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10 111 gr7: BARON DUPINS RF:PORT TO TM" RO FERYAL INSTiTIITE OF FRANCE USSACIS BULLETIN. For same years pave periodical publications on the Am lejelCes hare inereesmt remarkably in &AIR*. The majority sbeea ordure , aunt particular Art and Seim... Thus we bays me " Amides i.e kl ethernet iques," the " APB, les de Physique at the " Anotaies Maritimes," and the •• Annales de l' In d„,, r ie. • Others are more general. melt as the " Bulletin tie la Philomatique." The " Revue Encyriopedique" is the eat/ w s , T present which enibreces the whole extent of human wykdge. This noble undertaking. the pin and resources of w bia w est to us so be quite distinct from those of the" Bulletin th i i n cial, has our sincerest wiahes for its success. Foreign na tions, is wen as ourselves, continue to advance in the culture of the ars and Science': Not tr..ly in Europe and Atherlea, but in w ow . Alkies, in India, in Australasia, and even in the South fm be s ide, the press contributes to the developetnent and the dif -1110011 of lewwwwk knowledge. Periodical vette, iserieg from many fop d both hemispheres. and embracing distinct divisions of wpm, rate its local progress, together with original remarks and tir , &reveries. The time is long past when the Latin was the an o Logue. among the people sit the West devoted to work, of .:411:11 swim now employs isles. idiom foe that pulses,. tefoliew the progress of the Arts mast elvences by a perusal of the wessi weeks. ilmeekl be necessary to commence by the study of a multitude dieestars differing in their genius, their origin, and *sir stnieuem Swell a preliminary study would exhaust the pews ei ibr ono fonowed lby nature for quickness of memory m ad eigeor et orlinetoodi Tbe leaL tar eiroidiogip ng. arise°. how great woald be the tuilhy g a which should present, methodically, and at ihrervabt, the trat4lated substance of the periodi dad Other works published In both hemispheres. imeltitiesearatterpriss conceived by Baron de Ferumac. The MI parrot bus Johann was an attempt to suntan' what d e r e ipiglajkqmspeetal isthe executio n of each a piesx—te iiidbobrotille relations with foreign , countries _zed to cosser64, eorresondents and &mimeo's to lie yea. ?hi forohnirseinne and of the author, were at first alarmed ail Mpg a private individual attempt: alone an undertaking do lma/mg, legmber aids vast pecuniary means. at activity and an espenor to every difficulty. Their confidence, however, as die,' witnessed his success. The learned bodies of Dispagjer America. the editor', of the journals of the arts and fedwiese. eseerad mu correspondence with him .for the mutual ex. w im p debar productioos ; c an:l ris h: w oos' receives, In a library, rep ten e qs iee fo ie u t r im bitn e dje: h et t g l and n th iemairs of l ac e Oo lolls* presents an analysis u soon as they are received. p a f a isammitip to krow the number:of works furnisited by each Da " a s arty form a sort of scale to estimate the activity seitil 'bid the arts 1-..1 sciences are cultivated in different States: —. bases. Pv; hi - - Departments " t Total 133 24 ) - - ca - . 36 . ii lila itiusia . . - - 1 . Wiremburg, Baden, and Fraakfort., 11 Sweden - - Baram . . - ~. Boitserlaed, including Geneva Hamhorgh, Hanover, and Heat }:ear Indies - ii . 14 - 13 - 11 - 8 . 8 . 6 Spain . • . 2 Thu, is a Ooze space et time. thanks to the quiektrase of our eetemuniution by sea and land, all the works stating the pronreas of the arts and sciereesi in the countries above enumerated, on their •seial at Partin ere examined, and the fouls and discoveries they notate systalestically arranged in a work forming a monthly rm. lase of from 30 to 40 closely printed sheets, containing nearly • thousand articles ne notices of new works and memoirs, recently published in all the living or dead languages. Let us stop for • moment to contemplate this epeetaele of the activity of modern times in the diffusion of human knowheige. Lot se admire the ease, the rapidity, the universality of (below_ course of one ration with another. It occurs to &literary man to ascertain the extent, and to state the results of this ietellectual activity; and almost u soon as hie' makes the attempt, he hods that he ran receive hem all parts of the world four hundred and fifty periodicals, the constant thiamine of the progress of the human intellect. When this per. son has employed double the time already devoted to his enter. ' prize, he will receive, perhaps, double this number of works! I Who shall now fear that the !lumen ;mind thus set in motion on all points of the glebe, will suddenly stop and go backwards P Who shall fear lest em vast light of the arts and sc iences, diffused in a thousand ways over fifty 1111110011, differing in luguage, laws, manners, and interests, be at once extinguished, and that all them states, by common consent, should unite, at the um, moment, to tab themselves of their noblest and dearest measure ? No ! it is only necessary calmly to estimate the power and extent of the pre. sat state of the human mind to be soured, that its might and its triumphs are beyond the reach of all vicissitude, and that the age of barbarism can never return to cover the fair face of modern drills slier. this we repose our hope, oar belief, and our hpiness. The Baconian philneophy, fotended on observation and time., advances baby successive efforts. Its discovevies haves forc ed' ran, so to speak. If the knowledge of inventions and improve. meats be not speedily diffused, we may be assured thet in rosily other pens of the globe genius and talent will never rest till they smite at the satre result', discerning slowly what their rivals have already made known in other places. It will percent, therefore, the lass of much valuable time to men devoted to the search after inventions tied improvements which are already obtained, to diffuse, with extreme rapidity, a general knowledge of the progress of in. reflect in all parts of the globe, and this object the Bulletin UM. teat appears toes a very likely means to accomplish. It isnot enough that we be certain on this point ; the progress of useful discneery and of speculative inquiry, mast be accelerated by erwy possible means. • It re/wenn.% to the honour and advantage of France that sue.h a week is published in her language. In the age of Inlets XIV. a knowledge of the French tongue was universally diffused among civilhed nations by the productions of her great writer.. The eked's= re* of her literature hare rot only rendered her language the medium of intercourse among diplomatists and at courts, but a knowledge of it is irehapensable among thelearned of all nations. 