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testimottym cur behalf. Re will be able to present i n vivid ef:.:tours, painted from the actual :scenes which h"..is surveyed, the miserable condition of a country 'hich, with so many opportunities of happiness, and so man y susceptibilities • o f , g r eatness, exhibi ts so disastrous a counteraction of the apparent in rents of Providence, - and shows the designs of nature laid prostrate by the evil genius of the law. HoOl tell his, fellow legislators (Will you not, my ), how easy. it would be to render us united, intellectual, industrious , peaceful..intel and everlastingly attached' to England ; he will tell them that the tod-is not more susceptible of good agriculture than Our character is of wise culture; and that the wastes of the nation's mind ought to be reclaimed, and that its vast tracts of moral desolation should be fertilized : he will say, that though much may be wanting, yet that nothing can be done without the . previous great measure of contentment ; and that in the train of that appeasing expedient, none but be neficial results can follow: he will say s that how ever-divided we may now Yet that whten the proVo , .;"ations of diticorti had bee n removed, we sb , sud rt*ily forget our existing detestations, and 'that the equalization of .the people would not only produce an oblivion of injury but of insult,- anl u. amnesty of opprobrium as well as a cessatio.. wrong--ht will say, that with all our recip.ocal faults towards each other, and long as we have i..een habi.'6uated to sectarian detestations, yet that in the contending factions there is- still- upon both sides tuough of national kindliiies . remaining for a , w i se Legislature to Work 'and mould into reconciliation ; and that however we have hated each other its Brunswickers and Aasociatora, we should epeethly: embrace as natives of the same dear land together ; le will say this, and more than this, told thus-m. 1;,. a lasting service upon the country that has tlio given him welcome. (Otters.) Go, then ) Lord (pardon tne if I thus venture to addretA von, - but 'I, cannot refrain,- impressed as my own mind thus strongly is with your ability and your iodination to do us good) ; go and perform the noble task which is reserved for you e - , -go with your whole Memory and all your heart filled with all . that you ha v e w i tn e ssed - a mongst its, and more especially with the spectacle-Which ii at this nurtnent before you. Go, then, and resume the career which you have already "°°nerloes tinder emit favourable auspices.' Advance With a new ,eneeeey,-antdea renovated deteemination. - •' Muete n",da virtutee? ~,Y utt are engaged in a path that will con duct you ,to the , brightest. "points of fixed and spleudid greatness—,turn pint. emi nent - intellectual-advantages, and the great accidents, of au illustrious future to a noble ac count; -a generous mind„tintle i iii the elevations on which birth hal placed _it . :hut e " th e e eYrie from which ambition should take its flight, and wrings. itself front. the tops of dignity into a loftier the eagle that is Anne!, bn the heights' of.Tira Ananti,fpet , eli tpoirelount .Go, thenand When' aniengst it's, let it be with a realization of all the' splendid 'promises Which 'yoUr Mind and character hold f or th; a nd as you have seen tie: in the midst of disaster and.disunion—for. how can the divided people fail to be unhappy —may. the time be near, when you shall enjoy the pleasure of ,beholding that whirl' you Will yourself have contributed . , the, glerions spectacle of permanent felicity and eVerlasting concord.—(Loud cheering tbr eotne'mintitee,) , . The Duke'of f e eierreit next proposed.—", The Earl of Carlisle."—(Four times fonii anticentinued cheers.) • Lord Molter:Tit rose to return thanks. ily-Lord Duke, and Gentlemen-After having occupied so long, - and I fear eoitediouely, a porlion :Of your time this evening (cries - of ``bo,':) there is now no danger of my again trespassing upoo, eeeeeese.manner.., I must say th a t th ere i s none Oei the abundant.preAef kindness which you - have shiWered upon me this eyening,)iaor .9.4eorely- grateful to me-than the mark of . distinction whic h lon ,hitve now conferred on my father.—(Cheers.)---It is .with the-same feelings of pride and pleasure that I shall announce, it to him, that he will receive it—and it is to Inc a matter of the most sin cere pride, that than my father no man can be more at tached to civil and teliglous freedom, and consequently to the cause •of Ireland.._(Cheers.)—But while you have been drinking t.lre hoalth of my father, my thoughts have reverted to hins, veho, - for, iselonetiMe, was. associated with, him in .friaradship, and • a sboettsissao ire-ornate-4m., >— While celebrate,the merits of theltving; let us nett pass over "whatis due to the dead.—(Hear. )-_I confidently le-ape that you will concur-in honouring the memory of him who had the will, and who, if it had pleased Provi dence to grant him life, would have had the power more then any man I know, to vindicate the liberties of Ireland. —(Cries of bear, hear ! and cheers.),-This affords me an opportunity of recording the noble conduct of one—fir he is now present who exhibited it—a fidelity to the me mory of the dead, which, as' it displayed the purity of his affections, was beyond all praise.—(Hear 1 and cheers. I hope I shall be permitted to give, with that solemnity which is best associated with our feelings and recollections of the illustrious pereon'e memory we ere about to honour— " The Memory of the late George Canning."......D een k in solemn silence.. The Duke of Leinsri a—l shall now propose the health of one whose name will be received in any assembly of Irishmen with that respect which it merits—" My Noble Friend, the Earl of Miltown.”—(Treinendous cheering.) 'the Earl of Mt LTOWN—My Lord Duke and Gentlemen, this is an honbur so unexpected, that I am totally at a loss how to thank you for your•kiiidnees.. Undeserved as this compliment may be, allow me to say, that in love to my .. country, and in an anxiety to see equal rights imparted. to all my countrymen, I will yield to tioanan.—(Cheers.)— The violent men,and the parties which are distracting the empire at this moment, seem not .to be aware how much they loge by iniustiee,. and hew .much they would gain by ,acting in 'a different imanner. (Che'ers„) When I talk of violence, it. cannot be supposed that I mean to put those who,may be goaded.into intemperance by oppreseion, on a level with those Who are. the oppressors of the people, and who wish tee , centinue their monopoly. The sense-less clamour of ifteAjaritons,- who may not unjustly be called „etch-dogs, or bielleetege„• or whatever other name may he best suited _to their eigpty tosise and violence, will not be able to. intimidate the Legialaiture from. d o i n g its duty. It canno t b e indifferent Mettle_ present state of Ireland, and it cannot but know that, there is only on e course to pursue, and but one remedy to he applied, fur ,the purpose of put ting an end to the distractions of this country. (Cheers.) proposed the h ea l t h o f hi, The Duke of lelt stEit then Noble Friend,- " Lord Bective."