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THE SUN, LOND.ON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1-1, 184 E

beauty—not one blackor barren spot to meet the eye,
but everywhere, on every side, the most luxuriant
verdure and finest foliage and grouping, which it
would require the pencil of a Salvator Rosa, or the pen
of a Sir Walter Scott, to attempt to delineate, to
convey anything like an adequate idea of their roman-
tic nature and pure harmony, relieved in the back-
grounds, as the whole is, by the charming neutral
tints and deep blue of the surrounding mountains.
The roads throughout the entire extent of these High-
land straths appeared more like the approach to some
wealthy nobleman's residence than the highway of
her Majesty's subjects; and the triumphal arches
erected in honour of her Majesty's visit, formed in a
very chase and tasteful manner, covered with bloom-
ing heath, and in many instances surmounted with
deer, roes, and black cock, with expressions of the
warm sentiments of Highland hearts, such as " Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert, ye'r welcome to ye'r
Jlieland glens," must have created a feeling of un-
alloyed delight in the bosoms of the Royal pair.
'There was one peculiar trait in the conduct of the
gallant Highlanders, as they closed their circle to
within from two to ihree hundred yards of the Prince,
and as they passed near to him on other occasions,
which must have made his Royal Highness more at
ease than he otherwise would have been, from his na-
turally retiring disposition—not one of them stared
at the Prince, but acted in the most becoming man-
ner, and with as much self-possession as if they had
seen his Royal Highness a thousand times. There
was no etiquette, no ceremony; and there Was no
symptoms to denote the presence of Royalty, except
that the sport itself was of a nature fit only to be par-
taken of by the highest in the land.

HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FROM
TAYMOUTH.
(From the Caledonian Mercury of Monday.)

S:ITURDAY.—Very fortunately this day, which was
appointed for her Majesty's departure, was a beau-
tiful September morning, the sun shining bright, and
the temperature mild. It was expected that her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert would leave the hospitable
halls of Taymouth at ten o'clock, so that all was astir
for an hour previous, every one being anxious to get
a parting glimpse of the Royal pair.' At a few mi-
nutes before eleven o'clock, the Royal carriage drew
Up at the entrance, and soon after her Majesty and
Prince Albert, along with the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Breadalbane, entered it and drove off to
the Flower-garden, where her Majesty, in presence
of the illustrious party, was graciously pleased to
plant two oaks, and two firs, in commemoration of the
Royal visit. Mr. Dewar, the head forester, attended
on the occasion, and the small spade used had the
handle encircled 14 ith crimson velvet, and no doubt
will be long preserved as a valuable relic, while the
Royal plants will be carefully cherished, and, we
trust, are yet destined to obtain a time-honoured name.
On her .Majesty leaving the Castle, a Royal salute
was given from the battery. The barges, which had
been manned an hour previously, were all floating
gracefully on the waters opposite to the landing-
place, which is a few hundred yards below Kenmore
Bridge. The Royal suite walked up from the Castle
to the place of embarkation, which was covered with
crimson velvet; but her Majesty, with Prince Albert
and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane,
immediately after the ceremony of planting the trees,
drove up to the Kenmore-gate, and from thence to
the Dairy-gate, at the back of the village of Ken-
more, and which is immediately adjoining the pier.
The barge of her Majesty, which had the Royal
sOndard hoisted at the prow, was steered, i;iy Captain
M`Doligal), Royal Nary:
_AR the.-,seats were
cuSgilited. :with the
,I.lreadalbane , tartan, and, those
i~s''~the stern Slheets were fringed gold; :the'
cahioriS.'set apart for her Majesty were covered
with velvet of the Breadalbane tartan, the drapery in
front was of brown satin, on which the emblem of the
Brea.dalbanes—a boars head—Was- beautifully . em-
broidered " along With a wreath 'of thistles. The
atvning was also of the same material, and handsomely
decorated with gilded knobs. .The other barges which
displayed the Breadalbane flag were of an elegant
construction, and chastely adorned. A few minutes
previous to her Majesty's arrival at the landing place,
the band of the G6th were received on board one of
the gigs, which was steered by an Admiralty barge-
man in state dress ; another gig, also steered by an
Admiralty bargeman, took the first in tow, bringing
it up a little way beyond the bridge, which was
crowded with spectators.
At half-past eleven o'clock, her Majesty stepped
into the Royal Barge, accompanied by Prince Albert
and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane.
The beautiful fabric was immediately propelled by
eight stout rowers, arrayed in tartan and white trowsers,
into the centre of the creek, the band playing the na-
tional anthem, and the crowd on the bridge enthusiasti-
cally cheering. As the barge glided through one of
the arches of the bridge into Loch Tay,
,we thought
at the moment that the scene was as impressive as any
we have witnessed during the Royal tour. The Loch
Tay barge followed, which was steered by Lieutenant
J. Campbell, R.N. (L.), in full uniform, and wearing
an Acre medal. In this barge were the Duke of
Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Earls of Mor-
ton and Liverpool, and Lord Belhaven. The third
barge, which was steered by Lieut. Patrick Campbell,
R.N., contained the Earl of Aberdeen and the Hon.
Fox Maule. A fourth barge succeeded, in which
were Sir Robert Peel and others. As the flotilla
swept past two barges of the Noble Marquis, which
were moored a short way above the
,bridge, a salute j
was fired from the latter, while the more powerful
battery on the westward of the Castle also delivered a
salute which reverberated among the hills and had a
fine effect. Altogether, we repeat our conviction that
this was one of the finest spectacles connected with
the Royal visit, and formed a meet conclusion to the
memorable festivities of Taymouth Castle.

