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)1i• ,LANTh UN. 1, 18 41 ' ontairs a of SI-O r i pan ; ta d, bei - • NJ r ef/die ° that you •N• ticace, 0, ju dee ) repa o hes nt, 0 841. p a P;P ee t h - a or. - )roprie of to .1 i r relo rge' . it i l l lie 000-, 3 to b e lf t "coo''" o f D'o' 0 01 itoth' e s „a c° 'O l 044 O r b fs i it CO 11 COP " A 4l e i 0 ' bit d,9. Pr" UP D „If li tre o o ,9e t off le O itOP,`7,ol id e k ,Ili RIO EVENING EDITION MAGAZINES CONTINUED. There .MON TILLY MA ZINE. ere us is more variety in this Number than ~,r u al) for Feo%t.en'ts..&ene.ally speaking, the Monthiy tqe is not remarkable for the variety of Self- Intel first article, " Foreign Aids taeter nee," is of a metaphysical cha thou,' and mixes up much that is sou , ndin with much that is perplexing. f ro ,, s ) , says the writer, "cannot exist separate _thezatutLaigaitination ; it is as necessary to the ma as to the poet." An imaginative mathematician, the very basis of whose study is ri', Practical matter-of-fact, is an incongruity Lon we ie d profess no t to un d erstan d . "O ur tort of°llessae wsPapers," is a rambling, desultory " talk eri y, cont a i n i ng , i nter a li a, much small "t syncreti sm . "Al exan d er Pope, " i s e • leistn — surely superfluous — on thi s grea t poet, artificial he remark th at his "letters gl i sten w i th co nt . s prig,htliness and some of them are a one j ust 'flued tissue o f metaphor and conceit, " is a L a i ,• " Critique uon a Newly-Discovered - is a sprightly, quizzical article. The 41 V AI 01V THLY MAGAZINE. the Editor's story of " Fathers and Sons" runs 80nitless tile°llrse rejoicing ; the most spirited portion .i of 1,4 Present chapter is a dialogue between a silly Baronet, and his still more heartless g, A i° ll the subject of the latter's wordly prospects. seventeenth d Manners of the Sixteenth and Inl Perfi • Centuries," is necessarily slight and trite vial from the limits within which it is con tedr but neverthelessit is a very readable essay.. T h e eu writer's inferences have been chiefly c hested by the well known pages of Brantome womanreckless panegyrist of that infamous is a Pro s ' Catherine de Medicis. " Brighton" . . p ro ! sketch of the manners and peculiarities pi a N nient at this most fashionable of watering th:es' w hich We are informed, is famous " for Nin nu 'of its widows dressed in all the c on .,. °l ? l Y of th e i r new condition, and bearing un of i - 4 , 1 1 °1181 Y on their persons signs of their sense gd o j.l'etidence. The women, in general,. form eta_leted majority of the population, a circum 'cc the itre f ew . more extraordinary, because the men s pecie s f more especially there is a dearth of the "'es b - oui d eau, which it is difficult to explain. It cl u b s. seem as if Brighton were tabooed by the _ lou red na3l", there is rarely so much as a fres h h-co_ Nl_ .ucurate, ora fortune-hunting Paddy, to een trinfiered in the eveningassociations of the place. th4n.t°ll, therefore, is the paradise of the t. 140;er-dandy, of the Emeritus professor o f Ph l ,; ; , and the unmarried practitioner o th o V,f , ,a fact by no means to be disregarded by Ad — who it may concern." The " Life and kuventures of Charles Chesterfield" displays who, of Mrs. Trollope's sharpest satirical vein, vet t i,' ll the mock-sentimental Ode to the Moon, b ourne ' is read to an indulgent critic by Mrs. Sher ket., quizzes in a very happy manner the 41b o ln, l ackadaisical sentimentality of our toLeg and Annual poetesses. The " Golden too c i - ,1 of Miss Kilmansegg," by Tom Hood,. is Mud this month, and inculcates the trite Yea rs --e nforced by Horace nearly two thousand ker - , ago----that gold is everything in this hard, leg e - h e d ja arY World of ours. The rhymes in this 4 0 ,7 4 evince much ingenuity and humour. kg s f A Ball at the Tuileries" we extract and Que:g description of the present King an 13.. n of France : th e pere comes the King, accompanied by the Que en, No, f or Adelaide, and the Princess Clement in e . i llg l ib r good, but respectful stare. They are procee d - yrell.'"' 'cross, and around the gallery. Let us mark them th e . The band plays the .. Merseiilaise." This is nut rt it ,:l ll o which the King, as an Orleans, or as a gent le. . tens" "ell; but it is the tune of his guests ; for the " citi repot ,re•here, who made him a king I The King loo k s tli to , ,'lder of late. Still he walks well; he smiles 13 f ~Fu his wrinkles, and looks gay in spEte of his cares. sibi;:ear to know all his guests ; and yet this is impos kw.hat does he say ? He is now speaking to General tlekr,%l4inot. He says—" The scene is ravishing, my , General. I happy as when surrounded 'I th e , 4 ,. •am never so . t mild And eh "peal guards." The Queen adds in amos . %he "mg manner, " and by their families ." That is esta.'lltneient for General Jacqueminot ; away he pro beile, to repeat the King's kind sayings, and the Queen's the 13114tPoel-scriptum—and now both speeches are in 14i:tenths of the assembled thousands, and the band llie,.;"P the French air--" One is never so happy as in Of one's family." i ll u t e Queen smiles more than she speaks. She looks all ells ieelind graciousness ; but her smiles cannot hide her 444 pieret Barrow. That sorrow is the fear of poignards 4 gaip, st ,° lB ; not for her own life, but of those directed 4 %4 ,1 Cru husband. Her life is one of constant At unmi -144 i 'll c l are. home she dreads th e intrusion f soe trai tor ; l aid; abroad she fears each sound, and o seesma each face. Yet all who approach her, love her. ,rj a r , VV e „ . .:( -41 V UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. 'lvo a - 'ay generally calculate, on at least one or thi s Innsing articles in the Dublin Magazine, and Th e months number has not disappointed us. 4 Nil., Gallery of Illustrious Irishmen " contains eolaiia:ength portrait of Archbishop Ussher, ac and di by a memoir of this eminent scholar the tre at Ylne, who may justly be pronounced _ f reia tst ornament that the Protestant Church of rid ever had, who," between the age age of ~. and it Chrou.iteen and sixteen, had drawn up in Latin kin„,, I nele of the Bible, as far as the book of ter '''''' exact enough, both for manner and mat stuia' i t . ° Make the ground-work of his celebrated ?;ono p . l- sa Prodigious literary achievement for . so LIN ' a student." " Raising the Wind" is a i ts i Y .story, essentially Irish in the character of %11 4elcien ts• The duel scene between the two to PetiMrs for the fair hand of Miss Mary Bur 'gll) is u er a truly humorous and graphic sketch. fire.,sPan Ghosts and Ghost-seers 'is excellent i\yokte reading. on . a lon winter night. The disseriltsintrusion Question" is a prosy, formal relni .atio rt on a theme already worn-out. The . brapr ilse enees of " Charles O'Malley, the Irish Tgia°„,°°ll)” refer to the epoch of the battle of h 'era Nvi* h is described in a spirited, off- Itm r tic -‘, styl e. '4, Sm, - -ALE* OOD 'S MAGAZINE. ue o n -8, so far as it has proceeded, bids fair to ttre s i l , e , 6 ,Fthe best cheap Magazines. Its articles rem",:ul,ciously selected, and do not repel the INtp er; 03 , their long-windedness. The cleverest edents PtitipP he Number before us, is a - )rose The Dentist of Frankfort, ' the inci '4 Which are ingeniously handled. o lV e IVI-81' SPORTING MAGAZINE. Porti i , 4 ave here some more " Scenes in the bWorld, Pi ctor i a l and Descr i ptive, " et , as before, by Wildrake, who gives a do gs °lit animated sketch, o f a wo lf-h un t b y hi s 1 34 the ice in Canada. This, according to d hot :count, must be a very exciting sport, an tionl,accompanied with danger —its chief attrac 414a!rhaps, in the estimation of adventurous , 4 ,, a --- s ,:"„ e li• "The Statutes affecting the Turf Eter,-'vieea.ble article, from the pen of a gen- Th e 4111110 signs himself a " Barrister-at-law." /iiobelilbellishments are not less than five in he tee tin taThe m os t i nterest i ng i s, the "Sleigh 11g uce On ~,t he St. L aurence , w i t h Q ue b ec in m -. 7 ,-- 11l . 1 . SPORTING REVIEW. v. .11115 Number there is a map of the . 41 4y 41 ,, 1°118 Meets of the Belvoir Hounds," which of at 14 °ve useful to those who are in the habit i t 0 t'hi rt `4* over that fine district. In addition Ch asis s ,; there is PA. able sketch of a .. "Fox d esi -, b engraved by Prior, from an original ! ‘ ll ,3., g a. o i r a l t4 e - "avls. Among the literary contents, t th iri that has most pleased us is Nimrod', Leicestershire." COURT CIRCULAR. 444 —*count Melbourne arrived at Claremont on Sun i .Y afternoon from town, on a visit to the Queen, and . tsolrl,,:the Royal Circle at dinner. His Lordship Yecistor",/ departure from Claremont at nine o'clock 1 ,, 'lll3' morning, and returned to town. 1.4 "e Hon. Berkeley and Mrs. Paget, and . Miss lhaegeTt, earrived at Claremont Park yesterday, and joined 5* al Dinner Perty, which included Lady , o ti. Baroness Lehz-n, Earl of Listowel, Hon. C.A. ‘: :. r4 Y, Lord Alfred Paget, and Col. Bouverie, . 4 „ lite Duchess of Gloucester had a select party at vizier yesterday evening at Gloucester House. sl llia RoYal Highness Prince George of Cambridge i,tsurned to town, last evenincr, from a visit to Her Ma rti; t he Queen Dowager at Sudbury Hall. lie Gl_ Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of wueester yesterday. Mi l . ‘L. J . W all 3 ce, M . . 1) , Mr. Featherstonhau . gh, and Joh John Shaw Lefevre, had interviews with Lord n ltus,elt yesterday, at the Colonial-office. isiThe Lerd Steward hail an interview with his Royal trtlt,n";tulasee Duke of Cambridge yesterday, at Cam rd" . 1-1, ,:, Augustus Loftus has arrived at Fareance's 1 fr,,in Berlin. Th m ar I Duke of Wellington, Lady Burgherili, Lord i, 3uorough and Sir Charles Bagot, honoured Mr. , 3 1 , A 54 -51' with a visit to his studio in Pall-mall, on Satur maY, to inspect his picture of the " Waterloo Banquet," previous to its being exhibited. att., fil l y at 43 E OF MR. H. VINCENT.