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THE' SUN. 'I,OICDON, IM ES DAY EVENTNn OCTOI3FR 4 4. SPECIAL COMMISSION. STAFFORD, MONDAY EVENING. The Special Com mission appointed to try the prisoners committed for offences in Staffordshire during the late disturbances, Was opened in Stafford on Saturday evening, and Pesterday the Judges, Chief Justice Tindal, Baron arke, and. Baron Rolfe, attended Divine service at Christ Church, when a most excellent and appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. W. E. Coldwell, from the following text, Titus, iii. 1,2, " Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey Magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men." At ten o'clock this morning the Judges entered the court. Sir. N. Tindal, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, presided, and was assisted by Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Baron Rolfe. The proceedings appeared to excite but little interest in the town, and the bringing up O f the prisoners in batches, escorted by a party of the 3d Dragoons, did not attract fifty spectators. The court, which is a large and convenient structure, was crowded, but by no means inconveniently. There was a large number of ladies in the galleries, and these, with the Grand Jurors, of whom there was a very numerous and respectable attendance, composed the great bulk of the auditory. On the bench we observed the Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant of the comity; the Earl of Dartmouth, the High Sheriff, E. Piercy, Esq.; the Mayor of Stafford, J. Rogers, .E 40., and several f the influential Magistrates of the county. The usual proclamations having been made,' the fo llowing noblemen and gentlemen were sworn upon the Grand Jury :—Viscount Ingestrie, foreman ; Viscount Sandon ; the Hon. E. R. Littleton ;,Edward Monekt on , Esq. ; W. F. Chetwynd, Esq.; Henry Chetwynd; Esq. ; Francis Eld, Esq.; Thomas H ale Pa rker, Esq. ; Edward Grove, Esq. ; H. H. Wil liamson, Esq. • G. T. Whitgreave, Esq. ; Charle s Ad derley, Esq., 'M.P.; H. J. Pyne, Esq. ; William 'Leigh, Esq. ; Henry Hordern, Esq. ; Thomas Salt, J. Cartwright, Esq. ; J. 0. Oldham, Esq. ; Charles Coyne, Esq. ; Captain Thomas Powys, Samuel S. Briscoe, Esq. ; Charles S. Forster, Esq. ; Thomas Hartshorne, Esq. Her Majesty's most gracious proelamation having b een. read, • Chief Justice TINDAL delivered to the Grand Jury the following -charge :—Gentlemen of this ,yr.and Inquest—lt is with unfeigned regret that 'nose who have been appointed under her Majesty's Special Commission to inquire into, and adjudicate u pon, the numerous offences , committed within this County since the last assizes, are called upon to meet Y o u , the Grand Jurors of the county, on the present °ecasion. It is at all times a painful and distressing : s ecupation for the mind of the Judge to pursue the 11Ivestigation of charges of guilt, and to apportion the Just measure of punishment to be awarded against th ecomparatively few instances which occ ur in the ordinary administration of criminal justic e at the as :;s, much more is it so upon the present occasion, when the number of offenders is so large, the nature of the alleged offences so injurious to the welfare of lety, a n d th e o ffences have been committed, not by ,Single indi v id ua l s , o r even small numbers of persons , but by large masses of the community impelled by one com mon motive, and labouring to effect one common ob- J e ct. Gentlemen, it is not our design, nor indeed have We sufficient information on the subject, if we pro- Posed to d o so, to trace, with any particularity, the °flgin or exact progress of those violations of the law which have taken place within this county, and which Will shortly be brought under your consideration. It is fully sufficient for our present purpose to give a eneral outline of those transactions, drawn from the depositions taken before the Magistrates, the only le gitimate source of information to which we have had access. It appears that about the middle of the month of August last the workmen employed in many of the collieries, and also in many of the various manufac tories established in this county, had become dissatis fied as well with the amount of wages allowed by their, employers as in some instances with certain regu lations, under which they were placed in t he course of their .employment ; and that for the purpose of compel ling their masters to allow them greater wages, and to alter the regulations by schich they thought them selves, aggrieved, they refused to continue to work at the various employments in which they had been en gaged ; that in a short time, not contented with ai nIPIY refusing to work, .they proceeded, by threats, intimid a ti on and violence, to compe l other workmen, 'ho :were willing t o continue to work, to join the number of th o s e who were discontented. It appears further, that whilst large bodies of - t he workmen, per petually increasing in number, were thus collected together in a state of ' idleness, and of consequence destitution, certain strangers, persons altogether un connected with them in interest, appeared amongst them, and by addresses made to them against the religion, the law, and the Government, excited them to a state of dissatisfaction with all the established institution s of the country, and laboured to persuade b to persist in their refusal to return to their e mployment, ineaniofredre a ss the sure, and effectual, and only of obtaining evils by which they were op- Pressed, and theit just rights, called Dy the speakers the ni l n ‘ g ap pears People's Charter." It that after such addresses had been aP" solne%places tumult and disorderforth' made, in with ensued sMiongSt the assembled multitudes, to the great terror and alarm of the quiet and peaceable part fr inunity. In other places large bodies o soft Ce com- Men, so collected together, proc ee d e d t o acts of open violence and breaches of the law, i n some instances against the persons of the ,subjects of th e Queen, by s beating some, cutting and maiming and robbing others, and sometimes against their property by ac t s of theft and and plunder, by forcibly breaking into the t dwelling houses of individuals by day and by night, by the de struction of dwelling-houses by actual demolition or by' fire, beginning with the houses of Magistrates and other p u bli c f unc ti ona ri es , an d soon carry i ng the.- work of ruin to the 'dwellings of private persons ; and it is impossible to foresee to what extent the ra pine and devastation of a lawless and misguided mob would have proceeded in the land if it had not been met and countervailed by the zeal, activity, and firmness of the Magistracy of the co un ty, a id e d b y t h e unwearied exertions and courage of the military 'and yeomanry, who lent their eftectual assistance, when - Called upon for that purpose, in repressing violence And disorder, and in giving security to the liv es an d . prope r t y o f their fellow-subjects, by whose combined ,efforts the work of further destruction was suspended, the fearful and ominous results which seemed to im- Pend were averted from the county, and the law was restored to its just supremacy. Gentlemen, it has already been intimated that we conceive it to be no part of our province on this occasion to discuss the JUstice of the complaints made by the workmen against their employers, or to decide upon the merits of the dispute existing between them. Neither is it part of our duty to show by argument that the course pursued by the parties who thought themselves ag grieved was of all others the least calculated to ac complish—on the contrary; perhaps, the most likely to defeat—the very object which they wished to attain. , Nor, again, are we called upon to suggest or to discuss any remedies which may be provided by law for the prevention of similar mischiefs, if, unfor tunately, at any future time the same ground of dis pute should arise between masters and workmen—a discussion which is better fitted for a legislative as sembly than for the members of this tribunal, to whom the only duty allotted is that of declaring the law as it stands at present. Our direct and more useful course will, therefore, be to endeavour to expound the law as it applies itself to the several cases arising out of these • unhappy transactions, upon which you will he re quired to exercise your sl ju-gmz.nts, in order that you may arrive at a just conclusion whether sufficient ap pears in each individual case to call upon the parties accused to appear before a Jury of the country. And the first observation that arises is; that if the Workmen of the several collieries and manufactories, Who complained that the wages which they received were inadequate to the value of their services, had as sembled themselves peaceably together for the purpose of consulting upon and determining the rate of wages or prices which the persons present at the meeting should require for their work, and had entered into an agreement amongst 'themselves for the purpose of fixing such rate, they would have done no more than the law allowed. A combination for that purpose, and to that. extent (if indeed it is to be called by that name), is 51 0 more than is recognised as legal by the statute fl George IV. ; by which statute also exactly the same tight of combination, to the same extent, and no fur' is. given to the masters when met together, t hey are of opinion the rate of wages is too high. the supposed—that is, a dispute between the mat ters and, the workmen as to the proper amount of rag,. Wl* given—it was probably thought by the "egislatitie, that if the workmen on the one part re fused to work, or the masters, on the other, refused to employ, es such a state of things could not conti nue long, it 'might fairly to expected that the party lust ultimate:y give way whose pretensions were not founded, in rea son and Justice —the masters if they Offered too little, the workmen if they demanded too 1 / 1 . 