The Sun. — London, England, 1837-08-08 00:00:00

TAMWORTH ELECTION. DINNER TO SIR ROBERT PEEL. - (From the Second Edition of the Morning Advertiser and Morning Herald.) TAHNVORTH, MONDAY NIGHT, TEN O'CLOCK. About 180 of the friends and supporters of Sir Robert Peel dined together at the Town Hall here this evening, to celebrate the return of the Right Hon. Baronet to Parlie= ment for this borough. The apartment where the dinner took place was tastefully fitted up for the occasion with banners, &c. &c. Amongst the company we noticed Captain A'Court, N.P. for Tamworth, P. Walferstan, Esq., W. P. Ing, R. Dyatt, Esq. (late candidates for Perth and Stafford shire) ; H. Stokes, and Robert Peel, jun., Esqrs. (the Right Hon. Baronet's eldest son.) Sir Robert Peel presided. The cloth having been drawn, The CHAIRMAN called for a bumper, and said, in pro portion as their hearts were feeling loyalty and attachment to the Queen, so he hoped their glasses would be full also. In addition to the claims on the loyalty which the Sovereign of the country possesses, she had all those additional claims on their devotion which belonged to her sex, youth and beauty.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by proposing the health of " The Queen," which was drunk with rapturous applause. The CHAIRMAN next proposed, with three times three, " The health of Queen Adelaide, and the other members of the Royal Family." " The Duke of Wellington and the Army"—three times three.—(Cheers.) " The memory of Lord Nelson and the Navy of this country."—( Three times three.) Mr. ING rose amidst loud cheers to propose the health of Sir Robert Peel. To him and the political principle which he advocated they had to look up to as the safeguard of the British Constitution. Having pronounced a glow ing eulogium on the private and public character of the Hon. Member for Tamworth, he concluded by proposing " The health of Sir Robert Peel."—(Drank with nine times nine, and immense applause.) When the cheering had subsided, The Right Hon. BARONET rose and said—Gentlemen, I am sincerely grateful for the enthusiastic and affectionate manner in which you have received the proposal of my health. The last occasion on which I addressed any public assembly of this nature was one perfectly unparalleled in the history of Conservative meetings. I met under one roof, and within the walls of one building, at the city of Glasgow, 3,500 men, and received from them the most marked and g ratifying proof of their personal esteem and regard.—(Cheers.) But gratifying as is the recollection of that scene to my feelings, I assure you there was nothing in it more gratifying than the meeting of this day.—(Cheers.) Although its numbers are necessarily limited, yet I see around me the faces of those whom I have remembered from my earliest years, and from whom I have received indications of continued friendship. I thank you from my heart for this re ception. I attribute it to two motives. The one is a ge neral approbation on the part of at least a vast majority of this assembly of the course I have pursued in public life. —( Loud cheers.) That course in which I have attempted to reconcile the firm resolution to maintain our ancient in- stitutions, with the disposition to improve them where they admit of improvement—to improve them for the sake of improvement, and not for the purpose of pandering to the morbid appetite for innovation, and still less for the pur pose of purchasing any short-lived and unworthy popula rity.—(Cheers.) That, gentlemen, I consider one of the causes which entitled me to this cordial reception. The ether is, and I am proud to avow it, those feelings of per sonal friendship and private regard and esteem which grow out of the intercourse of old acquaintance and residence in your immediate neighbourhood. Gentlemen, I should deeply regret if both these ingredients were not ombincd in this cup of kindness.—(Applause.) I should regret if I owed my return merely to a cold acquiescence in the Feb lie principles I have advocated. I should also regret it if I owed it solely to considerations of private friendship and re gard. But I am proud, gentlemen, of combining the two motives—approbation of the course I have pursued, as a public man, and friendship and regard for me, as a resident gentleman in your county. Gentlemen, I am proud, and er shall be proud, when I refer to the list of those who gave me their votes during the last election. I believe, if the poll had proceeded, I should have numbered among those who would have voted for me not less than 400 electors; and I am proud to think that those 400 voters were not limited to one particular class, or to one particular section of her Majesty's subjeets, holding one set of religious opinions. I am proud to think that among these who voted for me, I may. boast of basing received that mark of good will, not Irons churchmen only, but from every variety of persons professing different religious opinin-ns. I can point to that Est and show not only mem bers of the Established Church, but of all classes of as centers—the Unitarians, the Independents, the \Vcslcyan Methodists the Roman Catholics, also united in tendering me that mark of esteem and confidence—( Loud cheers) — and I am proud to think that whatever feelings of discord entered into the electioneering contest, feelings connected with religious opinions were altogether excluded.—( Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, those who differ from rne, know that I have never made, either in the relations of private friendship or public life, distinctions on account of religion ; and many present can testify that I never made difference of religion a ground of favour or partiality—and, gentlemen, those who differ from in- know also, that in public life I have acted on the same principles when the advocate of measures in respect of which others may differ from me. They may not agree in the doctrines which I hold and manfully avow with respect to the Established Church, but I am sure they will feel this, that when I have been the advocate of those measures, in respect of which I hold different opinions, it. is on enlarged and combined views of the interests of all— from a deep conviction that the maintenance of the Esta blished Church, in all its integrity, is for the ultimate benefit of all classes professing Christianity. if 1 have advocated those measures, it is from that, and not from any wish to establish invidious distinctions between any class of her Majesty's sub jects, or to obtain for the Established Church any civil supe riority over Dissenters. It is on this account, and on account of the principl es w hi c h h ave regu l a t e d m y con d uct i n pr i va t e life, that I have given my vote to public measures con nected with the maintenance of the Established Church. —(Cheers.) Though we may differ as to the policy of those measures with regard to the motives which have in fluenced me, they are convinced they are such that they could lend me their cordial support ; and in proof of this, I am proud to be able to say that I can reckon amongst my warmest supporters those who differ from the doctrines of the Established Church.—(Cheers.) As this is a public occasion, and, on account of recent dissolutions, one of frequent occurrence, I will not consider that I am trespass ing upon the time of those whom I have the honour of ad dressing, if I avail myself of this opportunity, as I have done on former occasions, of offering some observations on public events.—( Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, in the first place—and I would here premise, if there be any personal friends of mine present, who happen to differ from me in politics, I beg that the will close that ear at which politics may enter—(Laughter)—while I freely and unreservedly state my own opinions with respect to public events.— (Loud cheers.) Let me, then, in the first place, congratu late you cordially on the result of the general election, so far as it has gone.