3evertheless, we cannot hope to preserve the eminence we have ae gaired if, in the present age, which is an age of reason, we do not ;triune fee the arts and sciences, by the production of French works eminently useful to other ninon*, what we have already dose fur works of imagination. Among the publications; that tend mot weeding to such an honourable and useful object, we hope to show 14 the following remarks that the " Bulletin Universel" of N. de Fesuoac, must be placed in the first rank. li'ith a know. Leduc( the French leagues., and the perusal of the" Bulletin Uni. renal," a native of any country may keep pace with the progress of knowledge in Europe, Asia, and America. No other language pummel a work haying the same advantages. No city is so well situated as Pons, to be the crime of constant and rapid communi. cation with all civilised countries. No language is so extensively craulated so the French for obtaining great and immediate ralrao. tips, and no other means are so proper for diffusing still more the knee ledge of our language among all s ho would wish successfully to activate the arts and emences. We may add. that by means of the " Bulletin Universal," a re- ward worthy of them is matured to the authors of inventions and Improvements, the knowledge and advantage of which are thus cir culated with a rapidity and to an extent unhoped for, beyond the narrow boundary of a city or • district—to all the cities. and to nil the month* in cornmunirmion, by means of the Bulletin, with the mamma and the artists of France. We shall now proceed to show the plan of the work, having thus denionerated its utility. Baron de Fentssac hu divided the Bulletin into eight Sections, in 'MO' all the departments of human knowledge are arranged I ...e.hadkany, and grouped, mit were, in genets. By this meant'. tenses cr mciervite fortune may subscribe to one or two Sections, and yet ktcp pace rich the progrees of many of rite arts arid sciences. connectee by so intimate relettons and form a correct idea of all the new publications on these oartieulse branches. The first Section embraces pure Mathematics, Astronomy, Ni teroi Philosophy, and et:penury. 'The smind Ste:ion is devoted to Natural History, Geology, 3E neology, Physiology, Botany, and Zoology- The third nation comprehends the Medical Science". Ihe fourth Section treats of Agriculture, Domestic, Rural, and Forest Lesinowiy, Horticulture, Flatting. and Hunting. Lich Section is devoted to Technology ; and comere. herds the Ckpoical and Mechanical arts, Architecture, and d• nit ricsa fm . The stink Section embraces tieoeraphy, Statistics, Political Feenemy, tad Voyage" and Travels. The wand' Section includes lhstory, Antiquities, and Phi. le'etey, The sight and last Section is devoted to nlithary Science, and seeplise a much wanted desideratum' in the periodical literature of Er into. The editors of this dspartmere are equally distinguished the niodenstion, the sageetty, and the depth of their reflections and entic:sense 'lO up so vest an outline, it was necessary to have extensive rent osice, in ceder that competent judges might sit on the dills rent efet end minxes, and proncunce their decistone concisely, and on I . ll ll3feet pilaciples. It seems re us that 31. de Feralose hat been remarkably success. fal a Ns ratline:tilt of his object in this respect. is the 31 ailtematical Science,, we remark among there !re in the constant habit of furilishir lc amides, the sautes of wee. lieehette, Prooy, Foqiier, Novice. Posome Berber, : in Astronomy. ninthly?. Freyeinet. Franceeer and. Nicole's 'aural History .17n: Meteorology, liequerel. Ditto's's, 'veils A.e.; in (un-nitre, Lbevrestil, Darcet, Des ", Humes. Lengths, Payee. Thenard, Ac. I reed not tellow the catalogue through the other Sections; suf it lo toy, they all present the names of distinguished writers. i l l l eski car:...ng be dateable that stone but men of the first s.t.es rim employed on such a wank ; but this would he nit. :bin in an era...Tose of such event, which cannot suffer any and which ought, if I may so say, to have a greater number nthetms dean usual, in OTtia 11141 its no circumstances there tea &lichee,. ki row speak of the oicir:t in which tie various analyses "ere contained. in eee I:encir. se: composed. It was ti.yere, Prin. retail .it sound 1 appropriate and dittoiflad language. skits maw the laboura of men of various ootintries, of every a•betel and opinion. proposed with varying and often very opposite views, are analysed in the stoic spirit, according to a commrn elple. and with an impartiality In general so much the greater as the writers are personally unknown to the conductors of the Bul letin. .We may also add, that such • work tends to cement the union that a similarity of tastes and occupations has established among the.men of different eonittries who direct the progress of the human mint: ; it speedily draws talent from the shade where un. favourable circumstances night .have suffered It to remain ; and. although of recent origin, the Bulletin has already performed many services of this nature. for France and for other countries. Finally, a stranger to every interest meetly personal to every error of party, ' or feeling of national jealo u sy, t h e Bulletin never Ottersteps theline of moderation, and that mpect for the intetests of social y which has semred to it the approbation of every government. .Scattering every where the seeds of peace and prosperity, its re eeption should be universal, even in those countries where the Most rigid censorship prohibits what is unknown to it, lest the for. bidden fruit should he concealed under some specious garb, by the contraband dialers in thought. It is a work useful to every States. man who Is anxious to apply at home the means of comfort and instruction distoveted and practised abroad ' • to all publi: and pri vate institutions demanding assistanc e i n the arts or sciences; to every establishment of general instruction ; to every great library ; and, by means of its division into sections, it is particularly useful to individtials who wish to follow the progress of that branch of the arts and sciences to which they are devoted. It oily remains for us to express the hope that we shall witness the labours of M. Ferussac approach more and more that degree of perfection of Which we think they are susceptible, by the assistance of a greater number of contributors worthy to aid and dignify, by their names and labours, so noble an undertaking. DISTONTATXES. A. Allem. Baron Cumming Bum, Reporter. COURT-3fAR7I4L ON CAPTAIN .11OPPNER A Court-Martial was held at Sheernest on Monday last, on board his Majesty's ship Gloucester, for the trial of Captain hoppner, who commanded the Fury in the late Arctic Expedition. The Court assembled soon after nine o'clock—President, Vice-Admiral S r R. Moorsom, the Commander-in-Chief at this port. It is usual to try all officers who may happen to be in command of any of his Majesty's ships when they are lost, from whatever came or under whatsoever circum stances. Captain Henry P. Iloppner was therefore put upon his trial, for the loss of the I•ury discovery ship. A long and very interesting narrativ"of the sufferings of both ships was first read by the intrepid end distin guished navigator, Captain Party, of the Reda, which h eeeeptcd several hours—the fearful accounts ef the nume rous icebergs with which they were surrounded, frequently jammed in between them, and every moment expecting to be crushed US pieces, and the great exertions of the crews, under such trying circumstances, milled forth feelings of deep sympathy end admiration. Carib Iloppner also read a very affecting narrative of the disaster. Several witnesses were called, who corroborated the af felting s'atement of Captain Parry. 