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uVEN[NG 4 - EDIT] ON. COURT CIRCULAR. MANCHESTER ELECTION. , . MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY, —This being the day fixed for the nomination of the candidates, according to the Boroughreeve's precept, shortly after eight o'clock a crowd of persons began to assemble in St. Ann's-square, where the hustings had been erected. The Corporation dispute, as raised by the question of who is to be the proper returning officer, continues, and the corporators have been endeavouring to detach the beer sellers from Colonel Thompson's party. The double election is still to be carried on, and the Mayor's nomination commences to-morrow. Both parties will, however, poll at both elections, so far as it is at pre sent understood. Mr. Part, the Under-Sheriff, has disclaimed the act of his egenta in issuing a precept to the Boroughreeve, and some correspondence has taken place on the subject. Shortly after nine, the Boroughreeve having opened the proceedings of the day with the usual formalities, was served, together with the constables, with a protest against this election by Mr. Greg's friends. The protest was signed by James Kershaw, Richard Cobden, and C. J S. Walker, Esqrs., the latter Chairman of Mr. Greg's Com mittee. The BOROUGHREEVE then addressed the electors, and requested them to maintain the character of Manchester by the decorum and good order of their proceedings. He then called upon any gentleman who had a candidate to propose to come forward. Mr. KERSHAW accordingly came forward, and proposed Mr. R. H. Greg. He deeply regretted that Mr. Greg was absent from town, and he feared that his cause might suffer in consequence. The absence of Mr. Greg had been much misrepresented, but he had the highest autho rity for stating that Mr. Greg was solely absent for the benefit of the health of his family. He contradicted the assertion that Mr. Greg had one halfpenny invested in ma nufactures abroad. Mr. Greg was for the Ballot, for the Extension of Vie Suffrage, and the Shortening °tithe dui - tien of Parliaments. Were the Tories, he would ask, ad vocates for the same measures? He was for a repeal of the odious and abominable Corn-laws. Mr. Greg was now opposed by a strange gentleman who could not be expected to know their local interests or wants—by a sol dier, whose only fame was arms ; and, for his part, be pre ferred a candidate bred in a mill to one bred in a camp.— ( Hisses, and cries of " Off.") The interruption was here so great that it was impossible to hear a sentence ; but the Boroughreeve, having begged of the meeting to hear Mr. Kershaw out, the speaker proceeded to repeat that the Reformers were now called upon to elect a man, the re presentative of a party who was formerly anxious to de prive them of a vote. The eyes of Glasgow, London, Edinburgh, and, in fact, of every hamlet and town in the kingdom, were fixed upon this election ; and he confi. dently expected that the people of Manchester would maintain their consistency by returning Mr. Robert Hyde Greg to Parliament as their representative. Mr. COBDEN seconded the nomination. They bad three parties before them—the high Tory party, the rational Radical part), and the Chartist party. Why was there no Whig, no Ministerial party here? It was because the Whigs had followed too much in the footsteps of that wicked Tory party whom they had turned out. The Whigs did not acknowledge him as a Whig. The Whigs called Mr. Greg a Radical because he voted for Radical principles ; and if the Government possessed Mr. Greg's principles, corn would now be at one-half the price ; and if they could bring 400 such men into the House of Com mons they would have not half-time at the mills, but full employment. They had found on the canvass this time 2,500 removals ; 2,000 empty houses in Manchester. To what was this state of ehings owing but to the Corn-laws? It was said that Mr. Greg had gone abroad to invest his capital. Why was this? He had predicted that if the Corn-laws were not repealed the capitalists would go abroad. But could they think that if Mr. Greg intended to do so hia self. for the sake of making 20 per cent. of his' money abroad, he would have thrown out that warning? He warned them out of a desire to prevent such an event, and, upon his honour, he had not gone out on any such mission. Who was opposed to Mr. Greg? Sir George 'Murray. Did be understand commercial and manufacturing questions? He belonged to an order who had no symyathies with them. A certain churchwarden had taken him through his mill, and there was some little difficulty to make him understand the differences between cotton and lamb's wool. There was another candidate—Colonel Thompson, his friend, if he would allow himlo c ill him so; but he would rasher have seen Colonel Thompson heading a party any where than in Manchester. Colonel Thompson's sell ices as an advocate for the repeal of the infernal bread tax had been great. The Colonel put himself forth as the genius of Re dicalism ; but unless every body agreed exactly with him Col. Thompson would separate from his party, and stand on his own ground ; and he had heard that the Colonel had twenty-nine places on his list, where, whenever an elec tion took place, he would go and stand en the question of Radicalism.--("Well, that's brave at all events.") Mr. Cobden then complained of the conduct of the Radicals, who supported Colonel Thompson in opposing the efforts of the delegates to repeal the Corn-laws, on which occa sion he got his hat knocked off and nearly lost his life at the hands of those very men who were now supporting Co lonel Thompson on his anti-Corn-law principles. He re- We hear that the Venerable Bishop of Bath and commended Colonel Thompson , before he e ntered an y of Wells (who is residing at hi s cottage at Banwell) had a those twenty-nine great towns, to wait for a sufficient in s A mer i ca , evere attack of illness a few days ago, b u t we are h appy v it at i on . I n a country which the Colonel much to state that his Lordship is now considerably b e tt er .— applaud e d, can did a t es waited quietly and modestly till they Bristol Journal, were invited, and the American constituencies were hot The Bishop of London has purchased the beau- i accustomed Colonel Thom to, and would not tolerate, such visitations towns as Ofutestate at Riseholme, the residence of the late Francis pson threatened these twenty nine phapli n , E sq . Ri se h o l me i s w i t hi n two m i les o f Lincoln. with. He would not keep them longer in the rain. He seconded the proposal of his Hon. Friend It is the intention of th e Bi s h ops t o b u ild a c h urc h a t 'Robert Hyde Riseholme. Greg, Esq., as a fit and proper person to serve Manchester BISHOP OF WINCHE STER. in Parliament —On Saturday last The crowd had now increased to abaut 6,000 despite a the Bishop of Wincheste r held an ordination at St. Helier's, heavy shower of rain which began to fall. Jersey, when Mr. Samuel Wright was admitted to priest's Mr. T. FIELDEN (the brother of the Member for Old order. On the same day, being the anniversary of the ham) then stood forward to nominate Colonel Thompson. horrible massacre ofiSt.Bartholemew,when 70,000 French He did so because he was a Radical Reformer, and an ad-, Protestants were ruthlessly massacred in cold blood by the vocate for Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, the repeal Roman Catholics by order of Charles IX., the Rev. Dr. of the odious New Pocr-law. and the Factory Bill. He leune, Dean of Jersey, preached an eloquent sermon, spe- would not detain them by making a speech. He considered cially relating to that fearful outrage on humanity, when the Colonel as the most fit person to represent their inte priestcraft stained the altars of a God of love with hcca- rests, and if they were of the same opinion they ought tombs of his creatures, who could not subscribe to the triumphantly to return him as their representative. mockery of transubstantiation. On Monday the Bishop Mr. CONDY then came forward, and spoke forcibly and confirmed several hundreds of the youths of both sexes in eloquently against the errors of Whig Government, who t he parochial church of St. Helier and in All Saints since they came into office had increased the national Chapel. On Tuesday the same ceremony was performed debt by more than 40,000,0001,, and had deluged Canada at St. Lawrence, for the parishioners of St. Lawrence, in blood, in order to rob the inhabitants of that anal St• Mary's, and St. Peter's, for those of St. Peter's , co lon y of about 180,0001. which was in their treasury. St. Ouen, and St. Beelade. On Wednesday confirmation The Whigs professeal liberality to the people, and was held at St. Martin's, for that parish, and the parishes declared tbat their liberty should neve r - be compro of Gren v ill e an d Trinity. On Thursday his Lordship raised ; they condemned a stan din g arm y , but the y preached a t St. James's Chapel, in favour of the introduced all over the country a blue-bottle tyrannical r children's schools. —Guernsey Paper. force ; they spoke of the right of the people to power, THE EARL OF DERBY. On Wednesday but their professed democracy knit together brute force , last we saw a letter from this highly esteemed Nobleman, against laws—if laws they could be called—they were to be in his own h an d wr i t i ng, to a gentleman of this town, against the common mind ; and if the people opposed which satisfactorily afforded us the evidence that his Lord- bludgeoned. Mr. Cobden had been wonderfully wits; in ship has recovere d , i n a great degree, the effects of his late remarking that Colonel Thompson had thirty boroughs, severe attacks, and that his general health is much int but he would ask if that was not 'a compliment to the Co. proved. Long may the N o bl e E arl be sparedtoado—rn !hriel's popularity? The electors of the borough had been the circle in which he moves, and to confer blessings on all nicely humbugged (to use the only expression perfectly )around him.