The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-13 00:00:00

MORNING StN practices of the free states of the middle ages—not only ratified by the example of most of the comparatively free nations of Continental Europe—not only acted uptin by Republican America—but that it has, as far as Jewish example can apply, the express and approving counte nance of the Divinity himself. We trust, therefore; that we shall not be considered as capricious or unreasonable in proposing this alteration. The only reason or authority for the present qiialifica- Lion age in this country is that of custom and pre: crip tion ; but it' we were to inquire further, and to ask why was 21 originally fixed upon, we fear that no very satis factory solution could begiven. In our opinion it was an arrangement originated in times of superstition and monkish ignorance, when astrology and alchemy were popular, and physical science was in abeyance. In those days an absurd factitious importance was attached, among other follies and fancies, to the number 7 . This aggre gate of u n it s happened to be coincident with the days of the Creation, with stars and planets, with the . days of the week, the colours of the rainbow, &c,. thus ' 7 stars (Pleiades), 7 wise men of Greece, • • 7 heavens, • • • 7 days in the week, • 7 colours of the rainbow. - The 7th day was -consecrated and set apart in the Jewish law, so IV AS the 7th year ; and 7 years multiplied 'by 7 years, or the 49th year -preceded the year of Jubilee. 'there were 7 fat trine and 7 lean, 7 full ears and 7 blasted, 7 golden candlesticks and 7 brandies. In the Book of 'Revelations there were 7 churches, 7 spirits, 7 stars., and 7 lamps, 7 seals, 7 angels, 7 vials, and 7 plagues. Beyond this, in Scripture History; there were 7 clean beasts and 7 unclean, 7 altars and s ; trumpets ; the Jews Were 7 years building- their temple, and were commanded to forgive their offending brethren 70 times 7. A 7th son was, perhaps is now, considered as a .sa cant ; but the 7th son o% a 7th son is a very Solomon perforce ! These remarkable COilicidences, among other reasons, induced the Sages of the middle ages to attach a. won derful importance to thenumber : there was evidently, they thought, something so extraordinary in it, that no doubt there wer e o th er occu l t co i nc id ences in nature, and in man, that would still further corroborate its mystic and almost magical properties. This, till the time of our immortal Bacon, was the rule for philosophising : an hypothesis was hastily taken up from some few coin cidences or startling facts, and then nature and the uni- verse, matter and mind, the elements and seasons, land mid Sea, mountain and valley, the treasures of the past and the promise of the future, were all pressed or tor tured into the service, to illustrate or substantiate a no tion that was as false and fleeting as a summer cloud. Hence the origin of a man being pronounced of age at 21 : it was three times 7 ; and of course it must be a marvellous proper Age. No matter whether he were - clever and competent before that time, still he had not passed the Magic line, and of course was unfit for self-. government, or political enfranchisement _Human life was further - divided into fanciful periods of 7 year' du ration, at the end of which periods some remarkable change was supposed to have occurred in the physical constitution ; but the most remarkable changes were those which arose from or accompanied the periods when th - e 7 could be multiplied by an odd number; as at 21, or 3 times 7-35, or 5 times 7-49, or 7 times 7-63, or 9 times 7—which latter was called the grand climacteric. Should this impression of ours, as to the orgin of this electoral arrangement, prove to be ultimately correct, what attention need be paid to, or what respect is due to, such an arbitrary qualification age ? Or how comes it to be mixed uin men's minds with so grave, so glo rious, so sacred a principle as " the equal rights ot man?" We have endeavoured to show the absurdity of its origin . , and we have further demonstrated, from the example of America, the practical mischief of its operation. If in a country like America, where education is so universally diffused, and where every man is in . such a situation of easy security and happy independence, there are so many misehas flowing from, and •apparently in separable troin the circumstances of youth and rashness being admitted to the exercise of political power ; what must . or might be the natural consequence of admitting in this country all .young men of twenty-one years to the exercise of the franchise indiscriminately ? From the absence of a system of National Education in England, the people are as a whole necessarily only partially in formed ; they would therefore be liable to he caught or imposed upon by every passing novelty, and thus become the unconscious dupes and tools ot designing adven trirets They have at that age too generally no settled habits, no fitthily ties, no fixity of residence, and no in terest in the locality. Every impartial and observing man, who: has candour or moral courage - enough to avow his opinion, must feel that such men, at such an age, are unsafir.depositories of so important a trust us the elective franchise ; and that it would be far better they should enter upon it when their judgment were matured, when they had acquired an increased interest in the. locality, and had furnished society with some reasonable security of their good conduct met citizens and members of society. It would undoubtedly be better, esen for themselves iu the long run, as their interests and- &vial happine.'s are so intimately bound up with the well-being or society as a whole ; and any important mistakes in legislation would affect them more immedi ately, more seriously and extensively, than any other (lags iu the empire W e now resume the sixth and last clause of the Charter. that we p7opose to alter or amend :—" That he . Olio elector) shall have resided six months in the town or district for which h e votes,,,prior to the day of election tr regtstratioa.," We propose to alter this residence (11101- fief; 64 •11 to ureter months instead of sir ; our object in this instance being to provide a reasonable -guarantee that electors arc bowlike residents, and have a real in terest in the locality ; and to guard against, and ex , elude, wanderers, adventurers ' thoughtless, reckless, or .desperate characters, who would deseeroe their. electoral rights to purposes of faction or of interest. We know that in the Atlantic cities of the United States, where there is a six months residence. qualification required for an elector, there are annually thousands of newly ' arrived aliens (Trish or foreigners) polled, who have no right to vote whatever ; we, think, therefore, that • the middle classes have a right to this reasonable security ; and we further feel confident, that the work ing classes would be more faithfully, fully, and fairly represented in consequence of its insertion and adop-. ;ion, than with .a residence qualification of shorter du ration. We now introduce a few extracts from Sir W. Black atone to show that according to the theory of the British Constitution, Universal Suffrage is the law of • the land, and, further, to show his explanation of the reasons which induced our ancestors to provide property guaran tees for electors : :Page in, Book I, C. 2—" As to the qualifications of the erectors, the true reason of requiring any qualification w ith ' l - I , gard to property in voters, is to exclude such persons as irre in so mean a situation that they are es teemed to have no will of their own. If these person s had votes they would be tempted to dispose of them under &Ana undue influence or other. This would give a gre a t, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger sh - are in elections than is consistent with general liberty. If it were pro bable that every man would give Ins vote freely and without influence of any kind, then upon the true theory and genuine principles of liberty every member of the corn- Infinity, however poor, should have a vote in electing those delegates to whose charge is committed the disposal of his property, his liberty, and his life. But since that can ardly be expected in persons of indigent fortunes, or such as are under the immediate dominion of others, all popular states have been obliged to establish • certain qualifications ; whereby some who are suspected to have no will of their own are excluded from voting, in order to set other individuals, whose will may be supposed in dependent more thoroughly upon a level with each other.", Pa.p,:e 158, Book 1, c. In a free State every man who ss supposed ft frees agent, ought to be in some measuro his won governor, and therefore a branch at trait of thq legislative power 31 1 ouid res id e i„ t h e w h ole bOAy of the people." Page 185, Book 1, e. 2—" Every man in Engl an d i s , i n ! lodgment of law, party to the making of an Act Of Par