PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKERS. I . The filth of dramatic and rhetorical lectures, given in al- ternate conjunction by Mr. Sheridan Knowles and Mr. Illu- look, at Kensington, was delivered by the latter gentleman on Saturday, having for its subjectthe rise and progress of ontory in the Parliaments ofthe United Kingdom. Grand as was the outburst of dramatic and poetic powers during the

Elizabeth an age, public speaking was btit little in vogue, or ‘

rather, Dngl'Otld hints from the Queen, was almost wholly stip- pressed, as dangerous to the Government.‘ Extetnporane- ous oratory, indeed, in England, was neither attempted nor practised till the reign of Charles the First. Then it was that the Royalists and Republicans fought in‘anfully on the stage ofthe House. Mr. lllulock, however, observed the peculiarity on referring to the records of those lore— gone days, that the speeches that were all attoned_ to bl‘ll- liancy were on the King’s side. A fine .sparkling and courtly beauty often reigned in these, while those of (h: puritanical party Were either dull and prosy, or rough ann

Verbose. Falkland spoke with a fine tongue, elegantly fit . Pym and Hampden, the best of the opposu‘ion h0in we”, at their best, but strenuous and rugged. ’Ibe first James, in the lecturer’s opinion, though usually accounted an im- hecile, was a king oflotty and generous Views, and despite the quaintness of speech he introduced, yet by the eleva- tion of his statesman-like views, he nourished eloquence

in no limited degree. He was the first to notice Ireland. But if debate began with Charles 1., it had a dreary blank, in his successors ofthe same name; neither dramatist, poet nor rhetorician flourishing in this reign, save poi-chance Shaftesbnry, who, in the House, was a brilliant talker, but nothing more. Bolingbrokc, though a model of extraor- dinary mind, was too much at a made man to be an orator. He had no principle—no heart—the source from which all eloquence springs, and to which the tongue is tributary. In the beginning of the Georges, Sir Robert Walpole nnd Pulteney appear, but no very radiant stars daw’n‘ till about the beginning of the third George’s reign. Ilien broke a splendid period. Clinthain stood up. Ihe moral, mental, and physical qualities ofthe orator beamed around him. Majesty aggramlised his mind no less than his person. “is country was at heart, and though the taint-of selfishness has been fastened on'bim, yet when the nation wastobeper- sonified in himself, he rose superior to sordid views, and was champion to the magnificent dignity of his country— then he thundered in the Senate, and “ruled at Will the fierce democracy.” To the eloquence of'tliis great man, the lecturer attributed the fructifyiiig power about the titanich- tation ofthe period in the production of high speakers, con- sidering it asthe originative cause of much of" the after elo- quence of the day. Superth they rose in rapid succession. Burke l—a resplendent name on the roll ofages—who Wield- ed a mastery over the records of the past, grasped the pre- sent, and held “colloquy sublime” with the future. Fox and Pitt! the latter exhibiting astonishing prematurity of talent, and who, placed at the head ofthe Senate early, shone dur- ing his “ perennial Premiership” in many a lustrous speech. Fox, his opponent, was rugged, but how powerful! The former had been called forward to uphold an ancient and long-existing state of things, the latter was leader ofa new order and system. Democracy and aristocracy did little iii {their persons. Charles Fox, from the nature of the things he advocated, was naturally the more original. He was full ,of instirrectionary spirit, which finely contrasted with the regulated grandeur of Pitt. Wyndham was a mystic, singular man, too conversational to be the orator. Then came Sheridan,tlie full of heart. His powers of plea- santry were unrivalled. Jocoseness mingled with hisgran- deur. One occasion, in the Hastings case, speaks volumes of his power. \It was then that I’itt begged to adjourn the whole House—the entire body ofthe senators ofthe king- dom—lest, while‘ the white wand ofthe magician was waving over them, they should be swayed by unspeakable eloquence to a prejudiced decision. Canning was the next—who pos- sessed the elements ofthe more perfect orator beyond any other, ancient or modern. As regards his person, aristo- cracy of mind beamed out in every feature. Clearness of thou ht characterised his every expression. Language was to him an intellectual vehicle for elegance and beauty ; Words were the caskets for his gems ofthought. Mr. Mit- loclt finally passed in ‘review the orators of Ireland, and characteristics of their style. These were Grattnn, with his bursts ofimpassioned power; Curran—versatile Curran—a very Proteus in mental efforts, and whose forensic skill, even lmid the dryness and dustiness ot'Courts, displayed true marvels of eloquence. Bushe and Plunkett—the former possessing an exquisite suavity of speech, the latter mark- ed by power. With regard to Scotland and Wales, in debate, the lecturer knew of no instances of which he could adduce orators. Winding up his lecture with anticipations on the eloquence of the future, Mr. Mulock considered that the grandest kind oforatory there was yet destined to appear was that which might be termed Scripture oratory, oratory in which the deep feelings of [initiatiin had yet to' be ex- Pressed ill the glories of that magnificentdiction which per- tained to Holy writ.

