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POLICE OF LONDON. FORGERIES.—John Huntley, residing in Drummond- street, Euston-square,

was committed for trial from Hatton-garden on Wed- nesday,on the charge of having uttered a forged bill of exchange for 501. to Mr. Mouley, grocer, and bearing to have been accepted by Mr. 0. H. Hunter, merchant, Cateaton-street. The evidence against the prisoner was conclusive.

Robert Barton was again examined at Marlborough-street on Tuesday, on an additional charge of having passed a forged check for 101. upon Mr. Paul, clerk to the committee for building the King's College. He had pretended that be had been sent by, a Mr. Grant with the check to pay 51. as his subscription. The check was taken, and the prisoner received 51. in change ; but it was refused by Masterman and Co. Another forged check was then handed in, which the prisoner had passed; and the Magistrate said he would remand him till he could receive evidence as to it. The prisoner complained of this mode of proceed'-'g ; and demanded to be sent to Newgate at once, on the charges.on which tne Magistrate bad already committed him. The Magistrate wished to, know what inconvenience he suffered, since he had free communica- tion with his solicitor, and ready means to prepare for his defence. The prisoner made uo complaint as to Iris treatment ; but stilt wished to be sent to Newgate.- This desire was not granted.

FRAUDULENT Secuarnes.—On Tuesday evening, Ferdinand George de Fonvielle, who is concerned with Mr. George Robins and others in the "Royal Filter Manufactory" in the Strand, was brought to Bow-street, charged by Mr. Robins with having attempted to utter bills and securities purporting to be his. The examination was private, and ended in the pri- soner being-consigned to the care of the gaoler, to await another examination. 'Ann Berland was on Tuesday brought to Hatton-garden, charged by two members of the Society of Friends with having created an unseemly disturb- ance at the meeting of the Friends .on Sunday, by which she threw the entire meeting, particularly the ladies, . into the utmost alarm and confusion. Those

who interfered could not soothe down her perturbed spirit, and-they were compelled to remove her to the watchhouse. The woman, who seemed des ranged, said that she had been a servant ; but she had no longer any wish td engage herself in a menial occupation, as, actuatedby an irresistible impulse, she eagerly desired to preach. She was discharged; and the complainants, it is said, intend to proceed against her at the sessions.

Lessor+ To Invoussees.—.Stringer, the informer, came on Saturday to Queen-square, and preferred a complaint against the proprietor of a cart, for not having the right number painted thereon. Mr. Gregorie—" Under what section do you proceed ?" Stringer and his men stared, and merely ob- served they went by the Act of Parliament. Mr. Gregarie—" When com- mon informers come here, we expect them to point out the clause; we are not to sit here and have our time taken up in this manner." Stringer looked over the act, and pointed out to the Magistrate what he called, in his legal knowledge, the first section. Mr. Greeorie—'• Nonsense :—that is a mere recital of the act,—our time must not ebe wasted in this way. The case is dismissed."

FURIOUS Deiviee.—On Tuesday evening, as Mr. Reynolds and his brother were crossing that end of Gray's-inn-lane which opens into Holborn, a hackney-coach turned suddenly upon then' ; 'and before they could get out of the way, they were precipitated beneath the horses' feet, and the wheels of the carriage rolled over them. The coachman drove on, heedless of the injury he had done ; but he was taken to Hatton-garden office on Wednes- day morning, to answer for his conduct. One of the gentlemen had his arm broken ; and it appeared from the certificate of the family physician, that his life was in danger. The coachman, (Thomas Hart,) was remanded in the mean time.

VAGRANTS.—Two women, the one sixty and the other sixty-five years of age, have been sent to the House of Correction for being " common prosti- tutes," and for fighting in the streets.

