The Express. — London, England, 1851-04-03 00:00:00

our. bishops. How idle then to expect peace in a: to all men," without, however, the Apostle's motive, I c h u rch, Where there is not accord in its episcopacy! i" that some maybe saved ;" aiming only at keeping The address signed by a majority of the prelates is a ricketty old church going, which Cdr. Geminates . . too patently, uliviouelv, plainly . a compromise. It himself sees cannot go on much longer , un less its foun- I nters no deep convictions, procl aims no great truths, dation be relaid, and its portals be widened. By ap disclums no plain duties, advises in no tone of author proaching the Itoman communion, say the tracta- T ay, and can command no real deep heartfelt respect rians ; by a new reformation, reply all true-hearted or reverence. It is vague, unmeaning, deprecatory, protestants ;by keeping thimp quiet, simpers Epis t. i m ploring, beset Thing , entreating . wheedling. It copacy ! lime and events show who is rig ht illusorily resolves the questions that plague the church into matters of ceremonies and funns and practices; and vet does not definitively, posi tively, certainly settle even them. It treats of e observances" without stating what they are, suggests canons for their regulation without attempting to infuse authority into them; it gives encouragement to those ecclesiastical preten sions on which excessive ritualism is founded, and yet endeavours to controvert *he legitimate dedne-; t b,n from such premise,; it adds to rather than dis pels the doubts that torment the clergy. lowers the tone of duty Ow ecclesiastics. and refers all difficulties to the decision of the bishops of the dioceses in which they exist ; though their united synodical wisdom has been able to settle nothing, or to decide nothing. What a prospect for convocation! If verbal hmnility.argumentative suavity,and com promising sweetness; if meekness, mildness, and weakne could compose the peace of the church, the nddn.s overflows with them. Years ago, whe n l'usevism, ritualism, and nibrirism were nascent novelties. : dre the world knew what was behind them ; it was supposed that carder, and de (dry, and wdenmity only were aimed at ; when. in short. it was thought that taste was at the bottom of the changes which the Bishop of !amuse: then patmniscd, pinch an address as this might have been tiwely and useful, and lulling. But not now. The bishop, have- ullowed us to know that gnat principles ate et stake; that the contro versy is not one uhout finins, but substance, is not merely a dispute on ndirical obseivances, but on endesmstieal pntensicais; is not an offensive argu ment about hoes and crosses, and choral services, but a lire and death struggle us to the nature of a priesthood, the chenarter or the chureb, the power of the imentments, in fact, uhout the whole scheme of revelation mid salvation. Such a matter is not to be arranged by good advice about white surplices and black gowns, about candles lit or unlit on the communion table, about chunnting or singing, or such other trifles in theme yes given in however sweet n tone or however affectionate a temper. The spirit or ;emery has gut into the Church of England; and it is not to be; victimised thence by episcopal rn tre•aties to the clergy to be cautious and inoffensive ; it is not to he expelled by prelatical implorations of sobriety and muelesty. An episcopacy which stood at the demo politely inviting and bowing it in, can not allure it out by fine words and soft saying.,. The objections then to this address are, that it evades all the principles at issue, and dues not decide on what it cartels to disemee the practices that have proved so offensive. It preaches charity und caution and prudence; hut in how narrow a circle' The ut most success that ran attend its recommendatinns is. to make the Church of England hypocritical in its services; and more sectarian than ever in its dixtrines and ;wadies's. Never since the reit). lution of Minn has there ht en so strong a desire on the putt of orthodox pnaestants to live on term, of unity and affection: to recognise each other its Will- ISIS of that true church math; up of all good men; to join in resisting a COMM al I'M-ray, and, without laying aside their distinctive differenees, to treat one another as brethren. as at present. But all this is overlooked by the episcopacy : they ignore ullianem, wed aim at conquests; t h ey insidiously give their otanctioic to pretensions that at once repel the ad vallll,4 of nonconformists; refer to the Reformation as a it were a nwn; sessonlary incident in the history of this country; Mime to pronounce the word pro testant, hut insist on rep attng the signitie ant terms " the ancient naludic church," that being one of the most oftiosive fiumular of the papistical party in the English establishment. About till this there is a blindness and a folly that are most deplorable. Were the episcopate of the chinch of England true in these days to pro testuntisui. if our lashons would only stand by those great principles, the light of private judgment and the ministerial character or ectiesiasties, w heel wcie established at the Reformation -if they would but turn aside hum the ailment-tots, the frippery. and the mental debasement of isteerdotalism —lf they would mimeo* to place the churdi or England on the founduti ~,, or utility, instead of carrying her aloft in the clinels of authority—they might lw the most powerful and influential body in the kingdom. But thie is Lk ruin CX,ll4.l4atiOn ; and we huve ourselves to blame that it is so. We have corrupted epis copacy with wealth. and pomp. mid power; we have given to it political privileges, social distinc tion, immense patronage, sphodid residences, and lordly onvesuni; we lime c lothed it in purple and fine; linen; soul we must take the consequences. What wonder if men thus suddenly elevated, thus inordi nately endweed with authority, and poser and tie-hem; having an army or clergy at their back, re sponsive to their smallest wish, and living in a muddy that alusat adorns their Ake—What sal , prise. if men. so misused by their fellow-creatures, bdi e e e in a psitolical sueeession, in episcopal autho rity as id' divine (origin. have doubts of salvation out of the pale or their own there-h. regurd dissent as schism. and schism as sill !at wonder that they are sectarian in their objerts. exclusive in their habits ; narrow, bigoted. and intolerant in their thoughts! What wonder that they look with dislike on vonnitary ninuonfiamism, and with favour on the principle of authority as OM 6,411 in popery ? We can't hail deify men. and flu n expect them to walk the earth ne ordinary mortals. Ecclesiastical refornt is iiiscparable from religious minty and protestant NVeulth corrupted the Homo& church ; and Wealth has corrupted the Eng lish church. Tlx system of church " pilees " reduees a dirgy to a profeesion. instead of being—what gion demands—a emotion. It Was but the other day we to lin a contemporury journal the following ad ve ioement : A 'alit itik provincial advonaon and nett presentation to a .inevure rvetory to void. 1i1t...0w '25'11.: age o f pn tut int umlwad 7t. rarer is nn , her. h, no ottebr, rem duty. nu p.tt is r pvtolat:ol,, no jar Ater!. For further cortimilus amity to M,sara. Beal, Lind age nu, 11l H. The Kile of a spiritual olice is under any dream armee, an outrage un ; but, where would its sale be itcommendiel the grounds that '• th,re is rims shot-A.lOO ylehe, 11.0 sinhe, oo pauper prthltnoo, no ju.ur's mete in an establishment of which the primate had 15,000/. a year. with two palates, and its ordivary pedal's from 1,2001. to 5,000'. a year each, with letronitil nmidences ? Such a secoulal to this in no fraud: fur the parish in question is Soch I kinds in the dbxese of the tractarian Bishop Beearr ; llw nullifier of parishioners is 11 ; church there is none, duty none, paupers none, service