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FORLIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN. A letter fron Bay_one of the 24th of December says:— "The cour'ier from Madrid has not arrived for four days. It is believed that Cabrera, pursued by Van Haien and Borso di Carminati, has , :roe?eded to Catatayud. The interview between Dou Carlo: , Marotto bas been favourable to the latter, and he has de , ; - -.4ted his enemies. The Munagorrists hope that the chanz.. , .I*GenerAl O'Donnell, who is replaced by General Espelel: , svi;l be favourable to them." "" According to ace z pondent of the Quotidientle, upwards of 8000 of Cabrert.'. , 'zoops occupy the road between Cala tayud and Saragossa, have compelled General San Mi guel to re-enter the last r city. Van Helen is stated to have marched with the utmr:t expedition ulion Alcaniz. BELGIUM. I , !re "- , resent stationed in the garrisons of France, along, Jeigian frontier, from Luneville to Dunkirk, 26 I,attalions, on the war footing of 750 men each, a total of 19,500; 51 cavalry squadrons, of 125 men each, total, 6375 men • 10 batteries of artillery, about 2000 men; engineers, 100 o—total, 98,875 men. On the other hand, a letter from Coblentz, of the 16th instant, informs us, "during the last fortnight the staff officers had been greatly employed.' Numerous reinforcements of troops are expected from the eastern provinces of Prussia. The garrisons of Aix-la-Chapelle, Treves, Cologne, and Bonn are about to be augmented, and a corps will be immediately formed on the Belgian frontier. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE EAST INDIES. The letters and papers by the overland despatch from In dia have been received, the dates being Calcutta 21st, Madras 27th October, and Bombay 2d November. They add no thing to the political news already made public. It appears by the commercial accounts that the cotton crop is short ; the same may be said of opium, the growth of which this year will not exceed 85,000 'munch; the price is 40 to 60 rupees per maund dearer than last year. Provisions of all sorts were deer and in great demand in consequence of the mili tary preparations. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Papers from the Cape of Good Hope to 20th October, state that another conflict had taken place between the settlers at Port Natal and the Zoola tribes, in which the latter were signally defeated. These unfortunate settlers were in hopes that Natal would be declared a British colony, when they would receive souse protection from the local government. The Graham's Town journals allude with satisfaction to the appearance of the first volume, in the Dutch language, of a complete collection of official documents relative to the inter course between the settlers at the Cape and the .Ahorigines since the first establishment of the colony, viewing it as the first step towards a tight understanding of the true interests and position of this colony, which they affirm, and perhaps with much truth, are strangely misunderstood in this country. NEWFOUNDLAND. (From the Newfoundland Public Ledger, 'Nov. 20.) - • We have left ourselves very little space for remark; but it will be seen that the general current. of opinion among the Eng' , eh and Colonial journolists, whether ministerial or con serva,ive, runs not only strongly in favour of, but altogether with :he decision of Mr. Justice Lilly—that the House of Assembly in Newfoundland has no such absurd, uuconstitu tional, tyrannical jurisdiction over the liberty of the subject, as that which it has assumed and exercised—,even though the House of Commons possessed it, which is nowhere admitted. Chief Justice Bourne has not yet delivered his opinion upon the pleas for and against the privileges of the Assembly, in the case of Dr. Kielley against the Speaker and certain other members, to which we adverted in our last ; and the greatest anxiety still therefore prevails. We are at least., however, fortified with one moral conviction, that, as a British judge, if his lordship' entertain a single doubt upon the mat ter. that doubt will be given in favour of the liberty of the subject. 'i, he House of Assembly has gradually crept on from one iniquity to another, and is now hardened in its vices. If it can drag a venerated judge of the Supreme Court from the bench whilst in the exercise of his judicial. functions, treat him with brutal violence, and commit him to prison for having, upon a writ of habeas corpus, ruled the discharge of a respectable fellow-citizen, committed to the common gaol under an illegal warrant frurn the Speaker;—what is there to prevent that House of Assembly from committing, upon some frivolous pretence, the governor of the island to the same common gaol, which has been declared to be unfit for any human being ? Clearly nothing but the military, the physical force which his Excellency could instaetly summon to his aid ! A biutally ignorant and ferociouse 'House of Assembly, lawfully possessing . the powers and privileges which the House of Assembly in Newfoundland claims to possess, would, beyond every other institution which it is possible to create, be the greatest curse under the canopy of heaven ! The Newfoundland Patriot, which is the organ of the priests' party, affects to he amazed at the assertion which we put forth on Friday, that where Papal dominancy was suffered to exist, it would invariably be found destructive of rational British liberty. But does any body really doubt the truth of our remark? So far as regards Newfoundland, the his tory of the last six years abundantly confirms it—confirms it not only in the convictions of the Protestants themselves, but in the conviction of every candid and respectable Roman Catholic, many of whom are painfully convinced of the truth of all that we have stated. If we could believe the Patriots sincere, we should be pleased at the apparent return to something like the dictates of reason and humanity in their tardily expressed disappro bation of the act of mutilating an editor who had opposed that Papal ascendancy which he condemns as subversive of human liberty. But seeing that, all along, the subject has been one of indecent exultation, we would counsel them to atone for all this by an open acknowledgment of the perpe trators of the foul offence committed at Saddle-hill in 1835, that the atrocious villaine may he brought to justice. Besides, there is the reward of £l5OO offered fur the discovery of the ee's eiders upon that occasion—a sum which would more than ge•`` -' --- e:efrl least put them in statu quo. B ut, as we h ave ouser'ved before, " refugee Ribboumen" know well how to keel) their secrets; and, besides, it is not the trilling sum of £l5OO that would tempt them ,to divulge a secret crime to which a priest had been a party, or of which the priests' party had been the instigators. Our readers will excuse this reference to mat ters which personally concern the editor of this paper; but we have introduced them as relevant to a mode of defence to which we have thought we might with propriety reply. It is admitted by the Patriot that the Catholic religion, as it is here exercised, is what we charged it to be, " a religion of politics," and we are told, that it is compelled to be a reli gion of politics, " for its own protection!" Now, this is what a half-cracked priest, of the name of Ivers, told the public the other day—that so long as there was a Church supported by the state, or something to that effect, it was the duty of the Catholic priest to agitate. Agitate about what ? Why, to agitate about the existing constitution of Great Britain, and to agitate it to its downfall. What else ! Is there any - class of Protestant Dissenters to be found agitating in this colony ? Not one of them; as a body they are loyal "to the back bone," and yet they enjoy no greater immunities or privi leges than do their Roman Catholic fellow citizens. Is there any necessity for the religion of Dissenters being " a religion of politics," for their own protection ? The Dissenters do not think so; neither ought the Roman Catholics. They both enjoy all that toleration which as peaceful Christian communities is necessary for them; and if they want any thing more, we hope they won't get it. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DORSET COUNTY CHRONICLE AND SOMERSETSHIRE GAZETTE. Preston, Decenaher24, 1838. SlR,—The following is a copy of a regular Rockite notice, which has just been forwarded to this parish, by letter bear ing the London post-mark. It clearly shows, that if our ma gistrates are only to be employed in watching the proceed. logs of those political incendiaries who at e going throughout the land, without authority to check them, we shall very soon be in as bad a state in this country as they are in Ireland. I am, Sir, faithfully yours, OCTAVIUS PIERS. (Cory.) "A PROCLAMATION OF BLOOD AND FIRE, "To all Churches, States, and People, on the Sea Sand.' "0 REMEMBER. "Samson sent 300 Foxes with Firebrands into the Philis tines' corn-fields, because they robbed him of his natural ri : ,hts, and God declares Samson more justifiable than them —so now the Gentiles and Heathen starve the poor, why tm , 7vel ye if every man turns after Samson, " for these are the days of Vengeance, when all shall be fulfilled," under " MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ, Sec. "JESUS CHRIST. "CHOLERA, BLOOD, FIRE, and Co. " Extra Executors. " Earthquakes, Panicks and Co. Witnesses." "P.S.—The above was directed to "The Parish Sexton, Clerk, and Beadle, Preston-cum-Sutton, Dorset." DARING BURGLARIES NEAR OLDHAM, &c, A series of most daring burglaries have been committed, within a very weeks past, in the neighbourhoods of Oldham, Ashton, and Stalybridge some of them accompanied with a degree of coolness and &termination remarkably indicative of the confidence of the burglars in their strength to overcome any resistance made, on the part of the household, in the dead of the night; and, altogether, evincing a resolute and reckless spirit, very unlike what is usually manifested by the common midnight robber. On the morning of Friday week, about three o'clock, the family of the Rev. Joseph S. Rober ta! Evans, a magistrate of the county, who resides at Wood field, near Staylybridge, was attacked. Mrs. Evans, hearing some one moving about in the house, and supposing that one of the servants was taken ill, arose, went upon the land ing near her chamber door, and, looking over the balustrade at the head of the stairs, she saw a man standing at the kitchen door with a light. She called to him, and asked him what he was doing there; and he replied, with a savag,e uath, that be would murder her, if she did not getaway. She has tened back to her room, took a bunch of keys from the out side of the lock, locked the door inside, and then awoke Mr. Evans, and told him there were thieves in the house. He arose, and immediately loaded, with a ball, a single-barrelled pistol, which he had in the room; and he had scarcely done this when the thieves, or some of them, came to the bed room door, and attempted to force it open with a crowbar or jemmy, making great efforts to accomplish this, as may be inferred from the fact, that Mr. Evans observed the end of the jemmy thrust, between the door and the jamb, into the room, and saw that it was what is called a crow's-foot jemmy, from its being forked at the wedge end. Fearing'the burglars would succeed in forcing their way intothe room, Mr. Evans said to them, "The first man that enters this room I'll shoot him." A voice replied, "Shoot away, and be d--d." The efforts were renewed, with great violence, to force open the door, by prizing against it with the jemmy; Mr. Evans resisting, as well as he could, by applying his left leg and foot to the door, and bolding the handle down with his left hand, while he repeated his warning, that he would shoot the first man that entered.