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• • ..-;" .7y.ti'll f •• . . • . • .. PARTIES. yb e Anemia Of Londonderry' est e grand dinner on Monday. at Rol worse, or a large party of dlstin!nished crornagss, among whom Roy.. Highness. the Duke of York, thole Royal Highnesses the al Dotted of tihrucester, Prince and Princess ?ohmic, the ,rot Bedord, Come , Earl of Cisoarilliam, Lord and Lady r non, Lord and Ludy lingerie. Lord iswnerrstun, Mr. Secretary poi mil Um. Prel. 13 the evening. her Ladyship gave a splendid suyper the grand Oster gelJery and !beetroot suite of drawing t sars were moot briniantly illmeleated. Dancing commenced shout (errs o'clock. in the grand drawing room. he snpper was announced „„.4 three, which was loci lied In the Shiite; parlours : It mastered of e ery delicacy of the season, with wines of the choicest description. ;lore were present nearly .1110 of the karat toss. g r ... Coats care an eregant boll sod supper on Monday evening, at ber bore is Stratton-alreei, Pirelli:Ply. The preparations on the occasion Vie of the drat description the hall and slat I elle were decorated with A r abi and dowers ; the spacious suite of drawing rooms were brilliantly o . 4 , i mated, and decorated with ertmerons ruts of the choicest flowers. y e eu smerate the company woe: Ire to some WI the leading and distin guished fashionables to town, including his Itlyal Highness the Unite of Sows. The Duke of Northumberland entertained • distinguished party at dinner yens: day, at Northumbariand Hoo•re, 'yye Countess of Berkeley had • grand dinner party yesterday, at her bona in Spring-gardens •The wowing distisiguished personages had dinner partit e yesterday , L os t sberburne, Sir Robert Predsn, hart., Honourable Edward Stanley. :Irs. Mulcting% lioa. Arthur Stanhope, Archdeacon Prosser, lion. Mr. shogisee, and M. A. Taylor. Esq. 31. P. MOVEMENTS, The Marchioness of Queensbnry and family arrived on Monday evening, it Montague House, from Scotland. Lord and Lady Southampton arrived yesterday, at Fenton's New Hotel, it. James's-street, from their seat, Toweester. Departures :—The Rey. )Ir. and ljro. CartwrighL on a tour. Ti:e Honourable Mn'. Marsham left Cosset's Hotel, Mount-street, yes krdsif. for her seat In Kent. teriyaki at the Clarerdin Hotel, bond-street and Mn. Richard Walt, from their noel YorloMire John Westemehe, Esq. Com his dat In Notts. Departure r—tt'att llussea, Esq. M.P. feeble seat in Slat fu-dshlre. D epar t u re. from the British Hotel:—Captain and /Ir.. Howell, for !bight:it ; W. Payne, Esq. for Oxford ; and Captain Vincent, U.N., for C.stharn. Animus at the lindincton lintel. Old Burlington and Cork-streets : Lady Hawerden, from Kent. Colonel ll'Kenele, from India; and Capt Monday, from a tour. Departurei :—Captain Moore, on a tone ; Rev. W. Sargon% for Cucklield Park, 5U914% j and W. Scrgisun, Esq. for ditto. Tue Dv as or Ynaa's Lerst.—Yesterday afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, the Duke of York, as Com mander-in-Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards. which was attended by Sir Frederick Adam, on his return from Corfu ; General Bowser, on bit return from India ; Generals Lord Hill, Loftus, and Gaseovne; Licutenant-Generals; Sir Henry Ward, Stevenson, Walker, and Ilyde; Major-Generals Sir Henry Askew, and Hill; Sir Thomas Hussey, Vice-Admiral Martin, Sir J. K. IVil- • I ains, and about forty other officers. ' The Princess Augusta visited the King yesterday. Yesterday the Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments, at the King's Palaee, Kensington. Prince Leopold left town yesterday, about twelve o'clock, for his residence at Clatenvont. . _ . Despatches were received yesterday, at the Foreign [Ace, Downing-street, from Lord BloomEeld, our Minis ter at Stockholm. . . . ..... Yesterday dmpatches were received from Sir William AVoutt, our Ambassador at Lisbon, to Mr. Secretary tanning. It it expected that twenty horses will start for the Derby, to-rtiorrow. It gives us great pleasure to learn that the justly-cele brated Mrs. Blend is so completely recovered from the very severe affliction with which she has lately been vi sited, as to be enabled to sing some of her 'Celebrated bal ls's at a Concert which she intends giving early in the month of June, at the Arr.,yll-Rooms, under the immediate patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, &c. The following circumstances, connected with the subscrip tion which was raised a short time since for the benefit of :his delightful female vocalist, so highly creditable to the benevolent feelings of the Nobleman in question, we be lieve has never before been made public. It was deter mined that the money which was subscribed should be musk in on annuity ; but as no insurance office would ; rant, during Mn. Wand's life, an annuity of more than V., the Berl or Karremont, who bad already given his sub miption of SO!., kindly and most haorlsomely stepped for ward and made ap the annuity to SOL, which sum Mrs. Bland is now in the enjoyment of. We trust that on the oxasion to which we have above alluded, our national feel- imp of benevolence will be excited on b e half of one of the most delightful and artless warblers England, perhaps, ever prodiced. German papers to the 16th instant arrived yesterday; thy do not contain sny news of interest. Letters from Bahia received • yesterday, to the end of March, state that the Emperor has done muCh good in that province, in redressing grievances. He has also detected and brought to justice several individuals who had forged Intl c'aculated base money at Rallis. A formal message had been sent to Pernambuco, that the Emperor could not ply the promised visit to that province, but that he would nevi season visit all the northern provinces of his empire. BeCll•fttllT. May I.—Our Hoipoilar has already d e li- s,iefl 200,000 kilots of corn to the ' &Tackier of Siiistria, for the supply of the Turkish forces on the Danube. Some Kwars have been arrested at Jays,. The Russian post of the 22d of April is arrived from Constantinople. Extract :—The wreck of an English ship, with " Pene- ._ . • Lope" marked on hrr bell, was fallen in with on the 14th March, in lat. 45. S. long. et. 30. laden with timber, wa ter-logged, and abandoned.