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FERGUSON CAIVIROUX, Secretary. ...NTATIoNAL LOAN FUND LIFE AS SURANCE SOCIETY, ' s ' 26, CORNHILL, LONDON, JAN. 1,1841. ,ce is hereby given, that the HALF YEARLY INTE- s t , 1 at the rate of 5!. per Cent. per annum, on the Capital pAY of thi s Society, due on the 31st ult., will b ecome 4 th e 'I A BLE on the 10th i ns t., an d P ropr i etors - may receive t he ', our t s a o l. t' t f this Office on that or any subsequent day betwe en leven and Three o'Clock. By Order of the Court of Directors, F. FERGUSON CA3IIIOIJX, Sec. ATIoN . . AL PROVIDENT INSTITU TION, =- l' Pe Enroll e d un d er A cts o f P arliament, acl the 10th of Geo. IV. 4th and sth of Wm. IV., and 3d and 4th Victoria, relating to Friendly Societies. For MUTUAL ASSURANCE of LIVES, ‘ ENDOWMENTS, and ANNUITIES. ' 3 , Nicholas-lane, King William-street, London. C. 14 . ,-. DIRECTORS. 3ohn•,pousfield, Esq. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. Williesl3rry, Esq. R. Ingham, Esq. Th o • , C 41 113, Esq. Joseph Janson, Esq. 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The '4leitole Profits are divided among the Members ; the first divi- , will take place in December next. 11 r ' s Pectuses, together with the Report to the Sixth Annual ;i i Zting of Membets, held on the 15th ultimo, and every other li e nne,tion, may be obtained by applying at the Office, or of j Agents and Medical Referees in the country. a al. 4, 1842, JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. jEIUIVIA N 'LIFE.—At present the popular 1 , 4 - opinion is, that the natural duration of life is 70 years, it this is contrary to both sacred and profane history. This s k i) ,, irii°4 is, no doubt, founded on a misunderstanding of a `'the of the 90th Psalm, whore it is indeed stated, " That 71,1 1 . ,"'aYs of our Years are threescore years and ten, and if, by ta boar of strength, they be fourscore) ears, yet is their strength Psal m ; a uti sorrow." Now, it must be remembered, that this liv es 0 " ascribed to h ose., and that he is not speaking of the I Men in general, but of what was occurring among the we- in the wilderness. They died not a natural death, but -14", rtes off for their sin and unbelief by judicial dispensations. , (10 '1 , 0 cleve r Dr. Farre maintains, that 120. is the last grant of " to man, rand quotes the sixth chapter of Genesis, and the Iv verse, where it is written, " My spirit shall not always strive man, for that he also is flesh ; yet his days shall be anhun and twenty }ears." Now, we find this expressed on he the part of God gradually carried into effect—the princi- Pie of vitality appearing to become weaker until the close of the era in which the postdiluvian patriarchs flourished ; when although several centuries had elapsed since the Deluge, we ;)lid that one hundred and twenty years was about the average ,f hu man existence. 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Just published, Pr i --a. , and sent free on receipt of a Post-office A T ANL Y V/ f .,, Order for 4 , ., ji ...._. the CONCEAI,(EITR ' a Popular Inquiry into 4, I ZNE, with Instru c ti on CAUSES of its PREMATURE DE ss, egged to those sufF • i'„..Xee sire indulgens for its COMPLETE R ESTORATION,_ ection : B°li , .uhtildence or Inf(- i n . e er Pig from the Destructive Consequences of b°4hcea, Gfeet, St tary and Delusive habits, Youthful IIY c J • kith Remarks on the Treatment of Go r cture and S., iv thilis. Illustrated with Cases, &c. ~ .bi,,,,, • . LIIC AS and CO., eon Ming Surgeons, London. 1„„.; v..,.eil by the Authors ; and 1-snt ,tinnaham Wit on, 18, I - I ' - Nerd street • lis,figil;:sisgbY Brittain 11, Paternoster. 1 ., lett, 141 i - , Burgess, ate-street ; ' Field, 65, Quad 'l4,gdotn. ' high • 8 . Coventry-street, Haymark . et ; Holborn; and by all Booksellers in the United I he v• • 1,,fr,..,, va rious forms of bodily and mental weakness, incapacity, Paild v .'... a it,. and disease, faithfully delineated in this cautiously written d I t . re e"cal work, are almost unknown, g.sneraly misunderstood, iej,, atcd upon principles correspondingly erroneous and cell the present race of medical practitioners. Hence the r ris t ',°, 4 y for the publication of a timely safeuard a silent yet lik , s 4 l monitor, .r where debility has made threatening inroad'. lit 'Vtaus of escape and the certainty of restoration. The evils to 's,e,a tl • book advert s are ex ensive and identical in their secret tlQilidd l" en et igin, and thore are none to wh om , as Parents, Guar- NZ', Reads of Families, and especially of Pub] c Schools, is con -4,0, the care of young people, who ought t o remain for a moment 4. 1 0 , d of that infmnation and those mast cautions thi s wor k i s ,s4tled to convey Notonlyare the ost:delicata forms of g e n e . rot , debility neglected b he family physician, hut i hey require 1. , tiiiacvir s fe management the t t he exclusive study of a life entirely ab -14,,., le d from the rt.utine of general practice, and (as dail in other de. 4„1-pents of the profession) attentively concentrated in the ors„ x 4 i -oloinu(d observation requisite for the correct treatment If w e l Nirmitles. Focial vi o ,. t ensiller the topics touched upon, either in . a_ moral or Inivolred ',,,...We find the interests and welfare of mankind seriously d,illg trin • , The effects of licentious, indiscriminate, aid secret in `,°;reell.:hei :n cei lain practices, are described with an accuracy and - ezil , x et.) display at once profound reflection and extensive prac :hprir brcisetinOefa"llPFlrainenetd. is the Professional Friend ; nod in no ‘l •Ai e ei t ea „ n , „'„)° C msulte t with greater safety and secresy than in 'its ~,s.c.-1 m anly Vigour." The initiation into vicious indulgence , 144 I e r it i;"' — it t results in both sexes, are given with faithful, but na ve tint „nlarl nature, with afflicting truth. However, the Authors ° W " m a ";;P'Jsed the i vil without affording a remedy. It shows al er0,„1.! Vigour" temporarily impaired, .and mental f a t rid p,hay l_ens, atl?lratinii, produced by uncontrolled indulgence of li n e i seri 'o:ll th, co 7, estore.l ; hew the sufferer, who bas pine I in t a t gu e l n. ,oiiiiiiritet hi,7eleouences of early Tills •retion - afi f aid , atm dialeag..9. The ww-orril, can r i e l g i a n in a th e e . v c r o u a r n o h alth ° and moral d perspicuous style, sie.i i',lng how often ;o w- cl i p:rents are decciv - ed by the outward phy lh firnearance of their " youtkful offspring; holt; the attenuation of leteti,,,-4:ne%:lailptilnacrllioll of the lyart t , dera o ri t g g e y nn m en t t om o s f I n h c e lie n a e t l• v v e ou . s f and it ZT l ,f 4 ;igent g gl i( Cl n e i c.s a y l , ar a e o r l7e u n ' ascribed to . wrong causes, 847a'; are th s ing the natural results ef congenital debility or , e de st _ . e consequences of an alluring and pernicious practice, %f or, i uctive to tile mind and body." New Bell's Weekly Mee ressiol„thntigh a neWspaper is not the ordinary cha• nel for the est i: ni k4 ".ef °inn on 14,011 the merits of a medical work, this remark 11e..1.,t5,;71,9cepti0. i in any instance where the public, and not the_ th 7 , s td. ,e , lt , clui.e any of the profession are the parties a.d ‘,,s Irfl o vil , n that , which is directed to men indiscriminately, ork s f reill foirn its wh i ch opinion, nd will dennind that medical a lit j:rPUblic study should be devoid of that mysterious teehni htl ign::hich the science of medicine has hitherto shrouded its t ally :Ott% The work before us treats of subjects a e believe ge -41,11q,',-et very strangely, neglected by the medical attendant, and 'th e ) ail r!'lbtiessly (as in operative midwifery and thesurgery.of the hi t(,_ tire. devotedness to a deeply important bianch of s . tudyi tre wi 7 . "'this book is highly moral, and it abounds in well.written, 1 , 1 . !Ile d "..g_ . , Yet correct displays of the suflcring consequent upon on. ioirdthai.°(,postialisin. No . human being can be tho worse for its ile %%it multitudes it must prove a warning beacon, a well s, 511,,,... 0 reason, a permanent blessing. It is written in a clear, an c '; style; and is evidently the production of a mind . long l 'isiot o'it"lY conveisant with the diseases of the most delicate t ,,Th e toe htnnan organisation."— Magnet. ell '.‘.3.,..r1ty ot happiness in the marriage state is the chief anxiety iejet'f47,_Tany dread entering upon the wedded union, through a s„ls essay lla fitness fur the discharge of matrimonial obligations. .", , ,iti enc Y -s Most particularly addressed to all suffering under a de ,,git.teto,tec to the the character alluded to; and advice will be found lil d h ealth . cheer the drooping heart, and point the way to reno -41.. , essrs. Lucas ~ d w f , t0.,, ,, vi re till Night Co. are to be daily consulted from Ten till Two, in the Evening, at their residence, No. 60, ~,,e,T.,,,!l.!.treet, Oxford -street, London. Zlllt,-ii",tfr?hPeiartigts are requesd eas minute as possible in the ket ' 'l4' gener cases, as to the duration of the complaint, Ape eymp ,,,i.y. 1 1 a habits of living, and occupation in life of the sioi t lul, 4 't'ne_c),pritiniFatiou must be accompanied by the usual con. ft,. ~. 