The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-16 00:00:00

CHURCH REFORM. , f; LITERATURE. • • -- THE Colllt ANNUAL FOR 1830.. since we selectede work fk Mr. Mood , , Itis not very long , of a. highly respectalie, zealous, and sound .. is - the most inveterate--the most :enious-- minded Clergyman of the Establishment, as the tite most original punster, we ever • ' and of, ground-work some detailed observation upon The greatest masters in-the art sink - " t h e interesting theme of Church Reform. The 011 0:thir . • before 'guess him. - Even Swift and columns of a newspaper are, however, so rarely kbelais, with all their relish for a pun—to per- I devoted to 'discussions of this grave complexion, trate.. which and extended to such a length, that we almost (however indifferently), they iuld L L doubt of our having succeeded in conciliating, -Put. themselves and- their readers to the iatest - • as we could have wished, the attention of our Possible inconvenience—are children readers. But, so persuaded are we of the abso stipaietl. With . Mr. Hood. He alone is worthY lute necessity of a general interest being created ri stand forwar d 2 so his age, like the giant Anak in this great question, that, at the risk of he : ° t . n g t he Philistines, as th e i ncarna te personi- ing deemed " wilful trespassers" upon the privi -I°n o f a The Englishlanguage, • pun. in leges of newspaper readers, by thus abridging s hand their daily allowance of " intelligence, techni s) assumes the most grotesque air and 0 3111 °Ii ; liable andcally so called, we are again about to advert to i thfull ' e ductile as wax, it receives i it. We should not despair, indeed, were we _, e , I Y: every impression that he chooses to 1 I under an obligation to do it, of convincing even 34: O i is.. We are decidedly of opinion, that those, - who peruse our " folio of four pages," ev er • . .Imperfect and progressive other depart- ; with no other view than that of pleasantly whil entss. . . of literature may be, the author of ing away an idle hour, that this very amusement Wh; • - uns.and Oddities" has carried the art of of theirs is nearly connected with " Church annin I Reform,"-strange as the idea may seem. Our gias far as it, will go ;, in short, to those ttrenre liMit i argument would be this—the character of our s of good sense, " quos ultra citra- I tie, ne • .. . • 1 Establishment is immediately, and most power ' cOnizitere rectuni." i In- iiis.: Comic wain _ • Annual, . decidedly the most these realms—and with the subsistence and jute ,g,of the whole lot; Mr. Hood has not grity of Protestantism are associated those of the ti l es' thee(' himself a punster, but a wit, and a liberty of the press. Nevertheless, we should pan ''at ' ibe sorry to believe that any merely temporary iei 1 - . .., 5s great practical acquaintance with life, i . I views operated upon the mass of our friends, or .84 taled and flavouredwithanex q uisite sense ,i. ti .„,, , that they could be otherwise than desirous of "e - ridiculous• We know few things even 440.6 s Our • - our Paper, from time to time, reverting to this 111,,.. ! most sterling and classical writers of . tberne, when once a little serious reflection shall , 1 ). 7 "rtsauperior-to the adroit good-humoured have convinced them of its importance, in a far sron e s t . he . sarcasm of .the" Letter on Emigration," more exalted sense. Allust - - r atton to which is - Worthy of the . subject, We now, therefore, select a layman' s work for text` t°' thi s , inclinedrank 4 , consideration ; declaring, from the very circum )oe sari, Sf we are to Number stance of its being such, an inference in proof A which - a sarcastic knowledge of woman 0 " n anitest -• • " • together with of what we formerly stated—namely, that there throughout, - existed in clergy and laity an impression of esspirit, freedom and neatness ofversification. reform less invidious term, renova . ,, .Pillory is a broad, diverting extrava- tion) being necessary, and that the period had ' 4 44'iti the style of O'Dohertv's admirable arrived fOr setting about it. We do not mean iltewsss,, to affirm that a single clergyman or a single lay si-Fa .in . Blackwood ; and is assisted by a " j ood'en • • man are to be taken as representatives of the ~ t._ graving irresistibly ludicrous in its nature. popular opinion. Most certainly they are not. k Y.P, le's Miscellany," inn hich a fat, broken- But whenever two sober, shrewd, and Calm neell,snub-nosed , i , ,,_ , retainer of the law is march- judging men, both lovers of order, both affec gg. At , t 1- he head of some half-dozen or more bur- tionate and loyal members of the Establishment, at% 1 th .usiy..di s -- , posed delinquents, cannot even be having, and well knowing that they have, inter sorght of, much less seen, without an in- ests opposed to thote of anarchy, liberalism, , , 4.4kary and irreligion, chaPenge attention in publica n of the risible muscles. A ~.._ tions, calculated at the first sight to cast upon A 4 ;Nursemaid, accustomed to the care of Cha mfer"' s them suspicion and evil surmises, and which, a lueli .3 a most sarcastic hit at the but too-fee- little time back, would have been held to he bi ped t negligence of this class of domesticated rash and dangerous, we think we are well justi 8* Our very limited space will not permit fled in concluding, first, that the necessity of us, to s oth enlarg e , as we could wish, on the numerous imperative • doing something has become ,.. and, secondly, that they were sure of having. with -peasetlnerit4 of this entertaining, and in many re , sr i • them a large portion of the national sentiment. C h. ,.i..._ . gknal production ; we must therefore That necessity, we ourselves are persuaded, has s '''. 4 , it with hearty recommendation to our 'ager a become imperative. There is no view of the self". s to purchase it, and judge for them- question which does not show it to he so. It ". 