FRANCE.

The French Government has experienced two serious and unexpected admonitions in the recent expressions of popular feeling; one connected with the death of General Foy, (for whose family a most liberal subscription is making,) and the other the acquittal of the Constitutionel and Courier Francais. General Foy was a member of that party to which the majority of Frenchmen always belonged, and which is daily augmenting from the ranks of the intelligent throughout France—that party which opposes the Bourbons for old enmity, and the priests and missionaries, and other instruments of

ignorance and tyranny in which that Dy nasty delights, for the purpose of engaging the favour of the public. Before the enthusiasm, excited by the loss of this champion of liberal opinions subsided, the Bourbon Government had to undergo another and a sharper humiliation in the acquittal of the two Journals above-named, which have been some time under prosecution, for the insertion of articles tending to bring into discredit the practices of the Jesuits and Missionary Priests. The speech of M. Dupin,

the advocate of the accused Journal, contained a strong and eloquent sketch of the practices by which the Jesuits, and the other artificers of slavery, are labouring to restore to France the darkness and the chains of the sixteenth century. M. Dupin ran over, with a rapid but a just criticism, several of the elementary religious tracts dispersed by the missionary priests; animadverting upon their absurd fables and anti-social blasphemies. The most important part of the Judge's argument was that in which they admitted of the duty of denouncing to public disapprobation "Societies unauthorised by law," that is to say, the Colleges which the Jesuit Society are scattering over France almost as profusely as they have spread them through Ireland. These prosecutions are said to have been stirred up by the ecclesiastical party in the Court of Charles X., and to have been secretly dreaded and appreciated by the Ministers constituting the temporal Government of his Majesty. The acquittals have not only saved the public press from extinction, but the people and the Sovereign himself, of France, from utter subjugation by the Pope and his Janissaries the Jesuits-who have fastened themselves upon the French soil, as is declared by the head of the highest legal tribunal, in defiance of the laws and constitution.

The following method of lighting theatres has lately been adopted in Paris. A large opening is formed in the centre of the ceiling, and hung round thickly with lamps;

each lamp is furnished with a parabolic reflector, and each reflector is united to its neighbour all round the circle. By these means the light would be thrown down into the theatre, was it not checked by the presence of a number of magnifying glasses, of a foot diameter each, all united and forming one solid mass, and fixed beneath the lamps, and covering the opening. On looking at it from the pit, it appears like an immense burning globe. This light is more equal, more soft, and greatly less dazzling than the ordinary lustres.

NETHERLANDS.

The Government of the Netherlands

having established a new university, entitled "Philosophical College for the Clergy," between the Court of Rome and the Archa curious correspondence has taken place bishop of Malines on the subject. The evident intent of the Pope is, to persuade the Belgian clergy to thwart the views of its plans for the melioration of education, the Government under which they live, in and recommending that the heads of the of such a college, and to call to mind the dioceses should protest against the erection declaration made by the King of the Netherguaranteed to the Catholic Religion its lands in July 1815, in virtue of which he dignity and security. The archbishop, in reply, declares that the suppression of the Archiepiscopal College at Malines, being in religion, with the orders of the Council direct opposition with the interests of his holy

of Trent, relative to the formation of a virtuous, regular, and orthodox college, with the rights belonging to the episcopacy of divine right, with the free exercise of the Catholic religion, and the protection guaranteed to it by the fundamental law which he has sworn to maintain, and also by the second article of the treaty which is its basis, and, finally, with several declarations and promises made to the clergy by his he cannot in any case interfere with this Majesty himself,-he feels bound to that suppression.

ITALY.

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The first sentence consequent on the proceedings against the Carbonari of Rome, was pronounced on the 21st November, made public on the morning of the 22d, and carried into execution on the 23d. It was given against six of the accused. The proceeding was separated into two divisions; the first comprehended the Sectarians who had participated in murders-the second comprehended the foreign Sectaries, among whom Don Luis Spada will figure. By virtue of the first sentence, Targhini and Mon

tanari,

tanari, assassins of Pontini, suffered the last punishment on the 23d, at one o'clock in the afternoon. "For twenty-four hours (says a Paris paper) these unfortunate men, aware of their fate, were offered the consolations of religion, which they constantly refused. All the religious congregations had prayers, to obtain from Heaven their conversion. The Pope even, though still very weak, passed a part of the night in prayer, for this pious purpose." Targhini begun addressing himself to the people, exclaiming "I die a Freemason-a good Carbonari." The beating of the drums interrupted him. Montanari made the same declaration.

