Star. — London, England, 1831-09-15 00:00:00

f rom various parts of France speak of a similar spirit being prevalent. The expenditure of the French Government, which is at this moment greater than its revenue, will require the laying on of fresh taxes, indeed this has already been intimated in the Chamber ; lot it will be a difficult point to reconcile the French population to submit to them, which at the moment of a commercial crisis, complain bitterly of the burthens which weigh upon them, particu larly as they have expected that the revolution was to lead them into a state of abundance. The funds yesterday experienced a sensible de dine, in consequence of the various rumours afloat of a warlike nature. Letters from Italy state that the Austrians will not remain many days without some other pretext for entering the Italian states, and that the same spirit is manifest again in all the legations. It is stated, that on the 24th of September a grand fete was celebrated at Modena, on the occasion of the Duke presenting a flag to 600 volunteers of a new regiment, which he had just formed, and that the inscription on that flag was the most remarkable circumstance of the fete. On one side was Aus tria Estense, on the other, Francis I. (the Empe ror of Austria) and Francis IV. (the Duke of Mo dena.) Thus, proving by the arms of the state, that the Duchy of Modena is but a dependance of the Empire of Austria; a fact pretty well esta blished by the occupation of the Duchy. It is said that the Duke of Modena loses no opportunity of ingratiating himself with the Emperor of Austria, and to destroy as much as possible the impression of Francis I. which the late events of Modena had produced, when Menotti declared Wore his judges that the Duke of Modena conspired to be pro- ' claimed King of Italy. These revelations have ex sited the suspicion of the Emperor of Austria, and he watches pretty scrupulously the proceedings of the Duke. PARIS, SEPT. 127: 17 07171e just received by estafette a letter from London, which informs ug, that according to a protocol signed by the five members of the Conference, and accepted by the French Government, France is excluded from all the deliberations relative to the demolition of the fortresses. It is affirmed that the 12,000 French troops that have remained in Belgium, will return to France at the end of the month. We have a letter from Toulon, which says— " The Meuse corvette, with troops on board, sailed yesterday for Oran. The Bellona frigate, likewise with troops, is just setting out. General Boyer is on board. Admiral Hugon will certainly hoist his flag to-morrow on board the beautiful frigate Iphi genie. This circumstance, added to the order to dismantle the Algiers and the Trident, of the line, indicates that the projected expedition lately talked of is given up, unless, indeed, some othor Admiral should be intended to take the command, or the destination of the Iphigenie for the Levant should be changed." A dreadful firs hu just destroyed a part of the pretty town of Banilounette, situated under the walls of our city towards the sea. The fire was occasioned by the imprudence of some work men marking with a hot iron some casks, con taining spirits of wine. Farxcu Faxiis —Pails, &pt. 12.—Five per Cents. 88f 88f 10e 88:87f 90e 87f 7k 70e 7be 85e 90e 86e 73e 60c 50c 87f 4k 50e 40e 4be 40e 4k 40e. Three per Cents. 110(5:if 75e 85e 90e 76e nee 70e 00e 50e 59f 40e 30e 40e 30e. FLANDERS MAIL-THIS DAY. Bausstu, Sari. 11.—General Belliard and Sir R. Adair have returned from Antwerp. The Journal of Liege says. that for this week past the cannon foundry in that city had been at work day and night. A boat, fall of Belgian psalms gers, was upset at Burgh on the Scheldt. M. Koopman, commanding the Dutch squadron before Antwerp, immediately sent some boats to their assistance, and which conveyed them all on 'board the fintinam steam-boat. A camp is forming on the heath of Castrace, near Mons. for 12,000 men of the army of Mar shal Gerard. There will be 1,000 barracks, each large enough for 12 men. _ ijEPT. 1 2 .—The Duke of Orleans and Marshal Gerard arrived here yesterday afternoon. His Majesty and the Duke of Orleans went to the' theatre in the evening. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 13.—Colonel Murat, (for surly Prince Royal of Naples) arrived here yester day. He has been to London to his family, in tending to settle at Brussels. The English merchants who left Brussels in consequence of the revolution, have now returned. The Afoniteur publishes a statement of the da mage done in the Commune of Calloo, by the in vasion of the Dutch, attested by the magistrates : —42 houses, 40 stables, 10 coach-houses, 20 Darns ; 3 storehouses were burnt, with all the fur niture, effects, and corn, which they contained. Several houses were plundered. The polden of Callas and St. Anne, together about 2,000 acres, were inundated; ten men, Women, and children, were killed. ANTWERP, SEPT. 10.