none. visita tion mine. All that the incumbent has to do is, iu the name and on behalf or the Christian religion, to take 2171. annually : fur that privilege, after the , death of the incumbent aged 7-I, the patron now asks the modest sum of 1.1001.: and. as regularly us the ninecurist in posseseion bennues old and in fi rm , this benefice is sold. This, me repeat. could only occur in a dituelt wlene epee-opal rulers were themselves cor rupted by wealth. A reform in church tempwalities is, then. the best temporal detente for potestantbon; fur then an union with dissenters in the common CIIINC will bo posaible; and at last even the- Murniv Humid con ferees. in an article model ate and tenmerate in spirit, And :RIM ilabk in object, that it has "greater hope fur the church when we look to the large noncon formist body, than when we turn our senainy to the establishment." So have all reflective churchmen; and that reeling will be strengthened by this present exhibition of episcopal weakness. It is in vain that protestautism or religious liberty turns to the prelacy of the church for support and assistance. At lsst our bishops attempt only to tide over difficulties and to quiet apprehensions. Enough fur them and for the-ins, if they can pass their own episcopate pleasantly—if the church lust their time. The future is left to arrange its own affairs; to meet' its own fate. All parties ill the church are in turns conciliated; none satisfied. The laity is perplexed now by this episcopal freak, then by that ; untel,with Pii.e're it begins to inquire - What is Truth?" And now, at lust, we have au address which, aiming chiefly at allaying the fears of the evangelicals, ends by ex citing hope* in the tnictitriaus that if they will be quiet for the present hereafter, the bishops themselves will head their rebellion in favour of " the frue spiritualfrecdum qt . Ow church." Thus go on our English bishops, like PAUL being "all things FRANCE. PARIS, WarixesTAT Evrmao. Thin afternoon a conference took place in one of the committee-rooms of the Assembly between M. Thicrs, General Belleau, and in general that section of the Assembly under the lead of M. niers, which is most hostile to Louis Napoleon. The object of this conference was thoroughly to sift the reasons why the negotiations with M. Gallon Burrot to form a definitive cabinet had failed, and in fact to sit in judgment upon the latest proceed ings of the Elysee. It was the general opinion at this parliamentary meeting that I no serious attempt had been made by the President to conic to any definitive understanding with M. Barret, and that the whole negotiation had been o mere "sham," to bring back MM. Baxoche and Fould. After they had been sitting for some time a message was sent by M. Thicrs to Odilon Ilarrot, requesting hint to make his amvar ante before the meeting, and explain the reasons why his mission to form a cabinet had failed. M. Barrot at once repaired to the room, but I have not yet learned the result of his communications. The Constifittiontie/ states that there is not a word of truth in the report that the failure to form a cabinet lias resulted from the inacceptalde conditions proposed by the President, nor will it. on the other hund accuse M. Barret ; but the difficulties have been created by the recent schism of the majority. The future cabinet's mission is to reconstruct a majority out of several parties, nod to find nine men consenting to sit at the same council board who command the confidence of various shades of the Assembly is no ease mutter. Nevertheless the " urgency of a solution" is such tied secondary differences ought to vanish before the pressing need of a goveniment prepared to settle the great ques tion. The 04140060mnd winds up with saying that the negotiations which have been renewed will no doubt have a more prompt and happy issue. M. Bombe is now the person charged with the tusk of forming a cabinet ; and he is said to have made yesterday and tteday great efforts to bring übout u union between the legitimists and the club of the Rue des Pyramidcs. M. Benoist crAsy, the legitimist rice-president of the Assembly, is mentioned a. the probable Minister of Commerce in the cabinet new in the process of formation. Other names are in circulation, but it would be premature to give any list. Meunwhile, the greatest irritation prevails in the parliamentary party at the alleged obstinacy and arrogance of the President. in thrust ing back upon the Assembly a Pould-liaroche ministry, which they have already branded by a vote of censure. The Assembly continued to-day to debate the amendment to the sugar bill presented by M. Beau mont (de la Somme). The first part of the amendment was adopted ; the second was referred to the com mittee, and then the sitting broke up. M. Thipin is preparing to retire to his country house in the Nievre.l The bureaux were renewed to-day. Eugene Sue wax appointed president of the 11th. The committee on the bill relative to the conces sion of the service of the Mediterranean picket boats assembled yesterday. A report from the sub-cone mittee was read, recommending the maintenance of the existing service with the addition of a new line. for communication once a month, between Constanti nople and Alexandria, by the coasts of Syria. Some members proposed to unite to the Malta line the two services of Alexandria and Constantinople ; but the committee rejected the proposition. • Little opposition was made to the project for uniting Constantinople and Alexandria. The question was raised whether it would not be advisable to make the line to Italy a separate thing, and to eon cede the other lines to different companies; hut the committee decided it in the negative, on the ground that if the more profitable ports of the service were taken from the contractors they would require larger subventions. Some members dwelt on the danger of creating a monopoly in favour of one company. The majority of the committee, however, declared itself favourable, under present circumstances, to that arrangement. It is supposed that it will come to a formal decision on the whole matter ut its next sitting. The rowiehttionnel gives the following details of the tire at Lyons : The fire broke out between eight and nine o'clock in the eveniog of the 3lltli, on the fourth floor of the house at the corner of the Port 'it. Clair, in which are the bureaus of the rr,•irer-gener..d of the Paris and It von- Itailway and the •e of NI. Etienne Gautier. Fort.° hours hopes wen• eon wained of le•ing stile to confine the fire to the floor in which it first broke out; wham, was placed on the solidity of the build , ing to save nut Indy the floors above, lint also those below it, but suddenly the HMO{ furred their way through the stories above, and, a hunting beam falling. went through the lower ones, and communicated the fire to those also. In a few minutes the whole building was one mass o f lames. The wind, fortunately, blew from the north, and the sparks Hen towards the river, otherwise the whole of the bosses on the Quai St. ('lair would have hero in danger. The house now destroyed was one of the finest and best isonstrueted in I.yons ; all the staiwica s Wee of stone. From the idea that was at first entertained, that it would have been easy to have confined the tire to the fourth flour, the minis and the other important documents of the office were not removed The portefeuille alum, as being more portable, was saved. In the night of Saturday last, as the mail cart which runs from lledons to Urdu's was on its way, the driver found the road obstructed lee a carriage ; all the driver's cries for it to get out of the way were unavailing. and he was at length compelled to alight and use the cause, when, to his surprise, he found the carriage was one which he had seen leave &dons three hours before, driven by a Spanish servant, and conveying a young man of Eygun to Oleron. The veltiae Witt