The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

, than
enforces
logics,
he first
school

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who dread
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t popery
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facilities
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clients.
class of
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model of
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wanted, and

moidares to another. I beli •ved this sincere
to be tho best way of demonstrating the false-
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otlf theh
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er entmhtyl: a: slightest
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ft a
onepoliticaliof
theirfrifriend,
do, b
aj e c.
dat )u,
oawft
thirty e and
theconfi-
denced
hood and the absurdity of the imputations made against
me; and it app-sled to me above all, that it cou have,
caused any surprise on the part of the Duke of Saldanha
who knows by experience the disposition which I feel to_ give
pecuniary aid when requested of me, not only as regards
oin-
significant amounts, but also in large sums. I likewise
terb-
served, during the perusal of the Duke of Saldan ha's let . ,
another insinuation, against which I formally roust, which
cannot even be founded on pretexts or denunciations. And
that is the imputation of having furnished commu-
nications to the foreign press, from the hour of my
quitting the administration up to the present time.
In conclusion, your Excellency will allow me to request
you will cast a retrospective glance over my political ca
I am fully persuaded that you will find it pure from all con-
spiracy, pure from intrigues, and that I have been ever a
stranger to clubs, secret soca."ties, and revolutionary
.plot.s,
free alike from ultra.liberal exaltation and from servility in
the manifestation of my opinions ; I have been always frank
and independent.
which
il khl
iyc adherenceiIconstantly
foto
r the
afezlegitimatereedefended),
rantdtaicdnt throne,
they were guaranteed to us by the Charter, au been, and
nadndththe legalpr nep l e s liberty
of 1
alway-s will be, unalterable. Strong in my conscience, I will
the moment that
never renounce my right of maintaining unimpaired the
liberty of thought ; at the same time that I submit my
actions to the supremacy of the law. I cannot allow to be
permissible, or even proper, whatever may be the misfortunes
or exigencies of the times, an inquisitorial system, which
aims at diving into the thoughts of individuals, and of sub-
stituting suppositions for facts.
In a word, and without referring to past services, I declare
kayni
ntge
eo fidelitydm
,b y.
nt
todh
etheas
ConstitutionalQueen,Citizen ter
state, tiowis,. ithelal
kse.calbaimglue defend
on
raiPbrewehrarryaiof theamr
Port. bmotyh
0,
wanndbaeshaalfrtehfieginounis
cobzrerieranocef tohne
ylaowur,
(Signed) P mat et. Ls. I only
Lisbon, Nov. 23, 1846.
The insinuations contained in this letter are so
broad, and dive so deeply and keenly into the past
career of both Viscount Oliviera, and Marshal
Saldanha, as to need no particular pointing to the
competent reader. Let us, therefore, pass on to the
illustration of this curious episode in the narrative
of current events, and detail what took place sub-
sequently between the Duke of Palmella and Donna
Maria.
On the 25th of Nov., at a late hour of the evening,
the Queen sent a message to the Doke commanding
his immediate attendance at the Palace. Palmella
recollecting, doubtless, the sleepless night he bad
passed on the very last occasion of his being sum-
moned to the royal presence (viz., on the 6th of Octo-
ber), represented to her Majesty's messenger that he
was indisposed, but at the same time observed, that if,
notwithstanding, her Majesty peremptorily com-
manded his attendance, ho would at once dress and
proceed to the Palace. The Queen then fixed the
following day for the audience.
On the 26th the Duke repaired to the Necessidedes,
where he was received by Donna Maria, who com-
manded him to be seated whilst in her presence. Her
Majesty then awaited for a short time the Duke's
communication, who on his part delayed to open the
conversation in expectation that he should be ho-
noured by die Queen's commands in summoning him
there. After a short interval the Duke expressed a
hope that Her Majesty had been made acquainted
with his written answer to the charges brought against
him, of which the copy is given above. The Queen
replied that the Duke's reply had been laid before
her, and observed to him that he had demanded his
passports—stopping short at this observation.
The Duke, in answer, merely urged on Her
Majestv'e attention the observations contained in his
reply to the first article of accusation.
