Star. — London, England, 1829-09-10 00:00:00

ir- ----- COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of CU 318 E R LAN D, attended by her Lady Waiting, took an airing yesterday to Kew. Prince Pam. Lravint, Princess!lMAM, the Neapolitan Minister, and Countess Ix- Doti' and Coant RZOlltt, were among the vidtors of the Royal Duchess yesterday. The Duke of WELLINGTON came to town on Tuesday from his seat at &rathfteldsay, Hants. His Grace attended a con ference held at the Foreign Office, at which the Russian Ambassa dor, the French Charge d'Affaires, and the Earl of Annm, were present. After attending the meeting the Duke left town on a *booting excursion. _ _ In the evening a Messenger was sent off from the Foreign Office with dispatches for the Continent. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday, at the Once of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with the Earl of ANZIDEZN. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. Lord and Lady Saye and Sete, in Groreenor-ureet, from Belvi dere, Kent ; Lady Rivers and Mrs. Rigby, in Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Richard Oswald, Esq. at the London Hotel, Al bemarle-street, from Surrey ; Capt. Clayton, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle -street, from Stone Hall, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgan, in Harley-street, from Ramsgate ; Mr. Plaskett, in Carey-street, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. Earl and Countess Cowper, from Little Maddox -street, for their seat, Pansenger. Hens; Lord and Lady Granville, from Bruton street, for the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; Sir Thomas Hammond, Bart. for Ms seat in Suffolk ; Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for liislinburght Sackville and Lady Lane Fox, for Darlington Hall, Yorkshire ; Sir George Cooke, Ban. from Green -street, for Ms seat in Hens ; G. Parkhouse, Esq. for Southampton; Geo. Harcourt, Esq. from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, for Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. Gott and family, from Hawkins's Hotel, Dover street, for Wakhamstow i Mr. and Mrs. Hendson, from ditto, for the Continent ; William &nudes, Esq. from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Cheltenham; Captain Richardson, from ditto, for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, from Grosvenor-street, for Worthing. BRIGHTON, Sept. 8. We regret to state that the venerable Earl of Har rington is seriously indisposed at his house on the Marine Parade. The Duchess of Newcastle, his Lordship's sister, left the Albion, to return to town this morning. The Duke of Dorset also left the Albion, for town, this morning. The Earl and Countess et Jersey arrived at the above Hotel last night. They remove to Brunswick-terrace to-morrow, to take pos session of the house lately occupied by the Earl and Countess of Mountcharles, who left us to return to London this day. Sir Edward and Lady Hamilton and family are at the Marine Hotel ; they arrived on Sunday, and purpose embarking in the steam-packet, should the weather be auspicious to-morrow. The Marchioness of Dewnshire, Baroness Sandy., arrived at the Royal York Hotel on Sunday evening. Madame Cellini, from the Italian Opera House at Paris, made her promised debut at Tuppen's last night, and was favourably re ceived. CHELTENHAM, Sept. 7. Among the company at the Montpelier are Lord Farn borough, the Lord Chief Baron of Scotland and his lady, Lord Portmore, Viscountess Duncan and daughter, Lord Decies,&c. A numerous meeting of Ladies and Gentlemen was held this afternoon at the Imperial Spa, for the purpose of forming an Archery Club,when the rules and regulations having been agreed to. operations commenced in a piece of ground adjoining and belonging to the Spa, in which targets had boon Axed at 50 yards' distance. Miss Franklin proved herself the best shot. THE ARMY The 81st Regiment of Foot, now satiated at Halifax. has been ordered, on being relieved by the 64th (Cumberland) regiment of infantry, to proceed to Bermuda, for the purpose of replacing the 74th regiment of foot, which b ordered to Ireland. A detachment of the 4th, or King's own, arrived in town yes terday morning from Glasgow, ea route to Chatham. The last division of the 50th regiment has arrived at Hasler, from Albany barracks. The head-quarters and band of the 116 d regiment have arrived at Leith, and disembarked from the William Harris transport. Detachments of the 4th and 11th Light Dragoons marched this morning for the cavalry depot, Maidstone. A detachment of the 67th Foot marched yesterday morning from London for Burnley, Lancashire. A detachment of the 45d Welsh Fusileers are ordered to march on Friday next for the depot, Brecon, Wales. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. •—•411. MAILS ARMED Tau Day—Dublin I—Waterford I—Guernsey and Jersey 2—Flanders I—France I—Carthagena I—Jamaica 1. The Corvo. Kelfe, from New Orleans to St. Maloes has been driven on shore at Cancels during a violent gale. Mat, Serr. 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the John, —, from Quebec ; and Alesander, —, from Mauritius. The outward bound remain. Arrived the ereclan, Blanschard, from Virginia. PORTSMOUTM, Sim 9.—Wind W SV—Remain the Prince Re. gent, Hastrink, from New South Wales; Providence, Ford, from Calcutta; Ottawa. Douglas, from Quebec, and spoke the Cromar tie, —, for Miramichi. PLYMOUTH, Soy. B.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Sarah, Webber, front Lisbon. with twenty Spanish refugees; and Francis, Hol. berry, from Cadiz. Arrived from London the Wellington, Evans, for Madras. FALMOUTH, Serr. B.—Wind W.S.W. to W.—Arrived the Plo ver packet, from Carthagena--sailed 224 July, from Jamaica the 4th August, and Crooked Island the llth. GRZIMOCZ, atm 7.—Arrived the Pomona, Miller, from Ja maica--experleoced a hurricane from S.E. to N. on the 25th ult. in lat. 49. long. 25; Perseverance, M'Donald, from Trinidad; Fame, Smith, from St. Kitt's; Margaret, Crawford, from Gre nada; and Hero, Potter, from Pictou. Dimas:, Sen. 7.—Arrived the William, Black, from Jamaica ; Pearson., Wood, Boyne, Jones, and Resolute, Roberts, from Hamburgh. Livazeoot, Seer. B.—Arrived the Prince Leopold, Watson, from Asiatic; Mary Hope, /3iseett, front New South Wales and Bahia ; Amity, White, from Macsio; Olive, Skill, from Africa; Hibernia, Hinds, from New Orleans ; Minerva, fr o m Charleston ; Ireton. Gaitskill. Isabella, and Lord Gambler, —, from Quebec ; Ann, Smith, from St. John's, New Bruns wick ; Stephen, Wright, from Cocayne; Sarah, Hayman. front the Mediterranean ; Fifeshire, Wilson, from Trieste; Minikes, Lucke, from Gilboa • Favourite, Withycombe, from Newfoend land ; and Ark, Pri ngle, from Cadiz. It is said that a Royal Duke who generally takes all such things In good part, is highly o ffended at a recent caricature, representing him as the " Jockey woe gives the go-by to the man wot drives the Sovereign." The Duke and Duchess of ST. ALBANS intend passing some weeks at Brighton, where an elegant manilas is prepared for their reception. The Countess of JERSEY has left town for Brighton. Lord Lemon Gowen and his family will visit Kil larney in the course of the next week. Jean O'Conem.x. Req. of Greta, will, with his usual liberality, give the Noble Secretary a splendid stag hunt, on Monday, the 14th inst.—Voice Mercury. CROCYPoItD'S . CIub-house is undergoing the annual elesnsing--purifying we must not call it. DOVER, SEPT. B.—After the sharpest opposition which has beet known for years, Hansa Pamela BILUYSINS, Esq. was duly elected d re ayor of this town and port for the year ensuing. The numbers as follow :—Henry Pringle Bruyeres, Esq. 415; Robert Walker, Esq. 544 ; WilWm Knocker, El- 11 ; Edward Thompson, Req. 3. The Miserere, sung at the funeral of the great com poser Bartuoven, accompanied by trombones (which is said to have produced a most impressive effect), is to be performed at the Birmingham Musical Festival ; and eight performers on the tronr bone are engaged, to give the music its full effect. The Grand Falconer's Cup, value 150 guineas, which Is to be ten for at the ensuing Lincoln Races, is presented by his Grace the Duke of Sr. Axial's, Hereditary Grand Falconer of England ; and was made by Messrs. Russet& and Banos It is formed after wee of the purest outlines of the Etruscan vases, and for beauty of design and excellence of workmanship has not been exceeded by any thing which has come under our observation.