4 JULY 1840, page 12

Half-thuths.

MEN deal with truth in the mass as children deal with a mass of plum-porridge—each picking out the sleek, plump, soft fruit that most attracts his fancy. Instead of attempting......

C'(n.(inth C.1111'13ell An Tiie Ccilon1.11,

:T.',..arst load ty't his Currey onkiwt . uppeur,d i..cco,i1c/Iti.el last wer.k.] '11) THE T.DITOlt or THE SPECTATOR. 5, 11Iii1eLall, 2711i June 1840, sin-1 " beg to forward you......

Topics Of The Day.

A FEW FACTS ON THE "STATE OF THE NATION." Tuts time last year the state and prospects of the country occa- sioned universal uneasiness : in what respect have they itnproved?......