The Queen, having made some observations, delibe-
rately said, " It is my wish that you should leave the
country ;" on which the duke rose, and, humbly
inclining before her Majesty, kissed her hand, whilst
he said, " I never thought the hour would arrive
when I should be told by your Majesty, that
it was essential towards your well-being that
I should quit my native country ;" after which
he quitted the royal presence. At 5 o'clock in the
afternoon the duke repaired on board the Admiral's
ship, accompanied by two of his sons-in-law. He re-
mained in the Hibernia, where he was entertained at
Sir W. Parker's table, until the following day, when
he embarked on board the Madrid packet-boat, which
at two o'clock, sailed for Cadiz. It Ls understood that
M. do Palmella has gone to Gibraltar, to await the
course of events.
I have confined myself in this communication to a
bare recital of the facts, which rest upon a certain and
undeniable baais. Comment upon them on my part
would be alike out of my department and perhaps
premature—ll shall therefore: proceed with a narra-
tive' of the other circumstances which have transpired,
and which afford, in conjunction with what I have
already stated, a tolerably safe clue to the policy
which the present ft lvisers of her Majesty have deemed
it prudent to adopt in so far as the British agents
here are concerned. .
I intimated in my former letter my conviction that
Colonel Wylde would feel it to be imperative on him
to repudiate so much of Marshal Sal&uha's despatch
of the 13th Nov. as committed him to an opinion as
to the disposition of the people of Portugal in respect
to the present movement, and also as to its origin.
' The fact was as I had previously surmised it would
prove to be. Colonel Wylde addressed a commanica-
' tion to Marshal Saldanha, pointing out the error
committed by him, and requesting to be furnished
with the means of setting the matter right in the
dmoespeettninitsimerstoohnpno:
nansuptiTnhigmeni;;T:sa!uniol)tiahffosorhiubwsjrashecoouitwdresn
ehopecilmthdeintrwine:gissewdteviscerydhih ehfpeemrom(pLoperr;tlyionPeoal--f
owrioillihvoeir:ccr Thursday,
h Friday,ohn morning
nt hw
:ab aeTe
d theih ahcnf
oe
neces-
sarily be ignorant- The duke's reply to this tem-
perate remonstrance was highly characteristic. His
Excellency admitted that he had made an unauthor-
ized and improper nee of the colonel's name, and that
he had stated what was not exact in reference to the
opinions which he had imputed to him ; but excused
himself on the ground that Colonel Wylde's visit to
DEW Antas was a circumstance likely to discourage the
partisans of the Queen, as tending to show that the
insurgents were countenanced by the British Govern-
ment- For that reason he had deemed it politic, and
even necessary, to impute to the Colonel opinions which
he had never expressed ; and although he was aware
he was not justified in so doing he nevertheless hoped
that the circumstances in which he was placed would
in some sort prove an apology for his conduct; and
finally the Marshal expressed a hope that the occur-
rence would not interrupt the friendly understanding
that had existed between himself and Colonel Wylde.
s cuovta nfeoww2hzdow
aa
so c
ct
hi
following
armiesba
cprovisionfadnereturneddahsdyffwa, a
liwdtvei
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day's
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last
The colonel repaired to Cartaxo (Saldanha's head
quarters)
e positions
fortnight.vcrossnevening
Saturdaynt
gke
his forces (about 1,400 foot of different arms, and 150
charsorlB3)4enn'thwfiFheaaedovrothlloe Manilla'.
interval, with the intention, most probably, of crossing
the Tagus higher up, and of going to Santarem. The
force under this general is estimated by an Eng-
lish officer, who saw the troops under arms at
Evora, at 220 horse ; 690 infantry, including riflemen,
foot artillery, and other rank and file; and a battery of
3 guns well appointed and served by 150 artillerymen.
A reinforcement of 600 veterans, who had volunteered
to serve again during the present struggle, was ex-
pected to join him very shortly from the Alemtejo,
and as there is a numerous band of officers available
for commands, now under Bomfln's orders, this corps
will form a valuable addition to the army of Das
Antas. A body of 600 men, of the 4th Regiment,
and 150 student volunteers, has been detached by the
Count to Coimbra, in order to hold Baron Cased in
check, as this officer has received orders to march
The general,
direct upon Santarem.
on receiving his passport, repaired to the
I stated in my letter of the 26th, the circumstance
cowwarnenvar-edstenlifreet:iocalx!fi
thisdatoospyciohneaeideopenimtaV:ara:ulanhtyded,haeraoptthopeieine:nec
rdedhuvorthatutmhine.
of General Prim's having been ordered to quit Lisbon.