The assemblage collected on the bridge lingered
on for a considerable time, regarding the progress of
her Majesty amidst the wooded hills on either side.
A short way up from the bridge the view opens up
and discloses the Alpine scenery to the westward,
amidst which the Royal party proceeded to Achmore,
a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. The High-
landers had been despatched on their march to this
point at five o'clock in the morning for the purpose of
forming a guard of honour. After partaking of a
luncheon at this seat, her Majesty and Prince Albert
took a kind leave of their noble host and hostess, and
proceeded along with the Royal suite in carriages to
Drummond Castle.

HER MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL AT DRUM-
MOND CASTLE.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert reached Crieff
exactly at half-past six, preceded by a body of
tenantry on horseback. Warning was given of
the Royal approach by a salute from the battery
at Ochtertyre, at two miles distance from Crieff.
The inhabitants of this place turned out along
the road, in anxious expectation of the Royal
arrival, the shops being all shut and business
suspended, and the interior of the place appearing
quite deserted. When the dragoons were seen, it
happened that the mail from Stirling to Perth
was journeying up hill on the road leading from
Drummond Castle, and, of course, immediately
in the way of the Royal cortege. At one time
a collision seemed inevitable, and just at the awkward
angle of the road, but by great exertion, the driver got
the horses pushed up the brae, and-the coach drawn in
the opposite direction, just in time to leave a clear
way for the party of dragoons approaching rapidly in
advance of the Royal carriage. On passing through
a beautiful triumphal arch, erected at the entrance of
the town, the inhabitants of Crieff were not behind
other places in their loud demonstrations of loyalty.
In a few minutes afterwards the Royal party
arrived at Drummond Castle, the avenue of which
was lined by 500 of the tenantry on horseback, along
with a much greater number on foot. At the en-
trance of the Castle a body of the 42d were drawn up
as a guard of honour, and upwards of 100 High-
landers in the Drummond tartan completed the
cordon. The band of the 6th Carabineers was
stationed on the lawn. The Royal carriage had
been closed after passing through Crieff, in con-
sequence of the state of the weather, and the ap-
proach of the evening. There was great cheer-
ing along the whole avenue, which was, if pos-
sible, redoubled on her Majesty's alighting from her
carriage. Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby re-
ceived the Royal guests at the entrance, and conducted
them with all form into the Castle. The troops and
the Highlanders were then dismissed, the latter being
summoned to assemble again on Monday morning. On
passing through Crieff her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert both appeared somewhat fatigued after their jour-
ney. In the evening Crieff was brilliantly illumi-
nated, and there was a display of fireworks, in honour
of the event. Bonfires blazed on the adjoining hills.
Numerous banners floated from the tops of many
of the houses in Crieff, and in many conspicuous si-
tuations. On Thursday last sixty men of the 42d
Highlanders arrived from Scone Palace, awl have
since encamped on Thornhill, which is a short way to
the west of the Castle.
The preparations, which are here on an extensive
scale, have been proceeding for some time. Upwards
of 100 of the Highland tenantry are equipped in the
Drummond tartan, some with -Lochaber axes, others
lwith rifles, and the remai,ider with swords and buck-
terso d
. They have been zealously drilled during the last
two days by two officers of the 42d, in presence of
Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, and the other
noble guests who are sojourningat Drummond Castle.
The pavilion whereher3
fitted Majesty
withwith
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party will dine is splendid
mond arms—the three waving'
up
bars, &c. The walls
are hung with red and
with dahlias and other drapery decorated
fio-wveersowand different devices,
executed in gold. This edi
fice is supported by
twenty imitation marble columns, placed at equal dis-
tances, the space betwixt each being filled up with
the Drummond arms. The roof is hung _ with blue
lining studded with stars. The pavilion is 50 feet by
25 in dimensions.
It has been arranged that his Royal Highness will

this day (Monday) proceed on 'a hunting excursion to
Glenartney, which is distant about two miles from
Drummond Castle.

