The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-10 00:00:00

THE FARRINGDON WITHOUT WARD ELECTION.

The Court was then cleared of strangers, for the pur-
pose of discussing the appeal of Mr. Marriott, the late
Common Councilman of the ward of Farringdon With-
out, against the return of Mr. Wells, on the ground of
illogiblity. After a short deliberation the doors were
opened, and
The RECORDER announced that the election of Mr.
Wells, as Common Councilman of the ward of Farring-
don Without, was confirmed.
The announcement evidently occasioned much sur-
prise amongst both parties interested.

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS AT

GLASGOW.

We copy from the Glasgow Papers the following ac-
counts of two meetings, he!d in that town, called for
the purpose of supporting Lord Morpeth's Registration
Bill :

MEETING IN GLASGOW.—On Tuesday evening, the
2d instant, a public meeting was called, and held in the
Justiciary Court Hall, Glasgow, by residenters in that
city connected with Ireland, and principally of the Ro-
man Catholic persuasion, for the purpose of supporting
Lord Morpeth's Registration Bill, and expressing their
dissent from the measure proposed by Lord Stanley.
The hall was crowded to suffocation, principally by
Irishmen ; but, nevertheless, a very large body of the
Chartist host contrived to wriggle themselves into the
meeting. The Right Rev. Bishop Murdoch having
been proposed as Chairman by the promoters of the
meeting, Mr. Ross, the Chartist shoemaker, was nomi-
dated by his friends. Oa a division the Chartists were
beaten by a large majority, and a scene of the most up-
roarious kind ensued, the Irishmen fairly bearing down

the Chartists by their own weapons, and in the midst of
the tumult several smart blows were struck, and it was

with difficulty the Irishmen could be restrained from
inflicting severe chastisement upon the spot. Indeed,
the efforts of the superintendent and the police alone
prevented a regular Donnybrook, in which the men and
boys of the Charter must have come off second best.
The business went on for a considerable time in dumb

show, but eventually resolutions were carried, and a
petition, founded on them, agreed to be transmitted to

Parliament.

