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The political farmers and their distinguished friends, who are wandering
The Spectatorabout in search of a policy or a leader, have been visit- in,g Ministers and Anti-Ministers. They went to Lord Stanley, and performed a little drama with him. They stated their...
Foreign affairs are not without some points of interest besides
The Spectatorthe Greek dispute. Paris is much disturbed with the continued preparations for civil contest; and the Government is in actual conflict with the printers of that capital....
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorliTERNATIONAL discord, apparently laid in Greece last week by the so-called settlement, starts up in France under a sterner aspect, - with an unsettlement that threatens...
Of other important subjects discussed in Parliament there have not
The Spectatorbeen many. The Australian Colonies Government Bill finally left the House of Commons, on its third reading, with a parting testimonial from Mr. Gladstone, (Mr. Roebuck...
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The SpectatorPRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. Hones OF LORDS. Monday, May 13. University Reform ; Remarks by Lord Brougham and the Duke of Wellington—The Greek Question—Distressed Unions...
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The SpectatorQUEEN Victoria's well-known hardiness and usual promptitude of reap- very have not yet enabled her to venture abroad. She has received daily visits from the Dutchess of Kent,...
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The SpectatorA deputation from the Conference of Protectionist Delegates who met last week at the Crown and Anchor waited on Lord John Russell, at Downing Street, on Saturday, to present an...
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The Spectator• FRANCE.—Till Monday or Tuesday, the Paris accounts stated that the city preserved an "aspect of perfect quiet and order, even in those por- tions which are the first to break...
Vinttiurto.
The SpectatorThe iron-trade throughout the country is in rather a depressed state. In some places there are disputes between the miners and the owners as to wages, while the nallers of...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY. "Paris, May 14.—I had the honour to announce to you yesterday that the Council had deliberated upon the reply of the English Cabinet to the demand that you had been...
YiliortlIautnuff.
The SpectatorIt is stated that the Queen's infant will be baptized with "the Christian names of Arthur Patna Albert' ; the first in compliment to the noble and gallant Field-Marshal the Duke...
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Last night's Gazette notifies that the Queen has appointed the
The SpectatorReverend Richard Dawes, M.A., to the Deanery of the Cathedral Church of Hereford, void by the death of Dr. John Merewether, late Dean thereof. We understand a commissim is...
The Berlin Conference of Princes, on the 13th instant, decided
The Spectatorthat a Ministry be nominated for the Erfurt Bund, and that Prussia should ap- point it : two Ministers were thought enough for the present, and M. Schkinitz, the Prussian...
The subject of the French dispute was foremost in both
The SpectatorHouses of Par- liament last night. Lord BROUGHAM took up the matter betimes in the House of Lords ;—with uplifted hand waving back an officer with a mes- sage from the Commons ;...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXIDIANOR FRIDAIr AY/1311N0011. A startling effect was produced here this morning by the intelligence of the recall of the French Ambassador. A considerable fall has...
PRINCIPAL HOUSE OS COMMONS BUSINESS .P011 NEXT WRNS. Thuraday, May
The Spectator23. Supply: Mr. Anstey to make a motion on the subject of the. Adulteration of Coffee, Ike. . Elections (Ireland) Bill: Third reading. Railways Abandonment Bill: as amended to...
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The lessees of Sadler's Wells, setting forth a formidable list
The Spectatorof literary names as a committee of management, opened their doors on Thursday in aid of the fund for the "Grand Exposition of 1851 " ; and the crammed state of their house...
There have been no operatic novelties at either of the
The SpectatorItolion theatres ; but _both have resumed the great morning concerts which they have given for - Several seasons. These entertainments began at the Royal Italian Opera on Friday...
C4ratrro nut( Zuoir.
The SpectatorThe German enthusiast Jung Stilling complains in his autobiography, that when he took up his residence in a godless town he was persecuted as a pietist, whereas if he strayed...
FOREIGN CORN IMPORTATION DIVISION, May 14.
The Spectator"That this House will resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House to take into consideration the Acts relating to the Importation of Foreign Corn "—Mr. Grantley...
PANORAMA OF KILLARNEY.
The SpectatorLovely as fame reports it, the Lake of Killarney will break upon the visitor to Burford's Panorama with surprise, for its exceeding beauty. Certainly few places in the world can...
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tah PROTECTIONIST PREMIER.
The SpectatorLORD STANLEY's speech to the Protectionist deputation is called his manifesto, and treated by his party as a great disclosure. It possesses much of his usual animation of...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. LOYALTY was resplendant on Wednesday night in celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday. For the public festival was discounted nine days before maturity....
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- UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STATUTES.
The SpectatorTHE Royal Commission has alarmed the gallant Chancellor of Oxford with fear of change ; and on Monday his Grace the Field- Marshal specially protested against interference with...
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THE ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.
The SpectatorFon many reasons the arts demand an auxiliary support besides that farnished by "the market." This is true of all the "liberal arts," but preammently of painting. It is a common...
HOW TO CATCH A MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorAMONG the incidents of the incessant changes on the Australian , Government Bill, is an advantage which has not been sufficiently appreciated. It only became apparent on the...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorFRA.NCIS WILLIAM NEWIdAN'S PI:CASES OF FAITH.. THIS is a book that will excite much attention, and will most pro- bably occasion a good deal of comment, but which it is...
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BAIRD'S WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA.
The SpectatorIN 1849.* Mn. ROBERT BAIRD is a gentleman of Glasgow, who was advised to make a voyage to the West Indies for a pulmonary affection. In pursuance of that advice, he left England...
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HENRY TAYLOR'S VIRGIN WIDOW. * THERE are men in the world
The Spectatorwhose chief merit is in their man- ners; and this Play has an analogous quality, owing all its at- traction to sentiment and expression. The substance, that is the plot, is...
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PUBLICATIONS .RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBoma. Notes from Nineveh, and Travels in Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Syria. By the Reverend J. P. Fletcher. In two volumes. Two Years' R,midence in a Levantine Family : By Bayle...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 8th May, in Portland Place, the Lady of lieutenant-Colonel the lion. Z. B. Wilbraham, of a daughter. On the 10th, at Bagshot Park, Lady Emily Seymour, of a son. On the...
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, Tuesday, May 14.
The SpectatorPARTNERSHIPS Diasotven.—Felkin and Vickers, Nottingham, lace-manufacturers —S. and T. Wood, Whitfield within Glossop, grocers—Deane and Co. Manchester, curriers—Daniel and...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Priem.) Monday. Tuesday. Wedues. 27sura. Frfday e 961 961 96/ 9V ra :6 5 1 961 93 4 951 133 954 941 974 97 974 96/ 961 81 81 81 81 81 2061 208 2061 —...