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resolve I to pros instituted t in d - HOUSE OF COMMONS. DA Y pat iiinurntarp IJrorrectings. HOUSE OF LORDS.- 'MONDAY The Income Tax Bill was read a third time and passed There was a short discussion on the Chartist demon stration, during which Lord LANSDOWNE complimented the people on their behaviour, and Lord BROUGHAM, who made his first appearance for the session, contended that the assemblage of large bodies of people, not for the purpose of discussion, but intimi dation, was decidedly illegal. The Duke of WELLINGTON concurred in this view, and urged the absolute necessity of some measure to put down such assemblages as. week atter week, had kept the me tropolis in a state of terror and alarm. HOUSE OF COMMONS.- MONDAY Mr. F. O'CoNsoa presented two petitions, signed by between five and six millions of chartists, in favour of an nual parliaments, universal suffrage, vote by ballot, equal electoral districts, no property qualification, and payment of members.—(The petitions were of monstrous dimen d brought to the house in cabs.) On the motion that the Speaker leave thchair to go into committee on the Crown and Government Security Bill, a lengthened discussion took place, but eventually, on a division, the motion for going into committee was carried by a majority of 287 to 33. Thelause then went into committee, and •the discus sion on the third clause lasted between eleven and twelve hours. Mr. fHUME at length moved that the chairman report progress and ask leave to sit again, in order to enable the government to correct the blundering which was but too obvious in the framing of the clause. The house divided, and the motion was negatived by a majority of 305 to 48. Again the discussion was resumed, and amendments were proposed, some of which were acceded to. Others led to so much difference of opinion, as to the terms in which they were couched, that at length Mr. WA K LEY moved that the chairman report progress, with a view to have the clause so framed that the house might know what it was voting upon. The house again divided, and. Mr. Wakley was defeated by a majority of 270 to 32 's motion Dill for the better security of the Crown and Go- The house then divided upon the question, that the vernment was read a second time by the unprecedented clause as amended stand part of the bill, and it was carried majority of 417, viz., 452 against 35. in the affirmative, by a majority of 242 to 50. Mr. Smith O'Brien, Mr. Hume, Mr. Wakley, Mr. After some discussion on the fourth clause, the house Bright, and others, oppose) the Bill wholly or in_part, but once more divided upon the Question, that it stand part of after otl the measure, it was ordered spe- daily for committee next day HOUSE OF LORDS -TUESDAY The Duke of BEAUFORT, with reference to the presence of numerous foreigners in this country, presumed to be emissaries from the French capital, such classes of persons laving taken prominent parts in the revolutions of Prus sia and Italy, begged to ask whether, since the repeal of the Alien Act, there was any power in the hands of the Government enabling the removal of foreigners, and if such power did not exist whether it was the intention of Government to take any steps with referenceto the mat ter ? He also wished to know whether her Majesty's Mi misters bad any intention of putting down a society calling itself " The National Convention ?" the_bill, which was Carried in s theaffiimative by a majority The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied, that by no mea sure at present enacted could aliens in this country be controlled otherwise than as her Majesty's subjects; but, in answer to the question put to him by the noble duke as to whether it was the intention of the Government to take any steps on the subject, he begged to state that he held in his hand a bill to provide powers for the removal of here such removal was considered neces- aliens In cases Desirabl ho may visit ;bores, red to of 221 to 33 The report was ordered to be brought up on Monday FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The Paris papers of Wednesday are filled with extracts from the London journals of Monday, detailing the pro ceedings of the Chartists, of the Government, and of the Parliament, on that day, in respect of the Chartist demonstration. Generally speaking their sympathies are with the Chartists, but the Debate and other respectable prints express their satisfaction at the triumph of order in the British metropolis. A deputation of four distinguished persons presented to the Provisional Government on Tuesday an address from the Republic of Venice congratulating them on the establishment of a Republic in France, and soliciting its sympathies and aid. Domestic deputations having had their day, the Pro visional Government appears now besieged by the Clubs, who come daily with suggestions for the better conduct' ing of public affairs, with offers of support, and pledging hide placed under the protection of !nee they obtained under The failure of the Bank of Thurneyssen and Co., on uesday, caused increased gloom in Paris. • • M. tamartine had received from the Ministers of Spain and Russia respectively assurances of the most friendly dispositions towards the French Republic. It would appear that the silly story was yet current that Lord Brougham was about to avail himself of the facility fury shed by one of the multitudinous decrees of the Provisional Government, which enables foreigners resi dent in France two years to claim lett turaliza- The movement of the troops, which were to form a part of the army of the Alps continued. Two battalions of the 20th Regiment of Light Infantry had left Marseilles, and the Bth Regiment of Hussars had marched from up on the extreme lar addressed 1 during ti C rue law; he saw tl sed number of larded ti !auses now in operation— he saw the inert when he r they ha under v foreigners in London— leculiar circumstances under which untry—when he knew they came ire or business, descriptiOr could not bu but of a totally different t think it fitting that the awer. for a limited time, in certain cases, to compel the departure of any such persons as they might deem fit. That was the opinion of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland as well as the rest ()flier Majesty's Ministers. The noble marquis ,00d to defer or decline answering the question tional Convention." was sir as to "The N After a few words from Lords Brougham and M bury, the bill was read a first time Lord BROUGHAM, in asking whether there was any in reference to the affairs of the north of Italy, took o events which ha' casion to notice the recent The - Marquis of LANs . , OWNE, it was understood, granted the corresviTindence asked for, intimating at the same time that he thought it necessary to speak cautiously with reference to a state with which England was on the most friendly terms. Her Majesty's Government had advised the King of Sardinia not to interfere, but unsuccessfully, and had communicated with Austria on the subject. It novas a matter of regret to the Government that the King of Sardinia had not taken the advice which had been tendered him. HOUSE OF COMMONS -TUESDAY On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair to go into committee on the Crown and Government Security Bill, Mr. S. CRAWFORD diviied the house aga:nst the mo tion ; and the result was, that the question was carried by a majority of 321 to 19. Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law for the reco very of small debts. Mr. J. O'CONNELL then moved for leave to tring in a bill to repeal the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland, and to enable her Majesty to summon her Parliament in Ireland.—After some discussion, the de bate was adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY The House was engaged with discussing the third clause of the Crown and Government Security Bill, in which, though no real progress was made, Lord John Russell an nounced a very important modification, viz. :—that that part of the bill relating to spoken words shall be temporary only, not permanent, as was originally intended. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tauiu;DAv Lord REDESDALt moved for a return of all the Jesuits who had applied for leave to reside in the United King dom since t:le commencement of the present year. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that no such return could be produced, as there was no evidence of any appli cation from the Jesuits for leave to reside in this country since the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act. The noble Marquis next moved the second reading of the Alien Act. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH was afraid it would be ut terly inoperative unless very stringent provisions were in troduced into it in reference to passports and registration. Earl GREY said that though the provisions of the pre sent measure were not such as to secure a complete regis tration of all the foreigners who came to this country, yet it would give the government the most complete power of removing all aliens who abused the hospitality they re ceived. Lord BEAUMONT did not consider that anything had occurred to justify the introduction of an Alien Act. The vloble lord then rushed off to break a lance with Lord Brougham, in defence of the King of Sardinia and the Pope, whose conduct in Italy he contended was most jus tifiable, while the government of Austria had been most despotic and tyrannical. Lord BROUGHAM again declared that the King of Sar dinia was actuated by ambition, and the Pope by a mis chievous love of popularity, and by a fear of the Roman mob. Both those sovereigns had betrayed their trust. He hoped his noble friend would obtain the Pope's abso- TANLEY deeply regretted that the new bill be so efficient as it might have been. An Alien and, therefore, the government had Very property made it a temporary measure. But in his opinion one of two things ought to be done—eithe r the governmen t oug ht not to interfere with the existing law ; or if they did in - d take care to do so to a sufficient extent The noble lord then passed in re nvernrnent measures for the preser reland. and com- r object of the plaining t I been 100 lon'z c expresser taking Tr g an earnest I delayed, sat down, e would be lost in with sures for preventin avowed b.,.*-- ,t general arming intentions which was now going on in The bill on Monda read a second time, and is to be committed HOUSE OF COMMONS, -THURSDAY After Sir W. Somerville had to order the mar Mr. l'uonsEt committee on F petition b iven a direct contradic sertion of Mr. J. O'Connell, that cture of pikes, ruu b is petal( handled, as el a special report from the s, in which the Chartist FAG , after pointing by the tai commonly called " minitifers' the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Ire- ;o take into consideration the Sir W. gommtviLic aelmitted the grievance, which previous ministers had been desirous of removing, but could find no substitute for the tax. He was willing to grant a select committee of inquiry. After a long and acrimonious discussion, there were— For the committee, 149; against it, 73. M the Attorney-General be directed For bribery a Mr. HUME moved tho* port of the committee, and ( against Swarm am' similar bribery, as precedents for such course. Mr. G. BANKES contended that the precedents quoted by Mr. Hume did not apply. Mr. Swann and Sir M. Lopez had been both unseated for bribery by the report of election committees, whereas Mr. Attwood was not a candidate for the borough of Lyme Regis, and was only collaterally engaged in the election. It was not fair to bring on such a motion at so late an hour of the night, when no member of the Election Committee, was present. Mr. home, being thus appealed to, agreed to withdraw his motion and to bring it on upon a future day. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY Lord STANLEY called attention to the enormous amount of business pressed upon the Lords towards the conclusion of every session, leaving them no power of sufficiently Considering their respective merits. One mode of palli ating the evil would be to allow their lordships a greater power in originating bills ; but he believed the remedy he had to propose would be found less objectionable. It was n effect, that by act of parliament their lordships might _have power to postpone bills that might come up from the Commons at a period too late for consideration until the commencement of the ensuing session. This would give their lordships sufficient employment at the commence ment of a session ; and the additional advantage would be -gained of having the opinion of the country upon them during the recess. The noble lord concluded by moving the first reading of a bill to carry out his suggestion. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE entirely concurred in the principle of the bill, and thanked the noble lord for having proposed it. He assented to the first reading of the bill, reserving to himself, ho wever , th e r i g ht o f cons id er i ng i ts details in its subsequent stages. Atter a short conversation. the bill was read a first time, the second reading being postponed till atter the Easter oece4. I of Riflemen of Vincennes h a d t a k e frontier. _ _ The Moniteur publishes a_ ch.( sere measures against the lodgers and pay their rent to the proprie- them to adopt shopkeepers who refased tors within their respective jUrisdictions. . La Liberte announces the arrival in Paris of the 61st Regiment of the Line coming from Meaux. A regiment of cuirassiers also arrived in Paris on Tuesday. One of our letters states that " some merriment was occasioned by the gravity with which , the armed citizens (still out of uniform), who were on guard at the Tuileries, saluted them as they defiled before them." The Monileur des Clubs states, that the Provisional Government has resolved unanimously that there shall be a great popular festival within the next week, at which the army shall fraternise with the people and the National Guard. A banquet is to be given in the Champ de Mars, at which the Provisional Government is to assist The troops are not, however, to remain in Paris, but are to march directly after the banquet to the frontiers of Italy. If has been decided that the Palace of the Louvre shall be connected by additional buildings with that of the Tuileries, and that the Royal library shall be deposited there. The entire pile will thus form the largest museum and library in the world. The Paris papers of Thursday contain no domestic news of importance, if we except the occurrence of emeutes and disturbances at Havre, Troyes, Bezieres, and various other parts of France. IVith the exception of the incessant marching of armed and unarmed bodies of men through the streets, Paris was tranquil. The ifoniteur of Friday publishes tho weekly account of the situation of the Bank of France, which is nega tively satisfactory : the situation of the Bank bad neither improved nor become worse. The elections and the preparations for war continue, however, to distract public attention from the contempla tion of the financial and commercial crisis. Party feeling in respect of the former was beginning to display itself in very unsatisfactory forms. . . The promotions in the army and other movements led to the belief that in a very brief space of time France would be engaged in a foreign war. .n The riots in vaous parts of the Republic were assum ing a formid dale character. An additional instance of military revolt had also occurred. Two seizures of arms took place in Paris on Wednesday last. On Thursday morning the provisional government communicated their plan of the appropriation of the rail ways, all of which are henceforward to belong to the state. The companies are to be indemnified by government stock, the value of which, together with the value of the shares, are to be estimated by their price on Bourse on one and the same day, hereafter to be appointed. M. de Rurnigny, one of the two of Louis Philippe's aides-de-camp, who followed him into exile, returned to Paris two days ago. ITALY Intelligence has been received from Naples, accordin,, ,, to which the Earl of Minto has ret urne d t o th a t c ity, and publicly testified his dissatisfaction at the " versatile" conduct of the King, who, on his side has treacherously withdrawn all his pi:omisei to the Sicilians, and resolved to treat them as rebels. The people of Sicily, however, will not be put down so easily as his Majesty supposes. le oflicia morning bulletin the 6t ,tirply heir retreat to ated by the Austriai , .s, who hare of the left 1 )auks of the . Alincio, harassed by the Swiss and Italian sharpshooters, who have caused them a great loss in superior officers. Skirmishes had taken place on the , Between the