The Chartist leaders, deeply mortified at their defeat
in the Justiciary Court Hall, on Tuesday evening, re•
solved, on the following day, to make an attempt to
reconquer their tit'e to the championship by a second
match, on Thursday evening, in the Bazaar, where they
expected to be more powerfully supported by their
backers than they had been on the night referred to,
and hoped to regain some portion at least of the charac-
ter for " pluck" which they had so miserably lost on that
occasion. Accordingly, the city was extensively pla-
carded, with intimations of the approaching meeting,
the usual private means of securing a large gathering
were resorted to, and circulars, as we have been in
formed, widely scattered over the suburbs, and through
the public works known to be devoted to the cause of
the Charter. The placards announced that the object
of the meeting was to denounce the Registration Bills
both of LordMorpeth and Stanley, and to petition
her Majesty to dismiss from her presence the Whig
Ministry. True to the summons, a large body of Char-
tists were found surrounding the door of the Bazaar
before seven o'clock, though the business was not
to begin till eight ; and it soon became apparent
that a large concourse of Irishmen had also as-
sembled to assert their particular views on the
questions to be submitted for discussion. When
the doors were opened, the crowd, which now amounted
to several thousands, rushed eagerly into the place of
meeting—at one end of which the leaders of the two
parties were found seated on a platform erected for the
purpose—and began at once a war of hooting and
howling, which scarcely intermitted for even a single
second during the whole of the proceedings that fol-
lowed. It was impossible to ascertain at first what the
precise object of all the counter-howling and groaning
could be, tbr no exclamation from either party could be
heard amid the deafening tumult which filled every
corner of the building. There seemed to be a general
notion in the minds of both parties that there must be
somebody or something on the opposite side they were
bound in duty to groan down—who or what these were
was of course little to the purpose—and most vigor-
ously did they put forth all the powers of annoyance
with which nature had gifted them. At last, alter a
vigorous effort on the part of the leaders, a momentary
silence was obtained, when Mr. John Rogers, a
very honest Chartist, and, by the way, a very
respectable young man, announced that two gen-
tlemen were to sbesteminated to the rile:lie—vie_ Mr.
George Ross, on the part of the Chartists, and Mr.
Charles Bryson, on the part of their opponents. This
intimation again let loose the vociferations of at least
4,000 throats, and the noise and confusion became
more astounding than ever. Fully a quarter of an hour
elapsed before it was possible to divide the meeting,
which was ultimately found, by a large majority, to be
in favour of Mr. Ross. Before this was ascertained,
however, a pugilistic encounter came off at one side of
the hall. From the platform it was impossible to tell
how this originated, all that was seen were the fists of
several persons vigorously pitched into each other, and
the increased confusion which a recourse to physical
force necessarily created amongst that portion of the
multitude placed in their neighbourhood. A long line
of police penetrated st once to the scene of action,
and took four of the parties into custody. Some
idea of the confusion which generally prevailed in
the hall may be formed from the fact that, while
this pugilistic scene was enacting at one side of
the meeting, those placed at the other side, and
even in the centre, appeared to be utterly uncon-
scious that any thing of the kind was going on. Mr.
Ross having taken the chair, Mr. Bryson addressed a
few words to the audience, expressing a hope that no
friend of Ireland, or Chartist, would act a part unwor-
thy of himself in the cause he espoused. Both parties
had the same object in view--their differences were as
to the means of obtaining it, and though the Chartists
had not behaved as they ought to have done, let the
friends of Ireland show that they are Christians as well
as patriots, and return good for evil. This admonition
having been partially beard, the cheering, groaning, and
yelling were resumed with even greater vehemence
than before. The business was proceeded with,—the
farce of moving and passing resolutions—not one
word of which was heard by any living being
but the movers themselves—if even by them—was gone
through—the opposing parties cheering and groaning
just in accordance with the signals which they ob-
served given by their leaders on the platform. When
a Chartist spoke, he was cheered by his friends,
and groaned, and hooted, and grinned at by his oppo-
nents ; when an Irishman spoke, the thing was reversed
—and thus one continued round of the most tumultuous
and outlandish noises prevailed to the very last. The
Chartists (thanks to the pains they had taken to secure
a gathering of their friends) had an evident majority :
but the Irishmen showed themselves ready adepts in
making use of the Chartists' own weapons, and com-
pletely prevented both their speeches and their resolu-
tions from being heard. Of this, of course, the Char-
tists can have no reason to complain, seeing it. was only
following up the example they have so often them•
selves given, and which they had so strikingly exhibited
before the eyes of their Irish brethren at the late meet-
ing in the Justiciary Court Hall. We are always pained
end even disguated, with these unreasoning exhibitions
at public meetings ; hut.we must admit that, en this oc-
casion, we scarcely felt sorry to see the impracticable
Chartists so effectually caught in their own snare ; we
could not help thinking that a,few more such meetings—
and we are mistaken if the Irish working men don't fol-
low up their advastage—might lead the Chartists to a
little reflection, and the absurd conduct which they could
not see in themselves, might, wheeennegxl;iibsiutm:deeinitottohesrasy,
become in time so manifest as to be at last departed
from altogether. It is needless to continue further de-
stherairtihoen porfoetheeedisncgesnew eantttECffis meeting
in dumb show. We un-
derstand that resolutions were passed against both the
Irish Registration Bills now before Parliament—the
this, huweve-, not
principle of Universal Suffrage insisted upon—the
Queen petitioned to dismiss the Ministry—waand
votthede
at
wasall. proposed,Ofall
meeting in the Justiciary Court Hall denounced as not
a public
single word was heard. Aa amendment in favour of
down by a majority of the meeting, though they knew
nothing whatever of its nature.. Having enacted this
farce, there was a long series of cheering and groaning
Household suffrage
for the Charter--for Feargus O'Connor, the martyr—
for Daniel O'Connell—for Scorpion Stanley—for the
Ministry, &c: —after which the vast multitude quietly
separated.
The four men who were taken out of the meeting
were on Friday placed at the bar of the Police Court.
Their names and occupations were stated to be—
James Railley, labourer ; Thomas Higgins, briekmaker ;
John O'Neill, mason ; and Dan. 11I‘Ginnes, hawker.
They were all charged with disorderly conduct at the
meeting, ' and Higgins and M`Ginnes were further
charged with assaulting Allan Pinkerton.
The litter
deposed, that after the vote for the Chairman was taken,
and Mr. Ross was placed in the chair, the accused con-
tinued to call out in a disorderly manner, and when he
checked them, Higgins, struck him. A number of that
party then got about hue, seized him by the hair, and
threw Mal down and kicked him, leaving the wounds
which he exhibited to the Court on his face and head.
O'Neill and Higgins were fined each in one guinea ;
and the case against the others was continued for fur-
ther consideration. On Saturday, M‘Ginnes was fined
in a guinea and a half ; O'Neill not appearing, his
pledge was forfeited.

