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The result of the grand Tory intrigue is now before
The Spectatorthe country. It is just what might have been anticipated. There was no rea- sonable ground to expect tbe adhesion of Lord STANLEY to a Cabinet in which he must have occupied...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE new Administration is almost completed. The refusal of Lord STANLEY and Sir JAMES GRAHAM to coalesce with the To- ries, was communicated to Sir ROBERT PEEL at the close of...
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The trial of M. ROUEN, the responsible editor of the
The SpectatorNational, is the only news of interest in the French journals of the week; and as it is made the subject of an interesting Letter by 0. P. Q. which appears in anothercolumn, it...
El , COMM Tins King held a Privy Council on Monday,
The Spectatorat St. James's Palace; when Viscount Combermere, Lord Wbarncliffe, Sir James Scarlett, Sir Edward Sugden, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Alexander Baring were sworn in as...
The journalists in the pay of the German Despots pretend
The Spectatorto have discovered the existence of a plot to assassinate their roasters. The whole affair is probably a fiction, and intended to excuse some further attacks on the political...
There is no news of the slightest interest from Spain
The Spectatoror Portugal. The Spanish Cortes have been engaged in discussing the items of the Civil List.
The King of Holland expects assistance, direct or indirect, from
The Spectatorthe Duke of WELLINGTON; notwithstanding the declarations of the Tory Cabinet, that the foreign policy of the Whigs is to be adhered to. His Majesty is preparing for war. The...
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At the Court of Common Council held on Tuesday, a
The Spectatorresolution was proposed by Mr. Wood, that all persons within each ward capable of voting for Members of Parliament for the City of London, should have votes in the election of...
rbc 1+1ctrapolitt.
The SpectatorParliament was formally prorogn«1 on Thursday, to Thursday the 15th of January. Tile Lord Chancellor and the Earls oF Rosslyn and Jersey acted as Commissioners. The Lord Mayor...
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At the Marlborough Street Police-office, on Thursday,Edward Lee, a ill-sticker,
The Spectatorwas charged with sticking Anti-Tory placards on the mansions of the Duke of Wellington and the late Duke of Gloucester. One of the bills, which was of a very conspicuous size,...
tbr Cattntrvs The Taunton Courier contains an account of a
The Spectatorvery numerous meet. lag of the Reformers of West Somersetshire, held on Monday last, at the County Hall in Taunton. About three thousand persons were present. Resolutions...
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IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe Members of the Anti-Tory Association continue to meet almost daily. Thirty-five Members of Parliament are enrolled in its ranks. Mr. O'Connell talks of establishing an...
The poll for and against the Birmingham Church-rate closed an
The SpectatorSaturday afternoon. The Church party were exceedingly enraged at the result, which gave a gross majority against the rate of 4976; the numbers being 6699 to 17: 1 2. The number...
rI'LAND.
The SpectatorWhen the Scotch Burgh Bill had passed all its stages in the Hoots of Commons lag year, Lord Brougham was exceedingly averse from. proceeding with it in the Lords, and strongly...
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the disposal of my Sovereign soy seri ices which I
The Spectatortided be thought capable of meut of objects of such paramount importance. the Reform Bill has been to preclude all hope of a successfill appeal to the good sense " I am,...
meanin g professions of popular opinions may quiet distrust for a
The Spectatortime, may influence ASHBURTON. Mr. Horsley Painter has put forth a Liberal address made, they are not adhered to, or if they are inconsistent with the !lemur awl character to...
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EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorThe Mary, Bibby, from Bombay to Liverpool; and Queen Mab, from Batavia to Co yes, have put into Mauritius leaky, and must discharge. Arrived—At Deal, Dm. 15th, Sesostris....
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THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorAr the Adelphi, Mr. BULWER'S romance, The Last Days of Pompeii, has been cleverly put into a dramatic shape, by the dextrous hand of BUCKSTONE, who makes nothing of turning out...
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY is to be sent Ambassador to
The SpectatorSt. Petersburg. It will be recollected that he once figured in the same capacity at Vienna ; and that, although he misconducted the business of the embassy so grossly that his...
