The Sun. — London, England, 1835-10-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty (it is expect(Td) will come to tdwn to-day from Windsor Castle. Viscount Palmerston returned to town on Monday night, from a tour. L or d Gl ene l g h a d an i nterv i ew w i t h th e N o bl e Viscount yesterday aftern o on, at the Foreign Office. M. de Bourqueney the French Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Major-General Middlemore (Governor of St. Helena), had an interview yesterday with Lord Glenelg at the Co lonial Office. Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, has removed from Seymour -place to Bryanstone-square. WINDSOR-TUESDAY. • The Ring did not return from Richmond to the Castle till quite late last evening. To-day his Majesty rode out twice in the Park. To morrow mornin g th e . King will leave for St. James's, re turning. at night to the Castle. On Monday week, the Court will leave here for Brighton. RAMSGATE-TUESDAY. The Master of the Ceremonies' annual Ball took place Yesterday evening, at the Assembly-rooms, Albion Hotel. Quadrilles and waltzes commenced about half-past nine, and alternately with waltzes continued till near three °'elock, when the company departed highly gratified with the polite attention of the gallant Master of the Ceremo• flies, Lieut.-Colonel Clarke. Upwards of 150 of the rank and fashion of Ramsgate and its vicinity were present, among whom were—The Countess of Ashburnham, four Ladies Ashburnham, Sir H. and Lady Killock, Mr. and Mrs. Montefiore, Sir John Conroy, Captain Carnac, R.N., S l 7 W., Lady, and two Misses Curtis, Mrs. General Pine, C. Cotton, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Perceval, Mrs. Cotton, Mr. and Mrs. Fenning. Col. Bogar, Captain Way %oath, Mr. Brownlow Bourdillon, Mr. Tuffnell, Captain and Mrs._Hibden, Lady Boyd, Mr. and Mrs: Warre, Capt. Lateward, Mr. Churchill, Mrs. Prickett, Dr. Plenderleath, Canham, Dr. Beamish, Mr. Snowden, several officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards from Canterbury, &c. &c. IRELAND. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) There was a very numerous an d res p ec t a ble meeting held , Tua m on Saturday last, on the subject of the proposed tail wa, Y from the metropolis to Galway, or some other bay o n,_ttie Western coast. _„Messrs. Lynch, Blake, Browne, Sir W. Brabazon, and all the other representatives of that part of the country, are li,uxious th a t th e li ne s h ou ld run di r ectly across the country Q i urn Dubli n t o G a l wa y, Clew Bay, or Blackrod in Mayo, 1 1 1311 e another party, supported by Mr. O'Connell, are en deavouring to ha% e Valencia, in Kerry, appointed the packet station . The chair was taken by the Right Honourable • Browne, and the greatest enthusiasm pervaded the meet ing, Which was attended by a large number of the landed proprietors and gentry of the two counties. Shares to a nrge amount were taken ; and should the report of the Government officer, who is at present engaged in a survey ° f the bays on the Western coast, be favourable, there is l ittle doubt of the success of the undertaking. There will be a pretty tithe war in the west of Ireland Quring the present winter. It is calculated that at the ap proaching Quarter Sessions of Galway, five thousand tithe Processes will be entered—many hundreds for sums under si x - Pence. The determination to resist their payment is Zell' general in that quarter, and the clergy will every day Have more reason to regret the extraordinary conduct of their m • k ends the Tories, in depriving them of all chance of "t 4 ining any portion of their incomes. A meeting of the Cabinet Ministers will be held , n town at the middle of the next month. Th e Commissioners of tho Privy Seal, until the ar tral of Vi scoun t D uncan n o n from Ireland, are the Hon. iFrederick Byng of the Foreign Office, and Mr. M. Phil l'Ps, the Under-Secretary of State. Viscount Melbourne is expected to return to South !street to-day, from a visit to his sister the Countess Cowper 4 t-Penshanger, where Sir Frederick Lamb has been also sta ying on a visit previous to his departure for Vienna. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, accompanied tY Lord Frederick Beauclerk, brother to the Duke, and t two Misses Burdett, have returned to Stratton - s treet t hey thei r t our i n th e north. On the 10th of November „ I _ * Y go to Brighton for the winter. The Duke and Du ' i ess have w ithd r awn from his Grace's seat Redbourne, 41 tr Falkingham in Lincolnshire. _ On S a t ur d a y l as t, as the Hon. G. Berkeley, M.P., R riding in the vicinity of Harrold Hall, he met with so severe a fall as to render medical advice necessary, though Re are happy to say that no dangerous symptoms have aPPeared.• Dr. Paris has accepted the Professorship of Ma teMa Medi cs at King's College, vacant by the resignation of r• Bisset Hawkins. PUBLIC DINNER.—J. A. Stewart Mackenzie, Esq. of Seaforth, M.P., has arrived at his seat, Brahan Castle, R oss -shire. A public dinner is to be given to this gentle moaunrat . his constituents, in Dingwall, to-day.—Edinburgh Courant. ittmtaiVl t r ion .Jerrold has two new pieces ready for repre -the first a comedy for Drury-lane , and the second , burletta for Madame Vestris's theatre, to be called The Ma 't's, an Ass ; the principal parts, as usual , to be played ) Messrs. Liston and Keeley. A new melodrama by Mr. Planche, to be called Travelling Carriage, is in rehearsal at Drury - lane. `ne ehorus-master, Mr. Harris, is daily drilling the cho ruseB I ~ n Balk' s grand opera previous to its introduction "ext Week. TIIL QUEEN'S THEATRE.—We understand that e celebrat e d ama t e ur, Mr. Lionel Goldsmid, whose talent b e a mimic is well known to the fashionable society in which moves, is engaged by Mrs. Nisbett to appear at her theatre to-morrow evening, in John Reeve's popular cha- Zter of T om T w i gg i n Catching an Heiress, and a burletta to be called Hearing is Believing, which is well calculated w Produce a display of this gentleman's very pe c uliar e n i ts. His engagement is, we understand , a very l i m it ed Z• ]icing only for three nights, in consequence of ver y ex tra arrangements for the ensuing week. I. IIEATRE ROYAL BIRMINGIIAM.—A Mrs. Stir 5, in the Vestris line of characters and comedy, is now Kra cung universal attention at our theatre. She is young apd hanzlsonie, and possesses talent of the first order. t , O COXNELL FESTIVAL.—At a meeting of the I,:Puittee for conducting this festival, it was agr eed to di tileue the s u rp l us 'f un d e qually among the following chari ths:--The Destitute Sick Society, New Town Disp ensar y , h u e F ever Board, the Leith Humane Society , and the Edin th Catholic Schools.—Edinburgh Courant. ntan 't e r: Acheson Lyle has been appointed to the Chair •TaulP of the King's County.—Dublin Register. tag x he appointment to the Deputy Remembrancers p teas, we believe, yet been willhave every fes .o to be satisfied that it be such a one as the pro ti *la and the public in general will applaud. Every mea ,ie": of this government gives it a new claim on the confi ee and gratitude of the country.—Dublin Register. G . • trardm, professor of chemistry at Rouen, has se ab a : to the Academic des Sciences of Paris two small eels, 4rt at three or four inches in length, which came out of an a u r . , i all well at Elheuf. They are of a blackish colour, r not resemble those which are found in the neigh- R e it ru "d• This seems to prove that the sources of these 11. 0 , 1 are not supplied by mere infiltrations of the earth, but "' subterranean canals. 4 °BTICULTURAL SOClETY.