The Sun. — London, England, 1837-07-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. Tho Queen and th e Duchess of Kent attended Di v ine Service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Her Majesty afterwards received the sacrament. At twelve o'clock precisely her Majesty and suite arrived three carriages at St. James's, from the New Palace. Her 'Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Countess of hlulgrave were in the same carriage with the Queen. Miss Pitt and Colonel Cavendish were in the other carriages. Lord Templemore and Sir Robert Otway, the Lord and Groom in Waiting, received and conducted her Majesty through the State-Rooms to the Royal Closet, in the Chapel Royal. The Bishop of Worcester, Clerk of the Closet, and the Dean of Wreford (in waiting) and the Rev. Dr. Blomberg, Deputy- Clerks of the C'oset, were in attendance on her Majesty. The Chapel has been elegantly fitted up : the furniture of the Royal Few is of crimson velvet and gold. A new organ has been rected by Messrs. Hill and Davison ; it has three roves of keys and twenty-nine stops, and has three composi tior, t edal-movements. The chants were from Beethoven, arranged by Goss for the psalms, and "0, come let us sing" ( Hawes). The ser vice was king's in F. The sanctus and responses Attwood in G. The anthem, " Come, Holy Ghost." ( Attwood ). The Rev. J. C. Haden and the Rev. R. H. Barham, priests in waiting, read the service, and the Bishop of London preached the sermon. Mr. Attwood presided at the organ. The service being ended, and the chapel having been cleared, the Queen and her august mother descended from the royal closet, and approached the altar, when the Bishop of London, Dean of the Chapel, assisted by the Sub-Dean, administered the holy sacrament to her Majesty. At twenty minutes to three, the Queen left St. James's pa lace for the new palace. The Queen Dowager attended Divine service yesterday morning at Hampton. The Queen held a Privy Council on Saturday afternoon at the new palace in St. James's Park. The Council was at tended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Departments, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Control, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, and the Comptroller of the Household. The Queen gave audiences to Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Albemarle, Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Duke of Argyll. Lord Templemore and Colonel Armstrong were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Her Majesty bad a dinner party on Saturday at the new Palace. There were present their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Sussex, and the Princess Sophia, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Liverpool, and the Ladies Jen kinson, Earl and Countess of Durham, Earl and Countess Mulgrave, Lord Templemore, Hon. Miss Pitt, Baroness Lehzen, Lord John Churchill, and Colonel Cavendish. In the evening the party were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lords Burghersh and Templetown, Lady Gardiner, Sir Gore Ouseley, Baron Stockmar, and Sir Henry Seton. The Queen gave audiences yesterday to Viscount Mel bourne and Lord Brougham. A select party dined with her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent last evening at the new Palace; her Ro)al Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, their Serene Highnesses the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, Lord and Lady Portman, and Baron Munchaussen, were among the company. Prince George of Cambridge left Cambridge House at half past five o'clock on Saturday morning for the Custom-house, where his Royal Highness embarked for the Continent. The Duke of Saxe Meiningen arrived at the Queen's House, St. James's, on Saturday, from Bushey Park. His Serene Highness attended the performances at the Italian Opera in the evening. Prince Ernest, of Hesse Philippsthal, came to town yester day, from the Queen's Lodge, in Bushey Park. Amongst the members of the University of Oxford who were present on the presentation of the congratulatory address to for Majesty on Friday, in addition to those already named, were the Bishops of Salisbury and Gloucester, Mr. Joy, Queen's Counsel, Mr. C. Purton Cooper, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Senior, Master in Chancery. The Prince and Princess of Leiningen went to Windsor on Saturday, and lunched at the Castle. Their Serene High nesses took a carriage drive in the park, and afterwards re turned to town. The Lord Chamberlain and the Duke of Su therland also visited Windsor Castle on Saturday, and returned to town in the evening. Lord Waterpark, and the Hon. Grantley Berkel, had in terviews with Viscount Melbourne, on Saturday, in.'Downing street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town on Satur day, from Cambridge. The Russian and Turkish ambassadors transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Despatches from the Governor of the different West India Colonies, were yesterday rece i ve d at t h e C olon ial-office. Sir m. Anson had a dinner party on Saturday at his resi dence, in Devonshire-place ; Lord Waterpark, the Viscoun tess, and the Misses Anson, and the Dowager Lady Water park were among the guests. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Sa turday—Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham ; the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy, were present. The case of Sherwood v. Ray ( Arches' Court) was spoken to, and was postponed. Judgment was given in ex parte Smith v. Brown. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Earl Spencer, in St. James's-place, from his seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire; the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Sheriff, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from Dublin ; the Mayor of Liverpool, at ditto ; Wallace Currie, Esq., J. Jor. dan, Esq., J Hall, Esq., G. Hyde, Esq., and J. M. Lees, Esq., with addresses to her Majesty, at ditto, from Manches ter ; Captain Forbes, at ditto, from the Continent; Frede rick Franks, Esq., and Lady, at the Hanover Hotel, Hano ver-square, from Rome ; R. M. Parritt, Esq., and lady, at ditto, from Effingham, Surrey ; Edward Kennersley, Esq., and Mrs. Kennersley, at Berner's Hotel, Berner's-street, from the Elms, Bath ; Osgood Hanhury, Esq., at ditto, from his scat, Oldficld Grange, Cog,gleshall ; .J. Deacon, Esq., Mrs. Deacon, and family, at ditto, from their seat, Mabledon park, Kent ; Edward Cranstoun, Esq., Mrs. Cranstoun, and family, at ditto, from their scat, East Court, East Cringed, Sussex; J. W. Lloyd, Esquire, Mrs. Lloyd, and family, at ditto, from Tunbridge Wells; Mrs. Collyer, and Miss Collyer, at ditto, from Dedham, Essex ; Mrs. Wil kinson and Miss Wilkinson, at ditto, from Dedham, Essex ; Miss Gooch, at ditto, from Ramsgate ; Miss Nicoll, at ditto, from Brighton; the Rev. G. L. Parsons, at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Duk e of Norfolk, this day, for his seat, Farnham, Bury St. Ed mun d s, Suffolk ; the Duchess Countess of Su therland, from Hamilton-place, for her seat, Dunrobin Castle, Scotland; Lady A. Manners, for Belvoir Castle; Mr. and Airs. Campbell, from the British Hotel, J , rmyn-street, for their scat in Scotland ; Lady Ashburnham, for RJeliampton; Henry Gally Knight, Esq., from Grosvenor -street, for his scat, Firbeck Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire ; John Browne, Esq., from Batt's Hotel, Dover -street, for his seat in Somerset shire ; Captain Eyre, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton ; Mrs. and Misses Whatley, from the Hanover Hotel, Hanover -square, for Birmingham. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria will honour the opera with her presence on Tuesday night. The Marquis Camden, as Chancellor of the Uni versity of Cambridge, entertained a large party at dinner on Friday evening. The party consisted of the heads of the Col &c., of the above University, who were present at the presentation of the address to her Majesty. The Duke of Northumberland, ( High Steward), Dr. Ainslie, the Vice- Chancellor; Lord Lyndhurst, Earl Brecknoek, Right Hon. Charles E. Law, M. P., Right lion. H. Goulburn, M. P., Bishop of Durham, Bishop of London, Bishop of Norwich, Bishop of Gloucester, Bishop of Ely, Hon. H. Grenville (Master of Magdalen College), Dr. Bell (Master of Clare Hall), Dr. Geldart, Dr. Sengle, Provost of King's College, Masters of Emanuel, Corpus Christi, Jesus, and Christ's Col leges, President of Queen's College, Rev. Messrs. Romilly, Martin, Wills, J. Masters, Tuck, Cory, &c., were of the party —covers were laid for 36. On Saturday the Noble Mar quis, accompanied by the Vice-chancellor, went to Bushy park to present an address of condolence to the Queen lan°dwaentcr. ' On thei r way to town, the Duke of Northumber ertained them at dinner at Sion House. The Earl and Countess of Jersey had a grand din ner rty on Friday last at their . mansion in Berkeloy-squsre. Thep ompany, w p hi a c_h , was Lieven, Princ e very distinguished, included Princess Salisbury, ,Ear of Paul even, Marquis and Marchioness of Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Count l' , ozzo di Borgo, Count Charles and Countess Pozzo Borgo, Countess Sandwich, Earl and Countess of Craven, Count and ConnteNssoblSeeEbaisrtliani,d Viscount Villiers, Baron Palk, &c. The Countess received a se lect party in the latter part ' of the evening, at which were the Marquis of Londonderry, of Wellington, Prince Esterhazy, Lord Castlereagh, Viscount Combermere, Baron Bulow, &c. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening, at Ashburnham House, to the Princess Lieven, Duke and reyDuchess o f S utherland, Earl Grey, and Lady Georgiana G, Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde. Viscount Mor pcth, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Austrian Prince and Princess of Scomberg, Lord and Lady H ow i c k , Viscount Palmerston, the Earl and Countess of Durham, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne were expected to be of the party, but they were prevented from attendin g by an engagement to dine with her Majesty the same evening at Buckingham Palace. Signor Lablache, having recovered from indisposi tion will appear in the new opera of Ildsgonda to-morrow night. Many families of distinction, who were on the eve of leaving town for the season, have delayed their departure until after Thursday next, in order to attend her Majesty's first Drawing-room. His Excellency General Count Orloff, on a special mission from the Emperor of Russia, to congratulate her Ma jesty on her accession to the throne, is expected to arrive at the Clarendon Hotel to-day from St. P e t ers b urg . Th e C ount, who is one of the principal members of his Imperial Majesty's Government, was sent over to this country on a special mission in 1132. AMERICAN MONEY MARKET. ( From New York Papers received to the 25th ult.) The following extracts from the " Review of the Markets,' contained in the New York Daily Express of the 24th ult. will put our readers in possession of the latest commercia news . . REMARKS.—Eight days later, viz., to the 24th of May, have been received from England, and on the whole the intel ligence is favourable. The American bankers stood strong, and had paid all their acceptances promptly. Nearly all will have arrived at maturity by the 10th of June, and, from pre sent appearances, all will be met satisfactorily. This has given great relief here. The cotton-market, however, had declined in Liverpool, and there was a great falling off in American trade. This will operate badly on both sides of the water. Remittances from this country are large, both in produce and specie, and as the importations are uncommonly light, the ba lance against this country is fast diminishing. There is very little busin ess d o i ng i n this city. Every thing is calm and quiet, and on the whole there is a glimmering of a recovery. People have got over their panic, and are looking around to see what they have left, and what they will do for the future. We have on immense number of vessels in port, most of which are leaving in ballast. " MONEY.—The operations in money are wonderfully cur tailed. The applications to the banks are not a third what they were three months ago. A large portion of the discounts arc in renewals of paper, that cannot be paid up. Out-doors there is very little use for money. Capitalists who will not invest in stocks cannot get bank post notes better than 7 per cent, per annum. Discounting notes is pretty much at an end. The system of shaving that has been practised for the last year has cut so deep, that it has destroyed not only the shaver but the shaved. " UNCURKENT MoNF.v.--:-No change whatever in the rate of bncurrent money since last week. " SPECIE. —The demand for gold and silver this week has been very active. Large amounts have been wanted for ex port, and theie is also a large quantity wanted for domestic purposes. Full half a million has gone out of the country. The drain is constant, and by every packet gold is taken for England, and silver for France. Prices yesterday stood as fellows : " QUOTATIONS FOR SPECIE. Asked. Offered. _ _ " American gold ... " Sovereigns ... " Spanish dollar ... " Mexican dollars ... " Doubloons " Ditto Patriot ... " Napoleons " Five-franc pieces ... 1,06 1,04 " Half-dollars ... 1,12 I,ll+ " EXCHANGE.—Foreign.—British Government Bills ?rom Canada are the principal description that is sold. They have been taken in large amounts at 22 per cent. premium. Pri vate bills have appeared to a limited extent, and sales have been made at 21 per cent. Bills on France, 4,80, which is higher than we have ever known them. Large amounts of produce, as well as specie and bills, havo gono forward. " STOCKS.—A better feeling has been manifested this week, and stocks have gone up a little, particularly United States Bank. As money becomes easier, and confidence is reviving, there begins to be some disposition to invest, and United States Bank and good railroads are firmer. There are certain indications of a spirit of speculation that is occasionally mani fested, and which, as soon as opportunity offers, will be again brought out. .., - ... 5,48 5,46 • 1,13 k 1,121 • 18 ..„ 17,50 " — EXCHANGE—Domestic.—Is nearly as bad as it can be. As the panic subsides, there is a little more confidence, and things arc getting in a little shape. Many persons who had debts due at the south have ordered specie to be bought to get their funds home that way. The banks negotiate no bills whatever. There are certain indications by which it is pretty evident that the Government are determined to em bark in Treasury notes. The system may work well, but the public have been so well satisfied with the Bank of the United States that they will not readily confide in any other. " FREIGHTS.—Our port is literally filled with shipping, a very large portion of which arc foreign. The American ships are mostly doing nothing, while the foreign arc mostly leaving in ballast, or taking goods at very trifling rates. The packets to Havre get about half full, while the Liverpool packet get nearly all fi lled. Vessel property is exceedingly depressed, with but little prospect of any improvement. " This being packet-day, all negotiations for bills and specie to be sent abroad were made. Exchange on London ruled higher than we have ever known it in more than thirty years' acquaintance with exchange operations. British Go vernment bills, from Canada, sold at 22 per cent. premium, and private bills at 20 to 21 ; there arc more private bills offer ing than at any period since the Ist of April. There has been a good deal of speculation in all kinds of specie, within a few days past, and the price has been run up to an exorbitant rate. To-day there was an evident pause in the market, and holders submitted to a reduction. The rate of bills and specie has be come so excessive that it has become a ruinous business to pay debts in England. There is, however, a laudable spirit, and a determination to pay the foreign debt, which is most creditable to the foreign merchants. " EXCHANGE.