—The appearance of our river is most afflicting, and the ruins of our dykes are floating on the surfacc. Such large muses give way, that fears are entertained for the sluice near the Tete de Flandres : the waters spread their ravages farther ; and even the causeway of Ghent may be rendered impassable by deep gullies : the dykes of Lillo are also said to be swept away, to the extent of 1000 metres. The damage is im mense, and the expense that will be required to repair these disasters is incalculable.—Brussels Papers, Sept. 14. s, SEPT. 2. M . Anthony Kraus, who 'rince Lobkowttx, Governor of Gallicia, ;atives against the Cholera, (oil of and a stomach plaster), has received a from that prince, who informs him and his whole family, have made them, ever since the 22d of May. disorder first appeared in Lemburg, had recommended them to many other and also to Professor Banes, who has it attention to the cholera. The Pro _ them to the attendants on the sick in hospital, and to those employed in bury all of whom, as well as any other used these preservatives, escaped the The Prince allows M. Knus to make pleases of his testimony.—Allgenteixe Sept. 8. ;Ls, SEPT. 13.—A letter from Vienna, st inst. says—' , It is reported to-day that the Russians, having attacked a (ected in front of Warsaw, were repulsed loss. From this commencement it is THE EVENING STAR. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 15. 0111 O'CLOCK, THIS Day...-Thertninneter, id. Ba. renteta, 30.14. Wind N. Weather, fair. The Papers and the Patriots continue to sound an alarm, about the machinations of the House of Peers. It has long borne the name of the Hospital of Incurables—meaning, we presume, that it was the Sorbonne of all ancient prejudices. This may partly be true, yet we are persuaded that a consi derable proportion of the Peers are men equal in in telligence to the average of the community ; and we are not driven by croakers from the estimate which we lately published, in which we ventured to as sert, that a majority of about forty will favour the bill. We have some reliance on the good faith of Ministers, and are persuaded that they will be li 'flitted in their new creations only by the necessity of the case. Whatever they think proper, the voice of the people will confirm. If their five-and twenty new creations are not sufficient, let them make fifty, or a hundred; for this would be of infinitely less consequence, than not to succeed in regenerating the Constitution, after proceeding so far in their great work. Nevertheless, we advise the people every where to meet and express their sentiments to their Lordships, in such language, as shall leave no doubt that their opinions continue unchanged. On this subject, we invite attention to the eloquent paper in our lut page, and deduce from it the fact, that the Ministry have forborne to disturb the Lord Lieutenancies,in the hope of neutra lising many of their Lordships ; for if such be not the result or the design, Ministers would uselessly have compromised the public interest, in bearing so long with such obnoxious authorities. In every point of view, we infer, therefore, that the Bill will pus the Lords ; but to effect this object, Kt' a, binnerins, and PIOPLI mint cordially unite, and fearlessly do their duty. We are almost ashamed to renew our apologies about non-arrivals from Poland, and the uncer tainty of intelligence from that quarter. There is no doubt but the cholera, the sanitary cordons, and the domestic confusion in the countries through which intelligence must pass, not only obstructed, but actually render it in them of secondary con sideration. We are enabled merely to repeat, that the slight notices which continue to reach us, indicate that the brave Poles have gained such advantages, as render the positions of the Russians untenable, if they have not already retreated. Our intelligent Paris Correspondent, whose letter we print in another column, describes this as the general opinion in that city. He also throws some light on the affair which led to the retreat of a Rusian division into Gallicia. It now appears, that it was not the main corps of Rumors which so retreated, but a separate corps of his army, which had been engaged in the seige of the stronghold of Zamosc. They were dispersed by a sortie, and fled into the Austrian territory, which is at no great distance from that fortress. We give some other reports in our extracts from the foreign journals, received last night and this morning ; but for more conclusive information, we must endure our anxiety till the arrival of the next Hamburg mail. After we had written the previous article, we obtained an extract from the Journal des Debate of Tuesday, the Editor of which has given an article at length from a Cracow piper of the 31st Aug. If not overcharged in its representations, it is very encouraging as to the prospects of Po land ; at the same time, our readers will recollect, that the substance of the same paragraph appeared in the Star a day or two since: Caacoir, At m. 31.