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s that its admission into the citadel of the Constitution Will rengthen the Established Church ; another (and it is far ;conger than it chuses to avow itself at present) hopes that ich admission will lead to that union with other bodies nfr i ieindly' to it, which will e ff ec t it s fin a l downfall. One I) t hink, I say, that arguments so opposite would eutralise each other. But no ! so long as they are urged •om different mouths, they are all held irrefragable. In ass general attack, the arrows may be shot from different carters, but while they arc all aimed at one central mark— 'rotestantism—they are the more certain, the more aria(' the position—from whence they are discharged. nto these various arguments, I say, I shall not enter t P r esent; one, however, distinct from them all, and o degrading to the character of the country and the telings of Englishmen, I shall just allude to—it is his--that England ought to take her lessons of liberality tom the surrounding nations. In none of these countries, am prepared to prove, is liberty se well understood, or so ar g . ,elY exercised as in this happy country ; and yet Eng sa,,the birth pl ace o f f ree d om , it s asser t or , it s d e f en d e r, la " if° avenger —the model of all the freeinstitutions upon ' a rth-osd where as abundant a degree of liberty is expe lenced a s s is anyways consistent with its perpetuity—l say England is by these gentlemen sent abroad on a sort of ul Y as eau tour to learn the rudiments, and imbibe the Tirit of freedom ; to pick up the crumbs of liberality which all from the tables where tyranny and superstition have !eel , feasting for generations. But I will not dwell on this legrading consideratio n , but proceed to observe that if we kject t o t hi s change' in' the Constitution of our country in itself, we resist it yet more strenuously in consideration of its certain consequences; consequences which are already but ill disguised, by not a few of those who zealously sup port this measure. That the real liberties of the people will be put in jeopardy I feel confident; that the united Church of England and Ireland will be placed in peril the moment this to those Bill hrpassed is cer t a in ;it will and must lead measures as sure as consequences result from causes, which will complete its fall. This individual act may, in deed, recognise its rights ; what may they next do, when you have reinforced the ranks of the Legislation by a number of its implacable and conscientious enemies ? The real object of at taelt'Eirs ita,hfts 4een often asserted here, is the establish ment, or.ratirer, its privileges' and immunities. The war is commenced, and it is commenced i n t hi s p l ace . Tii e first parallel is nearly completed—it may point diago nally, another will be marked out in an opposite direction, till the whole will be completed—till the gates of the Con stitution will have been approached, the breach effected, and its ancient ramparts levelled with the dust—and the triumph will be over the most tolerant, the most learned, and the most efficient religious establishment any country has ever yet been blessed with. And, Sir, can any man flatter himself that even when this is destroyed, a long and uninf errupted reign o f qui e t nes s and peace is to ensue. No! When the victim has been hunted down, the same pack ' which are even now upon her haunches, will scent fresh game, and the cry against our remaining institu tionswill b e renewed with' redoubled vigour, till nothing be left worth either attack or defence, if indeed any thing will after this fatal measure is carried—till all be libe ralized. I see, indeed, an oa th is- to be taken that ver bally forbids Roman Catholics who take it from burning be enabled establishm ent ; they must be snore or less than men to enabled to keep such an oath. Totally inefficient as a security, it is immoral to present it to them ; it establishes awar between words and principle, and oaths, and con science, and which will lion. Wh en anu finally prevail needs no explana mber of Roman Catholics, then, )halll!sve become seated in this House, that they shall not feel thsiosed to lesse n the influence and finally to destroy a church which -they conscientious) abhor, is absurd. That they should not make common y causc for a similar purpose with other parties inspired by similar views and feelings, is impos sible; and though . 1 have heard Hon. Members inveigh strongly against the supposition, the sure operation of ade quate Motives will bring about this union, and will direct its en ergies and its efforts against the common object of their hostility, the establishment. Much, indeed, has been t e ai r l about th e w ea k ness o f suc h a party i n po i nt o f num ' but a party acting invariably in unison on this Point will, as has been w e ll urge d, u lti ma t e l y carr y it, i:d with it all o th ers o f v it a l i m p or t ance . Th ey w ill f orm th e th n ucleus, of a growing party, to whom the measures of e 'n'a'n must always be rendered pal stable, and who, COM. t ., -- l i leatty, will so far dictate the future policy of the - " unt rYs Such has been the case in past times; the most fulportant - events that have ever occurred in our history Irloarn, ben carried by far smaller majorities than these could . ve b p 1.,, '‘....i g together, and consequently holding the balance especially the other different parties in the State; such t i s teeially that of the Revolution and Act of Settlement, a T,: v n e faucOs which, if they could have been accomplished - -", could have been secured only by wading to the lihert • b n Z .... .q,R0g . land through seas of blood, had not Popery At "Pelleil'„from. the Legislature of the country.— the last. 'election there was no notion that Catholic fl ' a nciPation .wbuld be made a Cabinet Question, and not one candidate raised the "No Popery " cry. The PeOple, therefore, chose their representatives as they weft determined by local, friendly, and other neutral eo luideretions. If it were intended, however, to re verse the Constitution, a Parliament ought to be called etpressly for that purpose,. Ile would again repeat that this • cause was dear to the hearts of Englishmen; and they would not sit tamely by, and, without resentment, see themselves robbed of their dearest rights. ^He cau ti a else the House to bewaie of what they were doing, and n ot to hurry this measure, despising the opinions of the People. It was not yet too late to appeal to them, and re pose confidence in them, and let them " hear, mark, learn, :1, 4 ,1 inwardly digest" this imp or t an t q ues ti on .