THE DUCHESS DE BERRI.-The Paris correspo dent of the Times asserts positively that the Duch ess de Berri is with child; that every possible er ertion has been made by the Carlists to procure tempts, they are driven to declare that she is mar her release; and that, having failed in their at ried-though the name of her husband is not the Duke of Orleans wish to bring the Duchess the liberties of, or refusing redress of grievances to Britain; and Mr. Ilume's motion on sinecures tried their strength in the Commons. The people, though desirous of rest from the long agitation of the Reform Bill, are once more aroused, suspicious, or indignant. There have already been public meetings held in Birmingham, Newcastle, Wol-known. It is said that the sister of Louis Philip and verhampton, Dundee, Paisley, &c., &c. Ireland is in universal agitation, the Tories resenting the meditated outrage of their liberties as much as the mass of the people. We forbear quoting the Irish newspapers, or noticing the Dublin meeting. Violence was to be expected. Heaven forbid any people should remain supine under the threatened suspension of their first rights. If this most unconstitutional Bill pass the House of Commons without immense modifications, the Whigs will have inflicted no such deadly blow on freedom since they destroyed the Triennial Act. They are evidently alarmed. They threaten to resign. This menace is meant to tell two ways, to alarm the Peers into passing the Irish Church Reform Bill, and to scare the people with the probable return of a Tory Government. The Whigs must do something to make the nation regret their departure from office, if they would make it fear so terrible a calamity. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. HOLLAND. Private accounts, from intelligent persons in Russia, refer to the financial state of that country as one of great embarrassment, The resources of the Government are by no means adequate to the maintenance of the existing peace establishment. The plan for raising a loan in this country has entirely failed, and the nobles, who are almost the only persons from whom taxes could be raised, are represented to be in a state of what may be called general bankruptcy. UNITED STATES. By the packet ship, Pacific, arrived at Liverpool, are brought New York papers to the 1st instant. The tariff bill was still under discussion, and from the opposition of its enemies, and the lukewarmness of its friends, it appears not likely to be settled during the present session. According to these papers, nullification seems to be pre The King of Holland seems determined to compel the French to pay his frontier another visit. He has lately imposed a heavy duty on vesselsgressing in the eastern section of the States. A joint Ce navigating the Scheldt; and, as the tax varies according to the value of the cargo, the right of search becomes necessary. This new course gives discontent to every maritime power. mittee of both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature has brought up resolutions protesting against a modification of the tariff, and instructing the senators of the State to op pose it in Congress. These resolutions have been adopted by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, by 406 to 58. No great apprehension is entertained of hostile colli Brussels papers and letters from Antwerp completely confirm the previous reports of the agita-sion. tion which the new arbitrary measures of Holland had created in Belgium, and of the general conviction that the Scheldt would be effectually closed if the Dutch tariff should be allowed. The amount of the duties is of less consequence than their mode of collection. FRANCE. COLONIAL NEWS. CANADA. Affairs in Lower Canada have reached a crisis, and the dominant faction will soon be taught a lesson that may prove of inestimable benefit to that colony. The decided feeling manifested by the Assembly against every person A sincere desire for peace appears to be enter-favourable to Government, and the desire which it has long tained by the French Government, as they are dis-belong to the King alone, have at length attracted the atten manifested to possess itself of powers and attributes that arming on a very extensive scale. The works at tion of Ministers; and two despatches, have been sent out Strasburgh are to be demolished; and, with these relative to Mr Christie's repeated expulsion, and the proindications of an unwarlike policy, rumour couples ceedings of the house with reference to one of the judges, the retirement of Marshal Soult from his posts as which were treated with marked disrespect. The probable President of the Council and Minister of War; situa-issue of affairs will be, the annexing of the district of Gaspe tions to which Dupin and Guilleminot have been to New Brunswick, and the county of Montreal to Upper spoken of as his successors. Canada. Lower Canada will thus be materially reduced in extent. THE EX-KING OF FRANCE.