— The frieze of horses round the neck, which owe that beauty and natural symmetry to the elegant pencil .1 Lady Dacus, cannot fail of being highly approved by all amateurs; en fee side is repre 7 salted the Grand Falconer of England in full metuse, and on the reverse the arms of their Graces the Duke and Duchess. Th e whole is surmounted by a falcon, properly Mired , with his hood' ha% Ac. THE EVENING STAR My %Ley dear ! if, like the Sage Whose pencil 'mongst the moon-besms stole, And " made her disk the ample page,"' The mirror of his glowing soul— Beoved one! if, indeed, 'twere mine To trace on Heaven what HEAVEN How brightly should my wishes shine, 'Till even the dull cold world adrnied! But moons will change,—and thoughts so dear Would monthly fade,—thnugh ne'er decay : Whilst faithful stars retain their sphere, And glad the skies with constant ray. Then, MART dear! when ab.enee tar Detain'll the friends my soul log . l best, I'd make a page of every star From Indus to our beamy West . And in Night's still and noiseless hour., Methinks It were a task divine, On orbs that light our Island-bowers, To speed my heart's fond thoughts to thine. And when to every star that play. My pencil's magic touch were given, Thy soul might deem th' enamoured rays A galaxy of Love in Heaven ! But have we not, when day-!fight shed Its parting smile along the sea, And twilight, o'er the mountain's head, Came on, with sweet serenity ; Have we not hailed and blessed the gem That was to grace the Crown of Night, Sparkling in Evening's diadem— Like love-beams in thine eyes of light ? That, that of all, beloved ! I prize, My brilliant tablet that should bt, Unfading in its world of skies, The talisman that glowed for thee ! And would'st thou not in silence gaze, Till thy fond sight no more could bear, To trace my wishes In its rays, Or fancy what I cyphered there? Then if one beam the brighter shone, I'd think it was my Ablte's smile, As conscious thus, when day was done, My tablet might her thoughts beguile. Oh light of bliss—too rarely given ! Still in celestial fancy shine, For whilst our wishes meet in Heaven, Our souls' communion Is divine ! hi. Y. N. • PTIVAGOILAIIeafte &looses .4merican Odes, Epistles, te.—Ep. 1. The Times English journal is, as we before stated, salaried by My Lord POLIGN Ac ; from him he receives intimate and confidential communications. Lately one of the editors of this journal arrived in Paris, to concert with his said English Excellency. Galignani's Messenger announces that other Engiish journals have followed the example : in consequence the Standard has sent Mr. M—, as the Times deputLd Mr. A—; the Morning Journal and the Age have also their representatives—Messrs. A— and W—. Figaro.—This impertinent wag has the indecency to in sert the respectable names in full—he should be pursued for libel. If Duns sometimes play tricks to creditors, the latter are not always ungrateful. A young officer, whose morn ing slumbers were daily invaded by a clamorous usurer, imagined the expedient of warming the key of his room to a burning heat ; which, upon hearing as usual the unwelcome step of his approaching importunate visiter, be placed in the key-hole outside, and then comfortably placed himself in his arm chair. As soon as the peculiar knock which distinguished a dun was heard, he exclaim ed " Come in ;" A shout like the music of Tartarus fol lowed ; and in an instant the creditor eclipsed like ma gic ;—pauvre Jacques.—We recommend the hint to our fashionable world. Under Louis XIV. a Polignac thus significantly ex pressed himself to the Dutch :—" We shall treat of you, amongst you, and without you." So it appears under Charles X. a Polignac dares inform the English that he will treat of the French, amongst the French, and with out the French.—Fiyaro. For a long time the Police Correctionelle has been privileged to judge in matters of conjugal quarrel. But lately, it seems, a serious attempt was made to extend its respectable jurisdiction, by submitting a love dispute to the wisdom of its judgment. An old officer presented himself with indignity before that tribunal, stretching forth his attesting finger, martyrdised with an unlovely scar ; and feelingly set forth - that it was MadIe.TIIIBAULD who had thus inflicted the cruel injury with her teeth, in the winding up of a discussion in which she permitted herself, most indecorously, to indulge in various descrip tions of ungentle extravagance. Upon which the pri soner demanded of the haughty offender a hat motives had induced her to demean herself so obstropolously ? To which she thus replied with afflicting firmity : " The plaintiff gave a rendezvous—and broke it. I sought him—reproached him,--he was impertinent and so —I bit him." " Why did you give him a rendezvous ?" (With decision)—" He is my lover." Plaintiff— " Your lover !