—Yesterday there n 5 3 k a meetin g o f the members of this Society at their to ur in Regent -street. The attendance was more nume -3 than of late, and there were many Ladies introduced L vi sitors. Th e c h a i r was t a k en by Dr. Henderson. A cation was read from Sir George Mackenzie , on A la nuni nlna th e cultivation of that valuable root the potatoe. He re endedd giving it plenty of room, and full exposure to h Q d e i g ht • With respect to planting whole tubers or sets , eidedly pre f erre d t h e l a tt er . He had found even the p e : i n g to yield a full crop. From a careful series of ex the otents mad e w ith se t s set from the crown, others from out rni ci 3 le, and others from the root-end of the potato, he k i ee : ( ., l the Crown sets yielded the least, and the root sets s inedly the heaviest and best crops. by t Ci tIPTURAL IMPRESSIONS.—At the Cupar Pres- C,"Y , in the course of Mr. Cathcart Drysdale's trial, Mr. ~e a nasel addressed a witness—Well, Thomas, do you 41 :- K t the blow with the coat-tail was heavy one ?—'Deed, thi ti . t cAt would mainly depend whether or no there was ony e , ill the pouch o't.—(Great laughter.) May be ye Rif ken that there was a man in Largo, that thrashed his enoucli wi' a stocking and a Bible in the fit o't. enewod laughter.) 'j ets lie judici a l i nves ti ga ti o ns into the late formidable A lpo at Berlin h ave en d e d by throwing the whole blame Aro : the military. The tribunal found that some of the ili ets Ps bad behaved rudely to the people, and two sol the. are to b e punished for following the rioters into h ouses mlifeesterday. ,Lr evening, between four and five o'clock , d euo a numbe r of vehicles of every description were en- St reet u ri,4 l s to pass each other at the Corner of Gracechurch 'the wheal saishop3gate-street, Leadenhall-street, and Cornhill, ~ of a Portsmouth coach touched the nose of a lir e Young Young horse in a cart, and, notwithstanding the of its driver, it suddenly backed on the foot-pave and forced the back part of the cart with such vio_ against the shop window of Mr. Jones, the silver. 1111 smith and jeweller, that t*.e whole of it was demolished. Fortunately there happened to be several of the City Po lice close to the spot at the moment, or the light-fingered gentry would have had a profitable scramble, as the win dow at the time bad in it nearly a thousand pounds wortli of property, consisting of diamonds, gold and silver watches, &c. - - - The following distinguished party are assembled at Pengwern, the seat of Lord Mostyn, enjoying the hospita lity of the noble owner :—Lord and Lady Robert Grosve nor, Hon. E. and Lady H. Mostyn, Lord W. Lennox, Si; P. Egerton, M. Biddulph, C. Legh, and Bold Houghton, Esqrs. At the grand battue, last Saturday, nearly 600 head of game were killed. _ _ Raspberries of unusual size and flavour were last week gathered in a garden at Winchester. In the Duke of Buckingham's garden, at Aving ton, a gourd has been this year produced, measuring, in circaniference, eight feet four inches. The Paris Journals inform us that the price of bre td has again fallen in that metropolis ; in England it is only the ivheat that falls. An estimate has been made out by order of Govern meat of the loss sustained by the late fire in the Peniten tiary at Milbank ; its amount is 7,0001. A project is on foot for establishing a railroad to connect Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton, with a branch to Stourbridge.—Birminglianz Journal. Mr. Thom, the Ayrshire sculptor, is now at New York. It is said that he intends devoting himself to his art in that country.—Edinburgh Courant. At a meeting held at Merthyr-Tydvil, on Monday last, it was determined to form a railway between that town and Cardiff, for the more expeditious transit of the various productions of that important manufacturing district.— Cambrian. _ _ _ MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday last the temporary bridge erected over the Moy, at Ballina, gavo way while the people were returning from chapel. We un derstand that three persons found a watery grave by this lamentable accident.—Dublin Freeman. The inhabitants of Southampton, desiious of pro- moting by every means in their power the success of a mea sure calculated so largely to benefit that town, have pre sented six acres and a half of land to the proprietors of the ' railway at the nominal price of ss. an acre. A Correspondent of a Provincial Paper, in reference to incendiary • fires, where horses are likely to be burnt, and through fright become intractable, states that the lives of these ~ 'aluahle animals may be saved by throwing a wet blanket over the head of each, so as to prevent its seeing the flames, or smelling the smoke. RAPID TRAVELLING.—A correspondent of the Glasgow Herald writes that he left Greenock by a steamer at half-past seven, p.m., on Wednesday last, and arrived in Liverpool at half past two next day ; did business in Liver pool for two hours, and arrived at Greenock on Friday at three o'clock, p.m. ; the whole time occupied being thus only 431 hours. Yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, the kitchen chimney in the house of Mr. Rivelett, of Upper Seymour-street, Somer's-town, having caught fire, he as cended the roof for the purpose of extinguishing the flames, when his foot slipped, and he fell into the back area, a height of nearly 40 feet. The injuries he sustained are so severe that no hope is'entertained of his recovery. EGYPTIAN PAGANINIs.—The admirers of Paga nini may learn with surprise that a species of violin, with a single string, is not only well known in Egypt, but is fre quently played in the streets with extraordinary skill. Of the celebrated Italian the Egyptians never heard, but they often listen with delight to the sounds drawn forth from a single string by a wild untutored Arab.—Hogg's Damas cus, 4c. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Four o' Clock. THE KING OF HOLLAND'S SPEECH. OPENING OF THE STATES GENERAL AT THE HAGUE, ON MONDAY, OCT. 19. " NOBLR AND MIGHTY LORDS, " With contentment I can give your Noble Mightinesses, at the opening of this Session, the assurance that our con nexions with the foreign powers are of an amicable nature. " Meanwhile the political situation of this kingdom has re mained unchanged since the communications made from my part to your Assembly in Spring of this year. " In the continuing deficiency of an opportunity to settle the disturbed relation with Belgium worthily and consistently with the honour and interests of the country, and in the un certainty of the time when more favourable prospects will offer to that effect, it has therefore been a principal aim of my cares, to regulate the interior concerns in such a manner, that the pressure of the extraordinary circumstances in which we con tinue to be involved, may be less severely felt by my be loved subjects. For that purpose the previously granted fur loughs to the volunteers and schutteryen, and the men of the sundry levies of the national militia has been extended as far as the service of the kingdom did by any means allow. With the same intent the entire dismissal of the levy for the year 1826 is likewise already preparing so as to take place yet in the course of the present year. My desire to alleviate the taxes is moreover favoured by the amplitude of our East India produce, which will allow an increased subsidy to the ways and means of the mother country. " The interior situation of the country, upon the whole, affords reason for a grateful satisfaction. " Order and regularity continue to prevail in the interior administration. 6"f he army and navy are always giving most laudable proofs of their discipline and order for the service. " Opportunities for a useful activity are no where wanting to our industrious countrymen. The meritorious inhabitants who successively returned from the army into civic life, have resumed their former occupations, or found other means of supporting themselves. 