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PAPERS BY DHE BRITANNIA,
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(From C. Willmer’s AmericansNews Lelter, June 19.)
The Ministers wete deféated in. the House of Commons,
on Friday night, with reference to the sugar duties Bill, an
amendment, proposed by Mr. Miles, the member for Bristol,
having been carried by a majority of 20. The announcement
was received by Sir Robert Peel with evident chagrin, but

guage had been applied to the Irish People, (and he read pas
sages from the Morning Herald» that called them savages,)
and because Parliameiit, had passed the Arms Act, and he
had pledged himself “that while he lived, no Englishmav
should brand himself or his arms——

he soon recovered his serenity, and intimated tuat he should

he prepared to state on Monday what course he should pur-
aS day, Sunday and

sue. Reports were very currept on Saturday, Sunday 2

Monday, tiat be bad determined to resign, and it was even |

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asserted, that Sir Robert Peel had carried the resignation of
the Cabinet to Her Majesty, who had accepted it, and “sent
for” the Duke of Richmond... ‘This statement was, however,
denied by the Morning Herald, the only London rane
paper which gives the Government decided support. ; -
Morning Chronicle stated that ministers had comes .
retain their posts, but to abandon their proposed change of
sugar duties for the present. “Their friends, however ge
to have been seriously alarmed lest they should retire, and
# very numerous meeting of the Conservative members of
the House of Commons was held atthe Carlton Club House
on Monday morning—more than 200 being preseut, when a
resolution of entire confidence in Sir Robert Pee! $s govern-
ment was proposed, carried unanimously, and forwarded fa
the right hon. Baronet in Whitehall Gardens. Another
cabinet council’ was held ‘at the foreign office, after which
the Premier proceeded to Buckingham palace, staid to dine
with Her Majesty, and ther Gaine down to the Commons and
made a stateinent whichis é!sewhere reported. The Stan-
dard says that the Ministers never once contemplated a re-
signation, and‘as long as their party permit them to carry ol
the government with honour, they will persevere, tortie
completion of the restoration of Ireland to peace—the per-
fect tranquilisation and security of ludia—the consolidation
of the peace of Europe, of which we have lately had such
flattering proofs in the visits of so many soverelgns, and of
which we anticipate the most gratifying proof of all in the
visitof Luis Philippe, the wise and the good—the work of
restoring commerce and finance. ‘He intimated his orton
tion to move, as an amelidment on Mr. Miles’ proposition,
the restoration of the duty, on Colonial sugars, and shouid
leave the colonial duties to, be discussed next year when the
ficome and Property Tax Bill shall bave expired. Phe re-
sult was that Mr. Miles’ proposition was negatived by 259 to
223—leaving a.m jority for ministers of 23. ;

‘The leading topic of our foreign news is the annonnce-
ment that a collision has taken place between the French
troops and the forces of the Emperor of Morocco. The
French were completely victorious, putting a large body of
Moorish cavalry to the rout, and capturing three standards,
In Paris this affiir is regarded as the commencement of ac-

tual hostilities, althoagh Marshal Soult, in the French Cham-

bers, and Lord Aberdeen in the House of Lofds, have de-
clared their conviction that war will not take place. The
French Government, however, are strengthening their po-
sition on the Moroceo frontier, and a squadron. of line-of-
_ batile-ships and steamers has been equipped, under the com-

mand of the Prince de Joinville, for the. purpose of cruisivg ;

off the easteri coast of Morocco. The Moors are evidently
collected in large numbers, and are animated by a hostile.
spirit, which the efforts of diplomacy may find i difficult, if
not impossible, to control. ‘The recent skirmish at Ouchida
Was caused by the impetuosity of the native troops on first
approaching the French camp; and a few days previously,
the French garrison at Biskara, which the Duc d Aumale
had left without suflicient protection, was treacherously mas-
sacred. The movement is known to be the work of Abdel-

