The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-14 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

A few tills more will probably bring us the nielan
chitty intelligence that the infamous sentence of Riego
has been carried into execution. The condemnation has
been pronounced. lie has been sentenced to the punish•
went of "'the Gibbett !" Good Got ! For what offence ?
For having saved Ferdinand from one; since a word from
Riego would have been his fate, on more than ten occa-
sions within the last three years. This " natural clemen-
cy," and atnazing " piety" of Ferdinand, will prove a
lesson to all future revolutionist?, not to spare these royal
furies, who are alike inaccessible to reason, and deaf
to justice, honour, and humanity. Will the Spanish pour
lace permit such an exhibition? We are aware that
there is a brutal rabble in Madrikl, kept in ignorance,
and fanatically devoted to the designing part of the priest-
hood, who would wash their hands, or quench their thirst
with the blood of any man who might be pointed out to
them as an object of vengeance. But will those citizens,
who, under the comma and of Riego, so frequently defeated
the traitorous enterprises of the Royal Guards, will they

tamely submit to this sanguinary onto age? We know what
they ought to do. If the gibbett be prepared, we know
' WHO should be selected to adorn it. We know who would
grace such a performance with morepropriety than Rirgo;
and though there can be hilt little hope that theleitizens
of Mad rid will do their duty, in preventing
the execution ; we will not surrender the idea that the
scaffold which may now be destine•] to stream with his
blood, shall one day be the scene of vengeance with
which jnstice will overtake his cowardly murderers.
There are French soldiers iii Malrid. Will they witness
such an atrocious murder, without interference ? A word
from the French Commandant would save his life. Will
he not speak it ? Will he look on, as a certain Duke did
•on the sacrifice of Marshal hey. What impudent auda-
city it is, for governments to reproach the people with
cruelty in tlnir tuinitl!:i. when they furnish then► with such
horrible examples.

There is a runour that Ba;l.isteros is disposed to avenge
of the di.,appointment of not being adequatily
paid for his treason to the Constitution, by erecting its
standard train. Nay, it is even said that he' has pub.
fished 0 a re:;clliotte proclamation ;' patt of which we
inserted in our paper of yesterday. We do not believe
that such a nis at all calculated for the difficult en.
terprize of collecting the dispersed elements of resistance
to the restored despotism ; especially if it be tree, as
asserted in an article from Madrid, which we quoted
yesterday, that his army has been tranquilly disbanded;
and even if he could assume any formidable aspect, it

would only be to m ike a better hargail for himself than
the last has proved. The submist.ioti of Mira, which still

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surprizes us, has rent:e:.ed the idea of further resistant'.
desperate. We have heard that the gnat argument of
the French miss:l6es with tl.e Constitutional officers of
Spain, has been founded or. the dr sertion of them by
England. What our Ministers have called neutrality, the
French have represented as acquiescence in their views;
and the conduct of the English Minister at the Court of
Madrid. gave a sufficient colour to this representation.
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Carthagena has nut yet olieyell the orders of the King,
to open its gates to the French ; hut a little more intrigue,
and the Constitutional flag will cease to wave on any for-
tress in Spain. The auatity with which this result is
witnesse I in Englan.t, suqtrize ; all who reflect ; and yet
it extends its influence even to those oho perceive the
mischievous consequences which mist envie from it. The
Fr'nch have began to repar and strengthen the fortifica-
tions of Cadiz. Ceuta is also to receiie a French garrison :
—and if any eufurt is made to reconquer the Colonies, the
French must direct the military operations, and garrison
the captured towns. Thus, by a little cajolery, if the
frenzy of Ferdinand eau be restrained, the interests of
the two CJuntries will become one and

