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The NEXT 'AGGREGATE MEETING of the LEAGUE, tithe THEATRE ROYAL, GOVENT-GARDEN, will be held WxoNcsnav next, the 15th of January. , GEOR GE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair at Seven , clock precisely.r if the Meeting will be addressed by Richard Cobden, Esq., Thomas Milner Gibson; Esq., M.P.; and W. J. Fox, Esq. the c . Y Cards of admission may b e h a d on app li cat i on at the Offices of L eague, on hfunda and Tuesday, between the hours of eleven Old four o'clock. APPlications for Private loxes to be made personally, or by api Monday. The Ca Pit a rds of registered Member s w ill a d m it, as h ere t o f o re, to the Galleries. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six o'clock. SEWERS of WESTMINSTER and PART of ~~ 6,35 LoN DON MONDAY VIORNIN S JANUARY 13, 1845. A dap' 37 S. PRICB sd. 'r-rt sr7N yfr Puhimitea EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time f or th e EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY ; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINA and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST , containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. 1:9)110 • •• iDVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noan, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE C -r id • 16., W;Qt l / 4 ..110.9.112111110•1 r . • . - S. WOG. , ; Sat', deIiverMIDDLESEX.N Notice is hereby given, that a Jury of Sewers have this day ed i nto Court a PRESENTMENT of the ESTAT ES andPERSONS liable to b e ra ted t o t h e expense o f maintaining • re p a iring the COMM ON SEWERS in the Western D i v i s i on The West minster Sewers and on th e C oun t er s Creek Sewer. 1, 4 said Presentment is open at this'otfice for the inspection of all interested therein ; and her Majesty's Justices and Corn. 7th n ets will si t on Friday, the 17th January, and Friday, the February, 1845, at One o'clock, when parties n:ay be heard 12-41n at the said Presentment, as by law allowed. Sew LEWIS C. HERTSLET, Clerk. ers' Office, 1, Greek.street, Soho.square, Jan. 10, 1845. , Loog , i End. Bliici ATTONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AsTTR AIiCE CORNHILL, LONDOb , Capital .C5OO 000. -Empowered by Act of rarliamost DIVISION . OF PROFITS. QCHOOL of CHEMISTRY an d NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, LONDON ; under the direction of JOHN RYAN, LL.D., M.D., and Professor BACHHOFFNER, M.A., Ph. D. The Course of CHEMICAL LECTURES and - Practical Demon strations for General Students, Agriculturists, &c., under the directior of Dr. JOHN RYAN, will commence on TUESDAY, the 4th of February. w e d., Steitay fitteCCSB and increasing prosperity et the soc!ety ra• enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation to declare a second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts invested 4.. each Policy effected en the Profit scale. I. 0 G reeu The STEAM NAVIGATION CLASS, for NAVAL OFFICERS and others, will conmience on MONDAY, the 3d of February. The CLASS for RAILWAY ENGINE DRIVERS will commence on TUESDAY EVENING, the 4th of February, at Eight o'clock. These Lectures are delivered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Daily insti uetion in CHEMICAL MANIPULATION and PRAC TICAL ANALYSIS, by Dr. RYAN. A Syllabus of the various Classes may he had at the Institution. ,to, y i~lpcoat, „BE ESTATES—RADNORSHIRE—. PERENIPTORILY SOLD, pursuant r gade t o an ORDER o f the MOH COURT of CHANCERY, ti oie l a it Cause of ” G RAVENOR v. MILES," with the approba. it e r Sir GIFFIN Witsom, one of the Masters of the Court, ItutT Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteign, in the county of l'ours °' en TU RBDAY, the 4th d a y of February, 1845, between the ' 3 t Four and Five in the afternoon, in Two Lots, 54 A. F R E EHOLD ESTATE, called LLANTRUSSA, containing the • 3 8 P., situate in the parish of Llanvihangel Nantmellan, *044 asblese c o l nt ! of Radnor, in the occupation of Thomas Miles. The prises a farmhouse, with firm-yard enclosed, and barns, nd outbuildin gs, an d severa l p i eces o f ara bl e, pasture, an d th g e r ' 4 ". and h a s a right of common over 1,400 acres of land near arm, Patticul Sou th are may be had (gratis) at the said Master's Chamber! : in 840he'Ptoh-buildings, Chancery.lane, London; of Mr. T. King Presteign; sol icito t of Messrs. White, Eyre, and White, 141 I3edfo rd-row, London ; Messrs. Thomas, Jones, and .4eti:olicitors Millman-place, Redford-row ; of Mr. Humphreys, sat Presteign ; at the Radnorsire Arms Hotel, Presteign; "Otford Arms Hotel, Kington,h Herefordshire. WHI TE, EYRE, and WHITE, Plaintiff's Solicitors. EXAM.PLEn f 3.' Btlfilld ; Cash E F g s. d. s. d 77 5 1 12 3 St 64 5 6 916 4 51 511 711 9 L c ; fj ` 4 Bonus Pr6wium ' g e added. rburio a. d. - .i." 6. 3. 1837.170 9 3 74 " 3 4 1838'144 2 2 1639 116 16 0 £ s. ds 3.:6 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 LINER SUPER,SEDED, and those corrosiYe 1.7 and injurious Metals, called Nickel and German Silver, sup planted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless A LIIATA PLATE. Tes dou 3tu Woo d .; tto- C. WATSON, 41 and 42, Barbican, and IG, Norton Folgate, aided by a person of Science in the amalgamation of Metals, has succeeded in bringing to Poblic Notice the most beautiful Article ever yet offered ; possessing all the richness of Silver In appearance, with all its dura bility and hardness—with its perfect sweetness ha use, undergoing, as It does, a Chemical Process, by which, all that is nauseous in mixed Metals is entirely extracted—resisting all Acids—may be cleaned as silver, and is manufactured into every Article for the Table and Sideboard:— i sot, Wed"' The division of profits is annual, and the next will es made In I )e -oemker of the present year. This institution offers many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to berr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. Tao' Wel' Fiddle. Threaded. King's. Table Spoons and Forks, 16s. 6d. doz. 30s. 355. Desert Ditto ...• • • 12s. 6d. 255. 265. Tea Spoons ss. 6d. —12 s. 6d. I3s. Gd. Sugar Tongs 31 01 ' F. FERGUSON CAMROUI, BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London _ o ar; elto r); 13111 11/ !don JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their make, feel it incumbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purchasinr , what they conceive to be ,the original to ob serve the Name and ' Address correspond with the above.' - The gene ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the en guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following cautions:—iome are in appearance at first sight, `• the genuine," but without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such 'dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of. respect towards the public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labels previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope will prevent many disappointments. BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, continues to he prepared by them, and is recent• mended as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all ellmates. C. WATSON begs the Public will understand that this Metal is peculiarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold than kis metal is ti-om all others—on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it to be tested, and from the daily increasing ealoginms he re ceives, he is convinced that nothing can prevent its becoming an article of universal wear. asiEAihSELF.CANDLES. AlPt, .PATEN't . CANDLES, which burn thr o ,. 6 Without snuffing, like tho finest wax, are now retailed este it ; nt 't the country, at Sr under One shilling per lb. But )e N u n Ito taken to prevent any imitation being passed off as ent Ca ndles; this attempt b e i ng ma d e, an d w i t h t oo f re . tip.* t he itnitetio ucc ett. by some dealers, ea account of the greater profit ad ne ' es 1.1 n'e may obtain th em w h o l esa l e f rom Ed war d P r i ce an d cnt. V auxhall, and Palmer and Co., Sutton-street, C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue. and Price Currant Is just published, and Families who regard,econothy and elegance should possess themselves of this useful Book, which may be had Gratis, and Post Free, from the above Address. PATENT PARAGON CAMPHINE LAMPS. The perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has been happily attained by the invention of two parallel flat rings —a larger :meta smaller forming a cone round the margin of the wick, which cause a rapid reverberation of air against the flamethus condensing every particle of volatilized vapour, it is free from smoke or smell, having perfect combustion, and in full action, emits a light equal to 16 wax candles. C. Watson's Warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate, will contain, throughout the season, all the most elegant recherche and new patterns, comprising Or-molts, Cklna, Glass, and Opal. Old Cdl Lamps fitted with the Paragon Head for 21s. And the Paragon Apparatus applied to the Vesta for 6s. The Spirit analysed and recommended by Dr. Ilre, is delivered in screw cans by C. Watson's carts, at 4s. per gallon. . _ Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, Lendan. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse. PUBLICATIONS MARY HOWITT'S NEW JUVENILE WORK. In a handsome pocket volume, price 2s. 6d. bound and gilt, MY OWN STORY, or Auto-biography of a Child ; a Tale, forming part of a Series (to be completed in thirteen volumes) of Tales for the People and their Children. Each volume sold separately at 2s. 6d. bound, viz.: 1. Strive and Thrive-2. Hope on Hope ever-3. Sowing and Reaping —4. Alice Franklin-5. Who shall he Greatest-6. Which is the Wiser-7. Lit tle Coin much Care —B. Work and Wages-9. No Sense like Com mon Sense-10. Love and Money-11. My Uncle the Clockmaker -12. The Two Apprentices—and 13. My Own Story. London : Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside ; Bowdery and Kirby, Oxford-street ; Cundall, 12, Old Bond-street ; and all other Booksellers. 41 & 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. HEARTBURN, ecc.—Cert.rn and immediate relief in the hours of business, by night, or on a Journey, is given by the Pure Alkaline Preparations of 81-CARBONATE of SODA and POTASS, compressed Into Pills by Brockedon's Patent Process. They furnish an ever ready and instant remedy to those painful diseases of the digestive organs, Heartburn, Sick-headache, Indigestion, &c , produced by Acidity. Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; and by every Chemist and Druggist in the United Kingdom. Price One Shilling pe Box, or in Family Boxes, Nall-a-Crown. _ pALm ER Tone C"D LES A (I N O tDo CO.'S DECIMAL PALM Its.) give the light of Three ordinary eati W e k . Candl els require no snuffing, and can be used in any Can . It ri, SQlcl 4 every Oilman, Grocer, &c., at 71d. per Ib. theare late Meetin at W ," be seen by the following statement of Mr. J. Hawkin s, 8 of the British Association, that these Cand les "With regard to , ai _nY far the cheapest light at present in use. 0ft ."2" .8 and the common Dip-when the latter was not snuffed tn ;nttr en than ab out every t minutes, It took four to be equal to sla ve °f t he former; and when unanuited altogether, it required pounds to be equal to one pound of Palmer's. After al. c an to °further experiments with candles and also with oils, he to oll ud , ed 1,7 r ecommending the self.snuffing candle in preference Poi m 8 "" Athenaeum," Oct. 19, 1544. seri er and Co.'s Mid-size Lamps and Candles of the same de. .karion as the above, may be had of all Ironmongers, Lamp &c., i n th e kingdom. CANDLE NOTORIETY.-W. S. lIA EL'S Bu perb COMPOSITE, laid. per lb., requiring no snu ffi ng, : 4 ~.„e °l4P arison and trial are allowed to surpass all others of the to nt day f or beauty and brilltanej of light. There i s no patent tiree*roPosite Candles, neither will those called patent bn so long a 127 hours as the flee waxed:wick tallow moulds, sr ur ls the light 8.14 frs ,. • "‘ cash, at DATIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 83, St. _ AMA's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house. Tin PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. Vie material RIPPON an d BUR TON offer to the Public ;111 for the halt ten years bee n f oun d equal to silver in appearance ;t_. ',recta's, dud superior to it in d ura bili ty. Of the prices of .‘. s et., waiters, eAndlesticks, and all articles hithert made in 4 detailed catalogue, with engravings, will be sent o (gratis) post. Fiddle Threaded Victoria toti Pattern. Pattern. Pattern e SPeons and Forks, full site, Per dozen 4. , eisert do do• do los. Od. 21s. Od. 255. Od " do.. do. do 51. Od. Ile. Od. 12s. Od. V 4 "Y do. do. do 3s. Od. 6s. Od. 7s. Od. ENDERS, STOVES, and FIRE-IRONS. The largest assortment of Stoves and Fenders in the world . 1 now on sale it RIPPON and BURTON'S extensive warehouses, 39 , Oxford.street, corner of Newman-street (Just removed from Wells -street). Bright steel fenders, to 4 feet, from 90a. each ; ditto, ditto, with ormolu ornaments, from 60$. ; rich bronzed Icroll ditto, with steel bar, 10s. 6d.; iron fenders, 3 feet, 4.. ed. ; 4 reet, 6s. ; do. bronzed, and fitted with standards, 3 feet, 9s. ; 4 feet, 1 11. ; wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet, 4s. 6d.; 4 feet, 6s. ; b right register stoves, with bronzed ornaments and two sets of bars, !Mtn 5 guineas ; ditto, ditto, with ormolu ornaments, frem 91. 10s. ; :°lack dining-room register stoves, 2 feet, 205.; 3 feet, 305.; bed. .!ern register stores, 2 feet, 16a. ; 3 feet, 245. The new eco nom i. T herm's stove, with fender and radiating hearthplate, from 81. tut % h fire.ir ons f or c h am b ers, Is. 9d. per set ; handsome ditto, with A',:,!dlies. 6d.; newest pattern, with elegant bronzed heads, 11s. lio tt i, le tY of fi re-irons, with ormolu and richly. cu t b ea d s, at pro tcnt Z te Prices. Any article in furnishing ironmongery, 30 per any other house, while the extent and variety of the "4""),,,,,:d , nut any equal. The money returned for every article r,,. 1 . 4, 18a " -"' Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sen t ( per Utt - " t iblithed (in Wells-street) 1820. -.` q QUAR'IERL Y REVENUE. ~, th . tie e k nrett satisfaction each*Englishman learns. 4 ,hti 6,P r ovement displaxed in the quarter's returns. int i. - is e jlovernment hails this addition, by which ~`' i lei"',l c exchequer will soon become rich. " • ' l- 1, e h 4 ,.' . returns which have lately been made . i ., - " P y ' s ; ° 's of decided improvement .n trade. ,ne' s - ,ch politicians hare tried to discern rn:-,..5e of to pleasing a quarter's return. L e t h --,, ri bs it to this cauie, and others to that, • ~ad tei.i.: of them seem to know what to be at. :4ra - i s ? ieok'd at the thing as they ought to have done, sk "ticli i' is ''ave found that the cause is E. MOSES and SON. ''.,„;tt f er - '', e ,PPY addition would ne'er have been got, ti,`"c'e whom we name-most assuredly not ! An . e ss . i • e " Mart of MOSES centers on the nation, thei r e O i t n , rit of advantage beyond calculation. To our s , thes are so cheap:thetlhe public are able Arid „at se additional needfals at table. Towh e '_tla the good reader will clearly discern iiegnnerease is made in the quarter's return. • • h en ‘ - ' in ' .. .S this eeasig re' urn has been won, 11, ti 7,! A "r e turn " to E. MOSES and SON. It ,it,,Pithrti s a '',,ORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Ifetebr. B t eneleetpsecially informed that, during the re-eteetinn of 4 e hloont s s "",N'S premises in Aldgate, the entrance to their lit heie eO iY at 154 Minories. t• No, , veNrk • ' to s. _ ~ . „,..„. entitled " THE COMMERCIAL I PHENO. will is e i e ", full directions for Self-Measurement, on applica. It [ wattled poet free. e ase s .., p - db. - , ~.Oige ', lIRLDT NAM S s. d. t : tt . 41, ( 4.T e 1 ig . 0000 ••••..... 000000 •••• •••••• 000000 ••••••••• 00000000 from ( 0 ) 1( 8 ) 6 PO's' lVletrili n r ii , t iO e s „... '. •._ der c_ .vs. Ath " oli . F o j 00000000 0000 every description of W 1,e,.. eat, t is „,,,__ . gi . toe s , e , 1 5 11 ie,!ne Win cest7!,ofliely trimmed •• 0 8 6 ; n° b. oZs e k t - e ' T rotis l e n r evFrY at o •-••••••"". •4 6 t eit co in oo B, lined 0 10 o pot 4 . 4t. _ ...... .. ....... . . kiiiii„thtto 'er,.._ted. etc ... •" ..... ...... 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Flll 4 , rs eoet s, in c, .._ e vet cellar and cuffs from I 18 0 ttte,, t ;:ve.ed wi e v ery style and Shape, handsomely trimmed I 5 0 14gekslt t° 'Trou PP '" 0 17 6 „kinliskpittn ',erg.... .............. ..: 12 g (` te n s or di i ,:t., .:4, - ,,••• ..... e 12 0 i ki tre V " T rouser te" 1 6 0 t ie pte r ix, est,. . s 0 7 41 r , , , ,, , i1e s c, a ,do, i rt ' e ; t ee,. e . .. ... ................................. ee P4ilittLoit ........... ...... pattern .. i h . ,4 C 4. flit naa n „..,: t ' u • ..... ... • '2 15 0 .11," . th e ;, ..... . ... •". k04..44_ vest . nan ...ea. ..................................... „ ........... 14 to runic e ui , .... tured airei t gic .... '''. ............ ...... ........................... . ~_ , . . ..... 1 8 I.- '' "1 say e ,.._ ............. ...„ V, e_ ...ant can be had - at five minutes notice, at the -tin e /i s c line 'i de a , ' co followin trousers •- st se ser ..eek et at. vest, and ..ee ell i5e,........ vest, and trousers. .... ........ - ..... from 018 8 %Ne t :lect s 0 "" s n article purchased oi ordered, If not approved 1 tsriaollettes-E. th e purchased retnitied. ri es. Ds sit4i. ,. OSEg and SON s Tailors, Wholesale and Retail ZCs tre andeg . 'l, Otttlitters and G 1 Warehousemen, 154, Mi. !!hst e t,._ 4 ' --- E. kld ee lat es at; ' ' ener h a Church. vhe,,_,•.tilo • . -.oats ari d s °PPosite,t e . . tree ,-... 