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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE number of Members elected to the next Parliament ap- proaches nearly to five hundred. Of these, the smallest possible ulajority—not exceeding one at present—is on the...
The victory of OR AA over the troops of Don
The SpectatorCARL() in the neighbourhood of Valencia, seems to have &scone bets. CARLOS has for the present 0)11)&1144k: CNI marching on Madrid, and has retired on the Etiaa4he eeeretsj.71...
It is understood that the French Ministry are desirous of
The Spectatorex- tending the right of voting ; but that Louis PHILIP demur , , and points to the riotous conduct of the people at several of' the Eng- lish elections, as a warning against...
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BRIDGEWATER. Mr. J. W. Trevor, in a letter to the
The SpectatorLondow papers, denies the charge of Sir Thomas Lethbridge, that he was em- ployed "cooping" voters at the last election. BRIGHTON. The Whigs are very indignant at the conduct of...
The King of Hanover, it is now said, does not
The Spectatorintend to abolish the constitution given to his subjects by WILLIAM the Fourth : he only wishes to modify it, and to modify it with the advice of the Chambers, and in such a...
According to the latest news from Portugal, the insurrection in
The Spectatorthe North was not extending, and the people evinced little sym- pathy with the troops who commenced it. Probably it will soon be put down ; although a proclamation issued by the...
THE GENERAL ELECTION. MEMBERS RETURNED.
The Spectator!Judders field. Stanstield 1 Kent. West. . Geary. Hodges 1 Lancashire N.Lord Stanley, Patten - Leicester- f Lord Chas. Manners, shire, N. .1. Farnham - Leicestershire, S. Pneke,...
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About thirty rioters at the late election in the Potteries
The Spectatorhave been secured, and lodged in Stafford Gaol. They were mostly non.electors of Hanky and Lane End ; and had secured themselves in the new Churchyard at Shelton, and broke the...
ifrbe Irountrp.
The SpectatorGoodwood Races commenced on Wednesday ; and the running was good, but the company was thin. The Craven Stakes were won by Mr. Day's Drummer, beating Scroggins and Sepoy, after a...
The extensive premises of Nutting and Co., pianoforte-makers, in Harford
The SpectatorStreet, Islington, were burned down on Saturday. The extensive premises of Nutting and Co., pianoforte-makers, in Harford Street, Islington, were burned down on Saturday. In the...
InetrapoIte.
The SpectatorThe Poles resident in London have presented an address of con- dolence to Lord Dudley Stuart, on the loss of his election for Arundel. With many expressions of gratitude for his...
trbe &Md.
The SpectatorTax Queen attended divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on Sunday. "The Chant, Sanctus, and Commandments, were composed by the Earl of Wilton, (we quote the Court...
FINAL POLLS.
The Spectator[The names to which the letter T is attached are those of Tory candidates; the others are Liberals.] T.) 850 Berkshire ....... Palmer (T.) 2554 Shoreham Goring (...
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Sir Francis Sykes has published an extraordinary advertiseuer.
The Spectatorcharging his wife, the celebrated Henrietta Sykes, with adultery Maclise the artist, and declaring that he will not henceforth p a y b y debts ; and Lady Sykes has given notice...
Recent letters from Sardinia speak of a tragical event of
The Spectatorwhich that island has lately been the theatre. The descendant of the ancient sovereigns of the island, a young man of about twenty years of age , the last scion of the...
Several young Greeks at Constantinople have lately been detected
The Spectatorin intrigues with Turkish ladies ; and the delinquents of both sexes have been hanged, and then thrown into the Bosphorus. It is said that the godly among the Mussulmans are...
.Our neighbours in Canada appear to be mightily disturbed by
The Spectatorthat agitators the Papineau party ; whose agents in England, I observe, seem particularly anxious to impress upon the minds of the British people the almost certainty that...
Silititellatteattg.
The SpectatorThe number of the Ladies in Waiting is now completed by the ap- pointment of the Countess of Durham. We hear that this honour has been conferred in a manner peculiarly gracious...
