The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-25 00:00:00

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Morning 3S minutes stlor 3 I Evening 53 minutes after R The Publication of t e Evening Edition of Tux Sum coax mereed gt 10 minutes after Three. i '' ,Itr - e> • f ' -43 4): --t.,1 \,g: ,l'ii"..trtf '+'' ) 1 :ft.."-.::kgi • • , • s . :47;:;". • 'w",_:___ff,--- - N., ..• tion—that is, 27 per cent. A pretty effect this of the passion for equalizing ! The whole of the stw ements in the Mercury rest on this table of the town population now re presented, and of the whole population. But this is an erroneous basis of the argument. For, first, the whole of the town population is not now repre sented, as, for example, in such an agricultural county as Kent, such places as Gravesend, Dart ford, and Sheerness, all towns having no connec tion with agriculture, have no representatives ; while in Lancashire and Yorkshire, there are masses of town population, such as Chidwall (Lancashire), 7,706 ; Croxton, 6, 278 ; Dean, 22,994; Eccles, 28,083 ; and Kirkham, 11,630 ; Batley (York shire), 11,335 ; Bingley, 9,256 ; Birstall, 24,103 ; Calverley, 16,184 ; Dewsbury, 19,854 ; Guisley, 10,028, &c.; and, secondly, that population not being included in the town population represented, is used by the Mercury to swell the amount of the agricultural population. The basis then of the ar guments in the Mercury is wholly rotten, and all the statistical deductions from it are of no value what ever. It is so completely erroneous, that it is wholly unnecessary, and indeed wholly futile, to examine the superstructure. We might as well set about investigating an ariametical deduction, which should be based on the proposition that 3+s=-4. Indeed we have not lately seen an elaborate argu ment, based on an assumption so palpably and completely at vatiance with facts ; and we must express our surprise that the ingenious editors of the .Mercury could for one moment have been so led astray by party or personal feelings, as to fancy that the present representation of the towns is any index to what that representation would be were all the householders of the kingdom to be equally represented, and the number of representatives 1 to be strictly and equally proportioned to the nutn• ber of householders. A fairer way, as it seems to us, of getting at an approximate estimation of the probable effects of household suffrage on town and county represen tation, or rather of the representation of the now conflicting interests of land and manufactures, is to take the number of families supposed to be em ployed in manufactures, and supposed to be em ployed in agriculture. In Mr. PORTER'S work, the whole number of families in Great Britain is set down, according to the population returns of 1831, at 3,414,175 ; employed in agriculture, 961,134; employed in trade, manufactures, &c. 1,434,873 ; other families, 1,018,168. In Ire land, out of 1,385,000 families 884,339 are em ployed in agriculture, and 500,661 in other occupa tions. Thus we have employed in agriculture in the whole empire 1,845,473, and in trade and other occupations 2,953,707. Since 1831 the town population has increased much more than the rural population ; so that these numbers do not in fact represent our case so favourably as it actually exists. But these sums, representing the population as it existed in 1831, would give results totally opposed to those stated in the ilfercury. At the same time we cannot assume them to be correct, and proceed to reason on them, for we have no means of knowing, on the one hand, how many of the families engaged " in other occu pations," or even of those set down as engaged " in trade and commeice," are connected with, or dependent on agriculture ; nor on the other, how many families employed in agriculture are mere labourers, who have an interest decidedly in oppo sition to the landowners, and who, therefore, will all, in the long run, and many of them immediately, be opposed both to the aristocracy and the Corn laws. We should b? disposed to conclude that at most one-third of the families engaged in other oc cupations, including the clergy and the different professions, may be dependent on or connected with the law ; and that the other two-thirds should be added to the manufactures to get at the town popu i lation, having an interest different from that of the aristocratic supporters of Corn-laws. But we should be disposed to subtract about three-fifths from the families now en gaged in agriculture as labourers, opposed to the aristocratic supporters of Corn• law s, on which data the families likely to support the aristocracy with household suffrage, would be as 1•732,757, and likely to oppose them as 3.076,418 ; or were household suffrage granted, the votes against the Corn-laws and against the aristocracy, would be as 30 to 17, or very nearly double. We could, like the Mercury, make many learned deductions fro7ri these data, but we are conscious that no reli ance can be placed on any such data, and we shall not therefore fatigue our readers by calcula tions as to the probable number of Liberal and aristocratic Members w hick household suffrage would give, nor attempt to conjecture how they would vote on any given question. In all such calculations the influence of property, though vast, cannot be included. The editors of the Mercury, however, jump from the fact that the 501. tenants-at-will now all vote with their landlords, to the conclusion that the mere householders would follow the same course. But the 501. tenants-at will are all men of some property—most generally they are farmers ; they have therefore, or suppose they have, an interest similar to that of the land lords ; they look to high pikes to pay high rents, and they vote for the Corn-laws with their landlord::. They have property to lose, and there fore dart d to be turned out of their farms. Not so with the mere labourers. They could only be turned out of a cottage, w hi c h in general they have not from the landlords but from the tenants ; and though the farmers may be willing enough, from a false view of their interest, to vote for the landlord, it does not follow that because their numerous workmen take a different view, as they I have a different interest, that they will gratify the landlords, or be themselves so wicked as to turn out of houses the labourers whose services are indispen sable to them. They might on such an occasion get rid of a labourer already obnoxious to them, but the farmers would never make a political difference tine basis of turning out their well-behaved labour ers. That the labourers have, and will have, an interest adverse to the Landlords, is certain, for this is strictly speaking more a labourer and landlords' question than a question between manufacturers and landlords ; and we feel confident that having such an interest they will vote for Anti-Corn-law candidates, and whirever they are numerous enough will carry such a candidate into Parliament. If agricultural labourer; had the suffrage as householders, a strong motive would immediately arise in all their neighbours, and in all the commu nity, to qualify them to exercise it properly. Ap peals would be made to those who are now utterly neglected by men of all parties. They would ac quire political knowledge, for they would feel them selves politically important. By household suf frage something would be added to their power, and they would immediately acquire a sense of inde pendence. Now they are completely serfs, without the least hold on their landlord, or the least power to give or refuse anything which he regards as va luable. Had they the franchise, the landlords would be obliged to pay some court to them ; they would have a means of protecting themselves, and t h e y would be raised immediately in the scale of political importance. Such considerations make us conclude that it is quite impossible to give a correct statistical form to the probable results of household suffrage. It must, however, be added, that those who ask for the household suffrage also ask for the ballot n• LONDON : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1840. A somewhat strange article appeared in the Leeds Mercury a short time back which purports to prove that to establish household suffrage will increase the power of the aristocracy, and secure the con tinuance of the Corn-laws. It startled us to sce it stated in so many words, that to give more votes to the democracy would extend the power of the aristocracy ; a paradox so sweeping, that it anni- hilates ail our preeent political science, and so warming, that it extinguishes the only light of future political improvement. It is supported, how ever, by much positive assertion, much dogmatic reasoning, and by a formidable display of statistical facts. It has made accordingly, a considerable im pression in several quarters, and therefore it is worthy to be examined, and, if possible, to be refuted. The basis of all the arguments is laid on the votes of the present House of Commons, on the two questions of the Irish policy of Ministers, and on the Corn-laws ; on the assertion that the main strength of the Liberals, lies in the town population, am! on the assumption that the population /cities and boroughs sowsending members to Parliament, is the only town population which, under the sys tem of household suffrage, would be invested with the privilege of voting. The assertion we grant, but we affirm that the votes of the House of Com mons, as now constituted, are not a correct index to the votes of a House of Commons formed by house hal suffrage ; and the assumption that the town population nom represented, is the whole town po pulation which would be represented with house hold suffrage, is a complete fallacy, and the source of the Mercury's paradoxical conclusions. If there be an error here, if the Mercury have taken much too small a figure for what would be the town popu lation with household suffrage, it necessarily obtains a figure correspondingly large for the agricultural population, and the errors of its conclusions are all doubled. We copy its statement on this point : What is the populatien:of the cities and boroughs which now send Members to Parliament ? This is shown in a Report made to the House of Commons in the year 1884. by a Select Committee on the Expens,s of E:ec tions. The following table exhibits it : POPULATION; OF CITIES AND BOROUGHS SENDING MEMBERS TO PARLIAMENT. Populatiou of cities and boroughs in England 4,754,742 Wales 196,314 Scotland 865,007 Ireland 739,892 Total in the Unitcd Kingdom 6,355,955 Then ecmpare this number with the whole popula tion of the United Kingdom, according to the census of 1831 :-_. . - Populath.o of the United Kingdom 24,306,719 Population of the Parliamentary boroughs 6,555 955 Left for the county population ep 17,750,764 0- Proportion ofth r e ee b n o t rough population to th e hOl pulation, 27 pe Thus the proportion which the population of the re presented cities and b K or i o n u g g i k n yi rn h i ea ,rs to the a hole popu lation of the United some thing more than one:hunk. arc pop/datio of the If, s 27 her cent., or the towns bear this proportion to according to Yourerip)rzosed.measure, r United King dom, they would, bar the slime proportion to the United Kingdom. Now, 27 per cent n c trion of the representation (the entire number of the whole Members being 658) would be 177. That i.„ your plan would nEDUCE the - rows ft, p SENTATION from 405 Membcts—ifs present number -- to 17; _,l/, tnbers !! ! You :.(itilil tale away 228 M eo hers from the town representation, and give them to the country representation ! Let us put aide by side the comparative numbers of the town and country represen tatives 'is they are at present, and as }our plan would make them : PROPORTIONS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY REPRESENTA- i TIVES. At present. Under the new scheme. Town Representatives 405 177 Country Do. 253 481 Totals Town R epresentatives 61i Town Representatives 27 Per cent. of the whole, per cent. of the whole. At Present the Towns, with 27 per cent. of the pope j a ti on of the United Kingdom, have Gil per cent. of the representation. But the new scheme would beautifully equalize the thing,and m a k e th e i r s h ire i n the H ouse o f c ommon s just the same as their share in the popula- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC EM BER 25,1840:., . to protect all classes against the sinister influence 1 of property, which the 3fercury has described in ' such dark colours. With the ballot not only the labourer but the 501. tenant-at-will would be pro tected against his landlord, and votes would be given independently. We know not, however, why the Mercury should have painted the influence of property in such dark colours, unless it desire to make the present right of property odious to the people, and hasten its improvement. _ Having, as we think, demolished the whole argu ment of the Mercury by removing its foundation, we shall not think of entering into further details ; but there is one of its statements so obviously falla cious, independently of its statistics, that we must notice it. The Mercury assumes that to extend household suffrage to Ireland would increase the representatives of the aristocracy and Corn-law in terest in proportion to the greater number which the rural population bears to the town population of Ireland. Now the bulk of the rural population con sists of Catholics and labourers, while the Tory party is Protestant and laedlord, and it is a palpa ble contradiction to suppose that to extend the frau ' chise amongst the Catholics and labourers will increase the Protestant power and the power of the land lords. At present the franchise in Ireland is extremely limited. No labourers have votes. All the country voters who return a majority of the Members for Ireland are farmers, and the represen tatives are, most of them, in favour of the Corn laws. But the householders are not farmers, they are chiefly labourers, and the majority of them would be inimical to the landlords. The soil of Ireland is emphatically Protestant, the people Catholic. To extend the suffrage would give great power and greater preponderance to the Catholic labourers and the Catholic priests who influence them. They are opposed in mass to the Protestant and Tory landlords, and the Protestant clergy, who derive their income from the soil. To show them that the Corn-laws are advantageous only to the Protes tant landlords and Protestant priests, is to range them one and all against the Corn-laws. Such would probably be the effect of household suff rige in Ireland, so that instead of the establishment of that suffrage increasing the power of the land lords there, particularly if accompanied by the ballot, in proportion to the amount of the rural population, it would have a directly opposite effect. To add the labourers of Ireland to the constituency would enable them to give effect to that large and permanent pecuniary interest which they have in op position to the landlords, and would secure the triumph of what the Mercury calls Liberal princi• pies in the government of Ireland. We conclude by saying that we have not of late met with more fallacies crowded into a small space, than is to be found in the article of the Leeds .Mer cury, and that we are astonished both at the confi dence with which the editors have put them for ward, and the credence they have found with other journalists who claim for themselves the power of reflection. Letters from Constantinople of the 2d inst. have been received, which we are glad to observe, say not a word about the refusal of the Porte to grant to MEHEMET AL! the Pachalic of Egypt. This silence on the part of writers generally well informed of what takes place in the Divan, coupled with a previous contradiction of a report that the SULTAN insisted upon carrying out the sentence of deposi tion, will remove the fears of those who hitherto have continued to credit the reported fatal resolution of the Porte ; for to persist in the attempt to de prive MEHEMET ALI of the Pachalic of Egypt would be indeed fatal policy. On the 29th ultimo, the