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be conferred upon some one whose name stands eminent among the French Magistracy, and there are several such In the Chamber of Peers, such as those of Mole, Aligre, Pasquier, Seguier, &c. VIENNA, Dec. S. Yesterday. .there as great bustle on our Exchange, in conse quence of the account{ from St. Petersburgh respecting the health of the Emperor Nicholas The funds fell at first, but afterwards recovered on the publication of the Bulletins in the Austrian Observe►. It is reported that her Majesty the Archduchess Maria Louisa of Parma is seriously indisposed. The last accounts from Constantinople are of little importance. Dec. 7.-11Ietalliques, 1021; Four per Cent. ditto, 91i; Bank Shares, 1,232. IRELAND.-CHURCH REFORM. " The bumble Petition of the undersigned Lay Members of the : United Church of England and Ireland, inhabitants of the city and county of Cork, humble showeth. " That your petitioners regard the united church of England and Ireland as the chosen instrument of Almighty God, to preserve amongst us the light of Christian truth, and to uphold and foster the civil and religious liberties of the nation. They ate firmly con vinced of the scriptural purity of her doctrines, and of the excellence of her episcopal form of Government, and they desire by every means in theft.' power to support het privileges and to extend her influence. " That although your petitioners are thus fully sensible of the blessing which the established church has been to the country, they ye• deeply deplore that evils arise from the present distribution of her revenues, and that abuses exist in the administration of her secular affairs; and your petitioners are convinced that a period has arrived, when the security of the church requires the reformation of defects which operate so strongly to impede her influence in the promotion of religion, to weaken bee hold upon the affections of the people, and to endanger her existence as a national establish ment. Your petitioners would humbly call the attention of your Hon. House "in tbe first place to the evils arising from the present _ - distribution of church, property. Your petitioners conceive that the revenues of a national religious establishment should be applied to providing, as far as possible, for the suitable maintenance of all classes of the clergy, and for the religious instruction of the people. And yet, by the present division of the property of the church, some of the clergy are possessed of revenues far beyond what the most liberal estimate could deem necessary, while others of the body (to whom frequently the most Important cures are ha. ti listed) receive pittances wholly insufficient for their support s ;and no. adequate provision Is made for supplying the religious wants of the increased population of the country. While, therefore; your petitioners fully admit that the diversity of orders, in an epip copal form of church government, requires a diversity of incomes, and while they pray for the preservation of all vested rights of property, they at the same time humbly submit that (at the termi nation of existing interests) funds might be derived from the super abundance of the wealthier preferments, which would supply the necessities of the curates and poorer beneficed clergy, and would provide for the ►upport of additional ministers of the established church, where the growth of population and other causes render them necessary. " The want of a sufficient number of churches to accommodate the increase of inhabitants in populous districts is also a subject to which your petitioners would humbly pray the consideration of your honourable house. It appears to your petitioners to be abso lutely necessary that some means should be provided for the erec tion and endowment of new churches to supply the wants of the country more adequately than is effected by the provisions for this purpose already in existence. " Of the abuses which exist in the administration of the secular affairs of the church, the first to which your petitioners would humbly direct the attention of your honourable house, is the cus tom of presenting the same incumbent to a plurality of benefices, baying cure of souls frequently In different diocesses, and in parts of the country remote from each other. This practice, which is unfortunately so prevalent, your petitioners conceive to be .fraught with the most injurious consequences to religion and to the established church. It involves the necessity of non residence—it is a union of the most indefensible description, and it is an evident misapplication of church property, as it accumulates upon an individual what was originally intended to