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TRIUMPH Or __BERAL CAN- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. DIDATE AT HUDDERSFIELD. THE L TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. send you the following hurried account of our elec lion, because I admire your exertions, and approve of the gene. ral tone of your politics. Huddersfield Your's r es p ect f u ll y, C. PROGRESS , May 6, 1HE837. OF T POLL AT HUDDERSFIELD. Majority kr Ellice. Oastler. Elli e& en ine o'clock . ... ....... 216 169 ••• 47 ............ 241 182 59 • • Eleven Twelve ............ 269 222 - ••• 53 O ar ............ 29 5 253 Two ••• 52 Thr e e ............ 3 14 260 ••• 54 36 ........ ~.• 319 283 ••• Four ....... ... 32 2 284 ••• 38 Thuß 50 !!! ............ 340 290 - ••• , after a m os t ar d uous contest, the Tories, though Joined in a most unnatural alliance with the Ultra-Radicals, have got a most signal defeat. Mr. Oastler, by Poor the ignorance of the working classes respecting the New law Act, and being a furious advocate of a Ten Hours' Fac tory Torißill, got the aid of a moiety of the Radicals, and the es spared neither their purses nor their personal exertions ; but 1,11 would not do—principle overcame sophistry and intimi dation combined. Last July 802 electors were registered for this borough ; of these, 59 are since dead, or removed, and 19 were absent on journies—leavin e ,o• . 724 electors to decide this contest. Ninety-four electors did not register their votes, a majority of whom are moderate Radicals, who would not sacrifice their principles to a faction. The bearing of the trura n the p Pe°Ple,"as most admirable ; not a single f ra y marre d t h e i of the d ay. Throughout the whole of the canvassing. nomination, and the election, the Liberal party took a xtrtsi ghtforwa r d course, like men who knew their rights and their liberties were at stake. Neither banners, with the single exception of a flag simply inscribed " Ellice and principle," betray the people. The conduct of the Tories were in re- Markable contrast ; some of thei r persons were bedizened with Sashes, watch ribbons, and favours, to such a degree, that their n !Ppearranee was hi g hl y ludicrous, and music, accompanied by .annes, was disturbing the quiet industry of our streets from the mo rning to the evening,. Immediatel after the close of Poll, Mr. Elli ce entered his Committey e-room, which was owded with his friends. He addressed them in a short and energetic speech, commencing, with " My worthy constituents," which three words were uttered with suc h f ee li ng , t h at t h e sentimente est coming up on hi s aud i tors, suddenly roused them to th high pitch of enthusiasm. HUDDE7- RSFIRLD, SATURDAY EVENING.—The nomination of candidates for the representation of this Borough in Portia tyaent, consequent upon th e d eat h o f the late Member (Mr. Blackburne) took s tance sin ce the place y es t er d ay morn i ng ; and i n no in citement passing of th e R e f orm Bill has greater ex prevailed. The utmost caution was exercised by the loc al auth or i t i es of the town and neighbourhood to prevent dis turbanee, and a l arge b ody of special constables was appointed tactn the occasion. The customary processions of the opposing i cs (with flags, embla zone d w i t h t h e f avour i te mottos, on part of the Tories) paraded the streets at an early hour, and at about eleven o'clock the proceedings were opened by the ret urn i ng officer, Robert Th omas R o bi nson, E sq.. on the ~"t i ngs, whi c h were situate in Queen- square, opposite the Cour thouse. Es Mr. WM. S TOCKS, Jun., then proposed Richard Oastler, .c.so • , - ,e, as a fit and proper person to represent that Borough to rarliament. H e o b served that it might be asked how it it th at he (th e nominator), who was a Radical, should pro f° °t:4,ee a a he ? B ut hi s reason was, that he knew Mr. Oastler man who would and could 0 do more than any other man England for hi s country i f sent to Parliam en t. ..._This nomination seconded by Mr. J OHN W HITACRE, of Woodhouse.was Mr• WI LLIAM BROOK, of Mould Green, then proposed Ed wardar El lice, Esq., w hi c h propos i t i on was seconded by Mr. HAIGH. Mr. O ASTLER then addressed the assemblage in support of hid claims to preference as a or.characterising e Pthreeisrent commercial difficulty T as y " the After wily being caught th in o wn snare," he dwelt nn the oddness of his own position, and entered into some notions about their being a struggle in athis country between the domestic and es the foreign rm princ and de , j' ar ing th a t t h e supporters of the latter wanted, by their Poor -2-4,,,' &c., to dri ve th e p eo pl e o f E ng l an d to perish in the if tl a mPs Of Canad a f or th e b ene fit o f C ana di an l and speculators. t he had t h e power, an d h e would from this day divide the station into these two classes; and he was as good as returned the Representative of Huddersfi e ld now. There were dele gates in the town from 14 different towns in Lancashire and ,Cheshi re, coming forward to requ es t t h e e l ectors of Hudders "id to return the individual whom Mr. Baines bad once called ( 1 % k,ing,." and w h o b a d b een ki ng nort h of the Trent ever since. it s he w en t i nto th e H ouse o f C ommons (for he was sure q) go) he would speak as boldly and fearlessly as h e did now : if the Members would not hear him he would take care they should hear nobody else. Whether the end of his journey Wer e a scaffold or 'a throne, he was determined to go straight Sh fo rward. He was a most decided friend of the National urch, an d hi s arm an d heart ' s blood should ever be at h er service. He would enforce the payment of Queen Anne's b ounty to the working clergy, and luse every pew in the parish ehurch to be free to the first corner. He was a staunch friend o f our national constitution in King, Lords, and Commons ; tad if any one asked, " Won't you reform the House of Lords," Deforme say, " No, I won't ; th at's plain." The Reform or them Bill was all a humbuo. or delusion, and he had told , so at the time it was before Parliament. He thought .4,aiversal suffrage would cause a great deal of confusion ; but if Lae nonstituenc were to remain as under the Whig Reform 1 7 11 1 ; r 1 he, as In ultra Tory, would much prefer universal .„, i r age. He would much rather trust the crown, the church, I C the property of the coun t r y exc l us i ve l y i n t h e h ands of e i t: ew° rking class es , t h an i nto t h ose h ands i n which the ac- Reform Reform Bill had placed the franchise. After getting ta i ll ev• J. It. S tep h ens to read a long extract from some- Z,„,7_,g e (Mr. Oastler) had written in 1833, till he had reco- C° his breath, M r. Oastler resumed, and said he never ought the ballot worth a straw either way'; but if such a P in g Wei as the p resent w i shed him, he would support it. He oras Pael orthe ab o li t i on of the property qualification in Members be iameet. He never could understand why there should ~, anYl:nsit to th e d urat i on of Parliaments; but if at any time thlaajority a his constit uents s h ou ld w i sh him, he would by ki e n ne xt Post transmit his resi gna ti on . H e wou ld h ave the t one ? dissol ve P ar :i ament whenever he chose. He next th at "Pon what h e celled " forei gn t ra d e , f ree tra d e, and bind, sort of humb ug ," and stated that foreign trade was rob and Plunderin g b o th manu f acturer, merchant, shopkeeper, th en purer, to enrich the foreigner and the colonist. [He (Mr. got M r . S tephens to read an extract from some of his Which Was o a.stler's) b oo k s on t h e subject of the corn-law, in th e the a ssert i on t h at every b ushel of corn bought of tie r i' f l nn tLer was an abstraction of so much wealth from the na a t',-, nu ~ Ile concluded by assur i ng t h em t h at i f they wanted Ilii-ose.ht Parliament, lie (Mr. Oastler) was the man for their Mr L" i ts i • , LLICE then presented himself. He declared himself li,,i„"°nr of the ballot, triennial Parliaments, to the same re iiki-ns and civil privileges for all denominations, to the abo w,ll of Church -rates, and of all unnecessary pensions. He ‘ , 4 7 .1 n d 0t .. prepared to extend the suffrage at present ; but he 14 111 4 :.ote for a repeal of the rate-paying clauses in the Re. fi xed , n tli, for a gradual reduction of the duty on corn, by a lsi nis g ie t itY, till abolition should come. He would not pledge 4 e " any way as to a ten hours' Bill. He would forward °Y rnessure for the relief of the Irish poor; , and would . sup to r t t il the appropriation of part of the funds of the Irish church p r o purposes of educating the Catholics, as well as the I otestants of that country. He would have the taxes on ' 4 10 41 1 th e pedge repealed. He thought some of the clauses in °or Law objectionable, and the measure generally snoretti fitted for the agricultural than the manufacturing dia e.is, and that it would require some considerable modifi eatio otter its to adapt it to the varying circumstance s of the . hut whatever he thought of that or any other men tea4l4.