The Sun. — London, England, 1837-02-13 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH. ~~ LIBEL. DE ROO4 CUMMJNG. (Concluded from The Sun of Saturday.) • Lt . h • rs. I)ENssAN then proceeded to sum up the evidence to tilt Jury. -His Lordship commenced by reading the letters Which constituted the libel, and then recapitulated the evi denee given by the witnesses. The-defendant, by his plea of jultifietiot:, had taken upon himself the responsibility of Ayihstantiating . the charge which he brought against the plaintiff. It appeared, his Lordship observed that certain information - had been called for, such as times, places, and tither particulars relating to the charge by the plaintiff, and that the defendant bad not furnished it. It would be for the Jury to say whether the keeping back this information hail .not prejudiced Lord De Roos in his defence. His Lordship , eommented on the testimony of Mr. Graham, Mr. Higgins, Captain Alexander, and Mr. 13. Greville. He could not believe that a conspiracy had been formed to destroy the reputation of Lord Dc .Roos ; if so, the conduct of the parties would be flagitious in the extreme. The charge aga,'Atst Lord De Roos was, that he had -been guilty of foul play. I.Vitnesses had been called to show the improbability of this ; aiad it was proved by the medical witnesses in the case, that whatever might have been Lord Dc Roos's dispo sition, even supposing him disposed to commit such a fraud, be was ineapobte of doing so from infirmity of body. If the evidence of Lord IL Bentinek, Mr. Payne, and Sir William Jngilby was to be relied on, it was clear that Lord De Roos had been addicted to irregular practices at cards. He could not but lament the conduct of Sir William Ingilby—hc bad placed himself in a complete dilemma by ssying, that although he more than suspected Lord De Roos of improper practices, be still played as his Lordship's partner. This might be construed into connivance on the part of 'Sir Wm. Inffilby ; hut, whether it was so or not, sure he was that the conduct of the Hon. Baronet was open to strong censure. In conclusion, the Learned Judge observed, that the case being one of fact, the Jury would decide upon it. -The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and on their return into Court, the Foreman announced that their Xthding was-FOR TIIE DEFENDANT—MR. CUMMING. The verdict was received with apparent satisfaction. „COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. nos 1, LIBEL. MORRISON V. HARMER. (Continued from The Sun of Saturday. ) Dr. James Johnson has seen the advertisements of these pills, and also heard the effects of the analysis. Did not think it proper for the public health that the pills should be given in the quantities prescribed and fur the cure of the diseases named. The pills were calculated to be very destructive of life. The great culpability is the indiscriminate administering cf these pills, and in such excessive quantities. Mr. Sergeant WILDE said this was his case. Mr. KELLY proposed calling witnesses who bad taken the pills with benefit. The CHIEF JUSTICE decided that it was admissible, but con sidered it would go but a very short way as an answer to the plea of justification. The pills might be taken by A B C and • with benefit, and yet this be no proof it was a medicine fit to be administered to the public indiscriminately, at all ages, and for all diseases. He should, in charging the Jury, put the question to them in the words of the plea. Mr. Saunders, a retired tradesman, was 55 years old, and bad since 1828 been much indisposed. In October, 1833, he - began taking Morrison's pills, and kept taking them, gradsally increasing. the dose, till he got to 12 a day. He afterwards took 20 a day, and soon after saw Mr. Moat, by whose direc tions he went on increasing the dose, till he took 20 every night for two months. On one night, feeling very unwell, be _took a second 20, any found they had the desired effect. At . the end of two months he found himself quite a new man. His complaints were entirely removed.—( Much laughter.) lie had since found them to be cures for the tic-doloreaux and . lumbago, taken in doses of eight a day.—( Renewed laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant WILDE—In what part of • your person had you the tie-doloureux Witness—Perhaps , • if I had said the toothe-ache and the swollen face, it would -•_ have been better.—( Roars of laughter.) Thomas Sorrell a few years since was afflicted with a dis order that baffled the skill of all the medical men to whom he _bad applied, until at length he took Morrison's pills. He took ' them at last one hundred at a time. Ile was more like a monster than a human being before he took the pills ; he was ; one complete swelling all over, from head to foot. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—SO, you took 100 pills at a time. Did you take them in a shovel or a coal-skuttle ? Witness--No. Mr. CLARKsON—What effect had they? Witness—They caused a purging that lasted upwards of an hour.—( Bursts of ' laughter.) I don't mean one evacuation lasted that time.— (The roars of laughter this answer caused lasted several minutes.) After the purging was over I vomited for an hour. ,_ Me. C. PHILLIPS was about to re - examine this witness , when ' '46 said, " Stop a bit, give me breath." Mr. Sergeant Winne—l thought you had recovered your breath ever since you took the pills. Richard Linton was a carpenter, and lived at Litnehouse. About twelve years ago be was afflicted with general debility, and under the care of several medical men, who could do him no good. Mr. Abernethy told him to read his book.— . (Laughter.) When he described to Mr. Abernethy how he felt, he (Mr. A.) paid no attention, but walked about the room, and sang " Tol 10l de rol."—( Roars of laughter.) At length he heard of Morrison's pills, and took them eight at night and eight in the morning, and that cured him. Had occasion during the time the cholera was raging to go to the Cholera Hospital, being an undertaker.---( Roars of laughter.)— . Went on business. Thought be had got the cholera, and took - , 20 pills No. 1, and 20 No. 2 afterwards to calm the irritation • of N o . 1. Woke in the night, and told his wife how he felt. The first dose had worked off ky that time, so took 20 more of 1 No. 2, that cause vomiting, so he took 15 of No. 1 to stop it ; that gave him partial relief and he followed it up by taking ' 20 of No. 2, and that cured him of the cholera. His wife has taken thousands of the pills. Her health is improved in • • consequence. Cross-examined.—Took 80 pills in twenty-four hours. The purgieg lasted two hours on and off —( Roars of laughter.) • It was moderate, but at the same time pretty brisk.—( Re newed litughter.) Mr. Richard Grant, of Tower street, also spoke of the be neficial effects of Morrison's pills. He took ten on Friday night, • after he left the Court.—( Roars of laughter.) By Mr. CLARKSON—Why did you take ten pills last night Witness—l'm glad I took them, for I'm better able to talk to you, gentlemen, to-day. Dined yesterday with twenty of Morrison's patients. Did not take any pills before dinner. Had paid 251. for pills in two years. Don't know who paid for the dinner yesterday. Knows he did not.