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4nstird, overcharged idea, or some gross
solecism in point of taste. The " Republic of
Texas and its Itecor_gnition" is a reply to the
charge made againSt,t)ie A MOithiri (4OVetninent,
of f.t4..k't.n.ed this piiivineei with a Vie* to
introduce their own atrocious slave sVSteni there:
The Rerfewor WOIA haS been
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crime; but that the Texans
themselves voluntarily besought his assistance in
freeing them from the despOtistil tif the Mekitaii
rulers, 'details of the proceedings of
the first American settlers in Texas; of
their rapidly increasing prosperity ; of the
injuries they sustained at tie hands of
the Mexican General, Santa Anna; of their
resort to arms, and ultimate triumphs, are
highly curious, and the facts, we suspect, will
be new to many of our readers, as they were to
us. Of the character of the province, the Re-
viewer speaks in• the warmest terms of admira-
tion. We had always till now, thought that it
was a country where snakes beset you by land
and alligators by water; where muskitos plant
themselves on your nose or into the nape of
your neck, and sting you till you roar ; and big
black ants creep up your breeches, and make
more free than welcome, with the calf of your
leg. But it seems we were mistaken. Texas is,
in reality, pretty free from annoyances of this
sort; and as for its scenery, here is a description
flattering enough to set a lover of the pic-
turesque wild with ecstasy :
Sometimes closely pressed in by the surrounding forest, the
prairie lies like a verdant lake of meadow—forming its bays and
creeks amid the darker woodland. More frequently the eye of
the traveller ranges over a wide extent of meadow, level or
undulating according to the region in which he may be ; some-
times the horizon is the only limit to the apparently boundless
verdure, amid which the noble forest trees are scattered, singly or
in clumps, that recal the appearance of an English park; some-
times the dark outline of the forest is seen in the di-tance, and
sometimes it crowns the acclivities which rise from the plain. The
whole of these vast fields are covered with the rich prairie gras',
or a soft and elastic sward. Amid these the most exquisite flowers
are profusely scattered—ever changing with the changing sea-
son, but ever charming the eye with their rich and brilliant
colours. In some parts, the traveller passes over miles of dazzling
sun-flowers ; in others, he is surrounded by roses. The prairie
is covered with the geranium, the dahlia, the trumpet-flower,
the heart's-ease, the lily, the jessamine, the lobelia, and the
passion-flower ! The trunks of the trees are festooned with
the wild vine and the sober grey of the Spanish moss, over
which are often seen, hanging at a vast height, the superb
white flower of the magnolia. The fragrance of these flowers
is borne to the nostrils by the cool gale that tempers the heat
of Texas, and braces the muscles of the traveller of the prairie.
The solemn and soothing silence is at intervals broken by the
scream of the brilliant parroquet, the song of the mocking-
bird or the thrush, and the melodious compla4its of the whip-
poor-will. Ihe deer and antelope rush startled from the
groves, and, bounding across the plain,,invite the pursuit of
the hunter. It is amid such lands as these that the Texan
emigrant fixes his staff, and enters on the enjoyment of a fer-
tile soil and a lovely home, which the wealthy of the Old
World might envy, but which wealth has not yet appropriated
to its exclusive enjoyment.
" Tracts for the Times, Number Nine ty" is inte-
resting, as representing the opinions—for the
article has a semi-official air about it—of the
()Teat Whig party, on the subject of the Puseyite
fieresy. "At no period since the Reformation,"
says the Reviewer, " was settled, have the main
principles, as well as so large an amount of the
specific opinions and practices maintained by the
Roman Catholics, been so formally, fully, and
systematically professed within the Church of
England, as by these men." This is strong, de-
cided language, but it does not, we think, go
much beyond the strict facts of the case. In-
deed, the complacency, and even delight with
which Doctor Wiseman regards the recent pro-
ceedings of the Puseyites, proves that he con-
siders them excellent allies to his Church. Of
the remaining articles, the best are those en-
titled "On the Rights and Conditions of Wo-
men," the " Siberian System," and the " Pro-
gress of Historical Inquiry in France."

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A NEW CHECK JOURNAL UPON THE
PRINCIPLE OF DOUBLE ENTRY.
Br GEORGE JACKSON, Accountant.

