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Sr H. HA RDINGR replied, that the project wan too aboard to serious consideration by the Government. 'The immense ex: t ot of the line in itself is a fatal o bstacle. Mr. HUME asked what was the itemises of the Illinois es /900100 cootrary to the flattering statements of that r i c h 11. balit s ff Hexane and Sir R. Owen sa'cl. the fortress was used gff t be preparation of saltpetre and charcoal, line fro like Pevers Halifax. hani, in %at, and was s point d'eppasi, supporting the m 114634 for expences of Engineer Officers on Foreign Stations. 20,456 for Ordnance Expellees In Ireland. Mr. HUME objected to this item, the consequence of the mis government of that country. Sr 11. HA E DING E sa id, there were but 644 Artillerymen pigged in Ireland. D 13,069, fur expeoces of the English Ordnance Department, in twos superannuations, Pensions for Officers, their Widows, &c. The following Resolutions, after a few remarks from Sir J. Guff aw Sir H. H•ILDUIGL, Mr. HMI, and Mr. Blaney were e "143.944 for 010 Su erannuation. p 115,249 for Barrack Department. IVACO ditto Ireland. 155,465 for Military Stores. 211,469 for Colonial Works and Barracks; and 2.100 for Extras of Ordnance. The Chair was then resumed. Fir A. GRANT brought up the Report, and the same was m end to be received on Monday. Lk. LUSH INGTON presented • Petition from the Farmers of de Canty of Roes against any alteration in the Coru Laws. The ether Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the Bowe adjoined at a Quarter past Twelve o'clock. LISBON PAPERS. now TIM arum DI 1.11111011, via. 7. WAR DEPARTMENT, FEL d. The division of English troops under the command d Lieutenant General Clinton, whom his Britannic Ma jfity, the ancient and faithful ally of Portugal, sent to the assistance of this kingdom, having marched from this capital into the interior, her Highness the Infanta nincess Regent orders that it be published to the army and nation, that the conduct of this di vision doting its stay at this Court deserves the highest consideration on account of its discipline and regu larity. Her Highness is well assured that the said Lieutenant General will cause similar order and pro rim to be observed in any part where they may ar rive, and that the gallant troops whom he commends, will renew the same ties of fraternity, which, during the Peninsular war s united the Portuguese and English Army into one. (Signed) CANDIDO JOSE XAVIER, (A tro Coll) The Chief of the First Department. RODRIGO PINTO PISARRE. WAR-OFFICE, Fre. 0. Extract of Official &putts, received in this Department Lieutenant General Stubbs. writes ftom Oporto on the 3d inst. that the rapid movements which had been precoticerted betwixt the Generals the Nlarquis d'Angrja, Count de Villa Rot, and Correa de Mello, had compelled the rebels to retreat from Sante Taco, where they spent the night of the U. This General adds, in case I Medd be attacked Isere, I have so disposed the troops I have here, and who are in high spirits, that there is no fear of repressing the enemy. Count de Villa 'nor wrote to General Stubbs the following illispatch,fram his head quarters at Liza. on the had Instant. I have envied yourEacellency's dispatch under yesterday's dace,in which yes announce to me the state of tranquillity and security of your coy, I have now united here a force, which is sufficient for under taking offensive operations against the rebels; and I must now add to your Excellency, that I have this day formed a junction with Generals the Marquise( Angeja and Correa de Mello, and that we are now determined to march against the rebels, as to-day our forces occupy Pombeiro aod Guimaraes. To-morrow we march by Lan bozo and Carvalho (Este, upon Braga, for the purpose of cut. ting off the roads of Salto and Ruivaes ; and that, which by the bridge of Oporto leads into the centre of the province. By this intelligence your Excellency may regulate your movements, and be sure that if we shall succeed in surrounding them, we shall march against them through that city, in which cue any opposition which your Excellency can make on the river Asa will be of the greatest utility; but should they make any other movements, we Man follow them, and if the communication remains open, I will in a few hours communicate to your Excellency whatever happens. 