9 FEBRUARY 1856

Page

Provincial.

The Spectator

lhouiud a 1. S meprogress has l'en imade in eleeting new or reelecting old Memis for the latelv vacant seats in the House of Commons On Tues(lav -Ad r. Lahonlchere was returned...

SCOTLAND.

The Spectator

SCOTLAND. Viewed through the medium of the Edinburgh press, the electioneering agitation of the last ten days shows that there has been a very animated and severe not to say a...

Page

WHY OUR ARMY SUFFERED IN 1854-'55.

The Spectator

WHY OUR ARMY SUFFERED IN 1854-'55. T1IE winter of 1854-'55 will not be soon forgotten by Englishmen. It was a season of terrible prognostics, of undoubted sufferings, of...

Page

[At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, Dr. Vaughan was acquitted...]

The Spectator

I At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, lDr. VAIallau wai as"eqlitt-l of the (harge of vilfutllv niakinz failse ntri.S ill the iurial-register of tlic parish of St....

[Very considerable losses of property, and some loss of life, were inflicted...]

The Spectator

I Very considerable losses of propertv, and some loss of life, were infli'tt'(I by a furious gale on the Eastiri tand Scothli toast on 'Thursd ay.

[The polling at Cambridge University opened on Thursday, and it stil...]

The Spectator

I The polling at Cambridge 1-nivcsitve opened on 'nrliiav, and it stil continuesi. 'Mr. Walpole took the lead at a c mnsiderable advance, and at the close of yesterday's poll...

[In the House of Commons last night, on the motion for the adjourn-...]

The Spectator

POSTSCRIPT. -- i SATURDlY. In the House of Commons last night, on the motion for the adjourn- trent of the House, M1r. COBi)EN asked the Goverunient to explain the...

[At a meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday, it was...]

The Spectator

I At a inecting of the Metropolitan Board of Vorkls yesterday, it was resolved that the Engineer should report as sooii as p)ossjible on the planis for carrying out the schelme...

[Several of the War Estimates for 1856-'7 were issued on Friday.]

The Spectator

Several of the War Estimates for 1S;36-'7 7 wr isueHd on Fridav. IFor the iNavy, the estimated cli arge is 1 1-8.6 11/.; bueing an increase of 291,1351. upon the estimate of...

Page

Fine Arts.

The Spectator

,fi u1r 3 rts. THE1. N ALrONio L (;\Al. L V i lY. The Paul Veronese, for w-hich a space wvas staudling vaeinlt last week on0 the -National Gallery walls, was hung before tIhe...

CORNET MISCELLANY-OPERAS FOR THE VIOLIN.

The Spectator

C(ORNEFT MISCELLANY-I) p ER As l tIlt V 101.1N.t These are scirial publicatioss, of each of wehit I t hav-e received the first two mimhu a )ers rhe cornet-A-piston.a is li ilig...

IL TASSO DI DANTE.

The Spectator

R u s ir. IL TASSO DI DANTE.* We do not pretend to inderstand this titlepage not know-ing what is meant bv " the Tasso of DIante,' nor being alTe to discover what Tasso or...

Page

HOW TO MAKE A BARON: PATENT LANGUAGE.

The Spectator

HOW TO MAKE, A BARON: PATENT LANGUAGE. THAT it is a settled principle of our law not to say a thing with- I out unsaying it by over-much statement, is established in the latest...

DR. SANDWITH'S SIEGE OF KARS.

The Spectator

BOOKS. DR. SAN.DwrITH'S SIEGE OF YEARS. Ix- addition to the interest which attaches to a narrative of the siege of Kars by a man who was present from first to last, this...

Page

[Probably, by this time, the Plenipotentiaries to meet in con-...]

The Spectator

Probably, by this time, the Plenipotentiaries to meet in con- ference at Paris have for the most part set out from their homes. The names already mentioned promise a very fair...

Debates and Proceedings in Parliament.

The Spectator

rhatrs b n1t 1rurtrbiugs ill 1ar tiam rut. PRINCIPAL BlUSINESS OF THE WEEK. Ilorsr. op Loouns. otnday, Feb. 4. County Court Fees; Petition from Sheffield. Tuesday, Feb. 5....

