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I [From the Courrier l'rancais of Ni'ettnesday.] - - PARIS, 11 Ec. 21. News fr,wn Madrid of the 15:h December state the arrival of the ►ing and Royal Family in that city oit the 13th. It is also mated tats Rue:lona and Corunna will bw converted into districts exelu. lively military. The Civil Authorities and Courts of Justice will gait the cities occupied by the French garrisons. We presume the :lhalsitants of these cities will have no reason to complain of the dune. They have a right to expect more moderation and justice htwn the French military authorities than from the civil authorities a Spain. The 'Present Catholic Archbishop of Canada, M. de Pleads (who has six Suffragan Bishops), is a Member of the Legislature of that country • and what is more re markable Catholics are admittedto all places of trust in that Colony, except two, viz. G overnor and Chief Judge. nil,. are now building an immense Cathedral in Montreal; The tin: stone was laid in September last by the Lieutenant- Governor. Colonel Burton (brother to the Marquis Co hrfigharn), who placed fifty pounds upon it. This edifice Will be fltio feet lung by IVEsr BAY, PORTLANID.—.t nautical correrpondent writes as follows :—" When a vessel is embayed snd its im minent danger, the commander should not allow a soul to Lave the ship. The pebble botch extends about IS miles westward of Portland, and not a rock is to he seen in the whole distance. At five minutes after the ebb tide has be- Rau running, all sail should be set, and the vessel steered towards the beach. The ebb tide already having begun to wake, would moon leave the vessel, high and dry, in safety, and the cargo and crew would no doubt be preserved. Ilad this infunuation been known previous to the late ship wrecks in the West Bay, I am certain every vessel would Late been saved, us well as the cargoes and crews." To MARE WATER ERET7t: SY TME Tins curious feat can only be performed in winter. Set a Imam pot upon a stool before the fire, throwing a little rue? upon th e stool first. Then put a handful of snow into the pot, havingprivately conveyed into it a handful of sa.:. Sim it about for eight or nine minutes with a short nil the congelation will be effected. FRENCH' PAPERS. Irwin the Journal der Debuts of Wednesday.] PARIS, Dec.2l. CELEBRATION OF THE MASS OF 1101. Y GHOST ON OPENING THE CHAMBERS. Thi s day, at twelve, his Majesty repaired, in grand procession, ;tithe metropolitan church, to as at the celebration of the mass of the Holy Ghost, ce lebrated upon then pening of the Le g i s l at i ve Chansbers. The procession was marshalled u follows :—A detach. nem a the royal gensd'armerie of Paris, the staff of the division, speadron of hussars of the guard, the mounted national guar d, the gar d a .d u .ai e ps, four carriages of the rot r.I household, drawn y e sight horses, in which were the superior officers on duty ; th e ging ., carnag e, lined with purple, the harnesses of the sam e ( doer. His Majesty wore the uniform of colonel.general ; upon y e left was the Dauphines, the Dauphin and the Duchess of Berry at m front. The Duke of (Means, with the Duchess and I s Bake de Bourbon, arrived at Notre Dame before the King. sees of the Royal carriages followed that in which his Majesty and nest to these were the carriages of the Dauphin and the p ul piness, of the Duke of Orleans, and of the Duke de Bourbon; e detachment of the cuirassier; of the gnarl closed the procession. At h..i past eleven the tolling of bells, the beating of drum., and t i"lmm, which reached the most remote parts of tile metro. , wits, announced the arrival of the King. The Archbishop, ac. ' m ils:lied by his grand vicars, and preceded by the chapter and s numerous clergy, received his Majesty at the gate of the church, and schlemiel him as follows " Star —The first words of . your Majesty will be ever pr esent to atporroory—those words wh ich have revealed to us the secret of • Kiley and the glory of your reign--` Without God can do ',„ e t i tnc—with him I can of all."Phese words have recalled to cur coi nds the humble supplication made by Solomon to the Lord, s ad the effecting reply he received upon the night he became the suessor of the throne of I Savid. As the reward of his faith, he m erited with a spirit of discernment and wisdom, the like of which preceding ages had not seen, and which future times will never ease to admire. "Nothing, Sire, remains for France, happy as Israel, the eon. gent object of heavenly bounty, but to thank the Diviner Goodness which has carried its favours to thebighest by gratifying the wish's; dear hearts; and when your Slajesty bastes to offer up, at the feet tithe holy +boo , your fervent Wafers, your people exult in baring het thanksgivings to join with the supplications of their King. " Sire, the Clergy, the Chapter, and the Archbishop Motor, pair Majesty to deign to accept the expression of their devotion sod the homage of their respect." His Majesty replied— " Sir—l can make no better answer to that which you have ad. Slued to me than to request of you to imploie the Most High to eat is, prayers and second my intentions. They are pure. I Ulf he will confirm and purify them still more. My whole object am contribute, by every means in my power, to the happiness of & people that is dear to me." Tie Archbishop then conducted in procession his )lajesty, under snoopy supported by eight Clergymen, to the throne, surmounted by s rich canopy. The throne was placed at the commencement tithe casement of the cross-bar window. An altar, richly adorned, tos raised upon the steps of the choir. The interior arrangement of the Church was as follows :—On the light of the Throne were three folding chairs, with cushions : these meoccupied by the Dauphin, the Duke d'Orleans, and the Duke de Booboo. On the left were four similar folding chairs, for the Delphian', the Duchess of Berry, the Duchess of Orleans, and )aflame d'Orleana. In the recess upon the right, seats were re. tenni for the Peers, at the head of whom was the Chancellor. ('bin the left were the Deputies, to the number of 100 or 120 ; hied the King was Prince 'falleyrand. the Captain of the gusrd on duly. the Marshals of France, the principal Officers of the Crown, ard.f the Household. Upon the