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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator1. SURPRISE for the public and the House of Commons seems to have been prepared in anticipation of Mr. Heywood's motion for 'the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire...
The death of a poet creates an official vacancyâthe Laureate
The SpectatorWordsworth has departed. It is an historical fact, but not more ; for he had lon g been withdrawn from the world of active life, and even his pen had for g otten its function....
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Prhatts net nurrilingn Iu Varliantrut.
The SpectatorPRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. Horse or Logos. Monday, April 22. Australian Constitution Bill; Question by Lord MonteagleâImportation of Foreign Cattle; Select Committee...
Of foreign news there is scarcely any. The Pope had
The Spectatorreturned to Rome so often, that his actual arrival creates as little sensation as that of the " wolf. " The Erfurt Parliament sticks to its task of p assing liberal laws, as if...
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PABLIAMFNTARY PUBLICATIONS.
The SpectatorAn Account of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum, &c. (Sir Ro- bert Peel.) For the year ending Lady-day 1851, (the financial year hitherto has been from Christmas...
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it Cunt.
The SpectatorSOME anxiety, mingled with ,pleasant anticipation, was created on Monday evening by the report that the Great Officers of State, always summoned to be near the Queen at her...
At a meeting of the Common - Council, on Thursday, wereread the
The Spectator_re- signations by Mr. Bullock, now Common Sergeant, of the offices of Judge of the Sheriff's Court, Commissioner of -the Central 'Criminal Court, and Judge .of the City &mall...
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Trnuiltru.
The SpectatorThe Parliamentary representation of Lymington is vacant ; theiro- nourable Colonel Keppell has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. IL J. Hutchens, described by the Globe as "a...
inrrtgu nab Culnuinl.
The SpectatorFRANCE.âThe Ministry, or at least the Minister of the Interior, M. Baroche, sustained a marked defeat in the Assembly on Saturday. On that day was discussed the question...
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31liortltriutuno.
The SpectatorThe Lord Chancellor continues to improve in health. His Lordship is now strong enough to hear counsel at his house, in Park Lane, on such matters as are represented to be of...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDA.Y. Much time was occupied in the House of Commons last night by Mr. Disraeli and Lord John Russell in vivacious criticism and counter-cri- ticism of party tactics on...
All the four vessels of the Government expedition to search
The Spectatorfor Sir John Franklin meet at Greenhithe today ; to start for their Arctic voy- age at the beginning of next week. We are enabled to state that the devoted Lady Franklin has...
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Letters from Gotha, confirmed by letters from Erfurt, state that
The Spectatora con- grese the Thuringian Princes, including our Prince Consort and the Ring of Prussia, will assemble at Gotha in June, summoned by the Duke of Cobourg Gotha. In the French...
Thirty-five new general orders have been issued by the Lord
The SpectatorChan- Cellar, under the signatures of himself, the Master of the Rolls, and the three Vice-Chancellors, for simplifying the practice of Chancery Courts, and facilitating the...
OfItrtg air ZIC Ir.
The SpectatorPerhaps the most valuable of all Mr. Lumley's recent importations - is the young tenor from Naples-Signor Hamar& Not having had an op- portunity of witnessing leis-debut on...
We regret to learn that the Duke of Rutland lies
The Spectatorseriously unwell in Cambridgeshire. Her Majesty's physician has been sent for to attend upon his Grace.-Leicester Chronicle.
The Water Colour Society opened its rooms today to private
The Spectatorview, with a collection as brilliant as ever. Many of the standing favourites are in excellent case-but a picture by Lewis attracts unusual attention. The room was as crowded as...
PRINCIPAL HOUSE OF COMMONS BUSINESS FOR NILMT WEEK.
The SpectatorMonday, April 29. Ecclesiastical Commission Bill : Second reading. Parliamentary Voters, he. (Ireland) Bill : Amended. Convict Prisons Bill : Second reading. Savings-banks:...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The variation in the price of Consols has not exceeded 1 per cent ; the ex- treme quotations having been 951 and 964. The closing puce this...
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The Haymarket arrangements have- been) suddenly changed by the in-
The Spectatordisposition of Mn hiaeready e who will not appoartill. October, but will remain quiet under the injunctione. of. Dr,. Elliotson, as expressed in.the medical certificate...
According to official' announcement, Drury Lane was to have closed
The Spectatoron Wednesday week, when a "complimentary benefit" was given to Mr. Anderson. Hoivever, no-clbsing has taken place ; the billeof the day are published as usual, and mamma...
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The SpectatorSreâWill you allow me to remark upon the exceeding unfairness of Lord Arundel and Surrey's inclusion of the little book entitled Reverberations in his index expurgatorius of...