DRUMMOND CASTLE AND ITS
ENVIRONS.

castle Drummond, seated boldly on the side of a
hill, amidst a fine extent of woods, commands a very
noble view down towards Strathearn. The house is
by some judges considered unequal to the situa-
tion; its dimensions, though not large, are comely,
and its present claims are not on the side of antiquity.
At the rear of the present edifice are to be seen some
remains of the old castle, built by Sir John Drum-
mond, hereditary steward of Strathearn, in 1493,
after removing from the ancient seat of the family. at
Stobhall.

Around Drummond Castle all is classical ground.
Approaching it from the termination of Strathearn
and from Comrie, the plain, of some extent, appears,
which was occupied by Agricola, immediately before
the battle of Mons G rampi us, and the very spot pre-
serves the name of Galgachan, as if derived from
Galgacus, leader of the Caledonions at that fatal en-
gagement. Weapons and other instruments are found
on this spot, spurs, battle-axes, and iron bands.
Ancient and renowned ground also bounds it at two
or three miles on wards to Kemp's Castle, all about
which is supposed to have been the busiest scene of
action in the third year of Agricola's expeditions.
At Strageth, also, on the banks of the Earn, are the
vestiges of the small Roman station, which is supposed
to have been the Ad Hiernam of Richard of Cirencester ;
but at Ardoch is the famous one, the area of which is
an oblong of 140 yards by 125, and which is supposed
to be the most complete of any in Great Britain ; by
the care of Sir William Stirling, Bart., whose man-
sion is adjacent, it has been enclosed with a high
stone wall to preserve it from future demolition.
As regards the village of Muthil, which is situated
on the great military road from Stirling to Inverness,
Drummond Castle stands to the westward. The
illustrious family of Perth, who once owned it, were
proprietors of more than two-thirds of the parish,
whose population in 1811 was 3,090.
The family derive themselves from Mauritz, an
Hungarian of Royal blood, who having the conduct
of the mother and sisters of Edgar Atheling; in their
flight from the -Norman usurper, was, with his Royal
charge, driven by a storm into the Frith of Forth.
The reigning Monarch, Malcolm Canmore, became
enamoured of, and afterwards married one of the sis-
ters ; and in reward to Mauritz, for his skilful pilot-%
age, made him a considerable grant of lands, and
caused him to assume the name of Drumen, which
has since been converted into Drummond, meaning
the high ridge, but, figuratively, the great wave of
the sea, in memory of the perils from which he had
delivered the fair Queen. _ _ ,

Drummond Castle was besieged immediately aftei
the burning of the church of Monivard, the chieftain
and his followers having retired thither to screen
themselves from punishment. It soon surrendered,
however, to the King, James IV., on condition that
their lives should be preserved ; but as soon as the
King got them into his power he carried them to
Stirling, where they suffered. The castle was after-
wards besieged, taken, and garrisoned by Cromwell's
forces ; and finally, at the Revolution, was totally.
demolished. The ruin of the old family was com-
pleted in 1745, when the Duke of Perth, by an un-
fortunate attachment, forfeited the ancient estate; to
the amount of four thousand a year, and lost his life,
worn out with the fatigues of the winter's campaign.
. .The- tirr of rugged. grandeur—.--the celebrity which
attaches to the time-honoured relies of antiquity, have
of course disappeared with the ancient edifice. The-
modern .building,
,howevers is prepossessingly con-
structed, and few tourists fail to visit it for the at-
tractions of scenery it commands. •

THE DOVER CROPPING CASE...
DOVER, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT.. 10.--:—We un-
derstand,that Sir James Graham has sent a gentleman
dojwnjto-DoVer to investigate' the case of the cutting
off of the hair of Messrs. Fitzjames and Gladstone,
_comedians, in Dover gaol, by order of the gaoler
whilst they were waiting for bail on Wednesday, the
31st of August last ; and that the investigation will
take place on Monday next. The spirit of indigna-
tion which this arbitrary act has aroused is highly
creditable to the public; and its being brought to
light gives another proof of the immense power and
usefulness of the public Press, without whose aid the
ill-treatment of these poor players might have been
confined to a very narrow sphere.
As this case has created no little interest in the
public mind, we think it proper to narrate the cir-
cumstances out of which it -arose. They are briefly
these :—Mr. Frederick Fox Cooper was the manager
of Dover theatre at the time of the fracas between him
and his performers, which, it appears, called for magiste-
rial interposition. The business had for weeks previous
been but indifferent, and the manager had got in ar-
rears with his company, certains members of which,
among others the cropped comedians, thought he did
not pay them up in anything like a, fair and honest
proportion, according to the receipts of the house, and
consequently,:on the night of his benefit, after the
audience had assembled, they struck, telling him that
they would not go on till he either paid up their sa-
laries or compromised the matter. 'This proposal was
rejected, the actors still stood out, and the house was
consequently dismissed. Next morning Messrs. Fitz •
james and Gladstone appeared at the bar of the police
court, charged with assaulting Cooper.. Mr. Fitz-
james was convicted of the assault, and fined 10s. ;
after which the same parties were held to bail for
threatening,Cooper, and not having bail at hand, com-
mitted, and remained an hour or two in custody of
the Dover gaoler, during which time the cropping of
the. hair and other indignities were inflicted on them.
On the Friday following Messrs. Fitzjames and Glad-
stone took out summonses against Mr. Coulthard, the
Dover gaoler, for assaults ; and for the report of the
case, with the singular decision; the public) are in-
debted to the Dover Chronicle, though we perceive
the London papers give the credit of it to the Kentish'
Observer, which copied it from the Dover paper.
The gaoler, in his defence (it ought to be particu-
larly observed), stated, as an extenuation of his bar-
barity towards Messrs. Fitzjames and Gladstone, that
other gentlemen—a Mr. Beresford and a Mr. Baring
—had also been cropped in Dover gaol ; but he did
not add the fact that the operation was performed on
these gentlemen (who were in his custody for some
time—one of them for months—and were denuded of
theif hair) by a fashionable barber in the usual style, .j
while Messrs. Fitzjames and Gladstone were rudely
deprived of theirs by the inexperienced hands of a
common felon.

