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The last arrivals of New York papers have at length
The Spectatorput us in pos- session of some particulars of the Spanish expedition to Mexico. The troops, consisting of about three thousand men, mostly negroes and mulattoes, landed at Cape...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorALTHOUGH there is no official announcement of the fact in this coun- try, and although some of the French papers, among which is the Constitutionnel, persist in refusing credit...
Whether trade be stationary or progressive, (no one contends that
The Spectatorit is retrogressive,) is at present a subject of dispute among our contempora- ries. That in some parts of the country it is apparently reviving, is certain. The spinners of...
There are still rumours of change in the composition of
The Spectatorthe French Ministry. BoURNIONT is not more acceptable to the soldiery, nor La BOURDONNAYE more au fait in the details of his office than he was when he entered on its duties....
The subject of Settlement in Australia seems to be so
The Spectatorinteresting to the public at present, that we have inserted a second paper, containing authentic information on many points relating to that country, which we believe' is not...
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Tees K1NG.—His Majesty, it is expected, will hold a Court
The Spectatoron Monday, at his Palace, at Windsor, at which Parliament will be further prorogued, and the Recorder of London will make his report.—Court Circular. We have reason to believe...
MEETING AT NEWARK—The meeting at Newark, called for the purpose
The Spectatorof con- sidering such plans as might seem best adapted for resisting the attempt of the Duke of Newcastle to trench on the freedom of the electors, took place on Monday. The...
THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, SATURDAY MORNING, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.— Our Market presents a better aspect now than it did when our last report was written, the price of Consols being then 89k to...
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New LONDON BRIDOE.—The approaches to this structure are in a
The Spectatorstate of f , ir- wardness. The foundations of several of the land-arches are laid ; and the pas- sage through Upper Thames Street, at the east end, is stopped, for the purpose...
Ersost OCTOBER MEETING. —This meeting which was revived last year with
The Spectatordig. tinguished success, will lose none of its popularity from its continuation. Th e sport on Thursday was excellent, as welt in quantity as quality, the weathe r favourable,...
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THIEVES IN THE CITY.
The SpectatorSTANDARD — There is a whimsical war waging just now between the Police of London (the City charter is not yet suspended) and the Duke of Wellington' s Gendarmerie : the elected...
POSTSCRIPT TO THE WEEK'S NEWS.
The SpectatorSPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts of the Quarter's Revenue are not made up ; but, we understand, that, with the exception of the Excise, there is an excess...
TURKEY RUINED BY LIBERALITY!
The SpectatorTHE PRESS. MORNING Jountrap—The march of liberal principles has ruined Turkey. Mab- moud would be a reformer, he would trim beards, diminish trowsers, convert turbans into...
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THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE AND THE ELECTORS OF NEWARK. We
The Spectatorhave abstained from taking any part in the controversy regarding the conduct of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, until the meeting which was advertised, and which took place on Monday,...
THE NEW POLICE AND THE POLICE MAGISTRATES.
The SpectatorWE once defined a watchman to be a person who called the hours and sleeps on a door-sill. We should be inclined to define a police magis- trate as a man who jokes with newspaper...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorEXCLUSIVE INTELLIGENCE. INVASION OF WINTER ! — THE TIMES WRONG! " Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, the dog will have his day." WE have positively to...
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"SPEAKING BY THE CARD" (OF ADMISSION.)—The Brighton cor- respondent of
The Spectatorthe Chronicle says that Mr. RUSSELL, the manager of the theatre at Brighton, announced a masquerade . . . " with a laudable anxiety to cater for the taste and amusement of all...
THE CRON1CLE AND THE FIRE KING.—The Morning Chronicle has embroiled
The Spectatoritself with the Fire King ; who writes it a furiously hot letter, such as becomes the ardour of his constitution. His most fiery Majesty charges the Chronicle with ungenteel...
THE HOAX OF THE M ONTH. —The wag who contributes this article
The Spectatorof mauvaise plaisanterie has an invention for absurdity which ap. pears inexhaustible. His style, too , is as surprising as his fancy; witness the following exquisite morceau.—...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorCOVENT GARDEN. "Nil desperandum." Let this motto be adopted by every private indi- vidual and every public institution of the country. Let no man hence- forth despair either of...
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BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The SpectatorHow differently is this festival managed from that of Chester. Here, all is activity, regularity, forethought : there all was indolence, disorder, carelessness. Here, we are...
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AUSTRALIA—SWAN RIVER SETTLEMENT.
The SpectatorLITERARY SPECTATOR. IN our former paper on this subject, we pointed out Port Macquarrie, as the most desirable location for the settler; combining as it does, a navigable river...
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LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The SpectatorWHIR'S TIIE PRESS OR PREPARING , FOR PUBLICATTON. Travels in Mexico, in 1826,7, and 8, by Lieutenant It. W.H. I lardy, R.N. Dr. Calamy's Historical Account of his own Life,...
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorOxvortm Oct.8. - This day the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Jones, Rector of Exeter Col- lege, having, according to ancient custom, laid down the office of chief magistrate of the...
BELGIC AND PRUSSIAN MANUFACTURES.
The SpectatorTile encouragement of manufactures to any extent and of every kind, is at pre- sent the favourite object of attention of most of the great potentates of Europe. They consider...
ANECDOTES OF THE NEW POLICE.
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIIL-AS the New Police has been the fertile source of much vituperation, 1 think it is but fair play, that occurrences honourable to the new...
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THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorThe Rev. C. Green, M.A. Fellow land Tutor of Jesus College, Cambridge, has been instituted to the Rectory of Burg Castle, in Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr....
EAST INDIA SHIPPING. FRIDAy EVENING.
The SpectatorNo intelligence from India has been received since last week. The Mount-Stuart- Elphinstone from Bombay, and the Ganges from Bengal, are on the coast, but do not appear to have...
LONDON MARKETS.
The SpectatorCORN EXCHANGE, F:enoAy, OCT. 9. We are moderately supplied with Wheat and Flour this week ; the trade, however, is on the whole dull, although not cheaper for good dry samples....
THE AR MY.
The SpectatorWArt-Orrica, Oct. 5.-7th Reg. Light Dragoons Lieut. R. Uniacke, from half-pay of the Reg. to be Lieut. vice R. Doyne, who exchanges-2d Foot : Capt. A. Black worth, from half -...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Jii g Bareilly, East Indies, the Lady
The Spectatorof the Hun. It. Forbes, of a soli — At Deal, the Lady of Sir James LI rmeton, of a son—At Bonehill, Staffordshire, Lady Jane Peel, of a sun—On the lith inst. at Elm-grove, near...
TEl E LONDON GAZETTES.
The SpectatorPARTNERs HIPS Die s nave. IL—Hellewell and White, Manchester, public accountants — W. and T. A. Alice, Hu rstbourne-Pri ors, paper-makers—Hughes and Son, Manchester,...