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will have reached the capital by the end of January ; since, after their late breach of faith, should the enemy offer terms of peace, it is not likely he would linen to than on this side of Cmmerapoora. Nothing can inspire the Bin mese with a love of pence but their being made to feel the fatal consequences of war ; het Will they ever be cured of their perfidy but by the thorough hopeleasntss of any good to be gained by it. His Burmese Majesty, we hope, will not only be rendered incapable of future mischief, but such teens will be imposed upon him as will hold out a salu tary warning to such Chiefs as may frt.,' any inclination to imitate his example. This war may have been costly, but it.; !Toth cannot fail to hive a very beneficial effect on the tranquillity and security of the IlritiAt empire in India. Lord Cu Alerts So m r./0:1:1*, " says a leading article in the Times of yesterday, " is said to be coining home, and to be actually exreted within a few days in England. We shall confine our observations," says the writer, " to one point—that his Lordship must be directly accused—that he must be fairly tried—that it is not England, or the British Parliament, which would be disgraced, but Lord SOMEROtT and the !louse of MAI:FORT, if, ra publicly char;;ed as lie has bran,—so threatened,—so retailed from a high office by the Soveteign,—so stigma used by the national feeling of resentment, he did not ji,ree a trial, by wli:eli nlonc 11is honour can be cleared, and a verdict— we trust, a retdiet of acquittal—recorded to flatstre ages." Now it is well known that Lord CitaRLES SOMERSET Moses borne for the express rurpose of meeting publicly the charges that have already been brought against his official conduct. To insist, titer, fore, that on his return " his Lort:',itip roust be directly arcuArd," is somewhat su perfluous. It is eqtrilly so, we should hope, to urge that "be must be foirisi tried." The administration of justice in our Courts is surely net such as should cause any appre hension on this score. _ . It would be well if the Times, r-!1 4 1e it throws out this gra tuitous suggestion, that his Lordship should be " fairly tried." were as careful that before trial he should be fairly te“ll.V, and not be prejudged by the public press, or de nounced as guilty of misgovernment before any single chsrge has been /maul! against him. It is in vain that any man trusts to the goodness of his cause, if, when accusations are made against him, he is to be condemned by the public opinion before he can be heard in his de fence. When any journal permits itself to be the instru ment of this sort of in!iistiee, it makes war upon one of the most sacred privihTes of the subject. We do not say this with reference to Lord ('nnt:;.cs SUM ERSET indi vilually, but with reference to these common principles of justice, in which we have all a common interest, aniT which the public pre .q ought faithfully to uphold. If a of aeriltd should " clear the honour" of Lord C IIAR L E S, which the T;ntrs trusts" will he the case, what disgrace ought not to fall upon a journal which has held him up as " the natioha! lectihr; of re sentment ?" It is a libel on the country to represent it as possessed with such a feeling towards an individual against whom, hitherto at least, no guilt is t rered, and thus to debar him of that fair inquiry which, when under seethe tion, every man in the kingdom has a right to claim, but ulnae such an anticipated judgment would effectually deny. l'he accounts from Illackburn, Lirerpool, and Man chester, containeo in another column of our paper, are of a most disastrous 'Lind. The information which we have been enabled to collect, shows dearly that distress in many and, perhaps, wanton wickedness in others, have induced the unemployed workmen to again set on foot a systematic demolition of all those powerful mechanical insentions which in a great degree supersede the necessity, and often times exceed the accuracy, of the most perfect manual labour. Of course, the power-looms (the most obnoxious, because the most generally used, mechanical invention in that part of the country) were the principal objects of at tack by the mob. These of several manufacturers rere destroyed by them, though one Blackburn letter, of the itth, is anxious to exenerate the people of that place from participating in this idle, unprofitable, and wicked work of destruction. The writer of this letter seems to wish himself to believe that the mob which committed, in Blackburn, the devastations alluded to, did not belong to that place, but had marched into it in great bodies from the adjacent parts. Ile adds, that the Riot Act was obliged to be read three times, such was the for bearane: of th•: Magistrates ; while the military that had been called out endured with the utmost patience the pelting of stouts from the mob. It is even said that one ruffian fired at a soldier, and that the shot missed him, but e”trrcrl the back of a man standing near him. It is also said that several hundreds of the mob were armed with seine few with fire-arms, and " nearly all the rest bludgeons." Fortunately, we have heard of no lives !ming been as vet lost, It is quite evident that the whole matiVacturing population of the two kingdoms—aye, and of many parts cf Ireland, too—are in such a state of (lis ta is, ti:at rerliament would do well to look for a remedy at oece. or i! may (which we most heartily pray it may not) firce itself on the attention of the Legislature and the G.vernment in Ilfar more serious shape. We cannot but sincordy and deeply sympathise with the distresses of the working classes; but if Gulf would only reflect, we are assured that they must then admit that much of the pri vatioes which they now sultl:r has been brought on them selves by their own improvidence, and by their own inso lence to the masters during seasons of full employment and unnaturally higli wages. CITY, AVEDNESDAT EVENTNG. Emirlisli [link