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THE EVENING STAR. fi---.- ‘ r et, c i s / &mitt Fverrasoc-" 1,0N1)() N. THUItSDAY, PRICE OF STOCK 1341ik Stock 2161 15% 16 India Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. 94 31 4 .1/ India Bonds S per Ct. Cu.. shut Old Annuities 93/ 31 pet et. 1819, £lOOO itsch.Bills (2d) 74 5 7.1, per Ct. Red. 1001 100 £5OO Ditto 74 S 4 per Cent. shut 100 and £2OO Ditto 74 5 • 4 per 0.1826, 305 I Advertised, Lang Ann. Bank for Acct. 2171 17 Do. 30 Years, 191 Cote. for Jan.9s 4% 6 - FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil lids, 5 pr Ct. Do. Ace. 251 Do. Ace. 691 Pet uv. Ude. 6 p C. 17% Colour. Bds. 6 per Cr. Port. Ms. 5 p. Cr. 581 Do. Rd 5.1824, 261 1 1 Do Ace. 581 9 81 LDitto Acct. 2% 1 1 1 Rm. 13da. 1822, 5 prCt. Mei. Rd% 5 per Ct. Ditto 111, 1001 Do B. 1825,6 p Ct. Sp. Ilde. 5 per Ct.lol HWITISIi AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWS' o'1,1.01:ft Swift,: PAID. PIS MARI. 8r..3 1 11a . Imp. (ism. £5 pm.) 35 20 93 Colombian (las. at £.5 pm.) 55 35 12* Potool La Psi & Peru,. Asso. IS IS 75. 94. Real del Monte 400 400 71 Do. Scrip. 15 20% 211 United Alex, (iss. at £1 pm.) 40 891 17 lECEMBER 24. AT TWO OCLCCK We feel greatly humbled at the termination of the Government trials yesterday. If any argument were wanting, to show the degeneracy of the popular mind, it is amply supplied in the willing verdicts which arbitrary power has obtained. We shall net trust ourselves to re view these prosecutions, until the excitement which their issue has occasioned, leave us equally exhausted and tem perate; but we see the gathering storm, and shall not be taken unprepared. The following is an extract of a letter which we have received from Madeira, dated Dec. 5 : " The weather has been so stormy here, that the ship ping was all blown out to sea—Amongst these the Ari- adze, Onyx, and Sparrow-hawk : the former was nearly lost—she was on her side for several seconds, and only the bursting of the sails from the cord-bolts, ena abled her to right. Her tender is still missing. The Onyx and Sparrow-hawk lost their anchors—few of the vessels which have returned escaped uninjured, and many are still absent. Twenty-five of the passengers of the Lady Holland, East Indiaman, having come on shore to a ball, have been obliged to remain on shore for the last three weeks ; and their vessel is only yet visible in the offing. One dandy on board—not having completed his toilette ' when the boat put off—was blown out to sea in her, and has been dancing ever since on the rudest billows of the great ocean. " The Miguelites here reign predominant : above four hundred of the principal inhabitants, and estate-pro prietors, have been imprisoned or banished, and their property confiscated for their adhesion to the cause of the young QUEEN. A few days ago about forty more , were arrested and now remain in prison, without any assigned cause. This renewed persecution caused great alarm, as it is feared these arrests are but a prelude to new cruelties, in conformity with secret orders from Lisbon. It appears the troops have completely the upper hand, and force the Governor to do as they wish. Not long since, _he was anxious to put in command of the regiment one of his own Aides de-Camp, lin consequence of its Colonel having! gone to Lisbon. This nomination not being agreeable to the troops, they surrounded the Governor's house with loaded muskets, and insisted on the object of their dislike being delivered up to their vengeance. Their victim, however, secretly effected his escape to sea, and the Go vernor was obliged to appoint as Colonel the individual selected by the troops.—The result of all these scenes and proscriptions, is a great stagnation to agriculture, commerce, and social intercourse. The town of Funchal —.formerly so animated—has now assumed an air so triste, as to strike every stranger with astonishment and regret. " You may rely on it—from sources of the best infer mation..that there is a strong constitutional feeling pre valent in all the Azores, and which would declare itself, if a body of troops were sent from Terceira : but this is not probable, that place being closely blockaded : and • though there is no doubt of VILLA FLoa being enabled to maintain himself successfully, and resist all future at tacks, he is yet too much hampered in his resources, to undertake any external operations. " The Governor of St. Michael's is considered by all coming from thence as a man of prudence and remark able moderation ; and ho is using his utmost efforts, to prevent any political disorders like those which have oc curred in this island, by keeping an even-handed justice, and endeavouring to amalgamate all parties by a spirit of conciliation. • " His Majesty's Ship Herald has been here ten or twelve, days, with Mr. TURN ER, the British Envoy to Colom bia. Mrs. T.