Kader, who has so successfully inflamed the religious fana- |

ticism of the Moors, that the Emperor is said to have been
unable to resist the impulse given to his people by the old
eremy of France, and was, therefore, compelled to proclaim
the “holy war.” If this be confirmed, there are reasons to
hope that the mediation of England, whieh Lord Aberdeen
_ is understood to have offered, will be accepted, and thus
avert a war which might seriously compromise the relations
between this country and France. :

After a great deal of agitation in the country, the Dissen-_
ters’ Chapels Bill passed a second reading in the House of
Commons on Tuesday the 6th current, by a majority of 807
to 117. The ministers and the leaders of the opposition
again met in cordial agreement and firm alliance on the dis-
cussion of the measur3, which it will be remembered gives
quiet possession of property on a prescriptive enjoyment of
twenty-five’ years possession, except in the case of chape!s
which the donors founded for the preaching of dectrines dis-
tinctly specified.

Iris supposed that the Emperor of Russia. diving his week’s
visit to England, distributed about £25,900 in. acts of libe-
rality. ae

ft is stated that Crockford, of gambling notoriety, has left
£359,000 to his widow. He once kept a fishmonger’s shop
near Pemple Bar, London.

Sir James Graham has intimated that Wednesday next
has been fixed for the reception of the deputation of the
corporation of Dublin, with the address te her Majesty, res-
pecting the sentence of Mr. O'Connell and the other
traversers. 2

Mr. 'Phomas Campbell, author of the Pleasures of Hope,
and other celebrated works, died on Saturday the 13th June,
at Boulogne.

The stoppage of the bank of T. Johnston &Co., bankers,
at Romford, Essex, has been announced; Mr. Johnson was
Lord Mayor of London in 1841.

IRELAND.
THE IMPRISONED REPEALERS, AND THE RE-
¢ PEAL AGITATION.

The proceedings-in the Dublin Court of Qheen’s Bench,
in the case of the Queen versus O’Connell and others, . have
‘closed with the despatch of the writ of error to London ; it
was allowed last week, without opposition to the érown.

The authorities of Richmond Penitentiary have put some

» Testrictions upon the wholesale admission of visitors; they
are no longer allowed to inscribe their names ina book for
publication ; and deputations to present addresses to Mr.
‘O’Connell are not admitted. The Freeman’s Journal notifies,
that those visitors| who wish to have their names published,
have only-toleave a-card at the office of the newspaper for
every one sent to Mr.O’Connell.

_ Several. meetings have. been held about the coun-
try. One of the most respectable was thatat Belfast, on
Friday ; which comprised “ Liberals” of all shades.. Some
ofthe speakers avowed political differences. with Mr. O’-
Connell, but protested agaiast the prosecution as unjust.
One of the most ludicrous meetings was that of the Dublin
law-clerks, on Sunday: they address Mr. O’Connell as “ be-
loved Sire,” and “ great beloved Sire ;” declare that “ with a
nod” he could have “ uprooted the foundations of society ;”
but they undertake -to obey his injunctions to peace, or to
die for him if required.

The Dublin Corporation met on Thursday week last, to
consider an address to the Queen, on the subject of Mr. O’-
Connell’s imprisonment; praying her “to vindicate the con-
stitution, and protect the rights and liberties of her Majesty’s

“subjects, which have been violated in his person.” An ad-
dress in that spirit was proposed and advocated in several
heated speeches. Alderman Butt opposed it; and, in some
temperate strictures, he pointed out one inconsistency, of
the Repealers—that while they professed hatred to England,
they cried that if they had but bad Koglish judges and Eng-
lish Jurors, they would have had better justice !
‘supporter of the address was Mr. Fitapatrick, who was on

the jury-panel, and was among the forty-eight drawn by
ballot, but he was not on the jury: Mr. Butt bantered him

‘on the unbiassed verdict that be would have given! The
address was carried, by 40 to 6, ;

