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mistake (a laugh ;) and after a delay at all these places he got the letter. He was afraid that he was wearying the at tention of the house, by entering into all these details. lie had now to make a few observations on the conduct of the hon. gentleman himself, who, though he no doubt intended to be cour teous, had not been very much so in this instance. It was not till the Wednesday that he received notice from him that he intended to propose the petition ; and he certainly had expected that a copy of it would be sent to him ; he, however, had had no opportunity of perusing it till that evening. That petition represented that he was not known in Newark : that, however, was not true, for he had been known to several influential persons there for many years. It was erroneous—it was filae—(hear, hear). lie thought, as the petition had been concocted in London—sent to Newark to can vass for subscribers—and then back to town—he might have been furnished with a copy sooner, so as to have been able to make some inquiries on the subject; in which cue he should have been able to approach the house with something beyond mere impressions. What had fallen from the noble lord coincided with the impressions on his mind. It certainly was not for the house to deal with leases that were already in existence; they could never admit an ex pod facto law, such as the honourable member for Colchester had pro posed. There had been a great deal of gross exaggeration about the conduct of the noble individual to whom so much allusion had been made. If that was the proper place for explaining, he could state many circumstances infinitely to that nobleman's honour. The quotation which had been made from his book had been unfairly applied, because it was only levelled at the principle of clearing. The injustice that had been done to the inha bitants of Newark had been dwelt upon by the hon. gent. in strains " most musical—most melancholy. If, however, he (Mr. Sadler) were anxious to make apologies for what the Duke of Newcastle had done, there were many at hand which he was sure would ap. pear valid if addressed to any landlord in the kingdom. (a laugh, and hear, hear.) He had been represented as a mere nominee ; but he begged to deny this, though he would not disguise that when he aspired to the honour of representing Newark, he had been fa voured with thego od opinion and influence o f certain individuals. —(a loud laugh . He had sought the influence of the property of the town and t neighbourhood, and he had gained it ; and he L would boldly say, that if all the noble Marquess a measures on rdonn bad been carried into effect, he (Mr. Sadler) should still have been the member for Newark. They had heard much vitu peration of the noble individual who had been alluded to, and from the commencement of the late election to its termination, the cha racter of that noble person had been made matter of unceasing abuse. It should be remembered that Newark was not a close or corrupt borough ; it contained 10,000 inhabitants, and all who were above the condition of a mere pauper had a vote. All this taught them a very different lesson, and showed that the only influence which the Duke of Newcastle had was through kindness. During his (Mr. Sadlet's) canvass in Newark. he had ample opportunities of seeing this, and that his property was not debased or made use of for election purposes ; he knew of many of the noble duke's tenants who gave no vote, baause they had no vote to give. And why was this? Because they were widows whom the duke did not chute to remove for the sake of strengthening his numbers at the polL Of that noble person it might be said that there was no act of his life which reflected the slightest degree of dishonour on his character.— The duke, consulting the pure principles of his own unsullied mind hail had respect for his (Mr. Sadlet's,) and left him to the free ex. pression of his own unbiassed opinions. If the house intended to destroy that noble person's influence, they must destroy the influ. once of a man seated in the hearts of every one in that neighbour. hood. If there was anything in this that could be regarded as cor rupt, there was not a sound spot in the kingdom. Lord HOIVICK did not wish to deprive the Duke of Newcastle, as the case stood at present, but he would ask whether it was not exercising a right greatly to the prejudice of the country? The hon. member for Colchester had stated that the crown lands could 1;e La at much greater advantage . (Loud cries of " Question,l question !") He took it far grant e d that the house intend e d to adopt' the motion of the hon. gentleman. (Question, question.) Mr. H0131101.75E thought the hon. member for Newark and the hon. member who sat next him left the case just where they found it. The hon. member (Mr. Sadler) had confessed to the truth of the allegation made by the petitioners, and had avowed that he was sitting in parliament in opposition to its rules. (Cries of no, no.) Did not the honourable member say he sat there by the influence of a peer ? (Cheers.) Mr. SADLEIt.