Star. — London, England, 1825-12-03 00:00:00

L - • . K n i t ,' (war of the peasants), in 1525 , as liable to lead •o bad consequences: In pursuance of this complaint, t h e Government ordered the work to be teiied, and a prosecution to be instituted against the Editor. Ac cording to the custom of many parts of Germany, it re ferred the business to the Faculty of Jurisprudence at Gottingen, which decided that theie was no retson to P : nsecu te the Editor, or suppress the work. On this opinion the Government of Saxe Gotha had acted, and allnwed the work to be continued Te Journal de Paris contains intelligence from vsenna to the 20th ult. stating, that great activity pre vailed in the department of Foreign Affairs, from which ntimerous Couriers were dispatched to_ Paris, Peters bnrgh, Berlin, and Madrid. The diplomatic corre spondence with London had been extremely active for same time past, whence it was presumed that the begociations respecting Greece continued. It was observed, that Sir HENRY WELLESLEY, the British Ambrssador, daily sent dispatches to Cot fu and the Me jterranean, and kept up an incessant correspondence %%4 Sir FREDERICK ADAM, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The extraordinary mission of Mr. STRATFORD CANNING to Constantinople had at tracted the attention of the Austrian Cabinet, which, it IV J S affirmed, had received a communication from the English Government, rel dive to the principal object of :'is mission. M.TATISCIIEFF, o , e Itu , sian Ambassador Extraordinary, forwarded his dispatches directly to the Emperor ALEXANDER, instead of sending them to St. Eeteistrirgh. On the departure of the last Courier from i Jassy and Midwest, the order of the SULTAN for the evatuation of Moldavia and Wallachia, by the o.toman troops, had not yet been carried into effect.' •" It was probable," says the Vienna article, " that the Foleign Ministers at Constantinople would be obliged to trans mit fresh notes on the subject to the Reis Effendi, or that the Russian army on the Pruth would make a threatening denscrastration to force the Divan to per form its promise ." The Hamburg') .anTlDTh7ri Papers contain extracts (tom the Batilvian Papers, but they are not of so accent a date as those previously received: The Batavia Onette Fairaordinary of the 26th of July, announces, that the Dutch expedition against Soupa, in Micassar, hadreturned, after taking possession of that pl The report of the Commander of Ole expedition, General Yore Gus, states, that he hid not log a single man on this occasion, whilst the enemy had many killed and wounded; and that he Wended to embark with part of his troops for Batavia, together with his Highness the Panumbah an of Samanap, of whose sup- port in that campaign he spoke in the . highest terms. The Leeds Intelligencer, in a second edition, announces, that on Thursday the various Deputations of the fr ends to the Pi otestant cause had waited on Mr. Incur% no FOUNTAYNZ WasoN, at Melton, near Doncaster, with a riquisition that he would offer himself, on thc Pro te.tant interest, for the representation of the Cuunty of York, at the approaching General Election. After a iitirt interval, Mr. %Lame returned an answer, in com pliance with the object of the requisitionists; and declar ing I;imself a candidate for the representation of that prat count) at tl:e ensuing General Election. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke if St. Alban's, 7.3,1 y Charlotte Beaucicrk, and Mrs. t cans, art ived in town on Tnur,lay evening, from Scotland. Lord and Ludy Carrington are expected in town this day, hors Brighton. Countess Stanhope is expected in town this day from Brighton., • Lady Eltznbeth Stuart has arrived at the Earl of ilardwicke's, in St Janies's-mpiare, from Witnpole, Cambridgeshire. Waltrr Burrell, Esq. M.P. and Mrs. Burrell; have arrived at Dighton, from thtir seat, Knipp Castle, Sussex. V.t I Sprnci r has kft Althorp, Northamptonshire, for Lord 111ititlit Id G:alfordshlre. General Garth has mitred at Bath, from his seat in Dorsetshire. it Frtderick and Lady Baker arid family arrived in town yes from Ilaiting4, Su:l4ex. 1.34 lett 'l7►omas's llotel, Berkeley-square, yesterday, fir Ern!. The I lon . Charles Cavendish has arrived in town from the Duke of Devon hire's, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, and Lady Catherine Ca stmlibh has arrived front Lady Aboyne's, in