- Threat did not appear, in the least, to deter the villians, and, as the same voice replied, " Shoot away," Mr. Evans fired through the panel of the door, the ball taking an oblique direction upwards, and penetrating about half an inch into a wall about three or four yards be yond the door. The burglars—for, althouglere had been only one voice heard, Mr. Evans could distill7uish the foot steps of several—now appeared to abandon all further attempts to force their way into the room, and he heard them leisurely descending the stairs. Mr. and Mrs. Evans then went to the ' window, threw it open, and cried, "Thieves! murder!" on which some of the gang, who were stationed outside, and near the angle of the house, said, "Oh 'ou are there, are you ! If you don't go in, we'll murder you." After a short pause, hearing no more of the thieves, and supposing them to have decamped, he opened his bed-room door, and proceeded to examine the house. The thieves, he found, had been ruin ,. maging through every part of it: they bad carried away eight bottles of wine and eight of brandy front the wine cellar sit . s ver spoons, two pistols, and as much money as they could'find Mr. Erans's bureau. A considerable part of the furniture the house was damaged front the violence with which it had •been used. Four empty bottles were found in an adjoining • * eld, where it is supposed, they staid to regale themselves •:' , 11; after quitting the house. Three men have been apprehended on the charge of being concerned in this and several other _ burglaries in the neighbourhood, and have been committed LNJ , s ; for trial at the assizes. Their names are, James Shaw, Tho =as Greenwood, alias Hartley, and James Taylor. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. On the 22d inst. the Lord Bisfiop of Ilerefoi'd collated the Rev. William Vickers, M.A.. Rector of Chelton, Salop, to the Arcbdeaconry of Salop, vacant by the death of the Vene rable Archdeacon Corbett. _ The Rev. T. Westmorland, 8.A., of Sidney Sussex Col lege, Cambridge, to the perpetual Curacy of Chapelthorpe, near Wakefield, on the nomination of the Vicar of Sandal Magna. The Rev. Charles Wilson Landor, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Over Whitacre, in the county of Warwick, void by the death of Thomas Blytb, Clerk. Patron, Earl Digby. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the ev. William Hayward Cox to the Rectory of St. Martin's Oxford; void by. the death of the Rev. John Hyde. The Rev. W. K. Sweetland, to be Chaplain to the new Union Workhouse, Newton Abbot. We understand that the Rev. Wm. Barker, late Curate of St. Mary Church, son of the late much respected and la mented Rector of Silverton, has been presented to the Vicarage of Broadclist, in the gift of Sir T. D. Acland, Bait., M.P.—Dorset Chronicle. . The Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India have appointed the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A. Professor of English Literature at King's College, London; the Rev. Robert Eden, M.A., late Felow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford; and T. H. Key, Esq., M.A., Professor of Latin Literature at University College, London; to be Examiners of Candidates for admission at Haileybury College, for the ensuing term. On Saturday last the Committee of Grosvenor College ap pointed the Rev. Daniel Race Godfrey, M.A., Michel Fel low of Queen's College, Oxford, and distinguished by the highest classical honours (eldest son of the Principal), Head Classical Master of that Institution.—Bulb _Chronicle. The Rev. Charles Woodcock, Vicar of Chadstuck, to the Chaplaincy of the Chard Union Workhouse. The Rev. I'. Morgan, to the Vicarage of Dingestow, with Tragare,'Monmouthshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. W. Price. ORDINATIONS Sunday week the LOriiiiisl;opoi London held an ordination in the parish Church of St, James, Westminster. A numer ous congregation were assembled to witness the imposing rite. His lordship was assisted by the Rev. Mr. Hale, his chaplain, who acted as the Archdeacon's deputy ; the Rev. Mr. Ward, Rector of St. Jam,o'.; end the Rev. Mr. Buttner.. Curate of the parish. There were twenty-six candidates for i‘dwission into the orders of Deacon's or Priests, ranged on the left of of the altar, and "decently habited," as the form requires. The following candidates, having answered and sworn in the usual manner, received authority "to execute the office of Deacon, and to read the Gospel in the Church of Gud :" R. A. Johnstone, M.A., Trinity coll., Cambridge ; H. A Loveday, 8.A., St. Peter's - coll., - Cambridge. nominated to Little Horkesley, Essex; T. It. Birch, 8.A., Pembroke coll., Oxon, to be Assistant at High-lane and Downhall ; E. H. Landon, 8.A., Corpus Christi coll., Cambridge, to be Assist ant at I%lountnessing ; A. W. Roper, 8.A., Emmanuel cull;, Cambridge, to be Assistant at Brad well-by-the-sea; T. W. H. Gurney, 8.A., St. John's coll., Cambridge, to be one of the Masters of Christ's Hospital; A. Bur radaile, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxon, to be Assistant Curate at St. John's West minster; J. A. Cook, 8.A., Corpus Christi coil.; Cambridge, to be Assistant Curate at St. Margaret's Westminster; J. Hawksworth, appointed to Madras; J. Sinithurst; appointed to British North America; F. Rogers, appointed to Madras; and J . ; P. Menge, appointed to Calcutta. The following Deacons, having executed their offices during periods of between one and two years respectively, then re ceived the imposition of hands from the 104 U Rev. Prelate and his assistants, and were invested with authority to execute the office and work of Priests:— P. J. Honywood, 8.A., Trinity coll., Oxen; G. F. Deedes, 8.A., Wadham coll., Oxon, licensed to be Curate at Berners bonding, Essex; J. Hamilton, 8.A., St. Joll., Oxon, to be Curate at Great Beddow, Essex; H. S. M. Herber, 8.A., Christ's coll., Cambridge, to assist Mr. Higgirisoo, at Poplar` Almshouses; H J. C. Smith, 8.A., Wadham coll., Oxon, to be Curate at St. Botolples, Alderseate, city of London; H. P. Dunster, 8.A., Magdalen-hall, Oxon, to be Curate of Tottenham ' Middlesex; J. Sherran, M.A., Queen's coll., Oxon; H. Taylor, B.C.L.,Magdalen-hall, Oxon, to be Cu rate at Christ Church, arylebone; J. Pardoe, 8.A., St. John's coll.. Cambridge, to be Curate at Leyton, Essex ; F. D. Wackerbarth, 8.A., Queen's coll., Cambridge; J. G. Parker, 8.A., Trinity-coll., Cambridge, to be licensed to be Assistant Curate at St. Matthew's, Bethnal-green; H. L. Osmell, M.A., Christ Church, Oxon, licensed Curate at St. John's, Westminster; J. Inness, appointed to Calcutta; and F. W. Taylor, appointed to Ceylon. The Rev. Gentlemen then retired to the vestry, and re ceived their licenses. The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Oxford, at Christ Church, on Sunday. the 23d ult.:— , DEACONS.—J. Moore, A. Matthews, and J. Penrose, Lin coln coll.; G. Dawson, W. Hawkins, and W. W. Wool combe, Exeter; E. D. Tingling and F. L. Moysey, Christ Church: F. M. Knollis, H. Dale, and E. Merrick, Magda len ; A. W. Street, T. F. Heaney, and C. Tombs, Pembroke; W. Pulling and J. H. Brooks, Brazennose ; T. J. Brown, G. W. Huntingford, and W. Bedford, New ; J. Hunt and N. Pocock, Queen's; E. J. Poison, St. John's; H. Shep heard, Oriel; J. Ballard, Trinity; P. St. John, Downing; R. R. Hurle, Caius ; and J. E. Leefe, Trinity, Cambridge. PtiIESTS.-W. Falconer and E. Geare, .Exeter coll.; J. Griffiths, F. P. Voyles, T. W. Allies, and C. Diggle, W ad ham; R. Muckleston, C. Striven, and W. Whitehead, Wor cester; T. C. H. Leaver, D. C. ill, \V. Hunter, A. Hessey, H. W. Higgs, and C. P. Godfrey, St. John's; R. W. Smith, Jesus; W. M. MaCdonald, H. Holloway, and .W. F. For tescue, New; J. H. Worsley, Magdalen; G. N. Phillips, Merton;' J. Dodd, Queen's; H. de Saumarez, Pembroke; and J. Butler, Trinity, Oxford. OBITUARY. At Sawaton, in the county of Cambridge, in the 41st year of his age, the Rev. Henry Berkins, M.A., of St. Peter's Col lege, Cambridge. At Shankling, Isle of Wight, the Rev. Dvke Molesworth. Mitchell, of Lisu3oy, County Longford, Ireland, and Rector of Quinton, Northamptonshire. Aged 56, the Rev. R. Hobson, Perpetual Curate of St. Stephen's, Kirkstatl, Yorkshire. His death was the sad re sult of the upsetting of his gig at Burley, hy a hackney coach, .. which he snA Al;-•0,11,,bson, woo was riding with him, were tnroou out, and fusions on the elbow and foot which led to locked jaw and death. Miss Hobson was also much frightened and somewhat hurt, but not seriously. At Winstone, Gloucestershire. the Rev. Sir Edwin Wind sor Bayntun Sandys, Rector of Winstone, and son of the late Sir Edwin Baynton Sandys, Bart. Aged 77, the Rev. John Brown, Minister of Glendovan. He had been in the Ministry of the Scots Church forty-nine years. Aged SI, the Rev. Dr. Patrick Mitchell, Minister of Kent nay, Scotland. The Rev. Thomas Thomas, thirty-seven years Vicar of Ti denharn, Gloucestershire, thirty-six of which period he re sided in the parish, which he never quitted for more than a month at any one time. After a short illness, to the great regret of his family and friends, the Rev. J. Algar, Perpetual Curate of Christ Ch - urcb. Frome, and Rector of Orchaldleigb, Somersetshire. At Unsworth Lodge, near Radcliffe, Lancashire, in the 87th year of his age, the Rev. Thomas Foxley, M.A. fiftv-five yeats Rector of Radcliff; forty years Vicar of Batley, York shire ; and sixty years Perpetual Curate of Atherton, Lan casnire. At Blickling, Norfolk, the Rev. William Henri Holvvorthy, Rector of Blickling and Erpingham. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD.—On Monday last the following gentlemen were admitted Students of Christ Church :—Messrs. P. Butler, W. B. Tr itton, G. Phillimore, G. A. Ward, J. F. B. Blackett, F. H. M. Blaydes, E. K. Kerslake, R A. Coffin, C. H. Collyns. The two first were elected from Wes minister, in May last. On Saturday last the examination for Sir W. Heathcote's prize, at Winchester c 011.., was decided in favour of Mr. R. Fanshawe, Commoner. The names of Messrs. C. Barter, Scholar, A. Cowburn, and J. M. Myers. Commoners, were also mentioned as having acquitted themselves with great credit in the examination, which lasted four days, and was conducted by Messrs E. Twisleton and E. Cardwell, both formerly Commoners of Winchester coll., and late Fellows of Balliol coll., Oxford. CAMBRIDGE.—On Thursday last, the Rev. T. Smith, of Queen's coil , in this University, was appointed Hulsean Lecturer. On the same day the 1 - lulsean prize was adjudged to D. Moore, of Catharine ball, in this University, for his essay on. the following subject :—" That a Revelation con tains mysteries is no solid argument against its truth." PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO THOMAS MARSLAND, ESQ., M.P. Yesterday week, a most splendid testimonial, valued at £l2O, was presented to our highly-esteemed representative, Major Marslacd, by E. W. Howe, on behalf of the Conser vative ladies of the borough. The ceremony, being a pre vate one, at the member's residence at Cheadle Moseley, we are unable to furnish our readers with the particulars of what transpired, further than to say, that after the address which accompanied the presentation hid been read by Mr. Howe, the compliment was acknowledged by the major.