7 . et /. ; witinni t ; - whigh no notice whatever - can be taken , g o ~';‘ , ,%llttki; acid _ all castes the intact invlialile gecraq . ' ' . . U T H E lt, I-4 A POEM,. by the REV. R. MONTGOMERY, M.A., Author of " The Omnipresence of the Deity," " The "Messiah," &c. &c., is in the Press, and will be published on the FIRST of FEBRUARY. London : F. Baisler ; Hamilton, Adams and Co.: Tilt and 'Bogue ; and may be had of all booksellers throughout the !United Kingdom. THE DARK YEAR, 1842. ZADKIEL'S ALMANACK (enlarged and improved), just p:•blished, Price One Shilling, con tains—Predictions of most Important Events from the Great Conjunction and Total Eclipse of the Sun, in 1842—Alarming Occurrences in the East—Dis'ress in the Manufacturing Die tricts—Confusion and Riots at Birmingham, Manchester, &c. Sm.—Awful Conflagrations—Daniel O'Connell, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Melbourne, &c.—Health of Prince Albert— Railway Accidents, Failures in Trade, Forgeries, &c.—New Religious Hero—Great Drought and Pestilence; together with an Ephemeris of the Planets, and Nativity of the Prince of Wales. PRICE 5d - - '1 he Siranyer was acted at this Theatre last evening . , Yr. nart sustaining the principal character,and a more la anti ful'y impassioned piece of natural acting than Mr. Slum t's Ste: nger we have never seen. In the first seette, in which he appears as the gloomy Misanthrope, the under current of kindheartedness and benevolence was visible through all his assumed moroseness, until, at length, touchi'al by his servant's kindness and fidelity it bursts forth in tit e words " Francis—forgive me," which were given by Mr. Stuart with a warmth of feeling, mingled with an ex pression of self-reproael t that drew down loud applause. The scene with Steinsfort, too, was excellently given. There was no rant, no false point, no straining after effe_et , at the same 'time there was no tameness ; he detailed the history of his wrongs, and deSeribed his lacerated feelings with a tender and impasSioced eloquence that went to every heart, but yet in the. Very whirlwind of his passion . , he never once " overstepped the modestV of Nature." The last scene of the fourth act, in which the Straw -es. and Mrs. dialler are introduced to each other, is perhaps one of the most lifficult scenes in the play for an actor to give effectively. If over -acted it - is ridiculous. It' too tamely given, the whole scene is rendered ineffective. We have never seen this scene mere effectively rendered titan it was by Mr. Stuart. lie enters with the air of one not unused to polib ei t society, bows to the Countess, recognises in Mrs, Haller r his guilty %v ire, starts back for an instant, as though he 1 had seen one raised from the dead, and with a look of the most intense agony turns to leave the Castle.. Since the days of Kean we have not had an actor possessed of such powers of expression as Mr. Stuart, and never was the expression of intense agony snore finely depicted than it was by this gimtleman last evening. The whole of the fifth act was a perfect triumph. This act, which, in unpractised or inefficient hands, is either riduculous or disgusting, was given with an impassioned tenderness, a quiet dignity, which, while it stamps Mr. Stuart as a man of high genius, went at once to the hearts of his auditors. Ile stood firm, appa rently, as a rock ; but, through all this assumed calm ness of demeanour, the terrible conflict that was going on within, between love and self-respect—the war be tween man and society—was distinctly visible, and shook his frame as with an earthquake's shock. His exqui sitely beautiful acting in this the closing scene of the play was properly appreciated by the audience, the dead silence whi c h r e i gne d t h roug h out t h e house I;eige. only broken by sobs, until the curtain fell, wlitas the applause was most vociferous. Stuart was, of course, loudly called for, and made his appearance, leading on Miss Helen Fritsch, who, as Mrs. Haller, had rendered him most efficient support, and had fully earned her share of the applause which was so liberally bastewed on them both. We watched Mr. Stuart nar rowly throughout his whole peeformance, and could not detect a single flaw in it. His acting last night was per fect and faultless, and never, of late years, has the cha racter of the Stranger been so well performed. In the delineation of strong passion he is unrivalled. For years the country has not sent us up such an actor as Mr. Stuart ; and 31r. Webster, in having see:tired his services, may be considered as most fortunate. We can net close tick notice without bestowing high praise on Mr. Gough t;,r the manner in which he acted the little part of Tobias. By the warn.th of feeling which he threw intO the pArt, Ito made this generally insignificant character quite a feature in the piece. We were glad to see his merits -were properly appreciated, and that he was rewarded with that applause his exertions so richly merited. The muse, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, was well tilled. THE LATE WALTER H. WATTS Died on • Tuesday last, at his lodgings in Earl's court-terrace, Oltrßrompton, after many months o severe illness and painful staling, which he endure' with the most manly resigssation, Walter Henry Watts Esq., at the age of 61. He was the son of Captait Watts, of the Royal Navy, and we have heard him ma) that he was born in the Bay of Bengal ; and at a tints when Colonels were under the discipline of nursery maids, the same abissye system extended to the navy, and Mr. Watts was entered a midshipman, and received pay, from the time of his birth. Mr. Watts was educated in Chester, and began life as an artist. He travelled through Scotland and it islands, towards the latter end of the last century, wit Dr. Garnet, and contributed the drawings to- the ton published by that gentleman, in quarto. He pursuci his profession some time iu Glasgow, and repaired to th metropolis about forty years ago. Professional distinctiot is slowly acquired here, and without any idea of de voting himself permanently to literature, Mr. Watt was induced to accept of an engagement as a Parliamen tary reporter on the Morning Post, at a time when the House of Commons could boast of a Pitt, a Fox, a Sheridan, a Windham, and a Tierney. As a reporter, his qualifications were of the very first class, and the value of his services was acknowledged by conditions more than usually advantageous, which enabled him to devote much of the time of the session, and all the recess, to professional pursuits. As a miniature painter, he attained considerable ex cellence, and was-a• regular exhibitor at Somerset-house for many years. At one time he occupied very expensive apartments in Bond-street, and wished to devote himself exclusively to art; but the experiment did not succeed, and he was obliged to continue his connection with the newspaper press, which only terminated within a few years of his death. With the exception of a' brief period during which he was one of the editors of the Courier, Mr.. Watts was from 1817 a parliamentary reporter on . the Morning Chronicle. He was the author, and editor of theAnnualDbitnary, and of the " Political Memento,'' 'and contributed, for above twenty years, criticisms on the! fine arts to the Literary Gazette. Mr. Watts possessed qualities rarely found together in the same man. The wealth of worlds would not have induced him to do or say what he could not reconcile with the strictest principle ; and he was, at the same time, indulgent in the extreme to the weaknesses of others. A man of a kinder disposition never lived, and his purse and services were always at the command - of the distressed. Of a chivalrous disposition, he held everything mean or little in .peculiar abhorence ; and though driven about for forty years in a metropolis, the atmosphere of which is supposed not to be peculiarly fa vourable to exalted principles, it may be said with con fidence of Mr. Watts, that he remained to the last a model ofall that was pure, honourable, and disinterested. No one who knew him could ever conceive of Mr. Watts that, under any circumstances, he would not prove himself an example of the most unbending integrity. In his private circle he was beloved, and we need hardly say that his virtues obtained for him the highest consideration with all who were connected with the daily press. He possessed an influence with them which no man ever before possessed, and, in all probability, no man ever will again. We close ourshort tribute to the memory of this excellent