'trestere_; belt is seleieat aonipartnisnts. that shall any lealtago. ‘Fax riddled as a edsader; strong as Atlas to crash the rocks on I ' strike; swilt as the salt-sea shark, with artist tins of metal work; laughing to scorn. like an ocean monarch, the irate eachalot that sometimes sinks tho whnler in his fury; mocking at Ire, like the iron horse of the rail; coated with rust-proof enamel; furnished with apparatus to clinn the salt wave into the iiioun- tein water; provided with iron eefliirs, to arrest the decomposition oflltedftiodf-tr all time: furnished with hermetic gardens, with liechine music. wit Its, paintings, and sculptute—vvith warmth sad coolness at I‘ill—vtt/ill! tinned strength to bid all ocean- revei-s e—-an eeeait palace. moving over the I‘...-,g of tho w... terewhitherseever its ruler listetli. It were a worthy source of pride to be the builder ofa criill like unto this.''

has can do, and it does, still more than all this. It forms the sword and the plouglisluire, the cannon and the pr'tniing.press. is the eiiiblein of our civilization, such as it is. Matt lms been (In- deed "I tool-melting animal," and all his tools are of iron. Ilo could have dispensed with gold. or brass, or In-onu; but iron .' what were be without that .' Could he have built it liunrie, or ti ship, or an engine of any kind without it.’ Go into nnyofour busy haunts ofiudustry, and what is the sound that insets your ears .’— thl clinic of the hzitnmer on the anvil, the grinding of iron wheels, and the roar of engines! It is iron that presides over the we.-iltli ee‘dl iadustry of nations. The liziniiaer and civiliuitioii go together, . :1-

Ily hammer and hand All rirts do stand ! In conclusion, Iiear what Mr. Stephenson says ofthe civilizing pow- ereaitd useeof iron. “I was visiting." s.i'd he, “ a l.ir e titu- Ieem in Copenhagen the other day, in coinpanv of a very learned eesor lVorriua:), who had spent it whole life in the study of the history of the life of titan; in collectitig ti museum of the pro- ductions and invetitions of iiinnkind. front the lowest depths of bar- herism to the highest state of civilization. Ile was eiitliusiustic, intelligent, and accomplished. He explained and pointed out to me, what were the tirst tools which man had used—they were all bones or hard stone. They had no lintcliets or imple- ments like ours then, ettd nothing in the shape even of a lislihoolt bete bone. This gentleman traced the advance and progress of Inuit, up to I state u litttle ncurer and it little more perfect; and he called tiiy attention to the f.tct,—-‘ Now. you perceive what .-i been the progress of man up to that point; but as soon as he dis- coverctl iron,—marlt, after that tiine,_hotv rapid his advances were." Those advances were rapid, it is true; for tlltin than invented the crossbow, armour, the musket, and so on. I iiitike this digression for the purpose of expressing tvltitt train of thought the lecture or observations of this cntlcman produced on my mind. I thought he was quite right, not iron was it great civilizer; but how little does the pliiloeopher or professor coriiprelitind what iron is doing about him ! He has been busy investigating ancient liistor , and not in appreciating what is going on around liitii, as I am. might have stated, that England has produced front the bowels of the the earth in the last twenty -ears, nioro rude stone. than when coit- verted into railway bore no laid end to end; would unit an iron girdle round the earth itself. I might liiive said, that we are daily producing from the bowels of the e -rtlt, ti ratv inuteriul, in its crude state apparently ofrio worth, but \\‘lllClI, when converted into it locomotive engine, flies with a speed exceeding that of the bird, and advances wealth and comfort throughout the countr . Tilt!!!) are the powers of Iron. It is true that it has been liruuglit about by I

the powers ofiiiaii. Still they show the instrument that obli ed to resort to; and that all-€t't't'li':t'rig flllffttllltllf is iron.

lfere we are, then, according to lllr. Sieplieusoii. l'.tirly arrived at the lsois Act: in tlto middle of this nineteenth century-——1-,‘, Cook's Journal.

I-‘tom late Englishhind Xritééiéaii Faperd.

