The Sun. — London, England, 1835-12-31 00:00:00

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OPENING OF THE SESSION.- THE KING'S SPEECH. At a very early hour all the approaches to the Chamber of Deputies were thronged, notwithstanding that the weather was most unpromising, and in the immediate neighbourhood of the Palais Bourbon the customary mili tary force was in attendance. The gardens of the Tuileries were closed. His Majesty, on quitting the Tuileries at one o'clock, instead of taking his usual route by the Pont Royal, proceeded by the quay adjoining to the Tuileries, and crossed the Pont de la Concorde. From ten o'clock in the nrjrtiing the galleries and the whole of the interior of tl.e Chamber presented a crowded and animated appear.dlice, a considerable proportion of the spectators being composed of ladies. No particular tri bune was rer,,,ed, as on ordinary occasions, for the press. At about 'nalf-past twelve the Deputies began to arrive, but no in considerable numbers. Over an elevated estrade, and immediately above the fauteuil reserved for his Ma jesty, was disposed a canopy of rich crimson velvet, fringed with gold, and surmounted by tricoloured flags. At about ten minutes before one, the Deputation of the Council of State entered the Chamber, and toe;; their seats on benches under the Royal estrade. At one o'clock a number of the Peers arrived, and, in a few minutes after wards, we noticed the arrival of - Marshal Maison, Admiral Duperre, and the rest of the Members of the Cabinet, with the exception of M. 'niers (the Minister of the Interior), who arrived sow : time after his colleagues. The Queen, accompanied kJ!, the Princesses Marie and Clementine, and Madame Adelaide, arrived at a quarter past one, when the Royal party took their customary places. At half-past one o'clock precisely, the King and their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemours and the Prince le Joinville, who had been preceded by the deputation of the Peers and Deputies, and by his Majesty's officers of Ordonnance, arrived and took their seats amidst reiterated shouts of Vive le Roi ! The Duke d.o Nemours was seated on the right, and the Prince de Joinville on the left of his Majesty, who seemed in excellent health, and in a firm and impressive tone read the following Speech : " GENTLE3I2N OF THE CHAMBER OF PEERS AND •THE CHAMBER OF DEUPTIES,—In seeing you again assembled around me, I am happy in having to congratulate myself with you upon the situation of our conntry. Its prosperity increases every day ; its internal tranquillity appears hence forth beyond the reach of attempt to disturb it, and ensures its power abroad. The measures that you adopted in your last session have attainerl the end that we in concert pro posed to ourselves ; they have consolidated public order and our institutk,as. " I was de -,ply affected by the sentiments which France manifested towards myself and my family, when, at a mo ment rfnich it is painful to remember, Providence deigned to ,reserve to me a life for ever devoted to the service of my country. " An expedition, undertaken for the security of our pos sessions in Africa, has been conducted and accomplished as was becoming to the honour of France. It is with emotion I have beheld the eldest of my family share the hardships and dangers of our brave soldiers. "I - have reason to congratulate myself on the state of our relations with the European Powers. Our intimate union with Great Britain is drawn closer every day : and every thing inspires me with confidence that the peace we enjoy will not be disturbed. "My Government has - continued to take, upon our fron tier I*.xt Spain, the measures best calculated to fulfil faitbtully the clauses of the Treaty of April 28th, 1834. I offer up ardent wishes for the internal pacification of the Peninsula, and for the consolidation of the throne of Queen Isabella 11. " I regret that the Treaty of July 4, 1831, with the United States of America has not been able yet to receive, its complete execution. The King of Great Britain has offered to Me, as well as to the United States, his friendly mediation. I have accepted it ; and you will participate in my desire that this difference may be terminated in a manner equally honourable to two great nations. ." The situation of the finances is satisfactory ; the public revenue is increasing by the sole effect of the general pros perity. The financial bills will be presented within a few days to the Chamber of Deputies. -" The Bills which have already been presented or an nounced to you, will likewise be submitted to your exami nation, as well as those which a recent Legislation reserved for the deliberations of the present Session. " I hope, Gentlemen, that the moment has arrived for Fiance to gather the fruits of her prudence and courage. Enlightened by the past, let us profit by an experience so dearly purchased ; let us apply ourselves to calm all minds, to render our laws perfect, and to protect by judi cious measures all the interests of a nation which, after so many storms, holds up to the civilised world the salutary example of noble moderation, the only pledge of durable success. The care of its repose, its liberty, and its great ness, is my chief duty, and it s h a p p i ness w ill b e my d earest reward." After the King had ceased, and silence was restored, the Home Minister read the oath, and the Deputies repeated, " I swear." His "Irlajesty then retired. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, DECEMBER 29. Five per Cents., 108 f. 45c. 35c. 25c. 30c. Four per Cents., 99f. 50c. Three per Cents. SOf. 20c. sc. Bank Actions, 2,115 f. 2,110 f. Rente de Naples, 97f. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., Spanish Actives, 50%3/ 495 50. Spanish Differes,2sti 25. Pa*sive'.. 16% 17 1(04 Rays!, Spanish Loan, 38 39ts. BOLoan, .glan Five per Cents , .:iartugue;e Loan, Five per Cents., 84% Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 54 53%. Haytian Loan, 415 f. 425 f. 4301. EXCHANCE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f: 5256 c. ; money, 231 5244 c. Three months, paper, 25f. 37y r ic. ; money, 25f. 37y..c. —Court Authentique. Boum' num o'CLocK.—.A general report is in circula tion that the police have discovered a new plot against the life of the King. The attempt was to have been made from a house on the Quay d'Orsay, during the King's passage to the Chamber. Three individuals have been arrested. The cortege took another road, going by the Quay des Tuileries, and an enormous quantity of troops of all arms were stationed on the road. There is a report that the message of the Pre sident of the United States is in town. The Spanish stock is in demand, ; the Passive has been done at 17. - - QUAICTER TO Foua.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 50c. ; Three per Cents., SOf. 25c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three Per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, 251- ;- Gueb hards, 381; Differes, 18;1; New Loan,— • Actives, 49, 1 ,-; Passives, 16k ; Ducats, 97 75 ; R omans , 104 ; Pedros, 841 ; Belgians, 1011; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 425 f. .—c. ; Miguels, 21 ; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 14 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Diffcres, 251 ; Five per Cent. pe tuglles, 38. GERMAN PAPERS. THURINGEN, DEC. 20.