1 request your Excellency as before, to acquaint the Secretary at War with these dispositions. and that Amirante is sufficiently gar risoned to defend itself against any attack on the right, as well as m the left of the Tamega. (Signed) PINTO, The Chief of the First Department. The Minister Secretary of State charged provisionally with the War Department, cannot this day, the 7th instant, give his usual amMence, on account of the exigent:lift of the service. Almost all the troops of the first British division, who came so generously to our assistance, have le ft this capital; and without fearing to be deemed guilty of exaggerations, we can baldly say that all of 'herb have carried away with them the good wishes, esteem,' and attention, of all the loyal and respectable inhabitants of this populous city. Really none ever have not could be seen in 4 Mlle brilliant, and, at the same time, more pacific and well disciplined state. From its noble and gallant commander, Sir William Clinton, from its brave staff, from the first and second in command of the divers corps, to the humblest soldier, nothing has been observed in them but the most noble deportment, the best and most rigid discipline. Thus, there is no won der that such allies and such troops were hailed with univeisal demonstrations of joy and gratitude, by the ever firm and loyal inhabitants of this capital, who, under all circumstances, and in every crisis, have mani fested the most noble and exalted character of a peat people, eminently honourable—that is to say, eminently Portuguese. Such soldiers and allies could consequebtly not be received otherwise but with enthusiasm, nor be treated otherwise than with cordiality and affection, a . by such worthy conduct they realised the best hops s of all good Portuguese. They are the same men who, by their valour and blood, sealed our independence as a nation in 1814 ; and they now once more sign our independence as citizens, by supporting our legitimate liberty against rebellion and perjury—the most pie eious gift by which the legitimacy of our great King and Lord, Don Pedro IV. can be illustrated, kc. &c. 711.011 VIZ OAHU Dl LISBOA, Of MO 6. WAR OFFICE. (Extract from Official Repent.) Lieutenant-Genetal the Marquis of Angeja, in con junction with General Correa de Mello and Count Vila Floe, knowing the state of defence of the city of Oporto, divided in part the forces which the latter Genetal (in consequence of orders from the Marquis of Aneej 4) had undertaken at Regoa, determined on the 2d, upon nuking a movement towards Guimaraes, for the pur pose of occupying that town, and of attacking the rebels wherever he could meet with them.—Oa the same day (the 2d) General Stubbs writes from Oporto : I have just received letters from Count Villa Flor, who, on his mirth to Penaiiel, changed his intention, and marched yesterday towards Liza, where he waste Mop that night, and form a junction with General Mello and Colonel Vasconcellas, and was this morn ntg to have moved along the road of Torso to observe the motions of the rebels; and according to the intelligence since received, it is wertained that a thousand and odd of them stopt last night at Villa Non de Famelicao; but that this morning, inat•ad of proceeding on the road to this City, they filed 01 towards Santa Tirco, where, it appears, they will arrive this evening. 'And at this very moment, am informed by a patrol which I detached on the road of Barcel- Ls, that much firing of musketry was heard in the direction of Santa Tire°, and whi.lt is very probable to be true, as our troops moved towards Torso, and the rebels upon Santo Tirco. The two points being one league asunder, they must steeds have fallen in with each ether, which may have occasioned the firing that was beard. I have taken measures to defend this city to ease of an attack, and hope to repel the anat.% Glebe nook. : I (Signed) 1 , The Chief of the Trient Division, 'PINTO. 1 PLOY allarTA Di LOMA. OP 5111 UL WAR DEPARTMENT. (F.ztract from Official Reports.) Lieut. Gisela] Stubbs writes VII the 90th of January that Cannel Zagallo, after having defended the bridge of Mizarella for the space of five hours, against the greatest part of the rebels, who attacked him on the 29th and 30th In his position, being unable to maintain himself against the cavalry, upon retiring to Sa lamonde, was obliged to disperse into the mountains, he him self retreating with a few officers and colotirs, and depfsts of recruits into Oporto. Colonel Zarin* was sure that none of his soldiers bad -been taken prisoners, but that they would speedily join again. His force on these points did not