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State? Was- --.—____. not h interfered nt their principle this, that they would it was impossible to tell when it had first appeared in l in the religious faith of the settlers. The writer contended brande e with by the State? And would th e y . theology. The celebrated Richard Baxter had, when he that if the original founders of their faith could have returned ~_ e . the whole generation of men us insincere because was told that even Catholics and Unitarians would sub- ito this world, they would not have thought of adhering strict!, l i!y had gradually shaped their doctrine to something scribe to the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten lie would I to the forms which they themselves had originally prescrib t et . . to what it might have been originally? a But Conarnandinents, replied "So much the better ; there is ! time, f o were hi m ch any the other same worksdeductions t i hero a ‘c mu i ld take the case of the Wesle•yan Methodists the greater reason why it should be made a matter of linml;94r, from which w account of the doctrinal differences and other passing' Yes' who were so tag•er to prevent this Bill from concord." --- . (Cheere.) At that time two of the Bishops : causes of disunion, it was found impossible that these articles • Was there nothing in their own 1 • •of the Churchof England professed Unitariandoctrine s ' o f could History to But Make them littlea uneasy? Ile thought he could point and many of the professors in our Universities held the willingness of parties to bind themselves was not sufficient out some which - they r _ matters might make them careful h ow similar opinions. On these grounds, he felt compelled 'to bind posterity. When they came to look at the trust de . ef that ()seated recrimination. What was the doctrine to support her Majesty's Government. He could not dared in the deeds, they found that the term 3 of that trust to the let great and good man, . Tolin Wesley, with regard but remember that some of his own ancestors had been I declared, in the most general words, that the parties them leini ' la y ad ministration? He held th a t th e lay ed- Presbyteri ans , and . had afterw ar d s adopted Unitarian selves, when about to confer the trust, did not refer to anewPadr __ .otstration of the sacrament was a great sin. The opinions, and this perhaps had saved him, a member of titular doctrine, but used a general phraseology,. which bt s n h d o their e irrefragibly showed, that . their intention was . not to a - 1) ,n! c c was much debated, and soon after rtis death it was the Church of England, from falling into the same abyss ' "" aled by th e Conference,therefore • • of bigotry into which so • friendswhom he esteemed every building successors to any particular form of doctrine. Well, but an us e d as a I , v _ , objection had been made by the opponents of the Bill. They ' , Sund a y in esleyan chapel was employed every appeared to have fallen. He implored the House to ' declared that the executor of the trust never could have for a to , 0 that which John Wesley pronounced remember that this question was not now as if it had moment supposed that the doctrine of the Holy Trinity could fuse( t a sin. He believed that if they re- never been started. Most important consequences be questioned. Did those opponents recollect—did they alto of o ,';',', , 0 . pas,s this Bill, it would let in an amount might ensue. Virtuous and impassioned men would gether forget the continual changes in religious opinions which ,-,`._ Itlttoi„nttion which the Wesleyans, perhaps, little take up this question, and had men would take it up were going on at the very time that trust was executed? 7 .... 'rc‘ 'd of. Ile owned that it was painful to hi m t o al so . F a l se suits would be instituted by persons who Could any reflecting man suppose that in the rapid changes of ._ e a the; manner in which this Bill was opposed, and the had no object in view but their personal gain. They the seventeenth century, our forefathers who lived i t n ‘ . 1 ., L1 n rter from whence the opposition cam e . Then pp o , i i- would also have acts of retaliation on the part of the that that wh-ootsteld differences have calculated on an entir . e n ag w r o e tt em ld en a; l ' ,,, '_: to the Bill on the part of the Established Church Unitarians—suits of inquiry as to how far the Wes•• and once c t ea a s t e 3 Wh that in religious . opinion 4 id in . 1 Did y, was t e very period of change . ~e . vi n . ii , comparision with that from other quarters; leyans have carried out the doctrines of John Wesley, those men forget that it was about that time that the Act of a . _ ,, , ,it :mid the opposition of the Established Chu rc h h ave or ho w f ar the Independents profess the doctrines that Uniformity was passed; and that Nonconformity was sp,sisotb.nore excusable than that from any other quarter. were held by Harrison and the Independents of the legalised ? and could it be imagined that men living in d ose . In .g was more rational than f o r suprema c y, power, Commonwealth. There was no solution for these dial- such a period would believe in the doctrine of religious finality? ininion, and the habit of authority to produce some culties but by the present Bill.—(Cheers.) Controversy was at that period raging on the subject of the faults,e hardly separable from human nature; and the Mr. FOX MAULE wished to make a few remarks Trinity. Did they forget the works of such men as Biddle and 1 Church of England, with her strength, her rich end ow - upon the Bill, differing as he did upon this measure, Irvine ? From 1690 to 1710, there were all sorts The 8 , her seats in Parliament,l her ancient unite • • from I , -• hwhom it had been his ride hitherto to lies, - t .ose nlt oth er might be accustomed to something like disdain for act. He stood, therefore, in a painful position. but he • • Act of Queen Anne sufficiently proved that subscription to sects ' f ar pro • setting up for religious liberty. He was had not placed himself in that position without duly con- the faith of the Trinity was not peremptorily demanded. A few years after that date, liberty or license upon this paint _ - from defending the feeling, yet he could in some sidering the question. It was his firm conviction, that came to such a height, that,' in 1718, the whole Presbyterian 1.,7 pardon , it. But to see persons who within if he agreed to that Bill he should be agreeing to an act body was divided on it. A Bill was then brought forward to b een ' a own memory haul, over and over ag a i n , of injustice, and therefore he opposed it. He agreed repeal this operation of the schism and Nonconformity Act, libert compelled to invoke the principles of religious that that House was no fit arena for theological discus- and it was called " A Bill for the strengthening the Pro feel. 1Y —(Loud cheers)—on their own behalf—he did sion, and therefore he should not go into it. Ile saw testant interests." In 1719 the Bill passed a seeond reading, feeling astonishment, not unmingled with a harsher with regret, that this Bill was supported by such an and in going into Committee instructions were moved to it, that i ii • g, to see them call for the aid of Parliam e nt for ;he array of talent in the other House. It was supported, a clause should be added, to the effect that belief in Divine te cl e arY of others. lie would also refer to the question of he must admit, by N o bl e L or d s f or wh ose legal ac- Scripture, and a belief in the Trinity, should form a por nuue Irish Presbyterians, among whom he contended th e quirements he entertained the highest respectealthough tine of the oath. Now . here was . a . plan directing reference vet',a_stion of the inixed marriages was identically the he differed from them in political opinion. Compare,- to b the doctrine of faith in t. b t o t . Trin ffi ny e , e ang l i o t st w H as oo pro A tr e s m ed . i" principle as the possession of the chapels by Lively ignorant as lie admitted himself to be of the b tn ers e rZ a h e t h o a n v c e an hea lt r i d nn of o the cel l e n gra o ted " Salter'e Hall.contro „eaarion congregations. He knew that between these state of the law, lie felt that this Bill was an act of injus verSy In 1718 two Dissenters were charged, before a COM. B _ 4 ll S . there was this distinction, that Trinitarian Dis- lice, and felt bound to act upon his own individual mince of Presbyterian congregations, with preaching Anti e t were a powerful body, and likely to unseat those opinion, as an independent Member of Parliament, and Trinitarianism, and those doctrines were condemned before ~.Members who might vote against them to night. The oppose it. The Bill proceeded upon the principle of the the congregation, and it was decided on that occasion that the • a oetsarians, as a sect, were small in numbers, were un- introduction of a prescription of twenty •five years in non-subscription of a minister to a faith in the Trinity was a 10 1 ?„ 1114 r , and had but little political influence. Perhaps matters in which legal prescription lied not hitherto been sufficient ground for the withdrawal of the congregation from the:t tuedidate to say that he had not the support of permitted to operate. They intended to permit this pre- his preaching. About this time the Dissenting ministers of „„l.bodv, might in many places be the best way to scription to supersede the intentions of the founders of London formed . a . central b body, b and f t h hey T met in large loud numbers,b '",," u _,l l c favour, - If any persons of an arbitary nature trusts for religious and charitable purposes. In all cases and t thes t u s bscrip o tion I t o t wase fwaiatrmol t debated, b a r t l e n d ty wre s therthe s t u le- - i,!!e u ed to enjoy the pleasure of persecuting with perfect he believed trtere were means of ascertaining the inten- jest c c o u n s c s e i r o ni . ng the doctrine of y the Trinity should be for triap nity, there could be no better opportunity for him tions of the founders. It might be expensive to do so, warded to the ministers of different congregations in for had the present one. But he (Mr. Macaulay) but that would be a reason which would deter parties a letter of advice, and it was carried by a majority—a small jll Ol ,_ espoused the principles of religious liberty. from entering into litigation. If this Bill were passed, majority he owned, of four—that that doctrine should not be DC4s..