The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-26 00:00:00

ELECTION TALK. BODMIN.—There will be four candidates for Bodmin : Lord Eliot, the two present members (Mr. Peter and Sir T. S. Spry, Reformers), and Major Vivian, son of Sir Hussey Vi- Ilan- It is very likely the present members will be re-elected, at all events Mr. Peter is sure. BRIDGWATER.—The result of the canvas, so far as it has been made, for Colonel Tynte and Mr. Leader, two thorough Reformers, is most satisfactory, and leaves no doubt of the result. BASSETLAW.—Mr. Harcourt Vernon, a Reformer of long standing, will come into the field again. His success is said to be beyond doubt. Lord Newark, we hear, is also safe. BEDFoau.—Captain Polhill has again come forward to con test the representation with the present members. BERWICK. —Major- General Sir James Cockburn comes forward on the Conservative interest for Berwick. CIIESTEM.—No contest. Lord R. Grosvenor and John Jervis walk over. -- - ......... ......... CARMARTHENSHIRE BOROUGHS.—The Reform Candidate is safe. CAMBRIDGE.—Mr. Knight and Mr. Wigram, of the Chan cery Bar, are both on the look-out here. CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—The Conservatives fancy they can re turn two of the members out of three ; they have called on Major Hall to be their second man, in conjunction with Mr. Eliot Yorke, brother of the late member, now Earl Hard wicke. Their object is to reject Mr. J. W. Childers. Mr. Greaves Townley, the other member, has declared his intention also to come forward, and says, " he has no fear as to the result of a contest, though Tories, under a new name, profess their willingness to become Reformers." CARMARTHENSIIIRE,—It being strongly rumoured that E. H. Adams, Esq., one of the present representatives, has declined again offering himself, requisitions have been got up in almost all parts of the county, to Sir James Williams, of Edwinsford, urging that gentleman immediately to come forward. Of the return of the Honourable Colonel Trevor, the other member, there is no doubt. CHESHIRE ( SOUTII).—A third candidate for this division of the county has sprung up since our last, in the person of J. Tollemache, Esq., Tilstone-lodge, Tarporley, son of the worthy Admiral of that name.—lllacclesfield Courier. DENBIGHSHIRE. —The Tories have given up all idea of a second candidate. The Tory Wynne, and the Whig Biddulph, walk over. DENBIGHSHIRE BOROUGHS.—The canvas is completed, and "honest John Maddocks" is secure. DEVONPORT.—Both Sir George Grey and Admiral Cod rington will he returned. DEVON (NORTH). —Lord Ebrington and Mr. Fe!lowes will be returned without opposition. EXETER.—There can be no doubt of the safety of the sitting Members. EDINBCRGIL—Sir John Campbell's address to the electors appears in the Edinburgh Journals. " The party (he says) who have now obtained the ascendancy have not as yet ven tured openly to avow that they mean to oppose Reform, though why they should dissolve a reformed and reforming Parliament, except to oppose reform, is incomprehensible?" EAST LOTHIAN.—Mr. Ferguson is secure. GUILFORD.—Mr. Austen does not oppose Mr. Mangles, who has been returned twice upon the Liberal interest. Mr. Raring Wail, the Tory candidate, is striving hard to be re turned. The straggle will be between Mr. Austen and Mr. WalL HONITON.—The Bristol Jlfercury says, that the Tories talk of opposing Mr. Guest, the former indefatigable member iHoniton, but it adds, that the opposition will be useless. We sincerely hope so. HAMPSHIRE (NORTH). —Mr. Knight, of Chauton Park, near Alton, has become a candidate on the Conservative inte rest for the Northern Division of this county. Messrs. Letlwre and Scot, the present Members, will again take the field, and there is no doubt they will gain an easy victory. KIDDERMINSTER.—Mr. G. R. Philips's election may be considered secure by a very large majority. LICHFIELD.—The contest will be severe. The Tories from the Cathedral-cioze, back Sir E. D. Scott. Mr. Finch gains ground every hour, azd his success is confidently spoken of. General Sir G. Anson, 6e tried friend of the people, is safe. LACNCESTON.—Launceston will be contested by Sir H. Hardinge and Mr. Howell ; we ho p e the people will vote against the Tory. LISKEARD.—Lord Eliot canvassed his own borou g ' h , Lis keard, but met with no support. Mr. Kekewich , a Tory, has started in his stead. He will run a fruitless opposition to , the present Member, Mr. C. Buller, who is certain of an overwhelming majority. Lord Eliot has since gone to Bodmin. LAUNCESTON.—Sir H. Hardinge has published an address to the electors of Launceston, in which he expresses the same views of public feeling as those contained in Sir Robert Peel's address to the electots of Tamworth ; and the same topics are dwelt upon in nearly the same order as the Right Honourable Baronet's manifesto. LIMERICK CITY.—The present Reform Members, Messrs. William and David Roche, will be returned without any oppo sition. In the event of Mr. William Roche being obliged to retire from ill-health, it is the universal intention to call upon the Right Hon. T. S. Rice, who resigned the representation of Limerick for Cambridge, to start upon Reform or anti- Tory principles. MALMSBURY.—This borough will return Viscount Andover, the son of the noble and patriotic Earl of Suffolk. MANCHESTER.—A third candidate for the borough is now fairly in the field, in the person of Mr. Braidley. No can didate has yet been brought forward by the Radicals. Normonam.—Sir John C. Hobhouse and General Fer gusson are likely to be returned without opposition. NEWCASTLE. Mr. Ord arrived in Newcastle yesterday ( Thursday) and has declared his intention to contest the town. The Sitting Members, Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., and John Hodgs on , Esq., have likewise been busily engaged in solicit ing a renewal of their trust. The Radical party too, have been making considerable exertions on behalf of Mr. Ayton, of Edinburgh. PONTEFRACT.—The feeling in favour of Mr. Gully, and the confident expectation of his success, are all but universal ; and if the electors assert their freedom, Mr. Raphael is secure. RICHMOND.—Sir R. Dundas retires, and the Honourable J. C. Dundas stands for York. A canvas has commenced by the Honourable Thomas Dundas, now M. P. for York, and Alexander Spiers, Esq., of Elderslie, in Scotland (both Reformers.) An opponent is likely to appear. SELKIRKSHIRE.—Mr. Pringle, of Yair, has announced his intention of again coming forward as a candidate for the ho nour of representing the county of Selkirk, in opposition to the present Member, Mr. Pringle, Clifton. Souniwaax.—Mr. Benjamin Wood, brother of the Alder man, starts for Southwark on t he Liberal interest, pledging himself to " Triennial Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, an ex tended constituency, and a better defined right of suffrage." SCNDERLAND.—Sir W. Chaytor has at length issued an ad dress to the electors of the borough, so that the matter of his again contesting his e lection is now placed beyond all doubt. Mr. D. Barclay, the other able and enlightened candidate for the suffrages of this independent borough, starts to-day, Saturday. SurnsanaNn.—Mr. Macleod, of Cadbnll, has addressed the electors in behalf of his son, who is still abri7,d, and his elec tion is of course secure. STAFFORDSHIRE ( SouTn).—Sir Charles Wolseley has {Oiled an address to the electors of South Staffordshire, in which hd offers himself as a candidate to represent them in Parliament. Staffortighire Advertiser. EiTAFFOROSHIRE NORTH).—Jesse Watts Russell, Esq., will come forward again on the Tory side. Sir Oswald Moseley and Mr. Buller, our present county members, renew the offer of their services to the electors. TRURO.—This place has tl:ree candidates—the present re presentatives, Sir Hussey Viviail and Mr Tooke, and Mr. Ennis Vivian; the latter was an unsuccessful candidate at the last election. Sir Hussey and Mr. Took: are certain of success. TIVERTON.—Mr. Langmead has declared himself a candi date for Tiverton, in addition to the other three candidates. TAVISTOCK.—Lord Russell and John Rundle, Esq., are both considered secure. WEsnie ay.