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Wenxssnn ,JASUARY ‘29, l'e45.

ENGLAND IN 1844.’

To pass by Carthage and the Greek;

icpulilics, to whom, especially to Macc- i‘onin, the foregoing remarks apply,

and revert, to tnodern nations, we would

ask what has France, the great military

power ofourday, gained by her foreign aggressions ’. “hat was the result of her senseless invasion of Russia ?—tlie

destruction of her “ Grand Army,’.’ and ,

the descent upon her own territory, of the Ilulnn and the Cossack. Where are the fruits of Marengo and Fijicdland 1-— ()f Jena and Austerlitz! The exhale? tion of their glory has vanished.'while her rivals reap the benefit of her impru- dence. Where is now her ltal‘ian domi- iii-inl—Passetl away' with the phantom kings her ambition created l—The inva- sion of Spain led to the develnpement of Esccaan’s military resources, and to the “ occupation of Paris” by a British Army—Waterloo. and the second capi- tulittion of the French capital, were the natural and inevitable results of her ad- herence to her former ambitious policy. Humiliating as these rei’erscs were to France, they were advantageous to man- isind; for the pacitication of Europe was sfl'ectod by them. The moral lesson furnished by the events of 1816, ought never to be lost sight of; for while France was stripped oflier ill-gotten possessions, the moderation of her conquerors pre-

We forbesr to entarge upon the disas- trous results of aggressive warfare, for they are written upon every page 0 European history. Russia feels the earthquake shocks of subjugated Po- !and,-Austria the moral volcano ofher Italian possessions. Holland has lost Belgiuni;-—'I‘urkey no longer tyranniZes over Greece. England stands alone,-— for her history for the last three centu- ries, is unsustaincd with aggressive warfare;—and yet, how proud is her mi- litary position! The “meteor Flag of England” yet waves over the “ Victory,” in which her own Nelson achieved the glorious triumph of Trafalgar. The laurel yet blooms upon the brow of the “ hero of Waterloo.” And why are these victories thus hallowed! Because they are unsustained by lust of conquest.— the wars which led to them were not on- dertaken to gratify indivitlualor nation. al ambition. in the earlier periods of England’s history, instances may be found, though rarely, of aggressive war- fare. It would not be a difficult task, (redsoning from the circumstances of the times, at‘which they were undertaken, and the universal tone of mens’ minds atthat period,) to justify England in all, or the greater part of them; but we can- not enlarge upon this part of our sub- ject, further than to remark, that those wars find at least an apology in some sup- posed Italy motivepr in that previous acts ofinroad and rapine, which led to them. st indeed have been the reverses of Britain, compared with the splendour of her successes. From the days of Marl-

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i M A I L ? gather with much original matter. We “de ‘0 h". bet rank among nations.—l ' l

military position.

of one of the greatest of American Ora-i tors and Statcsniem “ she presents an' unbroken chain of military posts through- 1 out the world." Her fame does not rest ‘ upon isolated triumphs, it forms a inn-g terial part of her Stilltl greatness. It is

true that the “ lines of Torres Vcilras ;” the battles of “ Ortiies,” “ Budajoz,” “ Vittoria,” “ Salainanca," and “ Wa- terloo,” attest the military skill of the, “ Great Captain ofthe Agc," and the un-. daunted bravery of British, Soldiers—.-

Tlie “ Nile,” “'l‘rafalgar,” and “Na-

varirm,” increased, if'it were pessible, itlie lustre of our Flag, and 'establislied . our undoubted Naval supremacy; but

the splendour of these victories, isa

secondary consideration to the import-

ant consequences resulting from «them.- i.The balance of power in Europe, (so, , necessary to European tranquillity)-—l the confirmation ofour right to our West lndian colonies—the re-opening of trade ‘

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with continental Europe,-—.all tliese,tvitli . , the moral example evinced by the mode- . ‘ ration of the conquerors, and the repose l afforded by many years of peace, are the: ‘ results of those victories. Anti how has the interval been employed by England. ; t In strengthening, “not for the unholy, I purpose of aggression,” but for the ' maintenance of her present position, her military and commercial resources. [The conclusion of this interesting ' subject is deferred until Saturday next]

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We hasten to extract from our Eng- lish files the most prominent topics of

. interest. The January mail is brought

out by the new steamer Cambria, com-i mended by Captain Judkins, an old and‘ , esteemed public servant. \Ve have be- :fore given a brief description of this E magnificent vessel, built to replace the, ; Columbia in theCunard line. The follow l ,ing appears to be the most interesting can furnish.

