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lust now being made to render the birthplace of
SHAKSPERE the property of the nation in perpetuity.
Lord MORPETH commended those exertions—could be
to otherwise ? And he applauded those who would
ireserve from sacrilege the shrine and the home of the
-he Poet of Poets after pronouncing his own feelings
,f veneration in these emphatic syllables :—" I say
that a man may almost be said to be above the world
who possesses his Bible and his Shahspere—his
Shakspere for his leisure—his Bible for all time!"
[t is not, however, to any panegyric upon WILLIAM
SHASSPERE that we would so much direct attention,
is it is to a practical suggestion made by the noble
speaker in regard to the subscriptions now set on
oot for the purchase of the butcher's stall in a litile
,illpge in Warwickshire. "In pursuit of such an
'dject as this," said Lord MORPETH, " permit me to
vay that Ido not see why the members of the Sheffield
Mechanics' Institution, and of every Mechanics' Insti-
',llion in the country, should not resolve to give some
tittle token—sixpence or a shilling per head, to mark
thew sense of the greatest genius which ever adorned
S'aglish literature."
Surely that recommendation will not have been
given to no purpose ? Besides this admirable sug-
gestion, the Noble Viscount made an evident allusion
to the unmerited neglect of JAMES SHERIDAN
KNOWLES. From this harangue we would augur
happily, and already, in anticipation, see SHERIDAN
KNOWLES established at Stratford-upon-Avon as the
worthiest guardian of the home of SHARSPERE that
could be appointed by the voice of a loving people.

The address of the Earl of DUNDONALD to the
Elective Peers of Scotland, in offering himself as a
candidate for their suffrages at the ensuing election
at Holyrood House, will, we trust, be responded to in
a manner worthy of the gallant veteran himself, and
of the ancient nobility of which he is a member.
Few men have distinguished themselves more bril-
liantly than he has done is a service where daring
-xploits and unflinching bravery were the character-
' istics of all. Few men have better deserved the thanks
and gratitude of their country, and few have suffered
more deeply from the effects of an unjust accusation,
ascribing guilt of a sordid and degrading character,
the most inconsistent with and opposed to every feel-
ing and sentiment of the high-minded and disinterested
sailor. The Earl of DUNDONALD was a sincere and
zealous Reformer at a time when to avow such doc-
trines was to become the object of every species of
contumely and reproach—to expose yourself to
every description of annoyance that could be inflicted
legally or illegally—by public prosecutions or private
persecutions. Advantage was taken of circumstance 3
inducing a suspicion, which every act of his life
luring a career of the utmost brilliancy and the
most effective service should have been sufficient to
rebut, and he was brought to trial before a political
judge and a political jury, deeply prejudiced and in-
flamed against the accused. We shall not now comment
)n the circumstances of that trial. There is little
prospect of our again witnessing a similar case.
Suffice it to say, that the jury (possibly led astray by
he extreme virulence of the judge's charge, and for-
;etful of the benign principle of the British law, that
t was better that ninety-nine guilty should escape
nan that one innocent person should be unjustly
-onvicted,) to their eternal disgrace found the gallant
,Nicer guilty of having promulgated false reports for
me purpose of influencing the public funds; and the
9reAding judge, not contented with pronouncing a
,entente of twelve months' imprisonment and
t fine of one thousand pounds, dared to sen-
tence a captain in the British navy—a
!C.r.ight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, a
mbleman of unblemished lineage, the representative