—(Laughter.) The pills made • him sick. He did not bring them up—they all went the other way. Did not think that Morrison's pills . would give a man a new set of teeth. Mr. Huxtable was cured of a fistula by Morison's pills, of which he bad taken 70 in 24 hours. The above was the last witness examined. At a few minutes after six o'clock the case was adjourned to Monday. (THIS DAY.) The CHIEF JUSTICE took his scat on the bench at half-past nine o'clock, previous to which the Court was crowded to ex cess, and the examination of the witnesses to rebut the evi dence for the defence was immediately proceeded with: • Ann Baker, examined by Mr. Pultues—Was afflicted about 13 years ago with pains in her side. She went to several medical men, among whom was Sir A. Carlisle, who stated that _ she was afflicted with abscess, and that be could do nothing , for her till it showed itself. Was afterwards under the care of Dr. Billing, at the London Hospital, who, finding he could • do nothing for her, handed her over. to, Mr. Andrews, who open ed two issues in her back ; but this doing her no:good, she • went afterwards to the Margate Infirmary, where she was under the care of Dr. Brown, who opened another issue in her hip, but no good ensued. Returned again to the London Hospital, where she was under the care of Dr. Ro binson and Mr. Headington for seven months, but no cure was effected. Suffered the most excruciating agony. The dresser of the Hospital, after she returned home, attended her for • sonic time, and applied leeches every other day, but without any success. Ultimately she was pronounced incurable by all who attended her. Last January two years she began to take Morrison's pills. Took six of No. 1 one night, and six of Nu. 2 the next. Increased them two every night, until she got to sixteen. After taking five I Is. packets, found herself much better. Took sixteen each night for a month or five weeks. Before she began to take Morrison's pills, could not put her foot to the ground ; by degrees her foot got better. After using the pills her appetite, which was bad, got much better, and she now took about twenty pills a day. Had been made a present of an I Is. packet of pills by the College of Health. Cross-exaniined by Mr. -Sergeant WILDE—Was first applied to to give evidence yesterday. Had been taking the pills two years. Jobson Lincoln, examined by Mr. PHILLIPS.—Was a sur geon at Northallerton, in Yorkshire. Was a surgeon for 12 years in the East Indies, where his constitution was completely ruined. Was first attacked there with bilious fever, commonly , called the_ bloody vomit, which often took people off in twenty four hours. Had also epilepsy and violent liver complaint. When he returned to this country he went to Bristol, where he had medical advice from Drs. Davis and Spence, but re ceived from them nothing but temporary relief. Was under the `care in London of Dr. Pemberton and Mr. Bamfylde, but • with as little success. At last he began to take Morrison's pills, taking twenty a day. At this time had erysipe las, which had shortly afterwards presented a very healthy appear ftle_e. He then increased the dose to seventy a day, which. Lad a surprising effect on his liver, in which he bad no pain since. Had taken as many as 110 in eighteen hours.— (Laughter) —which bad only the effect of a gentle purgative —( Increased laughter.) Any person having a bad appetite , , • be wou ld adv i se to ta k e t h e pills. , From-examined by Mr. CLaaasors—Had been incapable of 'Hang, any thing in his profession for the last 25 years, in con- Sequence of the maladies under which he laboured. Was not On e at thingof- Mr. Morrison's stock witnesses. Had not said any the Old Bailey about the black vomit. Gamboge was - • lu lluek purgative, but witness did not know that it was one of the • Ingredients contained in the pills he took. The 110 lie t r e k ..s 66 ,_ly acted as a gentle purgative .—( Laughter .) At first Webb, ofy stile wit uess rather seek. Got the pills from Mr. at the tri a l at ire who was a most respectable man. Saw Webb . the Old Bailey, when he told hint ha should be glad to t • e o a g us te o bts . evid enee for, at any time, and he _should dens ip „ . Jest himself an ungrateful goundr el if he had not Had ege of Health never on sold any of the pills, Wes at the Col thieve, together withi i rhursday last. Saw Mr. Join; Norrison any money for • . several other persons. Had not received °QIIIIII I up, nor bad be bad any offered Wm. Should he happy to get some. Visited Mr. Webb cc. casionally. Re-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—In the last vessel he was connected with, he had no less than 300 men under him. Elizabeth Robinson examined by Mr. ESPINASSE—Her brother kept the Anchor and Hope public- house at Stepney. Had been labouring under rheumatic gout for four years. Was under the care at first of Dr. GoEsett, who pronounced her complaint to be dropsy. Did not quite recover under his treat ment ; but went under his advice into the country. On re turning to town her complaint returned, and she then took Morrison's pills. Four of No. I one night, and four of No. the next afterwards. Increased this dose to twenty, which re lieved her very much, and she had never felt the pain in her side since. Before taking the pills she haul consulted Dr. Davis, Mr. Lawrence, Dr. Rees, Mr. King, and Sir A. Cooper ; but under their treatment she got worse instead of better. Sir A. Cooper stated that he pitied witness, as he had used the finest medicines lie knew of without effect. Witness now enjoyed better health than she had done for five or six years before. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILDE —Said the first two days the pills made witness rather poorly ; she felt sick, but her strength kept increasing. Sir Attley Cooper told her he could do her no good ; lie stated that she must be careful what she cat and drank. Her appetite was much better after she had taken the pills. Was only told yesterday that she was to attend a Court to.day by a friend of hers named Skin. ner. Last took Morrison's pills on Saturday night for the influenza, of which she was quite recovered now. Mary Skinner examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—Lived at No. 7, Ocean-street, Stepney. Her husband worked in a e'iemival manufactory. Caught cold in 1833, which caused violent sickness and pain in the stomach. Took ten of Mor rison's pills, which caused violent vomiting. Took several si milar doses, which produced the same effect. After this she slept soundly for several hours, after which she got up and eat two eggs and three rounds of bread and butter.—( Great laughter.) Went out in the afternoon and bought beef steaks for her dinner, of which she ate nearly a pound, she was so violently hungry.—( Increased laughter.) Witness had a son that wag afflicted with abscess in the naval. She gave him Morrison's pills, which effectually cured him in two months. He was quite well till about a fortnight ago, when be was at taeked by the influenza. Grose-examined by Mr. BODKIN—Had been a witness on Salmon's trial. Had written down all the particulars of her husband's case, and had sent the account to Mr. Morrison. Had the pleasure of reading the account in Mr. Morrison's publication.-- , q A laugh.) Only read it once. Mr. H. Tothill examined by Mr. KELLY—Was a member of the College of Surgeons, and resides near Exeter. Suffered from ill health for many years. Had been ill from his .boyhood. Consulted a great number of medi cal men ; was relieved for :the time by their prescrip tions, but was not mired. Began to take Morrison's pills about six years ago ; continued to take the pills for two years, got very much better ; it was the only medicine which gave him decided relief. Considers his health now re-established ; at tributes this solely to Morrison's pills. Had the cholera ; was attended by a medical friend, recovered in some degree, but was very much debilitated ; resumed Morrison's pills, took from twelve to fifteen every night, was decidedly relieved, gained strength, continued to take them till he recovered. Had en tered into arrangements with Mr. Morrison, and became his agent ; had been disposing of them for the last twelve months; had himself taken sixty pills a-day for a week together; they always produced benefit. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WYLDK—Tho place in Exeter where the pills were sold was called the British Col lege of Health Dispensary.