THE annual Municipal Elections have this week caused much bustle and excitement in most of our corporate towns. The inte- rest of these local contests is -in many places...

Syria, that 'Bey- rout had been occupied by the Anglo-Turks; (what a designa- tion!) that the Emir BECHIR had surrendered, and was on his way tn . England ; that the...

in France, be- tween the appointment of the new 311n1sters and the meeting of the Chambers, which were convened for Thursday the 5th instant. The interval has been occupied by...

A meeting of the East Sorry Reform Registration Society was held on Wednesday evening ; J. H. Palmer, Esq., in the chair. The report gave a favourable account of the last...

that deserves notice, is the self-dissolving act of the Junta at Madrid ; who have resigned the functions of government to the Regency. Though this resignation has the...

was granted, on the motion of Sir F. Pollock, for a criminal information against a Mr. Blyth for publishing libels on the members of his own family. It appeared from the...

THE Queen continues in good health at Windsor. She has had very little company at the Castle this week. The usual drives and walks in the parks and slopes have been enjoyed by...

ing subscriptions and addresses in his helmill lie admits that he can not fay his hand on his heart and say th.it he has not grievously offended against the laws established 14...

for the purpose of rendering an account of his stewardship during the past session of Parliament. A dinner was given to his Lordship; at which the exposition of his...

the purpose of giving expression to an opinion favourable to the preservation of peace at the present crisis." The Town-hall was well filled. Mr. Aiusworth, the new...

The Municipal Elections in the corporate towns of England took ' place on Monday the 2d—the 1st of November having fallen on Sun- day. They were generally conducted with a...

count of the state of trade. "The little increase of demand for manu- factured goods that appeared last week, arising from the execution of the orders brought by the steamer...

perdown, which commenced on Tuesday week, was continued from day to day until Saturday, when it terminated. Very strong evidence as to the prisoner's character was produced. A...

of the roadstead at Spithead on Sunday, sprung a leak in the gunner's store-room, about seven feet below water. The cause of the leak was discovered and re- medied : it was...

Sir Michael O'Loghlin, as locum tenens for the Lord Chancellor, on the opening of term last Monday, intimated to Mr. Pigot that his appointment as her Majesty's Attorney-General...

Nearly all the novits on the ecust of S, rie are in possession of the Allies, and the Es.: II iii army lias been tO lee defeated. 'flu' first in- telligence of these suceesses...

Hume, their Member, for his opinion on Repeal. Mr. Hume, accordingly, has written three letters on the subject; two of which have been published. and the other he burnt,...

The election of Town-Councillors for Elitthoreh took place on Tuesday. As i was known that the result of these would determine the issue of the contest b:aween Sir James Forrest...

place on Saturday last, at St. Patriek's Quay, on the departure of more than two hundred fine healthful-looking young men and women, in the Argyle, for Sydney and Port Phillip,...

ou and Mini , ter of War ; M. Gnizot Foreign Affairs; M. Duchatel Interior ; M. Human's Pittance; M. Martin (du Nord) Justice and Public Worship; Admiral Duperre.. Marine and...

se:..s. that Queen Chris- tina was going to Paris, lay her own wish : Ceet the marriage of her daughter with one of Louis Philippe's s , ms is telked of: ml , .1 that it was...

Queen entered 31,u 1rs e1 th is d.s. lowing iitA:0',111', 5" , " ' rite tr.11 Slid net pre, tho ces-doll from tlic \ the merry pools of the and the benedictions of th.• thin...

In the canvass for the High Stewardship of Cambridge University, it appears that Lord Lyndhurst has now the support of the following heads of houses—the Master of Catherine...

witness at the Court-martial on Captain Reynolds, died at Brighton on Satur- day morning. He had beets in weak health for some time, but no danger was apprehendM till Wednesday....

law for regulating the liberty of the press, which had passed both Chambers, and received the Royal assent. Its main features are—the exaction of a guarantee from the editor...

of 29,837,857 for the Public Debt, 90,849 for the Marine, 30.525,000 francs for the War department, and 11,321,355 francs for the Finance, or a total, with other items, of...

penditure has brought so much embarrassment on that colony, has been recalled ; and Captain Grey has been appointed as his successor. Cap- tain Grey is favourably known to the...

to the 24th of' A ugust. These papers contain a report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council on the 30th of July. The memorial to the Secretary of State, founded on the...

between. Lake Ontario and Montreal by a steamer, is copied, with vouchers for its correctness, into the Canada papers from the New York Commercial' Advertiser. The steamer is...

short letter, dated October 10th, from M. de Lamartine to a friend who was about to quit France, in which be congratulates hint on his intended departure, as " France is...

comity of Mayo on the Liberal interest, and Mr. Charles Lionel Kirwan has come forward as the Tory c:th,lidate. A candidate' is to be started on the Repeal interest—pledged...

