The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-16 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE. An HISTORICALINQVIRY into the PRINCIPAL CIR. CUMSTANCES and EVENTS relative to the late EM. PEROIt NAPOLEON ; in which are investigated the Charges brought against the Government and Conduct of tbat. Eminent•lndividuld.—lly Ksac Lav'Mov NTE N EY. OurAuthorbasindeed , ventured on dangerous. gronnti. Au attempt to defend the apparently worst of NAPOLEON'S nets will be regarded by' many as ridiculous, and by others as impolitic. SJch, however, is the fact.,; an individual now . skrtsferwatd to palliate, if not to justify, many ,of the alleged errors (to use a miltLtettu)of (C yo4Eox LivosusPAltte,and apparently brings the .high recommendation of impartiality to the task.,' The attempt is . todeell a bold one, and•although rertalto not on nil points unanswerable, we may .ventiire to-pronounce on the whole a succesful of..•NitroLtoN has again turn ed, Public attention to the. acts'which he perform. ed while living, and many have been the opi. nions formed on the possible propriety, or actual turpitude, of his conduct on particular occasions. MouserotEr disclaims an endeavour to jus. • tify NAPOLEON On all points, and to sheave him •to the gaze of an admiring world pure and krt..' -reachable, but, not wishing his character to be . unnecessarily blackened, institutes his inquiry as -4o , the. possibility of exculpating ‘him from the sweeping „and indiscriminating censures which have been passed upon his particular actions. 'The question has been often proposed, and nu merous boeks of ponderous magnitude have issued from the press relating to detached parts °fhb; conduct. Mr. MouNereNev,however, ,takes a more comprehensive view, and boldly in.' Nestigates all the principle charges which have .been brought against the late Emperor, and, as • Ave , have before observed, with apparent impar tiality. He tells us in his preface, that he has Written his work in the form of a reply to the observations of the Editor of the New Times, slot from any personal hostitity to that gentle.' man, but in consequence of his having always • %timely himself the most strenuous and irrecon cileable of NAPoLcoN's literary enemies, and heads each chapter with the statements of the Editor, which have appeared front time to time thee particular charge which is therein investi gated. This appears to us a good way of intro. ducing his inquiry ; we are well aware of the opinion generally entertained of NAPOLEON'S &NIS, hilt no wotk, we believe, has hitherto up. scored distinctly chargiug him with his various alledged atrocities ; the reply, therefore, to the Editor, as the, organ of a party possessing such opinions, appear to us well imagined. We have observed that our author is not generally success ful on all , points; every justification of the com rapre of the work before us must noonr to parttculartse, even tt ou%-I,a.beriftire.lt,P ted o greater scope, than a few remarks on the r elleral merits of the hook. Su c h po i nts, th ere. fore, we must leave to the consideratimi and _judgment of our readers, who, after all, 'might differ from us in opinion, and think those 'parts • -strong, where We itnagioe Mr. MacNil:l/ET 'comes lard 4 Or" It w: i$ out LURID , P! extract part of the reply to we oose l uvatain's;.in ,ythe Editor of the New Times on Waterloo ; hut, oil a careful re-perusal of the Chapter, we cannot select any passage without injury to the aroment, while the insertion of the whole would occupy too great a space 'for the ne , cessarily brief Literary Notices of a doily paper. It now only, remains for us to speak of th e ,style in which the work is written. Mr. MouNTEsteir we think unnecessarily deprecates censure, by disavowing all claims to authorship. A want of just ilVotonsion is certainly not per ceptible ; the diction is easy, Bowing, and often spirited ; the quotations are good, anti generally so well applied as to leave no doubt of the rank nbich the out hor holds as a scholar ; and we most regret that any vain fear of the critics should live exposed him to the possible charge of af fected modesty. We have, however, derived (midi amusement from the work, which certainly olght to be perused by every one who is in die slightest degree interested in the history of NA. POLEON ; and we dismiss it with the conviction that it will deservedly occupy a high station among The numerous works which have appeared relating to that emittent,intlividual. WHIMS OF MUSIC:At COMPOSERS. 