28 NOVEMBER 1846

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Tem affair of Cracow threatens serious consequences to the re- of Europe. The annexation has been consummated. The re- pose Government repels the invitation of the French...

Incidentally arises a question between France and England, which not

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only touches us most nearly, but deeply concerns all Europe. In the Congress of Vienna, France and England were [LATEST EDITION.] the great representatives of free...

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At home, the elements of activity are not of a

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very new kind. The Irish peasantry show an access of the mania for purchas- ing arms : buying guns when they lack food ! The apologists of the Arms Act will crow. Another...

Zbe IfIttropolis.

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Notices have been given by the Corporation of London of their intention to apply to Parliament to extend their power for the conservancy of the river; to enable them to widen,...

The remaining news of the week sinks to comparative insigni-

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Seance, and may be very summarily dismissed. Abroad, we see most activity in Portugal and India. The Portuguese contest continues by the joint favour of mutual ob- stinacy and...

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Tat' Queen, Prince Albert, end the children are still at Osborne House. Oti Satiirday, the birthday . of the Princess R;yal, Sir Hercules Pakenham and Sip Charles. Ogle died...

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lEbt tirobintes.

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The Morning Post states that Mr. Bright will be opposed at the next election for Manchester. The first public meeting of the Tea Association was held on Wednesday, at the...

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IRELAND.

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, Friday the 20th November having been appointed by the Church as a day of humiliation and prayer all over the kingdom, Divine service was performed in the churches, in...

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fforeign anb

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Powaro.—The Austrian General, Count Castiglione, took possession of Cracow on the 16th of this month, in the name of the Emperor of Aus- tria; and handed the civil government...

SCOTLAND.

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We are glad to learn that, in a letter to the Very Reverend the Principal Macfarlan, Lord John Russell has accepted the unsought honour which has been conferred upon him and...

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The Morning Post of Tuesday made a very prominent statement

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that the Queen of Portugal is expected in this country as a place of refuge- " Orders were given, before the departure of the Court for the Isle of Wight, for the immediate...

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A letter from St. Juan de Luz, of the 18th,

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states that for several days the gendarmes and police-agents have been exercising a most active sur- veillance on the whole Spanish frontier. They have just received for the...

POSTSCRIPT.

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SATURDAY NIGHT. The Ministerial French papers of Thursday reluctantly make the an- nouncement, which they had reserved as long as possible, that the Eng- lish Government had...

Official not:ce has been sent to the naval and military

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authorities at Portsmouth, that the Queen and Prince Albert will land on Tuesday, on their way to Arundel Castle, and that they will return on Friday. The Grand Datchess Mary,...

A despatch sent from Madrid on the 22d instant, transmitted

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through France by telegraph, and received in London this afternoon, confirms the intelligence of .the Baron de Cazal's victory, and adds, " Sa da Bandeira haa taken flight."

Rowland Hill is installed in a permanent position at the

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Post-office. A statement on the subject, however, which appeared in a provincial paper, is incorrect. Colonel Maberly remains as Secretary to the Department of the Post-office;...

The meeting of' the French Chambers is fixed for the

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11th of January. The Moniteur publishes a Royal ordinance, dated the 22d instant, fixing the extent of the naval force of France in time of peace. The first article declares...

The Letter of Anglo-Hibernicns is very acceptable, and only waits

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roc= for insertion next week. We wish the able writer to follow it tip by as clear an ezposition of that part of the subject which he reserves.

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THE THEATRES.

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After devoting two evenings to regular "stock-pieces," Ur. Mitchell has brought out the first novelty of the season, called Le Bunhonime Richard. The subject, which is very...

HOW FAR MAY WE SAFELY GO 1

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" Perhaps the best eulogium that can be conferred On any Government 13, that thAM Is employment for all the people."—&r F. Eden on the Poor. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SPECTATOR....

The London Library has j ust succeeded in establishing its exemption,

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as a literary institution, from pariah-rates, under the 6th and 7th of Victoria. St. James s parish summoned the managers to answer a claim for 221., at Marlborough Street...