0 ni . sin e , k %on are obliged to guard the public d e r .. I _ 3 etni t ,'„,' a eing learned that the untradessninlike tee, hi, ' - *.rte t t t - ci "."nected with them, or it the same concern, ot s , toe ie 'e no e , it „rt Many instances, and for obvious reasons. e v ;Plxsi et :ho deiiLTrion whatever . with any other establishment, Nt e , ent, k e. ',` o genuine Cheap Clothing should (( to Prevent W ge Chur e i e4ll or send: to 154, Minories, or 86, Aldgate, te ' A PI ti °l6 iisie e c • • tie ele. 4 Nesee"tt t n att e r t i n at this here Establish from s illet on ;, ..11 4-14 8 E's ~, ''' , :otr,"; for ti. kICORBUTIC DROPS a Sure Cure ''',,,,e 4 D . ti,„ i t °iff. -l itt " Tse i c e jt_ S _c, , nrvY, - .Sec.ei.' Read the following wonderful wwl of r tire saf,t _ort utle, Drops: It must convince the most li s . r 4 itttt ie ` t‘ e . rbs. T iti •';' h a n n , l..gregic value of this extraordinary corn- Ir ie ,ll :-...!;. a highyelortant . letter is sent to Mr. liaise by Mr. y r , 'lnh erit e•ent Pectable farmer, of the parish of Brent, test e. , 0 ,,. . arch Ist, 1842 Dear Sir,—l consider it a duty ` t 3 ceri it i "lc to state to tl . ' Re. w as c Dr ops , le p ubli c the invaluable properties of Moversrin • ali eon • olf ohuoproesmoeituber, when I first applied to you, hibi t : out thin , or I b elieve I receiving any benett for my poor iffye you that I had been trying '1 ' 0 1% 4 , 4 4 :d to ggetinworder to gi vechild ease, but day by day she nth r ale,. b rse, until at last ail strength left her, and she was 104 korbe t i t° w alk • her 1 k o , *o ut , ' c er tiptio ' n _ iody . and head were covered all over ~, , , , , r Q a itch in . ann 3 ; her, appetite had vanished, the erup th a dreatifnl manner that she would roll '''' 414 Ott. i c ground, and 'she could get no sleep what n6ininediately you saw her, you told me you were 4 ; 1 5 t : 1444 :i i 1".:lboci v : r t no t:l lrn e; cil ti :., gr , ;jt :: -- e ko n ttxittu i : ei o n, :r i. li i, . leer lami tiniled:khirlieenrriiires,:i: i : iinn ' a otll g : 1 1 cure her. Before she had taken ed, her appetite returned, and ' s t,,,eierp. Ivy the time . she had taken th.inkascaondy i i i i e e r i so h n e s :Lit t h he is us.. n > o o w f her tt. ' .. bett er ts , e : t 9 her, and. I .en it ever was. " I retrai n, ~t. i - to ask fe. o kit . ai d 3 e e ar Sir, yours respectfully, ' i t *lin e Il e sure ~ ,,.' s ' e N e V r l t ! , , ,L u l c A D 3 r f o p3 s i : ,t ..TTl .ril lEc eN i2 " , S . . '9 ' d , ils. 4 " in Pint b lyb nies ottles,. . .1. eon,ahung nearly six 2s. 9d. bottles, it:'t oV i e Agoin, f . y .1. h, ll ^et, lio p_t n t,. B3 Hiiineiienoglon—. Barclay and Sons, Ferri' ydon , ` e , • Sanger, 1 50, o rn xr t_ ( l l „r s out. 229, Strand; King, Napier or - treet ; and Johnston, 6e, Corn -0 14 . /I -. „ 2- C • KROUT 9 • ''V .I '7 of a , -291 STItANI) LONDON. 41 4 , , ,5h.....1 Letter frost Wil li am Wilson Esq ., Clifton, near P ss vlie, t . i _ ll , l with the grea test " Cdfton, ' Yore, Feb. b, 1844. , 40 , 77,,r 0n g C h ° et and Rieurel'itrce that I inform you with what ' e es. kit: Ls I h. v . had th a le Pills have effected a cure in me. 1i5i...... ot able 'to Ch'aa. itheilmsdisvis ; and, in spite of all I le' \ .,.. , .7. e u ,y e. Om* thiair's Pillsi,nwthhiceh leas t relief, until a friend . a few trials, effected a 'iveil.e are at .I . IIOO IX, ye y to use my name if it will he of any s r►i ,Wr plrl....oLfl.Af et t h e eNtlese43ve ttcvnt test:fa% tenwt.isl4:iiseha f.igurii 1 . 1, t, I lea medicine, M the W gr i e l'S at ° effi eN C v ;: e y c only effective remedy for tS,I t 4"! Mail urn. 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Facts abundantly proved by ianu. merable testimonials, which ar , open for inspection at the Pro. prieters. It preserves its virtues unimpaired by the change of mat, and is mike in uso rem Bi . frigid to the trail zone —from the assemblies of St. pe,erbhurgh to those of Calcutta and the fOrming the basis u.remote East. To (h Idren, it is especially recorguVr4ed :rul Head of Haul:l Family Bottles (equal to fe t t r 0., and skit 4(0 VVP4W§ *per an du TABLE BEQUESTS ACT. a Beau . Price 38. , double that size Is. UTI, )I+.l —Each genuine bottle has MACASSAR OIL engraved in two lines on - the bark of thv Wraper nearly I,f ) 0 times, containiii,, Sold by the P. - oprietnrs A ROWL NO and SON, tO, garden, London, and by Chemists and Pertlime3. All others are Fraudulent Counterfeits! DUBLIN, JAN. 9.—The Pilot, of to-morrow evening, will contain the promised letter of Mr. O'Connell, ad dressed to the Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell. The following is a considerable portion of the letter:— Derry vane Abbey, Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord, 1845. MY REVERED LORD,—It was my intention to have confined this letter to an exposure of the truly shuffling opinion about, rather than upon, the Bequests Act, pub lihed with the names of Messrs. Smith and Greene, by apparently Catholie authority. But matter of infinitely greater importance presents itself. The plan of the: English Government to undermine the Catholic Church' in Ireland is daily developed more and more. The fatal facility with which some of our exemplary prelates, with pious intentions and pure designs, fall into one snare after another, encoura2es the ancient enemies of our faith and fidelity to augment their exertions, and to mature their plans, until they render them, es they conceive and hope, irresistible. Through your Lordship I address the people of Ire land, and I sadly but most solemnly assure them that we are arrived at a conjuncture which involves the civil as well as the religious liberties of the Irish nation in the greatest and most imminent peril. I am able to state as certain facts that the English Government have had for some time past active agents at the Court of Rome. The one a Mr. Wiliam Pere, an English Catholic—for no treachery to the Irish would be complete without the interventi n of an English Catholic ; the other an Austrian, nominated by the Austrian Government. The design and object are to obtain for the British Minister control over the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland. The :nodes of obtaining that control are two-fold ; the first, by making a State pro Vision for the Irish Catholic clergy ; the second, by a concordat with the Pope, giving a power either direct and affirmative, or indirect and by negation, to the British Crown to nomi nate to the Catholic prelacy all over Ireland. The English Catholic agent, Mr. William Petre, has succeeded in convincing the Pope's Ministers, that he is authorised to pledge the British Government to give great countenance and liberal pecuniary assistance to the Catholics in the British colonies and foreign possessions. This bait has taken, and has produced a letter from the Propaganda to the Most Reverend Dr. Crolly unfavourable to the repeal agitation. It is said there was some dexterity in pro curing this letter. It has, however, been some time in the hands of his Grace ; but it is not a canonical docu ment ; and, at all events, as far as it may treat of mat ters of a temporal nature, or matte rs relating to the poli tical rights and liberties of the Irish people, it is plainly void and of no effect. But the great strength of the English envoy consists in the support and assistance of the Austrian agent. The tendency in various parts of Italy, including the Papal States, to insurrectionary movements amongst the Italians, causes the great military force kept by Austria in Italy to be considered as essentially necessary for the preservation of peace and order from revolutionary violence. The leaden despotism of the Austrian Govern ment over the Catholic religion and the Catholic clergy in its subject States renders that Government justly odious and detested at Rome. But its influence and power over the Roman Court are not one whit the less. Its power is feared inure than it is hated—the hatred being mitigated by the supposed necessity for the use of that power ; and thus the influence of the British agent, augmented by the Austrian, is almost irresistible with the politicians of the Roman Court. I have, my revered Lord, most unquestionable autho rity for the statement I thus make. I have it from a person who is utterly incapable of deceiving, and being at Rome in a situation in which he himself cannot be deceived. I have full permission to give the facts to the public, though I have not that of publishing his name. I am, however, at liberty to mention his name in any way consistent with its not appearing in the public news papers ; and I accordingly transmit it to your Lordship in a private letter. _ It is most melancholy and highly deplorable that at such a moment, and with so powerful a conspiracy on foot against the Irish Catholic Church, there should be so animated a dissension amongst the Catholic prelates. clergy, and laity of Ireland on the subject of the Be quests Act. It seems a most inopportune period to come out with suc► a resolution as that in the appendix to the pastoral of his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin— a resolution which, instead of being framed to subdue dissension, and create unanimity, appears in fact and truth to be a ntere license to' dispute. Under existing circumstances, I humbly consider it to be the duty of all sincere Catholics to combine in order to prevent further mischief. I was in hopes, when the pastoral of the venerable Archbishop of Dublin was announced, that it would contain materials for a general peace and concord ; pre disposed, as we all should be, to listen to his Grace with the greatest deference and all proper submission. I did hope that a pastoral issuing from so master a mind, and such venerated authority, would contain such arguments in favour of the line of conduct he has conscientiously adopted as should silence all cavil, and satisfy every scruple. But, alas! it is not so—it is very far from being so. The tone and temper—the language and manner of the pastoral are all excellent. The pastoral is written with that subdued sweetness of disposition for which the venerated character of his Grace is so much respected. But there is nothing to conceal the mistakes in point of law into which he has been led; or the errors in point of fact, into which, with the best intentions, he has un happily fallen. I hope I use no language unbecoming that most un feigned respect which I entertain for his Grace. If one word bearing a contrary appearance falls from my pen, I retract it beforehand, and respectfully seek for pardon. In this temper and disposition, I submit the following remarks. I observe:— First.