afford a compe enee to several. And your petitioners humbly submit, that if a more equitable distribution of church property should take place which would provide for the increase of the Incomes of the poorer bene. feed clergy, patrons would no longer be ena►led to urge the plea of necessity, the only ground on which the custom of pluralities ever his been or can be supported. " The abuse of non-residence is, however, not confined to pa rishes held in plurality your petitioners complain, that either from a deficiency in the laws intended to enforce residence, or from laxity of church discipline, or from a combination of both them causes, many of the beneficed clergy absent themselves either wholly or partially from their cures without any sufficient reams. 'The bonds of affection which intercourse would produce between the pastor and his flock are thus rent asnnder, the spiritual can teens of the people are neglected, the influence of the established church declines, and facilities are afforded for the encroachment of Popery and dissent. Even if the sacred obligation of religion did not operate, the residence of a beneficed clergyman within his parish is imperatively demanded on the plain principles of common honesty. _ _ _ " The next subject to which your petitioners would advert is' the unions which exist of parishes sufficient In value to apron separate clergymen, and requiring them from their extent and peg potation. Your petitioners humbly submit that provision should be made for the dissolution of unions of this nature at the earliest opportunity. " Your petitioners also feel it to be their duty to address your Honourable House on a subject of peculiar delicacy, which they approach with considerable. reluctance. They advert to the almost insurmountable expenses and delays which attend the deprivation of immoral clergymen of their benefices. To the spiritual wen-being of a church, nothing is more abso lutely essential than that her criers should pewees a power of easily ejecting corrupt and profligate ministers. And yet such difficulties attend the 'Prosecution of salts for deprivation.. that abandoned characters have been sometimes found In deilaicat of public odium and private exertion, continuing to receive the • reionses of ti chinch which they injure by the disgrace and modal attending their conduct. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray drat die 'placeral powers may be increased and supported y such Argil euricialets ai will enable the Bishops to effect this most n aiads& object. :• • " These various evils and abuses your petitioners humbly submit respire an immediate reenedt. Cowhand that their existence his . ..mainly retarded thi progress of the glorious amino( the Reform-. Aron, hw confirmed sod increased dissent from our national church; .=teed furnishes to the enemies of the establishment a powerful engine with which they hope to effect its overthrow. " In ;acidulous your pennants do most distinctly:or-knowledge *light of the clergy, as a,body, to their property, and the seces-' sty of guarding vested, Waage. • They earnestly pray that the posse eons of the uabashed church maybe preserved undiminished, conviiturd that they are by no means superabundant if more "gni. tebly disuliseted, and that the attempt to alienate any part of than to seadarimrposei would violate the Ant prbeiples of )uselie w eet• danger the security of all property, ant lead to revoked, aiii national esin.. • " " Tent pentlensre doolmeoloso, humbly pray your Inmegmble— home spemllly to tubeless emultimuelea she aided almeellibein-r tahlamiemiet the Hefted Moab of ffieshmtend !Mink and of the mateslistisil his conisected therewith, itiltik • view so the nation of *a obessesebidt Weill the adniffistfaffit• eh" untilif affairs (Mete espeolaffy those efailiclf joist pMfilowere law balm bumblploniphiesdj and to the odeptien of' isahlitanneee r * ,NnAndenntlise property, as Wllleminto the saltafilialotimmice *tan seem of the clergy, and provide for the reigions instruction etaliersophs. • " And your &dilemmas will ever pray," &e. • • THE EVENING STAR. r ,$‘ - k u If l a 8r ` sr PUCATOS "_$ /1",;.1 LON DON. ........a.--- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 217 India Stock: shut 3 per Cent. Red. 931 # 4 India Bonds 67 8 3 per Ct. Cons. shut Old Annuities 31 pet Ct. 1818, Hai £lOOO Exch.Bllh (2d) 73 4 31 per Ct. Red. 991 1 i £5OO Ditto 73 4 4 per Cent. shut IEIOO and £2OO Ditto 75 4 4 per Ct. 1824, 105 i Advertised, Long Ann.l9l # Bank for Amt. Do. 30 Years, 191 3-16 tbs Cons. fdr Jan. 941 1 1 / FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil Bds, 5 pr Ct. 671 Do. Acc. 17 Do. Ace. 671 1 1 8 71 Port. Bds. 5 p. Ct. Colour. Bds. 6 per Ct. Do. Ace. 561 Do. Bds. 1824. e2l 31 i Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct. 101 1 Ditto Ace. 231 3 Ditto Acct. 10i 1 Peru,. lads. 6 p C. 17 BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK %Ha as. rain. pie smote. Anglo Mexican (hs. at XS pm) 100 100 40 39/ 41 Brazilian, Imp. (in. £5 pm.) 35 20 97 93 100 95 911 94 Do. National 25 10 191 20 19 20 191 1 i Colombian (iss. at 45 pm.) 5S 35 81 United Mez, (In. at .61 pm.) 40 191 19 IS Despatches, dated the 3d of September, were this morning received at the Colonial Office from lieutenant- General Sir C. CoLviLLE, Governor of the Mauritius. We insert in another place a Petition from the lay members of the United Church of England and Ireland, inhabitants of the city and county of Cork. This may be called the MOUNT(ASHEL Petition, since it is owing mainly to the spirit and energy of that Woble Earl, and it is every way worthy of attention. Antecedently to the enquiry set on foot by Lord MO V TC ASHEL, any exceptions taken publicly against the frightful prevalence of ecclesiastical corruption were immediately met by the advocates of that corruption with imputations of profane ness, and a sinister design on the part of those who took them, to overturn the Establishment whicli they desired only to reform. The grievance, however, having at last arrived to such a pitch of public inconvenience and scan dal—not to qualify with harsher epithets the system of clerical pride, rapacity, and oppression—the just alarm that RELIG lON herself would soon perish if not ridded of these abominations, took hold of the most sincere and pious. Than the Noble Earl, who has signalised himself by championing so desirable a reformation, we believe there is not a devouter, nor a more conscientious Christian : nay, it is even imputed to him by many, that his zeal as a higlk-Churchman is excessive. To him, therefore, the suspicion of hitrbouring designs inimical to the establish ment, can never attach : on the contrary, in his leader ship in the cause of ecclesiastical purification, the religious community feels that it possesses at once a pledge to purify, and a safeguard to defend. Regarding the CHURCH Of ENGLAND " as the chosen instrument of Almighty GOD to preserve amongst us the light et Christian truth, they are firmly convinced"—the Peti tioners say—" of the scriptural purity of her doctrines, and of the excellence of her episcopal form of Govern.. meet, and they desire by every means in their power to support her privileges and to extend her influence." But the undue distribution of her revenues, and the abuses which prevail in her secular administration, are then openly declared ; the petitioners do not go round the bush, nor use any mincing phraseology ; for they say, "Your petitioners are convinced that a period has arrived, when the security of the church requires the reformation of defects which operate so strongly to im pede her influence in the promotion of religion--to weaken her hold upon the affections of the people—and TO ENDANGER HER EXISTENCE AS A NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT." The petitioners, after this as sertion, embark in medial res, and after complaining of the unequal allotment of the church's temporalities, in voke their more equitable distribution, " to supply the necessities of the curates and poorer clergy :" praying, at the same time, for the preservation of all vested rights of property. But how that equitable distribution, can have place, and not overturn some " vested rights," we do not readily conceive. The principle of plurality is next very powerfully reprobated and condemned; and the non-residence of a beneficed clergyman upon his living, is declared by the petitioners to be a departure from " common honesty." There is also some very sensible expostulation, concerning the difficulty and " almost in surmountable expense" of depriving immoral clergymen ; and after once more—in a separate and distinct clause— deprecating all interference with vested ecclesiastical rights, as a measure which could only " lead to revolu tion and national ruin," the Petitioners " pray the Ho .. NOURABLE Housr speedily to - take into consideratioon the entire state of the establishment of the tiniiefithweh of England and Ireland.'' • Emanating from such a quarter as it does—although there is, ample scope for so much more .to be said— we still hail this Petition as the earnest 0f... coming Church .reform. We regret, certainly, that something was not embodied in it, tandem's:dory of the principle of translation among bishops, and calling for an equalisation of Sees : but new that thi repokriogriaditor is . once pitched against the front of the edifice, the