'f he principal witness was Lieutenant Joseph Sherer, of the Ueda. By the Court.—Could the accident of the Fury getting on abase have been possibly avoided ?—1 should think not, but I was on board any own ship the Heels., which was also agrnuni. Was there any thing, in your opinion, left undone b , the Captain and crew of the Fury by which his Majesty 's ship might have been saved P—l do not think that there was. Were the utmost exertions used ?—Yes. Lieutenant Sherer further deposed, that the greater part of the ship's ke, I was knocked off, and she had several holes low down in her bottom, by which she was exceedingly leaky, four pumps being constantly going ; the men worked from five in the morning to eight at night to keep her free from water. The shocks the ship received ofter she struck, for several days, were so violent as to lead those on board to suppose that her bottom was on the point of being rent off. The ship's stores were landed with the view to lighten her for the purpose of examination, but the Captain and Officers lost most of their own luggage and clothes, Sm. The Fury was abandoned on the 2tith of August, at which time there was nine feet water in the hold. The Heels stayed as close to her as possible for several days, but at length she was obliged to stand off to prevent being closed in by the drifting ice. Other witnesses corroborated the evidence of Lieutenant Sherer in every leading part. Captain Parry was then examined by Capt. Hoppner. Is it your opinion, that the accident in the Snit instance I could bare been, by any possibility, avoided ?—Certainly not. Wt re the exertions of myself, Officers and crew, to save her equal to what you had a right to expect?—Thev were. Captain floppner in conclusion said, that even after the saving of the ship was hopeless, it was inconceivable with bow much ardour and indefatigable exertion, and at the same time with how inttch cheerfulness, the Officers and men performed their duty. Captain lll:Tyner was most honourably acquitted of any blame whatever, and the Court broke up at half-past three _ established m a general rule in the conduct of the work that none ON the writer's should substitute thetr own opinions for those of 11 authnr under review. Alt condemnation of opinions not yet commonly received is In Arts and hibited. The only object in noticing works which controvert pri tajoriq or ciples generally received att incontestibie j Is to recall to soul we have science and demon sem eti trtuh In appropriate and dignified languas SUDBURY ELECTION: On Monday evening a - umerous Meeting of the freemen of the Borough of Sudbury was held at the Angel and Crowe, White chapel ; JOHN Wines, Jun. Esq. in the Chair. he room was tastefully decorated with laurels, and behind the Chair was an elegant device, on which appeared in splendid charac ters, " Wilks, a Constitutional Briton, the friend of the poor, In dependent Candidate teethe Borough of Sudbury." After the cloth was removed, the health of the King was drunk, with four times four. On proposing the health of the Duke of ork, the Chairman obeereed that it was usual to couple with it the Army, but he. the Chairmen, not being a soldier, would not attempt to put an estimate on his military merits : but there was one point of view in which he was particularly deer to every friend to the religion of his country ; he alluded to his important speech in the list Session of Parliament. Ile would therefore propose the Duke of York and the Protestant ascendancy. (Immense applause.) After the toast of " Prosperity to Sudbury," the Vice-President Bare the health of Mr. Wilke, which was drank with enthusiasm. Mr. WI tics roses to return thanks, and expressed the embarrass ment which he felt in being obliged in speak about himself. But there were occieiotts whcn it was a man's duty to overcome that reluctance. and one of them was whcn an individual offered him self as a Representative in Parliament: he was surely then bound to make a declaration of his principles. Ile came forward as an independent candidate, and would not unite with any other. He would state what be had already stated at a meeting of front three to four thousand persona at Sudbury. lie was attached to the Church Of England. because he believeri in its doctrine*, approved of its dis cipline, and of its tolerance and liberality towards all sects of Chris. tians : because it was connected with the laws and with the State; because it provide] thomeans of religious instruction to all classes d his llajeety'e subjects, because it extended the arms of liberality Sall Christians, and approved es(every man worshipping God ac. to the dictates of his own conscience. lie contodered the iu Diseenters also entitled to all the privileges enjoyed by the members of the Church of England. and he could not help feel ing surprise •tven he board of any hostilities between the Dissenter. ' and the Church. When he beheld the mighty river Thames roll ing on its majestic W llllO to the ocean, he fell delighted—but he felt also pleased in observing the numerous streams and rills which either flowed into or from it. He viewed the Church as the great river, and the sects of Dissenters as streams meandering through the valleys of the country, and producing the richest moral advan tage. Ile ho?ed to live in sec the Dissenters enjoying all pro per political advantages; but be did not mean to include the Catholics—he wished them to be allowed the fullest betty of worshipping according to the dictates of their own consciences, as they now enjoyed; but not to obtain political power, so long as they held principles of a dangerous nature. As to his political principles, he was of no party, by which he meant, that lie would attach himself to no party—nt the earns time he was strongly attached to the measures °Chia Majeety's present Ministers, to the Ministers who had preserved the country from war ; who had reduced the taxes; who had diminished the standing