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lif ear, hear)—and like the pension to King Leopold, Was not of su c h a na ture as could be withdrawn by any ac t z•itle Gove rnmen t, but only by Act of Parliament. — ea r.) The pension 'continued to be received by the ofng of Hanover as it was before his accession to the th rone that M kingdom.—(Hear.) H e , ME then asked if it was the intention of her r h _ alesty's G o v e rnment to bring in any Bill to repea l the Act which gave the pension, as it certainly was never !ranted with the intention that it should be received under such circumstances as it was at present ?—( Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rep li ed v the Government had no intention to do in the case of the Kin g of Hanover that which they could not do in the ease of the King of Belgium.—(Hear.) The pension was !ranted b y th e law of the land, and he was not prepared to introduce a Bill affecting it.—( Hear.) Mr. HUME t h en s t a t e d that he would himself do so early in February.—(Hear.) An HoN. Memeeet expressed his intention of seconding °eh a motion, but we could not ascertain his name. In reply to a question from Colonel SIBTHORP, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU ER said that since King Leopold had ascended the throne of Bel gtn none of his pension had been received by hi m, and that upwards of 110,000/. had been paid over to t he use of Lue puhlic.—(Cheers.) The conversation then ceased. FICTITIOUS VOTES (SCOTLAND.) On the motion of Mr. HORSM AN, the Committee appointed to inquire how far the intention of the Reform Ifl.l had been defeated by the creation of fictitious votes in Scotland was nominated. THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE. message, BERNAL brought up the Report of the Q ueen's message, and on the question for agreeing to the resolution, Mr. HERRIES said he wished to call the attention of th e House and of his Right Hon. Friend the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to the position in which her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent would be placed if a Bill were introduced founded solely on this resolution. The effect of this resolution, if he understood the statement of his Right Honourable Friend, was, that a sum of 8,0001. Year should be granted to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, in addition to the grants which had alre a d y b een ma d e to her. As. far as he was concerned , , could assure his Right Honourable that it was not his I ntention to offer the slightest objection to that part of the Proceeding,,. o r to the course pursued by her Ma j est y 's Minist ers in this particular instance taken all together.— (Rear, hear.) He thought, however, that his Right Hon. l ? riend had, in bringing the subject forward, overlooked an obj ec tion which ought to have presented itself to his mind, I tS it was one of considerable importance. The last grant Made to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was in , 18 31, but he could not concur in the do ctrine laid down °Y his Right lion. Friend, notwithstanding his having taken Competent legal advice as to the effect of that grant, and acting on the opinion which the law officers of the Crown had given him, that it was to continue to her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent, and to her executors and representatives after her death, during the lire of the Queen. lie entertained very great doubts as to the correctness of this proposition, and what he was inclined to think was that this grant of 10,0001, would continue to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent only during her own life, provided the Queen lived so long. He was clearly of opinion that by the decease of the Queen, the Duchess of Kent would be de- Prived of 6,000/. of this 10,000/. He had advocated the Previous greet made to her Royal Highness in 1825. Now, the terms of the Act by which that grant was made Were so precise and clear, and lay in so narrow a compass, as to edmit of no doubt, and, unless he was greatly mis taken, it followed that the sum of 6,000/., g ranted in 1825, had l a p se d, and it would be necessary, in order to its con tinuance during her Royal Highness life, to go into another Committee, for the purpose of reviving it.--(Hear.) The Act t o which he referred was the 77th cap. of the 6th Geo. IV., and the title of that Act expressly stated that "it was an Act to enable his Majesty to grant an annual sum to her Royal Highness Mary Louisa Victoria Duchess of Kent, for the purpose of enabling her Royal Highness to suPport and educate her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandrine Victoria." In the preamble of this same Act it wa s further stated that—" Whereas it is expedient that his Majesty should be empowered to grant to her Royal highness, the widow of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, an annual sum to enable her Royal Highness tomake adequ a t e provision for the support and education of their deughter,her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandrine Vic toria ;" and then it goes on to enact or effect that a sum of 6,000/. should be granted by his Majesty to her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent for that express purpose. Now, it appeared to him that this grant, so made in conformity with Act, was made, not only legally, but solely and exclu sively fie. a specific object. That object bad been accom plished, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was no lon ge r burdened with the obligation which the Act im posed on her, and to meet which the grant was made. If, therefore, there ever was a case in which the legal maxim, eseente ratione cessat lex, applied, this was the case ; for it must b e obvious to every one that , w ith the cessation of the specific purpose for which the g rant was made the grant itself m us t cease.—(Hear, hear.) If, then, the effect of this Act were such as he apprehended it to be, it seemed Clear that the change which had taken place in the circum stances of the Princess Victoria, now Queen Victoria, would, ev en with the 8,0001. proposed to be given by way of in crease, leave her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent an income of only 24,000/., and not 30,000/. a-year.—(Hear, hear.) If lie had understood his Right Hon. Friend cor rectly, it was the intention of the Government to give her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent a clear income of • 3 0,000/., and, for one, he (Mr. Herries) would not object to that grant ; but he believed that could not bo done with out going into a fresh Committee, for the purpose of reviv ing the grant of 6,000/. with a view to its being continued. He threw out this suggestion because he feared that, other wise, his Right Hon. Friend would not be able to carry his own purpose into effect.—( Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thanked his Right Hon. Friend for the objection which he had stated, and the mode in which lie had made that objection. His Right Hon. Friend was quite right as to the intention of her Majesty's Government. The object which they had in view certainly was to give to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent an income of 30,000/. a-year for life. There could, he thought, be no mistake as to that, and he must say that he was glad the proposition had been so una nimously responded to by that House. He was exceedingly happy to know that his Right Hon. Friend meant to make no Objection to it ; but, on the contrary, that his suggestion Was thrown out for the sole purpose of giving full effect to the Resolution of the Committee of last n ight.