The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-23 00:00:00

WILLS.

THE LATE HON. MR. MORRISON, OF CHINA.—It may
be fresh in the memory of our readers, that, at a time
when most required, this country was deprived (by
premature death) of the very valuable services of
this young and highly talented and most promising
individual, the son of the late eminent Dr. Morrison,
of Canton, he being then employed as the British
Government correspondent at China, on the termi-
nation of the late war and in forming the treaty. On
the supposition of his having died intestate, his effects
were administered to by his sister in July last year, he
having died a bachelor and she being his nearest rela-
tive ; but since that period she has had transmitted
to her from Macao the deceased's papers and
letters, contained in a chest ; upon examining
which she has discovered his last will, entirely in his
own handwriting, sealed up, and superscribed, " To be
opened only in case of my decease. J. R. Morrison.
Macao, 23d December, 1837." The executors appointed
therein were Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, Wright, and
Matheson, of China, who have renounced, and a new
administration, with the will thereto annexed, was
granted on the 7th instant, by the Court in London, to
his sister, who, with her stepmother, the relict of
Dr. Morrison, are the principal legatees. This change
of grant entitles them to a remittance in the dif•
ference of duty between a will and intestacy. The
property in England was estimated at 5,0001. He has
directed 1,0001. to be paid to the executors of his
late revered father, for books purchased. His Chinese
books are to be presented to the London University
College. He requests the Rev. Elijah C. Bridgman,
of Canton, to select from among his English and
European books such as he might deem suitable
presents to several members of the testator's family,
and also to his friends in China, leaving to him
the selection of individuals in China, and to his sister
and Mrs. Morrison those in England; the remainder of the
books to be sent to the Morrison Education Society, in
China. To the Rev. E. C. Bridgman he leaves his celes-
tial and terrestrial globes and other scientific instru-
ments, His collection of Chinese and other coins and
curiosities he leaves at the disposal of Dr. Alexander
Anderson, of Canton, with a request that he will select
from them such as he thinks will be acceptable to his
sister and Mrs. Morrison.

LIEUTENANT- GENERAL GEORGE WULFF, Colonel-
Commandant Royal Artillery, who died on the 10th of
August last, at the age of 83, has left his estates in cer-
tain proportions amongsthischildren,bequeathing to each
of them specific bequests. To his son, Kenelm C. Wulff,
he has left his shares in the Reversionary Interest So-
ciety, amounting to 1,000/. The personal estate was
valued at 9,000/. The residue he directs to be divided
into four equal parts, between his sous, Henry P. Wulff,
and the Rev. James G. Wulff, vicar of Gwinear, Corn-
wall, the acting executor, and his daughter, Lady liar-
dinge, and the children of his late daughter, Mrs. Forster.
The Gallant General is succeeded in the appointment of
Colonel Commandant by Major-General R. S. Brough.

DISTEMPER AMONG CANARIES.—SeveraI of the
canary fanciers of this neighbourhood, have lost their
most valuable birds during the last ten days by a sort of
spasmodic cholera, the symptoms being similar to those
observed in the human subject when labouring under
that terrible disorder.—Lancaster Guardian.

PROLIFIC POTATO.—The Superintendent of the
Stockton and Darlington Railway sowed in his garden
a single potato, in a handful
of guano, and it has pro-
duced sixty-two good and sound potatoes.—Newcastle
Journal.

(From the Builder.)
The Protestant church being now erected in Alex-
andria under the superintendence of our countryman,
Mr. J. W. Wild, is dedicated to St. Mark, the founder
of the primitive church in Egypt, and is memorable as
the first edifice for the performance of Divine worship,
according to the rites of the Church of England, per-
mitted to occupy a prominent position in Egypt, and
proclaim its purpose boldly. The Protestant chapel at
Smyrna is within the walls of the consulate ; that at
Constantinople within those of the British embassy, and
the new church of Jerusalem is to be attached to the con-
sular residence, and, like the former, screened from ob-
servation.

It seems that in 1838 the British community at Alex-
andria, desirous to provide means for the regular per-
formance of public worship, held a meeting and deter-
mined on raising a subscription for the erection of .a
chapel. In the following year Colonel Campbell, then
Consul-General, mentioned to Mehemet Ali, the Viceroy
of Egypt, the intention of the residents ; and his High-
ness, with a liberality that deserves commendation, pre-
sented to the community a valuable plot of ground on
the south side of the Great Square, in the Frank quarter
—one of the most prominent positions in the city, sur-
rounded in part by handsome modern buildings.* The
frontage of the ground is 326 feet, the depth 112 feet ;
and its present money value is considered little short of
1,0001.

