The Sun. — London, England, 1832-10-22 00:00:00

It has always been our opinion, which the events of every day tend to confirm, that none of the three despotic Powers would ever cor dially or sincerely co-operate with ,England and France in a fair and equitable arrangement of the Belgic question. Nor is it possible that they could, consistently with the support of their own grand principle of policy, which aims at the subversion of popular rights and the establish ment of military despotism —or, at least, of ab solute power, sustained by military force—over the whole Continent of Europe. Knowing, as matter of history, that Russia, ever since she has become one of the great Powers, has lost no opportunity to endeavour to make herself the greatest—knowing also that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is the cleverest, as well as the most perfidious in Europe, we had no difficulty in coming to the conclusion that the Ministers of a free State could not long pursue a common course of policy with Muscovite Statesmen with out compromising the honour and interests of their country. Our Ministers pleased Russia by allowing her to massacre the Poles, and by supplying her with the " sinews of war" while en gaged in that atrocious enterprise ; and if they expect to please Russia also in regard to the settlement of the Belgian question, they can only do so by deceiving and sacrificing the Belgians. And what but a series of gross deceptions have been practised on that unfortunate people from the beginning of the double-faced policy of the London Conference up to the present time, when Lord Palmerston, having succeeded, under the direction of his diplomatic brethren of the Holy Alliance, in so complicating the question that it admits of no pacific solution, proclaims that it must be cut by the sword. But, after nearly two years of protocol negotiation, more absurd than ever before pestered the patience of mankind, or rendered diplomacy ridiculous, the British Minister has arrived at this conclusion, when the proper season for action has passed away, and when Dutch patriotism, enveloped in its native fogs, still more securely than in Boeo tian dullness, laughs at the idea of a naval block ade, which commences its operations in the North Seas, if at all, in the month of November, fatal as the winter months have been in that quarter to the maritime bulwarks of England. When the King of Holland speaks of receiving from Foreign Powers repeated proofs of their sympathy, he only acknowledges that which we always asserted he did receive—the secret sym pathy and encouragement of those Powers of the _Holy Alliance who, while they sat with our Mi. nisters in conference, and affected to dictate to, and even threaten, the King or Holland, in reality considered his cause as their own. They regarded it, and do regard it, as the cause of leg itimate Government against revolu tion ; with this feeling they have protracted the negotiations, to give the King of Holland the opportunity of taking advantage of the chap ter of accidents, and to disgust the Belgians, if possible, with their revolution, on account of the calamitous consequences, the national weak ness, incessant alarms, social insecurity, and commercial embarrassment that have followed in its train. Prussia and Austria may have cause to be jealous of the supremacy which Russia obtains in Europe ; but they will not the less co-operate with her in foreign policy as long as they are despotic States ; and they know that the darling object of Russia is to propagate the principles of despotism. They support the Ca binet of St. Petersburgh for the reason that we gave during the Polish struggle ; not because they love Russia, but because they hate freedom. As to our own Government, it has got into that position which we long ago predicted—a posi tion from which we said it would be impossible for them to advance with safety, or retreat with out disgrace. Instead of allowing two small States, pretty nearly matched, like Belgium and Holland, to settle their disputes between them selves, by negotiation or arms, or in whatever way they pleased, the British Government has taken a part in which it must either make war upon Holland, one of our best customers, or once more eat its own words, and be laughed to scorn by the Dutch. In the one case we inflict punishment on ourselves, in the other we incur the ridicule of the world.—Morning Herald. We have received, and insert with satisfaction, a l e tter signed by Lord Henley,—somewhat in the form of a circular,—accompanying a state ment of the principles and objects professed by the " Church Reformation Society," of which his Lordship appears to be Chairman. The society in question avows a strong attachment to "the articles, doctrines, and Liturgy of the Church of England," and, in common with it, we beg to maintain our own conviction, that such an adhesion to whatever can be described as essential to the spiritual character of the Es tablished Church, is perfectly consistent with the strenuous and systematic endeavour to rectify its temporal abuses. After distinctly asserting the inviolability of the national Church, as by law established,—the " unalienable" nature of church property from ecclesiastical purposes,—the integrity of all vested rights therein,—and the support of the episcopal order as of scriptural and apostolical institution,—the society proceeds to acknowledge the " strong and general desire which exists in the country for a reform in the administration of the Church,' and its fear lest that desire should manifest it self in a manner injurious to the cause of religion." The statement adds, that the so ciety will be careful to preven't its proceed , ings from assuming a political character, and will seek to place any measure of reformation which it may propose " upon a purely scriptural and religious foundation." We confess the Iva sonableness of the apprehension, that when popular feelings of a political nature are brought fiercely into play against an establishment like that of the Church of England, not only the desire to purge it of abuses, and to strip it of the temporal power or wealth