A considerable stir was made in Paris on Sunday last,
by a Mr. Rodde, the editor of a cheap publication called Le Bon Sens, and the publisher of a variety of pamphlets which his agents hawked about the streets. The Police forbade him to continue this practice, and seized the venders of his papers. Nevertheless, Mr. Rodde determined to persevere ; and he wrote a letter to the 7'emps, stating that he should on Sunday last go the Place de Bourse, offer his paper for sale, and set the Police at defiance. Subsequently to the publication of this letter, the Cour Royale decided in favour of the mode of sale used by Mr. Rodde in a case precisely similar to his ; and the matter might have been suffered to rest, but he thought proper still to go to the Place de Bourse, where, early in the morning, a great crowd assembled. Ile soon sold all his papers, and made a long speech of congratulation on what he had achieved. The Police very wisely kept out of sight, and thus a riot was prevented.
For the last four months, the number of passports of persons arriving from England, signed at the English Embassy, has been daily, on sus average, 60. Hence it appears that 1,800 English families, or indivi- duals, visit France every nenah.—Freneh Paper.
Mr. Hale, of Colchester, has invented a steam-vessel upon a very novel plan : not having any paddle-wheels, but being propelled with ex- tremely simple yet effective machinery fixed in the hold of the vessel ; perfectly secure from injury, combining every advantage of acceleration by steam power, with the free and effectual use of sails, equally avail- able for sea voyages or for inland navigation, and possessing a facility of adaptation to vessels already built, without any alteration in their form. In connexion with the propeller, Mr. Hale employs a very ingenious spa paratus for reversing the movement, or regulating the speed of the vessel, at the discretion of the helmsman, without reference to the engineer, and affording, besides, a protection against stranding. Its powers are shortly to be exhibited in St. Katharine's Docks.
The editor of a New Jersey paper closes a flaming editorial article on the Presidential question, with the following remark—" Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, as Shakspeare says." If the Bible Society has a spare copy of the sacred volume, here is an opening for presentation.— Christian Advocate.
In 1823, when there were 3,773 Lieutenants in the Navy, and only 42O in service, Lord Grey's son, the Honourable Frederick William Grey, was made a Lieutenant, though there were thousands more than were wanted for actual service. In 1829, when we had 3,712 Lieutenants and only 400 on service, the Honourable George Grey Was made a Lieutenant, in addition to the unemployed thousands. Since these times, these two gentlemen, have been made, one a Post-Captain, the other a Commander, though there must have been about 3,000 Lieu- tenants who stood before them on the list. What other merit had these two gentlemen than their aristocratic connexion, and their relation- ship to the Premier?
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