Msidaderedridas, Peninsulartherepresentatives
packet-boat, which, singularly
stances I have naprerrtendts,titsweso
omfethnewohpoposimatey
exbetremmesn-
Purtim, hadnd visited
itwas
during
einflagg
his-shipabsteel et
haootur course of
of
litho:
first made
to
ethhieirma,ppearanof
his appearance
dangatehri,sanhoatehl.e
might
nighhist
have
way
e
from the landing-place to his residence the General
was apprised no less than four times by persons, entire
easily evaded all restraint or interference by returning
to one of the vessels in the river (wherein several
political emigrants have sought ankobtained refuge),

but he preferred meeting the authorities
twining from them the purpose of their visit,-
The interference of the civil Geyer
subordinates with the liberties of the peajj
and
not been confined to the Duke of Pilnle—
e —`ll,
General Prim, but has been extended to a area ay
ber of suspected persons, who have either beep
tolbyyatwtteherseighCobidul'ortnwlazi(X4:4
to quit Lisbon or else to submit to impri °"`itd,
attempt was made by the police to exercise the
of expulsion on two Englishmen (who are
eceprinoteethtieonproofpethreirquaflar:ran,
ditthw:parodiiecscolvenwrer:ait
ingly obnoxious to the existing government) ebzuF",i.
grounds upon which this stretch of authority
tended to be based were so vague, that after
these gentlemen would be considered to be
edmt
thn
doned.
It will naturally be asked, when the facts a.,
?shaAllltothhaobs:
esedu
what is the ultimate tendency of the policy
have
attained
e te. nh
the department of speculative politics
recordedpun object
ued sought
to ts,
searching out and registration of occurrences,
there is sufficient evidence of desire and kite no'
the part of Donna Maria's present advisers toll,
me in suggesting some reflections which may
clear up some of the obscurities which now slag;
the ministers. It is quite obvious that the
tatives and agents of the British Government ',-
bon are viewed with suspicion and a certain *ID;
of dislike by the soi-disant loyalists here. I thiot
stated in a former letter that there was not, and
that there never had been, any intention on the a
of Lord Palmerston to land a single marine, orto s
any active steps in quelling the armed oppolitic,
the ministerial acts which is organised througaget
country. The conviction of this fact has olowle
its way into the minds of Donna Marie • sad • .11;
her Majesty, misled by them, has been unreamte' -
induced. to adopt the opinion which they hare et
fully impressed upon her, and to regard the da
•-
nation of our government in the light of sainjtyy,,
a quasi symptom of hostility, to her. Wiser tad higye
minded counsellors would have sought to diaboa
royal mind of such absurd and unfounded Imam ,
unhappily. the advisers of the Crown are not at g
moment distinguished either for their sagacity, th
wisdom, or their disinterestedness. The coloji;,,
the only
_public organ which is now perjaiak,o
published—l mean the official gazette (the Dies,)
offers daily the most obvious contradictions tol
assertions of the actual government Si to •
insignificance and impotence of the Sepia
party. In the Diario of the 26th Nov. them
decree published, depriving many of the az
nobility of the kingdom of their lank sad asp:
month for siding with Das Antas, and in an ails:
column the adherents and partisans of this peat
styled indiscriminately the rabble, the loses
poorest classes in Portugal, and men destitute Co
rank, influence, education, and property. Sochi,
the state of affairs, and it being resolcedapoois
British cabinet not to interfere in the intern;
party struggles of Portugal, but simply to en
guarantee from the ministerial opponentstlat
of success they will respect the Crown, and nal
unimpaired its dignity, and the institutions (
charter, it is not difficult to draw the conduit
inasmuch as the hopes and expectations enter
with respect to the British fleet have been oho!
disappointed, Donna Nlaria's ministers would,,
moment, very gladly dispense with its presence
Tagus, and see it give place to another squads
• directors of which might probably be less sr
in their views of the exigencies of the case It
ministers have been. From what I lar
' said, the difficulties of the game that
being played will probably be made q
Let us hope that it will be centime(
' the same caution and skill hitherto manifested
• side at least, and the result will then be al
• nourable and advantageous to those who ha
ducted it. A compromise has been more th
i
talked of as likely to take place ; but it sno
ble that any medium course will be pursued
only basis on which such an arrangement cc
would be the dismissal from the palace, and a
the kingdom, of one or more parties who s
what reason it is not for me to judge, sops
the principal promoters of recent events..