—who is a very pretty, delicate woman— is on shore, and it is said will remain some days longer, to recover from the agitation of the Bay of Biscay." -7• 0 1.-7 We have the Allgememe Zeitung to the 18th, the Prussian State Gazette to the Same date, and Brussels Papers to the 23d instant. Their contents are unimpor tant, except inasmuch that we are informed, in a shad article from Frankfort, that the free navigation of the Rhine will commence in March next. We select the following passages : TRIESTE, Dec. 10- By's ship which bus arrived here In 18 days from Alexandria. we have•the confirmation of the intelligence of which we have al reedy spoken ' that the Turkish men.ot-war which have been at anchor, eversinee their escape from the battle of Nayarit+. ate to return to Constautia,le. The whole squadron was about to put to see when the above dip sailed. An Austrian bark. heicioging to the squadron eff Tangier. bound from Algeskas to. Venice, arrived in Pirans yesterday. Letters iron Venice say. that the difference between our Court' seethe Eraperoi of Morocco have been adjusted by the intends den of England • and that the Austrian squadron is on its return home.—..fiterneiw Zeitersg, Dee. 18. • ODESSA, Nov. U. A very high wind has hitherto kept the Turkish Ambassadors en board their ships, which lie at anchor at some distance from our harbour. ST, PETERSBUROH, Dec. 9. His Ma' has been pleased to glee Ids sanction to a resoled= taken by die Council of the Empire, at the proposal of the Minister 'of Finance, for the forenadon of a Council of Commerce in this capital, with branches depending cm it at Moscow, Rigs, Arch angel, Odessa, Taganrog, and wherever they may in future be judged necesemy. Prince Chosen? Mina, with his suite. and accompanied by General Remenkampt, arrived on the 21st ult. at Tula, where be visited the public masquerade, the manufactory of small arm, the theatre, ate. Private letters from Kischneff, hs Bessarabia, of 26th Novena bee, announce that on that day a severe shock of an earthquake was felt there, which continued about three minutes. Almost all the buildings are damaged. climnies thrown down, and the walls of several houses shaken to the foundation. A similar shock was felt on the same day at Dubossary, at three in the afternoon, which lasted four minutes, and was accompanied by a subterraneous noise. The doors flew open, and the plaster fell from the ceiling. —Premien State Casette, lee,lB. THE HAGUE. Dec. 19. SMOGS IN TIM UPICOND CNAMIIIII or rile STATES 411.911111J11. His ;Majesty, the Minister of Finance, and 107 Members present. The order of the day was the continuation of the debate on several laws, relative to the budget; several Members having de livered their sentiments, and the Ministers of Finance baying re plied in defence of the proposed law, they were severally put torte vice. 1. That for the expenses of the Decennial Budget, were adopted by 61 votes to 64. (Cries of brostsfems the galleries.) That on the Ways and Means of the Decennial Budge, was re jested by 55 votes to N. That on the National Debt for ten years, was adopted votes to 19. The Annual Budget of the Expen diture for 18)0, was adopted by 54 votes to 63. His Excellency the Minister of Finance withdrew, in the King's name, the Budget of the Ways and Means for 1630 ; because it is intimately connected with the rejected Budget of the decennial receipt. The law relative to the payment of the public debt for 1850 was adopted by 103 votes to 4. The sitting was adjourned to Monday to receive a Royal Message. BRUSSELS, Dec. 22. Some time sago we announced that it was in contemplation to suppress two universities; the Journal of the Province of Liege says it seems cm tain that this suppression will fall on the tdirerd ties of Utrecht and Louvain t the latter city would, as a e 'Won, become the next seat of the High Court of Justicer i n to be observed, however, that all the six universities of the king dom have their place in the decennial Budget.—Brussels Papers, Doc. 23. As it appears, from the articlespublished by many of our contemporaries, under the head of City Reports, that there is much ignorance prevailing on the subject of the Tobacco shipments making by the Colombian Govern. ment in the Orinoco, and which Tobacco is consigned- - as we hare already stated—to the respectable house of THOMAS WiLsoN and Co. we think it may be gene- rally useful to give the copy of the memorandum in M RA VENGA'S own handwriting, which was read at a Meeting of the holders of Colombian Bonds held at the City of London Tavern, on Wednesday, the 3d of June, 1829—a report of which proceedings was published at the time by EFFIN GII nsi WlLsow, of the Royal Exchange: " In 1803, the. Tobacco Revenue in ancient Vene zuela produced 1,300,000 dollars. At