-- , That his Grace has, in his pastoral, repeatedly admitted that the Bequests Act is defective. He tells us, page 6, that the Act "is imperfect," He tells us in page 7, that it is " nothing like a perfect measure." In page 21, that it has " partial blemishes." He tells us in page 20, that it contains " a DuscinEvous clause." Again, in page 7, that it has " defects which he de plores." Secondly,—We must take the Act as it is. Imperfect, defy dive, and mischievous as it may be, we must take it as it is. His Grace does not tell us of any pledge or promise on the part of Government to amend the ble mishes, the imperfections. the defects, or to remedy the mischief. It would indeed have been consolatory to learn that any such pledge or promise existed. How often have we been told by the advocates of the Act that such a pledge was given ? Now, tlys pastoral would appear to r;e—l may b:4,vori is prelacy, but it would appear to me—to berg prPpqr place to afford us that consolation. If, there Kelacy, clergy. and people of Vcl l 4esc,e ii this 414te, they must taste it with " 04 Eleutious taut Pivkt4 . 94 4ril4: an _ 4-• 1J t thi Thirdly.---There are other clauses in the statute which his Grace would certainly condemn still more em phatically, if he understood their legal meaning and operation as I do, ansl if he had not been misled by the shuffling of the Crown lawyers. I, of course, regret that his Grace should p.: fer their Opinions to. mine ; but that preference is one that I accept with dutiful submission and humility—reserving to myself my undoubted privi lege of proving to his Grace that I am right, and that the Crown lawyers are wrong—a task, I believe, not difficult to perform. . Fourthly.—ln page 21, his Grace is pleased to say. that the Act in question, the 13. quests Act, "confers on us ad vantages et the very highest order." He then proceeds to enumerate those advantages. He says first, "It places our charities in precisely the state in which we ourselves wished to have them four years ago ;" and " it gives us the power of vesting property without trouble or ex pense, in perpetual security for procuring glebes for our clergy, and for building, enlarging, and upholding, or furnishing, our places of religious worship." Now, my Lord Bishop of Meath, I turn to you, and most respectfully assure you, that the venerable Arch bishop' of Dublin labours under a total misapprehension and mistake in believing that the Bequests Act confers any advantage whatsoever on Catholic cnarities. No than living is more incapable, more entirely incapable, of making a wilful mis-statement than his Grace ; and it is with the most profound conviction of the perfect purity of his mind, that I dispute the existence of a fact which he deems certein. To discover whether the Bequests Act confers any ad' vantages on Catholic charities, two things are necessary'.. 1. To ascertain what was the precise state of the law respecting Catholic charities in Ireland previous to the Bequests Act. 2. To ascertain whether any, and if any, what altera tion, have been made by the Bequests Act in the law respecting Catholic charities in Ireland. His Grace has baen led to believe that the law has been altered for the better. I have the most, thorough conviction that the law has been altered for the worse. In order to test this matter, I beg leave to refer to the opinion which I gave to you, my Lord Bishop of Meath, on the 24th of August last. Your Lordship will find that I laid down the law in the following words : " To the first question arising on the state of the law, previous to the recent statute, my answer is, that before the recent Act there were no restrictionpo r limitations on charitable donations and bequests in Ireland for any Catholic purposes. Any such restrictions or limitations that now exist are the creation of tile late statute. " This should be kept constantly in recollection. Before this new Act it was lawful to grant by deed, or bequeath by will, property of anv amount for. Catholic purposes. This power continued in each individual until as shortly before death as the rational faculties continued. In particular it was lawful to grant or be-I queath property— " Ist. To build and endow Catholic hospitals. " 2d. To build and endow Catholic convents for nuns.! " 3d. To build and endow Catholic schools. " 4th. To build and endow Catholic orphanages. " sth. To build and endow houses of refuge for 'Ca-1 tholic males and Catholic females, paupers and penitents.! " 6th. To build and endow Catholic churches andl chapels. " 7th. To build and endow houses for residence of the Catholic clergy. " Bth. To endow with glebes Catholic archbishops, bishops, and priests, and to grant or bequeath to them lands or mon to any amount of value. " 9th. To create funds for maintaining the sacrifice of the mass, or other stated or specified prayers for any number of persons, or for any length of years, for the benefit of the living ..r the dead. " 10th. To endow Catholic sodalities, (sr guilds, for teaching the Catholic Catechism, or Catholic prayers; or tor instructing in the proofs of the Catholic religion. " 11th. In short, it was lawful for Catholics by deed, or by will, to convey property for every imaginable charitable purpose, although exclusively limited for the use of Catholics. " Nor were these charities the less valid, although Protestants might be permitted by express words, or by impdeation, to share in the benefits of the charitable purposes. " Thus, in fine, before the passing of the recent sta tute, it was competent, in point of law, to endow all manner of Catholic charities and religious purposes, with one exception." What room was there, then, for additional advantages? None but what my Bill would have supplied. Such was the opinion which I gave and published in the month of August last. The exception ailVeVo was that relative to the regular clergy, of whom more hereafter. Such was my opinion. It emphatically assorted that all Catholic charities of every kind were, before the Be quests Act, perfectly secure. All—all—the regular clergy excepted. Such was my opinion —published in all the newspa pers ; contradicted by nobody. The Crown lawyers have not contradicted this opinion in any way directly or indirectly. The authorities of the Castle so coin pletely acquiesced in my opinion that no query on these points was put to the Crown lawyers. I have my judg ment corroborated by the acquiescence of the Castle and of the Crown lawyers. But what is better still, every point to which I alluded in that opinion has been confirmed by solemn judicial determination. I allude in particular to the cases of " The Dempsey Charity," " The Hevey Charity," "The Kearns Charity," and particularly " The .L"Arcy Charity." I have brought the papers with me here in the D'Arcy charity. The ether cases were decided by Lord Man ners, Lord Plunket, and the present Master of the Rolls. The D'Arcy Charity was established by the decree of a greater lawyer than any of the three—the present Chan cellor Sugden. All appreheitions, such as those that might have been entertained in 1840, were thus termi nated. There existed no longer, and there does not exist, any question on Catholic charities. Even an an nuity granted in perpetuity for celebrating mass for the soul of the testator has been decreed to be a valid cha rity. How much do I respectfully wish that his Grace Doctor Murray would have condescended to have looked at this state of the law before he persuaded himself that the Bequests Act had conferred any advantages on Ca tholic charities. It had not room or space to do good. It is admitted by his Grace to do mischief. Such having been, I will say, unquestionably and un doubtedly, the stat e o f t h e law respecting Catholic cha rities before the B equests Act, I proceed to cons i der whether there has b e e n any alteration for t h e b etter, either in substance, o r i n machinery, by that Act. I n substance it is clear there could be none. Let us see if there be any in the machinery. This is the second point, as relating to any ameliora tion by the 'Bequests Act. To discuss this point the most respectful way is to use the very words of his Grace in page 21 of the pastoral, where he purports to show forth the advantages derivable from the Bequests Act. It must be admitted that he does not purport to make a very powerful case for the Bill. There is rather a show of "empty boxes" than anything powerful or weighty, in the way of advantage, even upon his Grace's own showing. Anxious, as he most justly was, to place those advantages in the strongest point of view, he con fines his praises to those two sentences. Fir ,t.