The Sun. — London, England, 1829-03-23 00:00:00

SVIIRrit tOUNTY hiEETINO. MR. HENRY HUNT'S SPEECH CONCLUDED FROM OUR PAPER OF SATURDAY. (Here a person in the crowd cried out you are going to de fend Popery, which is as black as your blacking). Mr. Hunt said, he had come to the meeting fur the purpose of puffing his blacking, but he was very much obliged to the gentleman who had done so for him.—(Loud laughter.)— Such exclamations might be useful to him in the sale of his bl icking, and he thanked the gentleman for his kind ness. hut he did not think that they would answer the purpose of argument, for those who might differ with him. The cries of No Popery were fast dying away; in days not long gone by, it was the fashion in a high quarter, when his present Majesty was in certain convivial society, to drink as a standing, toast, " May God protect us from Popery, slavery, brass meney, and wooden shoes ;" lat terly they heard little of brass money and wooden shoes, and even slavery was little talked of, but the cry of No Papery was still occasionally heard ; but even this rein nant of liberal fashion would, he hoped, he soon forgotten, not that lie wished to prevent Popery, but because in his heart he believed that those who raised the cry did it for sinister purposes. Aceordine to his notion of Po pery, as resisted by our ancestors, it consisted in the possession of monasteries, tithes, and other church pro perty—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear,")—and she did not owe the annihilation, er rather the transfer, of that property from one set of men to another to the spit it of liberty, but to the circumstance of Henry the Eighth failing to get the sanction of the Pope to his third or fourth mar riage ; a cry was then raised, as at present, that the Church was in danger, but at present at least it was only the tithes were in danger. Ile agreed with those who stated the • Catholic Monarchy had an eye to the tithes.— (Cheers.) —This he had upon the authority of Doctor Doyle, and he never yet met a Catholic who did not appear to thick so.—(Here there was some uproar.)—Mr. Hunt said it was very difficult to please those gentlemen who were not pleased with feats, even when they bore upon their own side of the question—(Great laughter)—but whilst he stated that the Catholics wished to obtain power, and whilst he as sincerely wished to prevent them, he must at the mime time say, that in the time of the Catholics tithes were differently a pportioned from the manner in which they were at present..--(Cheers, and uproar. )—At that time one third of the tittles were given for the support of the Clergy, one-third for the repair* of the Church, and one-third for the relief of the poor. If this appropriation of tithes took place at present, the freeholders of Surrey, as well es those of all Engl ,nd, would be relieved from poor-rates and other t ixes who h premised heavily upon thein—(Cheers.)— lme was no etterny to poor rates, but he wished to see them paid out of the tithes.—(Uproar and cheers.)—There was tememotbject on which he agreed with Mr. tlownall—namely, that the petitions of the pe pie of England did not receive due attention in the House of Commons—fjoud cheers) --and he was sure if the opinions of the people of England were regarded, that many of the abuses which Haw existed would he r e moved.—(Cheers.) —He was willing to a cknowledge that the feelings of the people of Etigletel were hostile to Catholic Emsucip ition ; but they were eye die opposed to the measures which had been carried in Psrliaineut. No man regretted more than he did to see time opinions of the people of England there gerded, but he always eapeeted to see such treatment whilst Parliament succeeded in preeenting a Reform.—(Loud cheers and uproar. )—For his part he thought it a mockery to petition the House of Commons he should recommend n petition to the Lords—(Lotel cheers)—and another to time Throne.—(Cheers.) —He should be sorry ever to ire the people of England petition a House which treated their petitions with sc oro,......(Cheers.)—They might peti tion the King and the House of Lords if they wished, but they should not have called it this petition of the un dersigned ; they ought rather to call it the petition of the county of Surrey, if it should be agreed to.—(Cries of No, no !) He had no objection to their sending it to the Cora mous, if it could be presented in time ; but before it could lie presented, the Bill would he pelmet! through the Coin • mons.—(Hear, and cries of No, no i) He coin sided with a great deal that was in the petition, and would therefore oto ve a resolution to be added to it.—(Hear. )—He had come to the meeting without a single soul to assist him, and therefore he had no one to [second his resolution. He was addressing his brother freehold , rs, and if they approved a the resolution some one of them woat'd eecond it, and it would be put to the meeting. If they disappeeved of it of course it would be rejected. (Mr. Hunt here read the following resolution, which wee received with loud cheers and a great deal of laughter. Several persons cried out that the resolution was excellent, admiaable.) It was to the following effect : AA ReSOIV2&•-•-Tilat it is the opinion of this meeting that it is in vain for the people to petition the House of Commons its it is at present constituted, as the Members of that House do not represent the voice and feelings of the majority of tie people." He had only one word more to say on this subject. They said that lee come in no dieguiee,--He thought the people of England had bean treated most infamously.---e(Greet c beers. ) —He might be wrong, but that was his opinion, and there, fere be thought it right to clap that resolution to the heels of a petition to the King and the House of Lords.—(Roars of Laughter for several minutes.)--Mr. Hunt here paused fur some moraeuts, in the hope that awe one would second the petition. One Gentleman did so, but on being questioned, O mitted that he was not a freeholder. The t asolution was then seeonded by a gentleman free holder in a remote part of the meeting, but we believe Mr. Hunt was not aware of the fact. Mr. LEACH then rose mai said, that he attended from the very lowi part of the county, because he c onsidered the petition to he presented to be of the utmost importance to the country. Before he pro ceeded farther, be would state clearly to the meeting, that he was decidedly opposed to the Catholic religion.— (Cheers.)--reet the Protestant Establishment beere fair play, and by the force of reason it would hear the Ro man Catholic religion down at once.—(Great cheering.) —Many of the greatest men the country ever produced were of this opinion, and ix accordance with it he thought that the presen t Bill would secure and mate the Protestant E s tablishment much mva firm than ever.—(Great confusion, and naarka of dieapprobete'on.)— That was his opinion, but the meeting were perfectly at liberty to entertain theirs. He came there to do duty, others did the same, and he hoped they would all vote as they considered for the benefit of the United Kingdom.— Many g: eat men had supported the cause of Catholic Eman cipation, and they had now a Prime Minister—(hisses) —and Peel--(biases)—these two dastaogoielied individuals were last year as much opposed to Catholie gmaacipation as some of those who disapproved of what lie was 3.7.ying, hat the Duke now saw that there was a necessity for Ocal reeeiou, in order to prevent the risk of a rebellion in Ire land.—(Disapprebation and uproar,)—They might all vote as they pleased, but they would moat oblige him if they would only hear what lie had to say.