RUSSIA.

The Emperor of Russia in January last issued an imperial Ukase, by which he divided his empire into six departments, for the purposes of public education. At the head of each department an university is to be established, with subordinate places of instruction in the different governments, Some months ago the Emperor approved of the plan of an institution to be established at Moscow, for the dissemination of useful knowledge relative to the manufacturing arts. Young men from the age of 16 to 24 are to be admitted, and to receive instruction gratis for three years.

Advices have been received from the Prussian Consul at Warsaw, announcing the death of the Emperor Alexander. This melancholy event took place at Taganrog, on the 1st inst. His Imperial Majesty had been attacked with a violent cold, during his travels in Crimean Tartary, which settled in an inflammatory sore throat, of such virulence as to deprive his Imperial Majesty of speech for some days. Fortunately, however, he recovered so far as to express his wishes; and, conscious of his approaching end, he declared the Grand Duke Constantine his successor, thus confirming, by his last wish, the right of that Prince to the Throne of Russia. A memoir will be given in our next Obituary.

AFRICA.

Nothing can be more deplorable than the picture of the African coast, given on the authority of accounts received by the Surrey transport, which has arrived at Portsmouth from Sierra Leone. The Europeans in the British colony are described as having been left in several places, suffering the most shocking extremes of disease and mortality the Aslantees threatening another visit to Cape Coast-and the slave trade carried on with more keenness, cruelty, and horror than ever! The Surrey sailed on 20th Sept. with a detachment, to replace the garrison at Bathurst on the river Gambia, the whole of whom, consisting of 134 soldiers of the Royal African corps, with 8 women and 17 children, had died, except 13 men who were unfit for duty.

EAST INDIES.

Dec.

Government Gazettes have been received from India to the 31st of July. The King of Ava had again offered to treat, but no confidence was placed in his pacific professions, as he was preparing to withdraw with his Court and the White Elephant to the confines of China, from whence he expected support, as well as from the Siamese. In the early part of May Sir A. Campbell sent a detachment to explore the interior of the country. They first marched towards Tanao or Tongo. At the distance of forty miles they came to Tagoondine.-Where the Burmese had not preceded them, they found the people quietly at work, weaving their coarse striped stuffs, and apparently contented. Wherever a Burmese force had been, desolation marked its course. From Tagooudlac across the Galadyat mountains to Tanao is about seventy miles. The detachment, however, could not proceed so far, but struck off in a north-west direction to Tow-kindine, which is about four miles inland from Bollay, on the river Irrawaddy, and a small party proceeded as far as Menday. At a village, four miles on the Prome side of Meaday, were the remains of an extensive iron foundry, where cannon appeared to have been cast; and the fact that the Burmese do make guns is very generally asserted by the best informed natives of the country.

The Madras Government Gazette of July 28, states, that it had been reported the Siamese had joined the Burmese, and that the latter had solicited, through the former, the assistance of China in the war with the English. The reply of the Chinese Authorities is said to be as follows:-"We have long been on friendly terms of intercourse with the English, with whom we carry on a very extensive trade. We cannot therefore assist you with troops, but will use our interest, by way of mediation, to get Rangoon and Arracan restored to you. In the mean time, the Burmese King must send to us the great Mug Idol, called Maha-monie, and the White Elephant." It was also reported that Calcutta, with the Emperor's proposals, for four ships had accordingly left China for the restoration of tranquillity.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

The colony of New South Wales now contains a population of more than 40,000 souls, who occupy upwards of 700,000 acres of land, and possess upwards of 5000 horses, 120,000 head of horned cattle, and 350,000 sheep; it contains five thriving towns, and several villages; it consumes British manufactures annually of the value of 350,0004; its exports amount to 100,000l. per annum ; it employs upwards of 10,000 tons of shipping; and yields a colonial revenue of more than 50,000l. a year.