—Preston Ch ron i c l e, applicable) by Mr. Poulett Thomson, their late Member. THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHE- As to free trade he gave them a deal of it—lie reduced the duty on sallad-oil, figs, &c., which the people could not QVEL—Mr. Francis Thornhill Baring, s the New Chancel- luxuriate in, for their money was exhausted from their for of the Exchequer, is the oldest son of Sir Thomas Ba- pockets by the Government for other purposes.—(Cheers.) . ring, Bart., and Nephew of Lord Ashburton. has always differed in politicswith Mr. Baring The Learned Gentleman concluded by saying that if they his relative. three I whew have seats in the House. At Oxford Mr. BaringGreyn,s wanted free trade, the withdrawal of the duty on corn, and obteirted distinguished honours, and during Lordl Suffrage, Colonel Thompson was the man ; and Universe called a Chartist Colonel; but he had more stake administration held the (Ace of Lord of the Treasury. he was condition of the t' his He has sat in six Parliaments. Mr. Baring in the peaceable . country than any o married a o pponents. He would advise the electors to bestir them. niece of Earl Grey's, sister of the present Si r 0. Grey. selves, an d return the Gallant Officer to represent the in- Lord Dinorben left town on Saturday last for habitants. Kinmell Park, accompani e d by L a dy G ar d ner. Hi s Mr. GEORGE CLARKE came forward next to propose Sir Lordship intends to receive company about the middle of George Murray. He supported and proposed Sir George the month ; among others the Prince and Princess of Capua. Liberal Conservative and not bound to any faction. Mr. THE EGLINTOUN TOURNAMENT. Ti . Its gor- Clcrke concluded by proposing—The Right Hon. Sir George Murray as their representative —(Cheers.) geous chivalric displ a y h as f orme d a su bj ect for the penc il Mr. WooD, a Wesleyan Methodist, the nomi ot fan itinerant showman, who drags a frail vehicle about : naoon in a most able and eloquent speech. he streets of the metropolis, which carries a box, re inscontain- " A grande Exhibition," as the proprietor of the The BOROUGHREEVE then proceeded to call on the sal . d„, spective candidates to address the meeting. show informs us on a written (?) paper, "of the reserivee Turnament in Scotland, with trew representation of all the his .h - Ir. WALKER came forward on behalf of Mr. Greg, but Lordes and Ladys present, all coloured." A sight of this of Colonel proceedingo lonelThompson's was objected to by Mr. Candy and some friends. .. " magnificent " exhibition, the showman further tells 1" Mr .CONDY protes t ed against bearing theßepresentatne can be obtained for the very reasonable sum of one half- of an invisible candidate. Penny. Mr. Dower Mr. WIIYATT, and another elector de- Sheridan Knowles is returned from a two month's mantled that & qualification with should be administered residence in Scotland, where he has been occupied in to Colonel Thompson, their candidate, and also to Sir writing a play fur Covent-garden Theatre. Madame George Murray and Mr. Greg; and protested against Vestris will perform the principal character in the drama. proceeding with Mr. Greg's election if he were not pre- The appr oac hi ng musical festival at Worcester, sent to take it . under the patronage of her Majesty, will, it is expected, The oath was accordingly administered to Colonel prove highly successful. The performances commence on Therapson. .Tuesday fort n i g h t, and will continue for t h e t h ree f o ll ow - The BOROCUHREEVE then called on Mr. Greg to take ing days. The unp rece d ented d eman d f or sc h emes end the oath, on which a long discussion ensued. the oto inquiries for lod g i ngs lead to the conclus i on t h at a f ter This proceeding i n t e rrupt e d th e b us i ne ss full an hour expenses have been defrayed a considerable sum will and a half. ?main available for the purpos es o f t h e exce ll ent c h ar ity, Colonel THOMPSON then came forward amid the loud In supp ort o f w hi ch the celebration takes place The Lord cheers of his supportere. He alluded more particularly to op 0 Worcester as president, ' Binh - f Paul,E with the Lord Sandys, Sir J. Mordaunt, H. St.. the topics on which for many years he had dwelt, viz., Faussett, the Rev. J. sq., M. P , the Rev. Dr. Universal Suffrage, the Abolition of the Corn•laws, the Lucy, &c., the stewards, it is under- Ballot, Annual Parliaments, no Property Qualification for stood, intend to be present. Among the 14 individuals who were sworn in question Excise Assistants, was Members of Parliament, and the Now Poor-law. On the of the Corn-laws be had, for a length of time was John New-during as her Majesty's Hop his public career, endeavoured to impress upon all land, who, although in his 90th walked from Leominster, his native year, had that maiming connected with who were in any way . manufactures or place, and appeared commerce, that the restriction on the exchange of their more hale and hearty than many of his brother officers manufactures for food operated precisely in the same way who are his juniors by scores of yea rs . —Hereford Tim es , as would the building of a wall round a town—Manches- Mr. Feargus O'Connor addressed the workine ter for instance—and obliging the inhabitants engaged in classes of Carlisle in the Theatre on Friday evening last manufactures to give two yards of cloth instead of one for The house was crowded to excess. The main object of a peck of corn to the owners of such patches of land as his address was to praise his own disinterestedness. Dr. acre capable of growing corn within the inclosure. The Taylor also addressed a very crowded audience in the same owners of land said to them, " Give us two shillings for a place on S,-.tut-day night. He declared that a large mind- peck of corn instead of one, and we will spend two shillings rity o f t h e present Convention was compos e d of "ties, upon !sou instead of one, and buy two yards of cloth of 1 traiters, and cowards." He advised that the body should y ou in stead of one." He should have t hou g ht that an y -) be dissolved, and a new Convention elected, to a bieh none man who could keep his fingers out of the wheels of a of the old me mbers should he eligible. He stated that if m achine could have seen into such a question in the light he could be provided with seven men, who would i mp l ic i t l y he had put it. He was in favour of the principle of Uni obey his orders, and whose fidelity could be entirely relied versal Suffrage, because the numerous classes were almost on, he would secure immediately all the objects the people entirely!ry cut off from any share in making the laws by which had in view. If any one o f the seven should tutu traitor cndition was to be deter 'd • the l a respect to the lives of all the others would be sacrificed. The meet d Dr e ng was also addressed by Mr. Borne, of Newcasoe.— . Warne was present, but did not speak --Tyne Mercury. \ .il is scarcely credible the extent to which in a hundred is discovered. The receivers of stolen the Ballot, he was its d min h e ' that the voter w fully without nent of log 1t lengthenedar luticn of gulling corn or hay are generally bottlers at a road-side public- of annually, and it amountedun law assumed a hocate, because the , , as intimidationmore likely to exercise his trust faith p than with it. He was an opPo iadmoents, as it was evident to his mind that Lisaccounts were to come to the reso casets every seventh year instead farmers are plundered by their servants at this time of the to give the people threatsir was nothing but an invention year, and the system is so artfully carried on that not one appear ridiculous if a tradesman ort end of the lever. It would Louse, and by their contrivance the dishonestly inclined 1 statesman. agriceitural servants are encouraged in continuing their illegal actg. On Monday morning, Bennett, a carman in Therefore he Suffrage. It was, he thouNvglaist should wish for the to the same thing with a in favour of Universal principles of , n, obvious why a person the em pl oy o f 1.4 h. Wetberby, farmer at Stone, in Kent, for Members of Parliament and the' was detected at an eal t ; INV disposing of thirty-nine The poor man paid eleven times its pounds of clover hay, to Wi 1e 3 , , hostler at the Turk's- ling 's worth of tobacco than did the rich • head, in t h e ()in Kent-road. g Both the thiett were taken , was some talk of a property tax, that into custody, and re-committed - b y t he Magis- thousand a year should pay a slightly h• • !rates for another examinatio to prison n, property qualifications i ta u y e Te d nt of Members. bututy on his shit 'the when there higher per age than the man of two hundred, the rich se t man of ten cent. up a Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, visited Viseount Palmerston yesterday afternoon, at the Fo reign•ofice. Oeneral Sir Richard Jackson bad an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home office. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town on Tuesday evening from his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Mr. Poulett Thomson returned yesterday from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Lord Monteagle arrived at his residence, in Downing street, yesterday, from Tonbridge Wells. Lord Glenelg left town on Tuesday for the Continent.. WINDSOR, SEPT. 4.—The Queen, accompanied by the Duke Ferdinand and Prince Leopold of Saxe Co b"rg, and attended by her suite, rode out on horseback at four o'clock this afternoon. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoire of Saxe Coburg occupied a Pony Phaeton ; and Lady Charlotte Dundas, Baroness Pen YevessY, Hon. Miss Pitt, and Lady Harriet Clive, rode in a carriage -and-four. This morning, at twelve o'clock, the Duchess of Rent, attended by Lady Dundas, Miss Quentin, Co lonel Wemyss, and Sir George Quentin, rode out on horseback in the Park. Mr. Dawe had the honour this morning of submitting to her Royal Highness a proof impression of the engraving, from his picture of her Majesty. The Royal Duchess was pleased to ex press her approbation, and graciously permitted the Work to be dedicated to her Royal Highness. Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Surrey, and the Earl of Uxbridge, are expected to join the dinner party authe Castle this evening. ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Sir Francis Burdett, in St. James's•place, from Dover; sLuo_rd.John R usse ll , i n Wilton-cr eseent, from his villa at Ts Elill ; Sir Bethel Codrington, in Park-lane, from Brighton ; Lady George and Miss Murray, in Green street, Park-l ane , f rom Ch equers Court, Bucks; Lord Seaford, in Audley-square, from a tour; Captain B4illie Ha milton, M. P., Patenry Hotel, from the Baroness Wrn raan's seat, Thame Park, Oxfordshire; Colonel Maberly, in Lower Berkeley -street, from Cheltenham ; Sir George Hill, Bart., and Mr. Beresford , from Ball's Hotel. on a 'Continental tour. DEPARTURES. Sir James Duke, M. P., from Sussex.place, for the Continent ; Mrs. and Miss Tyrwhitt Drake, from Bel rave-square, f or A mers h am P ar k, B uc k s ; L or d Russell, . (31 ). the Marquis of Tavistock's, Spring-gardens, for Germ any ; Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay and the Hon. Miss Stuart, from Carlton-terrace, for the north ; G eneral Si r W. L um l ey , f rom G reen - stree t, for Winkfield Lo dge. Berkshire; Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Cavendish, tr orn Burlington -street, for St. Leonard's B ; General_ Lord r. Lyned °eh, from Stretton.street, for his seat, alnago ra , f r ` u,L shi re; the Earl and Countess of Morley , from South %lee, Knight s b ri d ge , f or S a :t ram , Devonshire ; Lord ount Edgecumbe, from Mivart's Hotel on a tour; the E arl and Countess of Orford and the Ladies Wal- Pole from the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, for their Feat,i Woelt erton ; t h e Bi s h o p of Peterborough and Mrs. "3 1 8 and f am il y , f rom Kensington, for Peterborough; Mr. mid Mrs. Kingsmili, from Lambeth Palace, for Sydmonton ; Pants: the Bi s h o p o f Norwich, from Grosvenor-street, ~,r. N orw i ch ; Lord and Lady Lilf or d an d f am ily, from t irosyeno r . p l ace, f or Lilf or d ; the Earl and Countess of Kinnoul and family, from Hampden House, for Dup- Phn Castle ; Lord and Lady Dunally, from Mivart's Hotel, on a our ; Lord de Manley, from Hanover-square, . re fo r,Canf or d H ouse; L or d an d L a dy Colchester, from " at Cumberland-street, for Kidbrooke Park, near East Grinstead. CHANGES. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Vaughan, G.C. 8., from Antwerp, or, a tour up the Rhine; the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, from ditto, for ditto; the Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry and Lady Georgiana Douglas, at Kinrnount, Dumfriesshire, from Eglintoun ; Sir John and Lady Jane Ogilvie, at Inverquharity, Fifeshire, from ditto ; the Marquis of Douglas, at the Isle of Arran, from Hamil ton Pal ace ; the Earl of Fife, at Duff House, Fifeshire, from Eglintoun; the Hon. Capt. C. Forester, M. P., from ditto, for the Moors : Sir David and Lady Ann Baird, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa, at Cul zean Castle, Ayrshire, from the Tournament; Lord and Lady Middleton, from the Lakes of Killarney, on a tour ; the Earl of Suffolk and Lady F. Howard, at Sir John Ogil vie's seat, Inverquharity, from Eglintoun; Mr. and Lady Sophia Desbreux, from Dr a k e l ow H a ll, D er by s hi r e, on a tour in the north% and Major- General Lord Greenock, on a visit to Earl Cathcart, at Cathcart Castle; Lord Poweracourt, at Powerscourt Castle. from Glasgow ; Mr. and Lady Jane Hamilton, at Roselle, Ayrshire, from the Tournament. 1 , 1 "! Y SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1839. cry of " confiscation !" This pointed to the propriety of abolishing property qualification : and with respect to the remuneration of Members for their services, he rd.. vocated the principle just on the same grounds on which a master would employ his servant, and not make him work for nothing but the perquisites or privileges to be gathered from the nature of the office. It was astonishing to find men who would not go on opposing the new Poor-law Bill. as that measure was a manifest injustice and outrage on all policy, especially as the Corr. laws prevented the industrious poor from obtaining their own bread. He was the determined opponent of a system of education which was sectarian, and as religion was not made the subject of a squabble at the door of a cook's shop, he did not see why it should be at the door of a shop for food for the mind. Knowledge was power, and those who disliked the power of the people disliked their knowledge. ROI, gion had in all ages been perverted into an instrument of oppression. The different religious sects might get over the difficulties in the way of appropriating the national funds to education in three ways—first, by consenting to introduce such instruction on religious subjects as all could unite in ; secondly, by agreeing to leave religious instruction to the teachers of the several sects at the or dinary times and places; and, thirdly, by directing that those who were to be instructed should pass an hour or other fixed period in receiving religious instruc tion from their respective teachers before they entered the general school, the teachers and parents of the scholars being bound to provide arrangements for the same. The Colonel then proceeded to speak at some length on the state of Ireland, the imbecility of the Whig Ministry, and the hopelessness of being enabled to obtain the rights of the people at the hands of the Whigs. The Radicals were acting at fearful odds, but resolution and persever ante might accomplish everything. He concluded amid loud cheers. Sir G. MURRAY then came forward. He considered the chief security of liberty to be a preservative of the ba lance of interests,,, and that there should be no oppressive ascendancy in the system. With respect to local Govern ment, he thought a local administration of affairs most likely to preserve freedom, but he strongly objected to con, tralisation, or, in other wards, there should not be in the head of the Government a controlling power to extend into the minute concerns of individual communities throughout the country.—(Loud cheering.) As to the Corn-law question, he thought that subject naturally con nected itself with the principles of free trade. It would be indiscreet to remove every restriction on trade, and take away prohibitions from every branch of industry ; but it was their duty to come as near as possible to that principle, and he thought that there should he such duties imposed as would serve as a!protection to all the branches of industry. Many persons in all departments of industry began to think whether it would not be better to have a fixed instead of a fluctuating duty. On that subject his mind was completely open. Sir George concluded a cautious, not to say an ambiguous, speech, by declaring that he did not consider it consistent with the institutions of a free 'country, in which even the standing army of the Crown was an object of jea lousy to the Legislature, that the Secretary of State should have a standing army of police all over the country, sub ject to his control alone. lie: was partial to local autho rity for the administration of local purposes. With respect to the charter of incorporation. its validity yet. remained to be decided in a court of law, and to that decision he should bow with due respect. He was no friend to the Poor-laws.—(" Suffrage.") The Gallant Colonel on his Taft had distinctly stated his anxiety to promote several changes which be mentioned. He was net prepared to g o quite so fast as his brother officer on that subject. He re peated that before they tried more changes they should abide the longer working of the present machinery. An ELECTOR—WiII you favour us with your opinions on the Ballot? Sir G. MURRAY said he was persuaded the Ballot would not answer the object of keeping the votes of the elector secret, and that he preferred the open and frank expression of public opinion. A series of questions, many of them prepared in writing, was put to Sir George Murray by Mr. Nightingale, a leader of the moral force Chartists in Manchester. They embraced the subject of the New Poor-law Bill's immediate almlition,Universal Suffrage,.Short Parliaments, the remis sion of the sentences and prosecutions of Chartists, and the resistance to any measure introduced into Parliament to legalize a charter of incorporation whiCh might prove to be invalid. Sir George expressed himself in favour of amend ing and improving the present Poor-law Bill if it could be made into a good law; if not it would be far better at once to return to the law of Elizabeth. On the subject of the other questions, and the employment of the po lice, and the charter, be repeated the opinions expressed in his speech, but declared that he thought no charter of in corporation should be forced on the inhabitants ; on the contrary, that it ought not to be granted unless it were shown beyond a doubt to be the general wish of the borough, and that it was considered as a decided boon. He was most anxious, he said, on all these points to ex press his general views, but would not consent to fetter himself by anipledge as to detailed and particular measures. Mr. PRENTICE came forward to put some questions to Sir George Murray, one of which was whether Sir George, when Member for a Scotch county, had attempted to la beralize the Scotch Poor-law ? Sir GEoRGE MURRAY said there were not the same com plaints as to the administration of the Scotch Poor-law as the English. (It was with great difficulty that the crowd would permit him to answer the question, and on Mr. Prentice attempting to persevere in his interrogatories he was compelled by a storm of hisses to retire.) Sir George then retired. The declarations of the qualifications of the three candi dates were then demanded, on a request signed by six electors, put in by Mr. Dixon. Sir George Murray and Colonel Thompson made the declaration required by the Act of 1 and 2 Victoria ; an.] Mr. Greg not being forthcoming to make the declaration, Mr. Dixon, on behalf of Colonel Thompson, requested the Boroughreevc to take notice that he consequently protested against a show of hands being taken for Mr. Greg, or his name being put on the poll. The Boroughreeve then proceeded to take the chow of hands; after which he declared the election to have fallen upon the Right Hon. Sir George Murray, upon which a poll was demanded on behalf of Colonel Thompson and Mr. Greg. The poll will take place to-morrow, as will also the Mayor's nomination. CAMBRIDGE ELE,CTION-THE NOMINATION. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 4. --After the preliminaries had been gone through at the Guildhall, the friends of both candidates repaired to Parker's Piece, Mr. Manners Sut ton's taking precedence. There were about three or four thousand persons present. Shortly before eleven, The MAYOR called upon the electors to propose such candidates a's they thought proper to represent their irate• rests in Parliament. GEORGE FISHER, Esq., proposed the Hon. Henry Man ners Sutton. Mr. BARTLE rT rose amidst loud cheers and hisses to second the nomination of Mr. Manners Sutton. He ob jected to the sole possession of power in the hands of one party on public grounds, because the Conservatives, having an equal interest and influence, ought to share in the re presentation of the borough. He had shown no mean talent—( Great laughter)—no slight ability. His courtesy and affability were allowed on all hands—they were appre ciated by his opponents. Mr. Bartlett then proceeded to pull to pieces Mr. Gibson, after which he said he intended nothing personal to him. Mr. Sutton would perfectly sa tisfy them all that he knew nothing about the bribery— (" Oh 1 will he?" and uproar)--and he bad for himself, and on the behalf the Committee, to disclaim all con nexion with the transaction.—(Uproar.) It now only re mained for him to conclude with the pith of the story— that was to second the nomination of Mr. Henry Sutton. Professor HENSLOW then presented himself. After se veral ineffectual attempts to be heard, the Learned Pro fessor at last proceeded :—He should propose to them f t T o h o r me represent rnrd s uosect tnshi ahl‘ae, which and sttvl would n hothi goni e teatrcu r ghhnuohl ee. add: G nnphtsa i reo b . odHwss(vop,poe: foremost,ne prosperity Something ttadvocate Esq., c a m as b r d fit ge and in proper p ri a m persone Parliament.— (Great t _ snominatedasg onParliament , cdenciheiharaeuehapnsMi agpesl dyi happiness . eibttweahei G sit)ea: i ctnc b ocao s fsi o natuse n sihsendi , eedt o b rlepe e efor emse c fnopt a u ei:nblte s i eoocet national re b specting l odeGtcyl advocated,uei rhces: (Cheers a s a total change in Mr. Gibson's political opinions, and he would beg to observe that any man who changed his opinions, upon conviction and deliberation, was likely to be more steadfast in that opinion than in any opi nions that were casually taken up.—( Cheers.) But there were some parties who wished to take to themselves all the judgment, and to cast a stain upon every action of those who, from conviction and mature deliberation, adopted a different line of policy. What then, he should like to know, did the same party think of Sir James Graham, of Lord Stanley,and others, and what plea would they bring forward for their conversion ? The Rev. Professor said he would not trespass further on their time, especially as he should be succeeded by a more able advocate than him. self, but would at once propose Thomas Milner Gibson as a fit and proper person to represent this borough in Parlia ment.—( Shouts of applause, intermingled with groans from the right.) Mr. Alderman RICHARD FOSTER briefly seconded the nomination. Mr. SUTTON then came forward, and as he was proceed- ing, some one shouted out " bribery 1" to which that gen tleman immediately responded, by saying, "As to that I have only to declare on my honour as a gentleman I know nothing whatever of the matter."--( Cheers.) Mr. Sutton then proceeded to state the grounds on which he was op posed to national education, to the repeal of the Cern-la es, the introduction of the Ballot, and Reform generally. He then earnestly implored his friends to be early at the poll, and if they did this he was sure they would be not only tri u,srlphant, hut win the day by an overwhelming majority. Mr. GntsoN, who was received with enthusiastic cheers from his own party, and groans from the opposite, said he had been called upon to explain to the electors the reasons for his change of political opinions. 1 ‘ How is it," asked the gentleman to whom he alluded, "that I had two years .ago the ;pleasure of meeting you (Mr. Gibson) at a Con servative dinner?" when he now appeved in Cambridge as a Liberal candidate for their suffrages. He could ex plain this satisfactorily to his own conscience, and this was the only reward he asked or cared for, even though the explanation should not prove equally satisfactory to those b e f ore Here an interruption took place immediately ander the hustings, which for some minutes put a stop to the Hon. Gentleman's address.) He called, upon the op - posite party, whO arrogated to themselves the character of maintainers of law and church, and religion, to remember that by their uproarious behaviour they were coinromising the candidate whom they supported. The Mayor inter fered, and Mr. Gibson continued, in a powerful and con vincing speech, to state the reasons that induCed a modification in his political opinions. As be was ma king some remarks on intolerance, a scene of dreadful confusion occurred with cries " D—n the Roman Catholic religion." When order was restored, Mr. Gib. son said he wished to know by what principles of truth or justice it was that Roman Catholics and Dissenters should be excluded from the benefit of even that partial education grant, which was now doled out, and to which they contri buted their portion of the taxation from which it was drawn.. What had the Tory party to say in defence of such j ustice' as this? He supposed .that they would defend it on the same principle as -they would bribery and corruption (Cheers and tremendous uproar.) Did they attempt to disprove the bribery and corruption to which the) had just bad recourse in Cambridge? He (Mr. Gib son) and his friends did not make the char;t; without foundation;—( Hear, hear.) There was not a shadow of doubt upon the mind of any man, woman, or' child who bad heard the whole of the evidence, that ! Samuel Long, the Tory agent, had been employed by t some party of Mr. Manners Sutton's friends and stip porters, to purchase a vote for their candidate.—(Cheers , and groans;) That was the fact, there was no denying it., —(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh," from the Tories.) He. pledged his honour and his life to prove it. He bad the; evidence of documents found in the pocket of Samuel Long, which proved that the sovereigns which were found on his person were not his, but the friends of Mr. Man ners Sutton; and that he had them to assist in the work of corrupting the poor electors of the borough. They knew that George; Smith was a friend of the Liberal cause, and, therefore, it was that they sent to him.— ( Cheers, and cries of No, no.) They knew others who who were true to the same principles, and they knew that, they were poor, and therefore they sent to purchase them,—(Checil.) Ai.d was it not disgusting that men, pre tending to conscience and to public virtue, should delibe rately set about corrupting their fellow-beings, depending on their necessities, and endeavour to buy them, as they would a pig at a market ?—(Cheers'and groans.) After some further remarks on bribery, Mr. Gibson asked, was al this intolerance, all this uncandid interruption, meant to pourtray the charity inculcated i n the Bible? Was this the result of the education which the Tory leaders would give the poorer classes? The word influenc3 had been mentioned, and property had been boasted of. He (Mr. Gibson) could boast, on the other hand, of nothing but in tegrity and principle, and long-proved independence—and what good was done with the wealth that was boasted of? He (Mr. Gibson) believed that cur gracious Queen was firm in character, and determined to support popular prin. eiples, and he should not wonder if the firmness of the Queen induced some of those who had so much wealth, and who are now locking towards Hanover, to change their opinions. He concluded by thanking them for the kin& ness, and indulgence; and general courtesy with which he had been received. Mr. GUNNING, sen., said he had a question which he wished to put to Mr. Manners Sutton, which was, whether he had on Sunday last, in company with one of the younger Swarms, canvassed a voter named Amos Driver? Mr.' SUTTON said he had not. The MAYOR buying taken the show of hands, said it was very nearly equal, but he thought the small difference was in favoni - bf Mr. Gibson. - A pall was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Sutton. The two patties; with their respective bands and colours, then left the Picee, slid went in the usual form of proces sion through the streets to the bead-quarters of the re speetNe candidates. I - POSTAGE A Copy of the Miliute of the Board of Treasury , relative to carrying into effect the A c t for este. Wishing a Reduced and Uniform Rate of Postage. My Lords read the Act for the further regulation of the Duties of Postage, which receiv e d the Royal Assent on Saturday the 17th instant. By this Act, my Lords are invested with a power of carrying into effect the reduced and uniform rate of postaee contemplated by Parliament, either ac cording to the present mode of collecting the post age, or by pre-payment, collected by means of stamps, compulsory or optional. My Lords feel the importance of the discretion with which Parliament has invested them, affecting as it must the convenience of the public, the col lection of the revenue, as well as the security and facility .of the transmission of the correspondence of the country. In comparing the advantages