that time tobacco was scarcely cultivated in the province of Varinas ; be cause there was no consumption of it, and the exporta tion of it was seldom or never effected but in very small quantities. " In 1828, there will be gathered in the province of Caraccas, that is to say, in the plantation of Guarulo and Oriluco, 80,000 arrobas, equal to one million of dollars ; in 1829, they will be increased to 90,000 or more. " Last year, 1827, the Tobacco Revenue at Caraccas had a fund in hand exceeding 300,000 dollars, and the Tobacco Department of Varinas 130,585 dollars. " At the beginning of that year, the revenue was very much indebted. We may well conceive by this increase what the revenue msy produce, by applying to its in crease, as was ordered in 1827, whatever fund it may have in hand. It was also ordered last year, to send to Varinas all the net proceeds of the revenue in the de partment of Venezuela and Maturin, for raising or in creasing the plantations of Varinas tobacco, in order to send to Europe as much of it as should be necessary to meet the national engagements, since the facilities to give to these plantations an extent proportionate to the demand for tobacco in Europe, made it advisable to occupy in the cultivation of the plant whatever money ought to be sent to meet those engagements. The Varinas tobacco is sold in our own territory at from 50 to 55 dollars a quintal, either in Angostura or Puerto Cabello. Thus 45,000 quintals, sold at our own coast at 52i, (2,362,500 dollars,) or in Europe, would pay the annual interest and sinking fund of foreign debt, which is equal to 2,000,000 dollars. It is extremely easy to raise these 45,000 quintals, because they would only cost Government 630,000 dollars besides the transport, which may be estimated at a dollar a quintal, and the expenses of the administration in Varinas at from 24 to 30,000 dollars ; and the whole of it does not equal the net pro-1 reeds of the Guarulo and Oriluco tobacco; and there is yet to be taken into account the net proceeds of the plan- , tation of Cumanacoa and Bailadores, that being very generally used for home consumption, and very generally renewed, it may be estimated at 200,000 dollars. " The Government purchase the tobacco at from 12 to 14 dollars the quintal: Too muck praise cannot be given the Colombian Go vernment, for steadily pursuing its plan and engage ment, in . the midst of internal agitation, and foreign war. • CITY, Tw ELF E O'CLOCK. Our arrivali this morning are of little import, there beiniso ship letters. A Lisboa Mail has arrived, but they •do ncitvontitin any ' information of importance. The French Mail still r4nains'ffue.- 1, Consols, which left off yesterday at 95 to e, opened at the same price this morning for the Account ; since which they have been done at HI 95, with little doing : the French Bente+ 'having come lower, bas bad some slight effect on the market. In the Foreign Market Uttli or nothing doing as yet : prices much the same u yesterday. The Legislature of North Carulhia assembled on the 19th No vember, and the Governor's Message was communicated on the following day. It is a document of some length, and principally confined to the subjects of internal improvements, education, and bulking. A brief notice of the resolutions of South Carolina and Georgia was communicated to the Legislature in relation to the Tariff, which concludes u follows t—u A course of forbearance on this important measure is for the present respectfully recom mended." Lzvaarow., Doc. 22.—The Dover, Bendel, horn Bastes, has been seized, in consequence of having on board several packages of teas, shipped by the British Consul at Boston, to the order of the East India Company; but, no doubt, she will be released in a few Jays. HALF-PAST ONE. We have scarcely a feature worth observation to communicate with regard to the Fonds op to the present time. Consols have walloped the greater part of the morning at 941 Os for the Account. At one period they were rather giving way ; but a pur chase being made of sixty thousand, gave a new feature to the market, which remiss steady at the above price.