The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

.n At the Court-Martial lately held atSheerness, on Captain Hope, the following dialogue took place betweenone of the witnesses and the Court: —"Are y'u a Catholic?''—"No, Sir." Are you a Pro- lestant o ,Sir," "What are you, then?" Capain of the foretop." THE LOMUV— (JKNEVA, Jan.4.—M. J. Muller, assislant in the Observatory here, again saw Halley's Comet on the night of the 31st of Decem- ber. it was very faint indeed, but preeisely in accordance with the calculation of Professor Gautier, Director of the Observatory. M. Muller directed his telescope at thr- minute given to the spot oesignated, and saw the Comet really appear, an pass acro.-s the object-glass This was on the Istof Deeemher, at night, at 121 i. 45m. 15 t-Tsec. astronomical time; or 5!1. Janiiarv I, civil time; right ascension, lû. and south ascen- sion, <21. ii. auUi°rrit!v 7 -°N Tf.!E Earl of ARUAN.—We have Mayo address to the^L signature to the to be that of the E.rl J;f,e"tenanf> P>"Tort.ng written bv himself Por hv-,„ "f neltIh1er i,:ln ny Person authorised hv him to n.al.e much use oi his name. Aware of the joimd political principle., which this nobleman has so consistently professed, we are not surprised at thc, indignation he expresses at finding his name 1 set dc, n a. a sanction to tV*« pr\uc\ptes which he ii,ea lie deti-tivices. His lordship might be weil content to show his private respect to the Earl of Mulgrave, but he cannot Compromise hischaracfer by submi t ting to a fort/en/ which would implicate his political integrity.- j)ubliil i-jiming Mail. .-b.

p — A, fea M, To Smigr^nts aad Shippers The wi'Ierfii/aed despatched Goods and Passenrjers ON THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. UG] lEM VrQ and other Ports in the United States three times monthly. TO THE BRITISH SETTLEMENTS IX NORTH A?»IiiKiCA every fortnight during the season. TO THE EAST AND WEST 1NDWS about every tpn days. TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Van Die man's Land, and New South IVales, about every six weeks, &c. &C. Emigrants and Shippers may rely on the vessels em- ployed being of ihc hest description and tilted with every convenience conducive to comfort and safety. And as he ainn at ohiamiug the good opinion and favourable report of every intii vicinal who employs hi in, he earnest !y entreats liniigrvmts not to leave their homes until they have se- cured their passages and received notice appointing a time for their arrival in Liverpool, as hy this mean, their (illkers I their ,it,- eis ol admission wiil be entrusted to careful attendants who will conduct iliem to their vessels and protect them from the impositions ot those worthless characters who are in wait- ii-S at very landing place to eutrap and deceive strangers. When the atlendanls, with the tickets are not in waiting, the Kijngranti are reGOiinnended to hire a Car to hriii": ltie selves and their luggage direct to the (liTIce, and aoove ail to avoid taking advice or assistance from Si runners, otherwise in all probability luey wi 1 be deceived alld plundered. wi.1 be In gamins; at ouianiiiig a continuance of the prcrerpncc which he lias so 1OIJJ»enjoyed, and of preserving his Kmi gratioii holiness on the IUGSI respectable and satisfactory footing, the undersigned, while he urges compliance with the above recommendation, craves reference to the followv iii» Testimonials, selected almost at random from several lninOicds ill his possession. TESTIMONIALS. i«> st?ncl to Vim Dic-Hian^ r.n-: sorne mnulies I apiiifd to Liir<i H^ivick ot tin Colonial Office, ivh" icf'erred utt tu you. the rj!o>t likely to irHnajct ilie bu-inesn uo the mOQt rt-asonabie tenn and in 3 9it(Ut'aclory tnunnei 1'(, E-wJcd \Valkio.hèlW, Fsq. Fiom an1 Gathrie, Lon Ion. Mr If w (Miidtjj -ie-Trl-ii'V 'or i.1. Coloiiitfg) aw-l !M r Secre tary piaJ, in ilic .'i'^oest terms jf tie icy, industry^ arritnuidenl-, ;ind )f Mr Fnun Ti)o-. Fred. RUiof, Secr^t^ry to His Majesty's Com II j:io)le s or Em i/ra' iOIl. "Sir,— ( be hajw to i,ear.te..tiuH.:IIY fO t e ea«e and I re- ci1un witti w hich aji business ht 'I4('eu) ou and the E Migration wliich you na\*e been in neroivJiog tin4 wishes of Govern jneot in promoting K • inv.oi«>n to the Aiutraliatl Cj!o^:cs< Tc Fruin I,d H')\\1ok. -Of! of E.'rl Gre! Hnt! J¡tely ()lie of the -^erreiarjes ui sti,,e r, f( 16, Wtjiteha P :ite, 1st Sepf. IS34 S I have no lies:t»! j.>n in tiia during the «ime I rtVe b\>n in lit; Co!nial OftU c I iiave lonned the t'.ivour- e °P'ion of the manner in which your bui 1 iC s as a ship* owner, Mi>oer(;;kin^ the conveyance ot Emi^rints Iia«s.betn time I was brought into coinmnnicaMO:i f-ci'rr 0il*: ^? ?lcl ie'y e Allied in an endeavour to afford <• 1 ;fi not i\w n i'.xisi, to eniigrar»ts of the lobjurinu < ert .efi US °r :-roc^f>d,n^ tothe AuUrdian Color^ie. and I niainlv vet* [^'ar Jhe ac omt iis.'ment of this object was 'p r'Vir'n*-° '4°ur and abJ« co-opvrutiou. t< p;;r »[,^ 101,1 Wri^iil, Esq. Du'alJn Kreaf a.iov,V'"W '"e 10 '"c'urn my persona! li.anks for tlie very "•rvice a, I y.°" i,ve P»"l »<> ««< h a novice io the transport "F you » !iic^,r'' T '° col1!?ra'u|ate >OU OH my total ignoriince '<*r ami aV, uc< n>s '° i"nniie so muuli at'ier your eliai'iie- ever'/reioe't'810' "le ,i,osl; flattering testimonial* of yon d a"!l 'rom every quarter ,from the Govcrnmeni ^"a"-in«haw. Esq." *V Williams, lalo of C!iep?to»v, l'assenger Si -M.s,n'TL Pn? Let'- New Toik. terrou.ie ••viih u, ueir'!ar w,li 1,;lve ei<-at pleuvire in our in- to bear testimony *o -i L wr'l'nf liome to our Iritouls >o»r .hip., and -•'«! n> rani;euieiit8 ol P<rriet:e»ti nt vonr liaiuis »■ atitl atten ion we have tx- fO"d treatsui-ni .Emi-rr t 50 t,lat P°'nt of econ >oiy and il.i it Uleiita witli yonr ioiia.t' unlV"° maku their Mrrauge- To Mr Walknfshaiv r*pt:cUble iiouse. AP1>ly, pr,.st pa;fl^ to LelPtVV^UD WAT.K1NSHAW, As, lo.ttcr ifal"oonenf,Uey; ool. P»'"t. Kmigrar-.ts are !ccon1mlidelTf" f P°t,a=e has't,ee" V^nie^ in 0.,ier thaf furm 'Selvesinto b«r kZrn ftter "'ay answer for —' and\opie^ een

GiilANlN^S.' — 1S3('}.—The now year is bissextile; tin; figures forming its date arc 1, 8, 3; G; the two first figures are the quantity of the two latter; each two figures combined make 9; multiply the rlnte of this year by 9, the proiluet is 1(3,5-24, which figures added together make 18; divide the date by 1 (which tells that the vettrs is bissextile), the quotient is 459, which added together, again make 18. Such a combination rarely occurs. AN APOLO;;V.—In descending the Ontonagon river, which fails into lake Superior, our Indi-.u guides stopped oil the east side of the river to examine a bear-fall that had been previously set, and were over- joyed to find a large bear entrapped. As it was no great distance from the river, we all landed to enjoy the sight. The animal sat upon his fore paws, facing us, the hinder paws being pressed to the ground by a heavy weight of logs, wnich had been arranged in such n. manner as to al ow the bear to creep under and when, bv seizing the bait, lie had sprung the trap, he (ouUl not extricate himselt, aithe,ug:i with his fore paws he had demolished a part ol th^ work. After viewing him for some time, a ball was through his head, but did not kid him. The bear kept his position and seemed to growl defiance. A second ball WHS aimed at the heart, and took effect; but he did not resign the contest immediately, and was at last despatched with an axe. As soon as the bear fell, one of the Indians walked up, and addressing him by the name of Muckwaii and titie of grandfather, shook him bv the paw, with a sniidng countenance, saying in tbe Indian language, he was sorry he had been under the necessity of killing him. and hoped that tile offence would be forgiven, particularly as Longknife (an American) had fired the first bal I !Vc li oolc raft's Journal. THE SAHRAS OR TYRL'S. A SPECIES OP CRANE.