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FOREIGIf INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile, dated Saturday, May 19.) PARIS, MAT 18. —The King's Attorney-General has required proceedings to be instituted against the authors of the acts of violence committed on the 17th of May, towards several persons in the square of the Royal School - of Medicine. A letter from Toulon, of 2d May, says, his Majesty's frigate Maria Theresa, of 160 guns, Captain Bazocke, having on board Rear Admiral Rozamel, commander of the French naval force in the South Seas, arrived in those roads yesterday evening. This ship, which sailed from Toulon the 29th Feb. 1824, remained on the station, in the South Seas, till the 26th February last, when she sailed for Rio de Janeiro, to return to France. A remarkable circum stance in so long a voyage is, that the only man of the 415 composing the crew that was lost, was drowned on the voyage home. LIES OF TILE DAY. The Journal du Commerce.—According to orders given by the Ministry to the Prefects. the National Guard had not taken arms on the artival of the Dauphin at Tours. The same and the Courier Francais.—Accounts from Lisbon, of the 3d, announce the change of the Ministry. M. &Palma is appointed Prime Minister, &c. (From the 'Journal des Debats.) PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. MADRID, MAT S.—Orders have been issued by the Minister of War for the Army of Observation to retro grade to the same distance from the frontiers as the Armies of England and Portugal are at present posted. These orders have been the result of the complaints made by Mr. Lamb and M. Lima, with respect to the movements in ad vance of our army, which appeared to have no other object than to support the insurrection of Elva*, and extend it to other places on the frontiers of Portugal. A Cabinet courier, dispatched by the Count d'Offalia, arrived here on the evening of the 4th, bearing dispatches, which announce, that that diplomatist had completely failed in the object of his mission to Paris, and it is now affirmed, that he will return without proceeding to London. PARIS, MAY 17. , —A serious question has arisen on the discussion of the budget of Foreign Affairs. An Hon. Deputy has submitted to Ministers the following unan swerable dilemma :—" Have you recalled from Madrid your Ambassador or your Embassy? If the first, your instruc tions have been misunderstood ; if the second, you have been compelled to submit to conditions. Who imposed them?" Neither the Minister for Foreign Affairs nor M. de Mous tier, who were present at the sitting, replied to this question. M. Dndon mounted the tribune to justify the silence of his. Honourable Friend, M. de Moustier; M. de Moustier ill doubtless mount the tribune to justify the words of his Honourable Friend, M. Dudon. All this is extremely natural : one piece of service demands another. We shall then learn how, with respect to a people who are dying under the standard of the cross, it was permuted to excite laughter, where pity at least was called for. The sittings of yesterday has given a new weight to this discussion. Our former Ambassor in Portugal, M. Hyde de Neuville, who, for a moment, re-established our tottering au thority at Lisbon, whose entire life has been an act of devotion to legitimacy; M. Hyde de Neuville, whose conduct shrinks, not from the publicity of the tribune, has judged that that of his old colleagues might, like his own, be revealed to France and to Europe. He has called on the Minister, with all the au thority of his past conduct, to repel an accusation the most serious that ever was preferred against a diplomatist. M. Hyde de Neuville, who has ever executed the instruc tions of his Court, has refused to admit that a Minister of France could not execute his! Such facts, however, on which, perhaps, the fate of the Peninsula may depend, are serious. The occupation of Portugal by an English army, has been denounced from the tribunal at Lisbon, as the me laneholy fruit of the conduct of the French Ambassador,— " Conduct," says M. de Villa Real, " which must not he confounded with that of the French Government." Even the Baron lie Dames, who took notes during the speech of M. Hyde de Neuville, did not ascend the tribune in order to disclaim either the conduct of the accused Ambassador, or the reproach of having yielded, by his recal, to condi tions which it concerns France to know that she has not submitted to. What are we to think of this discussion ? Do our Mi nisters imagine that the Budget of Ecclesiastical Affairs has already been forgotten ? No, France will thank M. Hyde de Neuvills, in having elicited the explanations which she expects, without departing from the reserve that his ancient functions imposed upon him. France will be grateful to him for his attempt to throw light on a ques tion which it has been wished to wrap in obscurity ; but while it does justice' to him who has spoken, it will perhaps judge severely of those who imagine they did right to be ilent. (From the Quotidienne.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) MADRID, MAY '7.—We read in the Lisbon Gazette of the 2d, a despatch from General Caul*, dated Elvis, April 30, at nine o'clock in the morning. That General announces to the Minister of War, that tranquillity has just been completely re-established in the city, in conse quence of a skirmish engaged in by the Royalists, in the morning of the same day. In the bulletin of General Caula, we remark a total absence of details. The brevity of the despatch, as will as the battle that had taken place in the streets of Elves, do not epeak very favourably for the Regency. Panes, May 17.—The lecture of M. Recarnier did not t a ke place this morning ; it is affirmed that it has been de finitively adjourned to the month of June. Some farther tumult was observable this morning, but net in the College of France, it was in the Medical School. Previous to the hour of opening the lectures, a strong detachment of gen darmerie came and stationed themselves at the square of the school. The Dean of Faculty intr.,ated the commander of the detachment to have the goodness to retire, because the presence of an arieled force appeared to him to be use less, and might lead to exasperation. On this request being preferred, the gendarmerie retired. During the first portion of the sitting, the most profound calm prevailed, but some of the scholars thinking ,that they perceived among the auditor ', an agent of the Police, they called him out, addrescing him by the name of " Spy.' On the man's denying that he was, they began to examine him, and finding on Lie person his bine card, they threw him out of the Hall. Pursued up and down the School-place, the agent received a violent blow, and he narrowly escaped b e i ng t h r own into the haeln of the fountain. Eseapiug for an instailt from the hands that held him, the poor w r etch fl e d towards the rue d' Observance, but he was again caught there, was beaten afresh, and left on the spot. This circumstance was i.,l;e only disagreeable one that marked the day; we hope it will l;!.. the last. The King of Bavaria arrived at Rome, on the 3d May. Cardinal Hatfelin, Minister of his Kaiesty to the Holy See, went forth to meet, the King in the fiernitaien way. On the 4th, his Majesty visited the Vatican, to testify to the Spiritual - Chief of Christianity his sentiments of veneration. Ris Holiness welcomed the August Prince, with marks of iterticular affection. GERMAN PAPERS. TRIZSTE, MAY s.