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ENGLAND.

I Tut: Queen has presented thei British and Foreign Temperance Sufi ' ciety with a donation of‘.’5L. and the Queen Dowager has also presented: the same Society with a donation; of 201. '

Tut: QUEEN Bowman—Eight hundred families in the neighbour- hood of Hamton-court, Hamton, New Ilamton, and Teddingion, re» ceive, by the kind charity of her Mao, jesty the Queen Dowager, three: pounds of beef and too qnartern, loaves each every Christmas. This' welcome gift was distributed onTues- day;

Messas. Rocaas AND 00., it isi said, find the acceptors of the billsl of exchange, which were stolen from them, come forward very handsome- ly, most of them having paid their. acceptances upon the guarantee ofi the house'to keep them harmless. ‘

The new Royal Exchange was open- ed for business on the 13th inst.

The harvest in the United Kingdom ; has proved most abundant, and calls for l the most gratefultacltnowledgsmsnt of

borough, and the victories of Queen An- ne’stimo, down to our. recent triumphs' in China and India, what an tinbrolran'. chain of advancement is presumed,” the. melt of the noble stand aside by her,

not‘only’ for the dafencs'ol' her own ' rights and interests, but for those of her F, neighbors and allies. Look at her prsssnt “_

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the people. ‘ a . ;

The East lndia Company at a gene- - ral meeting of the Court of Directors ' voted apension of £1000 per annum to 3 General Sir W.Nott, for his use “1. East._ I I ' ' '

The Vindic‘tivs {SO—Rear Admiral Sir . W,. Austin succeeds the Illustrious, Flag Ship ‘on the ‘Ainsricah station. Thegsnsroi trust is. anxiously looti-

ed. for, to both “mitts.” tits more» ' 8°!”

To use the language

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a ‘ Aflvcry‘large amount of Bullion has been received in England from the Unit- ed States and Maxim. Money transac- tions are firm and the rates of interest low.

Trnctnrianism still occupies a pro- minent place in English religious eon- trovcrsy. it is time the differences agitate the Church, were brought to a conclusion. “"0 hope llit‘ll‘ influence will not extend to the Colonies. . .

The English papers are discussmg the i'caéibility ofColonial Representa- tion in'tlia linpcrial llarliamcnt.‘ As this subject. scents to engross much of the public attention, we shall at an early period devote a'column to the. subject. ’ 4

A‘ pension. has been conferred upon Hood, the unrivalled wit and punster, late Editor of the Comic Annual.

IRELAND.

The collections as a testimonial to the Rev. Mr. Mathew are steadily [noness- ing; the Dublin committee have collected £2,118--iuay success attend their bene- volent exertions. . .

Mr. O’Connell left Dublin ver'y tin- expcctedly to spend his Christmas at Dcrrynane Abbey. The Cliaritao ble Bequests Bill seems to occupy much public attention iii Ireland.-

"The catholic hierarchy are giving

their opinions on the measure to the Clergy in their different dioceses.

0:?We would call the attention of our readers to our number of to-day,

which contains a summary of the Eng- .

lish news received by the last mail, to-

purpose giving Foreign Intelligence in our next, together with further English extracts—the conclusion of.“ England in 1844” and such other matter, as shall appear of general interest.

C 0 L O N I A L.

MONTREAL, Dec. 31.-—\Ve have received several accounts ofthe affair at Point aux Trembles, this day week, all of which concur in repre- seiitingthc accounts in the Mincrve as most exaggerated and the attempt to fix it upon the L.l’.S., orany other Society or party. totally unjustified by the facts.

Whatever the real extent ofthe out- rage on the feelings ofthe congrega- tion was, it appears to have been quite tinpremetlitated, and the conse- quence of druiikenncss,and several of the offenders were severely repri- manded on the spot. Two, We are informed were Canadians, and a por- tion at least, of the other, of polities opposed to those of the parties to whom, in so unprincipled a manner, the offence is attributed.