so abused, may manifest itself in a way detrimental to religion, but that, if not subdued by reasonable and just concession, such a popular impulse may be unavoidably acted upon by the Legislature, to the production of ruinous consequences. At the same time, that any reform of the temporal Church of England could, at this period, be placed upon a purely scriptural and religious foundation is altogether a visionary hope. So much of a worldly and political spirit presided over the earliest construction of our Church, such vast property was assigned to it, and so closely were its temporal affairs and interests inter woven with those of the monarchy and the whole community, that to divest any scheme for the reform of its administration of all regard to practical politics would be either a useless or an abortive enterprise. With a view to the cul tivation of a more kindly temper in the body of the people towards the Church, the wisest course for its friends will be undoubtedly to set their Shoulders to the accomplishment of an effectual reform from within.- If country finds that there is a serious resolution on the part of the more powerful clergy, and other holders or dis pensers of good things, to meet the public mur murs by a more equitable appropriation of Church patronage, and a more diligent and con scientious discharge of the clerical duties, there will be an immediate suspension of those angry attacks against which, if continued, it is impos sible that any church should stand. But evi dence of such honest resolutions must be more than verbal. It must be exhibited in positive acts of amendment. As might have been ex pected from Lord Henley, the plan of reform, to the prosecution of which he has given his active support, and of which he comes forward as the advocate, meditates a revived convocation of the clergy as the best instrument for promoting its success. The society " considers that the Bishops and clergy should be themselves in strumental in preparing such measures as shall be brought before the Legislature ;" and it 0 will recommend the presentation of peti tions to his Majesty and both Houses of Parlia ment for such enactments as may render the convocation an efficient ecclesiastical Synod, affording a full and fair representation of the Clergy. This looks something like business, but it is not enough. The clergy, exclusive of the very humblest class among them, have hitherto been the peccant body, and the nation may not, perhaps, be inclined to place great con fidence in the extent or good faith of the mea sures likely to emanate from it. There comes, therefore, an obvious necessity for specifying the precise points which the country may expect to have adjusted, and we find accordingly that the new association has not been niggardly nor slug gish i❑ its prospectus of Church ameliorations. The list of subjects to he considered, and of evils to be redressed, is such as every friend to social peace, and to the cause of our national religion, must read with unaffected gratification, because there appears to us strong ground for conjecturing that the society is not without a pretty full admixture of that eass of individuals whose efforts to remodel the Church upon sound and approved principles can hardly fail to be successful. With the single exception of that crying abuse, the mass of unproductive revenue inisbestowed upon Deans and Chapters, and which might he far more usefully and piously employed, we are not aware of any question re• garded ►by the community as of much import ance in relation to the English Church establish ment which has been left untouched in the docu ment now before us. The Irish Church is quite another thing. " Exeter-hall, Oct. 8, 1832. " Sir—The Provisirnal Committee of the Church Re formation Society leg respectfully 'to call your attention to the annexed statement of its principles and objects. They consider the dangers which at this moment threaten the Church of England to be of great magnitude ; but feel assured, that by the prayers and united exertions of mode rate and pious men, they may still be averted. They think that the surest mode of attaining this end is some prompt and holy effort, under the Divine blessing, to re form existing ecclesiastical abuses; and they desire to see such effort conducted by persons who are influenced by religious rather than by political considerations. '' The Provisional Committee earnestly solicit any oh ,ervations or suggestione which you may be pleased to com municate, and will be gratified by your becoming a mem ber of the society. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient and faithful servant, " HENLEY, Chairman." " CHURCH REFORMATION SOCIETY. " The Provisional Committee of the Church Reforma tion Society, in pursuance of resolutions passed at a meet ing held at Exeter-hall, on the 6:h. of September, 1632, übrilit for consideration the following summary of the principles of the society, and - the objects 'it has in view. " It recognizes as essential principles of its constitution the firmest attachment to, and maintenance of, the articles, doctrines, and Liturgy of the Church of England; the in , iolability of the national Church as by law established ; the inalienable nature of Church property from ecclesias• teal purposes; the integrity of all vested rights therein ; .nd the support of the episcopal order as of scriptural and apostolical institution. " Convinced that a strong and general dsire exists in the country for a reform in the administration of the church, and fearful hat that desire should manifest itself in a manner injurious to the cause of religion, this so ciety will be careful to prevent its plocetdings from assum ing a political character, and will seek to place any mea sure-of reformation which it may propose upon a purely scriptural and religious foundation. "As it considers that the Bishops and clergy should be themselves instrumental in preparing such measures as shall be brought before the Legislature, the society will, in the first instance, in order mote effectually to advance i•s objects, recommend the presentation of petitions to his 'Majesty and both Houses of Parliament