—The transactions in bills of exchange on Europe were very limited, and at higher rates, in consequence of the continued advance in prices of specie. The sales on England were at 20 to 22 per cent. for the primest paper ; France, 4, 80 fr. to 4, 85 fr. ; Holland, 43 to 44 ; Hamburg, 37 to 38 ; and Bremen, 84 to 88 cents. All the transactions were for cash. A considerable quantity of sovereigns were sold for remittance to England, at 5,45 dollars to 5,47- dollars each. The entire amount of specie to proceed to Europe by the packets of to-day is believed to be less than 100,000 dollars." We subjoin a few miscellaneous extracts from the New York Papers : " LOWER CANADA.—Lord Gosford has thought it necessary to issue a solemn proclamation against the agitators. The preamble states that seditious meetings have been held, at which seditious resolutions have been adoptcd : and the pro clamation solemnly exhorts all the good subjects of his Majesty in the province to unite in the cause of peace and good order —to discontinue all seditious writings, and eschew all meet ings of a dangerous or equivocal character. All magistrates, peace-officers, and officers of militia, are enjoined to oppose and frustrate the insidious designs of the discontented and seditious, &c. " The Montreal Herald censures this act of his Lordship as unnecessary ; and adds, that if a proclamation were neces sary, he should have issued one of vigour—not such a honey ard-water affair, as the Herald irreverently calls it. To show the respect attached to it, the Herald says that an in fluential Member of the Assembly—one of the majority, that is, the agitators—tore the proclamation to pieces at a meeting in Berthier." " We insert below a copy of the regulations respecting the deposit of public money in the hands of disbursing officers of the United States. By direction of the President, copies of these regulations wore duly communicated to the other de partments : " ' Treasury Department, May 26, 1837. " ' TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. " Sir—ln consequence of the recent suspension of specie payments by most of the banks in which the disbursing officers of the Government made their deposits of public money, the undersigned has deemed it proper to take the opinion of the Attorney-General on the effect of that measure upon those deposits, and in 'consequence thereof to submit the following recommendations to the President:— " 1. That all these officers be instructed by the several departments to which they belong to make their subsequent deposits in those banks only which pay specie, if such can be conveniently resorted to for that purpose. " 2. That in the event of there being none such, they are to be instructed to deposit in those banks which are willing to give, and do give, such written obligations as the nearest die. trict attorney of the United States may deem sufficient and safe, to secure the return of the deposits punctually, when wanted in such kind of money as was placed in the said banks. And— " ' 3. That the existing deposits of those officers, wherever not now in such banks, and not soon expended, be withdrawn and placed within them as far as practicable. " ' Respectfully submitted, " ' LEVI WOODBURY, Secretary of the Treasury. " ' Approved, M. VAN BUREN, President.'" The New Orleans Bulletin of the 14th ult., publishes the following as the officially announced condition of the Louisiana banks. The Editor of the Bulletin says, that the announce ment may be relied on as correct. The exhibit bears date the 7th inst. " LIABILITIES, " Bank-notes in circulation 5,125,000 Dollars. " Less notes held by the Banks . 750,000 ------4,375,000 " Due to Foreign Banks 750,000 " Amount due to individuals for de posits 5,957,000 11,082,000 " ASSETS. " Species in vaults 1,100,000 " Notes discounted " Loans on stock by property Banks 5,667,000 " Real estate and amounts expended in building, &c ... 2,600,000 _____- 44,367,000 " Balance 33,285,000 " There remains the balance of 33,285,000 dollars due from the people to the Banks after extinguishing all the liabilities of the Banks, and which, of course, would have to be paid in specie. " Again, it appears that on the 7th Jnne the Banks had in cir culation notes to the amount of 5,125,000 " Less notes held by the Banks 750,000 -- 4,375 000 " Specie in their vaults 2,100,000 " Balance of Bank-notes unpaid in the hands of the p eop l e 2,274,000 " To meet which they have real estate, stocks, notes, and bills of the people, secured by endorsements binding the real and personal estate of the country, amounting to 39,667,000 dollars. "The whole amount of the liabilities of the Agriculteral Bank of Natchez (Mississipp i ), exclusive of its capital stock and profits, including circu lation, is 3,920,802 dollars 47c. The total amount of assets is 6 ,365,513 dollars 28c., of which the sum of 148,804 dollars 64c. is in specie and the notes of other banks, and 63,339 dollars 97c. in balances against other banks. The amount of the 'surplus fund' is more than suf ficient to cover the whole of the 'suspended debt.' " It may be proper to add, that this bank has not received all the funds of the sale of the' Chickasaw Lands,' the first 500,000 dollars of that fund having been deposited in the Decatur Bank, Alibama. " NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 10.—The New Orleans Bulletin the True American, and the New Orleans Bee, give notice, that on account of the entire prostration of business that per vaded all classes, they, the editors, will suspend their daily publication, and issue the weekly for a short time." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1837. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-The approaching dissolution of Parliament has in duced most of the constituencies to use their best exertions to secure the return of honest and unflinching Reformers ; but, strange to say, there is every probability of our ancient city becoming, in the worst sense of the word, a rotten borough. I am grieved to say, that the leading supporters of Mr. Dundas have been cajoled by the Lowther party—a base and despicable faction—who could not otherwise have secured the return of their nominee--to enter into a scent compact to allow the two present Members to walk over the course, and thus in the ensuinr , Parliament, as far as we arc concerned, the great cause of Reform will be compromised. Now, Mr. Editor, is it reasonable and just to suppose that the real Reformers, who so manfully did their duty in bringing forward a man of their own principles, Mr. Barkley, the up right advocate of purity of election and liberal Government at the last election, will so tamely submit to an infamous dicta.. tion ? Is liberty a mere " Vox et preterea nihil ?" And are we again to contribute our proportion to the Great National Assembly by electing two men, who, by the votes which they will give, will allow the great cause of Reform to remain in abeyance, the Reform Bill a dead letter, and the abolition of abuses, both in Church and State, unheeded? Is this to be borne ? Are the ardent feelings of the sincere Reformers to be smothered by the convenient arrangement which has been entered into by those who would be our leaders ? It is no torious that those tyrants—the Tories—only returned their man by means of the most corrupt bribery, as was fully proved in the inquiry which very properly took place before a Select Committee of the House of Commons; and as they will now, bold and wicked though they be, scarcely again venture upon the same base and iniquitous course, no one, I think, can rea sonably doubt the result of a contest, in which purity of prin ciple and freedom of election prevail. I have troubled you with these few remarks upon the pre sent state of affairs here, and I hope you will be able to raise the Reformers from the apathy which seems to possess them, either by inserting this letter in your valuable paper (which is not unknown in our city), or by making such comments on the base and truckling► conduct of our leaders, as you think the case demands. I shall peruse your next paper with no little anxiety, and in the mean time I remain, Mr. Editor, Your obedient Servant, An linbribcd Liberal York, July 14, 1837. ELECTOR OF YORK. SHEFFIELD-SATURDAY. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Enclosed I send you Mr. Thornley's, the Tory candi dates speech and proceedings this day, Saturday ; and, not withstanding the unholy alliance of the Church and some of the more furious bigotted Wesleyans, Messrs. Parker and Ward's return is certain, by a triumphant majority of Re formers ; and an example set to the boroughs of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, &c., as well as the West Riding, where there is no doubt but Reform principles will be equally suc cessful. In the West Riding we shall not be satisfied with merely returning Lord Morpeth and Sir George Strickland, but we must increase the majority of 2,807 which the Re formers had in 1835. SPEECH OF MR. THORNELY. On Saturday noon, a considerable number of the people of Sheffield assembled in Angel-street, to hear Mr. Thornely speak from his committee-room. The entrance of Mr. Thornely into the room was announced by the cheers of his friends, answered by the hootings of the people in the street. C. BROW NELL, Esq., amid laughter and hootings, intro duced Mr. Thornely. Comparative quiet being restored, though Mr. Thornely spoke so feebly that he could not be heard across the street, he proceeded to recite a sentence or two from his address, about upholding the authority of the Crown, and the insti tutions of the country. He said he had been opposed to the Poor•law ever since its enactment ; that it was subver sive of the poor man's rights, repugnant to the principles of humanity, and that it never could be worked in the ma nufacturing districts. If he went to Parliament, it must be under no prescribed rule of action. With respect to Sunday legislation, lie declared himself friendly to any mea sure by which the Legislature could increase the due ob servance of the Sabbath. Mr. JAMES IRONSIDE being elevated on the shoulders of the people, wished to ask whether Mr. Thornely thought it right that eight millions of the people of Ireland should be taxed to support a clergy whom less than one million of the people acknowledged ? Was it justice to Ireland to con tinue the present Establishment ?—(" Aye, answer that.") Mr. THORNELY (hesitatingly)—l understand your ques tion.—(A pause.) You mean to ask, whether, when the numbers of the Catholics are the greatest, they ought to be called on to support the Protestant Church ? I will never consent that the Establishment in Ireland shall be sacrificed on that account. Mr. IRONSIDE-will you vote for the Irish Municipal Bill ? Mr. THORNELY—I will not object to give the Irish municipal rights, provided it be based on a principle that will not militato against the Protestant Church.—( Hooting and confusion.) Mr. IRON SIDE put another question :—Do you approve of clerical magistrates ? Mr. THORNELY—When the L:Tislature of my country has decided, it ill becomes me to say a word.—(L aughter.) I know many cler g y men w h o act as magistrates, and ren der service to the country. Mr. IRONSIDE—I wish to know your opinion on the Corn Laws ? Mr. THORNELY—My general impression is that a pro tecting duty for British corn is necessaiy in this country,.-- (Disapprobation.) Mr. IRONSIDE—WouId you pass a law to prevent my having a bottle of ginger beer or a glass of porter when I take a walk on a Sunday ? Mr. THoaNELY—I should never dictate to the constitu ency of Sheffield, and I do not know the bearing of the mea sures that have been proposed.—(Derision.) Mr. lIIONSIDE—Townsmen, here is a man come to ask your votes, and says he does not know the bearing o f Sir Andrew Agnew's hill!—(Laughter and hooting.) Another person here asked—Are you willing to extend the suffrage ? Mr. THORNELY—(LoudIy)—No. Another person asked, Will you vote sgainst the pro perty qualification for Members of Parliament ? Mr. THORNELY (angrily)--No. Arn't you for flogging in the army ? Mr. THORNELY (savagely)—No. (" Moi ois, he is get ting mad.") Are you an advocate for Sir Andrew Agnew's Sabbath Bill ? Mr. THORNELY—I can give no pledge, for I don't know its general scope.—(" Then you ought to know.") Mr. BRAMLEY—WiII you vote for the abolition of Church-rates ?—(Cheers.) Mr. THORNELY-1. shall be glad to relieve those who dis sent from the Church from the payment of the Poor -rates —(A voice behind, " Church -rates, Church-rates")—I mean Church-rates—(Loud laughter)—provided such an arrangement can be made as will not trench on the general principle of an Establishment.—(Hooting.) Mr. BRAMLEY-Will you vote for the Ballot ? Mr. THORNELY (sharply)—No. Mr. BRAMLEY—W ill you vote for shortening the dura tion of Parliaments ? Mr. THORNELY—No.—(Laughter.) Mr. BitAMLEY—As you profess to be the friend of the poor man, will you vote to extend to him the electoral franchise ? Mr. THORNELY (pausing. " Say no, at once, man.") — The franchise was settled and adjusted, and made perma nent, by the Reform Bill, and I stand upon the principle of the franchise.—(Laughter.) [The candidate and Mr. Brownell then retired from the window.] Mr. BRAMLEY said, at every meeting the Reform can didates had attended, it had been put to the vote whether, they were proper persons to represent the town in Parlia ment. As Mr. Thornely's Committee, in their haste to retire, had omitted to do the same, he would take the liberty of doing it for them.—(Cheers.) He called for a show of hands in favour of Mr. Thornely, when a very small num ber were held up. He then called on those of a contrary opinion to raise their hands, when almost every hand in the street was exhibited, amid loud cheering. UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF Loxes. —The very sudden prorogation of Parliament has caused no small share of business, both public and private, to be cast aside. The following Bills all stand in the list " waiting for second reading:"—Pluralities •Prevention Bill, Local Courts Bill, Education and Charities Bill (these three were introduced at an early period of the Session by Lord Brougham), Court of Sessions (Scotland) Bill, Judges' Opi nions Bill, Imprisonment for Debt Bill (a measure ought not to have been delayed, as there is an imperious necessity for its passing), Jewish Marriages Bill, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, and Lethbridge's Divorce Bill. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill, as well as the Courts in China Bill, after being read a second time, no further progress in them has been made. The Bill for Com missions for taking Affidavits in Scotland and Ireland, in troduced by the Lord Chancellor, went no further than the Committee, from which no report was presented. The Im provement of Lands in Ireland Bill made no further progress after the second reading beyond being referred to a Select Committee. As regards the Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage Bill, the Committee is fixed for again meeting at 12 o'clock on Wednesday—a mode of getting rid of the Bill for the Session without actually rej ect i ng i t. Wh en t h e Com mittee met last week the adjournment took place. All these measure s - are left in this unfinished state. REPRESENTATION of CAMBRIDGE. About eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, according to previous appointment, the Hon. candidates arrived at the large room at the Hoop Hotel, and were hailed by the nu merous assembly with several distinct rounds of applause. Mr. RICE first presented himself before the meeting, and said, Gentlemen, I shall, under circumstances of con siderable fatigue, address you, trusting that I shall find your cordial welcome, as I have ever fonnd it, the best of all restoratives. Gentlemen, the responsible station which I have the honour to fill was, your free gift ; it was not one sought by me ; I made no intrigue for the purpose of acquiring your support ; between you and me there was no connection either for good or evil, but as a public man you invited me, and as a public man I accepted your invitation. I came forward to represent you upon those prin ciples that were adopted by Lord Grey's Government. I came forward professing those opinions, and upon those opinions I obtained your support. (Loud cheers.) Since that period our connection has been unbroken. I seek not for the henour of being elected a fifth time as your representative upon any other principle s than those which I have always fearlessly advocated, and which aro well known to all classes in this town. Gentlemen, the simple motto of Earl Grey's Government was contained in three words :—" Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform." Gentlemen, we are now approaching the seventh year since Earl Grey undertook the administration of affairs ; we are now approaching that period which the artizan of this country adopts as the period of apprenticeship. If I have served these seven years honestly and faithfully, you will, I feel assured, receive me again amongst you, and not cast me forth as an apprentice who has been either inattentive to his calling or faithless to his trust.