—I did not. Mr. HOBHOUSE asked if the hon. member had not praised the Duke of Newcastle for allowing him to vote as he pleased ?... LCheering.) What inference was to be drawn from that avowal ? Continued cheering.) Ile did not as k h ow much influence the lee had exercised. It was enough for hint that a member had acknowledged that a Peer of Parliament had dared to violate the purity of the commons' house of England ; and that he had, in lac:, sent a member to sit in that house. (Great cheering.) They had it now before them as an acknowledged fact, theta member was sitting then amongst them by the influence of a peer. (Cheers.) The right hon. member for Liverpool had said on a former evening, that when parliament found a blot the house ought to hit, and hit It strongly. Here then was a blot, and if they would not hit it they might as well tear up their resolutions, and put th e mace ; Leder the table. The honourable gentleman said there was no in t.-es of such an interference by the house. The contrary was the test. In the year 1707, Bishop Noy, one of the seven bishops, sent letters to his ecclesiastical tenants that he should not renew their leases, if they did not vote for the candidate be ream. trended. The question was brought before the house, and the house addressed Queen Anne to remove the bishop from his place of almoner, which was the only way in which they could touch him. Queen Anne replied, and expressed her sorrow that a lord of parliament could so dem ea n himself, and dismissed the bishop from I.is place of almoner. There was another case of the Duke of New. castle having interfered in the election of the great Mr. Pitt, in the year 1747; and another case after, of the interference of the Duke oz Chandos in an election, and in both cases the House entertained tz-, question. Ille thought Mr. Tallents, the duke's agent, ought to be brought to the bar of the House, to state whether the duke of Newcastle had directed him to require the electors to return the hon. member. Let not the people of England be sold like cattle, and their dearest rights abused, trampled down and scoffed at. (Hear.) The lamed gentleman said the meeting at which the petition was agreed to, was attended only by the rabble. (No, no.) If it was oily the rabble that attended to the freedom of election, then were the rabble the most independent portion of the people. The ques. te- was, whether they, who were sent there by the independent people of England, were to be elbowed by the nominees of peers. (netts, hear, hear.) The petition front the friends of the people sated, that the peers returned 150 members to that house :i:.l that 40 peers returned 81 members. The noble duke h a d J•ked, was he no: to do what he would with his own ? but he was yet -0 do with his own what would deprive all others of their tonsil , ....a:1, which was the safeguard of all they possessed. If they did r.o: protect the people trout this interference of the noble duke, let :.1,„:: never hereaftet punish any poor man for selling his vote. That e ds. a venial efiLn ce compared with his, who drove the people like c..t.!e to vote according to his will, in defiance of the dictates of I ear own, consciences (hear, hear.) • Sir R. WILSON supported the prayer of tlfe petition. If the present system were continued, it would make the people all slaves m•tead of freemen. The hon. member for Newark had denied the infiu‘nce of the Duke of Newcastle over hint ; but was it not true that forty persons had been turned out of their homes because tary had given their votes for the other candidate ? It was said the: one of the electors explained that he bad given his vote for the wrong candidate by mistake, and then the duke's agent told him that the notice to quit was also a mistake. The honourable men ha said no carrion had been used ; but if that were the case vow came he to b e mem b er for Newark. The hon. member a'. written a hook from which a quotation had alread been 4 1 4. but ore was to Le found equally appropriate in a great y tits. 1 ~. C Irtit'T :•- '' You have atir.ong you many a purchased slave, Which, like yuur 3...4 . 14, and your dogs and mules, Von use in abject and in slavish parts, because you bought them. Shall I sty to you 1, ; them be free?" • 1 , c.t• stl:at he said, if the duke had bought his slaves, he must ..t :!te 1 tree-- Why swat they under burdens? Let their beds Ile made as soft as yours, and let their palates Be seasoned with such viands." lie would have them all treated alike; and as punishment had al. ''' 4l / been inflicted for corruption, he hoped, with a view to further thesu.ity,that this petition would be referred to a committee. the a r h y:: : El L sa e said there were two questions for the consideration of Irv:auto the elect ion w . as, did the crown exercise any interest with o n f o bdllee d d u e k b e a , te w , whose in question 1 and the second was, did the name had been so often mentioned in the course Ise any undue influence in having a particular member returned for the borough of Newark. With res pec t to the