which may arise from the plan of pre-payment, by means of stamps, if such plan should be adopted, much must depend upon the stamp which may be employed. For the convenience of the public it is of the greatest im portance that the mode selected should afford every facility for obtaining and using the stamp. It is also clear that the charge which will fall upon the public, in the shape of extra payment, on account of the stamp itself, in addition to the penny rate, must vary according to the nature of the stamp adopted. In the course of the inquiries and discussions on the subject, several plans see re suggested, viz., stamped covers, stamped paper, and stamps to be used separately, ar.d to be applied to any letter, of whatever description, and written on any paper. Before my Lords can decide upon the adoption of any course, either by stamp or otherwise, they feel it will be useful that artists, men of science, and the public in general may have an opportunity of offer ing any suggestions or proposals as to the, manner in which the stamp may best be brought into use. With this view, my Lords will be prepared to re ceive and consider any proposal whica may be sent in to them on or before the 15th day of October, 1839. All persons desirous of communicating with my. Lords on the subject are requested to direct to the Lords of - the Treasury, Post office Stamp." Whitehall, marked " of 2001. to such prop osa l as t h ey ma y My Lords will b e prepare d to awar d a prem i u m' most deserving of attention, and 1001. to the next best proposal. consider the My_ Lords will feel at liberty to adopt, for tbe public service, •any of the suggestions which m be contained in any communications nsade to then, except, of course , h w ere parties have any right secured by patent. The i • points which this Board consider of the greatest rmportance, are 1. The inconvenience, as regards the public use 2. The security from forgery. 3. The facility of being checked and distin guished in the examin at i on at the Post-offitee, which must of necessity be rapid. 4. The expense of the reduction and circulation of the stamps. My Lords will be prepared to receive and conei der proposals from foreign countries ; and they cit.e sire that a copy of this Minute be transmitted to Lord Palmerston, and that his Lordship should be requested to take such measures as he may &ten most advisable, through her Majesty's Ministers abroad, for the purpose of making known the in tentions of this Board. They desire also that Lord Palmerston be re quested to procure for my Lords, through her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, information res pecting the system of stamps adopted in France, and specimens of the stamp impressions used in at country. Transmit a copy of this Minute to the Posa master-General for his information and guidance , Whitehall Treasury Chambers, August 23, 1839. THE THUGS, OR SECRET MURDERERS INDIA.-The existence of organised hands of miscreairts who may be properly called professional homiciiits throughout the whole of India, is a fact now fully es ;t:. blished. Until within a very recent period, the who have existed for ages in India, contrived to cone ":A) their practices; and it was only in 1830, that the entre,• rides first began to attack the system. It is to the ea pe, sure of this dreadful confederacy that the " Confessior.a of a Thug," by Captain Taylor, are devoted. The narrutive is founded upon the disclosures of a Thug, through vi hose declarations as an approver, great numbers of the band were brought to punishment. TO small admixture of fiction consists simply of the lin ks which connect the inci dents together, So much fo r the ob j ec t of the ',cork. With regard to its merits as a novel, we can speak with the greatest confidence. It is written in a graphic and animated vein. The incidents, altogether new to fittioe, • are full of wild and stirring interest. The characters ar e bold delineations of barbarous life, befitting the terrible pursuits in which they are engaged, at the same time ex hibiting the operations of the passions of love and h atred— hope and tear—in circumstances peculiarly calculated to excite such feelings.—Edinburgh Evening Post. BURSTING OF A BALLOON.—On Monday af ternoon a great many persons assembled in the neighbour hood of the City-road, to itness the extraordinary ascet of Mr. Gvpson, on a pony, i n the Standard ball oon , which n was announced to take place from the Standard Tea Garden ; but while the inflation of the machine was going on in the grounds in question, a heavy gust of wind burst it, and instantly the gas escaped in one volume, and rendered the balloon useless. Th e misha p caused great disappoinp a e n r d ty, had it not a desperate ment a a rb tta ° c n k gst been for the iaterferenc e of a large bod y of the p o lice. wouldth e mobbav have been ü b t e s e i d n e m o n f d e the n gar e d e p n r s o , THE BOOT TORTURE.--I never could com prehend how, in an age that pretends so much to enlight ened philanthropy, the race of modern boot -makers should so long have escaped extermination ; for assuredly no race or class of men ever inflicted so much suffering on man kind as the sons of Crispin have done. Breathes thera the man who has never suffered from the pain of a corn, or the pressure of a boot ? And yet, where is the re medy ? Ask the ablest surgeon in London to relieve you from the pain of a corn, and he will tell you that he would soon be the richest man in England if he could effect such a cure. And yet the torturers are allowed to exist, and to persevere in their practice, though we pretend to have abl lished torture altogether. Talk of the tortures inflicted by the Inquisition, indeed I why, the Inquisition only mar tyred a few individuals from time, to keep their hands in ; whereas shoemakers torture the whole race of shoe-wear ing men.—Fraser. A . STRONG CLAIM. —At the last quarterly meeting of the Exeter Humane Society, a man claimed a reward for saving the life of his wife, a young woman, about twenty-three years of age, from drowning. METROPOLITAN POLITIC SUMMARY. The Times of this morning has but one domestic leader. The subject of it is the appointment of Mr. Poulett Thomson to the Governor-Generalship of the Canadas, but it is so made up of extracts from letters, as to afford no passage for quotation. The Morning Chronicle has the following remarks on the Cambridge Election :—" The Tory Journals tate the number of votes at Cambridge promised to each of the two candidates as about equal ; a small proportion of the constituency is unpledged ; and to this statement it is added that the Conserve- tives are ' confident of success. Acco - rdingto ---- their own showing, then, the Tories reckon upon obtain ing, by some means or other, a majority of the unpromised votes. The confession is a very plain one. They intend, if possible, to succeed by cor ruption. Exposure has not discouraged them. They are ready, at a pinch, to satisfy the venal knaves who hold back for high prices. On an even canvass they say the betting is odds in their favour ; yes, the io n . odds. And with this broad avowal of Tory confidence in Cambridge venality, they go to the poll on Friday. We shall see whether the town will subject itself to a degradation on which the most offensive character has thus been stamped by anticipation." The Morning Post volunteers the following piec e of advice to suc h as may feel disposed to denounce Maroto a traitor to Don Carlos. We have a suspicion that it is especially addressed to our Contemporary the Morn ing -Herald. The Post says—": Most of the London and many of the Parisian Journals are engaged at the present moment in denouncing what they please to term the treaton of Maroto, and they denounce it with that degree of warmth which is generally found to accom pany prejudice and ignorance. We would merely remind the public that the evidence in the case is confused and contradictory, and that there is much in the character of the Spanish General which ought to protect him from being adjudged a traitor with precipitate rashness. To the judicious and impartial, however, this caution must be unnecessary. They will suspend their decision until they are in possession of accurate information as to mo tives, combinations, and results." The Globe of last evening denounces the ridiculous rumours of the French press about England having designs upon Egypt in terms of well-merited reproba non. "It ii'not from England." says the Globe, " that have proceeded indications of the spirit which dictates such expressions as The Mediterranean must be a French lake'—' Our province of Africa,' &c. England would have every sea a high road for every trafficker; and is much more intent on making unto herself new wings for the passage, than on seeking to clip the wings of any rival whatever. The English and their descendants have ar rived at the knowledge of the simple fact—that nations cannot thrive by preventing others from thriving, and that working for themselves is a surer way to wealth than plundering others. . . All this clamour in the French papers is got up to conceal the truth. Egypt swarms with Frenchman ; there are three or four hun dred adventurers of that nation quartered on the Pa cha's various civil establishments. . Each of these three or four hundred Gallic invaders of Egypt has brothers, or cousins, or friends interested in upholding a system by which their relatives and connexions thrive ;and for every one so employed there may be fifty or a hundred who wish and hope to be so. All these people create a factiouspublic opinion in Paris in support of Mehemet Ali ; and besides all these, there are the newspapers,of which several are re gularly in the Pacha's pay. Thus while. Frenchmen swarm like locusts over the land of Egypt, the French papers, by way of blinding Europe,' and keeping this tact out of sight, set up a chorus of charges against England of entertaining designs which she never held for a moment, and to form which would be the height of absurdity." The courier discusses in the following terms Sir