—ln the Foreign 3larhet there is also little doing. It is said in the City, that the Taw° width is about to be 'hipped from Colombia is to be sent to the Dutch and Harnburgh markets, as higher prices can be obtained there than is this country. MEXICO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. LETTER IV. Stn,--It now remains for me to demonstrate the cor rectness of the assertions contained in my third letter. Spain cannot assemble as considerable body of troops at any point of the Peninsula, without being infallibly exposed to a renewal of the events of 1820: from the discontented there (and it seems to me they are not wanted) are always sure to find support in the Spanish soldiery, to whom they afford the chance of escaping from being sent to South America. Add to this the expense, dangers of such a long passage, and the time given for preparing a warm re ception ! In order to have the smallest prospect of success, it is absolutely necessary that Spain should have a species of depot, towards which she could, by successive detachments, transport the army which she cannot send all at once. It is necessary that this spot should be sufficiently remote from the coasts of Europe, in order that the troops, when united, should not easily yield to the temptation of returning. It is also requisite, that this rendevous should be rich and fertile, sO as to `afford the means of feeding and clothing these pilgrim Soldiers ; as well atfto meet all the wants of the expedi tion before and after its departure. For this purpose, Spain can only calculate on the Canary Islands, Porto Rico, or Cuba : but the Canaries are extremely poor, and at a short distance from the Peninsula: Porto Rico is also poor, circumscribed, and opposite the coasts of Co lombia, where there is nothing to gain. It is also too far from Mexico, where it is absolutely necessary togo in order to risk what is called a coup de main. Cuba, therefore, Cuba alone is the spot in which Spain can sharpen its claws before pouncing on the eagle of Guatimozin. The vicinity of Cuba, its excellent ports, arsenal, and forests:—its rich population, even the insalubrity of its climate where the Spanish soldiers by the inoculation of the yellow fever, become half seasoned against the still more formidable dangers of the enemy's shores,—every thing combines to render this island the centre of all the liberticide intrigues against the New States,—the point of departure for all the expeditions ofSpain. Place Cuba either one way or other, in the impossibility of injuring Mexico, and the Mexicans may from that hour lay down their arms. It is also from this hour that the empire of the laws may be dated among them. Unfortunately, the foresight both of Mexico and Co lumbia at the period already alluded to, as well .8 their preparations, were completely thrown away. An irresis tible combination enchained their will, and from policy as much as gratitude, they made the greatest sacrifice which any government could make for the tranquillity and security of the people confided to their care, and for whose safety they are alone responsible. The history of this transac tion in so well known, that I am spared the trouble of entering into other details ' • and besides, what is the use of recuring to an event which occurred five years ago ? Recriminations and regrets are no longer of any use. It is much better to call your attention to the situation in which my country is now placed with regard to Cubs, and to ascertain whether this situation is improved by the late capitulation at Tampico. Such will be the object my next letter. Dec. a. MERICANUS. VICTORY OF TAMPICO. CONTINUATION OT THE DESPATCII 07 GENERAL SANTA ANNA. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. I then replied that the Mexicans were as brave as they were invincible against those who attacked their freedom and independence, while they were ever ready to act with generosity towards a fallen enemy. After which I empowered Colonels PEDRO LANDER°, IGNACIO 'BERRI, and AN Tot; to Metta, to arrange the articles of Capitulation as set forth in document No. '7, and which were agreed to in a manner the most unequivocal by an enemy who was not less surprised at the bravery and resolution of our army in the field, than at the frank ness and civility of its Chiefs; when, no longer exercising the barbarous law of force, an appeal was made to Mexican sensibility and honour through those means which are dictated by policy and justice. The capitulation was finally ratified by myself and the Spanish General, and is now executed, with the sole difference that the invaders gave up their arms in the entrenchments, and having substituted for the town of Victoria, the villages of Catalina, Uzuluama, Tantima, Altamira, and Panuco, for a residence until their embarkation, and for the convenience of both parties. I have ordered an inventory to be taken of the colours, arms, ammunition, and other warlike stores which have fallen into our hands. I have to lament the loss of my Aide-de-camps Colonel Nicotas ACOSTA and Lieutenant FRANCISCOTAMARIA, as also many other brave Officers. Our loss in rank and file amounts to 127 killed and 151 wonnded. The loss suffered by the enemy, though covered by his trenches, consists of 104 killed and 96 wounded; all the latter are undergoing their cures in our hospitals. I feel it my duty to recommend to his Excellency the President, the wives and families of those who have on this occasion fallen victims to their gallantry and enthusiasm