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cisive of the feelings and disposition of the Court of
Brussels.

The

says. that M. DE CHATEAUDIIAND

will speak against the disgraceful and inhuman law re-
specting sacrilege, but whether the statement is made to
incite the Noble Viscount to do his duty, or from the
knowledge that it is his intention to perform it, we cannot
judge from the wording of the paragraph:—

" it is said that the Viscount DE CISATEACBRIAND will speak
against the law of sacrilege. We believe it without hesitation:
no project can be more contrary to the gr.ius of Christianity."

We have received from our Correspondent at Paris a
Report of the debate in the Chamber of Peers on the ciptb
of January, respecting the exiles from Martinique. It will
be found to be interesting as connected with the questions
of Colonial policy now before the public, both in France
and England. This debate has excited a great sensation in
Paris, where it cannot be published, the regulations of the
Chamber of l'eers denying the public any knowledge of
their proceedings except the mere result.

11 Some reports were in circulation yesterday as to the war-
like designs of the Holy Alliance. According to one of
those rumours, the French Government had, in conse-
quence of the representations of a great Notthern Power,
decided upon making a public manifestation of its divides-
sure at the conduct of this country with regard to the re-
volted Colonies of Spain. It was whispered in the Royalist
circles at Paris, that M. DE VILLELE would be questioned
on the subject at the first public sitting of the Chambers,
and that his reply would indicate a stronger feeling of hos-
tility towards England than anybody supposes to exist be-
tween the two Cabinets, excepting those who are conver-
sant with the arcane of European politics. We do not be-
lieve one jot of these reports. The Ultra-Royalists, we
have no doubt, would, if they only were consulted, plunge
into war without
,hesitation, in support of what they
consiehr to be the abstract principles of legitimacy. If
the French Colwell of State was filled with them, A Lex-
ANDER would not have occasion to call upon France
twice to maintain and vindicate the indefeasible rights
of FERDIN•ND; but M. DE VILLELE understands the
interests of France better, and will, in spite of them-
selves, not suffer the silly men, who arc clamouring for
hostilities, to bring on the evils of general discord, and
probably their own absalute and irretrievable ruin. The
accounts received from Paris yesterday, in the best-in-
funned quarters, warrant us in believing that the tran-
quility of the world is in no danger in consequence of the
late decision of the British Cabinet. Some diplomatic
notes may be exchanged, but even in them we are led to
expect that no sentiment of dissatisfaction will be so ex-
pressed as to imply any diminution of the general friend-
ship happily subsisting between the Powers of Europe.
Even Spain, we are told, will remonstrate only for form's
sake against an event of which she was so long and so
often forewarned.

By the packet Cortes, which sailed from New York on
the 9th of January, we have received American Papers to
that date inclusive. The grant to General La FAY/. TTE
had been announced to him by a joint Committee of both
Houses of Congress. His acceptance of the "immense
and unexpected gift," is tested in simple and ex-
pressive terms, void of all affectation. On the first day of
the year the General dined with the President and Members
of Congress. Among the toasts of the evening, the health
of" General BoLivsa, the Washington of South Ame-
rica" was proposed by Mr. CLAY. This, we believe, is
the first public entertainment given by the American
Congress, and as no event likely to call forth the public
feeling to the same degree as the visit of LA FaYrTTE
can occur again for many generations, the honour may,
perhaps, be the only one of its kind ever rendered to any
individual. Nor have they given him an empty or un-
substantial compliment. His latest posterity will enjoy
the fruits of their wise and liberal gratitude.

The United States, it seems, ate about to try an im-
pottant experiment in the legislation of a commercial
country. A Bill is ordered to be read a third time for
the abolition of imprisonment for debt.

The markets yesterday for securities of every descrip-
tion were on the advance. Consols for money opened at
934, were afterwards done at 3 3, and elosrd ate, looking up.
The market for the account opened 931 / and there were
buyers at 3. News of a pacific nature from the Continent,
and anticipations that the King's speech will be decidedly
of the same character, have led to this improvement in the
market.. The foreign securities, from the same causes,
were all better 3este;day. New Brazilian Scrip was done
at 4 33 41 /. Austrian 96/ 4, Brazilian Bonds 88/, Old
Strip 16 13/ 161, Buenos Ayres 914, Chili 88 73, Co-
lombian 91-2, Spanish 21/, Greek 371, Mexican 814 / I,
PLravian 83.

We understand that a New Mexican Company is form-
ing tinder very favourable auspice s. Names of great respect-
ability are conm eted with it.
Extract of a letter dated Paris, Jai. 29:—" The Spa-
uish Charge d'Affaires procteds this evening for London,
iii cons quence of an express from Madrid. Great itupot t-
am* is attached to this mission." _ _

Letters from Lisbon to the 17th ult. express consider-
able surprise that the first public intimation of the inten-
tions of the Ilritish Cahints regarding South America
should be derived to the Continental nations through the 'I
medium of the Portuguese Government. Of course this
acknowledgment extends no further titan the conclusion of
commercial treaties ; but it was generally reported in Lis-
bun that Sir Wm. A'Court had delivered a formal Note of
the unconditional acknowledgment of the Southern Atneri-
C2ll States by Great Britain. Upon the subject of the
pending negotiations between Portugal and Brazil, these
lctt'rs arc entirely silent.
Litters received }csteiday from St. Domingo, dated Dec.
, state, that trade continued in a very depressed state, on
account of the alarm of invasion.
An Evening Paper, after copying the paragraph given by
us yesterday, noticing the barbarous taste of the Bendier'
of the Middle Temple, in ordering the ancient avenue of
limes in their garden to he cut down, observes--" Some
one should take upon himself the care %,f these old gentle-
' men before they do more mischief.' Set the Thames on
tire we are sure they will not, but we know not what
else they may not do to disfigine the once handsome Inn I
of Court, upon which they ale venting their ingenuity. ,
They have moat gratuitously and unnecessarily built a
Patliament-roont on the river side of their noble hall, at
once Moding up an open space where it was much
wanted, and cutting off' a view from the river of one of',
the most venerable ornaments ha banks had to boast of.'
Now it seems they have cut down the fine avenue of
!inns, because they want to are the water. ‘Vater in-
deed! They can sae their bottles, which is much more to
the purpose. Their whole conduct betrays a restlessness
very unbecoming in such ancient persons.'}
It is under:tool, that at a Board, held on Saturday in
Trinity College, it was intimated to the Provost and Fel-
low, that an Anti-Catholic petition was in the course of
signature among the Students. The Board are said to have
come to the determination of putting in force the severest
penalties allowed by their statutes, agaiort any Student
who may sign that, or any other document of' a political
nature.—Dublin Evening l'ost.
Carnegie, in the neighbourhood of Cupar Fife, has been
sold for 18,1/Oot.