Piedmontese and the Austrian rear, commanded by Prince Schwartzenberg. The latter was worsted with a loss of 50 dead and 600 pri soners. Prince Schwartzenberg retired to Pescheira, where he left 2500 men, and afterwards proceeded to Ve rona. The Austrian troops who had lately garrisoned Venice, Udine, Treviso, and Vicenzs, 13,000 in number, Uhiese, Itadetxky to march to Verona. On their way they left 600 deserters. The Piedmontese troops forming the centre of the army under the command of Charles Albert, and the right wing towa rds Piacenza, are calcu- are arriving daily. The Austrians blow up the bridges wherever they pass. The last of their columns quitted Desenzano (Lake of Gards) on the 4th, for Verona. Ge neral Allemandi, at the head of his vohinteers, has driven the Austrians from their positions of Lorato.Montechian, last accounts, upon Peschiera, to try to take it by assault. The Austrians have taken the fort of Leguauo, on the Adige, below Verona—an advantage of considerable im- The Sardinian ambassador in Switzerland has asked for 10,000 men, to be taken into the pay of the King of Pied mont, to be employed in Italy. . and staff out of Rome. Where they will next set up their central banner is a puzzle. Not in Italy, most assuredly, every one of the states of the peninsula having shown unanimity in considering them the foes of freedom. DENMARK. The King of Denmark has resolved to grant a constitu- his rescript of January 28, he revokes the annuls the choice of delegates that may have been made in virtue of it. On the other hand he convokes the pro vincial states both for Denmark of the Duchy of Schles- wig, in order that they may give an opinion the convocation of a general diet, to which a new charter is to be submitted, and a re-organisation of the provincial states ; and two, an electoral law, having for its object the formation of a general diet. —first, as to BELGIUM A few days ago a body of between 400 and 500 Belgian workmen, who had gone from France, passed the frontier at Rousbrugghe. They were unarmed, but the authori ties sent some forces in that direction. They adopted, however, measuresto conciliate the respect due to unfor tunate countrymen with the precautions required for ge- neral security SPAlN. — Accounts from Madrid, dated the 6th, an nounce the arrival there of the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier. Their Royal Highnesses experienced a very flattering reception from th e p opu l ace . Th ey were met at the barrier by the queen and queen mother, and pro ceeded to the palace, where th e y rema i n till th e d eparture of the court for Aranjuez. Madrid papers of the 7th inst. mention tumults at Barcelona, which had, however, been suppressed, and some of the ringleaders shot. Olozago, on his way to Cadiz, had escaped from the officerstin whose custody he had been placed. On the night of the 9th inst., Madrid was thrown into some alarm, i n consequence o f shots being fired by sentinels on groups of individuals who did not return satisfactory replies to their challenges. One man was killed, and a woman was wounded. PORTUGAL.—ACCOUnts which have been received from Lisbon to the Ist instant, announce the composition of a new ministry, as follows :—The Duke of Saldanha, presi dent of the council ; Senhor Comet de Castro, foreign orsirs i s en h or J oao Elise, juetne ; Senkkor Falco°, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. finance; Baron de Francos, war ; 'Baron de Ourem, ma rine. The first act of the new ministry was to issue a de cree announcing that the Cortes should remain open to the 2d of June. Liszt, the celebrated pianist, has gone to Hungary, his native country, where he has been not only elected as one of the members of the Legislative Assembly, but ap pointed one of the vice-presidents. The Austrian Government has forbidden the exporta tion of gold or silver till the end of June. _ _ A number of coloured persons,' free and slave, were arrested in New Orleans on the Bth ult., for the crime of assembling to worship God ! A New Orleans paper mentions, as an evidence of their criminality, that one of them had a bible and three prayer-books. IRELAND ~i`e- All military officers in Dublin who may be seen to leave their barracks in plain clothes will be placed under Mr. Mitchell, in addition to the prosecution for sedition, has to meet a charge of Chief Justice Blackburne, arising out of Mr. Mitchell's criticisms on the special commission. A visit was paid to the Repeal meeting in Conciliation hall on Monday by Rear Admiral Sir Charles Napier, now commanding a squadron on the Irish coast. Sir Charles was introduced by Mr. Maurice O'Connell, and remained some time as a curious listener. The " Protestant National Repeal Association" seems likely to drop still-born from the womb. There is a good deal of hard " puffing" on the part of the Repeal Jour nals, who are endeavouring to infuse into it some sem blance of animation, but it " makes no sign." SLIGO ELECTION. —The nomination took place on Friday week. The candidates were Mr. John Patrick Somers, the unseated Conciliation-hall member, and Charles Totvneley, Esq., of Towneley-hall, Lancashire, an English Roman Catholic, and a whip in politics. Mr. Towneley was elected; he is brother to John Towneley, Esq., M.P., for Beverley; and brother-in-law to the Earl of Sefton, and to C. P. Grenfell, Esq., M.P., for Preston. A tenant-farmer, holding 200 acres of land in the neighbourhood of Clogheen, has been sentenced by Ser geant Howley to three months' imprisonment, for having arms in his possession without a license. On looking over the informations, the learned Sergeant discovered that the prisoner had " damned the Queen and the laws," &c., and this, no doubt, induced the learned judge to pass so heavy a sentence. Every one is aware of the fervour with which, when appended to an Advertisement, " None but a Protestant reprobated by our liberal commentators ; ed in vain to their columns for any cen sure of the recommendation in the Dublin Nation that " the servants, the butlers, the coachmen, the footmen and gardeners," in every house should bo " organised" against the families that feed them. _ _ need apply, upt urn harp A cry is now being raised that the destruction of the church would satisfy moderate repealers, and the cry has been responded to by several not uninfluental whigs— gentlemen who have ridden into lucrative places on the strength of party agitation, and who can see nothing but ruin in the prospect of a fusion of respectable men of all shades of politics—a consummation which might be achieved under such statesmanship as that which now guides the councils of Dublin Castle. The Lord Bishop of Killaloe (the Hon. and Right Rev. Ludlow Tonson) has, by the demise of his brother, Lord Riversdale, which event took place, a few days since, at the family seat in the County of Cork, succeeded to the title and estates. This amiable prelate, who is unmarried, is the most eloquent pulpit orator in Ireland. Charity, indeed, seems to have selected him as her advocate, as his appeals in her behalf are irresistible. COERCIVE MEASURES.—We gave heard that one of the ssed in the year 1819. the period cf the Man- chester riots, against training, drilling, arming, and meet ings encouraging to such deeds, and which was heretofore considered as only extending to England, has been found to embrace Ireland also, and is likely to be enforced in the course of the present week. The penalty attached to a conviction under this act is two years' imprisonment, or seven years' transportation. The act is the 60th Geo. 111., chap. I.—Dublin Herald. MILITARY REPEALERS.—At Armagh two or three of the 57th regiment, lately showed signs of at least very questionable loyalty. One fellow in particular shouted lustily for " Repeal," and was soon after sent to the county gaol, and marched a prisoner from town next morning. On Sunday week the Romanist soldiers at Clon- Tel attended mass at the chapel, when many of them signed the petition for repeal, which was reported at head quarters. At Ballinasloe six of the Scots Greys have been placed under arrest for having hurrahed for repeal. THE ORANGEMEN AND THE REBELS.—The revolu tionary agitators in Ireland have recently been making overtures to the loyal Orange body to " fraternise" with rebellion ; and on Thursday a formal address to them, full of solicitations to that effect, was adopted by the Committee of Trades. The Orangemen have lost no time in vindicating their fidelity to the Queen and consti tution, and their reply is a prompt, bold, and decisive refusal to co-operate, which no " pikcinan or Thug" can possibly misunderstand. ANOTHER GROWL FOR MONEY.