‘The Repeal Association met on Monday. -In-taking the
chair, Lord French stated that he had come upto town
for the sole purpose of presenting the Liberator and his
icllow-martyrs with two addresses from parishes in. his
county, the inbabitants of which were boiling with indigna-
tion at Mr, O’Connell’s unjust and unmerited conviction,
anal had resolved, “ Come Weal, come wo,” that on their

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He had locked up in achest, in an English county, the
arms which his father had carried in 1782, and had trausmit-
ted to him, accompanying them with a note in the following
ternis: “ These ‘the arfns of Henry Grattan, placed here
because aa English government -directed a brand to. be
placed on them. Never! Henry. Grattan.” For these rea-
sons atone, his intevtion—firm as if he had taken an oath—
was, that he would never enter the House of Commons
unless driven there bv the injunction of his constituents.

Mr. M‘Nevin, a barrister, spoke ofthe Emperor of Russia;
whom he described as brought over from Russia by the
gaolers of O'Connell; for bis occupation of -ferter-forging
and peopling Siberia, to effjoy a bear-hugging with Prince
Albert ina bobby2Mi'Sinith O’Brien’ read an address from
the. Completé Soffrage Union of, the people of England,
signed “Joseph Starge,” and expressing indignation at the
imprisonment of O'Connell. He mentioned a rumour that
governinenit were about to issue a proclamation to forbid
the meting of the Association: the committee were Vdeter-
mined to try the legality of the proceeding 5 on the issue of
the. proclamation the Association would meet 5 and he re-
quested to-be chairman on that day. ‘The rent for the, week
was £3,200. i

A strange scene Was witnessed in Dublin on ‘Thursday.
A number of deputations from, municipal, corporations went
in a procession of. thirty. carriages, to present addresses to
Mr. O'Connell. “At the prison-gaie they snecessively applied
for admission, but were politely repulsed by — the: governor.
They then returned to’ Mi. O’Convell’s private louse,-and
adopted a formal, “declaration” oftheir seutiinents, Hie
speakers were very. indignant. :

A covernment reporter continues to take notes at the Re-
peal meetings. eget e's ;

= ee =<? - at i aa % * - . +i bo tnl Judge r
arts there shouldbe a Siking. eriry Grattan | men wounded, two of them severely, while 800,of the Moor- ee Beduoiary rio it oce br i Aad a the
Yee in avsubseription of £5, explained) why “bé had not | ish cavalry were cut to pieces, and the remainder, amount: vale 1 is <7) | Py Taal RRR
attended in the Honse“of, Commons—because abusivelan- | ing to abont 1700 cavalry, under the chief Abd-elBokari, /°C | Roments, by Mer

took to flight. Jt appears to have been arash.avd ill.cou-
‘certed attack “ot the part of the Moors. “Phey had no
infantry—they dashed with wild enthusiasm into the middle
of the French, and being purposely encouraged by Lamori-
-ciere to advance till the proper moment for attacking them
iad-arrived, a large portion of them were separated from
the main body and annihilated. It is evident that these ir-
regular and barbarous troops have no chance whatever with
Ge vliped soldiefs, Coifimanded by skilfulygenerals; and
that unless the Emperor makes satisfaction for this unex-

pected assault, and yields tothe French Government, both
Tangiers and Mogador will soon.be. in the..hands.of the

French. ‘Lhe government of France are making every pre-
paration for sacha purpose. The“ Moniteur” of Tuesday
icanftains thé following annonncement:—“'The King, on the
proposition of the Minister of Marine, has just decided that
the Prince-de Joinville isto hoist his flag in one of the ships
of the line of the squadron of evolutions, and to proceed in
her, accompanied by a steam-{rigate, two smaller>steamers,
aud several light vessels, to cruise off the eastern coast of
Morocco, His Royal Highness will leave very soon for
‘Toulon, to assunie the command of the naval division which
is to act under his orders.” “<9 i
... INDIA AND CHINA. :