—(A laugh.) , tae Hon. M em b er conc l u d e d b y t h an ki ng t h e H ouse f o r "e attention with which they had heard him. He had I le f ) ° 4t lten his sentiments sincerely, out of respect for the Pro etut Constitution, and not from wishing to impede the ~ "utholica in th e p ro p er exercise of any one of their rights. "(Hear, bear:)--,-He wished it aot .to go forth that he lit i .a nY personal hatred against the Irish Roman Catho e"(Rear, hear.)—He respected their virtue — lie rever hetheir talents—and he admired them for their courage. an W°U ld not prevent them from enjoying the'exercise of Th l one o f the privileges of titeir religion, but he must de e:f to admitting them into the heart of our Protestant loP t lfotion......(Th e Hon. Member concluded amidst loud - 1 9 9utinued cheers.) ' t, Sir G EORGE WARRENDER rose amidst cries of di (l Juisstio u ,o. 44 t h c A m on continued so moch disturbed wring the time that he was speaking, that we were quite ntoaable to hear what the Hon. BaMtg•• t said. We under ; °`l him to support the motion, and to deny . that the under la ag a i nst the Catholics were a part of t h e C onst i tut i on a% settled at 1688. The object of the Revolution at that Period I -- was to s ecure th e C row n to a Protestant King, and t i tP mid not u n d erstan d t h at at present there was any inters. 1'46 pe.k . That ortemgement.--(" Question, question.") 1 Mr.PANE rose assaiti4 '(;iio n( ti Qaestion;" but the Ir ?use seemed disposed to listen to the lion. Member. we were quite. unable, however, to hear what the Hon. ' Member said, who • !spoke from under the gallery. We understood him to oppose the motion, and to express his r egret that he, as well as other Members, were oblige 4 to ° Ppese a Government they felt willing 0 support, Mr. BANKES also rose am . idst cries of ` Question," and 'moved an adjournment of the Debate.,-:(Cries of i -Co on, go on," and of " Adjourn, adjourn.") c Mr. liiecretary PEEL had no intention to resist the mo ' ,:' ° u of 'adjournment ; but he could not help thinking that - ,.‘ v ould conduce to the satisfaction of the House if the I'Zission• could be continued till most of the arguments 1 154 'veil heard. The House had then been only four i allow and a qUatter opcupiq ; and if Members, ambers, 7 , 44 1 of the debate to commence at five or six o'clock-(calls ''‘ five")--the petitions might be presented till six (ißonk, and then the House would be more satisfied by / dis t t n ti g jhrough more of . the debate at one sitting. The atli ' m on Would b e carried on more satisfactorily, by this Ogement, f or a ll par ti es .—(C r i es o f " Adjourn.") "' r ROBERT' INGLIS wished the debate adjourned t° t 11t"h5ir day week.—(No, no.)—Only one week had been tt a le.,. - "'s 4 nd it • was t too inpeb to ask the House to il -*oge 'the time' thai hen Was devoted to . the important booi ' ~.."4 uf receiving the petitions Of the people.—(Laughter ; I° ' na---cries of " Go on," and of " Adjourn.") el'circi MILTON suggested to the Hon. Baronet to allow te, e , * , tie bate to b eg i n a t six o'clock ; and as it was then only Petiti , —l t o Y minut es pas t t we l ve , h e might go on presenting the (e t; us which h e h a d yet to present in such numbers,— al' °f" Go, on !" and "adjourn.") h i c r . Secretary PEEL—Those Members who wish to question satisfactorily did, must see that it 4:: neeesiarY to have a consecutive scusse dismission for six or the du hours. It cou ld not conduce to their end to begin :a, , euatis at nine or ten o'clock, and after hearing two '' hen t o ' a dj ourn —t o p os tpone the debate night after te ro72,ila order to receiveTetitions, because it *as deSitted't:o tl i ,,;`'lP the indi gna tion of the people, by persuading.theni t ot their, petitions were not attended to.---(Hear, hear. ) fail - %..oever made that attempt, would find that it must 044;ih I f the question were to be discussed calmly, as it (q tt° heo kilo Home must have time for the debate. slim.?.l us Go• on," and of " Adjou rn .") ' °ANKES eirprissed 1141141 f: Willing to accede i_a, lw i . e els proposal of beginning the debate at six " b o'cli,c . f k.. cor n ,_ 'Secretary PEEL was understood to fix the hour oa ICednelng the debate at s t i b sc at o t c b l e oe l k ion. Member _ fort,HOWICK hoped for Ox unld state that he concurred in the arrangement. R OBERT INGLIS made some remarks us reply, i Raying, as we understood (but the House Was in such con fusion that it was impossible to ascertain correctly), that the Noble Lord was not justified in dictating to him.— (Great cheers, and cries of hear, bear.)—The non. Ba ronet said he should be guided in his proceedings by the dictates of his own conscience. Lord HOWICK appealed to the Speaker (as we un derstood, but the confusion was immense) if the language of the Hon. Baronet were conformable to the usages of the House? Lord MILTON was understood to say that whatever the House might decide, the Hon. Baronet must agree to it. His conscience might to-morrow evening dictate to him to occupy the House with petitions which would not be convenient, and it would be more suitable that the House should then decide that the debate should com mence at six o'clock. Mr. W. W. WYNN also stated that it was for the House to settle this question. Sir R. INGLIS made some observations which were inaudible in the gallery, from the confusion which pre vailed. We understood him to say that the Noble Lord (Flowick) was not justified in putting such a question to him—[but here the confusion became so great, from the cries of " Adjourn," and from the cheers and laughter which the Hon. Baronet's speech elicited, and from the noise made by Members rising to go away, that - .ve were unable to understand any thing that was said. Finally, we understood it was agreed that the debate should be ad journed to this day (Wednesday), and should commence at six o'clock.) The SPEAKER then put the question of adjournment, which was immediately carried, and the debate adjourned accordingly. The other Orders o f the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. :From the Messager des Chambrcs of March 15.) PARIS, MARCH 14.