—(These are his words : I repeat them)—" It (the Bequests Act) places our charities in precisely the same state in which we ourselves wished to have them tour years ago." Secondly.—" And it gives us the power of vesting property. without trouble or e x pense, in perpetual se curity—for procuring gleb es f or our clergy—and for building, enlarging. and upholding our places of reli gious worship.'' Now, if his Grace had been perfectly accurate in the advantages, in point of law, which he thus describes, yet I most humbly and respectfully submit that the Act would afford no great bonus—and certainly none such as to hold out any great temptation to laud the legislation it contained. It is my duty, however, to point out the inaccuracies, in matter of law, into which his Grace has been led. I take his two propositions separately and distinctly from each other. The first is in these words, respecting the Bequests Act : " It places our charities in precisely the state in which we ourselves wished to have them placed four years ago." In this respect his Grace alludes to a memor i a l t h at he sets out from page 9 to paste 13 of his printed pass toral— a memorial presented by the Cath o li c P re l at e s in 1840. is-, 'that the P re l ates, i n 1840, and even th at li tt l e has not askAeldy f a o n r s w v eerryrleistpt little f n u d l e l y ed been obtained by the Bequests Bill. Here is the prayer of the memorial : " Your memorialists, therefore, entreat that the Board of Irish Charities may be rendered more generally use ful and popular, by the introduction to it of Roman Ca tholic Commissioners, or by some other measure which may have a tendency to place their charities on the seine footing as those of their Protestant fellow-countrymen." It is quite true that we have got the Roman Catholic Commissioners ; but those Roman Catholic Commis sioners do not place Catholic charities on the same foot ing as those of their Protestant f e ll ow - countrymen. There is no equality among the Commissioners. There is a decided majority of Protestants. .%; I'gu 1. t Protestants and five Catholics cannot be 4aid, with any arithmetical accuracy, to be on an equal footinS% How can it be said that the charities are on the same footing, when there is so decided a majority on the one side, and so deeiqskft minority on the other ? If five be equal to eight, then indeed the Cathii and Protestant Commissioners are on the same footing otherwise, not. In plain ti uth, the placing some Ca tholic Commissioners on tlu Board, renders the Catholic inferiority on the one hand, and the Protestant supres macs on the other band, more distinct, conspicuous, and emphatic. I could say more upon this comparative estimate being deemed as if the Catholics had obtained the " same footing'.'—but I shudder lest I should let fall one single . I have thus extracted from the pastoral the only ad vantages that are stated or suggested by it to arise from the Bequests Act ; and I do respectfully submit that it is quite manifest that no solid or substantial advantage is thus stated or suggested to be derivable from that Act; at best, it really is but a mouthful of moonshine. -It is said, indeed, that there is much importance in the recognition of the episcopal and archiepiscopal character of oitr prelates, as well as the right succession in our parish priests. But the decision in the D'Arcy charity has mitigated any notion of this recognition being valu able. In that case the Most Rev, Dr. M'llale was ad mitted as a co-pl , 4intitT with the Most Rev. Dr. Murray, expresily as the successor to the late Archbishop of Tuatn, the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly. This suit was emu: plete before the Bequest: Act came into operation. Suc cession was, therefore, recognised in principle. I have thus, in a manner which, I sincerely hope, is as perfectly respectful as I f erven tly w i s h i t should be, canvassed the defence of the Bequests Act contained in the pastoral of the Most Rev. Archbishop. The defence has singular advantages in manner and in matter. In manner, from the serious and sweet train of piety in which it is drawn up. In matter, from the unquestion able talent and ability of the venerable writer; and from the obvious sincerity which it displays. His Grace has contemplated the Act in a point of view which, however delusive, has fascinated himself. It is only surprising that he has not equally fascinated others. Nothing but the inherent errors in the Act could prevent his Grace's defence from being complete. But how could any defence of the Bequests Act be successful, when that document contains, by the confession of his Grace himself, "blemishes,'' "imperfections," "deplorable defects," and a clause mischievous to charity ? Admis sions made from the spirit of truth and sincerity which distinguish all the life of the venerated Prelate. But what a vindication do not these admissions contain of the opinions of the majority of the prelates and clergy who have condemned the Act ! Ido humbly trust that they will also palliate, if not justify, the de cided hostility which I have felt it my sacred and solemn duty, ungifted layman as I am, to exhibit to this statute. Let me now drop all further allusion to the pastoral, and confine myself to the Act itself. My objections to it are numerous, strong, and, I think, decisive. They are, as briefly as I can state them, these : First.—l object to the Act on principle. We are not promised any amendment of it; but no amendment of it would satisfy me. It contains the principle which lab • hor, of a direct connection between the Catholic Church and the State. There cannot be religious freedom where there is a connection between the Church and State. In such a connection the State always predomi nates, and tyrannizes, more or less, over the Church. Religion should be free. It is a matter of an eternal concern. The Church which teaches that religion should be free from the shackles of man's power, direct or in direct. Secondly.—l object to the Act upon principle; as it creates a connection between the Catholic prelates in Ire land and the Irish Government. This objection has no :thing personal in it as far as relates to the three vene rated prelates who form part of the commission. If any men could be entrusted vtith the delicate and difficult office of acting in such a connection, there certainly could be no objection to these prelates. But the Catholic Church of Ireland is not to be over-ridden by the Govern. ment, even by the unintentional intervention of the most respected of the prelacy. Thirdly.—l object to this statute, because it gives the Government the power of making selections and picking choices among the Catholic prelates—enabling the Government to select one if they please, as being more loyal than another, and rejecting others as not being equally loyal with the chosen. In short, the Act gives a power to the Government to adjudicate as it were upon the character of our prelates—to estimate their character, and to select amongst them by way of preference. This objection appears to me quite un answerable. Fourthly.—l object emphatically to any connection between the Catholic prelates and the present Govern ment. Was not the Duke of Wellington bred up in the worst school of no-Popery politics ? and when he yielded Emancipation did he not expressly retain all his prejudices against Catholicity ? Is not Sir Robert Peel the man who organised the Orange system in Ireland ? and ought he not to hate those who could not overcome the errors of his judgment, but forced him against his inclination to grant them their politial rights ? We have humiliated Peel, and it is utterly impossible be should ever forgive us. Is not Sir James Graham an avowed, or, at all events, an ill-concealed fanatic ? Is not Lord Stanley the determined champion of Protes tantism in every quarter of the British empire ? I ask it in shams and in sorrow, ought our prelates have any connection with such men ? Fifthly.—l object to the Act on principle, as forming a connection between our prelates and the Irish Govern ment—that Government which owes its existence to the virulent and anti-Catholic and anti-Irish f ee li ngs of a majority of the English people ; feelings that were exas perated to the utmost virulence by the powerful writers of the Tory press—a press which distinguished the Ca tholic people of Ireland as " a filthy and felonious multi tude," and characterised our clergy as " surpliced ruffians," and a " demon priesthood." Sixthly.—l object upon principle to any connection between our prelates and the present Irish Government —that Government which selected for the highest judi cial authority Chief Justice Pennefather ; and for the judicial bench Lerroy and Jackson ; and for the Mas ter's office in Chancery Litton--three of the most violent enemies of Catholicity which the Irish bar could produce. Seventhly.