1 • 101 . But, um brtunately for t hemselves a nd others, "uose who were discontented did not rest here. Not satisfied with the exernise of their own right to with rl their own labour ir they were discontented with of(' Price they received for it, they assumed the power seunterfering with ti 9 right which others pos poi—n,' of exercising their discretion upon the same laid — l 4 and accordingly you will have numerous cases wnpy "efore you in which large bodie s of dissatisfied th;fllen ..grfered, by personal viole nce and b y ' e ats and in timidation, to compel others, who were Perfectly Willie 'g to continue to labour in their . call 111gs at th e ra t e : of wages then paid, to desist from their work, to I eave the mine or manufactory, and f k gainst their own.. wilt to add themselves to the num bers of the discontentesi party; than which a more glaring act of tyranny and despotism by one set of men over the fellows can'pot be conceived. If there is one right which, beyond all others, the labourer ought to, be able to call his own, it is the right of the exertion of his own personal strength and skill„in the full enjoyment of his own free will, altogether un shackled by the control or dictates of his fellow-work men ; yet, strange to say, this very right, which the discontented workmen claims for himself to its fullest extent, he does, by a blind perversity and unac countable selfishness, entirely refuse to his fellows who differ in opinion from himself. It is unneces sary to say, that a course of proceeding so utterly unreasonable in itself, so injurious to society, so de-., trimental to the interests of trade, and so oppressive against the rights of the poor man, must be a gross and flagrant, violation of the law, and must be put down, when the guilt is established, by a propey measure of punishment. But, even without any evidence that combination is the object or pur pose of the meeting, if a large body of the people assemble themselves together for the purpose of ob taining any particular end, and conduct themselves in a turbulent manner, either accompanied with acts of violence, or with threats and intimidation calcu lated to excite the terror and alarm of the Queen's subjects, this is in itself a riot, whether the end and object proposed be a just and legitimate one or not. If, therefore, bills should be brought before you charging individuals with riot, for the purpose of raising the rate of wages, and the evidence should show the conduct of the parties to have been of the description just adverted to, the offence of riot is com plete in point of law. Gentlemen, there is another description of offence which will probably be sub mitted to your consideration—namely, the exciting and encouraging large masses of the people, by means of seditious and inflammatory speeches, to commit acts of violence and to break the peace. If such charges are brought forward it must be left to your own good sense to distinguish between an honest declaration of the speaker's opinion upon the political subjects on which he treats—a free discussion on matters that concern the public, as to which full allowance should be made for the zeal of the speaker, though he may somewhat ex ceed the just bounds of moderdtion ; and, on the other hand, a wicked design by inflammatory statement and crafty and subtle arguments, to poison the minds of the hearers and render them the instruments of mis chief. He that addresses himself to a crowded auditory of the poorer class, without employment or occupa tion, and brooding .at the time over their wrongs, whether real or imaginary, will not want hearers ready to believe and apt followers of mischievous ad vice. You will consider, therefore, the language that is employed on such an occasion; if it consist of broad and bold assertion, unfounded in fact : if, in discussing religious topics, you find the speaker endea vouring to be sprightly and facetious on those subjects which make wise and good men serious ; if, instead of argument, he deals only in sneers and sarcasm, it will be for yourselves to say whether, under such circum stances, the party charged with the offence is an honest, but mistaken man, or whether he is wickedly intending to bring the religion, laws, and Goverment of the country into contempt, and to teach the hearers to despise all those institutions which it is their duty to hold in re spect and veneration. Gentlemen, it has been al ready stated, that in the multiplicity of charges which spring out of the transactions above adverted to, some will appear for assaults ; some for the felonious offence of cutting and maiming with intent to do grievous bodily harm; some for robbery by violence and force; some for, theft; some for breaking into dwelling houses by night or by day; some for riotous assem bling, and beginning to demolish, or actually demo lishing, the dwelling-houses of Magistrates and Clergymen, the offices connected with the police establishments, and the private houses of individuals ; some charges also for effecting similar works of de struction by means of fire. But it would be tedious, and, at the same time, altogether unnecessary, to en large upon the law by which those offences are regu lated, more especially togentlemen so well experienced as yourselves in the ordinary business of the assizes. One observation only can be made, which relates to every species of offence committed by several acting in concert and company together—namely, that if many are present at the time when the breach of the law takes place, having one common design in view, and acting with common consent, although they do not all take share in the performance of the very act which is the Subject of the indictment, yet by affording countenance, encourage ment, and protection to the persons who actually per petrate the crime, they are all equally guilty in the eye of the law. But there is one case in the calendar to which, for the purpose of avoiding any interruption in the general view of the transactions which have taken place in this country, I have riot yet adverted-- I mean the case of one William Ellis, who has been committed by the Magistrates on a chaige of high treason ; and as we are not aware whether bills of in dictment may not possibly be presented against that person, and perhaps others also who appear upon the depositions to stand in the same predicament for the offence of high treason, it becomes necessary that the principles of the law, so far as it relates to the species of treason upon which the charge, if preferred, will probably be founded, should be laid before you with sufficient precision to enable you to determine whe ther the accusation is so far established that the parties accused ought to be put upon their trial for that offence. Crentlemen, the precise species of high treason upon which the charge, if made, must rest, is either that of levying war against her Majesty in her realm, .under the statute of Edward 111., or that for which. Ellis was committed,—viz. "compass ing and intending to levy war against the Queen within her realm, in order by force or constraint to compel her to change her measures or counsels ;" which latter offence was first made substantive treason by the more recent statute 36th George 111., c. 7, made perpetual by a subsequent Act. Gentlemen, you are well aware, that at least as early as the statute 25th Edward 111.,.and thence down to the present time, the bare compassing or imagining the death of the Sovereign, when proved by any open or overt act, has amounted to high treason. For, where the life or personal safety of the Sovereign is concerned, so pre cious has it always been held in the eye of the law, that the bare intention or imagination of the heart to put it in jeopardy, although no injurious consequences follow from such intention, when proved by an overt act, has of itself, and alone, constituted the treason. By that statute also the levying of war within the realm, when proved by an overt act, is made a dis tinct and substantive species of treason. But the mere " compassing" or " intending to levy war," that is, the mere purpose or design of the mind or will to commit that crime, was never made a specific treason until the statute 36th George 111., c. 7, and then only " where such compassing or intention is expressed, uttered, or declared, by publishing any printing or writing, or by any overt act or deed." Now, the only or principal evidence of treason stated in the depositions is the uttering of violent and in flammatory speeches to the assembled multitude. But it is to be observed, that the mere speaking and utter