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Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS THIS EVENING, FEB. 15, Will be repeated Sliakspera'a MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Theseus, Mr. Cooper; Quince, Mr. Bartley; Bottom, Mr. Harley ; Flute, 111 r. Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug, Mr. F. Matthews ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame Vestris ; Titania, Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck, Miss Marshall; First Fairy, Miss Rainforth. To conclude with The GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO; OR, HARLEQUIN AND THE GIANT HELMET. Harlequin, Mr.C. J. Smith; CIOZT,IIir. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mote+tli ; Calumbine, Miss Fairbrother. To-rnerraw, The White Milliner, with Brother Ben, and the New Pantomime. On Wednesday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with the New Pantomime. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6J.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, :Is. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price. is.; Gallery, Is. Tiskete and places for the Beats to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets slay De had apsn application. Private Bon, to bo had so'elv of Mr. Ands ems, bookseller :67. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Extraordinary triumph achieved—The present performances more attrativa than ever, roars of laughter and shouts of applause attend the scene that caused tl'e late extraordinary excitement in France. THIS EVENING, FEB. 15, Will be acteil a Grand Hiiterical Romance, founded on and entitled THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Table:lax Viyans, splendid Costume, and Appointments, from the Designs of the celebrated George Cruikshanks. After which will be repeated the Grand Traditionary Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND MY LADY LEE; OR, GOOSEY GANDER AND THE SPELL-BOUND GOSLINGS. In which the astonishing and incredible evolutions of the Cask Vaulter will be given, as well as Brunning's Grand Dioramic Synopsis of Syria ; the Pantomimic Characters by the unri /a.led Boleno Family; Mr. Southby, the Original Cloorn ; Mi,s Sharpe, Columbine ; the astonishing Gyn'nastique, Si g nior ' Felix Carlo, fr om F raneon i' s , at Paris • and the celebrated scene and duet between the G a lli c C oc k and the English Bull Dog. NEW STRAND THEATRE. GREAT SUCCESS! OPEN EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK. Everybody astonished at the wonders effected by the highly lifted Mr. JACOBS, the Royal Ventriloquist, Modern Ma gician, and English Improvisatore. The raptures of applause that accompany each part of the Entertainment is a sufficient proof of the amusement afforded. The Tricks, Transforma tions, and Illusions, surpass all ethers that have yet been pro duc ed. The Ventriloquism is intrAuced in such a manner tiat few can believe one individual capable of performing the whole of the characters heard by the audience; and the Extem- poraneous Song pleasing in the extreme. Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Seven o'clock, and commence at Half-past. Second price at a Quarter to Nine o'clock—Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. Mr. Seguin, 12, Rexent-street, Pall Mall, is appointed sole Agent for disposal of the Private Boxes. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS SAY. 16 minutes after 8 I Evening (3G tninutes after 8 . .'? r .".:•: Y • 4, 01 ~ .! ! • "*. 4 A • "! A" " fr "• ;";!•7 - , ', .: " ' Alt -VG"' ' • I.ll# -.!;,;* t T !, • •-, Avr-..A., Vat -SATIL LONDON: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1841. By the arrival of the Montreal at Portsmouth on Saturday, we have received news from New York to the 19th ult., for which we are indebted to the itampshire Telegraph, ten days later than the papers brought by the Cambridge. We re gret to say that the intelligence is by no means of a pleasant character. In addition to the unea siness already excited by the question of the Ca roline, there are now some personal quarrels on the borders of Maine and New Brunswick. Three Ame fica.us complain of having been grossly insulted and ill treated at Madawaska; while Sir JOHN TIARVEY complains, in his letter to the Governor o f Maine, that the English authorities have been treated with personal violence, and threat ened by the Americans, while performing the du ties imposed on them by her MAJESTY'S Govern -ment. Troops are proceeding to the point where the dispute and quarrel have arisen, and it was re ported ill Canada that a pot tion of the militi a h a d been ordered out. Money matters, too, seem by no means settled in America, and the resumption of cash payments is by some of the banks in definitely postponed. . ALBANY, JAN. 8, 1841. —Our relations with Great Bri tain and the burning of the Caroline, are beginning to excite considerable attention here, and i I shall not be sur prised to see, very soon, the subject introduced into the Legislature in some shape. One thing is very certain, the people of Boston and New York will suffer no inter ferenie in the trial of Mr. M‘Leod from any quarter. And if the British Government supports the high ground taken by Mr. Fos, a rupture seems inevitable. The loco foe() leaden here are putting out feelers to ascertain bow it will do to charge upon the Whigs, and Gen. Harrison': administration, in advance, a design to plunge the country into a war with England. But it will do them no good , the people understand the question, and would not be sorry for a brush with their old antagonists. (From the Journal of Commerce.) Hollowell, Me. Jan. 13, 1841. KENT, GOVERNOR OP MAINE —The Committee, ap pointed by the Legislature of Maine, to ccunt the votes for Governor, made their report in the Senate on Monday. The whole number of votes counted by the Committee was 91,179—Edwari Kent bad 45,574—J0hn Fairfield ' 45,507—others 98. The report was accepted by both branches yesterday, and the House elreted by ballot, from the four highest candidates, Edward Kent and John Fair field, and returned their names to the Senate as the two constitutional candidates, from whom the Senate should elect a Governor. The Senate elected Edward Kent 36 votes, to 8 for John Fairfield. A committee was ap pointed to notify , the Govcror of his election, and to-day at twelve o'clock he is expected to be inaugurated. MORE TROUBLES DOWN EAST.—The Boston Berahl of yesterday states, on the otebority of a getakman who ar rived in that city late last Sunday evening, from Maine, that three gentlemen, wlse3c names are given as Tl.om2s F. Templeton, George Cady, and John H. Kenwick, while proceeding on their way from Bangor to Canada, were stopped near Madawaska by a party of British armed soldiers, wh o i nsu l te d t h em and, without provocation, at saultedthem. Mr. Cady was knocked down with a blow from a musket, Mr. Templeton received a bayonet wound in the shoulder, and Mr. Kenwick, trying to escape, received a bullet in the thigh. Au officer then came up and checked :further hostilities. If this statement is correct, the c . ecurrenee will not tend is allay the excit ement on the subject Boundary. of the North East Connected with the above, or some s uc h s i m il ar oceu neer, we hate no doubt, t he following letter from Gene ral Sir John Harvey was written, and it fully shows the Aritish Authorities are on the alert:.— TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE. Government House, Frederickton, N B. Dec. 10, 1840. Sir,—A s your Excellency will doubtless be informed that a detachment of her Majesty's troops has lately ar rived in the Madawaska settlement, I deem it to con sist with that frankness by which I trust my intercourse with the authorities of Maine has always been charac terized, to acquaint you that the movement in question, made by order of the Governor-General of these Pro vinces, hats no other object than to give support to the civil authorities of that settlement—one of whose magistrates. Francis Rice, Esq , has been grossly insulted, threatened with personal violence, and obstructed in the discharge of his ditties by persons professing themselves to he citi zens of the State of Maine—and another, James M.Laugh. lan, Esq., also a Magistrate of this province and holding the office of "warden of the disputed territory," tias been threatened by rho armed posse stationed at " Fish River," with being arrested and sent as a prisoner to Augusta, in the event of his persevering in the performance of the duty imposed upon him by the Government of the Queen and that of this province. Whether the assertion made, as I am assured, by this person, that in holding this language he is only act ing in accordance sith his instructions, be correct or otherwise, your Excellency will best know; but refusing, as I have done, to believe that be can have received any authority for a proceeding which I must regard ns in consistent with other engagements, I have not hesitated in expressing to the Governor General my conviction that an armed civil posse, corresponding in amount and description with that maintained by Maine, will be found quite inadequate to effect the object in view, viz , the prevention of acts of unauthorised aggression or inter ference, as regards the inhabitants or authorities of the Madawaska settlement—and I have accordingly no rea son to doubt, that, acting upon this suggestion, his Ex cellency will forthwith give direction for the troops to be withdrawn to their former stations. I have the honour to be, with great consideration, your Excellency's most obedient servant, J. HARVEY. CANADA.—The British Colonist says it was currently reported that orders had been received by the Adjutant- General to call into active service two companies of each regiment of militia in the province. An ordinance has been published by authority, as about to be passed, for making the Tamisconata Turnpike, a part of which the Quebec Gazette says is in the territory chimed by the United States. MOVEMENT OP TROOPS. The last St. John City Gazette says, " We learn that the light company of the 29th Regiment, now in the garrison, are under marching orders for Madawaska, to relieve the detachment of troops now stationed at that post, whose period of service there has expired." THE NEGROES OF THE A MISTAD.—II Seems to be the general impression at Washington that the negroes of the Arnistad will be given up to the Spanish Minister, as the quesiion of Spanish property can be best determined in the Spanish Courts. Now that this is the general impression at Washington, I can well believe; as from the slave holding relations of a great portion of that com munity, it is not likely that they would be looked upon with much favour. But that such an impression can be founded upon truth, seems to be absolutely incredible. If these men are to be sent to the Havannab, every principle of law —every dictate of justice —every sentiment of her. manity, is to be made to bend to a manifest determination to make them victims to the sanguinary spirieof Spanish slavery—a determination against which every man in the land, who has any regard for the great cause of human liberty, or any sympathy for the oppressed, ought to speak in tones of loudest and most indignant reprobation. DUTIES ON LEAD.--The proposal of Mr. Ruggles to abolish those duties was met in the Senate by a general laugh. This is all very well, bat it is very probable that the Foreign Powers will take a memorandum of this laugh, and return it, when they are called upon to make altera tions in their corn and tobicco laws. (From the New Orlean's Bee, of Jan. 7.) YUCATAN.—The bulletin of yesterday contains a cor respondence between the Government Secretary of Bri tish Honduras, the Commander of H. B. M. ship Comus, and the military Commandant of Sisal, respecting the cap ture and condemnation of the schooner True Blue, belong ing to British subjects, alleged to have Len seized while engaged in the act of smuggling. The British officers insisted upon the production of the master and crew of the vessels that captured the True Blue, to be examined by them to ascertain the particulars of the seizure. With this request th e C omman d ant ()- Sisal was not able to comply ; but informed them tha their request had been forwarded to the Supreme Govern. ment at Merida. Tim British officers 'declined recognising the authority of the Supreme Government at Merida, inasmuch as the existence of such a Government was not known to the authorities at Honduras; adding that no other Go vernment was known but that of Mexico, which had pro claimed the parties holding power in Yucatan as insurgents. After some further negotiation the British ship Cornus captured a brigatine, Eusebio, b o und f or N ow Orleans and belonging to citizens of Yucatan, by way of reprisal, when the Commandant at Sisal was told that unless indemnity was given in two days the said vessel would be taken to the Belize and sold for the benefit of the owners of the True Blue. 8,103 doll ar s w ere th en g i ven up to the British, with a protest against the seizure of the Eusebio, as repug nant to the laws of nations. Shortly afterwards, it is said, the True Blue was recaptured by the Census. Th.^ questions arising out of these proceedings, whe ther the British authorities bad a right to resort to this extraordinary mode of redress, and whether the officers of a foreign power have any authority to determine the existence or non existence of a Government in Yucatan, for the purposes of suppressing infringement of the revenue laws. In this matter we think the British authorities have transcended their just powers—a practice in %cilia they have got into the habit of indulging lately. NEW YORK, JAN. 16. MONEY MARKET.—The determination of the Baltimore Banks not to resume until the Banks in Virginia lead the way, is a most extraordinary course of conduct. The friends of those institutions have constantly declared they waited only for Philadelphia; now, it appears that those professions were groundless. Public opinion is against the course the Banks have taken in that city, and this opinion will be heard most speedily. The Merchants' and Me chanics' Banks of that city have determined to resume, and let the others do as they please. The Girard Bank in Philadelphia resumed specie pay ments on Wednesday. THE GARRICK.--WC learn, by the arrival yesterday of two vessels with part of the cargo of the Garrick, that the tide ebbs and flows in her, and that she is full of water at high tide. The between deck has been cut away, and the cargo is fished out by means of a boat. At low water on Tuesday the tide left her nearly dry, and it is probable all the cargo will be saved, with the exception of the salt, of which she had about 500 bags on board. The British steamer Dee, stated in a Halifax paper as supposed to have been lost, arrived at Port Royal on the 28th ult., in twenty days from Halifax. The new steam frigate was launched at the Navy-arsl yesterday morning. She is called the Missouri. Her dimensions are as follows : Length of keel Breadth of beam 36 Breadth of outer works Depth of hOld .. 23 Whole length between perpendiculars.. 220 Draft of water forward Draft of water uft She is to be taken to West Puint to receive her engines, and will be ready for sea in about five months. It was to be expected, when the sham philoso phy of Sir ROBERT PEEL roused the ire of the priest party, that the few sensible words pro nounced by Lord ELLENBOROUGH on Friday _ _ evening would not escape their censure. Suffi cient time has not yet elapsed to enable them to reach the collegiate abodes of those recluses who have thundered forth, in the columns of the Times, against Sir R. PEEL; they arc not yet attacked by " CATHOLICUS ;" but they have not escaped thg notice of a writer, as will be seen in our extracts from the Journals, who seems to have taken his cue from the censure which " CATHOLI cus" has heaped on Sir ROBERT PEEL, for, as he says, insincerely professing a love for secu lar knowledge. Lord ELLENBOROUGH is sneered at, for professing an opinion that religious im provement is totally inconsistent with physical degradation, and taunted with wishing for a poor man a respectable 'wro t e and self-respect, in pre_ ference to schoolmasters, clergymen, and churches. - We have seldom met with sentiments more just and more honourable than those of the Noble Lord, and more likely, if they but prompt his conduct, and make him endeavour to keep down the priests and life up the people, to be permanently beneficial to the country. But Lord ELLENBOROUGII is not the only Member of the Upper House—though one o f the most distinguished, who thinks church building of no use as long as the people be immersed In filth and wretchedness. To our astonishment he was preceded in the expres. sion of that sentiment by the Bishop of LONDON. While the celebrated " CATuoucus," whose at tack on Sir R. PEEL is still resounding through the empire, declares