—On Sun hat,' two o'clock, Nlr. Vincent was discharged from Oak forn wja ° l . by an order from the Hamc-office, and was in woljd! at the same time, that the indictments by the cent 111 re Nlagistrates were entirely set aside. Mr. "larrived in town by the Melton mail, is looking tole. hwell, and is in good health and high spirits. Gr o Marquis of Westminster will shortly leave quilt e 4 tVenor Elouse on his return to Eaton Hall. The Mar. mUter Mar ehioneae do not com e to tow n for the season REFORM. Among the Letters addressed to tLe Leeds Reform Association, on occasion of thcir late mceting, and pub. fished by that body, the two following seem worthy o public notice : EARL FITZWILLIAM'S LETTER. (Copy.) MILTON, DEC. 21st, 1840. Dear Sir,—l have received a circular inviting me to attend a meeting at Leeds, at which it is proposed to make a demonstration in favour of a set of con nected propositions, the adoption of which by Parlia ment is considered, by the Com:nittee which sends the invitation, as necessary to prevent misgovernment and legislative injustice. In what manner, and to what extent the constitution of the House of Commons would be affected by these measures, I cannot foresee ; but I am unable to dis cern that intimate connection between them and the prevention of misgovernment, which the proposers of the intended meeting conceive to exist. Your name appended to the letter is a passport to my good will ; but, pray allow me to ask what it is that the people have in contemplation ? We have gone through one revolution ; for, now that we can speak of those events historically, it is idle to call by any other name the transactions of 1830, 1831, and 1832. By God's mercy we went through it peaceably and successfully ; but arc we to repeat such experiments every eighth or tenth year ? Whoever did not feel that by engaging in those trans actions, he incurred great responsibility, must have had no very clear conception of what he was about ; but great and crying evils, the result of centuries without change, demanded great and hazardous remedies, and for an object of such vast magnitude, it was justifiable to incur the hazard which attached to ►he application of a very extensive remedy. The hands which ad ministered it bad greet boldness and equal firmness. Great effects have been produced ; but it seems that it has not produced all the effects which some persons expected. Every man in E'igland is not satisfied with every vote of the House of Commons. Why, this is only saying that there is great variety of thouelit in our country, the natural result of the great and happy freedom of thought which prevails among us. Some gentlemen at Leeds entertain one set of opinions, Pat-ha:nee entertains another ; and therefore, say these gentlemen, Parliament must be again reformed, and the experiment of a second revolution must be tried. The gentlemen who have formed the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Association, assume, of course, that public opinion is with them but is this a fact so ex ceedingly clear as to be admitted without hesitation ? I am perhaps, become a less attentive observer, and was always, perhaps, a less acute observer, of the indications of public opinion than they are ; but to me, I confess, it appears that there are many remarkable symptoms which lead me to doubt the correctness of the basis which they assume, viz. the want of correspondence be tween the House of Commons and the people. It is grounded upon the rejection, by Parliament, of certain measures of " vital importance to the country ;'' which means that the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Associa tion deem them of " vital importance," &c. But are they quite sure that the great mass of their countrymen view them in the same light ? What these measures are I really don't know ; though about one of them I have a strong suspicion, and I am quite as anxious about that measure as any of the Association ; but I should deceive myself very much if I shut my eyes to the vast mass of public opinion which, on that subject, runs in a direction quite opposite to mine and theirs. Whatever may be the other measures, the rejection of which proves, in the opinion of the Association, that the House of Commons does not harmonize with the people, I have very ►ittle doubt that the same may be predicated, as of the popularity of the question to which I allude. Not believing, therefore, that there is 'low (as in former times) any great discrepancy between the opi nions of the people and those of Parliament, and being of opinion that the present frame of the constituent body secures us against any such discrepency, I must decline accepting the invitation. I might have done so at much less length, if the per sonal respect which I entertain for many of the Associ ation did not require me to state the grounds upon which I must abstain from being a party to the demon stration which they propose to make. I am, dear sir, yours, faithfully, PITZWILLIAM. To J. G. Marshall, Esq. Leeds. MR. WARBURTON'S LETTER. CARDIGAN PLACE, Jan. 19, 1841. Dear Sir,—Many matters which urgently press on me for completion before the session begins, will pre vent my attending your meeting on Thursday. The occasion, however, is of too much importance for me to rest satisfied with merely writing to you to decline your invitation ; for you have called this meeting, I am confident, from a desire to he instrumental to the devising of some plan of further Parliamentary re form, which both the working and the middle classes of so c i e ty may join in supporting. Your end is a most important one, and I will endeavour to promote it, by stating for the information of yourself, and, if you think proper, for that of the meeting, what my views are on the subject of Parliamentary reform. Both the working and the middle classes are now looking, I apprehend, to further reforms in our repre sentative system : the working classes ardently, as the way to improve their condition in society : the middle classes, perhaps, less vehemently, but still with a grow. ing fervour, they wish to thrive in the world, to raise the profits of their business, whether it be in home trade, manufactures, or foreign commerce. The way to effect this, they think, is to render commerce free : but it is not from Parliaments composed as modern Par liaments principally are, of the receivers of toll at all the bars set up to impede commerce, that removal of restrictions, and an unimpeded transit in and out of the country of all those commodities which industry pro duces, is to be expected. They look to an improved electoral law as a means to obtaining an improved com mercial law. " Help us," they say to the working classes, " to effect those changes in the law which will better our profits and your wages ; which in swelling our returns, will enable us to bid the higher for your labour." In the common interests of the two classes, I sec the strongest motive for their co-operating, whether freedom of commerce or Parliamentary Reform be made the first object. Let both classes, then, assist in forming a plan which both will be interested in supporting. No one dreams, I trust, of violence, or of excite ments to violence, as a means to obtain the desired end ; it is by orderly and lawful ways alone that real progress is to be made. That granted, this necessarily follows ; that it is from Parliaments, as now consti tuted, that the further approaches towards a complete measure of Parliamentary Reform are to be won. Con sidering what the constitution of Parliament now is, it is not every question, it seems to me, on which Re formers may now entertain a decided opinion, that it would be expedient to have decided by Parliaments thus constituted. Some of these questions should be put in the front rank, to be won, if possible, from Par liaments as we now have them ; other of these ques tions should be reserved for the deliberation of the Parliaments which had been amended in consequence of these first victories. What, then, ought to be the character of the ques tions on which the fight of Reform ought to be fought in Parliaments as they now are ; and what the cha racter of those after-questions which would be best arranged in the new and better Parliaments? Exten sion of the Suffrage, Secret Voting, and Triennial Par liaments, are the prizes, I think, which should be the first contended for in the existing arena : if Reformers deem the No-Property-Qualification of Members of sufficient importance to be included in this first list, I will not dispute with them about what I consider a trifle, and therefore will concede the point. Now the measures which these questions involve, arc thus cha racterised : 1. They rest on some marked and very intelligible principle, and do not necessarily include the considera tion of much detail ; so that the meaning of a vote upon them would be clearly comprehended by the public. 2. Their freedom from complexity of detail dispenses with the necessity of long inquiry and deliberation be fore they are decided upon, a. d of slow execution after they arc decided on, and while they are being carried into effect. When carried, therefore, a Parliament might quickly be returned according to the new plan. 3. They are not of a future to occasion, while under deliberation before Parliament, from their setting in motion purely national or local jealousies, any marked divisions among Reformers. 