The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-31 00:00:00

SPIRII of tie eUBLIC JOURNALS. TROM THE EVENING PAPEaS OF YESTE2DAT. BrLOBE.—The. Times this morning, in annnuncine• Mr. Gladstone's retirement from the M.inietry, calls it the most unforeeen and significant of the changes which bad been anticipated is the Administration. Sig nificant, to eoine extent, it is —but we must say, that to term it " unfore6een" appears to us not to be paying any high complimeet to that gentleman's consistency. Be sides the exclusive Anglican churchrnanship with which his name stands especially aseociate,i, and with which the lower Church views, and liberal velleities, as re gards Ireland, of his leading colleagues, exhibit a con trast which no longer admits of being palliated—how could Mr. Gladstone take the prominent part in re versing, whin he took in advocating, the policy hitherto affected in favour of the colonial and free-la bour interests, as regards the admission of tropical pro ducts? We have already laid before our readers some irvimatioes of this reversal; and it is no more than we should have expected of any man who desired to be deemed of otherwise than as a mere tool—a mere mouthpiece of any opinions made up for him in his office—that Mr. Gladstone, having been Sir Robert Peel's right-hand man so conspicuously on one side of these questions, should decline making voile face, in order to remain his right-hand man on the other. It is less slrprising that Mr. Gladstone should re tire now, than that he should not have retired sooner. lie represented in this Ministry the Church, in its highest pretensions—uet as the Duke of Buckingham represented the corn-laws, and " no surrender" of protection. We knew what speedily became of the stuffed figure, which was to frighten the pre datory tribe from descent on the landed inclosures. And now the more efficient champion of the other rallying sign of Toryism has followed him ; and in consequence of shc.le successive epurations, the Government, according to the Times, will be " more able to encourage its friends and silence its opponents by a policy worthy of the great party whA . placed it in offiee." We have no longer, indeed, " a Tory Government "—according to the fond aspirations of Tadpole ; but " a sound Conservative adminis. tin ti " according to the wiser mind of Taper. "I see! I see l" said Tadpole musingly — "Tory men and Whig measures. Power gravi tates, however, naturally towards the hands in whose direction it is exercised; and therefore we, at least, wave no disposition to complain of the pre sent tendencies of the Government. Whether " the great party which placed it in office" has equd reason to be satisfied, is its own affair. Perhaps we are to understand the assertion in a non-natural sense. The " great party" is said to be satisfied, as Dandle Dim - Dont was said to be " content," when he had got a sufficient knock-down blow on the heal, and was placed hors de combat. Nothing can be more satisfactory certainly to those active sections of Toryism ' which stirred most, and worked hardest, and bawled loudest, to place Ministers in power, than to have acquired the final conviction they must now have acquired, that no Ministry they can make will march through Coventry with them. They could indeed do yeoman's service against the Whigs with the wavering public ; but they canna keep Tories like themselves at the head of affairs. Of this they should now be satisfied. STANDARD.—The Times will no more sur render the Ministerial crisis in France than it will " the diocese of Exeter," or than it did the Bridge water union—the riots in South Wales—the fires in Suffolk—the fabled murders and other outrages in Candaher—the treacherous seizure of Sinde—or any other of the thousandeand-ons events, title or feigned, which it has spun out to a thread until the whole world was sick of them. The Ministerial crisis, however, though the Times would keep it alive, was at an end on Mon day, when the whole Ministerial Address was carried by a great majority. The Times and its fellow-la bourers of the 'Tiers-Pahnereton press endeavour to assimilate the condition of the French Cabinet to that of the Mole Ministry, which did not resign when its majority had been reduced to eight, or until a dissolution of the Chamber had reduced its majority, such as it was, to a minority. Again, the Times and its accomplices try to establish a resemblance between the position of the French Cabinet, and that of the Whigs in this country from 1838 to 1841 ; but the Whigs did not resign, though having a less majority than that to which the French Government was reduced on Monday, by a concurrence of accident, surprise, error, and passion in the Chamber, such as pro bably never can again occur. The working majo rity of the present French Ministry was no more reduced by the seeming diminution of Mon day, than was Sir Robert Peel's working ma jority reduced when he was out-voted last spring upon the West Indian and factory questions. But supposing, contrary to the truth, that the work ing majority of the present French Cabinet were less than 40 or 50, or even less than 10. It weuld not place them in the position in which the Mole Ministry and the Whigs were placed. The weakness of the Mol6 party, and of the Whigs did not lie in their numerical defi ciency so much as in their want of colie renee and of external support. The Mole and Whig Ministries were coalition Alinlitrie , , and whatever their strength in one House of Parliament, each was, we believe (the Whigs certainly were), the ob jects of aversion to the other House of Parliament in their respectise countries, and both were, as eealition Ministries always are and always ought to be, the objects of disgust to their several nations. There is, therefore, plainly no parallelism betty-en the position. of a Ministry possessing the confidence of the Crown and the confidence of the Upper House of Parliament, and thoroughly united in principle with its supporters, and either the Mol6 or the Whig Ministry. If the majority of the French Cabinet were either small or doubtful, the nearest parallel would be that of Mr. Pitt in 1783, or Sir Robert Peel in 1834. Mr. Pitt had the confidence of the Crown and of the House of Lords, and opposed a corrupt coalition Ministry, supported by a corrupt majority in the House of Commons. He, however, for some months carried on the Go . vernment, though in a minority, and succeeded in . establishing. an Administration of nearly twenty-four yea duration, with a very short intermission. Again, Sir Robert Peel, in 1834, supported by the confidence of the Crown and of the House of . Lords, and a united though numerically inferior . party, carried on the Government for five months against a coalition party, and did not think it necessary to resign, though repeatedly de feated by the Lichfield house conspirators ; nor di I he abandon his post until the parties to " the com pact," by their factious proceedings, rendered it impos sible for:him to carry on the Government—then he ithilrew, and about a million and a half of the people testified their regret that he did so, in their grateful aldresszs to him. Now the examples of Mr. Pitt ne"l Sir Robert Peel arc. good precedents in the law of Parliamentary guirornment ; and, according to these exa nples, the Soult-Guizot Ministry, even in a iii n way, would not be justified in thinking of re,ignation. But Sir Robert Peel has elucidated the subject by more than an example. It is very well known that at any time between 1837 and 1841, it was in his power to render im possible the carrying on of the Government by his opponents. Ile abstained, ho.vever, from offer in e• any obs":ruction, because he would riot do that indirectly which ou4ht to be done directly ; and even when the ll'hige had suffered defeat after de feat_ he allowed them to remain until compelled interefere by an irresistible necessity. The finances of the country had been thrown into • tu;nous disorder by the misconduct of public affairs ; the Ministers had no remedies to propose for the pressing evil but measures, if possible, more ruinous than the state of things which they were to correct. These, their ruinous expedients, were one by one rejected by the House of Commons. Then, when they had brought the country as it were to a dead lock, and not before, Sir Robert Peel told them that they ought to resign ; even then, however, they Vi3l.llri not resign. Sir Robert Peel next proposed his memorable vote of want of confidence, and the terms • of that vote put in few - and clear words the whole (isle/di:on of the degree of confidence which justifies a Ainister in retaining office, or which rather, while it hate, : renders a resignation unjustifiable. "The Ali . nisters were unable to carry through Parliament, • measures which they considered essential to the public service." The Ministers, however, paid no • more attention to the solemn declaration of their in capacity than they had paid to the repeated proofs of it. Th,y would not resign, and they remained in office until they were fairly turned out. We do not, however, props e for imitation by any one this disgraceful tenacity of the Whigs. We use the case merely to show Sir R. Peel's opinion of the precise point at which, and not before, a minis try ought to resign. A small majority, or even a m inority, which can effe c t ua ll y carry on the Go . verninalit, does not justify resignation. A minister is bond to do his duty as long as he can do • it effectually. As we have before remarked, these a rguments are not necessary to the French Cabinet, which has an united and sufficient working majority; but as the principles of Parliamentary government hive been brought into question, it is proper to state them clearly. P K ESEST TO FATHER MATHEW .