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LITERARY NOTICE. ; a Tite :—By Mrs. HOVLAND, Author of In- L. g rity, ,a Tale ; Patience, a Tale; the Son of a Genius; • rale3 of the. Priory; Tales of the Manor, &c. &c. The fair writer of 'the interesting tale before us is so well-known, and so justly admired, for :her literary talents, that merely enumerating the , Cy les of her former productions, would be a sof tieient recommendation of the present work. The • motto which appears in the title-page, viz. " first koow that , thypriticiples are just, and then be thou inflexible in the path of them," is evidently tlie maxim which she has illustrated on the pre. vitt occasion. Maria, the heroine of die work, whose conduct gives it the title, is the daughter of parents who possessed affluence, but were re duce_d by the imprudence and projecting dis po,iiiou of her father to poverty. In this situa tion she deems it necessary to form a plan for the slimy4l of her parents, rather than of herself, an l w hen she duly considered the plan, and, after inquiry, has reason to believe that it ma y be rendered practicable, site resolutely decides, immedia:uly adopts, iwrseveres in pursuing it, and r,••ic,ns all pretensimor to the rank which she he'd, anti the accomplishments which she l'ad acquired. The plan is extraordinary, but as the Author had doubtless fully acquainted herself with its nature, and the probability of irs success, it may be supposed to have been carried into practice. Indeed, we are informed, that the tale is actually founded upon facts, and that the heroine, now in her sixtieth year, is in good health, and in the _practice of every virtue. W e shall not forestall the pleasure which the reader will derive from the whole of this very interesting. tale—that pleasure will be occasion. ally mingled with strong sympathy, arising from scenes of a very pathetic description. We shall not even develope tire bumble plan on which the heroine resolutely proceeds, till she raises her self again into the power of giving affluence to her parents, and practising a diffusive benevolence. Suilice it to say, that a more amiable, a more re spectable, and a more determined and consistent character than Maria cannot be conceived, and icli an example of virtuous resolution firmly maintained, must operate beneficially upon all Peaders, but particularly on those who may ex perience the vicissitudes of fortune, in teaching them not to sink into despondency and despair, but to endeavour to wade through " a sea of troubles" by DecisioN in the adoption of means to stem the tide and by perseverance in action. The language is correct and elegant, the characters, of which there are many, are well-drawn and consistently supported, and the work is at tifnes Idg hly amusing and deeply affecting. There is a beautiful frontispiece representing one of the most affecting incidents in the story. Mrs. Hof. land is the wife of one of the chief Artists of the prtNent day, and it. is not a little gratifying to lied that persons of such distinguished talents, in their respective provinces, are so happily united. rs. Mu siT Ft) u.— G wrote his well-known ballad of Mack e s ild Susan upon this celebrated Actress, who was cotemporary with CIRBER. After her retirement from the stage, love, end the ingratitude of a bosom friend, having depriv ed her of reason, she was placed In a receptacle for lunatics. One day, during a lucid interval, she asked her attendant what play was to be performed that evening, and was told Hamlet In this tragedy she had always been received with rapture as °phalli. The recollection struck her forcibly, and with that cunning which is so often allied to insanity, she contrived to elude the care of her keepers, and got to the theatre, where she concealed herself till the scene iu which Ophe,lia Valet's in her insane state. Then. she pushed on the stage, before the lady who had performed the previous part of the character could come on, and exhibited a more perfect representation of madness than the utmost exertions of mimic art could effect. til u was, in truth, Ophelia her self, to the amazement of the pr-rfortners and to the astonishment of the audience. Nature hav iog made this last effort, her vital powers failed lwr. •On 4oing off she exclaimed, " ft is all Vf.r. " She was Immediately conveyed back to her place of security, and a few days after " Lila ;o lily drooping, her bead and died." It is -generally supposed that we confer au obligation upon a people when we bestow upon tiwat a vegetable containing much nutritious substaece, at once palatable and wholesome, such as the bread fruit tree. Undoubtedly this plant mould be most useful in a temperate climate, if it could be made to grow there, as it would furnish an