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INDEX.
The SpectatorFROM JULY 5, TO DECEMBER 27, 1828. NEWS. FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Brazil-Lord Strangford's mission from England, sup- posed to be for reconciling the Emperor Don Pedro, and Prince...
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THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE principal object of a Newspaper is to convey intelligence. It is proposed in the SPECTATOn to give this, the first and most pro- minent place, to a report of all the leading...
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THE PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorTHE S UPPLIr occupied the House of Commons in Committee on Friday to an unusually late hour. The debate chiefly turned upon the suggestion of the Finance Committee, that the...
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THE PRESS.
The SpectatorVALUE OF A FINANCE COMMITTER Tistas.—" The division last night against one of the principal recommenda- tions of the Finance Committee is of evil omen. The determined...
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE CURRENCY.
The SpectatorMonmixo Cuttorne LE.—" Our 'Great Untaught,' last night, knocked abou theories as he did Frenchmen at Waterloo. "The measure of 1826 (be said) was not founded on any theory,...
Variiatntntar2 Diarp.
The SpectatorHOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY—,The Scotch Promissory Notes Bill, and other Bills brought from the Commons, and read a first time. Several Petitions presented, two of them from...
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THE " GENUINE BRITON" AND TIIE " LIBERAL."
The SpectatorButcxwoon's Maeaziez.—" The disposition of a genuine Briton is to make up his mind upon what he ought to do, and having once determined that, to adhere to his resolution with a...
CLARE ELECTION—POWER OF THE CATHOLIC LEADERS.
The SpectatorGimaz.—" The election in Clare is of importance, as an exhibition of the power which the Catholic leaders of Ireland can wield ; and, therefore, a proof of the extreme impolicy...
THE ADDITIONAL CHURCHES BILL.
The SpectatorGzoos.—" When a sum of money was raised by taxes on all classes in the kingdom, to build new churches for particular parishes, and when the whole of the inhabitants of the...
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PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION IN IRELAND.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. THE interest which has been excited by the probable result of the election of Clare, has absorbed every other topic of conversa- tion. 'Without entering into...
THE THEATRE OF WAR IN TURKEY.
The SpectatorTHE ignorance which prevails respecting the situation of the Russian army has been displayed in many of the speculations on its progress, and was crowned by the universal...
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THE LAST FASHION OF MORALITY.
The SpectatorA CONVERSATION in the House of Commons, between Sir Henry Hardinge and Mr. Brougham, opens a morality which is entirely new to us ; and as the morality is associated with power,...
THE UNGENTILITY OF SUICIDE.
The SpectatorTHE chronicles of the week record two cases of suicide—one of Hannah Lattimore, a cook-maid, who drowned herself in t he Serpentine, for love of Joshua Kemp, a private in the...
PLAY-WRIGHTS AND MANAGERS.
The SpectatorIN a letter in The Times," AN Aunion" prefers some complaints against Mr. Price, of Drury-lane, which we cannot term grave, though, undoubtedly, if well-founded, they affect the...
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THE MUSIC OF THE SEASON.
The SpectatorIN taking a retrospective review of the season of Philharmonic Concerts, we cannot congratulate ourselves upon the progress of the musical art in London. The same routine of...
COMkDIE FRANCAISE—MADEMOISELLE MARS.
The SpectatorIT is reported that Kean has been playing at Paris to empty benches, whilst overflowing houses welcomed Macready. Genius is un- noticed ; and what, to be perfect, wants nothing...
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"THE WORKS OF THE LEARNED," FOR 1827-8.
The SpectatorTHE LITERARY SPECTATOR. WHEN Ben Jonson put " Works" at the head of his folio, his contemporaries were mightily scandalized at his presumption; and yet with what travail was he...
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DR. WALSH'S JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO ENGLAND*.
The SpectatorWe should be thought guilty of exaggeration, if we were to ex- press the feelings of pleasure which a perusal of this volume has been the means of communicating to us : it...
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FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW No. IV.
The SpectatorTHE Fourth Number of the Foreign Quarterly Review contains a few articles of considerable merit, to compensate for much that is superficial in matter and crude in manner. Many...
SONG.
The SpectatorFROM JOANNA BAILL1E'S NEW TRAGEDY, "THE BRIDE." " The gliding fish that takes his play In shady nook of streamlet cool, Thinks not how waters pass away, And summer dries the...
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NOVELTIES AT THE TWO NATIONAL THEATRES.
The SpectatorDrury - Lane : Season 1327 - 28. Oct. 4. The Illustrious Stranger, Mus. Farce 2 Acts. Kenney. 15. The Gambler's Fate, Drama. 2 Acts. (6 nights) Thomson. 29. The Wealthy Widow,...
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COMMERC ,- :.
The SpectatorSTATE OF THE TRADING WORLD. IN looking round on the various branches of trade, the great charteter- istic is a complaint of stagnation. Every dealer, from the importer ind...
DEATHS.
The SpectatorAt Twickenham, on the fici of July, Eleanore, Countess of UNI)ridge, in the 30th year of her age. Her Ladyship was the second daughter of Colonel and Lady Char- lotte Campbell,...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWar Office, June 30, 1828. ad Light Dragoons—Surgeon James Barlow, from the 71st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Roger Chambers Walker, who retires upon half-pay. 4th Light...
BIRTHS.
The SpectatorAt Brighton, the Lady of Sir Clifford Constable, of a son and heir. At Aston House, Oxon, Lady Lambert, of a daughter. The Hon. Mrs. Kennedy Erskine, of a son and heir. Onithe...
MARRIAGES.
The SpectatorOn the 5th inst., Charles Cowden Clarke, Esq., to Mary Victoria, eldest daughter of Vincent Novella, Esq. On the 26th ult., at Walton-on-the-Hill, James Cockshott,Esq. to...
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LONDON MARKETS.
The SpectatorMONEY MARKET, .,UNE 50 - Jutx 6. PRICES OF THE BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock .... 3 per Ct. Reduced 3 per Ct. Consol• Monday. Tuesday. 211; 2195 88.9 * 8 Wednes. -...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.
The SpectatorTUESDAY, JULY 1. Bankrupts to surrender in Basinghall-street. Britten, William, Northampton, leather-seller, July 8, at nine, 15, August 12, a ten. [Cooke, Northampton ;...