—The German Journals con tain nothing important. Letters from Bucharest, of the 26th of February, anndnnce that military move ments begin to be made in the Principalities. Rus sian corps are advancing to the Danube. Letters from Rome, of the 28th February, have arrived. The Conclave is opened, but all the Car dinals are not assembled : the French Cardinals were every moment expected. Those who will be the latest in joilipg the Conclave are the Patriarch of Lisbon and the Cardinal Primate of Hungary. (From the Gazette de France, dated March 16.) PARIS, MARCH 15.—1 t is reported on 'Change, that the house of Rothschild had undertaken to ne gotiate a very considerable loan on account of Russia. The Neapolitan Journals say, that his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies is affected with oph thalmia, which, however, does not hinder him from transacting business with his Ministers. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONIC O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. Si'M 1 4 1 / 4 New Ditto .- 3!..i per Cent Ditto Red. shut Ditto 500 Sd. 52 53 pm. 4 per Cent. WI % 3 4 n Ditto Small 2d. 54 56 pm. Ditto, 1926 Runk L Ann. shut Bank for Account — India Stock shut India for Account Ditto Binds pm. Cons. for Acct 87%%, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — 'Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds — 'Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Danish 64si Spanish. 1821 934 Greek Bonds 1523 — Ditto, 1825 — French Rentes, sp. c. BM. '7se. Guatimala — . Exchange ...... 25f. 40c. Mexican Bonds - 3 per cent. Ditto, 1825 — Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . Paid. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) XlOO Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O Ditto National 5 gkOi British Iron Mining Co. 4*,; 5 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) Xny,, 8 Real del Monte Mining Co. United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £39,4 11% 11 Alliance Marine Insurance Comp 5 5 General Steam Navigation Co. l3 61 Per Share 21y PRICES OF IRISH STOCK Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 95!‘ Ditto, New I 4 per Cent—....--. 10 1 1 ;1 Gov. Deb. 3% per cent 96 Royal Canal Stock 4O Grand Canal Stock 20% City Deb. 4 per cent. - Ballast Ottice Deb. 4p. c. - COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam C.F 12 3 Ditto, at sight 12 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 31 Antwerp 12 31 Hamburg!) M. 8.13 131 Altona 13 13i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 50 Ditto 2 U. 25 75 Bordeaux '25 SO Berlin -- • -- -- --- - Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 1513 Petersburg!), ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 11. 2 M. 10 5 Trieste do 10 5 Madrid 3634 Cadiz 36h Gilboa Barcelona 3634 Seville Gibraltar 4934 MA Arrived. Due. O America 1 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 1 1 Dublin 0 O Flanders 0 O France 0 O Gottcnburgh 2 O Guernsey&Jersey 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...211 rnirmtes after 1. I Evening ....IS minutes after I. rctc- , : - 'J,.-e4 CS, DUBLIN, 3IARCII Lt. !St. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto , National Ditto Patriotic Ditto — L~ilzcrnian Bank 163 ;Provincial Ditto 'Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland !Commercial Buildings .NQE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4 7 34 Genoa '25 60 Venice 47Y,, Malta 4sl Naples . 3934 Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 46 Rio .laneiro Bahia • 34 Buenos Aytes Dublin, 21 days' sight 1!,4 Cork IY4 BULLION, PER OZ. £. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 ..... Arrived. Due, 8 Hamburgh 0 O Holland O Jamaica O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Malta 0 O Mexico 0 IWaterford ...... . „-,xllll. Etv LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVg,NING, MARCH IS, 1829, Lord GRENVILLE has just published an elegan and instructive pamphlet, entitled " Oxford and Locke," whose professed object is two-fold—first, to rescue the University from the disgrace attached to it, through a long series of years, by reason of Locxes expulsion; secondly, to vindicate its delay in adopting his system of logic and philosophy, as a branch of its academical education. With regard to the first point, his Lordship has certainly proved that LocKE was not expelled from the University, but that he was deprived of what few honours lie possessed there by virtue of the Royal Mandate, and solely in consequence of his connection with Lord SBAFTESBURY, a nobleman at that time particularly obnoxious at Court ; but though he has proved this, he has still left the University open to the charge of having passively acquiesced in a measure, the sweep, ing injustice of which should have roused its indig nant reprobation. his Lordship observes—and w cannot but applaud the generous feeling which in duces the illustrious Chancellor of Oxford to step forward as its champion,—" LOCKE never was ex pelled from Christchurch, if that term is meant to express any act or proceeding of the College, any ex ertion of their authority, or any exercise of their dis cretion. He was removed from hiS studentship op that foundation ; but his deprivation was solely the act of the Crown, in which the College had no other share than as the passive instrument of a superior." Now this defence, however well-meant, is any thing but satisfactory. At best it is merely ne gative. It proyes, indeed, that LOCIa : was not e*- pelted by a public decree of the University, pro uouticed in its own corporate capacity, without re ference to the Royal will ; but it still leaves Oxford open to the charge of having consented to the re- moval of one of the greatest philosophers and most blameless men that the world has ever produced, without so much as raising a voice in his behalf, or even questioning the propriety of his dismissal. But, hints his Lordship, the times—the times are to be blamed for this—probably so; on this point we shall raise no discussion, but giving Oxford the full benefit of the justification, we shall content our selves with repeating the fact, that if she did not absolutely remove LOCKE, she at least consented tamely, and as we fear it will be added unjustifia bly, to his removal. _ On the second point, as to why did the University delay so long in countenancing this great man's system of education, his Lordship is eloquent,keen, and argumentative. But his reasoning, however plausible, is grounded on untenable principles. His great aim is to prove that Oxford was perfectly justified in receiving LOCKE'S innovations on the established prejudices