At.t.a‘.o:n Discovicnv or -i-iii: I‘s;itt=i:ru.u. t\I0‘!t0N.— The Courier dc In Giroiide states, that it civil engineer of Unr- detins, named De Viguernon, has discovered the perpetual motion. His theory is said to be, to lind iii a mass of water, at rest. and criti- tained within a certain space, a cotitiiiual force able to replace all other moving powers. Tlte above journal declares, that this has been effected, and that the machine invented by M. tle Vigncriinii works admirably. A model of the iiitichine was to he exposed at Bordeaux for three days, previous to the iuvt.-iitor‘s dep.-irture \\'illl it for London.

I"ltANCl'I.

An important seizure has been made in Paris by the agents ofthe police. liifornititioii had been received at the Pr: fecture, that the secret societies had formed a plot for an insurrection on it large scale. This insurrection, it up ears, was not directed against either of the two powers of the State. but simply to establish the Socia- list Democratic Republic. A unritity ofartns and attimunition has been seized, atid also papers of importance. showing clearing the extent of this new conspiracy. The persons were arrested.

EN (PLAN D.

litisir Eiiioitrn-ioiv -ro Si-.iitv.—.-t deputation of London merchants, interested in the trade with Sp:iiti and several influen- tial members of the projeted Peninsular Colotiis:itioiiCotiiiiiittce wait- ed on Mr. Isibouchore to-day. to submit to liitii the grounds upon which they requested tlte grant of a charter of incorporation to the proposed comp.-iny. Mr. Liiboucliere, after listening to the argu- ment, said, a dilliculty, which appeared to him almost iiisup triti- ble, arose on is int ofconstitutional, or, rather, intcrnatitinn law, as connected with the grant ofa charter, incorporating it company, having for its object the colonisation of tiny portion ofu foreign ter- ritory; but though on this head be entertained a very strong opinion, he was not adverse to a subject of such advantages to Ireland, and it should have every consideration in his power.

COHXIJIICATION WITH INDIA uv II.AlL\VAY.—TIl0 Tintt-.s speaks with great confidence as to the result of n scheme which has been altnost decided u on l'or constructing railivays through the Euplirstes Valley,dtc., W erchy the route front Iiugland to Cal-

tvoiild be altered materially, and would lie through Ostend, Trieste. h the Mediterranean Sea, to the Orontes, thence in Bus- eoruh,sndyhy the I‘eisi:in Gulf to Bombay, where it would inc.-ct the Indian railroads now actually commenced, and by that time completed to Calcutta. 'l‘liis scheme, which it is eulctil.-ttcd would occupy live years in the completion, would shorten the distance oito half, the circuit h the Red Sea, being done away with.

Mr. Young. of enchester, (England), has succeeded in solidi- f lng gtts—ti result which Licbig said, eotno time ago, was " one of

greatest wants of the age."

Aacitn:oi.ooic1ti. Discovnav-Baron Alettnndie do Ilumboldt l|as,ea s a Berlin journal, announced the discovery at Athens in the edi ea in which the Council of Four Ilundred was accustomed to assemble. Upwards of 100 inscriptions have nlre.-itly been brought to I’ lit, as well as a number of columns, statues, due.

aitci.iv and Pitsimts pay the income Tax Commissioners £6,000 a year, which estimate the great Brewers’ -_prolita at &900,000 s‘yesr. _

Esau I trt1'cit..—Ilonny-glee anal the higher range of the Grampians were covered with snow on Monvlay morning, for the second time this autumn.» Edinl-ur-gIi'1't'mcs.

Stitouuit Ciiitticntit.-Mr ’fhirm:is Ilale, farmer, of Greet, near wlflclltlolltb-2', Gloucestersltire. died last week in his 7!th year. The deceased was fnrniely in_poor circuinstnnces but I considerable sum having been lel't to Iiim by some rnaitlctt ladies, his prospects underwent a change for the better, and by ledustrloas and careful habits he managed to aecutnalste a large ftnteiia dying worth more than £100,000, He was unable to read and write and such was his love for the shining metal that he was unhappy when in possession of banlcnotes until he turned tltelti into gold; and at his death. between .£l0,0t'0, and filfllo in money was in his liotise.—-Bitlli Cronirlr. la tlte Sandwich Islands there are “I Protestant Schools with I1l.“0 scholars. and IN Roman Catholic, with 1.359 sclinlars. I‘aui'rs of Missions.-—At the last ennivereary ofthe London ieslolisry Society, it was stated that one-llftli of the society’! lacotue for the past year hail been etititrihutierl by converts from Iisathenisni t and upwards of «con have alresdv been receiv- ed by the British and Foreign Bible Society for Bibles sent in Tahiti, by the John Williams, on her last voyage.