--(Cries of " We will not.") Those principles we have pursued —peace we have pre served—the peace of Europe has continued undisturbed— England has reposed in tranquillity, though our opponents declared that nothing short of a miracle could preserve peace. Retrenchment we have prosecuted to the utmost. We have begun upon our own salaries ; we have reduced those sala ries, and then, and not till then, did we feel ourselves at li berty to apply to others that principle which we had first ap plied to ourselves. We reduced the public expenditure, and then, in the performance of a duty which we owed to the people of England, the amount was applied to the reduction of onerous taxation. It is, to be sure, at this season of the year, a circumstance which does not present itself with much force to our minds ; but when Christmas conies, and the winds begin to blow, and we learn to appreciate the comforts of a good fire, think then that it was Ministers who relieved you from the taxation upon fuel.—(Cheers.) If, again, at !h;st period o f th e year w h en even i ng comes on rap i dly, an d it is dark before you return to your families, you long to see the faces of that wife and those children who contribute in no mean degree to your happiness, consider again that you are beholding them by the aid of a light which, under the auspices of a Liberal Government, is free from the tax that was imposed upon it by the Tories.—(Cheers.) If any of my young friends whom I see around me wish to gratify those they love by the purchase of a new gown, let them remember that that gown is given at a reduced price ; freed by us from a tax i mpose d i n t h e T ory d ays, f or t h e sa k e of carrying on unju s t wars w i t h ru i nous pro f us i on. Notwithstanding these benefits, the men who conferred them have been grossly calumniated—their names have been held up to obloquy—the Tories have sought to cover them with derision, and to defeat them by slander and by falsehood—they have been called apostate Whigs—renegade Whigs—they have been pla carded on t h e wa ll s — t h ey have b een pursued b y slander until echoes, shameless as the slanderers themselves, have given back th e v il e sounds, f ee b ly i t is true, but with not one iota less of folly or of falsehood—and for what ? Because they have studied the welfare of the country in seeking to relieve you from the burdens which the Tories had imposed. Peace we have preserved—retrenchment we have enforced, and then comes reform ? Who are you now assembled here in the free liberty of the town of Cambridge ? What were you before the Reform Biil was past—to what did your political interest tend ? It was the Reform Bill that gave you action, that gave you existence.—( Hear, hear, hear.) But this was only the first effort. By means of that Bill another measure was brought forward scarcely less important than the Reform Bill itself. I allude to the municipal measure.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, when I had the honour of appearing last among you, I did say that the Municipal Bill would be carried. There are two points to which I know you will expect me to allude ; first is the question of the Poor-laws, the second the Ballot. —(Cheers.) First upon the poor-laws. Now I might begin by saying that that Bill was supported in Parlia ment, not only by the present Government, but by their opponents, by the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, and most of the principal leaders on that side of the House. It is true that nobly and gallantly setting aside all party differences, they came forward on that occa sion and lent the weight of their power and influence to assist in carrying into effect a measure which they held to be fraught with benefit to the country. But I will never shelter myself under any flimsy pretext, or seek to diminish any responsibility which I feel and know to be my own, by dividing that responsibility with others.—(Hear, hear.) Now, I will just observe before we approach this important question, that we are sufficiently acquainted with the de vices of the party to whom we are opposed, not to believe every thing told us—not to take every thing for granted, particularly at the eve of a general election.—(Hea r .) There are particular moments when vegetation is very rapid. There are times when the grass grows more freely than at others, and no less sure it is, that as the grass grows in spring, so in the approach of an election our political ad versaries will make assertions (I will not call them false hoods) for no doubt their words are sacred—(Cheers and laughter)—perhaps they are facts, for fancy sometimes creates such facts and embellishes them afterwards ; but be that as it may, it is obvious that we are not always to take all that they say for granted. Is there any one among you who has thought for a moment upon the old Poor•law sys tem, that does not think that that system required altera tion and reform ? Is there any one among you who has reflected upon the effects of the old law, the plan of dimi nishing the real amount of wages of the labouring poor, and making that charitable contribution subservient to the en couragement of idleness and vice, rewarding those that are least deserving, and oppressing those who have most right to be encouraged—is there any one, I ask, who has thought on this subject, and will not say that some extensive altera tion was not necessary ?—(Cries of" No.") I believe that it is folly to ask the people of England whether this was not the case, but then say you it does not necessarily follow that, because the old system was a bad one that yours must be a good one.—( Hear.) Nevertheless, you will admit that it was necessary to make some great experiment in the way of improvement. To those acquainted with the state of Sussex and Buckinghamshire, where nearly the whole wages of the labourer were paid out of the poor rate—and in other parts ; in parishes in the midland counties, where the whole of the labourers were literally paupers upon the parish pay, and reduced to the lowest state of degradation by this horrible practice, it must have been quite clear that for the sake of the character of the people themselves, if only to redeem them, some new sysfeni was required. Un doubtedly we have made a great experiment. Far be it from me to say—and I could not say it of any human work —that so great an alteration could ever be carried into ef fect, without pressure or inconvenience, without liability to some mistake in the enactments of the law itself, or pos sibly some mistake in its administration ; if there be such mistakes in the law, let them be amended—if there be abuses in its administration, let them be corrected ; for the am p n u ed r n p t o i s m‘ e of vhhpagrreetrecommendedconsidering anli an inquiry —they complaints, u l‘a g I g j e e s s t t e y d ' s Mi nisters t the House of needed, d o ee n ia n ma o n i i i do s e ,o s f h f o ro u er l f d o rtmh e n o ‘ q v enquire —should orsselerimuuoi requisite. t e. pudesire,epoopnle ; n a classfarasordo we de wh a o s h p oals,seiscbitrloeo, this ltoon long the suffered p rove this an d every l aw which may press w i t h severity upon any class of the lessif fro tl : tphreesasbseuurefs o falls an lnot leadd and corrupt you ast system. rar: B I rueftei refer to malting the i adi s lirvAdmini s t rat i on. I must also express to viction that th e pr i nc i ple of the new law is gd t o e ne t a y i i ow s l s u fl o c mfhy ought con on, gO O O ho n r not to he trifled with or departed from ; though I do think its administratio n ought to be carefully watched, and all just causes of complaint should be quickly removed.