Star.
London, England, 1829-10-10 00:00:00

JUBILEE AND PENANCE.

The Jubilee is now in full play—and Popery, once
more jubilant in Ireland, begins to " play her fantastic tricks before
high Heaven." On Thursday last, this city was affronted with
one of the most indecent exhibitions that it has witnessed since the
jubilate reign of James the Second. On that day, at the hour
of two o'clock, s. x. when the s:reets are most crowded, a fe-
male, of otherwise respectable appearance, performed jubilee-
penance. Our informant met her, accompanied by a man to
keep off the crowd, crossing one of our most frequented bridges,
and passing through the leading streets of the city. She was
barefooted; had no clothing on her, but a white muslin petti-
coat, and a white gown, the skirts of which, turned over her
bead, formed a kind of hood to cover her face. Had this poor
penitent neither husband, brother, nor friend, to protect her
from the insolent tyranny of a Priest? Where is the manhood
of Ireland gone; when men—fathers, husbands, brothers, friends
or lovers—will permit a celibate thus to degrade and insult
a woman? We shall not be surprised shortly to visit proces-
sions of the host—to which our soldiery shall be obliged to
present arms—and the Protestant community to doff their hats and
kneel down in the gutters whilst it passes. Papists would not
believe us when we foretold that the days of spiritual tyranny
would follow close on their throwing off the mild and tolerant check
of Protestant ascendancy. But so it is. The recent exhibition,
they may now take our words for it, is but " the beginning of
evils." The poor defenceless woman was put forth as a feeler to
try what men would endure. If they are content to be slaves—
well and good. If they would be tree—there is but one remedy.
—Dublin Footing Mail.
LOCOMOTIVE CARRIAGES.

In the month of April last the Directors of the Liver-
pool and Manchester rail-roads offered a prize of .150(1 for the
best locomotive engine, and the trial of the carriages which had
been constructed In consequence took place at Liverpool on Tues.
day. The running ground was on the Manchester side of the
Rabbill-bridge, at a place called Keurick's Cross, about nine
miles from Liverpool. At this place the railroad runs on a dead
level, and forme a; fine spot for trying the comparative speed of the
carriages. For the accommodation of the ladies a booth was erected,
on the south side of the rail-road. equidistant from the extremities
of the trial ground. Here a band of music was stationed, and
amused the company during the day. The Directors, each of whom
wore a white riband in his button-hole, acrived on the course
shortly after ten o'clock In the forenoon, having come from Huytoo
on cars drawn by Mr. R. Stephenson's locomotive steam-carriage,
which moved up the inclined plain from thence with considerable
velocity. Meanwhile Ladies and Gentlemen, in great numbers,
arrived from Liverpool and Warrington. St. Helen's, and Man.
ehester, as well as from the surrounding country. The pedes-
trians were extremely numerous. The spectators lined both
sides of the road for the distance of a mile and a half. It is dif-
ficult to ferns an estimate of the number of individuals who
had congregated to behold the experiment ; but there could not, at
a moderate calculation, be less than ten thousand. Some Gen-
tlemen even went so far as to compute them at fifteen thousand.
Never, perhaps, no any previous occasion, were so many scientific
gentlemen and practical engineers collected together on one spot as
there were on the rail-road. The interesting and important nature
of the experiments to he tried had drawn them from all parts of the
kingdom. Mr. Borstal!, of Edinburgh, did not bring his carriage
out, in consequence of its having met with an accident on its road
from Liverpool to the Course. The locomotive carriages ran
up and down the road during the forenoon, more for amuse-
ment than experiment, and even startling the unscientific by the
amazing velocity with which they moved along the rails. Mr.
Robert Stephenson's carriage attracted the most attention
during the early part of the afternoon. It ran, without any
weight being attached to it, at the rate of twenty-four miles in
the hour, emitting very little smoke, but dropping its red-hut
cinders as it proceeded. Cars containing stones were then
attached to it, weighing, together with its own weight, upwards
of 17 tons, preparatory to the trial of its speed being made.
This trial occupied, with stoppages, 71 minutes, and proved
that the carriage can, drawing three times its own weight, run at
the rate of more than ten miles in the hour. Mr. Ackworth,
of Darlington, ran his carriage along the course during the day,
but no trial of its speed with weights took place. Mr. Winan's
machine, worked by two men, and carrying six passengers, was also
on the ground : it moved with no great velocity, compared with the
locomotive steam-carriages, but with considerable speed considering
that it was put in motion by human power. Mr. lirandreth, of Li-
verpool bad his locomotive carriage on the road. It was worked by
two horses, on the principle of the tread-wheel. Though its velo-
city was nut more than four miles per hour on this occasion, it is
a carriage which will be useful for a variety of purposes on the
sad road. But the speed of all the other locomotive steam-car-
riages on the course was far exceeded by that of Messrs. Braith-
waite and Co.'s beautiful engine from London. It shot along
the line at the amazing rate of thirty miles in the hour ! The
contests were to continue for two or three dayv.