Katt. • Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Coun cil was held at the Foreign Office,in Downing.street, summonses tar which were issued on Thursday night. * * The Cabinet continued in deliberation till a quarter past three. The Members present Were the Earl of lavenroot., the Earl of Haaaoway, the Duke of W ELLINCTOT, the CNANCELLOII of the Fienenuxa, Mr. Secretary Lt!, Mr. Secretary CANNING, &C. Yesterday afternoon, soon after four o'clock, the Ist - ilea his Majesty's Most tionourabk Privy Council assembled •t the Council Office, Whitehall-place, to hear some Appeals re :erred to their Lordshipi. Yesterday morning. Sir HOSIPIiftY DAVY transacted business with Mr. Secretary Pitt.. at the Home Office. Yesterday morning, Sir HRRBERT TAYLOR. Military Secretary to the Dukr of You=, transacted official business with Is Royal Highnesi, at his house, in South Audley-street, and after w:rds went to the Commander in Chief's Office in the Horse Guards, and held a Public Day for Military Olken. Lord and Lady 51DMOVT11 . and Mt WILBERFORCE oc h t present residing at Bath. Th e l a t te r generally pays a visit e pump•room early in the•moraing, and mixes with the acme. The Duke of YOUR received a letter on Wednesday "'aiming, from the disconsolate Duke of Rtrsams, notifying the tleceue of his beloved Duchess, at which the Royal Duke was ex tremely affected. His Royal Highness was more intimately ac quainted with the Noble Duke and Duchess than any other Nqble fantile. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUaII arrived at his 4Jte in Downing -street, yesterday, from his brassie at Becht's ) zn l , in Kent. Iu the afternoon, soon after four o'clock, the Right , lien. Gentleman returned to Beckenham.. THY LATE DOCHIC•7I OF RUTLANDo—The Duchess of litrtano, so lately as Friday sennight, was engaged in inspecting •It progress of the numerous workmen employed in oompkting he splendid decorations of the grand drawing-room at Belvoir, which •it was intended should have been first opened on irkcasion of the Duke's approaching birth-day ; she also her accustomed exercise, and wrote several letters. the evening symptons of the disease with which she was severely attacked a year ago, began to manifest themselves; but on the fol- Iw o awing day they appeared to have abated very considerably. At ; oclock on Sunday morning, Mr. Cayce's., surgeon to the y. who sleeps in the Castle, was hastily summoned to her t'race's apartment, and found her state so extremely dangerous as !v . excite the m ost alarm i ng appr ehensions. Expresses were in. vutly sent off to Dr. WO.sOX, of Grantham • Dr. Pzxxnsoroa, of ; Ur. Astator.o, of Leicester ; an d Hamar liaLroes.' The three first promptly obeyed the summons; Sir HINZr arrived at the C astle front London at five o'clock on Tuesday morning, r ut th e h and of death was already on the Duchess ; all the efforts u the faculty lad been unremittingly exerted to arrest the pro. ~t.eso: the disorder, but in vain—from Sunday there app e ars t o h ave f r ; iloPr• Tier Gr ace , wh ose se lf- possess i on was remar k a b le, I t ptrfeely alive to tbt imminence of her danger, Mid the for t.,e. with which six hose her acute sufferings, and viewer! l'Pteachiu g fate was ist the highest degree affecting. Th e lice, q .lend he beet-aide tiU she had ceased to breath e .— e.. 1 a half-past 11 on Thatrulay mut nil g. THE CRIMES OF -- r .-. 1 ,--- LETTER TO If. 1111t.tAkTI. ATTORNEY-GINNNAiL 01/ FRANC; ON BU litilagnaiTonts AGAINST TWO YKENCH JoILMNALS. As we stated yesterday, the first sheet of the Letter has not rtiched us, the concluding part, which we now give, corn mences with the deliberations of the Sorbonne, on the question whether the French could lawfully on religiously take up arms against their Sovereign, MINIM III,? They decided, as it will be seen, in the affirmative, and grounded their doctrine of regicide on the Maly Scriptures : this fact alone speaks volumes as to the principles of the Jesuits. After having heard on these articles a mature, exact, and free deliberation of all the D )ctors assembled, to the number of seventy, and having heard several dif ferent reasons drawn, principally from the [Lily Scrip tures, as well as from the holy canons and the decrees of the Pontiffs it was concluded by the Pre sident. of the same Faculty, without one dissentient voice, and this in the form of Council, to remove the scruple; of the said