The Sun. — London, England, 1822-11-30 00:00:00

,TIIE LONDON JOURNALS. XXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, November 30, 1822. [THE TIMES.] The executive officers of the Board of Ad miralty will be disciplined into something like civilization at last, towards the mercaHtile bodies of the kingdom. We observe that in an official letter from their Lordships' Secretary to the Merchants of Glasgow, he not merely admits that piraties do exist, instead of being all fa bricated for the purpose of an increased insurance, but promises that the recurrence of them shall be prevented hereafter. The Secretary to their Lordships does more than this, for he relaxes the punctilio of his office so far as even to talk po litics with a trading association. The Lords of the Admiralty are " glad to observe " that 44 the men of Glasgow have not 64 over " looked those political circumstances which have delayed the exercise of force in the " suppression of the outrages committed " in 66 that quarter.—Therr the outrages are, at " length, confessed, and the suppression of them " has been delayed," and " the naval force on the station (as we learn from the same letter) was abundantly sufficient (if no such difficulties had occurred) for their suppression." Then the question must suggest itself to every one—Why was not the fact fairly acknowledged a little sooner, and the apology now offered, obscure and unsatisfactory though it - be, communicated to the Committee at Lloyd's, for instance, instead of a peevish and unhandsome reproof of their well founded representations ? Would it not have been wiser to tell the whole truth at once (if it be the truth), than to shuffle and skip about from one paltry fallacy to an other—first inventing fictitious stations for our men of war, and then charging the plundered merchants themselves with a similar falsehood in the allegation of piracies, as unreal as were the stations of the cruisers, and the orders given to them ? For, let it be remarked, the naval force is now described by the Secretary of the Admiralty to have been abundantly sufficient— the application of it to the defence of our com merce to have been systematically withheld—and the complaints of our merchants to have been fully justified. [MORNING POST] The efforts of the French Government to obtain leave from the Congress to invade Spain and overturn her liberties, and the great and sudden changes produced in the money market by the alternate rumours of success or discom fiture with which those efforts were said to be attended, have of late so completely engrossed the public attention that the cause of Greece has ceased to occupy a place in the thoughts of the many, and even in those of politicians, appears to have lost much of its interest. Yet not two months have elapsed since they regarded- it, not I only as an object of first rate importance, but as one in which the peace of Europe and the exist ence of the present order of things were involved. To speak of a war between the Turks and Russians on the distant coasts of the Black Sea, was then represented as little less than high treason to all the Monarchs and States of the Continent; and France in particular was most loud againt the " villains" who would endangerthe tranquillity Of the whole world, by encouraging insurrection in Greece. The French Ministers have since, or ra ther the Ultra influence, the imperiunz in imperio by which they are governed, has since encou raged, nay raised insurrection in Spain ; but its object being the restoration of Despotism and the Inquisition, instead of the emanci pation from a tyranny of blood, they have cast aside all regard for consistency and the opinions of men, and have daringly avowed their purpose and sought to enforce its execution. Whether they shall ultimately succeed in per suading other Governments to join in this open violation of the principles which they had them selves laid down, it is yet impossible to ascertain. Appearances begin to hold out a hope that they will be defeated in their schemes of unjust aggression. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The Spanish Charge d'Affaires has, we under stand, within the last few days, had frequent conferences with Mr. Canning. Extract of a letter, dated Paris, Nov. 26th, at night, and received yesterday : " 'We still go on fluctuating under the same uncertainty with regard to peace or war. From Verona we know nothing with any kind of certainty ; and indeed for the last few days scarcely an thing here has been said about the Congress. The Ultras still continue in the same furious tone ; the Liberal party rather intimidated ; the public opinion, generally, still wavering and confused ; whilst the Government is still persisting in pro moting, by their silence, this universal anxiety and disquietude. —From Spain the news that arrive is very gpod ; the greatest tranquillity prevails at Madrid, and in the provinces. To Biscay, Navarre, and Catalonia, large columns of troops ore marching. It appears certain that Mina entered Puycerda half an hour after the soi disunt Regency left it, the Members of which took refuge in Livia; and it is said, not finding them selves secure there, in that neutral enelavare, for it is scarcely known whether this place belongs to Spain or France, and ac knowledging the authority of either, they have gone further on 3nto France, to hide themselves under the cover of the drapeau Lletnc. We are positively informed that Baron d'Eroles has been defeated at the Conca del Tremp, and been obliged to shut himself up in Urgel.."