L‘ti tk-tt. The armament is to consist of six largo guns, four twenty-tint“ ponders, and two eighty-four pound-

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01in Woonnrt Watts—'l‘he naval force of Great Britain canal is ot‘GEIO sl :ps-of-uar, carrying from i to 1'30 ;.:tt.s c:tch.. Of this ntnnhcr, there ith 1'35 :trtnt d stoutn-t'cssr-la coir t-‘trncted on the most approved prin- l'i'pl- s. This immense ilect employs in the time ot'peace 23.0w) able—hodi» ed seamen, 2004 stout lads. and 9-1 companies of Royal Marines.

in the Admiralty Court on Satur- day, the 24th ult., 55300 was awarded to the legal representatives ot‘the late (‘aptain Johnson, by whose courage the brig Europe. of Liverpool, when otf Bonny Hivormn the. coast of Afri- ca, was saved from Shipwreck, in August last.

i‘ir. liltm-rson 'I‘ennent, it is said, lacs been appointed to succeed Sir «:jolin Campbell as governor ofva- lt-n. Lord Chictiester. snn of the I‘larquis oi Donegal, is likely to sue.- ceed Mr. 'l‘ennent in the representa- tion ol'iiclfast.

it is said to he in contemplation to cstahlhh steam communication be- tween Liverptml and Brazil.

A verdict o'fmanslaughterbas been returned against Dr. Hunter, :1 Lon- don physican. for having caused the death ot'ayoung Woman through im~ proper treatment. The doctor has disappeared.

A bill is before. the House of Lords to enable Mr. Heavyside. with whose “me Dr. Lardner, it will be remem- bet ed, ran away, to marry again.

IRELAND.

'l'ur: lnlSfl Cover Levee—0n i'riday last, the anniversary of the lll’:l>l'l.~t.‘l;ti!(‘l'lt ofthe lrislt itgitatot's the harshness of llulitin was complete- ly :-.t a bland-still, and O‘Connell sat i“t~tatu is; the throne room of the Rotunda to rtccire the addresses of il-o st-porato bodies. the nobilitymnd grritt'yol'hi'tpr-culiartlpminion. The ‘ n Mail’ says. ‘wbat the num- htr assembled on the ocrasion was r...- have no means of asr-crting; but -;:tneidca may he formed from this :tct~—tlra_ttltey marching.r fourabreast, and in much more rapid time than that in use with regular soldiers,thcy rock one hour and seven minutes to

pass this "

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since.

'l'tzr. lmsn (lemmas—Last week the ll'lrll tarnish Bishops waited up- m the l ird Lieutenant with their me- tnutial against these colleges, when ills J'lxcellcncy said the government \tmtid pay the utmost attention to suggestions coming from sucha quar-

tor, and that no serious obstacle was '

likely to arise on any point but one -—--tl.o vesting,r of appointments in trustees.

l'ather Mattie-w, in a letter ac- l::rt-wlcd;:i:»g a contribution, says "’ ,1'7,l)150 have been raised, and my debts at'cliquidated.’

SCOTLAND.

We, understand that the Scotch :ml ll'i'--l‘. bankers are. dissatisfied with :- claim: l‘t the bill brought iti by Sir Svtobert l’t‘cl for their future retiniti- hon, relative to the principle 'iipon which they will be allowed an excess of issue of notes over the maximum ..t'their ordinary issue, by holding a 1:]:‘5‘0Hl0hfltt‘ quantity ot'gold.

A portion of the Highland propri-

etors have commenced the process of clearing their estates ofthe poor pea- santry. In one case 90310114110" have been ejected. One of the accounts *“l'S—-‘ The air of universal tit-Jee- tion over the sad silent groups of wu- mcn and children, sitting beside their

hats, was really infectious.

E.\xtrtonrt1'to:~:.—'l‘he “ Canada fleet,” as it is termed, which cleared out this spring,‘was one, of the most valuable that ever left the Clyde.

A part of Dublin streetJ‘idinbnrgh. under which labourers are cxravnti't: the tunnel from Seotland street to Prince street, fell in on 'l'hursday.

Four Brabmins of high caste have arrived itt this country for the pur- pose ot'stndying medicine at Univer- sity College.

I“ 0 R E l G N.

PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.— Accounts from I‘dessina, to the 6th May,state, that the brig t'iartett, of Hull, had been chased and attempted to be boarded on the ‘llst ult., lil'ty miles nest of Malta, by a Stiltotlllt I' under Turkish colours, of about 2.30 tons, with painted ports, “('ll armed and manned. and a very fast sailor. which, in attempting to board the brig. carried away ltcrjih-boom and bowsprit, and the hrig‘s main gaii‘, tn:titt~top-gallant mast, &c., Ste.

The Journal dcs Debats says it has received letters from Marco, which announce the. abolition ofthe

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latronrtx'r PROF-I Mcxrco.-—-I‘ut- mom‘s ol war are thiclt’ning upon us, and they come in many shapes front lllcxico that some of them are more than probably true. The Now Or- lcnns Republican received to-iiay.

little bits cf furniture. t‘lllaltle tlLi-it‘ ,;?"'"*‘ “it? l"l”"‘““g 3“ “‘lllc‘is “m”

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“ \Vt- have seen some ot'tltose let- ters, and they all go to confirm the statements to this ctlcct made in our paper of yesterday. So hosti'e to this Country and to Texas is the tone of public sentiment in Mexico, that it in gun-rally believed the Current- tnent must go to war, or suth~r an

‘oterthrow by anew revolution."

Texas—General llomtan has publish d a lettt'r in the Galveston (.‘iiilian. in reply to an crticlo in a New Orleans pnpt-r, charging hill! with hating p tdgcd himselt'to the British l‘vlinlstcr to use his littsl. endeavours to defeat annexation. General ll. pronounces th-a et'tlemetit utterly untrue. anti widout any ftiundation. ttntl adds ‘t For a year pmt I have neither seen nor eat-responded with lier .ll:tje.~'t\"fl Minister. nor nmlut lltis

, moment informed as to tire position of our

rigorous edicts which forbid the (,‘hi- ‘

nose. to embrace and practise Chris- tianity. These edicts, after having been evoked under the reign cl'the Emperor Kan Hi,“’ei‘9 again brought into force about a century ago; and, until these latter times, at least, have been put into execution by the (hi- ncse magistrates utmost rigour.

Snark—The abdication of Don Carlos in treated by tho l'aris jour- bills as an imp'ntant event, under the impression that it explains touc't ofthe crooked Edi-igues of Queen Christina, and the, mysterious nch- (‘iatiotis s-o long pending with the Court of lion-2e.

NAPI.lCS.—.'.Lflc0|‘dlllg to a letter from Naples Oi‘lllebll‘. in the Augs- burgb Gazette, the I‘Ccapolitan (io- vernment has signed a treaty of Commerce with France and ling. land, antl the ratificationsare to be cxchanged within three months.

TURKEY AND Si’RiA.—-:\dvices front Beyrout. dated April ~ltlt. state thtt “ Mount Lebanon was again in arms, the Maronitcs and Druses fighting furiously against each 0- ther.and blood flowing on all stdt's. The “t- toman stepped forward to prevent this,but the hlaronites would not listen to reason; and as they continued to fall upon the Drusses. the Turks were obliged to side with the latter. ‘0 preserve them from extermination.” i new difficulty caused a meeting of European Ambassadors at Ilri residence ofSir Hartford Canning. in Constantin! ple. on the 17th ultimo, but the llccla llritislt Steamer had been in the meantime dispatched for lleymnt and Malta. 'l'ho Capudan l’acha had previously leftSyt'fa for (.‘v'ns'nntinople. 'l'ho lutestnows front Circus-fin. rmwivozl in tho Turkish capital, was advcrse to the Russians.

.‘iwrrzrtnnusm—Thc case of Dr. Stei- gcr was heard by the superior tribunal at Luccrnc on the Hill. Dr. Steiger made an eloquent defence, but the tribunal confirmed the sentence of death tbnthad b0?" pro- nounced upon him. by a majority of rcrcn to don. ° 1

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public atla rs with the Nations ot‘thc with."

Anne” FRt‘M l'lAY't‘l to 23th May reports a rebellion in the army against tho new President. and aprcbiible war with France.

A working Man’s Conventim is being,r held in Boston—among the re- solutions reported by the buisness

canals are completed a ver. port trade to the \Vest i‘ T manufactures will start.’ m L It appears that t Collected in Montrc in aidofthe sutii‘rc .1 Quebec, is 134,952 1‘

he trim a

1'. .. . i' v . ~ " [ pnards of too hundred E,

Murmurs arrived at Toronto .0

28th ult' "till upward '

' t u S 0‘ . arrived at Quebec, frommi‘w Ireland, and Scotland bettim lst and 24th ult ' “°

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. Eccmsus’rtcu. —-'l‘h the Lord Bishupot‘l“ 0R installed with the at Fredericton

igbt rctlcrictun usual forum , on the llth n.