Roses:ay.—Evans and Collins, servants out of place, Chamberlain, a porter, and Hall, a porter in the service of Messrs. Riley and Lapworth, carpet-manufacturers, Old Bond-street, have been examined at Bow-street, -charged with a series of robberies at the house of these gentlemen. It ap- pears that Hall, who was in the confidence of his employers, was fre- quently left in charge of the premises ; and this confidence he abused by admitting his companions to his master's wine-cellar. While indulging in their potations, they introduced laudanum into the wine which Hall drank ; and when he became insensible, they robbed the premises of much valuable carpeting. Hall joined them in their system of plunder, was detected, and confessed all. A bottle of laudanum was found upon Evans, together with a letter giving himself and others the highest character as servants. Evans and Collins, it appeared, are two of a vast number of servants out of place, who, by means of such documents, find their way into the services of fami- lies, for the purpose of planning the manner of robbing the premises at another time ; and the letters are supplied at a fixed price by a set of fliers who live about the hotels at the west end of the town, on the plunder they thus obtain. They give a character for any length of time, and for any kind of service ; and as they have the exterior of gentlemen, their recommenda- tion, on inquiry, proves successful. When one of these villains becomes well acquainted with the premises, be commits some fault to get himself' turned away; and the chances are, that soon after the house is robbed.

Tuarr.—Smith, Wilkinson, and Wanders, who were taken up on the charge of having cut a trunk from the carriage of Lord Strathaven, sonic , time since, on the Junction Road near Kentish Town, have been committed for trial. The prisoners were seen lurking about the road, on the day of the robbery.

THE STOLEN will be recollected, that in the beginning of Sep-

tember, stamps to the value of nearly 80,000/. were stolen from the Bull and Mouth Inn, St. Martin's le Grand. The robbers could not he traced, though a large reward was offered for their discovery. The stamps were recovered on Monday last, in an accidental manner, by three peace-officers, who were on the Kensington road, on the look out for stolen property which they had infor- mation was likely to be brought that way. At the Kensington turnpike they stopped a spring-cart answering the description of the one for which they were on the look-out. It contained two large trunks arid a package ; and ou forcing the locks, they were found to contain the long-missed stamps. When examined by the Magistrate at Queen-square police-office, the driver of the cart called himself Thomas Lloyd ; and said he was employed by two men to carry the trunks near to Vauxhall Bridge, and he had engaged • the cart for the purpose: the men drove away the cart when they got into the Western- road. leaving him in a public-house, and brought it back to him loaded. The stamps were examined at the police-orrice on Wednesday, by several persons from the stamp-oflice; and the stamps, the packing of the bundles, and the int nice, were positively sworn to. Nothing, however, transpired to implicate any persons directly with the robbery ; and the driver of the cart was in the meantime remanded to Tothill-fields prison.

CARTING.—A discovery has been made in the records of the City of Lon- don, that u a lewd woman may be pursued, if she be in company with a man for wrong purposes, into a house of ill repute, and be taken therefrom, and carted through the streets ; and that her male companion, in such wrong- doing, of whatever degree, may be also apprehended and carted likewise. 'fie City are employed in the praiseworthy attempt of carrying that custom into execution. If the accounts which the Common Councilmen gave of each -other at the late Wardmotes be at all like the truth,twe may soon expect to see carting one of the best trades in the City of London. "They are, it seems, placed back to back, in an open cart; and a piece of paper is pinned to the breast of each, stating the nature of the offence. They are then to be driven at a slow pace to the City boundary; and when they arrive there, the back- board is to be removed, and they are both to be gently dropped into the county." What a nice spectacle it would be to see the Deputy A. and Miss B. carted in this way through the City !—Morning • Chronicle.

REV. H. C. DE Ceesteaser.—The reverend prisoner was removed from our county gaol, on Monday last, by a writ of habeas corpus, to be admitted to bail before the Judges. We learn, that if the reverend gentleman will leave the country, no further proceedings will be instituted. There can be no doubt the latter terms will be aecepted.---Leicester Herald.

