The Sun. — London, England, 1836-08-18 00:00:00

LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE CHURCH RATES. London Coffee-house, Aug. 18. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. H: CHELMSFORD RACES—TuEsD A Y. is Majesty's Plate of 100 gui neas ; th ree yrs o ld , 7 st. 51b. ; four ; 9st. llb ; five, 9st. 111 b. ; six and a ge d, lO st . 21b . The best 01 three two mile heats. Mr. Greville's MarMalade, 3 yrs • Pavis 1 1 Mr. H. Stracy's Bodice, 5 yrs Mr. Earle's Brenda, 3 yrs ,The fi rst h eat was won by a length ; the second by two lengths. h e t ( own Plate of 50/. ; th ree vrs , i st. 3 1b ; four, Bst. 71b • five, llb ; six a n d age d, 9st. 511; . Mares and ge ldi ngs allowed 31b. Keats, to start at the distance post, and once round. Mr. Batson's Taishteer, 3 yrs Mr. S. Baker's Expositor, 5 yrs Mr. Earle's Brenda, 3 vrs . . ThPAISLEY RA CE S—F RIDA Y . ~e Burgh Member's Plate of 50 gs . ; t h ree yrs o ld , i st. 51b ; l our, Bst. 71b : fi ve , 9 st. lib ; s i x and aged, 9st. 41b. Heats, two MMiles and a distance. Mr. Ramsay's Forester, 5 yrs Mr. Weir's Defence, 3 yrs - -or. Alexander's Littlego, 6 yrs 1 dr Mr. Meiklem's Margarette, 3 yrs... ........... 3dr e Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, p.p., with 20 sovs. added by th e Committee, for horses that have been hunted with Lord Xelburne's heunds. Gentlemen riders. 12st. 71b. each. Heats, two miles. DrHr. Cunninghame's Approval r. Merry's Mi ra b eau . Spiers's Sylvan The Silver Fl etcher ' s Ballyraggan 2 dr `ne Silver Bells, given by the Town of Paisley, with 10 sovs. added by the Committee, for all horses; two yrs old, 7st. 91b; fo ur, 9st. • five, 9st. 91b ; s i x an d age d, lO st. H eats, twice lowed tound, and ' from the north-east co rner h ome . S econ d horse al- Mr. " Smellie's Cistercian, aged Mr. Pennycuick's Fair Jane, 5 yrs ..... 2 2 Arr. Hay's Silv i ertail, a ed g 3 3 Mr. Cr,' . _ The Aftershots, for a Purse by the beaten h orses i n the Bells Race. Two miles and a quarter. Weights as in said race. Mr. Hay's Silvertail Mr. Pennycuik's Fair Jane 2 SATURDAY. Th e Glasgow Subscription Cup of 50 sovs., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 so s. each, p.p. ; three yrs, ist. 51b ; four, Bst. 71b. ; 4 e, 9st. 11b., Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. Ramsay's Forester, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's Aolus, 3 yrs o h Mr. Weir's Defence, 3 yrs ` l 'e Paisley Subscription Cup of 50 sovs. ; three yrs, ist. 91b kur, 9st. 91b six and aged, lOst. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. Smellie's Cistercian, aged Mr. Alexander's Littlego, 6vs Mr. Hibbetson's b. m. by Figaro, 5 yrs 4 3 Lord Eglinton's Wizard, 3 yrs 2 d r The Mr. Galt's Robin Hood, age d match fo r 50 sous was run for by Messrs. Merry and Bonar. Me race was well conte s t e d, an d wou ld have been won by Mr. k er rY, who se h orse unfortunately fell, and broke his neck. Mr. err), escaped unhurt. LITTLEHAMP TON RACES. Th ese Races took place on the Sands on Wednesday last, tinder th e Stewardship of the Earl of Surrey, W. Gratwick 4 ,, 1 . Evans, Esqs. The day was most auspicious, the a ' 8 much better for racing than on former occasions, and . a ketTluch large r company than usual attended the sports ; in i tei t ' the beach was literally crowded. Th e p r i zes were dray so well conteste d as was expected, ow i ng to t h e w i t h - Wellters'al of Stakes, two or t which did not fill.hree favourite horses, and the failu re o f t h e sl JERSEY RACES—MuRsnAr. witrThursclay last being the first time that the Jersey Races W.,tdistinguished by the patronage of our gracious monarch tb, l "'ati IV., an unusual interest was created ; and, conse be:),lltl,,Y9 a very large concourse of spectators assembled on the th e tul sands of Greve d'Azette, to witness the running for W AR I nn Cup. His Excellency the Lieutenant -Governor t Bresent on the occasion, as was also a num b er of gentry. el Cup was won by Mr. St. J o h n ' s Lady Emilia; but had kvidere bolted lie must have won the Cp. Though on the race, no credit can be attached n either to the or the rider. CICENG. The G rand Match b e twee n Sussex and all England_ co . in- Z:tcaerttlin7, M 6 o to nd 4 ay in Brown's grounds, Brighton. Betting against Sussex. The two brothers, Mynn, ,in first on the dof England, one of whom scored 45 th e ,. t he other 15. This formidable number put Sussex on fee 'nettle ; Pilch scored 14, but the remainder of the wickets 4 0 fo r a small number, lo that the score after all amounted to . kfrskure than 93 Sus sex then went in, and succeeded in tZ tl ng 140 runs,. out of which number Broadbridge got 32, t1i,', 411 / a Y 26, an Mason. 14. Betting, 6t04 on Sussex. But Ivelit.',:)st e xtraordinary hart is so come. Mr. A. Mynn again bat first w i t h hi s and actually scored 92 f rom h is gild'elore he l e f t t h e wicket. He was in nearly five hours, bt N'Peared t o b e cons id era bl y exhausted. His brother also 411 Aid4illed 18, and they were in an hour before they s e p ara t e d. •• vtlio this to the very superior bowlin of Lillywhite. The ter t i„ e of . the England side were not out fi t ill half-past five yes let e vening, and they left Sussex 130 runs to get. Sus -44„„(}3t three wickets last night for 17 runs. The game was dow . "„,, e ct this morning, and up to two o'clock six wickets went 'er about 50 runs. They then went to dinner. tor ee „, 4 A tonday last the return match came off at Ealing be the "g 0 even gentlemen of that place and eleven gentlemen of Ea~clington Union Club ; the following is the score : itlig_First innings, 52; second ditto, 22 ,total, 74. ii ington—First innings, 46; second ditto, 29; total, 75. Paddington beating with six wickets to go down. The 0 4 - ij . ; Club's fielding was well, and Grainger's bowling good. Papti" e Paddington side the bowling of Hewitt was excellent, ki)ll,t' ularly in the second innings, when every ball came to the , les or the bails. Keen's batting was beautiful, never tit); g kchance, going in first, and bringing out s b ; t hat, the th e field was against the bat all throughhi tbe at game.r 1 , TICS. , T 411 4 , . D OUBLE -SCULL AT THE FIORSEFERRY.—This lit:411, among s t the men who ply t the Horseferry and the t 1 4 .11 side oeVauxhall Bridge, was a rowed yesterday. The IN% hide been got up well, and the Greenwich steamer, 'which s anxious to witness the to kt ..elAvded with respectable ks 1 ell, was moored off Chandler's, at iMiliban . k, but she might 1 11 4 111 have kept away with them as remained idle. The e a WES scullers' wager, two pair in each . boat, and three tik,; ll ' The bill announced it in commemoration of the birth bp'll3l. her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. There . were 144 e as than twenty watermen who contended ; er b .l u a t . their day /111' than by, at least of the majority, if they ever went in well" i d" a day," 1 4 h grander doubtful. However, they all hi t a heat, but the winners were too good . to be over a a after the start. They came in as follows — Green I \AVillians Murless and Robert Coombes Purple 2 ..74drew Bray and Benjamin Swaine Black 3 7 c l ePli Royal sea., and John Abbott .. I t _ Thomas Rust; and Charles Mango Stripe 4 t 4 : l _. as a hard rowed match. Coombes, of Buccleuch. 112:led off the sovereigns given by the Duke one of the winners, ~; really ; T, 'a a game little fellow, and does not excee(l9st w . 6 as lb a . kilrit ritilsoopoito W AGER. —This, as the preceding,ery well ali? 'rs/' w ager, two pair in a boat, and certainly was v ee ,l for. In the grand heat the men came in thus . :— _ 'kite Dodd an d Alexander Tough, jun White 1 llao". homas Cook and Henry Vincent znas Dodd and Edward Saunders Red 3 IN I , ~4.aznes Jones and John Emery Pink 4 th e Q ul rt the start until t hecomin c c; in there was no change, and 1% 1. ten were so evenly pitted that the stem of each man's boat ,` 1 , 1, .) n the other's quarter throughout the distance. itba,l IE SWEEPSTAKES FOR TO -DAY. ' ll St ' • Newel) The sweepstakes match, cl )4le g Elliss, Byford, and the below bridge man ( h til ler 3 °irt°'daY. Each is patronised by a gentleman of dis i,,.l' ) a, and from the equality of the men a treat is expected. Aol t : i . is the favourite. The start will be three-quarters of an before high Water, in the afternoon. 