66 The prospects of an extension of trade and navigation commence to be re.dized more and more. In this respect an increased animation is to be perceived. " The manufacturing system is acquiring a vigorous de velopment. Its progress, during the two latter years, ex ceeds what might reasonably have been expected. " Excepting the low prices of corn, the situation of agri. culture would be very satisfactory, the greater part of the pro ductions of the land having yielded an ample harvest. " The fisheries are conducted, upon the whole, to advantage, and are insensibly extending. The result of the great fish ery,' during the expired year, was sufficient to give content. " The entertainment and amelioration of canals and roads, to improve the communications in the interior, and supply foreign nations ; also in behalf of agriculture, trade, and manu factures, is an object of the continual solicitude of the Govern ment, which provides for this according to the means and cir cumstances. " Instruction continues to afford good fruits ; the sciences and arts are always meeting with zealous professors. " The elapsed year has not been unfortunate for our dykes and sea fences. " By the overtures, to be made from my part to your As sembly in the course of the present Session, your Noble Migh tenesses will be informed of the initial results of the new regu lations introduced in Dutch India. The prospects for the fu ture continue to be favourable. " The measures taken in a part of the island of Sumatra in consequence of the former disturbances there, are of a nature to dispel all apprehensions in this respect. 44 A perfect tranquility reigns in all the other East India possessions. " The West India colonies are enjoying the same advantages. " The prosperous course of many branches of nationarin dustry, supported by the favourable situation of the ultra-ma rine possessions, operate amply and beneficially upon the re venue. The, amount of the latter completely answers the ex pectations, and thus enables me to propose to your Assembly the supplies for the ensuing year with some diminution of taxes, as will appear by the projects of laws concernin g the Budget, which arc in readiness to be presented to your High Mightinesses. " The credit of the State remains invariably firm. The pre vious economical Administration, the Dutch good faith, and the co-operation of your Assembly, may serve as pledges that it will not be shaken. " On account of the more and more increasing hardships of those for whom the produce of corn is a principal mean of sub sistence, I have thought proper to give effect to the consider ations that have occupied me for a long while respecting the most expedient means to ameliorate their lot. In the regula tions that will ere long be proposed to your Noble Mighti nesses on this subject, it has been the particular aim to com bine the freedom of trade with the interests of national agri culture. " I shall likewise call upon the mutual deliberations of your Noble Mightinesses in the course of this Session for the en couragement of the cultivation of waste lands, and other rural improvements. " Also, not only the project left undecided in the preced ing Session for the revisal of the Code of Commerce, with the necessary alterations, but likewise the entire third book will be laid before your Assembly, whilst the Commission, ad hoc, is busily engaged with the revisal of the code of penal prose cutions. " I confidently expect that, especially as the law for the ju diciary organisation and the administration of justice has al ready been completed, your Noble Mightinesses, appreciating the value of a national legislation, will readily ouncur in the adoption of the projects that are still to be presented in the present Se sion to that effect. " I offer thanks to Providence for having been enabled, after the five difficult years elapsed since the Belgian insurrec tion, still to present to your Noble Mightinesses an encou raging aspect of the present situation of the kingdom. " As long it 4 a religious feeling, and the spirit of concord and orderlit ass u;11 characterise the Netherland people, I continue to 4oster the hope. slist we may expect from the bounty of the Almighty the conservation a , 14 , prpspilt ad r vantages, al d, finally, a gratifying result." Stocks at Amsterdam, Monday, Oct. 19.—Two and a Half per Cents., Mi. DAY.) ,I Y' dn's Inn to - t 1 Honour, at the i August. A: is very untio w ' nen, both WLt' on by the CoCo urt' on, and receiveL6 ted to oppose the ime into- Curt' not his brief 10 the fact of 11 , is Court, dal le prophet, wl e ! For the Long vac a , led with no g oo ' , indebted to los so much of the, heir service ; but business could ,11: :an that observr or to every d 4) 1 in stating tli i little or no boo' t differ with I A ;entlemen of t he nd to be a 410 your Hood. 't think so. to an injunetio o any contract.for cal estate of otocli in support of tW in the eause,lll property to to! in trust for lo ,intiff. The wid ow the other trus tg surviving trustee, s' Court, 10100 a state of povettf to break stoolei e had Orate' tee. njunction. SESSIOr~' of Uagistrates,) ' 8 " e. hammer , o f 43 the propertY d been for three or t of the prosecutor r under some strol( !nd conce aled to e ° ll ich belonged to °l-*-Guilty, wit). er to a w eek's I given him g° i t o hi s em ploY• ding 11b. o f bori ° 3ryant Richard° store shop fo r s his propertl; or cter from t"'" 1 for stealing four Reddick. de ft Tsecutor was _ sod o customers, Se so law the prisoner Witness follovlo lon.—Guilty• er to three month, pc Bean .1. is. to s. 33 34 •••• ) 33 •••••• I as — ic 32 36 ) :10 42 9L I ) 134 4u 3y i 36 40 32 42 , 2 2d 43 t ENDING o~' IQ To A v g 0 !i0 6 10 9 } 0 0 14 1 I 2 - 14 0 11) I I 6 0 I 13 0.1 per sack. n 15s. ed. to 16s. , L n to 1 4 . 0 ,i, n 54. Od. t 4 SO' . 17. A.) o j• to i rP j wt) 5 0 to Ws fid. eal, 6d. scl. I :o 12d. per 10, To tim:_coo7l,lotr: .............. . ... . et. 115 d. r• i.. 0 to ;?.I 0 :...‘23 ....7a) 0 0 0 ........ 20 o ths ...... ..I1 (i :3 4 _ u 5 !: • ......... 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Fr., o io i n d I w ho ;41 eceiving n, to ; bets were 3 t o ok the lead for $ I, and turiiiivg tbe, n the ground coulti 0 9 d be t he cr.se ; Th ra sher —bonie ing the second hot' We have nev.er; anding the sevcrlo and Ormond laal ler was to have Vie have no itifibt -- TILE SUN, LONDOir, W.I4III)NINDA.Y, OCTOBER 2l , 1835. WIG-AN. PUBLIC DINNER to R. POTTER, ESQ that Sir Robert Peel had nothing to - do with the abrupt dismissal of the Melbourne Ministry; but by accepting office with a set of colleagues who with few, if any exceptions, had been et all times and seasons, and up to the very period of taking office, the constant and uncompromising opponents of all Reform, and of liberal opinions, he became account able for that Act.