for such tnactments as may render the convocation an efficient ecclesiastical synod, affording a full and fair representation of the clergy. " The object' of the society are— " 1. To attain the gradual abolition of plurality of be nefices with cure of souls. " 2. To put an end to the non-residence of all ranks of the clergy. " 3. By the abolition of all sinecure offices, and by some graduated scale of assessment on larger benefices, to remedy the inadequate remuneration of many of the clergy, to supply the deficiency of glebe houses, and the want of churches and ministerial instruction in populous districts. " 4. To suggest the necessity of a course of strictly professional study, and a period of probation for candidates for holy orders, so as to secure ministers duly qualified for their sacred and responsible office. " 5. To facilitate the endowment of places of worship ; and to provide more ample and suitable accommodition for the poor. • " _ . . " 6. To provide for the superannuation of aged or in firm ministers. "7. To remedy the evils of the present system of church patronage. ,‘ 8, To devise the best mode of commutation of tithe. " 9. To remove the great disproportion of the Episco pal revenue, and thus preclude the necessity of commen dams, obviate the temptation to tran4ations, and provide f , r a division of the more extensive sees and the revival of suffragan bishops. _ _ _ " 10. To c o nsider whether the interests of the church (after an efficient convocation shall have been established), require the presence of the archbishops and bishops in Parliament ; and if not, to recommend that no prelate hereafter appointed have a seat in the House of Lot's. " 11. To recommend a revision of the canons. " 12. To promote the establishment of diocesan synods. " 13. To collect, through various channels, the opinions of well informed, judicious, and religious members of the community, upon the various evils and imperfections in the administration 4.f the church, together with the best means of correcting the same. " 14. To ascertain the numbers of those who are fa vourable to an efficient and religious measure of church reform ; the society being convinced that a knowledge of their character and principles will remove many fears and suspicions which are now groundlessly entertained. " 15. To promote petitions to his Abjesty and both Houses of Parliament ; and memorials to the archbishops and bishops, as to the various measures necessary for the welfare of the church."— Times. If the Ministers do not regard it as a part of their duty to watch the proceedings of revo lutionary societies, it does not follow that the public should be unacquainted with them, Lord Grey and his colleagues have found it convenient to encourage them for their own sinister pur poses ; and now that Political Unions are beard. ing the Government, it has not the courage to check their operations. The community, how ever, shall know the extent of danger to which they are exposed in consequence of them, al though the Cabinet dare not interfere with them. From returns now before us, and upon the accu racy of which we can strictly rely, we find that the amount of members of Political Unions in London exceeds 200,000. Their local rules vary ac cording to circumstances, but their general re gulations are uniform in the endeavour to at. tain an equal distribution of property, annual Parliaments, and universal suffrage. The mem bers are trained and exercised in the art of de fence, and in many of the factories in and round London no person is allowed to work unless he belong to a Political Union. This at the pre sent moment is a particular object with those who are connected with these hot beds of revolution. Within our own 'know ledge no less than three large factories were added to the Unions last week ; that is, no man is allowed to work in them who is not a member of a club of this kind. The master of a fac tory has no control. He is compelled to re ceive acknowledged rebels.in the shape of politi cal unionists, or suffer the inconvenience of all his workmen quitting his employment, which is a matter of indifference to them, as there is a fund provided for their support when out of work from this cause=Morning Post. The Committee of the " Reform " Alms houses are in despair. They can get no cash ; and, such is the discredit into which the name of Reform is fallen, are positively crying for the assistance of the Tories. Now, whatever we may think of the Committee or of their fa vourite " Reform," we are not disposed to deny that almshouses are good things, or to throw any obstruction in the way of a project. for in creasing the number of those comfortable recep. tacles of old age and poverty ; and we therefore venture to state the conditions upon which we feel assured the Conservative portion of the community will cheerfully and zealously contri bute to the object which the Committee profess to have in view. The Conservatives are generally prudent people, and they will require, no doubt, as a first and indis pensable preliminary to th e i r con t r ib u ti ons that neither Sir John Key nor Mr. Charles Pearson shall have any thing to do with the fingering of the cash. Some difficulty, no doubt, wit] still remain as to the name to be given to the establishment when completed. But in this respect the Conservatives can afford to be liberal. Let the Conservatives have only a satisfactory guarantee, in case their contributions shall ex ceed those of Whigs and Radicals (and the latter may take all the benefit of the Corporation vote) in the proportion of not less than five to one, that then, instead of " Reform" almshouses, the structure shall be called by any, we do not say Conservative, but neutral name, and we venture to promise the Committee that they will soon be in a condition to purchase ground and enter into a contract with the builder. We hope this is fair. It will now be seen whether the Whigs and Radicals dare place the name of the almshouses they purpose to found upon the hazard of the munificence of their own party producing to the joint fund a few shillings for every Conservative guinea. —Morning Post. The