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Public speaking has gone on at the usual rate, but
The Spectatorlittle that is noticeable has been said. Lord Enfield has defended the House of Commons from the charge of too much talking and too little work, and at the same time blamed the...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorIre many respects the situation of Italy, both in its military and political aspects, is improved. Garibaldi has gained an unques- tionable victory on the Volturno, but it is...
The Prince of Wales, escaping from the .too zealous reception
The Spectatorgiven him by some of the population of Illinois, has steamed down to St. Louis, and has been out on the prairie looking after buffalo and other game. His great days were yet to...
Death has made three vacancies in the borough representation. Mr.
The SpectatorHerbert Ingram, Member for Boston, has died in the waters of Lake Michigan ; Mr. Dunn, Member for Dartmouth, has died on board an overcrowded steamer in the Red Sea ; Mr....
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ITALY.
The SpectatorTHE RATITE OP THE VOLTURNO. Pretty full details of the action upon the Volturno on the 1st of Octo- ber have arrived this week, and they show how very important a victory it...
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THE PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR.
The SpectatorThe Canard steamer Jura brings news to the 29th, at which date the Prince had arrived at St. Louis. Crowds followed his e,arriage from the wharf, which was filled with...
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CO/ Court.
The SpectatorTHE Qualm and Prince Consort left Coburg on Wednesday, arrived at Mayence the same evening, and proceeded to Coblentz, which they reached on Thursday. They were accompanied by...
311ttrupn1is.
The SpectatorMr. Train's tramways are coming into London. On Saturday, a great number of persons were attracted to the neighbourhood of Westminster Abbey to witness the "trial trip" of one...
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Vrnittrial.
The SpectatorCaptain Walter, brother of Mr. John Walter M.P., has issued an ad- dress to the electors of Reading. He is a Liberal, and will support the present Government ; he is for the...
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SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorThe Council of Wick met on Tuesday for the purpose of presenting the honorary burgess ticket to the Earl of Caithness. In acknowledging the honour, he referred to the subject of...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorOn Tuesday, the Chief Secretary for Ireland and Mrs. Cardwell ar- rived in Galway by the midday train from Dublin. They immediately proceeded to the Queen's College, where they...
furrigu nIA fro IlIP.—The Mon iteur of Saturday published the
The Spectatorfollowing article on the operations of the French in Syria. "The affairs of Syria have entered on a new phase, and to the moral action hitherto exercised by the presence of the...
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- 331tortIlantono.
The SpectatorWe have reason to believe that Sir William Denison, K.C.B., who has been for six years Governor of New South Wales, will in all probability succeed the late Sir Henry Ward as...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY MORNING., M. Bonifaise, in the Constitutionnel, yesterday, opens fire with his heavy guns upon the invasion of the Neapolitan territory by Sardinian troops, and by...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorDISTURBING ELEMENTS IN EUROPE. " THE great Powers have determined to maintain peace." This is the information conveyed by Lord John Russell to Sir James Hudson on the lag% day...
The death of General Sir Harry Smith, who has been
The Spectatorso long ill, took place yesterday at his house in Eaton Place. Sir Harry Smith had seen much war. He served in South America, fought with Sir John Moore, was enaged with his...
One James Atkins, described as a " commercial traveller," whose
The Spectatorviews of commerce seem to be those of mine Ancient Pistol, was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of stealing a watch from Colonel Macan, of the Indian Army. The thief...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK ES:CHANGE, FRIDAY APTERNOON. A fall of nearly 1 per cent has taken place this week in the British Funds. In the first place, the continued receipt of lower quotations...
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FACTS TOUCHING THE SHIP-ARMOUR QUESTION.
The Spectatoriix ad.vocatea of iron-clad ships are in a state of great delight ecause the Government has ordered one or more of these vessels be built forthwith. It is regarded as a triumph...
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THE BATTLE OF THE VOLTURNO.
The SpectatorTHE Italians have now, we presume, amply vindicated their title to the name of soldiers. In the face of the splendid testimony of history to the fact of their bravery in battle,...