werinancemployed in renoyationwe doubt not--will brie's their *corals to bear upon the deformity. • In Order to ascertain the present moral end political Itituation of the new States of South Amami* it would 4to‘ necessary. .to follow the irain of ivcints from the bobtail* of diSir M . **, 'IBP to this day, to obeerie the pegs*. el the mind pa* who, .at that period, were reduced: to the greatest *loran°. and super. Adds' o; to asthma* the thongoo which experissie his produced iri s thotkiiis Goitiontent, and the susio. quent wish for the estabilebesent of .sach laodtudeas or will offer to industa/ ecedritiesof 'odd order and positive liberty. We possum a Cedes o f letters in whit& .the author has treated this Subject with truth . and scouisty ; sod although he alludes chiefly to Colombia, our readers will easily admit that as all the new American Republics are, with but little difference, placed in the same circum stances, what is said of - one is said of the whole. The philosopher, the statesman, and the merchant, will feel equally interested in these observations. They will serve besides to form a just estimate of the true merit of the extraordinary man who has given existence to three nations, and . who has lately been the object of the most ridiculous libels and blackest calumnies. As we have reason to believe that there is no news in town from Portugal later than our Lisbon letter of the 30th ultimo, which we gave on Thursday, the report of AI lo uEL's death can only be attributed to some stock bing speculation, or it may perhaps owe its origin to the ardent wishes of every man in Europe who possesses any regard for justice or humanity.—For surely these virtues have never been more grossly or wantonly vio lated, than by this contemptible and degraded indi vidual. Although the death of such a person could only be regarded as a blessing to the people of Portugal, and a most fortunate event for those crowned heads and Princes whose power and popularity he is hourly bringing into disrepute, we cannot help being casuists enough to believe that, ifhis guilty life is still prolonged, it will be for the wisest purposes of PRO VIDENCE. Truth requires us to ' say that reli gious bigotry, and despotic rule combined, had pro duced such degradation and lethargy among the people, both in Spain and Portugal, as to render the temporary away of creatures like FERDINAND and MIGUEL among the necessary evils of our day. The experience of his tory unhappily proves how apt nations who boast of the superiority of their institutions and religious reforms, are to become indifferent to freedom, or loath to make any effort for its preservation. No wonder, therefore, that it should be so difficult to rouse the dormant spirit and exhausted ener ' gies of Southern Europe, steeped as it is, in the lowest depths of superstition and slavery. With regard to the usurper of Portugal and the tyrant of Spain, between whose vices there is an extraordinary resemblance, we firmly believe that their frequent perjuries and treasons, added to the cruelties which have marked their career, however repugnant to morality and justice, will in the end prove highly beneficial to those who have been cursed by their sway. And from present appearances throughout Europe, we do not think it requires the gift of prophecy to foretel that their fall, whenever it takes place, will be the signal of regeneration among an oppressed and long-suffering people. The rumour of Don PRDRO having recognised his guilty brother, must be a fabrication. Our own settled conviction has always been, that the Emperor would never consent to so suicidal an act. All the recent accounts from Rio Janeiro, are in direct contradiction to this report. Indeed, as we said a few days ago, there is no doubt whatever but that Dow PEDRO will not merely adhere to his solemn and repeat ed declarations, but display all the energy of his character on this occasion. We never attached the slightest credit to the rumour so industriously circulated by the agents and instruments of the Portuguese tyrant, that " a present of books had been made by the Klio of ENGLAND to Dow Ali o pct.." The eagerness with which the advocates of the treacherous lufante's usurpation availed themselves of the opportunity which such a report afforded for heightening the delusion by which even the show of adherence to his interests is upheld, betrays at once the servility of his parasites, and, the desperate condition of a cause that re quires to be so bolstered up. A Correspondent of the Mor ning Chronicle has, however, put an end to the cheat, by stating that, "in common with the other universities and public libraries of Europe, a copy of the catalogue of the