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ilarvess °until scant'• w hich 10 5 Vowed lies to tin, 81 in the lave in gold' qua llp s, the ,0 the iversal trans' m dovs , 183 0, differ llidl 1., Oa verge arrived es th e s train' n ation ut we r the el th e iarkett price s giv e y from e and op h e he si t 3, a nd ;rye to doing )AY.! n ornia ti an i ll : rd-road' per 1°34 SUPP ir A 0 S 0 0 4 ;1 0 r, >ted• 10 . L 3 O ,0, Cg• k in t he cono"' nt, a n a le doilii' ,n. , or fr'''' val fr°° he, i f .9 NO tor ° 70150" 04 fi c 8• Hor se Jacob' in/tad drew. shit° We d : but* itcbee'. )ildrgle r the sos° 1611 1 3 ra dic' irt/ DUBLI \, FEB 2. The Lord Lieutenant and Marchioness of Wellesley visited the theatre la , t night, fir the first time during their Present viceroyalty, and were received with hearty cheers, and other unequivocal demonstrations of good will and a PProbation. This testimony of the popularity of G o . !""nment is one infallible index to the state of pus.llc feel• l ag at present in this country. Whatever differences of ° Pinion may exist upon certain topics of national interest, one thing is quite manifest,—that we have now a reform lag ministry ; and that the public are sensible of the pro gress of amelioration. If his Majesty's speech at the ° P e ning of the approaching session of Parliament contain a guirantee of continued anxiety for the improvement of our institutions, the Ministry may reckon upon the sup- Part of the people aeainst all the machinations of despe :Late and di sa pp o i n t e d f ac tio n . But if, on the other hand, °ere he any symptom of vacillation, or a disposition to ; 2 , no ciliate party, by relaxing the work of renovation so n a PPily commenced, you may rest assured that, in Ireland ' t least. no Government will long continue popular. There is not one word of truth in certain statements that have been published in some respectable London journals, respecting the Roman Catholic Prelates being in !uanced by th e G overnmen t. Th e r u mour was first set coat in this country by persons who knew the contrary to t r u tbe f act , b ut w h o d rea d e d t h e e ff ec t o f th e sa lutary in_ en ee Which that reverend body were about to exercise bytheir own free will and discretion, and in solemn dis charge of their sacred duties over the Catholic population tot' Ireland. I h ave a l rea d y i n f orme d y ou o f th e n a t ure o f I..bit_t influen ce , an d h ave now t o a dd, that circular letters " been issued by the different Catholic prelates to the ' .7" :rgy of their dioceses, enjoining them not to lend their c hapels to meetings for political purposes, nor in any man '''rn,to encourage a g itation. T his was a reso l u ti on a d o pted by them, not in o b e di ence to i f ay request or suggestion from the Castle, but con .Pnably to those principles of Church government and matipline, which they have always observed, adhered to, 4 d , lt rintlY enforced, when the morals of the people were Th e e ? to be violated by turbulence or undue excitement. to 'assembling in Dublin at this season, was according We r n all custom ; and the resolutions they agreed to gr ou e j s rl . unanimously. Nor is there the slightest r ece i ved toe report, that they were tampered with, or 00 vernment. aa promises of power and recognition from Y HAMBURG PAPERS. Sr. PETrnssuRGH, JAN. 18.—The Minister of Public Instruction took (11th Januar y, as opportunity of the 30th December --u ary), as the 1,300 th anniversary of the founda tion of the Justinian Code of the Pandects' Institutions, to celebrate an equ a ll y important event, the publication of Nic the Clapus Juris, under the auspices of our wise Sovereign s I. The receipt of the Custom House of St. Petersburgh last year was 50,098,914, rouble., exceeding that of 1832 by above 1,800,000 roubles. The value of the goods im ported was above 169,000,000 roubles. The winter has hitherto been one of the most severe that we have b a d f or many years. For several weeks th at the cold has been 15 deg. and 20 deg. of Reau- I nors and sometimes more. As there has been abundance of snow our roads for sledges are excellent, and the im- Portation of supplies for the interior as active as can be Wished. HAMBURG, JAN. 31.--BORSEN HALLE, HALF-PAST TWO o'CLocs.—Our wheat market is somewhat firmer, lint the transactions have been extremely limited during the last week. This has been partly owing to the small . bunt of the arrivals, partly to the high demands of the P r esent holders. For prime barley the demand improves. F roth the 13th to the 20th instant three cargoes Norway, oesocorn PI teed through the Sound ; one was bound for and two for Dnndee. Rix-dollars. Wheat, Anhalt, white red B6 to 94 Marks 95 to 95 Mecklenburg Holstein Lower Elbe 6B to 75 Rye. Upland — to Mecklenburgh 6O to 63 Holstein Y, Anhalt 55 to 58 Barle Mecklenburgh 36 to 38 Lower Elb e 32 to 39 Oats, Mecklenburg 3O to 34 Lower Elbe 22 to 26 During the week 78 lasts of Wheat have been imported, 24 exported, and there remains stock on hand 5,600 lasts. Furins.--Our Stock M4rket was extremely dull to-day ; few purchases were made of Cortes Bonds (A. Halde nland and S.ln‘) at 25i per cent. Discount 2% per Cent Anglo-D anish Loan, three per cent X Anglo-Rus s i an 69End of February. Bx, Russ ian Inscription 5 per cent., 182 0 92 Ditto, ditto,lB3l .... Ditto, ditto, 1832. **************************** *********** 91% Certificates ******************************************************************* 92L6 Polish 80nd5..... " **************** " ************************ 125v4 Prussian Bonds, 1832 . .... Austrian Bank Shares . ****** Ditto Metalliques **************************************** 1218% Ditto 4 per Cent... *** **************************************** **************** ** ******************* 85)6 ....Hamburg Reporter. MEETING OF LONDON DISSENTING DEPUTIES. ---...-- At the Annual General Meeting, of the Dissenting De- P tu ira of the three den• , minations, which took place at the I(i ng's Head, in the Poultry, on Friday week, but to tiWhich reporters were . not admitted, a row took place, a : escription of the particulars of which, as , it has given . rise ° a great deal of conversation, we have taken pains to Pr ' cur e• The following is an impartial statement of the nature and cause of the disorder : After the report of the committee had been read, some incuir y was made as to the proceedings of the united Stated Shored by th e Chairman, H. W. AYMOUTH, Esq., would Y be communicated. A resolution having been moved by Dr. BROWN, Calling upon the several denominations cf Dissenters ‘. to act with union at the present crisis, and to uphold the essential principles of P rotestant Dissent," o Mr. R ICHARD TAyt OR said, that no one could more crdt:ally agree to L e , entitnents expressed in the resolution ir l, , . sse h e did. He only regretted that a portion of the nters were actin g in a manner so entirely at variance with these principles, as appeared from the recent law s--(CeresP!'oceeding of It) d E rifl cla c i t m ly ed by the body he "Order")—that again st and ludicrous for them to make an appeal ent and to the great body of their countrymen _. injuries which they sustained from the Established l:h eh, whilst they were inflicting similar injuries upon each other. A DitroTy rcet to order, and said that the subject was not connected with th e b usiness before the meeting. M • FISHER contended that it related strictly to the resolution proposed. unionß. T AYLOR --The resolution calls upon us for ... own . and I complain of a prosecutio n raised by one of our d enomination against another.