ing of words, considered by itself, and abstractedly, and without reference or connexion with any act or design, however wicked and atrocious those words may be, is not an act of treason. The Judges, on a reference made to them in the 4th year of Charles 1., upon the subject of words spoken by one Pyne, certi fied unanimously, " that though the words were as wicked as might be, yet they were no treason, for unless it be by some particular-statute no words will be treason." On the others hand, however, where words are uttered and spoken with reference to any treasonable plan or design already laid, and in the contemplation of the speaker, if they are words of ex hortation or encouragement to carry into effect such plan or design, such speaking or uttering of words is strictly and properly an overt act of treason, being the means made use of to effect the treasonable pur pose; although, even in that case, the more precise and accurate mode of expression would seem to be that the plan or design is the treason, and the words of en couragementexsteueeoft and .lt incitementvv, iwill he for you, are therefore,evid e nce to of say,tl se supposing no further evidence is given than that o words uttered, supposing there is n? proof laid before you of any existing plan to subvert of the authority of the l il v ue s e o n f , thethe establishedethoredr,erfrem government, mere L d o r h e and uttering r y i o n u g o e f au the fe w el or y d e s u b r y sel t v he es party charged inferwith that at the time the words were utterehdesestheerkeerdid exist a deliberate design in the mind.of t effect any of those wicked purposes, ancl p th a at the to speech was made by him to induce the hearers to take up arms, or to use force and violence, for the purpose of carrying such design into effect; you must deter mine for yourselves whether such is the safe conclu sion at which you can arrive upon such evidence alone, or whether the words are not rather to be con sidered as the production of a heated and distempered mind, thrown out at the moment rashly and hastily_ words, indeed, " as wicked as might be," as was said in Pyne's case, but words spoken without refer ence to any formed design or settled purpose in the heart of the speaker. In the latter mode of viewing them they would not constitute an act of treason, but be punishable as a high misdemeanour only. Gentle men, I cannot close the observations which I have thought it right to submit to you without expressing the earnest hope of my brethren and myself, that the administration of criminal justice under the Commis sions which have been specially issued into this county, and into others where similar enormities have taken place, may have the wholesome effect of teach ing all who need such warning, first, that in this cour.try the punishment of 'crime will follow the commission of it with a pace so sure, so steady, and so speedy, that the guilty can have no chance of escaping; and secondly, the more important lesson, that what ever attempts may be made by discontented persons to subvert the Government, the laws, or the religion of their country, and to establish a new order of things in their stead, they will find the law of the land too strong for them, and that the honest Fart V the community, ' the lovers of peace and order, will at all times unite themselves with the established authorities of the Go- vernment to render their attempts futile and abortive, 1 and to put down such evil-doers with a strong hand; and I would, in conclusion, further suggest that the effectual, and only effectual, method of counteracting the attempts of wicked and designing men to undermine the principles of the lower classes, and to render them discontented with the established institutions of their country, is the diffusion of sound religious knowledge (in which there can be no excess) amongst those classes -who are the most ex posed to their attempts, and the educating their children in the fear of God, so that all may be taught that . obedience to the law of the land and to the Government of the country is due, not as a matter of compulsion, but of principle and confidence. Gen tlemen, her Majesty's Judges will be happy to render you any assistance in the performance of your duty, if any difficulty should arise. The Counsel retained for the Crown are Sir W. Follett (Solicitor-General), Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Godson, Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Talbot. At the time of writing there are eight bills before the Grand Jury, but not. any as vet brought into Court. The bill for treason against 'Ellis has not yet been presented. The first case to be tried will he that against the men charged with setting fire to Dr. Vale's house at Hanley. It is expected to come on this afternoon, and, next to the charge against Ellis, is considered the most important of the special assizes. It will occupy several hours. Although there are large bodies of troops, both cavalry and infantry, in the vicinity, there appears to be little likelihood of their services being called into requisition, the town and adjoining district being perfectly tranquil, and the only bustle observable in the town is occasioned by the holding of the cattle fair, which has brought a larger number of the peasantry than ordinary into the borough. THE BOUNDARY LINE. (Continued from The Snn of yesterday.) LORD ASHBURTON TO MR. WEBSTER. • Washington, July 11, 1842. SIR-I lose no time in acknowledging the receipt of the note you did me the honour of addressing me on the Bth instant, and I beg, in the first place, to say that I am duly sensible of the assurance you give me that the President has been pleased to appreciate the motive which induced my present mission, and much flattered by your recognition of the candour and frank ness which have hitherto marked our intercourse. I had hoped that we had escaped by mutual consent from a return to the endless and fruitless argument on the general question of the rights of our respective Governments in the matter of the north-eastern boundary. It seemed to me to have been decided by so many high and competent authorities, that the precise geo graphical point so long looked for was not to be found, that it necessarily followed that any hope of settle ment must rest upon an amicable compromise. The arrival here of the Commissioners from Maine and Massachusets, and the admitted disposition of thel two Governments, have given the public a very general expectation that this compromise might at last be effected ; and I hope you will excuse my expressing my regret that the note now before me, and the paper from the gentlemen from Maine, addressed to you; which accompanied it, should have contained so much of as renewal of the old controversy, and should no' have been confined to the simple question whether we could or could not agree to terms of settlement. It the observations contained in my note of the 13th ult. have given rise to these consequences, I much regret it, and I would now pass over all these mon than useless discussions, and proceed at once to notice the proposal you make, if I were not apprehensive that my so doing might be construed into some want of respect for the parties from whom these observa tions have proceeded. I will, however, endeavour to bring within a nar row compass what I have to say on the subject, and the more so, because, with all deference to you, Sir, I may add, that there is little in these arguments that is new, or that has not been often advanced and re futed during the many past years of controversy. I should except from this want of novelty the posi tion, one entirely new, advanced by the Commis sioners from Maine, that the north-west angle of Nova Scotia, which is, as you express it, " the thing to be sought for and found," was at the head of the Madawaska rivet', which river, it is maintained by a long argument, supported by authorities and maps, was always considered as the real St. John, and this is stated to justify the opinion expressed by the old Congress, in 1799, that this north-west angle was at the source of the St. John. Giving all possible consideration to this apparently neiv- discovery, I cannot say that it appears well founded. Looking at Mitchell s map, the use of which, by the negotiators of the peace of 1783, has been al ways so much relied upon on the part of America, there is nothing more clearly marked than the great distinct channel of the upper St. John, and it seems hardly possible that the negotiators or the Congress should have made the supposed - mistake. But supposing this hypothesis were well founded, the Temiscouata Lake is, then, to be now this long lost angle of Nova Scotia. What becomes, then, of the point so long contended for by Maine, between the Metis and one of the tributaries of the Resti gouche ? These points must be about fifty miles apart. Both cannot be true ; and if it be maintained, as I rather collect it to be, from the paper of the Maine Commissioners, that the point at the Metis is the true boundary, as being the point stricken by the north line, though the other be the true north-west angle of Nova Scotia, there is at least an end of the whole argument, resting upon this north-west angle, being, as stated by.you, " the thing to be sought for and found." If this