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CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

On Monday last a meeting was converted at the Guildhall, Taun-
ton, in pursuance of • requisition numerously and respectably
signed, to take into consid. ration " the expediency of petitioning
the House of Lords in favour of the Bill now pending in Parlia.
nient, for granting relief to our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects."
Mr. H. J. I.ricti, After a speech of some length, during the
delivery of which he was frequently interrupted by hisses and cries
of " No Popery," moved a Resolution " to petition the House of
Lords, that the Bill now before Parliament, for granting relief to
our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, may pass into a law."
Dr. Kt WO I. AKE seconded the motion.

Ir. IVerstfesox made a strung speech against the proposed
petition. and
Mr. BANTER commenced an address on the other side, but was
interrupted by vehement clamours, and cries of " No Popery."
One person significantly held up a small image to the meeting,
and notwithstanding the repeated and earnest endeavours of the
Chairman to obtain silence, who threatened to dissolve the meeting,
noise and disturbance continued to prevail. Mr. Banter was
at length p,rmittell to make • few other remarks on the sub-
sisting ha mony among the Catholics and the other subjects of
Switzerland, where the government of the country was adminis.
teted without discriminating between the religious tenets of the
people. and a like instance was adduced of the Canada*. The
uproar being renewed,
alt. ',Eton rose, and with considerable energy declared, that he
would not allow his Resolution to be clamoured down, and if the
meeting would not listen to the arguments which were intended to
be offered in favour of his Resolutions, lie should request the Bailiff;
in virtue of his amluarity„ to dissolve the meeting.
The Cum • MAX again recommended a patient heating, but his
voice was drowned in the clamour, and he was therefore compelled
to dissolve the meeting. The persons assembled then quit tly dis-
persed.

We mentioned yesterday that Dr. Burgess, the able and
amiable Bishop sal`St. David's, is to be translated to the
See of Salisbury, vacant by the death of Dr. Fisher. We
understand that Dr. 11. will be succeeded in the Bishopric
of St. D.tvitl's by Dr. Jenkinson, the present Dean of Wor-
cester, whose elevation to the I.l:ncli, we are sure, will be
bailed with satisfution.
A letter front Alvarado of the 12th Match states the
arrival of the Lion cutter from England with specie, part
payment of the loan for Mexico, lately negoeiated. Mr.
Baring, of London, arrived at Alvarado on the 10th of
March, in the Carnation, via Jamaica. The country was
perfectly tranquil. St. Juan de Ulloa still held out against
the Independents. Trade was rather improving ; the
exchange with England was 47 to 48.
On Tuesday night a most magnificent ball was given at
Chandos House. The assembly exceeded 1,000 persons,
comprising almost the whole of the fashionable world.
The establishment at Chandos Hou3e will now be broken up.
ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ESTERN•ZY.—After the retire-
, ment of the company from Chandos House, the-domestics,
instead of retiring to bed, were busily occupied in packing
up, his Highness having fixed, on Tuesday night, a.l early
hour for his departure on ll"t (Int !slay morning. At eleven
o'clock the Prince set out for Coombe Wood, to take leave
of Mr. Secretary Canning: but on his route, in Oxford-
street, the postilions drove his German travelling carriage
against a waggon, and the concussion upset it. The ser-
vant was thrown from the box, under the tvlieels, and the
Prince was thrown out on his face. Assistance was imme-
diately rendered, and his Highness was conveyed back to
the seat of his Embassy. We learn that the Prince is
much cut about the face, and is bruised in the side and
limbs. The servant is also bruised, but neither arc seri-
ously hurt. Prince Esterliazy left town yesterday morn-
ing for Paris.
A public dinner was given at Thurland Hall, Notting-
ham, on the 29th ult., when upwards of forty gentlemen
sat down to a dinner, to express their approbation of the
acknowledgment by the British Government of the inde-
pendence of South America, and to commemorate the re-
cent victory in Peru, which secures to the whole Trans-
Atlantic States their political and commercial freedom.—
On this occasion, William Fletcher Norton Norton, Esq.,
took the chair, and was supported on the right by Lord
Raticlitre, and on the left by Captain Garthwaite, R.N.
Matthew Needham, Esq., acted u Vice-President during
the evening.