COMMERCIAL CODE-PUBLIC THE PRINCE OF MOSCOW
MEETING

(From the Liverpool Times.)
In compliance with a requ;sitio❑ signed by about 100
of the bankers, merchants, brokers, shipowners, and
others of this to%n, a public meeting called by the
Mayor, was held at noon yesterday (Monday), in the
Sessions-house, to take into consideration the restric-
tions and prohibitions of our Commercial Code. The
piace was filed by a body of gentlemen, consisting of a
considerable number of the Town Council, of mer-

chants, and others, the requisitionists, and including
persons of all shades of political opinion.
The Mayor presided, and briefly introduced the busi-
ness of the meeting. Resolutions, of which the following
are specimens and extract•, were unanimously car-
ried

All laws tending to limit the field or impede the
free lom of commerce, as prejudicial to the best inte-
rests of the people, impairing the friendly feelings which
would lead to reciprocA concessions of great mutual
advarta;e, are demoralizing, by the encouragement they
held out to evasions of the obvious spirit of the laws.
" The imposts on the raw materials of our manufac-

tures, and on the nemeiaries of life, arc highly detri-
mental to the great interests of the country, and a se-
rious impediment to its progressive welfare.
" This me sting does not hesitate to express its con-
fident opinion that an early and thorough revision of
our Commercial Tariffs, with a view to the introduc-
tion of system and simplification, in which the existing
code is so deficient, and having for its object a reduction
in the duties on those articles which are essential to
the necessities and comforts of the people, is impera-
tively called for.
" That a petition be presented to the Commons' House
of Parliament, praying for an immediate revision of
the commercial tariff of the country."
The Liverpool, Times does not supply us with
the conclusion of the proceedings, and we can there-
fore only quote one or two passages as specimens of
the spirit which animated the speeches. Mr. Thomas
Ripley said—" The system of free trade could no longer
be looked upon as a matter of theory. The country
had already felt the benefit of it practically. In say-
ing this he alluded to the opening of the China trade,
which took place about eight years ago, and if his
memory served him right, it was shown in the docu-
ments which were laid before Parliament, that the
East India Company's accounts, taken separately
from their general trade, exh;bited a profit of some-
thing like 800,0001. on their tea trade for
a series of years. At that time, the East In-
dia Company had no competitors in the Chinese mar-
ket ; but their system of trade was such that prices
were generally very steady, and lower than they had
since been. So far they had a decided advantage over
other purchasers. When the market was thrown open,
tea was supplied by the East India Company at 2s. per
pound above what had since been got by the importer.
The consumption during the monopoly was something like
32,000,00165., consequently the community gene-
rally paid 1,800,000/. more for 32,000,0001b5. of tea
than is paid at the present moment. By the open-
ing of the China trade, therefore, it appeared that
the people had been benefited to the extent of
1,900,000/., taking it for granted that the consumption
of tea had been 38,000,0001b5. He believed, how-
ever, be was under the mark in this estimate."
Mr. J. Acton said "he would call to their recollection,
that among many things to which there was a great
objection, there was none to which there was more
than to the discriminating duties in favour of Ireland,
which were thought necessary to nurse her infant ma-
nufactures. In consequence of the drawback allowed,
many frauds were practised in the export of printed cali-
coes, which, after having been shipped outwards, were
smuggled back to the great injury of the revenue. We
had been told that if these discriminating duties were
done away with, the Irish manufacturers must cease to
work altogether. What was the fact ? In one year
alter the discriminating duties had been abolished,
printed calicoes from Ireland were sent to the Manchester
markets, and this was continued down to the present mo-
ment, for some of the finest Irish prints were now sent to
London, where the best articles were always required.
Instead of looking to Flanders for the finest cambrics,
it now imports our flax, and Belfast triumphs over all
the world. He would call their attention to the most
important article of timber. It would surely not be
denied, that of all the inauufactures of Great Britain,
the manufacture of ships was not one of the least im-
portant, and yet, would it be believed hereafter, t. at
Great Britain, on the success of whose fleets depends
the security of the country, not only does not encou-
rage, but positively discourages the nursery of these
fleets, and that while we had an opportunity of build-
ing the best ships that the world could produce, rela-
tively in point of quality, the best materials are bur-
dened with a duty which almost destroyed the chance
of competing with foreigners ? This was a subject
with which he was familiar, and he could say that there
was no timber so well calculated for the ribs of a ship as
English oak, and the next best wood which could be got
for the bottom of a vessel was rock
,elm, which was
obtained, from Canada. But there were wanted ma-
terials for masts, spars, and planks, and we had
to look to other parts of the world for these. But
often, as many geatlemen in the timber trade well
knew, they had fine Riga masts rotting in the yard,
whilst they had ships bearing other's from North Ame-
rica. Riga was the best place for masts, Norway and
Sweden for spars and planks, and if we could go to
the various ports for the best wood used in the con-
struction of a ship, he would engage that they could
not only build a better, but a cheaper vessel in Eng-
land, than could be built elsewhere. Was it not ex-
traordinary, that whilst the English were looking with
jealousy at the progress which America was making in
ship-building, our Government ,should refuse to give
us the timber necessary to enable us to compete with
them at a low price, aed pass a law which, though net
a complete prohibition, at least burthens the timber
teith an excessive duty in comparison with what Ame-
rica has to pay ? This was positively offering a bounty
America to compete with England."