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet and his colleagues had been the unceasing opponents of the glorious Reform Bill ; and to the most liberal of Earl Grey's measures they one and all were opposed. The Right Hon. Baronet professed himself willing to remove the disabilities under which the Dissenters labour ; but how could that body have any confidence in a set of men who so violently opposed the Bill which was brought into, and passed, the House of Commons in 1834, for admitting Dis senters to the two Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and who, so late as the 26th of March last, opposed Mr. Tooke's motion for an address to his Majesty to grant his Royal Charter of Incorporation to the London University ? so that they not only refused to admit Dissenters to the Universities, but opposed their having one of their own which should confer Degrees. The Right lion. Baronet also professed his readiness to relieve the Dissenters from the payment of Church rates--but this was to be accom plished by taking from the Consolidates Fund 250,000/., to keep in repair what was called the fabric of the Church. Now this was just one of the objectionable measures sub mitted by Lord Althorp, which he had been induced to abandon, on being assured it would be not only unsatisfac tory to the Dissenters, but to the country at large. The Church has funds sufficient to keep the fabric of its Churches in repair ; and I contend it is a gross violation of the rights of Dissenters to compel them to contribute to the main tenance and splendour of an Establishment from which they dissent, and .consequently receive no benefit. The friends of Sir Robert Peel took great credit for the " Dissenters' Marriage Bill,' but I feel convinced it would not have satisfied that body, inasmuch as a broad distinction was made betwixt Churchmen and Dissenters, and fees were still to have been paid to the Clergy of the Estab lished Church. I have entered into this long detail, which I fear may be thought tedious—(No, no), as a justification of the reasons which actuated me in joining the opposition to the late Ministry, and from the manner they have been received, I think I may conclude that they have been satis factory to you.—(Cheers.) It was not until towards the end of May that the Melbourne Ministry were all seated, after which they lost no time in introducing several Bills of great importance. Amongst them may be named, particu larly, the " Corporation Bill for England and Wales ;" also, a similar one for Ireland—the Church' of Ireland Bill, which provided "for the better regulation of Ecclesiastical Revenues, and the promotion of , religious and moral in struction in Ireland." The Tories contended there was no surplus for the latter purpose, but surely the promotion of religious and moral instruction ought to have been one of the purposes of an Established Church.—(Cheers.) Let us, however, for ore moment see whether there ought not to be a surplus. By the late authorised census, it appears that the population of Iceland is 7,943,940 souls—of this number there are 852,064 only, as belonging to the Estab lished Church ; the Roman Catholic pupulation is 6,427,712 ; the remainder composed of Presbyterians, and other Dissenters. Lord Morpeth estimates the gross re venues of the Irish Church at 807,5331. per annum, and Lord John Russell, in his celebrated speech on this ques tion, on the 30th ?larch last, makes the amount very nearly the same. I put it, then, to every one present, whether, with so small a population belonging to the Establishment, and so large a revenue, there ought not to be a sufficient surplus fund to be applied to the moral and reli g ious in struction of the people in Ireland ?—(Applause.) But this is not all, for, by a Pamphlet lately published by the Re form Association, and the amounts are taken from official documents, it appears that— There has been paid to the Irish Church, since the Union, grants of money for the building of churches and glebe-houses, the enormous sum of There have been loans for glebes and churches, Which loans in many instances have not been re- paid, amounting to 324,623 There have been grants for the purposes of Pro testant education, during the same period, pur poses far which the revenues of the Church were indisputably liable, had the provision of the law respecting tenths and first-fruits been duly en forced, to the amount of In 1833, one million of the public money was voted for arrears of Irish tithes, which I opposed in all its stages. There has been already advanced of this sum which I believe will never be repaid 640,000 £3,275,250 This large amount has been paid, since the Union, for the support of the Protestant Church in Ireland, that Es tablishment possessing, during the whole of that period, in lands, glebes, and tithes, an independent, and with the exception of the last five years, a well paid income of 807,5331.—(Hear, hear,) Then there is the cost of main taining the Church Establishment in Ireland. I believe I ao) not over-stating, when I say that, ioeludieg the police, there is constantly an armed force of 30,000, the expense to the country of which cannot be much less than one million sterling per annum. Well might Mr. Slid exclaim— " That it had cost England millions of her treasure, and Ireland torrents of her blood, to maintain the un happy and unholy system !"—(Great and loud applause.) A friend of mine, the Hon. Member for Liverpool (Mr. Ewart), moved for a return of all Bills which have passed the House of Commons, and which have not been returned from the other House of Parliament, during the last three sessions. I will not trouble you with any remarks on the sessions of 1833 and 4, only to observe, that durir , those two years, Bills wore passed to punish the gross bribery and corruption which had been practised at Liverpool, War wick, Stafford, Hertford, and Carrickfergtis ; all of which the Lords refuied to sanction—thus rendering themselves liable to the charge of being aiders and abettors of bribery and corruption. During the late session, the Upper House seemed determined to reject every liberal measure, particu larly such as had received the support of Mr. O'Connell. Amongst the Bills rejected were some of great importance to Ireland; Ist, the Church Bill, Which I have already adverted to ; 2d, the Irish Corporation• Bill. Corporations in that country stood in need of amendment fully as much as those in England and Wales ; they are chiefly in the hands of violent Orangemen, and tend greatly to keep Ireland in that state of excitement it unhappily has long endured ; 3d, the Bill to place the constabulary force in Ireland, which amounts to 7,000, on a better system ; these appointments are conferred by the Magistrates, and aro too frequently composed of violent party-men. The object of this Bill was to regulate this immense force, and to transfer the appointing to the Lord LieutenaV. 4th, the Dublin Police Bill. This was intended to reduce the expendi ture, and put the Police of that city into a more efficient shape. There, again, every person who acted as a policeman was reptired to swear that be did not belong to the Orange Society. The legislative interference of Parliament in this matter was imperatively called for, as nearly 50,0001 per annum is taken from the public purse to support this force. The sth was a Bill "to regulate the Registration of voters in Ireland," which at present is in a most irregular and unsatisfactory state. The 6th, " the -Ro man Catholic Marriage Bill." At present marriages con tracted between Protestant and Catholic in Ireland, are illegal. instances have occurred there of women with large families having been deserted by the men to whom they supposed they were lawfully married, and their offsprings bastardized ; so that poor innocent children were left to suffer for the guilt of their parents.—(Hear, hear.) It is most lamentable to think that Ireland should have little or no redress of the miseries she is constantly oppressed with ; and how every good and well-propounded measure brought into the Commons to tranquilize that country, should be treated In the way it has been. Ireland is a component part of the Empire, and she has a right to equal laws, and to the full benefit of the British Constitution. There was a Bill, which I think you will all agree with me, ought to have been sanctioned by the Lords, I mean the " Prisoners Counsel Bill." As the law at present stands, if a person is put upon his trial for any offence which subjects him to be deprived of his liberty, or banished from his native coun try, or to suffer death, he is not allowed the benefit of Counsel to speak f or hi m , B u t w h ere d oes th e j us ti ce in such a case cons i st ? Wh y s h ou ld any person so accused, standing at the Bar of Justice, and unable to defend himself, be refused that assistance ? But such is the anomaly of our law, that if a civil case, of the most trifling and petty kind, comes before a Court, an array of lawyers is freely allowed on both sides.