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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE destiny of Italy is too strong for the powers that have so long held her down. The discretion and firmness of Pius the Ninth have kept his case so clear from doubt, whether...
Spain has at last witnessed its long threatened Ministerial crisis;
The Spectatorand has been the scene of one of the most curious hoaxes ever practised on a public man. Narvaez had been sent for in a hurry, professedly in the Queen's name, to form a...
The Government of Greece struggles on with a series of
The Spectatordisas- trous successes. Coletti has triumphed over the constitution in assembling a Legislature elected by fraud, force, corruption, and every means but a simple and fair...
The difficulty of 'eying rates towards the expenses of sup-
The Spectatorporting the destitute in Ireland places the Executive in a "fix." The law is, that certain payments shall be charged upon the land for the maintenance of the destitute, and be...
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COE CI:lettere Ulna ter AuratIenIL
The SpectatorDrumm the last week, the proeeedings at Ardverikie have afforded, little employment for the Court chronicler. On Wednesday sennight, the Queen took advantage of the fine...
Zbe iffittropalfs.
The SpectatorA Court of Common Council was held on Thursday, for the despatch of general business. Amongst other matters, a magnificent salver was ex- _ hibited, which had been voted by the...
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IRELAND.
The SpectatorLord Auckland has paid an unexpected visit of inspection to Cove, in his capacity of First Lord of the Admiralty. He arrived on Sunday, in the Queen's steamer Fire Queen,...
Zbe glrobinces.
The SpectatorMr. Charles Villiers having left it to be decided by his old constituents of Wolverhampton, whether he should remain their Member or sit for South Lancashire, the electors met...
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SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorThe ceremony of electing sixteen Representative Peers for Scotland took place on Wednesday, in the picture-gallery of Holyrood Palace. The special interest arose from the fact...
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_foreign arrb ITALY.âThe accounts from Italy maintain their interest. Private
The Spectatorlet- ters from Rome, to the 28th August, announce the important fact, that the Wing of Naples had declared, through his Ambassador to the Papal Go- vernment, his approbation of...
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infittitantous.
The SpectatorThe Queen Dowager- has. returned to Busby Park, from the Isle of Wight. Her Majesty left Ryde on. Tuesday morning, in the Lightning; steamer, and travelled to town by the...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. The foreign intelligence announces important movements in Spain, in Italy, and on the Algerian frontier. As a sequel to the amnesty, the Madrid Gazette of the...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorSATURDAY MORNING. AlumniâAt Gravesend, 3d Sept. Borneo, Davidson, from Penang ; and lone, Robb, from Mauritius; 4th ; !Bodo°, Burgoyne, from Batavia ; Recovery, Bryer, from...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR-OFFICE, Sept. 10.-4th Light Drags.âLteut. T. Hutton, from the 15th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Montgomery, who exchanges. 6th Regt. of FootâCapt. W. F. Viscount Chewton,...
The Duke of Lucca was at this time absent at
The SpectatorSan Martino in Vignale- The Council of State assembled, and sent a deputation to him to inform him of the popular movement. Meanwhile, the populace waited on the Piazza, without...
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The Journal des De:bats publishes the following intelligence from Algeria-
The Spectator" We are assured that the Government yesterday received the news that Abd- el-Kader had possessed himself of the town of Taza, in Morocco, and would march on Fez. Taza is...
Apropos to the state of business in the corn-market, the
The SpectatorTimes supplies - RODIe further particulars respecting the new batch of commercial disasters- Apropos to the state of business in the corn-market, the Times supplies - RODIe...
Advices from Rome mention that the commanders of the different
The Spectatorgarri sons have been instructed to repel foreign invasion and to this end they are authorized to use the assistance of volunteers.
Last night's Gazette notifies the appointment of Lord Wrottesley, Professor
The SpectatorRobert Willis, MA., Captain Henry James, R. E., Mr. George Rennie, Mr. William Cubitt, and Mr. Eaton Hodgkinson, to be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the...
The Lisbon letters of the 31st August contain little news.
The SpectatorRevolution- ary agents were still at work on the South bank of theTagus, where symp- toms of another Democratic insurrection were manifesting themselves.
