sion produced by former accounts, that while the admission of the French Canadians to power would enable them to shake off many humiliating and vexatious distinctions, it would...

to something little more stirring than parish- business. It was so last year ; and we attributed the flatness to the recent General Election, which quite overwhelmed smaller...

Tun rumours of last week prove as baseless as we thought them, and Parliament is not to meet before the usual time. The Privy Council, which was expected to decide for an early...

THE usual routine of quiet life at the Castle was broken in upon by a little public business on Wednesday ; when the Privy Council met. The Council was attended by Prince...

The Lord Mayor Elect was presented to the Lord Chancellor, by the Recorder of London, on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Alder- man Gibbs, Sir George Carroll, Sir Chapman...

accounts of the proceedings in the Assembly of States Com- mittees at Berlin show the Assembly destitute of any thing of a legislative character. The mode of consulting the...

The Municipal elections took place on Tuesday the 1st instant. The accounts are not always very distinct or precise ; but, such as they are, they furnish materials for the...

A scandalous story about Prince George of Cambridge, which we have not yet noticed, has been current lately. The gist of it was, that circumstances had occurred which made it...

The Queen's letters-patent arrived in Dublin on Saturday, appointing Mr. Blackburne Master of the Rolls, Mr. Smith Attorney-General, and Sergeant Greene Solicitor-General. Mr....

Intelligence of the Municipal elections in Scotland is as yet incom- plete; but it includes the two chief cities. These are the results— Edinburgh. The ordinary classification...

and announces others- " There have been statements and counter-statements in the newspapers in respect to the grant of a Civil List pension to Wordsworth, the poet. We...

SATURDAY NIGHT. Thc Queen and Prince Albert arrived at Buckingham Palace this morning before ten o'clock ; travelling by the Great Western Railway. The Prince came to attend a...

the overland India mail at Marseilles on the 2d; but the French telegraphic despatch is hourly expected in London. The Journal des Dibots of Thursday excuses the dismissal of...

Messrs. Pooley, in Mill Street, Ancoats, Manchester, on Thursday night. The fire began near the chief staircase ; and so rapid was the progress of the flames that the escape of...

Nassau to the 3d October, and for Jamaica to the 27th September. The Colonial papers are destitute of interest ; but the Medway brings intelligence of the loss of the Isis...

; but the report of the Anti-Corn-law League's weekly meeting, on Thursday evening, comes in to give an appearance of political activity. Apropos of a letter from Mr. Robert...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Something in the aspect of Continental politics operated unfavourably upon the price of the Funds at the beginning of the week ; and on...

George Butler, D.D., the Deanery of her Majesty's Cathedral Church of Peter- borough, void by the resignation of the Reverend Dr. Thomas Turton.— Loarion Gazette, Nov. 4. The...

On the 25th October, at Fleetwood, the Lady of Capt. RSECHKE, R.N.. of a daughter.. On the 27th, at Kirklands of Aocrum, Rexburg - 1161'1re, Mrs. HENKE REEVK, of a daughter. On...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Leeds, 31 November 1842. SIR — Will you allow me to correct the error you have fallen into in last week's paper, in commenting on the series of...

Though this writer appears to have withdrawn, instead of following up, his insinuations against the Spectator, he is so far from accurate in most of his present positions, that...

Arrived—At Liverpool. Nov. 1st, Jumua, Clarke ; and Esther, Sparks, from Cal- cotta ; and Princess Charlotte, King. from Bombay. At St. Helena, previous to Sept. 8th, Reliance....

_ OFFICE OF LORD CHANCELLOR: POLITICAL JUDGES. AN anonymous paragraph has appeared in several journals an- nouncing the intended retirement of Lord LYNDHURST and appoint- ment...

"WE are strongly tempted," wrote a thoroughgoing party organ the other day, "to look upon a no-party-man as being either a fool or a knave, or a man whose crotchet stifles his...

can scarcely be supposed to contemplate the perplexities of her royal sister of Spain without thanking her stars that she herself has got quietly married. The whole domestic...

IN modern farces, the great point of the plot usually turns upon the obstinacy of some well-intentioned old gentleman, who being loath to part with an only daughter, has...

THE yearly meeting of the Musical Antiquarian Society was held on Tuesday, at the rooms of the Royal Society of Musicians in Lisle Street ; Mr. HORSLEY in the chair ; when the...

; sometimes the latter and not the former ; often neither the one nor the other. In both the instances which fall under our present notice the object is similar, and sought by...

GOVERNMENT have taken steps to collect information in all the corn-return-towns respecting the relative prices of bread and wheat. A correspondent of the Times hopes that it...

THERE are persons who seem to take pleasure in musical dislocations and distortions, and when they have perpetrated some outrage on a composition of acknowledged beauty, survey...

comic after- piece, by MARK LEMON. The Turf is one of those broad satirical sketches of the manners and follies of the day that seem intended only to divert, but leave a grave...

THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. London, lot November 1842. Sill — I think the present purpose of the Anti-Corn-law League a mistaken policy. I believe that any one who has...

Tuesday, was postponed, on the plea of "the indisposition of a principal per- former,' until tonight ; and Love for Love is postponed until after the production of King Arthur...

Monday, in a monopolylogne written for her by BucErroNE. Mrs. HONEY is also engaged, and has been playing in her favourite pieces this week. FARREN'S engagement is concluded ;...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Hampstead, 3d November 1842. Sin—if you think "the short and simple annals of the poor" may be en- larged for the insertion of the following...

Two Years in China. Narrative of the Chinese Expedition. from its formation in 1840 till April 1842. With an Appendix, containing the most impertant of the Ge- neral Orders and...

THE object of the Lays of Ancient Rome is to exhibit what the writer conceives to be imitations of those ancient ballads on which it Is now conjectured the earlier history of...

Tian novel has not disappointed the expectations raised by the writer's former work. The Nabob at Home exhibits great variety and truth in its characters and dialogues, and an...

Booxs. Two Years in China. Narrative of the Chinese Expedition, from its for- mation in April 1840, till April 1842. With an Appendix, containing the most important of the...

Aar-Moms are now the rage, as Political Unions were in the days of Reform-Bill agitation, and Parish Unions are at the present time : every county in England, and every country...

Wass, in our notice of Professor DONALDSON'S Inaugural Lecture at University College, we contended for the expediency of adopting a style of architecture suited to improved...

WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 1.—Royal Regt. of Horse Guards—G. E. G. East, Gent. to be Corset, by purchase, vice Stuart, whose appointment has been cancelled. 3E1 Regt. Light Drags.—Lieut....

Saturday DS. Monday. (Closing Prices.) Tuesday. Wanes. Thum 3 per Cent. Consols 931 938 931 931 Ditto for Account 931 93k 931 931 3 per Cents. Reduced 921 913 93 93 31...

Tuesday, Nov. 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. ppm, and Fisher. Golear Edge. Yorkshire. cloth-manufacturers-Swift and Wad, diugran, Wigan. cabinet.makere-Hince and Watkins, Cornon,...