The Judges of the (Vat of King's Bench laid it down
yesterday as the law of the land, that watriedprisoners,
who refuse to mount the tread-mill, in company with con-
victed felons, are not entitled to any snpport from
.the
county. The conclusion is, that the Magistrates may
starve any man to death, who in the confidence of being
found innocent of the charge for which he is confined,
may refuse, though in a prison, to associate with those
who deserve to be there. The application was to ascertain
whether bread and water was all that such prisoners had a
right to,for their support; but the decision of the court, which
does not see any claim on the part of the prisoners, would
empower the Magistrates to take away the bread and the
water too. Now. we take the law and the reason of the
case, to be directly opposite to this. These men are confined
by society, to ensure their appearance to answer the offences
of which they are charged. They are commonly persons
who should live upon time produce. They have no funds ;
and they may he innocent of any offence. The law holds
them innocent, until they are proved guilty : —and yet the
Judges say they have no claim so food; unless they
labour ; and labour too, at an eu(iae of tor-
ture, more particularly designed as the punish-
ment of convicted offenders. If a man in custody before
trial were offered fair employment, upon just terms, and
rejected it, we du not see that he would merit starvation
for such conduct. It is enough for hint to Ise confined, if
innocent; and if guilty, he will meet his punishment
afterwards, and ought not to endure it before. Bat the
tread mil is not a fair species of labour. In many csses,
it is a species of useless torture; there being nothing
. performed by the turning of the wheel. It is avowedly a
species of punishment; and a man not convicted is not
a legal object of punishment. The eloquence with which
' the Judges expatiated upon time merits and sufficiency of
bread and water, is quite delightfnl. They subscribe lite-
rary to the scripture text, that " man shall notiive by bread
alone ;" but they deem seater a sufficient soldition to ensure
a very comfortable a mbsistenee. The Lord Chief .Josticle
who bas so often reprobated time discontent of time people,-

says " a •ery large proportion live upon bread." Mr.
Justice:Bayley, the greot patron of the blessings of tall-
tion, believes another proportion of the inhabitants of this
Ilingdom " live in a great measure, if not altogether upon
"oatmeal and water." Mr. Justice Best, who always puts his
foot " as far as who goes farthest," said " »toot of the Was-
" I Hotta parts of the community live upon nothing else than
" bread and water :" Now if all these things be true, we think

it high time to put those who are not industrious upon the
same diet ; and if the judges themselves will prove its suf.
tictncy by a few months' trial, they will be better able to
speak upon such matters.

