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from Stmthfieldsaye to Brighton. which we shall probably have more
The Spectatorto say before long. information, on which perfect reliance can be placed, has been af- Department, and was also commissioned by his Majesty to con- duct the business of the...
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et e ilistrapnIkt.
The SpectatorA number of the friends and partisans of the late Ministry have been active in getting up Whig meetings during the week. Their efforts appear to have been only partially...
Etc Court.
The SpectatorTHE Duke of Wellington arrived at the Palace, Brighton, about half- past five on Saturday evening, and had an immediate interview with the King. During the consultation, a...
The interest excited in Paris by the dismissal of the
The SpectatorBritish Ministers is so absorbing, that comparatively little notice is taken of the dissolution of the Duke of BASSANO'S Cabinet (which was mentioned in our second impression...
It is stated in some of the German papers, that
The Spectatorthe Emperor of Austria has given his consent to the marriage of the Duke cf LEUCHTENBERG with the Queen of Portugal.
Count MUNCH BELLINGRAUSEN, the Austrian Envoy to and President of
The Spectatorthe Germanic Diet, proposed, at a recent sitting of that body, that a tribunal should be established to determine all disputes which should arise between the several Legislative...
There is no news to be depended upon from the
The SpectatorSpanish capital ; though a report of the actual resignation of MARTINEZ DE LA Ross has been circulated in Paris. In Navarre, there seems to have been some severe fighting, in...
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The Privy Council have made their report to the King
The Spectatorrelative to she origin of the fire which burnt down the two Houses of Parliament. They recapitulate at length the evidence of the witnesses, the sub- stance of which has already...
LORD BROUGHAM'S LAST WEEK IN CHANCERY.
The SpectatorOn Monday morning, the Court of Chancery, from the opening of the doors, was crowded to excess. Lord Brougham, a few minutes after ten o'clock, entered and took his seat on the...
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A person, whose name has not been ascertained, was brought
The Spectatorhelms the Bow Street Magistrates, on Tuesday, charged with unruly cot-razes. He was evidently mad, and his conduct in the office is thus describer& by the penny-a-line...
Sir John Campbell moved the Court of King's Bench, on
The SpectatorTuesday, lo order sentence of death to be executed on Garside and Mosley, the Sir John Campbell moved the Court of King's Bench, on Tuesday, lo order sentence of death to be...
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Cbe Country.
The SpectatorAssociation of Hull, the following address to the King Las b een agreed to. si az —We. the undersigned, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful suLjects of King's, upon-hull, have...
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We mentioned last week, that the trustee 'of a Savings-Bank
The Spectatorat St. Alban's had decamped with about 80001. of the deposits ; but in a letter from Mr. Tidd Pratt to the Daily Papers, it is stated, that "there is not nor ever was any...
Mr. Bodkin has been elected Recorder of Dover. The Tory
The SpectatorMem- ber for the town, Mr. Halcomb, had the least number of votes of all the candidates. The Bishop of Durham has presented to the library of the Uni- versity of Durham a large...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe Dublin Evening Post, speaking of the Ministerial overthrow, says- " The change has astounded the country—of that there is no doubt. It has come as a thunder-clap upon the...
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iffiricelTancatti.
The SpectatorLord Melbourne still continues to discharge the necessary official duties of First Lord of the Treasury, by subscribing such documents as are indispensably requisite. This...
It is stated with much confidence in the political circles
The Spectatorat the West end of the town, that the gallant Lord Combermere will succeed Lord Bentinck as Governor-General of India.—Standard. Of the many rumours now afloat relative to...
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dopiniotti of the 19retti.
The SpectatorWHAT ARE TIlE PRINCIPLES OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT ? A DECLARATION FROM THE DUKE WANTED. Couarva—Our articles since the dissolution of the late Ministry 'have shown that we are no...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR-OFFICE, Nov. 21.-3d Regt. of Dragoon Guards—A. Campbell, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice O'Malley, appointed to the 14th Regt. Foot. 24 Regt. of Dragoons—Hon. G. A. F....
Lord Stanley has been elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University.
The SpectatorThe vote was '298 for Lord Stanley, 163 for the Earl of Durham. The Morning Herald correspondent states, that the question was taken up as one of Church Establishments ; and...
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If the Duke of Wellington were really disposed, as his
The Spectatorfriend the Tunes insinuates, to form an Administration on Reform principles, he Would naturally be in communication with leading Reformers; but Rho are the worthies that flock...
A number of bill-stickers were busily employed this morning in
The Spectatorposting placards all over the Metropolis, containing in bold type the following few but most significant words—" Stop him again, get gold !" — Globe.
At the meeting of Whigs and Reformers held on Monday
The Spectatorat the Crown and Anchor, Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR is reported to have made the following statement, in reference to the attacks of the Radical press on the late Lord Chancellor. " He...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. The King and Queen left St. James's Palace this morning shortly before twelve o'clock, in a private carriage•and four, for Brighton. As :heir Majesties passed...