people—first, THE PEr)PLE OF THIS KINGDOM ARE RELEASED FROM THE OATH OF FIDE TITY TAKEN TO ZINO HENRY. • Also, the said people may, in safety of conscience, arm, unite, raise money, and contribute towards the defence and preservation of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion, against the horrible projects and attempts of the said King and his adherents, since he has violated the public faith, to the prejudice of the said Catholic religion, the edict of the holy union, and the natural liberty of the convocation of the Stares. Father, the said Faculty of Paris has deem d it proper to send these conclusions to the Pope, that he msy deign to approve and confirm them by the au. charity of the Holy Apostolic S..e, and by this means succour the Galilean Church, which is in the greatest danger.* These, Sir, are " the ambitious of a n'w species," over whom you throw the mantle of protection—what were the crimes r f Henry ? He had refusei to ESTA BUSH THIL INQUISITION IN Fnmsge; an,' at Blois, in 1588, he dared to allude to the crimes of the Clergy. " His Majesty demands from the Clergy, since they are charged with the reformation of others, to begin by reforming their own lives, and give a good example to the othei orders of the State." This was not to be borne by insolent, factious Je suits ; they establish an imperium in burn° ; they not only pretend to owe no allegiance themselves to the Sovereign, but they engage the whole nation to perjure themselves, and take up arms 'against him ; and that no sc:uple.whatever might remain in the minds of the ignorant and superstitious, they engage to send their decisions to Rome, to have the authority and appro. ba•iln of the Pope. The principle, therefore, of ab si'lving a nation from its allegiance, wai considered to be a principle of the Romish Church. The Jesuits, indeed, knew that their doctrine would receive a full sanction from that Pope who, the preceding year, had pretended, by a bull; to lay ail England under an interdiction, and to declare Queen Elizabeth an usurper, a heretic, and excommunicated; and ordering Me fsngiish tojoin the Spailzrdi to dethrone her, promising a ~, ,r ent reward to those echo' ouiould secure her person, and deliver her up to lie . Catholics, to punish WAR. her crimes. Happily, Sir,.Prate cant England was deaf to tile parricidal bull of the Pope. Sle produtel neither traitors to go over to the enemy, nor assassins to mur der their lawful S rvcreign. What a contrast does Catholic Franie offer at that very period. The Jesuits 'absolve the reople from their allegiance on the 7th of January, 1589, and on the 31st of July following, the Jesuits, not content with preaching the doctrine of as sassination, seize the dagger, and plunge it into the heart of the Sovereign. The news of the murder of Ilenry 111. was, received with transport at Rome; Jaques Clement, was called • It being the invariable doctrine of the Jesuits to deny whatever is not proved, we subjoin the original text:— itssrousum FACOLTATIS THEOLOGICA Anne domini miUssimo quingentesime octogesimo nono, die up tima mensis Januarii, sacratissinta theologise facultas Parisiensis con gregata fecit apud Collegium Sorbona, post publican supplicationem onmiunt ordinum dicta facultatis tT KISSA34 DI SANGTO 81.1RITD suDaK CELEDILATAK, postulantibus clariuimis D. D. Present adilibus con issilibus, et Catholicis civibus alma urbis Parisiensis, tam viva vacs quam poblico instrunaento et tabellis per eorumdem actuarium obsig natis et public° urbis sigillo munitis deliberatura super duobus se quentibus aniculis qui deprompti soot ex libello supplies pradic torum civium cujus tenor, est hujus modi. A Issonseigsseur I.e Disc D' Ausa.u.t Gourerneur, a d Ilfasieurs in Proust des liarehands of Echeisss de la Ville de Paris. Vous remontrent humblemeet les bons bourgeois manants et ha bitants de laVille de Paris, que plusieurs des diva habitants et sutras de et royaume sont en peine et scruple de conscience, pour prendre resolution sue les preparatifs clue se font pour la conservation de .k religion Ceibaßlue Arm°Blue et Romaine de cent Ville de Paris, et de twat rEtat de ce Royaume i rencontre des desseins cruel's mein meeute+s Blois et infraction de is fol publique, au prejudice de la dire religion, et de l'edit d'union et de la naturelle Blame de la convocation des Etats our quo' les dits suppliants desireraient seek 'use saints et veritable