'the It n following is a specimen of its hu- is called for by an examination of facts. It is surons prose : countenanced by the general voice—as stron g ly evinced in the tone of even our most unbending , :, Squameash Flatts, 9th Nov. 1827. ~,- bear Brother,—Here we are, thank Providence, safe periodicals, much rather of the more moderate --sa 4 , s 'ie .- sa, and in the finest country you ever saw. At part of the press, and by the frequency and earnest e_knosseat I have before me the sublime expanse of ness with which the conversation of thinking per -ll:'m..sash Flatts—the majestic Mudiboo winding through sons is directed to this very point. If Lord Mount . . - v ttudat!—with; the ma g nificent range of the Squab 7 411 AtaAn! in ..*.tt distance. But the prospect is impos- cashel, by his sweeping, indiscriminate charge 1 . ,1)1e' to describe in a letter ! I might as well attempt a against Church functions and functionaries, has en _kar aina in a pill-box! •We have fixed our settlement a bl e d his distinguished opponent to retort upon him ;:t t left banks of the river. In crossin g th e rapids we with deserve d sever ity, a nd to exhibit them in a 3' Zest of our heavy luggage and all our iron work; but • kneat good fortune we saved Mrs. Paisley's grand piany very different light, he has been so far from dis hW s the children's toys. Our infant city consists of three proving the p ro p riet y of renovation, in given rutl, and on e of clay, which, however, on the second instances, that it only becomes the more evident, agitinq Z.gle ground landlords. We have now built it up from the very insufficient defence they have :We could - 'O4l things considered, are as comfortable as been able to draw, even froth the acute Bishop I s „ d „ s rcSect---an t l have christened our settl e ment New •••", in Ga s of • compliment to the old metropolis. Wehave of Ferns, whom we may thank for the guidance hoe- the log-houses to ourselves—or at least shallhehas ht b us 1 fi y lnea we have built a new hog-sty. We burnt down yet corrigible points. rat one ; i n making a bonfire to keep off the wild Mr. Hull, whose book we have hinted at, 44,,,7S 414 for the present the pigs are• in the parlour. entitles it, "An Inquiry, concerning the Means 4 14 4 our rooms are rather usefully than elegantly fur- d. We .have gutted the Grand Upright, and it makes 4 1, 40. _. . lave an d Expe di ence of making Changes in the , o , a , ~lent cupboard; the chairs were obli g ed to blaze at Canons, Articles, , or Liturgy." He eommences I I , ,autWatiacs,—but, thaak Heaven, we have never leisure with a chapter upon " The General Principles of . .vil, anti so do not miss them. My boys are con- Union," quieting the fears of any who may be s „ - '7"•-...., ,and will he well when they have g ot over some awk -te aced • - • prepared to enter upon the perusal of it, mis a. little silts in loping and felling. Mrs. P. grumbles 01 _ s but, it is here ustom to lament most when she is in trustfully of his design, by the good motto, My) tiletiruidst. of comforts. She complains of solitude, and st i sxcztct stissts - Esscs, the spirit of which appears to a sst , s ke could enjoy the very stiffest of stiff visits. The "Pervade his work ; for, however, his readers may ess ra . : we lighted a fire in our new abode, a large serpent differ from him in judgment, as upon a question , ;;; 1 _ d , wn the chimney, which I looked upon as a g ood of this nature, it is quite certain many will, all ' 'l _ . However , as Mrs, P. is not partial to snakes, and . „ . (e n teat Is supposed to attract these reptiles, we have dis- must, we think, concede to him the praise of 7,. ni ist with fireb ever since. As for wild beasts, we bear simplicity and sincerity. " Articles and Creeds," • (1 41 ,.owling end roaring round the fence every night from it is his opinion, " are not the means of inaking . b ,, _ rie ttil day-li g ht, but we have only been inconvenienced of one mind all the members of the Church: t i: i u b ~lie n. The first time he came, in order to g et rid of but the feelings which would most lead us far he nit* peaceably, we turned out an old ewe, with which Was Well satisfied; but ever since he comes to uses re g ular away from such condition, and induce and en . triv e .,k-work for his mutton; and if we do not soon con. able us to bear with the ignorance (2f others, eto cut his i n t , i acquaintance, we shall hardly have a sheep however paillful and inexplicable to ourselves. ,,, :4 0. _*e flock. It would have been easy to shoot him, The necessity of some articles, at the time when our Well provided with muskets, but Barnaby mistook --me r 4 1 eillnain of g unpowder for onion seed, and sowed it hardly be disputed. our own were framed, can pit- T the kitchen garden. We did try to trap him into a The Church had then been but newly reformed lli - .but after twice catching Mrs. P. and every one from the errors of the Catholic Religion ; and i t f i s e o lsldren in turn, it was given up. They are now , was essential as well for priest as people, that .4 , _eve r, perfectly at ease about the animal, for they never hers pecific character should be limited and de • abi .Y.ut of d o o rs at a ll ; an d, to make them quite comfort -46:. I have blocked up all the windows and barricaded the fined: so that her redintegration to primitive ean f: We have lost only one of our number since we doctrine and practice might be placed beyond gi i,,, '___ l4 inely, Diggory, the market-gardener, from Glas- all question, and her " ensign lifted up from sun ; s , llO went out one morning to botanist, and never afar." The object of their framers seems to h ad pack. lam much surprised at his absconding, as he have nethinbeen to exclude, decidedly and peremp ts. ga spade bat to go off with. Chippendale, 14 1rPenter was sent after him, but did not return; torily, some with whose faith she could have I si s . Gregory, tl , e