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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE new Ministers have been settling down in their _places, in the House and in office, without any material change in the as- pect - of their position : they have encountered...
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3ttrupalis.
The SpectatorThe Ward of Cheap, on Thursday, selected Mr. Sheriff Allen for its Alderman in the room of Mr. Kennedy. The gown was contested. Mr. Causton opposed Mr. Allen, and went to the...
C4t tout
The SpectatorTics QUEMi appears to be leading a life of quiet and retirement at Os- borne ; walking or driving every day, but chiefly in her own grounds. The only guests have been Prince...
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Three Ministers were reelected on Saturday; Mr. Henley for Oxford-
The Spectatorshire, Sir Fitzroy Kelly for East Suffolk, and Lord Henry Lennox for Chichester. In no case was there any opposition. Mr. Henley was proposed by Mr. Hammersley, and seconded by...
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IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe Earl of Carlisle received the Dublin Corporation on Tuesday to take his farewell. They presented a complimentary address, and he replied in a similar strain. It had been his...
lamp nn Cutnnul.
The Spectatorif 11 I f.—Arrests continue to be made all over France. The Empe- ror, it is stated, is "unusually hard at work " : he has "the interior affairs of France under his control" ;...
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THE ARMY.
The SpectatorFROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 9. WAR OFFICE, Pall Mall, March 9.—Infantry-15th Foot—To be Captains, with- out purchase—Capt. J. H. Drought, from half-pay 93d Foot ; Capt. Hon....
AltartIlautun
The SpectatorIf some Member of Parliament would ask the old War Minister in what state he left the question of Military Education, and the new War Minister how he means to deal with it, and...
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DEATHS.
The SpectatorOn the 28th February, at Rome, Hugh Charles, Lord Clifford. On the fld March, in Queen Square, Bloomsbury, Sarah Harriett, widow of the Rev. George William Hall, D.D., formerly...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY. The House of Commons met last night, did a considerable amount of business, and sat till after midnight. Contrary to general expectation, Mr. Disraeli did not make...
MARRIAGES.
The SpectatorOn the 5th January, at Mooltan, Frederick Murray Hay Forbes, Esq., B.N.I., second son of the Hon. Robert Forbes, Bengal Civil Service, to Honoria Matilda, third daughter of the...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 9d March, the Hon. Mrs. William Byron, of a son. On the 4th, at Mold, the Wife of John Jocelyn Pfoulkes, Esq., of Eriviatt, High Sheriff for Denbighshire, of a daughter....
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buttrto anti Itusir.
The SpectatorNew pieces have been abundant during the week. Indeed, an altera- tion has taken place in the bills of nearly every theatre. This is strange, considering the near approach of...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCRANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, On Monday . the English Stock Market opened heavily at a general decline upon Saturday's prices ; Consols were first quoted 961 1 for Money...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorALLIANCES. Mims public discussion at the present moment turns upon the • subject of alliances, and none can exceed it in importance. A geed understanding between the most...
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THE IMPERIAL ULTIMATUM.
The SpectatorTILE pamphlet by M. de la Guerroniere is a laboured attempt to establish the position taken up by-the Emperor Napoleon under an access of anger and alarm, after long meditating...
FATAL SYMPTOMS IN THE NEW MINISTRY.
The SpectatorNEXT week we shall see a little better how the present Govern- ment is to get on with the labour which it has set itself in endea- vouring to reconcile the Toryism of the...
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MILD MURDER.
The SpectatorTun reporters are surprised to notice that the Italian who is ac- cused of murdering Heloise Thaubin exhibits some of the most trustworthy signs of a quiet and contented mind....
A QUESTION FOR LORD JOHN MANNERS.
The SpectatorTHE new First Commissioner of Public Works finds his depart- ment in a state even more clogged with unsolved questions than his predecessor found it. The Metropolitan Board of...
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COMMONERS IN THE MINISTRY.
The SpectatorLiverpool, 10th March 1858. Sta — In your article of this week entitled the " Commoner in the Cabinet " you endeavour to show that the Cabinet just sworn into office has been...
Itittro In lig Ran
The SpectatorUNFITNESS OF PARLIAMENT FOR DECIDING PRIVATE CLAIMS. Belfast, 9th March 1858. Sin—Although the charge against Mr. Butt has not been substantiated, yet it is easy to see that by...
RAILWAY SUICIDE.
The Spectator" To Manchester and back for five shillings, with an interval allowed of seven days "—is the facility offered by the London and North-Western and Great Northern Railways, under...
FIAT EXPERIMENTUM.
The SpectatorTHAT great desideratum, an example "where to draw the line" in the matter of trading, has been established by " a case." Mr. Henry Banks has been charged at the Mansionhonse...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorSLEEKA.N 2 t3 JOURNEY THROUGH OlIDE. * Airnotron the late Major-General Sleeman is chiefly known in this country for his Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official, he was...
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ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. * THE sixth and seventh volumes of
The Spectatorthis long-drawn-out under- taking extend in Europe from 1834 to 1848, and deal with Indian history from the end of Wellesley's administration in 1805 till the destruction of the...
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KINGSLEY'S ANDROMEDA AND OTHER POEMS. * BESIDES the general objection urged
The Spectatoragainst the modern selection of classical subjects, owing to remoteness of time, different manners, and antagonistic sentiments and opinions—which last become more repugnant to...
PREBENDARY SWAINSON'S CREEDS OF THE CHURCH. * THE object of these
The SpectatorHulsean Lectures is to enforce the necessity of creeds and articles, in opposition to those persons who desire their relaxation or abolition. The literature of the sermons is...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBoors. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude in 1849 - 1850, by Direction of the Eight Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie, Governor-General. With Private Corre- spondence relative to...
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arts.
The SpectatorBARKER'S HORSE RACE. " It is a wise child that knows its own father" ; yet when every fea- ture blabs of the paternity the most uncliseerning may hazard a shrewd guess. The...
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
The SpectatorThe latest acquisition to the National Gallery-not yet hung, but likely to be very soon before the public-continues the laudable and consistent effort to further the historic...
frith.
The SpectatorFROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 9. Partnerships Dissolved.-Kieser and Co. Billiter Street, merchants-Gilbert and Goodeve, Chipping Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, grocers-Hinchcliffe...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) Saturd. Monday. Tuesday. Wakes. Muse. Friday, S per Cent Consols 964 964 97 97 961 961 Ditto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced Mew 3 per...