eaceed 300 men of regulars and militia. The same Lieutenant General writes on the 51st that Colonel Brito, who commanded part of the brigade of Colonel Zstrallo, fought ►ravely, defending himself as long as possible in his pod tion.and when compelled by a superior force to retreat, entered Oporto likewise on the 31st, commanding the troops of the itd and 29d regfmente of infantry, and forty horse of the 10th regiment of cavalry, besides some militia under his command. The aforesaid Lieutenant General Stubbs employed all his ener gies, and every measure of security which were at his disposal, and ordered immediately the troops who were at Coimbra to march to Oporto. Count Villa for writes front Villa Real on the 30th, saying, that put of his division marched on the 31st to Amarante, and by forced searches to Oporto, and that the 4th Provisional Regiment, and the 13th, embarked on the same day on the Regoa, for the same City. The Marquis of Angeja went on the said day Irons Villa Franca to Serra do Alvao, where he joined General Mello, and prepared to march-against the Rebels, hyping that these movements, which be bad combined with Count Villa Flor, might frustrate any attempt which. the Rebels might have projected to make against Oporto. , (Signed) . PINTO. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1827. srocK EXCHANGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In consequence of the unfavourable Intelligence from Portugal, by the steam-boat, the Consol market appeared very heavy at the opening this morning, when they were done at 611 for the Ac count ; and soon after receded to Ala I s as the prevailing opinion was, that we should be obliged to send more troops to Lisbon.— Also. t►e CHANCELLOR of the ESENINEUReII account last night, in regard to the finances, were not so favourable as was expected.— Up to the present time, the Consol market hassomewhat improved,' as more favourable accounts are expected from Portugal, for the rebels must retreat again into Spain the moment our troops come into contact with them. Consols may now he quoted at Ili to 62, and for April at 622. In the Foreign market little is doing, and all South American Securities remain steady. Current prices: 014 Spanish 15j j, Mexican 1$ j, Glomblan 38 k, Peruvian 33 35, Chilli° 34 37. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. At ?regent the Conant Market remains atsady at al/ to Mt for the Account, previous to which they were claw at an. In the Foreign Market little doing. PRICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK S per Cent. Red. 82 1 h 7h 3 per Cent. Cons. 81% 82 3,4 pet Cent. Red. 88% Ti 4 per Cent. New 97 1 / 4 4 per Cent. 1826, 9834 L any; Ann. 19 9 16 11.16 India Stock 245 243 1 h LIMO this 32 33 L5OO ditto 32 33 CM) and 1.:20+) ditto 32 34 Cons. to, Account SIN 9(g 82% 80% 81 FOREION FONDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Colombian Rood., 6 p Ct. 54; Russ. 1822, 6pC.MI 90 Ditto 8d5,11124, Sild Do. Acct. t o. Acct. 56d 6 6 3 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. lid Vanish Bonds, 5 p 614 d Onto Acct. )31 Mex. Fonds, 5 per Ct. NI Do.lloods,ille.3,spC. Id 4 1 1 Do. 8d5.t025, 6 p Ct. 664 I j Fr. litotes. 5 p C.lolf —c Do. Acc. 614 4 4 * Exchange, 45f 50c BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO S.r CLOCK. lif•AS. PAID. Potosi La Paz & Perim. Also. SO 5 Al as Alliance British 100 10 9 6 British Rock and Patent Salt 10 6d 41 Faisal FUNDS, FZIIIIIIALP 14. Five per Cents. 1011.—Three "Pm Cents. 611. 25c.. Bank Stock, 1,990 f. Neapolitan Rentes, 740i0c —Spanish Cortes Stock, 19d.—Royal Spanish Loan, 52*. Haytian Loan, 610 f. Exchanges: London, One Month, SM. 40c. Three Months, 25f. 25c. We are extremely softy to state that the Earl of Li voftrooi was, soon after ten o'clock this morning, taken suddenly ill, supposed to be dangerously. A variety of rumours on this subject were in circulation, at the . Stock Exchange, in consequence of which the Fonda experienced a considerable depression. The answer to the inquiries this day, in Downing street, was, that Mr. Caton/to w.is going on very well yesterday, and may now be considered as better. We have received this morning the Lisbon Papers of the sth, 6th, and 7th inst. They fully confirm the important intelligence, we esclusively published yester day, of the advance of a large body of the rebels to within a few miles of Oporto, and of their subsequent retreat by way of Braga, which lies midway between the former city and the Spanish