The Sun. — London, England, 1831-11-11 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL CHURCHES. The Eleventh Annual Report of his Majesty's Commissioners appointed by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the 58th year of the reign of his Majesty King Geo. 111. c. 45. entitled " An Act for Building and promoting theßuildingof Addi tional Churches in populous Parishes," is Just pub lished. In their last report his Majesty's Commissioners stated that 134 Churches and Chapels had been com pleted; in which accommodation had been provided for 192,974 persons, including 106,154 free seats to be appropriated to the use of the poor. They have now to state that thirty-four Churches and Chapels have since been completed at the follow ing places :—At Alverstoke, in the county of South ampton; at Riddings, in the parish of Alfreton, in the county of Derby ; at Bedminster, in the county of Somerset ; at Birkenshaw, and at Heckmond wike, in the parish of Birstal, in the county of York; at Morley, in the parish of Batley, in the county of York ; at Brampton, in the county of Derby ; at Burslem, in the county of Stafford ; at Ilford, in tha county of Essex; in the parishes of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Carlisle; at Cleines, in the county of Worcester ; at Cheltenham, in the county of Glou cester; at Netherton, in the parish of Dudley, in the county of Worcester ;at Horwich, in the parish of Dean, in the county of Lancaster ; at Pendleton, in the parish of Eccles, in the county of Lancaster ; at Enfield, in the county of Middlesex ; at Glossop, in the county of Derby; at Hampton Wick, in the parish of Hampton, in the county of Middlesex ; at Huddersfield, in the county of York ; at New :Mille, in the parish of Kirkburten, in the county of Voris ; at Myron, in the parish of holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull, in the county of York ; at Hol beck, in the parish of Leeds, in the county of York ; at Orniskirk, in the county of Lancaster; at Rich mond, in the county of Surrey; at Coseley, in the parish of Sedgley, in the county of Stafford; in Little Queen-street, in the parish of St. Giles, in the county of Middlesex; in the parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, in the county of Middlesex ; at St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop ; at Warminster, in the county of Wilts; at Thornes, in the parish of Wakefield, in the county of York; at Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford; at Hoy land, in the parish of Wath-upon-Dearne, in the county of York ; and at Warrington, in the county of Lancaster. In these thirty-four Churches and Chapels accommodation has been provided for 39,393 souls, including 21,928 free seats, to be appro priated to the use of the poor. Thus, on the whole, 168 Churches and Chapels have now been com pleted, and therein a total provision made for 231,367 persons, including 128,082 free seats, to be appropriated to the use of the poor, according to the scale laid down by his Majesty's Commissioners. His "Majesty's Commissioners have further to re port, that 27 Churches and Chapels are building at the following places :—At Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan ; in Woburn-square, in the parish of St. George, Bloomsbury, in the county of Mid dlesex ; at Cleckheaton, in the parish of Birstal, in the county of York ; in the parish of St. Philip and Jacob, Bristol ; in Worcester-square, in the parish of Walcot, Bath ; in the parish of St. Michael, Coventry ; in Sharp-square, in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell, in the county of Middlesex; at Cheshunt, in the county of Hertford ; at East Stonehouse, in the county of Devon ; at Great Yar mouth, in the county of Norfolk; on Saffron-hill, in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, in the county of Middlesex; in Highgate, in the county of Mid dlesex; at Brighouse, in the parish of Halifax, in the county of York ; in the town of Halifax, in the county of York ; at Wordesley, in the parish of Kingswinford, in the county of Stafford; at Syden ham, in the parish of Lewisham, in the county of Kent ; in the parish of Lyncombe and Widcombe, in the county of Somerset ; in Travis-street, Man chester, in the county of Lancaster ; at Paddington, in the county of Middlesex ; at Todmorden, in the parish of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster; at Shenton, in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the county of Stafford ; at Hyde, in the parish of Stock port, in the county of Chester; at Abersychan, in the parish of Trevethin, in the county of Monmouth; at Liverstone, in the county of Lancaster ; at Turi sta, in the parish of Wolstanton, in the county of Stafford ; at Toxteth Park, in the parish of Wolton on-the-Hill, in the county of Lancaster ; and at Pemberton, in the parish of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster. The state of the works in each of these Churches and Chapels, on the Ist day of July last, is fully detailed in the schedule accompanying this report, marked (A.) His Mejesty's Commissioners have further to re port that plans have been approved for sixteen odic' Churches arid Chapels to be built at the followiug places :—At Nineveh, in the parish of St. Martin, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; at Tock ,boles, in the parish of Blackburn, in the county of L ei scasi er ; at Hebden Bridge, in the parish of tp s eis e ss, in the county of York ; at Hetten-le-hole, in the paeish of Houghton-le-Spring, in the county of Durham ; at Bollington, in the parish of Prest bury, in the county of Lancaster; at Norbury, in the parish of Stoasport, in the county of Chester; at Lane-Erid, in the _parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the county of Stafford ; at Burleigh-street, in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in the count of Middlesex ; at Spotland, and at Wuerdle, in the perish of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster; at Tyrremouth, in the county of Northumberland ; at Aspa, in the parish of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster; in Edward's Garden, in the parish of Winwick, in the county of Lancaster ; at Stratford, in the parish of Westham, in the county of Middle sex; and at Wrockwardine Wood, in the parish of Wrockwardine, in the county of Salop. The build ings, in these cases, will be commenced as soon as tenders for the performance of the works have been a sleeted, and the conveyances of the sites obtained. I Its hlajesty's Commissioners have