—New York Prices Current, A I rtl sea. _ _ __ _ _ Extract of a letter from Hunter'lle, dated Marrh 40:— " We hare had a most tremendous rise in all our riven,. the exact recount of cotton shipped is not known; but 1 am of opinion there is not far from 45,000 bales now on tie: way from Tennessee, Elk, and Cumberland rirers." illimore Paper, April 21. MILE-END PHILYA'TEROPIC SOCIETY. The twenty-second anniversary of this Institntion was commemorated at the City of London Tavern yesterday, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair, imported by John Byng, Esq., M.P., S C. Whitbread, Esq., M.P., acrd several of the most respectable inhabitants of the vici nity in which this charity is situate. After the cloth was drawn, " Nou Nobis Domine" was very well sung by the professional gentlemen present. This was followed by the toasts of "the King," "the Duke of York and the Army," and the " Duke of Clarence and the navy," with the usual demonstrations of respect. The Lord Mayor, on proposing " Prosperity to the Mile-end Philanthropic So ciety," enlarged on the merits of the Institution, and called particularly to the attention of the Meeting the number of eases that had been relieved dining the last year, in the three sew cal departments, of sickness, persons confined for drbt, and those who through distress had pawned their working tools. Ilis Lordship said that he had asked the Secretary to state some particular case of distress which existed at that moment ; but he Fad assured him they were ro numerous that they could not be stated on that occasion, and therefore lie must leave it to the imagination of the company, trusting they would second the objects of the Institution to the extent of their means. Upon his Lord ,hip's health being drank, he returned thanks, and said that I tt could not refrain from referring to a circumstance which was no doubt known to the Meeting, that he was pot in 1 1.mination to represent the City of London in Parliament, 4.d that although they might have a candidate of more , entuquence and ability than he was, he begged to assure them, that ifelected, they would find none more anxious to promote the interests of all classes to the twit of his ability. I Pon the hd ebbs of the Members of the County being Altssrs. Byng and Whit%read returned thanks. '' The City of London, cud Prosperity to the Trade and otemeree thereof," was then drank, which wan followed by the usual congratulatory ones to the Presidents, Vice -I.'reidents, Treasurers, Secretaries, and Trustees, of the ` : .tiety, who briefly expressed their a^knowledlgements. Ihe Secretary reed the Report, by whit h it appeared that I. tl6 persons hail been relieved during the last year ; but the funds of the Society had somewhat decreased, inasmuch a , the Directors bad been lately compelled to sell 300/. 34 tent. stock. lie eventually announced the suhserip noes that day to amount to W . V., among which were, the ktzht floe. the Lord Mayor, 104. Ios., John Ilyng, Esq. .55., and various others. Messrs. C. Taylor, Broad hurst, and Coulden, delighted the company with some t ‘epilent songs and glees, and the hilarity of the Meeting ra t kept op until, late hour. MI ETING OF THE DOVER FREEMEN. Yesterday evening shout seventy of the Haver freemen assetnhled at the Angel Inn, St. Clemmes, for the purpose of meeting Mr. Macomb, one of the new Candidates for the representation of that port in the ensuing Parliament. Mr. Macomb addressed the freemen in. a speed) of about two hours, the length of which prevents our giving more than the heads. He commenced by observ ing that there was no occasion of more consequence to a freeman than that of being called upon to exercise the important privilege of choosing his Representative in Parliament. lie had not offered himself from ally vain opinion of his own merits, or from a feeling of the :ter vices he might render them when in the House, but from the conscious integrity which he experienced when he reflected on the motive which induced hint to stand for ward as their Representative. In the course of his speech, Mr. Ilaleomb ph (Igo(' himself to move, in the next Session of Parliament, should he then have the honour of a seat, for a total alteration in the existing Poor-laws, which, here presented, placid virtue it: a worse situation than vice, and destroyed all feeling of independency in the minds of the poor. With respect, to the Catholic claims, Mr. Hal -1 comb pledged himself to oppose them in every possible i shape, as he considered it unwise and impolitic to admit Catholics into that assembly, which posseasod the constitu tional power of making laws for the Protestants. He like wise would oppose the repeal of the Usury law, from the firm conviction that it would not only be unfair, but at the same time unconstitutional, for such repeal to take place. After a variety of desultory conversation between Mr. H. and the electors assmibled, die Meeting broke up. EPSOIt ItACAS. Finer Doty-1 UERDAT, MAY M. The •first of the Metrolitait Meetings, or, more properly, the first on the Home Circuit, ha 4 at length commenced, under sus- Meta which cannot fail to place the Bosom Races'of 1826 on a footing with the most brilliant of preceding years. We could not of course expect that the first day would prove so attractive as the third and fourth days, but for a first day it would have been absurd to have looked for a more numerous or re spectable attendance. A vast number of sporting gentlemen were here from Newmar ket, York, Manchester. (fix. From the two last-mentioned places there are several who are in hopes of retrieving the very heavy losses sustained through the almost invariable defeat of the fa vourites, Memnon especially, and this leads us to observe a 'Jugular coincidence. Lord Darlington purchased &tab for three thousand pounds ; he ran shortly after at Ascot, and was beat ; his Lordahip gave 3,5001. for Memnon. who was beat also at Manchester, being the first time of running since he was bought. Mr. Alytton gave 3.000 pa. foe linnewaist, who ran second at Chester; also the first time of his running after the purchase, and it is reported that Mr. Al. lost 13,000/. on the race. Lastly. Mr. Lanibton gave 3,0001. for Cedric, who was then taken to Doncaster, and beat easily. The Course. owing in the extreme dryness of the weather, is very hard, and should there not be some lain in the interval, will be to a very unfavourable state on Thursday. It was well kept, as there were about 20 of the Bow-street Patrol in attendance. _ We observed on the Course, the Duke of Richmond, Lords Lennox and Dunwich„ General Grosvenor, Hon. Capt. Berkeley, R.N. ' and several other highly respectable supporters of the Turf. A coach-horse, placed near the Judge's Stand, haying taken fright, made a jump at the ropes, but falling, broke his neck, and instantly expired. The Derby and Oaks horses are distributed at the different stables, and take their exercises bear home--some at Farrel's, stone at Payne's, at Epsom, others at Hedley, bliekleham, &c. We understand they are neatly all doing well, and that they are in the best condition for the post. Mr. Forth's filly's winning the Craven Stakes in such style circa. sinned an immediate alteration in the Derby betting, his colt Pre mier getting up astonishingly. The few betting men here Mime diately left, to be prepared for the betting at St. James's, in the evening, under its new form. There is a mystery in the perp 2 ual changes in betting upon The General which pussies the most knowing of the knowing ones; it will soon be developed, but we fear that Thursday will give those who are not " awake to the rigs of the turf" a lesson which will not be easily forgotten. We ant prepared to believe that The Ge neral •as heard to give a slight cough, which