Page

The Court.

The Spectator

(6, ?r Cnurt. BY the showing of the Court newsman, the Queen has passed a remarkably quiet week. Besides drives and walks abroad, her Majesty has only attended a children's...

The Metropolis.

The Spectator

'rTj4p outrqulig. With the consent of the Crown, the Dir'ectors of the East India Company have appointed a superior officer of their own service, LieutenantGeneral Sir Patrick...

Page

[The legal and constitutional question as to the validity of Life-...]

The Spectator

The legal and constitutional question as to the validity of Li>,- Peerages, raised by the appointment of Baron Wensleydale, is to be investigated on the highest authority. It...

[OUR anticipation that the Session was not to be judged by the...]

The Spectator

NEWS OF THE WEEK. Orui anticipation that the Session was not to be judged by the I Queen's Speech, or by the debate on the first night, has been confirmed sooner than we...

Page

THE CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.

The Spectator

TOPICS OF THE DAY. I THE CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK. Is the course of next week the Plenipotentiaries will have assembled in Paris; and by the instructions which will be given to...

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

The Spectator

TIHE VICTORIA CROSS. THE new decoration " for Valour " is the nearest approaeh to chivalrv that we have in this dav. It is given for a chivalrousvirtue it is to be conferred as...

Page

CONVOCATION.

The Spectator

trtters thn tjr Ehitnr. CON-VO CATION1 . 6th February 1S86. SIR-Among the crowd of matters pressed upon the " Lower House " in the few hours, I had almost said minutes,...

PARISIAN THEATRICALS.

The Spectator

PARISIAN THEATRICALS. . 1. .1 . . . , I , , ,I- - M. Alexandre Dumas, indignant at the withdrawal of his trilogy I'Orestie after thirteen representations, has declared in his...

[The last thing in the world that a truly British public appreciates in...]

The Spectator

1,4t t4ratus. II The last thing in the world that a truly British public appreciates il. the way of theatrical entertainment is an elegant trifle, thoroughly finished in all...

PATRIOTS AND HUCKSTERS.

The Spectator

PATRIOTS AND WUCKSTERS. SIR-Thie pressure upon your space at this time makes me wish to be very brief, and the excellent article on " The Proposed Peace " in the last Spectator...

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.

The Spectator

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE. 5th. February 1856. SIR-I hope you will allow me a very little space for the expression of my sympathy with " One of your Earliest Subscribers," in...

Page

EDWIN HILL'S UNIFORMITY OF VALUE AND ADEQUACY OF SUPPLY.

The Spectator

EDWIN HILL'S -UNIFORMITY OF VALUE AND ADEQUACY OF SUPPLY.* Tuis volume on currenev and the best mcans of insuring an adequate supply of it at all times, " so that no honest...

Page

Foreign and Colonial.

The Spectator

Afrrign nlu cnlunial. Iflraurr.-Thc protocol, signed at Vienna on the 1st February, in virtme of which the peace confrrence will be held at Paris, is framed in the following...

Page

NEW NOVELS.

The Spectator

N'EW NOVELS. Amberhill appears to be intended as a lesson against weakness of character, over-lust of wealth, and disregard of religion, at least by women. The examples...

Page

POISONS AND POISONING.

The Spectator

POISONS AND POISONING. IT is possible that neither Jane Wooler nor Anne Palmer have perished in vain, and that something better than an example may result from the inquiry...

Page

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS-BY "ONE OF OURSELVES."

The Spectator

THE HOUSE OF COMMIONS-BY " ONE OF OURSELVES." I IT is a bold stroke when a culprit upon trial turns the case for the prosecution into his olvn defence. Arraigned before justice...

THE POLICE OF ENGLAND.

The Spectator

THE POLICE OF ENGLAND. IA ,uOMONcr the fifty-two counties of England and Wales only twenty!five have adopted the system of Rural Police authorized by the statute of 1839; seven...

Page

Miscellaneous.

The Spectator

3.giC tIiUl1un. LEVEES.-Thc Lord Chainbcxlain initiiics, that the Queen will hold levees, at St. .Jam's Palae., on tle thlo-wing dals, at two ocloek Wednesday the 20th iAL4uit...