THE proceedin4s of the lost week in the French Chamber of De- puties are of %cry considerable moment. The Ministry, if it be not in minority in the Chainber, at least possesses...

lowest duty for nearly a month ; yet the quantity imported is small, and prices con- tinue to rise. The exchanges have fallen to the point which makes it profitable to export...

leading park. 1•,1 1 • Li • ,,;•. tild) W:174 give a. fillip to 1 1 .1: could scarcely have la.en • which the ceiebretian seage- to!. • kind. as the 21.rocaae , .....

the Shalt was resolved to satisfy Mr...IPNEtn of his fidelity to the British, and had dismissed Hussam Knaat, the agent of Russia, front all his employments.

GEORGE Gm's, the Governor of New South Wales, had stated the sum re- quired for the expenditure of the colony for the current year at 321,911/.

II.. from thy Bishop t On Wednesday ;.••• ,1; from London, and ti,.. . 1 ; Byug accompanit. A Ti t , Queen had a ■.■11,..r-1 ...rty sin guests were Viseount ,Vellnsurnt, Mr....

we find accounts of a riot •1 Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania. There is no ie. e:se intelligence as to the origin or motive fiai the disturbae,a : but we gather front...

18th instant, with a speech from the Queen. Her Majesty congratulated the assembly on the birth of an Infante—" another pledge of the succession to the crown, and of peace to...

accounts have been received front Montreal of a few days later date than those noticed last week. Little progress had been made in the trial of the prisoners ; and the dispute...

mi..et:•:g at 11Nater Hall on 'Wednesday. to protect against the deiivery ut !sears on days from the Post-office. :Sir Cu!'Ing A - as chalmaa, and many ladies were pri.,ent. It...

by Bola e a to t7a• Commitay of Bankers, v. - 1th enth'.:zxlieg a oeoll to til i ! , , , 1.i e .; • t oot a alt . ”Ittiq't..y, • L on , :.;, with which he was intrusted, as...

The result of the proceedings at the adjourned meeting of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, was mentioned in the Spectator last Saturday ; but no detailed...

man) has rev: ittly ref ;riled Crc in a or the t ac-It Iii" health. t h e his arrival in Ilirtnin,lcat, h. ma , ce;, , !•:, le 1 e he "-te of his brethren to his chapel at...

it Mal. to prep: - for a strenuous defence of the Corn-laws- If ever there vils a time when it 1).15 C,r oi • ti • • ' •.I forward. it is in my opinion the present ; ford s •-■...

all early clittage fu ti:. hest- . 111forele(1 v.1 11,4 suppos,l that tt gettels:11 t 'ion Nt 11:1,1IllIt. Iii' the n hiss •ss e• ..! • •,•ted ltv ..r t- 0.... .••• • , • •...

the pur- chase of potatoes for exportation. One latex was arrested as ring- leader, and committed to Downpatrich to Mite his trial at the Assizes. The Magistrates have wisely...

c.:Nifty preached a sermon in Trinity College Chapel, containing pal- pable Pusevism, the new cent term for limuanism. At a meeting of the clergy of the diocese of Ardegh, a...

I ). , is ry, to the &vet that he ; t in ri \Visiting to speak to Lr o: to the item.: but Belem • ;":t f):ei ry . ;eel NV1 rt :bort distance harr,•Pen .••• it, its his...

Lord Normanby is expected to he itte.ain in Dublin on the 3th of Jimuary. The Reverend P. S. He :fry, Presbyterinu IL:Alf:ter of Armagh. has been eppointed Commissioner. in the...

the men. It is ;m y :e• ze•siancti since the late • .., as it-nude-Glebe. .; Ii;eseertion of the Monde suer t 1; eetery, at Ashom, was acci- elill het- oll'ered a rewaril of ,...

found I not to have experienced the least injury from the late storms. It is said that, on examination. the Eddystone Lighthouse is found I not to have experienced the least...

The " second centenary of the rising of the memoraide Assembly of the Church of Scotland, held at Glasgow in 1635, - was celebrated at Glasgow on the 20th instil:it. The Lord...

Rector of Glasgow University WO, pias'orined. out Erbiay. Sir Janie , delivered a long speech on the occasion. He dw elt upon the honour of haviag defeated the Duke of Sussex :...

1,is l'ertlishir,- friervis. on Wednesday II It - a as in- temlet1 to present Mr. "Mall: a 11:11”' - 'cult 400 =r111 , 1V:1 , 1: Lilt it did not arrive in f,r • I . : ov. and...

held on 'Monday. in the marhet - plaett of et' 1berdorn! 1vesiding.—t 1 T the purpose of congratulating L.rd. ISurdetin on 10, ret strn home. and " expressing their firm...

eotemperary says, that it is no longer time to argue vaguely against the Corn-laws, Ian to s,eike home at them. It is equally trite that we are not to look for immediate...

The Morning Hioeth/ says there is no truth in the report that the Queen.intends to visit Scotland next year. The old Earl of Clarendon, who died on Saturday, is succeeded in...

for sonic To the muster of the f sese .•,' the Ilsib.;•' from the Devoe/so 7; 4, yi e. be. 1'1! frigates ; the accuracy of wle c. I ' sussed of the ineuits i .1•1; It.1..C1 •...

