The Sun. — London, England, 1825-04-28 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS• DAILY .Extracts from the Morning Pig)ers,' April 28,1825. [SEw rrixEs.] Extremely unwilling as we are to obtrude any remarks of our own upon what emanates from a high and illustrious quarter, yet the proceed ings reported to have taken place in the-two Houses of Parliament, form too general a topic of conversation and of public interest to permit us to pass them over in silence. It appears from these so►rrces that the Heir -Presumptive to the Throne has formed so strong an opinion on the !Subject of the Catholic Claims, and views the Coronation Oath as so decidedly opposed to them, that there is reason to apprehend he could in no event be brought to give them his assent ; whilst, on the other hand, a distinguished Memr her of the House of Commons, supported by a very large portion of that House, regards the announcement of such opinions by his Royal Highness as leaving only one alternative to dan gers of the most alarming kind—dangers which may shake the Empire to its base, and create an irreparable breach between the Crown and the people. We confess, that though the latter state ment may have been urged with some intempe rance of language, we think it affords matter for very serious reflection. If there be any one fea ture, in the present state of things, more satisfac tory than another, it is that strong feeling of per- sonal attachment to the .Monarch and his august family, which never was more unanimous than it is now among all classes of the people. Never does the King appear in public s hut he is hailed with a degree of loyal gratulation, bordering on 'enthusiasm. *Never does the Heir Presump tive to the Throne condescend to join the fes tivities, or charitable meetings of the Metropo lis, but he is received with unequivocal testimonies of the deepest respect, and the most affectionate regard. For our own part, we confess, that we rejoice in these circumstances, not only from our devoted zeal for the House of Brunswick, but from the security which it affords to the consti tution, and from the happiness which it spreads over the country. Within our memory, that sun shine has been clouded with awful storms. We have known frantic rebellion assail the very life of our late lamented Sovereign : we have known calienny vent its cold malignity over the dead corpse of the virtuous Queen Charlotte : we have known one conspiracy force the illustrious Corn manaer-in-Chief to retire for awhile from a post in which his services were above all value to the country ; and another conspiracy (we use the word not in its legal but popular sense) threatened to set up a degraded woman above the authority alter Husband and King. God forbid that such scenes should ever again occur But let us.suppose that six millions of people, at present tilled with hopes of constitutional benefit, should have those hopes blasted, and sho'uld be taught to'refer the cause of their disappointment to one auguit Individual exclusively—let us suppose those feelings to be wrought upon, for a 'Jong suc cession of years, by bigotted priests, and vindic tive demagogues—and .then let us suppose that august Individual to ascend the throne, with one third of his subjects prejudiced against him as their worst and bitterest enemy—surely, the man who can contemplate the bare possibility of such events, without feeling intense pain, cannot he sincerely or rationally attached to his Coun try, to the Throne, or to the person of the Illus trious Prince himself ! [BRITISH PR:ES. 7 . I . . Among the notices. or motion or the Order Book of the House of Cot - Onions for yesterday, was one by Mr. Peter Moore, for leave to bring i 9 a Bill for the amendment of the Bubble Act, and for the prevention of frauds in the establish ment of ",Joint-Stock C Oln panies. The draft of the Bill proposed to be introduced by the Hon. Gentleman haS been printed ; and as it relates to a subject of great interest. at this period of general speculation, the following abstract of its provisions will not, 'we dare sip, be unacceptable to our readers. The preamble begins with a recital of those clauses of ' the Bubble Act by which all, undertakings by subscription, having transferable shares, or presuming to act as Corpo rate Bodies with Out legal authority, are declarer! to be public nuisances, andthe parties concerned in them liable to a prwinunire. It then proceeds to state that various Joint-Stuck Companies have Lately been - forhied . tipou just and 'equitable prin 4ples, and" for laudable - and benefical objects ; - - trat that, in consequence of the obscurity of .preamble of the Bubbte Acf, the persons who have, engaged. in