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Mr. Smith O'Brien held possession of Conciliation Hall this week
The Spectatorwhile he dilated on the dangers that threaten England from abroad ; ringing the changes on O'Connell's maxim that " England's necessity is Ireland's opportunity." In the midst...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator" Is there to be no Order in Council, then ? " meets one at every turn, but never an answer to the question. There is no news on the subject, but only rumours scarcely worth...
There are some kinds of assault less significant of dano.er
The Spectatorto the assailed than of weakness in the assailant. Of that kin d are recent attacks on Government for certain impartial appointments.' Dr. Kirwan, a Roman Catholic divine of...
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The little Windsor election has quite startled the world by
The Spectatorthe appearance of a new political comet, which shone with sudden effulgence and has disappeared again in the profound obscure. Such was Mr. Rupert Kettle. Who is he ? A...
The gossip of the foreign journals is not without interest.
The SpectatorMarshal Soult has actually retired from all official duties but the Presidency of the Council. He is succeeded in the War- office by General St. Yon ; unfavourably mentioned as...
Zbe eourt.
The SpectatorTHE stay of the Royal visiters at Windsor Castle has been enlivened by the usual amusements of country life—walks, drives, and field-sports. In the gentler exercise Queen...
'itbe _Metropolis.
The SpectatorThe new Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Johnson, was sworn into office at the Guildhall on Saturday, with the usual ceremonies. The 9th of November having fallen on Sunday, the...
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'rbc Probintes.
The SpectatorSir Robert Peel " turned the first sod" for the works of the Trent Valley Railway on Thursday. The railway is to ran from the Rugby station of the London and Birmingham to Stone...
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IRELAND.
The SpectatorAt the meeting of the Repeal Association, on Monday, Mr. Smith O'Brien made his first appearance after a long absence; and his may be accounted the principal speech of the day....
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_foreign anti
The SpectatorFruarcE.—The Dutchess of Aumale gave birth, on Monday, to a Prince. ThC"Moniteur of Tuesday published several Royal ordinances; of which the first, expressing regret at the ill...
Bitisetllarteous.
The SpectatorWe understand that a Privy Council will be held at Windsor Castle on Thursday next, the 20th instant; when a proclamation will be agreed upon for further proroguing Parliament...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorThe Municipal elections have taken place as usual in Scotland; but we have to complain, as in England, of returns so imperfect as in most cases to tell nothing. In fact,...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT: There will, it seems probable, be no Order in Council; but it seems equally probable that Ministers are preparing to grapple with the subject of provisions for...
Four hundred of the nobility, clergy, and gentry of the
The Spectatorcounty and town of Galway, have signed the following public declaration— - " We, the undersigned nobility, clergy, and 4-entry of the county and county of the town of Galway,...
BIRTHS On the 26th October, at St. Petersburg, the Lady
The Spectatorof Andrew Buchanan, Esq., Secre- hay to her Majesty's Legation at that Court, of a daughter. On the 5th November, at Scarborough, the Lady of John Rhodes Holme, Esq., M.D., bl...
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" We are enabled," says the Church and State Gazette
The Spectator"confidently to state that another student of Christ Church, the Reverend Mr. Coffin, M.A., Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene, has resigned his preferments at Oxford, preparatory, it...
Guildhall, with the festive decorations of the 9th, is to
The Spectatorbe used this year, not for a " Polish ball," but for a ball and concert in aid of the Ward Schools of London City; seminaries of approved utility. The ball and concert will take...
Since our paper (in a subsequent page) on the Bar
The Spectatorand Newspaper con- troversy was in type, the following report has appeared in the Law Times, which had hitherto strongly sided with the bar- " We have learned from an authentic...
The Empress of Russia has suffered an alarming accession of
The Spectatorillness; but letters from Naples of the 1st instant say that she was better again. The Duke de Saulx-Tavannes, a Peer of France, committed suicide, by hanging himself on...
Last night's Gazette contains the formal announcement of some appoint-
The Spectatorments already known,—those of Mr. Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton to be the Fourth Poor-law Commissioner; and of the Reverend Samuel Wilber- force, D.D., now Dean of Westminster,...
- The Queen's ship Thalia brings intelligence from Rio de
The SpectatorJaneim to the 22d September. The Resistance had arrived there with the Forty-fifth Regiment on board, originally destined for the Cape of Good Hope; but, instead of proceeding...
MONEY MARKEY.
The SpectatorSTOCK Erni...nos, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The English Funds have experienced considerable fluctuation; frequently rising and falling 1 or 4 per cent in the course of one day. The...
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NATIONAL DEFENCE.
