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THE MONEY MARKET.
The SpectatorSTOCK EXCHANGE, SATURDAY MORNING, HALF-PAST TEN. —Our Stock Market does not flourish ; on the contrary, a great deal of Stock has been sold, and prices have fallen, and are...
The Horticultural Society seems to be in a bad way.
The SpectatorAt a general meeting of the members, on Tuesday, it was stated that the debts of the society amounted to 19,0001; and that unless some effort should be made to relieve it of...
The Marquis Camden has paid to the Consolidated Fund the
The Spectatorsum of 7,9834 the amount of his fees as Teller of the Exchequer for the last year. Lord CamI, den's voluntary contribution to the public service now amounts to 118,1491. The...
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE MORNING J0URNAL...41e defendants were brought up for
The Spectatorjudgment at the 'King's Bench, on Thursday. The attendance of Mr. Fisher was excused on affidavit of illness. Mr. Gutch and Mr. Alexander appeared to receive judgment on the...
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• TOPICS OF THE DAY,
The SpectatorCOLLECTIVE WISDOM. IN the Chronicle's report of Earl STANHOPE'S speech, we find these sentences :— " There is no part of the country which does not begin to think for itself,...
MALT AND BEER DUTIES.
The SpectatorWI:mi . we last noticed this subject, we observed, that, as appeared by Mr. SALMON'S calculation, if the removal of 411 millions of malt-tax would affect beer to the amount of...
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A SATISFACTORY EXPERIMENT. "Wilt drink up Easel--eat a crocodile'"
The SpectatorWE look upon M. CHABERT as the most persecuted professor of the age. From the rage which his salamander pretensions excite, one would suppose him the very first man who had ever...
CALAMITIES AT BRIGHTON.
The SpectatorTHE Brighton gaieties have closed with gravities. In the course of a single week we have accounts of casualties, killed and wounded, for a campaign,—one lady poisoned, one...
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THE GRECIAN DAUGHTER.
The Spectator_ONE of the ablest critics of our time, the writer on the Drama in the New Monthly Magazine makes the subjoined remarks on the Grecian Daughter. The fallacious estimate of the...
LITERARY SPECTATOR.
The SpectatorM'CRIE'S HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN SPAIN. THE history of the Reformation is usually confined to the quarters where it was successful : failure, as commonly happens, has...
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THIRD SERIES OF TALES OF THE MUNSTER FESTIVALS.*
The SpectatorWE had the Collegians too fresh in our memory not to feel some disappointment at the perusal of these two tales_..ofjx.eland_by the same author. We expected, as in the last work...
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THE REVIEWER'S TABLE.
The SpectatorI. Review of Captain B. Hall's Travels in Series, No. 1. Fraser's, No. 1. Bib. North America. By an American. llo g raphical Miscellany, No.2. 2. East India Affairs—The...
FINE ARTS.
The SpectatorEXHIBITION OF PICTURES AT THE GALLERY OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTION. TEE present exhibition does great credit to the talents and industry of the artists whose works compose it :...
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SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE'S SKETCHES.
The SpectatorThe printsellers are just now exhibiting engravings of the published Sketches of the departed, President. These were, untillately, all executed by LEWIS, whose beautiful copies...
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The SpectatorOXFORD, Feb. 4.—This day, In convocation, the Rev. G. Morris, M.N. scholar of Co1. pus, was nominated by the Junior Proctor, a Master of the Schools, in the room of the :Rev....
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THE CHURCH.
The SpectatorOn the 15th ult. she Rev. J. Barlow, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, was upon his own petition instituted to the Rectory of Little Bowden, Northamptonshire; vacant by the...
THE ARMY.
The SpectatorWAR-Oeeice, Feb. L-12th Reg. Light Dragoons Capt. F. Berne, from half-pay, to be Capt. vice G. Marryat, who exchanges--6th Foot : Capt. .f. Gallwey, from half-pay 71st, to be...
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
The SpectatorBraTrrs.-At Holderness House, Park Lane. on the 29th ult, the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY*, of a daughter-On the 30th ult. at Westhorpe, the Lady of Sir To o MAS FRANCIS...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Tuesday, Feb. 2.
The SpectatorPARteesitsereKs DisSoLven.-T. and THATCHER, Fleet Street, seedsmen-Roanmesz and Iiterisr, Great Tower Street, ship-agents-WE:rem. and CASSAN, Salford, architects-TARFT and...
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
The SpectatorHis Majesty's Stag Hounds meet the first open day at Ascot Heath Race Course-at half-past ten. The Hambledon Hounds meet on Monday at the Waterloo Inn-at half-past ten. The M....