4 & party of distinguished individuals have tilkh c the been invited to nal, the seat of Mr. Coke, in Norfolk, to commence oalitolidge-shooting season, the Ist of September. This will be 1 tl i ,:ed by a succession of sporting parties throughout the "ng season, at this distinct Selson of hospitality. T h . 114 4 e amiable and venerable Mrs. Fitzlierbert has re ed tto Tylney-street from her sesidence on the Old Stcyne t kitiirt i lton• His Majesty and the other branches of the Royal .. r y are extremely kind in their attentions to Mrs. Fitzherbert. 4 11 K ' , 1)4, 41 e ing s horses Were exercised yesterday, pre ,:)f IPPY to his Majesty going in state on Saturday to the House Nteers, that b e i ng the day at present fixed for proroguing t od 14kent. At at the Tickets o f a d mission to the Peeresses to the t House will be d e li vered to-morrow, on alicati @4o r4 High Chamberlain's Office. pp on TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. observe by the reports in this morning's Papers, that Lord John Russell, in the House of Commons last night, in reference to the Church-rate question, and to his answe r to Mr. Hutt, said that " his hope was then, and now, that the measure which he should have to propose , irould be satisfactory to his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wilks, who had presented a petition from Ely against Church-rates), and to the great part of those who were interested in the sn hieet." The Illorning Chronicle says of this declaration, we only wish Isis Lordship had been a little e ar li er w ith p' tn •—and it adds, in re f erence to the resolutio ns p asse d at ungay—i, for we perceive the Dissenters have been pass mg resolutions, in the belief that his Lordship is hostile to *heir claims." As one who took a part at the Meeting at which those resolutions were passed, and as one who presumes to know ssomething of' the feelings of men w h o are at once Dis senters and Reformers, in various parts of the kingdom, and esp ec i a l ly in the North of England, I beg leave to say that a declaration, at the end o f th e S ess i on , that Lord John Russell will produce a measure satisfactory to Mr. Wilks, and such Dissenters as think with Mr. Wilks, may be very far from being satisfactory to them. I believe I may add, that no declaration will be satisfactory which is short of an express and unequivocal avowal that the Dissenters shall be entirely relieved from the burden of Church -rates, and that it shall not be laid upon the Consolidated Fund. Whilst Ministers defer such a declaration, Dissenters will not be persuaded that Lord J. Russell is not " hostile to their cla-ms," and they will, as the Patriot of yesterday advises them, " settle the question out of Parliament." I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ARCH. PRENTICE. IRELAND Dublin, Aug. 16. GREAT MEETING OF THE COUNTY KlLDARE.—Pur suant to a requisition, signed by nearly three hundred of the gentry and landholders of this county, presented to the High Sheriff, to call a meeting "to take into conside ration the course which should be adopted to secure to the people of Ireland relief from the odious impost of tithes, in such efficient manner as to obtain the appropriation, to national improvement and education, of that portion of the Church revenue wrung from a starving peasantry ; and also to adopt such meawres as might. tend to obtain for Irish men a full reform of their Municipal Corporations, con scious, as the requisitionists were, that they were justly entitled to all the privileges which Englishmen enjoy ;" J. H. Nangle, Esq., the High Sheriff, appointed yesterday, the 15th inst., to take the object of this requisition into consideration, at the Court House, Naas. On the motion of the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, the High Sheriff was called to the chair. After several powerful and eloquent speeches, breathing a determination to obtain the same measure ot freedom for Ireland as England and Scotland enjoy, Reso lutions declaratory of such determination were adopted. The meeting then having given three cheers for Lord Mul grave, Daniel O'Connell, and Henry Grattan, peaceably separated. The Registration yesterday was favourable to the Liberals. SYNOD OF ULSTER.—The question of unlimited sub scription to the Westminster Confession of Faith has long been a source of serious difference and contention amongst the Presbyterian body in this country. The General Synod of Ulster has been for some days past occupied in debating the subject. The discussions terminated by a decision in favour of unlimited subscription. THE KILLYMAN WRECKERS.—The reader will remem ber that we have already recorded the exploits of the pa rishioners of the Rev. Murtagh O'Sullivan, a non-resident rector, known by the name of the Killyman Wreckers— how they burned houses and drove the people on the road side, maimed many of them, though these excellent Pro testants of Murtagh failed in their designs of murder. We further gave a report of the trial—of the charge of the Chief Justice, a most memorable one—and of the escape of the rebels, owing to the impossibility of identifying them. In the course of the trial it may be remembered that cer tain imputations were cast upon Sir Frederick Stoven, the Inspector of Police, in the testimony of Mr. Olpherts, a magistrate, which imputations were caught up by the Orange press, who opened, as is their wont, a battery of abuse against that excellent and high-spirited soldier.— Dublin Evening Post. The same journal publishes a letter from Captain Duff, a stipendiary magistrate, correcting the misrepesentations which it seems have been put forth. Sir F. Stoven is at present absent from Ireland. Lord Hillsborough, the candidate for Down, has evi dently stole a leaf from the political directory of Peel. The country thinks a total abolition of the blood-stained impost, not only a national, but a necessary reform. Lord Hillsborough thinks that tithes and religion are one and the same thing—of course he will uphold the gorgeous nuisance "to operate as a shield of defence." This is a new light view of one of the most offensive and unneces sary establishments in Christendom.—Freeman. Mr. O'Connell left Dublin on Saturday last for Derry nane Abbey, accompanied by two of his sons. TIIE LORD LIEUTENANT'S TOUR—WATERFORD.—The tour of Earl Mulgrave still continues to be distinguished by those characteristics which arc so honourable to Gover nor and governed. There is no abatement of the enthu siasm anywhere in his Excellency's reception. It is the spontaneous homage of hearts grateful to one in whora the people, at least, recognize a ruler, a protector. The ad dresses of the people, too, still continue to be everywhere characterised by great ability—by sound principles of con stitutional liberty—with that reasonable consideration for the difficulties interposing between the desire and the at tainment of justice, which proclaims such a people cannot long remain provincialised.—Pilot. With reference to the incendiary attempt the same journal states—" We saw with our own eyes all the prepa rations for the deed, and these, too, on the point of success. A few minutes more undiscovered, and the fine building would have been wrapt in flames—with plate, wine, linen, and all other materials prepared on the most splendid scale by Mr. Purser, who keeps the club-room ; that unoffending individual would have been ruined, and the housekeeper of the court-house, who slept at the top of the building inevit ably consumed, and all this done by the hellish spirit of faction, enraged by the presence of the ruler, whose mis sion reminded them that the reign of a lawless, plundering, and monopolising faction was at an end." REPRESENTATION OF DOWN.—Lord Sandys, who is now raised to the peerage, has just published a farewell address to the constituency of Down. Lord Hillsborough has de clared himself a candidate. THE HAMILTONS.-*--It is probable that this one Tory knot possesses about 6,0001. per annum in tithe property— a tolerably handsome share of public plunder for a single family ! This, too, is exclusive of the revenue from glebe lands.