The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-20 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

pelhizal character: tiny tend to reduce public opinion
to the guidance of men the least entitled to direct it, and
by increasing the asperities arising from difference of
party, to aggravate the evils of political hostility. Weak
governments are perplexed and controlled, and even the opc-
rations of strong governments are not *infrequently thwarter],
by the factious interference of these self-constituted guar-
dians of the public weal. There may be extraordinary cases,
however, which afford some excuse for the existence of
these associations. In Ireland, for example, where the
Orangemen have bound themselves together by unlaw-
ful oaths to persecute and outrage their fellow-subjects
of the Catholic religion, it is natural and allowable that
the latter should have recourse to all lawful means of
self-defence against their aggressors. We cannot, there-
fore, without great injustice, blame the Catholics for unit-
ing to represent their supposed grievances to Parliament
and pray for redress ; and as the immense majority of the
people of Ireland process that religion, the question as-
sumes a deeper interest. No well-informed or properly-
constituted man can look at the actual condition of that fair
portion of our empire, and think of the history of its con-
nection with this country, without feeling warmly alive to
its claims upon our most serious consideration. It is ob-
vious that the admission of the Catholics to the enjoyment
of all those political rights which can be safely conceded
to them, is essential to the permanent tranquillization and
impartial government of Ireland. Great Britain has
every reason for wishing to see Ireland flourishing and
happy : the greater her prosperity, the fln»er would she he
linked with our fortunes. It has been her misery that has
always rendered her disaffected to us. Her population
have viewed us as tyrants, not as benefactors; and having
little to love in a struggle for separation, they were willing
to risk what they had, for the advantages which their san-
guine feelings led them to expect front independence•
The spread of English capital in Ireland, and the conse-
quent growth of Irish manufactures and commerce, and
the intermixture of the people of both the islands, will
gradually cement the union between them, anti promote
the prosperity of the kingdom at large. If the Catholic
Association be managed with wisdom and moderation,
it may, perhaps, conduce greatly to the attainment of these
most important objects; and though there is, we think,
rather too restless a desire in some of its members to be
always before the public for some purpose or other—the
greediness for notoriety much detracting from the delicacy
of their taste in that respect—yet we are inclined to con-
clude, that, upon the whole, the course the Catholic .Asso-
ciation have followed has been productive of general good.
We join, therefore, cordially with their organ in advising
them to be moderate, and to persevere.

We copy in another part of our Paper an article from the
Ulster Recorder, in which will be found a speech of Colo-
nel BLACIVt, at Sheriff' WARM'S party dinner, from
which we regret to perceive, that we gave him credit, a ►hort
time since, for much more sincerity in his conversion than
he appears to be entitled to. This " oratiu spirans," we
confess, takes us by surprise, as it was but a few weds
ago that his accession from the Orange Society was an-
nounced in several newspapers by his own " desire and
authority." It seems, however, that the Colonel is still
in the corps, and wearing the regimentals of the party,
with as bright a gloss as ever, so that we can now only
say of him—
" MAioit a tonrinquo rcorrentia,"

and trust to time, which, like wine, " does wonders every
day." We certainly were not prepared to find him so soon
consecrating his eloquence to the loyal " 'Prentice boys of
Derry," and tossing off bumpers to the tune of " Croppies
'ie down.•"

From Sheriff Wallas sr nothing surprises us. We have
met this Orange champion so often in the career of his
glory, that nothing factionary, from him, comes unex-
pected. lie distinguished himself, we well remember, at
the present Loan MAYOR'S dinner, by proposing " The
Glorious Memory," and other political toasts, which his
Lordship refused to give, and which no sober individual in
the company was found to sanction. At Ms (un official
dinners, indeed, these factious touts fly from glass to
glass, with a frequency that finds no opposition ; but this
is easily accounted for—the persons that attend them are
of that description, that, if you hut furnish them with wine,
will swallow it to any wait that calls fur a brimmer.

We should be amazed to find such men as these within
reach of the City mace; did we not know, that to be an
open and active enemy to the conciliatory system of Lord
IVELLESLE Y, is a sufficient passport to the most lucrative
offices in the gift of the Corporation of Dublin. This
spirit of resistance is enough of itself to raise the meatiest
persons to the highest honours. It is lamentable to remark
of late, the increasing hostility which is manifested by the
public press of Dublin, towards that system of policy by
which his Excellency has laid a foundation for the welfare
and tranquillity of Ireland. But the Orange Chieftains
perceive that their cause is daily losing strength, from the
conviction, so rapidly gaining ground, that an adherence to
this policy, independently of the immediate good conse-
quences arising from it, can aline permanently establish
the peace and prosperity of Eat N. They begin to perceive,
in good earnest, that

" The sands of their appointed years WC run ;"
and that, if they do not note make a grand stand, and a
glorious struggle, the loaves andfishes arc gone for ercr.

