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LONDON:
I'RIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1840,

f4llom4'sof
the capture of St. Jean d'Acre is
L141;:e; An engagement which reflects mere
-4al —ritish tars is not to be found in the
4ltlais
teta., of this country. Who, after reading
°(11 ''s of 1,-
*t t 13 splendid victory, inserted in an-
, part of 7,z
t;llerac -tn.! Sun, will dare to talk about the
311 of niar bravr, navy—to whine over the
le? Pries of tire heroes of Trafalgar and the
tkv re .
heroi qu:re'.., but a field for the exhibition of
tri,i sin 'to prove that the " wooden walls of
hen, "
are
manned by as brave a race as
befit
, tote
of a a or trod a quarter•deck. In the
vte our r.y or two we expect to be able to lay
Ithe Go ffi r eaders the official despatches received
37ernment.
e
1.411

4 "P4ve just received a copy of the " Anti-
4tv aw Almanack for 184.1," containing a Ya-
k, e'(:)rf information which will be extremely useful
01i11e11.1417 Abolitionists. It is published by the
44, of the Anti-Corn-law League, and is an
ktly-11,bal evidence of the usefulness of that useful
tlrti where are an Anti-Com-law Journal, An.ti-
llttoust,hw wafers, Anti-earn-law lecturers, going
,(1111"j" England and Ireland, and now an Anti-
.-41V alalarlaCk. The doctrines of the Corn-
, en eatersm'ate must by these means become ineor-
f'tt „ the public heart and public mind, and
itioirart
of our social being, never to be extin-
we'k till the law be abolished.
41
i‘e. see by the Limerick Reporter of Tuesday)
lstt..nir. MURRAY has been allowed at length to
itltittl'ein that city, and he made a profound impres.
114,e:t4 ti large auditory. The lecturers have been
liqq:bt'ed with the cudgel in Wiltshire ; their note-
been shut up and the room cleared in
the they were lecturing at Limerick ; but over
the teariti similar obstacles they have triumphed—
Ikheit:tanee denoting their great importance and
at success. Though less noise may perhaps
Ns 4,-1' On the subject now than heretofore, we
lasi these circumstances as proofs of the m-
114,11111 influence and increasing usefulness of. the
that''illhe% We learn, too, from undoub.ted. authority,
pie League was never more flourishing than at
f
41114' and never entertained stronger hopes o
I'd complete success.
th the evid
sties - ence, if not in the report of the Import
aa'lia
'-entinittee, it has gained a most powerful_
11t4eticrYi' Two of the most accomplished and
tbitlyina. eervants of the Government, one at presentd
after ItB confidence, and the other just retire
tstetia'te4rlY halt a century of active service, have de-
Ntitir:te'l by their evidence in the clearest manner
t'''1110„-euments at time Board of Trade, and their
"g experience, that the Corn-laws are ruining
h! the :f the empire,; cutting up its prosperity
Ilate the eta, and endangering its peace. They
ttkty, revenue too, and thus injure thearisto-
iDd th .tln receive and spend it. The Legislature
the f Public will be unable, we are sure, to resist
eke r,
tade th„°' that evidence, or rebut it when it is
oknown by the debates in Parlia-
erts,,d-11," by the press; and if the League were not
klaßt: t would of itself be sufficient to call the
Cotqit'to being, and ensure the abolition of the
\v'taws.
e hold Mr. O'CONNELL, therefore, to have
sett e
I
..te
tt.ernely ill informed, when he stated in the
that
463 Mr. STANSFIEI.D we yesterday noticed,
11,1 the League has dwindled in importance, and
vv
Powerless ;" as we regard his policy to be
ktt!ile°t's, when he deprecates in that letter the
',4lpt to obtain, as the Parliament is now con-
11;t4,:ted, a " law to make the landlord class relax
t gripe upon the wages of the artizan and the
ANans of the poor." The struggle may be long
e,litm‘erere, but we have so thorough a conviction
tlittht power of truth and honesty, that#e believe
L tetal if not immediate abolition of the scoundrel
,tad..
fek, tax may be wrung from the shame and the
ho of even the present Parliament. It is utterly
Poss;
tOtt Luie that the priesthood and the landed aris-
the 41,37 should witness the Effect of those laws on
i►tt-iulk of the manufacturing community, destroy-
Pron.leir influence, and ultimately endangering their
ilie.•tttY and their lives, without being awakenedh to.
4siill.tPurtant truth that they are sacrificing
ft
mi.
best interests, and the interests of their. d
,
gilee
Av. • the present gratification of short-sighted
eNi • Even on them the Lecturers and the dis-
the 'NI Of the public Press will have its effect, and
Its „ 'ague will, we trust, not be induced to relax
Qtettio
marksns by Mr. O'CONNELL 6 ill-timed re-
We derogatory to its utility and its power.
the see that the priesthood, in various parts of
fat ernPire, are returning thanks to Providence
Le fora Plentiful harvest. How can they solemnly,
114 the face of the assembled people, dare to
tame
tit_heir misery with such a prayer, and at the
which me use their influence to maintain a law
troth Puts an end to plenty ?
Such a mockery of
tert niuckery of GOD, would suffice to bring
,Ilp„
tYt and annihilation on any class of men.
114th ,:sh°P of DOWN and CONNOR, writing from
I tit'. "4 the 10th instant, says, in a circular to his
4trthe 1t ha.
is been represented to me that it has pleased
of providenceto
44' rruviden bless the inhabitants of the dio-
4beii °wn and Connor with an unusually abundant
Nitro and the propriety has been submitted to me of
tOUr cont.4•lgregations throughout the diocese in a
41 /1. 4Pression of thankfulneis to Almighty God for
v4(l°Pt theram. us goodness and bounty. v..' I cheerfully
44 sad "lggealOil • and 1 accordingly recomm.end
Your brethren, the officiating ministers of the