—(Great cheering for several minutes.) Gentlemen, I have good reason to believe that to the next Parliament upwards of 300 men supporting Conservative principles will take their places in the House of Commons— (Renewed cheers)--others carry that estimate to the ex tent of 310 and upwards, but of this I am almost perfectly satisfied, that although the election has taken place with a Government, which we do not consider very favourable to Conservative principles at the helm of public affairs, yet that the Conservative interest has not suffered in the slightest degree.—( Loud cheers.) This, gentlemen, is a perfectly novel event in politics. If you look at the result of the last general election, you will find that the influence of a Government has sufficed to return a considerable number of persons favourable to the interests of that Government. When the Parliament met in 1833, after the dissolution which had then taken place, our numbers (I speak of the Conservatives) were reduced, I think from 260 to about 140. For some cause or other after the elections, which took place in 1833, that phalanx of which I had the com mand, and which numbered about 260 in the field, were reduced, on the meeting of Parliament, to about 140. 1833 and 1834 passed. I was then called, as I remember, to the chief direction of affairs, and a dissolution took place. I knew that a var i at i on i n the returns wou ld c hi e fl y be owing to a re-action i n pu bli c opinion, to a lass i tu d e aed weariness with incessant agitation, and to a returning disposition to maintain the ancient institutions of the coun try. The result of the e l ec ti ons o f December, 1834, was, thatinstead of having on ly 140 M em b ers to co-operate with me in the maintenance of Conservative principles, we divided on the first question which took place respecting the S ak ership no less than 306 ; h av i ng , in consequence of that dissolution, swollen our numbers from 140 to 306, or 309. —(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, th at was called .;he Peel Parliament. It was triumphantly said that the dissolution took place under the auspices of a Conservative Govern ment ; and that such was the influence of Government, that they were enabled to make that immense ac cess i on to Conservative strength which raised it from 140 to 306. It tests then remarked by our opponents, " Wait till we come into office! Let us dissolve, and you then shall find some variation in your numbers ! You shall again dwindle to your humble, insignificant minority, and the principles we profess shall predominate at a general election.— (Laughter and cheers.) Well, Gentlemen, the experiment was tried. The Peel Pa r li a ment was dissolved, and I will prophecy, from some cause or other, notwithstanding the influence of Government, the Conservative strength shall not be weakened.—(lmmense cheering.) Now, gentle men, to what is this to be attributed ? How can this be accounted for? When I dissolve the Parliament, the numbers increase from about 140 to 306 ; and when the present Government dissolve the Parliament, they gain not only no additional strength, but find themselves unable to contend against the power of their opponents. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to say that there had been no lack in the circulation of rumours against the Conser vative party. The first to which he should advert was that which asserted that the leaders of the Conser- vative party were in league with the King of Hanover to deprive his subjects of their Constitution. He (Sir R. Pcel) never thought it worth while to give a contra diction to this charge. Those who heard him did not, of course, believe it ; but there were others who might, per haps, be more credulous : he, therefore, took that opportu nity of stating, upon the honour of a gentleman, that neither himself or any of the Conservative leaders, whose opinions were worth having, had been consulted on the subject of the recent proclamation, nor were they aware that any such change was in contemplation. If they had been consulted, their answer would have been that they had quite enough to occupy their attention in the affairs of England, with out interfering in the affairs of a country with whose in terests they were not acquainted. He repeated, that neither himself nor his Noble Friend (the Duke of Wellington), and he might add, any other Conservative leader, whose opinion was worth having, knew any thing of the King of Hanover's proclamation until they read it in the news papers.—(Loud cheers.) In the course of the present contest no unsparing use had been made of the influ ence of the Crown and the name of her Majesty.— (Hear.) He confessed he deeply regretted that this high name had been prostituted for the purpose of influencing a contested election.—(Hear, hear.) He (Sir R. Peel) did not believe that there was ever a Sovereign who possessed in a more eminent degree the attachment of her sub jects, of all parties, than the present Queen of England.— (Great cheering.) All hailed .the advent to power of her present Majesty as a great compensation for the heavy loss which had been sustained in the death of the amiable and lamented Princess Charlotte.—(Hear, hear.) Indeed he thought the beautiful and eloquent description given by the great Mr. Burke of the Queen of France might with great justice be applied to their present beautiful and ami able Sovereign. " I think, (said Mr. Burke,) it was about sixteen or seventeen years ago I first saw the Queen of France, then the Dauphiness, at Versailles, and never did the eye light on that orb, which she scarcely seemed to touch, a lovelier vision. I saw her just above the horizon glittering like the morning star, full of life and splendour and joy." This he thought with justice and without ex aggeration, might fairly be applied to the present Queen of England, and the circumstance of who were her Majesty's Ministers did not check the full tide of loyalty from every class of her devoted subjects.—(Hear, hear.) When it teas considered that this was the universal feeling of the country, would it not have been much more decorous if the adv isers of the Crown had not permitted her Majesty's name to be made use of for the purpose of influencing a contested election.—( Hear.) When he saw it stated that the war rants to her Majesty's tradesmen had been kept back until it should be seen how her butchers and bakers might vote, and whether or not their support should be given to the Radical candidates—(Hear, hear.)—when he saw it stated that her Majesty's Master of the Horse, when passing through a certain town in Surrey, and finding the Inn at which he changed horses occupied by the friends of the Conservative candidate, intimated that her Majesty's posting should in future be transferred to the rival esta blishment—when he saw such petty distinctions made be tween the" Castle and King's Arms," was he not justified in saying that such conduct was disgraceful to the servants of the Sovereign ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) Her Majesty was quite unconscious of all these things, and he (Sir Robert Peel) was satisfied if she was aware of the attempts which had been made to coerce her tradesmen for the purpose of compelling them to vote for particular candidates, her opinion as to such conduct would be in perfect unison with leis own--(Hear, hear, hear.) He deeply lamented, there fore, that such a use should have been made of the Go verner's name. There were other matters to which he felt it necessary to allude, in which the influence of the Crown bad been most improperly used to promote the Fuccos of electioneering projects. Had they read the correspondence respecting the borouxiis of Portarlington and Woodstock ? If they had, they would see how far, not only the influence, but the favours of the Crown had been used for the pur pose of furthering the views of party. Why, therefore, was it that the Conservative party had not been diminished in its numbers, and had determined to resist the attempts. which