this ti °thing were in a completely s!lte, ail.' the price of Consols :01 day was 791,1, h.: iitMr Securities iti the Euglish market wire ~rd 7'. Irithout South km:Clem' Securities were a rhadc lower than on Monday, and the business in them was limited. Colom bian Winds fluctuated betwr. n Id and VZ; Mexican 6 per Pent , 6.',1 6 ; Pernehn Bonds 29 30; Russian Bonds 771: Greek ditto 1 t 1 t', ; and Spanish 81. The Share Market entitintml in the same depressed state as it has bt,nt in for a !civil of time, if we except some bargains in the Tlalpti::_ditia Company, the Shares of which have ad vaiwed tt. t.; pm. Il e are sorry to state that the reports from the menu faczuring districts are v-ry unsatisfactory. The depression in every branch of trade, Recording to these atlvicss, conti nues undiminished, and the spirit of insubordination among the operatives in dim districts appears to be in (leasing. The letters 'from Port•au-Prince and from Aux Cayes, to the Bth ult. enter into kngthened remarks on the rela tions of St. Domingo with France, and on the rejection of the Commercial Treaty. They do not apprehend any hos tilities. A strong French squadron, however, is to ren dezvous at Port-an-:Prince; an indication not in character with a Power granting independence to the Black Repub. . . lie. These tetten ward dist either the Bums lidosAw or ibe French Minister bac attempted so deceive Olt Ptesi l'.• it Boras. The French Goverment, on their part, appear to be completely deceived as to the expectation of being the car riers of the produce and trade of Hayti. The half duty expected to be levied on French vessels is withdrawn ; they pay the same as the flags of other nations, except in turd crier cases. A great change, it is said, is about to take place in the affairs of the Government; the whole of the eiport and territorial duties will be abolished, and a fourth of the produce taken (in lieu of them) from the cultivators of the soil, as formerly was the case in the north, under the sway of CIIRISTOI.NF• These letters give rather unfavourable intelligence for the holders of Ilaytian Bonds at Paris. They state that a battle about to he raised in Hayti, for the Government, to thoulanent of 1,200,000 dollars, at 5 per cent. interest per %OLIN& FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Nortinimbeiland entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Northumberland if oirw. Among ninon were—Mr. Secretary Canning and Jir.. Canning, Count and etiniite-s Muie.ter, the Earl and Countess Gower. Lord Mart,eth, Mr. Sturnelci, The Marquis of l.an.,town had a dinner party yesterday, at Isautsdown House, Iterkeley.square. Earl Fort...nue entertained the Director; of the Ancient Music and a large at dinner yederday, Ili. house in Grosveunr.sqsare. Labop of Lincoln rill tamed a large party at dinner ye.iterday, at Is house In Consattgblsplate. The Right Hon. Win. Huskies,. had :trend dinner party yesterday. at his residence. :traverse-plum Inarrniet The Karl of Kingston entertained ap- distinguished party at dinner yes tafdaf, at his house. Whiteball•piace. The following gentlemen had dinner partiev yesterday.—The Donai.is likinonrd, Henry Hank, and It. nuraud, Nix. neivimunt ha. 1....ned ra.(l of invitation for a ball on the Itith of }lnv, at her houto: in Crum..nr...wove. . _ of Tatokerville ha. bioted card. of Invitation for a growl a..embly 4th of 31,v, at her how-r 111 t;ro.-vettor,.quale. _ 31r4. ,‘ ill give a rout tumor row evening, si her . llo4:e In Lower GrosVcll4,T•slteet. Tbc qui • anti Mafr.hiene..s of Huntly have arrived at the Earl of 111,,inten'.., in St. from hinshailon, Iluutiug6 m, . . Lord and La.ly Forrester tori:ril In town yestviclay, hula Novymt Piwoell. The of Chiche.ter and family tuft:ea in town ye,terday, from the Palace, ( hiche•ter. . Capt&ii and Ur,. iiatth arrived yesterday at their hinvii: in ilryan,tone awry, !roil their scat in Ortk.. Arbuthnot, and family h,vt • d ut ark bou.e hi Ben nett-4feet, St. J. 11114,:•• •• Iron, Own. Sir Chnries 7.10110 r, Bart. arrived yrocrilay at Itia hou+a, from hi+ .rut iv I'nrl:~hirr. Air. anti Lally earohne have left town for s•mning•hlll. Deln e has arrived at the Royal Jame A's-street, from a tour. Sir Ft!ward anti I,wly Lloyd and family have arrived at their house In Lower St ranor—areor, from their •rat, Penewern, Lord., Clink. and Hobert ,llatinvra have Icft'vole Cattle, for Newmarket. Th ;It C. , 10.4 . 4 MO, Jerillyll , treCt , — Sir ViWard O'Brien, Bart. from r. tour ; Dr. •,trotor, ditto. . . . . 1 letratlrrer frid.l the IA iti.h Hotel --Captain and Mr.. Duncan. for Pail- ; William Kcal, E.g. for Ireland ; M'Mall ))))) Cm!. fur ditto ; Cal•taln Itrlthlb.... R.N. Cra Itevonport. -Arrival , at Mr, -or. lintel, Loner 11-noir-ofeet :—Sdr and Lsrly Jolitfe, from Surrey Lord arid lady KI Is wall, front HAM. ; Lord Lit. ford, from surrey Delate, F.,q. and Mr , . Deltntraitil Irmo Hereford hire ; 11. Baring, V. , q. front Fancy ; .1. Intw,on, Eau. from Kent F. Lloyd, E. aur a Mr , . Lloyd and family, train Su , rrex ;T. A. Kni-l.t. from flertfdrd-hire; Mr.. Hannan' and Ali. , Thentralrl, A". sorter*, E.g. ;Ind Mr.. "State, anti family, from the Nt.dth; Mrs. and Mi,4 Clayton ; film Che,ter. Yesterday afternoon, at ten minutes before six o'clock, his Majesty arrived at his Palace in Pa in hi:; tra velling carriage and four, with out-riders, attended by Sir Andrew Barnard, the Groom in Waiting, from the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park. The King rode in a private manner till his Majesty arrived near Kew-bridge, where a party of the Nth Regiment of Lancers were in waiting, and escorted the King to Londeksa. Tuesday night the Princess Augusta and (?tinge Leopold honoured the Italian Opera with their presence. This evening Prince Leopold will houour Mr. Mathews's: entertainment of /,..,n'utioas with his presence, at the English Opera !louse. The Cabinet 3iitiisters dined with Mr. Wynn yester day, at his house in Whitehall. Yesterday the Amba:mattor from dig Netherlands and Lout Bexley transacted businelia at the Forifyi Office. Yesterday 111. Rothschild transacted business at the Treasury. No wen I'MDFIttAND horse.