— Riding out one evening in tiie Dliuboy district, I left my kackery and attendants at a village, and taking my book I retired as usual, with only one peon, to wa!k in the corn fie'ds; where, amidst a crop of juaree, I saw a large ftock of cui hUlls and saiirases, devouring their share of the harvest. On our approach they all flew away, except one young sahras, who being too weak to escape was caught by tije peoti. He very contentedly ate some jaurce out of my hand, and we carried him to Ohubov, where he became quite domesticated. At Haroche he was equally beloved and carressed by the family. Our garden-house was about a mile from the west gate of that city the sahras generally walked thither at the dinner hour of the garrison; lie was always a welcome guest, both with the Kuropeans and Sepoys, and ate as much ot their rice nnd cutcheree as he chose. This bird when he attained his fuil growth was about six feet high; with beautiful plumage, an elegant form, and stately air, blended witli a pleasant familiarity. We were then preparing to leave India, and however agreeable the sahras might be in the extensive precincts of a villa, I was fearful his size and appetite might cause him to be considered in a less favourable light as a passenger on board a crowded I iiiitillall therefore on embarking for England, I gave him to a friend, who went in another ship with fewer incumbrances. On our arrival the gentleman informed me thai the bird had made a pleasant voyage, was welcomed to every mess by the good natured sailors, and soon after lauding had been given to a friend, to oblige a nobleman from whom lie received particular favours. Nine years afterwards I went with a party to Park-place, near Henley, then belonging to General Conway. After we had been delighted with the pleasing variety of those lovelv scenes, we visited the menagerie. Among other birds .a sahras in a state of confinement, immediately brought my former friend to my recollection; nor could I help remark- ing, with some emphasis, the resemblance between them. On bearing my voice, the bird flapped his wings, pushed his head through the bars of the enclosure, and showed signs of jov and impatience, which surprised its all, especially the gardener, who declared he had never seen him in such a transport. On telling him the sahras was an o'd acquaintance, he thought it impossible, as his lady had possessed it several years, and had been assured it was the only living bird of his species in England. Tiie more I noticed it, the more affectionate and violent were its gestures; until a sentiment of feeling, a mutual sympathy, or mutual instinct, convinced me it was my sahras. Upon further investigation I found this bird had been given to the lady by the nobleman to whom it was presented on its arrival. Tiie anecdote being related at Park-place procured us the kindest attention from the hospitable owners, and gave rise to a bet ween the General and myself. Tlie bird died in the following winter. In the very warm weather a gentleman observed to a friend, who paid him a morning visit, It is .40 hot is (iiiite sii(i his friend, "so that in paying you a visit, 1 have literally dropped 111." THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD.—The following is transcribed verbatim ct literatim from the original "Tender" made a t'eir (itys since by a baker to the Guardians of the Parochial L'nion in the Borough of T-s, Desembur, 1S35. "Oenfelmen of the Yunnun of T y hi will in Gage to serv and and in Gud Wight Bred at a od. Pur Qurt Lof if yotild Plest to let me ave the Ilorder. Backer,- NEOHO WIT.—" How much you charge, Massa Magistrate, to marry me and Miss Dinah V Nv"y, Clem, I'll marry you for two dollars." Two dollars What you charge to nwrry white folks, illiissa "We generally charge them five dollars, Clem. "Well, ye marry us like white folks, and I II give roil five dollars too." VVhv, Clem, that's a curious notion but, as you desire it, I'll marry you like white fo!ks for five dollars." The ceremony being over, and Clem and Dinah tnado, onc-, the Magistrate asked for his fee, Oh, no, massa, ye no (tonic up to de agreement ye no kiss me bride;" Get out of my office you black rascal," And so Clem got malTied for nothing. The Barbadian. A SMALL DUTCH TEA PARTL-At an hotel ill- Xiineguen I went to see how matters were managed in the general supper table. The feast was then nearly over, and the lords of the creation were begin- ning, without leaving the table to adjust and fill their meerschaums from very ample tobacco pouches; spitting-boxes were then arranged, arid smoking soon became general. Tiie softer sex asked for tea, which they slowly sipped most of the men had before them at the sline time gin and water, or strong beer. Clouds of smoke soon filled the roorl, the candles looked like light-houses III a fog; meanwhile two women, standing in the passage, were playing, one on a fiddle, tlie other on a violoncello. Three 0. or four small pans, filled with burning peat-cinders, were at the same time carried round, and the ladies, to whom thev were presented, had them placed on the floor, and shoved under their petticoats. Half choked amidst the fumes of gin and smoke, I loft thon all soon aft(-r-all the men in the full enjoyment of Schiedam and meerschaums; and tiie ladies, like Rachael, sitting over her lather's household gods, indulging in the supreme luxury of the Dutch fair, turf-coai, under-petticoat -I-fy Note Book. AN IRISH POST-BOY.—Tiie following characteristic ant-cdote of a stratagem resorted to by an Irish car- driver, when in a straight, is from Frajers Magazine: When this desperate work had continued for a couple of minutes, Carty suddenly altered his tactics. He ceased to strike; and one of the spectators think- ing him vanquished in the strife, cxclaimed, 'By Gor, boy-o! the bastes have flogged you entirely.' Divil a hap'orth, you spalpeen with an ugly face!' returned our driver. I I'll start 'em yet, never fear! Padrfeen agrah, fetch me a sprig of furze out of the gap; and, Billy Tiiadv, my blessings oil you just rowl a taste of red turf in a wljisp of straw, and bring it hither to me, I'll engage your honor, N4,0 ,11 go by an' by, if we have any JLHk.' His emissaries performed the par assigned; one bringing a branch of a furze bush, and the other appearing with a bundle of straw; but for what purpose these adjuuets to his cudgel were paraded I could not guess, Now boys,' said Carty, one o' ye's howkl the head of the cowlt firm till I give the word. yc, ready Nvitij the, -,vllisp ?' I\-Ve a,:e,' answered little Thady. GiN,e it a whisk in the wind till it lights, my bouchal: and, Padrecn, lift up the old horse's tail, and shove the sprig between it and the (-rul)p(,r.1 'By George, I won't stand this!' cried I these vagabonds will 'have ,is fiislied to pieces. You, Carty—Carty, you scoundrel) don't you hear?' I do, your honour,' answered Jack; but i'll ongage we won't keep you long now, any way.' I'll not pay you a farthing,' I roared; I'] I break your held I'll 'All now, Sir, sit aisv, can't you;' inter- rupted my companion, in a most dissatisfied tone. When I screach Off, thrust the whisp under tho eowlt's belly,' cried Carty, and his myrmidons pro- mised to obey him. I endeavoured to let down tho front window, which, bv the way, was nearly all panel, with a little square pane of glass at the top, in order to check the drjyer's hand with mine, but it was immoveable. Padreen had the old horse's tail in his lert hand, the furze-bush in his right; a flickering flame began to wreath round little Thady's handful of straw; Carty again crammed his hat down on his brows, held his reins tight j I expected almost imme- diate annihilation, and the crowd was flushed in the expectation of the eventful off.' Ileliups!' roared Carty; it did is well is 'o,T.' Padreen applied his prickles to the unfortunate brute's crupper; little Tnady's straw bJaized betweeTi the colt's hind legs, and with a