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, Prince Albert has been pat forward in a manner
The Spectatorthat mast make every reflecting man regret his being placed in situations of sub- ordinate administration. The Horse Guards have always reckoned Captains in the Guards as equal...
An Order in Council empowers the Bank of England to
The Spectatorissue additional notes to the amount of 475,000/. to supply the defi- ciency in the apportioned paper currency of the country, created by the failure or discontinuance of...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTEE Peace reports which were current last week are still the chief topic of discussion. It is not that any fact in advance has been explicitly stated, but there is a certain...
The checkered fortune of the war in Asia has again
The Spectatorfavoured the Russian arms: Ears has been conquered by famine, and the hope of finally maintaining a feeble post in the presence of a pow- erful enemy has at last been baffled....
Father Petcherine is acquitted. The burning of the Bibles WAS
The Spectatorproved, but not his individual concern in the act. Dublin illumi- nated—spontaneously, or under compulsion ; for the mob received the acquittal as a triumph over the Government....
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While the Assizes are proceeding, two subjects, of juvenile re-
The Spectatorform and ticket-of-leave outrages, have regained public attention. Both are rendered rather conspicuous by discussion. The ticket- of-leave point, indeed, receives little new...
Curt.
The SpectatorTao QUEEN has retired for a while to her marine retreat in the Isle of Wight. At ten on Monday morning, accompanied by Prince Albert and their children, her Majesty left Windsor...
(nt 33iittrnputis.
The SpectatorThe Local Management Metropolis Aet is now fairly under weigh. The Local Boards or Vestries have all been elected ; and in most cases the old Commissioners have given place to...
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ffip igrutiurto.
The SpectatorSome changes are about to take place in the representation of Yarmouth and Rochester. Mr. Rumbold has retired from the former; and the Honourable Colonel Vereker intends to...
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The SpectatorFaitweni.—The remains of Admiral Bruat were -buried on Tuesday, in the church of the Invalides. All the chief functionaries of the - Army and - Navy and of the War and Marine...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe election for Meath began on Monday, with the nomination. The candidates have been fined down to two. Mr. Samuel Winter, a Whig, proposed, and Mr. Patrick John Kearney, a...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorThe third grand soiree of the Glasgow Athenaeum was held on Thurs- day week, in the City.hall ; the Earl of Eglinton in the chair. Among those who took a prominent part in the...
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ViortIlaututo.
The SpectatorParliament was prorogued on Tuesday, by Royal Commission, until Thursday, the 31st January 1856 ; then to meet for the despatch of business. The usual royal proclamation...
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Mr. John Cowling, well known at the Common Law bar,
The Spectatordied suddenly on Wednesday, at his house in Albemarle Street. His death is attributed to spasmodic affection of the heart.
A deputation from the Licensed Victuallers Society of Bristol had
The Spectatoran interview yesterday with Lord Panmure, to present a memorial setting forth the grievances they suffer in connexion with the billeting system. Lord Panmure said there was much...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY. The morning seems destined to bring forth strange phenomena in our relations with Russia. In the first place we have in the Times an ac- count of the new Russian loan...
The overland mail arrived in London yesterday, with advices from
The SpectatorCalcutta to the 8th, and Bombay to the 15th November. Vigorous mea- sures had at length been taken to put down the Sontals. The cold weather having arrived, the troops could...
The health of Prince; Paskiewitch does not improve. In the
The Spectatormean time, until further orders, it is remarkable that his functions are per- formed by a Pole. Count Vincent Krasinski, Member of the Imperial Council and General of Cavalry,...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EICHANGI, FRIDAY APTTANOOK. The present political uncertainty, and absence of evidence during the week to account for the recent pacific rumours, have caused diminished...
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The production of theatrical novelty is not to be expected
The Spectatorduring the week or two immediately preceding the Christmas holidays ; the various managers being too much absorbed in the preparation of that serious work the Christmas...
The .Phorrnio of Terence is the " Westminster Play "
The Spectatorof the preaeat year ; and it has been acted by the Queen's scholars with more than average applause, and less than average humour. Last year, the anxiety occasioned by the war...
The list of ‘ 4 entertainments " has been lengthened this
The Spectatorweek by Miss Emma Stanley, a young lady, who before the days of Mr. Kean was in some repute at the Princess's Theatre, but who never gave any reason to suspect such a talent as...
JENNY LIND IN SACKED MUSIC.
The SpectatorAfter a long absence, "Jenny Lind," now Madame Goldschmidt, has again come among us, but net in her former character of a great actress and dramatic singer. Notwithstanding...
Peanuts TMEATRICALS.
The SpectatorWhen the French are inclined to a little morality by way of a change, they grow moral with a vengeance. A new comedy in verse, by M. E. Foussier, has been produced at the...
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LAW OF THE BIBLE-BURNING CASE.
The SpectatorTHE result of the trial of the Reverend Vladimir Petcherine is a proof that he ought not to have been indicted at all ; since the prosecution, with its conduct and conclusion,...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorPEACE AND THE FRENCH ALLIANCE. PERszerr5T rumours of peace-propositions, likely to be accepted by all the parties to the present war, point at least, whatever their actual...
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AN INDIAN CONTINGENT.
The SpectatorA GREAT want in the Crimea, says an Anglo-Indian, has been men ; and he gives us a paper in the Bombay Quarterly Review, show- ing us how we may obtain men from India. That...
LORD LUCAN'S PROMOTION.
The SpectatorCAN anybody tell us why the military authorities have made the Earl of Lucan Colonel of the Eighth Hussars ? Is it a military or a political appointment ? It cannot strictly be...