side of the Chancellor was a seat he the Ministers. The Cardinal de la Faye, Almoner to the Dauphines , and the Almoners of the other Princesses, sat in front tithe Grand Almoner. The intervals between the joists were filled, bet they could be more so. The lower pare of the nave sire unoccupied, except where permission was given to some of tutorial guard to place themselves. A considerable part of the body of the church was empty. It is lied to account fee the small number of tickets issued; when, upon Ertl an manor), it would be more natural to hare the number u mpire. lat Ily he The office commenced with the Veld Creator, which the King ad Princes heard upon their knees. The spectators observed V.tl pain. that this position, which was kept fur a considerable wee, huigued the Duke de Bourbon, who could only bend one isee. Two years since, the Duke d'Orleans was so overcome that tem taken to the Sacristy. We then expressed our regret that disunion', which appeared to us severe, did not allow to the Prim, and particularly to the Princesses, a resting-place or kneel og desk to support them in this distressing posture. It would be ewe to distinguish it from that of the King, because that just re- Tett, conceded to the dignity of the throne, is beyond all compat ible. Having this day witnessed the dietress of the Duke de Boar. he, we repeat with confidence the wish that we have already had oussion to uuer. _ _ - - —.. The ceremony coded at two o'clock. The King returned to the Palace in the Wile order as he left it. The quays and streets traversed by his Majesty were crowded At ems: many houses were decorated with Bap spotted with The National, Royal, end Swiss Guards lined the wee% hew l ie Palace w Notre Dame. I From the of Wednesday.] PARIS, Dec. 21. The Etude of to-day assures us that the law respecting the in 'tensity of the emigrants will be short, clear, and precise. At this *are not surprised. The Minister admires Spartan brevity in the Injects of ha law; it abridges discuss'on and multiplies decrees. Why not say at once, the emigrants shall be indemnified, and the bister of Finance shall be charged with the execution of the law ? Tai would be all the alinisterisl interests required. Instead of pain a prolix law upon elections, would it nut be better to have Baited to this single article ? The Ministers will name the decoys oldie Deputies. Would not the result be exactly the same as all which has taken place ? [From the Journal des Dtlats of Tuesday.] Pasts. Dec.2o. !kitty thousand petitions have been presented to his Alajesty, imeadtr,g pensions and assistance from the civil list. If the list tas is inexhaustible as the royal bonnty, every one of them would le received by his Majesty with delight. but if Ciutrles X. had read all the petitions, he could rot satisfy all, though his heart has dis cord resources even where all was supposed to be exhausted. Three hundred new penions are added to those grantee! by his Illyesty upon the celebration of his file. Humane to the porn, palms to fidelity in affliction, he has given noble proofs of his esificenee and his confidence, to the veterans of Austerlitz and of •scram. The paternal bounty of this worthy descendant of St. Les hat not confined itself to the appropriation of 25,000 franca 'heeding asylums for many of their widows; he has given addl. Nail aid to numbers of those veteran supporters of French glory, who bless their Monarch, the protector of unfortunate courage ; and they are anxious to prove their affection with the blood that flows beneath their honourable wounds. This Monarch. thus magnanimous to the unfortunate brave, Ilea acted Si a King of France, by the illustrious wrecks of the plebeian and chivalrous valour of the heroic Vendee, Cathelineau, and his three brothers, who died like him, lot (;osl and the Itourbons, may sow repose in peace in the torch Pahl francs will be distributed ►istlelly by the King's order to their families; and the widow of the illustrious Marquis de lionchamp, the hero who died with the tidings of a warrior fur the throne, and of a Christian for his wlt!lles, she to. has partaken of the bounty of a Prince, whose Wets devoted to the happiness of France, and to the reparation of all its calamities. The King also wishes to pay the debt of ',Te ntacle to the martyrs of Quiberon, and 10,Ota. francs have been Pen by his orders for the purpose of erecting a monument about '• be raised to the memory of these gallant defenders of the tatearchy. GERMAN PAPERS. [From the Allg:77lreirse Zribinz, sth l)ee. (1741 Cotter, NOV. 1. Towards the end of Octuber, an Algerine squadron si:4l four sail were seen cruising between Durazzo and Va/lona. This circum stance greatly alarmed the merch ants , b ut their fears proved to be unfounded, for the musdron, though it sent armed boats to visit the ships that it met, did not plunder them. It was afterwards learnt that it went to Patron to convey succour to the Turks. Hana;non, Dec. According to letters of a recent date from St t . Petersburgl. . 7. re. eeived to-day by way of 31emel, above eleven millions of rubles had been subscntted in a few days for the relief of those persons who had most suffered by the inundation. The prices of refined auger had already risen to 63 rubles. A. M. N. of Brescia, who was sentenced to death in his absence, for his participation in the intrigues of the Carbonari in .lustrian Italy, (he had fled to England,) has been so inconsiderate as to come here and nut even to change his name, which, as was easily to be foreseen, led to his discovery, and to his arrest at the instance of the Austrian Minister, It is probable that be will bo delivered up and sent away in a few days. On board one of the ships which Major Seheeffer sent from this pince with cohmists and recruits, fur Brazil, several criminals from our prison, called the Spinnhouse, and front that at Dome", con. spired with the view of seizing on the long-boat, on the Spanish coast, and cfreeting their escape, after setting fire to the ship, which had sevens' bundmi prisoners on board. Fortunately this wicked plot was discovered, and the criminals were overpowered, after a short resistance. Some of them were thrown overboard during the struggle, and others, after having been tri e d i n d ue f orm , Mime -1 diately shot.