jerk which I should have thought sum- ciently violent to break five pair of traces, we dashed \"tothe gloom, at a rate that in a few seconds H tho shouters of Kildorrerey fur behind." .r-- "7' -=-- :c. "w_ TUP DEATH or DESMOND—It was m aloie-'y TUP DEATH or DESMOND—It was m aloie-'y g-en, some four miles'east of Tralee, that the noble fugitive, about an hoar before midnight, determined to halt, lie entered a little grove, and in the ruins of a fallen hovel his attendants made a fire, round which they seated tnrmselves, and prepared to repose till the return of day. But four or five of the gallow- glasses were witfi him there, and these were SA) (iis- pirited by the reverses they had known, that they paid little attention to their chief. Tile hour of twelve had struck, and sleep was descending on their closed i(is when a sudden rush disturbed them, and by the light of their fire they saw the kerns approach. They couid not on the instant recover their arms, and in the wild alarm which came over them, thought but of saving t.;cir lives by retreat. All fled, some of them being wounded as they passed, and the aged earl remained alone remained to confront his foes, a blow on his sword arm, which almost severed the limb from his trunk, rendered him defenceless. Upon this he exclaimed, Now you have conquered the Earl of Uestnond." It miglit have been expected that his quality thus a vowed, further outrage would have been spared but the malice of (irmond animated the wretched emissary, and Kelly, that was the ruffian's name, fiercely answered, "Be you earl or devil, you shall die!" and beneath his weapon my father expired. With such a result, a common enemy would have been satisfied, but wrath still pursued the victim. Pain could no longer he inflicted, but ignominy in the eyes of the misjudging vulgar lIlight yet be cast on his remains. His head, struck from his body, was carried to Orinond. By him it was sent can mv tongue name the coht-biooded insult !-hv him it was sent, I "pickled ill a pipkin," to E!lglarid. There this sad relic of a brave murdered man was greeted as the trophy of victory. A prize so rich was not to be given to the expecting earth, and the head of Des- mond, denied a grave, was triumphantly exhibited to the gaze of t Self Condemned, by the autlwr of Calthorpc DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.-— What were you doing with that bottom out," said a lady in the Fair City, a few days ago, to a wholesale dealer who was putting in the bottom of a barrel ol red herrings. O," said lie, tne woman who bought it was a hard scrub, wiio would not pay full price, and I had uo other way of getting up with her but to take four or five dozen herrings frae the lower end afore I sent it liame." PREPARATION OF ISINGLASS.—The fish, when taken, are placed on rafts, where they arc gutted. The roes are removed, to make caviare; the swimming blad- deri;, or sounds, are employed to form isinglass, or ichthyocolla. When cut out, these bladders are split open, then washed and placed in the ail., with the inner lining upwards. The latter is then scraped off, and in this state the sac is dried, and forms the leaf isinglass. Sometimes, however, before it is quite dry, it is rolled up and bent like a horse-dioe, or n lyre, or a heart, and is then termed staple, of which there are two kinds, long and snort. Somtilllcs it is foldt-d up illto little square packages, forming what is called book isinglass. Lastly, there is met with in commerce, a kind calleu purse isinglass, which seems to be the sac dried un- opened. I he pipe kind is analagous to the purse, but -L. longer. Sometimes it is brought over rolled up !ikc a ribbon. Mere are specimens of tlie different of the kinds. When brought to London they are picked into shreds. Formerly this was done hv women and children; steam power is now used.—Pcreira, in the Medical Gazette. BIOIITS OF I [OSPITALITY.-I)r. Johnson, in his tour through North Wales, passed two davs at the seat of Colonel Middleton, of While he remained there, the gardenerenughta hare amidst some potatoe plants, and brought it to his master, then engaged in conversation with the Doctor. An order was g-iven to carry it to the cook. As soon as Johnson heard this sentence, he begged to have the animal placed in his arms which was no sooner done, than approach- ing the window, theil half open, he restored the hare to her liberty, shouting after her to accelerate her speed. Why, Doctor, you have robbed my tabic of a deli- cacy, perhaps deprived us of a dinner." "Somuell the better, Sir," replied the humane champion of a condemned hare, for if your table is to be supplied at the expense of the laws of hopitality, I envy not the appetite of him who cats it. Tuis, Sir, is not a. hare feres natural, but one which had placed itself under your protection and savage indeed must be that man who does not make his hearth an asylum for the confi- ding stranger."—Johnsoniana. TALLE\HAND AND THE WAGER OF OYSTERS.— What sehool-bov is there who wanld not claim the story of Talleyrand's oyster breakfast ? This was the payment of a wager which M. de Talleyrand had won of the Duke de Laval. The oysters, according to the conditions agreed UPOII, were to be furnished for] J persons; moreover, the winner was to have the right of naming the ten-other guests. Did M.de Talley- rand in this case act as everv-bodv else would have vite ten of his friends 1 No such tliilir this was very far indeed from his intention. He made very careful inquiries for ten of the greatest ovster- caters in Paris. These, he chose for his guests; so that the Duke de Laval had to pay for five hundred ozui. One of the actors in this breakfast, a very ainu e man, fol)(I ,f gooti eating and an excellent lIIg(', was J, Cloisseau, formerly an attorney, who on this occasion was appointed king of the feast. To ie great satisfaction of the Amphictryon who did not fif/' r'6 SWil"0Wpd, without tne least hesitation, his ourth dozen; after which he stopped, alleging, ns a pretence, that he must partake of the other Aunties of the breakfast. -Life of Talleyrand. LrmIT PRODUCED BY FUICTIOV AND CRVSTALLI- ;Ario> rjie light omitted during the attrition of some substances, such as quartz, has been attributed to tho intense heat which is produced by the friction; e,nPeratnresufficient, as it is well known, to actually use the abraded particles. But how are we to ac- count for the luminous appearance of loaf-sugar, or of tartaric acid, when broken—is the light electrical ? r ? ?U,' Sl:ar(;ly suppose it to be so, when wet ervstals a| p'!ate °f potash arc rendered luminous by being m fn HI a phial. Light is likewise emitted during the SpontaneoQ fracture of crystals iu the act of "Vf adizing. If three or four gallons of a liot solti- tion of sulphate of soda be decomposed by carbonate 'J ^.° as"'» a,id the whole set aside in a dark place, curing the crystallization of the sulphate of potash, on ie surface of the liquor, the scintillations arc so brilliant as toresemble particles of gunpowder, ignited by heinie thinly scattered upon a surface of heated iroil.-The Analyst. tl ^'T^OR,ff'r]rON van PUNTII DRINKERS.—Perhaps io east injurious mode of taking spirits (says Mr DavIS In his work on the Art of Preserving Health) is witl" Hrg0'y with water and amalgamated la proportion of lemon juice and sugar, or in ic orm of punch. Spirit is well known by chemists "P0-*? great avidity for water, so that it is very cult to preserve i,; fo1' nn^ lenSth of time in a concentrated form, so much aqueous fluid does it dell ve even from the atmosphere. W hen ihixed with water it seems likewise to enter into a chemical combination with it, which has an influence in modi- fying and dimiuishing the effects of the spirit on the body. This Supplie; the means of accoullting for the superiority of bottled punch sold in taverns, in which the spirit and water, from long union, aro in a state of actual combination.