—This spacious edi►7ce seas in part thrown open to the fashionable world on Monday. The following apartments formed the suite the anti-dining-room ; 2d, the dining-room ; 3d, the glass, or mirror drawing-room ; 4th, the tapestry-rcom ; 3th, the picture gallery. The rooms formed the most splendid ap raralce. 111 this gallery is the celebrated vase, presented by the King of France to the Duke of Northumberland, on his late megnitieent embassy : it is of large proportions, being five feet high, and three feet three inches diameter, of the matchless Seve manufacture. The body of the vase represents " The Triumph of Diana," painted by Le Jeay. The painting is Iti inches high, and S feet in cir cumference. In Short, it is one of the most perfect speci mens of enamelling modern times have produced. The whole is richly mounted in or-molu ; the mouldings and handles superbly cluesed. Ili Grace has conferred on this unique testimonial of respect from the House of Bourbon, the honour of placing it in decidedly the finest apartment in his mansion, by elevating it on a pedestal of verde antique marble, enriched with gold, and surrounded by a protecting brass railing, supported by four richly-chased or molu cohunns. Four Ottomans surround this splendid specimen of the arts, covered 'with geranium -coloured satin ; there are also four other Ottomans of a vast extent, for they occupy nearly the whole floor. On the pier -table facing the vase, was placed the sword presented by George the Fourth, superbly mounted with brilliants. Suettsi' .vtu. ' a ANNIVERF,AAV Itinvii-Day.—Upwards of two hundred gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner on Monday, at the Shakspeare Hall, Stratford, to com memorate the birth of our immortal dramatist. The chair was taken by Mr. Mills, in the absence of the Mayor, who was obliged to go to London. The Anniversary of Shak speare's birth was on the Zit!, hut happening this year to fall on a Sunday, it was celebriited on the following day. The utmost harmony prevailed ; and many most excellent songs, duets, and glees, were sung by several members of the Shakspearian r;aciety. Of the songs sung on the oc casion, there were three original ones by Mr. Bisset, of Leamington. Cannon were fired from Bancroft, sad an excellent band of music were placed in boats, during the morning, on the Avon. _ _ litfltNti 9 MONUMENT AT ALLOW AV.—ln addition to the money formerly scut towards the completion of this monument from London, 271. Is. have been remitted as a contribution of a few other admirers of the bard in the metropolis. The outer and parapet walls around the mo nument have now been built, and the ground has been tastefully laid out. A number of gardeners and nursery men, from Au, Kiltliarnoek, anti other parts of the coun try, have voluntarily plant.il the ground with choice shrubbery, provided wholly by themselves. A railing is all now that is wanting to finish the work. The funeral of Sir Alexander Don, Baronet, late Mem ber for this County, whose death we announced in our paper of Thursday last, took place in the family burying ground at Newton-Don, on Tuesday, attended by a nume rous assemblage of the nobility and gentry of the county, and friends of the deceased. The melancholy and sud den death of this highly-accomplished and much-respected gentleman, who was cut off in the prime and vigour of life, created a sensation of sorrow and regret throughout the neighbourhood, which bore ample testimony to the estimation in which he was held by all ranks of . society. Kind and fascinating, though dignified, in his manners and deportment, his lass must bug be deplored by the ex tensive circle of his friends. 11 is liberality and public spi rit were ever ready to further and promote every scheme which he conceived had the happiness and advantage of the community for its object ; and, as a country gentleman and landlord, his conduct was always such as to challenge imitation and command respect.—Kelso Mail, April 20. A duel is said to have been fought on Tuesday, at WO mer's-green, between a gentleman named and another. The former fell after the first shot, and was conveyed away in a travelling chariot with horses from Barnet, and be is said to have died soon after. Mr. onyer's hounds.on Monday, found a fox at Epping, and ran him gallantly into the town of Brentwood, where he took refuge amongst some old buildings, and completely evaded his pursuers. The hounds went on to Moore's, upon Mr. Tower', estate, and drew it without tweem. THE BRITISH PRESS DINNIat IN PARIS. Foreigners have oftso made ft ace of their many re proaches against es that nothing can be doe effectually in this country, whether of a polities!, charitable, or, indeed, of any other nature, elitist over a good dinner. This fashion seems to be intro:ageing itself into France, as may be seen by the following accounioof a public dinner, which was first instituted is Faris by she young men of tin. pro vince of Britanny (mobil?