We learn from the Montreal pa- pars that the last English mail brought intelligence that ller majesty has signified her intention of confer- ing upon Sir Charles Metcalfe the dignity ofthe Peerage. The choice of a title is left to Sir Charles himself, and the patent will be issued as soon as he shall have signified his wishes ,on the matter.

A private soldier of the 89th Re-'

giment,. named Gumm, committed suicide, whilst on sentry behind the Commissariat Stores, near the Quo- bec Gate Barracks, at about two o‘clock on Saturday morning last.— The unhappy man tied, his hanker- chief tot e trigger of his musket, and the wheel ofa cart, near liispost, and lplacing the muszle to his breast,

arged the contents into his body.

lairaovatirmrs.-71‘lia corporation of Quebec have adopted measuresfor Lightin that City with Gas, and to erect ater Works for the convoy-

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'l‘uo .mt‘ll named Jn . me and Patrick Douling . Dun}. in New Brunswick, on the 9th by the upsetting of a sc was carried hv the curre ' ‘ ., nt upper Ialls River St. John, meme —N~ It is rumoured tliat,in contention ofthe. appointment ot'Mr. lteinhg‘i‘3 thenflice of Provincial Secretar '0 New Brtinswiclgthe ljxecutivc Coyuln cil'have tendered their resignation Sir William Colebrnoke.~Rem ‘0 . - b' I N“ .

FROM A .‘JERICAN PAPERS

IMMIGRATION.-—— Ari im ject is maturing for c large'Tbrtion ofthe imm Greati‘ll‘ritain and‘the C year. upon the-fertile Ian lows and Wisconsin.

inst, 0"» which

portant pm. olunizjn: ‘ {grants from ontinent mg, (is of lllinois,

Th '11 "

e- omCaleb Cushin

tacked and robbed by a sztgf‘tisik ditti,at El l’ivai, near Puebla. Me's-i. co. He lost many private papers of great value, saving none but which were ab0ut his person, among the" were fortunately the most important of his diplomatic documents. '

The people of Florida have memo. rializedCongress to admit the territo- ry in the Union as a State. Th. population of the territory of Florida according to a canine taken in 1838' amounted to 48,233. Tbs count . was however, in a disturbed stats

when this enumeration was made the Indian wat- then raging, and therd were no returns from the counties of Nassau, Musquito, and Hamilton.

Elflntelligence from VeraCurz,to the 13th tilt., confirms the previous accounts of the revolution in Mexico, —tlio complete overthrow of Santa Anna, and the formation ofa new government.

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Dena or ran Owns-r EDITOR.- The Boston Transcript saysz—“Witli the openmg ofa New Year, one of our oldest citizens has been “gathered to his fathers,’ after a long life of83 years, the greater part of which was devoted to the public. Major Ben- jamin Russell is no more! He died this morning, venerable by age, yet ‘stroag and lusty’ in his looks and feelings, universally known, and every where respected.’

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STEAM vs. Time—A gentleman recently accomplished the distance from London to Glasgow, 400 miles. by rail-road and steamer. in twenty- four hours. This is set down as"tlt9 quickest transit ever yet known.

Discaicsrur. AFFMR,AT Patrioti- PHIL—This morning, a most div gracerI affair occurred between I Party Ofyoung 'men in front of t Washington .Hotel, Cliesnut strtt

A medical student named 'l‘beodm I Keln, drew a dirk knife, and atteml't' ed to stab another person, when: young man, John McCoy. Vb“ " passing atthe time,- caught. ht m. Kain, and prevented what mIngl bably have been a murder. U Reed, is midsliipinan in the hi“ Navy, the friend ofOne ofthe l” instantly drew a pistol

its contents at McCoy, the ball in: “in: trough the breast of his CT

causi a flesh wound only. student and midshipman {VG arrested and'held to bail in only to answer at Court. -_..._._...,_._.._.—- l General Tom Thumb, it is sBIlfl'. l 'hout making a visit to l 9 " ‘ Provinces. . . -

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