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The Scottish Monthly Magazine. December.
We are glad to-find that this excellent periodical has
reached its serenth number. We hope it meets with that
extended support to which the variety, power, and orig.
trality of its articles entitle it. To the commercial part
of the community the first article in each number most
prove exceedingly valuable ani interesting, and in none
more so than in the one now before us. The article to
which we refer is an elaborate easay on "The Principles
of. Exchange," which embodies a fund of information on
the subject which cannot be too highly appreciated. By
the tradesman, the merchant, and the manufacturer, this
masterly treatise will be perused with no ordinary in-
terest. At the other articles in this number we can only
cast a hasty glance ; but they fully sustain the already
established character of this periodical. A few of the
remaining contents are :
" Pericles and Aspassia"—An able review of Landor's
last work.

Canadian Melodies—No. 2 "77-The music simple,
and pervaded by the greatest tenderness.
" Juvenile Reminiscences of a Respectable Vagabond."
Curious autobiography.
The Man with the Mantle."—An indifferent tale.

An Artistical Sketch."—Exceedingly well written.
A Tavern Dinner."—Very entertaining : Logan's
humour is peculiarly, rich.
" Astoria."—The reviewer moot,soiffaCterily convicts
/17,:usiangton irrimg, wholeiel-plegrviiiu•

The Asiatic lotimal.: Diwober•
Of tbis magazine we have on, several occasions ex-
pressed our opinion. In its general character it is sur-
passed by none of its contempoturieS; chief ,
cha-
racteristics of its articles are solidity and originality.—
We extract the following ver • interesting passage from
-
an impartial memoir 'of that etninent missionary, Dr.
Carey
As a philologist, his laborious works rendered him a highly
serviceable pioneer, at a time when there were few aids to the
acquisition of the Oriental tongues. With respect to the Ben-.
gaff, Mr. Wilson states' mot e- thati the natives themselves
allow, that " Dr. Carey may claim the merit of.having raised it
froin'the condition of a rude and uniettled,dialect, to the *eh,: rd.c-
tee'of a regular and permanent forip,pf,Speech, possessing some-
thftig a litera.tuie, and capable, ftssin ittt.iptititalc relotion to the
Sanscrit, of becoming a 'refined rand cOmpreliensire irehiile fur
the diffusion of sound knowledtie and religious truth." lie
observes, also, that Dr. Carey spoke sanferil with fluency and
correctness, and possessed at least six.:rliffAretat dialects. Mr.
Wilson sums up his character in these " Dr. Carey was
a man of no oidinary powers of mind ;" 'he was endowed with
prompt and acute apprehension, and capable of vigoious.aud
enduring application his tastes were varied and his attainments
vast; and he persevering.), and zealously devoted alt his facul-
ties
and acquirement; to the intellectual and spiritual improve-
ment of his fellow-creatures in the East."
Of his relgious character.. it is unnecessary to say more than
that he appears to have been a sincere and pious Christian.
Though belonging to a sect not remarkable for liberality of sen-
timent or a spirit of enlarged toleratioo, he
.appears to have
evinced none of that narrow bigotry and pharisaical
which a small and peculiar class of religionistaare apt to cherish
toWards others. The language which he employs, when treating
of religious topics, is the exaggerated style of his sect, and re-
quires to be translated into that of " truth and soberness."
The reflections contained in his Journal on his own unwor-
thiness, &c., have sometimes a morbid cast; and, one passage,
his friend Dr. Ryland has written, " low-spiritedness and wild
humility."

An Introductory Lecture on Chemistry and Pharmacy,
delivered at the flunterian School of 11eciicine. By
J. Hunter Lane, M.D., F.R.S., &c.
This is an excellent sessional address on two of the
most interesting and important subjects which can ;.en-
gage the human understanding. It is at once clear .and
profound; abounding with philosophical illustrations and
practical appeals. The language is entirely free from
pedantic affectation and ad captandum quaintness.