abundant and easy snbsistance to men. occupied in industrious pursuits, and would cause a diminution in the number of hands employed the culture of corn. '!.fltis we admit . .; but in countries where excessive heat invites to ~ r est, such a plant, however valuable, becomes a nui sance, as it adds to the listlessness natural to the inhabitants of the tropics. "In the plains of America (obse.rves MOLLIE: in his Travels through 'Colombia) the bread-fruit tree will pre litice. effects similar to those caused by the date tree in Africa ; it will make Bedouins in the .West, as the latterhas perpetuated those of the .East. Must not this-be the case when we con• alder the abundance of the produce of this vege,' table ; the rapidity of its growth, and the facts City of its culture?" 'Thus, contrary to general 'oliinion, the greatest abundance is not always the source of prosperity ; and that which supportft man witlytoo much facility, may,be , injurious to civilization, by limiting hi:; wants, and come. quently dimishing his industry. This proposition, ;which has the airof.a,paradox, is nevertheless it truth ; but it would, pass unobserved, except by men of sound. observation , anti. clear discern- Meat. • Er,' G ENtl [M.-4 LEX . 11/111311E, snuff box maker, at Dalgonar, Dumfries, has made a wooden leg and foot, with uncle and toe-joints, guided by springs, not likely to fail. It has been vxarnined by several Gentlemen, and pronounced to be a very neat, suitable,, aid useful substi tute. s It draws on like a boot, and is almost as retained iu its place. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Iltoniteur of Sunday.) ZANTE, OCT. 29.—There has not been any rupture between the Porte and 'Persia but the latter power has caused a corps of troops to ad vance towards Bagdad, which alarms the Divan, and has induced it to desire an explanation on the subject from the Court of Teheran. Turkey seems ready to give to Persia all the satisfaction it may desire relative to the Pacha of Bagdad, of whom it complains. _ _ Since the departure of Lord Strangford, the Austrian Internuncio endeavours to obtain from the Porte the evacuation of the Principalities, but it is thought he will not succeed while the present Grand Vizier retains his power, for he has decidedly declared in the Divan against all measures of conciliation, and seems resolved to employ only terror to check the rebellion. Panes, 11.—The following are some far. ther particulars relative to the fire which broke out in the Tuileries :—A dry-rubber going to fetch some wood in the second story, was 'sud denly stifled by smoke, which had a strong smell of soot. The fire came from the lower story, where an enormous stove had set fire to a boam close to it ; for some days it had been burning without being perceived. Every precaution was immediately taken. The whole of the Gerdes du Corps on duty, with their Captain; M. Duro. cheret, hastened to the spot, and' pulled away what was necessary between the two stories. The firemen were sent for, and completed what thu Guards had happily begun. By a Decree of the 7th inst. the Royal Tri bunal of Lyons has ordered a person of the name of Chambetlan to be prosecuted as having mur dered another individual named de Bouchardon in a duel. 'file Court of Assize of the Loire also decided in the case of a duel on the 12th of March last, and condemned a person named Oudinard to hard labour for life, at guilty of murder. ( From the , doled Monday.) PARIS, DEC. 12.—A letter from Madrid Rams that Lieutenant• General Ordonneatt itt coming to Toulouse with his division.. From the 17th of this month corps of French troops returning from Spain will arrive daily at Bayonne. Among them are the Ist, 13th, slit, 22d, 23d, 28th, and 37th Regiments of the Line, the sth Light Infantry, and the Oth, 9th, 12th, and 17th Regiments of (Masseurs ; the baggage and the sick, having left Madrid at the beginning of last month, arrived a few days ago. ( From the Jotirml des Debra: of SumiAW) PARIS, Drc. 11.—In the hunting at, trontaig bleau yesterday, the Dauphin, going''at fall gal lop, was nearly run down by the itag,,Wrdch was running at full speed. It passed siti neer, that the horse only avoided him by turning 'his head. Having passed the Dauphin, it frightened the groom's horse, which set off at full speed. It was feared that his Royal Highness had received., a dreadful shock. The officers its attendance who witnessed this, Iptve furnished as with the; details; for no one learnt front Isis Royal. High-i ness that he had incurred the smallest danger. Co Nrr ifiTtito N0T.15.