has been magnified into the lamentable story of his being amiss ; we can assure those who are so excessively tender of his health, that he is in a pte fettle convalescent state. The following were the odds at It to I &gat. Premier 7 to 1 apt. Panic 74 to I ago. Th. Moslem 11 to 1 spat. Advance Epttoom 1-- 10 to 1 oast. Denise 12 to 1 &Kit. The General 14 to 1 apt. Shakopeon OAK.. 11 to 8 vv. Problem. The day's running was as follows. The Craven Stakes of 10 tort each ; fur 3 yea old, est.; 4 yrs, Bst. ; yr., Bst. 91 b. ; 6 yrs, 9st. 21b.; and aged, 9st. 61b. Last wile and quarter. Mr. Forth's b. 1. by Interpreter, 3 yrs Mr. Rngers's ch. c. SI uleteer, 4 yrs Alt. T. Craven's ch. 1. by Wolui, out of Postiona.3 yrs The follooing also started, but were not placed : Mr. W. Wyndnaoi's ch. c. by Grimaces, 4 yes Mr. West's b. in. Mystery, 4 yrs Mr. Barker's b. e. l!d•am, 4 yrs Mr. Oreville's b. c. Lionel Lincoln, 4 yrs Mr. Harvey's eh. f. Larissa, 3 yrs Lord Exeter's Recruit, and Lord Jersey's b. e.by Phantom, out of Blunder's dam, paid. Betting—Muleteer the favourite, but very little betting. Muleteer warted off with the lead, and, as if determined to win outright, made very severe running till between Tottenham corner and the distance post, when Mr. Forth's filly, by Inter preter, came up • here a straggle commenced between her and 31nleteer, but it did not last long, fee lafter a short distance the filly shot a-heed, and wan very easily by three lengths—the others coming in at very respectful distances, not having had a chance of winning. The winner was rode by a lad. Muleteer by Wheatley. Oranieds by Frank Boyce, Mystery by Callaway, Lionel Lincoln by Dick Boyce, Ildrstr. by Miller, and the other two by lads. Tbe Shirley Stakes of 25 Sort. each, for three yes old. Colts list. 71b. ; finite, fist. 41b. One mile. Mr. Oriffiths's b. c. Harry by Sir Harry Duke of Richmond'. eh. c. by Pan—Vale Royal Mr. J. Pickford'a ch. e. The Captain The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Barker's ch. e. Omer, by Harbinger Mr. French's b. c. Forethought, by Anticipation Mr. Ferran', b. f. uy Sam, dam by Haphazard. No betting worth notice _ _ . I . 2 . 3 Harry jumped off at the word of command, and made most 'nem running, followed very closely by Omcr. The Captain and Fore- thought, with the others at their heels, for some distance; the Duke of Richmond's Pan colt then came up and clisUeng.d, and between these two was the remainder of the race made. They kept nearly head and head together, at a pelting rate, until within a few yards from the Judges' st , ind, when Harry stretched himself out to his utmost, and finally won a beautifully contested race by two lengths. The others were doe at Lind. The winner was rode by Calloway ; •Pan, by F. Boyce ; The Captain, by hlaclonald ; Omer. by Miller ; Forethought, by young Bu c kle ; and Ferreira' by John Day. Sweepstakes of 25 Roes. each for 3 yr old colts 88t. 71b., and fillies list. 41b.; last mile and a half. The winner to be sold for 300 soya. - Duke of Richmond's Dream - I - Mr. Rogers's hr. e. Jocko . • 2 - . Mr. Yates's b. 1. Ellen . - - 3 ' A prettier or more truly run race need not be seen. The Duke of Richmond's jumped off with ihe lend, and was .e closely a.s I possible followed by Jocko; and he had the fair Ellen closely laid late his haunches. In this style they came along, and continued at • rattling pace every inch of ground home ; when Dream, rode by F. Boyce, won by a hand; Jocko, by Wheatley ; and Ellen, who was only half a length behind, by • stranger. Jocko the favourite. Hinting at St. James's, up to one o'clock this morning : DEll BY. 8 tc I opt. Premier 8 to I poot. Rush 8 to 1 agst. Adranea 8 to I apt. Dervise 9 to I art. The Moslem 10 to 1 apt Pattie ttaken) 12 to I art. Monarch II to I &gat. Sheltspeure 23 to I art. P'uto 25 to 1 nat. The General (no taken) 2 to 1 and 5 to 2 agst. Pro blem "BS. 10 to 1 agst. Forth's filly No others talked of. Int/ the two winners. 20 to 1 art. ninift Mr. Secretary Canning gave a grand dinner yesterday, at Lis residence in Downing -street, to a numerous party, con sisting of some of the Cabinet Ministers, Members of the House of Commons, &c. _a PIGEON SllOOTlNG.—Yetterday the grand match be tween Mr. Osbaldeston and Captain Ross, for 300 sovereigns aside, at 100 birds, was decided in the ground belonging to the Red House at Battersea. The match was commenced on Saturday, at 50 birds, when each party killed an equal number. It was then adjourned to yesterday, when it was decided by the remaining 30 as follows :—The first 25 shots Mr. Osbaldtston killed 18 birds, and Captain Ross 19, beating Mr. 0. by one bird. They then partook of some refreshment, and a bout five o'clock commenced firing at the last which ended by Mr. Osbaldeston's killing 20 out of the 25, and Captain Ross lti, who consequently lost by three birds. Many sporting gentlemen were present, and great sums were pending on the event. On the 14th of April, a negro man who hail been con victed of arson, and ordered for execution at Charleston. ' was conveyed to the gallows, but no person could be found to act the part of executioner, and the black was taken back to prison. THE BRITISH PRESS. TRIUMPH OF WESTMINSTER. Yesterday evening the nineteenth anniversary festival of the Triumph of Wrattitinver and Pprity of Election was celebrated at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. At live o'clock precit.cly. Sir Francis Burdett. Bart. entered the room, accompanied by Lords Nugent and Ebringtnn, Alderman Waithman, T. Hone, Mr. Douglas Kinnairti, Mr. Ilohnonse, Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, and Mr. Denman. On his taking the chair, about 2AO gentlemen sat down to dinner. When the dinner had been properly diacusked, and the cloth re. moved, the first ming proposed from the Chair was, tt The People, the only source of legitimate power." with three times three. The toast was drank with great enthusiasm. Air—" Eri.onis strike home." " Tee King, and may . he always recollect his own declaration, that th e Crown was held to trust byr the People," with three tim es three. Air—" Rule Britannia." A full, fair, and free Representation of the People in the Com. mons Bougie of Parliament, the only efficient remedy for a il our national grievances " with three times three. Air—" Kick the roguea out." The Parliamentary Elccora of the United Kingdom. and may they recollect that the people of England look with anxiety for the honetit exercise of their autfragel, by which alone a new Perlianient can be created, worthy of public confidence and eateein," with three time% three._ Air—" klispe told a flattering tale." Mr. STURCII. in nsing to propote the next toast, expressed the pleasure which he felt in being eallod upon, on the occasion of the anniversary or the glorious triumph over corruption, achieved by the el...mots of Westminster, to propose a teen like that which he held in his hand—a toast which wood io need of no recommen • •• lion on his part, bzceuse it