°ocause they were popular, but because they were it would not only be unjust as regarded the present foun.. declared. Yet still it was the opinion of the majority of the (Loud cheers.) Ile had supported those princi- clarions, but it would affect all future donations, for no large, and it was to be presumed, the most intelligent, of Dis thes h en applied to by them in a different cause; and one could feel assured that the intention with which tenting ministers, that subscribing to the doctrine of the Tri remeluue might come—and it might come soon—when lie left his money would be followed out after the lapse of pity should be made a distinctive . form of communion. He t il i of those who were now crying out against the Bill a few years. This principle was now, for the first time thought it necessary to remind the House that that meeting , t gat be Obligedappeal, for their • to introduced into the law. The Bill professed to apply wi e • to all large portion of the meeting was of the latter class. He would woulliarinciples on which this Bill was based. Because h e the same principle to this as applied to the tenure of mention to the House a most essential testimony upon this sub pi„ev,„ prevent others from oppressing them, he would other property; but it lt•as the first instance in which an ject from another source. He did not say that the non-sub tisen'nt them from Oppressing others; and in the mean- Act of Limitation was made to have a retrospective opee scription to the doctrine of the Trinity was made a funda terl,. (concluded the Right Hon. Gentleman), I will con. ration. In all other cases of limitation the law had it mental article in the Toleration Act, but from the year 1719 the kevhigo_against their intolerance, in the same spirit in prospective operation only. The Act of Limitation of non-subscription was established to all intents and purposes. ee n , 1 - would have contended for their rightS. (The James I. enacted that persons bringing suits should be What was the opinion °fair. Wilson, who claimed the first part ehra lion. Gentleman resumed his seat amid loud bound to bring them within a certain time after the of the controversy? He . said that it was a matter of historical ing.) passing of the Act. Such was not the case in the present notoriety that the English Presbyterians, at the time that kr. c "li in the statute of limitations the rieht to suits charity was bequeathed, refused to subscribe to any declare 0e , OLQUITOUN said that one of the great objects 1 - 1 ' • _, n bring , tion of faith, because they would not bind themselves to the helm present Bill was stated to be the prevention of was reserved to parties fora certain time after the law NS as words and terms of any human composition ; and Mr. Wilson light But now they had it on the authority of the enacted. Such was not the case under the present Bill. added, that the English Presbyterians of that day were all that t.ilon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Macaulay) No party having a claim, at present, to ascertain the now subscribers. But he was now going to quote to the House the litigation would be increased. Ile did not deny intentions of a founder could exercise that right after the the opinions of two gentlemen still more distinguished, one of pt, Principle of prescription with respect to private Bill should have passed into a law. It was an act of in- whom was Dr. Calamy, the other Dr. Doddridge. Dr. Calamy, Z er tY, but he did its application to public trusts. justice, to which he, for one, would not subscribe. But who wrote in 1719, said that he was willing to subscribe to et %gilt lion. arid Learned Gentleman had spoken it was said that if the Bill were not passed, its rejection the doctrine of the Trinity, but at the same time, he would seei the disappointment felt by the Unitarians, on would give rise to an enormous mass of litigation. Judg- not recommend that it should . . be made absolutely essential. p re 11 . c. the pulpit of Dr. Priestly and other Unitarian ing from the past, he denied that such would be the case. H_ e said, in the words of Chillingworth, d let all men believe ferruled filled by ministers of other sects ; but he con- In England, with the exception of the llewley case, there theScriptures, tb.t and inthem t. only, and en eavour to take feem e t , ie eu that the regret of Trinitarians was quite as great, had been but one suit to recover possession from the them uired eoifr them, s f e o n r s e that h e ss ir o r o tl d l e restore t faith,ore unionand n a o mt r i n o a r t liz s a b s tit il , 1 6-11 g• the intention of the founders of these chapels Unitarians. There was a case which came before L_o b ed heresy. reg They could hardly have a more unequivocal testi ' mat ter departed from. Let the law adjudicate in the Eldon,. in 1817, and that suit had not . been instituted y niony than that. Dr. Doddridge mused these remarkable words tr ess • It had done so in some cases, and was in pro- Trinitarians against Unitarians, but it was an attempt in the latter part of the year 1737—" You cannot be too Re p , ° l doing so in others ; but with this Bill they made by Unitarians to eject from one of their chapels ful in giving countenance to that narrow spirit of bigotry care -Bill,,e' iti and arrested the operation of the law. The a minister who had returned to Trinitarian doctrines. which had already done so much mischief in the Christian re sts "as one for the benefit of the few against the inte- It appeared to him that her Majesty's Government had Church, and the doctrine of the Trinity, if enforced, would Q ef th e for lie begged to remind the Hon. eeti e many ; not been decided about this Bill. There could be no cause much dissension." In short, with such a mass of autho teria„ man of what was a notorious fact, t h at the Uni. question that when the Bill was first introduced it was rities as he had quoted to the House, he did not think there was totiti2-, u , o dy, though small in number, occupied a dis- not so malignant, as regarded the rights of property, as room for any difference of opinion ; and he thought it was -, , os ned . .. . it was at present. It was not till the Bill was read a therefore unnecessary to occupy the time of the House by th e position in society. They were remarkable . . ill i ts philosophy and peculiar acuteness of their opinions, that it became • • quoting further testimony. He hoped the third time so stringent, and, as he main- Bill would pass— sllperi'a an indication of a high position in society, and tamed, so notoriously unjust. When the Bill was intro- indeed had very little doubt but it would pass through the House by a large majority, but he had a still further and a still 44 4 er cultivation. The other sects were larger in duced, it did not extend to Ireland. The Lord Chancellor had . stated that the Bill should not be extended to Ireland until hope to express, and that was that it would allay more earnest , t otild e s rg, and were likely to feel the loss most. lie the bitter and hostile feeling which at present prevailed out of the Presbyterians of thathad had opportunity 4 1 ) ,,i,e no grounds for the measure. Ile believed it to of being heard against it county beforea Committee an ofeHo use doors. He did not believe the Hon. Member for Kent, when th, " unjust and impolitic, because it took the pro- of Lords. That body, however, had not had the smallest he stated that in passing this Bill, they were passing a measure a e •T.of th e for the encouragement of error. Suppose the Hon. Member Ni t. poor, and sacrificed it to the interests of opportunity, before that House, of b • heard, by being either them-te selves, or by counsel, against that portion of the Bill which had• d einain • been aju g . case which two litigants were contend ° le p ts , h Iclaimant ing for an estate, and one, therig tfu was as profligate xfo ra -41 INAL said, when the Hon. Member fur had been so materially altered. There were no cases in England and abandoned a character as could be, and the other most t lste se 4 said lie had no objection to the first to which the Bill could apply • it was, in fact, a Bill against benevolent and just; would the Hon. Member, under such 13 f ' of the Bill, h l e th e . e gave up the greater part existing • cases in Ireland. in the Eustace-street case, the the , st estate to the circumstances, be deterred from awarding e_a Lord Chancellor of Ireland, although he had nut virtually le re; . grounds of his opposition to the measure. . judgment, suitor on the ground that the award would encourage hadstated he given the impression on his mind as to profligate Areies inl ced that his Hon. Friend had abstained, as • error ? He called on the House, most earnestly and emphati. 16.-.lsed what his judgment ought to be; and he was hanging catty, to give their sanction to the Bill. After some further ''''ltti he would, from all polemical arguments and his . had been passed up judgment until an Act Ptt • e4l st• • ' to observations, the Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by saying, their al e , 'Mull. Ile had presented himself several supersede the rights of these individuals.—( Hear, hear.) the highest use he could make of his religious belief was to a m „ s against the Bill, but he could not coincide in He believed that if this Bill passed, so far from having a ten- . . . of_.importantl - it to the decisive performance this Act—an ; )11 , th e vra Yer. He looked on the Bill as an honest one dencydiminish litigation,it would create litigation without Ply to No - Part Act which, in its spirit and tendency, was, as he hoped he had li ght hof the Government—(Hear, hear)—and he end, and introduce into congregations ~ . elements of discord, the in some degree proved, founded upon the everlasting principle t 'at ti , L t °se who were opposed to them generally ought eonsequences of which the advocates of this Bill would be the of truth.—(Loudcheers.) ••‘) - , Ie co • • • • - idle very first to regret. l e sa y content with giving a silent vote. It Is as .. He knew it was quite in vain, with the 'N eil mat the arguments founded on this supposedthat H the state of feeling in House, to attempt to dissuade Mr. SHELL then rose, and said he could assure the House ‘ °f artist House from consenting to the second reading of the 13111. he was glad to hear from such high authority that the mee- tic 'p h ust could influence their votes on this Dees- House was reconcilable to the principles of State conscience -4,-, ° a rguments on this head had been set at rest by (Cheers.) He had, however,. thought . it his duty to state (Laughter and cries of "Hear")—and that the Right Hon. s‘ii,, ‘tot.,, publicly, the grounds en which he differed from those by h aroh a s"ea - -General. This Bill had received the a Cabinet Minister, had become the champion of lad . . Lio n whom it was introduced. In the name of the L Lords, because they felt the s, rul e °n aw intrusted him to represent them in that House, he protested freedom of conscience. —(Hear.) He very much regretted ttir c i Pof the law. his Hon. Friend seemed to dis- against the measure, as one fraught with injustice, de- that the arguments of the Right Hon. Gentleman were not ' mere the opinions of the Law Lords, but surely they priving as it di other parties whom he repro- used in the Hewley case, for if used with - such surprising effi kal)...llot t o h cacy and applicability—if such irrefragable . his . torical evidence considered legal automata or judicial seated from prosecuting a claim which the courts of law k es uila r , - e IlTlit j a " 8 , When addressing the other House of Parlia- had declated to be just. were brought to bear, he could not help thinking that a very He would not Ass itp itheir legislative capacity ?He denied that the Mr. GLADSTONE said, that having felt it his duty to different decisionventured to co would c i dress t h i ly e m b o e u e se n co me o in this t delate if any other i i ,. te, l3 l ; ie ,c l exclusively to the case of the Socinians. It look into this question for the purpose of arriving at th e best haveß ' i t .I 'n - that severalcongregations t , t ea own it . he could with respect to this Bill, and having made .°hadbut he thought it •ht to avail Roman Catholicspoken ; rig himself of the opportunity afforded him to state that the entire . to it if Ora t ° l vards the doctrines of the Calvinists with up his mind that was incumbent upon them pass Id t '' ) will would not sacrifice their character for regard to the sacred B. . h y , , and predestination tenets, which were not Bill'—(Loud cheers, and cries of " Hear,.hear.") It was not principlesof • t• he desired to take his share of any re aitatiea"hn Wesley, and the grants left to such con- , t I justice, h ice Light attend the introduction and stip- from any feeling of a sectarian character—it was d not from an h y; Mesala„,,, 3 Would, under this law, be held to be void. s p o o r n t s o i f b 1 t i b a y t which might He must be allowed to say in r t irt er e e t st i e e d o m f motive—but because the Ilil e l a w r as i f ie o a u r n ) ed l u v p b o a n tev t er ] iii as .it stood at present, would give rise to 12 first, that he distinguished broadly between the substantial s p ins the Catholic Church min e h n t n c . omm in connection with the We re t ,, Ration. Was it proper to say they would purpose which they had in view, and the precise form of the State, he had no doubt but that at the present moment the he °h ho? Socinians and Unitarians of those chapels legal instrument by which it was proposed to effect that pur- Catholic Church in Ireland was thorou (Ironical hl tolerant.