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London, England, 1825-05-23 00:00:00

nem, to be,.tiit the old word allegiance, which
savant a civil and temporal duty, exclusively, has
of late been used in .a 16O.Seud popular way for
anrkind of submission- to a higher authority
Bence naturally arises -'ll 'confusion in political
witen,';this word' is •,employed ; and
ihas only can we account for the conflicting sen:
tictents of hoieurable'rnewon 'both sides, on the
-aatotliarta effect 'of)allegiunce ••
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[TI4 E T I MIS .3
• ay Bill -.for increasing the salaries* of the
SAtitrsAvohid rest for-its support on the solution
-of Aia.i single question•—:-‘4 - Whether the best
can be prOcured for the present salaries ?" -
4tioitght beinvidious•to say-all that suggests itself
Alc; -•am-011-informeil observer of our Courts of
-,/uslire, on the 'relettive. merits of those gentlemen
'Ar4l'fc; fill the Bench; -and of those who prefer to
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testtlttse the employnient of an' advocate. But
'l'N4.4-,.adrnit the fact,' that 'first-rate lawyers,
• and jin. the prime. of life, ought to be had
-oe'vfiatecer terms will purchase them. _Ano-
ther:question then arises, how far' the increase
oft-retnun-ertctioh ought to be carried ? And. here
'we do not hesitatelo say that 6,0001. per annum,
-the-sutn first, proposed by Mr. Peel, was above
thitnark-required. 'There was one class of men
would have been drawn by such a revenue
itrto4h:arp, and -we •fear •successful competition
rivals more worthy of the Sovereign's choice,
aye' mean the '46" Lord - Charles's" of the pro-
•-•fes4lon, whom their family interest could never
.ITAA- into business, yet could easily hoist upon
• The 'Seat- of judgment. Mere lovers of money, too,
,Wotld grasp with all their talons at such a rich
piiZeas the Secretary of State, in the first arrange-I
nientof his hill, held out-to them. A fair indemni-
..46dtion fo4 it man of character and ability—not
spoil for avarice or Courtly intrigue—is what
ttieTtibtic calls for. Five thousand pounds per
tstmlimappe'arA to as to have been sufficient for
• girth a 'wholesome purpose ; but we agree with
Scarlett- in wishing that the retirement sala-
-rrshould afford the cointort* recffred by old
-age, and the decenCies to which Judges had
a:that-al-rem rank-and social habits. The pro-
- riktion of puisne Judges it might perhaps be an
• uiiwite 'measure to take wholly out of the hands
O IGOvertiment ; but, on the other hand, there
might be much wisdom in a resolution of the
• Rouse of .CoMinons, declaratory of the' extreme
etiution with which such a practice ought to be
alt4otytd, and of the severe responsibility attach-
ed--to those v. ho should advise it.

FTHE PVIILIC LEDGER.]
Last night.'we received Rio Janeiro Papers to
the 'l7th of March. The Diario of the 11th con-
taina de&tie of the Emperor relative to the late
rebellion. in Pernambuco, having for its object
to tnix clemency with justice. In order to attain
this end, the Emperor orders all criminals, who
haye already' been sentenced by the Military
6:4lunission, tO be promptly executed. He also
oirtains,• that those who remain for trial shall
belmrnediately sentenced ; and when both are
-thitposetl of, then a veil is to he thrown over the
pelt,' ind martial law to cease. The Diaro of
:the 3.2th'states" that the Emperor has granted to
'Ali tettidro COrneiro Lean, a Brazilian, his Itn-
/initial Licence to format London a-Mining Com-
pany, to work the Mines of gold, Silver and other
-nifitals in the rovitices of Minas'Geraes. The
•SlMperor says, that it Will be a great advantage
tit- his Empire; us it is destitute of able miners,
-oat adds, that: this will be obtaining advanta.4e-
Ousexperien,ce, as his subjects may •acquire•the
ferdwledge'of Metallurgy and Geology, so ne-
tiessary-toiderli•v every advantage from the tree-
's es condeal ed • in' the bosom of the'etirth.