-4011D, Archbishop of Tuam has addressed a letter to Lord John Russell, and which, to say the least, fully bears out this modest prelate's reputation as a scold of the very highest order of merit. He demands more money out of the Imperial Treasury, pretty much after the fashion of the beggar in Gil Bias, and is not ashamed to assert that the whole object of the enactment of the Poor Law was to rid Ireland of the Roman Catholic population. " His Grace" is, moreover, particularly angry with the recent declaration - of confi dence in the government of Lord Clarendon, and inti mates that the total subversion of the established church would be a step in the right direction. A " PIKE " ESTABLISHMENT.—Curiosity led me to day to visit Hyland's pike manufactory in Charles-street, within half pistol-shot of the Four Courts. Outside is a sign -hoard with a pike painted thereon. Inside the pic ture is realised, for 1 saw half--dozen pikes spread forth on the dingy counter, aid two purchasers comparing the size, strength, and polish of the various blades. There was no secret or mystery about the sale. Hyland vended his wares openly, and boasts of the extent of his trade, which keeps up five furnaces and twice the number of an vils—all busy with pikes. The night sales, I understand, are considerable. The persons I saw purchasing were of the better class, at least in appearance.—Dublin Corres pondent of the Daily News. STATE OF THE PROVINCES--The intelligence from the provinces is. upon the whole, of a rather disagreeable character. The arms' mania seems to be growing more infectious, and the demand for pikes and rifles is particu larly brisk in the county of Limerick, the provincial head quarters of the Irish Confederates. In addition, there has been in the same quarter a run made on the savings banks on Monday, amounting to 14,0001., while notices have been given for the withdrawal of double that sum. "As almost a necessary consequence of the run on the savings bank," adds the Examiner, "a run of a more partial cha racter on the Provincial Bank has occured. _ The savings e received most of the del Provincial Bank, and demand, and of course are ii tors repair gold for the notes CHALKING DOORS Before the i ebellion of '9B it was the ex lie doors of Protestants that the pike-men might know where their victims were to be found. Here and there the figure of a pike is chalked on the doors in this city. On one of the quays a few days ago, a maid-servant in the morning found the door of the house she lived in thus distinguished, but she rubbed off the chalk. On the following morning the mark, we understand, was made with paint. The servant, • • •, day, to attend a place where some persons of tne numb l classes were assembled, one of them said to her, " There_ but three of you on the quay." " Wha t do you mean - inquired the girl. " Why but three Pr( " the answer. " and you'd better take care We cannot vouch for the truth of this, but we give it as we have heard it. There are on the quay but three houses occu pied by Protestants, and the door of each has, we beli eve , • • are publicly inquired after by th 1. Guns with bayonets Pre in gi ho can't afford a THE STATE TRIALS. - At the opening of the Easter term, in Dublin, on Saturday, the traversers, Mr. W. S. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Thomas Francis Meagher, and Mr. John Mitchell, entered the court shortly before twelve o'clock. Justice Crampton took his seat at twelve, and, the grand jury having been sworn, delivered his charge to them at some length. After referring to the nature of the nature of their jurisdiction as compared with a petty jury, the learned Judge concluded by saying that the de termination of the guilt or innocence of the parties rested with the grand jury in the first instance, and if they were sati,tiett that the writings and the speeches charged in the indictment were written and spoken by the parties were libellous and sedition udge had con the bills were immediately handed up to the grand jury, who, after about an hour's deliberation, returned with a true bill against _Mr. Mitchell, to whom a cony of the indictment was handed. True r billsweiesuVejiien7l; found against Messrs. O'Brien and Me ag h er . - INSURANCE CASE. — At Cork Criminal Court, on Fri day, Hugh Kinnears was found guilty of a conspiracy, with others to defraud the Britannia Insurance company. The Judge, in passing sentence, said, " It appears that on the 30th May, 1846, you joined with others in conspiring to maintain an insurance in your favour for a sum of £192, effected on the life of a person named John M'Malion. You have also been charged with carrying out that con spiracy by making false pretences to the agent of the com pany, and of that the jury have likewise found you guilty. You have been charged with having in furtherance of your object put forward these false pretences, with the full knowledge of the falsehood of everything you bad so pretended. The jury, on all these propositions having been placed before them, have without difficulty or hesi tation come to the conclusion that you were guilty upon the general indictment. Under such circumstancis, it remains for me to pass upon you the sentence to which, in my judgment, you ought to be subject. It appears that upon the insurances so effected you received a sum of £499. According to the verdict of the jury that sum has got into your pocket unjustly, dishonestly and fraudu lently." The prisoner was sentenced to pay a tine to the crown of £5OO, and to be imprisoned for six months, and until the fine be paid. ItErEAL FOR IRELAND.—We say again, in the name of all that is crazy, let them have repeal. Let them try their " Domestic Legislature " once again. Let them pay for their own government. Let them pay their own in come-taxes. Let them pay their own assessed taxes. Let them support, unassisted, their own officers of state— their own share of the civil list expenditure—their own prime minister—their own secretaries of state--their own generale—their own admirals — their own share of the array and navy—their own judges—their own colleges—their own gentry—their own shopkeepers—their own navvies, and—their own poor. Let them pay their own debts. Let them keep their own soup kitchens, and their own meal depots. Let them make their own railroads. Let them job their own jobs—in Church and in State. Let them farm their own lands—with their own capital. Let them (if they can) collect their own rates; and (if not) suffer, themselves alone, the consequence of their own default. Let them have their own trade, their own manufactures, their own commerce—and no more. And, besides all this, let them make their own laws—and, when made, obey them. When all this is done—then we too, with them, shall see and believe in the feasibility of a "Domestic Legislature "—but not till then. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.-Mr. Thomas Arkins presided over a crowded assembly at the meeting of Old Ireland ers on Monday. A gentleman of grotesque appearance, with hair dishevelled and other peculiarities of dress, or rather undress, was recognised as Dr. O'Reilly, of Anna, county Cavan, and, having handed in his subscription, proceeded to deliver a rambling speech on a variety of topics peculiarly interesting to himself, and which he omits no opportunity of laying before the public. He descanted on the military achievements of his ancestors — their fidelity to the House of Stuart—his recent alliance with an English Protestant lady, and other subjects, the general importance of which the audience were stupid enough not to recognise, and he at length desisted, in obedience to a hint from Mr. M. J. O'Connell that " their time was particularly precious just now." Mr. M. J. O'Connell then proposed a resolution expressing the association's disgust and indignation at the bill just brought in by ministers for the protection of the crown and government. He also moved that it be referred to a committee to take the opinion of counsel on the conven tion act, in order that they might form the National Council of 300, meditated by O'Connell. The meeting was warned against the Confederates. The rent was announced to be £52 19s. 7d. THE COLD WATER CURE.