— ( Hear, hear,) I might mention several other Bills, included in this list; but I have said, I think, enough to convince you that the Session which has lately terminated, might have been productive of much greater good, had the Upper House co-operated with the House of Commons.—( Cheers.) Some few acts have passed, which I trust will be beneficial to the community. The Corporation Bill, although de prived of some of its valuable enactments, is nevertheless one which will confer, I trust, great benefit on the country. —( Applause.) The Bill, as it now stands, overturns all the self-elected Corporations, and transfers the management of the affairs of Corporate Towns to Councillors elected by the inhabitant householders. Henceforth it will be the fault of the illliahitanti of a Borough, if they have not their affairs properly and satisfactorily managed. In this town, for instance, before the passing of the Bill, for an inhabi tant to be entitled to take any share in the government of the Borough, he had first to be elected ; but now, if a house holder, he has a right to vote. I hope you will excuse my givin g you a word or two of advice mt this anbject. I would most earnestly 7991111301.4 YOO to unite with your elect 4 aqd proper persons for Coun -1.C11141:11u ';' n y* :19'1 sa l e high and the low--r-the rich and the poor— ' "siteuld join together, to effect this most important and ' desirable end. Take care to have a majority of literal ; and then you may expect the affairs of your to xn to be well and satisfactorily managA.—(Loud ap plause.) The Bill is not yet a perfect measure, but had IA e passed it in the state when first sent back from the Lords, we should justly have lost the confidence of the coun try.—( Hear, hear.) Ministers are pledged to amend the Bill ; and I feel confident they will keep their word to the House of Commons and the country.—(Cheers.) There have been two more Acts passed this session which I will just mention : one is, that in future all polls in the election of Members of Parliament for cities and boroughs, shall terminate in one day, instead of two. I think this will check a good deal of that bribery which has hitheito taken place.—( Cheers.) Another is, the Act "to 'Consoli date and Amend the Laws relative to Highways," which con tains a clause I have long and anxiously supported (for the Bill has been before Parliament ever since I have had the honour of a seat), giving the security and intervention to a Jury, before the public can be deprived of any highway.— ( Hear.) This will, I confidently hope, put a stop to nume rous aggressions which have been made upon public rights, by taking away necessary footpaths and other public roads. —(Applause.) Although the Acts of the past Session are few that arc beneficial, the seeds have been sown of r more. It has been a Session of no ordinary : .mtvest, and eventful in the annals of Parliament. 't(:)oice to think that his Majesty entert , 2ins a kindlier feeling towards his faithful Ministers, and I trust that happy period is at hand when the King and his Ministers will cordially co-operate Ivith the House of Commons.—( Applause.) It will then be impossible for the Upper House to set itself in array against their united efforts for the public good. When once the Government is settled, I trust the House of Commons will take into its serious consideration the present enor mous expenditure of the country, with a view to reduce it. —(Hear, hear.) I have voted for every reduction which my friend Mr, Uwe, and other Members, have proposed ; and I need hardly inform you that so long as I have the honour of a seat in Parliament, I shall be at my post ready to support every measure which is calculated to promote the public good.—(lmmense cheering.) [At this period of the Hon. Member's speech our Re porter was obliged to send off his Report.] • Phippt, the ancestor of Earl Mulgrave suffered per ' seentom " for justice sake," for his kindly dispo sition towards the suffering Catholics of Ireland. He was Chancellor here in the reign of Queen Anne, when some of the severest penal laws were being enforced against that.body ; and incurred the displeasure of the faction of that day, by his en deavours to mitigate, as far .1 ;7 1 he 'dethslc6en rigours Of that extraordinary co d e , answers to the inanY addresses that have been pre sented to him since his arrival here, may be found the expression of an equal firmness and dettbe.„,,rsmeinaaitliso‘rvtert:: administer impartial justice. Indeed taken collectively, exhibit something tx,vr the • t ory of Irish Viceroyalty, and contaj;,, 1 aps nr , the most authentic pledges , ously yet eloque n tly ex pressed, of a new of things for Ireland. His Excellency to Wears an Irish " Baron of New Ross , " 'or the County of Wexford. In the address ! presented to him some time ago, by the inhabitants of that borough, they say this town " is associated with your title as an Irish Peer ; and in its best and proudest days was the birth-place, residence and property of your noble Irish ancestors." In the reply is the fol lowing confirmation of that statement :—" I have re c.!ived this address with peculiar interest, from those circumstances of family connection with the place of which it is most gratifying, thus to learn, that you en tertain a lively recollection." So that it would appear that he is more identified with this country than most of his predecessors ; and it is unnecessary to say how much this circumstance alone must promote the best hopes of a confiding and warm-hearted people. Again, the Earl of Carlisle, grandfather, I believe, to Lord Mor peth, was Lord Lieutenant here during the interesting period that preceded the glorious parliamentary indepen dence of 1782. He began his Viceroyalty in 1780, encouraged several legislative measures of great utility brought forward in the Irish Parliament by Mr. Gar diner, afterwards Lord I‘lountjoy, and was recalled in 1782. That he had favoured the steps taken here towards our independence, is proved by the support which he afterwards gave in his place in the Upper House in England to the confirmation of that glorious measure. Add to this Lord IVlorpeth's own public services, his early manifestations of a liberal and en lightened policy, his visit to Ireland in 1828, on the eve of emancipaticn, and the immediate effects of that visit in reconciling and bringing together the most respectable and influential of Irishmen for the purpose of forwarding that measure—(See 'Vise's History of the Association)—the annals of the Irish Govern ment since the conquest by Henry the Second, do not furnish any instance of so many combinations of cir cumstances favourable to the grown% prospects of Ire land, as are to be found at the present juncture. The people feel and understand this state of things, seem determined 'to uphold it, and are actually reforming themselves, in order to become entitled to all the bless ings of a real and unrestricted reformation. The evils apprehended from the rejection of the Tithe Bill by the " Lords," are likely to be in some degree averted this winter, by the judicious determination adopted by the Government, not to afford military aid for the col lection of tithes, except in cases where the peace of the country is to be preserved. Such is the present aspect of affairs here ; the Government is strong ; and it only remains to be seen, will they continue to deserve the confidence reposed in them. It is now generally known that Mr. Hudson is appointed Deputy Re membrancer ; Mr. Howly promoted front the King's County to Tipperary ; and Mr. Lisle appointed As sistant Barrister for the King's