ifiArtiettelqyueisgti.on., he thought that the argument upon that head coal- Ne weas alt in The mown lands had been leased to the duke of 1806, for 30 y ears , when Lord Grenville :fasis.tfinteit'l,tteLord was of the Treasu ry, and when the Duke opposed to him in politics. (Hear, hear, • hea A This was as fair guarantee that it was not upon po- Luc a ] but th the that the noble duke became the lessee of Pore lands gme u I ho =tenni of the crown bad been considered by the e:rst L e m o f the for ;eh Treasury, and fair value had been received and call p u rope n ny I t was not, therefore, for this houseto nom in lands. upon crown to dispossess the noble duke of those which n o t goad wou ld be casting, a stigma on the noble duke, foe doing grounds had been shown. No w with then oble duke having exercised respect W aa undue influents upon the hi:i, b rn r Z g ' b er h :srettlti fur Newark, he would ask where v as the proof forward in support of that assertion ? Theban. gentleman (Mr. R. Thompson) had said that menaces had been used towards the freemen, in order to" obtain their votes. If such had been the fact, the freemen could have approached that house with a peti. tion against the member returned, and have supported that pe tition by evidence at the proper tribunal. He considered the rights respecting property were to be held as sacred as those of parlia ment ; ',not, it would be giving a premium for every bad tenant to vote against his) landlord, and if dispossessed, to drag his land. lord before Parliament, to be served as the Duke of Newcastle had been. There was no proof of malice having influenced the noble duke in the course he had thought proper as a landlord to pursue; nor was there any proof of a threat having been used. He should therefore vote against the petition being referred to a select corn nmittee. The petition was then brought up and read. Mr. P. THOMPSON begged to say a few words in reply. He contended that the arguments used on his side of the question had not been answered by the hon. members who spoke against the prayer of the petition. His purpose was not to censure the duke of Newcastle, or vitiate the late election. He merely wished to pre vent the crown lands from being leased to the injury of the interests of the people. With respect to menaces having been used, he had to observe that menaces might be used in such a way that no di rect evidence could be given upon the subject. The honourable gentleman concluded by proposing " that the petition be referred to a select committee." The house then divided— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion .... —133 TREASURER OF THE NAVY. On being re-admitted to the gallery, we found Sir J. GRAHAM addressing the house. There was considerable confusion, but the hon. baronet was understood to say, that he should not then propose the resolution respecting the filling up of the office of treasurer of the navy, of which he had given notice. He should rather wait to hear what explanations the government Shad to offer upon the subject, and if none sati s f a ct or y were o ff ere d prev i ous to the vote for the salary being proposed, he should certainly propose a resolution to the effect which he had stated. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The order of the day was then read for the house resolving itself into a committee of the whole house, to consider further of the supply to be granted to his lilajesty for the present year. The navy estimates having been referred to the said committee, the house re solved itself into committee, Sir A. GRANT in the chair. NAVY ESTIMATIS. Sir GEORGE CLERK said, before moving fora grant on the navy estimates, he should inform the committee that the salary of Treasurer of the Navy was reduced one thousand pounds a year, reducing the salary to one-half of what it was in 1797, being then four thousand pounds a year, now but two thousand pounds. In 1826, when it was proposed by some members to abolish the office of Treasurer of the Navy , Mr. Tierney, who h e ld t h e office himself, assured the house that it was a responsible office, and could not be abolished. It was at that time united to the office of President of the Board of Trade; but though a separation of the offices had since taken place, that was not attended with any additional expense to the public. The Treasurer of the Navy had important duties to per form, besides the payment of the navy bills. It was his duty to take charge of all seamen's wills, and to attend to the paymenrof all navy pensions. The Treasurer of the Navy was also at the head of a commission for the management of the affairs of Greenwich Hospital; and it was not intended during peace to fill up the office' of paymaster of the navy, by which a further saving of 1,2001. a year would be made. In the navy-office, two commissioners had been reduced. In the dock-yard department there was a saving this year of eight thousand pounds. The sum proposed to be taken for wages this year was twenty.one thousand pounds less than last year. It had tkequently been said that we retained more artificers in the