The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-22

holders of the British American Land Company,
established to promote colonization in the eastern
townships of Lower Canada, was held to consider
matters of Importance affecting the interests of the
was in the chair. 1t appeared from a statement
submitted to the meeting, that the sales OF land IN
Canada by the company in 1913, have been 24,7l6
acres, value El6, 800 lbs 3D. The sales in England,
prepayment with free passage, had to the end OF
September, been 700 acres, at Is Cd per acre, pro-
ducing f262 los. The GOVERNOR in reply to various
questions, stated that the sales of land had been
made to bona fdc Settlers but that payments were
deferred for ten years. interest al the rate ofsix per
cent being charged and title to the land not being
given until the purchase money was all paid The
company had obtained great object In inducing
the government to relinquish money payment
equal to 100000, on the giving up by the corpora
ton OF portion of their lands.
The general news of the past fortnight is not very
important. II is said il the city that Lord Aberdeen
has declined to enter into any negotiation with the
Mexican minister, Mr.. Murphy, on the afiront
lately offered to the British flag, and that he in
frigate, which win call at Jamaica, where the mi
mister will take squadron down with him to the
Mexican coast, and require an apology for the
I affront before landing.
In the Bail Court, on the 25th ult., a motion of
formal nature made in the case of Heaviside
Us. Lardner, about the manner of serving upon the
defendant, IN America, copy OF a scue tdc,as to
revive the judgment which has been obtained
against him.
The celebrated Barnard Gregory, the woud-bc
tragedan,' and Infamous editor OF the Satlrist, has
| been sentenced to twelve months Imprisonment, for
libes on the Duke of Brunswick, and his solicitor,
Mr. Valance; and the publisher of the Age has
been found guilty of the same offence but sentence
deferred By the bye, this once celebrated print
notorious for its scurlity, is more, having been
incorporated with the Argus, paper which was
started in opposition TO it by Westmacott. A day
or two after he had sold the copyright Of the Age
for 10000, he set up paper 10 run It down, and
took an Office at the very next door. But this was
only of piece with other exceedingly credltable
~ literary specuations in which he was engaged.
Another nonentlty, the Cerberus, a paper advoca-
ting in, three separate divisions, and by separate
writers, whigism, radicalism, and toryism is !so
defunct. Such an inconcevable monstronsity
could be hardly expected to find favor with the
public, The daily papers have come to the deter
mlnation to raise their price Id to Cd per copy.
Lieut. Munro and Lieut.. Grant, the duelllsts, were
TO have surrendered to take their trial on Saturday,
but owing to the illness of the former has been
postponed to next Sessions. The conspiracy in
South Wales is said TO be on the point of breaking
up, great feeling of insecurity prevailing amongst
the conspirators themselves, and each man fearing
that another may denounce him to the authorities.
The trial of Mr.. O'Connell and his brother conspi-
rators has been fixed for the 18th January, the
raversers urged thatthey could not get up their de-
fence before .lf
/ do not recolect any time since the last revolu
ton in France, when The accounts from almost eve
cry part of Southern Europe indicate such an I'M
settled state OF affairs as at present. The French
are rapidly increasing their steam marine, and II Is
observed that the works for terrifying the capitol
have been proceeded with for the last fortnight with
more than ordinary activity, and that the King, at
tended by several of the Marshals of France, has
, visited them more than once. Russia, ever ambi-
hous ever intriguing, Is represented as now endea-
voring TO found new Empire IN Europe on the
ruins of Greece and the Italian States at the head
of which would be Russian Prince. The Duke
of Bordeauxs visit to this country is looked upon
with considerable uneasiness. In Spain Olozaga,
after considerable hesitation, has undertaken the
, arduous task of forming new ministry, Lopez
and his colleagues having resigned and Narvaez
gwen up his post as Captain General.
The Queen and her husband have been paying
visits TO Sir Robert Peel, the Dukes of Devonshire
and Rutland and other distinguished personages in
the midland countless and the royal progresses haye
furnished ample details for the columns OF the daily
prints to which must refer you tor PARTICULARS.
Her Majesty intends, it is said, to go to Berlin, and
thence to Paris, on the breaking up of the London
season. ,
{ Rowellas, one of the country mansions of Lord
Nugent, near Exeter, was destroyed by fire on the
23d ult. The damage estimated at three or four
thousand pounds.
/, Among The recent deaths are the Countess Of
, Mayo, the Marquis of Winchester, Lady Sylyes.
. ter, relic Of the late Sir John Sylvester; Admiral
Z Sir Graham Moore CO. =. Com; Douglass, aG
Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society. pen
sion of f2oO year has been conferred by the
r Queen on Sir VIM. Hamilton, Professor of Astro-
/ nomy and President of the Royal Irish Academy
: Correspondence Of the tIerald.l, ,,
; Irish agitation and Rfpcal-1hc Prosecution Of
=
. When statesmen, chieftains leaders of national
4 movements, and defenders or champions Of great
principles and great causes, are accused OF having
4 taken this step, or having adopted that measure,
and of having spoken written this or that speech
letter. in order TO promote the spread OF principles
they believe to be true and importan they do not
guibble and shuttle upon such matters OF high be-
hest, but they say Yes, we said that; yes, we
wrote that yes, did this and that, in order to
attain ends which consider Of sufficient vau
to Justify all our measures and we are prepared TO
2 suffer as well as to act-to stand by our banners
Ito unfurl them to the world--to come to no COM
we h S sdosd saeS no S
to dilatory pleas, to measures of petnoggng ma
ture, to chlcanery and rusc worthy OF Old Bailey
lawyers and political rucksters and ugglcrs Oh, no!
but they say, We have embarked our hearts, our
convictions, our judgments IN tins matter,and we
will not abae one lot or title Vt our convictions and
# | decisions" Such men as these giants. But
e there are other who undertake to lead the
e people without being able to do when arrested,
accused, charged with conspiracy, and brought un-
r der the control Of tribunals, Judges and juries.-
o They can speak well at large. assemblies They
IS can drink WELL and laugh well, and toast well al
wind is favorable and when prospects are smiling
but when the day of adversely or Of gloom arrives
It then they are at their wits ends-then they forget
. the cause" in order to attend TO their own pri-
e vate views and interests, and they resort TO the e-
s gal :" tinesseing' system, now being pursued by
n Daniel OConnell and the Repeal Association
They prove by their conduct that they are not great
e men, even though their cause may be great.
: When great men lead great cause, the success
of the cause is eventually certain first because the
i men don't undertake a weak, "a doubtful, or bad
I cause; and second because the men will only re-
. sort to such means are worthy of IL, and are
: worthy of them. But when lit e men, selfish
v men, second rate men, with mixed views and
D feelings, take up great questions and causes they
I magnify themselves by being connected with the
cause, but they degrade the cause by their being
. connected with it.
G The truth Of these general statemep's is most
{ was going on in Ireland with regard to the prose-
cuion of OConnell and the other alleged conspira-
/, tors on the repeal question The repeal question
in itself is great question; for il is great ques-
ton to seek to repeal the parliamentary union OF
, Ireland with England, and TO do this by parlla
I Inentary and constitutional! MEANS without vio-