these Associations . are in doubt whether they have not incurred.the severe papalties. inflicted by that Act. The Bill there fore proposes the repeal of the recited clauses ; bot as ft is desirable that the Shareholders all JointStbck companies should be protected against fraud, the Bill enacts that the parties who may for the future bring forward any Company, shall be deemed the projectors of it,and shall be answerable personally 'and individually to the-original subscri bers. If the parties establishing a Company shall haii;Jequired a deposit . from the Share holders, they shall be responsible for the return of the whole sum, unlesS the deed of settlement shall have been executed Within three Calendar months, in which case the projeCtors shall he no labger liable., 11 the money should not-be returned. on demand, the offender Shall -forfeit -treble the amount, to be levied by distress and sale'ofhis goods and chattels ; and if the distreSs should be inadequate, he shall tie committed to the common gaol, to be kept to hard la bour for 4'17 tithe not exceeding twelve Motiths The :lilt then settles the mode of proceeding against 'offenders; and the form of conviction. By tine :cOnclUding clauses; the Act is restricted from applying to Partnerships or Joint•StOck COmpa; . - *les formed before it shall be passed, or to Com panies established by -Charter, or'hy Aft of Par ,liament. As there was no House yesterday, Mr. :Yeter MOore'S notice is of course•dropPed ;- but we trust be will renew it this evening for the first` open clay. Those clauses of the Bubble Act which relate to Joint-Stock Companies have been, we know,virtually repealed by the spiritand enterprise of the commercial world. Numerous Associations have been formed,in contempt of the severe but ob solete penalty denounced against them.A judgment in prcemunire, so called from the words of the writ, quod prcentunire facial, is thus described by Sir Edward Coke: " From the conviction the defendant shall be out of the King's protection, and his lands and tenements, goods and chattels, forfeited to the King ; and his body shall remain in prison at the King's pleasure, or (as other au thorities have it) during life." By the common law, it was not murder, or indeed any offence, to kill him ; but by the sth Elie. c. 1, protection was so far extended to persons attainted in a prcenzunire, that it is no longer lawful to kill them. 44 But still," says Blackstone, 44 such delinquent, though protected as a part of the public from public wrongs, can bring no action for any private injury, how atrocious so ever, being so far out of the protection of the law that it will not guard his civil rights, nor remedy any grievance which he as an individual may suffer; and no man, knowing him to be guilty, can with safety give him comfort, aid, or relief." We think there can be but one opinion as to the propriety of immediately abolishing the applicability of such a penalty as this to those whose offence consists solely in their en deavours to promote and extend the pro sperity of their country. If it be objected, that the repeal is unnecessary because the penalty never will be applied, we answer, that no penalty ought to remain on the Statute Book which should not at some- time be enforced. — Some general Act of Parliament is, however, ne cessary for the regulation of these Associations, and without giving any decisive opinion at pre sent upon the efficiency of this Bill for the pre vention of frauds in the establishment of Joint Stock Companies, we shall be glad to see it in troduced into Parliament, in order that some le gislative measure may be passed upon this im portant subject, and the doubts and anxieties of a large portion of the public finally removed. [MORNING cunoNter.E. _I It was yesterday reported in the City, that ad vices had been received from Mexico to the end of February, of rather an unpleasant nature, al though by no means alarming. It has been long known that in Mexico, the two men who .have most claim to the public confidence,' on account of their services- during the war of independence, are Generals Guadalupe Victoria and Bravo ; of course, they were the chief competitors for the Presidential chair at the late : elections. The choice, it will be remembered.,'fell upon the for mer,and it would seem that some . orthe partisans of the other candidate- •did not hesitate openly to express their dissatisfaction. As is usual _on such occasions, in Republican Governments, where the appointments rest with the Chief Ma , gistrate, the friends of the new President follow him into office, and some of the employes go oa4. This . was the case when .General. Victoriae-as sumed the reins or Government, and