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"the necessity and the difficulty of handling the Russo-Prussian transit
The Spectatordevelop themselves with equal rapidity, and the two coin- bined create fot"our Government a nice question ; but it hastens to its natural solution. The difficulty of- arresting...
The general ferment of the political system throughout the. C4.
The Spectatortinent is making itself appqoot in some quarters that have fora time ceased to attract our notice. The Danish, otirt perseveres ih its mad attempt upon the capacitY of,...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorAGAIN the intelligence from the seat of war is in a - condition that must be called =satisfactory, not only for. those who have per- sonalinterests at stake, but for the.publie....
The claim recognized by Ministers, to lend the public the
The Spectatormeans of concentrating its action upon the formation of a Patriotic Fund, is proved to have been a genuine and a national impulse, by the universal promptitude of the public in...
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3lietrniInitn.
The SpectatorThe feeling of the nation, amused by the fighting in the Crimea and the sufferings of the wounded, continues to be steadily exhibited at the numberless meetin,r, held in the...
Vroziutts.
The SpectatorI.ord John Russell was further entertained at Bristol, last week, at -a grand banquet given by the Corporation. The Merchants' Hall, glow- ing with colours arranged by the hand...
`60 Ind.
The SpectatorNOTHING beyond the ordinary course of life at Windsor Castle is recorded by the Court newsman. The company at the Castle has included Prince Nicholas of Nassau, Captain Baron...
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forrigu 1411h (D1011141.
The SpectatorCRIMEA..—Throughout the week the public have been agitated by a succession of irreconcileable outpourings of the telegraph. Day by day there have appeared in all the journals...
SCOTLAND.
The SpectatorA meeting of the inhabitants of Edinburgh was held on Monday to pro- mote subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund. The notables of the Scotch capital mustered in great strength ;...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorAt a meeting in Kerry in aid of the Patriotic Fund,—Mr. Henry Herbert M.P., Lord-Lieufenant of the county, in the chair,—Dr. Moriarty the " coadjutor " of the Roman Catholic...
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311isttlinutatio.
The SpectatorThe following letter from Mr. Sidney Herbert to Miss Nightingale, which appears to have been published surreptitiously in the first instance, is interesting in itself, and has...
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POSTSCRIPT.
The SpectatorSATURDAY MORNING. The Russian report of a partial and temporary success at Sebastopol turns out to have been true in the main : the error in Prince Menschikoff's de- spatch is...
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R. SIDNEY HERBERT.
The Spectator" SAVE me from my friends, and give thanks to my enemies !" Some person has been committing a very unworthy breach of con- fidence ' and has sent to the newspapers a letter from...
THE PIONEERS OF TRADE.
The SpectatorAMONG the consequences of the extended and rapid communica- tion which we have established with all parts of the world, one of the most valuable is the transmission of hints,...
of others. To men whose faculties are on the alert,
The Spectatorwhose powers of action and observation have not been drugged by sensuality and sloth, books of little imaginative insight sug- gest very living realities. It is in this...
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CUTTING OF THE DANISH KNOT.
The SpectatorTHE King of Denmark must be one of the most sanguine men in the world, unless he has some secret device for getting out of the serape in which he has involved himself with his...
RAILWAY AMUSEMENTS.
The SpectatorTimm? is one , place which of all others probably is the safest for the commission of offences against the person, not excluding the gravest crimes. It consists of a sort of...
NOTES AND QUERIES.
The SpectatorTHE question submitted to the Secretaries of the Patriotic Fund— whether officers' widows are excluded from the benefits of a pro- vision—raises a further question, which has...
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NOTIONS, BETWEEN BRUGES AND C0L0Gbrje,. ;
The SpectatorA six-nlys trip. through Belgium to Cologne impresses the obrierVer of art with four or • five-distinct ideas : the Character of the old Flemish and German schools of painting...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorCUNNINGHAM'S JOHNSON.. JOHNSON'S " Lives of the Poets " has a threefold claim to be ad- mitted in a series of British classics : it is the most popular work of one of our most...
O'\ DEDI'MAL COINAGE.
The Spectatorthus-- paper, may I trouble you with a short'note on the same subject ? ing in value to the present, and by calling in the preient 5s., 2s. 6d., 4d., and 3d. silver pieces, a...
IT ttzto tu tit (Eitnr.
The SpectatorTHE SOLDIER'S CAP. London, 23d October 1854. SIR—As a care for the Armyis not repudiated by you, let nie cell your attention to a small' but important item which is to be...
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WILLIAM CHAMBERS ON AMERICA. *
The SpectatorIN this volume Mr. William Chambers gives an account of a tour made during the latter part of 1833 throu portions of Nova Soot's, Canada, and the States ; the line o the St....
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TAYLOR'S LIFE AND LANDSCAPES PROM EGYPT. * ale BAYARD TAYLOR, it
The Spectatormay be remembered, was an American printer's apprentice, with a turn for verse and a longing to see Europe. By dint of a volume of poetry, some assistance from friends, and a...
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HEARTSEASE.*
The SpectatorALTHOUGH the words " second edition " may appear on copies of Heartsease, or the Brother's TVife, the impressions, we believe, have been continuous. The " trade subsciiption "...
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
The SpectatorBOOM The Doctrine of Sacrifice deduced from the Scriptures : a series of Sermons. By Frederick Denison Maurice, M.A., Chaplain of Lin- coln's Inn. Painting and Celebrated...
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COMMERCIAL. .6-AZETTE.
The SpectatorTuesday, October 31. PshrIntrtsmrs litssouren.-England and.Son, Bingley, Yorkshire, millers.--Wal- lis and Sons, Basingstoke, brass-founders-R. and B. Evans, Bangor,...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 18th October, at Malta, the Wife of Commander L. G. Heath, R.N., of a son. OM the 25th, at Portnish, county Antrim, the Wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Cuddy, Fifty-fifth...
MILITARY GAZETTE.
The SpectatorWan-orrice, Nov. 3.-1st Regt. of Life Guards-Cornet and Shb-Lieut. A. IL. Davenport to be LieuL by purchase, vice Viscount Ingestre, who retires; the Hon: C. Dancombe to be...
NAVAL- GAZETTE.
The SpectatorADmiRALTy, Oct. 28.-The following promotions, dated the 26th instant, have this day taken place„consequeutant the-decease, teethe 25th instant, of Rear-Admiral of the Blue J....
URALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ENDEs(0 OCTOBER 28.
The Spectator[Front the O f ficial Return.] Ten Weeks 01'1614-'53. Week of 1854. Synietie Diseases 2,622 .... 271 Dropsy, Dancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat ....
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PRICES CURRENT.
The SpectatorBRITISH FUNDS. cClostpg Pricerp Sa1terd.idlooday. I Tuesday. 1..,—,-:-- 1 Teednes.i Thom; • Frid, ''' 1 1 ' - L._ a per Celli Cobsols A/ 511 911 ' . 511 .911 Ditto for...