-o-e(Laughter.) Of all nations in the world, the people of shi r t !paltry were the most firm sod honest--(great cheering) , -414 lie was sure they would submit to nothing which would weaken the Protestant .Eatablisliment. He would only suppose for a moment that a Roinan Catholic Priesthood were set over them—would they submit to it ?—(Cries of " no, sea," and cheers.)—What he would ask, were the meaaores now proposed ? The peopl e s pf Ireland are five-see - entlis of them Roman Catholics, and they wished to be repewented in the House of Coto nous by some of their own body. He would suppose that ono hundred of them got into the House of Co mops--what were a hundred Cathodes against five hundred Protestants ? (Just at this juncture, e.wo o'clock, Mr. Hunt's blaekirg van passed through the crowd With French horns playing, which excited a vast deal of amuse ment, and drew the whede attention of tl.e Meeting to the virtues of his matchless bleeking. At that particular moraent M. - . Ilunt was confessedly tbe greatest man at the meeting, for ail eyes reverted frail theineet i ng to his own eountenasu:ewhichacknowledged the cow plitneokhlusher. ) They had also a Protestant King, and he hoped tlse.t tlioy evemuld never see aay man on the throne who was not * Protestant. (A person in the crowd cried out—" Why no ?").—.Then the church patrooace was to be at the die ymweal of the Lord Chancellor, and he Rio was to be a Pro testatet.--(A freeholder cried out—" Tell us Low long the present Chancellor will remain a Protestant.''')-44 deem look to their own Estalmlishment. In former days the High Church had adopted the doctrines of arbitrary power—the doctrines of - passive obedience and non-re sistance. Now if there was any doeteioe more slavish than another—more despiealde than inothereeek was the doctrine of non-resistance.-Chomets.)-Llf they looked to the Catholic Courts' of France, they would easily per ceive that the power of the Pope of Rome in the present day differed from what it wa s in io n iser times. The Roman Catholic Priests were favourable to the Pepe, and the POpe was favourable to the Catholic priests, but notwithstandieg this the Catholic priests of Wrance had the tithes taken from them. Why did not the Pope prevent this?—(Hear, hear.) —He could sot, for the people of the present day were more enlightened than they, were in former times, and they would not submit, though Roman Catholics, to the power of the priesthood or the Pope—(Great marks of disapprobation.)—lle thanked the meeting for so patient a hearing, and concluded by' ex pressing an earnest hope that they would neptivu the pe- tition by a large majority.—(Hisses and cheers, the former freeholders, candidly and fairly, possessing as you do, the predominating.) elective franchise, if the law only permitted you to vote Mr. SHIPLEY (of Carshalton) now rose and said, that ' for Catholic Representatives, whether you would not re if he had refrained from attending that meeting. he should ject such a privilege as a beggarly insult. I would ask you, not think himself worthy of being a freehoder of the whether you would not assemble here not only once , but county. He would not deny but tat it might be laud- from year to year,and even from week to week,and take every able to have a strong aversion for the Roman Catholic legal and constitutional means to obtain what you thought faith, but he (Mr. Shipley) would never say that your right, to return a Representative to Parliament who it could be creditable to the sense and courage of Eng- ! had a community of sentiment with yourselves ?—(Loud lishmen to be afraid of Popery.—(Great cheering.)— ' cheers.)—Well then, in Ireland our fellow-subjects pos- Surely there could not be one person in that meeting who sees the elective franchise, hut they are only allowed to had a just claim to wear breeches, who could entertain so return Protestant Representatives.—(Hear, hear, hear.) absurd and groundless a fear.—(Great cheering, and a cry —Then, if you feel the force of what I have been stating from a person in the crowd of—" You have been reading Ito you—if, as Protestant freeholders, you could only vote Shakspeare.") They hail heard much of the Coronation for a Catholic Representative. Let me ask you, whether, Oath as standing in the way of the rights of their Roman as Englishmen, you had your just rights, and thought Catholic fellow-subjects.—(Uproar and confusion.) One your privileges could be secured by the representation of gentleman amongst the meeting was aware that it did not those who differed so materially front you on the greatest stand in the way. Mr Fallmer, the Member for the and most important of all questions—Religion.—(lra county knew better—he k ne w, from his long intimacy rnense cheering, which continued for some minutes,) — with the late Lord Liverpool, that the Coronation Oath Gentlemen, you Lave from me, I do assure you, did not stand in the way of concessions to the Catho- a mast candid opinion, and the undisguised sentiments of lies.—(Disapprobation.) The King, however, was not my heart.—(Cheers.) I have devoted a large portion of bound only by the Coronation Oath, but he was bound, my time to reading and to observation, and I have had he might say, by another oath—he was beund by as strung a considerable experience. Allusion has been made to facts tie as the Coroeation Oath--by the seal of his ancestors—he collected by travelling in foreign countries. I have passed was bound by the birth right of Englishmen, and by the twelve months in Ireland ; I have passed much of my foundation of British liberty—Magna Charta itself—not time at the head-quarters of Popery in Italy, Ger to deny justice to any man. How much less then was he many, and other parts ; and, I do assure you, tbat authorized to deny it to six millions of British subjects. the result of my honest experience is, that in nothing has (Uproar.) the Church of England, to which I am devotedly attached, A person in the crowd here called out, " Only five cause to be afraid. I appeal to any one who has known millions."—(Laughter.) me, and I am sure he will say, that a more sincere and There were many persons present who could inform devoted Protestant, both from education and habits, does the meeting that, at the time of the union with Scotland, not exist; and if I believed there was any danger to the the same alarm was attempted to be raised at the idea of Established Church, there would be no risk for me admitting Scotch Presbyterians into Parliament. The too great to oppose it.—(Loud and continued cheers). — measure, however, passed, but still no Englishman be- Now, gentlemen, 1 have touched on these points—points came a Presbyterian. (Disapprobation.) On the con- as I conceive to be regarding our duties—and as men and trary numbers of the Presbyterians had conformed to the Englishmen a still higher duty for us to discharge re- Church of England. (Disapprobation.) Since that day mains—namely, that of Christianity.—(Cheers.)