reastatiors. Ce considere 11 volts plake prosnouvoir jot Messieurs de la Faculte de 1 heologle silent sauna- Wes poor debberer sue cos points circonnauces et dependances; et sit est penis de s'asserabler Amis. et marrows cunt►e le Bei et si nous skew maw lies du ailment fid us... Ad OM'S jure pour sur ce dinner hue avis et resolution. Solt la present, requite renuoyie par devers Meuieurs de la faculti de Theologic, ksquels serout supphis s'asserubler et donuer sur ee kur resolution, hit le 7e. Jauvier, 1559, signi Eetrard, et wend du setae public de la Ville. ARTICULI ba 01111011 DZIABIRATIM art A PAANCTA TACULTATIL An populus regni Gallia at lineman et solutus a saerarnento fir delitatis et obedientia Heurieo tertio prattito 7 . . . An tuta conscientia posit idem populus arnari,uniri, d Nelsons, cadgers, et coutributre ad defeusionem et conservationem religions Catholics Apostolics et Romanis, in hoc repo, adrersus nefaria enissilia et conatus prradicti Aegis et quorunt-libet WI adhsrentium et contra lidei publics. YU:A*l°nm ab eo Blesis factam, in ptsju dictum priodicta religions Catholics, et edicti sancta union= et natural= libertatis convocation scions ordinum hujus Regni? Super qulbus articulus sada omniunt et slngulorura magistro— sum qui ad septuagiata convenerant, ntatura, accurata, et libeta de liberatione, et auditis multis et variis rationibus, qua magna ex parte tuns ex scripturis suds, tuns canonicissanctionibus tt decretis pantilicum, in medium disertissimis verbis products aunt; conch sum est I domino decano ejusdem facultatis, nemine refragante, et hoc per modum consilii, ad liberandas couscisntias pradicti pop uli. Primers, cued Intim regni solutes est et dberatus a sacra 'noses ftdelitatis et ebedienti.r resit* lienrice Re.gi pressing, Dein*, steed idem pepulus LIME XT Tuba CONSCIENTIA pates aratari, unire et petunias colligerc et contribuere ad defensionem et ' conservatinnem religionis Catholic*, Apostolic= et Romans, ad versus nefaria consilia et conatus prsedicti regis et quorum libet illi adbirentiutn, ex qua idem publicans vir)lavit, in ptajudicium prat diet= religionis Catholics et edicti lancts rations, et uaturalis litwr tatis convocationis mum ordinum bujus regni. Quart conclutionent Juniper 'hunt est eulem Patisiensi facultati transmittendant ease ad sanctissimum. 1) nostrum ut tan) sancta aedis Apnstolics, anctotitate probare at coutrtnare vt cadent aperi Ecclesia Gallicaux, gravissime laboraw i, opens at Auailiun i ,txstate digextur. the 44 bleised " by the Pam hititself, iAhoie Chiistian charity . refused that a funeral service should be per formed for the &pose of the Fool of the assasiitiated Yet, Sit., histoiy tells us, that this . Pope, Siittis V. though he sanctioned the 'crimes of the Jesuits, when in accordance with his own principles, abhorred and detested them as incorrigibly wicked and criininal. When pressed to chuse his confessor out of their so., ciety, he said, "It mould be more proper that I should confess the Jesuits, than chime them for my confessors." The Constitutionnel and Courier, no doubt, see in the Jesuits of 1825, the Jesuits of 1539, 1610, 1757. 1758, and 1774 ; they do not forget that Jaques Cle ment, Ravaillac, and Damien:, were the organs of the Jesuits, and that all their crimes followed cbse upo measures taken to curb their pri.ie; City do not forget that the Jesuits, Malagtida, Alexander, and Ma• Mos, decided that it was not even a yrni .1 sin to kill one's lawful sovereign, and that shortly after, the King of Portugal was assassinated, the regicides havirg first obtained of their Jesuit confessors, absolution for the cr;me they were going to commit. In fine, it cannot be forgotten, that when Clement XIV. suppressed the order of the Jesuits, " i will do it," said he, shy presto suppressione mi dara la morte ("but this suppression will procure my death"), and that the event followed close on the prediction. Nay, so a ell practised are t' c Jesuits in the arts of assassination, that they could even fix the period when a slow poison would I e mortal; they placarded the Pontifical Palace wilh the letters LS.S.S.V. In Settembre bra sede Uocante.in September the lluly See will be vacant : and on then.] of the same mouth, the Pope died of the fired: of the poison they 144 ad ministered. The Contlitutimenel and the Cettrier are regarded as the organs of the Liberty Party in France ; if they truly represent that party, it lonises that the Liber.ls are more Royalist than the Attorney-General himself. He profeses himself the defender of a society which pro- fesses regiciie, and teac!ies it by precept and ettainp . e ; of a society,which, in the space of little more than two hundred years, HAS ASSASSINATED TOUR CATHOLIC KINGS, AND POISONED ONE POPE. They warn the Sovereign and the nation against this lays&a, which be. comes every day more forrnid able, and for this crime you invoke o i them the vengeance of the Tribunals. Your arguments in favour uf the congregations and monastic establishments which are gm,. ing up in Fiance contrary to law, are curious. 