ROBBERS.—On Sunday morning, the house of Mr. Worrall of Cheetwood, was entered by two men, who bound the servant girl, and threatened to kill her if she made any noise. The girl was found iu this state by her mistress, —the robbers in the mean time having effected their escape. Two rime have

been apprehended foe the crime;' and a point of suspicion against•one them is, that his shoe, being nailed in a peculiar manner, corresponds with a mark on the ground outside the window from which the robbers escaped: On Saturday evening; the shop of Mr. Louden, watch and clock-maker, Great Surre34treet;.Blackfriars-road, was broken into, and robbed of one bun: dred and fifty gold and silver watches..

The son 'of a late respectable clergymhn in Cheshire, was recently appre- hended for horse-stealing . in .Essex. The young man had dissipated a hand- some fortune left him by his father, besides 30001. which fell to him on the death of his mother.

The customary performance of high mass, in the French Ambassador's Chapel, was put off from Christmas-eve till the morning, in consequence of the robberies which, last year, occurred at this place of worship. Late on Wednesday night, a number of persons, among whom were some. noted thieves, assembled round the doors of the Chapel, and caused a great riot when they found that the ceremony had been postponed. - - An attempt was made on Sunday morning, by eleven felons, to make their escape from Leicester gaol. They overpowered the governor's son and the turnkey, seized the keys, and secured the two men. Having got into the yard, they relieved the other prisoners, and invited them to join them in their attempt to escape. This they refused ; and the other turnkey having discovered what was going forward, rang the alaram-hell, and pro- cured assistance. The prisoners were then seized in their turn, and, with- out bloodshed, lodged in separate cells.

Execetrions.—The sentence of The law was yesterday carried into effect at Chelmsford on Cashion and Brien, for the robbery of Mr. Greenhill ; and on Oades, convicted of horse-stealing.

POACHING.—Eight poachers, wounded in affrays with keepers, at Eling and Somerly, some of them very severely, have this week been committed to the county gaol, for trial at the Assizes. Six others have also been sent to the bridewell, during the week, each for three months' imprisonment, making a total of 61 now in confinement in the latter prison for offences against the game laws.—Hants Chronicle.

A number of poachers, armed with guns, were found on Thursday night in a cover belonging to Mr. Ruskbrook. The keeper and assistants opposed to them were without arms ; but they got out of the dilemma by a stratagem —the keeper calling to a supposed party he had in the rear to come up and take them prisoners. The poachers fled, but two of them were captured, and lodged in prison.

Another affray of a more bloody and desperate character, took place on Tuesday morning at Newnham, the scat of Lord Denbigh, and within twelve miles of Coventry. The game-keepers and assistants were on the watch ; when; towards two o'clock, a body of about thirty armed poachers appeared, and commenced depredations close to his Lordship's house. A large bell having been rung, a reinforcement came to the keepers; and they pursued the poachers, who had retreated on the alarm, for about two miles. The poachers first threw stones at their pursuers from a gateway ; but as they retired across a field, the keepers hunted them with their dogs. The poachers halted, and rested on their arms; a battle ensued, shots were fired by the poachers, one of which dangerously wounded the head keeper, and another killed his dog. Two other keepers were also much hurt before the poachers dispersed.

CRIME IN SCOTLAND.—The additional Circuit Court,' authorized by Parlia- ment to he held in Glasgow, for the trial of crimes, was opened on Monday'; and the Glasgow papers say, that the calendar is nearly as heavy as at the usual Assizes. It is now suggested that a Circuit Judge should remain per- manently for the weekly trial of offences, and the despatch of other business connected with the administration of justice.

Last week, Brown, a seaman, at Newburgh, from enmity to Jamieson, his brother-in-law, struck him behind with a sharp spade used in digging bait ; and when he turned round with an exclamation to ascertain the cause of this violence, he received another blow on the forehead, which laid it partly open, nearly dividing the nose. Brown then escaped, leaving his victim in a state of the utmost danger.