Dublin Evening Post thus characterises the Churches of England and Ireland : " How comes it to pal's, that the Church of England, taken as an aggregate, for there may be, perhaps, some half-a-dozen exceptions, is the most ignorant Church in Europe? Ira one word, because she is the richest Church in Europe—and secondly, because learning is not in Eng land the ladder of pre erment. It is not denied, how ever, that there are some able and erudite men on the Episcopal Bench. Dr. Bloomfield, Bishop of London, is profound in the metres of the Greek play-writers—Dr. Maltby has actually superintended the t dition of a Greek l'rosodial L xicon. Good men and well skilled in the Dithyrambic of Eschylus, but ignorant, as far as the world knows, of Chrysostom or Basil. Dr. Marsh. who has done good service by his clever translation of Michaelis —and, bigotted Armenian as he may be, is more worthy his place on the score of learning, than three-fourths of his brethren. Dr. Copplestone, as liberal as an Oxford Div no can be in politics, and that is not much, is, however, a man of considerable rank as a Churchman. The Sum ners are fortunate and decent, pious, no doubt, and with a reasonable share of the fashionable Theology of the day; Dr. Burgess, who puzzles himself and the learned upon the contested text of the three witnesses, and writes ' stepping stones' to the elements of the Hebrew Gram mar—Dr. Brinkley, who owes his elevation in the Church solely to his mathematical knowledge—Doctor Laurence, a really learned linguist and liberal Divine, though he voted against Emancipation—and Dr. Whately, the Arch bishop of Dublin, an able man, certainly a learned Theolo gian, though he believes in the honesty of Blanco White, a good scholar, and a great proficient in rhetoric, logic, and political economy. These are all the men of any mark or note upon the Bench in England or Ireland. For we sup pose Doctor Vanmildert, who is only known by his Bamp ton lectures, and his edition of Waterland's works—or Dr. Mant, who published some foolish charges, and made some rhyming translations of the Psalms, though a pretty scho lar—or Dr. Jebb, though a good man, who has written a pleasing, but superficial book upon Biblical litera ture—or Dr. Elrington, who has given an edition of Eu clid, and a few No-popery pamphlets—or Dr. Phillpotts, who deals so largely in what Lord Durham called pam phleteering slang, and questionable assertions—or a few other Right Reverend and Most Reverend Doctors, known in the world of letters by the publication of a shilling bro chure—we suppose, we say, that none of these will be thrust under our noses, as men of learning or hoary Di vines—as the living lights of the Church, the Latimers, Bulls, Barrowes, and Taylors of modern times. Good men, if you please, decent men, proper men, and as fit timber ing for a Bishop, though not snore fit certainly than the Editor of the Dublin Evening Post—but not persons whose names will be remembered thirty years hence. As to the numerus—as to the horde of Bishops, nati consu mere fruges —the B resfords, Fowlers, Tottenhams, Laws, Alexanders, Howleys, Lindsays—no man can say, with any truth, that they were preferied to the high offices they hold in the Church—to the princely incomes in which they wallow—to the magnificent patronage which the Irish portion of them enjoy—on account either of their superior sanctity or surpassing erudition. They are, generally speak ing, ignorant men, versed in the value of Church lands, and in the laws of fines and renewals—learned in rich soups and fine wines, in bullocks and green crops—readers of Blackwood's Magazine, the trumpery Travels of the day, and Mr. Colburn's Novels; but utterly deficient in any other attribute, except the faculty of reading part of the Communion Service almost as well as their Chaplains. But this deplorable condition of the Anglican Church is deducible principally from its political character—from its close connexion with the State—from its immense riches and their unconscionable distribution. The object of a man with any prospects, as they are called, or with any interest among the political circles in England, when lie enters the Church, is riches. if lie brings talents and decent acquirements to the market, so much the better; but these are so far front being necessary, that they are simetimes found to be impediments in a roan's progress. Phillpotts was not preferred for his talents as a clergyman, but for being a ready pamphleteer. Law was made a Bishop because he was the brother of an able political judge, Ellenborough ; Lindsay, because he was the brother of a Scotch notileman ; Tottenham, because of his rela tionship to the house of Ely; and the Beresfords, because —because they were Beresfords. The higher ranks of t 1 e Church, therefore, give a tone to the subordinate classes of the Establishment. Hence the constant scrambling fur parishes ; hence the indecent abundance of pluralities in England and Ireland ; and hence the miserable tameness an t cowardice of the inferior clergy of the Establishment, so unlike that of all other Protestant Churches : hence, in a word, that disgraceful anomaly in a body pretending to be a Church, the virtual abandonment of Synod, Conference, or Convocation. The Ecclesiastics of the Church of Eng land are the only body of Christians in the world that do not govern even in Spirituals ; that do not keep up an understanding with each other; that do not speak autho ritatively to their members in the voice of a Church." A very competent judge, Dr. Arnold, the master of Rugby school, in a pamphlet pub lished during the excitement respecting the Ca tholic question, speaks of the ignorance of the clergy of the Church of England in as strong terms as those used by our Dublin contemporary. But we are rather inclined to think that our con temporary, in assigning the causes of the unpo pularity of the church, attributes too much to i r ,norance. We have never understood that the most popular division of the clergy of the Estz... blishment, the Evangelical, contains more learn ing than the other. The secret of their popu larity would seem to consist in their impressing