that all knowledge is vain and worthless, except Christianity be first taught, the Bishop of LONDON declares in Par liament, and it is spread from Parliament—not in one Journal only but in every Journal through the whole empire —that Christianity is worth nothing, that it cannot be brought home to the mind, without a knowledge of the art of constructing sew ers an d p ur if y i ng d we lli ngs. Let us quote the memorable words of the Right Reverend Prelate; as reported In our paper, observing that the substance of the reports is much the same in all the papers, which is a warranty of the correctness of what we are about to quote. Indeed it is still more strongly expressed in the Standard for it is there said th a t the Bishop expressed a hope " that the Bill would only be considered as a part of a syst em o f salu tary regulations for the poor and humble classe s of society, by which they might effect an im provement in their moral condition, and bring them within all the appliances of religion." Here, however, is our report : The Right Rev. Prelate entirely concurred in the prays of the petition, being convinced that a great portion of al* the disease in great towns arose from imperfect sewerage ) and ventilation. He hoped her Majesty's Government considered the Bill before the House as only part of a system of sanatory relief for the whole kingdom. Ile was convinced they would make great advances towards improving the moral condition of the lower orders, and towards bringing them within reach of the appliances of religion, if they could imbue them with habits of cleanli ness. This was an object well worthy of tleir Lordships' time, for he believed that all other legislative enactments for their benefit were useless, unless they could introduce cleanliness into the habitations of the poor. All other legislation, the voting large sums to build churches, the endowing colleges, the granting tithes, the enactment of Sabbath Observance Bills, the establishing Bishops by law, &c. &c., are all useless, according to the Bishop of LONDON, unless the habita tions of the poor be made sweet, and their persons cleanly. Christianity, according to this state ment, is only an adjunct of chloride of lime and spacious sewerage. But both the Bishop and Lord ELLENBOROUGH agree that it is necessary to improve the physical condition of the people before they can be brought within the appliances of religion. Sir ROBERT PEEL expressed a somewhat similar sentiment when he urged " the vast pre parations for physical enjoyment " which are seen in the world, as a proof that the " AL MIGHTY had not left in neglect and in difference the immortal soul of man," teach ing, us to . infer that those whose lives are one unceasing toil and unceasing pri vation, who taste of nothing but penury, want, and affliction, dear bread, and a starving family, can never be religious. Their continual suffering hardens them against all the appliances of religion. Here, then, we have three eminer men, great authorities, on time opposite side one very learned Prelate and two conspi cuous Tory statesmen—declaring, in opposi tion to " CATuoucus"--perhaps, as he wil say, insincerely —that the bulk of the point lation must first be placed in tolerably easy sir cumstauces, made cleanly and comfortable, and physically happy, before their minds can be im bued with Christianity. Whether that be con sistent with the general teaching of the priest hood, does not concern us ; but we record such sentiments with satisfaction. To promote the secular happiness of mankind, secular know ledge is indispensable; and if they can only ha made religious by first being made tolerably comfortable, then that knowledge which " THOLICUS" and the Times deride—which sci entific men teach, and writers in public journals spread abroad through the land —must first be in existence before Chris tianity can be brought home to the mind. We leave that party in the Church which attacks know. ledge to settle this matter with Lord ELLEN. BOROUGH, the Bishop of LONDON, and Sir Ro- BERT PEEL : we have done nearly all we wish to do when we have pointed out the discrepancy be tween them, and avowed our adhesion to the plan of the Government providing for the phyFical welfare of the people before attempting to make them religious. One observation we wish to add. Every man deeply imbued with the love of any one art or science very generally, supposes it to be of pre-eminent value, if not sufficient for all possible purposes. His attachment to his ai will be strengthened and confirmed past a breaking, if the pursuit of it confer on him honour and riches. But no other man engaged in a different pursuit would admit his apprecia tion of life to be a just one; and every man but the one who was riding such a hobby to death, would laugh at an attempt to make all men happy and virtuous, by making them botanists, geometricians, painters, or sculptors. Now, something of this one-sided view and over-esti- mate of a favourite pursuit, may be traced, we think, in the recommendation of such writers as "CATHOLICUS," who would make the teaching of the priesthood the basis of all other knowledge. To the priesthood re ligious doctrines bring wealth, honour, comfort, and all those physical enjoyments which Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, and the Bishop of LONDON, describe as essential to make men religious. To other men the doctrines :aught by the priests bring exaction and dis comfort, and over them they will not, tey cannot have, the influence which Le priesthood assert they have. It is plain to us, therefore, that the statesmen «•ho rely much or exclusively on religious doctrines to promote the morality and the welfare of society will be deceived. They take the partia estimate of interested and eveil delighted men, to whom religion is a great worldly blessing, as the true test of its importance in social economy. The Tories are collecting their forces from all parts, we understand, to resist the second reading of Lord MORPETH'S Bill on this day week. It stands for a second reading on Friday next, but as it might have been inconvenient to some Mem bers to bring them to town at the end rather than at the beginning of a week, it is to be postponed till Monday. The Liberals will be warned by the exertions of the Tories, and they will all take care to be in their places to support Lord Mon- PETH'S Bill. Another and a better opportunity certainly will never occur of proving to the Irish that they may rely on the present Parliament to grant their just claims. Lord STANLEY, who seems ready at all times to peril the empire in the gratification of his per sonal views, spleen, and spites, may be resolved to go all lengths, and to tell the Irish that they have no alternative brit to lie quietly down and suffer him and the Orangemen to trample them into political nothingness, or at once to assert the majesty of freedom and throw off what, if Lord STANLEY succeed, will be the unbearable yoke of bigoted England; but we shall not believe, till we see the Votes of the House of Commons, that even the majority of the Tories will sacrifice the welfare of the country to gratify an ill-tempered and disappointed renegade. They have property to preserve ; they are interested in maintaining the integrity and the peace of the empire ; they have no foolish bigotry or malevolent passions to gra tify by avowing a hatred to Ireland; they will calmly balance the disadvantages and the advan tages of following Lord STANLEY, and they will not think the chance of throwing Ireland into rebellion is cheaply purchased by a vexatious system of registration ; they will take a 'states man-like view of the whole question ; they will not confine themselves merely to the Bill for restricting the registration or extending the Fran chise ; they will remember the character of the Noble Lord, and that it is his misfortune to ex cite the distrust of the Irish for every thing he recommends. Statesmen not blinded by passion will look at the state of Europe, particularly at the cloud r which low ers from ranee; they will turn to the United States, and remember that the millions here are discontented, and yearn- for a democracy like that which prevails there, dan and with which there is at prese n t some All the rational Tori es must thinkgel of . that t a tchoel linter nal peace of the empire will be cheaply purchased by the just and temperate measure of Lord MGR PETE!. We have considerable confidence in hu man nature, when not influenced by avarice or bigotry; and when brought to the test, we hope there will be found amongst the Tories, many gentlemen who, like Mr. BARING WALL, will not sacrifice the public interest to party attach ments. We pretend not to predict the issue of the contest, but if the House of Commons mean to promote the public welfare, they will sanction the second reading of Lord MoapErn's Bill on this day week by a considerable majority. To ensure such a result no Liberal will on that day THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1841. be absent who can by any possibility reach the House. We received the Dutch and Flanders mail last night, with news from the Hague, Amster dam, Vilna, and Wallachia; but the intelligence is destitute of importance. DUTCH FUND - S.