We have news from India and China, dated the Ist of May,
and the 19th of March. The only fact worth noticing is the
‘marder of Sudjet Singh, who had come to Labore on. the in-
vitation of his uncle, Heerah Singh, andat the request of the
seditious troops. “This tragedy is thus described :—Rajah
Heera Singh having invited his uncle, Rajah Sudjet Singh,
‘to Lahore, the invitation was declined when coming from
the nephew, but when_repeated. from. the mouths of the_re-
fractory troops, with a very different object in view, he has-
iened to the capitalsand_arrived on, the.26th.of March, very
slenderly attended, and in hopes of being received with open
arms by those at» whose summons he had teft his mountain
hold. The soldiers had.inthe aneantime -heen, bought over;

It is said that the days upon which the traversers will “be
suffered to receive visitors in future will be limited to. two
each: weeke ; ; :
'Twenty:four boys» have been expelledifrom. the national
school in Diblin, because they ‘insisted upon wearing the

repeal buti6n during school tiotirs. The prohibition “was
coufined to those hours werely, but the boys would not doff
the national emblem even. during that short period...
| Sir James Graham, in'reply to Mr. O’Brien’s letter of re-
| monstrance, says that, by law, the ebforcentent of the disci~
| pline of the Richmond Penitentiary is vested in the Board of
| superintendence, which, board is not under the immediate
control of the Secretary of State, and thathe is not prepared
ito interfere with the discretion of the board: dn. this occa-
sion. : aes

Subjoined ‘is the “declaration” of the seyeral provincial
mayors, aldermen, and town-councillors assembled at the
‘house of Mr. O'Connell, ins Merrionsquare on Thursday last,
after their ineffectual’ attempt to gain admission, in one
large body, to the presence of the incarcerated conspirators,
with a score and more of repeal addresses for presentation
to. them. . The six, mayors. and seventy lesser civil “an.
'thorities, whose names and titles it bears, undoubtedly. cons
| sider themselves very ill-tised personages.
| “We, the undersigned mayors, and other members of the
| municipal corporations of the undernamed cities and towns
| of Ireland, have, in.compliance with the wishes of our con-
| stituents and fellow:citizens, visited this: metropolis for the
| purpose of paying onr tespects to Daniel O'Connell, and’ of

! conveying to him, by the presentation of the respective ad-
dresses confided to our charge, the assurance how deey and
enduring is their gratitude to their illustriets countryman,’
and how great is their indignation -at the personal insult re-
ceived jin-his person. ; i iteag

“ Though disappointed in the object of our mission, we
think that a moment of such intense interest—a. crisis 80
important—which has brought together a large section of
the popularly constituted authorities of this country, should
not be perniitted to pass withouta solemn and deliberate
declaration of our opinion on the ‘present aspect of vaffairs
in freland. Bae * ath

“ Having consulted together to ascertain how far the state
of public feeling in our different localities corresponds with
the sentiments in the addresses intrusied to us, and having
reviewed the proceedings connected with the. state trials—
commencing with the mysterious disappearance of Catholics
from the panel, followed by the formation of a jury wholly
exclusive tits character—this again succeeded by the novel
application oftlie law of conspiracy, and the whole termina-
ted by a sentence enforced in opposition to the opinion ofa
distinguished ° member of the Court of Queecn’s bench, in
favour of a new trial, ‘and ja defiance of the declaration of
ewinent lawyers:and statesmen. in Ireland, that O’Connell
had not had a fair one—having thus reviewed these proceed:
ings, vitiating as they do,in the eyes of the world, the ver-
dict obtained, and making ‘a martyr of Ireland’s first citizen,
we pow put on record this solemnand conscientious decla-
ration :— : ;

“Phat the state-trials, and their result, have produced in
the. great communities with which we are connected, and
throughout the whole country, a strong apprehension that
life, liberty, and property cannot he safe as longas an ad:
ministration so hostile to the national sentiment, and so ob-
nexious to the people, continues in power.