new discovery leads us to no other inference, we can hardly fail to derive from it the conviction that all the ingenuity applied to unravel this mystery leaves us equally in the dark ; and that it is not with out reason that it has been decided by so many per sons, after careful examination, that this boundary is not susceptible of settlement according to the precise words of the treaty. This decision has been come to by Mr. Madison in 1802, by Mr. Jefferson in 1803, by Judge Sullivan about the same time, by the arbiter in 1831, and it has been acted on by nearly every Secretary of State of the United States during the controversy from that time to this ; for although in a case of dispute each party during the dispute endeavours to hold his own, I am not aware that any Secretary of State, or an?' President of the United States, has ever treated this _ _ subject otherwise than as one attended by that degre , of uncertainty that it could only be solved by an ar biter, or by a compromise. I would appeal to your candour, Sir, to say whether, at this time, and under these circumstances, it is fair to speak of this disputed territory as belonging indisputably to one party, and to be yielded by way of concession, and for equiva lents, to the other. Any convention I may sign must be for a division of that which is in doubt or dispute : with any arrangement between the State of Maine and the general Government I have nothing to do ; and if, which God forbid, our endeavours at an ami cable compromise should at last fail, I must hold that Great Britain retains her right, at least equal to the United States, to every part of the territory in dis pute, until by a renewed reference, or by the skill of some more fortunate negotiator, this difference may be brought to a close. , I have now only to add a few observations upon the arguments contained in your own note. Some stress is laid upon the fact that the joint Commissioners of the two Governments, in 1817, directed the surveyors to run the north line from the St. Croix, until it _met water running into the St. Lawrence. The lines to be run were to ascertain the geographical facts of the case. No proc,eeding could be more proper. The claims of the two parties varied, and it was natural that, in the first instance, a line should be run north to the extent claimed by either party ; where that line would reach, or what high lands or streams it might strike, was unknown ; so much to, that Mr. Gallatin, in his letter from Ghent, mentioned in my note of the 13th ult., expressed his doubts on this subject. His prediction turned out to be true. The point where the line strikes the Metis was a point not fulfilling the words of the treaty. It did not divide the waters as desired, unless the Bay of Chaleurs and the Gulf of St. Lawrence are considered to answer to the description of the Atlantic Ocean. Mr. Gallatin was sensible of this, and intimates that if this fact created doubt, the lands about the Resti gouche might be given up ; but he forgets, that in giving up this territory, he gives up his argument; for he maintains, in opposition to the British line of boundary, that it does not continuously, and in all its parts, divide the waters, as required by the treaty. The American line was in this equally deficient, and it is useless, therefore, nos to consider whether it would have been preferable to the British line, if it had divided the waters of the St. Lawrence from those of the St. John. To make even a plausible case for the American line, both the St. John's and the Restigouche must be held to be rivers emptying into the Atlantic ocean. The Royal arbiter says it would be hazardous so to class them. I believe that whatever argument might be made in the case of the St. John's, connected with the distinctions with which it was mentioned, in the treaty, to consider the Restigouche as flowing into the Atlantic ocean would be more than hazardous-- it would be most absurd. At all events, I would submit to you that no inference could be drawn from the Commissioners in 1817 having ordered a north line to be run ; the same Commissioners, after drawing the line, having disagreed as to any conclusions from it. I am rather surprised that an inspection of the map should lead us to such different views of the course of the rivers and of the coast as stated by you. I find that the upper St. John's and the Restigouche, so far from cutting at right angles the parallel lines of the coast and the St. Lawrence, as you say, run in their main course nearly parallel with them. lam not aware that the last is important,although it seems connected with your argument. My inspection of these maps, and my examination of the documents, lead me to a very strong conviction that the highlands contemplated by the negotiators of the treaty, were the only highlands then known to them, at the head of the Penobscot, Kennebec, and the rivers west of the St. Croix ; and that they did not precisely know how the north line from the St. Croix would strike them ; and if it were not my wish to shorten the discussion, I believe a very good argu ment might be drawn from the words of the treaty in proof of this. In the negotiations with Mr. Living ston, and afterwards with Mr. M`Lane, this view seemed to prevail ; and, as you are aware, there were proposals to search for these highlands to the west, where alone I believe they will be fcund to answer perfectly the description of the treaty. If this ques tion should unfortunately go to a farther reference, I should by no means despair of finding some confirma tion of this view of the case. I shall now, Sir, close what I have to say on the controversial part of this question. I should not have treated of it at all but from respect to the gentlemen from Maine, whose arguments you conveyed to me; and I shall certainly not renew it unless called upon by you to do so. Our immediate business is with the compromise of what is not otherwise to be set t!el • and argument and controversy, far from assist ing ;hat end, have ever generally a tendency to irri tate and excite. Referring, then, to our more immediate subject of a line by agreement, I deeply regret, on reading your observations and proposals, that we are yet so far asunder. I always thought this part of our duty better performed by conference than by correspond ence, unless, indeed, we had the misfortune not to be able ultimately to agree, in which case it would cer tainly be necessary that our two countries should see clearly ifn paper how nearly we bad approached to each other ; and on whom the blame at last rested .of leaving unsettled a question involving such serious consequences. I would still recommend this course of personal discussion and conference, but, in the meantime, I proceed to consider the proposals and ob servations contained in your note. It is sufficiently explained in my plan for a settle ment, why I was anxious not to divide in two pa rts, by any new line of boundary, the Madawaska settle ments ; and I am sorry to say that the information I have since received, both as to local circumstances and the anxiety of the people themselves, tends strongly to confirm my impressions. At the same time, you will have seen that I was sensible that some good reason should be assigned why we should not be satisfied with what you justly term the otherwise perfect boundary of the St. John's. . In your reply you recognise the difficulties of the case, and do justice to our motives, but you state dis tinctly, on the part of your Government, that you can consent to no line which should bring us over the St. John without some equivalent of territory to be found out of the limits of that part which is in dis pute ; and you refer more particularly to a certain narrow strip lying between the north line and the river. This strip I have no power to give up; and I beg to add, that the refusal of my Government is founded simply on their objection to dispose arbitra rily of the persons and property. of her Majesty's sub jects, living by preference under her authority ; an objection which, you are aware, applies with pecu l i ar force to the inhabitants of this part of New Brunswick, I had hoped that the other equivalents which I had offered, combined with the sense entertained by the Government of the United States of the pressing im portance of the case on the ground of humanity, would have been sufficient for the purpose I so anxi ously desired; but perceiving, from your note, as well as from personal conversation, that concession upon this point is insisted upon, I might be disposed to consider whether my anxious desire to arrive at a friendly settlement would not justify me in yielding, however reluctantly, if the latter part of your propo sal did not, if finally persevered in, forbid all hope of any settlement whatever. The boundary you propose, supposing the British territory not to come over the St. John, is to run from the north side of that river, three miles above its junction with the Madawaska; over an arbitrary line, which my map does not exactly permit me to follow, until it reaches, somewhere, the St. Francis. I need not examine this line in its precise details, because I am obliged frankly to state that it is inadmissible. I think I might, Sir, appeal to your candid judgment to say whether this is a