4. They constitute , in themselves a great practical Reform in the representative system, were no further progress to be made to the completion of the system ; and they are indispensahle steps to making further pro gress in it. These primary questions once carried, there arc other questions now agitated which would yet remain to be settled ; but to settle which well, would require in the Parliament entrusted with that duty, great honesty of purpose and good intention towards the people. Of this nature is the proposition for dissolving the present, and for constructing new constituencies, which some recommend to be done by making, out of town and country, certain new Electoral Districts, each of which should comprise a po pulation of equal amount : a plan similar to that formerly proposed by the late Lord Durham, then Mr. Latntton 'ltlat by the substitution of such town-country districts for the existing constituencies, Parliament would be rather worsened than bettered, is the opinion stated very forcibly in the Leeds Mere:llw; and that such an alteration, taken singly, would have a strong ten dency to Anti- Reform, and would require to be coun teracted by very strong measures of an opposite ten dency, cannot, I think, be disputed. This then is not one of my primary measures of Reform ; it does not in itself, as each of those measures does, lead to further re forms, but rather the reverse. The arranging the boundaries of the new districts, involving as it would do much detail, must occasion lengthened inquiry, te dious discussion, and consequent delay. These details, difficult at the moment to understand, might be the lurking place for guile and fraud, and might contain the seeds of much future mischief. The people, impa tient as they would be to see their new Reform Bill, :you'd be with difficulty induced to pay attention to such matters. In particular localities, parties would be quarrelling about what the boundaries should be. If it were made the part of such a plan that each divi sion of the United Kingdom should have a number of electoral districts in proportion to its population as com pared with the other divisions of the kingdom, national jealousies might be roused ; and of all such divisions of interest or opinion, the Anti-Reformers would not fail to avail themselves. These intricate and delicate questions should be committed, therefore, in my opinion, not to a Parliament as now constituted, but to one re turned under the auspices of the new electoral law after the primary measures of Reform had been carried into effect, to whose honesty of purpose it might be con fided to arrange such matters involving detail. There is another question mixed up with that of what the future constituencies shall be, the question, how many representatives each constituency should re turn ? The settlement of this must necessarily be deferred until it was decided what the constituencies should be. I return, then, again to the primary measures with hich I began, and which, I think, we ought to try to win from Parliament as now constituted; and to the endeavours to obtain these measures Reformers ought, I think, at present to confine themselves. 1. Extension of the Suffrage. 2. Secret Voting. 3. Triennial Parliaments. The second and third questions are well understood, and I therefore shall not say a word in favour of them, as it would be unnecessary. On the first of these three questions, the Extension of the Suffrage, it is requisite I should explain my meaning clearly ; since it is upon that question princi pally that a difference of opinion exists between the re formers of the middle, and the reformers of the working class. I then recommend -that the right of voting should be given to every male person, of age, not civilly incapacitated, who could read and write fluently, who had had a fixed habitation in the place for which he proposed to register himself during the six months pre ceding the time of registration, and had not during the preceding twelve months received parochial relief. The registration should, perhaps, be triennial ; and to pre vent manceuvre as well as tumult at the elections, and to reduce the number of out-voters as much as pos sible, all elections in the United Kingdom, in case of a general election, ought to take place on one and the same day, and during the sane hours. I have endeavoured to make my meaning explicit. Dear Sir, your faithful servant, HENRY WARBURTON. J. G. Marshall, Esq., Chairman of the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Association. VOLUNTARY CHURCH SOCIETY. The seventh Annual Meeting of this Society was held at Edinburgh last week in the large Waterloo room. The Rev. W. L. Alexander, President of the Association, in the Chair, supported on the right by the Rev. Dr. John Ritchie, of l'otter-row Church, Coun cillors Black and Falkner, George Yule, Esq., Rev. George Jacque, Auchterarder, Wm. Miller, Esq., S.S.C., John Ritchie, Esq., James Peddie, Esq., W.S., and Rev. Wm. Bruce, Cowgate Church ; and on the left by the Rev. Andrew Marshall, Kirkintulloch, Rev. George Johnston, Nicholson street Church, Rev. Wm. Marshall, Leith, Councillor Gray, James Greig, Esq., Councillor Ralph Richardson, A. Fyfe, E 41., writer, Rev. James Robertson, Portsburgh Church, and Tho mas Russell, Esq. About 600 persons were present. After speeches from the Chairman and the Rev. Andrew Marshall, of Kirkintulloch, The Rev. Dr. RITCHIE moved the following reso lution : " That this meeting arc of opinion that Civil Estab lishments of religion are unscriptural ; that it was a sincere conviction of the truth of this that induced them at first to organize a system of opposition to their ex istence : and that, cherishing still the same views, they feel themselves constrained, by the authority of the Divine Head of the Church, as well as cheered by the countenance He has hitherto bestowed upon their ef forts, to persevere, with renewed vigour, in the promo tion of Voluntary Church Principles." The resolution was seconded by Mr. JACQUE, of Auchtcrarder, and agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then rose, and, in the name of the Committee of the Asswiation, presented Councillor Black with an address expressive of their gratitude to him for the manly stand he had lately made on behalf of the principles of civil and religious liberty, and their admiration of the manner in which he had maintained the struggle. Councillor BLACK, in returning thanks, explained the circumstances under which he had been induced to come forward as a candidate for the civic chair. It was no spontaneous act of his own. It was a consi derable time, indeed, before he would allow his name to be used ; but having once come forward, and finding that the objection to him was not to his merits as a man, but to his principles as a Dissenter, hr felt that to with draw under these circumstances would be to act as a recreant to all the principles he had ever maintained. So determined was he to resist the illiberal doctrine upon which his election was objected to, that when, in the course of the contest, it was proposed by some, in trier to unite the Liberal party, to bring forward Sir James Gibson Craig as a candidate, he (Mr. Black) said to Sir James—who, however, laughed at the proposal himself—" Sir James, I will not retire for you, nor no man living." Sir James replied, " No, you would be very wrong if you did."—( Applause.) To show that the same feeling which defeated his election was still at work, Mr. Black referred to the society which had lately been instituted by the Non-Intrusionists, for the purpose of looking after the registrations, with the view of excluding every man from Parliament and the Town Council who does not belong to their party. He proceed ed to exprcss his satisfaction with the tone of the friendly address to - Dissenters, lately issued by certain Ministers of the Establishment. If the friends of the Establish ment had only acted in that spirit from the beginning, it would have saved a great deal of bitterness and acri mony. After showing the danger of allowing any esta blishment to be relieved from the control of the State, Mr. Black remarked, that though he considered patron age to be in itself a bad thing, he thought it indispensa ble in the case of an establishment, just on the same principle as chemists found one poison necessary to counteract the effect of another poison. He then re ferred to the great progress which the voluntary principle had made within the last few years ; and concluded by expressing a hope that, by persevering in the cause of truth, they would ultimately net only work out their own deliverance, but also release the Church of Scot land from the chains in which she was at present hound. Mr. THOMAS RUSSELL moved " That in the opi nion of this meeting, the religious establishment in England is peculiarly obnoxious, because of its noto rious expensiveness, Erastianism, and inefficiency— that that in Ireland, while liable to the same condem nation, is, besides, eminently offensive, being forced upon a people holding a different religious faith—and that the one in this country, though, on several ac counts, less odious than either, is at the present mo ment, in consequence of its resistance to the law of the land, as interpreted by the highest authorities in it, worthy of the severest reprobation of every man who is a lover of his country, or the friend of civil order." Mr. JOHN DUNCAN, W.S., seconded the resolution The Rev. JAMES ROBERTSON, in an excellent speech which we are sorry our limits forbid us to insert moved, " That this meeting hold that Voluntary Churchmen cannot operate with the Anti-Patronage' and Independence ' party in the Church of Scotland, for these reasons amongst others—because that party, as formerly stated, arc engaged in a course of opposition to the law; because, by popularizing,as it may be called, the Church of Scotland, they hope to weaken and even to extirpate Dissent ; because, an endowed body ought on no account to be a❑ independent or irresponsible one, and because, even if independent, yet if endowed, the Church of Scotland would be setting at defiance the grand financial law of Christ's house, the recognition of which law in the case of every Church it is the leading object of this Society to secure." Mr. CHARLES SPENCE seconded the Resolution. Councillor GRAY then moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried by acclamation. The meeting then broke up. MR. RICHARD OASTLER —On Monday evening, a public tea-drinking and ball were held in the Philosophical Hall, Huddersfield, for the benefit of Mr. Oastler, late candidate for the representation of that bo rough, who is now immured in the Fleet-prison for debt, at the suit of Thomas Thornhill, Esq., proprietor of the Fixby Estates, fur which estates Mr. Oastler was stew- rd. The charge of admittance was Is.