9 FEBRUARY 1861

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[The Governor-General of India has refused to produce the Mysore...]

The Spectator

The Governor-General of India has refused to produce the Mysore papers demanded by the Legislative Council, but has promised to report their request to the Secretary of State....

The Metropolis.

The Spectator

buhI1. THEr1E has been some slight activity in the electioneerin- world, and the Liberals have lost another seat, in consequence of their divisions. As soon as the death of Dr....

[The news from the United States is still of secession, and of pre-...]

The Spectator

The news from the United States is still of secession, and of pre- parations for secession n one side and of inaction on thle other. The State of Georgia seceded on the 19th,...

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[RUMOUR speaks more favourably than usual of this year's exhibi-...]

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fiAup -Irt. RUMOU,-R speaks more favourabl~y than usual of this year's exhibi- tion at the British Institution. The private v iew takies place to-day, and the shilling-paying...

[OF the great musical theatres we are still unable to say anything...]

The Spectator

?-Ij u5ir. I OF the great musical thcatres wc arc still unable to say anything I except in thle futmre tense, novelties-and they are much wanted -continue to be promised, but...

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THE BOARD OF WORKS.

The Spectator

THE BOARD OF WORKS. TuE Admiralty, though by far the worst of the official departments, is by no means the only one which demands a searching reform. Though the constitution of...

THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HOUSE OF HAPSBURG.

The Spectator

THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HOUSE OF HAPSBURG. OF all plants (1ynasties are the hardest to uproot. The politiciaii of the day, who regards the Timese as llmore valuable than...

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[A telegram from Naples, dated Thursday night, states that two other ex-...]

The Spectator

A telegram from Naples, dated Thursday night, states that two other ex- I plosions of powder mlgazines at Gaeta have compelled the garrison to ask } for an armistice of 48...

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THE DECADENCE OF ASIA.

The Spectator

THE DECADENCE OF ASIA. IT iS jUSt nlow the flasision to reckoni the piilosoplhy of hiistory aiiiong the exact sciences. Scores ol writers of all grades of intelleet, fI oll Mr....

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THE STATE OF PARTIES.

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THE STATE OF PARTIES. TiiErnE is a class of people very uimmerous in London wh& bear to politieiInns about the relation wvhicb a country attorney bears to a jurlist. They are...

THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH.

The Spectator

TOPICS OF THE DAY. THE EMPEROPR'S SPEECH. Or the score of manifestoes issued Iby Louis \apoleon since 1848, his speech of the 4th instant is decidedly the worst. It lacks even...

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THE AMENDMENT ON REFORM.

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THIE AMENDAMENT ON lIEFORMAI. IF the member flr Brighton is anxious to obtain notoriety for himself; N% e may congratullate hilm tin his success, but if he is lhonestly anxious...

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ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH BALLADS.

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BOOKS. I' ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH BkLLADS.* | STUDENTS of our early literature and history must often have felt surprised, especially in more recent times, that the popular...

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Miscellaneous.

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311iollflurolls. The following reply has lbeen addressed bv Lord Palmerston to a letter from AMessrs. Crawford, B.aines, aid Buixton, accompanying the memorial signed hy sixty...

[Both Houses of Parliament sat last night...]

The Spectator

POSTSCRIPT. SATUR.DAY MORNIXG. I Both Houses of Parliament sat last night In the House of Commons a great number of questions were put, and it was nearly seven o'clock before...

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[It is affirmed in the Times that the King of Prussia is pene-...]

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I It is affirmed in the Times that the King, of Prussia is p)elle- trated with thc idea of apl)nig Austria ill Italy. German ilterests, it is argued, are conceriied in the...

[THE interest of the week has been almost concentrated on the...]

The Spectator

NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE interest of the wek haits heen almost concentrated on the Emperor of the French. The Chambers were opened by his Mlajesty in person onl the 5th instant,...

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THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH.

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a, I TIlE EMPEROR'S SPEECIH. ` Messieurs les S6),ateurs, " Messieurs les Deputc, ! "The c at the opening of each session surns up in a few words the p:i.st eves 2nd the...

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The Court.

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teiJ A itdt. THE QUEEN and the Prince Consort left Windsor Casile, and arrived at Buckiinghani Palace on lMonday, wvhere lher Majestv )roceedd to hold a Court and Privy...

Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

The Spectator

lrhfltr5 fnn Jllrurr iNugg in 13'narlinmnrIt. HOuSE OF LOmS. Tae.iaul, February . Opening of the Session; Address in | Answer to the Speech from the Throne. agreed to. I...

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WRIGHT'S ESSAYS ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS.

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| M RIGIIT'S ESSAYS ONT ARC1I.E OLOGICAL SUBJECTS.* ONLY a professed arcliwologist can adequately reviewv the speculations of an archteoloist. To this requisite qualification...

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COMMANDER FORBES ON GARIBALDI'S CAMPAIGNS.

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| COMMANDER FORBES ON GARIBALDI'S C &At PAIGNS.* G.ItRIBLDI had already obtained possession of Palermo, and his gecnerals had bcgnn to move up towards Mclazzo and Messina,...

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[The final result of the Italian elections has not yet reached...]

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The final result of thc Italian elections has not yet reached I England, but it is known at Turin, and a telegranm from thence to Paris announces an " imnense majority" in...

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PARTIES ON FOREIGN POLICY.

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PARTIES ON FOREIGN POLICY. T1IE debate on the Addlress, frequently so purposeless, has this session served to one inp)oiltant end. It has en- i abled both Government and the...