had beet given annually in that verY room, for a succession of eighteen or nineteen years, and had uni formly beep received durbag that loos period, iv hh the seine entliu• elastic expressiorn of unqualified approbation. ft could not fail to be extremely gratifying to their Bon. Reprotentati ve to receive such tea. timonles of the respect of his constituents for so long a period we 19 years; and it must be still more gratifying to him, when he consi. dared that it did not proceed from any interested motives, for he never bud it in his power, and probably never would have it in his power, to reward the att achment att achmentof his 'supporters by any of those pretty little advantages which the members of the Adnitnistration had It In their power to bestow, and the comforts of which some of their adherents at present an snugly enjoyed. The majority which hie Francis Burdett had so long commanded among the electors of - Wes:minter could not be accounted for from any corrupt motives of private interest. It could arise from nothing but a firm convic tion in the minds of his constituents Ow his abide line of conduct was regulated by the purest principle; and the most upright mo tives. His public views bad never been directed to the advance ment of his own private Interest ; he had never allowed himself to be led away by any such consideration ; he had always aimed at pursuing that course which he believed to be essential to the public welfare. To this circumgeance another was to be added, which contributed In no ordinary degree to render hint acceptable to the electors of Westminster. It was that perfect agreement of ideas, that complete coincidence in feeling, which existed in his case between the representative sod the represented —it was that calmer' persuasion which was equally prevalent in the minds drill the parties, that public liberty was the greatest blessing, at least the greatest earthly blessing, which any commu nity could enjoy ; and that the public liberty in this country could not be preserved without free Parlitments and frequent elections. He would trouble the Meeting only one minute longer, and that merely for the purpose of congratulating the electors of West minster on their extraordinary good fortune. The people of West. minister had not one admirable Representative only—they had the hyminese to possess two most excellent Representatives. Some b&ies of electors. he was sorry to say, were not claim so happy in that respect. Compelled by the overbearring influence of wealth and power, they were often obliged to return men against their will who were not only destitute of all common feeling with the parties whom they represented. but were totally incapable of se curing respect, whether on public or private grounds. Happily it was not so with the electors of -Westminster ; they possessed two Representatives, of whom no one secd be ashamed. They were men of lirst-rate talent; and above all, as their places were un bought, so their votes were guided only by the purest dictates of integrity. He begged pardon for detaining the assembly so long, and would now merely read the toast which he hail to propose:— " The great advocate of the rights and liberties of the people, whose able, disinterested, and consisteat public conduct has been as useful to his country as honourable to hieeself—our distinguished Repre sentative...-Sir Francis Burdett. Air—" While ha s py in my native land." Sir Flaxen; BURDETT then awe and said, he felt that he was called upon to express. his gratitude on tire occasion, after what had been sail by dlr. Stutch. Ile was ex tremely gratified In addressing them *nee more on the oc. ' cation of their annual meeting, not only because he felt great plea. sure at all times in looking batik on the origin of that connexion, which had oolong .übsisted between him and the people of West minster, but bemuse he looked upon the present meeting in a far more important point of yiew...-as affording a great argument to all the friends of ilberty . of the incalculable advantages to be derived from pure elections--as a proof of the constancy with which they were determined to proceed in the course of reform, which they had hitherto so uniformly and so steadily pursued ; and that, in his view of the case, was a far more important consideration than any personal gratification which he might derive from the occasion. The present meeting afforded, in his opinion, a far more ready answer to all the groundless aspersions which had been thrown on the people than could be afforded by any argument* drawn a priori from the nature of things; and it was in this point of view that he most veined the demonstration of feeling afforded by the present assembly. It showed ju the clearest manner what would be the practical effect of that radical reform which they had sought so long ; it proved that they were completely in the wrong who asserted that radical reform would prove detrintertial to the country. It had been said that a reform such as wad proposed would produce consequences the neat alarming; but here was an argument ready to refute all I such aspersions on the pride of England. Mr. Sturch had said that there were few electors capable of following the example which had been set them by the people of Westminster; but for his part he was of opinion that there were nn electors at all capable of following the example of those of Westminster. He had no hopes of seeing a new House of Commons at all differing front the present while the present system of election continued ; anti be therefore considered the toast which had been proposed on this subject as by no means likely to be carried into effect at the next geotoal election. He had therefore no hopes of seeing any change for the better in the House of Commons without some preli minary change in the mode of their election. It was in consequence of the corruption of the whole system in this respect that the !louse of Commons was overwhelmed, as it were, by the scum of the earth; and there was no hopes of seeing. on the approaching occasion, any thing like a real appeal to the people of England. Even if as few were required as were required in Sodom, to Pave it from de struction, he feared there would not be found more in England, in its present circumstances, than in that delinquent community. So many views of this kind were continually presented to him, that lie was afraid to indulge a hope that any other independent Members would he returned to the House of Commons. He was decidedly of opinion, as things at present stood, that it would be a benefit to the country if the twesent system of election were suppressed alto gether; for the effect of these mock elections was merely to ex hibit to the world a picture in which every species of immorality, perjury, or clinic, were painted in colours so glaring, that they could find no parallel in any other country or nation which had ever existed in the worid. In the midst of this deluge—in the midst of this vile inundation of all that was base—it was