The Sun. — London, England, 1835-04-29 00:00:00

1111111=1 THE IRISH CHURCH REVENUES. The Return to an Order issued by the House of Com mons, on the 25th of March, relative to the receipts and expenditure of the Commissioners appointed under the Church Temporalities Act, is now printed. It appears from this document that the present income received by the Commissioners, from the suppression of bishopricks, the tax on livings, and other services, is 29,127/., 10s. 9d. The future income is expected to amount to 83,440/. 3s. 3d., of which 50,780/. 3s. 3d. will arise from suppressed sees, and 22,0001. from the tax on livings. It is also estimated that about 22,000/. per annum will be received from the abolition of sinecure dignities, prebends, &c. The average annual charge for the repairs of churches, and other expenses formerly defrayed by the Vestry Cess, but now paid by the Commissioners, is expected to amount to 69,4121. 6s. 4d. Of the 100,0001. which the Commissioners were empowered to borrow until their receipts equalled their expenditure, 46,000/. have been expended, and the remaining 54,000/. are required by them. If the future income of 83,4401.35. 3d. is considered as the only one to be depended on, it is cal culated that the funds of the Commissioners will never equal their expenditure ; but if the contingent income of 22,00.0/„ estimated to arise from the suppression of prebends and sinecures, be included, the income of the Commissioners will equal their expenditure in 1853, and the fund would be at its maximum in 1873, when it would amount to 105,440/. per annum, which would leave a surplus over the estimated expenditure of 36,0271. 14s. per annum. The debt on the fund likely to be created until the income equal the expenditure is 412,382/. 9s. Independently of the foregoing sources, 52,285/. is. 4d. have been received from the purchasers of bishops' leases, and it was expected that 88,03/. 14s. 7d. more would be received up to the close of this year. If the whole of those leases were pur chased by the tenants, the total produce would be 1,507,050/. HERRING, COD, and LING FISHERIES So numerous and diversified are the ramifications of na tional industry in this great commercial country, that there are hundreds of different descriptions of employments, each furnishing the means of subsistence to many thousands of individuals, which are scarcely known but to those in whose immediate neighbourhood they are established. We are aware that the Herring and Cod Fisheries, carried on upon our own coasts for curing fish, are more generally known, and their importance better appreciated, than many other branches of British industry ; but there are, we have no doubt, comparatively few persons who have any idea that, during the year which ended on the sth April, 1834, there were engaged in those fisheries, 487 vessels, of 15,232 tons, and manned by 2,359 men ; and that the shore-curing fishery furnished employment to 11,284 boats, manned by 49,212 men and boys, to 1,925 coopers, to 23,972 persons in cleaning and packing the fish, to 7,157 labourers, and to 1,831 fish-curers, making a total of 95,381 individuals Thus we may calculate, that, including the families of those persons, and the tradesmen and artisans almost or entirely dependent on their custom for support, full one million of persons are furnished with the means of subsistence by the above-mentioned fisheries alone, which are quite distinct from the extensive fisheries which supply the kingdom with fresh fish. The returns from which we take the foregoing statement are contained in the Report of the Commissioners for the Herring Fishery, relative to the year ended on the .sth of April, 1834, which is now published. After describing several new but unimportant regulations relative to the Fishery, the Report states that the duties of the officer at Walls in Shetland have been added to those of the officer at Whitehaven, and those of the officer at Ayr transferred to the officer at Greenock, thus saving the salaries of two officers ; that the Breakwater at Coldingham Harbour, in Berwickshire, was finished, and proved most efficient ; that the harbours at Keiss in Caithness, and at Fort William in Inverness, would soon be completed ; and that the Com missioners had agreed to rebuild the pier at Sarclet Caithness. The Herring Fishery, during that year, was the most abundant of any since the formation of the establishment, in 1809 ; and the quantity of barrels cured exceeded that of the year previous by about 12 per cent., the quantity branded by 8 per cent., and the quantity exported by 20 per cent. The Cod and Ling Fishery was not, however, so productive as the year before. The use of old barrels was complained of on the West coast, but on the East (the principal seat of the herring fishing), the state and quality of the herrings was never excelled, and the official brand continued in as great repute as ever. The assorting on the Dutch plan was gaining ground. The cod and ling were also well cured, and so high was the character of the stamp in London, that no other fish was considered fit for ex portation to Spain. The total quantity of herrings cured in the year ended sth April, 1834, was 451,531 barrels ; of which 178,000 were branded, 59,276 assorted in the Dutch mode, and 272,093 exported ; whereof 149,254 were exported to Ire land, 55,852 to the Continent of Europe, and 66,510 to other parts of the world. The total number of Cod and Ling taken was 1,942,533 ; of which 52,710 were cure dried, and 5,522 cured in pickle ; and 18,167 were branded. Up to 1815, the bounty on herrings cured was 2s. per bar rel, and 2s. Bd. more on exportation ; from 1815 to 1826, the bounty was 4s. ; and it was reduced ls. per year until 1830, when it ceased altogether. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Knowing your willingness at all times to give every publicity to any proceedings, tending to open the eyes of the people, I send you an account of the manner in which a meet ing of the freeholders of the county of Glamorgan, which took place on Tuesday last, was got together ; and also the reason why a majority of that meeting were in favour of the Tory party. The meeting was convened for the purpose of voting an ad dress to his Majesty, to withhold his sanction from any measure that may have for its object the appropriation of the surplus funds of the Established Church to other than Protestant pur poses. It might reasonably have been supposed that of the calling together the freeholders of so vast and important a county as this, and on a subject so dearly connected with the feelings of every Reformer (and, I thank God, we have few others in our county, if you except the gentlemen of the cloth,) public notice would have been given some ten oriwelve days at least prior to the day of meeting. But the gentlemen who signed the requisition to the Sheriff, requesting him to call such meeting, knew it would not answer their purpose to give much publicity to their intended proceedings, and consequently the only notice the freeholders had was an advertisement which appeared in the Cambrian and Merthyr Guardian of Saturday last, announcing the meeting to take place on the Tuesday fol lowing, being two days' clear notice only. Well, Sir, the day of meeting arrived, and I really believe that, with one ex ception only, there was not a clergyman in the county of Glamorgan who was not present. At a meeting of the Free holders of the county of Glamorgan I naturally expected to have seen every independent farmer in the county, and there certainly was a host of farmers present—but who were they ? Why, the tenants of Lord Jersey and Mr. Grant. And what brought them there ? The only information I could gather from themselves was, that Mr. Grant and his agents had ordered them to attend, but they knew not for what purpose 1 After the address had been moved and seconded, an amend ment was moved, and on a division taking place, I saw these poor farmers arranged in martial order, commanded by Mr. Grant and his whippers-in, in favour of the address; and of course they beat us in numbers. Now, Sir, this proceeding I have•no doubt I shall see reported in the Tory papers, as the proceedings adopted by the freeholders of the county of Gla morgan I I will assert, without fear of contradiction, that there was not one tenth part of the freeholders of the county present, and for the best of all reasons—they were not aware such a meeting was intended to take place. But had proper etestice been given, in spite of all Mr. Grant's tenantry and the exertions of the clergy, their address would have been negatived by a majority of ten to one. After the meeting had separated, I remonstrated with one of the farmers who voted for the address on what he had done. He denied it. This astonished me ; and I told him that I saw him stand on that side of the Green where the supporters of the address were drawn up. " Oh, yes," replied he, " I stood on that side, be cause Mr. Grant told us to do so, but I did not mean to vote for any address." Now, Sir, what think you of such a county meeting as this? It would seem impossible, were it not in some measure accounted for by the circumstance, that not one in ten of these farmers—the men whose votes secured a majority for the address—understood English, in which lan guage the proceedings of the meeting, therefore, took place Our respected county Member, Mr. Talbot, and our inde fatigable borough Member, Mr. Vivian, did their duty man fully and fearlessly, by delivering their sentiments on the ocea- Mon. I wish I could say as much for another of our Members. I am, Sir, your constant reader, A FREEHOLDER, PRESENT Swansea, April 23, 1835. AT THE MEETING. On Monday a linnet's nest, containing four eggs, was discovered most curiously constructed among the branches of a broccoli, which was going into seed, in an exposed situa tion in a garden at Snutton.—Nitta Review. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Sank Stock 2IS 1711 3 per Cent. Red. 91% % • 3 per Cent. Cons 1 4% 41 3'4 per Cent fly Ditto Red 991 4 iNew 314 per Cent. Asnted ... ..... .. -- 4 per Cent. t Dio s s e ented - Bank Long Annuities to expire Jan. 11, 1860 ...............iii; 15- 1 ' Oct. 10, 1859 16i 11-'6 Jan. 5, 1. 60 17 1-16 TA Jan. 5, 1880 _ _ April 5, 1860 Jan. 5. 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Silgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 87%% Dittc. Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilhan Bonds Ditto Account 64 C-ilumbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1824...48%t4 50% Ditto Account 48y s 50 %Y. Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bends Ditto Bonds, 1945 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent --, Ditto Account Ditto, el per cent. 4BYi 9, Dia, Account 41% 9 Neapolitati DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK New 5 per Cent India Stock Ditto Bonds — 19 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1151 - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ll5 3• pat. Ditto .500 55 53 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... India Stock for Account Consols for Accou.d THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Peruvian Bonds. ---- .$75 8% Ditto Account 39 8:9 Portuguese bonds Ditt• Account Ditto New Bonds Si% 100 , 4 Ditto Account 100%43s Prussian'Bonds 74 %%36 Ditto Bonds, 1,9.'2 Russian Bonds, 1922 lOB% Ditto Account — Ditto Metalils Spanish Bonds 7l 7030 1% 1 Ditto Account 71q'4 4 Ditto Bonds, 1835 'IV 70 Ditto Account French, 5 per cent. —f. —S. 4 per cent —f. —c. --- 3 per cent. —f. —c. Exchange f. —c. Dutch, 2 4 4, per cent. 57 , . Ditto Account 5B Ditto, 5 per cent... lO2 Ditto AcCouat _ PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Sh -- are Bolanos Mining Company l5O 150 Real del Monte Mining Co., Registered 63/. lOs. Id. -- Ditto Unregistered t2N 1;'34 ----- - - PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 22. 3 per Cent. Consols 91% Grand Canal Deb,. 6 per cent. 92% Ditto Reduced Ditto, 4 per cent 6IN 3% per Cent. Stock 98% Hibernian Bank 22 Ditto New, 1830 3% per Cent. Debentures 9l National Insurance Company 30 Bank Stock 22.5% City Debentures, 4 per cent... SO% Royal Canal Stock ' Grand Canal Stock 2 4 ,4, per cent. 92 MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arnved. Due. 0 America ..... ..... 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 1 0 Brazil 0 Buenas Ayres... 0 0 Hamburg 0 1 Mexico 0 0 Carthagena. 0 0 Holland 1 Dublin 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford....... 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning .33 minutes after 3. I Evening 47 minutes after 3 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performed Auber's Opera of MASANIELLO ; OR, THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI. Masaniello, Mr. Templeton ; Don Alphonso, Mr. Duruset. Els , ira, Miss Betts ; Fenella, Miss Kenneth. [After which, THE NOTE-FORGER. John Brasstoun, Mr. Warde ; Cressfleld, )jr. Denvil ; Walty Duete, Mr. Harley; Edward Glebeland, Mr. Vining. Diana Brasstoun, Miss E. Free ; Phillis Trimbush, Mrs. Humby ; Dame Glebeland, Mrs C. Jones. To conclude with, DER FREISCIIUTZ. Ottocar, Mr. Yarnold ; Bernhard, Mr. Seguin; Adolph, Mis. Tern. pleton; Caspar, Mr. Bedford; Kilian, Mr. Tayleure ; Zamiel, Mr, Howell. Linda, Miss Betts ; Rose, Miss H. Cawse. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING will be performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Vandenhoff; Polonins, Me. Websted ; Laertes, Sing; Ghost of Hamlet's Father, Mr. Cooper. Queen, Mrs. Faucit ; Ophelia, Miss Taylor. After which the entirely Original Mele-Drama, balled CARLMILHAN; or, THE DROWNED CREW. Carlmilhan, Mr. Bennett; Magnus Spiel, Mr. Cooper; James Sharks , head, Mr. Webster. Lida, MiseTaylor ; Norna, Mrs. Fitawilliam. ADELAIDE GALLERY of PRACTICAL SCIENCE, Adelaide-street, Strand, London. OPEN DAILY, at Half-past Ten. The NOVELTIES recently introduced are—The Authorama, a Moving Panorama, lately invented in Paris—Metallic Disc made transparent by motion—Specimen of Cloth taken from a Mummy, and fabricated 2,000 years before the Christian Era. With the previous EXHIBITIONS of the Microscope—Steam Gun, pro pelling balls against an iron target—Automaton Rope-dancer— Magnets showing Light and Electricity—Music—Paintings—Sculp ture, &c. Admittance, One Shilling LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ELECTION, SOUTH DEVON. AT a PUBLIC MEETING, held at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, on Wednesday even ing, the 2=2.4 inst. Colonel EVANS, M.P., in the Chair, It was unapintously Resolved, That it was the duty of every sin cere Friend to Religious Liberty, and efficient and peaceful Reform, to exert himself to the utmost to raise subscriptions, in aid of the expenses of the Right Hon. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ELEC TION for SOUTH DEVON. The Commit tee.hen appointed earnestly call upon the public to send their Subscriptions as promptly as possible, to Colonel Evans, M.P., and Henry Weymouth, Esq., Treasurers ; and at th• Bri tish Coffee-house ; or to the Banking-houses of Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co., Threadneedle-street; Messrs. Ladbroke, Kings cote, and Co., Bank-buildings ; and Messrs. Bouverie and Co. Haymarket. By order of the Committee, April 27, 1835. W. WEST, Hoe. See. THE undersigned CONTRACTORS being re quested to publish the full Scheme of the 65th HAM BURG GREAT LOTTERY in the English papers, and to have Tickets on Sale at Agents in England, beg to state that neither can be done, because it is said to be illegal for English newspapers to publish Foreign Lottery Schemes, and for any agents in England to sell Foreign Lottery Tickets. But, on the other hand, they beg to state, that as it is not illegal for any person in Erigland to pur chase Foreign Lottery Tickets; those addressing them by 111 ail for a Scheme, may obtain it gratis ; and any person remitting to them a Bank of England Note equal to the current price of the day (as specified below) will be furnished with a Ticket warranted undrawn, by return of mail from their office in this city. Hamburg, April 22, 1835. HEINE BROTHERS. The current price being now Will be to the 6th day, May 4 l5 to the last day but one, May 11 to the last day, May 20 3O If any order arrive too late, the money will be duly returned by first mail. ERRATUM. It was Mr. Heywood, the late Member for the County, who pro. posed Mr. Thomson at the Manchester election, and not Mr. Hayward, as printed by mistake in our Report yesterday. The publication of Tna SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 45 minutes past 3 o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1435, TRIUMPH OF REFORM AT TAUNTON AND AT MANCHESTER ! (BY EXPRESS.) TAUNTON. We have great pleasure in stating that the return o Mr. LABOUCHERE for Taunton is placed beyond al doubt. At the close of the Poll yesterday the num. bers stood thus :---• H. Labouchere, Esq. . . . B. D'lsraeli, Esq. Majority for Reform, . 434 268 -166 There are only eighty more voters to poll, so that the rejected had them all he would be in a woefu minority. The Electors of Taunton have nobly done their duty. Let their Brother Reformers of Devon follow so glorious an example. MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, APRIL 28, 1535 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—.I have the pleasure to give you the close of the first day's poll for the borough of Manchester :-.• Mr. Thomson . Mr. Braidley Majority in favour of Mr. Thomson ... 1,117 The Tories have worked hard, but Toryism has no chance in this independent borough. What will Sir Robert Peel say to this, after his de claration in Parliament, that though a majority of the House of Commons was against him on the Irish Church question, yet he believed, that out of that House a majority was against the appropriation of the surplus revenues of the Irish Church otherwise than for ecclesiastical purposes ? I am glad that this question has been settled this day in Manchester, besides showing the strength of the old Tory faction, backed by the Bunting Tory faction of the Wesleyan methodists, and the principles of Reform. Whether Mr. Braidley will go to-morrow to the Poll is uncertain. I wish he may. I have no doubt that Mr. Thomson will be returned by a majo rity of 1,500. I am, your's truly, AN OLD REFORMER, It will be seen by an Address in another column that the Gallant Candidate of Reform at Berwick has A ft. 4 4 it - I*okt, P 4ar alllP 4 ‘ 44 1110 °6 06 • • - • t~ !MEI MOM THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1835. been returned without opposition. This is another symptom of the " re-action." As the time fixed for the decision of the contest be ,ween the Reformers and the Anti-Reformers in De- vonshire approaches, the public interest in the issue of the struggle goes on increasing. We never, indeed, remember an election (except the last for the City of London) respecting which the pu'ul:c feeling has been excited to so intense degree. When men meet each other in the street, the eager—.the only question asked is, " What is the news from Devonshire ?" Every other subject seems for the present to have sunk into insignificance, in comparison with this all-engrossing topic. The two great divisions of the political world, the friends and the enemies of improvement—the sons of light and the children of darkness—seem to have staked their re spective causes on the event of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S triumph or defeat. In such a state of the public mind it is to be ex pected that great exertions will be made on the part of individuals to promote the success of that party on the side of which they have ranged themselves. We find, accordingly, Lord ROLLE (that noble personification of bigotry,) coming down with no less a sum than 1,0001. as an offering at the shrine of intolerance. The Carlton Club has also opened its hoard of Tory plun der, and every other engine which can be made to bear upon the cause, is set to work, without regard to any other consideration than the effect to be produced. The means are nothing—the end—the triumph of Toryism—sanctifies every thing. The