—The piece of plate is a silver epergne of a tripod form, and upon one side of the base is engraven the following soscription : Presented to Thomas Marsland, Esq., M.P. by the Conservative Ladies of Stockport, 1838. Upon another are the member's armorial bearings, and upon a third are also engraven the arms of the borough. From this base springs a stein richly ornamented with delicately chased Acanthus leaves, and supporting an elegant trellis work basket, into which fits a richly cut glass bason. There are also three arms branching from the sides of the tripod holding smaller basons to match with the centre one. The whole presenting one of the most massive and splendid arti cles of the kind that was ever exhibited in this town. We subjoin a copy of the address which was beautifully engrossed upon a large sheet of vellum : TO THOMAS MARSLAND, ESQ., M.P. " We, the undersigned Conservative ladies, resident within the borough of Stockport or its immediate vicinity, request you to accept the accompanying memorial of our esteem and gratitude. When we look upon you as the generous and affectionate father of a numerous family—when we recollect the alacrity you have shown in doing good—that from your youth you have been the liberal patron of our most valued institutions for the relief of the sick, and education of the poor—that in these later and more perilous times, you have stood forward as the intrepid defender of our match less constitution in church and state—we confess how feeble and inadequate are either our words or our tokens to express the feelings with which we regard your principles, your cha racter, and your conduct. That in your most just and up right course you should have been exposed to great and un merited obloquy, is indeed a sign that we have "fallen upon evil days, and upon evil tongues.' We do most unfeignedly regret that it should have been so: we pray earnestly that you may survive to see better times and happier days; and that God Almighty may be pleased to preserve unto us one who not only knows so well how to defend our civil rights, but can also so deeply and so truly sympathize with all our domestic calamities." [Here follow the names of as many of the subscribers as could conveniently sign the address within the time limited.] —Stockport Advertiser. The bigoted Church-hating Dissenters of Dudley, a hete rogeneous mass of Quakers, Ranters, Jews, Papists, Baptists, Socinians, Presbyterians, &c. &c., have concocted an opposi tion to the Church rate again. On Thursday a vestry was held, when a threepenny rate was proposed and seconded in due form, and, as was expected, opposed by " the Conscienti ous," who demanded a poll, which commenced immediately. At the conclusion of F riday's poll, the Church party stood 6268 a head ! The poll was kept open until Saturday. CHRIST'. CHURCH, TINTWISTLE.—TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.—The children of the schools connected with the above church were enter tained with tea and cake, on the evening of Christmas day, on which occasion they were met by all the respectable per sons of the congregation. Scriptural addiesses were deli vered by the Rev. James Cox, 8.A., incumbent, the Rev. Wrn. Nason, 8.A., curate, the Rev.Thos. Middleton, M.A., of Stockport, and the Rev. John Baylee, 8.A., of Manches ter; after which, J. Winterhottom and J. Dearneley, Esqrs., churchwardens, presented the Rev. Thos. Middleton, M.A., High Master of Stockport Free Grammar School, with a splendid piece of plate, inscribed, from the congregation of Christ's church, as a mark of their affectionate remembrance of his past talented and disinterested ministrations among them. The rev. gentleman, in a powerful and truly feeling speech, expressed the gratification he felt in being with his old friends on such an evening, and witnessing such demon strations of regard to those ministers of the church who had laboured among them.—Manchester Courier, ARREST AND EXAMINATION OF STEPHENS THE AGITATOR. (From the Manchester Courier of taturday last.) On 'Wednesday evening, information was received in town that, in consequence of instructions issued from the office df the Secretary of State, a warrant for the apprehee slots of the Rev. J. R. Stephens, was executed by T. W. B. Sanderson, Esq., of Leigh, and John Keuworthy, Esq., of Manchester, for certain seditious speeches delivered by him on the 13th of November last, at two public meetings held in the town of Leigh. It will be remembered that about three weeks ago Sir Frederick Roe visited Leigh and the neighbourhood, in consequence of information that had been sent to the govern ment, of the dangerous nature of the proceedings of Stephens and his coadjutors, and the state of alarm into which the in habitants had been thrown by the menacing attitude assumed by the populace. It was then clearlyeaseerteined, that the manufacture of pikes and other offensive,weapons, was pro ceeding in the various smithies and workshops of the district to a most alarming extent, and that the people were arming themselves in order to some serious infraction of the laws. Sir Frederick took exact note of all these proceedings, as well as of the tone and tenonr of the speeches delivered by Stephens;" and it is thought that, in order at once to check a career which could end only in bloodshed, and in a general disorganization of society, the government determined to set up a public caution and example, by immediately arresting one of the principal ringleaders. ' Accordingly, in the early part of this week, Messrs. God dard and Shackle, two Bow-street officers, were, sent down to execute a warrant which they had instructions to obtain from two of the acting magistrates of the district. This power, as we have stated, was obtained from Messrs. San derson and Kenworthy, and on Thursday, Joseph Rayner Stephens, otherwise the Rev. J. IL. Stephens, was arrested by the two officers, in company with Mr. Owen, the deputy constable of Ashton-under-Lyme, whilst on his way from Ashton to Manchester. He was brought by the officers to this town, and conveyed onwards in a chaise to the Bridge water Hotel, Worsley, where it was understood the exami nation would take place. The party arrived there-about six o'clock, arid immediately afterwards a troop of the 3d Dra goon Guards, under the command of MajorCanipbell arrived, in order to protect the magistrates in the execution of their duty. 'Word was sent to Lord Francis Egerton that the prisoner was in custody at the ion, and his lore ; 'gip promptly attended to render any assistance to his brother magistrates . that might be required, , but, it was found thatllr. Sanderson had gone to Bolton, and after coneutting•for some time with Col. Wernyss, who had arrived from Manchester in the meantime, it was decided that the hearing of the case should take place on*the following day, at the New Bailey Court. Stephens was, therefore, conducted back again to the chaise, and was escorted by the detachment of dragoons to the New Bailey, where he was placed in custody of the jaoler between twelve and one o'clock that night. Yesterday, at half after two o'clock; Stephens was placed at the bar of the new court, which was crowded to excess, by persons anxious to obtain a sight of a man who has laboured to ren der himself at once notoriously mischievous. On the bench we observed Major Watkins, John Kenworthy, Esq., and Thomas Potter, Esq. .There were also present 'tros. l'vans, Esq., boroughreeve ; George Wood, Esq.; Thus Townend, Esq., &c. After waiting for sprite time, Major Watkins an nounced that, as Mr. Sanderson had not arrived, they should not then proceed with the examination, but that as soon as he made his appearance they should go on with the case. A delay of some duration again ensued, and at length the chair man, John Kenworthy, Esq., announced that the court. stood adjourned until half after three. Mr. Law then made appli cation to the bench to be permitted an interview with Mr. Stephens, as his legal adviser, which was granted. At four o'clock the court was re-opened, and the examina tion of witnesses proceeded with ; the only two magistrates on the bench were John Kenworthy, Esq., (in the chair) and J. B. Smith, Esq. Mr. Duck appeared as council for the prosecution, and Stephens conducted his own defence iu cross-examination. Mr James Johnson, linen•draper, of Leigh, examined by Mr. Duck.-1 live at Pennington. I was present at the meeting in Leigh on the 13th November last. I sat at the third story window of a house in the market-place known as the sign of the Fox. I should think there were front 2000 to 3000 persons at the meeting. There were two meetings, one in the morning and the other in the evening : the one to which I allude, and at which I was present, wes that in the morning. The people began to assemble about nine o'clock, and kept on tilt the arrival of Mr. Stephens, when the chair was taken ; I think that was about twelve 'o'clock ; I cannot say how long it was before the meeting dispersed. 1 left it after Mr. Stephens' speech, which lasted two hours and forty five minutes by my watch. I was twenty or thirty yards off Mr. Stephens. There was a stage erected on a cart. The .speakers faced me. At times I could hear distinctly, but at others Stephens turned from me and then I did not hear. him. For the first half-hour thought I never heard a man speak fairer thin Stephens, but after he began to mention the poor law, and the factories, and then my own neighbours who are the guardians, I thought he brae through all bounds. He mentioned Mr. Pownall and Mr. Jackson. Mr. Pownali is the clerk of the board olguardians, and Mr. Jackson is a guardian. I cannot exactly tell the court what Mr. Stephens said, but I recollect that he quoted scripture, and said that to destroy a poor-law guardian would be doing God a ser vice. Ido not exactly know whether it was before or after that he mentioned Mr. Pownall and Mr. Jackson. 1 heard him mention the clergymen also. He mentioned Mr. Top ping, the vicar, and Mr Jackson, the curate. Ido not re collect exactly. what subject he was handling, it was such a long address; but he pointed to the church, and mentioned that Mrs. Topping had been ill for two months, and had per suaded Mr. Topping not to act as aguardian again, fur which he (Mr. S.) thanked her, He mentioned the name of Mr. Jones, cotton spinner and manufacturer. Mr. Jones has two factories. He is not a pour-law guardian. When he in troduced his name he was speaking about the deplorable con dition of the factory people, and was condemning factory practices. He went on at some lengls, advising the people to arm themselves; •He told the meeting to have : guns and pikes ready over their chimney. pieces. He said they must have them in readiness. and that if they would appeint him their commander, he would come over to . thein. He did not say for what purpose, hut that he would tell them what to do when healid come over. Ile then alluded to a lad in Mr. Jones's mill that Mr. Jones had struck or beaten ; and when the ' , rand attack was to be, they were to go with a torch in oneliend auu a isee ..„...e. of left language, he was alluding to Mr. Jones's mill at the 'time. He talked about tarring Mr. Jones and rolling him in feathers. He advised them to kill him first, and then roll him in tar and feathers, to make a fine bird of him, and send him as a present to the poor law guardians. There were pis tols fired off, and I saw pikes—one was stuck through a loaf and a red herring. The pistols were fired snore than once. There were so many fired off that Mr. Stephens was annoyed at them, and said they must be quiet with those crackers — he could crack bard enough himself. I saw above twenty pistols in different persons' hands which were fired off occa sionally. I saw no other Weapons but pistols and pikes. My house is 300 or 400 yards from the place. The people were much alarmed by it, and lam so now in this court. I have been threatened by the admirers of Mr. Stephens. Ido not know what time the meeting broke ap. I left when Mr. S. bad concluded, owing to the cold. I was not at the other meeting in the, vening. Tnere have been repeated meetings since on a Monday night. They are such as create alarm ; the people are very•much alarmed about them. Mr. Duck: I have no more questions to put to this witness. Mr. Law : I think it necessary to state that when I asked to see the prisoner it was to ask whether he approved of my appearing bere on his behalf. He does not disapprove of it any further than he is desirous of conducting his own case. I have thought i,t due to the court to state this, that they might not think that I troubled them unnecessarily in asking to see him. The Chairman (to the prisoner:) Have you any questions to put to this' witness? Mr. Stephens: Certainly—with your permission. The Prisoner here cross-examined the witness at con siderable length, but did not elicit much evidence of import ance. William Coward examined.