The Sun. — London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

1 C 2.7. osing $ it la st 3° the keel' 1 . 5 being t attempt ige to e7‘' ds, Sce ‘ down th : wrfor ille ; le par t of as it Of - te i ts ee° r ! l e: eP ,t ail a~ the sP J llt n iTor an d wl o f 1; ,ort, B rivet` a twi ce toor ° ' z• o , our pl . , a ° ° t he o r ' ge efr a to r ,forel F loor ' all ;ern° rshir- 1 9 he ge-ct ,usba:a m, and. of the it w ee ray de , i n to ti le o ice ivs,i FOR THE SUN. I).'P EN . CE of BISHOP BURNET and the BISHOP oi WlN Clikg ; r- 61 ‘ . Alr• EDITOR —Some time ago I had great plea- Sur., • in reading, a letter of the Rev. W. ROWLATT to th e Rev. A. BUDD upon his visitation sermon, w h ich though it has been said by the friends of that Reverend Gentleman to attack only the "tworks, appears to me, as far as it goes, to de 41°Iish the citadel itself. I therefore took no pains lan° ; inqui re after a building which I conceived, to be but by chance I met with the work itself, l i e p was surprised to see some of the sacred relics Cht. These were untouched, because, perhaps, Y were considered below the notice of the ureh but as my maxim is to leave no stone huoitu rt ied that cou ld b e t h rown at any part o f t h at v a °7 e difice, or any of its mem b er s, h o w e ve r in few erahle, propose to s e nd, by y o ur f avo u r , a pr r emarks t o your P aper, w hi c h h as hi t h erto hat So- zealous an a d voca t e i n it s cause , u p on 4 is subjoined in Mr. Budd's composition as te - Te, but w hi c h , in fact, is equal in dimension W o f tu , e s ermon itself, and the sens e and substance one mostOdi shtiins an unwarranted abuse of two . of the guish e d Prelates of our Church, the bp in a for mer age and the other in the ~ ,•ese et. p r Wi th what i n j ust i ce does he rev i le these two great f a tes that h ave ar i sen in our c h urc h , the one er Mer tim es w h o i s so distinguished for his in s o tnr Y of the R e T orma ti on it se lf, an d th e o th er fot a - , /lr° wn,who is no less distinguished for his re attZell of Calvinis m ; th e o n e h e con d emn s f or ex t , -- Ptiag an e x p os iti on o f our ar ti c l es , w ith ou t tironding one of them, but rather giving the va tertis ; e xPositio ns o f o th ers , an d l eav i ng us t o de kirri'lle which is most conformable to scripture a var e , ( "monsense,admittinaus to the meaning by tai t - .' e t7 of approaches, and the other for per in Lion. z aeCeSS to it by one way only, and exclud ve-e,"'s from all the rest. Before, however, he ,s 0 ' ll res to condemn with so high a hand persons tioe'calted in their talents no less than their sta 4th?„and so st rong l y recommen d e d to p u bli c it y , ti ree —s t one of them, by " the Archbishops of the 444 several Bishops . and other learned .to co es ," after a car e f u l p ei usal, h e oug ht a t l eas t 4 1 ; ° sider w h at were the views of each in their Wh'eirate Publications, and then it will prove, that t o i ; here sa id i n con d emnat i on w i ll turn out th e e ' Praise, and that each has accomplished an P ar ticular o bj ect at t h e t i me i n contemp l at i on; vi ew lo re th e fi rst ' Prelate distinctly explains his is sos Particul ar ly upon t h e art i c l es i n which lie tee,i;:vieillzently attacked. "I have stated," says especially on predestination, the argu thas s of all sides with SO much fairness, that hov e W ho knew my own opinion on this point, thi e a wned tb me they could not discover it by any Not f l had writt en . Th e y were i nc li ne d to to was of another mind than they took me aod w hen they r ea d my argu i ngs o f t h at s id e ;" Wh o -11 another article lie says—" it becomes one Cho r c T d ertakes to explain the doctrines of the Noil s e :, and not his own, to propose other's opi tenses-4,h all sincerity, and to spew what are the l i ave „ W "ich the learned of di ff erent persuasions bo th upon words • to judge as favourably tl • - 4 °t to a• 'em and their opinions as may be, and : is turb the peace of the Church, by in tieo Lo o h Much on matters of doubtful disputa to 1,4"i11t 'Willingly to leave them that liberty all e h th ow s tk e Church has left them, and still "em." can cih at true Christian of meekness and humility . 41 1 d fi i ," 4tr el with a publication evincing so pure Ire -er al a spirit ? and who is there that arises th e, ereiitu.Work not imprest with its candour and di ff - 7 5 and at the same time well informed in hith ere nt Opinions brought closely to view, elabor,lMlst otherwise have been • the fruit of mi slio c ae research, but are now made easy of ev er ti°ll to the most moderate understanding ? htt e t here is occasion to decide this able Pre °4eBs"rill p art ks not from the decision, and therefore b of his observations upon this article, ,"aist s `e.saYs, seems more Plainly to favour Cal vart, mi ght be construed into a victory on their 15a tion e 18 cautious to declare by way of antici- V lv i tlisa, - : e n v h iS Preface, most expressly aga inst . Cal i ° aid e n from this very article, which they : 14 e k , i `laote in its favour. " I have not," says he, 14air ah ation of this article, " told What my own t o °4 w a ow 8 ; yet here, I think it•may be fitting ifth a) fro; n tl rch f I follow the doctrine of the Greek t r4 l4 to m which St. Austin departed, and 1 1 •, ° , t1 ,) 1 n eW system. After this declara- C 11 . 14 Y now appeal both to Saint Aus -44 Se' Pies and the Calvinists, whether I st ated . . . both their opinions and argu es4ll 5 rio t PO S • O nly with truth and candour, but with sq .) ! 