empty. Feeling assured that some accident had occurred, he went to a pub lic-house near and procured assistance, and by the light ut• some torches they found a pool of blood near the carriage. and in a dit.h by the road side the bode of the young man, with his head almost severed from his body. The Spanish servant had disappeared. The police immediately went in search of hum, and arrested him near the frontier. On being brought before the authorities at Across, he confessed that the young man had met his death from his hands, but that he had killed him in his own defence. The wounds ott the body, and the fact that the Spa niard had not a scratch, rendered this account impro bable, swine was in consequence sent to prison. In his pocket was found some of the property of the deceased. The funds were stationary. The news that the committee of the settlement of the debt had ratified tho last clauses of the bill of the Spanish go vernment chceked the downward tendency of Spanish scr•urities. A great number of the inhabitants, shipowners, merchants, mid manufacturers of Rouen have ad dressed a petition to the Assembly demanding a re duction of the duty upon English coal. which pays sfr. 50c. the thousand kilogrammes ; while Belgian only pays lfr. 6.5 e.: and Prussia, lfr. Vic. This differential duty raises the price of English coal 40 per cent. fur the inhabitants of Rouen. SWITZERLAND. A letter from Friburg, of the 30th ult., says : Public tranquillity has not been disturbed in the slightest degree store the affair of the 22nd ult., and the false alarm of the 23rd. Two days ago, certain houses were searched, to ascertain whether. as re ported. insurgents were secreted in them ; but none were discovered. The same letter states that M. ICarrard, parish priest of Lentigny, brother of the famous chief of insurgents, and Si. Bersier, chaplain at Rue, have been arrested." SPAIN. MADRID, 24.1.44104 28, 4.30 P.M. The debate in the Chamber on the bill for the settlement of the debt is becoming daily more stormy. To-day, Felix Garcia, a deputy of the party of Sarto rim, made a most violent speech against the project of the government. He analyzed the credits which it is prop osed t to settle, and attempted to prove , that among ese was one of nineteen millions of reals in THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1851. possession of Bertran de Lis, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The whole scheme he characterised as one vast stock-jobbing imposture, to which ministers were a party : He accused Bravo Murillo of interested designs in forcing up the funds. This produced a great disturbance. Bravo Murillo demanded explanations with energy. The words of Garcia were taken down, and finally retracted by that deputy ; but the wound remains. Bcrtran de Lis next defended himself, saying that he treated the imputation of Garcia with sovereign contempt. This expression produced a second row. Finally, Sanchez Ocana replied to the speech of Garcia. and the debate was suspended, that the house might resolve itself into sections. To morrow a fresh storm is expected. The debate has assumed a character of extreme irritation. The funds seem, as the Nera/do says, to have reached their culminating point, and to be on the ebb. The journals of the 2sth ultimo state that in the Senate on the previous day, the pro position for excluding certain mines from the sale of public properties proposed to be effected by the government, was rejected, and the bill was adopted as presented. In the chamber of De . pubes, M. Bermudez de Castro proposed that ' the sale of the communal properties (proprios) should be made the subject of a separate hill, instead of being provided Ita• by that on the settlement of the debt. The President of the council opposed this as unnecessary. The discus sion was adjourned. The committee on the bill ussetnbled on the evening of the 27th, and, after some discussion, adopted, with a few slight modifications, the remaining paragraphs of the clause relative to the proprios. The other clauses of the bill were likewise adopted. M. Llnrente then asked the pre sided of the council if he thought he could meet the obligations imposed by the bill with the ordinary resourees of the state? The minister replied that without entering into details on the estimates of 1852, he believed that he should be able to satisfy the new obligations by the ordinary permanent mea sures, and without any increase of direct taxes. After a few observations from M. Llorente, the committee declared its deliberations closed, sod ordered the bill' to be presented to the Cortes. The Clamor Pith fro joins the Hemllo in recommending the public to re frain from purchasing the Five per Ceut. stock at present price's. GERMANY The Co/00e flazette says that M. Mantenffers po sition in the Prussian cabinet is most precarious. His retreat from the ministry, within a few weeks, is said to be inevitable. We gather that the King of Prussia feels highly incensed at the jeopardy his minister has brought him into. At Char lottenburg, last Sunday week, a most angry in terview, at w hich, as we mentioned at the time, Count Alvenslehmi was present, took place between the king and the premier. The ministry of foreign affAirs has been offered to ('omit Arnim and Count Alveuslcben, and declined by both. No satisfaction has yet been obtained from the government of Hesse Cassel for the slight offered to Prussia 101 the Prince of Prussia's birthday. it is said that the king has taken up this matter very warmly. General von der Horst has laid down the command of the Schleswig-Holstein army. General von Wissel, of the artillery, has been dismissed, with several other superior officers. An increase of the duty on coffee of per cent., on coals of 50 per cent., on Silgal' of 25 per cent., on tea or 20 per cent., on tobacco ul 20 per cent., on wood of 23 per cent., anti on zinc of lit per cent., has been ordered in the duchy of Schleswig. Our correspondent writes: DERLIN. MAuclt `2.R. The manufacturers and merchant- of Trit r and liromlwrg have petitioned against the introduction into Prui.sia of the tabaceo monopoly. Baron Manteutfilthe other flay calmed the fears of a It , putation from the tobacco manufacturers by an aie.urinsee that the l'rtc , -ian government was not in ta,intr of introducing tau+ a monopoly. The Maids .ite:Llyfr tea.ww with the Ist of July. TURKEY. Clic Court. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the Queen, yesterday morning, at Buckingham Palace, and remained to luueheoa with her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Majesty yesterday afternoon. Prince Albert presided, yesterday afternoon, at a meet ing of the royal commission for the promotion of the exhi bition of the works of industry of all nations. Ilk royal high ness arrived at the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park at a quarter before three o'clock. The commissioners present were Earl Granville, Sir Richard Westmaeott, Sir Charles 14(41, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Pu,ey, M.P., and Mr. Hopkins (president of the Geological Society). Mr. J. Scott Russell, secretary to the royal com mission, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the executive committee, Colonel Lloyd, special commis sioner, and Dr. Lyon l'layfair, special commissioner, were in attendance. The Royal Commissioners re ceived n deputation from Sheffield, consisting of the Mayor of Sheffield, Mr. Bouverie, and Mr. Dunn. The meeting broke up at a quarter past five o'clock, when Prince Albert anti the other Royal Commissioners received the Queen, who arrived at the Exhibition Building at that hour. !ler Majesty was accompanied by the Princess lie lens, and was attended by the Countess of limn and Col. Buckley. The Queen was conducted through the galle ries and other parts of the building, and afterwards re turned with Prince Albert to Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive yesterday in an open carriage. The Princess al and the younger members of the Royal fa mily took their usual pony and walking exercise yesterday in the Royal garden. The Earl de Grey, the Earl mil Countess of Cawdor, Lord Edward Howard, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, and the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday evening ut Buckingham Palace. The Commissionen for the Reduction of the National Debt held a quarterly meeting yesterday at the official resi dence of the Chancellor of the Examiner in Downing street. The Commissionem present wer: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy Governor. Sir Alexander Spearman, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners, was in attendance. A deputation respecting the Morayshire Railway, eon siming of Mr. Anton (parti momentary agent), Mr. Burns, Mr. James Grant, and Mr. Martin (parliamentary agent), had an interview yesterday with the Railway Commis sion( re, at the afire of the Board of Trade. Mr. R. Sallaman had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor ,of the Exchequer at his official residence in BANQUET TO LORI) STANLEY AT MER. CHANT TAILORS' HALL. Yesterday evening the noble hall of the Merchant Tailors' Company was the scene of a magnificent entertain. ment, given by conservative peers and commoners to Lord Stanley, as the acknowledged leader el the party. The number of invitations isaw.d was 2GI, and the room was filled to overflowing. The entertainment, which was pro vided by Messrs. Bathe and Co., of the London Tavern, was of the most magnificent description, and the wines were most abundant and rare in quality. The hall was decorated with unusual splendour, and the display of plate was such as is rarely seen on oeca.ions of this description. l n As BAYING, Esq., M.P., presided, supported on his left by Lord Stanley, the guest of the evening. Alma 270 noblemen and gentleiueu sat down to dinner, amongst whom were the following: lit it Beaufort, Cleveland, Marlborough, Rutland. Manta isra.—Downshire, Drogheda, Ely, Exeter, Hunt ley-, Salisbury, Waterfisrd, londouderry. Abingdon, At+ semi, Bandon, Beauchamp, lieverk.y, Bruwniow, Caledon, Catloaput, Car digan, Chesterfield, Delaware, Dartmouth, Desart, Dighy, lannunt, Eldon, Enniskillen, Erne, Eglinton, 611:11:4311, liardwicke, Kinnoull, Laneabstrough, Longford, Lonsdale, Lucan,Macelestield, Manslield, Manner., alalmes , bury, Mounts...when, altinater, Nelson, Nortltwiek, Orkney, Orford, Pomfret, Kantairly, Rossiya, Roden, St. Vincent, Sandwich, Selkirk, Somers, stradbroke, Sheffield, stain. Med, Talbot, Tankerville, Tyreunnell, Verulion, Warwick, 1 Wilton, Wineltilava. V ISCOV a s.—Cauterhury, Combennerc, Exmouth, Gage, ' Hereford, Hill, Ranelagh, sielmouth, Strangfunl. BAROas.—Abinger, Bairot, Bayning ' Burners, Castle ' wine, Colchester , I,le Boa, Downes , ' Douglas, Dunsany, everanam, Fenster,, Grnn ky,. ray, Polo orth, Rayleigh, Itedesdale, Rodney, saltoun, sitannon, Sattelys, Sinclair, Skelmersdale, Sundea, Southampton, Sherlstrue, Temple more, Tenterden, Walsingliam, Willoughby D'Eresby, Wynford. Sir E. Sudden, Mr. Ilerrica, Colonel Powell, Sir C. Kniglitley, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Corker, Mr. Henley (the Master of the Merchant Tailors' Company), Mr. Walpole, Mr. C. C. Bruce, Vis count Isewialtant, Mr. ii. Willie, Mr. J. Stuart, Mr. Cirogan, Earl of March, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Mullinga, Mr. Goddard, Colonel flown, Mr. Ker Seymer, Mr. Davits, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. R. C. Ililtlyard, Colonel Lowther Captain V yse, Colonel Chatterton, Lord ti. Manner:, Lord Castle inaine Lord liayning, Mr. F. Young, Lord John Man ners, " air. NeAd (Chippenham), Earl oi . Falmouth, Mr. *fullentache, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Deedes, sir. Wilby, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Drax, lion. tie:tend Lygon, Mr. Mimes Washell, Mr. Ilealgron Mr. W. Miles, Lord Sinclair, Earl of Selkirk, lion. Scott,: Mr. Arkwright, Lord E. 11W, Mr. Waddington, Captain 11. Wynn, Earl of Kin null, Mr. F. Knight, Mr. Halsey, Mr. Coles, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. P. Miles, Mr. Colthold, Mr. Newdegate Mr. Buultury, Mr. Sothernn, Viscount Vaudeville, Lord Clarion, Mr. Clive, Mr. Long, N iscount Barrington, Mr. Matinsell, Hon. G. Noel, Cuptain Somerset, Sir William Joliffe, Mr. Bennett, lion. 11. Cole, Lord Walsingham,Lord ssaltoun, lion. A. Buncombe, Mr Dick, Mr. Itutford,Capt. itushout, Mr. Staftbrd, Mr. Dupre, Mr. Adderlev, Lord Colchester, Mr. Napier, lion. E. Stanley, Mr. stain, Mr. Fellowes, Sir John Tyrcll, Mr. ifaldock, Mr. T. Hiltlyard, Viscount Newport, Corti Alex. Lennon , Sir G. Tyler, Lord Braybrooke, lion. J. P. Maxwell, Sir R. Pigott, Mr. Portal, Mr. Duck, Colonel Gilpin, Mr. Pule Carew, Mr. Cubit t, Lord Tenterden, Honourable William Bigot, Mr. Farnham, Earl of Glengall, Earl of Bradford, Lord Douglas, lord Shelborne, Earl of Erne, Marquis of Drogheda, Earl of Marelestield, Earl of Longford, Lord C. Hamilton, Lord levershain, Mr. Colvilc, Sir R. Gore Booth, Lord Itendleshata, Mr. Woodhouse, Lord Kihnaine, Sir W. W. Wynn, Mr. Ilateson, Sir 1). Filmer, Captain Bolden,. Mr. Doeld, Marquis of Blandfortl, Earl of Beauchamp, Mr. !lepton, Sir X. Trollope, Marquis of Worcester, Colonel Knox, Sir W. Venter, Mr. W. Dod, Lord Downes, Mr. Prime, Alder man Thompson, Mr. Bri-ca, Sir Arthur Brooke, Mr. E. Taylor, Lord Rayleigh, Lord Templemore, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Puckc, Mr. Barrow, Earl of Cadogan, Mr. Edwardes, Mr. Palmer, Lord Dunaanv, Viscount Galway, Mr. Bankes, Captain Lowther, arr. Lane Fox, Mr. Renton, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Mr. Horubv, Mr. 131:tekeinore, Mr. Freweu, Lord Latteshorough, Mr. Stanley (Cumber land), Lord J. Chichester, Sir R. Lopes, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Beresford, Mr. Compton, Sir John Buller, Earl of Terconnel, Lord Airlie, Sir E. Kerriron, Captain Jones, Liird C. Manners, Lord itanehigh, Mr. Bailey, Mr. humus Hamilton, Mr. Bramston, lion. 1. Knox, Earl of Luean, lion. Captain Harris. Mr. Best, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Forbes, Earl of Stamford, Mr. Brembridge, Sir J. Duckworth, lion. 0. Duncombe, Mr. Couollv, Earl of Metinteashell, Colonel Hall, Captain Arehdall, Lord Rodney, Hon. Capt. Cotton, Lord Grantley, Earl of Lenart, Mr. T. P. Williams, Lord Forester, Viscount Canterbury, Mr. Mundy, Mr. Gwyn, Mr. Prinsep, Earl of Pomfret, Mr. Richards, Earl of Rotten, Sir W. Codrington, Lord Osaulaton, Lord 11. Lennox, Mr. Montly, Sir E. Mani:mitten, Mr. Morgan, Sir J. l'aekington, Earl of Beverly, Mr. J. G. Smyth, lion. G. Rice Trevor, Earl of Stratlbmke, Earl of Enniskillen, Vis count Exmouth, Earl of Chesterfield, Sir 11. Meux lion. Colonel Forester, Mr. Bagge, Earl of Egmout, lion. E. Yorke, Mr. Booker. On the ren.oval of the cloth, The usual loyal and other routine toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toot of the evening. Ile had now to propose the health of their distin guished guest, Lord Stanley. (Loud cheers.) That hearty cheer removed from his mind any apps Itensieu that so noble a cause would be inj ured by his imperfect advocacy. That burst of app lause would, lie trusted, be echoed at numberless meetings throughout the kingdom. (Loud cheer.) The fellow-countrymen of the noble le looked at him lint only with admiration as a 'tan placed her Providence in au elevated position, and wh. mad won fur hiraself a high place amongst our patriot statesmen—they looked upon hint not only with respect for his past career, and admiration for his present political position—but they felt the confidence in him that English meu never hided to feel for one who never at env time had sacrificed principle for power. (Loud viscera.) tnehange able indeed, according to his