—He had attended the meeting on the 13th of Nov. When he arrived at the meeting, the prisoner was speaking something about the condescension of our Lord. •He (prisoner) afterwards quoted a passages which ran " Vengeance is mine," and said that vengeance belonged to Grid, and that oppressors would have it repaid to them. He then said. that God would raise up those men and fire their hearts to burn those houses and perhaps that veneraole building (pointing to the church) which had been raised by our ancestors. Ile also spoke of soldiers and officers, and said that all was right. Whether prisoner said anything about burning of mills or not, he could not say.. He spoke of the poor law guardians and ridiculed Mr. Pownall, wbo (he said) had been raised from a shoe or trash, and bad now be come a poor law guardian. He also spoke of Mr. Jackson being a Wesleyan Methodist, and said if John Wesley were alive he would spurn such a diabolical being from his pre sence, and that Mr. Yates would die on a dunghill for being a collector under the poor law. The prisoner declared that if he lived in Leigh he would go with half a dozen, or a dozen, or two dozen, and take Mr. —, one of the guard ians, and would bring him out, but would not bust him, would take off his coat, waistcoat, and shirt, get a barrel of tar and tar him right well over. He (prisoner) added be would therm get a pillow of feathers and would feather him, and after he ha I done that would say, "Go to roost thou devil"—and that if he had wings and could fly the people would wonder what kind of a bird he was. He (witness) then left the meeting. There were 2009 persons present at -least, at the night meeting. Saw several persons with pistols which they kept firing, and when the flints were done they let them off with torches. Alto saw one er two pikes at the meeting, and many a hundred about Leigh since. The night meeting was calculated to alarm the inhabitants of Leigh generally. As his examination was finished, he wished to say a word or two. It was with feelings of regret that he appeared in that court against Mr. Stephens, and he could assure him he bore him no ill will; but he thought it his duty to appear and give evidence in the ease.- The Court might imagine the state of consternation in which the inhabitants 'were, when he told them that he knew of three smiths that were busy making pikes—they were some of them made of steel, about thirteen inches long, with a screw IS fix them on a stock. Many persons had been intimidated. .He knew of one man who had gone into a shop to buy a loaf with a pike in his hand, and who said " I shall fetch the next loaf with a pike. Cross-examined by the prisoner.--4 have heard the evi dence of Johnson. I cannot corroborate it"allogether. There "are not many points in it, but - in tnost 1 can bearhint out: I was at the morning meeting for half an hOur. I heard Mr. John Son say just now that-your speech occupied 'two hears and forty five minutes. Don't know how long you had been speaking when I arrived, but you were 'speaking two hours and a half, for you began about twelve o'clock and you hail not finished at half-pest two. I think I was there half an hour but I did not look at my*watch. When I arrived' you were speaking about the "Condescension of our Lord. You-com mented Ina very reverenff'strain_;tiot Withrevity s but as such a subject ought to be treated.' You quoted a passage, " ven• geance is mine." Yoti said thatveogeance belonged to God, and that oppressors would have it repaid to them. Speaking of the poor laws, You said to this meeting, " God will raise up these men, and fire their hearts to burn down those houses, and perhaps that venerable building also," pointing to the church. .You went on from the scripture quotation to the poor laws. I remember nothing between. There were no conditions: I could not tell why the buildings were to be burnt down. I took no notes—l - wrote nothing down of what I heard you say. You desired the people to take their chil dren away from the Sunday schools, to give up their seats in the church and chapels, and to save their pence to buy pis tols. I have no pistols. You ridiculed Mr. Squarebridge. You asked him on the stage whether he would turn you out of conference again. I made my deposition upon the case about a week or a fortnight after the 13th November.-1 did not go of my own accord. I was sent for by the magistrates, and until then I had not thought about it. About a fortnight ago I was threatened with " half a yard of pike,"—that is, since I was sent for by the magistrates. I was half an hour at the night meeting. When I got there you were talking about officers and soldiers, and said, "all is right betwixt them and nee." When I first got to the night meeting, you were talking about the poor law guardians. You were ridi culing, the guardians. You said clothing about factories at the night meeting. Don't know whether you mentioned any thing about fire at the night meeting.—To the best of my knowledge you did not say any thing about firing the facto ries, either at the morning or night meeting. Did not hear you mention the name of any mill owner. Mr. Pownall's name was mentioned. Can't call him a mill owner, his is only a building to warp and wind in. You said that be was raised from a shoe or trash.—Mr. Jackson is not a collector under the poor law, but Mr. Yates is. I heard you say he would die on a dunghill. I also heard you say, if you lived in Leigh you would go with half a dozen or a dozen, and tar and feather one of the poor law guardians, and sent him as a present to the com missioners. I have seen many hundred pikes in Leigh and Bedford ; I have seen theni them in open day, without any concealment. I have also seen them hanging up over chimney pieces, all ready for action. Two or three , smithies are engaged in making them openly. I did not take Sir F. Roe to see them. I was sent for by the magistrates, and a little talk about the meeting with Sir F. Roe. About a fortnight after giving my deposition before the magistrates, Isaw Sir Frederick Roe. The manufacture of pikes and so forth was going on before the meeting, but it was far more active afterwards. Can't tell how long the manufacture has been going on. I knew a man who went to buy a loaf, and put a pike on the counter, saving, "the next time I come for a loaf I shall fetch it with a pike." I don't know it of my own knowledge, for I was not there. I know of two skips of pikes being in a house in Leigh. Some of the clubs have drawn out their money to buy fire-arms with, but I am not a member of them. It was proposed in ourclub, which is worth £I3OO. to draw out some money to buy umbrellas with, but we saw through it, and mustered too strong fur them. lam a constable of Leigh. _ The town of Leigh is generally peace able. There have been 950 special constables sworn in. I heard you say at the morning, meeting you were not a radi cal. Ido not recollect you saying that if the radicals were in power your head would be the first to be brought to the block. _ _ . James Johnson recalled, and examined by the prisoner.— I said I was alarmed. lam alarmed because I shall be ex posed. I shall be exposed because there are so many short hand writers here, and sour followers will get to know what I have said through the papers. I was told that I should be the first to he shot at, when you came with your sword and buckler. I gave my deposition_ about a fortnight after the meeting.. Up to this day I have taken no precaution fur de fence. The Clerk to the magistrates here read over the deposi tions of the two witnesses, after which the prisoner requested to know whether the evidence then read had been taken down in court or previously._ It was stated in the depositichns that he had said something about firing the factories, and he asked the question because, in his cross-examination, the last witness declared that be had said nothing of the sort, either at the morning or evening meeting. It might not be the practice of that court to accept evidence that had been elicited in cross-examination, but it had been clearly proved that the first witness was perjured. Ile had nothing further to say, and with that protest he should close his cross-exami nation. A conversation then took place between the bench and Mr. Duck, which was almost inaudible to us, but we under stood Mr. Duck to say that even if the cross-examination did go to prove perjury on the part of one of the witnesses, there was sufficient in the evidence of the other to justify the Leach in committing the prisoner; at least he should apply to have him remanded. After consulting with Mr. J. B. Smith for.a few minutes, Mr. Kenworthy informed the prisoner that he stood remand. ed . until Tuesday next. The question whether the prisoner should be let out On bail was then raised by Mr. Law, his legal advocate, and whether he should be required to give notice of it. This point was discussed for some time, and at length the prisoner was required to find two sureties in £250 each, and himself in £5OO, to appear and answer the charge on Tuesday. Bail will be taken to-day at twelve o'clock. The case excited much interest in court during the whole day, and besides several other leaders amongst the radical party, we observed Mr. Richard Oastler, and Mr. J. R. Richardson. STATE OF THE NAVY. (From the Newcastle Journal.) ' The following extract from that Ministerial toady, the Sun day Observe, will serve as a choice specimen of the sort of sty le in which the desecration and growing delapidation of that holiest arm of national greatness, the Navy, is itnpu deutly denied out, and is to be mendaciously defended in Parliament:— " A most gratifying sensation, we understand, was,pro duced among those present at the dinner given to Sir James Carnac, by the Court of East India Directors, on Wednes day last, by what fell from the Earl of Mintn, in returning thanks for "The Navy." His Lordship deClated in the bold est - and most decided manner, that it would be found, on ex amination, that the Navy of this country bad not for many years been in so efficient a state, and so well prepared for the proper reception of a foreign enemy. We rejoice to think that that Noble Earl will be able, when the proper opportu nity arrives, to dispel by facts the groundless alarms which have been propagated by anonoymous letter writers on this vital subject." This sort of jargon, it will be perceived, is to the very words, nothing but a repetition of the sort of " facts" which the same Lord, so renowned for his achievements in the club-law and ducking line among Hawick Votes, so dauntlessly sported during the last Session of Parliament in the House of Lords witlf all the effrontery of_Scotch brass cast in the coarsest mould, and most impenetrable to shame. There is something amusing doubtless in the wordy gasconade with which this feat of the Admiralty Chief is recorded by the subordinate official scrubs appointed to herald his exploits, and the "boldest and most decided manner" in which my Lord can spout, when the wine is in and the wit out,. will not. ,fail of due apprecia . tion among the veterans who have never mistaken him yet for a salamander or a fire eater. , By and bye he will haVe an opportunity of eating his own words and gulping down his own falsehoods in that.assembly_ where his repetitions of the same feat on former occasions, if they have not marle him a perfect, show him a practised hand and a willing though a clumsy juggler. But although he kept his "facts" if not his words wisely to himself, a small hack of the, Admiralty some where about Plymouth, called .the bevoz . lprt Telegraph, has been, as we learn from our contemporary, the West of England Conservative, published in the, same locality, in structed to parade in the offing and lake soundings prepara tory to a parliamentary "demonstration," which we may take it for granted will prove as signal an abortion as the "demon stration ships" got up for, shew and for service upon paper, and from thence safely .to bombard enemies afar off, instead of blowing them out of the sea, as jacketed scarecrows are stuck in corn-fields to frighten cock sparrows and other winged vermin. From this demonstration" of the Devon port under strapper we learn that— , . Of ships of the line in icommission, actually at sea, there are In pout and soon could be got ready 4 Demonstration ships ready for commission l3 Ships which could be got ready in a few weeks l5 l'hird rate, which on an emergency might be sent to sea for a service of two or thtee years` 2l Tha writer of an able pamphlet, which,has been largely quo ,ed by the Times.. it i atoLard and journals in town aott cout!try: as- conausivaly that them , •••• roonstration" ships, with those which could be "gut ready in a few weeks," could not in reality he