—Freeman. CONSTABULARY APPOINTAIENTS.—After having given the list our best consideration, it is but in a single instance that we have ground for' aying the blame of a bad promo tion to the door of the Government. The instance to which we allude—let us follow Mr. O'Connell's example, and express our opinions frankly—is the appointment of Mr. Vignoles, a person of whose Toryism the Government had the best means and opportunity of being informed, be cause he is the son of a reverend gentleman who was made one of the Castle chaplains by a Tory Viceroy, and is, besides, a near relative of the late Under Secretary, Sir William Gossett. If it was not for the appointment of Mr. Vignoles, we should have the gratification of declar ing, that if Lord Mulgrave had been dealt with in certain quarters as honestly as he is disposed to deal with the country, there would not have been an objectionable name in the list.—Freeman. Michael Passage, of the ship Tryagain, was drowned oe Monday, being in a state of inebriety, from drinking immo derately of whisky.—Southern Reporter. A Mr. Fox, who kept caravans on the Rathmines road, had a horse that died of the button farcy ; and in order to ascertain the root of the disease, he had the animal opened ; during the operation of which some of the poisonous matter came in contact with a sore on Mr. Fox's hand, which communicated with the system, and in spite of the best medical advice, the poor man died in a few days. This is a case deserving the attention of the Faculty.—Dublin Register. A forgery has been discovered at the Bank of Eng land, and the party arrested, but the circumstances connected with it have not fully transpired. The current statement is, that the person who has committed the fraud was the agent and legal adviser of the party defrauded. The whole affair is under investigation, and one account is that it will compromise more persons than the one in custody. It will be seen from the proceedings of the House of Lords last night, that our predictions respecting the offen sive clause in the Inns and Alehouses Licensing Bill were com pletely verified. The clause was thrown out without almost a dissentient voice; and the Bill is now stripped of every thing offensive. We shall give a copy of it to-morrow. Whether the Commons will adopt it, shorn as it is of its former propor tions, remains to be seen. —MorningAdvertiser. A traveller in the shoe trade at Thetford, of the name of Palmer, died on Sunday last, shortly after bathing in a river in that town. Whilst bathing he complained that something had struck his upper lip ; but on his makirr , the complaint no thing extraordina r y was o b serve d to be the' matter with him. His lip, however, continued to swell so much that he expired in the course of a few hours. It is supposed he must have been bitten by some species of snake. Su f folk Paper. A LONG SPEECIL—In a recent case before the Prerogative Court in Doctors' Commons, Dr. Addams is said to have addressed the Judge for eleven consecutive hours. It was decided last week by the Magistrates of Ba singstoke that a member of the Establishment attending any other place of worship than his own parish church, is not ex empted from the payment of toll under the General Turnpike Act. The payments on the East India remittable loan, which have more than once been adverted to, as exercising an important influence on the money market, have now been completed. The total amount receivable under this instalment was 1,700,0001., of which 1,500,0001. was paid on the 13th, and the rest subsequently. Inquiry was made by persons desirous of ascertaining the strength and true position of the money market as to the tenure of these bills, and it was satisfactorily proved that no portion of this amount had passed through the hands of the discount brokers, the whole being retained till due by the parties to whom it was remitted. There could not be more conclusive evidence of the sound state of one very important branch of our trade. The Bills drawn from Cal cutta on the East India Co mpany, i n consequence of the con version, arc divided into two parts, the first of which, num bered from 1 to 888, is that just due, amounting, as already noted, to 1,700,0001. ; the other series will complete the con version, and be numbered from 888 to the end. Its amount is computed at double that of the first series, and it will be come due on the 18th of January, 1837. An Act of Parliament has just passed, which set tles a disputed point in regard to bills of exchange, and which of busin ess genera lly. ought, theref o r e , t o be known to men The point allud e d t o is that respecting acceptors or referees for honour, in which no uniform practice existed, some houses presenting the bills so marked on the day w h en they became i due, and others th e d a y a fter. It s now declared, h owever , that it shall not b e necessar y to present such bills of exchange until the day following that on which they become d ue , and if the address of the acceptors or referees for honour shall be in any other place than that in which the bills shall be made pay able, they need not be forwarded until the day succeeding that in which they become due. If the following day shall be either Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas-day, they need not be pre scnted or forwarded until the day succeeding such day of non business. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1836. PUBLIC DINNER TO PROFESSOR WILSON AT PAISLEY. (From the Glasgow Herald.) On Thursday last, a public dinner was given 'in the good town of Paisley to this distinguished gentleman, in the Hen frewshire Inn, as a mark of the respect his townsmen en tertain for him on account of the exalted rank he holds in the literature of his country. The Chair was occupied by Sheriff Campbell, and the duties of Croupier were dis charged by William Bissland, Esq., John Orr, Esq., and Thomas Sharp, Esq. About 300 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Right and left of the chairman were placed the distinguished guest of the evening, and the Bard of Hope. The room in which the company dined was elegantly fitted up for the occasion, and decorated as it was with festoons of evergreens and flowers, had a very pleasing effect. Dr. Fleming, of Neilston, said grace, and the Rev. Mr. Macnair of Paisley, ret urne d thanks. On the cloth being with drawn, the Chairman gave " The King."—" God Save the King" was here sung by Mr. Purdie, the company joining in the chorus. Then followed " The Queen," with three times three, and loud applause, and one cheer more.—" The Princess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal Family."_— " The two Houses of Parliament," and " His Majesty's Ministers,' &c. The CHAS RMAN then rose and requested the company first of all to fill their glasses for a particular toast. They had assembled to testify their respect and admiration of a man—a native of Paisley--who had earned for himself a high reputation in the literature of his country—(Cheers). a man who, in the full possession of his fame, yet retained the warmest affection for the scenes of his childhood. The silver cord was still unbroken. He had come there to tell j them that he wa s still th e same man i n ever y res p ec t as he' was previous to his departure from among his fellow-towns men. They were assembled to do honour to a man to whom Nature has bestowed the secret of unlocking the human heart, and leading his readers whithersoever he choose.—(Great applause.) A man, the depictor of his country's joys and sorrows—of its "lights and shadows"— with a rich poetic fancy and an amiable breast. He (the Chairman) was bound to confess that he was inadequate to the task of doing justice to the merits of their distinguished guest. Whether we turn to his admirable delineation of cha racter, either in the farm house or the cottage—scenes which he has repeatedly painted in a manner which has drawn tears from every eye—or whether we follow him to the groves of palms, fanned by the gentle breeze—yet these could not fail to bind him to his native home.