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From the fact of a small French squadron having been
The Spectatorfor some time in the Tagus, an inference has been drawn that the French Government is inclined to look with favour on the attempts which have been made to disturb Don Miguel....
THE Cabinet have had repeated meetings of late, and Ministers
The Spectatorhave sat long in deliberation. The Duke of Wellington has NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE Cabinet have had repeated meetings of late, and Ministers have sat long in deliberation. The...
The :Turks, it 'would appear, have succeeded in throwing rein-
The Spectatorforcementsinto their fortresses on the Danube ; and notwithstand- ing the severity of the season, a strong corps had crossed that river, and made bold inroads into the provinces...
The Legislative Chambers of France were opened on Tues- day,
The Spectatorby the King in person. It will be decorous to allow the Mo- narch to tellhis own story. " My relations with forei g n powers continue to be friendly. The assurances I receive...
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THE KING.—His Majesty continues to enjoy uninterrupted health, and good
The Spectatorspirits ; but he has not ventured outof the castle since his arrival. He daily avails himself of the exercise afforded by the extent of the corridor and other apartments within...
SATURDAY, Two O'CLOCK.
The SpectatorWe have received letters from Berlin of the 20th instant, arid from St. Petersburg to the 10th. The former announce, that no- thing has occurred to indicate a change of policy...
There have been more insurrections in Mexico—one originating in the
The Spectatorcapital among the militia. There have been more insurrections in Mexico—one originating in the capital among the militia. General Santander was condemned to die for his...
THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.--A considerable improvement has taken place in the value of Consols since our last report, making in the whole, an advance of nearly one and a...
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At the. SURREY SESSIONS, on Tuesday, there was only one
The Spectatorcase for trial— that of John Edwards, a married man, with a large family, who had com- mitted a petty theft from extreme distress. He persisted in pleading guilty, against the...
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. — Twelve Irishmen were on Thursday tried for a riot
The Spectatorin Cato-street on Christmas evening, the particulars of which were formerly noticed. .Seven of them were found guilty, and sentenced to three months imprisonment. During the...
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POLICE OF LONDON.—TnerT.—George Leers, painter and glazier, Bear's Alley, Fleet-street,
The Spectatorcame before Sir Peter Laurie, at Guildhall, on Tlnirsday, in the painful character of prosecutor of his own sou for felony. The voutli had long been addicted to crime ; and to...
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EXECUTION OF WILLIAM BURKE.—At four o'clock on Tuesday morning Burke
The Spectatorwas conveyed from the:Calton-hill gaol, to the Lock-up-house, the only persons present on the occasion being those in attendance upon the criminal. The criminal was strongly...
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WHAT MUST BE DONE WITH O'CONNELL ?
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. " A DANIEL has come to judgment ;" and the best possible instruc- tors are puzzled in what way to dispose of him. Some would have us believe that nothing is...
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MISREPRESENTATION OF THE INNS OF COURT.
The SpectatorIN the Westminster Review there is an article on legal education, which points out the present uselessness of the Inns of Court, and requires . a better application of their...
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ON RIDING—LONG AND SHORT.
The SpectatorWE copied into a late number a paragraph from the Foreign Re- view, on unmeaning military fopperies. The Chronicle has since offered some observations on the expense and...
HONOUR IN "A CROSS."
The SpectatorA TRIAL in the Court of Common Pleas contains some informa- tion which may not be without its use for gentlemen addicted to the turf. A Mr. JACKSON, described in evidence as "a...
PRIVATE VIEW OF PAINTINGS AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.
The SpectatorTHE exhibition opens to the public on Monday ; and this was the day appointed for the admission of the select few, who either claim it as a -matter of right, or are blessed with...
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MADEMOISELLE JENNY COLON LAFONT.
The SpectatorA FEW eccentric characters there are in this world, who dislike new things for the very novelty that recommends them to the mil- lion. The dramatic SPECTATOR has no better...
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THE FOREIGN REVIEWS.
The SpectatorWE wish to point out to our readers an article in the Foreign Quarterly Reriew, No. VI, on the Arts and Manufactures of France. All real lovers of information—all persons...
HISTORY OF EUROPE.
The SpectatorLITERARY SPECTATOR. Lotto JOHN RUSSELL has resumed his Memoirs of Europe*: another quarto volume takes him from the peace of Utrecht to about the middle of the last century,...
RANK AND TALENT it
The SpectatorIs a satire in the form of a novel : had verse been the fashion, the author would have taken HenAcz for a model, instead Of FIELD- ING or RICHARDSON. Time writer has all the...
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THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorThe Lord Bishop of Lincoln intends holding his next ordination at Cambridge, on Sunday the 15th of March. The Rev. Charles Craven, M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge, and...
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorCAMBRIDGE, January 24. — Bachelors Commencement—The examination of the Questionists commenced on the 115th, and terminated on the 23d instant. Kra- miners.—Charles Jefferys,...
SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC MEN.
The SpectatorAT the ROYAL. INSTITUTION last night (the 30th) an ingenious Italian, M. Novelli, exhibited a few specimens of steel plates beautifully coloured by the oxide of chrome. He...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWar - Offire, January 26. 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Capt. William Alexander Maxwell, to be Maj. by purchase, vice Wallace, promoted ; Lieut. Richard Martin, to be Capt. by...
LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The SpectatorBOOKS IN THI PRESS, OR PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION. Part I. of a Catalogue Raisount of the Works of the most eminent Dutch, Fle- mish, and French Painters. By John Smith,...
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EAST INDIA SHIPPING. FRIDAY EVENING.
The SpectatorAdviees from Bombay to Sept. 12th, have been received by the Egyptian, and from the Mauritius to Oct. IS, by the Adventure, arrived at St. Helena. At the former place freight...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS-At Tunbridge, Lady Hardinge, of a daughter-At Aberdeen, the Hon. Mrs. Ramsay; of a daughter-At Edinburgh, the Lady of Adam Hay, Esq. M.P. of a daughter-Jan. 28, at Holme...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.
The SpectatorTuesday, Jan. 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. and J. Black and Co., Glasgow, drapers-J. Raister and F. Davies, Perehore, Worcestershire, surgeons-T. Darker and Co....
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LONDON MARKETS.
The SpectatorCORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, JANUARY no. The supply of Wheat and Flour this week has been unsnally small. The Trade is firm, and Monday's prices fully realized. Barley, Beans, and...