'Whenever ftAynm sat down to compose, 1w niways dregipti himself with the utmost carp.; haii his heir oiceiy powdered, and put on his best suit of clothes. ..Frederick. If. had given him a diamond ring r amitlinytin decisred, that if 'lte happened to hegin , composing without it, he could not summon a single idea. would -write only upon the finest paper, end was as pirticular in forming his notesars if he were en. &militia' them upon copper-plate. After all these minute reparations, he began by choosing the theme of his twirled, and =tiring into what keys hi' wished to modulate it, he, As it were, varied the action of his subject, by-imagining to bi alh of the, inckleut of--some little , adventure or romance. CibucK, when he felt himself in a humour for composing, had his piano carried into a beautiful meadow, and with 4 bottle of Champagne on each side of him, transported his imagination into Elysium. SAAR', a Magi or a 1410orny irnaLlitiation, prefer, reirthe solemn oiliness of a spacioui room, dimly ligbtetl by a single lanip. eigAlleilA delighted in noise and mirth ; sur. "minded by a party of friends, he composed his opeius ; and as the ideas presented themselves, be seized and embodied them. In this way he planned hi s beautifu I opera, it Matrimonio Secreto. • PA ES' riALO COMpOSed Ilakbierk ,S e cevigho f gild, La Molinaro, jn bed. SACCHINI declared that he never had moments o f ipspiration, except when his two favourite cats 4teto,sitting one on each shoulder. FRENCH PAPERS, ( From the Etoile, dated Tueaday.) MADRID Dec. 2.—The King's health is so entirely re-established, that no more bulletins are to be published. " Prince Maximilian of Saxony, and the Princess Amelia kis daughter, will notlerrive till to-mor row. They were , detaified at Burgos by the dee sire to see the antiquities of that city. Our Gazette contains to-day the regulations approved by his Majesty on the '23d September, relative to the steps to be taken by such of his subjects as, conformably to the treaties of 1814 and :181,601ave any .claims to make on the Royal Treasury of France. .Before taking any direct steps they must have their claims approved by the. Committee of Liquidation. TANnteits, OCT. '27.—A. Sardlaian vessel hav ing arrived here, the Pacha ordered the crew on shore, and 10 Moorish soldiers were put on board. ft is, therefore, now under the superb'. tendance of Moors. The English Consul, who for the present acts as Consul for Sardinia, has taken down tl►e Sar dinian colours. The Pacha, in excuse for this act of violence, says, ltat the Emperor of Mo rocco had declared that he allowed Sardinia only six months to send hither ass Ambassador or. Consul invested with full powersond when that time was expired he could no longer recognize Sardinia as a friendly Power. The time has elapsed, and the Moorish Government will no longer recognize the Sardinian dug. An American corvette of i 4 guns put in here on the 6th of this month. As soon as the Ca,pteitt came on shore, he went, accompanied .1).1 , the Consul of Ms nation, to the Castle..tod.reat with the Pacha for the embarkation.a %Valdez, Mar conicini, and others of the revolters of Tarifa. The Pacha has not acceeded to the wishes of the americans, and the latter .has sailed for Gib. .raltar. P.kftl3, DEC. 11—Brigadier-General Bald°. mero Espolatero, who :lately arrived at Madrid from Peru with dispatches, has se. out to em bark at Bordeaux. ate ,is said to be charged with a mission to General La Sem. ( From the ,afortiterr t f ,Ifostiay. (NON•O,EFICI AI. ptier.) M. nun), Nov. 30.--The Minister of War has addressed the following general order to the ,Captain-Genera; of this nrovince,:— " EXCELLENT Stit—The Superintendent-General, ad in. *rim, of the Police, having received representations .fmrti'the Intendant-General of Police ut Cadiz, respecting certain' viduals who are in various partssaf thislimvincelwith Riispbeted persons and of fi cers without destination, who chase theirabode in the towns and villages nearest to the coast (which might to. excite distrust), and having given an account of this to hie Majesty, he has decided that thaseiindividushi should no longer he permitted to reside in place* semen the sea-coast and that the greatest care and vigilante AA he employed thia , noisus. pccted person or officer without destination; be sutl'ered to remain on any point of the coast, unless they are natives of •"!..!.nlaces." _ . _ - ; '► the Spanish fortrases will have nothing to do but Int iranteTlAntiuntity and good order ; !they, will take no concern whatever in events that' occur beltimi the walls. It Is observed that there are now fifteen Archbishops and Bishops in this capital. As the prisons can not conta i n ' the prisone rs t h at arr i ve daily, a spacious edifice, which .served as Imrracks for one of the French regiments that have left us, is to be placed at the disposal ,be eh,. Itummillint.l.lt~raL t er thp 11.