dock-yards than necessary ; but government had delayed making a reduction at present, in consequence of the present great distress and want of employment ; instead of reduc tion of the number of men, an allowance of sixpence a day for ships had been taken away ; and 430 men employed at Deptford had also been discharged. In the estimate for stores this year there was a saving of 79,0001, There was also a saving of 15,000/. on the wages of men in ordinary, and 19,0001. on the half-pay. (Hear.) The Admiralty had lately come to a resolution that but one promotion should take place for three vacancies, which in a short time would greatly diminish the half-pay list. There was an apparent increase in the amount necessary for widows' pensions, which was a charge constantly on the increase, in a great degree owing to the continuance of the pension after the re marriage of the widow ; in consequenee of which an alteration in that respect was under considertion. The reduction in offices and salaries alone since 1821, was 845 officers reduced, whose salaries amounted to 150.240/. being one-third of the whole number of officers, and of the whole amount of salaries in 1821. In last year 30,000 men were voted for the navy service ; but it being found necessary to strengthen our force in the Mediterranean, au addition was made to that number, in consequence of which our present fotce amounted to thirty-two thousand men. He meant to propose twenty-nine thousand for the present year at the same rate of wages as last year. The hon. gent. moved that twenty-nine thousand men be employed for the sea service of the present year. Sir JAMES GRAHAM sa id, h e thought the duties of the office of Treasurer of the Navy might have been transferred to some other office—the Commissioners of Woods and Forests foe instance, by which the whole salary might be saved; and he should, on another occasion, make the motion of which he had given notice. Mr. HUME said, the hon. gentleman had mentioned many savings, but had not mentioned the whole expense of the navy for the present year. Sir G. CLERK said the total estimates were 5,595,000/. making a saving of 282,939/. Mr. HUME said, with all the credit taken by government for reduction, the estimates were 400,0001, more than in 1821, when the house declared reduction to be necessary. He could not under. stand on what ground the hon. gentleman took credit for savings in the dock-yards, when the expense in that d ent wu nine times as great as before the war. With to promotion, he must protest even against on e i n t h ree : we h ave already 5,000 officers and only 1,000 employed, and why should any new officers be added to that number ? It was done to promote the friends and relatives of members of parliament for the pur poses of corruption. With respect to widows' pensions he thought the great abuse in that department had been checked. It was preposterous that persons of property should be receiving pensions from the country. He thought the 6,000,000!. paid for pensions would never be diminished till the house came to a reso lution to grant no pensions but to those who were disabled in the service of the country. When they saw such men in the list of pensioners as Mr. Bathurst and Mr. Dundee, getting pensions of 400 and 5001. a year after three years' service, it was enough to make every starving man in the country cry out at such a waste of the public money—(Hear.) He (Mr. Hume) was of opinion that the most important and best thing that could be done was to put an end to all pensions and allowances. As to the grant of 29,000 men, he would ask if the present was the time to demand such • number; when 30,000 were granted, it was urged in explanation that the war in South America, the Burmese war, and the state of Lisbon required such a number. We were then told by ministers, that when the causes for raising this number had passed away, a reduction would take place. The bon. member then went into a statement as to the relative numbers required in peace and war, con tending that It was perfectly unintelligible to him why so many men were required, at a period when it was stated by his Majesty that we were at peace with every other power and in support of his ar gument, quoted the evidence of the finance committee of 1819, where it was stated that no effective reduction of charge could take place without a reduction of number; at all events, he should move that the vote be put for six months instead of twelve, via._ from the Ist of January to the 30th day of June. Sir 0. COCKBURN explained as to the statements made about the extent of numbers during peace. He had certainly said, when examined by the finance committee, that if England wan not likely to go to war with other powers, and had no dread of piracy, nor was under soy sort of fear or contrail on the high seas, then she need not have a single man of war out at sea; that had been drawn out of him; surely no menthes of the house could say that England at present was in that state. By keeping up the mating force we were adopting a most efficient means of keeping up both army and