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THE TALE OF THE HOUSE THAT SNOW BUILT.
The SpectatorTh man who looks the worst often proves, when you know him better, to be not so bad as he seems. The account rendered in the case of Strahan, Paul, and Bates, at the adjourned...
THE INNS OF COURT.
The SpectatorIN May 1854 Commissioners were appointed by the Queen " to in- quire into the arrangements of the Inns of Courts, [and also those of the Inns of Chancery,] for promoting the...
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NOTES AND QUF.RTFS.
The SpectatorWire are the public admitted to Hampton Court on Sunday, and excluded, as public, from the Crystal Palace and the Zoological Gardens ? It is difficult to answer. Are such...
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LAW - APPOINTMENTS IN IRELAND.
The SpectatorBelfast, 11th December 1855. Sin—Before this can reach you, you will be in possession of the facts of the Bible-burning case at Kingstown, and the failure of the prosecution....
MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE CRIMEA.
The SpectatorLerketh How, sttribleside, 7th December 1855. Sm—Knowing the value of your space, and how you endeavour to appor- tion it to what is generally interesting, I feel grateful to...
A CRVEL CASE.
The SpectatorGosport, 12th December 1855. Srn—I trust to your kindness and sense of justice to give insertion to the following statement of the cruel and iniquitous case of my brother, Mr....
rettro to terCatur,
The SpectatorBIBLE-BURNING. Pra—In your impression of last Saturday there is an article on this subject, in which, after mentioning the "extraordinary doctrine" of Mr. Justice Crampton as...
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THE OBJECTS OF THE WAR.
The Spectator1, Adam Street, Adelphi, 10th _December 1855. Ste—Some of your correspondents, apparently representing the Peace party, declare their incapacity to find out the rationale of...
PRIZES AT THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION.
The SpectatorLeeds, 10th _December 1855. Sue—Would you have the goodness to correct the following error in the list you published of parties to whom medals had been awarded at Paris....
THE PEACE AND WAR QUESTION.
The SpectatorScarborough, 13th December 1855. Sue—One of the most remarkable moralists of the age is Sir Arthur Hal- lam Elton. According to his ethical code, (as propounded in your paper...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 31st October, at the Hospital Encampment, in the plain of Renkioi. Asia Minor, the Wife of Holmes Coote, Surgeon to the Smyrna British Hospital, and Assistant-Surgeon to...
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HEALTH OF LONDON* DURING THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8.
The Spectator[From the Official Return.] Ten Weeks of 1845-'54. Zymotle Diseases 251.0 .... Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or Tamable seat 49.1 Tubercular Diseases 1158.3...
NAVAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorADMIRALTY, Dec. 11.-Vice-Admiral of the Blue J. Goode, K.C.B. has been ap- pointed to receive a pension of 1501. a year, as provided for in her Majesty's Order in Council of the...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorWAR-OPPIcE, Dec. 11.-Brevet.-Lieut.-Col. R. P. Campbell, C.B. 90th Regt. to be promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Army, for his distinguished service in the field. 7b be...
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, Dee. 11. Partnerships Dissolved.-Wormald and Pollard, Bridgefoot, Vauxhall, engineers- Rutty and Verey, timber - merchants - Shepherd and Barker, Longton,...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) 3 per Cent Consols D i tto for Account 3 ,ser Cents Reduced New 3 per Cents. Long Annuities Annuities 1885 Bank Stock, 8 per Ceat India...
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London: Printed by beam CLAYTON, of 820. Strand, in the
The SpectatorCounty of Middlesex; Printer, at the oMee of Josieen Cr.a•rrow, No:10, Crane Court„ in the Parish of St. Dunstan's in the West, in the City of London ; and Published by the...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorWOODS'S CAMPAIGN IN TICE CRIMEA. * THESE volumes form a revised and very extended edition of Mr. Woods's correspondence in the Iformng Herald newspaper from the beginning of May...
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ABOUT'S GREECE AND TILE GREENS. * M. ABOUT has been passing
The Spectatorsome time in Greece; and last year he gave the results of his experience to the world, of which re- sults this volume is a translation. Although not devoid of travel and...
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CHAMBERS ON DIGESTION AND ITS DERANGEMENTS."
The SpectatorTHIRTY years ago, books on diet and digestion were all the fashion ; whence it may be inferred that indigestion was the prevailing com- plaint. Some years afterwards, Dr. Andrew...
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBoom. The books of the week have run very much in classes. The only two of promise are Mrs. Henry Duberly's Journal of the War, a lady's view of the campaign, and Dr. Guthrie's...
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lint ',Arts.
The SpectatorBELCHER'S ARCTIC VOYA013*—THE ILLUSTRATIONS. Last week we reviewed this book ; to which we are induced to return on the present occasion by the copiousness, variety, and...
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
The SpectatorTwo reports relating to the management and financial position of the Crystal Palace have lately been presented. The first emanates from a Committee of Shareholders ; according...
CRIMEAN PHOTOGRAPHS.
The SpectatorThe term " Crimean photographs" has become almost identified with the name of Mr. Fenton and the locality of the Old Water-Colour Gal- lery in Pall Mall East. But it is possible...
;Inu 311usir.
The SpectatorSix German Volkelieder. Transcribed for the Pianoforte, by Adolph Gollmick. The modest term "transcribed," as used by modern German composers, means something more than is...
Itttrant ituuttigo.
The SpectatorTHE Russiair Damara OF Loma Sn'exnnsa.—English statesmen do not awake now for the first time, within my own recollection, to the neces- sity of offering a cheek to Russian...