of philosophy, with distrust and even scepticism, OA the plea that too great caution cannot be used on such occasions. Granted, but can that caution be praised which induced the University to wait until the voice of the entire nation had pronounced upon the sterling excellence of LOCKE'S logic and philosophy ? Ought she not rather to have led than followed public opinion in this respect ? Was it not her pe culiar province to be first in the field on all points where education was concerned ? Surely she was the instructor and not the disciple of the age, and, as such, should have been the foremost to canvass and decide upon the merits of the new system. Instead of this, however, she kept wavering and trimming until the proper season for decision had gone by, and only when the public voice had loudly and unanimously decided in favour of LocKE's innovations ; only when they were no longer a matter of question or discussion ; only when Cambridge, with a magnanimity worthy of .her self, had received them with a zeal proportioned to their deserts—then only, and not till then, did Oxford stir herself in his behalf, precisely at that period when her condescension was no longer needed. We have strung these few remarks together in a spirit of no disrespect to the venerable Chancellor of Oxford, but simply that the facts regarding that University and LOCKE may be known as they really stand, plainly, and without the garniture of eloquence or sophistry. As regards his Lordship's pamphlet, it is remarkable for the elegant perspicuity of its style, and the elevated .tone of feeling that pervades it. In the Debate that took place last night in the House of Commons, on the question of the second reading of the Emancipation Bill, Mr. SADLER, in a maiden speech, delivered, as he himself observed, in opposition to his own innate diffidence—though in bare justice to the Hon. Member, we must confess that we could perceive no extraordinary traces of diffidence in the style or quality of his Philippic— detailed at length his reasons for opposing the Bill. These, of course, were various, cogent, and replete with ideas, as might be expected from a protegee of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, and turned chiefly on the inconceivable perils that would environ the State, if once the " glorious Constitution of 1688 " were broken in upon. In reply to the ques tion (often asked, but never answered,) of what was to be done with Ireland, should emancipation un fortunately be refused, Mr. SADLER observed, " Legislate on her behalf in the spirit of philan thropy—with the lights of wisdom arid experience develope her immense internal resources — diffuse the benefits of Christian education." Now, with regard to the first, clause of this matchless sentence; how, we would ask, is Ireland to be legislated for in a spirit of philan thropy, when the whole country is in the hands of the Ascendancy faction ; when one law exists for the Protestants and another for the Catholics ; and when justice—the sacred form:of justice herself—is robed in Orange attire ? As respects the second clause, in what way, let us ask, are Ireland's immense internal resources to be developed, when from cue end to the other the country is all earthquake ; when confidence is destroyed, the spirit of commercial speculation blighted, free dom unknown, and equality despised or laughed at ? It is not six months since Mr. RossoN (a sound authority) speaking on this very subject, at 'a great Public Meeting, at Manchester, stated that he knew many individuals of the first commercial respecta bility in the three kingdoms—merchants of Dublin, Liverpool, and London—who would cheerfully risk the most extensive speculations in Ireland, provided even some slight chance ofreturn might be secured ; but that in the present condition of that country, when all influence and authority were usurped by the Ascendancy faction, they felt that such specula tions would be attended with a certain loss ! In re ply to Mr. SADLER'S third clause, about the benefits of diffusing Christian education, we have merely to observe that the first principle of Christian education is charity. Emancipate the Catholics ; raise them from servitude to freedom; from being Helots, let them be made citizens; and by this one act you will be diffusing the:benefits ofa Christian education with far more certainty—rely on it, Mr. SADLER— than if you were to perambulate Ireland for years with a bundle of tracts in one hand, and the Duke of NEWCASTLE'S speeches in the other. TIIE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE o' CLocr, C'onsols opened till's morning at the same price they left 8734 for Account, an d 87i for Money. o T ff he Yeer debates in Parliament last night, and the utter absence of all Alarmists," arm i stl ," ocCapy tile attention of th e City p u bli c . In ti :u p e argument n m e a n it.kt on no the h 6;(le 9 . 1 th e ". Constitution ng doing of an y conse quence. or u eti Three per Cent. Consols, 874 ; Ditto, for Account, 87 ; Four per Cent., 1014 ; India Bonds, 46 8 pni.; Exchequer Bills, 52 3 pm. Foaatcr4.—Brazilian, 61i-; Buenos Ayres, 34 4; Chilian, 21 2 ; Colombian, 174 18i ; Danish, 641 I;' French, Five per Cent., 107. i; 9reek, 13i 'l4 ; mvicap, ; Peruvian, ; portuguese, - 444i;, SRanish, p ' Ale; i, Cant 4 dis. ; Brazilian, 32 3 pm. ; Bolanoa, par; Real Del Monte, 120 30 per share. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols fur Account, 871 ; Ditto, for Money, 871. • THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 87k; f pr iv/oliqt SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Arachne, Munder, from St. Antonio. Sailed the Neptune, Burnard, for Oporto. FALMOUTH, MARCH 16.--Wind S.E. to E.--Off Port, the St. Laurence, Laing, from Bilboa. Arrived the Surprize, Harvey, from Malaga ; and James, Har rington, from Bilboa, sailed the 11th inst. PENZANCE, MARCH 16.—Arrived the Lavinia, Tryarth, from Smyrna. CuxnAvEN, MARCH S.—The outer light vessel is at her station, but the smaller or inner one is still at Heli goland. ODESSA, FEE. 25.—We have had a south wind fin• some days, and the ice is broken, though not yet carried away. The only British vessel which has so entered here is the John Renton. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BOWES V. LORD STRATIIMORE. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, on taking his seat, gave judgment in this case, which has occupied the time of the Court the last two days. It came on for hearing upon exceptions to the Master's report, and did not possess the least public interest—the point at issue turning on the construction of several old deeds. After a long judgment his HONOUR di rected the Master's report to be confirmed. Nothing of the least possible interest afterwards came before the Court. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of Grain this week are very small, except of English Oats, of which there is a moderate quantity. There is very little Flour arrived. The Wheat trade this morning is not so lively as on Monday, owing to the top price Of Flour not being advanced. Barley firmly main tains Vonday's quotations. Beans and Pease are unal tered. There is nut much doing in the Oat trade, and prices are as last reported. There is more sale for Fleur at the late prices. ARRIVALS. English Irish Foreign I 2,900 I Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Flour. 650 qrs. 2,200 qrs. 5,900 qrs. 1,100 sacks --- brls. THE SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR, By J. DOUVILT,E, PROFESSOR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. No. 1, Soho-square; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, London The Third Edition. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, The French Language being usually studied with a view to conversation, this Grammar will be found emi nently useful to promote this desirable object. The rapid sale of two large impressions of the work, and the increasing patronage by which the Third Edition is daily distinguished, are sufficient proofs of its superiority. Extensive experience in teaching having confirmed me in the conviction that the English are peculiarly diffident in speaking French, I have principally applied myself to remedy this mauvaise honte, by continually drilling the pupil on the verbs, and the other parts of speech. By this means, and the explanatory system adopted throughout the book, the student is kept in constant practice ; without which very little hope may he entertained of ever speaking French. The essays on the rules are all colloquial, and may be considered as a repertory for conversation ; while the verbs are exempli fied in quite a new and clear manner. The work is con cluded by a Grammatical Analysis, and a Treatise o►► French Prosody and Versification ; besides a classified ♦ocabulary ; a Collection of Familiar Phrases, arranged under distinct heads ; and numerous Models of Notes and Letters, with some forms of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Receipts. In the execution of the whole, in short, I have sp tred no pains in my endeavours to give the work the gre 'test possible degree of perfection ; and I flatter myself the present edition will be esteemed fully to justify my pretensions.—l have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, London, March 16, 1829. J. V. DOUVILLE. N.B. The Key to the Essays is just published. The Duke of Cumberland and a select party dined with the Princess Augusta, on Monday, at her Royal Highness's residence in the King's Palace, at St. James's, Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, ac companied by Count Potowski, and Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, had a conference with the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the Treasury. The Foreign Ministers and the Earl of Aber deen adjourned to the Foreign Office, and were subse quently joined by Monsieur Bermudez, the Spanish Mi nister, and the Duke of Wellington. After the close of the conference the French Ambassador remained engaged with the Earl of Aberdeen during a considerable time. A Deputation of Silk Weavers from Spital fields, and of the Silk Weavers of Coventry, headed by Mr. Fyler, M.P. for Coventry, attended at the Office of the Board of Trade yesterday, and had a conference with the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. EAST INDIA HOUSE—(rIIIS DAY.) —A General Court of Proprietors took place at the India House this morning. The minutes of a former Court were read and confirmed. The Chairman informed the Meeting, that the accounts from May, 1827, to May, 1828, were now ready for the inspection of Proprietors : there was also on the table a list of papers laid before Parliament since last meeting. The Court then resolved itself into a special general one. The draft of a bill for making per manent certain enactments of a former bill, relative to the operations of Hertford College, was read. Ge neral Thornton expressed his satisfaction with the terms of the old bill, and was decidedly of opinion that young men intended for the Company's service should be educated at their own expense, and not by the Com pany ; other establishments required that the youths in tended for them should be so educated, and it was but fair and reasonable that the East India Company, in which they expected to make their fortunes, should be freed from the charge. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Samuel Dixon, the bill was read ; and after a few remarks from the Chairman and Sir Robert Wigram, passed unanimously. The Court then adjourned. - - - KING'S THEATRE.--A new Opera, entitled I Messicani, was produced last night at this theatre. It was received with great applause by a full house. The Dowager Countess Stanhope, who die 4 on Saturday last, has bequeathed 3001. to St. george's Hospital. The Lord Chief Baron will preside in the City Court, and Mr. Sergeant Lefroy in the County li merick Court.— Tipperary Free Press. It is rumoured that Sir M. Lopez, Bart. is to be,aatted to the House of Peers, by{the title of Barort Ro borough.—Plymouth Herald. THE LATE COUNTESS OF CARLISLE.- Yesterday morning the remains of the late Countess of Carlisle were removed from York Cathedral, to be depo sited in the mausoleum at Castle Howard. The coffin was taken out of the vault in the Minster on Saturday evening. It appeared as fresh as when first consigned to this silent abode, and the yelyet with which it was first covered waq not at all changed in its colour. The procession, cunsist ing of a hearse and four and a mourning coach and four, with the requisite attendants, left York at six o'clock in the morning. The removal was under the superintend ance of Mr. Smith, of Petergate, the undertaker.