George Murray's pretensions to the honour of repre senting the people of Manchester :—" Sir Geo. Murray pledged himself to the electors of Perth to support by his vote . —for he supported it by his words—the prin ciple of toleration and religious freedom, so . far at least as it was involved in the question of ad mitting Dissenters to the Universities. But tolera tion, as Sydney Smith says, has no present tense, as taxation has no future tense. Such was Sir George Murray's toleration. When the question came on he postponed his liberality sine die. He canted first, and then recanted. The principle lie had promised to sup port was opposed by him, both in words and action, by speech and by vote. Nothing had occurred in the in terim, nothing could possibly occur, to alter the coin plexion of the subject on which he was to decide. It was palpably and positively the same, when he was in Perth shire 'as when he was in Parliament. But he had changed his mind—his opinions had veered round, and his vote went with them. He found that instead of agreeing explicitly with those by whom he had been returned, he differed with them point-blank. How then did he act, in order to insure justice to those who had placed their confidence in him? Did he immediately resign his trust, and give the electors an opportunity of choosing a representative in place of a misrepresenta tive? What steps did he take? No step that led from the House of Commons ; no step that led towards the temple of justice. On the contrary he sat still, conscious probably of a betrayal of his trust, but comforted in the possession of the no longer enviable distinction which that trust had acquired for him. Tie had violated in a very essential particular the promise which to obtain his seat he had found it necessary to give ; yet lie kept the sent thus won as long as he could keep it, undis turbed by any of those notions of rectitude and consci entiousness that may prompt less lofty natures to make all possible reparation for injury done, and to atone for a breach of promise by a resignation of the trust.' The Standard which espouses the cause of Sir George Murray, " against the world," has the following " out and out" observations on the subject, an amusing feature in which is that the Rejected of Perth is not too old to take lessons in Manchester Radicalism " A stupid, truckling paper, called the Manchester Guardian, says, that as a ' soldier, Sir George Mar• ray's habits, tastes, and prejudices are in opposition to those of the inhabitants of Manchester.' So far as the public. experience of that gallant officer's character as a parliamentary representative has gone, there is no sort of pretence for such an exception. A more vigi lant, zealous, and intelligent champion of all the great interests .of the country does not exist ; and surely . it can demand but a _slender exer cise of industry to acquire all the knowledge of the - local interests of Manchester requisite to enable him to advocate them in Parliament to the full extent as well as Mr. Greg, or any other Socinian inhabitant. We fancied that the absurdity of the position taken up by :our provincial Contemporary had been long ago ex posed. To aver that an accomplished gentleman, who has seen More of the world, in all probability, than any , inhabitant of Manchester, is disqualified from represent ing that town in Parliament because he is a soldier, is to the full extent as absurd as it would be to insist that he . Who drives fat oxen must himself be fat.' There is no knowledge which can be demanded from the representative of Manchester which may not be attained by Sir George Murray, with so intelligent a constituency to prompt him, in a week. As for the Corn-laws, it is asserted by this hypercritic that he knows too much on that subject ; and the mysteries of tile cotton market may surely be learned without a very long apprenticeship." [This is droll enough. First choose your representa tive, and then instruct him what to do when he goes to Parliament. What would we say of the mistress of a family who would hire a cook knowing that she would have to teach her to broil a beef-steak `:)] Is Mr. O'CONNOR thought that if the Convention was dis solved, an Executive Council could be appointed to sit in London. Mr. Rreminesoe heard no reason or argument to satisfy him that the Convention ought to be dissolved. On the contrary he thought there were many reasons why it should continue.—(Hear, hear.) He could not conscientiously vote either for the motion or the amendment, and he should therefore oppose both. Mr. NEESOM expressed a similar opinion. He would not be a party to signing his own death warrant. Mr. O'CoNsioa said that having heard so many opinions expressed against the motion altogether, he would with draw his amendment, and propose a direct negative to Dr. Taylor's motion. Mr. Wonseesmonme was satisfied that if Universal Suf frage was not carried at once, a military despotism would he established, and the people would sink into apathy. Mr. BUSSEY said the opinion of his constituents was that there was no necessity whatever for a Convention sitting in London. He did not mean to denythat the Convention , had not done great good, but be knew well that many ex pected it would have done more than it bad.—(Hear, hear.) No one could deny that the time of the Conven tion bad been wasted in party squabbles instead of consult ing the good of the people. In fact, it was well-known it had been designated as a bear- garden. Ile did not think that any future Convention would have to incur greater danger than the present had done, for it had assembled not merely to superintend the presentation of the National Petition, but to carry out the principles of the people's Charter at all hazards. He was not one of those who would object to the appointment of a Council, but be did object to a paid Council, because there could be no doubt that there were men in London possessed of sufficient patriotism to induce them to carry on a correspondence with different parts of the country, and that was all the Council would have to do. Mr. LOWREY was in favourof the Convention being dis solved. They might appoint a Committee to lay before the country a statement of what the Convention had done, and let the country upon that express its opirtioa. Mr. HARTWELL was opposed to a dissolution of the I Convention at the present moment, and moved the follow ing as an amendment to Doctor Taylor's mot ion : " That this Convention, deeply impressed with the im portance of a united action in any future proceedings taken to secure the speedy adoption of the People's Charter, now appoints a Committe of seven to consider of the most efficient measures to be recommended to the whole country, and also to draw up a summary of the past procceeings of the Convention for the constial cricks ; the Committee to report on Friday morning. That the Convention, on receiving and adopting the above Report, adjourns its sittings, leaving a small Committee in London, to attend to the correspondence with the Con stituencies and Delegates." Mr. O'BhIEN seconded the amendment, and suggested that as several Delegates bad come in since the debate commenced, and as several gentlemen might wish to ex press their opinions on the subject, it would be better to adjourn the debate till to-tnorrow. This suggestion was agreed to, and the Convention ad journed at a quarter-past two till ten o'clock to-morrow morning. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. On Tuesday last, the Rev. Wm. Frederick Powell, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Stroud, was admitted to the benefke of Cirencester, vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry Anthony' Pye. Patron—the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and 'Bristol. The Rev. G. T. Ward, M.A., to the Rectory of Stanto❑ Bernard, Wilts, void by the resigpation of the Rev. G. J. Majendie. The Rev, B. Philpot, late rector of Andreas, and Archdeacon of the Isle of Mat:, to the Rectory of Cressingham Magna with Bodne7, Norfolk, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. C. Hail, B.C.L. Patron —the Lord Chancellor. The Rev. Edward • Langdale Smith, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to the perpetual curacy of 13arton Hartshorn with Chetwode, Bucks, vacant by the cession of the Rev. H. Atkinson. Patron—Walter Henry Bracebridge, Esq. The Rev. John Knight Greetham, B.C.L. of Jesus College, Cambridge, to the rectory of Starnrford Brett, Somersetshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Charles Tripp, D.D. Patran, the Right Hon. the Earl of Egremont. Exeter. NATION AL CONVENTION. ATTEMPT TO STAB.-On Tuesday Southby Marshall and William Clarke, two American sailors, were charged before Mr. Hardwick, at Lambeth-street, with being drunk and making a disturbance at the Old Rose public-house, in Ratcliffe-highway. Marshall was also charged with attempting to stab the landlord. The Ma gistrate convicted the prisoner Marshall in the highest penalty of 51,, or in default of payment to three months at the tread-mill, and discharged Clarke with a severe ad- HIRING A STREET DOOR.—" I went to thp man who keeps the house," said Brag. " Now, Sir," says I, " I want to•rent four square inches of your panels." lie was puzzled for the moment ; but I was down upon him in no time, and no mistake. Out I pulls from my pocket a brass plate of those precise dimensions, whereon is engraven, " Mr. Brag." " What will you take per annum," said I, " to let, this be screwed on to your door, and let your servant take in my cards and letters?" Star tled him a little at first ; however, he entered himself' for the plate, acceded to my proposition,—and so for the tri fling consideration of four guineas per annum, and a tip to the slavey, I get the credit of five windows in front, three stories high, in one of the best streets in London." " But do none of your friends ever expect to be let in ?" said Mrs. Brag. " Yes," said Brag, " for a good thing now and then—and so they are, pretty often—long head, mo. ther—have it here"—tapping his forehead with his fore finger—" look simple with my fresh colour and curly hair, but as deep as Garrick—cannot write your X's Z's with me—else, in course, they might expect admission." " Not at home," is always the answer. " Out of town?" is the next question ; " Yes," is the next answer. " Where ?" comes next—" Down at his little place in Surrey." That finishes it. They lodge their pasteboard, and away they go."