Reformers are not ignorant of the character of those with whom they have to do—they know well the unscrupulous nature of their enemies, and they must, therefore, be alive to the necessity of determining that no efforts, however great (provided they are sanctioned by principle,) shall be spared by them in maintaining the cause to which they have sworn allegiance, and which never stood more in need of their support than at the present moment. This is the feeling which ought to prevail, and which, we are trill) happy to perceive, does prevail among the friends of Re form throughout the country. The many testi monies of respect which have been manifested towards Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and the noble subscriptions which have been raised to promote his return are a proof of it ; but it must ever be borne in mind that, until the victory has been achieved, it is in danger. There must then be no relaxation on the part of the Noble Lord's friends, until the last vote has been given at the poll. Let those who are upon the spot give their personal assistance by going about among the electors, disabusing them of those delusions which the partizans of the Tory candidate with their usual artifice, are instilling so busily into their minds, and rousing them to a proper sense of their own in dependence and interest. Let those who are at a distance contribute what they can in a pecuniary way ; for without ample funds every effort will be unavailing. This is the one thing needful. Let every man, there fore, in his own circle, do his utmost to promote the subscription of funds. There must be no stopping of the supplies—no hesitation in such a case as this, where all depends upon liberality and promptitude. There is one portion of the community, and that a most influential one, on whose most cordial support Lord JOHN RUSSELL may reckon with perfect confi dence—we mean the Dissenters. The Noble Lord has stood their friend " through good report and through bad report ;" they know it, and they feel it. They have now a glorious opportunity of showing their gratitude to a benefactor, as well as their attach ment to civil and religious liberty, and we are gratified to find that they are not slow to embrace it. The Committee of Deputies of the Three Deno minations have passed the following Resolution, which we are sure will come home to the bosom of every genuine Dissenter in the empire : " That at the present crisis it is of the greatest im portance to the cause of civil and religious freedom that Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S re-election for South Devonshire should be secured ; and this Committee therefore earnestly recommend to the Protestant Dis senters in all parts of the Kingdom, to render every assistance in their power to effect this desirable object." _ We have received the whole of the Paris Papers of Monday, with the Journals from the South of France of the latest dates. The Courrier de Lyons publishes a letter from Milan, stating that the late frost is likely to do great injury to the silk crops in Italy. The same Journal attaches great blame to the French Govern ment, for its neglect of some millions of mulberry trees in the colony of Algiers, which, if taken proper care of, would render the sudden appearance of a Spring frost in Italy, and in the South of France, of com- paratively no consequence. We have no domestic intelligence from the French capital. Public attention is solely directed to the trials, which continue to be fixed for the sth of May. The report of the departure of Mr. LIVINGSTON from Havre on the Ist of May is confirmed in all the Paris journals. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, APRIL 27. Five per Cents., 107 C 45c. 55c. 60c. Four per Cents., 99f. 25c. • Three per Cents., 82f. 81f. 95c. 82f. National Loan, 107 C 45c. Bank Actions, 1,972 f. 50c. Rente de Naples, 9Sf. 90c. 95c. 99f. Roman Five per Cents., 1023 ] 143 ti . Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 5234. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 32 3254. Royal Spanish Loan, 51 Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 51 1 A 51. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 1( v. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cent., 99 }434. Haytian Loan, 445 f. 450 f. —C. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 251 45c. Three months, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 251'. 3234 c. —Cour, Authentigue. BOURSE, THREE o'CLocx.—There is a report in circulation to the effect that the Duke of Frias has positively demanded from the French Government its interference in the Spanish question ; but it has had a very slight effect on the 3 per Cents. ' Yesterday they were done at 82f. 25c. to 30c., and to-day the lowest price has been 82f. ; the present price is 82f. sc. buyers, 82f. 10c. sellers. The Spanish securities are also somewhat lower, but there is very little business doing in them. QUARTER TO FOUR o'CLocx.—Five per Cents., 107 f. 53c. ; Three per Cents., 82f.; Five per Cents., Spanish, 51 ; Three per Cents., ditto, 32k; Cortes, 54 ; Coupons, $:1;1 ; Guebhards, 50i ; Differes, 23* ; New Loan, 70k Ducats, 98 95 ; Romans, 104; Belgians, 104 ; Miguels, 27 ; Dutch, 58 10 ; Haytians, 450 ; B72.bant Bank, 21. Mr. ENEAS MACDONNELL—the agent for the Catholics of Ireland in 1829--has favoured the British public with a pamphlet, entitled " The Roman Ca tholic Oath Considered," which will not fail to create a stir among those Members of Parliament who profess the Roman Catholic religion. The object of the au thor, in the publication of this pamphlet, is not quite clear. He is not himself a Member of the House of Commons. Though known to some Bible Societies as a noisy polemist, we have never heard him quoted as an authority on those disputed questions of faith and ec clesiastical discipline which constitute the main dif ferences between the Churches of England and Rome, and contrasting his present position with those which he severally occupied during the earlier periods of his political and polemical career, it appears to us not unlikely that he has had snbstantial motives for thus coming forward to assist in unfurling the oriflamme of Toryism. Mr. ENEAS MACDONNELL thinks it most important that the world should be made acquainted with his views on this great question ; and the Times and Standard, and all the other bellowers and yelpers in the wake of bi gotry, raise a shout in honour of the late demi-god of Popery, whom they themselves stigmatized as the quintessence of Monkish superstition. But without calling in question Mr. MACDON. NELL'S right to express his own opinions respecting the Catholic oath, let us at once _ _ iroceed to the conclusion at which he arrives