Effingham Wilson, London.
A Sixth Edition of this work has just been
published, and contains, among other useful trea-
tises, a new and more simple method of book-
keeping, which the author calls " Double Entry
by Single." This new system contains none of
the cumbrous and inconvenient accompaniments
of the old Italian system of double entry; it is
characterised by simplicity, and by the rejec-
tion of useless repetitions and unnecessary tech-
nicalities. Such a simplification was much
wanted, in order to get rid of the tiresome
drudgery to which young men are subjected in a
regular course of book-keeping according to the
old fashion. Thd Appendix contains also what
is now more than ever wanted—a plan for the
more effectually preventing and detecting forgery,
fraud, error, and embezzlement. This we can-
not abridge, and must refer those who are in-
terested to the work itself. The following ex-
tract from it we recommend to the attention of
all those placed in authority :
If you have just grounds for suspicion,—watch ; and if you
discover a thief, punish or discharge him ; but let there be no
general sweep of character ; let it be confined to the offender
solely. Take a solitary view, some half hour, of your own
past conduct, and see what remains to be corrected in that.
Perhaps you were once a servant yourself.
Liberal wages, ,and a kind and conciliatory demeanour, will
do wonders in preventing fraud. Convince your servants you
have their welfare at heart, and you shall seldom find them un-
grateful ; but a dogged, snappish, and contumelious behaviour,
—a constant expression of dissatisfaction at the quantity of la-
bour performed, which from your own knowledge and experi-
ence is as much as can be performed by one person, or the
goading on of servants to absolute slavish employment, will
never gain their love ; they will serve you from fear, but des.
pise and hate you in their hearts.
Let us afford our servants proper intervals for relaxation from
the round of constant toil which encircles them, and for pro-
per exercise, so that health be preserved and cheerfulness kept
alive : it is unfair to abridge them of old-established privi-
leges, as Good Friday, Christmas Day, Easter, &c. Recol-
lect, that in your travelling excursions, pleasure and business
are combined. Most servants will do their duty if kindly
treated and desirous of retaining their situations ; but it is not
in the nature of things they can interest themselves so in-
tensely in your affairs as you yourselves do. When they can
be made to feel that you have their interest at heart, depend
upon it they will not forget yours.

POPULAR EA'CYCLOPiI:DL4
Tawiee, Londosi, 1841.

This is the first Number of a series of original
elementary treatises, thrilling a Cyclopmudia of
-Natural Science, which it is proposed to puidish
in quarterly Parts, and wlo.elc is under the super-
intendence of the Society for the Promotion of
Popular instruction. The present Number is
devoted to the subject of " Vegetable Physiology,"
which is treated with simplicity and perspicuity ;
while the systematic arrangement of the treatise,
and the scientific value of the principles laid
down in it, render it an excellent introduction to
more comprehensive works on the same subject.
As the Society justly observes, in an advertise-
ment prefixed to the work—" the general
reader, who seek: no more than entertainment
or recreation, will find it in this volume, in the
copious illustrative fitets and interesting collateral
information in which it abounds; while to the
agriculturist, the gardener, and the domestic eco-
nomist, it supplies principles and practical appli-
cations of great importance."

COT, IN CLINK 3 V-o Ls.

Bentley, London, 1841.
As this tale has already appeared in successive
numbers of " Bentley's Miscellany," and was
noticed in The Snit front time to time as the dif-
ferent portions of it were published, we need say
nothing more on the present occasion than that it
is a tale which bears republication, being tersely
and vigorously written ; devoid of exaggeration,
whether as regards humour or incident, and con-
structed with no little adroitness. The embellish-
ments with which the volumes arc illustrated, are
from the pencil of Leech, who has the art to ad-
here to nature in his delineations, without &ge-
nerating into caricature.

THE EARL OF CARDIGAN.—The statement
which we have extracted from the Naval and Military
Gazette of a recent trans action in the 11th Hussars shows
the disposition of a portion of the press to misrepresent
every proceeding in which Lord Cardigan is engaged.
While we say this, however, we feel bound to express the
opinion that the infliction of corporal punishment on a
Sunday is an act which nothing could justify but urgent
necessity, and that in the present instance no such vindi-
cation is or can be advanced. If, as our military contem-
porary says, the course pursued by Lord Cardigan upon
this occasion is conformable to custom, the sooner the
General Commanding-in-Chief interferes to reform such
a custom the better. But if, as we believe, it is an un-
usual course, it incumbent upon us, and the more so on
account of our having constantly defended Lord Cardigan,
when we thought him unjustly attacked, to say that his
Lordship's conduct in this instance deserves unqualified
censure.—Morning Post. •
FIRST HACKNEY-COACH STAND —lt was two
years before this date (1636) the first hackney-coach stand
was established in London. Garrard thus describes it in a let-
ter to Strafford:—" I cannot omit to mention any new thing
that comes up amongst us, thpugh never so trivial. Here is one
Captain Baily ; he bath been a sea captain, but now lives on the
land, about this city, where he tries experiments. He bath
erected, according to his ability, some four hackney-coaches,
put his men in livery, and appointed them to stand at the May-
pole in the Strand, giving them instructions at what rates to
carry men into several parts of the town, where all (lay they
may be had. Other hackneymen seeing this way, they flocked
to the same place, and perform their journeys at the same rate.
So that sometimes there is twenty of them together, which dis-
perse up and down, that they and others are to be had every-
where, as Waterman are to be had by the waterside. Every-
body is much pleased with it. For, whereas before coaches
could not be had but at great rates, now a man may have one
much cheaper."