—(Diunk with loud cheers ) . Lord BECIIVE returned thanks. e" The health of Lord Cloncurry. —(Cheers.) dsaid, Lord CLONCUnaIt wee an I really feel so happy I • that lam unable to speak. I feel, acme ver , that I ought to say a few wordy in such-an uSsenthly of my countrym en. We have bad, my Lord,,this night, a specimen of what a highly gifted and noble-minded Englishman can teel ferr country. ou We have had two specimens from the sister laud -that has g iven them country, who are an honour to t he birth, and who:se names will be a tower of strength to.the Cause of Ireland.--(Loud cheers.)—Their sympathiesfor my unfortunate country have entirely won my ti 'faiensrtd (Cheers.)—Wernust, my Lord, second ow "Englis h _, by avoiding every thing which may excite the angry pas sinus of those opposed to us; but we will continue to say that we arc determined to persevere in calling for the full restoration of those rights so long withheld from-Ireland. My Lord, if the faction which has do long exercised its ill, ()melted sway in this country insist on keeping up our dis sensions, they certainly ought to pay for the luxury of op pressing us. They ought to pay the price of their factious cruelty—they ought to pay the expellee of an armed force amounting to fifty thousand men. Let those lovers of oppression pay . this tax, and let it be called arfanti emancipation tax. (Loud • cheers). AM. not in the-habit of trespassing on the time of my countrymen in publics assemblies, and I shall not, tryyour patientie much -further, (Cheers).- I understand there ace spi es o f Irish voltiguers offer • servic es ..protecting our worthy prepared. to their , :r • Viceroy : but I think, if I %%as a military man,, I would easily turn their flanks (l a ughter). Ido net, i n d ee d , f ancy that our excellent Viceroy sonde in need of protectors he is ex • ' such as our Irish voltiguers, for I be lieve cettlingly Capable of protecting' h I s hould be sorry, if I wer e imself. • ' John 13ye g (G reat 'a Millrace malt, to meet in the field such a pa ir .of Customers• -as the Marquess ' of Angle-sea and Sir , laughter). The re are two topics-which I shall Wetly - touch upon and haye. done the case of the 40s. freeholde rs (who; ' it is said; are to be diefranchised) end, the p e nsioning ofshe. Catholic Clergy. With regar d to th e lO s . f ree holders e it seems very strange that they. bhoul4 have been .cons idered of so. mach consequence, when theyelid not.at all understand trie value of their franchiee,,and when they were in a state. of l utter incapacity to exeici4e that franchise independently ; and now that they have shaken'otf the trammels of an ignoble dependence on those who never had a constitutional right to enforce their suffrages, they are said to be unworthy of the rights of freemen (Loud- cheers). •• If, .my Lord,- it is asserted that the forty-shilling freeholders are liable to be intimidated by their landlords, or influe.nced by their Priests, let the Legislature institute the- vote_ by ballot, and then the freeholders can neither be corrupted nor naiad dated.—(Cheers.)—But shall it be said, : my. Loyd, that because these humble men have sojourned_ in their native. hind, duiing a long oight 9f darkneee...that *hen ,the light of intelligence and independence have b'eattied upon them, they are to be pthished for proving thernaeliees worthy of exertiefug the best rights of freemen.—.(Laud sheet )._ With respect tl e tle pensioning of the catholic- Clitgy, I shall only say this they are ,:,et presente" coMiidee*tery equal to the ctrielarge of theft duties, and thlOttek enjoy the unbounded', ionfidence 40eir respivath and I do think that aCetnifeitiaan4ith the State would not in crease the conidenc'e of their flocks, or iliat they would become more worthy of public esteem by receiving a salary from the Government. I shall conclude, my Lord, by proposing du health of a rearthy protestant Gentlemen e who has cone to this Meeting from a remote pa r t o f the country, to gi 7e the aid of hie honourable name to the - cause of tivil and religious liberty. I ehall propose " The health of John Power, Esq. of liilfeane." Mr. Paiver's health was drunk with the most enthusi astic cheering, which lasted several minutes. Mr. POWER returned thanks. Lord herriva--I shall beg.leave to propose the health of one Who his devoted his time and his talents to the cause of uis countryinen, and haS done this in such a way ae to Win over the esteem of Isis enemies. I shall propose the healti of my Noble Friend—" Lord Killeen."— (Cheers. ) Lord K.u.aaet returned thanks. The'CltalltatAN proppsed " the health of Lord Ross more.--(eoed chee.s.) Lead Roeievonee—My Lord Duke, I beg leave to offer my ?grateful thanks for the very greet honour conferred upon me by this distieiguiiied assemblage of my country • min, eitehtl , a l ee4°.alateeas with which they, have received. my inampoa•_atit. name. . Gratified am I, my Lo r d D u k e , to see a znelak e , g ea nt talent,. patriotism, and respectabinsra- -- kee pay attention where atten tion is trnirently due. The cause of Ireland is now ad vancing in earnest; - the daily influx of Englishmen an nounces it—of Englishmen more exalted by their talents and patriotic virtue than by their' high descent and heredi tary henours. To those illuetriotis strangers we are south indebted; and to none more than to the noble individual v-Lo . has this day honoured us as our guest. Sorry am I to call them strangere, for it stomps - the- name of province ea my country. My Lord Duke, I have heard, since I came to town, that our Catholic 'countrymen have`deter mined on a tnise:en to England. I wish to take this Opportu nitytestate toy hearty concurrence in the meetsure, for the `voice all eland is net heard in England, except when raised on English ground ; witness the impression lately made on Penenden Heath, where our eloquent countryman 'by the magic of his appeal, enlisted the sympathy of a just and generous people. England should be made sensible that dissatisfaction will prevail is this country as long as the causes of discontent continue; that. long misrule, apathy, and neglect, hare engendered a chaos of contagion, from which the empire herself can scarcely escape; that it is now in vain to attempt to separate the particles of this complex mass of misfortune ; that administration after adj. ministration succeed each other, and affrighted and ap palled et the hidious form of our disease, recede in sue. cession again,. as the waves of the Atlantic recede from our shore—and finally (and it is well worth their atten tion), that the account between the two countries had re mained too long unsettled to admit of partial adjustment. That one alternative remains, and one alone; England Must give Ireland and the whole empire a full and a ge neral letter of credit for the ftiture, and Ireland shall give her a full acquittal for seven hundred years of oppres sion and injustice.