-A correspondent informs us that the ex-King of France is indebted to the strength of his constitution for his recovery from an attack of gout, which, at one time, placed him in great danger of sudden dissolution. He has, however, so effectually overcome the attack, as to have been enabled, within the last two days, to enjoy a day's sport with his gun. He lives with his son, and their reduced suite, in great seclusion in the castle, and entertains a confident expectation of the early restoration of the Duchess de Berri to the circle of her relatives. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. appears, that although the colony has been established only said that Lord Grey had contrived "to extract all 30 years, yet that the free population amounts to 14,000; the virus of former acts of coercion, and had concenand that the revenue, by direct and indirect taxation, ex-trated them in one focus." A meeting of the Un<eeds the annual sum of L.90,000; whilst the colonists pos-ion was held on Monday the 25th inst.; and resolusess no voice or control as to the raising or the expendi- tions were passed strongly condemnatory of the ture of this sum of money, but the same is wholly exercised conduct of Ministers with regard to Ireland. by the Executive Government." It is intended to erect an additional Scotch Kirk in Sydney. The establishments of Captain Payne and Mr. Weller, at New Zealand, have been entirely destroyed by a party of New Zealanders at Kaffea, in New Zealand. Those gentlemen had arrived safe at the Bay of Islands. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE.-We learn from an authentic source, that it is not the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to propose any alteration in the Newspaper stamp duties until April, when the state of the financial year shall have been deWe are informed, that the Rev. Mr. Anderson, a minis-clared. There is a surplus of L.600,000 on the last ter of the Scotch Kirk, who, it will be remembered, was year, but this will do little more than cover the some time since invited from Sydney, to take the pastoral deficiency previously occasioned by the reduction of charge of the Scotch National Church in this town, has taxes. As far as the state of the financial year, ending the 5th of April, can be judged of by the present appearance, there will be a surplus of rather more than half a million; but the Chancellor of the Exchequer has not, we believe, yet made up his mind as to whether he should apply the surplus to the diminution of the Excise Duties, the reduction of the Assessed Taxes, or of Newspaper Stamps.Sun. accepted the call of the people, and may be shortly expected. We believe it to be the intention of the committee immediately to commence a building for the temporary accommodation of the members of the church.-Launceston Advertiser, Oct. 2. The Rev. George Innes, head master of the King's school, died on the 6th instant, (September,) after a short iliness-Sydney (New South Wales) paper. HOBART TOWN.-If we can judge from the advertisements in its newspapers, this settlement is making rapid progress in civilization. We find that a bank has been -established which paid a dividend of 16 per cent. last year, besides a bonus of 4 per cent. to the old proprietors. A Life Assurance Society had also been founded. We find musical instruction, Italian and English singing, piano-forte, guitar, &c., advertised to be taught. MARKETS IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, 24th August, 1832.-Wheat 5s. 3. to 5s. 6d. per bushel; English barley, 6 to 75.; Cape barley, 5s. 3d. to 5s. 6d.; oats 6s. to 6s. 6d.; maize, 5s. 6d. ; potatoes, L.7 to L.9, 9s. per ton; fine flour, 178. 6d. per cwt.; second do., 16s.; bread, per two pound loaf,44d; hay, per ton, L.7, 10s.; straw, L.3, 10s; mutton, 5d. per lb.; beef, 6d.; pork, 8d; fowls, 3s. per pair; fresh batter, 3s. 6d. per lb. ; eggs, 2s. 6d. per dozen; candles, 1s. per lb.; shell lime, 1s. per bushel; stone lime, 3d. per do. It will be remarked that wheat is the cheapest kind of grain, and though its price is 10s, or 12s. a quarter cheaper than here, bread is dearer. Lord Brougham, it is said, has not allowed the name of a clergyman to be inserted in any Commission of the Peace since he has held the seals; and it is intended to omit them in all future renewals of Commissions, Mr. Pease, the Quaker, has been received as a Member of the House of Commons upon his simple affirmation. On Saturday morning last, after it was generally known in Darlington that he would take his seat, the bells commenced ringing, a band of music paraded, the streets, and banners were seen flying from windows in all directions. Tait's Magazine has sung his triumph in a capital Song, which we give in the Schoolmaster. NEW RAIL-ROAD.-The establishment of a railroad between London and Gloucester is contemplated. One tunnel will be necessary, of about two miles in length. The surveys have been made, and it is calculated that, including all expenses, it will take L.13,000 per mile to complete it. It is intended to terminate at Paddington. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-In the House of Commons, on Friday, the London and Birmingham Railway Bill was read a first time. We believe this bill will pass both houses this session, as we understand that the opposition which it experienced in the last parliament has been almost wholly withdrawn. EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF CAPTAIN ROSS.-The expedition in search of Captain Ross sailed on Sunday in the Hibernia, from Liverpool, for New York. The weather has been most tempestuous for some days on the South coast of England and the West coast of France, and more especially on Wednesday, when the storm was at its height, and the loss has been correspondingly great. There are very long faces at Lloyd's. We A rumour, which is gaining ground, has for some time. prevailed, of dissensions in the Cabinet-two of the most intrigue, which is to end, if successful, in throwing overtalented members of which are said to be engaged in an board the present leader in each House of Parliament, and in effecting a junction with the Tories in their steed. give the rumour because it is a current one-not at all pledging ourselves for its accuracy. Public men should remember, that their acts, to say nothing of their immediate effect, form the subject of history; that their characters are the property of their country; and that intrigue, in its very name, implies dishonesty and deceit. Morning Herald. IRELAND. The Council of the Birmingham Political Union held a meeting on Tuesday the 19th inst. Mr. G. Ireland is in an universal ferment, in consequence F, Muntz, Mr. B. Attwood, the Rev. T. Macdonnell, of Earl Grey's coercive Bill. The Tories are, as Irishand others, addressed the meeting in speeches ex-men, nearly as indignant as the rest of the nation. pressive of great disappointment at the conduct of At a meeting of the Volunteers in Dublin, on the Ministry. They said that it was evident that no Thursday the 26th, a letter was read from Mr. O'Conmeastires calculated to be of real service to the nell in London, urging parochial meetings throughcountry were to be expected from them, unless they out Ireland, to petition Parliament against the were compelled to bring them forward by the uni-menaced Algerine acts. We should, he says, preversal cry of the People from one end of the country fer death to slavery. He concludes by denouncing to the other. The coercive measures towards Ire- the Irish members who voted against him in the late land were also strongly denounced. Mr Macdonnell majorities. He particularizes Talbot of Athlone, and the members for the county Limerick. He says not one English Catholic member voted in the ininority. 1 No fewer than two mistakes have occurred in the giving of the names of the eight Scottish Members who voted for Mr. Hume's motion. In the list at first published, Lord Dalmeny's name appeared; this was struck out, and Captain Dunlop's inserted; and it turns out at last that the real name is that of Mr. Oliphant of Perth. SCOTCH BURGH REFORM.-The Lord Advocate has declared that it is not the intention of Ministers to move for the appointment of a committee of inquiry on the subject of burgh corporations in Scotland, with regard both to England and Ireland. His although such is the course which has been pursued Lordship states, that he already possesses sufficient information on the subject to enable Parliament to legislate correctly. THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE CAPITAL WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO IRELAND. The following statistical account of Ireland will be found interesting, as exemplifying the beneficial results that would ensue from the employment of capital in seconding the capabilities that nature has so bountifully be stowed upon her in an agricultural point of view. The soil of Ireland contains above 12,000,000 arable acres, exclusive of 5,000,000 that might be rendered arable. Now, supposing that of this quantity 3,000,000 of acres are annually devoted to potatoes, 3,000,000 to wheat, and 6,000,000 to grass, oats, and barley, we shall find that, from this arable portion alone, there might be raised the following quantities of food: Three millions of acres in wheat, at 2 qrs. BURGH POLICE.-Mr. Loch has given notice that per acre-6,000,000 qrs.; 3 millions of acres pota-bill for the establishment of a police in the several on March 10, he shall move for leave to bring in a toes, at 50 bolls per acre-150,000,000 bolls. Now, six millions of quarters of wheat will maintain six burghs of Scotland. millions of souls, and 150,000,000 bolls of potatoes will, at the very least, maintain 15,000,000 more; so that wheat and potatoes, growing on these six millions of acres alone, would maintain twenty-one millions of souls. This is supposing the waste lands in the island to yield nothing, and six millions of the arable acres to be devoted to the production of grass, oats, or barley, for the convenience and luxaries of life; it is evident, therefore, that there is ample room in the soil of Ireland to maintain at least three times its present population in a state of affluence and comfort.