the s mith, has been out after them neither part nor lot, but to open the door as h er ,_ two days. I have just despatched Mudge, the wide as possible to others, not substantially 19on "aisa, to look after all three, and hope he will differing from herself. In doing this, however, s „„ give a g ood account of them, as they are the it does not seem to have occurred to them, or, . d .7't useful men in the whole settlement, and, in fact, in -I)4eP!ileable to its very existence. The river Mudiboo is at least, influenced their decision, that the beep and rapid, and said to swarm with alligators, though I single article, designed to render the system of orl!oaeard but of three being seen at one time, and none . the Church palatable to one mode of belief, t ,„la; . se above eight en feet long ; this, however, is imma- loses its effect, when combined with those which ,s, a' , as we do not use the river fluid, which is thick and . itYi but draw ail our water from natural wells and tanks. are equally intended to conciliate others: vor I :l is ki,eno tis springs are rather common, bet are easily distin- that it at once creates a reason for one or more s 4 e 4 by containing no fish or living animal. Thcse, of those others not conforming. In one word, uWeverWhich swarm art harmless ~ .. ti and may be safely used for culinary purposes. defeat this intention ; and that, whilst only one 4611 , I - know of no drawback but one, which, I am ana guiue, may he g ot over hereafter, and do earnestly hope definition can scarcely be stated, in . which all i ef ", , a6tsise,if things are no better in England than when 1 shall really concur, much more improbable is it, a ft ' _Y , ou, and as many as you can persuade, will sell off all, that assent (in the proper sense of the word) will s ' 'me over to this African paradise." be yielded to thirty-nine. lii s i s postscript to the letter says . that:the four men had been that by wild beasts, that the Mudiboo had overflowed, Neither did nor could the Reformers or I LL ; the Setrampash Flans were converted into a swamp, Master-builders of our Zion, legislating, at a - that they were all coming back as fast as they could. period when the people, possessing little learn ing or intelligence of their own, were willing, and even glad, to receive the authoritative dicta• tion of those whom they venerated, for the noble lead they had taken in the vindication of Christian truth, and, when within the Church, might be found abundantly adequate accommo dation for the people's wants,—neither did they, nor could they, we say, anticipate the time when the laity should vie with the clergy in scriptural and general learning ; and assert, upon high * In the book reviewed, articles of faith and creeds are properly assumed to be necessary at all times, but as means of preservin g the peace and extending the usefulm ss of the Church. It is also assumed that they ou g ht to be made as few as possible, and to establish points of hi g h and equal importance, p. 13. And ou g ht also to be such as to leave the right of conscience as free as possible, while they con fine within proper limits the ri g ht which individuals might else exercise to teach in the con g regation certain erroneous The Marquis and . Marchioness of TA VI- Z u elc, Lady BUTE, Lady DUDLEY STEWART, the Lftess of MORTON, Lady HENRY FITZ ROY and family , jar j"UltucE, Sir LAURENCE and Lady PALE, Lady But.- Colo ne l an d M rs . L ESL IE, Mr. and Mrs. JOIINES kl p T, Colonel and Mrs. Iltitt.zn ELYIIINSTONE, Mrs. a „ 141 .9), and the Very Rev. the Dean of BRISTOL, are gi the lat e arrivals' at Torquay, which fills fast, and t ts promise of a gay winter season. DUBLIN. • 1 -BLIN.—At twenty minutes past nine L ° . ;'k on Friday morning, her Grace, accompanied by t; e " PauntiOß brother to his Excellency the Loan t t a ti e l ENANT, arrived •at the harbour of Howth. Her e was received at the pier-head by Sir EDWA RD t . 4 . Se cretar y to t h e G enera l P o st-office, who presented 4 P t ain STEVFNS commanding his Majesty's packet the on beard ' of which her Grace and his Lordship i ett,barked, and proceeded to Holyhead. It ct; - Pected that her Grate will return to Dublin Lefore ristmas. opinions. g round, the right, within certs; 1 limits, of privets ' and the si- if of religion itself', we conscientiously judgment: and when again varieties of Christian believe, pet,,ai.. a vastly wider sphere than it sentiment 'should spring . in . a. - great ' degree ; - does or can under present circumstances. from the positive necessity of seeking else-; As to the mode of proceeding, it would strike where for spiritual advantages dented by us that a commission to the Clergy should con- the circumscribed means of the National , mence it. The Clergy have a more intimate Church. Such is, in fact, our present acquaintance with time structure and bearing of position :—A large body of competent judges our Canons, Articles, and Liturgy, than the has, brought its sagacity to bear upon our Ar- I Laity. They have watched, and can appreciate tides, with a proportionable variety of cOnvic- their effect. They have a much greater know tion : and the difficulty, of course, became ' ledge of man's moral nature than others, as phy -1 greater of maintaining in their place these dis- i sicians of his physical. They are, for the most tinctive symbols. On the other hand, the Church's part, well educated—have the sense of Christian moral, and local position, its inadequacyto meet I responsibility constantly before them ; and the wants of the people, and its actual, though finally, have formed their individual detailed undesigned, repudiating of them, to become the opinions upon such subjects. members of other religious societies, are indis- Still, as they are most truly described to be posing many (how many it is painful to think) trustees for the _people, the revision of whatever to submit to articles, which, under