—Poland Will file from her ruins 3 the enemy who pollutes our soil is not without fear, and the tombs of our heron warn them they will be avenged. Our camp in the environs of Warsaw is composed of 80,000 men, which are the bravest and best troops in Europe; and the signal given to them to march against the ene my, in concert with the key en wane of 50,000 men, which are encamped under the walls of Warsaw, would assure victory. There are, besides, le. The corps of Eyewash!, 7,000 men, who an in the environs of Koski& Si TM alp of Roosyntaki, of 10,000 men, who an at Ostrowiee. Besides these are two camps eche Lees me item hi the Palatinate of Cracow, we st &ski, the other at Mid, about 10,000 mem The Reserve joined to the Commis et Volbyoia, are about 11,000 men. Of regular troops, Poland amidst ha distress, has to keep 179"3 men, who will much against her enemy with the anticipation of being ruined or of saving their country. On theta a decisive victory depends, and they Na m e i n the justice of the all Supreme, at the moment they are going to fight the second Raglan Marshal. whose army is composed of 100,000 awn. A report prevails of brilliant advantages obtained by the prams of Ramose, in whirl $ great number of MOOD have been taken from the Russians. Accounts from Lem berg aura, that Genera' gainurod; wbo invested the above place. hes taken flight, with his corps, in the Galician ter ritory, where he has been disarmed. Our Paris Correspondent, in his letter of Tues day, received this morning, assures us that tran quillity is again restored in that city, after the bustling tumults of the previous week, of which we have given accurate accounts in the STAR, though it has suited the policy of the French police to suppress all details relative to them. It appears, however, that the spirit of discontent bas not been confined to the capital ; but, from various causes of excitement, is spreading through different de partments. We wish the French Government would be wise enough to be popular. Upon 'Change to-day the pacific speech of the CHANCELLOR last night has made a strong im pression, in favour of 'general pacific arrange ments; and, in corroboration of it, private intelli gence has arrived from Paris, stating that the next deliberations of the great Powers will have for their object the progressive disbanding of their enormous and ruinous standing armies; in subservience to which principle, such concessions will be made to the Poles, as will enable RNuia to reduce her armies at the same time, and assure general tran quillity throughout Europe. In furtherance of these objects, a marriage is understood to be on the tapis between LzoroLD and a French Princess. In the House of Lords last night, Lord Grey signified his intention to lay papers before the House relative to Portugal ; on which Lord Lon donderry made a long tirade, certainly of interest to none but himself. In the House of Commons, the usual •ariety of petitions were presented, and one of them, from Galway, led to a spirited debate about the Irish Church. Lord Althorp mad. a motion for receiving the report on the Reform Bill, which led to a long dis cussion upon various points, to a division about Aldborough, 64 to 149, and to another about Downton, 43 to 96, when the discussion was adjourned. At two o'clock this afternoon, another Con ference of the Ministers of the Great Allied Powers was held at the Foreign-office, on the affairs of Belgium. Despatches have been received at the Foreign office from Paris, Brussels, and the Hague. This day Lord HtLL, as Commander-in-Chid of the Forces, held a Levee at the Horse Guards, which was attended by about sixty distinguished Officers. sent to Prim two preservt cataoline, any letter from that he an use of ther when the d and that he h persons, anc evoted great lessor gave t th e Jews' ho! ng the dead rbon w• ho :corder. Ti ny use he p ettung, Bkusszu ated the I t i 'Chan g e ! artery etect all great k concluded that the place will be obstinately de fended, and that the prompt retreat of the Polish army on the capital was for the purpose of con centrating its force,while the Russians are obliged todivide theirs to defend themselves on both banks. It besides appears that the town does not want supplies, and that the siege may last long." Lztestc, SEPT. 7.