—(No, no ! Order !) I B ay, we are called upon to disclaim this proceeding, e aN•cially as t h e name of Our Deputy Chairman, Mr. F. Wilson, appears in the front of it, as the relator in Lady 1 liewley's case. An appeal was agai n ma d e to the Chair as to the rele- ',sale), of this subject to the question. Mr. BUTT and Mr. TOWNSEND maintained that Mr. Taylor was in order. Ai r Chairman, but I hope he will not decide w i thout mature Cha i r The resolution proposed also calls upon us Dig Phold the essen ti a l principles of P rotestant dissent. pray, I k now o f none more es s e nti a l th an t h e right of , a, ejudgment in religious matters, andresista, Order, resistance to th , e , —(Loud cries of ce:ia a nd articles of faith. an - 4 Wi th Questi on .") Y e t h e re we have the Independ ents , p our n e s —eput Chairman at their head, prmecuting the .- '""Yteriens because they have repudiated human .creeds lid articles. I submit, therefore, that this i subj t e , c f t or i e s : 41 Y and lamentably connectei with the que . st an e IL ; and e s p ecother tl • ially as - we are going Universi•ies by th e ' l ngs, of our exclusion from the to complain, amongst „cc, Established Church. Now, bow is it that t r v e e is ar a e Partttl,ded, but by red;ions test? And yet the th at ' amongst ourselves endeavouring to bring about teoti no truste e s h all administer, and no poor Di . s . - Pat e ' ; g minister, however meritorious, sh ill partici inilei. the ben e fi ts o f a charitable endowment, until an end ow " ta loo t shall fi rst have been held upon his cr7 nd—aort, 'ack led ~ ter:), which i ts P res b yter i an f oun d e r .as a te, the W ith any con di t i ons of the sort. With what hlishree:6Con we co m pl a i n o f our exclusion by the E.ta : 'hall on , If we do not disclaim this proceeding, we er , ei 0 , ? excite contempt by Loud 1 h: clorder !") our inconsistency. —( nio o that ptNlasr here said he must give it as his opi- Was introdutr• Taylor was not in order, as the subject i.e Th e euh ,eing did not relate to the question. ani tnated Ject was nevertheless pur.ued in a long and TaYlor speech from Sergeantß 'reply to Mr. m ostras, in rep , , and i,.. .. i A 1), . vindication cf . the prosecution. 4 u ttter PuTY 'marked that it would perhaps have been ,6 4 " have allowed Mr. Taylor an unititerruptor Th. -• re 0 1 utiona were then carried. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties arrived at 'he Palace at St. James's about two o'clock 1.e.:N1-Jay a':ernoon, in a carriage-and. four, from the Pa%ili to at B I:11ton. The King held a emir!, at half..past two o'clock, which was attended by the Cold Chancellor, the Lard President of the Council, the L rd Privy Seal, the First Li , rd of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty the President of the Board of Control, the Postmaster-General, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Earl of Car • lisle, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Master of the Flrrsi., the Vice-Cham berlain, the Commander of ihn ..es, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, and the Controller of the Household. His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which the King's Speech on opening the Session of Parliament this day was taken into consideration and agreed upon. His Majesty pricked the list for Sheriffs for the present year (three persons having been nominated for each county on the morrow of St. Martin in the Court of Exchequer). The Council was attended by all the Ca binet Ministers. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The King gave audiences to Earl Grey, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir James Graham, Mr. Secretary Stanley, the Earl of Albemarle, Lord Hill, Viscount Melbourne, and Viscount Palmerston. Viscount Falkland and the Hon. Captain George Camp bell, R.N., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, the Duke of Sussex, and the Princess Sophia, visited their Majesties yesterday afternoon. the Duchess of Glouc-ster arrived at Gloucester-house yesterday afternoon from the Pavilion at Brighton. The Duke of Gloucester arrived in town in the course of the afternoon, from his seat at Bagshot Park. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria walked and drove in Hyde-park yesterday for some time. Grand Parliamentary dinners were given last evening by Earl Grey and Viscount Althorp, at their respective residences in Downing-street, to Members of both Houses of Parliament, Earl Grey entertaining a party of Peers, and Viscount Althorp thirty Members of the House of Commons. The guests at both parties came in full court dress. His Majesty's speech on opening the session of Parliament this day was read by the Ministers to their respective parties. Among the company at Earl Grey's were his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Lord Chancellor, Dukes of Norfolk, Grafton, Argyll, and Rich mond, Marquises Conyngham and Lansdowne, Earls Cla rendon, Sefton, Essex, Albemarle, and Carlisle, Viscount Melbourne, Lords Segrave, King, Elphiostone, and Auck land, the Duke of Sutherland, and Lord Howard of Effing ham]. Viscount Althorp entertained Viscounts Duncannon, Palmerston, and Howielc, Lord John Russell, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right Hons. Edward El. lice, Sir J. Graham, Charles Grant, Robert Grant, Ed ward Littleton, Edw. Stanley, and Poulett Thomson, the Attorney• General, Colonels Fox and Maberley, Captain Elliott, Messrs. F. Baring, Bernal, Robert Gordon, Ken nedy, Labouchere, Stewart Mackenzie, Spring Rice, V. Smith, C. Wood, and S. Lefevre and Morrison, the mover and seconder of the address to his Majesty. Mr. Culquhoun, agent for St. Vincent's, bad an inter view yesterday, with Mr. Secretary Stanley, at the Colo nial-office. A deputation, headed by Messre. Ewart, M.P., and William Tooke, AL P., had an interview yesterday with Viscount Althorp, at the Treasury, respecting the London University. The Earl of Essex, Lord Holland, the Hon. J. Aber cromhy, and a select party dined with Viscount Althorp on Sunday. BRIGHTON, FEB. 3. Yesterday afternoon the Kiog, accompanied by the Duchess of Gloucester, took a carriage airing along the Cliffs. His Majesty continues in the enjoyment of ex• cellent health. As has already been announced by anticipation, his Majesty and the Queen took their departure this morning for St. James's Palace, in his Majesty's travelling carriage, followed by the Duchess of Gloucester and the Countess of Mayo in the next, in the third were Sir Hobert and Lady Taylor, and Lord and Lady Errol were in the fourth carriage, which formed the Royal cortege. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Richmond, in Cavendish-square, from his seat, Goodwood, near Chichester; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, in Grosvenor-square, from Cheltenham; Sir Grey Skipwith, Bart., M.P., in Pall-mall East, from Newbold Hall, near Co ventry; Tatton Egerton, Esq., from his seat in Cheshire; J. W. Childers, Esq., M.P., at Whitehall-place, from Brighton; Right Hon. Wm. Sturges Bourne, in Brook-street, from his scat, Testwood House, Southampton ; Sir Charles Egerton, Bart., from Brighton; Mdlle. D'Este, in South-street, Gros venor-square, from Brighton ; R. A. Oswald, Esq., in Hill. street, Berkeley-square, from his seat in Surrey ; Earl of Rosse, at Symmons's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brighton ; Mrs. Lilly, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle street, from Ramsgate; Monsieur de Calliez, at ditto, from Paris ; Monsieur Satry, at ditto, from ditto ; Sir John and Lady Hanmer, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street; Lord Farnham, at Thomas's Hotel, Berke ley-square, from the Continent; S. Dickens, Esq., at ditto, from his seat, Stoke-park, Chichester, Tyrrel, Esq., at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; Sir A. Hawkes, at ditto, from Wales; Captain Bentinck, at ditto, from a tour; Colonel Evans, at ditto, from Brighton ; Lord Belgrave, at ditto, from ditto; Lord Belfast, at ditto, from ditto; Garland Ilaimes, Esq., at ditto, from Paris; John Bentley, Esq., at ditto, from Manchester; J. Stevenson, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; Monsieur Hubard, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn. street, from Paris ; Dowager Lady Clinton, at ditto, from Burghley; Mr. and Mrs. Staveley, at ditto, from Cheltenham; Col. Clayton, Mr. Tyler, and Major Keppel, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Lascelles, at ditto, from Brighton; the Marquis of West minster, at Grosvenor House, from Eaton Hall, Cheshire; the Marquis and Marchioness Salisbury, in Dover-street, from Hatfield House; General and the Misses Buller, in Gloucester. place, from a visit to the Earl of Westmoreland, at Apsthorpe, Northamptonshire; Lord and Lady Dacre, in Chesterfield street, from the Hoo, Herts; H. G. Knight, Esq., M.P., in Grosvenor-street, from Yorkshire; G. Byng, Esq., M.P., in St. James's-square, from Wrotham Park ; W. Stuart, Esq., M.P., in Hill-street, from Herts; Admiral Sir George Martin, in Berkeley-square, from Grinlington Park ; Sir Alexander Cray Grant, Bart., in Carlton Gardens, from a tour; John Smith, Esq., M.P., in Grosvenor-square, from Dale Park; Lord Saltoun, in Cumberland-place, from Brighton ; Robert Gordon, Esq., M.P., in Dover street, from a tour; Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., M.P., in Pall-mall, from Ewell; Right Hon. G. R. Daw son, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Sir Robert Peel's seat, Drayton Manor; Sir Richard Vyvyan, Bart., M.P., in Great George-street, from Bristol ; Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, in Belgrave-square, from Ireland; Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, in the Albany, from a tour ; Hanbury Leigh, Esq., in Dover-street. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Champion Dymoke, for the Continent; Captain and Mrs. Gordon, from Brook-street, for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, from the Royal Hotel, Jermyn.street, for their seat in Essex ; Captain Hawkins, from ditto, for Ireland; William Mitchell, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Cam bridge; Lord Clanmorris and Mr. Calvert Browning, from Dean-street, Park lane, for Ireland. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. SPECIAL JURY APPOINTMINTS.—LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. W. —The King, on the prosecution of the Bishop of Hereford, v. Smartt, Friedlander v. London Exchange Assurance Com pany, Southwell v. De Capet, Count de Ponthieu, Count d'Ar tois, late King of France. THURSDAY, FEB. 20.—Solarte v. Yates, Same v. Same, Rouge_ moot V. Hutchinson, Wylie v. Read, Derbishire v. Wellesley, Gibbs v. Powles, the King v. Heath and others, Campbell v. Humming, Allport •. Baldwin, Richardson and another v. Gifford, Mynn v. Jolliffe, Brown v. Bastrow, Richardson v. Moh°lls, Robins on v. Day, Blood v. Alexander and others, Morgan and others v. Brundrell. Fan) " , F EB. 2._ Crest v. Booth, Moore r. Taylor, Heisch V. Carri ngton, Cop e and another v. Longmore and others. SATURDAY, FEB. 2•2.---The King v. Helling, Rickman v. Car_ stairs, the same v. Hutchinson Fletcher v. Bannerman and ot hers, Mitchell V. the same. MONDAY, FED. 24 —Campbell V. Richards and others, Kitchener v. Power. the Same v. Wright. King v. Penn e ll, S ame, v. S ame, WoodIey TUESDAY Rh an coedross , FEB. 25.--Lee a n d another v. Smith, Millar v. , , Gordon an . d others. In the Court of King's Ben-nch there are 140 remanets for trial for the Sitting after Term in Middlesex, and 25 new causes. In London there are 191 remanets, and 56 new causes. The London adjournment day in the Exchequer is Feb. 17. - Lieutenant-Colonel St. Clair's account of his " Residence in the West Indies and Arnerica , "pub. lished, in addition to its attractions as a lively narrative military advtnture, abounding in anecdotes of a ll imagin able able kinds, is accompanied by the followin g ill ustrations ' from drawings by himself :—View of Gibraltar —Run. away Negro—The Cocharito Palm Tree—Cacce an d Ai rowaka Indians—lndian Village on the Corantine— &Attar Roads, St. Kitt's—Taking an Alligator—Skin. ning a Serpent—Mr. Edanonstone's Woodcutting E,ta 61ishinent, Alibiri Creek, Demerara River—Old Glen's Hut, near the Ithbiri—View on the Demerara River, &c o &c. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES. A public meeting of the rate-payers and inhabitants of the parish of Marylebone, convened by th. Vestry, wts ht-dd yesterday within the Court-yard of Marylebone Work house, for the purpose of considering the hest and most efficient means of procuring the repeal of the house and window taxes. The meeting was most respectably attended. Among those present we observed the Right Hon. Lord Kenyon, the Right Hon. Lord Langford, Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Sir Samuel Whalley, M.P., Mr. Hope, and many other of the principal inhabitants of the parish. Mr. HUME moved that Lord Kenyon be requested to take the Chair, which being seconded, was carried unanimously. lord KENYON, in opening the business of the day, said that he attended strictly in his official capacity as church. warden. He was aware that the question, to consider which they had that day assembled, was one of very great importance to every householder within the parish of Marylebone ; and having been requested by the Vestry in his capacity of churchwarden to attend, he bad thought himself in duty bound to do so ; and he would on that, as on every occasion, have great pleasure in furthering the interests of the pariah.—(Cheers.) Mr. HoVENDEN rose to move the first resolution, and said that the country had a just claim speedily to be re. lieved from the unjust and oppressive operation of the house and window taxes. He hoped that this would be the last time they should have to meet for the purpose of claiming this relief. That hope rested on the respectful, but earnest and determined demand of the country for the repeal of those obnoxious taxes, and that demand was founded on the strictest justice. If, how ever, i t appeared in the outset that they had miscalculated, and were not to be relieved voluntarily by the Government, it would not become them to despond. On the contrary, they were pledged not to be disheartened by a repulse.— (Cheers.) And if they should be compelled from petitions to have recourse to a struggle to obtain their rights, then they could be firm amongst the firmest, and would not be subdued. He (Mr. Hovenden) as he was one of the first to put his hand to the plough in this cause, would be one of the last to abandon it. Would any one present aban don it?—(Cries of "No, no," and loud cheers.) He was the mover of a resolution at a former meeting of the in habitants of the parish of Marylebone, which was to the effect that the house and window taxes were partial and oppressive, and lie expected the strenuous assistance of all who voted with him upon that occasion ; for they were all pledged by that support to use every constitutional means to procure the total repeal of the house and window duties.