— 4 ko st 't been been built and beautified by themselves, pose. He had before • him a great question of justice. That th th e . cries of " Hear, h " from the ear, Conservative benches, and le 4, at m ,_3 stood on 50 or 60 feet of ground, on which question he apprehended to be, whether those who were cheers from the Opposition.) He supported this Measure th e re tee ."ad been built, but of which not a vestige called in England Presbyterian Dissenters, and who though professing that creed of which the haughty e, ltaria,"tued. Were they to deprive those Socinian and were, as he believed, a century and a half ago, woisey and the meek Fenelon were members, and k t ,, l 'ter ministers of the grants which had been left universally of Trinitarian opinions, ouht or ought not to was as Athanasian as either. The Honourable Baronet , t,,. T t a k il4 give them to the Church of England ? be protected at the present moment in g the possession of the the Member for the University of Oxford reprobated the isb,.'et°"o Anabaptists, Baptists, ior chapels which they held, with the appurtenances of those cha- measure, but at the same time gave credit to the Right Hon. st,74is youriends? They knew not townhom and no Pels. Upon that question heyentured to propound the strongest Baronet at the head of the. Government. He (Mr. Shell) bt" h tl ici Od take on himself to say whom ' they °pinion. The speeches against the Bill had not contained could be actuated by no sordid or rty motive in giving his Nr s rnot ° , o g e iven to. Would the honour of religion far r a o le o l e e t of the argument Member upon r the e e t tve principle. University 0 f T The Orford,Ri gh t H and the. supporttei it tofro thefrom a Bill. e r t y H e n e n supported vtet too of i t i s t m h e e r a i r t t s i . l y, hu t it h e and" e c could te 4 Reed", even those disputes ? He was afraid there Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, had used divers arguments as i not f kern expressing his strong approval of the measure h„ 'NI deal of the odium theologicum in the matter. to the effect which this Bill, if it were passed, would have upon the refrain otion of which the Attorney-General had, in his ad: 4 4 ° Per °J. the petitions the Unitarians were called are r ee n particular parties ; but he had not heard either of those gene mirae r le m advanced, and which had been •d • speech, so receive in ith. 4cl i v t• bedy. lie was afraid that the ground of tlemen argue this question as a question of justice. He would so approving a manner by all sides of the House. The Hon. Is that t trust was put forward as a cheval de bataille, not enter into the question whether Unitarians ought to be and Learned Gentleman adverted to the opinions of those It e M t o 1 1 ; le odium thcologicion remained behind. Be protected in the possession of property which was originally Noble and Learned Lords who were Members of the other , I . tlO , 1 t t as w what objections there could be where given for Trinitarian purposes —upon . that question .t . her e House, and he certainly had ample reason to congratulate 11 ' t a 25 Y 'ofchapelwithout s ..eei t , is ! ears use a , anything could not be the smallest ditlerence of opinion • ~ the House that those Noble and Learned Lords who 'les •It I a c eed to ireliente the intention of the donor but what l h f e now d pro t posed to argue s w e a s s m , ttattbaavlethboeugn had been Lord Chancellors of England and Ireland had ,lled t ad t‘- i v i l l r .'g it in the possession of the persons soulthe o w i . . e lg r i e n at ofoundersvast of majority h eseln meeting-houses ing- instances, u persons of Trani- approved took tonight w measure. ool d ex t e i ui hopedai, the e d r i r sc nn us e s e it n i s n which fee ; i '' th e: o n „'_s undisputed use ?—(lioar, hear.) He tarian opinions, yet, upon the principles of justice, the present against placethe Bill, which, if he could judee from the number of a tr 'r hea`_",e House to support the Government holders, being Unitarians, ought to be protected.—( Hear.) Petitions laid on ' the table of the House; was so rife among a ns . t ill, lleiet endeavours on this occasion. His Hon. Friendhact said that the opposition to this Bill was an large portion of the community. The object of the Bill was iv iittl t IL XES felt called upon, from motives of a opposition which the Government ought to respect. lie to confirm those principles of toleration by which this great 't! N .ks ihins.tnre, briefis to state the reasons by which trusted that the Government would pay every respect_ to everp country was so eminently distinguished. The object of this Ile s 1 4, 4 - elle/ seed • - . • ', t% 4 . •H e ,in giving his vote on the present . Bill was to put an end to that controversy in courts of justice scientious opposition, and he . did_ . not doubt that this opposition • k 4 „ r, e( ,,, had presented a petition against the met- e which had brought the most sacred snbjects into desecrating Pyl)t h - it by allthe l 'the b • hwhich he c ergy of boron of that character. lie believed it was very mach less owing familiarity.—(Bear, hear.) The principle of the Bill was 1 4 'l te t i °llcUr tto theological animosity than to misapprehension.—( Hear.) founded on an enlarged limitation of the principle which th Q)i t a His Hon. Friend had said also that the Bill was an insult ea t ki t , Petition to the effect from the leading le Ile believed regulated • te property. It was an Act of Set ,private . '‘ .l l "ais""f th same justice, tlement, of which they stood in great need; and p i Ith i e. svo ,_, .. at borough, and he therefore trusted that if the Bill was required by the pnnciples of so what stronger proof could there be of that than R;'t til t: ap e /l e r Permit him briefly to state the reasons far from its passing being considered an insult to the Christian the case . which the Hon. Baronet, the Member for the th t il et t .„ Q.,., him, out of a sense of justice, to sup- feelings of the people of England, those feelings would require University of Oxford, had reluctantly submitted to the House •``' I. "•.) 1 -ve rarnent upon the present occasion.— them to pass it.—(Cheers.) He was persuaded, that when s ee 11 1 „ ~/, —the case of Mary Armstrong•—(Louel cries of "Hear, hear," the •• would brO ii',,Of A h ad derived his first impulse towards they had fuller information upon the subject, y make • artieularl from Sir Robert Peel.) The principle of equity . :It4 1k -ondnet from the consideration of the prin. that demand. A very great prejudice . existed in the public Particularly 'that y in an original trust, every subsequent donation, til ) '`.' l l" lin t° others as you 11 they should do wou ( li 1114ti(iear, objects of the Bill and the Lady Hewley case. There was a • • es ~,111.1 acti on . )—a principle so just, that no theoio -1 trust, so that the consequence was, that any subse origma. i . f family resemblance in all such cases, but he thought he la r ''ipi eee sie 4 Could be put in competition with it. shouldsort beborrieout by al lawyers, when he ' said there was a quent grant would apply to that trust. But what was case congregation the tej alit' , "-ered the tenure bY which time Church of Mary Armstrong, who became a teacher of a to ve 'mid h e b-oad and essential distinction between Lady Hewley's case l a 18C6 ; .her husband died in 1839. A small fund was eon ') re her f u n ds • t, i t. t ,_ .) g,o_ and her property, he could and the general mass of cases to which this Bill applied.— tributed by too Unitarians. The bequest came before Lord 14, 4 p , a .:',11. he ii!ld for her holding possession of that (Hear, hear.) Lady liewley was a foundress ; she was a Plunkett,' who was the son of a distinguished Arian minister, I% 'NI, kllt in did not , acknowledge the principle of de- person who devised a large portion of her property upon trust She had four daughters' and found it difficult to main- N7lelrlsii"ad beenreligion. (Hear.) Large sums of for a particular purpose. But were the parties who instituted main the painful position ' between decency and destitution. y i oid sa ltft by cur ancestors for prayers those chapels founders in . the eye of the law? . He apprehendedftil If this Bill was not passed -Mary Armstrong and her four reeNeare brought a n d for other purposes which could not that they were not parties who . devised their property Undoubtedly e daughters would be turned ;:iiit, The Right Hon. Baronet had ale ti e , ght within the comprehension of our benefit of others, but for their own purposes._ . felt the force of that case, his good nature kad got the better of N I s etti at,eirtsed, unless we admitted the principle of it was to descend after they themselves had made use of it, but his habitual predilection; and he suggested that a special clause N 4)• 't 4esPrj °Prue nt — (Cheers)—and if they applied he apprehended that there could be no doubt but there was a should be introduced into the Bill. The case of Mary Arm -4)• lai n eiPl eat and marked ractical difference between the two cases, i tc , th t p ie .e to the Bill before the House, they g f r h •htof a founder to have his intentions ascertained, re- l wrong was not a solitary instance, hundreds of clergymen be deprived of their subsistence if thepresent Bill did 11 44 14 4 t it ( ' con e l i . t would lead to the same conclusions. spotted, and preserved, was a right entirely different in its na-, • n w o n t u p d ass into a law. The Bill did not interfere with express kß 4i tajt,, ,i e.lsretk'staiaons were even still more forcible, as ture from that possessed by persons who associated together to trusts. If a donor made a specific declarationofhis opinion, t t rie t Pt.h i r lgh _ f t nt Dissenters, who stood up for the form a body, of which they themselves were the first members, no matter however fantastical, a court of equity, centuries after tikt‘te a nt e s h `'..l Private judgment, than they were and who were to he replenished in the ordinary and natural wards, would carry it into effect; but if the trusts were not "a t ill Nrl ° "id not ad • private • de-way. In the of Lady Howley it could not be said that tti 4 41 Y th e .. mit the right of itt e . case . . . . if they , expressed, in were the subject of surmise and a, 4 e t , . e asa , actin ofthe foundress. 0 extent.—(Hear.) Ile believed there were no intimations of the intentions th e ' ltr k l e wetild have been b let for- She made reference to the Astles' Creed, the Ten Corn j A ke it b ee never rougof uninterupted possession, in that case alonehßill , t h e present 114,11elee.aerai Dior one case of gross abuse. That mandments, and the Lords' Prayer. He hoped, therefore, would operate, and iniquitous litigation would e put do*n.— rei ti Y e t 7 ll ted t i se of our legislation. Bad lawsthe Bill that Honourable Gentlemen would consider (Hear, hear.) The Bill was not confined to Unitarians, it 14 Ny.. e ',P - r ed u lie dorm - int 'I apart from the case of Lady Hewley. lie wouldpass • did not make them the special object of favour. There was a until some case of grievous 4 1 °, e tee , tuid th en ' by, for a moment,' the question, whether these parties cry against them at one time, but they would not hunt a UM lie4•kteavil b e ii ev __ , en they endeavoured to provide a were founders or not, only observing, that if they were tarian when they had a Papist for game.