“That ifanything could inereasesthe popular exaspera-
tion it is this: that while, on the one hand, the most oppres-
sive measures have been resorted to, under the forms of law
—on the other, ministers bave been deluding the. Trish na-
tion, by holding out, eveti in the Speech from, the ‘Throne,
hopes of a just extension of its electoral rights, at the very
time that they contemplated the introduction of the measure
now before parliament, which, if it become law, will almost
annihilate the miserable franchise we possess,

“That an administration whichshas pledged itselfto main-
tain in its full enormity the monster grievance of a church
established in lreland, can never be countenaticed” by the
Irish People. os :

“That, notwithstanding much hollow professions, we see
no attempt made to relieve the prevailing distress ; we ex-
pect for the rack-rented tenantry no. alleviation. ,of their
misery, nor for ourlabourers any general employment ; and
all that can be looked for from: the boasted land, commission
of thisi\anti-lrish administration is a tardy report, from which
no practical benefit is-likely to arise. . }

“Phat: white we thus Sichorstaty declare our opinion
that the coftinuance in power of the present administration
is irreconcileable with the well-being of Ireland, still-we are
daily more thoroughly convinced: that the liberties, the fran-
chise, and the social prosperity of the people, cannot be ef-
fectually or ut all secured under any administration, without
giving to the Irish nation a participation in its government
by the establishment of its own parliament.” sd te

SPAIN, AIS total
From Spain we have accounts-of the arrival of Queen
Isabella and ler mother at Barcelona, -and of the’ reception
prepared for them by the citizens. The Prince di ‘Trapani
was expected to arrive in a few days from Naples, and’ as
Sir R. Peel has announced in Parliament that the project of

no encouragement from our Governinent, there is little.
doubt that the Neapolitan Prince will be a successful suitor.

WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND MOROCCO | *
Despatches have been received, showing that war has ac-
tually Commenced between Morocco and France. Accor-
ding to the report of General Lamoriciere ‘to’ Marshal Bu-
geaud, the troops of the Emperor, or rather those of a
chief who owes him allegiance, began the attack on the.
30th of May; the French troops, who bad. been on their
guard for some Gays, watching the movements of the Arabs,
immediately acted on the offensive, descended into a plain:
near the supposed frontier: between Algiers and Kez,: and
after some sharp fighting, pot the:enemy completely to rout,

The French suffered very little loss, having only twenty-five

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marrying the Queen to the son of Don Carlos has. met with,

and the hill ebief, finding that he had heen ‘deceived, pre-
pared to retire. He was followed on the 27th/by lis nephew,
at the bead of the royal army, now 20,000 strong, and over-
taken, with no more. than 500 followers in the house ofa.
Fuqueer.. Tertns, were offered aud refused, and the gallant
little band intimated their determmation to fight to the last.
Having for some time defended themselves with their long

land deadly matéeblocks, they at last, as the artillery opened

ron them, sallied forth, resolved to cut their way through the
troops or die in the, attempts The old Rajah Sudjet Singh,
his minister, Rae Kesseeree Singh, and the Dewah Bheem
Singh, were wmorigst the first who fell ; Dewan Govermull
was taken prisoner. All the leaders having fallen, the fol-
lowers were easily overcome. Sudjet Singh, brother of Diy-
an Singh, who was murdered during the insurrection in
which the Maharajuh and so many. others perished, was one
of the right hand chiefs of the Old Lion of Lahore. He was
said to havesbeen- engaged in tampering with our sepoys
during the late mutiny, and £170,000 of treasure belonging
to him is said to have heen discovered at Ferozepore, whither
it had been brought forthe purposes.of subornation. -

A British vessel carrying ovitm had been captured by the
Chinese and delivered tp to the aiithorities of Hong Kong,
and condemned to.a fine,

