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Tea SCOTTISH Gcaamm’s Ina-earner or Paornscvl—“At the pouring 0}“ 0‘ ll" sixth vial—which all allow is now taking place, or is already accomplished—there shall appear a guange non-descript sort of characters, alluded to(R.ev. xvi. 13) in these words—‘ And I saw three unclean spirits, like frogs, come out ofthe mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the Kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day- ofGod Al- mighty.’ Iti this singular and mysterious passage there is certainly much to reflect upon,.and we would not dare literally to interpret it. But although obscure, it undoubtedly points in no am- biguous manner to three frog-like spirits, or principles, now leaping about in all the world ; and these are Infidelity,Voluntaryism, and Chart- ism, or the spirit of revolutioii and political insobordination." ‘

An INTELLECTUAL Con FlSlI—MARVELLOUS m Tana—Mr. Driver. a respectable fish- monger, residing in High-street, Shadwell, being engaged in his business, he had to cut open a cod-fish, of about [8 lbs. weight, in the intestines of which he discovered a ballofpaper, compressed together very close ; he succeeded with great dificulty in getting it partially open, when.he found itto be a copy of the London Morning Chronicle, of February the llth, IBM. The paper is as stiff as parchment, but the reading is tolerably legible, and from its appearance, there can belittle doubt but it has been in the maw of the fish a considerable time. The cod-fish was caught off the Scotch coast, and it is supposed at the newspaper must have been thrown over- from some ship, and to have been gorged the fish, which may be accounted for by the sitar cod invariably swimming with their . mouths wide open. It is no uncommon thing to

find stones, nails, and pieces of wood inside a cod-fish. Mr. Driver has carefully preserved the fragments ofthe newspaper, and his shop during yesterday was thronged with‘ curious persons anxious to inspect it.

WHAT Mann an Mum ar..—An old snip who attentpered his goose for many years in the precincts of the ancient palace of Linlithgow, happened to have a helpmate ofa very peevlsh and querulous turn to her temper. The tailor’s help took ill, and the scythe of Time seemed Ibout to shear through the last stitches that made the couple “one flesh.” “ I’m gaun to dee, Andrew,” said the wife. " Are ye!" re- plied the tailot, as coolly asifhe had been trying the temper. of his goose. " Are ye l—is that the way ye speak when I'm telling you that I'm gene to leave you for ever 1” “What wad ye has me to any ‘l—canI sneck the door against death I" “ Deed no, Andrew, ye canna sneck the door against the King 0’ Terrors, nor would §e rise afi'your seat to do't though ye could.

e're no to lay my bones here amang the riff-rat? o’ Linlithgow, but tak’ them to Whitburn, and lay them beside my father and mither." Andrew,

esteeming a promise made to a person on the verge of time sacred, and not wishing to put himself to the expense, waived giving any answer, but led on ‘to a different conversation. “ Do you hear, An- die. 11’ “Oh yes, I hear." " Weel, mind what I’m aying; tak me to Whitburn. or I’ll rise and trouble ye nichtpand day—do you hear 1” “ Yes, yes, I hear, pErfectly—is that pain in your side aye troubling ye~ yeti” “Ou, ay, I’m a’ pain - thegither, but the maist pain to me is. that you’ll lay my dust here.” “ Oh, woman, dinna distress yoursel about that simple circumstance.”

“ Mind, I’ll no lie here—ye maun tak’ toe to

Whitburn; I’ll trouble ye if ye dinna, and ye

may depend on’t.” “ Weel, weel, then, if ye

maun be buried at Wliitburn, I canna help it— but we’ll try ye at Linlithgow first.”—Lair(l of

Logan.

Smouma Case—MASTER AND SLAVE.— The Barbadoes Liberal, of the llth July, men- tions that the negroes on Mount Wilton estate have received no less a sum than £7,055, being the amount ofa legacy bequeathed to them by Reynolds A. Ellcock, Esq., their former master, by his will, dated in the year 1820, in virtue of the following clause:—-“ I order and direct that, as soon after my death as possible, stone-wall and shingled dwelling-houses shall be erected on my

