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EVENING EDITION. PASSAGE TO AUSTRALIA. THE Ship COROMANDEL, of 1,000 tons burden, WM. LO ADER, Commander, will Sail from Gravesend 29th December, and Plymouth tith January, for PORT PHILIP and 'SYDNEY, touching at the Cape of (hod Hope. This is a First-class Ship, has a poop, and the first order of 'accommodations for cabins intermediate, and steerage pas sengers; will can y an experienced surgeon, and sail with strict Punctuality. TO FOLLQW THE COROMANDEL. The Ship ANDROMACHE, of 600 tons burden, THOS. N EW, Commander, will sail from Gravesend on the 16th, and from Plymouth the 24th February, direct for Port Phillip and Sydney. Apply to John Marshall, 26, Birchin-lane, Cornhill. N.B. These Ships load at the New Jetty, London Docks. f- ZOCIETY for the ENCOURAGEMENT of k.) ARTS, MANUFA CTURES, anti COMMERCE. ADELPHI, Disc. 7, 1839. The MEMBERS arerequestetl to notice that the ELECTION OF A SECRETARY, in consequence of the resignation of Arthur Aikin, Esq., will take place on WEDNESDAY, the 18th nstant. The Ballot to commence at Eleven o'Clock, and close at Two precisely. By order, A. AIKEN, Secretary. TO EXCAVATORS AND OTHERS; - PARTIES desirous of offering TENDERS 11 - for DIGGING, REMOVING, and LEVELLING about 35,000 cubic yards of SAND, at Fleetwood •n Wyre, Lancashire, may inspect the conditions of contract, at the Clerk of the Works' Office at that place ; ind at Mr. D. Burton's Office, No. 6, Spring-gardens, London. The Tenders to be sealed and endorsed, " Tenders for Digger's Work," and de livered at either of the above-named offices on or before Satur day, the 14th. None others will be ettended to, The proprietor does not bind himself to accep the lowest tender. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. PERSONS desirous of offering TENDERS for the ERECTION of a WOODEN TEMPO RARY BARRACK for WORKMEN, at Fleetwood on Wyre, Lancashire, may inspect the drawings, specifications, and Conditions of contract, at tite office of the Clerk of the Works at that place ; and at. Mr. D. Burton's office, 6, Spring-gar dens, London. The tenders are to be sealed, and endorsed Tenders for Barrack, &c." and delivered at either of the above n ame d offices on or before Saturday, the 14th instant. None others wi l .l be attended to. The Proprietor does not bind himself to accept the lowest tender. NATIONAL LOAN 14JND LIFE AS SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. EAstintx BRANCH.-5, Castle-street, 'St. Mary Axe. Capital, 500,0001. EMPOWERED IT ACT OF PARLIAMENT. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. (Vol. Sir Barges Camr A C, S. Robert Hollond, Esq., M. P. John Elliotion, 11LTi. F.R.S. George Langley, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. Joseph Thomlmon, Esq. AUDITORS. Dc. Olinthus Gregory, F.R. A. S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R. A.S. Il the new principles o: Life Assu.ance and Deferred An outtios, founded by this Society. the moral obligation of all lasres of making a provision for a family or for old age is largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the Ass ured themselves. The details of the principles of the Society, its improvement in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found !'.l its Prospectus, which m. y be obtained at the Offices of the ociety, 26. Cornhill. London, or at any of its Branches ilstougbout the Country. F. FERGUSON CAINIROUX, Secretary. NOTICE.—The Books for 1839 close on the 31st of Decem ber! Participating Policies effected before that date share in the Profits of the year. To secure this advantage, Pro posals for Insurance must be lodged at least ten days before that date. NORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, 4, NEW BANK BUILDINGS, LONDON 1, HANOVER-STREET, EDINBURGH 37, COLLEGE-GREEN, DUBLIN. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Established in 1809. Capital, One Million. Paßsturwr—l-lis Grace the Duke of SUTHERLAND. VICE•PRESIDENT.—Viscount Melville. LOND•N BOARD. PRESIDENT—The Earl of CAMPERDOWN. VICE-PRESIDENT—Lord Viseoun-.. STRATHALLAN. Sir P. Laurie, Alderman, Chairman. F. Warden, Esq., Deputy Chairman. BANSICIRS.—The Union Bank of London, Moorgate-street. LIFE ASSURANCE. The System adopted by this Corporation combines the Prin elle of Mut ua l A ss u r an c e with the security of a large Sub ,v2ribed Capital and the support of an influential body of pro prietors. Those who pay the Participating Rate of Premium share in thei Profit s t o th e ex t en t o f Two-Thirds guaranteed against all respo ns ibili ty b y t h e Capital of the Company. Bonuses may he either added to the sum insured, or applied Is reduction of future Premiums. In addition to the ordinary rates, Tables of Premiums have , nen deduced, makinff the SUM INSURED PAYABLE on '„,-ne PARTY ATTAINING the AGE of SIXTY, or at his DEATH, if it occur sooner. Advances are made by the Company on its Policies to the ex tent of their acquired value. SPECIMEN OF THE COMPANY'S TABLES. Annual Premiums for Assurance of 1001. on a Single Life. WHOLE LIFE. f SHORT PERIODS, With Profits. Without Profits Ave. 77 - 7,--.,, ~.41 . ,5 X 1 1:3 9 j £1 10 8 .- '"J' • , 117 lu ' . 114 5 r:,‘A.l, 2 9 5 2 411 11' 3 6 1 30 1 w 4 11 li I 4 3 7 60 6te 2 I 33 9 One Year. 1 Seven Years. £0 13 10 'X 15 3 0 15 10 s 0 10 2 128 1 4 6 1 9 2 1 12 2 116 2 1 11 11 3 15 1 4 R is Policies assigned to Third Parties for onerous causes are plac e d o n th e same f avou rable f o oting as if the Insuranc=e had been originally effected by ate Assignee. Moderate Extra Rates are charge,' for risk of Foreign Climates. No Entrance Mr,ney charged. be rros had o pectuses, "fables of Rates, and every information, may . n application to Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, No. 4, New Ba nk-buildin gs , London. ItFASONS-EVIDENCES-RESULTS. dA• '*----BEA SONS for preferring J. T. BETTS and Co.'s rENT BRANDY TO COGNAC.—Greater purity, free- Jut from acid, and comparative cheapness. Evidences—Che tQlcal Analysis, support and recommendation of the medical Profession, and adoption by all classes. Results, from Official Returns—a Decrease in the sale of French Brandy this year, a 3 compared with last year, at the rate of between 20 and ,r,„ 30,000 Gallons per annum. Increase in the Sale of Betts's sai l • 6 - 0 noY, within the same period, at the rate of between 40 and „, , ° O O Gallons per annum. The Patentees, as Distillers, cannot send out less than Two G allons, which m , ay be obtained, ' eith'r pale or coloured, for C ash on delivery, at Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon, ° j,the highest legal strenth, a the Distiller, No. 7, Smith meld-bars, leading to St. g John- t street,—their y only Establish nlent. 96, CIJEAPSIDE, AND 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY. SIGHT AND HEARING.-TESTII\IO - LS en the Messrs. S. and IL SOLOMONS newly vr,entel SPECTACLE LENSES and INVISIBLE OPERATIVE 'ICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Persons. ‘‘ , - I';;;.laMes Blundell, Esq , M.D. : i 1 i have now tried for some time the Messrs. Solomons' .newly alvented Spectacle Lenses, and have experienced much benefit ~ they ~i ., :, far preferable to my vision than any other Lens ; the relief is 1,,Y great, in particular by candle light, and in course of use for a v •lngth of time the clearness of the transparency brings every object ZrY slistinct ; they can be fully appreciated only by those who, like m yself, may stand in need of them. " JAMES BLUNDELL, M.D. "N, I, Great George-street, Wfstuainster." rtes` the undersigned, . have been for some time making use of r_irs. Solomons' newly invented Spectacle Lenses ; the astonishing J'efthey aTord to imperfect vision gives them the decided prefer ii::J-7•-• to every othor kind of Lens—the clearness of the transparency ~,,1 0 gs every object very,distinct, and enables individuals to view the most minul.e particle with perfect accuracy. They are particularly Pleasant by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and 'often bright and brilliant lights : George G. Sigmund, Esq M.D.. 24, Dover-street. 