Royal Library was presented to the University of Coimbra, and these are the only books which have been transmitted to Portugal." With the best intentions in the world , for these he is known to possess, the King of the NETHERLANDS seems to have some advisers who sympathise with those of CHARLES X. This is the only way in which we can account for the project of curtailing the liberty of the Press. We sincerely hope, for the sake of a Sove reign whose private and public virtues have rendered him so justly popular in Europe, that the project will be aban doned. . Here it is worthy of remark, that the closest connexion and warmest sympathy prevails between the liberal press of Belgium and that of France. This will be seen by a reference to the Paris Papers, more especially, the Constitutionnel and Courrier Fran cais. We shall merely add, that in the event of any new convulsion arising out of the present discussions, there is every reason to believe that the people of the Netherlands would make common cause with their neighbours. The Nuremberg Correspondent of the 11th inst. re ceived this morning, in an article dated from Bucharest 20th Nov. says that as soon as the:Pachaof Gnivaoavo had given up the place to the Russians, the corps of General Kisumu's, that was at Sabrova, and before Sophia, began its movement to repass the Danube. General Ktssztarr had crossed the river at Sistorva; and the right wing, under General GOISMAIL, at Ra chova. The 3d corps, which was before Choumla, had been already in motion, and its van-guard had crossed the Danube at Kallarasch. The 2d corps, under Geo . Deal PARLOW, coining from Adrianople, had poised the Balkan, and would cross the Danube at Satounow. The head quarters of Count DZIBITSCH an moved to Se limn. Frankfort Papers to the 12th instant are also received this day. They contain a brief account of the opening of the Diet in the duchy of Gotha. The reader will re member that, Os the death of the late Duke of SAXE dirrnA and Azszx Dunn, dist branch of the Saxon houses became extinct ; in consequence of which the Ducky of Saxe-Goths, and the Principality of Alten burg, were divided among the Dukes of SAIS-COSVIO SAXE-MEININGEN, and SA XE-HILDBUROHA t'SrN. Gotha was assigned to the Duke of COBURG. GOTHA. Dse. 7. The opening of our diet, the first since the union of the tern. tory of Gotha with that of Coburg, took place yesterday. The Members of the Estates first attended His Serene Highness, the Duke, to the Court Chapel, where Dr. Brebschneider delivered a suitable discourse ; after which the Estates assembled in the Grand Hall of the Ducal Palace ; where, the Duke being seated on the throne, N. de Carlowitz opened the Session with a speech, in which he gave a statement of the measures that had been adopted by the Duke since the union of the two Duchies. His Highness he said had done his utmost to carry into effect the assurance he bad given, that his new subjects should enjoy the same protection and paternal care, that were the basis of the happiness of his old subjects. After acquainting him self with the state of the country in every respect. his Majesty has taken, in all branches of the Administration, the measures that were most called for. Commercial conventions have been con. chided with the neighbouring States ; new roads have been made ; and the principal obstacles to the improvement of manufactures in the interior have been removed, by judicious regulations. His Highness has devoted the most serious regard to the situation of the distressed part of the community; the greater part of the disbursements of the Crown are designed to afford profit able employment. Persons of all classes have constantly bad free access to his Highness ; no well-founded complaint has been overlooked ; no petition of an unfortunate person that his been left unconsidered. Accordingly his Highness—now that he appears for the first time in the Estates of the Duchy of Gotha—has the satisfaction of knowing, that the greater part of his subjects look upon him as a Prince who is really the father of his people. FRANKFORT. Dsc. 11. Oa the 2d inst. died at Vienna, at the age of 7$ years, his Ex cellency Baron Von &urmer, who bad served the Imperial House of Austria, chid!) , In the diplomatic line, for above fifty years. Rani-fort Papers. Dec. H. THE INTENTION OF MINISTERS TO RESTORE THE. SMALL NOTE CURRENCY.—We learn, on the autho rity of an individual extensively connected with the operations of the money market, and to whom the leading men of that interest are accustomed to look with a great degree of respect, in consequence of his profound know ledge in matters connected with the currency, that, at this time, the Bank of England has two millions of one and two pound notes ready to be issued the moment that the sanction of Parliament is obtained for that purpose.