The Pasha at the same time expressed a wish that the
structure should harmonise with the neighbouring build-
ings, and be worthy of the English people.
This took the Committee by surprise, as they had con-
templated erecting a very simple structure, and for
some time the project remained in abeyance, until at last
it seemed probable that the land would be otherwise ap-
propriated. The necessity, however, for a suitable
building became every month more urgent ; the full de-
velopment of the overland communication, and the in-
crease of direct steam intercourse with Great Britain,
France, Austria, &c., led to a great influx of travellers,
and it was seen that the building was required to be of
the character indicated by the Pasha.f The object had
attained a new importance ; the ground was secured,
and fresh efforts made to effect the purpose.
In the first instance, plans were obtained from the
late Cambridge Camden Society, but these were not
considered suitable to th# climate or locality, and could
not have been executed satisfactorily by Egyptian
operatives. Mr. Wild was then employed to make a
design, and seeking to conciliate the opinion of the Arab
inhabitants, and to meet the comprehension of the native
artificers, produced what is now being executed, , and
which, while it agrees in plan and mass with the style of
art used by the early church architects, carries out a
general sentimentofArabian detaiL

The size of the building is considerable. A reference
to the plan shows a nave of 70 feet long, and 30 feet
wide, and a chancel of 23 foot long ; a. western porch
of 20 by 16 feet, a southern porch 20 feet by 16 feet also,
and a vestry on the other side of the same size. The
whole height of the church will be about fifty feet, and
the height of the campanile 100 feet. The latter, how-
ever, is not considered by the architect a strictly neces-
sary feature in the design, and will not be carried up
until the rest of the building is entirely completed.
The foundations have been massively laid for tie
whole structure, including the tower and the enclotinre
walls, and the main building has advanced to the spring-
ing of the windows. It is proposed to roof in this por-
tion, then to add the porches and vestry, and to form the
enclosure walls.

When the design was first made it was intended to
build the walls of rubble stone ; but the entire failure of
a large and handsome church, nearly completed by the
Roman Catholics in Alexandria, and which has now to
be pulled down and rebuilt with other materials, at a
great expense, determined the committee to adopt tbe
architect's advice, and use square masonry, although of
course at a much greater cost.

This cost was ftirther increased by the failure of what
has heretofore been the Alexandrian quarry, namely,
the ruins of the ancient city. The new fortifications
have nearly dried up this source, and have raised
so much the price of the stone so procured, that it
has been found cheaper to import the material from Malts
than to buy it on the spot. The walls are four feet in thick-
ness, and without plastering inside. The ceiling is to be flat,
formed into very deep panels by beams of larch wood.
Over it there will be a solid construction to prevent the
admission of heat from the sun. The west front, we
should have said, is handsomely ornamented, and has a
large central arch.
The -cost of the church is estimated at 6,0001., of
which only half has yet been raised; so that assistance
is indispensably necessary. The architect says, in a
recent communication to the committee, that " its main
expense arises from the quantity of materials used, its
height and bulk. The ornamental details are easily
executed, and not expensive. The constructive forms
are simple and economical, if compared either with the
columns and entablatures required in the classical, or to
the vaulting and tracery required in the Gothic archi-
tecture."

Should the building now be stopped for want of funds,
the loss will be serious. After great pains and many
struggles with the authorities a body of good workmen
has been organised, and the work is going on steadily
though slowly, under an able clerk of the works, who
has not merely to superintend, but to teach the men;
and if the workmen so taught were to be discharged, it
would be almost impossible to re-assemble them.

Looking at the erection of this church as an object
of great importance—destined, perhaps, to effect eventful
changes—we do earnestly hope that assistance will be
rendered in England. Nor can we doubt it ; for, as the
committee remark in a circular issued in Alexandria a
short time since :—" While the higher motives of spread-
ing the truths of the Gospel, and give them an apparent
root in a memorable soil, will insure the warm adherence
of the public generally, many persons will be moved by
the new course of European communications with India,
and some by reminiscences of the illustrious origin of
Alexandria, and its great fortunes as the metropolis of
Egypt under the Greek dynasty of kings—a city in
which the first version of the ancient scriptures was
executed, and to which tidings of redemption were an-
nounced by the Evangelist St. Mark. Still a main re-
liance must be reposed on the exertions and zealous co-
operation of the wealthier class of the British popula-
tion in India. There are, perhaps, few of its members
who are not likely to benefit at some time by the place
of worship now in construction, so that each person is
personally interested in its worthy completion."

