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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE MINISTRY. THE lists that we published last week, and more especially the list in our second edition, contained most of the names of the new Ministry. We have few...
THE PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorTHE House of Lords have met regularly during the week. The Ministerial changes have disturbed the regular meeting of the Commons ; they sat only on Monday, Tuesday, and...
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The SpectatorTHE Belgic Notables have at length determined on the form of Government which they consider to be best suited for the wants and the welfareof the country. They have decided, as...
The change of the English Ministry seems to have been
The Spectatorlooked on in France as an affair of the highest possible importance. No sooner had the intelligence reached Paris, than an official notice of it was sent to the Stock Exchange,...
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
The SpectatorTHE mass of details. which we have been compelled to wade through, in order to procure e- like a correct accountOf the various riots and outrages that have taken place during...
HOUSE OF LORDS.
The SpectatorTheir Lordships are summoned for Monday, when the Marquis Of SALISBURY will move for a Committee on the State of the Poor Laws.
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THE KING.—His Majesty held a Court on Monday, to which
The Spectatormore than usual interest attached, it being formed for the purpose of receiving the resignation of the old and the introduction of the new Ministers. The Duke of Wellington and...
THE Ktica's CITY - Vrsir.—The Lord Mayor waited yesterday upon some
The Spectatorof the members of the Government, and requested to know whether his Majesty would, on an early day, confer on his faithful subjects of the City the honour so ardently desired by...
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Exams:stye ROBBERY.—Between four and seven o'clock on Friday evening last,
The Spectatorthe shop of Mr. Abrahams, pawnbroker, had been entered, Aett Mertes of Skeleton keys, by some expert and experienced thieves, who peeked tip all the articles of value they could...
YORKSHIRE Enacg um—Several candidates have started to succeed' Lord Brougham
The Spectator; but it is expected that Sir Thomas Denman will be elected. A respectable body of freeholders propose his return, free of expense. Mr. Sadler, the Duke of Newcastle's nominee...
SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—This exhibition of the dignity and im- portance of
The Spectatoropen voting commenced on Tuesday. It is a pretty general rule in all such cases, that he who is - the unpopular man with the voters is the popular man with the mob who are not...
PLACE-JOBBING.--A man, aged eighty-four, was brought up to Bow Street,
The Spectatora few days since, upon a charge of raising money under pretence of obtaining offices under Government. Many individuals, who had been duped by the prisoner, made their...
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PROCLAMATION.—The new Ministry have issued a proclamation, in the King's
The Spectatorname, offering a reward of 501. for the conviction of every participator in the riots, and another reward of 5001. for the conviction Of the authors of the fires in Wiltshire,...
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. MORNING HERALD—The present Government has the
The Spectatoradvantage of baying at its head a man long known to the political world for those statesmanlike talents which, though long excluded from power, have reflected lustre on the...
DIqESTED REPORT OF LAW PROCEEDINGS.
The SpectatorHOUSE OF L CPUS. SCOT CH APPEAL S.—The new Chancellor has commenced his judicial labours in the House of Lords with vigour. He has sat three days, and heard four causes,—!....
THEATRICAL REGISTER.
The SpectatorDRURY LANE. Saturday—Hofer—Turning the Tables—Deaf as a Post. Monday—Venice Preserved—Popping the Question—The Conscript. Tuesday—The School for Scandal—The - National Guard....
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ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTION PETITIONS.
The SpectatorWe have perused the whole mass of Election Petitions, intending to give a short analysis of each case. Our space, however, forbids this, as well as indulgence in the...
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THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR OFFICE, Nov. 26.-2nd Regt. Life Guards : Capt. , G. Greenwood to be Major by purchase, vice Vilett, who retires ; Lieut. J. Trotter to be Capt. by pur- - chase, vice...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBIRTHS. On the 17th inst. at Aldtvarke, Rotherham, Lady Bouvs RIE, of a son. • On the 17th inst. at Childwall, Liverpool, the wife of the Rev. J. A. Wasore, of a sou. IIIA...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorThe Company's ship, Duchess of Athol], left Singapore for China, on the 1st of July, and the Thomas Coutts, on the Otis. The Abercrombie, Robinson, left Bom- bay on the 1Sth of...
THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FicxoAv EVENING.—The Account went off better yesterday than wee expected; but exhibited an extraordinary scarcity of Stock, which at one moment was dearer by per...
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorOXFORD, Nov. 25.—In a convocation holden this day, the following gentlemen, who have been nominated to succeed to the office of Select Preacher at Michaelmas next, were approved...
THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorThe King has been pleased to grant to the Rev. Thomas Turton, D.D., the Deanery of his Majesty's Cathedral Church of Peterborough, void by the promotion of Mr. James Henry Monk...
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POSTSCRIPT TO THE WEEK'S NEWS. SPat tArOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, ' NM
The Spectatoro'cLOtk. *4P1 have . just seen a gentleman who passed through Berkshire and Wiltshire, on his Way from Bristol, yesterday ; and took pains to learn the state of the disturbances...
promittere nemo auderet "—we have HENRY Lord BROUGHAM and He
The Spectatorwill still lend his voice to the matured plans of the Cabinet VAux seated in the most honourable place that a subject can oc- of which he is so distinguished an ornament, for...
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RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE LABOURING POOR.
The SpectatorWE invite the attention of our readers to the hints of an ingenious correspondent,* as to the means of providing permanent employ- ment for those of the labouring classes whom...
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STUDENT PARTNERS PREFERABLE TO SLEEPING ONES.
The SpectatorA passage in Dr. Thosisores History of Chemistry (National Library, No. Ill) contains an anecdote of Dr. CULLEN and WILLIAM HUNTER, which might be made of very general appli-...
THE NEW " BELVIDERA."
The Spectator"Silva me from my friends," should be the motto of every aspirant to theatrical fame. The trumpetings which have preceded the first appearance of Miss HUDD /MT on the London...
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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The SpectatorWE have abstained from taking part in the discussion which has at intervals been carried on in various newspapers and journals on the propriety of dividing a certain portion of...
THE SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorWE are preparing some new shelves; covering recesses with re- ceptacles for literature, and opening fresh means of entertainment - for the quartos and octavos of the winter yet...
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GREEK PRIESTHOOD.—I was one day speak- ing
The Spectatorto a Greek gentleman respecting the deficiency of their education. T6 show you," said he, " the eatimatiutt in which they are held, I will relate to you a story current among...
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A Birth - day Song. By V. NOVELLO. We place this song
The Spectatorimmediately after Mrs. SHELTON'S, by way of contrast. The arrangement is the very reverse of that lady's, containing every harmony that can enrich the air, and disposed and...
"Away, love, away ;" a Ballad. Sung by Miss BETTS;
The SpectatorCOM] posed by H. VON COLBERG. A pretty and spirited song (but not a ballad), made effective, we have no doubt, by Miss BETTS'S good singing. The composer has contrived to render...
" The trystin' tree." By J. MTADYEN, junior, Glasgow.
The SpectatorThere is not much of novelty to recommend this song; but it has a respectable workmanlike appearance with it, and is evidently the pro. duction of one who is capable of...
" 'Tis the sweet May - day ;" a Song. By Mrs.
The SpectatorH. SHELTON. This lady has written several rather pleasing airs, and this is one of her hest ; but, in its present form, no teacher of any reputation could use it. The bass and...
ROYAL SOCIETY.
The SpectatorAT the meeting of the Society on Thursday, the President being in the chair, a paper was read, entitled, " On a simple Electro-chemical method of ascertaining the presence of...
MUSIC. .
The Spectator"The Musical Forget Me• Not for Mi." Mr. AcKERMANN, the father of the English Annuals, has now en- tered the lists with the 'nude-publishers. His present volume differs from,...
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SUGGESTION OF A PLAN FOR THE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OF THE
The SpectatorLABOURING POOR. TO THE EDITOR Oi TIIE SPECTATOR. Sin—Notwithstanding your witty remarks upon " Nostrums," a week or two ago, I venture to offer a plan for the relief of the...
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorDRIT/SH. 3 per Cent. Reduced . 82+ 2 3 per Cent. Consols ....... 83423313 Ditto for Account ........ 8342+324 34 per Cent. Old 31 per Cent. New . . . 931 233+ 4 per...