--Col. Torrens's Speech in the House of Commons last Week. . LETTER FROM MR. O'CONNELL. MY DEAR BARRETT.-I cannot send my address to the people of Ireland this day. I have been too much engaged on Irish affairs to write with the calmness I could desire. Besides, my blood boils with too much of indignation to permit me to suggest the minuter details of the proceedings which the noble and generous, but long oppressed Irish nation, should adopt, in order to obviate the infliction of the last and greatest outrage which Whig despotism has, as yet, attempted. I trust and hope they will attempt it in vain. But although I cannot enter into details, I can beg of you to impress on the minds of the people the leading topics to which they should turn their attention, First, Let there be perfect peace and tranquillity. Even the Whitefeet themselves-all miscreants though they bemay understand that it is by peaceable conduct alone; by abstaining from further crime, they can expect to see themselves relieved from any of the grievances under which they labour. Secondly-Call for petitions-strong, vigorous, energetic petitions-in decorous but firm language. 95 GET Thirdly, Collect, in detail, all the police and magisterial outrages, and let us have those details for Parliament, with real signatures of persons who are ready to vouch, on on oath, the truth of such statements. Fourthly, Let each petition describe the state of the vicinity of the petitioners. If tranquil, let them say so; if distuphy state the nature and causes of the disturbances Let me implore of you not to injure commercial credit, by calling for a run on the bank for gold. That run will take place of itself, to the last bank note, if the atrocious Algerine code be enacted. I write in liaste." Yours, faithfally, then one weg! ent DANIEL O'CONNELLÀ London, Monday. P SCOTLAND The subscription towards erecting a monument to the memory of Sir Walter Scott, amounts to upwards of L.5000. The branch railway to Leith is now rapidly proceeding; and,"from the number of hands employed this extensive undertaking will in a short time be completed. FEMALE CONGRESS.-A meeting was held in Portland Street, Glasgow, on Tuesday se'nnight, composed wholly of female delegates from the different power-loom factories in Glasgow and neighbour hood, the object of which was to consult on the best measures to be adopted in the present momentous crisis of their affairs. The chair was filled by a female, and the different resolutions drawn up and submitted to the meeting entirely by females. A President, Secretary, and Treasurer, with a Committee, were then chosen, who proceeded to collect the money forwarded by the different delegates. A vote of thanks was then given to the President, for her conduct. in the chair; three cheers were then given for the Time bill, and a vote of thanks to Sir D. K. Sandford, for his spirited and proper answer to the "Zealots" on the Sabbath, last week; after which the meeting broke up in the greatest harmony.— Liberator. Several more female congresses have since been held.. ני Drafts from the under-mentioned depots are assembling in Edinburgh, preparatory to their embarking for Chatham, whence they will re-embark to join their respective regiments ini golonies:1st Batt. 1st Royals, 2 officers and file-West Indies. 70 rank and 19th Foot, 2 officers and 55 rank and file-West Indies. „musteni noies .... 25th Ditto, 2 officers and 60 rank and file-West Indies. 71st Highland Light Infantry, 3 officers and 50 rank and file-Bermuda,, i 724 Albany Highlanders, 3 officers and 50 rank and file-Cape of Good Hope. 93d Sutherland Highlanders, 3 officers and 150 rank and file-West Indies. " Colonel Thackery, of the Royal Engineers, who has been several years stationed in Edinburgh, on the North. British Staff, will be relieved by Colonel Wright; and Captain Thomson, of the same service, will be replaced by Captain Victor, who has arrived in Edinburgh. ! SPIRIT OF THE POLITICAL JOURNALS, mirth. Few but the Aristocrats can be so void of FOR FEBRUARY. MARTIAL LAW-MILITARY TRIBUNALS. Ir is thoughtlessly said, that the young gentlemen in sash and gorget, who sit in judgment, will at least be impartial. Those who mix at all with military men, and hear their truculent language, or those who mark the ferocious spirit of their organs in the periodical press, know the folly of this expectation. Major Beauclerk, who is an old soldier, and in every way a competent witness, said in the House of Commons: He could tell Ministers, from long experience for, for two years he had acted as Deputy Adjutant-General-that one of the worst courts they could possibly devise was a Court-Martial. Party prejudice could not but have considerable sway in courts so constituted. In his humble opinion, nothing could be worse. He had repeatedly seen young officers surrender their opinions and judgment to the colonel, who frequently was greatly prejudiced. He had himself been under