--(Hear, and cheers.) He did not mean to underrate the opposition which would be made to this measure. His was aware that it would be very formidable, as many county Members would consider that they were bound in duty to their constituents to oppose it. The opposition of such county members they might forgive; but if any of the members representing the large towns of the einpire— , and especially the metropolitan boroughs, and city of Lon don—should oppose, or even be lukewarm in the support of the repeal of the house and window taxes, he hoped they would be branded and marked so that they could not be mistaken when they next came before their constituents, but should be treated as they deserved, if ever they ap peared on the hustings.—(Cheers.) They (the meeting) might be sure, that such lukewarm advocates of their rights acted from selfish and dirty motives, and could not be depended on—(Hear hear)—and it was from their op position, and not from the opposition of the Ministry that he apprehended difficulty.--(Hear, hear, hear.) He had some confidence in the intentions of the Ministers, not withstanding their emasculation of the Irish Church Bill —notwithstanding the Irish Coercion Bill—and some other measures which savoured of jobbing. He could not forget that through them the people, by their exertions— and among them the inhabitants of Marylebone were fore most—obtained the passing of the Reform Bill; but while be gave the Ministry credit for their exertions, he was fully aware that, without the people, it would not have yet come before Parliament, and far less have passed into a law. He must also remember, that to the Ministry, or rather to one of them, who he regretted was not now in Parliament, the people of Marylebone were indebted for a measure of great importance to their local interest— he meant the Vestry Bill, which was brought into Parliament by Sir John Cam Hobbouse—(Hear, hear) — and passed under his fostering care and protection. He felt that the people of Marylebone were bound by a tie of gratitude to him for this Act, for without it they would not on that day, as a parish, have had the power to meet to consult and petition Parliament on the subject of assessed taxes, or any other subject. He hoped that gentlemen, in addressing the meeting, would not speak in a tone of course defiance of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) It would be more prudent to be guarded at first, in order that they might have an opportunity of ascertaining the intentions of Government, and if it appeared that the petition of the people was treated with indifference or con • tempt, then was the time to express indignation. They would then have the opportunity of meeting again and ex pressing their sense of the treatment with which they met.—(Hear, hear, bear.) But now it would be im proper to do so, as, by a too violent expression of feeling, they might, perhaps, make enemies of those who might possibly be inclined to be their friends.—(Hear, hear.) He was aware that, in asking for the repeal of the house and window taxes, he might be met with the argument, that the finances of the country would not allow it, and the Government would require to be supported ; but the people tested their claims for a repeal now, as they always had done, on the unequal nature of the burden of those taxes—(Hear, hear)--on the falling lightly on the great and wealthy, and an undue share coming to those who were least able to bear their weight.—(Hear, hear, hear.) With regard to the nature of the resolution which he should move, it was declaratory of the embar rassments and difficulties under which the country laboured.—(Hear, hear.) That such embarrassment existed, was too notorious to deny—(Hear, hear)—anil while it was known that a large capital existed in the country, yet, from the system of Government, it was con centrated in a few hands, and the main body of the people were in the greatest distress. The resolution went on to state that this state of affairs was to be attributed to a long series of mismanagement on the part of former Go• vernments, and of lavish expenditure and wide-wasting wars.—( Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Hovenden) was con vinced that the situation of affairs would continue the same until all si.nilar mismanagement was done away with—till all sinecures were abolished—all pensions, nut honestly and honourably earned, stopped, and, above all, till the permanent expense of the army and navy was considerably reduced.—(Hear, hear.) This last, however, could not be accomplished till justice was done to Ireland, and till that country was ruled by the laws of the con stitution, and not by the sword.—(Cheers.) The words of the resolution were these :—" That the different in terests of this country are at present, and have long been, labouring under great and accumulated difficulties and em barrassments ; the effect of a long series of misgovern • went, of lavish expenditure and wide wasting wars." He hoped that no gentleman would propose a substitute for the taxes which they proposed to be taken off, for lie was sure that, by economy and safe retrenchment, the repeal could be effected without any substitute--(Hear, 'hear)— and he would say that no Government, however merito rious otherwise, should be allowed to remain in the Admi nistration without proper attention to those important points. He hoped Government would remember that all potter was now concentrated in the people of England— (Hear, hear)—and that their wishes were, therefore, to be attended to, or they would be enforced. He did not de spair of seeing prosperous days yet, ,notwithstanding the present distress of the country. On the contrary, be :elt confident that a proper attention would bring back pros perity, so that the country might once more bear the name of Merry England. He concluded by moving the first resolution. Mr. WILSON seconded the resolution. They had now met for the eighth or ninth time on the subject of the house and window taxes, and he hoped that this would be the last time they should have to do so. It was ad mitted by the Government that these taxes were unjust, unequal, and oppiessive, and the wonder was that any Administration, atter such an admission, should suffer• them to continue.—(Hear, hear.) They bad to com plain of their inequality especially; and to show that they did not do so without reason, he had only to mention the whole of Scotland did not pay so much towards the house and window tax as the parish of Alarylebone, and th.t Ireland paid not a fraction at all towards the assessed taxes.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) This was an injustice which ought not to be allowed, and it was neces sity that the people of the metropolis should be prepared for such a circumstance as happened last year, when the agriculturists proposed to repeal the malt duty. They (the people of the towns) said, and they had a right to say, that they ought in the first place to procure the repeal of the house and window taxes. The difference between them and the aviculturists was this, that they paid the largest share of both taxes, and had therefore an equi table claim for the re,:uction of that which pressed most upon them. It appeared from returns, that the metio polls and the large towns paid one sixth of the malt duties paid by the kingdom, and the other tax they paid almost exclusively. It was just, then, that they should first obtain relief. He (Mr. Wilson) had seen a letter from Mr. Byng, in which it was stated that the writer understood it to be the intention of the Government to repeal the house duty, and that alone. Would that satisfy them ?