Lady Campbell's title is taken from the river Eden, in the county of Fife, on the banks of which Sir John Campbell (son of the Rev. Dr. Campbell, of Cupar) was born. Tile dale or strath of the Eden is famous for its beauty and fertility. MARRIAGE IN HIGH Lil--E.-Tlie MARRIAGE of Lard Colchester with the Hon. Miss Law, daughter of the Dowager Lady Ellenborough, is to take place this month. THE ANNANDALE PEERAGE.—The competitors for the Scottish Marquisate and Earldom of Anllamlalc who at one time amounted to six or seven, are now reduced to three, namely J. H. G. Johnstone, Esq. H. 11OPe Johnstone, Esq. M.P. for Dumfries-shire, and Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart. The vast estates attached to the Peerage are at present in the hands of of trustees appointed by the late Earl of IlopetoulI. IMPORTATION OP THE PIIECIOLS METALS.—The usual returns made by the Customs of the exporta- tion of the precious metals from the port of London for the week, from the 12th to the 19th instant inclu- sive, is- DESTINATION, OUNCES. Biitish West Indies, gold coin •••• 2,393 silver coin 41,S19 The former equal in value to about £ 9,^72, and the latter to about tlO,454, according to the present Mint regulation for the price of standard gold and silver. The Chamber of Commerce of Limerick in- tend opposing the conversion of foreign corn now bonded in this country into flour, for exportation. One of the pretexts for this opposition is of a sin- gular nature—that it will be injurious to the trade of these kill ((],)Ins, Our Irish friends may be ex- cused for exerting thcmselves to keep up the agri- cultural monopoly they enjoy; but it is lather too much for them to dictate to English commercialists on the trading operations of the latter. No doubt the exporters of Limerick would be glad to have the entire supply of our North American plantations in their own hands; and would also supersede, if they could, the export of bonded foreign grain and flour now actually taking place from this port to New York, and other places in the United States.—Public Ledger. An immense quantity of sprafs has been landed in Boston within the last few days; yesterday seven cart-loads, each cart containing about 180 stone weight, were sent off to Stamford and the neigh- bourhood,—Boston Herald,

.< _n -#"t'I'r-< FIESCHI. Some additional particulars relative to Fieschi have transpired in Paris, which are not without interest. T'ie prisoner his recovered his full phvsic.al force, and the excessive vanity and sarcastic wit which form the principal feature of his character. In his conversations with those around him lie expresses no hope of being pardoned. Yet," he says, Louis Paiiippe, in tiie interest of his glory might send me to end mv days in soiiie rc-inite I even declare, that if he had the courage to take me as his body-guard, he could not find a more faithful and devoted servant. Every day of niv lilt; would be devoted to defend the life of him whom I attempted to assassinate, lie will, how- ever, do no such tiling. I shall be put to death in a vulgar manlier-and yet there is no meaning in that for in every country, and at all times, men have been known to kill their enemies; to forgive them, how- ever, is not so easy." Fieschi omits, in the defence he is now preparing, no circumstances calculated to alleviate tae enormity ol his guilt. He expresses great indignation at the imputation cast on his mora- lity by M. de Portalis, in his report to the Court of Peers, lit* says that it on the 28th of July he had had 20 francs in his possession he should not Iiiivt, coin- mitted the ixime. "I had, (hesays) received .500 francs for the costot the infernal machine. I could account for the use of the entire sum saving about 20f. I had applied to niy personal wants. I was on thy point of bringing him back his machine and his money, but being unable to return the 20 francs, and not wishing to pass for a swindler, I determined on committing the crime." Fieschi, without bring able to state what his potitical opinion actually is, lit-dares, nevertheless, that it is the very antipode of that of the republican party. He is very sorry, he says, to have implicated Morev, whom he extols as a nmn of great courage and firm- ness. But what will you have?-' he added. "illa Lassave had denounced me, and fearing less that girl, whom I tenderly loved, snould foe condemned for perjury, I determined on confirming her evidence." M. Montalivet having one day come to visit Fieschi, the latter nid to him, "Yuu are the real author of the attempt of 28th of July." "How!" replied M. Montalivet, "I, the most devoted and faithful subject of his Majesty?" Yes, you." "I pray you to explain yourself, M. Fi(-s(.-Iii !-what do you itie,ill ?" I say that had it not been for you, I should not have attempted the King's life, and no victim would have perished. Do you remember my writing to you three or four letters before you gi-atitt-d iiie all audience, and when I waited oil you, you refused me in a brutal manner the modest situation I applied for. Had yon givcn me waat I asked, I should also be the most faithful and devoted subject of his Majesty." "Thatmayverv well be," replied the J ntendallt of the Civil List, "there are so many applicants, that you were con- founded with the crowd. Ah, had I known yon as well as I know you at present, certainly you should not have experienced a refusal. What!" added M. Mon- talvet, looking at the prisoner's wardrobe, "do you wear a linen pantaloon in winter; have you no other ?" I have one ot blue doth," replied Fieschi, but I keep it for the trial, as t wish to make a decent figure before my judges." On the f,,¡¡owillg day de Montalivet sent Fieschi a complete suit of clothes, which he keeps to wear only on the day of his execu- tion. tiescui has ever since held M. Montalivet in tiie highest esteem, and repeats with pride what the latter said of him one day in the course of conversa- tion—" VV hat a pity that, with such a mind, Fieschi was not placed in other circumstances. Perhaps he would be to-day a Lient.-Gencral, a peer of France and I would call him my dear colleague."

FRENCH POLICE. A man nani"d Gh-ard was brought up, charged with lieatiiur his wife, bu; this did not prevent "the laiier fron. taking her seal at the bar amongst I he accused. President (10 the wife)-Are you not the com- plainant here ? ,Ilts Git-ai-d.-Yes, ect-i.,titity. It ill I who make the charge. When one is beaten, and by one own hushand too, on» may well complain. President—Well, tile, let your husband take your place at the bar." Gi,-at-(I.-Oli, that does not matter. We can explain the affair here just is well. President -That must not be. You must descend I root thai, and come before us. In obeying this suggestion Mrs Girard politely apologized to tlio-e vii.ifti she disturbed iu her passage, observing as she went along ihat it was a mere nothing, she only wished to tVighieu her good mall a little, it was only the laugh of the monient and certainly a more lal1ghill, g-ay, and it) IN countenance we have seldom seen than that of this outraged lady, who thua-ataied her ca*e — "III tile first place, he wag away from ine lor six mouths, but I say noildng of tbat, though it mi^ht count for something then behold you, when he t,tke., tl;e Ili, .h .tl lie i-eitirti- beitis ii)e, •.sks for so'iietliing to eat, beats me again, and asks for drink-fool that I "as-to give hi u either! but then, what a row should we ha*e Wet!, one even- j ing-, he took his caitc, and made file (laiiee about, willy-nilly, for more than an hour, during which he had something more than the lerule at th" end of it." Girard (the husband.) It is false. I never touched you. Mrs Girard —Come, my good man, lislen. It is necessary that we should speak the irtith before the Court—we are not now at h one, where yon have it alyonroNKii way; but las only an impi isontneni of eight days for yon; that woo i [)e ve,-y |on„ j|( of ei(,Iit d. passing over, and afterwards, you understand, no lII,dice." This was a very modeiale demand ter the injured, jolly, fair one but her witnesses did not hear ouT her case, and the little satistacliou site nought was denied her, by the ac(l,iit. it! of fiei, husband. Mrs Giraid, in going, It b all the same—he han been in a fine flluk, however. Come, deiii-est. Lc Const it utioiincl.