—We have se en a m ost beautiful tablet, of solid silver, with the following i mer iptian, preserved by the Directors of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Company to Father Mathew, as a free ticket of passage a t all times. We have not space for the letter which accompanies it at present:—" Pur suant to a vote of the Board of Directors of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Company, passed on the 1 of October, 1844, this perpetual ticket of free passage in the trains of the line is respectfully presented to the Rev. Theobald Mathew, as a small, yet earnest, tribute of esteem and gratitudo for his devotion and useful labours the goat cause of temperance."—Cork Examine". NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. - A General Gaut of the Proprietors of this Company was hell esterday, at the Company's offices, Sew Br , tid st:eet-buildings. The following Directors were pre sent:—Sir John Pirie, Bart., Alt x. Currie, E,q., Stewart .sl:ijoribanks, Esq., M. t'., Captain Nairne, Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., J. H. Gower, Esq., Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Bart., G. F. Young, Esq., Joseph &imps, Esq., M.P. The chair was tak,-ri by Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P., the Governor of the Company. The CHAIRMAN sail, in reference to the smallness of the attendance, that it was to be attributed to the fact of its being understood to be the intention of the Directors to move an adjournment. The Secretary would read the notice of the rtleeting, and the report, and no obser vations would be made. The SECRETARY then read the following notice New Zealand House, 23d Jan., 1845 " Sir,—l am instructed to inform you that at the General Court Lf Proprietors of the New Zealand Com pany, to be held on Thursday next, it is the intention of the Directors to recommend an adjournment. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, " T. C. HARINGTON, Secretaft The SECRETARY then read the following Report:— " In consequence of the brief correspondence between Lord Stanley &Ed your Governor, which has taken place since the advertisement calling this meeting was issued, , ' and which will now be read to you, we recommend you to adjourn for a fortnight, and to abstain from asking us to lay before you to-day a statement of the condition of your affairs, which would bo devoid of information as to the views entertained by her Majesty's Government, in consequence of the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons. " It is with much regret that we revert to a system of repeated adjournments; but the present critical state of the Company calls for this exercise of a power conferred on you for occasions requiring more frequent communi cation between the Proprietors and Directors than is compatible with the length of notice on original meetings. New Zealand House, Broad-street Buildings, 30th January, 1845. " MR. SOMES TO LORD STANLEY. " New Zealand House, Jan. 20, 1845. " My Lord,—Feeling that the time has arrived when it is indispensable that the Directors of the New Zealand Company should decide upon their future course of pro ceedings, we have deemed it right to summon a meeting of the Proprietors to be held on the 30th instant, for the purpose of taking into consideration the affairs of the Company, and of adopting such measures as may be thereupon deemed expedient.' " To enable the Proprietors to arrive at a conclusion upon this question, we beg to represent to your Lord ship the importance of their being put in possession, as far as may be practicable, of the intentions of her Ma jesty's Government. " The report of the Committee of the House of Com mons of the last session is, of course, an object of the greatest interest to us ; and without presuming to con fine your Lordship's attention to particular points among those embraced in that document, almost all of which are of equal moment to those engaged in the coloniza tion of New Zealand ; we trust that we may, without impropriety, ask whether her Alajesty's Government has taken, or intends taking, any steps for the purpose of giving effect to the recommendations of the Com mittee.—l have the honour, &c., " JOSEPH SOMES, Governor. " To the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, &c." " MR. HOPE TO ME. SOMES. " Downing-street, Jan. 23, 1845. " have laid before Lord Stanley your letter of the 20th instant, and with reference to the inquiry it contains, whether her Majesty's Government have taken, or intend to take, any steps for the purpose of giving effect to the recommendations of the Committee of the House of Commons, which sat last session to in quire into the state of New Zealand ? his Lordship de sires me to acquaint you, for the information of the Directors of the Company, that he proposes, as the most proper and convenient course, to present the in structions issued by him to the Governor of New Zea land, subsequently to the Report of the Committee being made public, to the Houses of Parliament, immediately after they meet. " Lord Stanley trusts that no inconvenience will result to the Directors from postponing for so short a time the publication of those instructions. "I have the honour, Ste., " G. W. HOPE. "To Joseph Somes, Esq., 141. P.," &c. Mr. MORTIMER moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded and carried unanimously. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the meeting then adjourned until the 13th of February. CONSECRATION OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. NOTTING-HILL. This new church was consecrated on Wednesday by the Lord Bishop of London. Besides his Lordship, there were present a great number of clergymen, among them the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair, the incumbent of the district ; the Rev. Mr. Houldsworth ; the Rev. Mr. Dalton; Chaplain of the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn ; the Rev. H. H. Milman, &c. The consecration service was in the usual form, and the Archdeacon read the prayers. The sermon of the Bishop, who preached on the occasion, was rather of a practical than a doctrinal nature. It inculcated the necessity of enabling the Church to keep pace with the wants of an increasing po pulation ; and insisted on the propriety of making the house of God accessible to all classes of the community. The Right Rev. Prelate then adverted to the occasion for which they were assembled, and stating . that those who had the management of the edifice had, in their zeal for religion, exceeded their means, he appealed in forcible terms to the congregation, of all ranks and conditions, to come forward in aid of the good work. His Lordship concluded his sermon by observing that, according to the ancient usage of the Church, the collection for the pur pose would be made during the offertory. The church is early Norman in its architecture, and it presents a pleasing specimen of the manner prevalent at the period of the first introduction of that style into English ecclesiastical edifices. It consists of a nave and two aisles, with short transepts and a channel. The roof is an open one of timber, and very light and elegant, springing from arches supported by . massive circular pil lars of Caen stone. The interior is plain, and dwarf seats, with doors at either extremity, occupy the floor of the church. The exterigr is lofty and handsome, being built of rough-cut limestone, dressed at the doors and windows with Caen stone; it presents features of solidity, in character with an ecclesiastical edifice. The spire, which is central in the roof, is composed altogether of Caen stone, and has a remarkably good effect. The ar chitects were Messrs. Stevens and Alexander. Altogether it is not alone an ornament to the populous neighbour hood in which it is planted, but it also supplies a want which was hitherto most severely felt by the whole po pulation, namely, that of sufficient church accommoda a.m. There is a well-toned and powerful organ and one painted window in the church. The ceremonial was over about half-past two o'clock, having commenced at half-past eleven. The church was crowded throughout the service. THE CHURCH. (From the Plymouth Herald.) The following petition to Parliament was adopted at a numerously attended Vestry Meeting of the parish of Buckland Monachorum, convened by the Churchwardens, held on the 15th inst., for the purpose of taking into consideration the Bishop's Pastor al Letter. Several able addresses were made, and it was resolved to petition both Houses of Parliament, pray ing the Legislature to interfere, to put an end to the unhappy divisions in our beloved Church, acid to re lieve it of such of its ministers as are dishonestly re ceiving its revenues: — The humble Petition of the Parishioners of Buck land Monachorum, in Vestry assembled, Showeth,—That your petitioners deplore exceed ingly the schisms that have arisen in the Church of late years, and the attempts of some of its ministers to revive certain ancient and conflicting laws and re gulations that the common sense of both clergy and laity had consigned to oblivion, by allowing them to fall into desuetude. That these attempts, in connexion with the promul gation of what is come to be familiarly termed Puseyite doctrines from tie pulpit, and the counte nance ,they have received, until very recently, at our Universities; together with the sanction of some, and the apparent connivance of other, of the higher order of its ministers, to whom the people have a right to look for protection against any inroads on their faith, have, not unreasneably, from their decided tendencies to Romanism, filled them with very considerable ap• prehension and alarm ; that your petitioners, judging from certain expressions in Pastoral Letters, issued by the