The Sun. — London, England, 1830-10-09 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETING AT LOUTH. On the 7th instant a meeting was held at the Guild hall, Louth, pursuant to a requisition signed by nearly all the most respectable tradesmen in the town to the 'War den, for the purpose of considering the propriety of peti tioning Parliament for a repeal of the assessed taxes. The hour of meeting was twelve o'clock, when JonN FrrefllE, Esq., Warden, took the Chair. The meeting was most reepectably attended, but owing to the market, not at its 'pening very numerously so. Among the company we noticed John Loft, Esq., 11. R. Allenby, Esq., of Kenwick Home ; F. P. Walesby, Esq. barrister-at-law, Chas. Wing, Esq. Dr. L'Oste, &c. &c. The Warden opened the business, by briefly stating the thj,sct of the meeting, and the gratification he felt at complying with the wishes of the inhabitants in calling the meeting to tether ; he warmly concurred with the objects of the re quisitionist., for however he might differ on minor points of policy, we were all painfully sensible of the generally distressed state of the country, and aimed on the propriety of seeking some relief from the present heavy bunt, ns of taxation; anti among these burdens lie considered the assessed taxes, especially the inhabited house -tax, as most oppressive. FRANCIS WALESBY, Ettri. barrister, rose, and after as. tering the inhabitants of Louth of his readiness at all times to lend hie best efforts for the promotion of any ', measure conducive to their interest in made and general i comfort, proceeded to argue at considerable length that the inhabited house-tax and window-tax were impolitic, %Rico, arid unnecessary. They were impolitic, the Learned Gentleman urged, inasmuch as they held nut a bonus on t heateeisw, for more families were induced to reside on the Continent by the cheapness of house -rent, than by any other merely economical consideration ; they encouraged too the Igen% of hawking, which was so unfair to the *Wed tradesman, and productive of so many and such Nell-known evils to society; they drove the respectable man who wished to live a settled life among his neigh bours, to the cart and the stall, because he was no longer able to endure the charge of a permanent abode. The taw denounces simple vagrancy, and punishes it as a Crime; the Chancellor of the Exchequer virtually offers a Premium for its encouragement—admirable consistency ! Them taxes were unjust, for they press with undueweight on the industrious elastics of the community, and on that !tertian even of those classes which most need• and deseives Protection --the retail dealers. The wholesale maniac tureeand opulent merchant, who have their warehouses and manufactories apart from their dwellings, and whose greater means render them fitter subjects for taxation, ' l "P° this impost, while the tradesman, whose shop is almost necessarily a part of his dwelling-bowie, hears the full pressure of this burden. He is deterred from reeking ornamental or even useful improvements in , his - shop, sista, be..: too. well knows that no sooner is , th e "CtiTold — removed from his embellished front, , than the assessor is at hand with his bo,k, and long before 4 profit is made 1 411444 to the expense of the repaira.— • ' ( Heir, heir.)—Tbe plea of necessity must not be urged ;.try 51inisters in justification of this tax, until salaries and Pensions have been reasonably curtailed, and every efilli , I.lale mode of taxation resorted to and tried. During the ear, the salaries of Ministers and the pensions of foreign soldiers and their children, were raised to meet trier prices, but hive they been reduced to a rateable proportion in the time of peace? During the last 15 years have they been diminished one fraction? Sir Robert Peel's Currency' Bill has had the effect of increasing his father's cotton 'pinning earnings nearly one-third, but has lie given up one farthing to meet the exigencies which his own pre cipitate measure ba's created? Has his S rene Highness of Saxe Coburg tendered back to the suffering English -;: People tine mite of the fifty thousand a year we voted him Rfoe his condescending courtesy in marrying a Princess oyal of England ? Il e does not even spend his money (Hnget us, and invests hie savings in foreign ,funds. — ear, and cries of "shame, shame.")—There is a song, continned Me. Weletby, which most of us have sung, and stout which 1 hope all of us hare drank, "Here's a litalth to the King, God bless him," Now, if the" je Mathing th at can add fervour to my loyalty , or relis h t° a aie kirn r: es t°46l ; I * - Itradoees to nay sung, it will come upon b . --- •*tehour when I learn that the King's patriotic re 7011etreneee With• ' Prince Leopold have induced him to ilth l 4.101n0 or. his extravagant pension to the national bitellei tle"-(Cheers.)----Many well-meaning people fear o petition f or a repeal of these taxes, lest they should ern ,:. harril ghtiOrantnent,' and apprehend that every possible 'eduction of official expenditure has been made. They Ir e rievensly mistak en , f or the cloud o f treasur y l ocus t s 4 dense sod dark as ever.; Let them look to the black ,• he of corruption and profligacy which a patriotic hand I Pened to our view in the last Session of Parliament, when ttposing our diplomatic system. Every little Court h as t 4 4 English A m b assador. The goatherds of Switzerlan d have one to arrange their mighty disputes and tweet Brave counsel over the tumulti of a cow paiture, t he ti : e -Inhost important toriterial question discussed l among bo of usat eo; And every , Ambessador has is: train. Do Do vY the Poling noblemen, called " Each" in l l b w) devote them- Nile believe these • youn g /tee to study our foreign re m l e st n tio ' n e s t rthe Y . . Ainhass f ador's v et,, tes and endeavour to bring back political in orma wit that may be made available at boeyrneen? enquiring language t e., often take the trouble of here they are ~,..4 1e language of the country w . 1 ., tedi while they play such insolent and fantas n ti d c "'eh% Is render the name of Englishmen rid i cu lous a trften hateful, and have very frequently called for th the *dens remonstrances of foreign powers. These are fde ts shish can be established by the most satisfactory pro of s . ~. the salaries of Minieters were only reduced af t h e. if rate and on the same principle as they were ra ise) and 't our diplomatic expences were Properly reduce d, °I !! Ambassadors handsomely but not extravagant n ly , i t'd, an extravagance by the wa y that only awake ta " en Y , and fails to secure the admiration of foreig l ne tt; 1:10ing would be ' effected equal to the full amount : if Gn. fth ehited house duty, and so far from the efficiency leo -er„,ntee,t being thertiby affected, not even would Its ap ' iii-r ,"" el otinished.