no wonder if the happiness of England was entirely destroyed. He would not MT that the system blighted the liberties of England; it did not blight them, for they did not exist; but it prevented the liberties of England from ever shooting forth. In such circum stances It would he impossible for the utmost stretch of credulity to entertain the slightest hope of improvement. It was Impassible to entertain hopes front any thing, but from that great and immor tal feeling which pervades every portion of the people of England. There was a spirit in them, he was convinced, which no opposition could repress, and no difficulties could tire—a spirit which grew 1 with their growth and strengthened with their strength. That spirit,unsubdued and unsuhtlunble BO it was. did certainly encourage a hope that by pursuing with perseverance the path which integrity pointed out, they must at length be enabled to produce a most im . portant change in many respects. This change might not take place in our day ; but it might and must take place in the day of those who succeed us. This spirit did revive in his breast the hopes' of final success—and that success might perhaps be attained sooner than could at present be anti !Mated. It was with great pleasure that he met its the present assembly with a sample of the honest feelings of the people. It was with pleasure that he met his countrymen at all times and under all circumstances. He had never seen the people of Westminster lag behind, when it was ne cessary to make exertions in support of their principles. Their example would be beneficial to the whole of England. Unlike those sham electors, who return sham representatives, the people of Westminster wonld show what were the effects of a really popu lar election. 'These were the vi-ins which he took of the subject, in conformity with the opinions of his constituents; hut the uniform support he had received was owing to no system of trickery. lie had never descended to any compromise of his own opinions. If any subject occurred upon which the prsjueices of men were at variance, he acted fearlessly upon his own Judgment, and the elec tors, confident in the purity of the motives witteh regulated his conduct, had uniformly concurred in all his actions. Ile would take the present opportunity of adverting to a letter which had been addressed to him by lireiturch, relative to the situation of Ireland, and written with that intimate knowledge of the subject in all its bearings, which was the characteristic of every thing proceeding from his friend (Mr. S mech.) The impolicy of preventing the ad mission of a great part. he might say of all the population of Ire land, to the exercise of their civil nghts, was strongly reprobated by him. In presenting the petition on this subject, he had said that all religions were good ; but his friend (Mr. Snitch) was too acute a logician not to know that general assertions of that kind were to be understood with reference to the particular . occasions on which they were uttered. He spoke only of the di ff erent sects of Chris tianity. It could not he 'supposed that he meant that such religions as were repugnant to humanity we r e good ; hut he did assert that all the different professions of Christianity were gond, and he was convinced that they were so, esthete was but one basis and founda tion for them all. Belieion after all was not a matter of choice; end it was impossible that there could he any religion which wit really bad, for its votaries at least must believe it to he good, and therefore it must tend to the moral improvement of our nature, or it would, in fact, be no religion at all. Menkinci is nowhere so fit. stud as to worship pure evil. His opinion was, that all modes dr Christianity were good ; but were this the sentiment of the people, - 1 2 -S or were it not, he should still exercise his own judgment. Without say politic consideration, therefore. he had given his opinion on this subject 'carding to his conviction. Sorely it was not fit that any RV of men should have the presuirm ' to prescribe what mode of adoration others should offer up to die Deity. Such con duct was impious, fur it not ()illy said to the persons whole relii.tion differs from ours—•• You shall not adore the Deity in tiny way but ours=" hut it addressed the Deity himself, and ordered him not to receive the homage of men unless offered in the manner which they themselves c;iose to determine. It was imposshle that tiny can. seicntiour mind should entertain for a moment anndioua a doctrine. The most worldly-minded sentiments were often concealed under the mask of religion • and he could not help thinking that there was often a very sial:ter principle working at the bottom. Though others might be satisfied if the Catholics were merely tolerated— if they were preserved from torture and death—if they were only persecuted by an exclusion from the common advantages which they were entitled to enjoy t—though these principles might satisfy the minds of some, he could not bring himself to believe that such a degree of toleration was sufficient. There could, In his opinion, be no more convincing proof than that alfottied by the Catholic Question, of the necessity of obtaining a House of Commons really chosen by the people, In order effectually to guard their must important right., both of liberty and omperty. (Applause.) The lion. Baronet next *Jeered to the Court of Chancery, the legal proceedings of which,lte said, were of IS monstrous description. The Noble Lord at the head of that Court had himself confessed _ _ ......--- that he was troubled with doubt ings to arch an extent that be WO I seldom, comparatively speJltisig, et abled to give judgment. (Ap. plause) Now in his (Sir Francis's) opinion, speedy injustice was preferable to such delays ; for the judgment which was given speedily, although it might be unjust, yet it left the Individual free to mime his career in lite, and was less ruinous, therefore, and less destructive,than that judgment whose justice was rendered completely nugatory by the delay which a tended it. ((,rest cheer. ing.) As long as the people merely murmured and complained.' the thing was very well; hut when these murmurs swelled into an outcry which wan not to he disregarded, then steps were taken to remedy abuses ; and the remedy was seldnm better than an altera. ton which still left the system in full activity. (Great ap. plause.) It was* Iso strange that upon :twee occasions it was always discovered that nobody was in tault,nuhudy was culpable. (A laugh.) Culpable! (In the totittary. the ',Attie. who were supposed to be implicated in these abuses turned nut to he,not merely immaculate. but pure, and uprig4t, and conscientious beyond all comparison, (Great laughter and cheering.) How long these abuses might have been suffered to continue, not oily in that but in other of the legal departments, it would hive been di ffi cult to conjecture, had not at - List shame driven the Ministry to something like a reformation; or else one man