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INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS

PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. Fonthill Abbey.-We lament to state that this splendid architectural structure has be come a pile of ruins, of which the annexed letter, dated Fonthill Gifford, Dec. 21, gives some particulars:-"I embrace this opportunity of giving you the earliest intelligence of the fall of that fine (but flimsy) architectural structure, Fonthill Abbey. The Tower fell in at three o'clock this afternoon, destroying the Hall, the whole of the Octagon, and great part of the Galleries, North and South, together with the first crimson room, having quietly descended into the fountain court, leaving the grand entrance standing, with the organ in statu quo, and the statue of the late Alderman Beckford in its niche, as if it remained to point to the ruins of his son's ambition. Only one accident occurred, although the servants were engaged in taking out some of the windows, and had fortunately just escaped in time to avoid being buried in the ruins. Mr. Farquhar had taken the precaution to move to the East wing, together with Mrs. Mortimer and her children. The

latter had been in the daily habit of playing in the galleries."

Dec. 7. The first stone of a new bridge, at Kingston-upon-Thames, was laid by the Earl of Liverpool, his lordship having accepted the invitation of the Corporation. Among the visitors were the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Princess Augusta, &c. The band of the 8th Light Dragoons attended. Mr. E. Lapidge (the County Surveyor) is the Architect. The design is chaste and elegant, consisting of five arches, respectively 60 feet, 56 feet, 6 inches, and 52 feet span, with piers about ten feet wide. The bridge will be 25 feet wide, and the cost 35,000l.

A medal of the value of 21. is offered by the Cardigan Cymreigyddion Society for the best Essay on Hynafraethau Ceredigion the Antiquities of Cardiganshire; comprising an authentic account of the first Eisteddfod held in Wales, at Cardigan Castle, under the patronage of Prince Cadwgan, as stated by the Rev. Walter Davies, at the last Powys Eisteddfod.Likewise a medal of the value of 14. 10s. for the best Cywydd on the Crucifixion,-"Yt Croeshoelaid." The Cywydd not to exceed 100 lines. Also, a medal of the value of 11. for the best set of twenty Englynion on Shipwreck,-"Llongddrylliad."-Candidates for the first medal must either be natives of the counties of Carmarthen, Pembroke, or Cardigan, or Members of Cymreigyddion So. cieties in any of the said counties.-Candi

dates for the second and third medals, must be natives of Cardiganshire, or members of the Cardigan Cymreigy ddion Society.

A marble statue, executed by Sivier, was lately erected in Gloucester Cathedral, to the memory of Dr. Jenner. The whole figure is beautiful, and distinguished by classic elegance and simplicity. The statue is seven feet high, placed upon a pedestal and base, of eight feet. Upon the die of the pedestal is simply inscribed, EDWARD JENNER, with the time and place of his birth and death.

LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.

THE MONEY MARKET.

Owing to an extraordinary and unexpected run upon the various Banks, both in town and country, several stoppages have ensued. At one time the agitation in the City exceeded every thing of the kind

that has been witnessed for several years. Lombard-street was nearly filled with persons hastening to the different banks to draw money, or waiting from curiosity to hear of new failures. In Mansion-house-street the run upon one house was so great, that for several hours the applicants appeared like a regular stream pouring in, and constables were placed at the door to preserve order. The shock given to public credit by the stoppage of the banking house of Sir Peter Pole and Co. on the 5th of December, was tremendous. It was known that they kept accounts with forty-four country banks, several of whom, in all probability, would also stop payment. The funds immediately fell; Exchequer Bills were at no less than 60s. discount. Pole and Co. made vast exertions, and displayed almost unlimited resources; the payments actually made by them, in the course of the preceding week, exceeded one million and a quarter sterling!

Sir P.

On the 6th inst. the public distress was greatly increased by the failure of the banking house of Williams and Co. On Wednesday the panic was increased still farther by the failure of two additional banks, viz. the firms of Everett, Walker, and Co. and of Sikes, Snaith, and Co. both of Mansionhouse-street. The effects of the failure also of Messrs. Wentworth, Chaloner, and Rishworth, have been most disastrous in the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire. They had banks in York, Wakefield, and Bradford, and besides had houses in Leeds, Barnsley, Huddersfield, and Otley, many of which were obliged to stop payment.

In consequence of the increasing distresses, particularly in the manufacturing districts,

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GAZETTE PROMOTIONS.

War Office, Nov. 18. 72d foot, Major W. L. Maberley, to be Major; Capt. Geo. Hall, to be Major.-Staff, Brevet Major G. A. Eliot, 68th foot, to be Major of brigade in Lower Canada.-Unattached, Major Chas. Middleton, 72d foot, to be Lieut.-col. of inf. To be Majors of Infantry, Capt. J. P. Hopkins, 43d foot; Capt. J. A. Butler, 80th foot.

