The Sun. — London, England, 1825-02-18 00:00:00

E LONDON JOURNALS. • DA ILY Extracts from the Morning Papers,Feb.lB, I SG 5• [THE TIMES.] The Etoile Journal, which is an Ultra Jour nal, and conducted by Ultra Editors,,ocessastih since lavishes columns of abuse upon Ell,lalid " our recognition of the 11"1"e" :1ceof the thees British Spanish American States. 1 t * Government th e British People, the •t s Administration of her foreign colonies. it is most likel that the a uthors of this abuse are emigrants , y fed by British bounty, after their own country had vomited them forth, and whom slrP will vomit forth again, if they do not, even f rom hypocrisy, practise more moderation in ac tion and language. \lre shall bestow a few words on the last article in the Etoile, which our readers will find in the French news. We are said to tyrannize in India ; and let it be marked with what sagacity :—" Will the Jour " nal des Debuts and Conititutionnel tell us that " Mr. Canning intends to unfurl his flag before 44 the 120,000,0 0 0 of subjects over which Eng-• " land reigns in India ?" So, then, we govern one hundred and twenty millions of subjects in India. Will the Etoile tell us by what numeri-' cal European force we govern these one hundred ;Ind twenty millions of men ? And if our physical force, compared to this immense mass of popula-1 lion scattered over an almost incomprehensible surface of territory, be but " as a drop in a buc ket," by what other principle can we govern them, but by that respect and love which we generally in spire? I f we tyrannized ,and were consequently hat ed in I mlia,cur own subjects—to say nothing of the hostile and jealous States by which the three Presidpucies are surrounded—would almost blow us off With the blast of their breath : whereas, oil the contrary—no matter whether the natives! dispute with each other or with Europeans—they still flock to our Courts for the administration of justice. The miseries of the Cape are of a tern. porary nature, springing from the personal charac ter of one man, who cannot continue long. But England, it seems, is not the protectress of civil and religious liberty. We presume we at least enjoy as much civil liberty as any other nation of Europe ; and with respect to religious liberty, much as we have suffered from that superstition which began to spring up within the third century after our Saviour's birth, the professors of it are still at liberty to practise their rites and ceremonies, and to fre quent their places of worship; and if they only would not wish to give us a foreign Potentate to rule over us in part, they might also share fully in the executive and administrative parts of the Constitution. But some of us, who think the vices of our Kings quite sufficient, without sub-' fecting the Realm or Church to the ten times more atrocious vices of Popes, would decline this foreign interference ; whilst others would only admit it, because they think it would be ren dered impotent by the degree of intelligence and information which the mass of the people of England possesses. [MORNING POST.] The Opposition have played off a sort of inno cent juggle during the late discussion on the Ca tholic Association, which tine scarcely believed they had confidence enough to attempt. The Gentlemen to whom we allude founded an argu ment against Mr. Goulburn's Bill on the small amount of the Catholic Rent, inasmuch as no danger ought to be apprehended from any appli cation which might be made of a fund not ex ceeding hi total amount 10,0001. It was aiso stated, in corroboration of this opinion, that the Methodists and other Societies collected an nually sums much larger than the above, without exciting alarm, and that what was harmless in, them could not be prejudicial in the Papists. The whole of this theory, premises and conclusions, is erroneous. The amount of the " Catholic Rent " hitherto collected is not 10,000., but some indefinite sum which the Association has never ventured to state publicly ; 10,0001. is the surplus now in hand, after defraying the expences of all the varied and momentous undertakings in which that As sembly has been engaged from its formation to ..the present time. ..nothing but the balance un appropriated, and as far as strangers may judge, unrequired, is ever made known, and that ba lance, N otwithstanding the fees of Counsel—the costs of Solicitors—the charges of the House of Assembly—the charitable bequests—the bribes of the Press the " secret service money'' and the public " extraordinaries," is, clear of all demands, upwards of 10,0001. ! Do the Metho dists or the Bible Societies exhibit a state of their finluces in any respect resembling this' Their expeoditure and their income generally square