army ; who had attended to the rights and pris lieges of the people; who were friends to a free trade. and had re moved innumerable restrictions on commerce. If he did not support them he should be unworthy to be their representative. (Applause.) Bitt he would not wed himself to them. If they changed, he would not change; his principles were founded on mature consideration, and such as he hoped would afford him eon. tidelice and poti.faction in future life. Alluding to die present election. he said, he bad heard that Alderman Heygete had expressed hia intention to resign. Whether it was so or not— whether anothercondidate came forward or not—if there should he no contest. still lie would afford to every freeman an op portunity of visiting his native town—he would afford to every freeman the means of being at the election, that be might see his Neprreentative, and have the opportunity of expressing hiepoli tical opinions. (Applause.) Ile would jolts with no candidate. From the r:cerstiem he had met with in Sudbury, and front the Freetrien prerent, he considered his election absolutely certain. and lie winited to he returned a• the independent Candidate, attached to tie interests of Sitdbury and the countris at large. Ineriedittehr aher Mr. Willis proceeded round the room, to centrals the freemen. and appeared to he very flatteringly received. Pelt, that . forfeit* reunited *Om Itioni with, odd Mon of the the charity at himself so well that be obtsiaini priie of a bible,. lie took it home and vu very anxious to read it to his p erentg , but they ob- Amid tolhearibtrri ; his sister howeeer, who wa ttrienteen years of sio(the boy being only fifteen) urn desirous Of listening to the les sonscontented la that divine book ; her brother read it to Irtf, and she learned to voles iirehrreeter of its moral and holy principles; MA she then embed leer aoxiety with that of her brotherOhnt - their talleher should hear it also. At length the mother consented. and in a few weeks *be also became impre ssed with the vale. and lin preasoa et* the religion which it I , - " —' ef this woos& we. one of ' seders of thee r . motion the es, read. that their made happy I should read a his tithe *as the father returned t. treed the door while paused a few mt meat °this *lre them in their mother, sister, were at this enity, and all , g ivin g of this another anecdote. had assured hie', set of mem thin Shortly after the of one.third of t course of a few ~, any thing new that was not t I that it wan not worth being matters like the peseta. this wail majority who then lined him, as was for a long time opposed I capable of reading. were up: % which that system was: tilt opposition, there west be considered completely this system. In like matinee and an individual had mention discovered 'pots on therm, ev proposition i and even when they 4. yes. they were scarcely willin had it been with Inoculation, I nat t ladl e and the steam engine. Ile begged to say, that it one P well that shiny ware thus opposed. lie believed that the author' of their nature had implanted in their hearts a dread of inno vation, in order that before they sanctioned it by their adoption, they might ascertain its truth, and determine whether good .e ill would preponderate by its reception. Opposition created watchfulness and inquiry. Let him congratulate them that tkre .wai opposition to these Societies; and he hoped it would Kluft them to take care that their conduct might be seen to pro 'Med from the Mittens* of shun principass , slikis had their sanction ens of that book, the cicadae of Aids woad evangelic the med. .!. The Meeting then broke ismitgailkg collection was made at r il if" ". -r! THE HIBERNIAN BIIII,E SOCIETY, AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS OF CARLOW We have already stated the leading facts of Mr. Mac Sweeny'. challenge, as well as the circumstances preceding it; and we expresse d: our conviction that nothing was far ther from his real Intentions than such a meeting as he pro fessed to seek. His letter, we remarked, was neither,more nor less than a miserable expedient, intended to extricate the priests firom the disgrace of declining a meeting ; while it very effectually guarded, by its absurd stipulations, against the possibility of any substantial result. We predicted that this, the fourth expedient resorted to by the Carlow priests, would fail like all the preceding schemes, and leave its projectors still farther disgraced by its failure. We added that the challenge had been accepted by the parties to whom it was addressed, who demanded however the mo dification of one of the stipulations, which they proved to' , is itself inconsistent with Mr. Mac Sweeny's own creed. It therefore rested with him either to justify or to abandon this stipulation. We now find, that, instead of doing either the one or the other, as any person really desironsof a meeting would in- stoutly bate done, Mr. Mae Sweeny turns his back upon Lis antagonists, Mini,- up his hat, shouts victory, and comes forth with a moat triumpkent Sourish in the shape of an address to the people of England ! In this address, he tells us, that soon after the invitation of the six Protestant Clergymen was issued, " he arrived in Dublin, and proclaimed his acceptance of their chal lenge." He then recotints the terras of his acceptance, end thus proceeds:--" Day has followed day, and, down to this hour, they (the Protestant Clergy) have been as silent as if they reposed in the tombs of Martin Luther or Thomas Crantner. —" Had my opponents not shrunk from the contest to which they themselves had provoked me, I should be enabled to furnish you with a stronger insight into the truth of the Catholic Creed than you would be able to acquire by the labour of years." He concludes by asking, " Why uid not the Biblical. meet for the discus sion which they themselves proposed ?" Mr. Mac Sweeny knows little of the English people, if he really supposes that they are to be deceived by this sort of trash. To use a common expression, he is out of his lati tude. Such mere nonsense may suit the intellects of those for whom that paragon of wisdom and sanctity, Dr. Doyle, compounded the Hohenlohe miracles ; but it is wasted here. Mr. Mac Sweeny says, that " he accepted the chal lenge given by the Protestant Clergy." On their part, in reply to his invitation, Dr. Singer has already, in print, accepted the challenge ; Mr. Daly has also accepted the challenge ; and Mr. Urwick, in the last place, has accepted the challenge. These facts are before the people of Eng land and of Ireland, who will not feel inclined, consequently, to take Mr. Mac Sweeny's account of the matter, that his antagonists have " shrunk from the contest," and arc as " silent as the tomb." The people of England will ask—" If these four indi duals