-411genicine Zeihms, Dec. IS. VIENNA. DEC. 11. His :Majesty the Ki ng o f Bavaria leaves us on the 13th, to re turn to 31 unieli, and the Queen, with the Princesses, on the 14th. To-morrow the Emperor gives a grand family entertainment, to which all the Archdukes and Archduchesses are invited. His 3la jesty will accompany his august father...in-11w as far as Burkers doll: Their Imperial Highnesses, Prince John of Saxony and his consort, will leave os on the 17th, to return to Dresden. Metaliiques, JJ 11-leihs ; P.artk Shares, 11484- BURMESE WAR. Bengal papers, via the Cape of Good Hope, were re ceived yesterday morning, from which we have made the following extracts : JITLT Sickness, owing to the incessant rain, is said to be very peeve. lent among both men and offices', no shore and in the slops, but aa this is an almost necessary effect of the season, and not of an alarming extent, we trust it will gradually disappear, and that in this reap:et our next accounts will be more gratifying. Conjec. tures are, of course, plentiful, as in all such cases, among the on. initiated, as to what will be done neat ; one of which is that a fort is to be built, to serve as so advanced position, and the ships ordered up to where our last successes have enabled Us to go. Another, that after the rains the ferrets to proceed to Ummerapoora at once. Another, that the fleet was to be sent up to Prom e an d A ra w i t h troops, but we are informed that for this project the currents would prave too strong at the present season. file Mercury, reign. mouth, Thetis, and Coinpany's cruisers having been sent to explore away at the bark of Rolla, the Lame alone remains to protect the Hest, but that will prore.protection enough, we apprehend, under the present circumstances. (From the Calmilta John Ball of July 13.1 ST im r.T.—The troops on the Sylhet frontier, under command of Colonel knee, continue to advance towards the Burmese force in that quarter; but, we fear, with little prospect of soon coming up with an enemy, of who se s y stem o f defence the hand-m.lmnd encounter in the open field dues not appear to form a p art . Th e country through which our troops are now passing is little known, and appears to &Rind few facilities to assist their operations ; but, on the contrary, presents many formidable obstacles, rendered the more difficult to be overcome by the state of the low lands at this season of the year. By the latest intelligence received from Col. Innes, the Burmese force was at a place called Telayn, which appears to be a hill natu rally strong from its position, and fortified, after the Burman fa shion, with stockades. This place is situated almost due cast from Sylbet„ distant nearly 100 miles ; the country to the north is inha bited by a people called Nagas ; to the southward, by a race who call themselves Koonghhy kookees, but whom the Burmese call Lengas, and who are said to be a warlike and rude people. They inhabit, niece or less. the whole tract extending from Cachar to Munnipore. The Barrak (or Soonna) river, where our troops now arc, rises in the hills to the north of Munnipore, the capital of Ka thie, and is , in fact, the principal stream of the Poomiah, which passes Syllirt, and empties itself into the Burrampooter, ne ar Siimilya. Munnipore, the first place of any importance in the enemy's country, on this line of march, is distant from Sylhet about 1110 miles. Unless, therefore, the natural obstacles, an d the difficulty of obtaining supplies, prove very formidable, we may soon expect to hear of the occupation of Munnipore being added to that of Rangoon and Chedubm The following has been received from St. Domingo, by the Palmyra, whirl, after landing its letters unfortunately wog on shore near Dover:— Potty-Au.Pamcg. Nov. 1. Since the return of the Deputies from France, we have the news of the death of the King of France ; and the President has also re- ceived some lentos from people in power there, suggesting the pro priety of making further overtures fm the recognition of independ ence; this, therefore, again puts the people in hopes. It is said several opulent French planters, who had estates on the island, are favourable to the plan. The President has disregarded all offers that have been made respecting loans. The Government do not want any pecuniary assistance. Dovr.a, DEC. 9 3 —Arrived and passed by for London, the schooner Earl IVellington, which landed Mr. Samuel Mason, supercargo of the said schooner, who is charged with despatches from the Consul-General at Lima, to Mr. Canning. No arrivals yet from France. The sea is sup posed to be too rough at the opposite side for any vessel to get out of Calais. Sailed his Majesty's packet the Fury, with several carriages and nearly 100 passengers. PLYMOUTH, l)sc. 23.—0 n Tuesday night and on the morning of yesterday we were visited by another tremen dous gale, which blew with great fury from W.S.W. ; but we are happy to say that no damage was done to the ship ping in the harbour. Ten vessels were riding at anchor in the Sound, and • number at the mouth of Catwater, during the gale.—ln consequence of the long prevailing westerly winds, and unprecedented tempestuous weather, the Lon don traders bound to this port, and other canters, have been shut up in the various creeks and harbours, some of them many weeks; their voyages will therefore be unusu ally lung and tedious. The Corsair, of Liverpool, Captain Petrie, arrived at that pert on Tuesday, front Charleston, after an extraordinary quick passage of seventeen days an d a half. The accounts brought to town yesterday from the North, represent the roads as being in a dreadful state, from the late incessant rains. The marshes and fens in Rutland shire, at Crowlantl, near Peterborough, and in the Isle of Ely, are completely under water. On Thursday afternoon, Fore-street, Limehouse, and indeed the whole neighb ourhood, was completely inun dated by the sudden rising of the epring titles. The water at one time was four feet deep in the streets, and the cellars of the houses were completely deluged ; much damage was done, but we are happy to say that no lives were lost. On Wednesday the '.2il instant, an inquest was held at Belton, before. Sylvester Rogers, Gent., coroner for the borough and sake of Grantham, on view of' the body of • male infant which had been found floating in the river Witham in that parish on the preceding day. The body had apparently lain a considerable time in the water ; the naval-string was untied ; and from the circumstance of the infant's having a tight ligature of printed cotton round the neck, and a piece of dirty flannel forced into the mouth, no doubt remained of its having been burr. alive and after wards inhumanly destroyed.