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rEtE SUN,

gances conceived by a mind of the most
arrogant vulgarity. We would see Stonehenge
walled in safe from the possible assaults,
of the railway engineer ; we would see NEWTON 's
cottage, and THOMSON'S parlour, and the vicarage in
DEDICATED TO THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. 1
which
OLIVES GOLDS KITH first saw the light, trea-
Just ready, in 2 'fol.. post ave., with Map and other Illustrations,
TRAVELS IN WESTERN AFRICA, sured up by the nation—!iot, the casual property of
6 ;
Comprising a Toomey from W1845-4hydah, through the Kingdom of 1 this man or that. This is not a question of mere
Dahomey, to Adofeodiah, in the Interior. 1 bricks and mortar, it is one involving the holiest
. DUNCAN',
Late of the let Life GBy TOTIN
uareni, and one of the late Niger Expedition. principles and the most ennobling sentiments of our
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. i common nature.
(Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) eleP
1 There are many questions of deep and serious in-
terest to the United Kingdom to be discussed in the
, new Parliament, but perhaps none are more vitally
important than those which relate to the sister island,
to the development of her resources, the employment
of her people, her extrication from the distress and
misery in which she has been unhappily involved, and
her elevation to a state of comparative prosperity.
Ireland is an integral portion of the British dominions ;
her interests are not in any wise different from our
own, and no distinction should be made in the manner
in which her people are dealt with from that adopted
to our own. The proposition enunciated by the
late Premier, responded to by the present and his
colleagues in the Ministry, and received with ac-
clamations by the united Legislature, " that she should
be placed on a footing of perfect equality with Eng-
land,
in her civil, municipal, and political institutions,''
contained the true principle on which alone she can
be governed for the future. But something more is
to be done than the restoration, or we should rather
say, the creation of that equality. Past ages of mis-
government and oppression have led to her present
painful position, and to the fearful amount of misery
and suffering that has taken place during the past
year. We owe it to our Irish brethren to spare no
exertion, to leave no effort untried to promote the
welfare of their country, and to place the people in
such a position as they might reasonably have hoped
to be in had England adopted a wiser and more liberal
policy in bygone years. It is not merely a matter
of justice that we should do so, but it is also in the
highest degree expedient. If Ireland were permitted
to remain in her present deplorable state she would
be a continual clog on our exertions, a source
of endless expense and embarrassment—she
would still be the chief difficulty of our Ministers,
and a constant drain on our Exchequer, while her
people would be barely removed from a state of ab-
solute destitution. Viewing the subject, therefore,
merely as a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence
and omitting every consideration of justice and
humanity, we should take the steps necessary for the
improvement of her soil and the employment of her
people, and thus transform her from a craving and
importunate dependent, to a valuable and efficient
auxiliary.
It is not by a single measure, however beneficial it
might prove, that this great result can be obtained.
Many matters, apparently trivial in themselves, will
yet have important effects, and tend materially to-
wards the attainment of the desired object. The recla•
mation of the waste lands, the promotion of fisheries,
the establishing of better relations between landlord
and tenant, an extensive cultivation of flax, loans
to landowners for the improvement of their estates,
and the creation of railways through the entire coun-
try, are all means by which the greatest ameliorations
may be effected; but they are not sufficient by them-
selves, and the most attentive and mature considera-
tion should be devoted to the various propositions
which have, from time to time, been brought for-
ward. The great majority of these propositions may
be imperfect, and, in their present shape, impracti-
cable, but they will generally be found to contain
something from which good may be extracted, and
that may be productive of benefit. They may not
appear calculated to produce all the advantages as-
serted by their originators, but still a partial adop-
tion may be followed by favourable results. There
is no period which can be more properly devoted to
that consideration than the present. There is at
least a relaxation of suffering—a relief from
that frightful destitution that compelled a
prompt and ready action for present necessities,
rather than for future advantages. The statesman
can now apply his mind to the entire question, with-
out being distracted by the warfare of parties in the
senate-house, or the cry of agony from a people ex-
posed to all the horrors of pestilence and famine. He
possesses that leisure and quietness which is so essen-
tial to calm reflection and a prudent judgment. He
.:an weigh the various remedial measures in the
I,alance, and separate the wheat from the ::hall. The
;;olden moment should not, and we believe will not,
oe suffered to elapse fruitlessly by the enlightened
and 1. beral Nobleman who now presides over the na-
tional councils or the other members of the
Cabinet. We shall look with deep anxiety tor
the results of their labours, and we trust
that they may furnish a solution to the
difficulties, and give effect to the good wishes
land favourable intentions towards Ireland by which
our Ministers are animated.
But while the Ministry are thus busy, no persons
of any class should be idle. Capitalists are especially
those by whose aid the greatest benefits to Ireland may
be effected, and with corresponding advantages to
themselves. The great want of Ireland is capital, and if
that can be made to flow to her shores, not only from na-
tional, but from private sources, the victory will be more
than half achieved. An extremely sensible, and well-
written pamphlet, from the pen of the Rev. GEORGE
HENRY STODDAItT, contains a notice of the Irish
Amelioration Society, a project brought forward by
111r.JAsPER. E.Rooeas, C.E. "The plan," it is stated,
" would, if promptly adopted, furnish remunerative
employment to thousands immediately after
the harvest is over, and thus enable them to provide
for their families through the ensuing winter, while
fuel would be more adequately, and safely, and
economically provided." These are certainly valu-
able results, but i-i addition, it is said, that while
ten per cent. is paid to the capitalist on the
amount of his investment, a large surplus will
be applicable to the amelioration of the con-
dition of the people, by improvements in their
habitations, the construction of lecture-rooms
for useful and entertaining information, instruction
in cottage economy and agricultural science, includ-
ing the growth of flax, and the establishment of loan
funds and dispensaries. Although we are not pre-
pared to say that all these advantages can be at-
tained, there is quite sufficient to show that the
scheme is a feasible one ; and if the calculations
of Mr. ROGERS are not very erroneous indeed, an
ample dividend might fairly be looked for, and much
employment would be given to persons who might
otherwise become burdensome on the poor-rates.
The project is, at all events, worthy of serious con-
sideration, and it is said that it has already been sub-
mitted to many eminent scientific persons, from
whom it received the highest encomiums and the
most unqualified approbation.