—( A laugh.) Did not know what the pills contained—never took the trouble of analyzing them. Morrison's pills were his general remedy. Dispensed no otber medicine. Had not administered any other medicine for the last twelvemonths. Mr. Morrison paid him for attending at the dispensary three times a week. The pills were given away to the poor. The dispensary was supported by voluntary con tributions. Was examined on an inquest. Was at the Old Bailey at Salmon's trial, but was not examined ; came from Exeter on purpose. Thinks the pills a remedy for every disease. An immoderate quantity would of course do harm. should be guided by circumstances in administering the pills. Had been in practice for thirteen years. Had no patients else immediately under his care. Had known people die under this treatment, -but they would hare died whether they had taken the pills or not—(A laugh)—would be a madman if he were not governed by circumstances in administering time pills. Mr. Sergeant WILDE—I ask you this question—having re gard to your own judgment that the administration of these pills ought to be regulated by circumstances, and that you would be a madman if you did not so regulate it—is it safe to send this medicine into the world with directions to take it for all diseases, and that the dose could not be overdone? Witness—The dose can be overdone. There is no ques- tion but that is the case. Patience Griffiths examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—Lived in King's-road, Camden-town; had begun to take Morrison's pills two years since; had delived benefit from them ; never took them by wholesale—(a laugh)—took from two to four at night; the greatest quantity she ever took was four. George Pearce examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—Is a grocer and cheesemonger living in Ratcliffe Highway ; was attacked with giddiness, pains in the head, and loss of appetite ; took Morrison's pills ; took 60 pills a-day ; received relief ; took 18,000 in two years—(great laughter)—paid About 221. for the 18,000, and they were well worth it.—(Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant WlLDE—Continued to take 60 pills a day for 14 days. Had a great discharge from his nose whilst taking the medicine.—(Great laughter.) Mr. Sergeant WILDE—It is suggested you paid for the pills through your nose.—( A laugh.) Witness—l paid through my pocket.—(A laugh.) Found relief from the discharge from his nose—it cleared his head. --(A laugh.) Never was desired to attend here—was asked A laugh)—was asked yesterday evening. ' By a Juryman—Was sick shortly after taking the pills, but none of the pills were brought up. Joseph Wing, a clerk in the Stamp-office, stated that the number of stamps taken out by Mr. Morison was in 1831, 403,500, amounting to 3,2491. ss. ; 1832, 941,000, amounting to 9,3811. Bs. ; 1833, 949,000, amounting to 9,595/. ; 1834, 676,000, amounting to 7,505/. ; in 1835, 494,000, amounting to 5,550/. ; and in .1836, 438,000, amounting to 4,275/. ; making altogether, 3,901,000 stamps, amounting to 39,5551. 10s. The publications were then put in and real • We will give the conclusion in a Second Edition, if termi nated Li time. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, FEI3I-117A RV 13, 1837. of • al - such districts will be irsosoveialdy lot to the Church. I know the localities of the principslity pretty we'l ; l I know the disposition of the people, their national pre judices, and their religious predilectiOns ; and I declare to you this day—l declare in the face of the world, that unless sonic extraordinary effort be made in favour of the Church in- my s native country. and to revive its sinking interest, it will, io a very few years, be reduced to such a state of des titution ;,In4 incticioncy, as to entiarger even its very exist 0-nee. There is another consideration which renders the abstraction of this large portion of our revenues exceed ingly impolitic, at this time--the passing of the late Marriage Act. There are ninny livings in the principality where the stieend of the minister consists in fees paid by the people, air] a great number of parishes where a considerable por tion of the clergyman's income is derived from such sources. Now, my friends, when we consider the univer sal prevalence of dissent in Wales, and that four-fifths of the peasantry are Dissenters, we may conclude that they will generally be glad to avail themseltes of this Act, and be married by their own ministers, and this, in some places, will materially affect he income of the ministers of the Church of England, and remove, further -than ever, the prospect of abolishing pluralities, and enable every clergyman to reside upon his benefice. From such a country as this, it is proposed to take away a large portion of its ecclesiastical revenues ; and for what purpose ? For the purpose, it is said, of supporting a Bishop of Manchester ! Manchester— one of the most flourishing and prosperous towns, and situ ated in one of the most opulent counties in England. And is it really possible that from hilly, rocky, mountainous, poor Wales, this surplus is to be taken to support a Bishop in Lancashire, where the inhabitants are rolling in affluence, and so glutted with wealth, that they hardly know what to do with it ? I call the present a most important crisis in the history of the Church in North Wales. It now resembles a languid, and flickering flame, burning in the very socket—by the timely application •of the precious oil now rendered available, it may be revived : it may yet be restored to its pristine splendour, and still ire rendered a burning and a shining light. If it is with. held, it may be the occasion of extinguishing it for ever. If you let slip the opportunity, it may sink, to rise no more. Is it not, then, the plain duty of every Welshman to do everything in his power to avert such a dire cams trophe ? My friends, let us all exert ourselves, Let us use all ;legitimate. and Constitutional means to get this ob noxious measure erased from. the statute-book—let us re spectfully, but firmly, present our remonstrances tesseio s t its and if, atter all, the Commissioners persist in carrying their pernicious scheme into execution, upon their own heads must rest the conscgtiennoti-i—anti we shall, at least, have the consolation of knowing that we have done our (1 , ,1ty l should that period ever arrive, when upon the doers of our churches may be inscribed " IcHAeose",2l\is glory is de parted from Israel, .for the ask of tied is taken.' —(The Rev. Gentleman .was lewdly and repeatedly cheered during 019. dolivory of his excellent address.) ARTHUR J. JoRNEs, Esq., in 4400nding the Resolu tion, sp o ke a s f o llOW s ;-.;Mr, Chairm an and Gentlemen— The surplus revenues of the sees of Bangor and St, Asaph aro not part of the ancient and appropriate revenues of those sees, but consist chiefly of Welsh parishes annexed to the bishoprics in very modern times ; the great bulk of the proverty belonging to the North Welsh sees is com posed of parishes which have been attached to them within the last century and a half,--(Hear, hear.) To the parishes of North Wales, therefore, the surplus fund originally be longed, and to those parishes, on the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph, it ought in all justice to have been restored. It is not my intention to east imputations on the Commissioners, but I will not shrink from the avowal which I deem due to my native country,that this measure was a downright surprise upon the Principality.—(Hear.) Up to the very eve of this meeting, many of the best informed persons believed that this Act had not in reality effected the alienation of the revenues of the North 'Welsh dioceses. Let me ask is this the way to deal with the interests of any portion of the empire ? It has often been said—l trust,. truly, that the Welsh are a religious and a loyal people. But what is to become of their religion if you destroy their religious endowments ? What is to become of their loyalty if you subject them to measures which have bound them together in one absorbing sense of oppression that has ex tinguished all sectarian differences, all feelings of party ? This-is the first time since the battle of Bosworth, (when the Welsh gained freedom under Henry the Seventh) that they have been united in opposition to the measures of Government. Half the counties of .North Wales have already met to remonstrate,•and the rest will soon fol low. If, then, this measure 'remains uncancelled on the Statute-book it-swill -go -*lowa-to- posterity as a measure of force .and not . of 'freedom, imposed on the Principality against. her expressed will—in defiance of the solemn and unanimous protest of the Welsh people. The English Government has demanded from the Principality what no poor country has it in her power to bestow. She is rich in men but not in gold-she has manned your fleets—she has filled your armies ; -but she cannot, and she will not, erect . for you new episcopal dignities in the wealthiest of your cities. • Mr. GABRIEL ROBERTS proposed the following Resolu tion :—" That petitions embodying- the foregoing resolu tions be prepared and forwarded to the Marquis of West minster, requesting his Lordship to present - one to the King, and one to the House of Lords ; and that Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., and John Jervis, Esq., M.P., be requested to present one to the House of Commons." Mr. E. PARRY begged to second the resolution just read, and corroborated the general statements made by the Rev. E Evans and Mr. Johnes, as to the mal-administration of the revenues of the Welsh church ; and coming at once to plain matters of fact, he stated the several items in pounds, shillings, and pence, showing that the revenues of the see of Saint Asaph are thus divided :—The present Bishop, and Dean, with his eleven livings—the relatives and friends of the late Bishops Shipley, Bagot, Horsley, Cleaver, and Luxmore (all ignorant of the Welsh lan guage) together with other sinecurists and absen tees from the diocese, receive the enormous sum of 34,3691. annually ! !