—Venlict—" Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown." Since the announcement in this Paper of Mr. Bucking ham's intention to publish the Oriental Herahl twice a month, severe and contimuil indisposition has impeded the aceernplislintent of his wishes, by incapacitating him, for the present, from those active exertions which so material an increase of labour required. In consequence of this unexpected impediment, he is compelled to defer the issue of the additional Monthly Number, intended to have been introduced with the commencement of the ensuing year. The Work will therefore continue precisely on the same footing as heretofore, until formal notice be given of the period at which the meditated improvement may take place. Sr.stixa Rum IT THE Y•lll.—A man was lately fitted in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, for retail indspiritu ous liquors without a license. At this he was sorel y vexed, and set about devising means to evade the law. I t happened that a Yankee tin-pedlar stepped in to his assistance in this emer gency. They put their heads together, and contrived a tin tube, exactly one yard in length, and of a sufficient thick. nen to hold one pint of rum. This they marked off' half yard, quarter-yard, and one-eighth, just as drapers mark their sticks. Now when a traveller steps in to " whet his whistle," he civilly says—" Mister Landlord, I'd thank ye for yard" or a quarter of a yard of tape, according to I the half a length of his throat. No sooner said than done ; the landlonl, with solemn step, reaches down from behind his bottles the tin vanl. awl measures out the desired length of the 0-be7joyruk The traveller sends it down the red lane, pays the cash, and travels his way. THE BRITISH PRESS. MR. O'CONNELL. CHARGE OF UTTERING SEDITIOUS WORM [From the Dublin Marsiv Register of Tuesday hist.l Public attention is so likely to be excited by anything that relates to this gentleman, that we enter itto a de tail of what has occurred with respect to this prose cution, with a minuteness which, of itself, it very little deserves. At about half after five, yesterday evening, as Mr. O'Connell had just returned from the Committee of the Catholic Association, where a great deal of business had been transacted, Alderman Harley, and Mr. Farrell, the Constable of Police, were ushered into his study. After the usual salutations, the Alderman said, that he came in his official capacity, to save Mr. O'Connell the trouble of attending at the office, to enter into a recognisance to ap pear at the next Sessions, which he was directed by the Attorney-General to call on Mr. O'Connell to enter into. Mr. O'Connell.—Upon what charge, Mr. Alderman ? Alderman Ihrley.—Upon the charge of having spoken seditious words at the last miming of the Catholic Assnciatinn. Mr. O'Connell.—What wordsam I charged with having spoken Alderman Parley.—l am not at liberty to inform you ; you must apply to the Attorney-General. Mr. O'Connell.—Can I even know the name of the informer ? Mr. Alderman barley.—l am not at liberty to inform you ; you must apply to a hier quarter I come merely to inform you, that legal documents have been laid before me, that entitle me to require from you a recognizance to appear at the next Sessions. I wish to give you the least possible trouble. I have come to your own house for that purpose, and I will take your own recognizance without requiring any person to join you. Mr. O'Connell—Then, Mr. Alderman, I submit at once. I will enter into the recognisance. u I am not to know for what; and I am bound to any, that you have done your part with perfect politeness and civility. The Alderman then produced a recognizance, conditioned to ap pear at the ensuing Quarter Sessions, to commence the &I or 3d of January, we do not know which. This recognizance M. O'Connell executed, but said, Why, Mr. Alderman, this directly interferes with my intended journey to England; could you not take it, as there are as yet no bills found, fur the Sessions a ft er next, or for the Term ? _ . Alderman Darley-1 have no discretion upon that subject; upon that also you must apply to the A ttorner-t leneral. Mr. 11 Connell (smiling)--There is one thing you'll admit, Mr. Alderman, that the Attorney-General will have no di ffi culty in getting a Grand Jury to find any bills he please* against me. The Alderman made no reply, but he and Mr. O'Connell shook hands and parted. Such is the first scene of the prosecution. We took accurate notes of the proceedings of the last meeting of the Association; and we believe we may say, with some confidence, that a more Froundleas prosecution could not be instituted. It is an incident in the history of the country more calculated to excite a smile than any graver emotion. [From the Thalia Fri-engines Journal of Wednesday.] Mr. O'Connell was held to bail on Monday evening, to answer a charge of having uttered seditious expressions at the Catholic Association. The prosecution is instituted by the Attorney-General, and the Chief Magistrate of Police, Alderman 'Seeley, was the person to whom the duty of placing Mr. O'Connell under recognitances was confided. Nobody could have discharged it in a more correct or gentlemanlike manner. The particulars are given elsewhere. 