-- , Tbe CapitanPacha has sent .to.the Sultan au apology for Ida At:lnduct' during this campaign. He rests his defence , chiefly on tho refu s al to furnish him with stnall armed boats in his battles with the Greek+, be- : 01144 e the unwieldy ships that be had could take no advantage Of the Greek light'vesseta. We nevertheless know that the Capitan Pacha had a number of armed rafts when he opened the catii. paign, which had 'been built hero during tbal winter. ( From the Cansaittlionnel of Sutuitry.) Liguori, Nov. 9.5.—0ur Cabinet has been for some time past occupied with the affairs of the Brazils. It is not so far advanced as has been supposed ; and the English Journals in particular, are very far from the mark when they assert that the deliberations have been concluded much to the satisfaction of the friends of the Brazilian Government. It is not here a question of abso lute independence, nor is it likely that the Por tuguese Government should ever consent to re nounce Brazil, by which the Crown of Portugal would lose its brightest gem. After repeated Councils held on this important subject, a resolu. tion was adopted in the month of October last, to come to an arrangement with Brazil, of which the following are the principal points:— 44 1. That Brasil shall continue to be dependent on the Crown of Portugal. " 2. That it shall nevertheless preserve its title of Empire. " 3. That it shall be constitutionally governed by the Prince Royal, as Emperor-Regent, until the death of his father. "4. That when the Prince Royal shall succeed to the throne of Portugal, the Brazil's, although preserving its name and constitution, should only hire a Vice-roy, to be choeen, from among the Princes of the Royal family. "5. That the taxes shall be decreed by the Legislative Assembly. 44 6. That the Empire shall be governed by its own laws. 7. That foreign troop shall not be introduced there." This , Project has been forwarded to 'the Princi. pal Powers of Europe, by which it will, no doubt, be approved, although it guarantees to the , Brazils a ,representative overtt men t , and other matters, which do not exactly coincide with the views of the Holy Alliance. But there mast be some liberal concession made 4n u, in Order, if possible, - to re-attach to us a couot,ry paroled by such a distance, and posieisittg every' thing that it can require. It will be a matter o f felicitation at Lisbon, if, by such a' sacrifice, so noble an ornament can.be.preserved to the Crown of Portugal. But what NI ill he the fate of this Project at the Brazils ? It is thought that It :will not be disagreeable to the Emperor and some of his principal adherents, but it will be differently regarded by the people, who are eager for an absolute sem-so on . If It hatters those who like to be .govenned . ,- . , a, Constitutions, it .wiil not he relished by that party,who desire to see their country rank.as an in,4pndent nation,_ and who are unquestionably Oa ,r 4 04, inim „,,„„„l ass. P- 4 4t 1 V+9 1) Ec• 11..-111P..`05,firn M em orial con. firms the acquittal. of All,,,tioseotiXens who were tried before the tourtoi ssize.ak Pap, for the, riots in that town on the liCand'ld, of last August. This unfortunate affair, says tfle Jour nalist„ of which the trial lasted nine days, is at length terminated. The Jury found the accused " Not Guilty." They returned to their families `amid the cries of. Viva k Rei. (From the Courier Pram* of Sunday.) BARCELONA, Dec, I.—Oar Municipality, com posed of the choice fanatics itf 'this province, has been compelled to yiel& to - necessity. In the first heat of its zeal, it insisted that the recruits for the army should neither be taken from the militia nor from among those who had ser/ed in the Constitutional army, exceptions which ex perience has shown that it was impossible to ad. here to,' becaute-titere:,were no recruits left who wore- eligible. The time in which they had to furnish their contingent approaching, our Muni cipality was wider considerable embarrassment, end they were obliged to apply to the Junta to secure any man they could get. But they an swered that their occupation was at. an end, as they only had to supply the money to procure recruits ; consequently they could not interfere. Under these circumstances the Municipality was obliged to relax, and it has inserted in this day's Journal the following notice :---- 46 The conditions of entering as a recruit are the same as those required in 1819. They must be healthy, unmarried, or widowers without children, and at least 5 feet 4 inches, natives or resident in Catalonia, and between the ages of 'l7 and 36." There has.been much talk of a complaint made toour Captain-General, by Gen. Reiset, against the priests, the object of which is, that they em ploy their influence in stirring up the people to abuse the Frerich. It, indeed, appears that a clerical crusade has been established at Tarra gona, at the head of which is the Archbishop Creus, who receives his instructions from the Apostolic Junta. We shall seo in a short time legions of Capuchins spread abroad as mission aries, and their devices will no longer he secret. The evacuation of . Cardona took place on the 18th, and that of Gerona and Hostulriah is fixed for the 23d. PARIS, Dec. 11.