—AMSTERDAM, Fss. 12 Wiley. BlM's. Ictual D4l)t, C% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per ce:at. A mart Syndic, 4 .!..,', per cent Shit Li Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 1 .0% 71 Commercial Company, 40i,. per cent l5'N it s Ditto (1335 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loon 1V37, 5 per cent. exchange on London, One month 1:: Two months ...... Dutch Papers, Feb. 13. BELGIAN Nti N DS—B at; a and , Fee. 12. Actual Deht, 2% per Cent. Rothilchild's Loan, 5 per Cent V7% Lean of Thirty Million:, 4 per Cent, B9 3 per Cent. — Thirty-seven %,• '1 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent ;A) 87% Society of Commerce, 45i per Cent li -4 2. Rank of Belgium, 5 per Cent National Society. Exchange on Lomlom (Admit) —Brussels Papers, Feb. 13. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vts.iss, FEB. I Five per Colts. Metalliques .. 1041 4 Four vei Cents. ,.. 5.f44 Three per Cents. BEIM s hares • .. ;COS ....Alliemeine Zeiiung, Feb. 9 HAMBURG 1101fSENHALLE, FEB. G. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank shares lO3 A In- It ussian Loan l6oi ittlf,Sl4ll 5 per Cent. Ist sencz , CGrtiticate lO3 : Inscription, Ist ..............«............ Itusiian 5 per Cent. liopc and C o. 3d and 4th Snifs 961.4 Ditto in Certiiicates ................................ 9C% 96% Dutch Actual Debt, 254 pc, Cent Ditto over CenL ....... ........ . Pulkii Bond. New ticket 7% 157 Anglo.. Danish Loan, 3 per Cent i a New Loa s per . Loan, .... 1 , 1 wish,Sp 3,4 Xt.:IIANG ES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, FEB. 9. —l3 s.—Two months 13 3 Latesic, Fco. s.—Two :no ths, 6. 1s k . , PRUSSIAN FUNDS...-BERLIN, Fee. 9. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4!".,, per cent. ............ .103 N Ir3ii Prussian English Loan, 15.30, 4 percent. 100% xcli:.nge on London, three months... 6 0% —Prussian Stala Gazette. Feb. 10. Her MAJESTY'S packet Express, from the Bra zils, and Star from Mexico, arrived at Falmouth on Thursday morning. The former sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 15th of December, and has no freight. The latter dates are, from Tam pico the lath, and Vera Cruz the 23d of Decem ber, and from Havannalt sth of January, with a freight of 800,000 dollars. Lieutenant R. B. JAMES, the Commander, and other officers and crew of the late packet Spey, lost in the Bahama Passage, by striking on a coral reef, on her outward voyage to Mexico, are come home in the Star from the Havannah, having succeeded, ere they left the wreck, in recovering all the stores, besides sixty bottles of quicksilver, which were shipped by her. From Rio Janeiro we learn that the elections had terminated gene rally against the Ministers, their favourite can didates being thrown out, whilst the Opposition party had succeeded in returning two of the ex- Ministers high upon the list. The Exchange had declined 31d., and just before the Express sailed intelligence had been received by steam-boat from Rio Grande stating that the insurgents were still unwilling to submit to the authority of the Central Government. An official personage, ' named BENTO DA SILVA LISBOA, has come pas senger per Express, and it is reported that his mission is connected with negotiations for an alliance between the two sisters of the EMPEROR and the members of some royal family- in Europe. If we have hitherto abstained from comment ing upon the arrest and imprisonment of Mr. • M‘LEon by the Magistrates of the State of New L York, on a charge of murder and arson, arising out of the burning of the Caroline steamer in the winter of 1837, it has been because we supposed the whole affair safer in the hands of the Govern ment than in the hands of persons disposed to make it a handle for producing a hostile collision between two great nations who ought always to be at peace. But as our Contemporaries have been influenced by no such scruples, we find that we cannot remain silent without the suspi cion of an indifference, which we certainly do not feel, to the fitte of a British subject unjustly de prived of his liberty, and whose life is considered in peril. The burning of the Caroline was the act of the British Government, and the indivi duals engaged in executing that act were no more responsible to the laws of the United States, after its successful accomplishment, than is Commodore NAPIER to the penalties which attach in Egypt to the blowing-up of 'magazines and the firing upon the fla g of the Piten,%. Whether the burnin g of the Caroline was r i g h t Or wrong is nothin g to the purpose. We are not now defending it. All we contend for is, that being the act of the Government no individual in his individual capacity can be justly, or le gally, held responsible for it. Considerable blame is cast upon the Govern ment for not settling this affair long ago. If the United States Government refused 'to regard it as other than a private outrage we do not see in what way Lord PALMERSTON could deal with it. But there was a way in which the difficulty might have been overcome—a way suggested by The Sun immediately after the suppression of the Canadian rebellion, and which the country cannot now but regret was not adopted. We then recommended to the Government to take means for quietly withdrawing from the Canadas all individuals whose acts during the insurrec tion could in any way compromise them on the Republican side of the frontier. We observed, that if this was not done, some of these person.; would be likely to fall into the hands of the United States authorities, and that though we neither doubted the will nor the ability of the British Government to defend the lives of its own subjects, yet the trouble would be great, and that after all the wisest policy would be that which most diminished the chances of war arising out of individual recklessness or bravado. The soundness of this advice will not now be called' in question. However inconvenient it might have been to effect the removal of Mr. INPLEon to this country immediately after the pacification of the Canadas, the trouble would have been slight compared with what it will take to rescue him out of his present perilous con dition. The Journal des Debats professes surprise that on a subject so little suggestive of military fury as the Customs' Bill, nearly every Member who addresses the Chamber has something to say about the enemies of France, as if the country was actually in the jaws of some monster about to devour her. On glancing over the debate from day to day in the French papers, we were forci bly struck with the same circumstance. It is astonishing with what pertinacity some minds cling to a painful idea. That France has been humbled to the dust—that her enemies are power ful and combined for her destruction—that she is betrayed by her own Government, and is there fore in a state of hopeless abandonment, would really appear not only to be the conviction, but to afford delight to half the representatives of France in the Chamber of Deputies. They are wounded, they say, and they do all they can to keep the wound green. When any hand ap proaches with salve they thrust it aside, and apply salt, pepper, and sand, to make the smart the more exquisitely painful. They are always parading their dishonour and their helplessness in a manner which would be pitiable were France either weak or dishonoured, but which becomes ludicrous when it is known that France is as powerful at home, and as much respected abroad, as she ever was at any period of her history. And as to enemies we know of but two from whom France has at this moment anything to fear, and these are but little interested in the Customs' Bill—namely, M. TRIERS and ABD KADER. The Paris Journals of Thursday have all reached us. The