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THE SAVING CLAWS.
The SpectatorTHE SAVING CLAWS. MANY are the ways in which mankind may be saved,-humanly speaking, we mean; though some enthusiastic enthusiasts appear to go to the length of saying that it...
THE SALE AT KNOWSLEY.
The SpectatorTHE SALE AT KNOWSLEY. NOTHING conveys a stronger sense of our transitory state than the manner in which, when the heir of a great house dies, the traces of his most obvious...
LIFE ASSURANCE: CHANCE AND CHANCES.
The SpectatorLIFE ASSURANCE: CHANCE AND CHANCES. 'Northampton tables, compiled by Dr. Price, from registers of the parish of All Saints, from 1735 to 1780; Carlisle Tables, collected by Dr....
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NAPLES AND ITS PRISONED PEOPLE.
The SpectatorNAPLES AS-1) ITS PRlISONEI) PEOPLE. TDi Neapolitan Government met Mr. Gladstone's representations with special-pleadings and cavils about his accuracy; for example, they called...
"NEXT SESSION."
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. " NEXT SESSION-." D1I;.irOInTED at the perverted use to which the past session has bun put, fond Liberals cherish a hope that next session will be busy and...
THE FETES IN PARIS.
The SpectatorT[E FETES IN PARIS. WITH some writers, sublime is not too strong an expression for that international fete which Paris has contributed to the history of Europe, and which to...
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The Court.
The Spectator'At cuurt. TuiE Queen remained at Osborne till Thursday, and then returned to 131UCk| ingham Palace for the labours of the prorogation. Lord John Russell had left ()sborne on...
The Metropolis.
The SpectatorI-r lVjr outrnpolig. I Victoria Street, the site of the costly sewer renowned in the annals of the Metropolitan Commission, has at length been opened to the public. I This...
THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION ACT.
The SpectatorTHE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUEMPTION ACT. [The bill, which received the Royal Assent on Friday last, was the joint production of her Mfajesty's Ministers, Mr. Walpole, Sir...
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Foreign and Colonial.
The Spectatorkatrrigu fnu (uh lnIul. FRANCE-All political interest and action subsided in Paris to makc Slay for the gigantic hospitalitics of the Prefect of the Seine. The invited of the...
IRELAND.
The SpectatorIRELAND. Lord Arundel and Surrey was not returned for Limerick altogether without opposition. He was proposed by the Reverend 'Mr. Brahau, and seconded by Mr. Monsell, M.P....
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THE STATE OF MAN SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROMULGATION OF CHRISTIANITY.
The SpectatorTHlE STATE OF 3iAN SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROM-LG.ITION OF CHRISTIANITY.| Tilis essay forms one of the well-known series of " Small Books on Great Subjects," and is among the best...
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Miscellaneous.
The SpectatorThi.vrItn-rnu5. The Marquis of Lansdowne was thrown from his horse last week; and though he escaped serious hurt) he was obliged to carry his arm in a sling for some days. Sir...
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The Provinces.
The SpectatorIde3t lhottiurfo. The town of Derby entertained M1r. Paxton on Tuesday last, in the Assembly Rooms. The dinner was chiefly remarkable for the county notabilities present; among...
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Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.
The SpectatorErhatr5 anui 4]rurrving ill jhrliamrut. | I'RIN-CIP.kL BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. HouR OF Lomn'. Saturday, Aug-st 2. No 1,,oines of ifmport.tance. Mdondsy, AXn.w-t 4. General...
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THE ARUNDEL SOCIETY.
The SpectatorFINE ARTS. TIlE ARUNDEL SOCIETY. A further selection of engravings after the works of Fra Angelico has been issued by the Arundel Society; comprising figures of St. Thomas,...
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[The fruits of the policy opposed by Ministers to "Papal aggres-...]
The SpectatorI The fruits of the policy opposed by Ministers to " Papal aggres- sion " are harvested in Ireland. . The faint dawn of industrial enterprise has been overcast by clouds of...
[THE prorogation of Parliament took place yesterday; with little...]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. THE lprorogation of Parliament took place yesterday; with little I that deserves note in the ceremonial, and less in the Royal Speech. The Speech at the...