—We have from Gotha informa tion on which we can depend, announcing that the Go vernments of the States which composed the Thuringen Union have been induced by Prussia to hasten the ratifica tion of the conventions with Frankfort. and Nassau, so that they may both be considered as belonging to the Commer cial Union on the I s t o f J anuar y, an d the Tariff'be in full force in them. From that day the ruinous practice of smuggling will erase, which has now increased to such a degree on that frontier, that Hesse has been obliged to call in the aid of a military force, and the Commercial Union has been put to a very considerable expense. It will now appear more and more how eagerly fo reign countries, particularly Transatlantic States (and of these chiefly North America and Mexico,) and our neighbour France, will endeavour to conclude com mercial treaties which are so clearly to their ad vantage, with an inland country,. whose internal trade is so much more important than theirs, and will therefore offer in the sequel so great a market for their produce. Mexico has already concluded such treaties with Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and some smaller States. The North Americans seemed very much disposed to follow their example. France, England, and Russia, if some ad vances are made to them, will soon become sensible that a similar commercial convention with the German Commer cial Union, cannot be otherwise than advantageous to them. This will certainly be a subject of discussion in the approaching Commercial Confe?ences, which, as we hear, are to be held at Munich. FRANKFORT, DEC. 24.—Exchange on London, 151 t 2 Months, 1504.—Frankfort Paper, Dec. 25. VIENNA, DEC. 18.—M. Von Heider Saxon Coun3ellor of Mines, arrived here last week, from Servia, which coun try he visited, on the invitation of Prince Milosch, to give his opinion on the probable success of opening mines in Servia. The result of his investigation is said to. be very promising ; be has discovered in several places indications of rich ores, especially of gold and silver. M. Von Heider is said also t o g i v e a ver y favourable account of Servia in general. Accounts from Bucharest, of the 2d inst., an nounce the return of Prince Ghika from his visit to Prince Milosch. The momentary dearness of provisions, which arose from the roads having been rendered wholly impassable by the snow, bad ceased on their being cleared. A great Part of the crops which were buried under the snow, has also been saved. PRUSSIA.—The Hanover Gazette has the following ar ticle from Berlin :—" The reports noticed in the Journals of the wish of Belgium to join the German Commercial Union, on condition that the question of Luxemburg shall be decided in favour of the retention by Belgium of that part of the province which it actually possesses, meet with little Credit here. It is well known to the Belgian Government as well as to the other European Cabinets, that our Cabi net bas fully agreed with Austria and the German Princes, never to yield on this point, which concerns the honour and the independence of Germany. The - people of Germany may congdeptly rely on it, that the territory of Germany will Le held sacred, and tharno infringement will be tole rated by whomsoever it may be attempted, and still less would be approved of by the Governments.. Belgitynas well as FrantO, 1111.1 st retichthed the (Irani a a tession of Luxemburg: Uermany Will ink lti even the smallest vil lage of thatproVhitt." . VtExtita, sc. 21.--5 per Cents,thi ; 4 per Cents., 99; Bank shares, 1.:174.--4//patittt lice. Bauss4s, btki: o.—The Minister Of the Interior being informed that some persOnS liavM dteted to those, whose property has beo.l dtstfoyed or injured by the events of the wzr l t i ttipport their claims to indemnity from the State, thinks it his duty to inform those whom it may,con cern, that a project of law has been sent to the Chambers, and will be shortly discussed ; all steps taken by third parties can lead to no result, and would only put the suf ferers to useless expense. Great numbers of students are already entered at the University of Liege, and there is no doubt that it will be fully as well attended as 'in any former year however flourishing. Count Cornelisson, belonging to the Belgian Legation at Paris, arrived at Brussels yesterday with despatches for the Government. It is affirmed that the offers made by the Bank of Brussels for the iron rail-road from Paris to Brussels have been accepted, and that the branches in the French terri tory will be undertaken by French Societies. The branches of Valenciennes and Lille will join at Cambray. _ . It is affirmed that between two hundred and three hun dred thousand tons of iron have been bespoke in England for iron rails in Europe and the United States of North America. The severe cold which we have had for two days render the roads nearly impassable. The mails and diligences arc all delayed. The mail from Paris, that should have come yesterday, did not arrive till one o'clock in the morning. The Senate has passed, after a warm debate, the law on the Los Renten. BELGIAN FUNDS.-13aussets, Dec. 29 Actual Debt, 254 per Cent , Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent lOO% Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 91% Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent l4O Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent ll5 —Brussels Papers, Dec. 30. MR. WALLACE, M.P. On Thursday evening, Mr. Wallace, M.P., met with his constituents—the electors of Greenock—in the Mid-Parish Church, for the purpose of rendering them an account of his stewardship during the last Session of Parliament, and of giving them, accoring to his annual custom, an oppor tunity of recalling the trust they had placed in his hands if they thought it could be better bestowed elsewhere. Pro vost Macfie in the Chair, supported by a number of re spectable and influential individuals. After a long and in teresting statement by the Hon. Member of the important transactions during the last Session of Parliament, and more immediately of his own propositions with regard to the Scotch Law Courts, and the Post Office, Bailie Stewart, of Clydebank,- moved the following resolution : " That this meeting, having heard the very full and satisfactory report given by Robert Wallace, Esq., their highly respected Representative, of his conduct in Parlia ment during the bygone and important Session, feel the greatest pleasure in assuring him, that it has been such as to meet their warmest approbation ; and they now beg to, offer him their sincere thanks, for his persevering and laborious exertions in the promotion of Law and Post-office Reforms—for the active part taken by him, as one of the Committee, in exposing the character and tendency of the Orange Societies in the United Kingdom and the Colonies— for his steady opposition to the Peel administration—and for his support of the salutary measures brought forward by the present Government; and feeling assured that the re presentation of Greenock cannot be placed in "safer hands, they respectfully request him to continue his valuable ser vices."—(Great cheering, which lasted a long time.) Bailie STUART of Beltrees, seconded the motion, and it was unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks was given to Provost Macfie for his conduct in the chair, which was duly acknowledged by the Provost. Three cheers were then given for .Bailie Stewart, of Clydebank ; and Bailie Stuart, of Beltrees ; and the meeting separated. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are not expected at Holderness House until the middle of next month. The mansion has undergone improvements and embellishments since the last season. A fashionable party is invited to Wynyard House, to celebrate the birth-day of the Marchioness, on the 17th of January. The Mar quis has returned to Wynyard, from a short visit to Mount Stewart. Captain the Honourable Henry Rous, R.N., bro ther to the Earl of Stradbroke, is about to he united to the daughter of J. Cuthbert, Esq. Captain Rous is Comman der of his Majesty's ship Pique, which struck on the coast of Labrador while conveying home the Governor of Ca nada, Lord Aylmer ; and the Admiralty passed a very high encomium on the bravery and discipline which were evinced on that trying occasion. Captain Rous, who is at present next heir to the Earldom, is in his 36th year. Miss Cuth bert is a lady of great personal attractions, and excited much admiration last season in town. A HINT TO THE TORIES.—At the dinner given to the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, some time since at the Rose Inn, in this city, that gentleman said, speaking in reference to the new Town Council, that if they (the To ries) could not return a majority, it would be of little use for them to attempt to return him (Mr. Lushington) again to the House of Commons as their representative. We give this hint to the Tories, that they may not throw away their strength unnecessarily in the event of another elec tion.—Kentisk Chronicle. _ _ _ The deaths this year among persons of rank, have been very numerous. There have not been for years past so many noble families in mourning at the same time as there are at present. Fl RE-ESC APES.—The Committee appointed by the south-western district of St. Pancras for the purpose of exa mining and reporting on models and plans of fire-escapes, concluded their labours yesterday, and agreed that three sets of the ladders now in use by the London Fire Esta blishment should be purchased for the use of the district ; that a key should be in possession of each member of the Committee, the policemen on the bears in the neighbour hood, and the public-houses in the vicinity. It was also agreed that one or two out of the models should be selected, from which machines should be made. The Committee have received a vast number of plans and models, the decision upon which has been postponed to a future day. A strong opinion being entertained in favour of ladders, it has been determined in the first instance to supply the district with the above description (because a co-operation on the part of the fire-offices has been thought of the utmost importance), and then to adopt such plans as may be considered most efficient from those which have been submitted to the notice of the Committee. StJN, I,lol*-I.DON, TilUtlSoAl i , ijECEMIII - ilt 81, 1855. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stit;-Tlit dr@adfltiOtastropite of, Vriday has to my mltut a mot of ftiture I tidgt ii 111 be immediately a' Piited; and departed from. I observe that gieat lesS 8f life ti:fMtitine oc curred by the giving way of a spot of ice marked " Dan gerous" by the i 'qfficers. of the Humane Society, but from which they eduld tint lieell •Ng infatuated s'.:aiters. Let this course of marking be immediately abarnic;ii, and; in stead of trusting to a caution proved to be unavailing, let the officers break all suspected ice with long poles, weighted at the end, hammerfashion. Let this be done most tho roughly and effectually, all across the river, for a width of several feet, so as to render it impossible for any one to attempt to pass from one sound portion of ice to the other. To prevent skaiters from falling into the trench, from in ability to stop themselves in their career, let posts be planted on each side of the river, some feet from the trench, and a rope extended from post to post ; this would " bring up" the unskilful skaiter. With these precautions, and that of sufficiently trying the ice, accidents could not occur. The principle to pro ceed upon is, not to trust to moral preventives by appealing to the reason or fears of men, bid to insuperable physical obstacles. You may reason for a month, in vain, to per suade a rash equestrian not to ride a dangerous and vicious horse : take the simple course of shooting the horse, and you may be assuredhe will never break your friend's neck. I am, Sir, your constant reader and admirer, Norwich, Dec. 28, 1835. M. P.S.—I trust energetic measures will forthwith be adopted to identify the gallant drummer who rendered such impor tant services to his fellow-creatures, and to reward his merit adequately and publicly. [There is much good sense in these remarks of our cor respondent, with which we cordially agree ; as also with his proposal that the drummer (whose name, we believe, ap pears in the Coroner's inquest) should be publicly remune rated for his courage and humanity.—En. S EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS. By the official returns of the exportation of the preciou metals from the port of London for the year ending Dec 26, it appears that the amount of gold coin shipped during the last 12 months, was 57,764 ounces, which, at the Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. the ounce, is equal to 224,9591. ; 11,211,576 ounces of silver coin, at ss. the ounce, 2,802,894/. ; 26,829 ounces of gold bars, 104,465/. ; and 766,814 ounces of silver bars, 191,703/. ; making a total value of 3,324,021/. These returns also show a decrease of 213,497 ounces of gold coin, as compared with the exportation of the previous year ; , an increase in the ex portation of silver coin of 3,313,693 ounces ; an increase of 18,954 ounces of gold bars, and a decrease in the ex portation of silver bars of 153,726 ounces, as compared with the same period ; being a total decrease in the value of gold of 758,2914, and an increase in the value of silver of 804,991/. The decrease in the exportation of gold coin to Lisbon is 103,543, and to Calais, where in 1834 about 22,000 ounces were exported, none has been forwarded this year. There has, however, been an increase in the ex portation of silver coin to Calais of 5,649,256, and a de crease in the same to Lisbon of 193,162. The following are the details : " Gold coin to Lisbon ... Van Diemen's Land Ceylon ... East Indies... ... Rio Janeiro... ... Mauritius ... Cape of Good Hope Oporto ... ..• British West Indies Gibraltar Canada ... Hamburgh 36,060 6,312 4,513 3,733 2,250 1,368 1,269 1,169 512 342 215 57,764 Value about ... ... " Silver coin to Calais ... Lisbon ... Canton Van Diemen's Land Malta ... Corfu ... British West Indies Cadiz ... Hamburgh East Indies... ... Madeira ... Gibraltar ... Sierra Leone ... Belgium ... China St. Petersburgh Para ... ... 224,959 9,510,447 678,382 - 332,207 186,473 183,000 67,000 43,472 41,600 38,472 31,600 33,105 27,000 20,000 17,574 17,227 15,000 12,000 6,000 6,000 4,246 4,132 2,256 2,165 868 738 • 605 Newfoundland Zante Oporto ... Ceylon ... Mauritius ... Pernambuco Rotterdam ... Singapore ... Puerto Cabello 11,211,576 Value about .. 64 Gold bars to Lisbon ~ New York . . . ... ... 2,802,894 20,329 6,500 26,829 Value about ... ... " Silver bars to Lisbln 672,632 Calais . 61,405 Van Diemen's Land 32,727 104,465 766,814 Value about .. 191,703 Total ... L. 3,324,02 ACCIDENT FROM FIRE ARMS.