4 1A Le advantages ." This plain declaration WI • hns % . 'lel t the same time, to the objection thi, ' is made t o ,:s thi s to the other Prelate, who main -111.1114131, , s ame article to be by no means con forel_`° the principles of Calvin. For when th ° Ploi e vr Prelate so openly declares it to be it 411 ) h e n ' that this article is not in favour of y,o'eeks mus t be understood, when he says that sp se m k're plainlN to favour them, that it 151,1 4 roe:8 in the letter alone and not in the -wr e 14 . 2er aila plainly, or such as may suit the 'ol t h More vulgar sense, and might satisfy ed eYo ° ha v ,nd, b„, e neither time nor talent to look tle q : l vin' es m `_ ll °t men like himself, or other learn . - .S tu v eti l, who are not content with what only iu aPp r , a c arefully explore and rest not till Its cc - end the real truth as it is, not only v i ii pre f .., but its full meaning". th e V II lirel ate however is condemned for be 11esa t hen i s f ° l the variety of his interpretations, Pa °I his. or lacing exclusive from the narrow -14! of his , if we only look into the title ef tZeir Mo de l a st i f We shall find • they only differ differ of treating the articles, on account tth,sition t o nes,eof their views; the one is an 14, 1 ,. r ar e i he learned and unlearned, and the \VCIII4I4II'7 elements of theology, designed el d th e 1 0 °r the use of ,young students in divinity. Ati € coottle) therefore, roams at large into the leap of 0 r°v ers7, and brings all the contend test e s the ea ch side t o fight their battles, and ) Iph o arintel li gent to b e umpi re s o f th e con e to enter into a minute exposition (of every clause, and of every member of every clause in the article, for which he lays a good foundation, by bringing forward in so clear a light the different opinions either against it or in its favour ; the other, more consistent with his design, which was to instruct the Catechumen in the elements of theology, not to distract his attention, contents himself with a simple and brief explanation of the different terms in the articles according to the sense of the Church to which he belongs, and no doubt his exposition was chiefly intended to such as are about to enter into its pale s who were therefore naturally anxious to know what the sense of the Church is, in as plain, and perspicuous, and con cise a manner as it can be delivered. That the exposition deserves this character it is quite superfluous to any one at this time of day to at tempt to prove, as it is sufficiently proved al= ready by its popularity and unparalleled success. Neither can there be occasion to defend the par ticular interpretations which this Prelate gives, as he himself has defended them in an elaborate work, not only by his own arguments and the arguments of the Church, but by most of the antient fathers, whom he has proved to be on his side, even by some of them who used to be brought in favour of Calvinism, but whom he has made like the elephants of old, to assist in dis comfiting. the very host which was brought against him. These elements of theology, are not only as elements likely to , be. less excursive than the expositions of the other prelate, but also as standards of those articles to which candidates for orders were to subscribe; to be closer in their form and more definite in their expression. For it is not at all improbable, from the spirit of this Anti-Calvinistic champion of the Church, that he had more than a shrewd suspicion that there were i many Calvinists who were then attempting, as they are now, to enter upon the ministry, whom, therefore, he guards against, as some of his col-1 leagues since have,more minutely, and by particular questions endeavoured, to guard the Church from what he believes to be contrary to its real spirit. In this sense, therefore, he may be called exclu sive, as he boldly asserts the opinion of the Church, and excludes all those who are not of that opinion, and who cannot complain when they come before him that they were ignorant of the test that was to try them.. While, therefore, the Calvinist may exclaim against his system of exclusion, as to thim it undoubtedly is, they who happen to be of the general sentiment in theo logy would rather congratulate the Church upon having as its guardian one so pre-eminent for penetration into the designs of those who would boast to be his friends, and for publishing such a system as would tend, if acted upon by the rest of his colleagues, to exclude from its bosom those who are, in his conception, its greatest and most insidious adversaries. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 18.—Mr. John Allen, M. A. of Christ Church, in this University, was on the 9th instant, elected Master of the Free Grammar School, of Ilminster. The Rev. J. M. Colson, LL.B. late of Jesus College, Cam bridge, to the Rectory of St. Peter, Dorchester ; patron the King. • The Rev. Mr. Benson to the Vicarage of Ledsham, near Leeds. Preachers at St. Mary's.—Rev. the Masterof BalliolCollege, on Sunday morning. • Rev. Mr. Bellamy, of St. John's, in the afternoon. Lecturer at CaVax.