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Private letters front Paris state that ti, 'nqniries among
the Parisians, as to the state of the King's health, and the
?robability of his spicily dissolution, had become the
general subject of eonv,:rsation, and it was reported that
the return of the Due. d'Angouletne from Spain had been
hastened on account of the very uncertain state of the
French Monarch. It was likewise current in that capital
that the Ministry bail determined to aid, with arms, money
and officers, the expedition which it was expected would
sail shortly from some of the Spanish ports, to assist in
recovering South America. As the Spanish Navy is in-
competent to the taslc of recovering these provinces, it
was generally supposed Ferdinand would hire the vessels
of some other Power, and Russia is rumoured to have al.
ready proffered her assistance to convey the troops of
the expedition to their destination. The vessels of war
which have already sailed, under the French flag, are stated
in these advises to convey some instructions, as well as
certain promisee, to Cantarite, in Peru, upon whose defence
against Boliva the Royalist cause of South America is
dependant.
I n a private letter brought by express from Paris, yes-
terday it is positively asserted that the King of France, in
an airing the other day, was seized with a fainting lit in
his carriage ; and lie is subject to a stoppage which all the
skill of his physicians is exerted to prevent from terminar
ine in strangury. in the mean time, the conduct of state
affairs is stated to be rea:ly confided to the Count &Artois,
who transacts hneiness with the Ministers. Should the
decease of the hing take place, it is not expected that any
serious political changes will ensue, as, in anticipation of
the event, precautionary arrangements have been feinted
for transtni'ting the present views of the French Cabinet
as;weil as the Crown to his successor.
We find that the delay, on account of which Captain
Harris has been pet on his trial, did not take place with
regard to the Commis for South America, hut Mr. Thorn-
ton, whom Mr. Canning tt as anxious to dispatch with as
little delay as possible to Lisbon, to compliment King John
on Isis liberation from the fetters of the Constitution. This
accounts for the circumstance having come out in the tile',
that we hail no Minister at Lisbon at so important a
juncture, which seemed to have no connection with •
Mission to South Ausetiea. With toe exception of the
substitution of the Consuls fir Mr. Thornton, the statement
is correct. Mr. Canning was examined, and exculpated
Capt. Harris, and the delay was found to lie at the dour of
Mr. Thornton.—lt seems the latter complained to his
Court of the coldness of his reception at Lisbon. The new
ally had thrown the old English cutinection entirely into
the shade.—( !flossing' Chronicle)
COUNTY WESTMEA'III.—A vacancy has occurred in the
Representation of the County of lVeettnratli, in consequence
of the death of Gustavus Rochfort, Esq. the late Repreaent-
&dee, The Candidates at preheat are, Richard alaloae,
Req. Hugh Tuite, Esq. and Sir Time. Chapman, Burt.
Doubts are expressed of Mt. Malone's standing, and the
contest, it is supposed, will lie between Sir Thos. Chapin in
anti Mr. Tuite. The latter is supported by the Independent
Interest.
By a vessel arrived at Bordeaux, letters dated the 41st'
of September were received yesterday from the island of St.
Thomas. An expedition was said to he preparing at
Havannab for the recovery of the Spanish possessions
in St. Dominos ; the troops to be employed were
those of Morales, 'which sailed for Cuba after the
evacuation of Maracaibo. It was supposed that Si. Domingo
was in a state 89 defenceless, and so little apprehending an
attack from such a go:taw, that 1,000 me would be soil.
recta for the recongtiest of the city and the adjoining
territory. Indeed, it is understood that the defeneeles,
state of the country, aid not any instructions from home
has prompted the attempt. With respect to Colombia, all
further efforts on the part of the Royalist troops were
considered hopeless ; Morales with his division were bound
by the articles of the capitulation nut to serve any more on
the Main ; and according to letters • from Curacos of the
of September, fugitives were daily arriving there from
Puerto Cabello, intimating by that sort of instinct by
which rats quit a falling house, that the last place held by
the Spattitiattls on the coast was not long likely to afford
them shelter.
Be the Flanders Mail we have received the following
intelligence respecting the (Weeks which, we hope and
believe will, from the channel through which it comes, be
found exaggerated :
• evica.ooT. 22.—An Austrian vessel, which sailed for I
Constantinople on the 3 I of this month, arrived on the I
18th at Trieste, brings news of an action between the Al.l
verine flotilla and the Greek ressels off Lemnos. l'he
Greeks, it is said, hail the disadvantage, and were forced!
to set lire to three tire ships, to prevent C:em from falling!
into the hands of the enemy. This news is confirmed by
the Captain of another vessel, oho has arrived in sixteen
days from Smyrna. The Turkish fleet was oil Mitylene.
" LEGOORN, OCT. 15.—We have accounts from Petra',
which state, that after some well•known events, Mauro-
cordato proposed to the Greek Government established
at Megara, to put itself under the protection of England.
This proposal was rejected with disdain. Manrocortiato
having repeated it at Hydra, a popnlite tumult was the
consequence to which he fell a victim; the people tore him
to pieces."
The Editor of the Journal Politique it Litteruire tic la
Cote d'Or, is civil to appear on the 21st instant before the
Royal C.,ort of Dijon, in full assembly, at the suit of M.
the Procureur General, who demands the suspension of the
Journal during the space of a month, on account of its ten.
Acne!/.
'IRA DR WITU TURKEY.—The fOIIOA leg note has been
published by the British Consul at Constantinople, to
whom it was aildre.seil lw Lord Straneforil
:
"Palace of Eaglavd, Constantinople, Sept. 13.
" Sir,—l announce to you, for the information of the Face
tory, that, in consequence of an arrangement concluded this
day between the Ottoman Governmant and me, the removal,
in the port of Constantinople, of cargoes tie parts of cargoes,
from one European vessel into another European vessel, is
henceforth permitted in all cases, when as otncial nppiicatlon
to that effect shall he made by the Embassy in the form agreed
upon between the Porte and me.

" STR.ANCIFORD."

ATTPMPTED AsssssINATION OP A GREEK PRILir IN PARIS.
A horrible assassination was yesterday attempted on the per-
i-n of a venerable Greek priest, agmi 50 years. touted Isaak-
arils. About ter:deed: in the morning cries were heard Is-
suing from the apartment which he occupied. at No. 361, Rue
St. If ortore, and the neighbours hastened thither. On breaking
onen the locked door. they found the old man prostrate at the
Wet of his assassin, who had attempted to murder him with a
razor; he still held in his hand. He was arrested in
spite of itis efforts to escape by way of a secret door known
only to himself, and 'tended over to a patrol of The Royal
(lett& who hound him firmly, and escorted him to the Bureau
of;the Commissary of the district, whence. after a short ex-
amination, he was taken to the Prefecture de Police. Tte.
ad man was conveyed to the Hospital de la Charlie, where he
lies in a precarious state. It is supposed that his long bushy
beard obstrueted4the razor, and prevented the attempt beinp
immediately fatal.