—(Loud cheers.) The next toast . was "The health of Lord Clonmorris." .—a(Cheera') Lord CLONMORRIS returned thanks. Mr. Wyse having been loudly called upon, addressed the assembly with his wonted force and eloquence. The Noble .CitaiumaN next proposed the health of " Henry Amyas Bustle, Esq., and the liberal Protestants of the county of Waterford." Mr. BosteE returned thanks. Mr. O'CoeiNee.a proposed the health of " Lady Mor gan."—(Loud cheers.) Sir CHARLES MORGAN rose to return thanks. He felt that he was the very last person who should weak on the toast that had been just:given. He should advert to the circumstances that had brought them together. He was rejoiced to find that Catholics and-Protestants had mixed together—the blending of both classes together could not but be favourable to both—each would begin to learn the 'value of the other, and . cordiality of feeling- and' mutual respect must be . the .consequence. Hitherto the liberal Protestant had been like : a poot: woman who used to pass through their streets and cry h er wares in a voice so in ' distinct as to be completely unintelligible. Strong as the feelings of the great mass of the Protestants hitherto were —anxious as they were to share their privileges, and have a community of rights with their fellow Catholics, they had unfortunately not been sufficiently explicit in express ing those desires, and therefore they were not understood. But that evening the Protestants had spoken out—wealth, rank, and talent, had congregated together—their voices must be heard, and the impression which that assemblage must produce upon the country, and upon England, could not but be most favourable to the principles of civil and religious liberty which they all advocated. At this period his Graee the Duke of Leinster, Lord ➢lorpeth, and others left the room. The Most Noble the Marquis of WESTME A TH then took the Chair. The Noble Marquis then proposed " The So ciety for the Improvement of Ireland." Mr. LEADER returned thanks. Several other toasts were given, and at three o'clock the company separated, after a slight spent in social and intel- lectual enjoyment, which has never been surpassed in tti or any other country. The Earl of BELMORE (the newly appointed Governor of Jamaica) transacted business on Saturday at the Colonial-office. • Yesterday evening Mr. Sheriff BOOTH, with his Under Sheriff, brought to Newgate a respite, for four teen days, for PETEIL FE NN, convicted of forgery, who was ordered for execution this day. It was understood the respite is granted in order to afford time for further inquiry into his case. THE RECORDER.—A Correspondent, refer ing to the ohldquy Ivaped upon the RECORDKR, assures us that it is most undeserved; that the Learned Gentleman is Made a cat's-paw of in the affair of the Report ; and that, in fact, it was not he who caused the delay, but a person age too exalted for censure, wbo refused his approbation of it until Tuesday forenoon, contrary to the wash of the Council and to all former precedent. •It was brought to -town as soon as signed. This accounts.for the blundering explanation of the poor RECORDER.. The following strange story is from the 'Observer : —" The cause of elate delay in communicating to the Governor of Newgate the Royal pleasure respecting the fate of the 40 convicts under sentence. of death in the cells of Newgate, has been at length ascertained. Wnen the intelligence had been communicated to the public that the cooviera, a nd their relations and friends, were kept in ignorance of the result of the Council at Windsor for up wards of 20 hours, some humane persons resolved to try whether they could, at head-quarters,nlearn to what so ex traordinary and inexcusabl e a delay was attributable: It is known that the learned person, who stands forth promi nently upon queStions of life and death, "-accounted for this apparent act of cruelty, b y referring his brother M a gi s t ra t es W to the fact, that he as. incap a ci tate d b y fatigue from transmitting the warrant with the accustomed expedition. For this.assurance there happened to be no foundation what aduties tie feelings ths usual what ever. • The learned g entlem an w as -not fatigued. H e b a d no'more excited, on firmness and self-possession, 0 . t s l s i e r s o s t i t o g t l l l , Iris ad that day than they had keen on the day b e f ore,• or on that day twelvemonth. He bad too high a semis oflhe nature of the office he tills, to permit his feelings te c ititertere for a moment with the performance of its most important func tions. It was true he retired from the Palace to the Castle Inn after the death of his three:unfortunate felleao, ef i eatures was determined upon, but his time was not occupied :in writing, as he declared, His recurrence to , a disagreeable subject was not allowed to perplex him. It Was, wi d er . tained beyond a doubt that the learned gentleman d droye o ff , to . Windsor, accompanied by a, lady, who seeme to7r. eise a very great controul over hilO, and who 8 m ob bed . I uw! , f ten during their as has been.expressly stated to us, very o sojourn at the Castle. • After his return from the Palace to the rein , he said to his fair companion, My dear, we have only just time to swallow a hit; we must go off to town immedhitely, - We must send up our warrant as soon as possible.':- What !goup to town to night,' 'ejaculated the lady. What nonsense you talk, _man ! You sha'nt stir a step from; this place to-night. Do you think I'll have my hoots rattled to pieces ? You must keep your warrant in youcpotik e t till to-morrow.' !.WhY, consider, my love, that they are waiting at Newgate to know what has been done: It , would he cruel to delay, my dear,' said. the learned gentleman, holding up the fatal document. ! What do you mean ? The greatest comfort they can hail! is not to know - they'are to be hanged, poor creatures. Ah, if I hadn't been with yoo, you would not be in such - a hurry to go to' town.' ResistanCe Was useless--the war rant was put up for the night—and the lady, whom every body must have recognised is . thewife of . the calumniated Judge, succeeded in preventing - him from conveying painful information too soeo,.but,pernaitted bim toatecompany her at a gentle pge w oik t4o, following : dab to the -metropolis.", .