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Sir James [lope bad asstunp command ofthe forces in (from The Troop Ship Apollo, which from hence for Quebec on 1h had not arrived.

TH E IthltNl

committee, was one recotnmenthng f

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the assemblage ofan Industrial L gltlSS.

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Troops of Emigrants are departing from all the States towards Oregon—— some of the Bands have formed them- selves into regular military corps under elected Captains.

The Great Western left New York for Liverpool on the afternoon ot'tl.e l‘lth inst. with about one hundred passengers. Henry ll'arr tt fugitive ft'Oinjustice, arrested under the pro- visions of the A~bburtnvi treaty, was

, scnt back in theGrcat Vii-stern.

SthHTl.Ait l)z:,\'rtt.-()nc. of the mot rcu.arit.:l:lo cit'cizntstrrz-es in Medical ltisiuty occurred in (.‘itecin- nati, a few days ago. A (iernmn had

, o:.cofliis back teeth extracted by a

’p'iysirim, when strange to ail-V, he . bled to death in ~13 minutes.

are C(lhtlt ucd

COLONIA L.

(imam, JUNE 9.

The exertions at Montreal and in that District tor th’ relief ofthc sull'rrets by the latcftre at Quebec, with energy. tip to to Saturday :18 packages ot‘etl‘ects, had been forwarded to Quebec.

Proviso-as and effects continue to conic in from this District. The Lib- rary and lloonis ofthu House of

,Assemlily are filled wltli donations

’ from ditl'eront putts of the country;

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the Ladies, with numerous assistants, are occupied in asserting the clothing, Ste.

The money the

payments to

, destitute have ceased furthe present.

711‘,s .

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Most of the sutl'erets have found

. refuge With their friends and relations

in tlttlirrcnt parts of the town and su- burbs. (Iotnpni'ativcly only a few have gone to the places of refuge as- the Committee. The

' poorer classes have, in this way, cort-

ttibutul largely and creditably to the

; relief of thc destitute.

, Marmara—A gentleman recently 3 arrived in this city from a tour over ' the Upper Provincc,repottz extreme- ly favorable nt'the wheat crops. and ‘ of the condition snd prospects oftbnt I part ofthe Province generally, and lIt I! fully (spectcd, that when the

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bA'll'RDAY, Jan 25, 1:45 T ll 11 CURRENCY CONSIDERED wcr-n Rtl-‘Eltrxcs Act-car. nnauxxo rename mm or Tut: Penna.

'l‘o confine our observations 1 Britain and her dependencies, i: we believe, generally admittetlu the Sterling money of Englan made the circulating tnediumof . lonies at the time ol their cont] Settlement, the operations of co would have been facilitated and ed, and that such an nrrangctmn into been productive of benefit, the llritish and Colonial turn-it consequently to the people at l Difficulties, all but inauperabl present themselves to ill-.3 intro of n change—local interests but vent-d, and they are of such a at that they have become ilentn‘l the feelings nfthe people ; and let has stamped them with a druid authority that it is diflirult to c But all great and salutary clam; been brought about, less by orig pulse, than try the reactiunof g feelings ; and a \Vl’Olig,’)l‘ihttill\€ has only to come home to the and comprehension of the people sure their action upon redress 'l'he anomally We have mentioned, 3:5 difference of the circulatingtne the Etnpire, and the variatier Currency in the diti'ercnt Cult!“ lords another pwnfof the truth legal maxim, that “ what is W initio, must be wrong i“ “ll it quentstages.” The error “i” of time, and we fear. cannot '10 paired. Sudden or \iolcnt carried into effect, tnerel)’ fur”; expediency, are always 10 li‘ ted; and an Act of l’fll‘lllllle” during a change, would Ult‘i be opposed by public feeling 1" lonies, as it would hear upvn l0" lished and recognised interest pcndcntly 0f the 'pl‘im‘ll’lc "ll interference with dmnesfic leg”

. I , a Canada, wbogc extensne mm entitleb

consequence. CXlSlt‘llt‘B

monetary operations. culiar consideration, once 6"” pass an Act regulating the Cit the Lower Provinces—a not" lotion to sterling money was ll ctl object of its framers; and

and beneficial as it was allttit

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