Previous to " clearing the Court" of reporters and
all (an universal practice with our Dover Midases,
before they come to a decision, however plain-sailing
the case may be), Mr. Fitzjames, who is a spirited
young fellow, and an excellent light comedian, called
on the Bench to visit with its censure the treatment
they had met in Dover gaol ; and expressed a hope,
that whatever prejudice might exist against actors,
they would not be influenced by suck prejudice.
Though he was now a poor player, he was by birth
and education a gentleman; and, as could be attested
by individuals in Dover, he had at no distant period
occupied a situation in society equal to themselves.
If the Mayor of Dover and the majority of the
brother Justice Shallows that were on the bench on
came to the conclusion that the
Dover gaol was "perfectly justified"
Friday,""governor"
oven Io ther" 2do f t.,
in his brutal treatment of Messrs. Fitzjames and
Gladstone, we know that many of his brother Ma-
gistrates hold a very different opinion, and that they
feel extremely sorry that the place has been disgraced
by this outrageous proceeding, which has called forth
almost universal condemnation.
The Dover people have of late been - not a little
astonished at some former curious decisions of the
Magisterial bench, which the local Press, it would
appear, is not independent enough to expose ; but
now that the London journals have got access to the
secrets of the prison-house, it is to be expected that
it will not fail to inflict upon them that degree of ani-
madversion which they may hereafter merit.

SUGAR INSURANCES.
A Correspondent makes several observations on the
charge for insurance of sugar, which, he says, has a
tendency to injure the port of London, the charge
from Jamaica to London being 50s. per cent., to
Glasgow 355., and to Bristol or Liverpool 30s. The
reason assigned for the difference of premium to Lon-
don is the Channel ; and our Correspondent, remark-
ing that, on an average, vessels bound to London and
Bristol would keep together till 30 or 40 miles S.W.
of the Land's End, observes that we have only to cal-
culate the amount of risk from that point to London
or Bristol, to judge if the premium to the former be
overcharged or not. Now, it seems the insurance
paid on sugar from Bristol to London is, at most, 12s.
per cent., and, that this sugar must exactly traverse
from Bristol to the point where the Jamaica vessels
parted company, and then traverse to London the
ground taken by the London vessel. From the dan-
ger of the Channel, the premium is then apportioned
as follows :—namely, 3s. 6d. to the point where the
Jamaica vessels parted company, and Bs. 6d. thence to
London. According to this estimate, the premium
from Jamaica to the point referred to being obtained
by deducting 3s. 6d. from 305., is 265. 6d., and if Bs.
6d., be added to this for the risk of the Channel, the
premium to London ought only to be 355. We do
not by any means design to vouoh for the correct-
ness of the calculation, but as it seems to be worked
out with some care, we state it without comment.
Morning Paper.

RE-OPENING OF•LONDON- BRIDGE FOR VEHICLES.—
This bridge, which has been undergoing a thorough re-
paving since the 15th of last month, was opened on Mon-
day morning. The new pavement is laid down in gra-
nite stone, with a strong layer underneath, so as to with-
Stand the wet and the great daily traffic. The carriage-
way has been raised a few inches, so that the bridge is
now a straight line.