—Yesterday morn ing Mr. Henry Ridout, of Victoria-villa, near Watford; in company with several gentlemen, was out for the day in the neighbourhood of Edgcwarc and its vicinity pheatant shooting. Mr. Ridout in attempting to pass through a gap in the hedge, had to ascend a high bank, having his fowling-piece in his hand, which was loaded ; the trigger caught against a small twig, and at the moment Mr. Ri dout's foot slipped in attempting to mount the top of the bank, when, unhappily, part of the contents of the gun en tered his side ; he was conveyed home with all possible dis patch, and the greater part of the small shots were ex tracted. Considerable hope is, therefore entertained of his recovery. ScoTur MEMBERS.—WC have too many in capables—too many pledge-breakers—too many waiters upon Allah and the Prophet. It is, however, satisfactory to know that they are known, and being known, is as much as to say they are doomed men, Mr. Andrew Johnstone sits for his last Parliament. Sir George Sinclair may bid farewell to the Caithness electors as soon as he may. Co lonel Torrens and Mr. Traill will now relieve those Hon. Gentlemen from their Parliamentary labours, and send them back to the obscurity of that privacy beyond which, for their own credit, they ought never to have ventured.— Caledonian Mercuu. CHARGE or MURDER.—Au inquest has recently been taken at Chipping Campden, in this county, before J. Cooke, Esq., Coroner, which has terminated in the com mittal of a party upon the charge of murder. On the I lth instant, a man, named Thomas Tarver, an inhabitant of Chipping Campdcn, died after a very brief illness, and ru mour of foul play having been circulated, an inquest was summoned, and the Jury met on the 15th instant, when nothing of a decided nature was brought forward, but in order to obtain a more satisfactory analysis of the contents of the deceased's stomach, who was supposed to have died of poison, the inquest was adjourned at the special request of the Jury, till the 21st instant. On the latter occasion, satisfactory professional evidence was adduced of the pre sence of arsenic in the stomach of tne deceased, and as it was proved, on the testimony of several witnesses, that Harriet Tarver, wife of the deceased, had recently pur chased two separate parcels of that deadly poison, although no adequate reason could bo assigned for her entertaining the diabolical purpose of destroying her husband, yet, as some suspicious circumstances were adduced, the Jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful Mur der" against the wife, who has thereupon been fully com mitted for trial.—Gloucester Herald. _ _ WILD GEESE.—During the past week, immense flocks of wild geese were observed to be passing southward, several of which alighted, " to rest their wearied pinions," on the silvery surface of the Derwent Lake. On the 21st instant, a. very fine specimen of what is called the Bean Goose, was shot at a place known by the name of Nichol's Landing, near the foot of the Derwent Lake, weighing 61bs. These 'birds are reported -to breed in great numbers in the Isle of Lewis, and no doubt on others of the Hebrides, and also at Hudson's Bay.—Whilehaven Herald. GOOD SPORT.—Mr. Fraser, of Lovat, with a party of guns, last week killed on the. lands of Struy, six sixteen roe-deer. This is the greatest number known to have been killed in one day in this country. Fifteen were killed many years ago, in the woods about Rothiemurchus, but it was by a party of twelve guns.—lnverness Paprer•. Lochfine has been visited by a . most extraordinary shoal of herrings. They have made their appearanz e , in some of the bays, in such prodigious quantiti.- es , that the usual method of herring fishing has been Two boats have already cleared about two ''..undrffl pellad , . From twenty to twenty-five maze 69 .;) tmaze) have ( c -le.parted from. occasionally been taken by en.-'' ', at' ~ a superior quality.— .....mfoLutti . I' il Jdvertiser , 1 'lhe herrings are of BRIGHTON.-WEDNESDAY. His Majesty and the Duchess c Olettceger took a carrino.mr „,; to Shoreham this morning. Their m a j est i es t o ok a carriage-airing to Shoreham in the aftertiOoli: The PrittedikLida; itcCoinpatifed tyMit", Wynyard, also took a carriage-alfltiff: Prince George, accompanied by hig tiftie6i)icrri the Rev. R; Wood, _ both rode and walked out this day. L d The ildifikrion 444 p carriage-airing this morning, ac companied by Lay Lord Amelius Beauclerk arrived at tied this day. Lord Falkland took his departure for London. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Daly, the Marquis and Marchio ness of Ely, Colonel and Lady G. Cathcart, the Marchio ness and Ladies Cornwallis, and Admiral Lord A. Beau clerk had the honour of dining with their Majesties this day. CALLS.—The Duke of Norfolk, the Earl and Countess of Surrey, Lord Fitzallen, Lord E. Howard, Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk, Marquil3 of Bristol, Lady George Hervey, Lieutenant-General Sir J. Smith, &c. The Dean of Hereford took his departure yesterday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland was expected to remain about a fortnight, on a visit to his Illustrious relative the Duke of Cambridge. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort is still at Bad minton. The Duke of Portland leads quite a retired life, undisturbed by the political contentions of the day. The Duke of Devonshire is still in town, passing his time between the Burlington Villa and Devonshire House. _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ Lord Erskine, speaking of animals, hesitating to call them brutes, hit upon that happy phrase, " the mute creation." The break up of the frost has driven a strong field of the Meltonians to resume their sports in Leicestershire. Preparations are making at Ashburnham House for the return of the Russian Ambassador from Brighton on Monday next. The statement of the approaching return of M. Poggenpohl, his Excellency's late private secretary, from the Continent is incorrect, he not being expected. Marlborough House, the late town residence of the King of the Belgians, will be given up in a few days to the Office of Woods and Forests. The mansion was under lease from the Crown to the Duke of Marlborough, and was granted by Parliament, on s the motion of Viscount Althorp (then Chancellor of the Exchequer), in 1830, as a residence for her Majesty for her life, in case she should survive his Majesty. LORD MULGRAVE.—A requisition has been ad dressed to the High Sheriff for the county of Waterford to convene a Meeting of the Nobility, Magistrates, Gentry, and Freeholders of that County, to consider the propriety of moving an Address to his Excellency the Earl of Mul grave, congratulating him on the general tranquillity of Ireland. The requisition bears the signatures of the Lieu tenant, and Vice-Lieutenant of the county, of the Duke of Devonshire, and Lords Carew and Ebrington, of five Mem bers of Parliament, of the Roman Catholic Bishop, of seven Deputy Lieutenants, of eighteen Justices of the Peace, and in short, of the whole body of the gentry in the County of Waterford. Mr. Barron has convened the meeting for Tuesday next. MONTS DE PIETE.—The Dublin Register is en deavouring to interest the public in the institution of Monts de Piete, or Charitable Banks, for the accommodation of the poor who have occasion to raise small sums on deposits of goods. We find the project of which Mr. Barrington is the originator, espoused by Mr. O'Connell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Bishop of Limerick, and a long list of names belonging to the opposite classes of politicians. WOBURN ABBEY.