é roperty, Mount Wilton, and that every adult abourer shall be furnished with a bedstead, crib, pots and pans; and that on the lat of each and every June they shall receive £5 in money.” It affords a humiliating instance ofthe guilt of which human nature is capable, to know that the return which this generous man received for his munificence was to be barbarously murdered by the agency ofthrec of his own people, assisted by one belonging to a neighbourwwho expiated their crime upon the gallows. lt‘is stated that Mr. Ellcock had incautiously declared to a favour- ite boy on his estate, “ that when he was dead, he would know what he had done for him ;” and it was supposed that the criminals had been actuated by a desire to antici ate the benefit of their master’s generosity. 8n his death his property was found to be heavily encumbered, and various causes had intervened to postpone ' the realization ofhis wishes, amongst which, was a reluctance, no doubt, to give effect to them, when his kind intentions had met with such a cruel return. The ’settlement has thus been delayed till the 29th of April last, when the money was divided amongst all the labourers of Mr. Ellcock who were 15 years of age at the period of his death, which according to the Liberal, must have taken place soon after the date of the will. Mr. 'Ellcock declares in his settlement that the reason which induced him to make the bequest was to show his sense of the services of his people, by which services he had risen in the world, and in return for their exemplary conduct during the insurrection of 18l6. Putting out of view the melancholy catastrophe of his death, the labourers are stated to have behaved in the most exemplary manner.

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VTEGRI’I'Y or as extras. . The Constd‘ntinople cOn-espondent of the Morning Chronicle informs us, that the Four Powers have not condescended to let the sultan know what they intend to do with Mehemet Ah;i “A note delivered .vesterda by the four Ambassa ore, iquestionypnt to them by the Forte, .does not throw :the least light upon this subject: it Simply states, that provision had been made, and there was no‘ necessity for the Divan alarming itself abqpt any: contingency that might afierwards arise. The ,truth is, that the Sultan has ceased to goyern in :Constantinople. For many years back, the internal ias well as the external policy of the Divan has been lregulated by the wishes of the European Court lwhosc Ambassador chanced for the time to have;

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the ear of the Sultan. The four Allies seem to have terminated their rivalry by an agreement to manage; the Ottoman Empire as a joint-stock company; and they have not even the decency to allow the Sultan to through the forms of executing their orders. as ifthe were his own suggestions. They tell hunt

to stun aside, while they in the eyes of the world, do the business themselves. This is not the way to '

rolong the existence of the Ottoman Empire. The Klahometan public has long suspected that the Divan was the mere uppet of the Euro an Powers: that suspicion is now certainty. Ha the choice lain between Meliemet Ali (or any other sol- dier of fortune who may start up) and the Sultan, the rooted habit of regarding the latter as the suc- cessor of the Caliphs won] in the long run, have

'ven him the ascendenc ; but thip respect will not a paid to the Vicerov o the Christian Monarchs. In an article on the “Present state and prospects of British India,” in the last number of the Edinburgh Review, attributed to Sir John Macneill, we find a ‘ forcible and true statement of the impatience with{ which the Mahometans of India, where they consti-i tute only a fraction of the population, submit .to Christian rule: will the Mahometans 'of countries where they constitute almost the entire population be more patient? Meliemet Ali might be able to take a few provinces from the Sultan; but the open intermeddling of the Christian states in the internal aflhirs of the Ottoman Empire is depriving him of the allegiance of all his Mussulman subjects. This is rather an original method of “ maintaining the integrity and int ependence of the Ottoman empire!” \Ve entertain no Jealousy of Russia’s yiews upon Constantinople: jealousy is a feeling which can only be excited by a ssible event which has not yet taken place—antinRussia has possession of Constan- tinople. The Four Allies ovem Ctmstantinople as Russia bids them. We fee no pleasure in acknow- edging this fact; but since it is a fact, we wish that our Government at least would acknowled it to be one, and withdraw from this discreditab e dab- blin in the affairs of the Russian city of Constanti- nop e. We have two reasons for this wish. Inthe first place, we believe that Christians are quite as in- capable of governing Mahometans justly and bene- fiCiall , as Mahometans are of governing Christians: and t erefore we dislike the idea of our Minimrs being (even in appearance) engaged in what must be misgovernment. In the second lace, we think that there is a chance, were our inisters freed from the necessity of governing (or appearing to govem) Constantinople, that they might have leisure to attend to the affairs of the British Islands—Spa:- tutor.

Law awn GOVERNMENT IN CHiNa.—'I'lie system of Government pursued is on the whole favourable to the industry of the people, and the extent to which it was once supposed population presses in China upon the means of subsistence, is an entire delusion. The working classes are contented, the! rights of property are respected, and there exists in} C inc, as in England, a large wealthy middle class: Chinese servants we have found in our own expo-i rience as faithful and trustworthy as those of Eng-l land, and amongst their merchants instances are on . record of some who have risked their lives to fulfill an engagement. 1n seaport towns, however, like Macon and Canton, as at Portsmouth and Bristol, some portion of the population will of ' course exist in a more or less dcmoralized state. It happened« to ourselves once, during a residence of eleven years at Macon, to be knocked down and robbed,l but the result showed that even foreigners are notl placed out of the protection of the laws of China.’ On complaining to the authorities, a solemn investi- gation into the facts of the case was instituted, and.

the responsible officers for the district in which the ' offence occurred not being able to produce thei offenders, the Commander of the Fort Casa Branca, ' the Guard of the Inner Coast, and the Tso-tang: magistrate, were all cashiercd. Would as much3 have been done in England for a native of China attacked and robbed in the neighbourhood of Lon- don ?—Westmin.rlcr Review.