—We learn front Vienna that during the illness of the accomplished and amiable Mathieu de Collin, the governor of the young Duke of Reichstadt, the Emperor and Empress, 11,s well as the King and Queen of Bavaria, evinced the most lively interest. On the day of his death their Majesties had sent re peatedly to inquire after him ; but notwithstand ing all the aid of art he died on the 23d of November. DUTCH PAPERS. [ILEC'EAVICH LAST ?TIGHT.] learn that the Com miastallOs . (i;(tii - :.;llelgic Commercial Association was sumtnoned NI at the Hague on the 13th of this monthOvhiCh clay has been fixed by his . Council- 'afi4l4qi Society. We- learn that the Society lliV,.V4o . iineneed its operations with great • - anflkitat,.aniong others which have proved at the very outset Very advantageous, it will of success, 4 vessels , IV,I every prospect )ttrian Archip e lago, awl that several 'others are freighted for Rio de Janeiro; these are all Netherland vessels. Those to WO will take 1,400 las4s, of_wheat and some tea. Sir C. liagot, Aml s m it s r s . a c d h o a r d, f i‘ ro i n i :: t ie of , England to his Majesty, arrived here yesterday ; also hiS Excellency empo. tent i ary f rom hi s Britannic Majesty to tit° Court of Saxony ; and Lord notham, from . London. „11 : Atscovre, Nov. 20.—The Hanoverian Go ithrnment proceeds with great diligence in termi '4l4-ing the D ew municip a l regu l a ti ons o f the ' towns dt * Ote.kingdorn. Some more have just been pub lished, and it seems certain that in the course of the year 1815 they will be carried into effect.- 1 The people ore in general well satisfied with these municipal regulations, which are founded on the principle, that the Communes ought to .administer their own affairs, and to enjoy in this respect a suitable degree of 'independence. The election of the municipal OffieerS is sanctioned by the Government. What ie.,likewise a very im portant circumstance is, dna-this organization cannot undergo in future any changes without the unanimous consent of all the parties interested. The plan of a new Penal Code, the drawing up of which lies been confided to a Committee of enlightened Lawyers, is completed, and they will immediately commence the new Code of Civil Process.. As soon as this is finished, both will be laid before the Hanoverian Chamber, in their first Session ; and, when approved by them, will be carried into effect. The Civil Code will he the next object of , the labours of the Committee. GHENT, Dec. B.—The final re cal of Prince Oscar from the Viceroyalty of Norway has ex cited some sensation in the north. It is said that the Swedish Cabinet is convinced that the Prince would not be able to attain the object for which he was sent to Norway. It was thought that when he was on the spot he would easily per , suede the leading Members of the Norwegian Diet to make the concessions which were asked at Stockholm, and in this case it was intended !immediately to convoke a new Meeting of the Storthing. But the Norwegians remain faithful to their system, and Prince Oscar has not been able to effect any change in their sentiments. FRENCH MAlLS.—Yesterdty 'morning notice was posted at the General post-Oftice, that from Monday, January 3, 1525, all French Mails will in future he s en t to F ranc e on Monday, Tues. 'day, W e d nes d ay, and ' Th urs d a y, i n st ea d o f Tuesday Wetltteqday, Thursday, and , Friday. MI the Prettr.i t Mails for Great Britain will he due on Monday, Tuesday, - Tiattreday, and Friday. Th e f°ll "villg . is an extract of a letter from Madrid, dated the 11th alt.:—" The day be fore yesterday an ecclesiastic of the name of Francisco Aragones was Ant, because he bad granted an asylum to Thomas Sam,' and -.others of his band. Two hours aster m are was a bull fight but becau se no body waskilled or. wound.. ed, the fight was resumed. attbree .b'dlock, and i continued till a - 3 /coder had his leg broken, amid the astounding plaudits of the spectators." MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOCIETY. Yesterday a special meeting of the Governors and Members of this incorporated Institution for the relief of Merchant Seamen, was held fur the purpose of taking into con sideration the numerous applications for relief which were likely to be made in consequence of the late storms. A number of respectable Merchants and Ship-owners attended. Mr: .POWELL, on taking the Chair, stated, that in conse quence of the late disastrous gales, a great number