11VINDROR, OCT. IR.—This afternoon his Majesty left
the Royal Lodge, for his accustomed airing much earlier
than usual, on account of the days getting short. The
King drove himself in hisphaeton, which was followed by
saddled horses for his Majesty and suite, the King being
accustomed of late to ride on horseback before he returns
to the Royal Lodge.
Mr. Peel arrivetl in town on Saturday evening, and
transacted busitim on Monday at the Home J)eparuncnt.
The Right lion. Gentleman left town yesterday morning
for Windsor, for the purpose of attending a Council, which
was to be held there. . .

e ate requested to contradict the paragraph which ap-
peared in the British Press of Monday, stating that Mr.
Rowland Stephenson, the Banker, was to b. introduced to
the electors of Peter:4Elold, to oppose the interests of 11. Jol-
litre, Esq. at the next election. Mr. Stephenson never con-
templated such a proceeding. The paragraph alluded to
was copied from a Hampshire paper.
By the Gazette of last night, Parliatnent stands pro-
rogued from die 4th of November to the 6th of January
next.
The symptoms of an approaching election are thicken-
ing. Two candidate+ are in the tichl for Perthshire—a Ge-
neral Sir George Murray, and the Honourable John
Stewart.—Set tonan.
The Hon. Mr. Stuart, second son of the Earl of Moray,
has conic forward as a candidate fur the seat of the Mem-
4er of Parliament for Perthshire, at the next election.
The canvas has already begun, and the election, when it
takes place, will, it is expected, be keenly contested.—
PerthAirc Courier.
Regular packet ships are about to be established, to sail
front the Clyde to Jamaica.
There is now a Greek professor, named Lusignan, at
Copenhagen, who pretends that he is lineally descended
from the ancient house of the Kings of Jerusalem.

PARIS.

[*SOY OUS CORSISPOWDZIIT.I
PAWS, OCT. 16.

The. system of Jesuitism is daily making progress, but
it is in its growing influence over public education that its
progress is most sensibly perceived. Everybody has heard
of the Erode A'or male. Everybody knows that this school
has furnished all the institutions of France with a crowd
of distinguished professors. One of the first objects of
M. Frayssinous, oil assuming the Direction of Public
Education, was to suppress this celebrated school, and he
is now busily and anxiously employed in displacing all the
professors who were educated in that admirable establish-
ment. M. Artaud, a young man of great merit, and Pro-
fessor in the College of Louis le Grand, had for a long
while escaped the proscription ; but at length, about a
fortnight ago, he was removed from his situation. Since
his dismissal he has solicited an audience of the Bishop of
Herroopolis (M. Frayisinous), to learn the reason why he
was displaced. At first he was refusA an audience, hut
having persisted in lf:s solicitations, he succeeded in ob-
taining it. As soon as the Bishop of Hermopolis saw him,
lie exclaimed, " Ah, Monsieur, I know what has brought
you here ; you have come to ask me why you have been
dismissed : but you ought to recollect, that you belong to
a society which is by no means Christian." The Professor
was at a loss to know to what society the Grand Master
alluded, and he therefore begged to be informed what was
meant. " I mean to say, Monsieur," replied the Lishop,
" that you belong to the Society of Christian Morality
(Soricie de I'l.lh:rale 04n-flew), the morality of which is,
in fact, not at all Christian." " I assure you, Monseig-
neur," said the Professor, " that you hays been led into
an error ; nothing can be more truly Christian than the
morality of that Society: its labours have been directed
to spread elementary knowledge among the people,
and ameliorate the discipline of the prisons; it has
offered a prize for the best essay against the negro
slave trade; it has patronized and circulated the best
works to dissuade the working people from frequent-
ing lottery offic.'s and gaming tables; it has neglected no
opportunity of improving the condition and morals of the
lower classes of society. What conduct can be more truly
Christian ? The Society of Christian Morality reckons
among the number of its founders the most respectable and
benevolent men in France, such as the venerable Duke of
Rochefoucault Liancourt—" The Bishop of Ilemiopolis,
at this passage, interrupted the Professor—" I repeat, Mon-
sieur, that the Society not at all Christian, whatever you
may say, nor does it profess a system of morality at all Chris-
tian. Besides, your opinions are well known." The au-
dience was then dosed, and the Professor can learn nothing
as to the reasons of his dismissal, but that he belongs to a
society for the dissemination of Christian morality. Who
will say now that Jesuitism is not making progress? It
has already becoma strong enough to lay aside all disguise.