had been made to exercise improperly the influence of the Crown ? The Conservative party were disquiet e d at tile line of conduct which had been adopted, and they were determined that her Majesty's name sheuld not. be used for party purposes. They were also determined that the Royal prerogative should be preserved entire, and un impaired, till that period of her Mejesty's life when she would be better able to appreciate her own position. It was in vain for her Majesty's Government to profess attach ment fur the Constitution, so long as they lent their counte nance to a p.trty who was directly and avowedly opposed to it. The Hon. Baronet then referred to a letter which had recently been written by Colonel Thompson to the elec tors of Dunfermline, in reply to a requisition, calling upon him to stand for the borough, from which he read the fol lowing extract : " I am afraid I could not, consistently with the union it is desirable to preserve, till upon good counsel it is deter mined to break it up, accept of the offer made from the Dunfermline burghs, particularly as the Whigs have been doing the handsome thing in the case of Rcebuck at Bath, by withdrawing the Whig Captain Scobell." The Conservatives were determined to use all their influ ence, as they were perfectly justified in doing, in resisting such attempts as he had already described. They were also determined that in carrying out the principle of the Reform Bill, the institutions of the country should not be endangered, or their mixed monarchy changed into a de mocratic republic.—(Cheers.) They were also determined to preserve the just influence of the aristocracy in reference to the representation of the country. They had manifested their strength in the last Parliament, and they would return above three hundred to the next. The Right Hon. Baronet then referred to a letter which had been addressed by Mr. O'Connell to the electors of Kildare, with the reply of Mr. Ruthven, and begged to remind the company that the party to whose letter he should first advert, had professed himself the advocate of piety and freedom of election, and had always been loud in his condemnation of the system of trafficking in boroughs—therefore he proceeded to read the letter. He begged to apprize them that the city of Kil dare, in the last Parliament, sent a person named Mr. Ed ward Ruthven, and this gentleman was again a candidate for the representation of that county. It appeared that Mr. Ruthven had, for some cause or other, incurred the displeasure of Mr. O'Connell, of whom he had previously been a strenuous supporter. Mr. O'Connell addressed a letter to the ten-pound voters and labourers of Kildare re specting the former gentleman, which he would read : TO THE TEN-POUND ELECTORS AND LABOURERS OF THE COUNTY OF KILDARE. " Fellow-countrymen—An attempt is made by Mr. Ed ward Ruthven to delude you. He has endeavoured to per suade some of you that he enjoys my confidence, and that of the tradesmen of Dublin. " With respect to the latter, I will dispose of it at once. It is true, that during my recent absence from town, he came forward, unexpectedly, at the Trades' Union, and was well received. But why ? From the recollection of his father's merits, and because, out of delicacy for his father's memory, I had not moved for his expulsion from that body. But this I pledge myself to do—that is, unless he shall within one week withdraw his name from the Trades' Union—l will move his expulsion. " The grounds upon which I will do so are these : I have just received a letter from him, written on Thursday last, containing these words respecting himself, Edward Ruthven : " The people are to a man with me. Such is the po pularity and influence I possess amongst them, that I could, were it wanting, or could it be useful, bring 20,000 labourers (who would be gu id e d b y me) togethr at any point I wished, in any of the five adjoining counties.' . I believe this statement of his to be, in many particu lars, false, and in all others greatly exaggerated. But as he may delude some, and terrify others into an aiding in his mischievous schemes, I feel it my duty to denounce that mischief, and to warn the people against being mis led by a man like him, who can not possibly do them any good, but may entail upon them, and their children, many evils. I, who have laboured so long and so faithfully for the people—l, who have for near forty years struggled to ele vate the Irish from unmerited suffering and degradation —have a species of parental duty imposed on me, and that is, whenever I detect perfidy or fraud, to expose the views of the party, and to guard the poorer classes espe cially from being made the dupes and the victims of per sons who do not deserve their confidence, and ought not to be trusted. " Such unfortunately is the case of Mr. Edward Ruth ven. I mean no enmity to him. lam not actuated by any secret or unavowed motive. I esteemed his honoured and lamented parent. He was, indeed, a man of honour and integrity, of, an and w u o n u w l o d rth h y av a e ct. suffered, if possible, ten thousand deaths rathe r th an have been stained by, much less co nv i c t e d ‘. It is, therefore, with pain and sorrow that I feel it my hsaacprpeyd man. so duty to warn indeed,nyou—to caution you against this un him to the people o f Kildare,f being dideve w ry il t li h n i g ng to l de p n o o ss u i n b c ly e could to prevent his obtruding himself on the public under his present awkward predicament. tie, however, has re- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1837. jected my advice—has come forward in the most offensive and dangerous manner, and compels me to interpose be tween his audacious artifices and the persons whom he would delude, in order, I am convinced, to betray. " Out of respect to his father's memory, I first expostu lated with him in private. I told him that we could not possibly countenance his again canvassing the county of Kildare. I told him that he stood convicted of crimes which were in the eyes, not only of gentlemen, but of every honest man, however humble, of the most disgraceful na ture—that Lord Howth, I think it was Colonel Westenra, and Mr. John Maher, men of the highest honour and inte grity, had convicted him of a crime nothing short of swindling and false swearing—that they had published a book, which was circulated amongst all the Members of the House of Commons, distinctly finding him guilty of having substituted one, if not two horses for the proper ones, merely to win other persons' money—that it was believed he had qualified on oath one, if not both of these horses—that if he were unjustly accused, he had then the opportunity to vindicate his character, by bringing an action against the publishers of the book ; but if he did not do so, he must stand for ever tarnished in the public mind. " He totally declined to bring any such action ; but he pleaded that his means were limited, and that he suffered much in the public cause. " In the second place, so far from wishing to do him an injury, I at once took the hint, and told him that it would be in vain for him to expect that the Government could possibly do anything for him in Ireland, where his conduct was known, but I would try whether something might ❑ot be done for him in some of the colonies. I do solemnly assure you I took all the pains I possibly could to ascer tain whether any colonial appointment could be given him, but all in vain. I was told that it would not be listened to, nor even mentioned to any man in office. This result of my inquiries I communicated to Mr. Ruthven. " I next went so far as to endeavour to procure for him from the new candidates some compensation for his losses and expenses at former elections. I told him that I did hope to get him from 600/. to 1,000/. as such compensa tion ; but he said that those elections had cost him from 4,000/. to 5,000/. ; which I did not believe. I found, however, that I could not get one shilling for such compen sation ; and I concluded by informing him very