—(/bid.) [BRITISH PRESS.] The Greeks have lately gained important ad vantages. The account of their victories will appear less open to any charge cif improbabilily, if we consider the various difficulties with which the Turkish Government have to struggle,,arising not only from the efforts of their enemies, but from bad policy in the management of their do mestic affairs. [MORNING HERALD.] The Royal Ordonnance, in the Moniteur, respecting the Faculty, or school of Medicine of Paris, has been greatly mistaken, not only in this country, but by the French them selves It is the more important to remove this misapprehension, as the Paris School of Medicine was frequented by students from other countries, of whom many were from the United Kingdom. It is not abolished, but merely suspended ; and the facilities offered at the Schools of Montpelier and Strasburgh are merely ad interim, until the School of Paris shall have been re-established in a new-modelled form. The project of fixing it at Fontainbleau was under consideration for some time ; but accord ing to the French Papers, has been abandoned. It is well if the fact be so, for the distance be tween Fontainbleau and the capital, though not great, is yet such, that it would prove as fatal to medical studies to remove the School thither, as to suppress it altogether. We view this matter a good deal in the interest of the students of the United Kingdom. The advantages for them in Paris are incalculable— they have there the opportunity of obtaining a knowledge of the practice and doctrine of me dical professors of the greatest eminence—com paring these men amongst each other; and with the prevailing practice and theory of medical science in their own country. The hospitals, the lecture-rooms, the mama, and other reposito ries of science, are, in Paris, open to them, with a generous and confiding liberality, which puts to shame the churlish system prevalent here. ENEW TIMES.I What can be said or thought o 4 a Government whose Commander-in-Chief issues such a horrible proclamation as that of the monster Mina ! If they are not at the last gasp ; if they are not struggling for existence against an enemy at least as powerful as themselves, they must be very demons in human shape : and if both parties are committed to a war of extermination, with nearly equal forces, what, in the name of hu manity, ought the other powers of Europe to do, but to compel the conflicting factions to peace ? We hear day after day that Quesa d a is beaten in this direction, and the Trappist in that : at one time great hopes are guilt on the capture of a Guerilla Chieftain ; and at another the abandonment, and destruction of an old ruined fort is trumpeted forth as the anni hilation of Royalism in Spain; but what is the re sult of these boasted victories of the Republicans ? —a Proclamation betraying the most deadly terror, and a distribution of lands, to attach the peasants to the new Democracy. We were often told of the immense resources in land which the Republicans had obtained by the simple method of robbing the former proprietors.— The sale of these lands was to work wonders in Finance. It turns out that whilst they have been borrowing nine or ten millions sterling, they have only been able to sell about 200,000/. worth of lands, because the honest Spaniards regard the purchase as a sacrilege ; so that now they resort to giving them away !--In such a state of things, foreign interference must be a blessing to Spain ; for it will not be such an interference as that of Bnonaparte, to seize the whole country as a booty—neither will it be an interference for the re-establishment of a despotism ; but the Allies will interfere, if at all, to aid the most moderate and enlightened Spaniards in giving to their country institutions suited to the People and to the age. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. ( From the Liverpool Courier of Nov. 23. ) THE CONGRESS.—A declaration from the august Powers assembled at Verona is expected, arid will serve to put down those numerous and mischievous rumours by which dis affected politicians and gamblers in the public funds have en deavoured to serve their respective interests. All the intelli gence which can be depended upon serves to confirm the views we from time to time, taken. 