The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-20 00:00:00

.+ Loud applause.) He said thus much on this head, be cause he had been subjected to much misrepresentation— . - --becauese it had been put forward that he wished to go too far, and that he was a destructive—misrepresentations on the fact his expressing himself strongly and energetically whenever he had to urge the advancement of public rights, or the redress of public wrongs. It was in his nature to feel warmly a:,l enthusiastically, and to express himself strongly and energ ot e cally ; indeed, he thought that it was t chareeet - alstic of every Englishman who felt sincerely and anelously.—( Hear.) Those who could not understand such earnestness--because, perhaps, they were not th emse l ves over s i ncere —(a laugh)— held it forth as a proof that he wished to go much further than in his professions he had declared they ought to go—that he was for overleaping the great landmarks prescribed by the Constitution. If they thought he was actuated by any revolu tionary notions, it would be their duty to rejeet him :—if he had them, he would be deservedly rejected, and driven into private life--(hear); but he had nothing of the kind, and their enemies knew it.—( Cheers.) Though he felt great gratitude to Earl Grey for carrying through the Reform Bill, he would state to them confidently that he W7S grateful, not on his own account only—he was'grateful because they, the Grey Ministry, had carried a measure beneficial to the people; and though he supported that Ministry, he did not do so merely for the purpose of supporting them, but for protecting and preserving the rights and privileges of the people. But for that Noble Earl they would not have obtained that Bill, which enabled them freely to return two Members.—( Hear.) Though he held that opinion, he was not the pledged supporter of any Administration. He recollected that at the last election be was asked whether he would support Earl Grey's Government. He replied then as he would answer now,—he went into Par liament not to support any particular Administration, but to represent them.---( Loud cheers.) He had frequently found that he could not support the Government, and represent them ; but throughout he had acted conscientiously—( Loud cheers)—and it would be impossible for them to assign any unworthy motives for the votes he had given--(Hear)---and certainly not any mercenary motives.—( Cheers.) He had acted independently, and if he had diff:red from them it was on independent grounds. Now that the Reform Bill had passed, and that the Reform Administrations had been re moved, he might say that they little knew and could still less imagine what difficulties the Ministers had had to contend with.--( Hear, hear.) Even the Cabinets afterwards exist ing —after the passing of the Reform Bill--had contained no common obstacles. There were among the members high, eminent, talented, and influential members--men anxious to advance the public cause, yet who, 411 great occasions or mea sures, " held back," and thus impeded the proceedings and views of the Government.—(Hear.) It was for the purpcse of driving out those menthers that he and others, particularly an Hon. Friend near him, Major Beauclerk, had exerted them selves on a particular occasion.—( Cheers.) They had effected that object--and then Lord Melbourne's Administration was formed. To that Administration many liberal, elements were imparted • and that Admi n i s t ra ti on , so lib era li ze d , h e and h i s Hon. Colleague had been prepared to support. In proof of the liberal additions, he had only occasion to refer to the names of Lord Duncannon, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Mr. Ellice, Lord Mulgrave, and Mr. Abercrombie. —( Loud cheers.) They re placed the five who seceded—and such an accession had given him grounds of increased confidence that the Admi nistration would zealously and in good earnest set itself to effect the working out of the ends and objects of the Re form Bill—a Bill that was only a means to mighty ends. —( Loud cheers.) With such an Administration it was quite clear that there must soon have been decided mea sures, and that they would have brought the Commons into collision with the Lords. To avert that crisis, the Adminis tration was set aside--and by those who had reforee in their mouths, and treason to the people in their hearts,—( Immense cheering.) He had seen the address of a worthy Alderman— (Laughter) —but he was quite sure they were not to be de luded by it; and yet there was nothing in that address that he (Mr. T.) might not have said all imaginable inno cence. The worthy Alderman was ready to abate all abuses in Church and State—so was he ; only perhaps he and the Alderman differed a little a., to what constituted abuses.— ( Hear and laughter.) What the worthy Alderman termed abuses he was afraid was what they deemed to be their rights and privileges.—( Hear.) He was sorry that the worthy Al derman was not there, because, perhaps, they would have shown him that he had not much chance in his attempts upon Lambeth—(;dear)—that they were fixed in their determina tion to stand by their principles, and to return two liberal Members, as the best means of securing the working of the Reform Bill.--( Cheers.) He, however, would only speak for himself, for he would never coalesce with any candidate—but he must say that he would rather have a liberal colleague than one hostile to their interests and opinions.--( Hear.) With respect to the question now at issue, if the people would re turn a House of Commons that would-support the present ad ministration, why the Lords would have their own way, and the people then could have nothing to say.--( Hear, hear. ) The late Administration were prepared to bring forward bold and great measures, and being once brought for ward the Lords would not have dared to resist, there fore was it no small object to unseat that Administra tion. And now was the question to be raised whether the people Nvere to have an effective voice in the Legis lature, or whether they were to be subservient to the Lords, which they must be if there were a House of Commons to sup port the present Administration.—( Hear, hear.) What were some of the abuses alluded to in Sir R. Peel's epistle ? There was the Irish Church : that was not to be reformed—a great grievance that ought to be entirely swept away.—( Hear. ) There were 500,000 Protestants in a population of 8,000,000, and for that small minority the whole country was to be taxed, or it was to retain property that belonged to all. He would say let the spiritual wants of the 500,000 be provided for, and then let the rest of the Irish Church property be applied to public purposes--(Cheers)—to charitable and religious purposes if they pleased, provided they were not at variance with the reli gious opinions of the country.—( Hear.) That question, as well as whether they were to have short Parliaments, extended suffrage, and ballot, were the three great principles that would be put in issue, in favour of which principles they had passed a resolution almost unanimously ; the question would be whether these principles should proceed. Their example and public spi rit would have great influence, it could not fail to have, and the question to be determined was whether the Irish Church, mili tary flogging, and various other evils were to be continued ? He had carefully read Sir R. Peel's careful production, and he felt himself bound to declare that he could discover in it no thing to impose on the people, except the musical measure in which it was composed.—( Laughter.) He did not see in it anything of the slightest promise of any beneficial and substan tial change. The epistle, however, was manly and plain—it could deceive nobody, and for that he thanked him. It could deceive nobody.—( Hear.) Sir R. Peel told them plainly that he would not accept office at the - price of apostacy to his prin ciples—then Sir Robert's principles were to remain the same, then what became of the promise of carrying forward the Re form measures ? It was hence clear that Sir R. Peel was as decided and as marked an enemy of popular rights and mea sures as ever.—( Hear, hear.) There was nothing in the whole address to mislead any intelligent man on this subject.— Sir Robert declared that he should support " prescriptive institutions." Sir R. Peel seemed to have to learn that all the institutions belonged to the country, and were not " prescrip tive."—( Hear.) There was not anything which was not liable to revision, and which could not be revised if such were the will of the country, expressed through its Representatives. But Sir R. Peel was ready to reform proved abuses and ac knowledged defects 1 What was the present state of the Church? Was there not some proved and acknowledged abuse there ? What, of flogging —was not that a proved abuse ? What of Septennial Parliaments—were they not proved abuses ?- -(Loud cheers.) However, at least even Sir R. Peel found out that he was somewhat " vague P"—_(A laugh.) So he came to particulars--but from the particulars nothing very par ticular could be learned. The Corporation inquiry he should not resist—but he should wait for the Report to enable him to make up his mind—the subject, of course, being rather new. Then, as to Church Rates, he said he had voted for their abolition. Yes, how ? By fixing the rate on the country as a tax.—( Hear.) Even when the measure was brought for , ward by Lord Althorp, the country was not to be entrapped by it ; and though it was voting against that Minister, he (Mr. Tennyson) had opposed it. The measure was not likely to be viewed by the Dissenters with more favourable eyes, now that • it, was taken under the protection of Sir Robert Peel.-- ( Hear, hear.) If any such measures were again brought for ward, be should again be against it--( Cheers)—beeause those rates ought to be charged on those funds, and that property set apart for such purposes, and which ought to pay them.— ' (Cheers.) Then, again, as to the admission of Dissenters into the Universities, without which the professional career of many was wholly impeded ; that was not to be conceded, on the ground that they were established to support the reli gion of the country, that the property possessed by them was not to be distributed, although they were national institu tions, and that the benefits could be enjoyed hy those who were agreeable to, swallow the thirty nine articles.--( Hear, hear.) As to the Irish Church, how far did Sir Robert Peel go ? Why he was prepared for a revision of the distribution of the property of the Church in the Church, namely, a new division of the spoil.—( Hear.) Though there were 8,000,000 of in habitants who ought to derive benefit from that property, it was limited to 500,000 loyal persons, and that unequal division was to be continued—all was kept up for the benefit of 500,000. (Hear, and cries of " Shame.") As to the state of the Church of England, Sir R. Peel gave that question the complete go by. There was not promised the slightest portion of Reform in it—there was not a word about it. Here again no intelli gent man could be deceived. On this part of the question he would diverge a little, for the sake of mentioning that since he had entered the room he had received a letter from one of his constituents of the name of Pugh—a gentleman who had declared that his (Mr. T.'s) sentiments respecting the Church were destructive of the establishment. He had asked that gentleman to point out any sentence or vote that would war rant such an inference. That gentleman replied that he bad not been able to lay his hand on the passage from which he had drawn such conclusion ; but that he had read what he felt had justified such opinion respecting his (Mr. T.'s) sentiments. He (Mr. T.) would here trouble the meeting with a word or two respecting his views regarding the Church. He was, then, friendly to the maintenance of a Church establishment--not because he was a Churchman, and, therefore, in accordance with its opinions, but because he believed the majority of the country to be favourable for some establishment. It was there fore not on his own opinion that he was favourable to an esta blishment, but because he deemed it to be the opinion of the country, to which he deemed it just to bow. But though he was favourable to the maintenance of an establishment—he was ready to acquiesce in the reforms of the establishment, so as to enable it to effect those objects for which alone it was insti tuted, and the effecting of which alone would secure its con tinuance ; and if the Church of England were not reformed, he would not hesitate-to say that " its day's were numbered." —( Loud cheers.) He would now reply to the questions that SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1834. , - ..it:ES OF STOCKS THR Tank Stock 3 per Cent. Red, ~.....“.....,911,4 4 ; per tent. 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Ditt - , Account geapolitan THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruviatr Bonds Dit o Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 8 5 ,4 Ditto Account 85 %5i Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1522 — Russian Bonds, 1822 — Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds 51%x. Ditto Account 5 . 55 41*%%11 Ditto Bonds, 1933 — Ditto Account — French, 5 per cent. E —c. 4 per cent. —f --e. -rs per cent. Exchange —f. —c Dutch, 24 per cent. Ditto Account — Ditto, 5 per cent. 99 % 3 4 Ditto Account .. S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share •ed 11/. 10s. &I. 30 29-ci 170, • .4 , • 140 , 5 zfr • • 1 .- - ZI)) 'am+ ~,`~ L A LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1834. The true character of the PEEL AdMinistration may be read in the conduct of the Ultra-Tories throughout the country, who, conscious that their friends are now in office, are every where creeping out of their holes, like snails on a sunny-day. At Norwich—at Leices ter—at Maidstone—at Dublin—the faction is in per fect extaeies. In the latter city in particular, they seem to think that intolerance is again about to become Lord of the Ascendant ; and, accordingly, at an ag gregatetneeting of the citizens, held there on Thurs day last, they mustered in strong force, under the aus pices of a fanatical Parson, for the very creditable purpose of getting up a stiff Ascendancy uproar. We are assured by a Correspondent, that there were not less than a thousand' Orangemen present, whose sole object in attending the meeting was, not to declare their own opinions, but to prevent Mr. O ' CONNELL from making any declaration of his ! At Maidstone the squad is equally active, and gives tokens of equal rationality. At the Conservative dinner given there yesterday, the guests were unanimous in expressing their admiration of our "glorious Constitution !" It was now all that it should be, full of springiness and vitality, though when their opponents were in power, was the constant Conservative cry that the Consti- tution was dead and buried. Such a prodigy as this Constitution of ours, is, we believe, without parallel in the annals of plicenomena. Within our own recollec- tion, it has been killed not less than seven times. The Duke killed it, when he granted Catholic Eman- cipation ; yet now, say the Conservatives, the Duke is the very man who has restored it to life. The Church (not as it should be, but as it is) was, of course, in high favour with the Kent segment of the factim i. The Earl of WINCIIILSEA honestly confessed tha t the English language was wanting in terms of eulog y worthy to express his sense of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY'S super-human merits :—" If :he were called on to name his virtues, they were so great, both public and private, that Ite would be found incompetent to the task I" Mod ast eulogist I Incomparable archbishop I It is singu lar, that while the rich Church dignitaries are ever the subject of panegyric with the Tories, n 9 one ever ; heard them pronounce encomiums on the poor curates. It is beneath their dignity, we suppose, to descend to such vulgar themes. The Noble Earl went on to observe, that the " Church was instituted for the espe cial benefit of the poorer classes What a burlesque is this ! Look at Ireland I Look at Wales, where, in consequence of English parsons being appointed to administer spiritual consolation to people who can scarcely speak a word of English, the whole Princi pality is at this moment a hot-bed of the sternest dis sent I His Lordship's praise of the Church was of course echoed by every speaker who followed him, not one of whom could discover in it the slightest blemish; and, as each vied with the other in the fierceness of his eulogies on the PEEL Administration, it is no unna tural inference that this Administration will receive the support of the Conservatives, on the express condition that it meddles as little as possible with the abuses of the Church. But the country is far too wide awake not to see through this juggle, and treat it with the scorn it deserves. The Sun of this day is filled with proofs that the Reformers of all classes are linked together in the bonds of a strict and solemn confederation, for the overthrow of the common enemy. So far, too, as we can yet learn, the " Much-ado-about-nothing " Manifesto of the Conservative Coryphceus has been everywhere received with shouts of laughter by all but his rankest partizans. This production is indeed an insult to the common sense of the community. Though it takes up the three most important Reform questions of the day, it does not pledge itself to one. And is such a jesuitical document, than which MA CHIAVEL himself never conceived anything subtler or more tricky, to be the people's sole reward for their zeal in wresting the Reform Bill from a reluctant oligarchy ? But it is impossible they should tamely submit to such cavalier treatment. The ensuing elec tions will show that they rate the Tories at their pro per worth ; that they will husband all their resources —concentrate all their energies —pass an act of obli vion over all their partial differences—and sternly, firmly, but temperately bide their time, in the full conviction that it is close at hand. We call the attention of the staunch Reformers of Colchester to the spirited address of their able repre sentative, Mr. D. W. HARVEY, which they will find in another part of The Sun of this day. During his past Parliamentary career, Mr. HARVEY distinguished himself as one of the ablest and most uncompromising enemies of Government corruption and abuse in every form, and his retirement from the House of Commons at the present crisis would be indeed a loss, not only to the constituency of Colchester, but to the country. We can readily believe that the Tories will stop at nothing to rid themselves of so formidable an opponent in Parliament—that bribery and corruption, in every possible form, will be resorted to, if necessary, rather than suffer such a man to be continually exposing the wad springs which move a Tory Administration. Mr. HARVEY himself says, that "It may be some comfort to the champions of corruption to know, that I am chiefly indebted for the present opposition to the galling motion I felt it my duty to make, for a revision of the infamous list of pensioners. That motion an noyed the Court, and endangered a Cabinet who were protected from defeat by the artful intervention of men who now make up the King's Government." This, we are persuaded, is the real fact. The Court party never forgave, nor never can , forgive, his exposure of the unfledged brood of aristocratic minions, over which a skirt of the Royal mantle has been parentally spread at the expense of the country. The loss of Othello's handkerchief was a venial offence in the opinion of the Moor, compared with the loyal vexation with which Mr. HARVEY'S lifting up of the regal skirts was witnessed by the enraged Tories. But will the Re formers of Colchester tamely submit to the punishment of their zealous representative for such an offence against Tory decorum ? Will they suffer them Selves now, at the hour of greatest need, to be deprived of the ser vices of a public man, who can say of himself that he never uttered a sentiment, or gave a vote, which even now he would wish to retract ? Mr. HARVEY'S own words are—" In retiring from your service, after an anxious and costly connection of more than twenty -ears, I can record with proud satisfaction the cheer ing fact that I have never uttered a sentiment nor given a vote which, upon reflection, I desire to retract." This is every thing ; and let us ask, is this the time to lose ithe support of such a man, merely because he declines to ruin himself by the ex penses of an election contest ? We cannot think that any intelligent constituency could act so un worthily. The Reform Bill was only valuable in as far as it delivered the electors out of the power of the Aristocracy, and left them at liberty to choose proper persons to represent them without any of the old elec tioneering bribery. The Reformers may depend upon it, that no man who means well to his country will spend money at elections. Those who are ready to purchase the representation of the people will be still more ready, when the occasion presents itself, to sell 'le exercise of the influence derived from such repre- sentation. And now let us turn from the electors of Colchester o the Reformers of the Southern division of Leicester, and our neighbours of the Borough of Lambeth. Both these Constituencies are addressed by their present Representatives, and, ye lkarnestly hope successfully. Mr. DA WSON, whose address we publish in another column, is a gentleman of whose principles we ap prove, and with whose votes in Parliament his consti tuents and the country have every reason to be sa tisfied. Mr. TENNYSON is a tried Reformer—a man o f sterling integrity, and much Parliamentary expe- On referring to the appendix to that most useful and excellent work, the " Black Book," which has just been published, we find that both these gentlemen, and Mr. HAWES, Mr. TENNYSON'S colleague, voted with Mr. HARVEY on his motions respecting the Pension List. Need we say more to show the extent of their claims to sup port during the ensuing election ? No I no I In urging this claim w e g i ve a hi story o f t h e i r Parlia mentary services. rience. The worthy Burghers of Tamworth could not have been more astounded at the honour of being made the vehicle of a Premier's intentions in the conduct of his Government, than the people of England will be sur prised at the avowal therein made, when contrasted with the spirit of the times. There is an air of such apparent frankness, good temper, and dispassionate reasoning about the epistle, that had he written upon velvet, with a pen dipped in fragrant oil, it could not have been more smoothly indited. His propositions are all so " candidly " framed, and so calmly defended, that to superficial glancera they may may seem neither so really bad, nor had been put to him. That respecting the Poor Bill he had answered. As to Mr. D. W. Harvey's mot .. ;: , is regard voted on b° _`..t occasions, and in sup in the Pension-List, he port of them.--( Cheers.' On the second ticttlfildii, he was "uu Recount of 11,1 but he came to town in the countr; expr "45, for the to3le plirpose of givi ng th at vote, arr i v i ng two he iim . ale division took place.—( Cheers.) With respect to Sturges Bourne's Act, he was decidedly favourable to the rescinding of it. It rested on unsound principles, and he hoped to see it repealed. Such a measure could not be in bet ter hands than with Mr. ilaweB---nO than was more compe tent to the management of such a bill—and any measure for the repeal of the Act should have his support—( Cheers.) As to the t'til'ef• question regarding the compounding for taxes by landlords, whereby tenants were disfranchised, he Cbuld not now give any elaborate answer but he was not favourable to any acts that were calculated to deprive any individuals of the right of voting. Any evil of that nature that wanted reme dying he should be prepared to endeavour to correct it. He believed he had thus answered all the questions ; he hoped he had answered them all, and satisfactorily—( Hear, hear.) He feared he had trespassed on them too long--( Cries of " No, no.") He would only detain them with one or two more ob servations. He was prepared to maintain the King and his prerogatives ; they were important to the maintenance of the King, his crown, and dignity ; they were also important to the people, for they were given to the King in trust for the people, and to be exercised for their benefit--( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The King was justified in dismissing his Ministers, that was, he had the prerogative for so doing ; but if the King made a change that was distasteful to the people, in making a Reform Ministry yield to an Administration of a dif ferent character, that change itself must yield if the people should be duly represented; for then this Administration would be cashiered by the House—( Cheers.) He doubted not that the King was deceived as to the real wishes,opinions,and dispositions of the people--( Hear.) He also doubted not that his Majesty had been besieged on this subject for the last four years, till wearied at last with these continual descriptions of what were said to be the sentiments of the people, he hay'. exclaimed " Well, take your chance ; let us see what is the opinion of the people."—(Hear. ) The King was not now so responsible as he was before the passing of the Reform Bill ; and he there fore felt the better plan would be, to let matters take their chance, to have an appeal to the people to decide. Then, now was to be decided the question, whether the people of England were really of opinion that the Reform Bill ought to be arrested in its progress? that was the question in issue.— ( Loud cries of " Hear.") And whether the King must not adopt a Ministry more consonant to the feelings and wishes of the people ?—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He had no fears for the Reform Bill, and for the measures which it was intended to work out. He had no fears, because the princi ples on which they were founded were based on truth. Oh, no, he had no fears for the results. But the people must do their duty.—(Cheers,) If they again returned him, he could only say that he would do his duty.—( Cheers.) The resolution of thanks was then put and carried by accla mation.—(That was followed by three distinct rounds of huzzas.) Mr. TENNYSON again rose. He said he was compelled to express his heartfelt gratitude for this honour, and that he had received his amplest reward, the approbation of the people. He had not sought, he should not seek, any higher reward. —( Cheers. ) A vote of thanks was then proposed for Mr. Hawes, which was received with loud applause and some disapprobation, and, after a long string of questions had been put to him as to his conduct in Parliament, Mr. Hawes proceeded to address the meeting. He said be was grateful for the reception he had met with, and would give a clear answer to every question that had been pert to him. Some of his electors, he knew, differed with him on certain points, but he knew they would allow him to give his reasons for his votes, and fight the battles of his own opinions. He had never shrunk back--he had always met his constituents, though he knew they might blame him for some of his votes, and he would now, as he had hitherto done, state candidly why he had pursued a course in Parliament which some of them blamed. He had voted against the ballot, but he had a right to his opinions, as those who were in favour of the ballot had to theirs, and they ought to bear in mind that the very individual who had that evening proposed a clause in favour of that ques tion, had but two years ago been opposed to it. He then went on at some length to give his reasons for the votes which he gave on several important questions, and expressed his deter mination to oppose the present Government. Major BEAUCLERK next addressed the meeting, and was loudly cheered. About 1,000 persons were present on the occasion, and the meeting altogether was conducted with much propriety and good order. A TAIL FOR THE TORIES. The following political squib, if not too trifling, may sery o fill up an unoccupied niche in the columns of The Sun Quoth Thomas, the Tory, to William, the Whig, " I hope you will not be offended, When I wish that as badge of distinction, a sig- Nal of party,--a tail, like the tail of a pig, To the rear of all Whigs were appended." " No—no," rejoined Roundhead, " to reptiles like you, Of such tail-piece, pertain all the glories,— So befitting your PEEL and your WELLINGTON crew.— For remember, friend Thomas, 'tis curious as t rue , That from time im memor i a l, hath sported a queue, Old BEELZEBUB, K ING OF THE T ORIES .' Dcc. 7, 1834. F. F. LITERATURE. THE PRACTICAL ELOCUTIONIST. Sherwood and Co. London, 1834. This, on the whole, is a useful practical school book, though we must protest against some of the selections as having little pretensions to taste. 'What, for instance, could have induced the Editor to insert among the dialogues, as a specimen of dramatic ex cellence, an extract from the very common-place opera of " Rob Roy," or among the judicial orations, Mr. C. Phillipps's flowery and stilted speech in the crim con case of Guthrie v. Sterne ? It is right, however, to observe that these are the only objections we have to make to the volume. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. The matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners herein after named (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn fields, on Monday, the 22d of December, 1834, at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon. Harvey, P. W. C., High-street, Peckham, Surrey, landing waiter in his Majesty's Customs. Smith, H., Rockingham-row West, New Kent-road, school-mistress. Poole, W. D. Exmouth-street, Commercial- roa d E as t, v i c t ua ll er . Brown, J. Three Colt-street, Limehouse, boot-maker. Cleaver, T., Toddington Mill, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, miller. Steel, W., South Lambeth, Surrey, servant to a horse-dealer. Macdonald, W., Moneyers-street, Hoxton New-town, horse-jockey. Livermore, E. M., Norfolk-place, Shacklewell, out of business. Patterson, G., Cherry Garden-st., Bermondsey, Surrey, traveller. Campbell, G., William's Cottages, Kender-street, Peckham-lane, Surrey, Lieutenant on half-pay of the 49th Regiment of Foot. Harris, J., Great Saffron-hill, Holborn, corn-dealer. Townshend, J., Harpur-mews, Theobald's-road, cab-driver. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK The Liverpool Papers received this morring, state they have accounts by the Crawford, from Bombay, to the 20th August, informing, by letters received from Surat, that most deplorable accounts have been received of an inundation which had destroyed all the crops for many miles. This account may, in all probability, have been exaggerated, but many villages are reported to have been destroyed, and if the loss of lives have not been great, it is probable that a great portion of the crop fields may be put again into cultivation. We learn that the Mexican packet was capsized on the 16th of October, in the Gulph of Mexico, and was obliged to cut away her masts and throw her guns overboard. She was proceeding for the Havannah under jury-masts. TILE FUNDS. The money market was firm yesterday, and Consols left off at 92+ for the Account, and there was a slight reaction in the value of Exchequer Bills, as money was rather more in de mand than on the previous day. This morning Consols opened at the price they left off, with little or nothing doing as yet. Spanish Stock also left off at a better price than in the morning, owing to a report that three Spanish Commissioners were coming to Lon don. from Madrid, to arrange the plan for the division of the Cortes Loan into active and passive stock ; this had the effect to improve Spanish Stock to 531 and it opened at 531 j, at which price it is at present. Portuguese Stock continues firm at 85} I. Dutch, 541 I. Up to the present hour we have no reports of any descrip tion, either domestic or foreign. HALF-PAST ONE. The funds continue stationary. Consols have been the whole of the morning at 92i t to -I for the Account, with little or nothing doing. Spanish steady at 534. Portuguese 85/ Dutch 54 b. Exchequer Bills much the same as yesterday, 39 to 40, quotation. Money easy. On English securities about 3to 4 per cent., and on Foreign about 5 per cent. Consols f or t h e Account, 92i to 92 THREE i. O'CLOCK. ----- On Friday last the splendid and venerable cathedral of Salisbury narrowly escaped being consumed 'by fire, which had broken out in the organ loft, occasioned by the negligent manner in which a charcoal brazier had been left lighted. The WONDERS OF INDIA. —The new volume of " The Oriental Annual," by Daniel, the Royal Academi cian, is even more splendid than its predecessor. The extra ordinary scenes of India, which he here exhibits, show that his spirit has gone forth amongst them, and caught the very tone of their sublimity. The Hindoo temples, the lairs of the wild elephants, the solitary and strange mausoleums that rear their desolate cupolas in the deserts, the fantastic mosques, the gaudy creatures of the air, and the visionary varieties of animal life that traverse those almost illimitable solitudes, making the loneliness more solemn by their presence, are ac customed sights to our artist. This splendid " Present Book" is dedicated to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and at this season of the year cannot fail to have an immense sale. PRICES OF SHARES THI Ra.+l del Monte Mining Co., Registei Dit! . o Unregistered Grim Gold Ca ends Comp,ny COURSE OF EXCHI Amsterdam C.F. 12 4N Ditto, at sight l2 2% Rotterdam 2 U. 12 5 Antwerp l2 4 Hamburg M.B. 13 10 3 4 Altona l3 101; Paris, 3 slays' sight 25 40 Ditto 2 Us. 25 70 Bordeaux Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M 151 % Petersburgh, ruble 3 Us. 14 3 Vienna, effective 11 2M. 9 5'7 Trieste ditto • 95S Madrid 1 7% Cadiz 4 B Bilhoa Barcelona Seville 37 Gibraltar NGE, YESTERDAY Leghorn Genoa 25 70 Milan 11% Venice 47!<, Naples 401.1i Palermo per oz. 122 Lisbon 5B Oporto .... Rio Janeiro 37_ Bahia Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork 31!4 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal (bold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silvers I.ars, standard 0 4 111 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC 17 3 per Cent. Consols 9i) Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent. 92 Ditto Reduced 8 9 14 Ditto, 4 per cent 6 . 14 316 per Cent. Stock 9B Hibernian Bank ... 2214 Ditto New, 1830 3 1 4 per Cent. Debentures 9014 National Insurance Company ..26 3 4 Bank Stock 2264 City Debentures, 4 per cent... $O Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock 24 y pe- cent. B2 4 MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due U America 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Brazil 0 0 Guern. &Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 Buenos Ayres... 0 It Hamburg 1 0 Mexico 1 0 Carthagena 0 0 Holland I : /üblin ..... ..,.... 0 1 0 Jamaica 0 Flanders 0 I P Leeward Islands 0 I Waterford. 0 MGR W ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 'Morning 27 minutes after 5. I Evenine... 59 minutes after 5. HAMBURG, Nov. 26, 1834. 11: EINE, BROTHERS, Contractors, for the Great Lottery, published and drawn by 'authority arid under guarantee of the Hamburg Government, beg to inform the public, that the 65th Lottery of 10,000 Tickets will be drawn on the 18th of March next ; and Tickets are now selling at 108 marks banco, or Si. The prize s are l o f 100,000, l o f 50,000, l o f 30 , 000, 1 of 20,000, 1 of 10,000, 2 of 5,000, 4 of 3,000, 7 of 2,000, 20 of 1,000, 40 of 500, and 1,500 of 108 rrtarks, which 1,578 money prizes are altogether stated in marks banco, and payable without any deduction whatever; 4,000 tickets being delivered gratis to the holders of the 2,000 first-drawn tickets, as per scheme; those purchasing one ticket, at the trifling cost of Si., may obtain three prizes : and thus, if fortune prove favourable, gain 180,000 marks banco, at the present exchange, equal to 13,0001. sterling. Owing to the gratis tickets, the number of tickets on sale is a very limited one, so that, of course, they will be cleared off very ra pidly, and a rise in price occur very soon. Those desirous to pur chase at the present first price of SI., are requested to direct, by one of the first mails, but only for whole tickets, to the above named contractors, Heine, Brothers, in Hamburg. Those remitting a 101. note gill receive an order for the balance of 2/., together with the ticket, by return of mail ; on the other hand, those preferring to pay Heine Brothers' draft for the cost, are recommended to pay such draft immediately when presented. A full scheme, and every desirable information, being always sent with the tickets, those giving orders will only have to write a line; ordering the ticket er tickets, adding the money, or an order for the same, or stating the mode of payment that may be more convenient to the orderer, and giving their full and plain directions, to secure the safe receipt of the communications. Those honouring Heine, Brothers, by purchasing, may depend on the strictest secresy, as to their taking a chance or getting a prize ; such being the undeviating rule of the old-established and most lucky Office. APPENDIX TO'" THE BLACK BOOK." Now ready, price 3s:C;l. - with a cut b y SEYiIIOUR , representing the Duke's mode of keeping the people quiet, an APPENDIX TO « THE BLACK BOOK," Comprising, 1. Principles and Practices of the Reform Ministry-2. Relative Importance of the Agricultural and Commer cial Classes-3. The Church and the Dissenters-4. Working of the Excise Laws-5. Poor Laws Amendment Act, and Lord Brougham's Speech-6. Catastrophe of the House of Lords-7. Character and Composition of the Reform Parliament-8. Dissolu tion and Character of the Reform Ministry-9. The Duke and the Tortes-10. General Election-11. Tables of Ecclesiastical and Election Statistics, Sze., with Corrections of former Editions of the Black Book. Als o , in one large volume, with Portraits of the late Ministry, price 18s., or with the Appendix, bound in black cloth, 215., THE BLACK BOOK Of Abuses in Church, State, Courts of Law, Corporations, and Public Companies.—No Parliamentary Candidate or Elector ought to be without this important volume at the existing crisis ; it being a complete picture of the system of Tory misrule and corruption, which it is now sought to perpetuate. Published by Effisigham Wilson, 88, Royal Exchange. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING will be presented the Grand Dramatic Poem of MANFRED. After which, the Historical Opera of GUSTAVUS THE THIRD; OR, THE MASKED BALL. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be presented the Comedy of THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. After which, the New Interlude, called REFLECTION. To conclude with the New Farce, called TAM O'SHANTER. so very unreasonable, as might have been expected from the nominal head of the Tory Cabinet. But a little examination, a little weighing in the balance, will b e sufficient to show them the real value ; to an expert logician it is not nearly so difficult " To make the worse appear the better reason," as persons of plain homely common sense may be dis posed to imagine. Most of the great questions of policy which now agitate the public mind are, as might have been expected, the topics of the address ; but with the happy skill of a master, he leaves them exactly where he found them. He discusses them in a tone so temperate (and so spe cious) that while the " Doubtfuls" may be appeased, the Tories—for they are a cunning people—must be de lighted. Interlarded as it is with the " judicious reforms" and " corrections," and " modifications," which are tacked to his " ifs "—there are plenty of ifs—not one sentence can be found in the subtle composition that admits of an interpretation hostile to Tory tenets. We cannot, of course, go into an elaborate examina tion of Sir R. PEEL'S letter; but let us just see if we can discover his meaning through the hazy garniture of words in which it is enveloped. And first as to the inquiry into Municipal Corpora tion—it is not his intention to advise the Crown to interrupt its progress; but, when the report shall have been made, he promises (and to that extent alone he can pledge his Government,) to bestow on the sugges tions it may contain, and the evidence on which they may be founded, a full and unprejudiced consideration. Those of our readers whose fortune it may have been to receive communications from high functionaries, will remember the charmingly civil way in which they are begged to " accept the assurance of my high conside ration," and can therefore form a tolerable estimate of the value of a consideration. That, then, will not go for much. Next come the questions in which those of " our fellow -countrymen who dissent from the doctrines of the Established Church" are interested,— exemption from Church-rates—marriage -ceremony scruples—their admission to our Universities—and the redressal of any real grievances. With respect to the first, Sir R. PEE L has no objection to the exemption of all classes from the payment of Church -rates, so that a certain sum in lieu thereof be applied out of a branch of the revenue. Why should he ? Whether the Church dues be paid in meal or malt, what cares it ? But in one or other form it verily shall be paid. This, then, does not go for much. He gives " no opinion on the particular measures" touching their marriage -ceremony scruples, but refers to his support of the principle of Lord JOHN Rus- SELL'S Bill, as sufficient for his present purpose. That, then, does not go for much. Reference is also made to a former expressed de claration that if—alas those ifs—if regulations en forced by public authorities, superintending the pto- fessions of law and medicine, had the effect of conferring advantages of the nature of civil privileges on one class from which another was excluded, then those re gulations ought to undergo—what ? modification ! Excellent word ; but what does it amount to? And from all this he appeals, whether it can be sup posed that he is actuated by any unwillingness to con skier fairly the redress of real grievances? Then comes the Pension List. He avows that as has heretofore; so must .he again resist a retrospec tine inquiry into pensions granted by the Crown, when neither fettered by the law 'nor by the expression of any opinion on the part of the House of Commons. (What a comfOrtable . consolation it were to a robbed man that the law holds exculpated a pilferer on the ground of his ignorance of the law ! and how nicely it makes good the loss he has sustained by reason of such ignorance 1) But Sir ROBERT goes on to say that in future he shall advise that pensions on the Civil List ought, for the future, to be confined to such persons only as have just claims to the royal benefi cence—(and what power but that is so proper to deter mine their justness ?)—or as are entitled to consideration on account of their personal services to the Crown— quere the SOVEREIGN? The other grounds of claim need not be mentioned while these shall exist. What, then does this amount to? Lastly comes the subject of Church Reform ; and e states all that need be mentioned, when he declares that " on that head he has no new professions to make I!" He will not consent to the alienation of Church property in any part of the United Kingdom from strictly ecclesiastical purposes ; and with regard to the Church establishment in Ireland, IP by any improved distribution of the revenues of the Church, its just influence can be extended, and the true interests of the established religion promoted that then—what then? why—then all other considerations should be made subordinate to the advancement of objects of such paramount importance ! If this means any thing, in the name of perspicuity what on earth can it mean ? The complicated and difficult question of tithe he acknowledges, should, if possible (the if is here of immense value as doubting the possibility,) be satisfac torily settled by the means of a commutation founded upon just principles, and proposed after mature consideration. This paragraph is very discreetly worded. The satis factory settlement must of necessity imply an adjust ment satisfactory to all parties concerned, of which the Church is a very important party. Will it ever be possible to satisfy the Church on the subject of tithe, excepting by the payment ? And he concludes his enumeration by stating that he has had no recent opportunity of giving that grave consideration to the laws which govern our ecclesiasti cal establishment, that could justify him in making any public declaration of opinion. Then what does his manifesto all amount to ? Are the Reformers of England to be deluded by such a rope of sophistries ? Were Sir ROBERT PEEL really, as he is nominally, the head of the Cabinet, they would not be cajoled by it to give him " but a fair trial." But before we can discern the measures of the men, another Manifesto, from another Minister, must make ,s appearance. Will the Duke be pleased to address a etter to the garrison of the Tower (his Grace possesses no Tamworth, and one will do quite as well as the other,) and declare to them, in this " crisis of great difficulty," —we have Sir ROBERT'S word for the fact—what happen t o b e ? xis views and intentions may We have received the Paris Papers of Thursday, in which we find the late proceedings of the Peers against M. ROUEN, the editor of the National, unsparingly denounced by the strongest advocates of that Assem bly. The excitement created by this trial among all classes in Paris is truly astonishing. The " judicial assassination of Marshal NEY" is re-echoed from one end of the capital to the other ; and already have depu tations waited on General EXCELMANS at his hotel, to thank him in the name of France for confirming the part of M. CARREL'S speech in the Chamber of .~~ Peers, which charged their Lordships with the iod ic ; murder of that brave but unfortunate officer. We l ' also from the same source that Lord BnouGH-Al`f 31 ; M. DuPIN waited on Gen. EXCELMANS, and C olll c mented him warmly on his intrepid support of M. It EL at such a juncture. To add still more to the O rt d i e. cation of th e P eers , su b scr ipti on li s t s are being W ive round to raise the fine of 10',000 francs, of which s ci v thousands are now collected, and the remainder will furnished in l ess th an a wee k, without the S ati % ol t g , , itself contributing a s i ng l e sons . H ow the Ch an ' of Peers, after so fatal a se lf-i n fli c ti on o f degrad atl' o . will attempt to continue the trial of the parties u n prosecution, for the political ou t-b rea kings of i k P r r : we know not. At present its very name is sY n°l 9 o mous with tyranny in its most odious form, and 00 allusion to its power calls forth hisses and exec t2tl i t among the Parisians of every rank. Moral lO ce w, has none ; and were the King to dissolve it to-O P) it` , never to meet again in a legi s lative or judicial caP ac t i c we do not believe five c iti zens w ou ld assemble f °l. purpose of declaring such a stretch of royal P° l ` l violation of the rights of Frenchmen. nA 4 0C ; BOURSE, HALF—PAST 3 O'CLOCK.-5 p er Cents., 3 per Cents., 76f. 35c. sellers; 5 per Cent. Spanisino 3 per Cent. ditto, 26k ; Cortes, 39* Royals, 41J ' ll 64i' 231 ; Differes, 14 ; Ducats, 93 ; domans, 94; Fedr°s' FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, VEC. 18. Five per Cents., IfCf. 20c. 35c. 30c. Four per Cents., 92f. •70c. 65c. Three per Cents., 76f 30c 30c. 40e. Rente tie Naples, 93E 10e. 93E 93f. 10c. Roman Five per Cents., 95 94N. Bente d'Espagne, Five pertents., 38%.1‘ . 139 Bente d'Espagne , Three per Cents., 26 1 ,,i A. Bova Spanish Loan, 41% Bente Perptt. d'Espagne. Five per Cents., 400 i 51 ' Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, PB. Portuguese Loan. Five per Cent., 813. Ilaytian Loan, 280 f. —c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 2.5 f 325. c. ; money, --c. Three months, paper, 25f. 173ic.; money, —f. --c• —Cours Authenlique We have received Germ a n P a p ers o f the IJ.-1 J. - t 11 or stant, but the intelligence they contain is not ,mP taut, being for the most part confined to dets' s , local questions respecting certain corporate pti vi/4 00 , referred to the Diet, and its decisions there They like Wise give the details of a dispute be t ' c te ,' the Catholic and Lutheran Churches in Frankfe rt ' • specting the disposal of chur c h pr o perty, vv- hle also been referred to the Diet, and which the if 0 has, in its turn, submitted to the adjudicatioof 90 Council of the States. There is nothing else ° a ot moment in these Papers touching Germany, ;, , en h f o l• details of the above are not worth giving. l e lowing refers to Greece : GREECE. v ast The Sotir of October 3d contains the following A'"' cree of " We, Otho 1., by the grace of God, &c. " ART. 1. Our residence will be removed, on the la tY December, from Napoli to Athens. dal , " ART. 2. The City of Athens bears, from that name of Royal residence, and capital of the kingdom' •IfY ART. 3. On the 13th D ecem b er , a ll our Minister la t be o partments, with the Sections immediately subordinat e ,l%c br . the Holy Synod, the Court of A ccoun t s , th e Genera' A tbe a ; quer, and the General P os t Offi ce , s h a ll b e i ns t a lled a t l' to e " ART. 4. We shall fix, by special ordinances, th e i to which the other Cent r al B oar d s s h a ll b e transferred City. j t iogti ool " ART. 5. All the subordinate authorities of the_.4,oeo are to continue to address th e i r l e tt ers t o the deflate ° mentioned in Art. 3., only till 29th November at the Frankfort Papers, Dec. 14. d e c e il We have received the copy of a n excellen t delivered by Mr. MATTHEW BRIDGES to th e , tors of Frome, on which we hope to be able t° op al some remarks by Mond a y. At a ll even t s We 5/1 lose sight of it. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Jesuitical 4 , Addres s , to have inspired Reformers of all classes s' it gil it eacrgy. The anti-reform intentions of t be et oP t ' Honourable Baronet, notwithst an di ng his 1 ,1)\ 1 t ~ tempts to disguise th e m, are so ev id en t, that Ac. his own party p u t th e l eas t con fid ence ill 00 1 se cordingly, we fi n d t h at w i t hi n t h e l ast few clays Isir most important public meetings have been lie l ` resolutions passed, declarin g the most uneontr illi • fe e hostility to the Tory Administration. Of th ese tic / ings, not the least important is that of the - . de r from the the several co ngrega ti ons o f Protestant D oo & ters of the three denomi na ti ons , i n , and 0 miles of, London. At thi s M ee ti n g, the e : c i Resolutions passed by th e U n it e d C o mmitte e AO / senters a day or two after the dismissal of th e por t bef BOURNE cabinet, and ,which a pp ear in arl et e oP of The Sun, were a pp rove d, an d recogigio'tlie to the Dissenting body as a ru l e o f a ction O f s n ,er' ensuing election. The two follo w i n g resolu ti° also adopted : d a op" That the Declaration of the Line of Policy inte n i -e to ,„ - 0 5t pursued by the Administration of Sir Robert P ee ,h ' 1 5 ( " ill! tamed in his Address to the Electors of Tanawm . ,„' ec 't l' e te unsatisfactory to Dissenters, and affords no Pr °sl "Csb ill adoption of liberal measures on the part of the ft' which he is the head.l That this Deputation cannot but record its totai : ., o3 -61) i tev•og liance on the granting of any e ff ec t ua l re li e f to pw" sr - 10 a political party, which has ever been o pp o sed to theusuig to that numerous and important body their just and ' 4 l i e as subjects of the realm. a ver This will show Sir ROBERT that whotas he lfice) may have imposed upon by hi s fi nesse and 94 ' 11 1°1 has not succeeded in deceiving the Dissente rs ' o 1 tell him to his teeth th a t hi s a dd ress i s unsatisnt'hoOt them, and that they have no reliance either "e h ° OW his associates. That the Dissenters throughn nt t ' e per t : dom will follow up the recommendation of here Jae ties, there is not th e s li g ht es t d ou bt, and t ile. oft' e little doubt that in almost a ll th e t o wns a nd ill th eir of the counties, the scale into which they th r° I ,o ° f influence will prepo n d era t e . N ee d we iniP ress our dissenting brethren the necessity of ar i t 11 " energy, and, above all, o f un i on , a t a In nl°e l i j e st lc ' this ? Need we r e mi n d th em , that it wa s to trbthroits cessful struggles of th e i r ances t o rs again st 0 11 ' j power, that a tyrannical G overnme nt Was Qvcr , c l s °ll and liberty establish e d u p on an e nlarge d 9- ti fr e foundation ? Sh a ll it b e s a id i n future tunes -1 ; Dissenters of our day were plac e d in a s lip„lot is'e °e ' f d tion and acted in a different mann er • by, Never shall it be s a id t h a t they st° 4 l an - tea saw that goodly t ree u p roo t e d, w hich was p h P r6' the hands, a n d wa t ere d w i t h t h e blood of t- fathers 5 We regret that a pr e ss of matter m ust Pre d s' a el ;: :' i-om giving a few observations, prepared for tu" c iis t° some excellent articles contained in an A-pp,e° the Black Book, which is just publish°. to /' trust, however, that Monday will find us i t eo ftil : condition to admit them. Meantime W e c recommend this valuable work to al l o e of Reformers who take any interest in Pu blic to No constituency in the kingdom but oug ht provided with copies before the convneficetl of the election, in order to be fairly reps sco t the Parliamentary proceedings of their PT' s ear c , sentatives. The editor is evidently a man the re, and takes every oppnrtunity to place before Cropoll the real state, purport, and abuses of its a nve and institutions. Cr Pio( The Chairman of the London and GreensoArioi 01 way Company, Abel Rouse Dottin, Easq. (late (. ton), been esented with verY e le g by the Southam Expecutivehas Officers pr of the Establishment, ass t s 0 , respect for his unceasing attentio n to the intere Company. La vet pla Co Fit Gr !ne Is ( a u , Le lod be i • ing r es 1)0 be, red L ( ha: "in G I 11( ins op ar t h e inE 0 an Ca