GIVING.

CONFEDERATION.

The following is a copy of the speech intended to have been
made by the Prince of Moscow, in the Chamber of Peers, on
Saturday, on taking the oaths:
"My Lords,—l should not be worthy of sitting in this
Chamber if the honour of belonging to it could make me f:rget
the sacred duties of filial pety, and desert the mission which
the last words of my father have imposed upon me.
" I declare, then, at this moment, so solemn and affecting
for me, that whatever may be the obstacles which my at-
tempts to obtain the revision of my father's trial have met
with till now, I do not abandon the hope of hearing some day,
in this assembly, the decree annulling the iniquitous sentence
passed on him.
" The precedents of a reversal of political trials are frequent
in history, and what process has ever presented greater grounds
for the verdict to be set aside ?
" But it is far from my intention to wish to fatigue, by my
incessant claims, this distinguished magistracy, to which! hence-
forth belong.
" I have faith in its justice and in the future. I shall know
how to wait, for the hour of reparation will come; and it is to
provoke it that the constant efforts of my whole life will be
directed. " The Prince of MOSCOW,
" Paris, March 6, " Peer of France."
The copy of this speech, with letters addressed by the Prince
to General Excelmans, M. Dupin (Marshal Ney's Counsel),
and M. Odillon Barrot, and their replies, have been addressed
by the Prince to all the Paris Papers of Sunday. The follow-
ing is a translation of the Princes letter to the three persons
we have mentioned:—

" Nantes, Feb. 1, 1841.
" I have been promoted to the dignity of a Peer by a Royal
ordonnance of the 19th of Novemler, 1831.
" The Chamber of Deputies, at the sitting of the 13th, had
just decided in favour of a motion for the purpose of provoking
the annulment of an iniquitous judgment, of which my father
had been victim.
" The King, in deigning to elevate me to the Peerage, was
repairing as much as depended upon him the consequences of
a condemnation against which, when Duke of Orleans, he had
uselessly contended in 1815 ; but his prerogative could not go
farther ; for the reparation tobe complete, the Ministry and the
Chamber must concur therein.
" Circumstances se: coed favourable ; a petition was then
addressed to the King hi Conned by my family, in order that
a fresh trial of my father might take place.
" But the Ministry rejected our petition, owing to con-
siderations emanating from forms of right, and yet no political
prosecution ever presented more motives for revision.
" Nevertheless, though refusing to acknowledge the prin-
ciples on which our petition was founded, the Ministry de-
clared, through the organ of the Keeper of the Seals, • that
the convention of Paris protected Marshal Ney . . . that
the Restoration, being chained down by a treaty, had violated
the respect due to sworn faith. . . . The Marshal could
not even be tried.' These are the precise words of the re-
port of the Minister of Justice in reply to the petition of my
family.
" The Government then maintained that the material an-
nulment of the sentence was superfluous ; that that mode of
proceeding was not customary according to our Legislature.
There was,' said he, more inexpediency in creating in the
matter an inconvenient precedent, than utility in attacking a
condemnation judged by opinion a long time ego.'
" The popular manifestations, the unequivocal marks of
sympathy bestowed on the memory and cause of Marshal Ney
by the Chamber of Deputies, the declarations of the Ministry,
ought to prove to my family that every attempt of a re-esta-
blishment was useless, and that there remained now nothing to
be done. That was the substance of the objections which
were opposed to me.
" But I did not think, however. that I had yet exhausted
every means of attaining more extended satisfaction. The
Earl of Strafford's son did not take his seat in the House of
Lords until after he had obtained the revocation of the judg-
ment which had unjustly condemned his father under the reign
of Charles I.
" Being less fortunate than he was in circumstances, and
the state of our laws having less served my ends, 1 could net
completely succeed in the fulfilment of a religious duty which
I have prosecuted unceasingly, and by every means in my
power, since 1831.
" My efforts with the different Ministries who have succeeded
each other during that space of time have always failed, be-
cause none of the Courts would entertain the complaint, ari=ing
either from the vacuum of our code as to matters for revision,
or also from the inexpediency, with respect to public tranquil-
lity, attending the calling to mind of certain reminiscences
which passions would not fail to avail themselves of. What
shall I say ? It is thus that lam contending for the last ten
years.
It does not enter my ideas to seek how far the obstacles
that were always opposed to me were grounded and of a serious
nature ; I shall limit myself to remind you that I found them
insurmountable, and that my conscientious and persevering
attempts, which were encouraged and led on by the Duke of
Orleans, whose loyal sympathy and generous support were
never wanting to me for an instant, were fruitless.
" Yet, will not a day come when I must emerge from that
political forbearance, to which the feeling of a filial duty has
condemned me for such a length of time?
" The important debate which is about to take place in the
Chamber of Peers does not remind me that I have also other
duties to fut.l.
" Undoubtedly the revolution of July has reconstituted the
Peerages. Circumstances, the laws of the epoch, have altered
the nature, and modified or renewed the composition. It is
true, also, that my reinstalment in the dignity of Peer five
days after the solemn manifestation of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, and which seemed to be the consecration thereof, has,
perhaps, contributed more than any other circumstance of that
period to establish between the Peerage of 1815 and that of
1830 a clear line of demarcation.
Yet,•at the moment of deciding and entering the Cham-
ber, I experience an unusual uneasiness, which you may un-
derstand; for the more sympathy and consolation the country
has granted to my family under trying afflictions, the more
must I defer to public opinion. How inconso'able should Ibe
if my determination, which is inspired but from pure love to
my country, was to be taken in a bad light, and to incur cen-
sure? Be kind enough, therefore, as I can reckon on your
friendship, to give me your opinion in this matter, which is of
such moment to me.-1 am, &c.,
Signed) " PRINCE OF MOSCOW."

