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Lord KENYON seems to have been the most active among
The Spectatorthe had been adopted. . deracy, the more formidable does it appear, and the necessity for sup- by his noble colleagues. [LATEST EDITION.] Political Summaries 199 " Oran g e...
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Cirbatcd anU Prarrain0 in 13nriinnitnt.
The Spectator1. ORANGE SOCIETIES. The House of Commons was occupied the greater part of Tuesday night with a discussion on the subject of Orangeism, and the means of suppressing it. Mr....
Minister of the Interior. Minister of Justice. Minister of Finance.
The SpectatorM. DE LA LOZERE Minister of Public Instruction. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to be held, for the present at least, by TRIERS. Thus, DE EROGLIE,GUIZOT,DUCHATEL, PERSIL, and...
Accounts from the United States mention, that the offer of
The Spectatorthe British Government to mediate between France and America had been received, and no doubt seemed to be entertained that it would be accepted; though nothing certain was known...
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A general meeting of the Shipowners' Society was held on
The SpectatorTuesday. The most important business related to the alteration of the timber- duties. Lord Lansdowne had stated that no alteration in the timber- duties was contemplated ; but...
11bc Court.
The SpectatorThe King rode over to Windso- on Monday, accompanied by Sir Henry Wheatley, and inspected some repairs and improvements now in progress in the Castle and on the grounds. He...
The Victoria Theatre was closed on Saturday, in consequence of
The Spectatoran injunction obtained that day in the Court of Exchequer, by a creditor of the proprietors as mortgagee, named Levy, who had advanced them money to carry it on, and who having...
Inc ifictropoIti.
The SpectatorThe Court of Common Council assembled on Wednesday, to receive the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the receipts and expenditure of the Corporation. Mr....
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The Ear'. of Darlington appears to have been much :nettled
The Spectatorat the refusal of Lord John Russell, and of the House of Commons, to place him upon the .Agricultural Committee. It will be remembered that Lord Chandos proposed to add the...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorLord William Bentinek's election for Glasgow seems to have been carried with the greatest ease. For his supporters had not deemed it necessary to put themselves to any trouble...
The gales last week have caused considerable damage to the
The Spectatorship- ping on the coast, and in some instances lives have been lost. The following extract from a letter dated the 18th instant, from Scar- borough, gives some details of the...
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The SpectatorDr. Van Rlildert, Bishop of Durham, died on Sunday morning. His successor has not been announced ; but the Liberals expect that Lord :Melbourne will take the opportunity of...
IRELAND.
The Spectator• The Royal Dublin Society have resolved to postpone till the general meeting in March next certain propositions of Lord Mulgrave re- specting an alteration in the rules of the...
int enttntrp.
The SpectatorThe stock of wine of the late Corporation of Worcester is announced for sale by auction in the course of the ensuing month of March. The quantity to he disposed of is about :280...
Foston Hall, in Derbyshire, the residence of Mr. Charles Thorold
The SpectatorWood, was nearly destroyed by afire, which broke out between one and two on Saturday morning. The first alarm was given by a crackling mar the sleeping-room of the second son ;...
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Fieschi, Morey, and Pepin, were guillotined on the 19th, on
The Spectatorthe scaffold in the Place St. Jacques, in Paris. The Paris papers furnish the following particulars of their execution. At six in the morning, the prisoners were told to...
Last night, the Duke of CUMBERLAND in the Lords, and
The SpectatorMr. HENRY MAXWELL in the Commons, announced that measures had been taken to dissolve the Orange confederacy at home and in the Colonies. So far all is well. But it must not be...
The Russian, Prussian, and Austrian Governments have issued an imperious
The Spectatorsummons to thefree Senate of Cracow, calling upon them to dismiss within eight days the Poles, and all others subject to the three Powers above-named, resident in Cracow. The...
Notwithstanding the improbability and the impropriety of such a step,
The Spectatorwe find that an intention of raising Dr. GREY to the see of Dur- ham is imputed to Lord MELBOURNE. A correspondent assures us, that there is " more truth in this report than...
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The SpectatorPOSTSCRIPT SATURDAY NIGHT. The Paris journals of Thursday are occupied in discussing the chances in favour of or against the stability of the TRIERS Administra- tion. A...
Attention has been drawn to the naval preparations at Toulon,
The Spectatorwhich are said to be nearly completed. The fleet there is now very formidable, but nothing is known of its destination.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 19th inst., in Torrington Square. the Wife of Sir Haters NICOLAN, K.C.. of a daughter. On the 19th inst.. at 24, Park Crescent, the Lady of NEILL MALCOLM...
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EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorArrived—At Gravesend, Feb. 25th, Russorab Merchant, Moncrief. from Bengal ; Clarinda, Mitchell, from Ceylon ; Tyne, Brown. from Mauritius; 26th, Gloucester, Brooks, from ditto ;...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE PREDICTION. " In about a month Sir R. Peel will be Prime Minister."—Standard, 22d January lenfi. WELL—here we a re on the 27th of February, and Lord MELBOURNE is still...
