20 NOVEMBER 1830

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NEWS. OF THE WEEK.

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THE Parliamentary business of the week came to a premature close by the important result of the Commons debate and division of Monday—the resignation of Ministers ! That event...

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The Belgic Notables met on the 10th instant. The sittings

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are in the hall formerly used for those of the States-General. M. GENDEBIEN acted as President, being the oldest member of the Congress. A Motion to announce their meeting to...

FUTURE BUSINESS OF VIE HOUSE or ComstoNs.

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Tn Crumen.-An addresS to his Majesty, on the subject of Dr. Phillpotts, the • Rector of Stanhope, holding . that living in commend= with the See of Exeter- Deferred to November...

The House of Commons adjourned at half-past ten o'clock on

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Monday ; at Sae o'clock on Tuesday ; at a quarter before six on Wednesday ; at six on Thursday; and a quarter before seven on Friday.

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Coninzow Councit..—The subject of Reform in Parliament was brought forward

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in the Common Council on Monday, by Mr. Taylor, who moved, and Mr. Bousfleld, who seconded, resolutions calling for reform, and more especially for diminishing the influence of...

THE MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

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IT is said that the Duke of WELLINGTON was disappointed at the result of Monday, Mr. HOLMES'S list having exhibited a majority of 17. There was a meeting of some of the Tory...

THE KING.—His Majesty gave private dinner-parties on Monday and Tuesday.

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On Tiredilesday, the fourth levee was held. The presenta- tions were by no means so numerous as on some former occasions. The return of the Royal party to Brighton has been...

• Some farther modification has taken place in the French

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Minis- by. GERARD, of whom it is said his only act of power has been making himself a marshal, has resigned ; and SOULT has been ap- pointed in his stead. CASIMIR PERRIER is...

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STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—The disorders and outrages still con- tinue;

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but, like most diseases, the longer they continue, the more their virulence abates. Few cases of extended damp, though many of great alarm, have occurred during the week. On...

SEDITIOUS WRITFNGS.—A policeman, named Lonergan, brought to the Marylebone Office,

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on Saturday, four men, whom he charged with selling straws and distributing seditious writings. The seditious writings were an extract from the Times, Lord Mayor Key's letter,...

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MunnEn.—A person named Ferneley, who resides at Hulme, near .. .Manchester,

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was arrested on Sunday week, on suspicion of murdering the infant child of his wife by another husband, by administering vitriol to it. The alleged murder took place on Thursday...

DIGESTED REPORT OF LAW PROCEEDINGS.

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HOUSE OF Loges. MARQUIS OF BUTE v. COOPER. — Judgment was affirmed in this case on Wednesday. The late Marquis of Bute had made a proposal to Mr. Cooper, keeper of the Museum...

COURT IVIonminso.—An order for the Court going into mourning ap.

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peered in Wednesday's Gazette. The death of a cousin of her Majesty is the cause. THE LORD-CHANCELLOR'S FAnewEEL.---The Court of Chancery was closed on Wednesday. The Lord...

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the King's speech, and to his owndeclaration againstreform. In one

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sense GLOBE—With the exception of the Duke of Wellington and Sir R. the assertion may be true. By the King's speech, and his own declare- Peel, the Ministry consisted of persons...

at the Great Houses.

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Saturday—The Hypocrite—The National Guard—Turning the Tables. Thursday—As you like it—Hide and Seek—Robert the Devil. Friday—The Provoked Husband—Hide and Seek—Black-Eyed Susan.

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POSTSCRIPT TO THE WEEK'S NEWS.

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SPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, Two o'CLocE. The Brussels mail, just arrived, contains a long communication made by M. VAN DE WEYER, the Belgic envoy to this country, to the...

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE MINISTRY. AFTER an existence of nearly three years, during which it was chiefly supported by the plans or the forbearance of its enemies, the WELLINGTON Ministry is...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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BIRTHS. On the 18th inst. the Lady of CHARLES Hint ST GARDNER, Esq. of a daughter. On the 15th inst. Mrs. ELGOOD, Wimpole Street, of a son, still-born. At Harringayllouse,...

THE UNIVERSITIES.

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OxPonn, Nov. 18.—This day the following de g rees were conferred :—Masters of rts—F. Forster, Rev. .5. Foley, Fellows of Wadham; Rev. H. Brown, Ballot. Bachelors of Arts—W....