THE ATItICALS.
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COVENT GA RDEN.—A translation from the French, called
The Ferry of the Caters, was performed here last night,
to a crowded house, with same success. These importa-
tions have seldom much to recommend them, except that
they are of foreign origin ; and the present is not an excep-
tion, although the author derived a very powerful support
in the performance. RAVER personates in a masterly
manner, an old fisherman who had lost hisson, (as he sup•
poses) the day before, and has added much to his
reputation. The characteristic feting with which he
exhibited the first ebnllitione of despair, and the affecting
manner of reciting to the villagers the loss he had sustained.
t touched the hearts of the whole audience. It is seldom that
an old wan in an after-piece excites tears; but they fell as
fast to the sorrows of Old Francois, ab we have seen them
to the woes of Bdridera. Au affectiag incident, iven in
all the spirit of nature, occurs in the first act. rite old
man is about to set out his little store of the relief of
some fugitives who threw themselves on his hospite
lily, when he sees the holiday finery of his son lying
on the table. He is going to remove them, but his
feelings overcome him, and be cannot touch the melancholy
relics of his beloved child. Mr. BAKER, Mrs. Fetacclzz,
and .liss FOoTE, perform the characters of a Count,
Countess, and their elatteliter, flying from the vengeance of
the revolutionists of France, Francois agree to carry them
over the ferry to the opposite shore of Savoy, where they
would be safe ; but his boat is lost, and he has only a bat-
tered skiff which can carry tut one at a time; and even that
wants making weather tight. While Francois is abort
this necessary work, the pursuers arrive: its the shape of a
foolish citizen-officer, and two soldiers. The Count
hides himself; and while the officer is amuses'
by his wife and danghter, he escapes through
the window, and is ferried over in safety. Francois
returns, and carries over the wife also; hut during his
absence a fre.:ll scent is gain-el, and the lice Ise is entered
by a Mayor, as silly as the Officer, and a soldier sillier than
either. 'Vie yogis; Lady, fideling herself the object of
pursuit, hastily converts her-elf into the son of tae old
Visheranan, by ;Min's on the clothes before mentioned:
and in this gr eh amuses the Mayor and his follower until
!he return of Francu:s. The latter mistakes her for his son.
and rashes.; to fold her to his !martin transport at Isis un-
expected r-tern ; hut finding his mistake, he be-
trays her secret by the exclamation of" imprudent girl "
They are both-seivil. Francois is bound, and in despair
calls stp en leis son, who now enters indeed. (in the sit ape e f
Iris. l'ining), releases his father, and the party get into
the boat, pests IA reach the opposite shore in safety, aid
finish the piece by cheering the disappointed Mayor, and
his follower. M;ss FOOTE played delightfully, and a hat
won:d have been perhaps tedious in bther hands, berame
her so well, as to keep the bodse in continual good humour.
PARLY.Y, as the Officer, KEELET as the Mayor, and
Mc tones, as the Servant, were extremely effective; bat
tile it scent s want shortening. Indeed, there is not enough
of incident for two acts; if it should be compressed into one,
it would have a much longer life on the stage. Tire cat.-
clasion is not so iesteresting, nor so decisive as eneild be
wi,heil. Netlimg indicates the close but the fall of the
cue'ain. The scenery is well painted ; and the " aye:"
had it most decidedly when Ps nbny rune for ward to take
the votes. 1 t is pus-ible, ho.vet er, that the jury decided
' rather upon the merits of the performs-rs than of the air
thin. RAYNER.S acting alone would have saved a smith
inferior

piece.