—(Cheei s. )—On the subject of petition- MI Airliament, Mr. %deafly remarked, that bail be been le t elicited on the expediency of so doing ten months ago, nth he should have strongly advised the having recourse 11 1 1 7 a co netitutional ramie of complaint, lie dared not have 41 out strun g h opes of success. For t h e H ouse o f Coir „ I som, *Web i s now no more, and whose principle s he ' neertl Y honed wets scattered with its Members, had not only shown - itself entirely insensible of the sufferings of the people, hut had with unblushing shamelessness declared itself incompetent to remedy evils which its own miserable attempts at legislation had produced. For was not the L it g i ", impoverished by a mistaken system of commercial „,,.. -4 3' e '' In spit e o f t h e ceaseless transit of commerce , were ear eldp•oveners in desp o nd en and ruin? In spite of the ,"‘ rteieus tables m cy owded with figures announcing our 'flee'llsotured - exports, did not our manufacturers enr ePisinof 14. i- inadequate returns; and did not the retail ~ 01-2ers,itt spite of ears, industry, and trugality, share in "le disa s t ers ? While, no firm, ,i. our dense popula g, f so e farmer could find no market for his corn, nor I " .e ylicier for his stock; and the labourer, though able e, lh ! !Pings nay anxious to work, was unable to earn in l i g e , ,_iil. ffi cient for the subsistence of himself and his fa eiliZad was , not only doomed to drink the bitter ten4l". 0 Poverty, but branded with ors opprobrinint i °l,tatiper...-(Hear, hear.) By the h lump. I 1,.... Y With which the circulating medium was contracted— a s o b' W hich excited suspicions of sinister motives—was ° tue Pressure of taxation on an unemployed population renderedstance *IWO intolerable? It was not factious to give a t te• the complaints of a majority of the eople.— , fit * illii . "'knot of maloontents in a corner ; but all England lt is now suffering and dissatisfied. Whoever, 4 rieres 'loves the inetitutions of this country—and they e in their integrity worth of the most fervent love -1 41 'd wishe'a- ti,K ose i nst itutions to survive unhurt the l i ; 11tonrin that is n ot e so fiercely sweeping over the politica l 1 to Qu'll" off E uropa , hit him s t u dy how to render the mown People more comforteble and let those who have Ornistrth and wish to ke ep it, sh ow ' themselves no longer l i i ll on m aa ind ni ful_ o f tho le w h o have none. —(Hear') —But the Commons, whose p ower i s now no more, and whose memory, exclaimed the Learned Gentleman, I wish 1 did not live i n i ts ill-judged theories and evil doings, ~, trier n o sympathy w i th the people, nor evinced any i IiKY to alleviate their eufferiogs; it treated all applitAi- ons with contempt, and was met with proud contempt l e mi l i etttrit---it pr o f esse d i ts own incompetence, and petu -1 t - Y rejected every practical lesson offered fur its intorno irn.--(Lotl cheese.)--.llut a new Parliament fraught, t ' tem believed, with a far different 1)1,44, was about to ittetoble und e r c i rcumstances of a very trying and pecu lier • 1 ,; , 010 nature. Never would a Parliament be more oar ` a n watched never were redeeming qualities more f , wsly end ' universally looked for. The Members of it tihne.new Parliament so well know the present temper of - toe very People and peculiar aspect of the times, that they feel •_fityery existence of Parliement, as at present constituted, a:ldepend on regaining the lost confidence of a reflecting _4 examining peop 1e.. -.( Hear, bear.)—After expressing r t allous hope t hat not only every county and city, but ! 7 T P:Yttrivn and village, would petition Parliament on the 'Eject of their grievanees,, and imploring every intliyi. . l of the humblest grade of life t,, recollect that be in ,,,. iced one unalienable privilege of which power could not It Prisit him, nor poverty and lep at _ .: . t ression take - away—that -4 V U t i lerllng Patlialment s blx. ti r aleaby moved the firer and second resolutions, (which will be found in the first page of our Paper), and sat down amidst loud applause from all parts of the meeting. H. R. ALLENBY, Esq.—l beg leave, Mr. Chairman, t o second those resolutions, and to express my hearty con currence in what has fallen from my Learned Friend, Mr. Walesby. CHARLES WINO, Esq. moved the third and fourth re solutions, and expressed his regret that the task of sup porting them had not fallen into abler hands than his. He observed, however, with regret that on this occasion, as on all others where the interests of the trading classes of Louth were concerned, the influential persons of the town were absent from their posts. This lethargy and in difference gave hint great concern, and he should never hr• deterred from expressing his regret, nor prevented from performing what he considered his duty, by a dread of the arrows of calumny, which flew about SO thickly.---(llear, hear, end applau e.)---He entirely coincided with what had fallen front the lips of Mr. Waleaby, and deemed it unnecessary to trouble the assembly with many additional remarks Ile thought that salaries, sinecures, and pen sions' should be retrenched, and useless places abolished. That as most of the evils that pressed down the country re sulted from the withdrawing of the circulating medium. which Ministers were not willing to restore to its rid footing, they might with propriety be called upon to adapt their salaries to the new standard they bad set up. It was a violation of equity to call for the payment of salaries in gold, which were stipulated to be paid in piper—to bor row by one standard and pay by another. As Ministers by their own measures had produced this ruinous derange ment, they ought at least to lessen the taxes by way of compensation. Dr. L'Osrx, in seconding these resolutions, said that after the luminotpt speech of Mr. Wing, it was unneces sary in him to offer many remarks, but he must observe that the collection of the assessed taxes was to him par• ticularly odious. Was it not inconsistent with our feelings of liberty its Englishmen, to ,see a tax-gatherer prowling about our yards with his book under his arm, and peeping into our windows like a spy ?—( Hear, hear.)—lle could not bear the sight of a tax-gatherer, and he thought all salaries should be reduced to take away the necessity of having such unpleasant visitors in our houses. He con cluded by affirming his belief that the repeal of these taxes would give great and general satisfaction.—(Hear.) After the resolutions advertised had been carried, llxNev LUCAS, Esq., moved to the effect that the vll lages of the hundred should be invited to petition Parlia ' mod, since their petitions, as poor men, were as good as those of the most influential and wealthy among us. Mutant) PAT/1)130N, FAq.,' staid that, notwithstanding he had come to the meeting with an intention of being si lent, and notwithstanding that he feared the observation he was about to snake might he deemed irrelevant to the particular object specified in the notice which had called them together, still,he thought the opportunity opened by Mr. Lucas's motion for a few general remarks, too inviting to he passed over ; he could not refrain from saying that, in his opinion, the object of the present meeting was too limited, too circumscribed, and that the resolutions which had been passed savoured, in some degree, of partiality and selfi•hness; for, bowed down as the country was with an intolerable load of taxation, groaning as all classes were not with this or that taxation merely—not merely ship owners, or merchants, or manufacturers, or tradesmen, or farmers, bet all classes, and especially the most numerous class of all, those who formed nine-tenths of the commu nity, namely, the labourers and artisans—burthened as they all were beyond the power of bearing, with a mass of taxes, amounting to nearly sixty millions a-year, be thought it both impolitic, as well as unworthy of wise and disinterested men, to petition for relief from any parti cular tax, as being more odious than the rest, instead of petitioning against the whole amount of taxes which op pressed them.