21 JANUARY 1832

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[H. B.'s last is by far the best of his caricature sketches.]

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I H. B3.'s last is by fair the best of his carieleture Skotuties. It is fulI of comic humour. Tle subject is a Political Pantomime, Cte parts o0 whlich are effectively cast:...

[The Brussels papers, which arrived last night, state, that several...]

The Spectator

POSTSCRIPT. _ The Brussels papers, which arrived last night, state, that several French regiments have approached the Belgian frontiers. It is aided that eighty thousand...

[In a copy of an Intimidatory Letter, inserted in the Postscript of...]

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In a copy of an Intimidatory Letter, inscrted in tile Postscri)t of our last Number but one, as a (caution to timili readers, the names of Mr. North, Upper Berkeley Street,...

[Lists of the Majority and Minority on the divisions of last night have...]

The Spectator

r..+. ^-fth, ATPrj;ritv aid Minoritv on the divisions of last nightthave I i ben published: we sbould have given them, but these lists are always - incorrect in the first...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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BusINEss OF THE HOUSE OF COTNIoNIOS. -Of the business of the ensting week, with the single exception of the Great Question, the most important is Colonel TORIlENS'S motion on...

[Mr. CLOWES, we observe, is publishing a Sessional Journal, called the...]

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All.. C .owxl:s, vc obscrve, is publishing ia Sessional JOor'nal, called theI )laritjnawcary/ Rcister, wvhich is niallnit spevially lor tile e(MICaLulII UV s elI inelIl)ers as...

[The official announcement of to-day, respecting Cholera, mentions...]

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The official announcement of to-day, respecting Cholera, mentions the occurrence of S new cases, 7deaths, and Srecoveries, at NewcastlC;2 new cases and 1 death, at Gatesheaid....

THE ANATOMY BILL AND ITS FRIGHTFUL TENDENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

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TIHE ANATOMIY BILL AND ITS FRIGHTFUL TENDENCY. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. WXorcester, 1lth January lS3°. SIR-It was with peculiar satisfaction that I Saw a letter froin a...

[A letter from Dublin states that Mr. O'CONNELL, previously to his...]

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[ A letter from Dublin states that MIr. O'CONNELT., previously to his embarking for Englhmd oil Tuesday last, " addressed the multitude in language of the most violent...

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The Metropolis.

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CI)c fOrtropolil. At a meeting of the Common Council on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Wood, adverting to the very defective state of the City, Police, moved the appointment of a...

The Court.

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TIC cuttrt. TII King enjovs his usual health. I-le will come to London- it is understood, on Mlonday; on which day, the fate of thc poor men colldemned at Bristol and...

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[There have been two cases of reported cholera in the metropolis-one...]

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I Tliorv have been two cases of reported cholera in the metropolis-one of a soldier named Webb, quartered at Knightsbridge Barracks, the other of a seanian named Johb Potts....

The Country.

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ETI)r Countrii. lvi, vere letLJ from all exprcssion in the address of the Attorney-Gencrull in op;Mb;-, one of the Iristol cases on Friday, to infer that the C(ommissioni had...

[A woman who had cohabited with one Sparrow, a Covent Garden...]

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A\ w:o)!'n w l1!O]!Id~l ('Ohitc'(lNwithl one Sparrow, a Covenlt Garde | fn:It o lor Iminy ye ars, was founsld SlsL)penIded n tier Deflrooml, -, A il1( Street, 1)riiv ILane oBil...

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[The expedition against Portugal rendezvouses at Terceira.]

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The expedition against Portugal rendezvouses at Terceira. It is said that the Portuguesc are jealous of a French officer to whom PEDRO has given a command in it. Are thev...

[There is no news, or at least no certain news, from Holland, on...]

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There is no news, or at least no certain news, from Holland, on the subject of the treaty. The King must decide by the 31st instant, which is fast approaching. The Courier...

[There has been a little more serious trifling in Ireland, on the...]

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There has been a little more serious trifling in Irelanld, on the I subject of the Reform Bill. On Friday there Mas a grand meeting at Cavan, and a prodigious exhibition of...

Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

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39batrS antr 1urorrrtfin in l3arliamuent. 1. THE REFORM% BILLS. On Tuesday, Mr CROKER complained grievously of the delay that had taken place in presenting the returns required...

[The decision of the French Civil List, as far as the permanent allow-...]

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The decision of the French Civil List, as far as the permanent allow- ance to the King was concerned, took place previous to the publication of our last Number. There still...

[The New York papers of the 24th inform us that Columbia no...]