THE MONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.—We have had fluctuations this week in the prices of Stock to an extent which in ordinary times would be deemedof import- ance enough to deserve...

THE NEW BISHOP.

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THE ordinary process by which men climb to the Bishop's Bench, if not the most dignified, is upon the whole inoffensive. If a lord of powerful connexions, or a commoner of great...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

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Arrived. Off Margate, Nov. 15, Lord Amherst, Thornhill, from Bengal and Madras ; 16th, Batavia, Blair, from Batavia. At St. Helena, Sept. 24th, Pacific, Todd, from Sydney. At...

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• CITY AMATEUR CONCERTS.

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THIS series of concerts began on Thursday, and the commence- ment was such as to give every promise of a successful season. To speak first of the audience—the room was crowded....

, . THE WORST FAULT OF THE CLUBS.

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'THE ladies Complain of the clubs, and the tavern-keepers com- plain of the clubs, but of all people newspaper proprietors have most reason to complain of the clubs. What a...

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SCRUTINY OF THE VOTES.

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THE machinery of which we may into allowed to claim the inven- tion, has been brought practically play in estimating the - cha, meter of the reat division that led to the...

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The Motion of the CEIANOtILLOA of the Excnsousa was,--" That

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Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair;" that Is. that the House, In Committee, proceed to discuss the items of the Civil List. Sir HENRY PARNELL'S Amendment ran, "rct leave out...

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Notwithstanding our exertions to render these Lists accurate, which have

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been continued to the moment of.going topress, we can hardly hope, from our experience of the difficulty of our task, that they are entirely flee from errors. We will notice in...

MEMBERS NOT COMPUTED IN THE HOUSE.

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Brougham, Henry Knaresborough Capel, John Queenborough Durham, Sir Philip Ditto Ebrington, Lord Tavistock Member for Devon. Holmes, William Hceslemere Member for Queenborougb....

SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION.

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.... 87 .... 24 000D 0000 000* 244 82 138 258 60 30 15 Absent. Total. 6 .... 12 7 .... 12 25 •••• 15 .... 36 — — 205 647 — 83 Ayes. Noes. ENGLAND Counties 43...

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-DE.,POTTEE.

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THE resignation of DB Pori , in will have reached you threngh the usual channels: This resignation is a curious event,- at. the .same time indicative: Of the character Of the...

THE . times of Elizabeth and James the First were distinguished

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for their folio divinity and small quarto plays ; those.of Arine for their political 'satires and rhyming translations in octavo ; this is the age of novels. Duodecimo fiction...

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considered; than any that have yet been published of the great and good author of Waverley. It appears that the firm of BALLANTYNE and Co., with Which Sir WALTER was connected,...

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FINE ARTS.

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Engravings from the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds. By S. W. REYNOLDS. 4 vols. folio. This is a truly national work, and one that is equally valuable and interesting. Its...

[An accident, which it is too late to remedy, prevents

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the inser- tion of a number of other literary notices which we had prepared for this week: nothing shall prevent their appearance in next N umber.]

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF TFIE ANNUALS. No V.

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LE KEEPSAKE FILANiAIS. IF the letterpress contents of this annual be as much English as the manner and style of its embellishments, it will require naturalization in France....

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ROYAL SOCIETY.

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THE meetin g s of the Royal Society for the . session commenced on Thursday evening, when there was a very full attendance of members. .The minutes of the last mia.ting of the...

TAXES ON NEWSPAPERS. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

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SIR—I am inclined to agree with your correspondent W. that a revenue would not suffer by the reduction of the duty on newspaper stamps. I agree with him that !many hundreds...

"AsixtrALs," says our Botanical Dictionary, "are such plants as are

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of one year's duration, or which continue for a few months only. The plants of this tribe are very numerous." For "plants" read " books," and the description is a perfectly...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

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38. West Square, November 170, MO. SIR--4 letter havin g appeared in most of the public journals, signed Aaronnw DuNcast," attacking my professional character, I trust to yaur...

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

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Upper Gloucester Street, 19th November, 1830. Szn—The change of the Administration should not lead you to relax in your efforts to give to the public the complete . Anatomy of...