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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE KING. THE condition of his Majesty, in the opinion even of those who long held a contrary doctrine, is now admitted to be altogether hopeless. The Morning Herald, which, in...
The House of Lords was busied on Monday and last
The Spectatornight with certain discussions preparatory to an explanation of the his- tory of the connexion of our Government with the affairs of Greece. The labours of the House of Commons...
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GENTLEMEN or THE PnEss.—On Tuesday, Mr. Taylor, printer, of Red
The SpectatorLion Court, Fleet Street, waited on Sir Richard Birnie, to inquire if no redress could be obtained against a captain who lately figured be- fore the eloquent knight. "The...
TRINITY COLLEGE, Dum.m.—Messrs. North and Lefroy are can- vassing the
The Spectatornew scholars for their votes at the approaching election.— Freeman's Journal. Isms TOBACCO.—A conference was held on Tuesday at the Trea- sury, respecting the culture of...
CONFIDENCE BETWEEN CLIENTS AND LAWYERS.-.-IR the case "Vent v. Pacey,"
The Spectatorheard on Friday, in the Court of Chancery, the Lord Chancellor refused to compel the production of a letter, which had been written confidentially by the defendant to his...
METnoroLITN CEMETER.Y.—A public meeting was held on Wed- nesday, at
The Spectatorthe Freemasons' Tavern, to consider the best means of re- lieving the metropolis from the inconvenience arising from the present system of interment. Lord Milton took the Chair....
THE Covar.—The Duke of Cumberland completed his fifty-ninth year on
The SpectatorSaturday last, and his birth-day was celebrated in the usual manner. Prince Frederick of Prussia arrived in London on Monday. His Royal Highness has been sojourning with the...
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/NFERNAL Macirisr.—In the Gazette of last night a reward of
The Spectator2001. is offered for the discovery of the authors of an attempted murder, of which the following particulars are detailed in one of the Manchester papers. • " On Saturday last,...
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NATURE OF TnE KING'S ILLNESS.—III answer to the inquiries of
The Spectatorreaders, the London Medical Gazette of this morning says, there is " nothing remarkable in his Majesty's case, or different from other in- stances of organic disease in the...
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THE PRESS.
The SpectatorTHE MINISTRY. MORNING CHRONICLE—It IS some time since we stated that the truce was at an end, and that a formidable opposition had begun to show itself. In the smooth sea...
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POSTSCRIPT TO THE WEEK'S NEWS.
The SpectatorSPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, TWO O'CLOCK. We have private letters from Paris, but no specific intelligence worthy of notice. Great excitement, in anticipation of the elec-...
ASCOT RACES.
The SpectatorTHE sport at these races has been excellent, but the meeting was, as might be expected, a dull one. The company at Ascot has of late years been attracted even less by the...
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TIIE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorOXFORD, June 10.-The election at Trinity College, on Trinity Monday, tenni : noted in the appointment of the following gentlemen :- Probationer Fellow-The Rev. H. W. It....
THE MONEY MARKET.
The Spectator&rocs Excessos, FRIDAY Evarizaro.-We have bad another very uninterest- ing week here, and the transactions have been on the whole so unimportant as to leave room for very little...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR OFFICM, June S, 1830.-3d Dragoon Guards : Lieut. W. H. Warrington to be Capt., by purchase, vice Clements, who retires ; Cor. F. J. %V. Collingwood to be Lieut., by...
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EAST INDIA SHIPPING. SATURDAY MORNING.
The SpectatorIntelligence has been this morning received from China to the 31st Jan., by the Portuguese vessel Nova Viagante, arrived at St. Helena. The Bridgwater sailed for London On the...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. At Portsmouth, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel BURGOYNE, of a daughter. At the Presidency, Demerara, thelady of his Honour Cnga cgs WRAY, of neon, On the 5th inst., at...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE PRESENT MINISTRY—WHY SHOULD IT BE CHANGED? NOT a few discussions respecting the permanency of the present Ministry have arisen out of the state of his Majesty's health. A...
ANONYMOUS BITES.
The SpectatorFROM the subjoined report we learn, that it is desirable to have names to the bites of dogs ; and also that when a, man is bitten by a dog which he fears to be mad, the best...
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.
The SpectatorIN conformity with the injunction or wish of his late Majesty, the yearly performance of the Messiah, for the benefit of this excellent charity, took place on Tuesday morning,...
THE OPERA — DON GIOVANNI AND TAGLIONI.
The SpectatorCONSIDERABLE ingenuity has been shown in so disposing of the several talents of MALIBRAN, LALANDE, LABLACHE, DONZELLI, and CURIONI, as to produce a decided failure in effect;...
A MORNING'S RAMBLE AMONG THE MUSICIANS OF PICCADILLY.
The SpectatorTHE musical adventurers who have this year visited us from Ger- many have all established themselves in Piccadilly ; a conve- nient arrangement, as it enables those whom...
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LITERARY SPECTATOR.
The SpectatorDR. MONK'S LIFE OF BENTLEY.* IT is long since we have met with a work so full of the kind of merit which distinguishes Dr. Momes Life of BENTLEY. It is a merit not of this age...
SIR WALTER SCOTT.*
The SpectatorIN our Forty-fifth number (9th May, 1829), we took occasion from the Introduction to the Waverley Novels to describe a few of the incidents in what we may call Sir WALTER'S...
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SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE— FARM REPORTS, No.
The SpectatorI. WE do not pretend to any acquaintance with the springs that give motion to the various parts of this Society. The Committee is of the highest respectability ; but, with...
THE ENGLISH ARMY IN FRANCE.*
The SpectatorIF " personal narrative" means all the gossip a man can scrape together—all the stories, good and bad, he can collect—a descrip- tion of all the persons he has lived with,...
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FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorPANORAMA OF AMSTERDAM. THAT most indefatigable of artists, Mr. BURFoRD, has produced an- other of his popular and interesting panoramic pictures ; and this tima places before...
PORTER ON THE SUGAR-CAE.
The SpectatorWHETHER we take into view the great mercantile importance of the subject embraced in the volume before us, or the manner in which it is treated by the author, the work may be...
BRITISH SCULPTORS.*
The SpectatorThis present volume consists of Lives of the British Sculptors, and is in fact a biographical history of sculpture in England. It is' written in a bold and manly style, at once...
Imitations of Chalk Drawings, by Sir THOMAS LA.WRENCS. Executed in
The SpectatorLithography by RICHARD J. LANE, A.R.A. Nos. I. and II. The names of LAWRENCE and LANE led us to look forward with a high degree of anxiety to the appearance of these sketches;...
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MYSTIFICATION BY MADAME MALIBRAN.
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIRY011 have let Madame MALiaaart off very easily in your paper of last week, and have taken for granted that she was really prevented by...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.
The SpectatorTuesday, June 8. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. FRANICLAND and G. I. FRANHLAND, Liverpool, tailors—Brass and LOMAS, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, grocers—Msattnvoro:v and Plc LLINER,...
• MR. HAYDON'S PETITION IN BEHALF OF HIGH ART.
The SpectatorIs compliance with the request of Mr. HAYDON, we lay before our readers a copy of a petition from that eminent but unfortu- nate artist, which was presented to the House of...
Mr. SOTHEBY, we observe, has a small collection of pictures
The Spectatorfor sale, which contains several paintings of interest, and many which are valu- able to the artist. Among these we particularly notice, several admirable sketches in oils, from...
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