—Rev. Mr. Brown. THE ARMY. Two Troops of the Ist (or King's) Dragoon Guards, General W. Cartwright, Colonel, have received orders to march from Deal and Hythe to Canterbury on Tuesday next, the 22d inst. for the purpose of joining their Corps, preparatory to its half-yearly inspection. One Squadron of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, will, in pursuance of previous orders, march to-day from Windsor to .Brighton, where it will arrive on Tuesday next, the 22d inst. The 71st Regiment,which has arrived at Fermoy from Dublin, will be replaced by the 15th Regiment of Foot. A Squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards arrived from Manchester at Nottingham Barracks, on the 14th inst. The First Division of the 15th Regiment of Foot, consisting of four Companies and the Head Quarters, embarked at Liver pool on the 16th instant, and immediately sailed for Dublin on board the undermentioned rackets, viz. Duke of Wellington, Duke of Athol, Alert, and Express. The Second Division of the above Corps will march from Manchester to-day for Liverpool, for the purpose of embarking there for the same destination. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, OCT. 18.—Wind W..:—Came down from the Rive last night and sailed the Wilna, Thompson, for Rio Janeiro ; also this day the Rudford, Ward, for Malta; Rising Sun, Dawson, Lisbon ; Mary, Young, Bilboa. Arrived and remains the Clifton, Smith, Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Wind N.—Arrived off the port the Lady Popham, Jenkins, from Jamaica for London. PouTsitouTß, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—Anived the Ross lyn Castle, Hepburn, from the Downs for Jamaica ; and a Russian stop-ship, name unknown. FALluouTn, OCT. 17.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Duke of Marlborough Packet, from Lisbon. Pula., OCT. 17.—The Betsy and Mary, of Sunderland, laden with wheat and rape-seed, was totally lost on the 13th near Ingoldsmel—crew saved. At Anderley part of the deck of a sloop has come on shore, supposed to be a Lynn trader, and two bags of books have been picked up, which appear to belong to some missionary, but no papers. The coast is strewed with wrecks, and not less than .50 dead bodies have been washed shore at Burnham, about 20 miles from Lynn. RUSSIAN POLITENESS.—A Court hanker, M. Rogovikoff, since dead, really a well-bred, sensible, Polite man, *as dining with Dr. It. at Petersburgh; and atter dinner, the Doctor having recently received from England an im proved solar microscope, proposed to amuse his guests with it. As usual, piths of plants, wings of flies, and other insects, were resorted to ; till at last it was suggested by one of the party that some living subject should be procured. Be not shocked, gentle, delicate reader, when I tell you that a louse was men tioned. The difficulty was where to procure one ; but the Rus sian servants being observed to scratch their heads occasionally, it was presumed possible that a visit to their •;.iba or dwell ing-place might procure the wished-for treasure. On this the Court-banker, with great naivete, and little suspecting that his good-breeding would be called in question, cried, " Doctor, you need not give yourself such unnecessary trouble; and at the same time putting his finger and thumb scientifically to the back of his head, immediately produced one, the finest and fat test of its kind ! • One day last week, as two old women were collecting fuel on Jevington-hill, Sussex, they observed at no great distance from them a bird of uncommon size, endeavouring to make its escape by flight, which, from some apparent hurt that it had received, it was unable to effect, and the women in consequence speedily overtook their game, when a desperate conflict ensued,and it was not until it had been killed by the prongs with which they were armed that the object of their pursuit could be secured. It proved to be the Pelicamts bassanus of Linnzus, Gannet, or Solon Goose, a bird rarely met with upon our coast ; this species is, however, very common in the Hebrides, and other solitary rocky isles of North Britain, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord Chetwynd, at Coulson's' Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from a tour • Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, at their father's (Lord Carrington) house, Whitehall, from a visit to Lord and Lady Forester, 'at their seat, 'Wiley Park, Salop; his Excellency Earl Clancarty, the Countess and the Ladies French, and Hon. Mr. Packenham, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Ireland ; - Sir William, Lady, and Miss Cooper, at ditto, from their seat, Feltham ; Sir Philip Roach, Bart., at ditto, from Brighton ; Lady Byron, from Kent ; Sir Davidge Gould, Bart., at Blake's Hotel, from his seat in Herts. DEPARTURES.—T. Jones, Esq.' from Blake's Hotel, Jer-- myn-street, for Bedford ; .T. D. Merest, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, on a tour ; Sir W. Borrowes, Bart., from the Royal Hotel, St. James's -street, for Ireland; Tottenham, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Tich born, from Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, for Egham ; and. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner, from ditto, for the Priory, near Guild ford. CifAxcEs.:--The Duke of Portland, from Newmarket, for his seat, Welbeck, Notts ; the Duchess of Portland and the Ladies Bentinck, for their seat, Welbeck, Notts ;• the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, for . their seat Oakley-house, Bedfordshire; the Earl and Countess of Darnley and family, for their seat, Cobham-hall,.Kent • Lord Melbourne, for, the Earl and Countess Cowper's seat, Pansenger, Herts ; Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wellesley, for the Marquis of Salisbury's seat, Hatfield ; Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. M.P. for his seat, Tap low, Berks. BAT II Amu VS:S.