HEBREW FESTIVAL OF THANKS

Monday being the anniversary of the Hebrew Festival
called " l'urecm," in celebration of the relief which Mordecai's
triumph over Haman procured for the Israelites in their cap-
tivity, under Ahasuerus, was dedicated by the Jews of Lon-
don as a day of thanksgiving for the safe return of Sir Moses
Montefiore and his lady from their Syrian mission. It was at
first intended that the thanks should be offered to the God of
Israel, simultanemoly, in all the synagogues in England, but a
Rabbinical law renders it necessary that the person for whose
preservation a solemn service is ordained, shall himself be pre-
sent, and deposit with his own hand his offering upon the Ark.
The synagri2ue selected upon this occasion was that of the
Spanish and Portuguese Jews, in Ilevis Marks.
. The service commenced at three o'clock precisely, when the
chapel was filled in every part, and contained about 1,200 of the
most respectable members of the Jewish persuasion in London.
The galleries were appropriated to ladies, and the female chil-
dren of tl.e schools in connection wth the Synagogue. Baron
Rothschild, with his brothers and their families, Messrs. Mo-
cata, Goldsmid, Da Castro, Samuels, and their ladies, were
also present. 'the high priest, Dr. lit rschel, although not
officiating, attended as one of the congregation, and, in the
course of the service, appeared to join with greatfervour in the re-
sponses, when the psalms selected for the day, and apps (prime
alike to the anniversary and the particular festival of the day,
had been chaunted by a choir of thirty, the most accomplished
Hebrew vocalists that could be found among the tribe, to
whom this partion of the sacred service is prescribed by the
ecclesiastical law of the Jews. Sir Moses Montefiore, clothed
in a surplice of white muslin, as a " sacrificer," and conducted
by the Priest, approached the table in front of the Ark, and
deposited thereon his offering, which as well as w e could calculate
from the enumeration of the Priest, accounted to 105/., and
the other offerings raised the sum to nearly 9001. As the
Priest counted all the sums as they were oflered in Hebrew
terms, it is difficult for a Reporter, poorly versed in the lan-
guage, to calculate the exact amount. It was announced, however,
by the Levite in attendance, that the whole should be distri-
buted amongst the poor of the several congregations in London.
The Rev. Mr. De Sola preached a sermon towards the
conclusion of the ceremony, highly eulogizing the conduct of
Sir Moses Montefiore and his companions, concluding vtith a
prayer for the blessing of God upon Queen Victoria and her
Consort, and upon her liberal and enlightened Ministers, to
whom the Hebrew nation was particularly indebted. He prayed
also for God's blessing to those Continental Powers who had
befriended the Jews of Syria during the Syrian persecution,
and congratulated his brethren that even the Sultan, who
might now be recognized amongst the liberal Sovereigns of
Europe, had placed the Jews in his dominions upon au
equal footing, as to civil rights, with his other sub-
jects, and declared the calumnies against them to be '`cruel
lies." When the Rev. Gentleman concluded that part of his
sermon which referred to her Majesty's Ministers, a large part
of the congregation expressed very loudly the Hebrew word,
which means something like "bravo,"is the latter word is used
to express the acquiescence of an audience in the sentiments
of a speaker. or their approbation of a well executed piece of
music. In the latter sense the exclamation was frequently
uttered at the conclusion of the several Psalms. But its
literal meaning is strength, or continuance, and it seemed to
be that, in that literal interpretation, the word was loudly anti
fervently uttered by the congregation when God's blessing was
invoked upon the Queen's Liberal Ministers.
Sir Moses Montefiore (it should have been said) wept pas-
sionately when the personal services and risks of himse.f and
his lady were alluded to in the prayers.