—(Laughter ) But c t kik Iv hi t Aai ii h, `-'". that there were many laws of a not it would be impossible to make out a breach of trust. Even now the spirit was abroad that a Socinian should be" hunted I A Jay k _a w,ir e Ptnal character against Roman Ca- if there were a breach of trust, he should have to consider the d own ...4 Hear, hear.) The object of the Bill was to give pro alli lit Cecina Permitted to ' 1 our statute length of time during which the chapels had been held, the un remain neon . tection ' to all classes. All were placed upon a - le 'tie ef ore se th ey perfect level. lie had doubted innocency of the present generation, and the long • tinctions that were supposed to exist betwe n 11. ob. g• 1,( the p were never acted upon. . . , . . • • - The distinctions •• • c PresbY. r'a(i t toi t q tth rl alti es 1 ° 1, 50 the existence of' the law period during which Unitarian opinions had prevailed. He terians and Unttarians in Ireland were erroneous. The Con- Nie tl On s upon persons who did not go would have to consider that they bad the lineage and descent of formers, taking advantage of the decision in Lady Hewley's case, le l , .1e 1 1 . 1 e unclues and • • would the original institutions of these chapels; he would have to I le ill i t ov eratu _ , , it the House and disagreeing with the Nonconformers, took a court of equity consider the insuerable difficulty of finding a claimant with t'l Or 14 N . W ULlid b e to carry the . Ecclesiastical . as the stage on which to deprive them of apostolic consolation, ty . 1 4 1 , inn , 0 found tl •by • • the Itheand he a good tit eto property ; —(Hear, hear.) This Bill, then,does not interfere with Ite t e 1, t me Nod . h _ . that that nie : istue to give offence to any man, that he would have Lit, h e e asa re t e lepealed.— (Hear.) 7 hey owed consider that for one hundred years, while Unitarian express_ 1,,` . !0 4 Of 4 rlcl u • o the ease of Lad .11 . .1 s •.' Cha- to • •that the Hon. M h Church. Strange ete,k th e ho l e _ slen or t h at ' )c" ''Y s ' opinions had prevailed in these . chapels, the class of persons of Oxford—not indeed in this House the visible head ef the ttiNli f org es,,, ', . 5 than forta" case had been followed b Y ; who now came forward in themselves the right- Church, but its fearless, undaunted; and dauntless champion— (ll,,e arti the Gov y different suits, and such I ful possessors, had endured in silence the breach of trust, and had should have thought its, his duty to interfere in a case wherein k t , t , . , r,, t Wi tt , t he p re ., ernrnent could not do less than I fought side by side with them in the acquisition of civil liberty. the Church has no concern. From the vantage ground of t ti i i.) I t 't it no , a!'nt Bid, and he hoped they would ' lie said, therefore, that if there haul been a breach of trust the i twithst• • most painful and difficult deseri tion. But truth—if I may venture to use an expression employed by Lord le l t tia till, ad b ee anding all the opposition.— case was one of a P • s Bacon in translating a passage of Lucretius—which time Right of th e "eeee 4 s tated that had there been a breach of trust ? Had there been any viola 'ltc. th - "th "se there there was no occasion , Hen. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart tion of the intentions of the ~ d i e i,, .er b is..: was not ally intention on the of the but tnent a few nights ago so happily quoted—all Dissenters should ; t i., ee C a ebap os aiters to wrest from the Unitarians doors was not to argue the intentions..this founders, to be seen with equal disregard. If then the Right Hon. Baronet assume them. He would maintain that Bill would 0 e i c 'lla i Wee bY th, If th at were the case what g far would but borrow a little of this philosophical commiseratio n o e e n et tn easuro ? If harm to restore the original intentions of the founders of these tl a , t Of t he el l , Pass d 1 _ some such measure chapels. After all, the question Was one of history, and aif he would look down on us in the spirit expressed by the great ti, Lie •th -.flee t . e -, .Lot. ti follower of Epicurus, from his clear and serene elevation of el, -LI N ,, eh r PrOd ue . me HOLM marque what very important historical question it was. If they were to o rthodoxy —(Laughter)—poor wanderers in the labyrinth of et e 4 te r r ese ln ed in large towns bv ' the elect- • important ' 1 li• t • of this matter they would find that 1E 11 4 4 ees (4 thet a P t usses sers from their " - " examine into . t is is my . ftdoration, there might be some hope of a better understand ee, it he , „n aee , ~0 Oth„,__ . the , tio ' e t 4 le w 'lttra art "t s edum :r parties. He believed that , during the seventeenth and eighteenth century q . ies . n principles he breaches are of a somewhat serious tendency. tiNitta° ° hid i. ~ whi c h ,r,a , se pia sympathy in favour was the subject of continual change. Who were the parties into What lam going to suggest to him has occurred to my '?tee' th,, t , et th at ' h l not a present exist. The whose views they were then inquiring? They were not Pres- own consideration from a notice he has given • . ar i d. , wer e 1 the Unitarian had a c tion Robert 11 . t hi, t th be eau vealc, and the s been oppressed ins rior to the Aet of Toleration. It was about n byteri p . . . 1 Presbyterian faith h . Harry ng is—te insert in the seventh section li t , 41.i 4 . !10 . , h ge parr other Dissenters the year 164.3 that the originae t e words, in the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary S l tlst , t 'late 11 _ 4 4 arfpo_mentent had not was established, and by the year , 1690 the courage wereto Iwhethe t r ha t t li is w. veryas er e Winchester," I think the case of William of iest .it. With 41.'1 ber g o w _n_t__, that the introduction of f o a o it t h a w ri as im its p (ol r f ta a ri b t a p n o d i o n n t ed fo . r t t e o i a r • eo h o e si a d s e a :Mien ? In the year v 4k e e b h e a s m te ' r s . Collegeis not Oxford, even stronger ti,an that of kl.traetia t h` n ter foreBerctual process, applied, he 120 NI Cotton Mather ICof the it irimage ofthe founder f St. _ _ _he know that William of Wykeham, 454 .1). l'rin • e earls, an favou r of tl • • 6, r. wrote a istory ~., einl,, ./ .Part f IIS Bill than th e Fathers who went to New England. That history con- his life, the Virgin as his peculiar atr nie.s • that h d• , e gave 1- 94 etI t i , .7oaci so , • o the last centure-, the contained an address, written by Robins, one of the Fathers n k h„,,. slisinu ated it . rections for a ritual to be performedP • ' - in honour of the - esaeles, but into _ ielt, rot only amoug who went over, and which address was written to the planters and that her statue should be placed in some high spot, Virgin, the Church itself; that in the colony, and in that address the writer advocated change opnspicuous intimation of his regard ?—( Hear, hear, and • - THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1844 laughter.) Does not he know that William directed that mass should be said three times a day for the repose of his soul, and that Ave !Varies and Salve Reginas should be every night per formed by the choir? Now, I ask, has there been no breach of trust in the case of William of Wykeham ? At a meeting lately held in Exeter Hall, under very peculiar auspices, a gentleman named Hamilton said, that if the saints of heaven, meaning thereby the Presbyterians—(Laughter) —could only guess the desecrating purposes to which these donations were applied, they would shed tears such as immortals shed. If William of Wykeham knew that the statue of the Virgin, which he caused to be set up, had been made the subject of iconoclastic profanation—that the images had been subverted, the mass suppressed, a liturgy in a modern dialect substituted for the ancient, the imperishable lan guage of Rome ; if he were to hear—oh, worse than the demolition of the Virgin's statue, than the fall of her altars, than the suppression of the mass —that his own college, founded by a bull of Urban VI., was new represented in the House of Commons by the Hon. Baronet—(Laughter)—the terror of cardinals, the dismay of the conclave, the sc urge of Rome—how would he grieve, how would he be indignant for the non-performance of his trust I—(Cheers and laughter. ) No; restore the precepts of Urban, and when you have done so, then become the abettors of the orthodox Presbyterians; but until you have done that, do not become the anixiliary of those who avail themselves of a court of e.quity to perpetuate a si:nal injustice. Let us, for God's sake, put a stop to that litigation in which controversy and chicane are combined—in which the mysteries of Calvin are rendered darker by the mystification of jurisprudence —in which the rapacity of ortho dox solicitors is associated with the still more accumulative spirit of divines.--( Hear, and a laugh.) I have done ; but before I sit down, let me express, following the example of my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, my surprise that men who are themselves asking for favours from the Legislature, and complaining of the effects of the existing law of marriage, by which property is mainly secured, should them selves show so little forbearance to others. Is it not wonder ful that those who allow so small a participation of liberty, should themselves demand so large a measure 1—( Hear, hear.) They, whose ancestors suffered persecution to the death for the cause which they thought the truth, were now the foremost to call for pains and penalties upon others ; sitting in the iron chair of nonconforming infallibility, they converted the Scrip ture into a code of intolermice, reading it by that lurid light with which Geneva was illuminated when Servetus was con sumed 1—( Loud and continued cheering, amid which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman sat down.) Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose. He said, notwithstanding the preponderance of argument on one side of the question, unexampled within his recollection on any former debate— ( Hear, hear)—still he was unwilling to permit the debate to close without briefly expressing the grounds on which he had determined with his colleagues on giving it his most decided and persevering support. He had undertaken to give it that support under very different impressions with regard to the success of the measure than he now entertained. He undertook to give it his support at a time when he had good reason to doubt whether it would be conducted to a successful issue; but he entertained so strong a belief with respect to the justice of the principles on which the Bill was fourated,- that he and his colleagues were prepared to make every other consideration subordinate to the fulfilment of the duty which it appeared to them was imposed on them, of supporting a Bill founded on those principles. He was bound to say that he had formed his opinion without any elaborate consideration of the historical truth of the legal doctrines which had been presented for consideration. He was not about to undervalue the great doc trines to be found in the law of England ; he held in venera tion the great doctrine of trusts, as contained in the English law • but he did say, that if t hi s, or any other doctrine, im • posed the necessity of inflicting a great wrong, he would al ays look out for a mode of remedying that wrong—first, because individual justice required it ; and, secondly, because in pro portion to the importance of the doctrine, so in proportion was increased the necessity of not subjecting it to the odium of being made the instrument for inflicting wrong.