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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE great city of Bristol, since our last publication, has been the scene of a series of disturbances unparalleled in the modern his- tory of England. Several hundred...
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The only event of interest that has occurred in Paris
The Spectatorwithin the week, has been an attempt of the Tribune and Revolution journals to prove the truth of a libel against CASIMIR PERRIER and Marshal SOULT, which charged them with...
TUE KING AND nis Comm—Their Majesties left Windsor on Satur.
The Spectatorday, for Brighton, where they arrived in safety about six o'clock. On Wednesday, the King came to town, with a view to hold a Privy Coun- cil and Court. At the former, a...
The Brussels Chamber of Representatives have agreed to the projet
The Spectatorof law approving of the terms of settlement laid down by the Five Powers. The vote was taken on the 1st instant. The number of members present was 99 ; of whom two declined...
A Radical meeting, as it is called, is to be
The Spectatorheld on Monday, at White Conduit Fields. The persons by whom it is summoned have advised those that attend to bring clubs with them, in order to keep the Police civil. Persons...
The report that the Austrian troops in Lombardy had been
The Spectatordisbanded by order of the Government is confirmed by the French journals of Tuesday. This is looked on as the first step to a general disarming throughout Europe, which the...
THE LORD MAYOR.—We are happy to find that a majority
The Spectatorof the Aldermen have at length consented to act like men of common sense. The third return of Sir John Key has been viewed as the first ought to have been, in its proper light....
The Cholera has reached England ! A private letter, in
The Spectatorlast night's Courier, states that at Sunderland, on Monday and Tues- day, six cases of true Asiatic Cholera had occurred, five of which were fatal. The fact does not rest on...
The accounts received since our last Number, confirm the news
The Spectatorof CAPO DISTRIA'S fall, and that it had its origin in causes con- nected with his political conduct. A letter from Napoli mentions the assassination in the following terms : "...
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RIOTS AT BRISTOL.
The SpectatorThe Bristol Mercury has given an account o these terrible riots, so full and apparently accurate, as to leave us only the task of abridging it. At about half-past ten, on...
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CITY PITECATJTIONS AGAINST Cie:memo—The City of London Board of Health,
The Spectatorappointed by the Court of Common Council, have chosen Mr. Charles Pearson to be their Chairman, and Mr. De Grave their Medical Secretary. A resolution has been adopted,...
CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. —This important struggle terminated on Mon- day, by the
The Spectatorresignation of Captain Yorke. The majority of Mr. Townley, which on Saturday was 428, was increased on Monday to 556 ; and at the close of the poll there remained above 100...
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Mrt. Herm—This mischievous person was at Manchester on Tuesday morning,
The Spectatoron his way to Preston. Several thousand people assembled to meet him at Peterloo, whom he harangued in his usual style. The facts elicited in the course of his address are—that...
3IAssr.AtonTER.--On Saturday, in consequence of a dispute between Thomas Fordham,
The Spectatorostler of Bigg's livery-stables, Moorfields, and a groom the latter knocked Fordham down. The poor man died almost immediately, from the effects of the blow. THE...
SIR WALTER Scorr.--Sir Walter and his daughter embarked at Ports-
The Spectatormouth, on Saturday, on board the Barham, of 52 guns, and sailed im- mediately for the Mediterranean. LITERARY Hououns.—The students of the Glasgow University pur- pose electing...
attempted to cut his own throat ; then jumped from
The Spectatorthe top of a p pice of twenty feet ; next attempted to drown himself in the river; and was at last secured while beating his head against the rocks." The : fires reported are...
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SIR EDWARD Comustorom—Sir Edward Codrington, whom the John Bull has
The Spectatorsent to "the coast of Holland," has arrived here for the winter —Brighton Gazette. TRADE.—A large mercantile failure of a house, chiefly engaged in the West-India trade, was...
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
The SpectatorMonday, October 31. The Rural Sweepstakes of 100 Sovereigns each, fur colts, 8st. 71b. and fillies, 8st. 31b. then 3 yrs. old. D. I. Duke of Richmond's c. Elves, by Whalebone...
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THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY. The anticipation of a satisfactory settlement of the Belgian question had its in- fluence on Saturday's market. Stocks were firm, and speculators for a...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 18th ult. at Elgin, Mrs. LEITH HAY, ofa son. On the 29th nit. at Milford House, Hants. the lady of Lieut.-Col. D'Aecv, late Royal Artillery, ofa daughter. On the...
INS oLvENTS.
The Spectator'Baas - coo, .Tonec, and HA RSTON, Tao m AS, Graethare, ironmongers, Oct.31. Beers NT, WILLIAM, Bishupshuli, Somereetshire, baker, Nov. 1. GUIPER, JESPER, Entkld Highway,...
EAST INDIA STUBBING.