—(Extract from the Observer of Tricste.)—" According to a letter from Smyrna of April 2, the three Con/Wanders of the French, English, and Austrian squadrons have agreed on a plan to be followed for the protection of European merchantmen in the Archi pelago. It i; said that this plan is also approved by the Austrian Interenucio, at Constantinople. The Austrians may safely depend on the well known zeal of the Chevalier Dandolo, who will certainly be eager to co-operate with his colleagues in the execution of the plan agreed upon for the safety of commerce and naVigatinn.t , LIEGRORN, 3IAY 2.—Our news from Greece is con firmed by an authenticated report. The total expulsion of the Turks from Attica has long been spoken of, but with out any fixed date or official authority. After the arrival of General Church and Lord Cochrane, the affairs of the Greeks are stated to have taken a favourable turn, the Ge rier,d being appointed Commander-in - Chief of the land ib ree s f and Cochrane of the marine. A union ofthe two nava l assemblies at Dimala, opposite Poros, is also spoken of, as well as the resolution to invite Count Capo d'lstria to come to Gree,...le, as the head of the government. But all these statements are still in want of confirmation. DRESDEN, MAV 6.----Though every thing in the Admi nistration is of course in a provisional state only, it may be confidently anticipated that King Anthony will follow the usual maxims of government, which have stood the test of fifty-eight years, during the reign of his brother, to whom he was most tenderly attached, and that he will, as far as possible, leave all as lie finds it. This resolution he has in fact openly declared. At present it is decided that the King is to come to Dresden every morning, and perhaps after dinner to Pilnitz in the evening, to discuss "'T ag . regulate the most important matters. From his youth he has been used to rise early, often at four in the morn .-to 'walk or ride out immediately after, and has a n• fotttfied by exercise and activity. He *lticlito. of lanai ; an d • has a fine pri irate ves _-ezen it composer; - , Gen ; 4 7 librarl d, 4 l :l7 .4) ,_ ! tl . r e fine arts, and highly prizes the - able for piety and late King, be is also remark. The queen, his second strict wife to the duties of religion. wits (born January 14, 1767), was the eldest daughter of the Emperor Leopold 11., and is universally beloved and esteemed. VIENNA, MAY B.—Metalliques 90 ; Bank Shares 1084. Allgemeine Zeitung, May 13. MUNICH, MAY 9.—We learn that his Majesty, pre viously to his departure for Italy, approved of the plan of fortifying Ingoldstadt. It is understood the Bavarian Offi cers now in Greece bare obtained leave of absence for ano ther year, retaining their full pay. On the 7th of May the number of students in the books of the University of Munich already amounted to I ; s27. —Frankfort Paper. BERLIN, MAY s.—General surprise was excited here yesterday, by the hue and cry inserted in our newspapers, by desire of the Government of Brunswick, against tlie highest civil Officer of State--the Privy Counsellor V. Schmidt Phiseldick. The sensation it caused extended to all classes, and was expressed even by persons of the highest rank, The facts which have led to this proceeding were, as we learn, the following :—During the period when the King of England directed the Government at Brunswick, as guardian of the young Duke, M. V. Schmidt Phiseldick was at the haad of the Administration. In the enjoyment of the confidence of the King of England, and out of love to his country, he advised him not to give up the Govern ment to the present Duke, till he should have attained the age of 25 years, and not at the age of 19. The King of England did not follow this advice. M. V. Schmidt Phiseldeck found himself unpleasantly situated with respect to the Duke, and several times asked for his discharge, which was refused him. At length the Duke learned something of the above-named correspondence with the King of England, and the subject of it, and required that it should be delivered up to him. Schmidt Phiseldick, who, with the King of England's knowledge, had long since burnt it, accused himself on this ground, and was put under arrest by the Duke's order ; but he contrived to escape to Hanover, where be is reported to have entered into the service of the Government. The Hanoverian Go vernment will probably take some step in this affair. M. Schmidt Phiseldick was highly esteemed at Brunswick. TRIESTE, i♦lii ;.—Recent letters from Prevesa speak of sanguinary transactions under the walls of Athens, re specting the issue of which nothing was known. The Austrian corvette the Coraline was at anchor there.— Allgemeine Zeitung, May 14. AMERICAN PAPERS. NEW YORK. —Corrow.—The business in this article since our last publication has been very steady, at rates about the same as those before announced. The transac tions in all amount to 5,000 bales. Uplands st to 94 and 9-1 cents ; Alabamas 9 a 91 and 9/ ; and Orleans 10 to 10-k cents for export. There has been an increased de mand for the finer descriptions for home use, and in souse cases prices a little higher than those previously current have been obtained. Uplands 81 a9l a 10 Tennessee lb. New Orleans 10 a 101a12A Alabama 9a91 a 10 CHARLESTON, APRIL 14.—COTTON.