diocese, to use, in your respective churches, on the first
Sunday after the receipt of this letter, one or both of the
THANIiSGIVUSUS ;or lair weather and for plenty, a,
provided in the Book of Common Prayer ; and, it
your sermons on the same day, to direct the minds ct
your people to a thankful ackno,eledgment of Him.
" whose never-failing Providence ordereth all things both
in heaven and earth"—the " Lord of all power and
might, the Author and giver of all good thins.",-.7,,
Though not many, we believe, of the small con-
gregations belonging to the Protestant clergy a
Ireland, are the luniper-starved peasantry of that
country, they no doubt will learn that while they
are in a state of destitution, and while food is car-
ried away from their craving eyes to be sold in the
rich and stinted markets of England, the established
priesthood whom they pay, are offering up thanks-
givings for the bounties of Providence, which the)
are never allowed to taste. That the State and
the Clergy should, at one and the same time, or-
dain and use prayers for plenty, and make laws to
ensure scarcity, is such a terrible contradiction and
mockery of man's best feelings; that his nature
must be entirely'ehanged before it can be tolerated.
In the prayers of the priesthood, and the professions
of the landlords, lie the hopes of the League ; and
we may say, in opposition to Mr. O'CONNELL, let it
go on in its course in the full and assured hope of
certain and speedy victory.
The League began as a non-political body, and
as such we hope it will end. Thousands of men feel
the injustice of the bread-tax, and would exert
themselves strenuously to remove it, who doubt the
utility of extending the suffrage. Why should
their aid be excluded by the League agitating for
Reform in Parliament ? The latter is only required
as the means of obtaining good laws, and if they
be obtained, who makes them is of no importance.
An Act completely to abolish the corn and provi-
sion laws would be a great and a good law.
Public opinion, the sovereign even of this
Parliament, influenced by the League, will
command, and compel it to abolish the Corn-
laws, At the same time, while the League pro-
motes this object, it is in nowise hostile to the ex-
tension of the suffrage. In fact the abolition would
speedily increase the number of town voters, and
give to them the means of quietly insuring a further
reform in Parliament. Both the League and Mr.
'O'CONNELL'S proposed Convention may exist toge-
ther,—each will have its separate sphere of useful-
ness, and contribute to promote the public welfare.

The French Journals of Wednesday have al
been received, together, with a report of the pro.

ceedings in the Chamber of Deputies up to the
departure of the mails for London. The debate on
the Address, in answer to the Speech from the
Throne, was opened, contrary to general expecta-
tion, by Marshal SOULT, who concluded a tempe-

rate speech by stating that, in his most deliberate
opinion, France was not insulted by the signing
and execution of the Treaty of July. The gallant
Marshal referred with much feeling and good
taste to his triumphant reception in England
at the period of her Majesty's Coronation, which he
attributed to the high estimation in which his
country was held by the British nation. M.