Hof Farewell .ildcicess to the Roman Catholics of Me Dio-
cese of Cork. By the Rev. David O'Croly. Dublin :
Milliken and Sun. pp. 35.
Mr. O'Croly is well known to many of our readers as
the author of a masterly essay on the " Finances of..the
Church of Rome." As might have been anticipated from
the galling exposures contained in his previous pamph-
let, lie has been the object of much persecution from the
Popish priests; and has subsequently been led to re-
nounce his connexion with-that intolerant. faction. The .
following extract contains his views of
THR piii a sir ferATE OP PDPERY IN IRELAND.
The present are extraotdinary times for Ireland. and pregnant
with corning events. A movement iu religion as well as politics
is Undoubtedly in progress. Daniel O'Coiniell at the head of
an immense variegated multitude, is labouring to reyoliiii.inize
the state; while the Irish Roman Catholic priesthood, by be-
coming his abettors, in ,oppiesitien to their duty as minoveis of
the gospel; -are preparing th'e war fur the reformation of their
church. 'rite AUCCeS, or tailwe of any religion, abstracting fruit
its intrinsic merits or deinerits. must depend in a great measure
upon the good or bad conthict of its ministers, or upon the esti-
mation in which they are held; from which consideration it
would seem to follow that the Raman Catholic religion in Ire-
land, notwithstanding its peseta dornineeting attitude, is hasten-
ing to its downfal. The priests are every where disgusting
their people h) the profanation of their ministry; and tee held
in abhorrence on the same account by those of a differeet coal-
minion. A religion or a church so circuinsta need valinot be
supposed to extend itself, or• to make proselytes; and a revolt
agimst its authority mast be expected speedily to break out
among its followers. Religion in Ireland, considered in general,
present's an odd picture of contrarieties and inconsistencies.
Th4lrish Protestant Church seems th-eatened with destruction
brtite 'curtailment of its establishment, and the abstraction of
its iemporalities ; and yet, in various qttariers the tide of public
(Odor' is bevnr.ing to flow in favour of the Protestant religion.
RCA-Dalt CRlllolit'S in great numbers frernient the Prutr,taut
hatkiies, listen to Protestant sermons, imbibe Protestant prin-
ciples, renounce, many of them, their own discriminating opi-
nions and observances, and openly embrace the Protestant
communion. • Defections of this kind, wholesale, are going
on in various parts of this country. Even Roman Catholic
priests, • who should he good authority in such matters, pass over
in -greater numbers than ever to the Protestant establishment,
notwithstanding all the present disadvnntages under which it I
labours. Thes while the Protestant church is menaced with its
destruction, the Protestant religion is gaining ground.
On the other hand, the Roman Catholic church appears at
first view.to be making rapid strides to ascendancy. It is unit-
tiplying its establishments in all quartets, founding abbes
and 1
incinesteries and nunneries ; erecting grand edifices fer public
worship; establishing schools and seminaries throughout the
length and breadth of the land. Its bishops, without the recog-
nition of law, or rather in opposition to law, require to be ad-
ar'Z'sed es barons or peers of the empire. Its deans and vicars
"i parish priests and Curates appear to the people as men of,
consenue and t 't Yet, note tthstanding this
nce ton y..
;" PlaY, the Roman Catholic chtirsti in Ireland it in
tottering ,t,t •
the fabric or rule, likely at no distant period to vanish like
eitiline for whive'hitlianti:wilan.id:,leme:reuanig,iit,:a wreck behind. The die-
existence. The in times past, has uow no,
There is little or en RX,Tril priests met e'y hang together.—
letter ; the canon Diocesan statutes are a dead
decrees in council at • a 'teed letter; bishops' orders and
ercises a separate nr independent tit" 7 Almost every palest ex-
ing to his individual caprice: -pl,r„"di'bllnni end etas accord-
obedience to an instruction from Tj'anace,elhet:tCnteinlUreilln:ttlitea:)nu.
htlo)041
mergedi gion
intoh ad their veiy
rescript from:his heliness
...e I,,pe. •
together more es politicians thanhar:
appellatinn of 'lnman Catholics,
word. Such a Wilil y me he called a turbulent prlrilattpart)-•''
mutitv • bat areAniwertliy the title of a Cbriatum

This Church, or rather section of .the population, may present
imposing appearance While the spirit of faction continues;
but when that expires, and it will leave to rest for support solely
on its religious character. which is a nullity; down it must fall
and be'levelled to the dust, with all its graudeur and annual-
cence.

A Protestant Catechiym: shering the principal Error
of the Church of Rome. Wigan : Griffith. pp. 16.
An admirable little pamphlet, containing, in a con-
densed shape, the principal arguments furnishe3 in scrip-
ture against the pernicious tenets of Romanism. It de•
serves a general circulation, to which its brevity and its
cheapness are no inconsiderable claims.

Yr Haul (The Sun). December. Liverpool : Pughe.
We wish to introduce this- spirited periodical to the
notice of our Welsh friends. Its principles are truly con-
servatine, and are mainta;ned with great force and elo •
(pence. We believe this excellent Magazine is under the
editorship of Dr. Owen, a gentleman who hascontributed
very largely to enrich the of his native land. We
are glad to find that it differs in one important respect from
most of its contemporaries. We allude to. the style of writ-
ing which obtains throughout its articles—which is pure
and idiomatic—not a maudlin imitation of English. The
following brief extract will show under what colours our
Cambrian friend of the Sur. is fighting :

We should be extremely remiss in our duty, were we, upon
the completion of our First Volume, to neglect returning our
most gratefulacknowledgments to our numerous Subscrmers,
wbo have &o faithfully and warmly supported our Periodical
from its commencement, and under whose fostering care it has
acquired sufficient strength to combat successfully with the
most inveterate enemies of ,the Established Church; who,
being Republicans in Politics, and Infidels in Religion, dis-
gnise their hatred to the Church and the Monarchy under the
cloak of Liberality and conscientious Dissent, and whose chief
aim is to destroy whatever is valuable and sacred in the consti-
tution of the state.