Another popular work of fiction, but of a very different
The Spectatorclass, Cap- taut Mamma's admirable novel from real life in the present day, Jacob Faithful, has been dramatized, both at the Sorry and the Vic- tons; but of the merits of the...
POSTSCRIPT .
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. It is understood now, that Parliament will be dissolved on the 26th instant. The Reformers therefore have not a moment to lose. It is not improbable that...
The King leaves St. James's for Brighton on Monday, and
The Spectatoris ex- pected to return at the end of the week ; when a Council will be held and the proclamation for the dissolution of Parliament will be issued.
A trial comes on to-day, in the Court of Exchequer,
The Spectatorsitting at Guild- hall, which is very apropos to these proceedings in Scotland. The notorious RICHMOND has brought an action against the London pub- lishers of Tait's Magazine,...
There seems to be a persuasion among the more stupid
The Spectatoror unprinci- pled Tory retainers in the country, that the days of CASTLEREAGH and SIDMOUTH, of spies and informers, packed juries ; and subservient judges, are about to return....
The Reform cause is flourishing at Canterbury. We have just
The Spectatorlearnt that a hearty union has taken place among the Liberals', of all shades ; and that an application has been forwarded to Mr. H. BULWER ; which we hope will be acceded to. A...
The Gazette of last night contains the appointment of Sir
The SpectatorJoins BECKETT to the office of Judge-Advocate, and of Sir ALEXANDER GRANT, Mr. JOHN SULLIVAN, and Mr. PLANTA, IO be members of the Board of Control. Lord MARYBOROUGII has been...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCIIANOT. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The English Stock Market has continued firm, with little fluctuation ; though the revival of the rumour of the immediate dissolution of...
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The little Strand Theatre produces a quirk succession of novelties,
The Spectatorwhich draw full houses. This week, a new burletta, from the fertile pen of Figaro, entitled The Twelve Months, was produced. with a success that the pleasant fan y of the piece,...
PREROGATIVE!
The SpectatorWE are now living under TILE KING'S Government. The Nation has had no more to do with the elevation of its present rulers than the Turks with the choice of a Vizier. Yet the...
LETTERS FROM pAros, By o. P. Q. No. XXXII.
The SpectatorTHE FRENCH STAR.CHANIBER AND THE MON ' STROUS CONDEM- NATION OF 'nit.: NVEIONAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. Paris, 17th December 1A14. Ste—Deeply afflicted, profoundly...
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THE REFORMERS' BATTLE-CRY.
The SpectatorONE of our correspondents calls upon us to furnish for the present time and the coming struggle, a rallying,-cry for the Nation, as efficient in its power of uniting and...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorONE WORD OF ADVICE TO THE ELECTORS. REFORMERS can recognize only two classes of persons at the pre- sent moment—those who are Tories, and those who are not ; the first the...
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THE USE OF SHORT PARLIAMENTS.
The SpectatorTHE dismissal of the Whig Ministers—though probably the most wanton and uncalled-for dismissal of public servants that ever took place in England—has given the Reformers one...
BEWARE OF TORY BELL-WETHERS AND TORY MAKE-BATES!
The SpectatorIn the name of peace and good - will, haul down that Tory flay! PARIS, 17th December 1834. " I cannot conceive any existence under Heaven (which in the depths of its wisdom...
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The will of the late Earl Spencer has been proved
The Spectatorin Doctors' Com- mons, and probate granted to the present Earl, who is his sole executor, under I60.000/. After leaving various annuities, from 4001. to 20/. per annum, his...
ktatidtird.
The SpectatorTHE importance of statistics can scarcely be overrated ; but it is very possible to mistake their utility, and to exaggerate the rank wl.ieli they tiold. Without a correct...
SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorSTS ' 11 Cri The it i ::4;t:rers oral Statistics of Nations ; exhibiting the Geogranhienl Posit i i i o . u .is s on arl . Natum. It Y.1.11:!-Ms. the Area mud Pouulation. lhr...
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MAR STON
The SpectatorIs a strange misapplication of ability, a singular example of ill. directed ambition. The writer has great fluency, a considerable power of expression, some skill in slightly...