under consi deration plans for the two Chapels to be built at the following places :—At Tredegar, in the parish of Bedwelty, in the county of Monmouth ; at Ben well, in the parish of St. Nicholas, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, in the county of Northumberland. His 'Majesty's Commissioners have further to repot, that they have proposed to make grants in aid of building Churches and Chapels at time fol lowing fourteen places, viz.:—At Carmarthen, in the county of Carmarthen ; in the parish of St. Mary, Dover, in the county of Kent; at Dawley, in the county of Sie.lop ; at West Houghton, in the parish of Dean, in the county of Lancaster; at Old bury, in the parish of Hales Owen, in time county of Salbsp ; at Crosstones, in the paessh of Halifax, in the county of York ; in the town of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster; in the neighbourhood of G r ay's Inn-lane, in the parish of St. Andrew, Hol born, in the county of Middlesex; at Newtown, in the county of Montgomery; et Tong, in the parish of Prestwich, in the county of Lancaster; in the parishes of Stepney; St. Luke, Old-street ; St. George in the East, and St. Giles in the Fields, in the county of Middlesex; the plans for which have DOI yet been laid before the Board. His Majesty's Commissioners annexed a schedule to their last report, containing a list of applications which have been made to them from various places for and towards building new Churches and Chapels; a copy of vii;ch, and of the applications which have since been made, accompanies this report, marked (B), omitting those places in which grants have been proposed to be made. Since the last report the parishes of St. Martin, Birmingham, and St. Oswald, reurham, have each been divided into two distinct and separate pa rishes; and the parish of Tres - Ai - 4'am, in the county of Stafford, has been divided into tieree di st i nct an , separate parishes, under the provision of the 16th section of the Act of the 58th Geo. 111. c. JO; and the Chapels at the Wick, in the parish of Hampton, the county of Middlesex; at Woodhouse, in the pariah of Leeds, in the county of York; and at Barnsley, in the Game county, have been made Churches of districts, under the provisions of the 21st section of the same Act; ;.end districts have also been assigned, under the proviwim of the 16th section of the Act of .59th Geo. 111. e. 134, to the Chapels at Stanley and Alverthorpe, in the parish of Wakefield, in the county of York; at Low Harrowgate, in the parish of Pannel, in the same county ; and in the parish of Monmouth, in the county of Monmouth. His Majesty's Commissioners have since their last report, and without any aid from the Parliamen tary Fund, afforded, or expressed their willingness to afford, facilities for the obtaining additional bury ing-grounds for the parishes of Canford Magna, in the county of Dorset : lloniton, in the county of Devon; Mangotsfield, in the county of Gloucester; Maybull, in the county of Lancaster; Teddington, in the county of Middlesex ; and Wellington, in the county of Somerset; and also sites for new Churches and Chapels in the parishes of Bam borough, in the county of Northumberland ; Cheadle, l in the county of S:afford ; Leytonstone, in the county of Essex ; Leamington, in the county of Warwick ; at Solihull, in the county of Warwick ; St. Germains, in the county of Cornwall; Shipton under-Wichwood, in the county of Oxford ; and at Barnet, in the county of Hertford. His Majesty's Commissioners have further to state that ( with the exception of the case of the Chapel at Sennicots, in the parish of Funtingten, where, in consequence of its very peculiar circum stances, the Board have granted the right of nomi nation to such Chapel to Charles Baker, Esq.) they have thought it right to suspend the further conside ration of the applications made for a declaration of perpetual patronage to Chapels under the 3d Sec tion of the Act of 7 and 8 Geo. IV., c. 72, until the duties and powers of the Commissioners are better defined by a Bill which has passed both Houses of Parliament, and which, when it has re ceived the Royal Assent, will come into immediate operation. In conclusion, his Majesty's Commissioners have to state that since the opening of the Commission they have determined on and made provisions for the erection of 227 Churches and Chapels. The Exchequer bills which have been issued to :his day amount to 1.367,4001. W. CANTUAR. HARDWICKE. BROUGHAM C. ALTHORP. LANSDOWNE. DUNCANNON. GREY. B. C. STEVENSON. E. LANDAFF. S. LUSHINGTON. C. J. LOvDON. J. LONSDA.LE. MELBOURNE NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION. The first general meeting of this Association was held last night, according to the advertisement, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. At eight o'clock, the hour appointed for taking the Chair, there were from 1,200 to 1,500 persons present. fir F. Bur dett, accompanied by Mr. Galloway, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Erskine Perry, Mr. Thelwall, Mr. Wakley, and other gentlemen of the Committee, came into the room at twenty minutes after eight, and was wel comed with enthusiastic cheering. Having taken the Chair, . S'.r F. BURDETT said lie was happy to meet so numerous and respectable a body of his countrymen assembled on that important occasion, to determine upon a line of conduct which should unite all Re formers in support of the common cause, and pro mote that discussion which would prevent such weakness as might probably disable them from at taining those objects for which they had long been struggling, and which were now, for the first time, within their reach.—(Cheers.) He trusted that they were all fully impressed with the importance of union amongst all.—(Cheers.) Their grand object was to carry the Reform Bill, which had given satis faction to the whole country, and as it had been ho neatly proposed had been as honestly accepted.— (Cheers.) He had always been opposed to the dis tinction of his countrymen in cla-ses. It was only in his early days that such a distinction began to be talked of, when a part of the people were, as he thought, insolently called the lower orders, and the lower classes. There was no order recognized in England in distinction from the rest of the people but the order of the Peerage only. " We, all the rest," said he, " are one order."—(Cheers.) There were, he knew, many people, made insolent by an advantageous superiority in their circumstances, who fancied themselves above the people, whom they chose to call the lower orders; and he thought it mischievous of those who were the friends of the people to adopt the term and countenance such a distinction.