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TIX.EATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
'Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING
Will be -r rented RORY O'MORE. Rory O'llore, Ur.
Paul Fludson;
Kathleen. Misa Wool gar. Other characters by Mews. Bed-
ford. O. Smith, Selby, and Cullenford ; Miss Marian Taylor, Miss
Ellen C;tiapLin, Miss Brooks, and Mrs. Laws.
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THEATRE ROYAL, L,TCC.Enypliain.y.)
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THIS EVEN FIN G
Will be presented the Comedy of SPEED THE PLOUGH. Cha-
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Homer.
To be followed by a Vocal and Instrumental Concert, by Five Sons
of Ethiopia,.
After which, THE CILOWN PRINCE ; or, The Buckle of Bril-
liants. ]Prince Albert Augustus, Mr. Emery ; Frederick Storke, Miss
To which will be added, a new Ballct called THE PEASANT'S
D./REAM, in which the celebrated Spanish (lancers wit appear.
To conclude with a Burlesque, called THE BABES IN THE
'WOOD. Characters by Messrs. G. Wild and Green ; Miss Villars,
Miss Arden, &c.

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Under the 'Management of Mrs. Frances Dairldge, Lessee.
Re-enigement of Mr. and Mrs. KEELEY for Six Nights more.
THIS EVENING
Will be presented the popular Drama of THE DUST3fAN'S
BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr. Keeley; Sally Blootnly, Mrs. Keeley.
After which, JENNY LIND; or, the Swedish Nightingale. Miss
Jenny Leatherhuns, Mrs. Keeley.
To be followed by the poonlar EStr2V:I4IIIVI. of VALENTINE
AND ORSON. Valentine. Mrs. Keeley ; Orson, Mr. Keeley.
TO conclude with MARY, THE MAID OF THE INN. Richard,
Mr. T. Fredericks ; Harrop, Mr. Heslop ; Tricksey, Mr. Morelli ;
Mary, Mrs. 11. Vining ; Dame Harrop, Mrs. W. Daly.
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"Provrietor and Manager. air. 'William Batty.
THIS F,VENING
gra.ne Grecian and Fairy Legend entitled TILE PRINCE OF
CYPRUS: or tte Horiw of the Elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and
Water.
Entirely new Scene in the Arena, and first appearance of Signor
Ricardo in England, supported by the ta:ented Artistes of ;he tsta-
'bhailment, in tIA: varion, modes or oitleAtrat on.
To cmclude with ALESSANDRO MASSARO:U.
Stage 3lana„er, Mr. W. D. Bruadiont.