—(Hear, hear.) He thought it would be unjust to permit any rule of law to be so applied that chapels now held by Dissenters from the Church of England should be taken from them, and ap plied they knew not to whom ; for after they had taken them from their present possessors might arise a very complicated question—( Hear, hear)—as to on whom they should devolve. He found that before the year 1813, there were a number of chapels founded with trust deeds, some of which expressed that the doctrines of the Trinity should be preached in those chapels, founded by those who dis sented from the Church of England, but who agreed with it in that doctrine. Where it was clear that the intention of the founders was that Trinitarian doctrines should be preached there, it was not intended to disturb them, they were to re ' main intact. But there were other chapels in the deeds of which there was no mention of the particular doc trines, further than that they were to be devoted to the " worship of Almighty God, by Protestant Dis senters, of the Presbyterian denomination." He could understand why Unitarian founders should say nothing of their intentions; the principle of the existing law was against them ; there was a motive for concealing their inten. the doct r i ne o f th e 3's because the law as i t t io e n x s is ; te t d h , ey to w ld er t e h o em blig i e f d th to ey d c e o al nt g r e a n v e e r n a ed ll Trinity, their endowments would be forfeited. But there was no reason why the Trinitarians should remain silent. The law respected their endowments, if their intention was expressed. What motive could they have for n o t b e i ng more explicit? Was it not probable that they objected to any conformity, and did not wish to bind their successors to one rule of faith ? He was also determined to support the Bill, from a knowledge of the injustice that would be done without it. He instanced the case of the Unitarian chapel at Tam worth, which had one bequest left by the daughter of the mi nister, who had preached there for fifty-three years. At pre sent they had in the town of Tamworth congregations of all sects and churches, living in peace and concord ; but once let in a " speculative a tt orney "—(H ear, hear)—armed with the power of bringing actions, and they would soon in troduce religious discord where there was now re ligious peace. He also instanced the case of the remon strant Synod of Ulster. Would the House of Commons permit the grievous infliction on every chapel that had been done to the remonstrating Synod of Ulster? In 1829, the Synod separated from the General Synod, and were to remain in possession of all their chapels privileges, and immu n iti es. They continued t o h o ld th em till after the decision in Lady Hewley's case, when actions were brought against them by parties most interested in the matter. Those who in Ireland would be injured if this Bill did not pass, came to the Government and stated that they were generally opposed in polities to the present Government, but that they knew that the Executive Government, would not tolerate such a wrong.—(Hear, hear.) They explained their case to the Government when the ill of the Hon. Member for Kendal was before the House, which related to the English Unitarians, but as they knew there would be a great oppositiori to the mea sure if they were included in the Bill, they did not wish to in terfere with the English Unitarians. The Government thought this would be a manifest injustice towards them, and they depre cated passing the Bill in that way. Before coming to Parliament he had made strong attempts towards an amicable arrange ment. He asked the Synod of Ulster to leave the decision of the question to four Members of Parliament chosen from both sides of the House, or to a Commission chosen by the Queen, but they refused both those offers, and proposed t o leave it to their Chan cery l awyers, which he ( Sir R. Peel) after reading Lady Hewley's case, and the judgment of Lord Chancellor Sugden, in hie turn refused.—( Hear, hear.) It was not till they had exhausted every effort for the purpose of bringing about an amicable adjustment and failed, that they came to Parliament.—( Hear, and cheers. ) He doubted whether they were not injuring the principle of law in perseveringly demanding its application to effect an in justice. He did not believe that in the part the Government took he or his colleagues were inflicting any injury, or throwing any discredit on that great establishment the Church of Eng land, whose interests and welfare they were bound to consider. _( Hear, hear.) On the contrary, he believed that it would conduce to the character of the Church of England to exhibit herself as the as bitrator of contending sects.—( Hear, hear.) The Church of England had no interest in the adjudication of the matter. To the Church the funds could not belong. But was it not better for the char acter of the Church of England to say, that she did not want to profit by the weakness of others by sending them to courts o f law, or referring to hlasters in Chancery the religious opinions held by men one hundred years ago ? He did not be lieve it would be for the interests of religion, that the religious opinions of those persons who founded those chapels, should undergo discussion in tae public courts.—(Cheers.) Not withstandingßill, notwithstanding the i mputat i ons cast on t h e i r re ligious belief and opinion, h e b el i eved after the lapse of a time the obloquy cast on those who supported the those stipulations would carry no weight with them. He believed the sincerity of one's religious opinions was much better established by his acts and conduct than by professions made in the House of Commons. —(Cheers.) The faith of the Church of England diff ered from that of ot h ers ; their hope of salvation was diffe rent ; b ut it was not i ncons i stent with the spirit and precept s of that religion wh i c h they pro fessed to bear in mind—that, though faith was great, and hope was great, yet there was one thing greater—that comprehensive charity which induced them to be tolerant even of the error,' of others whom they supposed to be wrong.—( Loud cheers.) But they ought to be specially careful not to inflict penalties on those who differed from them in creed, on the ground of those religious differences, but which ground they dare not avow. Lord J. RUSSELL said he entirely agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet when he stated that he had never beard a case in which the arguments were 'so overwhelming on one side.— ( Hear, hear.) He should not, therefore, think it necessary to state the reasons which induced him to support the Bill, and he rose merely to say that he considered this Bill had been brought forward upon sound principles of policy and justice, and to add his testimony in favour, both of the Bill itself and the conduct of the Government. With regard to the argument, he thought that after the able speech of the Attorney-General, whom he rejoiced to see again in his place, and bestowing that lucid argument on every subject which he took up—(Cheers) —it was scarcely necessary to hear the brilliant speeches' of his Right Hun. Friend near him and the Right for.. Gentleman opposite. The Hon. Baronet the Member for Oxford -had treated this subject as one of property, but it was not so treated in the petitions sent to that House, and he observed that the first resolution passed at the meeting presided over by a Right Hon. Friend beside him was, that the measure would interfere with the rights of property, and would tend to maintain a dangerous heresy. If it shook the rights of pro perty, let it be thrown out on that ground, but sot on the ground that it was by others giving support to a dangerous heresy. Those who had opposed the Bill, had done it upon two grounds, when one ought to have been suffici en t. He did not see why the rights of property should have pre scr i ption in their favour, and no prescription be extended in cases of this kind. Those cases were much more difficult, the law-suits were more numerous, and the ultimate decision would involve much greater confusion. A question as to the right heir to property was a ques tion between individuals, and if one individual were deprived another would be placed in possession. But after persons had held a chapel for one hundred years—after they and their fathers, and their grandfathers, had continued in uninterrupted possession—if the property were taken from them by the decisions of the courts of equity, there was no person to whom it could pro perly be transferred. The consequence would be endless liti gation, including the discussion of various creeds, and the representation of what had been the opinions of various religious sects. He said, then, that the Bill was entitled to support, as tending to settle the question of property.— ( Hear, hear.) Ho had already said that he would not add anything to what h a d b e en already so ably s t a t e d, He give his cordial support to the Bill.—(Chee rs .) should Lord SANDON rose amidst loud cries of " Divide." He said he merely rose to suggest that while they were snaking the usage of a number of years the interpreter of the founder's in tention, they should take care not to bind congregations not to change their opinions in future.—( Hear. ) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the second reading of the 8i11......... 307 Against it ••• 117 Majority in favo ur of the ......... --.193 The Bill was the n rea d a seco nd tim e . The Forestalling, &c., Bill, and the New S outh Wales, &c., Government Bill, were rea d a t hi r d ti me and passed. The Vinegar an d Gl ass D u ti es Bill went through Cern mittee, and was o r d ere d t o b e re ported thi s day. Comm The ittee. Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill went through the principle of the Bill being discussed on going into Committee. Ie answer to a question from Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. GLADSTONE said, a certificate of origin was re quired on the importation of sugar from foreign countries. The Bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be committed on Monday. Mr. BELLEW moved—• That that part of the minutes of the evidence taken before the Committee on the Croydon and Epsom, and South-Western and Epsom Railway Bills, which includes the evidence of the engineers examined before the Committee, with reference to the working of railways upon the atmospheric principle, be printed.—Ordered. Captain PECHELL moved for a return of the number of paupers relieved in-door and out-door, with the expenditure for in -maintenance and out-reli,f in each union and parish not united under the Poor-law Amendment Act in England and Wale., for the years 1840, 1841, 1842, and 1843, distinguish ing the amount expended in medical relief, together with the amount of the population of the same according to the last census.—Agreed to. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the date at which each colony or foreign possession of the British Crown was captured, ceded, or settled, the number of population, and those having legislative assemblies, or governed by orders of the King in Council, stating also the value of exports and imports, and number and tonnage of vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards in each colony in the year 1842. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. ASCOT HEATH RACES. YESTERDAY. Repeated descriptions have so completely shorn the Cup day at Ascot of every particle of novelty, that without any dereliction of duty we might pass at once to the customary matter-of-fact details of the sport, were it not that the pre sence of the Queen, made the more welcome by the disap pointment on Tuesday, accompanied by her illustrious visi tors, gave it an interest that the racing itself failed to pro duce. It was not unreasonable to expect that the excitement of the review would "prove injurious to the attendance, and that it did so to a slight extent is beyond a doubt; in fact, but for the stimulus given to the public appetite by the gratifying announcement in our last, we should have had to record one of the least attractive " grand days" that it has been our duty to describe. Such, however, was not the case ; the morning it is true was cold, showery, and gloomy, in fact anything but inviting; but the attraction was not to be resisted, and long before the arrival of her Majesty, the assemblage on the course, if less numerous than on some occasions, was im mense, comprising a phalanx of rank, beauty, and fashion, that is seldom seen now-a-days at a race meeting. As we intimated ye s t er d ay, th e arr i val of the royal party was not expected to take place until after the commence ment of the races; accordingly, the departure from the Cas tle was so arranged that the cortege entered the new mile about two o'clock. Its appearance was hailed with delight by the company, and its progress up the course elicited the wannest expressions of loyalty and attachment towards her Majesty and the Prince Consort, and of respect towards the august personages by whom they were accompanied. These greetings were warmly repeated on the appearance of their Majesties in the royal stand, and were most graciously acknowledged. Leaving to the Court reporter the task of speaking more in detail, we need merely state here that the procession consisted of ten carriages and four, and a pony phaeton and pair, preceded, as on Tuesday, by the Earl. of Rosslyn, the Royal Huntsman, and several of her Majesty's grooms with led horses. In the first carriage were her Ma-. Jesty, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and Prince Albert. The second carriage contained their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Jersey. In the others were his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was loudly cheered, the Princes Vassilichikoff and Radzivill, Count Orloff, General d'Alderberg, M. Mink w it z , an d t h e various members of her Majesty's and Prince Albert's suites. The departure of the Royal party took place after the Cup race, which was over a little before four o'clock ; the p assage o f the Royal carriages down the course was accompanied by cheers and waving of hats and handkerchiefs, which ceased not until they were out of sight. The course was then cleared for the Grand Stand Plate, which was over a few minutes after four o'clock ; the walk over succeeded, and then a shower, just heavy and long enough to lay the dust, and make the journey homewards an agreeable one. The exceedingly crowded state of the Grand Stand must be an apology for a very meagre selection of fashionables : —Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Duke of Rutland, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Richmond, Marquis of Normanby, Marquis of Clanricarde, Marquis of Worcester, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry. Earls of Strad broke, Albemarle, Verulam, Sefton, Chesterfield, Wilton, Suffield, Lonsdale, March, and Countessses of Chesterfield, Sefton, and Albemarle. Lords—S. Osborne, Forester, C. Manners, W. Powlett, E. Russell, Paget, Lennox, Villiers, A. Fitzclarence, Maidstone, Leveson, Cantilupe, Macdonald, Gardiner, &c. Sirs—R. Bulkeley W. W. Wynn, D. Baird, W. M. Stanley, W. Codrington, C. Cockerell, J. Shelley, M. Farquhar, G. ileathcote, J. Gerard. llonourables--11. bus, G. Anson, S. Herbert, A. Paulett, G. Fitzroy, Cecil Forester, Chas. Forester. H. Forester, Boyl e , F. Villi ers. J . Villiers, 11. Pitt. Generals—Grosvenor, Wemyss. Colonels—Peel, Challenor, Bouverie, Knox. Messrs.—Greville, Payne, S. Stanley, J. Stanley, Batson, Newton, Neville, Shelley, Sheri dan, Marten, Bastard, Bouverie, &c., &c. Lord Exeter's party at Buckhurst 'consisted of the Dukes of Montrose, Rutland, and Bedford, Earl of Stradbroke, lion. Capt. Spencer, &c. Of the sport, and the conduct of the owner of Bloodstone, the winner of the New Stakes ' 'we subjoin full pa r ti cu l ars . The Windsor Forest Stak es , o f 50 sous. each, h ft, for three year old fillies, Bst 71b each ; the winner of the One Thou sand Guineas, Derby, Oaks, or Coronation, to have carried 51b extra. Old Mile. (4 Subs.) Lord Verulam's Charlotte Mr. Phillimore's Skeleton Mr. Ford's Eccola 6 to son Charlotte, and 6 to 4 agst Skeleton. The run ning was made by Skeleton, Charlotte waiting; at the Stand they closed, and ran a line race home, Charlotte winning by a neck. The New Stakes, of 10 sous. each, with 100 added, for two year old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winner before start ing of a stake of 100/. value, including the winner's own stake, 51b extra. T.Y.C. (33 Subs.) Mr. R. Newman's Bloodstone, by Bubastes (Bell) 1 Mr. J. Day's Old England 2 Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr, Story's Young Eclipse, Mr. Chapman's b f Ali ce L owe , M r. Bristow's Carissima, Lord Lonsdale's c by Jerry out of Tur quoise, Lord Lonsdale's Loadstone, Colonel Anson's Piquante, Mr. G. Ongley's Mystery, Lord Albemarle's Scannentado, Mr. J. Minor's Birdswing, Mr. May's Corinthian Tom, Lord dam by Blacklock, and Lo r d G BReTtliYnnck's'sfPbu3icel,rejain' Betting-2 to 1 agst Old England, 7to 2 agst Pantasa, 5 to 1 agst Mystery, and 10 to 1 agst any other. The winner was backed for a trifle at 10 to 1, but can scarcely be said to have been in the betting. Although there are some curious circumstances connected with it, the race itselfmay be described in a few words. Th e start was excellent, but the moment he was off, Bloodst one took the lead, made strong running all the way, and won by six lengths, Old England second, Pantasa third, the Tur quoise colt fourth, and everthing else tailed off. On going to scale John Day claimed the stakes, on two grounds—first, that the winner is three years; and, secondly, that he is im properly described, as by Bubastes. Both points stand over un til the horse shall have been examined by persons to be selected by the Stewards. The most notable portion of our tale re mains to be told—Mr. Newman engaged Bell to ride his horse tthnel reserveorse some heavy on Wednesday, and on doin g so i nstructed him to run a `o a c fe c r o u whichn t to s hequarter of a mile, and " get a t as t e o f Old England, " and then to pull him up ; ‘ engagementsn ihe n," s d him (the Derby and St. L eger , b es i des several others). Bell com municated his ord ers t o one o f h i s masters, the same evening, no turf, whose opinions coincided with the determination he had previously made, viz., to do his best to win; how effectually lie carried out his intentions we have already shown. The incident is as creditable to the jockey as it is disgraceful to the owner. The Stewards, we believe, do not mean to let it pass unnoticed. A Sweepstakes of 50 SON'S. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 91b ; fillies, Bst 51b, which never won before the closing of this stake ; the winner of the Riddlesworth, Column, 2,000 Guineas, 1,000 Guineas, or Oaks, 61b extra; of any two of them, or of the Derby, 101 b extra; no horse to carry more than 101 b extra. New mile. (3 Subs.) Sir G. Heathcoters Campanero (Chapple) 1 Mr. Ford's Sir Diggory Diddle 2 to 1 on Campanero, who won in a canter by two lengths. The Gold Cup, value 300 guineas, by subscription of 20 sm. each, with 200 added from the Fund; the second to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes; three yrs old, 6st 101 b; four, Bst 51b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geld ings allowed 31b. About two miles and a half. (21 Subs.) Lord Albemarle's ch cby Defence (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Townley's Corranna, 5 yrs Col. Peel's lonian ' 3 yrs The following also started but were not placed :—Sir R. Bulkeley's The Bishop of Romford cob, 4 yrs—Sir G. Heath cote's Sirikol, 4 yrs—Duke of Richmond's Lothario, 4 yrs— Mr. Ford's Poison, 4 yrs—Col. Anson' s Attil a , 5 yrs. Betting -5 to 2 agst lonian, 3to 1 agst Lothario, 4to 1 agst Corranna, 6 to 1 agst Bishop of Romford cob, 8 to 1 each agst Sirikol, Poison,, and Attila,.and 10 to 1 agst the winner. Corranna made play at a good pace, followed to the top turn by the Bishop of nomford cob, and thence alter nately by Sirikol and Lothario, the cob fourth, lonian next. the Defence colt behind Poison, and Attila, who was beaten before he passed the stand, last. No change of moment took place until they reached the turn for straight running, where Defence colt passed his horses, and took his place at Corranna's side ; iu this position he waited to within three or four strides of the chair, and then making his effort, surprised owner, trainer, jockey; spect.atots and all (being in every respect an untried horse), by winning by a length. lonian was a bad third, and Lothario fourth, beaten off; the others were tailed off before they reached the distance. Lord Albemarle won the Ascot Gup last year with Ralph. The Grand Stand Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Once round and a distance. (11 Subs.) Lord Albemarle's Delapre, 3 yrs, 6st 131b...(Whitehouse) 1 Lord Exeter's Maria Diaz, 4 yrs, ist 61b Sir G. Heathcote's f by Velocipede, out of Miss Wilfred, . 3 yrs, sst 41b Sir R. Bulkeley's m by Bay Middleton, out of Adriana, 5 yrs, :Bst 71b Captain Martyn's Emilian, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b Mr. Wally's Ellen, 5 yrs, ist 61b 0 Mr. Jaques' Advice, 3 yrs, sst 51b 0 Mr. Reeves' Tarquin, 4 yrs, 7st 41b . 0 7 t 0 .4 agst Delapre, 4 to 1 agst Miss Wilfred, and 4 to 1 agst Adriana. Won by a length ; Miss Wilfred a good third. The Dinner Stakes of 100 sows. each, h ft ; for three years old. Old mile. (18 Subs.) Colonel Peel's Orlando STATISTICS OF THE ASCOT GOLD CUP. Yesterday was the thirty7seventh anniversary of the race for this splendid purse, the gift of Royalty; it having been first run for in 1807, when Mr. Durand was the fortunate winner with Master Jacket'. On that occasion there were twelve subscribers, four of whom only started horses, and from that period to the present there have been considerable fluctuations, both as regards entries and starters. In 1835, when Earl Jersey won with Glencoe, there were thirty-six. . subscribers, while nine appeared at the post, and on the pre vious year, when the Earl of Chesterfield carried off the prize, there were twenty-seven entries, and ten started. His late Royal Highness the Duke of York was a winner on two occasions, in 1815 with Aladdin, and in 1821 with Banker. Lord G. Cavendish was the first nobleman that ever bore off the cup two successive years. This was in 1824 and 1825, and with the same horse, Bizarre. Sir Mark Wood was a winner three years in succession, in ]B3O, with Lucetta (Robinson), 1831, Celus (Robinson), and 1832 Camarine asa (Robinson). The Marquis of Westminster; likewise, was winner two successive years, and on • each occasion with Touchstone, the celebrated stallion. The Earl of Chester , ' twice won, in 1834, as before stated, with Glaucus, and new with ingaree ; likewise Lord Darlington, in 1823, in 1829 ~ ' -s.. and in 1827 with Memnon. Among•other with Marcella., enortin characters," we ll k nown on tC noblemen and —rfed e this regal pri ze w ith t h e i r the turf," who ha.;:o "high - mettled racers,'l may. be named the Marquis of r. SUGAR DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the _EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. STEWART hoped that there Would be no objection to :` --• :w,~~ ~1 i. Exeter, in 1833, with Galata ; Earl Jersey, in 1835, with Glencoe; Lord G. Bentinck, in 1838, with Grey Momus ; the Earl of Albemarle, in 1843, with Ralph ; Captain Berkeley, in 1839;with Caravan ; Mr. Pettit, in 1840, with St. Francis ; Mr. Ramsey, in 1841, with Lanercost ; and the late Mr. Orde, in 1842, with the famous old _mare, Bees wing. Robin son, the celebrated jockey, has ridden the winner of the Gold Cup no less than six times, and three yearsin succession. COURT CIRCULAR. IVMDSOR, TIIMSDAY.