9 APRIL 1831

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The Austrians appeared at the gates of Bologna on the

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21st of March ; they entered the town on the 23rd, when Cardinal OPPIEONI, the legate a latere, again took charge of the civil government of the revolted city. The first act of...

The affairs of the Belgians, external and internal, continue to

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exhibit a melancholy picture of weakness and recklessness. The laws are without energy, the government without power, the legislature without influence. At Antwerp, on the 31st...

Letters and journals have been received from Warsaw of the

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28th of March. The Diet resumed its sittings on the 22nd. According to all accounts, the condition of the Russians is even less enviable than the speculations of the Parisian...

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An express from Madrid, dated 26th of March, speaks of

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the anger of the people, on account of the harsh and odious measures of the Government, as at its height, and that commotions may be speedily looked for, which will throw the...

THE KING.—His Majesty and the Queen remain at Windsor, in

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the enjoyment of good health and good spirits. This is the amount of inte information ; and were we to give it in as many varied forms as weindi fill a SPECTATOR, we could...

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Cemarry MEETINGS.—Ill England, twenty-three out of forty counties have met and adopted petitions approving of the Reform Bills. The

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counties are—Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, Sornersetshire, Suffolk, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Hampshire,...

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REFORM SPEECH. MC TILE REVELEND SIDNEY Surrn..—We have much pleasure

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in giving insertion, even at this late hour, to a portion of an admirable speech on Reform, delivered at Taunton, by the most witty of reasoners, some weeks ago. We abridge it...

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Chap BAILEY Sessross.—The following is a summary of the ittriel which the prisoners are charged. offences

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Burglary 3 Housebreald ng 4 Highway robbery 7 Horse stealing 1 Stealing in dwelling-houses 16 Embezzlement 3 Stealing from persons 44 Receiving stolen goods 10 Assault with...

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FEMALE POLICE.—One of those sneaking vagabonds, who are ever on

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the alert in the outskirts, conlrived, on Wednesday, to get into a house in Camden Town, in which there were nobody but two women. When the fellow was discovered, he endeavoured...

PATENT SAFETY•COACIIES.—On the night of the 25th of March, while

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the Red Rover, Manchester and London coach, was on its way to Manchester, in consequence of the horses becoming unmanageable the guard was thrown from his seat over the coach...

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LORD BROLTHHAM.—The Lord Chancellor arrived in York on Wednesday afternoon

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for the purpose of receiving the freedom of the city, which was some time ago voted to him by the Corporation. It was presented in a box of heart of oak, made from the...

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NEW POLITICAL "What broke Up the Wel lington Administration ?

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" Answer, " The anticipated call for Reform." —Q. Why 'should a call be made, at that time particularly, for Reform ?" A. "Because the Duke said Parliament could make no further...

POSTSCRIPT TO THE WEEK'S NEWS. SPECTATOR OFFICE, SATURDAY, Two O'CLOCK.

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We have received Lisbon papers to the 28th ult. The Lisbon Gazette mentions that Don Mint an has ordered the release Of a number of persons who had been confined for desertion....

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. •

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THE reporter informs us, that as the Craven opens the Newmarket season, so the Houghton closes it. The Houghton in due time—at present our business is with the Craven. The races...

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EAST INDIA SHIPPING,

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Arrived. In the Downs, April 7th, Honourable Company's Ship Edinburgh, Bar ; from China ; 8th, Honourable Company's Ship Macqueen, Lindsay, front Ditto, and Sophia, Elley, front...

THE UNIVERSITIES. OXFORD.

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On Friday,./. E. Walker, B.A. of Ballot College, was elected a Fellow of Oriel College. On the same day. E. 11. Villiers, Esq. B.A. of Merton College, was elected Probeeionary...

THE CHURCH.

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The Rev. J. Fisher, jun. has been instituted, by the Bishop of Lincoln, to the Rectory of Stoney Stanton, in the county of Leicester; patron, the Marquis of Hastings. The Rev....

THE ARMY.