THE POPE AND THE SWISS

Schwytz, January 21, 1841."

MR. BURKE ON CORN-LAWS.

The Anti de la Constitution de Berne of the 4th publishes
the text of the note which the nuncio of the Pope to the Hel-
vetic Confederation has addressed to the Vorort on the sub-
ject of the suppression of convents in the canton of Argau :
" Gentlemen—The unfortunate events which have taken
place in the Canton of Argau impose on me the duty of ad-
dressing myself to the Vorort. I will not dwell upon these
events. The enlightened Statesmen composing the Vorort well
know how to appreciate them according to the origin, causes,
and effects, as wpll as circumstances, which have attended them.
I am convinced that they appreciate them in as impartial a man-
ner as history will do, when temperance and reflection have re-
sumed the upper hand. As representative of the Pcpe, who as
head of the Catholic Church is to watch over the preservation of
foundations and institutions belonging to Catholicism, I hasten to
fulfil a painful duty by protesting against the suppression of
(ei.
convents in the Canton of Argau by order of the Gtorna
ot f
Council. As the retention of the convents in thedeC
ja2n
of the
Argau is formally and expressly guaranteed by
tarti
article in
federal compact, it is impossible to place ttliL
ac-
cordance with the decree of suppression. f I
to see in the latter the violation of the r_
nor article 12 of the
Council sought to evade the intient.iini
nits decree that at the
federal compact by stating previousfey er.inClsiseibGlerannottl
againstcompact
expressCaiito n
madedel i b
certainc,r a t i ot:
That assertion, if it
otifinAerogfauthe
guarantee in favour o,f, f
, which are by no means in
were really true,
and projects on thei
~,,,o (iit,i,,Fiottv: that if Arp,au has had views
s.nrenseciorhnveart,inodtno,sl.ra
guarantee to the convents and
gicsnurfeedderzl compact, it cannot weaken
and deliberations do not ale ays pre-
cattons. Negonationsireaties,
aneocrorst,liapnpereessw ittilii? t.in
but the treaties themselves,
cede the conclusioii of
public right. It is thus that in the federal
which form
tthhee7th of August, 1515, which is the Helvetic
right, and •
and basis of its püblic
acknowledgmentpre-
ceded of neutrality on the part of the
ceded the
signatures were affixed to the Treaty of v•
Powers whose , . tenna,
constitutionc n inet n i
neither Europe nor Switzerland have found, nor will ever
find, a reservation for the Canton of Argau On the control-- , against the
measures of Article 12. . the Deputies
of Argau signed unreservedly and without restriction, the
federal compact in the same manner as the Deputies of
the other cantons, and they swore to observe and exe-
cute it faithfully. The resolution of the 13th of January-
cannot be considered as a penal measure, for.
States where power is divided, as hi the Canton of Argau, thin
Grand Council (the legislative power) has not the right to
judge and punish the authors of crimes it • . ,
the judicial power. The tribunals, when called upon .
; is the business of
. causes, will consult the laws and weigh' everything impatronatlilj:

without favour or affection will be set on fo
according to the protectinb.
,4,l4ished by the legislation
of all countries. The accu eir be heads,
and if the former be foun t laws injll be found to
punish them. The legal pen $ 3vill be enforced, but not
a penalty which, ike the suppressibri, is pot and cannot be
established by the penal code. The decree of 'suppression
of the 13th January is but a legislative measure, and as
such is rejected by the federal party. I regret to
find myself in the painful necessity of making such
observations ; but it is my duty. The Vorort will feel that in
such a state of things I must exact in favour of the convents of
Argau the maintenance and execution of the federal compact,
and for that purpose I address myself to the authorities, who,
by their position, are called upon the first to protect them. It
may be hoped that the Grand Council of Argau, yielding to
the councils of the Vorort, and after mature reflection, will
withdraw the decree, which, it may be said, without offending
anybody, has been adopted in a spirit of hostility--a decree
which hurts all Catholic Switzerland, and evidently weakens
the friendly relations between the cantons.
"Accept, &c.,
Signed) " The Apostolical Nuncio, GEZZI,
" Archbishop of Thebes."

In the " Cavendish Debates," just published, there
is a short, but striking, speech of Mr. Burke on the
Corn-law. A Correspondent recommends, it as an ad-
mirable motto for the Anti-Corn-law Society. It
seams a resolution was moved is February, 1770, to
allow of the exportation of barley. Sir John Suttie,
Member for Haddington, moved that barley and wheat-
flour be added. To this, Mr. Thomas Townahend, jun.,
objected, saying that for this amendment the Haus*
was not ripe. In reply to him spoke
Mr. Edmund Burke—ln my opinion, we are ripe
for the question t,ll we are rotten. There is no such
thing as the landed interest separate from the trading
interest. What God has joined together, let no man
separate. He who separates the interest of the con-
sumer from the interest of the grower starves this
country. Turn your land into trade. Export, that
you may keep your corn at home. Make things dear,
that they may be cheap. These are all paradoxes ;
but nevertLeless true. You are going upon particular,
Local, narrow sentiments. You will have twenty bad
harvests, if the Honourable Gentleman establishes his
principle. The sixth part of the grain of England is in
the ground. You will let nothing go out of the king-
dom but what you do not know what to do with.