in the course of the year, and most fre quently the former exceeds the latter. But the Catholic Associat ion accumulates stock, and at the expiration of lS months has amassed 10,0001.! To point out so glaring a difference bet weer that body and all others in the state, without adverting to their with•ly different objects, is sufficient. Why, we once more enquire, does it collect a surplus so monstrously above its present or probable wants, if the real ultimate object were not totally distinct from any thing it has yet, in cunning de ference to the Laws and Constitution, avowed or dared explicitly to propose ? If the 10,0001. arose were suffered to accumulate for 20 years at compound interest, what would be the fund at the disposal of the Association ? But, if we add every year a further 10,0001. with the ag gregate of compound interest on these several sums,. how overwheluilug would be the power of that mischievous Convention ? [aitrT/Q1 Pars's.] Mr. 13-mug-ham last night presented the peti tion of the Catholic Association, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bil l for its su p - Pressioll, which Bill will be found at length in another part of this day's Paper. It is perfectly uatu r althat-theC a th o li c leaders , who have raised themselves to ephemeral . ral i mportance by their ve hement oration s -at t h e meetings of the Associa-i = ion, should dislik s the extinction of that medium ' through which they agitated their country, and drew down upon themselves to so large an extent the notice of the whole kingdom. The lion. and Learned Gentleman was extremely anxious to obtain the consent of the House to postpone the orders of the day for this evening, to give him an early opportunity of moving that the prayer of the Petition may be granted. We understand that Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Stile' have arrived in town, and that a numerous de putation from the Catholic Association are on the road. For all this we are of course fully prepared. No measure that can give effect to the death of this self-constituted body will be omitted. They have ample funds, and they kill e7.pend them freely to cover their fall with an air of becoming dignity. What is of more importance, however, to Ireland, is, that on the motion of Mr. Goulburn, the Committee of last Session, to inquire into the state of Ire land, was renewed, with an addition of Mem bers from each province, in order that the inquiry may be rendered as complete and comprehensive as possible. In this way, by our " old-fashioned Parliament," the grievances of Ireland will be ascertained and redressed, and not by the mis chievous and impertinent interposition of self constituted Associations. i\l. Serjeant Onslow's Bill for the repeal of the Usury Laws was last night, on the second read ing, lost by a majority of five. The whole num ber of Members in the House was at the time only ninety. The measure is thus, we regret to find, thrown back for another Session, for there can be no doubt that it must be passed, sooner or later.—( Ibid.) [THE PUBLIC LEDGER. We are informed that a force of 5,000 men is to proceed forthwith from this country to Portu gal, and that it is to be augmented considerably, if circumstances require it. As the Militia are to be called out this year both in England and Ireland, we may make a great demonstration on the Continent, if necessary ; and, as one way to avoid war, is to be prepared for it, it is pro bable that the vigorous measure we have just noticed, will be the means of averting it. It is possible that Russia may attempt to reta liate on us, for having recognized the New States of America by occupying Portugal ; and it is, therefore, wise that we should be before hand with that Power, and give her a good re ception, should her ambition lead her to violate the territory of our Ally. It is generally believed that.: iance will follow, wherever Russia may feit4iiiid that the former will, moreover, advance the istoney, if the crusade take place, by which name we must designate an enterprize which weuld be undertaken for the extinction of good government, as much as for the exclusion of British influence. In either case, it is our bounden duty to defeat its objects ; but this duty assumes a character of stern necessity, when the danger is considered to which Ireland would be exposed, were a Russian army to oc cupy Portugal for the purpose of putting down liberty, whilst a large French force held, upon the same principle, military possession of Spain. As it is better to stifle this apprehension in the egg than to combat with it in a state of frightful maturity, every one must approve of the fore , sight of Ministers, particularly as it may pre vent, what is now