* The Act of Parliament 6 Geo. IV., cap. 8 provides that
where British subjects abroad shall raise one half of an
amount sufficient for the support among them of a clergyman
of the Established Church of England and Ireland, or of the
Church of Scotland, the Government, at its discretion, may
contribute a like amount to the stipend. In 1840 advantage
was taken of that arrangement to create a salary of three
hundred pounds per annum ; and as a majority of the sub-
scribers were members of the Church of England, the Lord
Bishop of London was moved to appoint a chaplain, who has
now officiated at Alexandria since 1841, in a temporary
building little adapted to the purpose. _ _ _

t The, present annual intercourse of British subjects .with
Alexandna may be stated as follows, from official informa-
tion

Permanent Protestant residents (1845) .. 107
Travellers in transit, to and from India
Crews of merchant shipping 2,067
Crews of steam and other packets (36 arrivals)... 1,516
Tourists and others, about

Total ..

• 6,050

A CuEmus CIRCUMSTANCE.— 't..)n the forenoon of
Monday last, while some boys were watching a pair of
swallows feeding their young, behind Charlotte-street,
hawk, skimming along the eaves of the houses, suddenly
pounced upon the nest and carried away two of the
brood. One of the parent birds having witnessed the
onslaught, instantly gave utterance to a peculiar cry
which, as by the power of incantation, quickly convened
a noisy and enraged swarm of comrades from all quar-
ters, who, with one consent, gave chase to the destroyer,
and overtaking him ere he had got half across the Inch,
commenced such a desperate attack that he soon gv,vo
evident signs of being fairly over-mastered, and, 'ulti-
mately sought the ground at a short distance &rim the
Fishers' Lodge, where he bravely tried his best to repel
the onsets of his assaulters, but was compelled to relin-
quish his prey and seek for safety in ingloricius flight.
After his departure, which was effected nudger no little
molestation, the swallows then set about the, conveyance
of the young ones to the nest, which, it, is said, they
effected in fine style, and seemingly to tie satisfaction of
the whole tribe, who gave unmistakee,ole signs of being
more than usually pleased on the occasion.—Stratmore
Journal.

DEATH or LIEUT.- GENERAL OWEN.—Lieutenant-
General Robert Owen, one of the oldest as well as one of
the most distinguished officers in the British army, ex-
pired on Friday last, at, his seat near Dublin, at the ad-
vanced age of 82, no, less than 64 of which were spent
in the service of his, country. He entered the army as
an infantry officer. in 1782, a somewhat momentous
period, and was teen but 18 years of age. His services
were of a most ,3istinguished character, though confined
to the early wars of the Georgian reign. He took part
at the siege of Fort Bownbow, and the captures of the
Islands of Adartinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, in
1794. He, was also present in the different actions when
the latter island was attacked by the French sea and
land troops in 1795. On his arrival in England he
commenced the direction of the movements with regard
to the troops doing home duty, and was not, in conse-
quence, employed in the Peninsular and other wars that
followed. On the occasion of a brevet in 1841, he re-
ceived a lieutenant-generalship, but unfortunately no
other honours awaited him. He never received the
colonelcy of a regiment, nor was he decorated.
CHILD DRorPING.—On Saturday night a fine male
child, warmly, but poorly clad, was left in the hall of
Mr. Kelly's bookbinding establishment, Water-street,
Strand. The constable on duty conveyed it to the union
workhouse, where every attention was paid to the found-
ling, who is not more than a fortnight old.
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A grand fire-
work gala took place on Monday night at these gardens,
when the skill of the pyrotechnic artist was tasked to the
utmost fora surpassing display of the powers of" Nature's
free daughter," fire. After a few preliminary fiery
fountains and burning bouquets, a mimic naumachia, or
sea-fight, between a British man-of-war and a piratical
schooner, was exhibited. This was followed by the
descent of Signor Farinelli in a flaming car, surrounded
by fireworks ; the spectacle concluding with the erup-
tion of Vesuvius, and destruction of Pompeii and Her-
culaneum. This was excellent, and quite supersedes
the necessity of visiting Naples, as we are sure the real
affair cannot be half so good.
The punishment peculiar to the naval service ef
their country, that of being lashed to the rigging hand
and foot, was undergone by one of the sailors of the Sar-
dinian corvette L'Aurora, on her arrival at Woolwich
on Friday. The poor fellow remained "'twist earth
and heaven," suspended in the fore-shrouds for four or
five hours, and appeared, from his writhings and contor-
tions, to be suffering considerably.