1 . • J. Pettigrew, Esq., F.R.S., M.D., Saville-row. J. Rarabotham, Esq., M.D., Broad -street-buildings 'g•c;olburn, Esq.. M.D., 2S, Harleyford-place, Kennington. s••• Shillito, Esq. M.D., Brighton. Wallingford. S . D. Robinson Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. ''''st ii • Anima, Esq., ' l‘l. '5., A, 1 1. Luca , „ Esq., M D., Exeter. - eXander Farquhar, Esq., Surgeon, 76, Cadogan-plau, Belgraee. A !Itiare. F•„,,White Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. - vr . nHeope' r, Esq., Surgeon, 59, Newington-place, Kennington av 'lay, Esq.. Siirgeoi,, Islewortn. h. , • English, 11 , sq ,Sur , eon, Denmark- ill. --.l.l°We Ely , n,. - E a 'Surgeon, 36, Albemarle-street le 'D i '3 Leadenlsall-street. "fifths and Duncan, Surgeons, , , .547, 1 , 9 ' 44 d .Earl Y ., - Sn s rg ' e ' on, - ? , 3, New Broad-street. . Barklemoie N. M'Cann, Esq,, A. Surgeon, •• , - 0 Parliament -street. E. Stoddart; Bsq" C. High an , E.' lit. Surgeon Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, n '''*rgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berke ey-square It. Higham, E, 3 4' rgeon, 32, Golden-square. , Camden Town. C. Tunaily, Esq ,"Su u rg :ru, 279, Regent-street W. Jones, Esq., Surgeon " , Nnsington. John Comely, Esq., Sa g i c s c 4Lower Broo'c-street, Grosvenor-square R. J. poi mk, Esq., Surgeo n ': i t, Great Alie-street. Edward Nason, Eq., Surgeon T. Brown, Esq., Surgeon, Berkhuanm"t"", Warwi ckshire. Henry Hamilton, Esq., Surgeon, L a P : t rd• erne, Carmarthenshire. In placing the above List of Testimonialsii . e C. , efore the Poblic. the !Messrs, Solomons, Opticians and Amigo= wi,hat their INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOTCE + ONDUC i OR, b, thousands of Deal a seven-shilling Persons have been greatly benefited, is not large r ie t t 4 Piece, and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is a s n o public assembly is piece"d easy, o wool and net snore uncomfortable nor perceptible i ban havinz.f,at.a. in its place. By its use the faintest whisper at a hoard with distinctness. These important new inventions are patronised by th eir N . the King and Queen of Hanover, and t h e i r Royal taighnosZi' esties Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Hi g hn ess the Prii c t e h , e . Esterhazv, the Princesses Mary a nd Rosa, ants their Grac es the Jukes of D, yonshir.• and Maechester, fa. Bcc lif "„ , theapside. and 39, Albemarle - s treet, tti consequence of the gross unposition in the Country it Is neces. 55 1 v to state that no Travellers are employed by the above Estate_ lislimer t. FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA. W ithin a period of Two Months upwards ofl'hreeHunned3rrneL7ti,,e.nitths w ere successfully treated at the Metropolitan r RANK -' S SPECIFIC SOLUTION of COPAIBA. Ry Joseph Henry Green, Esq., F.R.S., oneeri„ina of the eCHouonspcittlaolf, and St. Royal Coll ege of Surgeons, surgeon to Professor of Surgery in the King's ieColsleegluet,Ln ofon tdone. " I ha ve mane trial of Mr. Frank'spaiba, at St. T he nas's H osp it a l, in a variety of cases of discharges in the male and female, and the results warrant mystating,tthe usual s i u t a i l s un an ple e e ffi sa c h a t . 'jolts remedy, and one . w hich does not produce the afflicts of Cepaiba. 40, Lincows.l.„(fiseilgdnse,dA)pril 15, 18.`15. HENRY GREEN. Bill e r t a u n ie sbr On A yCoopjtom, Cooper, F.ILS., Surgeon to Guy's eminent'sHosp in the Medical and e Medical Profession.' &c. &c., and other s most " Mr. Bransby CooPerpresentF his compliment s to Nlr.GeceifFiriiasnskes. and has Rreat pin e sure in hearing testimony of the efficacy iution of Co pa t iha in Gonorrhcea, for — which disease Mr. Cooper ha frost` vied he Soluti on i n t en or t w elve cases ' N cw.street,Spring-g a rd ens, A p r il 13, 18.35. ' ' th perfect success. Thl , invaluable Medicine is confidently recommended in all case of tionorrhcea, Gleets, Urethral Discharges, Spasmodic Strictures, Ir ritation of the Kidneys, Bladder Urethra, and Prostate Gland; its purifying e ff ec t s upon the gene ral health render it particularly ap- Pticable ils all cases of relaxed fibre and nervous debility. Prepared only by George Franks, Surgeon, 90, Blackfriars-road, London, and may he had ofall Medicine-venders in the United King dcm, in Bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s. (id., and I Is. earn. Ckoree Franks, Fila -k friars road," is engrav'd the Government Stamp it Carlow b e ser i i„„ Air. Franks ma- tie consulted until 'Two daily. -- r- I 40 , Nr t. • - ' I • , 1 0 is, 0. 14.744. ORDNANCE LAND and BUILDINGS at GUILDFORD, in the COUNTY of SURREY. 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NOTICE is hereby given, that the next GE NERAL QUARTER SESSION of the PEACE, for the CITY and LIBERTY of WESTMINSTER, in the County of Middlesex, will be held on MONDAY, the 23d day of December inst., at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, at the Guildhall, in the Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, and that the business relating to the application of the County Stock, or Rate, for Middlesex, at such Session, will commence on FRI DAY, the 10th day of January next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon precisely. JOHN P. GYLBY, Deputy Clerk of the Peace. Dated this 7th day of December, 1839. THE PROTESTANT KING OF PRUSSIA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In looking over your last evening's quotations from the public press, I remarked one from the Stand ard, in which the King of Prussia is held up to the admiration of the world as the supporter of liberty of conscience, and as the head of the universal Protestant cause, in consequence of his having given shelter to the outcasts of Zillerthal, &c. Let him enjoy all the merit due to him for this and all his other acts in support of the right to think freely ; but before the followers of the Standard venture to ad dress him by the somewhat sarcastic title of head of the universal Protestant cause, they would do well to en quire not only concerning his interference with the Ca tholic Bishops of Cologne and Posen, but to examine a little into his right to dictate to Protestants the exact mea sure of faith, and the exact forms and discipline that they shall conform to under penalty of his displeasure. As it is possible that the eclat of the King of Prussia's conduct towards the Catholics may have prevented the Editor of the Standard from paying attention to his other acts, it may be well to state for his information that in Prussia and other parts of Germany there are two kinds of Lutherans, or rather two Protestant sects which call themselves Lutherans ; one being the real Lutherans, holding to the same doctrines as were maintained by Luther, and the other being what they call Reformed Lutherans. This latter sect is comparatively of late date, but it is now the most numerous in Prussia, and to it belongs the King. As is the case with all military despots, he looks upon the mind as equally subject to obedience and to discipline as the body ; and as there is one code of law and one system of tactics for the army, he resolved there should be but one faith and one way of thinking among his Protestant subjects. He there fore issued an order that all Lutherans should become Reformed Lutherans. Some of the real Lutherans being of the opinion maintained by the Franciscans at the Council of Trent—" Che un uomo non puo credere quel che vaole ma cio che gli par vero"—(that a man cannot believe what he likes, but what appears