the persons who then retired from the public: service _.:ire said to have commenced active intrigues against him, ostensibly in favour .or General: Bravo, although it is by no means stated - that it was with the concurrence : of the latter. it would now seem, however, that something like a conspiracy :had beety discovered in• the capital, in consequence of which M. Alaman had been exiled, together with several other . ' persons, and . that some new appointments in• the Government had also taken place. We for bear saying more upon this subject till we re-1 ceive some authentic , details; nevertheless, it may be proper to add, that in recent letters from Mexico, which we have seen,.these intrigues and plots, known to be carrying on for some time past, are attributed more to a party, called there the' Bourbonistg, than to any competition of rival Chiefs contending for power. This party is considered by no means friendly to the Repub. lican form of Government, and there were. some indications in the recent occurrences which ren7 dered it pretty clear that some of the leading men in the country, - and more particularly those. who formerly enjoyed privileges and distinctions, were favourable to the importation of a Sovereign from Europe. This feeling, of course, can only pr e vail among a small portion of the community, chiefly concentrated in the capital, and if the central Government has now sufficient proof to establish its accusations against individuals, -who have for some time been suspected by the public, it is fervently to be hoped that an end will be at once put to a scheme, that must be opposed to the general wishes of the people, and the re. alization of which could not fail to embroil the Mexicans among themselves, and lower them in the estimation of Europe. [MORNING POST.] . By the German Mail of yesterday, we have become possessed of a communication froM Peters burgh, which affords a fresh proof of the ardour with which every measure that can promote the extension and improvement of manufactures iS adopted in Russia, as well as in every other part of Europe. With a view to the extension of the wool trader in the interior, and to facilitate the intro duction of . the best breed of sheep, the Russian Goverment has ordered wool fairs to be held in nine places. -The acknowledged . be beficial effects of wool fairs •in this country must preclude all doubt that they will be pro .ductive of not less advantage to the Russian wool grower. From a parliamentary Return, the im portation of wool is ascertained to have greatly increased since the reduction of the duty, yet the price .in our market still continues high. Bence it may be inferred, that the great staple manu facture of this country is :rapidly increasing, and must 'therefore be competent to absorb a larger quantity of • wo ol than has yet been s'uPPlied- The quantity of wo ol imported from Russia is indeed • inconsiderable, but, it appears to -have gradually increased during the last' three years. With the vast resources of Russia, there can be no doubt of her capability of 'production in this important article, to an al. most boundless e xtent ; and as whatever offers ma terial, is - in .favour a n enlarged supply of raw of British manufacture, we cann ot hut view with much satisfation the attention of the Russian Government directed to the cultivation of the fleece. [THE TIMES.] There is not now existing a more aggravated parochial evil than that which, it appears by the votes, was to have been the subject of Mr. Monek's motion last night, in the House of Com mons—the payment of labourers' wages out of the poor-rates. The poor's-rates are by law, by cus tom, and by right, the patrimony of the infirm at either extremity of human life—of the maimed, the blind, the idiot ; and to convert these into a fund for the labourer's wages, is at once an in sult to the industrious, and a robbery of the helpless. Nor is the cruelty and injustice of the practice adequately developed in the pre ceding description. It is truly said, that when one interest or portion of society suffers, the rest suffers with it ; when the farmer, therefore, has not a remunerating price for his grain, the trades men, manufacturers, and every description of shopkeeper with whom he deals, must be sensible of his reduced demands and slack payments; and, as if these evils were not sufficient, he sends them his labourers to keep, in part, out of the stock to which they both jointly contribute. Why, then,should not the grocer, the tanner, and the blacksmith, send their shopmen and journeymen to receive their wages from the same fund? But farmers have remunerating prices at present: the practice, therefore, which we are reprehending, is