to French affairs, and are chiefly occupied with those of Spain and the Eastern question.

yesterday's Morning Herald— •- " The anxiety which has lately prevailed amongst all parties conneoied whir 9 71 the China trade, appears to be somewhat on the increase;...

n istry- PEREZ DE CASTRO President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs ; NARVAEZ Minister of War ; MILLAN Minister of Finance ; AnRAZOLA Minister of Justice ;...

been successful in Afghanistan and in Persia, the Nepalese and Burmese quail before his vigorous policy. A strong corps of observation has been formed on the frontier of Nepal-...

ELECTIONS to supply vacancies in the House of Commons, caused by the appointment of Members to offices under the Crown—the progress of Chartism, and the decay of trade—are the...

on the basis proposed by France, are revived ; and it is eyed said that the Egyptian Pacha has released the Turkish fleet : but this is improbable, and the rumour receives...

THE Queen takes short walks on the terrace of Windsor Castle ; but the veather, during the greater part of the week, has been too unfa- vourable to allow her Majesty to ride out...

At a meeting of the Common Council,on Thursday, Mr.R. L. Jones stated, in replyto a question from Mr. Wire, that the Committee for Rebuilding the Royal Exchange " hadmade...

Mr, Sergeant Wilde's appointment to the office of Solicitor-General took place on Friday evening ; and on Saturday the learned gentleman went to Newark, with his friend 3Ir. M....

of intentie n to impute cowardice or dishonourable conduct to Sir Charles Shaw, W as made by Sir William Follett, on behalf of the proprietors of the Man. chester Chronicle,...

pre- sent term on Monday evening. The suldect on this and the previous evenings was the Dramatic Music of England to the commencement of the reign of Charles the Second ; in the...

it -was decided ley a majority of 3t34 to 53, that Nr. Gilbert Ainslie Young sliculd be supported in conjunction with Sir Benjamin Ball at the next election for the borough, in...

" to etimailer wle.tle.r any and wItat st e ps shoubl be taken at consequence (X the introlietion of the Government Pt dice ioto Birmingham." 'Fhe alayer had convened the...

" commencemeat of the Anti-Corn-law movement in Sheffield." On Thursday week, a meeting of deputies from the Trades of the town was held; and Mr. Wardle proposed a resolution,...

at Asko Hall, near Richmond. The New York line of packet-ship Philadelphia, Captain E. E. Morgan, arrived on Monday at Portsmouth from New York, having on board Joseph...

of Mr. Croker, Sir James Kempt, and Sir Charles Edward Grey, to those of the Privy Counsellors present at the Court held at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. Mr. Shell was unable...

The Government papers announce that Lord Auckland is to be made an Earl, by the title of Earl of Auckland and Viscount Eden ; Sir John Keane, to be a Peer, title not yet known ;...

ceedings this week do not require a detailed notice. Thomas Llewellin and Zephania Williams have been committed for trial, charged with high treason and sedition. Williams's...

the following document by the Porto. Though the Sultan's power to execute the reforms specified is questionable, the recognition of their necessity is creditable to his...

an officer of the Anglo-Indian army, at Cabul, on the 19th of August. Ile says that most assuredly Dost Mahommed will return as soon as the British troops are ottt of the...

to the 29th of October, now reaches to the 7th instant, New York papers of that date having been brought by the packets ship Patrick Henry. From the letter of the Morning...

letter from Glas- gow. " Mercantile matters look very gloomy at present : one failure a fortnight ago for above 40,0001., and another yesterday for between 5000. and 60,0001. I...

adopt towards China, was received last night by the East India and China Association. The Standard says it has " created the greatest surprise and discontent in the City. "...

writers. The Morning Post asserts that the progress of Mr. Thesiger ' s canvass " leaves "no doubt of the return of that gentleman ; " while the Morning Chronicle affirms that "...

Fitz- gerald in reply to Sir James Clark ' s statement respecting Lady Flora Hastings. Mr. Fitzgerald had hoped that Lord Hastings would have condescended to notice that...

Four men were committed on charges of breaking into houses, forcing some of the inmate:: to jola them, and carrying away arms. Two were twee i iesd of a lministeri.ig illegal...

of the woollen trade— " This week there his been no improvement whatever in the demand for goods at our Cloth Ilalls; there was as little business done both ott Saturday and on...

Sir John :Macdonald ' s letter conveying Lord Hill ' s reprimand of Colonel Thomas and his brother officers- " It is reported in military circles, that the AdjutantsGeneral ' s...

of the Monmouthshire mei). The Judges iiitmed ire Sir Nicholas Tindal, Sir James l's-1

In the Gazette fd ' isst sit nouncemeets or Slid - 0 direlarai:•ms of insolvency. Toes- hes. twe n ty -three bankrupts. Several :Levers is the North of Englzuid, but per- iety...