- We perceive that in consequence of the first
Drawing Room of the season an opera is announced far Thurs•
day neat.

THE MISSION OF THE PRESS.

The following are the passages in Mr. Carlyle's re-
cent. Work on I-hero Worship to which we yesterday al-
hided in the leruPir relanve to the Nottingham Election;
but wh ch we were prevented from citiOtlng not
having the book at the moment under our hands ;
It is clear, however, that with this simple circum-
stance, facility of gettng books, the whole conditions of
Ilia business from top to bottom were changed. Once in-
*eat printing, you metamorphosed all Universities, or
superseded them. The teactitt need net new to gather
men personally round him, that he might speak to them
whet he knew ; print it io a book, and all learners far and
wide, for a trifle, had it each at his own fireside, much
mote effectually to learn it 1 Doubtless there arc still
peculiar virtues in speech ; even writers of books may still,
in some circumstances, find it convenient to speak also—
witness our present meeting here I There is, one would
say, and must ever remain, while man has a tongue, a dis-
tinct province for speech, as well as for writing and
printing. In regard to all things thi v must remain ; to
Unlversities among others. But the limits of the two
have nowhere yet been pointed out, ascertained, much less
put in practice; the University which would completely
take in that great new fact of the existence of printed
books, and stand on a clear footing for the nineteenth
century, as the Paris one did for the thirteenth, has not
vet come 'into existence. If we think of it, all that a
University or final higher school can do for us, is still but
what the first school began doing—teach us to read. We
learn to read in various languages, in various sciences;
we barn the alphabet and letters of all manner.of books.
But the place where we are to get knowledge, even thee-
retnal knowledge, is the books themselves, It depends
on what we read, after all manner of Professors have done
their best for us. The true University of these days is a
collection of books.
But to the Church itself, as I hinted already, all is
changed, in its preaching, in its working, by the introduc-
tion of books. The Church is the working recognized
union of our priests or prophets, of those who by wise teach-
ing guide the souls of men. While there was no writing,
even "bile there was no easy writ ng, or printing, the
preaching of the vo'ce was the sole method of performing
this. But now with books I He that can write a true
book, to persuade England, is not he the bishop, and arch-
bishop, the Primate of England, and of all England? I
many a time say the writers of newspapers, pamphlets,
poems, books, these are the real working effective Church
of a modern country. Nay, not only our preaching, but
even our worship is it not too accomplished by means of
printed books ?
" Fragments of a real Church Liturgy " and body of
Homilies, strangely disguised from the common eye, are
to be found weltering about in that huge froth ocean of
printed speech we loosely call literature. Books are our
Church too. .
Or turning to the government of men. Wittelagemote,
old Parliament, was a great thing. The affairs of the
nation were there deliberated and decided ; what were we
to do as a nation ? But does no., though the name of
Parliament subsists, the Parliamentary debates go on now
every where, and at all times, in a far mare comprehensive
way out of Parliament altogether. Burke said there were
three estates in Parliament; but, in the reporter's gallery
yonder, there set a fourth estate more important far than
they all. It is not figure of a speech, or a witty saying,
it is a literal fact, very momentous to us in these times.
Literature is our Parliament too. Printing, which comes
necessarily out of writing, I say often, is equivalent to
democracy. Invent writing, democracy is inevitable.
Writng brings printing, brings universal every day extem-
pore printing as we see at present. Whoever can speak,
speaking now to the whole nation becomes a power, a
branch of government, with inalienable weight in law-
making, in all acts of authority. It matters not what rank
be has, what revenues or garnitures. the requisite thing
is, that we have a tongue which others will listen to ; this
and nothing more is requisite . The nation is governed
by all that has tongue in the nation; democracy is virtu-
ally there. Add only that whatsover power exists will
have itself by-and-by organized ; working secretly under
bandages, observations, obstructions, it will never rest till
it get to work fro e, unincumbered, visible to all. Demo-
cracy, virtually extant, will insist on becoming palpably
extant.