—(Applause.)--He had been delighted be yond bounds to bear the emphatic language in which Mr. Waleshy, with a sincerity which did him credit, expressed his sympathy with the labouring classes, but regretted that the particular object of their meeting was so unworthy of Mr. Waleaby's excellent address. They had assembled to petition merely against the assessed taxes, so that the la bouring classes were not invited to the meeting at all; for, he need hardly observe, that not one farthing of the as sessed taxes came out of the pockets of the labouring people, except, indeed, indirectly ; and, in this respect, all taxes, without any distinction, were equally odious and oppres sive; because, whatever tax was levied from any class in particular, was invariably shifted indirectly upon the shoulders of other parts of the community too. A great deal had been said about the annoying mode in which the assessed taxes were collected, as if the moth/ of collection were the worst, nay the only bad part of the grievance ! It w•as odious enough, to be sure; but in hie (Mr. P.'s) opinion the greatest grievance was, that their money was extorted from them without their own consent, by a House called a House of Commons, sod that the people receive nothing in return; nay, that their money was spent in ways most mischievous to the interests of the nation.-.- (Much applause.)—They would have shown better sense, complaining and petitioning against indirect as much as direct taxation, For what was the amount of the assessed taxes? The meeting would be surprised, after the strong picture which bad been drawn by Mr. Walesby of the deplorable and hopeless condition of all classes in the community, to learn that they had assembled there to petition for a reduction of taxes to the amount of only two millions and a quarter (fur that was about the amount of the assessed taxes), leaving it to be inferred that they would be perfectly well content to keep on plying the difference between that amount and the 60 millions which was now arising (ruin them. [Here Mr. P. proceeded to develop. the mystery of indirect vocation, contending that, in fact, every shopkeeper or vendor of any article of either food or dress was a tax-gatherer, because a tax was artfully implicated in the priceuf every cothinodity.l The labourer paid no direct taxes; and yet, according to the calculation of Mr. Preston, an eminent lawyer, out of 30/. such a la bouring man might earn in wages, 181. were taken from him by indirect taxation, being the amount of more than half his income. Here was an income-tax with a ven geance.—(Loud applause.) Ilia (Mr. P.'s) grocer's bill might atnount to 30/. a year, and one half of that was taxes, but compared with those taxes, his assessed taxes were trifling. However, notwithstanding the partial cha racter of these resolutions, lie heartily wished them suc cess ; but, at the Caine time, warned the meeting against placing any reliance in the hope, nay, the strong exfiecta tion of success, which Mr. Waleaby had held out to them. Mr. P. was certain that Mr. Waleaby not merely deceived himself, and exposed the meeting to the danger of decep tion, too, by holding out such an expectation, but he was as convinced as he was of the truth of any mathematical demonstration that all hopes of relief from that House would prove a delusion ; he was convinced that the Par liament now about to sit would display as much venality, corruption, and contempt for the welfare and prayers of the people as any Parliament that had existed from the beginning of time.—(Loud applause.) A previous speaker, Mr. Wing, had informed them, in the entlt eiaam of his loyalty, that he (Mr. W.) was as great a friend to the sonstitution of this country as any man liv ing. Now. he (Mr. P.) must confess that the constitu• tion, as it was called, was no great favourite of his; nay, ho would even assert that that .constitution was the greatest political nuisance in existence—that it was the source of all other grievances, 'and must be abated before there could be any rational expectation of relieE—(Loud ap plause.)--What, he would , ask, was the constitution of the country? The answer would be - (though not quite correctly, perhaps, but still it was a common one) King, Lords, and Comntons Very well, he had no objection to a King, not much to the Lords in their mere corporate capacity, but a great deal of objection to their present monopolising usurpation of power ; but as to the Corn. mons House, they were a preciously corrupt set indeed— the mere nominees of the Lords, to whom they were very faithful, but quite independent of the people, to whom they were very unfaithful, extorting taxes from the wages of labour and the projects of trade, to be devoured by them selves, and to look for any relief from such a House would be folly in the extreme.—(Here the speaker detailed the facts brought to light by Sir James Graham's motion re specting the emoluments of the Privy Council, [Mewing that of the 113 Right Honourabks who received 650,0001. out of the taxes, 69 of them were members of either House of Parliament-s-nemely, 47 Peers, and 22 Com moners, who voted into their own pockets 378,8460 Was it possible that any rational man could expect a diminution of taxation from those who were thus fattening on the vitals of the community like maggots on a decayed carcase ?—(Applause.)—[The speaker then analysed the constitution of the House, chewing that a majority of above four hundred and eighty Members was returned by a few Peers and rich Commoners.] --Such were the facts (and these facts ought to be stamped on their memories) offered to be proved at the Bar of Its House, in the year 1793, by Mr. Grey, now Earl Grey, who had beenttlk of sadly spoiled since he beca me an Earl, for he could nothing but his " Order" now.—(Loud laughter.) Could any one wonder, then, at the prolongation of their political evils, When the disease was so profitable a thing to these Stare' Doctors ? We find it impossible to follow the speaker throng alter forcibly denouncing Mr. Brougham's propel) , p e an i o n f II all Isis statements and arguntet .d tta ;, but, Helene as a mere phantom, which wuuld asters! y nd it delusien and disappointment to the people, ime!utbe aimed no blow at it, and did Dui even coquille the existence of the rotten-borough system, of which Mr. B. was him • self a-creature, aye, just as much now (said Mr. P.). when he is Member fur the county of York, as when he was Member for Winchilsea, Mr. P. illustiated the benefits of la real representation of the people, by pointing to the ex ample of the United States, which noly paid 24,299/. for the whole charge of their civil and military Government, ' being not more than two•thirde as much in a year as hail been recently expended on the ornamental work on one gateway of one of our late King's Palaces.