to him true)—declined complying with this royal order for unanimity, especially as not they, but the others, were the schismatics. The consequence has been a terrible persecution, to avoid which upwards of two thousand of the non-conformists h we lately emigrated to America, wiu they have purchased land in the West, and are now expecting several thousands more of their persecuted compatriots. When this is put into the balance against the reception given to the Zillerthal exiles, it will not weigh much in the Pt ussian King's favour, even as the champion of Protestantism. It is an ill wind, however, that blows nobody good ; and as religious intolerance was one of the chief incitements to the first colonising America, so at the present day does America owe much of her increasing wealth and strength to the persecuting spirit of Kings, and still more to the domineering and grinding propensities of the Protestant hierarchy in Ire land. I remain, Friday Morning. A 'PROTESTANT. KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS Thursday Mr. Jame' StTitin, a gentlemen about 60 years of age, residing at Frolick Cottage, Turnham green, was brought before the Magistrates, in the cus tody of Police-constable Champion, T 89, under the following circumstances : Mr. Ball, of the Roebuck Tavern, Turnham-green, deposed that defendant had been in the habit of coming into his coffee-room at least 20 or 30 times a-day, in quiring for so many newspapers. On the previous night he disturbed all the company, who told complainant they would leave the house unless he turned defendant out. Complainant went up to him to do so, but defen dant instantly seized the poker, and made a desperate blow at the complainant, who, however, managed to evade it. Defendant then left the house. Defendant was, in his opinion, decidedly insane. He had some time since been down to Windsor, and had, by his en deavours to force an interview with the Queen, occa sioned considerable annoyance at the Castle, and he was subsequently sent to his residence at Turnham-green in the custody of the Windsor superintendent of police. Defendant—That's all a tissue of falsehoods. What has this to do with the Queen ? On further investigation it appeared from the state ment of his sister that he had not been right in his mind of late, when he was held to bail, himself in 401. and two sureties in 20/. each. MRS. TROL LOPE'S " MICHAELARMSTRONG." —The numerous readers who have sympathised with the fortunes of the poor Factory Boy, so touchingly , and eloquently narratoi by this distinguished and phi lanthropic writer, will learn with satisfaction that the work is to be published complete in three volumes, on the 9th inst. Whatever opinions may have been ex pressed as to Mrs. Trollope's treatment of this difficult and delicate subject, no one can deny that her very errors " lean to virtue's side." A writer of fiction can not be expected to display the accuracy of the historian, or the minute research of the statistical inquirer, but Mrs. Trollope has employed all the energies of her powerful mind in placing before the public the extraor dinary revelations which have, during the progress of the work, excited so much pity and astonishment. However she m a y h ave b een c h arge d w i t h exaggera tion, at the least the noble object she has had in view fully justifies the means she has taken to aid the cause of the helpless, the innocent, the oppressed. THE NEW NOVELS.—MT. Colima., of Great Marlborough-street, has just published the following new works of fiction, which can now be had at all the libraries :-1. Preferment, by Mrs. Gore, 3 vols.- 2. The Romance of Private Life, by Miss Burney, 3 vols.-3. Viola, the Affianced, 1 vol.-4. Little Ped lington and the Pedlingtonians, by John Poole, Esq., author of Paul Pry, 2 vols.-5. Morton of Morton's Hope, an Autobiography, 3 vols.-6. Temptation, or a Wife's Perils, 3 vols.-7. Fair Rosamond, or the Days of King Henry 11., by the author of Royston Gower, 3 vols.-8. The Lion, a Tale of the Coteries, 3 vols. 9. The Banished, edited by James Morier, author of Hajji Baba, &c., in 3 vols.—and 10. Gurney Mar ried, a Sequel to Gilbert Gurney, by Theodore Hooke, Esq., 3 vols, Dr. Samuel Butler (the late Bishop of Lichfield) had distinguished himself as a scholar while presiding for several years over Shrewsbury scho o l. H e did not long promotion, having only been consecrated n There was no immediate reason to fear the fatal na tion of his Lordship's illn ess , as a l e tt er i n his own handwriting, was received by a gentleman in town on Tuesday last , and contained only a g e neral re lgB enjoy3te6r. m his i terence to his ill health. The late Bishop, we believe, has left a widow. RIOTS AT NEWPORT. EXAMINATION OF WM. DAVIES.—CHARGE AGAINST MR. TODD, THE PORTUGUESE CONSUL AT CARDIFF. NEWPORT, THURSDAY NIGHT. I send you a report of the evidence against Mr. Davies, the young man whom it will he recollected was taken in the house of his uncle, the Rev. Mr. Davies, of Canterbury. There has been an inve,tigation at Cardiff to-day, of a charge against the Portugese Con sul, Mr. Todd, on suspicion of his having aided Z e .• phaniah Williams in his att empt to esca p e , but as I ex pected the case of Davies would prove of considerable interest I did not go over. I have, however, procured the following , informatio n from- a source on which I can rely. Stockdale, the Cardiff superintendent of police, repeated the testimony with respect to the capture of Zephaniah Williams on board the Vintage, and the fact of Mr. Todd being also on board, and of a card with Mr. Todd's address being found on the person of Williams, and also his having some Spanish dollars. On the part of Mr. Todd the Ma gistrates called Mr. Todd's servant, who proved that Williams jumped into his boat, and induced him to take him on board the Vintage, and that his master was waiting to be brought on shore, as he had been out, as was the custom at tide time, on board the Por tuguese vessels, and that his master did not speak to or see Williams at all—that the captain of the vessel allowed Williams to remain on an ex cuse that he could not get on shore, and Mr. Todd was obliged to remain on board all night, as the boat was aground immediately after his servant came on board the Vintage. The Magistrates said there was nothing at present to impli cate Mr. Todd, but the circumstances were so suspi cious that they felt themselves bound to hold him to bail, himself in 3001., and two sureties of 1501. each. Bail was immediately procured. THURSDAY—FURTHER EXAMINATIONS. Magistrates present, the Rev. James Coles, chair man ; the Mayor, Octavius Morgan, George Hall, and William Brewer, Esqrs. The first case called on was that of William Davies, who was remanded on Friday. The charge was for high treason and sedition, but Mr. Phelps, on the part of the prosecution, withdrew that charge, and should give evidence against the prisoner for the crimes of con spiracy and riot. William Harris sworn—l am a collier, and remember the Sunday before the riot. There were a good many men about Blackwood. I was not down at the riots. I was at home on the Sunday until evening. I went down to the Coach and Horses. I was forced to go. The Coach and Horses is on the bottom of the Blackwood, and kept by Richard Pugh. When I went down it was seven o'clock, and dark. Ido not know who forced me to go down. I was asked to come, and I was afraid to deny, for there were so many people there. Some of them had sticks. I know John Frost. I know the prisoner William Davies. He lives up in the Black wood with his father, who keeps a shop there. I saw John Frost at the Coach and Horses on the Sunday. I saw the prisoner there. I saw John Frost by the door and the prisoner with him. They were speaking, but I do not know what they said. John Holman Evans