ContTe3T BETWEEN THE Waites AND THE NATIVES OF

Marree—-17 Warres Kitrep.—The Sidney. Herald of

the 6th of January relates the following awful occurrence :

rides 5 but she unexpectedly put into Neweastle on
Monday last, having bad a serious affray with the nativ
the istand of Marree, whom they incautiously allowed to
‘come on board, without regard to numbers. The natives
attempted to carry the Brie by a rush, but they were even-
‘tually beaten off, after having killed 17 of the whites, One
lofthe seamen states that the number killed on board the
brig was. four Europeans and five Chinamen, and of the
passengers and eight wood-cutters that had gone on shore,
only one of the former and two of the latter got on board of
| the brig. The others were killed and eaten, according to
ithe account given by a friendly chief, who afterwards came
on board,

na whoni it was intended to form a-seitlement-on the New

Massacre.—We learn from the New Bedford Mercury,
(that an arrival at that port brings intelligence that the Bri-
{tish frigate Cleopatra having got ashore on a reef on the
| coast of Madagascar, one of her boats, with an officer and
thirteen men, sent to carry out a stream anchor, was attacked
| by the natives, and eight of them were killed, including the
| Lieutenant, :

Government!—The Mexican steamer Petrita,. Capt.
Hinckley, arrived at New Orleans on the 10th June, seven

de la Vega, bearer of despatches from the Mexican Govern-
ment to Signor Almonte. ;

The papers, all over Mexico, speak in’'terms of great in-
dignation against the proposed annexation of ‘Texas. One
of the editors says that the republic has the will and the
means to resist a movement of the kind—has a great army
already disciplined, and the great Santa Anna to take the
command,—The following letter contains important intelli-
gence :— :

oh Vena Cruz, June 3d, 1844.

Eds. Picayune—Dear Sirs:— At the last moment I write these
few linés. Col. Thompson leftin the Poinset about two hours
since, and by her [ wrote you the news; but as the Mexican
Government has freighted the steamer Petrita, to carry over to
your porta bearer of despatches, [ take advantage of her to write

the latter having to touch at Galveston. In a few words,, Col.
Thompson bas not been successful in his mission, the Mexican
Government having repeated its former declaration, that if’ Texas
is annexed, she, Mexico, declares war. Nothing further to add.
In haste, yours truly. Z.
The U.S. steamer Poinsett arrived at Mobile on the 11th
June, eight days from Vera Craz.. The Poinsett arrived in
‘time only to place Colonel Thompson in the mail boat after
she had started for Stockton. Fourteen thousand. troops
had assembled and were quartered at Vera Cruz, and larger
quantities of military stores were arviving there—An Eng-
lish brig with ammunition, &c., had arrived from Tobasco.

4 erates ore eae emcee

NEWFOUNDLAND.

es St. John’s, N.F., June 11.

The following purports to be a copy ofa despatch : from
Lord Stanley to Sir John Harvey, upon the subject of some
crimination and recrimination between: Sir John and the
Chief Justice of this Colony, with which the public generally
are as yet but very imperfectly acquainted.

; Dowsing-Srrerr, May 5, 1844.
_Sin,— Lenumerate in the margin the various despatches and
letters which I have received from yourself and the Chief Jus-
tice of Newfoundland, on the subject.of the charges whieh have
been preferred by that off cer against you. 2

The Chief Justice -has imputed to yourse
Newfoundland, \a corrupt use of your powe
your own pecuniary advantage.