—Nothing has been done in Sea Islands, Maines, or Santees. The busi ness in Uplands has also been very dull; this may in some measure he attributed to the holidays. Ordinary 8 ; fair to good 84- a 84; prime 9 a 91 ; fancy lots 10 ; p r i nc ip a l sales at 8-1 a 9 cents. FAYETTEVILLE, APRIL 18. —Cotton is selling this morn ing at from 8 dollars to 8 dollars 50 cents ; it is in good demand, and that of fair quality, sells readily at cur highest quotation. (From Wilie's New Orleans Price Current, March 31.) COTTON. —The imports from Friday morning, 23d, up to yesterday, morning, North Alabama and Tennessee 9,093, Interior and Mississippi 4,916, across Lake Pon chartrain 519 ; Arkansas 249, Pensacola 32 : in all 14,819. Cleared in the same time, for Liverpool, 13,163, Glasgow 985, Havre 914, Marseilles 681, New York 462, Boston 366, Providence 193: together 16,714 bales. The sales of the week have been considerable, and chiefly con fined to N. Alabama and Tennessee, at our former rates, which are continued, and the demand fair; we heard of 1,000 bales selling at an average of eight cents, quality not the best. In that from Mobile we are unable to report any sales of note. Louisiana and Mississippi are rather heavy, and in but little request ; choice quality continues scarce, and in the few sales that have taken place, our former rates have been supported. According to the Liverpool classification, we quote ordinary to middling, 8 a 84 ; middling to fair, 81 a 9 ; fair to good fair, 94 a 10 ; good fair to good, 10+ a 11 ; good and fine, 11i a 13, dull. EXCHANGE. Bills on London, sixty days Do. on France on Amsterdam 40; a 41 PRICE OF STOCKS.—Apath 20. offered asked offered asked 1813 1001 U. States' Threes 811 U. $. Sixes / -- 1814 1014 101; CAdial Sixes 1831— Illf 1815 10'21 l 0 Do. Fives, 1945... 1061 107; Do. Fives 1821 107; log Corporat. Fives, 1831...... 102 e BANKS—United States FOREIGN EXCDANGES ON LONDON. AMSTERDAM, MAY 18.—12 2x4 f.—Two months, lIE 95. HAMBURGN, MAT 15.-36. 1012—Two months, 96. CHRISTIANIA, MAT s.—Three months, 6. 14. PETERSBURGD, MAY W.—Three months, 10. 5.3 , 2. LEIPSTC, MAT 11.—Three months, 3. 16N. BERLIN, MAY I2.—Three months, 6. 277-,. VIENNA, MAY s.—Three Months, 9. 56. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...10 minutes after 11. j Evening 0 minutes after 0. *Alit, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1827. We received last night the Paris Papers of Friday and the Etoile dated Saturday morning. The Journal des Debuts states, in an Article dated Madrid, May 8, that orders have been issued by the Spanish Government for the Army of Observation to retrograde from the frontiers of Portugal to the same distance as the British and Portuguese Armies are at present posted. This is said to be the result of the remonstrances made by Mr. LAMB, and M. LIMA ; but as the other papers do not mention the circumstance there may be no foundation for it. Some further tumult has taken place amongst the Students of Medicine, in consequence of the appointment of M. RECAMIER to the vacant Professorship. It terminated, however, without further outrage than the chastisement of a police spy, who was discovered amongst the Students, when assembled on the opening of the Lectures. The discussion on the Budget which still con tinues, has led to some serious questions being put to the Ministers on the subject of the in structions given to M. MOUSTIER, when Am bassador at Madrid, to which the Ministry did not think it prudent to give any reply. The questions will, without doubt, be renewed ; but the answer, be what it may, cannot alter the opinion which has already been . formed on this subject. Extracts will be found in another column. FitENCH FuNns.—Paals, MAirllB.—Five per Cents. 100 f. 40c. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 65c. ; Bank Stock, 2,025 f. ; Neapolitan '77f. 90c. ; Spanish Loan (1823), 56k. Exchanges on London—One mouth, 25f. 35c. ; Three months, 25f. 20c. The following are extracts from Dutch and German Papers received this morning : MAGUF, MAY 17. In consequence of the resolution adopted by the Council of the Commercial Society, in the ordinary spring meeting this year, on the resolution of M. Olislager, the King's Commissioner, there was held yesterday a General Meeting of the Shareholders entitled to vote, in which the three fol lowing proposals were brought forward on the part of the King. Ist. To make a great reduction in the capital of the Company, combined with a closer connection between the Shareholders and the interests of the Company. 2d. To secure to the King that influence in the affairs of the Company, which his Majesty ought to have in its es sential concerns, as Founder, as chief Shareholder, and as guarantee of the interest (4i per cent.) 3d. To simplify the management of the Company in gene ral, and in particular to give the Board of Directors, in their daily transactions, more liberty in the choice and direction of the operations. A printed memorial, explaining the three proposals, was distributed among the Sharelmlders, and further details were given verbally by the President of the Company and the King's Commissioners, with a declaration that his Majesty desired that on account of the intimate connection between the three proposals, they should not be voted upon separately, but altogether. With respect to the first article, it was proposed to reduce the capital from 37 mil- lions to 24 millions of florins, which last sum was at the commencement proposed as the maximum, and had been so far exceeded in consequence of the great eagerness of the merchants to become Shareholders. After two days .deliberation, the proposals were adopted by a majority of 119 to 40 votes. BOIS-LE-DUC, MAY 14. The water, which is no's only 22 inches beloW 0, again threatens this town and neighbourhood with an inundation. The accounts from the upper rivers are also very unfavour able. BERLIN, MAY 12. His Excellency the Russian Privy Counsellor, and Se cretary of State, Count Capo d'lstria, arrived here to-day from Para. _DRESDEN, MAY 6. The Leijaic Fair proves to be much more favourable than was expected. A great deal of business has been done in Plmost every branch of trade. BRUSSELS, MAY 17. We learn with the greatest pleasure, that the state of the King's health will allow his Majesty shortly to go to the Hague, where he intends to stay a fortnight. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 2. Towards the end of this month, the Emperor will go to the town of Wiasma, in the government of Smolensk, to review a great body of Cavalry, amounting to 60,000 men, assembled there. Among the persons who are to accom pany his Majesty, is General Benkendorff. His Majesty has granted to Prince Wolchousky and his heirs for ever, 3455 dessatines of arable land, and 4.8 dessatines of uncultivated land, in the district of Ousman, in the government of Tamhoff, instead of the 1000 dessa tines before granted him, in the circle of Schlusselburg, in the government of St. Petersburg, which revert to the crown. M. J. Boye, formerly Brigadier-General in the French Army, having taken the oath of allegiance to Russia, has been appointed Councillor of State, and attached to the Heraldic Chamber. STOCKHOLM, MAY S. The finest spring weather and refreshing rains have been highly favourable to the young corn in various provinces, which now affords the prospect of a good harvest. It