—(Loud cries of 4 , Shame !" " Shame !")—See, then, the difference between a King and a President elected by the people ! Not that he (Mr. P.) had any objection to the. kingly office itself—no, a King might be as good as a President— hut it was necessary for the people to watch him well, and to watch well all those who made laws affecting their pro perty, and this they could only do by sending real repre sentatives to the House of Commons, to accomplish which object a reform was necessary, and it was, therefore, perfectly clear, that without reform they never could secure that blessing which they all appeared equally to long for— namely, a cheap Government, or in other words, an effectual ditninution of taxation. Mr. P. concluded by expressing an earnest hope that another meeting, to which the labouring classes might be invited, should be held, to discuss the question of Reform, and sat down amidst loud anti continued applause. Mr. \VAl.s'atw, in replying to Mr. Paddison, said he did not substantially differ from that gentleman in the opi nions he bud expressed ; but that he (Mr. W.) had always taken as a useful rule of conduct the maxim of the pru dent Statesman De Witt, " Never to do snore than one thing at a time," and he considered Mr. Paddison as pro posing far too many things to be done well at once, He must correct the statement made by Mr. Paddison, who said that sixty millions of taxes were wrung from an un wiling people, for the purpose of supporting tax-eating pensioners, without explaining that nearly forty millions of this sum went to pay the national creditor. Ile hoped he was not too sanguine in the expectation he had formed of the new Parliament. However, (exclaimed the Learned Gentleman) let us try it. A vote of thanks to the Worshipful the Warden for his able conduct in the chair was then mnv►d by Mr. Walesby,. which was carried with loud acclamation, after which the meeting separated. LINCOLN COUNTY MEETING. (YESTERDAY)-BY EXPRESS. REDUCTION OF TAXATION.-THE MALT TAX. At one o'clock on Friday (yesterday), a meeting of the Freeholders was convened by the High Sheriff at Lincoln, for the purpose, as expressed by the requisition sent to him, of petitioning for the reduction of a considerable portion of the present enormous taxation, and particularly for the removal of the duty on Malt. The place appointed for the meeting was the Castle yard, which is a spacious quadrangle, surrounded by walls or buildings on either side. It is capable of accom modating many thousand persons, and on an occasion shout a year back, when a meeting was held . on the sub ject of the beer and malt taxes combined, it was crowded to excess. On the present occasion it exhibited a marked contrast, and although the time of meeting was postponed as hour, and although it was mtrket-day, and the city thronged with farmers, not mote than 1,000 persons were assembled. These were, however, almost entirely of a respectable description. The general feeling seemed to be that they ought to wait till the intentions of his present Majesty were ascertained. The Thou SHERIFF briefly opened the meeting, and after reading the requisition, expressed an intention of con fining the discussion solely within the limits pointed out therein. Sir ROBERT H/RON then presented himself, and com menced by lamenting the paucity of the attendance on the present occasion. They had at last certainly cbtained a great deal in obtaining the repeal of the Beer 'Fax, bu► to render the measure complete it must be taken off Malt also. The latter would enable the labourer to brew his own beer, and consume it at home, thus keeping him front the demoralising consequences of public house associates. The measure bad never been opposed except by that miserable faction who bad Lord Eldon for its bead, Michael Sadler for its tail, and was aided by the virtues of the Duke of Cumberland.—(Mixed expressions of disappro.- bation and applause. )—He thanked God that the time was gone when the opinion of that party was of any conse quence. They had now a most excellent King, who did not think gew-gawa and a gorgeous display necessary to the dignity of the throne, and who he felt confident had the interests of his people at his heart.—(Great cheering.)—They had a new House of Commons—one certainly not more corrupt than the last—and he there fore felt a confidence that their prayers, if earnestly made for relief, would be attended to. After adverting to the recent events in France, and then again on the topics of the effects of the Malt Tax, Sir Robert Heron concluded by moving the following petition, to be presented to the House of Commons : " To the Commons House of Parliament ; th an e dfrce ho lT rs h i e lf h th u e m c b o l u e n pe ty t o i f tio L n in o co f in th , e as i se n m ha b l i tta d ri b t: autho rity of the Sheriff, who beg leave to represent to your House that, in common with the rest of the kingdom, they suffer under grievous distress from the intolerable weight of taxation ; that they have received no substantial relief from the reduction of taxes which has hitherto taken place, and that they cannot suppress the expression of their disappointment at the trilling and inaticquete amount of the reductions which have been made in those establishments by which the resources of the country are devoured. They, therefisre, entreat your honourable House to take into consideration a serious and effective re trenchment in the expenses of the country, and that its necessities may be relieved, and its prosperity restored, Ly a further and larger diminution of its burdens. " They particularly recommend to your Honourable Howie the repeal of the duties on Melt, as a measure which, they are convinced, will tend to lessen the distress and improve the condition of all classes of his Majesty's subjects, and your petitioners will ever pray that your Counsels may be enlightened with wisdom and inspired by patriotism." Mr. HENRY MIMI', seconded the petition. Major HereLly congratulated the meeting on the man tier in which the petition was drawn up. There was great loom for reductions in the army and navy, but he would telt them of others equa ll y liable to the touch of reduction. There were certain Peers and Privy Council lors who received among them 630,0001. per annum. Now let them begin with these. Let them take from the extravagant amounts bestowed upon the hierarchy ; th e y would find ample ground there for touching upon.