navy, for the marina was kept usually three years at sea, and.the Mowing diree he was engaged in land setvice. Sir G. WARRENDER thought that he had convinced the hon. member (Mr. Hume) ten years ago, that , by keeping up an effective marine service, was the best plan hat could be adopted; he com plained, however, that young men in a b ranc h o f t h e civil service should, after three years, .be entitled to pensions on a par with old and distinguisLed officers. [The hen. baroiet was understood to allude to the navy consmissionsm] Mr. LAIN RICHER* the amendment of Mr. Hume. Mr. MABERLY sold, tilt the country was debtor to the pen. sion list to the extent of 66,0001. Hs did not wish to mention names, but if any member would look at the list he held in his hand, he would see that a young man, after three years' service, had teen pensioned off at 5001. per annum. Was that the way, be would ask, that economy was to be enforced P Then, as to the 29,000 men required, why, in 1817, the amount was only 19,000. What, he would ask, were the circumstances which warranted, at the present time, an additional 10,000 ? He did riot belieire that ministers could thew sufficient cause for such an income, Mr. PEEL defended the marine service, and said obit Chars went , urgent reasons at all times to keep up an of visas 'MU, in tint 4 partment. We were in the only way of maiotainintrote bur Mg up an efficient naval force. The eircumstinell . 104 aldit keep up such force enabkd England to prisms i dijpdtyln has tone which otherwise would be lost. The events ad bet rear so. quirtd such a force. France had in die Mediromplletialair e v e rti had the same ; and what had England ? only sighs. auumed a belligerent position as regarded Turkey, which also called upon us to keep up our forces; the coast blockade had also been another cause of increase. Before he sat down, however, he had the satisfaction of Informing the house, that the office of comptroller of the army accounts had been declared vacant, and it a•;,s nut the in tention of his majesty's ministers to fill it up. bu• to abolish the office altogether. The noble duke in whose hands was placed the government of Ireland had also signified his intention of reduch g his income from 27,0001. to 90,0001. viz. to the standard of 1792 --thus making a saving to the country of 7,0001. annually. Sir JAMES GRANT, in reference to what had fallen from him in a previous part of the debate, as to a vote of censure on his majesty's ministers, for the manner in which they had filled up the office of treasurerof the navy, observed that he could call the atten. Lion of the House to the motion at some other opportunity. He was not disposed at present to vote for a reduction in the number of men, and should vote for the amendment. By the end of six months present clouds would perhaps have passed away, and he might then be better able to vote for a reduction in the number of After a few words from Mr. PEEL, Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, said he should not vo:e for an, reduction in the number of men at present. Sir R. WILSON spoke against a reduction, seeing Spain was at war with South America, and when Russia had such a force in the Black Sea ; and France so great a one in the Levant. After a few words from Sir J. WROTTESLEY, Sir GEORGE Ctrart and Mr. LAME, The house divided on the question, alien the numbers were For the motion. l4B Against it. 47 Majority —lOl Mr. HUME trusted that no further estimates would be moved to-night. The number of men was voted—a bill cou:d be brought in—where would be the impediment ? He did not want to throw impediments in the way of the service. The house resumed.—Report to-morrow. NEW STAMP BILL. Mr. R. GORDON asked whether there was to be any new stamp duty, a new wale of legacy duties, &c. ; he knew, indeed, that such a bill had been drawn ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the subject had in former sessions been before the house ; and that a , consolidation of the stamp laws was contemplated and he would bring forward the measure early. The house went into a committee of ways and means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved grants for 12,000,0001. and other sums, to pay off Exchequer Bills. 31r. HUME urged the necessity of seeing whether the debt could net be managed for a much leas sum than was now charged by the Bank ; several hundred thousands might be saved to the country. House resumed.—Heport to.morrow. The remaining orders having been disposed t.f, the house ad. journed at HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. MINORITY on Earl Stanhope's Motion for an Inquiry into the Internal State of the Country. Dukes. Romney Rivers Richmond Radnor Northwich Newcastle DiFby Redesdale Marquis. Winchilsea Orantley Aylesbury Falmouth Teynbain Larls. Carnarvon Wodehouse Eldon Stradbroke Walsingham Stanhope Bradford Stowell Tankerville Barons. Kenyon. Ferrets Churchill HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAT. NOT ICES Or NOTIONS. 1. Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor—Bill empowering 4 the lord chan cellor, if he shall think it advis a bl e , to in qu i re by a jury in his Ma. jesty's courts of record into questions of lunacy, in lieu of sending them before a commission, as at present constituted. 2. Colonel Davies—Seleet committee on crown leases and the con duct of Mr. Nash. 3. Mr. Robert Grant—Bill to supply a defect in act 6 Geo. N. c. 16, entitled "An act to amend the laws relating to bankrupts." 4. Sir Charles Wetherell—Copies of the several informations flied eiv.qfficio by the attorney-general against Mr. Alexander, the editor of a paper called the Morning Journal —Copies of the several judgments entered against him upon the records of the above infer. mations, and how the same were entered—An exact minute of the words in which each jury pronounced their verdict against him upon each of the above informations—Exact minutes of the terms in which any of the juries expressed a recommendation of him to mercy. 5. Mr. Sadler—Return of all prosecutions for libel, by es officio information, in that part of the united kingdom called England, since the accession of his present majesty. 6. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—Select committee on the laws and regulation relating to the sale of beer. ORDERS OF TAE DAY. 1. Wexford town electionpetition, --- billoiiir committee at three. 2. House to be called over. S. Sub-letting act amendmeAt (IreLusd) bill, second reading. BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION.' We understand that within the last few days the Hat of persons who have enrolled themselves as members of the Bir. minglism Political Union comprises, almost exclusively, that class of the inhabitants who have hitherto abstained from any expression of the political feeling of the day. We confess that, instead of feeling surprise at this, we, on the contrary, anticipate, unless some decided attention is paid to the distresses of the country, there will very speedily arise a power which will command that attention to the present situation of the stamina of the country—the middle classes of society which the lukewarmness, the imbecility, or the dishonesty of our rulers, will not permit them to notice. The fol. lowing letter has been received:— raom 51R FRANCIS 1111111DETT. " House of Commons, Feb. 19, 1830. " SIR —I accept with great pleasure the invitation to join the reformers of the important town of Birmingham, and shall be happy to co-operate in any way in my power for promoting the great and necessary object. " The very flattering manner in which you communicate to me their de‘ire fbr my co-operation adds much to the pleasure with which I subscribe myself, most truly, " The!r and your most obedient bumble servants " F. BURDETT. " Thomas Atwood, Esq. Birmingham." —Birnanghans Journal. RADICAL REFORM MEETING. A public meeting was held last evening at the theatre of the Mechanics' Institution on the subject of radical Worm, and for the putpoee of considering the propriety of forming a London committee to co-operate *lth the members of the Birmingham Po litical Union. The chair was taken at eight o'clock by Mr. Daum. Pastiest, who observed that she meeting was met to consider Lord John Russell's motion for the enfranchisement of Manchester, Birming. ' ham, and Leeds, and, after having made some pointed remarks upon the subject of radical reform, gave way to Mr. Hurt', who commenced by expressing his warm conc urrence in the sentiments of his keened friend. They had heard much said upon the subject of Lord John Russell's motion in the House of Commons for extending the elective franchise to the towns of Bir- ' mingham, Manchester, and Leeds. He considered it a mere delu sion, and thought it would retard their object of a radical reform rather than aid it ; for it limited the el ect ive franchise to property, conferring a vote upon those alone who possessed houses that returned a rental of lb/. and 201. a year. Thus the great ma jority of the inhabitants would be still without the power of voting. In his opinion he did not hesitate to pronounce Lord John Russell's motion a mere delusion, instead of a measure dictated by a sound mind and a sincere wish to promote the interests of the community. Their plan was to have an anneal election, in which every one should have a vote ; that all oaths should be die petised with, and every thing that could cause bribery orcorroption. They knew that it was the intention to call together a great metro politan meeting for the purpose of forming an union similar to that l i which existed in Birmingham, and should have for its object a radical reform in the Commons' House of Parliament. they had last met a requisition had been sent, signed by three hundred persons, to the Lord Mayor, entreating the use of the Mansion-house for the occasion. lie, however, having de. unwed, and, by way of getting out of the business hay. lag dimmed them to apply to the Common Council (and a precious act he had directed them to), they had looked for some more convenient place to meet. They had, he was happy to loform them, determined to hold their meeting this day seenight at the Eagle tavern, City-road--(Cheers.) And it afforded him still greater pleasure to inform them that, having waited upon their warns and 'tale* friend Daniel O ' Con nell,i he had gladly eon. seated to take the chair on the occasion... 