proposition of conciliation — whether, after all the antecedent discussions on this subject, it could be reasonably expected that, whatever might be the anxiety of my Government for a friendly settlement, I could be found with power to accede to such terms. I need not observe to you that this would give to great Britain less than the award of the arbi ter, while at the same time she would be called upon to give up what that arbiter awarded her, and if I do not mistake you, the floatage of the lumber of Maine sown the St. John is also expected to be surrendered. I must beg to say that I am quite at a loss to ac count for such a proposal. Your own principle of maintaining the great river as the best boundary, is tbandoned—an arbitrary line is drawn which nobody ever suspected before, and I can only suppose this course to be,dietated by that general assumption that, notwithstanding all, former admissions and decisions to the contrary, this territory said to be in dispute, in truth belongs to One party t o be doled but as a favour to the other ;' 'ini assumption that cannot for a moment tie admitted, and which you, Sir, with the records of your office before you, will hardly maintain. The position in which this negotiation now stands seems to prove what I have before ventured to ad vance, that it would have a better chance of success by conference than by correspondence ; at all events, that we should soon arrive at ascertaining what we can or cannot do. Slow, unnecessar ily slow, our pro gress has hitherto been, and the public seems some how or other to have become informed that there are differences. I hope that when we come to discuss them, they will prove less serious than they are sup posed to be, but it is very desirable that doubts and tistrusts should be set at rest, and that public credit and the transactions of commerce should suffer the :east possible disturbance. For although, should this negotiation unfortunately fail, it will be our duty im mediately to place it in some new course of further reference, it is not to be disguised that such a result ,nust be productive of considerable public anxiety and lisappointment. What I have said in relation to the Madawaska settlements will, I trust, sufficiently prove my disposi tion to approach such a discussion with the true spirit of conciliation, and I trust that you will permit me to express a hope that it will be met with a correspond ing feeling. Before concluding, I wish to add a few words re specting the line of the St. John's to one of its sources, and the navigation for certain purposes of that river. It may be true that the district between the St. John's and the highlands west of the St. Francis, may be of some extent, but your own surveyors will confirm to you that it is of very little value either for cultivation or for timber. Is it reasonable that in the division of an object in dispute, its intrinsic value should be only lisregarded, and its extent alone considered ? I would farther suggest for your consideration whether, supposing the division of the King of the Yetherlands to be admitted to supply fairly the 3quitv of the case between the partie s, what is pro 'osed to be added to Great Britain, viz., the strip on the 45th parallel of latitude, and the use of the navi gation of the St. John, be not an ample compensation for what we ask in return, viz., that barren strip above the upper St. John, which is wanted for no )then purpose than as a boundary, for which purpose it is admitted on all sides to be most convenient. The right to use the St. John for floating down the !umber of Maine on the same terms as the river is used by the Queen's subjects, is now treated as a matter of light importance. This is not uncommon when a concession of any kind is about to be yielded, but I beg to remind you that this was not formerly so considered. It has b een re p e atedly solicited and invariably refused, and n o Minis ter of Great Britain has before been permitte d to conn ect this concession with the settlement of the bo undary. It is considered by my Government as a very im portant concession. lam sure that it must be con sidered by all persons in Maine connected with the lumber trade as not only valuabl e , but indispensable , and I am compelled to add , th at I am empowered to allow this privilege only in the event of a settlement of the boundary on satisfactory terms. It is sake. in the memorandum of the Maine Commissioners, that this conceded navigation will be as useful to the town of St. John's as to the lumberers of Maine, but it will not escape you that, even if this be so, it is a concession necessary to give any value whatever to so bulky an article as lumber, which being not otherwise disposable, would bear any reasonable toll ' e l at which the Provincial author i ties of New Brunswick might think it expedient to levy upon it. •F ar ts l er, it should not be forgotten that the. timber ! OTic the mouth of the St. John's, will have the reaching the British as, well as other nap lastly, that it is a very different thing I skets and to ). dap v i P e r i rrileg ,r e i o i f . pleasure. h:etseord byedetails ils mere iin lege of this important description hr ,t r o ir .i . ti s f u o r r ed b of my b unfeigee.d -1 sufferance, to be granted or withheld . at A y s o li s ß er u va ß ti T on o s N m .. tre l at h in a g ve o t f o t a h p e o gr log ea is t e g f u or es e t n io t n eri w n i g o i r: i which we are oe cupliebde,gb, u s t ir7 th y e o y u se:m ill ca b l e le: the paper you sent me. and distinguished consider ation. Hon. Daniel Webster, &c., &c., Si c . we have e aed some the LORD ASMUJIVr_oIi TO NIR. WEUSTER. north-west conference s ; boundary, a nd I. aboutnow proceed ih Washington, J u l y 16, 1842. N 'c SlR—There is a further question of disputed had ll boundary between Great Britain and th e United to state the terms which I am ready to agree to for the settlement of this difference. As the principal object in dispute ' is to be given up by Great Britam l I trust, Sir, that • you will here l ~~f ~. again recognise the spirit of friendly conciliatkal which has guided my Government in disposing of these questions. I have already sufficiently discussed with you the boundaries between her Majesty's provinces and the United States, from the monument at the head of the river of St. Croix, to the monument on the river St. Lawrence, near the village of St. Regis. The Commissioners under the sixth article of the treaty of Ghentsucceeded in continuing this boundary from St. Regis, through the St. Lawrence and the great northern lakes, up to a point in the chai nel be tween-Lake Huron and Lake Superior. A further continuation of this boundary, fi orn this point through Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods, was confided to the same Commission, under the seventh article of the treaty of Ghent, but they were unfortunately unable to agree, and hive con sequently left this portion of the boundary undeter mined. Its final settlement has been much desired by both Governments, and urgently pressed by com munications from Mr. Secretary Forsyth to Mr. Fox, in 1939 and 1840. What I have now to propose cannot, I feel assured, be otherwise than satisfactory for this purpose. The Commissioners who failed in their endeavours to make this settlement differed on two points:— First, as to the appropriation of an island called St. George's Island, lying in the water communication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior. And, Secondly, as to the boundary ihrough the water communications from Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods. The first point I am ready to give up to you, and you are no doubt aware that it is the only object of any real value in this controversy. The Island of St. George is reputed to contain 25,920 acres of very fertile land ; but the other things connected with these boundaries being satisfactorily arranged, a line shall be drawn so as to throw this island within the limits of the United States. In considering the second point, it really appears of little importance to either party how the line be determined through the wild country between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods, but it is im portant that some line should be fixed and known. The American Commissioner asked for the line from Lake Superior up the River Kamarastaquid to the lake called Dog Lake, which he supposed to be the same as that called Long Lake in the treaties, thence through Sturgeon Lake to the Lac la Pluie, to that point where the two lines assumed by the Commissioners again met. The British Commissioner, on the other hand, con tended for a line from the south-western extremity, at a point called Le Fond du Lac to the middle of the mouth of the estuary or Lake of St. Louis River, thence up that river, through Vermilion River, to Lac la Pluie. Attempts were made to compromise these diffe rences, but they failed; apparently more from neither party being willing to give up the Island of St. George, than from much importance being attached to any other part of the case. Upon the line from Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods, both Com missioners agree to abandon their respective claims, and to adopt a middle course, for which the American Commissioner admitted