1 It is understood that this proceeding has taken place in consequence of a particular allusion to Bolivar, said to have been made by Mr. O'Connell, at the meeting of the Asso ciation on Thursday last. The reports of the speech in which the allusion was contained are at variance with each other, and the accuracy of the whole has been questioned. That upon which the prosecution is said to hinge, namely, Saunders's News-Letter report, has been in an especial manner impugned. It is possible, therefore, that the exact words of Mr. O'Connell have not been given to the public at all. When we reeollect the disadvantages under wbith reports are taken at crowded publ lc meetings—the haste with which they are afterwards transcribed for the printers of a morning newspaper—and the very different bearing which changes, apparently every minute, in the form of expres sion, will give to the sentiments of an orator, this conjec ture does not seem at all unreasonable or unlikely. But even If the accuracy of the report which is said to be relied upon were proved, notes of admiration and all (for Saunders introduced no less than seven of those expressive marks), we confess we should be at a loss to discover the sedition, taking the Report u a whole—the only fair and legal way of taking its mamma saving clauses. It is right however we should add, that the 3forming Register declares this Report to be " a foul misrepre sentation." The occurrence has created a great sensation in town, and one which.will be feat all over the country to its re motest extremities : yet it is not an event to which we attach niu,:h importance. Who that knows Mr. O'Connell can for a moment suppose that be could intend to utter seditious language ?—and where is there a better judge of what is and what is not a violation of law ? _ . We subjoin an account of some proceedings connected with this subject, which took place at the head office of police yesterday : About the hour of one o'clock, the Reporters of the Freeman's Journal, Saunders, and the Dublin Morning Star, attended before the Magistrates of the Head Police Office, in pursuance of a request from the Magistrates, communicated by letter from C. Pemberton, Esq. Chief Clerk of the Police Establishment. The gentlemen already mentioned, having been introduced to the presence of the Magistrates, Mr. Haydn, proprietor of the Star , attended by a friend, entered at the same time, as did also Mr. Brie. Mr. Vousden ' Reporter for the ./Iforaing Pest, was called in and questioned by Alderman Barley, as to whether he was present at the meeting in question ? Mr. Vousded admitted that he was present. The Alderman then questioned him as to the precise words made use of on that day in reference to Bolivar and South America ? Mr. Vousden replied, that lie had not his notes by him ; that ha had no accurate recollection on the subject, and that, even if he had, he did not think that the press was the medium through which the business of a common informer was to be transacted. . Mr. louden WAS then asked if Mr. Charles O'Flaherty was present ? . Mr. Vousden replied that he was. The Magistrate then asked, if he was present at the period Mr. O'Connell spoke of Bolivar ? Mr. Vanden replied, that he did not know ; that Mr. O'Flav been was quite competent to answer for himself ; and that he sup posed he would, in courtesy to the Magistrates, attend on the letter which the Magistrates addressed to him. Mr. Vousden then withdrew. The Magistrates addressed Mr. Brie, and inquired in what ca pacity he attended ? Mr. Brie replied, that he understood there was an examination going forward, and he attended In consequence. The agistrates informed Mr. Brie. that the examination was in tended to be private, upon which Mr Brie immediately retired. The Magistrates then addressed Mr. Haydn and has friend, and asked if they attended as Reporters? Mr. Haydn replied that the gentleman with him was a Bar rister. The Magistrates observed, that the aims objection as to Mr. Bric, applied to Mr. llaydn's friend; upon which this gentleman also retired. Mr. Haydn was then addressed by the Magistrates, and asked if he attended as • Reporter ? Mr. Haydn, in reply, said, that he attended to protest against the examination of his Reporter. The Magistrates suggested, that the Reporter should be left to his own discretion, as lie was in attendance pursuant to their request. 3lr. Haydn said, he objected to the examination of his Reporter, because he thought the whole affeir • joke upon the part of the At torney-tieneral ; but supposing it to be • serious proceeding, he would not permit any of his ',top': to become the accusers of any one. After • few observations, Mr. Ilavdn and the Reporter with drew. There then remained a Reporter from the }'rrrma•'r Journal and S✓::rt,iers. Counsellor Craves, to the Reporter of the Freeman's Journal, after the preliminary questions as to whether be attended the meet ing of the Catli"lic A..ociation on Thursday, asked if he had taken a note of Mr. O'Cirrinell's retch ? _ . The Iteporter asked. whach speech ? The Magistrate.—The speech in which the pasaage appears re specting Ito Uric. The Iteporter.—That passage has not appeared in the Freeman's Journal. . The Magistrate.—That is not the question put to you ; you are asked whether you took a DOW of that tissmtge of 31r. O'Connell's speech, in which mention is made of Itolivar. Reporter.-1 cannot answer that question without referring to my notes. Alagistrate.—lb you mean to say you could not answer the ques tion without your notes ? Reporter--I do mean to say so. certainly. Magistrate —llave you your notes about you ? Iteporter—No, I have not, Altlernian Parley, addressing . the Reporter of Saunders, asked what he could say upon the subject ? The Reporter was about to reply, when Alderman Parley observed, that front the disposition evinced by the Gentlemen of the Press, it was unnecessary to pursue the ea. smiliation further. and perhaps it would not be lye to require more tom the Reporter of Nowndcrs'; they had no power to compel the gentlemen to give information ; but they wished to learn from them, whether they had any objection to stale what they knew upon the subject. The two Reporters then retired. A Reporter from the Dublin Morning Post was shortly sfter wants introduced to the klagistrates. and upon being ant ed respect ing the report of Mr. O'Cohnell's speech, he ucclined replying to any question upon the subject. Another Reporter from tne Morning Post was subsequently ex amined, and was asked if the report of 3lr. O'Connell's speech, aa it appeared in the Morning Post, containing the allusion to Bolivar, was correct ? to which the Reporter replied, that it was in substance a correct report. The Reporter was then requested to state from recollection, the substance of the passage alluded to ; which he did. This gentleman was afterward' sworn, and bound to prosecute at the next Commiuion. We