~ +~4 ' l~~ v MAGAZfisit DAY. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. • There is mere than . its ordinary variety and amusement its this 'fashionable and popular pe riodical. 1- ‘ A..a y at Cambridge.. is l oca lly higher correct, but asp ires - a pp aren tly t o no object: We give the follavVing specimen of its remarks on Xing's. College ; if not particularly brilliant, they are judicious Passing the eye onward towards the left, it rests upon what is not merely the great architectural boast and glory of this University, but what may be looked upon as one of the most beautiful and perfect objects of its class now in existence : we. mean King's College Chapel. Perhaps the spot whereon We are now standing presents as good an occasion as can, any where be found of comparing the general characteristics and effects of the modern Gothic and the classiCal styles of architecture, and of estimating the relative merits of each... Assuredly, we have no wish to institute' any such comparison at the present moment, nor would it he in place.if we had. But still we cannot resist the temptation of pointing out the triumphant supe riority, of the one style over the other, so far as the in stances here presenting themselves are concerned. We do not knowvehere to point out a more perfect example, and a more effective one for its size, of the Roman or classical style, than we havt here before us iu the Cambridge Senate House. We are speaking, of course, of. modern existing erections, and not of the superb 'remains of the Greek temples, whether in Greece or elsewhere. But let the spectator who is interested in these matters turn from the classical Senate House to the Gothic Chapel of King's College, and let him admit at once, for he cannot deny, the vast superiority of - the latter, in every respect con nected with singleness and beauty of external effect. There is, notwithstanding a certain impression of small ness, a majestic solidity and grandeur of general effect about the Senate House,. which is not to be denied or overlooked. But the eye refuses to rest upon and con template this effect for more than a passing moment, while in presence of its exquisite rival, whose beauties, whether of shnplicitytr of ornament, of airy lightness or of immovable and majestic gravity, rivet and fascinate the senses, and produce together a general unity, consistency, and appropriateness of effect, which, when once received, can never be forgotten. There is a certain bland and graceful sweetness, so to speak, about this building, which we can compare to nothing but the living and' breathing loveliness of a certain class of female forms and faces. We arc tempted to believe that something like this general im pression was produced upon the spectator by tome of the ancient Greek temples, erected previous to and (luring the era of Pericles. But we do not believe that such impres sion has attended the contemplation of any specimens of classical architecture erected since, or of any other build ings whatsoever, only excepting some few of the modern Gothic ones; and of those only among the latter which can he seen under favourable circumstances of position, preserva tion, &e. To see a building of this kind to the best ad vantage, it must be detached from all other buildings, it must be in perfect general preservation, and you -must see the whole of it at once, and from a particular point of view, which shall take in the end and the flank at the same time. The " Fancy Ball " is an elegant little gem, in verse, remarkable for its ease and sprightliness. Sketches of the Irish Priesthood," from the pen, w•e presume, of Mr. Sheil, teems with in teresting information, put forward in an energetic and serious manner. It cannot fail to be ad mired. " Self-love and Benevolence " is a showy specimen of metaphysical ingenuity. " London Lyrics" is lively, and as it is luckily short we extract it :-,-- L6NDON LYRICS. MERCHANT TAILORS' SCHOOL. At Merchant Tailors' School, what time Old Bishop held the rod, The boys rehearsed the old man's rhyme Whilst he would smile and nod. Apart I view'd a little child Who join'd not in the game : His face was what mammas call mild And fathers dull and tame. Pitying the boy, I thus address'd The pedagogue of verse : " Why doth he not, Sir, liku the rest, Your epigrams rehearse?" " Sir!" answered thus the aged man, " He's not in Nature's debt ; His ears so tight are seal'd, he can- Not learn his alphabet." " Why not ?" I cried ;—whereat to me He spoke in minor clef : " He cannot learn his A, B, C, Because he 's D, E, F." Our limits prevent us going further into de tail on the subject of this Magazine. It de serves however the general praise, that its pe rusal will be attended with pleasure, and in one or two instances with profit. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. 'PARE I. This twin number is as usual filled with acri monious declamations against the Papists. They show themselves in every possible shape and va riety : they poison the convivial spirit of the " Noetes ..AmbrOsianze," degrade. the humour of the " Three Years at Oxford," and are every where revolting and common-place. " Ireland . as It Is" professes to i m pr ove th a t di s t racte d country by improving its manufactures, and discountenancing emigration. So far so good ; the only defect in this project is,. that it is impracticable. It is not a week since Mr. Rosson, a well-informed experi enced lawyer, asserted at a , public meeting, that some eminent merchants of Liverpool, Lon don, and Manchester, bad . commissioned him to proceed to Ireland, for the express purpOse of entering upon seine commercial speculations with that country. They, observed that they wanted no immediate return of capital ; their means would allow them to wait for a harvest however late, provided only, they could have se curity for their outlay. After much investiga tion into the subject, after - travelling • through Ireland for the express purpose of making himself acquainted with .. the : . probable issue of such commercial speculations, Mr. Rosson, backed by the authority of others as well as his Own practiCal experience, Was compelled to in form his employers : that success . in. the present distracted state Of . Ireland was not merely pro blematical,. it was, 'impossible. ' 'The 'Merchants accordingly abandoned. the 'scheme. Now what will the writer in Blackwood say to this plain -unvarnished fact ? Will he deny it, no ; -he cannot. Will he refute it ; refutation is equally *possible. , What then will .he do ?.. Pass it over of 'course,. and proceed to his next chapter. The " Noct es ," ba