Moniteur Universel, the Moniteur Pa risien, and the Messager give an official contra diction to the statements of the Courrier Fran cais, the Temps, the National, and the Com merce, respecting the alleged disunion among the members of the Cabinet. The Moniteur Parisien also asserts that the reports about the notes ad dressed by foreign powers to M. GUIZOT relative to the armaments, "are neither correct, nor have a semblance of probability." We cannot see what there is improbable in asking for what pur pose France places her immense army and powerful navy on a war footing in a season of profound peace. There is nothing surely strange —nothing inconsistent with what is due to the dignity and the freedom of action which every in dependent nation is entitled to claim—in request ing to be informed upon what grounds the French Government has thought proper to convert France into an immense arsenal, where, amid the clangour of arms, nothing is heard but shouts of European defiance or the wailings of despair. The Editor of the National has been summoned to the Bar of the Chamber of Peers on the 20th instant for two articles which appeared in that Journal, reflecting upon the political character of that branch of the legislative body. It is not by cross-examining Editors, or prosecuting the Press, that the Chamber of Peers will succeed in doing away with the odium which attaches to it in consequence of its gross subserviency to the Court. n the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday the article of the Customs' Bill fixing the import duty on linen thread was adopted. After con siderable opposition on the part of the thread manufacturers the Minister of Commerce suc ceeded in prevailing upon the Chamber to fix the import duty at 10 per cent. instead of .121 per cent. as fixed by the Committee. The duty on Cashmere Indian shawls is fixed at 100 francs the large size, and 50 francs the smaller 'sizes. Letters from Toulon of the 6th inst., received by the Commerce, b r i ng sa d accounts of the irkjuries sustained by the shipping in the late storm. The Castor, which arrived early that morning at Toulon, brought the me lancholy news that the Maine transport corvette commanded by M. GATTIER was lost in the Gulf of Stora, having on board fifty-seven men, including the first and second lieutenants, an ensign, and the chief-surgeon, all of whom perished. Out of thirty-two merchant-vessels at Stora and Philippe twenty-eight were stranded by the violence of the tempest, and most of their crews were drowned. On the 21st the weather was tempestuous at Algiers. The Tiber, loaded with gunpowder, was driven on shore, and went to pieces. The Acheron sailed from Al giers, on the 26th ult., but up to the Gth instant, she was not heard of at Toulon, whither she was bound. The same Journal has the following paragraph relative to Admiral II nacres squad ron : 'lll,l squadron under Admiral Hugon, of which only two line-of-battle ships, the Ocean and the Genereux, had returned to Toulon, experienced such severe injury as to render it unfit for sea. The Triton shortly after the hur ricane commenced, signaled to the Admiral that she was making 36 inches water per hour. She subsequently separated from the fleet, and had not since been heard of. The J; pia and Neptune likewise suffered considerably in their sails and masts, and the latter was believed to have sought refuge at Cagliari, in Sardinia. The Crank fri gate, conveying troops and material to Bourbon, had like. wile put into that harbour. The news from Algiers brought by the Castor is of the 28th of January. On the night of the 27th a part of a column of the army at Algiers had surprised the tribes of ZEROUELA, REIN DAADE and BENI-ZERGUIN, of whom they kiLd. 12, made 22 prisoners, and carried away conside rable booty in oxen, mules, and sheep. The French lost but one Arab killed. On the 20th of December a part of the garrison at Medcali surprised three Arab villages, which they burned, killing 30 Arabs and making 18 prisoners, besides a number of bullocks, a fl oc k o f s h eep, an d a score of horses and mules. Oa the 17th of Jan. a division of the garrison of Medeah fell suddenly upon an Arab encampment, killing 20 men, wounding several, and carrying away 32 prison ers, 150 bullocks, 1,500 sheep, and 40 mules. Such are the mighty feats of the French army of colonization in Africa! The following article from the Journal des Debats refers to a circumstance of which we heard somethingbefore, through an Anglo-Indian J ournal. hI. IYABBomE's intimacy with the Arab tribes at war with the little garrison at Aden, was well calculated to alarm an officer filling a post of so much peril as that occupied by Mr. HAYNES. Under similar circumstances no French officer could act otherwise without being forgetful of his duty to his Sovereign, and dis playing a wanton disregard of the fate of the gar rison entrusted to his care : At Aden, on the Red Sea, a French gentleman, Mons. D'Abbadie, was, it appears, very uncivilly treated by Mr. Haynes, the Governor. M. D'Abbadie, who had gone to Abyssinia to establish commercial relations, was wounded in the eye, when shooting, by the cap flying cif his fowling-piece. Unable to get cured in Abyssinia, he went to Cairo, and, when cured, he returned to Abyssinia. This contirual going and coming attached strange suspicions to Mr. Haynes, and he received M. D'Abladie so ill on his r, turn to Aden, that the latter thought proper to leave the place immediately. These details are to be found in a letter, signed by an English officer of the garrison, who participated in the ideas of the Governor. Thus there is a reason able foundation for the opinion, which is common enough in England, that the officevs of the helm' Army do not all distinguish themselves by those high sentiments of respect for themselves and for others which is in general to be met with in the corps of the officers of the Royal army. At Calcutta, on the contrary, our commerce has received on a melancholy occasion affecting marks of esteem and sympathy. The captain of one of our ships, La Petite Nancy, having died of the cholera, the English sailors joined the French in attending the funeral. The English ships which were in the river set up mourning flags as well as ours did, and the cannons of the fort saluted the funeral as it passed. QUEEN ISABELLA.—The German Journals bad an counced that Prussia was on the point of recognising Queen Isabella, and that Baron Armin was going to Ma drid for that purpose. BOURSE,—PARIS, THURSDAY, FRB. 1 1. ,-- - - - First Highest Lowest tan Price Price. Pricy. Price rench!.rer Cents ll2 112 30 ... 112 119 30 45 per Cents lO2 IU2 ... 192 ... 102 4 per Cents 29 99 99 1.9 3 per Cents 76 76 30 ... 76 RvrA o: ... 7 , 1 30 erance ...... 2215 ...3:325 ...3215 ...32'25 L Rate bank I,ooof. Sh 5145 ...4145 ...5145 teigian Bank 5 ~ , e r Cr.nti QS 98 ... 98% 0 ,3 4 New Loan V 836 98% 08% ... , panibh Active 404 ... '24 z 4 ... '24 ... 204 Passive Portuguese 3 per Cents 3O ... 20 '2O eapelitan Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St Germain Versailles,R. 11 437 50 ... 440 ...:437 50 ... 440 L.R. ............ 325 33! 30 325 1,2 50 0. - leans . Stristitirg: , 0 Halo 245 ... 4'46 25 ... 245 '246 25 Montpellier to Cette louen 461 ...46;) 460 ...460 We have Madrid Papers of the sth inst., but they are destitute of news of any interest. The elections were proceeding quietly, the bulk of the people seeming to care nothing about them. Reports of some disturbances at Valencia were in circulation. The Five per Cents. were done on the 4th 291 for cash, and at 291 at 60 days. The sun: negotiated amounted to 12,600,000 reals. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS ( From Me Sun of Saturday Evening.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.—Our market has been flat throughout the week, with unsteady prices for Ame rican and Surat ; the latter at the auction to-day sold at a de cline of id. to Ad. per lb., and we quote the middling do.. n to ordinary qualities of the former id. lower. In Brazil, Sea Is land, and Egyptian we have not to notice any change. 2,200 bales of Surat were offered at auction, and 930 bales sold at 4 1 / 2 to 5 1 /. The sales to-day are about 3,000 bales of all kinds. We have no Share List this morning from Liverp oo l. 111.arrcur STER ST O CK EXCIIA NGE, FEB. 12.