He bas charged Messrs. Crowd
participation in those impnted offences, He has also” ariaiened
though in ‘less serious terms, the conduct and motives of the four
menibers of the Executive Council’ in preparing ahd presenting
to you the memorial of the Q1stof March, 1843. Bi ¥
: When Mr. Bourne advanced such accusations, he must have an-
ticipated that, if they should be substantiate by. proof, your pacalt
from the government of Newfhundland would be ‘the Uenab-
quence. ° He must as distinctly have foreseen that, if the charges
should be disproved, his own removal from the Chief Justice-
ship‘of that Colony was inevitable. It must have been evident
from the commencement of this correspondence to the different
pattios engaged in it, that their fartier €o-peration - the
oe Service was impossible ; and that Her Majesty could not
e advised to retain in her employment, either a Governor, guilty

rs,° with a view to

y & Robinson with a guilty

: 3 PEMD RR ob

« A few weeks since the Brigand leit New Zealand for the
South Sea Islands, with. a nnmber of emigrants on board,

es of |

ARRIVAL OF A SPECIAL EXPRESS FROM THE Mexican)

days from Vera Cruz, having_on board Senor J. Gonzales

you, as she will no doubt reach your city before the Poinsett,

If, as Governor of

result of the eeimgen N these “
“Majesty's Goverpment, is to ednvince@mbem tWat you are’ inno.
cent of the offénces withaybich you afe-charged by the Chier
Justice, and that the other gentlemen, whem he would implicate
in the same accusations, are also guiltless of them, ;
Having submitted to the Queen his opinion, and having ~~.
fore advised Her Majesty to revoke the Commission under which
Mr. Bourne acts as Chief Justice of Newfoundland, Her Majesty
has been pleased to approve. and adopt that advice, aa w.
Bouine’s Commission will be revoked accordingly aS soan as hig
successor shall’ be appointed. Inthe meantime it will not
desirable that Mr. Bourne should continue to act in his judicial
capacity. ltrust that. by accepting an immediate leave of aha
sence, he will exenorate you from the otherwsie inev é
of superseding bim from office until the appoiutment of his suc.

cessor. 1 have, ko. | Hs,: t. af
STANLEY
_, June

Since the publication of our last journal, Csi Rede
and indeed the runiour has been confirnved—that His Honoy
Chief Justice Bourne has obtained leave of absence, and that
Mr. Attorhey General Simms has been invested.)
Chief’s robes of office. pro tem.—Hugh A. Emerson,
to be aeting Attorney Gepages and the Hon. Wm. B.

» acting Solicitor General. 4 ir
a Pe owe understand that the hon. James ‘Tobin |
obtained, from Her Majesty’s Government, a orl
i dockyard and grounds attached, at River head 3 and
js the intention of the honorable gentleman to erect t
ja patent slip,” which is much required by the ship
\ this port. of Whe ss
| . et el Ne regretto state that the flourishing
Harbonr Grace. has again been the scene of a mostd
‘trons fire. ~At about 8 o’clock on Wednesday evening
| the chimney and roof of a house occupie by -Mr.
| tailor, (who is stated torhave just imported a targe quat
\ofcloths from England), was observed to becon fires ,
alarm was instantly given, apd ‘two fire engives *were —
promptly on the spot; but notwithstanding every ti rt,
| Suppress the flames, the mercantile premises of I :
Thorne, Hooper & Co. and Mr. Peter Brown, cang
and were completely consumed, together with 206
| honses.: including the mercantile establishment of
Marv Polev Morris, and two stores, shops, &c., belongin
/ Mr. Daniel Green, By the most unexampled and p.
worthy exertions, the premises of Messrs. Punton & M i
’ ide part of the town to the ea

(Signed)

is?

land the whole of the watersi . :
| ward thereof, were saved. The honse of Mr. Charles ‘h
son was pul'ed down, thereby preventing the fire |
catching Mr. Jillard’s house, which was the means, u er
Providence, of saving the nerth side of the street. Th
principal sufferers, besides those already named, are Mi
| Fox, Capt. Drysdale, Me. James L. Pendergast, Mr. Will
| Mr. Martin Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shelley, Mr. Lahy, Mr,
Stowe. Mrs. ‘Vapp, Mr. Moore (painter), Mr. Dixon, Cay Nt