arrest for two days for merely giving a judgment to the best of his ability, and Captain Brooke of the 62d had been similarly treated for the same offence. The powers given to the military will be abused in every way, and for every purpose. Every op ponent of Government will be marked for persecution; so also will be many an unacommodating husband who has a handsome wife, and many a watchful, sturdy father who has a beautiful daugh ter. sympathy, or of an understanding of the sympathy of others, as to commit so hateful an offence against moral decorum; and we are often tempted to think that the cruelty and wickedness of the giants of tales of chivalry were intended to adumbrate the cruelty and wickedness of great people in all states of society. Lord Cloncurry's observations, which moved such mirth in Pandemonium, were as follows:"He begged their Lordships to conceive a nocturnal search by the police (A laugh.) It might be a subject of laughter to their Lordships, but it was the cause of many a wail in Ireland. Englishmen did not require to be told by him that the females of Ireland enjoyed the feelings of modesty in as great a degree as their own countrywomen. How would their Lordships like their wives, or their sisters, to be visited at night in such a manner by an insulting and brutal police? (Hear, hear!) This power was much abused, and, therefore, it was his intention to move in the Committee, that when those to whom the power of search was given by the Bill, came to a house and called on the names of those who ought to be in it, those who did not answer should be deemed absent. By this means, that great power which was given by the Bill would be more innoxious; those domiciliary visits, even in the present state of Ireland, could not be allowed. Instances had come to his knowledge of the manner in which this power had acted under the last Insurrection Act. He had known an admirer of female beauty to transport a brother, or a lover, who stood in his way, for no other offence than being obnoxious to himself. He had also known a debtor Magistrate transport or imprison a creditor because he had asked for his bill. He had known a most respectable man, residing on the borders of one of the proclaimed districts, and who passed the boundary after the limited time, for no other purpose than that of paying the wages of his man, taken up and committed to prison for three months,-though, upon representation to the Lord Lieutenant, he was afterwards released. care would be taken to guard against the abuse of He hoped, therefore, due this power." This danger of the most exasperating sort of wrong, was urged years ago by Lord Grey himself in objection to nocturnal searches for arms; but when it was instanced by Lord Cloncurry on Tuesday, there was a laugh-the Noble Lords laughed at the idea of offences to female modesty. We will not term this merriment brutal, for what is there in the conduct of brutes which is comparable to it in odiousness? It were a most irrational disparagement of brutes to stigmatize the barbarity with an epithet borrowed from their kind. No one ever saw a brute amused by the idea of another brute's pain or degradation; but if such a prodigy should be witnessed, it may be called Lordly. Providence, who has denied brutes imagination and risible faculties, has saved them No care will be taken, no care can be taken, in from the hateful expression of glee at the thought the proposed measure, to guard against these of suffering. The laugh is one of the distinctions of man from brute; and the Lords, who employed it on the occasion instanced, have made it mark another distinction, which only fiends can share with them. Ireland, says Lord Grey, has reached an unparalleled demoralization: do the wretched creatures for whose offences the Lords, are shaping laws, laugh, like their Legislators, at the amusing thought of the worst outrages to females? In what society but the House of Peers would such a subject have been treated with merriment? We doubt whether, in the orgies of the lowest brothel, some respect for decency, for humanity, would not have restrained the gross, licentious, barbarous atrocities. The zeal of courts-martial will be be better or worse than the superseded; if better, how is love and respect for the worse regular courts to be generated by them? if worse, what good consequence of any kind can be reckoned on? The patient resists the surgeon's knife, having no reliance on his honesty or his skill; will it im. prove the matter to strap him down and give the carpenter a diploma to operate with an adze? There are men who, thoughtlessly or imprudently, advocate martial law as protective of the peaceable against the lawless; but what protection will there be against the errors, the caprices, the prejudices of the military judges? Who can feel for one moment secure of his liberty, when a malicious information may cause him to be dragged from his home and flung into gaol for an indefinite period; his family, meanwhile, left unprotected, and his affairs neglected; the