NEW WORK, BY THE AUTHOR OF "OLIVER CROMWELL." is,
Jest ready, is 3 vols. post Bvo. the extension of the sojourn of the English
T H ROM AN TR AITO R. conquerors in the vicinity of the new Ad-
A TRUE. TALE OF THE REPUBLIC. ministration. However much it may be de-
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Author of "Oliver Cromwell, ' &e. sirous of carrying on affairs in perfect independence,
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street.
and uninfluenced by the presence of the Europeans,
the preservation of its own existence is a question of
infinitely greater moment. The lesser grievance seems
therefore to have been selected, and, by a somewhat
sagacious and prudential forethought, the negative
aid of the English seems not only to
have been desired, but actually requested. The
information obtained from Hydrabad is not
entirely unworthy of consideration. According
to the most accurate accounts, the expulsion of the
Rohillas has been definitely resolved upon by the
Nizam, and for the purpose of insuring the better
realisation of this object the assistance and recom-
mendations of the Resident have been earnestly en-
treated. Consequent upon the compact thus
effected between the Nizam and the Resident,
and impelled by the active measures which have
already been taken, all the rebellious Zumindars,
saving the tributary Zumindar of Gudwal, have
submitted at discretion. With the exception of the
defeat of four thousand men, under NURSIMA REDDY,
in Cuddapah, and the obstinate refusals of GracloLaß
SINGH, the countries of India continue in a state of
comparative tranquillity. After the many san-
guinary campaigns which have, year after year,
afflicted those regions, it is refreshing to find even a
temporary cessation from incursions and insurrections.
An incident to which we have already alluded, and
the narrative of which is given in another column,
has recently divulged the feelings of animosity which
are still rankling in the bosoms of the Chinese.
When an English merchant cannot proceed
through the streets of Canton without being
liable to the molestation of a fanatical mob solely on
the score of his being a foreigner, and in open disre-
gard of the inoffensiveness of his character, it is mani-
fest that his countrymen can be, there,in no very excel-
lent repute. We can understand how a populace may, in
moments of remarkable excitement, vent their dis-
like for a whole race by pouring their derision upon
an unfortunate individual of that race--just as the
' citizens of Madrid mobbed an unhappy tailor on the
recent opening of the Spanish Chambers. But when
a crowd of idle vagabonds like these Chinese deli-
berately assault a harmless wayfarer during a period
of profound peace, oblige him to seek refuge from
their violence in a structure called Mingqua's Hong,
storm that shelter by showers of brickbats, and com-
mit such extraordinary acts of insubordination and
brutality as to require the calling out of the Chinese
soldiers and police before this Englishman could
be rescued from his rather perilous predicament, we
may feel confident that a bitter antagonism towards
Great Britain is cherished by the populace. It is
lamentable to reflect that the silly rancour of these
people recoiled on this occasion with some violence
upon themselves, several of the Chinese having been
killed during the tumult, and several seriously in-
jured. According to the magisterial report, three were
killed and six wounded, while according to the popular
rumour 13 were killed and 20 wounded. Whether
the proclamation subsequently issued by NAN HAI
HIEN, the chief magistrate of Canton, will
prove efficient in quelling this ill-will on the part of
the population is rather dubious; but it is earnestly
to be hoped such additional measures may be taken
either by himself, or KEYING, as will render 1
such another outbreak impossible. Beyond this,
the English residents must combine an aspect
of conciliation and firmnesss if they are desirous of
ingratiating themselves with the Chinese, or if they
are merely solicitous, indeed, for their own security.
The friendship of a nation so singular cannot be
acquired except with considerable difficulty; its
hatred may, on the contrary, be readily aroused.
And it is upon a knowledge of these things that our
national and individual policy with China should be
regulated.

NEW WORK BY TIIE REV. R. COBBOLD.

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By H. C. ANDERSEN.

Author of " The Improvisatore."
From the Danish, by Charles Beckwith, Esq.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND, SHALE, AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
)'rlends an! the Public for their continued support and patronage,
and to anne ince ;hat their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
f /yours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
r• vested to be addressed.
All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day
previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be
forwarded by the first post atter the sale, ant the proceeds imme-
diately disposed of according to instructions.
Offices. liall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
17217)ER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
First Week of a New Comic Drama. The New Grand Fairy Bur-
lesque Extravaganza, entitled " The Magic Horn," having been,
on each occasion of its representation, received throughout with
the most cordial marks of approbation and delight by crowded and
fashionable audiences, is, in consequence, respectfully announced
for repetition every Evening till farther notice.