liament, being present thereat by his representatives." Page 139. Book 1. e. 1 (already quoted by Mr. Joseph Sttric)—" For no stik;eet of England can be constrained to pay any aids or taxes, even for the defence o f t h e rettbn,.or.the ..upporr of Government, but such as are itn pOled by his own con.;ent, or that of his representatives railituneut:" • It .thus appears, front .the authority of the first coin -.mentstor upon. the laws of England, that Universal Suf . - itagt.i is fully :sanctioned by the theory of the Constitu tion ; though at.the same time we are all well aware that • . there never was-a. period in our history when it has. been practically carried out ; or when. there were so many men possessing the elective franchise as at the present day ; whether convert-4i with former ages, as to actual numeri cal amount, or rchtively at any period, compared to the whole population in existence at the time. We propokfre, then, to make no further alterations in the document called " The People's Charter:" the suns and s'cubstance of our amendments amount to this:— admittiug and. adopting the principle of "equal rights" to its f u llest extent, we have in three instances increased the guarantoes against youth and rashness, against roving adventurers, and the abuses and inconveniences proved to be the result of annually recurring elections. We be fieve the Charter, with the exception of the points we have altered, to be a document of great ability, and one which (with these amendments) we now commend to the sober and serious perusal of the middle classes gene 'rally. We propose to subjoin our amended Charter at the end of this address, and we believe in our consciences that ;it might come into practical operation to-morrow, not only without the slightest prejudice to public tran tittillity, but with an incalculable advantage to the morals, liberties, and social condition of every subject of the British empire. We believe it would increase the self respect of every woriiing man in England, Ireland, and Scotland. We helieve that it would qualify him to main tain himself in social happiness by his industry ; and we further believe, that he is entitled to it by the theory of the constitution ; and that, b e y on d an d a b ove a ll t hi s , h e i s ent itled to it by the inalienable right of every man, however poor, to hare a vote in electing those delegates, to whose charge is committed the dispo sa l of his property, his I;herty, and his life." We shall wait some time to ascertain how far our Amended Charter is likely to meet with general support. If it be approved of, •we can then take ulterior measures for petitioning, or for seine combined national movement • in its behalf. We see no reason why we Reformers of the-Midland Counties may not, by reducing political ab stractions into a practical form—recognizing first prin ciples, but adapting them to English soeiety---origin ate a new democratic movement that,. may result' in the broadest and most extensive- Concessions to popular li berty. We are, geographically, the heart of the coun try:: let um,ithen; linitale 44tion of the heart, and send forth our Thrifyiiirithronghout the length and breadth of the lan& We 'l,asvite the Movement Party. of 'the.: middle cliff e. ball upon the united denlocracy of the 4*Alpitry',;--mli),iote all Reformers of ow)" grade and glade, t 44 ittitittistifttate with and join to; . . and we promise them in return e• regeneration of the Empire. 4 "' In the State of Connecticut, the Governor mint be 30 years of age. All Electors must have a freehold estate o f th e value of se ven dollars in this State, or being enrolled in the Militia, shall have performed military duty therein for one year preceding,—ln the State of New Jersey, Electors must be worth stl . proclamation money, clear estate, in the same, and must have resided for a year in the county preceding the else. tion. The Governor must be an inhabitant and freeholder in the county in which he is chosen, and worth at least 1,0001. real and personal estate in the county.—ln the State of Dela ware, a Representative must be 24 years old, have a freehold in .the county, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years before the election. A Senator must be 27 years old, have a freehold estate in the county in 200 acres of land, or an estate in real or personal property to the value of 1,000/. at least. The Governor must be at least 36 years old, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the States twelve years before election, and for six of the State for which he is elected. Electors must have paid a State or county tax.—ln the State of Maryland, a Senator must be above 25 3 ears old, a resident in the State three years before electien, and have therein real or personal property to the value of 1,000/. A Counsellor must be above twenty-five years old, a resident in the State for three years, and have a freehold to the value of 1,0001. The Governor must be above twenty-five years old, a resident in the State five years before election, and have therein real and personal property above the value of 5,0001., 1,000/. to be in freehold estate.—ln the State of Virginia, a Senator must be thirty years old, and must be a resident within the district qualified by his freehold to vote for members of the General Assembly. A delegate must be twenty-five years old, and a resident and freeholder in the district. An elector must be a citizen pos sessed of an estate or freehold in land of the value of twenty five dollars. No person of unsound mind, nor a pauper can vote. The Governor must be thirty years old, and a citizen of the commonwealth for five years, before his election. In North Carolina, the Governor must be thirty years old, a re sident in the State for five years, and have a freehold in lands and tenements above the value of 1,0001. A Senator must poe. seas in the county he represents not less than 300 acres of land in fee. A Representative must not have less than 100 acres of land in fee.—ln South Carolina a Senator must be 30 years old, resided in the State for five years, and have a freehold in lands and tenements above the value of 300/. sterling. The Governor must be thirty years old, have resided in the State ten years, and be possessed of an estate of the value of 1,500/. A Representative must have an estate of 500 acres of land, and a real estate of the value of 150/.—ln the State of Georgia, a Senator must be 25 years old, three years a resident in the State, and possessed of a freehold estate of 500 dollars value, or taxable property to the amount of 1,000 dolllars. A Repre sentative must be possessed of a freehold estate of the value of 150 dollars, or taxable property to the amount of 500 dollars. The Governor must be 30 years old, ad inhabitant of the State for six years, and possess 500 acres of land in his own right. An Elector must have paid all taxes required of him for a year before.—ln Kentuchy, a Representative_ must be '24 years old. A Senator must be 35, and have resided in the State six years before his election. The Governor must be 35 years old, and have resided six years in the State before election.—ln Tennessee, the Go vernor must be 35 years old, and possess a freehold estate of 500 acres of land, and have lived in the State four years before election.—ln Ohio, a Representative must be 25 years old. A Senator must be 30. The Governor must be 30, a citizen of the United States twelve years and an inha bitant of the State four years, before election.--In Indiana, a Senator must be 25 years old. The Governor must be 30 years old, and have resided in the State five years before election.—ln Louisiana, a Senator must be 27, and hold landed property to the value of 1,000 dollars. The Governor must be 35 years old, an inhabitant of the State six years, and hold in his own right a landed estate of 5,000 dollars.—ln Mis sissippi, a Representative must be 22 years old. A Senator must be 26 years old, and hold in his own right in the State 300 acres of land. The Governor must be 30 years old, have resided in the State five years, and possess a freehold estate of 600 acres of land, and a real estate of the value of 2,000 dollars.—ln Illinois, a Senator must be 25 years old. The Go vernor must be 30 years old.—ln Alabama, a Senator must be 27 years old. The Governor must be 30, and have resided in the State four years before election.—ln Missouri, a Repre sentative must be 24 years old. A Senator must be 30. The Governor 35. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—HIPPODROME. 1843. Nominations for the St. Leger Stakes.—f by Elis, out of La Valiere—c by Velocipede, out of Guerdon—c by Plenipotentiary, out of Bangtail—Little Toby--e by Slave, out of Zoe—Prizeboy—What—Birdeen—Jamal (late Bacon)—Armytage—Napier—The Caster. There are 40 Subscribers to the two yrs old Produce Stake; 1844 ; and 78 to the Magnum Bonum, 1845. NEWMARKET FREE HANDICAPS.-CRAVEN MEETING, 1842. MONDAY.-Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3 3.. - rs old, D.M.