bishop of this diocese to his clergy, and the general tenor of what has received the designation of Tractarian publications, are conscientiously impressed, with the opinion that the time is arrived for Parlia ment, who alone have the power, to interfere with a strong hand, not only to repress all attempts at priestly domination, but to cause a searching inves tigation to be instituted into the origin of these here sies, and to relieve the Church of such of its minis ters, whatever be their station, as are dishonestly re ceiving its revenues, by propagating or permitting the propagation of tenets at variance with their ordina tion vows, and that have a tendency to undermine the Protestant faith. That your petitioners, justly con ceding to all men the right of private opinion, view with the highest admiration the noble conduct of those ministers of the Scottish Church who seceded therefrom—they thereby showing that a far higher principle than the love of filthy lure governed them in their secession. That your petitioners deeply lament that this great example has been lost on the ministers of the Esta blishment professing Tractarian opinions. That your petitioners, earnestly wishing to see healed these divisions in our beloved Church, there fore pray that your Honourable House, conjointly with the other branches of the Legislature, will take such measures as shall effectively secure to the people of these realms their religion in all its purity, as de rived from the Sacred Scriptures, untainted by the traditions of weak and erring men, and will cause such a code, in lieu of the absurd and conflicting laws, canons, and rubrics as now exist, to be enacted for the regulation of its ministers of all grades—from the archbishop to the deacon—as shall be in coinci dence with the present enlightened state of society, andhave the effect of restrainin g th em , w ith a v i ew to increase their superior usefulness, from interfering in secular affairs. And your petitioners will ever pray, E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31 3 MIS. MR. JAMES POLK, THE NE W PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. (From the National Reformer.) Mr. Polk is the eldest of ten children. He was born in the county of Mechlenburg, North Carolina, on the 2d of November, 1795, and is, consequently, now in his fiftieth year. His ancestors, whose family name, originally, was Pollock, emigrated from Ire land, more than a century since, and settled in Mary land ; Colonel Pollock, the great uncle of the new President, was one of the promoters of, and the first to affix his signature to, the famous Declaration of Independence. In 1706, Mr. Polk's father established himself on the banks of the river Duck, in the State of Tennessee, where he founded an extensive agricul tural establishment. This country, now one of the most populous and flourishing in the Union, was then a real wilderness. Mr. Polk began his academical studies in 1813, which resulted with the most brilliant success, both at college and the university, where he won the first prizes in mathematics and literature. Returning, in the beginning of 1819, to Tennessee, Mr. Polk applied himself to the study of the law, and, towards the end of the year 1819, was admitted a member of the bar. From this period he followed his profession of advocate, and, by his talents and the influence of his relatives, he very soon obtained a large number of clients. In 1829, being then in his thirty-fourth year, he was elected for the county in which he resided a re presentative in the local Legislature, where he dis tinguished himself by his oratorical powers and his aptitude fir business. The personal and political friend-of General Jackson, he was one of those who, in 1824, drew that distinguished and celebrated man from his retreat by proposing him as a Member of the Senate. Mr. Polk prides himself in having con tributed to this nomination, which has had, and will still have, a considerable influence on the future pros pects of the Union—an influence which some consider prejudicial, and others beneficial. In August, 1825, Mr. Polk was elected a Member of Congress, and carried with him into the public debates and deliberations the fundamental principles to which he remained constantly faithful throughout the vicissitudes and all the modifications of parties. From his boyhood he had been a thorough and un compromising republican. His views, approved by the majority of the House, were converted into a series of resolutions, which re produce 4 and put prominently forward the doctrines of the republican party of 1798. Since this period, 1825, I\lr. Polk has taken an active part in all questions of importance. During General Jackson's administration he was one of his warmest partisans, and gave him valuable support on all trying occasions. In 1832 he was one of the Committee of Ways and Means, and distinguished himself by the famous re port made in the name of the minority against the United States Bank. This report raised against him in his district a formidable opposition; whereupon he determined to appeal to his constituents, and he was re-elected by an immense majority. In 1833 he was appointed President of the same Committee, and to him may be attributed, in a great measure, the resolutions adopted by Congress which led to the fall of the United States Bank. In 1835 and 1837 he was appointed, by large ma jorities, President of the Chamber of Representatives. His adversaries have never hesitated to render homage to his strict impartiality, to his dignified deportment, to the great talents which he displayed in this diffi cult position. At the end of the session of 1837, Congress honoured him with an unanimius vote of thanks. Since then he had been twice elected Go vernor of the State of Tennessee. Such are the political antecedents of the man who is now called upon to direct the Government of one of the greatest nations of the world. LAW TELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEENS BENCH, Jan. 30. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. CARTER. The particulars of this case were stated in our paper of yesterday. The defendant has pleaded guilty to two indictments, charging him with having, under colour of Ha office as an Excise officer in Niontgomeryshire and Merbmethshire, extorted and obtained bylalse.pretenees divers small sums of money from several humble persons there, upon the ground that they required licenses in circumstances where they were not required by law. The indictment also charged the defendant with having forged and fabricated licenses, which he gave to the par ties in exchange for the money. fle had been brought up for judgment yesterday, but the case was then ad journed until this morning, when The SOLICITOR-GENZRAL prayed the sentence of the Court upon him. Mr. Justice PATTESON then addressed the prisoner, and dwelt upon the serious nature of the crime which he had committed, in extorting money from several poor persons under colour of his office, and proceeding further to the perpetration of forgery, for which he was liable in law to the punishment of transportation. The Court, however, did not think it necessary to inflict this extreme penalty, and should only sentence the prisoner to 16 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. As the indictment consisted of nine counts, but only of four distinct offences—some of the offences being • charged in different forms in different counts—the judg ment of the Court was delivered in respect of each count, it being in each case expressed that the 18 months to which the defendant was sentenced upon each count were all to commence upon the same day. IN TRH MATTER OF CARUS WILSON. Mr. KELLY showed cause against the rule obtained by the Solicitor-General for setting aside the writ of habeas corpus which had been granted in this case by Mr. Baron Rolfe. The Learned Counsel observed, that although various objections had been originally made to the writ, he should now only argue the que.,tion how far the Learned Baron had the power to issue the present writ under the seal of the Court of Queen's Bench, and make it returnable in this Court. After the argument which - had taken place upon the other rule, he should now take for granted as universally conceded that this and every other court in Westminster-hall had the power to issue writs of habeas corpus into the island of Jersey; neither should he enter into any discusston at present upon the merits of the case which had been brought forward upon affidavits which the applicant had no op portunity to answer. If the Court thought that these matters should be discussed upon the present occasion, he (Mr. Kelly) hoped that their Lordships would oblige the Royal Court of Jersey to state them upon the return, in order that they might be traversed by Mr. Wilson, and that an opportunity might be afforded for delibe rately examining the state of the facts. Lord DENmAN here, addressing the Solicitor-General, inquired whether he was now in a condition to under take that Mr. Wilson's prison doors would be thrown open, and that he would be allowed to walk out ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that, in answer to his Lordship's question, he could only say, as he had said before, that if his rule were allowed to be made absolute he firmly believed that no obstacle would be placed in the way of Mr. Wilson's release. Lord DENMAN said that he had hoped that since the case had been last before the Court, the Solicitor-Gene ral would have been authorised to give an express un dertaking upon the subject. If the Court were informed that Mr. Wilson was at liberty to depart from his prison the Court would then consider itself to be at liberty to depart from the case, and should consider this course more desirable than entering upon a long discussion, until the decision of which Mr. Wilson must remain in gaol, for the purpose of raising the question of the lega lity- of his imprisonment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the Roy 41 Court of Jersey had offered to admit Mr. Wilson to bail, but that he rejected the offer. Mr. KELLY said that it was plain that the Royal Court of Jersey were tampering with a subject of such im mense importance as the liberty of the übject. If the Royal Court really intended to restore Mr. Wilson to his liberty, they ought to have at once thrown open his prison doors. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that they could not do so until the writ was quashed. Mr. KELLY said that he should not give any consent to such a proceeding, but go on at once to the objections which were made to the writ. Lord DENMAN observed that the objection to the writ was, that it was void upon the face of it. Mr. KELLY understood such to be the objection, and he should confine himself altogether to that point. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to support the validity of the writ under two general heads : first, that the Court itself would have the power to issue the writ, and that as the statute of Victoria had placed each of the individual judges upon the same footing as any of the Courts themselves with regard to all matters which might be done by any of those Courts, and that as Mr. Baron Rolfe had the power to issue the writ out of this Court, he could only have done it, as he had done, under the seal of this Court, and not under that of the Court to which the Learned Baron himself belonged. The other general head of argument was of a preliminary charac ter ; and under this head the Learned Counsel observed, that as the writ which had issued was in conformity to the order of the Learned Baron, the writ itself could not be quashed as long as the order subsisted. Supposing, therefore, that the Learned Baron did not possess the power which he had actually exercised, the only proper course of proceeding was not to apply to the Court for a rule to quash the writ quits improvide emanavit, but for a rule to set aside the order for want of jurisdiction in the Learned Baron by whom it was made. Mr. PEACOCK followed upon the same side, and in re ference to the position which had been so often asserted, that the island of Jersey was not bound by English Acts of Parliament, unless particularly mentioned, lie stated that the island of Jersey was not named in the present Regency Act any more than in the preceding Act, which had constituted the Prince of Wales Regent during the life of George 111. If the principle contended for were therefore to be established without qualification, it must follow that neither the former Regent had, nor could any future Regent have, under the present Act, any power by assenting to an Act of Parliament to bind Jersey, even though named in the particular Act, as it had not been named in the statute which created the Regency itself. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (with whom were Mr. Wortley and Mr. J. W. Smith) contended, that although Mr. Baron Rolfe even possessed the power to issue the habeas corpus itself, yet he had no power to take pos session of the seal of this Court and use it at his own discretion, in a case, moreover, where the Learned Baron himself could do justice to the party in his own Court, and where there was therefore no necessity for stretching the words of the statute of Victoria to give a power which was not required. The Learned Gentle man contended further that the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum did not issue into Jersey at all. But the ar guments upon both sides upon this point, as well as in deed upon every other, consisted of a reproduction of some part of the discussion which took place upon the former occasion. After a short consultation between the members of the Court, Lord DENMAN said that it was possible that they should be obliged to dispose of this case upon the ground of the technical objection to the writ—a ground upon which a case of such a nature ought hardly to be dis posed of. They would, however, mention it again to morrow. THE STORM ON SATURDAY NIGHT. On the night of Saturday last we were visited by a storm of wind which, for violence, though not for disastrous effects, was not equalled by any hurri cane since the destructive tempest of January, 1839. The gale set in suddenly about eleven o'clock—the wind from the N.W., but occasionally shifting a couple of points to E. or N. The storm had reached its height about four o'clock on Sabbath morning, at which time it raged with terrific fury, scattering the debris of dismantled roofs and chimneys in all directions, and rendering it most unsafe for such persons as were obliged to be out-of-doors (watch men and constables, for instance) to walk the streets, which at daylight were strewed with bricks, slates, and tiles. Several houses were unroofed. In North Queen-street, the stable of Mr. J. Wilson, one of the contractors for the cleansing of the town, was blown down, and out of eight horses which it con tained, two were killed, and two others seriously in jured. None of the remainder were much hurt. In Stanhope-street, two new and untenanted houses were almost blown to pieces ; and, in Leadbetter place, Old Lodge-road, another unfinished building was partially destroyed. In Ballymacarrett, also, a labourer's cottage was blown down, the inmates nar rowly escaping. None of the numerous tall chimney stalks of the factories were prostrated by the gale. We learn that in the districts to the north of Belfast there has been much damage to property. The coasts of Antrim, and part of Down and Derry, having been " lee shores" during the storm, it is but too certain that calamitous accounts from those por tions of our sea-board will be received. That fine iron steam-boat, the Prince of Wales, was the only one of our Channel packets which braved the gale and made her passage. She arrived at eight o'clock on Sabbath morning, having left Fleetwood at ten on the preceding night. The brig Robert Burns, of and for Liverpool, timber-laden, dismasted and aban doned, was fallen in with in the North Channel on Sabbath morning by the Isabella Napier steamer, bound from Sligo to Glasgow, and towed into the Clyde. The crew had been taken out of the main chains by a schooner, and landed at Derry. The captain was drowned.—Banner of Ulster. UNITED MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION.—Wed nesday the half-yearly meeting of this Company was held at the London Tavern. The chair was taken by Mr. Majoribanks, M.P., in the absence of Sir John Easthope, Bart. The Secretary read the report, from which it appeared that in the mine of Rayas the produce had been 21,438 caryas, or 24 bars, of silver, of which 13,419 were received by the owners and 7,889 by the Association. Some other ore amounted to 113,152 dollars, and the amount of expenses was 186,274 dollars ; the excess of the outlay was borne by the owners and the Association. The mine debt was now reduced to 757,677 dollars, and a large sum remained to be received for ore on hand. There was new ore ground dise•wered, the returns from which it was hoped would gradually increase. The haciendas were in a state of profitable employ. The claim on the Mexican Government for losses sustained at the mine of Zaca tecas, amounting to 235,454 dollars, had been sub mitted to an eminent jurist, who had reported in favour of the Company's claim, which opinion had been sub mitted to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and awaited the decision of her Maj,:sty's Go vernment. The prospects in Oaxaca remained the same as at last meeting. The number of bottlesof quicksilver sent over was 1,105 which cost 19,8831. The cash ac count showed the total receipts for the half-year to have been 28,6651. 12s. Bd. The available assets in London wet e 3,2171. 14s. 3d., subject to the monthly shipmeilts of quicksilver. A remittance of 50,000 dollar.: was ex pected. Oa the motion of Mr. T. Moore, seconded by Mr. Wood, a sum of 250 guineas was voted for a piece of plate to be presented to Mr. Shoolbred the late commissioner in Mexico, fur his valuable services to the Company. Some discussion then took place, more par ticularly as to the farther delay in making a dividend, when the report was adopted, and thanks were voted to the Chairman and Directors of the Company. SETTING A PIKE. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUNI• STANCE.—The folltoving anecdote is given on the autho rity of " An old sportsman," on whose veracity we can rely :—A gamekeeper to a nobleman in an adjoining county, being shooting on his employer's estate, on the 2d of September last, flushed a covey of partridges, a brace of which separated from the others and fl,d in a direct line for a large fish-pond, by the side of which was a foot-road leading to the mansion. The keeper having killed a sufficient supply for the larder, was re turning, when one of his dogs made a stand by the side of the pool, and on the keeper's approaching, the brace of strayed birds rose, and attempted to cross the pool, but the keeper shut one of them, which was immediately taken, while fluttering on the water, by a large pike. This circumstance did not much surprise him, as he well knew the voracious propensities of the fish. But on the morrow, as he was again passing this large sheet of water, the same dog made what is termed a dead set at the edge of it, and kept looking steadily at a few rushes that grew in the water, about two yards from land. Not seeing anything on the water, the keeper was surprised at his dog standing, and tried to send him in, but without effect, when presently he saw a large pike, about four incites beneath the surface, which he shot, when the dog dashed in and brought it to land. In returning home the keeper perceived an unusual fulness in the belly of the fish, and, taking it into the kitchen, requested the cook to cut it open, when, to his great surprise, he found the bird of his yesterday's killing, which sufficiently ac counted for his dog standing when he got to leeward of the fish, as no doubt he was setting the bird, which he must have scented from the respiraion of the fish.