THIS EVENING
The performances will commence with a New Comic Drama,
TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Principal characters by
Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. A.
Wigan, Miss Hicks, Miss Turner, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley.
After which, a New Grand Operatic, Melodramatic, Romantic,
Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, founded on the Opera of " Oberon,"
entitled THE MAGIC HORN. Principal characters by Messrs.
F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Kinloch, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver,
Richards, and Keeley; Miss Keeley, ;Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother,
Mrs. Wooilidge, Miss Arden, Miss Forster, Miss Laidlaw, Miss
Bromley, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY.

THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPIII. -,--
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING
__ _

Will be presented a new domestic drama, entitled EUGENIA.
CLAIRCILLE ; or, THE NEW FOUND HOME. Frederick Stan-
more, Mr. Worrell ; Mr. Rug!eigh, Mr. Cullenford ; Toffey, Mr. Paul
Bedford ; Hugh Matlock, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Toffey, Mrs. F.
Matthews ; Eugenia Claircille, Madame Celeste.
After which the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles
Coldstream, Mr. Webster; Lady Chitterbuck, Mrs. F. Matthews.
To conclude with the Alythological Burlesque Extravaganza, de-
nominated THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS ; or, The Pas .ele Pip-
pins. The characters personated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen-
naire, Lindon, Waye, Butler, Williamson, Aldridge, Mitchenson,
Alderson, Ryan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss
Taylor, Miss Harrison, Miss Simpson, Mrs. F. Matthews, &c.

PRINCESS'S ITIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed a New Comic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled
LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Count Theodore, Mr. J. Vining ; Arthur
de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Baron Pumpernickel, Mr. Compton.
After which, the New Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASE.
Tvviggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Stirling.
To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews.

STRAND THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Davidson.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed (for the third tim by the authority of the
Lord Chamberlain), the new historical Tragedy, entitled THE
MAID OE WARSAW. Ulric Sobieski, Mr. Gregory; Brutanotf,
Mr. Waldron ; Werter, Mr. Carle ; Cloton, Mr. Grafton ; Catoff,
Mr. Attwood ; Eva, Mrs. Percy ; Zeta, Miss M. Glover.
To be followed by the Farce, entitled A ROLAND FOR AN
OLIVER.
To conclude with MONSIEUR TONSON.
Private Boxes, Places, and Stalls, may be engaged at the Box-
*Alice, from eleven till four, and at all the Libraries.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING LEAR. King
Lear, Mr. Macready ; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper ; Earl of Glo'ster,
Mr. Neville ; Edgar, Mr. Saville ; Edmund, Mr. Murray ; Fool,
Miss E. Terrey ; Regan, Mrs. Ternan ; Goneril, Mrs. W. Daly ;
Cordelia, Mrs. Charles Gill.
To conclude with the romantic Drama, entitled THE ROBBER'S
WIFE. Characters by Messrs. lleslop, Lewis, Fredericks, Neville,
11. Webb, Hawkins; Mrs. Saville.
Box.oftice open from eleven till four o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
LAST WEEK BUT TWO OF THE SUMMER SEASON.
Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Immense
success of the present magnificent attraction.
THIS EVENING
Will be perfbrmed the popular Drama of THE STEED OF SY-
RACUSE ; or, Damon's Flight. Damon, Mr. J. Harwood ; Pythias,
Mr. J. Dale ; Calanthe, Mrs. M. Brooks. Assisted by the nu-
merous Company, double Stud, &c.
After which, popular SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the British
and Foreign Professors, male and Female. Clowns to the Arena,
314essrs, Wallet and Rochez.
The whole concluding with a favourite AFTERPIECE.
.Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence at seven o'clock.