The SpectatorPEACE holds the civilized world ; on the borders only, in bar- barous or savage regions, is peace interrupted. Yet men talk and act as if war were imminent. France and England,...
JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
The SpectatorM. JULLLEN has again converted Covent Garden Theatre into a huge concert-room; and his "music for the million" attracts, as usual, hosts of hearers. The stage part of the house...
THE FRENCH PLAYS.
The Spectator" How lively and natural the French actors are! they look like real people!" was the naive remark of a young playgoer, who made a first ac- quaintance with the French Plays in...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE MAN COME. WE understand that the Queen has " sent for" Sir Robert Peel's successor. Even those who are most anxious to reintroduce their friends the Whigs own some fear...
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THE BAR AND THE NEWSPAPERS.
The SpectatorTEE more judicious members of the bar are heartily vexed at the s • the members of two circuits have picked with the newspaper press; and would sincerely rejoice to see it...
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CRUSADE AGAINST THE BRAHMINS.
The SpectatorAT a late meeting in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, Dr. Wilson, the Bishop of Calcutta, suggested a way of redeeming Hindustan from its...
THE BENCHERS OF THE INNER TEMPLE.
The SpectatorTHE government of the Inns of Court is vested in the Benchers or " Masters of the Bench." The Masters are elected by the Bench of each Inn from among the members who have...
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SIR GEORGE GIPPS AND THE "WAKEFIELD SYSTEM " OF COLONIZING.
The SpectatorTHE Globe attempts to mystify the question between Sir George Gipps and the ' squatters ' of New South Wales.* In a string of flippant paragraphs it alleges that Sir George has...
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NEW PLACES : GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE.
The SpectatorTHE return of all new places and appointments made since the 1st of September 1841, which Mr. Hawes moved for in March last, has just been issued. A return of this kind...
HIDDEN THINGS ON RAILWAYS.
The Spectator[The following letter was sent to us from Scotland a fortnight ago, but kept back by the casualties of publication. It contains some suggestions that are not i of a transient...
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_ SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorWORLDLY POLICY, The Maxims of Francis Guicciardini. Translated by Emma Martin. With Parallel passages from the Works of Machiavelli, Lord Bacon, Pascal, Rochefoucault,...
COLONEL CAPADOSE'S WEST INDIES.
The SpectatorCOLONEL CapAnoss has been stationed these sixteen years in the West Indies ; and, either on duty or as a tourist, has visited nearly every British colony except Jamaica and...
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MB. JAMES'S AllIIAH NEIL.
The SpectatorIT may be fancy, but we think Mr. James , rather suffers from the avowal of Isis mode of composing by dictating to an amanuensis; especially when we see from his numerous...
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WHITEHEAD'S COLLEGE LIFE.
The SpectatorTHIS volume is posthumous and unfinished. Its author, who died of consumption in New Zealand, whither lie had gone as Chaplain to Bishop Selwyn, appears to have inspired strong...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorFront November 7th to November 13th. BOOKS. The Maxims of Francis Guicciardini. Translated by Emma Martin. With Parallel Passages from the Works of Machiavelli, Lord Bacon,...
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The Easter Morning; a Sacred Cantata for three Solo Voices
The Spectatorand Chorus. Translated from the German of Tieck, and respectfully dedicated to the Choral Harnwnists Society, by W. Bartholomew, Esq. The Musk by the Chevalier S. Neukomm. This...
MUSIC.
The SpectatorHANDEL'S " ALEXANDER'S FEAST!' THE upper classes of Mr. Hullah's Singing-schools were heard in this work on Wednesday evening, at the Apollonicon Rooms; and the occasion...
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, November 11. PARTNERSHIPS DtSSOLTED. Perry and Searle, Fleet Street—Morgan and Thomas, Pont y ty pridd, Glamorgan. shire, coal-merchants—Foreman and Clark,...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorAexiven—At Gravesend, 6th Nov. Paragon, Plank, from Moulmein ; 8th, Olive Branch, Murdock, from Bombay ; 9th, Mary Ann, Guy, from Alva Bay ; 10th, Tartar, Gregson ; and KRblain,...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorWAR-OFFICE, Nov. 11.-4th Regt. Drag. Guards—Lieut. J. Cunningham, from 52d Foot, to be Lieut., vice Townsend, who exchanges. 7th Light Drags.—Lieut. T. H. Preston to be Capt.,...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) Saturd. Monday. nudity. Wainer. Times. Friday, 3 per Cent Consols 96 951 96 961 Ditto for Account . 93 961 96 96 9 e 9 a 3 Per...