—(Applause.) Or whether we follow him to those scenes where he de lights to wander with fishing-rod in hand, contemplating with a poet's eye the pastoral valley or stupendous cliffs, we may find him inhaling the breeze, though not seeking the shelter from the storm. If we follow him to the con vivial board or midnight scenes, there he delights to come on his readers with flashes of wit and wisdom, that even ' the poet and the philosopher might envy.—(Cheers.) But these were not all the attributes of his character. There existed a strain of feeling which pervaded the whole of his writings. The Chairman, in conclusion, said that such were a few of the ideas that arose in his mind in contem plating the character of Professor Wilson, but h e was aware that he was unable properly to give thorn expression. He, therefore, proposed the health of their distinguished guest, which was received with tremendous cheering for several minutes. Song—" Auld lang sync," the company standing up and joinir ' r in the chorus. Professor WILSON then rose, and was received with great applause. The last time he had the happiness of being in his native town, he had the honour to preside at the festive board, to testify their cordial respect for the inestimable virtues of a venerable friend (Mr. Peddie). That friend, alas ! was now no more. In presiding on that occasion, he did so at the request of his fellow townsmen. The kindness evinced towards him at that time gave hopes that the day would arrive when he might stand before them to record the expressions of a full and grateful heart.—(Loud cheers.) In speaking of himself, be did so with a mixed feeling of humility and pride ; and he was sure that they would not have awarded him the present honour, unless he had in some way deserved it.—(Cheers.) He had not scaled the Mount of Parnassus, like his friend Mr. Campbell ; he had pursued an humbler path, and walked, if not in glory, at least in joy. —(Applause.) In nature's domains there were fields where even his humble feet might tread, and where he might gather a few flowers with which to form a chaplet. He was free to confess that there was not a heart on earth more free from jealousy than his own, nor had he ever been instrumental in crush ing rising merit ; but he was happy in his own insignifi cance, and even in his humility there was pride.—(Cheers.) He was not the spoiled child of criticism, for many hard encounters had he sustained ; but he was possessed of some little robustiousness which enabled him to bear up against opposing difficulties. In his time, too, he had received many tokens of applause, but were they all collected together they would not strike him so forcibly as the present demon stration.—(Cheers.)—Like a skilful painter, the Chairman, in delineating his character; had placed in prominent view the beauties, while he held out of sight many of his defects. But as a lover of nature, he would not be excelled by any man' on earth—he had heard the voice of nature calling on him in the hum of the bee, and in the beauty of the flower; and his ideas of nature were not formed in the castle or in the ball ; but in the shealings, and on the moor and the hill side.—(Cheers.) He would next allude to one subject of some importance—he alluded .to questions of national interest, on which every man was entitled to express his• opinion fully and freely, and to express those feelings, too, with the undaunted courage of freemen. We fear not the sincerity of any man when he can boldly show forth his opinions to the world—(Applause)—whose end and aim were the glory and virtue of his country. After some beautiful remarks on his own writings descriptive of Scottish scenery and manners, the speaker said that he had not forgotten his native town ; and although he had ob served many alterations—though he missed many things fraught with the associations of his childhood—yet he could still perceive many old familiar faces, but among other things he missed his old acquaintance the " Wee Steple." —(A laugh.) Nor had he forgotten the Sabbaths of his childhood ; and he trusted that next Sunday he would find himself sitting in the same pew he had occupied in his early years ; and even that night he should walk to within a few yards of his father's grave.—(Cheers.) The Learned Pro fessor concluded an affecting and eloquent address by re turning thanks for the honour conferred him, and sat down amidst loud and continued cheering which lasted for several minutes. The CHAIRMAN then gave " the health of Mr. Camp bell, of Blythswood, the Lord Lieutenant of the County," which was drunk with all the honours. In proposing the health of Mr. Hastie, the Member of Parliament for Paisley, The CHAIRMAN said that the Honourable Gentleman appeared to have given the utmost satisfaction to his con stituents. The CHAIRMAN amain rose, and crave d a p ar ti cu l ar bumper to the health' of another distinguished individual then present. He alluded to Thomas Campbell, the author of the " Pleasures of Hope."—(Loud cheering.) The gentleman to whom he alluded was a class-fellow of his own at College, and he was rejoiced to meet him on the present occasion. They had amongst them a great poet—a poet who had sprung into fame 40 years ago, and who has since risen to an elevated name by his own merits alone.—(Applause.) The " Pleasures of Hope" had stamped its author with immortality once and for ever.— (Renewed cheering.) For tenderness and touching de scriptions of female beauty, the guests were nearly assimi lated ; but the Bard of Hope was certainly transcendant in the heroic strains, when be sun , " of the field of Holten linden, of Lochi e l, an d w h en h e describes how— " Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell." Great applause.) The Chairman concluded by proposing he health and happiness of Thomas Campbell, which met vith a cordial resocase amid loud cheers. Mr. CAMPBELL returned thanks in a speech abounding in humour, good feeling, and classic allusions. He then passed a chaste but warm eulogium on the guest whom the company had met to honour, a man whose heart-strings encircled the human race. He pointed out with great fe licity how far the fame of their guest had extended in con centric circles over the ends of the earth. He was admired over the civilized world, more in Europe —more in Britain— London—Edinburgh. When he (Mr. Campbell) came down to Glasgow, to his own Campbell Club, in his own native city, he expected to have some chance with Professor Wilson ; but No.—(Laughter.) While he who had come 400 miles was received with app.auses like volleys of musketry, Wilson had been received with cheer ing which might be compared with the cannon's thundering roar.—(Laughter and applause.) As the circles narrowed he became better loved, and of course, if lie was loved in Glasgow, in Paisley lie was adored.--(Loud cheering.) As the circles diminished, still the love for him increased, and when he arrived at last at the family circle, Ah ! there in strength and in purity of affection he reigned supreme.— (Immense cheering.) Mr. Campbell concluded a speech cheered throughout, but of which, for the reason assigned, we have not given even an outline,) by saying, that while Cart ran rowin' to the sea, he would never wish to fall in with a friend o f a b r i g hter genius, a soun d er h ea d , or a warmer heart, than belonged to Professor Wilson.—(Long continued cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave " Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, the Member for the County," which was drunk with all the honours. Professor WILSON rose amidst much applause, to pro pose " Prosperity to the town of Paisley" and i❑ allusion to an observation which had fallen from Mr. Campbell, who had likened the Professor to Sir William Wallace in his personal appearance, and that Nature had been so kind as to give him a sound body and a sound heart. 