44 All religions, ancient or modern, have had their places of retreat, of re anion, and expitttion. Amongst the Pagans even, reason, of accord with policy, protected them. Eleusis and Mtmphis were sacred; how then could it happen that in the Catholic religion alone, these sanctuaries should be proscribed ? How should they b e si , especi illy after the terrible agitations we have passed through ? What can be done for so many irreparable woes that have sprung from them ? " Great mist nnunes have need of an asylum far re mote from the spectacle of the passions, become intoler able to those who have so greatly suff:red. A refuge f•r penitence is necessary for the culprits unknown to, or pardoned by the law ; but whom their consciences cannot pardon, not only for refuge against remorse, but perhaps (if they were condemned to despair) against the temptation of committing new crimes. • di Often, in fine, in all times, the desert was at once a resource and a remedy for ardent imaginations, for ferocious characters, haughty pride, avd a multitude of other intellectual infirmities. • Men thus unfortunately organized, too weak to resin their disorderly inclina tions in the world have at least the prudence, in devoting themselves to a cenobitical to pla:e a harrier be tween themse'ves and the world: many examples have proved that their courageous resistance has borne its tro:ts. In reciting from what irritates them, in strength• ening theatselves in the meditation of e.e sublime doc trines which recommend humility in one's self and charity towards others, they have found peace of mind, and have suffered the world to be at hence. S ciety and religion ought then to rejoice in this double conquest. " It is, therefore, not only impious, it is attacking the interests of society, to seek to brand those salutary in stitutions, which, without ever being able to unchain the liberty . of any one, guarante:s the happiness of some and the security of a. 1." What, Sir, is it under the mild and benignant reign of the Boutbons, who do their utmost to Beal the wounds of the Revolution when its victims are restored to honour and to happiness, that these same victims sicken at the world. and retire to a cloister; and what society do you there give them? You immure within the same walls their despoilers, the assassins of their parents and relatives !1 What a monstrous society do yogi form ! You place the wolr and the lamb in the same fold. You shut up the victim with the assassin whose hands yet reek with the blood of his sire. Of all the mad combinations that perversity could ever invent, this is the most mon strous! You need not be told, Sir, that it is neither the mon sters of the revolution, nor its victims. that shut them selves in cloisters. You know that the cloisters of the present day, are merely places of probation, seminaries for the instruction of fit objects to send out again into the world, to preach a crusade against the Protestants, and against everything that is not Jesuitic. It is not France alone that is menaced by the en couragement of these congregations; be it recollected that the Irish Catholic Priests are educated in France ; that they imbibe the principles taught by their masters, the Jesuits; and can it he supposed that they renounce them 'when they return to Ireland? The state of that unhappy country proves the reverse, and woe be to the day when England ceases to hold them under coercion. You accuse the journals (which foresee the mischiefs that niust inevitably arise from the sanction of these cankers in the State) of Protestantism und Atheism,which you regard as synonimous, forgetting that the Protes tants are protected by the Char er ; that they occupy the benches of the Magistrates,and seats in the Chamber of Peers. In your infuriate zeal, you provoke a new crusade against them, and y , a have an army of mist. sionaries ready tot bey the signal. Is this, Sir, the reli gion of Orals; and the religion of peace and good will towards men ? If it were, every virtuous man would blush to be a Christian. Happily, Sir, theProtes!ants,who imitate the steps of their Divine MASTgli t exercise that charity which their Catholic brethren only profess.