at least was possessed of more integrity than his col leagues, and at length came forward, in the person of Mr. Secretary Peel, to show the public the vile figure they had worshipped under the semblance of justice—a figute compesiel of one foul masa of corruption. (Applause) The worthy Baronet next adverted to that system which passes under the name of government in the Colonies of Great Britain—a system so monstrous that able and honest men had been led to doubt whether England would not he much better without them than possessing them burtheoed with such an immerse load of expenditure as they were it present over whelmed with. He would next call their atteptinn to trelsntl, the present state of which was a shame and a disgrace to its masters. (Applause.) Instead of being a source of strength to this country, it was a source of weakness,and there was little probability of its being otherwise for some time. (Cheers.) With regard to Scotland. the Learned Member for Caine (Mr. Abercrombie) had presented a petition from the City of Edinhorgh, to the prayer of which it was impossible for the House of Common, not to have acceded, unless they were resolved never to encourage anything in the shape of Reform, however partial it might be. ((heat ap plause.) It was clear, theretore, that all three nations had one common cause to contend for, and they should therefore become united in their endeavours to attain it, leaving all admit marten aside, and forgetting all causes of division until their exertions in the achievement of the paramount object were crowned with success. ( Immense cheering.) The Honourable Bart. next ad verted to the vacillating manner in which Ministers had acted with respect to the great questions of the Corn Laws and the currency, and contended that they should only have come forward with such measures after the fullest consideration, and fully pre pared to stand or fail by their consequences. (Cheers.) It had been said by Mr. Pitt that no honest Minister could hold office under the peculiar circumstances in which this country was si tuated ; and if such were the case, it afforded the fullest proof that too much care could not be taken, nor too strenuous exertions made, to have an honest assemblage of the representatives of the nation. The present Ministry, however, acted with the greatest inconsist ency: they intended altering the currency of Scotland, until the feeling of the people of that country showed ,a them how difficult area the task they had undertaken. With respect to the Corn Laws, when the country gentlemen apply to Ministers to know if it he their intention to repeal them, Ministers immediately answer, " . 0, no !by no means ;we have no intention of the sort. " Then coma another sort of questioner, who asks, " That ! a ill you starve the people by keeping up these nefarious laws ?" To this Miuisters reply, "0, no we intend to alter the Corn Laws." (Cheering.) This was the miserable result of all their discussions upon this sub ject, which ought long since to have beer. settled. It was a dis grace to the Parliament that it should have sat S 3 tong, and done , nothing decisive with respect either to that question, or the gum tion of the curter:es. They had, however, tit consolation to know that all these temporary evils tended to the general good, and we might hope that anch manifest incompetence jingly' at last enable Its to have an upright and an honest Parliament. (Great cheering.) The lion. Baronet then proposed the following toast, and sat down amidst loud and long-continued cheering : " Trial by Jury, and thanks to ilr, Secretary Peel for having improved that invaluable Institution and the Criminal Law, for w 'eh objects Reformers so long t.nsueceaafully content:ed." Air—" The Campbells are coming." Mr. COKE (of Norfolk) rose. for the purpose of proposing the health of an individual whom no man living held in higher estima tion than himself, and to whose exertions in Parliament lie had been a witness upon every 9uestion of importance. Ile then gave " John Cam Ilobhouse, Lsq., our other able, enligiitened, and indefatigable Representative. ' Mr. HOHHOUSE then rose and said, that at the close of that Session, which might of course be considered as the close of his Parliamentary career, until again honoured with their suffrages, it was most gratifying to him to find them more than equally kind than they had been to him when he had lino the honour to present himself to their notice. (Cheers.) It was a source of sincere and unfeigned gratification to him to be permitted, without having any claim. comparatively speaking, to public confidence, to associate with his II on. Friend (Sir F. Burdett) as one of their Representatives. Is was no antall cause of triumph which they thus annually assem bled to celebrate. The Represented and the Representatives had equal occ.ission to boast of' the connexion between them, for if pure motives, honest means, and a patriotic end, could sanc tion Oldr mutual congratulations, then indeed had they all gio. rious cause to be proud of their connexion. (Great cheering.) He was glad to see before bins those individuals who had first induced him to offer himself to the electors of li'estminster. He scorned to make an election speech ; for if he were to do so, he was assured that they would be ashamed of him ; and at all events he would be ashamed of himself ; but he might be permitted to say, that he felt the highest gratification at beholding around him the electors of Westminster, who had chosen him, almost an unknown in dividual, as a colleague to him who was known, not merely to them, and to the nation. but to Europe—nay, rot to Europe, but to the whole world. (Immense cheering.) It was a source of the greatest gratification to him to see upon that occasion gentle men of the learned profession, as well as those other representatives of the distinguished interests of the country, who were present, then assembled to prove their attachment to measures and principles, and not to men—(applause)—their attachment the great principle of Parliamentary Reform. (Applause.) An idea had gone abroad, that once in seven years a portion of every individual was melted away and replaced, and he was not certain whether that idea had not suggested the measure of:altering the duration of Parliaments from annual to septennial. (A laugh.) He felt himself the natural effecis of the lapse of time since he had first offered himself to their notice; but however he might thus alter, one thing he was sure would never change—his attachment to the great question of Par liamentary Reform. Wheel...) Mr. Hohltouse next alluded to the state into which the country was thrown by the speculations of last year, for the purpose of doing justice to the Hon. Gentleman who sat upon his tight (Mr. Alderman Waithman), who had predicted the consequences of those pro:ceding% !cheers), and he was now, lie was happy to any. a Candidate for the representation of the city of London. (Groat cheering.) In the course of a long life he