On Monday last, a steam-boat left Loc.hgilphead for Glasgow, having, among its passengers, two Highlanders, of the name of Lamond, an Irish- man, named Stewart, and two women, also natives of Ireland. The Irish party asked the two Highlanders to drink with them ; and while they were enjoying themselves, a quantity of laudanum was infused into the glass of Robert "Amend, and he expired of its effects on Tuesday morning. Cap- tain Stewart had the party instantly searched, when a crystal bottle, which had recently contained the above mortal drug, and nearly 201. of the de- ceased's money, were found in their possession. The party were taken into custody on their arrival at Glasgow. The two prisoners, at their examina- tion, completely contradicted each other in the most material points. Stewart has been positively sworn to by time publican in Bridegate-street as being the same fellow who was along with the man who died in his shop in October last ; and the name of the woman who was in custody in May last, charged with being art and part in committing a murder in Trongate, was

also Smith.—Scotsman. • The following remarkable suicide took place a short time ago at Nyon, in France :—A man named Clejat, who had lived for some time separated from his wife, entered the lodgings of the latter, and fired a pistol at her, the ball of which missed his intended victim, and merely broke,the candlestick which she had in her. hand. He then took from his pocket a large bottle of gunpowder, upon the mouth of which was a piece of German tinder (amadon), and haying set light to the tinder, and supposing that the explosion of the gunpowder would destroy his wife, he placed the pistol against his own heart, fired, and instantly ceased to exist. The wife, however, escaped ; for the blood rush- ing out 'from the wound of the intended murderer, extinguished the light, and prevented it from communicating 'with the gunpowder.--Journal des

Voyageurs. • •

At Marseilles, a few days age, an officer of the 6th regiment, charged with the drilling of. recruits,. having so far forgot his duty as to beat one of the recruits in a cruel manner, a M. Dheran, who had formerly been in the army, could not refrain from. remonstrating with him on the impropriety of such a proceeding. A dispide ensued, which was followed by a challenge. The next morning the parties met; when M. !Thecae received a mortal stab, and expired a few hours after.—Paris Paper. .

DEATH OF JOHNSTONE THE COMEDIAN—John Johnstone, the unrivalled Irishman the stage-7fromivhich, hoWever, he had. retired for many years— died yesterdaY, at his house in Tavistock-row, Covent Garden, in his eighty- second year: Deciratseten•Meowat.•Peacter10eetts.e-41ienry and Isabella Go, one four,- the ether .tivo and a half-years of age, the children of .Mr. Goff, coach.

man to the Marchioness of Londonderry. died a few, days ago of the scarlet fever; and suspicion being entertained that they had not been properly treated, an inquest was held on the bodies- on Friday, in King-street, St. James's: It seems that Mr. Davies, a chemist in Kiug-street, had advised the parents to employ Mr. Douehez, of Air-street. He accordingly. attended the children, but they got worse, and Dr. Merriman was called in. They both however died. Dr. Merriman said, he did not object to the medicines given by Mr. Douchez, and, as far as he knew, the children did not die of bad treatment.—Drs. Healy, Tuson, and Derinott, who had examined the bodies after death, were of opinion that bad proper remedies been applied, the lives of the children might have been saved. It was proved that Mr. Douchez did not belong to the Physicians or Sureeons' Colleges, nor to the Apothecaries Company. Verdict, " Died of Scarlet Fever ;' but one of the jury highly disapproved of any man's acting as a regular practitioner without being authorized.

C t USE OP THE WARM WEATHER,--The Comet is now approaching its perihelion, or nearest point to the sun, which seems to be the cause of the present mild weather; for, on examination of a number of histories of Comets, compared with the seasons in which they have occurred, it turns out that, in nine cases out often, they have been accompanied with an increased warmth of the air. The Comet may still be seen in a telescope setting soon after sun-set in the itest.—ChelmsfOrti Chronicle.