—(Hear, hear.) Was not the working man, whose industry not only maintained himself, but increased the wealth of his country, equal in real worth to the wealthiest or the proudest man in the land.—(Cheers.) Whatever difference may be between us in bodily strength, in riches, or in mental powers, we are all one class. All over the world we are known as one body and called by one name—the people of England.—(Hear, hear.) For his part, he would not call himself the friend of the people—he was one of the people, and the whole end and scope of his life had been to promote the good of the whole body of the people, and for that object he was willing to expend all that he pos sessed, of health, or strength, or wealth. He wished, therefore, that they should all unite to destroy the vile system of boroughmongering, which was inso lently attempting to hold up its head against the King and the Government, and the representatives of the people. That system was too strong to be put down by the united strength of the people, whom he, therefore, called upon not to allow that strength to be divided in the support of different projects of Reform.—(Cheers.) Let the declara• tion, therefore, of that Union be such, that all may join in it. Some gentlemen from Westminster had called on him that morning to state their objections to some of the principles of the National Union ; but he persuaded them not to make any declaration which should separate them from that association. And to all other 112formera who thought that the Union went too far, or did not go far enough, he would say, " Da net make any declaration that would clash with us, and, by producing disunion, ac casion the triumph of the common enemy."— (Cheers.) He did not mean to forestall anything— sufficient for the day was the evil—but he would say, that the people might be defeated. It required all their strength to oppose the boroughmongering faction.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, exhorted his countrymen to unite for the support of the King and his Ministers, in carrying the salutary measure, which, whatever else it might effect, would at least deprive that faction of its iniquitous power, and secure to all Englishmen equal rights and equal justice.— (Cheers.) He hoped that the result of their assem bling that night would be the universal concurrence of Reformers in support of that great measure which had been proposed by his Majesty's Ministers.— (Great cheering, with some expression of disappro bation.) Mr. ERSKINE PERRY (the Secretary to the Com mittee) said that he had been deputed by the gen tlemen who had conducted the business of the Union up that moment, to give the meeting an ac count of the circumstances which had led to the formation of the Union, and to the measure which had been adopted up tothat evening. It would be recollected that on the Monday after the Reform Bill had been rejected by the house of Lords, a meeting was held in the Regent's-park, and it was there agreed upon that deputies from the different wards and parishes of the metropolis shou ld be invited to meet at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on the fol lowing Wednesday, to consider what course, under the circumstittices, they should recommend to be adopted in their fsevepl parishes. The meeting of these delegates was accordingly held, and it was composed of gentlemen who, by their talents and activity, acquired the cons` dente of their fellow parishioners, having worked well and honestly it. furthexcat,ce of that Bill which lately put an end to the abominai;tic Select Vestry system. At that time it was rumoured that his Majesty's Ministers had resolved to prorogue yarlitment until after Christmas, a step by which those gentlemen believed the peace of the country would be endangered= (Hear, hear)--and he thought that the state of the country since the prorogation proved that opinion to be well founded,--(Hear, bear) At the same time they had before them the example of Bir mingham, where 150,000 men were united in the determination to maintain tranquillity, unless they be deprived of all power to do so by the Go vernment losing the confidence of the country.— Those gentlemen were well acquainted with the feeling, the wants, and habits of the people of the metropolis, and they were sure that if the r►cher classes held out the hand of fellowship to the poorer classes, that hand would not be rejected.—(Cheers.) Upon these considerations it was determined to form the National Political Union ; and a report having been drawn up, embodying the principles on which it was proposed that the Union should be conducted, and Sir F. Burdett, who was requested to become Chairman of the Union, having cordially, honestly, and promptly accepted the office, arrangements were then made for the meeting, which was held on Mon day in Lincoln's-inn-fields. At that meeting an opinion seemed to be entertained by some per sons that a cordial union between all classes of the people was impossible. All the affairs of the Union, up to this time, were conducted by any friends of the Union who might choose to come to the Com mittee and give their suggestions. The result of that popular arrangement, and the want of a regular Committee, was, that many things were left un done which it might have been desirable to have at tended to; but the consequence was that they bad now that Union.—(Cheers.) Branch Unions had already been formed, and it would be interesting to read the communications which the Committee had received from them, but that it would occupy the meeting too long to read them at that hour. In se veral districts of London the Unions had adopted the rules printed by the Committee of the National Union.—(Cries of "name them," and " go on.") That showed the disposition of the people to come together, however artificial circumstances might have kept them asunder. The gentleman who would follow him would inform the meeting of what had been done respecting the formation of a Council. Mr. MURPlll7—(who was received with loud cheers)—said, that seeing the important utility of Unions in different parts of the country, he had for a long time regretted that the people of London had not come forward. He knew that there was great difference of opinion in this city, but he also knew that when once there was a prospect of obtaining Reform, the people would merge their differences, and unite all their powers to obtain it. If the Na tional Union were formed, it would contain men of every shade of opinion, but by means of that in struction which is derived from repeated discussion, the errors of all would be corrected, and those who were too moderate would be led on to the proper limits.