—(Hear.) lie would tell his Right Hon. Friend that lie had not un dertaken to bring in the Bill without previous consultation and advice. Those whom he had consulted on the subject, and he considered them to be fully competent to form an Opinion on such a question, informed him that the prior grants were made to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent for her life, and therefore that the grant now proposed to be made to her Royal Highness was to be regarded only as a supplementary grant. If, then, this Were to he considered merely in the light of a supple- Mentary grant, the course which former precedents had pointed out as proper was to bring in a Bill to Consolidate the whole of the prior grants, and at the same time carry into effect the object which the resolution on which it was founded had in view. Suppose he were right In sayi ng that he had a sum of 22,000/. a year under prior grants, then it would follow that all he need call on the House for was a vote for the difference between that sum and 30,0001. a year. He should, however, cause a proper inquiry to he made on the point before the Bill reached the Committee ; and this he should do because he was fully aware of the value and weight which ought to attach to the opinion of his Right Hon. Friend, whose authority on the tfubject of grants of this kind was so deservedly respected °Y every Hon. Member of that House.—(Hear.) It was true that he had obtained leave to bring in the necessary Bill, but, although it would not empower him to ask for More than 8,0001., still, as the blanks were not filled up, he Would h ave an opportunity between this and the Committee of ascertaining whether the suggestion which his Right lion. Friend had thrown out was well founded or not. If it were well founded all he could say was that he should not hesitate to move for a new Committee, but, if it were not, the House would have the power of carrying the inten tion of the resolution into full effect by filling up the blanks themselves.—( Hear.) Mr. GOULBURN said that he did not rise to object to the additional grant ; on the contrary, he concurred in its Propriety. As, however, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was no longer called upon to provide for the sup- Port and education of her illustrious daughter Queen Victoria, he wished to know whether the sum which had been allowed her for those purpose s had been paid to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent since the accession of her Majesty to the Throne. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, " Yes, it has." Mr. GOULBURN said if such had been the case it was c) ,nly right that they should see w hether the c ourse which ~.trie Right Honourable Gentleman o pposite was pursuing was the regular one or not. Mr. GROTE said that, as he was not in the House last bight when the resolution was agreed to, he wished to say 1 / 4 few words on the present occasion. The o bservations which he meant to make were the seine that he would have nddressed to the House had he been in his place when the r esoluti on was brought forward. if lie understood cor rectly from the explanation which he had received of what 1 1. 1 18 lion. F r iend the Member for Kilkenny had said on itiis subject, all he could say was that be entirely conc urred I ._,the view which his Honourable Friend had taken. It di d appear to him that the proposed incr ease of the income e her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent could not be Justified on any good or satisfactory ground. In saying this he knew that he was speaking in opposition to the sen timents of the Members of that House, though -it was in accordance with a feeling which he had no doubt would be very general throughout the country when they heard of the proposition. When he found that her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent had already an income of 22,000/. he could see no reason which could induce him to impose an additional burthen of 8,0001. a-year on the people. If he allowed himself to be swayed by the feelings of respect and esteem which he entertained towards that illustrious person he thought he could not for shame oppose any other grant that might be purposed. Such feelings ought not to have any weight in that House, and when grants of this kind had been asked for, it was the general practice to disclaim that personal character was the leading ground on which they were called for. In every point of view he con sidered the present a most unsuitable season for making such an increase ; and if he had any connection with the Royal family he would not hesitate to tender his respectful opinion that the members of that family, if they wished to possess the respect and esteem of the people, would do well to make the charges they imposed on the country as light as possible. No one could respect or admire her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent more than he did, but still he felt it necessary to express what he knew would be the opinion of the country at large when they found the public money voted away in this manner. He was the advocate of strict economy, and if be did not raise his voice against grants to persons in exalted stations how could he oppose the pensions given to individuals in more humble life ? If he were not solicitous for the public purse in the one case, he ought not to be so in the other. The same measure of justice should be dealt out to all parties, as far as it could be, by that House ; and for his own part he did not hesi tate to say that this was a grant which never ought to have been proposed. Mr. BORT LI WICK said that in much of what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who bad just sat down be con curred, but he, at the same time, -thought the Hon. Gentle man had misunderstood the grounds on which the grant proceeded. The fact was, that it proceeded not on the ground of either respect or esteem, but upon two other totally distinct grounds. In the first place the grant was made as a mark of the country's gratitude to the Royal and Illustrious person who had been named, for the admi rable manner in which she had educated the Princess Victoria, and for having placed on the Throne of Great Britain, not only the most accomplished, but the most beloved Sovereign of Europe.—(Hear, hear.) The second ground was the remembrance which they had of the heavy charge which had been imposed upon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the care, pains, and labour which that Royal person had expended on the edu cation which bad effected these accomplishments which now adorned their Queen.—(Hear, hear.) It was upon these two grounds that he supported the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Exche quer.) If the grant had been proposed merely as a testi mony of their respect and admiratiou for her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, he would agree that it ought not to be granted. He thought it would be a very bad prece dent to give the public money away merely out of respect or esteem to individuals, because they held exalted situa tions, and were placed near the throne ; but he must say the case was very different when the grant was made as a mark of the country's gratitude for services so important and so efficiently rendered as those which her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent had performed. Mr. COURTENAY said that at both sides of the House the real facts of the case seemed not to be under stood. The matter was one of simple calculation, and as the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exche quer had apologised for the manner in which he had di- charged his duty, he (Mr. Courtenay) would not hesitate to supply one deficiency in the statement which the Right Honourable Gentleman had made. The truth was, that the Right Hon. Gentleman had not brought the matter forward in a way that was very intelligible. Hon. Gentle men on both sides of the House seemed to suppose that this was an additional grant of 8,0001., but it was not exactly so, because they ought to take into account the difference of value between annuities for the life of the Queen and the life of her mother. This, according to the ordinary calcu lations, would give a sum of 30,000/., and it was therefore, clear that the burthen to the public would be diminished to the extent of that sum. The resolutions were agreed to. THE CIVIL LIST BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of the Civil List Bill. Mr. HUME gave notice that it was his intention to pro pose, as an instruction to the Committee on this Bill, that certain reductions, which he would specify on the motion for going into Committee, should be made in the List. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Hon. Member for Kilkenny should have a full op portunity afforded to him for taking any course he might think fit, as he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) should take care that the subject was brought on at an early hour of the evening. ' Mr. HU NIE asked when it was to come on ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied on Friday. Mr. HERRIES asked whether it was to come on the first thing in the evening ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied —Yes. The Bill was then a read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. Lord MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the expenses of conveying prisoners in Ireland, and to place them on the same footing as in England. Mr. PRYME also obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act 54 Geo. 111., c. 170, sec. 11, so far as re lates to the discharging from the payment of rates such persons as are unable through poverty to pay the same. Mr. HINDLEY asked the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government intended to bring on the Irish Poor-law question. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not say, but if the Hon. Gentleman would put the ques tion again to-morrow, when his Noble Friend (Lord J. Russell) was in his place, he had no doubt his Noble Friend would eive him an answer. The house then adjourned at half-past Seven o'Clock. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1837. LITERATURE The Countess of Cadogan and the Ladies Honora and Augusta will leave town to-day for Beaudesert, to pass a few weeks on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey, who will receive a numerous circle of friends during this month at that elegant seat. THE PROSENT SYSTEM OF TAKING THE AVE RAGES.—Complaints have for some time past been made, that the present system of taking the averages is very disadvanta geous to the farmer. A writer on the subject says—" I think lam correct in stating, that when the present Corn-law was framed, the authors of it contemplated securing to the growers of wheat in this country about 60s. per quarter, with an ave rage crop ; and this probably would have been the result, had they with the same scale of duties devised a better plan of taking the averages ; but unfortunately for the farmers, ever since the passing of the Act they have had the credit of obtain ing a price considerably above what they have actually re ceived ; and consequently, not only have they, as a body, been cheated two or three shillings per quarter upon every admission of foreign wheat, but also individually suffered wherever their rents or tithes (as is frequently the case) are regulated by the averages; and this must be the case so long as the returns are made upon the present system. I do not now allude to there being many extensive corn mart kets from which no returns are made (as if a fair average of places be selected, a fair average price may perhaps be obtained), but to. the returns being made by the buyer and not by the grower, as I maintain they ought to be ; and until an alteration in the law to that effect is made, it is folly to talk of the present average price being the price obtained by the grower. S ettin g aside all collusion on the part of interested persons and all negligence on the part of the Inspectors; yet if every quarter of wheat purchased in those markets where an Inspector is appointed, were fairly returned, the effect would be as I have stated above. One example will prove this. Supposing I sell fifty quarters of Wheat to a coun try merchant at 60s. per qr., he takes it to the nearest ship ping port at an expense say of one shilling, and sells it to a merchant there at a profit of another shilling per qr., who ac cordingly makes his return of 60 qrs. at 625. He then ships it to London at an expense of freight, commission for selling, &c., of 4 s. pe r q r., add to this another shilling for profit, and the London factor returns this same parcel of wheat at 675. Here, then, instead of the original sale by the grower of 50 qrs. at 605., is a return to Government of 150 qrs., at an ave rage of 6 3 5. , b y which means three times the quantity is in brought to tel l a g ainst the grower the averages, at 3s. per qr. more than he actually . received, and this upon a fair mercantile transaction, with very limited profits. But suppose, as was the case at this time last year, that the grower sold 50 qrs. at 505., that the buyer sold it the fol lowing week at the shipping port at . 555., and that by the time it reached the consum in g market it was worth 655. ; here the return would be three times the quantity. awn, at n . earl y7s. and in pcida time per qr. above the original p rice; like that time I am alluding to, it probably might further change hands two or three times at a trifling . profit before it w a s c on s u me d, making the return fi ve or six times the quantity grown, and lOs. or 1 2 s. per quarter above the original price." NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, DEC. 9.--We had a very insignificant show of wheat from the neighbourhood this morning, but the arrivals coastways being uncommonly large, prevented any further improvement in the trade; there was, however, a free sale for all qualities at about t he terms of this day se'nnight, and Ilttle of the coasting supply remained un sold at the close of the market. Fleur steady. The arrivals of barley being uncommonly large, prices have again given way fully ls. per quarter, at which reduction a pretty fair sale has been experienced for the choicest parcels ; but anything inferior is most difficult to quit, and almost unsaleable. Malt dull, and inclining lower. Havin on a short delivery of oats from the g rowers, the trade ruled firm at last week's prices. In beans or peas little doing. There is no change in the duties this morning. In bond, wheat 34,256; rye, 6,691 ; barley, 2 ; 106 ; oats, 516 ; peas, 39 qrs. SYNTAX in SEARCH (i the PICTURESQUE. Ackermann, London, 1837. "Dr. Syntax" is a work that will bear republication, and we are only surprised that the task has not been undertaken before. At the time it was first published, it gained immense popularity, so admirable were Row • landson's caricatures, and so easy and humourous the poetical illustrations. The author was Mr. Combe, a literary veteran who died in the year 1824, and what is singular, did not commence his poem of " Dr. Syntax" till he was past his eightieth year, about the same age when Rabelais commenced his immortal voyage "to the Holy Bottle." The present edition is got up in a very handsome form, and the illustra tions which are from the pencil of Alfred Crowquill —one of the most humourous designers of the day —leave us little cause to regret the omission of the original embellishments by Rowlandson. THE VETERAN. 