—:Manchester and Leeds 75 76 ; Ditto, Halves, 32 33 ; London and South Western 47 53 ; Lancaster and Preston, New, IN 20i ; Manchester and Birmingham 24 13-16ths Stafford and Rugby 3A 3i. Late yesterday afternoon the Hebrew party pureliawd about fifty thousand Consols, having received an Express bringing a rise of h per cent. in the French Funds. This purchase had not much effect on the Market. Consols, which left off at 88a h both for Money arid time, opened this morning with rather an improvement, and may he quoted at present 88a for the Account, and Money 68h g, as yet scenic anything doing ; Exchequer Bills, 5 7 premium ; Bank Stock, 163 164; India Stock, 245 247. In the Foreign Market a shade higher, l e ft o ff 2341 , at pre sent 23; Deferred, 12* 1 ; Passiye,sh 6h ; Portuguese same as they closed, 31h 32 ; Three per Cents. 19,E 20 ; Brazilian, 7114 721 ; Chilian, 63 65; Colombian, 22h 23 ; Mexican, 27/ 28; Buenos Ayres, 22 24; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 49h 50h ; Five per Cents. 9S 99*. Sn it Es.— Great Western, 23 24 prem. ; New, 10 11 prem. ; London and Brighton, 7* 6,1 dis. ; Blackwell, 4 1 / 2 4 ciis. ; Birmingham, 84 86 prem. ; Southampton, 57h 58h per share ; Croydon, I l 12* per share ; Greenwich, 8* 4 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 15h 14h d;s. PRICES OF SHARES THIs DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western Ditto New 50 6oi to London and Brighton London and Greenwich We have two arrivals this morning, one from the Brazils, by the packet Express,—the other from Mexico, by the packet ship Star. The intelligence by the former brings accounts from Rio Janeiro of the 4th of December. The news by the Star brings letters from Tampico to the 13th, and Vora Cruz to the 23d December. The above vessel had a freight on board of $BOO,OOO, chiefly on merchants' accounts ; she also had on board Lieut. James and the crew of the late packet Spey. For further particulars we refer our readers to another part of the paper. Consols we not quite so good as in the earlier ,part of the morning, when they were 88a for the Account ;at present 85g ; in Money also lower,BB4, had reached 88; ; the market has been in an inactive state during the course of the morning. Exchequer Bills 7 5 prem. ; in Bank Stock nothing done. The Foreign Market at present is entirely neglected, scarce a bargain doing. Spanish Active, 23%, since which they may be quoted 23h 24 ; Portuguese, 311 ; Dutch Two- and a- Half per Cents., 5Q ; Five per Cents. 99. The Share Market is also very inactive. Great Western Railway, 89 90; London and Brighton, 43h ; Green wich, 84. . . CLOSING PRICE?. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ... 162 , India Stock ......... ... .. 3 per Cent. Red ts9 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 88i Ditto Old Annuities — 3i per Cent Red........ 97i Ditto New Annuities... New :3i per Cent .. ... 97 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2,1d spm New 5 per Cent ... ...... Ditto 500/ 8 pin Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 8 p:i. Jan. 1860 Oct 1859 .. Jan. 1860 ... Consols for Acct BBi FOREIGN FUNDS. A astrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto.... . Brazilian Bowls ... .. Prussian, 5 per cent.... BuenosAyres, 6 per cent 24i Russian, 5 per cent.. Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 percent 22 Spanish, 5 per cent 24 Ditto, 1824 ............... Ditto Deferred — Danish, 3 per cen t ..... Frenel,s per cent... —f. —c. Greek,lB2s, spercent. Exchange .. f. —c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French,3 per cent... —f. —e. Di to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, Zit per cent 5O Pertivian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent..... 99 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ( 100 P) 80 Great Western Railway (65 paid) eoi Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) 9i London anti Brighton (50 paid) London and Greenwich Railway (20 paid) 81 London and South Western COURT CIRCULAR. • The Queen and Prince Albert attended Divine service . yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. • I'he Sermon was preached by Archdeacon Goddard, from Romans, ehap.'l3. verse 1. The prayers were read by the Rev. Horsley Dakins, the Lessons by the Rev. W. Hall, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Strutt, and the Rt v. W. Hall. The Chaunt was Henley's ; the Te Deum and Jubilate in A, Aldrich ; the Sanctus and Responses were Croft's ; and the. Anthem, " Thou, 0 God, art praised in Sion" (Greene), was sung by Messrs. Hawkins and Hobbs. Sir George Smsrt presided at the organ. The Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, was in v. ailing. The Royal suite included the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Lister, Earl of Aboyne, Lord George Lennox, Hon. W. Cowper, Colonel Wemyss, Colonel Wylde, and Captain Seymour. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal High. miss the Duchess of Kent attended th e serv i ce i n t h e Chapel Royal yesterday morning. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Sheffield, Hon. Miss Eden, and Earl - Howe Lady Fanny Howard was in waiting on the Duchess of Kent. The Duchess of Kent and the bake of Can.britlge visited her Majesty yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses also visited the King of the Belgians yesterday in Buck ingham Palace. Her Majesty had a Dinner Party on Saturday at Buck. iagham Palace. The company consisted of his Majesty the King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister ; the Duchess of Sutherland ; Duke of Devonshire ; Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Morpeth, Lord and Lady Bargherah, Lord and Lily Mahon, Lord George' Lennox, General Goblet, M. Van Pees, Countess of Mount Edgecurnbe, Lady Fanny Howard, lion. Miss Murray, lion. Miss Lister, Baroness Lehzen, Right Hon. George and Lady Agnes Byng, Earl of Aboyne, Hon. W. Cowper, Colonel Wemyss, Colonel Wylde, and Caytain Seymour. The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended at the Palace during the evening. tier Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Countess of Sheffield, visited the Queen on Saturday, in Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty afterwards went to Gloucester House, in visit the Duchess of Gloucester. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty on Saturday. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty on Saturday. The Duchess of Gloucester visited his Majesty the King of the Belgians on Sunday, in Buckingham Palace. His Excellency Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, had an audience on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace, of his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Her Majesty the Qacen Dowager attended Divine Service yesterday afternoon, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. By her Majesty's command, Mr. W. C. Ross, A.R. A., lucl the honour, on Saturday, of taking a second sitting for a sketch of her Royal Highness the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duke of Sussex yesterday at Kensington Palace. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke of Cam bridge yesterday at Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George honoured Prince Estcrhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, with their company at dinner en Saturday, at Clarendon House. The Ruyal Duke afterwards honoured the Viscountess Palmerston with his company, at Carlton -terrace, in the evening. A C;binet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers except the Lord Chancellor. Tile Council sat two ours and a half. Messrs. Duncombc, Lindley, and Brotherton, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby on Saturday at the Home Office. A Deputation, consisting of Sir M. Wood, M P. ; Mr. R. L. I) :es, Mr. Halls, and the City Remembrancer, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exoliequer on Saturday in Downing street, upon the subjcet of the Royal Exchange Improvements. Mr. Elcot had an interview with Lord John Russell at the Colonial Office. Messrs. Phipps, Lister, and Varden, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby on Saturday at the Home Office. The Rev. J. H. Woodward also. visited the Noble Marquis on Saturday. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the West India Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday. Judgment was given in Louisa Goddard and the Rev. Henry Wellesley v. James Joseph Hope Vere, from the Prerozative Court. Their Lordships affirmed the decree of the Court below. An appeal from St. Lucia, " Gahan v. Lafitte," occu pied the Court during the whole of the sitting. Mr. Pem berton, Queen's Counsel, was heard fur the appellant; and Mr. Burge, Queen's Counsel, for the respondent. THE GREAT BORE. " The neighbourhood of Spalding ha; long been cele- Lrated for producing pigF. A noted pig -breeder of Lin coln has at this time a boar measuring in length five feet six inches, exclusive of the head arid tail, one foot ten inches across the back, four feet eight inches round the throat, six feet six inchs round the breast, and seven feet round the body."—Lincoln Mercury. This great Lincoln Boar with his haunches so stout— The Lambert of swine—is a marvel, no doubt, But a still greatet Bore is that fat.pated elf, The high-Tory Member for Lincoln himself LI rE RATURE. KING HENRY THE - THIRD. Cadell, London, 1841. The title-page of this historical play informs us that its author is the author likewise of an " Essay on the Oxtbrd Tracts "--a somewhat equi vocal recommendation to a dramatist, and which may perhaps account for the long prosy speeches that disfigure his present performance. This 'in deed is the besetting fault of Henry the Third. It has little vigorous action, but abundance of prolix, wire-drawn declamation. All its dra matis personae are written with a love of hearing, themselves talk, and what makes th e i r propen sity still more afflicting is, that they seldom or never talk to the point. Occasionally their gar rulousness amounts to a positive calamity, and they exhibit themselves as regular button-hold ers. The author clearly misapprehended his forte when he ventured upon the composition of a play. Fancy he undoubtedly possesses, and now and then he puts forward a gleam of genu- • ine feeling; but of dramatic effect he knows nothing ; and whenever he attempts to make a hit, invariably falls flir short of the mark. THE THIRST FOR GOLD. —3 Tom. Boone, London, 1841. The period to which the incidents in this tale refer is the close of the eighteenth century, when the revolutionary armies of France were sweep ing like a tornado over th e f ace o f E urope. Among other countries which their Jacobin leaders were anxious to revolutionize, was Swit zerland, which General Brune accordingly en tered in great force, but met with a far different reception to that which he had calculated on ; for though many of the inhabitants were favour able to the French, regarding them as friends who had come to emancipate them from the aristocra tic bondage under which they had long groaned, yet there was a large portion who looked on them as invaders, and opposed them as such, with un flinching energy and perseverance. One of the most eminent of these Swiss patriots . was Aloys Reding, who with his brave band of mountaineers greatly harassed the French troops, as is duly set forth in the preaentnarrative, wherein his charac ter is drawn with spirit, and with a praiseworthy regard to the truth of history. It is in the third volume, however, that he chiefly figures, the two preceding ones being almost exclusively taken up with the loves and adventures of Jus tine, a pretty Swiss girl, and Walter Stanz, who, as the reputed son of a peasant, is con sidered a most improper match by the young maiden's uncle, Michael Graaf, the Trea surer of Lucerne, and a wealthy burgher and Magistrate o , f that to wn , w h o , accor di ngly, makeS every effort in his power to induce his niece to break off her engagement with Walter, and accept the hand of a rich farmer of the Can ton. But Justine remains constant to her vows, being supported and confirmed in her resolution by a romantic, solitary old enthusiast, by name Father Paul—an uncompromising enemy of Mi chael Graaf, who in early youth had married and ill-treated a young girl to whom the enthusiast was himself attached, and to whose memory lie clings with a veneration little short of idolatry. After realizing the truth of the old adage that " the course of true love never did run smooth," Justine and Walter are married, but not until the latter has been proved to be the son .of the Treasurer, Michael Graaff, and of c ourse entitled to his property, which, as the old man had ever been remarkable for his "thirst for gold," is very considerable. Miss Burdon, the authoress of this tale, has put it together with some tact, but w e canno t congratulate her on the ability with which she has pourtrayed her characters. The best. drawn is that of Aloys Reding, but Michael Graaff is a mere exaggera tion, and Father Paul one of those impossible personages who may be met with in melodrames, or on the shelves of circulating libraries, but never elsewhere. The authoress's incidental de scuiptions of Swiss mountain scenery are clearly sketched, not from books, but from personal ob servation; they are lively, glowing, and pictu resque; and evince a k een apprehension of the sublime and beautiful in nature. ORAL EXERCISES. Madden, London, 11341 1 A serviceable little school-book, int en d e d for beginners i n Latin composition, and as a compa nion to the " Initia Latina." The comp i ler is the Rev. G. Edwards, and he has performed a trou blesome task with judgment. MORNING EDITION. THE POPE ON NATIONAL Enti" CATION IN IRELAND. alow The following is an Authorised translation of 11 letter from his Holiness the Pope to each of the four Run 3 sa Catholic Archbishops of Ireland : " My Lord—Your G race i s s o fully aware of the grave importance of the questions involved in the cot? troversy which has bee n r a i se d in Ireland on the sub ject of the new 3yste:n of national educat:on, as It 16 called, that you should not be surprised that the answ er of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda thereon has been so long delayed. " For your Grace is fully in possess i o n of the whole matter, and intimately acquainted with all the wigb i l reasons that have given rise to that controversy, up, which dem an d e d t h at t h e su bj ect s h ou ld b e exurniac u with the utmost deliberation. " Because the protection of the Catholic the facility afforded for the instruction of youth--tb e gratitude due to the British Parliament for buying granted a large sum of money for the support of sehoo!s forth among epeopleof Ireland—th e necess i t y of preservi ng concord Catholic bishops—the duty of foster ie f the public t ranqu illi ty , the apprehension, in fine, les& the entire funds, together with the authority, shou ld be transferred to masters, not hein Catholics, coul d DO but have filled the Sacred Congre gation with the gre at ' est solicitude, during the long and earnest considerato° which, in accordance with the duties of its office, it ga ve to the question submitted to it - `'Having the re f ore accurately weighed all the -i4lite n g gers and all th e a d vantages o f the system--"akv-, heard th e reason i ng o f t h e contending part i es , and bars ing, ab ove a ll, rece i ve d the gratify ing intelligence tu. r for ten y ears s i nce the introduction b of this sjste e t; education, the C a th o li c re li g i on d oes not appear to bo , sustained any . i n j ury , th e Sacred Congregation bo • with the approbation of our Most Holy Father Pap Gregory XVI.,. resolv e d th at no judgment should nd definitely pronoun ce d i n t hi s matter; and that this of educ a tion s h ou ld b e ki t to the prudent discretion and religious conscience of each individual bishaP whereas its su ccess must d epen d on the v i g il a nt car e of the pa s t ors , en th e var i ous caut i ons to b e a dopted , and ote the-future exp er i ence , w hi c h t i me w ill suPll; That, however, so momentous a question should e nt dismissed w i t h out su i table counsel and precau tions, t" Sacred Co ngregat i on has decided on giving the full°ll' ing admonitions : " Ist. That all books which contain any noxious 114 , f ; ter, either a ga i nst t h e canon or the purity of the s a n e 1,0 scripture, or aga i nst t h e doctrines of the Catu° Church, or morality, ought to be removed from t e , schools ; and thi s can b e t h e more easily effected , " cause there is no law of the said system opposed to lt at " 2d. That every effort is to be made that noes 4, , a Catholic precept or s h a ll g i ve re li g i ous, mora l, or "thie torical lectures t o th e C at h o li c schoolmasters in 'l,l model school ; for it is not fitting that a Catholic sh e ?. be taught the m e th o d o f g i v i ng i nstruction i n relig' or religious history by one who is not a Catholic. 