—The above is one of the many wonderlid circumstances which frequently occur to the observation of sportsmen. — It o? cestershire Chronicle. SUICIDE BY A MEDICAL MAN.—Wednesday Mr. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held an Inquest on the body of Mr. George Youd, aged thirty-six, assistant to Mr. Taylor, surgeon, 37, Harleyford-place, Kennington oval, who on Sunday night last committed suicide, in bed, by swallowing prussic acid. The evidence esta blished the fact that deceased was not right in his mind, and the jury consequently returned a verdict of " Tem porary Insanity." FOOT RACE.—On Friday a foot race came off at Carville, between Thomas Brown, of Quarrington Hill, and the Flying Barber, of Shields (Peter Finnigan). The match was for 15/. aside, and the distance 120 yards. The betting was 6to 4 on Brown. The race was wor. by BroTiA loy half a yard.--T, sc Mercury, HAMBURGH MAIL STOCKHOLM, JAN. 14.—We learn that the Crown Prince and Princess Gustavus will accoinpany the King to Christiana, where, for want of a suitable residence, accommodation will be provided in the Cathedral. CIH JAN. 14.—We hear that the King's arrival here is fixed for the 6th of February. ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN. 14.—The festival of the new year was kept yesterday at Court in the most quiet manner. There was only mass and the usual congratulations. His Royal Highness the Duke of Leuchtenburg arrived here yesterday from Munich. The new ducal palace, which is now complete, has been open for a few days to the public, and was an object of general attention. The weather is still uncommonly mild. We have seldom more than four or five degrees of cold. DANTzrc.—The measures to prevent foreign books from being smuggled into Russia are rendered more easy (that is to say) to the officers on the frontiers, they being authorised to refuse and eventually to destroy all foreign books in languages which they do not understand. _ - BRESLAU, JAN. 19 —The Roman Catholics of this city, who have resolved to withdraw from the Supre macy of Rome, will take the first decisive step. We hear in a few days there is to be a general meeting, as Mr. Ronge will state his views respecting the mea sures which are now necessary. It is, indeed, high time that this indecision and inactivity should have an end. _ _ GLUCIESTADT, JAN. 23.—A Blankinese boat ar rived here to-day at noon, with passengers from Cux haven. The Channel is free from ice, and the har bour also. FROM THE MAINE, JAN. 18.—The question is said to have lately been brought forward in the Diet, whether it might not be proper to put some restric tion in the discussing of the press on the affairs of the Church. One of the great Powers is said to be in favour of some such measure; but the other would maintain the principle of free discussion. The mat ter is still pending. DUTCH MAIL. ROTTERDAM, JAN. 24. —We learn, from good authority, that the shipowners of this city have peti tioned his Excellency the Minister of Finance, in order to obtain an improvement in forwarding the sea letters from Bromoenhaven to Helvoet, so that they shall no more be sent by the ordinary post, but, on the arrival of the ships, immediately be forwarded by an express at the expense of Government. We think that this improvement is very desirable, for it now verve often happens that the letters reach their desti nation one, and even two days, later than they might do, which is a great inconvenience to the merchants. ZEVELLE, JAN. 23.—Some time ago a joint-stock company was formed in this province for' improving the commercial road over the Zevoesche Drep. This company has now presented an address to the King, the contents of which are certainly remarkable. It shows the advantages which may be expected from the improvement; particularly that in Overysbels, which has an area of 300,000 acres, nearly the half laying waste, though the land is very well adapted to cultiva tion, only on account of the want of markets and canals. Situated, between the northern and southern provinces of the kingdom, washed by the Yssel and the sea, traversed by small rivers, and bounded by North-western Germany, it possesses all means to wards a considerable development of its commerce also, and it is no illusion to believe that this country, with a population of 200,000 souls, might support double the number if its waste lands were cultivated, and its commerce relieved from the difficulties under which it now labours. THE HAGUE, JAN. 27.—We learn that his Royal Highness Prince Frederick and his family will shortly go to Italy. It is said that Baron Huyssen Von Klttendylc, formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, and at present Member of the first Chamber of the States-General, is to succeed Mr. Rochusson as Ambassador of the Ne therlands at the Court of Belgium. A Rotterdam paper mentions Mr. J. Boeye as the probable successor of Mr. Rochusson. DUTCH FUNDS.—AISSTERDAM, JAN. 27. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2 1 3 per Cent.... • 6414 64% Ditto, 3 per Cent • Ditto, 4 per Cent.— .• •• • • 98y 99 Ditto, 5 per Cent.• ••••• • • • • 99% 100 Amort Syndic, 4,v_ per Cent.... • . • Ditto, 311 2 per Cent • ... • • Commercial Company, 414 per Cent .. 14713 147% East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • • • • . Rxchang,e on London, one month• ••• .. 12 20 Two months. . 12 15 At sight On Harnburgh •.• . • ....... 35 68.75 Two .............month'.. 35 43.25 On Paris 59 06.25 54 68.75 Two months. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .Duteh Papers, Jan. 28. THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER. The inquest on the bodies of the three unfortunate men who were killed by the accideq announced in our yesterday's impression, was held yesterday before the borough Coroner, Mr. Chapman, and a respectable jury. The accident has, of course, created a great deal of ex citement in the neighbourhood. The shock appears to have been tremendous, as it was felt, and created consi derable alarm, at a distance of more than 500 yards from the spot. After the jury had assembled and visited the scene of the accident, the first witness examined was Joseph Clarke, of No. 3, Allen-street, who deposed as follows:—I am an engine-fitter. Yesterday morning I arrived on the bank about a quarter before six o'clock. I met Wm. Stones on the bank, and then entered the new engine shed, in which the accident happened. Jones was the night inspector. At the time we entered the shed Mills was under the Irk engine, in the pit. All cock was examining the engine glands on the right-hand side of the engine. I said to them, "You are at it," and Mills said, " Yes, we are." At that moment the three deceased were all about the engine. At the same time the Stanley engine came in at the other end of the shed. Before I reached the Stanley engine, which was not more than 20 yards off, I heard a loud report, which I thought at the moment was occasioned by tie bursting of a steam-pipe. I went out at the end of the shed at which the Stanley was, not being able to get the other way, en aecount of the great quantity of smoke and fire which was flying about there. I shortly went to the end where the accident had occurred, and found that the shed was in ruins. I returned to the end from which I came, and obtained a light, with a view of searching for the bodies, knowing that some of our men were under the engine. When I first saw the engine the tender was attached to it, ready for starting. As soon as I found a light, I went to the place where the Irk had been standing. The engine was not where I first saw it, and the tender was covered with the ruins, near where it before stool. The whole of the roof for about twenty-one yards had been blown away. I found the engine on the pit at the opposite side of the shed, lying reversed on its broadside. On examining the en gine, I found that the fire-box top had been rent at three sides, and drawn upon the fire-bars. I found George Mills under the fire-box end, and William Allcock tinder the smoke-box end. Stones where lying on the flags, on the right side of the shed, with a wooden beam across his body. Ile was about seven yards from the engine. Allcock and Mills were carried a distance of twenty yards, and Stones was in the same place I left him. When I found them they were all dead. Mills, when found, was lying with his head on the rails, and the boiler upon it, his head being crushed and his skull laid open. Allcock was sitting on the rails with his feet hanging into the pit, and the smoke-box on his back. 1 have been in the service of the Co.npany five years. The whole of the deceased were steady men, and well ac quainted with their business. !dills had been in the Com pany's service five years. Allcock and Stoat-s about the same time. The engine and tender were on the line when I first went. The Irk was always considered a very good engine, and has been constantly at work, ex cept when undergoing a few slight repairs. A juror—l wish to ask whether the witness saw that part of the boiler which has been carried away since the accident? Witness—l did not. The engine had been repaired about last Friday, and had been working on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday last. It was tried on the