THE FRENCH IN SYRIA.
The SpectatorTHE Syrian question is now in the third stage. The wholesale massacres in the villages of the Lebanon have been followed by wholesale executions of criminals at Damascus under...
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THE SPIRIT OF PERSECUTION.
The SpectatorNEaaoisrax and Sicilian dungeons inspire us with horror, and as the successive descriptions have only tended to confirm what first we were told by Mr. Gladstone. our feelings...
SPECULATION AND ACCOMMODATION.
The SpectatorSLOWLY, very slowly, it is creeping into the light that recent un- fortunate speculations in trade have been supported by accommo- dation. Hitherto such cases have been...
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A LIBERAL PRETENDER.
The SpectatorDos JUAN DE BORDON, the younger son of the late Don Carlos, is pres- sing his claims on the Spanish people through the medium of the Times. A fortnight ago, that journal...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorOLMSTED'S JOITRNEY IN THE TUCK COUNTRY.' "This is the third volume of a work, the first of which was a narrative of a journey in the Sea-board districts of the older Slave...
VOLUNTEERS AND TOLLS.
The SpectatorOUR Volunteers are beginning to feel the resistance of vested in- terests. Toll-keepers and toll-proprietors should scarcely have required the hint of legislation to, open wide...
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HISS NIGHTINGALE'S NOTES ON NURSING. * THE exercise of common sense
The Spectatorand accurate observation b eing among the most uncommon things in the world, books like Miss • Notes on Nursing : What it is, and What it is not. By Florence Night- tingale. New...
A WINTER IN ALGIERS. * Mn. POPE is a traveller of
The Spectatorfair average capacity, who made good use of his eyes during the winter he spent in Algiers for the bene- fit of the climate, and has described what he saw with laudable...
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MR. EDWARD EVERETT .A_ND EARL GREY. * Ir any man is
The Spectatorauthorized to speak on the common ground of English and American public opinion it is Edward Everett, who is perfect master of the history, constitution, and. statesmanship of...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorOdd Journeys In and Out of London. By John Hollingshead. Pub- lished by Groombridge and Sons.—Two-and-twenty very amusing papers, originally published in 411 the Year Round, are...
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LITERARY NEWS.
The SpectatorMr. Murray has in the press volume one of "Life and Works of Alex- ander Pope," by the Reverend Whitwell Elwin, late editor of the Quar- terly Review. The third and concluding...
31/illir.
The SpectatorHer Majesty's Theatre opened on Wednesday evening with the Trova- tore, which, hackneyed as it is, drew a full house, and was received with the applause which never fails to be...
fiat Arts.
The SpectatorIn adopting photography as one of their means of education, the Department of Science and Art have entered upon a new and most pro- ductive source of instruction. Not that the...
Pa.nrsuar Tusasaresr.s.
The SpectatorAt the Odeon, a very old moral is worked out by a new comedy, writ- ten by M. Galoppe d'Oaquaire, and entitled Les Vertueux de Province. Of two young ladies one has been reared...
ODOE itYrflingt Two performers of European origin, both celebrated in
The Spectatorthe United States of America, have made their appearance this week. One is Miss Josephine Gougenheim, famed as an actress of high comedy, who plays at the Lyceum, in Mr. Dion...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. &turd. (Closing Monday. Prices.) Tuesday Wanes retire. /Vidor. 3 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account 93 93 931 931 931 sss 91 112I 93 03 8 per Cents...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. OCTOBER 9. Bankrupts.—THOMAB GEORGE \Vices, Bedford
The SpectatorRow, Walworth, linen-draper- JOHN SKINNER, Northampton, boot-manufaeturer—BENJAMIN WILLIS HARKER, Pentonville Road, linen-draper—TnomAs GRIFFIN, Hampton Terrace, Hampstead Road,...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 31st of August, at Mazagon Castle, Bombay, Lady Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, of a son. On the 26th of September, at Aldershot, the Wife of Captain Curtis, the Cara- bineers, of...