25 FEBRUARY 1832, page 15

Social Festival.

THE proceedings of a meeting, or party, of great singularity in both its objects and its character, have been communicated to us in almost an official shape; and we notice them......

Mr. Sadler And The Spinning-mills.

LAST session, Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE introduced a bill for the regu- lation of the hours of labour in factories. Its loss, like that of the Highlandman's father and mother at......

Government Pledges.

IN a debate on the Army Extraordinaries last week, a conversa- tion sprung up respecting Swan River: Mr. Hums insisted that a pledge had been given, when the grant of 270,000......

Hemp-duty.

WE had forgot that Britain levies a tax on the material of the important naval necessary—cordage—until we were reminded of the fact, by a petition which Mr. Ross presented the......

Robert The Devil.

DRURY Lane and Covent Garden are both possessed with Robert the Devil. His Satanic Majesty's reign at the former house be- gan on Monday, and at the latter on Tuesday ; the......