---hem---that is to say, you are my ser vant." Advocate for the accused---"• Yes ! your ser vant; but then be it remarked,---there was only one bed in the house." In vineyard countries it is the custom to baptise wines after any remarkable event at the time being—such as Comet-wine, and so forth. It appears that in Champagne this year, they mean to call their wine Labourdonnaye— because it is detestable and wont keep.- Figaro. The censorship of theatrical pieces is now a depart ment of the Secret Cabinet of the Home Ministry.— Pandore. An honest man has just received, without any provo cation whatever, a visit from M. MA NG IN !—We merely ask if this is moderation ?—Figaro. " What is your name, Sir ?" " Agathocles."— " Your profession ? "—" Consumer." Such was the account given of himself by a gentleman lately accused of having consumed a silver spoon with his soup in an eating house.—Le Mentor. Madame VESTRIS being lately asked her maiden name, replied that she could no longer remember it. Unless our authority sticks more to truth, we must change his name from Mentor to Menteur.. They have introduced from England a lithographic sketch, representing King William planting his banner on Limerick, inscribed with the Orange motto, "Je Maiatiendrai."—Paradore. We catch the sneer. • • • - It was time that Rossawi should leave this country, all harmony for the present being hopeless in France.— Pandore. A Committee of the House of Commons was appointed a few years since, to inquire into tke state of Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. The clerk of this Committee, in affixing the usual notice upon the door of the loom where it was held, for the guidance of individuals who had to attend to it, unfortunately worded it in the following manner : " The Committee of Irish Lunatics." BATTLE OF NAVARIN. COURT MARTIAL !mow CAPTAIN DICKENSON, R.N. PORTSMOUTII, WIDKVISAY, San. 9. CIOR COPACIIPONDIXT). The Court met this morning as usual. At the opening of the Court, a medical certificate was presented, apologising for the absence of Admiral Ottway. The Court was then closed, and remained so for nearly an hour. When we were again admitted, Captain Dickenson requested that the Master of the Albion, now cm board the Melville, should be in attendance, to which the Court acceded, and then adjourned. POLITICAL LITERATURE. A DREAM FROM THE ANTIPODES. THE NEW MAGAELNE: We briefly noticed this article two days ago. It is too good to pass over; and we therefore turn to it again to-day. The ingenious writer date■ his epistle from —'a Town, New Settlement, Feb. 26th ; and, in spite of its absurd contradictions and ridiculous Im probabilities, hr mounts his dream of the previous night, as if it had been made up of recorded and acknowledged facts. The dreamer had supped in a very satisfactory manner cff a delicate kangaroo; and upon retiring to bed, it crossed his mir d, amid a jumble of bush-rangers, second crops, packets due, and back settlements, that that very night there had been a Meeting of Parliament in England. He wail then too far gone to well very rationally on this or any other idea, for at first he felt the Ma'itary Minister jumping up and down un his chest, like a kangaroo. " It must have been"—says he—•` my own antipodean situatii:n which suggested the next inage,—fur I fancied that he —the Military Minister—then determined to throw a Somerset, turn topsy-turvy, and appear. before Parliament. standing on his head ; and that he insisted on several of his colleagues—(ail, I thought, of the Inti-Catholic division)—doing the same." He then proceeds "The first to whom he suggested it was the leader of the House of Commons—Mr. Peel—who, with a self-satisfied smirk, imme diately turned over and stood on his head, in doing which his orange hair, of the colour of which lie had previously been very proud, was much stained and disfigured by the dirt in which he deposited it. The next to whom he made the proposal was the Lord Chancellor, who said that be bad no difficulty in turning over and over again, as often as was wished, but he objected to remain ing permanently in that attitude. as it would discompose the dig nity of his official wig ; but he was reminded that the official wig would be a very comfortable cushion for hint whilst standing on his head, and that if he remained