100.17'15a PRESS.]
Rio da:Janeird Papers to the 17th of Marc
arrived yesterday. The Emperor of Brazil,
appears, has isined a proclamation declaratory o
his mildness and clemency, the first article o
which orders, that all the persons who oppos
~d the establishment of his, arbitrary authority
et Pernambuco, and, who have,. for that of-
fence, .heett sentenced to death by a military,
coriirniss'ion, acting, in his narne,, shall be imtne-,
diatsly executed,, and that.. the fugitives shall:
fits 'oe:itenced in,. their :absence, after which the'.
corothisS;on, liaVing no more victims either to de;
stioloir denouncel-. is to be dissolved.- By the
second Article, hts Imperial
;Majesty conde,
sOnds to permit the ordinary tribunals to resume.
their functions, that is to say, when their protec-.
flori no longer be useful. Pinally, the Emperor
teciously promises, that-those on whom no judg-
-6,l4ittas been pronounced (by the Military Corn-i
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Litikt,,?siOn)--in other word., those- to whom no sus-
piclOti of resistance can have attached, shall be par-
doned-I: The sp...rit in -which Don Pedro. governs
41:itiegnificent empire is,we suspect not that which
foie sraziti us, w•►th the institution that surround
itietii will patiently endure for many years. Every
icf of his GOvertunent undermines its stability.
ills too eyiffetit that his political sentiments are in-
tiith the. course -which his own, in-
terests, •
terests, the welfare Of Brazil, and the state of
phim. The imperial
441iF re.quire. from
emission.(;as been granted for the formation of
itiiee- Mining .Companies ; they are restricted; to
obtainment of the precious nietals, The
iitiwiond Mines twill continue to be worked as
1,410:fo re .

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['MORNING HERA T.D.I
.
.=The natural tendli;cy both of people it Rd of
thiggs to right, themselves, when let alone, ii 4 strongly eem-
0117flfd ill ' the Ciaiti' *hieh now iltNts in what is tilled-the
4411131trelltistliet4Ifter tha stormy aoenils of tAtbizletiee and in,
pttuation : ythirlt ,not long sinct I'Verel witnegsed• in tht sitrie
witat4. -Niit man months. ago.(or rather we migli say
ilii Whole Wahl, held tio'sniall part of the tOtifittr,'Wete
-ilarikrettly wale after thd notntificless apeetliiiions vihidi had.
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fpriang:timenp; manyof them, we have no doubt, originatiagl,
-in ,r ligi,te iiews of employing superabundant capital ;'
beiiii• iii`tlielfitß4ired views of OeisEttik Who -wikhed tci
tealikti-their4n oeVe at Vie eitpenee of. pttblie akedtility...f -tio
:•• . A mut. ltli;ti-4113k .did Jell this appear to some. elks
•- ~" ,:or the land; 'OW -the speculators *ere thtealbuit
~.,rAfstAit47,: gild Jili know not' what;' Bred lett' the Iffire-
alliftvislo • Id not,: bt • found sufficient, new! cam 'Were.'
-.. of abt•T to. bil ,proposed, to meet this
• ltriftny-lq dtka' Writ. Tht, 4r.ea of 'hefri: litilf-'.
filliOldltilki-Vals the taie, vitileh people Abffe Id mai of ,their
. , .. 4. •
,41n,at.ttigon* a ap gti#4:l9, ow* ip, oferatilm' 1
$ !,ed; arid, : e thi, new specie' of tegj4ation was.
_,." •,. Wrfflik,' tilt' Rik' , •f' iita- Me -evif Itgelfshai-paw&
, _
...: widopy 1* *ell 4.: et ! itoii teretiat 4 habt it Atafitiit
MO *4: • - Ara-,lißgeOfg ;1;q,- li.-Wne*ii!ta:Pr olfgleSsei,ig."l
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