* in that capital) only six years ago, and seems to be increasing every year in number and effect. We take the following abstract of the report of the dinner from the French Papers received yesterday : The young people belonging to the province of Britanny, and resident in Paris, established in 1820 a sort of annual dinner or entertainment, which has gradually become re markable on account of the attendance of many eminent members of the Chamber of Deputies, and others, as well as for the liberal principles displayed in the toasts given on the occasion. They have assembled this year earlier than usual, in order to enable M, Bernard, the Counrel for the La Cbalotais family, to attend before his return to his province. The number assembled on this occasion ,was iso, and the toasts given were as follow: " The King. May his religion, enlightened as to the true in. terrors of the throne and the country, soon give an administration to the n winn, which shall respect our rights and our liberties." " ('ivil, political, religious, and commercial liberty, in both ivories." " The diffusion of knowledge among the peasantry." " The abolition of the Slave-wade." This toast was proposed by a native of Nantes, and was received with reiterated burns of applause. •• courage—La Chalets*" The proposer of this meet teok occasion to thank 11. Bentond for his 'nieces" in avenging the cause of La Clia— lotais, without injuring the liberty of the press. The advo cate replied. lie admitted the propriety of allowing the Jesuits the same liberty as they themselves demanded and advised. " These rigorous towers reserve their zed and it skill for the oar of Me boat q . St. Peter." The last toast was, 31ilitary courage and la Tour d'Auvergne." A collection was afterwards made fur the Greeks, which produced l IJ francs. GENERAL E LECTION. Dr x man, Aram 21.—The canvass, already stated to have commenced for the representation of the boroughs in North Wales (Denbigh, Ituthin, and Holt), has been con tinued increasing energy and spirit by the respective candidates, Mr. West and Mr. Biddulph, during the present week. Each party are equally sanguine as to the ultimate success of their exertions. The representation of these boroughs, the joint property of the aunts of Mr. Biddulph ( Mrs. West and Miss Middleton), and his mother, is held by the present Member, Mr. Griffiths, as it were, in trust for Mr. Ilieldulph, who becomes of age in the early part of June. The rival candidate is Mr. F. It. 11" est, his first cousin, and it is calculated that each party will expend at least Ll,Goot. on the election. Admiral Markham, who has represented this borough 25 years in Parliament, has signified his intention to retire from its duties at the dissolution of the present Session. Francis Baring, Esq. (eldest son of Sir 'l'. Baring, Bart.) arrived this morning, to solicit the suffrages of the electors, to succeed him in the representation. George Porefoy Jervoise, Esq. M.P. for the county, also retires from Parliament at the dissolution.— Ifangeth ire 7 clegra ph. Hethell IValrond, l Esq., of Montrath, in the county of Devon, has received a requisition from the borough of Sudbury to offer himself as a candidate at the ensuing dissolution of Parliament, and has, by hand-bill, expressed his confident hopes of attaining the high honour of repre senting them.—/ Jou? naL Mr. Maberly has canvassed the borough of Abingdon, and it is expected will be returned fur the third tune with out opposition. WA t. Lt NG l'ol2l).—The reports which were circulated in some of the provincial papers, respecting the motives which induced Mr. Manning to decline the canvass of the bo rough of . Wallingford, appear.V he totally unfounded. So far from bating heei - compdid ettleirre on tiecouneer the prefererce shown to the old Members, it is supposed by those able to form an opinion, that, had he canvtased and persevered, he would have succeeded. His friends, amongst whom may be numbered almost all the independent and respectable part of the town, are still firmly united, and determined to introduce a gentleman whose principles they can conscientiously approve. Ihey are decidedly opposed t o the present Member on account of their support of the Catholic claims, and their unifOrm opposition to the mea sures of Government. RESTORED SCOTCH PEERAGES, The followine are the titles of the Bills, introduced last night by the Earl of Liverpool, into the House of Lords, by command of his Majesty :- 1. An Act for the restoration of Miijor.General Robert Alex anler Dalzele, to the dignity and title of Earl of Carnwath. 2. An Act to restore David Ogilvie, Esq. and others, from the effects of the Attainder of James, eldest son of David, Earl of .lirlie. and of David Ogilvie, taking upon himself the title of Lord Ogilvie. 3. An Act for the restoration of James Sutherland, Esq. to the dignity and title of Baron Maus. 4. An Act to nature Francis, Baron Vemyss, and others, from the effects of the Attainder of David Wemyes, commonly called Lord Elcho. 5. An Act for the restoration of Patrick Murray Thriepland, of Finv•k, to the dignity of a Baronet. Tlicse several Bills, previously to being introduced, were signed by his Majesty. THE MUSICAL INFANT SISTERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS, St n—ln your critique on :Hiss Melville's Concert you remark that the " 3liisical Infant Sistets are public property, and may be heard at any time for a shilling." As I think there is a depreciating feeling exhibited in these remarks, a little at variance with your usual candour, I shall take the liberty to observe that, with regard to the term " public property," It is an appellation to which they are subject in common with all those whom genius has selected to delight and astonish mankind, and to which appellation, if odium attaches, it mast be shared equally by such persons as :Madame Vestria, Miss Paton, Mr. Brahmin. and a host of others • and as to the ahilling , in whir), by the by, there is also a slight mistake, every one knows, that by giving himself a little trouble, lie may hear an v of the aforesaid performers, at a certain distance, and even Von Weber himself, for siirEtres. Finally, the musical infant sisters, who performed for Miss Melville's benefit, do not exhibit in Pall-Hall, u you state, but at thelgyptiau Hall, Piccadilly. _ _ FAIR PLAY. ....... P.S. As I have not your paper by me, if I have quoted your words incorrectly. please to rectify the error. I.