understand — it is to the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, which sits on the 3d of January, the informa tions against Mr. O'Connell are made returnable. The name of the informer has not yet transpired. I From the Dwdliw ifornixe Register.] The "seditious" words imputed to Mr. O'Connell ap peared in Savideris News I-tiler. They are a foul mis representation of the real expressions used by the Learned Gentleman, and we are this instant informed that be has caused a writ to be served on the Editor of the raper. This Journal was the first to announce the extraordinary proceeding which it has pleased the Attorney-General to take against Mt. O'Connell. No event of modern times has caused so great a sensation—no other subject is spoken of or thought of—the public feeling is in a state of excite ment truly indescribable. (From the Morning Register of Wednesday.] THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. Ws have just learwed that the summonses have been issued by the Magistrates of the head police-office, and served upon the re porters of several of the 11161‘Ing Papers, re quirir g them to app e ar at twelve o'clock this d a y, t o h a exam . ined •• touching the proceed ings of the Catholic Associations," on the lfith of December instant. The summonses further require, that the r epo rters shall bring with them their notes of the several speeches Ida& at the Association on that day. It Is a curious circumstance that summonses hare been issued and served on the several Reporters of all the Morning Papers of Duhlin except one. And what paper is that ? Why the paper that has beer distinguished above all others for giving the most la borious and ample proceedings of the Association—the Miriam, Register, and which hal actually four Reporters in attendance un the memorable 16th of December. ( From the Ds/din Ereniwg Post of Tuesday.l The town has been thrown into a state of agitation, on learning, this morning, the circumstances detailed in the following para. graphs. 'We do think, fist ohr own part, the much greater stress has been laid on this circumstance than it merits. It appears that certain words are imputed to Mr. O'Connell, as having been ut. Wed by that gentleman In the Catholic Association. At'e believe that all the public journals have given diWerent versions of these words, and we doubt whether any of the reports are accurate. At all events, the speech of Mr. O'Connell must, we certainly IN-Mid think, be taken as a whole; and really it would be very difficult for the Informer in this ease, whoever hg may be, to prove that Mr. O'Connell's speech w a s *e diting,. The truth is, that if he bed even showed a disposition of the kind imputed to him, he would not Mad an auditory to listen to him. Whatever may be said of the Association, it must be allowed, it has been hitherto conducted with matchless prudence; and it would be injustice to Mr. O'Connell to deny, that he has not been, on all oasis:cons, the advocate of this cautious policy, as well indeed as of the govern. anent of Lord Wellesley. Thaw persons, at all events, we see quite certain, will be disappointed who augur, from this circurn. stance, any change in the principles or firmness, justice and rim. deration, which have, heretofore, distinguished the government of the Lord Lieutenant. CATHOLIC RENT. The Rent, it is now universally admitted by the enemies as well se the fries& of that measure, is likely to prove a most poperful instrument in effecting the legitimate objects of the Association. The greatest attention is therefore given to its retention. The Finance Committee sits daily for this purpose, at Coyne's. la Ca ste:et. and Mr. O'Connell, amidst his multifarious pursuits, two hours every day to the details of this measure. It is his opinion, and that of the Finance Committee, that onefirth of Ireland is not yet put in a course of contribution. The collection fee the month of November exceeded 3,0.101., which is at the rate of 311.11001, a year. A contemporary in this city, some time sinc e , contemplated the amount of contribution with excessive alarm, an alarm reechoed by the Courier; but viewing with satisfaction the legal and constitutional objects to which the rent Is intended to be applicable, we have the gratification to state, we consider it highly probable its annual amount will reach 150,0001. a year.—Cort • Reporter. GLASGOW SPINNERS. (From the Glasgow Chroxicki The muter oetton-spinners are daily engaging new hands, and are (Ain every measure that circumstances will permit to insure their personal safety. Yesterday about sixty respectable and active men, residing in Anders too, were sworn in special constables, and they will of course be ready either by day or night to turn out in a moment's notice, to apprehend any disturbers of the public peace. Yesterday morning a number of new hands were taken into Mr. Wright's mill, Calton. This caused a great turn out of operative spinners, who nearly blocked up the pas sage into the mill. There was a great deal of hissing and bad language uttered by the females who crowded the windows in that direction. This morning the system of intimidation is completely got up, and several of those en gaged are afraid to come forward. At the entrance and along the street there is a strong band of operative spinners and females stationed, who hiss every person that passes to the mill, and " the nob, the nob," is shouted from hun dreds of voices. The females arc particularly prominent in laying hold of passengers, and questioning them if they are gang to work in the mill. The day patrol are on the alert, but they seem wholly inadequate to afford effectual protec tion. About nine o'clock last night, while a servant in Ilospi tal-street, Hutchesontown, was going a message, two men came up to her, whom she took foe cotton-spinners, by their appearance. They cursed her for a nob piercer, and one of the villains struck her a severe blow on the face with his fist, which stupified her for some time. On Thursday morning, at nine o'clock, a general meet ing of the operative cotton-spinners took place in the Circus, Dunlop-street, in consequence of two English delegates from Manchester having arrived. The delegates stated that the purport of their visit to this quarter was to establish a union