—Marquis of Bath, Lady 'C. D'Arcy, Lady -Stoviu, Lady Lethbridge, ,Sir John and Lady Adand, Sir W. Call, Sir R. C. Hoare, Sir E. P. Lyon—Dr. Jones— Gen. Orde, Col. Cholmley, Lieut.-Col. Daubeney, Major Mat thews, Capt. A'Court, M.P., Capt. Brownlow, Capt. Farewell, Capt. Jones, 'Capt. Macdonald—Rev. Mr. Coham, Rev. Mr. Collins, Rev. Mr. Gooch, Rev. Mr. Moore. RAMSGATE, Oct. 17. - The Batchelors' Ball at the Royal Assembly Rooms. This has been the topic for ten days past in every circle . , the idea alone has made every thing gay and lively in the haunts of our dashing bells. The fete was given last night, and the splen dour which prevailed exceeded any thing the • season has yet produced. The Saloon was brillia n tly illumi na t e d a t ten o'clock, at eleven it was crowded ; the band excellent ; the Master of the Ceremonies as attentive . as usual. The Long Minuet being exploded, we lost that inimitable piece of drollery ; the wing footed gentry, we mean the Ladies (and never was the term better applied) displayed the most elegant tonrnure ; the most easy and graceful propriety in the quadrille and the waltz. The Lancers (Parry's) were led off by the daughter of Lady Campbell and an Officer of the Artillery; there were three sets at midnight. About 2 o'clock the visitants retired to the supper rooms. Here a banquet, replete with every luxury, and arrang ed in a true magnifico style, was superintended by 4 Stewards, all Gentlemen known in high life. Covers were laid for 220. Madame d'Este might be called the Queen of the feast. This daughter of the Duke of Sussex looked more than ordinarily captivating. The dance, after supper; was conducted with a spirit quite delightful. At five the music ceased. There were about 250 persons present ; among Whom were— The Countess D'Ameland, Lady and Miss Curtis, Lady Arundel, Lady Mary Shepherd, Mrs. and Miss Warre, Major and Mrs. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Major D'Este, Colo nel and Mrs. Sutton, MA AUbrey, Countess Mountnorris, Lady Juliana Annesley, Major Prendergast, Miss Starrs, Capt. Elphinstone, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Major and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Montressor, Mr. and Mrs. Scroope, Colonel Wey land, Mrs. and Miss Ellis. Also the Military Officers from Canterbury and Deal ; the Naval Officers from the station ; the Ladies of Kent, and all the principal residents in Nelson's crescent, and Chatham-place.—.Mr. Weippart led the band. His Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador gave an enter tainment yesterday at his house, South Audley-street. Amongst the company were, Major-General Sir Nicholas Trant (late Go vernor of Oporto) and Miss Trant, Sir John and Lady Scott Lilly, Madame Lopez de Cunha, Colonel Freitas, &c. U GATESHEAD.-(CONTY OF DURHAM.)—On Monday last the officers of the Tyne. Hussars, had their Quarterly Mess Dinner at the Black Bull Inn, Gateshead. At five o'clock the officers of the corps, and several visitors, sat down to a most excellent dinner, wines, &c., Captain Parke in the Chair. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts were drunk, as also the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Darlington, the Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle, the Members of the County of Durham, Colonel Brandling and the Northumberland Cavalry, Lord Ravensworth, &c. &c. In the course of the evening an agreeable accession was made to the party by the presence of the officers of the Ravensworth Cavalry. On the Chairman giving " the Hon. Captain Liddell and the Ravensworth Yeomanry." Captain James G. Clarke, and, in his usual happy manner, returned thanks fiir the, honour so obligingly conferred upon the Commanding Officer and the corps to which it was his happiness to belong. Before he sat down he begged permission to give in a bumper Lieutenant-Colonel Sir,Thontiu4 Burdon and the Officers of the Tyne Hussars.— (Great applause)—The excellent band of the regiment attended and added much to the agremens of the afternoon, by playing several choice pieces of music. Sonic very fine singing also contributed to the entertainment of the party, who sat toge ther till a late hour. THE COAT OUT AT ELBOWS. Meeting a ragged rogue, I said, " Your coat is out at elbows, Ned." " You're wrong (quoth Ned) for, prithee, note, " It is my elbows out at coat." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HERTFORD HUNT RACES, trusnity,Oc T. 17. 2dDay. The Hertford NI. Plate for hunters. Mr. Dechin's Antelope - - - - - Captain Farmer's Juda - - . Mr. Merinth's chesnut gelding . - - Mr. Hinson's Louisa - 6 to 4 on the winner. Handicap Sweepstakes of sgs each, for horses not thoro'-bred. Mr. Bouverie's Giant - - - - - 1 Mr. Horiaby's Cora - - - - - 2 Mr. Milsom's Fox - - - - - - 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 dr : 9 ) .• - . - P, 1 - - 1 - • ,A. ti.-S--R 0! . : -- - ,, ..:No 1 14 4 -44.dia1c4,1),, A • 0 riA Three only were placed.-6 to 4on the Field. ROAN TROTTING MATCH for 500 SOVEREIGNS. This match, upon which many hundreds were pending, took place on Thursday, over the Mile-and-half,Range, Ashburn Park, Bedfordshire, before a numerous field of anxious sports men. The mare was bred in Lancashire, and the horse by Mr. B. Standish, and they were considered the fastest in England under 15 hands. The match was to trot against each other, and to start at the opposite ends, Each mile and a half was done as follows, with feather weight : The Horse did the Min. Sec. The Mare did the Min. Sec. Ist mile and half, in 5 50 Ist mile and half, in 5 42 2d ditto - - 5 52 2d ditto - - 5 50 3d ditto ' - 6 2 3d ditto - - 6 12 4th ditto 7 4 4th ditto - 8 4 sth ditto - 6 1 sth ditto - . 