distinctly, that if he stood for the county of Kildare, he must expect all the opposition I could possibly give him. " Men of Kildare ! I tell you these things, that you may see that I would have befriended him if I possibly could ; not, certainly, for his own sake, but in honour of the memory of his father, whom I esteemed and respected. I would have done him service if I possibly could, and I have pointed out to you the efforts I made, that he should be able to retire into the obscurity of private life, without its being necessary to expose that misconduct on his part which renders him totally unworthy of confidence as a pub lic man. 6' I now only act from a conscientious sense of public duty, when I tell you I am convinced Edward Ruthven is in the interest of the Orange faction, and is an enemy to the people of Ireland. " His recent conduct leaves no room to doubt this. His address, full as it is of topics calculated only to irritate and injure others, without serving either his pretended purposes, is alone sufficient to prove to my mind that Ed ward Ruthven is in the interest of, and is the tool of the Orange faction. " Labourers of Kildare, do not confide in him. Do not attend to any summons or call of his ; he is not your friend, but the contrary ; he is your enemy, doing the dirty work, as he is doing, of the Orange party. " Is there a single man amongst you who would have confidence with a person, in your own class, who had been declared to be guilty of dishonesty or any kind of swind ling ? lam sure there is not. You would be ashamed to keep any such company. Do not, then, keep company with Edward Ruthven, or assemble anywhere at hie bidding. " Electors of the County of Kildare—l am convinced he calutnn'ates you when he says he has the confidence of any of you. There is not a single voter in Kildare who would not disgrace himself by voting for this unhappy man. You are honest—vote for honest men. You are just and true—vote for the just and the true Archbold and O'Fer rall. A hove all, do not disgrace yourselves by listening one moment to a man whose canvass, as a candidate for sour county, '9 directly and obviously calculated to injure the poplar and honest candidates, 0' Ferran and Archbold, and to aid the interests of the Orange faction—the unmitigated enemies of the religion and liberties of the people of " This is the sincere ads ice and cordial entreaty of a man whose every energy is devoted to the prosperity and glory of old Ireland. " Your faithful friend, " DANIEL O'CONNELL." It had been hitherto charged against the Tories, that they had been guilty of appointing improper persons to fill colo- Lila! situations ; but what would be said of any one belong ing to that party, if they had given utterance to sentiments which it appeared this gentleman was not ashamed to pub lish. He would nos read to them Mr. Ruthven's reply to the charges of Mr. O'Cannell, The Right lion. B tronet then re id the following extract :—" Mark the plain state ments which I now make. Listen, men of Kildare ! Men of Ireland, listen to my words. In London Mr. O'Connell asked me to call upon him—l did so ; when I entered the room, he said, " My dear Ruthven, I have settled Kildare.' I understood this to imply that I was to he returned without a contest. He soon made me sensible of my mistake. Lord Mulgrave,' said he, wishes to have young Lawless (Lord Cloncurry's son) returned as soon as he comes of age. He will be of age in a few months. You are to hold Kil:larc as his locum tenens.' What was my answer ? Certainly not. If the people return me, I will never desert them, as you would have me do. No, never !' Mr. O'Connell paused a moment. Well, well,' said he, I'll tell you what I'll du with you, Ruthven. You shall But first let me call upon you to listen. Listen every man in Ireland—listen to the words of this man, who has expressed for you as well as for me the affection of a parent—listen to the proposal of the per son who cries tip purity of election ! These were his words, I remember them as if the scene were of yesterday : "'You shall have paid down to you, before you leave Lon don, the sum of 1,0001., and you shall have the first vacant colonial situation you think worth your acceptance, if you will but promise me to keep quiet until the day of election, and to retire when I ask you. Agree to this, and we will keep our own secret." My answer to this atrocious attempt at bribery was a positive refusal. Mr. O'Connell then turned round, in a state of furious excitement, and cried, " What ! you'll fly in my face, will you ? Can you dare to stand for Kildare against my will and the interest of the Rev. Mr. Doyle ? If you do, I know how to make the hustings too hot for you.' As I live, these were the words of the Liberator,' the incorruptible patriot,' the friend of Ireland !' " Let Mr. O'Connell, if he dare, deny what I have stated, and I have ample means of proof —ay, and the means of proving far more than I have as yet asserted. Confiding in a trust that never yet deceived me, confiding in the just and honourable feelings of the people of Ireland, and, above all, in those of my tried friends the men of Kil dare, and the men of the Trades' Political Union, " I remain, as ever, their real friend. " EDWARD RUTHVEN." Which of these statements was the true one he did not know, but he found, even upon Mr. O'Connell's own show ing, this fact, that to a person whom he considered unfit for respectable society he offered from 6001. to 1,000/., and a colonial appointment, for giving up the representa tion of a county in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He must de clare that in all his experience he never knew a worse transaction.—(Cheers.) He gave this as the latest tran saction which had taken place, as a matter distinctly avowed by a leader of the Radical party of the House of Commons, for the purpose of showing that if they permitted these men to prevail and possess influence in the administration of the concerns of this kingdom, so far from that circumstance giving the people a security for purity and honesty, they would only lead to an administration of its affairs such as would be a disgrace to any country.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was not absurd prejudice against Mr. O'Con nell—it was not a hatred of Ireland that induced this country to feel indignant that the party from Ireland should exercise influence over the Government—but it is when they hear such things as he had just adverted to, stated publicly and ostentatiously, that they object to men who are identified with them, being in any way con nected with the public affairs of this great country.—_( Hear, hear.) They had no doubt beard it stated that Conservatives were hostile to improvement, but this he denied. They were, however, hostile to that species of improvement which was calculated to injure instead of amending the institu tions of the country, or which would make the Government of the country a reserved fund, out of which might be pur chased the support of a party hostile to those institutions. It is in order that this may be prevented, that he en treated them, after the excitement of this election had passed away, that they would not allow their exertions to relax. They (the Constituent body) had great and im portant functions belonging to them. It was by their means that the House of Lords would be able to stem the torrent of reckless innovation now endeavoured to be poured in upon them. Unless the Constituency were able to show to the House of Lords that they were acting in accordance with the feelings of the intelligent and thinking class of the community, they might depend upon it the resistance of that House would be fruitless. He did not ask them to make the House of Lords able to resist wise and salutary improvements, but he did call upon them to enable it to oppose innovations in Church and State, which were the basis upon which the Constitution rested.