NORTH NORTNAMPTONSHIRE.—...We under-
stand that it is not Lord Maidstone's intention again to
offer himself as a candidate for the rcpretentation at North
Northamptonshire. Although, in conjunction with his
constituent'', we sincerely regret to lose the services of a
nobleman whose, spirit, energy, and talent, have so thc-

roughly commended him to Cu': good opinion, yet we rc-
juic.: to know that the Consmative arrangements are quite
completed, and that Augustus O'Brien, Esq., is fully pre-
pated to take the field,.. to connection with Mr. Mauntell.

that a ell.tried and unflinching upholder of his country's
VI e ►l, v.henever a dissolution takes place..—Northampton
Herald.

ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, MARCH S.
--A proof took place to-day at the Butt in the Royal Ar.
senal of two 56-pounder guns, Monk's pattern, four 684
pounders, aad e ght 32-pounder guns. There were also
tour proofs on dittlrent days last week, and the supply re.
eently received for her Majesty's service has been consi.
el( rsble, especially of Funs of large calibre. About ninety
additional workmen vti,l next week be added to the num-

I er ali eady emplo.red in her Majesty's Dock-yard here, and
the greatest act vi'y prevails in every department of her
NLjesty's ~.ecrize at Woolwich.
FIRE AT ASTLEY'S ANIPIIITHEATRE.—Mon-
day erecting, ab: ut twenty minutes before six, the inha-
b.taets of Sta-gate-street and the Westminster•road,
were greatly alarmed by a report, which soon obta ned
active c'reulation, that Astley's Amphitherre was on fire.
Mr. Broadhurst, proprictar of the Croen Tavern, at th •
corner of Stangate-street ; Mr. Johns, baker, and some
other traecrmen, were called into the theatre by one of the
grooms, a G,rman, named Yoek, and on their arrival
went under the lit, when they discovered thet some of
the beams were on fire. They found also that the gas was
escapirg from a hole in ore of the pipes. They imme-
diately got some sacks, which 111.1 wetted and applied to
the orifice, which soon extinguished the flame ; and having
a plentiful supply of water, the filmes of the rafters
were also got under before the arrival of the cigines
and brigade of the London File Establishment. Our
correspondent was informed that the fire arose from the
following circumstance:—Ore of the grooms, known as
Old Joe, was engaged in clearing away the rubbish under
the pit, where some of the dressing-rooms are situated, and
heving a light to assist him in his work, a slight explosion
took pl ice, in comequence of an escape of gas; and it is
a s,mewhat singular circumstance, that last season the
persons engaged about the theatre felt convinced that there
was an escape cf gas, but all their efforts to discover from
whence it arose proved fruitless; but it was now found
that the hole •in the pipe was covered with loose mortar
and other rubbish, which on being removed by Old Joe,
caused the ignition. Mr. Ducrow, the lessee, and his
company, are at present petforming in the provinces, and
the workmen are actively engaged in preparing this popu-

lar place d entertainment previous to its orening at Easter.
Doubtless, had the escape of gas occurred at night, or
after the workmen and servants had left the establishment,
the amp Lithe the a,,d Vac surrounding buiidings would
have teen destroyed.
SIR ANDREW AGNEW.—Wc are glad to find
that one of the Scotch Papers has at length had caurage
to attack this public nuisance. England is well rid of him
Since be was turned out of Parliament Mr. Plumptra
mourted his hobby for a while, but bcth the horse and his
read, r have disappeared. We are not aware that one pttition
has been [resented in the course of the present Session f)
what these midiling half-cracked persons call the better
observance of the Sabbath. The Scotsman thus describes