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
The SpectatorON the 4th of July last, when Lord WILLIAM BENT1NCK was yet on his way from India, we ventured to foretel, that he would. not be long in England without filling a large space in...
MONEY MARKET.
The Spectator1;10C:b. EXCHAN1115. VIllitAT A 1 , TEKNOON. 'the Congol l'aarket has not been subject to any fluctuation, notwithstanding that the settlement of the Account for February...
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DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SpectatorRESOLUTIONS were passed last week for improving the mode of taking the Divisions in the house of Commons ; the two great objects being, to present a perfect list of the votes on...
" ORANGE PEEL."
The SpectatorSOME. people wonder that Sir ROBERT PEEL 'should have been so indiscreet," say they, as to join with the rash Lord STANLEY in an attempt to save the Orangemen to.ni the...
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FIESCHI.
The SpectatorTim execution of FIF9CHT and his two associates derives an in- terest, apart from the enormity as well as magnitude of the crime, from the character of the principal criminal....
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DRURY LANE ORATORIOS.
The SpectatorTnest Lenten exhibitions, which, after having sunk to the lowest pitch of musical degradation, expired a few years since, have been revived under the auspices of Messrs. BUNN...
PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
The SpectatorTHE first Philharmonic Concert of the present season was on Monday night. It has heretofore been the practice at these concerts to forbid the transfer of subscribers' tickets,—a...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorJOANNA BA ILLIE'S tragedy The Separation was acted at Covent Garden on Thursday,with but doubtful success, owing to the deficiency of interest in the story itself, as well as to...
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SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The Spectatorlitiodaartnr. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Burt. I.L.D. F.A.S. &e. &e. By his Brother, John Davy. M.D. FAGS. &o. In 2 vols Longman and Co. TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. A...
MEMOIRS OF SIR HUM PHRY DAVY, BY HIS
The SpectatorBROTHER. So far as the means of judging exist, it may truly be said, that if a genius ever lived, Sir IltimeneY Davy was the man. In the case t f others, we can see or we can...
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ARCHDEACON WIX'S MISSIONARY JOURNAL. EVERY one knows the position of
The SpectatorNewfoundland, and that it is famous for its cod-fisheries. All who have been well crammed in geographical facts are aware, that in length and breadth it is, something larger...
Just as the proof impression of this notice was passing
The Spectatorthrough our hands, we received the following letter from Dr. PARIS. It is almost needless to usher it into the columns of the Spectator with an assurance, that we have every...
MRS. BRAY'S BORDERS OF THE TAMAR AND THE TAVY.
The SpectatorTHE husband of the fair author of these volumes has the good fortune to be Vicar of Tavistock. The vicarage occupies part of the site of the ruined abbey, and some of its...
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SIR FRIZZLE PUMPKIN AND NIGHTS AT MESS. THE person who
The Spectatorwould enjoy a hearty laugh will do well to pos- sess himself of this volume. The humour, indeed, is often broad or forced ; the situations sometimes pass the probability allowed...
NEW PICTURES AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.
The SpectatorSECOND NOTICE, IN CONCLUSION. THE pleasantest part of our duty is to point out the indications of rising talent—to call public attention to the buds of promise that from time...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorROYAL ACADEMY. THE two new Academicians elected ii place of BONE and NEwrom, are JOHN GIBSON, sculptor, and CHARLES Rooster COCKERELL, archi- tect. Giasom is the finest...
ESSAYS ON A FEW SUBJECTS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The SpectatorTHIS book is more remarkable fur the character of the writer. and the inferences to be drawn from it, than from any particular literary merit of its own. We should take the...
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MUSICAL PUBLICATION .
The SpectatorThe Rudiments of Music, with Progressive Exercises. By GOODBAN. • Many things might be enumerated as " necessary" to a due acquaint- ance with the " rudiments of music," but...
We have taken no account of the pictures that were
The Spectatorbefore exhibited at Somerset House, as we spoke of them at the time, and they do not call for further remark. [New Prints in next week's Number.]
A Descriptive Cantata, written and composed for the Anniversary Dinner
The Spectatorof the Royal Society of Musicians. By T. Boycotts°. This musical scene represents a jovial party of professors, whose mirth and harmony is interrupted by the entrance of a...
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Selection of Cathedral Chants. No. I. By E. MERRIOT. This
The Spectatornumber is an excellent sample of the work which Mr. Mi:a- RIOT appears to have undertaken. He had selected his materials front the best authors, admitting such only as have the...
" 0 Jesu, pastor bonus." Offertorium for Soprano. By C.
The SpectatorGUYNEMER. We have no fault to find with the music of this sonesonsidered simply as a vocal air ; it is written with the skill and ease of a prac- tised musician. But regarded...
" Like to the falling of a star." Song, by
The SpectatorJ. M'lluRnin, Mus. Bac. Mr. M•.fIultn1E has caught the spirit of some fine old stanzas by a contemporary of MILTON, and given them fitting musical expres- sion. Strength and...
Song of the Elfin Wooer. By C. M'KORKELL.
The SpectatorThe words of this song are sad trash, but the music is pretty and playful.