‘l'e really cannot but admire the candour of our correspondent, who, after assuming to himself the title of " Fair Play," admits that he is animadverting on an article, the words of which he knows not whether he is quoting fairly or rot. Had he turned to the British Press, he would have seen that the concluding part of the sentence which he complains of gives praise to the infant musicians. and holds out an Inducement to persons of taste, or those fond of witneasing extraordinary instances of precocious talents, to visit them.] Private letters from Calcutta, dated Dec. 31, state that Lord Combertnere expected to break ground before Bhurt pure on the 25th December. Accounts from Wampoa (China) state that a disorder, called an " epidemic cold," had been very prevalent there, partitrularly among the shipping, the entire crews of seve ral of the vessels having been seized with it. Some slight dispute is stated to have taken place at Canton between the Europeans and the Viceroy, but, at the departure of these letters, matters had been amicably arranged. The Chamber of Commerc: and Manufactures of Edin burgh have resolved to petition Parliament to render it imperative on the trustees under the new Bill for the regulation of the Leith and Kinghorn Ferry, to erect low water piers at Newhaven and Burntislantl, in order to avoid the inconvenience and danger arising from the use of yawls in conveying pa#sengerzfrom the shore to the steamboats at their anchorage.—Northern Reporter. The Vestry of St. Mary-le-bone have voted tbit Oxford street shall be forthwith Macadamized. Yesterday the despatches for China, by the ship General Harris, Captain Joseph Stanton, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Last week, a wild cat was trapped by William Munro, under gamekeeper to John Hay, Mackenzie, Seq. which measured, when killed, four feet six inches from the nese to the end of the tail. His fore-paw, above the claws, was five inches in circumference.--.Ediaborsis Paper. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. • BY EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY NICHT. FIRST RACE. Matett.-541. Last Half of Al,. M. General Grosvenor 's, The Palfrey, Bst. 71b. . 1 Mr. Molony's f. by Selim, 85t..71b. - . 2 . - . 31atch.-100. list. 31b. each. T.Y.C. Mr. Resets's ,Muleteer , - - - - Mr. (Why's Taranqies - - . . Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sews. each. All ages. T.V.C. Mr. Powlett's c. by Crecy, 3 yrs, 7.4. 111 b. - - Mr. Craven's Pastime, 3 yrs, &.t. WM - • - _ . everal others started. A Rood race, and won by a head. Sweepstakes of 200 each, colts list. 71b., fillies Cat. 31b. R.M. Mr. Tbornhill's The General - - 1 Duke of York's Itschael - . . . 2 Duke of I:ration's Bolivar . . . - 3 Mr. Prendergast's ltainbow filly . - Won by a lengths. Fifty Pounds, by Subscription. Three years, Ist. 51b. ; four yeses, flot. 111 b. ; fire years, Sat. 41b. 2.r. Mr. Wyndham's fliateux Margaux, brother to Addy . 1 . 111 r. Ileatlicote's Nigel . - . . 2 Duke of Grafton's Tontine . - . bolted ... . . Won easy by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 100 each for three year olds. A.r. Lord INeter's Enamel. Bit. 91b. . . 1 Duke of Grafton's Rolm flat. 91b. . 2 Sir J. Byng'a Comedian, 7st. 101 b. . 3 ',lon by a length. A fine day's sport to.morrow t two new matches, viz. t -31r. IVortler's hcindal, fist. 121 b., agat tare Dukc of Rutilnd's Mehra', Itst. 31b. I) 31. 200. Lard Exeter's Palsia Royal, 9st., agst the Duke of Grafton'a !Alia, 7st. 41b. T.Y.C. 100. • CATHOLICS IN AMERICA. The following is an extract of a private !dies, dated Baltimore (America), March 2, 1826 : I shall now proceed to give you a few particulars relatite to a meeting of what are termed " Friends to Civii and Religious Liberty," which took place at Barnum's Hall, in this city, yelter day se'nnight. Luke Tiernan, Esq. wan voted in the chair ; and a person of the name of :Moore was nominated as Secretary to the meeting, which was numerous and respectable. A Committee was a short time since Mimed, for the purpose of drawing up a con. solatory address to the Catholics of Ireland, which Fluting been completed, this meeting was convened to have it submitted to for approval. The address, which comaineel some most violent and bitter invectives against the English Protestants who oppose the Catholic claims, wan read by a Ali.. Cruse, and unanimously adopted by the meeting. Mr. Gwynn. a violent as well as viru lent Anti-Protestant, proposed the two following Resolutions, which were carried unanimously . . . . . " lietvired, That we view with profcund inter e st the civil and religiuus aituation of the people of Ireland, and deeply synipathiz.: with the friends of civil rights and tcligioua freedom in that country. Resolved, That we will promote, by all the means afforded to us by a tree press, and the unrestricted expression of opinion in this country, the cause of Catholic emancipation in Ireland, and the extension to all its subjects of the rights and benefits of the British Constitution." Thus you will perceive, by these two resolutions. which f have taken the trouble to transcribe for you, that you might be the better enabled to form an opinion of the tendency of the address f have before alluded to, that the Catholics of Ireland are not so inactive, even at this distant part of the world. as you may imagine to Eng. land ; for to my certain knowledge they have agents, aye, and very active ones too, in every city in the United Slates. I understand that the Legislature of New York has determined to charter no more new banking establishments this year. In my next letter, I shall be enabled to give you some further particulars especting t he Catholic proceedings in this city. NEW BRUNSWICK PAPERS. New Brunswick Papers, to the 17th ult.. contain the joint Ad. dress of his Alajestv's Council and Musa of Assembly, m his Maesty, on the subject of the boundary line between New Bruns _ wick and the United States of America. The Address is of great length, going into details of old treaties. the usages of nati.nis, tied the progress of the descendants of the original settlers in thnt rinse. We extract the moat prominent paragraphs. The whole is in bold end energetic langage, and charges the United StFtt?.4 with the direct attempt to bribe and seduce the subjects of his :lip : jetty from their allegiance, by giving them grants of land