'We stated, that to consider the propriety or policy of a united armed intervention in the affairs of Spain was not the leading object of that meeting being con vened., This appears sufficiently established. Austria, Prussia, and Russia, are stated to be averse to such a measure ; and the Duke of Wellington, on the part of Great Britain, has ex erted himself much to oppose the wishes of France. It appears clear, therefore, that either the Sovereigns, were not brought to gether at all by the concerns of Spain, and that France took the opportunity of their being assembled to press upon them a co operation with her own views; or that, if the Congress was influenced to meet by the affairs of the Spanish Monarchy, one of its reasons was to interpose, not to control the internal changes which have taken place in Spain, but to prevent a collision between that country and France. That the French Ministry has been strongly disposed to march troops into Spain there is little doubt; and this is sufficiently in proof, that the party which now governs the counsels of that power have been taught little by past experience. Blind and bi goted Papists, rather than politicians, they would hazard any thing, even the safety of the Bourbon throne itself, for the pleasure of going to war to restore the Spanish Inquisition, and to abolish every Improvement in the institutions of that country which might endanger the dominance of superstition. That this is the true reason of that disposition to disturb Spain which the French Government, or rather the French Princes, (for Louis himself is a shadow,) have shown, there can be no man ner of doubt ; and that the struggle which is now maintained in Spain, by those who call themselves Royalists, is grounded on the same superstitious feelings, and not upon any political principle whatever, is not only manifested by the title of one of their Guerillas, " The Army of the Faith," but from the last proclamation of General O'Donnel, who calls all good Spa niards to his standard, in order " to re-establish the religion of their forefathers;" a religion which, by the way, one would suppose, has sufficient guards throWn around it by the new Con stitution, which provides for its support and establishment, and " none other." To the proposals of the French Ministry thq other Continental Powers appears very coollyand repulsively to have listened ; and the British Representative has done him self and his Cabinet the honour of protesting against the princi ple of such an interference, and the calumnies of the Opposi tion papers against the Ministry are thus sufficiently answered. --The French Government have, in consequence, retrograded. The Journal des Debars found it out, that, though Spain had a bad Constitution, the principle of foreign interference would be a dangerous one. The Moniteur seems to have thought rather too much conceded by the former paper, and, as the official organ of the French Government, shows, by the tone of its remarks, a sullen kind of disappointment, and appears anxious 'to suppose cases in which interference might be justified. The fact seems to be, that the designs and wishes of France have been completely frustrated at Verona, and that if she interferes with Spain, she must do it at her own risk. The Declaration of the Allies will, probably, contain an avowal of principles opposed to those on which France would wish to act ; and, on the other hand, some moderate and prudent advice to the Spa niards themselves. That the French Government will, at length, involve the country in a war with Spain, is, however, by no means improbable, though the madness of it might be suppos ed too obvious to suffer them to entertain the idea. The Allies, it is stated, will not interfere to prevent it. 'We suppose not, except in the way of advice or remonstrance. If France chooses to war with Spain, or any third power, the grand Alliance has no right or authority to forbid, though it may attempt to dis suade. Foolish and unjustifiable as this conduct on the part of France would be, it would involve a principle as objectiona ble as that of interfering with- the internal concerns of a coun try, for a body of Allied Powers to usurp the rights of the sovereignty of any individual member of the Alliance, and prescribed whether or not that Power shall declare war or make peace. The principles and wishes of the Congress May be, therefore, as we doubt not they are, decidedly in favour of peace, 'and yet France is at full liberty, in the exercise of. her own sovereignty, to make war when and upon whom she pleases. An occasion fo: a war, we fear, she is really seeking, and es pc:daily if it be true tiat the Duke d'Angouleme is about to set out for the Spanish frontier. We knew of none who can wish for such an event, except such as wish constitutionalism to be changed for jacobinism in Spain, and a revolution to occur in France when her armies are gone beyond the Pyrennees. An attack on Spain would throw the whole management of affairs there