—At a repeal meeting in a club-room, at Belfast, a few days since, a person named Rea was recommending a general arming, and the pur chafe of rifles, when, lo ! to his astonishment the hose of a water-engine was directed to one of the open windows overlooking the mob, and the water began to fall in tor rents on the unhappy auditors below. It being then quite dark, the people did not observe whence the water came, and could not tell what was the cause. The cheering, which had hitherto been most vociferous. soon subsided, and all the revolutionary spark that had been burning in their bosoms but a moment before now became entirely extinguished ; and every individual in the square, leaving the speaker in his glory, scampered off with the utmost precipitation, but not until they were nearly all completely drenched. The hose was then turned into the windows in the club-room, where Mr. Rea still stood, magnani mously endeavouring to rally the auditory, but his efforts were fruitless. The other members in the room took to immediate flight, when the water came in upon them in immeasurable quantities, and the rush to force open the door and get down the stairs was tremendous. At this period it was stated that a man was seen on the top of one of the houses that overlooked the rooms with the hose in his hand, directing the discharges upon the people, and some of the individuals in the room, whose curiosity prompted them to exa mine for a moment, by going to the front of the window, the supposed place whence the water came, found to their cost that there was too much truth in the statement. Several of the more courageous bolted down stairs in a towering passion to get stones to dislodge the house-top occupant, but just as they had opened the door below a water-spout broke upon them, and they were obliged to shut the door again in all haste. Some of the more warlike in the house, in the height of their ardour, made several fruitless inquiries for pistols or swords, or any such available weapons, in order to punish the offender. During all this time Mr. Rea remained at the window, manfully and patriotically scorning to take refuge by flight, though the water was playing upon him in the most liberal manner. It is doing him but poor justice to say that be never flinched one inch from his post during all these trying circumstances. He at length, however, became " teetotally " silent. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. See what bad company I have been in at Kennington Common," said Mr. Feargus O'Connor ; " my colleagues have picked my po c ket.' "What have you lost?" in quired Sir William Somerville. "My pocket handker chief." " Oh," rejoined the right hon. bart., with that readiness and tact for which he is so distinguished, " Oh, I thought it was your resolution.' " THE CHARTIST "NATIONAL CONVENTION."—This body still continues its sittings; but its proceedings have been utterly devoid of interest. Since the failure of the demonstration on Kennington Common, the language of the speakers has been somewhat less violent and vaunting than before. One amusing, circumstance is that one of the leading delegates, Mr. Ernest Jones, has been arrested for debt. THE CHARTIST LEADER FRIGHTENED.—After the ex traordinary exposure of the moster petition in the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. O'Connor informed the house that " he should abandon his motion for taking the Chartist petition into consideration on Friday. He would not practice any delusion upon the house himself, nor be accessory to the practice of any delusion by others. He left the petition between the house and the country, and also between the committee and those who signed it." THE CHARTIST LION ASLEEP.—After the division had been taken in the House of Commons, on Friday, on the Crown Security Bill. the tellers appeared at the table, and informed the speaker, amidst the laughter of the house, that Mr. O'Connor was asleep during the whole of the division! The hon. member having been nailed up, and asked how he intended to vote, replied, "with the Ayes," an announcement which, being in opposition to all his previous votes, had the effect of producing irrepressible mirth. THE REMOVAL OF ALIENS.—The bill brought in by Government for the purpose of getting rid of foreign emissaries of mischief, simply provides that the secretary of state, or viceroy, of Ireland shall have power to issue a warrant for the removal from the country of any sus picious foreigner, and that the latter, on disobeying the warrant, shall be liable to apprehension and commitment to prison for 12 months, and then be sent out of the kingdom. Foreigners who have been settled here for seven years are not affected by the bill. TIHE CHARTIST CONVENTION.—At a meeting of the delegates in London, Mr. Clark drew the attention of the Convention to the. Alien Bill introduced last night into the House of Lords, by the Marquis of Lansdowne, and said, that if it were to be put in force he should be glad to see it applied to " a person called Prince Albert," and also to M. Guizot. Notice of motion was given against the Bill. A Committee was appointed to consider the mode of pay ing the delegates. Mr. O'Connor, M.P., declared that as soon as Sir G. Grey's Treason and Sedition Bill passed into .s law, he would that moment avow himself to he a Republican. He would certainly move for the impeach ment of Ministers. NEW POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.—At a meeting of the members of Parliament, held at the Free Trade Club, in London, on Thursday, on a requisition, signed by 49 mem bers, including Messrs. Hume, Cobden, Osborne, Selby, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord D. Stuart, &c., Mr. Hume acting as chairman, and Sir Joshua Walmesley as secre tary, the following resolution was unanimously adopted -"That a more cordial co-operation is earnestly reque9' --h -- A as are favour"' among suck. ,00rs of Parliamen. the extension of the suffrage and an equitable arrange ment of taxation, reduction of expenditure, and the gene ral advance of reform principles throughout Great Britain and Ireland." A committee was appointed. Ttic. COBDEN FUND.—The folic wing significant letter appears, without note or comment in the Manchester Guardian of Wednesday last :—" Sir,—l am a partner in closed several months, I have not seen any account re specting the disposal of the money. I, as well as several other friends who contributed, have made many inquiries about it, but have not been able to learn anythins satis- Can you, sir, inform me whether the test►monial presented to Mr. Cobden, and if so, in what to what amount, and whether Mr. Cobden has .cknowledged the receipt of the same ?—I remain, sir, yours respectfully.- I-I. S." factory THE :SiONSTER . PETITION.—This Petition, like the great demonstration got up for Monday last, turns out to be a veritable hoax. The number of signatu: es attached to it amounted, according to Mr. Feargus O'Connor's statement, to between five aad six millions, and he claimed whilst the credence attaching to the veracity of the signa tures may he judged- front the fact, that not only is the name of Queen Victoria appended to it, hut the Duke of Wellington is attached nearly twenty times. Almost Tang name known to Englishmen, such as Snooks, se, and other nicknames, figure in thousands, and every and boy, abort ing to his master:—" I've had such a capital lark, Sir, signing my name to the Chartist Petition. I always signs it when I goes over the bridze and when I comes back." Now, as his master tells me" his business regularly takes him twice each way every day during the year, it would give, deducting Sundays, 1,252 of his signatures alone during the year; and, as hundreds of others no doubt think it fine fun, it would soon make up the 5,760,000. A MAN OF MIGHT.-At a meeting of the "National Convention." held in London on Monday last, Mr. Feargus O'Connor is reported to have said, in reference to his own courage and prowess—" I have scars and marks of bayonet wounds which I have received whilst struggl ing for the people; and on one occasion, at Manchester, after a disturbance, there were no less than ninety-three warrants issued against me, at the instance of parties who had been injured by me in the exercise of the conflict. On the same occasion, I was carried away by the mob in a state of insensibility, bleeding from my wounds, and 1 am equally determined to exercise my courage to-day, notwithstanding the threats that have been held out against my life."