motto, had been Lord Stan ley's conduct ; he had followed the course of public cousist ency end public honour, and the unlimited confidence of his idiom-countrymen had been and was his gloristua reward. It would be presumptuous in him to waste their time by dilatiug on the various services of the noble lord, and ft would be equally preposteruus to recount his talents or ac quirements. There had been recent circumstances to which their thoughts mast have recurred, which had de- veloped the deep sense of responsibility which actuated the noble lord, at a time when public opinion pointed to him 10 the person destined to govern this country. When his sovereign called upon the noble lord fur his advice and assist- , once in the formation of a minfatry, had be exhibited any greedy desire himself to grasp at office ? (Hear, hear.) lie felt that the strongest claim he could have on the confi- ' &nee of the Queen or the country would be, although I strong in principle and in the justice of his cause, not to assume the reins of government, unless surrounded by the means of earning it on with stability and vigour. But if there had been delay on the part of the noble lord in assuming the reins of power, there had been none in laying frankly before the country the principle upon which he believed the country otezht to be governed—(cheers)—and if he (the chairman) understood those cheers, they were met there to confirm by their general assent the correctness of those views and principles. (Loud cheers.) And while they agreed with the noble lord in thinking that they should not submit to the ignorant attempts of a fereign potentate, they would also concur with him, that nothing could be worse than crude or ill directed legislation. They would also agree with the noble lord that relief from taxation must be Dates from Constantinople to March 14 state that Abbas Paella's messenger, )(luny Paella, having delivered his despatches, and made overtures on be half of his master for rejecting the proposed adoption of the tatetimat, the Porte received his remarks with respect and consideration, but in a firm and decided tune gave for answer that it could not. withdraw its engagements towards the people of Egypt, and that preparatory 111CUSUIVS must be taken for putting into execution the 'mini, and that it was out of the tpwstion that ministers at Constantinople should commit themselves by making the slightest show of an inclination to cuter into negotiations, when once the will of the Sultan was fixed. Kinny Paeha has officially communicated to the Porte that no credit whatever must be placed in the reports respecting the extensive armaments in Egypt. In all, 12,000 men have been enrolled, and they are in tended for the service of the Sultan in the province of Ihimuseus. Letters from Bagdad give gloomy accounts of the affairs of that province. The Arabs were hovering around the villages, and committing great mischief. They had destroyed the crops and cut off all the comntunieations. The roam of Bagdad was pre , paring to march against them. A similar state of things reigns in Persia. The Cuorrier der ]here states, on authority of a letter from Constantinople. that a brig, supposed to he the Alfred, of Jersey. was fired at a fortnight ago by the batteries of the Dardanelles, for having t attempted to pass the forts during the night, contrary to the regulations. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIILAL Jolts TOLL' NICOLAS, Cali., K . lL—This eallant officer died at his residence at Plymouth at an earls' hour uu Tuesday morning last. Rear- Admiral John Nicolas entered the nal y as tirst-elass volunteer in 1797. and was received as a midshipman of the Edgar in 1799. lie was created lieutenant in May, 1814, and fought in sir Robert Calder's action with the com bined fleets oil Cape Finis:erre. In 1807 he heol•eme Raz lieutenant of the Queen, toS, and Canopus, SO, to hear-Ad mired George Martin, on the Mediterranean station, where iu ISIYJ he was ordered to act a, commander of the Redo iag, IS. In April, 1810, 1w was promoted to the command of the Pilot, brig of 18 guns, and in July of the same year he earned the high admiration of hear-Admiral Martin, by the manner in which he took and destroyed too gun -boots, three armed searnpacias, mud 17 mil of trans port vemels, laden with stores and ammunition for Murat's army at Scylla. Seventen days afterwards, being in company with the Thames, 32, and Wenzel, IS, the zeal and gallantry of Captain Nicolas were again displayed at the capture and destruction, under the butteries of Amantea, of a convoy of 31 vessels, also laden for the army of Murat, together with seven large gun boats and a scampavias. The Pilot, in company with the Thames ' 32, Captain lharle s Napier, came into action on Aptil 4, 1512, with a Ncapulituu tlotilla. consisting of a brig, three schooners, and 14 gun vessels, whom an un fortunate calm enabled to escape under the struna batteries of Salerno. On the 11th of the same month the two ships attacked the port of Sapri, and after hating battered for two hours its defences (a strong battery and tower, mount iug two 32-pounder.), compelled it to surrender at discre tion. Having performed various other important services, he returned in May 1522, to England, and in Noses:doer of that year, in consevence of a dispute which had arisen between the kee.men and the shipmasters an owners at Newcastle, he was deputed with a small squadron to the Rive r Tyne to aid the civil power in sub duing the alarming insubordination displayed. By a uniur, of firmness, decision, and forbearance he succeeded in eis weeks, without the occurrence of a single casualty, in fully restoring oreli r, and in such a manner as to elicit the marked approbation of Sir Robert Peel, then Secretary of the Home Department. On September 1, 1817, he was appointed Superintendent of the Victuallina-yard at I'ly mouth, and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Bee. 31, It' its. PRINTERS' PENSION SO:ILTY. Yesterday the supporters of this institution partook of their twenty-fourth anniversary dinner at the London Tavern, Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., in the chair. The chairman, in proposing the toast of the evening, '• Success to the Printers ' Pension Society." said there was a peculiar interest attache t to it, inasmuch as it was deNoted to the welfare of a class of men who were instrumental in wielding the greatest power of the day—the press. The toast was heartily responded to by the company, and the Secretary, Mr. Jas. S. Hodson. read a list of subscrip tions, amounting in the aggregate to 181/.45. One of the other toasts of the evening was to the extension of education, in reference to which the Chairman took occasion to observe that it was impossible to extend education as it ought to be so long as the present restrictions on knowledge—the penny stamp on newspapers, the tax on paper and on ad vertisements--were maintained. This toast was likewise heartily responded to. as were also several other toasts in accordance with the objects of the institution, which were given in the course of the evening. THE FRENCII MAIL FOR LONDON, it is under stood, will, on and after the 15th instant, leave Paris at half-past seven p.m., and arrive at Calais at two in the morning. instead of. as hitherto, leaving at eight and reaching Cabin at theta. secondary to the maintenance of the national credit ; indeed I interests of the country have been sacrificed it is the this he knew, that if any one in the city of London were to 3 cotton trade : You who would have expected that free trade avow a contrary opinion the very walls within which they would have increased the consumption of that staple per were eummbleal would groan with diecontent. (Cheers ha es. per cent ?. No—perhaps ten ? Nu—surely then, and laughter.) They wished for extension of coin- fiv e? No ouch thing, gentlemen. 