are all willing to enter upon this discussion, what inders it from taking place ? Where does the difficulty xist?" It is mere nonsense to talk generally of " shrink ing from the contest," or being " silent as the tomb:" Come to the point on which they disagree, and then we shall understand on which side the willingness is found and on which the fear. This brings us to the question of the stipulations, and to this we tell Mr. Mac Sweeny Altai he, too, must come, it' he mean to escape from this co*. troversy in any decent plight. Beth parties profess their willingness to meet ; the stipulations are the only potato which prevent the meeting ; and it follows that thews sti pulations are the real point, after all, by which the ques tion, in its present state, is to he tried. The clause, then, upon which the combatants differ is this—Mr. Mac Sweeny demands that fifty Protestants be named by himself, and fifty Catholics by his antagonists, and that these hundred persons shall deliver a verdict, by which both parties shell agree to abide. To this it is objected 1. That, while the fifty Protestants would enter upon the consideration of the question at liberty, as Protestants, to be guided by their own judgment and reason, the fifty Catholics would come to it under a pledge, according to their own principles, not to be guided by their own reason, but by the judgment of the Church. It follows, that Mr. Mac Sweeny would he assured of half the Jury before be opened his mouth, and would carry a verdict should be only succeed in persuading a sin,le individual out of that fifty, who were at liberty to exercise their judgment. Can any thing more obviously unfair be imagined? Q. But Mr. Mac Sweeny further claimed that both parties should " sign their agreement to abide by the de cision" of this Jury. This language was not very distinct, but it seemed to imply that the party against whom the verdict was given, was to bind himself to conform to that verdict. In this sense it was objected to, as inconsistent with Mr. Mac Sweeny's own principles, as a Catholic, bound to be guided by the authority of his Church alone. But in all the letters published in acceptance of Mr. Mac Sweeny's challenge, we find, along with the objec tions to this stipulation, the hope expressed, and the offer held out, of an adjustment of the terms to the mutual satis faction of both parties. Dr. Singer, Mr. Urwick, and Mr. Daly, all assign their reasons for disapproving of the terms proposed, but express their willingness to treat for an ad justment of them. And how does Mr. Mac Sweeny reply to them ? He neither answers their reasons, nor accepts their offer of adjustment. This is decisive of the fact, on which side the willingness and on which the fear, exists. N 3 man. in Mr. Mac Sweeny's situation, and actuated by a real wish to meet his antagonists, could have failed either to attempt the justi fication of the terms he had proposed, or the modification of them, so as to bring about the desired end. But the simple truth is, as we have all along asserted, the whole affair of this challenge is nothing more than an expedient, a trick, or manmuvre, to throw off, if possible, the disgrace I of having shown their fear of a discussion. viduals IRISH FLAX TRADE.—Thirteen proprietors of flax mills in the district extending from Carrigans to the neigh bourhood of Raphoe, have determined, as well on account of the trade as their own charactera, to clean all the flax sent to their mills in a merchantable manner, whether this be agreeable to the owners or not. An enterprising farmer, near Carrigans, put the metier to a regular test last season ; anal the result was, that flax, which if it had been cleared in the usual way, would have brought but SOL, sold at 31. Ss. per cwt. A guard of peace officers ha; been for the last week sta tioned at the depot of the Paving Board, on the Circular road, Dublin, in consrqut nee of its being expected that an attempt would he made to set it on fire. Several men had been lately discharged from that depa•tment : the rumours are various as to the causes nt this apprehended attempt. Tits New LONDON Barnoe.--la consequence of the heavy swells of the river, which arc common at this season of the year, the progress of the workmen has been much retarded during the last week ; two extra force punts have been erected for the purpose of drawing off the drains at low water. Theme pumps are worked by the steam en gine, and have proved very efrlcient. None of the light or temporary works thrown up for the convenience of the labourets have been disturbed, as yet, by the floods. STATE OF IRELAND. Police, cloomlrted by the Coon at Cashel Sessions-.hating been yesterday enzislcted of a riot and assault on persons coating on the Lands of Kilcommon, on the 24th of Anglin last, to distrein for Ti:hes in diypUti: between the Earl of Menial' and the Lord 13i41 , 0, of SW:garrote, in which Messrs. Chaytor acted tinder the ttiviCe or Counsel. ileum. N. and J. Chaytor and James Johnson to be' confined a month, and„pay 201. fine each ; and John Pike to be can. tined one cnontti.--Clowel Advertiser of Wednesday. """"brsrauc Ti 01V OF CdSTLE FORGES. [From the Dr blin Correspondenl.l We regret to state that a great portion of C tette Forbes, in the county of Longford, the ancient residence of the Earl of Crawled, was destroyed on Thursday morning by fire. Our correspondent informs us that the fire originated ig.the kitchen chimney, and at three o'clock, without any ainrwi having been given, communicated to the bed-room of Lord Forbes. His Lordship must inevitably have Ise. rished, were it not that a spaniel, which invariably slept 'in his room, fbrtunately awoke him before the Aeries had reached his bed, but nut before a great portion of the fur niture in the apartment had been destroyed. The file was principally confined to the ancient part of the Castle ; and we are glad to learn that the valuable library, paintings, and family plate, have been saved. ,- THE •I ' I 'I ' L .& — ! 4 lie . • - - SWW : • • • THE Ti in, ,ars 4 Tr, •i f sro - .wee it ineh opposition . . - ..- .$ ' • ' • ''' •- , • • ehli iit• teat, that rio wenn, they knew an - •• ics• :up :AD 70 an ~1: Oa they might take it for granted ti. The Thirtieth Annivelsemp • ehieniktialleoldrikefteigridep PPPeee.. 40 sslfnes, as well I. to *nattier' evening in the flail of tbeAllniTeettppaeretese r ettbwretwas, 0 3 , . true and infallible tem. A great majori At *even o'clodt, Dr. %ex VA nectostx , pae called N.. filed knew that the copernican system was • • M. ' • • - , -- • • beeid.therwiele Ingrid that were then canal The DOcton. opened tliiib.. -,40.1K - 140-tstereinie" . . 