The Belfast Newspaper mentions it very important discovery in the iesaafscters or linen, b which tbs time. required In hlosclissd Iebli for sale the woven fe ic. will be reduced from three months b tsedsys or a fortnight, and the quality of the article will be im-

proved.

UNITED S'l‘A'l'l'.!.

Irreaonuriraav 8auacirv.—Oa Seadsy afternoon. as the and Ibex Railroad train was rstersl te Newark. N. 1.,

feet was discover A large Nawfseadlsrid dq, be- .,rsshedforwartl,andsahiegtbsshild. y, lesetnotive almost grastq the

Capitol and the eoeritry, and that s y of this reeoletiee be trans- iiiitted to him by the President of the nited State_s._ B Th. ya,“ at ,0 5 "gym, ' ‘here was great rejoicing at the eel

passage of the resolution.

(From the ./‘\‘eu- York Daily Times, I) camber 8.) NE\VS FROM Till‘) S(lU'I‘lI PACIFIC.

Tu;-, lt;voi.u1'rois iiv Ciiti.t—-llA1"ri.it nirr\vs:v:N ’t'HI‘. Irr- suaontrs use Goviznrriiizivr ’l‘anoi-so'l‘rii: roiiisrm Dsresveu wrrit Ttvo IIUNDIID AND SIVINTY Kti.t.a:n AND \V0t!NDlD—f.'AP1‘UII or 1-its: React. 3'l'lAllllt ARAKCO-—I‘iXPlC’I‘ID Oi-itrsirtn or vii: CIIPIAPO Ran.- w.ur.

l'rtrt.us.i. New Gttrrutna. -.\lnndsiy. Novetiilir.-r 2|, l75l .

The Ro_inl .\l.iil steam-packet ll--livin. Capt:-'I-I l'enr-Iml. urrivml at this port on the Hill: institnt. She brings 5-$750,004) tiutl '25 pan- sengers front Vitl 'll‘lIlItl. \Ve have private ntiilinntic advices from Cliiliun papers in the 25th of0ctober, from which we glouii the following digest of news :-

(Tutt.t.—'l‘lie rebel army, l3,000 strong, cottininiitlml by Currera atil Artougi, tvms met by the (luv it ‘lull! troops. 350 Ilmngt 1| I'et-nc:i. about forty leagues friitti t~':tntiag- ' They fought for three lioura by the l'e ireu clock. unit the result was the total defeat ofllie former. with it loss of'7ll killed and 200 wounded. rind -100 prisoners, iitcliiditig 36 olliners. Cutrera tttid Ariozigti had not been taken. The (s‘uvi-ritiiii-tit nI‘II|_\'r ||"|l"-I’ CM"- iiel Vidaurre, lust lb killed antl wounded. ' l"our litindred of tho Govcrntnent troops lind gone to see to join llnliit-.s‘s artiiv: the re-

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imiiiitler will sail to-tnorrnw for Poqtiititbn, so Ilizit the uliitir oftbn North iiut_v he cotisi.lcrotl qnelletl. In the South. Gent.-rn (‘rut has an army of-I00 rt-giilairs, and 2.500 tnilitiu, the latter lnilly armed and clothed. He has not budged as yet from tho l'roviiice of Conceplioti. llnliics in it few it. 's will be on the frontier of that province with l,ll00 troops ofthe line and 300 ittiliti:i inoii, till wtell armed, clothed and paid. Ilulitus appears to be detcriiiinetl to ruit no risks, and it is generally supposed ho tvill soon restore order and qttietncss.

II:-r II. M. stcaitiir-,r Gorgon, lizis C:I[llllfEiI rind brought into port, from 'l‘alculnt:iiio, the |'t‘I|t‘l sttiunn,-r .’\r.itico

'l'lio iiontitinl Hill! of fre' lit is 35s.

It is expected the Ct-ptapo railtvay will be linishctl by the lat Decntiilnsr.