—Mercy upon us ! what a terrible fellow the Chartist member for Nottingham must be ! Why all we have read of, in prose or verse, in history or romance, falls short of his prowess in tight. The heroes of the Trojan war, the paladins of Charlemagne, and the worthies of knight-errantry, must all look small before him. Ninety-three persons injured by him in one tight (how many more were injured, but did not complain, we are left to guess) obtained warrants against him. It must have been a wonderful afair. But, pray, when did it all happen ? We profess to have some little knowledge of what h as b een go ing on in Manchester during the last thirty years; but, up to the time when we read the report of Mr. O'Connor's speeck in the convention, we never heard of the terribl , ) onslaught in which he did so much mschief. We rather suspect that the hon. gentle man has been dreaming, anti has put off upon hi s h earers for facts the mere wanderings of his own imagination. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. Dr. Keith has declined tole nominated as Moderator of the Free Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury, on Wednesday, received a deputation of the clergy of the City of London, who waited upon his Grace at Lambeth Palace, to congratulate him upon his elevation to the archiepiscopal see. CAMBRIDGE.—The two gold medals, value fifteen gui neas each, given by H.R.H. the Chancellor of the Uni versity, to two commencing Bachelors of Arts, who hav ing obtained senior optimes a least, show themselves the greatest proficients in classical learning, were adjudged on Saturday last to-1. C. B. Scott, first classic, 22nd wran gler, Trinity ; 2. B. F. Westcott, second classic, 24th wrangler, Trinity. The Bishop of Exeter having afforded to the Rev. G. C. Gorham, vicar of St. Just, Cornwall, another oppor tunity of explaining his views on the sacrament of bap tism, has finally pronounced him unsound in doctrine, and refused to institute him to the living of Bampford Speke, to which he has been presented by the crown. It is reported that legal proceedings will be taken against the Bishop, the case having been referred to the law officers of the crown. LOYAL AND ORTHODOX. The opponents of the Bishop of Hereford, so far from having recovered their g - ood sense, or returned to an observance of decent pro priety, appear, we regret to say, to be more rabid and impotent than ever. One of them has been annoying the Lord Primate for a reply to the protest made against the Bishop of Hereford's consecration, and has got nothing for his pains and importunity but the assurance that his Grace of Canterbury has not o'erstepped the bounds of duty. In addition to this, a vveekly journal, angry at not having slain the'Bishop of Hereford with the stabs dealt at his back, proposes to brand his lordship with a nick name, and that he never be recognised among the semi- Romanists in our church by the title which is his own. The same paper, adverting to the recognition of repub lican atrocities by the French priesthood, holds it up as a warning to ministries that will not nourish tractarianism. It will be a sight in that Semaine des trois Jeudis which shall see Mr. F. O'Connor ruling provisionally the des tinies of England from the Mansion-house. to bel_old a tractarian deputation acknowledging the wicked abortion, and to hear the Lacordaire of the party declaring it to be God—created, because favour had not been given by the fallen Sovereign of England to the friends of the Pope in England's church !—Church and State Gazette. PROPOSED NEW DIOCESE OF ST. ALBAN'S.—The Ec clesiastical Commissioners, it is said, intend to recom mend to the government the immediate formation of a new diocese, to comprise a portion of the extensive see of the Bishop of Rochester, and part of that of the Bishop of Ely. At presents the whole of Essex, the whole of Hertfordshire, and a large portion of Kent, are comprised in the diocese of Rochester, whilst the see of Ely includes the whole of Cambridgeshire, the whole of Huntingdon shire, the whole of Bedfordshire, and part of Suffolk. It is proposed that the new diocese of St. Alban's shall be composed of the archdeaconries of St. Alban's and Bed ford, containing 109 rectories, 112 vicarages, and 36 dona tive and perpetual curacies, served by about 400 clergy men. The new see of St. Alban's will thus be larger than either of the dioceses of St. Asaph, Bangor, Chichester, Llandaff, Carlisle, Durham, or Sodor and Man. When the new arrangement Shall have been made, the diocese of Rochester will consist of the whole of Essex (a few par ishes closely bordering on London excepted) and a portion of Kent, containing 255 rectories, 165 vicarages, and 57 perpetual and donative curacies, served by about 700 cler gymen. Under the new arrangement, the diocese of Ely will consist of the whole of Cambridgeshire, the whole of Huntingdonshire, and part of Suffolk, comprising 232 rec. tories, 131 vicarages, and 71 perpetual and donative cura cies, served by nearly 600 clergymen. The Abbey Church of St. Alban's will of course serve for the Cathedral Church. COURT AND F 'ASHIO!IY, The Court remains in the Isle of Wight, and the Queen and the Royal Family have taken daily exercise in the grounds of Osborne and on the sea shore. On Saturday, at Osborne house, the Archbishop of Canterbury was sworn in one of her Majesty's Privy Council. On the same day the Bishop of Hereford did homage to the Queen, on his appointment to the Bishopriek. - - Her Majesty intended to have been at Windsor during the Easter recess ; but the numerous works now in pro gress there have rendered it necessary to postpone the visit until Ascot race week. _ _ The Queen is reported to have withdrawn her patronage from the French plays at St. James's, and there is no doubt everything . French will very speedily be out of fashion at Court. . _ The Howe, 120 guns, Captain Sir James Stirling, sailed from the Tagus on the 4th instant, for Madeira, to em bark her Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite. Her Majesty may be expected in England about the end of the present month. BANQUET TO VISCOUNT HARDINGE.-011 Wednesday the members of the Carlton Club gave an entertainment to Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., on his return from India. The banquet took place in the spacious new coffee-room of the club-house, covers being laid for above 200. Lord Saltoun presided, and was supported on the right by Viscount Hardinge, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Montrose, and the Marquis of Salisbury ; and on his left sat the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Athol, the Marquis of Abercorn, and the Earl De Grey. . NEW BOAT FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.—HIS Royal Highness the Prince of V,Tales is about to be initiated in the fine, Manly, and truly healthful exercise of rowing, and a new and beautiful single sculling boat is now being constructed for his Royal Highness, on the latest and most improved principles, by the Messrs. Searle, her Ma jesty's boat-builders, of Stangate-street, near Westmins ter Bridge. The skiff is a complete model of the boats used by gentlemen on the Thames, and as a specimen of workmanship is perhaps unequalled. It is 20 feet in length, e a y peculiare - n a se p hc l e ui o,l:nen lining, nn i g t i h n,wnhfoiactchto mahogany so rpikteo,r life - boat ,nbmeosasaastt will m a ss sax-boards, d s ti oa , of proportionate breadth, and is built of the finest bird's but of feet val thwarts. The spaces between the timbers are filled with considerably more buoyant, for the purpose of rendering it t t o ur a r t lb e d l e i T h m i llo s er s e c c i u t s lls is also stuffed with this material, and which, it is affirmed, will prevent the possibility of the little craft sinking. RAILWAY AFFAIRS CHIEF COXIMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS.—This office, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Strutt, has been confer red on Mr. Labouchere, president of the board of trade. The Great Western Railway Company have resolved to carry parcels not exceeding l2lbs. to distances not ex ceeding 20 miles for sixpence, including delivery. At the special meetin g o f th e Derbyshire, Staf f ordshire, and Worcestershire the auditors' report reflected most unpleasantly on the late directors. BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.