2 Vols. Harley, London, 1837. This is a lively, amusing book of anecdotes, being the reminiscences of the late Captain Harley, who was upwards of forty years in the British service, in the course of which lengthened period he met with many eccentric adventures in Spain, France, Portugal, Prus sia, and other parts of the Continent, which he here details in a good-humoured, unaffected manner. The volumes are capital reading for the mess-room, for they abound in light, sketchy military anecdotes. We sub join a specimen of the author's manner, where he de scribes his first interview with a famous Irish robber by name, Brennan, who figured during the rebellions that immediately preceded the Union : " Having proceeded on our journey for some time, at a snail's pace, we arrived about nightfall at a lonely place at the foot of Kileash Hill, in the county Tipperary, a: that time a noted resort for for robbers, when the horses became tired and were unable and unwilling to proceed up the bill. In this predicament, I got out of the carriage, and handed my wife and her maid out also, for the purpose of lightening the draught and enabling the wretched hacks to surmount the hill, leaving them but little more than the empty carriage to drag after them. 66 While we were in this disagreeable situation, an October night fast approaching, and no house at hand where we could find shelter a a stout built man, rather under the middle sise, and in the dress of a country schoolmaster, came down the road towards us in such a manner as to excite my immediate apprehension, particularly as I wore my regimentals, which, in such times, and in such a place, would prove but a bad pass port for me. " He passed pretty close to us on the right hand side of the road, apparently viewing u 3 ail the time with a sharp pene trating eye ; and them turning back again on the left-hand side, he got before us, and, after a pause of a few minutes, returned again, and stood looking lat the post-boy, quite a young lad, who was in vain endeavouring by whipping and scolding, and at another time by coaxing, to get the poor ani mals forward. " I confess I became very much alarmed now, as I had al ways heardtthat there were robbers on that road, and exclaimed in Irish, ' Us monia athru shin,' which in English means we are to be pitied.' He looked at me with astonishment when he beard ire speak in Irish, and immediately asked whence I came and where I was going ; I told him from Kil kenny, and that I was on my way to Clonmel. He then in quired who the lady was, and on my replying that she was my wife, he expressed a wish to know her maiden name ; I told him that she was one of the O'Briens, of the county Lime rick. ' A good name, Sir,' said he, and one of the old fami lies ; I thought as much. But where did you hire these ras cally horses, and from whom ?" In Kilkenny,' said I, ' from a person named Magennis.' 'Oh ! I know the fellow well,' said he, ' and he is a great scoundrel for treating you so badly, for those horses have been ploughing all the morning ;--hut stay—may be, if we put them on the good level road, they may contrive to creep to the next stage.' Then, placing one of his fingers in his mouth, he gave a loud whistle, which was promptly answered by some persons near us, and in less than two minutes, 7 or 8 stout. well-looking fellows, bounded down the bill towards us, from some place where they had been lurking in the heath. These he ordered to remove the horses from the carriage, and pull it up the hill ; at the same time, handing my wife and servant into it. With a ready obedience, they took the horses from the carriage, and giving them in charge to the post-boy, proceeded up the hill with the ve hicle, and apparently without being much distressed, the leader and I following them at our leisure. During the walk, he told me that my regiment had passed early in the morning, and asked why I should have remained so long after them. On my informing him that I had got permission to remain to transact some private business, and in conse quence of my having a family, that was very fair,' he ob served ; but why did you ever join the army ?" I did so,' said I, to gain a livelihood.' Ho then became very inquisi tive, and asked me several questions about my family—some of whom, he said, he knew to belong to the good old stock of the country—and about my profession, wondering, and ap pearing much pleased that I had so well retained my native accent and language, after having been so tong unaccustomed to speak it, or hear it spoken. He inquired particularly if I recollected a deserter's having been rescued from a party of our regiment while passing over the mountain, about a month before. And, on my replying in the affirmative, he informed me that he was the man who had rescued him ; and that he ' never allowed a deserter to pass in custody, whom he could set at liberty. But I hope,' said he, that the corporal and the two soldiers with him, were not punished, as they could not avoid it.' On my informing him that they were not, although condemned, as my wife had obtained their par don, he seemed greatly pleased, and said that he was glad it now lay in his power to serve her. " We now reached the top of the hill, and I offered the mew some money for their trouble ; but he would not permit them to take it : telling me, at the same time, who he was_ and that his name was Brennan. ' And hollow, lad,' said he, addressing the post-boy, ' tell your rascally master my name , and assure him, that if over he comes in my way, I will repay him for the manner in which he has treated this gentleman ;' then, bidding us a safe journey, he and his men jumped over the ditch of the road, and disappeared. This Brennan map, at this time, the terror of the surrounding country, effecting many robberies with impunity. He was, at length, however, taken, about three months after my rencontre with him, and was executed in a short time afterwards. He was the m os t noted robber that had been in Ireland for some years ; and ' I may, with truth, say, my escape from him is to be en tirely attributed to my knowledge of my native language ; though, in all probability, this would not have saved me, had he been aware that I had upwards of 2,0001. of public money in my writing desk." MILITARY MOVEMENTS. The 11th and 73d Regiments, now stationed in the Me diterranean, have been ordered home in ships of war in stanter, and without any relief, it is supposed in conse quence of the aspect of affairs in Canada. They are to land is this country, where their depots will join theua from Ireland. CANADA.—Lieut—Gen. Sir John Colborne, as eicellent an officer as any in the service, has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Canada, vice the Earl of Gos ford, recalled. Mr. Bentley announces a new and cheap edition o the Standard Novels of Captain Marryat, in six-shilling vo lumes, the first volume, containing " Peter Simple," com plete. This Edition is to be beautifully illustrated and bound like the " Waverley," " Edgeworth," and " Standard Novels." What more acceptable present for the new year cau be con ceived than " Peter Simple l" Marryat is one of those origi nal and powerful writers who appear at long intervals. His stories will be remembered when most of the modern novels are forgotten. We therefore hail this announcement with sin cere pleasure—these works, in this attractive form, cannot fail to be universally popular. MURDER AT NORTON-IN-THE-MOORS. ---AB in quest was held at the Cock Inn, Norton, on the sth instant, on the body of John Heath, a male child, the son of Mary Heath, of Badley Green, in the above parish. Mary Heath, the mother of the child , was li vin g at her mother's, at Badley Green. On the morning of the 2d of December, Hannah Heath, the child's grandmother , ha d risen earl y to get her son's breakfast. The child, which was in bed with its mother, being restless, the grandmother fetched it down stairs. Some time after, the mother being disturbed by the cry of her child down stairs,' and the exclamation of the grandmother, " Oh, Mary," went down stairs, and found the child lying on her knee before the flue with its face seriously burned and blistered. The grandmother said she " could not tell how it was done." Afterwards she stated that, ou breaking a coal in the grate,- " a piece flew out and fell on the child's face ;" and to Mr. Wright, the surgeon, she said, " she supposed the candle had caught her apron when it was wrapped round the c hild, and burnt it." A post mortem examination had taken p l a ce, and both the surgeons gave it as their decided opinion that the death had been occasioned by sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol, a quantity of which was found in the stomach, wind-pipe, and gullet. A bottle was produced, which the mother of the child acknowledged to be her's, and which she had lent to her brother "to get some stuff for her toothache in it." The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Hannah Heath, the grandmother of the child. —Staffordshire Advertiser. NEWSPAPERS By THE TWOPENNY POST !Tile following explanation is given at the twopenny letter depart ment of the General Post-office of the meaning of the restric tive clause in the order for allowing newspapers to pass postage free. The words ere—" Except in those cases where letter s shall be posted and delivered within the limits for the time being of the General Post delivery." Now the present limits o fthe General Post delivery are a circle of three miles around the Post-office. Within these limits, if the newspaper be both posted and delivered, it will be still liable to pay a Pc n " 7 postage; but if posted within the limits, to be delivered be yond, or if posted beyond, to be delivered within the limits, it will go post free. It will also go free if posted beyond, to be I delivered at another place likewise beyond the limits. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH A highly respectable company dined last evening at the White Hart, Kennington, to celebrate the return of Messrs. Tennyson D'Eyncourt and Hawes as Representa tives for the Borough ; J. Anew), Esq. in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN had the honour, at the request of the Stewards, to propose as the first toast—" The people, the only legitimate source of power." The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to propose was the health of her most gracious Majesty the Queen. — (Hear, hear.) The toast was drunk with great applause. The CHAIRMAN would propose the next toast, which he was sure would be well received by the company—" The Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Sussex, and the rest of the Royal Family now resident in England."—(Great cheer ing—the words " now resident in England" being taken up by the company and repeated with cheers.) The CHAIRMAN regretted that Lord John Russell had thought proper to declare against any further improvement of the Reform Bill, and also against the vote by Ballot and extension of the Suffrage. He thought that his Lord ship would have been the last man in the country to make a declaration against those measures. His Lordship had admitted that bribery and coercion had prevailed to a great extent, and yet by his declaration against the Ballot he had refused to give protection against those evils. They should not depend upon any Ministry, but upon themselves. He had great pleasure in proposing " The Extension of the Franchise, Vote by Ballot, and a shorter duration of Parliameets ;" which was drunk with three times three and one cheer more. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of the two Members for the borough—(Cheers)—Messrs. Hawes and D'Eyncourt." He begged to say they could not have a better or abler representative than his Hon. Friend on his right (Mr. Hawes.) His Right Hon. Friend on his left he had been long a consistent Reformer ; they owed him a debt of gratitude for his services. He knew that their representatives were placed in a position of some diffi culty, exposed to the solicitations of the Ministry, but he was convinced that he had sufficient courage in aiding to overthrow any Ministry adverse to the rights of the people.-:-(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. HAWES then came forward amidst much applause. His Hon. Friend (the Chairman) had been always an ac tive, now he proved himself to be an eloquent Reformer. His friend had said that he was a thoroughgoing Radical, and he would assure them that he would neither say or do anything to repudiate that character ; but when his Hon. Friend intimated a desire that the present Ministry should be removed from power, he must candidly tell them that he could not respond to that sentiment. He could not be brought to throw nut the present Administration until he eras satisfied that he could replace them with a better. He regretted the declaration of Lord John Rus sell. He perceived that the next toast was Justice to Ire land—a change of Administraticn would endanger the peace of that country, if by talking against the present Mi nistry they should go over to their ancient enemies. Other persons might dissent from his opinion, but he was free to entertain his own. Mr. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT cared not what Lord might declare against the Ballot, for he felt convinced that he would see reason to alter his opinion. The Noble Lord had, to his honour, altered his opinion upon the subject of Reform : and it would be equally to his credit to yield to the public sentiment, in favour of the Ballot.—(Cbeers.) Ile hoped to see that Noble Lord drawn to their opinions, and the organ of introducing it to the House of Commons. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Sit John Scott Lillie as a Reformer and independent Magistrate. Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE returned thanks, and proposed " Justice to Ireland ;" which was drunk with great enthu siasm. Mr. HAWES then proposed the health of the Chairman-- , which that Gentleman acknowledged in an appropriate • speech ; after which the meeting separated. VOTE BY BALLOT. Au extremely numerous meeting of the inhabitants the borough of Finsbury was held last evening at White Conduit House, to take into consideration the late declara tion of Lord John Russell respecting Vote by Ballot, ex tension of Suffrage, and the shortening of the duration of Parliament. The meeting was called for seven o'clock, and at that time the large room was crowded to excess. Mr. Roebuck entered at half past seven, and was called to the chair amidst loud cheers. After letters had been read from Mr. J. Fielden, M.P., Mr. Grote, M.P., Mr. Leader, M.P., Mr. Hindley, M.P., and Mr. Tooke, expressing their concurrence in the object of the meeting, and re gretting their inability to attend, The CHAIRNati rose and said, that they were met there that evening for the purpose of expressing their opinion re specting the men who now possessed the confidence of the Crown. They were met there to express their opinions that in that confidence they did not participate.—(Loud cheers.) As far as he himself was concerned, this was his feeling, his belief—if it were not theirs also, they would signify so by negativing the resolutions that would be put. —(Cheers.) Some time since he was present at a meet ing of the electors of Westminster--(Cheers) — one more hostile to the existing Ministry he had never witnessed, and yet her Majesty's Ministers bad so great a confidence in themselves, and in what was told them, that they would not believe in the hostility of the meeting to them. In order to put the matter entirely out of doubt, a resolution would be proposed to the effect of non-confidence in her Majesty's Ministers.—(Loud cheers.) On the present oc casion they had to express their opinions respecting the conduct of the present Government in declaring to the people of England that the Reform Bill should be a final mea sures—(Loud cheers.) But they were told, not simply that the measure passed for the Reform of the old borough mongering Parliament should be a final measure, but they were also told by her Majesty's Ministers what was the principle on which that final measure was based, namely, that it was intended to give the agricultural interest a preponderance in Parliament.—(Loud cheers.) Let the townsmen of Scotland, England, aed Ireland recollect that Lord John Russell, himself an offshoot of the Aristocracy, connected with the large Whig Aristocracy, openly avowed that the object of the Reform Bill was to throw a preponderating influence into the hands of the large agriculturists.—(Loud and continued cheering.) When the words " agricultural interest" were used they all knew what they meant ; they meant the land holders, who in reality nominated the old boroughmon goring Parliament ; therefore the Reform of Parliament was a miserable pretence, if in destroying the borough in fluence they created another just as bad.—(Loud cheers.) Some boroughs were destroyed, it is true, but what were the counties now ? There was not a county in England, with the exception of Cumberland, that had sent a Liberal Member to Parliament. This was giving power to the po pular interest, and this was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers, and of the final Reform Bill. But the people of England had declared that in their opinion the Reform Bill had failed, and why ? What had the Reformed Par liament done ? Had they reduced the expenditure of the country ?