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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE CRISIS. IN another place, we have considered the historical argument for a creation of Peers. The great importance of the subject—the pressing nature of the emergency—the...
Peerages of the United Kingdom of which the present Possessors
The Spectatorare the last Heirs. Ages of the Titles. Present Possessors. Number. Chatham — Gambier — Fitzherbert — Farn- borough —Grenville — Rolle— Wellesley -Between Between 70 and SO....
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Peerages to which only doe Heir exists, who has either
The Spectatorno issue or only issue female, with the Relationship of the said Heirs to the present Peers. Titles and Relationship. Ages. • Number. Carteret, b.—Sydney, u.—Lake, b.—Dorset,...
SUMMARIES.
The SpectatorTHE labours of the two Houses of Parliament were partially in- terrupted this week,—those of the Lords by their reverence for Ash Wednesday ; those of the Commons by a reverence...
The French Chamber of Deputies are still engaged in discussing
The Spectatorthe Budget; a subject which seems to hang as long among our neighbours as the Reform Bill does with us. Under the head of Budget, however, it is to be recollected, the whole of...
The English law being mere than-ordinarily complicated, is most properly
The Spectatorand prudently left to be administered by twelve men taken from the common ranks of life, who know nothing about compli- cated subjects, and very often nothing about plain ones....
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The intelligence of the French expedition to Ancona, seems to
The Spectatorhave caused great excitement at Vienna. On the 29th February, when the news arrived, the Bank shares fell 20 florins.
Letters from the Hague, of the 7 th instant, deecribe
The Spectatorthe settle- ment of the dispute with Belgium as now certain. If NICHOLAS have really brought about this most desired consummation, he may say to the journals, and to us among...
A despatch from Constantinople, dated the 11 th February, states
The Spectatorthat the negotiations respecting Greece are proceeding favourably. Sir STRATFORD CANNING landed on the 29th January.
The 1st of March was chosen as the day on
The Spectatorwhich the freedom of the press should be declared in the electorate of Baden. The day was celebrated at Carlsruhe as one of high festivity. We too expected our 1st of March to...
Cardinal ALnANI has nominated his Council of three at Bo-
The Spectatorlogna; but no prosecutions have yet taken place. By way of completing the mockery of justice, this consecrated ruffian has appointed not merely a prosecuting, but a defending...
It appears that in Hesse Cassel, the office of Censor
The Spectatorof the Press has become so generally odious, that no one can be found to fill it. On the 28th of last month, the Minister, in pressing upon the States the necessity of agreeing...
Banta nutf procraingl in Parliament.
The Spectator1. THE REFORM BILL. The House of Commons met on Saturday for about a couple of hours ; when some of the clauses which had been left unfinished were considered .in Committee, and...
The accounts from China come down to the 20th November.
The SpectatorThey describe trade and every thing else as proceeding in their customary train. The Bombay papers of the previous month (22nd October) mention a report, that Sir THOMAS METCALF...
Accounts have been received of the safe arrival of Don
The SpectatorPEDRO'S squadron at St. Michael's on the 22nd February: this course he had probably been compelled to take by the gale which occurred off Terceira on the 18th. No damage appears...
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ne Court.
The Spectator'On Wednesday, the King came to town to hold a Levee. The fol- lowing are the presentations on the occasion— Attorney-General of Malta.' fantry, by his father. Lord Torpichen,...
Ebb itittrapoTi.1.
The SpectatorThe Bishop of Chichester is to preach before the House of Lords, and the Reverend Dr. Allen, Rector of Battersea, before- time House • of Commons, on the day of the General...
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PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.
The SpectatorThe disease, in London, advances very slowly. Yesterday, for the first time since the issuing of the official reports, the number of reco- veries was greater than the number of...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorKNOCKTOPHER MURDERS.—The first trial of the prisoners charged with the cowardly and atrocious murders of the process-server Butler, and the policemen, at Knocktopher, took place...
eba Countrn.
The SpectatorLANCASTER ASSIZES.—On Friday last, William Heaton was con- victed of the murder of John Ratcliffe at Burton Wood, in October last. The most singular part of the case was the...
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Paganini acknowledges to having cleared 22,000/. by his visit to
The Spectatorthis country, and 6,0001. by his stay in Paris. The Paris Tribunal de Premidre Instance has given judgment in the actions brought by M. Pfaffenhoffen and M. Magon de in Balne...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Tuesday, 13th March.
The SpectatorPARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. DALMAIIOY and Jowzs, London-Moat:es and DAVI Es, Dudley, hatters-J. and W. PEARSE, Exeter. linen-drapers-PAyNE and BARR, Madeira, merchants-J. and J....
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Cc THE LITTLE Brris." — These nice little prgjets have appeared in
The Spectatorthe Daily Papers since our last publication. The Antis, ashamed of their Mock Reform, have now the effrontery to deny the charge of originating it. We pledge ourselves that o...
CTAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. The President, Vice-Presidents, and Committee of the
The SpectatorWorcester Literary and Scientific Institution, have unanimously agreed to petition for a repeal of these taxes, and to for- ward the petition to Mr. Bulwer. No men are better...