of additional applications were likely to be made to them, which the funds of the Instition were not in a condition to ni,e4and the question ion, wh at course was the. rnott *OW to' be twits sad with re spect to the applicants. This Institution bad been long esta blished, and diffused very extensive benefits amongst the great and important class whose welfare it made its object. The welfare of their sailors was, indeed, whether we looked to their services in war, or their industry in commerce, an object of the very highest national importance. Seamen were proverbially improvident, and it was incumbent upon thOse who benefited by their services (and who did not ?) to watch over and pro mote their interests. This Institution was supported by a contribution of Bd. per month from the wages of seamen who were in service, and though its funds had increased in propor tion to the increase of trade, yet that inetease was riot propor- i donate to the increased demands which were made upon them. lie suggested, that efforts should be made to render the Insti tution more extensively known, and to procure a greater number of active members. The present qualifications of a kwernor for life was foO guineas. lie submitted to the Meeting the pro priety of making a qualification upon a smaller sum. it had been hinted, that an application to Parliament would be ad visable, and likely to be attended with considerable advantage. He expressed his hopes that the Merchants and Ship-owners, and those who more immediately profited by the exertions of this class, would take some immediate steps for the relief of the great number of cases of destitution and misery which might soon be expected to pour In upon them. The Chairman con cluded by moving, that books should be opened to receive sub scriptions for the relief of those cases of distress which had arisen during the late storms. Mr. MARSHALL, in support of the motion, made some ob servations which we could not distinctly hear. IVe understood him to say, that he considered that the evil could not be met by individual subscriptions alone, but that they ought to go further, and apply to public bodies. The motion was agreed to nem. eon. _ . :11r. 31Axamto, MP., thought, that as gentlemen and Incr. chants, they were bound to come forward in behalf of this in valuable class of men, who were entitled also, in his opinion, to the aid of Government. Ile was not aware that the Insti tution received only 6d. per month front the wages of seamen, and thought that an appeal to Government for aid would be most liberally answered. Several charities had applied for as sistance to that source, and the applications were always re ceived, as he had reason to suppose a similar one from this in stitution would. The institution of the Refuge for the Des titute, for Instance, had applied, and were received with lie concluded by moving, that a Committee should be formed to consider the best means of increasing the funds of the Institution. Mr. IlLawcilann said, that an institution upon principles similar to those of the Merchant Seamen's Society had been formed recently, the members of which exerted themselves by going round from house to house, requesting contributions with success. Similar exertions wou ld, on the part of this instita. tion, no doubt be crowned with similar success. Mr. URQUITART said, that when he recollected that an in stitution was formed for the purpose of relieving this meritori ous class of men, and that that institution had means adequate to the object, though they were not made use of, he could not help differing from the respectable . gentlemen who had preceded him. lie felt no hesitation in saying that he considered these little temporary exertions of no avail. He had thought long and deeply upon the welfare of this class of men, and he wits of opinion that there were great abuses with respect to them to he rectified. lie considered that all the laws as applicable to seamen ought to be revised. With respect to the remark about the improvidence of the sailors, there were, he apprehended, but few who had the means, even if they had the inclination to accumulate. He enforced the necessity of a general change of system with respect to those men. Mr. Ikawoitaun said, he by no means agreed with his friend, Mr. Urquhart, in the view that gentleman had taken of the question. Immediate relief was needed, and the ques tion was, whether those poor men were to be relieved at all by means of individual exertions ; for no relief could they obtain, If they were to wait the accomplishment of the general plan alluded to. The motion for forming' the committee was then agreed to unanimously.—Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, and the Resolutions ordered to be advertised, the Meeting se parated. SUFFERERS BY THE LATE STORMS. A Meeting was called at Exeter, on Friday, to co:lnkier of the. means of relieving the sufferers by the late storms. It was attended very numerously by County and City Gentlemen. The MAYOR woodshed to the Chair. : .The Loup BISISOP rose to move a Resolution, which he said wis nearly, though not entirely, in conformity with the Requi iiitiort. Of the duty of affOrding relief to the suffe rers b y the ilieeht Calamity, there: could be ne contrariety of opinion, thalliel some ,light difference may exist as to the limits of their bounty. Their natoral boundary certainly appeared to be that pointed out in the Requisition, " within the Port of Exeter," (viz. from Seaton taTeignmouth); but his Lordship moved that power would be-. given , to the Committee to extend relief in extraordinary canes to any places within twenty miles of the coast—numernus Individuals having suffered severely in land by the overflow of rivers. His Lordship moved a Re solution accordingly ; and communicated to the Meeting that he had been requested by Lord Viscount Exmouth to ex press his regret that the ill state of his health prevented his at tendance. E. I'. LYON, Esq. seconded the motion. J. Bo Esq: wished to make the sphere of their bene volence co-extensive with the county itself, as by narrowing their ()Next, they may probably throw some check on the libe rality of other parts of the county. He would suggest the pro. priety of' recommending parochial collections, if it met the ap proval of the Right Rev. Diocesan. The Manor , expressed his ready compliance, but said he could not encourage them officially by circular, as this would be an encroachment on his Majesty's prerogative. Lord ROLLE could not withhold the tribute of his thanks to the Meeting, on behalf of his poor neighbours, for the efforts now nicking to relieve their sufferings and restore their comfints. Lord CLIFFORD said, he thought their efforts ought to embrace a wider field ; and after some judicious observa tions in 'support of his opinion, his Lordship moved, as an amendment, that they should extend as far (but be exclusive of) Plymouth. Mr. itoLLEtt seconded the amendment. _ _ Sir Thomas ACI.ANI) said, the Meeting would readily sup pose that the words " co-extensive with the county" would meet with his cordial support, and he was persuaded, that the subscription would be far more productive, if the amendment were adopted. The I(esolutions was then extended to embrace the whole county, at which alteration Mr. Bur.LEtt, Lord CLIFFORD, the llistloF, Lord RoLLE, and Mr. LroN, expressed their gratilication.—A Committee was then appointed. Thanks were then moved to the Iltsnor, Mr. Lyox, and the MAYon., and a subscription immediately commenced.— ( Exeter Gazette.) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT TILE HOUSE Or MADAMS VESTRIS.—This fair vocalist suffered a very serious loss on Monday evening by the dar ing act of some well-praCtisetriblet. Mine she was absent at the Theatre, some fellow mounted the area railings of her house, in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, and having contrived, with implements peculiar to his calling, to unfasten the shutters and sash of the parlour window, he made his way up stairs to the Lady's dressing room, and possessed himself of the whole of her jewellery, . with which he got clear off. — W hen Madame VESTRIS returned home rather late, she discovered her loss, and of course made it known to her friends. About one o'clock in the morning, a Noble Lord, and Mr. a Gentleman well known in the highest circles, drove immediately to Sir RICHARD BIRNI EIS pri vate house in Bow-street, for the purpose of giv ing information, and of seeking assistance at the ,hands of the worthy Chief Magistrate. Sir RICHARD, however, had retired to rest, and they were advised by the servant to seek an officer. They found one, and exertions are making to forward the .ends of justice, but nothing decisive has yet been done. The thief carried off the entire of Madame V.'s collection of jewels, which we understand was very valuable. HAYTIAN REPUBLIC. The 'Wesleyan Methodists have, on several occasions, complained of the treatment their Missionaries have received in the Island of Hayti from the Government of President Boyer.