was high time that such a prospect should counteract the high prices. CHRISTIANA, MAY '7. In the course of this summer the old frontier between Norway and Russia (and in the Gland Duchy of Finland) will be determined, and marked out by commissioners from both parties. BERLIN, 31AY 12. Yesterday the Court went into mourning for three weeks for the Empress of Brazil. ST. PETERSBEIRGH, MAY 4. On the 2d, being the fete of the Empress Alexandra and the birth-day of the young Grand Duke Alexander, mass was performed in the chapel of the Winter Palace, and the diplomatic body complimented their Majesties in the Presence Chamber, and the members of the Council of State, the Senate, &c. &c., presented their congratulations to the Empress Alexandra in her apartment. The city was illuminated in the evening. Some mineral springs have been discovered near Lieranka in the Government of Kieff, which appear to be equally efficacious with those of Mount Caucasus, and being situated in a more agreeable country nearer to the centre of Russia, and in the vicinity of several large towns, will probably be much frequented. In our Paper of Saturday we gave a full ac count of the examination of witnesses before the House of Commons, respecting the Penryn Election. We have a like detestation of any thing approaching to tyranny, whether practised by an individual Monarch, or by a council of five hundred, and are inclined to watch with a very jealous eye the undefined exercise of power by the House of Commons, assumed. more par ticularly in all cages where (strange to say) they are themselves especially interested. There is no statute to. limit treason as.respeets the majes4 of the people, represented by the Commons House, and even military law may s be said to be accurately defined when compared with the utter uncertainty of what constitutes an offence against this whole body, or against any individual Member of Par ' liament. There has been a good deal of the old leaven of that most tyrannical set, the long Par liament, in evevy House, down to the present time, when of course we have suddenly arrived at perfection, our present Legislators being resolved to maintain the true balance of the Constitution, by respecting equally and impartially rights, thos e o f th e S overe i gn , an d t h os e of- the people. their own But even this perfect body cannot object to our observing that in the exercise of a power which has no analogy with equity, or with the law of the land,—wheie a man is forthwith committed to Newgate, if he does not cheerfully criminate himself and his friends, instead of being warned by the Judge to plead not guilty, even when in clined to confess his crime—we say, that in the exercise of such a monstrous power, care should be taken to conduct these inquisitorial examina tions with all possible delicacy to the prostrated object of their indignation, and that no personal feeling should be permitted to interfere with what should be a painful duty. We have the highest admiration of Mr. BROUGHA M'S splendid ta lents, and understand that he is greatly esteemed in private life, but we regret to observe the severity with which he occasionally treats the victim of his scrutinising examination, not only in a Court of Justice, where lawyers most er roneously think that they have a right to do or say any thing for their client—but even where it is still less allowable—before a Committee of the House of Commons. There, the cross-ex aminer, in perfect security himself, may for hours, torture the unfortunate person at the bar, and subsequently move for his committal to gaol, contrary to blackee's just notion of—" No preachee and floggee too." The offence ofJOHN STANBURY is one which can not possibly be passed over when discovered. But it does seem a little odd, that extraordinary and unnecessary acrimony should be excited in the House of Commons ! against an individual, the nature of whose profession, and the very ex tent of whose transgressions, shew the number of offenders in former Parliaments against purity of election. No doubt, we are bound to suppose that all this is now at an end, but if the majority of men in former Parliaments have used money to procure seats, and if, consequently, dealers in seats have sprung up, it is quite sufficient even for so pure a Legislature as the present, simply to punish these men according to precedent, with out treating their offence as something monstrous, and exciting against them an indignation which should at least be shared with former Parlia ments—just as the receiver (in vulgar cases of crime) is considered no better than the thief.— We totally disclaim the imputation of being ad vocates for bribery and corruption, but as long as the world is what it is, the majority of men will be actuated by the "auri sacrafames," and of this baseness, advantage will always be taken by those who have nothing but money to recom mend.them as Members of the Legislature. In this case Mr. BROUGHAM should have been the more guarded, as STANBURY opposed his brother and Dr. LUSHINGTON at Tregony. But when he has sat a little longer on the right hand of the Speaker, we are convinced that Mr. BROUGHAM will transfer to those now occu pying his old position that asperity which is es sential to opposition, and will exchange it for the placidity occasioned by continued triumphs on the Treasury benches, and which serenity is more frequently the effect of circumstances than of natural temper, as late events have more fully proved. It is reported in the City that letters have been received this morning from Rio de Janeiro, via Havre, bringing in telligence eight days later than the last accounts, and that the Brazilians claim the advantage in the action which is said to have taken place with the Buenos Ayrean army in Rio Grande. CONVERSION MEETING.