WITHDRAWAL OF OPPOSITION TO THE DISIN-
TERMENT OF MADAMP,MALIBRAN.

• (Abridged from the itlanchestepGuard;an of Saturday. 1
T.he hope we expressed in the Guardian of Saturday last, that
the appeal against the grant of a faculty to M. de Beriot would
be, withdrawn, is already all but realized ; and the remains of
the unfortunate Malibran, after a lapse of eleven weeks—chiefly
occupied by proceedings in the consistorialcourt, altogether un-
precedented in modern times—are at length to be disinterred
and.remOved to-Belgium. The arrival 'Of Madame Garcia, the
deceased's mother, last week, and her earnest application to
the appellant.and the patties who have thought and acted with
him in this extraordinary matter, are the causes of this aban-
donment of all further opposition.
Yesterday week,, the day after her arrival hate, Madame
Garcia bad an interview with Mr. li. C. Sharp, when she re-
quested that gentleman to withdraw the oppo,ition and to use
his influence with his frienda to induce them to desist also from
Offering any further obstacle to her obtaining permission to dis-
inter the remains of her behoved daughter, and to remove them
to Belgium. Mr. Sharp said he was not acting alone in this
matter, but on behalf of a body of gentlemen, and that conse-
quently he could not make any promise besaand undertaking to
call together the parties with whom he had acted, and making
•hem acquainted with her appiieation. He suggested that it
would be the,bestway to address a letter or memorial to him,
which he could lay before the memorialists. Madame Garcia
accordiugly,en the same day, addressed a letter to Mr. Sharp,
in French, of which we subjoin an almost Metal translation:—
"Sir,—Having had the inexpressible sorrow to lose at Man-
chester, my beloved daughter, Madame de Beriot (nee Garcia),
and also the deprivation of nut being able to weep upon her
tomb, nor yet to fulfil the duties prompted by my heart and my
religion, if she is not removed into her adopted country, which
is also mine ;—I come to intreat you, air, to grant me this favour,
and.to use your influence with your fellow•townsmen, that they
raise-no more obstacles to tha disinterring of the mortal remains
of My poor (laughter ; and that they may be removed with me
into the bosom of her family,

" Accept, !lir, and believe the expression of my profound
gra.itude.
" Manchester, 9th December, 11535.