into the hands of the most violentof the Liberals, and pre vent the influence of that moderate party which, in fact, exists, and who wish rather to amend what is wrong than to destroy what is old. In France there has, surely, been enough of revo lution to satisfy any but a sanguinury Radical ; and, though the power is now in the hands of an extreme party, yet things there will much sooner right themselves by the conflict of opi nions than that of arms. If a blind, bigotted, and even wretchedly stupid party sways the Court, we are not to forget that a desperate and most unprincipled faction has hold of a large part of the populace in large towns, and, like our Radi cals, (as desperate and as unprincipled as they,) lies in wait for opportunities to prodcce a confusion and tumult which may put them in possession of the power to destroy all liberty in the name of liberty, and to glut their passions and their averice with blood and plunder. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. It is generally this day believed, that a Treaty of Commerce and of friendship has been concluded at Madrid betwixt Kngland and her natural Allies, Portugal and Spain ; and that the terms are such as must enhance the power, and increase the prosperity both of England and of the Peninsula. Cuba and the Philippine Islands, according to rumour, are to come under the. immediate protection of the British Empire, and the independence of South America is to be fully acknow ledged by the contracting parties. The deep importance of a treaty of this description to the commerce of England, and to the general freedom of trade throughout the world, is so obvious, that its confirmation will be hailed as a great benefit conferred on the human race. From Paris three expresso were received this morning, bringing the Journal of Wednesday and private letters dated late in the evening of th a t d a y. Every thing wore a pacific aspect, though the' Ultra Royalists continued to gra tify them selves with the prospect of a war against the liberties of man kind. The news from Verona farther states, that the influence of the Duke of WELLINGTON on the French Minister had caused greater moderation ; and that the decided opinion there was, that war will not be the consequence of this conclave. The distress in the Foreign Market is extreme. The under mentioned prices are only nominal, for the losses,are so very heavy that one per cent. on either side is very little attended to. The death of Mr. ZEA has added to the misfortunes of the holders of Colombian Bonds, which fell to 70 on this event being known. They were once worth 97. French Five per Cents. with Dividend from 22d September, Exch. 25 50. 89f 4 90. Prussian Five per Cent. of 1818 in £sterl. with Dividend from Ist Oct., 861. Do. do. of 1822 in do. do., with Dividend from Ist July, 873 853 4. Neapolitan Five per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, Exch. 4 40. and 25 65. 764. Ditto Scrip, 774. Spanish Five per Cent. of 1820, with Dividend from 30th Oct. Exch. 43. 683. Do. do. of 1821 in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Nov., 581, Ditto, 53 per Cent. with Div. Exch. Ditto Scrip, 53 discount. Danish Five per Cent. in £ sterling, with Dividend from Ist July, 90. Ditto, ditto, in Banco Marks, with Di v id en d f rom I st J u l y , Exch. 3'7 4. 88. Russian Six per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, 82. Ditto Five per Cents. metal]. with Div. from Ist Sept. Exch, 31. 83. Ditto Five per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from lstSept., 861. Ditto Scrip, Mt Colombian Six per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Nov., 73 74 70. Chilian Six per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from 30th Sept. 76. United States Six per Cent. of 1812-1618 with Div. from Ist Oct., Exch. 46. 92 100. Peruvian, 79. Poyais, 70, 71. There are considerable failures yesterday and this day in the Timber Trade, and one heavy one on the Irish 'Walk. Contrary winds and stormy weather still deprive the Corn Exchange of the long expected supply of grain.—(Morning Chronicle.) THE LITERARY GOSSIP.—Who does not know he literary grievance, the butterfly of belles- lettres, %ill° flutters about the fields and sips the sweets ? This is indeed a melancholy apendage to the dinner-table. You are sure to be deluged with his information. the knows every thing that is doing in the literary way. He writes a little him self ; a squib in the Chronicle, or a sonnet in the Post. He is hand and glove with all the editors. He knows all the reviewers. He reads the Edin burgh and Quarterly, " and thinks as they do." He knows what is about to be published ; is in secret with all the anonymous ; and has a copy of all the verses handed about in genteel society. lle has the entre at Murray's. He can recite you the charming passages in the last new poem, and has irrefragable proofs that Sir W. Scott wrote 44 Waverley." He knows whose tra gedy is at Covent-Garden, and what new melo drame at Drury-Lane. He can talk a little of political economy, and Smith, Malthus and Ricardo, " are familiar at his garter." He has skimmed over the gulf of metaphysics, and, when occasion serves, can talk of Locke, llart ley, Hume, and Reid.