— There were other classes among whom the public money was divided, first, the necessary servants of Government —next, the fundholders--and lastly, a set of Court flat terers, pimps, parasites, and sons of east-off women. These were the flies that carried corruption into the country, and whose allowances ought to be reduced. lie would ask whether the cue of the landholder' was not strong in I justice compared with that of these, and he pro. posed, if the Sheriff would permit it, to submit a resolution expressive of their opinion, that no attack ought to be made on the fundholders, until the whole of these pensions were withdrawn, and the parties so left to feed themeelves out of their own resources. It ought to be recollected, that the fundholders consisted principally of persons who had purchased their property out of small savings. AU these might have been io the condition of fundholders, if they had seen fit to sell their freeholds, He would not touch further on the subject, as he knew the prejudice that existed upon it, but proceed to his reso lution if the High Sheriff would permit him. Thsr &teeter said he had no objection, if it related to the reduction of taxation. Major HANLEY said, he only proposed taking an opinion. The Sitatur said, he had no objection if it related to taxation. Major Haney under these circumstances withdrew his prOposed resolution. J. C. CALI:RAFT, E 1141., M.P., said, that in the face of those who had laid on those unjust and ruinous imposts under which they were labouring, in the House of Com mons to which they had sent him, they would always Sad him at his post, faithfully and uadeviatingly performing his duty. He had no hesitation in saying, that the peti tion fur the removal of the Malt Tax had his hearty con ' currenee ; hut it was not to that alone be would direct his exertions, for he would extend them to two weighty bur dens on the people, the Assessed 'Taxes and the window Tar ; the latter a tax for what nature meant untaxed should he enjoyed. The Inhabited House Duty was also highly objectionable, for it operated to prevent improve. anent*, and led to an obnoxious prying into persons' affairs. These taxes ought not to be allowed in a civilised country. It was out of these taut that the 638,0001. came of which they had heard. There watt a person who received 8,000/. per annum, who one scarcely knew where. to find, unless it were at Brighton or Newmarket. He would also labour for the reduction of sinecures. These were subjects compared with which the Malt Tax was unimportant. He was oleo an advocate for reform, provided it was a moderate and a practical one. In all these ha wee ready to go along with thew ; but Ito begged to impress upuu thou that there was n)t only much fur their Member to do, but also much lin them to do. It was for them to inquite if he was at hi , post and what be was doing—not what he was saying, fin he knew of 4 Member who after speaking on one side went and voted on the other. lie was now their representa • tive—let them watch him, and if he deserted them, then let them desert him and flog him. But if the other they elected should also desert them, why then he would as sist them in flogging him.—(Laughter.)—lle thought that the present Ministers deserved a Wooing up, and he was determined on giving them ore. He would attack them with tooth and nail to torn them out, for by God he did not like one of them. Ile could hear testimony to the fact, that when his Hon. Friend the Member for Curnberland, moved an inquiry into the state of the nation, none of the Ministers dare face him, they were up-stairs, and would not come down, and the conse quence was no house could be made. They would have no more repetition of these kind of things. It had been shown up too much by the Press. The petition hail his concurrence, and he would advise them to petition, and petition on, till they forced them to hear them. They would no longer dare to lay their petitions on the table, and there let them remain unheeded, as used to be the case. The SuERIFF inquired whether any one was disposed to come forward to oppose the petition ?—No answer was made. The &meter said, if the petition was not opposed, it was his duty to announce it to he the unanimous petition of the county of Lincoln. Sir R. Utmost expressed a wish to have the unanimity demonstrated by a show of hands. The SHERIFF observed that where there was no avowed opposition it was unnecessary. It was afterward* arranged that the petition should be sent round to the various county towns for signatures, for which ample time would be given, as it was nut intended to present it until the month of February. The Rev. Mr. Starnossez observed that February was quite early enough, for although Parliament was to as semble on the 26th of October, it was not likely they would long remain assembled, for the Ministers must have their gambols at Christmas. Bes►des the House would be occupied with petitions against returns, and the Regency question would have to be decided. Then, too, there was no money in the coffers, and the House would be teased for a supply, and as soon as that was granted an adjournment would take place. Mr. lixALxv wished as one their County Members (Mr. Chaplin) was present, to c ill on him to state whether he would support the petition. It was necessary to ascertain that as it was customary to entrust the presenting of a county petition to one of the Members for that county. No doubt be would consent to present it, but what he wanted to know was, how he would present it ? would be support its ptayer ? Mr. CHAPLIN said he had no objection to answer the question, but begged at the same time to deny the right of Mr. He Icy to ask it. With respect to the petition, he had no objection to the first part of it, but he did not think the tax on malt the one most necessary to be repealed. He would support any motion for a reduction of taxation, which he did not think detrimental to the country. The Rev. H. Surrtionez expressed his belief that the reason why they wanted the reduction of the Malt 'Fax was, that they might keep up their extravagant rents. lie thought Mr. Chaplin ought not to be cried down—he was an independent man—he had never sought a favour for himself, and many of these who clamoured most at bins, had asked him to procure favours for them. Sir R. Helton thought the question a fair one. Ile was surprised at the allusion about the high rents of land lords, looking to the quarter whence it came, as he had himself been called upon to interfere to protect that gentleman's tenants from what they thought an exorbitant demand. The Rev. Mr. SIBTHOR PK repelled the charge both as a clergyman nod a landlord. Ile received tithes front '7O farmers, with all of whom he was on the most cordial terms. Nut one of therm would say he was oppressed. It certainly had beets his misfortune to buy land too dear, but on discovering the fact be had it surveyed by two respectable men, whose opinion he adopted, and reduced the rents 60 per cent. Mr. Mat as , thought, after what they had heard, Mr. Chaplin wall not the person in whose bands the petition ought to he placed. Ile therefore moved that Sir William Ingilby he requested to present and support it, and that Fir Robert Heron and Colonel Sibthorpe be requested also earnestly to support it. Mr. CA LEILA FT seconded the motion, which was carried ; and thanks being voted to the Sheriff, the meet ing then adjourned. -- - COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The play of The Gamester was yesterday evening per formed, for the first time this season, with the same east of charecters as last year. Mrs. Beverky is nut Miss F. Kitatnut's best character, yet it possesses points of much force and brilliancy, and offers opportunities for a display of her highest powers. In availing herself of these oppor tunities, Miss F. KEMBLZ has ahem' an increased degree of ability, but it is clogged with that fault of monotony and elaborate emphasis we have before had occasion to notice. The manner in which she received from Stakeley the false intelligence of her husband's infidelity, and the burst of incredulity with which she replied to it, were more finely given titan before ; but she marred the effect of her scornful taunt on Stuheley's cowardice, by the mi.