THE WANTS OF ADVERTISERS
"I know of no cure so good for the vapours,
As reading the wants that appear in the papers."
So signs John Perry, and with as much truth as wit.
The columns of a newspaper are the outlet for all
the crotchets and whims of individuals in this most
crotchety of nations. What a person would not think
of communicating in confidence to his most intimate
friend he goes and publishes to all the world in the
newspaper. But then he is hid beneath an impenetrable
veil, and has the pleasure of seeing his " want" fully ad-
vertised without being taunted with the singularity or un-
reasonablerwss of it. Men let their most violent preju-
dices have full play in this open field, and the bigot ap-
pears in his full blaze of glory as an advertiser. Dees the
reader want a " case?" The crammed columns of the
Times furnish cart loads of them daily, but, to save the
trouble of reference, we will take one from last Wed-
nesday's:—
" Wanted, as good cook, in a clergyman's family, a
person who values religious privileges. No kitchenmaid
kept : no dairy. If any lady can recommend such a per-
son she will oblige the advertiser."
A cook who values religious privileges ! A cat that
can play on the fiddle I The religious privileges of a cook
are to scold the scullion, snub the footboy, and sell 'he
dripping 1 The former are personal rights flowing from
the importance and the sanctity of her occupation—the
latter is the tithe which she exacts from all the world—
that is, all the world that have dinners 1
Cast your eyes a little lower down, and we come to a
new want:—

" Nurserymaid.—Wanted, a young woman, about twenty_
three years of agP, in the above capacity. She must be
able to work welt at her needle, and he a member of the
Established Church. Nu followers allowed."
Here's a test of religion and morals ! A member of
the Established Church, and no followers !
It's plain these conditions wouldn't suit the modest
young woman hard by, who wants a situation "as good
plain cook, where a footman is kept," This is certainly
a very wise and necessary provision where no followers are
allowed
What would Malthus say of the respectable widow who
wants " nurse-children?"
What will romantic young ladies and gentlemen say to
this :
" If Louisa will return immediately to her friends in
London she will be kindly received, and alt that has passed
will be forgiven.—April 14."
How full of mystery—perhaps of misery ; and how
many teats may have been shed before this dernier resort—
a public advertisement, to bring back an erring child, or
wife, or mother, was resolved on
No pang, however, we imhgine, accompanied the two
following intimations:—
"If Miss Ruth Hall, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, does
not fetch away her boxes, left at J. Verry's, 18, East-
cheap, City, in 14 days from this date, (April 14, 1841,)
they will be sold to defray all expenses."
" I kcrchy givo notice, that unless John Strp.tfced
late of De:it:am Menvit, in the parish cf Deuhsni, Bue'ke,
Esq., pays my deunmel, and removes within 14 days f.-ore,
the date hereof, three greyhound puppies (one dog and
two bitches), left with me on the 3d day of September
last by his servant, George Hencher, they will be sold to
defray my demands, and the expenses attending the same.
—Cooper, Elton, Denham Bucks, April 10, 1841.".
What outrage against the delicacy of Misc Ruth Hall—
what inhumanity towards the puppies of John Stratford
Best, Esq. ! Brighton Herald.

WINCHESTER.--APRIL 16.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Morton's comedy of The School of Reform was pro-
duced at our theatre last night, when we were afforded
the high gratification of witnessing the only actor now
living capable of giving full and perfect expression to
the character of Tyke, Mr. Rayner, wbo has been en-
gaged here for a limited period. This gentleman, it
will be remembered, made his first appearance in the
same character at Covent-garden immediately after the
death of John Emery, and was instantly hailed as the
only legitimate successor of that inimitable actor. Mr.
Rayner's 'performance last night was as vigorous, as
natural, and, in every way, as effective and powerful as
it could ever have been. The audience testified their
admiration by re-iterated and unequivocal indications
of the impression which it made upon their feelings.
The applause evidently came from the heart. The
house was well attended.
Mr. Rayner, we understand, is likely to be enlisted
by Mr. Macready among his new company for Drury-
lane Theatre. It is singular that a performer of such
undoubted talent, and who, notwithstanding many dis-
couragements, still retains no inconsiderable share of
popularity among the London play-goers, should not
have remained a permanent " fixture" on the boards of
one or other of the principal metropolitan theatres.
But as old Drury is likely to be once more re-opened,
under the auspices of Mr. Macready, for the purpose of
holding " the mirror up to nature," and in n manner
not unworthy of its former fame, we shall be glad to
hail this gentleman and " truly original" actor (as he
was once described by Campbell the poet) again in his
proper element.

