23 SEPTEMBER 1854

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NEWS OF. THE WEEK.

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Tin united French and English army, with a Turkish contingent, has been successfully transferred from Varna and Baltschik to the coast of the Crimea ; and we have already...

The agricultural dinner at Chipping Norton stands nut from the

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interminable series on account of the personal position taken by Mr. Henley, long one of the most valuable because one of the most discreet of "the Country party," and a real...

Possibly we may congratulate ourselves upon the departure of the

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cholera more speedily than on its last great visitation. The last return of the Registrar-General marked a decline of 500 upon the statement of the previous week ; and it has...

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3lit1ropolio.

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Happily, the cholera, which showed symptoms of departure last week, has this week confirmed the anticipations of experienced skill, and greatly decreased in virulence. The...

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Liverpool has been a scene of stirring interest this week, for other things than commerce. St. George's Hall, a colossal edifice, which has been for a good many years under the...

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SCOTLAND.

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Far away from state affairs and ordinary business, the Queen and her family are enjoying the country life afforded by Balmoral, its woods, and its environs. As is her wont, the...

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furtigu atilt ..Culnitial.

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TIIIIKET. —The great expedition to the Crimea has accomplished One section of its progress to 'Sebastopol in safety: 58,000 troops have been landed at Eupatorie.. On Thursday...

IRELAND.

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The Nation has an article enumerating the stations of the "English garrison in Ireland," now less than 5000 soldiers, and commenting on their weakness, inefficiency, and bad...

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3litorrilaurno.

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Apropos to the reported return of Sir Charles Napier, the Standard of fleet." fused by Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Dundonald refused the command of the fleet to Lord Dundonald. That...

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POSTSCRIPT.

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"Vienna, Friday, Sept. 22.—From Russian sources I learn that the Russians did not oppose the landing of the English and French troops, because their entire force in the Crimea...

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The Lords Justices of Ireland have issued a proclamation offering

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a reward of 2001. for the apprehension of the villains who placed the stones on the Enniskillen and Londonderry Railway, last week. The investigations of the Coroner are still...

The Edinburgh Town-Council resolved, on Thursday, to confer the freedom

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of the city upon Sir William Molesworth ; who has been most recently a visitor at Keir House, Perthshire, the seat of Mr. Stirling M.P. The civic compliment to Sir William is...

The Gazette of last night has these announcements- " The

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Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appoint- ment of Peter Campbell Scarlett, Esq., commonly called the Honour- able Peter Campbell Scarlett, her Majesty's...

Ctrairto.

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The reappearance at the Adel-phi of Mr. Morris Barnett in his famous character of Monsieur Jacques" is a welcome event to those playgoers who expect something like fulness of...

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Some time ago, the Down Protestant Association forwarded a set

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of very Anti-Roman-Catholic resolutions to Mr. Disraeli, and offered to him the leadership of the Protestant party ! Mr. Disraeli replies like a Dodona or Delphi- " The power of...

MONEY MARKET.

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Broca EXCHANGE, FRIDAY ATNENNOCON The excitement regarding the expedition to the Crimea continues un- abated, and was yesterday augmented by the intelligence of the landing of...

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PARISIAN TREATRICA.LS.

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By filling up a very commonplace story with a scene evidently imitated frora Les Cosagues and an incident manifestly borrowed from Don Vetter de Baum, and by using the capture...

THE MUSICAL FESTIVALS.

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Three musical festivals have been held during three successive - weeks of the present month, at Worcester, Norwich, and Liverpool. The Nor- wich festival has been held...

TOPICS OF TIE BAY.

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SEBASTOFOL. the principal victory at once, the outlay is but an earnest of that which is to come. The Czar has yet larger taxes in store for the English people. If we have...

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THE BRITISH PALLADIUM.

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1VYk0 would seek the living of that clergyman that should have to preach, not on the seventh day, but on all the other six days, the seventh day alone omitted ; and to preach,...