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THRATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14,

Will be repeated the New Play, in Five ALA by the Author of
" be Provost of Bruges," called LOVE'S SACRIFICE; or, the
RIVAL ME R CHANTS.—Matthew Aylmer, Mr. Vai.denhoff; Paul
Lafont, Mr. Cooper; Eugene de Lome, Mr C. Pitt; Sc Lo, Mr.
W. Lacy; Jean Fuse, Mr. Meadows; Margaret Aylmer; Miss Van.
dentiotl; Herininie de Vermont, Mts. W. Lacy; Jenny, Mrs. Hum.
by ; Mallon, Mrs. Urger.
After which will be repeated the New ComedyS, in Two Aets, writ.
ten by Douglas Jerrold, Esq., entitled t ;ER FR COE'S CHERRIES,
UR WATERLOO IN 183.5. Willoughby, Mr. Bartley; Vincent,
Mr. W. Lacy; Guibert, Mr. Diddear; Jack Halcyon, air. Har ey ;
Crossbune, Mr. Meadows; Angelica, Miss Cooper, Mrs Crossbune,
Mrs. Humby ; Gertrude. Mrs. W. Lacy.
hoots open at balf.past Six, and the t'orformances begin at Seven.
Dress Boxes 75.. Second Price 3s. 6d , First and Second Circles 55.,
Second Price as. 6d.; Pit 35., Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets
and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whitlow, at the Box-
Office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had.
Private Boxes to be had at the Llox.Otti e; of Mr. Andrews,
In New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Boad street; and of Mr.
Sams. Pali Mall.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14,
Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO.—OtheIIo,
Mr. Butler; lago, Mr. Elton; Roderigo, Mr. R. Honnir ; Cassio,
Mr. J. Webster; Desdemona Mrs. B. Homier; Emilia, Mrs. Henry
Vining.
After which, a New Farce, in One Act entitled OUR HOUSE;
or, LODGERS IN LONDON. •
To be followed by the celebrated BELL MELODIST?.
To conclude with the admired Drama of DARNLEY or. the
KING and the FREEBOOTER of the KEEP of CASTLE HILL.
—Lord Darnley, Mr. Webster ; Will Elliot, Mr Heslop; Edward
Burnette, Mr. Walton; Ellen 'lodd, Mrs. if. Hughes.
Places and Private foxes may be ad of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the
Lox Office. from Eleven till Four daily.

IIIEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.
M. Carter, the Lion King, having recovered from his indispos'tion;
will re-appear, with his wonderful trained animals of the I)ezart.
A Great tiit—" Life in Dublin !"
THIS EVENING, SEPTE %IBER 14.

- -
Will be per firmed the BurJetta of MY FELLOW CLERK—
Tactic, Mr. W. Howard; Victim, Mr. Oxberry; Fanny (with Songs),
Miss Holmes,
Atter which, M CARTER, the•Li, n King, win appear in a new
Oriental Drama, written expre;sly for him by .1. 'I. H ines, Esq.,
called I'HE LION KING; OR, THE BRUTE TAMER Or' .[HE
D 4 ERT.—Omer, the Lion Tamer, M. Carter.
To conclude wi h a Novel Burletta. written by Pierce Egan. Esq.,
full of fun, frolie, and whim, called FE IN DU BEI N.—Cvrin-
thiart Tem, Mr.rWm. Howard; Jerry, Mr. J. T. Haines; Jemmy
Green, Mr. Oxberry; Logic, Mr. HollmgNworth ; Mrs. L reel,, Miss
L Melvin ; Kate Brilliant, Miss t rescott vVa. de ; Betsey Tasteful
Miss R. Isaacs; Rose Das,all. Miss Beresford.
Boxes, 4s. Pit, Is.—Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six;
commeixe at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine
Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-othc.: ;
and of Messr s. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Daily, at their Libraries.

-111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
irnimg !ts minutes after 81 Evening ...... 8 minutes after 10.

world. What might be the ultimate consequence
can be as little known to the Post as to us; we,
however, are inclined strongly to recommend our
rulers to do right, and trust in GOD; abolish the
Corn-laws, give the people food at present, and
leave the future to HIM, whose eye already sees
the whole. Only let the Post join with us in
procuring free trade and fill bellies for the
people, and it may safely rely that everything
it can desire for society—

- all other graces,
Will follow in their proper places.

We insert, in another part of The Sun, a
letter signed "H. P.," of which we willingly
accept the compliments, and shall endeavour to
reply to the objections. Our Correspondent
says, in reference to an article which appeared
in our paper as long ago as the 3d instant, that
a sentence in it "is a jumble." It is very pro-
bable that, writing without time to revise our
sentences, we have expressed ourselves ob-
seurely ; but our Correspondent must be sensible
that. legislation is not intended to operate on
the past—that the present is a mere line which
divides the past from the future—and that in
fact, all laws are intended to operate at a future
time. Now, our statement was—that " the pre-
sent condition of the manufacturing population
was neither foreseen nor provided for by any
scheme of legislation ;" " that it had grown up,
as it were, in the course of nature, would con-
tinue to grow, and that the legislator should
now endeavour to adapt his laws to what will be
the condition ,of society in future, if he can
ascertain it." This may be a jumble, and it
may be impossible to ascertain the future state
of society ; but the principle we laid down is not
our own—it is borrowed from no less estimable a
) philosopher than Mr. DUGALD STEWART. He
says, in the first volume of his " Moral Phi-
losophy"—
" It is easy for a statesman to form to himself a dis-
tinct and steady idea of the ultimate objects at which a
wise legislature ought to aim, and to foresee that modifi-
cation of the social system, to which human affairs have
of themselves a tendency to approach ; and, therefore,
his practical sagacity and address are limited to the care
of accomplishing the important ends which he has in
view, as effectually and as rapidly as is consistent with
th 6 quiet of individuals, and with the rights arising
from actual establishments."