—A deputation from this borough has waited on W. Blair, Esq., and strongly pressed him to become a candidate. WINCHESTER.—The canvas for this city has been completed. Messrs. Mildmay and Baring, the present Members, are tried Reformers ; Mr. East, the Tory candidate, is the nominee of the Duke of Buckingham. The Reformers feel confident that their endeavours will again be crowned with success. WieTowNseian.—Sir Andrew Agnew and Mr. Blair, of Penninghame, are each prosecuting an active canvas for the county. WIGTOWM DISTRICT OF BURGHS.—Mt. Edward Stewart will not stand as a candidate at the forthcoming election, and Mr. M‘Taggart, of Ardwell, is the only person that as yet sues for the suffrages of the electors.—Dumfries Courier. Yoronan.—The return of Mr. John O'Connell is placed beyond all doubt. —Morning Register. Scotland enjoys repose and tranquillity, while Ireland is agitated from one extremity to the other like the waves of the ocean. The quiet of the former is not disturbed by Orangemen, or tithes, or tithe proctors, while the latter country is kept in a state of perpetual excitement by these and discordant factions, whose hatred towards each other is cherished :; y artful men, who can have but little regard for the prosperity of t:2eir country. The present Administration is ill calculated to remo.T these differences, as there is included in their arrangements vioijnt partizans, whose prejudices are in curable, and who, instead of strengthening, will add to the manifest weakness of the Governme,:.!. R OSTRE VOR.-4 had heard muchthe beauty of Rostrevor ; and before leaving Ne wr y , I devotea day, to it ; and now that I have seen Rostrevor , I p ron ounce it to CC.: one of the most beautiful spots in Ireland. The road from Newry to Rostrevor skirts the river all the way, till it widens into Carlingford bay ; and it is not often that one passes through a finer valley than that which extends between Newry and the sea ; the boundaries of the valley can scarcely be finer than they are ; and it possesses this rare distinction, that the moun tains, in place of gradually softening down into tameness, as the valley approaches the sea, rise into greater elevation ; and the mountain boundaries of the lower part of Carlingford bay rival in height and boldness, the wilds of Kerry and Galway. But there is here a beautiful intermixtnre of the soft and smiling with the abrupt and sterile. Cultivated slopes and wooded heinhts form the immediate banks of the river and the lake ; and mansions, villas, and cottages, are every where thickly strewn ; and the bay is so completely land-locked that the calm ness of its waters is generally in perfect union with the gentle beauty of the scenery.—lnplis's Irelan& , sday. ) ;clock. lowe. I wag continued seen Mr. going in ms to the Dse times, is loth of drennin's, wov, wag out first, • There ween the and look- He came ' day fol- Crosbie; bought it Vitness time Mt. Ile was at month of :!en early Hodgeos F.liza Do med out we knew was be 'ens came aces, as his lady lot in the away by got the know the in Ennis re at that a conver - In out of ent home )ostillion. ,h a lady, to call at Dnt there :rs. Hod ;re a lone. >m where I wa sin Ilan that a c alled there au )ver o' o l ughter'i •Ughter.) , u ghter;) dOni Magee , dies' t ring nQ no . i 7 l her we to lething i n till, )lair'" upo n p s upon , ri clan t ' Th e ...- with ,0 r o d . frigil th y ... h b enr f o f th e s wer e jar tiOg in ate , l l ,all _ , ii i 00 ' COURT CIRCULAR. The Right Hon. Charles Watkins Williams Wynn arrived in town yesterday (having received a communication from Sir Robert Peel), from his seat Llargedwin, Montgomeryshire, and had an interview with Sir Robert Peel, at his resi dence in Privy Gardena. The Right Hon. Sir H. Hardinge left town yesterday for Wilderness Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, to spend the day with the Marquis Camden. Lord Hill left his residence at Paddington on Wednesday, for his seat near Shrewsbury. Sir R. Peel went over the official residence in Downing stroet, attached to the appointment of First Lord of the Trea sury on Tuesday, accompanied Lady Peel. BRIGHTON, DEC. 14. Their Majesties, the Princess Augusta, Prince George, and the Royal suite and household, heard divine service this morn ing in one of the private rooms of the Palace. The Rev. F. F. Bowes (Deputy Clerk of the Closet in waiting) read prayers. The Bishop of Worcester preached a very eloquent sermon ; his Grace afterwards administered the sacrament to their Majesties, and the Princess Augusta, assisted by the Dean of Hereford. Lord and Lady Mayo were the Lord and Lady in waiting ; and Miss Hope Johnstone Maid of Honour. The Palace Chapel was open for service, where the Rev. Mr. Wagner read prayers and Dr. Everard preached, taking his text from the first chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, and first verse. Yesterday his Majesty gave audience to Major-General Sir Charles Pratt, and then took a carriage airing to Shore ham and back to the Palace, accompanied by the Countess of Mayo. The Queen did not leave the Palace grounds, as on the previous day. Prince George took equestrian exercise in the forenoon part of the day, and afterwards walked on the Marine Parade, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wood. The Princess Augusta arrived at the Palace yesterday after noon, soon after four o'clock, from Bagshot. The Duchess of Gloucester was expected here on last even ing, but, owing to her late domestic affliction, her Royal Highness will remain at Bagshot until after the period of the Court going out of mourning, when she will positively visit Brighton. The Bishop of Woreester arrived at the Palace yesterday evening, from Little Hampton, where his Grace has been so journing for some time past. Mdlle d'Este also arrived on a visit to their Majesties. Lady and tke Misses Burdett, Viscount Lake, Sir Robert and Lady Wilmot, Colonel and Mrs. Dickson, Sir George and Miss Talbot, Lord Western, Sir John Shelley, and the Hon. Mr. Tumour, had the honour of visiting their Majesties in the course of yesterday. The following distinguished personages formed the Royal dinner party on last evening :—The Princess Augusta, Prince George, Marchioness Cornwallis, Earl and Countess of Mayo, Miss Hope Johnstone, Captain Sir John Woolmore, Ladies Cornwallis, Hon. Captain Powlett, Colonel Sir Adolphus and Lady Dalrymple, the Bishop of Worcester, Mdlle d'Este, and Mr. Shiffner. Her Majesty's private band attended during the evening. The Countess of Errol is so much recovered from her late indisposition as to be able to walk for some time this afternoon on the Old Steyne. There is no certainty as to whether his Majesty will go to town on Saturday or not ; it is reported here this morning that the Ministers will same him the trouble by coming to Brighton. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. DEPARTURES. Lord Francis Egerton, from Bridgewater House, for Man chester ; Spencer de Horsey, Esq., from Grosvenor-street, for his seat in Suffolk ; Admiral and Lady Elizabeth Tolle. mache, from the Terrace, Piccadilly, for the Continent ; Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Lowry Cole, from the Brunswick Hotel, for his seat ; Admiral Sir John Wells, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Belmore House, Sussex ; Lieutenant- General Sir George Anson, from Bul strode-street ; the Hon. and Rev. the Dean of Windsor, from Albemarle-street, for Windsor ; Sir William and Lady Lum ley, for Berks ; Lady Pauline and Miss Dundas, from George street, for Brighton ; Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Adolphus Capel, from Viscount Maynard's, Grosvenor-square, far Easton, Essex; Sir John and the Hon. Lady Palmer, for Brighton ; A. Aston, Esq., from Mivart's Hotel, for Paris ; Miss Hope Johnstone, from South-street, for the Palace at Brighton. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) ies o the 94th ei (late from The service Null ) an f Malta) marched on Tuesday from Middle R ton g to ment Fermoy,where they are to be stationed for some time. Major Gascoigne commands the regiment at present, in the absence of Lieut.