—Great gaiety has prevailed here during the holidays ; but the Duke of Bedford being in delicate health, has not mingled often in the festive scene. The mornings have been occupied with the sports of the field, and the evenings with cards, music, and danc ing. Private theatricals, under the superintendence of the Duchess, are also understood to be in contemplation. Among the visitants are the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, from their seat, Oakley-house ; and Lady John Russell and the younc , Lord Ribblesdale, her Ladyship's son. Viscounts Melbourne and Palmerston, were of the party on Tuesday. A separation between a sporting Baronet (who has a very large rent-roll) and his lady is on the lapis. Dif ferent tastes and temper make the differences. They have a very large family. It is to be regretted that these sepa rations are becoming so frequent. The Burlington estate, in Piccadilly, it is said, has been offered for sale at a price rather under 300,0001. Miss Johnson, one of Sir Joshua's nieces (after -wards Miss Deane), was dining one day at her uncle's with Dr. Johnson and a large party ; the conversation happen ing to turn on music, Johnson spoke very contemptuously of that art, and added, "that no man of talent, or whose mind was capable of better things, ever would or could de vote his time and attention to so idle and frivolous a pur suit." The young lady, who was very fond of music, whispered her next neighbour—" I wonder what Dr. John son thinks of Kin.. David." Johnson overheard her, and with great good humour and complacency said, " Madam, I thank you ; I stand rebuked before you, and promise that, on one subject at least, you shall never hear me talk nonsense again."—Johnsoniana. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.—The Attor ney-General, feeling the great importance of the Quarter- Session Court in controuling effectually local disturbances, and the facility afforded thereby in bringing the guilty to punishment, has appointed a local solicitor for each county in Ireland, to conduct all prosecutions at Quarter Sessions, where, in future, every case cognizable thereat will be tried ; by which means the poor man will be enabled to have his grievances attended to without expense, and prevent a failure of justice which has frequently occurred from the inability of the injured to employ professional aid. This principle has been fully manifested in this county (West meath) to our own knowledge, especially at the last October Sessions, and we understand that, at the instance and sug gestion of Captain Drought, Chief Magistrate, and H. W. Thomson, Esq., Sub-Inspector of Police, the Attorney- General, under the authority of the Lord Lieutenant, has appointed Mr. Patrick Egan, of Moate, to the above important office.—Athlone Paper. Earl Grey has for several days been entertaining at Howick-hall, Prince Adam Czartoryski, Count Zamoyeski, and Lord Dudley Coats Stuart. These distinguished per sons have been everywhere during their recent tour in Scot land received with respect. The great festival at Edin burgh, where the freedom of the city was conferred on them, will, we have no doubt, make a deep impression on the illustrious exiles, and on the Polish nation. On their excursion through Scotland they visited the following noble men and gentlemen, many of them their acquaintances of former times—viz., his Grace the Duke of Hamilton, at Hamilton Palace ; Marquis of Breadalbane, at Taymouth Castle ; Earl of Dunmore, Dunnriore-park ; Earl of Mans field, Scone ; Earl of Wcmyss, Gosford ; Robert Ferguson, Esq., M.P., at Beil, in East Lothian. At a grand battue, while they were at Beil, upwards of 300 bead of game were killed. From Beil they visited the Earl of Hadding. ton, at Tyningbam, and Lord Polwarth at Mertoun-house ; at all which places the greatest hospitality and attention were shown them. They are now on their return to London. SINGULAR CUR toslTY.—Our townsman, Mr. Cohn M'Beath, gardener, Sauchie House Orchard, has at present a nest of young canaries, five in number. Every egg in the nest was hatched ; and what adds to the singu larity is, that this is the sixth nest from the same pair of birds this season. The room in which the birds are kept is by no means a warm one ; and, from present appear ances, there may soon be another nest, as the old birds show no signs of moulting,—Stirling Journal. It maybe remembered, that by the new Insolvent Act an additional Commissioner was appointed, and three out of the four Commissioners now make three circuits every year to the different assize and other towns, where prisoners require to be discharged. It has just been cal culated that each of these circuits comprises a distance of 800 miles, so that each Commissioner has to travel 2,400 miles every year. A recent letter from Rome says, " There has been most violent rain in the Campagna of Rome. The rivers have overflowed. The torrents have carried down houses, cattle, furniture, &e. &c. Above 120 persons have perished. The defalcation of the late Receiver of the poor rates of St. Paul, Covent-garden, appears to be more se rious than was at first contemplated. 1,5001. has already been ascertained, and it is feared it will amount to at least 1,600/. The Courrier Francais publishes an article, dated Genoa, the 17th instant, which states that the Marie Terese, a brig and a cutter, had sailed from that port, destination unknown, but supposed to be for the island of Sardinia, WEYMOUTII, DEC. 28.—The late severe weather drew forth an immense number of the visitors and inhabi tants on Christmas Day, to witness the skaiting on Lod moor, the whole of which was frozen over, nearly a mile in length ; but now the frost is completely broken up, and our esplanade is again frequented by the ladies. At Ulm a Company has been formed to con3truct a railroad from that city to Karnstadt, by Esslingen.--Ger in in Paper. Tiege, the oldest of the living German poets, cele brated his 84th birthday at Dresden on the 13th. inst.— German Paper. THE UNsTAMPED NEWSPAPERS.—(From a Cor respondent,)—The recent proceedings adopted by the Go- NEW YEARS EVE, AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.- If Christmas Day has its plum puddings, New-Year's Eve has also its wassail bowl, and New-Year's Day its gifts of affectionate remembrance. The wassail bowl has been the recognised companion of New-Year's Eve from time imme morial. The custom was anciently observed with peculiar ceremonies, and some singular accompaniments, On New- Year's Eve the young women went about from door to door with a wassail bowl of spiced ale, singing at each threshhold a set of verses descriptive of the time and occasion. This part of the custom has long passed into disuse, but the bowl itself--the rich, the merry, the delicious bowl—is still mixed as in days of old ; and if the hands of our fair and gentle maidens do not now bear the welcome beverage from door to door, yet their lips do still consecrate it as it passes round the family board, making all its sweetness yet sweeter still. Lest there be one who may attempt to take refuge in his ignorance, and neglect the time-hallowed observance, we remind him that ale, or wine if ha be a rich man, with nutmeg, sugar, toast, and roasted apples, make up the rich repast., And truly a luscious " meaty-drinky" compo sition it is ; and one much loved by all who have preten sions to taste or feeling. All our best poets have loved it and sung its praise ; giving it many endearing names. And Ben Jonson actually personifies it thus :—" Enter Wassel, like a neat semster. and songster, her page bearing a bowl, it is natural that poets should have loved it, for they saw something good in all the antique customs thus consecrated