—(Cheers.) He knew that there were many who were not disposed to go so far as he wished to go, but he would say, let them come with me until we get as much as they want, and leave me then to strive for the rest by myself.—(Cheers and a laugh.) He trusted that every man would be allowed to ex press his opinions, for any attempt to prevent that expression would be as tyrannical as the conduct of their enemies the boroughmongers. The gentle man who had brought the Union to its present state had had great difficulties to contend with in accomplishing that object. There were some diffe rences of opinion to be reconciled in order to form the Council. It was necessary to make a selection— (Hear) —and it was difficult to select from amongst those who had been only three or four days members of the Union the persons who might be fittest to be members of the Council. It was accordingly thought necessary that the Council to be appointed now should act only for a short time, at the expiration of which the Members of the Union would select a Council who should act for a longer period.— (Hear, hear.) Those Members had been chosen who appeared to be the most zealous and active, and to possess the most influence and information. Al though it had been said that the required number of working men could not be found capable of con ducting the business of the Council, they bad found the required number of men possessing information, talents, zeal, and influence.—(Hear, hear.) If the whole Council act in future as the Members of it have hitherto acted individually, the Union would have a most efficient Council.—(Cheers.) In the resolution that one-half of the Council should con sist of working men, he most cordially agreed. The Chairman had told the meeting that the people ought not to be distinguished into classes. Now he (Mr. Murphy) admitted that they ought not to be so distinguished. But still he felt that the borough mongering system had made the distinction—(Hear, hear)—which he hoped it would be the effort of that Union to destroy, and to unite all the people in one class.—(Cheers ) As the Committee could not of themselves take upon them to select the working men who might possess the confidence of their fellow-workmen, they asked each working man, as he came to enter his name as a member of the Union, to name persons whom he thought competent to act as a member of the Council; and when they ascer. tamed the address of persons so named, they in quired as to his respectability—not as t? whether he kept a house and rode in his carriage—but as to the place which he held in the c onfidence and estimation of his fellow-workmen.—(Cheers.) In this way the Committee had succeeded in forming one-half of the Council of working men well fitted for the office.—(Cheers.) He had now to propose that the meeting would adopt for a short period the list of the Council as prepared by the Committee; and when the time should have expired the Union at large would be able, from their experience of the conduct of the Members, to select the men whom they might think the fittest.--(Much cheering.) Having read the list, and observed that there was not a man named in it who had not consented to act as a Member of the Council, he concluded by moving, that a Council be appointed, composed of those seventy gentlemen, to conduct the affairs of the Union.—(Much cheering.) Mr. Bowven (one of the 36 working men Mem bers of the Council), seconded the r esolution. He was gratified to meet so large an assembly so soon after the foimation of the Union. It would furnish an answer to those who endeavoured, by working on joining political fears of the people, to prevent them from political associations. He felt confident that they would be joined by such masses of the people, and proceed with so much order and tranquillity, that the boroughmongers would be overawed by their wis dom and strength. A GENTLEMAN came forward to speak to the re solution, and made several good-humoured and grave attempts to stand up steadily on his legs and ad dress the meeting incoherently, pleasantly reminding the Chairman of an old acquaintance. A part of the assembly seemed to be amused, and to desire that the gentleman should repeat his essays, but the ma jority expressed their impatience very angrily ; and as the gentleman persevered in spite of every re monstrance, a scene of indescribable disorder en sued. He was, however, forcibly removed from the platform, and carried out of the room over the heads of the people, whereby the tranquillity of the meet ing was at length, as might, perhaps, have been sooner restored, had not on e or t w o gentlemen, in their zeal for quiet, acted towards the intruder with more violence, and employed more force than seemed necessary for the removal of an elderly, and at the same time, a powerless mute Mr. THELWALL had no doubt of the good inten tion of the Committee in the selection they had made of members for the Council; and he did not, therefore, mean to object to anything that those gentlemen had done ; but at the same time be thought that, before the people pledged themselves to any Committee or any Council, they ought to be made acquainted with what that Council was to be called upon to do. What the Ministers had offered was a compromise —a splendid one—he admitted, but less then they had a right to demand, though more than they had weesoe to expect. The object, therefore, of the Union ought to be, to secure what was offered ; and till he understood what was the determined object of the Council, he for one would not again run the risk of being tried for other men's vio lence. it might happen, that while they were think ing they were standing on the firmness of a rock, they would suddenly find themselves plunged into a quagmire. His object, therefore, was to suggest that the Council should, in the first instance, be solely appointed to consider the Ministerial plan of Reform, and to report to the Union.—(Hisses and applause.) Mr. DETROSIER had heard with surprise the sen timents of the last speaker. Mr. The!wall seemed to suppose that nothing had yet been declared as to the objects of the Union ; and this was asserted in the face of many thousand printed circulars, wherein it was stated that the object of the Union was to obtain a full and free representation of the people— to support the King and his Ministers against a cor rupt faction—•and to watch over and better the con dition of the industrious and the working classes of the community. These were the sentiments ex pressed its the circulars ; and where was the man that laid claim to the character of a lover of his country, who would shrink from joining an Union with such objects as these?