-it r From the Condttutionnet.) SEMLIN, Nov. 25.—Letters from Bitoglia, dated Nov. It, announce the arrival ht, that place of the Seraskier Derwisch, Pacha of La rissa. From the moment of his arrival, it has been rumoured that Larissa was evacuated by the Turks. The same letters state that the army of Derwisch has been considerably diminished by the continual combats in which it has been en gaged with the Greeks. - MADRID ) DEc.2.—The Apostolic faction be. gins to break loose in the most outrageous man ner. Th e decree for the re-establishment of the Inquisition is actually prepared, and ready to be submitted to the King for his signature : the ra pidly decaying influence of M. Ugarte alone has hitherto prevented its promulgation. Every possible species of opposition is directed against t)u Minister Zea, who is characterised as a he retic and free-mason, because he does not agree to a system of universal ;persecution. PARIS, DEC. 12,—Tht; Etude, the official jour nal of the Ecclesiastical Bigots, severely re proaches the English Ministerial Journals for their attacks on the Catholics. WP are grieved, in common with every true friend of humanity, at all the oppressive measures directed against the freedom, of worship ; hut is not English into lerance the result of the growing influence which the Uhre-Montenes exercise in France I And the diatribes of the Etolle itself, the fury of Us friends Against the cemeteries, that spirit of persecution which shews itself in all their actions, and speaks 4 1 44 11 (heir writings,—will not these things yet a long while retard that epoch of emancipation for the Irish Catholics, so ,earnestly desired by true philanthropists? The French fanatics are re sponsible for the delay. • (From Ma Journal des Debato.) 111 Anitin, DEc. `,----The evacuation. of this country by the French army begins to produce E spagna , C ommandant in Arragon, the results which were n aturally expected from it. :Gen era l has forwarded dispatches to the Mi n i ster of War, in which, we are assured, he strongly urges th e neeeseity of sending him a furt her . s upp l y of troops, to enable him to .restra in the et eesses which are committed by the ,people, Particularly in Lower „Arragots. _ _ The Curate Merino has hastily s e t out from this city, to pput himself at the head of a strong detachment net rno p ti , and pursue a body o f Con stitutional Guerilla , which 4nts been newly raised in Old Castile, It seems certain that:the Covertitnent thinks seriously oChringing to trial all the Ex-Political Chiefs whom it may be able ,to get into its power. The Marquis de Cerralbo„ a •Grandee of Spain a t m!. Fa.dltiefof has already been ar. J'eSted, and iS 1101 v oit hi s way to the capital, in ordentoibe put on his trial. IDZC. t2.—The Gazette de Lausanne has the following para4raPh.:-,---" The rumour w troops hi c h was c i r , ca l Lkte d, that the Swiss trps were to pass detioitivety into the service ofSpain, ii opt conlirmed ; on the contrary, it uppears that these corps out only continue , in the French service) but in the pay of France, even during their so journ in the •• vanish territory." ( Prost the Courier Francais. ) M A Dill D, 11Ev. 2e.••••17 he re-establishment of the inquisition is more certain than ever. The. reports that are circalitetton- this subject canmt be without foundation., and 'it is known t h at a ; .Tanta, presided Inquisitor-Gene ral, and composed j of , persons who have been noted in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, and of others to whom had been c9o“lefr. the . examination of the papers belonging to the secret societies, are at this moment forming a new plan for the regu lation.of the: . Ifoly Mice ota, its re-establishment. Fifteen. Prelates, Bishops, or Archbishops, are. at present in this city. PAnis, 12.