," Mr. li. C. Sharp. " JOAQUINA GAItC/ 1."
A meeting of a number of the gentlemen was held on Mon-
day last, and it was thep determined to call a meeting of all the
memorialists, and accordingly an adveltiseinent was inserted in
the Guardian of Wednesday last, requesting " the gentlemen
who signed the memorial to the Wardens and Feilons" to at-
tend a meeting of the memorialists at the Town Hall, on Fri-
day (yesterday), '' on important business." A. committee was
also appointed to prepare resolutions to be submitted to the ge-
neral meeting.
AccOrdingly, about twenty-four gentlemen assembled yester-
day iti She buroughreeve's room at the Town Hall, and on the
'notion of Mr. Joseph Peel, seconded by Mr. Lot Gardiner,
Mr. F.-B. Hodgson was called to the chair.
Mr. R. C. Sharp rose to propose the first resolution. In the;
caurse of his remarks he said, My own individual feelings are
opposed, as strongly as any man's can be, to granting the appli-
cation of M. de Beriot; but I think the objection which we felt
towards his obtaining the disinterment and removal of the body,
assumes a very different feature; when application is made by a
rucither to remove the remains of her daughter to her adopted
country. and into the bosom of her own faMily ; and Madame
Garcia states that Belgium is now her adopted country. Those
are lily own feelings; and they are those also of a great number
of gentlemen with'whom I have spoken, and whom I have con-
sulted on this matter. 1 now leave it iu your hands, gentlemen,
to decide. A resolution which has been drawn up by a com-
mittee appointed at a meeting on Monday last, has been placed
in my hands, the letter having been addressed to me, and the
proceedings in Opposition to the application of M. de Beriot
having taken place in my name. I beg, therefore, to propose,
as a resolution entirely consonant with my own feelings—`• That
the letter of Madame Garcia is entitled to the immediate and
respectful attention of this meeting; for that the opposition -to
thedisinterment and removal of the departed lady's remains on
the application of her-husband (dictated as it is .by feelings of
the strongest disapprobation of his conduct) ought not to extend
itself to the disinterment and delivery of those remains to her
mother."
Mr. John Bagslraw. in seconding the resolution, said, "What-
ever may be our feelings and opinions as to the real state of M.
de Beriot's mind, I think none of us can doubt fora moment the
sad sincerity of her feelings. Whatever his conduct may have
been, we ought not to visit it on the head of Madame Nlalibran's
unfortunate mother ; and I hope the same feeling of unanimity
which has dictated our opposition to hint, will render us equally
unanimous in affording to her every means in our power of at-
taining the wishes, which she has so feelingly put forth in the
letter which has just been read. I sincerely hope the resolution
may pass without one dissentient.voice." The resolution was
put from the chair, and paised unanimously.
Mr. P. F. Willert moved, "That on all proceedings on the
part of M. de Bet sot being withdrawn, Mr. Sharp be required to
withdraw all further opposition to the disinterment of the body
of Madame Malibran de Beriot."
Mr. George Peel seconded the motion. This resolution was
passed unanimously.
Mr. Dante' Broadhurst moved " that on the preceding reso-
lution being complied with, the Warden and Fellows of the
Collegiate Church, (with whom we believe the power to reside)
he respectfully requested to comply with any application made
by or ou behalf of Madame Garcia, fur permission to disinter
and remove to Belgium or elsewhere, the remains of the late
Madame Malibrati de Beriot, and to reader every facility in
their power to such disinterment and removal. And that this
request be transmitted to them through the chairman, accotn-
partied by a copy of this and the foregoing resolutions."
Mr. Lot Gtitrdiner, in seconding the resolution, said he agreed
with all that hail been said by Mr. Sharp, Mr. liogshaw, and
the other gentlemen wtro had preceded hint, respecting the feel-
;ings entertained against M. de Beriot's application ; but the
features of the case were now so much changed, that his opinion
hail changed with them. The resolution then passed unani-
mously.
Mr. Charles Wood moved, seconded by Mr. Unwin. that Mr.
Bagsbasi be requested to send a copy of the three resolutions
to Madame Gamut ; which resolution having passed unanimous-
ly, the chair was vacated by Mr. Hodgson and taken by Mr.
Sharp; and the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. nodg-
stin.(on the motion of Mr. S. Heed's, seconded by Mr. Edward
Brriioke) for his kindness in taking the chair, and the manner in
which he had dischared his duties therein.
The meeting then separated.

On Wednisday last M de Fiennes and Madame Garcia pro-
ceeded to Chester; where they had an interview with the her.
,Henry k
et(s*) himihe to k chancellor
w he (or
ii transfer
nd
rt)of
the he diocese.fa(t tY
rd
from M. de Beriot, in whose•name it was granted, to Madame
,Garcia,He said that he would not have granted such au apoli-
catkin 00 behalf of any other Party, but that to the mother of
the deceased ,he would make the transfer requested—provided
the protocol of appeal were withch awn byat
Mr..Bagshaw,
the 11us1Ny AAraftle:
acenttipauied tiv another
the meeting. )esterday,
wentleinnn, waited on Madame Garcia,
and communicated to her the resolution which had I,,,„„dmpted.
M. de Fiennes, on learning the result of the matting, wrote by
yesterday's post to Chester, requesting Mr. Parry, the procto-r
retained on behalf of M. de Beriot. to withdraw the application
inade-on behalf of the widower of the deceased. Mr. Bagm„iw,
we believe_ also..wirite to Mr. Sharp's proctors, requesting thein•
tO withdraw the -iiitocol of apryeal given on Mr. Sharp's hehall;'
and to abandon all further, presectition'of the appeal. There
•ean, therefore, now be no doubt, that the nest post will bring
from Chester a faculty granted to Madame Garcia to disinter
and remove the remains of her daughter. Thus • all difficulty
is at an end io every quarter; unless- the warden and- fellows
should refuse to comply with or recognise the farulty of the or-
dinary. This, however, we apprehend. they µill scarcely do,
after the withdrawal of all opposition on the part (if the memo-
rialists, and their request that the warden and fellows would
grant Madame Garcia permission to remove the body. If. in-
deed, they are not disposed to aektonaledge the authority of the
bishop or of the ordinary in this matter, they have the option of
granting permission independently and irrespectively of any
faculty or grant from any eccie<iastical authority. And this is
the course which in all. probability they will take; for, we un-
-deistood, they, or at least sOme of them, have already intimated
that they were not disposed to interpose any obieucle to the
disinterment and removal of the body. A few days more. then,
.and this matter, which has so long been a source- of painful
agitation in various circles here, will be satisfactorily set at