—( Hear, hear.) But how great are the misrepresentutions of our opponents. First it is stated that under no circumstances, I !" . ever old and necessitous the party may be, can any re lief he given except in the workhouse. Such are not the provisions of the Poor Law—(Cheers) —though this prin ciple may be adopted in some cases in its enforcement, and I am told t h at t h ere h ave b een here some instances of this kind. Indeed, a very contrary provision is to be found in the clau ses o f t h e new s y stem. The second cause of com plaint is the separation of husband and wife, and parents from children.—(A voice, " Shame, shame.") I, too, should feel this a grievance. I know that I should feel it t° be so myself—(Renewed cheering)—but I tell you, Gentlemen, again, this is not a principle contained in the Poor Law. It is a principle in its administration—and if this principle has been misapplied, in any case, so as to cause unnecessary suffering, this i s a proper subject of inquiry —(Cheers)—and may be considered again in the course of the next session ; and so if there be any other part of the measure that may require altera tion, a remedy will, I trust, be found, that will be satisfac tory to the poor and to the country at large.—(Cheers.) There is, however, another part of the Bill to which I must allude, and against which very strong objections have been raised. I mean the clause respecting illegitimate children—(Hear)—t o this principle I strongly adhere. Is it a principle with you—is it a general desire throughout the country to improve the moral condition of the poorer class, a n d e l evate them to the same degree of pure and vir- I tuns feeling which society enforces in the upper walks of life ?---(Yes.) You agree with me—then ask yourselves whether the old system of orders of affiliation--of perju ries—conspiracies and forced marriages, have not a direct tendency to destroy female chastity, and to lessen the hopes of domestic happiness? I now pass on to the second point of general political interest to which I have adverted—l mean the Ballot. Gentlemen, I hope I need not tell you that if there be any man more desirous than another to preserve —more interested in protecting the freedom of election in the town of Cambridge, it is the individual now before you.—(Cheers.) Assuming this to be the filet, is it not for my political interest that the ballot should be intro duced? With me, then, every personal motive must be enlisted in favour of the principle of the ballot. If it be true, then, that my political interest is ins olved in the ballot, and if, as you assert, I could best attain my own objects, by its introduction, and yet that I oppose it, you will at least acquit me of any selfish personal motive in the course which I have taken—you will do more, you must feel assured that when I dissent from you on this point, I act against what to you appears, my own interest, and that I can only do so from a conviction that I am acting coraformably to my sense of duty in subjecting myself to great difficulty by exposing myself to much of jealousy on your part. But it is not on personal or local considerations that this question turns ; it must be viewed in relation to interests more general and more enduring. The point on which a decision is to be formed, is whether the ballot is the best and safest mode of securing to you the free exercise of your franchise. I admit that it would be an act of wisdom and of beneficence to all parties to devise a protection for those who vote at the probable risk of entailing ruin upon themselves and families. But until lam persuaded that the ballot is the best and safest remedy, I cannot consistently give it my support. I cannot support it so long as I apprehend that its tendency is to introduce evils of still greater magnitude than those which it proposes to mitigate or to avert.— (Hear, hear.) In countries where the ballot has been re sorted to, intimidation has been used, bribery has prevailed, and I believe that under the ballot the character of our electors in this country would be entirely and mis chievously altered. The most essential interests would be endangered, if the community at large had not the power of knowing how their trustees, the electors, acted ; and upon the latter, if secrecy could be maintained, public opinion would cease to exercise its most beneficial influ ences. Suppose we had the ballot now, what would become of an assembly like the present ? This is a meeting of the Reform Association ; but all that seek protection by secrecy would fear to expose himself by his attendance here. One cheer, one hurrah, would draw down upon himself the dis pleasure of his landlord, or render himself obnoxious to his employer. Here the ballot would give him no protection. He must therefore abstain from all such professions of poli tical faith. He dare not follow a candidate's procession ; he dare not wear the colours of his party ; be must abstain from all manifestations of sympathy or feeling, for if he does not the vote by ballot will be to him but a delusion. Whe ther in or out of Parliament, you may, however, rely on my best efforts to secure the freedom of election—to pro tect the voters no less from bribery titan from intimidation. Before I sit down, there are two very important political questions to which I feel it necessary to advert, because on those questions I desire to be perfectly understood. The one great question of a Church Establishment, the other the question of the constitution of the House of Lords. Gentlemen, no man has with more consistency and ear nestness supported the cause of the Protestant Dissen ters than I have done. I have at all times voted for the removal of their practical grievances—for tLe repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts ; for the registration of births ; for an improved law of marriage ; and finally, for the ad justment of Church-rates. In this course I am ready to persevere, considering that the Dissenters should be granted a full and perfect equality in civil rights, and being con vinced that justice to the Dissenters is safety to the Church. But beyond this I never can—never will go. Educated in the principles of that Church, attached to that Church after inquiry and on conviction, I never will make or acquiesce in any concession dangerous to the in terests or the stability of the EstaLlishment.—(Cheers.) I therefore have been, am, and feel convinced that I shall continue strenuously opposed to what is called the Volun tary Principle. The second question on which I desire to give a reply is that which is called the Reform of the House of Peers ; to that, likewise, I am strongly opposed. Un doubtedly, I must admit that her Majesty's Government, and I might add the Commons of tire country, have h2en deeply mortified at the manner in which some of our Bills have been mutilated, and others have been.rejected. This has been to us a source of deep and bitter disappointment. But I am not on this account disposed to abandon the ancient Constitution of England. I will not reject or overthrow one of the three co-ordinate branches of the Legislature. On these grounds, to the proposition for altering, or, as it is termed, reforming the House of Lords, I have ever been ready to offer the most determined opposition. The Right Hon. Gentleman then sat down amidst loud and general cheering. Mr. Pee-me then presented himself, and was greeted ' with immense cheering. He had now come forward to give a short account of his Parliamentary- conduct. He had supported the Administration of . the Whig Govern ment. He entered into interesting statemems conccrniag the working of the New Poor-law, of which he was a sup porter, though he wished to remove many hardships. The next subject to which he would allude was the ballot.— (Great cheering.) The ba'lot had been brought forward five successive times in the five successive sessions he had been a Member of the House ; four times he had voted against the measure , but the last time he had voted in favour of it.