—( Hear, hear,. hear.) But the actual working clergy of the whole diocese receive only 18,3811. Again, the revenues of the see or Bangor may be thus di vided : The present Bishop and Dean—relatives and. fa vourites of • former prelates—absentees, &c., receive 22,305/. annually ! Whilst the whole of the working clergy of this diocese receive not above '20,293/. ! The Bishop of Lichfield receives from Tywyn and three other adjacent parishes in Merionethshire, the sum of 1,1001. per annum ! His Lordship pays his two curates (who perform the duty of the four parishes) chiefly out of Queen Anne's bounty. The Dean and Chapter of Win chester receive annually from the parishes of Gresford, Holt, and Iscoed, in the counties 'of Denbigh and Flint, the sum of 2,400/. The Chapter generously pay the cu rate of Holt for officiating for them, the yearly sum of 204 ; the remainder of his stipend, amounting to 100/. more, is made up out of Queen Anne's bounty. The same Chapter pay the curate of Iscoed entirely out of the same bounty. In fact, throughout North 'Wales, that bounty is resorted to - 'l4 bishops pluralists, and absentees, - in order to" relieve themselves from pay ing their .curates , who perform. the duties of these parishes, from which they themselves derive such exorbitant sums without rendering the least service in return ! From these statements, without ,enumerating. a host of similar in stances • ' which:Might be addliced„ it will appear evident that Wales already contributes very • liberally towards the sup port.,Of Church in England, without being • plutl4rerl 'of-81,00/: , per . annum'more, as - an enactment of last year'S - Parliiinent has aii6t&i to be done! " Gentle men,". (said. the. speaker). ". I am quite at a loss for lan guage to express my abhorrence of such an act of prepos terous injustice and oppression towards my countrymen. I say it is an act of dire spoliation ! It is robbery—sacri legious robbery !' And if the rich and opulent people of Manchester will condescend to receive it, I can never look upon them in any other light than 6 receivers of stolen , goods! ' " 66 And before I conclude," (continued Mr. Parry) I wish to shew you how ridiculous it is that a minister, not thoroughly acquainted with the lan guage of the Welsh people, should attempt to per form Divine service in their churches, as the following instance will sufficiently demonstrate :—I know a Rev. Gentleman, holding some half dozen good livings in Wales, having partially acquired a knowledge of the Welsh lan guage, when d e li ver i ng hi s sermon ou t o f th e p u lpit to one of his congregations, when endeavouring to read the sen tence " Fe • gaiff y cyfiawn fywyd tragywyddol ;" that is " The righteotis shall have life everlasting," ho articulated it so awkwardly, that his audience understood him to sat, " Fe gaiff y•cywion fywyd y gwyddau!" shall h ave t h e lif e o f t h e geese !"—( Loud laughter.) I need not t e ll You t h at t h e congrega ti o n were convulsed with laughter by h ear i ng suc h expressions. i.e. -6 The goslings Dr. PHILIP JONES moved the third resolution :—" That the thanks of this meeting be given to Arthur James Johnes, for his attendance on this occasion, and for the most essential service he has rendered to the interest of the Established Church in Wales." • Mr. J. FOULKES seconded- the motion. After a few words from C. AltutuALL, Esq., and the CHAIRMAN,- C. MottaALL, Esq. moved—" That to secure to the Prin cipality Clergymen acquainted with the language of their docks, his expedient that a knowledge of the Welsh lan guage should be required in .Prelates who may he ap pointed to preside over the Established Church in that country." - WhiCh, with the exception of two dissentients, was carried -nnauimousty. The speaker then moved a vole of thanks...to the Chturman, for his kindness in presid ing on the occasion. G. B. GRANVILLE, Esq., briefly acknowledged the ho nour. - _ Monsieur de la Meunais is at t I -I • PiOr 9f tlio p w i i k )r MP tIP $-• . /Ade, ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied the whole day with the part-heard case of " Crosley v. the Derby Gas Company." , -- - KING S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Common Jury.) YOUNG V. FF.WSON. Mr. PLATT stated the case. It was an action brought by the supercargo of the brig Lima against Thomas Fewson, the master, for harsh and improper treatment on the voyage from London to the Southern coast of America. The vessel was freighted by Messrs. Clarke and Logan, cf London, and the plaintiff, as their agent, was entitled to hi; passage out. Ile paid in addition 501. for his cabin fare, the defendant under taking to.suppty the table with every requisite. It would be shown that the quantity of live stock taken out was wholly in sufficient, that the fresh provisions were exhausted before the two first months had elapsed, and that for the remaining four months the plaintiff was obliged to subsist on salt beef and pork, with a very insufficient supply of bad water, by which his healthwas seri ously injured, and he is not now quite recovered. It was for the injury be had sustained by this bad treatment that the pre sent action was brought ; and the Jury would, he trusted, give his client such damages as they considered him entitled to. The depositions of Cox, the cabin boy, who also acted as steward, and of Stevenson, the chief mate, were put in and read. Their evidence generally was to the effect, that the supply of fresh provisions and water was short ; that the plaintiff frequently remonstrated with the defendant ; and that they had frequent quarrels on the subject. The crew were ordered not to speak to plaintiff, and his health appeared to be much injured by the treatment he received. Captain Martin— I am a master mariner, and command the Bolivar, 20 4 tons burden. I have been engaged in the trade between this country and the western coast of America, and harve taken out cabin passengers. I think the quantity stated to have been taken out by the Lima was not sufficient for three cabin passengers. The witness here stated the quantity he would consider necessary, which was considerably more than that stated to have been taken out in the Lima. Thomas Mews—l ani captain of the Corsair, burden 184 tons, and have made frequent voyages to the coast of America. This witness's evidence was to the same effect. A gallon of water a day was a fair allowance to each passenger. Half a gallon would be too little. Captain John White, and Mr. Crawley, a cabin passenger to America, gave similar evidence. Mr. Logan deposed that he was abroad. when the vessel arrived out in America, and was present when there was some quarrel between plaintiff arid defendant at the Commandant's. Mr. Young took up a ruler, but witness told him to desist and mind his business. The defendant put his hand to his breast, where witness believed he had a pistol, and said if Young had touched him with the ruler he would have settled him. When plaintiff arrived he did not appear in ill health ; only a little burned by the sun. There were letters written by Fewson to witness, but they did not alter hiss (Mr. Logan's) opinion of Young's character. Mr. THESSIGER addressed the Jury for the defendant in a very able speech, and the Learned Judge having summed up, the Jury retired, and returned in about ten minutes with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 10/. TIIE " OBSERVER " SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.