—He is a smatterer in politics. In short, no branch of knowledge is beyond his sphere. " Seneca is not too heavy, nor Plautus tno light." He has been at a great feast of learning, and has stolen the sc ra p s .— Like a bird tat picks up chaff, he bears it about in his mouth, but never swallows it. The matter never digests into a subtle spirit, per vading his opinions and colourin g hi s t a lk, b u t i s a crue heavy mass like an incubus. This " Learned Theban" is always ready to talk. with you ; he asks you how you like the new novel ; he disputes your propositiods, but assents to your conclusions ; he agrees with no man at the out set, and differs from no one at the end. If his spirit moves, his conversation is like Godwin's Chaucer, de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis. The matter of his speech is words, words, words. His talk is like the Russian horn after the thaw —scraps of every thing. lie bestows it on you freely ; he is the essence of magnanimity : 'tis yours without asking ; he wishes not your grati tude. " Were he a thousand times as tedious as he is, he could find it in his heart to bestow it all on you." But who does not cry out, " Leave me, 0 leave me to repose ?"—Who can endure the pitiless pelting of this storm ?—Who does not seek refuge from the omnicience of this sort of grievance?—This class is large—its name is le gion, for they are many, Some of them are fa miliar to me, but I avoid them as leprous. A nest of desperate villains has been disco vered in Itochford Hundred, and no less than seven have been committed to prison :—four of them to the County Jail for trial at the next Assizes, charged with breaking into the dwelling house of Mr. Cockerton, of Sutton. David Adams, an accomplice', has confessed, and will be admitted evidence.—(Chelmsford Chronicle.) BRAZIL. (FROM A PARIS PAPER OF TUESDAY.) EDICTS.—(Rio JANEIRO, SEPTEMBER 21.) EDICT l.—The Municipal Council of the City (Rio Janero), conformably with the decree issued by the Minister of the In terior, dated yesterday, has ordained as follows : " Considering that there still remain in Brazil men opposed to the grand cause of political independence, as proclaimed by the people, which sacred cause I have also sworn to uphold, and who, misled by a fatal fanaticism which attaches them to opinions now exploded, are spreading fresh rumours to the pre judice of that union and tranquillity so desired by all good Bra zilians, while making proselytes to their errors. I have con sidered it my imperious duty to remedy this evil by purging the Brazils of perfidious men, in order that their depravity of conduct and sentiment may not excite the faithful and loyal to kindle that civil flame of discord which all our efforts are now directed to avert. " I therefore grant, according to the advice and with consent of my Council, a full amnesty to all political opinions which were expressed before the appearance of this Royal Proclama tion, excepting such persons in all cases, who have already been arrested, and whose offences are investigating. All those, either as Brazilians or Portuguese, who shall embrace the ex isting system, may signify their attachment by wearing on the left arm a green flower in a triangle of gold, with the motto 4 Independence or death.' " All those, however, who re f use t o em b race thi s system, ' are prohibited from participating in the benefits which are derived by good citizens from the present state of society ; and after due publication of this Royal Decree in the Provinces, such contumacious characters must forthwith de mand their passports, and quit their abodes, in th e sp ace o f one month; and within four months if residing in the inland towns; and within two, if upon the coast. " If, meantime, such persons shall dare to attack the sacred cause of Brazil, as identified with its present system, by writ ing or by speaking, they will be prosecuted in a summary way, and pursued with the utmost rigour of the law for high treason, and as disturbers of the public peace." The above is signed by the Prince Royal, and is directed to the proper authorities. It is dated from the Palace of Rio Ja neiro, on the 113th of September last. Then follows an Edict, which is dated the 21st of September, from the Municipality of Rio Janeiro, and announcing that the Prince Royal had resolved to be inaugurated as the " Con stitutional Emperor" of the Brazils ; and further, that a so lemn proclamation to this effect was to be promulgated on the 12th Oct., his Royal Highness's birth-day, in every part of his new dominions; to which important period the people are desired to postpone their joy. PROVIDENTIAL DELIVERANCE.