man with the following extract from a notice in the Lite rary Gazette, by his friend Mr. Jerdan : " He was an artist and an author ; and in both pur suits. his career was honourable and honoured. In truth, his manly integrity and unflinching firmness in every circumstance of life shed a lustre over it so bright, that the greatest of men belonging to history might be proud to have it like as a hale round their name and memory for ever. There could he no station in so ciety which it would not illuminate and adorn ; and there are hundreds •of living witnesses to what we now write, in London, who will bear testimony to the fact, that we could employ no language too expressive or forcible when speaking of the excell ence o f t h e indi vidual who h as b een takn from amongst us. it was not his general attainments, though they were of no com mon order ; it was not his judgment, though penetrating and sound; it was not his artistical skill, though of ac knowledged talents; it was not his authorship, though of the purest English style and the highest British prin ciples; it was not these gifts and qualities, separately or combined, which endeared him to all who had the hap piness of his intimacy; but it was the possession of a tine and superior nature, which shone through all he said or did; and made even slight acquaintance look up to him as a model of uncompromising worth and human virtue. Mr. Watts was very many years a reporter of the debates in Parliament for the press; at one period for the Morning Post, and at a later period for the Morning Chro nick In the discharge of the duties thus imposed upon him he has not been surpassed, and seldom equalled. On all difficult occasions ho was resorted to as the referee and oracle of the partiel with whom this employment con nected him ; and it may be recollected, that when the Duke of Cambridge presided at the festival on behalf of the infant formation-of the institution - for - the benelitof newspaper writers, at the Thatched House Tavern, about three years ago, Mr. Watts was chosen by that body t o be their spokesman, and delivered on the occasion an address of singular appropriateness and brilliant effect, for which his Royal Highness complimented bins in the warmest terms. He was, indeed, one of the most zealous founders of this most laudable Association, and always took an earnest interest in its prosperous establishment." ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANK TELLER. A case is under investio.atiou by the Magistrates at Glasgow, which has excited very considerable interest in the city, involving, as it does, circumstances of a very serious nature against one of the tellers of the Glasgow and Ship Bank, an old and a highly-respectible esta blishment. We has., no means of ascertaining what transpired at the judicial examination of the parties on Titesda, which occupied the attention of the sitting Magistrates, the assessor, and Procurator Fiscal, for nearly ten hours ; but front other sources we have ob tained some particulars of a most extraordinary charac ter, which we shall now buy haul e our readers_ It ap pears that, late on Monday evening, information was lodged at the police other, by per s on s connec t e d w i t h the above bank, that, in the cash transactions of Mr. Robert Smith. the teller, there were deficiencies to the extent of 2.000/.; in consequence of which, Capt. Miller went to Smith's lodgings, in West Nile-street, about two in the morni:g, roused him from his bed, and took hint into custody nr examination as to embezalement to the above amount. On his way Si) the office, we learn that Smith was mu c h affect e d. lle said that he had been. made a tool," or words to that effect ; and added that he was 4* a second Beaumont Smith," or expressions of, a similar import. The books and papers 14und in his lodging were then obtained and carefully ermined, when there were found numerous documents, and among others several bank cheques tbr various sums, from 3001. to 1,0001. on different banks, on Which was the name of Mr. James Wishart, wine and spirit-merchant, High-- street ; and this circumstance, taken in connexion with the statement said to be made by Smith, was a. point not to be overlooked. Captain Miller the same morning took Mr. Wishert into custody, and about twelve o'clock in the day the examination or the parties commenced. Among Wishart's effects there were found certain docu- London : Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, No. 23, Paternos ter-row. meats which led to the belief that the sum deficient 'must be to a much larger amount than was at first re ported, reaching prolaly to upwards of ten thousand pounds ; - and it is supposed that Wishart must have obtained cash from Smith to the amount of 6,000/. How the bank orders came into Smith's possession, is a circumstance which cannot be accounted fr; and why he retitined such papers, is equally a subject of con picture, seeing that he had not at the time a sixpence in advance in the bank. How a fraud could be committed by the teller of ally bank to such au extent, is a matter of mere conjecture. Ilis exchanges with other banks are made up every eight, and it is aupposed that it must have been in this process that the deficiency appeared. Smith was a young man of eharactkr and acquirements. He come to Glasgow about fifteen wars ago, through the influence of sir. Brown, of the Old Ship Bank, and was teller in that establishment when it was united to the Glasgow Bank. Of late years he has been much in the company of gamblers, and :vas also expensive in his habits. lie kept a pair of' tine horses, and appeared to be living altogether at a rate above his ostensible means. 'We understand be belongs to Mauchline, in Ayrshire. \Vishart's brother, who is, shopman in the cellar in High-street, was also examinee, bttt was not detained. Smith and IVishart were, at the close of the examina tion, about twelve o'clock, committed to the North Prison, to bt: further examined in this singular business. —Glasgow Courier. • BIOUBRAY ON POULTRY, PIGS, AND COWS. Now ready, Eighth Edition, very considerably improved, 75.6 d, cloth boards. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Volcano steam-ship, Lieut.-Com. C. J. Featherstone, sailed early this morn ing for Woolwich, with the marines of the Powerful, one hundred and twenty in number, She came in yes terday afternoon with eighty-six volunteers from Ply mouth, fifty-six of which were for the Vindictive, twenty-seven for the Queen. and three for the Warspite. The last named ship is now fully manned, with the ex ception of a dozen or fourteen hands. APRACTICAL TREATISE on BREED ING, REARING, and FATTENING all Kinds of DOMESTIC POULTRY, PIGEONS, and RABBITS ; also, on Breeding, Feeding, and Managing Swine, Mileh Cows, and Bees. By BONINGTON MOUBRAY, Esq. Eighth Edition, enlarged by a Treatise on Brewing, on mak ing Cider, Butter, and Cheese ; adapted to the Use of Private Families. The Powerful, 84, Captain ii. -- Se s- jmour, was paid oft' yesterday, and it is expected that she will shortly be re commissioned by Captain M. Lockyer. A number of her hands have volunteered to the Queen, now at Spithead, the Alfred, at Sheerness, and the Carysfort, fitting out at the Dockyard. Th e arysfort has obtained the great est proportion of these volunteers. The Warspite, 30, Capt. the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, has been reported ready for sea for some days. Sh e will go out of harbour on Tuesday, and will not remain at Spithead more than a few hours, whence she will proceed to the Downs or Sheerness, preparatory to her sailing to Ostend or Antwerp, to convey the King of Prussia to this country. The Vindictive, 50, Captain T. Nicholas, is ready for sea. She, as well as the Warspite, Is a first-rate frigate, extreme the Vindictive's frigate,i s admit 'rs jealousy between the two ships' c ompan i es on this point, so much so that when the Warspite and th e Vi nd i ctive ' s a Fi;b liberty men meet on shore there is generally a battle be tween them. This has been carried to so great an ex tent that the civil authorities have been obliged to inter fere, there being upwards of 100 belligerents engaged in the last rencont re. ON : EY MARKET and crry NEWS. " This is unquestionably the most practical work on the sub ject in our language, and the information is conveyed in plain and intelligible ter ms. Sir John Sinclair pronounces it the best work hitherto printed, on the subject of which it treats."' !---Farmer's Journal. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, snd Piper, Paternoster-row. THE MOIZNING PAYERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE —The proposal made on the Fart *of the Mexican Governnient to equalize the rights of their creditors are, we believe, that the arrears for the years front the Ist of October, 1837, to the Ist of Oc tober, 1839, should be abandoned, as no revenue for customs was obtained during these years ; that the coupons front the Ist of October, 1839, to the Ist of October, 1841, should be postponed until paid off gra- dually I,y the surplus expected out of the one-fifth part of the custom revenues to be assigned for the dividenth, instead of one-sixth, and an additional atl9wart?.c out of the custom-houses of the Pacific ; that those who received custom-house certificates lir 1838 and 1839 should give up their coupons for 1842 and 1843, so as to place themselves 011 a foot ing of equality with those who have received nothing for the last four years, all current dividends to be paid after October, 1811. The appropriation of a specific .portion o 1 these revenues to the discharge of their obligations to the bondholders is creditable to Mexico ; but there appears to be no small degree of complexity in adjusting the claims of their creditors on an equitable footing, according to the plan proposed. Some of their difference,rostiloitn, postponed not avail thews:lves of that mode of payment; so that to the first there are two years due, and lour years to e c t re e d h i a t i o l4 rs e t r .o e r eci co ve , t d o,n p i a i y o l u n s e e nt .e ( r s t f ifi t e ts a v res y , e,amrsd' others e rs s t d n d i'ae shouldthis s tand hand, ( t i l , le , i i r i,, t t w t o h ) o • s e e ar :. ' h d o it h id a e v u e d u s o t t o n c o o t t i n 6 e n , g a tali: shouldh be: proposed ttili.eatsetic: d , n s , e l. ron l d 'o c c !a q:i s contented with a postponed claim for their coupons during the last two years, and abandon all claim to the coupons of the years 1837 to 1839. Those who re ceived payment of their two years' interest in custom house cert;ficatei would still he better off this way, than the creditors to whom no payment has been made for four years, who are called upon to give up their claims for the coupons of 1838 and 183:t altogether, Just published, the Seventh Edition, price 3s. ; and sent on receipt of a Post-office order, for 3s. 6d., MANHOoD; the CAUSES of its PRE MATURE DECLINE, with plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION ; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed Observations on the Treatment of Syphilis. Gonorrboa, Glect, &c., illus trated with cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. SEVENTH EDITION. Published by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regent street; Strange,. 21, Paternoster-tow; Pattie, 4, Bridges- Street, Strand, London ; Guest, Birmingham ; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's-square, Manchester ; Philip, South Castle -street, Liver iool ' • Fannin and Co., 41, Grafton-street, Dublin ; D uncan , 114, High-street, Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers The following are a few of the numerous testimonials this popular work has received, and which the limits of an adver tisement will only allow of being published : The rage for books in all departments of Science, literature, and the arts, was, we believe, never so prevalent as at the pre sent time. The unavoidable consequence of this is, that we meet a very considerable proportion of indifferent, uselc.s, and even bad Looks. With the force of this prejudice on our minds, we with no little reluctance were induced to peruse 111eseirs. Curtis's work, entitled "Manhood ;" nor did it re quire much perusal fully to satisfy us that the book was not one of the common stamp. The scientific views taken by the authors of tho source and origin of inany of the most distressing effects of certain depraved habits, fully establish their claim to the character of experienced and judicious surgeons. To quota passages from the work in prrof of our assertion would be departing from the established rules of the daily press. The result, however, of our careful perusal of the work, has been to impress us with a thorough confidence in the talent and skill of the authors, and to satisfy us that those entrusted with the care of youth are not a little indebted to them for fur nishing them with a means of preventing some of the most frightful maladies to which flesh is heir.—Old England. Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled " Manhood," is one of the few hooks now coming before the public on such a subject which can lay claim to the character of being strictly professional, at the same time that it is fully intelligible to all who read it. The moral and medical precepts given in it, render it invalu able.—Magnet. The perusal of Messrs. Curtis's book entitled " Manhood," has really astonished us by developing a series of maladies, the never-failing consequence of the vicious habit of which it treats. The clear connexion pointed out between the assigned cause and the effects is perceptible to every capacity. We strongly recommend the work.—Age. The multitude of books daily coming from the press, some, nay most of them of a very questionable tendency, made us cx • tramely reluctant to take up another. Having, however, been induced by the character given of this work by an intelligent friend, we ventured to open its pages, and now feel no hesita - tion in saying that we arise from its perusal instructed and edified. The clear exposition of the source of many of those diseases which proves so fatal to youth, and which are set down by the every-day observer as the result of common causes, suPb as exposure to cold, sudden vicissitudes of tempe rature, hereditary taint, ke., is truly convincing and extre mely satisfactory. We say " satisfactory," inasmuch as Messrs. Curtis have shown that many diseases, such as Pulmonary Consumption, Epilepsy, ikc., hitherto the opprobria of medi c;ne, may, when taken in proper time, and submitted to judi cious treatment, be brought to as favourable a termination as any other class of ffections. We do not think we go too far in saying that society is deeply indebted to the authors for producing so useful, so much wanted, so valuable, and so truly moral a book.—Conservative Journal. and to taken dis Cant and postponed claim for those of 1839 and 1841. But, then, to make up for these drawbacks they are to rece:ve their dividends for 1842 and 1843, while those who received payment of 1838 and 187t9 are to be posponed, on the other hand, to aimodon, we presume, their coupons for the two next years, in the same way as the others are asked do for the last named. SUN. —Out of doors money was less in request, but the inquiry.for it amore the the jobbers and dealers in the ftinds.ivas kept up, and this prevented any advance in the quotations. It seems, however, nut at all impro bable that the market will overcome the efforts of the speculators liar a fall, if tile public evince the least dispo sition to invest any considerable portion of their forth coming dividends. For pl.( sent transfer, Consols were quoted . 04- to and for the account 891 to 894: Exeheqtter Bills were 18 premium to 20 premium, and East India P,onds were firm at 8 premium. Bank Stock brom;ht 1 t;:( 11l 167 i, Reducett Three per Cent. An nuities to 89;, the Ohl Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 99, 1 4 , the Reduced 99 4 1 to 99y, and the New Three-and-a-flail per Cents. 99 to The South' American Bonds had a downward ten• dency, and ha, the Peninsular Stocks there was no spe culation of any moment. Spanish Active Bonds were heavy at 2.i1, Portuguese New Five per Cents. brotc4 - 14 34, and the Three per Cents. 19 to k. Columbian Bonds were not higher than 214 to and Chilian were steady at 70. Brazil Bonds were quiet at 6 3 :!, and Dutch 'l'll.o-and-a-Ile If per Cents. were wor th slito 511. One or two of the Railway Shares were a trifle higher to-day, but the improvements (lid not extend through the market generally. Birmingham were 80 premium, Bright- it receded to 11 a.:td discount, and Great Western remained at 91:1 premium. BrilL;hi Nortlt , :k.rnericao Bank New Shares, were 1:? Bills of exchange are freely uttered on the Contine n t a l cities at the follewing rates .—On Paris tit 25T. 75 e . t o 80e. ; onVyankfort at 15 0 ; On Amsterdam 12 4.?, to a • ill's cm ji i ( tf t i c t (i 1 rut 1 . 3 : 0 0 5 3 .2. . t 10,; ;on Antwerp at I'o'4 We recommend the woikentrtied" Manhood," &c., to the careful perusal of persons of all classes. The moral as well as physical advantages sure to result from such perusal, will he most readily recognised and felt by those who stand most in need of them.—Statesman. Messrs. Curtis and Company are to be consulted daily at their residence, No. 7, F r ith- s t ree t, S o h o - square , L on d ot .. Country Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their eases.—As to the duration of the corr. plaint, the symptoms, age, general habits of living, and occu pation in life of the party ; the communicz.tion must be ac companied by the usual consultation fee of 1/., witmiat which, no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in atleaset the moot inviolable tecrety may be relied on. LONDON, SATURDAY, J ANUARY 1842. OOYAL- POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION, REGENT-STREET.