—l per the Highlander had laid aside his dirk, and had forgotten fectly well know that this question is argued by many, and rebellion. (A cry of 1745.) Would they believe then by many whom I highly respect—entirely on religious that the proverbially generous and open-hearted Irishman grounds. lam willing to meet those who differ with me —(here the uproar became so great that it was some mi. in that view of the question. If lam asked to argue with notes before he could finish the sentence—the Irish were them, then I approach the ground with the greatest awe, evidently at an alarming discount) —would reward their and I take the goldesa law which pervades the Bible from confidence by treachery. (Cries of no,no, and disappro- beginning to end—" Do unto others as youwouldbe done bation. ) Let them not believe it—it was a lie—(cheer- unto." (Great cheers.) I have been taught—we have ing and uproar)—and a lie dictated by the father of lies all been taught—" To love our neighbours as ourselves." —( a vo ic e in the crowd, " The Pope,"—great laughter) (Great cheering.) lam told in that sacred book, from —to prevent that union amongst Christian people which which there can be no appeal, that that is the distinguish. would shake the kingdom of evil to its foundation. (Die- ing—the all-prevailing principle of Christianity—(im approbation.) They had been told that the learning of the mense applause)—and I can assure you, Gentlemen, when country was enlisted in the ranks of oppression, but lie I look at this question as a man—as an Englishman—or as would tell them that the sentiments he uttered were the a Christian—that I feel convinced in these several capaci sentiments of the loyal, enlightened, and learned Uaiversity ties, lam discharging my duty in advocating the granting of Cambridge.—(Cries of No, no, and uproar. )--He the removal of civildisabilities to my fellow Roman Catholic trusted they would not suffer their good sense to be im- subjects in Ireland. Gentlemen, these are a few points that posed upon—he hoped that men's minds would not be l e d respect principle. I have not yet argued the question de astray, though all the Llacliguirds in England—(Here a /loss expediency, but upon this, as well as upon every other scene of uproar commenced which it is impossible to de- way of considering the subject, the first question is, what scribe—Cries of " Off ! off and "Go back to the Uni- is our duty? I own it does happen in this as in most vet sity !" mingled with discordant noises of every descrip- other instances, that our interest accompanies our duty.— tion kept Mr. Shipley from speaking another word f or (Cheers.)—lt has been stated, as a matter of fact, that at least five minutes.) six millions of our fellow-subjects in Ireland are all united Mr. CATOE. then rose, and said, that he must entreat to a man to obtain what I conceive to be their just privileges. that they would hear Mr. Shipley to a close. If they and do not think if I were an Irishman and a Roman Ca had only a little patience, they would 930 n perceive that tholic, that I could endure those years of villainy and op. Mr. Shipley never intended to apply the obnoxious terms Pression which the Irish nation has been subject to.— to them. (Cheers and confusion.)—Gentlemen, there is another im- Mr. H. SUMNER rose amidst great canfusion.—l am portant view in which sensible and superior-minded men not going to detain you ; I °lily rise to speak to order. look at this question. I shall tell you an anecdote that Every person who is a freeholder of the county has a right was related to me a few days ago :—A very influential to be heard ;he is entitled to a hearing as long as he be. gentleman told me he had changed his views on this subject. behaved himself with decency.—(llear, and a leugh.)— I asked him if he had satisfied his own mind ? " Yes," But, Gentlemen, when he violates that, he forfeits his lie said, " I have; lam of opinion upon principle that right, and ought not to be entitled to the indulgence. this question ought to be conceded. There is another Mr SHIPLEY attempted to explain, but the noise was reason," he added, " why Emancipation ought to be en peat that not a word could he beard.—(A voice " Y ou granted—because it will make a difference, I suppose of had better sit down—you look very ill.") ten millions a-ye.ir, to the Revenue in this country." I The Rev. Mr. FERREE% Rector of Beddington, then pre- asked him to explain what be meant? He said, do you seated himself to the meeting, but it was some time before know what a large force you have at present in Ire we could catch a single word the Reverend Gentleman land to keep that country in subjection ? We have !laid. We understood him to speak in very high thirty thousand men there—thirty thousand men terms of the character of Mr. Shipley, that he was ready to march to any part of the country upon the friendly to enaancipetion, but a sincere supporter of the first appearance of insurrection ; and I believe the annual Protestant Constitution.—(No, no, and cheers, mixed expenditure of that force to this country is little less than with his.es, and cries of "We want no brimstone and three millions. In addition to that, in other ways, there faggots.") would he in increased revenue to this country of 6 or 7 mil- Payerrea then rose amidst great confusion, he lions a-year."—(Loud cheering.)—An Hon. Member of wouto not teouble them long, but address himself to the the Legislature enquired what the revenue was of 14 subject up ,n which they had met ; the question was, millions of people in England ? and it was proved should they or should they not surrender the Protestant to be fifty millions,—(hear, hear,)—while the revenue Constitution without a struggle.—(Hear, hear,—end a per .of seven millions in Ireland was only five millions. Now, son who we think must have been brought from London, why is this? If the Irish were placed on the same foot called out "'No we vont render . it.")—They were told that ing with ourselves—if there was an equal security given none but educated people could understand this question, but to property in Ireland to what there is in this country, I lie would say the humblest individual could judge of the mea- have not the least doubt that the revenue of Ireland would sure.—(Laughter, and cries of " to be sure we can.")— most materially increase; and for one thing, I believe, we No Catholic, since the glorious revolution of 1635, had should have the house and window taxes taken off. You been admitted into the high offices of State, or either of have been told to-day that the misery, and poverty, and the Houses of Parliament ; and if it was put to the distress which enis . s in Ireland would not in any degree be common sense of England, they never would.—(No, no, relieved by Catholic Emancipation ; but lam hot of that and yes, yea, mixed with hisses.)—He wag aware Ireland opinion ; and if you ask tne why,—l would shnply state was in a bad state, but it was all owing to the line of policy because habits of industry would be formed, and culti that had been pursued Ministers; they ha I suffered the vated there as here. At present theme is no capital there ; Catholic Association to gain that niteh that they lauded and if you ask why , t he ans w er is who would g o to a it over the land and enforced the Oeverronera to submit. country with a property where there is no security ? Who —(llear, hear.)—He would ask them, suppose they bad would embark his property in the employment a Roman Catholic Government, would they suffer of individuals and ig different ways, where an in a meeting like the present ? No, they would disperse it correction and rebellion might take piece io an with bloodshed, std punish the ringleaders --(Great hour, by which the whole of that property might laughter, and cries of "you never read Sir Francis Bur- be swept away ?—(Cheers.)—l have therefore no hesita detest speech.")--If the measure was greeted would it give tion in saying that on the score of interest only, even if tranquillity to Ireland.—(Yes yes—No, no.)—The people you look to the question upon that alone, you ought to of Ireland bed peer, taught by their designing priers to vote for Catholic Emancipation.—(Loud cries of no, no, expect that with Cetholie Tenancipation they would get and immense cheere.)