frontiers. Should they be ultimately expelled, as there is every reason to hope, they would, from the direction they have takes, reach a part of Spain where they might remain em bodied for a considerable time, and thui occasion an noyance, if not fresh troubles. In Galicia, upon which . Province they were evidently falling back, no prepara tions, at least that we have heard, have 'sten taken by the Spanish Authorities, to meet such a con tingency as we have just noticed ; and if they have the means, it is much to be feared that they have not the disposition to employ them in such a way as the emergency would require, and the professions of the Spanish Monarch entitle us to expect. However, as the sincerity of the latter will be soon put to *the test, we shall not attempt to anticipate the result, particu larly as it must have a decisive influence, one way or the other, upon the relations between Spain on one side, and Great Britain and Portugal on the other. To re . vert to the attempt of the rebels to get possession of Poi tugal, it seems to have ben conceited with no slight degree of skill, and to have been matted by a considerable mixture of boldness and ability in the ese , cution. Their whole force, leaders as we•l as men, was collected for the occssion, and one of its first operations, was the attack of a divisit.n of Constitutiotial troops ' under the orders of Colonel Zagallo whom it is clear they entirely r( uted mid dispersed ; though in his own dispatch it is ;aid, that the act cf Jispersing the troops, was on his, part a measure of free cboiceand not of compulsion. Haling thus swept aaraithis obstacle to the attain. meat of their main design, the rebels it cannot bi denied, prosecuted the rest of their plan, with as much courage as skill, and would probably have succeeded in gaining possession of Oporto, but for the admirable precautions of General STORRS, who commanded there, and to whose prompt and able arrangements the safety ,of that in'eresting place, and the preservation of much valuable British property ace principally doe. How- ever Count VILLA FLORA, as well as the Marquis of AroxJA, and General Dc NI atm), did every thing that could be expected from their courage and parr iotism at so critical a juncture, and availed themselves with great promptitude of the check the rebels had sustained in their advance, its order to come up with them, by which means the latter were not only deprived of their intended prey, but compelled to fly precipitately in a different direction. —As the rebels had 'approached within nine miles of Oporto, the consternation that prevailed there, particu larly am , ngst the British inhabitants, against whom the former were supposed to be greatly exasperated, was indescribable ; and the danger wis regarded as so imminent, that the Er.glish residents thought themselves happy if they could save their lives at the expense of "'their property. Let us tope that this is the last trial of the kind, for which our countrymen in that place are reserved; and, to convert this hope into an absolute certainty, we know of no means so efficacious, as an immediate augmentation f our naval force, which really appears inadequate, in its present state, to render, in's case of great and sudden emergency, the se: vices for which it is stationed there. The following is a Copy' of a private communica tion, teceived this morning from Lisbon, dated the 7th instant, and contains the substance of a dispatch ad dressed to the Minister of Wart " The Marquis of Angeja was at Braga on the Sd, and on the fol lowing day was to attack the MarqUis Chaves, who was dying before Sim by the Bridge of Prado. Angeja, Villa Flor, and Mello were united, and carried on most effective operations : the Rebels were sying for Galicia.—John de Lacerda had performed much service in the two &ins; and General Stubbs deserves much praise.— General Mello commanded the infantry, and Villa Flor the cavalry. • I hand you this Bulletin, which is to be published this evening ; the rebels are retreating, and Spain must now disarm them. " Another private letter of the 7th states, tbat part of our Eng -li►h troops have arrived at Coimbra, and the Staff was to leave Lisbon ►n a day or two. ft also says, the rebels were flying again into Spain, pursued by the Constitutionalists." The following is a report of the proceedings which took place in the Chamber of Deputies on the 6th inst. and which cannot fail to interest that portion of our Readers, whose pursuits are chiefly commercials LISBON, Fits. 6. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—SaIina or Rah S. Strohm &now, the Secretary, read the Project of Law ' No. 101,, on the commercial relations of the Kingdom, proposed by the Com mittee of Finance, in the Sitting of 19th January. After a pretty long discuseion, it was adopted by eighty-one votes ; %shore De remade and Serpa Machado being the only members who dissented. The President said, that as it was • use of urgency, the discus sion on each of the Articles would be continued to-morrow, as the order of the day, otherwise three Sittings must intervene. After some other papers had been read, . . Sen. Girao asked leave to speak, and said that one of the most ne cessary laws was one to repress the abuses of the press. He ob served, that if the usual forms were observed, it would hardly be possible to discuss the Project of Law immediately, and he there fore proposed, that as the Chamber had concluded its debates for to-day, It should divide into sections, and take the project lato woulderation.-t•This was agreed to. suet to or mutt dry ras.—raaupow or erStatasor. Article 1. Ports of Lisbon and Oporto are open to the merchant vessels of all nations, with which Portugal is nut at war, and in case of war, private property shall be respected. In the debate on this Article, various amendments were pro posed, among which was the following, by M. VanzeUer, via. to add after private properly the words. "which shall exist in any manner in the said ports and depots." The Chamber having resolved that the matter was sufficiently discussed, the President put the question on the first part of the Article to the words wet at war, and it was generally approved. The second part of the Article was also approved, with the amendment of Sr. Vanzeller, all the others being rejected. Art. 2. AU merchandise of whatever country shall be admitted in depot, with entire liberty of re-exportation, without any other duty than one per cent. and without any other expense than that of labour (trebelkm bragaer). A very animated debate arose on tilt article, which was approved with some amendments. Art. 3. Shall be admitted for consumption all goods not expressly prohibited in the annexed table paying the duties actually estab lished. Goods from the various countries of America, when im ported in Portuguese vessels, or from the countries in which they are produced, shall pay 24 per cent, and 30 per cent. if they do not come direct, in whatever vessels they may be imported ; or even if they do come direct in vessels not Portuguese, or belonging to the country where they are produced. The first part of the Article to the word astallished was approved, with some slight alteration. The second part was also approved. with the alteration, that Portuguese ships shall pay 24 per cent, whether they cone direct or not. The Paris Papers, which arrived last night, including the Etoile of Thursday, contain no news, either from Spain or Portugal. of the slightest interest. A confused account of the events near Oporto had reached that Capital, and had an unfavourable effect on the Rentes ; but confidence will probably be restored amongst the Jobbers, as soon as they obtain more correct information. Their present alarm has no doubt arisen from some •ague suspicion respecting the sincerity of the Spanish Government, which, it is to be hoped, will prove in the end wholly unfounded. Our men Market has caught the contagion as usual ; but as the depression is without a sufficient cause, a speedy reactiou may be confidently anticipated. THZ Aamy.—Lieut. Col. Sir JOHN MAY, K.C.B. has been directed by his Grace the Duke of WeLummox to proceed immediately to Portugal,to take the'coaltthand of the Royal Artil- lery stationed there, vice Lieutenant Colonel Wean& Satz, who has been recalled. M. CONTINIis the Italian Messenger, left town last night, with dispatches for Sir F. ADAM, at Ancona. 