'fhe fact cc, that in mercy, and the nnble lord was ready to grant J 18.30 the quantity of cotton taken by the trade in this every prudent 'relaxation to trade ; but if it should J country, both fur home and fereagn 'markets, was short by be the deliberate opinion of the constituencies of this 60,000 bales, equivalent to 200,000,004 yards of calico. kingdom that there should be no mni ,sation—no check j (Hear.) I ant convinced tett if we could ascertain the o• the sudden application of the system of untetteml int-I facts in other trades as we can in cotton, we should find ports—thee they must bow to the verdict of the country, 1 that the boasted increase in our foreign trade has been and look in another direction for an alleviation of agri- I at least equalled, if not exceeded by the diminution in cultural distress. (Hear.) It was those opinions they had j the consuming power in our domestic markets. (hear, hear.) met there to affirm, and which they thanked the noble I One other simple of the prosperity resulting from free lord for avowing—they thanked him 'for what he had lately trade : I find that iu the period from 1811 to 1843 the done, and they tenderisd him their hearty tribute of their amount of property chargeable to the income tax had in confidence and support. (Loud and continued cheering.) I creand from 34,000,000/. to 60,000,0001., but that in the Their support was of the most disinterested character— period front 1847 to 1851 it has fallen front 60,700,0001. to (hear) —for he believed it would be impossible to collect J felettaeOffild. (Hear, hear.) It is in vain, then, to insist a body of political men ninre anxious to shrink front office upon cheapness, and nutting but cheapness, forgetting that than the gentlemen who supported the noble lord. (Hear.) i iu proportion at you make all articles cheap you benefit tho In conclusion, the bon. gentleman called on them mere consumer, the person who enjoys the money income, to join him, not merely in drinking the toast, but also in while you enormously increase the value of money and asking for the blessings of health, long life, and happiness, proportionately the burdens of the country. (Hear, hear.) to Lord Stanley. 1 say, then, Met while I deprecate hasty or violent change, The tenet was received with great applause. it is time we should cry " halt," that we should try to Lord STANLEY then rune, and when the cheering had modify the effect of changes which hare twee greater in subsided spoke as follows:—Mr. Baring, my lords, and their results then even their peoserecontempated, and to gentlemen, to say that I am deeply grateful for th e Ms- try and give legislative relief to those wham our legislative tinguished honour which vou have this day conferred on action has the most depressed. (blear, hear.) How that me by the preemies. of this great amembly, and by the relief is to offered is not for me to say. My hon. friend eloquent and touching speech of my hnitourable friend the chairman complimented inc on my having etat al (rankly near me, and by the enthesiaetie reception which was given in my place in the Home of Lords my gen gal vices tie to to that speech, were indetel feebly to express those feelings, the policy which ought to be pursued. au that explanation by which lam nt this moment excited—oppreemil—well I have little to add. To tate there is nu COUISO nigh overwhelmed. (Loud cheers.) But to few public so simple for the relief of agricultural distress; men, to still fewer holding no official situation, has it oe. as the imposition of a moderate duty on foreign imports, currcd to meet with such a testimony of political confidence which would at once limit the iiitroduction of the foreign from such an assembly, and nk ky I venture to add after the article, and at the same time oblige the foreigner to con language of the el-minima, such an expression of personal tribute towards the revenue of this country, and enable us to regard. (Cheers.) And if any thing could enhance the take oh) other taxes which larynx inure heavily on the springs deep feeling with which I receive these high marks of of national industry. (Loud cheers.) (Ss edema, themes honour—it :tnything email enhance the compliment paid to one other topic to which 1 must call your attention, because me by the persons who tutu this assembly it would he the it is one stitch, inure than financial pulley, incise than agri time at which it occurs, the place which has been cultural distress, more than cent tttt•geiel dadieulty, has taken nelieted, and the auspices* under which it has taken place. hold of the attention ..f the peeple of this country, (Loud cheers.) I come before you now, gentlemen, I up- I refer to the uuwarnaitable, and as all men admit it to be pear as your guest, not in the moment of triumph, not in manner, the oifeusioe, aggression of the Pope of Rome. Mashed with victory or recently achieved success—not (blear, hear.) Of the two parties engaged in the maitre having led you to place and power—but I come before you ver-y, lan bound to my, Lasing ma great alleetion that thu after temporary failure—a failure which I know must hove Pope has more reason to complain of her alajestyes minis inflicted on many ..f those I ant now addressing disappoint- tees than the minister', hate to complain of the lope. tnent not only on persamal hut on public grounds. (hear.) (Cheers and laughter.) Mittieters can't compleita of the I know that 1 hose slashed to the ground many a sanguiue Pope's conduct, because certainly, both by tat it conseut and ardent hope of immediate success. I know that 1 hove and active encouragement they led lain to camps.. the pce disappoiated many who believed that the hour of signal sent sus a Layourable time for the tontentpLted ailment triumph was tat hand, mid therefore I feel with eion—l allude especially to the conduct et' laird Grey the deeper emotion the circumstance that the moment of and Lora John Bused', but need of all to that uf the lord temporary failure was selected for expressing to me in the Lieutenant of Ireland. Their cemduct was such as to ion manner you have done your undiminished confidence in peas the Pope At oth a belief that nu °len:Mien would be my sincerity and any judgment. (Hear, hear.) But I made to this encroachment, gir that, at all mints, the only must not take this meeting as a mere mark of personal hostility would le a little inuffinsive bluster. And I china honour and personal attachment. but I must tale it as a know that the events of the Lst few weeks arc at all caku mark of your adherence to Mom- principles which in a latest to alter that ciew. (Hear.) if lien Majesty's govern moment of all but despondency i was contented to enter- went hui etudied from the tint to take a course which tain, and of the final triumph of which lam at this moment should be at once the most irritating, and at the same time as sanguine as ever. When I remember that one of the the most ineffectual for the purpose, that comae would have leading principles which honours me with its coufidenee is, leen the tae tiny have pureed, front the period of the as my hon friendsaye, toextendtradeby judicionerelaxetion tee telelarated Dueliain litter" down to the present —to encourage industry, hut mum QApefial'y the iudndry of day. (Cheers.) lit that letter, t hate err own comitryinen—(hear)—that it is one princiele of written hastily, and without co:aside-ration, express the part of all things to encourage and support that interest none were used which naturally gave great cause which has been 'met pressed down by impolitic, and, as I of offence to huge port:was of her Majesty's sub think, most unjust legislation, I rejoice that this meeting jests. Such expressions wen• meet unites...leery, because is not held in scone purely ageiculturil dietrict, where the a steady determination to waist aggnesion need not bo people are smarting under their difficulties ; but that the accoinimuied by a sneer ut peculiar tenets in religion. object being the relief of the domestic interest of the (Hear.) 