-Sister to Yorkshire Lad, Bst 71b-The Devil among the Tailors, Bst 51b-Nuncio, BSt 51b- Mule, Bst slb-Envoy, Bst 31b-Timoleon, Bst 31b-c by Retainer, dam by St. Patrick, Bst 316-Bridegroom, Bst 11b-- 2 c out of Zany's dam, Bst-Eusebi a , 7 s t 131b--1 Baleine filly, 7st 131b-Meal, 7st 131 b-f out of Ebberston's dam, 7st 121b-Michaelmasj Day, ist 121 b-c out of Miss Craven's dam, 7st 121b-Side boards, 7st 121b-Eaglesfield, 7st 121b-Bridal, 7st 121b-Westphalian, 7st 101b-Misdeal, 7st 101 b - Sister to Perseus, 7st 101b-Rosalind, 7st 101b-Roches ter, 7st 101 b-f out of Flambeau's dam, 7st 91b-Top sail, 7st 91b--Antilope colt, ist 91b-Proof Print, 7st 91b - - -Baitoe, 7st 915-Norma, 7st 915-Albion, 7st 71b- Firebrand, 7st 415-Prosody, ist 41b-Vibration, 7st 41b -St. Jean &Acre, 7st 41b-Darling, 7st 41b--Guzelle, 7st 41b-f out of Chapeau d'Espagne's dam, 7st 21b- Tiptoe, 7st 21b-Revision, 7st 21b-Teapot, 7st 21b- Head s. or Tails, 7st 21b-Indolence, 7st 21b-Lisburn, 7st-Tommy, 7st-Brother to Vultuze, 6st `12113:-Fau chon f, 7st 21b-Endvmion, 6st 121b-Strawhat, 6st 916 - 7 -pan k ouss f, Est pup-CW.I,IEIa f, Gs 911 , ,,501y 1 / 4 1tWuni,' 6st 71b--Miss Wicked, 6st 41b. WEDNESDAY-Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, &c. Francis, 9st 31b-Flambeau, 9st -Scroggins, Bst 101b-Wardan, Bst 101b-The Shadow, Bst 91b-Mus, Bst 61b-Roscius, Bst fib-Fitzroy, Bst 61b -Defendant, Bst 61b- Garry Owen, Bst 61b-The Cur lier, Bst 61b-Tamburini, Bst 415-Rory O'More, Bst 41b -The Corsair, Bst 415-The Mountain Sylph, Bst 415- Welfare, Bst 41b-Kingston Robin, Bst 11b-Jeffy, Bst- Iliona, Bst-Johnny, Bst-Monops, Bst-Bob Peel, ist 111b--Normanby, 7st 1 lib-Pocahontas, ist 111 - The Young'un, ist 11 lb -Clinker, 7st 1 lib-Miss Heathcote, 7st 1116-I-am-not-aware, ist 101b-Ben jamin, 7st 1015-The Genius, 7st 81b-Cambyses, ist 71b -Janus, 7st 515-Bosphorus, ist 51b-Naworth, ist 21b - Creole, 7st 21b-Exit, Est 121b-Currycomb, Est 12Ib The Ruler, Est 71b-Tragedy h, 6st 71b. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1842. Mo)IDAL-Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for four-years-old. A.F. - Coronation, 9st-The Squire, Bst 71b-Ralph, Bst 21b-Potentia, Bst 21b-John o'Gaunt, Bst-Galaor, 751412112-The Nob, 7st 101b-Bar bara., 7st 101b-Florence, ist 81b-Eringo, 7st 81b- Belgrade, ist 815-Emma c, 7st 8 11 3-Benedetto., 7st 71b -Ermengardis, 7st 71b-Wahab, 7st 71b--E. 0.. ist 51b -Evelyn, 7st 51b-Mosque, 7st 51b-Ben Brace, 7st 51b -Galatea, ist 51b-Coneertina, 7st 21b-Tauries, Buffalo, ist-Mobarek, 7st-Sir Hans, 7st-Mustapha, 7st-Jessica, Est 1 lib-Laurestina, Est 1 lib-Scarf, 6st 91b-Harpoon, Est 91b-c by Muley Molo c h, db y Actaeon, Est 91b-Defy, Est 51b-Snowdrop, 6st 515- Viola, Est 21b-Octina f, Est 21b-Thebes c, sst 915- 7 Yorkshireman sst 91b-Maud f, sst 61b. Sweepstak es o f 100 sovs. each, h ft, for 4 yrs'old.-T.Y.C. - Middleham, 9st-Came]ion, 9st-Metternich, Bst 615- Oakley, Bst 61b-Langolee, 7st 1315-St. Colomb, 7st 101 b-Palwmon, 7st 101b-Una, 7st 101b-Cesarewitch, 7st 7113 --Abydos,7st 71b-Y.Quo Minus, 6st 715-Joachim, 7st 71 b-Minaret, 7st 41b-Thirsk, 7st 21b--Escort, 7st 21b -Revel, 7st 21b-Cecilia c, 7st 21b-IF.thon,:7st-Sister to Glencoe, ist-Sequidilla, 7st-Knightsbridge, 6st 121 - Hawk's-eye, Est 10Ib-Alice, Gst' 91b-Clementina, Est fist 81b-Diversion, Est 81b-Blanche, 6st 61b-f out of Charlatan's dam, Gst 61b-Myrtle, Est 61b-Australia, 6st 61b-Decision, 6st 61b-Phingari, E s t 21b-f by Nonsense, dam by Whalebone, 6st-Tragedy f, 6st-Emotion,' 6st. Acceptances to be signified on or before Tuesday - next, the - 18th inst. MAN - CILESTER—TUESDAY EVENING. There was a good number of the leading speculators this forenoon, but scarcely any business. THE CHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP. 200 to 10 was offered on the field The field agst any fifteen 200 to G agst Mr:Vansittart's Galaor—taken 100 to 2 agst Mr. Treen's Una—taken 100 to 3 agst Lord Westminster's Sleight of Hand— taken and afterwards offered ` , 5 to I agst Lord Westminster's Satirist—off 23 to 1 nest Mr. Hohue's Vulcan—off An offer MIS made to take 40 to 1 about each of the following in one bet :—Satirist, Rhodanthe, Galaor, and The Squire. We did not hear more than 25 to 1 hid, THE DERBY.—Offers to lay - 8 ponies to 1 about each of the favourites, or take 9 to I. 7i to 1 agst CoL Anson's Attila—off. 9to 1 agst Col. Peel's Chatham—off. 25 to 1 agst any other—off. 300 to 10 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of Liolderness—t. 400 to 10 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor—taken. 200 to 7 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre —taken. 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna colt—off. 16 to 1 agst Auckland and William de Fortibus (offered freely) ; 1,000 to 35 was asked for upon Moss Trooper and Joanna coupled; also 1,000 to 10 upon Fire away, or 500 to 5 upon Lasso, and the same on Timo loon ; 45 to 1 agst the Artful Dodger was offered ; 40 to 1 agst Auckland (offered). Some other offers; but to our ear, no further business. THE OARS. to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Passion—off. 14 to 1 agst Mr, Bowes's Lass of Lonton—taken 14 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Syren— off 14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar—off 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Beleine Offers to take at the close of the room, 30 ponies to 1 'iat Scott carries off the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger. SADDLEWORTI-I.—A numerous meeting o; the inhabitants of this town, opposed to the Corn-laws, was held last week. Giles Shaw, Esq., was called to the chair. The speakers were the Rev. J. Holroyd, the Rev. Mr. Tompson, Mr. W. Nicholson, James Lees, Esq., Mr. J. Greases, Bent, Esq., and other gentlemen. They drew a frightful picture of the condition of the people, of our prospects as a manufacturing country, and s poke of their conviction that unless the Corn-laws and Provision-laws were speedily repealed, that England would soon be one of the most wretched and miserable countries in the world. A number of spirited resolu tions were unanimously passed ; the last was to the fol lowing effect—that it was the duty of the people to re quire compensation from the landowners, for th 6 spolia tion which they had already suffered by the Corn and Provision-laws. HARD WRITING.—An Irishman wrote as fol lows to his friends during the rebellion of '9B :—" To give you some idea of the country at present, I shall only ?ay that at this moment I am writing with a sword in one hand, and a pistol in the other." GLASGOW AND GREENOCK RAILWAY COMB PAxY.—At the half-yearly meeting, held at Greenock on Wednesday, Robert Dow Ker, Esq., in the chair, it was unanimously resolved that a dividend of four per cent, for the past six months, be paid to the Shareholders, THE SUN, cfLONDON, TIC URSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1842. AMERICAN NEWS LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT. The New York, Captain Cropper, was an nounced, by a telegraphic communication, t o b e off Great Ormshead yesterday morning, hut in consequence of adverse winds she did riot arrive at_Liverpool until a short time previous to noon, this day. She left New York on the evening of the 22d ult., and has had a good passage of twenty days. By her we have received Journals from that city of the 22d ult., but they contain little intelligence of interest to most readers on this side of the Atlantic, being filled principally with reports of the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster-General, and other officers connected with the Go vernment. From the proceedings in the Senate, the Whig Senators would appear to be favourable to the President's fiscal plan. It is, however, generally supposed that the plan, when brought forward by the Secretary, will not contain the clause au thorising the dealing in Exchequer bills. The opponents of the bankrupt law had made their first movement this Session, and the tariff ques tion had, in some degree, been discussed. The Morning Courier and Enquirer has a long article in favour of the annexation of Texas to the United States. The news from that country is to the Bth ultimo. The revenue of the past year, received and ex pected, is estimated at 1,195,269 d01.83c. in Texas notes, or 166,666 dollars in par funds. Should the present system of retrenchment proposed be adopted, the annual expenditures of the Govern ment will be reduced to one hundred thousand dollars, which will givz: an excess of the income over the expenditure. Besides an increase in the revenue of about 40,000 dollars is expected for , the, current year. The opinion of the Court on the presentment of the Grand Jury against several parties for embezzling sums of money, and other offence s connoted with the United States Bank, was de ferred until the 24th of December. The whole of the eastern coast was visited by a dreadful gale frointhe N.M..on Thursday night. SeVeral vessels were