He BIM, a GerTnan priest, reiates a curious instance,
in his own experience, ut the mischiTf dune by hasty proceedings.
When he first went to his parish, he found, to his great disgust,
only the common books o: devotion, viz.—P. Codicils, the Great
and Little Garden, the Spiritual Soul watcher, &c. The very
fires occasion which offered, he attacked throe bunks publicly and
vehemently front the pulpit. The pet.ple were shucked and
offended ; they said that their fathers knew bow to pray as
well as Inch teachers, and would not look at his new volumes of
prayer. Taught by his ill success to vary his plan, on a subsequent
occasion he took occasion tb speak In proper terms at lespect of the
piety of the composers of those early books, but added that many
improvements, as they all knew, were constainly making in agri-
culture, masonry. &c. and so they must see that this might be the
Case with books. He then proceeded in the pulpit t.) compare the
old and one of his new hooks of devotion, and before the evening
lie had numerous applic-tions fur copies,—kbreiga Quarfedy/kairm

PRICE SEVENPENCF.

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(From a French paper )
SSTITUTION Or 'amino ♦ND MILITANT INSTRUCTION ESTALLI.III

Iv Mt rACIIA.

IMN Or 701 AKMV.

The military school at Cazerlain, near Cairo, is the prin..i? al
establishment of instruction ; Actinic Effendi is at its bead. It
contains 600 pupils, as well Turks and Arabs as the children of
European officers, from 12 to 16 yrats of age. They are her..
taught the Turkish, Arabic, and Italian languages, arithmetic, ge•
umetry,designing, and the details of service. In the Cour►e, which
continues four years, every thing has a view to a indite( y life. At
quitting the establishment the pupils undergo an eaatninatiou •
those who answer well are placed on the staff, or are removed to
higher school. Tho-e who answer les. satisfactorily, arc seat het.:
the army as sub-officers.
The school of the Staff, under Nurraddin-Bey. at Djad•Abad, is
under the direction of NI. Planar. It c. utains 70 students taken
Irons the military school, wets are taught the higher blanches of
mathematics, algebra, geometry, gunnery, engineering, and fortifi-
cation ; also the drawing of plans, Ike Arabic, Persian, and French
languages, and the practice of military mat:oeuvres: The course its
this school last three years. In the following year they are taught
"num! I.hilosophy, history, geography, and the highest branches
°Utile mathematics.

Cheik-Hawn is professor of arithmetic, algebra, and geumetry ,
Miff Effendi, of Arabic and Turkish ; M. Planar profess. gunnery
and civil engineering ; M. Tolgt. military maiceuvres; MU. Pa.
chut and Kunig teach French, and M. Float instructs in drawing
and designing. The situations In the three office. of the staff ate
held by students of this school. Thus the field ►ernice is under
Selini-Bey, correspondence under Osman-Bey, iud the archives
are wider the care of Paubci and Tuba.

The Arabs are distinguished by their great taste for the science(,
while the young Turks Tsui as draughtsmen.
In the school of officers of Inakhile, established chiefly for young
Turks and Arabs, they are instructed in the guidance and manage-
ment of armies. In three schools, under the direction of Saratiio,
220 pupils are instructed in music.
The school of medicine and surgery, under Dr. Clot, contain(
110 Arabic students. It is established in the vast hobpital of
d'Abuzabel, which is capable of accommodating 1.500 patients.—
In this school pathology and surgery are taught by Dr. Clot ; ana-
tomy by Dr. Gaetano ; chemistry, and the history of medicine, by
Dr. Barthelemy ; botany by Dr. Figari ; medicine by Dr. Ber-
nard; French by N. Neelli ; and anatomical demonstrations by
the director, Dr. Clot. The professors have each a salary of 3:.t►
franca per month, besides 175 francs for incidental expenses.

It was M.Planat, a French officer, who introduced the European
discipline into the army of the Egyptian Viceroy. Since the death
of the late Minister of War, Blahoinet-Bey, the disciplinary, sys-
tem has been intrusted to a Commission of Ilistruetion, composed
of Gen. Osman Bey, Col. Selim- Bey, Col. Gaudin, Lieut.-Col.
Ferisok, Julyt, M. Planat, the Director of the Staff
School, two Professors, and a Secretary.
The general staff of the army is not yet organized : Ibrahim is
its chief. The special staff is composed of a Colonel, two Majors.
six Adjutants General, six Adjutants Major, 38 Captains, and
Lieutenants—in all 71 Officers. it is established in toe camp at
Djad-Abaci„ near Cairo. There are already raised regular works
for taking plans and elevations, and for topographical IllartlClloll.
The infantry is divided into regular and irregular troops. The
former consist of 12 regiment of 4,000 men each; two battalions,
without any fixed number, and a company of gendarmes—in all
50,000 men.