-4 do assure you that is my firm every temporal comfort.—(Cries cf no such thing.)—He persuasion. — ( Great confusion, and c r ies of " eff, off.") could assure them it was He would again: ask them —lf we are persuaded that our Church and Christianity was it fit and proper that Minister; should champ the 4rll as they ought to be, and secure, then we need not fear. constitution. V. hat had the Catholics to complain of, (Goofueloo, and pries of " Let well alone.")—l am quite they were allowed to worship God according to the sure that not one of ion will become a Catholic, though it dictates of their conscience—their property and numbers is my firm conviction, on the other hand ; thet marry of during the last 20 years had moch increased, it was ab- the Roman Catholics will become Protestants.—(Bravo, surd to say they were treated wish injustice.—(Yes, they bravo—hear, hear, and cries of down, down. )—Gen are)—was it fit that Catholics should leg4late for tleman, I have addressed you candidly and dispassionately, testants?—(Cries of " No, no," end " Yes, yes.")—lle and I entreat you to pay that attention, and that attention would assert that they were labouring under go civil die- only, to the observaeione ; have made es an honest freeholder shility—,(Yes, they are—No, no.)—yet Ministers were of the county of Surrey. As I !wit' before, I came npt about to surrender the Constitution, and all the petitions here to address you, but I should not have discharged 'spinet it were treated wish ;corn. He would here eu- my duty, if_ bad abstained frpm attracting your attention, logize the manly . 14 d consistent cosoleet of one of their after having heard the sentiments expressed by pthers RepresentativeeL,JeWhicli do you mean?)—tie meant which were so widely at variance with my own. I trust, " Palltner."—(Cheere a i dhimseee.)-41e was consistent that by your vo te this da y y ou will at least assure the but Ministers, in the course of one short week parted King and iii: Majesty's Government, that you warmly with all their principle, and lost the confideatce of the peo- concur in the measnre.--(Cri;:s of " No, no, no.")—I pie.--(No, no, no, and yes yes.)—He could not conclude may be mistaken, but I hope the majority of this Meeting withoo,t peticing the firm and honourable conduct of one will be found to approve Most cordially of tbg measure now distinguishedudy.opate of the Protestant cause , he m e ant p ro p osed b y his Majesty's Government. I shall not lenger the Attorney-Genevai, (or' perhaps now Sir Charles detain you, but thank you for the kndncss and attention Wetherell) he would not lend loinulf ~,to the destruction with which you have heard me.—(Loud cheers and of the Constitution, he would not, as lie emphatically said, confusion.) "sign its death warrant"—they all ought to oppose it, if !.e:t. M`Narr. addressed the meeting, and was assailed they del not, the Constitution was gone—he would con- from some quarters with a cry of tithes. He complained elude by sa,kg, that every Englishman ought to oppose in warm terms that whenever a Clergyman came forward the pernicious locus:tee jntroduced by filinisters.—(Cheers to address a public meeting persons were found to assail and hisser.) him, as if he were ernly governed by temporal interests. Mr. BRISCOE next addressed the meeting and said,— This was as it should be in this time of the liberal pro- Gentlemen, I did not come here for the purpose rrss of the human mind, when people judging only from dressing you, but after the speech that has just been deli- their .ewn selfish motives, fancied others were governed cereal, cannot a bstain f ro m begging the favour of being merely by tire same, He entreated the country to bear in heard. It thee been dated that this great question has mind that the utmost pains were taleen by Catholics to dia. been, and can only he, armed on the ground of expe- seminate works in favour of their faith, to some of which he diency. Now, 1 beg most diatiNgly to repudiate that meant to point their attention. First, in an article in the argument.—(Cheers.)-1 appeal to the very first principles Westminster Revie ibe w, d , entitled "state, the Political \Vaggon," of justice—to the political prin ci p les of the Constitution—l wbere it was descr tire exclusion aappeal to your feelings as Christians to hear me out in or * o Patholice, resembled a waggon to which teams of the fey observations I have to make, for I address you as grey and black horses Fet:e yoked in opposite directions, ' Englieltmen and as Christians , an d beseech y ou to hear me and consequently pulling different way?. Flow, what was with patience, I ask yon, among those inherent and intended at the present time—to yoke these difierent to inalieaable principle, if tIVe rights of consciepee are not loured horses in the same team, without reference to their among the first?—(Great and koiii cheering.)—As particular nature and disposition—when probably the great injury has been done to the Roman CathOliCe, cmrFtee might find that the irregular gait of the animals ItTll as to all classes of Christians, by not referring veosittl allele the vehicle to pieces , and s pread its fragmen ts to gilt orineiples, I beg you to keep th em in view. 1 ask along the road. It Was" this danger which he wished to you whether she rights of conscience are not paramount avert—it was this IM:hire 11P to save. Th e Bev. to all others ?-....-(irea,r, )sear. )...-I say, fearlessly, that in Gentleman then warmly enforced the necessity, as loyal all religious matters the eight's of conscience are superior to and constitutional men, of their rallying round the f2onsti all human authority and all human pOwe;.—(Cheers.)— tion at this motuent, when it was assailed by the most dan Fj4Cl l man has a right to worship God from tt.,e genius and insidious mean., and prevent the introduction . nttar of is pure breast, without being amenable to Popery into the Legislature of this kingdom. any hiernac teseoonsibility.--(Continued a pplause.)— lie thought the error earnmitted by tire Legislators of the This is a right fie:34A by Heaven, and not to be abrogated country wall that they ihougl4 fhey pp ;.:14 without by tr;an.—(Continue) clteers.)—lf in this you agree with regard to the Providence of Grid, whicl o ' 1 4 y i o n, guide of all legislation ; for not only did me, I call upon you to render that g‘easy.pi of justice to should be the othases which you claim separately for yourselves.—/Hear, Divine Providence rule in Heaven, but also upon earth. hear.)—l aaw . :0 nu _ ,, be just and fear not."—(lear, Tie ahooght that the sacred word of God eliould be regarded hear, hear, and cries ef that's fair play !Goit my boy !) all legislation, eaed that religion should be made a friends, we have heard mueae le day those who have part and parcel of ir, latinof 14: 7 4.7-(Cheers.) Nay • ,• ou a, addressed you upon the subject of religions Llarty . , and by Mr. DENISON presented hmself' ainicretl •4a nd you, what is seaerpurs. Ile said, that since he first offered himielf sonic tb for the flas lime. NOw I world ask th e ess ential and sacred prieciple of the British Constitu- the atientiog al; freeholders Of Surrey, he nev er had tion? Is it got that ,every free-tpees eelject hal a right to' in the Ideat'ili;ghir:ed has eeatiroonle• He should, what a voice in the : s naking of those laws--(clrowned i" cries of ever might be the consequence Of *such avowals, oereecere no, no,—bravo, brasios and great confusion) —those in the same course ; .he had altvdys avowed' himself, whi c h are t o govern the proceedings of time country.