The chief difficulties that at present interpose
,hemselves and prevent immediate recourse being had
D the waste lands in Ireland, as a source by which
employment, yielding an ample return, may be
afforded to the labouring population, are occasioned
by the limited nature of the estates, and the several
charges and encumbrances affecting the owners. Much
time would necessarily be lost in the investigation of
the titles of the granting parties, before individual%
associated companies, or county boards, could satis-
factorily ascertain that they would be safe in expend-
ing their money thereon. As Mr. O'CONNELL has
said, "the complication of interests, the properties of
minors, the properties vested in trustees for married
women, the properties in the hands of the receivers
of the Court of Chancery, and of other creditors and
annuitants, all these and many other complicated
relations would require much time and labour to ar-
range, in order to secure any Government loans made
for profitable work." This is quite true. We may
add, the subsisting entails and the charges affecting
lands still in the hands of the owners. Much delay
would be occasioned by these causes before the
people could be set to work thereon, and in the mean-
time the necessity for instant occupation is pressing.
The supplying food to the people cannot be postponed
under any circumstances. The safety of the country,
the preservation of its peace and tranquillity, the
averting of outrage and disturbance, and, beyond all,
every consideration of humanity, of Christian feeling,
demand immediate action. We are sure, however,
that there is no case in which the works were com-
menced under the sanction of a presentment duly
made at a sessions held under the new Act, either
with the public money or that of individuals advanced
fur the purpose of carrying out the object and giving
the necessary employment, that the Legislature
would not pass any Acts necessary to give full
security for the outlay. Few private persons, however,
would be willing to advance their money subject to such
a contingency, and for the present, and until the
meeting of Parliament, we can only hope to have
operations for the reclaiming the waste lands com-
menced at the public expense, or of that of the in-
dividual owners who may be in a position them-
selves to undertake the necessary outlay on their
own properties. Should the Legislature, however,
Several facts of an interesting, if not of an im-
assemble in November, as probably will be the case,
portent, character have transpired in the eastern ter-
a very short general Act might be passed, which
would attain the desired object. Desperate cases re-
ritories of Asia since our last dispatches from that •
re prompt and vigorous remedies, and however
quire
quarter. This intelligence has just arrived by an -
extraordinary express in anticipation of the ordinary much an undue interference with the rights of pro-
mail ; and, according to the information thus con- perty, the compulsory taking of the land from private
veyed, it would appear that the Lahore Govern-
persons, is to be deprecated in ordinary circumstances,
ment is solicitous for the continuation amongst them the extreme urgency of present events, the great
of the British authorities, while Englishmen gene-
benefit to the nation at large that would be attained
rally are most obnoxious to the Chinese population. by such a proceeding, without any injury to indivi-
Contradictory, however. as these partialities and pre-
duals, would not merely justify, but demand such a
judices may appear, they prove on investigation course.
to be inspired by the same sentiment—the sentiment We would therefore suggest, that in any case
of nationality. What is apparently a generous tour-
when a presentment was duly passed for the occupa-
tion of labour in the reclaiming of waste lands
tesy on the part of the new Administration at
m-
Lahore, is, in reality, nothing beyond the mere within the district, a jury should forthwith be i
pannelled to ascertain the present value of the lands
a ixiety for self-preservation. On the other side, the
required. This value might be stated both at a gross
children _of the Celestial EMPEROR arse inimically
sum of money and at a reserved rent, to be paid on
disposed to the British residents, because
.their pre_ sum
fee farm lease for a perpetuity. The owner or
sence is an incessant remembrance of an ignooinious
defeat and of humiliating concessions. The feelings occupier should, in every instance, be allowed the
of both races are natural; but while those of the option of undertaking the work himself, upon enter-
former have, as yet, proved altogether innocuous, ins into recogniiances in an adequate amount to
those of the latter have brought down disasters commence within_ a certain limited time, to give the
themselves.
upon
required employment, and execute the improvements
Rumours have continued so prevalent about the
in a fair and bond fide manner. Should he be un-
Seikhs having resolved upon the reorganisation of v
their armies, that much anxiety and trepidation have willing to do so, the presentment at the sessions
should confer a good and perfect title on the person
arisen in the Government of the Maharaja, insomuch or persons by them Authorised to proceed with the
so that it is reported to have made a requisition fora undertaking, giving satisfactory security, by recog-
prolongation of the time stipulated for the stay of the nisance or otherwise, for its due performance. Until
British regiments in Lahore. Onl recentl a clear title was made out by the party or parties
y y investein d
claiming to be entitled to the purchase-money, the
with the prerogatives of office, it is not surprising
ascertained rent should be payable out of the land to the
that this Government should find itself still too feeble
person in possession thereofat the time of its being taken
to resist single-handed the warlike insurgents who
were only discomfited after an almost unprecedented for the public purposes, but such person or his suc-
bloodshed, and that censors, or the person who could establish a perfect
notwithstanding the soldiers
and unimpeachable title, should be entitled to the
under Sir "nun GouGu were rendered almost in-
'hood, by general discip-
vincible by individual hard' sum at which the fee and inheritance was valued on
line,
by all the most adroit evolutione, and by all the
his making out his right thereto. Such a—c
curse
ib ince7t 4.lrrijAa instruments of destruction that the would be more just than that which is at present
,e7gatifie_ genius of war has devised. It would adopted with respect to tenements taken for public
indeed be frivolous, as well as ungenerous, to purposes, where parties are put to the expense and
deny the existence of consummate bravery amongd annoyance of making cut a title, in order to obtain
the Seikfts, whether chieftains or payment of the purchase-money, here it would be
privates
remenitering that characteristic of those d_ and
e &-
optional with them to do so or not ; if they were satis-
fied with a well-secured rent they would have it for
..,,,,
versed freebooters,' it would be the acme of rashness.."''- in an:istilbryb Government like that of the Maharaja ever, and it would be in lieu of the land, for any who
•--
to expose itself wilfully to the incursions of such Might thereafter secure them, or for those who had
valourous enemies. The alternative, therefore, charges affecting it. If they wished the money value,
they should show the sar49 clear title that any ordi-