—MORNINGS and EVENINGS except SA'k URDAY EVENINGS. A SERIES of entirely NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, il lustrating CONSTANTINOPLE and the SCENERY of the BOSPHORUS, by Wrench and Smith. The FIRE of the TOWER of LONDON, with the Military Signals continued. BARWISE AND L%IN'S ELECTRO MAGNETIC CLOCKS, on which principle one, on a large scale, is at work in front of the Institution. IVIUGHT and BAIN'S NEW PATENT ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RAILWAY TRAIN CONTROLLER. New and varied LECTURES, adapted to the taste of the Juvenile Visitors. will be delivered during the CHRISTMAS 'HOLIDAYS. The MICRO SCOPE, DIVING BELL and DIVER, ORRERY, 2,009 Works of eminent Art, Science, and Ingenuity, &c. &c. A VIEW of CANTON, by a CHINESE ARTIST. The MO DEL of the UNDERCLIFF, of the Isle of Wight, and va rious COSMORAMIC PICTURES, are added to the Even ing Exhibition. . . _ Admission to the whole, One Shilling. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Yesterday a crowded meeting was held in the Lecture Room of the Social Institution, Mount-street, Lambeth, for the purpose of considering the necessity of supporting Mr. South well against the proceedings lately adopted against him by the clergy of Bristol, for some free opi nions on religion, written by him in a new work, pub lished by him an d others in that city, which were held to be blasphemous. The room was crowded soon after eight o'clock. About half past that hour Mr. Huggett moved that Mr. Hine take the chair, which was unani mously agreed to. On taking the Chair he said he would at all times be found ready to do his part to uphold and disseminate truth—truth, which would yet make this a great, a re flecting, and a Happy oonsetry. Mr. Southwell had been most scandalbesly treated—nay, he would say persecu ted, by a knot of self-elected theologians—a -set- of bi gotted Magistrates, who persecuted him in the most tyrannical manner for merely publishing his opinions. He trusted the time would soon come when priesthood would be put down, for the priests had dune more harm than tyrants ; at least ho was in clined to give them the palm. He believed that religious freedom must depend upon the Charter, and he was glad to say that the demand fur it was extending even among the middle classes. Mr. Southwell deserved well of the country for the article for which he had been punished, and he trusted that it would be widely dis seminated throughout the country. At all events, he must be as well defended as it was possible he could by any means, and that would only be as he de served, and he hoped that a Jury would on this occasion be found to act without fear and without prejudice. FreeJom must progress—it would progress, notwith standing the tyranny of Magistrates, or even of a corrupt Jury, and consequent tyrannical imprisonment. Mr. HETHERINGTON appeared to move the first reso lution-amidst cheering. He had much pleasure in doing so, or in any way lending his aid in so glorious a cause as the advancement of perfect liberty of opinion. If any one advanced opinions that could not stand the test of truth, don't punish him in any other way than by refuting Wm. He had stood and defended himself against a charge of blasphemy, but he stood up not for his own opinion, but for the right of everyone to put forth his own opinions freely as the air blows.—(Here Mr. Southwell entered the room, amidst loud cheering.) It was the duty of every man, and every woman, too, to stand forward and support those who led the way to the.final attainment of such a blessing. Was the present position of the country in arts and sciences attained by the persecution of any man who found fault with a building or a picture? No; it was by leaving opinion entirely free. Why, then, should it not also .be so with theology ? He was of Dr. Johnson's opinion, that " Truth .is the basis of all excellence," and he was for pursuing it at all hazards and all risks. He moved a resolution to the effect, that the interests of sc,ciety demanded that free dom of opinion upon all subjects should be established ; that to the practical recognition of that principle, as re spected the arts and sciences, we owe those improve ments which had advanced this country to its present glorious eminence ; and that the social and political freedom of the people would never be consolidated until proSecutions for the free publication of opinion on theo logical and political subjects were abolished. Mr. RYALL seconded the motion. He was one who differed -Much from many of the opinions put forth by Mr. Southwell—ho professed himself a believer not only in the Christian religion, but also in what had been called the Jew's book; but, at the same time, he would not only allow any one who pleased to write against and vilify either, but they might burn both, without his lift ing a single finger to prevent them.--(Cheers.) If they could not maintain their own way by the truths they contained, he would never have them maintained by per secution. Let them not attack the inspiration of the Bible ; let them grant that ; but claim it for Byron, Goethe, and many of our poets—nay,.he would claim it for many who were present. Mr. SAVAGE supported the resolution. The very book which Mr. Southwell had called the Jew's book, showed that the race of vipers, by whom he was perse cuted, were as old as the time of Jesus of Nazareth, for he himself had been persecuted for what was, as now, the sin called blasphemy, viz., the sin of speaking against the race of the priesthood. One thing was clear to the minds of all, that that one crime was only a crime against one class, for they would never fi n d th a t an y one prosecuted the so-called crime except one of that class whose interests were attacked. There never was a prosecutor for blaSphemy but was either a priest, or the paid hireling or tool of one. In the words of St. Paul, he would call upon them all " To stand fast in that liberty with which God bath made them free."— (Cheers.) Therefore let them stand fast on behalf of those who were pioneers in their owe cause. Let them support Mr. Southwell, who now had the serpents—the viper race—at his heels.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then passed unanimously. Mr. NEESOM then rose to move, " That the prosecu tion of Mr. Southwell for an alleged libel, contained in an article in the Oracle of Reason,' was impolitic • and unjust. Impolitic, because it was not calculated to change or correct his opinions, if erroneous, nor prevent their pernicious influence on the public ; and unjust, because th punish him for freedom of opinion was ineorupatible with civil and reli gious liberty, which was his inherent right. Any one so punished was deserving of public sympathy and support, and that meeting pledged itself to aid him in his defence by every means in its power." The Resolu tion contained his own opinions, and those of the meet ing he felt certain, in such - forcible language, that he was satisfied they were all anxious to pledge themselves to use every effort in their power to save Mr. Southwell from the fangs of the 'persecutors who now oppressed him. He would only further say that until the working classes bade farewell to the pipe and the pot they would Continue to be enslaved.—(Cheers.) Mr. CARPENTER seconded the motion, on the broad ground that every person, be he who he might, had a right to give the utmost and freest expression to what ever opinions he might conscientiously adopt. • Mr. TENNANT advocated the cause of Mr. Southwell, as 'his case might very soon become their own. The state of the law with respect to blasphemy was a disgrace not only to England, but to the boasted intelligence of the nineteenth century. hr. Southwell deserved to be well supported by the members of that Institution, for he had been its main support. The resolution was then agreed to unanimously. . Mr. SOUTIIWELL then appeared, and was received With three cheers. -He could assure them of the truth of the adage that it was much easier to hear censure than applause. He was 'among them again, as well and as hearty as ever, .and us determined as ever to fight the spirit of tyranny and bigotry in a manful manner. What he contended for was, that he had as perfect aright to express his own opinions in as free a manner as the Lord Chancellor of England. They had never had the liberty of the press—it was all fudge ; but he was deter mined to maintain the right at the hazard of his —(Cheers.) What the result of the approaching trial might be, he knew not ; but one good must come from it—truth. Truths Which had never yet ['nen spoken in a Court of Justice would then come out.