sworn—l am an attorney, now residing at Newport. I examined William Harris yes terday and the day before. He appeared to understand what he said when examined. He appeared to be per fectly sober. I took it down in writing, and this is the paper which I took down. I afterwards read it over to him and stopped at the end of the sentences, and he desired no alteration. The paper was here put in and read, as follows : " William Harris, lives next door to the George Inn, Blackwood. In the employ of Mr. Powell, of the Brynn. About seven o'clock on Saturday evening, the 3d November, I was standing opposite to the Coach and Horses public-house, Blackivood, I saw a num ber of people standing about the Coach and Horses. They were armed with various weapons ; some had guns, many had mandrills. I saw among them Mr. Davies, the son of Mr. Roger Davies, shop keeper, of Blackwood. He was standing at the door. I heard him say to the men there, more than once, Why, you are enough to eat Newport.' Mr. Frost also stood on the step of the door close to Davies. I am sure they were both speaking to the mob, though I could not hear what they said. There was light enough for one to see Frost and Davies plainly. I was there about ten minutes, and then walked away up the tram road, with my wife, when I was met by another gang, who pressed me, and made me go with them. I went with them first to the Greyhound (Pontlasffrwith). I saw a great many people there. John Davies, a preacher, was leading them. I heard him say, " Come on, my lads," and he went first. Between the Grey hound and the Welsh Oak we met a man on a red horse. He said, " Why do you hang back ? Damn it, go on ; you are enough to eat all the soldiers that's there, for half of them 'are gone to Abergavenny." He went to the Welsh Oak. I was in the road for hours there. I saw John Frost there, and heard him say, " All these with pieces come forward." They did come forward, and I went then into the house. I had one pint of beer, and went to sleep. I don't know how long. When I awoke, it . was daylight. I went out of the house. As I was going out, I saw two men, apparently gentlemen, and a man who appeared to be guarding them. I think he had a pistol in his hand, but am not certain. I saw also John Frost. He appeared to be liberating the two gentlemen. He said You are two bad men, but you can go,' or some thing like that. The men then went out of the house ; I don't know in what direction. John Frost went down the tram-road as hard as he could go. Zephaniah kV illiams was standing off the tram and turnpike roads. When I came to the crossing he said, " Harris, what do you stop back here for? Why don't you go with the rest ?' I then turned, and went towards Newport. Zephaniah came behind me. I went as far as the hill between the Waterloo and Stow Turnpike-gate, when I managed to escape. I did not see Frost or Williams after I saw them at the Welsh Oak. It was the ge neral talk at Blackwood that William Davies had turned Chartist, but I cannot tell who told me so in particular. I believe that when Mr. Davies was standing at the door of the Coach and Horses with Frost, be said, Come on, my lads, and let us see what you can do ; yon Ex a a re m e in n a o t u io g n h to of evvatilNliaern Harris wport. know what the prisoner William Davies said to John resumed—l do not Frost. Mr. Phelps called on the Court to have the witness Harris taken into custody. Previously to his leavina. the Court he was cross examined by Mr. Hall. I cannot read or write. On my being examined on the two former occasions I was under the influence of drink. I knew I was not on my oath. Israel Furman examined—l remember the 3d of November. I know a placa called Risca. There were about 3,000 or more people with me at Risca. I saw a person on a brown horse a little this side of Risca-bridge. That person said, " What do you stop here for ? why don't you come on ? You ought to have been down at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Frost is wait ing for you." Some of them made answer, that there were not arms for all. The young gentleman on horse back said there were "plenty of arms down there for you." I asked the men who was that, and they an swered it was young Mr. Davies. Cross•examined by Mr. Hall—l shall be ninety, one years old next May. I was apprenticed at Philadel phia. I have been in this country since I was dis charged from a British man-of-war in 1816. Mr. Phelps stated that he had received a paper from the witness William Harris, which he would read to the bench. It was as follows : oN e Niilliam D av i es . " I am afraid to speak all I know ab ou t Willi am Davies, for fear I , :n " Witness—Moses Scard." i a n r j k u r x e d wfbn I get ho me . ' Mr. Phelps, on applying that the prisone rs s h ou ld b e remanded until to-morrow, wished to ask th e w it ness Harris a few questions. T ay he be m William Harris was then called, and said, I sent in this paper, and it is true. I will not give evidence until I have a written paper to say that I shall not be hurt.—(The witness here exclaimed " Oh, what will become of me !") I told the constable yesterday that I was afraid to give evidence. The Chairman said to Harris that the Court would protect him, and ' if any persons should hereafter threaten him he had only to let the Court know, and they would be taken into custody. Examination resume good many were looking at me yesterday, and I was afraid to give my evidence this morning. The prisoner, after some remarks from Mr. Coles, was committed to Monmouth gaol, to take his trial for conspir ac y and sedition ; but the magistrates agreed to take bail, himself in 200/., and two sureties in 1001. each. Bail was in attendance, and the prisoner was liberated. Joseph Davies, Thomas Davies, and John Powell, were discharged. The Court than adjourned. siLnc Lord, cdhis arriv a l at says th a t hi s I N;V ea e l l t l i i i n g i t l o a n s , b in e e a n We hav e th e pleasure to state that the . Duke of Strathfield sa y e . The J ourna l du Commerce o f A ntwerp of Thursday' s d ate , says='" We know fr om an authentic source that Belgium c oncluded a treaty of corn leimtteprrotvoinagNeovierle merce with Prussia, the conditions of which are the same as those of the treaty between Holland and Prussia." . . . . MONEY MA.RE.ET and CITY NEWS. (FRIDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE.—The English Stock Market con tinues firm to-day at improved prices, and money is easier both in the house and out of doors. In the former, indeed, it may be quoted at from 4 to 5 per cent. ;. and although in the discount houses 6 per cent, and 4 com mission are still maintained, yet the brokers are less scrupulous about their paper, and show a greater readi ness to transact business. Exchequer bills have not only recovered. from the decline we noticed yesterday, but have realised an advance. It will be seen that the exchanges are flat ; nevertheless, the increased feeling of confidence we yesterday noticed is still prevalent in the City, but nothing has transpired to induce us to believe that the Bank parlour have any measures in pro gress for the purpose of reducing their rates of discount. It is, still said, however, that something of the kind was hinted at during the meeting of yesterday, but it has led to no practical result as yet, and, we suspect,,met with little encouragement from the majority of those present. HERALD.