— and he ;441 continued to be, the consistent friend'of civil Gentlemen, 1 repeat that this i s a n essential and almost an d re ligious liberty, and the supporter of those measures sacred p r i nc ipl e of the 'latish Constitution.—(Cries of which would give encouragement to Roman Catholics, " No, no," and " Bravo.")-4 would ask you, as Surrey and place them on an equality with their fellow-subjcets. —(Cheers and murmurs).—He had no apologies to make, not honestly say so ? Why not say that the object because he came forward to avow and act upon his is that of pulling down the church, and not the tranquil formal declarations--(Loud cheers)—and he was sure lization of Ireland. (Great cheering.) The Dissenters FRENCH PAPERS. the freeholders of Surrey would despise him if be I know, look to such an event.—(Cries of no.)—l say (Prom the Messager des Chantbres, March 20.) sacrificed his opinions merely for the purpose of gain- they do, and I think they are right in so doing. If they FRONTIERS OF SERVIA, FEB. 28. We have received ing a little temporary popularity. He did not mean to believe that Protestantism is part of the religion of Ba- news that on the 16th of February the Sultan had ree trouble them with many observations upon what had just beton, they do right to pull it down ; and, on the same turned to Constantinople from his maritime excursion. Ile fallen from other gentlemen, but of the Rev. Gentleman principle, believing, as I do, that Popery is part of the re appeared to be extremely satisfied with his voyage. Since who spoke last he would say that he appeared to have min- ligion. of Babylon, I will pull it down if I can.—(Enthu his return it is observed that the Dragoman of the Porte taken the day, and thought it was Sunday—(Laughter)— si.stic cheering.)—l have spoken to Dissenters and to has more frequent conferences with the Dragomans of the for instead of .m speech, the Rev. Gentlemen had delivered Catho ics since I left home, for the purpose of coining to European legations, and that M. Jaubert goes more fre a sermon. this meeting, and they admit that their object is what quently to the Palace of the Porte. It is inferred from Mr. APNete denied that Sunday was the only day on I have represented it to lie.—(Cheers.)—l think you have this, that notwithstanding the unfavourable news brought which Clergymen were to speak. It was to him a subject no right to be dissatisfied with your worthy Member (Mr. by the last courier, the negotiations respecting Greece of regret that there were too many Sunday Clergymen Denison,) for he acted towards you with the most perfect continue, and that there is still reason 'to Lop e that the who were afraid to enforce the duties of their calling on fairness. At the last election he told you, and I know the Ottoman Porte will enter into the views of t he European weekdays—(cheers)—and to this negligence or indifference fact, for I was myself present, being at the time your High Powers. did he iu a great degree attribute the growth of Popery. Sheriff, he told you his opinions upon the Catholic question, A memorial is much spoken ef, which has reached the (Cheers.) and after doing so you thought proper to return him, and Reis Effendi, and which is said to have made a great int- Mr. Detersoo resumed—He said the reason why he he has since only acted in accordance with the principles then pression upon the Divan, and on the Sultan himself. supported the measures at present before Parliament, avowed. Under these circumstances I think you will not However, it cannot be dissembled that the continuation of were because they would firmly c stab ish and strengthen be acting fairly towards him if you withdraw from him the war is inevitable, and that hostilities will soon re-coin the Constitution .of this country, and support the Pro- your confidence ; and honesty is so rare a virtue , that you mence. We will not speak of the military preparations testa n t establishments, and that he had voted for them. I ought to cherish it as a tender plant—(Cheers)—and for of the Porte, though we are witnesses of them : they too It had been said, he believed, at a Guildford meeting , my own part, I shall feel it my duty to support him nearly approach the marvellous to be believed. It is still that the Catholic claims were only supported by liberals, hereafter. An Hon. Gentleman threw out a sneer at the said that the Pasha of Belgrade will be removed to another radicals, and infidels, he denied it; and whilst he admit. clergy, and intimated that the gentleman who had pre- post; he has been ordered to make an arrangement with red that many worthy characters opposed these measures, ceded him hail a different persuasion for Saturday and the Servian chiefs respecting the levies of troops, but it is be must claim, for the friends of Catholic claims, as high Sunday. He thought the sarcasm unmerited, and for to be feared that the Servians, who are already not much characters as their opponents--(hear, hear, hear)— his own part, he could conceive nothing more scandalous inclined in favour of the Porte, will not consent to strip he would say, that three-fourths of the talent of the than for a man to put on his religion with Iris Sunday their country of troops at a time when the presence of the country were enlisted on the side of concession. —(Hear.) clothes, and with them lay it aside again on the Monday. armed force is so necessary. —(Cheers, and cries of no, no.)—He conteuded it was so, —(The Hon. Gentleman then retired amidst enthusiastic not only at present but for many years. The names of cheering.) (From the Gazette de France, dated March 21.) Fox, Pitt, Burke, Sheridan, and others, would go down Mr. HOLME SUMNER then rose and said, that he came er (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) ADRID, MARCH 5. The • • city of Cadiz, to give a new to posterity, whilst the pages of English history existed •; the meeting for the purpose of addreesing the free- proof of its gratitude to the King, who has j ust made it a and of the opponents of the measures he would say, that they holders of Surrey, but the day was wearing so late that free port, has male an offer to the Governm ent to pay the were generally actuated by local prejudices, narrow bigotry, he should not address them at the length he originally in- expense of sending to the Wand of Cuba an expedition of and mistaken notions.—(Loud murmurs and cheers.)— tended. Indeed the cause had been handled so ably that B a i in tention e o i n o n t i oal men, which transport'v s e ndingic h ofto his joy. CatholicAmerica. The usetiyisnohbfan Casa s i na t n i t or ife seems,,c:tdbbi Cadiz He would put it to the people of England, whether we if he were to speak at length he should be only intruding Af ought to deny the benefits of the Constitution to those men upon the meeting. Many of his friends had said that he who fought their battles in the army a nd n a vy, and the ought to have been the prime mover of such a meet fororereea(tthol v amt c c o . n t t rib u portte d o t o obtain from ls tp Government nto of th e f C a diz, • descendants who asserted in achieving the greatest glories ing, or else that he ought to have got a petition recorded in the annals of British history.—(Cheers.)— ready for them to agree to. That he had not done so Was it he would ask policy, was it religion, to prevent was, not because he did not feel the importance of the e . o n t he our fsetting outtlie sf. 2 's PARig,MARCH 20' Fiveper Cents. , any man to worship his God according to the dictates of cause ; neither was it because he did not fully agree in 170 f. 60c. 9 5c. 50c. ; Three 'per Cents 77f. 90c. 95c. his conscience ;he did not entertain fears from the admis - every sentiment contained in the petition.