that there was some ground of preference. This was from Pigeon River, a point between Ka marastaquid and the Fond du Lac ; and although there were differences as to the precise point near the mouth of Pigeon River where the line should begin, neither party seem to have attached much importance to this part of the subject. I would propose that the line be taken from a point about six miles south of Pigeon River, where the Grand Portage commences on the lake, and continued along the line of the said Portage alternately by land and water • to Lac la Pluie—the existing route by land and water remaining common to both parties. This line has the advantage of being known and attended with no doubt or uncertainty in running it. In making the important concession on this boun dary, of the Isle of St. George, I must attach a con dition to it of accommodation, which experience has proved to be necessary in the navigation of the great waters which bound the two countries—an accommo dation which can, I apprehend, be no possible incon venience to either. This was asked by the British Commissioner, in the course of the attempts at compromise above alluded to ; but nothing was done because he was not then prepared, as I am now, to yield the property and sovereignty of St. George's Island. The first of these two cases is at the head of Lake St. Clair, where the river of that name empties into it from Lake Huron. It is represented that the channel bordering the United States' coast in this part is not only the best for navigation, but, with some winds, is the only ser viceable passage. I do not know that under such circumstances the passage of a British vessel would be refused; but on a final settlement of boundaries it is desirable to sti pulate for what the Commissioners would probably have settled had the facts been known to them. The other case, of nearly the same description, occurs on the St. Lawrence, some miles above the boundary at St. Regis. In distributing the islands of the river by the Com missioners, Barnhart's Island and the Long Sault Islands were assigned to America. Thii part of the river has very formidable rapids, and the only safe passage is on the southern or American side, between those islands and the main land. We want a clause in our present treaty to say that for a short distance, viz. from the upper end of Upper Long Sault Island to the lower end of Barnhart's Island, the several channels of the river shall be used in common by the boatmen of the two countries. I am not aware that these very reasonable demands are likely to meet with any objection, especially when the United States will have surrendered to them all that is essential in the boUndary I have now to pro pose to you. I beg you will be assured, Sir, of my unfeigned and distinguished consideration. ASHBURTON. Hon. Daniel Webster, &c. &c. (To be continued.) THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. THE CYGNET AND L'AIGLE. The National publishes an article on the alleged outrage committed by the Commander of the British brig of war Cygnet on the French ship L'Aigle, off the coast of Africa; which is accompanied with the following documents : PROTEST OF THE CAPTAIN AND CREW OF THE AIGLE. " Left Whyda at six o'clock in the morning. Wiitd light, from S.S.W.; the sea rough. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon we had reached the point of 6 degrees, 4 min. of north latitude and 37 deg. of east longitude, when, having thought that a sail which we had per ceived before the wind for about an hour was a British cruiser, we instantly hoisted our colours. But at half-past 5 o'clock, the English brig not being satis fied with this demonstration, fired a cannon-shot at us, the ball of which some of our men said t he y saw fall at about a cable's length from the ship. We had instantly backed our main-sail .to avoid a repetition, but a moment afterwards a second shot was -fired, which fell close beside the ship, having pissed over it. To avoid injury we made sail for the cruiser. The English Commander, instead of hastening to join us, lay-to. Having approached him, we lay-to to place ourselves at his disposal. A boat was sent off from the cruiser with two men with out uniform, and in a costume which we might com pare to that of a French store-keeper, who came on board us. One of them presented to me an authority fr6m the French 111inister to search ships of our na tion. Although the proceding was illegal, and the action arbitrary, I was obliged to yield to force, arid delivered up my ship and cargo to them. I protested in the name of my Government against this illegal and arbitrary act, and in that of my owners and in tiurers against events which this delay might occasion in consequence of the difficulty of doubling Cape Formosa, which is highly dangerous. The captain of the cruiser called the Cygnet replied to my protest, and after having detained us during two hours and a half, the two men, one of whom was intoxicated, left us at liberty to proceed without signing our journal, as is the ordinary usage. As captain of the French brig Aigle, and conscious how much similar vexations te lid to discourage orir merchant navy, and to injure our commerce, I dri.w up the present statement (let those whom it cone tmns render it available) and sign it with my crew ant'i passengers. " The 7th of July, 1842, 8 o'clock in the after noon." [Here follow the signatures.] " REPLY OF THE COMMANDER OF TILE CYGNET. " The Co..nmander of her Britannic Majesty's brig the Cygnet , having been informed that vessels trad ing at Whyda, under the French flag, had taken slaves from that. port, considers that he has a right to search all ships which leave that port, and such is the case with the - French brig the Aigle. He fired a shot in order to bring the said ship to, considering that it was his duty to do so, as night was approaching, and be caine he suspected the ship to be a Spanish or Portu gr.ese. The French Government has consented to a reciprocal right of search with Great Britain, and the cruizers ought, in. order to fulfil their duty, to detain a ship a time sufficient to accomplish this ob j ect. Be sides, it is evident that all vessels trading at Whyda, which is the most notorious depot for slaves, ought to be necesF,aril suspected of being engaged in t he slave y trade. " EDMOND WI LSON, Lieutenant and Commander : " On bcxard her 'Britannic Maj est y 's brig the Cygnet. TILE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION. —The quar terly general meeting of the Committee and Subscribers to this eixcellent in stitution was held tonlast night at the offices of the Secret ary, Mr. Thistle, No. 7, Blooms bury-pla ce. The Se cretary read a Report, which stated that the institution is as in a flourishing - state, and con .eluded w ith a stateme at of the receipts and expenditure. 'There was a full meets g, but no discussion took place. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, CITY, MONDAY EVENIN ;. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—It is understood that Mr. Robin son, the financial agent for the United States, arrives in London from the Continent on Friday or Satur • day, to be ready for action, on the arrival of the , Caledonia, with p ro p osa l s f or th e cons id e ration of London capitalists, as a basis to subscribe fpr tlw American loan; but as the Secretary of the Trea sury in America is pressed to take money on that side at such favourable rates that he has abandoned his intention of issuing more Treasury bills, it will perhaps be unnecessary for Mr. Robinson now to offer his scrip in London. Another failure is rep rted to-day in Mark-lane, adding another to the nun erms lists of victims broken on the new sliding-wheel. Mr. Body is the new suf ferer, a gentleman largely engaged in the corn trade, who has been compelled to declare himself, at least for the present, unable to meet engagements at ma turity. The loss to the trade by the new scale must be about equal to the sum, paid for revenue. It is not an over estimate to say that, according to present prospects, the holders of 2,500,000 quarters entered at Bs. 4d. average duty, are losers to nearly this amount of duty paid. This reverse of fortune must hang heavy over the market for a considerable time. The effects of a loss of so great an amount will be felt for many months to come, and cannot be wound up without creating more embarrassment. TIMES.—The American papers contain a statis tical summary of the value of the exports of produce and manufactures of the United States for three Years, dating the periods as 1838, 1839, and 1841. The ex ports of the produce of the sea had declined to 2,846,851 dol., it • having, in the year 1838, been as high as 3,175,576 dol. The exports of the produce of the forest is alluded to as showing an increase, 1838 being stated at 5,200,499 dol., 1839 at 5,764,559 dol., and 1841 at 6,264,852 dol. Of agricultural produce, including the raising of crops and the breed of cattle, the exports are stated at 9,105,514 dol. for 1838, 13,588,886 dol. for 1839, and 16,737,462 dol. i for 1841. Of the tobacco crop in 1838 the value ex ported was 7,392,029 dol. ; in 1839, 9,882,943 dol. ; and 12,576,703 dol. in 1841. Of the cotton crop the value exported was 61,556,811 dol. in 1838, 61,238,982 dol. in 1839, and 54,330,341 dol. in 1841. And the exports of manufactures are stated at 8,483,321 dol. for 1838, 9,590,531 dol. for 1839, and 6,481,502 dol. for 1841. Of these general amounts England for herself and colonies took 850,540 barrels of flour, 850,865 bushels of wheat, 324,709 bushels of Indian corn, and 96,810 barrels of pork. SUN.