ashore or sunk, and some were injured even in New York harbour. The Report of the Secretary of the Navy is un usually long, but judiciously written. As all the chief points are local in their character, it will not be necessary for us to trouble our readers even with a synopsis. The principal topic touched upon that presents interest to the British reader, is the recommendation that the U. S. naval force on the coast of Africa should be increased, "to pro tect our commerce and suppress the slave trade." The whole navy consists of—. Ships of the line (one 12(Zguns, ten 74) ll Frigates, Ist class (one 54 guns, fourteen 44) 15 Ditto, 2d class (36 guns each) Sloops of war (eleven 20 guns, two 18, five 16) 18 Brigs and Schooners (10 guns each) Steamers 4 Store ships Receiving vessels Small Schooners Total 6.5 As a principal feature of the Report, we would remark that the navy is recommended to Con gress for increase, and several reforms and re organisations are urged. The Secretary thinks that the• United States " ought not to pause in the policy of increasing the navy, until it shall equal at least one half that of Great Britain." Steamers are strongly recommended; and, as the Secretary complains of the difficulty of en listing seamen, it may he fairly inferred that an increase of wages is desired. The Report ap pears to give general satisfaction to the people. The "right of search" continued an exciting topic amongst the New York journalists, and fur ther bitterness was added to that subject of dis pute between the two countries, by the receipt of intelligence (already received in England) that an Atngricatt vessel, proceeding from one port in the Union to another with slaves, had ,been seized and. carried by them into Nassau, where they were allowed to land, although it was protested against by the Consul. Her owners were c►ying out loudly for compensation, as a matter of course. The Patent-office, at Washington, had been entered by false keys, and three valuable articles, to the amount 0f12,000 dols. stolen. The articles were, the snuff-box presented by the Emperor Alexander of Russia to Mr. Harris, the Charge d'Affaires, valued at 6,000 dols.; a pearl necklace, presented by the Itnaum of Muscat to the late President, Mr. Van Buren, valued at 3,600 dols.; and a gold scabbard, presented by the Viceroy of Peru to Mr. Biddle, and valued at 2,600 dols. A reward of 1,000 dols. is offered by the Commis sioner of Patents for the recovery of the articles. The theft was one of the boldest kind which can be imagined. The time of its occurrence is known within ten minutes, the person having charge of the room containing the articles visit ing it within that time. The accounts from Canada report further aggressions on the part of the citizens of the United States (if such a lawless set of beings de serve the protection of that name), and the Montreal Courier advises retaliation in the fol lowing words : We shall now give our views of what the retaliation must be. Experience has shown our Government can do nothing, and that the peighbouring State Governments will do nothing. The British Government cannot make war against the United States for barn-burning, bur glary, and assassination. The retaliation must then be [irivitte and secret. As the frontier inhabitants of the ad joining States will sympathise with these ruffians, will harbour them, will afford them sanctuary, the frontier Canadians must make them pay the penalty. Their own blazing barns must be a shining light to them. The only chance for peace is to retaliate by burning two barns in the States for every one that is burned in Canada, and the "respectable ' inhabitants across the border, as they choose to call themselves, will very speedily stop the sport, as they did in 1838, when the same advice we now give was acted upon. It would not be difficult to muster a band of the Doric Club in this city to burn Champlain and Plattsburg,!.hould the atro cities we now have occasion to notice be continued. We speak not rashly, for we know the feeling which exists on this subject, so the " respectable " Americans had better take the hint in time. Three barns have been burned in Canada, near the lines at Odeltown, but the incendiaries are not known. Mr. Power, of Coburg, Upper Canada, was blown to pieces a few days since by the premature explosion of a rock-blast. By the advice 3 from Central America we learn that a dreadful earthquake had taken place in the province of Cartago. The ravages in San Jose were of a heart-rending nature, A very large number of lives were destroyed by this awful visitation, and property to a great ex tent had fallen It prey to it. Some further par ticulars are also afforded of the unpleasant affair between the English Governor of Belize and the Administrator of the port of San Juan. From Mexico we learn (although by some parties the news was deemed doubtful) that the Texian Santa Fe expedition had been captured entire, and were held prisoners by the Mexicans. Nothing of importance has been brought from Florida by this arrival. The war with the Indians was still waged with unabated perseve rance. Cotton bad undergone some reduction in the New York market, but the decline had been at tended with a better demand. Flour on the contrary, although lower, was extremely difficult to dispose of. Rice of prime quality was in request, whilst inferior sorts were neglected. Tobacco met a very dull inquiry. The Stock Market was flat, with a tendency to recede still further. The rate of exchange on England, previous to the packet sailing was 8f to , 9i. Money was scarce, and 1 to 1 4 per cent. was paid for un doubted paper. CENTRAL AMERICA. We have received files of San Salvador and Guatimala papers, which contain further parti culars of the frightful earthquake, which a few days since we announced had caused such fear ful destruction in the province of Cartago. We translate these below. (From the Correa Senzinario del Salvador). FRIGHTFUL INTELLIGENCE FROM COSTA RICA. (Copy of a letter from the City of Hereda). The earthquake was so sudden, that those per sons who escaped, had hardly time to get out of their houses before the falling of the walls. In a second, the Department of Cartago has become a total ruin. The destruction is so great that the site of any particular edifice is hardly to bedistinguishedatnong the ruins: In the city, up houses, even to the stone-work, were thrown the wards by the shock, and fell down again in heaps of rubbish. ' It "is painful to dwell upon this event. The loss of life is very . great among all . c l asses — a ll ages; the number's not even to be estimated at the present moment.. The inhabitants of those villages in the Depart. tnent which have suffered the least, have assem bled, by order of the "Government, with 'spades and picks to disinter the bodies. They are' now hard at work, and will continue digging while necessary. People perished in the streets, in the plazas, and in .the, churches. All our provisions are beneath the ruins, and we are suffering a horrible state_ o f want, which is likely to con tinue, for the fences having been thrown down, the cattle are destroying all' they can reach In Turidaba, Tros-rios, Cartago, Pa raise, Ujames, and even to the vicinity of Matins., there is not left a single shed ; and in every one of the valleys, and on the haciendas, we find proportionate destruction. From San Jose to this place, and to Alajuelit, 'the ruin is considerable. In San Jose, a number of edifices were thrown down, and those houses that are standing are uninhabitable. We are hardly better off in this city, and Alajuela - has fared worse thanswe have. Tranquilino Bonilla and his family are among those taken from the ruins. They are alive, but bruised and crippled. The number of sufferers is very great. Bodies are disinterred that cannot be recognised— shapeless masses and headless trunks; every thing in horrible confusion. Up to the present moment, there has been no eruption from the neig!ibouring volcano ; the shocks continue with out cessation, and no one can tell how it will end. The great shock took place at six o'clock on the morning of the 2d of September. PROCLAMATION OF B. CARILLO N CHIEF OF THE STATE OF COSTA-RICA. Inhabitants cf Costa - Rica At half-past six this morning, a terrific earthquake totally ruined the Department of Cartago, and caused most terrible ravages in San Jose, leaving com paratively uninjured the other departments of the State. The latter, particularly, are under obligations to succour their unfortunate fellow citizens of the foi•rraer, who have suffered to such a degree, that there is hardly a straw shed left to shelter them from the rigour of the season. The city of San Jose, which has suffered also in the common disaster, will lend all the aid in her power to those of the unfortunates who may come to take refuge with her; and on the part of the 43rovernment all the assistance it can give will be afforded. People of Costa-Rica !