t i ng th e unwelcome' intro 4nc , . tion of politics, . is • lively and humorous, the ,disaster in particular attending the inundation of the Haggis' sauce is remarkable for its ludicrous vein 'of etaggerati on , and reminds us of th e deluge Which accompanied one of the physical f rea ks . of Rabelais's giant Pantagruel. " Buy a 1111 Broom" is a tale' of infinite pow er an d interest; 1 we have seldoni read so enchainin g a fiction it will undoubtedly be dramatised.. " The Wife's Trial," a dramatic sketch, by C. Lamb, is so richly (not servilely) imbued with the spirit of the Elizabethan writers, tlt it might readily pass for a newly discovered MS.' of old 'Hey- ;. \ \ i \\ - 7 N. ) \\• - • " On the Catholic Question" is a dull review of two dull speeches on that most novel and in . - teresting of all - topics. It is really a very dis tressing literary infliction. " Flies" is a pleasant piece of humour ; we hope to see more from the same pen. "An Old Maid's Story"—a woman's production, sans doute—is a pretty sentimental talc, with a mild vein of pathos running through it. It presents a striking contrast to the Inas culine- energy of " Buy a Broom." " Three Years at Oxford" is capital; replete with drollery and sarcasm. Were not Mr. Lockhart too deeply absorbed with his forthcoming trans lation of " Don Quixote,"--;-which we strongly suspect will be by tar the best we have yes had— to be able to attend • to minor considerations, we should suppose that this article was -penned by him ; in proof which we give the following rich and racy extract : College ! how different from school ! Never believe a great, broad-faced, beetle-browed Spoon, when he tells you, with a sigh that would upset a schooner, that the happiest days of a man's life are those he spends at school. Dues he forget the small bed-room occupied by eighteen boys, the pump you had to run to on Sunday mornings, when decency and the usher commanded you to wash? Is he oblivious of the blue chalk and water they flooded your bowels with at breakfast, and called it milk? Has he lost the remembrance of the ; Yorkshire pudding, vul garly called choke-dog, of which you were obliged to eat a pound before you were allowed a slice of beef, and of which, if you swallowed half that quantity, you thought cooks and oxen mere works of supererogation, and totally' useless on the face of the earth ? Has the fool lost all re collection of the prayers in yon cold, wet, clay-floored eel ler, proudly denominated the chapel ? has he forgot the cuffs from the senior boys, the pinches from the second master ? and, in fine, has he forgot the press at the end of the school-room, where a cart-load of birch was deposited at the beginning of every half-year, and not a twig left to tickle a mouse with, long before the end of it ? He talks of freedom from care—what a negative kind of happiness ! Let him cut off Isis band, he will never hurt his nails. Let him enclose an order for all his money even unto us, and no more will he be troubled with cares about the Stocks—no more will he be teased with calculations on the price of grain. All that raving about school-boys, is per fect nonsense•—it is the most miserable period of a human being's life. Poor, shivering, trembling, kicked, buffetted, thumped, and starved little mortals ! We never see a large school but we feel inclined to shoot them all, masters, ushers, and door-keepers included, merely to put them out of pain. The remainder of the articles in these two numbers we must lump together in one word of comment. When they are political, they are full of maniacal ravings, without judgment, with out taste, frequently without meaning; when, however, they treat on humourous subjects, they are of a superior nature, and the tales are fraught with interest and incident. MONTHLY_ MAGAZINE. We are sorry to find that this sensible and usually shrewd periodic - al has completely changed its politics ; that is to say, from a calm sedate style of thought and expression, it has suddenly veered round to the Ultra-Tory side of the ques tion, and in its opening article on " The . Bruns-. wick Clubs" has put forth a furious diatribe against the Catholics, and all immediately or re motely connected with them. 'We the more regret this precipitate change of opinion, from the ,eircumstance that the article in question (a remarkably able and spirited one) professes to be one only of a series of similar papers, which are to be put forth from time to time in this Maga zine, and which, if written with equal ability, must have considerable effect • on the public mind. What . can the writer mean by treating with callous indifference the present convulsed state of Ireland ? Does he see no gathering cloud on the horizon, no indications of an ap-. proaching tornado ? Burke, in his inimitable speech on Economical Reform, spoke in the same way of France. He spoke of its settled - LONDON 11IAGAINE. The. London Magazine for this month is un usually good, but we have not room to do jus tice to its articles till to-morrow. We may observe, however, in the meantime, that the article on Copyright, being a review of Mr. Brougham's excellent work on Literary Pro perty, is written with much discrimination. and judgment. The in Earl ofABERDEEN, Sir GEORGE Mtranar, and Mr. HERMES, visited the Duke of WEL. LINGTON on Saturday, at the Treasury. Several gentlemen interested themselves yester day at the Home-office, in favour of the . Rev. PETER FENN, ordered for execution this day for forgery, and had interviews on that subject with Mr. PH tu.ars, the Under Secretary. The LORD CHANCELLOR had a very long con ference with Mr. Secretary PEEL yesterday afternoon, it was understood, on the same subject. • There appears to be some reason for imagin ing that Lord MELviLr.E will not remain at the Admiralty long; that he merely holds office there until some arrange ments are finally agreed upon by the Ministry; and the general opinion is that Sir GEORGE COCKBURN is to he First Lord : but upon what authority the report is nobody knows, though there is an evident evasion of the plain question at the Admiralty, Lord MELVILLE is at present, in Scotland, and is expected in town in eight or ten days' time, when something will probably transpire that will throw a light on the subject.