[The reinstalled Governments of Germany are driving back to...]
The Spectatori The reinstalled Governments of Germany arc driving back to, the "status quo ante" of the beginning of 18-18, with railway Ispeed.. The Diet at Frankfort has decreed the...
[France is not at this moment the paradise of newspaper editors.]
The SpectatorI France is not at this moment the paradise of newspaper editors. In the beginning of the week no fewer than eight of those gentlemen-were inmUtes of the Conciergerie, and a...
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WILSON'S LIFE OF CAVENDISH.
The SpectatorBOOKS. WILSON'S LIFE OF CAYVENDISII.* 'Tin: object of the Cavendish Society, under whose auspices this Work appears, is to promote the publication of important chemical works...
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[In London, last week, everybody was talking of the effect produced on...]
The SpectatorI In London, last week, everybod%, zeas talking of the effect produeed on INademois,4li Rachel by tilc barkling of a dog in the theatre at the mnonient when she beg'±n to feel...
[The French fetes officially terminated with the grand review on Wed-...]
The SpectatorPOSTSCRIPT. SATURDAY. The French fetes officially terminated with the grand review on Wed- iesdav; but on Thursday and Friday several acts of courtesy had to be performred. _...
[The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Helena left town this...]
The SpectatorThe Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess JIelena left tovwn this morning about half-past ten, by a special train. for the Isle of Wight. The nomination foI Downupatrick was...
[The Trent steam-ship arrived at Southampton this morning with the...]
The SpectatorThe Trent steam-ship arrived at Southampton this morning with the West lhdiin mail, and papers up to July 17: Cholera 'tas oi the increase in Jamuiei- espeeially in- Hanover...
[The obituaries of the week announce the deaths at very advanced ages of...]
The SpectatorThile obituarics of the week annouince the deaths at -(rN- advanced antes of two reinirkable ladies lionourably conneetcd sNith ng'lish literature. At Clifton, on Friday the...
[Application having been made by the Lambeth Vestry to the Duchy of...]
The SpectatorApplication lhavinz been miade I1v the Lamnbeth Vestrv to the Duvhv of Corinall, for leave to :appropriate a p)i~ce of land lwar K-nliningtoni Co1o1in1on for the purpose of...
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AN APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WHIGS.
The SpectatorIAI"rttf r5 ta t4p cR, ? i t u r . I AN APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WIIIOS. Templc, 8th Auygut. Siit-While the organs of the Government are still sing lo PIaans over the...
THE LAND.
The SpectatorTIHE LAND. Pall Shall, 28th July 1851. Sin-One of the most comprehensive and impartial of modern economists has observed, that " in the present stage of human improvement at...
[The managers of the other theatres are still working on their old stock...]
The SpectatorThc managers of the other theatres arc still working on their old stock in trade, and the Crystal Palace supplies them with a perpetual series of customers. M. Bouff6's...
[Madame Barbieri Nini, one of the numerous stars announced by Mr....]
The Spectator?Xyf T?rfltrm Madame Barbieri Nini, one of the numerous stars announced by Mr. I Lumley at the beginning of the season, has not appeared till near its close. She performed the...
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FINISHING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
The SpectatorFINISHING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. TnE reprieve of the Crystal Palace is provisional: the potential House of Commons is willing to see how the " AVinter Garden" will look-, and...
VICTORIA STREET.
The SpectatorVICTORIA STREET. THE opening of Victoria Street effects an immense improvement in the Metropolis, not only by adding an important and muchwanted thoroughfare, but bv carrying...
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A RAMBLE FROM SYDNEY TO SOUTHAMPTON.
The SpectatorA RAMBLE FROM SYDNEY TO SOUTH.AMPTON.* TniL author of this volume is a lawyer, who some years ago was at Sydney, and, his business there being finished, he was about to return...
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TALES OF THE MOUNTAINS.
The SpectatorTALES OF THE MOIUNTAINS.* T= first and principal tale of this work bears some resemblance to Southey's Doctor. It contains reflections on life and descriptions of nature, often...