respect- .ng what he believes to be the duty of a Catholic I\i - ember of the House of Commons. After some preliminary observations, he thus explains himself " If I were one of the Catholic Members of either House, I should not feel myself at liberty to support, by vote or by speech, any resolution having for its declared object, or in volving, in a manifold statement of principles, the severance of any portion of the church property for any purpose whatso ever ; whereas, on the other hand, if the King, Lords, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, were, without our inter position, to effect, by law, such severance, and to declare, by law, the property so severed to be available to the general pur t —S2S of the State; then, but not till then, should I feel warranted to asst in its appropriation, without violation of our oath, and our innumerable concurrent protestations and pledges, equally precise and positive, and scarc;oy less solemn or less binding than that oath." Compare this statement with the very words of tlic oath, which are now become as common as " house hold words" in the mouths of the expiring Tories " I do swear that I will defend, to the utmost of my power, the settlement of property within this realm, as established by the laws ; and I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Esta blishment, as settled by law within this realm ; and I do so lemnly swear that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the 'Pro testant religion, or Protestant Government, in the United Kingdom." _ _ It will be seen at a glance, that Mr. MACDON NELL'S boasted construction of the oath differs not a whit, except in point of time, from that held by Mr. O'CONNELL, and the Catholic Members of the House of Commons. Let but the King, Lords, and Commons say the word, and Mr. MACDON NELL would " feel warranted in assisting in the appropriation" of the Church property, without once recalling to mind that he had sworn " never to exercise any privilege," to which he was or might become en titled to weaken the Protestant religion_ The extreme tenderness of this gentleman's conscience is evident from the nicety with which he can split hairs in theology. Just as if an Act passed without the concur rence of the Catholic Members could place the pro perty of the Church in a different position with regard to them from what it was before—a presumption which no really conscientious person could entertain for a moment. A great deal of useless and irritating discussion might be prevented on this question, if the public would only begin by regarding it in a common-sense point of view. The object of the Legislature in 1829, in framing the Catholic Oath, cannot be mistaken. It was to obtain for the Church the same se curity from Roman Catholics which a belief in her doctrines secures to her from Protestants—nothing more. The Catholic Members, by taking the oath, are bound to comport themselves in all re spects towards the Church, as if they professed the Protestant religion. But farther than this, the oath neither is nor can be binding ; for the sole object of it is not to impose any restraint upon the Catholics as Members of the House of Commons, entrusted with the exercise of legislative functions, but simply to guard against the influence of religious tenets hostile to the welfare of the Church Establishment. It must further be borne in mind, that the clause in the oath which refers to the mainte nance of the present Church Establishment, presumes the changes which might be effected detrimental to the interests of the Protestant religion. The word in the oath is "subvert,"—not change, amend, alter or improve. Now it is quite clear that Roman Catholics in assisting to render the Church Establishment more efficient, observe the obligation imposed by the oath much more fully than if they held their peace during the time its interests were under consideration. The whole context shows that the oath was framed with the intention of guarding against a positive evil ; which evil was presumed to emanate exclusively from a belief in the fenets of the Church of Rome- Beyond this it could have no meaning, as any Roman Catholic Mem ber of Parliament, by changing his religion, can no longer be considered as bound by it. The oath is tendered to Roman Catholics, not as men, but as religionists professing a dangerous creed. Let them but " cleanse their bosoms of the perilous stufF' imported from Rome, and even Dr. PHILPOTTS himself will assure them that they are free to co-operate with any party on any question submitted to the judgment of the House of Commons. But why has all this senseless 'cry been raised about Catholic Members and Catholic oaths ? Why is the good faith of this body of our fellow-subjects now called in question, when it is manifest that a disregard for the obligations imposed by an oath would have ren dered the Emancipation Act of 1829 altogether unnecessary ? Our Tory contemporaries, who gull the dupes of bigotry with a cock and a bull story about " Papal dispensations," and " keeping faith with Heretics," ought to remember that the strongest barrier ever raised against the entrance of Catholics into Parliament, was an oath ; and, moreover, that that oath was never infringed by any member of the Catholic community. Did the English Hierarchy pay but half the respect to vows made to GOD, which the Catholic body have uniformly paid to oaths given for the security of the Church, we should not now have occasion to quarrel with the Tories about the appro priation of Church property. The German Papers just received contain some observations of no great import, on the late changes in the British Cabinet, with some remarks on the present state of the countries more immiediately connected with Austria, which, if correct, are very gratifying. It appears that the bad feeling engendered by the recent misunderstanding between the Vorort of Switzerland and the Imperial Court, is about to be abolished, the Republic having offered to remove all existing causes of offence, where the removal of such causes can in no way compromise the dignity of the federal Government. The state of i aly is represented as prosperous ; and Naples wants nothing to make her people contented, but the reduction of her standing army. We suspect, however, that something more than a reduction of the army would be necessary, to meet all the wants, moral and political, of the Neapo litan population. The advices from the East contained in the German papers, represent the SULTAN as making still further preparations for strzngthening 'his fleet, and increasing the army. The SULTAN 111 Ls declared that he will henceforth make it his chief s study to profit by the ex ample of the most powerful Extropean Sovereigns. VIINNA, APRIL 18.