THE COTTON CROP OF THE UNITED STATES.
The receipts of cotton at the ports of the United States,
up to dates averaging the 20th of March, present nearly
the same prospect with regard to the ultimate amount of
the crop, as those to which we have alluded on one or two
former occasions. The following arc the particulars of the
receipts up to corresponding dates, in the present and the
two preceding years :-
1841.
1840 -1,389 553
1839 996,453
It will be seen that the decrease in the receipts this
year, as compared with the corresponding period of last
year, amounts to about 278,000 bales ; and, as-
suming the mil supplies fur each ear to preserve
the same relation to each other, tilts receipts for the cur..
rent yer.r will be about 1,735 000 bake. It is right to
state, however, that the private accounts by the Caledonia
generally concur in representing the crop as not likely to
exceed 1,600,000 bales, whilst many reduce it consider-
ably below that amount. In the four weeks after the 21st
of March, 1840, the receipts at the ports were exceed.
ingly heavy, amounting to no less than 353,000. bales ;
and, unless the arrivals should be proportionately large
during the same period of this year, the prospect of the
crop, as deduced from the comparative supplies to the
ports, may present a very different appearance a month
hence.—Manchester Guardian.
At the Carmarthenshire Quarter Sessions, last
week, there was not a single prisoner for trial ; and the worthy
Chairman, in diemissing the Grand Jury, congratulated them
on the circumstance, and observed, that they ought. to be thank-
ful they lived in so peace: hie a county,— Cambrian.

HIGH PRICE OF BUTCHER-MEAT.

TO TEE EDITOR OF TRE SUN.
am alive as much as you and all who denounce
our Corn-lawS can be to the great suffering and privaion
they entail on the working classes; still I think the hard-
ship they impose on the middle classes have not been suf-
ficiently noticed, nor have that class been aware of their
baneful effects on &h. Comforts. That they consume a
deal of bread there can be 116 dnubt ; but animal food is
the most considerable item in the expcbge of such a class,
and where there are servants and a large famiiy to !re kept
on a limited and moderate income, this article of food hag
now become a most grrievous and an almost insupportable
expense in housekeeping. How many poor half-pay officers,
obliged to keep up a genteel appearance, must feel pinched
and totally unfit to make the two ends meet, from the
enormous high price of this indispensible necessary of life?
And what is all this owing to, what the cause of their bea
ing compelled to live on such short allowances?—The
landlords' food-tax, that they may live sumptuously every
day, riot and revel in every imaginary luxury, while the
rest of the community are made to pay fur it. Unless it
be America, there is no couutry in the world where the
inhabitants consume so much animal food as vie do, and in
no quarter of the gobe is this prime necessary of life sold
above 2d. to 3d. the pound ; and but for our bread and
provision-tax forced on the people by the landlords them-
selves, it would not exceed 4d. in this country. Our working
classr-s, from the high price of bread and low wages, can
sca-c,ly indulge in the use of this necessary in the mi-
nutest degree, and still there is not a sufficient supply in
the country; if there were, prices would not be doubled, as
at present. The fact is the supplies of food are not ade-
quate to the daily increasing population of this country;
and although we are surrounded with countries ready to
make up our deficiencies, our landlords will not permit it
—famine prices only will induce them to allow our neigh-
bours relieving us with their surplus. This is certainly a
cruel situation for the most industrious and, enterprising
people on the face of the earth to be brought to, all
to enrich a set of idle speadthrifis. Is it possible
we can much longer submit to such robberies
commiVed on the community by avaricious land-
lords and other monopoli ts? Can this fine country, with
her commerce and manufactures on the decline, with an
increasing population, long hold out against revenue taxes
to the amount of 40 milli ins, and c'ass taxes, exclusively
for the support of landlords and West India- planters, to
the astounding sum of 50 millions ? Impossible ! Some-
thing must be done, and that soon, or we will be driven to
extremities. A free trade in corn with the Continent, though
much to he dcsired, will net have the good effects
we anticipate. Our restrictive laws have set them all
to manufacture for themselves ; still I hold were the class
taxes on our necessaries taken off we would be more than
compensated for the loss of the continental market for our
manufactures. lam one of those who have ever thought
we were our own cost customers, and if the community
wore relieved of these taxes on food and other necessaries,
they would have fifty millions to spare for the purchasing
of many articles of our own manufacture they under
pinched circumstances could not command. Why this
alone would be equal to, if not more than all our exports to-
gether ; hence fresh vigour would be Mused into every de-
partment of trade and manufacture, and remunerating profits
and a corresponding rise in the price of labour would be the
result. The working classes would be in more comfortable
circumstances, and less use for Poor-laws ; peace and con-
tentment would rein throughout the country, much to be
desired. I will trespass no longer on your patience. I
could have said much more on the evil effects of our vile
provision and other taxes, but as you have so ably and
forcibly exposed them in your liberal paper, it becomes
quite unnecessary. I thought it right to give you a hint
that by rousing the middle classes to a sense of the true
cause of their many privations, you may induce many who
i have hitherto been rather lukewarm in the cause to come

forward and sign the many thousand petitions now pre-
paring for presentation to both Houses of Parliament.
I am, a Constant Reader and devoted Opponent to al
Taxes on Food, L.
Leith, April 17, 1841.