had given pledges of the line of conduct he would pursue. and he there fore wished to impress upon the Reformers of the city of London the neeessil of choosing him, as a fair representative of :heir rights and privileges.'lkel lion. dent. next alluded to. and lamented the state in which the friends of freedom were placed throughout several nations in Europe. but particularly in Spain, which groaned under the basest and cruellest despotism. England too had seen her fall— like him who had been present at the martyrdom of St. Stephen, although she had not thrown the first stone, she had consented to the destruction of liberty in that ill-fared country. (Cheers,) Spain had received from the fatal policy of this country, a blow fatal to her present exertions to rid herself of her thakirom. He would next advert to the contest which was now carryirg oil in Greece, and he could assure the Meeting that the Turks were to this day as ferocious as when they at first overran the nations of Chris. tendon). l'hey had lost many of the qualities which at that time rendered them superior to the Christians, but they had preserved all the cruelty of their former disposition. In their punialtmenta they still impaled people alive - roasted them alive also—beat them to death with mallets—blinded them—and in their tender mercies they drowned or strangled their victims, and beheaded their wives and children. Ile did not wish to disgust those whom he had the honour of addressing, and it might therefore suffice to say that their vices were not the vices of men, and their virtues were those of savage rather than of civilized life. (Great cheers.) He visited to ask, was it fitting that such a nation should be num bered amongst those of Christendom? (Cheers.) %I've we to treat them as brothers? No. The Powers of Christendom ought to interfere, and to tell them that they should no Icfnger be permitted to retain a dominion which they could only support by cruelty and oppression. (Applause.) It was for the interest of this country that Greece should be free. It was evident to every reflecting mind, said the Honourable Gentleman, that Con. stantinople tottered to its fall, and the only reason why the Christian powers had not totally crushed it was, because they coo not as yet agree as to the division of the spoil. (Much cheenng.) . NTer - fore it was that they looked with jealousy at the insurrection of the Greeks, which was calculated to bring on a perilous day, for which, Acing unprepared, they could scarcely know how to provide. (Cheers.) hence it was that ths head of the Christian Church, the Pope, had sent a lit oclaination against the Greeks; but he would ask whether it was fur that that his power had been en. trusted to him by God ? (Cheers.) :11ussionsries sr mint this country to all parts of the earth for the plirprm^ of mkt converts, hot so glorious an opoortmity h.pl ncker_fresientest it•Tir of Christians from becoming Turks. Tire Attn. Oen tleman concluded by propming 'ls a tuna— " The brave and suffering People of Greece, whose persevering 'Moor in asserting their independence is not o ly worthy of their an cestors, but dese.ryes the immediate aid of th.whole civilized w o od." The neat toast wee, " T. W. Coke, and the Reformers of Not. folk:" Mr. COKE returned thanks. He said that he had been for fifty year's back elected as a Repre‘entative for the county of Norfolk, dart/wall of which period he had been attached In the primlfdea of Refdr‘o t but if he had known as much at first of the Howie or CoMmons as he Did at the present moment, he would never have cnnaenietl to hare become ens of its Members. (Laughter.) Re hail been strongly witched by the friends or freedom to became a Member for that county, to which he co :rented, and attached him self to Mr. Fox, no whom he stuck like a leech (a laugh), through good report and bad report, and had always exerted himself to the uttunet of his abilities,. His being now in Parliament Irma the wish Obis constituents, and not his own, and if returned to Parliament at the next electi-in, it would be at the expense of those who thought an honest vote worth having. (Great applause.) Alderman Waithnian, and may the Reforniem of London ad vance the cause of Reform by returning that ge ntlernaa to Parlia ment, as t'teir lieprevenuitive, at the next general election.' Mr. Alderman WAIT/111.0f, in returning thanks. said, that be was so much fatigued by vowelising during the last few days, that he should detain them but a short time. lie felt great pleevure at the enthusiasm he always witnessed at their annual meeting*, and still greater pleasure in the fact that they returned their Mem bers freely and independently.. They gave a complete contradiction to the essesion that large bottler ref people could no( ehooss lit and • I r Tie Representatives. for they chose persons eif rank anti Inn, evident talent to represent them. (Much a)piaese.) lie was gra tified at the manner in which they drank his health, said also at the with which they pledged that portion of the toast which alluded to bin success in the commit in which he wax eboitt to en gsge. If bin penwsnal Interest were merely concerned, that eimtest would he of small importance; but when it wan recollected that he stood there upon principle alone, he thought his triumph would be worth achieving. (Greet applause.) The worthy Alderman cocci aded by proposing an a meat— " Viscount Elaine:lnn and the Recliners of Devonshire." Viscount EDILINGTON returned thanks, and proposed as a r toant, : — _ . _ Joseph Ilums, Esq., and thanks to him for kin persevering and suecessful efforts in watching every branch of the puhlic ex penditure. which must ulticontely produce such a reduction of taxes is can atone reanimate the general interests of the country." Mr. HithE returned thank i ; and, afar passing a high eulorum on the merits of Mr. Aldermal Wood. gave— " Alderman Wood, and the Reformers of the City of Lon.. dirt e'—whitels vas drank wi h .mhuslaam. Sir Francis Burdett then left the morn; Mr. Hobhouse was elected lb the Chair, and the conviviality of the Meeting was, under kis auspices, kept up to a late hour. SOCIZTY FOR PROMOTION OF UNIVERSAL PEACE. Veaterday a Meeting of'. the Society for the Promotion of Perma nent and Universal Peace was held at Albion Hail, London Wall. The time appointed was half_past six o'clock in the evening, at which hour a very numerous and highly respectable assemblage of Ladies rand Gentlemen occupied the room appropriated to the oc casion. Thoisgh the Society has been established since June, 1815, this was only the second Annual Meeting of an open kind to which the public in general was invited. A circumstance of a rather dorious character occurred. In the immediate vicinity of the Albion Hall is the Artillery ground, at the barrack! of which it is usual to inure horses to stand the fire of battle by training. For that purpose several shots attended with loud eraplosion were fired, and whether by accident or design the warlike din terminated at the