—Morning Herald. institutions, its flourishing finances', its energe• tic monarchy ; yet scarcely was the ink dry upon his paper when a revolution broke out, which discrowned the Bourbons; shook the country to its foundation, and reduced it to a state of anarchy from .which it has not yet recovered. This is high. authority, for an error of judg ment, and the writer perhaps fancies that he has - a right to be mistaken, if kept in countenance by so prophetic, sagaci ous,- and philosophic a Statesman .as " The Dinner Bell." With regard to the style of the Brunswick Clubs, it is remarkably rapid and . animated, but when it comes to speak of Lord Darnley, it indulges in .a,..groisly offensive strain of vituperation which . cannot be too se verely censured. " Hannah Bint" is one of Miss Milford's interminable Village stories ; it is marked however by that lady's usual felicity of pastoral description, and will repay perusal. Echard's Contempt of Clergy" is a sensible comment on an obsolete work, introdueed with some pithy observations regarding. the prose writers of. that most posing period in English lite-. rature, the reign of the execrable and unprincipled Charles IL " The Winter Cruise" is a readable tale, and the analytical sketch of Roussean., an article that. has .evidently.cast both time avid trouble. We give th e following ext rac ts from last paper, not so - much fOr their merits as for the writer's earnest, though perhaps erro nevus, conviction of their truth : R 9 tisseau's invariable defect was the substitution of feeling -for principle. He had few speculative opinions independently of sentiment ; this with him was every thing; it made him the leading writer of his age, and' it made him a wretch. He seemed altogether to throw overlioard the notion that man is as - much a emature of reason as of sen- Sibility; he objected to Hume that he was' dispassionate, and to . Voltaire that he was a wit—as if such pecidiarities were not strictly within the province of nature, as much, and even more so, than his own forced and heated fancy. But he paid the penalty—and a dreadful penalty it was— of this infirm quality of mind. After burrying from place to place--front Geneva to the Hermitage, from the Her mitage to the Boromean islands ; after being driven from one country With contempt, and received in another with enthusiasm ; after wandering for years over, Europe, and even venturing into the extreme - recesses of Wales—this poor, wretched Misanthrope:--alone, forlorn, deserted in his age, owning kindred with none, - rejecting pity with scorn, and repaying kindness with distrust ; a pensioner, yet professing independence ;"a slave, yet a braggart of his freedom—returned once again to Paris, from which, after a brief, restless stay, he finally set out for one of the adja cent provinces, there to close his eyes and die. As ttuen characters of the Eloise are unnatural, so also We have authority to state that the MASTER of the Mitts has not been suffering under any organic dis ease. 'His medical friends, among whom are some of the highest names, all concur in opinion that the indisposition of the MASTER of the Rot.r.s is to be - attributed to an ad ventitious access from cold and fever of that local irritation to which he has been exposed since he . underwent a serious operation some time past ; and they are not only confidently of opinion that the increased irritation is gradually subsiding, but they see no reason why the local irritation itself should not ultimately yield to the cautious and regulated use of medicines.—Morning chronicle. MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF CIVIL. AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE COUNTY OF LONGFORD.-- The most numerous County Meeting we have ever wit nessed, was assembled in the parish chapel of Longford, on Tuesday, 25th November. Upwards of 20,000 persons were assembled, and not the least tumult or breach of the peace did not occur. At eight o'clock in the morning, Lord Vis count FoitnEs rode into town, from Castleforbes, with the intention of presiding as Chairman of the Meeting. The resolutions intended to be passed, were submitted to hint for inspection there was one of them that went to give a vote of thanks to O'Corinzr.r. and the Catholic Association, to which he would not subscribe, and a division arose. The Gentlemen of the Committee would not give up their point, for they knew the popular feeling too well, and that the meeting could not be held and pass over unnoticed the ser vices of O'Coizzott.r. and the Association, In consequence, they rejected hie Lordship as Chairman, and although the Brunswickers counted on a signal failure, the men of Long ford have had a triumph of principle, which does them eternal honour.—At two o'clock, RICHARD Moon's O'FAa , RILL, Esq., .was called to the Chair, amidst loud demon strations of applause. Several orcellent speeches were made, and the Meeting broke up without the slightestinterreption of harmony._.Dublin Morning Register. COMMEMORATION OF RAY.—The Two Hundredth Anniversary of this celebrated Botanist and -Naturalist was held on Saturday by a public dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern, on which occasion about 130 Noble men and Gentlemen attended. DAVIES GILBERT, Esq. Al, P., President of the Royal Society,,was in the Chair. REV. PETER VENN.--ThiS unfortunate cul prit, on parting with a friend yesterday, placed in his hand a written document, on which he delivered his opinions on the 'subject of forgery ; they Were, of course, aVerse to exe cution for such offence. The workmen, in .sinking a cesspool near some of the houses building by Colonel CLAYTON, at Great Marlow, dug up the bones of two human beings. From the position in which they were placed, and no re mains of coffins being discovered about them, they are sup. posed to have been murdered and deposited there many years since.—Berkshire Chronicle. ANTIQUE GRECIAN SEALS.—There is in the possession of a gentleman at Dnnse, an Antique Grecian Seal, of most exquisite workmanship, entire, and in com plete preservation, and excelling all modern engraving. The subject is Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion. It was formerly the property of Jottli DUKE of Lauderdale. -.,Caledonian Mercury. ' wood. W E are l a d t o see M r . Lamb's w r iti ngs are the seotiments-tthose, atjeast, which profess to adapt again. Though a quai n t, b e i s a fine phil oso7 thcmselvei•to reality: They are 7 !.:ouched, a s we b e f ore ob . served, in . - sweet and honied 'language. yet i ncu l cate t h e ,•. phical author, -- fullq' a cer t ain arch-recondite perni c i ous mora l s . bubble up w i t h apparent humour, that n one else of the present day can tness front a good:and 13'e - heroic:a heart, yet a re t a i n t e d ci' s, :4;alljoYer With miasma. Vice is taught t o li sp the send menu of a generouswisdom.; the lang uage o f t h e Cecro qpitl. .His Elia is the-, most original wo r k : . •that•has appeared in 'England for the - last 100 pian Pallas is mouthed by the Cyprian Venus ; El o i se • years. "An Execution in Paris" has but one prates of chastity, Saint Preux of reason, an d b oth of the charine of patriarchal innocence and simplicity. It was recommendation—it is written by the modern upon a principle pretty similar to this, and at least w ith Pythagoreo,L ceptel sincerity, th a t th e G rac Chi com pl a i ne d o f sedition.