—The Money Market closed with . a firmer appearance, much of which is to be traced to the com plexion of the intelligence from America, which gene rally cannot but be considered as favourable. It is, however, to be found that matters there are now re presented too much a la coleur de rose. The general tone of the papers received by the Caledonia is that national faith should be preserved, in order that the new loan, as a commencement of further.financial operations, should be recognized in Europe, but not one word is written upon the subject of the repudiation by indivi dual States of the several loans contracted by them. The general Government, in reality, fear the wording and nature of the Constitution cannot offer so good a security as a separate State. And it is from the absence of this power, that no portion of the ne w State loan has yet been taken on this side of the Atlantic. It is not to be denied that our exports to the United States have not increased in the ratio which might have been expected, but it is a grave question whether the falling off has not been well purchased, though dearly, at the expense of nearly thirty millions ster ling. It may be safely inferred that the persons who are now, so anxious to cry up American credit, would be the first to avail themselves of a rise, and sell their securities. A gentleman who came over to negotiate the loan in Europe, has discovered it is impracticable to 10 so, and consequently is about to return to his own country. Consols left off at 92i 93 for Money, and 93 93* for the Account ; India Stock, 247 ; Ex chequer Bills, Old, 49 51 ; New, 48 50 premium. The prices of Foreign Securities have again im proved, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds being:sli 521; the Five per Cents. 100 100? ; Bel gian, 102 k 104 ; Danish, 8384; and Brazilian, 66 67. The quotations for Mexican Bonds are also higher. It had been expected that the packet would have ar rived ere this, but the pacific tendency of the intelli genre from Texas, via New York, has given increased condence to holders. The last figure was 33 331. The firmness in the Share market continued, but business was chiefly confined to Brighton, which, at the close of the market, were 255. better than on Sa turday, the price on the one day having been 344 354, and now 36 36 1 . London and Birmingham were -183 185 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 39 41; Great Western, 814 824 ; the Half shares, 59 594 ; south Western, 574 584 • North Midland, 56 58 ; the New shares, 27 28 ; South Eastern, 234 23-1 ; Eastern Counties, 8} 84 ; Northern and Eastern, 35 36 Blackwall 64 7 ; and Brighton, 36 364 per share. The accounts from Spain and Portugal have it duced some good-natured persons to lieliere that a change is about to be wrought in their finances, or as it has appeared " that a disposition exists to bring about a financial reform, " consequently a rise in the quotation of the Bonds has to be noticed ; but the particular cause thereof is somewhat inexplicable, inasmuch as no certain information has been received which at all changes the position of the bondholders. Colombian, '2of 21 ; Peruvian, 15i 161 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 354 36 4; the - Three per Cents., 21+ 214 ; Spanish Five per. Cents., 16f 168 ; the Three per Cents., 21.21+. The chief day of business in the Corn market has not passed off without a failure, another having been announced, the liabilities of the house being larger than any which has yet been obliged to suspend ; but it is supposed that this will be the last which for some time will be driven to take this step. ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH.—The renovation of the steeple of St. Martin's Church will be completed in the course of the next week, there being now but 14 feet to be erected. About 45 feet of the steeple, which was found to bare been injured by the electric fluid, had to be removed. The stones, with the exception of the damage sustained by the lightning, were very slightly decayed, though they have been exposed above 130 years. The side of the steeple facing the west was dis covered to be more wasted than either of the other sides. A block of stone, which was about 2tl bin. long, had been forced out to within an inch of its whole length. It is intended to fix a conductor, in order to prevent the contact of the electric fluid with the sacred edifice. This will be placed above the vane, and will pass don the the tube of the iron by which t hat is supported, over tower, outside the building, into t he earth. A contract has been taken for that purpose. The faces of the clock, as well as well as the ball and vane, will be regilt. Yesterday the workmen were employed in raising a scaffold in order to remove the faces of the clock. Greater progress would have been made, but that 'on Thursday and Friday last, in consequence of the high wind, they were unable to work. They stated to Mr. Herring, their employer, that they were afraid they should be blown down, when he ordered them to descend from the scaffold. • NEW BANKRUPT COMMISSIONERS.—The Bankrupt Commissioners, including the several new appointments which, it is understood, have been Made, will assemble to agree to e certain into erta eff inee. T rules t for currying Act comes te p in ro a ‘i f s e i w on dYs s a o ' f the new Act into operation on the 11th of November next. It is stated that only ten new appointments will be made, and not twelve, which are sanctioned by the 59th section, and that the new Commissioners will have jurisdiction in country districts. The names of the new Commissioners mentioned in legal circles are, Mr. Sergeant Stephens, Mr. Kenyon Parker, Mr. Wray, Mr. Shepherd, and Mr. Charles Phillips. Other names have been mentioned to complete the number, among them H. R. Reynolds, Esq. of the Chancery bar. By the 70th section the Commis sioners are authorised to make rules, and by the 76th clause, the amount of salary is fixed. The present Judge or the Court of Review (Sir John Cross), 2,5001. a year ; the London Commissioners, 2,000/. ; and ,the country Commissioners, 1,800/. a year each. VICTORIA THEATRE.—A new play, with the terative title of Grace Gray; or Temptation, Truth, and Treachery, was produced at this theatre last night; the principal character of which is well performed by Mr. Saville, and Miss Vincent as the heroine. Grace Gray is a servant girl, a personage whose life and adventures,• if we may judge from the frequency with which the cha racter is presented, seems peculiarly to interest the fre quenters of the Victoria. Grace Gray dreams of the errors into which she is likely to fall, and thus learns to I avoid them, her dream being the subject of the play. The e ntertainments wound up with another new drama, entitled Donzella's' Oath ; or .the Bride if 7 o - morrinc. very it is a translation fro m a French vaudeville, 11114 a musing. A Spanish peasant girl, who had swo rn to execute vengeance on the invaders of her country, saves the life of a French Colonel whom s in her power, and is received into the bosom of the yrde arniee. It was ex cessively well received by a very crowded ,house. THE LATE MARQUIS WELLESLET.—The remains of the late Marquis Wellesley will be removed front Kingston House, on Friday rnorning next. The funer a l cor t eg e, as at present arranged , W 1 consist of a hearse, which w ill be drawn b y six h orses , and three mourning coa ches and four. The Duke of Wellington , Lord Maryborough, and the immediate relations and friends of the noble deceased ti Marci's a re alone exp ected to attend. The arran g ements punridveartetheendsoilneddmiraectetifornienodf o a f t g h e e ntl l e a m te an ma W rq h u o is N , vas a and re who is his sole executor.—The mournful procession will proceed to Eton College , where th e body will lie in state in one of the halls , the Lord Provost o f t h e C o ll ege having provided one for that purpose. _ The remains of the late Marquis are deposited in a leaden coffin, and this will be r enc s a e s n edveilvet. l n an otht was the e m r coffin, which is covered with rich crimson Marquis that his remains should lie in desirestat state at at of Eton,te late as it was at this college that he was educated. JOHN HAMPDEN'S LAST PRAYER —" 0 Lord ! save my bleeding count r y —h ave this kingdom in thine especial keeping ; confound and level in the dust those who would rob the people of their liberty and lawful prerogative—let the King see his error ; and turn the hearts of his evil councillors front the malice of their designs. Lord Jesu receive wy soul!" LITERATURE. .