'bliviatelligs in,l.figaipmt the proposition on t very high eulogism on Ow dirfloalt , and tilientaref 'Lieutenant- ,SeneW t ,' end rt , nbtwithatanding sue (Intent Neville, the President ef the Botietyctin.eaesathlehell Of . not notch hwilthiwill who would not no w I whose absence it was (hai r / 4114 4*SIVIni en LT tn . p res id e over stultified were he to dent the tru t h of thi s the proceedings of that eveniot $ a then arlyentad to the great when the erbssersPe was Invented. and an benefits that had recalled from the formation or a Branch Aux. the fact of hie bating, by he use, diatom iliary Sac-lets. at 'Woolwieh, and mentioned the fectring &nee. ono who heard it disputed this propositit dote in confirmation of the fact r—A ponr• bny, ,, wbo received had seen the spots with their own eyes. t instruetion at the charity school at ‘Wodwitb, conducted to assent to the truth of it. Thus had STATE OF IRELAND. .. —.. am ....% • - • •ExwtitlentE7l,, OeT. a b fo r u id Ar ge t'no 7 ut to ef ,,r alig es ibid ues t .aet t .c o lt h mh e el :4 b r a' fili :f" :l oPf n jiioi a gh h hn o t ier ff. o l f erneYl ea la :n -Y i r'4l 4 hgv h 2 e l l lB4ll tb in e stai . res fel nt i i l n ow n s i - go iragr t ini viad they nv ugamk ,:i et i li 4 Ofi rlfirer grne d y a nn eli d b hi ard s "ifr hand iff, indkriemebanf is g therr the i s ., c li u onse :e o . )(4.l 7 466:4la llif f a u tpi ri y aa Jaad m 44 : ape ' ighwisee rt i t t e h n rhood ed stril w ,i i n t wu h g s iTl etem alag nir e eted in . En ut se ghhe e N n e te w , t e o d w tricionto nbu der Swif t ourotile.ianafitta;,rtlenaty, him m o in ne d o m f tab rill. ' son.. _ A s a ? , a c most impressive ilidossit fiord our worthy Astlistatn Dietiatet; !il 'Nutty irsiaetturatbd assist irnlinths' hoothreekggent. On thiiiielllllltlt Plottedtag the day of trial, the following Mkt" wan found at N ey's dome.,- " Notice is hereby gitetro yob John M'Keroey and *lb if you persist in the prosecutiut ofi inherent Hugh fill•Eonulty white you accuse in thellrongir trod* hy all the Immortal Owls year hems will be burned apeeyOue heed and your lives talks denial it is a )elesedieredaredrep s law and go no filtattilt_paw only for.yint game wilbwoul ho farther at the be,. Po by yen.. if nil the police in the wont/ were guar**, you* brim It f will be burned and if you quit you shall be no mow staillie loth you y osritife or your henna" . It has been our disigremble duty to publish dim Or toottlinifir outrages committed in this thronty within a user g but that a transcript of the Infetnsl Rock albrutb• In Fermanagh is a rare orturtedee Indeed. 0 has adventured to promulgate this iaignd Witt P It not like plebeian penning, and tle hare/oft as SO ail n. Hi it as it may. we c a ll aloud or% dab ry to bout down tesitt the barbarians who perpetrilke those aort i a g rl e 41redaelons sr. de- struetire to the distinguished peatibabla of this ebunty. Sure we ' are our excellent Maglatcatan w ihrtoOdy coaopentte ict (very measure for the detection oK the rnbareesarWhe disturb the anquillit) of the country, •arai ending*. rtslitat or the ey e.o l a d forbid that the 'spirit Of the , 'ern naiNINOr sturtlitl e find an abode in Fermanagh ..-;!} rots isrkel. COUNTY VESTHEATH. The following memorial waa tireagoted to tbo *Oh Otilogis - trdes, at the last Qsatta Sessions hell In Mosta Ls- " We; the Forms . sad vidersigped etetsbaTi por ing Grand Jury at Stoat Sesatows. Ors*, rtawilig with great. indignation and sonpw the,outragaathat as Ow 4 04 1! committed on his Majesty's periceablFoubjestala this neighbour- hood, titg kart in the rneeseespeetful manner tuloptsjont to the Barrister and worshipftll lifitgattrates tornneoft*filko Bauch, that they consider that thoiunishnigitt awarded to those patrons who , hive already been, coned of khrise crimes, alas. salad nate to the niebiure of then Oct, Mid they humbly - -e casts of convietioi. the worsful bench wilt a meats, as will rtrike terror imitate ttrling amt. inipetrial . *- .., * currenceolisisal cllagracgful a r I., : her roof t. be 4po The above documeni a disorganiestiop„ i eq;atin in ff4 t Witten' barottles t lf gitio by no mostgl,pn-the dec :IF ; i ed, Aot a week now wakes, ... out aertnil Instances of &Image hectrrring, to sub.* ratailt is tt system of intimidation now carried, that even unfortnnate persona injured, are arrald to make know* the depredations committed on them.— JViefswoul Jou: teal. CASHEL SENIONg, gq2l4lill I 7 CHARGE OF RI CHARGE 04140811. and dem Chaytor, Rams., Air. James Jolisso w , Patrick (*ropey. and /albs Pike, were pm to the bar. chargedaith ,seat ontkopault on Tho- mas Orate and William Keating, valuators belonging to the Lord Bishop of Waterford, on the,lith of AUgust last. This case had its origin in the valuation or Them. Ibr. which our. pose the preacca tiara proceeded to the lands. belonging to the gad ' of Mengel!. • The prosecutors stated that the aaaault was a violent one, while the witoensee on the other tide represented it as a gentle resistance to prevent the entrance of the valuator.. , The facts appeared to tae theta 1 , - . -.Tile Earl orOlantall bolds the tithes of Kilcomreon by patent., granted by Charles 11. ; and by the advice of Si.' lienrylllerechth, Mr. Cheyter agent to, and re- presentative nf, the Ea t ) of Ol onga il, restated 'the entrance of the valuator.. The Jury deliberated for about twelve minutes, mid brought in a verdict of " ttuiity" against the Menem Cbsyme, Jr. Johnsen, fad lie.-Pilia, ,A.ftor a abort coosphation between the Chairman end the Assonant Magistrates, the judgment of the Court was, that dut warmers be confined one month In the (heed of Clonmel, and that the Mesira. Chaytor and Mr. Johnson shall each pgr a fine of SOL to chi Rings and that they shall sot hodiodleatood till ..‘id sum be paitl.—Clorteral Herald. Las; night Altura. Nicholas Chaytor, Jahn Chime, Jos John. son, ami John Pike, arrived at Clonmel gaol, under an escort of Bich thrift it. t. I. t. ire so ACW test ln mire fro, n re tii , ante thrc' bi I bi. b V/00 1 . tit r day. NO big ao ts to The same gentleman been, that he these men, but be heard. He P speetable Magt. had no hesitation bore a Yee, Bible Society Title diminution enatiatted -till about three was only a Gentlemen's Amocietten, but sin. ...an ♦ Ladies' Association had been formed, and the consequence was a con siderably greater decrease in the number of delinquents. Such'oras what he would call a fair sample of the advantages derived from the dirt-Motion of the Bible in his vicinity. But how mach good meter they might have already done, yet they must not delude themselves by supposing that their work was accomplished. It was a melancholy fact, that full three-fourths of thelitonan rue were at this moment lying in heathen darkness. The number of converted Jews throughout the world at least amounted to six millions, and they should not forget that within five miles of the spot where they were now assembled, there