Wtsfissort, Nov. 13.--The weather bring fine this
morning, his Majesty rode out on horseback in the Urea
Park. The Duke of Dorset arrived at the Castle yester-
day evening, on a visit to the King—(Court Circular.)
We understand that his Majesty intends to be in
London in the course of a week, and that previous to his
departure for Brighton, he will honour Drury Lane and
Covent Garden Theatres with his presence.—(Morain'
Paper.)
Viscount Granville is appointed Ambassador to the
Hague.
6 M., E.g. cloned with Miss F. H., eldest slanglster of
the Rev. It. 11., of Devonshire, at four o'clock on Saterdoe
morning, from a Hotel in the neighbourhood of Si.
James's. The Itary pair were 'miter, in wedlock the slam
mer;:in,g. at eight o'clock. at St. Pancras Church. The
bride, it- is tinderstoo.l, is not of age.
The Fury. Captain Parry, and Heels, Captain Ivan,
were both paid off at Deptford on Wednesday. 'l've app:t-
rates fur ceuveying the warm air, and several other things.
are however 1-ft on boar u. from which it is inferred another
attempt for discovering the north-west passage is in COll-
-
CAPTAIN, PARRY AND Miss 13ROWN:E.—(Frem the Ss
Joursuil.)—We are happy in being aisle, from um.
doubted authority, to contradict the paragraph that ap•
peared some [line ago in the Lumina and provincial papers,
affecting the character and conduct of these individual!;
and while we execrate the malisious and mtmonly principle
whieli could instigate any one so wantonly to span wAs
the letiarr..ct fertile' of an amiable woman, as well as the
acutest aellisrings of an ardent
a .m.rer, we cannot but pity
hint that lie possesses a heart insensible to those impression.
which constitute the proudest feelitsgs of tuna. Ss far
from these being a parti.le of tenth in the assertion, "that
the lady bad. i • the absence of this gallant officer, changed
her affections," we kno.v, aed withisat fear of contra.lictsun
can boldly assert, that this amiable female. serledeil herself
wholly front society daring his absence, looking only to
her own bosom, which was feelingly alive to all the ap-
palling. dangers its fon.le-t object hag to encounter, for that
consolation which could alone support her under the pain-
ful separation, and seeking no pleasure bet whetarose trout
the cherisaed feelings of the purest and most unsullied
affections; and in every respect her conduct ham been most
exemplary, and indicative of every amiable virtue which
can engender affection; whilst he, in the full conviction of
her unalterable faith, felt, amid the perils of his haz srdoes
enterprise, a glowing warmth within Lim. to which the icy
regions that encircled him could not impart a chill. 'Tis
true, that on his return to England, he met with a severe
and unlooked-for disappointment—not in the alienation of
her affection—not in the diminution of her attachment—
for in her he found every hope realized—bet a bar arising
in another quarter to the consist= stion of his happiness,
productive of such conflicting struggl. s between affection
and duty as to cause that alarming illness, which has so
unfeelingly and unjustly been attributed to the conduct of
her who, under those trying circumstances, has evinced a
sincerity of affection which displays the amiable virtues of
her heart—which has not only exalted her (if possible) is
the estimation of her gallant and ardent admirer, !Atha'
I done honour to her sex. From motives of delicacy we
forbear giving Mettler particulars, satisfied that we have
said sufficient to induce opr brother editors to circalite
this paragraph, and endeavour to efface that stigma which
has been nni.eservedly attached to an innocent and amiable
female, and which has caused her the severest suffering.
The trial of Castaign, the physician, commenced before
the Paris Court of Assize on Monday last. The Cori
iras extremely crowded. The whole of tho slay, from half
past ten to half past four, was spent in reading the indiell
;new, and,according to the French practice, interrogating
the prisoner. The bar was covered with hoses and p.hialbs
containing poisons, or the chymical analyses of poteees•
The prisoner described himself to be—" E lute Samoel
Castaign, aged 27, dootor in medicine, horn at Menials
r.sidissg at Pans, rue dsnfer, No. 31." 'fhose
uha
lately Set up the absurd theory of usorderers
heist
generally of fair complexion, will erbaps avail thew.;
selves of the appearance of this young man, 101°6
"to be fair, and of an interesting figure ; his tine
voice is mild ; his manner, calm and decorous, Wino
much intercourse with the world."