—His Majesty the King of Bavaria has directed that if, in the marriages be tween Protestants and Catholics, the Priests of the latter religion should refuse to the Catholic party the publication of the banns (and there are many instances of such refusals) or the nuptial benediction, at least when the two parties engage to bring up their children in the Catholic reli- ' gion.; then the Protestant Clergyman shall be authorised to bless the marriage ulotto, and to pay no attention to the dimissory letter of the Catholic priest. FRENCH FUNDL—PAnzs, DEC. 13.—Five per Cents. opened at 102. 0. ; closed at 102. s.—Bank Stock, 1,990. Neapolitan Renter, (Falconet's Certificates), M.—ltentes d'Erpagnei 411.—Royal Spanish Loan, 54—Ex:change on London, alto month, 24.0. a three months, '24. 05.—( Cour, Authentique.) e CEYL o N. THE HON. SIR J. IVOYIX, BARONET. Died at Kandy on the '2sth May last, at one o'clock, A. M. of Remittent Fever, caught on an Official Tour in the Seven Korles, the Hon. Sir Joitx D'OYLY, Baronet, a Member of his Majesty's Council in CeYlon, and Resident and First Commissioner of Government in the Kandyan Prosinces. His remains were removed from his late residence in the Palace for interment in the burial ground of the garrison on the morn. , ing of the 26th instant, at seven o'clock, the troops .of the garri. son lining the mad from the Palace to theburial gronfid, resting on their arms reversed, while minute guns were fired by the Royal Artillery in the Castle, as the Procession moved along in the following order : The Korales and Aratchies of the Udarate. The Band of the Ceylon Regiment. THE 1101) Borne by twelve European .Soldiers of the 45th Regiment. The Pall, borne by six Field Officers and Captains of the Garrison. Chaplain, Medical Attendant, The Rev. N. Garstin. Surgeon Armstrong. Lieut.. Colonel L. Greenwell, S. Sewers and If. Wright, Esqrs., the Commissioners of the Board, ns Chief 3lourners. Officers of the Garrison and Gentlemen of Kandy. The Adigar of the Kandyan Provinces and Kandyan Chiefs. Mod Ham Mohandirams of the Residency. Clerks of the Public Offices, together with an immense concourse , . of Natives. To all in Ceylon, and every one in any way connected with this island, ,no.eulogium on the character of Sir John D'Oyly is necessary:. an d to. those unacquainted with the deceased, language must Atli An,cpriveying an adequate idea of his worth as ;a math, And vierit.aS a public servant. INN doubt, will, be entertained On this head, when i t is . tinitted Westminster, he was pal i c t t , t a irr t , ti i ,l it t 4 :. .His talents.::iind acquirements were of the first .ordekra, known ' that:1)0001,11e f i ngu lAwd, by. the friendship of the late learn l e h l e maintained school, y r . :Vincent, with whom we have heart 11 octraersaphowinlaernacte highil the feelings dttl i of which t he w Reverendere .Doctor. conspicuous i as The ir with an amiable gentle r r eal efl. i by all Ile!' execution were ',John tyooy's character , combine d courteousness . of man !lessor disposition, naturally produced a saintedacq . o f their enjoying it ; while the with him tha: i n y a fully shared by the natives of every part of Ceylon in which his t e lh a te. t r ! t e w t h s it) . 6‘ :l inet a titi t i l tel n t s ii i ke r iss at ww i tilel of his countrymen and friends were • 1,.. It . ~.- .A. -J.._.-'t 4n4 towarda..svlsom. au arVitieinirTtice, tempered with attention to au their wants, s l r il i lo s i i ws c l i v , s o o r r a .e nt d a esi and is general charitableness of dis Position, that their regret, as evinced by the numbers of all ranks in and about Kandy, who spontaneously attended the funeral, and loudly limented the lui - s'ilOy had sustained, we fplly believe to be unfeigned and aincere.:., . • , . , . . . , The.'ilerits and exertions of Si r John D''Oyly at a public t icryaiii; 00 11 principally as connected with die addition to his Alajesty's dominions of the larger, part of this Island, have, been duly appreciated by the highest was first conveyed in 't)ltiter rea d ers dispatchauthorities. w f ei r li o li n sk i 3 ' Fe (''tY i' Secretary approbatio n 4 f. S;a t e to Sir Robert Brown- rigg, published by the Government : here on the Ist of June, words:---" I am also commanded p ar . 