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IVEDNESD4Y, DECEMBER 17, 1836.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The incidents of the day, whether we look at
home or abroad, are both numerous, interesting.
and important. At home, we learn that Parlia-
ment was yesterday adjourned with the usual
ceremonies, and ordered to meet on .Tuesday the
3rd of February next, " for the consideration of
divers urgent public affairs." We trust that the
words of the Lord Chancellor, who thus spoke, may
be fulfilled to the letter Certain it is) that at no
former period of the history of the country were the-
people so desirous that they who hold the reins of
government should act as becomes true patriots and
statesmen, by bringing before the Legislature bold
and comprehensive measure of reform, whether as
regards the social polity of the people, the pro-
motion and extension of education, the regulation
and revision of national taxation, the administra-
tion of justice, as well as- a thorough cleansing of
the ecclesiastical Augean -stable—all matters re-
lating to Church and State
One of the parties (Wm. Snell) connected with
the Great Northern Railway frauds, has been tried
-at. the Central Criminal Court yesterday. He
pleaded guilty, and by his counsel, threw
himself on the mercy of the court, which
took tithe to consider the sentence it
would pass upon the. culprit ; of course Redpath
must share a similar fate, but his case cannot
come on until the next commission of the Central
Criminal Court: Alluding to matters of this kind
induces ns to state tnat in this day's impression
will be found records of alarming crimes—we
allude to a serious. burglary near Sheffield, and
another great robbery on one of the railways in
the province of Ulster. The records of the
police court also show how much the wickedness
of man prevails, and that diabolical attempts
are hourly being made against person and
property- The Liverpool assiws have terminated
Happily no case occurred in which "His lordship
assumed'the back cep Nevertheless, robberies,
garrOttiug;and. burglaries :were among the main
offences,.: and we: .I.re glad to know that -in each
case where a conviction.for any of these crimes took
place, punishment ;4 a severe and permanent cha-
racter was ordered to be inflicted. Whilst treatirg
of criminal matters, we may as well allude to the
clever feat of detectives Patrick anti Eaton, in cap-
turing three of those light fingered gentry yclept
" swell," who ;o prowling about, fleecing the
unwary, and in every instance plundering all who
come within their reach. In the present instance
the company comprised one male and two females.
The narrative of officer Patrick before the magis=
trate de velopes a part of the plan of the " profes-
sional" and accomplished pickpockets; a perusal
of the entire case is worthy of notice.
From matters of this description we turn to others
of a much more gratifying character. We allude
to the half-yearly distribution of prizes at the Royal
Institution, yesterday, and the excellent speeches
of Elias Arnaud, Esq., and the Lord Bishop of
Chester. We are gratified to find that these
excellent schools are in such satisfactory and
prosperous condition. Akin to this topic, we may
mention that the citizens of Manchester have been
holding a meeting for the purpose of coining to
some determination as to the outlines of an
Educational scheme in accordance with the prin.
'ciples enunciated by Sir John Pakington in Man
chester, We give the resolutions agreed to, and
shall have something to say thereon in a day or

two.
The Arctic sh'p Resolute, found by Brother
Jonathan, and presented back again to the British
Government, has arrived at Portsmouth. She
attracts great attention, whilst every possible
arrangement bas been made to welcome the captain
and crew who brought her back to British waters

in a suitable and flattering manner. The Queen,
herself purposes to visit the Arctic truant, thereby
sealing by her presence that she goes forth and
steps on board the spontaneous and much to be
prized munificent donation of the United States,
to indicate a nation's joyful acceptance of this
pledge of peace.
The celebrated Dr. Livingston, the African
missionary and explorer, has met at the hands of
the Royal Geographical Society a most enthusiastic
reception, and from the council received that
enviable literary distinction, the society's gold
medal. On the same evening, Monday, the Law
Amendment Society had an interesting meeting,
for the purpose of hearing a paper of Mr.
Frederick Hill, on the question—What to do with
our criminals? He proceeded to make the very
outrageous suggestion, that magistrates should
have power to examine people on suspicion, and
commit them for trial unless they could prove that
they obtained a living by honest means.
There is not much intelligence from the Con-
tinent. We observe in the assertion of the new
Prussian Gazette, the ultra-conservative organ at
Berlin, that Prussia will proceed to a military
occupation of the canton of Neufchatel can be
considered decisive- At present this statement
rests on the authority of that
,journal alone.
With regard to the re-assembling of the Confer-
ences, there is more delay. Originally a day
between the 20th and the 24th of this month was
named for the first stting. Now, we hear the
s:h of January designated. The ostensible
reason of this delay is that Diemil Bey, the Turkish i
representative, has to await new instructions.
But we are also told that the form in which the
consent of Austria was given has rendered a new
application to St. Petersburg necessary. This much
1 seems certain, that nothing is arranged as to
what each Power should support in the Confer-
ences, and the boasts of our Ministerial journals
to that effect were hollow. Even Sardinia has not
altogether given up her freedom of judgment, and,
inasmuch as the continuance of the Austrian
occupation of the Principalities is to ba brought
under discussion, it seems more than doubtful
whether she will oppose the demands of Russia
and France on this point. This question of the
Occupation of the Ottoman territories and waters
will most probably be one of the topics round
which the discussion will chiefly turn, the other
being—what is to be done with the future Govern-

ment of the Danubian Principalities ? a question
of far higher importance than that of the regulation
of their frontiers.