Friday. Since repaired, it has had two trips to Leeds and back with passengers, and was about to make a third that morning with a passenger train. I had never seen anything the matter with it. It was consi dered all tight and trustworthy. No repairs had been done to the fire-box or steam chain'aar. I gild exemin. d them on Wednesday last, and found them all right. Stae had been under repairs about two months. It is my duty to examine all engines before they go out. By the Foreman—When I entered the she" in the morning the steam was not escaping from the valves. I did not see in what state the valves were, being at the other side of the engine; but, from what I could see, the valves were all right. The men w,rk by contract, an I it is very common for them to keep the steam as low as they can, in order to save the coke, which is weighed out to them. On the day before the accident, I saw the steam from the same engine blowing off. She was piloting at the time. I think the diameter of the valves is about three inches and a half. This is the inside of the valve. We generally work those engines at about 601 b. pressure to the square inch. The spring balance is one of Salter's flat-sided. I cannot say whether the valves were overweighted, but I believe they were the same as the day before. I cannot say what was the cause of the accident, but 1 believe the man who was getting up the steam was complaining of the difficulty of getting it up. There are two valves on the engine, one of which is a locked valve. Neither of the valves has been removed by the aceident, and I examined them shortly afterwards, before any person had interfered with them. The studs of the locked valve were broken, and the valve partly open. The other was closed, but the studs of the spring and lever were broken oil: I believe they were broken by the explosion, and were not the cause of it, unless they were improperly weighted. The lever was found close to the engine, and nothing was at• tached to it but the pin that weighted down the valve. By a juror—The effect of contracts with the Mtn would not induce the engineer to keep heavy fires, but just the reverse, unless they are at wick with the engines, and then they keep no heavier fires than they can do with. Their interest in the contract is to save fuel. They are paid a certain sum per mile, out of which they have to pay for their own fuel, oil, and tallow. They have also to pay their own firemen. By another juror—lf the valves had been in the same condition they were in the day before, the explosion THE QUEEN V. BARNARD GREGORY. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD appeared in this case upon to make an applica tion the subject. the t.on p i a n r t r e o s f p t e h e t e ( D ) f a uk r e n o l e f B p e r t u i d n;i n w g i et k i Mr. CROWDER, who appeared for the defendant, said that the brief which had been formerly held by Mr. Baron Plitt had been so recently delivered to him (Mr. Crowder) that he had not time to prepare for the discus sion of the case. The CounT thought it better that the rule should be enlarged. FLA'STDERSMAIL. --- BRUSSELS, JAN. 27.—The King will return from Ardenne on Saturday morning. The Commercial council of Antwerp, in its sitting of the 21st, considered an application for a sum of money to repair the cathedral. According to the estimates made by Mr. Dur l .ot, the architect, the total sum necessary for the very great repairs which one of the finest monuments in the country requires would he less than one million and ninety thousand francs. For the present, only a partial vote of credit is wanted. This application was referred to a Committee, with the special request that this reference shall not pre judge the question whether the city or the Govern ment is bound to make these repairs. The Council then resolved that a petition should he drawn up and presented to the Chamber, praying that the present laws respecting. sugar should be revised. The debate in the Chamber of Representatives, on the budget of the Minister of the Interior, has been continued to day, but not concluded, and it seems doubtful whether it will be concluded to-morrow. The curiosity excited by this imp trtant debate, and the eagerness to be present at it, have not decreased. Among the Members who are to speak against the Ministry, Mr. Castian is sail to be one; Messrs. De Merode, Cogels, and De Decker intend, as we hear, to speak in favour of the Ministry. We are assured that some Members, who wavered before the discus sion, have declared that they join the majority in consequence of the debate that has taken place. BELGIAN FUNDS —l3ausstts, JAN. 27. _ . Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •• • • ....... •• • Rothseliild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• . • • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • . 9s 4 Ditto Three per Cent • • • • • • • " • " • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •••• • .. 774 Ditto, ditto, 1840 ........ ...... • • • • • • • • 103% Ditto, ditto, 1844 .. . • • • •• • • " • • • • • • • • • • 102% Ditto of the City, 1843 . ....... • • • • • • • • 103 Ditto, 1832 •. Bank of Belgium • • • • • ....... • • • 612 —Brussels Papers, Jan. 28. _ - - THE SPY SYSTEM.—We have been informed that one of the county constabulary was employed to associatr with a gang of po tehers, and to accompany them in their nocturnal expeditions in order to ensure the conviction of the offenders. We trust this is incorrect, although we fear it b.; too true. There may 131 great beauties in the Irish police system, but we protest against the in troduction of this un-English practice into the county of Gloucester constabulary force. We shall be glad to have it satisfactorily established that there is no truth in the information which has been communicated to us.— Chelenhrim Free Press. We have reason to believe that, although it is highly probable that the abilities and services of Mr. Cardwell will be secured for the Government in some appointment of importance, yet that the announcement that Mr. Cardwell is destined to the Vice-Presidency of the Board of Trade is at least premature,—.Evesing paper, could not have taken place, as the steam w.)uld have passed through the valves. We scldom see steam blow uff from the contract en , :;ines. ‘Vh,?rt I examined the valves, after the explo,ion, th,re Et , p-ared to ba nothing the matter that would cause the accident. By the Foreman—l am not aware that he (Stones) ha l bei-n absent during the whole night. He told me that he had examined the engine, and that it was all right, as were also all the other steam-engines. By a juror—lt frequently happens that when the en gineers are starting with a heavy load, they put their hand on the spring balance valve to prevent the steam. from escaping, and this enables them to start better ; but they cannot get at the lock up valve, which, if in proper condition, will open when the steam is at a cer tain pressure. Mills was not a man that was in the habit of tampering with the valves. I have carefully examined the rent in the roof of the fire-box, and there appears to have been an imperfection in the metal plate. I come to this conclusion from the appearance of the metal, which is darker than the other. On the conclusion of the examination of this witness, the inquiry was adjourned until Monday next, and will be resumed at the Palatine Hotel, near the Victoria station. THE CHURCH RIOTS at EXETER. CORRESPONDENCE. St. Sidwell's, Jan. 18, 1845. Dear Mr. Mayor,—You are aware that last Sun , !ay, as I came from church, I was assailed in a very disor derly manner by a mob, which had assembled at the churchyard gate. As it is not impossible that there may be an attempt at a repetition of such proceeding, to-morrow, I thought it right to inform you, in order that you may take such steps as will insure the peace of the city. —Your obedient. servant, FRANCIS COURTEN AY. The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Exeter. Braduinch-place, Jan. 18. 1845. Dear Sir,—Some rumours have reached me. an - 1 these have been retailed, as I am told, by the West-rn Times, that an attempt will be made to-morrow to create div turbance not only at St. Sidwell's, but at St. Paul's. As the minist , r of the latter pari,h, I write to inform you of this threatened disturbance, that you may take such measures for the pr• , servation of peace as you may think proper. I fear nothintr in the morning, but in the afternoon and evening services I think some watchful ness will he required, not only to-morrow, but for some Sundays following.