. Tani: 'I‘rsr or A Lsoisu'roa.——What a man is in private life—such in intention at least will be his public politics. Tlte.man who devotes liimself'in his own neighbourhood to seeking out and relieving distress—who spends little on httnself, ntid much on the poor around him—whether by ac- tual charity or by stich employment as is but charity disuui- led—the man who is considerate to those whom be 2m- ployl, and never breaking a promise—never leaving a debt unpaid—never even deferring its payment, as knowing that what is a trifle to him is ofpuinfnlly vital importance to the poor workman or trudesman who has to Wait his conveni- ence—Ihe adviser, the instructor, the benefactor, the peace» maker, ofhis neighbourhood—such a man, we know, how- ever he may err in hisjndgment, will yet be in heart legis- Iatlng for the good of the people. We may not be convinced by what he says, but We shall know that-it comes from the heart. On the other hand, the idle, careless, self-indulgent spendthrift—who lives himself luxuriously upon the re- sources of the country, though it puzzles ~the world to say how or why—the man who does nothing—makes nothing— earns nothing—gives nothing—the mere consumer, who throws away money, for which neither his ancestors nor himself have furnished an equivalent, in purchasing for him- selfease or notoriety—in dinners, or horses, or gambling, or debauchery, or iii bribing his way into a seat in parliament —auch a man, we know, whether on the right side or on the wrong, whether dull or, plausible, whatever extent ofsenti- ment he may indulge in,‘whatever well-chosen measures be may advocate, he is a huinbug, is a man who cannot be doubted to be pm‘suing, in the speeches of his public, what he has pursued in the deeds of his private life,—mere self- interest.—Tiiiies.

Runes roa Convaasa'rtos.—-—Bentham for himself had

made it a rule to avoid as much as possible discussions whose results would leave matters where they were, with \the risk ofannoyance to both parties in the progress of the discussion. Endeavour, he said, to ascertain the opinions of others who are strangers to you, before you venture to iii- troduce your own. Introduce them not if their opinions are so remote as to be irreconcilable With yours. Say ‘not “I have a right to proclaim and defend my opinion.” What is the English ofall that? I have a right to give pain—— to make enemies—to have backs turned and doors shut against me.—Tat't’s Magaine-

s'ra'riotls or II. M. suirs 1N commssms, IN noa'ra ausaica ann wss'r INDIES. Canon, 2, st. v. tender to the Illustrious, Bermuda. Charybdt'a, 3, brig, Lieut. Com. J. A. McDonald, North America and West Indies. Crocodile, troop-ship, Com. T. Elson, North America. Electra, 18, sloop, Com. A. Darley, N. America. Fair Rosamond, 2, Lieut. Com. A. G. Bulman, N. America and West Indies.

Flamer, 6,st. v. Lt. W. Robson, N. America and West Indies.

Gleaner, I, it. v. Lt. Com. J. Jeayes, N. America and W. Indies. f C A M

Hydra, st. r. om. . ' urray, N. America and W. Indies.

Illustrious, 72, Capt. J. E. Erskine, N. Atnerica.

Lark, surv. sch. Lieut. Com. T. Smith, (d.) North Ameri- ca aud West Indies.

JV'uigara, ‘30, Capt. William Sandom, Lakes of Canada:

Pickle, 5, sch. Lieut. Com. F. B. Montresor, N. America and W. Indies. .

Pilot, 16, brig, Indies. _ I

Racehorse, 18, sloop, Com. Edmund Peel, North America alid West Indies. I

Racer, 16, sloop, Com. T. Harvey, North America and West Indies. _ . I

Ringdove, 16, sloop, Capt. Sir W. Daniel, North America.