114 had been considered as having a resemblance to the Scottish patriot, Mr. T. CAMPBELL, in proposing the Church of Scot land, remarked that h was his native Church, a Church which has been defended by the greatest amount of human bravery that is to be found in the annals of history. He believed that the Bible alone was the only proper test of religion. (The toast was received with great cordiality.) Dr. FLEMING, of Neilston, returned thanks. The University of Edinburgh was then given from the Chair, and received with much applause. Professor WILSON returned thanks in a strain of fervid eloquence, in the course of which he took an opportunity of paying a high compliment to Mr. Cairns. He concluded by proposing the health of the Chairman, Mr. Sheriff Camp bell, which was drunk with immense applause. Sheriff CAMPBELL returned thanks in a feeling and em phatic manner, and was frequently interrupted in the course of his address by tokens of applause. Coming as the compliment did from such a distinguished individual as Professor Wilson, who, he said, had done him more honour than he deserved, it was doubly valuable, and concluded by giving " The University of Glasgow." Mr. T. CAMPBELL returned thanks for the University in a speech of great length and animation, and observed that he could confer, were he so disposed, the degree of D.D. on any person present; but in looking around him he could not perceive any face with that portion of gravity that would entitle them to that distinguished honour.—(Laugh ter.) He would, however, as a substitute, confer upon the whole company present the degree of " Good Fellows." —(Loud laughter and cheers.) A number of other toats were given, and excellen speeches delivered. The meeting separated at a late hour CO 'AIIVION FIELDS INCLOSURE BILL CASE OF THE GREAT TOWNS AGAINST THE BILL. The " Bill for Facilitating the Inclosure of Open and Arable Fields," as originally introduced, applied only to "open and common arable fields ;" and no opposition was made to it, on the express understanding that it should not be made at all to affect the rights of the inhabitants of great towns to frequent these Commons in their vicinities which had immemorially been, without let or question, their ha bitual places of resort for healthful and athletic recreations. But, upon a second recommitment, the words, "or any open and common meadows or pastures," were introduced, which, as the only qualifying circumstance is, that such wastes should be known by " metes and bounds," and be "occupied according to known and legal rights," it is be lieved would apply to all the commons of England, except the few which come under the provisions exempting com mons being the property of a municipal corporation, or of the burgesses thereof. In every other case the concur rence of two-thirds of the lords of the manor is suffi cient by the Bill to destroy "all such rights and interests as the intents and purposes of the Act absolutely require to be destroyed ;" and consequently to shut out the public from their places of habitual resort, and to deprive them for ever of a right which nothing short of an Act of Parliament could take away : the injustice of this would be paralleled by the inhabitants of large towns bringing in a Bill to con fiscate the property of the lords of the manor in such wastes, and to transfer it to the public. COPY OF THE BRISTOL PETITION AGAINST THE BILL. " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. " The respectful Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the City of Bristol, the Suburbs thereof, the Parish of Clifton, in the County of Gloucester, and their neigh bourhood, " Showeth—That your petitioners have seen with dismay that a Bill is now pending in your Honourable House, entitled A Bill for facilitating the Inclosure of Open Arable Fields in England and \Vales,' which, altered on its re-comnaitment, extends the power of inclosure proposed to be thereby con ferred ' to open and common pastures occupied accordinr , to known and legal rights,' and would thereby enable a very few individuals to deprive the numerous inhabitants of the metro polis, and of many other large and populous manufacturing and commercial cities and towns, of the valuable privilege, which they now habitually enjoy, of taking air and exercise over certain inclosures and waste or commonable downs, heaths, and lands in their immediate vicinity—a privilege greatly re dounding to the preservation and improvement of their health, and to the increase of their innocent recreation, while it is at tended with little or no perceptible injury to the scanty her bage of such lands. " That the city of Bristol and parish of Clifton, and their vicinity, possess, in an eminent degree, those advantages, having very near to them several open spaces, delightfully adapted and long used by their inhabitants for air and exercise. " That the doubtful advantage of increasing the agricul tural produce upon a few more acres out of similar wastes will be insufficient to counterbalance the evil impending over a very large portion of the subjects of this realm, by despoiling them of their• accustomed means of health and innocent gra tification. " Your petitioners therefore pray that a clause may be in serted in the said Bill, Providing that nothing therein con tained shall authorise the inclosure of any open waste, or com monable lands, situate within five miles of any city or town, the population of which exceeds five thousand persons, or such other restrictions for securing to populous towns the advantage in that respect which they now enjoy, as to your Honourable House shall seem fit." A similar petition has been presented to the Lords. OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION ANSWERED. It has been objected to the petition presented to Podia. rnent, for a clause protecting from the scope of the gene ral Inclosure Bill wastes in the vicinity of great towns, that it proposes an usurpation of legal rights, on an exten sive scale, throughout the country—and that there is no propriety in robbing the lords, and the freeholders or claim ants on commons near towns, of those legal rights which will not equally apply to cases of commons situate else where ; the rights in the soil are the same in both cases. To this principle we fully accede, but we conceive that the objector has somewhat unfavourably interpreted the scope of the petition, and the state of the case ; and that, there fore, this principle is not applicable to prevent the granting of the prayer of the petition. The applicants do not propose any usurpation of legal rights, nor do they seek to rob any lords, or any freeholders or claimants on commons, either near towns or at a dis tance, of any legal rights in the soil, or otherwise. On the contrary, the basis of their petition is an earnest desire, that in all cases wherein the petitioners are interested the legal rights may continue precisely as they now are. That the inhabitants of a certain village or town may legally possess the privilege of resorting to a certain close or heath, or other space of land, for the purposes of exer cise and recreation, is a right known and recognised by the law, as capable of subsisting ; and it does, in fact, in many cases exist. Wherever it exists, if there be also an owner of the soil and commoners, that is a case in which, in the phraseology of the Bill, the " open and common pasture" is " occupied according to known legal rights," and, conse quently, a case within the scope of the Bill, Yet the Bill provides no reservation of such rights, no equivalent or compensation to the inhabitants for the extinction of such rights, although their rights will appear to a reader of the Bill to be clearly among those which are intended to be thereby "extinguished ;" but, on the contrary, a shear power is given to the owner of the soil, and the persons having common of p asture, to a ll ot, divide, and enclose such land, without any respect to such arrangement as is above alluded to. In this case a gross and direct robbery is committed by the Bill, and a great injury done to the inhabitants of towns. But suppose that it be a case in which the towns have no such immemorial usage, but that at present thousands practically have the enjoyment of resorting to such a tract of land for exercise and recreation. Iris equally a trespass to tread down the scanty herbage of a common, against the will of the parties interested, as it would be to intrude ou the classical beauties of Hagley without the permission of the noble owner. The proprietor of the soil may