DIFFUSION or THE FfNE ARTS.—The dustmen, in their Christmas address to the ladies and gentlemen of the Strand and its neighbourhood, request that they "will not give their bounty to any who cannot produce a medal, on one side of which may be seen the-likeness of Frederick the Great—the re- verse, the Genius of Victory hurling thunderbolts of destruction.—These lovers of victory and destruction, with a spirit worthy of a Roman age, con- clude their address with the important notice of " No connexion with the scavengers." The scavengers, however, whose pacific disposition gives such offence to the fraternity of dustmen, far from bending beneath the reproach thus leVelled at them, take pride in the cultivation of peace, and of a liberal and enlightened policy. If the dustmen have their Frederick the Great; the sca- vengers have their -Canning. IR their application for Christmas-boxes, they say; 4We humbly hope you will not giVe your bounty to any who cannot produce a medal, on one side of which may be seen a representation of the late Premier of -England, the late George Canning ; the reverse, his tomb, encircled with-the words, c• In liberal and enlightened policy surpassed by none." N.B. No connexion with the- dustmen." The scavengers of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, not to be behind their contemporaries in the Strand, in their taste for the fine arts, and determined to surpass them in classical knowledge, after stating in their hand-hill that, "unprincipled persons have been going about in their names," add, that "-they will do themselves the honour of waiting upon the inhabitants, and will produce a medal with the head of Milton on one side, and a Latin inscription osethe other."' A SECRET IN COOKERY,—When -roasting .pigs. seance,: tlen defieieecy may be supplied by substituting " plump young Saracens," if you can catch them : our authority is the facetious Mr. Wadd (See Comments .on. Cg.rpti- dewy), and his exemplar was Richard Coeur de Lion. .

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR BEER DRINEERS.—It iS a Curious fact, and erne which is worthy of investigation to medical men, that persons -Who are in the habit of drinking largely of malt liquors are rarely known to be seized with typhus, or other slow fevers, whatever other effects these liquors May 'have upon the constitution. In corroboration of this fact, we have been assured by those whose opportunities for observation hare been extensive,-that there is not an instance known of a brewer's servant being entered as a patient, under these diseases, in any of the public hospitals—Scotsman.

How TO LIVE IN ENGLAND.—William Phillips, Esq., who died a few days ago at his house in Cavendish-square, aged seventy-seven years, experienced very extraordinary vicissitudes during his long life. His origin was obscure, and his education, consequently, extremely defective ; but his energies, even in is youth, induced him to commit follies, which, however, a Jury of his country did not visit with penal consequences. He was the inventora illegal insurance in the lottery ; and to such an extent was this nefarious traffic car- ried on, that between Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange, nearly twenty branch illegal lottery offices were established in holes and . corners, where poor and miserable wretches gave their single shilling to insure the receipt of one guinea, on the event of a particular number being drawn either a blank or a prize on the following day. The managers of all these offices were his ser- vants ; and at the close of each day's, or rather night's business (for the pro- ceedings, being even at that time illegal, were managed in the dark), the books were taken to his private residence in the neighbourhood of Pall-Mall, and ways and means given to his servants to pay such few of the deluded vic- tims, after next day's drawing, as might chance to have a pittance to receive. In these times it was no unusual thine to see beggarly and reduced paupers carrying their beds upon their shoulders to the pawnbroker's,' to raise the wind, and venture their last stake, by which in the end they were always ruined. Notwithstanding the odds were so fearfully against the insured in these transactions, tradesmen, and even persons of rank, were the dupes of the

• deception to a large amount; and when the Parliament put an end to the sys- tem, Mr. Phillips had realized a large fortune, to which mighty additions were made by the successes which attended in-door play, at No.40, Pall- Mall. In his house expenditure and entertainments lie was profuse and prodigal in the extreme, and his money transactions and loans-to a very large amount were furnished to princes of the highest rank. His gallantries were extensive; but, as some worthy individuals who survive might have their feel- ings wounded by a recital of them, we shall not allude to them. He married i

a third time late in life, and has left a young family, every branch of-which is amply provided for. Mr. Phillips for many years associated with the contrace tors of the lottery, until its final dissolution, and by its profits added Magni.. ficent heaps to his wealth. He lived long enough to expiate, by his exten- sive charities and deeds of benevolence, the errors of early life.—Iffores4 Herald.