'Thursday, between ten and eleven o'clock, Colonel Pusons arrived at the Colonial Office, in Downing-street, In a' . chaise-and-four, having landed on the coast of Cornwall, bringing dispatches, with an account of the decease of the King of the Asusrrals, in consequence of the four wounds his MAJESTY re ceived in the celebrated battle in which Colonel Puisoan distin guished himself as Commander of the British Forces. The Kato was accompanied to the field of battle by twenty-nine of his wives; the King's Great Chief has also died since the battle. Soon after the battle was over, the surrounding native troops took possession of the bodies of the slain Ashantees, cut off their heads, and were very expert In separating the jaw-bones to take home with that u proofs of their victory. During the conflict, Colonel PULDBMI was wounded in the thigh. No less than three attempts were made to piiiion bins. On his voyage borne, he was nearly shipwrecked off the rocks of Scilly. He left England about three )cars ago, with the rank of 3lalor. A Parliamentary Account of the Income and Ex-, penditure has just been presented, by which it appears that the Income Is about 55,000,0001. and the Expenditure about 54,000,0001. Surplu., or Sinking Fund, therefore, is about 1,000,0004 The At my Estimate, fin the present year have been printed. They amount to the sum of £6,601,948 10t. 114. being wi•.hin a few pounds the same as lab' year. Yesterday the dispatches for Bombay and China, by the s►ip Charles Grant, Captain Wiwi%la liar, were closed at the holt., noose, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Only env vessel seas reported inwards at the Custom Hotute..der Wednesday, and only' two Ott Thuisdry, vii —The Guti Hoffman' front Neubarlingeraill, with beans, oats,.&e. and the Iris bpd Factor, Belfast traders. FALNOUTU. Fes. 15.—Wind N.W.. to N. N. W.—Arrived off the port, the Nymph, C'ttuserios, from St. Michael's, in 26 days ; and Brilliant, Reeves, from Palermo. Arrived the 'Magnet packer, W , from Lisboa; and Thomas, llamas. from St. Michael's. Pi.visouvo, Fes. IS.—Wir.d W.—Arrived the Geo. I V. steamer, &sec, with dispatches; and Bradford, Moms, fru% St. Jolin'a.— . Oiled his Majesty's ship BARMAN, for Jamaica. PosTIl4OOlll, Fee. 16.—Wind EL—Arrived the Tulloch, Parsee, from London for Jamaica; and his Majesty's ship Atecutu.s, from Gibraltar and Lisbon. &tied the John limn. Maces. for the Mauritius; and the Amphitrite transport, for Belfast. The Wind sor, PILOCTOII ; and Inglis,—, purled the Wight this afternoon, for Bengal and Calcutta. Disc., Fes. 16.—Wind B.W.—Passed by, the John Munro, —.,from London for Berbice; and Avon. !baits, for ditto. Garivcamin, Faa. 16.—Arrived the R. Folwards, horn New York ; Salmon River, Pralla Sierra Leone ; Lac. front Malta; Aurora, Gianott • from Gibraltar; Si.ters, Raoan, from Messina ; Royal Mail, from St. Michael's; and Dove, MITCHELL, from the Canaries. Sailed the Hytbe, WIUIOII, and Vansittart, DALIYM rca, for India; and Carnellie, ['lmre, for Constantinople. CLYDE, Faa. 14.—A large Rust Indianian, from London, with limo( main and misen-topmast, was seen going into Lsbon on the 27th ult. by the Adeuna, Lows, which arrived here yesterday from Likbon. The Rosins, llf.fierostr, bound to New York, put back to the Clyde on the 15th inst. leaky, after being out since the einli and as far as lat. 55. long. it. LITERATURE. The Vindication of Certain Passages zn the Fourth and Fifth Volumes of the .History of England. By J. Littomto, Mawman, Bvo. pp. 112. In a recent number of the Edinistrgh Review, a se •ere and sweeping accusation was made against the li terary character of Dr. Lingard, the eminent historian. The reviewer objected to a note at tLe end of the fifth volume of the history of England, relating to an event unconnected with English history, and encouraged, it seems, by the detection of certain tell tnr imaginary errors, directly charged the historiographer with care• lessness, fraud, and misrepresentation, and in these words passed sentence—" The book is one cf 'a Inott dangerous description, which will impress the minds of its readers, with false and incorrect notions of the history of their country, and of the character and con duct of their ancestors.' This piece of criticism has consequently drawn forth the treatise in question. Dr. L. could not sit down tamely under a reproach which he really did not deserve, and he therefore most ener getically and powerfully explains away the objections of the reviewer in his vindication. The historian thus ad dresses his readers in the Introduaticn to the present ti act I It did not escape me, when I first sate down to smite the " Mo. tory of England,' that I had imposed on myself a toilsome and invidious task. I foresaw that it would require habits of patient research, and incessant application; that I should frequently be obliged to contradict the statements of favourite writs us, occasion ally perhaps to offend the political or religious partialities of my readers; and that my pretensions to accuracy