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London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

interior. The British had not more In the whole
than from 70 to 80 killed and wounded. The
Burmese are said to have fought bravely ; but
had not fire-arms for a fourth of their men. Of
the ulterior operations meditated, there is nothing
to be collected either from the dispatches or
from the unofficial intelligence published by the
Calcutta Journal.

[NEW TIMES.]
The Irish Papers inform us of some More ex-
travagances on the part of Mr. O'Connell, who
will finish by making his cause perfectly ridicu-
lous. Having been indicted for sedition, he
turns round and proposes to prosecute The
Courier for a libel! So much for this worthy
Gentleman's tender regard for the liberty of the
press! lie labours extremely hard to make out
that a general political discussion of the eon-,
duct of large bodies of men, without an atom
of personality, is a libel ; and in the same
breath he asserts, that he is zealously attached
to the Liberty of the Press. In the concluding
part of his speech, Mr. O'Connell again takes
occasion to pronounce a flaming eulogy on
Cobbett, and by way of crowning all the other
honours decreed to this voluminous writer, he pro.
poses that the Catholic Association shall buy U
complete set of Cobbett's works! Of course lie
will begin with the severe lashing which Cobbett
gave all the Reformers in Peter Porcupine! Nor
ought this devout Catholic to omit the numerous
articles in the Register, to prove that Tom Paine
was a profound philosopher, and the Christian
religion a fiction. Every sincere Catholic must
look with feelings something stronger than con-
tempt on this monstrous inconsistency of Mr.
O'Connell !

[TILE PUBLIC LEDGER.)
There has been already a trial of strength be-
tween the Opposition and Ministerial Party, in
the French Chamber of Peers, on the occasion of
nominating the Members of the Bureau, and the
Commission for the Address. The Opposition
were left in a decided minority, having only
50 votes in one instance, and 61 in the next
whilst there were 91 and 107 for the Ministry.
M. de Chateaubriand voted in the minority ; and,
if the first trial be a good criterion, he is likely
to remain there till the close of the Session. But
appearances may change, particularly if any impor-
tant discussion be brought on the tapii; and, rrom
the fall of the rentes, one would suppose that
Villele had some project in reserve, which would
try the solidity of his power and the security of
the present Cabinet. It
is reported in private let-
ters that he Wend.; to reagitate his old scheme of
converting the rentes, which would perhaps ex-
plain the hopes he entertains of being able to in.
demnify the Emigrants, without recurring to the
necessity of new taxes. However, the report is as
yet of a very vague character; but, should it prove
true, it might not lead to the consequences,
which many are inclined to anticipate. The si-
tuation of the Government is obviously much al-
tered for the better since the last Session ; and a
measure, which proved all but fatal to the Cabi-
net in the lust reign, might, on account of the
popularity of the present, be agitated without
risk, and carri,.d without much difficulty. Such
are the advaniags.s which a liberal bas over an
illiberal Government.

Duo it NUN() CHRONICLE.]
Mr. Canniug, it appears, has written to the go-
vermnent of Chile, requiring for the subjects of
his Britannic Majesty not only the enjoyment
of civil rights, but the freedom of religious wor-
ship. It is very well for Mr. Cunning to ask
as much for British subjects in Chile as possible ;
hut from all that we can learn, we should ima-
gine it will be prudent in them to delay the ex-
ercise of religious worship till their return. To-
leration is a plant of slow growth, and when
we recollect that all the influence of Govern.
merit failed to obtain a legal protection for
the Catholics in Scotland in 1780, when the
Metropolis was so near destruction, that even
at this day the saying of Mass is a capital
crime in Scotland, not to mention the num-
berless other atrocious laws against Catholics
in that country, which, though never executed,
are in full force. When we recollect this ;
when we know (het even in England the first
appearance of a Dissenting Chapel in a neigh-
bourhood is usually a signal for riot, we ought
not to be surprised that the Chilenos, like every
other people, whose religious prejudices have
never been disturbed, should be almost as much
horror-struck at the sight of the celebration of
the Protestant service as at the sight of a feast of
Cannibals. By and bye they will allow the
body of a Heretic to remain under ground
t present
will not if they can help it), and
an scomn commercial intercourse
i'al intercourse is the grand liberal-
istic, they may even, in due time, come to look
with complacency
Methodist Chapel. But
(a Catn aiing's ree,ornmendation would
ti)retieta mr. on
probably go as far with the robbers of the Appe-
nines, as with the Chilian populace.--.lf
Canning could prevail on his colleagues to treat.
the Irish and British Catholics with more huma-
nity, this would go much farther than his•recom.
mendations to the South American Government
to obtain religious freedom for our country.)
men _under. them. It consists with our owe
knowledge, that an Irish Catholic Gentle.
man, intimately acquainted with South Ame-
rica, is now translating Sully's work into
Spanish, for the sake of circulation in that
part of the world ; and we have not the
slightest doubt that means will be taken to make
it as extensively known as possible. We regret
thi:; step, because to inspire the South Americans
With a hatred of Euglish Protestants as, bigots
and persecutors, mustmot only be injurious to us,
but to the South Americans themselves. The
Irish Catholics, we should suppose, will even
regret. it, But while we thus regret' to see reli-
gious hatred striking at the sources of the pros-
perity of nations, we must own that we consider
;the PuTtY eAcites this hatred the chief cur-,
howevei, Mr. Canning's reconunenda-
!i9" failed to Wye any weight with. his own bi-
gutted "neagu"s) he can hardly be surprised if.
it have no better sue'cess on the shores of the
Pacific..