—For a day or two past it has been an ticipated by many that there would be some difficulty in providing for a portion of the commercial bills which fell due yesterday ; but it appears that they were gene rally most promptly met ; consequently the Money Market continues in the most easy position, and on the English Stock Exchange advances upon the Tnree per Cent. Redueed were declined at the rate of 5 per cent., making the quotation at the rate of 4 a 5 per cent. per annum. No business was effect on the Royal Exchange this afternoon in the Continental Exchanges, without sub mitting to lower rates, and, as money was much more plentiful than bills, the market may be considered de cidedly lower than on the last post-day. In the English Stock Market the greater portion of the business has been limited to dealing in Consols for the Account, which, coupled with the present easiness of the Money Market, has caused Consols to advance to 92h for the Opening ; the Three-and-a Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are 981 a Money ; Bank Stock is 1781 Money, and India Stock 255 for Ac count ; large Exchequer bills are 4 a 1 discount, and small 2 discount a par. POST.—The English securities were done at some advantage on yesterday's quotations. Money was ob tainable to-day, for Stock-jobbing purposes, at the lower rate of from 4 to 4i, or, at the outside, to 5 per cent. per annum. Parties requiring temporary accommoda tion very generally declined the offers made them at the last-named limit. The Continental Exchanges were once more upon the decline again this afternoon. Commercial men are apparently puzzled, as well they may be, at the con tinued stubbornness of the rates. It seems to us that the prices of cotton and other staples have not yet been sufficiently operated upon by the restrictive measures of the Bank of England to cause a renewal of demand for goods for the export trade. Some sensation was created in the trade connected with China by the announcement of the fact that bills to the amount of 26,0001. further drawn by her Ma jesty's superintendent, Captain Elliot, for opium pur chased to make up the quantity delivered to the Chinese Commissioner Lin, and which were presented the other day ior acceptance, have failed to be duly honoured. The answer given to the holders we understand to have been, " No instructions from my Lords—cannot accept." Captain Elliot had drawn these bills, not at the regular usance of six months' date, but at -twelve months, to give the Government as long a day as possible, under the impression that to draw upon their Lordships at the shorter period for so large an amount as it might be come necessary to do, in order to cover the whole of the 20,000 chests surrendered, might not be altogether convenient to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the present circumstances of the country. Protests were made out for the non-acceptance of the several drafts in time for the packet just leaving England. The natural conclusion to be drawn from this demur on the part °Cher Majesty's Government, to say nothing of the general merits of the question, would uppear to he, that the Superintendent is not countenanced by the home authorities in the hostile steps he has taken against the Chinese. TIMES.—The anticipations of yesterday respecting any relief from the pressure by the Bank upon the Money Market have not been realised - , though it is .probable enough that the subject underwent some dis cussion at the weekly meeting yesterdayof the Directors. ~The eagerness with . which the reports were caught at is a proof, and rather a melancholy one also, of the severity of that pressure. Never were the mone tary and commercial affairs of this country in a more delicate and difficult situation than at the pre sent moment. Traders of all descriptions, but espe cially the inferior ones, are staggering almost under that high rate of interest which the Bank Directors have thought it expedient, for their own safety, to spread all over the country, and it is clear almost to conviction that commerce cannot revive under its deadly influence, while it is almost equally certain, at the same time, that without assistance from trade and large exportations the Bank cannot succeed in turning the exchanges in favour of this country. They are ex actly in the situation described by Mr. Rothschild, in his evidence before the Bank Committee, in 1832, when, in answer to the question—" Will not the Bank con tracting their issues tend to turn the exchanges in our favour?" he said, "Not' always ; it may be for a time, but it is not"possible that the exchanges can be kept down or kept up, unless the real trade goes along with it." Trade h s been paralysed by their measures, whe ther necessary or not, and yet they expect it to work out theit and the country's salvation, like a thing en dued with life and activity. The recent modification of the Roman tariff has bee❑ lately noticed, but so briefly and generally that no dis tinct conception of the alterations effected is in reality conveyed. Tho following are some of the heads more peculiarly interesting here. In cases of snuggling more severe regulations are enacted, and in order to render it rrore difficult the transit trade has been subjected to additional precautions, and goods so introduced from the ports for consumption in the country or elsewhere, are to be accompanied with receipts under guarantee, whilst new stamps and leads are to be employed by the Cus tom-house. The merchants who send a package for transit will be required to accompany it with a detailed copy of the invoice. For packages of books the invoice must state- the title of each volume and the name of the author. The packages must have a double covering, end if suspicions should be entertained, the' Custom-house authorities will cause them to be un• packed. The most important alteration of duties are, that all mixed fabrics of silk, wool, cotton, goats'-hair, &c., are to pay the same duties on import as silk. Woollen cloths, drapery excepted, which before paid , from 40 to 60 crowns duty the 100 pounds, are not to pay hereafter more than 30. Cotton cloths, which paid 15 bayocs the pound, are not to pay more than :2. The duty on yarns is raised two bayocs the pound ; it was before 10 bayocs. Lace, muslins, &c., which be't rs paid 10 t ayocs duty, are to pay in future 30. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. Elto3/ THE DAILY IioRNINII TAPED,. (From the Morning Chronicle.) We are glad to see that the vital question of the Corn-laws is again seriously taken up by the industrious classes. We this day supply a report of a meeting at Manchester, for making the preliminary arrangements for a grand festival in January next. The account given by gentlemen who had visited Dundee, Montrose, Aberdeen, and other manufacturing towns was gloomy in the extreme. Most men benefit by experience, and we are willing to believe that the experience of the past year has not been lost on the landholders. In truth, many of the most intelligent of the body have become convinced of the impossibility of maintaining the present law, and are prepared to acquiesce in a moderate fixed duty. The Bank of England has had a narrow escape from bankruptcy, in consequence, chiefly, of the com mercial derangement caused by the operation of the ex isting Corn-law. Commerce resolves itself into giving and taking. We cannot sell with Out buying. If we say, for instance, to those countries which have no other commodity to exchange than agricultural pro duce, that we will close our ports against it, we say that we will sell nothing to them. But then a year of scarcity in this country compels us to import food, Commerce, however, cannot sud denly accommodate itself to this exceptional demand ; and we are thus forced to buy from those whom we have forced to become independent of us, and to whom we must pay in gold. It is the unexpected nature of the demand that causes all the inconvenience ; for when a trade is regular, there is never:any difficulty in pro viding the means for conducting it. But the irregular demand for corn, and the drain of our gold to pay for it, has paralyzed our trade with our best customers, the United States. It is well known that there is an almost ,total cessation of orders from that country, and that in ,the manufacturing towns numbers of men arc either entirely out of work, or on short hours firm that circumstance. Here, again, our accursed Coro-law interferes, and prevents the remedy of the evil. The difficulty of obtaining remittances from America at this time, in payment for our goods, which otherwise cannot be taken, is entirely owing to the almost prohibitory duty on corn. No man can purchase safely when he knows not whether he may not lose extensively by the opera tion. In America the harvest has been abundant, and flour in any quantity could be obtained from that c0w1.... .... PRICE sd, try, which would furnish payment to our manufacturers ; but notwithstanding the abundance in America, the flour arrives here in small quantities. This is owing to the ignorance which must pfevail as to what the duty on importation into this cotintry would be. Flour, for instance, which has cost in the United States 235. to 255. per barrel, is subject here to a duty, lately, of 12s. od. per barrel, and now of 11s. 3d. per barrel. The Corn-law, therefore, steps in and arrests the bounty of Providence. It says to our famishing artizans—We know that y ou are w illi ng to wor k , and we know that a market could be found for the produce of your indus try, but that market you shall not have. You shall starve in idleness. We cannot ourselves employ you, and are determined you shall not carry the fruits of your industry elsewhere. Before the poison of Chart ism had spread among the working classes, sound no tions respecting the mischievous operation of the Corn law used to be entertained by them. We learn that Chartism is now abandoned by all but a few ; and, indeed, the approaching distress must go far to bring that few to their senses. When want comes on them like an armed man, when they find that masters can not give employment, because they have no market for their manufactured goods, a cry will arise—how is this? And the Co rn -l aw w ill not b e t h e l ast cause which suggests itself to them. In the year 1820, a little after the rising at Bonniemuir in Scotland, a g, n demon of our acquaintance was a passenger- in a steam boat on the Firth, in which Baird, the leader, who had been convicted of high treason, was conveyed as a prisoner. Being, as most Scotch artizans are, decent andfrespectable in his appearance, the gentlemen al lowed him to remain in their company, and he entered freely into conversation with them. On one of the gen tlemen accosting him thus—" I wonder that* you, who appear to be a man of some sense and information, should think of a general rising against the Govern meat; 'there tiny 'be defects in our institutions, and some desirable reforms may be refused ; but you cannot fail to see that the Government substantially does all that subjects have a right to expect—it pro tects us in the enjoyment of person and property ; every man is free to exercise his industry, and turn it to the best account."—" Stay," interrupted Baird, " I deny that the Government is what you describe it to be. There are now in the west of Scotland and in Stirlingshire numbers of men altogether idle, yet will ing to work. There are countries willing to take the produce of their industry, and to give them corn in ex change for it ; but the Government steps in and says this shall not be. Sone of the workmen accustomed to an indoors life are begging for employment on the high ways ; others, unable to work out of doors, are starving. Do you call that a just Government which sacrifices the labouring classes to add to the incomes of the lords of the soil ? No, Sir, I knew my risk—l did what I could to effect a rising in this country, on the promises of the workmen in Lancashire and Yorkshire, which have not been kept. I have failed, and I have forfeited my life to the laws. I submit cheerfully, but I do not repent ; and I here vow before God that if the thing were again to do, and I had the same hopes, I would again hazard my life." To enthusiasm like this it was in vain to reply. We entreat those who possess a large stake in the country, and who ought to consider the distinction they enjoy as involving the responsibility of a trust reposed in them by Providence for the welfare of the people, to reflect on the serious consequences of longer persisting in the maintenance of the present accursed Corn-law. There is at present a disposition to moderate the Foreign tariffs if we would only place our Corn-law on a fixed footing. Let the terms on which corn can be imported be such as willtnot amount to a prohibition, and our commerce with the North of Europe will revive, and the Americans send flour in return for our manufac tures. If we neglect the present opportunity to alter our prohibitory system, the enhancement of the Foreign tariffs will be certain. We close with the following ex cellent observations from the Leeds Mercury of Satur day last:— " It behoves the Government and people of this country, therefore, to consider what can be done to prevent the re enactment of a tariff in America hostile to the trade and manufactures of England. '6 On the side of England, and in favour of a low tariff, will be the Southern States. Why, because we take their cotton and tobacco; and they know that the more of English goods is bought by America, the more of Ameri can produce will be bought by England. Their own in terests and ours are identified. But it would be dangerous to rely wholly on the friendly feeling of the Southern States. It is of the first importance to turn the balance in our favour by getting the Middle States to our aide. This may be done by exactly the same means which have made the Southern States friendly to us, namely, by taking their produce. Now the produce of the Middle States is Corn ; and if England admitted the Corn and Flour of America on reasonable terms, all the corn-growing States would be on our side in the future discessions on the tariff. " Our trade with America, therefore, like our trade with Germany, depends in a considerable measure on our own legislation. It is in the power of Parliament to widen and, deepen the channels of our foreign commerce; and if it refuses to do this, it will iu reality cause them to be ob. atructed and cut off. It the Northern States of the Ameri can Union should succeed in raising the tariff again, the duty on woollens will prObably be fixed at SO per cent., whilst, if the Act passed in 1833 should come into full effect, the duty will be -reduced to 20 per cent. So in Germany, we have the most indubitable authority, derived from the representatives of the several States which form the Germanic League, for saying, that if we will admit their corn at a moderate duty, they will lower their tariff on English goods, whereas, if we refuse this act of justice and sound policy, the German League will raise its tariff much higher. " It is not possible for the people of Yorkshire to see this state of things, and to feel, as they are now feeling, the pinching effects of dear food and wretched trade, with out being sensible of the paramount importance of repeal ing the present Corn-law. But if they are sensible of this truth, they owe it to themselves and to their country to put forth exertions corresponding to the magnitude of the evils which they fear. and of the benefit which it is in their power to realise. In this case all depends upon them selves. If they do nothing, nothing will be done. Go vernment has given them an opportunity of putting forth their constitutional influence to the utmost, and of pre senting an unanswerable case to the Legislature ; it has afforded them the means of fully understanding the emer gency. It has laid the real fasts of the case before them, as regards our commercial relations with central Europe ; but it is for the parties chiefly