NOTES AND EVENTS OF THE MONTH. 



Antistheries, the founder of the sect of the Cynics, proposed to the 

 Athenians to elect asses into horses ; and when they cried out against 

 the absurdity, of the proposal, he replied, " And yet you choose 

 men for your generals who have no other qualifications for the office 

 than your votes." The same philosopher, in his book of Physics, as 

 quoted by Cicero, says, " The gods of the people are many, but the 

 God of nature is one." 



BUONAPARTE'S ADDRESS TO THE MONKS OF SPAIN, WHO HAD MUR- 

 DERED A FRENCHMAN. "Barbarians and hypocrites! who preach 

 intolerance, excite discord and blood, you are not the ministers- 

 of the gospel. The period when Europe beheld without indigna- 

 tion the massacre of Protestants celebrated by illuminations in the 

 great cities, can never be revived ! The blessings of toleration are 

 the first rights of man, it is the first maxim of the gospel ; because 

 it is the first attribute of charity. If there was a time when some 

 false teachers of the Christian religion preached intolerance, they 

 had not then in view the interests of Heaven ; but those of their tem- 

 poral influence ; they wished to be powerful amongst ignorant people. 

 When a monk a theologian a bishop or a pope, preaches into- 

 lerance, he preaches his own condemnation, he gives himself up to 

 be the laughing-stock of nations." 



The design of establishing a new English journal in Paris, to be 

 called the London and Paris Courier, has been well received by the 

 public ; within the last week a large proportion of the shares has 

 been taken. We recommend it to all who desire the continuance of 

 a good understanding between Great Britain and France.- 



Laronciere has appealed to the Court of Cassation to reverse the 

 judgment often years' imprisonment. It is said his object was not 

 violation, but to obtain a frizly favour, which caused the punctures 

 by a scissors. 



Liabilities and assets of the Bank of England, from /th April to 

 30th June : 



LIABILITIES. 



Circulation . . 18,315,000 

 Deposits .- . . 10,954,000 



ASSETS. 



Securities . . 25,678,000 

 Bullion .... 6,219,000 



29,269,000 31,897,000 



The General Steam Company's mail packet, the John Bull, from 

 Hamburgh, arrived off the Custom House, London, in forty-eight 

 hours. 



The next meeting of the British Association for the Promo- 

 tion of Science, will take place in Dublin, on Monday, 10th of Au- 

 gust. Strangers are invited to attend. 



The Paris Races for the present year will be held: On Sunday, 

 September 6th, the two Arrondissement Plates of 2000fr. for three 

 year old colts and fillies, and of 3000fr. for horses and mares of four 

 years old and upwards ; on Thursday, September 10th, the Grand 

 Plate of SOOOfr.; on Sunday, the 13th, the Royal Plate of 6(K)Ofr. ; 

 on Thursday the 17th, the Grand Royal Plate of 12,000fr.; and on 

 Sunday the 20th, the Plates given by the King and the Prince 

 Royal. 



