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Certain intelligence of the movements f Don S ',BASTIAN has
The Spectatorbeen received, On the 24th of May he rrachea Huesca, a coil- ' siderable town in Arragon, North of the Ebro. IRRIBARREN, at the head of the Christine troops, attacked the...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorWHAT are they doing in the House of Commons ? What are Mi- nisters about? These are questions which have been asked during the week by many who have a languid curiosity as to...
The state of the commercial and manufacturing interests is very
The Spectatordiscouraging, if not alarming. In the Northern and Mid- land counties, the Working peopleara dismissed from employment by thousands at a time. Intelligence "from America,...
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The solitary topic of the French papers is the marriage
The Spectatorof the Duke of ORLEANS to the Princess HELENA of Mecklenberg. Some details of the royal bride's progress through France, her reception at Fontainebleau, and the nuptial...
Accounts from Lower Canada describe the indignation of' the colonists
The Spectatorat the "atrocious resolutions." Public meetings have been called in several counties to take the state of public affairs into consideration. It was expected that resolutions...
Mehatni anti Pratceliingit in 1,9atlinment.
The SpectatorPOSTAGE CHARGES. POSTAGE CHARGES. In the House of Peers, on Tuesday, Lord ASHBURTON presented a petition from merchants, bankers, and other persons engaged in busi- ness in...
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CU Court.
The SpectatorTHE King is declared one day to be "much better;" the: next to be "perfectly concalesceni i " then his Majesty, having passed a good night, is improving ; in short, if the...
ebr Margin:aft.
The SpectatorOn Tuesday, the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and many members of the Common Council, went in state from Guildhall to Kensington Palace, and presented congratulatory addresses...
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rbe Countrn.
The SpectatorThe provincial newspapers contain numerous accounts of the cele- bration of the Princess Victoria's birthday. In no place were the re. joicings more hearty, or the proceedings...
The ball for the relief of the Spitalfields weavers, at
The Spectatorthe Opera. house, on Thursday evening, was a splendid affair. The theatre was superbly decorated with silk and satin festoons, emblazoned with the insignia of the orders of the...
At the settlement for the Derby, few large sums changed
The Spectatorhands. This is the report- At the settlement for the Derby, few large sums changed hands. This is the report- " Most of the gentlemen interested in Caravan, Mango, Rat - trap,...
The Committee of the Westminster Reform Society held a meeting
The Spectatorat Stannard's Hotel, Charles Street, Covent Garden, on Wednesday evening, to attend to the registration in Westminster ; when, in addition to the numerous persons already...
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SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorThe Glasgow election has terminated as we expected—that is, in a satisfactory demonstration of the steady devotion of the electors of Glasgow to Reform; and has in its proems,...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorThe subscriptions to the O'Connell Annuity collected in nine parishes in Dublin, on Sunday last, amounted to L3.591. 6s. To this sum considerable additions are expected ; and...
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The Parliamentary business of last night possesses little interest.. Seven
The Spectatorclauses in the Irish Poor Bill, from the 35th to the 411 In. elusive, were disposed of in a Committee of the House of Commons; but there was only one important vote. Mr. BARRON...
The French papers are filled with acemints of the preparations
The Spectatorfor time reception of the Princess Helena of Mecklenburg, her progress through the come ry, and the marriage festivities. The Princess arrived at Mayence on the 4thu,...
POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorTelegraphic despatelies from Bayonne, received by the French Go- vernment on 'I' hntsday evening, announce tlamt on Monday ESPARTERO commenced his march from Hernani upon...
alisktflantowl. alisktflantowl.
The SpectatorThe King, it seems, has made Lord Durham a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, in token of the Royal approbation of his Lordship's diplumatic services at St. Petersburg. Unless such...
The Tory journalists would have shown more discretion by submit.
The Spectatorthug quietly to the defeat at Glasgow than in rucking their brains to prove that it was no defeat at all. The Post was the most adroit; Mr, by putting forth the sophism, that...
the quarterly average of of * England from the 7th
The SpectatorA:28,1341,000 A comparison of the above with the last similar return i thj° shows a de- crease in the Circulation of 61,0001., a decrease in the Deposits of 50,0001., a...
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EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorThe Maria, Berton, bound to London, was wrecked at Algol Ray, Cape or Good Hope, on the 431 March. Arliveil--In the Downs, June 1st. Katie Castle. l'atoollo; Viscount...
DESTITUTION IN TIM ORKNEYS AND SHETLAND.
The SpectatorMR. BALFOUR, M. P. for these islands, has addressed a letter to the Cour r, which purports to be a coot indict ion of some sta ts which appeared in the Aberdeen Herald relative...
A letter in the Times this morning from Mr. Lord,
The Spectatorsolicitor to Mr. Green, states that no notice of action has beim served on the Speaker in the case of " Green versus Nicholls." The Times says that Mr. Green's own manuscript at...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EKCilANOK, FRI DA• A FTERNMIX. The attention of the monied world has been fixed on the deliberations of the Bank Directors during the last two or there days. It has long...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorGOING TOO FAST, TOO FAR, NOT FAR ENOUGH, AND BACKWARDS. Ottoatstc change, except as a means to improving the great variety of administrative functions which make up the sum of...
THE POST-OFFICE "EXPRESS:" PENNY LETTERS.
The SpectatorEVERYBODY recollects MATHEWS'S story of the hackney-coachman and the foot-passenger —" Want a coach. Sir ? No, I'm in a hurry " and every reader of the Antiquary, that is to say...
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110W ARE TORIES MADE?