on the most favourable terms " The Council and House of Assembly view with great surpri , e and concern the recent attempts made by the Govern:petit of Ilan_ Parham' and Maine to 4I the possessions of your Malt/iv, strafihe jrtriwiletlnn of newelnce, in a tract of country on dio St. John and Madawaska !JUT& " In the year 1825, the Government of the-States of Massachua. setts and the Maine appear deliberately to have adopted the isurea to subvert your Majesty ' s actual possession and jurisdiction in all that part of the territory claimed by the United States, which lies on the St. John and Madawaska rivers. liv the resolves of the Legislatures of these States, which have been published to the world, land agents were authorised to convey to the settlers in this territory, by good and sufficient deeds, ore hundred acres can't of the land by them possessed, to include their improvements on their respective lots, for a certain sum, to he paid for the use of the said states. These settlers, let it h" remembered, are your Majesty's subject's; the lands thus by them possessed are held by grants from the Crown; and these lands and the inhabitants on them have been tinder your Milroy's protection and sovereignty, and been governed in quiet by the laws of this province for the last forty years." The conduct of the land agents appointed is severely remarked upon : " Not contented with the measures in the disputed territory. they proceed down the river St. John, into the acknowledged and unquestioned territory of your Majesty, and there sound the dispositions of your Majesty's subjects to become citizens of the United States, upon a scheme of exchange of territory, which they profess to set forth; and they report to the Governments under 'hie) they act, that the great nart of these inhabitants would b, well pleased with the exchange." These assertions of the address are stated to be taken from the official papers of the two Governments, and from the report Made by the land agents. COLOMBIAN PAPERS. BOGOTA, Fen. 19. The budget of the Minister of Finance has been presented to Congress, and the following is the statement of its contents:— The income for the past year. that is, from the lit of June. 1824, to the Ist June, 1825, is 6 196.723 dollars. The expenditure tor the past year is not given, the Minister stating that the accounts are not yet completely made up. The income for the present year is estimated at 11,794.396 dollars ; provided. the Minister adds, that certain reforms which he proposes shall br approved of, and that he is enabled, by raising a fresh loan, to furnish the tobacco growers with such pecuniary assistance as they require. Ile reckons that the revenue from tobacco may be increased front 839,066 dollars (which it' was last year) to four millions, provided he can advance the growers three millions of dollars. The expenditure for the present year, including the interest on the foreign loans, is estimated at 15,467.710 dollars, of which nearly twelve millions is war expenditure, leaving a deficiency of between three and four millions. The Minister proposes, that the Congress shall authorise the raising a loan of thirty millions of dollars, for the purpose of paying off the interior debt, which, he says, would cause a great circulation of money throughout the country; for enabling Government to assist the tobacco-growers, and for meeting the ge neral necessities of the State. The Minister proposes some very useful reforms--viz. the abolition of the Government monopoly of gunpowder, and admitting the article at a duty—the removal of the prohibition of the export of silver—the lowering the duties of export on coffee—the loweringtheduty on gold,and some other regulations. all very good and proper. and which it is to be hoped Congress will adopt. What has astonished people here the most, in the Minister's statement, is the large email nt of the military and naval expenditure. That in a time of peace, without an enemy left in the country, we should be spending 12 millions on a war establishment, imitates ex traordinary and improvident, especially when our ways and means are looked to. The idea of another loan is not very favour ably looked upon here, except by those who expect to profit by it. With an income of 11 millions of dollars, and any thing like a moderate warlike expenditure, we should pay the Interest on the foreign debt (amounting. with the Siskiog Fund, to 2,100,000 dollars) with vise; for the general ef:penses of the State are not large, as you will see by the following, extracted front the eslitnate of the expenditure of the present year : Foreign Department - . 295.762 Dollars. Interior . . 621.431 Pittance . . 858.142 The resources of the country are boundless, and require only to be properly brought into action. By one of the finance papers I perceive that the amount of gold coined in the mint of Bogota between 11108 and 182.1 inclusive, was 17.997.333 dollars. The amount coined in the mint at Popayan is probably about the saute. Within the last few days there are very promising accounts from the mines at Mariquita. 'rwo of the large 11)11101, Santa Anna and La Manta, have now been completely opened, anti the vein ex. posed. The mining agents report it to be of an extent and value that exceeds their expectations, and justify all that has been said in favour of these mines by Humboldt. The samples of the ore that have been hitherto assayed are worth, it is stated, about faety-five pounds per ton. Letters received from Mariquita, with. In the last week, state, that in two months they will produce silver. The establishment of the London Company at Mariquita has done greet good in the neighbourhood. Some of the Cornish miners did not behave very well at first, but they are now all settled. A party of miners from Mariquita passed through this city. a few days since, to take posses s ion of the Pamplona mines taken by the Lon don Company. These mines, according to the account given of them by &vbirison, the