—('Cheers.)— 90c. ; Bank Stock, 1,832 f. 50c ; NaP !es Stock, 82f. soc. ; sion of Catholics to power, as he thought it impossible for He confessed that another feeling operated on his P Royal. S anish Lotto, 81ff. , • Haytian Loan, 522 f. 50c • any combination of that body to overthrow the Protestant mind. He felt that Lis support must be compare- Exchange on London, ens mo nth, 25f. Sse. ; three months religion. In addition to the injustice of coercing the tied) , feeble, but. still he resolved to show the people . z 20e.—(kart Auilsentique. Roman Catholics, he would tell gentlemen that it was an who had for a period of twenty years honoured him with expensive policy ; 30,000 men were re quired to keep that their confidence--(cheers, and cries of "We will again") country tranquil, but unfortunately the policy hitherto —that he was not unworthy of that confidence, and that was to paralyze the energies of that country instead of he had not followed the example of those turncoats who strengthening her resourees, an I making her a tower of had become traitors to the cause.—(Cheers.)—He was wealth and strength to the U n it e d Empire. He would happy to witness such a concurrence of sentiment in the ask those gentlemen who opposed the measures of Go- meeting, for he thought it did honour to the country, vernment what course of policy would they pursue to- Their petitions had been disregarded by the House of wards that unfortunate country ?—(Cries of give them Commons, and that arch-apostate to the cause (Mr. Peel) poor laws.)-1-le *would rather say, give them justice, had said, that their petitions did not speak the sentiments and then five-sixths of the British army would not be of the people.—(Hear.)—He contended that the only necessary to keep that country quiet. Even if the present organs through which the real sentiments of the people measures of Government were defeated, he would ask could be made known to tire House of Commons were where would the country find another fit Ministry.— their representatives.—(Cheers.)—lt was impossible to (Uproar and cheers.)—He did not bee any person on the deny, that at the last election the county was aware that other side of the question who was competent to the Catholic question was in agitation, but, Mr. Peel, undertake the management of public affsirs.—(Great con- when he made use of that argument, shoal I also have told fusion.)—He had as great respect as any person for the the House, that although in 1825 awl in 1827, the ques forensic abilities of Lord Eldon, but as a politician he was tion was agitated, yet in 1826 a veil had been thrown over never suspected of any extensive or statesmanlike conduct. it altogether.—(Cries of question.) Mr. Peel asserted that Mr. Peel admitted the danger to Protestant Ascendancy, there was less danger in granting concessions than in with but that be said was remote. This would stop the prin- holding them, and he said, that of a series of Administra cip'e of emigration. He was sorry, for Iris part, that it was tious, no one of them had the courage to say, that they his duty to explain his sentiments, though not in ac- would act upon the principle that concessions were never cordance with the majority present, but his invaria- to be made to the Catholics. But Mr. Peel was wrong in ble practice, here or elsewhere, was to state his opinion this assertion, for aCabinet had been formed on that principle, fearlessly and frankly, and he believed in his conscience a cabinet which Mr. Peel described as incapable of being this measure would be beneficial to the community. united was yet very easily united by the late Mr. Perci. Mr. Pmeemea, said it was with inexpressible satisfaction val, on the principle of opposition to the Catholic claims. after three years ire appeared to account for his conduct to The Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel had far more his constituents. His Hon. Friend had said he always power to accomplish such an union, if they had tried fearlessly expressed his opinions ; such was his practice the experiment, and relied as they ought to have also. He now came before them to declare his de- done, upon the firmness and spirit of the British people. sided 'hostility to the present measure of his Majesty's Lord Liverpool, as had been said, would never have Ministers. A good deal had been said respecting placards, acted in this manner, and though he (Mr. Holme but, gentlemen should know that they were issued on Sumner) had followed Mr. Secretary Peel for ten years both sides, and ought not to be too closely criticised. He with confidence, zeal, and attachment, yet so base had been believed the country was decidedly against this measure of his tergiversation, that he had now abandoned him concession ; and he lamented to say that their petitions for ever; and like most upright and true hearted hail been disregarded in the House of Commons. Still it Englishmen, he had now to deplore the fatal effects was their duty to speak out, in the hope that even which late events have given to the value of consistent yet the contemplated attack upon the Constitution public character.—(Cheers.)—He at least would not be ;night be averted. He deplored the apostasy of Mr. Peel, found to renounce his opinions, but he would firmly and and he knew that his revered frien.l, the late Lord Liver- perseveringly support the resolutions before the meeting, pool, whose name had been mentioned, w o uld never have which were, he was proud to say, in strict accordance consented to such a sacrifice. He implored the free- with them. holders to rally around their Constitution, which was time Mr. HENRY GRATTAN rose amidst loud and deafening pride and boast of Englishmen, and f a tal w ou ld b e the day calls of " Question," and through the instrumentality of when it was neglected or infringed. The Government Mr. Pallmer obtained a partial hearing. He vindicated the might h av e preserved the peace or Ireland by acting with conduct of Ministers in bringing forward these measures, judgment and decision in suppressing the demagogues that which could alone give tranquillity to Ireland, the condi ' disturbed its tranquillity, for to their machinations tion of which is described as being intolerable, from the was attributable the present crisis. —(Hear, hear.)— horrid -party excitement which had so long prevailed there. 12,very true friend of the Constitution, every minister of Such was the state of party in that country, that the the Chum', of E ng l a nd, saw the danger; but in come sources of justice were poisoned, -and the people ready to the Ministers of the Crown, and say there is danger, and enkindle a. civil war in consequence of the resistance we arc afraid to meet it, and therefore they enter upon spe- so long given to the settlement of the Catholic claims. culative measures to avert the evil—(cheers)--and wish to At twentys minutes after five time High Sheriff put the convince you that the danger is distant, and they put it qu es tion upon the petition, which was immediately into the mouth of the Sovereign to talk about securities carried by an : immense majority. Although the business to dehtde the people.-s--(Heer and hisses.)—)it wmt true of tire day was then finished various efforts were made by the representatives of the people had agreed to the Inea- persons in the different waggons to make further speeches, sure by a large majority ; b u t th e people themselves never but tire Highs Sheriff dissolved the Meeting, and the very would, and they would know how to treat them that large crowd by this time immediately dispersed. had betrayed their trusts ;he called upon them by their 'fbe following Resolutions were proposed, founded on united voice to say they never would agree to the surrender of the Constitution.