1810, in the following titularly to exp ress t h e sense which his Royal highness (the Prince Regententertain s o f t h e con d uct an d services of Mr. D'Oyly upon t ie late occasion. To his intelligence in conduct ing tie negociations, first with the Karalyan Government, and latterly with the Adikars and others who opposed it,---to his in defatigable activity in procuring information and in directing the military detachments, the complete success of the enter. prize is principally owing ; and his }loyal Highness avails him self with ideasure of this opportunity of expressing how greatly he appreciates, not only Mr. D'Oyley's later services, but those which he has at former periods, by his attention to the Kandyan department, rendered to the colony and his country." His Majesty's approval thus expressed, was afterwards fol lowed by the elevation of the deceased to the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom, on the ‘27th July, 1821. Thi s title becomes extinct, as Si r John died without heirs, never having been married.—(Ceyhat Government Ga...:ette.) SPANISH AND ITALIAN Rercoccs.---Yesterdny a great number of persons of all ranks brought subscriptions for the relief of the unfortunate Spanish and Italian Refugees to the Mansion House. Mr. Lim, M. P. for Middlesex, and k Mr. Williams, the bunker, of Birchin.lane, were amongst the number. Those Gentlemen observed that too much praise could not be given to the Chief Magistrate for his prompt and perse vering exertions in the cause of the Refu gees. They also expressed their warm upproba. don of the fixed intention of the Lord Mayor to consider the subject wholly divested of poli tical tendency. His Lordship has received in timations from several of the highest persons in the Kingdom that his .human e vi ews u p on th e! subject will find powerful supporters, where aid can most effectually he administered. We be• lieye that 1501. has been received at the Mansion House. his Lordship o b serve d th at h e e nter wined ono doubt, f rom th e coalmen cetnent of the - PPPlicathmai of the liberality w ith which the public would c ome f orwar d on t hi s mas t dist ress . lug emergency, He "had taken op the cause of i the un f or t u n ate foreigner, slot because they had fought for this reason or for t h a t, b u t b ecause they were sta rv i ng in our streets , country. and had a claim upon o ur compassion, whether they It ere martyrs to a just cause, or the - prom ot ers o f re b e lli on i n ' their own Fimu "stv.----Yesterday evening a robbery was committed in the house of Mr. Jsmes Wraortss, an indePentie nt gentleman residing in Grover Terrace, Hear Lambeth, whose premises were e n ter v e e d ry 'by coimiderawe seine durin g d e p re d a t ors , an d robbed of a apparel, &C., to the amount o f a b out 1001. Th e 4 ,ill a ins, it appeared, quantity of plate, wearing gained access from the gar. den gate at the beck of the-house, and although t h e t hi e ves could have been but a short time there, they contrived to strip the premises of the above property, with which they escaped without dete4tiott. INDIA. We understand that the 2d Bat. Rth from liansee, is under orders to relieve a Battalion of the 24th Aluttra, -; being _Om", ..,1 ,froceed to Dinaporc.— Tbe Rocket, t :i l lleerit .:redto embark at Gurum tiisee for set* force at I ingabad is likewise ordered be in a sti4t fiat tuition to * mach. It' is said that some discontentedoltief of Sow nt.t's was making collections, and destro):ing what he could not collect.— We have also heard thatiiiiNJEET SING has established his power along the course of the Indus to the sea, and that it is in contemplation to advance a large station on that frontier.— ( Madras Gazelle.), EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AGRA. " The lion. Mr..lonst ADAst, accompanied by Captain Riddell, reached the station yesterday morning ; having, I understand, advanced in his northern route, by the Adjunta pass through Candeish, he visited Borhanpore, Asseergurgh, and crossing the Nurbudda, at Mundlaisir, the ruins of Man doogurh, thence - through Mhow, Indore, and Objein to the field of Mehedpore, and from that place to Bhanpora, where a large and expensive monument, over the re mains of Jeswunt-Rao-Holkar, is nearly finished. Thence to the temples of Barowlee, near Bansuroorgurh and waterfalls of the Chumhul, from whence he continued his march via Kotah and Boordee towards Futahpore- Tikm, where, being met by Mr. G. Saunders of the Civil Service and Captain Turner, Fort Adjutant, he was conducted