— (Cheers.) He at considerable length defended the article on the ",Jew's beok." It would, at all events, do that which he had challenged—it would prove whether he wqs to be put down with the strong arm of the law, or by reason. His only object was to emancipate the n press, f : m e t a o n d t he his book which con tained truths or opinions which no man in Europe had ever dared to give expression to through the press. If he succeeded in his wish, he would, at all events, leave the world better than he found it—if he established his principle he would leave the world a more thinking one, and, therefore, a more happy one. He would say, unless they roused themselves, so far from progressing they would retr uga d e , so far as the liberty of the Press was concerned ; for there were spirits at work numerous and crafty, and determined to put a gag in every one's mouth ; for their own sakes, - then, he called on them to come forward and . assist those who w ere w illi ng t o t a k e upon t h emse l ves the brunt of the bathe. As they found him then he would be found in the Bristol Court. Sir C. Wetherell might doom him to two, three, four, or fire years im prisonment, but in the Court before him they would nut make him tell a lie or speak one insincere thought. The article on the Jew'S Book had done its work, and it would be followed up. There were a dozen of them who were determined that opinion should be free—it was for them sto assist them in that deter mination. He gladly acknowledged the extraordinary support he had received from the Social body, as it was well known that he had separated from that body; it was, therefore, the more disinterested, and showed that they practically carried out their own doctrines. No one who supported him was understood to agree either in the matter or the manner of the article alleged to be blasphe mous. They did neither, they supported the great doc trine that opinion should be corrected by opinion alone; they merely supported the freedom of the press. He fought for a principle, and was sustained by principle ; and even if he died under the visitation, his labou rs must have done some good. He thanked them for the kindness of his reception, and as he might not see them again for a year or two, he trusted they would fearlessly examine what had fallen from him, and they might de pend upon it tyranny and superstition would . soon bite the dust. Thanks were then voted to chairman, *ad the n itvirg ropirateftl! THE SPANISH REGENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF . THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SlR—Absence from London prevented my seeing until recently the'speeches of the Lord Mayor of Dub lin, in which he assails_ the Regent, Government, and present institutions of Spain. I have re id at the same time your just and admirable comments on them, with those of other iefluential journals. Connected by military service, as well as by valued relations of friendship, with that country, and feeling that if the imputations thus ti.rown out have any foundation, I am myself liable to a share of them, I trust I may be excused in offering a few remarks on the subject. The facts specified in these speeches would seem, even if proved, scarcely in proportion to the sweeping inferences of criminality indulged in, and the fearful remedies invoked. But they are urged in the name of liberty by one long known as one of its ablest advocates, and, therefore, appear to challenge, in a peculiar de gree, acquiescecce, or a frank avowal to the contrary. The Regent, it is alleged, " courted the aid of the most brutal and sanguinary mob in the world—that of Madrid ; who, when two gallant young gentlemen were on their trial, and the Court conceived that the terrible punishment of ten years' imprisonment would be suffi cient for their crime, the mob called . for their destruc tion, and, with the approbation of Espartero, these young men were sacrificed." There is here an obvious mistake. It was the pro secutor_appointed by Government, and not the Court, who conceived that ten )cart' imprisonment would be sufficient. And it was the court, and not the snob, or the Regent, who, overruling this more lenient sugges tion, sentenced the prisoners to capital punishment. The approval of this finding of the Court by the Re gent, under the advice of his Ministers, is styled " slaughtering his brother officers." With as much propriety might (in my humble opinion) the punishment of Courvoisier be termed a " slaughter." The law which decrees death for high treason is com mon to all nations. The Legislatures which enact it may or mu not be in the wrong. But in either case it would surely be an abuse of the privilege of discussion to heap contumely on public functionaries for not de viating from that which they have neither the power nor the right to alter.; The other prominent illustrations of the " despotism" of the Regent, dwelt on more than once, is that of an " eminent lawyer," tried (we are told) by some provin cial court and imprisoned for " merely defending his client, a clergyman." I have inquired from the only official source within reach; and am positively assured that no occurrence whatever, admitting of i bis applica tion of it, has taken place. The people of Madrid are, it is stated, the " most brutal and sanguinary mob in the world." How is this borne out by the event referred to ? Notwithstanding the confusion and excited passions of a prolonged night conflict (except in the combat) neither loss of life nor injury of person or property appears to have occurred. The victory of the Constitution, the safety of the Queen, the presence of the Executive Chief of the State, were indeed hailed on the following morning with ferv&.nt enthusiasm. But so satisfied were the Government of the good and loyal disposition of the population, that the whole of the troops were with drawn to the frontiers ; the palace, Sovereign, and ca pital being left in the exclusive charge of the armed citizens. But though anxious to remonstrate, however reluct Connell' s memora bl e A g i o r. od o and just cause no t to Lindy, against these injurious inaccura c i es , I h ave f ar e t o x o e r t o t r n o s n i g n s a l s o e s n t s e evero f y attribute them solely to the want of impartial informa tion, or of time (from the multiplicity of his functions) to attend to the transactions of foreign countries. Bat this conviction does not exonerate one f rom t h e d uty o f endeavouring to render justice to a friendly people struggling for the same sacred objects with ourselves. The leaders of the revolt at Madrid had ample time to prepare for trial. No discouragernents were offered to the military or legal Counsel who honourably under took their defence. Five of theta paid the forfeit of their lives for their error. No one has uttered a. doubt of the completeness of the evidence against them ; and, as to the numbers thus subjected to punishment, you have already, Mr. Editor, pertinently suggested whether con siderably more might not have been deemed requisite, were the Palace of a British Sovereign similarly attacked. Why, the rigour of our own code has been proverbial ; nor has its mitigation in practice been by any means conspicuous. For inaaoc,s, the execution of Thistle wood and his wretched accomplices, whose crime, how ever atrocious, was only intended—not committed ; that of the many hundreds banged, drawn, and quartered, beside v ist numbers left to perish in crowded gaols and holds of ships after the last rebellion in England, not a century since; and even coming down to present times, were not comparatively far harsher penalties exacted for the mere local riots at Bristol ? We may leave out of question the barbarous system of razzias (for warfare it does not deserve to be called), prosecuted at this day in Africa, not owing to any casual excitements of the soldiery, hut deliberately a d o pt e d as a p rocess o f exter mination, by authority of successive ministries of Fran ce , that of the present Con servat i ve M. G u i zo t i nc l us i ve ! The present Government o f S pa i n i s , i s m y opinio n , t o say the least, amongst the most lenient earl forbearing of Europe. I cordially concur in Mr. O'Connell's regrets for the fate of the young officers to whom he has alluded, as well as fin that of their few unfortunate companions. They were each of them distinguished by an honourable military career ; but pre-eminentiv so their deeply la mented chief, the chivalrous General Diego Leon, whose last aspirations in this life were for the preserve. tion of those rights for which he had so often fought, ,and against which he had unconsciously, therefore, we ,must believe, on a single occasion raised his arm. But what other sentiment can this suggest than that of ad ditional resentment against the heartless and shallow instigators, whether foreign or not, who could have de ceived and misled to his ruin so guileless and noble a spirit ! The unfairness, however; has been adverted to of thus restricting our sympathy. It was obviously far better deserved by the soldiers of the line and national guards, who fell, while faithfully as well as gallantly re sitting this deplorable enterprise ; and by none more than by the valiant inhabitants of Pamplona, who— acquainted by sad experience with the horrors of civil war, and yet preferring the destruction of their city and every consequent peril, to compromise with the enemies (according to their belief) of the Constitution and a patriot Regent—resolutely withstood in their open and defenceless streets, at musket-shot distance, a protracted bombardment, remorselessly poured on them, from the ramparts of their own citadel. 