-- These grievances have been frequently Werred to itr their publications, and induced severil in dividuit fin,tdeeply interested in the extensrOn of civil an d religioni liberty 'on the one hand, d in the well-being of the Ilnytian Repot)lic ojhe other, to address the President on the subject, urging on him the great importance of conciliat ing the good opinion of the religious public, snd entreating him to give no real ground of reprots tion to the many and the bti4y enemies of negr° emancipation. The following is a translation of the reply which has been sent to Mr. Bowling:— - - " REPUBLIC OF HAYTI. Port-au-Prince, July 31, 8124. " Sir,—l am desired by his Excellency the President of Ilayti, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated th 3 t l of April, as well as of the ease of military books which your friend has been kind enough to send. The taste slush is evinced in this small collection, and the feeling which directed its emission, have given sincere pleasure to his Excellency. The President of Hayti is equally sensible or the warm interest Which this gentleman takes in the prosperi t y of the Republic, manifested in the letter written by him to you, and w hich y ou have forwarded with yetfr own ; h is Excellency 1141 expressed his acknowledgment in the enclosed letter. With relation to' the grievances of the Methodists, they are of so delicate a ea.- ture, that you will permit me to reply to them. , " The first Christians, and at a later pe7i.hi, the first Proics.• ants were said to be persecuted, were called the Imo, WI Of ii. • r 1 " faith, when they were robbed of their propertywho; th,w . •' banished their native land—Or when they were made to uni:c! punishments the most cruel, or to sniffer death. Assuredly t::e Methodists have endured nothing like this in Hayt s have been i. t tu mults have been excited again st them ! their lire menaced ! an armed force ha s seized 30 of them ! The magis trate caused them to be conducted to prison; and in order to pro cure a release, they were compe lled to pay one dollar per head . Whenever one sect endeavours to make proselytes in a country where there exists another sect which is more numerous and more powerful, it is unhappily in the nature of human passions , that the one should consider the other as a n enemy, rtion of whom! exertions tend to nothing less tha n taking y p o that which it regards as its inheri tance. Thus the zeal•of the Methodists aroused the zeal of t he Catholics. Evil loss the inevitable consequence. To p revent this, the it meat, with whom the well-being of the p eople is the supreme law, was conipelled to invite the M issi onaries to rettre.-- g 1 Hence arose the complaints of the M e thodiats. Now let " awa a suppose that the Government had p u rsued a contrary course, and what would have been the result? There were notatho more than thirty Methodists,—there would be a hundred Clics, who must be thrown into prison, and who could not depart thence until they had paid the gaoler the customers' ree.l Would the M issionaries and their converts remain unnadesteam The hundred Catholics released, and their relattralT e i r they rest quietly on the first going forth or assembling o ! antagonists? I imagine not. There would be at once a thou sand Catholics whom it would he necessary to imprison. 47 g st l i o ; even then would the Methodists be more undisturbed ? :‘ ! The zeal of the persecuted Catholics would be inflamed more and more, and Hayti would become the prey of religious war& The thought alone makes me tremble. n ' u N thi i 3 O :e n:s d , : n.h n lia ri cy t h f h ei a sr s t p h ro at a w a e in s l l e m a l t l o b lera e ac ti c o u n s!t s l i o r f it v h i o o u la t t d in o g ul o 3t u i r e F man, of whatever colour, of whatever nation, of whatever re s• he assured of the protection f the law, as Jong as he does not seek to make converts, and is content to worshiy God in his own way. But from the moment that his zeakoa: dresses itself to others, he incurs a hazard. If no voice is Woo against him, the Government, which gives to all the libertY of conscience , t le, is silent, and tolerates; but if the peoPie a r enraged against the new missionaries, and con se q uences most evil are likely to result, it becomes obligatory oP° O she Government to invite them to retire, for their own interest• ill it not thus that all wise Governments act ? Toleration Si Hayti has fewer restrictions than in any other place. Evejl citizen, whatever be his belief or his worship, is free to O P' all civil and political rights , and to fill all public situstiolll* Do the Catholics, I would al of you, experience this critt 4bt i of rights in Great Britain ? " The principles of our Government are not altered. ,I f oo under ffatit.ai sire oo t pit l ii i rr e te,osi la et: t i . n i )a.r. P stru r bes e me s ic i tuai d enlu e t n sst.e t : tt a ih,i n vee d irt3 f ib o niod r el eth s y o odm n h i a " sydt t s Li nco n oc e tnnj j oe f ttyetethwriaititiohicterlinacfc..F3: 1 e o q c uelly favourable to them ; but at the present momenit,teA the presence of their Missionaries will cast the torch of discos amidst our families, the Government cannot tolerate their.ii"- selytism. " The conduct of the Government with regard to the C l " tholic Bishop Glory, whose presence was the cause of distill'• bances in Hayti, must prove to the Illethodists its impallial i g towards all worships ; and the pecuniary dona tion which tiw pasteresnt President sent to their society, in recompense lot their sufferings, and in consideration of their charitable inten• uons, must give assurance to them of his personal sentiments in their favor. " I beg, sir, to offer to you the expression of my high con. sidcration, &c. (Signed) cc B. INGINAC, " General of Brigade and Secretary-General to his Excellency the President of Ilayti." " To John Bowring, Esq. &c. London." SPANISH AND ITALIAN REFUGEES' - _____ MANSION tioust.