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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE business of Parliament this week has been various, and not without interest, though it can show little in the way of positive results. The long debate on the immediate...
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A rumour in the United States, of a very friendly
The Spectatortreaty with this country to settle all sorts of disputes, seems chiefly notable as a symptom of reviving friendship in our cousins of the West ; a friendship which neither of us...
Banta an Vrotetbings in Varliament.
The SpectatorTHE QUEEN'S ANSWERS TO THE RECENT ADDRESSES. Colonel Dawsox DAHER presented to the House of Commons, on Tuesday, the following reply from the Queen to the address of con-...
There are events abroad which demand notice, from a certain
The Spectatortechnical importance, though they do not seem of much present moment. The Servian question was said to be settled between Russia and Turkey; but Servia itself asserts a voice in...
The Repeal movement in Ireland grows hotter: all the Catholic
The SpectatorBishops have joined it ; it has advanced to the dignity of a move- ment denounced by Government ; and Mr. O'CONNELL talks to multitudes vying in numbers with the whole British...
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Lbe (Court.
The SpectatorTHE usual routine of Court ceremonies has been resumed ; and Prince Albert held a levee for the Queen, on Wednesday. His Royal High- ness arrived at St. James's Palace, escorted...
be Iftetropolls.
The SpectatorA Court of Common Council was held for the despatch of business on Thursday. A report was received from the Improvement Com- mittee, which suggested a variety of improvements in...
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gbe Igrobtntts. It is reported that Mr. W. James will
The Spectatorretire from the representation of East Cumberland; that in such case Mr. P. H. Howard, the Member for Carlisle, will resign his seat and stand for the county, in order to avoid...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorMr. O'Connell has advertised the following reply to Mr. Lane's pub- lished letter challenging him to come to England to defend himself and the Pope in the House of Commons- "...
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lortign Nan.
The SpectatorFRANCE.—The Chamber of Deputies has been occupied with the bill for suppressing beet sugar, with indemnity to the growers ; the policy of which has been hotly contested. A...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. The Government measure respecting corn from Canada was intro- duced to the House of Commons last night, but no more ; for the House has as yet come to no...
Alistellantaus.
The SpectatorKing Ernest visits this country, it is said by the Hanover papers, to be present at the christening of the little Princess, and the marriage of the Princess Augusta of Cambridge...
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The West India mail, with intelligence from St. Thomas's to
The Spectatorthe 17th April, reports sickliness and continued shocks of earthquake in the West Indies. It is computed that one-third of the crop in Guada- loupe is destroyed.
Sir James Graham stated last night, in reply to Mr.
The SpectatorEwart, that the Factories Bill would not be brought forward on Monday : the Globe says, it can state on authority that Ministers will probably abandon the measure.
The Liverpool Standard of yesterday records a very destructive fire
The Spectatoron Thursday morning. It broke out among some cotton in a ware- house at the corner of Jackson's Lane; it soon communicated to the warehouse at the other corner, and then to the...
We understand that the Marquis of Bute and Earl Mansfield
The Spectatorhave received the Green Ribbons vacant by the deaths of his Royal High- ness the Duke of Sussex and the Earl of Abergavenny.—Standard.
The session of the General Assembly, at Edinburgh, was opened
The Spectatoron Thursday. There was first the usual ceremonial of Commissioner's levee. procession, and sermon in the High Church. The Assembly holds its sittings in St. Andrew's Church :...
On Thursday, the French Chamber of Deputies adopted an amend-
The Spectatorment by M. Passy, negativing the indemnity to the beet-sugar-growers. It is considered to be fatal to the Ministerial measure.
Last night's Gazette announces that Prince Albert will hold a
The Spectatorlevee for the Queen on the 21st June ; and that the Queen herself will hold a drawing-room on the 29th June, and again on the 6th July, to cele- brate her Majesty's birthday....
MONEY MARKET.
The Spectatorsroc. EECIEANOE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The Funds have experienced a further-decline ; and after some fluctuation, the general tendency of which has been downwards, the closing...