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WAR-OFFICE, April 4.-2nd Regt. of Dragoon Guards : Lieut. F. C. Griffiths to be Capt. by purchase, vice Davies, who retires; Cornet W. Branching to be Lieut. by purchase, vice...

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

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BIRTHS. On the 6th inst. at No. 4, Manchester Square, the Lady of the Hon. WieLIAX FRASER, of a eon. On the 4th inst. at No. 5, Arlington Street, the Lady MARY STEPHENSON, of a...

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES, Tuesday, April 5.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. GARBUTT and .Tersteites, Mitre Street, Aldgate, tailors-Fowese and Gonneszi. Wilson Street, Finsbury Square, machine-makers-BAXTER and STONEHODS.X.,...

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Friday, April 8.

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PARTNERSnIPS DISSOLVED. D. and D. WRITE, North Street, Fitzroy Square, painters-MOORE and Sir lc RLEY, Basinghall Street, Blackwellhall-factors-WH [TAKER and JonNsosr, Leeds, •...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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BENEFITS OF BOROUGHMONGERY—CARNATIC COMMISSION. IT will be recollected, that no sooner had Lord JOHN RUSSELL sat down on the glorious First of March, than up popped the wooden...

TRUSTEES OF THE NATION.

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[CONTINUED FROM MARCU 2GTTI.] WE are anxious to correct several misapprehensions which have been entertained concerning our lists of persons worthy to be elected National...

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MR. WALLACE CURRIE,

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Also of Liverpool, son of the late highly-esteemed Dr. CURRIE ; a g entleman of very superior attainments ; a good public speaker, and (though a Common-Councilman of corrupt and...

MR. STUBS,

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Of Warrington, who is engaged in trade on a large scale, and possesses a considerable fortune. These are his least recommendations—the zreatest is, that he spares neither money...

MR. JOSEPH PEARSON,

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An eminent manufacturer at Wolverhampton. This g entleman will be the first member for Wolverhampton in the Reformed P arliament; a distinction which his intrepid and...

MR. FRASER,

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Lately candidate for Hythe, and petitioner against the return of Messrs. MARJORIBANKS and Loran. This gentleman was preferred by nineteentwentieths of the residents of Hythe,...

MR. KING, Son of Lord KING; clever, accomplished, studious, well-informed,

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liberal, and not spoiled by his birth. This young man is quite unknown to i the public. Those who think that notoriety s a requisite of Parliamentary fitness, would have made...

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"A. T., of Lincoln's Inn," is requested to clothe his

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naked figures. Full-dressed, they shall appear. He will perceive that we have some duplicates. The hints of our Glasgow correspondent " G." will be very useful.

AMUSEMENTS OF EASTER WEEK.

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THE town has not furnished the usual variety of "sights" with which it is accustomed to tempt the holydav people, or at least that portion who prefer the quiet recreation of...

CONSERVATORIO OF NAPLES.-At the beginning of the sixteenth century, a

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Spanish priest, Juan de Tapia, then residing at Naples, undertook to establish an academy for instruction in church music, and to conquer all the impediments and difficulties...

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THE SPECTATOR'S LIBRARY.

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THE authoress of Marriage and The Inheritance has received long since the paternal imprimatur of the father of modern fiction, which was abundantly' confirmed by the favour of...

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FINE ARTS.

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SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS, SUFFOLK STREET GALLERY. [cownNuED.] IN our first notice, we omitted two or three pictures of the class of fancy subjects ; amongst which are " Sir...

MR. HAYDON'S NAPOLEON.

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Tins picture, which is now exhibiting at 23, New Bond Street, has been painted for Sir ROBERT PEEL,* from the small sketch which was exhibited with the artist's picture of...

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MR. E. TAYLOR'S CONCERT.

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LAST night, Mr. TAYLOR gave his annual concert, at the Albion, in Aldersgate Street. He had an orchestra consisting of about twenty instrumental performers, all of them of the...

THE NEW OPERA AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

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SPOIIR'S triumph in this country may now he regarded as complete. 'Within the short space of a fortui gilt, the first vocal and instrumental talent of Great Britain has been...