as he now was, the same official wig might get kicked off by some of his colleagues, in their efforts to maintain their places in their new position. The Bishops at first complained loudly, that, it they attempted this new manoeuvre, their robes would take a very indecorous and unseemly sit ; but it was suggested, that, if they stood by each other, they might, by huddling close together, keep each other's petticoats in proper order; and, as it was added that they would. as a reward, be al lowed, by changing amongst each viper, advantageous opportuni ties for refitting, a bunch of them in consequence attempted it. Several others, whose faces I did ;lot recollect as 'Minis , though I remembered them on parade, at the word of command " grounded head." as they would "arm.," though they did not seem afterwards t i "stand at ease." Very many others (sonic of whom surprised me much) turned over with most military subor. dilution But the physical absurdity of the first part of my dream was nothing to the moral contradictions and discrepancies which followed. I fancied the D— of W meant to carry the Catholic Question, at which you may imagine, however little pre— pared for it by his past curduct, I was highly delighted. But with that singular disability which one has when asleep to see anything in a straightforward point of view, I thought he first wrote a letter—you will, suppose, perhaps, like his predecessor Pitt, to the King, to explain—perhaps, as has sometimes been proposed to the Pope, to make a bargain—or to the head of the &glish Church, to propitiate it. No ;of all people in the world, to an Irish Catholic Archbishop ! You will then say, of course he was so determined that the thing should be done, that he wished at once to announce himself, and to secure without delay the tranquillity of Ireland, by letting her know that her just claims would be granted. Not at all—(what nonsense one does dream !)—I thought that this letter was calculated to create a directly contrary opinion, and therefore, if it bad been written, it could only have been to humbug and render ridiculous a worthy old man, to whom he need not have written at all ; but as one could not imagine such an intention, it must, if written, have left an impression that he himself had only subse quently, at the eleventh hour, by the force of circumstances, and upon a choice of difficulties, been driven into that great measure, of which the intentional execution would deserve so much credit. If I had been speculating with my senses about me, instead of vaguely dreaming, the next step, I should have thought, would have been to rally round him those whose concurrence would give credit to his proceedings ; above all to secure the cordial co-ope ration of that distinguished individual, the then Lord-Lieutenant, his own former companion in arms, whose liberal and candid mind had, like his own, adopted upon conviction, and in opposition to former prejudices, his amended opinion on this question : instead of which, I actually imagined that be wrote to this person in the style a country squire would to the bailiff on his estate • at last, too, directing his butler to discharge him. An idea this, the most im probable of all ; as people must at once have attributed such an act to mean jealousy of so eminent a partner in the great deed, or have adopted this as a proof in confirmation that, up to the last moment, be was in Isis own course tossed about by indecision, and only drifted by accident. " I then thought that theßill was at length brought into the House of Commons by that very person who, on one of the last nights before I came out here, I recollect, I heard (when in the gallery with you) declare to the late Mr. Canning, that this was his—Mr. Peel's—only difference of opinion with him, and that, hut (or this insuperable objection, he would have served with him or under him. I remember being then so convinced by the plausibility of his manner, that I said to myself, AU the conspirators, save only he, did what they did in envy of great Caesar,' &c. And yet I now saw him in my dream, hi the same Pharisaical tone, with the same uplifted palms pressed together, pleading, as reasons for his toners. sion, the influence of the priests, the power of the Association, the events of the general election,'—aU arguments in full force when I heard him make that real speech. " But the most absurd contradiction was, that though, with