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nary purchaser would require. The immediate
taking of lands is not without a precedent. In
the year 1845 an ..xct was passed empower-
ing the Admiralty and Board of Ordnance
to take, without any previous sessional notice,
any quantity of ground that might be required for
the service of the army and navy, or for naval and
military works contemplated to be constructed in the
United Kingdom. The measure we have suggested
would be but a slight extension of the principle
thereby sanctioned. It would allow waste and un-
productive lands to be taken for the purpose of being
improved and brought into full cultivation, on the
presentment of a baronial sessions, approved of and
confirmed by the Board of Works. This, we think
should be one of the first enactments passed on the
meeting of Parliament. Another most valuable pro-
vision would be the permitting of the employment
afforded under the Labour-rate Act, to be applied to the
improvement of agriculture, as well as to public
works. On this subject a quotation from the ad-
mirable work of Mr. POWLETT SCROPE, to which we
lately alluded, must be more convincing than any-
thing we can offer on the subject. That gentleman, in
speaking of the means that exist in Ireland for the
profitable employment of its entire population,
whether as landholders cultivating farms, or as
labourers draining, reclaiming, improving, and culti-
vating, after a better fashion than prevails at present
throughout that country, its fertile, but most
neglected and mismanaged soil, says,—
"Fourteen millions of acres of land at present in
tillage, but undrained, fenced only with rude banks
of earth, with scarce anything to be called farm-
buildings, and cultivated on such a system that it is
not too much to say that one half of it is always in a
state of fallow. No, not fallow (that is too flattering
a term), but covered-with rashes and weeds, to rest
for five or seven years till the other half is exhausted
by scourging crops, and which, in the opinion of the
best judges, might, by the employment of more
labour in thorough draining and high cultivation, be
made to produce four times as much as it does at pre-
sent ; here is a field for the occupation of idle hands."

Did the opinions here so forcibly and ably put for-
ward require any cionfirmation, it would be found
in the report of Lord DEVON'S Commission, in which
it is stated :

" We think that no person acquainted with Ireland,
or who takes the trouble of referring to the evidence
collected by us, can doubt the importance of encou-
raging agricultural improvement throughout the
country—including in that term improvement of the
dwellings and farm building; as well as the better
cultivation of the soil ;" and they add, in reference
thereto in a subsequent part, " We are convinced that
in the present state of feelings in Ireland, no single
measure can be better calculated to allay discontent,
and to promote substantial improvement throughout
the country."

The opinions thus expressed are confirmed by the
proceedings and resolutions adopted at the various
meetings held almost every day in Ireland. They all
insist on the importance of the labonr being applied to
works which will combine substantial improvement of
the land with immediate remuneration to the occupier,
and the means of making the same reproductive to
him. The only question appears to be, by what mode
can this be equitably and fairly carried into execu-
tion ? This may be difficult, but we think not im-

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practicable ; the modus operandi may be fully matured
before the month of November. We shall, on a future
occasion, offer our suggestions as to the manner in
which we think it may be effected.