He was
.fully convinced that society is go-
verned by natural laws of its own, which it is
the business of scientific men to discover; that
having discovered some, or all of them, it is
possible to foresee or predict the future condition
of society ; and that it is the duty of the law-
maker, to frame his enactment so as to accord
with that Condition. In this spirit he also says—
" We may venture to predict that they are. to be the
most successful statesmen, who, paying all due regard
to past experience, search for the rules of their conduct
chiefly in the peculiar circumstances of their own times,
and in an enlightened anticipation of the future history
of mankind."

In the following passage he comes to the prac-
tical point, and plainly tells statesmen, which is
quite" iii.Coriftirtnity tip 'experience, that they
mugt.get or the rubbish: of ancient' institu-
tions,. the offspring of igr.orance and bad passions;
and not be in a hurry to put up others in their
stead :

"In • the Governaients • of modern Europe it is mueh
more necessary to abolish old institutions than to intro-
duce new ones, and if this relbrmation be kept steadily
in view. and not be pushed further at any time 'than cir-
cumstances render expedient, or the ideas of the times
recommend, the essential principles of a more perfect
order of things will gradually establish themselves without
any convulsion."

We hope we have said enough to obviate the
censure of our Correspondent. We shall only
add, that if he were acquainted with all the dif-
ficulties of our position he would be slow to
blame either obscurity of style, or a meaning
half expressed, when we approach—as we
are, from the condition of the country, fre-
quently obliged—the first principles of society.

A singular question for discussion is to be
brought before the Town Council of Edinburgh
in a few days, but after the remarkable proceed-
ings of that body lately, in reference to the im-
prisonment of a poor man for selling " sweeties"
on Sunday, and the ridicule they have incurred,
perhaps unjusay, by the Grantors Pier affair, the
public will not be surprised at any decision they.
may give. The event which they are to take
into serious consideration is not of yesterday, but
took place nearly fifty years ago, and it
appears had been brought under the notice
of their worships by a Tory Bailie,
who hates the very- name of Reform, and who
would on that account persecute the memory of
those who in -1793 sacrificed their liberty in the
cause. Some of our readers will remember that
about four years ago subscriptions were raised
for erecting monuments in . London and Edin-
burgh to the Scotch Reformers, who, towards the
close of the last century, were banished for pro.
posing measures which Lord GREY proposed
then, brought forward afterwards, and finally car-
ried. The Committee appointed to carry the object
of the subscribers into effect, after some difficulty
obtained leave from the Town Council to erect
the Scotch monument on the Calton-hill, but they
have since demurred to the grant, on the objec.:
tion raised by some three or four Bailies, that
Mum and his unfortunate comrades were " men
unworthy of any memorable notice, having been
legally tried and convicted by the law of. their
country." Instead of rejecting at once such an
ungenerous plea for casting dishonour on the
dead, the Council adjourned the question for
some weeks, in order to give the members an
opportunity of reading the trials, so as to be en-
abled to decide on the justice of the motion.
Some idea, therefore, may be entertained of the
reading, as well as the intelligence, of these sa-
pient Councillors, who appear to be ignorant of
one of the most remarkable events in the history
of their country, and are obliged to refer to the
State Trials for information. Had the Lord
Provost, who is now called " JAMIE FORREST,"
been true to the Liberal principles which he pro-
fesses, or acquainted with the events of which the
lowest, peasant would be ashamed to admit his
ignorance, he would have raised his voice against
this new system of persecution, and boldly told
these Tory Councillors, as the House of Com-
mons was told at the time, that the sentence or
MUIR and PALMER was " most unjust, illegal,
and oppressive." Some of the first men of
that day described the deed in' language still
stronger. Mr. Fox, in 1794, said, "in examin-
ing the trials, he_never could believe they were
accuratelystated until he heard the Lord Advocate
avow the same doctrines which had been attri-
buted to him—doctrines which made his blood
run chill with horror." Several other Members
of the House, as well as Peers, expressed similar
sentiments. These sentiments are now confirmed
by the universal voice of the country ;• and
all seem aware of the fact, except the
intelligent Town Council of Edinburgh.
We have received a letter on the subject, for
which we cannot find room to-day; but in the
meantime we exhort the respectable inhabitants
of Edinburgh to raise their voice against such an
act of persecution, and thereby avert an act which
would be an eternal disgrace to their city.