— York Courant. Essex Assizes finished on Saturday, at. four o'clock. The calendar contained one hundred and forty one prisoners, ©f whom the boy Cook was the only one left for death. On the broad payemeuts around the Houses of Parljar,ii. particularly fronting the several door-ways, Westminster Hall-gate, &c., so that the Members cannot enter them without seeing the writing, are chalked in large and bold characters--" Turn again, Wellington!" - The relations of the Marsquis of Cleveland were thrown into rceat consternation on Sunday last, by the receiri the intelligence that'hia‘LO4hip, 'while on his way to town 'froth' his seat in: Xorkehire, Ikad been taken 31 1 1 . The 4-irvn H isx ouse, oit Appn Friday, had been eal, when at an inn a t Lear eWtul. suditeu . ky apvcted b y som e internal complaint, and, having l'i llceP 4* , A with a ht so recently as on the Wednesday pre viot)S, the most serious apprehensions were entertained. Expresses were se n t t o t own to hi s f am ily, and on Mcinday Sir Henry Half or d an d M r. Milb an k, hi F Idrd i ship's son in-law, left town to atterd Ern, and were followed by Lord Darlington ? Ws L,Qedilhip's eldest son. By an express wl'io l Y o sViit off. on Sunday, it is ascertained that the Mrquil had, however, been declared out of danfier, Slit THOMAS LETHBRIDGE. TO THE GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, AND YEOMANRY MEI-. HOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. PORTLAND-PLACE, LONAON, 3.4 ARCH 10, 1829. GENTLEMEN-A 9 I doubt not there are many, perhaps a large majority of you, who are at the present moment highly dissatisfied with the change in my conduct, and with my vote on the Roman Catholic Question, I am de sirous of explaining them to you. I feel that you have a right to know the reasons for the change. I confidently rely on your generosity and candour to acquit me of any unworthy motive. I am anxious, however, to guard against any one of you imagining that, in this explana- tion, lam seeking to make any excuse or apology. As I do not acknowledge that any thing has been done which can give you the right to demand, I cannot feel it my duty to offer, either. It is solely for the purpose of evinc ing my deep respect for you, that this communication is made. There can be few of you who are not aware of the steady and regular opposition which I bad, since my first public connection with you, given to measures of the nature of that which has now my support. In my former temper of mind and determination did I remain until my arrival in London on the 4th of February, to attend on the next day the opening of the Session of Parliament. It was then that I found, with the same surprise as, I dare say, was felt by a large number of the Members of each House of Parliament, that it was the determination of his Majesty and his Ministers to recommend the removal of all civil disabilities from our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, if it could be effected without violation of the rights and im- munities of our Protestant establishments. A recommendation of this nature, coining from the councils of a Cabinet united in opinion, and matured by the wisdom of those on whom my confidence was reposed (essentially different, in these important respects, from all former introductions of the question), presented to my mind so altered a view of the whole case, as to demand what it received, my entire and undivided attention, sud denly and unexpectedly brought before me as the matter had thus been. In one respect, indeed, my mind had been prepared for the question in this new condition, by my own consideration of two points —one, that it was scarcely to be expected that something must not be done ; the other, that whilst the Government had remained di vided in opinion upon it, nothing could be done satisfac torily. You, lam sure, will do the the justice to recollect that I have been as uniform in maintaining and expressing that later opinion, as I have been in opposition to all the measures that had previously been suggested. But, Gentlemen, the question was now brought forward in immediate connection with two other measures, each of them calculated, in my judgment, to be of the utmost ad vantage to the State, but neither of which could be accom modated to the feelings of Ireland, otherwise than as the price and satisfaction to be paid for Catholic Emancipation. I felt, nevertheless, all the difficulties which were sur rounding those who had thought and acted as I had, although under such very different circumstances, who might see cause to alter their conduct; but I cheerfully took upon myself the responsibility of adopting that course which, I was convinced, would best reconcile all the great national interests involved in it, disregarding wholly all fear 'of offending any men or body of men (even my own constituents), but giving myself up entirely to the guidance of that conscientious judgment, which (weak as it may be) has ever directed, and, under tt.e blessing of Provi- dente, shall ever guide me. Gentlemen, after the deepest reflection, I resolved to support the Government. I did so upon these short grounds. Since the change came recommended in his Majesty's Speech, I felt that much of my former objec tion, on the ground of violation of the Coronation Oath, was removed. I continued, and I still continue, to think, that by admitting Roman Catholics to Parliament, the Privy Council, anti other high offices, there is, and must he, a power given to them, if so inclined, to attempt alte rations both in Church and State. But I was convinced that the making. and still more the success, of any such attempt, was infinitely further removed from probability, than was the danger of any longer keeping the question u nsettled. I found nothing open to me but a choice of difficulties. I made my election. I had never shut my eyes against the fact, that hostility was more likely to be disarmed, than strengthened, by conciliation. I had called to mind, moreover, all the declarations and pledges of those Protestant Members, by whose ta lents and irresistible appeals, in favour of those con cessions, and a final adjustment of the question, the matter had now been conducted to such a point—that the only alternative was concession or resistance, even to blood—declarations and pledges to support, by all possible means, that Government, which should be found in the slightest danger from Roman Catholics, selieved from all unreasonable ground of complaint. Under these impres sions, and not hearing from my late coadjutors and friends any other scheme proposed, or even hinted at, which could give us the means of escape from the difficulties in which we were, nor being able myself to devise