—A Iready we have to a" pounce the excellent effect of the appeal made to the nehll e . b , the Loan MaYon. in behalf of the Spanish and Italian au" ... ers on Monday. His Lordship received yesterday morning I P v t eral contributions from persons who a few moments before 11W t he account of the distressing scene at the Justiee.roorn durirl_g he application of the starving foreigners, in the NewaPaP t —lt is rather extraordinary that the earliest ccintriblitora P ero ti i their hands into their pockets and gave all they some mechanics, who, the moment they saw the statementsl_,l could .anu to `; from their own families. Some workmen, wh o Went in to badly afford to public-house to breakfast, clubbed a shilling a Pie e t: e t h e w j a y, Three or four poor fellows, who looked as they intended to have had in beer after the litho . '" m ou nted to fo_r the relief of their poor fellow - creatures . This a se nt 11. 11. The journeymen of Mr. Ross, the hairdresser, ala° , , veryy they ou' u s a shilling each, and spot° izid for the site. of the benerldTaa„ The Lours 3IAYOIt to ld them, that he knew he shou ld visits upon the occasion from all ranks of his fellow-cilia that they (his present visitors) bad the merit of being ant o che first, and that their contributions were t h e more li ttide able, however small they might be, subject of a subscription, which they fronds e proinP o tr . • with which they were brought forward in MSC Of e$ rho give any thing, entered the iudice-room, ga . mity. Several gentlemen called upon his fArddliPe upon l oPe e would be very general throughout the empire. TheY nth his Lordship,. whether fancy had not something to do IL r a. description given of the situation of the refugees. Ills being ship replied, that the statement was very far Na t b e en highly coloured. The feelings of the public might Its had more highly excited it' those who wrote the se, ' ll e c tail thought it necessary to give each case of misery 0 1 , vicw of but they probably thou ght that a simple and gener a ' tli i , of wretchedness was sufficient to command the sr ln P 4 riegitat e the humane who were numerous enough to g ster.a`" lee gates, relief to a handful of distressed gentlemen. One 0. .„..,,, I,e expressed their iced represented, said in emphatic language, gates, his Lordship added, in describing the state ilf , t,°: :: r .,,,,. to the British people in every thing except our priobif, for we are, with the abilities to support ourselvee respee,r e di , walking idly about the streets, hungry and in tags . " lace, grace the English people by a shameful exhibition, in s e ;„ . where industry and character are ever crowned w ith P r°9l3 to Ih e In the course of the day three or four Spaniards curl mo t. Justice-mom, for the purpose of communicating ti!bitu,soship 4, w e are ts, i' . .; ship on the subject of the expected meeting. 111$,_,'-thern• asked them in what manner they had been supPort„ u f a nd 40 selves ? " W," said they, 4 ; we, and between •s• h , an ola other brother officers, have liecn regularly sup Yo re, " 1 4 ' / 111 1! comrade !" " A comrade !" said the boan al vg r i t ' e ras. replied comrade could afford to assist you ?" " Captain vuerl P° replied reached his hands. his visitors received a share, and vier,„ from by his means and his advice, prevented from begg ins ' door to door. the Spaniard. So sure as the char!tY °f t he ;thits. i t a findi ng The lenter'Mayon expressed the pleasure be fe-- - t h ,,- t sp: that his opinion of Captain Venegas, when t h a t office r ' - i a lse° peered before him was not a mistaken one, and bighlY P Ens the generosity of that mild and gentlemanly Lordship was informed in the course of the or) that tame"' taro had gone into the country with strong !atoll 0 1 re c- , dation as a teacher of languages. se which The Loan Mayon said, that backed as veil ea e „, he called for the exercise of humanity was, by the public Pr f t est. the efforts o anticipated a rivalry of. benevolence through channel of public information. petitisg; e..„. =MIN F Tr ti! 111 a 1 1 I f