CHARCOAL WOOD IN TE Low COUXTIUES. Is- CREASING PUOSPEKITV OF "ELfiiuM.—Tne Journal of Arlon says, the proprietors of forests have no longer any reason to complain. Ihe price of wood in 1835 has generally readied that m 18-28, and there is an increase in the amount of the prices for that to be felled in 183(5. At Soy, in the environs of Marehe, there is a tall of 2,000 cords (qy. 20,000). Some time ago only If. 50c. per cord was offered; now 5f. are offered. Evc;lilzq J/atl. The following is all tract from a letter received by a gentleman at Wimi)0rne (w[10 jlns kindly favoured us with it), from a friend on board the brig Charybdis, on the Sierra Leone station :— I have the pleasure to inform you that after a tiiree days' chase we succeeded in getting up wjtli a Spanish brig, and she surrendered to us this morning at half- past seven, with 429 slaves on board. Wh^n we first spied her she had 480 oil bonrd, but 50 of those on the upper deck, 3,<MX) ynnis, an anchor, and cable, were thrown overboard to make sail from us, but all to no purpose; get away froin us she could not, do i what she would." This is the third capture made by I the Charybdis since she has been on the station.— < Salisbury Herald. THR CHURCH AND THE METHODISTS.—The time, however, has arrived for making a clear and intelligible statement of the real position of the Methodists towards the Cuurch, which both the ultra-Liberals among ourselves and many of the clergy are equally disposed to mystify. That posi- tion is the relation, not of a neutral, but of an ally in the diffusion of Christianity and the defence of Protestantism and the institutions of the country; yet standing on perfectly independent legal grounds, and occupying a sphere of usefulness more peculiarly our own; witll a form of church government substan- tially Presbyterian, and a discipline whicu we jea- lously maintain, both as a legacjr bequeathed by our venerable founder, and as having its value attested by the sanction of nearly a century's expericti(-e.-(Froin an article in the Watchman.) REVERENT, TO SAV THE LEAST OF IT.-We are informed that. on a recent occasion, Dr. J. Pye Smith (a Dissenting Preacher) publicly returned thanks to Almighty God for the success of the Municipal Reform Bill, and the consequent over- throw of Toryism. His exact words have not been communicated to us; but we are assured that he employed the very word I'ory is in. "-Christian Adrocute. TEST FOR GAS.It is very desirable consumers of gas should know that the following is a simple and excellent test to ascertain tlie purity ot the gas supplied to them, and its treeness from sul- phuretted hydrogen:—moisten a piece of white paper in a solution of sugar ot lead In wafer, and hold it over the burner, letting the gas escape for a few seconds—if the paper is blackened or ren- dered brown, it is a. sign the gas contains sulphur and is not properly purified. Mr Sinclair bus just concluded a most suc- cessful engagement at Glasgow. where the houses were nightly crowded, notwithstanding an advance in the prices of admission. One night, whilst per- forming in Oscar and Malvinu, he unfortunately received a severe cut on the hand from a broad- sword; and although the wound bled profusely during the remainder of the performance, and he has since suffered considerably from it, he is now fast recovering, kand may be shortly expected in Xiondop,

TO VISCOUNT MELBOURNE. 0- [The following letter is taken from the Times.] MY Lotto,—The Marquis of Halifax was wont to say of his Royal Master, that" after all, his favourite Sultana Queen was Sauntering." It is, perhaps, tti-it your Lordship should rouse yourself from the embraces of that Siren to whose fatal influence you are no less a slave than our second Charles, and that vou should cease to saunter over the destinies of a nation, and lounge away the glory of an empire. Yet the swift shadows of coming events are assuredly sufficiently dark and ominous to start'c from its indolence even •'The sleekest swine in Kpicnru#' stye.' When 1 recall to iiiv memory the pf'r- plexing circumstance that William Lamb is Prime Minister of England, it seems to me that T recolled with labour the crowning incident of some grotesque dream, or that in some pastime of the season you have drawn, for the amusement of a nation, a tempo- rary character, ludicrously appropriate only from the total want of connexion and fitness between the festive part and the individual by whom it is sustained. Previous to the passing of the famous act of 183"2, for the amendment of popular representation, your reputation, I believe, principally depended upon your talent for prologue writing, ^o one was held to in- troduce with more grace and spirit the performances of an amateur society. With the exception ofan annual oration against Parliamentary reform, your career in the House of Commons was never remarkably dis- tinguished. Your Cabinet, indeed, appears to have been constructed from the materials of your old dramatic company. Tiie domestic policy of the country is intrusted to the celebrated author of Don Carlos; the Fletcher of this Beaumont, the author of the Siege of Constantinople (an idea ap- parently borrowed from your Russian allies), is the guardian of the lives and properties of tiie Irish clergy, underthe charitable supervision of that "first tragedy man," the Lord of Mulgrave; Lord Glenelg admir- (,il, able personiifes a sleepy audience; while your Chan- cellor of the Exchequer beats Mr. Power, and your Secretary for Foreign A (lairs, in his mimetic sym- pathy with French manners and intimate acquaintance with French character, is scarcely inferior to the late ingenious Charles Mathews. That general adapter from the Spanish, Lord Holland, gives you all the advantage, in the affairs of the Peninsula, of his early studies of Lope de Vega, and indeed, with his skilful assistance you appear, by all accounts, to have woven a plot absurd and complicated enough even for the grave humour of Madrid, or the gay fancy ofSeville. For yourself is still reserved a monopoly of your pecu- liar talent, and doubtless on the 4th of February vou will open your house with an introductory composition worthy of your previous reputation. I rem "tuber some years ago listening to one ofthese elegant productions from the practised pen of the pre- sent Prime Minister of Great Britain, if not of Ireland. I think it was on that occasion that you enunciated to your audience the great moral discovery that the characteristic of thepuolic mind of the present day was ■' i taitt^ for evil." Our taste for evil does not seem to be on the wane, since it Ins permitted this great empire to be governed by the Whigs, and litis induced even those Whigs to he governed by an Irish rebel. Your prologue, my Lord, was quite prophetic. If your Royal master's speech at the opening of his Parliament may share its inspiration, ft will tell to the people of England some terrible truths. It Ni-ill announce, in th- first place, that the policy of your theatrical Cabinet has at length succeeded in dividing the peoj le of England into two hostile camps, in which numbers arc arrayed against pro- perty, ignorance against knowledge, and sects against institutions. It will announce to us, that your theatrical Cabinet has a'so been not less fortunate in maturing the pas- sive resistance of the enemy in Ireland into active hostility, and that you have obtained the civil war from which the Duke