In the meantime there exists, I am mks
undoubted authority, a vast proportion o
privation amongst the middle and trading ells
Many of those whose loyalty, forced OT gen
the case may be, has induced them to take
volunteers in defence of the rights of the tl
suffering from the cause I have
referred to, s
hers of them have been even compelled to •
the necessaries of their families, in order to
means wherewith to put themselves into on
Amongst other measures recently adopt
Minister of Finance to restore the crab
Government Bank, was one which I chars
my communication of the 20th November.
absurd and futile ; I refer to the Bank
decree of the 14th, compelling all persons t
paper currency (depreciated to the extellot
cent.) at par. The Minister of Finance to
this decree on the 21st, by another docnn
same description, which he introduced 1
narrative of the difficulties which had oppre
years the finances of the kingdom.
The decree consists of thirty-seven
principal provisions of which may be tl
rued :
The capital of the Bank of Lisbon is he
to consist of 11,000 contos of rein,thus cm
5,000 contos, the actual capital
of the B ank:
the actual capital of the Company of Conn
contos to be raised by calls of per cc
minal amount of the Confidence Company sh
faulters to forfeit their shares; 1,000 contos to
promissory notes of both these establishment
Total, 11,000 contos, or 2,7.30,000?.
The decree next ordains that the Ban]
and the Confidence Company are to be a
new Bank of Portugal.
The next provision is
• that this Bank ol
to have an exclusive privilege through°
dom of issuing its notes, payable on demi
year 1876. The only exception being
Bank of Commerce a Oporto, which a
charter ; but the issues of this bank are
to the amount actually in circulation'
for the liquidation of which will
The Bank of Portugal. thus constituted,
only place in the kingdom where legal ti
made ; consequently branches must ei
blished in every town, or the whole pal
travel to the capital, or to a distance
from their homes, in order to transact tl
tial part of their affairs. The Bank is
general depot for the taxes, customs, to
for the management of which business
will be allowed as a remuneration.
In whatever town a branch bank of
ment may be formed, within the, new
from this date, no other bank will be

exist.
The notes already in circulation of
Lisbon, to the amount of 5,000 contoal
legal tender at par, in the followial
from the 21st of November, 1846, to'
the whole amount of any debt may be
notes ; from June 30, 1847, to Decrial
a debt may be discharged by two-third
being tendered in bank notes and the t
third in cash ; and from that date u
1876 the debtor may legally acquit
obligations by tendering one half in
other half in specie.
The Bank of Portugal will cancel t
Bank of Lisbon, at the rate of 18 con
commencing on the Ist of January, 1S-
The Bank of Portugal will make an
vance of 300 contos to the government
A sinking fund is to be created for
cancelling certain claims now exist"
Treasury, which fund is to consist of
national properties, the outstanding
government, inscriptions, bonds of the
and all other sources of revenue, toget
tribution of 120 contos of reis from t
ceipts and other undesignated sources.
The fund thus composed will be
following payments :
Ist. All advances made to the govern ell
Lisbon, the Confidence Company, and a
and private individuals, the advances /41
whom or which date from the beginnui
24,1846.
2nd. All advances made since May 24, 1
of Lisbon, and also the 300 contos to be
by virtue of the decree.
3rd. The legal claims of the Company
4th. The arrears of pensions, aalaries
anees, now due to various persons, darn
specified in the decree.

•
, 1
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1 1 2
. I --- NOTIC~ and bid, as they surely woul, without the interven- I
combination 1
; 1 BM EDWARD BULW ER LY notes NEW WORK,
I ' T I.ICRETIA; or, The CHILDREN of NIGHT.
.JU la new ready at all the Laterite.
t.
tkunder '4---------------and CstleY, Pu, blisbers• cond, . nit-streL.
BIER. lion of brokers, and such a thing us .
c
amongst such a multitude wotouldthbetsimipon:st are
or
will
I
The powerful objections P
i §I,aCRED ARMONIC SOCIETY, EX ' be, not of a public nature, but of a private one, and not_ !
LIALL.-THIS EVENING (FriclaY). Deeember 11,_ andt:E_D_-, the less strong on that account. It would indeed i
DAY, December 73, will be performed HANDEL'S ORA al° strike a severe blow at the gains of the brokers, who I
mtssiali.
• Principal Vocal Performers
-Madame Caradorl Allan, mks sg. B. now in no great number. monopolise the tea trade. •
• I • mimes, Mr. Mutters, and Mr. lt. chimp,.