—Five per o Dent. 10 4 ; Four per Cent. 96; Bank Shares, I,34o.—Allgei nine Zeitung, April 23. Almost every provincial pap er that reaches us con tains an exposure of the unprincipled means used to get up and obtain signatures •to the addresses which have been and still are sent r p to his MAJESTY, and Sir ROBERT PEEL, against - Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Resolution respecting the I Gish Church, commending the measures of the' late Min istry, praising the wisdom of Sir ROBERT, &c. The means resorted to for that purpose are so notorious, that they hardly admit of greater publicity ; but the Cox Iservatives are attaching so much importance to these. Addresses, that we will lay before our readers a specin len of Tory expedients, which is taken at random frail i the papers and letters we have recently received. The Cambrian of Saturd 0 . 3 71% tist states that an address to Sir R. PEEL had been b k en g of up at Swansea, pur- porting to be from the " (entry, ~clergy, merchants, and other inhabitants of Swar i kea, Neal 'h, and the vicinity, MEM= „„ - MIMMIM but that signatures were obtained by hawking it from house to house, without any public announcement whatever, and that the business was carrried on in so secret a manner, that had not the address been sub- sequently inserted in one of the papers, none but the parties who got up and signed it would have been aware of its existence. So far from coinciding with the sen timents of that address, the electors of Swansea took .mmediate steps to record their utter dissent from them, by sending to the Portreeve a requisition, most nume rously and respectably signed, to convene a public meeting for the purpose of expressing their approba tion of the Parliamentary conduct of their representa- tive, Mr. Vivian, who is a staunch Reformer, and strongly opposed the measures of the late Ministry I And yet these addresses are described by the Con s?rvative press as emanating from large and influen tial porions of the community, as representing public opinion, and as the vory voice of the country But when it happens that the Conservatives feel sufficient confidence in the support of the Cierj, and in the control they exercise over their own tenantry, to hazard a County meeting, in order to give some little colour of fair play to the, manner in which these pre cious addresses are got up and signed, let us see in what way the proceedings of such meetings are car ried on, and whether the means used be not quite worthy of the end proposed. A meeting of the free holders of the county of Glamorgan was held at Swan sea last week, to address his MAJESTY against appro priating the surplus revenues of the Irish Church to any but ecclesiastical purposes ; which, after the rejec tion of two amendments, was carried, notwithstanding the excellent speeches of the County and Borough Members, Messrs. TALBOT and VI VIA N. We have received from one of the Freeholders who was present, a letter that will be found in another part of our co lumns, describing the proceedings which took place on that occasion. The meeting was crowded with the Clergy of the county, but there was scarcely a farmer present except the tenants of Lord JERSEY and Mr. GRANT, who, our correspondent was informed by one of themselves, had been ordered to attend, though they knew not for what purpose I When a division took place, those tenants were arrayed in martial order in favour of the address; and one of them acknowledged after the meeting, that he had only stood there because told to do so, but that he did not mean to vote I The majority of these tenants, too, did not understand English, in which language the proceedings of the meeting were carried on I Such are the County meet ings and the "expression of public opinion," about which the Conservatives are making so much fuss On the other hand, addresses are beginning to pour in from the inhabitants of various places, expressing their satisfaction at the resignation of the late Ministry, thanking his MAJESTY for having recalled to his Councils men of liberal and enlightened principles, and praying that measures of Reform in Church and State may immediately be adopted. These addresses are signed by an overwhelming majority of the electors and influential inhabitants. We have just received a copy of one from Tynemouth, to which the signatures of 1,200 of the rate payers in that borough, including ,he most respectable electors, ship-owners, and other .nhabitants, were immediately appended. We have received another flattering testimonial to :he exertions of The Sun, in forwarding Expresses rom the Reformers of Rochdale, for which we return ;hem our best thanks. Her Ma;esty, it is said, has expressed her intention of honouring the Opera with her presence on Thursday next, to hear the opera of Don Giovanni. The election for the city of Edinburgh is fixed, we understand, for Friday next, the Ist of May ; and the nomina tion for Leith takes place on the following day ( Saturday.) The Lord Advocate is to be opposed by Sir David Milne. HANOVER-SQUARE Rooms.--The subscription balls to be held at these rooms under the superintendence of Captain Marshall, Master of the Ceremonies at Cheltenham, commence on Monday next, May 4. The distinguished names of the ladies patronesses ensure a fashionable attendance. The applications for tickets are to be addressed to Captain Mar shall, who will submit the same to the patronesses, for their approval. METROPOLITAN SOCIETY OF FLORISTS AND AMITEURS.—The Committee met last night to determine upon the manner in which the birth-day of the Princess Vic toria, who is one of the Patronesses, should be celebrated ; when it was decided that a splendid Floricultural Fete should take place in Lord's Cricket Ground ; that fifty prizes should be given for the best flowers produced ; that Florists and Amateurs from all parts of the kingdom should be permitted to show ; and that every class of flowers should be invited. Three military bands, comprising nearly one hundred per formers, were engaged for the occasion, and orders were given for the erection of numerous tents, and the decoration of the grounds. Such individuals as were appointed to office, and included in the arrangements of the late Administration, who have not yet resigned, are expected to give in their resigna tion this day, after the King arrives at St. James's Palace. They have continued to enjoy the emoluments of office ever since the present Cabinet was formed, and will be paid their salaries up to the very day of delivering up their seals or their keys of office. It is now about a fortnight since Ministers re signed, so that those official gentlemen who have not yet re signed, in receiving their salary for that time, if it amounted annually to 1,0001., will receive nearly 401. for the fortnight, which is worth pocketing.