°l iie would not, like his opponent, call it damnable, or ch to the people resistance against it. hi reference to 1 1 ,s political opinions, Mr. Ellice said, he was neither an `ltra. Radical nor a moderate Whig. He promised that, if elected, he would resign his seat whenever he was called upon , 4° to do by a majority of those he should have the honou r to -e P:esent: Peke llow of hands when then called for, when a majority ap -41,1d in favour of Mr. Oastler. A poll, of course, was de !Pled on the part of Mr. Ellice. 4 ;it eight o'clock this morning the polling commenced with N r :t 'pirit, and Mr. Ellice speedily took the lead, which he th,tntained throughout the day. It was reported about noon to me a out 100 voters were at the Crown Inn, in readiness to diet forth in favour of Mr. Oastler, but that they " would 14:18. fitrst." Whethe r th ey eventually determined on stop btient n su pper, or th at t h ey changed their minds, thi s depo -558 !nere..... aonot say ; b ut at four o ' clock this afternoon the num- Por Mr. Ellice ..... F or M r . O astler 340 290 Th at Majority for Mr. Ellice —.50 the 4 milltU:bance of anY 2i, ,i.ti.ent;eman was accordingl " returned" in due form. kind occurred; although, such was the 4P_Prehenson of mischief, that a body of cavalry occupied Theelglibourbood of the town ready for emergency. ~,P l tigh ofnuumber nowinally of qualified electors for the Bo ere hr . o dd,ersfield is about 800; of these 630 voted, 100 PtieileVe.ntntneed disqualified, and 70 refused to exercise thei r 4 .........„,____ 1 44 1 _ 13 if ' °lt sE.-071 Friday week a fine tlor.olungha gthilee:riatte horse, the property of Mr. J. B. I , d itz " Jo as i o , b. ''''ve k i ban r,esiiug at llillwood blouse, Ilempstea ,_ tin4rvaiid f„ t ,, l, . Y th e b etro li n ro: in to be in a very low state, refu , sin , g te to . symptoms of an unusual nature.. 41(1 . 'i 4 ju t r h g e e i4 ° , 1 '. 1 ,: z i 1 71 t € : 1 s s e it nt- up fo %, r ,it p h re h s i e m r , ibed for the enim A al,7an n d %Ilia he did. Be tween ttt ' t r T 2 "'clock the horse became exceedingly violent, kicking ,%rniTl irincling the with his teeth. The groom be 4444._'',setbe'Re14'p,led.iinestanrntlayneg:lrled up a boy and sent him oil on t,:_,' s o I._, C ii n , till _surgeon, who on arriving declared the am %t qcst r „ c" nd that the best . tiling to , be done would be .knee ~J, "n• Afr. Fitz john being apprised of the circu . rn , - i ll t1i . ,, - , r uered the other horses to be taken out of the atiil.ile. 'labl„ - ,"<;or to be fastened, alicin, entering the loft over the tln, Laew'th a brace of du ellingpistols, lie in destroy.tv „„; .. Till t through ' ' i nal lit the last shot, the ball past+oe. , k 4 _, 0 l 'hich ' ' It i s supb ' '' l ii i L 'va ' kept in' ;I (ite. 11 that the horsewasbitten bye ago, tog a % i li " " 44 been - - 10 st , %uto about eight months , ad L evu . destroyed in cons,iqpnce of a sus t iyon that 1 ' 155 c0 bj a rabid dog in the tongti,t4/09(1* SlR,—Had a Reform Administration consulted Sir Francis in its Reform measures, we might be satisfied he would have made a very different estimate of the strength of its character. And to what an extreme will mortified vanity push a man, when we behold Burdett cuddling into the bosom of the Tories! And he thinks to hide his scandalous league under love of country. But the ostrich buries his head in the dust, and believes no eye sees. It was the sentiment of a noble Caledonian, in the last battle for lib erty, accord i ng to Tacitus, that " recentissimus quis que servorum ludibrio est." And has not the last deserter to the Tories become a laughing-stock to three kingdoms ? While even that servile faction will regard him as " novum et vilem"—make a tool of him, and cast him aside. And as they talk of revolution, Cobbett should have lived to see this day, their young ally, " Old Glory," turned a Tory ! Ifihn Crow could jump such a " turn" how he would bring down the applauses of the gods, and create a character with a move by which Old Crow has lost one. But compari4on is lost—'tis gross as a moun tain. Yet though the turn be sharp it is no change. The mountain has moved, not our honest man. It is the Reformers who have changed, not Sir Francis—" like men in a ship fancying the shore in motion instead of themselves." But perhaps the illustration had been more apt if the vain old man had applied it t o hi s own d ere li ct i on of pr i nc i ple, and his re volution from civil liberty, till, giddy by the vast " wheel about," he sniffs at the Reformers, and jumps away to the Tories, without an idea that the odour comes from him, arid, lapsed into second childhood, that he needs a nurse to swaddle and to sweeten him. May 6. ONE OF THE " PISMIRES." THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION. CORRESPONDENCE OF MR. THOMAS DeNCOMBE WITS{ SIR FRANCIS BURDETT. ( Copy.) '' The Albany Court-yard, May 5, 1837. " My Dear Sir Francis,—On every ground, public as well as private, I trust you will believe me to be most anxious that the coming contest should terminate in a manner not only satis factory to the friends of British freedom, but also to its long tried and venerated champion. It can scarcely be necessary that I should remind the patriotic Member for Westminster of the various occasions upon which it has been my good fortune publicly to testify my respect and esteem for him as a political leader. lam therefore mos: solicitous, before I range myself on either side, that there should be no possible doubt remain ing on the following points:—You have stated that your prin ciples are unchanged, and it would be an impertinence to doubt that statement ; but the difficulty that I experience in affording you, and those friends who have asked for it, my co-operation, consists in this, that'while I remember that you, who have al ways pledged yourself to support the extension of the suffrage, the vote by ballot, the shortening of the duration of Parliaments, the abolition of corporal punishment in the army, the correction of church abuses, and, to adopt your own eloquent expressions of 1819, 'the redress of those grievances which tyranny has imposed upon Ireland, and which maxims of state, equally odious and absurd, which hypocrisy had long detected, but nevertheless practised, would still endeavour to perpetuate,' have now, I perceive, for the most prominent members of y-tir Committee, the decided op ponents of one and all of these and other questions known to constitute the political creed of all sincere Reformers, both of past and present times. " I owe it therefore to my constituents, and permit me to add, I feel that I owe it to myself, to ask you for an explana tion on the points alluded to, before I take any part in what I must consider at the best a most painful political difficulty. I know too much of my countrymen resident in the metropolis to think that they will be satisfied with anything short of what I feel assured you will be most ready to give, viz.