—(Hear, hear.) — the petition:— The people of Surrey were called upon this day to say " That Popery and Protestantism are systems irrecon that Catholics should not upset the Constitution. He had cilably hostile to each anther, inasmuch as every conscien stated on the hustings, at his election s that Ire was hostile tious Papist believes Protestants to be heretic, and every to the C a tholics, he had repeated that opinion the first orthodox Protestant believes, and every member of both and second year after it ; and in the third year he had Houses of Parliament has-shewn, that he believes Papists recorded his opinion by the vote he gave in the House of to be idolatrous. Commons ag ainst the measure.—(Hear , bear.) — The more " T hat Pa p ists must, therefore, necessaril y desire the he considere d the meaeore the more he was convinced that destruction of Protestantism,' and especially of that church Catholic and Protestants could not act together for the which has been the chief protection against Popery. good of the country—(No, no, they cannot)—and he " That the Papists have honestly avowed such to be would tell them why—the Catholics think the Protestants their desire; and that infidels and other enemies of the intruders, and that time revenues of the Church had been Church have united with them for that purpose. obtained by geturpation—(imear, hear, hear, and cheers)— " That the whole history of the country contains proofs and they did all in their power tq make pro- of the continued struggle of. the Papists to gain as selytes to that opinion ; they had already become cerolancy over the minds of the Sovereign and the so forinidable, that we were told their claims could no people, which struggles produced .continued civil discord, longer be resisted,—(Hear.) —They will, if they obtain massacres, persecutions, and unnatural cruelties, until the this measure, go . on endeavouring tq MOreeett their power, Constitution, was definitively settled into being exclu as the poet sato— eively Protestant-sesince which time these evils have wholly . " Till coraquest unresisted cease to please, ceased in Great Britain. " And rights submitted leave them none to seize." " That if an inroad is made in thai,Constitution, by re- But, however, he must give credit to Mr. O'Connell as verting to the state of things before, hat settlement took being a consistent man, and earnest in the cause he place, tire same civil discord is to be .expected, and our supported. HP wished hit+ ;cal tanl i q IV infused ipso the now peaceful land be again a scene of eci!dosiou and strife." friends of the Protestant cease. The present state of timings wee to be attributed to their lukewarmness : he would not detain them much longer—(Cries of " Go on as long as you like")—he must have exhausted their pa tience ; he would only therefore call on the people of the great county of Surrey- a a eponti that yielded to noes in Eta loyalty to the Sovereign yeneretioo tq the laws- se • to come forward and support the Protestant Constitution. The Hon. Gentleman concluded amidst great cheering. Mr. MABERLY said, that he had asked a question of the Hon. Member who had just sat down, when they were both In the House of Commons, and he woqid repeat the question there. The question was this—if they were disposed to resist concession, tvhat remedy would they offer in lieu of it for the tranquillity of Ireland? If they refused concession they would have a rebellion in Ireland in less than six mon ths.—(Uproar.)—These were his opinions, and he was sorry they were not the opinions of the meeting. Mr. IL DRUMMOND then rose, but from the cheers with eelmiall be was greeted, we could not catch his first sentence. We understood' !inn to say, that every great man who had argued this queition had admitted that the measure of Emancipation can only be the prelude to ulterior measures. I have, said the Hon. Gentleman, do eamente about me to prove this, but I will not tire the meeting by reading them. Ur. fioyle laireself cry rtir! O'Connell', and the Hota'Aletaber Who has addressed you, have all admitted that • this measure alone cannot pacify remand.—f . Cheers.)—lt is only the prelude to ulterior m easures. I admit freely that Ireland here been most scandalously misgoveraed, but that misgovernment is not to be remedied by the surrender of the Constitution.— Why not introduce the Poor Laws.—(Cries of " No.")- 1 say the introduction of the Poor Laws would be Ilene ficlal fd Ireland ; and inaiotain that the Poor Laws is a blessing to this coentry..-- e (lfea • r, heer.)—l would ask the Magistrates of the kingdom if they could answer (or the peace of their respective districts if it were nut for the Poor Laws.—(Cheers.) —l do not mean to say that they are rightly administered ; but the first principle of loW is, Brat tile poor should be fed fro m the pro duce -of the .. land'; for if the ppor man gives all he has got—his labour—to the Community, surely tie has a right to his living its return. '(Cheers.) I arri:cei tain that ulterior measures will follow those at present to be conceded, and those enc. ruece will be the seizure of chute h property. Mr. HUNT—The tithes. Mr. DAUXXOND-.114 tithee—be it so-.-but FOTIEIGN INTELLIGENCE. THEATRE ROYAL-MISS FOOTE. In the Edinburgh petition, in favour of Emancipation, contained is our Paper of the 18th, the name of JOHN SHAW S.rxwmax.,.,Esq., Advocate, was inadvertently omitted amongst the foremost of the signatures. The duel which was fought, between the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord Wino-trims, on Saturday morning, was conducted with the greatestsetirecy. The Duke of WELLINGTON and Sir flEstay.liatturrecx (rb° acted as his second), met on the Parade,. in ,St.Jantelee Pink, about seven o'clock on Saturday morning. The weather being fine the Duke and Sir HENRY. Hmtnixog rode on horseback• to the place of meeting (Battersea fields, in the vicinity of Clapham Common), where, soon after their arrival, they were joined by Dr. HUME, the Duke of WELLINGTON'S physician. Lord Wiwcitii.eirA and hie second not having arrived (not having, it is under stood, been able to find out the place), the patty rode, about the fields for some time, till the arrival of Lore WINCHILSEA, who arrived from town in a coach-and four, accompanied by his second, Lord FALMOUTH. Pali" minaries being arranged between Lord FALMOUTH and Sir HENRY HARDING, the latter produced a pair of pistols, and loaded them in the presence of the parties ; be then handed them to Lord WINCHILSEA, who examined thew , and then returned them. Sir HENRY handed one to each of tile combatants, and measured the ground agreed on, twelve paces. L.4.rd WINcHILsIA re-measured the groubd, and the Duke and Lord WINCHILSEA took their station, and were informed by Sir HENRY there was nothing further to be done till he used the expression "ire." The seconds then retired, and Sir HENRY Ilanotriax gore. the word " fire." The Duke of WELLINGTON immediately discharged his pistol. The ball struck the lappet of Lord WiNctuLses.'s coat on the left side. Lord WilianmsicA then fired his pistol in the air, and the seconds rejoined their principals.