The late allocution of Pope GREGORY XVI.,
detailing the negotiations between the Cabinet of
St. Petersburgh and the Holy See, on the sub-
ject of the persecution of the Roman Catholic
religion in Poland by the Russian Government,
is exciting much attention in Berlin, Vienna,
and Paris. The Cabinet of Vienna has i.lways
been peculiarly sensitive upon the subject of the
persecution of a fititli profesed by the Imperial
head of theholy Roman Empire ; and even the
King of PRUSSIA, as head of the German
Lutheran Church, regards the Greek religion as
much more corrupt, as well as dangerous, than
the Roman Catholic. But it is on political
grounds that the exposure by-the POPE of efforts
making by Russia to compel her Polish subjects
to embrace the Greek communion, excites tile
most serious alarm. It is felt that while the
Poles adhere to their religion, they can never
become amalgamated with Russia. Let the
CZAR do what he will, the Poles will be Ger-
mans to the heart's core while they continue
Roman Catholics. This is well understood by
the Emperor NICHOLAS. He is aware that the
nominal conquest of Poland is little worth, while,
as head of a hostile creed, he can acquire no in-

fluence over their minds. As if to counteract the
designs of Russia, the King of PRUSSIA. chooses
this moment to confer favours upon his Polish
subjects, and to express displeasure at the re-
strictive commercial policy of the CZAR. Russia
is in fact assailed on the one side by Prussia, and
on the other by the POPE. We anticipate im-
portant results.

We have frequently complained of the igno-
rance which French journalists manifest when
treating of British policy. This complaint we
cannot reiterate in referring to an article in the
Journal des Debats of Sunday, on the policy of
Sir R. PEEL. Our French Contemporary is as
happy, as he is correct in his description of Sir
ROBERT'S tactics, which have proved so fatal to
the old Tory faction. •We should observe that
Sirnt. PEEL has always been a favourite with
the Debats. What the writer regards as singu-
larly characteristic of the Conservative Premier,
namely, his quarrelling oftener with his friends
than his enemies, is the result of his being in a
false position. The real truth is, that Sir -R.
PEEL himself is not, and never was, a Tory. He
was a Whig, and is a Whig to this hour ; but
personal jealousy forced him early into a false
position, from which he never recovered himself.
This is the real key to what appears to have puz-
zled the Debats at the outset of the following
ex tract

It is a singular characteristic of this English states-
man, that he is :much oftener at loggerheads with his
friends than with his foes. Sir Robert as a practical
man, caring little for theories except for the realisable
part of them, or for general principles, except such
portion of them as is immediately applicable. He,
therefore, is apt to accommodate his political ideas to
the exigencies of time and circumstance, and to re-
duce his conceptions to the smallest size. This angers
extreme parties, who look on politics from the heights
of speculation, and trouble their heads but little about
what is practical. Nevertheless, Sir Robtrt Peel has
shown himselT certainly most cruel towards his friends.
They. confided in him dictatorial power, and un-
bounded confidence • in return for which he has abro-
gated, destroyed, and showed the vanity of all those
illusions of theirs, which he helped to create, at least,
by his acquiesence. The real Tories, or old landed
interest, who quitted power in 1830, have remained un-
changing in the ideas which they entertained at.that
epoch, whilst Sir Robert, and his Conservative
placemen, have modified their opinions with each
advancing year, and accepted a world of changes
and reform as faits accomplis, which their followers
still continue to anathematize and abhor. If Peel had
told the electors before the election what he was going
to do with the Corn-law, Poor-law, Income-tax, &c.,
&c., Sir Robert Peel would have had an ins;gnificant
minority. He was indeed discreet, held his tongue,
and his pocket, from which, he said, he was afraid of
the Whigs filching his ideas. But the prudent Peel
has not the less cheated all the world, his own friends
the more especially. But whilst Sir Robert was dis-
creet, his followers were very indiscreet ; they thun-
dered against the Poor-laws, declared the Corn -laws
should be upheld, and swore one thousand promises,
not one of which the Prime Minister has allowed
them to keep. Never was an unfortunate party so
dragged through the mire as the Tories.
No wonder that the said.. Tories . feel hut and
ashamed. For ten years they -7were, crying: against'
`the finhilcial and cainmekihll7referin..of the Whigs as
ddidedly 'revoititioifary: 'At • last--they came into
power, and they hear after the first session the Minister
of their choice boast—
•

. .
" That he has effected more changes in one .year in
the Rommercial and financial adMinistration of the
country„than the Whigs in ten years !4'