issue of his trial before a rude, unskilful, rash, and peremptory tribunal, doubtful; and the injury of detention certain? Is there a man who, after the passing of this atrocious law, can feel his innocence a pledge of safety? In every red coat he will see a master. He must subdue his looks, cringe in his presence, and yield all his exactions, or he is a marked man. If he give any umbrage to gentlemen of the sword, if he refuse credit, hospitality, or the company of his wife or daughters, he may reckon on night searches; and if not an accusation, at least a vexatious summons to attend as witness at some distant trial, of the subject of which he is alleged to to know something. These things, and yet greater atrocities, have been, and why may they not be again in similar circumstances? Mr. O'Connell instanced, serious engagements sit upon the consciences of a majority of the members, and how necessary it is for their constituents to look after their conduct with jealous and scrutinizing care. By the rejec tion of the above resolution, the first Reformed Parliament-not yet a month old-have`in effect sanctioned the principle, that it is expedient to reward public servants, by promoting them to offices to which no duties are attached. How pleased and grateful the old Borough party must be to see one of the most cherished dogmas of their political creed recognised and adopted by their triumphant opponents! In the majority of 94, by which the House rejected Mr. Hume's resolution, we find the names of not fewer than 45 of the Conservatives. As for these men, we have little to say about them. We believe it would not be difficult to show that they are nearly all distinctly pledged to the abolition of sinecures. But their policy and practice coincid. ed. The Tories made a point of defending every sinecure as long as it was possible, when they were in office, and they act consistently in voting for their continuance now. But what shall we say to the conduct of the professed Reformers,-the loadtongued, unceasing, implacable declaimers against the profligate expenditure of the old Borough Parliaments? The history of political tergiversation furnishes few more disgraceful instances of dereliction from duty, and abandonment of former professions, than was afforded by the votes and speeches of the two members for Westminster, on Mr. Hume's resolution. They stood in the foremost ranks to defend the fastnesses of corruption, -to the levelling of which their constituents would, in other times, have expected to see their most vigorous efforts directed. What will the Electors of the Tower Hamlets say when they read the name of Dr. Lushington among the sinecuresanctioning majority? Are the constituencies of Finsbury, Marylebone, Southwark, Liverpool, Leeds, and Wolverhampton, desirous of perpetsating the all-play and no-work system of the rotten borough Parliaments? If not, let them call their representatives to account for their votes of the 14th instant. Perhaps Messrs. Brougham, There is at present no party, no description of Horne, Spankie, Marshall, Macaulay, Whitmore, men in Parliament, who are not pledged chin-deep and the freely-elected Lord Sandon, may condeto the enforcement of rigid economy in the ma-scend to inform their respective constituencies of nagement of public money. During the progress the weighty reasons which induced them to back of the late elections, though many of the candidates objected to pledges in general, yet they all seem to have thought it necessary to make an exception in favour of pledges to reduce improper expenditure. But how have these promises been kept? A reference to the division on Mr. Hume's resolution, "That it is the opinion of this House that the existence of sinecure offices, and offices executed by deputy, in the Army and Navy departments, is unnecessary, and inexpedient as a means of remunerating public service," which resolution was rejected by the House on the 14th instant, proves how loosely the most direct and "The notorious case of Sir Edward Crosby, a man totally innocent of the charge brought against him, who had been dragged before a court-martial, of which a major of dragoons was President. Among other questions, he was asked why he, who was an officer of rank, had never entertained any of the officers of the garrison? He was tried, convicted, and, though wholly innocent, executed. -Examiner. THE SANCTION OF SINECURES BY THE REFORMED the Government in their resistance to the aboli tion of sinecures. We shall be curious to learn if any reasons exist for their conduct, which, as honourable men and consistent politicians, they need not blush to avow. On a reference to our list of the division, every one must be struck by the great number of absentees. The fact is, that more than one hundred members quitted the House, not liking to vote against the Ministry, and unable to endure the dis grace of voting with them,-fearful too, and with reason, that their names would be held up in the Black List, to the reprobation and surprise of those |