—Morning Paper. JOSEPH IRONS, the dissenting parson, who has made himself so notoriously conspicuous by his violent and unchristian abuse of the Roman Catholics, had the hardihood to say, in the course of his discourse on Wed nesday evening, at the Welch chapel, in Jewin-street, that " those Protestant Dissenting Ministers who bad signed petitions in favour of Catholic Emancipation,. had taken the mark of the beast into their right hand. And, in the course of his address to the SUPREME BEING, be i " prayed that GOD would grant a sign in favour of his owl' people, and that he would strike the advocates of the P a " pints, in the House of Lords, with some conspicuous:dumb nese, and open the mouths of those that were on the side of his dear LORD and Savroua!" Tisis charitable divine was probably indebted for his notion of a " conspicuou s dumbness" in the House of Lords, to the exhibition re cently made by a Noble Duke, who candidly acknowledge" that the moment he rose to deliver his sentiments, all I ' s ideas vanished.—Front a Correspondent of the Tim es ' DEATH OF THE GENERAL OF THE OR DER , OF JILSCITS.—The last arrivals from Rome bring inter ligence of the death of the General of the Order of the Jesuits. The General of the Jesuits is the designati o° given to the Head of that influential body, which is n o so extensively disseminated throughout Europe, and v. ll ° ° suppression in this country forms part of the Roman Ca tholic Relief Bill. Theme are few clerical or ecclesiastical stations which possess a co-extensive influence with this of the Chief of the Order of Jesuits. He is in constant in." tercourse with the subjects of his community in all part s °( the world—they are bound to him by a ♦vow of strict obe" cite (hence taken at the time of their initiation into Order, and he is frequently consulted by the Pope P IP ' the Members of the College of Propaganda in ma tters of importance relating to the interests of the 1 1 °e °43 Catholic religion. The late General of the Order, D octor FORTIS, whose death we now record, was a Veneti an 11 birth. He was promoted to that office about eight years ago, being then in his seventy-second year —in the enjoy ment of good health, which gave a promise of a much longer continuance of his reign than was allotted to lessee He was an amiable and pious man, of considerable Bell!! Lettres acquirements; of an active and energetic ca and in many reapeets well qualified for the governm ent () ,, 4 his Order, in the arduous times in which he was ssll e " upon to exercise a superintendence over it. The rary production of Dr. FORTIS, of which we have anY knowledge, is a publication of poems, entitled 56rk 4 Ludisra. It was published by him in his youth, a,n furnished indications of the eminence at which be antl quently arrived. As a consequence of his death, it l e " ) lie necessary for the provincials, or heads of the se vera communities of Jesuits, throughout Europe, to assemble at, Rome, in order to nominate a suceessor.to the chair 01 lagarot.a.— Observer. It may appear bold in us to read a lecture of prudence to the most cautious General of the age, yet '"'" cannot help submitting, that in his conduct on this occa sion, though bearing every mark of extreme moderation, the Noble Duke Seen - IN to have thought less of the puhlo than he ought to have done. We cannot, even nosy OA (/';' rencontre is over, contemplate without uneasiness, ItB P °1 : 1 sible results. Had the Duke of WltLuncTota—or had the Earl of WlNcott..sr,a been seriously Wounded, 1° of much might either event hare changed the c o mplexion our domestic policy? What danger might not have bi ; sued to that great measure on the completion of tr c the fame of the Duke of WALLINGTOW will rest more per manently than even on Waterloo 1 Admitting on the rt possible evidence—that of Lord WINCnILS A himrelf--Ibl the charges against the Duke were most nnfonnded a n . rash, was it necessary that his Gram, the conqueror eU hundred fields, should peril his life in order to prove that' he dared, s'a Oa; way, to prove their falsehood? V'u -stake at the same time great allowance for the feeling which are part and parcel of a soldier's constitution. Duke has still so much of these about him, that he apnea, ll to have looked on au appeal to arms in such a eat se mutter of common and ordinary routine. At iV;..*lo?* to observe the difference between the soldier and tl4 carpet Lord—both equally brave men—on this ocea,i 'ion : Lord W!NCIIILSI , :A proceeds to the ground with si the accompaniment of show and form, is his f.ur.liollo carriage ; while le vieue sate de fee trots out with I ' l . ° friend, and having gone through what to him was 01: ling affair, mounts his steed again and jogs down to aor as unconcernedly as if he had been merely trying„ r , skill at a pigeon-trap ! Since the duel between Alr . 1 and Mr. TIVRNEY, there has been no instance of a rce mier's sending or receiving a challenge. Lord Cas'';': • soir, it will be recollected, was not Premier whea fought Mr. CANNiNG, nor when the occasion of the ells'. lenge was given. Nor is it unworthy of notice , that Al the very moment when the Prime Minister of i Britain is setting an example in his own Lerf;co, of 1 10' !'" gard for a code which strict morality aswell as religi ti disclaims, the Cabinet of Trance and the Councils AMerica(both countries much less civilized than Britain) should each be planning measures for its abrogatiom -d Spectator. It is now two years that the Theatrical inhabitants of this City have beef} most anxiously wishing to see this highly and justly celebrated Lady—in shoat " expectation has been oq theliptoe."—Happy are we in. now being able to state that all those expectations have, been more than realized by this Lady's performances at . 9tir Theatre on Thursday, and last evening, when the audiences were most eiegant and numerous. Of Miss FOOTE'S most exquisite personification of Rosalind and riolante, we had before read the opinions of the Loudon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Bak, and Belfast critics, aqd we are now convincod, at they were, that it is only necessary to see the grace, the elegance, the animation, ,and nice dis crimination of this highly-gifted lady, to PrOnounce her a most superior, and most incomparable actress, in the legitimate, the first, and the very highest wilki of 1;044 comedy - , If we add to this her exquisite style - Of dancing, and her beantifid though simple style of singing, in the ccunic character of Variella and the Little Jockey, wO'Otogether. • can and do pronounce, that, for the very few riiYhts Mist FOOTE is to perform here, the inhabitants 9.1 th 6 ;:ity have a rich treat offered tg thcm, which we thpuld hope e i mltcust they wijl not lose the opportunity of enjoying. This evening Miss FooTE is to perform Letitia Hardy— It character in which she is so much admired in London, that it may be called almost exclusively her own, as she gives it a different and a delicacy of colouring quite separate from the lilies Jenny's in the provoked Husbanyr—the Miss Hayden's, &c. It is a well known fact that she per formed the character of Letitia Hardy seventeen nights, in seventeen successive weeks, at the Theatre Royal, Covent glrdeq, to crowded, and even . oyerflmving houtea. Her 114oggii Giipin, which she rs also to perform this even., ing;" has froM her very beautiful symmetry in the highland costume, and her exquisite Scotch dancing and singing, also gained her the highest admiration, even in Edinburgh as well as London, and all the principal towns of Scotland and England, Belfast, Dublin, &c. The talented author of " Highways and By-ways,!' it appears, is about to come before the public with a new Series of Tales. NVe know not IhrOugh what lands or into what society the author is now preparing to lead us ; but be it where it may, we are sure that in hit company we shall never lack profit or amusement.