- Colonel Paty, who is on leave. The 94th is shortly destined for this garrison. The magistrates, army, and police, h a ve this week been assisting in the collection of the Rev. Mr. Ryder's tithes in the parish of Bartlemy, near Rathcormack, county of Cork. Two of the peasantry who offered resistance are, it is said, badly wounded. The troops employed in this service were detachments of the 29th and 89th Regiments. One country fellow who seized an officer's bridle rein is said to have lost his hand by the cut of a sword from the rider. The state ment this morning is that the military fired by order of the magistrates, when assailed with stones ; that eleven persons were killed, and fifteen wounded. A return of every expense, civil, contingent, and military, connected with the recovery of tithes by the army in this country, has been ordered forthwith, in order to be laid before Parliament at the next meeting. Major Calder, of the Royal Engineers, has proceeded to England, by order of the Inspector-General of Fortifications, to be employed on a Committee, relative to the works at Corfu ; and Capt. Walker is now in charge of the engineer department in the Leinster district. Lieut.-Colonel Townsend, of the 14th Light Dragoons, has proceeded on leave of absence, and the command of the regiment, stationed at Longford, has therefore devolved upon Major Parry for the present. We unintentionally did great injustice to Lord Minto, in copying from the Standard a list of intended Lords of the Bedchamber, in which his name was included. Lord Minto is, and always has been, a true and uncompromising Reformer. How his namo came to find its way into a list of Bedchamber Lords of a Peel Administration, we cannot con. ceive.—Morning Chronicle. Lord Brougham left Paris on the 22d December for Italy, and is expected to return to England via Paris, about the 15th of January. It appears that his journey to Italy will not extend further than Genoa. His Lordship's last visit was to M. de Chateaubriand, on Saturday, the 20th inst. M. Dupin, President of the Chamber of Deputies, has just published an important work, entitled Manuel des Etu dians en Droit et des Jeunes Avocats, in which he has united whatever is indispensable to be known by those who are des tined for the bar. The whole Bench of Bishops are supwnaed to attend the trial of the Bishop of Winchester and nine others, for a r i o t and assault, at the next Surrey Sessions, Horsemonger lane. The Hon. William Ward, the heir to the bulk of the vast wealth of the late Earl Dudley, is now pursuing his studies at Oxford University. Mr. Ward, by the terms of the will of his late lamented relative, will not come into possession of his fortune until he attains the age of 25. The Bishop of Exeter and Mr. Littleton, his trustees, have let Dudley-house to the Mai quis of Conyngham for nine sears, at the end of which period Mr. Ward will be put in possession of that noble edifice. Mr. Spring Rice has canvassed Cambridge, where he has had a very flattering reception. The Dissenters have declared in his favour, and his friends consider his return cer tain. A reformer offering himself for Cambridge is something like storming the Tories in their own citadel. O'CONNELL AND TIIE PRlEST.—O'Connell does not work now so much through the medium of the priests, as directly upon the people, by epistles and speeches ; and my persuasion is, that the fiats of O'Connell would be obeyed, even if the priesthood opposed them. I believe it frequently happens now, and will happen still more frequently, that it is the priest who, through self-interest, finds it necessary to move with the people,—not the people who are invited to agitation by the priests. This I know to be the opinion of several of the more respectable Catholic dignitaries, who are opposed to O'Connell and agitation.—lnglis's Ireland. The sailors in the " Distressed Sailors' .Asylum," Cannon-street-road, St. George's-in-the-East, were pater:. day regaled with roast beef, plum pudding, and beer, at the individual expense of the Committee, The healths of their Majesties ; the Duchess of Kent, Patroness } the Patrons ; and of Sir Edward Codrington , the gallant President, were drank by the poor fellows with enthusiastic and heartfelt grati tude. This institution has given away upwards of 34,000 meals to destitute and wrecked seamen since the Ist of January, 1833, and found shelter and employment for many of the re cipients of the Asylum's bounty. It is our sorrowful duty to announce this week the death of Prince Hoare, Esq., in his 80th year. He expired on Monday last, at his residence in Clarence-place. Mr. Hoare was distinguished in the literary history of the times ; he was the author of many excellent publications on the Fine Arts, and many of the most popular and cheerful of our dramatic entertainments were from his pen. His last literary work was the Biography of Granville Sharp. Mr. Hoare was Foreign , - ,,,, , getary to the Royal Academy, and fgr many years an in habita ! Brighton, where his mild and pleasing character il . .„,13righton Gazette. affection of all who had the delight and gained the recc' ect an d honour of his acquaintance. „ Fox HUNTING EXTRAORDINARY.---AUOtIt two o'clock on Tuesday as some gentlemen were riding in the Re gent's Park, near the Zoological Pilf4m, a fox suddenly started from the fence on the side of t he road, q. 9.4 pfgrrded at full speed towards Primrose-hill. The hall9o crag gn1119: diately raised, and several dogs joined in the pursuit, After a gallant chase of twenty minutes, indina he was closely pur sued, Reynard turned round and showed fight, bui he ibis overcome by numbers. Mr. W. Barnard, of Prince's -street, Storey's-gate, being the first horseman on the spot, claimed the brush and skin. It is supposed the fox had °soaped from the Zoological Gardens. THE NUN, M LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEBER 26, 1831 zecessary also to support troops of police and cavalry, and that the maintenance of the system was attended by the shedding of the blood of the King's subjects.—(Cheers.) Seeing this, I made a declaration in the House of Com mons, that I would not go on another year in office, unless an attempt were made to have the abuse remedied ; and I afterwards declared that, when any surplus should remain, after properly paying the ministers of the Esta blishment, it should be devoted to the religious and moral instruction of " all classes of the people." If, therefore, I have erred in the line of conduct I have adopted with regard to the Irish Church, I have erred from endeavour ing to act up to the spirit of the definition here given of the sacred objects for which the Church was established, namely, " the spiritual instruction of all classes of people." —(Cheers.) Gentlemen, so deeply did I feel on this sub jeCt, that being in the Cabinet, and that too with a man with whom I considered it the highest honour to act— being in the Cabinet with a man of the name and reputa tion of Lord Grey—a man who, from a feeling of impe rative duty to his country, was anxious to correct_ every abuse in our institutions—a man who in early life had perceived and urged the necessity of Parliamentary Reform and Catholic Emancipation, and who, throughout his whole political career, had never for a moment deserted his great principles—a man who, if he wanted some few of those qualities of oratory which distinguished Lord Cha tham, surpassed him in others, and stood far above Lord Chatham from the truth and consistency of his conduct— yet, Gentlemen, I would even have seceded from him, and the Cabinet of which he was the ornament, if the correction of this most monstrous abuse had not been conceded.— (Great cheering.) You will, therefore, readily believe that that which I would not concede to Mr. Stanley—that which I would not concede to Sir James Graham—that which I would not concede even to such a man as Lord Grey, I shall not be prepared, in the event of being re turned as your Representative, to concede to Sir Robert Peel.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) Being no enemy to the Church, but its sincere friend, I would cleanse it from its abuses, and purge it from its defects ; and, however the bigotry of party may calumniate and malign my conduct, I - am assured that such a course is calculated to promo the real interests of P ro t es t an ti sm itself.