Ferdinand, Austrian steamer, arrived at Constantinople from Beyrout, which place she left on the 18th. Admiral STOPPORD, with six ships of the line, was then preparing to sail for Alexandria. On the Ist inst. a Turkish steamer sailed for Beyrout, having on board a medical staff and 500 men, to reinforce the Turkish army in Syria. Caiffa and Aleppo, as well as Jerusalem and Jaffa, were in possession of the Turks. IBRAIIINI PACHA'S camp was still reported to be at Zahle, about 12 hours' march from Beyrout. His force consisted of 8,000 in fantry, 1,500 cavalry, and 12 pieces of cannon. He had likewise 15,000 men at Damascus, but so little was his army to be relied upon that he could not stir out of his camp. The men deserted when ever an opportunity presented itself, notwithstanding their knowledge that their wives and children would be shot by the remorseless PAcrIA.. The number of Egyptian prisoners in Constan tinople on the 2d inst. was six thousand. His Highness the SULTAN ordered them to be clothed, and well lodged, and fed. None of them were disposed ever to return to Egypt, preferring the service of the Porte to that of the VICEROY. The was a great hurricane at Constantinople on the Ist inst. A rumour prevailed that fifteen ships were lost in the Black Sea. Fears for the safety of the Crescent steamer were entertained, as she was then two days behind her time in returning from Trebizonde. There is no news of any political or commercial interest in the French journals of Wednesday. The main topic of discussion in their columns is the fortifications of Paris, and the appointment of M. TRIERS to the reportership of the Committee appointed to examine the proposed grant of 140 millions of francs required for that purpose. We give below the only article on the fortification of Paris worth extracting. It was whispered in Paris on Wednesday morn ing that an intrigue was on foot for effecting a mo dification of the Cabinet. To replace M. GUIZOT in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Count MOLE was one of the main objects of the persons sup posed to be at the bottom of this affair. A second was to send the Duke de BROGLIE Ambassador to the Court of Lor.don, as the statesman of all others best qualified for restoring harmony between the the Great Powers. We attach no weight to this anarchy. Liberty, riches, industry, the arts, will not I delay to quit it. 4 , Opinion, que,tl t; the wcrici, w l eQab..3 is reside there. Where material force establishes itself, moral force disappears to 'seek another centre. " Such is the service which M. Thiers will have ren dered to the city of Paris, Let us be attentive to the great designs of Providence." The Temps says—" The squadron, under the' command of Admiral Mackau ' arrived before 1k1%,,,,_ tevideo towards the end of Soptember. Mackau want to Buenos Ayres on the IGth o f October. It is said that be is the bearer of an arrange ment, the terms of which have already bccia accepted by Rosas, and consequently that the next packet expec ted in England will bring the news of the definite set tlement of the differences between France and the Ar gentine Republic. " Thus, then, it appears, that an arrangement is to be made. If this is 2.0, it was hardly worth while to use such high language ' the openi ng sp eec h, o n the sub ject of this question. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF DEC. 23. t n h li e nutes of the last sitting, which Here opposi t i on . seec A rre t e . ata S dro a yp u t z re e ed t advl t , o it o thh k eout o chair attwoo'cloek, when the debate upon the Bill rel!ttive to the labour of children The fae Order terits of the Day was the continuation of the in . M. Barbet objected to the amendment proposed by M. Grandin to the foil Owing effect :—That in future children, under the age o f 16 , should not be em ployed i n factories, foundri es , or wor k s h o p s , except upon the conditions speeified by the present law. The Hon. Deputy thought that by tended to keep up the ol this hill they merely . d system, instead of subjecting every one connected with the labour of children to the iufluence of the law- Every exception could not be foreseen, but the object of the Legislature was to make the bill as generally beneficial as•possi;Ae. The amendments above referred to having been re jseted, M. Legentil submitted one, to the effect, that child ren under eighteen years of age should not be employed in manufactories of an unhealthy description, except upon the conditions prescribed by the present law. (LEFT SPEAKING.) DEFECTIVE POP' A NG.-te f-OFFICE Alt __ -.O:,mENTs, EutToa,--0- merit the follow' .1 the subject of Post-office mismanage last a gent),.. .ng fact is at your service. On Saturday office _man was at the Post-office with seven Post -utrs, value together 201. 16s. 6d. After standing 'be wet stones for more than twenty minutes while the "..fficial snails were paying four other orders, he was de ' tained eight minutes longer while his own were examined, a work which in any merchant's office would have been done in two minutes at longest. They were found correct, tnd the c:ellt said, I ran sorry, Sir, to detain you, but we have not so much money in our till :" and be waited twenty-sir minutes longer while some messenger was sent • , to tue " Secretary's office for more money." Two or three other small amounts were paid in silver, and then her Ma jesty's Post-office suspended payments. One of the orders, I understand, had been before pre. sented, and refused. I inquire -Ist. What right has the Post-office to refuse to honour the checks of their accredited agents 9 If they fear for gery let them have orders less easy of imitation. 2d. Why should the Post-office demand that the prin. 6141, sad not his clerk, should present these orders? Surely the ent:orsernent of the principal and the produc tion of the letter inclosing the order, ought to be sufficient, as it would be at any banking cr merchant's office. 3. If principals must go, why:not provide a waiting room with s u it a bl e accommo d at i on, an d not o bli ge the claimant to stand shivering on the wet stones at the risk of health and life? One of my suggestions would meet the case of invalids and hospital patients, many of whose orders I have myself seen dishonoured, because not presented by themselves. I pledge myself to the accuracy of the fact detailed, and request that you will insert it, in the hope that some thing may be done to remedy the evils of a system which may be made a source of great revenue and of Crest utility. MERCATOR. CHRISTMAS FARE IN WORK- HOUSES. Some of our Contemporaries have published two co lumns on the treatment of the poor in the metropolitan and suburban workhouses this day, and its affords us great pleasure to learn that the Boards of Guardians and the inhabitants have in general come forward liberally, and made provision for a suitable entertainment in most of them. The repetitions, however, are endless, and the following may therefore serve as specimens of the accounts in general : ST. PANCFiAS WORKHOUSE.—Inmates, 1,194 (last year, but 1,116. making an increase this year of 78). Adult males, 285 ; females, 557 ; children of both sexes, 352. Christmas fare-8 oz. of roast beef (free from bone), po tatoes and greens, 1 lb. of plum-pudding, 1 pint of porter; tea. sugar, butter, tobacco, and snuff, for the adults ; in the evening sweetmeats, and 2d. each to the children, sub scribed for by the Board of Directors. • ST. MALY, LAMBYTH.—TotaI, including 457 children at Norwood, 1,270. In Lambeth Workhouse, 813. Adult niAles, 260 ; females, 473 ; boys, 46; girls, 34. Nearly the whole of the adults are infirm, and their ages av,rage between 69 and 90. Their faro, supplied at the expense of the 13,,ard f Guardians and respectable inhabitants, the order of the Pcor•law Commissioners prohibiting it out of the parish funds, is 6 oz. of dressed (baked) beef, 1 lb. halted potatoes, 1 lb. of plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter each ; tea, sugar, and other refreshments. The increase since last year is 13 adults, and 57 children. From the report it appears that upwards of 30,000 of our poorer fellow creatures will be furnished with the staple fare of Old England on this joyful day. DEATH OF A RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIAST.- On Tuesd I an inquest was held, pursuant to adjournment, be fore W, Baker, Esq., Coroner, and a jury, at the Masons' Arms public-house, Watney-street, Commercial road, on view of the body of William Wire, a lad 15 years of age, who expired on Monday, the 14th instant, at the lodgings of his mottles', in Jane-street. St. George's-in-the-East. The inquest was adjourned from Wednesday week, in order to give time for a post moitent examination, the Coroner thinking there were rea sonable grounds for supposing that the deceased had de stroyed himself by mrans of poison. From the evidence adduced yesterday it appeared that the deeeased had from his very earliest years attended divine service at a Weal" an Methodist chapel, and was singularly enthusiastic in his r ligioas duties. At the age ot fourteen he was appren ticed to a pawnbroker, in Ireland, when his conduct was very extraordinary, sometimes absenting himself for the whole day, which he would spend on his knees in prayer. He at length became melancholy, and ire. quently expressed fears that he should go to hell when he died, as he was such a great sinner. one of these melancholy fits he attempted to commit suicide, upon wh:eh his master, not knowing what to do with him, sent him home to England to his friends. A situation was subsequently procured for him in Ratcliff; bat the re he was al w sys melancholy, and would fall down on his knees to pray in the streets when sent on an errand. He in consequence left this place also. On Sunday week he partook ot some chocolate at his evening meal, hut be fore be finished it he put on his hat and ran off in a great hurry to tine Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the Back•road, St. George's, where he and his mother were in the habit of attending. He had not been long in the chapel before he was seised with violent sickness, and was obliged to be conveyed home, when he grew worse. He refused to take any medi cine, saying that if God willed that he should die all the medicine and the medical men in the world could not save him ; he, however, consented to take sonic castor oil. Ile died on the following Monday morning, at twelve o'clock. The surgeon who had examined the body said that the bowels were in a high state of inflammation. This would fully account for death. The Coroner, in summing up, said his impression at first was that the deceased had taken poison, but the evid, nee of the medical gentleman set that point at re,t. It was certainly an extraordinary case, and he thought it very probable that the religious enthusiasm of the deceased accelerated death. A verdict of " Natural death" was then recorded. THE NIURPER ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—A most important circumstance, and one which may yet be the means of leading to the dis covery of Dennis Doolan, one of the supposed murderers of the unfortunate man Green, has just been brought to light. It has been ascertained that Green, in addition to being murdered, was robbed by his assailants of a silver watch, a full description of which has been procured. The guard to which it was attached was found round his neck after the murder; it is now in the possession of the au thorities, and bears the mark of the watch having ben wrenched from it by violanec. The belief gene rally entertained is that the watch was taken away by Doe lan, and as he has, in all likelihood, disposed of it, its discovery may lead to important consequences. We have little more to add to what appeared iu our last in refer ence to this murder. The authorities have clearly male out that at the time the mut der was perpetrated by the two men who were more immediately concerned in inflict tieg the blows, thereiwere other three labourers on the bridge, making Eve in all. Four of the six men now in custody can, we believe, be proved to have been present, and the fifth is believed to be Doolan, for whom a keen search is going on. We have been informed that Cap tain Mailer has received a communication -from Portpatrick, in answer to one he had transmitted to that place a few days ago, string that a person answering the description of Doolan had been apprehended, anti was in custody there. Persons have been sent off to identify the prisoner, and to bring hint to Glesgoss. —Scottish Guardian. THE LAST OF THE DUBLIN CORPORATION. —There was an adjeurned meeting of the Corporation held on Monday. The meeting was advertised to take place at one o'clock, and it eves stated "that several im portant subjects" would be discussed, including an address to Professes Butt. At twenty minutes past three the High Sheriffs entered the room, there being at the time from tnenty to thirty members of the Common Council present. The Sheriffs having taken the chair, Sheiiff Porter asked, " Gentlemen, is it your pleasure that the Lord Mayor do come into this room, or shall we go to business ?" Several voices answered, '6 We have no busi ness to do; let the Lord Mayor come in." The Lord Mayer then entered and said, " Gentlemen, I regret ex tremely that I :save not had an opportunity previous to the present of thanking each member of this assembly per sonally, and I regret it the more so because this is the last time I shall meet the assembly together. I, bo.vever, gen tlemen, thank you all most heartily for the honour you base conferred on me, and I now dissolve this assembly." The meeting then separated. —D üblin Paper. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL.—The annual Christ mas examination of the pupils of this institution took place at Camberwell on Tuesday last, Vice. Admiral Sir W. T. Lake, K. C. 8., in the chair. Tho midsummer exami nation being restricted to classical and mathematical wudies aad the languages, that at Christmas chiefly cot, sists in general literature and popular information. The ashool comprises nearly 200 pupils. Three of the lac pupils of this institution, which was only opened in 1e33, were present at Acre, via. the sons of Captain Fend, Cap tain Herrick, and Lieut. Stewart. IL N. The latter, as second lit utenarat of Marines, landed with his gallant corps and assisted at the taking of Sidon. FATAL OCCURRENCE AT DOVER.--AN OF FICER OF TIIE 54eir KILLED. —DOVER, TIIURSVA Y EVEN ING, SiX O'CLOCK.-Thic. moaning, about one o'clock, es Captain Smith an t Mr. Everett, of the 54'h, now sts tioeed at the Heights of Dover, were proceeding from the theatre, we believe, to the garr'son, they met some sailors, with whom they had some words. One of the sailors, after collaring Mr. Everett, threw him down with such violence as to fracture his skull. The affair took place near the Grand Sbaft, Seargate.street. The sailors escape d at the time, but have since been apprehended. Mr. Everett, on being taken to his quarters, only sty vived about four hours. A Coroner's Jury is to sit on the body at seven o'clock to-night. Tall then it would be prema ture to enter minutely into particulaars, as out of the many , a gue statements now abs ad it is arduous to select. Mr. Everett was An excellent , ting man, and much esteemed by his comrades. The other day, at Beyrout, after the pri sonces bed left, we hoisted at sunset the 13elgiaa ensign, whieh is black, yellow, and red ; and the foolish French col vette that was there actually sent on board to know what we did with the French ensign flying at that time of night, in consequence of t: hich our Captain ordered the ensign to hang there till seven o'clock the taext moreing, which brought t aeut au apology front the corvette. The fools 1 (adds th awriter) we will make them think that Nelson is among us again. We expect to winter at Mar raerice, titer Rhodes to watch the French fleet, which is up the Arehipalago—l believe at Athens. The weather here is very moderate, compared to last year. We have only just taken to wear blue elerhes."