CHARTIST INTERRUPTIONS A

PUBLIC MEETINGS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sts,—l observe in The Sun of the 12th a letter, in
reply to my former communication, in which the writer,
Mr. J. Rainsley, has favoured your readers with a form
of amendment, which he says is quite relevant to the
proceedings of a meeting, called by requisition to
petition for the abolition of the bread tax. His amend-
ment declares that it is a waste of time to petition the
House of Commons as at present constituted, and that
the only way of repealing bad laws, arising out of class
legislation, is to cause the People's Charter to become
the law of the land. Now, without waiting to ask how
the Charter is to be obtained if Corn-law Repeal
cannot be had, I have no hesitation in saying that
such an amendment would be disorderly, and any parties
persisting in pressing it against the decision of the
Mayor, or other constituted authority who called the
meeting, would be liable to be taken into custody. I
should be the last man to infringe upon she right of
free iiseussion, or to claim any privilege for the middle
class which I denied to the poor. Mr. Rainsley, how-
ever, tries very ingeniously to make it •appear that I am
on the side of oppression, because I endeavoured to
show that the Feargus O'Connor Chartists (for that is
the only party I have to deal with) have set themselves
against law and order, as well as common sense, in pre-
scribing to theMselves the task of upsetting all public
meetings unless called to petition for the Charter-J...
" Stopping the supplies of public opinion" is I believe the
name given to this new mode of agitating for the !suffrage
by the youth, Dr. M‘Dottatl, Now, Sir, one of my
objects in exposing the disorderly and illrgal course
thus recommended, to say nothing of its unmeaning
foolishness, was to prevent the honest but ra;h follow-
ers of Feargus O'Connor from failitr.; for the third time,
into trouble. Physical force was the first specific for
getting the Charter c it resulted in some hunureds of
poor, ignorant men finding themselves in prison-, and
saddling us with the expense of an Increase of artily
and police. Next came the farce of the sacred holiday,
which covered with ridicule its actors ; and now we
have another recipe, which, unless the O'Connorites be
wiser than their leaders give them credit for, will ex-
pose them to a repetition of disasters and sufferings.
My sympathy for the misguided Chartists is not my
only motive for troubling you. I repeat, that I will
stand by my right to meet and Proclaim my grievances,
and to petition upon any and every subject—a right
which I willingly allow to others—and a right which I
shall be as little disposed to surrender into the hands of
O'Connor, as I was to yield up to his countryman,
Castlereagh. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
April 14. AN ANGLO-SAXON.