—(No, no.) No, indeed. Had they reformed the lhw ? No. Had they in any way improved the adminis tration of the Colonies ? No, but they had made them much worse. Had they instructed the people ? No. Had they done anything for the good of Ireland excepting send ing Lord Mulgrave there? No. The answer to every question respecting good Government as proceeding from the Reformed Parliament, must be that they had done nothing.—(Loud cheering.) It might, indeed, be said, that, in spite of this no-doing, they had performed the enormous benefit of keeping out the Tot ies.—(Loud cheers and a laugh.) This was the sum and substance of every person who defended the Government.—[Mr. T. S. Dun combe here entered, and was received with cheers.] It was rather with the absence of good than the presence of posi tit;eteevoi,lftblpie ml a u t b h iics e e c ho l i i pe lr no g iu_ e o d ns: th ?o the Government. vernment. In the present s Government could ouldTinie peopleot, ifthey wished of England were so instructed, so intelligent—information per vaded so completely the masses, and travelled so rapidly , from one end of the kingdom to the other—that it was im possible for any Government to perpetrate any direct and great villainy, without exciting general i n dignation.—(Loud cheers.) He might instance the feeling which had been lately excited amongst a large class of the community re specting the case of the cotton-manufacturers of Glas gow. Without expressing any opinion on the conduct of these men, be would ask what had been the con duct of the people of England ? Was not the voice of the people raised from one end of the kingdom to the other in order to obtain for these five poor men a fair trial ?—(Cheers.) This showed how dangerous it would be on the part of any Government to perpetrate any gre at and positive evil. If, therefore, the Tories were in power he confessed that he believed that the same guardian angel that now watched over them would continue to watch over them.—(Cheers.) He believed that with a strong Whig opposition—for the Whigs were always Liberal when in opposition—(A laugh)—backed by some Radicals, a Tory Government would not be able to perpetrate more atrocities than a Whig Government. He complained of the apathy of the Radicals, and expressed a hope that the time was come when that apathy would cease, and they would no longer wait with abated breath upon the Whigs. 'lie interests of the people which ought to be paramount, had been too long sacrificed to the sinister views of a faction. — (Loud cheers.) It was time now that the affairs of the country should be administered so as to consult the wel fare and th e h a ppi ness of the many, and not the gain of the few.—(Cheers.) At present the Government wus a jol', and they had an admirable instrument in a Reformed Parliament.—(Cheers.) If the Tories were in power to-morrow, they would have a burning band of patriots, calling them se l ves Whigs, ranged on the Opposition DEVONPOR mittee. • The expenditure on Royal Parks and Gardens is as follows:.—St. James's, the Green, and Hyde-parks, 9,461/. 17s. sd. ; Kensington-gardens, 1,5521. 14s. 10d. ; Regents park, 3,956/. 6s. Id. ; Richmond-park, 4,0391. 9s. sid. ; Hampton-court and Bushy-parks, 1,3951 9s. 3d.; Green wich-park, 4901. 16s. 6d. ; Hampton-court gardens, 5971. 4s. 3d. ; Windsor-parks, 10,3141. 9F,. 3/d. ; Kew-gardens, 5931. 13s. 9d.—Total, 32,4021. Os. 9id. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.—Sunday night lats, the third instant, Patrick Wally and Edward Toner, two of the watchkeepers belonging to the Hon. the Irish Society's fishings, who had charge of the Dale river, while standing at their station at Glaslee Bridge, near Convoy, were fired at and seriously injured by some dastardly assassin, who took mur derous aim from a plantation on the opposite side of the road, near the bridge, about 25 yards distance from them at the time. Meally received from 30 to 40 grains of shot between the groin and small of the leg, where they still remain. The unfortunate man, as well as his comrade Toner, who received a few grains in one of his knees, has since been confined to bed from the effects of the wounds. The former in particular appears to be dangerously ill. William Fenwick, of Greenhill, Esq., J. P., on being apprised of ti.e circumstance, promptly ordered out a party of the Raphoe police, who, under the corn intNnd of Captain Fox, scoured the country, and also sent no tice to Captain Acklom, Inspector of Constabulary, Letter kenny, who immediately attended with his party, and after a vigilant rearch apprl nsed, en Tuesday, two individuals strongly suspected of being concerned in this daring outrage. The Magistrates, after a long investigation, committed them to Laud gaol for further examination. The site of the town of Adelaide, the capital of the new colony of Australia, which includes 1,000 acres , was put ur in lots of one acre each at an aucti fur two days, and al' sold at the average of 71. 10;. per acre. Already eight of nine ships were at Kangaroo Island for the spermaceti whale fishery, and a steamer was shortly expected from England, which was intended to run to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. (From the Devonport Independent.) The elections for Councilmen for the different wards of this Borough, commenced on Monday morning last, at nice o'clock, and the polling was continued throughout the dey with activity. It closed at four o'clock, but as the scrutiny occupied a considerable time, it was impossible that the re sults could be declared till some hours aftere arils. The intervening time was an anxious one, each party anticipat ing the fruits of the day's exertions according to the bias of their opinions. At a very early part of the evening, the town hall begin to fill with the Burgesses and others soli citous of hearing the final declaration of the Returning O`= fiver. By cielit o'clock the hail was crowded, end after some further deley, E. Abbot, Esq. the Returning Officer entered, he was received with loud cheers from the meet ing, and having taken the Chair, read the list of those whom he declared duly elected Councilmen, as follows, for Monica WARD.—Mr. Greenwood, 156 ; Mr. Taylor, 120 ; Mr. J. Ryder, 118 ; Mr. Brown, 106 ; Mr. Gould, 106 ; Mr. James, 104. ST. AULYN WARD.—Mr. Jeffery, 207 ; Mr. Back well, 182 ; Mr. Pinsent, 164 ; Mr. Oram, 141 ; Mr. Skeggs, 137 ; Mr. Gilbard, 130. ST. JOHN'S WARD.—Mr. Billing,l69 ; Mr. Paramore, 141 ; Mr. Little, 122 ; Mr. Warn, 121 ; Mr. Elms, 103 ; Mr. Clarke, 9S. CLOWANCE WARD.—Mr. W. P. Billing, 156 ; Mr. Collings, 137 ; Mr. Coady, 125 ; Mr. Rundle, 120 ; Mr. Beer, 119 ; Mr. Palmer, 116. TAMAR WARD.—Mr. Abbott, 176 ; Mr. Burnet,l7o ; Mr. S. Jinkin, 169 ; Mr. Towson, 147 ; Mr. Watson, 142 ; Mr. Rees, 134. In concluding the list for this ward, the Returning Officer observed that two of the names ap peared wAi an exactly equal number of votes. Those were Messrs. Sanders and Rees, for each of whom 133 votes had been recorded. This would, of course, have to be decided by his casting vote as Returning Officer, and that he give to Mr. Rees, declaring him duly elected.— (Loud and continued cheers followed this announcement.) STOKE WARD.