—(Checro:) I will not now trouble you upon the subject :, P A the burdens which affect the agricultural interest the Dissenters. I cant-rot, or dilate upon the claims of my satisfacti o n - 1 however, refrain from expressing the reflection that during the short time the letstry to which I belonged were in power, they never abandoned any of those principles upon which they accepted power ; and that in leaving office they can reflect that their dismissal was for no dereliction, no unfaithful ness to the cause of reform.—(Cheers.) The late Ministry are dissolved ; and having come into office for the sake of carrying reform, they leave it for being over-anxious to carry its principles into effect.—(Hear, hear, hear, and great cheering.) It will give me the highest gratification if you again entrust me with the high honour of being your representative in Parliament. It is an honour which I value beyond any other, and if again entrusted, I will serve you to the best of my humble abilities, which indeed I feel are unequal to the task you confide to me. But this I will say, that you shall never find me desert those principles of liberty, renovation, and reform, which, if conscientiously adopted, I firmly believe, from the very depth and bottom of my soul, to be eminently calculated to carry this country it) the highest pitch of prosperity.—( His Lordship then re sumed his seat amid long and continued cheering.) Resolutions were then proposed and carried unanimously, expressive of the high satisfaction of the meeting in the political conduct of Lord John Russell, and pledging to give him their support in the event of a dissolution, toge ther with undertaking to defray any necessary expenses attendant on the polling of that district of the county. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose, and observed—l beg leave to address a very few words to you, in order to ex press my gratification at the resolution which has been carried with the general consent of the meeting, and tr. assure you, that the confidence of your support if I should be returned, will be a still stronger inducement to me to pe r f orm m y P ar li amen t ary d u t; . to the best of my ability, however far it may be expect e d o f a represento,ve of the people. Gentlemen, I have never f e lt f fi short of what may some have ex , - alarm at the late changes which Act ' Tressed, but having confidence in the Reform a- Ai in the honour and integrity of the people of -ngland, I have always considered, since the passing of that measure, that the decision of the question is in their own hands.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, if any of you ever saw a den in which a lion was confined, and into which a lap-dog had been thrust, it never occurred to you that the lion had cause to be alarmed, though the lap-dog might ; so little had the British lion need be alarmed, now the lap dog had got into his den.—(Cheers and laughter.) Let the people of England place their confidence in those who had ever been favourable to reform, and let them exhibit that confidence by choosing them for their representatives, and not mar their own wishes by selecting those who had become Reformers since the 15th of November. Let them do this, and they need not fear the result of the election. Three times three cheers, and one cheer more, were then given for Lord John Russell ; and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting dissolved. provel or sanction to the measure. My be lief is, that the proposition was submitted in more than one shape ; but I am not so confident of that, as that one proposi tion was submitted by Earl Grey, and rejected. I believe, likewise, that one expression made use of on the occasion was, that the best and only proposition to which the Archbishop was then prepared to assent, was a Bill for voluntary commutation. With that the correspondence between the Primate of Canterbury and Earl Grey had closed, it not being considered by Earl Grey that it was possible to come to any satisfactory ar ran ge m en t wi th the heads of the Church. This is what I have to state in refe rence to that correspondence. I state it from recollection ; it has been forced upon me by the denial of the Right Rev. Prelate, and I have now answered his question, by whom the proposition was made, and by whom the declaration re ferred to was made. The nature of the proposition it is not now necessary to state ; I will only add, that if the Bishop of Exeter has consulted the Archbishop of Canter bury, and has received his authority for making the state ment he has put forth, no fault can be attributed to the Right Reverend Bishop ; but if ho has not had such autho rity—if he has not had the positive authority of the Arch bishop, I can only say that ho has proceeded somewhat lightly, in making any imputation of falsehood against another person—and that other person the man who, if not meriting any other regard, has been entrusted with the confidence of the electors of the Southern Division of this county.—(Hear, bear, and cheers.) Having stated thus much, I will now pass on to subjects in which the country is more generally concerned, and make a few observations on questions which bear relation to the general intentions of the King's present Government, and also with regard to the acts of the late Ministry. Gentlemen, we have lately seen a statement put forth which may be taken as a declaration of the grounds on which the new Govern- Now, if I had any thing to state m ent intend to act. against Sir Robert Peel perso nall y , I would neither take this place nor this time for so doing, but would embrace the first opportunity afforded me of making that statement in the House of Commons. But so far is this from my inten tion, that I must say that, as far as the public character of that gentleman is concerned, I entertain for him a very high respect. Since the passing of the Reform Act, when he has yielded his assistance to Ministers, it has been effec tive in the highest degree, and when he has been opposed to them, that opposition has been fair and manly.—(Cheers.) In the statement lately put forth by Sir Robert Peel, with regard to the views of the present Government, there is nothing which does not confirm that respect as to his pub lic character ; but with regard to the questions which agitate the country, and our opinions upon the effects and result of those questions, between him and me, the widest possible difference exists.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel has placed his grounds to public confidence on his past, and to his views for the future. First let us see with regard to the past. Before doing so, however, allow me to read you an extract from a statement in an address in Cumberland, made by Sir James Graham, a gentleman with whom I have acted, and for whom I have the greatest regard, both public and in private. " The Test and Corporation Acts have been repealed—Catholic Emancipation has been oar ried—Negro Slavery has been abolished—the trade to China has boon opertodtbe public expenditure has been effectually reduced —the taxes most affecting the great body of the people have been remitted—peace of an unexampled duration has been preserved—and a full, free, and fair re presentation of the people in Parliament has been obtained and fixed on the basis of that measure of Reform which is, in my humble judgment, on ample security for future good government, and which we, who supported it, ought never to forget, excited by its extent, the incredulous ridicule of our opponents, and more than realized the most sanguine expectations of our friends." Now, gentlemen, these were the measures supported by Sir James Graham, and to his you may add my name, for I concurred in all those mea sures. But now, let us contrast with that statement the ground on which Sir Robert Peel looks for public confi dence. Sir Robert Peel says that he is friendly to judicious reform. He says, " I never will admit that I have been, either before or after the Reform Bill, the defender of abuses, or the enemy of judicious reforms. I appeal with confidence, in denial of the charge, to the ac tive part I took in the great question of the currency, in the consolidation and amendment of the criminal law, in the revisal of the whole system of trial by jury, to the opi nions I have professed and uniformly acted on with regard to other branches of the jurisprudence of the couni, ry. ” Now, gentlemen, I ask you, whether the reforms mentioned by Sir J. Graham are not great, important, and large re forms, and whether those other reforms mentioned by Sir Robert Peel are not, at best, a questionable ground for assuming the title of Reformer.