THE Bi

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MEXICAN _MINE ASSCCIATIONS.
The Prelim Operations and Futon Prospects of the Mexican 31Me
Associations Analysed, &c. in a better so the Right Honourable
George; CanaMg.—By Sir WI ttrax RAWSON.
The Projectors ctf the Mexican Mining Associations left
it to time and cxperiroent to beat testimony either to the
soundness or the imprudence of their speculations ; and
their great success has completely justified their foresight.
'rim writer 'of the present pamphlet enters into many
minute and irtiportant details, through which our limited
space will not lellow us to follow hint, but they manifest
throughout a moat accurate knowledge of the subject, and
they enable the reader to appreciate the advantages result-
ing from the employment of capital in undertakings, which,
while they foster the industry of the New World, give a
new face to the existing state of society, and open re-
sources without end to the spirit of British enterprise. It
is impossible to fix bounds to lite increase of trade to this
country, which must result from the activity of those
private adventurers amongst us, who, combining their
activity and their capital with theit knowledge of the
wants, the interests, and the local wealth of South
America, have embarked in concerns, which, amply pro-
ductive in themselves, will open new markets at present
unthought of, and furnish demands for our manufacture!,
our machinery, our shipping, and the produce of our
science and industry in every branch of our commerce, to
an extent which a few years since could never have been
contemplated, and the advantages of which are already be-
ginning to flow abundantly into the channels of private
asennierce, and; through them, into the public revenues
of the nation at large. As connected with this subject,
Ike contents of the present pamphlet are extremely valu-
able. Sir William Bownem reasons from facts, and accosts-
paint his inferences With the pries ;Oa which they arc
PIPP tided , .
' With regard," says he, "to the amount -of returns *hick
may be expected from the capital advanced to the ensue SWAIM
in the New World. I should tear publicly to express my opinion.
But that they will be very great, when the improved systems of
mining and reducing the ores are fairly established, may be
most confidently affirmed; not only from Mr. 3loyle's estimate
and calculations already quoted, but front the fact of the enor-
mous profits formerly obtained by the mine owners, notwith-
standing the vicious and expensive manner in which every operation
in both departments was conducted. In addition—the general
principle observed in forming contracts to supply capital to work
the mines. is the emgagement, on the part of the mine owners,
to repay the sums advanced by the capitalist, out of the first
profits of the mine, and to allot to Min a certain share of the mine
4er a term of years, Of ID perpetuity. It therefore follows, that
where common sense, and common prudence, have been observed
Is the selection of mines, the most lucrative returns are ensured
no the capitalist.
" Upon this subject I have obtained, through the obliging inter.
buses of friends, the most anthentic and valuable documents,
epos which every reliance may be placed ; and as it is of so much
fairauence to proulgate information, that may be relied upon,
ll nt
append them to this letter. The first is explanatory of the
*disciples upon which contracts for supplying capital are grounded,
nod the two others contain the latest information received from
Mexico of the then state of the concerns of the Anglo Mexican,
nod United Mexican Mine Associations, by which it is scan that
**Cats mine, belonging to the latter Company, classiest among
die most valuable mines in Mexico, has been at work since last
and that the ores have been in progress of reduction since
Jaly ; some of the silver from which has already been sent to the
mdonal mint for coinage. Now, as the comparativelv small out.
toy of capital advanced by the Company, will be repaid out of the
hist peuceeds of this mine ; and as during twelve years a certain
Cott of its general profits is allotted for the accommodation
the immediate benefits to the capitalists, as well as the
pearly amount of return (the outlay being repaid), may be expected
1, be very great.
" Two of the Mines working by the Anglo-Mexican Association,
any serve as farther examples. The Valenciana, which was ex-
pected to absorb one-fifth (200,000!.) of the capital of the Com-
pany, is, on the contrary, producing ores of the value of 2,400!.
weekly, even before the drainage of the mine has made any pro-
, mess ; which sum not only meets the current expenses of the
mine, but actually leaves a considerable surplus profit ; and
which profit, it is evident, will be increased to a very great extent,
when the mine is sufficiently emptied of its water to bring it Into
full work. The Conception mine also, though rot drained of its
water, netted a clear average profit, from the commencement of its
being worked, of 1,111101. weekly, up to the period when the last
accounts came away, and this from a rein accidentally discovered.
A very small pan aches vein. it appears. has yet been worked,
and as it is in no way connected with the regular workings of the
mine, which continued most highly productive up to the period of
the inundation, the returns, when freed from its water, cannot fail
to be immense ; while, according to the Report of the Commis-
stoner, in a very few weeks, the expense of outlay on this, the
most celebrated mine of Catorce, would be made good.'
" Now. if we consider these, among other instances of the early
results of the operations of these two Companies—the steely re-
payment of the capital advanced. and the great amount of returns,
which will be received for such accommodation ; it would bt
more than absurd to compare the relative profits of the capital em-
ployed in working these mines, with the interest of three or fire
per cent. obtained by investing capital in Continental loans. Fur.
thermore, it is not too much to affirm, that the profits fairly to be
expected by the capitalists, looking at the question in a regular
mercantile point of view, will exceed those of any other under-
takings, hitherto entered into in this country, either foreign or
domestic ; in the words of Baron Humboldt, when speaking of the
prospects of the Anglo-Mexican Mine Association, they cannot
fail to prove the moat important and lucrative undertakings, that
hare ever yet been entered into.' "
We have enough in this statement to show how injudi-
, eiously, as well as injuriously, the Legislature would have
Hat evened its functions, hail it interfered to regulate, and
'by regulating to repress, the investment of capital in the
bold speculations of commercial adventure. In how short,
bow very short a time has experience proved that no notions
can be more erroneous than those upon which such inter-
ference was urgently recommended ! The good sense of
the leading members of his Majesty's Government wisely
overruled all such impolitic interposition, and the enlight-
ened body of the nation was wholly with them. The ca-
pitalists in this country are competent enough to the
management of their own concerns. There is no necessity
al make them winds of the Court of Chancery. Let them
only be left in perfect freedom, and the Chancellor and
Lord Lauderdale may retire to rest and sleep in peace, as-
sured that these speculators are awake, anxiously taking
upon themselves those cares from which they would fain
have disburthened them, and are making calculations with
infinitely greater nicety than they could ever have clone,
and with incalculably greater service to the country and se-
curity to themselves.

