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on to remark that during all this period the corrupting
of the soldiery had never been lost sight of, and accord-
ingly, after the Nation had published the article entitled
"The, Morality of War," Mr. Barrett, on 28th August,
published the artiell>, "The Duty of a Soldier." The two
traversers had the common design of inducing the soldiers,
when called upon to check an outbreak, to decline doing so.
Mr. O'Connell declared in several of his speeches, that
while he lived there should be no outbreak, but that after
his death he left to others to pursue their own line of
conduct. This was a pretty exposition of his opinion of
the state of the country, and of the danger which would
be the result of the agitation. Mr. O'Connell had
thought fit to put in his address to the people to tell
them he had the authority of the " Tory Lord Chief
Justice for saying that the law had done everything for
the landlord." A more monstrous perversion of the
real facts of the case could not have taken place, because
on the authority alluded to—Delap v. Leonard. the
Chief Justice only alluded to one particular Act as being
in favour of the landlord ; and even there the decision
of the Court was in favour of the tenant. The Learned
Counsel then animadverted on other meetings of the
Repeal Association, but his speech possessed little in-
terest. He had not finished at five o'clock, when the
Court rose, and will consequently resume his address on
Friday morning.

PETER 'PARLEY'S NEW WORKS.
Our readers will be gratified to learn that the in-
imitable Peter Parley, whose works for the young have
long ewjoyed an unprecedented popularity, lately en-
tered into an engagement with Messrs. Darton and
Clark to produce a series of new works, to be published
exclusively by them. The following is Peter Parley's
own letter on the subject :
" Gentlemen,—lt is now understood between us that
I am to prepare a series of books, of which you are to
be the publishers. I undertake the task with pleasure,
because it is my wish to be judged in England by what
I do write, and not by what has been written for me. I
have been much vexed, since my arrival in this coun-
try, to see the name of Peter Parley attached to a num-
ber of books which I never saw or heard of, and which
contain much of which I wholly disapprove, and con-
sider to be contrary to good morals.
" It is, therefore, a real satisfaction to me, that my
future works are to make their appearance in England
n genuine form. I shall not fail to keep in view that
I. am now writing for English readers, and I trust I may
thereby render what I write more worthy of the kind
reception which, with all their disadvantages, my pre-
vious works have met with.
" I am, Gentlemen, yours truly,
" S. E. GOODRICH."
Four New Works from the pen of Peter Parley, de-
cidedly the best he has yet written, have been published
by Messrs. Darton and Clark, in terms of the above en •
gagement. The titles of these charming productions are—
I. Persevere and Prosper; or, The Life of a Sable
Hunter.
2. Cheerful Cherry; or, Make the Best of It.
3. Wit Bought; or, The Life and Adventures of
Robert Merry.
4. What to Do anti How to Do It; or, Men and
Manners.
To be followed by others.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WIND sou, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert still continue in the strictest privacy.

The Ecclesiastical Commission for England had a meeting
yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. The
Commissioners present were the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop
of Lichfield, the Bishop of Ripon, the Bishop of Salisbury,
and the Dean of Westminster.
Mr. Walter Huhne had an interview with Lord Stanley at
the Colonial-office yesterday. Mr. Sergeant Jones had also
an interview with his Lordship yesterday.
Mr. Wallace had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.
The Danish Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.
Sir James Graham had an interview with Sir Robert Peel
yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope,
and also from the Governor of Newfoundland, were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
THE EARL OF CARLISLE.—Accounts were received at his
Lordship's town residence, in Grosvenor-place, yesterday
morning, that the Noble Earl had passed a quiet 'light, and
was slightly better.
Plx OF THE MINT.—A meeting of the Privy Council was
held at the office of the Comptroller of the Exchequer, in
Whitehall, yesterday morning, for the trial of the Pix of the
Royal Mint.
The Lord Chancellor arrived and took his seat at half-past
10 o'clock. Lord Monteagle, Comptroller of the Exchequer,
accompanied by the Right Honourable W. E. Gladstone,
Master of the Mint, arrived soon afterwards, and presented
to the Noble and Learned Lord the ancient trial plates to
be used on the present occasion.
The Lord Privy Seal, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and the Secretary at War, arrived soon afterwards.
The Jury, which was composed of Members of the Gold-
smiths' Company, were sworn to make the assay of the
motleys of the gold and silver coinage, and truly report if they
were of the proper- weight and fineness, according to the

standard for Coins.
The Lord Chancellor stated to the Jury that since the last
trial of the pix of the Mint, between March, 1842,und Dec.,
1843, upwards of twelve millions of gold, and near half a
million of silver, had been issued from the Mint. The speci-
mens of these coinages the Jury would examine with the
usual tests,
.to prove the fineness and weight, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether they corresponded with the
standard. From every 151bs. weight of bullion coined at
the Mint, two pieces were selected from the mass of pieces
coined ; one was given to the As:sayer of the Mint,, the other
two were put into the pix, which was inclosed in a box, se-
cured by three keys; one key being in the possession of the
Master of the Mint ,one in the possession of the Comptroller of
the Exchequer, and one in the possession of the Assay Master.
This box was not opened until a trial of the coinage
.had
been ordered by the warrant of the Sovereign. -
The spechuens in this pix the Jury would compare with'
trial plates of gold and silver kept in Westminster Abbey,
under the keys of the Lords of the Treasury and of the
• Comptroller of the Exchequer, and would test if they cor-
responded in point of purity with the trial plates.
His Lordship having stated the proper standard of gold
and silver, explained that a certain deviation of gold as to
weight and fineness was allowed to the Master of the Mint,
and a deviation was also allowed as to silver. Cases of ex-
cess, too, might be set off against deficiency by the Master of
the Mint in his accounts with the Crown; such, 'however,
had been the uniform accuracy of the officers of the Mint,
that there was no instance on record in which the allowed
deviation had been exceeded by the Mint. On the last oc-
casion of the trial of the pix there was scarcely any deviation.
The jury, however, Were not to rely upon the skill and care
of the officers of the Mint, but must carefully and accurately
discharge their duty:
On the last occasion the Jury had applied, that on any
future occasion the assay, instead of being made in the office
of the Comptroller of the Exchequer, where the accommo-
dation was inconvenient, should be made in Goldsmiths'
Hall ; and his Lordship had acceded to that request. Before
commencing operations, therefore, the Jury should cut off a.
portion of the trial plates, to take with them to the Hall, and
then return the plates to the proper officer.
The former Jury had also pointed out that in a case where
the Mint was on its trial, the scales of the Mint should not
be used ; his Lordship had, therefore, ordered other scales.
• At the conclusion of the Lord Chancellor's address, the
Foreman of the Jury invited his Lordship to dine with the
Goldsmiths' Company at their Hall in the evening. The.
Noble and Learned Lord, however, declined the invitation on
account of 'being extremely indisposed. The Foreman also
invited the Duke of Buccleuch and all theother Privy Coun-
sellors present.
The Lord Chancellor appointed troin five until half-past
six o'clock in the House of Lords for the reception of the
Report of the Jury ; but, if beyond the latter hour, his Lord-
ship would receive the report at his private residence in
George-street.
The Jury, by their Foreman, thanked his Lordship for his
attention and the adoption of their suggestions.
Their Lordships then adjourned.