In l".cu:idor, tlic Presidcxicy of General Urltiti.-t has been omitti- innusly acceptable, and it is probable that pt-ace will be tiiuititaincd or sortie t'iiie.

Peru is in perfect tranquillity, and this peaccahlo slate is greatly eoiitrihutiug to its tidvaittzetimit iii coiitiiicrce itiid literal itistitu- lions. ‘ llnliviai is also in peace, ultlniugli Coiigrt.-ss ha.-i not fnllilletl its pl‘t)Illl'4cS with ivliiclt it he-gait its titeeting.-i. t irst, sortie of tho iiieiiilierii dnretl to raise their voices and Clitllll rtvl'ot'iiis iii the Utt- vcrttttit-ttt, bill they were speedily silenced, ltIItI llttit lm.l_v will close its ses.-ion witlinttt hating done any thing except abolishing Quinn llaiitk, lt iiioasurc ivliieli (s'ot'eriitiienl had resolved.

Ill’ 'l‘lil.l‘I(iltAl'll. [Tn Ilia .\'tic.i Room in St. Johti. .’\'t‘w Briirtltti-t't'/.',]

Ni-:w Ynitx. Ilec. l7.—A meeting ofthe frientls of llung.iry atitl l\'ns.-utli was held yiutlerdtiy at the Astor Ilousc, at which a most respi.-ctailtlo liiiatict: Iixecutivt: (fiitiitiiittec wuszippoinled, to lake the

the 21th to the 31st of the present month. Paris was declared in a state of siege; the Council of State do- posed; and M. Morigny, Minister of the Interior, who countorsigned the decree, was charged with its exqpti- tion. Simultaneously, be caused the arrest of Gene- rals Ccvuignac, Cliaiigurnier, lsamorciere, and Bodcau; Col. Cliarras, M. Theirs and soino twenty or thirty other leaders. Cliungariiicr attempted to hurenguc the troops, but they would not hear him, and Col. Chtirrtis and General Bedeau violently resisted their arrests,but to no purpose; they were out-generalled, an ouis Napoleon remained complete master of Paris. The New Ministry are—M. do Mort-igny, Interior; Fould, inance; Rougher, Justice; Magoo, Public VVoi-ks; ltnuche, Mttrinc; Casablanca, Commerce; St. Arnntid, \Vnr; Fortout, Public Instruction; and Tiirgot, Foreign AfI'tiii's. The old Council of State being deposed. M. M. Barouche, Drouyn dc l’I-Iuys, Admiral Cecile, M Montiilumher-t, Lucien Murat, and 75 other Bonapar- lists members of the National Assembly were elected in their places. Six public Journals were sup ircssed. The last ofthe Paladins ofNnpoleon, Murslinl Sotilt, is dead and was to be consigned to the tomb on tlie‘27tli tilt. Jean-do-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dtiltnntiu and Mar- shal General 0fFrance, expired peacefully in the very

lead in raising the pecuniiry iiiettns for recovering frcedotii to lIun-

.irv.

The I.vil'.tyetlc Ftisilleers have subscribed $1000 Ill aid of the Kn.-sutlt fund.

S.tii.tNt; 0 Till‘. A.\ir:.nir‘,.\.—-'I‘|ie stotini.-liip .-tmrerion, sailed at noon to-day for l.i\'ript-ol, with 3.lp.isst-tig--ts, and .$§ll2,000 in specie.

lIi:.u'v I’itir:.-—llti.'ri:trntti:, Iluc. l7.—.-\ coitllagrritioii coni- mcriccd lll ii siimll building near the I’o-t Ullii-e, htii'iiin,g nearly ti whole square, including the Post tlllice and Telt.-grapli Ollice.

The New York “ Tribune" sans, that it resident in New York

has taken out it patent for nntking ittig.-tr out of Imliziii corn utid oil of vitriol. The prnct.-ss,Iliougli fatiiiliar In all cliciiiists, is doubtless novel to most of our renders. .'\ quantity of corti iiic.-tl is placed in it boiler, to \\‘lIlCII is added nearly an equal quantity, by iiictisure, of water, together with it siiinll proportion of cotiitnoii oil of vitriol, or sulphuric acid. The mixture is then boilctl at a very high tempera- ture, when common brown sugar is produced. held in solution of course, with the acid. A uantity of cotmnon chalk is then tltrowii in, which has the effect to remove the vitriol frorii the sugar, the vit- riol uniting to the chalk, and falling with it as sediment to the hottoin of the boiler. The liquid sugar is then drained oil‘ into another ves- sel, hoizod down to molasses, and finally crystaliud and clarilicd in the usual tnanner.