engineer, who has Inspected them, are some of the richest In the world. We are looking shortly kW Ms. Cockburn to come here, as Minister Plenipotentiary. RIOTS AT BLACKBURN. The following is a letter received yesterday, dated Black. hunt, April Vt:— I have just time, before the poet ream', ter inform yens our tow., was thrown into great confusion this afternenth by the arrival of some thousand persons from the adjacaot Manaus whirs tball hod been destroying all the power-looms. Several hundreds of tlse mob were armed with pikes, a few with fire-arms, and nearly all the re t with bludgeons. They Immediately proceeded to the weds of Messrs. B. Eccles and Co., where they forced the doori, and Hs M" the soldiers had arrived had broken all the power-looms an Iran as the implements connected with them ; and although the sidsaliog factory adjoins the prentisee, and some of the rooms occupied apintnng machinet I, no attempt was made to destroys single connected with that department. nor even the wiodmet of dee ha ings. After this scene of mad devastation, the mob inersediatety proceeded to the works of Mr. !foghorn, where they. essaylpedy destroyed all the power-loon, machinery. The Riot Ali was Tied three times, and the soldiers dispersed the mob, and remind . cola leya of stones with great forbearance. One fella* snot at a soldier but the ball missed him, and entered the back dt a man stalatkage near. Several persons were wounded, but Ido not bear that soy lives have been lost. A greet number of the pfltes, salaam' de structive weapons, were taken from the mob by Mr. Ray, dot am. stable, and the soldier,. Sit of the most active leaden warseeleeo, and taken before the Magistrates, and committed for farther 41411. mination. Many additional special constable have Ism% area ion and the streets are now, I am happy to My. VIP, but gbs soldier, remain under arm', ready at a 't The shops were instantly shut, but the rioter the shop. keepers they need not be apprehensive, as they woe Mind them. In addition to the two mill, mentioned, the mob destroyed the power-looms, machinery, weft and twist, in use in Ile woke of Messrs. Sykes, at Accrington; Messrs. Walmsley, at Rough Hey ; Mr. Bury, at White Ash; acdother plates are mentioned in the neighbourhood. I suppose the loss will airrnsat to many thousand pounds, and I greatly fear it will not's* throw sham out of employ conneved with the factories which baste besst des stroyed, but that At will be the manila' ca•paut each a panG• throughout the trade, as to prevent may tilos —asp% of gm band. loom trauma from being ce-eggngcd. - The shavers labour under a delusion, by supposing the °tight of their distress to be the use of machinery, and the destructioa is the present instance of so much machinery,. they.coneelve will peed vent power-loons weaving, and thereby reined) the evil r bat they are mistaken, for it is more than probable that de will tend to ion, Feverish these districts, by driving the manu:kcturen to other pals (as was the case some years ago with the spideten), *bars they can carry on their trade unmolested. I think that very few of the mob belong to Blaekbufn. They came marching into the town, with their glittering pities !boatman and the appearance generally was very alarming. The mob was,* immercus, that it is impossible to f *coal Tee' idea as to the number. LIVERPOOL, All V' I L letters from Blackburn, dated yesterday, tire o'clock 'the ere.ing, we learn ti at a eery serious disturbance and riot teat ;dace that day. A great number of persor.s, armed with clubs and pikes. assembled and proceeded to the factories, where there *erg rower-looms for weaving, and destroyed the w hole; and so rapid/ was that movements, that before a hlagistrete could be found, and the military collected, the tide:thief was done. Menlo. Sykes', factory and Messrs, Bannister Eccles, and Co.'ol. factory, have suffered. Messrs. %William Fielden and Co.'s have been threatened, anti are of nurse watched and protected. Another factory, where there are power-looms, is now under guard by the military. Further accounts by the coach this day state that later In the evening, the Riot Act was read, and sonic lives were lost in an affray will the military. '..‘Zo doubt exists but there are persons aiding and abetting la this business, alto ought to know better, and to k n o w t h e d anger o f putting in motion such a machine as a riotous mob. It Is much more easy to raise the cry than to stop it. It Ernears, by another account, that after the mob had demon lishud what they thought fit, they proceeded to Clithem. All their vengeance seems at present directed against the power-looms. [From the Manchester Men' ury, Tuesday, April 25.1 We are extremely sorry to say that there a r e further disturbance' in the neighbourhood of Blackburn yesterday, though we are not exactly acquainted with the particulars. We bare heard a variety of reports on the subject. of which the following is the substance : It is stated to us that about noon yesterday a large assemblage of persons attacked a power-loom factory at ‘l'llite Ash, near Awing., ton, and did considerable damage to the building and machinery. In consequence of this attack an express was sent oft' to Blackburn for the cod of the military force, and the troop of Dra g oo ns stat i one d there in,or.nrly set OF for IVliite Ash. ‘Vhat occurred there on th;ir arrival we have as yet not been able to learn for certainty ; hut it is stated to us. that shortly after their departure from Black. horn, the tieftp!e there, who had assembled in the streets in con. sidcrable nrnthers, made ao attack on the power-It:cm factory of 31r. Bannitter Eccles, In Darwemstreet, and nearly destroyed the nctehiuery ; the Dragoons, or part of them, were consequently re. called from 11 bite Ash, and were patrolling round the bt.ildl-g hen oho coach left ll:ackburn, at :our o'clock yesterday evenin4. We trvit thin there is a good deal of exaggeration isr these re a, _bur that some 'additional outrages