in the cause of liberty and national independence. Nor can I omit calling the attention of his Excellency to the exemplary zeal and gallantry of the Officers of every rank. (Here follows at considerable length the names of a great number of those who most distinguished them selves during the action with the enemy) The 'Ge neral then proceeds : nothing, excellent Sir, but love of country, and republican virtue, could have enabled both officers and men to encounter the hardships or act with the bravery displayed during these glorious operations. It is happy for Mexico that in the midst of these evils which the corruption of a few of her sons have caused, she should still be so fertile in acts of heroism and intre pidity. I bless a thousand times the happy moment of leaving the harbour of Vera Cruz in a few frail boats l with a handful of brave men, who, exposed to an ardent sun, and tedious marches along the almost impracticable coast, were among the first to humble the pride of Spain, attacking, with little more than 300 men, and a few armed volunteers, the head quarters of the enemy—forcing him to abandon his ephemeral conquests, putting an end to his chimerical hopes, and gloriously planting the trico loured flag of freemen, before a force five times more nu merous than our own. Our idolized country has triumphed, excellent Sir, and let us hope for ever ! To me was reserved the inex pressible happiness of commanding the brave men who have achieved these triumphs, and vanquished those legions which were once so invincible in Europe. Happy, I repeat, was the hour in which I quitted Vora Cruz ! Happy, thrice happy the Republic, if it reaps all the fruits of such a victory ! (Sped) ANTONIO LOPRZ DE SANTA ANNA. The documents referred to will appear to-morrow. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Al - 11Mri. The Duke of Devonshire, at Devonshire Honer, from his seat. Cbatsweetb, Derbyshire • Bail Clanwilliam . le Cups-street, Pie. cadny, from Ragland ; Hon. Captain and Mrs. Permit, at their seat at Brent, from a tour; Lord M. BM, in Arlington-strict, from Brighton • Z. Boner. Req. at Symmons's Hotel, St. James's street, from Set:eland; Lieutenant-Camel and bliss O'Reilly, at Feotoo's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland ; Captain Gipps (Roml,Eoguseers).at Morky's Hotel, Cockapor-street, from 31rzi to • Lord Lilford, at Ms seat in Northamptonshire, from a tour ; Captain and Mrs. Ripley, in Regent.sweet, from Bath; Robert Ramsden, at the Denten Hotel, Berner' street, from Spratton, Northampton; Mrs. I. In* and B. Orthorp, Rot at ditto. from Bath; William Yates. Req. and Mrs. Yates. at ditto. front Lan caster ; J. Bartlett, Req. at ditto. Brighton ; .J: W. Hearne, Esq. at ditto, from the Ridge, Henn DRPARTU RES. Lord Nugent, for his seat, Liner. near Aylesbury. Backs Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins,and family, from Warren's Hotel,Regent.street, for their mat, Betheler House Lido Hampton ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Carnahan from diva , te r their seat near Tonbridge Wells; Mrs. Dawson. from MoosiboasPorsro, foe her seat, St. Leonard's. hill, near Windsor; Wigpt Chown Zeal. from Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadilly, for the Vino. Hung Rev. Mr. Winer, from ditto, for ditto; J. W. Carleton, lisq. few Symmons's Hotel, St. James's. street, for Chester; A. G. Mara. iits. ad the Misses Ideates, from ditto, fur alanehester-street. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAULS ARID= Tuts Day.7:7%ll—Ds Waterford I—Sweden —Flanders I—Lisbon 1. The Zephyr, from St. Petersburgh and Dover, put into klilford Stsd Inst. leaky, bound to Dublin. DIAL. Dec. 13.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived from London, the Black Nymph, Goddard, for Sierra Leone, and Robert, Edwards, for New York. Possums's, Dec. 43.—Wind N.lL—Arrived the John Echlin, Thomson, from Jamaica. Sailed the West Indian, Cook, for Antigya.—The Faith. Cornish, from London to Poole, was got of yesterday, and proceeded. PU11047711. Dec. es.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Scott, Smith son. from Quebec. Eaumme, Dec. 44.--Wind N. N.N.E.—Arrived the Doke of Marlborough packet, from Lisbon—sailed ISth inst. Iletrumu, Dec. 12.—Arrived the M'Donald, M'Leod, fres Nova Scotia. Livisrem, Doc. 12.—Arrived the Lone, from Quebec ; and Lunenburgh, —. from Halifax. Wunewaveu, Dec. SS.--Arrived the Favourite. Trusty. from Rigs. Curer, Dec. 21.—Arrived the Cherub. Miner, and Earl of Dalhousie. Boyd. from Montreal ; Salus. Tale. from Miramlchi ; and Orauvia, Smith, from Tenerife. Locu Ryan, Dec. el.—Arrived the Alpha. London, from De- Meral. 1131111TOL, Dec. 4'.—Arrived the Caledonia,Younpr, from Prince Edward's Island. Coat;, Dec. 21. Arrived the Isabella, Halifax, and Dart. —, from Newfoundland. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England attended yesterday morning at the Treasury. and had a long conference with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Viscount Mn.v ILLS arrived at his residence in the Admiralty, yesterday afternoon, from Brighton. The Right Hon. P. CoVRTEN AT, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, has left Nice on his return to this country. Mr. HERRIES has arrived in town from his seat near Seven Oaks, Kent. Lord WYNIFORD has left.town for Uxbridge, where it is expected his Lordship will remain till the latter end of January. Mr. JPFEERSON, in one of his letters to General WASHINGTON, says . Z . o 4‘ The way to make friends quarrel is to put them in disputation under the public eye. An experience of nearly 20 years has taught me that few friendships stand this test, and that public as semblies, where every one is free to act and speak, are the most powerful looseners of the bands of private friendship." The Rev. Archdeacon KING has deducted 15 percent. from his tithe of the parish of Stone, near Dartford. The Rev. Dr. DRAKE has given up the whole of his last year's rents in the East Riding, in consequence of ' the severe loss his tenants have sustained by the inunda tion of Frodingham Carry. PitOTEST•NT COLONIZ•TION.•••••Wm. Henry Trant, Esq. M. P. has signified his intention of contributing 2„ guiueaa to the fund in aid of the Protestant Colonizatie system in the county Limerick. M usic.—We find that a novelty in music is just about to be publisher) ; and when we tell what it is, we have little doubt that every lover of the Fine Arts as well as every one possessed of the smallest spark of patriotism, shall become possessed of it. It is a Grand Sonata on the Battle of Terceira for the Piano-forte, com posed by an exiled Gentleman of rank, and dedicated to his Excellency Count VILLA FLOR. As we shall have occasion to return to this splendid piece of composition, we need say no more of it now, than that it consists of ten different pieces of music, accompanied with an exact explanation of the action extracted from the official ac count of the Commander in Chief. ADILLPRI TREATRIL.d...UTILITARIAN PASTIME. — The firm of " Mathews, Yates, and Elephant" had on Thursday night the honour of a visit from one of the most remarkable men that the last thousand years has produced—Mr. Jeremy Bentham. Great, indeed, must have been the attraction that drew from his pri vacy such a man, to the crowded benches and merry faces of the little Adeiphi. It must at the same time be admitted that monarchs of that happy imprints ' and especially the junior occupant of its triple throne, afford a more uniform exemplification of the philosopher's prin ciples than most of their brethren-do. For where can, " the greatest happiness of the greatest number" be more successfully prosecuted than in a house which is crammed every night to the ceiling, and from which the most sa turnine of the throng retires with sides and jaws and palms tingling with the mirth he has enjoyed and the applause it has compelled ? Perhaps it was a conviction of this truth that called the head of the Utilitarians from his retreat ; but we ranter lean to the opinion that he was led thither by the chnd-like simplicity of his heart, and that innocent gaiety of temper which has been cherished and strengthened through a long and honourable life by &series of labours unremittingly directed to the promotion of social happiness. Among the finest exhibitions of human nature, we know none more worthy of contemplation than that of a man who retains in the extreme verge of life not only all the powers of under standing, but all the liveliness of sensibility and play of fancy that characterised his prime of manhood. This is the ' renewing of youth like unto the eagle,' which is spoken of by the Psalmist—the re-production not of physical vigour, as is fabled of the bird, but the renovation of kindly affections. The figure of Bentham is almost grand. There is an amplitude, and power, and simplicity in his massive features, that remind us of the antique busts of the Father of the Gods. Those who have not seen the philosopher may form a tolerably correct idea of his bead from the common portraits of Franklin, a man of kindred though inferior mind. The arrangement of the hair is similar, the contour not unlike ; bat in Franklin the forehead has less dignity, and the lower part of the visage is fuller and more pendant. In Bentham the spiritual portion predominates—Franklin, comparatively speaking, is ' of the earth earthy; the expression of the Englishman's countenance is creative—of the Alllo-• can's reflective : Franklin might have played the Seth to Bentham's Adam—the one made after the image of God, the other begotten in the likeness of men:— Spectator. s