The Paris Correspondent of the Courier thus alludes to
the letter published in that paper respecting the alleged
expedition to reconquer St. Domingo:—
. I mu sorry that one of your Correspondents led you, for a
moment, into error, with respect to the destination of the troops
that embarked at Brest. You have since received a satisfactory es.
planation upon the subjcet of this expedition, which was merely
the ordinary execution of an administrative ordinance long since
promulgated. The last conspiracy which was detected at Marti-
nique rendered this measure necessary; but under any circum.
stances, indeed, it may easily be supposed that France, inclined
to treat with St. Domingo, would give to her colonies of Marti-
nique and liuselaloupc a respectable attitude. You may pay as
little attention to the tionscti.e that has been written about this ex-
pedition, as to that which has appeared about the arrival of a Rus-
sian squadron off Minorca."
On Saturday last the Exchange at Paris was closed, but
bargains in the Bente% were done at Tortoni's Coffee-house
at 103 fr.
A Decree of the King of Spain, just published in Cata-
lonia, orders the Universities of the kingdom to be closed
till a general plan of public instruction, which a Special
Committee has been ordered to draw up and lay before
him, shall have received his approbation.
Brazil, in her intercourse with foreign nations, is still
governed, as must be expected, by laws made under the
late Government. By the 19th paragraph of a law enacted
on the 30th May, Issiu, it was ordered that no foreign VCR-
id should be entered at the Custom-house without pre-
seining her passport, and a manifest of her cargo, certified
by the Consul or Vice-Consul of the nation residing at the
port where she may have cleared.—Froin the moment the
country declared its independence, the certificates of the
Portuguese Consuls were disregarded ; but as Vice-Consuls
are shortly to be appointed, it will be necessary to conform
to the former regulations. Foreign vessels must deliver
the following documents:—" The Bill of Ilealth"—" The
Manifest of Cargo"—" Every Bill of Invoice—and " The
passports of passengers."
A convention has been concluded between the Emperor
of Russia and the King of Prussia, to abolish reciprocally
the duties formerly paid net all removals of personal property
from the territories of the one Sovereign to those of the
other. Ibis convention was signed on the oil of May, by
the Nlinisters Bernstortf and Marenheitn, and ratified by
the Emperor of Russia on the 211 of September. This
measure is the result of views similar to these which in
1819 produced in France the abolition of the !fruit d'Au-
; both these proceedings distinctly mark the advance
of the age in true civilization.
There are letters in town from Maranham, which state.
that Lord Cochrane had commenced the bombardment
of Pernambuco, which was expected hourly to surrender
to the Imperial floet.
The following is an extract of a private letter from La
Guayra, dated August 4t:—" We have advice from Puerto
Cabello, that the expedition fur Peru, consisting of 3,300
men, sailed theWel inst. for Chagres, where they crossed the
Isthmus, and embarked at Panama far Peru."
By intelligence from Cuba to the Sitith of August, it ap-
pears that on the 23d an insurrectionary attempt was made
in the town of Matanzas by the Lieutenant of the Ameri-
can dragoons, Don Gaspard Rodriguez, and a part of the
corps under his command. This attempt is stated to have
failed ; hut it is acknowledged that its author and his par-
tisans, though they had retired from Matanzas, had not
been reduced to submission.
Extract of a letter dated Zurich, Oct. S :—On the Ist,
the whole sky being covered, and the heat very oppres-
sive, we perceived that a violent ferlim (wind that has
some resemblance to the sirocco) prevailed in the Upper
Alps. In fact, it blew with such violence in the Canton
of Glarus, that even in the forenoon the inhabitants did
not venture to light any fire even fur culinary pur-
poses. In Seliannis, where the same wind blew with
great fury, they were not so prudent ; and in one of the
uppermost houses, where some persons were washing
linen, the wind caught the fire, and in a few niiiintes
burnt the whole of the wooden building, and in less
than half an hour ten others were in flames. All assistance
was in vain, and the remaining part of the hamlet was
saved only by being at a consiehtrable distance. Two
dwelling-houses, eighteen barns and stables, and almost
everything they contained, were destroyed. The old
church was likewise burnt, and a man was killed by the
falling of one of the walls. The situation of the people is
the more deplorable as the greater part of their crops of
cant was destroyed by hail, and now all the winter fodder
fur the cattle is destroyed.
Letters from Batavia, received veaterday, give a very
unfavourable account of the trade with that country. Tlie
heavy prohibitory duties lately imposed there upon British
manufactures, had induced all the English merchants to
forward their ships to Singapore. The mortality at Batavia
was so great, that several of the European residents had
be en carried off. Among them was Mr. Whiteman, of the
house of Thompson and Co., and Mr. Jutting, of the firm
of Colville and Ce.