yet more unjust and cruel. When manufactures are in work, the master maintains his journmen liberally, and corn finds a ready vent. Let the landowners recollect this! If they begin by raising the price of corn, the British manufacturer is ob liged to give high wages—to raise the price of his article ; from whence he will be undersold, not only in the foreign hut in the home market, by imported goods; he must speedily sink his high wages, and then his journeymen cannot pay for bread. The printurn mobile of all domestic prosperity is low prices. When the machine is once set agoing, high prices will follow of course,— , high prices, too, resulting not from artificial but natural means, and therefore not oppressive, but a proof of prosperity by the ease with which they are borne. There is another point also deserving of consideration while we are engaged on this sub ject. When the high price of agricultural produce is spoken of, corn simply and exclusively is always the article specified or implied. But how many other necessaries of life does the agriculturist produce, in which he dreads no rivalry from the foreigner. There are no cattle imported, except a few from Ireland. The breed of horses rests entirely with ourselves, and we can and do ex port largely. And be it observed, that the cheaper grain is at home, with so much the less expence may these, together with all the tribes of domestic animals and fowls, be sent to market ; and the gain of the farmer under these heads is `le greater. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] The Paris Papers continue to harp on the sub ject of allegeddifferences between England and the leading Powers of the Continent. Yet, there never was less foundation apparently for such surmises than there is at present. Our own Government exhibits as much confidence and security, as if not a germ of discord ex isted in the political world. Other Powers seem to fe'et in a corresponding manner ; and, however active the diplomatic intercourse be tween them may. be at this time, the total want of military movement chews that it is not of a character to justify the slightest appre hension. France, instead of strengthening her Army in Spain, as she would do, if she had any angry discussion with this country, is reducing its amount • considerably. This fact, connected with the curtailment this year of the usual t e rm of m ilitary exercise in Hanover, must co nvince every one that these rumours have not a leg to stand upon. It is possible that England, may disagree on principle, with the Continental States- upon some particulat question ; end; if this supposition . were true, it would account for Sir Henry Wellesley absenting himself from the discussions, which, it is said, are to take place at Milan. If it were intended for example to discuss there the question of Greek independence, it would be highly unbecoming the character and situation of this country to take a direct part id the proceedings. Rut her refusal would nei,ther excite surprize nor give offence, though it might be a subject of regret; but the matter would rest here. The French Papers are the very worst authority to consult, to obtain a just insight of what is passing in the different Cabinets. They are surrounded by a constant mist, , which disfigures every object that is seen through . it. They behold only plots and intrigues every where ; and it is therefore not at all surprizing that, let the occasion be what it will, they are so ready to sound an alarm. [MO RNING HERALD.] The opinion of the second Personage in the State on the subject of the Catholic 13111, so plainly and equivocally expressed, is calculated to have great weight with the country ; and will be a source of equal satisfaction and dismay to the advocates and opponents of the measure. — However people may differ as to the policy_ of his Royal Highness's avowal, there can be but one opinion as to the manliness, the candour, and con sistency with which his sentiments have been con veyed. The matter and the manner are alike cal culated to excite attention and respect ; and though we do not ourselves entirely concur in the views thus imputed to his Royal Highness, we are nevertheless bound to *pay homage to the qualities with which they are thus characterized. We are among the number of those who think that there is nothing in the Coronation oath which militates against the proposed concessions to the Catholics ; but if any one has taken, or who may be called upon to take that oath, has thought or thinks Otherwise, surely it is a' reason why Parliament should seriously .con h.ider the subject, and f r ame such altera -6" in the oath for the fu ture, as will meet the diffic u