Indies. Tenders for transports are, we believe, to be received at Leadenhail Street this very day.---Morniny Poxt, Dec. S. Though the exportation of Hill Coolies has been...

Ashton- under-Lyne, on a warrant of t JO , aces, 7alesers. az:mule:eon and Hen- worthy. The waream charged Sesphees with haviue use d violtat and hitiammatory Luigi:age at...

SATURDAY NIGIIT. he Chip. , ;,.h• this morning, or by Count and eloquent speech of the Count Moe- emictiou that the Belgians will suffer an t••.:tory is dismembered....

in fourteen days from llmibxo It is ten:loured that she brings im- portant despatches from Quebec. stating that disturbances lied broken out in that city, and that ties militia...

monetary cir- cles in Paris as to the preseta position of commercial and financial mat- ters in France ; and the apprehension that a critical state oh' threes is at hand has...

is freen the distinguished military cortrsl a y, ho lets aclime:1y enriched our columns with his valuable eommuni :at ions. lie asks us to enlarge upon the sad Abuse."...

quoted lower than we have known them for some years past. As the amount of drafts upon England, offering for sale in all the principal cities of the Continent. :metes to...

dur- ing the neck ; the purchases on behalf of the Saving- Banks baying, by treating a demand for stock, counteracted the gloomy effects of the war in Ca- nada and India. anti...

on the are expected to attend. The (a l aneer :Lane earnestly the immediate formation of :in Auti-Corn-law Ass:wadi, it iet Glasgmv, front which delegates may be sea: to the...

mis- cellaneous intelligence, not mentioned in the general summary of news. The Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada has been hoaxed by a story that Mackenzie had been seen near...

Govern- ment has determined on typointing an zue an with full posters to von- elude a commercial treaty w ith the repueae of al e yn, a lma, will n eces - sarily tend to the...

SA!. Pare. and :mu,- The Lihe7al ut. :ivies were very large ia almost every ward. :;,Ton) persons sent lit have exercised the frenchise.

nom the Temple. is entitled to consideration; which it shall receive is our next Numb... - . - -

the only brilliant items in the introduction, and the pantomime is unusually de- ficient in transformations ; but the venerable practical jokes of smashing Pantaloon and cutting...

THE Pantomimes, taken altogether, are inferior to last year's ; and even Covent Garden's, by far the best, is unequal to its predecessor : the fate of Fair Rosamond is by no...

is very thin already, and cannot long hear the weight of the harlequinade. The burlesque opening is vulgar and coarse, and the ,,grotesque masks are characterless exaggerations...

; VESTED.: not having had time to make up her mind to wed so formidable a poly- gamist ; but we dare say he and his scimitar will be forthcoming next week, and meanwhile his...

; but not the less welcome even to the few who have seen him before. in the likeness of POWER. HOW he breaks his vow If tee-totalism and temperance, (in the use of the...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. 17th December 19:3. SIR-1 have twice or thrice troubled you with thoughts touching " Army Ref o rm s ;” and shall now again venture to encroach...

POLITICS FOR CHRISTMAS. Tux season of pies, plumcakes. pantomimes, and pleased children, fat oxen, inspired bellmen, romps, stolen kisses, love, laughter, and licence, comes...

Nona were the aristocratic salons of Paris more brilliant, never ,lid its fitshiot:ablc lituboutgs offer more tempting delights to the pofe:sorst of pleasure, wit, and...

3Iarquis of CHANDos has warned the agriculturists of Nor- fiille and Stitfolk, that a " formidable" attack will be made next session upon the Corn-laws; and has earnestly recomn...

PROOT..SHEETS of an article entitled " Proceedings and Position of the Dissenters," in the fbrtheoming number of the Eclectic Review, for January 1839, have reached us. It is...

certain nameless instrumentalists who move in a more limited sphere, confining their eircumambnlations to the Metropolis ; and whose modesty is equal to their perseverance and...

AT the close of the London season, the daily papers usually announce the interesting intelligence of the departure of Mr. Mosu, Mr. Bookss, or some other notorious performer,...

TRAVELS. Incidents of Travel in the Russian and Turkish Empires. By J. L. Stephens, Esq. Author of Incidents of 'Travel in the Holy Land ." In 2 vole Bentley. Six Months in...

Tnrsz volumes are a good specimen of' the American love of lo- comotion; which far surpasses that of their English ancestors. The author, Mr. STEPHENS, is a law student, or...

MR. JAMES, the author of Six Months ia Australia, seems inti- mately acquainted with ships and colonies, and to have resided for some time in New South Wales. lie appears to...

resume the subject of medical works with hooks of a more. learned kind, and the result of more direct labour, than any of those we disposed of last week : whilst most of them...

SHARP. Ilin it not been for the violent death of the Archbishop of St. Andrew's, JAMES SHARP would not have been particularly dis- tinguishe d beyond the numerous titmily of...

Correspondence of William Pitt. Ear101' Chatham. Edited by WHA IAM ST.tNHOPE TAYLOR, Esq. and Captain Jou): 11Lxtir Putxot.E. Exe- cutors of his son. John. Earl of Chatham ; and...