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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE Marquis of CHANDOS stood fast to his pledge, and proposed the total repeal of the Malt-tax, on Tuesday night. But the majority of the Tory landholders, who had made their...
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Debated an11 Prarraingst fn Vittliamcd. 1. REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAX.
The SpectatorOn Tuesday, a number of petitions for the repeal of the Malt-tax were presented to the House of Commons by Sir C. FUIRELt, 1,0Id NORREYS, Lord DARLINGTON, Air. HODGES, Mr....
Some changes have taken place in the Portuguese Ministry. The
The SpectatorLisbon correspondent of the Times says- " The Bishop of Coimbra gave up the Home Department, and has been cleated a Peer. M. A. J. Freire has been transferred from the Marine...
Tho Emperor FRANCIS of Austria died, at Vienna, at one
The Spectatoro'clock on the morning of the 2d instant. He is succeeded by his son FERDINAND, styled the King of Hungary during the late Emperor's lifetime. It was surmised that some change...
The British fleet in the Levant has again put to
The Spectatorsea, in conse- quence of Lord PoNsoNev's orders, received on the 3d of Fe- bruary by Admiral Rowuev, at Malta. The squadron consists of six ships of the line, three frigates,...
The Paris journals are filled with apocryphal lists of new
The SpectatorCabi- nets, and speculations on the singular state of affairs in France. Louis PIIILIP is still without a Ministry; and public dissatisfac- tion is becoming every day more...
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Cbr airtropotiO.
The SpectatorA Court of Aldermen was held on Monday, at which general busi- ness was transacted, but the members were particularly engaged in an investigation into the conduct of Mr. Brown,...
An appeal in the cause of Small versus Attwood is
The Spectatorset down in the House of Lords, and comes on for hearing in a few days. In conse- quence of the elevation of Sir Edward Sugden (who was engaged on the part of the defendant from...
Silt' Court.
The SpectatorTHE King and Queen, who were erroneously stated to have left town for Windsor on Friday last week, attended divine service in the chapel of St. James's Palace on Sunday. After...
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Otificerfantoutt.
The SpectatorSir Roger Gresley has addressed, through the advertising columns of the Standard, the following letter to his South Derbyshire consti- tuents, in explanation of his vote to...
Clo Country.
The SpectatorMr. G. S. Foljambe and Lord Henry 13entinek are now mentioned as likely to contcst North Nottinghamshire with Mr. Golly Knight. A society has just been formed in Leeds termed...
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 11th inst., io Belgrave Square, the Countess of PotaFRET, of a daughter. On the 9th iust., the Lady of the Rev. Dr. LuNOLEY, of Ilarrow, of a son. On the 23d...
Tuesday's Gazette announces the appointment of a Commission, consisting of
The SpectatorLord Wharneliffe, Sir James Kempt, Lord Sandon, Sir E. H. East, Mr. Cutler Fergusson, Sir Edward Barnes, and Sir Thomas Reynell, to inquire whether " it may be practicable to...
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PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT: AN ERROR IN TACTICS.
The SpectatorTO TIlE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Snt —The Liberal Members of the House of Commons appear to me either to have made a false move in the late struggle, or to have been guilty of...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY. The Paris newspapers of Thursday, received this morning, contain a list of the new Cabinet, as it is confidently believed to be settled for the present. The Duke DE...
Average Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from
The Spectatorthe 16th December 1834 to the 10th March 1833. Average Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 16th December 1834 to the 10th March 1833. LIABILITIES. ASSETS....
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorArrived—At Gravesend, March 12th, Salad*. Addison, from Mauritius. At Deal, 11th, Eliza Stewart, Miller, from China, At Portsmouth, 9th, Platina. Wilson, from Singapore; and...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The market for English Stock has been firm since our last; and up to yes- terday afternoon the business transacted in Consols had not been...
MR. BARCLAY, OF SUNDERLAND.
The SpectatorTO rue EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Sunderland, 101.11 March 1035, SIR—Observing that you have dedicated a portion of your iudepewlent journal tu the exposure of those...
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The SpectatorSeveral Continental contributions have been unavoidably excluded. by the pressure of the English Debates. " Bruce Vorort awl the British Parliament" will suffer no injury by u...
The Army Estimates have been laid on the table of
The Spectatorthe House of Commons. The amount to be provided for the Effective service to the 1st of March 18.36, is 3,9.93,072f., being 6-1,0001. less than last year. In the amount to be...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorWANT OF CONFIDENCE IN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. DISTRUST of their Representatives in Parliament is spreading far and wide among the Constituencies ; and certainly this is not to...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorLEMAITRE has left us, just as the public were becoming alive to his extraordinary merits. However, his fame is thoroughly established in this country ; and whenever he returns...