--Among the scenes of terror of which Smyrna has been at different times the theatre since the commence ment of the Greek insurrection, the following affecting circumstance occurred :--While the murderers were forcing in the doors of the houses with their carbines, a poor Catholic family, in the neighbourhood of these mas sacres, was in a desperate situation. False security had hitherto made them neglect the ne cessary precautions. The unhappy father did not perceive his error, till his house-door was pierced through and through, by a shower of musket balls. The only means that remained to save his wife and numerous family from inevitable destruction, was to escape over the roofs of the houses. The moments were precious ; the door was already giving way to the efforts of the as. sailants. 'raking his youngest son in his arms, he climbed from his own to the next roof, follow ed by his trembling wife with an infant at her breast, and after her his four daughters. But this flight was soon interrupted by a cross street.— They already beard, on the neighbouring terraces, the furious cries of their pursuers ; it was neces. sary to venture the dangerous passage over the street. The father, inspired with new strength, pulled a plank from the adjoining house, and laid it across the street, so that it rested on the two opposite roofs, and offered a narrow insecure bridge to this unfortunate family. But the im minent danger of falling, was not the only one that threatened them ; the street they had to cross was that in which the shot (the cause of the tumult) had been fired. It was full of furious Turks, whose continual firing alarmed them.— But they had no time to consider. At last one of the daughters ventured on the narrow board ; but at her first step a hundred muskets were discharged at her. However, she reached the opposite roof without injury ; and her sister, who followed, was equally fortunate. Meantime the rest of the family were discovered by furious Turks on the neighboring roofs, and a shower of balls from that side also assailed the unhappy fu gitives. Urged by alarms from all quarters they all crowded at once on the frail bridge, which at first they hardly thought would bear one person. All the shots were now directed to the same point, and pierced, in many placed, the board, which bent under their weight ! But it seemed as if Pro vidence covered with its tEgis this unhappy fa mily—not one was wounded : all reached the op posite roofs, and thence the residence of an Eu ropean family ; where the father exhausted by exertion and mental agitation, as soon as he found himself in safety, fainted away. MAIL TO PERTH DI RECT.—We are happy to be able to announce to our Commercial readers, that every thing is now satisfactorily arranged regarding the running a Mail-coach direct from Glasgow to Perth. The Contractors here re ceived notice yesterday to hold themselves pre pared to commence running at a day's notice. The Mail is to leave this for Perth at 8 r.M.and from Perth for this at 7 A.M. The time occupied in running the distance is calculated at eight hours, by which means the letters from Perth will reach Glasgow at 3 P.M. By this convey ance the Irish letters and intelligence will reach the N.E. coast of Scotland a day sooner than by Edinburgh, owing to the detention of the Irish mails for Edinburgh at Dumfries. By the pro posed arrival and departure of the mail to Perth it will be nearly impossible to get at answer in course, whereas, did the mail leave Perth at 10 A. M. instead of 7 A.M. that would be quite prac ticable, and in the former case the Perth letters would reach this at 6 P.M. instead of 3 P.M. and after the dinner hour, when people return to business. If the mail was dispatched from Glas gow at 9 P.M. instead of 8 P.M. there would be an abundance of time to write to Perth in course, but, perhaps there are arrangements with the places more to the North, which may render this alteration unadvisable. We merely throw out these hints, en passant, and that the attention of the public and our commercial readers may be drawn to the subject.—(Glasgow Courier, Nov. 26.) THE MERMAID. To the Editor of the Worcester Journal. Sin—On my arrival in London; I went to see the so MERMAID. My mind h a d b een ma d e up on t h e subjeet,' bu t • I was determined t o h ave ocu l ar proo f o f the conc lusions Ihna formed. This compound organic form is the very Pers° flifics. tion of ugliness. The capitol, that of an Ape, exhibits in i ta craniological structure the full measure of animal proPenn itie" while its frontispiece is singularly void of the organs of in' telli• gence. The first thing struck me was the utter incongruity of the piece. —The fish part should have been at least quadrse the size it is, for such a superstructure—lt is thereon, th e " Discordia rerum non bene junctarum." The history of the Brute is not very credible.