of Wellington shrunk without acquiring the politkal security which might have been its COnSP(111Cnce. It will announce to us, that in foreign affairs vou and your company have finally succeeded in destroy- roy- ing all our old alliances, without sul stituting any new ones; and that, after baring sacrificed every principle .of Hritish po'icv to secure an intimate alliance with France, the Cabinet of the Tuileries has even had the airy audacity to refuse its co-oper- ation in that very treaty in which its promises alone involved you and. that, while the British Minister can, with extreme difficulty, obtain an audience at St. Petersburgh, the Ambassador of France passes with a po'ite smile of gay recognition the luck- less representative of William IV., who is loung- ing in an ante-chamber in the enjoyment of an liido.ence which oven your Lordship might envy. It will announce to us, that in our colonial empire tlie most important results' may speedily tub antic.pated It will announce to us, that in our colonial empire tlie most be artt*lepated from the discreet selection of Lord Auckland as a successor to our CI ives and our Hastings; that the progressive improvement of the French iu the manu- facture of beet-root may compensate for the ap- proaching destruction of our West Indian plantations; and that although Canada is not yet independent, the final triumph of liberal principles, under the imme- diate patronage of the Government, may eventually console us for the loss of the glory of Chatham, and the conquests of Wolfe. At home or abroad, indeed; an agreeable prospect on every side surrounds vou. Yoar Lordship may ex- claim with I Hehind us are the Alps, before us is Eridanus!" And who are your assistants to stem the profound and impetnous" current of this awful futurity ? At an unconstitutional expenditure of four coronets, which may some day figure as an article in an impeachment, the Whigs have at length obtained a Lord Chancellor-as a lawyer not illustrious, as a statesman a nonentity. The seals of the principal office of the State are intrusted to an individual, who, oil the principle thatgood vinegar is the corruption of bad wine, has been metamorphosed from an incapablo author into an eminent politician. His brother secre- taries remind of two battered female sinners; one frivo- lous, the other exhausted one taking refuge from con- scious scorn in rouge and the affected giggle of flutter- ing folly, and the other in strong waters and devotion. Then Mr. Spring Rice waves a switch, which he would^ fain persuade vou is a shillelagh, while the Rienzi of e Westminster smiles with mirvellili,, coinpiiceiiev at the strange chapter of accidents which has convyrted a man whose friends pelted George Limb witha eabbage- stalk, into a main prop of William Lamb's Cabinet. Some vet rein;t in-tlit! acute intelligence of Lansdowne, the polished mind of Thomson, Howickscalm matu- rity, and Hollands youthful energy. # And this is the Cabinet that controls the destinies of i far vaster population than owned the sway of Rome in the palmiest hour of its imperial fame! Scarron or Butler should celebrate its political freaks, and the shifting expedients of its ignoble statecraft. But while I watch you in your ludicrous counsels, an awful shade -ises from behind the chair of niy Lord President. ^laves! It is your master; it is Elis with Captain Stock's bloody cap shadowing his atrocious countenance, [none hand he waves a torch, and in the other clutches i skull. He gazes on his victims with a leer of fiendish riumph. Contemptible as you are, it is this dark con- lcction that involves your fate with even an epic dig- lity, and makes the impending story of your retribu- te fortunes asume almost a Dantcsque sublimity. Jan. 18, 1S36. RUNNYMEDE.

BFNEFICE%'CF OF Tilit f')UKE OF BEDFORD.— The following article of intelligence we find in yester- day's Northampton Herald, from the Bedford corres- pondent of that excellent PAPt-r hus": CLEBGY,— His grace the Duke of Bedford has written to the committee for the relief of the distressed Irish clergy, informing them that his Grace cannot consent to his name appearing on the list of subscribers for their re- lief. Tnis persecuted and undeservedly suffering class does not, it appears, merit the sympathy or considera- tion of a subscriber to Hone, &c."—Considering that the greatest part of this venerable personage's pro- perty consists of the spoils of the church, we think this intimation is about as wise as it is generous. Most probably it is not tiie poor old man's own doing. -John Bull. EFFECTS OF RADICALISM AT BRIGHTON.—House- rent at Brighton is universally reduced one-third and in many instances the proprietors have thought it best to make a still farther reduction, rather than have their houses unoccupied. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILI,We regret to find, from a circular issued by the Society of Friends that very many of that respectable body will refuse to act as Councillors. in the new Municipal Corporations, in consequence of the necessity for subscribing the declaration of the 9th George IV., cap. 17.-Moriiing Chronicle. The Suffolk Chronicle (a joiiriiii in the Reform interest) confesses that in some of the wards at Nor- wich the election of Reform councillors was carried bv bribery! It is calculated tlia't £ >30,000 Was expended in the city in this way. From £20 to Jt30 was paid for a vote; £10 for a voter secreting himself. The town-clerk's claim for compensation was received. It amounts to the moderate sum of £ 77,000! It appears that Mr Foster's average income was nearly one-fourth more than that of the President of the United States: in other wortls, that the annual income of the late town-clerk of Liverpool, on a five years'average, is not less than £7,401 Is. did. or that his clear profits for the said five years amount to £ 87,01)5 6s. 7d. We hope, very sincerely, Icf U:e t')wn wil1 ,l''lve to pay nothing. near the ma e which Mr Foster has sent in but, whatever ne gets, it is a decided advantage to get rid of bim t any rate,—Liverpool Journal, °

"r-N." COURT OF CHANCE!?Y.—TUESDAY. .40- SWtAfilNCJ IS THE NEW L RD CII AN C K LLOII. This morning the new Lord Chancellor was sworn according to the usual forms The ollicer who administered the oaths of allegiance and su- premacy. addressed his Lordship as Sir Charles Christopher Pepys. The Solicitor General moved that the oaths which his Lordahip had taken shou'd be recorded, liicli was accordingly ordered. There was a ful ler attendance of bari-iters than ever be tore recolleclad on any occasion. No less than sixteen King's counsel were present. The Chancel lor was accompanied into Court bv the new Master of the Kolls (Mr Bickersteth)," the Vice < hancellor, two Masters in Chancery, Registrars, -ke- Whilst the oatis were administered to his Lordship the bar remained standing. At the con- clusion of tbe ceremony, his Lordship shook hands with the Master of the Rolls and the Vice Chan- cellor, who then retired to their respective Courts His Lordship proceeded to hear appeals of 110 public interest. ROLLS' COURT. TuEsoAv. The new Master of the Holls, the Right Hon. Henry Bickersteth (hadng been previously sworn into office in the Lord Chancellor's private room), took his seat in this Court to-day tot-the first time. His Honor received the congratulations of the bar on his appointment No business of public interest occurred during the morning.