—At the Grand Banquet given by the Queen, yesterday evening, in the Waterloo Gallery, her Mesty's Illustrious Guests, and also the Members of the Diplomatic Corps; the Noblemen and Gentlemen in the suite of the Sovereigns, the Officers of State, and the Officers of the Royal Household, all appeared in uniform, or in their respec tive official costume, and wore their different insignia of knighthood. During dinner, her Majesty's Piper, in his full costume, walked round the tables where the august party were seated, playing national airs. This morning his Majesty the King of Saxony, attended by his Excellency Baron de Cetto, went to Clover. Sir Robert Peel left the Castle early this morning for town. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and his Majesty the King of Saxony went, this forenoon, to inspect the Farm, in an open pony carriage and four. After viewing the Farm, his Majesty and the Prince returned to the Castle, shortly before one o'clock. • His Excellency-M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Londonderry, Viscount Combermere, Lord Saltoun, the Right Ho nourable Sir Henry Hardinge, the Right Honourable Sir George Murray, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Major-General the Hon. E. I'. Lygon, Sir James Clark, Sir Will oug hb y G or d on; Sir John Macdonald, and Colonel Cleveland, R.A., took their departure from the Castle to-day. Baron de Thile, Prassian Charg(t d'Affaires, the Earl of Haddington, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir George Cockburn, Colonel Glasenap,• Baron Nicolav, 1W de Berg,. and .M. Koudriaffsky, arrived at the Castle to-day, on a xisit to the Queen. - Mr, Sheriff Moon paid his respects, yesterday, to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, through his Excellency Baron Brunnow. The whole of the illustrious party at the Castle went, to day, to the Ascot races. The Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward, the Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain, and the Hon. Charles A. Murray, Master. of the Household, went early to be in readiness.to receive the Queen and Prince Albert, and their august visitors upon their arrival at the Grand Stand. • • At a quarter before one o'clock, Some of the Royal visitors took their departure for Ascot in three open pony carriages and four. The first carriage contained Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; le General d'Adlerberg, Aide-de- Camp General to the Emperor; M. de Mincknitz, Grand Maitre de la Garderobe to the King of Saxony; and Count Albert Vitzthum, Chamberlain to his Majesty. The second carriage contained Sir Henry Wheatley, Mr. George Edward Anson, Baron de Reichart, Aide. de-Camp to the King of ,Saxony ; and M. d'Adlerberg, Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of Russia. The third carriage contained Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert • Baron Knesebeck, Equerry to the Duke ofCamb r id ge; andbr. Carus, Physician to the king of Saxony. The gentlemen of the royal household all wore the Wind sor uniform. . At a quarter past one o'clock her Majesty and her august visitors left the Castle for Ascot. The illustrious party occu pied seven carriages and four, the postillions in State liveries, and preceded and attended by outriders in scarlet liveries. The Queea was conducted from the Royal apartments to her carriage by the Emperor of Russia, and his Imperial Majesty sat by her side. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Majesty the King of Saxony sat opposite. The Prince wore the Windsor uniform. In the second carriage were their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Jersey. In the third carriage were the Baroness Brunnow, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Gainsberough, and the Duke of Wellington. In the fourth carriage were the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Lady Caroline Cocks, Lady Peel, the Russian Minister, Baron Brunnow, and Count Orloff. In the fifth carriage were, the Maid of Honour, Hon. Miss Devereux, the Duke of Suth er l an d , an d t h e Earl of Aberdeen. In the sixth carriage were, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, the Barons Ahlefeldt, the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Bavarian Minister, Baron de Cetto, and the Lord in Waiting, Viscount Sychiey. In the seventh carriage were, the Saxon Minister, Baron Gersdorff; the Lord in Waiting on th e Emperor, the Earl of Hardwicke ; and the Lord in Waiting on the King of Saxony, the Earl of Morton. Sir W. Otway and Colonel Drummond went in a pony phaeton and pair. The gentlemen of the royal household all wore the Windsor uniform. Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Col. Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting, Major-General Sir Edward 14owater, and Colonel Wylde, Equerries to Prince Albert, were on horseback, in attendance on the august party. The Royal Procession* passed from the Queen's entrance round the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle, under George the Fourth's gateway, to and through the town of Windsor. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch rode on horseback from the Castle to the races. At a quarter before five o'clock the Illustrious party re turned to the Castle, and were received by the Master of the Household. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, alighted at the Queen's entrance. The -Emperor of Russia and Prince Albert walked to St. George's Chapel in the forenoon, his Iniperial MajeEtyandhis Royal Highness afterwards went and inspected the royal stables. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken airings yesterday morning in the grounds of the Castle. In the afternoon the Royal Family were again taken in the walks and pleasure grounds. At eight o'clock last evening the august party sat down to dinner, which was served in the Waterloo Gallery. Side-tables were placed round the apartment, on which were displayed a number of the largest and finest shields and salvers of the Royal Treasury; the former embellished with a variety of classical and mythological subjects in basso relievo, and the latter engraved with the Royal Arms, en circled by a deep border elaborately chased. The magnificent chandelier, suspended from the centre of the ceiling, had a very pleasing effect; it is composed of ground glass, ornamented with the pattern of the collars and badges of the several Ord ers o f K n i g hth oo d o f w hi ch her Majesty is Sovereign. It has a border of small circular divisions, each containing a single star of the different British Orders of Knighthood. The Queen and Prince Albert, the. Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sat beneath this chandelier. The table on which the Royal banquet was placed had been tastefully arranged by Mr. Elliott, her Majesty's table decker, and presented a very elegant and splendid spectacle. Two rows of gold candelabra, filled with wax lights, extended the entire length inclosing . the plateau, on whi,lll were epergnes and other centre pieces richly sculptured in gold. Among these splendid specimens of art were introduced a number of rare _plants in flower, fitted into gold vases. ' The magnificent " St. George Candelabrum" formed the principal ornament in the middle of the table, opposite to the seats of her Majesty and her august circle, but two other candelabra of larger size than the rest were placed at both ends. A succession of. gold dishes on each side of the table, and other articles of the same precious material, all richly chased and burnished, added to the surpassing splendoar and magni ficence of the banquet. The company included his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, his Majesty the King of Saxony, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow, Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister; Baron Gersdortf, Saxon Minis ter; Baron de Thile, Prussian Chargé d'Affaires ; the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Aberdeen; the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Morton, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lady Peel, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Henry Wheatley, Mr. George Edward Anson, Lord Charles Wellesley, the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Lieutenant-Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, Baroness Ahlefeldt, Baron Knesebeck, the Provost of Eton, the Rev. Dr. Proby, Baron Nicolay, M. de Berg, M. Koudriaffskv, Count Orloff, le General d'Adlerberg, M. d'Adlerberg, le Prince -Wassilts ekikoff, le Prince Radzivill, Colonel Glasenap, Dr. Reinolds, his Excellency M. de Minckwitz, Count Albert Vitzthum, Baron de Reichart, and Dr. Caws. The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during the banquet, and performed the following pieces . :— . March H. Leslie. Overture, " Oberon" British llomage Waltzes Fantasia, on Russian Airs . Romberg. Selection, "Alma" The English Quadrilles ... • • Musard. Polka After dinner her Majesty's private band-was in attendance at the Castle, and in the course of the evening (conducted by, Mr. Anderson) performed the following pieces Sinfonia, C Minor Prii!re et Bolero, " Violoncello," Herr Offen bach Allegretto, " Lobgesany" Fantasia, Harp, M. Parish Alvars, sur des Themes de Lucia di Lammermoor Parish Alvars. - Finale, " Sinfonia, No. 6" Mozart A Deputation, consisting of Mr. Chute, M.P., Sir Thomas Wilde, M.P., Mr: Kemble, - M.P.;Mr. Charles Potts (London), Mr. Edward Evans (Worcester), Mr. John Underwood (Norwich), and General the Hon. H. B. Lygon,.M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of the vinegar duties. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office, from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches were also received from the Lieutenant-Governor of Van -Diemen's Land. Lord Wharncliffe returned to town yesterday from Folke stone. Lord Eliot had an interview with his Lordship at the Council-office yesterday. Sir Robert Peel arrived in townyesterday. from his tisit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl Of Mu!grave, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond street, from. ilulgrave Castle, near Whitby, Y or k s hi re ; ' the Countess of Portmore, in. Hyde Park-place West ; the Countess of Ripon, in Upper Grosven or . street ; Lord Leigh, in Portman - square, - from Stoneleigh Abbey, near Coventry ; Mrs, Wellesley, in Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square ; Mr. and.- .Miss Trent, at Christie's Hotel, from Dublin ; llunter, Esq.,_ and Mrs. H unter, at ditto ; Lady and the .Misses Gardiner, from Sir R. Gardiner's seat, near Esher; Colonel Gor , , in Grosve nor-street West; Lady Georgiana Ftillertoa, at •Earl Granville's, nruton•street; Mr ‘ George Rabett, it : N„ and Lady Louisa Rabett, at the Countess Dowager of Winterton's; East Villa, Regent's Palk, from Brighton; Le Count de Co u l onges, at Cooper ' s liotcl,- Gr6sVetior street ; colonel Preston, at ditto thC . .Entl undi • Countess of &afield and Mi ss M anse ll , at Cli ri tic,s Hotel, St. James's -street, from Castle rani,' N.B. ; Lord and Lady Polwarth, at ditto, from Brighton ; Stokes, Esq., and Mrs. Stokes, at ditto,Jrom Bath ; the. Mayor of Liverpool and Rushton, Ep . q„ :at the Bur lington H ote l , C ork-street ; Sir Cliffordand Lady Con stable, in Cumberland-place •, Miss Le . tiskin''Gower; in I Wilton Crescent ; Sir J..W. Drummond; Barf:. of Haw thortiden, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-strcet, from the north ; Captain Wilson, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street ; Lieut.