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MGR Al'Elt AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning. '33 minutes after 3. I Erening 47 minutes after 3

THE KING'S THEATRE.

M. J. LAPORTE respectfully begs leave to inform the Nobility, Sub-
scribers to the Opera, and the Public, that this THEATRE WILL
OPEN TOMORROW EVENING, when will be presented BellinPs
Opera Seria, in Two Acts, intitled
LA STRANIERA.
Principal Characters by Mad. Colleoni-Corto (from the Theatre
Milan, her first appearance in this country), Mad. E. Seguin, Mad. Cas-
telli, Signor Cartagenova (from the Theatre Milan, his first appearance
in this country), Signor A. Giubilei, Signor Troyano, and Signor
IN inter (his first appearance those three years.)
After which will be produced a New Ballet, in One Act, by Mon. Des-
hayes, with New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, intitled
LE ROSSIGNOL.
The Music composed by M. Nadaud.

Principal Dancers—Madlle St. Romain (from the Theatres Berlin and
Paris, her first appearance in this country); Madlle Kepler, Madlle
Chavigny, and 3laddle Varin ; Mon. Couston (from the Theatre Royal
Lisbon, his first appearance in this country), M. Gouriet, M. Saxoni
(from the Opera, Paris), and M. Coulon.
M. J. Laporte has the honour of informing the Nobility, Subscribers
to the Opera, and the Public, that on Monday next, the Box-office will
be removed to 21, Old Bond-street, where applications for Boxes,
S'alls, and Tickets, will be received.
Owing to the unusually extensive demand for Boxes and Stalls, M. J.
Laporte earnestly solicits the answer of those Subscribers who occupied
them last year, the numerous applications he has received making it ne-
cessary that the vacant ones should be disposed of forthwith.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets for the season, to be made
to M. Laporte, at the Box-office, from eleven to five o'c'ock.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING the whole of Handel's Oratorio of
THE MESSIAH.
Principal Vocal Performers—Messrs. Braham, Hobbs, Henry, Seguin
Hawkins, and H. Phillips ; Miss ShirrefT, and Mrs. H. R. Bishop.
Principal Instrumental Performers Messrs. Lindley, Nicholson
Willman, G. Cooke, Signor Dragonetti, and Miss Jonas.

HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 24, 18.36.
THIS DAY, being the FOURTH DAY of
DRAWING of the BIXTY-SEVENTH HAMBURG
GREAT LOTTERY, No. 1,126, say One Thousand One
Hundred and Twenty-six, obtained the First drawn Prize of
Bancomarks One Thousand, and the Premium of Bancomarks
100,000 net.

The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day
at 5 minutes past Three o' Clock.

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such an apprehension ; but certainly not a Whig one.
The latter have no existence but through the people•
Popular opinion is the very breath of their nostrils—
the key-stone of the arch that supports them. Surely
then justice to themselves, as• well as to the community,
demands that they extend the influence of this opinion
as much as possible; and how is this to be effected, but
by the removal of a tax, whose only effect—for, as a
question of revenue, it is not worth consideration—is
to keep the vast mass of the population in a state of
Cimmerian darkness ? Down then with all imposts
on knowledge, and be the good sense of the people
the only (as it is invariably the surest) support of the
Government. The former have shown that they arc
worthy of confidence, by the moderation and sagacity
with which they have used the weapons lately entrusted
o them.

Many causes concur in producing and giving a per•
manence to the disturbances which threaten the secu

rity of life and property in Ireland. An alien and
oppressive Church—an absentee landed aristocracy—
a factious and prejudiced magistracy—a proseletyzing
resident gentry—and a defective education, the bitter
fruit of degrading penal statutes, are generally put

first : but one cause remains behind greater than all
these put together—the want of employment for the
people. An idle indigent people, smarting under a
sense of wrong, and conscious of a strong desire to im-
prove their condition, never can be peaceable, or-

duly, virtuous, or happy. Men inferior to the first
Roman Emperor have prepared themselves to die de-
corously by the thrust of a dagger ; but greater men
than the conqueror of the world would not suffer with
equanimity the horrors of starvation in the midst of
plenty. No man who is acquainted with the priva-
tions of the Irish poor—with the state of almost
indescribable misery in which they vegetate—with