that insight into motives which one assumes in sleep, I thought all ad mitted that O'Connell had, in a great measure, forced them into their present course, yet that these who on that account paid tardy and unwilling homage at the shrine of reason and of justice, still proposed to continue on that one marked individual the exclusion which they no longer dared to inflict on seven millions of his coun trymen ! Strange as it would seem. that those who still dreaded distant danger from concession, and yielded only on the balance of expediency. and from the desire of tranquillity, should, whilst they removed the defence, continue the grievance ; foster disturbance where danger could not be pretended ; and after having at length killed this many.headed monster of a question, instead of burying it decently, should allow its gigantic ghost to stalk • troubled spi rit over still distracted Ireland. I take it, after shaping these strange phantoms in the earlier part of the night, that I slept mote quietly for some time, of which I had a sort of half-eoasciuumess, for I thought I peeped into the House of Commons, and then they were as quietly digesting the Catholic Question as I was my kan garoo, for they were all asleep likewise. Once I thought a Gen tleman, on what used to be the Opposition side of the House, got up, and in a whisper, as if afraid of disturbing any one, offered to the Chancellor of the Exchequer an account of some millions to explain ; to which the Right Hon. Gentleman only replied that it was all right, for that be had Jost cast his eye over it—a physical facility to do which is supposed his qualification for the office which be bolds. Another time I thought I saw a middle-aged man, with a scarlet face and portly person, take the opportunity of boat par. ties being asleep, to slip silently across from his seat un the Oppo. olden side to the T ry Bench, of which change of place no one seemed to take the slightest notice." Here the foolish dreamer tells us that " a change came o'er the spirit of his dream." He peeps into the Howe of Lords,--cad fancied, in his confusion, that the defence of Dun Shouge was at tempted by a dark, solemn man, whom he did not recollect m a Minister ; and who looked, as well as spoke, more like a Portu guese than an Englishman. lie next recounts his vision of the Noble Duke decking Moen out in Royal robes,—and presenting him with the British Sag, in which Micmac blew his nose, &e. as we set forth in our former notice. The whole of this exquisite useryons is wound up the, :—" Before the many, many months are over which must elapse ere this reaches England, events Is ill have happened,—prebably directly the reverse of the unlikely dream of your sincere friend Mosterus." Sir Christopher Pegge,theirteißgitis Professor of Physic at Orford, was !nisch encennid,`thougb the hottocrs of Knighthood which be enjoyed were sometimes the theme of Col lege jest. On one occasion it was asserted that Sit Christopher was absoistely taken Ip in consequence bf chagrin at his tailor, the Myer, befog raised to the some dignity, on presenting a loyal Ad dress. Some oar asked—" Why, what is the matter with Sir Christopher Peat ?" To which some one replied--" Oh, Sir, be is quite sick of the night mare!" (tke Knight Wyse.) ST. DUNSTAN'S CHURCH. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD M YOU, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS OF Till: CITY OF LONDON, IN COMMON COUNCIL ASSEMBLED. The Memorial of the tmdersianed Inhabitant, of the _ _ • Parish of St. Dunstan in the West, Fiert-street, in the City i.f London, Showeth—That an Act has lately passed the Legislature for enabling your blonorialists to pull and rebuild their Pari,li Church, it being at present in an unsafe and dilapidated con dition. That in the said Act powers are given to your Memorialists up change the site of the said Church to a more convenient situation If deemed expedient ; to purchase such additioual ground as may be required for that purpose ; and to sail afd dispose of such as may not be required. That your Memorials.' are desirous of bringing under the po lice of this Honourable Court the favourable opportunity that thus presents itself of effecting one of the most Important Improve ments that can be made within the City of London ;---namtly, tiw widening to a suficient extent the great western entrance to the said City. That the necessity which has long