4 Loud applause.) Mr. O'Connell the last man in the world that he should have ap plied todik he net think him a worm friend to radical reform.— (Cheers )H ere Mr. Hunt pron ounce d a lon g an d severe cen siie en 1< r. Cobbett for having forsaken them, after having preeminent-open theta tie epithet of a combinationl. Mr•Oobbett, epees %Making them, showed n want of principle which he ought to be ashiunedrif: but what mind* could they nlitiscrin and in a Man that never pretended to ham any P (Loud epplause, and Mum for Cobhett.) Wse there any occasion, dieitfore, for him to hn. Mess oiliest them the isseetwity of protesting againstliMreCobbete. perfidy, and of displ a y ing , b y every mums in their power, their de. testation of his assassin-like attempt to destroy should conclude his remarks by moving the follot " Resolved, that in the opinion of this meethq, Lord John RusseU in the House of Commons, proposal Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds representc-d in Parliament, was calculated to retard the cause of radical reform, and was intended to effect no other purpose than that of throwing out' a tub to the whale.'" Mr. HUNT was succeeded by a Mr. ORADY, who dwelt at some length upon the necessity for a total radical reform, and the meeting having been addressed subsequently by two or three individuals, adopted Mr. Hunt's motion. It was then moved by Mr. HICTHEIIIIO/0X— " Resolved that the seaetaryof the Birmingham Political Union be requested, and he is hereby nested, to ascertain the number of householder. inhabitants of Birm hamlwho would hate been . ex nt eluded from the right ofvotlng had rd John it ussell's bill received rel it° the sanction of Parliament." This resolution was slso?sssed and the meeting adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ... STATE OF THE ODDS.- --- IiErfING-ROOM, M _Ai RCN 1. aluoLlswoaTM. Field against two. 5 to 1 apt Cressida (taken) 3 to 1 - Mabmoud B to 1 apt Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt (taken) ille to 1 Sir M. Wood's The Mummer 9 to 1 --- Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken) 7 to 2 -- Cresida and Mouse 10 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswicker . 13 to 1 --- Sir M. Wood's Cetus (taken) 14 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler (taken) 15 to 1 Lord Sefton's Sal. Colt 40 to 1 Lord Exeter's Itlahmosid 35 to 1 ---- Lord Sligo's Brine 40 to 1 Zucharelli (taken) 40 to 1 Major (taken) 50 to 1 Brother to Lancastrian 100 to 1 Snarl (taken) 1000 between Snarl and brother to Lancastrian 1000 between Snarl and Thermometer 1000 between Snarl and brother to Lamplighter 1000 to 500 on Captain Arthur against Snarl 1000 on Mouse against each of the following :—Cressida, Mummer, Brunswicker, and Lord S. f-awn (taken) 000 to 400 on Cressida apt Wat Tyler (taken) OAKS. S to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche 45 to 1 Lady Blanche (taken) ST. LEGER. $ to 1 Baby (taken) 14 to 1 D. of Leeds (taken) POLICE I N7'ELLI OENCE. •": Teat • • .., 41. owing tgtfkittion:.— eting the utation.at.. • . 7 roikiing. 'hoe - BOW-STREET. - - - - - BRAWLING IN CHURCH.—Yesterday morning au elderly e- Iraf brought before Sir RICIFIARD Brawn:, charged with and improper conduct in St. illartin's Chinch, just as divine serv ice was about to commence on Sunday morning. The :Ilagistrate asked the prisoner his name, and be replied. " Oh. Sir, 1 am the Pope of Rome." " indeed, said his worship ; " Then how does it happen your holiness should have come to this country and suffered your infallible person to be overcome by the spirit of gin, which is a true heretic spirit, and unfit for a Catholic constitution ?"—(A laugh.) The prisoner ultimately gave the name Francis Turns', and stated that he had been for many years a gentleman's servant. Cuss the beadle, deposed, that the prisoner entered the church in a state of intoxication at the instant the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Lander, and Dr. Richards, the vicar, left the vestry room for the purpose of joining in the service. lie began cuning . and swearing at the congregation in a most blasphemous n:annet. and it was with difficulty that he (Cuss) could get him removed without interrupting the clergyman, who had just commenced the service of the day. Sir RICHARD BINNIE said, it was a lamentable thing to see an old man, whose head was covered with grey hairs, acting in so inc. liglous and irreverend a manner, not only in the fare of a whole congregation, but in the sight of Almighty God. The Magistrate then inquired whether the prisoner had SO!. t) Psi.? - rhe prisoner replied, that he had not got even so many pence. He regretted his conduct exceedingly, but at the time he was under the influence of liquor, and knew not what he did. Cuss, the bead* remarked that interruptions of the Nat cor steady occurred, and it was