- (THIS DAY.) A Meeting was held this day, at the Freemason's Hall, for the purpose of forming a Society for the promotion of the Reformation, which had commenced, in Ireland. At an early hour, the Hall was crowded with well dressed persons of both sexes, and by 12 o'clock, this spa.. cious building was completely filled. Amongst the distinguished persons present, we noticed the Earls of Farnham, Roden, and Winchelsea; the Duke of Beaufort ; the Bishops of Litchfield and Coventry, and Salisbury ; Lord Carberry ; General Orde ; H. Maxwell, M. P. Ladies, Le De Spenser and Somerset; Mrs. Sta pelton ; Hon. G. Noel; Dr. Thorpe, &c. &c. Lord MANDEVILLE was called to the Chair, and briefly stated the object of the Meeting. He also took occasion to observe, that the present Meeting was not called for the purpose of discussion, and, therefore, that those who were opposed to the objects of the Meeting would not be heard : and he requested that if any such persons were present, they would not attempt to address the Meeting. Captain GORDON then came forward, and addressed the Meeting at great length. He admitted that they would not be justified in doing what they were now about to do, if they could not prove that the Roman Catholic Religion was totally unfit for the purposes for which the blessings of Revelation was conferred on man. The Roman Catholic religion had been tried in Ireland for several hundred years, and the question was, what had been its offects ? He (Captain Cordon) had visited Ireland, and observed the population engaged in the most degrading idolatry. He had visited one of those religious ceremonies called stations. It was situated in Connaught. There were 20,000 persons present, and a great number of tents. There was a holy tree, a holy well, and a holy stone, and these were what composed the stations. The unfortunate persons who were present at this distressing scene, were going round the well on their naked knees, which were cut by the stones : others were seen devoutly kissing the tree, and the-remainder passing under the stone, which was raised on two others, so as to admit persons to creep under. 'When these operations were completed, the people repaired to the tent, which was filled with provisions and whiskey, where a new account was opened with conscience, and the night was passed in riot, tumult, drunkenness and debauchery. --(Hear, hear, hear.)—This scene was repeated for three days ; and, for his part, he could discover no dif ference between the idolatry he witnessed at that station and what was ascribed to the inhabitants of Hindostan.— (Hear, hear.)—The only difference was, that in Hindostau the natives worshipped the elements in their !natural state, and in Ireland .the liand of the artist was employed to put those elernen'ti into some kind of shape. -The deplorable state of the people of Ireland was proved by Members of that Church, and especially by Mr; Doyle, in a pamphlet, which he addressed_ to his parishioners, nor could it be otherwise, fur the Irish Priests had set their face against the instruction of the population ; they not only neglected to educate the people themselves, but they gave every opposition . to -the -societies which were formed in this country for the instruction of the Irish ; no schools were established except where 'the Bible' Societies invaded the parish, -and • then a 102041 - Wok established solely for the purpose , sedvicing. , the , children from , the , taiga where the' Holy Scriptures .were • read. The last report 'of the Education Society proved, that there was not above 33,000 persons educated at the Roman Catholic Schools of Ireland, whilst 500,000 were educated at Protestant Schools. In conclusion, he adverted particulatly to the plan now propoded for spreading the Reformation, and ob served that there were not less than 40,000 poor Irishmen from, the bogs of Connaught and Munster in London, and that as these were in that Metropolis, which had been properly called the centre of intelligence and light, they ought to be the first to receive our assistance, and should be the earliest objects of conviction. Earl RODEN said, that in this day of blasphemy, of ill named liberality, and of deadness and coldness to the truths of the Gospel, he and those who were placed by Providence in a certain rank, ought to stand forward to cheer each other, and use their united exertions in the establishment of truth.—(Hear.)—lt may be through scorn and ridicule, but happy were they who bore shame for the sake of him that died to save all. He himself daily witnessed the horrible de gradation of his Roman Catholic countrymen, through the instrumentality of that abominable system of religion which prevailed there. But the country was now roused to inquire what was the truth. The discussions which had taken place bad produced the best effects. The Bible was now to be found open, notwithstanding the ana themas of the priests, and Popery had at length re ceived a shake in Ireland. The Noble Lord then took a review of the numerous societies which had been established for the diffusion of education in Ireland within - the last twenty years, and concluded by ob serving that the Roman Catholics had now determined to read the Bible at any cost, and that funds were only wanted to diffuse religious knowledge all over the coun try. The Noble Lord then moved, that a society be form ed, called the British Society, for the diffusion of the prin ciples of the Reformation. The Bishop of Salisbury in seconding the motion, took occasion to observe, that Ireland was dear to him, from the intellectual character and so cial habits of the people, and it was with great sa tisfaction he hailed the appearance of improvement which had taken place. The present Society !had his best wishes and his most zealous support, and in supporting he did not think he was compromising any of those principles which ought to belong to his rank, or the sacred profession he belonged to. The object of the So ciety was to diffuse those principles, which, at his ordi nation and consecration, he had promised to promote.— (Hear, hear. ) . . Lord FARNHAM proceeded to move the next resolu tion. He said that the increased diffusion of scriptu ral knowledge, by the means of religious societies, was the great cause of the movement now taking place in Ireland, interference of the Roman Catholic Priests in the elec tions had also done much to forward the reformation, for when the intelligent Roman Catholics observed that their places of worship were turned into arenas for political dis cussion, they began to suspect their priests; that was to sus pect the purity of their intentions. At this period an individual in one of the galleries attempted to address the meeting, but at the desire of the Chairman, and in accordance with the wish of the Meeting, withdrew without being heard. Several other gentlemen then addressed the Meeting, which did not break sp until an advanced hour. The Lord High Admiral has been pleased to appoint Commander Fuller, a nephew of the late Lord Heatbfield, to his Majesty's Ship Wellesley, at Portsmouth. A LITTLE LEARNING.