only a speculative danger, from assuming a character of reality. When Russia shall hear that an English force, how ever small, is stationed on the banks of the Ta- Ngus, her ardour to draw Portugal into the Holy Alliance may cool ; for, to acquire this trophy, she must triumph over British valour, which, she must know, is not a very easy matter. Her troops are good, we admit, but they are not better than those who invaded Portugal with Marshal iNlassena at their head ; and it is doubt ful whether the Russians have as distinguished a General in their service as the man to whom the title of enfant cheri de la victoire was given with out much exaggeration. Our army has not de generated since that period ; some think it has improved ; but, be this as it may, it would make the Russians rue the day on which they stood the brunt of its battle. [MORNING HERALD.] Ireland, it will be seen, last night again occu pied no small portion of the prominent attention of the House of Coeninons, though it had been expected, judging from the notices and orders for the day, that there would be nothing of public importance, even if a House were made. There was indeed stated to be a disposition again to avoid making a House, in compliment to the Speaker, whose sister lately died, but crowds of Members were in their seats and a House was made. Mr. Brougham presented two very important peti tions, the one from the " Catholic Association" it self,and numerously signed by Noblemen,Gentle men, Archbishops, Bishops, &c. They ex pressed their apprehensions, in consequence of the King's Speech, &c., that the Ministers con templated sonic measures to suppress their Asso ciation, and they prayed in such case that they might be heard by themselves or Counsel at the Bar of the House against any such Bill, and fur ther to be allowed to adduce agents, witnesses, and evidence, in illustration, support, and proof of the purity of their acts, and the constitu.: tional and legal character of all their pro ceedings. Mr. Brougham afterwards gave notice, amidst many cheers, that he should, on account of its urgency, this day, move " that the prayer of such petition be complied with ; that the petitioners be heard by them selves or Counsel at the Bar, and that they be allowed, as they prayed, to adduce proof of the purity of all their proceedings ;" and he added, he truited, that the House would not increase the injustice of their proceedings, by refusing " even to hear" the Association, previously to passing that Bill, which would stamp their guilt at the very moment that they proclaimed their innocence. to the world, proffering in the same breat h, p roo f of the purity of their acts. " Strike," said a certain ancient—" but hear me !" The Catholic Aisocia tion also said—" Strike—but hear us !" Mr. Brougham presen ted a second petition from Ne w ry, signed by upwards of 900 persons, in favour of the Association, &c. The House of Lordsxia the course I 'of the evening, sent a message for permission to examine divers Commoners, namely—Mr. V. Fitzgerald, Mr. F. Lewis (the Revenue In quiry Commissioners), &c. before their Lord ships' Committee "on the State of Ireland ;" a Committee that is proceeding very actively with its labours, and daily has an uncommonly full attendance of Peers, with the Marquis of Lansdown in the Chair. Their Lordships' request was eventually complied with. Another subject of considerable interest to the country was mentioned by Mr. Moberly, on presenting petitions against all the Assessed Taxes, as bur densome and grievous in their operation, and of expensive collection. .11e said he should move their total repeal, March B—because the Chancellor of the Exchequer could afford to repeal the whole of them. They produced 3,000,000, while, according to accounts just printed by the House, there was last year paid into the Exchequer, a Surplus of 6,587,802 ; (Vide Parliamentary Paper, No. 16 to Feb. 18), and he thought such amount would be better in the people's pockets than given to support a " delusive Sinking Fund." Mr. Moberly gave notice that he should at the same time move the repeal of the " Beer 'fax," as a partial duty, affecting the poorer classes only, but retaining the Malt Tax, as equally operating on the seve ral classes of the community. [MORNING CIIIIONICLE-1 We received last night Brussels Papers to the 17th of February. The account of the produce of the subscriptions in Amsterdam for the sufferers from the late inundations is highly honourable to the Dutch character. Al ready a million of florins has been subscribed in Amsterdam alone, and one house is said to have subscribed 250,000 florins. In all times the Dutch have been distinguished for their public spirit vnd forwardness in all