to social customs by our ancestors : and their imaginations led them to look from the bowl itself to the happy faces that partook of it ; and from those happy faces they caught an expression of quiet gladness that seemed to say—.' These customs are good, because they bring friends and kindred together, and teach them, at this solemn season, when another year is about to pass away for ever, to renew in that which is to come the love and friendships they have felt during the past.'" It is by the influence of some such feelings as these that poets learned to love the wassail bowl ; and, although no poets, we may follow some part of the example they have set us. If we cannot sing of it, we can partake of it to all our friends, and wish a joyous family meeting over a brimming wassail bowl on New-Year's Eve, and a prosperous and happy New Year l—Cheltenhant chronicle. FURIOUS DRIVING,—On Tuesday morning about seven o'clock, as Martin Mack, r. y oung man employed as lamplighter by the Imperial Gas Company, was crossin g the New-road, near Charlton -street, be was knocked down by a cab, which came along at a furious rate, and the wheel passed over his body. The poor fellow was directly lifted up, when he faintly exclaimed—" 0 God, I'm a dying man !" He was then placed in a coach and conveyed to the North London Hospital, where, from the severe in ternal injury he bad received, be expired on the same el e nince. The driver of the cab, whose number is not known, galloped off and got away. rernment of Orecting the sciture of all the unstamped newspapers diered for Sale . in flie. fitrcets . , has almost en tirely destroyed their circulation in the Metropolis. On his. Saturday and Sunday, the fnspeetors, and persons ap point:edit, the ftliove duty, were only able to obtain a very small number Oa it , s the persons who were in the usual habit of vending theill IQ 04 i. „ tiorrno u s extent, were deterred from the risk of purchasing tti4i - Vi %fife!) as every probability of their seizure. It is stated thM the recent regulations which have been adopted by the audio• ritice to' pireyent the sale of these illegal publications, were occasioned hi consequence of a representation made to the Government by several of the Metropolitan Police Magis trates on the subject. The Magistrates, it is said, finding themAtc placed in a very awkward position by the ccnduct pursued by tbe Cteernment on several occasions where persons !lad been com mitted to prison for selling unstamped newspapers, and who had been discharged almost immedi ately by order of the Secretary of State, resolved to make a communication upon the subject, the result of which was the adoption of the proceeding of seizing the unstamped publications. Although the Metropolitan circulation of the unstamped has been very much curtailed, yet the immense number which is circulated throughout they country is still undiminished. It is, however, understood that the pro ceedings which have been adopted to prevent the sale of the unstamped in the Metropolis, will very shortly be fol lowed by others, having for their object the suppression of them altogether. • A farmer residing at West Tarring, and the land lord of the Half Moon at Salvington, imitating their neigh bours in the higher circles, had a regular set-to at Worthing on Thursday last, in consequence, it is said, of some misre presentation in which the innkeeper had indulged at the farmer's expense. After a few rounds, in which the latter had the decided advantage, the further consideration of the matter was, at the suggestion of the landlord, postponed to some future occasion. The anniversary of the 29th of November has been celebrated in many cities in France, England, Bel gium, and Switzerland. Everywhere the same indignation has burst forth at the late barbarous speech of the autocrat; everywhere have the same vows been made for the approach -1 ing regeneration of Poland. The carrying off of children, it is certain, still continues to decimate that country. This atrocious measure is carried on systematically. Every year a certain number of children are carried away. We shall give the details on this subject in our next number.—Le Polonais. THE RIOTS IN SUFFOLK.—The towel of Ips wich has been quiet during the week, but the example of the misguided men has been followed in other districts, and similar results would no doubt have followed, if it had not been for the presence of the Metropolitan police, and the active exertions of the Magistracy. We learn from the Ipswich papers, that on the Sunday night a number of labourers of the parish of Baddinghana, in the Horne Hun dred, assembled together, and between 11 and 12 o'clock, showered a quantity of stones at the sleeping-room window of Mr. Pooley, the guardian of the parish, and (doubtless in the expectation that Mr. Pooley would approach the window,) a large stone weighing 111 b., was shortly after thrown in. They then broke the keeping-room windows. In the morning of Monday, a horn was blowing as early as four o'clock, and the rioters having mustered all their strength, forcibly pressed into their ranks all the labourers they could find, proceeded to Laxfield in order still more to increase their numbers, and about mid-day marched into Stradbroke four abreast, armed with bludgeons and club sticks, and about 200 in number, and drew up before the Queen's Head Inn, where the Board of Guardians was sitting. On the following days a scene of violence and riot was exhibited. _ _ . • Incommunicative taciturnity neither imparts nor in vites friendship, but repose's on a stubborn sufficiency, self centred, and neglects the interchange of that social officiousness by which we are habitually endeared to one another. They that mean to make no use of friends will be at little trouble to gain them; and to be without friend ship is to be without one •f the first comforts of our pre sent state. To have no assistance from other minds, in resolving doubts, in appeaslns , scruples, in balancing deli berations, is a very wretcheedestitution.---Johnsoniana. A few evenings since a smart-looking young fellow entered the shop of a pawnbroker in Goswell-street to pur chase a-wedding-ring, stating that he was on the eve of matrimony. Having tried upon his own finger a handsome ring, which he thought likely to fit, he turned towards the door and called upon " Jane" to enter, having previously told the shopman the lass was so bashful he could not get her to enter the shop with him. His intended, or rather his pretended, did not make her appearance, and he went out of the shop calling " Jane, Jane." Before the shop man could get round the counter to look after him he bad made off with the ring. PERPETUAL MOTION.—An individual in • Ro chester is endeavouring to humbug the good people of Rochester by the exhibition of a perpetual motion; after the fashion of the immortal Redheifer. The inventor of this new dainty for the gullibility of the popular stomach was inspired with the secret by a marvellous dream ! We hope the Rochesterians will be wide enough awake to avoid the folly of giving their money to the vagabond. The nightmare is too rife in our country at this time in most matters. A great part of the modern " philanthro pists" are suffering under that visitation.—New York Paper of Nov. 28. CROWS.