lty, , withoutog a great endangering Constitutional the spirit of r the the oath itself, prin ciples .nvo.ve- in it. W e regret to a certain k degree that th e sentiment s attributed to his re Royal Highness on this occasion should have been so strongly prospective in their tendency. We trust that it will be long before his Royal Highness is called upon to redeem those sen timents : but still considering the irresponsible nature of the Kingly office in our Government, as regards measures of State policy—recollecting too, the principle that the King can do no wrong ; and that the Cabinet alone is responsible for every measure of Government, we cannot but rather lament that our future Monarch should be stated to have pledged himself to a particular line of conduct, which over ruling necessity, or altered circumstances,' may render, it necessary hereafter to dispense with. Besides the qualities already alluded to, his Royal Highness's address possesses the rare merit of presenting much matter in a small com pass. Unlike most specimens of modern elo quence,which often occupy more of space than sub stance, this speech embraces, in very confined li mits,nearlv the vi hole argument against the present Bill. That part in which allusion is made to the absence of all those secuAties, which in the ear lier discussions of the subject had always been offered, is deserving of peculiar attention, and seems to have been hitherto in a great measure overlooked by the more recent opponents of the I measure. FOR. TIIE SUN. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Mu. EDITOR—By inserting the enclosed ex tract from The Kentish Gazette of Tuesday last (a loyal and temperate journal), in your impartial, constitutional, and valuable paper, as it empha tically condenses the Roman Catholic Question, you will oblige many " Men of Kent," and among others, your friend and admirer, Rochester, April 26. A STAUNCH PROTESTANT. " It is said that if the Bill were to pass, perhaps six Ro man Catholic Members might be returned to the House of Commons, and what could they do ? Did it depend upon popular election, we are persuaded that not even six would be returned, but what is the fact. Every one knows, for it is matter of public notoriety, that a number of Mem bers were returned to former Parliaments, ~without any popular election whatever : and what is to prevent a num ber of Members from being returned in the same manner to succeeding Parliaments. If then from one huhdred to one hundred and fifty, or even more Roman Catholics, can be re- turned to the House of Commons in a succeeding Parliament (were the measure to pass), what becomes of all the securities enacted by the Bill. Let a body of Roman Catholics become legislators, and then must again commence that-contest in this country between the Catholic and Protestant Churches, which on former occasions produced such melancholy consequences, and which unhappily is inseparable from placing politkal power in the hands of Roman Catholics. The great mass of the Roman Catholic Laity, from the peculiar nature of their religion, by means of auricular confession, and through the terror of eX,eom munication, are instruments in the hands of their Priests. Here . arises the danger to other communions, the Roman Catholic hierarchy are always endeavouring to increase, and extend their power ; let them have sufficient means to work with, and they will not rest satisfied with any thing short of exclusive domina tion and ascendancy. This is decisively proved by the whole history of the Roman Catholic Church, presenting as it does a continued series of acts of tyranny, or -of contests for power, and by the experience of our own times, chewing as it does, the con tinually encroaching spirit of that Church ; and its constant anti persevering attempts to extend and confirm its dominion, by extinguishing wherever it can, freedom of opinion- and of discussion, and preventing mankind from becoming intelligent and enlightened. Would it not then be the grossest absurdity, the most suicidal impolicy, to place political powerin the hands of those who have invariably so misused it ?" . HISTORICAL PAINTING• FOR THE SUN. EDlTOli—The error of confounding the domestic style of Painting and. Sculpture with the public style, has been productive of a great injury to the Arts in this-coun try during the last twenty years. Many Noblemen and Gen tlemen, who were honourably anxious for the advancement of the British School in the highest department of Painting, have erroneously conceived that the patronage which pri vate individuals have so deservedly conferred upon the do mestic style was all that was necessary to. produce a Bri tish School of Historical Painting