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHâ¢NOE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Money has been more in demand than usual; and the English Stocks have expe- rienced a decline of 1 per cent, the closing quotations of today...
Some of the newspapers announced last week that Jenny Lind
The Spectatorhad been engaged for next season at Her Majesty's Theatre. We passed the state- ment by, until it should be confirmed: but this week we learn, from more unquestionable...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorAn extravaganza on the subject of Shakspere's House, and the sale thereof, has been produced at the Adelphi. The author, Mr. Stirling Coyne, of course makes the piece a vehicle...
The Builder suggests this "compendium of requisites." "Cheap and efficient
The Spectatorsewerage, suppression of all cesspools, ample supply of water, the widening of allies, provision of healthful dwellings for the industrous classes, means of carry- ing off the...
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Cam - telt WOO of
The SpectatorTHE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. ELECTED IN JULY AND AUGUST 1847. List LâTHE WHOLE HOUSE. ENGLAND AND WALES. (001Mtlee, 168; Unlverettes, I ; Cities and Boroughs, 336; Sudbury-...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The Spectator⢠CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS. OUR present number contains the corrected and complete Est of the new House of Commons. A correspondent has expressed a wish that we should...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 1st September, at Cubzean Castle, Ayrshire, the Marchioness of Allsa, of a son and heir. ' ⢠On the 2d, the Wife of,the Hon. H. T. Stanley, of a daughter, still-born....
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MEMBERS AND THEIR DUNS.
The SpectatorTwo Members of Parliament have lately been successful in pleading their privilege to escape from arrest : Mr. Blackstone fought that constitutional fight by dodging the Sheriff...
PROGRESS OF CODE-MAKING.
The SpectatorIN our paper on the present chaotic system of statute-making, last week, we advocated the superiority of a code over our undi- gested statute-book ; but we understand that a...
IRISH REPUDIATION.
The SpectatorINSTEAD of trying to devise means for meeting, their difficulties, we find Irishmen generally persevering in the endeavour to shuffle off their liabilities. We see advocates of...
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IS CHEAPNESS SO CHEAP?
The SpectatorAN intelligent correspondent is scandalized at our breach of poli- tical economy in the matter of steam-boat cheapness; severely ; observing, that however spirited and talented...
THE SWISS QUESTION.
The SpectatorLETTER IL THE Federal Pact under which the Swiss Cantons nowlive has become un- popular not merely from its own intrinsic defects and ambiguities, but also from the time and...
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
The SpectatorTuesday, 7th September 1847. SIRâI regret that after expressing, as you had done on former occasions, (what appeared to me) sound and well-considered opinions in regard to the...
SCHOOL or DESIGN.âSpeaking of the Government School of Design, the
The SpectatorBudder says- " The turmoil here still continues: Lord Colborne, the President, the two Vies- Presidents, Mr. Cockerell, and Mr. Etty, have resigned their beats in the Council;...
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SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorTaavgis, Notes of a Residence at Rome in 1846. By a Protestant Clergyman, Rev. M. Vicary, B.A Bentley. NATURAL Burney, ' Illustrations of Instinct, deduced from the habits of...
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COUCH'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF INSTINCT.
The SpectatorIN the earlier stages of society among a people sufficiently imaginative to have ideas of their own immortality, and reflective enough to have formed some notions of a future...
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THE NEW NAVY LIST.
The SpectatorTHE history of NavyLists has its notabilities. Those who are old 'enough to remember the little, slender, imperfect, but eagerly-sought compilation of Steel, and the delight...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBrass. The Crisis of Popular Education: its Historical, Internal, Statistical,Fi- nancial, aud.Political Relations; including a Consideration of the "Minutes of the.Committee...
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FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorARTS AND MANUFACTURES. IN a former paper under this head, written before the Parliament and the Elections turned people's minds on other topics,* we noted how our manu-...
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, &pt. 7. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Vero and Leighton. Liverpool, jute-spinnersâMâ¢Gettick and Macnair, Restock Street, St. George's-in-the-East, soap-bollersâSpriby...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH spar Cent Consols Ditto for Account . :i 17 , L . C , en en ta ts Reduced Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent India Stock, 101 Exchequer Bills, 34. per diem India...