—(Cheers.) He did not hail the Bill as an end, for that would be pre posterous, but he hailed it as a means through which they might hope to obtain peace, justice, and pros perity ; and he thanked God that they had at length a King and a Ministry honest enough to support such a measure.—(Cheers.) It was beyond the Bill that he looked for cheap justice for the poor man— it was beyond the Bill that he looked for the removal of the odious taxes on knowledge—(Continued cheers)—it was beyond the Bill that he looked for the education of every poor man's child : but though he looked for these things beyond the Bill, he looked to the Bill as the stepping-stone to them, and, as such, he welcomed it with gratitude and delight. Mr. THELWALL did not object to the appoint ment of a Council, but only wished that it should be confined to a specific object in the first instance. — (Cries of " No, no.") The Hos. CHAIRMAN said there was hardly any disagreement between the two gentlemen that had spoken. All that the Council had taken care of was, that too many questions should not be allowed to creep in, so as to distract its attention from the great object of promoting the carrying of the Re form Bill. He did not see that in appointing the Council they were running any risk, as apprehended by Mr. Thelwall ; for their first duty would be to draw up a series of resolutions, which must receive the sanction of the Union before they were adopted. Mr. OSBORNE came forward to propose four names in addition to those already nominated. The first was Mr. Wakley—(Great uproar, hisses, and cries of " No, no !" being predominant)—the second name was Mr. Warden—(Cries of " No, no") — the third was Mr. Cooper—(" No, ne")—and the fourth Mr. Henry Hunt, M.P.—(Tremendous cries of " No, no—off, off !—No Rotunda!—No White Conduit !") Mr. WAKLEY then stood forward, and was re ceived with cheers, and some hisses—the two toge ther making considerable uproar. As soon as he at tempted to speak, however, the hissing and cries of " Off, off !" became tremendous, till the Chairman petitioned for a hearing for the Editor of the Lan cet ; who then went on to say, that after the manner in whivl► he had been attacked, he was astonished any one should wish to prevent his speaking. Why had he been hissed in that dastardly and cowardly manner ?—(Laughter, and more hisses.) He stood there on his trial, and must be heard.—(Question, question.) He was• a public man of some years standing—(Groans)—and he had thought it his du'y to submit the motion that he had to the Lin coln's Inn meeting, in order that harmony might prevail.—(Laughter, and cries of " Oh.") As to being a Member of the Council, he could not spare the time—(" We don't want you")—and, more than that, he would never form a part of any so ciety to which Henry Hunt belonged—that heart less and cold-blooded traitor.—( Uproar.) The CHANIMAN then put the four Names, as Mem bers of the Council. We only saw one hand held up in favour of them. The original resolution, as to the appointment of the Council, was then agreed to nens. dis. Resolutions were then passed, directing the Council to report to the Union. Mr. Slum., M.P., was received with very gene ral cheering. He began by observing that the Council ought Not to be entrusted with absolute power. Matters ought to be left to their delibera tion, but not to their decision.—(Hear, hear.) They should report, and the Union should revise or con firm.—(Hear, hear.) He should, therefore, move a resolution to that effect. He had come among them hat evening for two motives. The first was, that he thought that a representative of the people should he in immediate contact with them, both for the purpose of advising them as to the course which they ought to pursue, and in order, by mingling in their proceedings, the better to appreciate their opinions, and sympathise with their feelings.— (Cheers.) The other reason was, that he was not destitute of experience in the working of that ma chinery, which it now became necessary to put into action.—(Hear, hear.) The necessity was, perhaps, a disastrous one, but still it was neces sity; and if an opponent of popular confederacies were to enter that vast assemblage, and stand ap palled at beholding that huge and fiery mass of passion, he would tell him, that whatever evils might exist in such conventions, were referable to the fatal policy through which Reform had been re jected, and the people had been thrown back on their own energies and resources.—(Cheers.) From whence did the Catholic Association derive its origin ? From injustice!—(Applause.) From whence did this new league of the English people arise ? From the same source! He had adverted to the Catholic Association. What a contrast did that great meeting afford to the humble be ginnings of Catholic agitation ?—(Hear.) Here he beheld an immense assembly of Englishmen, with a man of great station and great talents at their head.—(Applause.) The Catholics, at the outset of their proceedings, could not muster then some dozen individuals ; but they were not to be daunted —they knew the might that slumbered in the mil lions, whom it was their dice to excite into success. —(Applause.) By the exposition of their griev ances—by a continual appeal made to the hearts of Ireland—by an unremitting invocation of the na tional feelings—in despite of every impediment— the Irish people had been conducted to those victo ries which belong to peace.—(Cheers.) How was all this done ? fly adopting three cardinal rules of action—first, by making a sacrifice of all personal and individual objects, to complete a perfect union. We banished discord—(Cheers)—we did not allow any petty jealousies, or any contemptible rivalries to intervene between us and the glorious object which we had in view.—(Cheers.) The next rule was, to look at one thing, and one thing only. We fixed our eyes upon a single and unrevoleing star, and by its light we steered our uniform and unde viating course.—(Applause.) The last and the most essential of all our ordinances, was to enforce an obedience to the constituted authorities ; we foiled them by our submission—we defeated them by yielding to them—and we achieved the repeal of the law by obedience to the law.—(Enthu siastic cheering.) And shall it be said that we Irishmen could overthrow the whole array of faction that was marshalled against us ; and that you will be discomfited by the most powerless antagonists that were ever opposed to the liberties of a people ? —(Cheers.) How did they use their success ? By becoming the auxiliaries of the Reformers of this country.—(Cheers.) There was not a single Mem ber returned by the Roman Catholic interest who was not devoted to the promotion of the freedom of England ; but the Roman Catholics had not only given them their votes, but—what was almost equally important — the benefit of their exampl e .— (Cheers.) By union, by singleness of purpose, a nd by the strenuous enforcement of the peace, the Ca tholics had attained their freedom. By similar means should Englishmen prosecute Reform.—( Applause.) He thought that they should look to Reform, and to nothing else. Reform would lead to the refor mation of abuses, but it was preposterous to discuss those abuses before the means of remedying them had been attained.—(Hear, hear.) The energies of I the people would be dispersed and weakened by in (bilging in any multifarious and indefinite pursuits. The Bill would, beyond all doubt, streli A theii the power of the people. London would send twenty one representatives to Parliament.--(Cheering.) Look to the Bill, and sustain its advocates. The present Ministry were entitled to the public confi dence. Lord Grey had an especial claim on the national reliance. What rule would men adopt in private life ? They would confide in these whose lives gave an earnest of their integrity—in whose dealings no deviation from honour and honesty can be found ; and above all, in those whose inte rests and whose duties ran together. Apply that principle to public life. Lord Grey had been uni formly faithful to the popular cause—(Cheers)—he had been the champion of the national rights from the outset of his career; his political life was with out a blemish ; and now his fame was interwoven with his fidelity to his country.—(Cheers.) But while they ought to place confidence even in the Minister, they should also tell the Minister that they expected boldness and decision on his part. They should tell him that he must create Peers ; for since the Lords would not reform the Commons, the Commons must reform the Lords.—(Vehement rounds of cheering.) How—By turbulence ? No ! By tumult ?—No ! By mad excesses—by midnight conflagration—by base atrocity ?—No; but by the same means that the Lords threw out the Bill. How did they throw it out ?—By the constitu tional power vested in their hands. How was it to be carried ?—By the constitutional power vested in the King.—(Loud cheering.) if ever an exer cise of that prerogative was justifiable, it was surely now.—(Cheers.) How was Lord Grey expected to carry on the Government with such a majority in the Lords against him ? Look to the ingredients of that majority. What were they ?—(Cries of " the Bishops.") Aye, the Bishops—(Cries of "Down with the Bishops !" i—the proud and lofty Prelates— who would be taught by Reform to practice the precepts of that Gospel for whose inculcation they were encompassed with the pomp and splendours of this world.—(Loud cheering.) But how was the residue of the 199 made up ? Of the old Nobility of England ?—No !—(Cheers.) The majority of the English Peers had been in favour of Reform.—(Applause.) The Bill was thrown out by the Scotch and Irish Peers, those representatives of provincial Nobility, who were a burlesque upon the genuine aristocracy of the country—(Laughter and applause)—so that the people of England were to be deprived of the object, which above all others they had at heart, by a combination► between the sacerdotal oligarchy and that portion of the temporal Peerage, which was actually created or nominated by the Tory Government during their half century of legislative omnipotence in England.—(Applause.) And could this be brooked ? If the blood of their forefathers beat in their hearts, as Englishmen they could not endure it.—(Cuntinued cheers.) The Bill would pass. (Cries of "It will pass.") Did he say " will ?" The word was too small—too in commensurate to the greatness and dignity of the anticipation.—(Cheers.) "You cannot but"—con eluded the Hon. Gentlemen, " you cannot but—you must—you shall succeed."—(Continued rounds of cheering from all parts of the room.) The resolution being seconded, was carried un animously. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who having briefly acknowledged the honour, the meet ing separated at a quarter past eleven. REV. MR. IRVING AND THE CHOLERA. SIK,—As public attention is much excited with respect to the cholera, the following prophecy, put forth by the Rev. Mr. Irving, in an extemporary discourse on the 19th October, may prove interesting to your numerous readers : Civil war and pestilence are abroad; but have faith, my brethren. The cholera shall rage throughout the country, and it will approach to the very gates of our city, but it will not enter." It will be observed, that the Rev. Gentleman has taken care of himself as a resident in the city. and so far we hope his prophecy will be fulfilled, but in other respects, that he may be as much in error as most of his infatuated followers. Yours, J. I'. WARWICK, Nov. 10. TO THE EDITOR OF THE S UN. Stu,—After the surprise and indignation expressed at our county meeting, on Tuesday last, at the disposition of troops in the vicinity of the county town, it is but fair you should be acquainted with the names of the Borough Magistrates, under whose direction, we presume, the mili tary and constabulary precautions took place. They are as follows: " EDWARD DODD, Esq., Mayor of Warwick ; tenant of the Earl of Warwick, and voted at the last election for Sir Charles Greville, Lord Warwick's brother, the Anti-Reform candidate. " KELYNGE GREENWAY, Esq., Alderman, Treasurer to the Corporation, and his brother, George Cattell Greenway, Esq., Foreman of the Leet Jury, polled at the last election for Sir Charles Greville. " 'THOMAS JONES, &q., Mayor at the last election, and conse. quently did not vote : appointed N. G. Clarke, Fq., a de. cided Tory, Assessor. " Jolts WILMSIIURST, Esq., Alderman, surgeon to the War. wick Militia, commanded by Lord Warwick, and voted at the last election for Sir Charles Greville. " TimmAs COLLINS, Esq., Alderman, a firm friend of Reform, and voted at the last election for the Reform candidates, John Tomes and Edward Bolton King, Esqrs." You see, Mr, Editor, four to one against Reform. I make no comnients.—Your's, most obediently, AN OLD CORRESPONDENT. The following is an extract from a letter of Mr. O'Connell, which appeared in the Dublin Register of Monday : " It is quite true, that after the audacious rejection of the Reform Bill by the Oligarchs and Bishop's in the House of Lords, and particularly after the manly and most emphatic condemnation of the Irish Government by Lord Ebrington, it was expected that the Whig Administration would at length take in England a course of manly hosti lity towards their enemies and of manful support of their friends. " It was also believed that the policy of the Irish Go vernnment would be totally changedthat it would be come the reverse of what it had hitherto been—that the faction would be tranquilly but firmly put down, and that the people should be conciliated, not only by the exclusion from every office of their avowed enemies, but by giving power to their friends, and not allowing such power to slumber for one moment, but by putting it into immediate operation for the redress of our multifarious and frightful grievances, and the abolition of corporate, ecclesiastical, military, judicial, and other abuses. It was further be lieved that Mr. Stanley would not return to Ireland (and a worse foe to Ireland, in my solemn conviction, never came to this country),—and, lastly, it was taken for granted that Lord Angleaea would either call fur a suc cessor, or, if he remained--and as he must be governed by somebody—that he would at length permit himself to be led by honest Irishmen, in the place of the creatures who now regulate his political movements. Sed Diis aliter visum ! !! " The day-dream is gone by—tltehoPe is faded before it assumed tangible shape or form—the old system is in its vigour the paltry corporators are unpunished—the Tory Attorney-General, whose dependents, friends, and rela tives all, all voted in Meath as in Dublin against the Re form, as well as Ministerial candidates, remains in office, nut promot e d off or dismissed. The yeomanry are all un disartnal—the police unmitigated—the most violent and bitterest enemies of the conscientious privileges of the people may be found amongst the county Lord Lieutenants —Stanley is coming over again—the magistracy -- " Under these approaching circumstances, some friends of mine thought, and indeed I was almost—though never quite—of the opinion that I might accept office to aid in the change. I was the more near being of this opinion, because I could, if my principles were not at once put into an active train, be able to fling that office in the faces or at the feet of those who gave it to me. Such were the ideas floating on my mind, whilst one could reasonably hope for a just and Irish Government in Ireland. " But why should I follow the heart.rendering cata logue ?—Stanley, with all his prejudices and passions, is coining over again. More need not be said—l tak e thi s one fact as a declaration by the Ministry of a renewed war upon all that the people of Ireland have clung to of hope or rational expectation." The " Originalities of Brighton," we under stand, are to form the subject of a II eries of papers in the ensuing ❑umbers of the Court Journal, that " Winter world for the great," is to be forthwith exhibited in all its glory. The field is a wide one for the stor Mist as well as the satirist ; for it is certain that Bath in its best days never displayed such a choice of fashionable society as Brighton at the present Wale. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER. "DEPARTMENT OF THE PAS DE " Mayor's Office, Boulogne. " M. Consul,—The news of the appear; cho'era morhus at Newcastle has just induced Health to order a measure with which I haste: you. In its sittings of this day it has reed , further orders, the ships and packet-boats England shall not be received in the port unless they are furnished with a bill of heap every voyage, and shewing the sanitary state from which they take their departure, as wt the crews and passengers. " Be so good, Sir, as to write by the Mb if there is still time, to announce this measi Government, and to the authorities of the have frequent communications with France. " Please, Sir, to accept the assurance of esteem. " A. AD " Mayor of Boulogne, and President of Health." " P. s.—This measure is applicable to all England, from London to Liverpool, includi, towns, as well as to Ireland, but vessels cote left bank of the Thames exclusively, to Edint Scotland, will not be admitted, and will be zaretto. " To Mr. Hamilton, Consul of his Britann, Boulogne." " British Consulate Office, Boulogne-sur• " St a,--I have the honour to transmit to a letter from the Mayor and President of this information of hie Majesty's trading subjects, manders of packets, within your district. " I am, Sir, yours, Scc: (Signed) "H. HAMILTOINI hfer " 11.8. M. Consul, at Boulogne-sur — r: " To John Ward, Esq., Collector of Customs, PM The CITY of LONDON BOARD of HEAL Yesterday the Lord Mayor, Mr. Charles Pesn lat4 ,/' Chairman of the City Board of Health, Mr. Ledr' e oes Pritchard, Mr. Williams, Mr. Thornhill, and othe r bers of the Board, assembled at the Mansion- 0 , the purpose of adopting additional measures fur tilt of the public in the event of the introduction of f l '" lera morbue. The CHAIRMAN stated that the communication 4, the Board had received that day, confirmed the 6 10', entertained that the malady prevailed at Sonde - 1 0 4' showed that they had not begun too early to meet the r e jr c• It was a source of high gratification to the 1 3 °0 1 ; able to assure his Majesty's Government that ther o f, every where the most perfect disposition to c o..oper s 4 them in fortifying the metropolis by dispensing e ' rf f 4 and cleanliness amongst the habitations of the por e or, of society, who were, by neces s ity, huddled tng some places so numerously as to excite wonder t n4t/. ;,;; ginn was not bred amongst them without foreign s ,:of was also most pl eas i ng to know, as he did, from s e o' , tionable authority, that Government were satisfiel'i fullest extent, at the course adopted by the City 13 ,1, Health, and the exerti ons ma d e by th e me mbers, ali ce e ° ready to give, at a moment's notice, every assists°o 4 ; could be extended at so serious a period. 6 ,f, ° ,,, e would appoint any large public building in the was not indispen s ably occ upi e d, for th e recepti j u 'i l dr, sick, upon the fi rs t a pp earance o f th e di sea se, snu pressed their willing ne s s t o accede to any advantar,o9; , gestion. It was now necessary to call a publi c bt e, upon the subject, and he had been apprised that t ing would be att en d e d by some individuals authorlod his Majesty's Ministers to co-operate to the fullest with the Board. The LORD Marort thought the sooner a Ine s It place the better upon a subject of such a nature. _ e of convinced th a t articl e s of clothing and other 7101 comfort, which would be necessary at this peri u et a year, whether the cholera appeared otcFtr would be given to the poor creatures who liv ed 4 1 4 in misery, and almost in nakedness, in several to the metropoli s . H e cons id ere d it his duty to in l ' o men who were distinguished by their benevolence d, semble at the metropolitan meeting contemplated, %,/ liberate upon the most eligible mean s o f counteraeP.l , disease—at any rate of reducing its v irulence. T D=,,4 Mayoress was determined to form a Female Comm furtherance of the great object. The CHAIRMAN said that in a conversation o ' l 6 ' o ' o had had with a member very high in his Majes t y 's merit on the subject of the cholera morbus, one tisfactory circumstance was stated to him. 1 % 0 1 1 of Berlin, which a medical man th ere , who P o , employed in administering to patients in the clad I various parts of that city, which were affects et marked out; and it appeared that the dis c° completely confined to those spots where th e s h^ were crowded together, and the currents ,0 course, obstructed. All the open places w ere g bi l free. He believed that the exertions now ro t' ) st Majesty's Government were, although demo' I ,a3e, moment by the urgency of the occasion, the P re besl' system which would tend to render the general tl the crowded parts of the metropolis much betteropo, was found to be at any period of the year. g e W „ 00! the liberty to suggest that no better opportuniti r taken than the present circumstances presente d, 01) ) , to the poor that there was no disposition to e 4 t yl, separation between the different ranks of his lkini e j to jects. The duties which the Board of Health I's ( air form furnished an argument in favour of th at ~r , F O l , Acts of reciprocal kindness were sure to flow fe e - to nignant attentions of those who had undertake n „, • service to the community by their personal serv't"r, The Committee then agreed to call the M i ,, meeting f-+r Monday at eleven for twelve o'CW . _ are to be provided for ladies. Colonel Creagh, one of the Csmmissioners o Fr o lfj his Majesty's Government to report from f .,, , 0 1" writes this in one of the official document!. $ that many there spread reports relative to the ttl t: enhance the value of their coals, tic. :—" c I the necessity of continuing any restraint on l i lior from this port, when an individual can proc ee London by coach in thirty-six hours; ind e Ppf which, it would put some thousands out of 01 the price of coal at this season of the year, an d e end in disturbing this part of the country' er ej however, point out to Sir Cuthbert Sharp the having every vessel leaving this port examined b) jb' e i officer, and granted a certificate accordingly' r ot' day made a more minute examination of the n sf 01 where the disease first broke out and still es.iff,i find them in a most filthy, bad state. I trulfh#l arrangement I have this day proposed, that t i r e, them better to-morrow. I find the supr 1. .0 0 , poor of this town is put up t o auct i on , and IC'et lowest bidder, whi c h mus t i n some me asure $ O O the wretched state they appear to be in. I tr morrow houses will be ready for the reception °,,t", but I much fear they will not be prevailed new'? their homes. I have suggested to the Magi , t, r 4o o poor be given each a long, narrow piece of n 0 worn tight round their loins, in which Dr. D au i j o curs. I was induced to make this obser v3t. 03 0 Adjutant-General of the army about tw° from seeing so few soldiers attacked with 1 "" India who wore the belt." 0 1 ' In the course of the day several gentlemen t ie the Board, to offer their services in every 1 ,09 ' ) lte d r is, in fact, impossible that a stronger feeling cti j" of to provide all the means which prudence a ° ,,,jyt can supply for shutting ou t th e d rea dful 1 11 $'" hourly evinced by the citizens of London. .r„.. 444 c.nt ot , bi rub.. per " _\ tt l Pr tio, The Its mo. f H eait oppi( c olt) , t, port 0 kilo me ted fr Ilk s Ilow BY at 11 moth tile aut adopted )a ts , ived Le Y ar MEETING TO GUARD AGAINST T itie e LES.A.—At a meeting of the parochial aut l3° . f t svA . Andrew's, Holb orn , on T ues d a y n i g ht last, . ard i mined to take i ns t an t p recaut i onar y step' t° the cholera, for which purpse it was dec,', grit proper offi cers s h ou ld see and superintend the e peii of all the wretched nuisances contiguous to t be . '64 hood of G ra y' s I nn -l ane , L ea th er -l a ne, Ba l ' is fo• hr Portpo o l-l ane , M utton an d Brook-hills, SaPc°, other parts, an d t o en j o i n u p on the inhabits ,iO6l confined n e ighb o urhoods th e n e ce s sity of oh m cleanliness as the chief preventive of disease' veyors and in s p ec tors of pavements have ev c „ f a 0/ ;, / i busily employ e d i n the prai s eworthy object, to ceived strict orders from the Board of Ilealtiußtd legally against any party who persist in co ot ' ° lO , of filth or nuisance, and yesterday the Deig,, Gray's Inn-lane presented a scene sufficiet4 , b ur r i v t la excited period, to alarm the public. The aitel inenced operations in Spread Eagle-cour t, i°1 1: lower order of Irish, and in the course of { t oo 25 cart-loads of filth were carried away o's ° l 4 part of the premises, and every p for cleansing and purifying the abodes ° f class of individuals who are residents of the 07, proceedings were adopted in other parts of t ie ' sre", hood, and in a short time the whole will be c- CO' ek e Yesterday an order arrived at the 10' 1 house, Leith, directing all vessels f ' r e i raStil : ll o 'eer t bc : placed under quarantine ; and instructions _reel were immediat e ly f o rwarded ti the differeotr out Sentland....Eciinbnry4 Oliserser. 7 extei • kl! Per eftt. CA 'Ceittc tt retot ranee °` etv3iru••• d the 13 00° per 47 . en to aeo n Per tot. Ived the' Lao 4e l corning in, of 80 1 l J. 4 4 Ith, to of the P it veil as th o i M ees 0 , tust r i m 'ail oft tilell,,otte l Lh o e e a :p U ni o r r y e t::: ittetatok f lU°l ' l4' '4 o ' ( kat ‘" 4 5 DA-, 04 _ 4 „ . t o f the 13 tirltea n 'l tt o. I, ne l imlo b ise a e gi t;r n l gt g bi ti : s r ) 3l : to l e l j° : :l o4.4sitht,4 : l:ol : tzriocit t :::: .3 c- i : 1 1., , eot i o ,tt L r p . 01er, ) you $ is place , 0 0. 4 1 t itt atl,. 4 , and the oin