in competition with the great Masters of Greece and It al y . To accomplish the great object of competing with the a ncients, is, arid was the declared object of the British Institutions in their first circular letter in 1805, and in their subsequent publications. The enlighten- , ed Directors of that patriotic Association, well knew that the Arts were not left to the "fortuitous circumstances" of pri vate caprice or -fashionable taste, in. Greece or Italy ; they were convinced that it was by a great and constant public pC.: tronage, that the ancient Artists we re enabled to attain to their unrivalled excellence. The Directors boldly declared their ho nourable confidence in the genius of oun their c tryinen. "We feel, however, no apprehension, but that the spirit of the British Artist will be awakened. and 'invigorated whenever a free and fair scope shall be given to his talents whenever he shall be stimulated by the SAME PATnoN - Adm as that which raised and rewarded the Italian and Grecian Masters;--a Patronage WITHOUT winca, if we refer to his, torical evidence, we shall fintl . that no high excellence in art has ever been obtained in any age, or in any country. The truth of the preceding extract is Undeniable. But after the British Institution has existed full twenty years, it is is . fact, that although the Directors have contributed to advance the domestic style to an unrivalled degree 'of excellence, they have not been able, notwithstanding all their me ritorious intentions and exertions, to make any impression upon the great national obstacle, the exclusion of pic tures from public edifices, nor have they succeeded in creating any public patronage whatever for the public style of historical painting in this country. They have,not succeeded in creating t9 a 4 g i e gh r xc i ei n ien a c t e ly in c t o: e int ry. any of that " same patronager—" which raised . and rewarded the Italian and Grecian Masters ;— a patronage without which" the Members of the British Institution have honestly borne howeverevidently iiest e c . x o he n ae s lv t l r ee e icne thistdt the d n e ;daonlz becausei it s e t r i a c l s it s yh e sense, e blemishiwtihioict iht ;anda n t h their public testimony Oat no high excellence in art has ever and the pritith artists have attaineddis played d omesticsNtVylee which raised and rewarded the Grecian and; been obtainede rs n Dutch aty head t without patronageha ne s s yh t g e public patronage of In D u ir s e t ct no or t s Italian masters. . It is a melancholy fact, that the Public t lic sy e of historical painting is now more abandoned to public ne go, and more in . danger of extinction than was ftor y years when WEsT the founder of Rritish historical painting, displaying; his ' genius on the grand series of subjects from as for the intended Chapel Royal . the Revelations atWindsor. April 23, 1825. EVELYN, Ju x :►NUSCRIPT OP ihrSUß:—Captain CLIFFORD, .of his Majesty's ship. Eiiry - c4ies, has brought with him to Eng land the celebrated manuscript upon PapYrus, of a portion of Homer's //sad,belonging,t o W. J. BA'SKEs, Esq. '.1%.P. for Cambridge University. - "This MS. was dis Covered in the island Elephantina, in 1-pPqr. Egypt, by a French Ge ntleman trai. .I velling.for. Mr. Banker. It is Written in what are te rmed Uncial letters, of the most be aut if u l f orm , a nd may probablybeascrib ed to the age of the Ptolemies. An order was issued from the Treasury to the Of f icers of the Caioms; that it should be sent up forthwith, and opened in Mr. Bankers presence. - Aluch eagerness is excited. in ,the Literary World for the unrolling of this invaluable curiosity, it b,eing, by many centuries, the oldest classical writing in existence. SOUTH AMERICA. We have been favoured with the sight,ofa letter from an officer in the Diamond frigate, commanded .by Lord Napier. This gentleman lately visited the interior of South America, and as any thing authentic. respecting those countries is interesting at this moment, and we can place per '- feet reliance on the authority of the writer, we give a few ex tracts. The value of such slight notices evidently consists in their authenticity ; for when this is the case, we are at liberty to draw inferences with confidence—thus, when we see a party . _ of strangers setting out to ride a thousand miles over a strange country, without guides and without guards, and returning after 11 weeks, in safety to their ship, we may infer, with more confidence, that the country is really in a quiet state, than if we were presented with a dozen paragraphs of eulogium, got up for stock-jobbing purposes. • " On our way out we called at Madeira, and traversed the whole island, and was much gratified with