'there is no nun in the country Limn. detertanied United Kingdom, the meeting is: held here in the centre of than I am to secure to every teem of my flow-subjeets, the greatest immaterial country in the world;—(bud protestant or catholic., or whatever they may he called, the sheers)—that it is held here within the itaU of one of our fullest and trivet exercise of all their religtous pr uriplc e; oldest and wealthiest corporations, and under the pre- but 1 draw a broad distinction between the free exerehe of eidetic,' of one who, in hie owit person, so well exempla , religion by all classes, and Meant esianuieisitrights by the iU thespotlesshonmir, the cluiracter, and enlarged ilea'', troduction °fan etele-iastical eetablishment subjcet to a tiweign which have always distinguished the merchant princes of power. I stated at the meeting of parliament, ;eel -hall England. (Loud cheers.) Now, gentlemen, in this room, re-state it now, as 1 fear my ex preesiceu haw been mieseet and from this place, it Is difficult for memory not to turn etrued—that the course 1 should ads lee would have be et by back to a runner iustence of a similar kind—it is dial- rtaolution, or by intake..., or by a dielaratury act directed cult to forget a lapse of 13 years which have reseed against the µwhinier act ui siggramaien, siz., the repel by since from this place where s l stand, we heard in r, script, which was at 0114 . 0 an aggress' and an insult to lanettage far more emphatic than laity I ran Use, the this country. (Ilea, lietir.) Het I atitted further ; Met soundest leseone of conservative policy, the sounded doe- the course since taken in carrying out that rescript , trines of attachment to our proteetint institutions in church required that the subject should be nu m, deeply MO state, and the most able vindication of prom-nulled looked into, :eel the whole relation of our humus principles from the mouth of the lute Sir IL Peel. (Hear.) catholic 'objets to the see of Itonte better Mese , Gentlemen, the circumstances of the two periods arc in noted. I said that nothing could be more inexpedient some respects similar, and in some diffennt. On that than to show resentment when you could net repress that I occasion, as on this, we were (outman( w ith a united and hasty legislation above all things to be delineated. powerful minority ; and surely a minority against a wish for such legislation as shall Sal . lift• the nom in Catholic week and totterieg administration, and yet it was in his religions rights, but, at the saute time, should not so fallen and so powerless as that w hielt now mamma's to secure 'hie country, le- it pnitedmit or Itomeis catholic, administer the Of dr* of this country. (Cheers.) We were front iatterference in its temporal Immense by any Let itet Licking then cis now to an curly triumph of our principles— party. Bone have supposed, but ern.ut misty, that my ada we were relying then as we do now on the sound sense of Ject was to hang up legislation foe a couple of yeare, but the the country whi never the amen' shall be made to their expreseimi I WWII wa• that we shooed take Vale, a,::1 that it judgment. (Hear, hear.) But we were then iinmetlittely was better that a whole eesion 'should he mistimed iu ins Mee a general election, and there was mealy a nu:assuring matigation than that mischief should be done by Misty cast between the government and the minority, and yet and imperfect la-gist:oton. (Hear, hear.) I know not under these eiremnstaneee, with 313 members iu the House what course the government now intend to pure of Commons the government of the day remained in office, sue. They introduced a maettre for which Lund if not in power, tar e period of no lees than 3 years.. (Hem) J. Russell laid a Web; as broad as that of tile Pyramids , — It was not till after another general election in ISt! that (a laugh), as if h.• were going to relive the shale pond the country nobly responded to the call made upou them, cis eode—(hear')) ; but he has built a superetruct are of such mi -1 am satisfied they would nobly respond now (loud crescopie diatensione as to produce in the public cheers)—that we were placed is the majority, and Sr H. mind no emotions but these of ridicule end ]'eel mitered office at the head of his glorious majority of contempt. (Hear, leer. And this microscopic al.:wens 91. (Loud cheers.) It was my pride and satisfaction for has been made more niicroecopie still. A kis lid of the go four years after that period to co-operate with Sir vein:mut lately observed to me that never was so largo Robert Peel in his su ise and judicious relaxations a majority brought IIOWIII to support es. small a measure. of our commercial cede. We did away with prohibition, But, gentlemen, M e t majority we , out unciuryssrto. t , m e but we maintained the principle oda fair protection—above though the measure was ndieuluus, became• it was an Mu nn, we laid clown one sound and reasonable principle, that magnet to the sue or It • that we e ill tttt it no mauve:eh whatevt r difficulty there might be in working out the de- In. cut aiu the slinetion of temporal lon er. It ie mid their ma tails there elmuld be no competition between the home I.m- thurity is merely spiritual, but Ido nut call that authority diner and the foreigner unless both came to the battle on merely spiritual which Caerees the VHISCiIIiC,II.OI . inuarrnt equal terms (Cheers.) I joinel cordially in that liberal girl* or operates ou the fear of death for merecaury pure commercial policy until the fatal period of 1315 and 1816. posse. (Loud cheers.) The made lent haying briefly to c- I draw a veil over what Wok place. in that maltuppy year— tured the party Olt the necessity of suraenda rjug minor clif- I will not allow to fall from my lima one syllable to wound famines to enact political harmony, emesecled by thanking the memory of the dead ur uric word to hurt the feelings of the mummy for the matinee hi which they liul received thu the survivors ; but I cannot forget the fatel effect on the toast of his health. well-being of the country of that unhappy year Mr. WALPOLE row to propose the "Hota• of decors," not unly in the policy which was then intnelmed, hut in of which illustrious hOLIV they haul emelt is bright emeinten the ',bock which was given to all emafidence in the honesty in their illustrious tend. Ile would tin with that oast of public men. (Loud cheers.) On the general dielocatiou the name i d the Duke of ittebniond. 'beers.) of the great conservative party, which it bail ben the The Duke of ItIC II MI IN D lently turned netlike, and work of years with the late Sir It. Peel to build tip, and coneratulated the convene , in having a milithel leader on which Le own unhappy policy Mattered to pieces, days of whose huneety, as well as taleut, the fullest reli.utte might doubt and despondency ensued-111M looked at each ether might be plac e d. and knew Oct who to trust, and then there arose one—un- Lard STANLEY promised "The House of Ceannous," happily too soon taken from us—one whose noble and with an ulthf4l , ll.l ou Mr. Disraeli. generous nature was insensible to any fear except the Mr. DI sleelila returned Menke. fear of shame and dishonour. As long as iffigliehmen re- Lord STANLEY rose to 'teepee,. the health of the Chair vetted high principle and integrity of purpcne, luau, with a high tialogium uu his personal worth, hieh their hearts would respond to the honoured MUM commercial eminence, and many end sterling merits. Of of Bentinek. (Loud and long continued cheering.) all these merits he (Loral Staul..y) had beta awere before, The noble lord, after passing a high culogium on the Met- but it remained fur that evening to sliechme his Leh powers meter of the late Lord Goose Beutinck, proceeded to say, of eloquence. Hv would give theta the health of Mr. to him we mainly owe it that we hare