In the irregular troops are counted b,OOO Turks, and 1.'..90
Maugrahes (barbarians). Each regiment has five battalion. (each
battalion consisting of eight companies of 100 men), commanded
by a colonel, four majors, ten adjutants, five ensigns, five pro-
fessors, five fawners, belonging to the staff of the regiment.
Every company has one captain, one lieutenant, two sub-lieute-
nants, four serjeants, eight corporals, two drummers, and Si rank
and file.

The cavalry is not yet organised according to the European
tern. It consists of 6,000 horse, divided into six corps, commanded
by the Bey. and Kachefs of the provinces.
The artillery consists of three battalions, each having eight com-
panies ut 100 men, :54 train companies, two of artificers, and 1.0010
cannoneers, veterans in the three fortresses.

The Artillery School, under Mussein-Bey, at Cairo, has thi ty
pupils. The foundry at Cairo is entirely under the mmagentent of
Frenchmen.

In the camp at Djad-Abed there are eight batteries of six piece.
each, with the necessary teams of horses. At Cairo there are four
battalions of old artillery.

The corps of engineers consists of 12 conipanies of sappers of
10C awn each; but it is deficient in officers.

The whole of the army amounts to 66,000 men, in a population
of 5,000,000. the recruiting is carried on, in a great measurt•,
by force, and without any fixed regulation. Fellabs (peasants)
are impressed whenever they can be caught, and are brought to
the camp, where they are drilled. Sometimes the Pacha purchases
slaves In the markets of Darpur, Stoat, and Cordotan. These
slaves are u quick in learning their exercise as the fellabs, but
all the officers are selected from the Turks, Arabs, or renegades.
The uniform consists of a shirt, a waistcoat, and pantaloons of
woollen stuff. In the winter it is red, and in summer it is of
white cotton. The waistcoat has a small strait collar, the waist-
band and pantaloons fit closely to the body. On the bead is a cap
of woollen cloth, and on the feet are shoes, after the Kastern fashion.
In the winter a mantle of white or black is added to the dress.

The dress of the officers is distinguished by embroidery on the
sleeves and breast -ometimes also by decorations of cloth, of
silver, of gold. and even of diamonds. The soldiers carry their
effects in a leathern knapsack : lung black pouchsa ; a musket and
bayonet, in the Frsnch manner, sabres slightly curved (which
come from Germany) tar officers, form theirequipment. The ar-
tillery have muskets and sabres.
The cavalry is without commission, but is well mounted. The
irregular infantry is armed in the Albanian fashion.

The maintenance and pay of the army are both exe-Ilent ; the
pay of a private soldier, without including victuals and clothing, is
49 paras ; that of a sub•ofcer a piaster ; a suh lieutenant 200 paras
per month, a lieutenant has 350, a captain, 500; a major, 1.500 ;
a lieutenant-colonel. 4,000 ; a colonel, 8,000 ; besides ahowslices
for maintenance and uniform.

Those who instruct the European discipline are divided into four
classes, of which the first bas 350 trance; tie second, 1150; the
third, 175 ; and the fourth, 110 francs per month ; besides a horst.,
rationa, two sets of uniform, ur 350 francs and a month's pay
extra, and wine duty tree. During a campaign they have from
600 to 800 francs per month. A full surgeon 330 francs prr
month; an assistant-surgeon 250 ; and hpspital mates 175, ex-
clusive of rations, clothing, and certain gratuities.

Tke medical staff of the army is extremely well kept up. They
have very extensive hospitals. M. Clot is the Surgeon•Geueral,
and Doctors Brawl, Karakuki, and Martini, tarns a nisdicii
board.

The rule of the service now is, that promotion is regulated by
length of service. Heretofore it depended on the favour at the
Pacha. Long and faithful services are rewarded by pensions and
gratuities.
The instruction of the infantry it: the European discipline is en-
trusted to M. Colonel Gaudin, and he follows the French military
regulations of 1791. The recruits remain for six months in the
camp, sod are exercised seven hours and a ball each day. The slaves,
or negro recruits, learo with zeal. The fellAhs are quick; but the
Turkish officers are extremely indolent. The discipline is re-
vere, but officers and sub•olficera are not allowed to direct the in-
fliction of corporal punishment on the men. No officer below the
tank of a Major can direct the infliction of the bastinado, as wet!
as that known by the name of coustwitchs. Officers ••f inferior
rank aru liable to this :is well as the private soldiers. Generally.
however, degradation and iniprisutiment are the ordinary punt•.
menu inflicted on them.
Military arms, desertion, robberies committed by soldiers ()
their fellow-soldiers, and insubordimtion, are sent before'il military
council. In all whir offences Cadi, or civil judge, ha.
jurisdiction. The gendarmes, as 114 France, have charge of the
police ut the army. All these establishments, which have exested
fur the last bye year., have alreasly had much influ-nee on the
spirit of the entire nttion. It is certain that it depends now 'only
on the will of Mehemet' Pacha to break off all connexion wltb the
Porte.