would provoke others to seek out and expose those casual errors, which no human vigi lance can totally exclude from long and laborious compositions. But thi knowledge of these inconveniences did nor divert me from my purpose. I have pursued it faithfully and fearlessly through six quarto volumes, and have brought down the history from the first invasion of the Romans to the death of Charles the First. As the work issued from the press, it graduAlly Attracted notice. By some writers it was honoured with the meed of their approba tion ; others selected certain portions for the suiject of antnradver 'ion. To these I nude no reply, intending to reserve myself till the completion of my labours. and then, in a general answer, to ad mit emendation, where I found myself in error, and to defend my former statements, where I thought Wens captiously or wan- • to sly assailed. Dr. L now recedes from that resolution, io come pence of the late attack in the Edinburgh Review. The last twelve pages of this able vindication are occupied with the Author's answers to two other opponents, the Rev. Mr. Todd, who conceives that Dr. Lingard I.as not done justice to the memory of Archbishop Cr armlet ; and a writer in the Quarterly Review, who s e gallantry has induced him to advocate the cause of the unfor tunre Anne Boleyn. On Galvanism, and its Medical frfcacy in Chronic Diseases. By p LA Bsaumu, F.L.S. Medical Gal- vanist, fr.c. Mighley. 12mo. 7 . Among the numerous publications that issue from the Press at this season of the year, our attention has been arrested by one which, we think, is deserving of more than ordinary approbation. Mr. La Beauure's recent work on Galvanism, to which we allude, is the more worthy of general perusal, because it unites all that is necessary to be known 'Uf the hi,tory and theory of the science with the extensive experience of a long established practitioner. The chemical and medical properties of Galvanism are in this short treatise exhibited to the commonest apprehension, and it will tend to convey a knowledge of that impott , ant and interesting philosophical agent to many who 'may obtain relief from its curative properties. The chemical powers of Galvanism have been proved in the ( decomposition of various fluids and neutral salts, the sleflagyation of metallic leaves, the fusion of metals, and in the evaporation of diamond itself. The medical pro perties of this powerful agent have never been better explained nor so well illustrated by facts, as they are in the interesting work which we now recommend to the public. Mr. La Beaume describes their effects in a va riety of chronic diseases, which have been hitherto con sidered beyond the reach of medicine. The modest - and unobtrusive manner in which the facts are stated, accompanied by an honest avowal of cases to which the administration of galvanism is inapplicable, and of others in which it has failed to produce a beneficial re sult, claims the confidence of the public, and of the me dical profession in particular. The work abounds with important and judicious remarks, particularly as to the etility and applicability of galvanism in numerous dis eases, its modus operandi, its proper adniinistiatit.n, its immediate and subsequent effects. Mr. La Beaume also. proves its superiority over mercury in many disorders, especially those that arise from a constitutional de rangement of the system. By attacking disease•at its source he has succeeded in curing the most oh stinate cases of indigestion, torpid liver, alleles - 414; &c. as well as deafness and blindness. Mane interesting subjects are condensed into this volume; and we cannot refrain from adding our corn esendation to Mr. La Beaume's work,which has already received high encomiums from our literary contempo raries. It is the production of a scient fic and respecta ble individual, to whom the medical prolevion, as well as the public, are greatly indebted for lu, researches, and the results of his experience, On a subject but little known, and less understood. " 1•P Robsnis New and Improved Series of Artiais Magazine. An. 1, January. 1827. Here wehave original Sketches and Tales, Revs sew works, judicious poetic selections a n erg, eapitally executed by Charles Heath& a vigneti George Ctuikshank, and all for a ver) trifling Pocket news of ;raving ette by u.n. ~.... r i r . r 1 i I • ~.. -,„ , il d .1 • • I , I , • t . . , 1 • 1 1 .1 ; r i .. I. 1 4. 4 1 . •1 t ; . L. % 1 1 • 1 I it . . • 1 P 1 ), ' 1 1 II 5 • , 1 • e