—(Hear, hear.) The House of Lords was dependent on the will of the Crown to this extent, that it might, by an unwarrant able and wanton use of the prerogative, be made to aid the democratic principle—(Hear)—but the House of Commons could not be interfered with by the prerogative of the Crown. Nothing but the law could affect that House. — (Hear.) Instead, therefore, of mourning over anything that might have occurred in reference to the representation of the House of Commons, they ought to exert themselves to continue the Reform Bill upon its present basis.—( Hear, hear.) He would ask them in the words of Lord Althorp to keep perfect a measure " which settled on a fixed basis the question of the representation of the people." He rejoiced at the very large return which bad already taken place of Con servative Members, for by it they would be enabled to pre vent any encroachment upon the Constitution, and give en couragement to the Government to oppose successfully the question of Household Suffrage, Triennial Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, which, if once successful, would lead step by step, to such a change in the Constitution of the country as would be inconsistent with the continuance of our hereditary peerage, or with the existence of the mo narchy itself.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") They should, therefore, remember that they had a duty to perform. It might be disagreeable and indeed inconvenient to them to attend to the registration of voting which annually took place throughout the country.—( Hear.) All this might be revolting to them, but they might depend upon it that it was better they should take that trouble than that they should allow the Constitution to become the victim of false friends, or that they should be trampled under the hoof of ruthless democracy.—(Loud cheers.) The advise which had been given to some persons was " agitate, agitate, agitate."— (Hear.) The advice which he would give to them would be this, " register, register, register."—(Laughter and cheers.) Let them be always prepared for an election, and by these means they would have the inestimable advan tage of protecting their own property, and their own liberty, and they would have also the gratifying satisfaction of knowing that they had not allowed the rights and privileges which ought to descend to their posterity to be injured ; nor would they have to submit to the merited contempt of that posterity, which they would well deserve, had they allowed the liberty of their country to be beaten down, and thereby deprive their children, and their children's children of the advantage of living under that Constitution, under which they themselves had enjoyed so much prosperity and happiness. The Right Hon. Baronet then sat down amidst loud cheering, which continued for some time. " Prosperity to the Town of Tan►worth," " The health of Lady Peel," and other toasts followed ; after which the company separated, evidently well pleased with the pro ceedings of the evening. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUG. 6. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I am this day enabled to confirm the victory in Belfast which I anticipated yesterday. Mr. Gibson and Lord Bel fast have been returned for that city, instead of the Messrs. Emerson Tennent and Dunbar, the late Members, who have been defeated by a respectable majority. This makes a positive gain of seven to the Liberal Representatives of Ireland ; which, when we consider that nothing like half the elections are yet begun, is a tolerably fair set off against the Tory gains in England and Wales. We shall not, however, be confined to a majority of seven over the num ber that represented us in the late Parliament—the proba bility is, that our further gains will not be less than double that number. So that taking both Houses together, nearly two-thirds of the Members of both branches of the Legislature representing Ireland in the Imperial Parliament, will be found in the next Session advocates for a participa tion of British laws to this country equally with England. Whether any Ministry can, or ought, to legislate otherwise than as required by such a representation, is a proposition not yet discussed, but which a very little time, perhaps, shall have fully submitted to the impartial consideration of public opinion. And if we reflect coolly on the events of the last three years only, we shall be satisfied that the affairs of Ireland have exercised paramount influence over the different Statesmen that have been at the helm of Go vernment. The difficulties attending those questions more immediately affecting the people of this part of the United Kingdom, have broken up no less than three Cabinets. The same difficulties, and the same questions, still remain to be adjusted ; and can it be supposed that they ever will be satisfactorily arranged on any other terms than such as must meet the concurrence and approbation of the majority of those men—Lords and Commoners—to whom have been confided the Legislative interests of Ireland ? It is an absurdity to think otherwise. Now Ireland has 137 indi viduals, Lords and Commons, guardians of her welfare, in the Imperial Parliament—the total number for the three kingdoms being upwards of a thousand. We are certain of having seventy or eighty Irish Members in the Lower House advocating a settlement of the tithe question on Lord Merpeth's principle, and Corporate Reform. This is a majority of those to whom are constitutionally confided the legislatorial duties appertaining to eight millions of people. But we have also many of our own Peers in ad dition to that number. Ought not their combined efforts in favour of measures relating to this country, always ,in fluence, if not coerce, both Houses? To deny this, would he to tell the people of this country their share in legisls tion is a nullity—that no matter what the Irish Peers or Representatives of the people may think, this country must be governed and legislated for by Englishmen. Such has been hitherto the policy of England—if it he persevered in, Irishmen will soon begin to think of something more than even a Repeal of the Union. These topics it is true, are not yet part and parcel of public opinion here. I have heard them discussed however, and wish you would afford the opponents of our rights an opportunity of reflecting on them. In the mean time, reverting to the elections, I repeat my former proposition—more than two-thirds of the repre sentatives of the people of this country in the approaching Session of Parliament will be supporters of the policy of Earl Mulgrave's Government. The victory achieved here is almost complete ; and it is rendered the more so by the efforts of our opponents who, notwithstanding all their monies and well-concerted combinations, will elsewhere ex perience the same result as that with which the Dublin election termination. Mr. Mauls will be returned for Carlow. In Waterford, the Beresfoid bribery and influ ence have produced a severe contest ; 3 ou may rest assured nevertheless, that the faction will be there discomfitted also. Messrs. Wyse and Barron will have a majority—l make this statement on unquestionable authority—of nearly two hundred to-morrow evening at the close of the poll. There arc several amusing stories afloat respecting the use and abuse of Conservative cash in every part of the country. It has not been more efficient in attaining the object in view in Waterford than in Dublin. Messrs. Walker and Talbot are returned without opposition for Wexford and New Ross. The election for the county of Wexford will go off with equal ease and comfort to the late representa tives, Maher and Power, notwithstanding Tory threats and preparations. In the King's county too, the Liberals, Wes tenra and Fitzsimon are sure of succeeding, against all the pecuniary and other resources of their opponents. The Southern Reporter of Saturday last contains an ac count of certain outrageous acts committed by the tumultu ous Orangemen on that day. It was then that the great struggle for the representation