1 In what country has this been surpassed—whether as a fete of arms, or as a trait of devotion to public interest? The National Guards, under the direption of the municipalities of San Sebastian, Santander, Sarragossa, and almost every other town of the kingdom, either ac tually took the field with the same intent, or equally de monstrated their determination to stand by the Govern ment, and-emulate the spirit of Madrid and Pamplona. The difficulty was to restrain, not stimulate the general zeal. The conspiracy, though not wanting, it was said, in the sinews of war—though emanating, as generally believed, from a powerful external' source, was thus. by a spontaneous national effort, crushed in its birth. Was there ever a people, in the history of the world, who thus came forward, at a moment of need, fdr the sup. port of one whom they deemed a tyrant, or of laws which had not their esteem ? No ; these are not the men whom the champion of Irish liberty would, on being reminded of these facts, deliver up again, bound with he at i h c ca e t . ignominious chains, to the tender mercies of a French army l But what is more satisfactory, is the conviction, that the accomplishment of any such project would sig. robber of the milli fail, and assuredly touching re t c h o i i s l c o l n ass w whoever eTperropsehrotuyl,d. hsnoAtllanthaeseet at tempt it, in the present day. shhios being w: C The hu reh R ." ege Y n o t u h is have m ch i " r, r i g 3 s t e l i d , r r e s r a .already spoliation of this o o r f ig t i h n e at C ed ort w es it , measures date from the Regency of Christina, and the Ministries of Mendizabal and Calatriva. Sho'ild kind has really been perpetrated, thee I must take leave to say, that the Lord Mayor himself can no more disclaim than I can, having been a zealous accomplice it be yet contended, however, that in' that unholy deed. To prove this, it seems only necessary to enumerate the strenuous aid afforded by himself and family towards raising some regiments of the British Legion in Ireland ; the numerous officers appointed at his recommendation to the Qu een ' s army , all of whom ass i ste d i n lighting the battles of clerical robbery ; the coincidence of the acts of the Legislature for abolishing monasteries —for appropriating their landed pos,essions to the State—for regulating a pro vision for ecclesiastics from the public funds, and even that of the Constitution itself; having been all passed or adopted during the cooperation of the British Auxi liaries in the ranks of the Liberal army, Neither should we omit to mention his generous support of this corps, and the cause it was engaged in, against all their assailants in Parliament ; and not merely by a lawyer's opinion on the right of succession to the throne, but by a vigorous, impassioned eloquence, which he may, it ap pears, forget, but of Which I preserve a fresh and grate ful recollection. . Spain is taunted for the embarrassment of her trea sury, and the clergy may, it is deeply to be regretted, be among&t the sufferers. Few countries, however, have passed through a similar ordeal without a similar result. The North American States wero for a long time nwable, and sTeZlirtey eat sexy a illirg, t o / setae accounts, even with their own native army. The French werebankrupt repeatedly during their revolution. The guillotine and bayonet supplied their deficiencies. The anguish of a violent internal contest has but ceased in Spain, and she is already straining every nerve, by peaceful and useful means, to meet ber obligations, gradually, but to the utmost of her ability. And if dis appointments on this head in future occur, it must be distinctly attributable to the unprovoked policy of a powerful neighbour, which will not allow her to deve lope her resources or reduce her military establishments. Louis Philippe receives in these speeches a warm eulogium ; on which, I will only beg to say, that there is at least a difficulty in reconciling the present with some former opinions expressed in Parliament on the political character of that Monarch. But tbo portrait drawn of Espartero involves some thing more than a difficulty ; for who that ever saw or knew the original will discover in it the remotest fea ture of resemblance ? " Vile, wicked, base, bitter, treacherous, tyrannical, jacobinical, &c., one who has seized, without virtue or merit, by artifice, bribery, nod intrigue, on the whole civil and military power of his country," against whom all voices and all sands should be raised, against whom a crusade of the civilized world should be directed ! Such are the characteris tics, such the pith of the epithets, bestowed on this occasion ! Mr. O'Connell has been miraculously imposed on, and should he extend his inquiries, not confining them to parties, perhaps unavoidably aggrieved by the mere course of events, I am convinced he will be disposed, with the candour and manliness that belong to him, to acknowledge that he has been deceived. I should think there is not an individual in existence more conspicuously the opposite of the above descrips tion than him to whom it is applied. Oee who, what ever may be objected to him, possesses, by general note riety, a frankness, kindness, and generosity of disposition —which have, in fact, been important elements of his success. Equally is it known, that if his earnest ad vice and entreaties bad been listened to, the necessity for calling him to the station he so well fills, but never sought or thought of, could not have arisen, and his predecessor must have been still at the head of her daughter's Government. He was lately received by a procession of the population of a city through which he passed with this brief inscription on their banners—that, " Above all others be had the honesty to obey and the courage to execute the laws." This is the description of tyranny of which he is sup posed by Spaniards to be guilty. He has checked licentiousness and vindicated discipline with unswerving sternness, and yet his generous, affectionate personal conduct, and brilliant soldiership, won for him the hearts of the army. He has shown none of the infatu ated egotism which shipwrecked the power of the greatest of modern warriors. Nor has he the poor am bition, because placed in the ducal rank, of giving to an aristocracy that prestige and consequent influence which the general interests of the nation may claim at his hands. His prudence, fortitude, and constancy— the example of his undaunted courage and endurance, were the means by which he happily terminated (amidst obstacles that no commander of these times has encoun tered), a cruel and devastating civil war. And no man ever rose to eminence through the different gradations of his fortune by a straighter or more honourable path. These aro the actions, the virtues, and merits which, with the public conviction of his sin cerity, elevation, and goodness of purpose, have pointed him out as capable and worthy of the greatest trust that can be reposed in man—the protection of the in fant liberties of his country I The destruction of the Constitution which embodies those libeities will not be desired by any Liberal who informs himself on the subject. Austria is the gaoler of Italy—Russia brandishes her sword over the man• gled carpse of Poland ' • is France to b e i nv i te d to t h e same odious office i n Spain ? Fortunately, however, to this extent, at least for a permanency, it is impossi ble. But the scheme cf dismembering her territory was avowed ; and of the pretension of peculiar access to her Sovereign, of swaying her measures, of over-1 throwing her present Regency and Government, the evidence is not less morally conclusive. The last vain effort of foreign influence in Spanish counsels was to destroy the municipal rights, on the basis of which the new institutions rest. This, and this alone, was the cause of the change of the Regency. The extinction of these local rights, so long enjoyed a nd c h er i s h e d, must, it is well known, immediately follow the resutnp tion of that influence. Thus may probably be afforded an antidote to the