---(Hear, hear.) First, with regard to the question of the currency—that measure m ight be wise or judicious, but I cannot call it reform. Next, with regard to the consolidation of the criminal code, did Sir Robert Peel mitigate effectually the severity of that code ? I take no credit to the late Ministry fer having supported the abrogation of the punishment of death in certain oases, for instance, with regard to sheep stealing, and the law of forgery, A bill to take away the capital offence had been carried threugh the House of Commons, but had been thrown out of the House of Lords by Lord Lyndhurst, during the Administration of the Duke of Wel lington. It has been since moved by the late Ministers and carried into law, Then, I ask, while so much unneces sary severity was left, can we call Sir Robert Peel's mea sures a great reform ? With respect to the revisal of the whole system of trial by jury, it was a most useful act, and one for which he deserves the highest credit. But taking the grounds alone which he has stated, we cam. hardly allow Sir Robert Peel the character of a Reformer. —(Cheers.) I will now come to the future. The late Ministry, with regard to the next session, had determined upon taking into consideration the subject of Tithe, toge ther with that of municipal Corporations. Another ques tinn was a reform of the Church of England, and a still more difficult questihn was further reforms in the Church of Ireland. Now, gentlemen, what have we from Sir R. Peel in reference to these subjects ? On the first, the in quiry into municipal corporations, he remarks--" it is not m y intention to advise the Crown to interrupt the progress of that inquiry, nor to transfer the conduct of it from those to whom it was committed by the late Government. No report has yet been made by the commissioners to whom t h e inquiry was afterwards referred ; and until that report b e made, I cannot be expected to give, on the part of the Government, any other pledge than that they will bestow on the suggestions it may contain, and the evidence on w hich they may he founded, a full and unprejudiced oonsi deration." To a commutation of tithes he expresses him self favourable ; but with regard to the subject of the Church, he makes this peremptory declaration—" As to the great question of Church reform, on that head I have no new professions to make, I cannot give my consent to the alienation of Church property in any part of the United Kingdom from strictly ecclesiastical purposes ; but I re peat now the opinions that I have already expressed in Parliament in regard to the Church Establishment in Ire land, that if, by an improved distrib u ti on o f t h e revenues of the Church , its just influence can be extended, and the true interests of the Established Religion promoted, all other c onsiderations should be made subordinate to the advancement of objects of such paramount importance." Gentlemen, in all this there is but one thing definite and certain, that he will not consent to the alienation of Church proper ty to any but strictly ecclesiasti ca l purposes. Wi th regard, then, to the late and the present Government subjects I have named stand thus : the late tne . tion were prepared to bring forward - xtdministra almeasures connected with the reform of the • Munici c a o n rp d ora a tions, the municipal of England, reform of the... commis sion has I nen issued with respe c t t o th e Ch urc h of Ireland, upon which they were prepared to act ; and, in opposition to a ll this, you have—no promise of a reform of the corporations, no promise of a reform of the Church, but merely a pledge with a reserve, that attention shall be paid to these subjects.---(Cheers.) I say, therefore putting out of sight the persons who compose the present Ministry, and the impending dissolution, the declaration of Sir Robert Peel shows that the late movement will not leave reform w h ere i t was . It is a step backward, and the present Go vernment have shown a determination not to go so far as the late Ministry to ecclesiastical and civil reforms.— (Cheers.) I will now say a few words with respect to the Church ; for though I have already stated my opinions in Parliament upon that subject, the amount of misrepresenta tion which has gone abroad, is much greater than any amount of statements I have been able to make. With respect to the Church of England, my opinion has been that we could very well afford to diminish the income of those who did nothing, and increase that of those who laudably and zeal ously laboured. But with regard to the Church of Ire ladd, the case is totally different. To show that the opi nion is not simply my own, I will quote the words of the Right Reverend Bishop, to whom I have alluded, to the archdeacon and clergy of his di ocese . Ile remarks :—" In conclusion, let me express my earnest hope and fervent prayer, that whatever measures be introduced affectiug the Establi s hment of the Church, w h e th er i n England or in Ireland, they may be such as shall tend most effectually to promote what you justly call ' the sacred object for which the Church is established--the spiritual instruction of all classes of the people.'" Now, this was dm proposed object of th e Establishment, but how had it answere d the purpose ? In the greater part of the south of Ireland, the clergy en joyed an income from tithe, but were as totally uncon nected with the religious instruction of the e people, as any onc . ...ins. can possibly be mass of from another. In sClait ' 7.:rlslies.containing from two to three thousand inhabitants, there was no memher of the Established Church ; in others, perhaps, one Protestant gentleman, who, with his wife, and one or two of his servants, at tended ehureli•—( Hear, hear, and laughter,) But if that were all, I should only s a y it was an anomaly ; n r4 but vuu- , felt was, that racier t(2 ae system, it should be ADDRESS of the PRESBYTERY of GLASGOW TO LORD STANLEY, , (PRESENTED ON THURSDAY 1.49 T.) To the Right Honourable Lord Stanley, Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, May it please your Lordship,—lt is with high satisfaction that we, the Moderator, Ministers, and Elders of the Pres bytery of Glasgow, take leave to congratulate your Lord ship on the occasion of your present visit to this city. As the legally constituted Ecclesiastical guardians of that University, which has se justly awarded to your Lord ship her highest honours, we rejoice that selection was made of a Nobleman pre-eminent in literary accomplishments, and not less distinguished by personal worth, and devoted ness to those National Institutions, which are essential to the interests of pure and undefiled religion. In availing ourselves, my Lord, of this opportunity for the expression of these our sentiments of unfeigned admira tion and esteem, although belonging to a church the Eccle siastical polity of which differ in several respects from that with which you are connected, we cannot but advert with gratitude to those truly Scriptural and Protestant prin ciples, held in common by the members of both Establish 'tents, and of which your Lordship has lately proved the enlightened and uncompromising advocate. Whilst, as Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scot land, it is our duty, as far as lieth in us, to live peaceably with all men, we feel it incumbent on us to protest against the numerous and systematic attempts lately made by the enemies of our own and of the sister establishment, to un dermine and subvert these bulwarks of our country. • Waiving questions of merely political interest, we arb persuaded that your Lordship will sympathise with our fervent desire to uphold, as by law established, t i i ie Church of our fathers, so long distinguished by doctrines, worship, and discipline, an' — o transmit, not only with untainted, but with incrP religiouss instruction to oe 1 . . 