— An excellent and complete report of the trial of Lord De boos v. Cumming appeared in yesterday's Ohsercer, to the extent of upwards of eight of the Observer large folio columns. A Monday afternoon edition for coumry readers is published every Monday afternoon at four o'clock. Price of the Observer five-pence. Office, 170, Strand. As a poor man, named Owen, in the employ of Mr. Spencer, of liowshill, was going to his work on Saturday morning, about half-past four o'clock, a miscreant came behind bins as he was getting over a style, and knocked him down with a bludgeon. While on the ground the monster heat him most ferociously, and then robbed him of his watch and a few shil !logs. Owen was taken home, where he died the following da l/ . Oqr officers are in active pursuit of the murderer.— Worcester Journiii: The influenza is beeoudng wory general at Brussels. 4erpral of the public offices can hardly . go With fig liC55 beicki9 Chop, The military' hospital is crowded, PUBLIC MEETING. THE REVENUES OF THE WELSH CHURCIL (From the Chester Chronicle.) As had been previously announced by advertisement, in consequence of a petition to the Mayor c numerously signed by respectable and influential citizens, a public meeting was held on Friday last, in the Pentice Court, at the Exchange, in this city, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning parliament on the subject o" . the Established Church in Wales, and more particularly with reference to the effect of the Established Church Act, transferring the Espicopal revenues in Wales, to purposes unconnected with the Principality. The meeting was fixed for twelve o'clock, when G. B. GRANVILLE, Esq., was called to the chair. Among the company present, we observed Colonel Ince, Reverends J. Folliott, T. Harrison, W. Harrison and others. R. G. Temple, Esq. Barrister, in consequence of severe indisposition, was prevented being present. The Rev. EVAN EVANS proposed the first resolution— " That the due maintenance of the parochial clergy is of the first importance in affording efficient religious instruc tion to the inhabitants of the Principality of \Vales, and that the transfer of any of the disposable revenues of Church property in Wales from such purposes, is alike destructive to the efficiency of the Establishment, and in direct violation of the principles laid down by the Ecclesiastical Commis sioners in their first report." In rising to Move this resolu tion, he said—Nothing but a deep conviction that the sub ject which we are met to discuss, is ital I y connected with the Established Church in my native country, and that it does not belong to any particular party, could have induced me to come forward on the present nocasion. In 1835, Commissioners were appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the state of the Established Church in England and Wales ; in the report since published, they recommend that two new sees should be erected, and to prevent any addition being made to the present number of Bishops, it is also proposed that two of the old ones should be abolished. Amongst the la:tcr is one of our northern bishoprics. After the demise of one of the Bishops of North Wales, the two sees of St. Asaph and Bangor are . to be united, and the revenues, which will, in consequence, be rendered available, ere to be devoted to episcopal purposes in England. In order to carry these plans into effect, a Bill was introduced during the course of last session, and hav ing passed both Houses of Parliament, and received the Royal signature, it is now the law of the land. This Act contemplates the appropriation of a very large portion of the ecclesiastical revenues of North Wales to objects unconnected with tho Establishment, as it exists: in that country. It is, therefore, for the purpose of petitioning for the repeal of that portion of the Act, that we are this day assembled. I must confess, with every possible defe rence and respect, that after giving the subject my most attentive consideration, I am inevitably led to the concht sion that the measure must have been conceived either in positive ignorance of the real condition of the Church as, it exists in the Principality, or without due regard to its wants and necessities. The Commissioners, in their se cond Report, express an earnest wish to abolish pluralities, and enforce residence ; but they bitterly complain, that, in some instances, insurmountable difficulties present them. selves. And what are those difficulties ? Why cannot they abolish pluralities, and enforce residence Is it be cause they are sanctioned by laws, like those of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed ? No, gentlemen, " but because of the great number of very poor benefices, and want of glebe-houses ;" and again, we are told in the Report, " Residence cannot be restricted as much as the interests of the Church require, without the augmentation of poor Benefices." Nay, in the pre amble of this very Act, we are told that one express pur pose for which these Commissioners were appointed, was " To devise the best means of providing for the cure of souls, with special reference to the residence of the clergy on their respective benefices." When we find a Commis sion, appointed for such purposes, influenced by such views, and the prosecution of whose labours is chiefly directed to such ends—l say, when we find such a Commission propos ing to take away from the country a large portion of its ecclesiastical revenues, we naturally conclude that all the parishes there, are endowed with a sufficient income to support a minister, and provided with glebe houses fit for residence, and consequently that there are no such things in North Wales as pluralities and non-residence. Alas ! my country, I wish I could say that such is the case. But are there no parishes in Wales with incomes too small to sup port a minister ? Are there no parishes there without a glebe house, or a fit place of residence for a clergyman ? Are there no cases of pluralities there ? and are there no parishes without a resident Minister? If there are, I go a step further, and ground my objection to the projected measure upon this plain and practical principle, that in any plan for, the re-distribution of ecclesiastical property, the interests of the Church in the country which contributes it, ought first to be consulted ; or, in other words, the wants and ne cessities of the Church in that country ought first to be sup plied, before a farthing of its property can, with justice, be applied to purposes unconnected with it. The revenues in question are the produce of Wales, they accrue in that country, and I therefore contend that the Church in that country has a priority of claim, a previous title to the en joyment of them. If the establishment in the Principality is in such a condition as to require that amount of its re venues which this Act appropriates to other purposes, I do maintain that, by all that is right and reasonable, it .ought to be. devoted to the promotion of its inte rests. In order to accomplish the desirable end, of having every parish provided with a resident minis ter; we are informed by time Commissioners that two things are- wanted, Ist, That every parish should be endowed with a-Sufficient income to support a minister, and 2d, furnished with a house for him to reside in— without this, it will be impossible to carry this admirable system into effect. I think most of you will agree with me in considering 2001. a year not too much for a clergy Man, when we recollect the character he has to sustain, and the many calls made upon him. Now, ob serve—there are in the dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph upwards of one hundred parishes where the incom e of the clergyman does not exceed 1201. a year (I should here observe that I make my calculation according to parishes, and not benefices, because many of the latter consist of two or three parishes), and there are one