,f an ancient name, and the heir-apparent to an
:arldom—to the most infamous and ignominious pu-
,ishment known to the law. Yes, Lord ELLENBO.•
ROUGH had the brutality to order that Lord Cocn-
a tNe, a man looked on and regarded as a second
NELSON, should be exposed on the vile pillory--a
:entente more disgraceful to the judge who pro-
Jounced it than to the nobleman on whom it was
ordered to be inflicted. The latter part of the judg-
ment could no., of course, be carried into execution.
The public were literally astounded ; and, even then,
no Minister dared to brave the voice of public
opinion. Many amiable and distinguished men re-
fused to credit the charge, and unhesitatingly and
openly denounced the verdict of the jury as un-
founded in fact, and unwarranted by the
evidence ; and his colleague, in the representa-
tion of Westminster, Sir FRANCIS BUR..
DETT, in a spirit of enthusiasm worthy of
immortal honour, declared that he would partici-
pate in the punishment and appear on the pillory
with the deeply injured and unjustly condemned
gentleman. That part, therefore, was remitted,
nominally in m,rcy to the prisoner, but really because
the authorities dared not encounter the tumult that
would have been inevitably occasioned ; but the im-
prisonment was sustained, and the fine enforced, and
he innocent victim was deprived of his rank in the
,ervice, and struck from the list of the British navy,
of which he was one of the brightest ornaments, and
degraded from the knighthood he had won by ex-
ploits unsurpassed in the annals of his country, and his
banner ignominiously torn from its assigned position
in Henry's Chapel.
Few, indeed, could have stood against such a series

.)f persecutions ; but Lord DUNDON ALD was sustained

by the pride of conscious innocence, and animated by
an indomitable spirit. Although stricken to the
heart by the stigma affixed on his time-honoured

name, he bore the inflictions with meekness and pa-
tience, resolved to redeem his character by every
exertion and energy, and to enforce a universal ac-
knowledgment of the gross and unmerited injuries
he had endured. The arms rejected by his ungrate-
ful country he bore to other climes ; his services were
ever rendered to the sacred cause of freedom, and,
like the anciert Grecian warrior, although virtually
ostracised, he acquired undying glory, and caused
his name to be hailed and reverenced as the
benefactor of a liberated people. But still, not-
withstanding all his fame and all his honours, he
bore the barbed arrow in his side ; there was a grief
preying on his heart which no distinction could as-
-nage. He was still regarded as a criminal, or at
least his wrongs were unredressed, and he was ex-
cluded from the service of his country, a country loved
not the less devotedly and sincerely, although he had
been the victim of oppression. He was,
however, spared to witness the full recog-
of his the restoration

nition

innocence,

of all his honours. The people, the Legislature; and
hhia Royal Mistress, in turn, hailed the exculpated
nameero. His
confidence in
plactehde
people,inour navaland
lists, inspire
strike terror into foes. Again he was authorised
to bear the insignia of the Bath upon his breast,
and his innocence, his wrongs, acknowledged and
lamented in Parliament, disseminated on the wings
of the Press through every part of the empire, and
responded to by a people actuated by a singular and
wonderful unanimity, were no longer doubted or
controverted. Even party feeling itself was:hushed,
and to the credit of all, whether English, Scotch, or
Irish, no political opponent insinuated or breathed a
desire to revive the ancient calumny.
There is still one class or body of men who have
it in their power to confer an additional honour on
the veteran, to add another testimonial to the many
he has received from every side. To his brother
Peers he addresses himself. With a dignified and
graceful modesty he shows, in one brief sentence, how
deeply he would be gratified by his election as one of
their representatives. He says that " the honour of
becoming a representative, under the peculiar circum-
' stances of my case, I shall not attempt to undervalue."
Perhaps this simple sentence speaks more forcibly
than the most eloquent and brilliant lan-
guage could do how eagerly he desires this addi-
tional mark of confidence and respect. If he
should by a possibility conceive that it could add to
the universal conviction of his innocence, the Gallant
Earl is mistaken—that is now too universally recog-
nised to require additional corroboration. But the
Scottish nobility may testify their sense of the in-
justice perpetrated on one of themselves, and prove
that they believe the peerage of their country to be
without stain and reproach. They will do them-
selves even still greater honour by the selection than
the distinguished object of their choice, and we
should hope that politics for once would be
forgotten, and that the Earl of DUNDONALD would be
unanimously returned to the Legislature as one of
Scotland's slateen representative Peep. We have

fitt'N,

not touched on the deeply:important matter intm-
duced in his Lordship's letter, because we think tb.ere
is a higher ground wholly apart from politics, and
even from the power of benefiting a nation on a sub-
ject of the most vital importance. We: com-
mend it, however, to the public attention as worthy
of the most attentive consideration.