We read the following in the Augsbnrg GazeJe
—The overland mail from Constantinople convey
to us certain details relative to the approachi
conferences of Paris, which are not without'
interest. The Porte, it appears, took the initiative
in the question, and demanded the meeting of the.
conference as the measure best calculated to re
move existing difficulties. Acccording to an-ither
letter from Constantinople, Russia had promised,
the Porte to desist from its opposition in respect:
to Bolgrad and the Island of Serpents, but on the
condition that the Ottoman cabinet should engage
itself to insist on the evacuation of the Principali-
ties and of the Bosphorous within 40 days of the
closing of the second conference, and: also on the
rigorous execution of Art. 24 of the treaty of Paris,
concerning the convocation of the DiVans ad ito'c.
The declaration of war by Great Britain against
Persia, of which the Governor G.-meral of India
has been constituted the mouthpiece, was pro-
claimed on the Ist November at Fort William
It is sufficiently precise as to the reasons on which
the declaration is founded. Persia, it is averred,
has violated a treaty made between her and Great
Britain in January, 1853, by which she bound her- '
self to respect the independence of Herat, and not
to march troops towards it, unless foreign troops
should invade it. Persia has marched troops to
and besieged Herat, " the contingency which alone
could justify such an act has not come to pass ;",
and. as she has thus committed an unprovoked and
faithless aggression, Great Britain sends a force
to the Persian Gulf, to Show that engagements
made with her are not to be violated with im-
punity.
The screw steamship City of Washington, arrived
here from Philadelphia yesterday. at noon, after an
excellent passage of little more than eleven days,
a performance hitherto unequalled by any vessel of
her class at this stormy and tempestuous season of
the year, and also demonstrating in a very telling
and effective manner that the ships of this line are
not only excellent sea boats, but fast sailers;- Of
their comfortable character, and passenger •accoter
modation, they need not any notice here. The
City brought us three days later news, includ-
ing the report of the several Secretaries
of State in the American administration.
These documents ai e of an interesting character,
so that we devoted considerable space to an ample
synopsis of the whole. To these, as well as the
general news, we would direct the reader's
attention.

Since the above was written, we have news from
Constantinople, dated Dec. 8, which states that the
Persian Government has issued a proclamatien
cccepting war with England. The British have
captured the islands of Ormuz and Kirack, The
Russian General Philipson has retaken -Soujuuk-
Kaleh from the Circassians, after a desperate
defence.

THE Continental Reactionists appear resolved
to employ the sword wherever an opportunity
presents itself, or they can create an excuse for
the use of arms. France has had her revolutions
—Russia her aggressive war—Spain her coup
d'etat, and Switzerland her insurrection. In
these several struggles the animus of the domi-
nant parties have been distinctly developed—the
ruling idea made manifest. And the King of
Prussia, moved by the common impulse, seizes
upon the exercise of lawful authority by the
Government of Switzerland, as a fitting opportu-
nity to exact conditions, on behalf of his rebellious
subjects, which no independent State could
concede. Having made all his preparations for
war, he demands terms which render all conces-
sions impossible. Einen dcgen tragen, and to
use a sword are, however, very different things.
The Swiss are not popular
_throughout Europe,
Their hand-has been turned against every people
whose rulers have been able to pay for the !Ser-
vice of Swiss bayonets. Their legions of mer-
cenaries are to be found wherever a despotism is
to be upheld, or a day's pay to be had. This
national degradation owes its origin to a degree
of moral turpitude rarely met with among really
free and independent nations. But, notwith-
standing Switzerland's practical antagonism to
the cause of civil and religious liberty, she can-
not be put down as- the Republics of Cracow
and Venice have been.

When Prussia. talks of having made prepara-
tions for war with the Swiss, she can scarcely
mean to say that she is prepared to invade the
territory of a warlike people, who can bring
2Z0,000 men into the field in less than
three day's notice ! Disturbing the tranquility
of Europe may be a secondary consideration with
the government of our late .‘ neutral friend.''
Prussia may want some grand diversion—some-
thing more, probably, than those at a distance can
understand, and she, therefore. resolves on enter-
ing into a great war in the heart of Europe. She
disregards the common interest of one entire
quarter of the world—looks with contempt on
all the social, political, and religious elements
which will be set in motion by her threatened
onslaught. But, Switzerland has but little to
fear from surrounding foes. Her protracted
existence as a Republic cannot be ascribed to the
moderation and sufferance of her neighbours She
owes nothing to the generous sympathy of foreign
friends, or the mercy of her armed enemies. Her
independence belongs to the geography of Europe,
and the devotion and bravey of her sons. And
should Prussia attempt to dispute the truth of
these generally acknowledged facts, we shall see
a great war between a mighty Power and a little
Republic. The petty Canton of Neufchatel is
not, scarcely, worth such an exhibition of folly.
There must be some more weighty object in view.
The current of reaction runs deeper, and diplo
macy seeks something more comprehensive.
The swiss peasant cannot be made to believe
that WILLIAM TELL is dead. Ile says his de-
liverer only sleeps, until his country needs his
presence in the Council of the State, and in the
field. And the Court of Berlin seems to be the
victim of some less pardonable superstition, and
less innocent tradition. Going to war about the
sovereignty of Neufchatel, will be a repetition of
the old story of shooting at the apple ; but in
this instance the peace of the world will be
staked on the issue of FREDERICK WILLIAM'S
aim. If he risks a shot, and misses his object,
the Continent must be prepared for a protracted
struggle, which will call into active life all the
conflicting conventionalities and political pas-
sions of past eras. How we are to escape from
such a misfortune, does not appear to be very

clear. The dogged demands 'of the KING of
Prussia, if persisted in, must lead to bloodshed.
The Swiss cannot release rebels taken with arms
in their hands within the territory, which, whether
right or wrong, was in their possession when the