existed for rendering this gri at thoroughfare more accessible and convenient for the purposes of trade, has been considerably improved by the improvements which have been effected, and are still in progress, in the western pat!. of the metropolis, and which have already considerably diminished the business of most of the retail traders residing within the limits of the City of London. That the present general width of Fleet-street varies from !..) of 60 feet, but is so much narrowed by the projection of tilt old Church of St. Dunstan's in the %Vest as not to exceed 33 teet its that part—a width which is quite insufficient for the accommoda tion of the public, and occasions frequent stoppages, accidents, and other inconveniences. That an increase of the width of the street at this spot, to the spent of slaty feet or upward., necessarily involves an alteration of the site of the uid Church, which can only be effected by pur chasing at a considerable expense premises adjoining the prevent Church on the north side. That, were not this the case, your Memorialists would gladly effect such improvement at their own cost, by surrendering the ground required without remuneration ; but the circumstan,:es tts which the parish is at present placed render this obviously im possible. Being now burdened with a heavy debt, and having to provide means for the erection of an entirely new church, it will be out of their power to incur the further cost of providing a new site except they can receive from the public the value of that part of the prs yeast site which is required to effect this great public improvement. Your 'Memorialists therefore pray your Honourable Court to take this subject under your serious consideration. And your Me. morialists shall ever pray. Signed by the Churchwardens, Overseers, Inh..bitants, September 7. THE ANCIENT BRITONS. The following account of the Britons in the cat., Tacitus cannot fail to prove interesting to every Englishman wh , • feels a pride in contemplating the high pitch of social and political improvement which his country has attained, as compared with th.• present state of that land from which came its first invaders, many centuries ago.—The Roman historian represents the Britons as being of the same common origin as the Gauls; and thus proceed. on the subject of their identity;— " You may discover their sacred rites in the sintilariry c the superstirions. Their language does not differ very much In seek inn dangers they show the same bravery, and the .•ore terror it. escaping from them when they have occurred. The Britons. huts • ever, evince more hardihood, as being a people whom a lung peace bee not yet rendered effeminate. The Gauls, as we have been Iti• formed, distinguish themselves in war ; but indoleuce wa, the at tendant of peace ; And they lost, at the same moment, tbe.r val. u: and their fredom. The same has happened to such of the B:ito:.• as were formerly conquered; the others still remain what the Gauls have been . . . . They formerly obeve..l Kings—they were under Chiefs—espoused various factions and in ft-result—and, in opposing this very powerful people, we find no thing of more advantage to us than that they do not consult the common interest. The co-operation of two or three States in op posing the common danger is a rare occurrence; so that, while they fight singly, all are conquered. . . • • . The atmosphere is foul, with constant rain and fogs; but the cold :s never intense. The soil, besides the olive and the vine, brings forth other productions which are the growth of warmer regm: and is also fruitful in corn. They ripen slowly, but come torrh soon—two circumstances originating in one and the sante cause— the great moisture of the climate. Britain also produces gold and silver, and other metals, which are a sufficient reward for victors•. The adjoining ocean yields pearls, but of a dark and livid colour. It is supposed that those who gather them are deficient in a certain art; for, in the Red Sea, pearls are torn from the rocks alive Lnd breathing, whereas, in Britain, they ate collected just as they hap pen to be cut upon the shore. I can readily believe, however, that nature is wanting to these pearls rather than that avarice is want ing to us. The Britons themselves readily furnish levies and con tributions, and discharge the duties commanded by the Govern ment, if no injuries are inflicted. These they cannot bear They are at once subdued to obedience—never to slavery.