The SpectatorArrived. At Gravesend, Nov. 1st, Hector. Richardson, from Ceylon. Off Dover, 4th, Resource, Shuttleworth, from Madras. At Liverpool,. Oct. 29th, Gleniffer, Baxter, from Bengal....
THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorORDINATIONS.-At an ordination held at Salisbury, by the Lord Bishop of that diocese, on Sunday the 16th ult. the following Gentlemen were ordained.-Deacorge -T. A. Houblon, B.A....
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account ..... 3.1 per Cent. Old .......... 3/ per Cent. New . . . 4 per Cent.. ..... Bank Stock .. . ..... Ditto...
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ANATOMY OF THE PEERAGE.
The SpectatorA CLOSE examination of the history of the House of Peers, has greatly enlightened us as to the composition of that body since it was regularly constituted. We are driven to the...
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THE ENGLISH PEERAGE, BY REIGNS, AND IN THE ORDER OF
The SpectatorCREATION. THERE 31I7ST DE A VE11100 AND AN END OF NAMES AND DInNITIEA, AND WIIATSONVEE TS sena:tux AND WHY NOT OF OF. VEDE1 rout WilEllE IS DOREN? WHERE'S stownicsr 1 SEIIEDE'S...
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE ENGLISH PEERS.
The Spectatort of the Peerage according to the [rho figures refer to corresponding numbers in the Lis order of Creation.] Ahercorn, tn....". 182 Berwick, a... ...... ABERCROMBY .... 235...
REPRESENTATIVE PEERS OF SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
The SpectatorThose marked b are Peers of Great Britain also, and included es such in the Alphabetical LisL POR SCOTLAND. QtrEswsmennv, Mar. of Tweeddale, Marquis of Morton, Earl of, b Home,...
SPIRITUAL PEERS. ENGLISH.
The SpectatorLitchfield 6. Coventry Henry Ryder Peterborough Herbert Marsh Canterbury.... William Howley Lincoln John Kaye York, a Edward Harcourt St. Asaph William Carey /us HOPS• Bangor...
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NOTES ON THE PEERAGE.
The Spectator4, The nobility of the Spencers has been illustrated and enriched by the trophies of Marlborough, but I exhort them to consider the Fairy Queen as the most precious jewel in...
REFORM TEST OF THE PEERAGE.
The SpectatorANALYSIS OF THE VOTES OF THE BRITISH PEERS ON THE SECOND READING OF THE REFORM BILL. Divided into Four Classes-1. Peers created prerion; to the Rigs of George the Third ; 2....
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REFORM PEERS WHOSE ELDEST SONS HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF
The SpectatorTWENTY-ONE. Titles of Peers. Names of Eldest Sons. When Born. B. Abercromby G. R. Abercromby 1800 M. Ailsa .... . .E arl of Cassilis 1794 E. Albemarle Viscount Bury 1794 E....
ANALYSIS OF THE CREATIONS BY GEORGE THE THIRD AND GEORGE
The SpectatorTHE FOURTH. MILITARY PEERS. B. Abercromby E. Amherst V. Beresford E. Dalhousie B. Harris E. Dououghmore B. Hill B. Dorchester E. Hopetoun E. Powis B. Rayleigh B....
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COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.
The Spectator"TEE Fra Diavolo of AUBER has been tried at three theatres, and failed at every one," said a contemporary journal in announcing its intended performance at Covent Garden. It is...
MUSIC.
The SpectatorSongs of the Hamlet. Written by T. H. BAYLY. Composed by C. E. HORN. It would be difficult for so good a musician and melodist as Mr. Holm to produce any composition decidedly...
" He was sad ;" a Ballad. By GEORGE LINLEY.
The SpectatorUnlike the song just noticed, this is a mere commonplace effusion, leaving no trace on the memory. If Mr. GEORGE LINLEY write for pro- fit, and can find purchasers for this sort...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorEMBELLISHED PERIODICALS. THE Second Part of BROCXEDON'S Dalian Road Book, comprising the route from Paris to Turin, is embellished with several views by the author,—faithful,...
ARTISTS' AND AMATEURS' CONVERSAZIONE.
The SpectatorTEE first meeting of this agreeable society was held at Freemason's Tavern on Wednesday, and was well attended, though the display of works of art was not so numerous as on some...
Roselle. Spanish Boat Song, arranged from a Spanish air, by
The SpectatorF. W. HORNCASTLE. Mr. HORNCASTLE has presented this graceful and elegant Spanish melody in a very acceptable form. It deserves to win its way into general notice.
" My Native Home ;" a Ballad. Composed by THOMAS
The SpectatorA.TT.. WOOD. Every composition of Mr. ATTWOOD'S bears, more or less, the evidence of his musical feeling and musical skill. This is one of the lighter pro- ductions of his...