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(FROM The OLASOoW FREI PRESS.)
T 1•14 elooptent and excellent Minister and Philosopher
pecan hed his farewell discourse, last Sunday, in that
hooch which has so often been the arena of more splendid
7oretory, earnest invocation, and fervent exttortation, than
perhaps any other place of worship in the kingdom. Had
the (inject of the Doctor been popularity, that object was
attained on Sunday in a most eminent decree. The
throng that poured into Macfarlane Street were immense.
and apparently all respectable. The Church was crowded
almost to suffocation. The Hector himself, either from
the excessive hear, or from his own eowerful efforts, was
overcome in the middle of his discourse, and compelled to
give out a Peelle until be bad time to recruit himself.
Hpndreds here obliged to stand.—Mr. Edward Irving was
ode of the number.
it bring genet ally nntlerstond that this was to be the
last day of the Rev. Doctor's Niinistrations in t!iie cite, so
eirar as ten o'clock a great crowd had assembled in 'front
of the Clittrelt, anxious to gain admittance; and though
police officers were early on the spar, such was the deter-
onihotion of the multitude to get in, that all efforts to re-
strain them proved fruitless, are' they continued to fore*
their way in spite of the exertions of the Elders and
several of the leadino members of the Congregation to
resttain t'osm ; while those who rented seats, particularty
the most respectable part of the sitter., (many of whotn
were latlio s, and could not undergo the pressure), w?re
ceiisitly walking np and (loan the street, waiting
*Rh patience the -result of lifilireceoistoed
oc-
rnrrence, while at the same time they were most desirous
if, hear the Lott s-rtnnn of their favourite pastor. Seeing
so pros-wet of restraining the exertions of those who were
attempting to force in, it wise deemed necessary to send to
the barracks for a military guard, and a party of the 731
reeiment accnrdingor arrived about half-past ten o'clock,
who took their stotiton on the stair leading into the church.
and were of great service in keeping hack the crowd ; but,
in spite of their hest t o leavoors, it was with difficulty they
could ;:r. serve swder. the people still continuing to press
forward, and it not being easy to determine who were si tt• n
sea who wero not. Toines went on in this way till past
eleven tidos k, a hen a groat part of the congregation being
still on the otitsWe. severe! gentlemen ascended the stair
ease, ordered the tnaio door to be shut, had the ttailotary to
Aar avo ay lite crowd. This having been aecomplislied,end
the soldiers kdicionsly arranged. these Gentlemen, after
awl per,e4l.l exertion, succeeded in gaining adurislion for
*somber of the Congregation.
The services of the day then commenced, when' Dr.
Chaltuere preached an eloquent sermon from Psalm .137.
nes e.:o awl li," If I forget thee, °Jerusalem'. let my right
land foratot her canning. If Ido not remember thee, let
Inv rename cleave to the roof of my month : if I preferr
a,Oirossleta above my chief joy." 4 It is not onr iute
to folks.. this eminent divine through his discourse: it
istatoo a deep
lama have iisnpressioso on the minds of all who
Irani ir. Ile catotlonesi Iris heaves to beware of being too
insteto attached to the popularity, of any man ; but to
their heart., and see whether they bad received a
Samt nom I
aesven or 3 111/A r.s froielman. lie then stated that
• au :ht be allowed to • birds that the hearers Who hail now
attended fain pulpit voieistrations for the period be had
born in lilasesite, n-arlv right years, were et least convinced
teat he was in earnest in the belief of the intiorranee atlas
doctrines w Lich he taught ; he knew Ho sr his imperfections
en numerous orraeions were past summing op, but he
rhotight they stouts' believe that he considered the Inlet of
their concern+ which regarded the things ofeternity as of
Ito, more importlece than the greatest of this world's cares.
rhe nnipa lament he had accepted to a Profeseorship in St.
Aedrew s might he considered as a dereliction of fluty, and
%disregard to the toner:en+ of the Ministry. When this
Moore came from the tongue of calumny, it was not worthy
Sr no:ice or observation ; but if a showl; had been Kier!,
is the faithful end uerieht feelings of the tool of any of
one bearers, and when it woo thins the sorrow of. honest
principles and effmoled grief, it would be shameful and arse
eforistian to treat tlois feeling with neglect. This was not
the place, however, for discussing these topics. He
mould make averment in the presence of God, shot the
Church arid ell its concerns were as valuable to Liu) as
ever, and would still continue to he dear to his recol-
lections, for when compared to its int/met:owe all ham ,a
wiener and learning were but mere thildisborss. The
Her. Gentleman then descrilied the important-* of
the oldie which be was now about to foll, it being
onr of the fountain heads to the ministry, and his,
dotty being now to act as a guardian and a teacher of
elementary principles of religion ; but should Jesus
('heist and hie holy religion ever he forgot by him, then
Le wished, in time words of his text. "that hi+ right hind
forget her cannin o."—There were many tapirs on wltieh
lie would not so much es dare to voter, and which most be
coulee(' to the ponderirgs of his own heart. Never would
le forget tie princely and rennilicent essista mice which he
101 l received from the enlightened and patriotic Moog istraey
ofthis great at tl esopulons city in the furtherance ot all his
plush,' the anto.diteati to oaf tee condition of the poor ;never
would he boom the lebours oldest devoted band is ho bad
kindly assisted hies in all his lahours of love, and to a
continuance of ulioe exertions he still looked fore ard with
slelight—never would he forget the indulgence, friendly
countenance, and noble generosity which he had received
from all, and with whom he was surroanden on every aide;
and although he might not have been able to pay that
attention and regard to those tokens of kindliness with
ohich he had been ins-ail:tidy met, from the multiplicity of
business. and being jaded with over exertion, still the re-
membrence of their kind lonise and goad will would never
*ease to warm his heart and secere his affection for every
snot the 13oto1r which he was leaving behind. The Rev.
Doctor concluded by entreating lois hearers often to peruse
thef;th chapter of Paul's 2ti epistle to the Corinthiaes, as
sentainino, all the print iples of christian .obedience.
' The Doctor heving concluded, and the motel services of
the forenoon being ended, lie intimated that Mr. Irving,
Minister of tl e Caledonia-1 Chapel, London, (who was then
in the Church), would finish the whole e ith prayer. Dr.
Chalmers then retired, and Mr. Irving having come up to
the pulpit, after saying a few words respecting the import-
sat services its which they had been engaged, thought it
'lntl be proper for the congregation to invoke the (thine
Mewing on the head of that man wko had spent so many
rears among them, but who was now about to retire from
ilhnberge. Mr. Irving then put up a most impressive
prayer on behalf of Dr. Chalmers an.t the congregation,
led finished the whole by singing the 231 psalm.
We are happy to state, that though; the Church was
crowded to excess, (presenting in the inside one solid
Isms of people) and many ladies awl gentlemen standing
in the passages, no accident, sO far as we have heard,
happened,
ha the afternoon, Dr. Chalmers preached to a crowded
audience in St. John's Chapel of Ease, trans Hebrews 3,
verge 13.