—an explicit avowal of your present opinions and future intentions, when ever the foregoing questions shall be mooted in Parliament ; and lam equally certain, that on no light grounds of dif ference will they forget that, when Reformers were few, and leaders scarcely to be found, Sir Francis Burdett offered not only the more endurable sacrifices, but his personal liberty at the shrine of popular freedom. " Anxious, therefore, that in the course I may feel it my duty to pursue, I may avoid charges of inconsistency on one side, or of ingratitude on the other, let me entreat you to ' give me, at your earliest convenience, a frank and candid re ply; and believe me, dear Sir Francis, " To remain your's very faithfully, " THOMAS S. DeNCOMBE. " To Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., &c. &c." The Albany, May 6, 1837. Sir,--In reply to your letter of yesterday's date, requesting that you might be allowed to add my name to the list of the General Committee appointed to conduct the election of Mr. Leader, I beg to say that I delayed answering it until I re ceived an answer from Sir F. Burdett to a letter that I ad dressed to him yesterday, and of which I enclose you.a copy. I am sorry to find that Sir F. Burdett is too unwell to write an answer himself, but through Mr. Jones Burdett I have received a reply, which I deem so unsatisfactory, that I can not hesitate any longer in acceding to your request to join Mr. Leader's Committee, and to co-operate with you in any way that you can point out, by which my humble services can best promote the cause of real Reform. I have the honour to be, Sir, &c., To T. DUNCOMBE [We understand that the communication above alluded to, which Mr. Duncombe deemed so unsatisfactory, was to the effect that all Mr. D.'s inquiries respecting the sentiments of Sir Francis Burdett were answered in the report of a speech made by him on Friday night, and published in the Times newspaper on Saturday morning, to which Mr. Jones Burdett referred Mr Duncombe.] The following letter from. Lord Robert Grosvenor, the son of the Marquis of Wegtmimter to the Right Hon. George Byng, is too important not "to be at once published : " Leamington,. May 5, 1837. " My dear Byng,—l am sorry that I cannot reply to you as shortly as I could have wished. Suffering from ill health, and being absent from the spot, I had much rather have taken no part in the approaching contest for the representation of Westminster. Your letter, however, requesting me to be upon Mr. Leader's Committee, requires an answer, from which I think it would be unbecoming in me, as a public man, to shrink. " Two candidates have offered themselves, from - both of whom I radically differ; but as no third candidate appears likely to declare himself, I 3111 compelled, in order to arrive at . a decision as to which of the two I ought to support, to put to myself the following interrogatories :—How will these two gentlemen vote upon the great questions which now almost exclusively occupy public attention ? The treatment of the Irish people as aliens, or their admission to a full par ticipation in civil equality, with their Scotch and English fellow subjects. The establishment of free institutions in Spain, or, on the other hand, inquisitorial despotism. The upholding our Church establishment by the peaceable settle ment of church -rates, or the endangering her stability, by the perpetuation of, unseemly and discreditable contests. Lastly the support of, or opposition to, a liberal administration. " Upon all these questions Mr. Leader's opinion coincides with my own;—Sir Francis Burdett differs with me altoge ther. Under these circumstances the conclusion is obvious, and if you think these measures in which we agree can be in any way forwarded, by placing my name upon Mr. Leader's Committee, you are welcome to do so. " I must request you to make this letter public, as it is a duty I owe to my own constituents, on account of the hostility I have always professed before them, and still continue to en tertain, towards those extreme opinions which Mr. Leader has advocated. " Might I trouble you also, at your leisure, to inform me, as I am out o f th e way o f news, who Sir Francis Burdett, the present Tory candidate for Westminster, is ; and if he is any relation to another Baronet of the same name, who was for merly the representative of that bornugh. and the severity of whose sarcasms and attacks upon the Tories and the 'fury Government scared their candidates from the hustings. " Very sincerely yours, " ROBERT GROSVENOR." " To the Right Hon. George S. Byng, M.P., " Eaton-square, London." LETTER FROM LORD W. BENTINCK TO SIR RONALD FERGUSON. "My dear Sir Ronald,—l very willingly join the Com mittee formed for the purpose of carrying Mr. Leader's re turn for Westminster. Ido not know that at any time I should have hesitated in giving him my support. I consider the union and mutual support of all Reformers to be indispen sable to the safety and success of the common cause ; and though Mr. Leader may carry his notions of reform farther than I and others may deem expedient, still in our general views we are agreed. We have acted cordially together, and I hope we shall continue to do so, while the few points of difference may well be left to the determination of time, and the sober sense and good judgment of the country. But upon the present occasion, it is no question of degree between the political principles of the two candidates—it is Reform on the one side, and absolute Toryism the other ; there then can be no doubt what side to espouse, more especially when I ob serve that the main object of attack on the part of the oppo nent is the present Ministry, upon whose existence all our hopes of accomplishing the great measure of reform now in progress exclusively depend, and more especially that the needful and important of all, the contentment of Ireland. The contest has been designated by both parties as one of principle. Iso con sider it, and my best wishes and endeavours are therefore de voted to promote Mr. Leader's success. " Your's sincerely, "Park-place, May 6, 1837. "W. F. BENTINCK. T 1 _ Ministerial Papers, hint week, made them selves very busy, coupling the names of Sir Franeic I3urdett and Mr. Croker on several occasions connected with the pre sent contest in Westminster. TheiG gentlemen can have no objection that the regard which they feel fur e4eli other in private life should be generally known. It does them both honour; but as the statements wa allude to are obviously made for sown malevolent purpose, it may be as well to onto that they are utterly false, and that it has so happened, from the illness of the one, and ttiu viasNeoce of the other in the coun try, thht Eit Francis and Mr. Crokor have tl9l net; each other fur these six months. THE PEEIIAGE.—We arc not surprised at the .fecal tieni4r4 for Mr. Lodge's Peerage. It is, that the arms are itits.c.d4p f l i certain] y, now the most beautiful and correct work of the kind that has ever appetta,.4l, ho w whose communications it is printed, consider it may so be inferred trui.: fact that a large impression has Leen ex hausted, and a further e , i;tic,;'i called for, which, front the type being kept standing, has been immediatei,y r 'O, All the as well as professional persons, wjli t11:d 0 0 , readiet, most useful, and exactest'of Lodge's Peotkio modern works on the subjeet,"-60,quit4r The only business which occupied the attention of the Bench this morning was the following case of Cnuecu RATES.-Mr. Isaac Edmunds, of the High-street, appeared to answer a summons issued at the instance of Messrs, George Sterry and William Ridge, the Churchwar dens of St. Helen's parish, to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of IL to which he had been assessed for a Church rate. Mr. Cameron appeared on behalf of the parish of St. Helen's, and Mr. F. T. Elgie for the defendant Mr. CAMERON sail he apprehended it would on that occasion be necessary for him to merely show that the rate had been properly granted, and demanded from the defendant. The rate• book was then put in, from which it appeared diet a 24 months' rate had been granted at a vestry meeting, legally called, and held on the 9th of February last, and that on the following day (the 10th) the same had been allowed by the Surrogate. Mr. Elgie objected to the process of proving the validity of the rate from the book until it had been shown that the vestry meeting was properly convened, and the notice calling it, which was placed upon the Church door, produced by the Churchwarden. Mr. Cameron said that he could prove by the clerk of the parish that a vestry had been called in the usual form, but the Churchwarden had not the notice which had been placed on the Church door with him. Mr. Side. bottom was of opinion that either was unnecessary, as it ap peared from the book that it was made with the approbation of the Churchwardens, and signed by the Surrogate. Mr. CAMERON then called Mr. Sterry, who deposed to having demanded from Mr. Edmunds _the sum of one pound as his assessment to the Church-rate in question. Mr. Elgie requested to see the book containing the minutes of the said vestry meeting, which was gro d uce d. M r . S terry was cross examined by 3Mr. Elgie, and deposed that a rate had been granted before the one bearing date