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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE announcement of the state of the vote on Mr. Baillie's motion, condemnatory of Lord Torrington and Earl Grey, was received With " loud and protracted cheers from the...
In the French Assembly, the Faucher Ministry appears to gain
The Spectatorstrength. A " motived.' order of the day, moved by M. Girar- din, blaming the telegraphic despatch transmitted by the Minister of ihe Interior to the Prefect of the Landes while...
In the present dearth of stirring incident, the diurnal historians
The Spectatorhave done their best to emphasize the ebullition of popular spleen at Tamworth. If any political significance could be attached to the riot, it would be as indicating that the...
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The SpectatorPRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. Eovsx or Loans. Monday, May 26. Punjaub Booty; Motion for returns by Lord EllenboroughâSalmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, read a second time....
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'bt Cunt.
The SpectatorTILE Royal Family, accompanied by their numerous foreign visitors, left Osborne for London on Monday morning. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William, and...
tht Alttropolio.
The SpectatorThe grand test of the Crystal Palace has now been experienced, in the opening of the doors to the huge one-shilling public, with very satisfac- tory results. The anticipations,...
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Or minus.
The SpectatorAt the final close of the poll for the Me of Wight, on Tuesday, the numbers wereâfor Dawes, 567; liamond, 619 ; majority for the Free- 'trade candidate, 46. The -nomination...
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IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe Cork Reporter announces that the Pope has ratified the decrees of the Synod of Thurles relative to the Queen's Colleges. The Galway Vin- dicator states that the Pontifical...
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The SpectatorFr/Amt.âThe Parliamentary Clubs of Paris continue in a state of ac- tive agitation upon the revision question ; and the movement is carried on in the departments with great...
3iiortltruttuno.
The SpectatorHer Majesty has most graciously signified her intention of accepting the invitation of the Lord Mayor to a grand banquet, to be given in the Guildhall on the 2d of July. A...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY. More hours were spent by the House of Commons last night in Com- mittee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and principally on the question that Clause I. stand part...
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ilitairto Auh 3a5ir.
The SpectatorThe almost simultaneous production of 17delio, the most German of German operas, at the two Italian theatres, and its enthusiastic reception. at both, is a notable fact as...
The Reverend Richard Binzess, Prebendary of St. Paul's, as honorary
The SpectatorSecretary of the Foreign Aid Society, forwards correspondence to the Morning Chronicle to correct the impression conveyed by the letter of M. le Pasteur F. Monod, in which that...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The English Stock Market has experienced but slight fluctuation, and the closing prices this afternoon, are nearly the same as those of last...
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Etttus to fly bitor.
The SpectatorACTS OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. 38, Gloucester Square, Hyde .Park, 29th May 1851. SunâIn a leading article in last week's Spectator, entitled "The Com- mittee of Council on...
The sixth Philharmonic concert, on Monday, was the best and
The Spectatorthe most crowded of the season ; the great influx of visitors in addition to the sub- scribers having, no-doubt, been in some measure due to the excellence of the programme....
The Devonshire House banquet was enriched on. Tuesday by the.ad-
The Spectatordition of a dessert, in the shape of a farce, written by Meagre. Dickens and Mark Lemon. It is a thoroughly English production; displaying that gallant disregard. for...
It Ravel has been detained in Algeria by sickness; andâ¢
The Spectatorhence the per- formances at the- St. James's Theatre have been without their expected variety. Benefits mark the close of the vaudeville season, and Ma- de.noiselle Rachel's...
After many years- expended by the English dramatists in abducting
The Spectatorplots from the French capital, M. Loekroy has made a little reprisal, by taking the plot of Mr.. John Oxenford's Twice Killed as the subject for a French comic opera. Thies...
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17 Saddle Row, 30th May 1851.
The SpectatorSrnâIn an article entitled "The Committee of Council on Education : the Management Clauses " contained in the Spectator of the 25th instant, I observe that you have been led...
MAP 01' STREET DISTANCES.
The SpectatorLondon, 28th May 1851. Sin â All the suggestions made to you by correspondents as to marking distances on a map of London for the purpose of ascertaining cab fares, seem to me...
OFFICIAL GEOGRAPHY.