the circum- they may agree upon should be with the lay stance of a more universal conformity, might have body, either acting under commission or in been quietly borne. Let another thing be added. their ordinary legislative capacity. Thus not In the scrutiny which has recently been bestowed only would jealousy be avoided, and the charge on most points of our political and religious eco- i of professional bias be silenced, but the resources nomy, the proprieties and duties of the clerical i of intelligence, and good feeling throughout the function have come under revies - : and it has , body politic, be brought to bear upon a subject not escaped the observation of the sagacious, of common and paramount moment. that they, of all men, should be exempt from the We were somewhat startled at Mr. Hull's 4 dilemma of . either diverting their labours and ' allusion to the doctrine of the Trinity, but our zeal to temporal offices, or of engaging in spi- doubts how far what he said was consistent with ritual, under suspicion, however vague, of inte- the full belief in that doctrine were presently rested views. Mit the generality of the clergy ; solved when we considered the whole book taken do not subscribe otherwise than with integrity of . together, and more particularly pp. 54 and 55. purpose we verily believe. We believe them to The notions pressed in that book are entirely be convinced, as we ourselves are, that, if a sys- consistent with a sincere and practical belief in tern is to be drawn out of the Scriptures, and set the Trinity. We lay a stress upon the epithet in order by human words—that of the Church of I practical, because it accurately defines Christians England is, upon the whole, excellent—and that lof that class who discover the truth of this doc- I in subjection to it, a great mass of good may trine, in their personal conviction and spiritual be accomplished by the conscientious minister. being, heartily and affectionately embrace it, and But the question is, whether, in these advanced would only abstain from the use of terms not and unprecedented days, still more good might found in the Bible, inadequate to convey clear not result from two things—transferring to the notions, and far more apt to raise discussions, Canons all matters of municipal or corporate re- than to calm into conviction. Can we quarrel gulation, as they may be termed ; and widening with them for this ? alas ! the records of our the range, by lessening the number, and the pro- Christian disputes, (Christian disputes !) but positions, of such of the Articles as literally relate two plainly testify that words, not things, have to doctrine : if not, indeed, as we are disposed been the pivots of disagreement and disunion ; to contend, it would be an unspeakable gain to and that the more we refrain from the use of "faith, hope, and charity, to do," altogether our own, and trust to those of inspiration, the substituting Scriptural for human declarations. nearer do we approximate to oneness of faith, How unperemptory, with one or two exceptions, and " love unfeigned." and yet how holy and edifying, is our Liturgy ! We will not now enter further into the " In- It embodies all that the serious Christian can quiry," our object being, not so much to ana reasonably desire. Without pronouncing upon lyze its contents, or dilate upon the merits of a disputable points, it satisfies by its very gene- single work, as to direct the attention of our r ility and spirit of attraction, and pastoral affec- readers to the great theme it takes up ; and tion. And it might naturally be asked, why happy shall we be if that object be obtained ! any other standard of fellowship should be required, We may just add, however, before we conclude, especially since experience has testified that the that, like many other earnest writers, our author strictest standardhasn athadtheeffect ofpreventing is too deeply interested in his subject to pay the difference " within " the Church, and many, attention that a less zealous inais would give to who are " without," from entering her courts. the dress of his work—which, after all, ls but If, however, we arc not ripe for resolving all our the dress. His propositions, which, individually articles of faith into one, simply declaring our taken, are for the most part both true and im concurrence in the doctrine of the Liturgy, it portant, and many of them original and striking, may nevertheless be adviseable to modify the sometimes want the connecting links that would form and substance of the subsisting ones. give them congruity and integrity. Sometimes, Neither Mr. Hull nor ourselves undervalue also there are trifling inaccuracies of phrase, Articles. We are only desirous of having it con- and an occasional opinion we might be disposed sidered whether the boundaries of our good to controvert, though not with any certainty of Church might not be enlarged and the spirit of being ourselves right. But we might borrow pure religion and undefiled," promoted by a the words of our own Bishop Taylor, and say, judicial revisal. The great difficulty lies, as we " These things are not so much as the fringes formerly observed, in preaching, or the per- of the garment of the body" of truth ; and un sonal addresses of the Clergy to their congrega. affectedly thank Mr. Hull for his volume. tion. These require to be controlled, lest they • Mr. Hull considers it questionable how far creeds become (what time merely liturgical service would should form part of the service for morning prayer in not) sources of variance between the members of Church, as due attendance on that service is in itself a re duction of our creed into practice, and theref?rre of more different congregations ; and may, possibly, need worth for the purposes of a creed than a repetition of that a more detailed check than such as we have been creed. And the knowledge that the creel will be re proposing, though we should think that even for peated, keeps many individuals out of the Church walls these, negative rather than positive laws would who might else enter them, and when there unlearn their be ..convenient laws, simply prohibiting - what errors. What creeds contain, and of what use they may be, is set out on pages 177 to 18 2 , and on page 226 . ought not to be affirmed from the pulpit. ..