532 6th ditto - - 6 2 6th ditto - - 5 40 7th ditto - 5 52 7th ditto - - 8 2 Bth ditto _ - 5 58 9th ditto . - 6 4 10th ditto - - 620 The mare was pulled up in the Bth round, as she could not be kept in temper, although she sbewed best speed. 61 5 MATCH TO NOTTINGHAM AND BACK. Mr. Abernethy, who started from Shoreditch on Wednesday to go on foot to Nottingham by a circuitous route, and to re turn, making 260 miles, in four days, perfbrmed half his dis tance and halted four hours at Northampton late on Thursday night, in good condition. The pedestrian, when our informa tion left, had two hours over his time to do the second two days in, and he fen confident of success. He is 5 feet 7 inches high, 25 years of age, and travels in flannels only, and thick shoes. He has travelled much on the high roads to Scotland. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WREN. The Surrey Pox-Hounds, on Monday, at Addington Lodge Bottom ; Thursday, at the Half-moon, Godatone Road ; and on Saturday, at Botley Hill. The Sanderstead Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Sa turday, at the Kennel. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at High Leigh ; 'Wed nesday, at Booth's Obelisk ; Friday, at Alderley Edge ; and on Saturday, at Ouseley Ford. Sir R. Puleston's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Carden ; and on Thursday, at Twemlowes. The East Sussex Fox-Hounds, on Monday, at Swine's Hill. RIOTS AT HERTFORD. HERTFORD, OCT. 17. The Sessions for the Borough of Hertford have just closed, without the smallest criminal cognizance of two re cent occurrences within the scope of their jurisdictinn ; one of which appears almost to have frightened a Chief Justice (of Ely) out of his wits, and the other, however alarming in its na ture, to have passed away almost as a matter of course—the first, the riot in the town on the night of the new Mayor's din ner ; and the other, the " gunpowder plot," as it is ludicrously called, at the East India College in this vicinity. Professor Christian, the Chief Justice of Ely, unfortunately for his peace of mind, Alined at the new Mayor's dinner a few days ago at Hertford, where was also Lord Cranborne, one of the Members for the place. It is an ancient custom in this Bo rough,—whether one " more honoured in the breach than the observance," is another question,—that• when the Members dine on certain festive occasions within the corporate bounds, they shall pay a visit in person, or appear by the golden proxy of " their Sovereign," at several clubs held in the borough by the " independent electors"—independent, indeed, they are of the election, in the most comprehensive meaning of the word, and for reasons which Lord Cranborne can very well explain ; but still the periodical visit, or the sovereign in lieu thereof, is a sine qua non with the clubs, and the performance of the cere mony is indispensable —it is therefore always complied with The redemption of the bond does .not, however, appear to ac quit the subscriber, and Lord Cranborne, who has been for some time unpopular amongst particular classes, is occasionally, in his visits to Hertford, exposed to rather an unpleasant re ception from certain persons among the inhabitants. The par ticular mode of rude annoyance practised against his Lordship, is using an exclamation of " potathes and red herrings," when he appears in the streets ; and on the late Mayor's day they actually thrust a herring into his mouth, or against his face. It is not meant by this insolent practice to convey any re flection upon his Lordship's hospitality, or taste for good living ; but the fact is, that some time ago Lord Cran borne, being dissatisfied with the manner in which the parochial affairs of his neighbourhood were conducted, so far as related to paupers, undertook the office of overseer him self at Hatfield, performed its duties personally, and practically administered measures of parochial economy and , reform : among these the introduction of potatoes and salt herrings for the food of the poor formed a prominent arrangement, and al though there are parts of the King's dominions (the south of Ireland for instance) where a large class of the inhabitants would idolize the Magistrate who exerted himself to secure for them a gratuitous supply of such food, yet' the Hatfield folks, accustomed to the more nutritive farming diet of Hertford shire, from that moment set their faces against Lord Cranborne, became advocates foi any economy but his, and seized the op portunities already mentioned of insulting when he appeared in the county town. All this would have passed away as the ordinary noise occasioned for the moment by some idle malcon tents hooting at the object-of their dislike ; but Professor Chris tian, who was goihg homeward from the Mayor's dinner, and who seems to have lost his spirits where others are in the habit of gaining them, encountered what he considered to be a dan gerous and tumultuous mob. The uproar of these " rioters" seems to have had the same power, for the moment, over the nerves of the Professor, that the poet ascribes to the charms of love, which _ _ , deprive, by their strange influence, " The brave of courage, and the wise of sense :" for, instead of repairing to the other magistrates whose com pany he had just 'left, he suffered the mob to continue their illegal proceedings, if such they were, and limited his magis terial interposition to the simple act f subsequently writing a letter to the Mayor and