-Gener a l iord and Lady Keane, in Jer myn,street, from their scat, in Hants ; Rev. Hume and Mrs. Hume, at Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street ; ttie - Hon; Major Keane (37th Regiment), in Mount 'etrat t Baron Gionlano; at the Brunswick Hotel, Jer myn-street, from Paris ; Sir J. Hall, Bart., Lady Hall, MAGAZINES (CONTINUED). DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. The Purtrait Gallery for this month contains a full- length picture of the late Abraham Collis, who, it seems, was an eminent surgeon of extensive practice in Dublin, and who died towards the close of 1843, in the seventy-first year of his age. We_ do not happen ever to have heard of this gentleman, but, ac cording to the biographer's account, he was possessed of first-rate professional ability, and was connected with snore than one medical work in high repute with the faculty. The upper part of his countenance .is not unlike that of the late-Mr. Canning, b u t th e mouth is singularly large and expressive, apparently, of feebleness and indecision of character. The "Campaign of 1815" is a lengthy notice, accom panied by . several amusing extracts, of Captain Si borne's recently published history of_ the last cam paign in France and Belgium, which closed with the crowning victory- of Waterloo. Of 'the remaining articles, the best is the one headed " Continental Countries," which gives a minute account of the present military resources of Prussia. SPORTING MAGAZINE. The embellishments to this number are, first, a. sporting sketch, entitled the " Warrener's Dog," which exhibits a very spirited and picturesque back ground, and "secondly, a view of the exterior of the "Newmarket New Subscription Room," which, if we may judge from the plate, must be a very im posing structure. The literary department is, as usual, confined exclusively to sporting subjects ; and, inter alia, gives a minute, matter-of-fact accouht of the " Paris Spring Races." SIMMONDS' COLONIAL MAGAZINE. A skilfully and carefully digested periodical devoted for the most part to the consideration of colonial matters, which are yearly acquiring greater im— portance, and more and more engrossing the attention. of the community at large. JAMAICA MONTHLY MAGAZINE. This is the first number of a new monthly periodical published in Kingston, Jamaica; and like most first numbers, it is got up with considerable care, both as respects the choice of its subjects, and their variety. In the first place, there are some clever descriptions of local scenery, and next, some prose tales just of a fitting length, to say nothing of divers small pieces of poesy, one of which, "Lines on a Curlew" deserves a passing notice for the grace and appositeness of its imagery.. In the details regarding " Jamaica, its Past and Present State," we find a curious anecdote of a monster shark which was caught off that island, and in whose stomach, on opening the brute, were found " fifteen asses' hoofs and legs from the knee downwards, besides other very indigestible materials." BANKERS' MAGAZINE. As may be surmised from its title, this magazine is wholly of a practical, business character, and opens with some intelligent comments on the " Government Currency Measure." These are followed by an article on the "Present State of Banking in Ireland," in which occur one or two very sensible and pertinent suggestions. BRITISH MAGAZINE. We have here, in addition to sound, sensible, ori ginal communications, connected for the most part with ecclesiastical matters, a copious monthly register of religious information, together with various docu ments respecting the state of the poor, and the pro gress of information. HISTORY OF CHINA AND INDIA. This elaborate work has already reached its Se venteenth Part, and the interest of the authoreses— Miss Corner's —narrative still continues unimpaired. She has brought a great variety of historical infor mation to her task, which she has apparently digested with scrupulous care, and deserves not less credit for the uniform impartiality of her statements. Each part is embellished with two, sometimes more, en gravings. OLD SPORTING MAGAZINE. The best article in the Number before us, is that which is very properly placed first ; it is a tale of country life, entitled " Hillingdon Hall," and is by the author of " Handley Cross," a novel in three volumes, which was published at the commencement of the season. The sketch of the Cockney Squire is very piquant and accurate in its way. The Number con. tains two embellishments, both illustrative of sporti ng subjects, and executed with very passable ability. THE FRENCH RAILWAYS. (From the Railway Record.) " We have not, for two or three weeks past, adverted so the French Railways, because such is the tardiness of all legislative proceedings in the Chambers, that weeks pass away without, apparently, anything being done ; for the Commissions (Committees) sit with closed doors, unless they call for " persons and papers " to elucidate some particular question, or unless some parties inte rested demand to be heard before them. " The chief material fact we have to announce this week is the triumphant passing of the Bill for the Mont pelier and Nismes Railway, by a very large majority (190 to 60) in favour of th e projet de loi presented by the Minister of public Works. " This is a most significant sign of the times,' as-re gards the other Bills now before the Chambers, and ren ders the question of their being passed, and in the share presented by the Minister, no longer doubtful. " This little line is completely finished, at the cost of the State—the laying and ballasting of the permanent way entirely done ; and, we believe, even the locomo tive power partially provided. It therefore afforded the most favourable specimen of a line to be wholly in the hands of the State, ' as an experiment ;' but the proposi tion having been mgatived in so unequivocal a manner. is conclusive as to the adoption of the Ministerial . projet with respect to all the other lines now before the Chain hers, and for which draft leases are proposed in the pre. sent session. All will be passed as presented by the Minister—that's certain. " The report on the Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux alterationknis pro posed by the Minister, is to reduce the proposed te rm line was presented on Wednesday last; it is not yet th o e nl c y ondit re commended printed printed, but thatbityitshuencdeormstmooisdsion, i n the of the lease to forty-one years sixteen days, in , accord ance with the offer of a company, at the head of which 'ire persons of well known skill and tried experience in railway matters. This will be the first Bill to pass thi s session, and the passing of all the others will follow, as of course. " The line from Bordeaux to Toulouse ;-ill' not be We may take the opportu n it y o f .sayingthyit A pr v e i l r e i n i( te l d . this year, any more than that from Lyons t o It ~j;'utterly futi l e, and a perfect waste of tiine aril trou bii.," to get up companies for railway projects, in France not sanctioned by the Government, or which the Go vernment have no present intention 'of carrying into effect, or which, at best, must necessarily be postponed for a considerable period. Some of them have already been brought before the public, and others, for aught we know, may folloW,with' no better claims to notice. As a ge neral rule, we advise the railway public to countenance only such projects' as are presented to them in an intel ligible shape, either as being the subject -matter of Bills now actually before the French Legislature, or com prised in the great Railway Bill 'of' the 11th of June, 1842, sure to be carried out, sooner or later. Verhum sap. "Before our next publication the Bills for the North line, and the Lyons line, will have been reported to the Chamber of Deputies. It is understood in well-informed circles - that the North line will be assimilated to the other long lines. in the *general term s an d con diti ons . ; and that the opinion of the very - slender majority of one in the Commission will be but feebly embodied in - thp report, and not at all supported in the Chamber. .Ergo, M. lipthschild will take, and will get the North line." ' the Record, which is usually well [The l'aris paperLa Presse, differs from the conclusion here arrived at by informed on all that relates to the French railways; but then the, editor of La Pr2sse is a highly-talented mem:- . (1 ber of the corps of the Poets ct Chaussecs , nephew of the 110 n. Deputy, M. Muret de all both are the perseverite , champions and advocates, in the Chambersand out of doors, of the system of short . d the p t w . wati: possosion of a railways thes ht- State' . 11i. - Mure t cir llort has perpetrated several brochures in support of his opinions. Both have spoiled au in cre dibl e quan r tyi f mei' and ink n labouring to ind uce t h e G over nment to aceeptvan offered loan of 20,000,000 i; sterling to complete the railways, and keep the worki ng of them in their own hands, but to no purpose. This colossal bubble, which never had any real existence, has at last burst. Poor Jacques Laflitte an d his loan of 500,000,090 t. both died the same day 1 The subscribers are invited to receive back their deposits. With the numerous demands upon the French Trea• sury for external, as well:a§ internal objects, just now, no more money can be spared for the railways than what was contemplated in the mixed system of the law of June, 1842, now about to be Carried into effect in the Bills before the Chambers in the present session. With i and family, at ditto, from the Continent'; Sir George Talbot and family, in Grosvenor-square, from Paris. DEPARTURES. ', - , Sir R. and Lady Cunliffe, from Cooper's Hotel, Gros venor-street, fur Acton Park, Wrexham; Mr. and Mrs. Champion, from ditto ; Mr. Henry and Lady. Mary Vynor and family, from Earl De Grey's, St. James's square, for Earl Cowper's, Pansanger, He“S ; Hon. Gardner and family, for Carlton -crescent, Southampton; Lady William Hotham, on a Continental tour; , Major General and Wrs. Wynyard and family, for Swanage, Dorsetshire ; Sir Charles Bannerman, from thp Bur lington Hotel, Cork-street, for his seat in Aberdeenshire ; Sir Francis and Lady Lawley, from Grosvenor•square, for Middleton Park, Warwickshiie ; Captain Cuote, from the Cavendish Hotel, Jermyn-street.• ! - . CHANGES. • - Lord and Lady Milton, from Ply mou th , on ' a ' cruise in the Channel in the Merlin yacht ; the Dowager Countess of Ilardwicke, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Mexborough, at Methley Park,. from Tittcnhanger Hall, Herts ; Sir 'William and Lady Foster, at Bath, from their seat in Norfolk ; the Earl of Oxford, at Bath, from his seat, Brampton Park, Herefordshire; the Earl of Tyrconnel, from Ootkes, on a cruise in in his yacht, the Intrepid, on the coast of France; the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Carey, at Bath, from a tour; the Earl of Leven, at Edinburgh, from Ba'gowie House, Fifeshire; Lieutenant-General and Sir Thomas and Lady E. Reynell, at Bath, from their scat, in Sussex; the Bishop of Salisbury, at Bath, from the Episcopal Palace. 'I . ~i II I • II