EMIGRATION.
The SpectatorHampstead, 2r/ efpri/ 1850. SinâEvery one who has thought at all err the subject must admit the im- portance of removing labour of every kind to the field where it is most in...
.LaBelle Mere et le GendOe--another of M. Samson's productions, already
The Spectatorknown to the English publie thronglr the vereion ire Wife's Mother ---has-been played at the St James's; giving additional proof of the au- thor's cultivated talent and...
Zora, produced at the Covent Garden Opera on Saturday and
The Spectatorrepeated on Tuesday, is a grand display of gorgeous spectacle and imposing har- monies, choral and orchestral. On the eye and the ear it makes a strong impression ; but it...
The Philharmonic concert of Monday last brought fbrward our Eng-
The Spectatorlish musicians- to great advantage. Of the two symphonies, one was by Mr. Potter ; and it did great honour to his talents. Without being very original, it had. many happy. ideas...
Aguilar, a. young composer and pianist of great merit, gave
The Spectatora con- certat the Hanover Square Rooms on Wednesday evening. He has been a pupil' of Mendelssohn, and has produced:several orchestral works which have attracted much attention...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SALARIES. LORD Imo; Russzia, has appointed his Select Committee on Public Salaries ; and we should expect some tangible fruits from the in- vestigation,...
PARLIAMENT NOT GOING MAD LUCKILY for Ministers and Members, the
The Spectatorpublic at large does not look much into division-lists, or said public would be very indig- nantly mystified just now at the crossing of convictions and votes. It would beet...
THE METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL.
The Spectator"IT looks like business" when a measure reaches you in the di- gested form of a bill ; and yet the sight of the Metropolitan inter- ments Bill occasions rather a serious...
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MARVELS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorWONDER is among the most powerful of the " organs " allotted to us by the science of phrenology ; we delight to be amazed and baffled. We are never content unless we have...
THE POPE AT HOME AGAIN.
The SpectatorTin Pope has returned to Rome, but the Papacy is not reinstated. The past cannot be recalled. When Pius the Ninth abandoned the territorial seat of the Papal power, he...
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MISGOVERNMENT OF 1.11E BRITISH MUSEUM.
The SpectatorFoams of government do not call urgently for reform provided they are reductive of good works ; but if theory and practice are alike bad, there can be no hesitation in...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorSYDNEY faILTH'S ELEMENTARY SKETCHES OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. * 11 the years 1804,1$05, and 1806, the late Sydney Smith delivered a series of lectures on metaphysics or moral...
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TOWNSEND'S MODERN STATE TRIALS. * " TILE present edition of Modern
The SpectatorState Trials is meant to include those of the most general interest and importance that have occur- red during the last thirty years ": in the case of Lord Cochrane, for the...
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PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. * Tnis novel possesses some freshness by
The Spectatorbeing sui generis. How- ever inartificial in other respects, most fictions make their story a prominent subject. It may be, indeed, that the story is not the source of interest...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBoom. 17re _Expedition for the Survey of the _Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by ,...
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THE ARTS.
The SpectatorNATIONAL INSTITUTION. Raisiovan from Hyde ParkCorner to Northern Regent - Street, the "Free Exhibition of Modern Art" becomes the "National Institution," admis- sion one...
SCIIEFFEIrS cauisTus REMUNERATOR.
The SpectatorBy engraving, the 'English public is tolerably familiar with the "Cthris- tus Consolator," to which Ary Schefferts new picture is to be a compan- ion, in size as it is in...
NEW WATER COLOUR SOU Err.
The SpectatorThe smalrbut choicely-furnished gallery of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours displays a more excellent collection this year than it has ever shown. Not that...
THE TROSSACHS BY TURNER.
The SpectatorA picture painted by Turner thirty years ago is a sight worth seeing, and comes with the effect of novelty to those who are familiar only -with his.recent extravagancies. The...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 15th April, at Cyfarthfa Castle, Gbunorganshire, the Wife of Helesitt Thompson Crenshaw, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th, at Shillinglee Park, Sussex, the Countess of...
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COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, April 23. RtarsEresares DISSOLVF.D.âSmith and Walthew, Manchester, drysaltersâFincham and Jamieson, Oldham, en g ineersâPowell and Gardiner, Hounslow,...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorOmen OP ORDNANCE, April 22.âRoyal Be g t. of ArtilleryâSer g t.-Major T. Has- sell to be Quartermaster, vice Porter, retired. Corps of Royal En g ineersâFirst Lieut. C. J....
PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUND 8. (Closing Prices.) Saturd Monday. Tuesday. IVednes. Thurs. Preilay. 3 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 31 per Cents Long Annuities Bank...