one, I resolved to give up all further opposition, and not to separate myself, upon this question, from men in whom, upon all other points of political importance, place reliance—men who can have no motive for action but their country's weal, and whose past services entitle them not only to the gratitude, but to the confidence, of the nation —men, let me add, who, from the very circumstance of their previous opposi tion to the measure, must be taken to be pre-eminently , qualified, as well as disposed, to throw round our Protes tant Establishmants every fence and protection which the nature of the case demanded. If you ask me how I could so suddenly change, I answer, the proposal was sudden, the call was • made by those in whom I could trust, and there was little time for doubt or hesitation ; and I ask, in return, what other course could, under existing circumstances, be adopted ? I ask, in what condition would this great nation And itself if the pro jected measure could now be defeated, after having been thus recommended, and the feelings and hopes of Ireland having been thus excited ? I can never agree with those who are prepared for resistance tp the extremity of a civil war, nor with those who sit with their arms folded, leaving things to take their own course, resolved, at all hazards, to preserve a claim to consistency. Gentlemen, my notions of consistency are of another character. I consider that consistency of political con duct will be found, not in a blind adherence to the :wine course of conduct, under all circumstances, happen what will, but in a fixed resolve to watch thp signs of the titneit i to avoid a, departure, for light reasons, &Om opinion% pr'`-' viotisly and deliberately formed,.—at the same tin yielding to the force of time and irresistible cirClP:istances' n when the whole of the interests of a nat'.ian shall demand it— -1 without which, as the affairs men in private stations cannot, much less can. 'lose of a great state, be carried on. Gentlemen, I conclude by deolaring to you, that, next to the approbation of my Own mind, your good opinion has been the object of my anxious desire. I still cherish that desire. I convince myself that I retain the same groonds for that good opinion, beoause I retain the same determination as I have uniformly expressed to you, to act upon every question on the dictates of the best judg ment I can form upou it, undismayed by frowns, unbend ing to clamour, unallured by prospects of favour of any sort, from any quarter. The debt of gratitude I owe you for all your past 1(14- ness and confidence, I never can pay; the sense of it will attend me to the grave; my reliance upon the 'candOu'r and honour of your dispositions and char ac t er will. ever sustain me. With these sentiments, and every feeling of repo' and attachment, have the honour to remain, Gentleme n, Your devoted and obliged friend and servant, PETKLEH LETHBRIDGE. A Deputation of the Court of Directors of I the United Mexican Mining Company, headed by the Chairman, Mr. Easthope, M.P., called yesterdv, at' two ! o'clock (by appointment), on the Earl of ~kberdOn. The chief object of this interview we; tocalk‘the attention of his Majesty's Government, to thp.claoger with which tish Mining Estatili4menta in Mexico were threatened, The Deputaticn. was received by the Minister, and it is said, tl;at, thOugh the Company is not chartered, his Lora, ship promised to use every endeavour with the Mexican Government, in order to secure the p . roeetion of th e p ro , perty of the Company in the vartons Mining districts ; The petition 1 :13:4P 1 t itiFtlaez coucesslott thy, claims of the Catholi cs, purporting to, be front the iaha hiteni of *,i4ori, ColdAchl„ did got by coy means express *unanimous opinion. (;),( the freeholde rs an d i n h a bi tants a that town and parish, The petition was carried_ at a meeting' expressly called of the persons opposed to collee*. which meeting would have been attended dry the friends of Catholic emancipation and atlinireiAc.i those li beral and pacific measures recommend by the Crown, if they had not considered theinsejytA excluded by the terms of the invitation. A stp.tc.otent of these circumstance, signed by several o.;', the Principal freeholders and inh6itant househel . d has been sent to one o f th e d.ti.Wdty Mem au,d it is intend e d to pi esen t an c„,tidiess to his Ma jesty, e x p ress i ve o f hi g h and s;:l„,terld admiration of thc_ wisdom w hi c h di ctate d t h , i „i recommendat i on to t h o Zi on.ses of Parliament, ti 4 ice into consideration the litita of Ire.. land, 744 . a view to terminate the ttrhappy differences 7, ! , hicli have so long existed in Oat country.—BirminAntn, Gazette, ST. PATRICK'S DAY. The Benevolent Society of St. Patrick celebrated their 46th anniversary yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Marquis of Downshire presided. The company was very numerous, consisting of, we think, not less than be tween 400 and 500 individuals. After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and intro ductory toasts were drank. The health of his Majesty, the patron of the society, and the announcement of his an nual donation of 100 guineas, were received with enthu siasm. The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Duke of Wellington, the great captain of the age,—(cheers) —the great Statesman who presided over his Majesty's Councils.—(Great eheering ) " The Duke of Wellington," three times three, drank with acclamation. " Lord Plunkett and the Irish Bar,"—Drank with three times three. Lord Pramicsrr returned thanks. Mr. Mtcrat.r. then read the Treasurer's report, an nouncing donations to the amount (including the collection at the tables) of 1,3711. The Noble CHAIRMAN thought it was now incumbent on the assembly to drink to the memory of those deceased members of the society who had rendered great pecuniary as well as personal services to the Society. Among the names which he (the Marquis of Downshire) would men tion were those of the late Dukes of York and Kent, the Marquisses of Hastings and Londonderry, and the Right Hon. George Canning. The toast was drank in solemn silence. _ _ . Mr. O'Connell's health was then drank with great en thusiasm. Mr. O'CoNxELL in returning thanks observed, that it was rather hard that he was not now to be allowed to talk politics, after having served three apprenticeships and a half, and having been just thinking of beginning business for himself. The health of Mr. Peel, as the