interested, through their constitutional organs, to make the great movement which alone can bring them relief. " A word to the working classes, who arc now suffering grievously, and are destined to suffer through the winter. Last year many of that class, misled by a ridiculous sophism of the Chartists, withheld their assistance from the Anti-Corn law agitation, and thereby weakened the hands of the friends of free trade. An opportunity pre sents itself of retrieving that error. The burden of the bread tax has been mightily aggravated by another bed harvest, and a bad state of trade. Ought not the work ing classes now to be forward and zealous in co-operating with the middle class to obtain that righteous, humane, and necessary measure, a repeal of the Corn-laws? At Sheffield the trades have bad meetings, and &re taking the most decided part in petitioning and combining for the accomplishment of this great object. This ought to be done everywhere. Our cause is that of truth. We only demand freedom and fair-play. We only oppose monopoly and starvation." (From the Times.) We on Thursday inserted the speech of the Go vernor of Jamaica to the Assembly, and the address of tbe Assembly in answer. Most sincerely do we congra tulate the friends of Jamaica and that powerful party in this country opposed to the attempt of the Govern ment to subvert the Constitution of that great colony on the complete justification of the part taken by them, if justification could be ever required for re sistance to arbitrary conduct. The Assembly has re sumed its legislation in a spirit of perfect cordiality. They had introduced Bills to renew the expired Acts. Many of them had, when the packet sailed, been read a second time ; all had been read a first time. They had introduced the usual money Bills, which were in pro gress through the House. There is the prospect that this once splendid colony may be saved, and may regain some portion of her former pros perity. But she will be indebted for her salva tion, under Providence, to the patriotism and the wisdom of the party in both Houses of Parliament who resolutely opposed the unconstitutional attempt of the Government to destroy her Constitution. We yesterday inserted also the resolutions adopted by the House. They calmly and temperately exhibit the oppressive conduct pursued by the Government ; they prove that to the Government, and to the Govern ment alone, is to be attributed the interruption of legis lation in Jamaica ; and they dxpress the reliance of the Assembly on the wisdom and justice of Parliament to protect them against the repetition of that conduct—a reliance which is founded on theresist4nee whichwas 'measures. given in Parliament to the recent The con duct of the Assembly on this occasion, and these reso lutions, may afford an useful lesson to the Government, if it teaches them that to acquire the confidence and secure the co-operation of a colonial Legislature they must mete to colonists the same justice, and evince for their rights the same respect, which the people of the mother country claim and receive. It may remind us all that harshness and oppression are as much to be avoided for their inexpediency as for their wickedness ; that they must loosen, and ultimately destroy, the ties which unite our colonies to us ; and that there is as much real wisdom as there is positive justice in treating. our colonies with the fullest confidence, and their inha bitants as entitled to the complete protection of the British Constitution. An official document of the French aovernment has recently been transmitted to us, which possesses one merit in common with many others, we might say with PROFITABLE SPECULATION. T HE MODEL of the BATTLE of WA TERLOO, Which has been visited by nearly 100,000 persons durin g the the last twelve months, at the admission price of One Shilling each, is now FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, The pursuits and professional duties of the proprietor not ad mitting of his bestowing the attention required for the exhibi tion thereof in the provincial towns of Great Britain, through •ut the Continent, and the United States of Ameriea, whence numerous pressing applications for its transmission and exhibi tion have been received, where it would undoubtedly meet with the same unparalleled success which has attended its exhibi tion in Laudon. Particulars and terms to b• known by applying t• Mr. Thomat, at THE EGYPTIAN HALL PICCADILLY, where the Model eontinues to b. exhibited as heretofore, from Ten in the Morning until Nine in the Evening.: cVENING EDITION. . - All others, from the same quarter—namely, that of , being ext reme l y b u lk y an d vo l um i nous. This is the budget of the French Ministry of Marine and Colonies for the ensuing year of' 1840, containing the report, Admiral Rosamel to the King, followed by a cepii4ss 1 appendix, comprehending the most minute and elabcriste details of expenditure, and forming both togethtst a volume in large quarto of not less than 36U pages. Are publish to-day Admiral Rosamel's report. We can'hdt say that it derives any adventitious interest from the mans --1 Her in which it has been executed by the gallant and abblik' Admiral. Witu the exception of some half dozen f common-place remarks up on th e uses , commerc i a l an d ‘\ scientific, as well as warlike, to which a military marine may be made subservient, the work of the French Minister is nothing more than an enumeration of details, i essential, doubtless, to •the clear exposition o f f his im portant subject, methodically classed, and, wnen requi- i site, successfully, though briefly, defended ; but it is 1 obvious to us that none but professional nr official per- / sons on either side the Channel will take the trouble to -i read it. through ; and it unquestionably demands a cox- 1 siderable previous krwowledge of the practice and technis .) calities of the French marine to catch, in a greab number of passages, the meaning of the Minister There are, nevertheless, some leading and simple facts which are open to all men's understandings, and which possess a peculiar interest and significancy for an Englishman. The natural relations of Great Bri tain being a maritime, and France a great territorial, .., power, in respect of the means of self-defence, arid GSA mutual aggression, are, that France would have the fa - N culty of invading and oppressing England had she a superior fleet ; whilst England would have a similar ascendancy over France, if England had a superior army. So long as England has the stronger fices, and France the more numerous army, neither state can, by mere force of arms, inflict any vital injury ~,. upon the other—that i;?, by attacking her at home. This, then, we call the reciprocal position in 'Web nature herself has planted those two Powers-.teach armed with abundant means of self-defence, and each, therefore, incurring the certainty of defeat, should she venture upon aggressive measures against the body of her rival. When England, besides her in- 1 herent superiority at sea, attempts to raise an army capable of warring with that of France on French ter ritory, or when France aims at the creation of a feet superior, or even equal to that of England in a battle oh the ocean, the Power so acting places herself in a false position towards her neighbour. She affects a two fold advantage—seeks to fabricate for herself an aggressive instrument which nature had not be stowed upon her, and to deprive the other party of the means of self-defence. She thus betrays designs of a threatening and offensive character, sushi as justly to excite the jealousy and provoke Ike anger of the neighbouring nation. We ask, then.sehether England can be accused of enlisting a single soldier beyond what is absolutely necessary for even the scan tiest and slenderest system of internal police