------_ Our author's second chapter is upon alters, lions in the Prayer Book, which itself answers all those who would contend for its unchange ableness : and he exemplifies his views, by re ferring his readers to the amended Prayer Book of the American Church, of which we would also strongly recommend the perusal. No man will affirm, we think, that the changes in it have de ducted from that character of sanctity, and sound wisdom, which has justly placed it amongst the finest of human composition. To ourselves it would seem as if much, which was once, with sound discretion, made part and parcel of it, but, by change of circumstance, had become less apposite, were then taken away, and the fabric, without any violation of its essentially ancient and reverend features, not only reno vated to primitive strength and usefulness, but even enlarged and improved. Should it be in convenient to any to procure the American Prayer Book, Mr. Hull's work, which has a chapter devoted to a minute examination of its contents, may be profitably consulted instead. We will merely observe, by way of preface to such an employment, and to disarm the preju dice that is indisposed to believe any substantial improvement likely to come from the Western Continent—that scarcely a point has been - achieved, which is not in fact traceable to re corded English discussion upon English land. It is proposed, next, that to effect the neces sary changes there should be " a review of our Articles and Liturgy, by commission to that effect, if obtainable from the Crown; and if not, by a Committee of Religion in the House of Commons." And an interesting and, cer tainly, very instructive summary is added of the proceedings, which, at various periods of the English Church, and under different aspects of our political history, have taken place, for the accomplishment of this very matter. At the . present moment, few timings can more sensibly affect the heart of the anxious member of the Establishment than such a record. We are greatly mistaken if it will not shew him the better principles of human nature, and the worthier dictation of religiOus wisdom, at every convenient opportunity asserting their rights against an unwise, though often honest, adherence to what is falsely called consistency ; a too sensi tive dread of change, and a persuasion that " the thing which is, is the thing that ought to be." He will perceive, moreover, in the traCcs of op portunities lost, which, it is now but too evident, might have been improved to noblest purposes, no dim or doubtful warnings against time mis chief of bringing to the discussion of these vital questions any other than a candid, forbearing, quiet spirit, tempered by fear of God, and hearty love of man. “ The Church of Christ," observes the book before us, " does not require, ft it in way sanc tion, all the distinctions which now so unhappily prevail amongst Protestants." In this we fully concur ; and convinced, as every thinking man must be, of the evils of " Christ divided, for practically he is so, where they subsist, we gladly catch at any probable i The Duke of CUMBERLAND returned to h. remedy, and would i risk something to put it n But residence at K e w on Monday evening, from a visit to h: to operation. we cannot honestly attach th e term " risk " to MaJaszY, at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park. the measure proposed ; a fel .. • 1t !v naigo be offended, Prince LEOPOLD entertained a select party t but many more , would be utisfi ec t and benefitted ; clinner Yesterday, at his residence at Claremont. EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY. A Quarterly General Court of the Proprietors of India Stock was held at the India House this morning, for the purpose of declaring a dividend on the Cap tal Stock 01 the Company, from Midsummer last to Christmas next. The Court was made special, fur the purpose of submit- ting for confirmation an alteration in the by-laws. JOHN LOCK, ESQ., in the Chair. The minutes of the last Court were read. The CHAIRMAN informed the Court that, in consequence of the non-arrival of the accounts from India up to May, 182 S, which had not yet been received, the general ac counts of the Company's affairs could not be made out. In a nswer to an Oservation from Mr. Dixon, the Chairman stated, that instructions had been sent out to the Indian Government to use all possible despatch in sending over the accounts. Accounts of Superannuations, cost of Volunteers, &c. Were presented. The CHAIRMAN informed the Court that the Board of Directors bad come to a resolution respecting the dividend. The SECRETARY read a minute of the last meeting of the Board, at which a resolution was passed to declare a divi dend of 51 per cent. for the current half year. The CHAIRMAN—IS it the opinion that this dividend be agreed to ? The dividend was confirmed. THE BY -LAWS. The CHAIRMAN informed the Court that it was made special to confirm the proceedings of the last Court for altering the by-laws. The SECRETARY read the minutes of the proposed alteration. It ordains that all bills and resolutions intro duced in either House of Parliament, having reference to Indian affairs, shall be placed en the proprietors table for their information. The Court confirmed the resolution. PENSIONS AND SUPERANUATIONS. General THORNTON rose to explain some miscon• ception in his motion of the last Court, and moved a re solution to the effect that printed returns should be made of all pensions and allowances granted by the Company. The