We mentioned in our last week's second edition, a letter
The Spectatorof the Duke of WELLINGTON which the Marquis of LONDONDERRY had given to the King. The Morning Post says it was a long document, and so written and argued as never was document...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorArrived at Deal, March 14th,—H. C. S. Thames, Forbes. from China ; at St. Helena, previous to the 28th January, the H. C. ships Duke of Sussex, 'Whitehead ; Farquhar- son,...
CHOLERA IN LONDON. — The report of the 17th gives, for South-
The Spectatorwark, 25 new cases, 16 deaths, 12 recoveries. It presents no other pro- minent feature.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 12th inst. at Chatham, the Lady of HENRY SANDHAM, Esq. Royal Engitners, of a sou. Ou the 13th inn. Mrs. Ernoon, of Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, of a son....
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, Two O'CLOCK. The only arrival to-day, of the least interest, is that of a German mail, bringing a rescript of the King of Bavaria for the...
We approve highly of the recommendation of a collection being
The Spectatormade for the poor at the church-doors on the ensuing Fast-day ; but, to in- duce people to give with liberality and confidence, some satisfactory assurance should be given of...
THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING. Three per Cents. closed on Saturday at 83h 1.1, and Exchequer Bills at 8s. to 98. premium, after a day of considerable activity. Bargains in New...
MR. CARPENTER AND THE PENNY PAPERS.
The Spectator21, Paternoster Row, 1 Ith March. 21, Paternoster Row, 1 Ith March. Sta—May I beg the &your of being absolved from, an imputation affixed upon me in your notice of my Seriptnrc...
ROYAL SOCIETY.
The SpectatorMarch 15, 1832.—J. W. Lummox, Esq. Vice-President and Treasurer, in the Chair. The following candidates for election were proposed—James David Forbes, Esq. F.R.S. Ed. of...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE ROYAL PREROGATIVE OF CREATING PEERS, ILLUSTRATED BY FACTS AND AUTHORITIES. MR. RinGwAr has favoured us with an early copy of a pamphlet, about to be published, containing...
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MISS KEMI3LE'S TRAGEDY.
The SpectatorWs do think it something worth noting down in our autobiography, among other very remarkable circumstances, that we saw, on its I first night, FANNY ICEMI3LE in her own tragedy...
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THE ITALIAN OPERA.
The SpectatorPietro r Eremita was produced on Saturday : why not the Itiosi)? why not the opera in its original form, instead of the strange in- congruous medley whicje this version makes of...
THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.
The SpectatorIT is, perhaps, hardly worth while to record the commencement of these Concerts : the whole affair has dwindled doWn into a snug little coterie, interesting only to the...
THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
The SpectatorSECOND CONCERT—MONDAY, MARCH 12. - THE vocal selection of this concert offers a complete contrast to that of the first. The Directors seem sensible Of their error, and desirous...
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THE LAST or rim Joennis.—Buckle is dead ! How strangely
The Spectatorlocal is fame ! This is an announcement which our readers perceive without emotion ; and yet at Tattersall's the sentence sounded heavily, and gave a quiver to hearts that only...
SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorFromm? Adventures of a Younger Son. 3 vole Caw% and Bentley. MILITARY BIOGRAPHY, Memoirs of Great Commanders. By G. Y. R. James. Esq., Author of " De I'Orme," &c. 3 vole...
Imenovemricrs IN THE " CRowg HOTEL."- The following timely and
The Spectatorwell- applied jeu d'esprit appears, in the form of an advertisement, in the Dundee Advertiser. " William Henry, of the Crown Hotel, takes this opportunity of informing the...
THE ADVENTURES OF A YOUNGER SON.
The SpectatorTats is a very wicked, but a very clever book : it is a sort of fighting Don Juan, containing all descriptions of adventure in the East—ex- cept those of love; for the hero does...
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JAMES'S GREAT COMMANDERS.
The SpectatorTars is the second biographical publication of military men we have been called on to notice within a fortnight. Mr. GLEm con- fined himself to British Generals: Mr. JAMES has...
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BELL'S PORTFOLIO.
The SpectatorMn. H. G. BELL is a lively writer in prose, and possesses some fancy in verse. But a volume of tales of this kind is unprofitable employment to either reader or writer: it may...
Miss L. SHARPE'S Juliet makes a very attractive print in
The Spectatorthe excel- lent mezzotint of BROMLEY; but the fair artist has not been more successful in delineating a Juliet than was Miss F. CORBEAUX. Miss . L. SIIARPE is a mistress of her...
H. B. has commemorated the amusing Peachum and Lockit quar-
The Spectatorrel between Lords Londonderry and Plunkett, in the form of an "Irish Row." Plunkett, with his basket of "loaves and fishes" on his arm, is dealing Londonderry a knock-down blow...
A neat little Guide to the Lions - of London, beautifully
The Spectatorprinted, with an abundance of wood-cuts, and tastefully got up by KLDD, in the style of his Guide to Margate, &c., deserves praise for its comprehensive brevity, as well as its...
PICTURES AND ARTISTS.
The SpectatorTHE Second Part of the Landscape Illustrations of Lord Byron's Works is in every iespect equal to the first. Besides the vignettes of Constan- tindple' and the Palace of Ali...