Magistrates, denouncing the mob, and describing it as composed chiefly of adults, 200 or 300 in num ber ; dictating to the Magistrates the imperative necessity of making an example upon the occasion ; and discharging at the mob with his wrath, the appalling provisions of a few dozen of penal statutes ; as if the civil power were ignorant of the Profes sor's edition of Blackstone, and the addenda of the later acts against tumultuary assemblies. The new Mayor ( Dr. Ord) ap pears not to have taken Professor Christian's injunctions and in terference in good part, and whatever may be the public security obtainable by the active operation of the statutes quoted by Pro fessor Christian, his worship the Mayor seen to have thought them altogether inapplicable to the facts of the case at Hertford; for he denies in his answer that there was any thing like the riot which Mr. Christian alleged, and he states that the mob consisted chiefly of boys. The Mayor also broadly insinuates, by the way of a retort courteous, that the noise which so alarm ed the Professor was occasioned by the (not very legal) circum stance of his coachman using his whip freely upon the shoulders of some of the crowd, who had the bad taste not to relish such a joke, and who retaliated in their own way at the instant. The Mayor, however, adds, that two or three persons were in cus tody for this disturbance such as it was, and would be dealt with according to law. The correspondence was carried on between the parties in rather a novel manner, considering that one of them was no less a personage than his Majesty's Chief Justice of the Isle of Ely, and the other the Mayor of the Borough of Hertford; that the subject was an alleged riot which shocked the gravity of a judge ; and the motive of writing the attainment of a judicial inquiry: for the correspondence was opened by Pro fessor Christian, by a letter to the chief and other Magistrates in the columns of a county newspaper a week ago, and was answer ed through the same medium (an odd substitute as a place of record for the Crown-office) by the Mayor on Tuesday last.— The Mayor, indeed, appears, judging from the result, to have had a decided advantage over the Learned Professor, for the Hertford sessions closed yesterday evening--no bills were pre ferred against these " formidable,rioters, and the two persons who were in custody, were, in the absence of all prosecution, discharged upon their own recognizance. It is reasonable to presume, that if the riot were of the character described by the Professor, the magistrates of the bortiugh and of the county would not have suffered the offenders to escape with total im punity. The facts seem to have remained with the Mayor, and the law with Professor Christian—a fair anatomical distribu tion, the one being a doctor, and the other a judge. So much for the riot at Hertford : now for " the gunpowder" plot on the neighbourin moor. g The East India College, near Hertford—an establishment not uniformly remarkable for the efficacy of its discipline, has again within the last fortnight become the scene of insubordination, and it is singular enough that Mr. Christian, who was himself for some time a professor at this College, and who must, con sequently, feel an interest in its well-being, who was then, and is still. a Magistrate of the county', and a resident in the neigh bourhood, did not direct his attention to the late tumultuary disturbance in that establishment, and prescribe for the masters there as he did with less apparent necessity for the corporation of Hertford. It seems that a short time since, in the absence, through indisposition, of Dr. Le Bas—a person dignified with the lofty appellation of Dean of the College, the Rev. H. Wal ter, who had the superintendence of the establishment, laid some fresh imposition or restriction upon some of the boys for refractory conduct, or neglect of Collegiate discipline,—at least, this is the ostensible origin assigned by some to the late dis turbance. This was so little relished by the youths, that they beset Mr. Walter by all those little annoyances which school boys so well can practise ;—his person was threatened, with in sult—his windows were broken—and the students, in large bodies, combined for executing a more extended project of de struction, the precise nature of which has not yet been actually ascertained : it was probably nothing more than a plan to create alarm in the minds of the Masters, by the appearance of a dan gerous process of annoyance, the terror of which was augment ed by the uncertainty of its effect. The Students at Hertford College are just at that age (from 14 to 18) when youth are apt to imbibe the sentiments of the poet, that " A nobler task their riper age affords, " Than scanning syllables, and weighing words." The first direct act of insubordination manifested on the late occasion was in consequence of the shuting of one of the college gates at what the boys deemed too early an hour in the even ing ; various attempts were made to pick this lock, which was at one of the back gates, but which, from its strengh and construction, effectually resisted their efforts; the students, though baffled in their first attempt, and though additional bars opposed fresh obstacles, were yet not defeated, and they adopted a new contrivance to accomplish their pur pose ; they procured some gunpowder, which they made up in the manner best calculated for success, and which they ingeniously inserted through an aperture in some of the challiherl of the lock, and then applied to it A match formed of