—Morning Advertiser. GILBERT GURNEY.—The continuation of this most amusing story, by Theodore Hook, is to appear in the May number of the New Monthly Magazine, which will in clude, among other attractions, " Political Dictation," giving a lively picture of the embarrassments attendant on the system of " pledges ;"—" Our Exile in England," being Autobio graphical Sketches of the most distinguished of the Spanish Refugees—" Scenery and a Scene," a Love Adventure in the New World—" An Adventure on the Green Mountains," a most stirring and romantic narrative—" Records of a Stage Veteran," containing Anecdotes of Matthews, Lewis, Kemble, Liston, Murphy, Farren, &c.—" Sketches on Irish Highways" —" The Rocher of Red Gap-lane," by Mrs. S. C. Mall— " Wordsworth's New Poems"—" The Approaching Co met," &c. KING'S THEATRE.—Rossini ' s opera of Seinira mide was played last night for the purpose of introducing Ma dame Fincklohr, from the Italian Theatre, Munich. The role of the Babylonian Queen is a very arduous one ; it re quires histrionic and vocal abilities of the highest order, and this combination of talent has never been found except in Pasta and Grisi. Madame Fincklohr is lady-like and prepos sessing in her appearance ; her musical education is evidently good, her soprano voice is of a soft and beautiful character, her skill is good and her intonation perfect ; but she deside rates that brilliancy of style, and that expressive and powerful vocalization to which we have been accustomed in this part from those two accomplished artiste's. We are happy to say, however, that Madame Fincklohr sang with judgment, taste, and feeling; her reception was highly favourable. The duet with Brambilla, as Arsace, " Ebbene ato ferisci," was skil fully executed, and the second part " Giorno d'orrore" was given so scientifically and feelingly as to obtain an unanimous Tamburini's Assur was admirably sung and acted. On the whole, the opera was well performed. Grisi gave the finale to Anne Bolena with an intensity of feeling and pathos unsurpassed in the lyric drama. The revived ballot of Paul et Virginie concluded the porformances. The house was exceedingly well attended. TROTTING MATCH.—On Saturday a trotting match, for 501. a-side, took place between Sir Norman Mac donald Lockhart's chesnut horse Lofty, and Mr. Merry's (of Glasgow) bay mare, weight 13 stone, which was won by the latter. They started from Buchanan's Inn in Lanark, at nine minutes past eight A.M,, and arrived at the Slateford toll-bar, a distance of 34 miles, the mare at 14 minutes, and the horse at 17 minutes, past ten, thus accomplishing the dis tance in little more than two hours.—Edinburgh Courant. MR. BULWER'S NEW WORK.—We are requested to state that Mr. Bulwer's new work, " The Student," will be published on Monday next ; also that the Hon. Mrs. Norton's novel, " The Wife," and " Woman's Reward," is row ready, and may be had of the publishers, Messrs. Saunders and Otley, Conduit. street ; at the Libraries, and of the booksellers in town and country. We have authority from Mr. Raggett of White's Club to state that the house lately opened at the corner of Bennet-street, and said to be under the management of the Bonds, has no connection whatever either with him, or the highly respectable establishment of White's Club, of which he is the manager. MOSIIMM TAUNTON ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,- You will see by the report of Mr. D'lsraeli's speech at our election that he charges The Sun with spewing bin ! to his constituents in a false light. He confesses himself guilty of authorship ; but though he has no objection to add senator to the style and dignity of scribe, he will have it believed that he is a most consistent political character. Is not this laugh able? Does he suppose that men read nothing but novels-- that they have neither eyes nor ears for anything but the sweetmeats of sentimentalism—the trumpery and trashy stuff of the circulating libraries ? Does he think that no one ever looks at a newspaper whilst his Pelham is in print ? Does he suppose that we have not all beard how many falls his young ambition has had in attenPt s to climb up the political ladder ? Really Mr. D' Israeli .s a Curiosity of Literature. I will not take:upon myself to deter mine whether the repeated refusals he has met with have da maged his reputation, until I discover that he ever had any save that of a smart scribbler—but to his apostacy, his tergl - and the ease with which he can assume any part . 1 11 politics, I am a willing witness, and should you think h l . O worth the notice of an exposure, The Sun shall aga in pour In. Its light on this vain political pretender. Taunton, April 27 AN ELECTOR• ARCHES COURT-(THIS DA 'l7:n rnd session of this Court was held this morning, 11- HERBERT JENNLA pcsic:ing. Dr. John William White, notary public, was introduced ill the usual manner, and after taking the customary oaths ova admitted of the number of of Procurators-General, practisini in this Court, by virtue of a rescript from the Archbishop 01 Canterbury. The case of Vernon v. Vernon was dismissed for went an appearance ; and that of Gould v. Gould, was Pes s through an uninteresting preliminary stage, and ordered to stand for judgment at the next session. There being no other business on the book, the Court, after about a quarter of an hour's sitting, broke up. •HIPPING.--(THIS DIY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 28. —Wind E. N. E„ fresh.—Arrived front till river and sailed the John Stamp, Young, for Quebec ; the True Briton, :Ford, ;for India. Arrived and rem ain for Of river the Malabar, Tucker, from Bombay ; and the Duke ° Bedford, Bower, from Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 28. —Wind S.E. to E.N.E. --Ar i rived from London the True Briton, Ford, for Madras Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind N. W.—His Majesty's 91111) Basilisk, for South America. , Sailea FALMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Variable moderate breezes. -- th e the Hiram, Andrews, for Lisbon, with despatches • and • Fenwick, Rdye, for London. bII LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27.—Wind variable.—Sailed the - Bagshaw, Hardy, for Calcutta o - Trie, White, for Singtere' and the Cassipea, M‘owan, for the M. STANGATE CREEK, G APRIL 27.—Arrived auritius the Bella M O netta, —, from Genoa. HASTINGS, APRIL 28.—Arrived off port the Jones, 01 ' from St. Lucia. CORK, APRIL 26.—Arrived off port the Diligent, Johns° from St. Domingo. DUBLIN, APRIL 27.