—You are all of one family. The misfortunes which are suffered by any portion should be, and in fact are, felt in common. Hospitality has always been a distin guishing feature among you ; but now, more than ever, must you manifest to the world that you truly possess that virtue. Be generous, and ex tend a protecting hand to the afflicted. Hasten to aid them—build up sheds to protect their fa milies from the weather—carry them provisions, and feed their helpless children, who weep for the loss of their parents—take them to your houses, and give ear to those who ask your charity. It is a duty, and you will fulfil it. You w ill t h us strengthen those bands of friendship which unite the whole State in a single brotherhood. San Jose, Sept. 1841. B. CARILLO. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, DEC. 21. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. $5,000 Kentucky Sixes ................................... 72 1,000 Illinois 6's, of '7O, 3,000 Indiana Bonds .. . 24 3,000 Ohio Sixes of '6O ............... 77 500 Corporation 6 per cent 25 Shares Delaware and Hudson ... 25 Ditto Am. Ex. Bk .... 60 5 Ditto Bank of Commerce Scrip .................. 90, 225 Ditto Harlem .... . ........ . .................... ... 13 10 Ditto Auburn and Syracuse ... .................. 84 150 Ditto L Island R ... 25 Ditto Stonington ................................. 10 Ditto Ca n t on 50 Ditto Farmers' Trust. . t .s. 30 ds. 28 25 Ditto Mohawk R. Co. b3o days 65 1 15 Ditto New Jersey $2,000 Indiana Sterling 3,000 Corporation 6 per cent. of '44 90 . (Further Extracts from the American Papers.) MUTINY IN THE ‘• CREOLE" SLAVER. (From the New Orleans Picayune.) FURTHER PAR-TICULARS.—At nine o'clock at night the slaves commenced the attack by shooting Mr. Goddard, the 'mate, in charge of the deck, with a 'pistol. The ball. slightly wounded him in the back of the head. He made for the cabin, and gave the alarm to the captain and passengers, wbo bad " turned in." The negroes came forward, obstructed the passage from the cabin, exclaiming, " We've got 'em, kill 'em as they come out." Mr. God dard first rushed out, and, although bruised with clubs and stabbed in one or two places, reached the main rigging, and took refuge in the maintop. Capt. Eason followed; and said he was badly stabbed, and thought he was dying. Soon after he faint'd, and the mate made him fast to .the. rigging. A desperate affray took place on deck. Mr. Howell, a passenger, killed one negro with a musket, and fought afterwards like a-tiger until' he' was Several or the sailors fought bravely until they were completely overpowered. The captain and mate remained in the maintop until about five o'clock in the morning, when they were first discovered.. The ringleaders then ordered them to come down or they would shoot theM. Mr. Goddard descended and told them he was at their dispoial. One of them presented a musket to his breast, and he was informed he must take them to an English island, or they would shoot him. He finally assented, '.and shaped the course of the vessel toward New Providence--!-- Two of the sailors were able to assist him, the others' had all been badly wounded in the conflict. . In the morning the captain was taken 'down, and, with the second mate, Mr. Stevens, the capt a i n 's wife, his one of the passengers, confi ne d i n , t h e f ore h o ld. I n niece, fifteen years old, and daughter four years old, the course of the night the slaves had rifled the vessel, broken open all the trunks and decked themselves out in such clothing as they could find. Alter the arrival of the Creole at Nassau, the slaves acknowledged that a Baptist minister at Norfolk, named Bourne, had advised them with regard to their course, and given them directions how to proceed. Mr. God dard learned at Nassau that Bourne had formerly re sided there, and had absconded, leaving his family. He is an Englishman, and about 40 years of age. Forty of the slaves in the Creole were owned by Thomas M'Cargo, of Richmond ; the balance belong ing .to Johnson and Apperson. Mr. Howell was the agent of M'Cargo, and was well known in this city. Three of the slaves were killed in the affray, and an. other died of his wounds after his arrival at Nassau. Five more—four females and a boy—refused to accept their freedom, and came to this port in the Creole It is worthy of remark that a dog belonging to the Cap tain fought furiously against the negroes, and bit several of them seriously. He was finally killed. We have some interesting particulars in relation to the conduct of the British authorities at Nassau.— That the entire scheme was resolved upon before the brig left Richmond, is evident from the fact that the negroes boasted at Nassau that they expected to en counter the brigs Long Island and Orleans, which sailed from Richmond in company with the Creole, with cargoes of slaves. Both of these vessels, however, arc safe in port. A full investigation of this case, we doubt not, will present some very strange developments. (From the Richmond Compiler.) THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE CREOLE.—We have ascertained that the whole of the slave property on board the Creole was insured in New Orleans. The following is the list of owners, with the amounts of in surance, and the names of the offices where effected : Thos. M'Cargo, in the Orleans Ins. Co 520,800 Ditto ditto ditto Merchants' ditto Lumpkin and Lockett, Firemans' ditto 20,000 Ditto ditto ditto Merchant' ditto Johnson and Apperson, Ocean, ditto 16.000 John Hagan, ditto ditto 6,200 Charles Hatcher, ditto The following ar e th e transcripts from the policies of insurance issu e d f rom eac h office, sums and numbers omitted : di tto... 8,300 OCEAN'S POLICY. " Our sl aves va l ue d as per list attached to applica tion against all r isks, and chiefly against that of foreign interf erence ; warran t e d free from elopement, insurrection, and natural death." FIREMAN'S POLICY. " On - slaves, names and ages as per application. The assurers are not liable for suicide, natural death, desertion or mutiny ; but to take the risk of interfer ence by Foreign Governments or their agents." MERCHANTS' POLICY. " The company not liable for suicide, desertion or natural death ; but liable for risk or emancipation, de tention or seizure by Foreign Powers." The Companies have refused to pay in each case. Three or four of the most distinguished legal gentlemen in New Orleans have offered to undertake the conduct of suits against them for .5 per cent., if the money shall be recovered, or nothing if u nsuccessful., This would indicate that they think something of the chances ; but really, the prospect based on the above extracts looks at least very doubtful. . _ ( F m r o o m N D i h A e y , S e 7 cO o n , d aL—The 800 W Storm of _.. C P. o d c itKi,onAo.f the Albany Ad vert i ser.) Thursday and Friday last, seems to have been one of the most severe and extensive on record. In all directions the usual avenues of communication were blocked up, and for several days we have suf fered in this city from an almost universal dearth of news. Thus, up to seven o'clock this morning, we had nothing later from New York than the papers of the Wednesday ev-ning previ ous—while from the West our latest Bufra!o dates were only up to Tuesday, and Roche-ter of Wednes day. The Eastern mails, however, fared rather bet ter ; those from Boston having been delayed. bur a few hours, while the Hartford papers brought us our earliest advices from the South. The steamer De Witt Clinton, which left New York with pas sengers and the mails on Thursday evening, met the storm in Newburgh Bay, and was compelled by its violence to anchor and remain there during the night of Thursday, and the greater part of the following day. The land mail from Hudson, which left that city on Saturday morning, and was due here the same evening, did not reach here until the afternoon of Sunday ; the snow-drifts along the road rendering them almost im passable. On the west side of ti.e river similar ob stacles delayed the Catskill mail until late at night, the driver being compelled to dig a road through the snow. PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 21, P.M.—We have bad another most inclement day, with a north-easterly wind, and a constant drizzling rain, just sufficient to keep the pavements glazed with ice, rendering it extremely diffi cult, as well us dangerous, walking in any part of the street. (From the Savannah Republican, Dec. 16.) FROM FLORIDA.—Thirty-seven Creek Indians have come in at Fort Waccahoota, and these Creeks promise to bring in the remainder of that tribe under their Chief Octaoosie. Eighteen Mickasuckies have been heard from, who say that they are determined to fight it out to the last. The Mickasuckies have killed two Creeks sent to negotiate with them. These particulars may be partially incorrect, but they are in the main true, as they were given by an officer to a passenger on board of the steamboat General Clinch, arrived at this port yesterday, on the ever of her departure from Palatka, an express having just arrived from the interior. FROM MEXICO.