—Mr. Foster, 147 ; Mr. Ramsey, 143 ; Mr. St. Aubut, 133 ; Mr. Glencross, 130 ; Mr. Hancock, 126 ; Mr. Norman, 122. The result was received by the meeting with the greatest satisfaction, ea it shows, out of the whole number of 36 Councillors, a clear majority of 29 in favour of the Liberal cause and the Reformers. The Returning Officer then adjourned the meeting, till twelve o'clock on Tuesday, giving notice that the Coun cil wou'd go into the business of choosing the Aldermen and Mayor. Mr. RYDER then rose to return thanks on 'behalf of himself and his brother Councillors for Morice Ward. He was most happy to see the very large majority of Reformers that had been returned to the Council. It had been said. that this election would be a fair trial of the strength of parties in this parish—that it would not be of the same character as the noisy parish meeting—yet what was the result ? Why, that these same noisy meetings did truly represent the sense of the parish. He was proud to say, that in Morice Ward they had not returned a single Tory. They talked of re-action ! He should like to see it, as be certainly could not perceive its presence here. The return of 28 Reformers, out of 36, was indeed a strange proof of reaction. Mr. BLACKWELL returned thanks in the name of all the friends who had acted with him. Though one of his friends had been returned who was a Tory, yet he was not sorry to see him there, for he was sure they were not strong enough to do them any harm. If the Tot ies would fairly strike to the Reformcr3, and join with them in their exertions for the good of the borough, they would always be glad to meet them as men of talent and ability. Mr. EL3IS felt much obliged to those Burgesses of St. John's Ward who voted for him, and considering that there were thirteen candidates for that Ward he must regard with pleasure the fact that only one acknowledged Tory had been returned. He offered his sincere thanks tothose who had supported him, and in return he would endeavour to discharge his duty in the Council as he had always done on questions of the public welfare. The choice of so many Liberal gentlemen afforded him great pleasure—it was a plain proof to him that there was no reaction in favour of Toryism, but that they were all determined to march on in the progress of Reform, and he hoped they should all have the satisfaction of seeing a good Reformer sitting as Mayor at the head of the Council, and he should do his duty to them by voting for such a person, and for twelve good staunch Reforming Aldermen. Mr. CONDY said they might depend that all the talk about reaction was a lie.—( Hear, hear.) There was one thing they must all remember, and that was, that the eyes of the whole country were upon this place ; it was the first place to be incorporated under the New Act, and this election would tell other places that there was no reaction. He was told the other day that he had done wrong in terming a certain party " sinners." What was the case Why, that out of the *hole number only seven sinners" had been returned. He hoped whenever these sinners came to vote in the Council, they would always vote for the benefit of the whole family, and among those questions would be the expenditure of the borough, which he sincerely hoped they would endeavour to keep down to the lowest possible point. The present was indeed a proud period for Reformers to live in ; he recollected the time when in London, and every where else, Reformers were visited with the greatest obloquy and persecutions, if they only attempted to carry out the principles of those measures which be had now lived to see in operation. He thanked his Maker that he had lived to see all this, that he bad lived to see the time when they Might grasp the Constitution in the manner of their forefa thers, and let it be said for the honour of Devonport that it had now done its diity.—(Cheers.) They had done ho nour not only to him but to themselves also. It was idle to say that this was not a political question, it had been made so by those who were first in the field, and who, acting as they always had done, never came forward openly to say what their intentions were. He had now only to thank them for the manner in which the first Charter of Incorpora tion granted by their lovelyQuecn had been carried out by her Liberal subjects From the e opinions he was confident they would never fail off as long as they lived. He knew one thing, that instead of any converts being made by the host they hut had to contend with, there would be many converts meths to the Liberal side. He hoped, indeed, to see the day when the Tories, as a party, would be defunct—and not only them, but the Whigs also. From the Whigs they had all hoped wonderful Qiings, but they had been deceived by them ; and though, at the present moment, the ultra- Radicals might not be fit to come in, yet the time must come when the Radicals would have the chief power. He begged again to return them his thanks.. He hoped they would all make a stand for the one principle of cheap go vernment. The Council had that power in their own hands ; and, for his own part, he should not vote for any man unless he would stand up firmly for the publics good.—( Cheers.) Mr. TOWSON did not think that any of the gentlemen who had preceded him, had more cause to thank the bur gesses of the wards by whom they had been elected than himself. When he considered the situation in which he stood, when he came forward for Tamar Ward, after it had been actively canvassed by certain gentlemen, his equals in every respect, except that of being firm Re formers, they must be convinced that the Tamar Ward had decided on Reform principles. Some considered that he stood but a poor chance of being elected for that ward, as the inhabitants would not think him likely to look so closely to the interest of that ward, as one who lived among them. He could only say, that the fact of his being elected against this objection, impressed more deeply on his mind the obligation or debt he felt to be due towards those who had given him so signal a proof of their regard. If he ever swerved from his duty, or neglected their in terests, be would say, that whenever he went to Saltash, he would not face them, but go round the other way ; but he hoped he should be able to look the burgesses of Tamar Ward in the face for many years to come. Mr. BILLING begged to return thanks for their choice of him, as he felt it was not made on account of his politi cal principles (for in that respect he must be numbered among those who had been termed " sinners"), but because he took it as a pledge that they were satisfied with his con duct. He had not solicited a single person for his vote, and he could not but feel grateful to the burgesses of St. John's Ward for placing him in the proud position of head of the poll, and whenever they found him relax in attention to his duty, then they might dismiss him from their minds ; in that he should always de what he had hitherto done, and he should do no more. A COUNCILLOR having thus returned thanks for each of the Wards, Mr. Condy was called to the chair, and at vote of thanks to the Returning Officer having been moved by Mr. Eiesis and seconded by Mr. Mew-a, it was carried by aeclamati,in. Mr. ABBOTT begged to return them his thanks for the honour they had done him. In all that he had done, he had acted entirely for the rights of the people, he had always stood forward against those gentlemen, who, ho believed, were opposed to them. But the result was dire to the individuals he saw around him—it was they who had. ever best come torwarel in support of their own interests.. He felt nio,-e titan be could express for the power they had. put into hit bends, and for the generous manner in which. he had aln.a.s been treated by them, and, in particular, for the manner in which he had been received by the burgesses of Moriee Ward. • • , The meeting then separated, after giving elk.er,3 for the Queen. •-• We are sorry to learn that Lord Sire indisa posed. • e l Mr. David Roche has left town for I: evvka,iirasing v ‘lll paired off with Sir Robe rt Bateson. Ise "lee ?, • 3 re kiis 4 .ai) 4 . * - a - - benches, and they would have motions made by the great leaders of the party, supported by speeches full of enthu siastic ardour about freedom and good Government ; but whilst they had a Tory Opposition, by common consent, they never heard the words " freedom and good Govern ment."—(Cheers.) But he would be just. He must give the Whigs credit for having sent Lord Mulgrave to Ire 7 land.—(Cheers.) He believed that Nobleman was the best Governor ever sent to Ireland, for he seemed to un derstand the true situation of the people whom he was sent to govern, and he refused to submit to the despotism and domination of the Orange faction.