THIEnS followed the gallant Marshal in a very long
speech, which was not concluded when the des-
patches were made up. The ex-President of the
Council, in the opening of his speech, greatly disap-
pointed the expectations of the war party. He com-
plained that he had been foully abused, but declared
hat he would indulge in no recriminations. We
have given the longest report of the first part of
this oration which reached us ; and it is but justice
to M. TRIERS to admit that the temperance of its
tone surprised us, and that he has moreover the
merit, rare in our eyes, of having given the world
a far better defence of Lord PALMERSTON'S po-
licy than is to be found in any of his Lordship's
diplomatic notes yet published. But it will be
time enough to enter into an examination of the
bearing of this speech when the whole of it is
before us.

The Brussels Papers state that the British resi-
dents in Belgium are subscribing for the relief of
the French sufferers from the inundations.
Would it not accord well with the generous
and charitable disposition of the British
people to imitate the • example of their fel-
low-countrrinen in Belgium ? At a period like
the pasent, when a jealousy of England is so pre-
valent among the working classes in France, nothing
could better manifest our kindly feeling towards our
neighbours on the other side of the Channel than
such a work of mercy.
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Madrid papers of the 18th inst. have reached
Is, but they contain no news of the slightest in-
:er est.

THE CHUSAN ARCHIPELAGO.—This is a new phrase,
but it will soon be familiar to every Englishman. In
all probability a British fleet now commands the island
of Chusan, and the vast group of islands at the mouth
of tha river Tahea, which communicates with the
rich town of Ning-po, Nankin, and Pekin, the
capital of China. Ar. Wild, of Charing-cross,
with his usual foresight and despatch has brought out a
little beautiful map of this archipelago, with the names
of the afferent islands and the soundings around them.
It contains also interesting details the principal
islands, which will be found extremely useful at the pre-
sent juncture of affairs in tbst quarter.
_ .

PUBLIC REJOICINGS.—It is not possible to copy all
the accounts we find in the provincial Papers of the
public rejoicings at the birth of the Princess Royal.
We must content ourselves therefore with stating that
they are universal and heartfelt. The prayers both for
her Majesty and her infant have ascended to the Throne
of Grace from the hearts of the empire before the
sluggish piety of the Archbishop of Canterbury could
find appropriatewords to express them—his hired services
have been far outran by the spontaneous piety of the
people.
At a Court of Common Council yesterday, the first
held under the new Mayoralty, Mr. Anderton com-
plained of a breach of privilege, inasmuch as the Court
of Aldermen had given their tongues a license with
the Court of Common Council. The Court was of
opinion that enough was said on the subject. Subse-
quently, after some opposition, in which no little cen-
sure was heaped on a covetous Lord Mayor, a vote
of thanks was passed to the late Lord Mayor.

FALKIRK.—DISTRESSING EVENT.--On the
evening of Saturday, the 14th current, an interesting girl
named Kirkwood, about 20 years of age, left her master's
house at Bainsford, taking with her a quantity of her
clothes, and seemingly with the purpose of proceeding to
Sunderland, where she bad a relation. On Sunday morn-
ing, however, the poor girl was met wandering on the bank
of the Great Canal, near Burnhouse, at six o'clock, and was
met by a man, who, struck with her appearance, asked her
what she was doing there. Her answer betrayed dis-
traction ; and there is too good reason to know that she
had spent the night in the fields. Her lifeless corpse
was taken out of the canal on Monday morning, and from
its appearance, it is likely she
re had comnumbermitted suicartiide.les In
a plantation near the spot, a gat of cof
dress were found scattered about, and the ground was
trodda as if a violent struggle had taken place. We can
only sn
lightly allude to the ramours afloat as to the cause
of this affair, which has excited. deep commiseration, and
a great sensation in the ne!ghbourhood, It seems she
had b,'en long engaged to a oung man, who is supposed to
have been in her company that night, and to whom she
refused to deliver up the lines of marriage in her pos-
session. As these, among other things, were not
found, their forcibly having been wrested from her is
plausibly inferred, especially as the
.ght near the place.
screams of a femalelavv'eere trustheard
that during
our
wanttl i e
doefaadCoofrotnbe s the night
investiga-
tion will be amply supplied by the authoritieF. As exhi-
biting public feeling, however, we may state that an effigy
was paraded by torchlight on Saturday night through
Bainsford and Grahamston, which, after being lacing slot
at, was consigned to the fl imes, amid execrations tlt
inflicted on the unhappy youth, whom
the spirit of the Lynch law that might have been
no one envies.—
Scotsman.