—(Loud cheers.) He found that, instead of a decrease, there was an evident increase of influence and oppression since the Reform Bill, however excellent that measure might be in other respects. This was one of the questions upon which he differed with his Hon. Colleague; but on most other points of general policy, nineteen times out of twenty, they fully agreed.—(A cry of " University Reform.") He supported University Reform. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman sat down amidst great cheering and waving of hats. After the Hon. Members had retired, most of the com pany remained, and the evening was spent in the greatest harmony. PREPARATIONS for the GENERAL ELIZCTION. BRDSTOL.-Electioneering matters are going on in this city as well as the most sanguine Liberals can desire. One vejy extensive class of freemen have, we understand, resisted every importunity to go the whole hog for the blues ; they tell the Tory canvassers boldly " that, if they arc not content with one vote, they shall have none." We are satisfied that they will be sooner or later convinced that it is by the Tories they have been oppressed—by the Tories they have been robbed, and their privileges trampled on.—Bristol Gazette. lIRREFORD.-In Hereford, we are glad to learn that the cause of Reform, which is the cause of Messrs Clive and Biddulph, is strenghening daily, and we have not any doubt of their re-election. The best feeling prevails among the Reformers, and they arc all pulling well together—Hereford Times. In Herefordshire, the Conservatives arc as quiet as church mice. It is now evident that the Conservatives are better able to eat a good dinner_witness their doings in this way in our Shire Hall last autumn—than in proving a re-action— witness their quietude throughout the county at the present moment. The fact is, the cause of Reform is stronger than ever ; of this fact, the Tories are well aware.—lbid. For Presteign, &c., Mr. Price will be re-elected without opposition. MONMOUTH, &c.—The friends of Mr. Blewitt, the Reform candidate, aro sanguine of success. LepLow.—lt is all but certain that Colonel Salwcy will re introduce Mr. Charlton to private life. LEOMINSTER.—Party feeling runs high, and notwithstanding the means used by the Tories, such is the determined energy of the Whigs, that Mr. Greenaway, the Liberal candidate, is sure of success, and will be at the head of the poll. A GooD EXAMPLE.-If rumour errs not, the Lady Lucy Foley, of Abermarlais, is about to set a truly patriotic example to the landed gentry of this county. It is said that her Lady ship will bear all expenses attendant on bringing to the poll all those of her tenantry who are electors, and who will " plump" for Sir James Williams. Which of them will not?—Carmar then 'Welshman. - SOUTH DEVON.—The Telegraph says that Mr. Milted, who represented the division in the first Reformed Parliament, the son-in-law of Earl Grey, and a firm and uncompromising Reformer, will be supported by the whole strength of the Libe ral interest in the division. DRVONPORT.—Mr. Gambier has withdrawn all pretensions to represent this borough, and there being no one else in the field, our present Members are likely to walk over the course. Efforts have been made to induce Jonathan Ramsay, Esq., of Penlee Villa, to come forward under the auspices of the Con servative Association, and yesterday the walls of the borough were placarded with " feelers," but no public movement has taken place.—Devonport Telegraph. BUCKINGHAM.—Th e candidates for the county are the two sitting Members, the Marquis of Chandos, G. S. Harcourt, and the Tory aspirant, Mr. Young. For the borough no new candidate has appeared. NORTH DERBYSHIRE. We Assure Mr. Gisbourne that there is but'one feeling of regret at the separation about to tales place between us ; that his services are held in grateful remembrance by every elector in the county whose good opinion is worth having. That Mr. Evans ought to be Mr. Gisbourne's suc cessor we have no more doubt than of our own existence— that he will be, scarcely less.—North Devon Chronicle. SOUTH SH IRLDS. —Both Mr. Ingham and Mr. Palmer have canvassed the borough of South Shields, and from the apathy displayed by the electors, it seems that they care little whe ther the tried Tory or the Tory in embryo be the successful candidate ; no person more Liberal having offered himself. It is the intention of forty or fifty of the thorough-going Reformers headed by Mr. Rennison, one of the oldest and most consistent Reformers in the borough of Tynemouth, to hold back until the last hour ; and as may then be best to offer their votes to that candidate who will pledge himself to the most Liberal mea sures. —Sunderland Herald. ISLE OF WIGHT.—The Hampshire Advertiser, a Tory print, says " Of the Isle of Wight there can be now no doubt and if England throughout should exert herself with the same energetic zeal, then may the O'Connellites 'go to a nunnery.' Notwithstanding this braggart tone of thy' Tory organ, we have reason to predict that Captain Pelham is safe. YORK.—The Tories have been hawking nbr.•it a requ:, , ition, calling upon Mr. Sergeant Atelierley and M. Lowther to become candidites for this city. There is no ct,.•nbt of the return of the lion. J. C. Dundas, and, by prorr excrtions oie the part of the Reformers, another Liberal might be elected in the room of Mr. Lowther. _ YORKSHIRE, EAST RlDll.o:—There will be no contest fa the East Riding. I.VMINGTON.-We are happy so find that Samuel Gre,gson; Esq., a supporter of her Msjesty's Government, has started for this borough : no doubt is entertained of his success. NowrnALLEhToti.—The lion. Edward Lascelles, who has come out as the Tory candidate here, is quite sure to bc beaten by the present Liberal Member, W. B. Wrightson, Es-q. LivEarour..—Sandon must go. With respect to the can vass fur the county it is going on well. Promises of support come is from all quarters, and the utmost zeal is every where displayed in behalf of the good cause, so that there is now the best prospect of South Lancashire being rescued from the hands of the flanoverians who were allowed to get possession of the representation at the last last election. —Liverpool Cironide. GRANTHAM.-It is feared that both Mr. Welby and Mr. F. Tollemach, brother of the late Member, and both Tories, trill be returned. SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—In the Rochdale and Bury end of the co un ty, t h e c anvass f or t h e R e f orm C an did ates is beyond all precedent successful. Lord Derby takes op both most warmly. The Trafford tenantry will be permitted to vote for one of the Reformers. It is the same even with those on the Bald lioghton property. And various other changes since the last contest arc spoken of. So that now both the Refor mers are certain of success.—Liverpool Chronicle. BritsToL.—Mr. Miles, jun., and Mr. Fripp arc actively canvassing the City. flasTs, Sourn.—Sir George Stanton and Admiral Sir John Ommanncy in their canvass this week, in the west and centre of the county, have been successful beyond their anti cipations ; in the Southampton district they have been emi nently well received, and, though late in the field, they are not likely to be losers of the prize they seek for. We speak now with confidence, when we say that the Liberal cause must triumph.—Hampshire Telegraph. SANDWICH.—From public and private sources we learn that the canvass of Sir Tuomas Trowbridge and Sir James Carnac, at Deal and Sandv%ich, is of the most flattering flattering de scription.—Dever Chronicle. NORTHAMPTONSUIRE.--The Northern Division is about to confer immortal honour on itself by electing the son of Earl Fitzwilliam as its representative, and nothing would gladden our hearts more than to see the Electors of the Southern Division again ranging themselves under the patriotic b Inners of the truly Noble Ilouse of Spencer.—Northampton Chronicle. OXFORDSHIRE.