combustible paper of slow communication, so as to admit some lapse of time between its being set and the explo sion. When the powder became ignited, the lock was shattered by the slibck : this took place late in the evening, and neces sarily occasioned some alarm. The insubordination of the stu dents was not, however, confined to this act of violence, for they contrived to insert a blacking bottle, filled with powder, into one of the pipes which act as a drain in the'college square : this was alto exploded, by means of a match or train, near midnight; the noise necessarily caused much alarm, but no mischief was accomplished, not indeed at such a place or hour could any have been effected by the explosion : it merely rent the spot, and threw up some gravel. Besides those secret machinations, there were open acts of aggres sion ; bodies of the students di s t r ib u t e d t h emse l ves in given positions', from which they sallied forth, broke the college kmps, and then shattered several panes of glass in the .houses of the learned Professor Le Bas and the very Reverend the Dean, Mr. Walter. Only one of the rioters was caught in the act, apd he has been merely sent from the college for two terms. The Professors, upon inquiry, were unable to bring the charges home to others, though, from the extent of the plan of annoyance, suspicion fell upon numbers ; they however adopted a course more comprehensive, though not so efficacious as decimation, yet equally capricious. There are between 70 and 80 students at the college, and of these about 20, upon whom suspicion fell have been sent home to undergo a species of in definite rustication. The penalty thus inflicted, though of un certain extent at present, is considered by the parties as a sort of holiday ; and many of them, from the interest of their con nexions, expect to be shortly recalled with th e l oss o f a t erm or two. There the matter rests at present, and perhaps the difficulty of making a selection, where such numbers appear to have been engaged, will secure impunity to the parties. Expulsion is here attended with disqualification from ever serving the East India Company in any capacity; and when it is considered that the students are the sons of men of some interest and connexions, that they are sent here at some expense, in fact, to undergo a probation, which ensures to them ultimate provision in lucra tive situations, it is not extraordinary that such a penalty . . is selddin inflicted, and that even when inflicted some expectation of ultimate evasion of the consequences is entertained. It would seem, from the frequent recurrence of these acts of in ' subordination, unchecked as they appear to be by the discipline of the college, or the penalty of expulsion, here a most severe punishment, if the rule of the East India Company be really en forced, for no writer can be sent to India without the previous probation of four terms at this college, and if expelled he is declared disqualified from holding any office whatever in the service of the Company. It would seem, then, that experience refutes the utility of this est a bli s h men t as a place of education and discipline ; the insubordination it has manifested exceeds that in any other establishment throughout the kingdom. The Hertford establishment is not without the usual rules and sta tutes for enforcing college discipline; but, unlike the great en dowments for education which adorn the country, there appears something imperfect in the mode of their application. Perhaps the error is in the system of the College itself. Instmd of a Col lege with endowed professorships, a large school, upon a school plan, with masters, not professors, constantly residing among and associating with the students, instead of having separate esta blishments from them, would probably be found a far better sys tem for promoting that education which, is deemed so indispen sable for the servants of the East India Company. It is per fectly clear that the recurrence of these juvenile combinations evince, if not an imperfection of system in the establishment itself, at least an inadequate application of discipline, which must defeat every beneficial object expected from the founda tion of such an institution. It is to be presumed that the particulars of the late disturbance are before the Directors of the East India Company, and that whatever may be their decision as affecting the present offenders, they will seriously re-consider the college system itself. As a source of patronage, there can be no doubt of the advantage to some par ties of this college, with its train of professorships and emo urnents ; but as a . place for education and discipline, a well planned school, with s u it a bl e mas t ers , an d summary t h oug h less formal means of coercion, would, it is thought by many, conduce to more satisfactory and useful results. Then the high sounding names of professors, and collegiate terms, and large salaries, must be abolished—sources of patronage must be dried ; and who in these times will venture to oppose to such gratifications any thing so comparatively insignificant as secur ing the proper demeanour and discipline of boys, whose provi sion for life is already cut out for them ? , b The followino. is Mr. Professor Christian's Letter above al luded to :-- " TO Dlt. ORD, THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND CORPORA- TION OF THE TOWN OF HERTFORD. " Gentlemen,—l had the honour to dine with you on Mon day last, and though, since I was a householder in your town, 16 years ago, I have been