—lt was found cast on shore after * storm by some Malay fishermen, and was purchased by its P re ' sent possessor for one thousand two hundred pounds at Bathv ia ' The person who watches over it told me, he conceived that were it artificial, the artist would have endeavoured'tdo mite ' the thing more sightly. Now it occurs to me that it is fectly of a piece with the conduct and character of the inma t es of the " Cel es ti a l Ki ng d om " —t h ey are exceeding l y fond.l,. s. monstrous shapes. Accordin g t o D r . M orr i son, d oj o young tOP dren are frequently kid na pp e d f or t h e purpose of ma ki n g a " Koo-Shoo." Th e i r li m b s , trun k and head, arE roclti r,Aia ' et e into an infinite variety of strange unn a t ura l f orms , an eyes are not unfrequently put out !—So much for the EloP 1 7„ the Celestials, and th e c h aracter o f t h at mild and harmless rntriel 4 ';11 . ligion which som e p ersons even i n Ch ristendom (pro h P u affect to advocate. Thi s m i g h t b e expected from the -1"-- to whom all religions are alike contemptible and absurdA of 0 3, e from Him whose P egasus seems w i nge d with the f i res o f demonium. But it ill becomes the sublime altitude of th o; Christian Philosoph er . It appears to me most strange thistio. Phillips should have so committed himself with respect to incongruous compound, an d equa ll y so t h at Dr. Reece , 0.• should have sanctioned th e b e li e f o f i ts b e i ng a eater * 2, duction, by his opi n i on . Th at t h e f a b r i c i s neatly put to : tb e must be freely admitted ; but I am confident that I can tren e _ ce ; curved lines of its jun c ti on i n a great part o f i ts circumfe4 i gh • and this with the na k e d eye, f or a l ens is of little use (w,„„e also employed), see i ng t h e hid eous form is encase d i n nay more, I egregiously deceive myself, if I did not two or three of the stiches by - which it was sewed toge'"'"„ The continuation of the vertebral joints u n d er t h e membran: 7 o the Anzio is su ffi ciently ingenious, a nd ma y s t a rtle, Pt e k facie • but the cutis seem s t o h ave b een merely dinorn,► w'rart. for the introduction beneath it o f th e vertebra. of the fis h I am afraid that I may be misunderstood in tile outset of T or hurried communication (which I fear is scarcely . worthllthe notice), but it is in perfect accord with the legitimacy o the Inductive Philos o phy. Th e temperature of Mod ° f i manimalia and pisces (p ro p er l y so called) s utterly irreconcix„ able with such an association, and there is a fearful .alias „,„A tween the ape and th e fish, not merely in their habits ;Toil manners, but the: medi u m o f their abode. The row? r e. physical swells into a impossibility w h en we con sider tuc ir o searches of Prevost and D umas on t h e structure and cond i , • eon of the Blood, no t mere l y vary i ng i n s i ze but inform , in „ate formity with the class, order and genera—for instance, ill the globules are spherical or circular, and in others elip ti th o Death, for instan ce , a l ways ensued on transfusion et ire ff blood of a bird ( e llipti ca l) i nto t h at o f a quadrupe d (e f olareitA. It follows therefore that two perfectly distinct .S'ysiente,L culation should ex i s t— an op i n i on utter l y untenable, niinrirei. deed we adopt some such id ea as th at a d vocate d by Rl ` cher on the phienomena of the fall of the l ea f. He ont i ndea that the leaves are merely soldered to the twig—a verY n a the when applied to th e "M erma id , " b ut i n a di sco wit h the junction of the leaf, as the most careless observer can discon is e continuity of the vessels. The phwnomena of anhott o ,...• are merely amphibious, have nothing to do in this quen t t, ou ld The late Sir Jos. Banks facetiously observed, that Obi , not believe in the existence of the Mermaid until he int with a comb in on e h an d an d a l oo ki ng glass i n t h e other, t o consign the Mermaid, with the Sphinx, and the Coeln a l i at the creation of a fabulous age,—to the non-entity Whenc e they . sprung. " La Nature des tems qui ne sons pasll - ;boula etreint par les memes loix que la nature d' ajourdui. be sorry to limit the powers and wisdom of the ETED'. but in the structure of his wondrous and his lovely creatiolli ke r there is such a thing as incongruity—a zenith and I though we may talk of the " concordia discors." t I have the honour to b e , Si r , your most h um bl e 5err .. ..e217, Worcester, Nov. 27, 1822. J. M _______ IV* The wife and brother of. REyNol , ti s ' a ket, steersman of the Diana, Rich mon d s t ea m P" gr. having been drowned last week, the it,,e, v ' in SMITH, of Penzance, an d formerly an al e ' ar die his Majesty's Navy, preached a s e rmon ° ll l h i; occasion, at the Ad e lphi Ch a p e l, i n th e Ad el roar and so great was th e anx i e t y man if es t e d t° no lo him, the inside o f th e Ch ape l b e i ng f u ll, P e :,:i t p climbed up and got on th e OLltsides of th e t ' e lio dows. This Rev. 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