- t ►ken emphasis with which she endeavoured to give force to every syllable of the expression. In the scene in which she learns from her husband that she possesses the means to relieve his misery, her anxious eagerness to know those means of which bespeaks with so much reluctance, and her joy at finding that the mere sacrifice of her jewels can afford him happiness, were admirably expressed. In the last scene, too, she exhibited increased energy', and the few faults in her acting were, perhaps, as much owing to the nature of the character as to any other circumstance. From the beginning of the tragedy to the end there is not one moment of diminished suffering, and the actor and the audience are at last almost overwhelmed with too-continued misery. CIIAALES Krdntaes Beverley is an admirable piece of acting. In sonic parts, indeed (the last scene in the gambling-house, for inst ince), his delineation of the horrors of a ruined gambler's mind was painfully real, and men, as well as women, bore testimony to his powers. The last scene of the tragedy was disturbed by some person in the dress circle, who, notwithstanding the continued ad monitions of all around him, possessed sufficient insensi bility to continue talking loud enough to drown the actor's voice in the most touching parts of the scene. When he recovers his senses he will do well to read the description of persons like himself in one of the rejected addresses. It may effect his cure. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTERFIELD MEETING. WaolasoAr, OCT. 6.—A SweeptAke6 of 10 sm. each Two miles. Mr. Wilmot's The Captain Mr. lloublswortles Vanish A Sweepstakes of 10 nom each. Two miles. Mr. Ilenson's Tommy Tickler Mr. Hudson's Sober Robin Mr. Turner's Tom Whittington A Maiden Plate of 60 guineas, given by the Duke 01 . . Devonshire. Mr. Martin's Miss Foote Mr. liouldoworth's Gilbert Mr. Bailey's Utrecht 2 3 3 Lord Scarborough's br. f. by Swiss 3 dr RUGELEY RACES. TiIUKSDAY, OCT. 7.—The Beau Desert Stakes of lb sm. each, with 15 added. Twice round and a distance. Mr. Ileardsworth's Independence ...... 1 Mr. Miles's The Cardinal A Sweepstakes of six tom each, with 20 added Heats, once round and a distance. Sir G. l'igot.'s Fanny Ketuhle Mr. Peel IA sister to Billingsgate t 2 2 A S►veepstakes of seven sous. each, with lb added. Beats, twice round. Mr. Hobson's Contraband Mr. Lapworth nd. hr. to liexgrave 1 2 0 dr Mr. Smith's Matilda BUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ArrOINTIMTS ran TILE ENSUING WEEK. 11. Jolliffe, Esq.'e P ox Rounds meet on Monday, at the Kennel, Merstham; and Saturday, at for►-hill—Pat eleven. The Surrey Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at the Rose sa d Crown ; Thursday, at Limpalield ; and Saturday, at Grin stead. green —at lial I. past ten. Mr. Mrager's Harriers meet on Monday, at Newton Church ; Wednesday, at Addington ; Friday, at Chelslituu --at ten. The Sanderstead Harriers meet en Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at the Kenn,,, ..at ten. CL ARE ELECTION.---:sir EDwAlt O'BRIEtt hu l o d g ed petition ageinet the return of Mr. illAttorr for the county of Clere....Duldirt dlNCenbill COURT CIRCULAR. The Doke of CAMBIIf mar. left the residence of die Duke and Duchess of Gl.oves unit, At ilagshot Park, where his. Royal Highness had been staying fn• some days, on Thurs. day, for the Palace at Brighton, on a visit to their MA JESTIES. The Duke of BRUNSWICK lied interviews with the Duke of WKLI.INGTON at the TEVIIRIIIy, and with the Earl of Antanems at the office of the Secretary of St to fm Foreign Affairs, yesterday afternoon. The Russian Minister had a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. The Pcussian ifinister had an interview with the Earl of Aaitftor.r.x yesterday, at the off►ce of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount !Uri-vita-Y. arrived in town yesterday from Scotland. The Noble Viscount paid a visit to the Duke of WELLINGTON, at the Treasury, ',Monsieur Bram ourtz, the Spanish Minister, visited the Earl of MournExPt yesterday, at the Foreign-office. The Neapolitan Minister transacted business at the Foreign-Office yesterday. BRIGHTON, ,OCT. 8. Their MAJEsturs, accompanied by the Princes , ' Au• OUSTA and Lady BRownLow, drove out yesterday in an open carriage and four with outriders. Their Maattenes returned to the Pavili,.n at five o'clock, after driving round the principal vat of the town. Her Royal Highness the Princes Auo LISTA walked this morning to the Chain Pier, where she continued for some time to enjoy the invigorating ►e.► breeze. Prince GEORGE and Dr. HARVEY went through various parts of the town on foot, and subsequently rode out on horseback. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of CAM/1111M returned to the l'avilion from London, at five o'clock yestaday, at tended by Colonel Nom Ilia Mairorre gave an audience to Count MuNsTaa. The Count and Countess had the honour of dining at the Amongst the distinguished persons who called at the Pavilion, were the !Mowing, viz :—The Princess Liaysm, the Countess of Essax, Sir JAMES and Lady FuLt.sa, Viscount and Viscountess DE Aucitot.n, the Countess of Curt:mays:a, Lady and the Mi,ses Sitata.av, Sir Taos. Bowasa, Sir CHARLES and Lady Bunnat.D, S;r Goax and Lady Outman-, Mr. and Lady Hawnv HOWARD, Mr. and Lady ISAFIELLA MURRAY, Mr. and Mrs. HAN SARD STACKPOLE, Capt. Tonains, and Mrs. LUSIIINGTOR. Their MAJESTIES took their usual airing to-day. The officers of the Guards and Life Guards will have races on Monday, on the course. Their MAJESTIES are expected to honour them in the course of their drive. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Countess de Grey, at her house in St. James's.square, from her scat, West Park, Bedfordshire; the Earl and Countess of Hard wick, at their scat, 'Wimp)le Hall, Cambridgeshire, from a tour ; Captain F. Spencer, at his father's (Earl Spencer) seat, Althorn, Northamptonshire, from Lord Althorn's seat, Wiseton Yorkshire ; 'l'. Drake, N.Y., and Mrs. Drake, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Amersham. Bucks ; Captain Harding, at Morley's Hotel, Wtspor-street, from a tour; Captain Berkeley, at ditto, from Chichester; Esq. at ditto, from Dublin ; Harvey, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; Lord and Lady Grenville, at the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, from the Marquis of Staffled's seat, Trentham Staftbrdshire; Colonel and Mrs. Robins, at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, (ruin Blandford ; Mr. and Mrs. 1. Lloyd, in Wimpole.street, horn Leamington, 'Warwickshire; Cleland Cumberlege, Esq. at Fladong's [lntel, thald-street, from a tour ; Hayes, Esq. at ditto, from Sussex; ... Hutchinson, Esq. at ditto. DEPA ItTU RES. The Duke