500
pertowitm. They now buy at a price of which the public have
1 1 i 'llui Band and Chorus will combit of above
tae arch
er
„lie,
may little cognizance. They, the brokers, paythenemiletZ,
helichalts'of the38' eaminch;ipaliteseM"usio.sellereed etata' 5'4; oifilAt
mßocir. lertti,;.:•3l6C,iiaringuir..u-, andrchare their per centage upon the whole
this
bet
moo ; Mr. Kitchell, 39, Charing.ciiosemihas
33REwza, ner. see. pub le Sales not only would the possibility of
apposite Exetcr.tall.
, iii done away with, but the price of tea would become
OY AL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.7I kn.own to the entire public, and every housewife
the addi-
-11 BY Pd sCHOUNBXII the 0 GUN►
-
might calculate the cost of tea in bond, with r
rrox, differ from allsim'clumaa TILL, by or. ere; tion of the duty. We do assert. that thte pub to
y,
tk is lectured ova, wale other ExPve.oolo.r.imsses, wessee.
this
iib Prof r BachholPner. la the Ozyhydrogenwri-
dae,l7'
areal haltFrayat Thlrbeee;nt. iopnle the
of ig:T;LEC'TRIC TELEGRAPHthrowing ope.n the mysteries of the trade, and
esmonsu y of
the
Due..eu
the ui.
he desoignirreeatwasyrwe with its middle-men would create almost ,
eroecopes is exhibited Specimens
together with the Destructive auction in the price of tea to the con-
Cuttings of the Tubers and Leaves,
iperiments ; sai
01. Isolviag tlcws, bY the Physioscope ; Diving Ex. sumer, as a moderate diminution of the duty itself.
l''' "ma bv A. Srael.''' Y.U.s. Charles Sith, &e.-Arimis- We may, therefore, reckon upon a strenuous
is. • school bast• --- opposition to any such plan on the tart of
I
'N N 'Friday) December the
T / At CROB.HALL.-THISErh..I. q ,
._ ,
fAN 110 CR - • 0
the brokers ; and no doubt on the part of the. estoM-
-11th, 3D. WISON'S ENTERTAINMENT will 0,;,,,,t0....,
Wl' BUILNS, Is which he will long house too, whose authorities grow more Ingot and
admired more retrograde in proportion to their own age, and
•
.: I saw of mune, and recite his celebraatelepwoet`inunoif:Te.AMG'.llBoANh..TElli in the direct inverse of the progress of public opening
Tbe Second Pert will contain a anecellamoua • uon m o
...., intelligence.
mrious Scotch porta-_______Pianoforte, Mr.lantl.
sclij_ and
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LYCEU NVY'H E A 'Fla:l.-13A L 1 !i--..7-':—,itt ;tote
?dr. ALLCROPT'S NF.APOLI CAN BAL MAbal:E
on WEDNESDAY NEXT, Dec In, it being portrem3ty
tivel • the last IT is stated in the Irish papers that negotiations
..al
• thi. aesson. A nor orcheetru will be erected at tee e i or me
which will be newly carpeted, the
Colleges
are in progress for connecting the new Provincial
stage, leaving a spacious area,
entire theatre will be briihmtly illuminat _
nut... . _
s_4.
ea and ornamented. .s in Ireland with the Dublin University. That
e erehestra will coneist of ONE UUNDieReE.De Lien
or
ihl.l jut.
.. such a connexion is for many reasons desire' ble is
For the comfort of the visitors, t i am obvious. The Dublin University is, we believe, the
me•e been appointecL .......... _
Ladies' Tickets .......................................
_fa.:
_.
Spectators is Tickets. ...- .............................. .7 ed only one in the world which is limited to a single
college, and we have always regretted that Maynooth
ptator (dress circle). ........... ..... ........ . ... :4a.„
ed. was not made a part of the University on equal
upper team. .............. ............... ..2/
. is
Pile". ................
terms with Trinity College at the time of its founda•
It is not even now too late to allow admissi
Application t r tickets, private b0..,s , ,
IMl'Mikei and i‘ 62' M'atreet. ..-- '5 "iiis appointed costumier. il one or more exam
• sod-mgect; and Mr. tleien•inations for Universit;
Simmons, 7, Tir. istock.st
ii 14' degrees to the Maynooth s
Doc,. open si half_past NtieCrZinitirlicing to Commence, at
_Ten oittc,fl,_ ,
~
.. , tudents. To the honour o
bYCELINI THEA'rRE.POEN ADE COr•• Trinity Coliege. NN e must record that it imposes n
CERTB.- LAST NIGHT BUT THREE,--THIS EVENl:stit
• 11.-Overt re, Straddle ; Police. Gnome; Selection,v Itabez.n., religious test either on matriculation or graduation
that its course is more varied and extensive the
Devil, by Mr. Dada and be your sm ore
rerniLioo, 5
ifortv,-, m
~.