—Exteact of a Lei ter from on board her Majesty's ship Bsl/eruphon, off Beyrout, dated November 12, 1840. J. 11. LYNCH, ESQ., M.P.—lt has Inert stated to us, on the authority of private letters from London, that our excellent countryman, the Member for Gsleay, and OttO of the English Masters in Chancery, is likely to be apaointed it; rine of the Dew Vice-Chancellorships.—Dub lie Evening Post. PORTS AND GARR.IS►ONS OF FR ANC.;i_:, DUNKIRK, Dec. 18.— The threatening aspect of the political hemisphere induces me to address to you a few more letters from the " Ports of France," be fore I enter on the ♦aster subject of the garrisons and military organization of this country. And, to speak, truly, since I have read the almost semi-official article in the Debats, a letter from Dunkirk seemed to me so opportune that, even at the risk of not helm pre sent at Napoleon's funeral, I have made a journey to this part of the kingdom. The nam3 of Dunkirk is of Flemish origin, and sig nifies " Church of the Downs," or " Church of the Sand-banks." The coasts of ancient Flanders be tween Dunkirk and Nieuport are covered with small hillocks of sand, which are called in French dunes. It was in the middle of this chain of little mountains, as the French call them (for every molehill is here a mountain), that the Battle of the Danes was fought on the 14th of June, 1658. An alliance against Spain had been formed between Cromwell and Louis XIV., by which it was agreed that the Freud; army should lay siege to the town, while the English fleet block aded the port. The Protector, who, notwithstand ing the crimes by which he was stained, was always solicitous for the aggrandizement of his country, had stipulated that the price of his co-operation should te.2 paid by the surrender of the town itself to the Com monwealth of England ; and, all usurper as he was, Cromwell compelled the Most Christian King, then the most powerful Monarch in the universe, to accede to these terms, so favourable to the power and glory of Great Britain. You have recently so well remarked on the sale of Dunkirk in 1662 to Louis XIV., that it were a work of supererogation for me to dwell on that shameful page in our history. It was shortly after that sale that Le Grand Mai:argue visited Dunkirk, and made it a free port. Vauban was then directed to re-construct the fortifications, and to make a census of the population. Tire total number of the inhabitants amoutited at that period to 10,515, among whom there were but 10 ad vocates, 10 attorneys, 8 notaries, 4 doctors, 14 surgeons, 6 apothecaries, 2 booksellers, 2 printer!, 9 coast pilots, and 11 ship curpenters. Now the number of ship car penters alone equals double the amount of all these trades and professions. A second census of the population was made in 1695, when it was found to amount to 11,325 ; in 1696, it wens 12,739 ; in 1706, 14,274 ; and it is in 1840 nearly double that number, amounting to 26,000 inhabitants. Dunkirk is the second city in importance in the Department du Nord, as it unques tionably is the first in point of beauty and cleanliness. The streets are regular, and perhaps the hest paved in all France ; while the number of squares reminds one of the Dutch towns. As far as my observation extends, however, it seems to me a mistake to say, " that the marine resources of the place have not been restored or improved," as I read in a leading article of the Times of the 14th inst. The Govern ment of the Restoration, sad especially the Govern ment of Charles X., spent considerable sums in the improvement of the port and harbour ; and under the direction of M. Cordier, Chief Engineer of the Department, sluices were constructed with a view to clear away the shifting sands at the mouth of the harbour, forming as they did a bar, preventing the entrance of vessels of the smallest tonnage. This useful work was supposed to be accomplished so long back as September, 1827, when Charles X. was pre sent at the opening of the sluices, hut the sand has since considerably accumulated. So much for French sluice-makers. Tracy order these matters better in Holland. Workmen have, however, been engaged since 1832 in the improvement of the port, and in the finishing of a dock commenced by Napoleon ; but there is still no doubt much to accomplish in reference to both these operations. It is not, however, to be interred that much has not been already done here in the way of improvement, because the Veloce did not make good her anchorage in the gale of last August, for that may have arisen from a combination of causes having little relation to the defects of the barbout itself. In the first peace, I believe there was not sufficient coat aboard the steamer to feed the engine ; and secondly, the Engineer was, if I am rightly informed, a Frenchman. The etgineers of all the commercial steam-boats in France are Englishmen, but the captains of some of the Goverautent steamers have lately, in the plenitude of their arrogant self-conceit, adopted the plan of having none but Frenchmen as engineers, and dearly have they paid for this temerity, one of the finest boats in the Mediterranean having in consequence had her engine entirely spoiled. De this, however, as it may, Dunkirk with its harbour and caual, the last but a quarter of a league from the sea (and which tray be entered by ves sels at high tide), with its two large docks, with its ample marine magazines and spacious quays, is admirably calculated to supply to France the want of such a place as Antwerp. Here steamers and privateers without number might be launched ; and from what I have seen of the population, I should say that the smugglers, the crews of the whalers, and a great number, indeed I might say a majority of the fishermen, desire nothing more than the opportunity of coming again " aux prises avec ces c/liens d'Anglais." It may be said that I exaggerate, but you will judge whether I do so or not alter having read the following extract from a small work just published, called Droits des 114 - arias, par 3f , B. dude, A►icien Capitaine, and which ib in the hands of the whole maritime population. Speaking of steam-boats the author says— _ " On voudra biers nous accorder d'emcare ici la maniere dont nous envisageons son utility reelle. Ce moycn, sans doute, presnte de magnifiques avantages pour itablir une concurrence daus le commerce par mer. en cc qu'd avan. tagera les negociants d'un prompt transport do merchan dises ct (nine grande economic sur le fret, par la raison que leers deaouche3 seront plus grands at plus rapides ; void dz,a un &vantage qu'on pout en retirer pour le com me►ce. Mats it en est un autre pour i'etat; c'est celui, dana un cas de guerre avcc l'Angleterre, ou toute autre puissance maritime, d'armer cos hatitnents a vapcur, et de les cal 4lier en coureurs pour aller inqUeLer lc commerce Anglais sar tons les points de la navigation." That "cas de guerre avec rAngleterre may be much nearer than the supposz , ; but it will be at least something new to the pople of Great Britain, and newest of all to " poor Jack," to learn that his country not only fears, but acknowledges the superiority of the navy of France! Hear Captain Hude " Pour coutenir l'Angieterre dens sea limites, et lui prouver que nous ne lui devons pss oheissance, parce n'est pas encore is notre hauteur, nous n'avons qu'une puissance lui opposer, et cette puissance elle k craint ; e'est la marine, dont elle reconnait la suptiriorit6." Can 1 do better in reply to this fatras of French fury and fustian than advise my countrytni'n i❑ the language of Fox in his speech on the state of the navy in 1795 ? •` It is the true policy of England to encourage as many landsmen as possible to enter the sea service. When I hear talk cf an invasion—au event which I bad not been accustomed to regard with great apprehension—l must own that I would feel much more secure from a certain superiority at sea than from any number of land forces." —( See S;Aeelies, vol v., p. 353.) This " certain superiority at sea,' conk qui coule, we must always continue to maintain, anti noon: at ti.e present moment than in any former period of our history, for I tell you that in every