tinge been comMitted ha, we /ow, little or no doubt. _ A gentleman., who came from the neighbourhood of Aecriggibts yesterday, saw, a little before noon, at Enfield, a large assemblage of persons, amounting, it is suppostti. to , everal thousands, and it an attack was made or. the factory at White Ash, as stated, it was, in all prol;abillty, by them. A letter, dated Paris, April 20, says:— " The Soricty of Christian Morality, at its general meeting, which took place. last week, heard reports which have produced an impression Injurious to the Ministers. M. de Steel described the scandalous manner in which French vessels carry on the slave trade. and the shameless publicity with which ships were tined out at Nantes to carry on this infamous traffic. lie exposed to the view of the public the chains with which the wretched slaves are fettered. and showed that these Chains were manufactured openly in the same city. The society set apart 1,500 francs for the best Me. moil- on the Abolition of Slavery in the Colonies. Some years since, a respe ctable old man established by his w ill a p r i se o f 2,0 00 francs for t beet Essay on Freedom of Religious Worship, and desired that the abjudication of this prise should be made by the French Academy. M. de Corbiere, in his character of Minister of the Interior. objected to the awarding of such a recompense to a wrier who could best mi.:fish the advantages of one of the articles of the charter. He therefore opposed any competition for the prize through the medium of the French Academy. The Society of Morale Chretienne has done what the Academician could not de. Thirty memoirs Were addressed to it on this subject; and a Swiss has carried oil the prize. This society has now offered for public competition a subject which, I believe, has not yet been discussed as it deserves, and which is, ntore.wer, of great importance. It is to determine the Causes, Nature, and Effects of National Antipa thies. A prize of 1,500 francs is offered to the author of the best dissertation. To the competition foreigners are admitted as well as natives." The following is an extract of a letter, dated Trieste, April it r-- . . .. •• By a late regulation, all sugars, of whatever denominatfon. sent into the Austrian dominions for consumption, are to pay 1161 , per canter (previously raw sugars only paid 12f.) and refiners are to pay two.thirds of said duty, on whites, and one-third on browns. Now, as they never enter any sugars as whites (Lxcept occasion ally a trifle to save appearances), this law gives them still greater advaranges than they already possessed, and will have the effect of ruining our market for middling and low white' a. vannah sugars, and the consumption of very fine white Mavannahs will, hencetorward, be very limited. On tbenther hand, the con sumption of Brazil sugars will be considerably increased by it : and u, in all probability, few ffavannah sugars will henceforward he sent here, the demand for crushed will increase, became some of the fine kinds, which it will not answer our refiners to make, will be wanted for the interior, notwithstanding the high duties, and the middling and lower qualities will be wanted to supply the contra band trade, which the high duties will give rise to; and also fur the consumption of the place, and the Roman states, Puglia, Istria, Dalmatia, &e. &c. Previous to the publication of this law, our markets for sugars was evidently improving, but it has put a stop toll operations tor the moment ; however, there can be little doubt but the present prices of Brazil sugars will be fully nub.. tained, and unless our suppliesturn out to be greater than it Mat present expected they will be, au advance may be looked for..—Ex change, lUf. 9e. EXECI!TION.— Saturday morning last, the extreme penalty of the law was enforced at York. against P. Little. for an aggravated highway robbery, and J. Lee, for horse-stealing. At a quarter before twelve the melancholy procession moved forward to the drop. Lee was first introduced on to the platform, where the devotional exercises appropriate to the awful occasion were in with great earnestness, by the clerk of the chapel. Il a tLt d .. tended to his last religions duties in an adjoining room, orcelp. panied by Mr. Itoyment. These being concluded, the lot am partitions were completed at a little after twelve, the drop tel few convulsive struggles terminated the earthly existence of two unfortunate men. After sentence of death bid beelt they both anticipated an escape from its infliction, but' whe w, hopes were extinguished, they attended with decency to the till; ginus advice offered them. Their appearance 03 the drop was hot marked by any peculiar sense of apprehension for their Eau, and this occasioned a general belief, in connexion with 110010 previous reports of their indifference to their situation. But from statements we have subsequently heard, we have reasu.n to believe the Inference is unjust. Lee wax 22 years of age, and Little 2!. Rishardson, G4odluck, and Co. respectfully remind their friends and the public of the approaching end of Lotteries ; the last drawing but one will be on the :Id of lilay. The scheme con. tams six prizes of 21.000 L, with various other capitals. Tickets and shares, in variety of numbers. are on sale by Richardson, Gundluck, and Co. at their Office, 104, Bank-buildings, Corohlll. Two instances of canine madness have manifested them selves in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield, within the last fortnight, and in one of them the dog bit a man coining out of the Swan-yard, who had the part cut out. . A Saw BAeTism.--Sunday week three boys, named J. Train, H. Robinson, and J. Robinson, having got opt's uri c , the leads of Beverley 11Iinstee,. discharged a , thy of water successively through a wail grunt the der-. gyman's head during the time of divine mei* e l look offence they were lodged in gaol for several d.,11 6 444aft i 0 e , 1 wards held to bail till the Quarter Sessions. ;`, F '1