hundred and fifty parishes without glebe houses of any sort for the minister to reside in, and nineteen with glebe houses not fit for residence. this state of things renders the Principality subject to a system of pluralities of the worst possible species. The existence of this evil may arise from two causes—from the abuse of patronage, or from the low rate of income with which the livings are endowed. Now, my friends, it is not necessary I should inform you how much more injurious to the Church the latter description of pluralities is than the former. They are both bad enough, but one much worse than the other, for in the first instance, where an individual is appointed to two rich livings, whilst he takes charge of one, he appoints a curate to discharge the duties of the other. But in the latter case, where pluralities occur from the small income attached so the united livings, two or more parishes are alloted to one person, who is obliged, singly and alone, to discharge the duties of the whole. And what is the result—that nearly all such parishes are obliged to submit to have only one service every Sunday. To such an extent is this ruinous system carried on in the Principality, that in the county of Anglesey alone, there arc not fewer than twenty-one instances, in which two Churches are served by one individual, and four cases in which three Churches are assigned to the care of one person, making about fifty Churches where divine service is performed only once on a Sunday—aye! and where some -are obliged to have the service alternately every other Sunday. In other counties, too, there are many instances of two Churches be ing served by one and the same person, and where the duty is performed only once on a Sunday. Now, my friends, if' this state of things would be considered an evil in England, it is comparatively harmless, when contrasted with the injurious effects of it when the scene is changed into the Principality ; for there the physical construction of the country, and the manner in which the inhabitants are scattered over its surface, render the duties of a cler gyman infinitely more difficult and laborious than in Eng land ; and instead of allotting two or more parishes to the care of one person, two or more persons ought to be ap pointed to take charge of oce parish. For Wales in some places is so formed by nature, as to dispose of its inhabit ants into what we may call separate colonies, and I know some parishes where there arc whole districts so remotely situated from the Church, as to render it almost impracti cable for the inhabitants to attend it ; and in some in stances, two parishes containing several such districts are thrown together, and placed under the care of one pastor. If it were necessary to specify I could mention my own native parish, which contains many districts of this descrip tion. The people are so distantly situated from the Church, that they very seldom come to receive public instruction from the minister, and he is placed at such a distance from them, that he cannot, very often, travel over pathless hills to instruct them in private ; and what is the result ? The Dis senters, in consequence of time wonderful elasticity of their sys tem, so admirably adapted to the peculiar circumstances of Wales, find access to such places ; and some person or other opens his house to receive them. There they estab lish a Sunday School, and a regular course of public instruc tion, and- in consequence of being provided with a number of local preachers, the people never pass a. vacant Sunday, from one end of the year to the other. At last they be come satisfied with the instruction they receive in this manner, and they never think of seeking abroad, and at such a distance, what they can enjoy with satisfaction at their own doors. They see their children educated, and they have their owo religious wants supplied,and they for get at last that there is such.a thingas a Church, until they are reminded of it by some particular circumstance, such as that of a death or a marriage in a family. lin fcss something be done, and that speedily, the inhabitanst IRELAND. DUBLIN, FEB. 11. IMPORTANT DECISION.—The Master of the Rolls this day decided that he would not give costs in any tithe cause which might be recovered by the ordinary process at the Quarter Ses sions. This, we believe, decic'es die tithe war. --Dublin Evening Pose. DUNOARSON AND CARLOW ELECTIONS.—II seem; that Galway, intends to go to Dungarvan on the forlorn hope of opposing Mr. SNeil's step-son. Aided by the subscriptions of the Carlton Club, and the moral influence of the exemplary Marquis of Waterford, he must of course be successful. Then, again, for Carlow, the Conservatives Lave caloAt a flat in the person of Mr. i3unbury, whoe triumph the Mail of last night affects to anticipate. The two luckless wights will a'Auredly Ix' companions in defeat, and mar condole with each other on their unhappy predeliction for St. Stephens. Small as Gal w:y '3 chance is, Banbury's is still less. The following novel occurrence took place on Thursday Sixteen soldiers of the Queen's Bays, under Cornet Ede, marched to the Priest's house at Longford, to confession.— KiMcnny Journal. We sec by the Free Press, that it is the intention of the electors of Cashel to give the Attorney General a publio entry. The situation of Solicitor to the Ordnance Office, Dublin, is void by the death of Mr. Bai low. To THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN.---A very spirited Address of the Reformers in the county of Donegal,• to the people of Great Britain, w. s read at the Association last Thursday. The Address calls upon the people of England to co-operate with Ireland, so that the latter country might be freed from opprozSion. " We conjure you, as you value the integrity of the empiro—as you prize national honotw—as you would avert national calamities, to restrain permanently the power of our insulting oppressors, and to ea-operate effectu ally with the.lrish people in their eonstitutional exertions to obtain just government," We make Bic , following extracts from this document : " We are impelled to address you by a strong desire to see the empire of Great Britain and Ireland really united, power ful, and prosperous. This =net be, unless each portion be properly governed, " The unitod Legislature consists of 1,092 individuals, of wheat 134 represent Ireland, containing one ; third of the whole population. We would not accuse you of a direct desire to injure us, but we accuse you of apathy to our interests. Your Tories 510 our oppressors. " To render a Legislative Union useful, the parties to it must confer reciprocal benefit. " When a courageous, a suffering, and a sensitive people despair of remov i ng ga lli ng abuses by constitutional means, it is difficult for them to refrain from more violent remedies. " To avert any such alternative we implore your constitu tional co-operation with our countrymen." Muhuca.—An account of an atrocious murder of a man of the name of Nowlan is going the rounds of the Orange Press, having been copied from that very questionable journal for ve racity, the Carlow Sentinel. We remember when Mrs. Sly murdered her husband, that the Carlow Sentinel gave a fear ful account of the transaction, with the very attractive heading in large type, " Atrocious Murder—Extermination of Protest ants," and attribitted the deed to the sanguinary miscreants who were excited by agitator s an d demagogues.We are in clined to believe that the murder of Nowlan had as little to do with agrarian disturbance or lawless confedeiation as had the murder of Sly by his wife. It is astonishing with what a par ticular gusto the Thugs of the Orange Press give an account of a murder, particularlylf they can charge the foul deed upon their own countrymen and brother Papists. 'F. STERLE, ESQ.—As we anticipated, the reported speech of Mr. Steele, at Limerick, wherein he is made to call O'Connell by every opprobrious epithet language can furnish, turns out to be a forgery. MOST IMPORTANT MEETINO:—In consequence of a represen tation made to the General Association, by some gentlemen resident in Carberry, county Kildare, of the existence of a supposed illegal and secret Society in that district, which had caused much disunion, and was likely to do incalculable mis chief, a deputation, consisting of Marcus Costello, Richard O'Connell, and M. H. Murphy, Esqrs., were appointed to assist at a meeting, convened to be held at the Sweep of Car berry, on Sunday. for the purposes specified in the requisition. The result was most gratifying. A TITHE VICTIM.