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A PROBLEM FOR AGItICULTITRISTS. NOTWITHSTANDING the interest of the experiments

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conducted by Mr. Mechi, the minute observations carried on by men like Mr. James Caird, or the analysis recorded from time to time by Pro- fessor Way, it appears that there is...

„ 1 35EDICAL PRESCRIBING. Ttrit011031 THE

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, . .;,. ,NRWSEAPEE.11- larz newspaper is the' *utak , of all ineditrara for presoribing physic. We are surprised that medical , men - should -not , see the perfect ith,...

THE' DTINDONALD STORY.

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A. TRAIT of the preeent time ' always reprodneed at such periods, is not only , the currency of unfounded reports or of pure fictions, but thehalf-discussion of stories...

JITDG-E AND ADVOCATE MILITARY.

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}'lion a statement in the Globe we infer that there is some prospect of realizing our wish, and that the office of Judge- Advocate may be split into its two properly separate...

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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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REPORE the expedition started for Sebastopol, it is said, the Sultan made a present to the British sailors ; and it was one certainly more eonsonantwith the established...

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IRON WAR-SHIPS AND ARTILLERY. 1 Adam Street, Adelphi, lgth September 1654. Sr—The letter of Captain Hodgkinson on the subject of iron ships of war has the merit of being very...

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BOOKS.

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SCOTT'S TRAVELS IN SITSSIL !SI Ix 1850, Mr. Charles Henry Scott, after visits to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Novgorod, descended the Volga to Astrachan in a vessel of his own,...

OPEN-AIR PREACHING.

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St. John's College, Cambridge. In the Spectator of September '9th there were some remarks on open-air preaching, which made me desirous of writing a few lines to you ; other...

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THE EARNEST STUDENT: MEMORIALS OF

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JOHN MACKINTOSH. * Jon zi 3fAcrazrosE, the son of a Scotch landed gentleman, vas born in 1822, and died in 1851. He was a hard student froni boyhood till death ; carrying off...

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KATE TERNON—SCHOOL EXPERIENCES.' EMPTINESS is a main characteristic of Kate

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Vernon. In the style- there is a good deal of smart literary cleverness, much the same in the dialogue, and the scenes have a sort of theatrical briskness about them ; but there...

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MRS. MATTHEW asnn's QUEENS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. * THE success of

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Miss Strickland's "Lives of the Queens of Eng- land" has stimulated more than one imitation of her work, with- - out a fall consideration of means or power. Miss Strickland is a...

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61ming5 Irina 4 . t Vanko,

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MERCANTILE CLAIM AGAINST PORTUGAL. The first defeat which Ministers sustained in the last seseirm of Parliament was on the motion of Mr. Thomas Chambers for a Select Committee...

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

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BOOKS. The Autobiography of the Reverend William lay; with Reminis- cences of some distinguished Contemporaries, Selections from his Correspondence, &a. Edited by George...

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MILITARY .GAZETTE.

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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Sept. 15.-Corps of BoyalKogineeiarrSecohd Lieut. C. J. Darrah to be First Lieut. vice Burke, killed in action; SeCohd. - Lieut. J. F. Maquay to be First...

On the 11th September, at Kreuanach, the Wife of the

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lies.. Charles G. Chitten- den, of Hatfield, Herts, of a daughter. On the 13th, at the Rectory, Cotton Denham, Somersetshire. the Hon. Mrs. Au- gusta Byron, of a daughter. On...

RAILWAYS.

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A return produced on the motion of Mr. Cardwell unfolds a number of useful details connected with the financial condition of railways. The amount of capital and loan, the share...

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COMIIERCIAL . GAZETTE.

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Tuesday, September 19. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. - Howard and Moorhouse, Portwood, Stockport, doublers - Galion and Morgan, Bristol, halliers-DouglaaShip-building Company,...

PRICES CURRENT.

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BRITISH F U N D S. (Closing Saturd.IMosaday. PrIcea.) Tuesday. Wants 3 per Cent Consols 951 951 931 951 Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced New 3 per Cents Long annuities...