for herself and her colonies ! We ask, further, if France mar not be fairly reproached with such persevering schemes of naval aggrandizement and of aggressive maritime means, that Englafid cannot, unless she has lost her senses, look on and wait with submissive patience the de velopennent of this French programme of preparatory warfare ? The principle of defensive equilibrium is - destroyed the moment that either Franee or England ac quires the means of successfully invading the other. The safety of England hitherto has lain in these words : " You, France, dare not attack an English seaport, because your invading fleet will be captured." The , counter security of France is this :—" You Engiand will not venture to disembark an army on my ter- ritory, because I with more numerous forces will not let a man of yours escape." Now, this is the true equilibrium between the Powers—she who strives to alter it to her own advantage means aggression and no thing else. We have watched for years, and with much distrust too, the systematic and persevering ef forts of the French Government to raise its feet to a footing of even more than equality with that of Eng land ; nor have we been able to behold without in dignation the seeming complaisance of the Whig, Cabinet of this country in facilitating by a negative and servile policy the audacious encroachmeats et France—blockades along the whole Atlantic coast-' of South America, and spreading north to the latitude and near neighbourhood of Jamaica, to the toted paralysis of British commerce, without a syllable et complaint or breath denoting the possibility of resistance —territorial conquests along the entire coast of North** Africa, supported by vast naval armaments, from Tunip , westward even to Morocco and the shores of the Atlas' , tic, whereby the whole face of the Mediterranean ie changed, and England barely tolerated by France as is passenger on the road from her own ancient rick est Gibraltar to Malta ; whilst by Russia she is frowne4 upon as an intruder, who dares not visit with her hums L bled flag the ports of her own ally, the Tusk s , or the beleaguered billows of the Euxine. In connection with these views of the French, ws e longer covert, hostilities against this empire, we el present to our readers the report of Admiral terse mel. The first five paragraphs embrace the views of the reporter, touching the general uses of war and free to which a strong navy is convertible—a cot gratelatiee to the Crown on the spirit and energy with which the French Chambers have supported the policy of the Cabinet in the extension of the maritime establishments —on the favour shown to the principle of a registration of seamen, which Admiral Rosamel considers the " nur sery of true seamen," and on the adoption of" stabittly of armament," or, in other words, a "standing fleet" alt ways afloat, as well as a standing army always ready far service. According to a Royal Order of February. 1837, the peace establishment of France is 40 sail of the I*, 50 frigates, and 220 inferior vessels, 40 war steamers included. This is a mighty pleasant hearing for Lord Minto, Sir John Barrow, and the rest of them, no doubt, Yellow Admiral Fleming will swear that they are " pasteboard," and we recommend his Yeliowship by ati means to use that word in Admiral Rosamel's pre : sence 1 It is added, as a blind to English inquisitive ness, that only half the ships of the line, and half "the frigates—that is, 20 of the line and 25 frigates, many of the latter carrying 60 guns—are to be afloat during peace ; but the entire amount of the smaller vessels, 40 heavy steamers included, are afloat, he says, at this mo ment. The remainder of this long document treats of details which may re-pay the attention of such of our readers as can boast any knowledge upon naval affairs. We are satisfied with having drawn public notice to the state of another maritime, and we fear not friendly, power. It is the duty of others to turn the informa tion to use. (From the Morning Post.) There is a good deal of ludicrous pomposity in the mutterings of certain journalists about the execution which the Sheriff of London is to levy upon the goods of Messrs. Hansard, in consequence of a verdict ob tained against them in the Court of Queen's Bench, for libel. Our readers are aware that the-remarkable point in this matter is the plea of the defendants that the House of Commons had authorised them to publish th libel for which damages have been awarded. The Court has tot admitted the plea, on the simple ground that it is hound to administer the law, and that the House of Commons can give no man authority to do with impunity that which is unlawful. The invio lability of the law is the safety of the subject! If one branch of the Parliament may overLear' the law, on the ground of privilege, why not another ? If the House of Commons may absolve a man from the consequences of committing what the Judges construe to be an unlawful injury, vily may not the Sovereign, who is another branch of the Parliament, do the very same thing ? And if this were admitted, how would we be better of than those who live under a despotism ? Is not the rule plain enough, that it requires the consent of Crown, Lords, and Commons, either to make a law, or to un make it ? Surely it is better to adhere to that rule than, by making an exception to it in favour of the House of Commons, to open the way for-its violation by other powers on a similar ground of privilege. Ant yet we find persons who affect to be great patrons el " Reform," and great friends of public liberty, using out as though it were a heinous thing not to allow the House of Commons a transferable dispensing power id respect of the established law of the land. Not only are Members of the House of Commons to be palei leged in their own persons, but they are to have the power of clothing others with a similar privilege. Every one of common sense must see that such a trans ferable dispensing power cannot co-exist with pub lic liberty and individual security. A great elk- mour was set up against the administration of the law in this case by the Queen's Judges. That clamour was disregarded. Another clamour is now set up, infinitely more ludicrous, against the sheriffs, the bailiffs, the auctioneers, and of course their aprone'd attendants, who are about to execute the judgment of the Court. The pomposity of the threats directed against these worthy functionaries is most laughable. But we suppose they will mind their business, fulfil tbe decrees of the Court of Queen's Bench, and make merry at their leisure with the impotent airs of power affected by those who think the will of the House elf Commons more worthy of respect than the law of the land. We ourselves have the most prelpued respect for the House of Commons and its privilles, and it ii for that very reason that we wish it may tint 'enter into conflict with the law as expounderly the Queen's Judges. Nothing could be 'more • likely to lessen the national respect for the House of Commons than soh a' course. Our Contempoiary the Chronic/e, which, however profound, astute, and polite it may be on other matters, is undoubtedly very silly on this privilege ques ti in, exclaims— . _ " The House of Commons can never suffer to be seized with impunity, at the time it is nOtsittip pr , l , the te go t, o ..i d ts s sean for acts done in pursuance of its - 4 rs f9T, were it to overlook such an infringement of its pri vileges would be at an end." The grandeur of this logic is immense i,tut etssb e i_ the selling of Messrs. Hansards' goods be ,4' 4 a u 'i n .. fringetnent of the privileges of the House _of C•'...thens, what becomes of the logic then? Now, the pAint which the Judges have .decided is, that the ea sV o f Messrs. Hansard, which will lead to the selling of their 7 7 er oti I se he lot