•those either of Oxford or Cambridge, since it enforce
I 1 VOrient; Vocal Duet, the Alt
1 ' Irrsderkk Ch'it° ricii i Pe/ka' Vl44°""rill‘''Alb4erk:ralimily ' Mr' ttiataii,,,r ; proficiency in classics, mathematics, physics, logic
I Trt.9l:,' LlruuClratiinwialt7Y;,erro,oCluadLtiqiutlitaais,iiitarllaricne• e, Mr. Deane; Pot and ethics, that its medical school is one of the fir
Brothers on the Sax-tuboa; V
na in Europe, and that it has recently opened a echo
et. 11° '' willia"; Q"'litileios' mai.mg7g: mesei• Pirentiee. of civil engineering, the students in which al
, m
ail; °"Ttureppm% Yrs Diavie I°l°. Cc-1151. 2". &i •-i •PrlTs" B"e's not obliged to go through the regular collegia
lea 'Wand. esSMA APpeitation to be aa" at he
isomotßee. , , Course. A more questionable concession has bee
"LIRENCH PLAYS.- MADEMOISELLt,
-1-' BROHAN •retfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, sii made in the recognition of the.llistorical Society
a school of oratory and composition ~but no one a
the Preach Plays and Me Public, that HER BENEFIT,
:nridbem last night but three 0' r her engagement, will take place on doubt the great importance of the prtzes establish
ll
the
weuseseaY NEXT. December, la on which occasion
' MOUR 111111.
produced Pigault Le BMA'S Petite Color die of LA. . _
for
__interesting to
remark,
italSON the character of " Marton, by Madlle Braaten , and,_un
for proficiency in modern langua,ges. It may. not
that this liberal uneven'
the not time ia this connirY, scribe's pap Comedy a BER- enjoys a better reputation for Anglican orthodo
TRAND ET ATN, with the following powerfilcur
le than either Oxford or Cambridge. hose who dre
• isatrana, M. Pedal.
Raton, M. Cartigay. 1 JUr*rar;,e jkluladiellesl. Brobane. (Mr. first NeWlnallient send their sons to Dublin, and certain
I esuonsiaeia, ift. laingetaL Appearance In that Character). there could be no better preservatives against pop
me, M. hbosevi. Christine, Madlle. Vallee.
Goehier, IL Pase IL Marthe, Madlle. Grusin'. than the lectures of Dr. ELRINGTON. The only gr
Koller M. Feli. discovery in Biblical criticism of our day has CO
their Boxes and
Bears wb° maY be &air." c't retlina'go io i dome from Dublin, Dr. WALes ingenious explanation
Stalls for the simve occaSion, tre rotoVAdir
oreti
... his,
3,
V i the same as oily as possible, at the rt Mesa I atanue nro
King-greet, St. James's ;or at 3litchell's Royal Library, ,33 ota the differences betwee the Masoretic Hebrew I
the Septuagint version nitnd it is, we believe, the c
---:•------ British college in which a special professorship
13°Dd'°"'"t
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been established for Biblical Greek. Furtherm
,
• • • TS be Oil- I torie,%. the Dublin University substitutes examinations
,II Ii MAILS. residence; those who please may reside, those •
prefer to study at home may do so.
The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Old* Sad Gibraltar, Now all this good has not been effected witl
fi ! will he made up on the morning of the to Derember.
The west tale, moils, excluding those for Koziol, Honduraa, and producing a little attendant evil. So many facil
the Havannas, wilt he made up on the morning of the 17th December. attorom at a cheap rate haye attracted large num
Yb..• overland wails for Gibraltar, Mali, Greece, the lonian Wands, of students, and the result is that there is far too II
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, via Southampton,
'1 I I will be made up on the evening of the I.9th november. of professional and far too little of commercial
'The overland eased math% ria 3f eretile', to the Mediterranean, industrial education in Ireland. There are i
ggypt, Aden, Cryln, India. Hong Kong,will be made up on tbe
evening of the 14th December. parsons than congregations, more physicians
..