• We wish to Call the attention of such of

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our readers as take an interest in the administration of public property, to a paper in a subsequent page under the head of Fine Arts. It exhibits not only concurrent evidence...

The open traffic in fire-arms is rapidly spreading in the

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Smith of Ire- land. According to the Limerick Chronicle, the sale of fire-arms in Lime- rick has never been so - great; the purchasers being almost exclusively pea- sants The...

HONEY MARKET.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The only circumstance worth notice has been the settlement of the Consol Account, which took place yesterday. The speculators for the fall...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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TAXATION MADE EASY. Ir is natural to the English people always to be talking about that with which they are so uncomfortably familiar as Taxation ; and at seasons of lull in...

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THE WORK AND THE MEN.

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Or the subject of Education there are two things to be done—to-. ripen public opinion, and to enlighten it. Our object is to help in doing both, but more especially the latter....

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ROYAL IMMUNITY.

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THE statement is repeated this week, that King Leopold has de- clined to mediate between the French and English Governments, with the further explanation, that he thought it "...

THE REQUISITES OF A BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS

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ARE, essentially, that preservation for all time, ample space, me- thodical arrangement, and convenient accessibility to its contents, should be afforded. The attainment of...

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QUADRUPLE RAILWAYS.

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IT is notorious that on the most successful railways, every re- source is strained to the utmost in carrying on the traffic so as to prevent disasters ; so immense and almost...

POOR-LAW REFORM: A GUARDIAN'S SUGGESTIONS.

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TIM four letters of our correspondent "A Guardian " are a valu- able contribution towards that discussion of the Poor-laws which is desirable in order to make their revision...

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THE LETTER-POST IN GERMANY.

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NoTnrivo can be more unsatisfactory than the state of the letter- post in Germany. The journals report that an official gentleman is on his way to London to arrange a post...

SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, Btehing5 of a Whaling Cruise ; with Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar ; and a brief History of the Whale-fishery, in its past and present...

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MARSHALL'S CEYLON.

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ALTHOUGH extending over too long a period and embracing too many topics to be considered as an original history, Mr. Marshall's Description and Conquest of Ceylon possesses many...

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MEMOIR OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR JAHLEEL BRENTON. SIR JAHLEEL BRENTON was

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a skilful, energetic, and gallant officer of the Navy, in the war of the French Revolution ; who, though not unlucky in his subordinate professional career, seemed to be pursued...

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SHELDON'S MINSTRELSY OF THE ENGLISH BORDER. Jr has been observed

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that in the decline of art recourse is had to me- chanical means to supply a deficiency of genius and observation. In the darker ages, verses were written in various forms,...

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

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_Etchings of a Whaling Cruise; with Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar; and a brief History of the Whale-fishery in its past and pre- sent condition. By J. Ross...

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FINE ARTS.

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THREATENED DESTRtfCTION OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY. THERE IS too much reason to fear that the national collection of pictures is not in safe keeping. We have not come to that...

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BIRTHS.

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On the 28th September, at Ferozepore, the Lady of Brevet Captain S. T. Macmullen. Adjutant 6th Light Cavalry, of a daughter. On the 19th November, at Kilmore, near Monaghan,...

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

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ARRIVED-At Gravesend, 21st Nov. Mail, Gordon, from Batavia ; 221, Majestic, Brown ; and Coromandel, Fletcher, from Calcutta; Contuse, Bray, from Madras ; and Betsy Hall....

COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.

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Tuesday, Nov. 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Cluney and Shields, Blackburn, starch-manufacturers-Vireibel and Wllkin, Spread Eagle Court, Threadneedle Street, yeast-Importers-C....

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PRICES CURRENT.

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B R IT I SR FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) Mani. Waseday Tuesday. Weiner. ----- 3 per Cent Ditto for Account . 9 1 91 Sit 913 941 941 Consols 3 per Cents Reduced 93 931 931 33 per...