County, in the room of Mr. !lowly. These men are all staunch Whigs and good lawyers; their promotion, therefore, will st - ,.engthen the hands of Government in addition to tlic circum stances already mentioned. By THE NON-ELECTORS OF IVIGAN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) On Monday, the 19th, a public dinner was given t Richard Potter, Esq., the liberal Member for the Borougl of Wigan, in the large room of the Commercial Hall. More than 300 persons sat down to dinner, as many as the room would c omfortably accommodate, or nearly as many tickets more might have been disposed of. The dinner, although given by the non-electors, was attended by a great number of the liberal electors of the Borough. - J. S. HERON, Esq., in the Chair. The Vice-Presidents were—Reech Bevan, John Fogg Taylor, and I'. Collison, Esqrs. Amongst the Company were Mark Phillips, E sq ., M.P. for Manchester ; and Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P. for Salford. • After the King and the other preliminary toasts had been given, and appropriate glees by three professional gentlemen from Manchester — Mr. W. JACKSON, a weaver, rose and said—Mr. Chair- Man, I rise for the purpose of asking you permission, Sir, to allow me to give a toast. Gentlemen and Fellow Towns men, the toast that I have the honour to introduce to your notice, will, I feel confident, be hailed with satisfaction in every quarter of this room—particularly when I tell you that I am about to toast our worthy guest Richard Potter, Esq.—( Applause.) But previous to my doing so, I trust you will bear with me for a moment, whilst I preface the toast by a few brief observations on that gentleman's public conduct. Mr. Potter's earliest connection with us as a public man, was marked by an act of generosity very rarely to be met with in modern times—(Applause)--and which I am sure cannot be easily forgotten-4Never)—for when I look back, Sir, to the history of our eventful proceedings in the eventful year 1830, and reflect upon the disinterested manner in which Mr. Potter came forward to aid our hum ble endeavours to open this borough, I for one, Gentlemen, cannot forget the feelings of exultation with which he was received upon that occasion—feelings, Sir, that did honour to the inhabitants of Wigan at that . day.—(Cheers.) When we called him to our assistance we had not the most distant prospect that we should ever be able to reward him, and although we did not succeed in obtaining our object, yet this does not detract one iota from the merits of the gene rous action.—(Cheers.) And I contend that so long as Mr. Potter strictly adheres to his present political principles and while health permits—so long are we in duty bound to return him as one of our representatives, as a reward for the gratuitous services which he rendered us at the period which I have mentioned.—(Great applause.) When the sun beams of Reform had sufficiently expanded to admit of a probability of Mr. Potter's being returned to Parliament, I must say that then the electors of Wigan gave an earnest of their honest intentions. At that time it became necessary for candidates seeking the suffrages of the electors to publish a kind of political catechism, detailing the views they entertained upon the respective measures likely to come under discussion in the Reformed Parliament. Mr. Potter's address to the electors of Wigan is now before me, and if his previous conduct, and this exposition of his pub tical principles, were considered a sufficient guarantee for your returning him to Parliament„, how much more are you now his debtor, when he has fulfilled those promises even to the very letter ?—(Cheers.) The urbanity with which the Hon. Gentleman has treated me during the frequent correspondence I have had with him, convinces me that he will be ever ready to lend a favorable ear to any reasonable suggestions that the non-electors of Wigan may think pro per to lay before him, and that he will advocate their claims for a redress of grievances in the House of Commons to the utmost of his ability.—(Great applause.) Gentlemen, Mr. Potter's parliamentary conduct as a public man is before you. His assiduous attention to his parliamentary duties, the votes which he has given on every liberal -nieasure that has come before the House of Commons, together with the fulfilment of his promises, all combine to render him every way worthy of the humble tribute of respect which we arc ma, together to pay to him this day. I-now trust, Gen tlemen, that you will all rise, and cordially join with me in toasting " Richard Potter, Esq., our worthy Representa tive—the zealous advocate of Economy, Retrenchment, and Reform," in a bumper, and with three times three cheers. After silence was restored, the Hon. Member rose and spoke to the following effect : Mr. POTTIIR-1 beg most cordially to thank you for the manner in which you have received the announcement of my name, and to express the great gratification I feel at meeting you on this occasion. —(Cheers.) The circum stances of this dinner having first originated with the work ing class, and the invitation to me to attend it being signed so numerously, at once determined me to accept it. In the invitation, you were pleased to express your approbation of my conduct during the last Session of Parliament. I assure you I am much gratified that my humble Worts have met your approval. The approbation of one's fellow citizens is the greatest reward a public man can receive.— (Great applause.) I am glad you are attentive observers of the proceedings of Parliament ; and sure I aril, that the more the attention of all classes of the people is directed to the conduct of both Houses of Parliament, the more likely are the Members of those Houses to discharge their respective duties with advantage to the country and credit to themselves.—(Cheers.) Before the election took place for this borough, in January last, I published an address, which detailed at some length the way in which I had voted on the important measures which had come before Parlia ment, during the Sessions of 1833 and 1834. That ad dress was extensively distributed, and every person who wished had an opportunity of perusing it. I mention this circumstance as a reason why I do not intend, on the pre sent occasion, to advert much to those periods ; but in the few remarks I intend to offer, I will confine them to the Session of Parliament just terminated. When I entered the House of Commons on the 19th of Feb. last, the appear ance of the House was to me a melancholy spectacle. In vain I looked for numbers of those with whom I had, during the Sessions of 1833 and 1834, been in the habit of con stantly acting and voting, and on the most intimate and friendly terms ; but I was consoled by the reflection that their elections had not been lost because they had been un faithful to the trust reposed in them, but on account of th© intimidation, bribery, and treating which had been practised at the last general election to a most alarming and dan gerous extent. In proof of which, I would refer to an article in the Spectator of the 7th of February last, headed " Bribery and Intimidation of Electors—Case for a Na tional Inquest."—( Hear.) It is a most shameful and dis gusting detail ; besides which, great numbers of persons in several counties were registered who had no right to vote. This proceedin ,, had been practised in our county, for at the termination of the labours of the revising barristers at Liverpool, in October last, Mr. Greenwood said,—" In South Lancashire many hundred persons would appear on the register this year, whose right to the franchise, if in quired into, would, he firmly believed, turn out to have no foundation whatever in law."