—(Loud cheers.) But what had been the conduct of the Whigs towards the colo nies ? Did the people of England want to have an army sent across the Atlantic to fight the battles of despotism in the snows of Canada ? If they did not they ought not to support a Whig Government--(Cheers.) Had it never suggested itself to them there was another party besides the Whigs and Tories ? Was it impossible that the Radicals should come into office ?—(A laugh.) He saw this was a new idea, but if they had not the talent of the Whigs or Tories, they had at least as much honesty.—(Cheers.) The following resolutions were then severally put, and unanimously agreed to : " That the meeting have heard with much surprise and dissatisfaction the declaration attributed to Lord John Rus sell of his decided hostility to any further change in our defective political system, and his determination to maintain that exclusive system of representation by which a great mass of the people are: altogether excluded from exercising the elective franchise. " That the meeting never contemplated the Reform Bill as a final measure ; on the contrary, they viewed it as the first step only in the attainment of those great organic changes in our institutions which altered times and circum stances have rendered imperative ; and, deeply impressed with this conviction, they cannot refrain from expressing their want of confidence in any ministry pledged to resist those changes. " That, in accordance with these resolutions, this meeting pledges itself to support by all lawful means any proposition calculated to attain an extensive enlargement of the elective franchise, the shortening the duration of Parliament, and to afford,the electors the security of voting by Ballot. " That the Thanks of this meeting are especially due to our representatives. Thomas Wakley, Esq., and T. S. Dun cornbe, Esq. ; also, to the twenty Members who composed the minority on the amendment to the Address." Mr. WALLET came forward, and was loudly cheered. He could assure them that it required no small share of courage and resolution to do their duty honestly in the House of Commons. If he had been a pigmy he believed that the Ministerial cormorants would have gobbled him up for his conduct on the 20th of the last tnonth.—( A laugh.) It was, however, a consolation to him to find throughout England the public voice approve most ardently of the course he then adopted.—(Loud cheers.) He would pursue a similar course on Monday next if he had the same opportunity.—(Loud cheers.) He might be asked what had been gained by that course ? Why, it had at least shown to the people of England what was the character of the House of Commons that had been just elected. He was told that he wanted to bring in the Tories. He was heartily sick of hearing the terms Whig and Tory. They were terms which were bandied about to blind the people. The real fact was, that they were now divided into two patties, the aristocracy and the democracy ; and if the people really wished to have good government they must put their own shoulders to the wheel, and not depend upon either section of the aristocracy.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Gentle man concluded by expressing his sincere thanks for the honour done him. Mr. DUNCOMBE came forward and was most enthu siastically received. He had to apologise for the absence of an Hon. and Learned Gentleman, who had desired hint to express his extreme regret at not being able to at tend the meeting. The gentleman to whom he alluded was Mr. O'Connell.—(lmmense cheering.) That Hon. and Learned Gentleman requested him to assure the meeting that nothing would have afforded him greater pleasure than to attend this meeting ; but he had made arrangements for leaving London for his native country, and he had started that morning.—(Cheers.) They were met for the purpose of expressing their disap- probation of the recent declaration of Lord John Russel. Those gentlemen who had addressed them before him had not only expressed their disapprobation, but also their deep disappointment at .that declaration.—(Loud cheers.) In that disappointment he most sincerely participated.—(Loud cheers.) During the last reign, what had the Whigs told them when they attempted to press motions for the exten sion of the Suffrage, and even for the repeal of the rate paying clause of the Reform Act ? They said, " Do not be impatient ; do not press us too hard ; we are as good Re formers as yourselves at heart, but we have difficulties to encounter at Windsor, and until those difficulties are re moved, it is impossible for us to concede those measures ; but if you will only wait till a certain old gentleman at Windsor is called to his Hanoverian ancestors, you shall get all you want ; wait, and you shall see what we will do for you."—(Cheers and laughter.) They had waited, and they had now on the throne of England a Sovereign adorned with youth and beauty.—(Loud cheers,) Bat what had happened on the first occasion of the meeting of the House of Commons ? Lord John Russell, the organ of the Ministry, got up in his place and exhibited himself more of a Tory than before, he seemed entirely to have forgotten the former professions which he made to the Re formers to induce them to wait. More a Tory and Con servative than before, he told the country that he should consider an extension of the Suffrage, vote by Ballot, and triennial Parliaments as a 'irtual repeal of the Reform Bill. Lord John Russell told them that he did this upon the assurance and understanding that the Reform Bill was to be a final measure, that it was so agreed at the passing of the Bill. Now he (Mr. Dunnombe) was in Parliament at the time, he had advocated that measure, and had helped to carry it out to a successful issue, and he would only say that upon no occasion did he ever hear anythil g about the finality of the measure.—( Loud cheers.) On the contrary, the very questions on which the meeting had that that night pronounced a favourable opinion were set apart for future consideration. He had hoped that they would have received from a reforming Ministry a most fa vourable consideration at the present moment.—(Loud cheers. He had been disappointed in that hope, and now it was for the people to say what they would do. Their Hon. Chairma❑ had, in the course of his eloquent speech, asked what their members would do ? He would only say, that as far as he himself was concerned, he would endea vour to carry out those principles upon which the elec tors of Finsbury had returned him as their representative. —(lmmense cheering.) He did not stand there as the ad vocate of the Whigs, and much less of the Tories, of whom he had been, and ever would be, a decided opponent. Ile predicted that this declaration of Lord John Russell would lead to a change of Administration.—(Cheers.) Nothing could save them. It appeared to him that the Whigs were upon their last legs. He had no doubt that, shortly after the recess, they would find themselves in some party scrape or other upon some question in which the people were not interested.. The Whigs would call for assistance from the people, and the people would say, " We will not help you out of the difficulty which you have got into. You deserted us when you might have assisted us ; you betrayed us when in the zenith of your power, you must now fight your own battles ; and if you full into the pit you have dug for yourselves, you will fall there uupiticd and despised."— (Loud cheers.) Such, in his opinion, was the fate of the Whigs, and they would be succeeded by a Tory Adminis tration. When that event occurred, they would meet in that room to concoct measures for turning out a Tory Ad ministration, and every succeeding Administration, till the people had got one on which they could repose confidence as sincere and honest Reformers.--(lmmense cheering.) After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the immense crowd quietly dispersed. now EDUCATION COMMITTEE.—Mr. Poulett Thom. son and Mr. Hawes have been discharged from further attend• ante, and Mr. Pusey and Mr. Gladstone added to the Cons ELECTIONS