—upwards of 600 were present. The company was a mixed one, and corn prised the personal and political friends of Mr. Oastler, high and low Churchmen, Methodists, Dissenters, and Socialists, and also a large number of factory youths and maiden ,, .—Leeds Times. COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—SINKING OF THE VESTA, OFF GRaVESEND.-0:1 Saturday afternoon ►ast, between the hours of two and three, a serious acci dent occurred in the river, off Gravesend, by the brig Sarah, of London, coming into collision and sinking the barque Vesta, from Sunderland. It appeprs that the Vesta was lying at anchor southward of raid-channel, oppo site the Clifton Baths, waiting for the flood tide to pro ceed up to London. The brig was bearing down the channel, and came in contact with the Vesta with frightful violence. Several beats put off from shore with assist. ance, and every possible means were adopted to prevent the vessel from sinking, but without effect, and she sank in deep water. It is expected she will be got up in the course of the present week, She is laden with coals. THE FORTIFICATION OF PA the year 1788, a project was set on foot for fortifying Paris, and was actually commenced. It gave rise at that tim e to a good deal of discussion, although perhaps not so ani mated a one as the present, and the following pun was made upon the subject, " Le mur murant Paris rend i Paris murmurant." TYIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, 1114:BRITA.RY 2,181 i. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS (MONDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE. —Th e Share Market was flat to-day, and prices were a shade lower. Toe news from America, relative to the affairs of the Bank of the United States, produced some anxiety among those interested in American affairs; but, although there seems to be no doubt that the accounts aro correct in so far as they state that the American Money Market was depressed, and that the shares of the Bank had fallen, there is great reason to believe that the assertion, " of all confidence in the institution being gone," is untrue, and we have no difficulty in stating that the statement of the immediate assets and liabilities is fallacisus. The New York Herald, on whose authority alone the statement stands in the meantime, is a paper notoriously hostile to the Bank, and not particularly high in its cha racter for veracity on any subject. Looking, however, et its figures, we see at once that the liabilities are put down at the very highest amount possible, while the assets are garbled and depressed to the utmost farthing; and the whole of the large mass of securities held by the Bank are thrown overboard by the sweeping appropriation, "that they are daily becoming worse." The liabilities arc put down at 511,205,022 The assets at Leaving a deficiency of 57,636,541 Supposing every dollar in dep )sit and circu!a'ion to be c.lled for, an event known by every banker to be so very improbable that we might almost say it is impos sible. But besides from the above deficiency of , 7,636,541 Must be deducted... 5,000,000 Leaving only s2 636,541 Because that amonnt, it is known to all parties interested, was arranged to be taken in post notes at nine, twelve, and eighteen months, by the other banks of the city of Phila delphia, and through the latter in part by the banks in New York and Boston. Over and above all this it is known, as we stated lately, that the Bank has funds in this country at its immediate disposal to the extent of $3,500,000 ; so that, in fact, the institution bad tends instantly available for the payment cf every farthing of its liabilities, if every dollar in circulation and deposit had been called for, which, as we have already ob served, is almost impossible. These facts must satisfy the public that there is no reason to apprehend that the re sumption of specie payments in January would be post poned, which is further strengthened by the quotation given in the New York Herald, of the rates of discount in New York for drafts on Philadelphia, which remained at 1 per cent. only, instead of from 3 to 5 per cent. discount, being the rate before the resumption was contemplated. There certainly dots appear to have been somethiag like a panic at the date of the departure of the Cambridge from New York,:from causes which the meagre accounts received do not explain. Under these circumstances, we would advise those concerned to remain quiet until the arrival of the steamer of the Ist of February, which will be about the 15th of the month, as she will bring accounts sixteen days later than the period fixed for the resumption of specie payments. It appears that the heaviness in the Consol Market has been sufficient to depress Spanish bonds nearly per cent,, notwithstanding the official publication of the financial decrees, converting the Coupons into land warrants, bearing 3 per cent. interest, with a prospect of their early cancelment and resumption of the payment of the divi dends on the Active Bonds. Many persons, we under stand, consider the caFtitalising of the Coupons in the light of a new creation of stock, and it certainly would have been more desirable to have received payment of the arrears duo in money ; but it would have been absurd to expect such a settlement at present from an impoverished exchequer, such as that of Spain. The next step was for the Spanish Government to pay as much as they could afford, and to acknowledge the balance in a legal form, bearing interest until the means at their disposal should redeem the obligations. This has been done, and cer tainly the position of the bondholders is pro Canto im• proved. The newspapers have only published the financial de crees themselves, and have not alluded to the report of M. Gambea to the Regency, on which the decrees were founded. This document is of a moat able and satisfactory nature. It is published in the Madrid Gazette at length, and we subjoin some extracts from its columns, which prove distinctly the perfect bona fides of the measure, and the honest feelings and principles by which the Minister of Finance was actuated in proposing it for the consideration and approval of the Regency. He begins by alluding to his former exposd of the 4th of November, when he proclaimed that the most imperious obligation of Spain was that of paying all the arrears duo and to become due of the national debt, which words, the Minister says, he repeats now, to let the world know that when he expressed them it was not with the only view to silence the general clamour, but as a solemn promise, which he considered himself bound to fulfil. He then dwells on the great value of the several domains of national property still remaining unsold, and which he intends to publish for the knowledge of the creditors. The Spanish finances, he observes, require a radical reform, and the introduction of " econoraias," to ; bring the Treasury to a state capable of meeting the national exigencies. lie considers the claims of the bondholders as of a most sacred character, and in order to do justice to them as circumstances will permit, proposes the conversion of all the arrears of Coupons of the internal and external debt, up to the end of 1840, into a new stock or land warrants, receivable at par for the purchase of the national and church properties, bearing three per cent. interest per annum until extinguished. The other particulars of the conversion our readers will have found in the decree. With regard to 1841 and 1342, he reserves to himself full liberty to propose a measure to the Cortes, for their conversion, as they become due, because it is possible that at no very distant period Spain may be recovered so far as to be able to pay some of them in full. From 1843 the Minister entertains the hope of resuming payment of the dividends, and we must confess that we appreciate the can dour with which this report is presented to the public; for M. Gamboa distinctly says that he would be reluctant to make such an offer if he had anticipated that the debt was to be at that period of the same amount which it represents at present. He expects the contrary, as the facilities and encouragement which the Government intend to give for the sales of national and church properties will reduce the amount of it in a great degree. The church property is expressly applied to the redemption of the Coupons and capital of the debt, to be sold as specified by the second decree, part in cash and part in Active Bonds and Coupons. The valuation of this property is 20,000,0001 , but the Minister expects it will realise 30,000,0001, to be received as follows : £4,800,000 in Cash 1 12 :2 00 00 0:000:::: in in Co Active Stock 30 X3O, 000,000 The cash will be required to provide for the maintenance of the church and clergy. The portions receivable in Stock (ordered to be cancelled and burned on delivery) will reduce the debt of Spain within such a compass as will enable the Government to make provision for the fu ture dividends at an early date. The statement which we made the other day as to the real amount of Coupons is corroborated by the report of the Minister, and the home and foreign creditors are placed upon a footing of entire equality, TIMES.