maritime town of France there is a savage and untameable ha tred against our name and nation, a restless desire to injure and annoy us, a feverish impatience, a vicious and distempered energy, wLich is the more dangerous from the wildness, arrogance, and presumption w:th which it is accompanied. Perverse and undisciplined in their hahlts, smugglers not less front necessity than front choice, the maritime population of this portion of t h e north of France never can become, until they are summarily chastised, humble, peaceful, and la borious members of society. Are we, then, to per obit them to plant a maritime fortn:ss opposite our shores, giving them an easi e r ingress to the Thames and the Medway ? Sorry should Ibe to curtail France of any portion of her just and legitimate influence, but the difference is great between a plat , for out own security and the humiliat'on of France. The funeral of Napoleon excited, and still excites, the public mind here, in a much g.eater degree than either at Calais or Boulogne. No nation could have behaved more nobly, more magnanimously, than Eng land in surrendering the bones of the Corsican depot ; but this teady compliance with the fantasy of this fickle , nation, far from rendering them grateful or civil, has only served to render thei , spirit more arrogant, self-conceited, and in utin ou s The singing of the " Marseillaise" still continues. A body of young conscripts marched into Calais two days ago, bellowing it forth in full chorus; and I have since heard that it has been sung every night at the theatre of Lille. Scarcely a night passes that one's ears are not split here with this infarnal air. It is not for me to display before you the mendacious activity of the Parisian press. I lease that task to your Paris correspondent ; but a Paris journal has just now fallen into my hands, which entertains its readers ;‘ith the story of an Englishman having gone to Clievcts* on the morning of the 15th of ll, , cember, the day of the funeral of the !ate Napoleon Bonaparte. ufTtring any price for an eagle, in order that be migh! eat the bird stuiYA with truffles between the plum pudding and the " Charlotte Russo,' in order to prove his hatred acrd contempt for the emblem of the dead Etnpc ror. And this is the wretched disgusting trash with which la grand,. nation is entertained. ltd the readers of the journal take the story an pied de la &lire, and, though they have no faith in anything else. believe Any calumny, however absurd, against John Bull.—Colre ,spowlent of the Times. * A famous magasin de comestibles in the Palms Royal. MIRACLE OE TEAIPERANCE It is, we W1der,"214% der , " 214 % pretty correctly ascertained that the val , of spirits by the distillers of this city (C a rk i% now nearly the temperate habits of the people. _so uthe r n Reporter , d o ubl e w h a t it was a t the came time in t he last year, T o what to attribute the increas , _. know not, particul ar ly as there is no alteration, which would a ccount for it , in EVENING EDITION. THE ELEVENTH HUSSti.RS. IExTRACT OF A LETTKh FRCI: Tho Horse Guards' authorities are in a pleasant sort dilemma. Captain Reynolds (the black bottle man) throb weeks ago tendered his resignation, and asked leave to salt out of the service, but no answer has been received by hit!' The above authorities see plainly that this will again awaken the attention of the public to the &graceful treatment this youn g so ldi er h as rece i ve d at the hands or Lord Hill, who, having in vain for six months sought re dress from his Lte- inclignanly throws up, in one °ll coaled d l / 2 ;ust, the service h e was an ornament to, too r • Burnes his station as a citizen. Having quitted the service, the Horse Guards cannot threaten to rob him of his money and 25 years' set-vicar for whatever cow se he may be advised to purser. , 1 did the old 'Waterloo Major. How then will they-pr as oce''' Will they continue to disregard this further proof of Lb. unlit:less of Lord Cardigan for command? Is arwther score of officers of this regiment to be swept awal this arrogaut cipher in command ? Ha ve °lei ( nut within the last mouth had applications, beveles tha . t 0 Captain Reynolds, from Captain V—n ; from tenant K—s ; and from Mr. S—m ?—that last of the good old sort, who has served thirty-fire years. Hif 4 these four office:s not applied to be ex'ehatiged, or rutu o '"_ from the ill-fated and ill used 11th Hussars ? Report s ite the last-mentioned o ffi cer has Lady complained officull.i $_ and yet, in spite of the premises held out in the fantulo Memorandum, the complaint has been entirely untmtieed.. Tile House of Commons will be the only source of solution to these queries. Brighton, December 22. LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S star FAIRY. It is with sincere regret that we state our fears tflail the melanehAy intelligence of the loss of her Majel surveying vessel Fairy, Captain Hewett, is eonfirtiled. She is supposed to have been lost on Ilaisborough Sagd! i t in the storm of the 13th ult., the reserve oa rs . a mast in " Fairy," and a p on iece of the cabin, h avin g heed picked up ; every soul board must have perished, id all forty-two men (and one woman, the wife of the car penter), including a very promising young Mao, the son of Admiral Sir Charles Adana. t p l r m i l v s: l o p zin e; : d ra d i : o l dfuCuoancpdtaaiar. highlypHreeiw e a t t t u ,srcei we ntific g at e ih2 t de h er with his eldest soot much talent and experience, who d ims i e s er p vr l ii a tc y :r e i S hua9 a s courage iu the prosecution of his arduous and perilou s duties of which landsmen can have but little couceptil; and which can only be appreciated by those aware of tu i importance and difficulty of the undertaking• wilt fear it will be long before the Hydrographie-o ffi ee "" e . an officer who, with an experience of twenty-tbree Ydr;' possesses the same ability to supply his place . among th e other causes of regret which this unfortunate °cavil.: has occasioned, the public have to deplore the loss 0/ 11 very able survey of the Nirth Sea, by Captain fiewett_,.. great chart of which was on the eve of completion, la"' talented and unfortunate author having several scientific individuals in the service of the Dec? and French Governments, by whom the work was.highl extolled, to hasten its publication. Captain Hewett leaves an amiable widow and eight chil egret dren, the youngest only nine months old, who. sve r greatly to this distressing been urged b 7 to say, are very indifferently provided for; and, what add cerued is, that Mrs. Hewett ca h la a n s ' a it l Y s ' o a t s o muter of the veascl, brother in Jr. Stevens, the sailing who perished with the rest. Altogether we think this a case loudly calling for the syti• pathy of her Majesty's Government and of the public. tar aursnthtebye aloresse:11"1!; rumour. His Excellency Earl Granville bad an audience on Tuesday, of their Majesties, to deliver a note from his Sovereign announcing the birth of ►the Princess Royal of England. The France states that, according to revelations made by Darrnes, he was one of a Society of 0 persons bound to attempt the life of the King, and that he did not know he was the:man fixed on to make his late at tempt till the morning of the day. Two of the confede rates named by him, adds this journal, have been ar- rested. The National publishes a letter addressed to the Abbe de Lamennais, by the Italian workmen of London, forming an association under the title of " La Giovine Italia," with a President named Mezzini, in which they express their condolence with the Abbe for the trouble occasioned him by his political prosecution. The same journal publishes the Abbe's reply in which he shows that he participates in the views of the men'- hers of La Giovine Italia, with regard to the affairs of the Italian peninsula. The Courrier Francais says :—" The Minister .of War yesterday assembled the engineers of the Pont4 et Chaussees, who were charged under the Ministry d M. Jaubert with the direction of a part of the further,- • tions of Paris, and proposed to them to continue these works under the control of military authority, bill they all refused." The Constitutionnel is quite delighted at the cer tainty that Paris will be fortified, comparing this wosk to the Great Wall of China. The Gazette de France, quoting the article of the Constitutionnel says : " The fortialeations of Paris is the end of the reign of Paris over France ; and perhaps the end of P'asris. " Paris fortifi d (embastille), loses its rank as a free city ; it will be only a city subject, and in case of need sacrificed, to the tyranny of a dispute as to revolutionory BO UR5E...... - PARIS, WEDNEIDA Y, DEC. 23, Fits( Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pricy Price French 5 per Cents.. 