—Mr. Thomas Campbell, in his late inaugural Speech at the Glasgow University, thus alludes to the asserted danger of a little learning :—" Such of you as have been but shortly in this institution, I would advise not to be ashamed of a little learning. Many wise individuals think a little lea.ning useless; and some, in their wisdom, call it 'dangerous:— To despise a little learning is like the action of the indivi dual who should shut up his windows because they were too narrow, or that the glass had not the powers of a te lescope. Despise pedantry at much as you please ; but adopt not this miserable principle. In your studies, I would not advise that formal division of labour that keeps the pin manufactory in such exact order. Newton made geometry illustrate physical science ; and Richter, in later times, has followed up the great example. Let the mind have its choice as far as possible ; and however numerous may be the subjects it may go into—however distracted the rays of truth may be that it gathers from them--doubt not they will one day blend themselves into the white light of inspiration ! Think not the stream of study will be shallower by its expansion; be confident rather that with a mind devoted to its subject, it will be profouhder from its breadth, "me-Pmet chroicie. s. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. SCOTCH APPEALS. The LORD Cour BARON attended at the House of Lords this morning, for the purpose of hearing Scotch Appeals. WYLIE APPELLANT, ROIS RESPONDENT. This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of Session in Scotland. The facts of the case are shortly these :—An individual named Rickie, having possessed property near Perth, charged it with several legacies in favour of the respondent Ross, and other members of his family. Rickie afterwards exchanged the property in ques tion for other estates belonging to Lord Mansfield, and the question now was, whether the disponee (Wylie) who took these latter estates on Rickie's death was bound to pay the legacies to the respondent. Wylie contended that the pro perty taken by him was not the property charged, and therefore that he was not liable. On the opposite side it was argued, that as the property held by him was merely substituted for that charged with the legacies, he was bound to pay them. The Court of Session acted on this latter view of the question, and decided that the estates were still charged. From this decision Wylie appealed. When our reporter left the House of Lords, Mr. Ser geant SPANKIE was arguing in support of the respondent's case. COURT OF CHANCERY. The Lora Chancellor sat at half past ten o'clock. MORTIMER V. WEST. This bill prayed that it might be declared by the Court, that the will of the late R. Mortimer, of Kentish-town, had been well proved ; that the Court would direct accounts to be taken as against the executors ; that they might be charged with losses and deductions, from their mis conduct in the management of the testator's property, and that the Court would appoint a receiver. A female, named Martha Davis, bore to the testator six illegitimate children, four of whom were born before the making of the testator's will, and the other two after the making of the will, but before the testator's death. By the will lie gave his property to the children born and living at that time (naming them), together with every other child born of the body of Mary Davis, and living at the testator's death, or born within nine months after wards. The simple question for the consideration of the Court was, whether the two children born after the making of the will, but before the testator's death, and without having been named in the will, were so ac curately described as to take under the will. The Vice.. Chancellor (Sir J. Leach) delivered his opinion to the effect, that they could not take an interest under the will. The case was not fully gone into before his Honour, because it was agreed that it should go before the Lorcl Chancellor. It was only part heard before Lord Eldon, but from what he heard of it, he also intimated the impression of his mind to be unfavourable to the plaintiffs. He seemed to think, that if they had been legitimate children, that is, if Martha Davis and the testator had married after the makingof the will, and those children had been born subse quently, that then they would have been entitled to take, under the description of every other child or children, &c. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, Lord Eldon had inform ed him that he meant to deliver to him in writing his judgment in all cases that had been heard before him, and he could not see why the parties here should not let this case rest in the hands of Lord Eldon, to be disposed of by him. The parties, however, whose interests had been disputed would not consent to let the case remain without further argument, and therefore the pleadings were opened, and the morning occupied in hearing a great number of coun sel on the question. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. MILNE V. GORDON ♦ND OTHERS. Mr. SUCOEN moved, on the part of the plaintiff, that the defendants should pay into Court, to the credit of this cause, 60001., which had been lodged by them in a branch bank, at Elgin, in Scotland. The bill was filed by the plaintiff against the executors and trustees, under the will of the late Major-General Anderson, who died in India. The testator devised by his will all his property to certain Scotch Charities, and the 60001., which was the subject of the present application, was collected by his executors in Scotland; 60,000/. had been collected by them in India, and was since lodged in the Bank of England. The plain tiff conceiving that the testator's will was void, and being determined to dispute its validity, now sought to have the six thousand pounds also paid into the Bank of England as a measure of security to abide the result of the suit. Mr. HORNE contended that there was not the slightest ground for the application ; it was quite unusual to get money on a motion by merely asking for it ; but the fact was, that the will could not admit of the least doubt as to the intention of the testator in giving his property to the charities. The VICE-CIIANCELLOR. was not disposed to attach any weight to the objection of Mr. Horne; but another difficulty presented itself—the order must be made against executors residing in Scotland, out of the jurisdiction of the Court, and who would, therefore, be likely to disobey it. The Court had no means of punishing them for the contempt. The defendants would, in all probability say, that they had a very good Court of Chancery in Scotland, which could deal with the question ; and that they could, therefore, see no reason why an English Court should meddle in the matter. Mr. SUGDEN thought the Court would have sufficient jurisdiction to enforce its order against the part*. His Honour would recollect that there were 50,0001. now in Court, he could therefore withheld from them any benefit arising from the 50,0001. unless they should obey the order of the Court as to the small sum of 6,0001. This, the Learned Counsel thought, would be an effectual mode of enforcing obedience from these Scotch gentlemen. The Vacs-CHANcELLor. said that this explanation gave the - case quite a new aspect, and now the order was almost one of course, unless a sufficient answer should be given to the bill. Mr. froaNE—There will be a very satisfactory answer given to it, and my clients will, without doubt, show that they are entitled to the 50,0001. The VICE-CHANCELLOR made the order upon notice being given to all the parties. BEAUVOIR V. RHODES. Mr. HORNE moved that this case, which had been set down for bearing before the Lord Chancellor, should be struck out of the paper. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—SureIy I can't hear this mo tion, unless, like Stephano, I were to make myself Viceroy over the King of the Island.—(A laugh.) How can I presume to direct that a cause should be struck out of the Lord Chancellor's paper. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. THE RING V. THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF LONDON. This was an application by Henry Winchester, Esq. for a mandamus for compelling the defendants to swear him in as Alderman of the ward of Vintry. A rule nisi was obtained in the last term. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in behalf of Mr. Wilde, ap peared this day to show cause against the rule. The pre sent application was made ou an affidavit by Mr. Win chester and two others stating that at the election of an Alderman for the Ward of Wintry on the death of Mr. Magnay, Mr. Winchester was duly elected by a majority of the inhabitants of the ward, but that on a petition being presented by Mr. Wilde, one of the candidates, complain ing of the election to the Court of Aldermen, that Court declared the election void, and issued a writ for a new election, at which Mr. Wilde had a majority of votes in his favour, and was therefore returned as duly elected, upon which Mr. Winchester made the present application, contending that although the Court of Aldermen had the power of judging in elections previous to the 1 1 th Geo. I. cap. 18., that Act deprived them of that juris diction, and therefore that the first election was a regular one, and consequently that the applicant ought to have been sworn in. The Learned Counsel now maintained, that the Act 11 Geo. 1., did not deprive the Court of Al dermen of the right which they previously possessed, that it was merely framed for regulating the proceedings at elec tions, as great disturbances had existed under the previous regulations. There were no less than 60 cases in which the right of setting aside elections was exercised previous to the passing of the above Act, and several cases since. One remarkable case since then, was the election of an Alderman in 1769, when the celebrated Mr. V,Tilks was returned by the Wardmote as duly elected, but on complaint to the Court of Alder men, they set aside the election, and a new one was directed and took place, but no complaint was ever made. If there was any doubt of their right, it could not be sup posed but at that period when parties ran high, and when such a man as Mr. Wilks was the party concerned, the matter would have been brought under the notice of this Court. After arguing at considerable length, the Learned Counsel concluded by calling upon their Lordships to refuse the rule. Mr. CANIPBELL followed on the same side. He con ' tended that whether the defendants were right or not, the present was not the proper mode of bringing the matter before the Court, but by a quo warraxto. The RECORDER of London appeared for the Corporation, and said that he was astonished to be called on in the pre sent century, to support a right which he thought, till now, oo man would call in queati9P, The leamed Recorder then entered into a long history of the mode of electing Aldermen for the city of London from the earliest times; from which it appeared, that there were 68 instances Pr vious to the Act of Geo. 1., in which the right in quent l. was exercised. He asserted that the right never w .- called in question, although the manner in which it Wn g exercised was frequently brought under the reviewf tbs Court of King's Bench. The COMMON SERC CANT, Mr. BOLLAND, an d I*. PAR=, followed on the same side. The Soracrroa-GENERat. rose to reply, but was inte r ", rupted by • t Lord TENTERDEN, who, after conferring with 1 1: 4 brethren, observed that the present was a question ot•Sur importance, that the Court did not think it proper to de cide it on a ;notion. He would suggest to the parties to bring a special action for determining the question, ni which Mr. Winchester might be plaintiff, and the G4 ° " ration and Mr. Wilde defendants. The issues in such action would be four-Ist, whether the jurisdiction clson" • by the Court of Aldermen had existed ? 2d, if it 0 whether it was abrogated by the Act of Geo. I. chap l°7 1 0, or by any other means ? 3d, whether Mr. Winchester W dulyelected? and 4th, (which is involved in the 3d) whew there was a regular scrutiny held? While making ti l l suggestion, his Lordship begged it to be understood b$ he was not giving his opinion either the one way or other. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he could not O r sent to his Lordship's proposal without seeing his As it was a public question, he did not know that in" , Wilde would agree to subject himself to the necessary e lr ' . pence of such a measure as that sugge s t e d by his Lords* . Thus the matter rests for the present. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. COL. BERKELEY V. COL. FAIRMAN.-LIBEL 1W PALLADIUM. This was an action for damages, brought against the d r fendant as owner of the Palladium, for a libel publishecliP that paper. A verdict was returned, with 501. dosag es ' in the Sittings after last Term. This day Col. Fairnie applied in person for a r u l e t o s h ow caus e ' 41 :., / the verdict should not be set as id e , an d a trial granted, on the ground that at the rr ww, he was confined in the Fleet Prison, a n d did n ot h 0 ", that the case was so nearly at issue, and that in nenS e t: quence he was prevent e d f rom b r i ng i ng a h os t Of % /1 ., nesses to support his case. H e n ow p u t i n an affidin which, after stating th e a b ove f ac t, se t f or th, that he n been confined for the last seventeen months, and the .