-011 Wednes day this line of railway was opened f')r public traffic. The government inspector went over it on Friday week, and expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the works. The total length of the line, including branches, is 38 miles. At the annual meetinc , of the Paris and St. Germain sted - Railway a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. has been Cb ft, declared. The indemnity for the late havoc on the line is as yet unpaid. Each shareholder is meanwhile to receive an acknowledgement of the dividend at 5 per cent inter- From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on 3,663 miles of railway, was £167,913, thus accounted f0r:—£79,288 for the convey- ante of 'passengers only, £47,040 for the carriage of goods, and a remainder of £41,585 for passengers and luting we of last year, when the mileage was £2,812. The average earn ings per mile last week were £46, whilst in 1847 they were THE CONWAY TUBULAR BRIDGE.—TIn Conway tube ; 1,300 tons weight. was raised 14 feet on Monday, and it now within eight inches of its permanent level. The presses raised the weight at the rate of 12 feet per hour, and acted perfectly. Only ten men were engaged in the Since then the tube has been raised - and fixed in its oice ; and we understand a party of the directors intend to accompany the first train which is to pass through thi extraordinary bridge to-day (Tuesday.) The London ElEctric Telegraph Com it so advantageous a speculation as v .any do nuts, &c., that their services would be dispensed with for the present. Should the company not be better supported, in all probability a great number more will be discharged, the expenses being so considerable, nearly 3000 persons being employed on the different lines and the London in variot April 18,1801. If Par° take the parties concerned into custody. --. 4 ! „„ or threaten another with immediate personal vioien"', n t offer to strike, the constable should interpose and Pre v o - „ a breach of the peace. If one draw a weapon upon it ther, attempting to strike, the constable should take or. into custody. If a party charged with a misdernear; escape out of custody, he may be pursued iminedis'eb'e anywhere ; if he take refuge in a house, the doors real 44 , broken open after a de man d o f a d m ission, and after 119" g, fication by the constable of his office and object in eem il ! Every special constable shall have, aercise, and not only within the parish or place for which ke entiresa have been appointed, but also throughout the i F county for which the magistrate who appointed hin' justice of the peace—all such powers, authorities, al, advantages, and be liable to all such duties and resP° l % bilities, as any constable within his constablewi ck ' virtue of the common law or by any statute or statute. kILWAY SHARES HAVE BEEN' In the Bankruptcy Court, in OLICITOR TO WHOM ,singstoke Railway, it was argucu a _,racer the solicitors of a company, to whom shares have been allotted, b ecame p ar tners in that com- ing, and B; pany. 'he meeting wa.s . for decla . ring an adjourned and final dividend.) Mr. Cook, for Messrs. Hill and Everill, the solicitors, sought a debt of X 4406 17s. 6d., due to the complainants for expenses. His honour was of opinion that the act of one of the partners bound the other, and as they were cognizant of the whole proceedings, they could not claim as creditors. The proof was rejected. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The Court of Queen's Bench have refused to grant a new trial in the case of Bunn r. Jenny Lind, On Friday, an application was made to Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, at the Bankruptcy Court, with respect to goods, lately belonging to Mr. William Jackson, a bank rupt, (tenant of Mr. H. Boydell). It appears that the tenant, being in arrears of rent, and the landlord having neglected to distrain, the official assignee seized them for the general benefit of the creditors. The landlord wished to have priority of claim, but as the goods were not clan destinely removed, the court decided that the official as signee was right in the course which lie had taken. LEGAL POWERS OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—Every constable is called upon by common law to do all that in him lies for the suppression of riot ; and each has his authority to command all other subjects of the Queen to assist him in that undertaking. In cases of breaches of the peace, as riots, affrays, assaults, and the like, com mitted within the view of the constable, he s h ou ld i inme. diately interfere, separate the combatants, and prevent others from joining in the affray. If the riot, be of a serious nature, or if the offenders do not immediately desist, he should take them into custody, securing also the principal instigators of the tumult, and doing every tolitgais)at t ulting him in o t r i ea le t te o x r e e en o t n io ie n t. of n b e is m d a t i lt a y n . vs l t vh at e l n y .abnre are o h oopfetnbley preparing peai is likely fight, fi tota t, place,ttkeoo orobit a t sw i l o hwsnnodpeir o AUTHENTIC MEMOIR OF LOLA MONT-ES Lola Montez, says the Literary G az ette, is the usnott er „„I' r 's of the late Major Cragie, of th e E as t I n dia ConiM y , service, Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Bengal,lr,, of Some ten or twelve years ago, Li eu t enan t James InLwitti the Bengal Army)• sailed from India in the sameshiP i , , Mrs. Cragie, the wife of th e fi rs t- name d officer. the timate acquaintance sprung up between them, o ,w mother expatiated aug frequentlyhierand, on a on the the arrival c a a p i vvatro, to the good vd fond looks of f her d vessel in England, Lieutenant James was introtill e ' . o s the young lady, with whom, it may be presumed , h, e for ai more than half in love already.! We need scarcelY'loa our readers that the result of f requen t meetings. "'a to mutual attachment, which the lovers were anxiouri,ts, make lasting by marriage ; n o t so , h owever , the Par b a re for a lieutenant in the infantry, with nothing but hl. s b i o of pay to look to for support, is no t th e m ost dig'. co , husbands. A runaway match p u t an en d to 01-1 drsnd sions as to the prudence of their being united; shortly afterwards, the young couple sailed for ti l ca d l Time soon showed that they were not suited t e , e ite. other ; and the lady, to whose very existence the e" s et• merit of a public life seems necessary, could ill broOk iog tling down the wife of a subaltern officer in a mar e so regiment, whose tastes, mind, and c h ara c t er differ ° t ios entirely from her own. Up to this pe r i o d the eanc., B ,. t o and mode of life of M rs . J ames were p rec i se ly sienn a : 0 1 those of most young ladies of the middling ft society in England ; but, now came the change. Pm' t o e her husband to live with some more favoured leve r ' .00 by her beauty, vivacity, and disregard of the restrict'o, of society, soon became the talk of India ; bat, her., a ,icli bitious spirit was not long content with the eclat t her e that country could afford her : and, after a resitien,ce' it of two or three years, she quitted it for Europe. was, we believe, that Mrs. James took to herself epithet of Lola Montez. It might be amusing, Pe rli c ii bet to follow her through all the st range a d ve ntures °` oo . varied and chequered life ; but, as suc h i s no t our toll, o.°n—we merely wish to show who and what she bU was. A contributor to Frase r ' s M agaz i ne w rites 0 f 0 4, thus :—" It is said that this now celebrated petsf lo il having a singular independence of character, had 60 been in the habit of travelling from city t e ,bieb seeking, by the employment of talents an d bean,: she supposed hers e lf t o p ossess , t o augmen t the l"' e y rol she already enjoyed : that, a fte r h av i ng b ee n to se` le a, places, where sometimes she ess a y e d h er t a l en ts and ill' jv and sometimes merely lived upon her means, as;, fol f . p . stance, at Baden-Baden, sh e wen t t o M un ich. 01 1 J Montez never was better than an indifferent dancer,, was admired on the st age so l e ly f or b eau ty and rrdi'eote guished manners. 'Whe n th e l a t e D war k ana uth.7,o gave his sumptuous entertain m e n t s i n P ar i s , Lclan" -° d to was a constant visitor at them ; she was introdueeso. the friends she had formerly known in India as/ old James, and did not hesitate to sp ea k w ith them "pia times ; and when questioned about her reasons for c!'