made available for service afloat under any circumstances fur many months, and as to the " emergency" ships they are mere old hulks rotting in ordinary, in which neither men nor commanders. however intreped, could easily be found to adventure their bodies. Admitting for a moment that the twenty-eight demonstration and "ready" ships, which it would take months to fit out, are so far all that could be expected, where are the crews to come from when the "emergency" arrives? Seamen are not manufactured so readily as faggot votes at Hawick, as the Conservative cuttingly observes, nor, we nsay add, are Nelsons and Collinewoods so abundant in the navy now or so likely.to be selected for service as the Eiliotts and Glevs with which it is crammed, and of whom all that is known is in the shape of job and sinecure in piping times of peace. The result therefore is that, , including the four ships in commission but in port, which might possibly be got ready in a "few weeks," there are actually disposable and ready for service at sea just, twenty-one ships of the line and no more. But of these twenty-one ships it is well known, and is not denied; that all of them, excepting the flag ship of Admiral Elliot himself, the brother of Lord Minto, are but hal/manned, and with only half their complement of guns on board in consequence. From the East India, West India, Brazilian, Pacific and Canadian stations, Where on service there is not a letter re ceived, whether from on board the ships or from merchants ashore, which does not attest the fact. • Ships of the line and of war are in the usual acceptation meant for service and not for show for action and not for "demonstration." They were former ly. if not now, intended to represent to rival or hostile states the power and greatness of the British emnire and the British people —moreover, they were especially designed to watch over and protect the interests of British commerce. Securely and free from in- suit did the sails of the peaceful trader blanch every sea and career it to every clime. Our empire being the most vast and varied, and our commerce the most extensive, it would fol low with mathematical. rigour that our navy should in pro portion be the mostmighty, our ships of war the most numer ous, and the Royal Flag of England (not the Lambton rag) the most proudly and universally streaming of all others-- than almost of the world combined. • HOw stands the fact ? T. illustrate it we have compiled, also from " official sources," with our Janus faced friend of the Davenport Te legraph, the following facts and figures. Our esteemed ally of the Devonport Conservatire has treated of the subject as became him and the great naval arsenal of England of which he is the worthy representative and defender, in the national and military point of view; we hope he will allow us to pre sent .t to him in the national and commercial sense also We shall reduce the question to one of simple arithmetic, leaving to him the wider scope and more vital concerns perhaps of national power and national defence, which he is, from his locality, so much more competent to traverse and to handle, as ably handled he has. Russia has at least twenty-seven Sail of the Line in the Baltic, and about thirty Sail more in the Black Sea—all afloat. The population of Russia is about fifty-five millions. France has at least twenty Sail of the Line afloat. The population of France with her Colonies may be about thirty• three millions. The United States have fourteen Sail of the Line at sea and service, neatly all superior in force of guns and men to our first rates. The population of the United States is about fourteen millions. The population of Great Britain with the East Indies and her Colonies may be taken at the least at one hundred and twenty-five - millions. She has twenty-one Sail of the Line at sea or effective in port. Tabularly the comparison stands thus := Population. Sail of Me Line. Itii iiii - ... -" 55,000,000 France ' • 33 000,000 United Stales. .. 14,0(X) 000 - l4 Great Britain. 125,000,000 So stands the balance against us at present. In reference to the idle talk about ships building and ships which could be " ready" - in a few weeks, we throw it all overboard, whether as respects this or other countries, .where doubtless they could, if inclined, indulge in as much silly swagger and with quite as good reason as even Lord Mint() himself. Now be it on a par, as respects pepulation only, with the States named, the comparision Should run thus—assuming the maximum of the United States or simplicity of ealulation : 'Population. Ships of the Line. United States ' ' 14,000,000 • 14 • France Russia Great Britain As it is each State has for everyone million of inhabitants United States France not quite ' 5-8 Of a Ship. Rassia 1 Shin and 1-18th of a Ship. Great - Britain not quite 1-6 of a Ship. Great Britain—the mistress of the seas that was—has not one-si.alt of a ship in actual service per one million of people, whilst the average of the other three powers is not far off one whole ship per million. In proprotion to population, the United States have six times as many. •We recommend these calculations to Lord Minto's most special notice on the next happy moment, when stomach strong with Christmas turkey and head strong with Kay's prime Champagne, at the Albion, he shall again be breast deep enough in the one and glass valiant enough in the other to indulge in one of his nights aforesaid in his " boldest and most decided manner." A Scotch political economist being asked the meaning of metaphysics, explained it thus—" When the party who lis tens dinna ken what the party who speaks means, and the party who speaks dinna ken what he means himsel'—that's just metaphysics." THE ARMY.—A vacancy has occurred in the command of the 3d Dragoon Guards by the demise of General Sir Samuel Hawker, Knight, G.C.H., who has held the appointment of colonel since April, 1831. Colonel Crawford. of the Royal Artillery, having been ordered to return to Europe, the com mand of the garrison at the Bermudas devolves upon Lieut. Colonel Robinson, of the 30th regiment. Lieut. C. C. Dom ville has been appointed extra aide-de-camp to Sir George Arthur. ACCIDENT TO SIR W. GOSSET.—We regret to state that Sir W. Gusset, Serjeant-at-Arms to the House of Commons, met with a serious 'accident on Monday last. Sir William and family are passing the Christmas holidays with the Mar quis of Anglesea, at the noble marquis's residence, Beau Desert, Staffordshire. On Monday last, as Sir William was leaving his dressing-room and proceeding down stairs, his foot slipped, and he was precipitated to the bottom with such violence that his collar-hone was broken, and otherwise slightly injured. 'We are happy, however, to add, that let ters fiave been received in town this morning which state that'Sir William is going on favonrably.—Stanclard. A _Li_ THE "GRASP OP INTELLECT" •MINISTRY. (From the Newcastle Joursial:) : Much has been said and written about the impossibility of the Earl of Durham forming an administration that could be found to act with him. This question has been set at rest. A draft of the proposed " Durham Ministry" has been made, and it is clearly composed of all the moral, intellectual, and political strength of the empire. His lordship, with that rare fabulty of perception for which he is so remarkably distin guiished, has surrounded himself with " all the talents;" and strong in virtue, respectability, and patriotism, the "grasp of-intellect" ministry will hes invincible against personal in trigue and party strife, and will advance the great work of reform with railroad strides. The various offices are assigned with such nice discriminatiort of character—with such special reference to the personal qualifications of the parties for the eminent discharge of the duties of their respective offices as must inspire universal confidence in this amalgamation of all that is "great and good" in the direction of the destinies of this great empire. Already is Lord Melbourne shaking in his shoes—Lord Palmerston fainting with a bottle of Eau de Cologne- at his nostrils—Lord Glenelg sunk into a trance with the last Canadian dispatches in his baud—Lord John Russell pouting and sulking over his "torch-light" procla mation—and little Spring Rice signing his last quarter's receipt of salary with the hysteric grimace of a discarded femme de chambre. Lord Brougham is sousing himself with opium and brandy, to obliterate all recollection of the past, and to blunt all sensitiveness for the future. The Duke of Wellington is secluded at Strathfieldsaye as one born out of due time. Sir James Giaham, with patrician sitdplicity, is tending his Stocks and herds amidst the romantic wilds of Cumberland. Lord Stanley is seeking solace in historic recollections of the house of Knowsley, and in recording the patriotism of his illustrious progenitors in the times of the Tudors ' and of their eminent bravery at the memorable bat tles of Bosworth and llodden Field. Sir Robert Peel has retired to Drayton Manor, rich in honour, virtue, and official integrity—happy in the enjoyment of every domestic bless ing, and training up his children in sound learning and in the knowledge and fear of God. At Windsor the cares of sovereignty are beginning to be experienced, and the melan choly truth felt, that happiness may be enjoyed in a cottage, but never in a palace when righteousness, truth, and _justice are wrested from the swiy of the sceptre. "The grasp of intellect" Ministry are rioting in the pros pect of boundless and irresponsible power. The day star of liberty has risen with personal freedom on its expansive rays, to establish an Utopia in the moral, social, and physical wil derness which comprises the sovereignty of the British Crown. The prerogatives of the Monarch—the Act of Set dement, and even the renowned Mama Chaste and the sacred Habeas Corpus Acts are to be " reformed" and "liber alized" to the standard of these enlightened times. The principle of legislation will be founded on the sacred dogmas of the erudite Paine—oa the benevolent metaphysics of the philanthropic Malthus—on the social and co-operating dis coveries of the enlightened Owen, on the philosophy of the fair and immortal Martineau, and on the profound and en larged schemes of commercial enterprise promulgated by the practical and experienc ed Bowring. As the time is at hat,d when the "grasp of intellect" . M inistry are to come into power—Tuesday, the 12th February, 1839, just one week aft sr the meeting of Parliament, is the day fixed for receiving the seals of office, we are happy in being enabled to furnish an authentic list of this distinguished Administration. There are only, we understand, two copies of it in known existence, one of which is in safe custody in Cleveland Row, and tb other in possession of Her Majesty, and which we learn is often the subject of tier most graVe consideration. Havine a friend "at Court" we haie been favoured with a "verbatim" copy, taken on an occasion when it. was accideutal.y left exposed in the Royal closet. For the information . of our readers we have thought fit to publish it—but we coniess we do so with fear and trembling, lest in prematurely letting "the fox out of the bag," as the venerable cud respected Ralph Lainiston would say, we should expose our " Codrtly friend to Ministerial vengeance," but this on considerati , u we shall risk, for if the party con cerned only keeps a close mouth, we shall destroy all written trace of the communication, that his indiscretion may escape with impunity. TILE CABINET. First Lord of the Treasury The Earl of Durham, created Marquess of Bermuda, (*) •. and invested with the Blue itiband, to exalt him an extra K.G. (t) Lord High Chancellor Mr. Turbo created Lord Gomorrha(t) Lord President of the Council Sir Wm. Chaytor, created Lord Ox noble 0) Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Radnor. Secretaries of State ( Home) lit. Hun. C. Buller. (Foreign) .. , Viscount Howick. (Colonial) ' Marquess of Nor manby. . . • . , Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt. Iron. Cuthbert liippon.' First Lord of the Admiralty.... ... . lit. Flo,u. E. Ellice. President of the Board of Controul lit. flOn. J. Hume. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt. Hen. Richard . • Lalor.Shiel. . President of the Board of Trade . Rt. Hon. Dr. Bow . ... . , - . ring. Secretary at War _ EL lion. J. Pease. Postmaster-General Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Molesworth.' • Chief Secretary for Ireland Rt. Hon. Daniel O'Connell: • First Commissioner of Land li 0 i enue 11t. Him. Edward Lainbton. ' NOT OF THE CABINET. Paymaster of the Forces Col. Sir De Lacy !-"--'!- -7. " 'Evans.- • - Master of the Mint 'l' S Duncombe,Esq Master-General of the Ordnance Major Macnamara. Treasurer of the Navy J Temple 'Leader, Esq. . . . . Vice-President of the - Board of Trade.. George Grote, Esq. Attorney-General Sir R. At. Rolfe. SaliCitor-General - . - 'l' Colpitts Granger, •- Esq. to be knighted Junior Lords of the Treasury Ed. Gibbon Wake field, Esq. - --- 1.,..a,....-4-12..:„..... Esc,. G. P. Bushe. Esq. Morgan O'Connell, ' Esq. J. P. Somers, Esq. Thos. Wakley, Esq. Joint Secretaries of the Treasury William Hutt, Esq. Andrew White, Esq. Junior Lords of the Admiralty Arthur Buller, Esq. Edward Ellice, Jun. REDR. E D. Browne, Esq, J. O'Connell, Esq. - Chief Secretary of the Admiralty ....Charles Wood, Esq. Lord Chamberlain Headfort. Lord Steward The Earl of Minto. Master of the horse The Duke of Leinster Master of the Hounds The Earlof Lichfield Lord Lieutisnant of Leland The Duke of Sussex. Lord Chancellor of Ireland • Lord Plunkett, cre ated Earl Hanni bal. (§) Private Secretaries to the Premier Hon. J. G. Ponsonby Hon. Colonel Grey. Solicitor to the Treasury Russell Bowlby, Esq Private Secretary to the Lord Lieut. ), of Ireland ' 3 W. D. Gillon, Esq. tinder Secretary for Ireland Maurice O'Connell, Esq, Under Secretaries of state ( Home).' Sir Samuel Whalley (Foreign) Hon. Cot. Grey. (Colonial) MorgauJ ohn O'Con nell, Esq. Commissioners for executing the Lieut.-Gen. Ellice. office of Commander-in-Chief .. Col. Sir A. L. Hay. Col.thellonP.Butler N.B.—ln all the Government Offices there is to be a com plete change of the subordinate functionaries to make way for well kno.cu Liberals—the craven, fawning, sycophantic tribe of toadies—in which will nut be forgotten "the scum of all the filth of Gateshead and Nionk-Wearmouth Shore." * In honour of his master stroke of Canadian Policy—the Famous ordnance for the deportation of the Rebels. t After the examp:e of Earl Grey. " It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha," &C . ; After a famous tatie much used in feeding Cattle, and much cultivated by llte worthy Baronet. "Like ElantAPl I will lead my children and swear at the altar eternal hatred to the invaders of my country's free dom."—Vide Speech of Mr. Plunket on the Act of Union. The Bisbop of London, in his ordination sermon at St. James's church last Sunda•, condemned, in strong terms, the late judgment of Sir Yerbert Jenner, sanctioning the Popish doctrine of prayers for the dead—Morning Herald. EXTRAORDINARY. -- On Sunday se'nnight, a novel and extraordinary scene occurred at St. Mary's Church, Mon mouth, under the following circumstances :—Upon the pub lication of the banns of marriage, a poor rawboned fellow named Williatn Howells, but more generally known by the name of Peter, arose in the church, and with A throat of brass and adamantine lungs. forbad the union of hippy souls, on the ground of his having a pr ior claim to the hand of the fair one; this, however, he failed in satisfactorily proving, and, (it being the third time of asking) poor Peter ascertained the union was to tae place on the following morning, at which time he was seen pacing the churchyard in a paroxysm of grief and auger, be wailing his fate and cursing the fickleness of her onn - whOm he had unfortunately bestowed his affections, and at the same time emphatically declaring she should never be another's, for She was the sunshine of his soul, and like A flower he lived and flourished in her light. Notwithstanding his threats and precautions, the parties most interested, evaded his lynx-eyed valet, the connubial knot was tied, and Peter finding himself thus baffled, very much to the disappointment of several spectators who were anxiously anticipating a scene, came to the desperate resolu tion of allowing the happy pair to return home unmolested, greatly to their satisfaction, the only alloy they could pos sibly a nticipate being the institution of legal proceedings threatened by the disappointed swain.—Merlin. FOREIGN LETTERS.—In the appendix t o th e sec ond report of the Postage Committee, (p. 13,) is a curious correspondence between the American Chamber of Commerce at Liverpool, and the Lords of the Treasury, respecting the seizure by a custom-house officer of a parcel containing bonds worth £25,000. Tne following extract of a fetter from the Treasury, dated April 8, 1837, throws a light on the extent to which foreign postage is evaded :—" It is stated to this board, by the Commissioners of Customs and the Postoffice department, that a large number of letters, beyond the privilege allowed to consignees, has been discovered and sent (as is required by law) to the Postoffice; that the number of packages and letters sent by the Customs to the Postoffice, under this head, between the 14th February, 1836, and the 28th February, 18.37, amounted, by a detailed account furnished this board, to 2371."—"'That in one instance only, it is stated to my lords, that 530 letters were discovered, and that out of 111 packages of newspapers opened between the '29th September, 1836, and the 20th February, 1837. and which contained 822 newspapers, there were ftiund concealed 648 letters: that my lords have before them the details in these last cases, with the names of the parties to whom the packets were directed, and the number of newspapers and letters in each packet." Mr. Lawrence, assistant-secretary of thepostoffice (1043:) "T he American packet leaves London every ten days. From what we have learned about 4,000 letters go by each vessel, without passing through the postoflice." Mr. 1 elkin, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce at Nottingham (6961:) " The correspondence of our town with America is invariably by parcel." Mr. Brown, merchant, of Liverpool (6156 :) "The Sirius sailed from Cork, and a lather remarkable circum stance occurred : Mr. Banning, the postmaster at Liverpool, was informed that the Sit ius was going to New York; he had an iininense bag made to contain some thousands of letters (judging from the quantity of letters that came from New York Oy the packets what would be the quantity sent ;) he was dyeing at a friend's house after the Sirius sailed; after tlab bag had been despatched he mentioned this circum stance; and talked of the apathy of the Liverpool people to this new mode of communication, and stated that, to his asto nishment, he only received five letters. He said he put his bag on one side, ard directed those, in an envelope, to the postmaster at New York. They did not mention at the time, as they might have done, that at least 10,000 letters were sent; they were all sent in a letter bag, which was at the office of the consignee of the ship. I sent at least 200 ; they went free." MISCELLANEOUS. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MAIIKET, MONDAY, DEC. 24.- There has been rather more doin , in the market to-day, but still the demand has been limited.' So far as regards prices, . there is no change. Low-priced wool is still looking up. The Rev. William Smith, Socinian Minister of this town, we understand, has been appointed Chaplain to the Corpo ration, on the recommendation of Mr. Secretary Stanley.-- Stockport Advertiser. To FIND THE VALUE OF A DlAMOND.—Ascertain the weight in carets, double that weight and multiply the square of this product by 1:2. Thus a diamond of four cafes: Bby 8 is 64, multipled by £2, gives £128.L-Ure's Tictionary. The general on di: of the fashionable world is, that the wealthy heiress of the late Duchess of St. Alban's, is, ere long, to be united to an ex-M.P. for the town of Lancaster, nearly related. to a lady who has the honour of wearing oue of the most ancient ducal coronets of England.—Preston Chronicle. A NICE SYSTEM OF CONTRABAND.—A wine-merchant of Moscow is said to have recently transported the contents of 100 casks of wine to St. Petersburgh, without the casks, by first freezing the wine, which was then conveyed to its desti nation in solid masses of ice. M. Yates is about to astonish London, by introducing on the boards of the ,Adelphi one who has attracted and asto nished all Paris—an actor eight feet high. Lie is, we pre sume, the Great Weston personified, or one of the Alps me tamorphosed into a mortal: The Oxford memorial of Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, which has not been much more than a month before the pub- . lie, has received extensive patronage. Between £2,000 and £3,000 have been subscribed. The plan of combining some, sort of monumental record. with a churi:h or sacellum near the spot where the martyrs perished, has received the support of a long list of contributors. • MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR THE BOROUGH OF MARY LEBONR.—On Saturday, at a vestry meeting of this parish, among other subjects which were taken into consideration was that of an application to her Majesty's Privy Council for a charter of incorporation fur the borough of Marylebone, including the parishes of Paddington and St. Pancras. After a good deal of discussion, a resolution to that effect was agreed to, with only one dissentient. A Marseilles letter of the 23d instant, says, "As the Rod ney was recently entering Malta she was struck by lightning, which killed two men and set the ship on fire, but the flames were extinguished is a quarter of an hour br the activity and order of the crew. The etrectsof the eletric fluid are said to have been so singular, that Captain Hyrie.Parker, who com mands the ship, is preparing a detailed account oithem: EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE.—Thomas Bowman, of El lington, Northumberland, husbandman, in the Autumn of 1836 . planted on the farm at Blakernore 4 grains of white wheat, which produced the following harvest the extramili• nary number of 7068 grains : The above number (measure ing 1 gill atid a halt') were planted by hand in October, 1837, on 102 square yards of land, and produced this season 66 gills and 1.% hal f.—Newcastle Journal. SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A slaughtered pig, which had just been landed at Hare's Wharf, Wapping, from the Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company's steam-ship I'erth,.Captaiu Spitits, which arrived yesterday forenoon from Dundee, was seized by the officers of excise, in consequence of a bladder—not its own—having been discovered in its in side, containing about two gallons of prime Highland whisky, on which English duty had not been paid.—Standard. DIVISION OF THE PARISH OF STOCKPORT.—On the 6th of October last an order was issued by her majesty in council, for the division of this extensive parish into two distinct and separate parishes, as well as for the assignment of an eCcle sastic district to St. Peter's Church.. 'this desirable act (fur each clergyman nil! now know the field of duty he has to cultivate) has been effected by her majesty's commissioners for building new churches, with the sanction and approbation of Lord Vernon, the patron of the parish, and the bishop of the diocese, in virtue, of the powers invested in them by an act of parliament which received the royal sanction en the 30th of May, 1838. We have now two parishes in the town — the parish of St. Mary's, and the parish of St. Thomas's. — Stockport Advertiser. A SECOND BEETHOVEN.—We learn by a private letter from Paris, dated the 15th ult., that a concert took place in that city about a fortnight ago, at which the works of a young composer, named Berlioz, were exclusively performed. Two symphonies, one entitled "Harold," and the other " La Vie d'une june Artiste," are described as being equal to any of Beethoven's most famous works. Pagauini attended the concert, and was enthusiastic in his applause. So much was he enraptured with the compositions of the young Maestro, that on the following day he wrote him a most complimentary note, and enclosed an order on his banker for twenty thou sand francs. RADICAL DEMONSTRATION.