acts of bene volence. Louis Buonaparte details some very interesting particulars of (heir humanity in relieving the sufferers from a great fire at Layden. It used to be the fashion in this country to abuse the Dutch, but we should like to know what people has ever equalled them in all deeds of philanthropy. We used to pique ourselves on the readiness with which we came forward with subscriptions in the cases of etner-1 gency ; but how very inferior we are in this respect to the Dutch I To take a well known instance The subscriptions for the relief of the Irish Nation after the utmost exertions, and recurring to every expedient for exciting the public sympathy, produced only in this Empire and its dependencies, including even St. Helena, the sum of 300,000/. that is only three times as much as the single town of Amsterdam has subscribed in a day or two. This superiority of the Dutch over other nations in liberality is in a great mea sure owing to the manner in which wealth is dis tributed among them. The whole property does not descend to one son, but is divided equally among the children ; so that the heartless extra vagance of great wealth, and the shiftiness of straitened circumstances, is more rare with them than with ourselves, and, economy being habi tual, there is always something to spare for exi gencies such as the present. [NEW TIMES.] The heads of Afr. Goulburn's Bills, which are to be found lir anorlier column, will satisfy our readers that the mischievous organization of the Catholic Association can no longer exist. The leaders cannot evade the law if they would, and we have an official declaration from them that they would not if they could. Prompt submis sion to the Legislature they have promised ; and we doubt not they will keep their words. It will be remarked that this sign of returning good sense was given at a meeting at which a highly respected Noblemen presided. Hitherto the Catholic Nobility had abstained from taking the lead in this Association : and perhags had they attempted to do so they would have been out voted by the more violent Members ; but now that they appear, they are easily enabled inotos componere In like manner we trust the influence of the superior Clergy will be employed to counteract the evils whch may have been occasioned by the well-meant but ill-directed zeal of the inferior Priesthood. Let the Catholic Bishops earnestly exhort their Priests and Deacons to labour as sedulously in inculcating submission to the new Statute as they lately did in collecting the mis named Catholic Rent. But it will be asked, although the Catholic Peers and Prelates recom mend peace and quietness, are there not other agencies which will now he let loose for, evil ? Is not Captain Rock starting from ' his slumber ? Has the diabolical Pamplilet under that title entirely failed to sow the seeds of hatred and revenge in the minds of the peasantry ? We fear that to this last question we cannot answer wholly in the negative. Our notion of the evil done by wicked books may be exaggerated; but we con fess we think the work in question must have poisoned many an honest mind, and will yet lead to lamentable disasters ; and if writers are to be punished for .the,,. evil. tendency - of their productions, the law k nows no penalty too heavy for the Author of that execrable book. Of Cobbett's History of the Re formation as we k now le ss, we can spea k less decidedly. This work was circulated by the Catholic Association, Lod it has no doubt fomented the spirit of religious discord. We need hardly all u d e to Past - orini's prophecies — to the halfpenny copies of O'Connell's speech —or to the numerous other publications delibe rately meant and intended to make Catholic hate Protestant, and Irishman hale Englishman. If we are asked whether, from all these and similar Causes, Wema y not believe an evil spirit of discon tent to have gone forth in Ireland, we a nswer, Yes. Does it not call for precautionary measures on the part of the G overnment ?—Yes. D oes it not ex plain the c a lli ng out of the Irish ; in and, some measure, the augmentation of the tro o p s of the line ?—Yes :—but if from this it be inferredthat there is any ser i ous danger of rebellion the re in Ireland, we can only p i t y Powers of those wh o d ra w s uch mfer as.oning ence. What might have happened if the Catho lic Association had gone on for a twelvemonth, longer is quite a different question. Then there would have been all the frame-work and scaffold ing for such a building—then the evil seed would have shot up and sprouted forth into flower, if not into fruit—then Foreign Powers would have begun to think that the (lays of the North American revolt had returned ; and a new mad man, like De Vergennes, might have drawn clown ruin on his country by the wicked attempt to hurl destruction on Britain. But all these evils are averted. The wise foresight of Govern ment has anticipated the possibility of their exis. - ence ; and the moderate display of military force which accompanies the acts (A Legislative wis dom, only serves to spew that resistance is hope less and intimidation impracticable. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEE. 17. BRYANT V. WOODIUUDOE. This was an action to recover a sum of money paid by the plaintiff to the defendant as a subscription for a map of Surrey, but which was not delivered according to the terms of the agreem en t. It appeared in evidence that the defendant had proposed to publish a map of Surrey by subscription, and had issued a prospectus, containing the terms of the publication. The plaintiff became a subscriber, paid the amount of his subscrip tion, and entered his name in the book kept for that purpose, at the same time reading over a copy of the prospectus which was handed to him by the defendant, who stated it to contain the terms of his proposal. Subsequently, however, the plain tiff declined accepting the.map, stating as a reason that it was not delivered agreeable to the terms of the prospectus ; and he demanded the amount of his subscription to be refunded to him, but this the defendant refused to do, and the present ac tion was therefore brought to recover it. The facts having been thus far proved, the plaintiff was called on to produce the prospectus, but it was not in his power to do so, and as he failed to prove that any notice to produce the same had been served on the defendant, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said a nonsuit must be entered. The plaintif was nonsuited accordingly. ARCHES COURT, FED. 17. THE OFFICE OF JUDGE PROMOTED BY MONTAGUE D. THE REV MR. BREE• Dr. SIVA= said this was a proceeding for ecclesiastical censures, instituted by the Bishop of the diocese against the Reverend defendant, who is Rector of Sutton, in Northamp tonshire, by reason of various acts of misconduct committed by him. A libel Ilad been propounded containing a great many articles of charge against the defendant, many of which were of a very serious nature. These articles imputed to him habi tual drunkenness, incontinent habits, neglect of his duty, as no service whatever was performed in the parish church for several Sundays, and contempt of the church, the porch of which he converted into a stable for his cattle, and that he had suffered the church-yard to he rooted up by swine to such an extent that the coffins were exposed. The names of several females with whom the alleged incontinence took place were set out in the articles. The Learned Counsel moved that these articles be admitted to proof. Dr. I4USIIIITGTON followed on the same side. Dr. JEsse ADDAMS opposed the admission of the libel on the ground that the offences charged upon the Reverend de fendant had not taken place within six months, the time limited by the 27th Geo. 111. He characterized this suit as a vexatious proceeding against the Reverend defendant, and being precisely such a one as was guarded against by the Sta tute to which he had referred. For some time preceding the passing of this Act, the Ecclesiastical Courts were made the in struments of vexation and oppression of clergymen. By this Act no proceeding can be instituted in an Ecclesiastical Court, unless the suit had been commenced in six months after the commission of the offence._ _ Dr. Lusit t NGTON replied to these objections, by contend ing that the Legislature never could have intended to suffer such offences as this defendant was charged with to go unpunished. When the charges were not denied, the Court would not sus pend its jurisdiction because of such an obje c ti on as t hi s . O n the grounds of public morality, therefore, he submitted that this libel should be admitted. NicitoL said that the question which had been raised upon the construction of this Act, came for the first time before the Court. He knew of no case ex ac tly ana l ogous to this, but there appeared to him no doubt as to the course which the Court ought to pursue. lie was long enough in the profession to recollect the circumstances which led to the passing of this Act, but he had no difficulty in saying, that this proceed. ing was not one of those vexatious suits which the Legislature intended to prevent. It was very true that, in cases of this nature, proceedings ought to be commenced in 6 months after the commission of the offence, but the d e l a y was eas il y accounte d for by the reluctance which all parties felt to bring the offend ing party to justice. The defendant might apply to the King's Bench if his decision was erroneous, in this interpretati on o f the 27th Geo. 111., but it was his opinion, that the charges contained in ~this libel were of too serious a nature to be dis missed without putting the party accused upon his defence, and upon these grounds he should admit these articles, recommend ing, however, a reform in some of them—Libel admitted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.