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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE Peers have been in little baste to take up the g auntlet of the Commons, which has lain seven days on their floor. Last ni g ht was the time appointed for the discussion of...
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iDebatc1 anti prorcetrinal in Parliament.
The Spectator1. THE BALLOT. Mr. GROTE moved the House of Commons, on Thursday, for leave to bring in a bill to provide that votes at elections for Members of Par- liament shall henceforward...
There is very little news of' interest from France this
The Spectatorweek. The Administration of THIERS appears to be gaining popularity. Although not a partisan of the Movement, THIERS repudiates the advance towards despotism, which the...
According to the Spanish news furnished by the Courier's cor-
The Spectatorrespondents, the British and French auxiliary legions are very in- dignant at the scurvy treatment they experience at the hands of the Queen and the Ministers at Madrid. General...
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Cbr Court.
The SpectatorThe King and Queen left St. James's Palace on Sunday morning, for the Palace at Kew; where they spent the greater part of the day, and proceeded in the evening to Windsor...
Ebr Siirtropati1.
The SpectatorTHE NORTON AND MELBOURNE TRIAL. Tim Court of Common Pleas WitS completely filled at an early hour on Wednesday, by persons anxious to hear the trial of the case of Norton...
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Yesterday, Mr. James Duke and Mr. T. Tegg were unanimously
The Spectatorelected Sheriffs for the year ensuing ; Mr. Alderman Johnson, Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood, and Mr. Alderman James White, whose names had been placed upon the list, having begged...
The anniversary dinner of the Middlesex Conservative Association took place
The Spectatoron Wednesday, at the New English Opera.house. The pit was boarded over, and the stage canopied with an awning, which gave it a very beautiful, and as the Morning Post says, "...
DEATH OF MR. JAMES MILL.
The SpectatorThis great man paid the debt of nature on Thursday last, at his house in Kensington. For more than a year he was incapacitated froni attending to the duties of his office, Chief...
In the Central Criminal Court, on Monday, Frederick Hawkes Nottage
The Spectatorwas convicted of forging a check to defraud a Mrs. Jeffrey ; and was sentenced to transportation for life. • On Tuesi ay, upwards ZOO gallons of manufactured spirits, on which...
Sir Lionel Smith will succeed the Marquis of Sligo at
The SpectatorJamaica. Mr. John Power, of Kilftine, Mr. John Kennedy, of Mount Ken- nedy, and Mr. Francis Workman M'Naughten, have been created Baronets. Mr. Leonard Horner has been...
El), eautittit.
The SpectatorThe nomination of candidates for South Warwickshire takes place to-day: the polling will be on Tuesday and Wednesday next. Both parties speak confidently. From the Courier of...
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The Hull Recordership 'a no longer in doubt. Lord Jolts:
The SpectatorRUSSELL has given great satisfaction to the Liberals by the appointtnent of Mr. ARMSTRONG to that office.
" Shall SANDON sit for Liverpool ?" was the question
The Spectatorput by the sapient Sir ROGER GREISLEY to Tories reluctant to vote for the Liverpool Docks Bill. If SANDON'S seat really depended on the suc- cess of the job, SANDON must make...
The following passages are extracted from a letter received this
The Spectatormorning from an influential Scottish Reformer—one who has excellent means of knowing the state of public opinion in the North, and has had a considerable share in directing it...
We have great pleasure in stating that his Majesty, since
The Spectatorthe verdict in favour of Lord MELBOURNE has expressed himself in no measured terms as to the satisfaction he felt upon the trial having terminated in a manner so agreeable to...
The Morning Chronicle has taken the pains to wade through
The Spectatorthe columns of the Times, and has produced no fewer than eight distinct articles, published between the 8th of May and the 10th of June, in which the Times, with sneering...
The Times yesterday affirmed that Mr. NORTON brought his action
The Spectatoragainst Lord MELBOURNE by the advice of Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT. This also was false : a letter in to-day's Times from Messrs. CURRIE and WOODGATE, the attornies in the cause,...
A new University Bill for Scotland has been read a
The Spectatorsecond time in 'the House of Peers. It has several important provisions, on which we shall remark probably next week. This much, however, seems odd— its object is to issue a new...
We are authorized to state, that a mistake has occurred
The Spectatoras to the period at which the reduction of duty on newspapers will take effect. The time originally intended was the 6th of July next, but as it is im- p( ssible that the bill...
There are rumours in Paris of a partial change in
The Spectatorthe French Ministry. It is said that Marshal MalSON and PASSY are to go out, the latter to be succeeded by DUCHATEL, and the Marshal to be sent as Ambassador to Rome. This is...