The SpectatorThe season of youth, before one ' s judgment has been thoroughly matured, is generally characterized by an utter impatience of restraint. We dislike the discipline of school. We...
ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER,
The SpectatorSir Charles Vaughan, Ambassador Extraordinary to the Sublime Porte, has arrived at 3Ialta in the steam-vessel of war Medea, from Toulon. On leaving the steal: er, Sir Charles...
THE PRIVATE BILL SYSTEM.
The SpectatorTHE comparative scarcity of money for speculations has put a damper on the Private Bill business cut out for this session of Parliament. There has been enough doing, however, to...
A DECLARATORY ACT.
The SpectatorTHE Standard quoted the paper on Church-rates from last week's Spectator, as "a specimen of' what Radicals consider candid dis- cussion ;" and then codeavoured to demonstrate...
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THE CONSTITUENCIES OF SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorSIR JAMES GRAHAM seems to have gained nothing by his splutter about the mode of sending the writ to Glasgow, but an opportu- nity of displaying the inherent meanness and...
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CATHERINE GREY.
The SpectatorHavixc got rid of PASTA and quarrelled with Senno:Demllanager IluNg transferred to Mrs. Wool) the laudatory epithets which, in turn, had been applied in his play. bills to those...
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MR. MOSCHELES'S CONCERT.
The SpectatorDURING the long period that MoseneLes has been domesticate d among us, his rise in the scale of art has been constant and uninterrupted. His enthusiasm augments with his years;...
PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
The SpectatorMoNnav night's Philharmonic was not one of the best of the present season. The seventh and eighth concerts rarely are so in any season. The Directors usually expend the most...
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LIFE OF Slit JOHN SINCLAIR.
The SpectatorSin Joutst SINCLAIR was unquestionably a remarkable man, and a benefactor to his country. his industry and perseverance were indefatigable, his acquirements extensive, and his...
On Monday, a meeting was held at the Freemason's Tavern,
The Spectatorfor the purpose of addressing the King, and petitioning both Houses of Par- liament, to take measures for securing the free admission of the public to Westminster Abbey, St....
SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.
The SpectatorMoonset's.. Memoirs of the Life and Works of the late Right Honourable Sir .1ohn Bart. Hy his NO11,111O Rev. Joh n Simuetair . M &C. Author of Dissertations Vin- dicating the...
THEATRICAL EXITS.
The SpectatorTHE Olympic and the St. James's closed on Wednesday, their ex- tended season having terminated. The Adelphi shut prematurely, in consequence of the previous engagement of the...
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SIR HARRIS NICOLAS ON THE OFFICES OF SE- CRETARY OF
The SpectatorSTATE, LORD PRIVY SEAL, ETC. ihr this tract had not been confined to private distribution, we should have recommended it for its curious antiquarian particulars, the incidental...
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MARIGNY'S - BLACK SEA A-ND CIRCASSIA.
The SpectatorSOME twenty years since, the author of this work appears to have filled a mercantile or semi-political situation in the Crimea ; and he was selected in 1818 by a Russian agent...
THE WRONGS OF THE CAFFRE NATION.
The Spectator'THE greater part of this publication consists of a narrative of the outrages inflicted upon the aborigines of Southern Africa, from the settlement of the Dutch down to the...
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THE IRISH TOURIST.
The SpectatorTHIS little volume is one of those books which, apparently de- signed for the young, often contain more of information and inte- resting matter than ambitious publications got...
NICK OF THE WOODS.
The SpectatorTHE object of this novel is to paint the hardships endured and the perils encountered by the enterprising adventurers who first crossed the Allegheny Mountains and founded...
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TIIE CURATE OF STEINHOLLT.
The SpectatorTwts is the title of a tale of true love, with which are interwoven descriptions of the scenery and natural phenomena of Iceland, and the habits and mode of life of the people,...
AUNT DOROTHY'S TALE.
The SpectatorAUNT DOROTHY describes herself as an ugly old maid, sensible and pious, with a taste for the arts and a knowledge of languages ; and she writes her Tale to tell the world of'...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorTHE OLD PICTURES AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTION. Timis is the last and the greatest exhibition of the season—the grand climax of picture sights. It is the annual pageant of...
NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS.
The SpectatorTwelve New Solliwgii fw a Contralto Voice. Twelve ditto for a Bari- tune. Composed after the mudern taste by AlAtieo BORDOGNI. "You have been taught to sing, I believe," said a...
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The Songs if Rory 0',11lore. Wriiten and composed by SAmeulmeEtt.
The SpectatorThis author vell deserves Iris name, for he wooes every Muse in turn : be is the Lover par excellence ; and so equitably anti systema- tically is his flirtation curried on, that...
Flowers if Swig ; selected, from thc most celebrated Composers, adopkdfor
The SpectatorVoice, Flute, or Vidin. Indeed, Mr. D'AI.MaISM, it is a dangerous and a cruel experiment thus to strip your composers stark naked and thrust them into the wide world....
A Set of Studies for the Pianoforte. By S. TIIALBERG.
The SpectatorBoo& I. .A most valuable work for those who have already made considerable proficiency as pianoforte players. Such as have not will gaze on it with delight.
"I gaze on the Valley." "Tire dream is past." Songs
The Spectatorby STEPKEN GLOVER. A melody must have more than ordinary intrinsic beauty to atone for the constant bass iteration of the key-note and the dominant. These Songs are devoid of...
274e Serenade written and composed in honour of the Birthday
The Spectatorof the Princess Victoria. Time was, in merry England, when the day on which a Princess came of age to reign would have been celebrated by poets and musi mans properly so...