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The New York Pa-pers of the 24th inform us that Columbia no longer exists: it has been at length formallv divided into Venezuela, New Granada, and the Equator. We hope there...

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THE PRESS, THE THEATRE, AND CATHERINE OF CLEVES.

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THE PRESS, THE THEATRE, AND CATHERINE OF CLEVES. THE Press, we presume, is so called from its being squeezed on every public occasion. It is supposed that the judgment of a...

COMMON INFORMERS.

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COMMON INFORMERS. A CORRESPONDENT writes to complain of what has been to us a matter of every-day observation since the first day on which our labours commenced-that the Police...

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GALLIA IN ALGERI.

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GALLIA IN ALGERI.- -A society has been formed at Paris for build- I ing a theatre at Algiers, the materials for which are furnished by the Government. To meet the first...

THE OPERA

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THE OPERA Is by the author * of Mothers and Daughters; which, when it appeared, we emphatically pronounced the best fashionable novel of the season, and we saw no cause to...

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[PARLIAMENT met, pursuant to adjournment, on Tuesday.]

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. P&AT.VIMENT met, pursuant to adjournment, on Tuesday. The I Upper House merely assembled to adjourn again until Thursday; and on Thursday, it sat only long...

[The Bristol Commission closed on Saturday; that of Nottingham...]

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The Bristol Commission closed on Saturday; that of Notting lam on the same day. The crowded state of the gaols in the tormer case, not less than the extraordinary character of...

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THE NEW SCOTCH MAGAZINE.

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THE NEW SCOTCH MAGAZINE. I TIiE great periodical suit of TAIT v. BLACKWOOD is going to be tried at Edinburgh. Mr. TAIT asks leave to show cause why he should not enter the...

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Law and Justice.

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. RI-ft alM 91tAire. A case of alleged gross misconduct in a Magistrate was brought before the King's Bench on Monday, in an application for a rule for a criminal information...

Small Talk.

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CaM. On Thursday last week, the new-born daughter of Don Pedro was baptized at the chapel of the Tuileries; the King and Queen were the sponsors. The office was performed by...

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A NEW YEAR'S DREAM.

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A NEW YEAR'S DREAM. I Id Two Voices are there." WORDSWORTH. As I lolled on the sofa, and watched the freaks Of the Feature-Fiend in the burning coal, I thought of this life...

THE GENERAL REGISTRY BILL.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY. THE GENERAL REGISTRY BILL. ON Ithe subject of this bill, a meeting was held at Wakefield on the 6th instant, at which the Earl of HAREWOOD presided, and...

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THE ITALIAN OPERA.

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THE ITALIAN OPERA. THE period for the commencement of the season is now at hand; and in order to apprize the public of the materials which they may look to for entertainment,...

L. E. L. IN MOURNING.

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L. E. L. IN MOURNING. THE Poets are all singing dirges: they hang their verse with black: there is nothing but wailing on Parnassus. Jeremiah, in the heirhth or depth of his...

THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY.

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THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY. THE anniversary of this ancient society was held on Thursday, at Freemason's Tavern. Its times of decline and decay are past, and no musical club in...

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SCOTLAND.

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SCOTLAND. The Perth petition in support of the Reform Bill has been subscribed by 27,245 male inhabitants of the county, above fifteen years of age. That against the Bill has...

IRELAND.

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IRELAND. Reductions to the amount of 12,1151. have been effected in the Irish civil establishment. I A conditional rule has been granted in the Irish King's Bench against...

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[Lord Melbourne has directed circulars to the Chairmen of Quarter-...]

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I Lord Melbourne has directed circulars to the Chairmen of Quarter- sessions, calling for an account, " vwith as little delay as possible, of all peace officers, whether...

CAPTAIN WARRINGTON.

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CAPTAIN WARRINGTON.; -On Wednesday, a Court-31artial will be meld on this officer, who was in command of the troop of the 3d Uragoons durng the Bristol riots. The Court was...

COLONEL BRERETON.

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CCOr.OVEL BRERETON.- -The inquest on the body of this unhappy gen-| tleman w.as held on Saturday, at his late residenec. Two domestics were examined,-the housekeeper, who had...

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GOOD THINGS OF FREDERIC THE GREAT.

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GOOD THINGS OF FREDERIC THE GREAT. LORD DOvER'S Life of FREDERIC possesses a fund of amusement which we consider ourselves authorized to draw upon a second time. The...

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THE NEW TRAGEDY.

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THE NEW TRAGEDY. [An unconscious branch of the Spectator, not having the advantage of a Press order for a free admission, had secured a tolerable place; andl he, not being on...