1",e purity of her . dsing lustre, the benefits of : In these days of . latest posterity. adventurous innovation, when the peri ,lous "P,,, i r e l Tl Tet is proposed to dissolve all connection be " Ten ,hurch and State, to appropriate with sacrilegious avidity the revenue of both establishments to secular pur poses, we hailed your Lordship's magnanimous sacrifice of public office to public principle as an auspicious token to our country and our country's Zion. The luminous and comprehensive arguments which were employed by your Lordship in relation to the Irish Church, involve the re cognition of principles alike honourable to your talents as a Statesman, and your knowledge of that Divine word which declares that righteousness exalteth a nation. While we desire deeply to impress on your Lordship's mind that the great body of the Scottish people are warmly attached to the Established Church, to which we have the honour to belong, and that many who are not of her com munion share not less strongly in attachment to her prin ciples, we would embrace this opportunity of earnestly as suring your Lordship, that a large number of the people of our country, owing to the disproportion between the growth of the population and the supply of manufacturing districts, are living beyond the reach of Christian ordinances, and that it is a matter of the first magnitude for the welfare alike of the Church and State, that public provision be made to meet the necessities of their condition. We cannot allow ourselves to conclude without adverting to the great measure of Slave Emancipation, and expressing the feelings of heartfelt gratitude with which we regard your Lordship's conduct in promoting it—distinguished as that conduct was by impartial consideration of the interests both of justice and humanity. We trust that your valuable life will be long preserved for the promotion of these lofty objects, which connects the present weal of nations with the eternal destinies of their inhabitants—that your services to your country will be ex tensively appreciated, and that the blessing of Almighty God, which maketh rich and addeth no sorrow, will be your enduring reward, through his only son, our Lord and Sa viour, Jesus Christ.—Signed, in name, in presence, and by appointment, of the Presbytery of Glasgow, JOHN SMITH, D.D., Moderator. • To the above address Lord Stanley made a reply expres sive of his heartfelt concurrence in all the sentiments it contained, and of his determination to use all his influence for the stability and extension of the Established Churchet of the empire. The reply WO in the true spirit of ocatrj-•;-•` tian StategrnaPo The address was presented - , a very nu merma body *I Ministers and Elder. Th. , "' ~,,,at amount of the subscription for the Editor of the National, to meet the fine imposed by the Chamber of Peers, amounts already to 8,3011 r. 97c. (3321). POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Q UEEN-S Q UARE, Mrs. Sarah Palmer, a middle-aged woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. WHITE, charged witn stealing the sum of 2s. 444. from George Bexall, a deaf old carpenter, at Pimlico, with whom she had cohabited for a length of time. The complainant commenced detailing the manner in which be had been robbed, when he was interrupted by Mr. WHITE, who said that he supposed all he wanted was to get rid of the prisoner. The complainant made no reply. Sarah Palmer—Your Worship must shout out loudly, for be is so very deaf he cannot hear. The question was repeated in a loud voice, and the coin. plainant replied that he wanted to be parted. Mr. WHITE—WeII, Sarah Palmer, are you willing to leave him ? I understand you are not married to him. Sarah Palmer was a very respectable woman, and all her friends and relations were the same, and held situations in the Royal Family. She had lived with the complainant as his wife two years next July ; she had formed what was called a moral marriage with him, and during that time she had behaved to him both as a wife"and a mother. No per son knew the care she had taken of him. Being Christmas time, she had been to some of her respectable frieuds, and they had given her a half-sovereign, and she was going to make him comfortable, when he brought the prennt charge against her. Mr. WHITE—Are you willing to leave him. Sarah Palmer—What have I :done 'to leave Lim ? If I have committed any offence, it was liking him better than I did my real husband, and leaving him to live with the corn plainant. Mr. WHITE—Are you a married woman then ? Sarah Palmer—Yes, Sir, but I've been a wift and mother to hi= there. Mr. WinTE--That is a greater reason why you ought to part. SarA Palmer—He is the same as me ; for since I've ir,en living with him, I find that he is a married man, and has got a wife living. Mr. WHITE—Worse and worse, we had better say no more upon that point ; will you promise never to go near him again ? Sarah Palmer—l'll never leave him till death. Mr. WHITE told her that if she persisted in that dew.. mination, he should require her to find bail. After some further parleying she agreed not to go near him again, for she said she was positive he er,uld not live without her, and would soon come after her 4 , 0 get her back. —Discharged ELECTION MOVEMENTS. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. MPORTANT MEETING OF DEVONSHIRE ELEC- TORS AT TAVISTOCK. On Monday last a public meeting of electors of the Southern Division of this county, resident in Tavistoek and its vicinity, took place at the Bedford Hotel, Tavis tock, in order to meet that tried friend and consistent ad vocate of every liberal principle, the Right Honourable Lord John Russell. As might be expected, every part of the spacious room set apart for the purpose (the assembly room) was crowded ; while the attendance embraced the most influential and respectable gentlemen and yeomen of the town and neighbourhood. Upon the entrance of his Lordship the most enthusiastic cheering prevailed for se veral minutes, accompanied by every demonstration of at ta Aiment and respect. JOHN CARPENTER., having been called to the chair, by acclamation, proceeded in a very brief speech to address the electors, and to state the object of the meeting. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose, amidst the most un bounded plaudits, and spoke to the following effect : Gentlemen, I was anxious to meet you on this occasion. It was my particular wish to return you thanks, having had no former opportunity to do so, for the great support you afforded me on the occasion of the late election, when though a contest took place, I was returned as one of the members for the Southern Division of this county ; I am glad likewise at the opportunity thus given me, because I cannot forget that I had once the honour to be connected with this town as its member ; and although the franchise at that period was not so extended as it is at present, I be lieve I may state, that as your member, I was attended by the general good will of the inhabitants.—( Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, there are other reasons also why I wished to address yon. We now stand in a new and most important position. Events have lately taken place which deeply affect the interests and the liberties of Englishmen.