TUE NKW LOIIIJ CHANCELLOR.—llis Lordship is in his fitty-filth year, and married, in 1821, Caroline daughter of W. Win-firld, Esq. (formerly Chief Justice of the Brecon Circuit.), Master in Chancery by which Lady lie has a numerous family. His father was the late Sir William Pepys, some time one of the Masters 111 Chancery, brother or S'r Lucas Pepys, of Box-hill, created a Baronet 23d June, 1801. The family ol Pepys is of antiquity in Cam- bridg-eshire; Richard Pepys, second son of John Pepys, of Cottellllam, the title selected by the new Chancellor, was bred" to the law, and appointed Lord Chief Justice at rIreland in 166.5; his great grandson, William Pepys, of London, banker, married tne daughter of Sir Richard Russel, and died in 1741, leaving issue hy her, two sons, the late Sir William Walter Pcpys and the late Sir Lucas Pepys, who married Elizabeth, Countess of Hothes in tier own right. Although the Attorney-Genpra). Sir John Campbell, has not been included in the new judicial appointments, a high mark of the Royal favour has been conferred on that distinguished Lawver in the elevation of Lady Campbell to the Peerage, by the title of Baroness of Edendale. Sir Charles Pepys, is to be called to the Upper House, by the title of Baron Cottenhain, and Mr Bickersteth, by that of Baron Langdale—Observer. The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Picas has been pleased to appoint Mr George Penfold, of Croydon, Solicitor, a commissioner for the purpose of taking the acknowledgments of married women under the late act of Parliament. The aiii. tial income of the Marquis of West- minster, upon a moderate calculation, it is said, amounts to 1,0001. per day at present. Whenever the leases in Belgrave Square, Wilton Crescent, and the vast number of mansions recently built in the streets and squares in that quarter of'London expire, his Lordship's revenue will be more than doubled. The Duke of Bedford has been recommended the sea air for tbe improvement of his Grace's health, and a mansion has been accordingly taken on the left of Waterloo-crescent, at Dover, for the family, with stabling for 20 horses. It is not Mr Sheriff Raphael, but his brother, who was the retuining officer for Finsbury, and who has, in that character, commenced an action against Mr Duncombe. Dr, Lard!lr \Vii" p-Ip!:tt;d on Tpesday. Presi- dent of the Southward Literary Society, by a very great majority, theie being only eight votes against him. In the event of General Evans resigning his seit for Westminster, it is the intention of Admiral Napier to offer himself to represent that city in Par- liament, in opposition to Sir Thomas Cochrane.— Hampshire Te'cgraph. The Ultrn-Uadical Parliament of CromweH was called the Barebones Parliament:" the O'Con- nell-Melbourne Parliament may be properly nameJ the Cro-sbones Parliament." The Greek Government have entered into a treaty with England, respecting the exchange of newspapers free of duty. Her ALijestv I1.1-. signified her intention of -oil hk-r arrival in town, the performance of the Sieye of Korhclle, The Bronze Horse, and the Jewess, at Drury-lano Theatre. The amount advertised for the relief of the Irish clergy before the last list was £ 59,398 13s. 4d I'iie last list makes an addition of ^20 .510 18* lai • itt all, Z79,909 12s. 2d. r,J0,,rcd that more than one vacancy is ike y to take place in Westminister Hall, previous to the Spring circuit. Ni i- Ja(-Lsoii, tiie soit-of the President of the 'TIC ,s sojourning at Hastings. .n i fC(ii> V'docq being, a lew days airo, ca u o oulogne-sur-Mer, as a witness 011 a trial, wen nndpr the naltle of St. Jules, but, being racog- ■' r'ro.i 'lf 'lot,e.' at which he alighted, he was • c and carried before the Procureur du Roi, who, however, immediately released him. nf .J"?".™ F1UNCK—lN'20 the tiuniljer «n<> IcT ,l™ ln.^ranee was to that of the inhabitants as one fs t JU ,829> aS °"eis t0 23 2"3d i 1,1 '832, as llli,«l nf tt 1,1 1834' aS?"e 18 t0 14i- But the, the population, deducting children under two years of ajre> w|,j(.j, js as totally void of instruct- lon, amounts, it is supposed, to upwards of nineteen million individuals, or 03 out of 100-3-4ths of tho population. It is cai(.u|a ef| that to make education general in France, it would require 169,000 estab- lishments of public instruction. At present there are but 34,000; therefore there is an enormous deficiency of 105,030 schools to be founded.—Paris Advertiser. A it Kin BLIC.AN TYPOGRAPHICAL STRIKE.—The J,'jirf'a" Telegraph, published at Macon, contains the following paragraph The Texas fever has treated us worse than the cholera. Our oflice is completely swept; Journeymen and apprentices, men and boys, devils and angels, are all gone to Texas! If our readers get an empty sheet, or no sheet at all, they must not blame us." We understand that in consequence of (lis- coveries made by the Commissioners of Post-office Inquiry, of great irregularities in the store depart- ment of the packet establishment at Holyhead, Captain Goddard, the store-keeper, has been induced to retire from that office. J>EKLI\, DF.C. 9.—VVe have much reason to rejoice at the great advance which has been made in Prussia, within these few years in the manufacture of machinery. It is not very long ago that for almost every large machine we required help from England, and had the greater part from that country. Now an entire change has taken place in this respect, and the great establishment of this kind in Berlin furnishes the most complex and admirable machine at far lower prices than in England. For these happy results we are indebted to the zeal of Privy Councillor Beuth, who, as President of the Mochanics' Institution, and Director of the Department of the interior, does every thing fto favour and improve the construction of machines.-Frankfort Paper. There are a great number of Eiiiziisliinotn at present in Paris, and foreigners arc daily arriving there, to be present at the trial of Fieschi and his accomplices, which attracts much attention as the preparations for its commencement are complete. The proceedings will occupy a great portion of the ensuing month. CHKAP TRAVELLING- -A. woman in London- derry, who had nine shillings owing her in Dublin, felt uneasy lately at the want of her money, and re- solved to go by steam 111 quest of payment. She set off to Liverpool, shipped there for Dublin, obtained payment of her nitiesilillings, shipped again for Liver- pool, and thence for Derry, where she arrived safely, after having expended in freight eighteenpence. That renowned ship. the Victory, 104, late flag-ship at Portsmouth, is ordered to be dismantled, and placed in ordinary, and not to be broken up, as reported. This wou!d be very displeasing to the navy and country, from the many glorious 11 associations connected with her. it is thought she will eventually bear the pendant of the commanding oflicer of the ships in ordinary. Salisbury Herald, THE SAKDWICH 1SLANDS._WE toarn from the Sandwich Island, by. the report of the missionaries, that the number of pu hshed copies of various works issued from the presses at the Sandwich Islands, in the native during 1834, was 889,900, con- taining 30,04 pages. Tiie labour in the printing office is mostly executed by the natives, who are extremely fond of the employment. After serving a specified apprcn lets lip they receive the usual wages, which arc paid them regularly every week. The schools on tie is and were in a very flourishing state. It appears that there are under the immediate instruc- tion of members of the mission }847 persons, namely, 774 men 4.M women and 610 children. The scholars attending to reading, writing, "nd arithmetic, were I4b7: and the. average number of Sunday scholars was • he present number of native members o ciurciis is 747 t|le num|)0r Gf m;ir_ riages i C't ira e was 1125 the number of pupils in the high schools for native teachers was 68.