—Believe me, yours faithfully, JOHN ARMSTRONG. The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Exeter. Guildhall, Exeter, Jan. 21, 1845. My Lord,—On Saturday I received letters from the Rev. John Armstrong and the Rev. Francis Courtenay, intimating that they expected there would be disturb ances in their several parishes on the following day, and requesting me to take measures for the preservation of the peace. Accordingly, the whole of the day police, with a large additional force of constables, were on duty. After the morning service in St. Sidwell's, Mr. Courte nay was met at the churchyard gate by a large mob of persons, and upwards of 600 followed him with occa sional hisses and groans till he had reached his residence on Southernhay. In the afternoon, notwithstandirg pouring rain, more than 2,000 persons assetnblt d in the same disorderly way, and with increased violence dese crated the Sabbath. The police behaved with th , greatest temper and circumspection, and effectually protected Mr. Courtenay from any personal injury, al though at one time, near the Old London Inn, the rush was so great as almost to overpower them. In the even ing, Dr. Coleridge, who preached at St. Sidwell's in his surplice, was also assailed by a formidable mob on his quitting the church. Hitherto the police has been able to prevent personal violence, and every possible endeavour shall be used for the preservation of the peace ; but it is impossible to say what serious consequences may ensue upon a repetition of such unlawful proceedings. I felt it to be my duty, with the concurrence of the magistrates who have assisted me, to give your Lord ship this information ; and respectfully to inquire if your Lordship can recommend any measures to prevent the cause of such disorderly assemblies. —I have the honour to be, your Lordship's faithful and obedient servant, EDWARD WOOLMER, Mayor. The Bishop of Exeter. N.B. There was no disturbance in the parish of St. Paul. Tuesday Evening, Jan. 21, 1845. My Lord,—Since I had the honour of addreseing your Lordship this morning on the subject of the un happy disturbances in this city on Sunday last, I have received a requisition, signed, as you will perceive, by a most respectable and influential portion of the inhabi tants of Exeter—an authentic copy of which requisition I enclose for your Lordship's consideration. Having already detailed to your Lordship an account of the disturbed state of the city on Sunday last, I have only to add my prayer to that of the requisitionists, that your Lordship will interfere to prevent a repetition of those disgraceful scenes.—l have the honour to be, your Lordship's faithful and obedient servant, EDWARD WOOLMER, Mayor. Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Exeter. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EXETER. We, the undersigned citizens of ExAer, most deeply deplore the violation of the Sabbaths in our hitherto peaceful and well-conducted city yesterday and on the Sunday previous ; and, whilst we deeply regret such a mode of manifesting public opinion, we should be guilty of concealing our own feelings, and of a dereliction of duty to you, were we not to express our decided con viction that a representation of the circumstances should be officially communicated by you to the Lord Bishop of the diocese, requesting his Lordship (who has the power) to restore peace and good order to our city on future Sabbaths. Dated January 20, 1845. (Signed by 151 Citizens of Exeter. Bishopstowe, Jan. 22, 1845. Mr. Mayor,—l have this day received the letter of the 2 tat instant, which, with the concurrence of the magis trates who have assisted you on occasion of the recent outrages in St. Sidwell's parish, you have done me the honour of addressing to me, " respectfully inquiring if I can recommend any measures to prevent the cause of such disorderly assemblies." Thus applied to by such authorities, I must not scruple to answer with the frankness which becomes me. You and the other magistrates have not informed me what you consider the cause to be. Thus left to my own conjectures on the subject, I must first endeavour to satisfy myself, on the very slight information which nes reached me, what the cause of these violations of the peace has really been. The wearing of the surplice bs Mr. Courtenay or Dr. Coleridge in preaching; is cer tainly not, of itself, the cause ; for the surplice was so worn in St. Sidwell's Church, both by Mr. Curt nay and by his predecessor. fsr several years, without excit ing any popular disturbance, or any intimation, to me at least, of any adverse feeling on the part of their parishioners. It was not till the very extraordinary agi tation which has recently been excited at Exeter, that the use of this vestment in the pulpit was visited with any mark of popular displeasure. It appears to me, therefore, that it is this agitation which has been the true cause of the present disgraceful state of things at Exeter; and as this cause has already acted, I am unable to " recommend measures to prevent" it. It is, indeed, within the ability of every one to recom mend measures which may prevent the recurrence of so fruitful a cause of mischief, the principal of which is the very obvious one, of warning all, in every station, espe cially those whose station and influence may be expected to be greatest, to beware how they venture to excite the fanatical feelings of a mob, which the experience of every age and every place has proved to be much mote easily excited than allayed. I would not dwell unnecessarily on matters too noto rious to need to be recounted ; but justice to the mis guided populace on this occasion demands the admission, that their present excesses have been provoked, by the unreasonable and culpable violence of many of their su periors, and by the scarcely less culpable indifference of many others. I have myself seer, not only placards on the walls of Exeter proclaiming a " Great Protestant Meeting," but even the report of the proceedings of that meeting in one of the most respectable public journals of this or any other county, headed by the same danger ously exciting description. That a" No Popery" city thus wantonly raised should issue in the excesses which all decent parsons mast now depl-re, cannot be matter of astonishment to any one who regards history as a re cord of the follies and crimes to which the rashness more frequently than even the wickedness of man may conduce. While I am writing to you, I have received yoar se cond letter, brought to me by an express messenger, containing a requisition to you signed by many (I doubt not) very respectable inhabitants of Exeter, who " ex press their decided conviction that a representation of the circumstances should be offieidly comenunicated 1,3 you to the Lord Bishop of the dim- se, requesting his Lordship (who 1,45 the 'sewer) to re tore peace ane good order to their cit? en futun e Sabbaths." Your own letter " adds s our prayer to that of the re quisitionists, that I ill interfere to prevent ar. peri.ion of these diseac-ful scenes." Both you and the requisitionists ant pleased to ascribe to me a " power" which I must in all sine rity I cannot undo what has been already done. I cannot recal that spirit of sober piety, of respect for the laws of the Church and of the State, of due regard to the con scientious feelings and indisputable rights of the clergy of Exeter, which it has been the indefatigable labeur of many of its inhabitants, who are above the vulgar, during several weeks to chase away. If the magistrates of your great city are now powerless —if the law is on each succeeding Lord's-day violated With impunity—if the utmost boast of those who ad minister it be (as I understand your letter as manifestly implying) to guard an unotfending clergyman harmless through your streets, while nnattempt is made to vindi cate justice by punishing a single individual of those by whom his life has been endangered—l cannot flatter myself with the hope that I can do anything towards the restoration of peace, in the legitimate sense of the word—peace, that is, which is based on order, and insures the p'aceable enjoyments of the rights of all men. I can, indeed, write a letter to Mr. Courtenay, ad vising him not again to preach in tits surplice, unless he conscientious), and on full inquiry, is satisfied that he may not do so, eith ut violating his sob mn engagements to the Church. But even this is a responsibility which I dare not take upon myself. Fur I much fear that thus to give a triumph to popular violence can only result in unnerving the law, and exposing its administrators (whether deserving or not) to contempt. But, while I refuse to incur this responsibility myself, I deem it right so far to comply with the urgent appli cation made to me, as to furnish you, Mr. Mayor, whose office makes you most responsible for the permanent peace and good order of Exeter, with a letter to Mr. Courtenay, which you will, or will not communicate to him, as you shall think proper. i I ituloie it unseakd, in order that you BILLY 14 .,' TO fter re:Adia , , may either or with I " it Let me add, that I 'h a ve had no c„,,,may,,atior.,,:m, Courtenit, eah-r &reedy or indirectly, on (•xtrnordinary occurrence.—l have the honour t" ye t, Mayor, Frith great respect, your ino,t obedierA ser,3, VC IIIM The IVglit Worshipful the 11,1 y or of Exeter. --- Exeter, Saturday , James'e 184c5Che My Lord Bishop,—l am in receipt o f the tr o' rto 22d inst., which your Lordship did me the honou r of address to me in reply to my letters to your Lor dbi liell the 21st detailing the serious disturbaaces viray. had taken place in the parish of St. Sidwelrg, an,c.l.Pcsoe in" for your Lordship's interference to prevent t"j sit cf such disorderly assemblies. I have also receiv'en y open letter, addressed to the Rev. Francis Coo e,3 which your Lordship inclosed in the one addr in ess 0 . me, and which I delivered to that gentleman formity with your Lordship's permission. a 10" I am in d nUt whether your Lordship inten letter for publication ; and as Mr. Courtenay eqn/broir with the advice of his diocesan, and acceded to t ü bli• quest of the magistrates, and hiirself caused the P fh t it' cation l of your Lordship's letter to him, I t., ll° _,thip' s debP ietter to withhold the publication of your letter to me until I had again heard front your Pr was The full bench of magistrates met this afterooori'v I read to them your Lordship's letter to C. I ne „ i bli , b sire me to request your Lordship's permission P - ( 10 your letter, as they feel quite confident thuir. will meet the approval a their fellow citizells.ooll the honour to b, our Lordship's faithful AO ot• servant, EDWARD‘; 001,\IER, Rigl - 4 Rev, the Lord Bishop of Exeter' 271 1945 0 Bishopstowe, Jan. '.47,ide `b Mr. Mayor.