—(Hear.) 1 cordially agree with the writer of this article that the ballot is the only radical cure for those nefarious practices—(Loud applause) —and I earnestly hope the period is not far distant when the electors of the United Empire will have the protection of the ballot. I have already given my votes in favour of the ballot on all occasions when that question has been be fore the House. It has been said, and I confess I believe the statement, that at least one million of money was ex pended by the Tories at the last General Election. Finding that we had lost so many Liberal and Reform Members, we at once discovered, that by forming a firm bond of union we should become able to compete with our political opponents, drive them from power, and replace the Mi nistry of Lord Melbourne—(Cheers)—in which the coun try was confiding for good and salutary Measures being submitted to Parliament. But lam here to justify the conduct of the Liberal Members of the House of Com mons, even if their object in so uniting together had only been to deprive the Tories of power. For how was that power to be obtained? Why, by the dismissal of Lord Melbourne's Government with far less ceremony than, I will venture to say, any gentleman would dismiss the most humble person in his service. It was, therefore, ne cessary that the secret advisers of his Majesty, and even his Majesty himself, and I speak it without any disrespect, should understand—for the truth should occasionally be told to Monarchs—(Cheers---that a Ministry in posses sion of the full confidence of the House of Commons and of the country, was not to be removed in such manner with impunity.—(Cheers.) The Commons of the United E'm pire, in my judgment, did well to express their opinions Of that transaction, and I trust that time will never arrive, when a Ministry can remain in power, who do not possess the confidence of Parliament.—(Applause.) I must say that Sir Robert Peel acted very properly in at once re tiring, when he found a majority of the House of Com mons was against him, though he possessed, as he stated, the full confidence of his Sovereign.—(oh, oh.) But it has repeatedly been said--why not give the Right Hon. Ba ronet a fair trial ? Before that question is answered, I ask ~-.why had not the Government of Lord Melbourne a fair trial q That Noble L or d only . eqmp i n t o paw " a s hort tme before the close of the Session of 1534, He began his career, as the First Minister of State, under the most favourable auspices —several timid men had resigned, and I believe their resignation was satisfactory to the country, for they seemed afraid to let the people have the full advantage of the Reform Act, and refused to sanction the settlement cf the Irish Church (lug" Ofint op tem -- v i tisractqry tq that pintry- .. -At ivas the refusal tp appropriate the stirphis rpvenfies pf the Church of Ireland, which was the immediate Cause of the resignation of th e P ee l Mi n i s t r y. I am r e a dy to admit . +sue_ IRELAND-DUBLIN-(MONDAY.) " The parties aro the gamesters, but Government keeps the :able, and is sure to be the winners in the end."—BunicE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Though some time may elapse, before all parties shall have unanimously agreed as to the greater claims of Whig or Tory to the lasting gratitude of their country, one thing is at this moment pretty obvious—that the public service has derived some immediate benefit from the triumph of the former in the late Parliamentary struggle. The present tone of public opinion (in this country at least) shews, that a greater share of the dispensations of an honest Go vernment, is to be expected from the Melbourne Admi nistration, than from any of its predecessors. How far we are justified in cherishing these fond hopes, time only can determine. But while waiting his award, we may be permitted to state some of the grounds of our agreeable anticipations, as well as a few of the mani festations of present advantage. In the first place, then, .we find that the removal of that great grievance—the, Irish Church anomaly, crying most loudly for reform—was the basis of poli tical concert and action adopted by those men who form and sustain the present Ministry. The reforma tion of this incubus—disrespect is - meant only to its excessive oppression—had been called for by persons of every party, capable of forming a due estimate of the exigencieS of the times. The leading Whigs, and other liberal Members of the House of Coin mons, conceived such reformation inoperative, unless some principle were laid down respect ing the surplus revenue of the Church, when put into a reformed state. More than one circum stance contributed to this notion. The great disparity of numbers between Protestants and Catholics held forth the certainty of a surplus—and it is unquestion able—as soon as the establishment shall be placed in a decent state of unincumbered efficiency, by a limita tion of its income proportionate to actual dimensions and utility ; while on the other hand the poverty of the people, and their want of education, pointed out a proper mode of expending that surplus, as soon as it. becathe available. Hence a laudable desire to provide for two pressing urgencies suggested the idea of the " appropriation " clause so much canvassed. And the more it is discussed, the more statesmanlike will be found Lord Morpeth's plan of ecclesiastical adjustui:,„ t in the present posture of affairs. In truth,Onh expe . rience of the last few years, and the re Tuft of Lord Stanley's efforts to settle the tithe question, having shown the absolute necessity fir legislative interposi tion on a more extended P - Ai d lib era l sca l e t h an h a d b een _ _ hitherto attempte(l, the - the y Liberal • party very wisely concluded, that no tithe measure would satisfy the country which did not, while protecting and enforcing legal and just claims, hold forth the prospect of seine such arrangement as would be ultimately bene ficial to the entire community. And having come to this conclusion themselves, they feel it their duty as legislators to assent to no proposition less comprehen sive, without at least ascertaining, by the most legitimate means, what the representatives of the people thought on the subject. The latter deCided, that no relief ought to be tendered to Ireland on this point, short .of • that which was reasonably calculated to confer for the future permanent peace . and benefit on the country. This decision brought conviction to the mind of Sir Robert Peel and his intellectual asso ciates. They felt themselves inadequate to the dis charge of the duties imposed on them by his Majesty for the welfare of his people in an age of Reform,•and they magnanimously surrendered a trust, which they could no longer hold. The consequence was, the re call to office of those men who had demonstrated the incapability of their opponents to satisfy the wishes of the nation. This resumption of the reins of Go vernment by the Whigs, a few months only after their abrupt dismissal, was in itself a proof of their superior fitness to conduct the vessel of the State in times of peril and difficulties. And they might, under the in creased confidence reposed in them, by reason of that very'act, have secured their continuance in office for a considerable time, in despite of all opposition, if the enjoyment of office were the•only object of their ambi tion. They might have carried through both Houses of Parliament several good measures with great eclat ; however short those measures would be of the expec tations of the people. But what was their conduct ? what the line of duty which they presented to them• selves ?—a compromise of the postponement of prin ciple by which they were restored to power, for 'which there are numerous precedents in the history of British Cabinets ?