Tn: Eas-r Innins.—-At the time the Lord William Betitiiick struck the rocks of? Bombay, the Captain was drunk, and was killed by falling down the main hatchway soon afier the ship struck.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE—It is worthy ofrcmark, gthat the proportions of the “ British Queen” steam- ship, the last great effort of marine architecture that has interested the world, are exactly those of'Noah’s Ark, the first that was set afloat, provin that 4,000 years of practical science has done not iing to im- prove the dimensions of floating boats first given by! the great Builder of the Universe: and if the critical character of these proportions be duly considered, , it may afford an evidence of the truth of the Scrip- !ture narrative. The breadth of the Ark was one- ,sixth of the lenglth; and the depth thereof one-tenth tor the length. he “ British Queen” is 40ft. 6in.

29, making the square depth 21ft. twice as long as the “ Queen.” A Lone Tuna—On Sunday morning, no fewer that62 camages, drawn by four engines, left the Leeds station for Sheflield. The number of pas- sengers amounted to 3900. This exceeds the famous train that left Nottin ham for Shefiielda few days before, which consisted of 57 carriages, 4 en- gines, and 3000 passengers. Ax ILLns'raA'rion sr war or Derim'riotv.—“ Pra what is nonsense?” asked a wi ht who talked little else. “Nonsense,” replied his riend: “ Why, sir it’s nonsense to bolt a door with is boiled carrot!” ’ A Msrnomcar. Monastic—A resident on the banks of the Tees, having lost his wife, a neighbour pped In to condole with him, and to his surprise,

Gin. The ark was

Tommy, Tommy,” exclaimed the comforter: “is this all”thou cares for thy poor wife that’s dead and! gone? Tommy dropped his spoon, and, looking

that they are about resorting to Ireland for security.”

ment at Port Nicholson, to the date of number of the New Zealmwl Gazette,

in answer to a _ p _ ,colonists.) ' iadvertisements, and in

‘bv the sovereign native chiefs of the d

' the Lieutenant Governor all c

‘ eign chiefs of New Zeuland; and they contend that .

lintemal laws will and must be respected by the

, and his name almost forgotten,

wide; stem to sternpost 243R. aloft, whole depth ]

could no mare

. _ than he on ld t {band} lnm hard at work emptyin a bowl of broth, llfe- Arndt has been I‘Obbeg 0f $530213? :32? till it e ess capactous than a wash- iand basin. “ Oh, hum“ POWer ‘0 give him redress» F0? twenty-one

years he has been dead to Europe, goPnh from his dungeon only for men to ahlt who is .3.

was also shot a female, who was

NEW ZEALAND.

Letters from the New Zealand Comp” 8 218‘ of

ther with the second d, toge published there on the 18th of April (the first number havmg been

' rture of' the ' ‘ ondon reVious to the depa abused!“ LThis ngws aper contains numerous

April, have been receiVe

' mmunity, which had mercial regress of the new co I landed fiiom England only} few weeks. The ringer important news, however, is that of the proc arms 1 n , ot‘a Provisional Constitution,

Nicholson. _ The Council of Colomsts

Government renounces by t

find that the British,

- the independ- of New Zealaud and acknowledges _ ence of each separate tribe, and its full possession of sovereign rights. any regulations passed by government, must receive

them, even for their self- the sanction of the sover-

such sanction being obtained, their regulations or ov rnmcnt of En land and that of every ClVlllzed fintibn. The first slicp ofthe council was to enlarge the contract of government, to which they had mutually, individually, and in common, agreed before they left England, and then to procure _its ratifi- cation. They make their council elective, and renewable by election at short periods, With a View to keep the powerin the body of the people. They declare the natives in the pomssion of all the rights claimed by the colonists, but deny, or Withhold from them for a time, the privilege of voting at elections, and require that every exercise. of the sovereign power should be made exclusively through the council. The native chiefs have ratified this contract, and it is now the law of the Island. . . The contract has been published before. It is in fourteen clauses, bindin the parties to submit to competent drilling for defence ; offenders to be tried by the law of England; that power be vested in a committee of twenty-five members, five being a quorum, to make rules and appoint ofiicers, includ- ing an umpire to preside in all criminal proceedings, assisted by seven assessors who shall decide as to guilt, and award punishment to the extent of three months’ imprisonment, or £10 fine. Appeal to be made to a committee of five, whose decision shall be final. The umpire to preside in civil proceed- ings, with an arbitrator chosen by each .party, and the award of the majority to beheld binding. Power to call witnesses and investigate papers, &c. to be in the umpire and committee, who are to form rules for their guidance, and for the choice of assessors. The principal agent of the com y, Col. Wake- field, is first president of the councd, and command- er of the armed inhabitants, and the committee have power to make regulations for preserving the peace, and assess rates for the payment of expen- ses of administration. G. S. Evans, Esq. barn'ster at law, is appointed .first umpire, and S. Revan, Esq. first secretary of council. The president to be chosen every five years, and to have a vote on the acts of council.