-: IiIDDLES BETTING-ROOM, FEU. 17. swORTII. 112 to 1 agst Acta-on. 5 to 2 agqt Rufus 8 to 1 agst Bolero 17 to 2 agst Muleteer 9 to 1 agst Rufus 12 to 1 agst Bolero 15 to 1 agst Phantom c., dam by Rubens tR 16 to 1 agst Webb colt 17 to 1 agst Advance 18 to 1 agst Defiance 20 to 1 agst llougoumont 30 to 1 agst Mactlutf. KS. 111 to 1 agst Attica 11 to 1 agst Pastime. 6 to J agst Mine 9 to 1 agst Tontine 9 to 1 agst Sorcery DoNCASTER 17 to '2 agst Memnon 12 to 1 agst Cleveland 15 to 1 agst Redgauntlet 25 to 1 agst Homer 30 to 1 agst Alderman ST. LEGER. 30 to 1 agst Cow-boy 33 to 1 agst Brigand 35 to 1 agst Dare Devil 40 to 1 agst Androgens. FOX HUNTING. Colonel Wyndham's Hounds met on Monday last at Totting_ ton Wood, found in five minutes, and run him to ground in less than ten, by being headed by some people on foot. They very shortly found another, which gave them a brilliant run of 35 minutes, when he fell a victim to his gallant pursuers. — There was a numerous tield, including Sir C. M. Burrell, Bart. M.P., Mr. W. Burrell, M.P., Colonel Torrin g t on, Messrs. Russell, &c. SINGULAR HUNT. On Saturday last, a hunt of a singular nature took place, to decide a wager of a rump and dozen between t wo G ent l emen of Brighton (Mr. T. Best and Mr. G. Wigney) ; it was which of the two, each taking half the Brighton , Harriers, d rawn b y themselves, the former having the eriday's country, and the latter the Monday's and Wednesday's, could catch the greater number of hares. Mr. Best threw off at Portslade, found near Southwick, and after a chase of about an hour, killed in gallant style near Portslade. The field afterw ards found a second h are , on Portslade Tenantry H ill, and after a gallant chase of th ree hours, ran into her on Cock-on-roost, close to a gorse cover, but a person on foot took her from the hounds, and by some means let her go from his hands. It was supposed that she hid her self near the spot where caught, most likely dead from the in jury she received from the dogs ; they afterwards tried a consi derable time, but could not recover her.—Mr. Wignew threw off in some plantations near the Dog Kennel, found within a mile, and after half an hour's run, lost th e h are near the Race course. A second hare was found near the sam e p l ace as the first, she took across the hills towards Mr. Smith' s farm, at Be vendean, where they had a check ; she proved to be in the gar den, and being turned out, led them toward s Stanmer, where the hounds ran into anti killed h er . Dl r. Wigney had the huntsman with him, and Mr. Best the whipper-in. The wa er is considered a drawn one. g A pony, thirteen hands high, the property of M r . i n yi NG, of the King :s Arms Inn, Wigton, died a few days ago in the 40th year of his age. Until abo u t twe l ve mon th s previous to his death, he was considered one of the best hack in that district. Numerous Petitions against the House and Window Taxes have beer presented to the Commons, particu larly from the vaious parishes of Bath and Bristol, and from Taunton. The retail dealers of Liveip-Q1 have also prepared to petition on the same subject. FOR THE SUN. LENT. Air.. Enuron—ln an article, purporting to be an Extract from Mr. RAE WILSON'S Travels in the Holy Land (in THE SUN of yesterday), the following very extraordinary passage occurs/ which I shall be happy to see explained in your Paper, and rendered intelligible, for at present it is a piece of chaos " I now came to a terrible desert, surrounded with mountains, tossed and jumbled in the wildest possible confusion by some violent agitation of nature. On one of these, of prodigious altitude, are, to use the words of that Evangelist,, an exceed ing high mountain, it was said our Saviour, after being baptized in Jordan, was led gaud tempted by the devil." Quere—W here ? But, to return to the first part of the sentence —Did Mr. RAE WILSON see (for he speaks in the present tense) the mountains tossed and jumbled in wild confusion, with the exceeding high mountain on the top of the one ofprodigious altitude ?