President-elect, was drank with great applause. After a few other toasts, the proceedings of the evening were terminated shortly after eleven o'clock, when the Noble Marquis gained the chair. CHARACTER OF CROMWELL. (From Lingard's History of England.) Cromwell was not the meteor which surprises and astounds by the brilliancy and rapidity of its course. Cool, cautious, calculating, he stole on with slow and measured pace; and, while with secret pleasure he toiled up the ascent to greatness, la boured to persuade the spectators that he was reluc tantly borne forward by an exterior and resistless force, by the march of events, the necessities of the State, the will of the Army, and even the decree of the Almighty. He looked upon dissimulation as the ;perfection of human wis dom, and made it the key-stone of the arch on which he built his fortunes. The aspira tions of his ambition were concealed under the pretence of attachment to " the good old cause ;" and his secret workings to acquire the sovereignty for himself and his family were presented as endea vours to secure for his former brethren in arms the blessings of civil and religious freedom, the two great. objects which originally called them into the fie J. Thus his whole conduct was made up of artifices and deceit. He laid his plans long beforehand ; he studied the views and dispositions of all from whose influence he had any thing to hope or fear; and he employed every expedient to win their affections, and to make them the blind unconscious tools of his policy. For this purpose he asked questions, or threw out insinuations in their hearing; now kept . _ them aloof with an air of reserve and dignity; now put them off their guard by condescension, perhaps, buffoonery ; at one time, addressed himself to their vanity or avarice; at another, exposed to them with tears (for tears' he had at will), the calamities of the nation ; and then, when he found them moulded rt, his purpose, instead of assenting to the 'advice which he had himself suggested, feigned reluctance, urged objections, and pleaded scruples of con science. At length he yielded; but it was not till he had acquired by his resistance the praise of mo deration, and the right of attributing his acquies. cence to their iniportunity, rather than to his own ambition. Eyre, the Marlborough Postmaster, pleaded guilty on Friday at the Salisbury Assizes, of embezzling postages of letters, and was sentenoecl to seven years' trans portation. John Williams, an attorney, was found, guilty on Friday at Lancaster Assizes, of forging a dee(/ for 6501. His wife died the same night, and a child lsotn since his commitment is also dead. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland held their first drawing-room on Thursday evening,which was in the first style of splendour and magnificence. The drc;ses were splendid and tasteful. Those most admired by his Excellency and her GrAce were of Irish manufac ture, to which they have expressed themselves anxious to give encouragement.—Dublin .Evening Packet. We regret exceedingly to state that accouw s have been received in town of the seri,-,us and Alarming indisposition of the Marquis of Cleveland. 7 .1 . iS Lordship was taken ill at Bedale, in Yorkshire, %chile on his way to London. Sir Henry Halford was immediately sent for by express. JONATHAN M . ,: i R T/N. w e „ " v"icierstand that it is determine, that the trial of 6:.'s person shall take pl ace at thq i tiuildhall, in this e t y, as early in the first Assize Week as possible. The brother of the accused, Mr. ---. Martin, wk . ., is a natural philosopher, arrived in this city at tb` . early part of the week, to arrange matters for Jona than's defence, Mr. R. H. Anderson is employed as his solicitor, and we understand that the brief will be given to Mr. Brougham.— York Herald. HARROW SCNooL.—The following :,.re men tioned as the candidates to succeed Doctor lustier :—The Rev. H. Drury, W. Mills, and S. E. Batten, the three senior assistants; Dr. Niblock, master• of a private semi nary ; and the Rev. C. W. Stocker, head of Elizabeth College, Guernsey. The twc, latter, with Mr. Batten, were also candidates for Rugby. KENNOWAX. : ,,A few days ago, while some labourers were. digging at Durie Vale, they found a stone cof.n. The scull, teeth, awl thigh 'bones were the only remains of the body that had escaped decomposition. Many such coins, and even weapons used in ancient war - fare, have been found in that neighbourhood, which render the tradition probable, that a bloody afkay had once taker ‘, place at no great distance.—FlA _Herald. THE YOUNG CONVICT.--Since tt e convie _ tion and condemnation Qf the bay Q x ,t , as one of those vile incendia;i t es,, who hese caused such lamentable devas tatiON4s- of propert3s i4t 11re vi '::inity of Witham, the most ex raY.ageat:4 Kelifgleit have ' peen in circulation. Nine persons; it was :aid, been impeached, as being implicated v.rith the PriP. - oner, and that they were all in custody ! ;she ob.. curacy of the boy, in persisting to the last in his . innocence, and the ciretunstance of his conviction rest'..ng purely on casual evidence, excited great anxiety in t :ne public mind : that anxiety, however, has been rc;,„.. ye d by a state nunt which this subtle and wieh'..4 boy has himself fur nished, There is but cue otl er person in custody—that is Robert Lig, a labourer. In consequence of what transpired on Friday rn:orning, a warrant was placed in the hands of Mr. 7:,;ioa/e, the Governor of the Convict Gaol, wl'o caused it to he executed with so much dispatc,, that the sn,pected person was before the Court here in little, more than two hours. He has undeligow s v*,a examination, and will be brought asp ag , 4 ;• , this day. In reporting the trial of Cook,. we ', nave confined it, in a very great measure, to the , se eir _ =instances riot before genera!ly promo) gates], and by which as guilt was made more apparee: i. When Cook rebuked Sarah Perry, f o r telliog team (which proves have been but th.o his wicked intentions), he oh greed, " I '4 hrgY i'"""`r been found up , on me I should have beet:, hug a Judge or.fury.' To the mean tpg of crhisw:‘ence, a key has Weil furniAled by the culprit "self., of which we shall speak snore plainly after the examination of Ling. Not a gleam of hope is be out that the boy will be saved. Cook is young, but AL I _ ed culprit has shown the subtlety of mature age. and clear conviction for such an offence are occur& ctiLev very rare indeed.—Essex Herald.