Rover, 18, sloop, Com. C. Kecle, North America and W t Indies.

Sippho, l6, sloop, Com. E. J. Parry, N. America and West I I' ‘ ’

"Sidnan, 26, Capt. Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, North Ainerlca and West Indies. I .

Spt'lfire, Lieut. Com. H. E. S. \Vintlirop, North America and West Indies.

Thunder, 6, sur. v. Lieut. Com. E. Barnet, (Com.) North Atnerica and West Indies.

Tweed, 20, Com. H. C. D. Douglas, N. America and W. Indies. .

Victor, 16, sloop, Com. C. C. Ottvay, N. America and W. Indies. . Volage, 26, Capt. Sir W. Dickson, Bath, North America and West Indies.

Warspitc, 50, Captain Lord John llay, C. 13., North Ame- rica. - .

Com. G. Ramsay, N. America and W

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1842.

The Royal Mail Steamship ACADIA arrived at Halifax from Liverpool, on the 16th inst., after a passage of some- thing less than 12$ days. By this conveyance we have re- ceived both London and Liverpool dates to the 4th inst. To Mr. Charles Willmer’s American .N'cws Letter—a second edi- tion of which was published on the day the Steamer left Liverpool—and to other sources, we are indebted for the following summary, which will he found to embrace, iii a condensed form, every item of News of general interest to our readers :— -

A telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles, dated the 30th tilt., announces the arrival at that place of the overland mail from India. The intelligence it brings painfully confirms the ap- prehensions which were excited in the public mind by the last accounts from Jellulabad. The following is the dis- patch :—

“ MALTA, Aug.‘ 26.

“ The Great Liverpool, which arrived this cvcningat five o’clock, with the dispatches from India, brings the following news fi‘om Jellalabad, and from the camp ofGeneral Pollock. They are dated the 22d June, and are of the most dismal description. Sickness, extreme heat, the want of food, and the simoons are destroying the army. The discontent and the inaction in which the army is left are at their height.

“ Ukbar Khan has seized the Bala Hissar, and the treasures which were left there.

“The Governor General has given full permission to General Pollock to act as he may think proper.

“ Symptoms ofmutiny have shown themselves among the Sheiks. / ‘

“ The news from Candahar is to the 11th ofJune, and is

without interest. ,

“Nothing important has taken place in China. It is said that the Emperor has fled into 'l'artary. ‘ i

“ The preparations for itiarcliing upon Chapoo were com- pleted; but the army remained in a state of inaction, and seemed to be completely overcome by discouragement."

[By the details received just as we were going to press, we find that the statement in the French telegraphic desliatcli, relative to the sickness of the Indian army, is untrueJ—Eu- ropean 1‘ .

Another cloud has lowered over the brilliancy of the Bri- tish Arms. In our present number we haVe not only to re- cord disasters which befell our troops in India, but we have to chronicle the particulars also ofa reverse in South Africa. By the arrival ofpapers from the Cape of Good Hope, to the 18th of June, we learn front the official rcpoyt of the commanding oflicer of the British troops at Port Natal, that the detachment dispatcher] from the Cape to suppress the outrages ofthe Boers of that settlement has been defeated with considerable lass. Having received an insolent requi- smon to withdraw the British troops from Port Natal, which was succeeded by the “lifting” ofa considerable number of cattle belonging to them, Cnptuiii Smith, of the 27th Regi- ment, the oflicer commanding, determined to attack the camp of the Boers at Cotigellu, where they had collected in great force. The insignificancc ofthe detachment, however, as compared with the force to which it was opposed, and the non-arrival ot the boat containing an howitzer and an artil~ lcry officer in time, compelled Captain Smith to make the attempt under great disadvantages. These, added to other casualties, compelled the British detachment to retire with considerable loss. The Dutch encampment was 600 strong when the troops arrived, and afterwards obtained a rein- forcement of200 men. The Boers are said to be able to muster 2000 men. The chief Pulltlfl had sent to offer Cup- tain Smith his services, which, although declined in the first instance, will now, most likely, he accepted. Other native leaders appear equally disposer] to assist the British forces. The detachment at t.'ie disposal ofCaptain Sniitli consisted only ofl subalterii, and 17 privates ofthe Royal Artillel‘ '; 1 subaltern, 1 sergeant, and 2 privates ofthe Royal Suppers; 2 captains, 2 subalterns, 5 serjeants, and 100 ratik and file of the 27th Regitnent;.and 2 mounted orderlies ofthe Cape Rifles. W'c regret to find that Lieutenant Wyatt, R. A., was killed, and the two captains ofthe 27th severely wounded. It appears lroni letters, that the encampment ofthe Boers is distant about three miles from the entreiichnient ofthe troops, in a westerly direction, and that the road and ap- proaches to the fortifications ofthe Dutch have mangrove trees on one Side, and the water on the other. No sooner had the troops arrived at Congella, than a murderous fire was poured upon them from behind these trees, not an ene- my being in Sight. The troops returned the fire, but ofcourse With little effect, and the engagement lasted three quarters pfan hour, when the detachment was forced to retire leav- ing two field pieces behind it. i ,