punish the trespass, any commoner may punish it. Neither the proprietor nor the commoner does, in the present state of things, in fact, punish it ; a toleration prevails, and a large measure of hu man enjoyment is the result. The petitioners do not ask that the Legislature shall give them a legal right where they had none ; they do not pray that that which is now conceded to them as a boon shall be conferred on them as a right ; they do not seek to usurp a legal right ; they only pray that in the case where the petitioners themselves have a legal ri g ht, th e L eg i s l ature, as i s j ust, w ill n ot take it away ; and that in the case where the petitioners have no legal right, the Legislature will not apply to the cupi dity of the ow ners a st i mu l ant to revo k e th e tacit li cence which is now without grudging given to thousands, and,in which thousands revel with delight, alike to the benefit of their physical and moral conduct. What is the motive for which the Legislature grants an Inclosure Act ? It is on the ground that they feel them selves justified in enabling the majority of persons interested in a field, for their individual benefit or gratification, to coerce the minority, in contravention of the legal rights of the latter. Certainly not ? but little did he imagine, while cutting a bough from Wal lace's tree in his boyhood, that lie was destined to assume his personal appearance. Still, however, through his whole life, he had adopted the sentiments of that illustrious man— " Thy spirit independence let me share, Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye." —(Great applause.) He had never deserted, nor ever would, those principles which he was proud to advocate in the spirit of independence. The Professor then playfully alluded to some of Mr. Campbell's remarks. 'Wherever he was born, he would never be ashamed of his birth-place, nor would his birth-place ever have cause to be ashamed of him.—(Cheers.) He was proud of being a native of Pais ley, nor would he feel so vely proud of being a native of Glasgow.--(Hear, and laughter.) Long before the passing of the Reform Bill, he (Professor "Wilson) was persuaded that Paisley, from her manufacturing and commercial im portance, should have a Member of her own in Parliament. He concluded an animated speech, by proposing " Pros perity to the town of Paisley," which was drunk with great applause. If it were so, then it would only be necessary to pass one simple law, that the will of the majority of persons having any common interest in land, or any other common object or property, should at all times, and to all extents, bind the rights of the minority, a course which would extinguish all individual rights, and create great inconvenience, misery, and confusion. In all these cases the Legislature acts on the ground that a general good will result to the commu nity—that an accession will be made, by this particular suspension and violation of the general law, to the great stock of general happiness. 'As the law now stands, the Lord and claimants of com mon rights cannot unite to inclose the commons, by reason of the rights of the dissentient minority, of the rights of the Church, of remaindermen, and of reversioners, which would be thereby infringed. The promoters of the Bill seek to introduce a measure superseding the general law and infringing on the rights o f i n di v id ua l s , on the assump tion that, by devoting certain additional land to cultivation, they shall effect a public good which will more than coun terbalance the evil attendant on the accompanying infringe ment of private rights. The petitioners, for protection to great towns, on the other viiand, ask the Legislature to pause, alleging that the project e d new l aw w ill no t only infringe th e rights of the minority, churchmen, remaindermen, and reversioners in the degrees contemplated, but will also put an end to so large a measure of human enjoyment, now existing, that the e v il w hi c h w ill b e t h ere b y occas i one d, being added to the before-mentioned contemplated infringe ment of the rights, will, when united, amount to a mass of evil, much greater than can be counterbalanced by the good to be effected by bringing this additional land into cultiva tion. But their prayer, that the Legislature will not disturb the present order of things, is widely different from a prayer that the legal rights of others may be in any respect violated. The question, then, is, will the happiness of the whole community be more increased by a law which shall not only violate the rights of the minority, the church, the remain dermen, and the reversioner, but which shall also put an end to a large measure of physical and moral enjoyment at pre sent freely conceded by the owners of property to their fellow subjects, upon the expectation that this law will be produc tive of some, perhaps problematical, but at least small, in. crease in the quantity of human subsistence ? or will the happiness of the whole be best consulted by suffering the law to continue as it is, leaving it to the unbiassed option of those who command the power to choose whether they shall continue to allow the inhabitants, whose happiness is so greatly promoted by the present state of things, to enjoy undisturbed the luxuries of nature ? Reason and justice, as well as humanity, will decide in favour of the latter. In the Palais de Justice at Paris is preserved among the archives the original process against Joan of Arc. In the margin of the interrogatory addressed to her is her portrait drawn in ink, evidently done by the officer at the time, and ' which has since served as the original of the various portraits of the French heroine. In the same place are also preserved the clothes in which the regicide Damiens was dressed at the moment of his crime. The patient upon whom Mr. Mayo performed am putation at the hip joint, about four months ago, was on Tues day discharged from the hospital cured. Sir Astley Cooper amputated with similar success at the shoulder joint, in a patient afflicted with the same rare disease of the nerves that this patient laboured under. Upwards of 60,000 sheep and lambs were penned at Britford fair, near Salisbury, on Friday last, and met with a ready sale at advanced prices. Some lambs, the property of the Earl of Radnor, fetched 265. a-head. At Tanhill fair, near Devizes, on the Saturday previous the market was glutted, and the prices 2s. per head less. BROWN SHERRY.---" Perhaps" says the writer of some letters from Spain in the Inquisitor, " you may not be aware that the brown Sherry is mixed with boiled wine, that the pure is the pale Sherry, and that what is called amontillado is one butt of the same year and vineyard, which attains to a greater degree of perfection solely by the chance process of fermentation. The brown Sherry is, indeed, preferred in England, for climate produces strange changes in the palate, but to me it tasted flat compared to the pale." Two cassowaries have just arrived at the Garden of Plants, Paris. One is the hooded cassowary from the large islands of the Indian Archipelago, and was brought by a merchant vessel to Bordeaux. The other is from New Holland. The Zoological Society of London had presented to the Garden two young ones hatched at London, of the latter species. At a Scientific Congress now assembled at Liege one of the subjects under discussion is the possibility of a uni versal language, as a consequence of iron railroads. The grand dinner given by the Junior United Ser vice Club to the Duke of Wellington and General Lord Hill, at the Club House in Charles-street, St. James's, was a very sumptuous entertainment. One hundred and eight officers sat down to table ; Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. George Cock burn in the chair, who was supported by General the Earl of Rosslyn, Vice-Admiral Sir John Beresford, Major-General Sir James Cockburne, &c. ROXBURGHSHIRE.—We are happy to learn, on unquestionable authority, that the Reform interest in this county is again on the ascendant, in quite a decided way. A slight difference of the figures may be made in the Registration Courts, but in no way to put to hazard the triumph of reform in Roxburghshire.