—(Cries of " No, no," and groans.) He was glad to hear that expression of their sentiments.— (Hear, hear.) Certain he was that that they would never rest until they had obtained the entire and total abolition of the house and window taxes.—(Loud cheers.) H e remarked, that every attempt made by Government to relieve the people by a partial repeal of those taxes only aggravated the evil; and this he attributed to the radically had nature of the taxes themselves.—(Hear, hear.) H e was convinced that nothing but a total repeal would give relief. One half of the tax was taken off houses with shops last year. Was there ever anything so iniquitous as to relieve one class of the trading community at the ex pense of all others? Was there any reason why shop keepers should be exempt, while all other tradesmen were liable to the tax ?—( Hear, hear.) He, as a shopkeeper— and in the name of the shopkeepers of Marylebone—repu diated such a boon, and threw it back on the givers with contempt.—(Loud cheers.) He saw and lie could con ceive no reason why they should he so partially relieved at the expense of others.—(Cheers.) There was a large class who lived by letting lodgings, than whom none more sensibly felt the oppression of the house and window taxes; and while they were sensible of the oppression, the burden was made the more intolerable by feeling that a boon was extended to the shopkeeper which was refused to them. Another part of the taxes repealed last session was the duty on shops. Who were relieved by that , measure? Not the small distressed shopkeepers cer tainly—(Hear, hear)—but the great shopkeepers—those leviathans of the City—those individuals who swallowed up the earnings of a hundred smaller tradesmen. Wa terloo House, for instance, had its taxes reduced from about 1001. to 301.. and that was the only class relieved. He did not know what that part of the repeal of those taxes was to be attributed to. He would not say (what ever he might think) that it was to be attributed to the presence of such persons as Wynn Ellis, Morrison, and others in the same line of business in the house, but he would leave the meeting to form their own conclusions. There was another subject to which he could not but allude. He meant the interview between the Members for the Tower Hamlets and their constituents, at which the Members said, that they could not say what they should do in regard to the repeal of the assessed taxes till they knew what the Government meant to do. He (Mr. Wilson) had himself, in company with other gentlemen, waited on the Member for Surrey, Mr. Briscoe, and he likewise said, that he would do nothing until he saw what Government mean?' to do.—(Loud cries of " Shame.") He (Mr. Wilson), could not help thinking that it was the dray of a representative to instruct a Minister of the wishes and wants of his constituents, instead of waiting to know what the wish of the Minister was before be would state to his consti tuents what he meant to do.—(Hear.) He could under stand the meaning of such doctrine in an unreformed House of Commons, but not among those who ought to be the real representatives of the people.—(Hear.) It was a very different matter with a Minister now and in a former House. If be were left in the minority now, it could neither be necessary nor expected that he should resign; the only meaning of such a vote would be, to tell him he was in error and ought to retrace his steps.— (Hear, hear.) He agreed with the last speaker, that there was no occasion for a substitute, in case of the repeal of these taxes. Why should so large a war establishment be kept up, after so long continued a peace? —(Hear, hear.) They were told of the danger of future wars, but he thought that but a nominal reason. Within the last six years, there had been more provocation to war than during the whole of the former wars ; but the opinions of people were now changed. They would not go to war—(Hear, hear)—and that was the strongest possible lesson for the non.continuance of such an army. The people saw that the only purpose of war was the aggrandisement and ambition of their rulers—(Hear, bear)—and they would not yield to such an object.— (Hear, bear.) In this feeling,, therefore, the people of England had the best security that there should be no occasion for such a standing army. With regard to the abolition of one half of the taxes—namely, those upon houses—he would ask if the people would be contented to retain the window taxes upon such a condi tion?—(Loud cries of " No, no," and cheers). For his part, he thought the tax upon windows the most excep tionable of the two, as it was most against health. Be sides which, it repressed the manufacture of glass, the consumption of which would be trebled if these taxes were taken off, and the increase of consumption would of course give a proportionable increase of revenue from the same source. One thing be would beg them to remem ber, that when Sir John Hobhouse brought forward his motion on the subject of the assessed taxes, almost every member of the present Administration showed the wickedr.ess and impolicy of continuing such unjust and oppressive taxes, and urged their repeal. He now called on them to fulfil their former demands.—(Hear, hear.) He thought, too, that they had a right to expect the sup port of their representatives on this occasion. He feared, indeed, that one of those representatives would not be very ready to attend them ; but that was their misfor tune, not their fault. He was sorry to say that there was no sympathy between the Learned Gentleman he al. luded to and his constituents—(Hear, hear)—and he re gretted that, because it would deprive the people of Marylehone, on this occasion, of the support of one of their two Members. The other Member (Sir S. Whalley), he hoped, would state whether he meant to make a specific and speedy motion upon this subject, and when he meant to make it.—(Hear, hear). The resolution was then unanimously agreed to. _ _ Mr. UNDER.WOOD moved the second - resolution, and considered it his duty, as one of the middle classes, to state why they petitioned against the continuance of this species of tax itiun, which was because it was a breach of promise made by the Government to the people.—(Hear, bear.) It was on this account that so much discontent was to be seen. He objected to them, too, because they were unequal and unjust, and therefore obnoxious.— (Hear, hear.) He would be sorry to do anything to em barrass )Ministers—(Groans)—fur they were placed in a peculiar and difficult situation, and it was undoubted that they bad brought forward and passed measures of great importance and advantage to the country.—(Hear, hear.) Ile did not approve of all their acts. He did not approve of the Coercion Bill, of the Irish Church Bill, or of their system of free trade—(A laugh)—but still he felt they had done much that was of importance to the people. He felt certain that the revenue derived from the house and window duties could be spared, without the necessity of imposing a substitute; bat if, in any case, it was found necessary to adopt some substitute, why should it not be a tax upon the income and property of the country ?.-...