The news from France‘during the last fourteen days, has not been altogether devoid of'interest. There were 'two or three warm debates, both in the Chamber of Peers and De- puties, op the Regency bill, which was finally passed by both hpnses in the form as brought forward by the Ministry. Ihe Chambers have been prorogued until early in January. The King and family have taken tip their quarters at Eu. The Royal ordonnaiicc, promulgating the Regency Bill, ap- pears in the Moniteur of Wednesday. A letter from St. I’etershiirgli, in _the flugsb-urg Gazette, confirms the reports in circulation of the complete failure of'tlie Russian expe- dition iii the Caucasus, under General Grabbe. The loss ofthe Russians is estimated at 6000 soldiers and 80 officers. Austria has lowered her duties on raw cotton.

Tuscan—Advices from Constantinople to the 20th nlt have been received. Letters had reached that capital froni Trebisond, stating that the Persian troops had suspended hostilities along the Turkish frontier. The energetic repre- sentations ofthe envoy ot'Great Britain and Russia had in- duced the Schah to adopt that resolution; there was con- sequently every hope that the difference which had arisen :Eegyleelnthl’ersnir stud Tipkhey would be amicably adjusted

l emeiaionoto ’ . transfiiitted orders to the artnse two I owe”. The Forte had

' y on its way to Ba dad to sus- pend its march. Nevertheless, letters from Ersiroum men-

t‘ilon that a Persian force had invaded the province of

an. The intelligence from the United States '

and the arrival

from thence, by the Great Western, of a sbecial messenger

With the treaties for the settlement of the many pending

questions between England‘and America, is considered fa-

vpurable, and the latter event has given universal satisfac- tion.

abe‘ctototttal 'weraliio _

. “a In our last number we had the good fortune to furnish ‘

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elusiver to the American public the lacta'tbm ‘12:; fled the ' lich has so often P g _. steam ship Great Western, W l _ _ de and reamamy, vast Atlantic! with such wonderful exactétu d the crampany was about to be withdrawn from the tra.el,I art! stify the mm] dissolved. Subsequent circumstances to y ede during the of our announcement. From‘ stemming: 631:0 Perforpn a” “‘5‘ ‘9" days’ it app.ears’ that «bile ls I[llv'ei'tised and then She the voyages for which she has con a" f d e ,esmbnshmem is to be sold, together With the who t. o ‘ ti. t the concern belonuing to the company. It_ isil'el’orte‘ d'“t the present has bleen anything but a flourishing one,an'l a£400 . time is indebted in a sum pni‘tlitétliltingutlpe'iiseai’lyhe banding of his £15 000 are owmg _0 I ’ - ls_ ihe large Iron shiplbelonging fogleficlosnéggn‘); 2:313:9th filler. pended, and it wil require it h t.) l is now attracting The subject of Atlantic steam naVIga iOi . d II more evi- attcntion iii England, and it becomes at y

llllllclljillul no company can withstand the cost, unless backed

' trovernment contracts. . _ _ b The West India mails are again to be. transmittedxpyvfliilélh ing vessels. The miserable and gross misuiattiagetrllfg '3' mail has, throughout, marked the IIIO'VCI‘lleIliSOI t. e cogllflaims steamers, has given such dissatisfaction, ant iel t the con. to'Gnvei'iimen't have been so loud and frequent, t to