All this, as regards the conduct of Sir 'ROBERT'
is most true. However he may have dis-
api. inted the hopes held out by him to the ope-
ratives, when describing himself as the great
State Physician, he still more cruelly disap-
pointed the Buckingharns and Richmonds of
the Tory party. Were the old Tories not the
most stupid of • dolts they would have foreseen
this. For who were the men by whom Sir R.
PEEL surrounded himself? Apostates • from
Whiggery, almost to a man—by men • whose
best Parliamentary days were devoted to Casting
down the strongholds of Toryism. Such men
are Sir J. GRAHAM, Lord STANLEY, and the Earl
of RlPON—iti fact, all who were allowed to have
'any real share in directing the policy of the Go-
vernment. Yes; however, we may complain of
Sir R. PEEL, he has certainly the merit of doing
more in one session to destroy Toryism that the
Whigs did during their long tenure of office. To
save himself, therefore, from the vengeance of
the Tories Sir B. PEEL must of necessity.become
more and more liberal, or fall altogether. Safety
for him there is noile, except in the Liberal camp.
Hence the talk lately about a coalition, which is
not so groundless as the Tories are inclined to
suppose.

There is no domestic news of any interest in
the French journals that have been received. Of
course there was no truth in the report or. the
French Government being about to establiSh a
bench of Bishops in the French Chamber of
Peers. The clergy in France wisely confine
themselves to their spiritual duties, and the Go-
vernment is not so foolish as to think of dragging
them into the arena of party politics. A Political
priesthood is a moral and religious abomination.
The news given by the journal, the Toitlanzzais,
respecting the approaching return of Admiral Hugon's
squadron to Toulon, contains some points which de-
serve the attention of the public. We find—
That the Vice Admiral is to be succeeded by a
Rear Admiral.

That the post of Commissary of the Squadron is to
be suppressed.
That a certain number of seamen, and of the work-
men in the arsenal of Toulon, are to be discharged.
If a Rear-Admiral is to take the place of a Vice..
Admiral, so be it ; the general officers may take each
other's places, whatever difference there may be in
their position. We grant this, provided that the choice
be made with discernment, though it is contrary to
the regulations of 31st October, 1827, for the naval
service.

But the suppression of the post of Commissary of
the Squadron is a more serious deviation. It is for
the sake of economy, but what economy is there in
suppressing the post of the agent, whose business it
is to control the expense: of a whole squadron ?
As for the discharge of some sailors and workmen,
we must suppose that only those will be discharged
whose time of service is expired, and that their place
will be filled by others ; but if it is meant to reduce
the numbers of men, this would ill agree with the
will of the Chambers, -so energetically manifested at
the close of the last legislation, and which will be
doubtlessly found in the new Chambers.—Constitu-
tionnel.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussaLs, SEPf. 10.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ,
521(
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent 10; %
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent ...
Three per Cent...........
--..Thirty-seven Milli ns, ditto
--,--.---.--._. I(2
Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent. 92
Society.of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 96
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 75
National Society
Exchange on London (short)
_-
-Brussels Paper., Sept. 10.

A joke is a good thing in a good place. A joke
over the coffin of a young man suddenly snatched
away, the bread-winner of a family which surrounds
his bier overwhelmed with tears and grief, is a brutal
insult. A joke about the shipwreck of the Amphi-
trite, or the massacre at Caubul, would rather pro-
voke anger than merriment, and pin for the joker,
not applause, but a broken head. In like manner, it
is probable that were a man to joke about the present
condition of the people in the manufacturing districts,
reeling, as they are yet, with terror, he would be
knocked down for his impertinence At the same
time we permit ourselves to joke about the causes of
that condition, and public writers daily cut their
jokes about Sir Robert Peel and his deceit. Far
worse, in our estimation, than a joke over the coffin
of a lost husband, a ship sinking amidst the shrieks
of wretched women, or a betrayed and massacred
army, are the jokes over the deceit by which Sir Ro-
bert Peel, for the purposes of his personal and party
aggrandisement, impeded commercial reform, in-
flicted partial stagnation on our commerce, and hun-
ger'and death on many people—causing hot one, but
many such scenes as we first alluded to. The con.
duct which dooms men to such misery a, our popu-
lation has suffered for a day or an hour, to say nothing
of months and years, is heinous beyond description,
and no more proper for a joke than the murder of a
mother by her son.

BRIGHTON, S.Ef7r7T3.—The packet ship Lord
Melville, Captain Goodburn, arrived yesterday at the
railway terminus wharf from Havre, with several passen-
gers, amongst whom were Lord James Butler, Mr. Justice
Coltman and family, Dr. King and family, &c.Their
luggage being immediately examined they proceeded to
,
London by the special trail, sent to Shoreham to await
the arrival of the packet. Lady Elizabeth Lowther and
suite left this morning in the same packet for ,Havre.
The Rev. W. F. Lanfer, 8.A., late Curate of East
Brent, has received the appointment of Chaplain to the
Church of England congregation at Wisbaden, -
The Lord Chancellor's heal di. is still in so delicate. a
state, that his Lordship wilt not leave Turviile Park
until the period of resuming his professional duties in
November next.

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