EXTRAORDINARY PROCERDING.

IMPORTANT QUESTION OF PAROCHIAL. RIGHT.
Yesterday being Holy Thursday, the children of the re-
spective parochial schools paraded the boundaries of their
parishes. The scene at Lincoln's Inn was truly amusing.
Every gate was locked and guarded, and at an early hour
officers were placed round the walls of the garden, &c. to
prevent the access of the children of St. Andrew's, Hol-
born, and St. Giles's in the Fields. About half-past ten
the children, headed by their beadles and churchwardens,
appeared in procession before the great gates in Chancery-
lane, and demanded admission. The Inn resounded with
the knocker's roar, but no attention was paid to it. The
Lord Chancellor at this time took his seat in the Hall, and
proceeded in the hearing of some special causes. The
Churchwardens now had recourse to stratagem, and the
boys were ordered to march into Holborn. On coming to
Messrs. Oliver and Bartrup's premises in Holborn, at the
back of which the two boundary-stones are placed, they
requested permission to enter. This was granted, but the
besieged were prepared for them, and on the little army
presenting itself on the flats, which would have erabled
them to have beat the stone, they were repulsed by the
porters of the Inn and theoflicers. An umbrella was, in
the first instance, held up to prevent the wands of the boys
touching the desired object, and at length a large basket
covered it so completely as to bid defiance to all attempts at
obtaining the object. In this situation the Inn remained
guarded and reconnoitered for upwards of two hours, when
the school-boys were walked off. The gates, however, re-
maitml closed during the morning. The transaction will
give rise to no small degree of employment for the bar, as
the Benchers are determined to assert their rights, and the
parish equally so to have payment of the parochial rates.
A determination was expressed to have the wall at the
north end of the garden pulled down, and several feet of
the yards taken into the garden.

A subaltern officer of the Russian Guards stahb(d his
Captain lately at St. Petersburg'', while at exercise, behind
his back. The murderer was sentenced by a Court Mar-
tial to run the gauntlet twelve times through Iwo men,
which punishment was inflicted on the Yist of April. The
wretched criminal expired immediately afterwards.
The Marquis of Lanadown and family honoured Sadler's
IVella Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening.

BRITIsir INSTITUTION.
—row—
iVe were yesterday favoured with a private view of the collection
of pictures at the Society'a eons. Pall-makpreviout to their pub- II
lit exhibition, which commences this day. .
The Directors of the British Institution hare this year deviated
from their established practice of confining thew exhibitiqn w spe-
cimens of the old masters, and formed a collection consisting solely
I of the works of living British artists, with which the liberality of
the proprietors has enabled them to decorate their walls. !row far
this toprse is preferable to their customary practice we ahitll not
tar, but leave it to the public to detmnine. Few of these pictures
are new introduced to the public notice for the first time; they
have all, or nearly all, fowled part of various exhibitions, of
which they sere certailly the elite; and vow that they arc'
brought together in this manner, they constitute a collection
highly creditable to the National School of Painting, and, in one
word, such a display of 4urdern graphic talent, as, jim the number
of specimens, has seldom if Ever been at all equalled in a Simi.
tar exhibition. It may be ailfficient to mention the names of
Wilkie, Landseer, Stothard, flotiard, Northcutt, Hilton, Cooper,
IVestall, Etty. ilayelon, Sir Wm. Beechey, and the President of
the Royal Academy, as contributing to tte_present collection and
as they areall old friends, but certainly. „such as we are glail to
have an opportunity of renewing our arpaintance with, we may
be excused dwelling more particularly upon their merits at present.

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