The ma. for New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and New patients, and infinitely more lawyers than ch
zealsaa will be made up nu the evening of the 31st lkeember. There in a constant multiplication of that gat
The mails for British North America, Bermuda, and the United
• States, will be made up on the eveniag of the 4th January. persons of whom it may be said with truth, '
The malls for the Brazils, the River Plate, Monte Video, Pernam: they cannot," though not gways "to beg are
bum, Bahia, Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, will be "Batched on the ashamed." Some forty years ago there were se
insane of the 4th J•usuat7.
----------- excellent commercial schools in Ireland, chiefly
Tt.) CORRESPONDENTS. ducted b?, members of the Society of Friends
/ 1 1 • • amusement. intenclerl for TM
on Loam evening
.aean nearly al of them have disappear
awe be ahem Offloe by Two o'cick on the day ef publication , and there i
medium between primary anetiidurely classical
----.
: , • HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. cation. Such a result was almost inevitable, •
Tye DAY. - Morning, 8 min. part 7 ; afternoon, sa min. pain Y. Trinity College became the sole educational moo
i Yo-imaaow-bionane, • tam gut s I ',ltem". 37 min. "at 8' tho country, and when an education in that a
-.---------_ was attainable by persons of very moderate fort:
• LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11. Now, there is some danger that the provincig
i.
leges may aggravate this evil by entering into
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I, i ' I IT was not without consideration, and certainly not
..1.1,,,,,,. ..v..........„, u. ,a -#. nor from the first
against any reduction of the duty upon ten, unteas pe ilo
t't. n with-Trinity College, in giving profes
and learned education which is not wanted,
ill .eishiiaaing artistic, intlantrial and comm
• that reduction should be accompanied by a return to
I , the old mode of levying duty upon this great article education, of whichthere is at resent a sad defic
We know' that Lord ST. Crenstales' attentiol
of popular consumption, ad valorem. We were fully
aware, and we said so, that no reduction of the duty
anxiously directed to this subject, when, as
ELIOT, he founded these establishments • al
11
' would prove a sensible relief, unless it was a large one,
regret that the death of his father removed 'him
and that this would tell most fatally against the
revenue, certainly beyond the power of the first year the office of Irish Secretary before his project/
: to compensate by any possi sib
increase of consump- matured. His successor, Sir THOMAS FREYA
i 1 1 i was bigoted to university education, and deriv
tion, and even with dubious roseate as to future
his ideas on the subject from his old experie
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years.
Several weeks have elapsed since the utterance of
this opinion, and this interval has produced what ice
wrongly called an agitation, but which has been
certainly an immense concourse of desires, petitions, ,ec. ,
and protests, in favour of a reduction of the tea J
Oxford. We have, however, good hop
Mr. LABOACITERE ; and, therefore, before an
arrangements are made, we wish to have atl
directed to some facts bearing on this importer
t. Cork, Galway, and Belfast are ire rear
porta ;brit we have not heard of a good set
deities. Liberal ministers could not remain deaf to
1.1 111 the concurrence of such a multitude, to the vows, and navigation in any one of them. We suggest
the propriety of establishing a good naviga
•tion
i . . to the arguments of so large, so wealthy, so well- in each of the three colleges, and the granting
informed, and so pacific a body of individuals.
I • , tificates of proficiency, after due examination,
I It was impossible not to take their prayer close of the course. It would be a great mild
I a into consideration, and to afford it all the render this course too technical. General lit/
I I attention and examination requisite to test fully
ha feasibility. The result, we have reason to believe, natural science, and modern languages should 1
1 • lined with the more professional studies of the
has been the complete recognition of the utter useless- sailor. He should have an opportunity of 1
aces of diminishing the duty, unless fourteen or sixteen those destined for other avocations in the
pence were taken off, and the recognition at the same classes, and not, as is too often the case, feel I
time, that a diminution to the amount of even the lesser
•
; ,1 at sea is a disqualification for life on land.
sum would create a deficit in the revenue for the . • • . •
11 - year of at least three millions sterling. No Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer out of Bedlam would, in the in connexion with this subject, we may no
lan under the consideration of the Board of I
tducation, for the establishment of marine and
present state of English finances, contemplate such an
• experiment. schools in Ireland. These may very benefief
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And yet we are told, that all hopes of lowering the
price of tea by a reductian of the duty have not been
given up. The impracticability of reduction, as Ion':
as a specific duty continues to be levied, has compelled
recurrence to the possibility of raising duties ad
a withcharity -schools, connected with the marine courses in the colt
that the schoolboys might acquire some ale
science, and the collegiates become familiar WI
tical details, learning how to row, reef, steel
&c. If heads of colleges are too proud to
our confidence in hen
4 valorem. The jurstice tof sucnhe:
adiffereneontnne bt,e3 will be greatly abated.