—No such thing. Instead of devising means of securing their power, by such pretences, shifts, devices, and delays, as a Michiavelian policy might suggest, they resolved at once to give full de velopment • to those elements of national reform, to the primary and most important of which, they owed their restoration. And knowing that Ire land had been for ages that portion of the empire most in need of reform, and most requiring the attention of a paternal government, they agreed upon the immediate adoption of measures for its melioration. The history of the late Se!sion of Parliament shows what those measures were. My purpose is not to exa mine their intrinsic merit, or inquire whether they were the very best that could be projected. I shall only observe, that the majority of Irishme❑ believe them calculated to promote the welfare of the country; and they are more than grateful—they are determined to support those men who 'would carry them into effect. This is an opinion that gains strength every day—no matter what the Conservatives—erroneously so called —and their organs, may urge to the contrary. O'Con nell's adhesion to Govermirent, his dissolution of Trades Unions, his increased popularity for doing so, as testified by the character of those men who are pre paring to entertain him by public dinners, and hiis rgconcil►ation with Lord Cloncurry, prove the fact incontrovertibly. Here, then, we have the basis of that expectation universally entertained, that a new era•has commenced in Ireland—that her sorrows are to be converted into rejoicings ; and that henceforward she shall participate in all the happiness and glory of the British empire. There are other gr omds, too, equally influential on the mind 4 J a grataul, and in many respects, a pedigree loving people. The personal and family characters of our present Viceroy and Chief Secretary have conci liated towards them the hearts of Irishmen, who ex pect all the prepossessions of hereditary sympathy, ,encrousness, and intelligence, from the descendants of statesmen who were friends to Ireland in the most eventful periods of her history. Sir Constantine THE ARMs:. Col. L. Hay, is on a t our of Ordnance inspection. Captain Bridge, Royal'artillery, with the officers and non-commissioned offie:ers of his company embark at Cork for St. Helena, w l :iere his company will be completed with gunners from ',:ac St. Helena corps of artillery. The IYiitiand transport has sailed for Cork to embark Ilat )- "quarters of the 60th Rifles, 2d battalion, for Gibraltar, '7onere they replace the 92d Highlanders, which move on to Malta, to relieve the 7th Fusiliers, who return to England. Detachments belonging to the 64th and 76th Regiments, destined to join the service companies of those corps, ar rived in Dublin yesterday from Glasgow, on passage to Cork, for final embarkation for the West Indies. The Parmelia transport, from Plymouth, having landed part of the 53d depot at Cork, the first divi s i on o f the 89th Regiment will embark in that vessel for Barbadoes, and the Peince Regent transport is hourly expected in Cork, to convey the remainder to the same destination. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Last night the admirable corm.dy of Much. Ado about Nothing was produced to a house not, of course, so crowded as that which thronged to the opening-, but still sufficient to tell that the speculation of low prices is likely to suc ceed. Of Mr. Kemble's Benedict it is unnecessary to speak.. There is not at present on the British stage a more finished performance, and last night he was particu larly happy. Why will he mar a thing so exquisite by oc sional over-acting, or speaking, "more than is set down for him ?" Shakspeare went to the very limit of probability in drawing this character, and a single step beyond that line will make the gullibility of Benedict more than doubtful. Miss Taylor's Beatrice was an admirable attempt at that most difficult character. It wanted ease, hut this is a de fect which time will cure ; we also hope it will cure her of a disagreeable stoop, which is very ungraceful. She treads the stage as if she were looking for something on the ground. Still she played the part with great spirit and archness, and contrived to throw into it a great deal of that quaint humour which forms its principal feature. We have to quarrel with her also for adding to the text. In what edition does she find the words " Kill him, Benedict," when inciting her lover to quarrel with Claudio? Mr. Bennett, in Don Pedro, looked the Prince and the Gen tleman, and did as much for the character as it is suscep tible of. The Leonato of Mr. Haines was a chaste and clever performance, and Miss Kenneth, as Hero, was de servedly applauded .through the trying scene of her rejec tion by Claudio. She is a very sweet and unaffected ac tress. Dowton's Dogherry was the essence of pragmatical self-conceit, prankt out in brief authority. As for Don John, Claudio, and the rest, we should by far prefer to have that portion of the plot which they eke out told by a chorus, after the fashion of the ancients, inasmuch as it would be a shorter and less tedious way of coming to the conclusion. We must, however, make an exception in favour of Mr. ?Tian (Borachio), who played a very minor part in a very masterly manner. The burietta of the Ren dezvous followed, and the entertainment concluded with Robert illereaire, in which Mr. Wallack sustained the prin cipal part with his usual excellence. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. This theatre re-opened on Monday night, in consequence of the extension of the licence till the 15th of January next, and with a reduction of the prices of admission. The company is not now competent to the performance of au opera, most of the singers who formerly belonged to it having gone elsewhere. In consequence of this, it would appear, that the title of " The English Opera-house" is for the present abandoned ; to be resumed, we hope, under more favourable auspices. The present company contains some good performers ; and, by a judicious production of novelties suited to its strength, this " after season" may pass, over pleasantly and profitably. The new melodrama, The Muleteer's Vow, is a mixture of good and bad. It ha.; pathos and humour, striking situations, and a dialogue nruch superior to what is generally met with in pieces , of this kind ; but then the plot is so improbable, that the peasure derived from the good parts of the drama,- and 'loom the ex cellent acting throughout, was, if not neut.-alized, at least stilly impaired. We cannot pretend to tell the story. Serle plays (and plays it admirably,, the part of a true melo dramatic brigand—a being p(r..sessed of every virtue, but driven out of the pale of .ociety by cruel and undeserved wrongs, inflicted on 1 .:; on by a powerful and wicked noble man, his vow to - .avenge himself of which, forms the subject of the piect;, Miss P. Horton is the brigand's wife ; and this very clever young actress made tLe part one of the sareete - st representations of feminine tenderness and heroic self-devotion that we have ever witnessed. There is an English Alderman on a tour, with his daughter, and au English groom. The fun of the piece consists in the r-1- derman and his groom (Romer and Oxberry), and a fop of a French Count, a lover of the young lady (Mr. Wiodes) falling into the hands of the banditti, and being 'kept in .aortal terror of their lives during the captivity. Miss No vella, as Sophonisha, the young Englishwoman, introduced two songs, which she sang beautifully. Alin; I'Lichardson, prom the Glasgow Theatre, made her first appearance in an 4 )11 Gipsy woman of the Meg Merrilies cast, and spoke V ter grandiloquent souteoces with good emphasis and erect. h, th e w hol e , the rtorformance was exceedingly gor •ernaining orkereamments consisted of My tut' 7 1 / 4 e Dice qf Death. The house was wail ~\