The SpectatorBristol, 27th May 1851. SIRâIn the Times one day last week, appeared an advertisement ema- nating from the Government Emigration Commissioners, inviting tenders for a vessel...
THE OXFORD ADDRESS TO THE CROWN.
The Spectator28th May 1851. SmâIt may be a waste of words to enter upon the consideration of what course should have been adopted when a particular one has been actually selected and...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorFORTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH. QUIETISM cannot maintain itself in the Church of England : the consciences, the prides, or the ambitions of men, have been stirred far too deeply...
PROGRESS OF LAW REFORM UNDER THE WHIGS. THE present Whig
The SpectatorGovernment came into office pledged to make advances in Law Reform ; and three measures were designated as of paramount importanceâthe abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,...
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THE URN OF THE TIDE FOR IRELAND.
The Spectator"IRELAND'S opportunity" appears to be really present, without England's misfortune. The actual condition of that country, sur- named the Unhappy, is one of comparative comfort...
RAILWAY ANARCHY:
The SpectatorWHF,N railway accidents result in death, there is the Coroner's in- quiry ; but that is limited to the proximate causes, and of those causes we have already acquired so much...
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GLORIFICATION OP PRES TRADE.
The SpectatorThe Chronicle this morning recurs to the fact that it was- "once violently attacked for calling the Exhibition of Industry of All Nations the inauguration of Free Trade." By a...
END OF A TURF GAMBLER..
The SpectatorALL the unsuccessful gamblers at Epsom did. not commit suicide, or the Downs might have been as bloody a field, as any from Hastings to Waterloo ⢠so that the suicide of Mr....
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BOOKS.
The Spectator- RISS MARTINEAU'S INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE PEACE. * finis volume is nominally an introduction to the History of the Peace, which was commenced by Mr. Charles Knight...
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COMPANIONS OF MY SOLITUDE. * THIS 'volume is by the author
The Spectatorof Friends in Council, and proba- bly of some other works of the nature of essays or disquisitions on practical and historical subjects, that have been published by Mr....
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THO M PS 0 N S IRISH .p nms. * mar
The Spectatorthird volume.of thisâ¢interestiagand pabistakiag collection of facts on Irish birds, either indigenous or -visitantsâ is confined to the order of Natatones or Swimmer& - The...
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBoors. A Voyage from Leith to _Lapland; or Pictures of Scandinavia in 1E01 By William Ilurton. In two volumes. " Tata s History of the Colonization of America. Editedby...
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FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorWe have already had occasion to allude - to the -works of 'Messrs. Mails' and Huntâworks - the principle of which it is essential to understand at the outset ; for - they are...
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"THE PRINCE OF WALES BAZAAR."
The SpectatorNo. 209 Regent Street, so long known among the exhibition-going public, has been opened under the above title, refitted and rearranged. Besides answering the ordinary purposes...
PORTRAIT OF MR. STEPHENSON, M.P.
The SpectatorA portrait of the great Engineer, by Mr. John Lucas, which is about to be engraved by Messrs. Graves, Will remain on view at their establish- ment during the ensuing month. Mr....
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorWAR-OFFICE, May 30.-7th Regt. of Drag. GuardsâCapt. T. Ii. Clifton, from 12th Light Drags. to be Capt. vice Cuerton, who exchanges. 11th Light Drags.âLieut. T. J. J. Avarne,...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 22d May, at Buriton Rectory, Hants, the Wife of the Rev. J. M. Sumner, of a daughter. On the 23d, at Lansdowne Lodge, Kenmore, Ireland, the Lady of R. W. Towns- end,...
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NAVAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorADMIRALTY, May 23.-Corps of Royal Marines.-Lieut.-Col. R. Mercer to be Col. Sec. Commandant, vice H. Mitchell, dead ; Capt. and Brevet Major It. L. Horn- brook to be Lieut.-Col....
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, May 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.âThorne and Co. Westminster, brewers; as far as re- gards J. Buckle-J. and W. Price, Dowlais, Glamorganshire, drapers-Clark and...
PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorFriday. 971 98 971 971 871 971 98 971 1174 974 97 971 97 97 97 981 985 981 98k 91 71 71 71 â 211 211 210 71 1 2111 261 â -- -- 42 pm. 44 42 38 42 â â 48 pn. 51 --...