Madrid papers of the 15th have arrived. Their
contents, however, have been anticipated in some
measure by the arrival, by express, of the Madrid
Gazette of the 16th and the receipt of a telegraphic
dispatch of the 18th. This latter makes the impor-
tant announcement that the address of the Congress
to the QUEEN has been voted unanimously except one
vote-159 against 1.
The Gazette of the 16th contains the QUEEN'S
answer to the address of the Senate felicitating her
MAJESTY on the double marriage, and also the follow-
ing official announcement of the quotations of Spanish
funds on the Paris Bourse :—" We are enabled to
announce that the Judicial Chamber of Paris has
received orders from the French Government to quote
on the Bourse the Three per Cents."
The papers of the 15th state that Mr. BULWER had
received dispatches from the English Government
approving of his conduct in every particular, and
giving him power to act for the future
in any manner which he may deem ex-
pedient. He had a long interview with Senor
ISTURITZ on the 14th, and it is said formally pro-
tested against the MONTPENSIER marriage, as con-
trary to the provisions of the treaty of Utrecht.
Don ENRICO has also, it is said, formally protested
against the marriage of the INFANTA. The military
have now taken up the question, and are loud in their
protests against the French alliance.
The Eco del Comercio states that
.'petitions to the
Cortes against the marriage have been agreed to by
the military of Madrid, of Jamarilla, and of Badsjoz.
The petition from Jamarilla contains the following
passage :

" Madam,—The Infanta of Spain, the heir presump-
tive to the throne, is in the eyes of the Spanish people
its second idol, and for that reason they wish her, as
well as their Queen, to have for husband a Spanish
Prince—a Prince who would render her happy, and
would also contribute to that of all Spaniards. Madam,
the signers to this petition, and those of whom they are
the representatives, find in the Duke de Montpensier
all the qualities of a good Prince, but they see with
grief that he is not the most suitable for the hand of
your august sister ; for, independently of the obstacle
to be found in treaties which ought to be respected,
and which will not permit a Prince of the House el
Orleans to contract such an union, there exists, Madam,
another and a more powerful reason, and that is the
little sympathy which your people feel for anything
which comes from France ; repugnances founded on the
conviction that it was by that Power that the throne of
Saint Ferdinand was trampled under foot, and that war
and desolation were spread throughout unfortunate
Spain. In fine, Madam, this aversion is founded on the
fact of our now seeing around us the remains of thou-
tends of houses destroyed by the fires kindled by the
hands of the descendants of Saint Louis ; and that we
have still among us the sons of Spanish women who
were violated by the French soldiery."
NAuvaEz was expected in Madrid on the 15th.
The Marquis DE SANTA Cauz, the Marquis DE
POVAR, and Senor ARANA have been ordered to pro
need to the frontier, to receive the Due DE MONT
PENSIBR.

The Carlists in Catalonia' have had several of
their chiefs taken prisoners. FRAZOT DE CUBELLO,
the Cures MoNssms and Rxmo, the two Geta.lNs,

and others, have been captured by the authorities of
Lerida ; and PEDRO TORRAS ELIAS and JAMES
BARBOSA, are imprisoned at Balagues. They will
be tried by a council of war.

AIADIUD Boma., SEPT. I.s.—Three per Cents. 36,

We have received the Paris papers of Sunday.
The escape of the Count DE MoNTEmoLix and
CAIIRERA is treated by the Journal des Debats as an
inconvenience, and nothing more, which may possibly
give rise to some troubles, which, however, will be
speedily put down. The Courrier Francais, which
says the flight of CABRERA and the Count DE
MONTEMOLIN is part of a vast plan, the authors of
which are in England, thus argues on the effects
likely to be produced by a Carlist rising in Spain :____
" Some journals are making a great noise about the
proclamation of the Count de Montemolin. We per-
sist in thinking that the Carlist party has no longer a
chance of success in Spain; but it is not the less true
that it might, under existing circumstances, yet attempt
a formidable diversion in favour of the Progres.
sist party. It is very easy to give an ac-
count of the political situation of the Peninsula. The
Progressist party had in its favour almost all the large
cities, Madrid, Cadiz, Barcelona, with Saragossa at their
head ; the middle classes, who, for the last five or six
years, have put themselves very much forward, beyond
the Pyrenees, constitute its principle strength, an invin-
cible power which sooner or later must prevail. It may
be readily understood that industry and commerce
have acquired the conviction that there is neither
order nor stability possible under a retrograde Go-
vernment, a Government of intrigue and reaction, and
which, from one thing to another, may exasperate Pub-
lic opinion, and impel it to pronunciamientos. What
would then happen if Carlist pronunciamientos were
again to break out in the north of Spain ? It would of
necessity fatally happen—first, that the Cabinet of Ma-
drid would be obliged to deprive the principal cities
of their most disciplined troops ; secondly, that the Pro-
gressist party would take advantage of such a complica-
tion to re-commence a struggle in which the Moderado
party would evidently not have the advantage. The
chances of this party would be worse, inasmuch as it is
much divided in itself ; it would be in vain now to seek
in the press and in the Cortes for those phalanxes of
writers, generals, and functionaries who at the end c f

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