—Tae following information is con sidered by some of the New Orloaas papers as fAu lens, but by others as true, the captured party being supposed by them to be a foraging party detached from the main body of the Texan forces at or near Santa Fe. SANTA FE EXPEDITION.—Havannah papers to the 22d ult., containing accounts from the Mt-xicau capitql to the 7th of the month, have been received at New Of le ins. The item of the most int-rest io them is the following account of the capture of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition by the Mexicans : VERA CRUZ, OCT. 20 —ln our paper of yesterday we had the mortification to announce that the Texan forces bad occuped the city of Santa Fe ; but to-day we have the extreme pleasure of publishing an occount of their entire defeat. A supplement of El Sigla XIX, received yesterday, gives the following► : " VILLA DE PASSO, SEPT. 28.—T0 the Chief in command of the district.—Excellent S:r—Vive 11 Patria I The Texans have been conquered. Don Pable Salazar, Captain of the first company of Santa Fe, has just reported himself to me, bearing dispatches for your Excellency and the Supreme Government, and he com municated to me that 100 men, composing the van guard of the Texans, have been made prisoners, and came in guarded by 1,200 men. With the warmest effusions of my heart, I congratulate your Excellency and the nation on this auspicious event." GRIFFITH'S COTTON FLOATER.—WC yesterday an nounced the arrival of Mr. G. R. Griffith, with 93 bales of cotton, envelop-d in his newly in;.ented " Cotton Floater," or India Rubber Bags. This is the first experi ment of his invention, and the result is such as to satisfy him in its great utility and perfect success. Not only he, but we believe all who have seen the cotton and the " Floaters" since their arrival, are fuly satisfied that the invention will answer the most sanguine expectations of the enterprising inventor. The cotton belongs to Dr. Earl, and was shipped from his plantation on the Tombigbee river. The process of shipping is very simple. You have only to envelop each bale in one of the India Rubber bags, throw them into the water, lash them together with ropes, and set them abet. These 93 bales came to our market in most beautiful order, perfectly dry and sound. The bales are large, weighing between five and six hundred pounds, and yet the raft, as it il'called, drew not more than three and a half inches water. In this respect Mr. Griffith was agreeably disappointed, as he ex pected it would draw considerably more. We are per perfectly satisfied that the invention is destined to be of incalculable benefit to the planters in the vicinity of streams not navigable for steamboats ; and we have no doubt the " Floaters" will soon be in ge 'neral use on the Coosa, Callawba, Black Warrior, Little Bigby, Noxubce, and other small streams. We have heretofore described the " Floater" more particu larly, and it is unnecessary to repeat the description. We would earnestly recommend the invention to the planters of Alabama, as eminently wort iy of their at tentioo. Mr. Griffith will still further test the utility of the " Floaters" on other and smaller streams, in the course of the ensuing winter.-,1/obi/e Advertiser. FIRE AT LEWES, DEL.—DESTRUCTION OF THE ATLANTIC HOTEL.—We learn from the Exchange books the following particulars t—The Atlantic Hot, 1 on our beach was burned down to its foundation, also the kitchen, on the night of the 14th inst., about twelve o'clock, whether by design or accident is not known. I think by accident. The hotel was not occupied ; the other house was the kitchen, and it was not on fire until the other was half consumed. Thu last oat not more than thirty minutes in consuming. A young man, a son of Benjamin Johnson, of Sulli- van County, Tennessee, was killed by lightning while standing in the porch of his father's house, on Friday evening, the 19th ult. He was in company with his sister, who was severely stunned, and bad several parts of her dress destroyed by the fluid at the time, but pro videntially received no other injury. FREIGHT BUSINESS ON THE NORWICH AND WOR CESTER RAILROAD.-BUt few of our readers are aware of the quantity and value of the merchandise and pro duce that pass weekly over this road. Upon inquiry, we learn that from the Ist of January last to this date, the receipts from freight alone average something more than 1,000 dols. per week • and for th e l as t ei g ht months, 1,150 duls. weck. iVe understand that it is intended to arrange a line of packets for the next sea son, - and start one every day for Norwich and New York. Also, to _place upon the route to New York one or more steam freight boats. By these arrange meats, and suitable efforts, it is believed that this braneb of business will amount to 1,500 dols. per week, or 75,000 dols. for the year 1842—a sum more than sufficient to pay all' the expenses of the road.—Nor wick Courier. Col. Greene, of the Boston Post, is a very apt scho lar, as every hotly knows ; can be tell us where the fire goes when it goes out P—Vermont Spirit of the Agi.— It goes to Inciter matches, we reckon, because we can always find it on the end of one.—Boston Post. INDIAN GIANT.—The Providence Journal states that about three weeks since, Samuel White, Esq., of Burrillville, oear Allum Pond, while removing the earth near his dwelling-house, discovered the skeleton of an Indian. It was examined by Dr. Eddy, and from ap pearance must have been seven feet high ; it measured from the ancle to the socket bone of the hip three feet ; the teeth were white and perfectly sound, and were all double. The ground has been used as a garden for nearly half a century. The Indian no doubt has lain there 200 years. He was found buried with his head downwards, and to the south. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—In consequence of the many sad acci dents that have occurred on the various railroads in this country, I beg, through the means of your widely-extended paper, to offer for the con sideration of their different Proprietors, whether large bags stuffed with wool, cotton, or coarse feathers, might not be applied with good effect, to mitigate the fatal consequence of train colli sions, and other checks to which they may be liable. Might not the bags, being placed before the luggage train, prevent the tender and engine being crushed, in case the engine meets with a sudden impediment? and if placed behind the train, in a great degree lessen the effect of the impetus, should a faster going tram run in upon it? I mention these bags merely as great elastic media; where they can be placed most eligibly to accomplish the wished-for purpose, I leave to the superior judgment of the various Proprietors. The bags may be covered with canvas, and painted to represent some sort of carriage, which would preserve a uniform appearance. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOSEPH BULLEN, Admiral. Bath, Jan. 11, 1842. NEW DONATION TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, F LONDON.—The anonymous benefactor of University Col lege, who, under the designation of " Patriot,' has ' already contributed so gene rous l y to t h e endowment fund of that institution, has given notice to Lord Brougham, by his bankers, Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co., that he has placed at his Lordship's disposal, for the benefit of the College, the further sum of 5001. The - former bene factions of " Patriot" constitute a fund of 3,0001. Con sols, having been invested by the Council in pursuance of ° a rule which they have prescribed to themselves, to leave untouched the capital of all donations received by them, unless otherwise directed by the donor. The dividends of that fund are applied, by the advice of Lord Brougham, to the procuring for the masters of unendowed schools and ushers the advantage, at a reduced fee, of courses of lectures on Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and Natural Phi losophy, by the Professors of the College. These courses have been now given for three years : many gentlemen have availed themselves of them; and several have pro ceeded from them to examination at the University of London, and taken degrees. On the occasion of the new benefaction, the donor has made known his desire that the sum of 500/. should be employed in the completion of 'some unfinished part of the building. It is said that in the town of Maidenhead, United States, the girls have made an improvement in ironing, which beats the steam-engine on common roads all hollow I They spread out all the clothes on a smooth platform, and fasten hot flat-irons to their feet, and skate over them. This is combining the recreative with the useful and ornamental. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 57 minutes after 2 I Evening _ll minutes after 3. THE NEW NOVEL. DE MONTFO RT ; Or, the OLD ENGLBH NOBLEMAN. In 3 vo's. poit Bvo., IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. NEW WORK BY EDWARD HOWARD, ESQ. Just ready, in 3 volt. post Bvo. , SIR HENRY MORGAN, THE BUCCANEER. By the Author of " Rattlin the Reefer." " Outward Bound," "Jack Ashore," &c. Henry Culburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW EDITION.—Now ready, HOOD'S COMIC ANNUAL FOR 1842. With 37 Illustrations by the Author and Mr. Leech, price 12s. elegAitly bound. " For the thirtieth time the master spirit of modern whim and drollery offereth his hand t,. the public ; and never surely did Frolic proffer a merry greeting to his million friends better timed."—Athenaeum. " Hood's Comic --- Annual ' contains more wit, fun, and hu mour, than any work that has been published for many a long day."—Post. • Henry Culburn, Publisher, 13, Great Afarlborough-sti pet. g IS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of I I. AUSTRIA, naving AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of !HONEY OIVIDENI, which (thmigh 'ley are NO LOTTERIES) tyler many possibilities of obtain ng LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAAIBURGH and at LUBECK, Ore now SELLING ORIGINAL BONDS for the said DIS TRIBUTIONS. Persons desirous to purchase for the Next Distributions nay receive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PRO- St"ECTUS and PAR rICUL ARS, upon addressing a line ti HEINE BROTHERS. The NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains DIVIDENDS o: C 25,000 £6OO £llO £7O 5,001 400 100 60 1,500 200 90 50 1,000 150 80 Sterling. 800 120 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JAN. 13, Her Majesty's Servants will perform the Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, from the Text of Shakspeare. D ke, Mr. G. Bennett ; Antonio, Mr. Phrlps ; Bassanio, Mr. Anderson; Lorenzo, Mr. Elton; Shylock, Mr. Nlacreatly ; Portia, Mrs. Warner; Neris-a, Mrs. Keeley ; Jessica, Miss E. Phillips. After bchich will Ire repeated the New Christmas Pantomime, ea led HARLEQUIN AND DUKE HUMPHREY'S DIN NER. ; OR, JACK CADE, THE LORI) OF LONDON STONE. Doors to be opened at Half• past Six, and the Performance to begin at Seven o'clock. Boxts 59., Second Price, 2r. 61. Pit 35., Second Price tis. Lower Gallery Is. 6d., Second Pr ce is. Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT ' -uARDEN. UN >ER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIA THIS EVENING, JAN. 13, Will be repeated BeDines Opera of NORM A.—Pollio, Mr. W. Harrison; Flavius, Mr. Clement White, Oroveso, Mr Leffler ; Adalgisa, Rainforth ; Clotilda, Miss Grant ; and Norma by Miss Adelaide Kemble. After which will he repeated the New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled GUY EARL OF WARWICK ; OR, ' - lARLEQUIN AND THE DUN COW. Doors to ke opened at halt-past Six—the performances tc commence at Seven. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second I'ri3e, Js. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price. 25.; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for tht Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Tel: till Friur, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private. Boxes to he had solely of Mr. Andress, bookseller, F. 7. 'Caw Bond -street. To-morrow, Wives as they were, and Maids as they arc with Guy Earl of Warwick, or Harlequin and the Dun Cow. .LOYAL SURREY THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR, WILLIS JONES. Upwards of 30,000 persons have witnessed the Pantomime at this Theatre, pronounced the best of the Season. THIS EVENING. JAN. 13, Will be acted a New Domestic Diama, entitled MADAME LAFFARGE, from Memoirs written by Herself; supported by the entire Company. After which, a Nan Coal Burletta, entitled JACK JUNK ; or, a SEAMAN'S FIRESIDE.—Jack Junk, with Two Songs Mr. Walton. To conclude with a Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE ICE QUEEN ; OR, JACK FROST AND KING SHAM.—With gorgeous and charac teristic Scenery, splendid Properties, ludicrous and Quaint Dresses, ingenious Tricks, magnificent Panorama by Brun ning, &c. Harlequin, M. Hubris ; Patch, M. Rochet ; Pan taloon, M. Lehman ; Flip, Signor Feliz Carlo ; Clown, Mr. Buckingham ; Columbine, Miss Sharpe. Private and Public Boxes can be had of Messrs. Sams, Ebel's, Mitchell, Andrews, and Seguin, during the run of this popu lar Pantomime. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION of MR. fiIigRA4JHSTON. Enormous success, and Second Grand Juvenile Week, in eon eequenee of the thousands of Children that have witnessed the performance of the Pantomime as Second Piece ;- and First Week of The Story of Geraldine !" THIS EVENING, JAN. 13. Will be performed, a New Domestic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled THE STORY OF GERALDINE ; OR, THE TWIN ORPHANS OF ST. PRE.—Henri, Mr. E. F. Sa ville; Huntingdon, Mr. Dale; Claud, Mr. Seaman ; Jemmy Cottle, Mr. Gardner ; Davy, Mr. Paul; Geraldine, Miss Vin cent, the acknowledged Heroine of Oomestic Drama. After which, a New Grand Romantic Aerial Comic Pan tomime, entitled HARLEQUIN PETER WILKINS; OR. THE KING OF THE AIR AND THE FLYING IN DIANS.—With new and extensive scenery, Dresses, Decora tions, Tricks, Transformations, and Effects—A new Nautical Panorama, to be entitled " Our Native Sea-girt Isle !" con sisting of Maritime Views along the Coast of England. Al,o, a nsw Grand D4solving Diorama, by Childe, the Great Illu sionist ; and the Opening of the Pantomime supported by the Comic Talent of this—the Popular Theatre of London. To conclu,le with THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.— Bowbell, M'S. Gardner; Gimbo, Mr. Howard; Aboulifan, Mr. James; Irza, Mrs. Lee. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, h. Gallen, 6d.—Half-price to the Boxer only, at Half-past Eight. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NOW RE-PUBLISHING, PRICE SIXPENCE. THE CHINA SUN, AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SUN, ARE STILL ON SALE, PRICE SIXPENCE EACH. S'ln Office, Jan. 13, 1842. THE WEATHER—NOON, JANUARY I. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 32 ) Highest 33 Lowest 2B Barometer 29.85.—Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 22 Deg. LT :sun. LONDON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1842. If we were not thoroughly convinced that truth and common sense must in the end pre vail over priestcraft, we should begin to despair. for the latter is just now in the ascendant. See ing decrepitude and decay advancing upon it, priestcraft, we are told by one of its admirers, has " called up fresh wants, fresh feelings, a fresh tone of mind, fresh aims and desires, spreading where they are least looked for, moving forward in the minds or works of separate individuals, with a strange mixture of union and independence— gradually fastening upon one person after another, one class after another, one subject after another —theology, philosophy, history, politics—and this with a rapidity almost equally observed on by those who regard it with admiration, distrust, or aversion." In the hands of the priesthood, a, a class set apart to educate the community and devote itself to the acquisition of knowledge, is concentrated much of the learning of society, while it is also master of all that lay knowledge which it does not exclusively possess. Hence, now that a necessity has arisen for exertion, to maintain its power it has seized hold of one science after another ; it has grasped at all the means of influencing the public mind—disdain- ing not to use newspapers and penny tracts as aids to the pulpit—which modern art has dis covered, and it uses them all to preserve and extend its dominion. Nor has it been unsuccess ful : it has placed its votaries and slaves in the Cabinet; at least, men have been obliged to pro fess reverence, .whether they felt it or not, to obtain political power; and it has obtained a firmer hold of all the pecuniary means of educa tion. Its latest triumph has been achieved at Liverpool; its next, probably, will be on the 3d of February, when its vassals will doubtless say, in the Speech which the QUEEN will read, that an extension of priestcraft is necessary to im prove the morals and the happiness Of the people. When the Town Council of Liverpool was composed of Liberals, it reformed the Corpora tion Schools, on the principles which Lord STANLEY adopted when lie was a Whig—for giving a common education to the Protestants and Catholics of Ireland ; and by allowing the use of extracts from the Bible, in which both Catholics and. Prote*i.ants agree, instead of hi, sisting on the whOle Bible being read, it opened the Corporation schools to the children of Catho- I et * 04 1 ti A 4lOl -- 0 ` • 'fifryi- J 4 h. . • , Avilt,acomio. MORNING SUN - - lies. 'flits wise and liberal plan was justified liyY its results. The number of children attending the schools was 1,570, and of these nearly t w° thirds. 