Tobacco has spoiled and utterly ruined tliousands of boys, iiidu- cing ti dangerous prrcomty, developing the pauinns, soliciting and weakening the bones, and greatly injuring the spinal marrow, the brain, and the whole nervous fluid. A boy who early and freely smokes, othi-rwise largely uses tobacco, is never known to make it man of much energy of character, and generally lacks physical and niuacular as well as mental energy. The people older, who are naturally nervous, and p.-irtimilarly to the plilsgtinttic, tobacco may be cotiipzirzitively Iiziriiiless, but even to these it is worse than use- less.—Wo would particularly warn boys who want to be any body in tho world to shun tobacco us it deadly poison.

Picvou, Dec. 2 —“cliootter lltirdscrnhliln. arrived here on So- lttrtlay lust, l‘t.'[-N)|’l.!lI—I'lt.‘l(t'tI up lately tit .\I:tgiI.i|i-ii Islands, it wlizilu boat about IS foul keel, pointed green, hid it siii:tll child on board in it cotlin. In the boat was itiati-ri.ils belonging to an Indian cainp, with $35 in cash. Other papers tvill please copy.

ttjasszhututs Aiziiui

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1351.

The Courier at-rived via Cape Tm-iiicittinc with the Mails last night. The Europa on her way to New York, ptit into IIalil'n.\‘ on the 20th inst. in want of conls—sincc that time, the Canada arrived with the re- gular English Mail, with dates up to the l3th Decem- licr. Tltc news by these conwyanccs is highly im- poi-tnnt and stirring. Another Revolution has taken place in Frtincte, which has effected the complete suc- cess of Louis Nupolcon’s usurpation, and erected in France it system of Government which strikingly rc- semblcs the military despotism of ltis uncle, the Empe- ror Nnpolcnn. Ilc has dissolved the Assembly and ur- rcstcd 250 of the Deputies, and appealed to the people and army. General Cltniigttrnicr and several ollicers of rank were arrested, and in the ill'ci-ctit skirmishes with the soldiers and people a large number of persons were killed. As for us otir time will admit, we have made extracts from the papers.

The Halifax Mail of the l.")th inst. which had been forwarded to Pictoti, was received via \Vood Islands yesterday morning.—I‘nsscnger from Gut of Cunso,

Mr. A. H. Yates.

Important _Nevtrs ! ! Another Revolution in France. (From lfis Brt'li'i.'t .)\‘orlIi Jlmrrican.)

The R. M. 8. Eur rt, l3§ days out with 30 passen- gers, from Liverpoololttir New York, put in here on So- turday at 9 o’clock, A. M., short of coal. She brought dates to the 6th inst. Through the kindness of MI‘. Keeller we are enabled to present our readers with it summary of the latest intelligence. The news from France, it will be seen, is highly important; and Louis Napoleon has, for the present, the ball in his own hands. The Liverpool Tunes says:-—

" The struggles which have been recorded between the President and the Assembly respecting the Ques- toi-'s Bill, the Ministers’ Responsibility Hill, had assum- ed such a character of i-sonal distrust and hostility, that it was lain, matters could not long continue in this position. President fearing his ov.eI"throw deter- mined to be forehand with the Assembly, and strilte the Bret blow. On the auiiivei-sa of the Battle of Austet-lite, he filled the of _arls with masses of

_thorities to proclziim tinder lIt:Il'Il£ll law the greater niiitiher of

scenes of his nativity, alter a life tvith sctirccly rt pn- rullel for eventfttlncs and danger.

The Humane Society of Liverpool have granted .£l0 to Citptttlll Foster ol'Novn Scotiu, who so gttlltiutly ros- cucd ‘ti. titan from drowning in one ofthe Ilocks.

Prince Albert has purchased the Balinorul property for upwards of £30,000.

The “ Peel Penny Subscription" has already anionnt- ' cd to £1700. _

The new R. C. Bishop of Nottingham was cntlironctl l on the ‘Ind inst.