of operative cotton-spinners over all the three kingdoms. and to give mutual assistance in cases of general strikes such as the present. They also stated the determination of the English spinner to assist the Scotish ones while they stood out. There were 4,000 already associated in England, and they expected that, by the end of next month, the number would be increased to 16,000. As an earnest of their intended kindness, they left 1441. ' sterling to aid the Glasgow spinners in their strike, with a promise to support them to the last. They stated that on their return the most strenuous exertions would be made to raise more subscriptions in Manchester and the neighbourhood, and that they might speedily expect far ther remittances. The delegates left town on Friday morning. It is said that the proceeds of the Theatre to support the spinners in their strike amounted to so/. Application was made last week by the spinners here to ' Me. Kean, soliciting him to give them the benefit of his theatrical talents; but we understand that he declined complying with the request. It is a melancholy fact, that from the present disorderly state of the working classes, crime is on the increase. There have not been such • number of dthulters before the Calton Police Court for many months as appeared yes terday. It is reported that six regiments are ordered to India, and that ten new regiments will be raised 24 son as l'Ar 'lament assembles. M•MlET•sras. ET..---We are happy to learn that the whole sum necessary (2.5,000(.) for carrying tin ough the measure of opening the above street, from King-street to Stockwell-street, has been subscribed ; double the amount could have been got if it had been wanted. Shares see already at one per cent. premium.—Glasgow Paper. ELPOIITATION OF 1111: laiau—Dr•n!!—At the Dub lin Head Office of Police, on Tuesday, Mr. Williams, par cel agent, and Mr. Pearson, a surgeon, attended at the Office. Mr. Williams deposed, that he hail shipped two boxes, directed to Mows. Mains, London, which were re turned to him that day. Mr. W. then examined them, and found therein two huinan bodies. He further stated, that Mr. Pearson called upon him for the boxes, which, he said, contained linen. Informations were lodged against Mr. P., who, in his defence, said that be was a Student of Surgery in London, and from the great scarcity of subjects. had been induced to cad: to Dublin to procure a EAST INDIA SIIIPPIND. The Hottentot, Sinclair, Sas arrived in the Dow- s, having sailed from the Cape of God Hope the 17th Oct. Arriral at the Cape—The Themlosia, Kidson, front I.: verpool, bound to Bombay. Arrivals at Batavia.—The Jonge Peter, 'triode, fro:. Ostend, the. Sib August; the Jonge Jacob us . B onn , f rce . Rotterdam, th e 19th August ; the Brothers, Motley, from Nov South %Vales, the 20th August. Sailings from liataria.—The Favourite, Goldic, for Cu • romandel, the kth Aug.; the Cornelia, Sipkes, for Amster dam, the 10th August; and the Friendship, Cropper, for Amsterdam, the 20th August. The Brothers, Motley, wt, s to sail from Batavia for London the 19th September. Sailing: from Angrer.—The Orwell, Farm, and tl e Thames, Havisitle, for China, the 11th August; tbe Princess Amelia, Williams, and the Marquis Huntlt-,, Frazer, for China, the 13th August. SHIPPING 1 XTE LLIGEATE. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOVTIT, DEC. 22.—Arrived the Lord Melville Traci, front the Brazils. It has blown a tremendous gale from IV - .5.V."., from yesterday at four p.m.lto this time (two p.m.). Pi.rieoryti, Ott. 23—It has blown a tre mendous ale night and this morning, but all the ships here ride all well. \VETMOL: T it, Dec. z. 6 3.--The golliot, wrecked at Portland 17 !, instant, proves la be the Fortuna. of and !or Amsterdam, Oporto. The crew, consisting of time men, are all saved, but the vessel is entirely gone to pieces. She was icsoted with oranges, shumac, and some wine. COWES, DEC. 21.—The John. Sisk, having en? f 1 her re pair', was tindocked this day. The Humber, Hodgson, *eat lino dock, for the purpose of repairing. PORTBIIIOII7III, Dec. 23.—Aftived the City of Genoa, Craw. ford, from st. Domingo, with loss of anchor and cables rants ) , Voase, Limn. from Oport —, f rom Et. Peter/burgh ; Brunswick, Graham, from Sr. l)ctning o . Anieed r the Downs, the I atherine Green transport, for Sie,ra Leone; and the Cranes, Leyden. The latter saw a ship on fire last Sunday, off Cape la Hogue. Put back the Leander, Frith, and the Alma. mask, Friend. HEAL, Dtc. trl.—Arrived. the C.;nada, Redpath, from Quebec. Passed through from Ease River, the Mersey, for Barbadoes. The Venue, Bramley, it, iFilliam Bryan, and Lerida), made their numbers at most; all well. M , Dee 22. in the gale last night :the following Tess eels broke adrift in the Harbour, vis. t—Tlie schooner. Queen, of Brigham, and Industry, of Sunderland, and the brig Regent; of Newcastle, l'rwin ; the two former have Seen got adoit again, without damage, but th e l a tt er l ays sunk Under the bit i t ; ilkie e rtiettel jetty. The bark Miriam and Jane, Henley, from ue c, tut away her main and mita/Mill/its In the made list night, to present driving on shore. The ship Briton; of Whitby, Wilsok frottl Port Medway, Nova Scotia, is mu shore on Forenessrotk, with lose of rudder, and lays sunk. GEAVESEND. Dtc. 23.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Gilerut , from I Lisbon ; Thistle, Brodie, from ditto ; Jane, Hocking', from Quebec ; Antony, Sewel, from Cadiz • Juliana. Richardson., from Guernsey; Sa mue l Whitbread, O ak ley, from Quebec t Eli sabeth, Ostler, from Jamalca. Sailed the Mulgrart, Garbutt, for Malta ; Ealing Grove, Falconer, for Dominica . ite; trl'ofluir for Antigua ; B eau f ort , S a i nt hill , f or Jamaica ; Active, Adams, for St. Vincent's. /Lumpy's. DEC. 93.—Arrived the Two Sisters, Wiskina Violet, Jennings; Aid, Barker; York Cnion, Day; Fortitude, Menham ; Search, Sadler; Isabella. Dishman ; and Diligence, Cmw, with loss of an anchor and cable each; ifinde, Addy; Friends, Boudge ; and Knareshorough, Sheleto„ with lows of two anchors and cables each; 3lowbray„ilothitt. lost an anchor and chain, and damaged best bower cable; Caroline, Witham, lost anchor, cable, and sails dameged ; Tees, Hidden, lest two Authors and Cables, and leaky, having been ashore. It blew hard all day yesterday, from W. and W.S.IV. and toward night incensed to a hurricane, varying from the W. to the N. Tbe wind it nriw mode. rate, with frost. VARMOrTII. Drc. Tl.