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REDEMPTION OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.
The SpectatorREDEMPTION OF THE RAILWA- SYSTEM. DISLIKE to be taught is a trait of the English character; insomuch that your trueborn Englishman positively refuses to learn anew of any one...
THE RIGHT OF INDUSTRY TO BE MORE TAXED.
The SpectatorTHE RIGHT OF LNDUSTRY TO BE MORE TAXED. ALDERMA' FAREBROTHER has convened a meeting at the Hanover Square Rooms, for Tuesday next, in compliance with the following requisition,...
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[Mr. G. V. Brooke drew a crowded audience to the Olympic, when, on...]
The SpectatorMr. G. V. Brooke drew a crowded audience to the Olympic, when, onj I Monday last, he reappeared as Uthello. Let mmn secure ms position, Bus take care that his popularity is not...
[A young damsel of a middling position in life, shut up in a room by...]
The SpectatorI A young damsel of a middling position in life, shut up in a room bY| herself, flirting with admirers who are heard, not seen, on the other sidt of the walls, and amusing...
[The "Wednesday Concert" of this week was for the benefit of Herr...]
The SpectatorI The "Wednesday Concert" of this week was for the benefit of Herri Ernst; and though it was known that neither Thalberg nor Reeves, whose names had been originally in the...
[A meeting of a festive or convivial nature was held in St. Martin's H...]
The SpectatorI A meeting of a festive or convivial nature was held in St. Martin's Ad I on Thursday evening, preparatory to the opening of the hall by a giV musical performance on Monday...
[Taking into consideration the preeminent position which Schiller's...]
The SpectatorA!'"i trfIttm alnd 31 ir. Taking into consideration the preeminent position which Schiller's I name has for some years held in the literature of modern Europe,-his great...
[Handel's Saul, a work less frequently performed than it deserves to b...]
The SpectatorI Handel's Saul, a work less frequently performed than it deserves to4b was "revived" last evening at Exeter Hall, with a greatness of cffed for which the audience were...
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The Court.
The Spectatoreffut. TmE Qucen held a Court and Privy Council, at Windsor Castle, on Tucsday afternoon. Audiences were given to the Marquis of Lansdowne and the Honourable Sebright Lascelles...
The Provinces.
The Spectator'trW11r 4,hnuiulrrs. The election for Windsor was uncontested. Mr. John flatchell, of Dublin, Solicitor-General for Ireland, ,was returned by acclamation on Wednesday, under...
The Metropolis.
The Spectator44at Vttrtvu HI. - --I The Professor of Equity in Lincoln's Inn, Mr. Spence, Q.C., on Wednesday awarded prizes for proficiency among the students who have attended his lectures...
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BRITISH INSTITUTION: MODERN PICTURES.
The SpectatorTHE ARTS. BRITISHn IX-STITUTIO-N: MODERN- PICTURES. QrIET town life is not for the paintcr. If any one doubted that maxihn, a visit to the British Institution would con-inee...
FROST'S "SABRINA."
The SpectatorFROSTS "SAABRINA." The nymphs have seized on many a Hylas among painters, and Mr. Frost is in danger of being carried away by the stream. It is a hazardous thing to get into a...
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[A New York letter mentions a rumour that a "new kingdom is to be crea-...]
The SpectatorA New York letter mentions a rumour that a "new kingdom is to be crea- 1 ted in Brazil, of which the Prince de Joinvillc is to be the Emperor." Several articles have appeared...
GUIZOT ON THE CAUSES OF THE SUCCESS OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION 1640-1688.
The SpectatorBOOKS. GUIZOT ON THE CAUSES OF THE SUCCESS OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION 1640-168& TinB late events on the Continent, in which M1. Guizot bore so conspicuous and unfortunate a...
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BAXTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE.
The SpectatorBAXTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTHERN A-ND CENTRAL I EUROPE.' THE reader may have encountered a gentleman of fluent styIe, much self-confidence, a quick enough perception of the...
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[Paris has been agitated by certain ugly outbursts, not so alarm-...]
The SpectatorI Paris has been agitated by certain unulv outbursts, not so alarm; ing in themselves as in the miserable policy that gave occasion for them. The police have been busy in...
[CHURCH Reform has again been urged upon Parliament by Mr....]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. CHUxcu Reform has again been urged upon Parliament by Mr. iiorsman, wimt Ins usual energy, and met DV Ministers with their usual ambiguity. The specific...
[Rent and the relations of landlord and tenant are subjects ac-...]
The SpectatorRent and the relations of landlord and tenant are subjects ac- tivelv mooted by the public, insomuch that if they be thus stirred much; longer, somie change, bad or good, will...
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[Last night, the House of Commons having gone into Committee, Lord...]
The SpectatorPOSTSCRIPT. bATUTRDA.Y. Last night, the House of Commons having gone into Committee, Lord Joux RUSSELL moved resolutions preparatory to the reintroduction of the Australian...
Miscellaneous.
The Spectator3w-I lttlurun5. A Committee has been appointed to inquire into and settle the mode of procedure in the County Courts, with a viewv to a more uniform system of practice....
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LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SOUTHEY.
The Spectatori LIFE AN-D CORRESPON'DENCE OF SOUTE. Tmis second volume commences with the year 1799; when Southey seemed to have settled down on his return from Lisbon as a married man and...
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[Last night's Gazette notifies that Thomas Maitland, Esq., her Majesty's...]
The SpectatorI Last night's Gazette notifies that Thomas Maitland, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General for Scotland, has been appointed to " the place of one of the Lords of Session," "...
NOTES ON THE MUSTER OF PARTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SpectatorNOTES ON THE MUSTER OF PA.RTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COmm-ON-S. I Exclusive of the Speaker, 507 Members voted on the Protectionist amendment to the Address. This is a larger...
[The Court of Exchequer gave judgment yesterday in the special case under...]
The SpectatorI The Court of Exchequer gave judgment yesterday in the special case under the Factory Act, Rvder versus Mills-in favour of the manufacturers: " they did not thfink the...
[Paris was perfectly tranquil yesterday.]
The SpectatorParis was perfectly tranquil yesterday. In the Assembly, yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the British Government had at once accepted the offer of the...
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Foreign and Colonial.
The Spectator5fntrigu flu~ C4tnlnniid. FiAvce.-The artisans of the quartier St. 3fartin werc parties to a local disturbance on Monday-the holvday of the idle workmnan-which somc portions of...
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CAMPBELL versus DENMAN.
The SpectatorCAMPBELL verSu8 DENMAN. ASSASSINATION is of various kinds: the vulgar assassin drives a blade or a bullet into his victim; another administers a dose of arsenic; we have heard...
DECLINE OF OFFICIAL CREDIT.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. DECLINE OF OFFICIAL CREDIT. o.NrIDENCET in public men cannot survive sueh discussions as those ! Wednesday and Thursday. The mistrust that they inspire is...
A HARD CASE.
The SpectatorA HARD CASE. ENGLAND is bullying Greece; at which Russia and France, Lord Beaumont -and Mr. Disraeli, are duly scandalized: but what is there to make such a fuss about? PWe do...
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Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.
The SpectatorVhatrs Rnn ihurnrffingg it 4iSrltmiflrut. PRINCIPAL BrSINESS OF TIE WEEK. UOUSE OF LoRDS. Monday, Feb. 4. The Queen's Answer to the Address-Ques- ! ton by Lord Stanley on the...