—In the country, especially during a fall of snow, the catching of crows may afford excellent amuse ment. One method is as follows :—Scrape vomi&l, and hat rolled small portions of flesh it it, scatter them about the ground ; the crows, attracted by the flesh, will devour it, but they will soon after become intoxicated, and fall down as if dead. They will, however, recover from the intoxication, and if not speedily caught may fly away. Nux vomica is a mortal poison to dogs, which can not be cured but by making them swallow vinegar. ATTACK ON THE NEWRY AND MONAGHAN MAIL CAR.—MoNAGHAN, DEC. 23.—0 n Monday night last, as the Newry mail car was on its way from Castle blaney, to Monaghan, about two miles from the latter town, an attack was made upon it by a number of persons with stones ; the guard and driver, however, escaped un hurt. On its approach to the town, at the chapel-gate, a second attack was made by a crowd of persons who were apparently awaiting its arrival. The Fuard was assaulted with bludgeons, &c., and, after repeatedly calling on the assailants to desist, without - effect, he was obliged to fire, by which the person who first rushed forward to the assault and a woman were wounded. The driver succeeded in getting the car through the crowd, a number of them pur suing, five of whom were ultimately secured by the police, who very fortunately were patroling at the time. On Tues day the matter was investigated by a bench of Magistrates, and informations were taken against these five, together with the wounded man, who is in the Monaghan Infirmary, all of whom had been held to bail for trial at the ensuing Assizes. The public are aware that the car was also attacked on the November fair night precisely at the same time, and, after severely beating the driver, breaking the lamps, and destroying the harness, the horses were t urned loose, and were not found for some days after. On that occasion a reward was offered for the discovery of the, delinquents, but without effect. We trust the second at tack, and its consequences, will lead to a discovery of the whole matter. This neighbourhood is at present in a very disturbed state. In the parish of Tyholland scarcely a night passes without some outrage occurring. The system of waylaying is in active operation, and during the last ,week several houses have been broken into, and the inmates dragged out and beaten. The avowed cause, in one in stance, was because the person beaten refused to contri bute to the O'Connell annuity. An armed gang of ruffians are nightly patroling the country, and in very large num bers, sounding horns, firing shots, &c.—SaOider's News Letter. FALMOUTH, DEC. 27.—The Harlequin yacht came in this afternoon from Gibralter and Lisbon ; sailed from the latter on the 22d instant , ha vin g on board the body of her late noble owner, Lord Vernon, whose death was announced some short time since as having taken place at Gibraltar. Lady Vernon accompanies the remains as far as this port, and being in a delicate state of health, will, by the recommendation of her medical attendants, re main in this neighbourhood for the winter. The Harlequin will proceed with the corpse to Liverpool. ROYAL MAIL COACH ES.-An article on this sub ject in the papers of yesterday is incorrect in many points. The new coaches will weigh 17 cwt., not 181 cwt., as stated. The former contractor's (Vidlcr's) nt coaches weighed 174 cwt. to 18 cwt., not 22 cwt., end the saving to the revenue, instead of b e in g 50,000/., will not be quite 12,0001, per annum. The procession of the new mail coaches is on Friday, not Thursday, as reported. The body of Mr. C. Peat, of Chichester, who left his home about three weeks since, was found en Tuesday se'nnight in a ditch leading to Appuldrum. The gun by which he had effected his destruction was firmly grasped in his hand. The Jury impannelled by the Coroner returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."—.73rcorresighton Guardian. THE IRISH TURF CLUB. — A pondence has just been published in Ireland relatiVe to the disputed race. The club calls upon Mr. Ruthven for the production of Caroline and Leinster'at Kildare. Mr. Rutlmen refuses to enter into further correspondence with, and begs his name to be discontinued as a member of the club. The Stewards state their full reliance on the respectability of the persons who were sent -from . England, for the'purpose of identifying Beccassinc and Old Bill. A requisition has been also sent to Mr. ltuthveu from a number of his con stituents, calling upon him to produce the horses at Kit dare, in order to remove any unfavourable impressions which may have been made respecting the char4cter of their re presentAtive. AGRICULTURAL DIST TO THE EDITOR OF THE • ---____ " The rent of land is not what the landlord may please to demand or can afford to take, but what the tenant can afford to give."—Smith's Wealth of Nations. Szn,—The public mind is at present much engaged on t us subject of paramount importance. Widely different opi nions and observations are everywhere held and advanced respecting it. I therefore beg leave to offer some remarks wi.lich you are at liberty to insert in your Journal, either entire or in part, as they may appear to you deserving notice. It is asserted by some that too much grain is grown since " etc cessation of that universal demand for corn, xhich, during the war, swelled agricultural incomes to an,unpr eac dented extent," and that attention is not sufficiently turn,-:d to a greater production of beef and mutton, &c. The state of the currency is blamed by others ; high rents and local taxation, and ether apparently, and, in some measure, real causes, are advanced by a third party ; but none seem to me to place the trade - ,Of farming on a footing with other mercantile pursuits, mid prove it by the same ascending and descending scale, which the farmer is certainly entitled to, in common with his fellow traders. But here let me pause for a moment, while I state the essential differences which distinguish the farmer from all other traders. With all. other manufacturers the article brought into market rises or falls with the price of the raw material in connection with the price of labour, and is only occasionally influenced by causes foreign to its manufacture, such as a glut of the par ticular article in the market, or some of those ruinous and capricious panics produced by' our present money system ; while with' the farmer, though all the products he can bring into market are subject to, and controlled by the sal ne in cidental chances, the like rises and falls in prices, liab:e to the same risk of overstock, and also the caprice of our bank ing establishments, yet his raw material continues always .it the same price it was contracted for, probably in war times.. He is bound by a deed he cannot escape from, (and, possi bly, without blame being to be attached to the contractee, who may not have it in his power to alter the bargain,) and the rates of labour and local taxes continue nearly unaltered. This incapacity of accommodating the price of the raw material (the land) to the demand, and consequent value of its produce, is, in my mind, the chief cause of the present distress among agriculturists, which has been coming on, in some degree insensibly, owing to the peculiar position of a farmer compared to other traders, with respect to the pay ment of the principal demand against him. Other traders must pay their engagements to the day ; whereas the land trader's chief creditor is his landlord, who can be put off for a w i i Lle without risk of expense or bankruptcy, till the last penny has been extractett from the tenant's stock. I am aware many nuestions may here be asked, such as, why not retire in time 'torn an unprofitable trade, and embark