—Theodore Hook's " Jack Brag." SUSPECTED I NFANTI CIDE.—An inquest was held on Tuesday b efore Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Royal Mail, Islington, on the body of a new-born male child, name unknown, which was found at the garden gate of No. 20, Barnsbury Park. There being no evidence to trace the parties exposing the child, the Coroner said, that in order that there might be no bar to ulterior proceedings in case the parties dropping the child should be discovered, the safest verdict would be—" Found indecently exposed, but by whom there was no evidence to show." Verdict accordingly. UNLICENSED THEATRICALS,--Some of the ec professors of the histrionic art," who were convicted on Tuesday at Bow-street for performing a stage play in an unlicensed theatre, contrived by various expedients to raise money sufficient to pay their lines, thereby obtaining their release. The other members of the unfortunate theatrical fraternity not being able to procure the needful amount were lodged in the House of Correction, in which P ia " they will have to remain for a fortnight, pursuant to the Order of the Magistrates. The Convention resumed its sittings at the Arundel Coffee House, opposite St. Clement Danes Church, yesterday, at 11 o'clock., There,were seventeen Delegates present. Mr. FROST in the chair. Mr. BARRETT was introduced as a delegate in the room of Mr. Wodehousc, who has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment. CHARTIST PRISONERS. The CHAIRMAN stated that he had written to Lord John Russell and the Marquis of Normanby, in compliance with the recommendation of the Committee, and that he had received answers to his letters; but he did not think it prudent to communicate the correspondence that had hitherto taken place until it was completed, and he would then publish the whole correspondence. He had also written to the Home Office respecting a meeting in Wales, and he should likewise publish the correspondence on that subject when concluded. DISSOLUTION OF TUE CONVENTION. Dr. TAYLOR then rose in pursuance to the notice he had given, to move— " That this Convention declare its powers to be at an end, and itself dissolied at the close of business, on Satur day next, the 7th September, 1839 ; and that it recom mend to the country generally, that in any Convention to be chosen in its place, no person having been a Member of the present Convention should be returned."—( A laugh. ) The reason why he submitted this motion was that he did not think the Convention bad done its duty. It would be invidious to name those is horn he thought bad not in par ticular discharged their duty ; and, therefore, in order to prevent any jealousy or heart-burnings, he proposed to re ccmmend to the people to exclude from the next Conven tion every Member of the present. He did not deny there were many Rood men in the present Convention, but it would not be difficult for the country to find men as good as even the best of them. It was impossible that the Convention could do its duty fearlessly to the country when its Members bad lost the confidence of each other, and had 'at the confidence of the country. No doubt the majority of the Members of the Convention were perfectly capable of discharging their duty, but then party bickerings and personal squabbles had crept in; and been carried on to such an extent as to prevent any good to the country being effected. He was willing to take any post at which he could be useful; but the present Convention, composed of the materials it was, could not be of any good to the people, and public business and public utility had on many occasions been sacrificed to party bielterings. The dissolution of the Convention would tend more to ce ment the union of the Chartists throtighout the country than any other step that could be taken, and it would put an end to the rumour that they were sitting there for their own purposes, without attempting to do anything for the country. Although the latter part of the resolution might prevent many good men being returned, yet i: would not pre vent them doing their duty in their different localities; hut, after all, it was merely a recommendation to the people net to return the Members of the present Convention, and the people could act upon that recommendation or not as they pleased. Mr. Bessee seconded the motion. Mr. O'CONNOR begged leave, as well for the character of the Convention as for the preservation of the characters of Dr. Taylor and Mr. Bussey, to give his decided opposi tion to the latter part of the resolution. He (Mr. O'Con nor) had not witnessed " squabbles" to any great extent ; and be believed the only "squabbles" that bad arisen were upon money questions, which could not well be avoided.— Hear.) ornpszned, as that Convention had been at first of discordant elements, thrown together by chance, the harmony that had existed was, in his opinion, astonishing ; and any person who bad watched the Convention from is origin to its close, would say the Convention had in every way accomplished more good than the country could have expected from it.—(Cheers.) The Convention had suffered more from the desertion of pretended friends than from the application of any organized power, moral or phy sical, which the Government could direct against it. He was prepared to stand up there, as he had stood up in the country, to justify every act of the Convention, and even those acts which he had opposed. He believed be had been opposed in the Convention more than any other Member, but he had always endeavoured to carry into practice what the majority considered to be right. The resolution was nothing more than a vote of censure on every member of the Convention, save and except Dr. Taylor.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) If it was not a vote of censure, what Rid it amount to? It was, in fact, saying " We are for Universal Suffrage, we are for freedom of thought; but we will be the judges of who are the fit and proper persons to represent you."—( Hear, hear.) He admitted tho Convention had been guilty of a few errors; but considering the hasty manner in which its members had beet: brought together, it was wonderful that it had done so little mischief, and still more wonderful that it had done so much good. If Dr. Tay for had confined his resolution to a dissolution merely he would have felt great pleasure in seconding it, but even if carried in that form he should have found it necessary before dissolving the Convention to have followed up that resolution with a manifesto of what the Convention had done. They could take credit for every act because where there bad been an error it was one of judgment and not of principle. He was afraid if the resolution was carried there would be no Convention at all, and that it would lead to the organization of sectional power which, above all things, ought to be avoided, because nothing was more necessary than that all the currents of public opinion should so harmonise as to bring them into one overwhelming tide against their enem i es .—( Hear.) While the world existed he believed there never would be drawri together such another body of inen, who had, one and all, incurred the very greatest risks and dangers for the benefit of the people. He believed the great error of the Members of the Con vention had been that they had put the cart before the horse. There were three stages in a political movement —the first was the creation of public opinion ; the sz:cond the organisation of public opinion; and the third the direction of public opinion. Now they were about to organize public opinion, when some person begat: to direct it before it was thoroughly organized, and hence gree mischief had ensued.—(-Hear.) But he must con fess he thought there was something cowardly in this re solution. The next Convention would be more dangerous. The duty of the present Convention had been merely to hatch and foster one chicken—the National Petition. The duty of the next Convention would be to carry Uni versal Suffrage at all hazards, though the gaols should be filled, the dungeons crammed, and the scaffolds bend.— (Hear.) Having organized public opinion it would be their duty to direct it for the , salvation of mankind ; and he should be very sorry to be so cowardly as to advise the people not to return the Members of the present Convention to the next. The country, he was satisfied, would not, at the present moment sanction any standing still, but the passing of this Resolution would amount not only to a standing still but to a retreat— to a retrograde movement.—( Hear.) Ile did not oppose a dissolution of the Convention, in fact he believed it was considered to be essentially necessary at this time, but be did oppose the latter part of the resolution, which he con sidered to be idle and . ridiculons. His firm belief was that the Members of the present Convention had discharged their duty in a manner that would redound to their eternal ho nour.—( Cheers.) He would therefore move as an amene- Merit, " That while we deem it expedient that this Con vention should dissolve itself on the 7th inst., we strongly eecommend to the country the propriety of appointing some other responsible body for the watching over and carrying onward the cause of the people ; and we cannot thus dissolve without appointing a Committee to draw up and lay before the public a summary of the proceedings cf this Convention during its first Session, and of the course which it will be prudent for the people to take." Mr. BURNS suggested that the better way would be for the Doctor to strike off the latter part of his resolution, as it would be impossible for him to carry it. Mr. O'CONNOR—That is the very reason why he will persevere with it.