the people with the idea that they are in earnest respecting their spiritual welfare. The High Church clergy, on the other hand, seem to con sider religion as only important in so far as it gives them a title to good livings ; they are too fine gentlemen, and too highly connected to concern themselves about their parishioners, ex cept they happen to be illicit competitors in de stroying game, or, to speak in plain terms, poachers, when the parson deals with him in his charac ter of unpaid Magistrate. We can conceive a church even less than the English a great deal more popular. The secularity of the English Church is the great cause of its unpopularity. The livings are held as family estates, and at the close of a war, when heroism is at a discount, half-pay officers in the army and navy are turned over to the church without the least ceremony, after a short preparation at the Universities. The very last consideration is the mode in which the duty is to be discharged. That such a Church should be distanced in the race of com petition by the Dissenting Churches is quite natural. The Dissenting Minister owes his situatinn to the favourable opinion entertained of him by the congregation to which he is appointed, and he can only retain it by the zeal and dili gence he displayed at his outset. It is a sort of fortunate accident if a Clergyman of the Esta blishment discharge his pastoral duties with fervour and activity ; on the other hand, it is as rare to see a Dissenting Clergyman without these qualities. Are we to wonder, then, that the Church should every day grow more and more unpopu lar, and that wherever the population is suffi ciently numerous to support a Dissenting Clergy. man, a chapel is erected ? The clergy of the Es tablishment must be blind indeed if they do not see that great chan g es are at hand. In a Charge lately delivered by the Bishop of Chester to the Clergy of Liverpool, his Lordship observed, " Heaven seems to have now a controversy with the Church of England." The Rev. Augustus Campbell, of Liverpool, in a Visitation Sermon, preached before the Bishop, observes that his impression is, " that the Church, at whose altars we serve, is about to experience for judicial pur poses a very eventful change, and that the days of rebuke and trial may be at hand." The same Rev. Gentleman says, with great truth, that " in times like the present, when all superstitious veneration for ancient institutions has passed away, and the attachment of an united people is the best, per haps the only foundation upon which a religious establishment can be maintained, unless we out run the advancing knowledge and intelligence of the age, and go forth to meet the increased de mand upon us by an increased forwardness of diligence and zeal—unless we feed the flock which is among us, not by constraint, but wil lingly, not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind' —we must not wonder if they are scattered abroad, and seek their food in other pastures and from other hands." In short no Church, cir cumstanced as the English Church is, can pos sibly be popular ; and the Rev. Mr. Campbell must believe, that as it is impossible, come what will, the Church can lose in popularity, it would be greatly benefited by a thorough economical Reform. The Liverpool Albion tells us that— " The Clergy of the Establishment are not insensible to the signs of the times.' The more sagacious of their body descry the corning tempest, and, like skilful navi gators, are anxiously endeavouring to save the Ark of the Church from total destruction. The Establishment must, they admit, be reformed, as well as the State. They de ceive themselves, however, if they for a moment imagine, that a mere reform in the Church will satisfy the spirit which is now abroad. It may satisfy Churchmen, and prevent farther defection from the Establishment; it may even restore the character and revive the influence of the Church. But all Reform, short of exempting the Pro testant Dissenters and the Roman Catholics from the pay ment of Ecclesiastical Dues, will have merely the effect of prolonging the controversy' which the people are now waging with the Church, and of hastening the arrival of the period, which must come sooner or later, when the union between the Church and State shall be for ever se vered. The Protestant Dissenters and the Roman Catho lics demand the legal redress of this grievance in justice to themselves, not, we believe, out of hostility to the Establishment as a religious institution. As they erect their own chapels and support their own Ministers, they claim, on the principle of justice between man and man, the power to prevent the clergy of another sect, rendered dominant by the law, from thrusting their hands deep into every man's pocket. In short, while the opponents of the church aim not at wresting from the Establishment the property which may justly belong to it, (without, however, admitting its inviolability), nor endeavour to vault into the seat of earthly power which it now occupies, they demand at the hands of the Legislature, that they shall not be taxed to support a gorgeous, but corrupt and inefficient Church Establishment." What with the exertions of the Dissenters to obtain a remedy for the grievances under which they suffer in being taxed to support a Church to which they do not belong, and the eager de sire of persons belonging to the Establishment to free the Church from the abuses which im pair its utility, we may expect to see, ere long, very material changes in its circumstances.