EARS.—The ear is most perfect in the red-blooded animali, and it: gm- dually diminishes in proportion to the seeming importance in the scaleof animation. Hares, and other animals exposed to danger,. and liable to be at- tacked by man and by beasts of prey, have large ears, andebey are particu- larly directed backwards, while their eyes at the same time, full god proud', nent, warn them of any danger in front. Rapacious animals, on:the contrary,

have their ears directed forwards, as may be oteervell iii the. lien, the tiger,

the cat, and others: external ears are only met with complete in the four- footed mammalia ; and even in this class there are exceptions, particularly amongst those that live in the water, or under ground ; thus they are wanting in most of the seals, in the walrus, duck-billed animals, and the mole ; on the other hand, they have been denied in the marmots, or mus citilus, who really possesses them. In the human ear, the external cartilage is stronger in its structure, and more elastic than that of any other animal in proportion to its size. In such animals as dive frequently into the water, the external passage of the ear is furnished with a valve, in order that they may close it when they become immersed in the water ; of this structure, the water shrew is a strik- ing example.—Curtis's Lecture on the Physiology and Zoology of the Ear.

A SENSIBLE Hoess—In a comfortable stable in the town of Haddington, there dwelleth a horse, whose name is Cakes. He knows all the landlords

and public-houses on the road from Haddington to Dunbar, and is so well ac- quainted with the different stages and stoppages, that he could take the coach thither and back again, although the driver were at Sakatoo. While at work, experience has taught him the most efficient method of applying his power —he notices a stone on the road, knows how to make the wheels avoid the concussion ; and, while others are sweating and foaming in the yoke, you will not see a "turned hair" on Cakes, although he never grumbles to take his full share of the draught. This patient endurance gives him the advan- tage of his neighbours in all weathers ; for in wind and rain, and hail and snow, when his companions in harness are fretting themselves to death at the hardness of their lot, or fatiguing themselves by gnawing their bridle bits and capering like born ideots, Cakes keeps his mind easy, and, putting his cheek to the blast, saws away through the tempest with the patience an perse-

verance of a philosopher. His humanity, too, deserves well to be recorded. When he sees a tipsy tinker, or a deaf gaberlunzieman, too near him in the track of the coach, he invariably gives a kind of snort or " nicchar," which, in his own language, signifies " Hulloah out of the way friend—I'd be sorry to harm you with my own hoofs, but I cannot be answerable for the wheels." One instance of his philanthropic bearing, in this respect, exceeds, perhaps, the noblest instance of humanity ever recorded of a horse. One morning, the driver of a certain stage had been longer than usual in discussing his gill at an East Lothian Pussie Nancie's, and Cakes that morning made some little extra exertion to save the time of the coach and the credit of the dilatory driver. They were scouring along at twelve knots an hour, when a child hap- pened to cross the road directly before the coach. Vie driver did not notice the child, but Cakes saw it ; and at the moment it was among his feet, he took the little innocent by the pinafore, and put it out of harm's way in the gentlest manner possible for a horse at the gallop ; that is, he pitched it over a sod dike, and the uninjured bairn came thresh among some turnip shaws on the opposite side.—Scotsman.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN SOMERSETSHIRE.--At a small inn at Martock, in the county of Somerset, the legend under the celebrated emblematic flower on the sign is thus painted—" Flower di Louse.!"—Cheltenham Chronicle.