—FIRE ARMS.—At two small villages, called Gravel-hole and Crompton, which are be tween Rochdale and Oldham, the inhabitants have clubs held at hush-shops and beer-houses, and pay sixpence per week to purchase fire-arms. Last week, the members of a men's sick club, in that neighbourhood, held a meeting at which it was proved that the club was worth upwards of two pounds per member; it was unanimously agreed upon that the money they had iu the bank should be drawn out, and that one pound should be allowed to each member to, purchase fire arms, and to have them ready previous to the meeting of the Radical Demonstration parliament. At Royton and Oldham, the Radicals are opposed to physical force, but at Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, and Hyde, there are several hundred radicals who have lately got fire-arms. There are also clubs similar to the above.—Stockport Adveriiser. THE Naw JUDGE.—The Attorney-General is not to be the new Judge in the Common Pleas. A pressure has been put on Lord Abinger to induce him to retire in favour of his son-in-law. All the expectant Radical M.P.'s with silk gowns are again done, as they were when Mr. Justice Colt man was so unexpetedly elevated to the ermine. The seat on the bench is to be given, not to the Solicitor-General, be cause Falmouth will be lost; not to Mr. Maule, because Car low is unsafe; not to Mr. Erle, because Oxford is doubtful; not to Mr. Serjeant Wilde, because Newark is become Con servative; not to Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, because the Bead ing men have recovered their senses—but to the Hon. T. Erskine, (of the Bankrupt Court,) because be is not a Whig M.P. Thus it appears that Lord Melbourne is determined not to risk his easy chair at the Palace by the loss of a single 'int. arising from the prouietion of Radical M.P.'s bein.,g En glish laOyers. Wodid ho dog so to kick liadieitk being Irish lawyers! MT. •Diattiel O'Connell would - rrevent it; but the English lawyers being M.P.'s must grin and en dure.—Times. THE EA lt,L OF CLARENDON,—We regret to announce the death of the venerable Earl of Clarendon. His Lordship expired at his residence, Wishner Terrace, Deal, at five mi nutes past one o'clock p.m , on Saturday, the 22d instant. The death of the Noble Lord was sudden. In the morning he had been well enough to frank a number of letters. The late John Charles Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, and Baron Hyde, of Hindon, in the Perage of Great Britain; Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent; Prothonotary of the county Palatine of Lancaster, and P.C., and also a Count in the kingdom of Prussia, was born on the 14th of November, 1757, and succeeded to the title on the death of his brother, Thomas, second Earl, on the 7th of.hlarch, 1824. His lord ship has left no children, his .only daughter, Lady Harriet Maria Villiers, having died in 1835. The late Earl is suc ceeded in his titles and estates by his nephew, Sir George William Frederick Villiers, (now Earl of Clarendon,) our Ambassador at Madrid. The present Earl was born on the 12th of January,lBoo, and is unmarried. The present Earl's sister is married to the accomplished author of "Granby," Mr. Lister, Registrar-General of births, deaths, and mar riages, and brother of the late Lady Jahn Russell. WILL OF JAMES BARNES, THE PANTALOON.—The pro duce of Barnes's benefit, including the money subscribed by the nobility and gentry, as well as ,by his brother profession a!s, having come too late to be of any real service to him, the poor fellow on his deathbed willed all his early possession to his old, steady, and tried friend, the pantomimic co-laborateur, Toin Eller, the celebrated harlequin. Previous to his death, Mr. Peake, the treasurer of the English Opera House, hav ing asked him, "to whom would you wish to - bequeath this money that has been gathered fur you?" the poor man, ma king an effort to raise himself in his bed, pointed to Eller, who stood by, .and, with a look of admiration, exclaimed, "There stands Tom Eller, a man who never deserted me: we have known each other since the year 1814: many and many is the sovereign he has lent me. when I did not know which way to turn. Since I have been out of the profession he has been more than a father to me. I have never till now had it in my power to pay him back a farthing. He shall be the heir to all I possess in the world—money, picture, every thing. God for ever bless you, my dear Tom! You have all been very kind to me gentlemen; but Tom always stuck to me like a brother. God bless him I" Fie fell back, ex hausted by this effort, and it was some time ere he recovered sufficient strength to sign the document which Mr. Peake had in the meantime drawn up, bequeathing everything to Eller. It is a remarkable fact, that Barnes never would part with the picture (his own portrait) alluded to above, even in his greatest distress, though as much as fifty guineas was at one time offered him for it. FIRE ARMS AGAIN !—On Thursday last, a Stephenite spinner, residing at Padfield,near Hollingworth, named Gat lick, called at the house of Hall, in Tintwistle, with whom he had some slight acquaintance, and begged to be allowed to leave his stick, as he said he was going to Mr. Wilkinson's mill, and, that he would call again for it in a shor t t ime. A respectable surveyor, from an adjoining township, happening to go to his house soon after the spinner bad gone away, Mrs. Hall, who was is in a state of pregnancy, directed his atten tion to the peculiarities of the walking-stick. The surveyor accordingly examined the curiosity, Sirs. Hall being at the time sitting sideways immediately before' him, when, on pull ing what appeared to be a wire ring, the stick suddenly went off, with the report of a gun, the contents of which most pro videntially enteringthe lower and back part of the chair upon which she was sitting, but without injuring her. The stir- • veyor, of course, was in a high state of alarm, caused by an impression at the time, that he had shot Mrs. Hall, she having fallen on the floor from fright. In a few minutes, how ever, the stick was examined and found to be a gun about a yard long, encased with wood. Portions of the discharge struck and injured the wall. The Stephenite called for his " companion" irr a short time afterwards, and (strange to add) the gun was returned to him. Sirs. Hall being too much alarmed to adopt any other course. We have been credibly informed, that a number of similar instruments may be had at the house of a certain Stephenite beer-seller, in Glossop, at which place, moreover, fire-arms are regularly raffled for by the operatives empluyded in the factories there.—S lock port Advertiser. • • THE LATE MURDER IN NEWCASTLE.—It is a novel and remarkable feature in the history of the recent Savings' Bank Murder in this town—so far as that history 'has been hitherto developed—that the unprecedented anxiety and pa nful suspense and disquietude,. which universally exist in the public mind, arise as much from the position occupied by the accused, as from the frightful and furious destruction of the actual sufferer. From the laborious investigations which have taken place, and the mass of evidence already adduced, only one fact, as regards Mr. Bolam's share in the trans action, is indisputable. That Mr. Bolam was an actor during, the dreadful events connected with the murder of his col league and assistant in the Bank, is as certain as that night follows day. But then comes the mysterious question, was he intended as a second victim, or was his the assassin's hand that did the deed? This is the short but fearful issue now awaiting the decision of a solemn appeal to a jury. If Mr. Bolam, new immured in a prison, on the evidence already elicited, be an innocent man, then is he the most deeply and irretrievably injured person ever ruined under the sanction of law. If, on the contrary, his hands are imbrued in blood, then does the crime assume a character more awfully and inexplicably sanguinary than any ever committed; and his name will go down to posterity as the most diabolical villain that ever disgraced humanity. At present the weight of tes timony for and against the accused seems pretty nearly balanced; and, relying with confidence that justice will, in the forthcoming trial, hold the scales with an even hand — and hoping that the evidence will be such tie to clear up all impending doubts, we leave the issue to H tam who alone knoweth the secrets of men's hearts. Pending the trial every possible inquiry continues to be vigorously prosecuted; and ' we proceed to state the only additional circumstance which has transpired since our last. It has been stated, on the au thority of a contemporary, that Mr, Millie was in the habit. of taking home coals from the Bank to his own house. It so, it may be that the several pieces of coal found wrapped up in paper in his pockets were places there—not by the murderer, to assist in consuming the body during the fire, but by the unfortunate man himself, for tae purpose of being consumed at home. This, considering Millie's strait ened circumstances, at first appears a probable event; but then it does seem unlikely that a man, who bore an other wise irreproachable character, would become dishonest for the sake of a few ounces of coal, more essecially considering the cheapness of that commodity in Newcastle. On the whole, every discovery tends to invest Ilia murder in a cloud of deeper and more mysterious interest. —Newcastle Journal. *THE WRITINGS, CORRESPONDENCE, &c., OF TITUS O'FLAHERTY, ESQ. No. IV. The following advertisement has been sent to me, which I presume is copied from a London newspaper:—" IMPORTANT SALE. Mr. George Robins bas the honour to announce that he is instructed to sell hi auction, early in January, without reserve, all those valuable Leasehold Offices and Premises in- Downing-street, commonly called "nlb: TREASURY CHAMBERS,' now in the possession of. Viscount Melbourne, which are well adapted for any gentleman in extensive busi ness, requiring spaoious accommodation. The only reason for the present Noble Occupier disposing thereof, is his hav ing removed entirely to Windsor Palace. Further particu lars will appear in a few days, &c., &c." The following extracts .from a letter written by a valued friend in Dublin, one of Mr. O'Connell's Tail, will perhaps interest my readers : " I have great reason to believe that the report first put in circulation by that lying journal, the Dublin Mail, that Lord Normanby forthwith resigns the post of Lord Lieutenant, is perfectly true. It is a provoking thing the lying Tory prints will publish accurate information. * * * The O'Con nell rent this year is much below our expectations; but when the precursor fund is added to it, ourworthy chief will net a nice round sum. Never way Ireland be short of a grievance; never may she obtain justice' so long as the Liberathur can put £20,000 per annum into his pocket ! * • • * Dear friend, if I were to reckon up the millions of trillions of woes and wrongs which my poor, bleedin', sufferin' cuunthry has endured at the cruel hands of Sassenach England, for nearly six thousand years (it is an historical fact, now generally re ceived by-scholars, that Cain was an Englishman,- and Abel an Irishman), by the side of which Job's sorrows would seem perfect blessings, I believe I should brake every bone in the stony heart of ye ! Faith, I only know one bit of bad thrate ment which England has omitted to perpetrate upon the body of poor ould Ireland; and that is, puttin' her head under wather—giving her a cold bath for twenty-four hours; and even this atrocity was once in contemplation. You may re member, a few years ago, a Joint Stock Company set on lout, called 'The Ireland Immersion Company,' under the aus pices of the late Sir Joseph Yorke, M.P..... But a brighter and happier day has begun to dawn upon Ireland : her days • of lamentation and weepin' eyes are past: England now of fers us the open hand, the band of fellowship, instead of the closed hand, the fist of hostility. Sure, there is a mighty sensible difference between the hand open and the hand shut! A beginnin' is begun by the present government of liquidat ing the mighty debt (a debt which England can nivir fully satisfy without being reduced to bankruptcy), the debt of 3. .lice to Ireland. There is.a world of meaning, man, in that last expression. Why should I deny that In its thruly popu lar and just acceptation, ' justice to Ireland' signifies injus tice to England! But that is no odds to a rale patbriot like me. I want to see Ireland righted: to get Peter paid: never heed whether Paul is robbed;—that's his own look out. Oh, I should bate myself, and shun my own society as a nasty , blackguard, and caution my fellow-men against any commu nication with me, if I cared the value of a counterfeitfarthing for any thing on earth savin' the interest of my own native counthry. sly motto is, Perish the universe, and live ould Ireland . 