were, at least, notwithstanding the augmentation at churches and chapels, notwi•listanding the active and rapid diffusion of the sacred word—yet he would assert, from a careful inquiry into the fact, that up to this present moment there were at least sixty thousand individuals who had neve r r e a d the Word of God, or had ever even had it read to diem. Consider. Ing. therefore, dim oat of these sixty thousand th e re were th ree Individuals dying weekly, they would come to this concluaion— that within five miles of this metropolis no leas than 156 indi. videals went to their last account every year, without the pord. bility of hearing or of reading the Holy Scriptures. Surely this would be a motive sufficiently strong for them not to slacken in their exertions. Could any of them hesitate to give a few pence or a few pounds in supplying these numerous candidates for rem. mortality with the means by which that immortality might bei made a blessed one ? Let not their ideas of benevolence, philan thropy, and sympathy, be mere idle conceptions', but let them be grounded in love to man, so that they may bring forth fruit so the glory of God. /qr. Posivor, the Secretary, then rod the Report of the Com. mince for the plat year. It stated, that the numbers of subscribers had been great?y augmented, and the prospects of the Associa tion were most encouraging. The amount of contributions during the Ira year was 1361. 18). 7d.; and, Mat since its formation. this Association had remitted to the i'arent Society 17461. 51. 6d. With respect to the circular which had been sent to the Committee, re. lative to the circulation of the Apocryphs, about which there pre vailed some difference of opinion, the Committee could root avoid ciaptessing their most decided conviction, that the circulation of the Apocrypha intermingled with the Sacred text, was highly objee. tionable. and ought to be discontinued. The Rcv. Twos. MORTIMER, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, moved that the Report be adopted and printed. It wan, he observed, with pleasure that he stood forward to do what he could in the cause of the Bible Society ; but yet sometimes with pain. mingled with that pleasure, when he reflected oo the character that man ought to bear who came forth to advocate the circulation of the B.ble to many others. But where duty called they must obey, and however other engagements might press upon them, they ouglit to esteem it a privilege and an honour to be called in on stich a cause as this. He would hest observe that principle% had been im planted among the people of this country by means of the eircula. tion of the Bible, that withstood the power ofthroptation. He was very much struck with an anecdote mentioned the other day by a gentleman at a meeting where he happened to attend. A poor Irish lad had received a bible from the Hibernian Society, and which he had been taught to read. The boy came up to England, and his first inquiry was for the people of his own coon. try. He was directed to St. Gilca's, and thither he went and asked them whether they could give him something to do; they replied they could; and what was it ? Why, they wished ehe lad to circulate forged Bank of England notes, but to their astonishment he said no, I will not do it; I want to earn my living in an honest and religious way. The Reverend Gentleman men. tioncd two or three other instances illustrative of his proposition, that the influence of the Bible implanted principles in the minds of untutored persons that resisted every temptation to crime. JAMES HARMON!, Esq. samondM the resolution, which was carried unanimously. JOHN DYER, Esq. (of the Admiralty) moved the next Resolu. lion. It was always highly gratifying to advocate the cause of God and his truth ; and that gratification was considerably heightened when he saw their honoured Chair m an among them, with whom he had, many year' ago, had thehappiness to plant the first auxiliary society in the vicinity of London, and of which he could with sincerity say, " Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all." If the object of the Bible be truth, he conceived it was the duty of every British subject to come forward to promote its dissemination- A friend of his, the brother of a highly respected nobleman, was, not lorg since, appointed to the command of a ship. It so happened that he came to him (Mr. Dyer) to take up his commission, and he said, " lam now de. termined to act upon the Bible principle;" and accordingly, when he wished to man his %hip, he gaveinstroictions that no loose unhappy women should be allowed to go on board. His brother officers laughed at him, and said he would never man his ship at that rate ;to which he replied, that l.eallooold leave that to God. When it way known that this plan was adopted, men flocked to the ship, and it was manned in half the time that he (Mr. P ) had ever known any one done since the war. Many men were turned away, and they were all hefted to ray "that is the ship for Ma" • inee then, up wardaof 150 of those men had became subscribers to a Bible Society. Mr. Dyer then adverted to the elects produced in Ireland by the circulation of the Bible, and consid e r e d th at great goo d had been done there ; also, in Brirish India, Persia, and even China. With respect to the latter place, he begged to say that a beloved son of his was sent to Cambridge with a view to being called to the bar; be very soon, however, preferred the gospel to the law, and had since studied the Chinese laagoage under Dr. Morrison, and was shortly about to proceed to that country to preach the word of Uri. It was supposed that the Chinese language vas very difficult to acquire; but the contrary was the fact, for In the course of six months' application any person might be able to read the testament in that languaoe. Ile knew that some men whom he loved, and who, like him self, were connected with the St.tte by filling official situations, would sneer at his conduct, and consider it as being all en. thusium. lie knew not what it was, but if it was enthusiainn, he wished he bad more of it, and he only regretted That he had not sooner been blessed with such feelings. After some further ob servadens in favour of the inetitutioo. the worthy speaker moved the thanks of the meeting to Lieut.