—Berlin, Magdeburg, and Pilnitz are invaded by the cholera. This scourge is only ten leagues from us. Every moment it may break out here. The affairs of Poland are en veloped in the greatest mystery. However, it ap pears certain, that in consequence of a reverse, the Russians are retreating precipitately, happily for Poland, but unfortunately for European tranquillity ; for the contest will thus be indefinitively prolonged, if the Powers do not interfere efficaciously to pre vent it. On Friday evening the Prince of Orange went from Tilbury to Grave, and then to Nimeguen, to inspect those two fortresses and the troops in garrison there. His Royal Highness was expected in the last town on Saturday morning. The gar rison was whim been under arms, and the inhabi tants were adorning their houses in honour of the Commander-in-chief: several triumphal arches were erected. ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONZ O'CLOCIL The French funds bad fallen 11 per cent. to 59, but the following day improved to 59-70 ; Consols, which left off yetterday at 824 for the account, opened at 8211, went to sellers 821; Ht present they are 821 1. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which have been in the early part of the day 821 1, are at present 821. THREE OTLOCIL Bank Stock, shut. Three per Cent. Reduced, shot. Three per Cent. Consols, 821 1. Three and a Half per Cent. 1818, shut. Three and a Half per Cent. Red. shut. Three and a Half per Cent. New, 901 90. Four per Cent. 1826, shut. Long Annuities, Jan. 1880, shot. Annuities, Oct. 1850, shut ; do. Jan. 1860, 18 15 16 17. India Stock, ; do. Bonds, par, 1 dia. £lOOO Exchequer IMMO 18 8; £5OO do. 8 10; 1 100 and 4900 do. 10 121 Advertised, 78. Bank for Account, 1991 9. Console for Account, 891 The Malta steam-packet has arrived at Fal mouth, having perfoessed the voyage from Corfu in seven tun dope, including calls at Maui, Gibraltar, and Cadiz. Advice. from Alfeers of the 3d instant state that the Arabs bad set the fields on the whole plain on fire, and that It bad been burning for ten days. Th e thermo meter stood at NI, at midnight, in the open air. The Vice-Admiral, during the late cruise, visited the submarine volcano, named Graham Wand and, finding it in a qu iescent state, be deemed it prudent to station his klajesty s sloop Ferret on the N.W. side of It, to make known its situation to vessels which might not as yet be aware of its cxistence.—bfaiia Casette. _ _ It gives us the deepest concern to confirm the apprehensions entertained of the fate of Captain Edward Blaquiere—a gentleman known all over Europe, as • friend of liberty, and to the English nation, by his writings about Greece, Spain, Por tugal, &c. His ardour led him lately to co-operate with the Portuguese Refugees, and be sailed some time since from England, in a vessel bound for Terceira, which has never reached its destination, and there is now no doubt has been lost. After co operating with the French, the Belgian, the Spa nish, and the Greek Patriots, he has in the Por tuguese cause been the victim of his activity. The history of his life, which may some time be written, would be the history of European patriot ism, as exerted against the machinations of the Holy Alliance from 1814 to the catastrophe which ended his career. He united in a remarkable manner indefatigable personal energise, with very superior literary powers, and inflexible integrity.— He was a native of Dublin, a nephew of Lord Blaquiere, and had been educated in the British navy, and attained the rank of Lieutenant. He was about 45 years of age. In personal qualities, he was one of the most amiable and generous of men, and is deeply lamented by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. Eight muter carpenters published a denial that the body petititioned for universal - suffrage. They d 3 not deny that ten thousand are out of employ ment, but ascribe the distress to other marten who take cheap contracts, and onderwork their masters. THE ROYAL FAMILY. Their Majesties gave a grand dinner on Tuesday evening at St. James's. Among the party were the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Glocester, the Princess Augusta, the Prussian Minister and Ba roness Bulow, the Swedish Minister and Countess Bjornstjerna, the Neapolitan Minister and Countess Ludolf ; the Bavarian, Hanoverian, and Wurtem berg Ministers; Count Lowenhielm, the Swedish Minister at the Court of France; the Duke of Devonshire, Viscount Palmerston, &c. &c. The dinner was served in the Bankquetting-room. In the evening the Queen's private band were in attendance, and performed several pieces. His Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Augusta, and attended by the Surveyor-General of the Board of Works, took an airing yesterday after noon in a carriage and four to the old palace at Kew. The Duchess of Glocester and the Princess Sophia visited tlzte==. Amongst the recent elevations to the Peerage none has given greater satisfaction than that of Admiral Sir James SSUCDPII, whose services have long merited this dis tinction. There is reason to believe that their Majesties and the