POSTSCPIPT SATURDAY NIGHT. In conscipien :is , or the weather which prevailed ) esterday and last night, not one l ' o:eizu neill has beea received to day.

the money-market be - comes daily more itrutttsuee lel is novs so distinctly marked that we are induced to direct public etieation to it. The Country Banks or Issue (mit...

celebrate the anniversary of the Polish Revolution in 15:10—one at the Crown and Anchor, the second at Exeter Hall. The firet passel ott' quietly bin the appearance of Major...

[Prom the Weekly Chronicle, this MOM! Our able contemporary the Colonial Gfizette has assumed to itself the functions of " an Eye" upon the administration of Colonial atrairs,...

[One if a I:air in Fraser's May,;.-iia pr Dee,. niter .2 Ends the year '39—time last to end With fair Victoria's maiden reign; the rest Our now "fair vestal, throned in the...

Tine Iiirals supplanted the .tiehea/ J;ei Seele/q/ at ('ox - emit Carden on Thursday. The cast of characters i t cire',..ti VC, tit costumes are as mnirect and elegant, and the...

Smex Evert %NM.: , Famtv FM RNOCIN. There was an extreme pressure for money dltring t .1e early pant of the week. and until yesterday there was a general iltilispositioli...

sign was held last night, at Saville House, Leicester Square ; W. Ewart, Esq. M.P., President, in the Chair. Mr. S. Smith (in the absence of the Secretary) read the report of...

Arrived-At Gravesend, Nov. 26th. ■Iary .1tm. Cex. fr,co the Cape. At I,Iverpoo1; :th , 1 Gem en. riam neeelt; and '...(Ith..Iolinson, Spence. fr, , ni Bombay. At the C tp,.....

OFFICERS AT THE ASHTON CONSERVATIVE DINNER. SIR JOHN MACDONALD To COLONEL THOMAS. Horse Guards, 8th November 1839. Sir—Lord Hill's attention having been attracted by a report...

CANADA BETWEEN THE PARTIES AT HOME. IT appears to be settled that Parliament will assemble about the middle of January—a fortnight earlier than usual. The first question, being...

Now that it is certain the Queen has done with declining and is going to conjugate, Speculation, like a tasked schoolboy, is once more turned down to discover the potential, the...

THE Adjutrint-Cmeral Sir J.mlmx l'11.tein INA I.1) hii directed Alajor- General Sir CflAIII.ES N tplunt til ailinillistor a reprintand to Co- batel T110MAS, Otllor Officers...

VOYAOP:91 AND TRAVKLS, Voyages of the Dutch Brig of War Dourga, through the Southern and little-known Parts of the Moluccan Archipelago, and along the previously unknown...

LIEUTENANT EOLFF'S narrative consists of three distinct parts. The first is a sketch of the author's warlike services in the national and colonial marine of Holland. The second...

Is this novel we do not in the least recognize the author of the Vicar of IVrexhill and The Widow Barnaby. In those clever works, Mrs. Taoseoes has exhibited a vigorous and...

LES MATHEWS. IN reviewing * the first and second volumes of Mrs. MATnEws ' s Memoirs of her husband, we remarked on what appeared a general suplawsion" as regarded his...

Tans very smart volume is a sort of portable peep-show of the fashionable world, got up on joint-stock principles ; Mr. CHALON furnishing the pictures, Mr. HEATH the show-box in...

BOOKS. Domesticated Animals, Popularly Considered, in their structure, habits, localities ' distribution, natural relations, and influence upon the pro- gress of human society....

Organists' Parochial Choral Library. By G. F. FLOWERS, 3/as. Bac., Oxon. This is the first number of a work in which the author and compiler, though scarcely known to the...

This is the continuation of a periodical collection of Italian, Spanish, and French Songs ; the component parts of which necessarily vary in merit. The numbers before us contain...

Of a truth vocal writing is DOW at a very low ebb in England. Never was there such a profuse publication of what are called "songs," yet never so few, in proportion to their...

the Organ by E. J. Homsms. Nos. I. II. III. This is emphatically the age of arrangements,—a word of very loose and convenient musical import,—a word which means any thing or...

BOYS'S PICTURESQUE ARCHITECTURE OF PARIS, &c. Tuts superb volume is unquestionably the most extraordinary produc- tion that has issued from the lithographic press : it not only...

These compositions, for the most part, are framed out of the current Italian musical phraseology of the day ; the principal novelty being the words to svhieli they are adapted....