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from the fact that the most humane and intelligent Natives,
The Spectatoreach as Mr. O'Connell or Mr.Smith O'Brien do not appear to see any- thing peculiar in it : the murder is deprecated; but the harbour- ing of the assassin, the act most...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorIRELAND still occupies the prominent place in Parliament. Ministers have at last encountered, face to face, the active oppo- sition of Mr. O'Connell to their scheme for...
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Debatts anb 1procretings in Vadianunt.
The SpectatorACLDEMICAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. In the House of Commons, on Monday, Sir James GRAHAM moved the - Committee on the Colleges (Ireland) Bill; taking that opportunity to answer...
Foreign matters may be described in a few words.
The SpectatorBelgium is undergoing a " Ministerial crisis," which has lasted *some ten or fourteen days. M. Nothomb, whose difficulties and perplexities the Morning Chronicle briefly...
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gbe eourt.
The SpectatorTHE stay of the Court at Osborne House, in the Isle of Wight, was signalized by some naval excursions and exhibitions. On Sunday afternoon, however, the Queen and Prince Albert...
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lattropolis.
The SpectatorA Common Hall was held on Tuesday, to elect Sheriffs for the ensuing year. It had been supposed that Alderman Challis and Mr. Kennard would be elected without opposition; but...
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IRELAND
The SpectatorThe Roman Catholic Prelates assembled at Maynooth on Tuesday, with the Catholic Visiters of the Maynooth College. The subjects of deliberation, says the Freenzan's Journal, were...
1Kbt Vrobintts.
The SpectatorSeveral candidates for West Suffolk are named, but some without obvious an- thority,—Mr. Kerrison, son of Sir Edward Kerrison, Lord William Powlett, brother to the Duke of...
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atilistellantous.
The SpectatorIt is stated "on authority," "that it is the intention of the King of Holland shortly to visit this country, and that his Majesty will be attended by a dis- tinguished suite....
,Fortin an eolonial.
The SpectatorFaANCE.—The debates in the Chamber of Deputies on the Marine Estimates closed on Monday. On Saturday, a great disputation was raised by M. Lacrosse, who complained of the...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorSir John Hope, of Pinkie, was on Wednesday elected for the County of Edin- burgh, without any opposition. A public meeting was held at Dr. Willis's Church , in Renfield Street,...
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This day is the anniversary of the Queen's coronation; and
The Spectatorit has been observed with the usual demonstrations of loyalty. The Queen was to have reviewed troops in Hyde Park; but, on account of the heavy rain, the show was put off until...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorIn the House of Commons, the motion for going into Committee of - Supply gave opportunity for the usual miscellaneous sallies. Mr. TRostals Druscomm advanced some complaints...
Mr. George Moffatt, the Liberal opponent of Mr. Somes at
The Spectator%e last election for Dartmouth, has issued an address accepting an invitation "to stand again for the borough. The Conservatives are in search of a candidate for their party;...
The appeal from Quebec has already been responded to in
The SpectatorLondon; and we understand that in the City steps have been taken to raise a relief-fund. Proba- bly a meeting will be held at the Mansionhouse, under the auspices of the Lord...
There was a bad collision on the Bristol and Birmingham
The SpectatorRailway on Thurs- day last : two trains, one from Gloucester and one from Birmingham, both going at great speed, met at Camp Hill, and before the engines could be reversed they...
The Great Western mail-steamer arrived at Liverpool yesterday morning; having
The Spectatorleft New York on the 12th instant. President Polk was ill, but not in danger. Philadelphia was prepared to pay the dividend on her stock due in August. President Jones, of...
Thursday's advices from Paris state, that although the passports demanded
The Spectatorby Don Carlos were allowed, those demanded by his son, the Prince of the Asturias, were refused.
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK ETCH•XOE, FlIDAY A,TEuii00K: We cannot report the occurrence of many transactions or business of import- ance in the English Funds; which, after some little fluctuation,...
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The Belgian Company have pursued with vigour their course of
The Spectatoropera- playing at Covent Garden Theatre; and have this week added to their list of performances that of diasaniello, under its original title, La Muette de Portiei, and its...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorTAGLIONI has returned to the scene of her early triumphs—the stage of our Italian Opera—to give us a few parting glimpses of those graces of style which she herself only has...
At the Lyceum, Keeley is the hero of a very
The Spectatorlaughable and cleverly- constructed piece, from the French, called /ma 's All, that affords abundant scope for his drollery. He plays a country lout suddenly transformed into...
THE RAILWAY GAUGE QUESTION.