Court will return to the Pavilion at Brighten as early as about the middle of the ensuing mouth. Sir Augustus d'Eate, the son of the Duke of Sussex, has lied a bill In Chancery to perpetuate the testa. many of his father's marriage. and has also taken Counsels' opinion upon its legality. We are requested by Mr. G. R. Brooks, to state that his proposed Concert is again postponed. The fees at the Heralds' Office, and other ne cessary expenses attending the creation of • new Peer, amount to 0001. At the Levee on Tuesday the King conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Henry Smoky Hie. rich, Esq. The receipts at the Dublin Musical Festival ex ceeded 7,®0 A meeting took place at day dawn yesterday morning, on Wimbleton-common, between Lieut. Claxton, R.N. and Mr. Prothaoe, M.P. for Bristol, attended by Capt. Berkeley, M.P. and Sir F. Vincent, Bart. M.P. which ended without boodshed. It was on a matter connected with the Colonial question. A requisition is in course of signature, by the electors of the city and liberties of Westminster, to be pre sented to the High Bailiff, requesting that he will convene a meeting of the inhabitants, for the purpose of giving them an opportunity of expressing their still unabated attachment to, and unqualified approbation of, the prindples of the Re form Bill. Notwithstanding the vote of 50,0001. just made by Parliament to defray the expense of criminal proseat. tone in Ireland, there is an armor of 27,0001. still lying over. At Brantford fair on Monday evening, about 8 o'clock, the whole of the gallery of Scowton's Pavilion, amtaining 600 oe 700 persons (principally women), through the insecurity of the props, gave way,•and came down with a tremendous crash ; several of the women were carried out severely injured. Above 1,000 piles have been driven of the new pier at Heron Bay, which now stretches into the ocean a distance of 700 feet. The ifresford Independent expresses extreme gratification as the appointment of Mr. Carew as Loa Lieu. tenant of Wexford, and the Carlow Morning Peel states that, with the exception of Sir Thomas Butler, no appoint ment could be more gratifying to the people than that of Lord Dunr.ennon to the Lord Lieutenancy of Carlow. There are few of our readers unacquainted with the bleary of the Loan navigation. Its present propels. toes obtained it from the family of the Marquis of Doug* for about 17,0001. For the outlay of between 13,0001. and 14,0001. in seven years, the proprietors have pocketed in terest to the amount of 363021. Se. 2d ! ! This sum was almost entirely subtracted out of the pockets of every man wbo consumes whisky or beer in the Lisburn district. Tae 11111111 RZFORM BlLL.—Yestsrday after noon a meeting of the members of Parliament connected with Ireland was held at the Hinges Arms Tavern, Palace. yard. The meeting was called by circular letters sent round to the Irish members, " for the purpose of considering the best mode of peasseding as regarded the Irish Reform Bill, which, as it Is stated, is calculated to curtail the corporation hanchlee ; to petition Parliament for additional members for counties not having boroughs, and on other most impor. , tam connected with the welfare of Ireland and the true iotwew of the empire." Shortly before two o'clock, many members with Ireland, including Mr. M. O'Connell and others, entered the room. The meeting was declared to be strictly mints, only those being allowed to be present to whom circulars had been sent. TuR Reroax BlLL.—Doctor Bowring, Mr. Pared, and other Livery of Londe°, yesterday waited upon the Lord Mayor, wither r eq uisition to call a Common Hall, for the purpose of petition the House of Lords to pass the Mom Bill, when the Lord Mayor said he was ready to appoint Friday for the Common Hall ; but it was thought better to assemble the Livery on Monday next, in order thee the members of the body might have due notice of the meet. ing. The Deputation then left the Mansion House, and placards were ordered to be put up through the city, stating that the Common Hall would take place on Monday next, sod calling upon the Livery to attend to petition the lords to pass the BALL Sun D•T ScitooLs.—Yesterday at 6 o'clock in the evening a Jubilee was held at Eseter.ball, in com memoration of the birthday of Mr. Robert /takes, the original founder of Sunday-school institutions. Lord Han- LET presided, and the speakers moved a variety of resolu tions osaunendatuty of this system of instruction, and ex bensive of a determination still further to promote it. The usiness of the evening commenced with prayers and spi. ritual songs ; but great numbers were admitted who could not be accommodated within the limits of the Hall, and a . - pressure was the necessary consequence. Water was handed about for the relief of those who were fainting from ex haustion, but shrieks of sufferiog loonales were hood, not. withstanding ; several were borne off, with considaable culty, apparently in Its. The &usury recommended a few clerical gentlemen to accompany the overflow of the meals, to Orange street, whither they accordingly repaired, to deli ver suitable discourses, and order was then in some degree restored. The meet was then read, in which it was stated that a subscription of 10,000 L more would be tequi-ite in order to establish Sunday schools on a satisfactory footing throughout the country. 