a sight of the Coral, it is an immense quebrada, or ravine. At Teneriffe thirteen of us, with his Lordship, ascended the Peak, and•fbund it a more difficult task than we could have imagined; we left Santa Cruz about noon—arrived at Oratavo in the evening—having so large a party to cater for, did not get away till II next day— slept at the English station, and commenced our ascent about two, and were on the summit of the Peak at half-past five • the horizon was hazy, and we had not, therefore, the grand sight,of the sun's rising to such advantage as we could have wished for; it was, however, most striking. We had, in consequence of the haze, a view of the reflection of the Peak in the clouds--:- it was so clearly defined, that I think our shadows would have, been seen, had we thought of standing on the top of the Peak ut the time. We ascertained the height, by our barometer, to be 12,27 a feet ; we remained on the top two hours and a half. In our descent we visited the Cave in the Mal-pays—returned to Oratavo, where the ship awaited us, and sailed the same evening, we watered at St. Kitts—called at Jamaica and the Grand Cayman Island, and arrived at Vera Cruz on the 24th of October last. . " Here a party was made to visit the city of Mexico. We purchased horses for ourselves, and hired mules for our luggage. As we intended to ride only our own horses, we could not make such rapid journies as we had been wont to do in Chili, and con fined ourselves to 10 and Pi leagues a-day. We commenced without guide or servant, and arrived thus at the town of Xalapa, distant from Vera Cruz about 10 miles. It is about 4000 feet above the level of the sea, enjoying the finest climate, entirely free from the dreadful malady which rages in the lower country. It is a remarkably fine town ; the views from it are • rich,. A luxuriant valley, containing principally the liquid amber tree, of some extent, with the mountain of Orizaba Ow height upwards of 17,000 feet) in the distance, from which a chain of mountains connects it with the Cofre de Pirote, much nearer the town. All kinds of fruit and vegetables in the greatest abundance, and cheap. We remained here several days, - and met with great hospitality from Mr. 11.1‘Kenzie, the con sul. We were persuaded to take with us from hence 'an escort of five men, whom we found very useful. From this we began to ascend rapidly, and. in two hours were in' the region of Pines, and crossed the mountains to the town of Pis rote, when we came to a complete table land, or plain, 700 U feet. After leaVing this about a mile, we came in view of the volcanoes of Puebla and Mexico on our right; the mountain of Malincha a-head, and on our left the Cofre of Pirote and Ori zaba.. On this plain we were deceived with the appearance of water. The deception of this mirage was so great, that it re flected trees, &c. as distinctly as in still water. Indeed we were scarcely persuaded, that it was a deception, until turning our heads towards the road we had left, the same appearance was seen there also. The approach to the city of Puebla de los Angelos, that is the appearance of the city,. is fine ; a number of large churches and buildings present themselves to the view some distance from it We remained here 'three days. It is a remarkable fine city, larger than either Santiago (the capital of Chili) or Lima, and better built, but not so clean.' This place is famous, among other things,. for being one of the first ig de claring for Independence under its Bishop. • The same -- holy person remains. We visited him, and found him a lively ex cellent fellow ; he appeared to be a man of deep penetration, and is living in all the splendour of a Prince. He had been the most intimate friend of Iturbide, and was intended to have been the Pope of the west. lt was to this place that the-.ex- Emperor was bending his steps after landing, which, had-he reached, the influence of the Bishop is such, that it is the opi nion of many that he might have succeeded in upsetting the -present system. • • " From this we visited the Pyramids of . Cholula ; at some distance they look well, but on cloSe approach appear but hills of rubbiSh - with here and there a few mud bricks ; the largest is of considerable height, and has- now a chapel erected on it de dictited to Na. Sn. de los Remedios. • We passed on the plain till reaching the-foot of the second - chain of mountains, 'natrc h higher than the one.of which Orizaba and Perote belong; the pass over whichis'.fiottietimes considered dangerous in conse quence of robbers; this appeared indeed to have been the ease formerly, for at every ten yards crosses were- put up; .some for six and eight who had been murdered on the