The King yesterday delivered the Great Seal to Lord Lyndhurst
The Spectator; do, for the present, will perform the functions both of Lord Chan- cellor and Lord Chief Baron. Marquis Wellesley is recalled ; and the Lord Primate (a Beresford), the...
Lord Brougham, we have heard, is about to depart for
The SpectatorItaly. This would be a prudent step ; for he needs quiet for the mind, if not for the body. His reputation may be recruited in his absence. We hope that he is not merely...
The Standard on Wednesday called loudly on the Country to
The Spectatorfortify the Duke of Wellington, and encourage the King, by loyal addresses of gratitude for the recent blessed change in his councils ; and intimated that the character of the...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. on the 14th inst., at Wentworth, the Viscountess Mitrow, of aeon, still-born, On the llth inst., at Weymouth, at his residence in the Belvidere, the Lady of ROPER...
The exhortations of the Times to the people of England,
The Spectatorto suspend their exertions, and trust to the Duke of Wellington for Reform, remind us of a story in John Bull, where Habbakkuk Slyboots prevails on Jack just to hang himself for...
We understand that a declaration was yesterday signed by a
The Spectatornumber of Metropolitan Members, expressive of their firm opinion, that the late dismissal of the Melbourne Ministry could only proceed from a determination to prevent the reform...
There was a meeting of Dissenting Deputies held yesterday at
The SpectatorBir- mingham, and resolutions passed expressive of disgust at the replace- ment of the Tories, of disappointment at the conduct of the Whigs (which, however, they are now...
ELECTION TALK.
The SpectatorThe prospect of a speedy dissolution of Parliament has put candi- dates and electors on the alert in various parts of the country. In the Metropolis, arrangements are in...
A new Commission for the Treasury is prepared. The Lords
The SpectatorCom- missioners are the Duke of Wellington, First Lord ; the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Maryborough, Sir John Beckett, ad Mr. Planta. The new Lords of the Treasury...
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LETTERS FROM PARIS, BY 0. P. Q. No. XXX. WE
The SpectatorHAVE NEITHER LOST NOR GAINED, IPOR THE DOCTRINAIRES HAVE COME BACK AGAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Pads, 19th November 1334. SIR—We have neither lost nor gained by the...
ROYAL SOCIETY.
The SpectatorThe Royal Society resumed its meetings for the session on Thursday, No- vember 20th; the Chair being taken by the Treasurer, .1. W. Lunaci es , Esq. V.P. The greater part of the...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK IE:r.CrIANOE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The alarm occasioned by the change of Ministry, to which we referred in our bat, has almost entirely subsided ; and the prices of the...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorThe Earl of Liverpool, Manning, tom Singapore, to London, was lost at Keeling 110154, on the 9d June. Arrived—At Liverpool, Nov. 17th, Aliquis, 11.PFee, from Bombay; and Crown,...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE CONSTITUTION IN ABEYANCE : THE FIRST BRITISH DICTATOR. THE actual state of the Government is most extraordinary. The worst of the STUARTS, backed by a purchased Parliament,...
THINGS TO BE DONE.
The SpectatorTHE Government of the country is, for the present at least, under the control of the Duke of WELLINGTON : how is he to conduct it? It is pretended by some of his supporters—men...
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THE DOWAGER CHANCELLOR.
The Spectator" MY Lord," said Sir ROBERT WALPOLE, then Earl of ORFORD to the once celebrated PULTENEY, then Earl of BATH, " You and I are two of the most insignificant persons in England."...
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Tuesday's Gazette contained the two following announcements. " WHITEHALL, Nov.
The Spectator15, 1894. " The King has been pleased to nominate and appoint Leonard Edmunds, Esq. to be Clerk of the Crown Chancery, in the room of Denis Le Marchant, El. resigned. " The...
Ou Wednesday (the 12th instant), the Court of Session held
The Spectatorits arse Winter meeting. All the Judges were present, except Lord Fullerton. Mr. Henry Cockburn then presented his Majesty's letter ; which was read by the Clerk, Mr. George...
THE METROPOLITAN PRESS.
The SpectatorJr would be difficult to ascertain the actual state of public feeling In the Metropolis from a perusal merely of the Newspapers, with- out any knowledge of the secret springs...
The death of the Earl of Hardwicke places another blue
The Spectatorriband at the dis- PoLd of the Government: the one lately vacant has been conferred on the Duke ofGrafton; Lord Melbourne, to whom it had been offered by his Majesty, together...
" THE GREAT CRISIS."
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Sra—The cause of the signal failure of attempts to produce agitation against WELLINGTON, is sufficiently plain. Just at present, agitation...
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THE person who wishes to travel through Ireland, but is
The Spectatorunable to give effect to his will, cannot have a better substitute for an doubtless, sufficient political and religious prejudices or bias : opinions on these points with...
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ALLAN'S LIFE OF SCOTT.
The SpectatorIT was but the other day, since the lull in the publishing world set in, that we found leisure to read this biography ; which has been on our table for several months. The...