The tollemion in the Church amoqnte.l to 1341. 13s, 241.,
sad it would have been much more Lad it n :t brew fur
the extreme pressure which prevented several from putting
in their collection. The collectio:: in t::e ells; i atnuanted
• 351.3 d.
The calling out of the military to repress the zrowd, who
entitled to pin sdmittanee, has be?n a•.d 0-.12r.e1y coon-
Nettled upon. Dr. Chalmers, however, had nothii.i; to do with
it—it was the work of some injudicious individual.
Certainly nothing can be imagined more reseifinz than the
negate arms and bayonets to prevent people esimnhlng in a
Plate of disine worship. hio sermon, however el )(pent —ro
1111...._1114", however popular. can excuse the employment of so h
rvvhs• lixeellent and impressive as was the discourse, it had
nu hotter, in our opinion. that it were not delivered at alt,
t,viher than place such an outrage opon pub le decency 0:141
nye thin . Had any accident o:c2rred—hati the blood

of any Individual been spilt at the altar, what would have been
the consequence!
In another point of view, Jt was a most unfortunate measure.
The military, we are sorry to say, are not very remarkahle for
either piety or devotion. The soldiers employed on this occa-
sion, were, by no means, exceptions to the general rule, and
the individuals who were thrust hack, at the point of the bay-
onet. had, more than once, the sixth commandment brought, in
a peculiar way, before their notice—but—we add no 'Lore,—
" hoping " taut such a scene will never occur again.

THE NEW MECHANICS' INSTITI TION, AT
GLASCOIV.

On Tuesday last, the friends of this Institution, to the
number of about 190, dined together at Gardner's Tavern,
Princes' Street. The large room was crowded to excess I
while an equal number of those who din-d were disappointed
in their application for tickets. Mr: Rods Barclay was
in the ('hair supported by Bailie flood on the one side,
and Mr. Stee!, the new lecturer, on the other. Mr. Warren,
the artist, was the Croupier. After dinner, when the
Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. ltanken, had returned thanks, " the
King" and the usual loyal toasts were drank. The Chair-
man, after an impressive speech, gave—" The illaeicrates
oftilaseow," which was received with great enthusiasm.—
Bailie 110 ad returned thanks, and assured the company
that the .11x4istrates looked with the most favourable eye
upon institutions so eminently calculated to benefit the
community, and to increase the usefulness and happiness of
the citizens. lie ended with proposing the health of the
Chairman, which was welcomed with much cheering.—
Many other excellent toasts, principally connected with
science, were given, and a number of very eloquent
speeches delivered. The Company did not break up 'till
near 2 o'clock.

We understand 700 persons have already subscribed their
guineas and half guineas as Members of their I limitation,
and various presents of books hare already been made to its
library.

The Institution was opened on iVednesdayevenityr I.tft by
Mr. Stet.b., late Lertneer to the P.tiAlcc Philosophical I nsti-
tittionwho is now appointed Lecturer on Natural Philoso-
phy and Mechanics to the tilasgow Institution.