—The accounts given in the New York papers of the situation of the " United States" Bank, and that, too, within one week of the period (the 15th ult.) fixed for the resumption of specie payments, have struck dismay among the parties interested in that concern, who had been led to expect far different results, since it was known that the agency in Europe had been undertaken by Messrs. Morrison and Son. It should be observed, however, that there are many circumstances connected with these accounts which have led to the belief that there is both exaggeration and misapprehension in them, and the want of the papers of dates previous to the Bth ult., which would contain the Annual Report of the meeting of the Shareholders of the " United States " Bank on the 4th, almost wholly precludes any just conclusion on the subject. The affair may not, there fore, turn out quite so bad as it now appears to be, but still there was enough known before to justifj great doubts whether this bank could resume at all on the 15th, and still greater, if it did so resume, of its being able to bear up against the run that would be made upon it, in consequence of other recant disclosures, or to continue specie payments for any lenoa of time. That a deadly enmity exists in New York against this and other banks in Philadelphia has long been apparent, and unfortunately, besides the wish that the United States Bank should be finally and totally overthrown, there exists a power in the New York banks to aid in the accomplishment of that wish, by a pressure for specie, as soon as cash payments are resumed. On the other hand, non -resumption must prove equally fatal, by causing a forfeiture of the ch ar t er , unless the Legislature of P enns y l vania, which has peremp torilys s fixed r a final" period for resumption, s h ou ld stu l t if y e ro far as f ur ther to suspend the exe cut i on o f i ts own law. Hence the proper inference se ems to be, that what as publish e d i n t h e papers .'' e 'l for ti ° t a S eve rk, the prospects rexaggerationt of theherern ay be in th e accounts from New York, parties here w h o are interested in this bank arc of the most unfavourable d escr i pt i on. The theahoFwretitchhat the movements of the funds, Paris market have very much corres ponded with those o f our owe, as far as conce rns the effect of the Q ueen ' s quotations of Speech, and the debates en the Address. The first effect of the omission caused in Paris, as it did here, a decline in the public securities, but the last papers, which show that the French arc in possession of the speeches in Par liament likewise, bring a slight advance in the prices of stock, and although such a reaction did not take place from a like cause in our own market, it was pretty gene rally admitted that such would have been the case had not the paragraph about the public exigencies prevented it. Money has been in more request, and this has caused a greater continuation in the price of Cons o l s f or t h e ac count, as compared with the value for money, while also the continued bringing ofstock into the market has ope rated unfavourably to the maintenance of quotations gene rally. The foreign securities have, in almost every instance, given way, but the more particularly affected were those connected with the Peninsular Governments, and for the reason that it is here the impression that the bondholders are not fairly dealt by in the proposed consolidation of in terest upon their debt, and the small payment to be made upon it is also not thought worthy their consideration. Private letters from Madrid contain several observations respecting the Regency decree for the conversion of the overdue dividend into a 3 per cent. stock, published in the Gaceta of the 22d ult. The amount of outstanding over due dividends, it is observed, may - L oe set down at 960,000,000 of reds veil" , so that the present debt will be increased from 6,000,000,000 to 6,960 ,000,000, while the balances due by the pet - cheers of the national property, together with the value of that still unsold, and the value of the church estates applied, as according to the same Gazette, as well as of those belonging to Ordenes Mili tares, esc., are only supposed to amount to 4,865,000,000, to say nothing of the circumstance that part of the payment for these properties is to be made in certifi is d e bt w i t h out interest. To show the room there s for retrenchment in the different branches of the public ex penditure, a communication in one of the Spanish journah4 by M. Pcbrer, for the purpose of announcing the foi ma tion of the Finance Association, contains some important facts. He secs down at 20,439 the number of employes under the Fihance department, which thus costs 29 per cent on all that it collects. The preventive service is esti mated at $2,099,400 per annum, in spite of which about $ 2 4,000,000 are annually smuggled into Spain. The number of other civil employes is set down at 100,000, while the half pay to removed functionaries is reckoned to be about 500.000 i. sterling, independent of that received by the military men, of whom there arc so many in every city of Spain. The different denominations of taxes ap pear to be no less than 102 in number. This same Fi nance Association submitted to the Minister of Finance at, opinion against the expediency of issuing the decrees for the conversion, but he felt that he could not withheld their publication. Their effect on the Bourse, it is observed by the same letters, was very trifling, and it is still thought doubtful whether any actual good will be done to the creditors, or whether the whole is not an expedient to gain time. The representations made to the Board of Trade last year by the merchants of London, Liverpool, and Glas gow, interested in the trade with Venezuela and New Granada, on the subject of the coffee duties, have been renewed with some additions and greater confidence, now tbat the general question of import duties is about to be agitated in so solemn a manner in Parliament itself. They disclaim, however, any desire to interfere with that prin ciple, professing only to seek such a regulation of the duty as, while in accordance with that principle, may operate fairly towards other interests. It appears to them that a difference of 3d. per pound duty in favour of British co lonial coffee, as compared with foreign, would afford suffi cient protection to the former. The coffee from the Spanish Main is brought to market at a cost of from .•Os. to 555. per cwt., which is the price in bond. An addi tion of 28s. per cwt. (which is 3 , 1. per lb.) to this before it was allowed to be placed on the same footing with the British, would, it is thought, give the latter a sufficiently preponderating advantage. In fact, as the coffee of Foreign States has been transported to the Cape of Good Hope, to comply with the law in favour of imports from within the limits of the East India Com pany's Chatter, and thereby is subject to no more than 9d. per lb. duty, it is shown that tae proposed alteration has, in fact, been practically obtained. To do away with so unprofitable a course as that w;iich is now taken to be subject to the smaller duty only, the suggestion is, that if colonial coffee pays 61. per lb., foreign shall pay 91, withc.,ut taking the circuitous route; or, if colonial be re duced to 51, foreign shall pay but 83. The commercial intercourse between Great Britain and Venezuela and New Granada is stated to be such as to render expedient every encouragement to the products of the later, and with respect to the slave trade, the merchants say, in the first place, that these countries have wholly purified them seivtis from th•tt traffic, and in the second place, and with respect to other countries that may not be similarly cir cumstanced, they submit, that the trade in coffee being legitimate one, the question of slaves ought not to be con nected with this of the duties. POST.--The funds closed under much depression this evening, the market being again unfavourably influenced by the assumed defalcation in the revenue. Some propositions have been put forward on the part of the Spanish Government, on the subject of finance, to which we may m.ke reference on a vacant day. The Gacela de Madrid has eight or ten columns under the head " Ministerio de Hacienda," which it will of course take time to digest. It must, however, we are quite sure, be a sore disappointment to Messrs. Merazabal and Gambea to learn that the effect of thoir exposition was a considerable decline in the London market. SUN. --We had, in addition to intelligence from Ame rica, some unfavourable reports in circulation respect ing the stoppage of one or two houses in the City, and this depressed Stocks. Consols for immediate transfer opened in the morning at 891, receded gradually to 89k, and closed at 891 to s. For the Account the current quotations of the morning were 893- to 4, after wards 89,1 to and at the close of business 89 to Exchequer Bills ranged from 4s. to 6s. premium ; Dist India Stock was steady at 248, the New Three-and-a- Half per Cents. brought 97i to 1 1-, and the Three per Cents. 89i to 1. Excepting in Spanish Bonds for the account, the transactions in the foreign market were very unimport ant. The news by the Lisbon mail led to no activity in Portuguese Stock, which was heavy at 31-,1, and the Three per Cents. were not dealt in. Spanish Ac tive Bonds were marked 24i to -g- for immediate trans fer, and 24i- to -;;- for time ; Mexican Stock receded to 27 1 ,- to ; and Colombian. 22i to ; Peruvian was at 16 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. were dull at 50. The Share Market partook of the same dull charac• ter as those for Stocks. Great Western Rtilway were at 28 to 27, the New at 12 to 13, the Filth at 61 to 6i, Blackwall 4, and North Midland 25 discount. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY, (From the Morning Chronicle.) It will be seen, from our account of the proceedings at the nomination at Walsall yesterday, that the show of hands was completely in favour of Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith had not only the hands but the heads in his favour, for even the gentleman who proposed Mr. Gladstone durst not meet the great principle which is at issue in this election. Mr. Forster said, " In reference to the Corn-laws, if they could be proved to be injurious to the trade of the country, they ought to be repealed forthwith." But he durst not state that they wore not injurious. Mr. Mills, the gentle man who seconded the nomination of Mr. Smith, said, "He should like to know from Mr. Forster what he really thought was detrimental to the town. Did he not think that there must be something detri mental when he saw hundreds around him in the most wretched destitution? He asked Mr. Forster if he had not seen, as a guardian, hundreds around him in the most wretched destitution ? Had he not seen, as a guardian, hundreds of men applying for leave to do the work of horses for fifteen pence per day ? He (Mr. Mills) sat at the board with Mr. Forster, and they both knew that they had been compelled to put num bers of these poor creatures upon three days of this de scription of work in the week. It was folly to deny the existing distress; it was still greater folly to deny the cause, because by so doing they prevented a remedy." The people of Walsall seem fully impressed with the im portance of the contest which they are to decide. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed in favour of the Anti-Corn law candidate. From what was said by Mr. Cottrell, it would appear that bribery has been resorted to by the Tory candidate. But the people were confident that the cause of free trade would bo victorious. Out of the enor mous multitude, not more than about a dozen individuals were adherents of the Tory candidate. From all these symptoms we augur favourably for Mr. Smith. (From the Tinzes.) The factious manner in which, for political ends, the " Liberal" journals are constantly assailing the Horse Guards, has naturally operated as a restraint upon any expression of our feelings and opinions in a matter on which there is, we believe, among Englishmen uncon nected with the parties, but one, and that a very strong opinion. We owe to the distinguished nobleman at the head of the army, not merely respect, but the warmest gratitude, for services only eclipsed by those of one, whose fame casts into comparative obscurity achievements which in other days would have placed their authors among the wonders of their time. To be next alter Wel lington is surely a higher rank than belongs to any com mander since the days of Marlborough. Nor does it reflect any slight honour on Lord Hill to have commanded the whole British army for now nearly fifteen years, with so generally unimpeachable a character as that which he has succeeded in sustaining. It is from a mingled feeling of regard for the past and apprehension for the future that we now venture, once more, to approach that vexata questio—the predicament of the Prince Consort's regiment of Hussars. One of the chief uses of the Press is to give a tongue to public discontent. And this is the difference between a loyal and a disloyal Press:—The latter, as in the present case, exhibits the greatest avidity in exciting the public mind against all lawful authorities and established institutions. The former, desiring rather to allay than to irritate the evil, speaks only when it is ne cessary; when it appears but too probable that the public feeling is not understood or appreciated by those to whom it is a misfortune to misunderstand or to be misunderstood by the people. From the uncertainty and hesitation which still exists, we cannot but fear that this is the case with re spect to the position of the Horse Guards as to the affair of the 11th Hussars and their commander. Universally con demned abroad, and not defended oven at head-quarters, as is the conduct of Lord Cardigan, still no decisive step is taken. Officer after officer falls a victim to the want of temper and self-control displayed by the Lieutenant- Colcnel ; the public mind, irritated by these things, displays its dis content on every fitting or unfitting occasion, but still the main cause of all this ill-blood continues to exist, and the moral feeling and sense of justice which are innate in, and natural to, Englishmen in general, are outraged by behold ing the wronged still without redress, and the wrong-doer still without check or punishment. The good sense of the people has been abundantly visible in this affair. They are aware that discipline must be preserved, and insubordination firmly repressed, if the army is to be kept in a state of effectiveness. The sentence, there fore, on Captain R. A. Reynolds was submitted to, severe as it undoubtedly was. Nay, more, a respect ful silence was preserved in order that Lord Car digan's resignation, expected by every one as inevit able, might have the grace of a voluntary, and not an enforced act of repentance. But in this pa tience and moderation of the public mind there is no atom of doubt or indecision. The feeling of ninety nine men out of every hundred (we speak only of educated men, and competent judges) is, that Captain R. A. Rey nolds, while he had clearly exposed himself to the sentence which he received, was at tbo same time a m3n who had suffered cruel provocation, upon whom technical justice inflicted real injustice, and in whose favour, tin refore, mercy ought to be brought into exercise at the earliest fitting moment ; while, on the other hand, Lord Cardigan, both in this, and in various other instances, had shown such a want of proper feeling and temper as clearly rendered him unfit for a post of command, and made it a public duty incumbent on his superiors to with draw him, as quickly as possible, from a position in which he was doing constant and widely-extended, mis chief. These opinions, as we have said, are general throughout society ; and, as they involve personal wrongs, and positive injuries, still unredressed, they aro not likely to grow weaker, or to die away. " Let justice be ," is a motto perhaps of all others most congenial to an Eng lish mind. But justice has not yet been done in the case above alluded to. Hence the matter festers and rankles in the heart of the public. They can wait ; but patience will have its limit, We trust that there is no intention a the Horso Guards of blinking the question, or of trying the ex tont of the public endurance. We hope that arrangements are only delayed which may rectify what at present requires it, and may rem@ve the heartburning vritieh continuos to exist. Much is this to be desired ; both that " justice may ho done" to the injured parties, and that those n•ho arc constantly carping at the Horse Guards system, from factious and party motives, may not have the support which they are at present deriving from a widely spread conviction that wrong has beeti done, and remains unredres.sed ; while the wrong-doer maintains his state, and continues his course with impunity. EAST SURREY ELECTION. MEETING OF MR. ALCOCK'S FRIENDS. Yesterday evening a public meeting of the electors of Bermondsey took place at the Leathcr.market Tavern, to take measures to secure the return of Mr. Alcock. The large room was crowded by the most influential Liberals of the county. Soon after ecven o'clock the chaff: was taken by Fe.tNcls BRUEN, Esq. The CHAIRMAN having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Mr. VOUSLEY had a resolution to propose for the consi ,.. (leration of the electors of E 4st Surrey. It was their duty to return, as their reeresentatives, steady and consistent Reformers—( Hear, hear)—men who did not advocate any of tho,e violent principles of which the Tories professed to be so much afraid.—( Hear, hear.) Sufficient materials existed in the county to do that.—( Hear, hear.) If they were satisfied with the principles of the candidate who now came forward, he felt satisfied that there was enough of public spirit, and a sufficient number of bona fide Re formers in the county to return Mr. Alcock to Parliament as their representative.—(Cheers.) They were told the Ballot was unnecessary ; but if Lord J. Russell had had half the experience of canvassing at election:. for Membe rs o f P ar li ament t h at h e h ad, he would be convinced that some such measure was necessary.—(Hear. hear.) Hs should conclude by submitting for their consideration the following resolution :—" That it is, in the opinion of this meeting, incumbent on the electors of East Surrey, in supplying the vacancy in their representation caused by the death of Captain Alsager, to return to Parliament a gentleman who gill support measures for the extension of civil and religious freedom, and the promotion of the in terests of all classes of the community.—;_Lcui cheers.) ' Mr. CURLING seconded the resolution. He knew not the cause of recent defeats, but he deeply deplored them. Since they had lost 8. - iscoo they had been left to the tender mercies of the Tories, who, he should say, were the people's werst friends. The Tories had put for ward a gentleman who was deficient in ma:urity of years, and who had not the advantage of sound experience. lie spoke not without knowledge.—( Hear, hear, and cries of " His mother's afraid to let him our," and continued laughter.) He would do much hotter to be considered of seven years hence.—( Hear, and laughter.) In the mean time he would point to a gentleman whom the Liberal electors of Surrey had met to support.—(Cheers.) Ile came fore:aid determined to support her Majesty's Minis_ ters.—(Tremendous cheering.) When they considered the successful results of their policy, both domestic and foreign, he would say that they ought to be supported.