—The following letter from Thomas Norris, towards whom mercy was dealt by the Court of Chan cery, may be pointed to by Sergeant Goulburn as another and a specific evidence of the monstrous proceedings of the Asso ciation. We trust it may not escape his observation : " TO THE 'EDITOR OF THE SOUTHERN REPORTER. " SlR—Will you tell for me, as I cannot, my gratitude to the Association for the greatest and most unexpected of bless ings, my liberty, after two years and six months spent in a dreary prison,, in my seventy-fifth year. How happy would I be if I received it one week sooner, for I then could console in her last moments the wife of my heart for the last forty fotir j-ears, and The mother ottny children. My life is spared, but my imprisonment broke her heart. ." May God forgive the Rector of \Vallstown, who was the cause, and may his future conduct to his flock be like that of the good Shepherd, who would not imprison, but who would lay down l►i3 life for those entrusted to his care. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " THOMAS NORRIS. " County Cork Gaol, Feb. 3, 1837. P. have received ten pounds through my worthy advo cate, Counsellor Bulien, who will hare the prayers of an old man during my life." We have the satisfaction of learning that Admiral Elliot declares his readiness, in case of a dissolution, to con test Roxburglishire on Reform principles. Admiral Elliott observes—" I cannot close this address without expressing mg deep regret that the county should be unnecessarily disturbed when no immediate dissolution appears at hand."—Morning Paper. THE K I NG'S TII EA TRE.—This theatre is decidedly to be opened next Saturday. The delay in the publication of the usual prospectus, when the arrangements for the season are set forth, was owing, as we understand, to the negociations with the Opera in Feria for the grant of a leave of absence of that exquisite dancer Duvernay. The result having been fa vourable, every impediment is now removed, and she is to take the principal part in a new ballet by Deshayes in the popular subject of Fra Diavolo, with Auber's music. The opera is likely to be Rossini's Matilda de Shabran, in which Miss Fanny Wyndham and Siguor Cartoni will appear, and in which a new Basso Contanti, - Signor Trechendi, who is said to possess great power and flexibility, will make his debut before a London audience. This evening, at the St. James's Theatre, the rale Mr. O'Donnell will ,address the electors in The Mayor of Garrott, on several public grievances. A full muster of M. P.'s may be expected. ;MONEY-MARKET.—Complaints had been made in some quarters on Saturday of illiberal dealing on the part of the Bank in throwing out large amounts of bills offered for discount, without giving the least reason to suppose previously that such a step would be taken. One house it seems, not one of great eminence, was placed in consequence under con siderable difficulties, but they were overcome by the timely interference of private friends. Such statements are to be adopted, of course, with great caution; because nothing is more easy nor more common in many cases than to lay all the blame on the Bank ; but it is at the same time a very onerous duty of the Directors, but particularly in the present crisis, to prevent any of the parties whose credit it is intended to limit from being taken by surprise. In the instance alluded to a discount credit was understood to exist at the Bank, on proper security, to the amount of 250,0001., which limit had not been approached at the time when the stop was put to further accommodation. [lad not assistance been promptly obtained through respect able private connexions, much inconvenience would have been caused to other persons besides those directly implicated.. On the whole, the discounts yesterday and on Thursday do not appear to have been so liberal as was antiaipated.--'imcs. M. Uhlmann, of Zevolle, in Holland, has invented a new species of sundial, by means of which the hour may be ascertained to - a quarter of a minute at every instant during the sun's course above the horizon, provided the slightest ray can be brought upon the dial. The needle, or indicator, is moveable. The inhabitants of Marseilles are much occupied aitb a young Neapolitan shepherd-boy, name Vito Mangianie, who, though only ten years of age, answers IA ith astonishing precision the most intricate and difficult questions in arith metic and algebta, and solves the most abstruse problems. He is said to have a sister who is a prodigy of the same nature, A letter frotn Berlin says, 1, Tile authorities have commenced a silict investigation into the right of certain per sons in this capital to .assume noble names. Authors will in future be interdicted from assuming a noble pseudo name, as hitherto. Professor Hoffmann, of the Ile do Fallersleben, has, it is thought, given occasion for this measure, by assuming the name of his birth-place." A physician, who was present at the exatnination of Meunier when ar►ested, stated that the conformation► of his head showed that his organs of fanaticism and obstinacy were extremely prominent, and those of imitation and strength of resolution still more so. The influenza, for the last eight or ten bsys, has been rather rapidly jlisappottring, with the exception of the last two days, when some new cases occurred, in consequence of the great change in the weather. The low parts of West minster, Lambeth, Southwark, and the banks of the river, have principally suffered, and in those diStriets are still the greatest number' of cases. Marylebone- has escaped in a great measure, compared with these places. Asa singular proof of the great mortality attending this infliction, it may be stated on the best authority, that upwards of forty widows have applied f or re li e f i n one y day at the charitable institution in Sackville-street, whose children have become fatherless by this scourge. Commercial accounts from Liverpool, dat Saturday night, state that the only failure _ e Wbic_ a h m h r a e d e take of n place in that town during the week was th f -Messrs. Reddish. The markets for foreig n produce continued greatly depressed. It may not be generally understood that when Sir Wm. Ingilby, alluding to Lord Dc Roos's cough, and the re he was punning upon the north : re suit e , t e r a y l calls nameit a fo k r ii l ig io - o c i a ,i a r Y lg ii - P eough, which is king-cough. A Reform candidate has started for Buckingham shire, so that the expectation of the Tories that their pan& date would be suffered to walk over the coqrse will be frus, trated. The battle will be fought to the last. , Colonel NaVier !As ilept requested by the Radicals of OltlIt? 1 .11 4ePttle a Candidate at the net e l ec ti on . The Oolimel has declined the honour offered him.—Lancaster CT Ow SPIRI OF THE PUBLIC J OURNALS Lord John Russell's manly declaration, that the Government consider their existence bound up with the Irish Municipal Bill, is ringing throtielt the country and putting all the electors on the qui 4 e;Pii The Tories are on the alert, and it betme es t ol R o e formers actively to hcstir Let tltbm en eet i organize, conciliate, and concert, Thera: riathV, like being ready Iy:forehand,- and being united., AY this monent \--v;: can render no better eervi ee • • t „ the Liberal cause than by repeating our recomr:tendation4 of " What - Next ?" We are glad tci See that they have already been attended to, fer - Mes:as. Ridgway have published a firth edition. r e i s is a it should he, for this pamphlet ought to be, circulated amongst all the constituencies. It will. enlighten the public mind as to the present state.or affkirs, and prepare it for the approaching stru gg l e . I n fact, it should he the electors' manual, for with " What Next ?" in their hands they may laugh to scorn the canting and hypo critical pretensions of the Tories, and hid them read there the blighting effects of their old corrupt dar e and then comfort them with the proofs , of the universally-increasing prosperity of the country, its decreasing taxation, diminishing crime, mitigated punishments, augmented freedom, and spreading wealth and education wider the Liberals. They may ask the mode) crew of saints and sinners, Conserva tives and Conformers, rats and renegades, that have embarked in Sir James Graham's and Lord Lynd hurst's anti-Irish and anti-Dissenters' adventure, whether, when they come to canvass them, they are to sacrifice this prosperous state of affairs, in order that these pious pretenders to peace and good-will towards men may wage war on the Catholics in Ire land, and spit their scorn on the Dissenters in Eng land ?