—( Laughter. ) Mr. BURNS said that if the Doctor would not adopt his suggestion, he should second Mr. O'Connor's amendment. Why did not the Doctor in a straightforward manly way mention the names of the individuals whom be thought were not fit to be members of the Convention, and not at tempt topunish the innocent with the guilty?—( Hear.) Mr. BRON TERRE O'BRlRNobjected to the motion of Dr. Taylor. His own opinion was, that if 50 Conventions were elected they could not do more than the existing Convention had done.—( Hear, hear.) But the next Con vention would have a far more difficult card to play—it would be, in fact, a struggle between life and death—( Hear, hear, hear) —and were they to pass a self.denying ordinance, taking themselves out of the danger ?—( Hear, hear.) If any of the members of the Convention bad abused their trust the country would know how to deal with them at the proper time.—( Hear.) No Convention could have done more under the circumstance;; of its election—it had increased the signatures to the National Petition from 400,000 to 1,280,000, and finding that petition failed, it had recommended ulterior measures, which bad been found to embarrass the Government. for the present difficulties in monetary matters might be traced to the Chartists. He would strongly recommend the people to form themselves into Election Clubs, as by that means they could carry on their work without fear of molestation, for then the Government could not interfere while a rag of the Constitution was left.--( Hear.) Mr. SKEVINGTON supported the amendment. Mr. CARPENTER thought the motion had not the slightest chance of being carried. It appeared to him to be an extraordinary freak of the Doctor's ; and he had been at a loss for a simile with rr hich to compare his conduct, on this occasion, until the worthy Doctor thrust into his ( Mr. Carpenter's) hand " Fraser's Magazine," which at once supplied him with it—for, on opening it, he found immediately the following lines : " There was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, He jumped into a quicksei hedge And scratched out both his eyes . —( Laughter.) The Worthy Doctor had stated that the chief reason why he made the motion was that the Members of the Convention had lost the confidence of one another, and had lost the confidence of the public. That was altogether new to him (Mr. C.); he was igno rant of that being the fact, and he must say he did not seen squ albles of ea th ri o ied ino t s o t a we m al u t c h h y believe it was the fact.—( Hear, hear.) Then as to the ed they had never squabbles. He had ie the conscious integriiy of been i g u r e e n a . tr , (eixiteler hear.) n o a bodies r.) o composed be n in am it e . ly, But he was not aware that engaged in any squabble that was indicative of any and he saw no rea sontthbiening e b m u b t er o s n e e rg fs e c g r e , d the country expected the Convention should dissolve. It beendisso 1 u electedtio ( i L n ou M d a e . ries nf " Hear, hear.") yanART disagreed with the motion end the ' amend ment. He thought dissolving the Convention would be an act of cowardice, and showing the white feather. Mr. JACKSON thought the conduct of th e C o • on ought to be in accordance with the wish of the people. The people bad not expressed a wish that the Convention should be dis sdlved,on the contrary, they had expressed a wish that it should continue, and his constituents at Hull had shown that their desire was that the Con vent i on s h ou ld st ill ex i s t, f or th e y had just sent him ther e .—( Hear, hear.) He should there fore neither votef or the original motion nor for the amend. ment, EVENING EDITION. OBITU,kRY. At Rcss, in his 65th year, the Rev. Thomas Untie , wood, for 33 years one of the canons residentiary of Hereford Cathedral, and rector of Russ, and Magis trate of the county. At the vicarage, Haxley, aged 65, the Rev. William Wright, leaving a disconsolate widow and large franily to lament their irreparable loss. He was very highly respected by his parishioners, and for the 29 years of his ministry in the above parish, he has never been one Sabbath from it.—Hull Packet. August 28, aged 71, the Rev. Francis Huyslie, of Aged 85, at Wells, the Rev. Henry Gould, M.A., canon rcsid.mtiary of Wells Cathedral, 50 years rector of East Chinnock, Somersetshire ; 12, years vicar of Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire ; and 49 years-vicar of East Pennard, Somersctsliirc. At Long Sutton 'Vicarage, Somersetshire, after a tow hours' illness, the Rev. James Nurse, late of Lymington, in the same county, aged 42. Aged 84, the Rev. Francis Jenkins, M.A., 50 years vicar of St. Clement's, Cornwall. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER SEVP,RN-ELEVEN LIVES LOST. On Sunday last (September 11 a most melancholy accident attended with the loss of the lives of eleven fellow-creatures, occurred at the Aust Passage, across the Severn. It appears that the steam-boat, which crosses the passage, does not usually ply on Sundays ; consequently, those parties who wished to cross on Sunday last were obliged to avail them selves of a small beat called the mail-boat, and of a passage-boat for carriages, &c., called the " Little Western." The day having been throughout exceedingly boisterous, the wind blowing a complete gale, produced a very heavy sea in the Severn, which, together with the tide which there runs with extreme rapidity, made it very dangerous for boats to pass across. At about five minutes after three in the after noon, the mail-boat proceeded from the Monmouthshire side, and was followed in about ten minutes by the Little Western, having on board six passengers, five horses, besides her crew, consisting of the p t carriages : the sea was at that time ca and ain two an dfour running high, and the wind almost a complete hurricane. The vessel, however, although labouring much, con tinued to progress towards the destined shore, until, when about half way across a sudden gust of wind, called a 1 Ind squall, took her, carried her on her side, and the horses, as it is supposed, shifting, she was capsized, and in a few moments she filled with water and went down, every soul on board perishing with her. The mail boat had at this moment reached t)se beach on the English side, and as her passengers were ; ascending the beach, they happened to turn round, ' when they saw the unfortunate vessel dismasted, and in a sinking condition ; they uttered an exclamation, and, in the space of a minute, while they were stil gazing, the unfortunate boat went dowri. The mail-boat instantly put off again, to endeavour to save the lives of some of of the unfortunate passengers, but without avail, being unable to reach them, and being herself in imminer.t danger of being swamped, so heavy was the sea. One or two of the passengers were seen for a moment 1 struggling with the waves, but they soon sank to rise no more. The mail-boat succeeded in reaching two of the horses, but from their plunging they were unable to tow them to shore, and therefore abandoned them to their fate, after loosening their bridles to give them an opportunity of swimming freely ; the poor creatures S were, however, all drowned. The followirg are the names of the unfortunate ir:di,. viduals who thus met with an untimely grave :--M r . Crawshay, jun. (it is not known which), ow', of the large ironmasters of Merthyr; Mr. Andrew Blar:d, brother of Mr. Bland, the cocch-proprietor, of P ..iristol ; Mr. Williams, of Rer:ruth, Monmouthshire ; 'Al t . J ones , of Wooles Norton, Monmouthshire : a ` P ar. Jenkins, and Robert Harmer, servant to Captair, ,J en ki ns , R.N., who with h is ntP:., ter ' s was proceeding 1 carriage to Bristol to meet him; C aptain Wtitchurch, the master of the boat ; William Whitchureh, his son, about 17 years of iage ; and three men of the crew, some of whom have left wives and families to deplore their loss. We have heard that it was the intention of Mr. R. ew 11. Blewett, M.P. , to have crossed b y the boat, but that he was too late. b o o d tl i i ,, e s s zrethpeichkoerdseus hav e up on Monday bnecinav morn in;, I:wandofrtll:: b ■ ‘",l } FATAL GIG ACCIDENT.—An inquest. i E was held helTdco Tuesday s the bef ore Mr. Wakley, M. P., on the body of Mr. Tliomew.road, on Sunday evening Seeger, who was killed by being e s t' hisst gig ated before the jury that there was no ;:lame .lame u t o o ,n t be. z last. thrown It attached to any one. Mr. James Hall Daly, nf . 166 . t, 1 , -)i c_a" l 3,', and secretary to the Parthenon Club, Rho, was first alleged, had caused the accident through negligent driving, voluntarily stated that he was returning on the evening i n q ues ti on f rom Chi ng f or d, iu Essex, in a gig, with a lady and child, and that in trying to pass on the off side of an omnibus that was before him, and not seeing deceased's vehicle, which was coming towards him on the same side (the north) of the road, unlit he got oppoiito to the fore-wheel of the omnibus, he was not able, though he tried, to pull up in time to prevent the accident. At first he did not know what had happened to the other parties, but his own horse and gig were upset by the colli sion, and his wife and child thrown out violently, and much cut about the face, and otherwise injured. He was not hurt himself, and was driving at a very moderate pace. The Coroner asked the Jury whether they wished to have the driver of the omnibus called; but it would not be necessary to do so, if they t h ou ght that no punishment was deserved by Mr. Daly. The Jury thought the evidence adduced sufficient, and instantly returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." BERLIN, AUG. 20.—M. Spontini , who re turned to this capital a few days ago, yesterday resumed his a ation of first director of the music of the Grand Opera, and super intended the executio n o f M ozart ' s . D cat Madllo. Taglioni has just arrived hither from Dcohterrittz, is ss the ia G tht r s and she Duchy perform hy soma Meek nightslen rgh?; s each of our two Royal theatres.