— • i It has been the object with many undeubted moral authors PART U. •to paint the fascinations of vice in the most alluring colours, in order to contrast it afterwards with the penal ties it must pay perforce to virtue, and thus to work out a more obvious and impressive homily. This is not the case with Rousseau. Vice, throughout his Eloise, robed in the garb of modesty, is triumphant; she is even pitied, and monopolizes the tears due to her celestial adversary. Who, except by the determined - efforts of a strong mind, can bear for an instant to condemn Madame de IVolnaar—the beau tiful—the sensitive—the confiding? Who can forget her high-wrought, impassioned youth, her .exceeding love of nature, of art, of all, in short, that contributes to the grace, the ornament, and the simplicity of existence ? Even up to the present moment, . though years have elapsed, fashions have changed, and literature has diverged into new channels, She is ever visibly before us. The rocks of Meillerie breathe of her—Clarens is eloquent of her name—Vevay whispers it through all her woods—and the evening breeze, as it sighs over the blue waters of Ge neva, repeats the last parting that rent the souls of herself and her unforgotten lover. . She has a distinct—a sepa rate—an undivided existence in our memories: for the Eloise, be it observed, is not a book to be laid aside with childhood; it grows with our grOwth, and strengthens with our strength ; we abjure its principles, but, despite 'ourselves, we hug its sensibility to our hearts; and even n hen we repudiate it as the true Liber Amoris, or Book of Love, it puts forth new claims to our admiration • by its exuberant fulness of ideas, its ingenious sophistry, and faultless style. We own throughout its pages the presence of a powerful and analytical mind, that has studied—, deeply studied—the origin and progress of even its slightest emotions, and noted them down, fresh as they rose, one after the other, from patient and acute investigation, with .all the overwhelming earnestness ofsincerity. One word more. Rousseau has been frequently styled the champion, the apostle of freedom. Mr. Hazlitt, in pal ticular, who in his clouded moments lias much of his manner, has thus loved to designate him. This is certainly a saving clause, with nothing to disturb its effect but the circumstance of its utter falsity. The philosopher's inde pendence, like his sentiment, was purely a factitious feel ing. It was not the healthy, progressive growth of reason, but the forced production of sophistry. It could stoop to be the slave of the most effeminate, demoralizing vices, and—to adopt a sporisman's phrase —watt begot by Irrita bility out of Selfishness and Egotism. Ete different is the nature of the true apostle of liberty. The materials of his magnanimity originate with himself, they are beams re flected from the sunny purity of his own heart, and are mixed up with, and eve a tone and colouring to, his most trifling actions. To be the true asserter of public freedom, the man himself must be free. No unworthy suspicions, no rash misanthropy, no prurient fancies, no truckling to sensuality, simply because it is clothed in the borrowed robes of sentiment, must be permitted to interfere with, or in fluence his opinions. His mind must tower above the ordinary level of mankind, as much in conduct as in in tellect. It is not enough that he possess the ability to dis cuss ; he must add the heart to feel, and the disposition, to practise, the mighty principle in its minutest as well as in its most comprehensive sense, for by. the union of wortk and genius alone—either of which, when disjoined, is useless.— is the world's conviction ensured. • Milton, whose ethics were so sublime, whose daily habits were so stainless, spoke from the heart when he declared himself the sworn foe to despotism; the Tell of private life gave abundant evidence of the public patriot; the moral influence of Washington as a dictator, was the necessary consequence of his worth as a man; but Rousseau, tkough he fled from clime to clime, the fancied martyr to his virtue and his independence, wrote only from the promptings of an excited, a distrustful, and a dissatisfied mind. *7 * * . *•••• r..~_ \` ~,~ FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE: FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, Nov. 29 1 CoNSTANTINOPLE, Our. 29.—The news 0f.;, 1 ,0 Varna, which th e P or t e re c e i ve d on the 156,1-• the attention of the p u bli c , e aP ec iall y s i nce the so measures are known which have been ordered by n, whom this unexpected event has greatly ezasp Grand Vizier, Malinioud Seliin Pacha, who 4.7,0 not having acted with due energy to relieve_ then"o been deposed, and banished to . Gallipoli.. His !L k , the brave defender of Varna, izzit Mahomed 1 "70 Captain Pacha, t o w h om h ave b een g i ven up 1101„ insignia of the Empire, but also the Treasury Je - 00 , even the field equipages of the deposed Vizier. 3° A; better use of them. Jussuff Pacha, whose irssSio,, Sultan considers as th e c hi e f caus e o f t h e f a ll of TO been declared to be suspected, and bis property , ' donia confiscat e d to the use of the Exchequer. jd Since the fall of Varna, the military arroi n carried on with more act i v i ty t h an ever. A V I and artillery are continually sent to the army from Asia arrive daily, especially cavalry, which A 1 their mar c h, a ft er h a l t i ng f or a s h ort time; anito the celebrated Tchassan Oglou, one of the most.i Beys of Anatolia, with several thousand borseniew through this city, a few days ago. Last week several vessels, laden with provial excepted, arrived here from th e Bl ac k S ea , w ith mission of the Russian Government. The Porte was scarcely informed of ti when it declared that it would, on its rigour of the regulations for closing the same proportio n as the Russian Geveriu grant the entrance to the Black Sea to laden with the production of the South, rived from Russia. Several AuStrian as sels have, in consequenv, received their destination. • Navierx, OCT. 29.—Our attention Toyed, discussing the resolutions which with respect to Greece: it is affirmed Ir Isthmus of Corinth will be fortified, and ti only include the Morea ; others say, it is frontier of Greece shall extend from the the Gulf of Zeitouni, including Negropon , in the Archipelago which belong to Eurol the General-in-Chief would go to Athens of Corinth, and General Sebastiani's brit the same place by way of Tripolizza and But these projects which-we hear of are the discussions of the Ambassadors, wr been assembled for these two years to ren, and independent, had not yet even fixed the new State. This is a circumstance that long delay. PARIS, Nov. 28.