A course of conduct has been adopted by the
Spanish Government towards the British sailors emplo3 cd
during the late war which would appear very singular,
were r!,.t the disre7itan cf the tti'parter& to evoid paying
• r‘::t-lyi:;o1, ,l]. ,y (,'sit 'it.;,id it, tf;n. notorion; to
szcito Ivolle•ar. A short timo ago, it m illl,o Fr!n1;;;;-&1,cred,
e diaqouit.7 waz thrown in the way of illo 1231L7s of " ti-
tulos" granted to the military claims, and an evasive pre-
text was adopted by the Spanish Government, according
to which it was held to be a mere encouragement of usury
and oppression to pay those who had purchased " titulos,"
although they had the sanction of the Government for
making their purchase, and the payment of original holders
alone was considered to be just. This strange doctrine, al-
though it found its admirers even in this country, was, how-
ever, found too untenable to Ee persisted in, and as it was
soon clearly seen that the real end of thi: pretended justice
was to diminish the number of claims, it was very
properly given up- The military " titulos" are there.
fore regularly paid, whether presented by the
original holders or the transferees, provided the
latter have the authority of an endorsealent. With
respect, however, to the seamen who were concerned in
the same war, and whose services in conveying troops in
the steam-vessels and in embarrassing the enemy, were
most important, the case is widely different, and their
claims are altogether unheeded. Here the distinction is
not between original holder and transferee, but all fare
alike; and when the instrument entitling the holder to
receive the value of his claim, viz., a bill drawn by the
former Spanish Ambassador upon and accepted by the
Treasury, is presented for payment, it is dishonoured,
without any pretext whatever, and tbp consequence is that
while the military " titulos" are sold at 70 per cent., these
bills only obtain 30. The principle is precisely the same
in both cases, and it is said that on the application of one of
the, holders, General Alava fully admitted the justice of
the claim and referred it to his Government. Nothing,
however, has been done, nor has any objection been offered.
Indeed, it appears that in the ease of claims on the N-
I ninsular Governments the admission of a pinciple by a
debtor is little or no progress towards the satisfaction of
the claims ; but that to admit, and not to act, is a constant
practice.— Times.
M ADEMO I SELL E MA RS.—The final retirement
of Mademoiselle Mars took place at the Francais on Thursday
le a
night,mle nHotniirgre which
ns
hiei:es
honouredth the theatre e
interesting
occasion their Alajesties and their
Duchess
f Nemours and the Princes
Clementine ° with their presence, thus
joining in the parting homage paid by the public to this great
ornament of the French stage. The performances chosen for
the night for her benefit were Le Misanthrope and Lea Fetuses
Confidences, in both of which Mademoiselle Mars, notwithstand-
ing the emotionasturally arising from her situation, played with
nearly as much taste and animation as she displayed a quarter of
a century ago in the same characters. The enthusiam of the
audience for the retiring favourite was, as might be expected,
most vehement, and the bouquets, garlands, and crowns, showered
down upon her were beyond example numerous. We must. also
add, that several copies of verses were among the valedictory
tributes, one of which was read from the stage. The effusion was
highly complimentary, which is all we can say of it, for good
poetry is unfortunately rare, even when inspired by a Mars.
The plaudits, when the great actress appeared for the last time
at the call of the audience, accompanied by some of the most
distinguished of her comrades, were absolutely overpowering,
and by their warmth evidently affected the feelings of the ob-
ject of them even to her " heart of hearts." The amount
received, we learn, was 24,000 f. We are told that, on the
last time but one of Mademoisere Mars' appearing on the
stage, she was retiring with a bouquet which had been thrown
to her, when she met Madame Thenard, the daugh-
ter of the oldest living actress, and, presenting the flowers to
her,d encouraged n
t said, "Oyfferthese'in my name, to your mother.
and 1 wish she should know that.l
forget Gthaearu.na Snh
m first success,
her at the Close of my career !"
Messenger.
,
DEATH FROM KNOB. AND SPELL.—On
Wednesday last an inquest was Geld at the house of Mr,
Joshua Rhodes, White Swan Inn, Birmingham. before Mr
Jew ison, Coroner, on vie.v of the body of Martha Lister,
aged five years. The deceased was on Monday last watch-
ing her brother playing at knor and spell, when he acci-
cleutly struck her on the head with ;he stick, and fractured
her skull. She died almost instantly. Verdiet—Acciden-
dal death. —Leeds Times.
- - -

The Royal'Society of Female Musicians' Grand
Concert, at her :Majesty's Concert Room, Hanover-square,
will take place next Friday evening, April 23.