— Sheffield Courant. The correspondent of a Morning Paper makes the following remarks on the subject of Poland:—" Persons desire to know what has become of that nation, formerly so celebrated? What has been its history for the last few years? What is its present state ? Why is it that we so rarely hear Pdiand spoken of ? It is not true that Poland is erased from the list of the nations of Europe, whatever may be said ; but it is very true that it has been for too long a time strangely forgotten. Why is the Emperor Alexander yet lamented, if, as is every day said,his brother always follows the same course in respect to Poland as was followed by his predecessors? Why is he equally regretted at Leopol, at Posen, and at Cracow, as well as in the whole kingdom ? If the history were known of the condemnation of the persons accused of high treason in 1826: if the history were known of the dispersion of the University of Wilna—the outrages which took place in order to get rid of the Nuncio Wie mojewski, elected to the Diet of 1820—the rejection of the Generals of the Polish army in 1825—0 f the Russian regimentals—if these things were all known, a different explanation would be given from what is generally circu lated of the system at present pursued by the Govern ment of Poland." s_ CITY, TWELVE o'CLocit. the Foods are again In a stagnant state this morning, nor Is It supposed that any speculations of Importance will be transacted until after the Holidays. Consols, which left off yesterday at 941 I for the Account, opened at the same price this morning, and the Market is quite idle at present. Information bas been received from Vienna, of the 10th of De• eember, stating that the funds were improving there Bank Shares from 1226 to 1239 Five per Cents.. lO2l 102 9-10 Four per Cents .. 911 92 Discount at 3 per cent. . We have no arrival of consequence this day—not even a stogie ship letter has come to band—and consequently political infanta don is scarce. In the Foreign Market there is still a greater stir in Sham. Brazil Imperial Money Shares continue to improve, and have been done at 75 premium. It is said that this mine trodoced in one day 130 lbs. of gold. In the Foreign Securities little doing as yet. The Calcutta Paper of the 20th June (although not of so recent date as last received) states—" We are glad to see the subject of Indigo affairs attracting the attention it is now doing ; and con gratulating our friends, the planters, on the prospect of many of the evils, of which they bad to complain, being obviated." The Mauritius Papers to the 30th August contradict, by autho rity, the statement copied from a French Paper in the Journal de Moisrice, that the Greek ship Hellas had been fitted out at the Isle of France, to cruise against the Turks In the Red Sea. She was only permitted to leave the above port as a merchantman ; but af terwards information was received, that after site left the Mauri tius she adopted measures to Increase her crew, which gave suspi cion as to her destination, and no time was lost to communkale with the Bombay Government. HALF-PAST ONE. The Consol Masket whktt was h► the early part of the morning stationary at 9414 for the Account, has since improved to 941 Buyers, at which price they cant cue at present, with little business doing. Nothing further has transpired with regard to any new Handal measures to be adopted by the Bank. Accounts are received from Rio Janeiro of the 10th October. We do not bear et any politieal information by the above con veyance, but it is said the Fends have got op there from 64 to 66. There still continues a book in the Foreign Market, in the Im perial Bradl Minis' Shares. The following is an moons of the working of *saws Mines doting eight days: Sm. os. d. gr. &pt. I!»...». « !0..... ll b IS W. lO 19 1111 37.. « 8 3 12 15 ..157 - iMMIP 24.. 69 2lB 6 25•••••••••140 ll 16 65.. . 1 fri •• MD Total .. 550 4 II RENvs.—The landlords of Yorkshire are ge nerally reducing rents, and for the best of all the farmers cannot pay them ; and the hantomarket will soon feel the deplorable effect of a curtailed expeditar• on the part of the landholders. We are informed that Si! Tattoo Sykes, Bart. has at this moment no less than sixty farms upon his hands! Thus we " go down, down, down l"—Leeds intelligasarr. Wednesday, the Goose Medal given by the Royal Company of Ambers was shot for at the Butts, near Edinburgh, and gained by Henry Georc h l e V re alo: FA. Treasurer to the Royal Company. about seventy of the members sat down to an elegant Wm' , tainnment in the Archer's Hall.