—(Hear, hear!) We are about to witness the dissolution of that House of Commons which was .elected immediately after the passing of the Reform Bill ; and let me ob serve, the dissolution of that house puts an end to all the rumours and surmises which have been entertained as to the nature of the Government which has suc ceeded that of Lord Melbourne. Gentlemen, stories have been circulated as to the cause of the dissolution of the late Ministry, which have been contradicted elsewhere, and which, not being repeated, I shall no further refer to them, therefore, than to state, whatever semblance of truth there may have been in those reports, they form no ground of complaint against the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear, hear.) That House gave the late Ministry their support , so far as they had condence in them, and so far as they were convinced they were honest in promoting the great ends of reform. If, therefore, a dissolution and a dismissal of that House of Commons takes place, as is now positively asserted, you may rely upon it, that dissolution will take place because the majority of its Members are too firmly attached to popular principles, and were prepared to carry forward next sessions, great and important measures, which I sincerely believe would be favourable to the liberties, and conducive to the prosperity of this country.—(Cheers.) We can have no doubt either, that if a dissolution follow, it will be with a view of obtaining one if possible, less favourable to every species of reform.—(Hear, hear.) lam far from saying that there may not arise cases wherein the Crown, nding its prerogative invaded, and its rights attacked, may not appeal to the people for defence ; but no such charge can be made by any rational man against the present House of Commons. There are some who consider —but I must confess I differ in opinion —that the representatives of the people were too scrupulous on some subjects wherein the prerogative of the Crown was concerned—l may m ention the Pension List as an instance—and that with regard to those matters, they stopped short of their d ut y ; but it would be extremely difficult to find any large body of men who would aver that in this particular they had gone too far, and therefore, if' the present House of Commons is dis solved, it will be because they are too zealous in the cause of reform—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not go further into that topic, but will content myself with sayingthat it remains for the people of England to consider whether they will choose for their representatives those who voted in the late House for reform, or whether you will select men who evinced every inclination to check and op dose reform measures altogether.—(Cheers.) The next topic upon which I shall touch, is one upon which I am anxious to speak, because it is one in which my personal honour is concerned. At Totnes, when I addressed the electors, after passing in review several of the mea sures introduced by the Ministry, of which I was a member, I made some observations in reference to the subject of tithes, which have been commented upon in a high quarter. I will now read you the extract from the letter of the Right Reverend Bishop of this diocese, in answer to a memorial on the part of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Exeter. After other remarks, which do not concern us at present, the Right Rev. Prelate observes :—" In the report of a speech delivered at a numerous meeting in this county, by a mem ber of the late Cabinet, the Bishops have been arraigned for bovine. repeatedly thwarted the endeavours of his Majesty's Ministers to settle this most perplexing question (of tithes) ; and for having thwarted them on pleas of a very qnestionable character. It is there said, that, In the session which has just passed, there was one, and more than one proposition, with regard to tithes, which, on being submitted to the heads of the House of Lords, con ceiving they were injurious to their interests, we (the Ministers) did not think they were injurious ; but we thought it useless to force through the House of Com mons, a measure which would have been defeated in the House of Lords.' Whether the words reported were really spoken, it is not for me to say. It is enough that they have not been disavowed by the noble person to whom they are attributed, and that, under the authority of his name, they have obtained circulation, and of course credit throughout the kingdom. This has imposed on me the unpleasing duty, a duty which I owe to my brethren, to myself, and to the Clergy at lar g e, of availing myself of the opportunity which you now give me, to deny in the strongest terms, not only the accuracy but also the entire substance of this statement. No pro position on the subject of tithes was submitted to the Bishops ; no declaration of our intention to oppose any such measure of the Government was made by us, nor by any one authorised by us, nor by any one whatever, so far as I have heard or believe —certainly not by any one who, from his station or influence, could be reasonably supposed to be the organ of our opinions. I make these assertions, not on my own recollection merely, but after previous inquiry in quarters where any failure of memory, or defect of information on my part, could be abundantly supplied. If, lthwever, lam wrong, I rejoice to think that the means of correcting my error must be within reach of him who is alleged to have made the ehar,go, I c annot doubt, that if he indeed made it, he will, for the sake of that cause, which must be dearer to him than any other, the cause of truth and justice—he will state plainly what, and by whom were the propositions made to us—who it was that declared our intention to oppose them in the House of Lords, and to whom; and when, such declaratioq, was made." Gentlemen, allow me to refer to the speech thus observed upon. After summing up the measures which had passed through Parliament, and others which had demanded our attention during the two past years, I stated that some of those measures were of such importance, and had occupied so much time, that they had prevented us from proceeding with other measures to which we attached great importance. Among these I placed foremost the tithe question. I then proceeded nearly as follows :—" Of the various propositions that were made, with regard to tithes, there was one at least, if not more, which, on being sub mitted to the heads of the Church, they declaml should have their opposition in the House of Lords, conceiving they were injurious to the interests of the Church. We (the Ministers) did not think they were injurious to the Church ; but we thought it useless to force through the Hew of Commons, a measure which would have been de feated in the House of Lords," You will perceive, I did not allude to the last Session, in speaking upon this suNocti and instead of the words " injuring' to theft` lotorests:' which might h@ eciptun 4 ' 4., the words I made use of were " injurious to the interests of the Church." I did not wish• to say that the Bishops were opposed to our proposition f ro m any questionable motive. I have always paid them the respect to believe that they were actuated in their con duct by sincere attachment to the Church ; and far be it from me to attribute to th orn an y thing like a questionable or merely personal motive. With regard to the substance of what took place, I will now make a statement ; but which, although it is ma c f rom recollection, yet that re collection is perfectly clear on the subject. After the Reform Act had passed, and at the beginning of the year 1833, among other measures calling for the attention of (loyernmnntOhn 9ne§tion of tithes Ivy pile A nd knowing how deep 4-e i n terest was hilt i n this county , w ith re g ard to tithes, and how intimately it concern ed a great num ber of my constituents, I felt bound to give my utmost attention to every discussion ig the caVmet 411 ject. 4t length tl4O Ministry were s o far agreed, that a proposition was framed, a s that sub far basis for a measure upon tithes, The person authorised to submit that measure to the heads of the Church, was Earl Grey the head of the Ministry ; and the person to whom he submitted it, the Archbishop of Canterbur y, one unauthorized, or devoid of " station or influence; liqaF, 4ar.) do 11(3 . t k palv what e e pt l that most . Rev. relate took to ascertain 'tif e se g l et4 of who could not be regarded, as e6mues his high authority as a prelate, the Archbishop, both for his piety a s a religio us man, and the general mildne s s and bene vo l ence of his char acter, deserved the utmost respect from the Ministry. The answer of that most reverend