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The Leeward Islands packet Sheldrake brings papers from The Leeward
The SpectatorIslands packet Sheldrake brings papers from Trinidad, containing unpleasant intelligence. A body of Black recruits in the First West India Regiment, stationed in the interior of...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS.
The SpectatorOn the 30th ult., in Mansfield Street, the Marchioness of SLUT°, of a daughter. On the 2,1 inst.. in Connaught Place, the Viscountess illarraan, of a daughter. The reigning...
POSTSCRI PT • SATURDAY.
The Spectatorof Yorkshire, the Tory candidate, Mr. WORTLEY, is struggling hard ; but at the close of the poll on Thursday, the first day, he was mere than 500 votes below the lowest Liberal...
MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOOL ENNUI/fin, FRIDIT ATTERNO0O. During the whole of the week money has been abundant; and the price of Consols, which on Monday was 91i for the Account, has reached 911 and...
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The SpectatorArrived—At Gravesend, Aug. 5t11, Orontes, Marshall. from Madras. At Liverpool icily 29th, Bahamian, Tigard. from Bengal; 31st. London, Hoodless. from ditto an I 411t, Pekoe,— ....
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorPROBABLE RESULT OF THE ELECTION. THERE are many points of view in which political Obstruction and Reform resemble the Church of Rome and the Reformation. One of these deserves...
OFFICIAL DISCIPLINE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
The SpectatorTHERE is a passage of amusing naivet6, but of deep meaning, in Sir HENRY PARNELL'S speech at the Dundee nomination. It appears that his connexion with the Government not only...
MORALITY OF THE OPPONENTS OF THE BALLOT; IN his address
The Spectatorto the electors of Stroud, Lord Josue Resew, dwelt upon the advantages of national education, and stated that the subject occupied the earnest attention of Ministers. M r ....
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THE OVERSTOCKED BAR—LOCAL COURTS.
The SpectatorTO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. SIR—You were led into a mistake in last week's Spectator, by a blunder in the paraglaph which you copied from the Worcester Herald, which...
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE BALLOT. TO THE EDITOR OF
The SpectatorTHE SPECTATOR. SIR — Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in his speech at Stroud, has stated to his friends, that he was a member of the sub committee appointed by Earl Grey to settle the...
THE THEATRES.
The SpectatorMACREADY finishes his engagement at the Haymarket to-night. He I n a been playing Lord Townley, in The Provoked Husband, and Mr. Oakley, in The Jealous Wire, this week : we...
THE PUBLIC HUMBUGGED IN WORKS OF ART. To THE EDITOR
The SpectatorOF THE SPECTATOR. 19th July 1837. Sin—It being the duty and interest of every private individual who is an honest man to expose public humbug, more especially when its object...
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RAVELS.
The Spectatorthe ermans," 1i, tIorroar, Cos, The History of England. By Thoma s Keightley, Author of the Histories of Grse m and Rome, &c. &c. In 2 vols. Vol 1 tory of the Kingdom....
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THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ENGL AND^
The SpectatorKEIGHTLEY'S itieTORY OF ENGLAND. IIISTORIES, as hitherto written, have chiefly been of three kinds, or of a composite nature combining something from each. 1. The highest style...
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Mr. STEPHENS, the author of then volumes, tells us he
The Spectatorwas the "correspondent of the Morning Post, accredited to the Court of Don Carlos." He is also the Mr. STEPHENS whose intercepted letter to a brother reporter, descriptive of...
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STEAM EXPEDITION UP THE NIGER.
The SpectatorHAVING last week given a general ascount of this expeditiod o , well as of its subjects and character, we return to the pointsa left untouched,—namely, the causes of the failure...
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POLITICAL CARICATURES.
The SpectatorHB has happily illustrated the no-sided, enigmatical character of Lord DURHAM'S Letter to Mr. Bony, by representing his Lordship as a rival of the universal medicine-monger in...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorTHE SPANISH PICTURES. We are happy in being enabled, through the kindness of Baron TAYLOR, to promise the lovers of art some interesting information next week relative to the...
PORTRAITS OF THE REFORMERS.
The SpectatorTHE Liberals, determined not to let the Tories monopolize the fine arts, have also inlisted the limners in the service of the popular cause; and commenced a series of Portraits...