip, and South Australia ; the...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBOOKS. Narrative of the Discoveries of Sir Charles Bell in the Nervous System. By ALEXANDER Sousa Assistant-Surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital. Documents and Dates of .1Iodern...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorDAGUERRICS APPARATUS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. THE process of Photographic Drawing wits publicly - exhibited by DACUERRE, by order of the Minister of the Interior, on the Quai D'Orsai,...