(Hear, bear.) If they could not abolish these taxes without a substitute, let a substitute be found.—(Hear, hear.) He thought all sinecures and pensions which had not been properly earned, and situations—the duties of which are performed by deputy—ought to he abolished.—(Hear, hear.) He was aware of the necessity of keeping up the army to a certain extent—(Cries of " No, no !" —and groans and cheers, which continued some minutes.) The CHAIRMAN rose to order. He would never oppose tie expression of feeling on the part of the meeting; but that opinion once expressed, he hoped they would allow every speaker to proceed.—(Hear, hear.) Air:UNDERWOOD continued—lf the Irish landlords kept their tenants in a state of destitution, and, conse quently, a large standing army was required to keep them in order—the Irish landlords, and not tie people, ought to be made to pay for their support—(A laugh)—and if they did not protect their own property, they ought not to get protection at the expense of the country. He con cluded by saying, that if any substitute were required for the taxes to be abolished, it ought to be one upon pro perty.—(Cheers.) Mr. ROBINSON seconded the resolution; and thought that if there was any occasion upon which the people ought to be united, it was this. The inability of the people to continue to ply those exactions was evident, from the difficulty found not only iu raising the assessed taxes, hut, what was paramount, the parochial rates. In December last, the arrears of parochial rates due in Marylebone alone, were 95,0001., and he was told by a collector, that the amount of arrears on the assessed taxes was 30,0001. This showed the extent of the distress. But that was not all. Scarcely an establishment in the country was free of debt. The nation itself had a debt of 800,000,000/.—the County of 1111ddlesex a debt of 232,000/.—the parish of Alarylebone a debt of 153,000/. —and, in shot t, hardly a public institu lion was free from it. The Trustees of every harbour, pier, and highway in the country had their separate debts, and it was to pay the interest that the people were so heavily taxed. He thought that this showed a great de gree of depression in the country itself. He thought the metropolis, as it had given the country parishes assist ance to procure the reform in Parliament, was entitled now to look for assistance f. out them in petitioning for the repeal of the assessed taxes. He considered that the pre sent meeting had nothing to do with finding a succeda. nem ; it was sufficient for them to know that the tax complained of was unjust. It was the duty of the Chan cellor of toe Exchequer to find a substitute, if he wanted one.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to see the feeling abroad on the subject of relief given to those who kept shops, while none was given to the keepers of lodging houses; and he hoped that the example given by the parish of . Marylebone, of joining heart and hand in procuring the total and immediate repeal of those taxes, would be hallowed by every town and parish in the kingdom.— (Cheers.) He concluded by moving the second re- Sir S. WHALLEY was anx:ous to have the oppor tunity of addressing a few words to the meeting, because he had a double duty to perform that day for the same good object, having to meet another body of his constitu ents in the parish of St. Pancras. He could tell the meet ing that nothing could be got from Government but what was forced from them by the exertions of the people. —(Hear, hear, hear.) They ought to meet often at public meetings, to confer and ascertain each other's sentiments, which would not only enable them to act with vigour, but to tell thi it representatives their wishes and wants.—(Hear, hear.) Though public meetings had been called a farce, it was to them that re form was owing—it was to them that they owed the pri vilege as they did that day—and it was to them that he had to attribute the honour of addressing them.—(Hear, }tear.) He hoped they would not forget, in petitioning and making complaints, that the House of Commons was the guardian of the public purse, and that they should not, therefore, as had been too common of late, appeal to any other tribunal for redress, but to it alone.—(Hear, hear.) They ought to know, too, that a Chancellor of the Exche quer was always reluctant to reduce taxation, and never did so until he was forced. Great opposition was to be expected from landholders on this subject, for fear of the substitution of a property tax, but it did not ne cessarily follow that any such tax would be imposed on account of the repeal of the house and window taxes. He trusted that the day was not far distant when they should have a property tax, but they should reserve it for a great and better purpose, and meantime t h e y cou ld pro cure the repeal of those taxes without it.—(Hear, hear.) There were two great grounds of complaint besides the mere fiscal oppression. The first was, the breach of pro mise to repeal those taxes on the part of the Government; the second, that they were originally laid on as war taxes, and ought, therefore, to have been discontinued at the ter mination of the war. They had to complain, too, that taxes were made the means of disfranchising the 101. voters who were enfranchised by the Reform Bill. He had understood that all who were new comprised in the class of 101. freeholders were to be entitled L a vote in the representation, and he considered their calling for the parochial and King's taxes before voters were allowed to be registered, a breach of faith.—(Hear, hear.) This alone he thought a good reason why they should be re pealed. He would do the justice to the Tory party, and especially to Sir Charles Wetherell, to say that they op posed this clause. He kpew that there was a sufficient disposition on the part orthe people to pay the parochial taxes without being thus forced.—(Hear, hear.) They were not aware, perhaps, that Marylebone alone paid as much of the assessed taxes as any twenty counties.— (Shame, shame.) No wonder then that twenty county members would be opposed to their repeal.—(Hear.) He was present, and the Hon. Member for the county of Middlesex was present likewise, when a county member made that excuse for voting for their continuance.—(Cries of " Name him.") The lion. Member then contended that the assessed taxes applied almost exclusively to the poorer classes, and the higher the rank of parties the less they were taxed, and that they should have been repealed in preference to the soap or other duties.—(Hear, hear.) What use was it to repeal the duty on soap, if it were only required to clean a face for the sole purpose of showing the devastations made there, by destitution and hunger 2—(Hear, bear.) Why should soap be applied to clothes, if those clothes were only rags?—(Hear.) He would not have them to depend on the delusive promises of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or requssts for delay, for fear the question might be mixed up, as it was last session, with the question of the property tax, and thus their hopes defeated ; and he pledged him self to bring forward an early motion on the subject, should there be any appearance of delay on the part of Government. The Hon. Member concluded by seconding the resolution, which was passed unanimously. Captain GOWAN moved the next resolution, and urged the necessity as well as the practicabi ity of retrenchment. In our foreign embassies there was great room for re trenchment. The colonies ought to support themselves; Ireland should be taxed equally with England ; sugar ought to be admitted on equal terms from the East and West Indies, and to be refined in the colonies as well as at home. If any additional duties were laid on, they should be on the destructive and abominable gin—(A laugh).