1 In my opinion, an ounce of pathriotism is worth a ton of philantrophy : moreover, there is something empha tically Irish in the snake and the sound of the former word ! * * ° Lord . Normanby is the very man to occupy the situation ho does, because he governs Ireland by not go vernin' it at all, but lavin' O'Connell and the priests to go vern it for him: Hurrah for indinindint Lord Normanby, who, as you may guess by his name, is not of cursed Saxon - blood 1.. This is one blessin' for which Ireland. is mighty thankful, that she has at present a Viceroy who, with the view of administerin' equal justice and impartial rule, has tosses! himself into the arias, and become the toulaind slave of time Popish Ribbon and Precursor party . ! It is honestly governmentdue to the Irish to - commend the uniform distri bution of Crown patronage. We have party sheriffs and party judges; we hive busiest Popish juries, that properly refuseto convict marauders; felons, incendiaries, and assassins, even upon testimony pure and clear as sunlight; the police force is whollyyielded up to us, and the magistracy is being weeded, faster than eyed Common decency would suggest, of Protestant and loyal gentlemin and magnates, and stocked with the best stock of agitators, seditionists, and repealers; in fine, the government never thinks of committing sich a mortal sin as puttin any sowl into place except at the dicta tion, and with the consent of O'Connell. So far, so good; as the boa constrictor said when he had half gulled the buf falo. Still, my hearty, you cannot call these much. They do not collectively amount to .a penny in the pound upon our bill of claims. G'oin' on at this rate, Ireland will be a thou sand years in obtaining complete redress! Plague on the man that first invented procrastination : he was a thief,—the thief of time. You have seen the moderate list O'Connell has made out of national grievances. The Protestant church establishment must be destroyed root and branch, and the clergy of that heretical religion starved, drowned, or massa cred. We must have a re-distribution of property; we must have a large quantity of British wealth imported into Ireland, either by choice, and in a spirit of enterprise, or by force; we require a large number of rich mines to be discovered under the bogs of our island; we must have that same' in tersected by railroads, east, west, north and south, at the ex pense of British capital, Mr. Pierce Mahoney being appointed chief jobber; and it is only our modesty that forbids us to add what justice, i. e., Irish justice, dictates, that every Irsi - man should have and enjoy a farm of his own, and sleep with his landlord every night; and pray, why not let harvest con.e before seed time, and potatoes grow ready boiled?' If lie land is to be pacified, excisemen, soldiers, and police must Is driven into the sea, jails must be converted into distilleries, Protestant churches into mass-houses, and noblemen's man sious into monasteries and Maria Plonk-cries! and last, albeit not least, we demand the repale izit* • the cursed union! We must have a domestic legiSlature of our own : nothin' but that can heal the foul leprosy which covers the beautiful body of ould Ireland ! Oh, to withhold that is to deny tis the-first and the most precious of national rights!. Nature unques tionably intended every counthry to have a parliament of its own. W hat, in' the name of common sense,. was College Green created for, but to hold it in; and Ireland is - the first and only instance to the conthrary since the days of Adam . (who was himself M. P. for Paradise, but was ultimately un , seated for corrupt practices), otherwise I have studied history • in my cabin at home most unsuccessfully." 7 " ti • 7 , j Manchester, 26th December, ISIS. EXTRAORDINARY EGYPTIAN STONE COFFIN. There is now on board of , the - FijieffliTabeth Ann, Captain Ellis, (lying at the north end of the Queen's Dock,) a re markably ancient Egyptian stone coffin, recently imported from Alexandria, in a vessel called the Hope, whence it has been transhipped, to be taken to the British Museum, in the metropolis. We have not been able to ascertain (it; in deed, it be yet known) of what distinguished individual were the mortal remains which it once enclosed; but that person was evidently,—judging from the representations both On the lid and the sides of the coffin, which are elaborately cut,--a female of high rank, and (we have heard it stated) none other than a daughter of King Pharaoh ! If this supposition be realized, the hands that hewed this extraordinary relic must have mouldered in the dust nearly four thousand years ago! Leaving the learned antiquarians to solve this point, by deciphering the numerous hieroglyphics, inscriptions, ern blems, figures, and devices that appear on the stone in (for the most part) vivid preservation, we proceed to describe this truly curious receptacle of mortality, as we saw it in the hold of the vessel:—The exterior coffin (for there has also been an inner casement of a different kind of stone) is of granite of a gray colour. It is eight feet six inches in length, measured outside, and three feet six inches in width. The sides are straight and parallel, and the foot square; but the head is rounded in a segment of a circle. The depth of the block outwardly, is about two feet eleven inches, and the .thickness of the stone, left in hewing, is about eight inches. This portion of the coffin weighs from four to four and a half tons, and the sides are full of figures of human being's, in compartments, divided by strips of hieroglyphics, and sur mounted by a band, or border, containing representations of birds, beasts, fishes, &c., of various - k inds. The figure in the compartment nearest the head of the coffin is that of a female holding a burning lamp at a doorway, and apparently in alarm at the approach of the other figures—one in each com partment to the foot of the coffin. These figures, somewhat • rudely cut to a slight depth in profile on the stone, are all looking towards the female, and each holds in one hand a spear, resting on the ground; and in the other, what appears to be an antique key. It has been suggested to us that these probably represent the messengers of death to the affrighted lady; but we forbear to speculate on the subject. On the foot of the coffin (outside) appears a representation of the sun, and below it, a figure of a galley, or antique vessel, with rowers. The lid of the coffin is, however, the most curious and elaborate portion of this extraordinary casement of the dead. It consists of a large block of variegated grauite, to fit the coffin, raised in the segment of a circle on the top, Luigi. tudinallv, and flat below, so that it weighs from one and a half to two tons,—making the whole weight of the outer 6r fin from six to six and a half tons On the top of this lid, at the head, is carved, in alto relievo, the face of apparently a female, considerably larger than life, and terminating below the chin in a narrow pedestal or column, in the Egyptian style. Below, there is a figure of a sort of angel, or female, kneeling with extended wings and arms, and holding in each baud a branch of Palm. Further down, and occupying the greater part of the lid, are seventeen lines of hieroglyphics, each about two inches wide, running longitudinally, or in columns. On the oth e r end the lid, at the foot, (which forms a segment or arch;) there is carved a representation of. a winged female, kneeling, similar to that noticed at the top of the lid, with the exception, that, in place of a palm branch, she holds in her bands what appear to be sceptres, or emblems of authority. • The exterior coffin is complete, and, for the most part, ap. parently as fresh and perfeZt as on the day on which it was received from the hands of the masons. The outward surface has been polished like marble; and the carving, which has evidently'bten - done afterwards, still retains the whiter ap pearance. caused by the crushing of the material in hewing, and which, being left without polishing, some kinds of hard atone retain as long as they endure, notwithstanding the action of wet qr . damp. The interior coffin is net less indicative of the peculiar (but, alas! futi.e) interest which the Egyptian took to preserve their dead. It is composed of a hard, dark slate-looking st one, resembling black marble, and when struck sounding like metal. We have heard it called " emery stone," and believe it not uncommon on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. About onv half only of this inside coffin has been discovered, —that which enclosed the lower limbs of the defunct. It i s polished, and is made to open in the middle, with a joint finely fitted, like that of a snuff-box with a separable lid. Holes for dowells, or metal pins, to fit it correctly to its place; are also to be seen. The top and bottom are smooth and ,=iii flat. The sides, also polished, are fashioned iu resemblance to the human body—the thighs and l e g s bein g raised in alto. The head part has, doubtless, rese mbled the arm s, s h oulders, B.:c. The interior, which is also poli!bed, corresponds; being e so formed as to fit the body of a gigantic person, — a p l ace being even cut in the lid to receive the feet. But notwith standing the labour and cost of the whole mass of material not a particle of the remains that it enclosed has been pre served,---a fact singularly illustraive of the vanit y o f human ,t I wishes to lender iinperis hable ' the vile earth " f rom which we spring. :"' e of E that this cogtEy p t n, was,and after that long it h a s s e search, sent home , discovered far i n :., by the English Con sul at Alexandria, to be de p osited in the . the iea n interior British Museum, for the inspection of the public. In that establishment there are several Egyptian coffins, but none, ~ we learn, equal in antiquity and value to that now under .- notice. The cost of its conveyance from the interior is said to have been great,—perhaps 13000—owing to the want of roads, and the necessity of employing chiefly oven as carriers. —.Tournal. The delivery of general-post letters throughout the metro polis has been, upon an average, one hour later ever since the mails were "accelerated" by the railroads. SEA Faoc.—Lately, a sca frog, measuring four feet and a half, and proportionately large, was left by the receding tide on the bench under :he churchyard of LlanfairpwllgwY"o ll , Anglesey. Such sights being rather uncommon in that lo cality, the curiosity of the landsmen was much excited. An Englishman who communicated the fact has since been afflicted with tetanus or lock-jaw, arising, it is supposed, from the exertion which he found necessary to conquer the ditli cult of rightly pronoun c i ng the name o f t h e village o f Llanfairpyllgwyngyll. TOKEN OF RESPECT TO A FAITHFUL CLEIIK•—The minis ters and congregation of St. James's church. Mancheqer, and a few other friends, have presented to Mr. Wm. Hughes, the highly respected clerk of the above church, the sent of £lOO, in token of their high esteem for his Christian charac dhiisscha zealousrg discharge of exertions his official duties for charac ter, and as an ack now l e d gment o f his faithful services in the nearly fifty years, and f or ' in visiting the sic k a nd d y i ng. — Mene chests, Courier, Neco cal Co cant Mrs, To I) Bea Lee Bloc