CHAIRMAN thought the return unnecessary, as such a statement had already been made out. Mr. HUME said he thought it would be more politic to have all the accounts Fublished, as any attempt at conceal ment would lead to a suspicion that all was not right ; and as the conduct of the Directors, and the afftirs of the Com pany, would soon become a subject of investigation in Par liament, it would be well to have every thing understood out of doors. _ _ Mr. DIXON remarked, that if the affairs of the Com pany were to be made public, there was no knowing where such a course would stop. The CumamAN again said, all the information asked for by the motion was already before the Proprietors. REDUCTIONS IN THE ALLOWANCES IN INDIA, Mr. HUME said he had a few remarks to make on a subject which had caused some excitement in this country, as well as in India, he alluded to the reductions in the Batta. He was of opinion that it was not proper that any interference should be made by the Proprietors in the executive department, and while he was of opinion that every economy should be used, yet with regard to allow ances of persons in India, it ought to be recollected that parties who went to India in the service of the Company, did so under the impression that they would return after a few years' absence, to their native land with a compe tency. The Medical Department, it was stated, were par ticularly referred to, and he hoped some satisfactory answer would be given to the thscrvations he had wade, The CUAIRMAN, who spoke very low, was Wo.l.eretcßld to say, that since the order was seut out respecting the reductions, further instructions hn l been forwarded, which would place the allowances on an improved footing. The medical officers were to be allowed to retire on an allow- ante of 7004 per annum, and nut 5001. He expressg4 himself happy that the subject had been, introduced, T 4 Cuutt then adjourned, THE ARMY. Maj G..n. Lord Fi.zroy Somerset, as Milit iry Secre tary to General Lord Hilt G C.B. and G.C.H., Com m ,nding-in-Cl;ief, iat.'nt"i:l:l-Oug.ll 1 . 1.4 yesterday, at his ()rhoe in the Hone Guards: - A few Generals, and about tcren:y uthi•r otratero, transact 0,1 military business with his I,ord:sh p. A detachment belonging to the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of'Foot proceeded yesterday morning by canal boat for Liverpool, on route to Londonderry. A detachment belonging to the 72d (the Duke of Al bany's own Highlanders), proceeded yesterday morning by canal-boat for Liverpool, on route to Drogheda. (From the Limerick Chronicle, Dec. 12.) Captain Tempest's company of the 60th Rifles, with the El(4n. Lieut. A. Mlon, marched hence yesterday morning fsr Ennistymon, where they are now stationed. This morning a party tif the corps, with Lieutenants Cross and Powis, proceeded to Corofin, county Clare. It is believed that the 62d Regiment, quartered in this garii•on, will embark in March for India. The Reserve Companies of the 82d, un , ler Major Ho zarth, have moved from Sheerness to Chatham. . . Two companies of the 76th Regiment, under Captain Grubbe, marched intu Tipperary on Wednesday. A division of the 76th Regiment, under command of Major Stevenson, has relieved the 70th at Cashel. Lieut. -0,1 Power, Royal Artillery, assumes the com mand of the Northern District, (head -quarters at Chatle ini.nt), in room of Lieut.-Col. Armstrong. We have been favoured with a view of a beautiful mas sive silver salver, of exquisite workmanship and elegantly engraved, intended as a present from the officers of the 62d regiment in this garrison to their late excellent and beloved brother officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth, son of Alderman Philip Smyth, of this city. The announce ment of Lieutenant-Colonel.Smyth's retiring from the com mand of the 62d, was received with feelings of undisguised regret through all rank; in that distinguished corps, and the above memorial from the officers of the regiment, is but a slight manifestation of the esteem always evinced for Colonel Smyth, both in his character as an officer and a ;entluman. We understand, a very handsome silver snuff uox has been presented to Colonel Smyth by the noncom missioned officers of the regiment, in token of respect and regard for their late Commanding Officer. Inscription on the salver—" Presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth, o❑ his retirement from the service and command of the 62d regiment, by his brother officers, as a token of their regard and esteem." FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE. EXTRACT VT A PRIVATE LITTER FROM AN ENGLISH HALF-FAY OFFICER AT CAMBRA 1", DATED DEC, S " The disgraceful and unmanly deed which was perpetrated here a few months ago by some of the officers of the dragoon and infantry regiments, then quartered in this garrison, on the daughter of one of its most respectable inhabitants, by one of them enticing her to his quarters, and there administering to her a narcotic drug, when he and several other brother officers formed the most diabolical, the most disgusting, and the most unofficerhke plan that ever could be contemplated, to revenge themselves on this thoughtless, and, although I must say, per haps rather criminal, victim, in the dead of the night, when they stripped her (notwithstanding she being in a state of pregnancy), and committed the most atrocious barbarities on her person; after which they conveyed her in the senseless state she was in, without any covering upon her (tout nue), and laid her ut the door of her distressed and aged father, where she was found at two o'clock in the morning by the servant who had been waiting up for her, with her body tattooed all over, and the whole of her hair shaved off. " This affair was represented to the Prefect at Lille, who transmitted it to the Minister of War, at Paiis, and a court-martial was immediately ordered to be held, the result