— which was the bane of human existence.—,L iuehter.) There was much room fir improvement in the Woods and Forests. Here commended private economy to the aristo cracy—(A laugh)—because there was always public where there was private waste ; and he deprecated the conduct of lady's maids and butlers, whom be designated as most improper in their conduct towards tradesmen, and hoped they would learn better manners. He then moved the next resolution. The Rev. Dr. FELLOWS seconded the resolution. The repeal of those taxes would have been considered last year a boon ; they were only this year half a boon ; and if they were delayed until next year they would be no boon at all. It was an old saying, that alacrity in the giver doubled the gift ; and it was true—for the idea of un willingness in the mind left no room fur gratitude in the heart. The Government had not yet learned the wisdom of concession in time. It was a truth, of which ail Governments were miserably deficient. Of the two taxes of which they complained, the one was founded on injustice, the other on impiety—(Hear)—and yet it was singular that the impious tax was the one which the Government meant to retain.—(Hear.) MI those taxes had their origin in the time of George 111., when borough mongers were in a high and palmy state, at the expense of the people. In the reign of George 111. more was done to repress the liberty of the subject, and to rob the people of their rights, than in any other.—(hear, hear.) His was a reign of war and taxes. War was his pastime —taxes his feast; but that which was the King's nutri ment was hanging to his people—what his pastime their agony.—(Loud cheers.) The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. SAVAGE, a member of the Parochial Committee, moved the next resolution, which was seconded by Mr. LANGHAM, and passed. Mr. HOPE moved the fifth resolution. Mr. POTTER seconded the resolution, and said that the statement made by a former speaker regarding the arrears of parochial taxes due in the parish of Mar)lebone, was erroneous, as, instead of 95,0001., the actual amount of arrears was only 8,000/. or 9,0001. out of an amount of 75,0001. He further stated, that there never was a more cordial feeling among the inhabitants of the parish than at present. The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. HUME then came forward, and stated 'that he at- tended as a parishioner as well as in his capacity of Mem ber for the County, as be was anxious to ascertain the opinions of the parish on this impottanc subject. He was happy to find such unanimity in favour of repeal, and with satisfaction would give his support to forward their wishes. He assured them, too, that if they continued to he equally unanimous, they would obtain not only the repeal of the house and window taxes, but of many otter taxes. Many had complained of the conduct of Lord Altborp, and be (Mr. Hume) joined in the complaint; but he did not think that Lord Althorp was the only person to blame. There were also Members who had not done their duty, and them he blamed more then any other. He asked if, because they had got reform, which was to be the means of retrenchment and goo I government, they were to stop at the means, without going further ? —(Cries of " No, no.") Had they cheap government —(No, no.) He was glad to find them maintain that. He could say that there never was a House of Commons so much at the beck of the Minister as the present House. But had the people done their duty ? No, they had not. They had returned Members in opposition to their interests, and even to their pledges; and certainly some Members were in the House who bad not kept their pledges. He saw no reason Why the expenditure of the country should not be reduced to the scale of 1792, and he considered that they would not be doing their duty until that was accomplished. He deprecated the system of addressin F the Ministers of the day instead of Parliament. L might lie very well to send Ministers a copy of resolutions agreed to; but Parliament was the only proper tribunal for thi complaints of the people. The Hun. Member then stated, that when the Re.orm Bill was brougot into Parliament, Lord John Russell had stated to him that it would entran cbise one million of voters, so that every Member would be sent into Parliament by 300 good constituents; but instead of that, it was now ascertained, in consequence of a return for which he (Mr. Hume) had moved last session, than there were only 500,000 voters in the whole of England and Wales. Was that a state of representation for tio kingdom ?—(No, no ; and cheers.) With regard to the reduction of the house and window taxes, be was sure .t was quite practicable. Only seven years ago, he had pro• posed some reductions, to the amount of seven millions, and be was laughed at as a fool; yet more than seven mil lions bad since been reduced, and principally those taxes the reduction of which he had recommended.—(Cheers.) And be could now say, that if be were to live ten years more, seven tniilions more could safely be reduced.— (Hear, hear.) There was no fear of resignation. He did not care wh e ther Whigs or Tories were in p ower, though, to b e s ur e , he would, if any thing, p re f er hi s old friends the Whigs; but, which ever party was in, they .•ould necessarily retr enc h ; an d t hi s o f t h e h ouse and tax, W.s to he •i .•r hot a first He hoped that the Government would tell pla 7 n!y, in the Speech to-morrow, that they were to repeal those t-x 5. If not he would cast off the whole set.—(Langhter.) w dad to hear that they had some measure in view wh ch would probably put an end to the very name of tithes.— (Hear, hear, hear.) Hr hoped that that as well as other r -forms were intended.—The Honourable Member was loudly cheered throughout his speech. A petition to the House of Commons, founded on the regotutions, was ttien agreed to, after which MI. KENNETT moved, that it be signed in the presence of the Churchwardens and twenty-four vestrymen, which was seconded by Mr. RAMERRECK, and agreed to. Mr. GREEN then moved, that thanks be given to the noble Chairman, fir his patient, impartial, and able con duct in the chair, which was agreed to amidst loud cheers. The meeting then dissolved- THE ARMY. Co URTMARTIAL.— GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, Feb. 1, 1834. At a General Courtmartial, held at Cork on the 284 d)y of December, 1833, and continued, by adjournments, t ) the 16th of January, 1834, Captain Augustus Wathen, of the 15th or King's Hussars, was arraigned on the un dermentioned charges, viz. :- 1. For that he, Captain Wathen, of the 15th Hussars, did on the Bth of November, 1833, at Cork, at the half yearly inspection of the 15th Hussars, voluntarily sta . e, in an invidious and improper manner, to Major-General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, that an unusual supply of new stable jackets had been issued to the men of his troop, and which had been sent from the tailor's shop without his knowledge, thereby imputing improper conduct to Lieute nant-Colonel Lord Brudenell, his Commanding Officer, although it is the custom of the service to issue new stable 3ackets to cavalry soldiers as they may require them. 2. For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in first having stated to Major-General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, on Friday, the said Bth of No vember, at the place aforesaid, that he had been informed by the sergeants of his troop " that the men were discon tented at having new stable jackets delivered out to t! em," such statement being contrary to the fact; and having afterwards, on the same day, in an improper and disre spectful manner, when addressed by the Major-General, denied having made the above statement, which denial he, Captain Wathen, repeated to the Major-General on the Monday following. S. For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in stating to Major-General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, on the said Bth of November, at the place aforesaid, that be had reported or mentioned to Lieute nant-Colonel Lord Brudenell that " the men of his troop had expressed discontent at having new stable jackets deli vered out to them," which statement was directly contrary to truth and fact. 4. For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, in a letter addressed to his said Commanding Officer, Lieutenant. Colonel Lord Brude nell, dated the 12th of November, 1833, made a state tnent contrary to truth and fact, viz., " that in compliance with instructions conveyed to him by the Adjutant on the evening of the said Bth of November, after the inspection, he had assembled his troop after evening stables, to convey to them the Major-General's approbation of their appear once," &c. ; whereas he, Captain Wathen, did not, on that evening, obey Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Brudenell's ordprs to the above effect, conveyed to him through the Adjutant. 5. For that he, Captain Wathen, after having assem - bled the men of his troop on Saturday, the 9th of Novem ber, 1833, at the place aforesaid, addressed them in an irregular and unofficerlike manner, by then and there not confining himself to communicating to them the Major- General's approbation of the regiment, but in adding that same strangers or civilians had particularly remarked the soldierlike appearance of his troop, or words to th tt effect; and also saying that he had no doubt that had they gone on service they would have done their duty as well is any o her troop, notwithstanding any unpleasant circumstances which had occurred in the troop,'or words to that effect; which address was highly improper, inasmuch as allusion was therein made to Lieutenant-Colonel Brudenell's recent censure on the want of attention to the care of the horses in Captain Wathen's troop. 6. For having, on the 12th of November, 1833, at the place aforesaid, refused to obey an order then given to him by Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Brudenell, his commanding officer, to repeat verbally what he had said to his men on the said Saturday, the 9th of November; and in having afterwards, when permitted by his , s iiti commanding officer. to commit to writing the nature of the said address to his troop, repeatedly refused to obey the order then and there verbally given to him by his said commanding officer to leave his written statement locked up in the regimental office during his absence at parade. Such conduct being insubordinate, unbecoming the cha racter of an officer and a gentleman, to the prejudii.e of good order and military discipline, and in breach of the articles of war. Upon which charges the Court came to the following lecisions : " The Court having taken into its serious consideration the evidence produced in support of the charges agsinst the prisoner, Captain Augustus Wathen, of the 15th or King's Hussars, his defence, and the evidence he has ad duced, is of opinion that he is Not Guilty of any of the charges preferred against him. The Court, therefore, ho nourably acquits him of each and of all the charges. " Bearing in mind the whole process and tendency of this trial, the Court cannot refrain from animadverting on the peculiar and extraordinary measures which have been resorted to by the prosecutor. . . " Whatever may have been his motive for instituting charges of so serious a nature against Captain Wathen (and they cannot ascribe them solely to a wish to uphold the honour and i nterests of the army), his conduct has been reprehensible in advancing such various and weighty asser tions to be submitted before a public tribunal, without some sure groun , ls of establishing the facts. " It appears, in the recorded minutes of these proceed ings, that a junior officer was listened tn, and non-com missioned officers and soldiers examined, with the view of finding out from them how, in particular instances, the officers had executed their respective duties ; a prac. rice in every respect most dangerous to the discipline and the sulmrdin ition of the corps, and highly detrimental to that harmony and good feeling which ought to exist be tween ffieers. " Another practice has been introduced into the 15th Hussars which calls imperatively for the notice and ani. madversion of the Court : the system of having the con versations of officers taken down in the orderly room without their knowledge—a practice which cmnat be considered otherwise than revolting to every proper and honourable feeling of a gentleman, and as being certain, to create disunion and to be most injurious to his Ms., jesty's service." His Majesty 1,4 a been pleased to approve and conftrin the finding of the Court. Although it would appear upon an attentive pet usal of the whole proceedings that some parts of the evidence might reasonably hear a construction less unfavourable to the prosecutor than that which the Court have thought it their duty to place upon them, yet, upon a full considera tion of all the circumstances of the case, his Majesty has been pleased to order that Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Brude nell shall be removed from the command of the 15th Hussars. The General Commanding-in-Chief directs that the foregoing charges preferred against Captain Augustus Wathen, of the 15th or King's Hussars, tiigether with the finding of the Court, and his Majesty's commando thereon, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the head of every regiment in his Majesty's service. By command of the Right Hon. the General Command log- in- Ch ief, JOHN MACDONALD Adjutant-General. The Hon. T. Spring Rice, M.P., left Lime. rick yesterday for Waterford, on a short visit to Su. John Newport, Bart., and whence be sails for England to re sume his duties at the Treasury. Another candidate, named Ebenezer Jacob, of the county of Wexford, has started for Dung svon, avowing himself a repealer, a tithe abolitionist, and an advocate for short Parliaments, extension of suffrage, and vote by ballot. HONITON.—A public meeting of the Dis .enters of various denominations, at H?initon, was held nn Friday last, the 24th inst., at the Rev. W. Wright's (the . Independ ent Ch ape l) , R. H. Aberdein, Esq., in the chair, when various resolutions, as to the grievances which still press on Dissenters, were moved and seconded Revs. J. Taplin, E Hatch, W. Wright, Cipt ,ia Grouhe, R.N., and others. It was resolved not only to memorialize Earl Grey, but also to petition Parliament 1 - 11, t ,w he e ir speedy dinerery r the place in We c lope o i unty t , h is an e i dx that t l o ail I u v rd be mtnting brethren may not incur the charge of cup en as and indifference, by not c 'ming forward at the pres:nt risis : for it may be remembered that unity is strength—. and let us be firm and united.— Western Times.