—or did the one of prodigious altitude POP up on the top of the exceeding high mountain after' the dance or violent agitation of Nature wag over, which excited the Learned Traveller's at tention ? Bless me, Mr. Editor, what strange things tra vellers see! Au answer from any of your Readers will oblige A SUBSCRIBER-AND AMICUS. FOR THE SUN. FESTIVAL OF EASTER. MR. EDITOR—The fixing of EASTER SUNDAY is of considerable importance, since it serves to determine the period of all the moveable Feasts throughout the current year. It was, in conse quence of this importance, that the general Coun cil of Nice, held in the year 325, decreed, that the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, or after the full moon that happens on, or after the 21st of March, should be Easter Sunday. It so happens this year that our almanacks inform D S at once that the Moon is full on the 3d of April at 23 minutes after six in the morning, and that this same day, which happens to be a Sunday, is Easter Sunday, which is thus fixed on the very day of the paschal full moon, instead of on the Sunday immediately following it. This singular fact attracted the notice of a Morning Paper, and a paragraph upon the subject being insert( d in the Courier a few weeks ago, produced a let ter in the Courier of the following day, signed PLTAVIUS, Junior, giving an explanation of the accuracy of the almanack, upon the correctness of which the writer assures the Editor he may positively depend. According to him, there is no error in the al manack, because the full moon, which occurs at 6 A.M. of Sunday, the 3d of April, according to our almanacks, and the mode of reckoning our civil day, from the midnight preceding sun-rise, is, astronomically considered, as falling on the 2d of April, which commences at noon of the 2d of April, and terminates at noon of the 3d of April, according to our reckoning. This is all very true, and very correct no doubt. It is true that the astronomical days are reckoned from noon to noon, and can therefore never agree with any ono civil day. It is true, that all astronomical calculations are re ferred to such days. But although PETATIUS, Junior, be correct in what he has stated, it does not follow that he is equally so in his conclusion, that the almanack is right. We humbly apprehend, that Easter, being a civil day, can have nothing whatever to do with astronomi cal days, which have been adopted merely for the greater convenience of astronomical opera tions. When the manner of determining Easter 'Sunday was laid down by the Council of Nice, astronomical days could not have been taken into consideration, as regulating the time of the paschal full moon, since such days were not then in existence. The Council had, and could have, in view, only the days such as we usually reckon them. A short illustration will make this more evident : It is a well known fact, acknowledged by all writers upon astronomy and the calendar, that Easter Sunday cannot happen sooner than the 22d of March, nor later than the 25th of April. It will fall upon the latter day, if the Moon be new on the 6th of March ; for in this case, as it would be full on the 20th, it would not be a Paschal Moon. It would be, therefore, neces sary to wait until the 18th of April, the next full moon, and if this should be a Sunday, Easter would not happen on that day, but on the follow ing Sunday, or on the 25th of April. Now let me ask PrrAvtus, Jun. if there is any thing in all this arrangement that has, or can have, the least reference whatever to astronomical days ? I hum bly apprehend that, on the contrary, it clearly proves that such days were not taken into consi deration, nor could they, as I stated before, since they were not known at the time when these ar rangements were made. In fine, this arrange• meat is made with reference to the 21st of March civil time, and not at all with astronomical time, since, according to the latter, the 21st of March would be only the 20th. A. P. BIRTH. On the 16th inst., the lady of Mr. George Macirone, of Bishopsgate-street, of a son. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., Mr. Macdonald, to Margaret, and Mr. Chambers, to Catherine Saunders, daughters of Thomas Mad i:Jcks, Esq., of Ellesmere, deceased. On the 14th inst., at St. George's church, Honorer-square, Mr. Robert Humphreys, of Brewer-street, Golden-square, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Patterson, Union-street, Dept ,ford. Lately, at Ilenbury, John Francis Worth, Esq., of Worth.! house, in the county of Devon, to Lucy Worth, only daughter of the lat e H enry Bloydon orth, Esq., of Tiverton," in the same county, having been previously married in Scbtland. DIED. At the Rectory, on the 16th inst., Anne, wife of the Rev. 'Willi:lm Gilly, rector of Wanstead, Essex. On Thursday, the 17th inst., at his house, Islington, the Rev. William Draper, in his 80th year. - - Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the Stnft OFFICE, Nth 112, strand, by J, CiPIMAJ"