SECOND-HAND COFFINS.—The following curious handbill has been stuck up It Whitehaven :—" Hardy and Company, Second-hand Coffin warehouse, No. 18, Fox-lane, having been several years agent for supplying Dublin and Edinburgh colleges with bodies, they have had the opportunity of collecting a large assortment of coffins of every size and description, which they purpose selling at reduced prices for ready money. Also all kinds of human and other bones, coffins, &c., bought, sold, or exchanged. Orders will be re- ceived at the warehouse, or the furniture shop, Market-places—N.B. Best prices given for perfect badies."

EQUAL Laws.—It is a fact that there is a man in Ilchester gaol upon an execution for a debt of 12s. 6d.1 For six months this man has been a charge to the county, and his family to the parish of Martock, at an expense, per- haps, of twenty times the amount for which he is confined!—Sherborne Mercury.

The chimes of a church-clock in a certain borough, not one hundred miles north of the Forth, are regularly tongue-tied every Saturday evening, in order to prevent the profanation arising from the performance of jigs and marches upon the Sabbath day.—Edinburgh Observer.

The newspapers mention an alarming case of human fecundity at Gosber. ton Cheat; where, in August last, the wife of Thomas Baxter was delivered of twins, for the third time (besides a single birth) in the space of eleven years : in 1817, twins ; in 1821, a single birth ; in 1824, twins ; in 1828, twins. The poor father is sixty-eight years old.

AN ENGLISH STUDENT OF FRENCH Cusrons.—Sir Francis Burdett, who is at present in Paris, is busily employed in making the fullest inquiries into the French law of imprisonment for debt. On Wednesday sennight, the honourable baronet, accompanied by the Procureur-General and other magis- trates, visited the prison of St. Pelagie, and after listening to the observations of the committee chosen by thedebtors to watch over their interests, proceeded to the different chambers, and put numerous questions to the prisoners indi- vidually.—Standard. ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS IN FRANcE.—It may be mentioned as a further proof of the advance of liberal principles in France, that by a recent order, or by withdrawing the old prohibition, the circulation is allowed in France of all English newspapers without exception. This prohibition was of a very sweeping kind, and included, we believe, two or three of the daily as well as several of the weekly journals. The admission of The Times into France was more pertinaciously resisted than in any other instance, and the police had instructions to seize the copies of it in whatever place they might be found.— Times.

EFFECTS OF Paacs.—The artillery at Havre is so much neglected, that the salute of the English cutter, the Sparrow, which entered the harbour lately for provisions, could not be returned. TOLERANCE OF CATHOLICS IN SOUTH AMERICA.—General Miller, of whose romantic military adventures we formerly gave an account, (SPECTATOR, No. 13, p. 202.) attended the Anti-Brunswick dinner at Maidstone on Tues- day, and delivered his testimony on the state of religious feeling in the coun- tries of South America, where he served. " From the commencement of my career, to the last hour of my residence there, I was never once seriously asked what religion I professed—nor did I ever observe even a defensive sort of bigotry, excepting when it was awakened by the fanatic zeal of some warm-headed foreigner, ambitious of making converts to his own creed. It is true that the natives follow the cross in processions, as the Londoners do the gilded mace at the Lord Mayor's show. The natives also kneel to saints, and bow as gracefully to an image of the Virgin, as English peers do to an empty chair on the Throne. The difference of custom is, perhaps, of accidental origin. I have read in newspapers averse to emancipation, that South Ame- rica is still the seat of bigotry and intolerance. I do not mean to deny that both exist there, as they naturally flourish wherever they are upheld, and fatten upon tithes and thumping surplus fees. It often happens that the violence of bigotry defeats its own intentions. In Ireland Protestant bigotry has made few converts; in Peru, Catholic bigotry has made greater nominal progress; but if I may rely on the testimony of some of the priesthood of Cuzco and Potosi, many aboriginal Peruvians secretly practise the rites of idolatry, and still worship the sun ; and I know myself that they secretly convey to the mountain-sepulchres of their ancestors the provisions, &c. which they still believe necessary for the support of their departed friends. But I can assert that, taking the Spanish South Americans en masse, they possess less bigotry, and that bigotry is of a milder character than that which is to be found in most European countries. I feel authorized to broach this opinion, because my own experience goes beyond mere personal ob- servation. When I was made Prefect of Potosi, 1 was specially appointed to fill up every ecclesiastical office in that department, which, although it does not contain much above 300,000 souls, is of greater geographical extent than Ireland. The Archbishop of Charms acted upon my conge d'elire, or rather the digntary who officiated in the absence of the Archbishop, who, although a worthy prelate, was frightened at shadows, and decamped upon the approach of the patriots, as naturally as the owl retires when morning dawns. On the complete revolution of government, it may be easily ima- gined that it was necessary to remove many incumbents, as well as to fill up vacancies; and it is remarkable that as Vice-Patron of the church in the department of Potosi, I never made one appointment, nor one removal, that was not afterwards approved of and confirmed by Bolivar and Sucre, both Roman Catholics. Can a more convincing proof be given of Catholic libe- rality in the New World? To this one practical illustration I confine myself, and I give it as a general answer to that part of the press which does not give to my adopted countrymen that credit for religious liberality which I consider pre-eminently due to them."