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
The SpectatorTheatre Royal Covent Gatden, May 16. Sin — Allow me to call your attention to a slight error that occurs in your notice of the proceedings of the Covent Garden company, May...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorANOTHER modern play has been brought to the test of representation this week, and found wanting in the grand essentials of a drama, cha- racter and action. Athelwold, " a...
IRISH OPINIONS ON IRISH AFFAIRS.
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OF TUE SPECTATOR. Sad., ille Street, 19th May 1843. SIR — I have seen in your very instructive journal of the lath, a paragraph entitled " corrected report of...
At the French Plays, Di.rAzor has appeared this week in
The SpectatorLe Capi- taine Charlotte; an English version of which was produced at the Adelphi for the debut of Miss KATE HOWARD. DEJAZET gives to the character of the milliner-soldier that...
The Little Devil, at the Haymarket, is a version of
The SpectatorAUBER'S opera La Part du Diable, in the shape of a three-act operatic farce ; too long for a trifle of so slight a kind, but pleasant and amusing. VESTRIS is the " Little Devil...
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"THE BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES."
The SpectatorTHE Times, noticing a suggestion for some combined action on the part of the holders of American Stocks, counsels the forma- tion of a Committee. Looking to the interests at...
LEARNED SOCIETIES.
The SpectatorTHE flowers of a London season, like the flowers of an English summer, blossom in succession—by relays, to borrow a phrase from posting establishments. In our gardens the...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorIRISH REPEAL. REPEAL the Union, and what will be the consequence? The circumstance that renders it almost impossible for an Im- perial Government to improve the condition of...
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JUSTICE AND THE PRESS IN DENMARK.
The SpectatorA barbarous ancient law which survives in the Danish code has been newly applied to offences of the press, in the capital itself, by a judge whose name deserves immortality —...
THREATENED ENCLOSURE OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH.
The SpectatorA BILL renewing the attempt, unavailingly made some thirteen years ago, to enclose Hampstead Heath, is said to be before the House of Lords.* This attempt also must fail; for...
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SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorMAMIERS MID Commas. The Irish Sketch-Book. By Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. With numerous Engravings on wood, drawn by the Author. In two volumes Chapman and Hall. Rryns Srow-s. Days and...
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MR. WHITEHEAD ' S EARL OF ESSEX.
The SpectatorAs far as the author's ability is concerned, this romance is equal to its predecessor, Richard Savage. The character of the hero and his contemporaries has been studied, as well...
MR. SCROPE'S DAYS AND NIGHTS OF SALMON-FISHING. THE subject of
The Spectatorthis handsome volume is salmon-fishing in the Tweed ; no other fish, no other river, forming part of the author's theme. Cold-blooded animals that excite the envy and the joy of...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED,
The SpectatorGeorge Sehoyn and his Contemporaries ; with Memoirs and Notes. By ions IIENEAGE JESSE, Author of "Memoirs of the Court of England during the Reign of the Stuart,," &c. In two...
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FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION. THE SCULPTURE. A CLOSER examination of the sculpture confirmed the unfavourabh impression left by a first cursory glance. What with the want of light...
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COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, May 16. PARTNEILSIIIPa DlesOLVED. J. and H. U. Culley, Costessey, Norfolk, awl Brightwell. Islington, millers-H. and J. B. Hewetsou, Kendal,...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 13th February, at Bahia, the Lady of At.sx. PATERSON, Esq., M.D., of a daughter. On the 4th May, at Westcliffe. Isle of Wight, the Lady of the Rev. T. VINCENT...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorARIUVED.-At Gravesend. 14th May. Zemindar. King. from Calcutta; 15th, Ed. ward, Cuthbertson, from Bombay; Persia Stevens, from Ceylon ; 16th, Berkshire, Clarkson, front Bombay;...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorOFFICE OF Oanmes, May 15.-Royal Begt. of Artillery- First Lieut. A. G. W. Hamilton to be Second Capt. vice Wyuter, retired on half-pay ; Second Lieut. D. F. Russel lobe First...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. (Closiug Prices.) Saturday Monday. Tuesday. Mediae, 961 961 951 931 9.51 961 964 951 951 954 951 951 941 991 9+1 1011 1011 1011 101 1001 1021 1024 102/ 102...