- ILLUSTRATEDitiIe London, 42 N . N E WS. This is a weekly journal; it is got up with singular care and skill, and is so various and entertaining in its matter, that 114 readers lint must find in it something to suit •their tastes. Not a few of its original prose article, which are devoted to the topics of the day,- display hu mour, reasoning, and a quick faculty of observa tion; while of its poetry, it is enou gh to say that, generally speaking, it is far super-nolo the ordi nary run of poetic wares. But the roost remark able and popular feature in the'" London News" is the excellence and variety of its illustrations; those which represent the Queen's Visit to Scot land are among the choicest' specimens of wood engraving we have seen f o r many a day. As a specimen of its humorous versification, we quote the following lines on the late " Doncaster St. Leger race" : _ A race! a race! at rapid pace, And Doncaster is now the place, Upon the best of courses. For Doncaster their speed men spur, it ►-ill make many a donkey stir, E'en let alone the horses ! Oh.! many a man ere this da , y week, Although no ditcher's fate he d seek, Will wish he'd been a hedger! And through our brain a thought will; range, That there 11 be an uncommon chane In cash books, through this Le g er! The man who looks you thro' and thro'; With " I'm as good a man as you'''— A flash, bold, slang, dead-setter, Will drop his chops, and mutter, " Pish, As good as you !—I only wish I'd never been a better!" The horses start ;—Where's Rosalind? There's Seahorse !—such seahorse yqu'll find As proves at sea on few decks ! The Post calls Rosalind a host, But Rosalind's not near the post ! And what becomes of Julia? Where's Attila ?—whiat nowhere found! The odds are veering round and round ; How hard a prophet's fate is! Oh, Attila, thy heels are light ! But, being fairly out of sight, Why what becomes of Yates? "Where is the Queen Victoria? where! Why, in the Highlands, taking air. . Ha! then a million on it! If she's in any Scottish place, The little mare that wins the race Is sure to be Blue Bonnet! Ay ! there she is! the mare has won For Scotland and Lord Eglinton A triumph for the North. Most gallantly she cantered in, And thought it Policy to win As first, instead of Forth ! They say her jockey, by the bye, is nothing but a living Lye; And not a soul can doubt it. But we affirm, upon our word, That no lie ever yet was heard, • With so much truth about it. Now, brother Prophets, mind your eye, While we propound this prophecy, And wisdom sure begins it. We here predict of the next race, The horse that has the foremost place, Will be the horse that wins it ! LEITII ROADS, SEPT. 30.—The brig Evander, of Abvrdeen, 130 tons register, Roberts master, from Grangemouth to Hull, with a carg o of pig iron, wink yesterday morning, at four o'clock, about five miles to the eastward of lnchkuith. So rapidly did the water rush into the vessel that the master deemed it.proper to hoist the boats out, get the crew's elotheS and his own into them, and betake themselves to them. They lay by for an hour and a half, when the vessel went down head foremost. The stern blew out with a report as loud as that of a heavy piece of ordnance. There was a fresh gale from with a heavy sea running at the time. One of the boats got safe into Leith harbour, and the other with difficulty gut into Pettycur in Fife.—Caledo nian Merc 14 rp. JUSTICE CRESSWELL'S " LENIENT SENTENCI."— Captain Philip Partridge, the late master of the Jar row, %Nilo was tried last week at the Old Bailey on three indictments, charging him with the murder of three Spaniards, and who was convicted of an assault only upon one of his victims, and sentenced to six months , imprisonment and hard labour, was removed to the Penitentiary, in pursuance of his sentence, on Tuesday morning. In June, 1838, he was convicted of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and hard labour in the . Penitentiary. His victim on the pre vious occasion was a boy named DavieS, who was sub jected to the most barbarous usage on board the ship Vigilant, of which Partridge was commander, and - - who died on the voyage. A French seaman .belong ing to the Jarrow, the last vessel comnianded by Par tridge, was severely flogged 1:•, his order on the coast of Africa, and next morning he threw himself over board and was drowned. CHELMSFORD UMON.—This parish continues to be greatly encumbered by casual paupers, of whom upwards of 90 were admitted between the last two board days. These itinerant beg,,, ,,- ers still flock to this place, owing to the indiscriminate charity given by individuals, who should recollect that they pay a second time by the increase of the poor -rate, occa sioned by the eneouraretnent afforded to vagabonds to continue their periodical visits. It appears to be an invariable rule with these people to collect, in the day time from door to door, w hat they can, and in the evening to take up their abode in the Lnion-house, Where they obtain two meals ; and - there are at this time instances of some remaining in the house for several weeks, and at the exclusive expense of this parish. The present in mates amount 226. Not more than four of the whole are able-bodied.—Esser Herald. TILE UTILITY OF A REGULATING GOVERNMENT. — You have seen it stated in the journals, thas the tube of the artesian well is at length finished, and that the water now flows clear from the orifice. This desirable result has been obtained merely by causing the water to rise to a greater height from the mouth of the well before it discharges itself than it did before. At the orifice it is still muddy and sandy. The tube is now of great strength, the municipality having seveul months ago voted an additional stun of 60,000 f. for a tube which would resist the pressure the sides of the well. It appears, however, that more than a month elapsed before the formalities of the ap probation of the Government to this grant could be terminated, and in the meantime the sides of the well continued to fall in, and to form a thick mass at the bot tom which can never be removed. In vain was this result predicted. The Government authorities would not move out of their regular jog trot. This is only one of an immense number of inconveniences aris ing from the necessity of having every municipal grunt confirmed by the Ministry. It seems rather hard that municipalities cannot dispose of their own funds as they please, and it was one of the proposed reforms of the Revolution of 1830, that this harass ing and prejudicial control should no longer be ex : ereised ; but, like many other prom ised reforms, it is still unaccomplished. Under the existing sys k t e e t m, o a r town cannot make a new street, or a new • obtaining the consent of the Minister, ld a The worst even appoint a manager to its theatre, wlinitilitairomu'iti:lfiarhsst sometimes elapse before this can be ha six d• months.—Letter were delayed. .11 , 1 hi in e i rs st . er i F n o t r hi N s v that ant of his s l ig r it a i.oa n tu c tir e r: fi, e l iv . i e e)a r :);),il l ) a dr i , l ueb i Nl la en s months.—Letter from t P h r e es i s; ri i . )u p b ros lisi s Psi La _ c to 1812 there were but 45 journals or . periodwal followingpamphlets Paris. In 1826 they increased to 179 ; in THE FRENCH PRESS. published in Par • Pm to 309 ; and • the commencement of 493. ' I" the month of August last there existed tr This number in cludes :3 5 daily journals, Jwee y, 218 monthly, 5 statistics rel quarterly, appearin;,} three times a week, 31 twice, 8 three times each month, 4Si times a week, 2 every se c oed day, 3 every five days, sad 2 every ten da 1 • six and 4at irregular intervals. T. ) , .e%ery The price of the•subscription varies from 1201: to ti the sub treat,without jects on which they per annum. A s including political matters, these publications may the following - order :-15 are devoted b e classed in devoted to religion (six Protestant, one Israelite), 29 t o • • ' Jurisprudenee, 27 to medical subjects, 14 to natural soence,l2 to fashion, 4 to naval subjects, 10 to the drama, 4t°Phil°scPhYt 5 to moral subjects, 19 t o matters of administration, 28 to education, 37 to literature, 1 to Freemasonry, 28 to advertisements, 18 to th agriculture . and horticulture, 10 to the book trade, 4 to mathematics, 4 to manufactures, 33 to trade, amid 14 'to mo,aic.,e,matlns, A FORTUNATE RENCONTRE.—The Journal du Pas de Calais gives the following relation :—About eleven o'clock on Wednesday evening, as the Calais estafette mail was coining down the hill from Beauvais at ills usual pace, it came in contact with a cart, which was overturned by the shock, and all who were in it were thrown out. A child had its face very much torn, and one man had a leg and another an arm broken. At the cries of those sufferers the inhabitants of the i eighbouring houses came out, and were so violent against the courier that he was on the point of taking his pistols in his own defence, when a post carriage c ame up with two gentlemen, to whom the courier appealed for protection. They both alighted, and, by their judicious interference, appeased, the .enraged people until the proper magistrate could be sent for. He having come, and made an investigation, the cou rier was allowed to proceed on his journey. As he was resuming his seat, one of the bystaltdert, to his utter astonishment, informed him that the gentlemen who had so effectually interposed in hig be were no less personages than the Prince de Joinville and one of his Aides-decamp, on their wept() Eu.—Ga lignani. Lord William Vane Poulett parUliased Down ham-hall, Suffolk, a seat of the li ar Ba lof Shannon. —,esoex Herald. a' 11 . io