of Cork (city) commenced, " and never," says the Reporter, " within our memory, did the introductory proceedings of any former contest present such exciting—indeed appalling—scenes. At eight o'clock —two hours before the time appointed for entering upon the nomination—the Court was surrounded by immense crowds of persons desirous to be present at the proceed ings. At nine o'clock between two and three hundred Bludgeon illen issued from the Conservative Committee rooms, and mingled with the populace, when a fearful battle took place, which lasted about a quarter of an hour, and which resulted in the complete demolition of the sticks, the cane-swords, the life-preservers, and, in some instances, the pistols with which they were armed. The Sheriffs had left ex press directions with the Court-keepers not, on pain of instant dismissal from office, to admit a single person—be he can didate, seconder, supporter, or reporter—until ten o'clock. At a quarter to ten, however, the populace—the out raged populace—commenced an indiscriminate scaling of the iron, and thickly forked pallisading erected in front of the building ; they then burst open the princ i p al outside door, and next flung in the inside doors. On entering the Court, our Reporters found the assembled thousands en gaged in a terrible conflict. Bent-up sword canes and smashed bludgeons were seen flying about, whilst at least 20 individual rencontres were going on. As soon as the respective combatants had expended their wrath, the cus tomary verbal ebullitions of party strife were indulged in. At this moment one of the Sheriffs entered the Court at the Judge's entre, and, looking in at the scene before him, swore " by God, that HE'D CLEAR THE couaT.”—(Roars of laughter followed, and he quickly retreated.) The can didates and their respective seconders and friends expe rienced great difficulty in entering. In some cases they were lifted over the head s o f th e mas s of the people. Their reception was enthusiastic by their respective adherents. That of Messrs. Callaghan and Beamish was unsurpassed in zeal and in warmth upon any former similar occasion. 'The polling commences to-morrow (Monday.) Saturday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the guard of the Emerald Birmingham stage-coach arrived, express at the Golden Cross Inn, Charing-cross, bringing the melancholy intelligence of the oversetting of the Emerald Birmingham coach, on its road from Birmingham to London, onSaturday morning, fronting Plum Park, ten miles on the other side of Stoney Stratford. It appears that the reins of the horses broke at the time they were proceeding along the road at a rapid rate. Finding themselves without con trol they gallcpped off furiously a considerable distance. On arriving at a bank they ran the coach up it, when it overset into a valley upwards of 20 feet deep. Two gentlemen, outside passengers, sere dashed to atoms on the spot, al.; coachman's thigh was fractured, and all the passengers were seriously injured. The sufferers were conveyed to the nearest house to obtain surgical assistauce. The coach is broken in pieces. NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE • There has been a re-action here—a decided re-action — but it is in favour of Reform. At the last election Mr. Hanbury, the Liberal candidate was about 600 at the bot tom of the poll, while Lord Milton, without a complete re turn from his stronghold (Peterborough), is but 174 behind, and, we doubt not, with Peterborough to the close, will be found to be equal at least to his Tory opponent, Lord Maid stone. At Wellingborough district, which is chiefly com posed of independent freeholders, Mr. Hanbury had but a majority of 7 on the gross poll, while Lord Milton already numbers a majority of 105, which will be greatly increased this day. Circumstances, too, have been decidedly in favour of the Tories, who had been canvassing sometime before Lord Milton was prevailed upon by a requisition, signed by 1,000 electors, to come forward. Many gave thoughtless promises, in ignorance that his Lordship would start. We are aware of several gentlemen in London who were so im prudent as to thus commit themselves, and who have express ed their deep regret that a sense of honour compelled them to vote against their own principles and wishes. We have received the following from Mr. Northhouse, Lord Milton's London agent : FIRST DAY'S POLL. Milton. Maunsell. Maidstone, Wellingborough (4 o'clock) 424 ... 343 ... 319 Clipston (4 o'clock) Kettering (4 o'clock ). Oundle I I o'clock) Peterborough (11 o'clock) 1,123 1,356 1,297 BELFAST ELECTION. (From a Second Edition of the Northern Whig.) SATURDAY, AUG. 5, HALF PAST THREE. FINAL GROSS POLL. Mr. Gibson • 941 Lord Belfast . . 922 Mr. Emerson Tennent . . 901 Mr. Dunbar • . 869 Mr. Gibson's majority over Mr. Dunbar, 72 ; over Mr. Emerson Tennent, 40.—Lord Belfast's majority over Mr. Dunbar, 53 ; over Mr. Emerson Tennent, 21.—Hurra for the Queen and Reform !I ! This result of the struggle which has just closed, is a great and glorious triumph. It is honourable to the elec tors of Belfast ; and will be hailed with enthusiasm by the friends of liberty, and the supporters of the Queen, throughout the United Kingdom. • The victory is, in every way, highly important. In a numerous constituency—i❑ the metropolis of Protestant Ulster—with a confident and well-organised Tory force, the cause of Toryism was openly and emphatically staked upon the issue, at the hustings, by the Tory candidates. The bAttle has been now fought ; and we have to congratulate the men of Belfast, and their brother Reformers of the United Kingdom, upon the brilliant and glorious victory which has been aclaieved. The late Tory Members have been unseated, and two steady Reformers are now Members for Belfast ! Hurra for Belfast and Gibson ; and God save the Queen ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Last Sunday, while surveying the exterior of Windsor Castle, I observed a crowd of persons collected by a door-way, which on inquiry I found led to the State apartments. Immediately afterwards the doors opened, and in I walked with about 100 other persons, first, however, paying to a man within, Is. for a catalogue. We all walked through the apartments, were allowed to glance at the pic tures, pistols, tapestry, &c., hung there. I was a little surprised on leaving, that a tacit demand was made upon the pockets of myself and of every individual present. A half a-crown appeared to be the amount thus extorted by the royal servant for showing the lions of the castle. I believe I was the only person who paid so small a fee as is., and 1 should suppose that the man's day's work every Sunday does not yield him less certainly than 10/. Two questions are suggested by the little incident under consideration. Does it not derogate from the true dignity of her Majesty that one of her servants should let a part of the royal residence fat hire on the Sabbath? Is not the sacredness of the Sunday alleged as the ground of the public's exclusion from the British Museum and the National Gallery ? I doubt not, Sir, that it is the money qualification which makes looking at pictures, &c., at Windsor, a moral gratification ; whilst view ing the masterpieces of art in London, is a crime against which the Legislature has set its forbidding seal on. I am, Sir, AN ARTIZAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALi,'S—YgsrERnAr. The settling for Goodwood Races took place to-day, and occupied the entire attention of a crowded room until six o'clock ; some of the accounts were very heavy, and not a few were left open through the inconsiderate ab.sence of several persons who had made books on the different events of the week. Just before the room closed a few bats were made on the Sr. Leger, 7 to 2 against Cardinal l'uff, and to to 1 against the Doctor having been taken eagerly by " influential" speculators. A few small sums were laid out upon Robin flood colt, Abraham Newland, and Prime Warden, but we did not perceive any disposition to back any of the 12 to 1 horses. Closing odds 3to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff-7 to 2 taken 9to 1 agst Mr. S. Fox's The Doctor-10 to 1 taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirus—offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry—offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mango—offered 12 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Henriade—offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Grisette colt—offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Golden's Robin Hood colt—offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Fairlie's Abraham Newland—offered 20 to 1 apt Mr. Walters's The Prime Warden—offered TV E.A 7 I. 0 CK -Fri r. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 20 added. Twice round and a distance ; about two miles. Lord Warwick's b. h. Pelops, 5 yr 5...... Mr. Giffird . s Traveller, aged Mr. Painter's br. b. Matadore, 5 yrs Mr. Walmesley's Catamaran, 6 yrs 4 A plate of 501. Heats, twice round and a distance. 1 1 Mr. Peacock's b. f. Tha Howdy , 3 yrs Whitehouse 5 Mr. Tempest's br. g., by Filho , 6 y rs. Mr. E. Peel's ch. f. Verandah , 4 y rs 1 3 3 Mr. Hart's b. f. Kitty of Cole raine, 4 y rs . 2 dr. Mr. Warburton's b. in. by Sir Rubens, 5 yrs. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 SOTS. each, with 20 added. Heats. Mr. Wadlow's b. in. Tutela, 5 yrs ...Owner 1 1 Mr. Hughes's ch. g. Snap, 3 yrs 2 dr. .Darling INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1833. MONDAY. —Mr. Obbaldeston's Mahometan, Bst. 71b. agst. Mr Greville's Mango, Bst. 21b. T. M. M. 300, 100 ft. We understand that the Hampton Court stud will certainly be sold by auction in the course of the autumn. AQUATICS. THE SILVER CUPS MATCH. Yesterday the gentlemen of the Leander Club showed their mastery over the other amateurs, but, unfortunately, in their desire for pre-eminence it terminated uncomfortably, and that too in their own camp. The Leander gentlemen had been very desirous of getting this once beautiful oars wager up in something like style on this occasion, and it is much to be re gretted that anything should have occurred to detract from the beauty of such rowing as that of yesterday. The. Leander crew have been so conspicuous for their adherence to fair play, and for their very excellent and honourable decisions in most matches, that they have stood alone, and it is a pity that any passing cloud should have dimmed their brightness. The cups were given for gentlemen amateurs, seven pair of oars, in one heat, from the buoys oft the Red House to the Suspen sion Bridge at Hammersmith. There were tax members of the great Leander Club in the match, and the others were composed of gentlemen who did not belong to any club. The candidates drew for lots, and, although the seven pair were entered, yet only five contended, the others considering they stood but little or no chance. The start took place at twenty seven minutes and a half past five. Mr. Hood had the best station, and in going off they all rowed admirably; but white and scarlet went considerably a-head of the others. In nearing Battersea Bridge scarlet was drawing hard upon white, and in shooting through the arch they came nearly alongside. It was said by a gentleman, who alleges to have seen it, that Mr. Dalgleish laid hold of Mr. Wood's boat and pushed her astern, but this is denied by the other party. The boats rowed to Hammersmith, and scarlet was there first by about a minute. The whole of the boats came in thus :—Mr. Layton and Mr. Dalgleish, scarlet ; Mr. Wood and Mr. Howard, white ; Mr. Bishop and Mr. Waugh, azure; Mr. Jay and Mr. Franklin, pink ; Mr. Herneyman and Mr. Blakency, green. The dis pute is referred to Mr. Lewis, who is umpire. The decision i will be given in a few days. T he distance was performed i i thirty-four minutes. The Earl and Countess of Durham have arrived at Lambton Castle. The Noble Earl and Countess will receive a few friends after the elections are over. The Earl of Cadogan, who has been slightly indis posed, is quite recovered. The Marquis of Blandford has arrived at Worthing, where he has engaged Warwick House. The Marquis of Hertford has quitted the Regent's Park for the season, and returned to Dorchester House. Thee Noble Lord is in excellent health, and intends to visit the German Spa at the end of the autumn. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are ex pected to leave Sion House shortly for Alnwick Castle, their seat in Northumberland, and where their Graces intend to en tertain a large party of distinguished friends in November next. The Grand Duke of O l denburg has lately made a great change in his stud at Monch-Neveratorf. He intends in future to exclude all English racehorses, and to confine him self to the rearing of horses of Arabian or Persian descent. The Earl of Coventry has experienced great grief from the demise of his youngest daughter, Lady Laura, which took place last week at Bevis Castle, near Southampton. The Earl of Wilton has purchased the splendid mansion of Mr. Alexander, in Grosvenor-square, the interior of which will undergo an entire re-decoration in the course of the winter, preparatory to being thrown open next season to the beau monde. Mr. Guest, M. P., has become the pur chaser of the Noble Earl's present residence. Lord and Lady John Russell have received a few friends at Endsleigh, Devon, among whom has been Vis count Ebringon. Baron B t iome (the Danish Minister) and family took their departure for Hamburgh on Saturday morning, in the General Steam Navigation Company's new steam-ship, the Neptune. We have to announce the death of Sir Mark Wood, Bart., of Hare-park, near Newmarket, which took place on Friday last, after a long illness. Sir Mark was much attached to the amusements of the Turf, of which he was a steady and liberal patron ; he has left a large and valuable breeding stud. The following distinguished personages arrived at Wi,baden within the last few days : —Prince Frederick of Prussia, Prince Philip of Lowenstein, the Prince of Salm- Salm, Prince Adolphus of Seyn- Wittgenstein, Count Feancis Esterhazy, Lady Stanhope, Count Kisselu, and family, &c. The Crown Prince of Sweden, now travelling in Germany, is expected back in Stockholm about the 15th Met. His Roy al Highness will return by way of Hamburgh. Her Royal Highness the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg (Princess Elizabeth of England) has again sent to the managing committee of the infant school at Hanover, a sum of 103 rix-dollars, the further profits on the work lately published by her Royal Highness, " Genius, Imagination, Phantasie, nach Entwurfen J. K. IL der Frau Landgrafin von Hessen Homberg, gebornen Prinzessin von England, gezeichnet von Rambsrg, mit crklarenden Sonnetten von Minna Witte." This, with the sums previously forwarded to the committee, makes the profits hitherto realized upon the sale of the work amount to 900 rix-d dlars, and the committee are not without the hope of receiving further assistance from the same source. Lord Coamo Russell and L'tdy Georgiana Russell left Beigrave-square on Saturday evening, and embarked its the Duchess qi Sutherland steam -ship for Ins mess, on their way to the llcune. The Dowager Countess Nelson and George Knight , Esq., to whom her ladyship was recently united have left Great Cumberland-place, for Godmersham-park, Kent. Lord and Lady Shrewsbury and Lady Mary Talbot have left Greet Stanhope-street, for Alton Towers. The Marquis of Anglesey and Lord Alfred Paget have arrived off the Isle of Wight, in the Pearl cutter yacht, from Lisbon. The Marquis will make some stay at Cowes Castle. The Queen Dowager's lodge in Bushy Park, hav ing undergone some embellishments. is now a most comfortabl e residence. The Commissioners:of the Woods and Forests re solved that this retreat should be completed on the plan sug gested by her Mejesty herself. The Countess of Bridgewater has had a Chapel of Ease constructed at her own expense on the