in some other likely to be attended with better success, and many other such like. .t 1 reply here would be foreign to the subject (the cause and remedy for agricultural distress), but I conceive that any unprejudiced mind will easily sug gest satisfactory solutions to such questions, by a moment's calm reflection on the habits and occupations to which a farmer has been accustomed, alike ill fitted for the sedentary counting-house, or bustling activity and enterprise of the general merchant. The. farmer should grow less corn, say soma : he may do so, and undoubtedly will get a higher price for what he does bring to market, but then the quantity will be less, and he will stand in pretty much the same position as befiere, for funds to pay his rent. Peed more cattle, say they : granted, then the increased quantity' reduces the value. How happens it, says another;. " that of late, ii tillage be so very unprofitable, more land it appears has been broken up and corn-sown then during previous years ?" V i e terre tenant reduced to extremity has diminished his own any his family's comforts, and ex erted himself to make the land ,;'field for the present exigency its utmost of saleable produce, weD aware that such tilling will in a short time exhaust the substance of the soil and leave it little worth ; but a lle puts off the evil day in hope of better . times. Thus, Sir, I appear reduced to the conclusion that high rent is the immediate cause of present agricultufeil distress. Be it so ; then it will naturally be said, rents should be re duced, even by legislative enactment if necessary, to a fair and proper standard. Certainly government often (exer cises an extensive power most seriously affecting the pie duce of the farmer's capital and labour by the admission of foreign corn, when prices of grain here become higher than is deemed convenient to all other manufacturers' interest ; why not with even handed justice and even policy, enact some legislative mode of protecting the food manufacturer, when his interest is injuriously affected ; but I must fear (without wishing to say anything invidious) that a serious obstacle would be here presented, by the apprehension of the loss that must necessarily fall on the incomes or either rent rolls of the landed proprietory—but, sooner or later, the' bull must be taken by the horns. In returning to the opinion I endeavour to maintain, viz. " that the incapa city or difficulty of accommodating the price of the raw material (the land) to the demand for, and consequent value of, its produce, is .the chief cause of the present agricultural distress—l must beg leave to write from m y knowledge as- an Irishman, and in making this confession, (if such a term can apply to an acknowledgement of that which I feel proud of), I trust I shall not here lose caste, or be considered as excluded from the privilege of boldly ex pressing to Englishmen my opinion on a subject on which I have bestowed some reflection, and in which I am not a little interested ; nor be classed as cne of that band of agita tors falsely yclept patriots, that infest their country at home, and injure her character abroad, seeking clamourously for every change, satisfied with no boon however great, work ing solely with regard to their own private views and in terests, under the specious pretext of public good : but as an Irishman I can write with certainty of what I am more particularly acquainted with—both the cause and effect in this instance, two points so necessary in supporting my opinion on the subject-e-one example is worth a thousand arguments. John --- holds about 4,50 - acres of land at what is considered a moderate rent in one of the best cultivated counties of Ireland ; a considerable sum was ex pended in valuable improvements some years since by his father—corn and cattle were then high ; present prices by no means remunerate, so as to enable the possessor to pay the rent, tithe and county charges. Suppose him to appeal to the landlord, a nobleman with a rent roll of 20,000/. per annum, and solicit an abatement in the rent that he is bound by lease to pay--the answer he receives, necessarily is, that it is impossible. .The estate is for the most part in the hands of trustees, apponitcd by creditors, who are urgent in their demands for arrears of interest ; as the receipts from the lands allocated for the purpose are not sufficient, the poorer tenants being already quite drained. This is far from being a solitary instance ; on the contrary, I am convinced, if enquired into, by far the greater portion of our landed proprietors would be found similarly circum stanced. It is, therefore, quite evident that in such cases, the rent can not be voluntarily reduced, and a little time must necessarily bring down inevitable ruin on both land lord and tenant, unless some timely remedy be applied. Thus,, I trust, I have with tolerable cleainess and 'con viction brought the agricultural !distress, by a short antici pation, home to the door of the landlord, and it is here the restorative must be prescribed. If' we could for a moment suppose such an event possible, as all leases to be void on a given day, and all farms to be retaken, the matter would he easily settled for some time ; for then the actual. 'value would be ascertained, as " the 'rent of land is not what the landlord may please to demand or can afford to take, but what the tenant can affor l to eive." However, as my objtict is to deal with probabilities, a:CI not mere possibilities, I shall pass over all chimerical hypothesis. In the general depreciation which has taken place of late years in almost every article of the necessaries of life, the means of procuring them seem in most instances to hart) kept pace, whether as antecedent or consequent, I shall not here step to inquire ; suffice it for my present purpose, that it is evidently the fact. Why, then, I ask, should any particular part of the community be exempt from the de pression so general—still less in that particular portion en titled to exemption, where it is proVed to be the chief, if not only obstacle to relief—l' mean that party having the incumbrances affecting the lands, and preventing the possi bility of ameliorating.the condition of the agriculturists ;. is it fair—is it just—that, amidst the fall of all other proper ties, the fundifolder and mines , lender alone should walk forth uninjured and unaffected by the general dechne in the value of all other properties ? He embarked his capital pro bably at the war prices like the farmer—should he not share in the fall? The debts lie claims payment of were contracted at a tare when money was nearly half its present value, per haps during a period of bank restriction —has he a just or equitable demand for payment of the same amount in cash of the present increased value ? Let the landlords and his &editors be placed on a fair footing, and then the former may he called or required to listen and accord to the honest and just expectations-of an industrious tenantry. To correct any evil of long standing, we must strike at the root. Let then the Legislative axe, which alone can_ be sufficiently powerful, strike at the root of this—the cause (in Ireland at least.) of agricultural distress, and after a v ery. short period of purgation, I feel convinced the disease would heal of its own accord, and be succeeded by a wholesome and renovated Constitution. -1 1 have the honour to remain, Sir, Your o'.o lient litaas'ale servant, \V. L. December, IS 35. 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