by these gentlemen from that place into Agra. Mr. Adam is much improved in health anti strength, but not being suffi ciently recovered to admit of his proceeding directly to the I lower provinces ; he therefore, I apprehend, proposes passing the hot weather at Almoralt, in the Napaul hills, for which place he means to set out in a few dap by Dawk, and thence returns to the Presidency after the rains. This long journey, finished in two months and ten days, without the occurrence of any difficulty or serious accident, there scarcely hav ing been a sick person on the whole of the way, proved highly amusing, interesting, and gratifying. I heard, that the gentlemen of the Civil and Military Service, as well as the Native inhabitants of every class and description, of the countries which he traversed, appeared to vie with each other, not only in paying him such honours and shewing him such marks or• respect and attention as arc due to his rank and well. and si r ig friendlyonly from acts, esteem which, known character, but likewi se in th e p ract i ce o f a ll t h ose ki n d being r e o g p a t r ( c optional antl ati spontaneous, a ,neri c u o n u c T i Gazette.) ST EAM VE4SELs.--It appears that a sum exceeding sixty eight thousand rupees, had been subscribed in Bengal, on ac count of the fund for encouraging a permanent communication by Steam Vessels, between Great Britain and India.—( Madras Gazette.) COCIIIN CHINA. THE BURAIAN MISSION TO COCHIN CHINA. - The late Mission from the Court of Ava to that of Cochin China consisted of Mr.. G. Gibson as chief, and two I.lurmens as second and third Members. Their train, including Interpreters, Secretaries, and servants, amounted to 7tl persons. Mr. Gibson (as his name imports) is the son of an English Gentleman, and was in "Oct born at Madras. Ile appears kperson of much shrewdness and curious observation. Ilte Mission quitted Ave In January, 1823, in an European built vessel. They reached Penang in the end of February, where the ship was burnt by the accidental circumstance of a Siamese junk on fire running foul of her. The liberality of the Governor of Prince of Wales Island procure(' a passage for the Embassy on board a Portuguet(e ship, which, on her voyage to China, landed them at Cape St. James on t he Ist of June. Tar-kun, the Governor of the Lower Cochin China and Kam bojial a man of well-known talent and liberal conduct, re ceived the Mission handsomely; but the prudent Government of Cochin China, from the very first, viewed the intentions of the ambitious Government of Ave with much distrust. They declared that they cola see no benefit which could result from any Intimate connection between two people so distant from each other, and they had evident apprehensions of alarming the Chinese and Siarn ewe. the 4,,, iump.ikkon,ayilkAvio.r.l.s the Burmese, whose restless ambition they have so frequently experienced. After being detained nine months at Saigon, an unfavourable communication was finally received front the capital. The Burman Mission would not be permitted to come at all to the Court ; , the presents which they brought, with the exception of a single ruby rbtg, would not be received ; and a war vessel was immediately directed to be prepared to carry them back to their own country, with u deputation of Mandarins, and an escort of 150 soldiers, to give them .a safe and honourable con voy. They accordingly quitted Saigun about the middle of "March. Upon this occasion'a stronger reluctance has been evinced to enter into any close political connection with the Court of Ava, than has been shewn even in regard to any European nation. It appears to he the ambition of the present King of Cochin China to imitate both the manners and policy of the Chinese Court ; he professes, therefore, an open aversion to strangers ; the Christian religion is no longer openly professed ; he has re fused to admit the Catholic Bishops into his presence, accord. ing to the usage under the late King ; and the French Gentle. men who have so long resided in the kingdom are, it is said, preparing to leave it without delay. Much state and pomp is observed, not only at the Court of the King itself, but also at the Courts of the Governorsof Ton. . quin and Kambojla. As it specimen we transcribe an authentic statement of what took place et the latter during the last au dience given to the Burman Embasity : " Manctt 7.