460 " 3d. That it is much safer that literary instracl st only should b e g i ven i n m i xe d schools, than rdo, the fundam en t a l art i c l es, as they are called, sod tie articles in w hi c h a ll Ch r i st i ans agree, should slate be taught there in common, reserving for selrri e,"o instruction th e t enets peculiar to each sect ; lerei manner of actin g , i n regar d to ch i ldren, appears dangerous. • stS "4th. Th a t genera ll y t h e bi shops and parish Pri,lhi should care f u ll y watch that no taint be contracted the Catholic children from this system of national struction, through any cause whatever ; and that it at also their d u ty strenuous l y to endeavour to obtain Of.. the Government by d egrees a b etter order o f thi; and more equitable conditions. The Sacred Coeg l • gallon is al so o f op i n i on t h at it would be reite useful that the school-houses should be vested C/t i o r sively in the Bi s h ops or t h e par i sh priests. I t is els ther of opini o n th a t i t wou ld b e of very great advanw - ou that the Bi s h o p s s h ou ld frequently confer togetheo; this very import an t su bj ect i n t h e i r provincial aPreor but that should anything unfavourable occur, the fit f, tolic See should b e care f u ll y ma d e acquainted %Oil'. that it may at once provide for the exigency. ats fine, the Sacr e d C ongregat i on d es i re s .se ''.o henceforward, th e Bi s h ops and other Ece lesissito should refrain from c on t en di ng on t hi s Conti-over/ 0e the newspap e rs or o th er such publications, lest honour of religion, their own characters, or Cha''' s charity, sh ou ld b e i n j ure d , to the disedification 01e the people. " These are what 1 had to make known to,' yeti ` ts Grace, in th e name o f t h e S acred Congregat i .oth they may be communicated by you to tile Itigiat Rg rend the Suffragan Bishops of your metropolitan, prow° Now, the matters which I have above comon ti i • • sated to you, your Grace will easily undt s s L and to. • of such a n a t ure th at , if t h ey are carefutiv atten d e do , ... t l , f it is to be c o n c l u d e d t h at, i n this most, im por t a nt al or the interests o f r e li g i on , o f peace, and of youth, are the present sufficiently provided for. - j• "In the meantime, I pray God t, give your Grace . long and happy life. " Given at R rase, at the Propaganda, the 16th I January, 1841. (Signed) "J. Pll. FRANSONI, Preefect. "J., ARCHBISHOPOF EDESSA,-- At the meeting of the Irish Catholic Prelates, the reading of his Holiness's letter, the following " 51 of lotion was move d b y hi s G race tke Archb i s h o p 'Nam, and seconded by his Grace the ArclibisbcP • Dublin, and tinaeimously adopted : " That the assembled Prelates do, before theYl /PI ; rate, transmit t o hi s H o li ness a most dutiful audit - 4 spectful address, tendering to him, the expreslie j is aj their most profound gratitude for this fresh 1' 0 ,701 the Holy Father's paternal solicitud e for the itw i ' - dr interests of the .Raman Catholics of Ireland, at id P,. n k ing themselves to the most sincere , strenuous, severing exertions in carrying into effect all bis '- ness's wishes and instructions. 0 "-I• J. lI'LAUGHLAN, T /erg' b lic a t GLASGOW CATHEDRAL.—Some ii 111 - ea.: we informed our readers of the dangerous mettle — which threatened th e secur i ty o f this ancient eedifies'oee that an eminent architect had been commissi oiled "we' vernment to proceed t o Gl asgow to report up 'ft 001)00 eery measures to be adopted for its preserve lion. be eft' is now no d ou bt b ut t h at one o f the transepts; nioef, the tirely rebuilt ; i n th e meant i me the walls s apport''',.,7e nt superstructur e o f t h e b eaut if ul spire are b eing s""rbess with wo o d an d iron stret3., which, a s th e y , must igpecoeel the gateway, will t emporar il y o b struct its i eaesageee' Journal. ,I,A : SS MINISTERIAL REFORMS.--W h . ave _ 4 O tiafaction of thinki ng th at we see, i n the: measures preco; by Ministers, a genera l move i n the d irection of rel:bie The Chancello r ' s Bill f or t h e i mprowsement of the 'lord nistration of justice in the Court a of Equity; bbd Normanby's me asure f or d ra i n i ng., so important to of comfort arid hcaith of th e p oor ; Ale . Fox Maule's CQu etif Courts Bill ; all th ese are schemes of i mprovemen t for ( „ ;1 1, of great public utility. Th e last, the County Gouge Ve will have to contend with the jea t eausies of the u npaid T,,, gistracy. Already th e question. has been raised in Pe o r il 'id meat, not whether the general effect of the measure writ be advantageous or not to the public, but lehethetee would not trench o n th e auehority and consequence G r e at unpaid Ma g i s t rates , as if th e i mportance of the of Unpaid wee an object r , aratnount to the adminisrrati ° , justice. Thes e mo d est , gentlemen would in effect ' ;), " This plan m a y b e a ll very well fur the public; it %as - biing horse cheap justice to the doors of the poor' of that is not th e ma i n th i ng to be. considered ; if it tati s 4eie particle from our aut h ority and importance, if it supe r- t he us in any degree, or promise to do so by presenting oe fit compel ison between better and worse tribunals, the b e clo t to the public must ki c k t h e b eam when weighed ag3;e„. the detriment to the consequence of the Mag.strOP ..:, Examiner. put Letters of a very c h eer i ng nature have b e en into our hands fr om Ch usan, and from quarters wb ieb 0 , should be in posses s i on o f accurate information ; th e Y t eie to the extent of saying that the " disputes betwe e . e ll e eie country and China will most certainly be settled tram in, ately, and most satisfactorily ;" we learn also, :hat ~e's pie the Antbassador appointed to meet Admiral and Cap at, Elliot, at Canton, is the third man in the empire, a° l ed • as the Emperor is very old, and the heir a pparent t o you n g,o ,it isdea presume this Keshin w ill be egen,9,:eill/ Empe'e th he d is li young and clever, and vetir pi' to the English. We find also that in one of the seas, peror's chops he said he did not wish for war, es„-atba.; contrary to the interest and religion of the empires and he his people did not understand the art of war, and t „, e eit o considered the Queen of England next to him in P" the world. —Hampshire Telegraph. 1"r 'FEMALE HEROISM,—T Chu he vicinity of ur ics has recently be en t h e scene of a succession of burf-4 Air. and robberies. The sufferers by these depredations eje: ide e Clubb, of Newbold; the Misses Cox, of Newton, tree l r ely ; laidies, who liv e on t i e r property ad farm in a small : and Mr. Tracy, of S t . Anne's -street, Flooker's fir oh. 0 0 The Misses Cox displayed great courage in ref.:44lw burglars. They were awoke by the villains pre:enting t ed it, selves at their room door, one of whom foecibly °P e e n 00 and immediately levelled a pistol at tLo sister nul ate d in bed next the door; the object of his attack fa .. ' obe a away. The other sister, alarmed at the noise, " o d out of bee, and att eked the reddens at the 'd o ' r ,: c ieeil struck the man who bad th e p i stol, which she ks"hif .out of his ha n d. A struggle ensued, and the t it l e Os n actually succ ee d e d i n thrusting the fellow out ‘. * ad room. She, hoeever, ultimat e ly b ecame e xhauster!_ ste e was forced h ac k i nto t h e room, being so dreadful l y be be be with the pistol o n t h e arm . , shoulders, and face, es ' ,gel° incepati!ti of furth er rcsist:ince. The no i se of the 5P . 0 sisi , awoke th e servants, one of whom escaped down etalr'cl• the other laid h o ld o f one of the men by the arm, a j oe i " For God' s sa k e d on ' t murder the ladies." At ibis to e, b i Miss Cox was bolding pal ley with her assailants to bad ',u life by giving up het property. The servant who di „pet the house succeeded in reaching a cottage 'par se s boe. , ' adjacent, occupied by an elderly man named Frith, r e_ j , „ ,,,e maker, having on eo other garment than her %slie r 's: tile Miss Cox was on tiw r o.nt of giving up her purs .-, , 0 . - .... ' o r ing a coneiderablo amount in gold, as the cono , tio" .; o which tho!r lives should be spared ; but. at th is , C tt toe vfYlees were heard outside, which fortuzately prove(' . , _,4or those of tie servant and Feily. The bur:elan/ them A 7,.. i. off, but snapped a pistol at Mr. Frith Ile lacy paese it tg f t b i i GWYDYR H011ni......../t in expected t' ok . t fo ol mansion, at Whitehall, lately occupied/by th' A e fOr Club, wilt be taken by Government aithe no 1 the commissioners of Woo(la gad Forestil/ ,/ jive .",,_,...„