1,11001. however ' had already been tecdved in the course of the morning. Mr. Iliackbusu (an independent Mioista,) took an extenalve histo rical review of the progress of Sunday schools, since their first establishment tit y years ago, and concluded by expressing a hope that Lord Broußrou gham would take up the subject of national education, and introduce some great and comprehensive system of useful education throughout the entire empire o.ber speakers followed, who also ably advocated this system of charitable tuition, its aid of which a liberal collection was made at the doors. ORAPSZ.STIUSZT SUNHAT SCHOOL. is'e cannot help noticing the splendid and judicious ar. rangements that were made by the teachers and friends of the above school for the comfort and encouragement of the children. After the morning service was ended, the chilaten p r o ce ed e d from the whool.house, St. &Latin's-street, with a splendid banner in front, round Leicester.square, through Bear.street, into Casele-street, to those spacious premises, formerly occupied by the national schools, where ups ards of 400 children of both sexes sat down to an excellent dinner. c onsisting of an abundance of roast and boiled meat, vege tables. and a plentiful supply of good table ale. after sr, ith every one was supp lied wi th a plate of good plum pudding. Maw th e children sung the Grace, for re. turning =is. They were then allowed to play—the girls b e in g a dmisted Into the Green, in Leieestsr.equare, and the beyeeseming the Large looms, foe their diversions. until s o o &aka, when they all assembled together, and were Zrwith a ben and oldie. After which the Rev. .1. P. atibsnod a very inspressive address to the children niddilhe malbrtb the wonders Gnu bad wrought in the 4 446 the instrumentality of Sunday School in-truc. wseriittg the young from vicious courses end SA- M* breadeg. The chi/then were them wit home, at an welly hem SECOND EDITION HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK. The Constifulisossol of Tuesday contains the follow* paragraph relative to the battle of Zamosc Private letters inform us of a battle which took place on the 22d, and which lasted 18 hours. Eight thousand five hundred Austrians proceeded to the spot, to meet the Russian troops which bad penetrated into the Austrian territory. The Poles had made a frightful carnage, and had lost but very few men themselves, because the Russians did not expect to be attacked. These letters also speak with confidence of the taking of the Russian General Kaisaroff. and that his carp s of the army would be completely annihilated." The Chamber of Deputies have determined to address the King, to request that the remains of Napoleon may be res. tared to France by the British Government. A letter from Paris atates, that the Prussian Govern ment bare exprested a jealousy of the number of French troops, assembled under the name of Cordon Son wire, on the north-east frontier. A French Notary has disappeared with s million of francs. It is a curious fact that the petty Prince, the Duke of Modena, refuses to acknowledge Louis Philippe u King of France ! The Cholera has spread to the vicinity of Magdeburg and Leipzie. W. F. S. Ponsonby, M.P. for Poole, is a Candidate fur Dorsetabire in the Reform interest. No other Candi date bas appeared. Consols dosed this day at 821 j. smularessmaso ffinum.... CH•RINO CROSS Hoorn's Brethren and Gentlemen who formed the procession assembled at the new vestry-room, near the parish church of St. Martin Charing Cross, at half-past twelve o'clock precisely, when the procession proceeded to the site of the intended building. When the procession arrived, the Brethren divided to the right and left, and faced inwards, form. ing an avenue for the M. W. Grand Master to pass through, preceded by the standard of the (hand Patron and the Grand Sword Bearer, and followed by his Royal Highness's banner, the lonic Light, the Grand Mas ter of Ireland, Deputy Grand Master, and Grand Officers. who took their respective situations on the platform.