- parted with hi s l as t s hilli ng , therefore had not means of employing Counsel; that the song, Il r: he which the action was brought, was sent to I nt F ' s defendant from o ne o f th e Cl u b-h ouses i n '" James's, from whence he had been in the habit of It" ceiving many other communications, and that it had her inserted without any malicious intention ; that being ' 6 7; out money his attorney had un d er t a k en to con duct im" trial, and to depend upon his (deponent's) honour for par ment. The affidavit then went on to state, that the de' ponent had suffered great injury of character by lib spoken from time to time by the above-neo . defendant, who had accused him of being a pranr,` libeller and a coward. It then made some allusion to `` certain theatrical heroine" with whom he (plaintiff) cohil",, bited. The Court hers stopped the reading of the affidavit, 111 _, informed the applic an t th a t h e m i g ht ma k e a ll us ion to sV thing which had passed between the plaintiff and hio but that he must not implicate the c h arac t e rs of th ird persons. The Colonel replied that it was only a link of a chain facts in support of his application. * do The Loan CHIEF JusTics obser ve d, th a t the affi- - .„, , could be of no service to the applic a nt, th e j u d gm ent hav i :'; been signed, and no application having been made for a 1 1 0 trial within the specified ti me , it cou ld no t a ft e rwards granted without the affidavit shelved that he had been r e is vented from making appli ca ti on by th e plaintiff.--"E u refused. The Duke of Clarence has just paid a visit to the Bank, accompanied by the D uc h es s and W e to Ladies. The Directors and their Ladi es w e r e waiting .tb meet him. On entering the rotunda he was received three cheers, and seemed highly gratified with the recer tion he met from the citizens. The Duke of Clarence attended at the A;(10: miralty on Friday. A number of Na va l officers had an al ees of his Royal Highness. COMMUNICATION WITH LONDON.-- lig es aar QUICKEST EVER KNOWN. Tn London Papers of , evening, that left London that evening at e i g ht o'clock Bristol, arrived at Waterford on Thursday morn i ng at sig" t o'clock, by that uncommonly well-conducted stearn-Pa cic .,, e the Nora Creina, command e d by C ap t a i n J o hn Stac e ':, We have every reason to thi n k th a t thi s i s , by at least ts,v hours, the most expeditious commun i ca ti on that ever (tc. curred between London and Ireland. Ten o'clock ill br morning of the second day after transmission is, NQ te l lieve, the earliest moment London P a pers ever rffl' — o ut Dublin. This instance of unprecedented celerity sb ° oc , be held up, not only in commendation of what 11126 bat cuffed, but in example, in proof, in emulation - of w hereafter may, and perhaps ought to be, at least °cc- o° oe ally, accomrlished. The Nora Creina performe d rs voyage from Bristol in 21 hours, and the London rare were but 36 hours on their way from London to WatcrfOr —Waterford Mirror. 1 00 0 AGRICULTURE, &c.—Excepting on the he backward o u ntr h t soils,e now most been d m districts t n o ' lte e c earth under circumstances of a very favourable kind. in gs weather, though chilled by slight frosts in the no rl3 ol and evenings, has been for some weeks past, reronr' is ", dry, and has occasioned no interruption to the useft:io; hours of the farmer. His crop, are therefore all to and he is now left with his hands comparatively 0 ;w mark the progress of th e season , an d ca l cu l a t e the Pr O , ro sh returns of harvest. And so far as probability can n" di t ground of judgment, these returns will be more ahn!,,J, than, in the beginning of spring, h e cou ld even have buri o , for the effect produced upon vegetatio n by the last W oo . was much akin to the partial cessation of breathing iP htit at phibious animals while under water, and the powerfu l '', Ai ed of respiration that ensues the instant their heads are r•-tiie above the surface. In the first week after the s torm , 0 . growth was exceedingly rapid ; and, though the o °lo tore has since become rather ungenial, has Pip et 0 0l with a steady, though a slower pace. The corn i 5 end nearly all brairded, and looks remarkably evenly P ; the though a fortnight later in being sown this year OA W, last, it required a much shorter period to gernains teP teto that the difference, in point of earliness, between the seasons, is, in reality, very little. The hay and r ue nee grounds are remarkably luxuriant, as a natural consecl o)c ,e. of which, the price of cattle still continues on the a dc ., the The only crop in which any failure is apparent, s ' or young wheat, which, in general, is ve ry thin, and a bss thcr a weak and languishing appearance. The fru t yet escaped injury, and promises to be very a bunde r i t a over the country. Some fears were entertained Wood safety during the few days of a withering north-co t s or that lately prevailed ; but we have now been visited vi_foo a rest° lll . / pious rains, and anticipate, in consequence, son° of the mild and genial temperature natural to the se Glasgow Free Press. f STATE OF TRADE.--rt would be s t retch the point rather far, to say that trade has yet beenllbiog nerally prosperous in our city, but at the same time 0 % has can be more certain than that a decided improver n° already taken place in several .of our manufactori th 'th o also among our wholesale dealers. The retail tr ade_ l . .. d , so u mu t c h h os o e n clo t s h se e s ci a r i c e um no s w tan e c x es pe which at present languishes most, but as this dePr, sn 4 their labour, our merchants and shopkeepers 03 1 % ,ar short while, participate also in the revival. I' per'' now to be readily procured by all descriptions of f ° tber, t o ie f nc til in e g a w r o e r g k u in la g r c de lsfi r°7: l o ib i i tives—many of them at advanced wages, and all of S with the full prospect of a general advance beng o ,018 1 ; ‘ , / tained. Such subjects as " combination" and 2 : 0 ° tion," are now scarcely heard of ; and we trust tha t, weeks more, we shall have to discharge the pleas frlf announcing that they are entirely go t te to bed.; ',bole every part of England, and a!so throughout th rog to o Scotland, the accounts of trade are equally el le . e si , for satisfactory, and though we neither hope nor sirej high a pitch of prosperity as we enjoyed in 1 6 ;of 1 7. 1 $ not without hope that, at least, an equal tal e thin e ease and happiness will soon be our portion. to w . o f will not be foreign to what we have stsw; t ell' , it notice of the approaching and much dreaden tbiolg if Whitsunday. Whatever course the landlord 13:1 0 t batu expedient to pursue, nothing is more evident home he persists in turning his poor tenant out of 0 his hall," the evil will recoil with a double force upoor Bead,--for, by so doing, he will involve the r e ° ha 0 0 1 ( utter ruin, without the least benefit to himself' woe/ LE , get another tenant in his stead, who will act etnineedyirosp perhaps a worse part, and thus, instead o f r, hope will only be increasing the evil. We would i : s . ders tioli is these circumstances will comet under his co st of im et o i and the present revival in tradep:and advance WWI O f t 9 li m el i : c s o a r t o argr pg en spc t we paiofrderea::l;ittioheopotorobirn.a em