of which was that they were dismissed from the service, and the regiments order ed away to Arras and Aire, near St. Omer. The young woman was so affected at her disgraceful situation, that she went raving mad, and has ever since been under confinement. " A cousin of her's, a lieutenant in the Regiment of the Hussars de Nord, which has replaced them in this garrison, was walking on Sunday on the espia l:a:le near the citadel, when he by chance came in contact with the wretch who had so acted towards his cousin. He immediately accosted him, and de manded satisfaction for the injury he had done to his family. A meeting took place at the back of the ramparts, when his antagonist fell, being rnn through his body, and he obliged to fly to Belgium, as, according to the late law on duelling, he would have been imprisoned for three years. Such has been the termination of thisunfortunate and disgrace ful event, which has so strongly excited the public feeling and indignation in this part of France. Hopes are entertained that the Colonel will obtain a pardon for Lieutenant as he only acted through the warmth of injured family feeling." LOVE AND SUICIDE. A young gentleman, a cousin of mine, a native of one of the northern counties of beland, formed an attachment for a young lady, in his father's im mediate neighbourhood—it grew with his youth, and was reciprocal between himself and his beloved. The young lady had no fortune, but a most prepos sessing appearance, and amiable disposition—she, an only child of an aged couple, respectable though poor. The gentleman had but two eons and two daughters, the two latter married. The young gentleman, the subject of this painful narrative, was the eldest. On the father hearing of his son's attachment, he induced me, as I was my own mas ter, to accompany his son to the Indies. To describe his distraction of mind at being forced from the idol of his soul- may be better imagined than described by me. I shall merely say we set sail; on our de parture the father of the young lady was indignant at the apparent irdifference of the young man to his daughter. Ile left the country and took her with him to London; when he introduced her into society, she was only to be seen to be admired, and this was her first time of mixing with the world. A Colonel of rank met her at a ball, fell in love with her, proposed for her to her father, whose re monstrance induced her to accept so advantageous a proposal. They were milled. The fatal intelli gence reached me—and to describe my situation in a strange countr!—well aware of the effects of this unfortunate event, I did not disclose it to him; hut he received himself a letter shortly after, informing him of it. Oh ! my God, to describe his ap pearance on reading it. "Oh ! Charles, my darling gill is for ever another's," said he, "my first anti only love ! is she in the arms of another ? Oh ! my father has ruined nip for ever." He spoke frantically of every scene that occurred between them. I remonstrated with him saying, had she loved him she would not marry an other : but he said, why not obey her parents as well as I did ? " Oh! my darling girl, this world," said he, "is now a blank to me." It would be itnt possible for me to advert to all his distrwled ex pressions, " When," said he," will I see her ?. Oh, never again !" I cannot write fully ; lum now merely on my journey to his father, who is yet un acquainted with it, and I just take this spot to give you au outline. He committed suicide by means of his rEzor; he cut his throat. I only went out on sonic business—l got him a corpse on my return ! and on opening his breast, found a lock of Cue young lady's hair suspended about hiq neck in a locket, which, until then, Itviriu saw with him. I got tl:e poor victim of utichanging love interred far from his native home. Alt, his father woold now give worlds, I dare say, had he him a:, - -,at.,,Coric, spondent of the Dublin Frcev,;c4; 4;ouniql. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There is now no denying, on the pert of the veriest Orangeman who ever strutted in Cumber land-regimentals, that the Catholic' Relief Bill has done its work, and in a way,. too, that how ever it might haVe been anticipated •by the pri- • vate judgment of sagacious a .. long-sighted . men, the friends of the Catholics_ did . not think . it quite decent to proclaim, while their...etre , ' mien would have scouted it as a ehiniera The • Association--the 'Catholic Association—L•tKe' grand bugbear of all worthy Orangemen—the . faggot which set Ireland in a blaze—the scourge which striped and lacerated that unhappy king dom—that accursed Association, cried the Orangemen, must be put down, or the tenure by which Ireland was held for the empire would not be worth a week's purchase. Eman cipate the Catholics, replied the friends of re ligious liberty, and the Association will die for want of food, having no natural aliment but Catholic grievance. 'Well, who was right ? What has now become of the Association ?. We say nothing about the law for putting it down. Of the resolution of the Catholics themselves, passed instantly after the Re!ief Bill was carried, we are content to drop all mention. But let any one real the repot of a meeting of their finance committee, and see in what a state of conflict, uproar, and anarchy,. are the elements and first principles of which the Association itself was composed ! Now that the binding power has been withdrawn from its heterogeneous and hostile particles, by the removal of that pervading grievance which alone had cemented the Catholic Association, and indeed to which alone it was owing that the Catholics existed at all as a separate or de finite body within these islands, the Asseciators, at peace with the Protestant community, are at open - war • amongst each other. One of them; Mr. Francis Wyse, it appears frOm the report which has been sent to us, had on one occasion