—lt blew a heavy gale of wind last night from the south-west to north, with heavy rain and snow. The following veisels, out of many other., lost anchor* and cables under Winterion, vix—Lurd Nelson, 'Wilkinson, an anchor and chain tables Jupiter, —, an anchor, chain cable, and main. mast. The Friendship, of Hull, from London, and the Spring of York, Gale, for Hull. are on shore near Winterton—crews Saved, and cargoes expected to be saved. The Ann. hesurer, of Jersey, is lost on Saoby Eland—crew tared. Wind notth-northArest. most moderate. Ltvtlioot, Ore. V.—Arrived the integrity, Johnson, from Jamaica, sailed raith October and the Hero, —, from Oporto. The Leander, Fisher, from New Orleans to Liverpool, struck on the rocks in Dunlough Bay, near Minn Head, on the 19th insumt—crew and passengers saved: the vessel will be totally lost. Alwrarrived the Camilla. Prowse. from Newfoundland. Suits ns, Drc, 22.—The Lord Nelson, Cook, linen Harnburgb, has been seized by the Customs, for having contraband goods on board. The Zephyr traniport, bound to Leith, has put in here wind bound. SUNDEIL•NrI. DEC. 22.—Wind S.E. blowing very strong with heavy rain, for the last 24 hours. . . lillynnat.EY, Ilse. 73.—Last night the wind flew round about Bp. mt. from W. to N.N.E. and blew a hurricane. The Providence floodwill, from Landon to Leeds, came on shore at this place, and is full of water, and it is feared wiil go to pieces nest tide. Crtw saved. Kiwaswarnor. Drc. 22.—Tbe Harmony. Bristow, of and for Poole, from Newfoundland, was driven on shove in Bigbury Bay, last night, and want to pieces this morning. The crew saved. t'aantrr, Drc. 2•2.—The brig, reported yesterday to be on shore between this and Nen , Ort, is the Dykes, Drown f rom S t . John's, N. B. she was got off this morning, and proceeded for Newport, apparently without damage. LEtTn, Pre. 2l,—The Vennerne, from Pram for this port, is on shore, with loss of anchor and cable. in Aberlady Eay, near Goeford House; if the weather keep moderate, it is expected she will be got of. GLASGOW, .Dic. 21.—The never, Aforrison, of New York, arrived at the Brownielaw last night, with a cargo of Cotton, rot ashes, and apples. She left New YorL on the 18th ult, had tine weather during the voyage, and did not see a single vessel WI she entered the British Channel. CAST I STOW)! (Int or Max), Dtc. 21.--The Active. hem, from New York to Glasgow, and the John, Hawthorn, from Drogheda to Liverpool, put into Douglas yesterday, both very leaky--the latter with loss of her rigging, and must discharge. The weather was very boisterous on Sunday and last night. _ _ . r. , CASTLETOW If i IRE I. AND), DEC. 18.—The vessel *reeked near here is the Demerara ( nut the Britannia), Dougal, from London to Limerick. Most of her hull, and 'pars, also her (Inchon, cables, sails, rigging, boats, dcc. are saved. Bit tsx ny. Dec. 23.—The Sylph. Brown. from Prince Ed_ ward's Island to this place, in proceeding up the Channel without a pilot, ran on shore *boat eight miles below Portishead Point, but it is expected will be gin oil' the next springs. The Sandica Con nie*, Fore, from Terceira to this place. was wrecked 2'Oth inst. near Pyle, in swamies Bay. Crew and a great pan d the cargo saved. Extract of a letter fmm Captain Lawton. *of the (Batton, front Honduras, dated Queen's Channel, 21st December : The ship , pitted from the hest bower, and drove on Margate Sand, and she lay there, striking hard, for some time; at last we succeeded la getting her afloat, and brought her up with the broken anchor." VEPSEI.IIIIPOIEN WITII.—The Betty, Brown, bound :0 St. Michaels. the 111th instant, by the Emery. Brown, arrived in the Downs. The Ann. sash, from London to St. Andrew's. New Brunswick, the 24th ult. ; England, Reay, from London to goo. bay, the 15th ult. : and the Planet, of London, 50 kaguss to the westward of Sicilly. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday an inquisition was held at the Duke of Sussex, irr Gibsometreet, Lambeth, before Cita,' Las Jamie/err, Esq. on the body of Mr. Joseph Baxter, aged 54, who pit a period to his existence by hanging himself. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased had been married to his present wife several years, during which period they lived very unhaopilv together, ani were continually qtranciling. The deceased was of a most jealous disposition ; he always doubted his wife's fidelity towards him, and the consequence was, they had agreed to part. A written document to that effect had been drawn up, and the furniture was to be divided. On the paper being pro duced to deceased to sign, he, however, refused, and on that even ing, Wednesday. be went into his bed-room, where be hung himself. 'The doer was fastened hum the inside, which. on being forced open, the deceased was discovered suspended by a rope fixed to a hinge of the door ; he was instantly cut down, but was quite dead. A witness, named Johnson, said she bed been on intimate term, with the deceased and his wife for ten week' mist, daring the time they resided in Robert't-place ; he wai very !ealtia of her, Alt h,o.:git she was a very hard working woman, and neither of them were' addicted to drinking, yet continual quarrels ensued. They were iu sale' circumstances. The Jury, from the above evidence, returned a verdict, '• That deceased hung himself in a tit insanity, occasional by jealousy." One of those rare birds, the silk-tail (barterer garrulus), was caught a few days ago in the neighbourhood' of Melville. This is one of the most beautiful of our oc casional visitants from the Arctic Circle. and has 1)ml, sect, in Britain only at long intervals. The ptescnrone en! re sponded very exactly with Dewick's description, mid had on each wing six of those fiat vermilion-coloured liortn appendages, which form so peculiar a characteristic of tilt bird; when caught it appeared much exhausted, and on being put into a dark cage are a few of the haws of the ever green them, rejecting the scads. but died in the course or the r.iiht...-Fifr If t•ald. 1 w ' •• • it -1. 44 1 11 it le )11 T- or • 1 hi s mkt and hi s mi. IP