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establish an institution from which religious instruction
is to be expressly excluded, will be virtually a declaration
of public opinion that religion is not essential, nor even
important to our moral welfare. Union in every point of
religious belief not being attainablein the present state of
society, it is, we think, much better that persons whose pro-
fessions are essentially and irreconcileably different, should
be educated separately, than that, by uniting to form one
establishment on the principle of excluding all, religious
instruction, they should 'practically admit those points of
difference not to be important, which, if sincere, they must
hold to be of the first consequence. It is mere nonsense to
talk of a man being religious without belonging to some
parlicular profession. He must understand revelation in
some sense or other, and list sense, whatever it may be,
constitutes his religious profession.
The proposed institution is brought forward and advo-
cated chiefly by those who, conscientiously, no doubt, are
opposed in principle to the Established Church. Is not
this circumstance a strong reason why those who are at-
tached to the Church, and consider it to be an essential
part :of the Constitution of the land, should watch these
proceedings with jealousy, and be on their guard against
the danger that menaces them? It was certainly amusing
to hear Mr. 131101:G11Am call th:lst:lf a churchman, for the
I sake of snaking a point in his speech. The peals of laugh-
-1 ter which accompanied the statement were the best com-
mentary on its sincerity.

We do not deny that an institution of the kind
proposed is wanted ; but we object to the princi-
ple of dispensing wholly with religious instruction • in
a course of public education ; we object to the formation of,j
an institution from which religion is to be absolutely ex-
cluded. The success of the Scotch Universities was ad-
verted
to as an argument in favour of this institution ; but
the fact is against it. for religious instruction is not ex-
cluded from them. If, then, it should be judged necessary
to give education in the metropolis, by means of a large
school of this kind, why should not churchmen and dis-
senters have one each? If all cannot agree in their pro-
fessions, that is no reason why those who do agree should
become members of an institution erected on the basis of
indifference as to any profession.

CITY, SATURDAY EVLNINO.

The Public Funds, as usual at this time of the year, arc ex-
tremely uninteresting, and the business done this day has been
trifling. If a judgment may be formed from the high premium,
4.15. to 461., which Exchequer Bills beer, money is r.ot scarce, and
on the Stock Exchange it is worth little more than 3 per cent. The
Consols for the Opening were steady all day, at till b, ar.d the
continuation for the August Account is only one quarter per cent.
When the dividends are paid next week. it is expected that the
purchases for real investment of capital will be very large.
On the Foreign Stock Exchange very few brokers or jobbers at-
tended. South American Bonds were a shade dearer, but in those
of European States no alteration can be noted. In French Rentes
not a transaction was reported. From Paris no private express was
received, and it was consequently presumed that no particular
variation had occurred there on Thursday last in Public Securities.
Spanish Bonds are very dull.
The Shares of all respectable Joint. Stock Companies continue to
maintain their prices, especially those of South America. Colom-
bian Mining Shares have risen about 31. each. The United Mexi-
can Company have fifty-three mines at full work ; and the Anglo-
Mexican hare got possession of some additional valuable mines,
which will probably be brought out under a different name, the
proprietors of the Anglo-Mexican Company to get new shares in
proportion to the Lumber of old ones held by them. Old Chilian
Sha;es arc also 21. dearer, and few of them arc actually on sale.
New Joint-Stock Companies are daily pressing themselves on the
market, some of them founded on speculation, and others of thtni
on real solidity. This true way for the public to judge of these
enterprises is by acquainting themselves with the characters of the,
Directors, for no man of honour will lend his name as a decoy duck
to mislead the ignorant. It is reported that two valuable Associa-
tions for working mines in the Brazils, under highly respectable
Directions, will be brought out early next week. An Association, it
is also rumoured, is formed for working the mines in Yuriocha in
Pasco, and also those of the Gualzayoc ; both of these arc valuable
districts.

The Lisbon Gazette of the 12th ult, contains an Edict of
the Royal Board of Trade, giving notice, that the Portu- '
guese Consul at Gibraltar had sent a despatch, stating,
that on the 40th of May there sailed from that port, bound
for Para, the brig Flordo Despigue Captain 1). Pinto dos
Santos Araugo, bearing the flag called Brazilian, which,
like all Portuguese vessels that arrive from Portugal, bound
to Brazil, or vice versa, cast anchor there with the said flag,
on the 14th of the above mentioned month, coming from
Oporto, without making an entry at the Consulate, or
taking from it any document; and that in passing by the
Pante do Carneiro, it was boarded by a Spanish cruiser
from Algesiras, which carried it into that port, under the
pretext that it bore an unknown flag, where it was de-
tabled. No observation whatever is made in the Gazette
as to the lawfulness or propriety of this capture. The fact
is simply announced.
Frankfort papers were received yesterday to the 26th
ult. They contain no news from Greece or Turkey, neither
does the Angtmeine Zeitung of the 25th June, nor the .11.4-
trian Obse, rer of the 41st.
According to a letter inserted in the astronomical cor-
' respondence of M. de Zach, the Paella of Egypt, Mehemet
Ali, gives a Colonel 60,000 piasters per month, besides a
large quantity of coffee. This is attractive; but, on the
other hand, he has reduced his piasters by the basest alloy ;
then sometimes he pays in cotton or other merchandise;
lastly, he cuts off the ems and noses of Europeans, with all
the reepect which might be expected from a man who be-
gan his career by murdering in his palace 400 Mamelukes,
whom he had invited to a reconciliation fcast.—(Constitu-
tionnel.)
The King of Prussia, in order to simplify the adminis-
tration of public krairs, has ordered the department of
commerce and manufactures to be awn ssed, and the bu-
siness attached to it assigned to the Minister of the Inte-
rior. The Minister of State, Count Bulow, hitherto at the
head of the department of commerce, has been appointed to
the direction of the administration of the province of Sile-
sia. He will, however, retain his seat, and vote in the
Council of State.

The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo was celebrated
with gnat rejoicings at Hanover. All the bells were rung,
and salutes of artillery fired. The subalterns and soldiers
who were present at the battle dined together in the Riding
School attached to the Royal Mews.
The Journal de Bruxelles contains some particulars
respecting the personal appearance of the King and Queen
of the Puri:, whom we noticed a few days back. Their
Majesties permit themselves to be seen for a mo:lerate sum,
at the Crown Inn, in the Great Place• of Brussels. " The
King," says the Journal, " has nothing strange about him
except the manner in which he paints his face; but the
• Queen seems to be proud of a double deformity, which
among her tribe is considered as the tie plus ultra of
beauty, viz., that from the age of fifteen, by means of a
circular piece of wood brought into her lower lip, she has
succeeded in making it grow to an astonishing size. Her
cars arc elongated out of all proportion by means somewhat
the same, gracefully sowing over the shoulders; this is
the picture of a Venus among the Boticudos. Their Ma-1
jesties arc exceedingly iffiible; the King has a pretty voice
and sings very agreeably a Brazilian song ; and the Queen's'
smile ought to give a high gratification to those whoin in
her own country she may gratify with such a mark of
favour. Several persons of distinction have already paid
, them visits, and the complaisance of the man who acts as
Ciceroni cannot be too much praised.
The Dutch papers state, that the Austrian army in Na-
ples is to be reduced by 12,4)00 men.
We learn, by our private letters from Paris, that his
Royal Highness the fluke D'Atrouleine will probably
visit linglatal shortly. it was arranged, we are informed,
two or three montlia ago, that this should take place, nftcr
all the fetes and public ceremonies attendant upon the Cc-
ronation were conciuded.—Courier.