4 per Cents lO3 ... 103 4 per Cent 5........... ... J 7 ... 96 75 96 75 3 per Cents 76 90 . ;6 93 ... 76 50 ... 76 50 6ink 01 France ....... LAitte hank I,ooot. Stk.... 1070 ...I'7o —lOO 5COOt. Stara 5195 .„5195 ..5191; Lt..ltrian Rank New Loan i t , ..1:1 , 11 Ae(l7llt - -. . . ..!.- . tAki ... 2lki ... , ... .24y m Passive 5 14 ... 5?4, ... 5% .. 5 3 4 ,:eapolitaii Roman ....... .... ..... 90% Ugh ... 9Jh 99% PAILWAY 311 ARES, St. Germain Ve:f.l.llig.l.lt. B .... ... 385 385 385 ... 395 •••,••••-......• 5(1 ... 24 , 2 :o 592 5U .. 382 9 0 :1, Leans ... 482 LO 482 50 4527 C 492 54 8...:318urg to Bale 242 •-•.1 '25 .. `,4":1,0 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. This being Christmas day all the public offices arc closed, and at the Ccffec-houses there is but a small attendance. We copy the following from the Nett Fork Deily Express of the 9th December :=" The port:of Quebec has now assumed its usual dreary appearance for five months in the year, the vessels having kit it. The weather continues unusually mild for the season. Yes terday, the 29th November, the temperature was op to 45, and this morning it was 40. The snow remains along the fences, but the roads and fields arc nearly bare. A little floating ice still remains in the rivers, but front the state of the wind and weather, the last vessel which sailed on Friday was up with those which sailed a week before. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—We have had a very active demand throughout the week, and the transactions have been increased consulerab:y, averaging for the five days near 8,000 bales a-day. Priaes of American descriptions have advanced id. to id. the lower qu.dities ; and Sarats r id. per lb. Br.:zils are steady, and go off at full prices, but Egyptians are without improvement. In Sea Islands no particular change, prices firm. Speculators have taken 7,500 bales of American, and 4,5Q0 Surats. Exporters 350 Carthagena. SIIARE LIST, DEC. 24..—Chester and Birkenhoad, 16 ; Eastern Counties, 81 : Edinburgh and Glasgow, debs., 44 ; Grand Junction, 214 211 ; Hall Shares, 93 ; Ditto New, 281 ; Great Western Half Share, 511 ; London and Birmingham, 321., 27i. We have received the Journal of Commerce of Ant uferp, of yesterday's date. BOURSE :OF . AMSTERDAM, DEC. 22.—The Bourse of this day was less animated than that of yesterday ; the attention was agaio to the Actions of the Society of Commerce, but the variations were not so important as yesterday. They opened at 163, and went down to 162, afterwards were done at 162 i to 1631. The other funds were a litte better. In the Foreign Funds little was doing. Russian Four per Cents., ssi 3- ; Integrales, 50.; Bills of Exchange, 21 15 16 ; At doin's, Spanish., 22 1-16. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY). Amsterdam 'C F. 12 k Gibraltar .. 48 Ditto, at sight 'l l2 2 Leghorn. Rotterdam '2 U. 12 5 Genoa •25 85 Ant.verp Ilanaburgb... ..... .411.13. 13 91- Venice . .. 47 Altcna. . . .. 13 10 Naples 3l Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40 Palermo, per oz 121 52i ik l.) l ; a t r to se , i 3 ne m s. onths 2 2 3 5 6 70 5 o Li p s o b r o t i o l 53 Bourdeauz,.. . .... 25 70 !Rio Janeiro 2 ll Frankfort on Maine.... 149 ;Bahia 27 0 I l ip N il h u e i w e l n a Y d os e o l A r p k i y i , i r 2 a e l s days'sight 46i l'etersburgh, 3 Us. •••• 3 Berlin ; 46 i ralcE 01. lIIILLI.,N,_ PER OZ. 'Portugal Gold Coin£o 0 0 ........ 351. Foreign Gold, bars.. 317 9 Bilioa .................... 35 ti New Doubloons 0 0 0 MadridC'l'ai- Vi enn a , i t, c i s z t e . ........................ ... .• 3 . . .....1...1... 1 .. 3 0 0 54 r,,, Barcelona ...... .•• •- 3 si New Dollars 0 4 10,i Seville ............. ••••••• 35 i Silver in Bars 0 5 Oi COURT CIRCULAR. \VINDSoR, Tel Earl of Uxbridge and Mrs. t h Hon. G. E. Arson, are cxp2cted to join the dinner party partyatthe C ast l a t hi s evening:. Duchess of Kent, att en d e d b y L a d y F. Howard, arriv e d from town thi s a ft ernoon . a r r s k i • i e rs d e thisjoiutirii t Ni o eb n James s m c r l la n r i ok n u g frog s town. Viscount re arrived this morning at the Castle, and left at four o'n!ock t hi s afternoon. Mr. Moon had the honour of submitting to her Mu.. jrity and Prince A l bert t hi s morn i ng, the etch i ng front Mr. E. P. Parris Grand picture of her 1418justy's Coronation. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attende(t by Lady Fanny Howard, l e f t h er residence, lugostrie House, Thigrave square, shortly before twelve o'clock psterday, in a carriage and four, on a visit to her Ma jesty at Windsor Gas:le. Tile Agent for Jamaica transacted busiLesii ycstor day at the Colonial-office. Viscount Alelbt,•urne left to , .vn for Windsor Castle at. two o'clock yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Baron Capelien, a relative of the distinguished Dutch diplomatist, arrived at 'Mivart's Hotel, on Tuesday I M, from E g ypt. CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO TIIE POOR IN THE Cit Y•—YestErday, according to the annual custom, 4001 wag distributed by toe Bank of England Directors to the poor, at tt quest money" of the following four parishes, I ,, r ' rn elY! St. AliChaers, Cornhill ; St. Bartholomew's, p ar , holomew-l a ne ; St. Mildred's, Poultry ; and St. Mar garel'i, Lothbury,. It is not, we believe, generally known that th e B ank of Englan d i s i n t h e above-named 'four pa rish". The p o or in these paiishes are few, and, from the alt erations in the Poor laws, i n a f ew years, i t will be !cry dillicult t o fi n d objects to bestow the gifts that have been lef t b y C th e pious and religious citizens to the poor. iIkISTNIAS PRESENTS. — The supply of game to the metropolis has this year been quite unprecedented from the eastern counties ; and on Wednesday afternoon two coaches heavily laden actually broke down on entering upon the stone s in Whitechapel. The old Norwich coach Y e ' ter d a Y came up as usual laden inside and out, end without any passengers. MONUUENT TO THE LATE MR. DRIJMNIOIND. —The arrangements in Dublin for this testimonial of na tional gratitude and affection for the late Thomas Drum mood, Under Secietary for Ireland, have been completed. The work has been entrusted to Mr. Hogan, a n I r i s h artist of considerable eminence, who has been for some years in Rome. It is to be a colossal figure, eight feet high, of the best. Carrara marble, representing Mr. Drum mond in his real character, as a courteous and polished gentleman. Th e . Crri: statue is to cost 1,2001 LEGAL - - ii---riiiTMA 3 BOXES.—In the report of the Commissioners for ihquiring into the duties, salaries, and emolument s of the Judges, sie. of the Courts of Jus tice in England, i t appears that the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Ben', "according to ancient usage," receives annually at ofiri taiaa four 'yards of bro ad-cloth from Blackwell-ban, and tbiriy.siX loses of sugar, pie- I Jerited to him by the particular offeers on the pia side of the Court; and t k at each P u i ine Jud g e receives annually from the same officers a small silver plate and eighteen loaves of sugar. A HORSE KILLED BY THE KICK OF A MAN,-02 Tuesday !limning a lat-ourer woiking on the Chard Canal, namLd Charles Ehden, was avrviiended under a warrant, and charged with kicking a horse, which caused its death. It appeared that the prisoner was at I work on the canal wi t h the horse and cart, and the animal no t backing the ca r t to hi s liki ng , he gave the poor erea - I ture a moat brutal ki c k w ith a heavy ironed sll e, just he. ,hind the near tore leg. It was soon perceived that the lvorse was ill, and, after a few hours, it died. On exami nation by a farrier, the blow was found to have reached the heart, and was the cause of the horse's douth The fellow was adjudged to make compensation and pay the cos ts, or, in default, to be coinnetled. The money has ' since been paid.