=-=- Li1 TEST NCE. u)\. D( nil' ItS f) Y EY E'" \,G, Reports are spread in Paris, that the health of Duke of Orleans has been seriously impaired by bisl' expediton to Algiers. Tlie Messagcr dts Chambres 0 the 19th positively contradicts them, and states th a proposal of marriage between him and the d.'iight< of Donna Maria Charlotte, i-ousort of ttie Infant cis de Pan:o, and sister of Qtiven of Spa,, ioti. The young lady is not more tlifn fourteen years of age; but it is said that the marring" will take place in the course of a year. The resignation of M. Humanu excites a (!On. derable sensation in the po'itical circles of p¡¡rl His loss will be felt severely by the ministry, and l- is generally supposed that his successor, Count D'Ar* gout, will not long continue in office. Tlie fina"0' measure which led to the resignation of M. fluinallot was brought before the Chamber on Monday, the Duke de Broglie declined entering on the ject. As, however, two members of the DepuUr5 have given notice of motions similar to that of the late Fiti,.it.ce Minister, it will, in all probability, be torced on the attention of the '^lamber, whether we ministers desire or not. We: perceive that tilt Gazette de Franco agrees with the opinion which wo originally hazarded, that it is a question in wbM1 Paris is interested against France, and in which has triumphed. The closing prices at the Bourse on Tuesday weto —Five per Cents. 1 tOf; Three per Cents. 801" 85c. J.AM'AKY ly.—The bad health of the I uke of Orleans has been spoken of. We can say that lie walked on the Bois de Boulogne yesterday with the Duke of Nemours. His face, indeed, still beIIrt some marks of fatigue, but otherwise he be well. The expedition against Tramezen had log yet Jeft Oran; on the 7th it was announced tbittit ne would set out 011 the 9th. It is evident, even frolo the Ministerial correspondence, that the object of the expedition to Mascara has not been obL-ii,.d.- Messagcr. I' L In )Monitcur contains a Royal Ordin»nfft the object of which is to prevent accidents at tbe j places where tbe iron rail-roads cross the ordii'^ roads, canals, or rivers. Persons on foot or on horse' { back and carriages of all kinds are not to proceed along the roads ill sight of the trains drawn by StC."o i engines till the latter have passed. They are to let tlie train pass and remain at the distance of ten yards. The masters of ship-, vessels, and boats of all kiw^* j. must anchor or stop at the distance of 100 yards fro1# the britlge which he wants to have opened, and can»ot proceed till he receives permission from the bridjf^" keeper, who is to let him pass as soon as the train 1* gone by. BELORAX, FUNDS, JAV. 18.—Actual Debt, 9i per csnt. 53; Rothschild's Loan, 5 per cent. lOll; Lo3° of the City, 1832, 4 percent. 99f; Society of C01B" merce, 132. Bank of Belgium, 114.-Brussd* Papers, Jan. 19. 1 here is scarcely any news of the slighte8'| interest in the papers received.this dav by the French and F!anders mails. It is very currently asscwte6 in Paris that the health of the Duke of Or'eaD!i jj quite hopeful enough to warrant his looking for; J w,ird to wedlock, and a young wife (at prLSeg fourteen years of age) is already 11 seriously oonteHi' I p'ated" for him in the person of the sister of Quee* Christina. We hope his Royal Highness is pared to wait. Accounts just received from Jamaica st»le | tiiat an order had been received from the Commission- ers of Compel sation in England by the Commissioned there, stating that it was unnecessary for the JanwM]* Commissioners to report on -uticoniested claims, 10 consequence of which they were proceeding up contested claims alone in that co'ony. This order would greatly diminish their labours, and considerably expedite a close to them. Letters from Maranham of December 19 annoU"*5^ J the arrival there of tlieZ os Amigos, from Para, whi^* confirms the previous accounts of the loss of the Clio., and the murder of the crew, except the second inatvf who had been saved, and sailed for Barbadoes on the i 10th of December, in his Majesty's ship, the Race-hor&" We have a file of the Trinidad Port of spa;" S Gazette to the 5th lilt. A memorial was bring p pared for presentation to the Governor and CoúPciJ, t, appealing against the newly imposed Po'l tax; COO" plaining that the expenditure of the Colony "Y extravagant—that the retired officers were too Well pensioned—that there were too many public servant* —that the constitution of the Council, as far 85 relates to the effectual controul of the expenditure, was delusive, &c. tli,-tt the right of the Crown impose a tax which the Coune it refused to raise, ïS- oppressive—that the judicial system, costing sterling, requires altering and reducing in cost—a'. that there is a want of controul over the expend* ture. The memorial concludes by paying the establishment oCtrial by jury.W..ipping Gaulte. The Marquis of Lansdowne will enrertain t" Cabinet Ministers, and the great Officers of State. a dinner, on Friday, the 29th instant, at which the of Sheriffs for the present year will be settled. The Lord Chancellor was prese'nt at the € binet dinner given last evening, by Viscount Mel" bourne, at his residence in South Street. The Ar, bishop of Canterbury and falnltf arrived at the Palace, Lambeth, on Tuesday, froo Addington Park, Croydon, for the season. Viscount Melbourne attended a meeting the Church Commissioners yesterday in Whiteba'J. Place. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop ot London, the Cnanccllor of the Exchequer, and otber Commissioners were present. Lord Dutisativ has been elected the Ir' Representative Peer in the place of the late Earf Charleville; his Lordship had 80 votes, and the ofLismore 21. VVe have learnt, just as we are going to preo, thnt Mr Ruthven, the Member for tiie city of Ðublln, is dead. He had been some time unwell.—Courier- Aici»mit8 have arrived from Hornby A-9110 at the Duke of Leeds's, in Whitehall, of the death øl Lady Charlotte Lane Fox, who expired there 0" Sunday. Mrs L. Fox and Ladv Caroline L. Fo* have been sent to, as well as the Marquis of Car mi"" then, who is in Scotland. f A Wilts lire paper states it as a prevail0* rumour that Paul Methuen Esq. of Corsham hoflS*» Devizes, is about to be raised to the peerage.

LONDON MONEY IIARKET. CLOSING PTUCES OF BRITISH STOCKS—TlnJKS»>T- I Bank Stock 214.1 I ndi a Stock 253 3 per cent. Consols 91i Consols for Accou nt 91f 3 per cent. Rcdncrd 91g 3.J per cent Red icetl.. 3i per cent New. 4 per cent. Ifc25 -5 India Bonds S 1 Exchequer Bills I' PRICES OF FOREIGN STOCKS. I Brazilian Bonds 5 per ct 84 Chilian, 5 per cent 511 Colombian Bonds,6 pr ct 33i! Danish Bonds, 3 per ct. 774! Dutch2 £ per cent. 54j; Ditto5 percent 102| French Rentes 5 per ct. Greek Ang.Bds 5pr- ct. Mex. Bonds, 6perct. Portuguese Bds.5pcrct Portuguese Iieg.lionds Russian B'»nd<,5perct I™ Spanish ( 1834i, 5 percl Belgian Bonds, 5 per

MERTHYU TYDVIL, SATURDAY, Jan. #9^ Afler a half-year of throes in the a week of puffing and paragraphing ia the ne-.S- J papers the Judicial Offspriag has made appearance, and the Melbourne returns the answer to all etiqtiiries-$ As as can be expected." i ow long the affair would have lasted is a question, but undoubtedly had not Sir Edward Sugden, pamphlet in haildo stept in, it would not have been over yet. The learned Knight has been the immediate, howe*er unwilling, cause, why the country is bles»eU once with one Chance, a new Master of 1,e Rolls, two Peers, one Peeress, a Peer expectant, a Chief Justice expectant, in the shape Of submissive Attorney-General, waiting for contingent remainder;" and as the uatOrl' result, the addition of another £ 5000 a year to to the five pensions to that amount, enjoyed bl five Ex-Chancellorj, amounting la £3.0..0.00 pef annum!! This is very handsome wark fi)r olle pamphlet, and Sir Edward Surien has certaiJll1 established his fame for a rapidity which b never learned in the Court of Chancery, 0 course we have no desire to wade through the ) heaviness of this long intrigue. It will fotll the rapture of future amateurs of human ab*ljr' dity, or illustratethe old Swede's remark, "See my Son how little brains is required to gOfert; the world." 1 nt the facts have already appearec haJJI through the haze, that the fear of Lord 13roug iu the House of Peers kept the Ministers dtinn £ the Session from appointing any botlv as Ch8" | cellor, that ihe fear of Homebody out of the kept them from appointing Lord BrOughalor