the contumely to which their unmerited poverty
exposes them—and who at the same time is acquainted
with their ardent and inflammable disposition, can feel
surprised that every past effort to tranquillize that
country has been ineffectual. The two great causes of
crime—poverty and ignorance—are constan:ly at work
in their hovels and in their hearts. They are not
qualified to judge of any question except as it influences
their feelings. They know that they are poor because
they feel that they are hungry and naked, and want
the means of procuring food and clothes. They think
they are wronged because those who could supply
their necessities will not accept of their labour—all
they have to offer—in exchange. They ask for bread,
and the dispensers of all eleemosynary benefactions
offer them Bibles. "I am starving," groans the Irish
peasant. " Here is heavenly manna," responds some
fair enthusiast ; " whosoever eateth of this bread shall
never hunger ; here, too, is the fountain of living
waters—drink, and be filled with the plenitude of di-
vine mercy." " I am naked, my wife is naked, my
children are perishing from cold and hunger."
" Obstinate, unhappy wretch 1" continues his Mo-
nitor, " Why not clothe your family in the gar-
ments of faith ? Here are robes enwrapped in
which you will be richer than princes in purple !"
Supposing the poor Irishman, like the waggoner in the
fable, to have the power of relieving himself, is not
such language calculated to make him fold his arms
and remain buried in the ditch for life ?
But a better spirit is now abroad in England, and
we are happy to say, in Ireland too. Enthusiasm has
had its day ; its professors are retiring from the field of
legislation ; and it devolves upon a more rational race
to eradicate the vices of a system which can only not
be called wicked, because its advocates were not inten-
tionally the abettors of evil.
We make these observations in the spirit of Sir H.
MUSGRAVE'S speech in the House of Commons last
night, when he moved for and obtained leave to bring
in a Bill for the establishment of County Boards in
Ireland. Judging from the whole tenor of that speech,
as well as from a previous knowledge of the state
of the poor in the sister country, we are disposed
to give Sir H. MUSGRAVE'S measure our best
support. The principle is undoubtedly excellent ;
And, from Mr. WYsE's concurrence in the proposed
Bill, we have every reason to believe that the
several provisions contained in it have been ma-
turely weighed and examined. Air. `VISE is no
enthusiast ; his knowledge of the real state of Irc-

land, and of the nature of the remedies appli-
cable to most of the evils which afflict the populace
is very extensive ; and his caution in concurring
in expedients of Merely a temporary nature is
so well known, as to be a subject of complaint
among the Ultra-Liberals of his own party. For all
these reasons we look forward to the passing of this
Bill with great satisfaction, because we are persuaded
that it will assist in relieving the condition of the indi-
gent poor. At the same time care must be taken to
make it harmonize with the Poor Law Bill of the pre-
sent Government—which we trust will be in a condi-
tion to be laid before Parliament before the County
Boards Bill passes the Committee of the House of
Commons.

We have received a file of New York papers to the
11 th of February inclusive. The mediation of the
British Government between the United States and
France has been received by the Cabinet of WASH-
INGTON ; so that there is now an end of the war-cry
in the States. According to the new arrangement,
England will receive the money from France and re-
mit it to the United States, by which means all col-
lision will be prevented.

The whole of the Paris papers of Wednesday have
been received. Their contents are uninteresting, beitv-
chiefly confined to the details of Marshal CLAusEL's
African expedition. In our extracts from the French
Journals of Tuesday, we gave the outline of that affair.
We now subjoin, from Galignanfs Messenger, Mar-
shal CLAusEL's dispatch to the Minister of War,
dated Tremecen, Jan. 17 :

" Two brigades, under the orders of General Peregaux,
went out yesterday from Tremecen, following two different
routes, in order to come up, by a converging movement, with
the troops of Abd-el- Kader and the Moors of Tremecen, who
were encamped in a gorge of the mountains, and two leagues
and a half from us, between the sources of the Silsef and the
Amighiera. A combat took place between our Arab auxilia-
ries and the soldiers of the Emir : 50 foot soldiers, out of the
200 who followed him, and who, with the 12,000 armed Moors
of Tremecen, formed all his force, had their heads cut off. All
the tents of Abd-el-Kader, 30 mules, and a standard, fell into
our power, as well as a part of the population that had fled
from the town. Many of the principal Moors, who had fol-
lowed the Emir, came to make their submission. The promp-
titude of our allies to advance did not allow our infantry time
to take part in the engagement. In this affair we had for
auxiliaries 400 horsemen of the desert of Angard, and 400
Douaires of Semelas, who, with the 2d Regiment of Chasseurs,
amounted to 1,300 horse : we have never had here so great a
force of cavalry. The chef d'escadron, Yousouf, whom I had
fetched from Bona, was at the head of the native horsemen,
commanded by El Mezary. Six times, while pursuing Abd-
el-Kader, he succeeded in cutting him off from his men ; he
was afterwards separated from him only by a distance of forty
paces, and, if his horse had not been exhausted by a gallop of
three hours, he would certainly have taken him prisoner."
PARIS, MARCH 2.—A letter from the frontier tells us that
a brisk cannonade is heard in the direction of St. Sebastian.
It was said that the Carlists, having heard of the departure of
part of the garrison, had resolved to attempt an attack on the
place, but the result was not known. It seems that the
armies of Cordova, reduced to inactivity by the quantity of
snow which covers the country, have been obliged to suspend
their march to the environs of the Tuberi. It is not known what
is preparing before Bilboa.—Memorial des Pyrenees.
General Cordova, by a Band°, dated the 21st instant
from the head quarters at Izaso, in the valley of Ul-
zama, again puts into force the decree by which the
Spanish Government declared the frontiers of the Py-
renees in a state of blockade ; he indicates the bridges
by which provisions, ammunition, and other articles for the
use of the Queen's army may be introduced, subjecting the
consigners to the new formalities which circumstances render
necessary. The persons who inhabit the line of blockade are
liable to divers penalties if they give rations to the rebels
without having been compelled by force ; they will be obliged
in such case to furnish the Queen's army with ten times the
value of the articles given to the Carlists.
The Mayors of these communes will be condemned to
labour at the fortifications during the war ; and the women
who transgress these orders shall be sent to the interior of
Spain.