— The Vice-Patrons of the Institution, the Vice-Presidents. and Build ingCom m ittee,also wok thei r places on the platform. —The stone was then raised, and, after the lower one was adjusted, the grand secretary read aloud the inscription en. graven an the brass plate, and then placed the same in the cavity of the lower stone. The grand mourn deposited the phial containing the coin. The cement was then placed on the upper face of the bottom stone, and the Grand Muter adjusted the same with a trowel handed to Mtn for that purpose. After which the upper stone was low the Band playing " Role Britannia.' Th e Grand Master proved the just position and form of the coos by the plumb, level, and square, which were suc cessively delivered to him by the Junior and Senior Grand Wardens and the Deputy Grand Master. Being satisfied in these particulera, his Royal Highness pre the stone three knocks with the mall, which was delivered by his Grace the Doke of Leinster. The cornucopia, containing the corn, and the ewers, with the wine and ail, were then banded to his Royal Highness, who strewed the men and poured the wine and oil over the stone, with the accustomed ceremonies. —The Grand Master having inspected the plan of the in. ended building. delivered the same to the orchitect,together with the 'rural tools used in proving the position of the atone. The band then performed" God eau the King." This ceremony being concluded. the brethren returned to the vestry-room d lot. Martin. It ii a circumstance most creditable to the I I French people, that 60,000 francs, or about 1 2,4001. were collected in Paris for the starving Irish in Mayo, at an expense of only 141! The fact is not generally known, and we have great satisfaction in making the statement. The Editor of the Paris Paper, the Avenir, took laudable pains in promoting it. Certain sham letters from pretended settlers in colonits, are making the round of the papers. They are usually addressed to persons at a dis lance from the place where they are printed, and in one case it lately appeared there were no such parties. In truth, they are wicked decoys fabri cated by land speculators to entrap emigrants, either (or the sake of their capital, if they have any, or for the use of their persons in the slavery of new settlements. Nothing can more strongly illustrate the intel lectual imbecility of the present French govern ment. than the following nauseating paragraph, conspicuously inserteJ in some of the Paris pa pers :—"The Duke d'Autnale. who is in the tenth year of his age, mounted his first guard yesterday in the Ist company of the Ist battalion of the 10th legion. and 61ed off at the parade in the court of the Tuileries." This corresponds with the a ooden shoes. the frog-eating, and the soup-magi e, which renders the French character so low and ridicu• bus in all foreign countries. It matches their liberty, with, passports from village to village— their licensed presses—and the impertisent inqui sition of their spies and police. By authentic advice. from Alexandria, dated the 21st July, it appears that the cholera morbus was raging at Mecca with the greatest violence in the month of May last, and bad carried off 5,500 per sons in the space of from 20 to 30 days. The whole number of pilgrims who attended the shrine of Mecca this year has been calculated at 60,000, of whom 20,000 are supposed to have: fallen vic tims to this fatal malady ! The remainder set out from Mecca on the 23d of May, on their return to their respective countries ; those belonging to Cairo arrived there on the 13th July, having thus perfbrmed the journey in 51 days. No case of the cholera had shown itself at Cairo up to the date of the last advices. Every body knows what a morbid symptom it is for the mind to dwell perpetually soon one subject. We bcpe that the Marquis of London derry is well, for we wish him well ; but we re gret to say that he was last night again on the subject of Portugal—that subject which has not only haunted his imagination, but followed him like his evil genius, almost every night to the House since the Session began. It is true his Lordship did nnt introduce t• e subject himself on the preset t occasion. for it arose out of a declar ation by Lord Grey that he (the Marquis) should have the papers. and every thing else he • anted retpecting Portugal, except the adoption of his opini qrs by the Government. Such an intimation would have been satisfactory to most men, and would have prevented any discussion from t tking place until the papers alluded to were produced and examined. But the name of Portugal was enough. In mentioning that name Lord Grey touched the string, and off went the Marquis, dashing and plunging through the Portuguese question in a manner that was quite alarming to his friends, until Lord Grey and the Lord Chancel lor each administered a dose, which succeeded in quieting his Lordship. Bet, seriously, how can the Marquis of Londonderry or the Earl of Aber deen— for they are en-partners in this Portuguese affair—persuade tbemenlves that the people of this country can be Vaught to sympathise with the sorrows of Don Miguel ?—iferaid. t, t t,. 1 4 1 ' : it