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Atho l, fr°°l Plymouth, for Halifax. The Samuel, Westray, bound to Newfoundla nd, put -00 to Liverpool 27th inst., with rudder unshipped , having be shore. Extract of a letter from Salonica, dated April to state, for the information of the Committee for wa ll "' by the affairs of Lloyd's, the destruction 37 Greek p irats j the Turkish troops, by which 30 were taken in the slcila?ese Cassandra and the remainder in Thessaly. The h eads of t sea malefactors were sent in here last week, and publicly ' P:oe• during three days. It is supposed that this summary, toe: cessary act of justice, may be the means of deterring "00, pirates from frequenting these parts for some ti me to I d to For the capture of the pirates we are exclusively inclebtraige our Governor, Ibrahim Pacha, who deserves unqualified p for his conduct in this instance. lam sorry to have to r d er the existence of the plague here, introduced by a 1 3 1 ss esIt i recently arrived from Alexandria. As yet I have on'Y r oa 4 of four deaths out of seven attacks ; and from the rigov.io measures taken by the Consuls, with the consent of the Do t , local authorities, in subjecting the arrivals from EgY A F t e d strict quarantine, we hope that the disease may be the making further progress." qualified P VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. la o` Litherland, Hawkins, Liverpool, for Barbadoes, 16th., for lat. 48. 50. long. 10. 50. W. ; Duke of Athol, Glasg"'sll' Charente, 20th, 18 miles S. W. of Ushant, by the Sarabl fot wood, arrived off Dartmouth. Nelson Village, Bel flis jie New Orleans, 6th ult. ; she had carried away her boo and topmasts, Feb. 24, but did not want assistance. 1 „ /ra jod' Philipps, Liverpool, for Mobile, sth inst., lat. 39. 3 u,:, e ye , 41. 20. ; Sir John Beresford, Mitchell, Liverpool, for ' O l fof 16th, lat. 50. 10. long. 23; Promise, Shearer, Liverfr t 'sr Quebec, 18th, lat. 51. 30. long. 19., by the Royal 1 %.", 11 'lst' rived at Liverpool. Rookery, from London, 15th ilr" g ' r ich 48. lb. long. 17. ; Ant, Port Glasgow, for North Arah 18th ; and Bride, Bennett, Liverpool, for Pictou, 1 9 00 1 ' 49. 50.10ng. 15. 10., by the Lima Packet, arrived at THE MARKETS-(THIS DA CORN GE $ll4 The arrivals are moderate EKCHA this wee N . k of • all kinds of cly Of and the return of Flour fair. Fine Wheat meets a ste a e wand at former quotations. Barley, Beans , and Peas aio' varied. Oats are not so good sale to-day, but terms "1" tered. Flour steady. ARRIVALS. Floor. co \ Wheat. Barley. Oats. 340;a English Irish - 800 Foreign THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY' ) ClC„,‘ CITY, TWELVE OCL- Our arrivals this morning are not of consequence--onnocel French mail with the express from Paris. The Fra L c u, t p r e P, r come rather lower : Five per Cents. 107 gereirPs lg Cents. 82; Cortes Bonds 52k; Coupons 32k; LAu Royals 50i. t D i °"' d a 9 The Barbadian paper of the 11th March, rece ive 4 pool, contains the following :—" After all the s loonl orie fr A tations and predictions of a large majority: of slave Pf%istrel.o of ruin to the West India property, by the abolition ° the prospect of future prosperity heightens every assVell6ell may be here and there trifling exceptions, but we Can%peq, that the apprenticeship is working as well can D eve r" di u 4 ' the crop of sugar is advancing as fast as it rcegi already there has been shipped 5,000 hhds. 300 tie 500 barrels of sugar. THE FUNDS. CP". r A very great scarcity of money prevailed during Igettil° in the Foreign Market, owing to to-morrow bei n g u 1 day in the Foreign Securities. wef t ? p glf In the South American Stocks, the monied i°- thinking these securities of sufficient validity, were O c t Woo shy in lending money on them, which cause d a gr,e,a;clt. sion in the early part of the day in the .above Spanish and Dutch Securities, money was rn° re k b - e Yo t tained, as well as on Portuguese ; but soon after e P and brokers had completed their arrangements, Iblogeo took a turn, and the South American Securities ° Oft ly an advance on the morning prices. , t he a The British Funds, which were rather heavy cl°ltc, part of the day, assumed a brighter appear ance at th e tbe,ol4, the market, and Consols left off at 92 i sellers u f °l. au er° S° os. , count—opened this morning at 92 Sellers; El e " e ia 35 36 ; India Bonds, 19 ; Bank Stock , 218 ;` n 1 tO 260 i St° The following are the opening prices of the ForeV this morning :--Spanish Bonds , 70 i 71 ; 5P31115 jog ; Portuguese, 100 to ; Columbian, 50 to 3 ; oalv THREE O'CP Combo for the Account, 02; THE FUNDS.—C] BRITI SE Bank Stock ` ) 17% 3 per Cent. Red 91% 3 per Cent Cons 92% 1 per Cent. 3t per Cent. Red 99 New 3% per Cent 100% 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 l6 15-16 Oct. 1550 l6 18-16 Jan. 1660 . . l7 15-16 I. °REIM, yr' S. ,OSING Pitit, .41 FUNDS. .. "' p si , .. 0 .... 19 India 5t0ck................•0„.„ „., Ditto 80nd5....••• ......... o.'" . 917 South Sea Stock ..... ........ ~.."'. / I)itto Old Annuities ... ..„056r Ditto New Annuities .••• . ~,/, Ex. Bills, 1000/.......•••••••:„.. ',it FP Ditto 5001................... 7,, Ditto 50V1•••••••'''...••/06°1 Bank Stock for OpS ........... , India Stock for Ac •••• „.." Consols for Act. ....."'''. 0 3% UNDS. Cet.lo°4 5 P er Portuguese Bonds, Ditto, Now Ditto ..... Prussia, 5 per cent .. ee pt. • ,/ Russian Bonds, 5 Per ........ 10 1 1 Ditto, Metalli ce n t... Spanish, 5 per ... . Ditto, 1t,14 .................. French, 5 per cent ..... 5'44, Exchange ............... .... French, 3 per cent. .... ... Dutch, 2 1 per colt. ..... ...„ • Ditto, 5 per cent. ...... • 1 1 4 • MANCHESTER ELECTA° Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 3 per cent 104% Brazilian Bonds . 87% Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 3B Chilian, 6 per cent 55 Columbian, 6 per cent. — Ditto, 1824 49% Danish , —, Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent. Mexican, 5 per cent., 1825 , Ditto, 1825, 6 per rent 48% j Peruvian, 6 per cent ---..a5u0...-- A it• TUESDAY, APRIL 28.-FIRST J:)- TEN O'CLOCK. Thomson Braidley ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Thomson Braidley TWELVE O'CLOCK. 12 32 825 Thomson.-- ..... Braidley .................. FOUR O'CLOCK. Majority for Mr. Thonr on.• Mr. Thomson's election is certain. Thomson ..................... 1630 Braidley .................... . 107 3 ONE O'CLOCK. Thomson ..................... 193 0 247 1 Braidley ,^••••• - TWO O'CLOCK. Thomson ..................... 2208 Braidley .................... _ 106 6 THREE O'CLOCK. 245 2 ........ 1450 Thomson .................... : 21557 Braidley ..................... ______ _ 1117 place be en gatin Porta intell natio ] ing it of z T o N Th . I h av Ned , 1 13 ty' s kitu rik th e p N a l'il "tio , I tYle 1 Aessiot Br so , 0 b e c ar , b k ent: %ea