questioned. If e n e ghtpepound t
be levied on the inferior growth of tea, that is still a An engineering course is so obviously d
duty of 100 per cent ;quite enough to levy upon an that it will probably be established ; but w
• • wish to have added to it a school for training
i ' f article which the poor man requires, whether as a
luxury or necessity is idle to inquire. Of
the expediency there is little doubt either. servants and railway police. Much good s
effected in the world if men would descend tc
utilities. This aphorism is not less applicab
I
L. 1 i A very considerable portion of the teas consumed
are of the higher qualities, and those who pay the agricultural course, should such be formed;
. high duty can afford to continue to do so. The enter into all the details of farming operatic
out neglecting zoology, botany, geology, ant
'• 1 I • object is, to lighten the burdens and increase
. the con- try ; and if an agricultural school for training
. . .31 1 gumption of the poor. Now, on this point we have dren of the peasants were combined with thin
ascertained a very singular and interesting _fact, it would be all the better for both.
ae t. : which may be added to the other unexpected pheno-
, • mina evolved by the Irish famine. This fact a, that Abetter commercial course could hardly b
than that which we have, in a former article,
. the consumption of tea in Ireland has enormously in- as existing at Paris, but it might beneficial
a creased. It is chiefly attributed to the giceter nee
• ' tended to a fourth year, so as to admit of I
of corn, and flour, and dry food, which demand fnutoctithone
course.of the Belles Lett es and economi
i
lif, 1 ' cause, the fact is so ;we have it from one of the
first houses in Liverpool. And it shows that Should the new colleges be so worked a:
•
the objects we have described, they wil
' I one of the consequences of the elevation of the national blessings to Ireland. Industrial ono
i . • diet of a country from taco ttohetteeuse of 0 rerard
bread and more no now
professionclpasaild science,egrl' hfthll elerte7tir at.:
I Ili
,# ii, t use of tea. The fact, amidst a great number of use, will be applied to thepractical
tions, should also teach that of not leaving '
But if, as there is some reason to feal=
.I7reTaensd out of consideration, when the result of a be set up as Mettle to compete with Trinit
II change in the tea duties is calculated. The Irish in superior and professional education, th
will contribute their proportion.
may be confidently nrodicted, without an
We must defer to another opportunity the calcula- dimity pretensions to foresight.
i lions which show that a redaction of duty confined
i to the low-priced teas, leaving those of higher prices
untouched, would not threaten the revenue with the IT is as well that the real position of I
loess inevitably consequent upon a wholesale reduction. Trrstis, in relation to the Sublime Port
II il 1 We have ottyzface at present to meet the chief Governments of
reopeningould be lmo
objections s to the idea of an ad valorem duty. British public. Aor contemporarj
The first objection is of course its impracticability. upon disparaging and damaging the Be;
• The India Company, with its monster warehouse, its and circumstance? as a quast-mdependen
i one broker, and its periodical sales, managed the ad the Ottoman empire, which by the visit •
valorem system with ease ; but private merchants, to Europe has, apparently, become a delis
1 i I 1 how can they follow such a rule? Why not? All to decide upon, and which, if not solved i
I teas that reach this country are landed and stored and satisfactory manner, may lead to v
,
l either in bonded warehouses or in depots equally consequilloes, and further estrangemel
secure. Why not adopt the system of monthly sales Franteratel England.
' in each of the great portg—publie sales-on which It *at be well known that the Barb
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I ' °cession the duhes can be assessed ad valorem f up lb the occupation of. Algiers b.y Fret
1 , The objections instantiy made are, that each a syg- nalfpation of theorteh hereditary
rrungoil
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• . tem would produce fated, and might lead to conga- 'ft./pol _ the P (which germ e
nations of dealers not to outbid each other, but keep replaced by a simple Pasha of five yet
down the .price, whilst the different prices and value went), were quasi independent, and cone!
ations of tea in different ports would create confusion of amity and commerce with
.all the got
god countenance jobbing. We see nothing bi these Eurojw, without the least intervention
objections that cannot be removed. Let each later the Turkish Divan, or its emissaries I
not more than ten chests, a quantity not b?yon For proof of qua, we refer_ to the ordina
reach of any grocer : let this clam of retailers come of treaties with the Barbary powers.
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