—l object upon principle to any connec tion between the Catholic prelates of Ireland and that Irish Government which issued the tardy Clontarf pro clamation—a proclamation to which was affixed the name of that very, Lord Donoughniore co-commissioner of the Most Rev. Doctors Crolly and Murray, erd the Right Rev. Doctor Denvir. How little could Lord Cloncurry, when he talked of the " projected massacre" at Clontarf, imagine that he would ever, see Lord Dononghmore enrolled in the seme corps of corn. missioners with any of our revered prelates Eigh4ll7,-.4 object .upon principle to any contyctiou ;;. • ________,...............„ word which might be construed into disrespect to his I between the Catholic Prelates of Ireland and the Go- Grace the Arcbishop. I therefore leave many, many vernment that persevered in the monster prosecution objections unstated. I have, however, shows that the , against the leading Catholics, and so constructed the timid memorial of 1840 asked but for little indeed, and I jury that they were able to strike off all the Catholics that ever' such little has not been obtained by the Be- from the panel, and thus, as far as in them lay, repealed quests Act. • the Emancipation Act. Are these jury -selectors to be So much for th e fi rs t a d vantage a l leged to be obtained the famili a r com p an i ons o f our prelacy? by that Act. I come to the second and only remaining [The remainder o f th e l etter o f Mr. O ' Connell has not one. yet beers received at the Pilot-office. The concluding Secondly. —(I repeat once more his Grace's words : portion, we understand, will extend to two or three co "It gives us the power of vesting property without lumps.] trouble or expense in perpetual security—for procuring COUNTY OF LIMEracK —ATTACK ON RlL glebes for our clergy—and for building, enlarging, and upholdin g our pl aces o f rel i g i ous worship. " BALLYOWEN HOUSE. The Limerick Chronicle contains the following:—" On How I rejoice in being able to bear my humble tests- The morning last, between the hours of two and three moray as a lawyer to the legal accuracy of the pastoral o'clock ) , Kilballyowen House, the family seat of The when it does state the law accurately ! The latter part of the sentence does so perfectly. O'Grady, was visited by an armed gang of incendiaries, It shows, howev e r, t h at t h e only Catholic charities. who posted a R oc kit e not i ce on t h e entrance, an d f i red a which are capable, by th e B equests Act ; to be vested in shot throu g h hi s h a ll d oor , w hi c h per f orate d the curtain the Commissioners ac cor di ng to t h e 1 - sth section—the drapery, and struck the o pp os it e wa ll, a f ter w hi c h t h e enabling section—are two, and no m ore . ruffians departed, firing a second shot, but not daring to f First.—For procuring gl e b es , i nc l u di ng res i denees for force an entry into the m ans i on . Thi s v i o l ent outrage was co mm itt e d i n th e centre o f a populous and cultivated our clergy ; and, secondly, for the buildi ng , en l arg i ng, district, near the town of Bruit, and in the neighbour and maintaining our places of worship.' Now, these were a ll p er f ec tly va lid c h ar i t i es b efore hood of a police statio n , w hi c h, lik e most others in the south of Ireland, is so w ea k as not to aff o rd sufficent the passing of the B eques t s A c t. All t h at A ct does in for a vigilant patrol. It i s enoug h to o b serve this respect is to ena bl e th ese two c h ar i t i es to b e vested strength that the threatening notice was of a mur d erous nature, in the Board of C omm i ss i oners . B e f ore t h at Act, and ' at present, and in all fut ure ti me , t ota ll y i n d epen d ent of but of which The O Grady and his f am ily were not aware until daylight, when the mid n i g ht man d ate was revealed the " Bequests Act," th ese identical charities could an d can be vested in trustees of the party'sown choosing, and in all its cowardly atrocity. The Rock legislators are that in perpetual a n d p er f ect secur i ty , now aiming at high gam e , an d w ill not b e d eterred b y All the Act does is to enable a Catholic donor to the ordinary force of the law, whose provisions are quite vest such charities as the above two, but no other, in the inadequate to arrest the evil spirit which roams abroad, Board of Commis s i oners , e i g h t o f w h om out of thirteen fearless and unchecked, th roug h t h e rura l di str i cts. are Protestants, in s t ea d o f vest i ng t h em i n trustees all "In thelarge circle of th e res id ent l an d e d gentry of th i s extensive county, there i s no t one w h o cou ld b e deemed Catholics, if he likes. Th e B equests A ct g i ves hi m that choice. He m a y c h oose t h e P rotestant ma j or i ty Boaru a less obnoxious than Th e O'G ra d y , f or he i s not only a of Commission ers if h e pl eases , i n pre f erence to Catholic considerable proprietor, wh o g i ves constant employment to upwards of 100 men in the year, but also a most indul trustees. I venture, with respect for his Grace, to think encouraging landlord, whose farms in the most that few Catholics, if any, will be foundto make such a gent,. . • • fertile portion of that district, are let upon fair and mo derate rents, to a respectable and comfortable tenantry. the pastoral tells ti , s that the " Bequests Act" ch ß oi u ce t . It is, however, conjectured that a property of the late enables Catholics to vest these two charities in the Board of Commi s sione rs w i t h out trou bl e or expense in Air. Wise, of Cork, recently out of l ease , h as occas i oned this revolutionary symptom. The O'G ra d y h as offered perpetual security. There is no explanati on g i ven h ow t h e ~ a reward of 50/ for discovery and conv i ct i on o f the mid expense and night gang implicated in this out rage ; an d we con& trouble" are to be avo id e d, or h ow the " perpetual se- dently trust that the Government and the magistrates of curity" is to be achieved. Not the least. I cannot con- the Limerick district, who are to meet on Saturday next ceive how it is to be done. It is quite true that to vest at the county Court house, will not be tardy or negli the property in Catholic trustees there must be incurred gent in the discharge of an important duty at this crisis.' the expense and trouble of having prepared for execu- SERIOUS MILITARY Row.—The Limerick Chronicle lion a deed or a will. contains the following curious statement:--" The s e r gean t s But precisely simil a r trouble and expense must be of the 73d entertained the sergeants of the 6th on their ar incurred in preparing a deed or will to vest the property rival in Dublin from Ch es t er , f or w hi c h th e l a tt er reso l ve d in the commis s ion ers . Th e or i g i nal expense and trouble to return the compliment, and at Christmas both parties are in both cases the same. met at dinner. All went on happily until the spirit of It is also quite true that, in th e mo d e o f preserving the company rose to an extraordinary pitch. A scuffle charitable donations and bequests by the intervention of ensued, and the officer on guard felt it necessary to trustees of one's own choice, there are, from time to report the circumstances to Colonel Bunbury, of the time, expenses incurred in changing incompetent 67th, who at once ordered the bugle to sound for ' turn trustees, or in substituting a new trustee upon the death out.' The great body of the troops answered to the of a former trustee. These expenses, however, are much call, and a party was ordered to the scene of the riot and mitigated by the modern practice of substituting t o t a k e the sergeants into custody. As soon as they trustees, by petition to the Chancellor, without a perceived the guard the sergeants of both corps seized plenary suit. hold of pokers, bottles, chairs, and stood upon the de- On the other hand, it is to be observed that the fensive, threatening death and demolition to the first Board of Commissioners is necessarily a fluctuating who approached. Officers came forward and remon body ; and that any misunderstanding among them- strated with the rioters, who were taken into custody, selves can be solved only by the medium of a plen ar suit ; the entire expen ses o f w hi c h, w h et h er t h e su i t b e y lout not without inflicting some blows on th e o ffi cers an d men. The colonel of the 67th received a blow of a stone well grounded or not, must, recording to the Bequests An investigation was held next day by the General, and Act, come out of the charitable funds. It is, therefore, the men admitted their ' error' . (?) but protested that the sufficiently clear that, on the grounds of saving expense, Irish whiskey had taken away their senses. The colonel little indeed can be achieved by means of. the Bequests interceded for them, and after a lecture on their con- Act. Nay, there are many contingencies by which, in duct, they were permitted to return, with a warning acting under the Bequests Statute, the expenses may be against whiskey." greatly enhanced. Any difference of opinion in the Board can be solved only by a plenary suit. With that worst consequence, that in every case of a suit, whether justly instituted or not, the costs come out of a charity fund. ' THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND HIS DIOCESE. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.