of Manchester, for his seat, Kimbolton Castle; the Countess of Ashburnham, for Ashburnham.place; Lord William Harvey, train St. James's-square, for his father's, the Marquis of Bristol's seat, Ickworth Park, Suftblk ; Capt. and Lady A ones Byng, on a visit to the Marquis of Anglesea, at his seat, Beau Desert, Stafibrdshire; Colonel and Mrs. Smith, from Synuntnis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for B righton ; the Isarl of Portarling. ton, from 'Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, tbr his seat in Ire. land; Admiral and Mrs. Fleming, and Captain Deer from ditto, for I eamington ; the Bishop of Chichester, from ditto, fur the Paince, Chichester; F. Davidge, Esq. from Morley's; Hotel. Cockspur-street, for Scotland; Golding, Esq. from ditto, for Colchester ; Capt. Lumley, from Regent.strcet, for Brighton; Lady Raleigh, Colonel, and the HMI. Mrs. Strutt, from Fla. dung's Hotel, Oxford.street, for Essex ; Mrs. Pell, from ditto, for Pitiner.hill; Thomas Hare, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; Robert Langrinhe, Esq. and Miss Latigrishe, from ditto, for do. ; Rev. Mr. Harrison, from ditto, for ditto ; A. limes, Esq. from ditto, fur Ireland; C. W. Wolseley, Esq. from ditto, for Bath; Capt. Banner, from ditto, for Hants ; J. (ribbings, Esq. from do., for Ireland ; -- Maxon, Eng. from ditto, on a tour ; Bit. lington, Esq. from ditto, on ditto; J. J. Smith, Esq. from ditto, on ditto. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 9.—Nesterdsy the Rev. Dr. Jones, Rector of Exeter College, was nominated and admitted Vice-Chancellor of this University ; and at the same time the Vice-Chancellor nominated, as his Pro-Vice-Chan cellors, the Rev. Dr. flail, Master of Pembroke ; the Rev. Dr. Jenkyns, Master of Ihtlliol; the Rev. Dr. Row ley, Master of the University ; and the Rev. Dr. Gilbert, Principal of Brasenose. ICCLICSIASTICAL TilErg/MINT& The Rev. William Bailee, of Trinity, College, in this University, to the Rectory of West Chiltington, Sussex ; patron, the Earl of Abergavenny. The Rev. J. Sibley, N.A. of St. John's College, in this University, and of West Neon, Hants, to the Vicarage of Enstone, in this county ; patron, Lord Dillon. On Monday, the 20th ult., the Rev. W. H. N. Ro berson, M.A. of Lincoln College, was instituted to the Vicarage of Tythorington, Gloucestershire, by the Lord Bishop of that diocese. The Bishop of Gloucester has collated the Rev. Charles Brandon `Frye, B.A. of Brazetmee College, to the Rec tory of Leckbampton, in the county and diocese of Glou cester. The Rev. Sir Edwin 'Windsor Sandpit, 111. A. Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, is M. 4413011 to the Rec tory of Winstune, on the presentotion of Sir Edwin Bsyn tum Sandys, Bart., of Miserdine Pink. The Rev. 11. Fox has been instituted to the Rectory of Pilsdon, near Bridport, Dorset; patron, the iter. (Ire gory Raymond. The Rev. James Wood, AL A. to the Perpetual Curacy of Willishatn, Suffolk. Her. If. Fox, to the Rectory of rifolon, near Ilridport, Dorftet. The Rev. Win. White, M.A. late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Master of Sheffield Free Gram mar School, has been elected Head Master of the Free Grammar School, Wolverhampton, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Tindall. DE VORME, by the Author of " Richelieu' and " Darnley."--This novel has proved one of the mo•t successful of the season, Critics have all been unanimous in its praise : one has designated it " a singularly power ful an effective work."—The Literary Gazette has oh. served that " us an historical Novel these pages have the great and rare merit of marking the spirit as well as the manners of their time—the real personages introduced are drawn with equal animation and accuracy, while the in terest is well sustained to the last." The Globe has pro nounced it "a work which for grandeur of incid e nt and power of narration has few equals," and Parley's Journal says, "to all who delight in the skilful delineation of in dividual character—of local scenery and of picturesque and striking situations and effect, we can strongly and ur gently recommend a perusal of De L' Orme." With such concurrent and deserved testimonies in its favour, the work could indeed scarcely have failed to become popular. Mac. USK ISSONIS MONIJMEWI'.-•-At a ge nera) meeting of the Proprietors of the Liverpool and Man chester Railway, held yesterday, the sum of 2M) guineas was voted towards the fowl for erecting a monument to Mr. Ilusztasot4, and a similar sum was also voted for purchasing a piece of plate for General GASCOYM Roth our late and present Representative rendered important services to the Company when their Dill was before Par. Paper. FATE OF THE LATE FRENCH MIDAS. SADOK'S CHAVll..—Yesterday, a public notice was affixed, in French and English, on the dome of the French Am bassador's Chapel, in Little George-street, Portman-square, stating—" That the Chapel, being now no longer pro tected by the French Government, can, henceforth, only be kept open by subscriptions and donations of the Catho lic Public ; and it is also sincerely hoped, that nonsub scribers will contribute whatever is convenient, at the col lections, at every Mass, on liunrlays, Festivals, Ash-Wed nesday, and Holy Week, The whole number of seats that hare been for nearly thirty years free to the Catholic congregation, and which have been supported by the House of Bourbon, are now to ha let towards supporting the Chapel and Ministers, through the downfel of the Royal Patrons."—ln a very few hours after the placards had beau exhibited nearly the whole of the seats were en gaged, at various prim*, according to their respective situations, by Lidice and Gentlemen, - - week, has not yet Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, a number of male convicts were sent o ff from Newgate in a caravan to the hulks at Woolwich. CHAatita Puti.urs, the convict under sentence of transportation , who effected t i ev ampe al f;t e n hei N id e ed wg . ate last Thursday SPIRIT OF THE. PUBLIC JOURNALS. A Dublin newspaper, of the patriotic stamp, makes a most pathetic lamentation about the dis missal of Earl O'Neill from the office of Postmasfer. General of Ireland. Of what use the office was we .hould like to know, as we believe all the arrange mews, with the exception of the patronage, and, in fact, the whole working of the system was under the active superintendence of the Secretary, Sir Edward Lees. The salary of Postmester-General ix, there fore, in our opinion, well saved to the country." We wish Government would evince as much decision in, getting rid of all other sinecure offices, and their at.. lendant expenses. In so doing they should have our warm support. There is a great den! too much corrupt patronage in this country to allow efficient and meritorious services, when unaccompanied with the recommendation of the great and powerful, to meet with their due reward. But the patronage of Ireland is still less. The civil departments were, not inaptly, compared by Lord Goderich, some years ago, to the Augeatt stable, which nothing short of the marvellous energies ofd Hercules enohl cleanse ; and certainly it would retptire it riders' reformer, having