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rilktli WATER AT LONDON-RRIDGE Tlilb DAY.
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A correspondent from Rome, dating his letter on
the 12th, states in the Augsburg Gazette, that the
rench Ambassador to the Papal Court had re-
proached the Cardinal Secretary of State with pre-
cipitation in publishing officially the first protest of
the Cardinal Legate of Ferrara, and observed that
the course adopted was not diplomatic. The reply
of the Cardinal was, according to the same letter,
most characteristic ; he remarked that he did not
pretend to be a diplomatist, but that he had done
what he vas entitled to do.
The occupation of Ferrara by the Austrians is
described, by those v. ho wrote from Rome on the
17th instant, to have excited a profound feeling of
indignation in the capital as well as throughout
Ran
Romagna. The Pontifical Government, with a view
to abatethis impression, had published on that day
extraordinary number of the Diario di Roma,
containing. an article calculated to re-assure the
population in regard to the results of the occupation.
The
intoar i
article
1815 beg by Cardinal begins by
dinl
referring
to the protest en-
tered
Roman Cabinet against the 103dclaNu Lssekovfi and
the
etreathtye
of Vienna, which reserved to Austria
c
the
right of
garrisoning the citadels of Ferrara and ca
with the exception of the towns. The Holy See, it
,
says, had ever since entertained a hope that the Aus-
trian
troops would be withdrawn even from those
citadels, and had insisted and obtained that the respec-
tive garrisons should not trespass beyond the limits
of the fortresses. Great accordingly had been the
surprise of his I:Iola:ass when he was informed that
considirable reinforcements, presenting themselves

with all the appearances of hostility, had entered
Ferrara on the 17th of July. The Secretary of State,
on being apprised of the fact, had immediately
written to the Austrian General-in-Chief, Count RA-
DETSKI, to withdraw the troops from the town, and
direct the garrison to remain within the walls of the
citadel. Instead of complying with that request the
Austrian General ordered patrols to be sent into the
town at night, on the 6th of August, and finally,
the military posts to be occupied by Austrian troops.
On the Bth the Governor of the citadel, General
AUERSPERG, had complained to the Cardinal Legate
of the prison being committed to the keeping of the
civic guard, and declared that if the principal posts
and the gates were likewise confided to them, he
would be under the necessity of dislodging them and
replacing them by Austrian soldiers. The Cardinal
invoked the right of sovereignty of the POPE, but
his remonstrances were disregarded by Count RA-
DETSKI, who ordered the occupation of the four gates
of the town and the principal posts by the garrison
of the citadel. Cardinal Cieccni had again pro-
tested, and his conduct had been fully approved by
the Government. His HOLINESS highly commended
the behaviour of the people of Ferrara on that occa-
sion ; he shed tears of gratitude, and bestowed on them
his benediction. The article then concludes by re-
commending all the subjects of the POPE to observe
moderation, and to place confidence in the Govern-
ment, and assures them that he had protested in the
proper form against this unjustifiable aggression.
News from Bologna, up to the 16th instant, inclu-
sively, tells us that though affairs remained in the
same position as before at Ferrara, there were twenty
thousand Austrians congregated on the banks of the
Po, in readiness to cross that river at a moment's no-
tice. On the 16th inst. the Municipal Councillors of
Bologna voted an address to Cardinal ANIATI, protest-
ing in the strongest terms against the Austrian inva-
sion, and announcing their willingness to defend with
their lives and property 'the independence of the
Papal dominions. Tuz-.cans is described as being in
a state of great agitation.

Intelligence from Madrid has been received, with
newspapers of the 19th inst.
The terms of reconciliation had bee❑ laid before
the KING-CONSORT, but his MAJEsTY required a
delay of four months' duration before he would con-
sent to a return to the palace. This conditional
demand is ascribed by the Progressist papers to
foreign influence. The Eco del Comercio, indeed,
goes the length of asserting that ISABELLA had re-
ceived an affectionate communication from her royal
uncle, the KING of the FRENCH, warning her that if
such-and-such a course were not followed, General
NARVAEZ should be dispatched to Spain for the pur-
pose of vigorously carrying into effect the designs of
himself (Louis PHILIPPE). So much for the Citizen
King—the King of July—the King of the Bar-
ricades ! _ .

In consequence of the failure of the Cabinet in
effecting a reconciliation between the royal couple,
the retirement of the Ministry was hourly expected.
Other accounts, however, state that Messrs. PACHECO,
BENAYIDES, and MAZZAREDO were striving to pro-
mote the accession of General NARVAEZ to the
Presidency of the Council; and our hint of yesterday
about SALAMANCA. is corroborated, by the assurance
of our Madrid correspondent that that Minister was
not altogether disinclined to continue in office under
the General, but was awaiting the arrival of SARA-
GOSSA from Paris to know his definitive intentions.
According to the French intelligence it would also
seem that Queen CHRISTINA returned to Paris on
Monday, from Havre, in consequence of the recent
information received from Spain.
The utmost anxiety prevailed throughout Madrid,
and the Funds had fallen.

