9 MARCH 1833

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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THE "palaver" on the first reading of the Irish Suppression Bill was at last brought to a close on Tuesday night; when the Ministerialist and Conservative parties united...

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The latest news from the United States justifies the hope

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that the quarrel between Carolina and the General Government will be peaceably adjusted. The great leader of the Tariff party, Mr. CLAY, has introduced a bill for the reduction...

Accounts have been received from the East, which seem to

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leave no doubt as to the fact of the Pacha of Egypt having consented to conclude a peace with the Sultan. The latter, it is said, will give up Syria to his rebellious vassal....

Banta; nub firattetring in parliament.

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1. Taisa DISTURBANCES BILL. The adjourned debate on the first reading of this bill was resumed on Monday. Dr. BALDWIN was willing to rest the whole question of the expediency...

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Etc Court.

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THE King and Queen left St. James's Palace on Saturday Last, for Windsor. On Wednesday, his Majesty returned to town to hold a Levee. Count Pozzo di Borgo had a private...

Mr. C. Baring Wall, member for Guildford, has been held

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to bail to take his trial at the next Clerkenwell Sessions, on a charge of having indecently assaulted a policeman on the night of Tuesday, the 26th February. Folgar, the...

Erbe iftetropritisi.

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A deputation from the parish of St. James, Westminster, waitec17 upon Sir John Hobhouse, at the War-Office, on Tuesday, to urge upon him the necessity of supporting a petition...

POSTSCRIPT.

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SATURDAY NIGHT.' Lord WILLIAM Rossini-has written from Lisbon to our Government, giving a sad account of the Miguelite army, and of the general position of Don Mac usa; but it...

Mr. ROBERT GRANT has informed the leading Jews, Mr. J.

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L. GOLDSMID and others, that he has strong hopes of carrying his motion for their relief in the House of Commons. A strong opposition, however, is expected in the House of...

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MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK FXCHANGE, FRIDAY LvriqiNG, In the early part of the week the Money Market was very buoyant, and on Wednesday and yesterday Consols for Account were as high as 883 ; from...

It is certainly in the contemplation of Ministers to consolidate

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the Boards of Excise and Customs ; but so many difficulties interpose, that there is little chance of this being done speedily. The expectation of such an occurrence, however,...

Mr. John Holcomb, the Ultra Tory, has been returned for Dover, vice Mr. Poulett Thomson, the Reformer.

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The Committee upon the Oxford City election has displaced Mr. Stoner, upon the ground of bribery. Captain Polhill's attempt to disturb the return for Bedford has failed. One of...

COVENT GARDEN THE ATRE.—Mr. HAcKETT, the American comedian, appeared to-night

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as Nimrod Wildfire, in a new farce written expressly for him, called The Kentuckian. The character of Nimrod Wildfire has been played by him in America, where it is popular ; we...

THE DIVISIONS.

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THESE Division Lists will before long become interesting and important as tables of reference. It will be seen, we suspect, that the members who now vote in small minorities...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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PROGRESS OF THE SESSION. THAT the proceedings of the Reformed House of Commons have hitherto disappointed general expectation, is undeniable. It is difficult to meet with any...

THE FIRST RESIGNATION.

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MR. PORTMAN has resigned the representation of Marylebone. The state of his health, which will not admit of his regular attendance to the Parliamentary duties, is assigned as...

THE APOTHECARIES' MONOPOLY—A BRICK OF THE BABEL. THE Scotch medical

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practitioners residing in Manchester have presented a memorial to Viscount MELBOURNE, setting forth the hardship and injustice inflicted upon them by the Apothecaries Act of...

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A LETTER FROM IVRIS, ON FRENCH POLITICS.

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jAt a recent meeting of the Conservative Club, the following resolution was passed unutiimously--" Moved by Lord STUART DE ROTHSAY, late Ambassador at Paris, seconded by Lord...

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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

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A NEW play, entitled Reputation, or the State Secret, written by PLANCHE, was produced at Covent ,Gardmon Monday. It owed its success mainly to the excellent acting of CHARLES...

VOCAL CONCERTS.

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WE give the scheme of the fifth of these concerts, that our musical readers may judge for themselves in what spirit they proceed ; distinguishing, as before, the pieces which...

THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.

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BY dint of screwing and pruning, by discharging and squeezing, these concerts have been bolstered up for another year. Some of the most efficient of the instrumental performers...

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

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your last 'Number •( Saturday, 16th February) you said, that Lord ALTHORP surprised - many persons by stating • that the income of the Irish Bishops only amounted to 130,0001....

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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TaAvar.s. Three Years in North America. By James Stuart, Esq. 2 vols. Id Edition, revised. FicrroN, Cadell, Edinburgh. Deloraine. By the Author of "Caleb 'Williams." Soc. 3...