-General Neville, and that it was their sincere wish that, under God's blessing, he might ob. tain every object for which he was then sojourning on the Con. tinent. SAMUEL Roont, Esq. seconded the Resolution, and observed that it was twelve years since he first ventured in that place to ad vocate the cause of the Society; and if he had indulged in Some anticipations respecting the benefits that would result from it, and if he had ventured upon some predictions respecting its farther progress, what was now the ease? Those predictions had become history, and all those sanguine anticipations had become sober realities. _ _ The Rev. Dr. BOOTHIOYD moved the thanks of the meeting to the Of r.era and Committee of the Society. • The Csazamaw said, before the resolution was seconded, he begged to inform the meeting. that the Rev. Doctor who had just moved it was well known in the literary world as the Editor of the Hebrew Bible, and who had also completed an entire new tranvia- tion of the Holy Scripture% into the Engliab ranguage, which every biblical critic knew was a work of great valor. He could net pre. vent himself from mentioning there taco, although he well knew that the Rev. Doctor's only wish in doing this:, was to promote the ' al wy of God and the goad of mankintl-4Chea re ,) JOSEPH Matct.st D. I:sq. seconded the etiolation. Several other resolutions were then tutored, and unanimously rated to. in the course of which Mr. Pal n the Rev. James l:ooper, Edward Hoodart, Esq. and the Rev. Wm. Evanson, ad. dressed the meeting. The thanks of the 3leeting having been unanimously voted to the Chairmen. Dr. attioao returned Malik.. Allusion/ fad been matt,. in the con -of the evening, more than once, to ;lie opposition which that D:ble Society hid had to crammer. Prorrly ' , peaking, they the religion which it inialcated. The htabendthls one of the mu profligate men of any of Viekairer neighbo4rhood, and neither of the fientilptlared to circumstance of their having heard the weed of God heir characters were changed, and that theybeid been thereby. Bat the mother being anxious Met hereon portion of the bible eight, the - boy Aid se While is drinking at the Wain. On *nee thoseoccanons turned home in a state of cempangliyagyteriety, he en- or while the family were in the "opt praying • he 'moments, and the meeting mightguess the astonish- die and ch ildren on beholding him kneehiown and join prayers. (Hear.) The boy soon aftee died s but the r, and father, all became changed iw•thairtnibita, and moment real onraroents to the profession sit Christi- ] this was erected by the bleating that attended the is single bible to the boy. Ht Joined to mention tote. At the time the Society was forper4, a gentleman him, that it was Impossible so lids were profligate than those employed to:r air topliardariat.Wiselwich: the institution of the Al7ll upwards of those very men beat saboicribefs, sod in the ew months each of them beearorpesset fled of a bible. ;entlernan had assured filvitythat The hippy effects had and others had walked abate the ropisyard 'midge all ut not a single oath or other wicked enpreseion was to begged to mention one more circurnatanna..4 vary re- iaistrats, to the viciniiy of NVoolwich e bad :ditleved be aim toeing that the dinahtution of crime in his district obvious repertien to the entertain( of the Autiltary ty that had been established there. (Hes 4 bear.) ation costumed-till shoot these yang ago, whim there :`; : . ♦NOTHER ACCOI'NT. LONGYORD, OCT. 20. Before six o'clock this morning nearly tile entire of that ancient and magnificent build . ng, Costle Forbes, the resi dence of Lord Viscount Forbes, M.P. for this county, was reduced to shies. It was not precisely ascertained how the calamity originated ; but it was discovered by •mcane of a favourite dog, which his Lordship generally keeps in his sleeping - room at night ; the poor anim a l awo k e hi s Lordship, by pulling the clothes off his bed and making the most pitiful cries. When his Lordship stepped out of bed he was enveloped in smoke; he gave the alarm, and by the exertions of the household and the neighbouring people the whole of the furniture and the library (which is one of the most valuable in Ireland) was saved. ,No jives ' were lost, nor did any accident occu r . I t i s genetalty believed that the fire originated in his 'Lordship's own apartment. After the above accounts of this melancholy occu-: rence were in print, the Dublin Currespondent received the following communication, which may be relied on for les authenticity : Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the vicinity-- " Thursday morning, between two and three o'clock, the wind blowing very strong at NAV., the fennel of the kitchen chimney, which, it is now supposed, must have been for several days on fire unobserved, burst at the eery top story of the house into the room in which Lord Foliose was fast asleep. The flames forced in with such violente and rapidity that he must hare been inevitably burnt in his bed, had not the sagacity of a favourite spaniel dog - , of the poodle kind, that lay in the next room to his Lordship, and of which the door was fortunately open, jumped upon him, and by exertions the most extraordinary awoke him ! The story is miraculous, but true! Lord Pori*s had the presence of mind first to fire a shot, in order to arouse and alarm the servants, then to remove 251bs. of gunpowder, and afterwards secure a large chest, of family papers. ate. Much of the smaller furniture has been saved, but the larger, with a great many valuable boobs, pictures, and palming', of which there was a rare and magnificent col lection, are. I fear, destroyed. I was there yesterday morning. Lord Forbes was cool and manly. I waft'-. 11 confess, so effected that I could hardly speak to him. 'Re seemed sensible of it, and shook me most cordially by the hand. Of that noble, venerable, and respectable old building, or rather rile, which gallantly held cut against the Irish in the Rebellion of 1641, nothing remains but the walls. It was of great magnitude—the fury of the fire irresistible. It was little more thin tyrelve o'clock. when I saw it, yet had it not been for the various occupa tions of the multitude around, it would have appeared to have Veen uninhabited for half a century ! loss must be immense, and in some respects irreparable! 11re are all here exc.redingly diatreesed, and so indeed is every individual in the country." Many good easy people fancy that the '. Rent " is utterly extingulished, because the collection of it is prohibited by Act of Parliament. But we can assure the English nation, that the " Rent" is as punctually called for. and, we have every reason to believe, is as punctually paid, is when the weekly statements of its rec,ipts were published by the " Domestic Government." From Protestants. indeed, i t i t not demanded as formerly , under its original name; but,. under the assumed title of '! Education Fund," •the pm tes t en i Donkey has Rill to pay his •Capitati o n T ax . The Irish leaders are by na means to be . intimidated by such silly .hatgbeats -as Pirliamentory Statutes —Dalihrt Morning Courser. . I ..: - \ t r , , • . 4, . I 1 . , 1 I .. ... , t I . li: P' ii iI , ‘1 ,!, t v ; - , ' t , , .. , I ~.. , . . ! I , i ti .11 1 1 I J ) 1 • wss t. I$ s A. tole