A letter from Berne states that, on the 28th ult.,
the Vorort, in reply to the communication it had
addressed to the cantons, of the different decisions of
the Diet respecting the Sonderbund, had received a
formal declaration from the Council of State of
Lucerne, contesting the validity of the decrees of the
20th, 211, and 31st of July, although they had been
adopted by a majority of 12 and two half-cantons. The
Council of State, moreover, added, that it would
resist their execution by every means in its power.
The example of Lucerne would, in all probability, be
followed by the other Catholic cantons.

According to letters from Leghorn of the 27th
ult. a plot has been discovered in that city. It was
formed by the Austro•retrograde party. It was
intended, by attacking the person and house of the
Austrian Consul, to furnish the Cabinet of Vienna
with a pretext for intervention. This conspiracy was
defeated by the vigilance of the patriots.
The Turin Gazette states that Cardinal CrAccnr
has published a proclamation, in which the inhabi-
tants of Ferrara are invited to quit the town and take
refuge with him at a place not far distant, thus
leaving to the Austrians only the empty town, which
they occupy in contempt of treaties and of the laws
of nations.

Sardinia, which has protested against the occupa-
tion of Ferrara by the Austrians, has now a popula-
tion of 5,650,368 persons, and an army, for a time of
war, of 100,000 men. Her navy consists of 28 ves-
sels, five of which-are 60-gun frigates.

The King of PRUSSIA left Berlin a few days ago
for Ischl, from whence he will proceed on a visit to
Italy. On his return he will have an interview with
Prince CHARLES, at Meram, and will afterwards
proceed to Munich. His MAJESTY is expected at
Coblentz about the 20th, and will return to Sans
Souci towards the end of the month by way of
Hanover. The Queen of PRussiA will remain at
Ischl until the 13th, and will then proceed to pay
visits to several of the little German Courts.

The King of PRUSSIA has just elevated M. DE
BODELSPIWING, Minister of the Interior, and Royal
Commissioner in the Diet, to the dignity of High
Chancellor of the Kingdom, which has been vacant
since the death of the Prince DE HARDENBERG. It
is said that, Count D'ARNISI is about to enter the
Cabinet, but it is not yet known what department
will be confided to him.

Count DE FIQUELMONT, Minister of State, left
Vienna on the 23d for Venice and Milan, where he
will remain some time, to aid the Viceroy of the
Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom with his advice in the
management of affairs.

Accounts have been received from Lisbon of the
24th of August, on which day the new Cabinet was
completed under the directions of Marshal Sex.-
DANHA, who, however, it appears does not take office,
the Presidency of the Council having been conferred
on CARVALLO, the Minister of the Interior.
The following are the members of the Cabinet :
Brigadier Baron DE Luz, Minister of Foreign
Affairs.

Colonel FRANZINI, Minister of Finances.
Dom JOAO DE FONTES PEBEIRA, Captain in the
Royal Navy, Minister of the Marine.

Dom ANTONIO AVEZELLO MELLO E CARVALLO,
Minister of the interior.
Doin ANTONIO FERNANDEZ DE SILVA FERRAOI
Minister of Justice and Public Worship.
Baron DE ALMOFALLA, Minister of War.

The new Ministry has issued a programme of the
principles upon which it takes office. In this docu-
ment the Cabinet declares that it has adopted concili-
ation between all parties as the basis of its policy,
that it is determined to respect and observe the
charter, and to fulfil all the diplomatic engagements
contracted with foreign Powers. They declare that
the object of the men now entering on power is to
carry on the Government on principles of morality,
honesty, independence, and virtue.
The Minister of the Interior, Dom A. Mina° E
CARVALLO, was for a short time a member of the
Cabral Ministry, but he quarrelled with his col.
leagues, and has ever since been strongly opposed
to them.

It was not expected that this Cabinet would last
many days. The Cabralists are using every effort to
bring back COSTA CABRAL.

Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrived.
The QUEEN, on the previous evening, had instructed
NARVAEZ to form a Cabinet, and the following has
been handed about as a list of the new Ministry :
The Duke of Valencia, President of the Council and
Minister for Foreign Affairs ; General Cordova,
Minister of War ; M. Orlando, Minister of Finance;
M. Sartorius or M. Seijas Lozano, Minister of the
Interior ; M. Arazola or M. Gonzales Moron,
Minister of Justice ; M. Olivan, of Marine ; and M.
Sartorius, of Public Instruction, if he was not charged
with the Home Department.
Previously to his visit to her MAJESTY, the General
was occupied in receiving visits at his residence from
almost every person of note in Madrid. The crowd
in his apartment was in fact immense ; all the
Ministers, and General SERRANO himself, were
amongst those present.

On the 28th NARVAEZ went to the Pardo to visit
the KING.

MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 28.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 27 for cash ; the Five per Cents. al
17i, and the Coupons at 15.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday,
and extract from the National the following admir-
able review of the position into which the miserably
selfish policy of M. GUIZOT has brought France.
After alluding to the observations of the foreign
journals on the recent events which have occurred in
France, the National thus proceeds :
" It is necessary, however, to protest, as we have
ealready done, against the xaggerated and unjust con-
clusions deduced by certain foreign journals. They
mistake the confined circle of the Government and of the
persons who surround it for the vast and pure atmos-
phere of France. Those journals have, if they will use
it, an easy mode of acquiring a knowledge of the truth.
Let them consult their correspondents, and they will
tell them whether the recent scandals excited anywhere
a stronger emotion or a more profound indignation than
in our country. No, we have no occasion to take lessons
from any body in dignity of morals, in admiration of
what is just, in the love of propriety, or in a desire for
moral grandeur. It is particularly because the present
system has despised those sentiments that it has fallen
in France, as in Europe, into the last stage of dis-
credit. It still possesses the materials of Government,
but all moral authority has withdrawn from it.
It endures without life—shrivelled and diminished,
and it vegetates like a stalk from which the sap has been
exhausted by an internal malady. In such a state what
can we demand of it? What political energy can we
expect from a system upon which France and Europe
have together passed judgment? All that now passes
at our (toor and within the most natural sphere of our
activity might furnish the French Government with a
legitimate opportunity for demonstrating that of which
the genius of our nation is capable. Spain,Switzerland,
y
Italy, Germany, are excited b
our' The system
seems to have no other mission tha ideas.to betray them.
We ourselves have cancelled the treaties of 1815,
which imposed on us the elder
branch of fthe
Bourbons and a kingdom of the Netherlands. We
have raised a standard which the coalition had. van-
quished. We have proclaimed the sovereignty of the
people. We have exercised the right which belongs
to every free society, to constitute itself internally
as it thinks best. The Helvetic Republic wishes in
its turn to remodel its constitution—to give such
institutions to the majority as may impart to it power
to execute its wishes. M. Guizot interferes with Aus-
tria. lie speaks the language of Austria. He reasons
like Austria on the maintenance of the treaties of 1815.
He regards those treaties as a chain which paralyses the
sovereignty of un independent state. He denies in his
ardour the rights of the cantons, and, it he carried the
audacity of his language into action, he would make the.
arms of France serve to maintain the sinister pact. of
the consequence of our defeat of which Switzerland
wishes to rid herself as much as we do. What then
stops him? Two causes which he cannot remove.
First, his own impotence; and next, the attitude assumed
by England. We must repeat, with a sentiment
. of
grief, that the British Government is jealous of the part
in Switzerland and in Italy which belonged
to France.
It has anticipated us. This will be denied in vain.
The facts are evident. The King of Sardinia made
an energetic demonstration in favour of the Pope's
policy only when he had received encouragement
irons the British Ministry. Bavaria, th( Duchy of
Baden, Wurtemberg, Sardinia, Tuscany, and shortly,
pehaps, the King of the Two .Sicalies, will be
united by Great Britain against the :perverse designs
of Austria, secretly supported by hi, ciuizOt. It ill not
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