the 9th of February, since he had been in office. It was at a vestry meeting held on the 20th of June, 1836. He could not explain the reason of its being called a twelve-months' rate. They sometimes granted a twenty-four months' rate —it had been usual to do so, he be lieved, in St. Helen's parish. On the 9th of February last, the parish was in debt ; he could not tell to what amount. It was found necessary to obtain a rate for the repairs of the Church and other purposes. The repair of the Church was then in progress. He believed all the property in the parish was included in the assessment which was made according, to the grant of the 9th of February. Mr. Cameron here said that he must certainly enter his protest against a cross-examination of the nature of that now proceeding. Mr. Elgie had no power, either by Act of Parliament or. otherwise, to take such a course. It was not for that Bench to go into the validity of the claim or the liability of the parties to pay—that was the duty of the Ecclesiastical Court, and no other. It was not until tl e passing of thes3d of George 111. that the Justices had any power to entertain a subject of this nature at all, and now they could not go into the merits of the case. He objected to the coarse because he believed Mr. Elgie.was pursuing it merely to extract evidence which he would probably produce in the Ecclesiastical Court. He wished Mr. Elgic to show what his intention was—if he objected to the rate let him say so, and he should then know how to proceed, and the time 'of the Bench would not be wasted by the course pursued bv Mr. Elgie. Mr. ELME replied he had no right to answer Mr. Cam eron , and should net. lie contended that so long as his questions were to the point he had a right to cross-examine. He did so for the purpose of fortifying his objection. He not only stated he was not liable to pay the rate, but also that he positively had a bona fide objection ; and in support of his argument he cited the case of the King against the Chapel wardens of row and others. His object in the cross-examination was to show something to manifest that he disputed it bona fide, namely, by showing that the rate was a bad one, having been made to meet expenses incurred. Mr. Sidebottom also re ferred to the opinion of Lord Ellenboroug,h in the case above referred to of the King against the Chapel wardens of Milnrovv, in "which his Lordship had decided that if the defendants in these cases pleaded non-liability to the rate, and showed a reason for it, if not a valid one, the Bench had no power of going into the 'merits of the case, or to decide upon the liability of the party to pay the rate. Mr. Cameron here objected to Alessi s. Elgie and Waters tak ing an extract from the parish book which had been produced before the Bench, in which the Court concurred. Mr. Elgie then put an item from the same book in evidence, but which was not read, as Mr. Cameron again objected to the course, contending that the Bench had no authority to enter into the legality of the case or the liability of the party to pay the rate; this was the province of another Court. The Bench, taking the same view of the question as did Mr. Cameron, Mr. Sidebottom called upon Mr. Elgie to show • cause why he refused to pay the rate. Mr. Elgie said he should put in a written objection, but pre vious to which he would beg leave to occupy the Ccurt for a few moments. He expressed his regret that the apple of discord had been thrown down in this city relative to the subject of Church-rates. While much unpleasant feeling had been manifested through disputes arising out of Church-rates in other towns, their hitherto quiet city had escaped those objectionable conflicts which litigations of this nature gave rise to. It was a matter of regret to him to observe . how great an objection had been shown to his (Mr. Elgic'e) endeavouring, by his cross-examination of one of the Churchwardens, to elicit what alone he wanted in this case—the truth. Had his client been called to appear for the non-payment of Poor -rates, then would the witness have been compelled to answer his questions, but an unfair advantage had been taken when the iron hand of a Church rate demanded a payment. It had been laid down by Burns that it was illegal for any churchwardens to levy a two years' rate at one time, and that for a most fair and substantial rea son, because it might frequently happen that some of the pa rishioners wore under the necessity of leaving the parish be fore the end of that period, and it would, under such circum stances, be most unfair to compel them to pay for so long a period. It had been said that he wished to examine the church warden with the view to obtain evidence to assist him when the case was taken before the Ecclesiastical Court; that, how ever, he must beg to deny, although he should be most happy to receive a citation to appear before that Court to- morrow morning. Mr. Elgie cited several authorities to show that a retrospec tive rate is bad, and quoted from Burns' Justice where it is stated, " a rate, therefore, to reimburse churchwardens such sums as they have expended or may hereafter expend, is bad on the face of it, as in part retrospective." Mr. Elgie then con tended that the Magistrates had now no further jurisdiction. By the Act of Parliament 53 Geo. 111. c. 127, under which they acquired their right of jurisdiction, it is enacted that " if the validity of such rate, or the liability of the person from whom it is demanded to pay the same be disputed, and the party disputing the same give notice thereof to the Justices, the Justices shall forbear giving judgment thereupon." In com pliance with this enactment, and in accordance with the subse quent case of the King v. Milnrow, 5 M. and S., he had served the Magistrates with a notice that he disputed the rate and the liability to pay ; he had gone farther, and given them his rea son why he did so. Lord Ellenborough in giving judgment in the last case said, " and perhaps if a person was merely to say before the Justices that he disputed the rate, it would not be sufficient, inasmuch as he ought to show that he disputed it bona fide; but in the case then before the Court, the party said in effect, I dispute the validity of the rate, and not only so, but he gives his reason for it, which may perhaps be a bad one, because he had no claim to or seat in the Chapel ; never theless the reason, however disputable its efficacy may be, was grounded upon a matter which might be litigated in the proper forum." Now he (Mr. Elgic) had given a reason, and he had got out of the Churchwarden the fact, that at the time the rate was made there was a debt. This, therefore; went to show, that,. moreover, his reason wee a good one. In compliance with the decision of Lord Tenderden in the King v. Wrot tesley 1 B. and Ad., he had served the notice of objection at the proper time The Magistrates had entered upon and heard the case, and were about to proceed to judgment. Mr. Elgie concluded by trusting he had clearly shown that the Bench had now no further jurisdiction in the case. Mr. CAMERON replied. He remarked that basing had but a short notice of the meeting he was then attending, he was not prepared with a set speech, nor should he occupy their time so long as the preceding speakihr, whose address he thought all would agree with him in considering was botle ir regular and inflammatory. Mr. Cameron then went on to state that certain expenses had been 'incurred in . repairing St. Helen's church, and for the liquidation of which a subscription was entered into, and an appeal made to the public ; but the assistance thus afforded not being deemed adequate to meet the outlay, it was considered necessary to raise a Church-rate. The churchwardens had not spent any money out of their own . pockets, nor had they involved the parish in debt ; the rate was required to meet the current expenses, and from this circum stance arose the cause of their being before the Bench this morning. It was the farthest from their thoughts to raise the question involving the principle of Church-rates. Whether it was oppressive on this class or that class of individuals, it was not for hint to determine. It was at all events the law of the land, and as such he considered it most prudent in all men to submit to it. If it was altered, he should most willingly bow to it. He conceived that on the present occasion they had only to prove the legality of the rate, and