now a minority Baring. which is at least dangerous to the ministry. From the past The CHA I RMAN returned thank.. I look to the present and to the future, mid I confess that I The other toasts Were then dispueed of, and the company look with confidence to the soundness of the country, but separutme with due appreciation of the stingers to be encountered, and ne little anxiety us to the dangers we have to go through. My hon. friend has giten me credit tar refusing to hold office at the sacrifice of principle, but I must makes, on my part the great sacrifice would he, not the resignation, but the acceptance, of office under circumstances like the present. The first question a public num should ask, is not—will the formation of this government advance nay own personal interests, but will it be for the good of the country ? It is nut for the good ofany country that a weak and unstable adrninistratiou should be formed; and the great task of all politicians should be la ascertain what the Duke of Wellington contemplated when he asked '• How the Queen's government to be carried OW '!" (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, you know full well the state of parties. You know well that you are now at this moment in the !louse of Commons a large tninority, but that there is a considerable majority wailed you, and I cooties that, constituted us the present House of Commons is, I see no escape from the position in which you are placed. To accept office now - would lit to become a weak government, at the mercy of a majority, not united for any purpose, but always ready to combine against the ministers of the crown. Gentlemen, I know m position more disastrous or more fatal to the public welfare than such a one as I have now designated—one in which the government of the day is affiliated to catch support hercor a stray vote there, by conceding this point or abandonine that ' measure—(loud cheer.) —hoping to stave off an adverse mount from a suedisallt supporter by vague premiss of something to be dune at a future time. (Cheers and laughter.) Then, all on the spur of the moment, they issue an illegal commission to inquire , Liu the state of themiver sines, merely to get ne of a motion width they hesitate to oppose, and which they dare not eupport. (Hear, hear.) Such is the situation in which a weak gee vemment now and always must he placed, and at is a situation in which, I fear, eith the present House of Commons any govenuaent will be sure Is find itself. (Cheers) Gentlemen, it is for the country to re metly this national evil—it is for the country not to halt betv: j een two opinions—it is for the country and for you in whom the country has confidence, to say what policy you will support—and, with the support of the country, your exertions and unite arc sure to be victorious. But, itide• pendent of the position of parties, the state of the country at this moment is of itself a cause of anxiety. It ill said that the country is prosperous. I wish could believe the fact, but 1 Cannot. I know that one great letterset is deeply depressed that the farmer , are exhausting the funds which should go to the labourer, and that the expenses, which should come out of his yearly profit.+ are now drawn from his arm- mutated capital. It cannot be a state of prosperity which' induces industrious men and women in tens of thouseutde to emigrate with their diminished capital not even to the de pendencies of the British crown but to the territory of a rival nation. (Hear, hear.) But it is stemmed that there is great commercial prosperity; but I am at a loss to know how that can be when I find there has been a faint oft in British tonnage to the extent of 113,000 tons, and an increase of foreign teenage of 630,000 tons. (Hear.) Some people may consider this a sign of increae ing prosperity, but to me it looks very like a decline iu our national resources. (Hear, hear.) Neither am I sure that this great foreign trade has all been ear ned on at a profit ; it is not impossible but that soon a formidable reaction may come, and this foreign commerce which is now so much relied on may he the came of ruin and bankruptcy to the country. (Hear, hear.) There is one point too important to be overlooked—if there be cite trade to which more than another the nmaining TESTIMONIAL TO MIL. MASSEY, THE RAILWAY CONTRACTOR. About 200 gentlemen, comprising many of t h ® principal engineers, din:Mom, see.sctotties and other officials of the various railway companies, including the agents, sub-contractor., and workmen who had !sett' ennoltoyeal under Mr. Ltrassey, assembled hut evening at the Loin lon ' Coffeehouse, Ludgate-hill, to contribute to the meat of the presentation of a ti Aim/Mal to that gentleman from his cmplop4 and coadjutors, expressive of their high ap preciation of his business qualities, kis liberal conduct, and the benefits they had derived from their connexion with him, The testimonial was to,told in it, rharucter, combining a banquet of the most re. Icreito' clo leacter— but at the ',duo time solid enough fur the more physically practical portion of the hosts—and a more lasting evident , of respect in the shape of a handsome silver gilt salver, and a pair of lull length portraits of the guest end WS Mire. Mr. Burr was the chairman, and at the principal table were 3lessrs. W. Juelron, M.P., Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Brunel', Mr. W. Culdtt, Mr. Balder, Mr. Marshall (of the Bank of England), Mr. Fox, Mr. Isignold, Mr. Erriugton, nod Mr. Kendall. TI,„ c l o th hating been rtomoved, the chairman, after the usual 1,1,11 to,asts, proposed the pr seutationi to Mr. brass, of the portraits of himsi It and Mr,. linuonoy, with the other testimoonals of the esteem of hi. coadjutors and the 11101t111- bled company. Ho eulogised that gentleman in his various capacities, umat-t the prolonged and enthusiastic cheers of the audience. Mr. Brawl having returned thanks, various other toasts were proposed by geutletueu of deserved cele brity; among‘t whom were Mcsoors. Lucke, M.l'., Errington, Collin, &e. All spoke in the high, rot terms of the in'aii duAl in honour of whom the festival was held. Soritt.tMrtoN ELEcTins.—Yeeterday the election of a representative fur this Lurough, to fall the vacancy created by the elevation of Sir Alexander Cockburn to the office of li,r Majesty's Atturney-Ueneral, took place at the Guildhall, Southampton. The presiding officer basing taken his place, George Laishley, Esq.. proposed tit,: re-election of Sir Alexander Cock burn, which was KT(111(1( d by Mr. Joseph Laiikester ; and no other candidate having bian propoattl, the hon. nod learned gentleman %LIN declared duly elected, and the pro ' ceedings terminated. There was very little interest excited. DEVONPORT ELECTION.-- RETURN OF SIR Jolt" Rom ILLY.—The election fur the borough of Devimport took Vlif c V on Pc ' i c fc 6 :4tA Y 41 7. t rni • !lg g called al o u 'c io luc u k s: ... i l e s" :lce M to u r tea r' inominate, C. Tripe, hatl., 'n p u r ' oposed Sir John Romilly , who, nu other candidate ' being proposed, was dechuvi to be 1 unaohnoudy elected. A PROILaTANT MISSION TO ROME.—It I*.as thi s 1 week been reported, and we haws been assured that it is l on good foundation, that Kteps have been taker-s to carry into operation the suggestion thrown out by the Re, It. Ir. blakeney, incumbent of St. Paul's, hun-g mon, in his lecture on Popery, delivered some, liilloo44co in the As sembly Booms, in reference to the apter' - ss afit ..0 0 .„ t „t_ aut missionaries to labour origin the inhit'oinuiteM Rome and Italy. Th. ; important pxtUndwirk the rail 4 h'." l. nieht funds, bus already been 41014* as 't he fi rs t iOn ary is to be sent out inunediatelf . me. lrflakeuey , hohself, as the proposer of the plan, is, la it flak?, to have tholionour of being the person first eelejtei; fOr tilt) oneriviitnfice.— Nottingham Menial. . . . ,:.-'' .., : • r. 4. :/) C t 'p