The Three per Cents. were done at 26 for cash ;
the Coupons at 11; and the Five per Cents. at 171
for paper ; and the Debt without interest, at 51.

The Paris journals of Tuesday have arrived by
our usual express. They are still engrossed with the
horrible murder of the Duchess DE PRAILIN, and the
scarcely less horrible proceedings of the Austrians in
the northern provinces of the Italian Peninsula.
The general belief throughout the capital, respect-
ing the murderer of the daughter of Marshal SEBAS-

'M NI, was that the Duke DE CUOISEUL PRASLIN
would not live to be tried. The National explicitly
declares this as its conviction. The Journal des
Della& says :—" As we stated yesterday, the re-
mains of the Duchesi DE PRASLIN were deposited on
Sunday in the vaults of the ..Nladelaine, her parish
churc . On Monday Inorning, at eight o'clock, a funeral
service was celebrated in the same church, amidst
the tears and grief of al present. The friends of the
unhappy Duchess had joined General TIRURCE
SEEASTIANI, the Duke DE COIGNY, and several mem-
bers of the Praslin family, and mingled over that
tomb, so prematurely and so cruelly opened, their
poignant regrets, their despair and tears. Never was
mourning more simple and sincere. T::e fate and
end of the Duchess DE .PRASLIN. would have drawn
tears from the most indifferent. But, for those who
knew the Duchess, her virtues, her amiable qualities,
her unbounded charity—what a subject of bitter and
inconsolable griefl Madame DE PRASLIN possessed

all that commands respect and affection. She was
still handsome. Educated under the eyes and in the
house of her illustrious father, Marshal SEBASTIANI,
she was adorned with every mental gift. At Paris,
on her estate of Praslin, everywhere, in short, she
distributed alms in abundance, and the poor may
be said to have shared with her her immense fortune.
Madame DE PRAsur; adored her family ; she was the
consolation of her father, an example to all who ap-
proached her ; she was beloved and venerated. What
a void she leaves in society ! What an eternal grief
in the hearts of her friends I But what a blow for
Marshal SEDASTIANI 1 At this moment the unfor-
tunate father is still, perhaps, ignorant of the fate of
his beloved daughter. His arrival at Paris had been
erroneously announced ; his family, even, does not
know, at the moment we write, where the Marshal is,
and whether he will receive the fatal intelligence by
one of the messengers dispatched to him in four dif-
ferent directions, or learn it, unprepared, through the
journals, or from the mouth of a stranger. This un-
certainty is the s abject of the most painful anxiety
for the family and friends of the Marshal. But, let
what may happen, alas ! the shock will be frightful.
Nobody can calculate its extent. The Marshal has
lost the daughter whose tender care and filial affec-
tion constituted the happiness of his life ;—and how
has he lost her !"

In answer to the reflections of the Journal des
Dibats, that if the policy recommended by the Na-
tional bad been followed, there would have been a
more frightful amount of crime committed within a
single month than has been perpetrated within the
last seventeen years, the latter journal observes :
" We do not pretend that if France, faithful to the
generous ideas suggested by the popular victory, had
pursued the brilliant road traced by the sun of July,
and if her banner, then raised and saluted by so many
nations, had become the rallying sign of free nations,
such a work could have been accomplished without
sacrifices. History teaches us that every progress,
every upward movement of humanity, requires de-
votedness, struggles, and efforts. Civilization is at
present armed with a force which renders obstacles
less capable of resistance, and conquest less painful.
And, moreover, to suffer if necessary for a great
idea, to wound one's feet in walking on a road which
leads to a noble object, to tell an entire nation whose
genius is expansive that it is necessary to pass a diffi-
cult defile in order to restore dignity to the country,
to secure for all her children a more equitable divi-
sion of the blessings of lifr—that it is necessary to
cross a bridge defended by coalesced aristocracies, but
that there are oppressed on the other side who have
risen and are waiting our approach, would, in our
eyes, be to accomplish the mission of France, and we
are sufficiently acquainted with our nation to feel full
confidence both in her courage and in her instinct.
Such is the system of which we would have wished
to see the triumph. It was not without peril, but the
principle was sacred, the means glorious, and the ob-
ject elevated. Must we descend into that ditch in which
your system has erected its temple ? 'What, suffer all
that we feel in our pride, in our sympathies for nations,
which we regard as brothers, to see so much mean-
ness, so many abuses, so many accumulated crimes,—
and why? For a deceptive peace, far an idea without
solidity, in order to create a political annuity for one
life on a foundation of sand, and to bend a nation of
, 35,000,000 of inhabitants into the stooping attitude
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