— Morning Chronicle. We are delighted to learn from a copy of the he city been e em r i t c ye u s Merry favoured, v. of oßpu rrrioes S tidh a o, t el u ,r, t r oh d eaa a nta y dnt l (h a is s eu t B , pt wpa with jool iritee ,dw Reformh which sw ß iveier r ev i hm s e t adb o v l eet Reform Bill so strenuously and ze a l ous ly in w t t h h h e o e last Session of Parliament, are to be numerously, and we hope successfully, supported by their constituents at the approaching election. A great meeting to promote their re-election was held on Thursday last, at which Mr. Protheroe attended and pledged himself to the satisfaction of all present, " to advocate short Parliaments, the vote by ballot, and a further extension of the suffrage, and to vote for the repeal of all laws t h a t o ppress the people—to vote for a thorough reform in the church—to vote for a cheap Go vernment --to endeavour to obtain every possible reduction in the salaries of public officers, a complete abolition of all useless places, pen sions, and sinecures, and an extensive reduction in our present enortnous standing army." The speaker was vehemently cheered during the whole of his address, which was marked by much good sense, and which only want of space compels us to om i t . Speaking of the ballot and the exten sion of the elective franchise, he said, " My opinion in favour of the vote by ballot has re ceived strength from circumstances connected with the last election ; and I think the necessity of the ballot to protect the voter is clear from the fact of an individual having been com pelled, for exercising his right according to his franchise, to walk the streets of Bristol ever since wanting employment. It is therefore my purpose to introduce that measure to Parlia ment m yself, if no one else will. With re-• gard to the extension of the franchise, I think it is, in some respects, a mere matter of con venience ; for if a greater number can exercise their right conveniently, I cannot see the right of withholding tile right. I have been canvass ing to a smithy, and the man who held the ham mer was free, and the man who held the iron wa s not ; and as I knew one to be perfectly ca pable of exercising it discreetly, I saw no reason "We think their success is certain. We say not this to induce any relaxation in either requisite to success ; hut t he spirit with which the people have come forward, during the past week, has been a t once so noble and so promising, that we cannot help giving vent to the grati fication which we feel in common with every friend to them and the cause they advocate. There has been decision ; the position which our party—the people's party—has assumed, is a proof of inherent energy, and of a determined resolution to effect its purpo.e. There has been union ; every man has met his fellow in the spirit of conciliation; principle has not been sacri ficed ; but the various shades of opinion have been softened down into one harmonious whole ; and, thanks to the wisdom of all parties, the Reformers of Bristol now move together as one man. There has been activity ; activity among the Unions ; ac tivity among the trades ; activity among the free men generally ; activity among the new constituency; activity among the poor ; activity among their wealthier friends : in fact, all have been active but the big Whigs of the city ; and, if they are false, oar consolation must be that their ratting cannot affect the cause :—if they are true, their punishment must be to follow where they might have led. There will be protection from intimada lion in the exposure that will surely follow the pr ictice of it. There has not been too much confidence : the people have tempered their enthusiasm with discretion ; and there has been no despair, but a rational anticipation of success Las been cherished—grounded upon their own prudence, determination and integrity. Perfectly satis fied as to the result, Sir Richard Vyvysn may enter the field at his earliest pleasure; or as soon as his party may please to permit." The address of Sir Richard appears in the same paper, and teems with the most ultra-con servative principles that it is possible to imagine He will give no pledges, and deems no man honest who would give them. Well done, Sir Richard ! This is coming the Duke of Wel lington over us again, in his declaration against all Reform ; but what will it do for you ? Morning Advertiser. 7TarA : :SPIRIT .Q'. THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. why the other should not. I, therefore, am fa vourable to a still further and a considerable ex tension of the franchise." To a similarly libe ral effect were the Honourable Gentleman's ob servations on all other points on which pledges were demanded of him ; and the Mercury thus sums up the result of the proceedings which have taken place in order to insure his return, and that of Mr. Baillie MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, OCT. 20. The Court was occupied nearly the whole of the day in trying cases which excited surprise in the minds of those present, and more especially the rate payers. It may not be deemed improper to give the names of the seven prisoners, and the amount of the whole property stolen by them, before their various exami nations are detailed : s. d. Hannah Brown, for stealing a glass, value 1 0 Ellen Henwright, ditto 0 10i Lawrence Power, for stealing a stone 0 10 Sarah Rice, for stealing toys Henry Thomas, for stealing 11 pears John Winter, for stealing money 1 0 William Wilson, for stealing a book ...... 5 71 The prisoners had been in custody about 80 days, and the probable expenses to the county for prose cuting, 30/. Hannah Brown was indicted for stealing a drink ing glass, value ls. The fact was clearly proved against the prisoner, who said that she had never been at that bar before. Seven days' further imprisonment. Ellen Henwright, charged with a similar offence to the last prisoner, was discharged, in conse quence of the prosecutor and witnesses being absent. She had been in prison a long time, suffering by way of anticipation, and therefore ordered to be dis charged. Lawrence Power was indicted for stealing a paving -stone, value 10d. _ _ . .. . The fact having been proved, the prisoner did not deny his guilt, but observed that he had vainly sought employment in Marylebone parish, where he had lived and paid rates for 30 years; but that strangers were preferred to those who had a legi timate claim. At the request of a juror, the stone was prodnced, and declared by him not to be worth 6d., and the man was therefore acquitted. Sarah Rice, a child of tender years, was indicted for stealing eight toys, value 10d., the property of Mr. Asham, of Somers-town. The fact having been proved, a juror declared that the property, triflaig as it was, was laid at nearly double its value. Verdict—Acquitted. Henry Thomas indicted for stealing 11 pears, value one penny. This prisoner, who was known, was convicted, and ordered to be further imprisoned for one month, and privately whipped. John Winter was convicted of stealing a shilling, the property of his employer. Verdict—Guilty. Judgment--Three weeks' solitary confinement. William Wilson, a decent-looking lad, was in dicted for stealing a book, value ls., the property of John Miller. A pawnbroker deposed, that on the day of the robbery the lad offered the book in pledge, when both were detained, and it was owned by the pro secutor. T/ e prisoner had been in the public line (i. e. a pot-boy), and some reputable witnesses gave him a good character. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty; and the Court, in consequence ofhts good character, sen tenced him to three days imprisonment. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. At the Cambridge Sessions, on Monday, Mr. James Hillman a gentleman of great respectability at Cambridge, was indicted for a criminal assault upon Ann Turner, servant to a gentleman named Creeke, who, it was said, catried on the prosecu tion. Sarah Turner said, that five or six weeks be fore the 28th of August the prisoner accosted her in the street, and asked if she would be acquainted with him; she then said she wanted none of his ac quaintance ; but she promised to consider of it. In the evening he came to Mr. Creeke's house, and she opened the window, and after some conversa• tion she agreed to an acquaintance with him. Mr. Hillman then said he would make her his wife ; a day or two after she accidentally met him, and she then u e r e t p o l l i d e o thath," my s h e d % e v a a r s , not p fi r t e t fe o r b e y o h isl w t if e e t . ; rich tradesman's daughter." He told her to give notice to quit, measured her finger with a piece of packthread, in order to buy a ring, and promised to buy her fine clothes of every description. On the next meeting he fixed the 29th of August for their marriage. On the morning of the 28th she met him again, and he told her to come to him at a certain place in the evening. She went to theappointed place before 7, and after buying something for her mistress, she consented to accompany him to the house of a young man, who he said was to be the father at the marriage. When they got to the door of a house in Laundress-lane, he said, " this is the house of my friend." He then commenced various familiarities, and succeeded in his vile object. She did not call out, but she endeavoured to resist him, and in the atru;!gle she was hurt very seriously. The defendant asked her to say he had not meddled with her; she promised not to say anything. He then said, " mast have a wish upon it," and she replied, " I wish I may never stir from this place if I tell." He then left her, and she was so miserable that she de termined to drown herself in the river, near Queen's Green, and undressed herself all but her chemise. She then walked to the horseway that l ea d s i nto the river, and descended into the water, where she knelt down. The water came up to her waist, and grace y further. whe ro e hGeorMd e m lda a y n h. her to not clothes prro t s f O u h n O e d V t t i ' o e d d the," o b u t g t p o t l e i ac she fainted away, and on recovering she heard and saw something plunging in the water. It was sotav thing light or white, and supposing it to be soil one in search of h er , s h e sa id, " C ome to me," b u d it, whatever it was, retreated. She then 14 strength to dress herself, and she went to Ml' Gray, a friend at Kent Town. The witness the latter story in her cross-examination. •Sheau7l mitted that four years ago she swore a child to 111 Mr. Kirkley. Mrs. Gray deposed to the young woman cool to her house very we t an d ill. Sh e sa id she been ill-treated. She also admitted she had,bee°' to make an end of herself—had been to the eil ef ; for that purpose, but she saw something vi1„. 1 "..,. 1e1 which said to her, " G o t o M rs . G ray , go to No; Gray."--(Great laughter.) The prosecutrix, in h ot examination, had said that the "ghost" bad ai l spoken to hsr. ' Mrs. Creeke said the prosecutrix , _ who had 111 r with her three years, was b roug h t home very ill °. the night of the 28th of A ugust . Sh e eom plsia 6l of Mr. Hillman's conduct. On the part of the defendant, Jane Barrat, a e h ar woman, deposed to Mr. Hill man b e i ng i n his 0" house on the ni g ht i n q ues ti on , f rom seven till y7 o eight.—Mrs. Robinson, th e ho use ke e p er ; slake mt . the same effect ; and other witnesses showed: 6 ; Mr. Hillman, after eight, went to a tavern, whe,rl" remained till past nine. Th e y were as k e d w hy t".` ,l had noticed the time so particularly, and they rr plied they could not say. The Jury, after conferring upon this eontradiet4 evidence, brought in a verdict of Guilty. be The RECORDER sentenced the defendant to imprisoned 11 days, to pay a fine of 201., and fi t security to keep the peace. _t, tie The defendant, who had b een a ll owe d t o m ake affidavit denying the charge, which he said 09 ,0 . foul conspiracy against hi m , gave not i ce to indifL" the parties concerned in th e p rose cution.-1/00" don Gazette. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS Per Quarter. Carlisle Rexham Morpeth Penrith Sheffield Winchester Per Bushel. Carmarthen-a...-. Coventry Newcastle (Staff.) Northallerton Stone Swansea Warwick Per 8011. Barnardcastle ....... Durham ..--....—.... Richmond —... Stockton ................., s. 40 30 e 42 AA 71, d. .. o 0 6 o 5 6 59 54 5 0 56 1° 64' .0 D 0 . . , 7 0 79 1 01 0 0 , 0 10 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 DURING LAST WEEK. Wheat. , Barley. 8. to s. 50 40 46 s. to s. 25 60 25 33 52 28 33 56 28 55 39 ,59, 26 30 s.d. s.d. s.d. 7 0 3 6 40 9 0 4 8 54 89 64 66 93 36 46 93 56 60 79 36 40 100 46 50 18 0 9 0 100 170 90 100 190 96 100 126 96 100 Oats. s. to s. 17 22 17 23 22 24 s. d. s. d. 14 19 36 4'o 33 39 33 40 30 39 20 24 22 26 50 •58 50 66 50 60 5 9'6.0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—Oct. 19. a i i, Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffblk —s. 475. to 545. fine a Lin. and Cam. -- Yorkshire White White - - .. 