Sir Andrew's last :—The proceedings of the Commission
of Assembly on Wednesday were very innccuoue. They
passed a resolution, finding the Court of Session gui'ty
of "an aggrevated encroachment" on the jurisdic-
tion cf. the Church in the ca=e of Manioc'', and
expressing high admiration of the parishioner Tha
pi us coacornh, Sir Andrew Agnew, was also allowed
to sport his c. ude absurdities about Sabbath observance.
There are probably fifty thousand persons In Scotland,
male and female, who toe kept from church every Sunday,
as grooms, coachmen, butlers, cooks, to the tapper
and the move wealthy of the midula classes. The set vices
of each of these accommodate one person cr family, and
no me re. There are also perhaps about a hundred men
employed as drivers, guard!, and stable boys, in
connexion wi!li the Sunday mail., for all Scotland,
whose services ate useful or necessary to a quarter
cf a million of persons. Sir Andrew Agnew
says not a word about the filly thousand persons
whose religious instruction is sacrificed to individual gra..
tification, but he makes an immense outcry about the hun-
dred persons who are kept from church for the accommo-
dation of the whole country I To us this lucks very like
w hat the Scripture calls straining at a gnat and S V allowing
a camel. The running of the mails on Sunday gave no
offence to S r Harry Moncricff and Dr. Thomson, but it
rai es the pious herr( rs of Eir And, ew Agnew ! Out upon
it I It is tl e cowardice of the middle and w cabby arises
which enables a creature like tl is to assume the privilege
of preseribirg to men of ten times his capacity what they
Ought, cr ought not, to do on Sunday.
FLEET OF STEAM IHIGATES.—On Thurs.
day week the Clyde, the first of a line of st, amers built
under contract with Government ,fir the Royal West
Indian Steam Packet Company, was launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. Robert Duncan and Co., Glas-
gow. -As she is by far the largest vessel ever built on the
banks cf the Clyde, a very great deal cf anxiety was
manifested by thousands of our population as to the result
of the launch. The Clyde is, unquestionably, the largest
and finest steamer ever fitted out at this port, and sustains
the far-famed fire taste for steam-ship building
of Messrs. Duncan
,and Co. The vessel was
christened by a daughter of Mr. Duncan. The
engines, wh.clt ate of 500-horse power, from the works
of Messrs. Caird and Co., are lying on the quay ready
to be put on board, so that in a short time the sailing
capabilities of the Clyde will be tested. The following
are the dimensions of this vessel: Tons, about 1,840;
213 feet lee el and fore-rake ;37 feet and a few inches
learn ; 225 feet ever all. She is considered by
The Clyde
judges to he equal to a 60-gun frigate. :it
f equal dimensionsj
is the first (.f the fourteen frigates_ocr-
the Royal Mail
now in pr egress of construction f
Steam Packet Company.
perform, in time of peace, armed
to and among the West India I
et as war frigates when re-
with the heaviest ordnance, tea apurpose. Thus the country
quire,' by Government foarndth t
wbile it pays to the Mail
will be doubly served ; th'eh_essye:n‘a'rilresee,
209nfi rndfauei
llsliygpnaecd to
annum fir the transport of mails.
payment, tbe annual charges
osier.._
willGi thus
copsescarpno‘cwertul steam-fleet ia the world.
itoof
Companythewil
diacrfgr2.,
y-t:Ot ,::Ony0d0:
m/h,
are 500
sin ilar dimensions, having a ca..
These vessels 500 tons each, with engines of about
pacify of shout aggregate fleet
five hundred
I 01 000,
avow
consist o - , ''T tonspiolaeA.nr.d.r7RloE'Oh.olba, horse
,r:s‘r.eoe
and
amusing. pieces have been lately produced, Indiana and
Charlemagne, and La 111-t:istrde du Crime. NV e setrce.y
think, however,
hors
any Englishman can so far forget what is
due to himself or his country as to attend the
Chßroontv'c/Le.oGNE
theatre on
any night that Delahourde plays. On Thursday she was
taken ill dining the representation, the parts she acted cut
without
out, and Lucie do Lammermoor played •e.
We have heard Damoreau, and eahonlet
cri-
tique in out last Paper. The.season.y coi.firm thin
vu
is expiring, andcannot be surprised that when the town is dull, commerce
at a stand, and confidencegone,that the theatre should
share tie common fate.have felt
~ontoonne must
during the last week the sad effects of permitting any of
his performers to insult his best friends and patrons the
EngliAL On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, there
were not 50 persons in the boxes. A letter by a frequenter
of the t,leatre in another column expresses the general
sentiments. None admired Delaheurde more than our.
selves, but there is a point beyond which even our com-
plaisance cannot proceed. If the French, who patronise
the theatre, have not more self-respect than they have dis-
played this week, we cannot admire their conduct. —Bou-
lope Gazette.
The Merstham tunnel, on the Brighton railroad,
was opened on Saturday mornin, and the key-atone of
that of Balcombe placed, in finishing the one whhtla was
deemed impracticable.
General Harrison wi be 68 years of age this
day (Feb. 9). He has left Baltimore, and is now at
New York Paper.
Wast ington.—
Mr, and Airs. Wood, the
eminent vocalists,
came passengers in the George Washington, New York
racket-ship, Captain Burrows. They went ashore at
Milford.—Liverpool Albion.