--I have the honour t o acknoWr:, t j b ,. ii ~ e eipt of your letter of the 2 5 th Ins t., whie- jtte., day „ reached me. `•requesting my perinissi. n, "`' letter s re of the full beneli of magistrates, to putdish Isi t , you of the 22d." I 0 ,1 Coat letter was written, hastily indeed —for soli , rof :at s_: s ot singer was waiting, for it—but not inconside I found myself compelled to c rite in sel' - d! in order to repudiate that responsibility for " e th ;ell' ration of peace and good order to the cif,' of recoil', which your own letters of the 21st—then .il ls i eil l) " (the only •mes, indeed, which I had received gold on the subject, thou , h the first outrage at S t " t fil l ' iP pret T o itioll occurred on Sunday, the 12th)—seemed by implication, and which the accompanying re( ' . 1 ,,f professed in express terms, to cast upon m• 1 neiw,". A letter, written under such circumstances, a p r .: at the time of writing it wished you to circumstances vubli; rate, nor do I now hesitate in permitting r il f„ s 'os jr Of course, the communication to which it ? li bel*, iwer, al; well as our present correspondence, "';')," l it 0/1 fished with it, and no remarks a-ppended, Without tter eons 111 having an opportunity of making any obserrs- lu d them which shall seem to me necessary to b e ific ' . lei the publication. As relates to Mr. Courtenay's publication alo to him, I knew nothing of his intention til l 1 p eoil ie-4 • 0' letter in the newspaper. But under his very 100°4 circumstances, Ido not blame him for the P ll9 oli'lf especially as the letter itself does not cast blasleoo ur of° one.-1 have the honour to be, Mr. mayor„l,ll. obedient servant, 11. F'`,. P J o The Right Worshipful the Mayor of E:se t o cOmoo P.S. I am just informed, that a statement or e d ts .he some newspaper, that several gentlemen aPP',., I i t fast week as I passed through Exeter, to to e - or esex rity with Mr. Courtenay to prevent his 11°7,10 in the surplice. Thi... statement is altogether _-- 0 111 (From the Tunes.) 1, Os or If the Bishop of Exeter loves notoriety, 101 l P o i accomplished his desire, but not very ere-1 00 6 0 consistently. To set a whole diocese in ta n 0 1 04 while it is raging at its worst to fall bac k the OWO' pity, and plead ignorance of the cause °lrani!) ot and astonishment at the extent of it, lug " e deto esD „ O pa' racier with Dr. Phillpotts, but suits not th e or resrd, ,f a discreet, well-juding prelate. From th e c o r EP for en •e between his Lordship and the D'ia v l v ii r i r o ll , which we print elsewhere, our readers themselves how far the Bishop deserves ef: l f e t P e , tol ' F )r o r e e nsure ourselves, i n thweemuch t b liebt tsl ,o termed absurd, and something that carries o :47abl e 0 matter think of therethe lateis tunnit,' t e ati.o of insincerity in the Bishop's reply. 15 it Y i at, °Lte! the notion to be entertained for one to° lll ii-tar i- ottr : : ,ger - ev i : r 9 ttl ' l t i though not officially informed of that: tert t ot he could be entirely ignorant of tu e '; 4 1 Ib l i after their occurrence ?He professes of e' 0 , the surplice in the pulpit is not the cause 1 111 r et i hh is ea o r r m, d , e ir r islig s, o b stp u d t oitpu t ,d, h re e ys agitation about F r°te Lo l, l 4 " of er ß y I sh o l o l s e t a o l 3 l 4 ' , detach you so far from all tidings of tlos g r o tro o re, world, and absorb your reflections so ~.1 % . ioil h e canonical studies,-it w.,uld be advisable '`)tiiirtl;oB_,° times to have your remote retreat , and 11 0 ,,, vr ri ere , 5 0 w, , really going on, and how far you can n''',, biolf, tr need is, in affairs with which, in truth. )' ° ' - te stwi t ept i little connexion. It is out of the eill" ti°ll il eir 41 11 A/ blame of these disgraceiul sce nes from o 'l l e rgi,,,, , iw, quarter ; arid the fact of a letter to the " b t i t trer ,trangely, indeed, enclosed to the 314 °r ~,,hiit4 ' e ll ej,,o the discontinuanee of the surplic • in Pr e „t tb e g iv, how well his Lordship knew weere the r"°; . „,ftrAp'g je , lay, and how it was to be removed. O il "' i t 10 - t o'4 subcerfuge about persons of a superior 0.,' 1 1 0, 41 1 11 ; stigated the lower orders to disturbances - o l or ev to v . , to excuse these Courtenays and Coleritlges'atteehA their superior, from the blame that 0 306 w ith, ~l'i % imprudence and rashness of the innovators, 0 with, didjudges. The fault cannot be sulked tOof,beoyl moroseness, nor sneered away at the exeensstedl, 0 1°, aid magistrat, s, who did on that occasioo just le:: ought to have done. We cannot appprove hadttt'' vi rit le t 1t .4 0, , diffuse epistle of the Bishop, who, if he 4, h ioo and less dising , nuously aid acritnonieuslPs to Poo 0 far better satisfied the parties concerned I I pert ll , l4 , tion and power in this instance. It h e °l er h e'3 l lll o set him right, we will tell him why the to ff ,pt he intimates, so long worn in the puiP : it o fi ly be fi ref monstrance or popular outbreak I 11 1' ir bee question of these novelties had not till tel e at iter and borne as they were at first in silence,„"'heceodeitel they could be no longer tolerated when ',,', v 1)1 , 0 0;0 1 tail' to what extent fresh innovators n 3 igl - t iot ' - dth go. When, therefore, it was determineujoeletq-00 1111 to them, they became a stirring cause of u peitt o , i f " when in spite of the public feeling all a gte° r tile f i were persisted in, they generated the ,1,0„y and 19th inst. Now, unless his LordsloPi/ege- 001 gets one g; eat prineiple brought in at tit 0 00. 9 1 4 / viz., the right of private judgment, "' es see ) 0 0+4 to the laity the privile .e of ~,t ee ti,) 0 0 09 their ow n eyes, and j„dglng from th eir oe o ei + , duns. And until he, or some other 01' 1 , 1 ; i s ti A t tl e ee I I shall define the precise boundaries of I : i hsfe,ioliiii laity will avail themselves of it (as t he/ e se pli reference to these unwise measures). 1 ; 0 ,00 0 104 firmly. You must allow, then, this la d° e', l - or o l o ll o o -you must, indeed ! To use your own t ti „ t le o lort 1 0 1 own letter to the Mayor-you '` c arinci dis te 0 11.5 1 , been already done ;" y ou ettun.t ref'''. a nd o f .hi 0 ourself admit a. 3 a Protestant Bu t t pd 5 el l 'foir or fathers of the reformed religion sole the h: 01 " 0/ 0 /1" chief weep ,ns against the delusions of t be et% _di undeceive and e: lighten those who ha d t i e th e diq awed by pretensioes to infallibility, all,evierglio#l • xercise of the pries ly office. It 03 7 t he clan o f t oo l found inconvenient and troublesome, '' ° „ o cal w o et„ whether for good or ill, so it is, ana,.Y - itsg i ,bor the fact. You are even responsible W l ' 0, Pr d, gterts of the Church of which Yon tire ~,, y o ourself must content y , rself to endure it. -- A lt 09 _._.._-•!n___--------_____------------ ri. ,... 0 , [ADVERTISEMENT.] - CONSUgrli% ri,,olll,in TRAOEDINARY CURE DT 1.101.1.0vil - vett % .dg il " OINTMENT.-Mary Gilmore, ag ed •din'W 0 1 110 1. daughter of Mr. Henry Gilmore, re si ec one 04 street, Shoreditch, was in the buttons_ce,,erilap consumption, arid considered past N e llef i g 't , a last resource, large quantities 0 1 , 1 r c hel fs s o , l4 merit was rubbed twice a day into ' 1 ;0 th' e V ii , side, which was imbibed into the lttog,?'. ea se llg tt 0 7 0 the ravages of this otherwise fatal Wii e d to 11 1 0 0 r i o t as though the remedy had been aP,P we re Iv elr o di sore palpable to the eye. 'The - 1 '. 115 pe rre e deeL, react', and the young person w,„l„ s t a e , Ye ti c iff w three months. !Sold by every lal r e",",ealt - . the EstabliThinent of Professor edou o , G o where a , ' vice may be had gra tis. li l - a ll 0' grialis.;s' 0000 co 60, On Jan. 22, at Uddings, Dorset, xi T. ffe a daughter. h e latv -iv' ,1 be O ry n ,o J t a a n. so 2 n 4 . , at Tours, the lady of the ge:ofir„,,, c p Esq.,O s J t a a n ff ...2 sl 2 l;g a e t ( S ifi t , tm o r aerLhuiglll2, Cteorr.k. the 0 lane 081,01,. On Jan. 25, at Balduvan House , +-' 8 ' tell! OF CPI ,A. (laugh er. f S ' %C. 0 1 ' 1 0 On Jan. 27, at Ryde, the lady 0 art li o f son. Carts' odf On Jan. 27, at Abermarles.park, 00 10 di" Arengo Cross, of a daughter. ~ o l g-- 1 fa- On Jan. 28, at Norland•place,s/Suorrtey .000, bed Frederick Chinnock, of a daughter. the lady of 0 I J ,, a s q n : , 2 0 9 f. a at s o P n e . .: k h a m . rye, Di ( 2, Cr omp ton er'' 1 1 :0 1/ On Jan 29, in Endsleigh-street, gr s • 0 Id , •of ,d mAß.BOteettYcisuP it," On Jan. 25, at St. Bride's, Fieetl, o t hir- 4. 4 of Lincoln's 1 nn-fields, to Jane 11-133,Vreestert'he /1,6,40 late T. Point, Esq., of the Danes , I „, i , : ten , 00 1 ;i1J; t r On Jan. 28, at St. Matthew's, T otte ge , et bv 0 , i t, Jephson, M.A., of Corpus Christi to clizah49ol) Altr Curate of St. John's, Westrninstct, Elie u o rp daughter of John Cuthbert Joyne r ' 010 1 / Surrey. On Jan 29, at St. George's Cn„ e tel l i ll e n :e tc r :1. Bert East, eldest son of Sir East ‘-"'" t ' dank Berks, Bart., to Emma Jane, elde4;est. ,„ 9 4. to ) Smith, Esq., of Connaught-place , ~,,,r . , A J e ri ,- or t iv DIE 1) • ti Llu 14 , )1, 5 0 v 1 h 11 ' l. ` ' 0 4 01 Aug ro do On Jan. 23, 2 4 3 ,, , a a t t S il t ; uPsesteeisrsbjuorhgn r gstt.ti si n's' 9 On Jan. 23, at Great Carter. lane, _ Je ll,. ~ r , d IW o ° `O F Edwards, aged 54. iliCh ilt DO 3 On Jan. 25, Jane, wife of Mr. - a DO g d street. gi1 33 , / ,. P ill A lb, Es o ,4 n ., Jan. 26, 2:at Winstead, E sse "'" Sa il/. , trii o oo" - A ll' - On Jan 27, it Banstead Dewn'' of iver CO' c ze. l4 On Jan. 28, Mr. T. Wins Illefiesantle..bricl. fil On Jan. 28, at Dorset -place, en.,,, cootCA'eiao,' Esq., M.A., Fellow of King's Co",bpr. sawilos• P ` On Jan. 29, in Universitytree"jernel6oo d . r O l On Jan. 29, at Cambervvell,l‘lslg, pe_ r ,res 7 - 0/0, On Jan. 29, Mr. David et c ;o1J, ) 0 , / g l furor, of Great Charlotte-street, e- ..,o 0 pli , t inoce coi ______ . to tle : 410 vof London: Printed and Publis ~r , ip No. 112, Strand, Printer, 41 ' ..1301 • Strand, iddiesex ill , tFhreidPayreed.isalleut asy of t . tr, 10 •.