transmitted a letter to Mr. Bric, addressed to that gentleman at the house of " Counsellor" O'Connell, (the same personage that has been lately putting forth a charge of bribery against this journal.) Mr Wyse added repeatedly, and in the most solemn manner, that his letter to Mr. Brie was marked " private" on the cover. It is admitted on all hands, however, and by Mr. Daniel O'Connell himself, who only denies that the letter had any mark of " private' on the back of it, and he broke open Mr. Wyse's letter to Mr. Brie, - permitting it to be public read in the Association, and copies to be taken of if, for the use of Mr. Fitzhenry, who, if we follow right the narative of the transaction, must have been a party libelled in Wise's letter, as lie after wards brought an action or actions against that gentleman, and in one of them recovered damages to the extent of 500/. Wyse having paid or compounded the damages, comes to the Finance Committee with a motion (through Mr. Sheil, who had been his counsel, as O'Connell, bad been Fitzhenry's), to be indemnified for the costs of his lawsuits out of the old Catholic fund (the rent, probably, but that is left unspecified). w c e l a im do t o n p o e t e t) r n e i t a e r i; n t d o o b n e n i g fi r c e a a t t i ( ju judges of j o s of the thing is the showing up each other —the Ns h u o oc t: ll e‘ a 'er, is but by-play in the piece ; the marrow ill-blood—the Billingsgate abuse (for Counsellor O'Connell complained, or rather boasted, that Mr. Wyse had placarded him about the streets of Dublin for' liar, a scoundrel, and a coward") —this Billingsgate, we say—this distraction of t passions p a e n o t interests—this e n v, t , e h r o e s N t s s e — re t assured mutualb by the h eo inveteracy rallg Orange men men would stick together until they had filched from us Protestants every particle of civil and religious freedom, are all so many conclusive evidences that Catholic emancipation has "done its work," and that as a thing capable of political mischief by its unity, Irish Catholicism exists no longer.— Times. A public meeting of land-owners and others took place yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the report of the Committee appointed last October to take steps for the repeal or ge neral reduction of the malt and beer duties, with a view to enable the labouring classes to supply themselves with beer. A very good object cer tainly,' and of which we would gladly witness the accomplishmemt. But before the poor labourers can supply themselves with beer (liquid food, as it has been called, instead Of gin, which is liquid fire), at however cheap a rate, they must have some money, arising from an increase of wages. Mr. Curteis, jun. of Sussex, was edited to the Chair. He regretted the want of co-operation in the landed aristocracy ; from which we sup pose we may infer generally, their adherence to the Ministry, to whom, no doubt, it would be very agreeable to repeal the Malt and Beer Duties, and who, in truth, ought to make a great effort for that purpose, but to whom it will probably be a matter of vast perplexity to find a burrowed the from substitute. The resolutions proposed by the Committee, and adopted by the Meeting, are, we must confess, not of the most striking kind. andiTligl The Lr f o o fro u d r r l t r T h se a 3o l if t i c it l llem fi s, f c t h h oo a l r s e politicaleconomy, society, in o f very u s s s c . _ s t of the labouring , 0 s' f p Or ea t k h i e n g h loaf] the rucks i aversion ii o ns tie ntt o e f frriel a le s -t e bo r o v rb i n i: raa , a ic) .a pe r ioi i ef 7 ißt E r, i t i oa g ni l l a ys l i d )o , The Meeting at the London Coffee-house yesterday, on the subject of the Repeal of the Malt and Beer Duties, affords matter for re flection. We have often alluded to the want of protection of the property of this country, under the present Constitution. A very sandi frac tional part is enabled to prey on the mass of property of the community. The Meeting of yesterday furnishes one illustration of this. The gentlemen farmers and yeomanry throughout the country Way be said to be unanimous as to the necessity of making an exertion to obtain the re peal of the Malt and Beer Duties. Indeed, it is hardly possible to conceive a mode of raising money more injurious to the health, morals, acid comfort of the population. But the Aristocracy take DO interest iho question. As an in stance, Mr. Voster, one of the most distinguished agrieultvists in England, stated, at the Meeting yesterday, that notwithstanding his wronst exer. tions, he could oily obtain in BedforLbire the countenance of the Duke of Bedfcati and another Magistrate,, to, the object they had in view. In fact, the aristocracy vac no more for the people of England, than. they care for the people of Otaiiene. 'Mien t'aev fall out among them , selves, they appeal to the people;who, by BosToN MAitti-WVe---For several''' throwing ;heir weight ,into the scales of one waeks, weßays 114(1 occasion •to remark upon the ex- i party, can effect the issue. But when the tra , Wioary sums of matey laid out at Boston in the pig,: • q uestion merely ;A,- in what manner can eha.e c:orn ;it Las been lately most surprisinz ca,,kt the ' the condition of the people be improved— amazing quantity was still kept up, and •liat the weekly sales should rather increase tha. ;:isninish ; we have thizlin what manlier can the pressure of any burden week again to record tremendous sale, excecdins. any Ibe mitigated—then the Aristocracy remain un former week this year, and tuany---very many years pre- moved. What is not a )arty viously. The total amount of corn sold, fronj Nr. oday to ques ion v t tem. ley hav e no sympathies S iturday last, according to the Inspector's return, is fifteen thousand t*7ahundred an i nbiety-four pounds! With the people, and only their existence --Boston G4zeye. Lb mime rents and taxes cannot be obtained