2 AUGUST 1828

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NEWS OF , THE WEEK.

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illorea. The precise object is not of course certainly known. It may be intended to keep the Russians in check, or, in case of a dismemberment of Turkey, to be on the spot in...

THE MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

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The occurrences of the week have, in some measure, confirmed the anticipations of our last report, a grand improvement having taken place . in the prices of the funds, which, up...

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THE ASSIZES.

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The action brought in the name of Mr. Dunn, the treasurer of Drury-lane theatre, against Mr. Davidge, the lessee of the Coburg theatre, to recover the statutory penalties...

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THE POLICE OF LONDON.

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Two fashionably dressed females, one an Englishwoman, who gave the name of Saville, and the other a Frenchwoman, who gave her name De Curtsey, were brought to the Marlborough...

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AGRICULTCRAL REPORT FOR JULY.

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The greater part of the backward hay, mid particularly the crop of the water-meadows which had been fed in the spring, is irretrievably spew. Such is the case in districts which...

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THE PARLIAMENT.

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At three o'clock on Monday, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Viscount Melville, and Lord Ellenborough, took their seats as the King's...

THE KING'S PROROGATION SPEECH.

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THE PRESS. STANDARD—The speech delivered by the Lords Commissioners, is the first Entslish speech with NV hch for some years the public has been gratified. This speech is...

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TIIE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS.

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NEW TIMES—TIIC Report of the Committee is a document of some interest. It would, however, have required a much longer time than the Committee have devoted, an examination much...

THE WELLINGTON ADMINISTRATION.

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Chorus.— If the persons who were so sanguine as to the good effects which mould follow from a military Premier, will look back to what has been done during this probationary...

STATE OF IRELAND.

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Tr NiEs—When the notable experiment made by Lord Wellesley's Govern- ment in Ireland, for putting down the old Catholic Association, was under discussion here, we said that it...

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A TRIAL OF THE NEW " WATER.MEN'S FARES," OR THE

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PLEASURES OF THE enames 011 A RADLY DAY. HAVING occasion to pass from Westminster Abbey to that seat of the arts, Mr. Clowes's busy little town of letterpress and steam-...

EXHUMATION OF HAMPDEN.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY. LORD NUGENT, wishing to settle some "historic doubts' which prevail with respect to the wound of which the patriot Hampden died, procured leave of the...

WAR FOR THE COAL-HOLE AND THE KITCHEN-GRATE.

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IF the age of chivalry has departed, the age of utility has suc- ceeded ; and its objects, we perceive, may be promoted with a passion which will produce extravagancies...

THE LEIGH PEERAGE.

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THIS claim upon the barony of Leigh, and the estates now pos- sessed by Mr. Chandos Leigh, which is pending before the House of Lords, and in prosecuting which strong...

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GENTEEL COMEDY AT THE HAYMARKET.

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ON Friday, at the Haymarket, an attempt was made on a half obsolete comedy called the Way to keep Him ;' and a repetition of it is threatened on Tuesday next. This is...

MARCH OF INTELLECT.

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WE understand we are charged with having unfairly diverted ourselves wills the directiOns of the British Almanack, for hawing frozen meat in August ; it being alleged that the...

"TIT FOR TAT," THE NEW ARRANGEMENT OF MOZART'S "COSI FAN

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TUTTE " AT THE ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. IT is a remarkable feature in the plots of Mozart's Operas, that they are either excessively interesting in themselves, or they afford such...

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THE LITERARY SPECTATOR.

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DR. HARWOOD has written a book on the Curative Influence of the Southern Coast of England. The extent of the southern coast may be variously defined, but we believe that no one...

Mr. Green ascended with a balloon this week mounted on

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a pony suspended in the place of a car. If the pony had any ideas on the subject of his strange position—perilous without any con- ceivable utility—what a consummate ass he...

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Mr. E. H. BARKER, the gatherer of the Parriana which

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we quoted last week, is a compiler of great bulk. In our notice of this his last work, we slightly referred to the jiirraginous nature of the gentleman's literary productions :...

BRAND'S JOURNEY.

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[We insert with pleasure the following letter from Lieutenant: Brand; first, because it affords us an opportunity of correcting; some verbal inaccuracies ; and next, because it...

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SPECTABILTA.

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Mr. Planche, after leaving his cold bed to look on a German landscape by moonlight, and listen to the boatmen of the Danube singing as they rowed, thought it "very provoking...

ENAMEL PAINTINGS.

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WE have just been favoured with a private view of a small but very fine collection of enamel paintings at the Egyptian hall. They have been sent to this country for sale by the...

THE ARMY.

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W is e-Office July 28. 1st Regiment of Life Guards—To be Captains—Captain Philip Charles Sidney, from the half-pay, vice Burgess Camac, who exchanges ; Limit. Richard...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

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Arrivals.—At Gravesend on the 30th ult. The Harvey, Findlay, fram Van Die- men's Land. let, ltipley, Hesse, from Bengal. At Deal, 30th ult. John, Freeman, from the Mauritius....

NEW WORKS

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On the point of Publication. Stafford on Strictures of the irre- A Spinster's Tour in France and thra, bds. . . . . 0 6 0 Italy, bds 0 10 6 Duppa's Travels in Sicily, bds.. 0...

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.

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PARTNERS FIIPs DIssOLVED. • J. Durniord, and S. Hadden, jun. Compton-street, Clerkenwell, gold-beaters—.T. and It. Head, Leigh, Dorsetshire, blacksmiths—E. Thurland and...

LONDON MARKETS.

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CORN EXCHANGE, FittoAv, AttensT 1. There has been a good supply of Wheat and Floor this week, and the mealing trade is on the whole dull, and front Is. to 2s. per quarter...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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BIRTIIS.—On the 26th inst. in Grosvenor-place, Viscountess Bangor, of a son— On the 28th, at Carshalton, Mrs. Metcalfe, of a son—On the 24th in Wimpole- street, the Hutt....