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TORY TRICKS AND THREATS : ANOTHER DISSOLUTION.
The SpectatorOF all the unscrupulous Tory newspapers, the Standard is the most dexterous. It is curious to observe the skill with which not only the busty slips, but frequently the most...
PRACTICAL EVILS OF TORY SWAY.
The SpectatorTIIE " practical men " have not a very pleasing prospect before them. When Lord MELBOURNE was dismissed, the country was in a state of very unusual calm. Earnest politicians...
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The returns of imports, exports, and tonnage of shipping, recently
The Spectatorprinted by order of the House of Commons, afford satisfactory evidence of the activity in our foreign trade, especially in some of the most im- portant branches of our...
DIVISION LISTS.
The SpectatorIT is not in our power to furnish lists of the Members who voted for and against the Malt-tax. The daily papers have published the names of some five or six hundred Members, and...
SECOND PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
The SpectatorTHE Philharmonic concerts exhibit successive periods of agitation and repose ; the former occurring rarely, the latter frequently. The exertion consequent on the production of...
THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.
The SpectatorTursE concerts, once the school of vocal excellence and the seat of fashion, are gradually becoming a mere dirty and vulgar job, and seem destined to sink down into an appendage...
SOCIETA ARMONICA.
The SpectatorTars society was originally composed of amateur performers, who met - for the practice of instrumental music. It is now open to the public ; and the orchestra embraces a larger...
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THEBES AND EGYPT.
The SpectatorMR. WILKINSON has resided in Egypt for some dozen years; and during a portion of the time made Thebes his head-quarters. The object of his sojourn was to penetrate the mystery...
PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF MIRABEAU.
The SpectatorTHIS " memoire justicatif" is reported to have had many fathers. MIRABEAU himself is made to furnish an historical biography of the RIQUETI family, wherein the fiery advocate of...
SPECTATOR'S Llb'RARY.
The SpectatorA KTIqUIT I EA, Topography of Thel es, and General View of lig; pt. Being n short Account of the Principal Objects woc,hy of notice iu the Valley of the Nile. to the Second...
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HUGHES'S HISTORY OF GEORGE THE THIRD.
The SpectatorTHE present volume of Mr. VALPY'S History of Englund intro- duces the Reverend T. S. Huones to the public as the historian of GEORGE the Third. To such readers as require a...
RIDDELL'S LEGAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS.
The Spectator- THESE essays of Mr. RIDDELL are distinguished by indefatigable research, much antiquarian knowledge, and a good deal of minute and curious legal lore. They also display that...
ROBERTS'S BRITISH WINE- MAKER.
The SpectatorHORACE'S rule, that a piece should be kept nine years, was di- rected rather to the manner than the matter. The poet-critic knew that the original plan of the work might be...
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The last volume of the Aldine Poets is devoted to
The SpectatorAKENSIDE; an author whose name is perhaps better known to the present generation than his works, although no collection of poetry can be held complete without them. Besides the...
VACHER'S Parliamentary Companion is a Senatorial Directory and Business Guide
The Spectatorto the Collective. Besides lists of the Mem- bers of each House, exhibited in different ways for easy reference, and an account of the town abodes of our legislators, there is a...
PROGRESS OF PUBLICATION.
The SpectatorTHE most promising book of the week is Mr. BARROW'S Visit to Iceland in 1834. Of its literary contents, however, we cannot speak ; as the volume arrived too late to allow us to...
The Third Volume of Scenes and Stories by a Clergyman
The Spectatorin Debt, is out at last; and will enable us shortly to pass judgment upon the philosophy of the divine. The opinion which the Clergy- man's experience has impressed upon him, we...
Descriptive Outlines of Modern Geography, is a little work, intended
The Spectatorto imprint the absolute and relative position of places upon the mind of the pupil, by a constant reference to the map; and when he is tolerably perfect in this exercise, by the...
Mr. JOHN GRIFFITHS has sent forth a very useful edition,
The Spectatorfor Greek students, of The Seven against Thebes. The text of ZESCHYLUS is that of DI STDOItS ; the notes, compiled from various sources, are chiefly grammatical or critical, but...
Mr. THOMAS BEALE has been professionally employed as a surgeon
The Spectatorin several ships engaged in the South Sea Fishery ; and his Few Observations on the Natural History of the Sperm Whale contain the substance of what he has seen and heard upon...
We have three Catechisms before us :
The SpectatorA Catechism of the British Constitution ; A Catechism gf Chemistry ; The Mother's Catechism if Useful Knowledge. The first is compiled by the author of the " Key to both...
The Arcana of Science and Art. Eighth Year.
The SpectatorThe Labourer's Friend. Though apparently so different in their nature, these two pub- lications have sufficient points in common to warrant their being classed together. Each...