THE sanguine anticipations of those who, as we stated laSt week, predicted the concession of the Catholic claims in the coming Session, by the Wellington Cabinet, have proved...

FIOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, February 5.—The Session of 1829 opened: the Commissioners—the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst and Shaftesbury, and Lord...

The French Government are said to have issued orders to place the army and navy on the war establishment.

The Austrian Observer, and the German papers to the 27th ult., reached us this morning. An article from Jassy, dated Jan. 12, states that great preparations are making at Odessa...

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING. — Since our report of last week, we have had numerous and extensive transactions in our Stock Market. The first price of Consols on Monday was...

which shows, that in the contest between General Jackson and Mr. Adams for the President's Chair, the General has a majority of 119,304 votes. INDia.—The heads of the different...

at which Lord Ellenborough delivered the seal of office as Lord Privy Seal. Some of the Ministers dined with his Majesty in the evening. Preparations are making at St. James's...

were made to the prevalent rumour that the period of their emancipation was approaching. In reference to the " securities," Mr. Shiel said, that any measure which would throw...

had obtained a rule, calling upon the curate of the parish of Topsham to show cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding him to reinstate the complainer into the office of...

six and seven o'clock, the interior of this antique and splendid edifice was found to be in flames; and very unhappily, before the fire was discovered, it had obtained...

in the workshop of Mr. Smith, carver and gilder, in Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell ; which, from the nature of the premises (principally of wood), threatened the destruction of...

on Tuesday, in investigating the conduct of a man named Myers, and his wife, towards a number of poor and destitute female children, who have been placed under their protection...

CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. THE Duke of WELLINGTON has succeeded in one point more than any Minister that ever went before him,—he has not only kept his own secret, but he has...

" Quis desiderio sit pudor ant modus Tam cart capitis 'MIN . does the heart rise to the very throat at the sound of these words—" the Burning of York Minster ?" Not a life, nor...

" The only way to consider the military merits of the battle of Waterloo, is to ask ourselves one question, What would have been our fate if es had been reversed ?—if instead of...

THE ambition of all painters and engravers, in this courtly age, must necessarily be to have Majesty at the head of their list. A man who paints portraits, and has not painted...

MARCHING on a forlorn hope, is the service next in severity to visiting the King's Theatre in a hard frost, on the first night of its opening. There are critics who, undeterred...

THE Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's must immediately have recourse to an injunction, or to some other of the amiabilities of the law, against Mr. HORNOR and his associates, if...

THE Westminster Review is the only one of the quarterly periodicals recently published that has entered on the question of Catholic Emancipation. Whether the others were afraid...

; pariteni : oculos Wining : tetendit. Ast ipsam miserandes:ivem contingere terra Non valuit ; nodos et eineula lenea enpit." THE SPECTATOR was the first, we believe, to...

Jan. 26th. Prince POLIGNAC has arrived in Paris, to propose him self, it is said, for the Premiership of the French Ministry. This step, like almost every other step taken by a...

MEMOIRS OF MARSHAL SUCHET, BY HIMSELF.* MARSHAL SUCHET VMS one Of NAPOLEON'S 1110st Skilful generals : when the Emperor was asked at St. Helena which was the ablest of his...

By a dispensation of the printer and pages, last week, the better half of our notice of Rank and Takne—the selection of specimens —was divorced from its mate, the criticism. We...

Tim little book is a striking example of the intimate relationship between knowledge and good taste. The neglect into which the study of the German language had fallen in this...

THERE is no surer criterion of civilization than the estimation in which the profession; Lhat chiefly characterize it are held. Thus, amongstour barbarous ancestors, surgeons...

CAMBRIDGE, February 6.—The late Dr. Smith's annual prizes of 251. each, to tho two best proficients in the mathematics and natural philosophy ainong, the Comment: • ing...

Pasuvlsamtvra.—The Rev. W. Nicholson, M.A. fellow of Queen's Collegu, ford, to the Rectory of Bramshot, Hants, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Monk.. house ; patrons, the...

WarOffice, February 2. The under-mentioned half-pay Officers have been allowed to retire from f; xx . service, and their half-pay has been cancelled frora the 25th of January,...

Letters by the Asia to the 25th, Sept. furnish us with numerous and iniportant arrivals at Madras. We have also advices from the Mauritius by the Hooghley, fourteen days biter...

Lady of Henry Hooper Wilton, Es q . of a son and heir-At his house in Gower-street, the Lady of Mr. Ser j eant Russell, of a son-On the ' , t1 inst. the Lady of W. H. Ainsworth,...