then demand it. With respect to waging war about Church -rates, he must again dis claim any such motive, and observe that if the gauntlet was thrown down, it was by the defendant and his professional adviser. Mr. BENNETT, tl.e late Overseer of St. Helen's, begged to offer an explanation relative to a twenty-four months' rate hav ing been made in their parish. It had been a practice to do so from time immemorial, and even that rate amounted to 51. in the pound only. Mr. ELME replied with considerable warmth to the obser vations made by Mr. Cameron as to his having used violent and inflammatory language, which were answered by that gen tleman in a similar feeling. Mr. Elgie begged to draw the attention of the Bench to Mr. Cameron's assertion that this rate was not bad, because, though part of the work had been done, the Churchwardens had not paid for it, and therefore he drew the inference that it was nut retrospective. But what said Burns—" The rate should be made hejhre the expense is incurred, because the propriety and extent of the repairs should be detcrniinod before they are undertaken." Mr. StnEnoTTom again referred to the opinion of Lord El lenborough in the case of Milnrow above cited, and read a part in which his Lordship stated---“ That before the passing of this statute (the :iiichat). 1271, the„ was o - rnedy by summary appiniattoi., to the Ju=tices in case of non payme.lt of the Church -rate. It was intended by the statute is question to give a remedy by summary application, but not to itlYe4 ! - ,;f* tti ‘ 9 rpf. , l4 witu a power wiueli belpgs 1,0 that pf deciding upon validity of th fate It 01ty t§'fray it, t it provides that if litre should be a pui l os e nhtitied by the party %dm is brought before the Justices that he means to dispute the ; . 7!iditv of the rate of his liability, the Justices shall for ' Iris is the point e they are to hold their hand. i ll 'a veroA was 4terciy` se) , bqerv.ttle lestNe e teat by dis' I'MARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. This meeting takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next, but. does not promise anything very attractive. Tho only races likely to have any influence on the Derby and Oaks betting are the R. 31. and T.M.M. Plates, for which the entries have not yet teen made. YOUNG PICK POCK ET ' s LODGING.--The walls and ceiling of the room were perfectly black with age and dirt. There was a deal-table before the fire, upon which was a candle stuck in a ginger -beer bottle ; two or three pewter pots, a loaf and butter, and a plate. In a frying-pan which was on the lire, them, with a ee n i d i s• l ll ,E.i i iil c ,n ll was secured t o th e mante l -s h e l f by a stung, so me sausages were cooking ; and standing over toasting-fork vaned Jety, usin his 111,11: hand, repulsive ' d Was a Tcry ?l face d was obscured b y a quantity of matt e d re d hair. He was dress e d in a greasy with his throat bear, and seemed to he dividing his attention between the frying-pan and a clothes horse, oven which a number of silk handkerchiefs were hang ing. Several rough buds made of old sacks were huddled side by side on the floor ; and seated round the table were four or rive boss, none older than the Dodger, smoking long clay pipes and d r i n ki ng spirits with all the air of middl e-aged-men. These all crowded about their associate as ho whispered a few words to the Jew, and then turned round and grinned at Oli ver, as did the Jew himself, toasting-fork in hand.-0//o:4' Twist, by Bo; in Bentley's Miscellany for May, 1 , 5:17. His PRESENT MAJESTY WHEN A MIDSHIP MAN.—The Publication of Mr. Johnson Nealo's new novel of '' Gentleman Jack" has again brought forwead the sub ject of this author's connection with the naval service, which, it appears, goes back for some generations—his grandfather, Walter Young, Esq., having been Captain of the Fleet, and Rear- Admiral under the celebrated Rodney, when his present Majesty, then a midshipman, served his country in the battle with Compte La Grasse. The exclamation of the Count at t s v e a ehig sr m t a i r 'e k a ) b .° l e u nft& Prince ) .Y r great personal ' known.‘.bravery a i n l d drnial strict r disci pline. Most of his youngsters were high in the service, and, amongst the rest, the gallant and heroic S'ir Mr. Johnson Neale is not unmindful of would seem, for in " Gentleman belt" the .1 Itero of Acre" plays a most distinguished part. The following. anecdote appears in qr,c, ;;;* Paris papers, the exactitude of ...es nut, however, appear to be Oder, the well-known comedian, whose be nefit took place, a few nights ago, at the Theatre des Varie,e4, sent a box to the Duke of Orleans on tkc.!s.;:easkon ; but as no answer was returned Vi 4 , 13 presynrd ;he D u k e ' wou ld not t6e tt ~oz tray Applica t tjons at t4e box oalce were numeretlN qr' Re•e 74 ilediamoig the box.keepers—the greatest ef forts were made to find persons complaisant enough to y iuld their places, but without success. No one could be found suf ficiently cpurteou s or courtier, to give up their young Prince 1 . ‘..:!7 f„ ^c;l ;i4t - te .0440, 441414ttiolive•wii-• COMMENCEMENT of the CHURCH.- RATE WAR IN WORCESTER. BETTING .AT-S7'. JAMES'S. THE MANCHESTER. TEAT) CEUT, P.P. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Barrow's Catharina 6 to 1 . agst Resnrreetion—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's The Carpenter—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Skipsey's The Bard—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Cooke's Red Rover 8 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley 11- to 1 agst Morison 12 to 1 agst Theano PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT RACES. KELSO SPRIN R. 4 CES. Tuunsnir. The Hunter's Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats two miles. w , Mr. Faeus's b. h. Locksley.. . ........ Captain Annesley's b. g. The Colo . nel Mr. Tiylor's eh. g. Sir IL Campbell' ch THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 8 1837. SPORTING IN"FELEAGENCE DERBY BETTING. The following changes have taken place since Thursday lasi 4 to I agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rat-trap —offered 7 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian—offered 8 to 1 agst Lord Sufrield's Caravan—taken freely 9 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Irybiscus—offered 1016 lagst Ld Jersey's Ach me t—t a k en 20 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland' s Light colt—taken BETTING AT MANCHESTER.— SATURDA T. LIVERPOOL. CRAVEN CUP. P.P. 7 to 2 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse —taken - 9 to 2 agst Ld Lichfield's Elis—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Stockport —taken 7 to 1 agst any other. The above prices are nominal, as it is not known whether the General will run for this or the Brewers' Cup, or whether Elis will leave the south. CHESTEI? RACES, nil:Ur. The Palatine Stakes of 50 soya. each. h. ft., for three yrs. old ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. To start at the Castle pole, go onee'round, awl finish at the Coming-in-Chair. Those out of untried mares, or got by untried stallions at the time of naming. allowed 31bs ; those gut by untried stallions, and out of untried mares, allowed 51bs. 6 Subs. Marquis of Westminster's ch. c. Pantomime (31b) Holmes I Mr. Nanney's b. f. by St. Patrick, out of Wedlock's dam ..... 2 Sir T. Stanley's h. c. Pammon, by Priam, out of Baroness, Lofted 6t04 on Pammon, 5 to 2 agst Pantomime. Won by half a neck. Pammon bolted sson after the start, and threw Templeman, but we are happy to say he was not much hurt. 'llse Cheshire Stakes of 25 soya. each, with 50 soya. added islos the Citizens of Chester, 15 soya. ft., and 5 sovs. only if declared on or before Ist Feb. Two miles. The second horse to save his stakt. 8 Subs. Sir J. 13oswell's General Chasse, 6 yrs, 9st. 61b Holmes 1 Mr. Fowler's b. f. Mersey, 4 vrs, 6 .t. 121 b 2 Mr. Nanney's br. g. Friar Tuck, 5 yrs,2lb Mr. 13ueley's James, 5 yrs, 7st. 81b, also started, but was not placed. stol on General Chasse. Won Easy. The Roodee Stakes of 10 sows. each, h. it., with 508511. added by the Stand Committee, for three years old that have run during the week. To start at the Two-years-old post, go once round and in. Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Combat, Bst. 71b Darling 1 Sir R. Ilulkeley's br. Valencia, by Velocipede, 7st. 71b Lord Derby's ro. c. Parolles, 7st Mr. Mostyn's b. f. by Lottery, 7st. 101 b 6to 4 agst Combat, and sto 2 agst Valencia. Won by a length. The Wirrall Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added by the Gentlemen of Wirrall, for two and three years old; two years, 6st. 1 0 1 b ; three, 9st. ; mares and geldings allowed 21b. The second horse to save his stakes. Two year old course. Subscribers. Sir R. 13ulkeley's ch. c. Bangalore, 3 yrs Darling 1 Mr. Walters'i b. c. The Prime Warden, 3 yrs 2 Sir J.Bosvvell's b. c. Calendar, 3 yrs 7to 4 agst Bangalore, and 2to 1 agst each of the others. Won by half a neck. The Ladies' Purse, value 501., to be run for by horses beaten during the week ; the best of heats, twi c e roun d th e course to a h eat, to start at th Coming-in- chair ; three years old, 6st. 101 b ; four, s.t ; five, Bst. 91b; six and aged, fast. 121 b. Mares and geldings allow 51 21b. A winner of one 501. clear to carry 21b. extra, of two 51b, and three or more 81b. *Second horse to receive 10ib. Mr. Giffard's ch. g. Traveller, aged • Lear 1 3 1 Mr. Ilotildsworth's ch. h. Turban, 5 yrs Mr. 11. Collett's b. m. Nell Gwynne, aged Sir I'. Stanley's ch. c. Japliet, 4 yrs 2 2 dr 5 to 4on Traveller, 4 to 1 agst Turban, and 5 to 2 agst Gwynne, First heat won by a neck; second heat won easy. • SATURDAY. A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each,, with 10 soya, added by Mr. W. Tempest ; three vrs. hi fillies, Bst. 21b ; Four, 9st ; five, 9st. Sib; six and aged; 10st; Heats, once round. If eight subscribers the second to receive back his stake: The winner to be sold fur 40 sovs., &c. Mr. Allen's br. h. Prince, aged W. Jones 1 2 1 Mr. Daayson's b. f. The Howdy, 3 yrs • ' 2 1 2 Mr. Wood's br. g. by Filho , 6 yrs 0 0 0 Mr. Tempest's br, c. by Waverley, 4 yrs Air. Curries br. m. Barbra Jones, aged Match, 50 sovs., v.v. One mile.—Br. f. Lightning, 3 yrs, Bst. (Arthur), beat b. g. Sweet William, aged, Bst. Match, 50 sovs. each, p.p. Two miles.—Mr. 11I•Donogh's ch. ?Ale Disownetl, aged, 12st. (owner), beat Mr. Sherratt's br. g. Zanga aged, 12st. 81b. A HurdleC Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with •20 added by the Citizens of Chester. The second horse to save his stake. Heats, twice round. Mr, rrsivaisest's b. g. by Blucher, aged Owner 1 1 Mr. Hobson's ch. g. Wonder, 6 yrs Mr. Keay's ch. m. Miss Fanny, aged Captain Tuthill's br. g. Litt's! Jemmy dis wErsEsn.s.r. The Lyneham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft. Heats, once round and a distance. 52 Subs. Sir W. Carew's blk. m. Vision, h. b., 6 yrs, 12st 71b ...... I I Mr. W. Ley's ch. c. Rattle, by Saugar, 4 yrs, llst. llb ... 2 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—.Mr. Scoble's br. c. by Tramp, 4 yrs, 110. Slb ; and Mr. J. Doonins's ch. f. Rockess, 4 yrs, lOst. 61b. (h. b.) A fine race, and won by half a head. - A Handicap Sweepstakes of 2 sots. each, with 30 sov. added. • Heats, one mile. Mr. Lyne na. b. f. Preference, 4 yrs, lOst Mr. Gough's b. f. by Hindostan, 3 yrs, 7st. 0 2 % , r. C. Trelawney's b. g. Land's End, aged, 1 Ist The-following also started, but were not placed :--Mr. \Vreford's b. c. Freeholder, 4 yrs, list; Mr. Claringbull's ch. g. Brutus, 5 )rs, ist. 7lb ; Colonel Gilbert's b. f. by Sailor, 3 yrs, 7st. 71b. 1 j 0 2 2 3 phell's ch. g. The Conjuror .. Mr. T. King's b. h. Hearts of Oak ... .. 4 0 The Duke of Buccleugh's Purse of 50 sovs. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. J. Harper's ch. m. Little Mary Mr. A. Curron's b. g. Cedric 2 2 1 Mr. Miller's ch. g. Mowbray .. Mr. Todd's br. m. Susanna 3 0 0 Mr. P. Darling's br. g. Redden 4 0 0 The Loose and Lazy Stakes of 35 sovs., one mile, was won by Mr. S. Wordsworth's br. M. Remember, beating Mr. Walker's b'. m. Nigel. Won easy. The Oats Stakes of 40 sovs., two mile heats, was won in two heats by Mr. Faweus's b. m. Sister to Locksley, beating Mr. Boag's br. g. Daniel, and Mr. G. Haillie's br. g. Clinker. Won easy. The Farmer's Plate of 40 sues., heats, once round and a distance, was won in two heats by Mr. Coisat's ch. g. Conservative, beating four others. NE puted the rate, it Auld not be sufficient, inasmuch as it ought to show something to manifest that he disputed it bona fide." Mr. SlDEnorTom then said he thought the parties had now brought their case to a point at which the Bench ought " to hold their hand," and as the subject before them was ono of considerable importance to the public, he considered they had better postpone their decision until a future period. In this the Bench concurred, and Monday week- was fixed upon as the day they would deliver their opinion thereon. We'are informed that although the Magistrates concurred - .vith Mr. Sidebottorn in postponing their decision, they yet appeared to have but little, if any, doubt on their minds Ls to the result. There are rumours that the High Church party intend taking the case into the Ecclesiastical Court, but we think they will pause before they incur so tremendous an ex pense over a rate which is so ckatly invalid. CHURCH RATES, TEWKESBURY. (From a CoTTespondent.) On Monday last, pursuant to a rcquisitir.n largely anti re spectably signed by an equal number of Churchmen and Dis• scnters, a public meeting of the inhabitaets of this borough, convened by the Mayor, was held at the Town Hall," to con sider the propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of the Ministerial plan for the regulation of Church -rates." The !ale room Was densely crowded; and as the Tcr:es had com menced an active canvass of the inhabitants from the moment the requisition appeared to get up such an opposition as (ac cording to their own words) should give the Reformers "a devilish good .thrashing," their party mustered its utmost strength, and not content with their usual forces, brought uj several boys, of twelve and fourteen years of age, and ever labouring men from the turnpike roads, to swell their rank, The Mayon having been unanimously called to the Chair, L. WINTERHOTHAM. Esq., (the ex-Mayor). in an able and luminous speech, in which he fully exposed the evils of the present system of Church-rates, and explained the advantages of the Ministerial plan, which, whilst it injured nobody, would afford a safe, ample, and permanent fund, in lieu of the present uncertain one, moved that petitions be presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying that a measure founded upon the resolution of the House of Commons, may speedily pass into a law; which was seconded by Mr. JOIIN PACKER, a staunch member of the Established Church, and late Churchwarden of the parish. • An amendment was then moved by Mr. JOHN MOORE, and s• conded by Mr. BANASTEk, to the effect—That in the opinion of the meeting, it was n o t d es i ra bl e to pet i t i on Parliament ; and the R ev . Roar. HEewortrir..the Curate, spoke in favour of the arneedmerA, arguing, that though it might be excellent in itself, the proposed measure was one of a seri which were intended to destroy the. interests (qucre mammon ?) of the Establishment ; and that the real object of the Radicals was to separate the Church from the State. The room in which the meeting was held being too small to allow of a fair division of parties, an adjournment took place to the Town Hall-garden, when the numbers proved to be— For the Amendment .. For the Petitions —232 • Majority for the Reformers _24 GEORGE FREEMAN, Esq., next moved that Lord Segrave be requested to present the petition to the Lords, and C. H. Tracy, Esq., M. P. for the borough. to the Commons; which was seconded by THOS. CADDICK, Esq. The Rev. H. WEessouri'proposed a vote of thanks to his Majesty's Ministers; and the Rev. JOHN WEvren felt great pleasure, as a Minister of the Wesleyan connection, in second ing the proposition, because be believed conscientiously that the plan of the' Administration would, if carried into operation, prove a real blessing to the Establishment. Thanks•having been voted to the Mayor, and carried by acclamation, fur his honourable conduct in the Chair, the meeting dispersed, previously giving three heart!, cheers for Lord Melbourne and his Majesty's Ministers, and three more for Riorm The petitions have been lying at the Town Hall, and have already received between 500 and 600 signatures. On the same day the Corporation Seal was zffixed to - similar petitions to ; 3 arliament from the Mayor, Aldermen, and-Coun cillors of the borough; : in Council assembled. Tewkesbury, May 5, 1837. • WINDSOR SUNDAY. The King inspected the troops