prelate mut, that bo co uld not ve his 42- UNION- HALL. On Wednesday an interesOsig-looking young female, named Bridgman, accompani , la by a young tradesman, to whom she was to be married on Christmas-day, applied for a warrant against a Mr. Jones, a coal merchant, under the following circumstances The applicant stated that she was forcibly shut up in a room by the coal merchant, who wanted to extort a pro mise from her that she would not marry the young man who had accompanied her that day to the office. She re fused to comply with any such terms, and then he threatened her by declaring that she should never live to be another's ; in fact, he became so excited that, to pre vent worse consequences, she threw up the window, and jumped •ut of a one-pair room, and it was only by a mira cle that she had not broken some bf her bones in her attempt to escape. She added that while in the room with the coal merchant he frequently laid his hand upon some thing that projected from underneath his waistcoat, saying that he had something there that would soon silence all complaints. Mr. WEDGWOOD asked her what she supposed he meant by the expression used on the occasion ? Applicant—l am sure he had either a pistol or a blunderbuss concealed in his breast, and I was afraid that he would have used tkem. The young man who accompanied the applicant said that the coal merchant threatened to shoot him because be was fond of Miss Bridgman, and was about to make her his wife ; he had also written letters to the young lady, although he was aware she was on the point of matrimony, conjuring her to give him a stolen interview before the change in her condition took place, in order to apprise her, as he de scribed, of something important to her future welfare. The young man added that he was convinced the coal mer chant's object was either to intimidate Miss Bridgman and prevent her from entering into the holy bonds of matrimony, or to prejudice him (the young man) ir e the estimation of the object of his affections. _ The young man, as well as Miss 'Bridgman, having stated on oath that he was apprehensi•. , e of personal violence from the defendant, a warrant ww!. accordingly issued against the coal merchant. A man named -13 , :;Iger was charged with endeavouring to obtain charitabl.e contributions by a fictitious tale of dis. tress. The Rffv, Mr. Raine, minister of Christchurch, stated that the defendant called at his house, and said that he lived at, Broadwall, and that he had a wife and four chil drer in great distress, and that she was near the time of lying-in of her fifth child. Mr. Rain. took down the ad dress the defendant had given, with a view to make inqui ries into the case, and sent Mrs. Raine to the house to relieve the family if it was found they were in the condition described. On inquiry, however, no such person was known there, and it was subsequently ascertained that the whole of the defendant's statement relative to his distresses and the condition of his wife and family was untrue from beginning to end. The Rev. Gentleman said that imposi tions of this kind were frequently practised, and, meeting with the defendant again, he gave him into custody. The defendant was committed for a montls to the tread mill. FlRE.—About nine o'clock cin Wednesday night an alarm of fire was given in Cavendish-mews, North-street. Portland-street, where flames w are found bursting out from the stables of W. Townsend, - Esq., 78, Groat Portland -street, and rapidly spreading thelice to the small attached residence occupied by a servant of the family. Three engines belonging to the London Fire Establishment were promptly brought to the spot, and the fire was in about an hour got under, but not until it had done considerable damage. It is attributed to the carelessness of the stable-boy in leaving a candle near a quan tity of hay, which was thus accidently set fire to. The pre. mises are insured. THE TABERNACLE AND TOTTENHAM-COURT ROAD CHAPEL.—A meeting of the Trustees was held on Tues day, when it was agreed, in obedience to the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, to re-admit the Rev. John Campbell to officiate as minister at the Tabernacle and Tottenham-court toad Chapel. PICTURE OF SLAVERY.—In every house which I visited in Maranham (and I had an extensive acquaintance,) I was shocked at tbr; indecent exposure of their persons ; the little pot-bellied urchins were running about naked, and the shameless nr.iiity of the adults, mingling intimately with the sons and e.taughters of the household, must inevitably impair that (I , ?:icacy of sentiment which is the chief ornament of the female sex. But the general tendency of slavery in the negro is to harden the heart, to extinguish all sense of justice, and to encourage the most unbounded licentiousness.— V o y., age of the Chanticleer. APPROACH OF HALLEY'S COMET„—Professor Littrow, the astronomer, of Vienna, has just published a pam phlet on Halley's comet, entitled " Beytrap,'e zu einer Mono.. graphic des Halley'schen Cometen," (Materials for a Mono graphy of Halley's Comet,) which is Mustrated by two maps. • The calculations of Professor Littrtm are founded en the ele ments given by M. de Pontecmilant, and determine the 7th of November as the day on which the comet will reach its peri helion; at this point it will be 12,069,000 German miles, or 55,516,400 English miles, distant from the sun. On the Bth of October, of the same year, the comet will approach nearest to the earth, when it will be only 3,719,000 German miles, or 17,107,400 English miles, distant from it. It will be first visible in the month of April next, as a morning star in Taurus ; but its light will be very feeble, as the rays will have to tra verse 185 millions of miles in reaching us. Its motion will then be in the plane of the earth's orbit, and, therefore, its progress will be hardly perceptible. From Taurus it will pass into the constellation Gemini, and its rising will precede the dawn by an interval progressively increasing. It will be best seen during the month of October, and, if its constitution has not been modified since its last revolution, it will be accom panied by a tail of considerable length. The comet, after passing its perihelion, will again approach the etiY.th at the commencement of the year 1836. In the month et, March, of that year, it will be at a distance of upwards of ;19 millions of miles from the earth, and will re-appear in tae constellations Corvus and Cratur, after which it will disawear, and will not be again seen until February, 1912. THE LADIES OF THE AZOWES.—The ladies, with the exception of music, (which, being a national accomplish ment, is frequently executed with AA) possess few acquire.. !Dents. They are usually awkward and uncouth in their man. ners, without the slightest conversation in socieq,•and lead a life of supine indolence and seclusion. The; are never seen out of doors, excepting at church, or occasimally at some even ing festivity. Their sole occupation. is eating, drinking, sleeping tremendously, (query, How is that ?) and gazing out of the latticed windows of their verandahs, where they squat, like Indians, cross-legged on their haunches, their heads just peeping from urader a falling lattice made for the purpose ; here they som-Ames pass half the day. 'Their asso ciates are their femalo servants, whom they employ as emissa ries to collect sucA news about their neighbours and acquain tance as is zees* suited to their trivial occupations and more trivial dads. In addition to music, they are passionatelo fond: of 'Unclog and dress ; but, although supplied with materia' A s for the latter f: bin England and France, they display in the makiro; up and adjustment of them a singular absence of taste and neatness. The walking costume common to the feznales of the whole islands is a blue cloth coak, or a black silk one, with a stiff-peaked hood, so much closed in front as 'to leave little more than the upper part of the fate visible., These women possess an amiability and sweetness of • disposition, which, aided by education, might render them most agreeable companions of social and domestic life v —Boid' s Description of the Azores. lIIN