—The Mission yesterday received SIB kwans and 141 baskets of rice, reckoned to be three months stock of provisions for the voyaice. They were requested to repair next morning to the Fort, for the purpose of receivin g th e Ki ng ' s letter anti presents to his Majesty the King of Ava. " This morning at day-light the Members of the Mission re paired to the Fort on foot, ushered by a Mandarin of the civil t order. They missed upon this occasion their old guardian (or ' jailor) Ong lion, anti making ihquiry, found lie had been dis graced and dismissed Thud his office. "In front of the Hall of Audience they found the letter to the King of Ave laid out on a table, and the presents arranged on the left of it. IVithin the Hall of Audience four tapers were burning. The Mandarins of the military order wer e i n one line on the right hand side, and the Civilians in another on the left. All were standing up and in their dresses of cere. mony. Shortly after the Governor made his appearance, and took his place on the right hand side. Next to him stood an elderly Mandarin, said to be the General and.. Chief of the Army. The rest followed according to their ranks. At the head of' the left or civil side was Ongho, being the Treasurer. Ong Kini, the first Judge, came next, then the Comptroller; the Secretary wasonly fourth in rank. " The music began to play, end heralds on both sides hav ing given the signal, the whole of the Mandarins advanced to the centre of the fall, and byabrowing themselves upon the earth made five prostrations to the Throne, as if the King him self had been sitting in it. The Mandarins who were to accom pany the Burman Mission hack, then made their prostrations. The Members of the Burman Mission were then ordered to advance, and prostrate themselves five times iro., - similar man ner, which they 'did. The King's orders respecting the Mis sion were then explained to them, the presents for his Burman lqajesty were enumerated, and the gifts conferred on each Member of the Mission were individually stated. " The Mission after this ceremony was conducted to the house of the Governor, where they bad a long conference re specting the affairs of t he Mission, but particularly concerning what related to their return. " The Members of the Mission now retired, accompanied by the King's letter and presents, which were conveyed with much state, and deposited in the house where they resided. The gifts intended for the individuals of the Mission were then distributed according to their ranks." A person attached to the Burman Mission gives us authentic accounts of a singular and unexpected discovery made by Mon sieur Mord, in Cochin China. This gentleman, travelling be tween the southern and northern provinces of that kingdom, found a people professing the Brahminical worship. These are the race called 1401, the aboriginal inhabitants of the coun try, extending from C ape St. James to between the 13th and 14th degrees of North latitude. This race of men are at pre. sent confined to the hilly parts of the country, the coast being occupied by the Cochin Chinese or Anam nation its conquerors. Hindoo temples and images are not unfrequent throughout die territory in question, and Monsieur Diard is stated to have obtained both specimens and drawings. This must be looked upon as a very singular and not easily accounted for event in the history of the Hindu° religion, for the people who now profess it are every where hemmed in by the followers of Boodli and Confucius. Will it he adduced as an argument is fiwour of the superior antiquity of the Brahrui mical over the Beodhist form of warship ? 0, 0 4040, z:'-' -"---1:- ~,, , a _ .t... * : .0, n i: _.:,-, , :. ~.., ~, :. \ w 4 441 ,, , _ * c, , - ‘,. ,-Y MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. EN(:(, tN 11onday, Dec. 20, LON1)0K. Nos. 1,8, 14, 15. 21 . • 28.1A93, 308. COUNTRV:' , Nos.:J(o2, 102, 219, 31 1 . 3118, 423, 509, 310, 5113. Tuesday, 21. 1.0, , zn0x. Nos. 33, 42, 266, „ corNTRY. Nos. 127, IM , 167, liw, 1114, W 9, 38 5 , 632, 6 14, 551. Wednevltty, 22. LoKnos. No-. 4 1 9 231 "1 " 4l COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 215, 3 " , 440, 442, 478, 548, 23, Loamox. Nos. 02, 142, 15t1, 216, 4111. House Fem . Sch. at 11. Cot. TR v. Nos. 153, 178, 243, 269 • --24. Lostmx. • • • I :rn , sTier. No. 203. 