stationed here, both horse and foot, commanded by their respective officers, this morning, in the grand. quadrangle of the Castle, for the first time this sea son. _His Majesty was attended by Earl Brownlow, Sir W. Houstoun, Sir H. Turner, Sir Edward Bowater, Sir B. Ste phenson, and Sir Charles Thornton. After inspection divine service was performed within the Castle to his Majesty and the household by the Rev. Mr. Gossett and the Rev. Mr. Hood. The King and the Princess Augusta have taken carriage drives as usual ; the Princess will, it is expected, leave ' the Castle for" town to morrow. Earl Brownlow arrived this morning at the Castle from town. COURT CIRCULAR, Mr. Robert Ferguson, M.P. for Haddingtonshire, has paired off with Lord Grimston till the 17th. Mr. Cayley paired off; on Friday, against Sir W. Rae's resolution on the Scotch Church, with Sir li. Vyvyan. Lord Surrey and Lord Castlereagh were, it appears, actively engaged ittednvassing the same district for Sir Fran. cis Burdett, unknown to each other. Upon accidentally meeting, and finding that they were for the first time on the same side, the pure blood of the Howards was roused, and Lord Surrey quitted the field, satisfied that he could not with any degree of consistency advocate a cause which had such supporters as my Lord Castlereagh. Burdett has taken a last adieu of the elec'ors of Westminster, and on Thursday next his connection with them will be severed for ever. Front every part the most gratifying assurances of support arc received, and Mr. Leader's majority is placed beyond a doubt. Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord ‘Vm. Bentinek, Mr. buncombe, Mr. Holland, Mr. Henry Marsland, Mr. D. Callaghan, and many other M. P.s, have added their names to Mr. Leader's Committee, whilst Re formers of every grade have joined heart and hand in support of those principles which Mr. Leader advocates. The rene gade Baronet, even with the powerful aid of Lord Castle- rcagh, Mr. Dawson, and Sir Charles Wetherell, will find out that Tory ptinciples have no claim or response in West. minster. 3 4 LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.--The house of Messrs. Jonathan Hobson tied Son, which stopped payment on Satur day week, has since resumed business. They will redeem all their engagentents, and have a handsome aurp!us. Another house in the American trade has again been compelled to apply to the Bank to carry it through the diffieulties which the non-arrival of remittances from the United States has placed it in. The amount advanced has not been' stated, nor have any particulars of the conditions transpired.—Sunday Paper. The report that Captain. C. Napier, R.N., is about to.supersede General Evans in the command of the British Le gion and the Spanish Contingent, at San Sebastian, amounts almost to a fact ; negotiations have been for some time pend ing ; it does not appear, however, that the Legion is to be re inforced, nor is there any certainty that their period of servi tude is to be extended beyond the 10th of June. The appoint ment of a naval offic:r to this military command must inevitably 'create dissatisfaction among the best and super:or officers of the British brigade ; and we cannot but fear that, fur want of military experience, the gallant Napier will suffer in that high reputation he now enjoys ; for it must be evident to every one that the Spanish Chieftains will invariably commit and etidan ger any foreign assistance, and that even the employment of either French or English auxiliaries renders the Queen'a cause a falling one.—Devonport Telegraph. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. --A new serious drama, entitled The Eagle's Haunt, about which considerable excite ment has been manifested since it became known that it was in preparation, was Friday night produced at this theatre with almost unprecedented success. Certain it is that since the pro duction of Der Freischutz nothing has taken an audience by such sudden surprise as this modestly denominated operetta of Herr Glaoser. We will not give even an outline of the li bretto, which is decidedly good, for fear of diminishing that enjoyment which all wile van appreciate a refined order of Music will seek fu ihemselvcs during the long run which this Piece i; destined to have. The overture is full c.;f the wild Mysterious harmonies of the German scitee, l .—hroken and fitful for a while, and then heighten into one grand c h ora l b urst of instrumentation. it was deservedly encored. The trio, "Oh let peetty maiden," by Mr. Brahaee . Nl;es Itainsforth, and Mr. Burnett, was in exquisite I:c,cepiii b the orchestra sub dued. and not one of the wieee distinguishable. A song by Mr. Braliam, •• l'ee a mountain ranger ," i s a truly Alpioe me lody; v,;i;,). tile thunder of the hills fer aceempaniment, We Will not attempt to enuturve tlie exquisite. airs 41 which this opera (for it desci - ,:e.s ;he. name,) AbovAcii, tw i t wo cannot avoid nevitiNkimg beae,tifially cog e.e.ried ip*, , tett, " N ow a ll i s r jot t ie ;a whi4 Letiteo i : enellinuouy tones were very efficient. eeveval 'eeeitatives are excellent, and, notwithstanding the i.,tricacy of the accompaniments, and of many of tlo taw.. lodics, the opera went oil' with wonderful sty,lo,4fineita for a first night. At the fail cif the etArtein amobeyed a vociferOPS Va:1 0 tieA . otii the piece fo r S atur d ay thus . 04116 1 '1;A riteiziemen, the rapturous applause with whielt, thtg opera has been received leaves me no alternative but su an nounce it for repetiti on every niiiht tilt furAtier• notice." I lis Majesty will give a state dinner to the Kngl.ts of the Most Ancient Order of the Thistle, and the Knights of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, on Saturday, the 20th inst., at Windsor Castle. • The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria attended divine service yesterday morning; at the chapel in Kensing ton Palace. The Rev. Joseph Jackson and Mr. Gibson offi ciated. Divine service was performed before their Royal Royal Highnesscss and household in the afternoon by the Rev. J. R. Pitman. The Duke of Cumberland went on Saturday to his resi dence at Kew. A Cabinet Council was held at the residence of Viscount Melbourne, in South-street, at two o'clock on Saturday after noon. It was attended by all the Ministers except the Lord Chancellor, who arrived soon after three o'clock. The Coun cil sat three hours and a half. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria honoured the performar.ces at the King's Theatre on Saturday evening with their presence. A deputation from the'provirreialpress, headed by E. Baines, Esq., M. P., accompanied by Mr. Gutch, of The Bristol Journal ; Mr. Knott, of The 'Birmingham Gazette ; Mr. Blackwell, of The Newcastle Courant ; Mr. Walker, of The Gloucester Journal ; Mr. Perring, of The Leeds• In telligencer ; Mr. Goodge, of The Bury Post ; Mr. Weston Hatfield, of The t'ambridpe Independent Press ; Mr. Swinnerton, of The Macclesfield Courier ; Mr. Stafford, of The Doncaster Chronicle ; Mr. Gale, of The Carlisle Pa in* t ; Mr. Smithson, of The Kent Gazette ; and Mr. Deigh. tcn, of The Worcester Journal, had an interview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the removal of the penny -postage on newspapers sent V cress or by -post ; and also on the anomalous state of the present libel taus. The de putation afterwa - rds waited on the Solicitor-General to make a representation on the latter subject. . Dispatches from the Governor of the West India colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Duke of Richmond transacted business at the Home Office on Saturday. Mr. Justice Vaughan and Mr. Marryat transacted busines at the Colonial Office on Saturday. Lnrd John Russell had a dinner party last evening Mills re sidence in Wilton -crescent. SPIRIT OF T E PUBLIC ..1,; llit :N 1..") We need hardly continue the task of impreeeing on Reformers of every grade that they are hound to vote for Mr. Leader. 'No man can he a sincere Rdonner and vet vote for Sir Francis Burdett, who has aban doned ail the principles which obtained for him the confidence of the electors of Westminster, mid who, if returned, would be 'a thick-arid-thin opponent of Reform Administneion. The question at is,o e i s , whether Reform cr Toryism shall Prevail. 