. herself by so strange a cognomen, she replied that a tion , the name of her mother, who was o f Sp an i s h extrt i c p s s tv These are " great facts," and it wou ld b e a s necri s o, deny that Lola Montez is M rs . J ames as that 31a- v int , Vestris is Mrs. Charles Matthews. There is ro tien,!,be that the Countess of Landsf e lt h as grea t f au lts, 131/: o1P can be a very charming pers on an d d e li g htf u l coinP a, :t , She is graceful and dignified, anti understands the I " the dress to perfection. In Bavaria she devoted her life tool,. extirpation of the Jesuits, root and branch, and this oer sorbing idea, it is said, destroyed her peace of min d ' and title and estate of Landsfelt gave her feudal privilege,' fie rights over some two thousand persons, who fout e f o rs reason to complain of her dominion. Her incorneLtioo quitting Munich was about £5,000 p er annum , in 914 ; to the property left her by Dujarrier, in his will non*. on the day he fought the d ue l i n w hi c h he lost- h" the The king used generally to visit Lola Monte% ru morning, between eleven and one o'clock, and.snol , sometimes summoned to the palace to consult wit% ov e or the ministers, on state affairs ; and although v the would palliate the connection that existed betweetd monarch and his favourite, this much may be s aid,.t der - irig was not of a coarse or vulgar natu re ; an d, eons' uo' the extreme length to which it w..s carried, we T e le surprised at the effect of her naturalization upon t sigried king. vet g *Though the editorial WE is used in this memoir, w,e o l f. acknowledge it as a favour from a valued correspon ds he' says no,hing: of her life in London. we may atic!,: st re was not of the strictest kind. She lodged in Tichtiet u doc r " and, as is . generally remembered, tried her fortune a s , B , r eat er in her Majesty's Theatre, where her person attracted admiration than her talents, &c.—En. L. G. When Lord Geor g e G or d on move d th a t the Pet.° oa the had presented should be taken into consideratierl'oied house refused to discuss it so long as they were Wrl j oe se and apparently overawed by a mob. He left the d 10 15 te two or three times to address the p e titioners, s o ; began to be entertained that vio'ea c e w ould be ;tt c ,,A, thus when General Murray, uncle to the Duke of. Atjaviti addressed Lord George :—" If only one of you' 0 , sP;i followers enters, I shall consider rebellion as ha ° ter. I will plunge my sword into your heart as its Off o lro/a —Chrohicl !.—[ll is said that it was Colonel it , Lord afterwards Lcr 1 Sleffield, that made this speec h George Gordon.] arfafe PORTUGAL AS IT a st Ate of external w dvanee ° not always been found i ncompa tibl e w ith the strife, on tbe science and literature, revo l u ti on an d c i v il strife , ts other hand, have ever ope ra t e d as grave imPed irn afj: the intellectual progress of a na ti on . Th e belles e , pecially, have no more redoubtable f oe than tit),`"ceeP discord. The poet has little heart t o p ursue hi s V i e, vocation when each moment hi s crea ti ve rever i es ge (3' ken by the rattle of deadly volleys and the self with stern realities, romantic, tiight charging steeds. The pale student extinguishes the, to of night lamp lest its light supply a mark for the bun c h i f y lurking foes, and rouses from poetic dreams t ° „. b s g a s3 U r Y tion his imagination's wildest te ll s i fi 9 e Prec'e lies idle and neglected, or—a yet worse fate —in 1 , 1 fi l ls th e diatribe and savage pasquinade. A like fate we tl)e other gentle arts. The musician bangs his bar]' urn for willow, and the painter mournfully abandons a q e n r c e d are a whose exercise the subjects most frequently ° -f rapine, misery, and blood. In the the e , P o e u rc ld ha ;a e ft -i- a - . , we find melancholy exemplifications 'dol Inc , ntrovertible truths. The last twenty waste, vas which most European countries have made su djed strides in civilisation and refinement, and have lit lArgely to their stores of instructive and entertaiiilatOit rature, have been thrown away by Portugal in c ° ..i f ori discord and still-recurring revolution. If the P oi o f causes of decline in a nation which once led th e nautical enterprise and discovery, were the great I zi oat t , gold from new-found countries. the oppressive °fesot_, yoke, and the fetters imposed on progress by 5 00 5 and the Inquisition, the continuance of its degfau e re st l o o at least in recent days, must be sought in its ow n it /5 turbulence and internal quarrels. The Portuga c 'ol oll , true, if once distinguished as daring mariners a nd t" co'.onists ' never held a very distinguished pla ce , e tb l / 1 , ar.33a of learning and literature ; but it is straneojevs their position in these particulars was never in° r lau d ( and unprosperous than at a period when all otile i a, . 0 ' , eve advanced with a rapidity almost afal le ' e lf I unp ( 4 -- „ . scenes o of Camoens other g ' tte ict i be that of Luis de Camoens, •••••••• worta- wise creditably, if less universally, known• tt p j % centuries between the remote day 01 andsasciinento,tol'of ~arnes of many men of merit, r',"yeer:,ic A not unsuccessfully, up the gid. u Y '&01 As in the sister country of Spin' 1 composition obtained th e preferen ( ;; o ll 1,;‘,#,,,, tho four Periods into 1,1`,3;01_1.):,5, belles lettr( wenti over the fi loin Diniz and the recent one of gi cage, are steadily, Parnassu and lyrics verse, not unu4ial in seutbern Albuquerque, wo o s u ,, l a nrk. a t t h G c unriiein; continue r the most remarkable Portuguese literati o f th i i s nt ber s , e , mescou,asit: v t oa o ifh the ot ecn s r l e ti ave t.e ; ,lcr e i i t ; trill:0.4:0:e: This taste f achieved their principal % F triumphs. But UCtl.) wh B ` g lor) ~. 1,0 0 triumphs been ? The s uccess o f a momen t, the n tbe day. How immeasurabl e th e i n t erva l betwe e d 00,1 p ler p- ft of the writers just named and the inspired 3 „ 1 ,e 4 . 00 author of the TALeiatinv 1 If th.f..s. nnP 0 , ...a, mar ,, t 's }al' 1 n it, be less for his own f 1 .f icf work is devoted t o the praise of ill 9 ja heir hundred rnt de ' s o gia r lylrloeg r t :in h ,re s e gsa .ot,Le. Portuguese ed iluhr,issa,ri harmonious in:l:or: ogejan: ,. :ito s :t u ubas n ienn k ysc e ti tra n old:irer t zge l i a i rea o stm u n ; i;lt l eale t rriltc t e l octiri ) er e , j eeLv:lo , fc, ,: irci o :: : t scale of nations, still cherish the name of u 3 4 '" AiUe t f to the adventurous and heroic days of a 10 5 po s t rn h G h ca Ul u e s ms i i) fi t n a t t u :::: e f a: r r F l 'ou s ab r :i l el u r de ma n l P )a m i o ne d r l y ii t ss t t ti t ur ie g e t, a i at g l i . u l oe ai n sl a .h k s e l e c t ) s t r ! fi al o. e e n mcperinienseeetutnette(c) of liter titt'l'el7; : it Lit ti i c t.eeclt? t r i e : ee but chl Tt t air llai•$~ and scanty students amongst uhuedPainting are' a el °;e ens. hac eke schools been repeatedly established, in vain, sumS been expended in hopes of forming a " avc" :3 v the coy Muses could never be induced to litigcretore,co tanian soil. There the best specimens of archit.lc_isf',;rl gorgeous rather than beautiful ; sculptors limit ;;; to copying foreign creations ; and whilst atli 2 g c n e t icg, , can boast her Riberas, and Atnillos, and \ F ei g n - 1W 7, 0 c0 scores of other great artists, we vainly seek , f e ter-roll of fame the name of a Portuguese ,1“. has won hint immortality. As regards ant",';''its e%, f .i4 the Portuguese often shew talent and taste , li e c or tion, they go no farther ; and compcsers 01;9' amongst them. Even in first-rate singers t lA, of deficient,. for Lisbon possesses no national oPer`,7ich ports an Italian company. And the theatre, w c i or oc t recently • was, a very losing concern, is deserr t te r V a r dancers and for the brutal bull-fight ; ja ge r's; ,c and cowardly imitation of that of Spairi.—fr a ilpetat o q- ot l i DE.VUNFS9.—it will be seen by aa v ` A ftr i r . 13e :g4, another column, that the celebrated aurist , ejv has returned to Liverpool, by which an °Pl• t h ale obtaining relief is afforded to those afflicted 11 and other disorders of the aural organs. outlasts ti because hi Sr Leel A.AI ' 3 'keteh e Dti e j t .4 44 and kr, a, th e ., th:Nlevi eh a tri: ra :t e er cot; to) th tlll „ u4,141(1 e ti °f e l V 9-11 8, fi :4)0111 AII T '8 Pr And,