—whether these candidates for a seat in the Commons are to be sent there in order that they may recognise and bow down to the superiority of the Lords ? We think the Reformers of England will be more inclined to say, " Conic in and read this little pamphlet, Sir Candidate, and you will there find that the Liberals have maintained this country in tran quillity at home ( which you Tories did not), and in peace abroad (which you said they could not) ; that they have remitted eight millions of taxes, have abolished' nearly four thousand places, and raised the exports of the country from thirty-six to forty-six millions ! This is what we like, •and what we intend to preserve. Go your ways, therefore ;- preach your religious discard and your sham conformity elsewhere. " Throw your physic to the dogs—we'll none on't." These are the rebukes which Sir James Graham and his crew will meet with ; and we are, therefore, not surprised at hearing that Sir Robert Peel, • the Lord Rector of Glasgow, will-have nothing to do with the concern. • He is too canny to push his ambling " faith ful steed" over- such rough roads. We are sorry for it, for we would gladly see the whole Tory clique embark in this Constitutional attempt to rule the country •in defiance of the Commons, or to bully it into compliance by repeated dissolutions. It would be the grave' of their party and the manhood of Reform. At all events, Sir Ro bert Peel is ph ced in an awkward dilemma by this boldness of Ministers and by the rashness of his friends ; for now he must either defy his own House of Commons, and eat (he has some appetite that way) the plausible words with which he resigned two years ago, or he must make way for Mr. Ser geant Jackson, Sir James Graham, and the Orange Dilly. The author of " What next? has foreseen the present aspect of affairs, and forcibly puts the case thus. He says : " But should the present Ministers be denied all means of asserting the requisite dignity of a Ministry, and of pass ing Bills demanded as well by the voice as for the peace of the country, then it will be their bounden duty to tender their resignation, and who will undertake the Government ? " Let, them resign, and leave the Tories, if they dare, to take the responsibility upon themselves of drivin g Irelanib on to insurrection—to a re p ea l o f th e U n i on and the de struction of its Protestant Church. Let them shake, if they will, in their recklessness, the House of Lords to its. foundations, and make the arbitrary experiment of ruling this free country by the novel means of a constant minority in the Commons. " These are the only terms upon which the Tories could take the Government in the face of the present united. Liberal party. The strong nerves of the Duke of Wel lingto:i would shrink from the experiment ; once or twice indeed he has attempted to overrule the House of Com mons, and failed miserably ; we do not think he will try it a third time. At all events, Sir Robert Peel is not filo: man to second, much less to lead on, such an assault : ne net go to Rome this spring, and, while here, neither the bunger nor the passionate prejudices of his party-co loured followers will thrust him into a Ministry which could exist only by a series of coups de etat. For by what con stitutional means could he carry on the tithe war in J. land, or the church-rate blockade in England ? Would the House of Commons grant him t.dditional supplies and twenty thousand men, under Lord Kenyon aril the Duke of Newcastle, to re-conquer Ireland ? Would he raise a loan, or would the Carlton Club find him in men and money? How would he ward off votes of censure and addresses to the Throne? Would he dissolve his own Padiament, and call another which might call him to account ? Sir Robert Peel is not the man for these vi gorous freaks. He knoNs too well his own advantageous position, and we give him credit for respecting too highly thu constitutional authority of the country to embark in such an adventure. But would Lord Stanley ? Alas ; for the empty Dilly ! But Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Ashburton, and Lord Abinger, might trot they form a Government ? No one tray fiwetel fl - ,e spiral course of the ambidexterous politicians ; all th a t is known is that they are shrewd per sons, and th , A, the first, after getting the Duke of Welling ton into his Anti-House of Commons' serape in May, 1832, left him in the lurch."—Morning Chi onicle. In the brief intermission of political excitement, or rather in the absence of any novel feature in the great subjects which have for some time occupied pubic at tention, the extraordinary eaposj which took place in the Court of King's Bench on last Friday and Satur day—the conclusion of which will be found in this day's Advertiser—will necessarily attract the first interest of the day. Far b e it f rom us to attempt any aggravation of the feelings of the . Noble Lord, whose character is so d(nply compromised by the result of the trial -I:iese feelings must already be abundantly poignant — hut it is the system, out of which spring such scanda lous transactions as those which were the subject of exposure, that we would visit with the strongest terms of reprobation. If the present were an isolated case, • it might be suffered to pass without any commentary beyond the expression of surprise which such escro queries amongst men of high station would naturally excite ; but instead of being a solitary case, it is, in fact, a specimen of what daily takes place amongst a large portion of those rejoicing in the epithet of exchr , . mes—amobgst whom the transaction in question is not-so much calculated to create surprise as.regret at the publicity of its exposure. In fact, one would ima gine, from the countenance shown to men notoriously skilled in t'he science of fixing fortune independently of chance, and securing her favours by a dexterous coup de main, that " Certes the pleasure is as great In being cheated as to cheat." - If these noble gamesters were to confine their depre dations to their own class, their misdeeds would be the less to be regretted ; but how -often is the industrious tenant Made to suffer for the losses of the dissipated landlord, or the fortunes of the ruined black-leg re stored by a place on the pension-list—or some other list, where he may have the opportunity of continuing his old game under a new 21.115 C I For, he it remem ll'actstenen,oabilledttlilliomulg)lle:rciegrgtacirns LarocrdMs em hers of l o y f oef l i r ts e House of Comm on s w h o W ere i n i lr ) e e l r res e u d iof b , Court - during the trial, stretched their necks and strained their eyes to • see Sir W. Ingilby exhibit the mode of performing the trick called sorter lu coupe—. there were many of them could have given the H on . Baronet a-lesson i n th e art ; aye , or taught him, in the language of schools, "a trick worth two of that." We wish they were as skilled in the mode of turning up an honour,, as in marking a card or cogging a die— we mean an honour to their station or country. What a piCture has this trial revealed of the state of aristocratic' society in England ! The miseral)le sharper who carries a table and thimble from place to place, and plies his .pea by the wayside, may, while kicked and cuffed by officers of tire law s - • 1 p f c.a. po verty in palliation of his offences ; but the, titled wune r, ster who practices a similar species Q`i plunder, with out a similar apology, may step f lom t h e gambling house to the senate-house, ai;id rote on questions af