The Lecture Room, which was fornserlyelie upper psrt of
Dr. Dirk's old chapel, Shuttle Street, is Listed up in the
most elegant and commodious manner, and ornamented by
a portrait of Dr. George Hirkbeck, the founder of time Me-
chanics' Class in Anderson's Institution ; thus affording to
those woo may attend an opportunity of euntemplating the
,'.an by whose disinterested d !sire for tile improvement of the
Mechanics of Mager v the class was founded, which has
now commenced a separate establishment under the most
favourable auspices.
The Hall began to fill at an early hour, and long before
the commencement of the loctstre, the crated was se great,
that hundred', elisions to obtain admission, were obliged to
go away. At a quarter past eight o'clock, the Co ritniitee
of Manegenieut, accompanied by Mr. Steele, came into the
Hall, and were received with loud applanse.
The President opened the business by stating, that their
Secretary wontd real to them a letter received a few days
ago (ruin Dr. iiirkheek, is answer to theirs, req testing his
acceptance of the ofilee of Patron. The letter was thetwe
read; it espressed his conviction of the propriety of their
secession fr the Anders inian Institution ; the pleasure
he felt in seeing the increased interest of Mechanics for that
knowledge of science which it was his only object to pin.
mote in the institution of the class; Isis gratitude foe the
tumor conferred upon him by their aapiiin7ment of him as
Patron ; his hope that they would guard against dissension,
and his desire for their ultimste success; and his regret
that his official duties prevented him from coining at relent
to filasginw, and delivering to them an inaugural oration.
The reading of this letter, which was received with the
greatest applause, Was followed by a neat address by the
President un the importance of perseverance, and continued
attention and diligence, in the prosecutiln of their studies.
lie informed them that they hail now IWO stabscribers, and
that they would commence time Library with aboat 1000
volunteer. He coecluded by introducine t.i them Sir. Steele,
their Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Philesophy, who
was welcomed by greetings of app'anse.
Mr. Steele, after returning Vianks fur the honour done
him, delivered his Introductory Lecture to Natural Pnilo-
Inaptly. Althoneh not decked with the flowers of Oratory,
this Litetnre evinced his possession of an original genius,
salmi judgment, and capacious mind. He traced vie
gradual mievelopetnesat of these principles, on which it
would now he Iris duty to instruct them—pointed out with
consiiierable ininnteness, the vast intro Lance, of • know-
ledge of the arts and sciences to the advantageous manage-
ment of manly of our 1111111Ordettl7C3 —the advan:ages of
such an institution as that they had just formed fur aiding
them in the study o!' those laws, by a thorough acquaint-
ance with which, he stated, Mr. Watt, our countryman,
had created such an accumulation of national wealth, as
would have been sufficient to have paid elf the rational
debt, previous to the late war. He conchadeil by utging
upon trim the necessity of their reading works connected
with the silbjects of the Lectures which their Library
would furnish.

MR. COBB ET r.

(PROM TTIE MORNING lIRRALO.)

There has been a Meeting at the Grapes Tavern, Kensing-
ton,of divers o•eners of one-horse carts, of the Kensington,
11-immersaiitit, and Fulham districts, to devise the nest means
of expressiag their gratitude to Mr. Cobbett, "• for his dial 1-
(crested exertioas in exposing, det-a that, sad paling a stop
to the renters of tolls in these districts from exacting a
higher tall for one-horse carts than the law directed to he
paid."
Mr. COTTE9 ILL was called to the Chair, when an extended
discussion, or rather conversation, took place, as to the coin-
forts, as well as benefits, that had resulted from Mr. Cobbett's
triumph in his energetic and decisive exposure of the tall col-
lectors, and their illegal proceedings. The demeanour of the
toll-gate keepers was much altered; they were not vile so ar-
bitrary and haughty in their manner; and correction on such
point was almost as desirable as the checking of illegal and
exorbitant tolls. It was also strongly represented Unit great
savings would result to many market-gardeners, carriers, &c.
who could ill afford to pay even the legal toll.--There were
many persons who in a short space of time had to pay Sill, for
tolls alone. How great was the benefit to them ! Heretofore
they had pnid four pence halfpenny where they ought to have
paid only three pence ; or in other words, they had paid 80 per
cent. more then the legal demand, or MU. where only Ilt•gtl.
were due ! The advantages to what Mr. C. called the " single
:creels, jack-ass cart," were also noted.
After much conversation, the proposition that they express
their gratitude to Mr. Cobbett by presenting him with a i'ierc
of Plate, and that subscriptions should be opened for means
to parchese the same, was agreed to. It was also determined
that they should hereafter meet,en ascertaining the amount of
the subscriptions, to resolve on the character of the piece of
' plate to be purchased.
The Meeting very warmly eulogized Mr. Cobbett for the ex-
ertions be had made in this business.

ILLICIT DISTILLATION.—The great reduction of duties
has, we believe, nearly knocked up smuggling in Scotland
hut while it has done so, it has just had the effect which
might have been expected from the continuation of the
high duties in England. The smugglers from the North. rn
and middle districts of Scotland, have, we learn, marched
almost altogether to the borders, particularly to Roxburgh•
shire, where aline field horn to their talents and industry.
in introducing spirits legally- ins& in Scotland,. into
lineand. The difference of duty is Ss. 61. per gallon.—
This is the best trade they ever had and with much less
danger of detection,—(Scotch Paper.)

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