—Scotsman. The inhabitants of Manchester have determined to erect, on the scite of the present Exchange-buildings, c. spa- i cious Exchange-room, a news-room, Lloyds-room, Post-office, i a room for the accommodation of the Chamber of Commerce, a room for public meetings, a room for public sales, brokers' offices and chambers, and a library, and also apartments for such other purposes as may he considered advantageous to the The new mail from Brighton, through Southampton and Salisbury, to Gloucester, started at half-past seven on Monday from Castle-square in Brighton. VIENNA, AUGUST s.—Accounts from Grosswar dein say that the great fire in that town was the act of two boys. One, the first, an appre n ti ce , w h o f or h av i ng sto l en five florins om his father, was justly chastised by his father, set fire out of revenge to his father's house, and on the second day a school boy, to whom his master refused permission on the first day to go out of school and see the conflagration, set the house on fire in order to see a great conflagration, and had before told his schoolfellows there would be a fire on the same day.—Hamburgh Paper. DOG LAW.—The Board of Aldermen passed a law, on Monday evening, the principal features of which are, imposing a fine of 25 dollars on the owners of dogs who suffer heria to run at large. Authorizing any person to kill dogs in the streets, and granting a premium of fifty cents. for every head brought to. the proper officer. We have no doubt this will ef fectually rid the city of dogs.—New York paper. SURVEYING AND EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOUTH SEAS.—WC learn that the President has given orders to have the exploring vessels fitted out, with the least possible delay. The appropriation made by Congress was ample to ensure all the great objects contem plated by the expedition, and the Executive is determined that nothing shall be wanting to render the expedition in every re spect worthy the character and great commercial resources of the country.--Aew York Paper. THE STARS.—The largest star in the sky is one in the south, called Sirius, or the Dog-star. If we could sup pose it to be equal in size and light to our sun, we should k now that it is dist an t f rom us th e inconceivable space of two mil lions of millions of millions of miles. But one of the stars has been calculated to have a diameter three thousand times greater than our sun ; so that the distance of Sirius may be somewhat less. It is certain, however, fi:om other calculations, that the distance is not less (however more) than nineteen millions of millions of miles. Light travels at the rate of a million of miles in five seconds ; now, it will take a year and a half to travel from some of those conspicuous stars. Other stars have been calculated to be forty-two thousand times more distant than Sirius; accordingly, the light which they b ear in our eyes, when we l oo k at th em t h rough a telescope, must have left them sixty-three thousand years ago, and been tra velling a million of miles every five seconds ever since.— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal. PAUPERS.---A large number of English paupers are constantly arriving a t thi s p ort . Th e B r itish brig - ,os orates arrived here on Saturday from Rye, w i t h 71 passengers, all of whom, Capt a i n M e t ca lf i n f orms , h a d t h e ir passage p t and were fitted out f or th e p assage w i t h provisions th e pauper.h . We by he parishes. Some fa m ili es th ey pa id 201. for. Each _ for, but t h at when on board the vesse l rece i ve d IL from his trust the Mayor will suff er none t o b e co mmuted he willitake ample b o nd s th a t th e y s hall not u p s o h o e r d . become .l charge a bl e i s that. l t l h b e e y o o w n ! , el towns to this city. The evil, h owever , they will b ecome a tax off into our country t owns , w here they Thus, although N e w Y or k may escape , on the country. The m ode of off paup ers b y the English Parish Magistrates, i s ' most_ disreputable, and laws shippi viistrates, ought to be made and enforced , compelling shipmasters to take them back from whence they came.--New York Paper. VISIT TO PRESIDENT JACKSON. --I n the evening Colonel Wheeler introduced us to the President, General Jackson. We found him in company With Mr. Van Buren, die Vice President, who is a candidate for the supreme office at the period of regularvacancy. I t was a gratifying opportu nity of familiar and animated conversation over a cup of coffee, on topics connected with some of the most important interests ofour respective countries. Recent intelligence from Europe was touched upon, and particularly news relative to Ireland, which led to a somewhat extended discussion of the compulsory support of religion as contrasted with that which is spontaneous and voluntary. It was gratifying to ascertain that the mind of the chief magistrate of this mighty nation was as free from all the sophistries arising out of the unhallowed blending of things sacred with things secular, by the alliance of the Church with the State, as his person and Court were disencumbered of the pomps of royal etiquette. He uttered, with great emphasis, these memorable words, " Human legislation in matters of religion may make hypocrites, but it cannot make Christians." On the tithe system, particularly as it was working in Ireland, which led to the conversation, the President spoke with still kindling energy, and in terms which harmonised with what may now be considered public opinion in every part of the British Empire, till all the soldier was apparent, as the Gene ral exclaimed, " I had rather die a thousand deaths than see my wife and children starve, while I was robbed of one-tenth of . my labour to support a religion I disapproved." The Pre sident is a man venerable for age, and distinguished for mili tary talent. He courteously invited us to dine with him on our return from Virginia—a pleasure we were compelled to relinquish. —Drs. Cox and Hoby's Narrative. LICENSED VICTITALLERS;SCHOOL (From the -.ilivrning Advertiser.) On Tuesday an excursion down the River, in aid of the Fund for Building the new School in Kennington line by this Society, took place under the most favourable circum stances. The Commercial Steam-packet Company, with the generous benevolence by which they are so honourably distinguished, gave the gratuitous use of 'their splendid ves sel the EmcrakZ for the purpose of the excursion, •and the Governor and Committee of Management made such ad mirable arragements for the accommodation and gratifica tion of the company as could not fail to afford the highest satisfaction, the effect of which was manifested, in the 'as semblage of as highly respectable a company as ever did themselves the honour of uniting, on any similar occa sion, in support of the excellent Charities of the Li censed Victuallers of the metropolis. The capital Band of the Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry, in full uniform, con ducted by Mr. Wallis, entertained the company during the day, with pieces of exquisite music. (many of them composed by Mr. Wallis, the Master of the Band), and for a considerable part of the tune played qua drilles and waltzes, for the entertainment of those who wished to enjoy the amusement of dancing, of which the younger portion of • the company very generally availed themselves, an awning over the after deck affording a most delightful ball-room, in which the close and heated at mosphere of a palace was well exchanged for the healthful breeze, and the prospect of varying and delightful scenery. Nor was attention to the viands and wines, so neces sary an ingredient in the pleasures of an excursion, by any means forgotten. The provision of every kind was most abundant, and of the very best quality, w hi c h, i n d ee d, a ll those who have gone by the Commercial Steam-packet Company's vessels well know forms one of their charac teristic excellences. The Emerald, with her benevolent and happy company, left Nicholson's Wharf soon after nine o'clock, and arrived at Sheerness before two, passing on the way every steamer of which she came in view. At Sheer ness she lay at the Pier upwards of two hours, du r