—We are informed Naval Officers who haVe accepted their al able arms laid down by the garrison of the Turks Si' immediately sent ;he value of. them to the Turks personal prOperty they were. The Colombian Government, yielding to e9 O monstrance of M. Buchet Martigny, the French 0 1 General at Bogota, has just issued two Deereett, are of the highest importance to maritime conuriere By the first, the Maritime Authorities are ot* - 1 suspend th e d e li very o f new L etters of Marque, 014! call to port those privateers which are out upon $ .4 1 till the Ordi nance now i n f orce re l at i ve to priva n have been modified in such a manner as may hintle e d from acting in any improper manner towards o e . vessels. The second Decree prohibits the Colombian 61' from taking or detaining, under pretext that I d enemies' property on board, the vessels of Neutral which do not recognise the principle hitherto 10 81 ::,1 by the Republic, that the flag does not cover the fl' disc. (From the Constitutionnel of Friday.) Ctm, Nov. 22.—(Extract of a Private Letter.r l d mediately"prior to the capture of Yarns, the tior,oo l Gazette spoke of nothi ng b u t th e di sasters o f , the., 1 :,10 army. That army h a d no t on l y t o oppose t h e Turvj at Jassy, Bu c h ares t, S em li n , an d K ra j owa , it wa g L'idl eneti by an army, organ i se d o f, an d di re cted by, the v o ti of Europ ean diplomatists. Without Nicholas beiglfj of it, this army, which extended its line of 0 ‘ ..._ from Buchare s t .t o `A ugs b urgh, was 'preparing deicard him, and victories fo r th e T ur k s. T he capture o f however, put this army to confusion, and cove ry leader with shame. It is possible, however, that til e o il ports may compromi se th e C ourt o f Vi enna, and, At, Nickolas will take some notice of them. He raol e t? only despise them, hereafter he will know how W them. (From the Courier Francais of Friday.) r PA It is, Nov. 28.—The Commission of Inquiriji Trade has received a memorial from the manufact sugar from beet root, in the Department of the 1 0/ Calais, pr a yi ng t h at t h e present dut i es on Colonial of ,t ' may be preserv e d, as i t i s on l y under the protection olyi duties, which call e d their industry into existence, r g li can be maintained. A memorial from the Colonies: I c, , ntrary, requires that th e tax on Colonial sugar shod lowered, as the production of the beet root was three them with destruction. Like other matters of thily however, some compromise will be effected between conflicting interests at the expence of the consumer. 00 FRENCH FUNDS.—Five per Cents. 106 f. 20c.; per Cents., 74f. 80c. ; Bank Actions, 1,840 f. FOREWN FUNDS.—Neapolitata ?writes, Cert. es . ' 90e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 79i; Interminable S Annuities, 50i; Ilaytian Loan, 632 f. 50c. FLANDERS PAPERS. FRONTIERS O F W ALLACHIA , N ov . s. — A cco rdl accounts from Krajrwa, Gen. Geismar has gainedL m laurels by making himself master of the important pon t at Kalafat, of which be got possession by a b" . "/ tack, after which the Turks retreated to Widdin., success puts an end to the Turkish incursions into lir Wallachia on that side, and prepares future oPet i against Widdin. Other letters only say that the' had left Kalafat. Silistria is hardly pressed. It o f , now certain that th e R uss i ans w ill cont i nue to ocetii. line beyond the Danube from Varna to Siliatria, position wait for the ensuing campaign. Bazadj of being fOrtified for this purpose. We hear nothing army of Hussein Bey. It is affirmed in Buchares t the Asiatics leave the army in troops as usual ;n fo campaigns. . tY I T-- HiEsTE, Nov. 16.—Letters from Otranto sap the three ambassadors and ('ount Capo d'lstria were, gaged at Poros in negociations upon the boundaries GU. new Greek state, and a declaration on this important:oi l ject is expected. If we may believe the statements of 011 letters, the boundarie s of th e new s t a t e w ill even Thessaly, which does not seem likely after the well,ffot proposals of the President. At l eas t it i s b e li eve d thsi 4 French troops will remain for a longer time in Greel ! , illetalliques, 95 5-16; B an k shares, 10911.... mine Zeitung. • this tiro* side, relo , o Bosph - orair meat, Pa I th• oas roallt u i 4 , as there; ) ) , 1 Ind Sa ri r finnaas for d ie here Is GOO matt I may bt Fitt by war', then OroOD s agreed-To 4 ,..1 0 Gulf 7 ,nt, and t t ope. In 1 ' .„ 4 „ "C sby the I igade WO' Nc Argos. 4, tl „_ are auto rwr '" vho, a fter,t !rider I the botos 001 hat may Pr f or that the 4' t}l e share of tr tin THE ARMY. War Office, Nov. 25,„ 101'0 The Secretary at War acknowledges the reeelpt. 9 :,e i anonymous letter, signed 8., enclosing three sover;* which sum is stat e d by th e wr it er " t o b e l ong to.. ths of tl Ik, in consequence of his having given_ into the 1 3 0 , (Chelsea Board) two years l o n ger serv i ce th an he Ws , 4 4 titled to." The said sum o f th ree p oun d s h as b e eo_ , ..re into the Bask of England, to the account of the Par ter-General of his Majesty's Forces. (CIRCULAR.) • War Office, Nov. 16, IS P t he It appearing to the Secretary at War that, 'under sop present circumstances of the service, the practice 01' 4 ! io ing pi) , to be issned•on account of v aca nt Commis.l l4 "' o objectionable, I h a v e retvivedclirections to acquaint' 1 , ); that from the date of an Officer's retirement, interest shall be allowed at the rate of five per cent, per W on the regulated price , of the vacant Commissions. Regimental Agent. I am, &c. (Signed) L. BULIVADI J:FFORTS OF TILE IRISH PRESS.—(The lowing is from the Dublin M orn i ng R eg i s t er o f Satu r n day; we are glad to see a kindred spirit of persever itg l , displaying itself in Ireland.)—A report of a dinner exter sng to nearly eleven columns of small print, and bringi fi g a down proceedings to withi n t wo h ours o f th e time whet, the Morning Register is usually in the hands of the ne r(l i , men, was a novelty w hi c h cou ld no t h ave f a iled yestitrdall to attract universal notice, and win general applause. j was the first attempt of the kind ever made in Ireland , 1113 ,,, considering that it was a first attempt, it is not egotisio say that it was considerably successful. The thing Cl e i only be done out of London at the Morning Reg" i t o Office—and we do hope that such of our contemPor at o as may this day, or the next, find it useful to m ake customary selection from oar pages, will feel the 0 0° 0 0 decency and justice of acknowledging the debt due WA at least iu this instance. m o , Yet to at leas txii lie L ~.°t Otis tkk i th,