CHINA.

Information has not yet been received of the arival at Macao of the expedition against China; bungudging from the date, the 30th of May, when the ingapore division of the fleet sailed from that port, and also the date, the 10th of June, when Admiral Elliot’s squadron was s ken with off Anjeer, it is probable that the unite force will have reached the China seas about the 20th of June. The following appears to be the amount of naval force employed on this occasion, viz:—Her Majest ’s ship Melville, 74, hearing the Admiral’s flag; t e VVellesley, 74, bearing the Commodore’s flag; the Blenheim, 74; the Blonde,46; the Druid, 44; the Alli ator, 28; the Volage, 26; the Conway, 26; the imrod, 20; the Hyacinth, 18; the Cruiser, 18; the Lorne, 18 ; the Modeste, 18; the Pylades, 18; the Columbine,18; the Orestes, 18; and the Alger-inc, 10; besides which, there are the East India Com- pany’s steamer Atalanta, the troop ship Rattlesnake, With I9 sail of transports. The amount of land

he embarked at Madras for China. The plan of operations and the point of attack are still merely matter of conjecture, but there are up arently indi- cations of wavering on the part .0 the Chinese government, especially if we may believe “the alleged disgrace of Commissioner Lin, from which it may be inferred, that if a firm and uncompro- mism'g course be adopted, without offering any graturtous insult to Chinese pride, or stipulatin for the legalization of a prohibited traffic, there wi l he found no insurmountable obstacles to a peaceful termination of existing differences. If such an ac- commodation be unattainable, active hostilities must ensue, the results of which it it impossible to fore- see or perdict.

PRUSSIA.

Professor Arndt, after being shut up in a fortress for twenty-one years, his struggles, his sufi‘erin s, has, we learn by t e ‘ received last ni ht, been restored to liberty. oung men will as we are afi‘aid in Germany as they ask in England, who is Arndt? Four or five and twenty years ago, a professor of this name was the terror of the German govern- ment: He was imprrisoned, not for his misdeeds, but his popularity. he students sung his hymns to iberty, repeated his burning words, and friohteued kings. By the patriotic exertions of the GZrmans, the French were driven across the Rhine, and when they claimed their promised reward of a liberal con- stitution, they were answered with stripes, dun- geons, and letters. Arndt, we believe, was one of those who felt most deeply the faithlessness of the king of Prussia, and most loudly and eloquently expressed his indignation. For that he was impri- soned, and for that he has been kept in prison for Elvlventy-one ears. . Thepresent king of Prussia has

e ment 0. releasing him, of restoring him to his professorship, and of compensating him for a part ofthe pecun _ loss he has sustained by his im- prisonment. ut the tyrant who confined him restore Arndt the years of which he

German pa ers

dePrived him,

alld he. comes dt ?—Sun.

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‘ l icntes a consiiderable com-.

ratified and sanctioned ,’ istrict of Port /

he late proclamation of L

' the soverciwnt ' 1 near him, _ . I g lalm to a 3 Ireceiving the fatal discharge he was brag.“ I

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ted as a for Cabrera. Butthe :vchom msgncentrated the ebb! m > public, in the midst of this horrible . 4 _, - famous Peinndo, WhO, up to the last . p ' ‘ played a degree of almost su um ;. and resolution.—When the priest who u i, ed to assist his last moments, app . . a — Peinado rudely repulsed mm: and album . V, - asticts solicitations were Without the gush“ I ‘ It is vou,’ said Peinado, ‘who have been “I.” of Spain. But for the monks Ishould now. been here.’ He then entreated those. pou- , W procure him a bottle of brandy, of which .. two or three glasses, and then fiun them. lcntly into the midst of the crow I—JN ,, he, ‘I am ready. Aboye all things m. > your aim.’ Ile gave his handkerchief to _. and knelt down. At the very