25. Los nos. Nos. 412, 492. • COUNTRY. ' Thursday, F;iday, Saturday, !WHIM M. On Tuesday, the 7th inst., a Provincial Grand Lodge 05 held at the Freemasons' Hall, Queen's Head Inn, in . Purhatn, when the following Brethren were appointed Grand Officers for the ensuing ) 3 r7ti nre:,-411.m1)(311.71e. ; La S n i ' r b Cuthbert . S u ll t ; . ; John Fawcett. Esq. J.G.W. ; Hobart, jun Esq. G.T. ; George Potts., G.R. • John P. Eidson, (;.. ; ti:c Rev. T. Shipperdson, Grand Chaplain ; Thomas Sit U, , .'•. Thomas Hall, jun. J.G.D. ; John 13tortome„ G.S.W.; Thom. Hardy, ; Ni'illiam Horner, 6.1 1 . S.ll. ; Robert lti•. B°ll, "11 .5..; William Robinson, G.S:B.; tieorge 'Walker, (:.p —Grand Stewards —Ralph John L a mbton, Esq. ; Alex. antler Logan, Esq. ; and Thomas Gainforth, for the Granby, No. 204 ; Thomas Wilson, for St. Hild's, No. 440 ; William Thomas Ifutehinson, for Sea Capta ins. No. 1.3 ; James Sirup. son, for Concord, No. 332.—Mr. Latnbton atte nded in person on this ocaision, and was greeted on his arrival i n the town by the ringing of the bells of Saint Nicholas and the Cathedral Churches. On Thursday, the 9th inst., the Provincial Grand Master for Durham presided at the " lanubton Lodge," at ChestaJe street, and, as Master, appointed his Officers for the ensuing' year. Each of the embers was presented with a splendid Gold M e dal, bearing the Arms and Coronet of the Duke of Sussex, in commemoration of his Royal flightless's visit w the Province of Durham, in 11122. —Amongst the business of the day, Lord Howick was inducted in the first degree , of Masonry. NORTH U3IIIERLA N D. -e The lienthers of die Provincial Grand bodge. an. t*" . the Neweastle.upn-Tyne Lodge, N 0.27, (Matthew 11c11, of Wool:414;ton, Master), intend holding a Grand Festival on Thursday, the 27 th January . in celebration. te Birth -ally. of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of England. Sir 3latthew White Ridley, Bart. for Northumberland, it is understood, will preside on tile ID . teresting occasion. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bask Stock `)3041 3 per Cent. Red. 4-61 3 per Cent. 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Annie :I', Guernsey and Jersey Gottenburgh Ilarnburgh , - France !Gil WA lE II A T LOS DON lilt 1 DOM TO-M 01110.1:: Alnrning, ?ti minutes alter 11. I Evening, 59 minutest after rrnE SUN. SOLEM QV'S DICEnE FALS(.III AUDEIT LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC.I6, 104' • American Papers to the ()Ist Nov. a rrived th is morning. By the following extracts it will be seen that the cause of Independence is tr;i►g near to its establishment in tine South itilleri"" States : [From Me Neu. York Daily Alvereirtr, Nov. " At a late hour we received ra .1 pers fron t Ow Isthmus of Panama, to the 10th incl usive. translate a Dispatch from Bolivar's head-quarterst which speaks with great confidence of e ffecting the liberation of Peru this year. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF T HE ISTIIMIJ' OOCTOBERThe Intendant received to-day, by the convoy vessels that anch ore d in this port, the followilig od Extraordinary Gazelle of Truxilio, dated for t h e • t. last, and hastens to communica te it ) satisfaction of this patriotic popie. REPTIIILTC OF PERT% Ilead.quarters, Huanta, Attu'' - I , „, To Don Joss SANCHO CARMEN', Minister Of SEAN or r Stn—After the events of the 6th at Janin, the enenlY tinned to retreat. At th e present time they ha re lost six Pr vinces and more than h a lf their forces, so that according w' re „ Our bl accounts received by his Excellency the ene ln Y l6 duced to 2,500 or 3,000 men, broken and without any 11 1 °' . 1 time. In propo r tion as our advanced eons ° Pr o r ;: the enemy, they retreat, so that it is impossible. to already with the precipit a ti o n with which they fly. We Int" to . taken large quantities of military stores, and hope hgreB— de• take more. Th e Lib erat i ng A r my is daily augmented Vi t ol %erten from the enemy. The Viceroy has thrilled a j un : l l ut i with Canterac in Ann a hunlas, having only his 1:1 1-11tr ` 1 ng . il; 11 1 bcrtliers. General Valdez is nearer to Potosi, observi 2 or MOO men Gen. °Lanett who is in Ttipisa with ' WU°. the Proclamation of the former, we have recent inforingti4te', that General (Arleta has declared for the cause of with pendence, and that he is operating in combination oo the patriots of Salta. One of our corps march in g Huancavelica to Huamango took 472 new Engligh c°lll and a clknsiderable quantity of monitions of ar i i