i ng which time a considerable portion of the company went on shore, and visited everything worthy of being seen in that very costly fortification. After all her company had re turned on board, the Emerald passed round his Majesty's ships moored in the Medway, before proceeding on her way home. The company were entertained at dinner, at successive hours, with the most comfortable accommodation, and after the last dinner, at which Mr. Corby, the Governor of the Corporation, and the Committee of Management dined, they came on deck to honour the toasts to be given on the occasion, and the greater part of the numerous company had an opportunity of joining in the sentiments, and listening to the accompaniments of vocal and instrumental music. The GOVERNOR, in proposing the first toast, observed' gust it was a most gratifying sight to him and his colleagues to see so numerous and respectable a company assembled in support of a charity that was so justly dear to all their best feelings. As loyal subjects, they would, at all times, drink his Majesty's health with feelings of affection ; but as Licensed Victuallers, and as supporters of a school for the education of the children of their less prosperous brethren, his Majesty had peculiar claims on their affection and grati tude, as he had long been the patron of their School, and had lately granted them a Royal charter of incorporation. He should snot detain them from the expression of their feelings, but at once give the health of his most gracious Majesty William the Fourth, the Patron of the 'Licensed Victuallers' School. The toast was drunk with three times three, and age cheer more, followed by immense applause. Messrs. Wills, Hunt, and Blake sung " God save the King" in capital style, a large portion of the company join ing in the chorusses. The GOVERNOR, in proposing the next toast, observed that many of those he had the pleasure of seeing around him well knew the happiness of having excellent wives, and how highly they deserved to be esteemed and honoured. His Majesty had that happiness, and his people had the great advantage of her Majesty's excellent example. He had been upwards of four years on the Committee of the Society, which gave him considerable opportunities of ob taining funds for the support of its beneficent charity, and he could truly say that he had ever found amongst the fair sex its most generous supporters. He, therefore, felt pecu. liar pleasure in proposing the health of the most illustrious Lady in the land—" Her Majesty the Queen." The toast was drunk with every demonstration of respect. The GOVERNOR said his next toast was one they had long been in the habit of drinking with the most heartfelt affection. The Duke of Sussex was the generous friend of all charities, but in a peculiar manner of charities in sup port of education. His Royal Highness was so endeared to all their, feelings, that nothing more was necessary than to propose. " The health of the Duke of Sussex." The toast was drunk with unbounded applause. The GOVERNOR next observed that there was one other toast, in which all their feelings were enlisted, and with which the best interests of their charity were bound up. The Morning Advertiser was the main support of their charitable institution, and they all felt it had the strongest claims on their affection. The dividends derived from it formed a never-failing source of subscriptions to the school, and the portion of the profit divided amongst the decayed members of the trade amounted to between 701. and 801. a-week, and gave comfort to many in their old age, who would otherwise be destitute. This was a claim to support which no other journal could boast, and it must afford all the members of the Society the highest gratification, that the fearless and undeviating independence of its principles, and the ability with which it was conducted, had so rapidly increased its circulation as to give the greatest confidence of its continuing to afford increasing support to the benevo lent purposes to which its profits were devoted. These were objects they all had at heart, and they would all unite with him with perfect satisfaction, in drinking " Prosperity to the Morning Advertiser." The toast was d run k w i t h applauses loud and long continued. The GOVERNOR said he had now a very pleasing duty to perform, which was, to announce to them that a liberal sub scription, in aid of the Building Fund, had been entered into by the company present, the particulars of which the Secretary 'Would read to them. The SECRETARY then read the list of subscribers with the respective subscriptions, which amounted to upwards of 1201. The GOVERNOR soon after addressed the company, and said he had already informed them that during his expe rience on the Committee he had ever found the ladies the most liberal subscribers ; he was happy to find their disposi tion continued unchanged. Many of the ladies around him were anxious to make additional subscriptions in support of the good - work in which the company were engaged. His own wife had laid her commands upon him to present five guineas, and many other ladies were prepared to give him similar commands, all of which he would be most happy to obey. Many other ladies presented similar subscriptions of five guineas each, which soon increased the receipts of the day to nearly 9.001. Mr. WARD, the late Chairman of the Committee, pro posed the health of the Governor, whose exertions in sup port of the Institution he bad long witnessed as a brother Committeeman, and which it was impossible could be sur passed. Tiley must all feel happy that the effect of his exertions, had corresponded with the zeal, benevolence, and 'ability which had ever been displayed by their Governor in the good cause in which they were all engaged. The toast was drunk with unbounded applause. Mr. CORBY made his aeknosvledgments with great feel ing for the extreme kindness with which his humble services were appreciated. He could not but feel that his humble abilities were greatly overrated, but he felt convinced that he should never be found deficient in zeal for their truly excellent charity.—(Great applause.) Mr. EVANS proposed the health of the Trustees and Committee, who so ably and zealously co-operated with the Governor in the cause of charity. The toast was drunk with fervent applause. Mr. WELLS returned thanks, and proposed the health of the Chairman, Trustees, and Governors of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, who were, like themselves, actively engaged in the support of a most useful charity. The toast was drunk with great applause. Mr. GOODE returned thanks. Mr. LLOYD proposed the health of the Chairman and Directors of the Commercial Steam-packet Company, wh o had generously' given the gratuitous use of their splendid vessel the Emerald, in aid of the charity. The toast was drunk with the greatest honour. Ur. JANES, one of the Committee of the Company, re turned thanks, and expressed his confidence that it would always afford the Company the highest gratificatioa to aid the excellent charities of the Licensed Victuallers. Several of the gentlemen present entertained the com pany with excellent singing, and the whole day passed with out the occurrence of the slightest incident to gisse cause of regret to any individual. I t was indeed a day of un- • mixed benevolent enjoyment. The whole company landed with perfect safety at Nicholson's Wharf soon after to o'clock. RAMMORUN ROY'S SONS.—At the period of Ras mohun's death, which took place in 1833, at Stapylton-grol near Bristol, his two sons were in India, one 30 years of ap the other 15, the former of whom has been recently partak; of the hospitalities of Lord Lynedoch, at Dunsinane. 7 young Rajahs, it is said, derive an income of 3,0001. or 4,0 i sterling per annum, on account of certain services perfork by their father to the fallen King of Delhi, in proseeutin, claim against the East India Company, to the extent of nea half a million of money. Of the female branch of the far of Rammohun, according to the Eastern custom, no cognizi is taken, therefore nothing is positively known. The n: Rammobun is, in Sanscrit, literally, "'The beloved of Ra royally descended."