—The feeling which exists in the minds of the laity of Plymouth, Stonehouse, and De vonport, against the changes which have been introduced in the ceremonial of the service of the Church is, if any thing, stronger than amongst the laity of Exeter. From circumstances—Prom many of the church-goers here having been won from the ranks of the Dissenters by the erection of proprietary churches, and from the churches being generally supported by the letting of pews, a feeling of independence and voluntaryism (if I may use the word) strongly pervades many of the laity; and the clergy, with but one or two exceptions, are what are termed " Low Church" in doctrine, but are ge nerally popular, and allied in feeling with the laity. With a clergy and a laity holding such opinibms, it may well be conceived that the recent innovations in the Church service are viewed with dislike and distrust, and with much jealousy of their ultimate object. Immediately after the publication of the pastoral letter of the Bishop, enjoining the observance of the obnoxious changes, and an exact fulfilment of the rubrics, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Plymouth was held at the ' Royal Hotel, at which resolutions expressive of attach ment to the Church, but of " alarm and disgust at the recent attempts at innovation in its ceremonial, the ten dency of which they believed to be an approximation to the obnoxious practices of the Church of Rome," were passed. This meeting was followed by vestry meetings in the different parishes, at which similar resolutions were agreed to. Similar meetings were also held at Devonport, at all of which the same strong feeling of determined resistance to the introduction of these inno vations was expressed. About the same time a meeting of the clergy of the deanery of Plympton was held, for the purpose of re ceiving the pastoral letter of the Bishop. Those of the clergy in that division of the diocese who were inclined to the doctrines of the innovators wished that some ar rangement should be immediately entered into, for the purpose of the general and immediate adoption of the surplice, and for complying with the wishes of the Bishop. On the other side, the clergy opposed to these changes wished for delay, in the hope and expectation that some alteration would take place in the order of the Bishop ; and by a majority of four or five the consideration of the pastoral letter was postponed till Tuesday last, the 7th instant. On Tuesday the clergy of the deanery of Plympton again met at the George Inn, Ridgway ; the Rev. John Allen. rector of N o rth Huish, Rural Dean, in the chair. Twenty-seven of the clergy of the deanery were present. A series of resolutions were proposed by the Rev. W. Coppard, of the parish of Plympton, embodying—first, an expression of respect for the episcopal office, with an earnest desire to comply, as far as possible, with all the lawful injunctions of the diocesan ; and, secondly, that in consideration of the aspect of the times, and in anti cipation of some measures being brought before them from authority, it be respectfully urged upon the Bishop to allow the clergy of the t l eanery to exercise their own discretion with regard to the use of the rubrics, assuring his Lordship that they would adhere to them as strictly as they felt themselves empowered to do. To these resolutions an amendment was proposed by the Rev. William Oxenham, vicar of Modbury, to the effect that the thanks of the clergy of the deanery be presented to the Bishop for his recent pastoral letter, with the expression of their determination to render im plicit obedience to all his Lordship's oommands, in con sideration of the solemnity of their ordination vows and oaths ; and further expressing the dissatisfaction felt by the clergy at the course pursued by the laity during the recent agitation. A conversation on the resolutions and amendment then ensued, of several hours' duration, in which the Rev. John Hatchard, vicar of St. Andrew's, Plymouth ; the Rev. G. F. Wedbaurne, of Charles Chapel, Ply mouth ; the Rev. John Child, minister of St. Paul's, Stonehouse ; the Rev. H. G. Greaves, minister of St. George's, Stonehouse, and several ether clergymen, spoke in favour of the resolutions. The Rev. E. F. Coke, of Plymstock ; the Rev. J. C. Street, curate of Charles, Plymouth, and others, sup ported the amendment. The Rev. Mr. IbacstAnD said, that he felt it was utterly impossible for him, as a man of common in tegrity, to render thanks to the Bishop of Exeter for his pastoral letter, the effect of which had been almost to rend the Church asunder, and to produce the most serious and detrimental consequences to her best in terests. He at the same time stated his conviction that his Lordship was influenced by the best and purest intentions, although it was perfectly manifest from the result that he had fallen into a grievous error With regard to obedience to his diocesan, he could confidently appeal to all his brethren by whom he was surrounded that he ever had made it, and ever would make it, his great object to obey every godly ad monition, and Avery lawful and ghostly command. He strongly deprecated the enforcement of all the rubrical laws, inasmuch as he eonoeived the tendency of some of them to be to restore Popish practices, and to give deep offence to the grea t b o dy o f th© laity, who constituted that Church of which the clergy were the ministers. If the rubrics were to he restored, it seemed to him to be inconsistent to restore them in part and not as a whole ; for it must be borne in mind that there were many rubrics which still formed part of the laws of the Church of England, which were not printed in the Common Prayer-book, but which would be found at full length in ‘‘ Gibson' s' Codex," In illustrating his views of the Popish tendency of these rubrics, tho Rev . G entleman particulurly referred to the use of the alb, and trope , and tunicle, by the clergy in the discharge of their offi ci al duties. With regard to the course o ate every e ptltued by the laity, p w r h e i o l s e ohne thatily no i i g n h e at n h s a a v t e te t ic e p e teci t vindic.x-, fl used, or eve r y reso l ut i on il th a a ci t bileaednbeen he p"se , d, at the various meetings which )et most heartily th an k e d G o d that so w„ide-spread a Pro he feeling had b urst f ort h ; and he felt a ssure d that ZO ceed the years henc e th ose w h o wou l d suc m would look back with feelings of thankfulne ss t°loi o great effort s w hi c h h ad been made by the laity generally. A !Amber of the clergy present briefly expressed simi lar views. 114. e. Bev. W. Ox ENnext a dd ressed himself chiefly in piez gW observations of Zr. Hatc,hard. Ile strongly urged that the resolutions did not go far enough, parti cularly on the point of clerical obedience._.__ -- - The meeting throughout was of the most stormy character. Oa both sides very strong expressions were used, which in some instances partook of acrimonious personality. Charges of leaning to Calvinism and Dissent were made against some, and of Remish views against others. At length a division took place on the resolutions, the numbers being—for the resolutions 15, for the amendment 12. ____ It was then determined to hold a third meeting on Monday, the 10th of February next, for the purpose of comparing notes as to the extent to which the rubrics are observed or negleeted in the different churches and chapels of the deanery; and also in the expectation that by that time some notice may have been given in Parliament of what is intended on the whole question, from which the clergy may be enabled to draw some conclusions. In the meantime no changes whatever have taken place in the service as performed in the churches in the deanery. The above brief report gives an outline of the feeling of the clergy in this deanery. With regard to the laity, the feeling is shortly this— they look upon theßishop as an extremely acute and sagacious man; but from past experience they think him insincere, and distrust him. They suspect him of a covert design in introducing these changes, to increase his own power and influence, and that of his order, even the laity. Tey suspect him of seeking to establish absolute priestly rule over the minds of the people (to adopt the expres sion of one informant), "for every bishop in his diocese, for every rector in his parish, and for every curate at a tea-party." "Since the commencement of the contro versy, the clergy in various places had ceased to use the black gown, and had adopted the surplice in preaching, with a view, he believed, concurrently with the operation of the other parts of their system, to obtain an ascen dancy over the minds of the people by means inconsis tent with that religion, the essence of which was the worship of God in spirit and in truth." This is the general and deeply-rooted feeling of the laity. They say—" We are not at all afraid or the Bishop and those of his clergy who carry out his views ipso facto adopting the tenets of Rome, and acknowledging papal supremacy; but by whatever name you call it, what we are afraid of is, the attempted establishment of priestly domination, the aggressive graspings of power and influence by the clergy; and these we are determined we