SATTIRDAY. The French Chambers were opened on Thursday, by the King in person. His Majesty left the Tuileries at one o'clock, in his carriage and pair, surrounded by a numerous...

the Speech of the King of the French. The seeoud edition of that paper, containing the Speech, was printed in London in twenty-three hours and a half after it was read by Louis...

of Ilull with credit to himself anti satisfaction to the public. has declined to undertake the onerime duties of the Mayoralty for another term. It is rumoured that the choice...

for novelty, not only takes Time by the forelock, but anticipates the decrees of' Fate; he has stolen "tush hour front ilumphrey's Clock" before its chimes have struck, or the...

have become joint lessees of the Prince's Theatre ; which they announce to open on th 211t1 11151 as with English opera. Their programme announces ilew works by BALEE, BARE ETT,...

SHERMAN'S pungent satire on the Whole trihue of theatrical people— authors, actors, critics, and' quidnunes — The 011ie, was played at Co- vent Garden last i. glut ; and...

Lyons and the Love - Chase, continue to attract ; while Werner, not strengthened in its cast by the return of WALLAcu to his original part of nor weakened by the substitution of...

are too evanescent for criticism ; but English Etiquette promises to be the fashion of the season—so pleasantly are its peculiarities set flirth by. Mr. s: M. Oxuroan. The...

Ariised- .1t (!,;,•,!1,1, 1 - Itiorne, NV.Vimes. front Singapore; and EIi'iiu- iwiti, '1,11 7 , 1•111,1t111 , ; 515. Airs N ele. sun. Iforn the tlapn ; 6111, Lmly...

The success of the military and naval operations in Syria, combined with the improvement in the French Funds, caused an upward movement in our mar- ket ; and though there have...

MOVEMENT IN FAVOUR OF PEACE IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. TIIE country is at last beginning to speak out on the subject of the hostilities in which we are involved on the...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Sin—It is with inexpressible pleasure that I have observed the Government aroused to a sense of their duty and at last to a sense of justice ;...

AT a Repeal dinner at Carrick-on-Suir, the health of the Marquis of WATER - map was toasted. Mr. O ' CON NELL rose to return thanks, " It was a singular thing to find him, who...

T II E MRCS is a Conservative journal. On Thursday the 7'iniers demonstrated, to its own satisfaction, that the necessary tendency of the Municipal Reform Bill is to throw power...

IT is a trite remark, that men who can with great sagacity censure folly in others, can the next moment go and with the gravest face commit the same folly. When the...

MR. KINNEAR is a resident of (lasgow, who had occasion during the past )ear to visit Egypt and Syria on mercantile business. At Cairo he fell in with Mr. Romtars the artist ;...

Tztvrts. Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With bemet Ali, and on the Present Prospects of TopoouAvriv AND STATISTICS, Ireland its Scenery, Character, 1.ke. By Mr....

THIS undertaking has all the promise of being useful, informing, and agreeable. Useful, as tending to make the sister country better known to the British public, and so...

THIS Volume is inferior in interest and attraction to its predeces- sors, partly from the difficulty of continuing a subject to fulfil the expectations of the reader, but still...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIR—I will not complain of your criticism in the Spectator of last Saturday, on my new book, Portraits of Public Characters, or Personal...

to copy the pictures of the Old Masters, took place this week at the British Institution ; and, melancholy as has always been the sight of so much misemployed labour and time,...

Mn. GRIFFITH, of Norwood, has been presented by a party of artists with a superb piece of plate, as a testimonial of his valuable and dis- interested services in promoting their...

Mccu as we have become familiarized with jobbing and blundering in matters of taste, and submissive as the public has hitherto proved to glaring errors of judgment and...

Parum est improbos coercerc p ena. nisi probos Tidos disciplina. LETTER III. TO TRE EDITOR Or TIIE SPECTATOR. In my last letter it was my object to illustrate the vague...