critical period which the Society for the promotion of peace had selected to meet. The occurrence was hailed by some persons as as auspicious omen of tht success of the Society. JOHN' CLARKSON, Esq. having been called to the Chair— The tenth annual Report of the Committee was read by Mr. JOSEPH J. Patera. It detailed the advancement which the prin. ciple on which the Society waif founded had been gradually waiting during the last twelve months, and the prospect of ha further progress. it staled that the number of tracts published in that time was 31.750. forming with those already maned a total of 355,500 that have hien printed since the establish. irent of the Society. Tim funds had also been improving, and several Corporative Societies had been - instituted. The Report was concluded amid greet demonstrations of joy from the audience. Several Resolutions having been then moved and seconded in spe .ches of considerable ability were passed unanimously. The first, which vrie moved by the Rev. twain Cibber, and serootted by the Rev. Robert Vaughan, recommended the printing and distribution of the kern. ' The second, moved by Dr. Smith. and seconded by the Rev. Mr. 114•Kenzie, claimed the support of every Christian to the prin_ ciple of the Society. The third Resolution, moseeti by the ;icy. Thomas Harper, and seconded by the Rey. Mr. Wood, acknowledged gratitude to the Creator for the prevailing blessings of peace in Europe and Amt• rica. and rejoiced in the prospect of its continuance. The founh Resolution, moved by Mr. Joseph' Price. and seconded by Robert Marsden. Esq., expressed the regret of the S xiety that, in some parts of the world, the sword was still un sheathed—its sympathy and compassion for the direful effects of war, and a hope of its termination. . . . -. The two following Resolutions were moved by the Reverend Thomas Harper, and seconded by the itcv. James Har greaves. The first stimulated the friends of pacific principles to disseminate the amiableness of its nature, and to inculcate the be nefit of its general adoption. The last Resolution requested the continuance of the valuable services of the Treasurer, John Scott, • E 9. Ihe .Meeting having evinced great satisfaction at the proceed ings, separated at a quarter 'mat nine o'clock. In accordance with a principle of the Society no resolution of thanks was passed to the Chairman or other °timers. In addition to this singularity, the Pence-promoting Society was distinguished from every other description of public meeting, by the peculiarity of not making a collection at the conclusion of its sitting. We re gret that the pressnre of Parliamentary and other matter prevents us from giving even a sketch of the arguments adduced by the ad vocates of philanthropy and peace on this occasion. MUNICH, MAY 14.—The able naturalist Dr. Von Spi x. whose name is well known from his travels in Btazil. in company with Dr. Martina, died here yesterday, of a ner vous fever. Our Academy, and the learned world in gene ral, have reason to deplore the loss of this enlightened and indefatigable naturalist. A mausoleum to the memory of the bite Professor Play fair has lately been commenced on the Calton-hill, and is in rapid progress. The architecture is Grecian, after a deign by Mr. William Playfair, and the work is being executed in a very superior manner, under Messis. Smith and Cuthbertson. The situation is at the south-east corner of the Observatory wall, and will be within the new enclosure. When completed, this monument will be one of the most beautiful architectural ornaments of our city. While the very best beef is selling wholesale in the Smithfield market at 7d. a round, the butchers at the %Vest-end of the Town are charging Md. and I Id. As Mr. Blunden, of Queenhithe, was yesterday passing along Charing-cross in his gig, drawn by a very tine young horse, the animal took fright, and darted across the street, where, coming in contact with the lamp post, the gig was dashed to pieces, and Mr. B. thrown out with much violence. He received some severe bruises, and was conveyed forthwith into a surgeon's shop, where prompt assistance was rendered. The hone escaped, however, with very slight injury. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening, a poor chimney-sweeper of Tewkesbury. named Price, whilst employed in picking up the rooks for a shooting party, at the Lower Lode Ferry, was shot through the body by the accidental discharge of one of the raiding-piece... An apprentice-boy from Cheltenham, named Buckman, (who came there in direct opposition to the coin. mantle of his master and his friends,) unintentionally shot the sweep near the heart, and so great was the effusion of blood, that, but for the presence of a medical gentleman, he must have died in a few minutes. He now lies in a very dangerous state, with little hope that he will survive many days, and no chance of his ever being perfectly recovered. The boy attempted to shoot a rook, bat the gun missing tire, he was examining the priming, when it ex. ploded, and the charge was lodged in poor Price's body. He was, of course, kept as quiet as possible, and it was wished that his wife should not see him • but he was so anxious, next morning, to say one word to her. that she was admitted—the election was upper. most in the poor fellow's mind, and his only request was, that she should not apply for parish relief, which would disqualify hint from voting, being a freeman of Gloucester ! GILT SIX rENc r. B.—A new species of fraud has lately been commenced upon the public, which we think it our duty t. guard them against. It consists in the putting off sixpences, strongly gilt, as half sovereigns. The sort selected for she purpose are those of the coinage of 11121, bearing the head of his present Majesty, and which precisely correspond to the half sovereign coined in the year NU In fact they both seem to have been struck from the same die. There is a slight difference in the arms on this reverse side, but that circumstance might easily escape the notice of those who are not familiar with that portion of our coinage. The size of the sixpence being precisely the saint u the half sovereign, together with a similar raising at the edge, affords an excellent opportunity for the perpetrators of this fraud successfully to carry on their depredations. The easiest method of deteciing them is by their weight. ARSON AND RODEERY.—Monday some thieves broke into the cellar of the Waterman's Arms public-house, Bermondsey %Vail, and ether abstracting a quantity of spirits, set lire to a quantity of old rope and other things, which they had brought with them, with the view evidently to burn down the premises, and thus conceal the robbery. The smoke from the cellar was fat. tunately perceived between two and three, by a lighternian pawner, who roamed the inmates, anti assisted them in extinguishing she fire. Infromation has been lodged at Union-hall (Office, Met Yu , . clue to the perpetrators of this double acted villainy has yaks*. sented sue f.