—Tiicn. nt. Aerie' IRISH OUTRAGES. +. LIMERICK, SIFT. 2. Mr. William Ahern, of Hensbrook, and Mr. Mi.:haul Goold, of the county Cork, were fired at by an a.sassiti near Cas:le town Conyers, in this county, on Monday evening. One of thr horses was slightly wounded, but fortunately the riders escape.! unhurt. William Walsh, a labourer, was fired at, and severely wounded, at Anglesboro', in this county, on Friday last, by a man unknown. who rested his gun on the hedge while he aimed at Isis object. The ball entered his right breast, and passed out under ch.. shoulder. Little hopes are entertained of his recovery. On the evening of Sunday last an armed party of about 40 men, most of whom were mounted, entered the premises of a farmer at Liscarrell, In the county of Cork, on the borders of ibis couu:y, and forcibly carried away his sister, Margaret O'Brien. Miss O'Brien and her brother resisted, hut were assaulted and over powered by the banditti. On their departure they left three men as a guard to prevent pursuit; her brother nevertheless, escaped, and followed the party into this county, near Ballingarry, when Gen. Massy, Req. iratuediately set the police in pursuit of the offenders, who, it is said, remain in that neighbourhood in arms. A few nights back four cows, the property of Mr. liobeit Cus ses, of the Cuertenay Arms, Newcastle, were. Snapped by cut ting the top joint off each cow's taiL Mr. Cusses, had lately get posscssion of the lauds they were grazing on. A pattern was held at Attie', in this county, on Monday, when a boy of 17 years was struck with a large stone on the bead; it fractured the skull extensively, and 11 pi e c e s 01 bone were re. moved by a medical gentleman from Listowell. Notwithstardong the boy is still alive, hie friends will not prosecute, is the person who lung the stone is understood to be a relation. Ccowasst., Seer. 2.—lietween nine and ten o'clock on the Hight of Thursday, the 27th ult. the dwelling-house of John bloroney, of Langinstown, was set on fire and ewirely consumed, together with his furniture, clo'hes, a mike. and were it not that the bre was noticed through a window in Morooey's father's house, which was near it, by a workman, John Murroney would have been burnt to deatb,as be was asleep in bed, and had only time to jump out iu the lames. The only, reason that can be assigned for this outrage is, that he took a farm a few days before, at Clongbileigh, contrary to the Rockite law, when a tenant was lately diupoisessod. Toe Rev. Mr. Herbert, on hearing of the outrage, hastened with the New Inn Police to the house, and examined into the atlair ; he found all was consumed. A shot was fired at Mr. Herbert, and the Police passed on to Langinstown, but nu discovery was made, though they patroled toe country toe several miles. The house of a collier. of the name of Cahill, who lives at Loughma, near Templemore. was. on the night of the 45th ultimo, attacked by an armed gang, who fired three shots into the house. one of which bad nearly proved fatal to Cahill, as it entered the dour close to where he was kneeling. This outrage was perpetrated for the purpose of deterring the unfortunate man trout ful,owinz up the prosecution of nose fellows, against whom be swore inforrna, Lions fur breaking his windows.—Ltererick Citroisecic The New York Gazette of the Bth ultimo bL•ttem that the people of fampico expected a wait from the Spain. tspsdi tion, as letters from Haysonah led to the belief that he wou'd dis embark on the coast between Tampico and Campeachy. 'Mc Spaniards bad been ordered into the interior, and the toiling wen: called out. and every preparation made for defence; there were about 1000 regular troops at Tampico, which, it was beliored, would be sufflciest, will the aid it the m Brix, to repulse the roe • my. Another account says, that at Vera Cruz the expects ion was, that the landing would be at Canipeachy, and that 400 men bad been sent to defend it. , There were oat) 900 soldiers at litre Crish (fifty in the Castle) and not more than two tar three weeks s, and all were in a miserable condi:tow, particulatly the al Officers, who were so much reduced, as to he wider the • necessity of offering their nautical hastrumente fur sale , even at one -twentieth of their cow. The Mexican men-of-war, aj Vera Cruz, were all stripped, and each had a guard of two situ Die boa- !;1 ': ~!