It is positively stated that Cardinal \Visointtn, Mr. I Sheriff Swift, Mr. Towiilcy and several other distin- guished Englisli Ctttliolics will be prcsetit at the ban- l qiiet, about to be given to the Earl of.~\i'uzitlel nntl Sur- I my in Liniericlt.

The linen trade of Ulster is at present in it very pros- ( pCl‘tlltS coiitlition.

The proprietor ofthe Sligo, Clirrmpion, Mr. Vet-don, has been elected Mayor of Sligo for the ensuring year. I

Sir E. Blukency does not retire, as stated, froiii the ‘ command of the forces in Ireland.

The professor of natural philosophy, in the Queen's College of Galway, Mr. Crollon, lttts cunfoi-iitctl to the Catholic faith.

In anticipation of Gaitvay l>om=iiiiiig the packet st:t- I tion, the people of Ulster are about to r-mitiect by roil- [ \l'(I_\'§, Belfast and otlicrinanufnctiiriiig towns tvitli the l capital ol'Caiiiiriitglit. l

There is disnnion among the Orange Lotlgos of Ul- ! stcr. The separatists are now about fut-initi,-_v ti di.-ti'ict I of their own, and it is said, that one of their liyc-laws, 1 will cxcliidc all who will desire to inlrotliicc sccttti-iaii l topics into the hotly.

The Ahcrtlccn ship Clmysolilc has iii:-.ilc the passage ' to and from China in seven tnniilhs tlicrc discliai-gctl and took in it cargo ofteas niitl flt'l‘l\'t‘(I at Livcrptml on V the lst December in HM tltivs. 'I‘lii.~tlitt.~i been the short- ! cst passage yet. I

The mother ofthe latc king of Sardinia, has died in Paris, aged 72. She is to be conveyed to Viciinn for intcrincnt.

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I.A'fES'1‘ PARIS NI-‘.WS.

An uneasy calm—tlreary, dark. tlcsolate, oppression men's minds with an tittdeliiietl fear of some inipeniling evil hidden in the fu'.ure—hus succeeded the murderous storm which swept with such unrelenting ftiry nvcr l’avis last wee .

The ascendancy of Louis Napoleon and military violence is complete, and, in the capital at least, the French people stic- cuinb in sullen silence to the 0\'EfI)eill’llI[! iittliience ofthat dos- potic power, the least opposition to which brings death, impri- sonment or cXt.c.

In the provinces, liowever, where the blow has not been strtick with such prompt vii-lt-nee, suh:r.i.-sinn ins not been so speedily cxltibitml; and it has been foutnl nccessary by the air-

tlic central. the south-cast. and south-ti-csterii dcpartnients, where the Socialists and lied Ileptiblitrtins (with the counte- nance and support of tho Lcgitiiiiiets, it is sziid, although this alletzatinii appears to he lint mere rnmnr) Il7|\H‘ r:iiseil the stan- dard of resistance to the coup dr'e!rtI of lmnis Napoleon.

Amongst the dopartmettts n.'Iln"(I ris hcint: thus in a -‘ state of siege," are the Nievrc, Var, Gard, Allicr Lot, l.nt-ct- (iarontte, Basses Alpes, &c.

'l'lie number of prisoners at present is said to he I870.

Preparations are making also to r--tnltliuli t‘Vltlt3llt't‘. on wlticlt to bring the generals confitietl at ll-.iui to trial. M. 'l'hit-rs. who was released frotn prison on act-mint of the illness with wliioli lie was there atlacltetl, bcin,r_v so serious that it \\'.'is fuaretl he ntiglit die, and thus give rise. by his tIt‘:lllI, ltl1Ii=ll3[lll'ltill l of foul play on the part of the Covcruttit-tit, has not lll't'll per- mitted lo reinaiu in the country; IIC was retnnveil from Paris on Wetlnesrlay, under an escort nt‘ _L'(‘l'l(llll'lllt'|lt‘, to the frontiers, en route, it was said. to (Eerittaiiy, nlltl it was rt‘ptIl'lt‘tI tn the same time, that M. Leon Fattclicr was to sulfur a similar de- porltition.

'l'liis latter, however, is but it minor, and has not be -n con- ne .