| John Green, Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. Devereaux, Mrs Kearney,
i Mrs. Molloy, Mr. Edwafd Pynn, Miss Butler, and Sev
others, whom our correspondent, from whom we have]
these particulars, could not atthe nroment vame.
topsail of one of the vessels lying in the harbour was at.
time on Sre, but this was fortunately extingnished.
house of Thomas Danson, Esq., the chief magistrate of
district, was saved by great exertions. Great praise 1
to the Revds. Messrs. Dalton and Cummins, for the ext
dinarv manner. in which they used their influence am
the people, and in directing them what to do, Lieut,
lespie, andthe detachment of the Royal Newfound,
Companies, were on the spot sh rily after the fire broke ou
and were highly usefol in guarding the property that had
been saved, « Lieut. G’s. personal exertions were of greab
service. At noon on the following day the fire was eome
pletely sabdued, and the loss, although it has been val
ly estimated, may be set down at about £25,000.

Two very striking proofs of advancing civilisation ha
been recently afforded in two places where we shou
least have thought of looking for them—Sweder
Turkey.

In 18312 a royal ordinance was published by Bern
porre, strictly prohibiting all communigation with ap
of the surviving descendants of the unfortunate Gus
vus Avotpnus. Prince Vasa, the living representati¥
of the discharged family, put forward a sort of prote
against the recent accession of Oscar I; and was s:
in the political circles to be secretly sustained ‘by that
universal bugbear of European diplomacy— Russian in
fluence. ‘Yet, in the face of this foolish protest, and
power by which it was supposed to be upheld, the yo
King has most wisely issued an ordinance, in which hg |
voluntarily and unconditionally revokes the prohibit
of his predecessor. He helieves that his throne is based
upon.the hearts of his people; and that if it be not,
prohibitions can make it secure. This is a piece of
sound policy which would be equal to the intelligence 0
the age any where, and which is beyond it in Sweden, 7

The other instance is the abolition of torture in Tur- |
key, asa means of procuring evidence or confessions of!
guilt. This reyerend iniquity has been recently brought
into disrepute by an accusation against an Englishman
wrung from some wretched prisoner in. a moment of des=
pair—perhaps under the hope of escaping further agon
The Englishman ‘was found to be completely innocen
of the crime imputed: to him, upon which Sir Srrat
rorp Cannina very properly brought the whole affair
under the immediate consideration of the Sublime Port
The result was a notification fromthe Sultan ta all peos
ple in authority, strictly forbidding the employment ol
torture for the future. i

These are hopeful auguries for mankind, with sor
reasan and strong hearts in them, from which the haps
piest consequences may be predicated.

The Colontal We

SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1844.

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The Steamship Barrannra arrived at Halifax on the 1s

inst. in 11 $ days from Liverpool. Extracts: from the paper

brought by her will be found in’ previous columns. Th
news is of considerable interest. ot HEteyes

‘Tae Leerstatrure or Nova Scrrra.—The Halifax p
pers of this week publish a circular Jetter addressed: by the
Provincial Secretary to each of tue members of the Legis-
lature, in which the reason for calling a meeting of the As
sembly on the 20th of this month is stated to.be, “for th
purpose of considering the extent to which . the interests:
Nova Scotia proper are involved ins the decision of the
dicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case | shortly
to be argued before them, relative to the legality‘uf the al
nexation’ of the Island of Cape Breton to Nova Scotia
1820,”’ Mtg —__

One thing ‘seems certain, that the people’ of €
Breton are much dissatisfied with the union, and:
holding public meetings. for the purpese of _pro ;
ing a repeal of it—and public. meetings, at least so says
Editor of the Palladium, « were the only, means through w
popular feeling songht-an expression.” - One. great eause®
complaint with the Cape Bretonians is the inequality. in'th

representation, involving; as it necessarily does, a or
tionate distribution ‘of the revenue; to’ which is to be added
the want of punctuality on the part of the Jndges in at

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