The South Australian Colonists are on the point of departure
The Spectatorfrom England, and have published the first number of their newspaper—a hand- some-looking sheet of eight pages, called the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register—with...
The Tories have just issued a circular, which is going
The Spectatorthrough the country, calling earnestly for " support to the Lords in their present trying position." This is recommended to be done by means of a peti- tion, which, if none has...
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The SpectatorSATURDAY NIGHT. A Cabinet Council, attended by all the Ministers, was held this afternoon, at the Foreign Office.
MONEY MARKET. .'
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY ATTER/400N. cent. upon the whole capital invested in the construction of all the Canals an system as a benefit, as offering them a safe and...
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CHARACTER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY.
The SpectatorIT is well to observe the extreme anxiety et the Tories to wash themselves clean of that nasty mess in which they have been rolling with hoggish delight for the last few weeks....
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE MINISTERIAL PLAN, AND OUR OWN. tIrroao the progress of those evelits which have ended in in- compatibility between the Commons and the Lords, the adherents of ti1iuistcrs,...
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PRACTICAL REFORMS.
The SpectatorLORD DALMENY opposed Mr. GROTE'S motion on the Ballot : on the ground that the House of Commons should " persevere in its honourable course of effecting practical and...
NEWSPAPER FRAUDS DETECTED.
The SpectatorTHE publication of the Newspaper Stamp Returns has mar sioned what the penny-a-line gentlemen term " considerable con- demotion and alarm " among the proprietors of some Country...
SIR CHARLES KNIGIITLEY'S "1109N" TO THE WASHERWOMEN.
The SpectatorANY proposition which is said to be favourable to the Agricultural interest is sure to receive large soopert in the House of Commons. There is a numerous class of Member; who...
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BENEDICT'S CONCERT.
The SpectatorM. BENEDICT'S morning concert on Wednesday—the only one we have been able to spend an hour at for some time—was very superior to the generality of these entertainments. Bestancr...
THE ITALIAN OPERA.
The SpectatorTHE musical public have received a gratification much superior to any thing they generally meet with at the Opera-house, in the performance of Don Giovanni twice during this...
The Abbe Sieyes, of Revolutionary and Constitution-making cele- brity, expired
The Spectatorat Paris on Monday, at the age of 88. Abbe Sieyes was by turns a member of the Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention, a Director and Consul of the Republic, a...
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY.
The SpectatorMr. COMBS of Edinburgh has published an interesting supple- ment to the volume of Testimonials noticed in the Spectator of the 11th instant. It contains a discussion—or rather...
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SCHLOSS HAINFELD.
The SpectatorTHIS is a very singular, entertaining, and interesting volume. It contains an account of the residence of the author and his family for several months at the castle of the...
SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorARCHIEOLOOY. Issues or the Exchequer; being Payments made out of His Majesty's Revenue during the Reign of King James D. Extracted from the OriOnal Records belonging to the...
PELL RECORDS DURING THE REIGN OF JAMES THE FIRST.
The SpectatorIN the ancient Pell 011ice of the Exchequer, :ire preserved, among other curious matter of a similar nature, nearly a perfect series of "Order and Issue Books " during the reign...
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HOME.
The SpectatorIN her present publication SARAH STICKNEY has attempted the regular novel, and with,considerable success. Home, or the Iron Rule, is a pleasing and very graceful work. The...
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NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS.
The SpectatorThe Elements of Music, with the Art of Playing from a Figured' Bass. By J. WPMURDIE, Mus. Bac., Oxon. If we were to judge by the flippancy and confidence with which mu- sical...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorLEWIS'S SPANISH SKETCHES. THE engravings in the Landscape Annual of DAVID ROBERTS'S Views in Spain, are limited to the architecture and scenery. Jour; LEWIS is the only artist...
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" The Young Bride's Tomb." Glee for four voices. By
The SpectatorE. MER- RI OTT. This composition should have been entitled an Elegy, rather than a Glee. The simple and pathetic character of the music well accords with the sentiment of the...
The Musical Library. Part XXVI.
The SpectatorThis excellent publication is gradually aril extensively diffusing mu- sical knowledge and pleasure throughout the kingdom. Many vocal as well its instrumental compositions of...
Congregational Hymns. No. 7. By EDWIN MERRI OTT.
The SpectatorOur opinion of Mr. MERRIOTT, as a sound and classical church writer, has been already given ; and the present number of this respect- able and useful publication tends to...