— Western Luminary. RECOGNITION OF TEXAS. ------- The Committee of the — Anti -slavery Society baying transmitted to Lord Palmerston their resolutions on the re• subject of the recognition of T exas, his Lordship has turned the following answer : 1 Foreign Office, Dec. 14, 840. " Sir,-1 am directed by Viscount Palmerston to se . knowledge the receipt of your letter of the ithresoibna l ut dressed to his Lordship , tra nsmittin g a copy of which the Committee of the British and Foreign Ant ir i. slavery Society passed on the Id inst., expressing the concern that her Majesty's Government should have en tered into a commercial treaty wish Texas, and protesting against the recognition of the independence of that 10- public by Great Britain. am, in reply, directed to state to you, that Lora Palmerston very much regrets that the Committee sboulti take this view of the measure which has been adopted by her Nlajesty's Government in regard to Texas ; but that it does not appear to Lord Palmerston, on the one hang, that he refusal of Great Britain to conc lude a commercial treaty wit Texas would have had any effect in inducing the Texan r to abolish slavery within their territor y ; nor, on the othe hand, that the conclusion of such Treaty can have th. effect of affording the Texans an y encouragement W Con tinue the condition of slavery as part of their law. " It may indeed be hoped that the greater intercoure e between Great Britain and Texas, which will probably re sult from the Treaty, may ha v e the effect a suitigatinto rather than of aggravating, the evils arising (Mot the legal existence of slavery in that republic. " Lord Palmerston desires me to mention, that you ap pear to be under a misapprehension as to the state of the relations between Great Britain and Hayti ; inasmuch se Great Britain has actually concluded a treaty with filaytie ods e e . niat, , as an independent State ; and I hare the s atisfactioa treaty is the l a suppression :, acquaint you, that the specific object and purpose of that S T ir re , d gdl E your oi most oithe slave trade. r s Esq., ..LEVESON- Te J. ~ Secretary to the how Slavery Society." TRANSLATION OF THE BIBL 7'o THE EDIT6I? OF THE SUN, SIR,—In your paper of Saturday last appeared a late signed " the Little Stone," containing some txtraorerk nary observations on the Hebrew Scriptures. M regards prosecution for blasphemy, I do not think it prudent ; but I equally disapprove of vilifying think foundation, because some defe nd it improperly. Will you allow me to remind your Correspondent that a' Old Testament was translated with g reat labour god leisurely consideration, by men well learned in Hebrew ; that it has since fifty times been sifted by men posses icd of nearly all the knowledge on the subject which can be attained : and, finally, and especially, that language is not a thing in which new discoveries yen be made like a branch of natural philosophy. I am,.Sir, yours, respectfully, A CONSTANT READER, M.A. Dec, 22, 1840, SUDDEN DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENERAL Si R WILLIAM HENRY PRINGLE, G. C.B.—We reget ;o have to announce the death of the above Gallant General, which took place on Wednesday afternoon, E t the family r,sidence in Stratford-place. We understand that the de ceased General, who had been out walking, came home shortly before three o'clock and complained of is pain in his left shoulder. This did not give any alarm. At half past four he suddenly fall down in his room and expired. The deceased was Colonel of the 45th Regiment, and had been in th:i army upwards of forty-eight years. He. served throughout the Pen insular war under the Duke of Wellington, and for his distinguished services at Sala manca, the passage of the Pyrenees, Nivelle. and Nice. received a cross. Subsequently he was severely wounded i b n ra l v !' t r , a ry nc o e n sincveFraeibrouLacrayi,ioillBBlli4e. waslnnoconsiderationof G. C His commission bears date as follows :—Cortet, July 6, 1792 ; Lieutenant, February 24 . 1793 ; Ca p tain, Oc tober 15, 1794 ; Mejor, September 19, 1796 ; Lieutennnt - Colon::1, December 5, 1799; Colonel, October 2 n 5, 1809; r N a l i a , jl) , r i - a G y e 2 n 7 e , ra l l B , , J ,s anua T ry he l ialte GallantBl2; GLeineeurtaeln was s - Go nearly seventy years of age. We understand that the Scots Fusilier Guar& —not to be outdone by the other regiments who have animals marching before the band—have purchased an enormous white or Polar bear, whom they have christened Bill. He is so tame that the smallest drummer may play with him with impunity. A BEAUTY.--A letter from Mtvekau announces the death of the Abyssiati woman, so celebrated for her beauty, whom Prince Puekler Muskau brought with him some time since to Germany. FAT ±IL ACCIDENT.—This morning, ti,:twreni 9 and 10 o'clock, a fatal accident occurred on the Pad dington Canal to a young man of the name of Jose?'-' Marshall, 22 years of age, a painter and glazier, residing in Church-street, Portmau-market, who, with a number of others, was amtring himself in skating, whon suddenly upward, of a dozen persons were immersed in the wate ut r, by the breaking in of the ice. They were all got o alive except the unfortunate young man. The deceased was to have been married at Paddington Church on Sun day next. CHARTIST MEETINGS. —The Chartists in the provinus have resolved to hold public meetings this (Christmas) day for the purpose of petitioning her Ma jesty for the restoration of Frost, Williams, and Jones, and to atop! other measures calculated to secure the return of those Chartist leaders to their native land. The Chartissfa of Brighton have called upon the High Bailiff, by replisi.- limo to convene a meeting in the Town-hall for the above purpose. The Birmingham Chartists will hold their meeting at Holloway Head, and the Merthyr Tydvil men have selected the new market-house for the dis play. In New p ort, Manche ster , Leeds , Bolton, Ash ton, and other places, similar meetings will be keld.. It was the intention of the Chartists to endeavour to induce the working classes in Dublin to convene a meeting in favour of Frost, Wi a l r i Te ia i m eice s r a n e :p f the sympathisers amongst the Irish were few or none, they authorities Jones, atct but, finding that a bandoned tine t m lie eet id in e g a s . sures to guard against a breach of the p lii e na a v e ea e lal o dt ri oh; t t h ed e di* o ltt e C c ec a at: siert. Birmingham has been selected as the central point. ;r, d .ysi the iajsr,)ti lios r nt c hs s oFe u rfc l oo t nsr of ttwi: atair t ind h pde e i adtdfetoroffr settlinget h r t e eh I o m p e tall c inr ‘ e g r: s; ft throughout heei" t r h t u e:e:;o nh ' u o n a N t: that r io ' ,re ur ,r : t s ; t i ° 6 :l:::t: g o r ' : 1 1 ; 1 * (0, u a ßt r e being made by the London Committ 4 - 4 3- a arrangements get 8 all the papers within rthNeGetohuilit:ttily E r o i f s S is caiing reporters, to ma rY lt e PP s itu d E is .s ta S n e c " e rre to l-Pira t o b vp e irni e e lp odr e s n in s u e .f pre,ented on the occasion. Giving as the last toast . e • speetctitnegs the of the mate " the list--" The Conservative Press, the guardian of , / ,, , I t a h t . i , ot r ia „ l p, L ,r i t ' e ut r rt i ie : t y ," e h ve a n vin t g o j h u s t b a e d lo m i i e s s o a n k e t n i c c k a i r t e , td make Lincoln Journal. Lord Harry Vane took his departure on Wed ne,day for Sweden, where his Lordship is Secretary to the British Embassy. HARKAwAY.—This celebrated horse is, no* being exhibited in 11.iblia at 2s. 6d. each visiter. \ 4 iP - few %laid lua ba by Aa A