936, were children of Roman Catholic 6; The late municipal electi on s, by the inPe iic of the priesthood, gave the Tory party a in? ar t rity in the Town Council, which immediately' se about giving effect to the wishes of the priests. One of its first acts, accordingly, Was to re commend, through an Education Committee? e that " none b u t th e aut h or i se d vers i on w e Bible shall be use d i n schools, and that the me shall be used without restriction and lirrilt.": ll - eP terday week the R e p ort of this Conimittee, Wo taken into consider a ti on b y t h e T own -Counci , g andafter two amendments had been rejectedjt sre‘ commendations were adopted by a very consider able majority. Thus theT own -C ounc il o fLiverpo° l ; under the influence of that rev i ve d an d s7trefig t „f ened priesteraft which is th e d e li g h t o f sang " e our Contemporaries, who i n th e i r more vigtir°,t,i days would hav e b e e n as h ame d o f l en di n g, the , : selves to its machinati o ns aga i ns t t h e libert ies . of mankind, h as v i r t ua ll y exc l u d e d a ll the R°litt Catholic children o f Li verpoo l f rom t h e Wen t of the Corporation Schools. The immediate re; sults of the decisiol we must tell in the words° the Liverpool Times : Of the hundrels of children who, for the las ti years, have been re ce i v i ng . a sound and useful education $- r o in the schools, a ver y l arge proport i on (we believe Ito _ban one-half) h ave a l rea d y l e f t them, or rat her P! oi , refused to ent er th em aga i n. In the North Corpor a te School there was an average attendance, during ,c 1 month of Decembe r , o f 325 boys, and of 259 girls , P;.", we are informed that tha attendance yesterday sv ss boys, and only 90 girls, exhibiting a decline of 156 Wi ly and 169 girls ! In. th e S out h S c h oo l we are lik e wise 1 1 1 ",armed that the number of boys has decreased froul ` 0 to 115, being a decline of 97. We have no returns v i to the state of the N or th Gi r l' s S c h oo l , o r the 111 ' 0 Schools, but we understand that the falling is also very great, and they, and all the schools s° cently full of life, happiness, and knowledge, n osy p .sd sent little better than "a beggarly account of einfl tenches." Of the teachers, two in the North School l o three in the South, having refused to take any P a r/ a , the attempt to force the consciences of the Roman re , tholic children (supposing that any of them shout" -„,.; main in the schools) have been dismissed. This, it- 35- be allowed, is tolerably well for a beginning. Thus, to gratify our Matmnon-worshiPP i° /. priesthood, 422 children are at once depriyed°o the advantages of education, and probably : th e whole 936 will soon be obliged to lean the schools. We regret to see the tu il ` . . e , off in there, le classes of Liverpool have inflicted this vows injury on their poor Roman Cntn o neighbours, because o u t o f d e f erence to _t he priesthood. Th e d ecree proceeds from tit :piddle classes, and affects only the lower , , will exclude no g e ntl eman ' s son or d aug hterftf e 4 o the advantages of education. It will be rega tu r as another class injury inflicted under the, to duence of a priesthood which ought to pr °ll , l° lo peace and go o d- w ill on eart h ; an d i t w ill a. 4 , 1 '. the many sources of alienation already exist lil betwixt the middl e an d l ower c l asses, t h e bitt er ingredient of religious persecution. ad , It is very sad t o see even th i s mot nent' - it triumph of bigot r y, f or we are persuade d ths t o d i can be only mom e t ar y. I t i s, however, 01401 the painful res u lt s o f t h e renewed activ i ty of priesthood- which now per vades the whole 1)° , c 11 whether they profess HigliChurch or Low CIA; to tenets, and which is now espec i a ll y directed obtain a com pl ete contro l over the educat i n g &o 4 mind of society. The plan of the Trinidad Immigration and-ASre cultural S oc i ety f or putting an end, to the°'-y trade in the Brazils and Cuba, to which 10 1 : 0 1 luded On Tuesday, is as follows. It is asserted ff- e such is the fertility of Trinidad that it can r e duce sugar at a c h eaper rate than Cuba or lie zil; that a cu l t i vat i on of only one-sevent h li e d of.the lands h e ld b y t h e C rown would. pr?: , - o i more than sufficient for the consumptil i 4 Great Britain, a n d th a t not hi ng more is reqlloo for the accompli s h ment o f t hi s object, b y w the differential duty on sugar would becold f dead letter, an d th e s l ave trade b e exting uiS• than the permission of the Government •iti P ar y cure labour wh e r ever i t can he most advoe tageously obtained." Th ese op i n i ons wer e nimously adopted at one of the 15/.15 ; meetings ev er h e ld i n t h e ' colony, and eXPI;7O,O therefore, the general opinion of the plant, well as the opi n i on o f t h e Immigration rnittee. ;11 11 After examining th e s e vera l places wber'iieo hour is redundant, and deciding that European race will suit as labourers in the a' lorry—that the Asiatics would answer," theY e i.lo elude that the natives of Africa are to be Pi t ferred. The Committee, therefore, suggeS t . „ o l a sufficient number of suitable free labourers "", eO l be engaged in Africa, and, should that suffi,, c o l oe' number not be found willing to emigrate, 00) .0 mittee proposes that " some of the unb 3l : o . persons held there in bondage should be P. O O chased and manumitted, to be imported ' the colony as free labourers. Though the Committee say that the 1 -r ev manumitted f or th e purpose of being cony',,hieil to our colonies, wou ld only be removed by own free will and consent, it is impossible t°, 4 . 0 4 lieve that the generous planters of TrOthe would purchase slaves and set them free en o e chance of their immediately consenting- to le o , Africa for the unknown land of the white ti l e it to which th e y are pro b a b ly aware that ti[ ePo er brethren are dra gge d i n c h a i ns. Sh ou ld a e• mission to impo r t manum i tte d s l aves be the ceded, it would not be possible to watchot whole coast of Africa, or ever y s l ave d epo t, an d ar possible for the Gover nuent w hi c h gave the vrioe mission to prevent a multitude of scenes of Ald lence and fraud by which the manumitted %1 1/ do be compelled or seduc e d on b oard the pla ° ! ji' lOr t ship, never again to vi s it th e l an d of their j, Arrived in the colo n y, t h e v i ct i m of frail' t o violence would be perfectly helpless, subje c o ll a rigid contract la w , w hi c h the Committee rd for, and comp e ll e d to submit . to the salt:otc yoke of our ci v ili sat i on, w hi ch , mean s whereas the free labourers of Trinidad e ( n /r h or - ceive for their - l a b our s i xpence per hour, /her shall only receive, as in Ireland and Tortola) t he pence per day. Very generous and kind are t' Trinidad planters to th e l a b ourers alrea dY ing in the colony, and to the new race of 1 1 l [flitted slaves they are anxious to import An objection already made to this new Pa t h a modified slave trade is that it would Ov, • but muluS to the internal slave trade of Afr i `' it '• -.- ° the Committee contend that th e i r pl a n Will t di ee p nish, and ultimat e ly ann ihil ate, the 'pro.7tiog which the slave trade depend s . T hey s aY all the production of more sugar in our colonio keep down the price of sugar, and so dinlite the profit of the cultivation of sugar by 51!".),e They say also that if a hundred labourer s . - conveyed as freemen from Af r i ca to Trial; the same number will gener a lly b e f ou nd a t . o r end of the year in health and strength; vrbil, e . ; o (l the same number imported into Brazils.H i o f Cuba more than one-half will be lost in tha,fi ~g / year. AnAfrican landed at T r i n idad wonld'eu thatonly sixty dollars, while a sla ve costs at '. do t 350. The Committee conclude, theretbreP v . a V the planters of Trinidad cou ld no t only 1 1 0' :..0 double the quantity of su gar w i t h th e same re' ber of imported labour ers , b u t a t a gre atly b oa• duced ce3t. They wo u ld f urn i s h su gar ii of dantly and cheaply, s o as t o lower the pr° 6t the slave owner, and diminish the stimulus t° internal slave trade. da i Visions of mountains of free labour s D T' thereupon crowd into the minds of th e a pd nidad planters. The planters of Cuba a y e Brazil will be, they say, unable to pu r ll a il slaves ; the emigration from Africa ' 4 / 1 0 111 be to the free-labour colonies ; till, refit the natural increase of population in O r n plY Indian colonies will render a further s t b," a ve of people from Africa unnecessary, and tbe, s l ie tle trade and slavery will be for ever exting,uler The system is to be attended with another vantage; our cruising squadron might be jtfr icir diately withdrawn from the coast Of rit inle where we have no r i g ht t o exerc i se a °la 00 jurisdiction, and so th e pl an t ers wou ld be e; at at. lib , rty to de.4l with* the manumitted slave their plea,ure. lore Toour judgment, this is little or nothing jI W t r e i 1 icro • ei all • Li; ea bu Par r e i tin he a , tia e faiti 404 Ofth z Arat Skid Beau 4 4 t() b 4 4 i totnt R ene I hnk I Pani k -...,