'Whoever votes fur Sir Francis is a Toty ; whoever reuses to vote for Mr. Leader' lu,s no claim to the character of a Reform.s. The Times begins to perceive that it will be no easy matter for the Hon. Baronet to obtain the suffrages cf the Refcnnets for a Tory, arid it seeizs to place Sir George Murray's resignation in fa vour of S:r Francis Burdett to the account of per sonal favour, and not political principle. " Sir Francis," !ays the apostate journal, " we repeat, is unchanged" (as unchanged as the Times itself); and '' and if any intelligent voter should be disconcerted at the courteous consideratio n w hick Sir George Murray has justly extended to him, it ought to be re collected that one of the finest compliments ever pro nounced on a Government functionary, was paid by the Honourable Baronet to Sir GeorgeiNfurray when the latter gentleman held the Colonial Seals under the Duke of Wellington's Adininisiration. Th ere i s , therefore, no inconsistency in their present relative po sitions to each other." This afterthought, however. will not do. Let us hear Sir George Murray himself on the subject. • After quoting in his Address some of the Tory sentiments from S:r FranciS's letter to the electors, he says---" It appears to me, therefore, that if I was to place myself in competition with Sir Frien ds Burdett on the present occasion, I should seem to discountenance in another those same principles upon which I have rested my own claims to your sup port, and should give occasion probably to some degree of disunion between persons professing nearly similar sentiments ; affording, by that means, a very important advantage to the supporters of political opinions of a diametrically opposite nature." Sir George considers Sir Francis Burdett's principles and his own identical ; and as Sir George is a Tory, so is Sir Francis. The Times may be assured that Sir Francis may have the votes of the Tories, but he will not have the votes of both Tories and Reformers. Mr. George, Robert Dawson and Mr. John Wilson Croker may call themselves Reformers, and they have as good a title to the name as the Honourabl e Baronet whom they honour with their patronage. The mcetiog of Mr. Leader's supporters on Saturday night at Saville house, Leicester 7 square, was numerous and re spectable, and some of the speeches excellent. -But we must refer our readers to our report.—Morning Chronicle. The minority in the division on . the question for postponing the going into Committee on the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, in the H ouse of Lords, on Friday weuld have been considerably in creased had the proxies of ten or twelve Peers been entered ; amongst others, those of Earl Grey and Earl Spencer. But Ministers had no notice of_ the course which the Duke of Wellington meant to pur sue till he made his speech ; and no sane person could have supposed that after agreeing to the second read ing of the Bill, he could have made so preposterous a. proposition as adjourning the Couemittee on such ab surd ground; as those- put forward by his Grace for a month. If the faction had intended to act fairly', and in the spirit in which, according to Lord Fitzgerald and Lord Wicklow, the Duke's pro pbsition was made, nothing could have been easier than to have laid the amendments on the table, printed them, and asked farther time for conside ration. - But it was quite clear that, fearing to dis please the more liberal MeMbers of their_ party by throwing out the' Bill, and the more violent by conces sion, they had recourse to the intrigue of postpone ment for party objects, and to embarrass the Govern. ment, and they thus spru ng t h e m i ne w i thout notice. However, th e Tories have fallen into their own trap. The Government have the best opp or t un i ty o f now getting over a ll t h e former difficultie s of their position by declaring their determination to stick, under all cir cumstances, to the majority of the House of Commons. A new era dates from this new practice of the House of Lords, for whiCh there is no precedent in the history of their Chamber. We trust that the House of Com mons will not abandon the vantage ground which the Lords have given it by the blunder of Friday night in the outset of the contest between the .two Hous es , A s•the cause of the Commons is just, it is of great im portance that they should carry the country with them by the vindication of their course.—MornzKY (Ar on . We are tired of wasting words on Sir Francis Bur dett's claim to re-eleetion for Westminster. It in volves a question of fact; arguments arc useless ; so obvious are the political considerations connected with it, and so urgent are the claims for the most energetic and instant co-operation of every Reformer. Sir Francis. Burdett is now a Tory ; that is proved - •by his own profession of faith and by the Tories who adopt it, and rally round. him. It is important for the Reform electors •to know whether they are voting for an enemy or a f r i en d.. Th at quest i on being settled,° there is no longer any room for wordy deliberation. All that is requisite then is to buckle on our armour and to commence the conflict of liberty with t h e steady en e rgy o f men . That question is settled by the letter from Mr. T. S. Duncomhe to Sir Francis Bur dett, on being asked to continue to vote in his favour hich will he found in another column). It brings the whole insidious pretence of Sir Francis Bur dett's unchangeability in Reform to practical issue. It supplies a kind ( ? f- brief manual which every Reform elector ought to address to Sir Francis before he gives his vote. " You have alway s pledged yourself while I followed your lerelership to support the extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, the shortening of the dura tion of Parliaments, the redress ef Irish grievances, the abolition of corporal punishment in the army, and the correction of Church abuses. Are you prepared to sup port them now iu Parliament or not ? We require an explicit answer." It appears that Mr. T. S. Duncombe has got an explicit answer, and Olaf is unsatisfactory. There the matter rests as fa l r as his vote and interest are concerned. Every Reform elector should demand a si milar explicit answer. If this had been done in the first instance, much use:ess argument and much useful tinni • ride ht have been spared. Mr. 'l'. S. Duncombe makes the ground of his questioning, the suspicious circumstance - of the Tory enemies of the above measures rallying round Burdett. When such anti-Reformers as Castle reagh, Sinclair, Murray, George Dawson and Wilson Croker approve of Sir F. Bnrdett's political sentiments there is a printafacie case made out that Reformers cannot approve of them. This, though a presumptive test, is not the real test that is wanted, inasmuch as all these raging ultra-Tories may have suddenly mine' over to the s t an d ar d o f Reform, y and rallied round Sir F. Burdett as its original champion and standard- bearer. It would be almost miraculous, indeed ; but. the conversion might take place, and the Reform inte rest not be the worse, except through the prejudice indirectly derivable from the association of converted bigots. But there is no escape from the probe which Mr. Duncombe applies. It brings the matter to issue, and no further words are requisite---" You have gone farther than us, to whom you, in your first circular, impute the (Hence of the movement.' You have hundreds of times advocated Vote by Ballot, Universal Suffrage, and Annual Parliaments. We have not been so turbulently extreme as you have been. We no not. want you to go quite so far. But will you vote for shortened Parliaments, extended suffrage, and vote by Ballot ,To this explicit questioning, Sir Francis re plies by referring to a speech, in which he denounces the " movement," and declares himself in favour of obstructive politics. The Reform Bill'has been carried,- and he will do nothing farth e r. He refuse s t o carry its principl es , an d to assist in obtaining from it those fruits which are the six desiderataincladd in Mr. Dun• comes proposition, and for which he gained his seat for Westminster, by contending th roug h out the best part of hi s political lire. He evades answering the four chief queries, and the evasion is 'most eloquent. To the question. of. Justice to Ireland, he replies with contemptuous contumely. To the question Chtirch Reform, he. Attil-ti;pis to reply by raisbag the cry or " N., Popery." Not a word more is neces s ary to say on the Subject of Sir Francis litirdett's real and exist ing pglitics. They are those of the furious ultra-