therefore the wish of the parish officers that an example should be made by way of warning to evil doers. Sir R. /Maxim then held the prisoner to bail, himself in 1001. and two emetic" in 601. each, for his appearance at the Sessions to meet the charge, for which, if he should be convicted, he would have to pay a fine of 201. Mr. John Joseph Stoekdale appeared before Sir IL Brasile and Mr. HALL', amouspessied by • fashionably dressed lady, and a fine little boy about eight years of age, and requested the attention of the Magistrates to a relation of facts and circumstances which he was entails would command theirptrdeular notice. He came before Mr. HALLS on Thursday last, and related the case shortly, and Mr. HALLS then said, that IS the lady resided in the parish of St. Mary la-boone, he must apply to the Magistrate of that district. She had since, by his advice, lodged in Bedford-sweet, Covent-garden. and she now appeared again to solicit 'mistime. 'Between eight and nine years ago a medical gentleman, of great eminence, re siding in the parish of St. James, Westminster, placed the little boy now with the lady under h er care , at t h e same t i me under taking to pay for his maintenance ; and, also, as soon as the proper time should arrive, for the education of the child. For many months past she had not received a single shilling, notwithstanding repeated applications to Dr. for payment, and she was row a considerable sum of money out of pocket. Mr. Stockdale entered into a variety of details connected with the Case ; but as they were entirely ar-parte, and as it will be seen by what follows that the matter is likely to undergo a ;further investigation, when all the parties interested will be present, we decline to publish his state ment. The 3lagistzstes both said that the matter must first be taken up by the parish officces, and, upon their application, the usual courhe in such cases would be adopted, vii. to bring the reputed father be fore them, to show Cause why an order of affiliation should not be made upon him to pay a certain weekly sum for the maintenance of the boy, so as to indemnify the parish. Mr. titockdaie said he should follow the advice of the Magistrates, and left the office with the lady and child. UPSET OF A POLICE VAN LOADED WITH PRISONERS. —ma-- Yesterday evening the police van employed to convey the prisoners to and from the Thames Police, Lamberh.streer, and Worship street Offices, was overturned while pn.cceding to the different prisons, with a load of prisoners. It contained at the time twelve prisoners from Weeship-street, and twelve from the other two Offices and had not proceeded a b ove one h un . dyed yards fr om the IVorsiiip.street Office when the axletrce broke. one of the wheels flew off, and the ponderous machine kit upon its side with a tremendous crash. The situation of the wretched paismers, who arechained together in groups on both sides of the von, *se perilous in the extreme. The greater part of them were females, whose isles, and those of the relatives, who had just bidden thew threwell, were most distressing, and conveyed instatet intimation tis die officers of what had octsurred. The driver, and the dyes whoaccompany the prisoners, were thrown with condisrable from the station which they occupy in hour, but lholuloitly Mired without Injury. ili diee Tlia enost i ne la generally the case on Monday., was crowded by idle thensands of whom presently surrounded the fallen There had bun a greater number of watch-house eil= than ever vemendlerod even at that offi ce , f or t h e In s of the New Polies farce, whose sections were divided be. twain the lAnibetb.street ad Worship -inset districts had, as a =tan of esmosienee, takes nearly the whole of their ,Is Jies to the 2attar efts. The overwhelming Juntas* of business thus enxislossd had, in the course o! the day, called forth the marked observations of the sitting Magistrates, but on the occurrence of the accident in question it proved rather a fortunate circumstance, for there were live Inspectors and a consid,rable number of their men on the spot, whose presence were of essential service in overawing the ill-disposed rabble. Toe door of the van was broken of in order to facilitate the withdrawing of the prisoners. Some of the females had fainted, and many et them wire bruised, but, contrary to expectation, there were no fractured limbs nor any accident of a very serious nature. _ . Friday, about one o'clock, as Mr. Toms, the proprietur of the Weymouth coach, was driving a phaeton, ne.u. Revels Inn, on the Bath side of Weymouth, his vehicho, by some accident, was upset, and be was killed on the spot by a dislocation of the neck. . A very singeher circumstance happened on Wedaeselay -144 in the neighbourhood of this 'Sews. Mr: Sorigheta add a party of friends were coursing, by permission of Igrd Talbot, when a ham baying been started, two grey hounds het in puriiiiit, fray opposite directions, 'met, forehead to forehead, and ench was the violence of :he coticursion' , that they both were lid ed oa the epet.;‘.... Staffurdshire Advt., !lair. ..~: