The Sun. — London, England, 1831-02-10 00:00:00

His Lordship announced on Tuesday various plans of commutation, all of them simple, and some of them very good. The Bishop of London has brought an old house about the ears of himself and brother Diocesans, in the way lie accounted for non-residence. Lord King and Lord Radnor, on Tuesday night, both' pressed him very hard on the subject of some of his allegations on Monday. Would it be believed that the Right Rev. Father in God actually stated, " that if their Lordships wished to obtain accurate! information on the subject of lay impropriations, he would beg leave to recommend to their perusal a book of Bi shop Kennet, written upwards of a century ago." The vicarages now, in consequence of the change introduced into agriculture by the culti vation of turnips and other green crops, have, in many cases, become of more value than the Recto ries, so that any person who shall, in journeying through the country, inquire into the condition of the poor vicarages alluded to in Kennet's book, would find them worth from 4001. to 1,0001. a year. Kennet's book is only now valuable as a record of the corruptions and abuses introduced at various times into the Catholic Church, most of which the Church of England has faithfully retained, while, as Bishop Burnet observes, the Church of Rome has got rid of many of them since the Reformation. Lord Caernarvon " deprecated in strong terms the practice of his Noble Friend making, Hight after night, in these times of troubles and distur bances, such attacks on the Church." Will his Lordship ensure a commutation without a little friendly agitation ? His Lordship says, the Clergy have now become so good, that it is wrong to disturb their quiet. Their virtues, it would then seem, improve by the difficulties of the times. The Archbishop of Canterbury, on Monday night, also deprecated this sort of skirmishing; but Lord King has repeated his determination to harass the enemy de die in diem until they were forced to a pitched engagement. It is very evident that the heads of the church will contest the field gallantly; and if assurance and assertion had any power to save, it is not impossible that they would be able to obtain a capitulation on terms more favourable to themselves than to the country. On Monday, for instance, no sooner were the words pluralists and non-residence pronounced, when up arose boldly two of the most learned Bishops on the bench, and pro tested (seriously) against the mistaken notion, that these vices of the establishment could be either at tributed to, or remedied by, the Hierarchy ! Oh, no !—they were vices of the church, as incurable as its poverty; and until that was relieved by the res toration of the tithes in the hands of lay impro priators, parishes must be content to maintain clergymen whom they never see, and even club the tenth part of their produce—four or five together—to secure their aliquot part of a no minal, invisible, and unavailable incumbent. Nay, they ought not only to be content—they ought, according to Dr. Blomfield, to conceive themselves very much obliged by the Spiritual Bench in this respect, to whom alone they are indebted for the discipline of the Church having been sublimated to the maximum point of perfection which circum stances permit. We suppose that, had it not been for their own personal abstinence, and their uncom promising restriction of their superior brethren, be nefices would have been lumped together in whole Archdeaconriee, or in Deaneries at the least. The Lay Lords Were apparently struck dumb ; but whether from a nascent feeling of gratitude, exceed ing amazement, or some other less complimentary feeling, at this novel developetnent of the services of the Hierarchy, we do not presume to conjecture. Last night the allusion to lay impropriators was re peated; but no mention of ogler impropriators. The number of impropriators is about 4,800, of which more than a third form a snug item in the revenues of the Bishops and dignified Clergy themselves. The whole number of dignitaries is about 600, of whom 200 comprise, the Bishops, Deans, and Chapters; and by the latter alone are the profits of the 1,600 clerical impropriations exclusively engrossed. Thus, to swell the otherwise suberabutalant wealth of the superior Clergy, 1,600 of the best livings in the kingdom are stripped of every shilling, except a small endowment, varying from five to ten pounds a year. For the last 130 years, Royal and Parliamentary bounty has been ineffectually strained to repair this sanctified fraud; and as the beads of the Church still charge all its abuses against the poverty entailed upon it by the abstraction of its revenues, might not their piety and patriotism sug gest a partial restitution to an extent which they could easily compass—namely, to that of their own embezzlements ? 'At all events, motives of decency as well as policy, ought to restrain them from talk ing about the spoliation of the Church, when such a handsome dividend of the plunder is consecrated to their own use and benefit, Impoverished, how ever, as a great number of benefices are, it is rank hypocrisy to make them an apology for pluralism and non-residence. The poorer livings are those which offer the most frequent examples of resi dence, and are not those which are cou r t e d by men who have the opportunities to become pluralists. The gregarious appearance of the great R.'s in the clerical list would convince any man that fat rectories have the greatest tendency to amalga. mate. 'The licence with regard to Church pre ferment is practically such, that there is no more restriction on its enjoyment with relation to the value, than to the number of benefices ; and as the same sort of influence is exclusively available to procure good livings, as to procure a great many, the same sort of people are found to unite the magnum and maul/um of Ecclesiastical patronage in their ()am persons. The truth is, that pluralism is not a mere vulgar crimein the Church, rendered ex cusable in the poor creatures who are i n d u c e d to perpetrate it by their necessities. It is a f as hi ona bl e vice peculiar to the higher orders in the Church ; and we must confess that they contrive to make it in some measure respectable, by never exercising it in petty indulgences. What Bishop or Dean of Chester would sin for a paltry vicarage ? Yet in those capacities, neither did Dr. Blomfield abhor Bishopsgate, nor Dr. Phillpotts eschew the Rectory of Stanhope. The real state of the case is this : When the superior Clergy affect a vehement com miseration for the condition of the poorer benefices as an argument for pluralism, it is for the sake of the general rule which admits their engrossing of the more wealthy.—Morning Chronicle. Whatever may be the final result of the agitation in Ireland for the repeal of the Union, we cannot but consider the debate which took place on Tues day night, or rather yesterday morning, in the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. O'Gorman Mahon, as calculated to do great good—first, by furnishing the English public with a specimen, on English ground, of what sort of material Irish agita tion is made up ; and, secondly, by showing the friends of order in Ireland the firm support which the Government is determined to afford them, and, the enemies of all order, the dreadful calamity which they would inflict on their country by exciting the poor and ignorant people to commit an act of rebellion. With regard to the first point, the speech of Mr. O'Gorman Mahon furnishes a happy, though by no means a very powerful, specimen of the sort of oratory which tells so well on the "finest pisantry" in the world. It was a regular omnium gatherum concern, and contained materials in abundance for the declamation of the orator, and the more sober inquiry of the philosopher, for six months to come. —The object of the Hon. Member was to impress his fellow Members with a sense cf the necessity of repealing the Union ; but seeing that his appeal was not drunk in with much avidity by the ears . of the House, he very d ex t erous l y trea ted it to a dis sertation on Irish p over ty— t h e e ff ec ts of snow in rendering people dissatisfied, and various other mat ters,—all of which, however, failed in producing any particular delectation in the House. The interludes between the differ en t p ort i ons o f the Hon. Member's speech were much b e tt e r matiaged ; and, indeed, it is but justice to him to observe, that what with Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Wynne, the Speaker, land others, who performed the serious parts, we do SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. fused to enter intoany t er ms by w hi c h the Poles could take additional and severe labour on himself, and to His Lordship announced on TUesday. various Plans • not remember anything half so creditable in its way bad nothing to do with sending or 021raet b recover a qualified liberty, He demanded uncon- sacrifice that leisure for the advancement of the of commutation, all of them simple, and some • for a long time. To turn, however, to the other side speeches, both because he knew him to be t 7i i i : ba st l A IT T 'i he Irish agitators, now under indictment for Sc- ditional submission, un d e r a th r eat of military exe- public interests. Han objection founded on a con - of them very good. The Bishop of London of the pict ure , the public,' we are ' c on f i de n t, must man in the world that would do so, and also ' A dition, seem to be rather " fidgetty" about the c ution. Hi s G overemen t p re s u m e d to consider the sideration of his own convenience, or some other has brought an o ld h ouse a b out t h e ears o f h ave learned with satisfaction; that although the Go- the communications that he had had with hie l '• bee I movement of a whole people as the revolt of a few i " weighty" . but unknown reason, has no t been h imself and brother Diocesans, in the way he vernment has hitherto confined itself to the mere and then he did not know what course Istig ht ; j lll ' l 'r: znbe mater, and are beginning to writhe and wriggle, incendiaries acting up:inn. .. movement a few dupes. Inthis e 'et . • sense , urged in private by Sir R. B. S ug d e n, with such accounted for nonresidence. Lord King and peaceful exercise of the law, in putting down sedi- been taken w ith him' in the of the ey'e c : v e i i's,Peri ° and shift from one leg to another, like broken-down I a- effect as to put an end to this arrangement, we Lord Radnor, on Tuesday night, both' pressed him tion, it is determined to prevent the disunion of Ire- But now Dr. Lushington was out of th e ; e l n e rlt a ( a both he and General iebitsch addressed or over-driven beasts. O'Connell and, we believe, Lions to the Polish nation, calling upon the P l3l l l :t e o sub- T trust the m a tt er ma y b e pu bli c l y ex plained, that very h ar d on th e subject of some of his allegations land and Great Britain by all and every means, moral and had no mor e t o do with i t t h an an y orditt e " n e . a t 'e an een most of his companions, had demurred to several , , init to his authority, and to rely on his the country may know to whom and to what they on Monday. Would it be believed that the Right and physical, within its power. His Majesty's sunder. The Learned Attorney then Pre ce e eli e t 4 fies t counts of the indictment, admitting, by implication l'his has brought the differences between c the ni rao lc le y ; a re i n d e bt e d f or th e su dd en a b an d onme nt of a plan Rev. F a th er i n G o d ac tu a lly stated, " that if their Ministers were determined, said Lord Althorp, "to to argue at some l engt h, t h at t h e man ner "I 'l4 t ,..::" Div thet they were guilty of the acts charged against and their Sovereign to a crisis. Had concessions so emi nen tly calculated to sup ply the place of a Lordship s w i s h e d t o o bt a in accurate! information use their utmost exertions to resist the designs of the plaintiff h a d a b use d t h e r i g h t o f petitioning s e k ,'" b e I); them, bat denying (by their demurrer) that such been proposed, a small nation, conscious of their ne . w . Judge in Equity, without costing an additional on th e s u bj ect o f l a y impropriatione, he would beg the agitators; but, at the same time, by giving em- liarnent for the purpose of assailing a most l t , ° , ll t e -e " ' able Judge, arid his conduct in the admill fir t e , at ts were illegal. Mr. O'Connell had all along numerical inferiority, and aware of the difficulty of shilling to the public.-alforning Herald. treated the Lord Lieutenant's pros larrmtions as illegal, P assistance from their neitylibou . lt leave to recommend to their perusal a book of Bi g - ployment to the people of Ireland, by repealing such and had boasted of keeping within the letter of the have been satisfied with some improemenrts'inintligie't A morning contemporary (the Times), al luding shop Kennet, written upwards of a century laws as wee „b tiox i Tous t o th em , and by other mea- of justice, justified the strong expressioes n e inae l " t a law in every one of his own proceedings ; and in to political condition short of theoretic freedom; bat t t i o tll t te h s, e ob d s is e c r u v s e s s i_ons in Parliament on the subject of' ago." The vicarages now, in consequence of the sores of a similar c iaracter, to do all they could to ployed by Dr. Lushington. Peddell was s `sit h is day change i n t ro d uce d i n to agr i cu lt ure by th e eulti- conciliate their affections. He !toped and trusted exciseman, an d th ere cou ld b e no reaso y et na ble o t l a ° . submit unconditionally-to give up the members that notorious " letter" to the people, for which the vation of turnips and other green crops, have, in that the a d vo cates of the reyeal o tbe Union . would but that Dr. Lushington was right in lb' pI , of their Government to milit-ry execution or the printers of the Freeman's Journal and of the Morn. A commutation is, we repeat, talked of for them : . Register were served by the Attorney-General scaffold, and to fill prostrate be " fore the footstool of many cas e s, become of more value than the Recto- never succeed in the attainment of their object. that the petition was that of the laintiu• d r zug such an expression at least implies that the clergy have with attachments, Mr. O'Connell, or wheever wrote Russian power-would have been a surrender of something to commute. How does that agree with t h e ries, so that any person who shall, in journeying Knowieg, as h e did, the feelings and the spirit of his , p i Zt L io u t s i j h u hi s g ti t fi o e n d . sov e s s t e rlig a guag .. .. o ,le ~ Eli e ' : ev wider his name, flourished away, and bullied about more rights than those for which they took up phrase now so frequently used- , the tax of tithes ?' We through the country, inquire into the condition o f countrymen, and of those of the Hon. Gentleman cautioned the farmers above: we now elution the land- the poor vicarages alluded to in Kennet's book, he could hardly conceive the Possibi l ity o f t lt eir °b - tient and able Judge, o f th e p m illt i t t io u n t s , q ePo fe ri s a ti t o wh il e S tl/P a lie°il d P b r t , : ,;', J he arrests of himself and his brother agitators being arms, and at nouragement to greater tyranny lords. If the tax of tithes be repealed, the tax of rent, would find them worth from 4001. to 1,000/, a year. taining that object except by civil war. No man tegrity, could not b u t exc i te e ery strong feel' e 'd c,-'''' o ; the part of those who knew the Learned Judg e ' f l p i : ve al), th ei r to law, and so forth. Next came the ne t than hat which len . they attempted to overthrow. The thence become doubly oppressive, will follow; and then Kennet' s b oc k i s on ly n ow v a luable as a r e cord o f held civil war in greater detestation than himself and of handling sonic Emperor Nicholas has therefore forfeited all title to cessity of making real fight, the corruptions and abuses introduced at various but even th a t h e s h ou ld p re f e r to the dismember- the falsehood of the charge. It was a privi le t b ,e T: 118 : no doubt the land will be marvellously cultivated, up to weapons of more prowess in the Court of King's Nationaltile tlirone of Poland. He has beendeposed by the the highest Possible cultivation; yes, as well as state of a times int o th e C a tholic Church, most of which the ment and destruction of the empire." We shall Parliament not t o h ave t h e speec h es publiraei eel e - f w e l ' Bench than abuse and foul scurrility. Pleading guilty Council; and if he again acquires a right France is cultivated_ now; and • s large capitals . vested i, •-1 Church of England has fait/duller retained, while, as wait with some anx i e ty to l earn what effect ported ; but that privilege constantly he was vi e ' r ,i , ella - 1 T to - certain counts of the indictment, they demurred, t i o i :h i e , throne it must be by conquest. Meanwhile impiovements ! But if you come to the word tax as ap- 8 ., .., Bishop nurnet observes, the Church of Rome has this d es i ra bl e an d ne cessary declaration will to the great advantage of the people. •1. " - / t ` ea' , as above described, to several others. The demurrers, plied to land, rent is much more of the nature of a tax got rid of many of them since the Reformation. Produce in Ireland; b u t i n th e m eantime we lubour question here was, whether the report was r s e „, t asre t e a ! would be decided by the Learned Judges who by Russian ttoops are approaching that unhappy than tithe. It is paid from band to band like the assessed t and Europe may again shudder hearing and any Lord Caernarvon " deprecated in strong terms under no h es i tat i on in g i v i ng i t as our o pi n ion, that it and impartial ; and impartial the report het e lpf '14,, ,i • possibility might not take their construction of the country, other direct taxes: net so the tithe in its pristine the pra c ti ce o f his Noble Friend making, night will t e nd g reat ly t o strengthen the confidence of the for all that Mr, Hume had said against f P 1 . • ment (10 George IV.) from the Act o ar 1,1 o massacres like those of Catherine.-Innes. and natural state. But still, if a commutation that shall Sic l e! ....,," It i s te et-book of an O'Connell's speech. Now the el- We are glad that the subject of the Pension List leave us a clergy capable, from previous - education and a fter night) in these times of troubles and distur- friends of order and union, and that, whether it may Nichol, was reported certainly not less full" s'qe4rt e habits of life, and immedi a te residence, of instructing and bailees, such attacks on the Church." Will or may SOT increase the efforts of the agitators, these what had been said in hi s d e f ence . A s t o theta ae it No i feet of a decision adverse to the traversers in that is to undergo a revision, and we are in hopes that a civilizing th e p eo pl e b y doctrine an d exa mple, and of his Lordship ensure a commutation without a efforts will be met in future in a very different spirit lege of Parliament, if the reports are incorre c t/0 e fe r t it a case would be, that any trial before a Jury would principle of decent pride will so far operate upon the guarding i. thos e of h um bl er stat i on from t h e oppression t. of little friendly agitation ? His Lordship says, from what they have hitherto been. Those who persons publishing may be called before the Piri fe lt I become superfluous, and that sentence of fine and aristocracy as to induce diem to forego those chari st leir sb n a n; l er b e e task-masters;—if oseditshallba s v u e ch o a r s e t o e m a zu s t t a ion, I t ve the Clergy have now become so good, that it is have hitherto been intimidated by the threats and and punished; but if they be correctly rslia;:t imprisonment might at once be pronounced by the table allowances to their own deranged finances, and wrong to disturb their quiet. Their virtues, it wild ravings of the agitator, from . expressing their then, whatever may be the consequences to r :fla NEW C ou rt. We need not say that suck a result of th e those of their broken-down relatives, and to relieve but ay, in the mean time we are sure fl o wpresent fabric must would then seem, improve by the difficulties of the dissent from his dangerous projects, will no longer another place, 1 say that those who let tine f/ n manifold bras adoes launched by Mr. O'Conn e ll Ministers from a very perplexing embarrassment. he touched with caution." times. The Archbishop of Canterbury, on Monday hold back from giving utterance to their sentiments; and their constituents know what their rep ro ti ''' Wal e aga inst the law, and the King's Government, wo u ld We say, " relieve Ministers from perplexing em- We do not see why the commutation of tithes is at night, also deprecated this sort of skirmishing; but while the great mass of respectability, and property, fives are doing, are among the very grea l ii:' rip , hardly serve the reputation, or political influence, 01 . barrassment," for we are certain that their pupa- variance with the phrase, " th e t a x of tithes," fo Lord King has repeated his determination to harass and wealth in Ireland, will f ee l a c onfid e n ce in its public benefactors. In every one instance p ub a l general projects, of that learned but very unq u i e t larity will be very gravely affected by an attempt to a tax in one shape may be com m uted for a tax in the enemy de die in diem until they were forced to security which for months past, in consequence of is the most perfect corrective of übuses where 11n l e n eery gentleman :as the day of argument drew near, there- uphold the Pension List, even our the scale on another ; and a variable tax may be c o mmuted fora i a pitched engagement. It is very evident that the the agitation that has been carried on, they hare exi L st o , rd an T d E t N h T e E m ß o D s E t s p , e a r f f t e e e r t st p a i t •e in v g en t t h i e ve na e t v ii ii r e e r e vro i - --- se ' e et. fore, it is little wonder if he and his associates gave which they last presented it ; and without pope- permanent one. With respect to the influence of a , -------._ way to troublesome forebodings, which exhibited 1 i _ar_ty, united to the favour of their R o y a l Master, commutation of tithes on rent, it is probable that, heads of the church will contest the field gallantly ; not experienced.-elforning Advertiser. and if assurance and assertion had any power to do not. f P l'lr themselves in a simultaneous effort to change th e what are they, in a House of Commons constituted in most cases, the landlord would be the grea t es t save, it is not . impossible that they would be able to LAW INTELLIGENCE. case, observed, that it was true that a Meta e WS whole form of their defence, to withdraw the de- en those corru pt p r inciples of election, which it is gainer. But the great advantage would be certainty. Item a capitulation on terms more favourable to Parliament was not answerable for what h e ea "e , I now their chief object to purify and amend ? But The tenant who takes his farm under an agreement murrers, and plead " Not guilty" to every part ofle . eleend• eneselves than to the country. On Monday, for COURT v . th e indictment. The gain by such an operation not only will so fleeting a possession as Ministerial with a clergymanwho exacts much l ess th an hi s d ue , ! a in A nce, no sooner were the words pluralists and WALKER, GENT., V. LUSHINGTON AND OTHERS. individuals, he, as well as any other person n. as, act popularity be wounded by the revolting obtrusion of finds himself occasionally ruined by having to deal in any thing inaurious to the characters of ri Pctee m ',night be twofold-Ist, as the Attorney-General has P°P non-residence pronounced, when up arose boldly two Sir J. SceneETT,Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr. Mauen, s o ,ci 1 -- I the Pension List on the country, we are convinced with a more rigorous successor. Of rent the tenant stated, they would be enabled to put off their trials of the most learned Bishops on the bench and pro- for the lintiff the ATToRNEY-GENERA M cerned, is responsible for what he publishes. 9t V, at Re try by one shift or another, until next June, or e ve n that the yet more important question of the tithes also has no right to complain. It i s th e s h are o f th e tested (seriously) against the mistaken notion, that vo e oaeocx, Mr. FOLLETT,and Mr. Eveers, for the ill be deeply affected by it; for the soreness of the produce after deducting the charges of cultivation, Dr. Lushington, we have here no proof again e l re ct. November term. 2d. They would have all the in- w t . ese vices of the establishment could be either at termediate time to continue and extend their turbo- Public mind on this subject will be greatly irritated, and the usual profit of stock. But the tenth of the defendants. As to the three other defendants the a re h) , eY ton minuted to, or remedied by, the Hierarchy I Oh, of as persons of high character engaged in vi o l Th i s lent practices, until they had brought the country to when it isseen that to the claims ofa rapaciousnobilitY, gross produce may leave nothing for farmer or land- n i they were vices or tne c wren, as incurable as lication, called The Mirror of Parliament, 0 0. 1 e: tlae such a pitch of excitement, thutt no Jury would Performing no service whatever i n re t urn for their lord, and may even leave to the farmer less than is • ° - that this was an action to recover compensation in its poverty; and until that was relieved by tine res- does not appear that they bore any particular ,Ili 111 l dare to find them guilty, at the risk of heeling pensions, are to be added those of a clergy, but im- necessary to pay for labour. A farm may be Worthdamages for a libel, published by the defendants, of toration of the tithes in One hands of lay impro- to the plaintiff. But as they had not made oit' n l e ne /a their own throats cut, or their houses burned perfectly, it is asserted (we do not say how truly), very little till a large sum is laid out ou its and concerning the plaintiff, in a number of a publi- • priators, parishes must be content to maintain justification, and as the publication was Pr e j ~'1 , e‘.1 . 4: over them while they slept. From the Dublin discharging their sacred functions; and we are sure improvement. The landlord allows for the. out- cation called the Mirror of Parliament, published clergymen whom the never see and even club diet must o a ainst verdict g g them. A ir ts r , ''') h Papers of SundaY it appears that the motion that if ever there was a subject requiring profound lay ; the tithe-holder does not. The reference about the close of 1828, in which it was imputed to ou it ~ •ect ..._ the tenth • t of their roduce-four or five The Jury consulted fora few minutes, ts P n s ,„ w was granted by the Court under certain con- and dispassionate examination, it is that of tithes. to France would be more instructive if it were t ether-to par . . p .. oge 1 er-to secure their aliquot part of a no- the plaintiff that he was an extortionate and petty found a verdict for Dr. Lushington. AS t t li enr e • ditions, calculated to defeat the purpose of inde- The scenes which followed their suppression in shown that the cultivation of France is worse than fogging attorney, and had been guilty of perjury. N mina , invisible, and unavailable incumbent. other defendants, they found a verdict agains t Rr r. Y I finite dela. Meanwhile the Priests have found it France should make statesmen wei g h w e ll before before the repeal of tithe. The cultivation of Fiance,The defendants pleaded Not Guilty, and also a v the ought not onl to be content -they • -Damages, Fifty Pounds. ; J----__ expedient } to trump up some defence for themselves, they take one step in a course, known by the best f r o m various causes, was in general bad before the a - t g y - justification as to the perjury ; and one of the de- list t eght, accordin to Dr. Blomfieid to conceive aneuirist the very general and very natural charge of of all experience-that of others-to be fraught revolution. The Flemish husbandry is better than ° themselves g I ' fendants (Barrow) pleaded, in addition, a justifie i ea tl) very mulct obliged by the Spiritual Bench ' b e ing concerned in this conspiracy for the subversion with so much danger. Has France gained by the our own; and there are no tithes i n Belgium •it . .. .cation as to the extortion and pettyfogging. THE MARKETS. b ' in this respect, to whom alone the are indebted for t 4 lteE of the re lm. A letter, signed “ Senex," appeared change an improved agriculture ?-a contented was also better than our own while there were the discipline fhaving Y o the Church been . sublimated Sir J. SCARLETT-The plaintiff had been for a COAL MARK F.T.-Feb. 9. 41 in the Dublin Evening Post last week,-a signature peasantry ? The cultivators have no capital, and tithes. Tithes may be productive of much evilnumber of years an attorney at Bristol. One of the. Ad -ir s --........----- 325. 9d. Walls End ewmsre''' `s 4 to the 'tit of erfecoon which circutn- I Beaumont,. , -31 6 Ditto Walker «..........'" Which is assumed by the Evening Mail to repre- their peasantry are in an intermediate condition be- without preventing all agricultural improvement, maximum p i o r i e p • defendants (Dr. Lushington) was personally known sent that of Dr. Doyle , the Jesuit Bishop of Ferns. tween that of England and Ireland: they are poorer arid there may be still greater evils than tithes. stances forthei erm t. a suppose that, had it not been to him (Sir J. Scarlett)-a most eminent public Ne e a b ins T P n rv a r i e n se....., 30 3 V a r t i l b s tarr i i i n e i t r t o o s t e , ..,' 3.i ~ ~, ......'0 ! I ,+o to • Down pernen n ial abetinance, and their uncom-HolywelL 33 0 Walls End Lambtorl."#9 , ' 'IST " 1 In what relation the writer may stand to Dr. Doyle than ours, but not like ours oppressed by contiguous The Scotch agriculture fifty years ago was-worse • • man, and one who was held in the highest esti prreisin reetrletio of their superior brethren, be- 't art's a 0 - le Oa , t ( e„i II!n s ß w e e d r i td u t g we know not ; but that he is of the school of Loyola greatness, by vulgar insolence, or aristocratic pride. than the English, and it is now better; yet at nation both for his talents, his humanity, and in E. Russell's ett" VI ~, Rc, ne .c 3 would have been lumped together in whole . • Pontop Windsor.-..........- 2-9 6 W. E. Cleveland.... , " . 0 , Ile there seems no fair reason t° doubt- The letter There is an equality in the interior of France of both periods Scotland was without tithes. The every respect unimpeachable moral character. South Holywell .7 6W. ,'' qt n rY 1 Archdeaconriee or in Deaneries at the least The is a shuffle in every part of it. It admits-what, which a mere English traveller can form no idea. It absence of tithes has no doubt facilitated improve- Lay Lords :'• were apparently i struck dumb; but „ At the time when these libels were published, lantield •••••••-• :71:3 6 1 1 . 3 tt t iHaverland....."' ? ep t , calm Cox -..,....•';i 0 ' -a-a fter a former publication of Dr. Doyle himself, could is not an equality of great comfort certainly, as a ment, though it could not at once overcome other whether froin a nascent fee }in of gratitude, exceed- which was in August, 1828, Dr. Lushington was a ~ :, ` A`'ir : l e, 3 •-• - 0 , — 32 . II be denied without raising a shout of laughter whole, but it is an equality, and equality is one great obstacles in the way of improvement. As to the • a . Member of Parliament, and the Jury were pro- Wall s n En t d i llewicke&Co. g 34 6 kandsDlPPing — raLeK i a m e amazement, or some other less complimentary ezc C ockton, ......... „.. „,., 51 P i ,„ Walls End Brown's 3'2 0 every where-that there is " a coincidence of opi- ingredient of contentment.-Thres. instruction and civilization of the people by the feeling, at this novel developetnent of the services of gabby that Member of aware a Parliament was not wain Erne Callerton 28 6 stone coal xre IS' nion on many subjects between Mr. O'Connell and While the other Courts of Equity groan under clergy, we refer our contemporary to his common- the Hierarchy we do not resume to 'cc answerable for words spoken in the House. But if Walls End Hilda great number of the Irish (not Irish-Catholic) the weight of accumulated business, and while taries on the brutality of the Hampshire peasantry. Last night the allusion to lay P im ro riatoc°rsnj tare " a Member chose to descend from his privilege and i yg o a E , irliTn t a , r u i r azi . 33 9 TanfieldTrader--1;. clergy, butt asserts that there is between them no countless suitors, wasted with that " sickness of The clergy, who have wrought such wonders . in the d. . p p . was re peate ; but no mention of other impropriators. The publish without the House anything improperly re- Ditto Perkins and Co..- 33 : 6 \ g.l 2l l . e b rtTn sma all:::: ,ll ' Th. Di tto itiddops _34 0 5 e,1 felt -le , Lund ( I f elliance,-no preconcerted agreement,-no the heart" which arises from "hoep deferred," way of instruction and civilization, enjoy, according number of i ' is • mpropriators about 4 800 of which fleeting on the character of individuals for which he Ships at market, 57X-Ships sold, 30-unsold. t he 54 4 ! common design,-no purpose of separation, or sedi- haunt the gloomy recesses of Westminster-hall, like to the author of The Extraordinary Black Book more than a third for u • '. ' g item in the revenues would not have been responsible if spoken in Par- t i, ie ' t wine tion, or rebellion,-or ascendancy, religious or ec- spectres on the banks of Styx, waiting for their a most extraordinary performance, to which we shall of the Bishops arid d• form dignified . C le rgy themselves. The liament,then afortiori he was responsible in the same COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING Tll . ____/ 444 ' i of t, a clesiustical." Verily, we do not believe that any e turn in the boat that is to take thorn to judgment, hereafter allude more particularly-a sum of whole number of dignitaries is about GOO, of whom . • way as other persons. It was true that - it wins now Br ~Nrs e Wheat. ! Barley. Oats. ~,,,4 ! li en " e ' " bond " UpOn such a subject, or for the accomplish- the Rolls Count is sometimes obliged to close its 9,459,565/.-ellorning Chronicle. 200 comprise the Bishops, Deans and Chapters - the practice, and had been for a considerable time, - e ,.•,. 44 4 ..ity 4 merit of such ends, was ever signed. and sealed be- doors at an early hone in the day, even in the midst The motion of Mr. O'Gorman afalion on Tuesday and by the latter alone the ' of the 1 6 ' to publish reports of the debates in Parliament. Abingdon are . profits And4er -----.' " " " 38 21 3d , r Locum the heads of the Popish Church and those of 'of term for want of a client or a cause to give it nht brought the recent proceedin • Ireland • • •• gs inbefore clerical impropriatlons exclusively engrossed. Thus Tlse Newspapers particelarly did so; and the prat- 61 626 28 20 2 3 1 , , ,$ ) ~ Birmingham—. 64 72 3' 40 24 3 2 ' u E the demagogue state in Ireland. We do from our occupation. We are inclined to believe the pre- II the ouse. Lord Althorp, in a speech distinguished to swell the otherwise suberaburalant wealth of tics had been in some degree sanctioned by a sort or Bridport .56 74 32 39 i'L- re a hearts disclaim the suspicion that so much as a single scent Lord Chancellor will, at no great distance of by his usual candour dwelt on the difficult v the superior Cler y, 1,600 of the best livin ' connivance. For these reports Members of Par- cirencester ..,.....-. 44 72 28 40 F 3 , ! ' sheet of parchment ‘.,-us ever applied to any use so time, effect a considerable diminution of the arrears - - of e the kingdom are stripped of every shilling,except in liament were not responsible, because they had no E a r i i i ll„," d a 54 86 36 40 26 ' 1 maintaining ilii a connection between two countries ofconcern with the publication. But if a Member of Henley' . ---r , IA 2 130 ~' ~ ~,,, lei extremely rash and perilous. No, the " bond of al- of business in the Court of Chancery, by the in small endowment, varying from five to tenund a s t►• • each possessed a 1 independent Legislature, , , 84 92 44 48 36 40 , ' 1: , , of C ; ) Parliament did become a party to the publication of I ne l eTu f s• o o rei rt7 — Jiance is tacit-the plain consequence of the separa- troduction of judicious reforms, aided by his own ear. For the last 130 ears, Ro P al and and vindicated the conduct o. the Government in his speeches, and the speeches so published c on _ 111alelenhead ( g 2 T£24 42 . r,,, gil -,,; tt%)...,,, Lion between the countries is quite manifest enough :active powers of mind and indefatigable habits of 'l :Parliamentarybounty has been ineffectually al availing themselves of all the means at their corn- f o le ae t pi s ham .--...... 56 76 30 36 18 3 3 V ; '' ' , ar s to supersede the necessity of many pros or cons business. In the meantime the arrears in the Court .Fir l ' .fied fraud •andthe Y h s heads of tanned anything libellous, then he became respon mand to frustrate the attempt at separation. The to re this sanctified s u a i nctn i , ,, h as . ea h Bible like any other person, and therefore Doctor sel'istle'llfe-- t• l e so T ) . t 22 g 5; le IIY I between the leader of the mob who would become of the Vice-Chancellor are very heavy, there being repeal of the Union meant the dismemberment of the the Churchentailedt charge all its abuses liss againstt i e Lushington, although a Member of Parliament, Southampton ..,..... 54 58 37 40 28 3' 2 / (4 1 , - phi, its temporal &cutter upon the overthrow of the an accumulation of not less than 300 causes, arid, empire. "No man," said the Noble Lord, " held poverty .. upon it . n the abstraction . of its 'lewVesburr - 2 Rl 3 V) g 2O g 5 till 6) C e 4 King's dominion throughout tine island, and the probably, many more. It would be a great public revenues, might not their piety and patriotism sug- was as much responsible for this publication as civil war in greater detestation than himself, but any ofthe ether defendants. These other d Uxbridge ..........-.. 48 78 32 38 24 •,;„.., 0 kw- , e- \Vanta g e 48 74 .8 43 21 7.. 4 9 ' 9, 'eh" i '• ff eseeftains of a Church which, on the ruin advantage aspirin, , , ifthese could be ' f itage even t a artial restitution to an extent which the that Incshouldprefer to the dismemberment of y fendants were Mr. Barrow, the Editor of this am h- Warminster ..=. 50 78 28 47 23 • g 9 / c i l ''t. ' ' of that now established (an event as often threatened least greatly reduced. We were glad to hear, a short g co es uld easily comp - rel to that oftheir the empire.-(Lond and continued shouts T of t hear.)" by Mr. O'Cosinell as among the most savoury fruits time ago, that an arrangement, which would have in- embezzlements ? .4.s A s tl a events, motives f decencyown let, and Messrs. Winchester and Varnham, 61 , W i o n rc d e s ll- --- " --- 4 72 c. `g 34 21 gY ---- t-n -The general feeling in the House on ties ay night ', . of the revolution) must, by the very nature pf things, sured an early decision of a great number of those as well as policy, ought to restrain them from talk- . . ' Strand the publishers. He had heard of the pub- 36 27 t. ',Vi l' es'aE question proves how well we interpretedHULL INIARKET.-Feb. 8- TO-, 11." , x o t become a prominent, if riot a paramount, authority, causes, was on the point of being completed, but it °I this. ..- in - - the - ' • about the spoliation of the Church when lication called the Mirror of Parliament, but this The supply of Wheat to-day from the farmers W 3 8,40 , gi ll a --, the thet eel u in i. o England with respect to repeal e• d was the first time that he had any part of it in his ii. ) l , , , t t l t th e e pric i es of last week have been paid on tl i lone c ,v 'lay over a lea; than half-civilized, sanguine, passionate, has been suddenly broken off, to the great prejudice l a n ha ‘ ridsome dividend of the plunder is'con such which We observed, that any . proceed- rate hand. He understood, however, that it was sub- for fx'ee'll,eirneiagnnuiselc.',t clnliiiidiTtilicetury very pr ces l i lade esorf44 abr. and grossly superstitious people. " Senex" flatly of the public interest. The Master of the Rolls, ito their own use and beaefit! Impoverished, see the agitation of the question of re refuses, on the part of the Catholic Priests, to con- whose learning and sound abilities are united to en ngsi by number of henefiees a • • ' how-, scribed for hy some Members of Parliament, and : \ u ,,,07l,3 , l . ir t r i iit tl d business, and that principally to tf o . 6 , t 4 k, 4 'II pea could be put down, could hardly fail to be aver, an a greatt ah n e u are, it is rams , , otla t r e g u e de ;:el u tttti o e f k i :e e p w s tfM'ast s' ee' r :/ \V pti cur in an address, c,inveying sentiments of loyalty uncommon aptitude for the despatch of business, hem a a I that it was no unusual practice for them to send Barley% i n popular in this country; and that the strict legality hypocrisy to m t The n apology or pluralism Oats came slowly to market, and may be noted _t:' j P,:t 4 , - ni t . ' l, 4 ,'"'' to the T Old-Lieutenant, or disavowing any sympathy having got in advance of the causes in his own Court,their own speeches, or to revise and correct the re with tine disturbers of the public peace ; and why ? numerous as they had been, aereed to have one of such a step would not be so much considered and e non-nesid ice. r poorer livings are those ports for: this publication. He would now proceed dearer. E ins dA c y on e ii., B s c i a n n i _s ai t:r r e eg aZ s i t, it d c, , ,,, , ,, ,, ,,,,, , lots the 4tr; For the wry statesmanlike and enlightened reason, hundred of the causes on the list of the Vice- as its result. Sir Robert Peel tlistinctly stated wl • h oiler the mostf eq h u i er i l l t , :xamples of resi to state the nature of the libels. The plaintiff was 1 , 0 F it , per quarter higher than last week. The price ° 4 l i ' i i,4lp, that, even if Government had made any slips ( an d dence, end are not those v . e courted by men whe'a ii t, Ofid and "thing dso. im . i r 4s that article. t r ! i c . l , e . . , .... ...8, 39 fo li w o '_' t h a t Me, O'Connell is now " odious to the Govern- Chancellor transferred to himself for hearinn., arid tii ‘ ies e . , employed in the capacity of attorney by a Mr. Ped-ment," and in difticultie , , end that it would be tin- we understand the order was on the point of lichee he did not say they had) in their mode of enforcing who have dne opportitt of to tine Poland gregariousappearance great It.'s in ~ , ometors' Commons, relative to the will of a Mr. - . -- a Small or Feed.... -7-i, s .: ?T s .. Lgs ; Old .......•• ~ ~, I/ generous in , written to give effect to this arrangement, when Sir he clerical list would convince any man that fat e-eee . s. 26s misfortune. Tine meaning of all this sentimental Edward B. Sugden started some objection, which "Ile had (he said) irrevocably made up his mind t Evans. This Mr. Evans had made two wills, one u. 1.; . t l liarley,°, e o l .:'S',, Sul V 'to --' ,4 :i 11, e ,k fiddle-dc -due is, that the Jesuit pretends to see the caused it to fall to the ground. In the Mornino to steed by the Executive Government, and main-rectories have thegreatest tendency Th e regard amalga. of which was in favour of this Mr. Peddel, arid Ped- Foreign -8. -s. 455. Lint. &V* .....5 ;4 11, / 1t e ,,,,:..y ea./as', ' Union or no Union between the coun- twin the Union between the two countries at all mate. .. Church pre- l's oh•ect was to set aside the other will and the Beans ___ 38s. 40s. 425. Foreign ...... ....„ 4 ,,,,,,, '-',„,........ question of herald of the Ist instantthe headof " , under the , ,u, • • is practically such, that there is no more e J • a white -s. 50s. 565. Grey ............ .....,,ttii, hazards. This sentiment was loudly cheered. H e ferment . . fares' • ' other light but as one effecting the a with relation , probate upon it, arid to set up the will made in his -s 50s. 70s. Foreign .... ..../. iv /1 1 . tile; in no Court of Chancery , " the follow . f ing report o a restriction on its enjoyment - l interests of Mr. O'Connell ones Inc re-added, that "it was the duty of the Government, own favour. The plaintiff could not himself con- sa day persona conversation between the Lord Chancellor arid the n value, than to the number of benefices ; and as s. it garde tine peace of society as nothing-the advari-even by risking the extremity of civil war, to re- duct the matter in the Ecclesiastical Court, where Per Bushel. MARKET.-Feh. gal Learned Gentleman in question, in reference to this - e - o ' 'of •exclusively the same sort influence is available to i .d. to s.d. Per lb. . It spiritual influence of the vent the dismemberment of the empire. This, wethe practice was confined to Proctors, and he there- . Wheat Cages of employing tine subject, was inserted :- etregood livings, as toprocure agreat many, tie ey public Clergy in the cause of . tranquillity . and "In the course of the day Sir E. B. Sugden asked his l nines ' . . are satisfied, is the expression of what is felt by at Pro' g V , employed Mr. Fuller,Proctor. After r' fore .. a . the the , 4 0 5 6 Mutton .............••.• , , 11,. he same sort of people are found to unite theo 6 4 0 Veal ................. ..• - 'll,, A • east nety-nine inn a hundred of the people t suit had gone a certain length, judgment was given Bemis order as nothing-the vindication of his own Lordship if there was any truth in the report that there , I / fE 1 • • I • , 1174111 and mu /ion o •cc esiastica. patronage in • ,• fame and that of the whole Catholic Hierarchy was to be a transfer of causes from the Vice-Chancellor's of England. When a distinguiehed Member of "!eit ? es. The truth . s, • by Sir John Nichol, in the Arabes Court, against P ease , the Scotch Parliament expressed his determine- their teem perso i that pluralism is ay 31. 10s. to 3/. 15s. per to"' h bt t at of le kingdom as nothing--in comparison Court to that of the Master of the Rolls.• P ddel but without costs; from which it woulde ttar riot a mere vulgar crime in the Church, rendered ex- e ' DUMFRIES MARKETS.-Feb. •-• kil I, 4, w i t h t h a t dogged fellow-feeling which actuates " The Lord Chancellor said that no tr ans f er o f cause s tion, when a Member of the British Parliament, appear that the Judge did not think the cusahle in the poor creatures who are induced to s. d. s. d. Ali, , A,,„ culprits towards a police-beset brother. was to take place without due consideration, and consult- to effect a separation in consequence of breach suit was either frivolous or vexatious. The f % 3 Vh l eat, Imp. Bush... 83to 9 0 Butter 16oz ....... .",, Op !i ~ '` 'l l. ' most cti e i 1 their necessities It is a fashionable 4 0 4 6 Eggs, dozen ... ........ „.4 l 1 4 !les " / 'peach ors plit while Dan's in the gibbous I. I'll ing the convenience of all parties. The Master of the of feith, he was told by Mr. Bromley, the Perpetrate t )), property in dispute was only 1,800/. altoge- ol l u r ts ey higher orders . in 2 9 3 3 Beet', per lb. ........ ~.. v i , the ea At . f . Ido " quoth the Jesuit Bishop We lolls had keen with him upon the subject, and they a g reed speaker-" We h a d some difficulty in catchi n o. vice peculiar to the - the Church ; , ther, and Peddel, on seeing a large bill of costs Flour, 141 b. be --- I 9 . i that no change should be made without proper con- but now that we have caught you we will holii d an_ we must confess that they contrive to make it - Oatmeal can, however, congratulate the country, as indeed we ~. you, • " - ' • •respectable b • brought against him, was anxious to have the bill Potatoes, cwt. l9 2 8 Quarteru Lord ...... ',. a, t ear • , -•-, i ee...eee.._ .r rice sideration. you fast. It should be understood, that incor- in some measure , y .„. ne , ver exercising it . taxed. A petition which had been presented to Sir se ) .,4 -%:..../...- 1 he Irish agitators, now under indictment for se dition, seem to be rather " fidgetty" about the matter, and are beginning to writhe and wriggle, and shift from one leg to another, like broken-down or over-driven beasts. O'Connell and, we believe, most of his companions, had demurred to several counts of the indictment, admitting, by implication, th..t they were guilty of the acts charged against them, bat denying (hy their demurrer) that such alts were illegal. Mr. O'Connell had all along treated the Lord Lieutenant's proclamations as illegal, and had boasted of keeping within the letter of the law in every one of his own proceedings ; and in that notorious " letter" to the people, for which the printers of the Freeman's Journal and of the Morn. ins Register were served by the Attorney-General with attachments, Mr. O'Connell, or whoever wrote wider his name, flourished away, and bullied about the arrests of himself and his brother agitators beng contrary to law, and so forth. Next came the ne cessity of making real fight, and of handling some weapons of more prowess in the Court of King's Bench than abuse and foul scurrility. Pleading guilty to - certain counts of the indictment, they demurred, as above described, to several others. The demurrers would be decided by the Learned Judges, who by possibility might not take their construction of the Act of Parliament (10 George IV.) from the test-book of an O'Connell's speech. Now the ef fect of a decision adverse to the traversers in that case would be, that any trial before a Jury would become superfluous, and that sentence of fine and imprisonment might at once be pronounced by the Court. We need not say that such a result of the manifold bras adoes launched by Mr. O'Connell against the law, and the King's Government, would hardly serve the reputation, or political influence, o r general projects, of that learned but very unquiet gentleman : as the day of argument drew near, there fore, it is little wonder if be and his associates gave way to troublesome forebodings, which exhibited themselves in a simultaneous effort to change the whole form of their defence, to withdraw the de murrers, and plead " Not guilty" to every part of the indictment. The gain by such an operation -.night he twofold—lst, as the Attorney-General has stated, they would be enabled to put off their trials by one shift or another, until next June, or even November term. 2d. They would have all the in termediate time to continue and extend their turbu lent practices, until they had brought the country to such a pitch of excitement, that no Jury would dare to find them guilty, at the risk of having their own throats cut, or their houses burned over them while they slept. From the Dublin Papers of Sunday it appears that the motion was granted by the Court under certain con ditions, calculated to defeat the purpose of inde finite delay. Meanwhile the Priests have found it expedient to trump up some defence for themselves, against the very general and very natural charge of being concerned in this conspiracy for the subversion of the realm. A letter, signed " Senex," appeared in the Dublin Evening Post last week,—a signature which is assumed by the Evening Mail to repre sent that of Dr. Doyle, the Jesuit Bishop of Ferns. In what relation the writer may stand to Dr. Doyle we know not ; but that he is of the school of Loyola there seems no fair reason to doubt. The letter is a shuffle in every part of it. It admits—what, fter a former publication of Dr. Doyle himself, could be denied without raising a shout of laughter every where—that there is " a coincidence of opi nion on many subjects between Mr. O'Connell and great number of the Irish (not Irish-Catholic) clergy, but asserts that there is between them no bond cf preconcerted agreement,—no common design,—no purpose of separation, or sedi tion, or rebellion,—or ascendancy, religious or ec clesiastical.'' Verily, we do not believe that any " bond" upon such a subject, or for the accomplish ment of such ends, was ever signed. and sealed be tween the heads of the Popish Church and those of the demagogue state in Ireland. We do from our hearts disclaim the suspicion that so much as a single sheet of parchment was ever applied to any use so extremely rash and perilous. No, the " bond of al liance" is tacit—the plain consequence of the separa tion between the countries is quite manifest enough to supersede the necessity of many pros or cons between the leader of the mob who would become its temporal dictator upon the overthrow of the King's dominion throughout the island, and the aspiring chieftains of a Church which, on the ruin of that now established (an event as often threatened by Mr. O'Connell as among the most savoury fruits of the revolution) must, by the very nature of things, become a prominent, if not a paramount, authority, over a less than half-civilized, sanguine, passionate, and grossly superstitious people. " Senex" flatly refuses, on the part of the Catholic Priests, to con cur in an address, emveying sentiments of loyalty to the Lord-Lieutenant, or disavowing any sympathy with the disturbers of the public peace; and why ? For the very statesmanlike and enlightened reason, that Mr. O'Connell is now " odious to the Govern ment," and in difficulties, end that it would be un generous in the priesthood to desert a friend under misfortune. The meaning of all this sentimental fiddle-de-dee is, that the Jesuit pretends to see the q u estion of Union or no Union between the coun tries in no other light but as one affecting the personal interests of Mr. O'Connell !—that he re gards the peace of society as nothing—the advan tages of employing the spiritual influence of the Clergy in the cause of public tranquillity and order as nothing — the vindication of his own fame and that of the whole Catholic Hierarchy of the kingdom as nothing—in comparison with that dogged fellow-feeling; which actuates most culprits towards a police-beset brother. " I 'peach or split while Dan's in the bilboes ! I'll be --- if I do," quoth the Jesuit Bishop. We can, however, congratulate the country, as indeed we have done already, that the lay Catholics, the inde pendent gentlemen of that communion (and surely it is virtue to dare to be independent in the face of a tyrant mob) have pronounced themselves freely on Mr. O'Connell's conduct, whatever may be said or left unsaid by the Jesuits. On the proceedings in Parliament on the motion of the Member for Clare last Tuesday, it is needless to make many ob servations. What may have been the real object of the lion. Gentleman, we certainly cennot under stand from his reported speech ; but if it was by an appalling picture of Irish impatience under the existing connexion with this country, to intimidate the Ministers, the Parliament, or the nation, into a passive breaking up of the British empire, by op posing no further obstacles to a repeal of the Union, we believe that the Hon. Gentleman must already have found out his mistake. We ought to mention Lord Althorp's assurance, that much as the Govern ment, of which his Lordship is a member, may de precate the horrors of a civil war, it will prefer civil war to a dismemberment of the empire. On that declaration, echoed as it was by the whole House of Commons, with we apprehend but one or two ex ceptions, we rely hi perfect security.—Times. Accounts to the 27th ultimo from Warsaw, in the Ilarriburg Papers, settle the question of Polish re sistance, and leave no hope of accommodation till after the decision of victory. The Diet, on the 25th,' declared that the throne was vacant, or, in other words, deprived the Emperor Nicholas of the Crown of Poland. This important step was not taken but on tine most mature deliberation, and after the most zealous efforts to reconcile the rights of the dynasty with those of the nation. The Provisional Government, desirous of aveiding a rupture with their King, though resolved to secure the iede pendence of their country, sent envoys to St. Pe eersburgh to explain the conduct of those who had expelled their King's brother, and to settle the basis on which their future obedience was to rest. The Emperor refused to see these envoys, unless they disclaimed their mission from a " rebel" au thority, and acknowledged their continued subjec tion to the Czar. Nothing was accordingly done to reconcile the Polish people to their former Sovereign. The 'Emperor, in the pride of absolute power, re• Sir E. 13. Sugden said he could, if he had an oppor :unity, give very weighty reasons against such proposed transfer. " Thu Lord Chancellor said he should have an oppor :unity of doing so before any change was made." We do not see why the commutation of tithes is at variance with the phrase, " the tax of tithes;" for a tax in one shape may be commuted for a tax in another ; and a variable tax may be commuted for a permanent one. 'With respect to the influence of a commutation of tithes on rent, it is probable that, in roost cases, the landlord would be the greatest gainer. But the great advantage would be certainty. The tenant who takes his farm under an agreement with a clergyman,who exacts much less than his due, finds himself occasionally ruined by having to deal with a more rigorous successor. Of rent the tenant has no right to complain. It is the share of the produce after deducting the charges of cultivation, and the usual profit of stock. But the tenth of the gross produce may leave nothing for farmer or land lord, and may even leave to the farmer less than is necessary to pay for labour. A farm may be Worth very little till a large sum is laid out ou its improvement. The landlord allows for the. out lay ; the tithe-holder does not. The reference to France would be more instructive if it were shown that the cultivation of France is worse than before the repeal of tithe. The cultivation of France, from various causes, was in general bad before the revolution. The Flemish husbandry is better than our own; and there are no tithes in Belgium; it eras also better than our own while there were tithes. Tithes may be productive of much evil without preventing all agricultural improvement, and there may be still greater evils than tithes. The Scotch agriculture fifty years ago was worse than the English, and it is now better; yet at both periods Scotland was without tithes. The absence of tithes has no doubt facilitated improve ment, though it could not at once overcome other obstacles in the way of improvement. As to the instruction and civilization of the people by the clergy, we refer our contemporary to his commen taries on the brutality of the Hampshire peasantry. The clergy, who have wrought such wonders in the way of instruction and civilization, enjoy, according to the author of '!'he Extraordinary Black Book— a most extraordinary performance, to which we shall hereafter allude more particularly—a sum of 9,45 9,5 6 5/.—illorning Chronicle. The motion of Mr. O'Gorman Mahon on Tuesday night brought the recent proceedings in Ireland before the House. Lord Althorp, in a speech distinguished by his usual candour, dwelt on the difficulty of maintaining a connection between two countries of which each possessed an independent Legislature, and vindicated the conduct of the Government in availing themselves of all the means at their com mand to frustrate the attempt at separation. The repeal of the Union meant the dismemberment of the empire. " No man," said the Noble Lord, " held civil war in greater detestation than himself, but even that he should prefer to the dismemberment of the empire.—(Loud and continued shouts of hear.)" —The general feeling in the House on Tuesday night on this question proves how well we interpreted the feeling in England with respect to the repeal of the Union. We observed, that any proceed ings by which the agitation of the question of re peal could be put down, could hardly fail to be popular in this country; and that the strict legality of such a step would not be so much considered as its result. Sir Robert Peel distinctly stated that, even if Government had made any slips (and he did not say they had) in their mode of enforcing the law, allowance ought to be made for it " He had (he said) irrevocably made up his mind to stand by the Executive Government, and main tain the Union between the two countries at all hazards." This sentiment was loudly cheered. He added, that " it was the duty of the Government, even by risking the extremity of civil war, to pre vent the dismemberment of the empire." This, we are satisfied, is the expression of what is felt by at least ninety-nine in a hundred of the people' of England. When a distinguished Member of the Scotch Parliament expressed his determina tion, when a Member of the British Parliament, to effect a separation in consequence of breach of faith, he was told by Mr. Bromley, the speaker—" We had some difficulty in catching you, but now that we have caught you we will hold you fast." It should be understood, that incor porating unions can only be dissolved by force. However the great point is, to take from the Irish the desire of separation ; and Lord Althorp admitted that he looked forward to the healing effects of the measures to be proposed for the im provement of the Sister Kingdom. The agitation will have been beneficial, if it have impressed the owners of property in Ireland with the necessity of measures for the improvement and conciliation of the population, of a very different nature from any they have hitherto seemed willing to concede. One measure essential to the pacification of Ireland must have suggested itself long ago to every reflecting mind—a new arrangement of the ecclesiastical sys tem. Those who think that a repeal of the Union would strike at the safety and prosperity of the empire, are right in 'preferring a civil war to a re peal ; but no man will say that a civil war ought to be hazarded, to allow a certain number of ecclesi astical sinecurists to enjoy a million of the best acres of Ireland, and one-tenth of the gross produce of that fertile island, while the people are burdened with the maintenance of their own clergy.—Morn ing Chronicle. The discussions in the House of Lords on Mon day and Tuesday, though short, have been ex tremely important. The disposition to agree to a commutation, evinced by the Heads of the Church, is unquestiot ably a great point gained. Thearju rious operations of a tithe on gross produce, tesidence, and its causes, have had a valuable light thrown on them on these two nights. But Lord King has announced a regular campaign against tidies ; and the abuse that is so plentifully heaped on him ought to be the strongest of all encourage ments for him to proceed. The bitterness with which he is assailed is a tolerably unequivocal indi cation of the good he is doing. On Tuesday night he intimated that he should give the Church one day's respite besides Saturday and Sunday. lie should follow, he said, the example of the Church in old times, which established what was called " the peace of the Church" from Friday to Mon day, adding, however, Wednesday; so that on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday there should be peace to the Church from the war of petitions." Now what the " weighty reasons" were which Sir E. B. Sugden was prepared to urge against the pro posed transfer, we cannot positively say, but it is generally reported the principal, if not the only one, was that it would interfere with his omit conve nience, as, being in many of those causes, lie did not like to leave the Vice• Chancellor's Court and attend upon that of the Master of the Rolls, where it is not his habit to practise. Indeed, if the " weighty reasons" which he so darkly hinted at were not of a personal nature, we cannot understand why he did not publicly disclose them. The proposed tramfer of the causes was for the public convenience, and we do not see why the Lord Chancellor, or the other parties to this most beneficial arrangement, should ullow the personal convenience of Sir B. B. Sugden, or any other practitioner, to stand in the way of it. We have heard that an objection was, in the first instance, started by the officers of the Vice- Cbaneellor's Court, who certainly had weighty rea sons for that objection, as it was feared that, with the transfer of the causes into another Court, it was intended to transfer the fees derivable therefrom into other pockets. The removal of the mere parch ments pro bond publico, it is probable, would not have cost a murmur ; but that the " golden fleece" should be transferred along with them was a thing not quite so easy to be borne. However, the Master of the Rolle, we understand, obviated that dfficulty, by having it made known to the par ties most interested that the fees would be payable to the officers in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, in the same manner as if the causes were to be heard there, as he considered himself, in regard to these causes, only acting in place of the Vice-Cbaucellor. This we can state with some degree of confidence; and it certainly does great ere dit to the Master of the Rolls, who, although he was well entitled to any intervals of leisure which his successful exer tions for the despatch of the business of his Court could procure for him, yet, with an utter regardless nom of recreation and of health, was willing to Mr. MAULE, in opening the pleadings, mentioned that this was an action to recover compensation in damages for a libel, published by the defendants, of and concerning the plaintiff, in a number of a publi cation called the Mirror of Parliament, published about the close of 1828, in which it was imputed to the plaintiff that he was an extortionate and petty fogging attorney, and had been guilty of perjury. The defendants pleaded Not Guilty, and also a justification as to the perjury ; and one of the de fendants (Barrow) pleaded, in addition, a justifi cation as to the extortion and pettyfogging. Sir J. SCARLETT—The plaintiff had been for a number of years an attorney at Bristol. One of the, defendants (Dr. Lushington) was personally known to him (Sir J. Scarlett)—a most eminent public man, and one who was held in the highest esti mation both for his talents, his humanity, and in every respect unimpeachable moral character. At the time when these libels were published, which was in August, 1828, Dr. Lushington was a Member of Parliament, and the Jury were pro bably aware that a Member of Parliament was not answerable for words spoken in the House. But if a Member chose to descend from his privilege and publish without the House anything improperly re flecting on the character of individuals for which he would not have been responsible if spoken in Par liament,then afortiori he was responsible in the same way as other persons. It was true that it was now the practice, and had been for a considerable time, to publish reports of the debates in Parliament. The Newspapers particularly did so; and the prac tice had been in some degree sanctioned by a sort of connivance. For these reports Members of Par liament were not responsible, because they had no concern with the publication. But if a Member of Parliament did become a party to the publication of his speeches, and the speeches so published con tained anything libellous, then he became respon sible like any other person, and therefore Doctor Lushington, although a Member of Parliament, was as much responsible for this pablication as any of the other defendants. These other de fendants were Mr. Barrow, the Editor of this pamph let, and Messrs. Winchester and Varnham, 61, Strand, the publishers. He had heard of the pub lication called the Mirror of Parliament, but this was the first time that he had any part of it in his hand. He understood, however, that it was sub scribed for by some Members of Parliament, and that it was no unusual practice for them to send their own speeches, or to revise and correct the re ports for: this publication. He would now proceed to state the nature of the libels. The plaintiff was employed in the capacity of attorney by a Mr. Ped del, to conduct a suit which he had to bring into Doctors' Commons, relative to the will of a Mr. Evans. This Mr. Evans had made two wills, one of which was in favour of this Mr. Peddel, arid Ped del's object was to set aside the other will and the probate upon it, arid to set up the will made in his own favour. The plaintiff could not himself con duct the matter in the Ecclesiastical Court, where the practice was confined to Proctors, and he there fore employed Mr. Foller, a Proctor. After the suit had gone a certain length, judgment was given by Sir John Nichol, in the Arahes Court, against Peddel, but without costs; from which it would appear that the Judge did not think the suit was either frivolous or vexatious. The property in dispute was only 1,8001. altoge ther, and Peddel, on seeing a large bill of costs brought against him, was anxious to have the bill taxed. A petition which had been presented to Sir John Nichol, praying that the plaintiff might be allowed to assist at the taxation was, however, re jected. Mr. Peddel then presented a petition to the House of Commons, in which he complained of the conduct of the Ecclesiastical Judge, set forth the hardship of the case, and prayed for redress. On this petition, which was presented by Mr. Hume, some discussion took place in Parliament on the 27th July, 1828, arid soon afterwards, in August, that year, the speeches made on that occasion were published in this number of The Mirror; and in the speeches of Dr. Lushington there were two passages particularly referring to the plaintiff, and these passages were the libels of which he com plained. Dr. Lushington, after defending Sir John Nichol, proceeded thus ; " I will only add, that the petition is not that of the person whose name is affixed to it, but th a t o f a petty fogging attorney, , svho was guilty of perjury an d an at tempt at extortion. , This was certainly strong langua ge : b ut h ere t here was no specific mention of th e plaintiff. B u t in a subsequent passage Dr. Lushington said— Ia speaking of the solicitor (Walker), I made use of strong expressions, not one of which I am now disposed to retract ; for I should he ashamed to make use of my privilege of Parliament to say anything that I could not folly substantiate." CATIPLE. r AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LlvEaro ol '" 000 To FEB. 5, DOTII DAYS INCLUDE , . I Cows. I Calves. I Sheep. Pi g , 1.10rW" 157 I 12 I 5851 I 977 7.7 h i c v, 4 Among th e man y periodical p r ints o r o g' v and sink almost unnoticed, there is one just French, and doomed speedily to the fate It tl e announced. One numb er ha s a ppeared ; ; 4 61 have only seen o ne . It h as , we un d ers tand , te Atiff and is entirely w r itt en b y th e so i-di sa nt o ci JEOFFILOY, of Aladrid.loan-notoriety and latterly one of the editors of the Ow l ' f ° A object is to ad v o ca t e t h e " legitimate rights A ° lr t t o r, (le BOURDE AUX t o t h e t h rone o f F ra nce. . g 1) months ago, J E O FFROY wen t u p to Etl ini) ,, l roe 4 : y funds for his i n t en d e d un d er t a ki ng; he re t Zbooo c r, after, with two titl e d inm a t es of Ilolyrou" 'colt placed the sum of 2,000/. at his disposa l ' o f this is a time to advocate the divine 60° a rtia r By the way, the number contains a sma rt Le i " Un Lord Radical," wherein the inconsistebleiv heterogeneous compound are a musingly descri, This, therefore, fixed the charge on the plaintiff; aad then, whey another Member found fault with Dr. Lushington for sa v i ng t h at the plaintiffhad been convicted of perjury, Dr. Lushington answered— ' I did not say that he was convicted, but that he was guilty of perjury." Ile would now proceed to prove his case. The production was proved, and several witnesses were called with a view to p r ove that Dr. Lushing ton had c orrecte d t h e manus cripts or proof-sheets of the speeches containing the alleged libels; but no evidenc e i n suppor t o f the allegation could be elicited, but rather the contrary. Lerd TENTERDEN—There is nothing made out against Dr. Lushington. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, addressing the Jury for the three remaining defendant., observed that he was a good deal relieved from his anxiety. He was perfectly certain that Dr. Lushington had ------ BIRTHS. On the 7th inst. at the Ray, near Maiden tica-A ' li3l/ o f f! ' mo O r i e l ' tl?e f 7 a th so i r n h st. the lady of R. S. Mutt ) street-buildings, of a daughter. of t il rd'' On the sth inst. at Hammersmith, the lad,' - IP it, „DY' l i ,^•,, Atwood, of a daughter. Pe - efi t il e ,i' On the sth inst. at - Stradlow workhouse, f 0 1 0 1 , 0 Smith, of four illegitimate ' daughters. Twt,',firieLl it the other two 48 hours : they were alirTlie ~ On Wednesday, in Attenborough churchyar d. ,r , ' crst q'' On ~,,,' in a very precarious sta e. c okk : MARRIED. Dy ti :, 1 : 1 4 1 ',,,L On the Bth inst. at Blithfield, Stallbrdshirel„ke,oef ,1 Oxford, the Rev. A. Bouverie, third son of t. l % ;jte t er c• rie, to Fanny, second daughter of the late o f 0 46 of ' Keel, in the county of Stafford, and oi te O' f 'cr Maids of Honour. ,f r d i On the eith inst at St. J ames ' s , Westmilll t Ve ,d' Y of Huskards, Ingatestone, Essex, to Char.° IQ Baker, Esq., of the Parsonage, 111,vgaretting• e 6O „ r t, rgco j' DIED. • I Co - f ' 7 On the 4th inst. at his residence, R __lnnstc, co y 0 p 67th year of his age, Philip Codd, Esq., W rtri ,oe , / Middlesex. no* 0- 5 ~, , 4. 1 Bc dfo v - , On the tint inst. at his residence, in all ,•/,' Larken, Esq., in his 65th year. f .1. j. ' l' . 4 On the Bth inst. at Bath, Mary, w idow ° ,re, I/ Freemantle, Southampton. ~.se ' ,te r ' On the Bth inst. in Howland-street, FAO"' .A. lad On of W. Bird, Esq., aged 68. ..1 laei ter ' On the 4th in s t. a t Ch es t er fi e ld, R. H. I Colonel of the 91st Regt. aged 56. IJ ,Iv - y 0 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY Al U np s toplD ° ' SUN-OFFICE, 112, STRANPI