extensive estates of her Ladyship at Whitehurch, and has munificently endowed it. On Saturday, the day appointed by the Commando"- in-Chief for the review of the Scots Fusileer Regiment of Guards, in Hyde Park, the Ist and 2d battalions marched to the Park at half-past nine o'clock, and took post in open co'nrein of companies, right in front. The Ist battalion was commanded by Colonel Hutchison, the 2d battalion was com manded by Sir John Hope, and the brigade was under the command of Colonel Mercer. At ten o'clock, the battalion! , wheeled into line, took open order, and awaited the arrival of the C o mmander-in -Chief. A little after ten o'clock, the C o mmander-in-Chief, attended by his Staff, and accompanie d by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington and several general officers, arrived on the ground, and took his station in front of the centre of the line, with the Duke of Wellington 011 his right. The brigade then presented arms. The Corn wander-in-Chief, escorted by a grand military cortege, rode to the right of the line, passed down the front and up t" rear, the bands playing martial airs, and subsequently took 01? his original station. The brigade then took close order, wheeled back into open column, and marched past the re viewing officer in slow and quick time, the officers saluting al they passed, and took up their position on their o ri g in°, ground. The brigade then proceeded to perform a variety evolutions and manoeuvres, and ended by firing a g enera' salute. The Commander-in-Chief expressed to the Con?: mending Officer his unqualified approbation at the manner hel which the brigade performed the various evolutions. I Commander-in-Chief then left the ground. The General Steam Navigation Company's pack et ' the John Bull, from Hamburg, arrived off the House at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. the Baron Fagel, late on a special mission from Netherlands,. Baron Feick, the Right Hon. C. W. y i i i : M. P., and son, Miss Williams Wynn, Baroness do Srnet and several other passengers, left town yesterday for Recta' dam, by the favourite steam ship Batavier. The right wing of the Ist battalion of the Scots Fusileer Guards will march from London en Thursday nel, t ' for Bristol, on route to Dublin; and the left wing of t'i ° same corps will march on Friday next, for the same deseies' • eat tion, to replace tho orderedlion of the Coldstream Regiol of Guards, which is for England. Custoi n It is a prevalent error to suppose that the constitty tions of children are fortified by early exposure tc cold; absurd practice of bathing '"' whence arises the inexpressibly fants in cold water, even in the midst of winter. The c ire „ u r ; lation of infants is almost wholly cutaneous; and any seve re impression of cold upon their highly sensitive and vascular s ; 1 destroys the natural distribution of the blood, producing h ° _, : a s complaint, inflammation, and convulsion : which, if they u( 7 .. - e - is destroy life, at least weaken the constitution, and prepsie for the repetition of other diseases.—Curtis on Health. Yesterday an inquisition was taken before Mr. 9 tt o f In addition to the lamented death of Mr. Carter, ling, at the Angel Inn, Hammersmith, on view of the boob jury, to il, of Ossett we are sorry to announce another victim to the a o pe w rson whose name, from documents about him, aPP ears of those engaged in electioneering, namely, J. Maude, b Stirton, who was run over by the Royal Bath o rs fury Esq a gentleman of large fortune, and a magistrate of the and killed on the spot. The deceased seemed about 6 0 l oe ee h eo e u w - n . t a ' y a , - ho was so desperately wounded by these ruffians that of age. It appeared from the evidence of several wit tle t eed obliged to be carried to the house of Mr. Gassers, in that about nine o'clock on Thursday night last, the dec e s a , Wood-street. During the nigh t he vom ited large quantities stepped off the path near the Angel, for the purpose of lite of blood, and in the morning lie died in the greatest agony; jug the road, at the time the Bristol mail had passed ° fl ps every effort that the first medical skill of the county could de- way down the road, followed by the Bath mail. An °m o o(' vise was tried without effect. Mr. Maude has left a wife and was in" in a contrary direction, when, just as the dee de . of five children.—Doncaster Gazette. had avoided the latter, he came in contact with the lea bits On Saturday night, on the arrival of the Water the Bath mail, the coachman of which instantly darnedeeei of his danger, but he was knocked down, and before t il l' so ws Witch steamship from Hull at St. Katharine's, a great num ber of persons were assembled on the pier to receive their cle could be stopped, owing to the velocity with whica. chit in to relatives and friends, and in spite of the warnings given them proceeding, he was run over. He was immediately r t Ic ri fotbs i to keep out of harm's way, a lad named Domes, of Tower- the Angel, where he was promptly attended to by 3 1 • pew' square, Brompton, who expected his sister from Hull, fell off and another medical gentleman, who, on axaminationn;,otee. the edge of the wharf as he was about to descend the gang- that several ribs were broken. He survived but a few Verdict—Accidental Death. way-ladder amidst the confusion and crowding which pre vailed, and was precipitated into the water between the wharf We hear that 3,000/. have been subscribed eirnedadals and the steamer. Instant efforts were made by numerous to prosecute an inquiry into the late election at Hull' us vote individuals to recover the lad, who, however, almost imme- it is unquestionable that more then a hundred ficti ti° troun'' diately sunk, and half an hour elapsed before the body was were polled for James and Wilberforce, there is Pe e d : tlo° found. It was much diseolourod and bruised, and now awaits for hoping that the return will be set aside, a nd el'• the Coroner's Inquest. declared duly elected, and perhaps Mr. Wood likewise. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen gave audiences yesterday, at the new Palace, in St. James's Park, to ViscOunt Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, and Lord Glenelg. Her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent took a carriage drive, between five and six o'cicck, in an open carriage and four. The Royal dinner party last evening included Count Veltheim and Madame de Hauntin, the Marquis and Mar chionness of Ailesbury, Earl of Liverpool, and the Ladies Jenkinson, Earl of Lichfield, Countess or Mulgrave, Lord Glenelg, Lord and Lady Barham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Falkland, Hon. Misses Pitt aad Spring Rice, Baroness Lehzen, Hon. William Cowper, and Colonel Buckley. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Mrs. Anderson, pianiste to her Majesty. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal attended divine ser vice on Sunday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. His Serene Highness left town yesterday for the residence of the Queen -Dowager, at Bushy-park. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, and Count Bjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, had interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street. Mr. Hastie and a deputation f rom Paisley had an inter view with Viscount Melbourne and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, Count Bjornst jerna, the Swedish Minister, Mr. Stevenson, the American Minister, and the Chevalier d'Aguilar, the Spanish Minis ter, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Sir Henry Parnell has arrived in town from Scotland. The Right Hon. Baronet visited the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. The Sardinian Minister, the Rev. I William!, and Mr. Rollings, had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir William Burnett had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a select party at dinner on Sunday, at his residence in Mansfield-street.