— ( Continued applause.) Their opponents were working like moles under ground ; but although there had been fewer placards and less stir than he ever remembered be fore, and no pub is meetings, yet they had that day had the hardihood to declare that they should carry the county by a mejority of 600.—( Laughter.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. There being loud cries for Mr. Wood, the Hon. Member Came forward. BENJAMIN WOOD, Esq., M.P., said it unfortunately happened that he was not an elector, and had no right to address the meeting.—( Cries of " Yes, yes.") K,, came there to sanction the principle of reform, by the humble advocacy of which he had the honour to represent that borough —(Cheers.) They had limited means in the House of Commons. They wanted much to add to the strength they now possessed. Every vote lost now was almost more than ten would have been some time ago. --(Hear, hear.) If they could only wit one from the enemy's camp much would be gained.—( Hear, bear.) 'I hey were fighting the same cause at Walsall with every prospect of success, and if two victories could be obtained in so short a time, the advantage would necessarily be great.—(Cheers.) There was another subject—he meant the Poor-laws—on:vvhich the opinions of Mr. Alcock were equally sound. The country was in au artificial state, created entirely by the Corn-laws, which were alike inju rious both to individuals and to the community at large.— ( Cheers.) It was impossible to look on the bribery and corruption prevalent at elections without being convinced of the necessity of the Ballot.—( A voice, " The fran chise ") He (Mr. Wood) would include all householders. He believed Mr. Alcock went further.—(Cheers.) Mr. WILSON (the Anti-Corn-law delegate) moved the following resolution :—" That Thomas Alcock, Esq., having come forward as the advocrte of the repeal of the Corn-laws, and an alteration in the system of Church rates, and other liberal and enlightened measures, and from his being a re;ident in the county and a large holder of property in it, is well qualified to supply such vacancy, and this meeting pledges itself to use their best endeavours to secure his return." The motion was briefly seconded by Mr, DoNKtx, and carried by acclamation. Mr. ALCOCK then rose, and was received with reiterated applause. It had been objected against him that he was deficient in respect to the electors in not canvassing them personally, but the fact was that he had attempted it the ' first morning, and finding that he could only sec six or eight or ten electors at most, in a very few hours he had given it up as impracticable, and determined to resort to the much more candid and straightforward proceeding of addressing the electors at public meetings. Mr. Wilson had said but little, but much to the point. He (Mr. Wilson) was the brother of the author of the best book on the Corn-laws. His (Mr. Alcock's) attention was first drawn to the work by the Earl of Clarendon in the House of Lords. The Morning Post had ridiculed him for as serting that the price of corn would have been higher on an average for the list twenty years if there had been no Corn-laws, but his assertion was perfectly compatible with common sense. Although it might have been higher on an average, it would not have been so high within 12s. or lbs., of what it was last year. His object was to prevent excessive fluctuations. He was convinced there was no measure more for the general good of the country than a repeal of the Corn-laws.—( Hear, hear.) He was inclined to remove those laws gradually, so as not to hurt any inte rest in the country.—( Hear, hear.) Wilson, to whose work he had already alluded, recommended that it should be done in this way. The plan that he recommended was to fix the duty on corn at 10s. for the first year, and de crease it by Is. annually for five years, then to remain at ss. per quarter for three years, and afterwards cease alto gether. In this view of the subject he entirely concurred. A number of Chartists had by this time entered the room, and by pressing the question as to the five points of the Charter, in opposition to the wishes of the great majority of the audience, they caused some confusion. Respecting the first point of the Charter, namely, Universal Suffrage, Mr. Alcock answered decidedly in the negative; to the second—Vote by Ballot—he replied in the affirma tive ; to the third and fourth, namely Annual and Trien nial Parliaments, he also gave a decided negative. As to the last, namely, no Property Qualification, the confusion was too great to reply. Mr. WILSON, after some time, succeeded in obtaining a hearing. He proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which, being carried by acclamation, the meeting broke up. CANTERBURY ELECTION. NOMINATION OF THE CANDIDATES. CAN TERBERY, MONDA Y.—Before daybreak this morning the friends of both candidates were hastening from one committee-room to another, for the purpose of making the necessary preparations to escort Mr. Wilson and the Hon. Mr. Smythe to the nomination, and about &ne o'clock the colour-men and banner-bearers of each party assembled in the High-street, opposite the Conservative Club commit tee-room and the King's Head Tavern, where Mr. Wil son's committee have been sitting. Shortly after ten the Ccnservatives precceded in procession to the hustings, which consisted of three waggons, appropriated to the re spective candidates and the Sheriff; and in the course of twenty minutes they were followed by Mr. Wilson and his party. The Act against bribery and corruption having been read, and the usual formalities gone through, Mr. Alderman PLUMMER begged to propose John Wright Henniker Wilson, Esq., as a tit and proper person to re present the City of Canterbury in the Commons House of Parliament.—(Long continued cheering and hisses.) Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the nomination. Mr. PARTRIDGE proposed the Hon. George Percy Sid. ney Smythe. —( Loud cheering and disapprobation. ) Com bined with a feeling of loyalty to his §overeign, he enter tained a thorough knowledge of the measures best calcu lated to maintain the dignity of the Crown, the rights of the people, and the noble institutions of the country,— (Cheers and dissent.) Mr. BALDOCK seconded the nomination. The SHERIFF then asked if any elector had any other candidate to propose, and no answer being returned, Mr. Wtssosi came forward, and was received with loud and long-continued cheers and hisses. Fortunately for them the result of this election did not depend, as in many instances elsewhere, upon the comparative wealth of the candidates, but the struggle involved the cause of the Blue party in opposition to the Tories; and the present contest was of still more importance, as it was the cause of the Queen, of loyalty, and of independence, against disloyalty. Tory oppression—(The remainder of the sentence was drowned in an uproar.) They were all aware of the means that had been resorted to, to intimidate and deter the i electors from supporting the Reform interest, and he could now say, after the experience of a long canvass, f he was a sceptic before, he was now convinced of the neces sity of the Ballot, in order to protect the liberties . of the people, and enable them to exerc ise the electiviiefran chisehad conscientiously.—(Cheers and hisses.) used u T o t ng coerce opposed to the Cries of f n act, if it had bftin stancesheeeeeinivnogwtsei"rth.' ..i f i ee n t i t s h e o e ou t e e ds a ue r s ev t n e p i a rn p a h fl o d l t 'p o na f o ci f ne t f h u p b eb l r a i dn?aconi conscience.—( heart-burning a h o u c r i f s s e t :pl l iv .i i i cl is ual ei c n e g se, he would have only No' oe n c o uCre a d nd in che o e nVin d considered it his duty to have brought that isolated in before Parliament, as he was' of opinion that alone should be a sufficient ground for inducing the Legislature to grant the people the protection of the Ballot.—( Cheers and hisses.) One argument W. 15, that the Ballot was un- English ; but nothing could he called un-English that would have the effect of an im proved state of things, and of affording additional security to the honest and conscientious voter.--(llear.) Another argument was, that the Ballot was impracticable, and that it would not conduce to secret voting and protec tion ; but this applied rather more to the mechanical con struction of the ballot-box than to anything else. That ar gument was easily refuted by the model of a ballot-boa, which ho should be happy to show and explain to Mr. Smythe.—( Hear, hear, and lauAliter.) Another cause of strong complaint on his part was the coercion and ill-dis guised influence that had been exercised by those connected with she cathedral,— (Hisao and cries of " No, no.") lie EV EN ING EDITION was aQhrmei to nay that those gentlemen had pursued the s,me disgraceful course of intimidation upon this occasion that w.is imputed to them on the last election.—( Cries of " Shame.") He had strong grounds for complaining of the bigoted conduct he had experienced from those gentlemen during his canvass, and especially at the hands of the inha bitente of the fashionable residences about the cathedral.— ( Cries of " Shame," and hisses.) There had been another powerful weapon wielded to the preju dice of the Reform cause. He meant the public press— a slanderous Tory Press, that had flattered his Honourable Friend in a manner that he was sure mould make him blush to the very tips of his fingers, while it had calumniated him (Mr. Wilson), without having had the slightest pre text to say a:word to his prejudice.—(" Shame," and hisses.) It was not only himself that the Tory Journals had tra. duce.d, but they had also foully aspersed a lady who was i held most dear to British breasts. The Hon. Candidate here referredto the publi cat i on o f seine articles that ap peared in a Kentish Paper, and appealed to the electors if such language was not an imputation upon their loyalty. He had always been the unbending opponent of an Admi nistration which were driven in a few days from power by the iniquities of the Pension List--( Cries of " Hear, i.e tr," and hisses)—and which would prevent the present Government from pursuing those measures of reform and improvement which no person but the greatest bigot could deny the people stood so much in need of.