Nov. 19. John James de Hochepied Larpent, esq. to be his Majesty's Consul at Antwerp; and Andrew H. Aikin, esq. to the same office at Archangel.

War Office, Nov. 25. 1st Foot Guards, Brevet Col. Lord Saltoun, to be Major; Lieut. and Capt. P. Clarke, to be Captain and Lieut.-col. 21st Foot, Capt. C. Campbell, to be Major.

Foreign Office, Nov. 26. J. Annesley, esq. to be his Majesty's Consul for the province of Catalonia, to reside at Barcelona.

Nov. 29. Gordon Wm. Francis Booker, esq. of Trewarthenick, Cornwall, to take the surname only, and bear the arms of Gregor. War Office, Dec. 2. 36th Foot to bear on its colours and appointments the words "Pyrennees," and "Nive;" 70th Foot to discontinue the appellation of the "Glasgow Lowland Regiment," and to resume its former title, of the 70th, or "Surrey" Regiment of Foot; 95th Foot to be styled the 95th or "Derbyshire" Regiment of Foot.

J. F. Fulton, esq. late Brevet Lieut.-col. and Major of 92d Foot, to have the local rank of Lieut.-col. on the Continent of Europe only.

Lord Chamberlain's Office, Dec. 5. Tho. Seymour Hydd, esq. Assistant Master and Marshall of the Ceremonies to his Majesty.

War Office, Dec. 9. 17th Foot, Major Bingham, to be Major; Capt. Timling, 1st

Foot Guards, to be Major of Infantry.

Lord Chamberlain's Office, Dec. 13. Lt.gen. Sir Wm. Houston, to be Groom of his Majesty's Bedchamber in Ordinary.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Hon. and Rev. Dr. Stewart, to be Bp. of. Quebec.

Rev. H. Wetherell, Archdeacon of Hereford.
Rev. R. V. Law, Prebendary of Wells Cath.
Rev. F. Swan, Prebendary of Lincoln Cath.
Rev. R. Sanders, Minor Canon at Worcester
Cathedral.

Rev. J. Buller, St. Juste V. Cornwall.
Rev. J. Case, Meteringham R. Lincoln.
Rev. C. B. B. Clerk, Bedingfield V. Suff.
Rev. T. Chevallier, St. Andrew the Great V.
Oxford.

Rev. J. Davies, Over Norton R. Oxford.
Rev. R. Eden, Hertingfordbury R. Herts.
Rev. W. Findlay, Church and Parish of King
Edward, Aberdeen.

Rev. G. Fowell, St.Mary in Thetford C. Norf.
Rev. W. Greenhill, Farnham R. Essex.
Rev. T. Kennion, Harrowgate P.C. York.
Rev. T. Kilby, St. John P.C. Wakefield.
Rev. J. King, Henley upon Thames V. Oxf.
Rev. A.Maciver,Church and Parish of Sleate,
Presbytery and Isle of Sky.

Rev. J. Maitland, Church and Parish of
Halls, Presbytery of Kircudbright.
Rev. H. W. Marker, Southleigh, R. Devon.
Rev. J. W. Peters, Langford V. Oxford and
Berks.

Rev. J. Saumarez, Huggate R. York.
Rev. T. L. Shapcott, St. Michael's V. South-
ampton.

Rev. P. Smith, Guiseley R. W. Yorksh. Rev. W. Waters, Rippingale R. Lincoln. Rev. J. E. Orpen, Chap. to Earl of Egmont. Rev. E. White, Chaplain at Cawnpore, East Indies.

Dec. 1. At Iberuden, the wife of C. Tyl

den Pattenson, esq. a dau.-At Dawlish, the wife of D. Geale, esq. a dau.—2. At Canterbury, the wife of Arthur Davies, esq. first Drag. Guards, a son.-3. At the Vicarage, Leyland, the wife of Rev. G. Baldwin, a dau. -At Hull, the wife of Major Cairnes, 56th reg. a dau.-4. At the Observatory House, East Sheen, the wife of Fred. Holbrooke, esq. F.S.A. a son.-At Howden, the wife of R. A. Worsop, esq. a dau.-5. At Brandsby Hall, Yorkshire, the wife of Francis Cholmeley, esq. a son.-At Pontefract, the wife of Mr. Ald. Muscroft, a dau.-10. At his Lordship's house, in London, the Lady of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, a son.-15. At Liverpool, the wife of Wm. Rutson, esq. a son.

MARRIAGES.