— Your requisition has put them on th•ir guard : they will work with the trust el in one hand, and the sword in the other, and be ready to defend•their Altars and their homes against the incendiary plots of their enemies. Your requiaitoire has produced an effect the reverse of w hat you intended; and the judgment of the tribunals will ere long-prove, that to defend the Prince and the nation against the regicidal Jesuits, is-not a crime but 4 VilltlC. VIATO:t. AKM2: • • - - large Detachment of Recruits, belonging to different Refl.. meta. of•lofantry, arrivt3l in town yesterday, Iron Scotland, on rows to the Depots of their respective Corps. A Detachment belonging to the Ist Battalion of the 60th Rifle Corps, matched yesterday hoist Westminster, for Weedon. A Detachment belonging to the 56th Regiment of Infaotry, marched yesterday from Westminster, for Hull. Wednesday, the anniversary of the festival of Si. Andrew, W3l celebrated in Ipswich , by the detachment of Scots (keys in the thericks there, acid the novelty of the sight drew many persons tn. tether. A Highlander, in proper costume, with his claymore and target, preceded the titular Saint of Scotland. who was mounted upon arey charger; led by •orn highlander ., holding a roil in his right hani. His cap and v.voilo:ible beard overshadowed his fate, and the Saint seemed bowed down by the weight of years: be was personated by the oldest man in the Regiment. The men followt in regular order, wearing the Highland bonnet, and preceded by the Band of the Ita' a Suffolk Militia, paraded vat ious parts of the town. They afterwards took refreshment at the Waggon and Horses Inn. The bells of some of the churches rang a merry peal, and the fete was concluded with that order and decorum which form such a distinguished trait of Scottish character. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Perseverance, Molten, from Liverpool to Aberdisvey; and the Nancy, ---, from do. to Pwllhely, were driven on shore near Beaumaris, on Wednesday. The Betsey and Ann, M‘Cutuon, from Pictou to Stockton ; and the Scotia, Itorunson. front London to Sunderland, were wrecked near Stockton, on Tue.day night. FALoocvn, Dec. I.—Wind S.S.E. strong, breeze, and squally. —Arrived the Liberty, PRYNN, from London. Pi.vmoul it, Dec. I.—Wind S.S.ll—Arrived the Concord, rast• MAN, front Lisbon, in 14 days, with sails split, and loss of bulwarks; and the Mary, of Teignmoutb, from Newfoundland, in 18 days. Ponvsnotru, Dec. 2.—Wind W.S. W.—The Arctic, Howe, and the Two Sisters, Weselea, both colliers, from Sunderland, were totally lost in entering this harbour, last night. It has blown very bard in squalls all day. DEAL, DkC. 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived a brig, from the Cape of Good Hope, and remains, name unknown ; and the Dutch sloop of war Pallas from America, last fr om P ortsmout h. Th e Britannia, of Liverpool, passed through this afternoon. Doves, Dac. 2.—Off the port, the Britannia, Kromer, from Demerara. The Co as t Bl oc k a d e b oat f e ll in to-day, off St. Afar garet's, with the stern of a boat, marked " Montreal, John Torn, London." Gaaveszno, Dec. 2.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Dorriert., for Halifax. .• Lntearom., Dec. I.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Bootk, BLUN. DILL, from Lisbon. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. - .0..._ RX LIMA SPICA L PROMOTIONS. The Rev. John Davies, A.M. Rector of St. Clements, Worces. ter, has been presented to the Rectory of Over Wettest, Oxford shire, void by the death of the Me. Dr. Burton. Monday se'nnight, the St. Anne's•street. Congregation, Dun fermline, unanimously resolved to petition the Presbytery to allow a moderation of call to be given to Mr. Fisher, Preacher of the Gospel, to be their Pastor. Sunday se'nnlght, the Rev. Mr. Allan, who has accepted of the presentation to Little Dunkeld, preached in the Parish Mash there. He first delivered a discourse in English, and afterwards one in Gaelic.' Wednesday se'nnight, the Rev. John Uddell was admitted to the pastoral inspection of the Associate Congregation, Jobnshaven. The 24th ult. the Associate Burgher Congregation, Wbitburn, gave an unanimous call to Mr. John Downes, preacher, to be their Pastor. James Scott, Esq. of Brotherton, has presented-tbe . Rev. James Glen, A.M. to the Church and Parish of Benholm, vacant by the death of the Rev. James Scott. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry and his curators, have presented the Rev. David S:evenson to the Parish and Church of Wilton, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Charteris. SILK TRADE. Although the, silk-weavers in Touts earn considerably snore thin those of any other manufacturing places in France, the cost of production is. on an average, con sider.hly less than one.third of what it is in this country as to fine silks, and.one.half as to ordinaty goods. The detail given by tiuncorresportslent as to the made of living aniong thsyreqch operasives is decidedly illus tra.ive of the fact, lila; et4ilst be corn laws are in force m in th s country it ust ; j)4l, su i te* impossible for the English manufacturec ; ', , tra .jr,ossiend successfully against foreign industry. 'Even at Till I 'Y here the spirit of enterprise is at ai far Iowa!: rate than at Lyons, the manufacturers art 'making' vigorous preparations to stock the English .market with theirproductiohs. It appears; however, that they do not entirely rely upon iwrinsie merit fir success, but that they have various ingenious modes of fictitiously adding to the weight and appe trance of their silks, .so as to enable them to sell a really inferior article at the price of superior goods. In the meantime we cannot forbear entertain ing the most seri - nits alarm for the interests of the silk throwsters, from the ci-cums•ance of Government hay mg, this week, taken off 2.. 6J. per lb. from the duty of 75.6 J. per lb. imposed upon foreign thrown silk, intro duced into this country. This measure, to say the least of it, is to the silk throwsters in this neighbourhood an unexpected one; and *here the issue of it will termi nate, time alone must determine.--Macdeffield Herald. At no period do we remember the silk trade to hays been in a state of such extreme depression's: it is at the present moment ; and we are sorry to observe that something arises almost daily to add to`the The houses of James Rowbotham and Son, acrd of Jonas Braddock of this town, have stopped payment, with debts, it is said, to the amount of 70,00(.1. The con sternation produced by this event may be more easily conceived than described. The circumstance too, of there being in circulation large sums in long dated bills of these two houses, added much to the attns which the first announcewent caused. Much of this mischief • may be attributed to the cheapness and facility of credit in this branch of trade. We craw, however, that the present depression, as regards the trade generally, is but temporary. Most of the houses of this town arc composed of rcen of real capital. We are sorry, how ever, to see that many of the houses find it necessary to curtail their business, in consequence of the present depression, and to di'charge a portion of their work people; and up to the present moment, we regret to say that there are upwards of 4,000 out of employment. —Macdeffield Courier. The Duke Of BEDFORD is seriously indisposed at Paris. His Grace is accompanied at the French metropolis by- his Duchess,and has of course every attention that his situation demos& Douait, Dec. has blown hard this day, wind W.B. W. with rain.—At two P.M. the Due de Bandeaux, French steam packet, sailed for Calais, with about forty passengers • also the Catherine bovelling boat, w i t h th e ma il an d passengere • and his Majesty's mail packet limner, rema ns in the harbour. 4ailed-the Duke William hoy, for Ranugate, and a light collier fur the Monk. The Marquis of HASTIves and the Earl of CHATHAM transacted business yesterday at the Secretary of State's - Oaks for the Colonial Deparment. The East India Company, in order to assist the com mercial world during the present panic, have issued a notice, that they will discount all bills connected with heir own trade, due betveen his *tiMe and April next, .•t4 per cent. ani a. the am-ant of such bills is very considerable, t!:e :e!it.f r. ill be gcncrally felt. _•ii