distractions of party, and new bonds of union between every village, town, and city of the kingdom against the unwise interference and hated do mination with which they are constantly threatened from the Tuileries. It is true that Spaniards, for the most part, look on the British people, including the Irish, with the most friendly feelings, and on the Bri tish Government, be it Whig, Tory, or Radical, as as their truest, safest, and most powerful ally. Of this one of the causes is our abstinence from all improper meddling. It furnishes no just ground of umbrage, and with us, at all events, should insure reciprocal disposi tions. The form of Government they have adopted, after so many conflicts, carries out the representative principle, perhaps, more consistently than any other which exists. And what is, above all, indispensable, it appears to harmonise with the manners, customs, and wishes of the people. In its stability and the'prosperity it promises to Spain, the true interests of France and of all other countries, are materially interested. But it guarantees a greater degree of freedom than is per mitted to their neighbours. Herein appears a cause of hostility ; and whence it seems conjectured that a quar rel is sought as a pretext for the renewal of the policy of Napoleon and the elder Bourbons, in 1808 and 1823. The disclosures on the Syrian question ; the delu sions successfully practised in regard to it, on the French people ; the vast warlike preparations (not by any means yet wholly abated), while not a Power of Eu rope had a thought of curtailing the due influence of France ; the enormous fortress constructing, whether as a Parisian prison or the basis of foreign conquest, or as both, remaining to be •shown ; the Cabinet design ' admitted to have been entertained of seizing the Ba learic Isles—to say nothing of the events of last Octo ber—render anything from that quarter possible. The jealousies and suspicions of Europe have been again awakened. Is it certain that the great Powers would now view with confidence an important enter. prise beyond the Pyrenees, or would all stand by with fulled arms ? The French factions, too, of which we hear so much, are they for ever subdued ? At all events the covert system of hostility' will no longer avail, and if the overt be resorted to, it will not this time be a march to the Trocadero. Spain is tolerably fore warned ; she bas now a national army, one worthy of that name. The national spirit has gained new force— the national intellect new development; and amongst the consequences, it seems far from improbable, would be that which awaited the two last French dynasties who undertook the same unprincipled project. Having spent some years of my life in that country in the former and late wars, the associations ad verted to occasion the interest I have expressed and the observations I have offered on this topic, which I trust my, opponent in those opinions will receive as they are meant, in the feeling of just appreciation to which his transcendent services to our common' country so ir, D o E hec L lie A ni c ly y NS y E ou v rs A ~ richly entitle h ,q int ua — re, l J a a rn o. , S 4. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. Another coveting to consider the propriety of taking measures for assisting Mr. South we ll in his defence against the charge of blasphemy braught against him at Bristol, was held last night in the Literary and Social HA, John-street, Tottenham -court-road. The meeting was well attended. Resolutions condemnatory of the persecution suffered by Mr. Southwell, in favour of a totally free press, both on political and theological sub jects, and for raising a subscription in aid of Mr. South well's defence, were proposed and agreed to. with enthusiasm. gr. Southwell addressed the meeting in defence of the article for which he stands indicted ; and in the same strain, as on the previous night at Lambeth, pledged himself to pursue his object, the obtaining of a wholly free and independent press, with all his ener gies, whatever might be the result of the coming trial. A collection was made at-the door, and subscription papers ordered to be provided at different stations throughout the metropolis THE DISTRESSED SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS. —On Thursday a deputation of the unemployed Spital fields Silk-weavers, appointed at a meeting held the pre vious night, waited on Mr. Robert Newbury (Treasurer to the Committee by which the funds in the hand of the, Lord Mayor are to be destrihuted) to request that. he would grant the relief, generally on Saturday morning, instead of on the Monday following. The deputation raw Mr. Banbury, who upon hearing the application, said the request should be'complied with, and also stated that he had received a letter that morning from the LUid Mayor, in which his Lordship stated that he would give to him, Mr. Banbury, the money, as soon as applied for. It was further intimated, that as the district would be divided into Is sections, that in each - section, a house would be selected where those weavers who had not beep visited, might send their applications for relief. THE WRAXALL BURGLARY.— The men charged with this robbery were examined at Bath on Sa turday, at the Lion Hotel, before a bench of Wiltshi.e Magistrates, • T. Clutterbuck, Esq., presiding, assisted by W. Toogoad Davis, Esq., C. Botsford, Eiy., &c. The evidence given by Miss Alethia Awdrey precisely cor responded in its substance with the statements which have already appeared in The Sun, and the testimony of the secondary witnesses was in exact corroboration of the circumstances detailed by that lady. The prisoners were ultimately committed for trial et the next Wilts WOOL WIC H.—FRIDAY. ROYAL ARTILLERY. Captain Griffiths proceeds to Ipswich, to relieve Cap tain Burnaby, as recruiting officer at that station, the latter officer having beets appointed Assistant Fire master at Plymouth. The Master-General has been pleased to approve of Second Captain Taylor being posted to the first battalion, and Second Captain Young to the third battalion. The Master-General has been pleased to make . the following anpointments, viz. : Beevet Atajor Sandilands to be Deputy Assistant 1 Quartermaster-General, vice Romer, promoted to Liente- pant-Colonel. t b o a t t i t i a e li s ( i: battalion, 0: 8a taasti Lieutenant-Colonel ne l T (I t :1 : 1 - i tai c e : l i a'a t a l l e: ( 1 11 n li n 'st a -j e C n i l (L t ilo i -:i t l :I t t'n u i le :l e i e o e lirB n: e(3: e rf t l iozra o g." s iraleyi t d p : : I a i e dps : o ' p e , tsfo i ( ii it ic u'ire i t°r S es ee i t n chl Sinclair; : r i l r ilri ; tihrel a : n b'a d . ant : l l 2:ti t l e illii u :j ?- ; on Major's 134 L. I N i . c° 6 6 .— ra l y ;e detachment at Ihe 'rower was relieved by 'Major Vaughan's company, 6th battalion. Major Vaughan and Lieutenant Crofton accompanied the de tachment. Captain Lethbridge takes charge of Captain Drew's company, 9th battalion. at present in battery, in place of Captain Nlitchell, appointed Adjutant to the 3d battalion. Major Eyre's company, 7th battalion, has commenced a course of Repository instructions. The Master,General has been pleased to approve of Second Captain Mitchell being. appointed Adjutant to the :Id battalion, provisionally under the regulations co::- tained in the general order of Feb.:,, 1836. vice Griffith, promoted. Second Captain innes is, therefore, posted to the 6th battalion, vice Mitchell. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Monkey steam-vessel, Second Master William Saunders (acting), is ordered from Chatham to Wool wich, to proceed to Pembroke, in place of the Alban steam-vessel, as the latter steamer will have .to remain longer in Dock at Deptford, to have her defects made good, than was at first anticipated. Ships in Woolwich Harbour.—William and Mary yacht ; Mastiff surveying vessel ; Woodlark and Violet tenders ; Firebrand, Shearwater, Lightning, Meteor, and Kite steam vessels.. In Woolwich Basin.—Salamander, Confiance, Colum bia, and Acheron steam-vessels. Woolwich Dock-yard.---Yesterday afternoon the heads of the various departments were introduced to Captain Sir Francis A. Collier, C.B. and K.C.H., on his entering upon the office of Superintendent of the Woolwich Dock • yard, and the whole of the men employed in that exten sive naval establishment were mustered, as is usual, then a new appointment to the charge of the Dock-yard takes place. Signor Arsini, conductor of the Phi;harmonic Ccncerts and the Opera of Rome, will make his first ap pearance before a British public, as ,c;onFluc,tor of the Promenade Concerts, at the English 'Opera House,. on Monday 'evening, Independently of his talent :Is -1,.-n;r -eal'director, Signor Arsini is a first-rate composer, -andwjll produce shortly several of 1 - 1'.3 Compositions. ne e PIO ape d. 2 0 4 0 1 4 _u 0 3 9 3 3 $