New CARDINALS.—At a Consistory held at Rome within the las.t fort- night, eight prelates were elevated to the dignity of Cardinal.

One murder is committed on the average daily in Rome. In the former cen- tury, there were from four to five daily. These murders are for the most part

confined to the lower orders. The first murder a man commits here gives him a higher character than the first duel among us. It appears as if their ideas of courage and liberty consist in the unrestrained arttl dexterous use of the dagger. The common cry "Povero Christiano" is not made use of to the murdered person, who lies on the ground bathed in his blood, but to the murderer. In their fighting there is no regulation or law ; they stab with their daggers as they can, and often come behind a person unawares and stab him. When the French first took possession of Rome, they lust in this way 120 soldiers in one day. In consequence of this, they established such a strict system of police, that during the remainder of the eighteen months of their possession of Rome, they almost put a stop to the assassinations. Now, however, this is completely changed, and murders are committed in the open streets. The Government appears to think that the murders among the common people do not in any way concern them, and generally speaking no person takes any interest in them ; no one ever seizes a murderer unless he is a "sbirro," and even he does so but very seldom ; but it does oc- casionally occur, and they are condemned to death. In that case every one will know whether the "Foyer° Christiana" (i. e. the delinquent) has previously confessed, and obtained absolution or not, as his execution in a great measure depends on that.—Simond's Italy.

The first periodical publication printed in Denmark was in the year 1644 ; and it was soon followed by many others, one of which was always in verse. At the present time there are no fewer than eighty works of a similar nature published either daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly ; and of these seventy are in the Danish language.

A paper published at Rouen gives the following proof of the "march of in- tellect" there : it should not be called a march, but a gallop. "The principal schoolmaster of this city has made a public experiment of a new system of teaching reading. Three of his scholars, who did not know a single letter, after only thirty-two hours' instruction were enabled to read with precision, and so as to be understood by every one present."

Two fishermen were lately casting their nets, at the confluence of the Meurthe and the Moselle, one of whom was seated at the extremity of the boat. Suddenly a pike, of about eight pounds weight, darting out of the water, jumped at him, and fastened on his jacket with his fierce jaws. Sur- prised at this unexpected attack, the fisherman grappled with his scaly adver- sary, and a struggle ensued. His companion, the spectator of this novel species of combat, fearing lest the pike should escape and again betake him- self to his liquid element, flung his net over the two combatants, and then care- fully extricating them, restored his mate to the helm, and deposited the warlike pike in the hold of the fishing-boat.—Journal des Voyageurs.