will not submit to. Your ceremonies are meant to abuse and influence the minds of the laity to your authority; your offertory collections are meant to give you power by placing un controlled in your hands the means of carrying out any object you may will, even in direct opposition to our feelings. We distrust you, and we are determined we will have none of these changes." Such, in a few words may be said to be the feelings of the laity. So far is this suspicion and belief of a covert design to grasp at power on the part of the Bishop generally entertained, that the churchwardens of the several parishes of the deanery of Kirrier, in Cornwall, at a meeting held at Helston, on the 23d of last mon th, amongst ethers adopted the following resolution : "5. That, in the opinion of this meeting, the neces sity for episcopal interference in the present case (if such there be) has been created by the Bishop of the diocese himself, who has privately encouraged several of his clergy h o ldi ng Tractarian 'doctrines to introduce obsolete and long-forgotten observances, with the inten tion of furnishing himself with an excuse for interposing his authoriiy. And this meeting is moreover of opinion that the Bishop was well aware that such innovations were not acceptable either to the clergy or the laity, and that, therefore, he shrank from introducing them on his own responsibility until he could furnish himself with a pretext for interfering in the character of a mediator." If one asks for instances bearing out the charge that there is a degree of insincerity, or, to avoid as far as possible every harsh expression, an under -current of feeling, a hidden motive of action influencing the Bishop in his public conduct in his diocese, which is not the ap parent motive, one is immediately answered by some half-dozen notorious public ac's of this kind. You are told that he approved the letting of pews in the parish churches of Plymouth as a means of avoiding the penal) ve.rata of a church -rate. In a decision a few years ago, in which his Lordship was called on to decide this very question, arising out of a demand by the Go vernor of the garrison of Plymouth to have free church accommodation provided for him, the Bishop is said to have expressed his unqualified approbation of the means adopted of supporting the fabric of the church by letting pews without exciting animosity in the parish on the question of church-rates, althcugh he decided in favour of the Governor's demand. Last January the same Bishop, in the strongest language, denounced the prac tice of pew-letting as a robbery of the poor of their rights, which he would no longer permit, without the slightest previous intimation to either the churchwardens or the vicar that he saw reason to object to the practice. Again, one is referred to a former charge of the Bishop, in which, speaking of the Methodists, ho said, " I regard the Wesleyans as scarcely a dissenting body, there is but a thin and almost imperceptible line between them, and us;" but of these he has recently' stated, not being members of the Church for whom there is a covenant of merry for their salvation, they are left " to the uncove. nanted mercies of God." These and many other in stances are given of a direct change of opinion, for which at the time there were apparent political motives, and which excite distrust. At the same time it is thought that he is far too acute and sagacious either to express change of opinion, or to sanction and enjoin any change, however trifling, without ample consideration of its pro bable effect, and without having a definite object in view; whilst many are, perhaps, uncharitable enough to sup pose that that alteration of expressed opinion, or that in junction of change, has not proceeded from the sincere conviction of its necessity, but from a determination to carry out a design. They ask suspiciously, " Why hes the Bishop only just discovered the necessity of the stri c t observance of the rubrics failing in nothing,' 'after quietly permitting their partial observance only, accord ing to long usage, for fifteen years as Bishop ? Why this new-born zeal ? We know the Bishop, though he thinks he deceives us. What is the policy beneath the surface ? We think it is a covert attempt to obtain in creased power and influence ; and we will have no Pro testant priestly domination." ST. SIDWELLS AND ST. JAMES. At a meeting of the parishoners of St. Sidwells and St. James, Exeter, held the 9th day of January, 1845, pursuant to a requisition to the churchwardens, signed by a large number of parishioners, " to consider the course to be adopted respecting the continued use of the surplice by the clergymen of the above parishes," Mr. W. Jackson in the chair, On the motion of Mr. W. W. HOOPIR, seconded by Mr. C. HILL, it was unanimously resolved-- " That this meeting observe with feelings of the deepest pain and regret, that the ministers of St. Sid wells and St. James still continue the use, of the surplice in the pulpit, th us sett i ng themselves in direct opposition to the wishes of their parishioners, thereby producing discord and strife where peace and unity alone ought to be found, and this, too, notwithstanding the withdrawal of so much of the order as related to the use of the sur plice by the Lord Bishop of the diocese. " That this meeting readily admit, that the use of the surplice in the pulpit was introduced before the present ministers were appointed ; and, that although at its first introduction it produced much dissatisfaction, yet no re monstrance against its use was at that time openly made, which we now most deeply regret, and more particularly so, as our dislike to set ourselves in opposition to our ministers on that occasion is now brought against us as a reason for further submission, if not of the absolute relinquishment of the right of private judgment. "That this meet i ng now view the use of the surplice in the pulpit as a matter of deep importance, admitted, as it is on all hands, to be the sign of a party in the Church whose doctrines and proceedings we are of opinion are calculated to undermine and destroy the Protestant Church as by law established ; that it has already caused many to decline attending Divine service, the empty state of our churches fully prove ; and its continuance will be followed by evils which will be de plored when it will be too late to remedy the mischief produced. " That this meeting', for the reasons before stated, earnestly and respectfully request that their ministers will discontinue the use of the surplice in the pulpit, and also, that the service of the Church in all its parts may be conducted in the manner it was performed be fore any of the recent changes were introduced, by which means unity and peace may be again restored. "That the churchwardens be requested to sign the r o . solutions on behalf of the meeting, and present a copy of them to the Rev. F. Courtenay and the Rev. P. Car. lyon, and that this meeting bo adjourned to Saturday next, at twelve o'clock at noon, to receive the answer of the clergymen thereto. " That these resolutions be p w rin a t r ed den a s nd of ci s rc t ul s a i t d eL 3. " JOFN JACKSON,I Wardens of St. fame s ," " THOMAS WOOD, L A I E L S ; I ': C C U . A in SWTIRL. Tun CgoveN JEwELs.—The claim of the Ring of Hanover to a large part of the Crown jewels will be heard in the course of a few days. It has been referred to the Lord Chancellor and two ether Learned Lords, are to dr aw up a report for who, after hearing co unse l , her Majesty's guidance. Sir Charles Weatherell will appear for the King of Hanover t h and Sir Thomas Wilde (the Atto r n e e S y o . l G i c e i n t o e r r a - Gl ebei n g absent) for the Queen. There is no doubt that family jewels belonging to the house of Hanover, to the amount of 50,0001. or 6 0,0001., were brought over by George the First, and have been mixed up with the English Crown iawels; but, as they have been frequently re -set, it has become impossible to identify them. It is said that the royal personages concerned manifest an extreme anxiety in the result. —Post. EXIITER HALL—On Friday the Messiah was re peated by the Sacred Harmonic Society, at Exeter Hall, and although it has been several times performed this season by the same Society, at the same place, there was on Friday evening a remarkably full and unequivo cally delighted audience. Madame C. Allan, Miss Dolby, Mr. Manvers, and Mr. Machin, were the prin cipal vocalists ; and it is sufficient to state that they did ample justice to their former exertions in this sublime oratorio, and were continually rewarded by the gratified auditory with hearty plaudits. Miss Dolby was encored in the beautiful air, " Ile shall feed his flock," which she executed with great taste and{ udgment. Madame C. Allan received a like compli ment in the air, " I know that my Redeemer livet.b., The recitative " Behold I tell you," and " The trumpet shall sound," were most effective, and the trumpet obltio gato, by Mr. Harper, jun., was so ece t l i l le entas elicit the longest and loudest app lause evening. appeared to be in e. 'ormed, and the crowded audience Indeed, the whole oratorio was most of credita_bly . pethr treat afforded. utmost delight with tho musi cal