The SpectatorTO THE EDIT= Or THE IHT.CTATOH. London, 25th June 1846.) Sin—At a period when the question of Railway Gauges has pressed itself on men's minds with a degree of intensity never...
The French Plays are coming merrily to a close. M.
The SpectatorArnal, the last of the celebrities, is the Keeley of the French stage. His drolleries are more particularly calculated to tickle the fancies of Parisian playgoers; but his quiet...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorARR1VED.—At Gravesend, 21st June, Lord W. Bentinck, Sainthill, from Java ; led, John Wlckliff, Daly, from China; 23d, Eudora, M‘Meikan, from Mauritius ; 24th, Emily, Greaves,...
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CLERICAL INTERFERENCE WITH UNIVERSITIES. WHAT is meant by religious instruction
The Spectatorin colleges or universities?, Young men are sent to college at about the same age when those who do not enjoy a learned education are sent to learn a business.. The religious...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorPOOR IRISH : HELP YOURSELVES. MR. O'CONNELL tells Ministers, that nothing can be done Ireland while the peasantry , remain in their present state of d e tution. All measures he...
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THE SPANISH TREATIES.
The SpectatorSPAIN'S title to claim admission into this country for the s- of her American possessions, does not appear so certain when the whole tenour of the treaties is taken into...
HOW TO RISE IN THE WORLD.
The SpectatorTHE Queen and her subjects stand in very different relations to their domestics. When the parties no longer suit each other, a gentleman turns away his servant, or the servant...
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SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorGEOGIAPKY, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838. 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., Commander of the Expedition. In five...
STATISTICS.
The SpectatorTHE ." British Association for the Advancement of Science" has done good service in its way ; but that is no reason for allowing it to play freaks with the English language....
TFIIMBLERIGGING.
The SpectatorTHE Times has invented a new title for Lord Stanley, which will stick as long as that of his barony—" the New Zealand Thimble- rigger." He has achieved that honour by high...
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o'coston's MILITARY HISTORY OF THE IRISH NATION.
The SpectatorTHE object of this work was to give a complete account. of the military services in which the Irish have been engaged in,foreign pay, intro- duced by a sketch of their exploits...
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MEMOIRS AND REMAINS OF BISHOP DICKINSON. LAST week we had
The Spectatorto notice the able Ordination Sermons of Dr. Hinds, the friend and Chaplain of the Archbishop of Dublin. We have now be- fore us the Memoirs and Remains of Bishop Dickinson, a...
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MIL THOMPSON'S NOTE-BOOK Or A NATITAA.LIST. AA Pope " lisped
The Spectatorin numbers," so Mr. Thompson began the study of natural history in something like babyhood : his first efforts to form a collection of insects are his earliest reminiscences. A...
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorFrom June 20th to June 26th. BOOKS. The Note-book of a Naturalist. By E. P. Thompson. The Despatches and Letters of Vice-Admiral Lord ViscountNelson. With Notes by Sir Nicholas...
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MUSIC.
The SpectatorSEVENTH PHILHARMONIC CONCERT—MONDAY JUNE U. PART r. SInfonla In C minor, (No. 5 ) SPORr. Duetto, ." CAI ml regge," Madame Hennelle and Herr Piaehek. (Belisarioi Dordzettl....
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FI NE ARTS.
The SpectatorTHE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN. Tan School of Design at Somerset House was established by Govern- ment eight years ago, for the express purpose of affording English artisans...
THE MUSICAL UNION.
The SpectatorMa. ELLA of Mortimer Street, whose society under this' designation has now had a fair trial, may congratulate himself on its success. The idea of uniting professors and amateurs...
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COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, June 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Willis and Co. Crosby Square, merchants—Leach and Sons, Bingloy, worsted-manu- facturers ; as ter as regards J. Leach—Lidstone and...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorOSTicE or OaDNANcE, June 20.—Royal Regt. of Artlllery—Major-Gen. P. Fray. C.B. to be Col.-Commandant, vice Lida-Gen. Parry, deceased ; Sec.-Capt. J. E. Dupuis to be Capt. vice...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 17th June, at the Parsonage, Stoney Stanton, the wtfe of the Rev. John Sankey, of a son. On the 20th, at Lj•ston Hall, Essex, the Lady of John White Cater, Esq., of a...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUND S. (Closing Prices.) &Surd. Monday. Tuesday. Wednes. Thurs. I per Cent Consols shut Ditto for Account 195 exd 993 99i 90 99 99 3 per Cents Reduced...