spot. This: . pass is nigh the mountains of Popocatepetel and Iztacciltuarle, and it took us one day to complete it. The following morning we had a view of the lake of Chaleo and plain of Mexico, and soon • after,the lake of Teseuco, and in an hour's ride the famousTity came in• Sight about 12 miles distant. The atmosphere h ere Was so clear; that we could distinctly see objects at that dista nce as• if they had been but half a mile. The approach to the -city is by a good road or causeway, having the lake of Tescueo,' or the greatest part of it, on the right, and Chaleo on the left. The' city of Mexico far excels in 'appearance any of the South Ame rican cities, the houses all built on a grand scale, streets wide and clean, and d good police kept. The city stands on more ground than Ulna, though the population is not so great. We were all introduced to the President, Guadaloupe Victoria, who received us quite in a-republican style, with a dirty uec - kerchief , anti • two or three days growth of beard, appears to be a shrewd clever' man, but is supposed not to possess - sufficient ability.--; The Vice-President Bravo has more talent, but I understan d 'las not been all along quite so staunch to the cause as the other. • . " After remaining a week or two, we started afresh: for the mines of Real del Monte, about•9o miles distant froni the city they-are situated op a range of mountains beyond• the.hike of St. Chrystobal; these are at present under the direction of Capt. Veitcli,.R. E. . Clever enterprising gentlemanly man.; theY have not yet comtnenced working the mines, but are employing themselves in making roads for the conveyance. of the; ore to the smelting places. We crossed the mountains, and got into the finest country We had yet seen, and returned a different route for the piirpose of visiting the famous Desagua or cut. to carry off the water from Lake Chrystobal, to prevent it inun dating the city of Mexico. We returned to Mexico, which are, finally left in Christmas week; and came back by , the way o f. Tescuco fOr the purpose of visiting the Pyramids of Tcoteliaa" can ; and thence along the plains of •Appun. to the town of St. Andre's, intending to have ascended the mountain of Ori zaba, but could get no' g uides to attend us; we therefore pushed on, toOrizaba and Cordova,.and arrived at Vera Cruz on the '2l of January all well, have been absent about eleven weeks, a ca n" having rodenpwards of 900 miles. -We visited . Tampico,' 11., ed at the Havannah, were we remained a fortnight, and also at Bermuda. " Until our leaving Vera Cruz the fever had-not shown itself, Init the folloWing day a Son of Coldnel Lockhart, MA', was at tacked and died the following Morning ; we lost three men be sides, otherwise we have been all qUite well." -• P.S.P• I had almost forgot to say, that,' the Mining Specula tions in Mexico are supposed, in that country, .to be a ba d eon' cern. They ought - to have searched after- 'new rather tharA' attempt ta he old mines long given up by the Spaniards: t",`, there is so much specUlation going on here , also about tosn' Mines, that I cannot refrain from saying,• that in my oPini° they never will repay to the adventurers the sums. expen deu• Edinlnirgli Courant, A prj1.18. , ) , -- • • BIRTHS. • • At Park farm, Waterperry, the lady of Joseph Warner I-10, ley, Esq.,' of a daughter, • • • Yesterday morning, at his house, 96, Great Russelb•st reety Bloomsbury, the lady of :James Loch, EN., of a son. , On the 27th inst., the lady of Mr. S. T. Bull, of Holl es street, Cavendish-square, of a son. •-• D. " On Saturday, the 23d instMARRIE , M., at Stary's, Newington, ,r j Nowell, of Pentonville, to Charlotte, only daughter of thel,ovit Cosby Burrowes, Esq., of the Hon. East India Company' s C ' Sery O ice. 11.1 r. On Wednesday, the 27th inst., at. St. Mary's, Lambeth, - o f Joseph Obbard, of St. Paul's, to Matilda, fourth daughter Mr: Joseph Newton; of Prince's-place, Kennington. - • DIED. eis ,•• • • N r On the 22d inst., - at ' her rn house;-Northub er l aru Lstreet, es castle-upon•-Tyne, aged-65, Mrs. Row, relict of the late Jarfl" Row; - E. merchant, f that town. • • ,„he On Tiie sq sday eveni n g , the 26th inst.; at his residence, of .hoUse, Bermondsey, James Riley, Esq., in the gist ye ar , his age. hl At Smyrna, on the 14th - of March, Mary, the wife al William Atkinson, of that place. • • il ia 5 At Calcutta, - in 'December last, in his •33d year, Th°_,es ; Thompson, Esq., Civil Surgeon at Axrah, second' eon of J?""Of Thompson, Esq., of• Ivy-cottage , Fulham, and fo rmePY GeOrgr-stitet; Hanover-square: • - ••••••• • Printed and Published.foi the Pnb,nikTons, at the. OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.