all the determination ant tibfir verance of the fabled Alcides to put them in a ihie , rable state of purification. We care not in Yd"'" , hand the besom of reformation Is placed, provides: the person who undertakes the task will only wield the useful implement with sweeping im parti►rli,y. The Journal to which we have alluded not only mourns over the untimely deltaa tore of Lord O'Neill from official life, but has d tear to spent for the ntnicipated extinction of Lord Rosse as Joint President tif the " republit of let ters " The writer says, " The residuary itherest , in the Post-office patent, we hear ; detolves on tini Earl of Bosse ; indeed it could not be tithoitiiet . for, even if inclined, which we do not anti?! poP: slide, the Duke of Wellington would scarcely (A?. mit such an act of injustice as to deprive of an up-' pointment a Nobleman who, for so many yearn 1,04 has contributed his gratuitous services as Joint Posts master-General, without any reseed except the mere patronage of the department ; and the More' so as this last surviving branch of r fficial distinction in Ireland is to be soon extinguished, under that syttem of retrenchment recommended by the laat_ hamentary Commissioners, and which the Govern ment of Great Britain have determined to adopt ast soon es the assembling of Parliament can permit:' Now, we should like to know very much what those services were which Lord Bosse thus grit tuitously rendered to his country in the Post-office department. His Lordship was, at one time ; tt re. Ruler Irish patriot, and be is now as regular en Irish placeman, and, like one of that. class, seems deter: mined to cling to office to the last. Ile will ton take the " three warnings" of the approach of GC clef death—First, the Report of the Parliamen tary Commissioners; secondly, the dismissal of Lord O'Neill; thirdly, the withdrawal of his own patronage. It is clear, after submitting to all this, that he will take nothing short of tut actual order to turn out, anti "110 mistake." But if he had really any dutiex to perform, and no salary .to compensate his labours, why is he so anxious to continue to be burdened with the onerous obligations of test unrequited service ? IS this the devotion of the patriot, or the tenacity of the placemato ? If his labours produce no salary, is the patronage, which it is admitted he exercised, in any reopen biota heist!? We have reason to believe that, in some la the civil departments of Ireland, titled and Perlis'. rneutary debtors are often enabled to relieve theta selves of troublesome duns by quartering their cre ditors upon the public finances. Lord Rosse is a Nobleman who is not under the necessity of so abusing patronage, for his means are good, and he is not of extravagant habits ; but to provide for poor relations, or even deserving domestic., by obtaining for them situations in public offices, is perhaps more acceptable than a salary to one who is not in want of pecuniary assistance. We should be surprised if Lord Roost had neglected either his relations or his dependents, anti should like to see a list of all persons appointed by each of the Postmasters, with the qualifications and connections of the persons etr. appointed, and some account of the manner in whi c h , they performed their official duties.-.--]Horse. Herald. We have hitherto been prevented, by the preei of foreign news or domestic discussions, from taking notice of the improvements in the course of medical studies, introduced this year by the Society of Apo hecaries' Hall, and printed in the shape of " Rep- lotions to be observed by the Students intending to qualify themselves to practise at Apothecaries in Ergland and Wake," a copy of which has beget lately sent us. As public opinion, acting through the medium of the Press, has both stimulated anti enabled the Society to employ the powers granted them by Act of Parliament to advance medical edu cation, and to effect changes not less conducive to the health of the community than to the honour of the profession, it is but right that the Press should from time to time record the victories which it has contributed to gain, as well as to provoke further improvements. We need not remind the reader, that under the name of " Apothecary," on which OW great dramatic poet has poured such unsputing ridicule, is now included the general practitioner, or, in other words, the great bulk of the medical pre, fession. Thennble and the wealthy may purchase the privilege of dying by . the aid of physicians or surgeons who derive thew licence to kill or cure from other corporations ; but the great body of the people are placed at the mercy of the practitioners, for whose qualifications they have at first no other voucher then the certificate of the Society of Apo thecaries' Hall. It is, therefore, of the utmost im portance to the well-being of the community, that the proceedings of the Court of Examiners should be watched,—that the course of study which they prescribe should include an extensive range of medical scieocer—that the quilificutions required in candidates for their certificates should he high,—and that their exeminetions should be ; rigorous and ample. The greatest enemy of exclu sire privileges can never object to the powers con furred by the legislature on such a body, if kith cionely exercised in raising the character of the pro fession, and giving security to the public egainst empiricism and quackery. Were it not fur the thorized interference of such corporation*, the health and purses of the community would be at the mercy of ignorant pretenders, and amulets end 'Haire would still have maintained their ground in the medipal dispensary. In the other liberal professiens, the practitioner may be left to settle the extent of his qualifications with his employers withoot occesiooitig. to the latter any sudden or irreparable injury by his ignorance or presumption. If our lawyer ditapptents us in stating our rights or arguing our cause, teat OM change him, sad have a new trial; but if we trust ourselves into the hands of a medical adviser ,who is ignorant of his profession, our case may be hopeless. No 'few trial" can be obtained, no " Writ of er ror" can lie against his pritieriptions, or einsble us to reserve his ;operations. But as public bodies are sometimes apt to abuts* powers given them for the most laudable objects, It is always useful to inquire whether they trespass either on the side of too much lenity from carelessness, or too touch rigour from a spirit of monopoly. The qttalification re quired in the candidates for licence has Undoubtedly been raised with the last two or three years, but it i s now tar from being too high. 'floe regulutions of the Society prescribe the length of time required for preliminary study,--...the courses of lectures to he attended, and the amount of hospital practice to be seen, previous to examination, together with the number of the branches of knowledge Oti,lne ciency in which the student is to be tried.. The Om is now two years of attendance on .lcctaros .and hospital practice; the courses of ItOttifei; are , tQ'tlo ‘r • 14, consisting of trot less than 44'400m:44 course s and the examinations are to iikilitalie.* 4l4 " - • ttIV TO 5