frequently a guest at public dinners, I never had the pleasure of being at one where there was such a perfect harmony and unison, in the hearts, hands, and voices, of all present. " Throughout the whole kingdom there never existed a more profound calm from the turbulence of party-politics; and every one present, I am sure, will think with me, that all the Noble men, the Members for the county and town, and one who had been so connected, were drank to and cheered, and they return ed thanks with the sincerest personal attachment and marked Friendship. This was the case with one and all. " When the venerable High Steward left his Chair to return home, he was so heartily cheered that it most manifestly affected him deeply, and he returned the compliment at the door in so elegant, dignified, and impressive a manner, that it will never be forgotten by the youngest person present. The rest of the Noblemen, and men of rank, as they retired, were all saluted in the most respectful and affectionate manner. " I stayed atter all these, till Mr. Dignum sang an excellent song, the chorus of which was, " England expects every man will do his duty." After this, I took leave of my neighbours at the table, and went down stairs by myself, musing upon the great gratifications of the day, and Lord Nelson's excellent and well-timedsaentiment, when, to my utter astonishinent, I found myself inclosed in a most brutal mob, anti had very nearly been crushed by a horse, which reared higher than I had ever seen a horse do before in shafts; it came down to the ground again so near my feet, that I rushed through the crowd with all the haste and strength I could, to the side of the street under the Bank, from which place I made the best of the way I could to Mr. Austin's shop door. All the way I went there were honist and honourable people out of the cur rent of the mob, crying " Shame, shame ! It was a disgrace to the town of Hertford !" It certainly will be an eternal dis grace to the town of Hertford, unless it be removed by bring ing the authors of, and actors in, this infamous proceeding to the punishment they deserve. I in qu i re d w h at was die obect of this riotous assembly, when I was told it was a mob assem bled to insult Lord Cranborne. They were running back and forward, roaring out Red herrings," Red herrings !' I have heard that at Hatfield Lord Cranborne had procured a quan tity of red herrings for the poor—a proof of his good under standing and disposition. " Man cannot live by bread alone." Red herrings and potatoes are an universally favourite dish, both with the rich and the poor. Every one who has seen Lord Cranborne only at public meetings (and his familiar friends join in the strongest confirmations) must admit, that 'a more generous, cheerful, and affable young nobleman, does not exist, one whose disposition and manners are more calculated to conciliate friends, and less likely to excite irritation and en mity amongst his equals or inferiors in rank. " This was the first English mob I have ever seen or heard, in London or in the country. I have seen great crowds o f men, but have never seen before a number of Englishmen ak,.- tuated by a base, wicked, and illegal intention. " The rioters were between two and three hundred. They appeared to me to be all full grown men. I did not observe any boys. Many of the ringleaders must be immediately apprehended ; rewards ought to be offered for the discovery of those who were not known from the darkness of the night, though it was a bright moon-light night. This is a fit case for the county magistrates to act. in. This case proves the wis dom of our ancient Constitution ; our ancestors foresaw that there might be cases in which it would be fit that the magis trates of the county should protect inferior jurisdiction. The offenders may be comnaitted either to the county gaol, or to the House of Correction. It is the practice throughout the kingdom, which is agreeable to law, to send all who are to be tried at the next sessions to the House of Correction, and those who are to be tried by a judge at the assizes to the county gaol. The law of hard labour is common to both, though the preparation for it has yet unfortunately been made only in the H ouse of Correction. But that a Member of the House of Commons cannot come to dine with his constituents at an annual dinner, and return home without danger of his life, is a great crime against a Constitution and Government of England ; and I do not doubt but the Attorney-General will think it a case peculiarly fit to be prosecuted at the public expence. You, Mr. Mayor, and the Aldermen of the Corporation, have only at pre sent to collect evidence against and to apprehend and commit all you can for this atrocious outrage. The offenders may be bailed— the bail, by the Bill of Rights, must not be excessive, but it ought to be such as not to admit their flight from justice, and furnish them with a passport to another country. " I was extremely &aril , that I was advised by medical gen tlemen to set off on Tuesday morning to the sea-side with an invalid family, or you would have had my zealous endeavours to bring such a number of detestable delinquents to just punish ment. The last sentiment I heard in Hertford was—' Eng land expects that every man will do his duty;' and I trust we shall all have courage to do it both in peace and war, and that, in the words of an excellent oath, ' without favour or affection, prejudice or malice.'—l have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient obliged servant, " ED. CHRISTIAN."