--(Applause and hisses.) lie risked why Sir Robert Peel did not oppose the present Administration openly instead of continually attack. ing them by indirect means ? Why did they not move an amendment to the Queen's Speech? Could they find no fault with it ; and were they constrained to pass it over e jib the grumbling of Sir Robert Peel? Why did not the Tories attempt to impeach the Government for their policy ill the Mediterranean, or for the measures they adopted in other parts of the world, by which they have ensured the pacification of Europe as decisively in a few weeks, as it would have taken a Tory Government, with an extrava gant and ruinous war cf thirty or forty years' duration, to bring about.--( Laughter and cheers.) The Honourable Candidate concluded amidst much yelling and cheering. Mr. SMYTHE next presented himself, Ind was liesrtily cheered an d groane d at. H e t h oug h t t h e cong ratulations which Mr. Wilson broached were somewhat premature, because he believed, by Mr. Wilson's dividing them into three classes, the freemen, and the 101. householders, and the more wealthy householders, rather mere would be inclined to vote for him (Mr. Smythe), and hoist those colours (pointing to the orange and purple banners, which celled forth cries of " No, no," and " Hear, hear, bear.") He had made a mistake, then; but allow him to tell them the reason be had said that. Nobody could forget the language of tie Attorney- General ; and it should be recollected Mr. Wilson supported the Ministry of which that Attorney_ General was a member, and, there fore, approved of his words. The freemen of Canterbury, dcclare.l the Attorney-General, were a most venal and corrupt race--(Leud cries of " Hear, hear").—but he (Mr. Smyth,) did riot think so, nor did he say so.—( Applause.) lic. next came to the 10/. householders. Many ut them .said that they would vote blue, because they fat grateful to the Blues for the vote they had given to them under the Reform Bill ; but if they were desirous .of expressing their gratitude for that privilege, he (Mr. Smythe) cer tainly stood before them with greater claims and advan tages then Mr. Wilson, for he found that out of the Grey Cabinet, which passed that Bli, only three continued in the present Ministry, while five were Conservatives. —( Hear, and applause.) The remainder never voted for the present Government, nor did Lord Spencer support them. There fore he said that if they looked upon the Reform Act as a boon, they were more indebted to the party he supported for their votes. then to these who advocated principles that would end in anarchy and confusion—(Loud cries of " No," and cheers)—then he would say, principles that were im practicable to be carried out by any Government.— ( Laughter, and cheers.) He (Mr. Suet the) was opposed to the present doomed and struggling Government which now alone found strength in its own death-struggle.— (Cheers.) He felt that in the present contest be had many difficulties to surmount. He was opposed by a man who boasted of his wealth in ten counties, and by a party who possessed all the influence which a partial Adminis tration could throw into their hands. The Hon. Gentle man then retired amidst deafening plaudits and great hissing. A show of hands was then taken by the SheeifF, and declared to be in favour of the Hon. Mr. Smythe. Mr. MATTHEW demanded a poll on behalf of Mr. Wil. son, and after a vote of thanks was passed for the Sheriff, the candidates and their friends returned to their respec tive committee rooms. WALSALL ELECTION. WALSALL, MONDAY, FOUR P.M.-Pursuant to the de claration of the Mayor, the nomination of a candidate to represent the borough of Walsall in Parliament, took place at nine o'clock this morning. The candidates were Mr. J. N. Gladstone, in the Conservative interest, and Mr. J. B. S,nith, the representative of the Anti.Corn law League. At nine o'clock the Mayor, accompanied by the Town Clerk and the various functionaries of the Lorough, made their appearance on the hustings. The number of persons in the crowd now amounted to about 4,000, but no dispo sition to violence was exhibited, no manifestation of party malevolence appeared. After the usual preliminaries had been attended to, and the proceedings had been duly opened by the Mayor, CHARLES FORSMER, , proposed the election of Mr. J. N. Gladstone, which was seconded by Mr. S. Perks. Mr. C. F. Corrninr, then proposed the nomination of Mr. Smith, wl.ich was seconded by Mr. Mills, of Darlaston. The candidates then addressed the electors at consider able length, in the course of which Mr. Gladstone ex pN,,'ssed himself favourable to a reduction in the price, %I hen ez-rii might be imported duty free, and Mr. Smith ex pressed himself in favour of a total repeal. A show of hands being decidedly in favour of Mr, Smirk, a poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Gladstone, and the concourse separated. The town remains perfectly quiet. THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE STREET. NooN, Fan. 2. Birometcr So 07 In. 'Thermometer Highest 32 Lowest Wind N.E.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. la the course of the night and morning there has been a heavy fall of snow, with a keen north-east wind. The streets were covered with :now several it chos der p, tut the ws ather has now cleared up, and the sun shines pith coa siderable brilliancy. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. There was a good attendance this afternoon, but busi ness progrcescd languidly, and without any serious effect on the quotations. Palmmon's price was 15 to 1, taken to nearly 1001., and offered currently up to the close. Coronation was in force at 18 to 1, at which figure his backers would have gone on ; one party, indeed, was con tent with a point less. The odds quoted below against Marshal Soult and Knight of the NVilistle were taken with some spirit ; and so frequent were the in quiries about Prince Caraduc that no one ventured to 'advance upon 25 to 1 ; we have no doubt that two points more would have satisfied his friends. Charnel , on was not named at a 1 price, but as 6 to 5 was taken between him and Coronation, and no one responded to an offer to back him against Ralph, we are entitled tQ infer that last week's odds would not have been laid. Ralph was rather out of favour, and the Rosalie colt, a),- Clough harked on commission, is not by any means a better favourite. Some outsiders were backed, one of them, Ermengardis, with sufficient animation to give her a decided lift. If we add that 850 to 200, and 900 to 200 were laid against Scott's lot, and that 30 to 1 would have been taken about \Vahab, we shall have touched upon all that is worthy of any notice beyond what is con tained in the following list of the closing prices THE DERBY. 13 to 3 asst Scott's lot—taken 15 to 1 agst Palmmon 18 to 1 agst Coronation—taken 18 to 1 agst Eringo 25 to 1 agst Soult—taken 25 to 1 agst Ralf—taken and aftervr n a a r ani d pd s h o :_ ff dr e ti r an e kg d oon, for. 25 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc—taken 30 to 1 agst Rosalie— . aken 30 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle—taken 33 to 1 apt Mongolian—taken to 601. 40 to 1 agst Joachim—taken to bo/. 50 to 1 agst Morning Star --taken 50 to 1 agst Armengardis 50 to 1 agst Kn!ghtsbridgc. 50 to 1 agst Darioletta colt .5000 to 75 egst Nebros—taken 1000 to 15 agst Jack Sheppard—aken 1000 to 15 agst Tonquin 3000 to 30 agst Finchloy—takeLakaennd 1 6 32 ( 0 )( 00 ) t tt 0 00 agst.l o oo c a ng agst luCrt'olinneca Mares —a' agst Camelion--taken 200 even between Rosalie . c. and Wallab—taken 1000 to 5 agst Eringo, Lampoon, Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger. The Army Estimates will be presented by the Secretary-at-War to Parliament next week. They do no t •nclude any increase of our forces ; but it is under stood that an augmentation will be proposed by Lord Jahn Russell, and that the same will be provided for in a Army Estimate. tliousan d m Su e i n ) t p ‘i l t e i noineTilrlybAt,N u V l e en t , r a u s st a th ie tt , t s tli n e um at b sg e - r will rot furnish the additional force • d furnish suffiei f . re.i l. e s for the corps now in the Colonies. —Naral and Military Gazette. FESTIVITIES AT BEDGEBURY PARK AND BERESFORD HALL—There were grand doings at the above slats cf Viscout . r I3ert sford last week, in celebration of ti coming of age of Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope, youngest son of Viscountess Beresford. The children edueAted at GJulditurst were regaled w;th an excellent (limier, and the poor on the estate were supplied with 1 eef, bread, and old do for their families, at the expense of the nobl, and galliint Viscount a id his lady. At Beresfoid 1-1,111, Derbyshire, nbero his Lordship has been for some time past making considerable improvements, the old baro nial hall of that romantic seat was the scene of unaccur omed revelry, upwards of 200 of the clergy and principal tenantry brine sumptuously entertained on the happy oe.. c ,sloe. The following day the whole of the poo: on the Noble Lord's property were provided with a good repast. C O NSISTEYCY.--itichard Godson, M.P., has remitted the sum of 100 guineas to William Boycot, E sq ., solicitor, of K'dderminster, for the relief of the poor of that borough during the present inclement season. Mr. Godson votes for the bread -tax, by which those same poor are deprived of many hundred times the amount he now bestows to Sustain their lives under its murderous operation,...Statfordahir‘ .Examiner. `°