LISEg oar his NEW CHILD-SWEET-

fl.g A T.
BY THO:',IAS CAMPBELL.
I hold it a religious duty,
To love and worship children's beauty ;
They've least the taint of earthly clod—
They're freshest from the hand o I God.
With heavenly looks they make us sure
The heaven that made :hem must be pure.
We love them not in earthly fashion,
But with a beatific passion.
I chane'd to, yesterday, behold
A maiden child of beauty's mould ;
'Teas near (more sacred was the scene)
The fislace of our patriot Queen.
The little charmer, to my view,
Was sculpture brought to life anew :
Her eyes had a poetic glow__
Her pouting mouth was Cupid's bow,
And through her frock I could descry,
Her neck and shoulders' symmetry.
'Twas obvious, from her walk and gait,
Her limbs were beautifully straight.
I stopt th' enchantress, and was told,
Though tall, she was but four years old—
Her guide so grave an aspect wore
I could not al.; a question more—
But followed her. The little one
Threw backward ever and anon
Her lovely neck, as if to say,
I know you love me, Mister Grey.
For by its instinct childhood's eye
Is shrewd in physiognomy ;
They well distinguish fawning art.
Froin sterling fondness of the heart
And so she flirted, like a true
Good woman, till we bade adieu!
'Twas then I with regret. grew wild—
Oh ! beauteous, interesting child—
Why ask'd I not thy home and name ?
My courage fail'd me—more's the shame.
But where abides this jewel rare,
Oh! ye that own her tell me where!
For sad it makes my heart and sore
To think I ne'er may meet her more.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—( YESTERDAY.)
The room was crowded to excess, and business tolerably
brisk on the Derby. Coronation was a shade lower thin
on Friday at Newmarket, an alteration attributable not to
any want of confidence in his party, but to the anxiety
shown to back Vat Amburgh, and the improvement
of Rosalie and Prir,c,l Carodoc; these horses, The
Knight of the Whistle and Eringo, were in great force
at the averages quoted below. The Metternich party was
not by any means anxious to get on under 20 to 1, and for
this race as w, ll as for the, to be decided next week,
Eringo, to use a sporting phrase, was " well up" with
him. Palremon, Ralph, Mosque, Belgrade, and Arundel,
were backed at a fall on last week's prices, and 50 to 1 ,
each was laid against Lord Exeter's (to win about
20,000/.) and Sir G. Heatlscote's lots. Young Quo
Minus sprung from 1000 to 15 to 45 to I, and was in fre-
quent demand.
TliE OAKS.—Mr. Batson's filly was backed in hundreds
at 8 to 1, and only a point more offered against Ermen-
gardie, 10 to I would have been taken. Lampoon and
Ghuznee were mentioned, but no price named. The
betting on the 2,000 guineas stakes was flat, and the only
alteration was in Eringo, who was backed at 3 to I shortly
before the room closed.—Latest prices :
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Metternich
3 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Eringo
4 to 1 agst Lord AP)emarle's Ralph
7 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Joachim—taken
15 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Mustapha—taken
30 to 1 agst Eringo winning this and the Derby
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Potentia—taken
DERBY.
7 to 2 agst Scott's lot—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's two
50 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken freely
17 to 2 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation—taken
11 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh—t.
13 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Rosalie colt—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc—taken
16 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whis-
tle—taken
18 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Nlctternich
18 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Eringo
25 to I agst Mr, Greville's Palmrnon—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Marshal Sou 1 t
25 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Galaor
40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cameleon
40 to 1 agst Mr. Goodman's Belgrade—taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Young Quo Minus—taken
50 to 1 agst Sir G. Ileatheote's Mongolian
50 to 1 agst Cal. Crauford's Ermengardis
1000 to 15 agst Lord Orford's Arundel—taken
1000 to 15 sgst Duke of Grafton's Mosque—taken
11 to 1 agst Ralph and Palmmon—taken
20 to 1 agst Belgrade and Arundel—taken
000 to 300 agst Coronation, Van Amburgh, and Ro-
salie colt—taken
1000 to 100 agst Eringo and Metternich—taken
2000 to 1000 on Coronation sgst Nletternich—taken
2000 to 1600 on Coronation agst Van Amburgh—taken
600 to 500 on Prince Caradoc agst Knight of the
Whistle—taken

OARS.

8 to 1 agst Mr. Batcson's Potentla....taken
0 to 1 agst Colonel Crauford's Ernicngardis

trr, LEGER.
40 to 1 ag,t Lord Westaiinster's Morning Star

LATF:ST BETTING AT MANCIitSTEIt—FAMAT.
THE CHESTER Cur.—lt was a eery close .rtin at noon for
the premiership ; 11 to 1 was freely offered on file field, and
12 to 1 agst Gall pot. However, before leaving, we notioed
60 to 5 booked toice v. Gailipot ; and immediately after 12 to
Cwas offered v. The Plover; thns, In otir opinion. Colonel
radock's horse is entitled td " the call;" Ttibaleitin rresses
both so nearly, that pfollithl,- before the stin rises te.mtirrow he
will be made first favourite. We noticed olio dr itiO gentle.;
men in the room from the banks of the Mersey. One iljlpt4iiiid
much disposed to " get on" Prince Caradoc for the Denby, 14
to 1 was the outside figure. By the other, Tuly and Cdithdy
would both have been backed pretty freely, had not the layers
Ming fire,
"We subjoin the prices as near as We could make them out :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES:
3 to 1 ligst Lard Albemarle's ilalphofferod
TILE cur.,...rea CUP, r.V.
12 to I agst Col. Cradock's Gallipet—taken freely
12 to 1 agst Mr. Flintoff's The Plover—offered
12i to I agst Mr. Collett's lubaleain—taken freely
13 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Queen Bee—take 14
15 to I agst Mr. Goodman's Bedford—offered
16 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen
IS to 1 agst Alajor Hay's Retriever—effered
18 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—take 20
18 to I agst Mr. Hornby's Champagne—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Griffith's Lugwardine—offered
20 to 1 agst Mr. Price's Tuly—taken
20 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Cowboy—take 25
20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's I-am-not-aware—taken
22 to I agst Sir. Whittle's Humming Bird—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Painter's Ernest the First.—t. then off.
to 1 agst Lord F.4tanle's Rhed9rithe—offered frery
33 to 1 apt Mr. llo:ityri's 'Trustee-00.. take 40 to 1.
33 to I azst 14;ugh Robin—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Smith's Jovial Bathelor—taken
The field v. any seven, offered in the old and sterling quar-
ter; offers to take 50 to 40 Queen lice Beats The Plover.
DERBV.—The, Newmarket prices will be the belt cri-
terion ; 8 to 1 was. offered at noon v. Coronation; 11 to 1 e.
Van Arlberglt.