-The Liberal candidate, Mr. Stonor, Ins been indefatigable in his canvass during the past week. On Monday he visited the freeholders of Witney ; Tuesday, Ox ford; Wednesday, Chipping Norton; Thursday, Banbury ; Friday, Bicester ; and Saturday, Watlington. On Monday he visits Burford, and on Tuesday Bampton. The town of Hen ley-on-Thames, near to his paternal estate, he will not perso nally canvas, and this from the most honourable motive, an unwiilingness to appear to coerce the tradesmen with whom he deals. In the utter extremity of argument the Tories have been obliged to fall hack on the senseless (and we had hoped for the credit of our country-) exploded cry of" the Church in danger," and every town and hamlet has been in undated with tracts against the Catholic religion. How long a man's religious principles are to he the test of his ability to share in the honours and services of his country remains to be proved; in our case we confidently expect the total failure of the attempt, and anticipte for Mr. Stonor a triumphant return. Oxrortosnina.— We have great pleasure in stating that the attack upon Mr. Stonor on account of his religious opinions has produced him many friends, and that his canvass up to the prcseat tine has been most successful. We trust that every man, not in love with religious tyranny, will bestir himself in good earnest, and the result cannot be doubtful. Major Way land having retired from the representation of the county, It few county gentlemen, calling themselves the " Oxfordshire ConsJrvatire Association," mustered at the Star Inn, on Fri day, in order to relieve the electors of the county from the resnonsi'oility and trouble of choosing their representatives ; and proclaimed their intention to send Lord Norreys, Mr. Harenurt, and a Mr. Parke , son of Colonel Parker, of E n - ChroniCle. In reference to tho city election, the same journalist Accounts from every quarter concur in stating the very fa ‘ourab'e rJception which Mr. Erle has met with. Mr. Mac lean addressed his friends from the orchestra of the Star As em? lf room yesterday, in a sixech eminently calculated:to entrap the unwary, by an exhibition of counterfeit sensiblity on Spanish affairs and the Poor Laws. EAST CUMBERLAND.—Sir James Graham totters in his seat. Major Aglionby ha' obeyed the call made upon him by East Cumberland. The Isle:herby B ironet vssumes the tons of entreaty; he asks but o:re seat. The language of injuted innocence which he sesames is quite melting, and is calculated to make even the sternest of his opponents relent.—Kendal Mercury. KENDAL—The admirable address of G. W. Wood, Eig,, to the electors of this borough, has earned for him the most ardent support of all those who are capable of appreciating political honesty. CHESTER.—There is still no opponent to Lord Grosvenor and Mr. Jervis. One is threatened, but if lie appears it will only he to provoke defeat. WESTAIORELAND.--Both the addresses of the Lowthcrs avow, of course, undisguised Torjiem. Earl Lonsdale does not blink the nature of the blessings Conservatism has in store for the peoele who admit its advocates to power. NVEsT SOMERSET. —Mr. Ackland is supported by a strong party of Tories, who are as little scrupulous here as elsewhere of the means by which they seek to accomplish their selfish purposes. The Somerset County Gazette states that there are many instances of gross interference with the freedom of election by the Tories. Sandford and Tynte go on straight forward in the path of right ; and in the opinion of well-in formed persons will defeat the machinations of the enemy. CA RMAETHENSIIIRE.—The prospects of our owa county and borough arc most favourable to the wishes of all true-hearted Reformers, as respects the return of Sir James Williams and Mr. Morris.— Welshman. GLA MORGANSIIIRE. —Mr. Guest has consented to come for ward, leaving the borough for this county, and he will be re turned. He was the only man the Tories feared. IZADNORSIIIRE.—A candidate has at length announced him• self in opposition to Mr. Wilkins—Keryou J. Parke, Esq. SCOTLAND. The Edin'iurgh Courant contains the following obser vations:—The country now begins to be seriously en grossed with the bustle of a general election. Addresses are daily circulated by the different candidates ; and these are fol. lowed up by an active canvass of the constituency. Alraest every town and county will be the scene of an election cot:- test, and, although both parties are bold and confident, yet in many cases the result is doubtful, and can scarcely be foretold even by those most conversant in local politics. The contest generally lies between the Conservative and the Ministerial parties. In one or two places, Radicalisin has reared its head ; but its doctrines do not seem to find any great favour among the great majority of the electors. IRELAND. In relation to the elections in the Sister Country, the Free man's Journal of Friday last has the subjoined remarks : " From the spirit which is manifested on both sides—front the energetic displays of popular feeling, and no less from the u'ihappy and forlorn aspect of the II anoverians—are we to con clude that there is a mutual understanding bt. tween the two parties—to wit, that we tve to beat them, and they are to be beaten ! N 3 doubt, in some few of the counties and boroughs the experiment of bribery possibly may be tried, and with sue c.,ss. It is hard to expect that the country will not produce a me men vile and desperate en :ugh to " sell themselves to .her own damnation ?" but the majority of those who have the fra Ichise will make use of their right, as honest men and good patriots. In thro of the:prcvinees the result of the elections cannot be !natter of doubt. Dublin city and county, Carlow, King's C. , unty, Wexford, Kerry, Cork in fact, arc all up and doing. The Wests, Hareiltons, and the Bruens will be sent elsewhero to look for seats. " We have heard some doubt expressed about the county of G ilway, but there arc no grounds for doubt. It is quite im p( s iblo that Sir John Burke, a gentleman so long distin gu shel for, the possession of an excellent understanding and an honest patriotism, would think for a moment of sacri ficing his county by dividing the Liberal interest, and per mitt;ng some sleek and fat expectant of a Peerage to climb into the representation of Galway upon the back of the three thousand pounds now lying with Mr. St. George's banker as a premium for any adventurous Tory candidate. Neither can we induce ourselves to believe tint the Marquis of Clanricarde would act with so much in consistency as to jeopardize the return of two Liberal Mem bers, and thus, to a partial degree, defeat the very principles which he has so ably and so continuously supported in the House of Lords during the last few sessions of Parliament. Should Sir John Burke venture upon so bold, and, we will say, on so unprincipled a step, he will most effectually shut the door upon his future prospects in Galway, or in any other Liberal county in Ireland. But we are well assured there is no fear of such a proceeding on his part. ST. SWITIIIN' S DAY.—Saturday was the anniver sary of the d eat h o f S t. Wi th i n or Swithum, who died in 868. lie as, if the tradition connected with his memory is to be be- Eeved, a Bishop of Winchester, and a man of sound sense. Ile desired to be buried in an open churchyard, instead of tho ebancel of the minister, where the great reposed, where the drops of rain might wet li;s grave, thinking no vault so good to cover his grave as that of Heaven. Iris wish that his ashes should speedily mingle with the elements, and that the rains of Heaven should water his grave, showed an humble and truly relig ions mind. Ms monks, says the tradition, thenglit m ore highly of worldly distinctions ; and therefore noon the good Bishop being canonized, resolved to remove ttt body from the common cemetery into the choir of their church. This was to have been donc on the 15th of July ; but it rained so violently for forty days that the design was ablndoned. Mr. Howard, in his work on the climate of Lon don, says---" The tradition is so far valuable, as it proves that the summers in this part of oui southern island were sub jeer, tel centuries ago, to occasional heavy rains, in the same manner that they are at present." There never has been a tradition so generally relied upon, and to which more faith has been attached by all ranks of persons, as that relating to St. S