act is to be broken u ). tl‘ Since the Caledonia hailed, we 1pave ltifitl nBo’lirst‘phtlSpetehlreflet

eam arrivals from America. it'st, e _ _ i _ Cowes, in fifteen days, next the Greatjfistem, at tiltlsififtlrzzlgfel thirteen days, and iicfit,1_}he Columbia, at this p0 i

a is and a half from a l ax. I d In ottr last itlwas our painful duty to record aseries Ofép; most violent popular movements in the mannlahcturvivrggham3 (riots, and it is with some degree of pleasuie t at I thou h now to state, that violence has almost subsided, out .n 1,:- in many of the manufacturing towns the workmen stli 0w main oitt, yet, it is gratifying to know that the. quit-rye. "the is one only between masters and men; 'not [)altaklllrfiln 0h least degree of a national character. I‘he cry of tinm A now is, “ more wages, and not the Charter or no wOi . t 'n number of the poor deluded men who took a lendingpar I the recent disturbances have been npprehended,and it is tz‘x- pected that a special commission Will_be shortly granted gr their trial. It is expected that in a few days all the ban s now out will return to their employment.

The prospects of trade have not undergone much change since the sailing ofthe Caledonia. The Liverpool cotton market has at times been rather animated, blitthe continued unsettled state ofthings in many of the manufacturing towns has militated much against its becoming firm-and permanent- lv active. Prices have receded a little during'the last few days, biit only let the hands at present standing out fora higher rate of'tvages, return to their occupations, and there islnot the slightest doubt, bltt that they will soon rally again. Many ofthe Manchester houses have orders on hand which they are at present unable to execute, owmg to the difficulty there is in getting the work done. The London Money Market has not during the past fourteen days presented any feature of strikingimportance. The news from India, so far as it was known iii London yesterday, had not much effect upon it. The opinion generally being, that_ the French au- thorities had thrown a dark colouring over it.

The London and provincial papers during the past few days have been filled with matters growing out ol the Queen s visit to Scotland. She left Windsor very early on Monday n’lorning last, and embarked at Woolwich,shortly after seven o’clock, in the Royal George. Her departure was attended with great pomp and ceremony. She arrived at her desti- nation in excellent health and spirits on Thursday last.

Preparations on the most lavish scale were everywhere made to render her Majesty’s sojourn in Scotland as brilliant as fancy could desire. In Edinburgh, at Granton, Tay- mouth, Scone, Perth, Driiminond Castle, Dupplin, and other towns and mansions destined to the signal honour ofa visit, nothing expressive of enthusiastic loyalty which art could frame or wealth provide had been forgotten. _

On Friday, for the evening of which day a grand illumi- nation had been prepared in Edinburgh, her Majesty would hold a levee at Holyrood Palace. Saturday had been reserv- ed for visiting the lions ofthe capital, and on Monday the royal party proceed northward to partake of the magnificent hospitalities and to enjoy the sports prepared by’ the Marquis of Breadalbniio, Lord Willougliby d’Ereshy, and other noble— men Whom it is her Majesty’s pleasure to honour with her presence. After this circle has been completed, the illustri- ons strangers will rc-cmbark for England. Scotland hardly knows itselfiti consequence ofthe honour of this visit. The people have been most enthusiastic in their greetings, and ink and gunpowder have been in constant requisition.

, The ship Cheshire, which arrived at Liverpool from the Mauritius, brought home the orphan family ofthe late Lieut.-

d and was not received here '

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can and Colonial newspepw .

as the Steamer was entering , i . Under the former regime, tho , ,, been received in this Town in Ii 1 . hours after its arrival at Halifax. measures will immediately be ‘ viate the recurrence of a simi i the Mail will, in future, be m“ than six days from Pictou. ' H‘ . To THE Eni'roa or was

Sin ;---lIaving observed in your [a bearing the signature ofCairiQtin,I v your correspondent, and hope that [- ns well us matter for ll|m~ A31 warn and not ofthe first, I Would beg to in tion must be very dull, when he co . against which he writes hays both brain.” Ifhe ever made a mistake i in his late conjecture. Ibcertainl, , 'riqur: has arrived at a misconstrued? in question; and I am certain that to I true origin," will take a man in p, be pussesst‘s. ‘ _ H ‘