5 . . 4 ._. 50. 05 .. . tt to oo 4558,61: finefifinne - Foreign, Red —s . S. .--.S. to —s. fine Barley, Norfolk and Suftblk --- Lincolnshire 32s. to 34.. tine 31 4 4 355. to 3 , 35. fine Yorkshire Wold 365. to 39 5 . fine' ....s. Foreign —s. to —s. fine a u Beans, Small 564 -- Tick 33s. to 355. fine .. a . Oats, Potato 2os. t o 22 5 . fine - Poland —s. 19s. to 21s. fine„'„ . Friezland and Small —s. 17s. to 20s. fine 'I -- Healing Shelling Malt. Rapeseed 221. 03 34 . .24 7 i ls os 9t.do .. fi2t ) 5. 5 / e . 1 4113 g d 5 d.. .. • PePpeie3errrrVlP‘ SCOTCH MARKETS. .I.to ll Wheat. Barley Oats. Beans. Aberdeen 56 58 21 28 16 23 . 0 . 11 Berwick.-- 29 :32 17 18 14 18 22 24 30 # Coldstream... 46 50 23 25 16 18 22 23 ••• / Cupar 48 70 28 32 20 24 26 29 •-• Dundee........ 50 60 30 33 20 25 30 31 """ Elgin 45 53 28 30 18 21 23 30 .# Inverness....... 40 46 30 3'2 16 23 23 30 46 Kelso 28 36 16 )8 14 16 23 25 "": ,;4 4 Kirkaldy........ 40 45 27 39 25 32 45 48 # Perth 54 57 29 31 21 24 26 30 „ t d. The size of the measure varies throughout the GH COR' N MARK f all kinds IM—Oct. of Grain 1g supply ol Barley. Oats. 34s 6d 25s 4d 32s Od 20s Od 263 Od 16s 4d Pease. I o .„ e li 343 Od 33s al 328 Od " ` s PRICES OF PR OVISIONS, &C. itt O. 3d. to Os. 6cl. Fresh Butter, lb 3.10 d. to „- j 0 O 3 0 6 Salt Ditto...—. 0 9 0 O 8 010 Ditto, per ca t. 80 0 o 0 O 4 0 6 Eggs, per dos. 010 O 9 2 6 OatStrawikpl.) 6 0 35 6 38 0 Wheat Ditto... 6 0 0 O 8 0 0 Barley Ditto I 5 0 . 03 4 0 Hay, Per st—,,.. 0 8 L MARKET.--Oct. 16. $O 4 day's market was not large, Per Stone of 141 b IWI First Oatmeal AO 0 0 Second ditto Barleyineal.—.••••••••••• Peasemeal l ob .-2d, 155...-3d.2oL—Faal EDINBU We had a middlinj the sales were heavy Wheat. First 7os Od Second 6os Od Third 37s Od Beef, per lb. Mutton ..........»...... Veal . 1'0rk................—. Lamb, per qr. t Callow, cwt.... 35 Quartern Loaf Potatoes. 171 lb. EDINBURGH MEAL The supply of Oatmeal at this sold heavily, at lower prices. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £l 12 0 Second ditto 1 10 0 Barleymeal 1 10 0 Peasenseal . 1 6 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. 13: kl, 04 GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—Oct 11. ~..„, 11, PI The supplies of Grain are moderate, and the market ni' -- all descriptions, and Wheat Is. to 2s, per boll dearer. M 0 Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. O a t s , per 2641 b. s• d ' 6 t o I , 0 British, old 230 t o 2B 0 I r i s h l2 --- new 22 0 26 0 British .... 0 . Canada, free 26 0 28 0 Beans, per 2601 b. le st Irish Barley, per 3201 b. 22 6 0 2 - 4 6C Scottish l6 6 180 English Scottish Irish o Pe a a tin se e , a to pe tt r i l s o h . .. b. 1 1 1 6 0. 0 501 CORNWALL. MARKETS. 81. 54. Tauao—Wheat (average) 21s. Od.—Barley, 1 18.—0a15 , ...0t h ST. AUSTELL-- , Wheat, to s'.—Barley, —s. to 1 9 '• Os. to Bs. 3d. PENZANCE—Wheat, 21s. to 23s.—Barley, —s. t011e• .° 40.• Os. to 9s. Od.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to 61.—Pork, oa• Butter, 10d. per lb. LAUNCESTON—Wheat (average) 21s. 01.—Barley,11s. 3(1-- 7s. Od.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, 6d. th LisaHaan—Wheat, —s. to 225. Od.—Barley, 103. 6d.• •°s f3P t, 7s. fid. --Oat h Bon—Wheat (average)‘22s. Ils. t3d. HELwrox—Wheat, 9.15. Od.—Barley, lOs Od. ST. Cocumn—Wheat, 21s. to 278.—Barley, I Is. to • and Mutton, sd. to Sp.—Veal, Od.—Lamb„ Od. MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tong. 0 Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth last Thurday 2, 67 3 3 8 Quantity of fine 5 0 ,1, Average Produce . ( 54 Os. Amount of Sale, 18,8511 , 155. 6Z—Average Standard.. l • MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL.STHEE (From the London Gazette.) , 0; p TO-MORROW, OcT. 23. a J. R. Cuerton, Cannon -street, fishing.rod maker .........••• g J. Scobell, Princes-street, Stamford-street, carpenter---"; W. J. Davis, Bristol, music-seller . 1 J. Owen, Little Bell-alley, bookseller ............ " " c ' T. J. Thorp e , Milton-street, Dorset-square, u5.. 7 —ue 1 manufacturer ................................................. DIVIDENDS. oa' II H. L. Hunt and Co., York-st reet, Covent-gar d e n, bl sellers J. Tomsey, Little Marylebone-street, victualler .......... ..••••• P J. Robertson, Whitstable. Kent, timber-merchant ........ BIRTHS. lc tj't On the 19th inst. in St. John's-wood -road, Regent's•P t lady of James Sutton, Esq., of a daughter. Pee' On the 19th inst. Mrs. John Ll o yd, of Upper Woburn - P a son. On the 17th inst. at Killiney, county of Dublin, Scovell, of a son. On the 19th inst. in Charles -street, St, James's-stlu -4 Edward Fitzgerald, of a daughter. MARRIED. Pc1;410 On the 19th at Br om l ey, i n Kent, George Murray •ir Rosemount, in Ro ss s hi re, to Mary Anne, fifth (laugh 1,1 late Rev. John Hildyard, Vicar of Booby, in the county coin. O liv e ( On the 18th i ns t . at Sta i nton, i n Cleveland, W. 01,,, r , Sleigh, of Stock ton-upon-Tees, goldsm i th, to Miss Cal y te r Nottingham place, London, youngest daughter of the , Alexander Campbell, of Edinburgh. 11, , On the 20th in s t. at Cl ap h am Ch urc h, 'George ti of Dublin, to F ann y, thi r d d aug ht er o f Th omas Hed' e # of of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. F ,l 'o o On the 20th inst. at Acton, James Henry Chambers, , t , 1 0 Fitzroy-square, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late James, Esq , of East Acton. On the 20th inst. at St. George's, Southwark, Mr. - T ° .3 ,.. " ,:gb tv di, of Catherine-court, Tower-hill, to Eleanor, second aff of Mr. John Austin, of the New Kent-road. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO 1(01/N.-pi'14.11s SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. nazi. 10 °11 ' Joshua On the 20th inst. at Chathamplace, Hackney, a ~, Esq , aged 63. JoP On the 19th inst. Mr. Authur Smith, fifth son of Air' e l Smith, surgeon, of Gosat W well-street. 00 0 On the 18th inst.Woolwich John William, 001 Y le ts' Lieut-Colonel Story, Royal Artillery. SP arle At Worthing, Mary, widow of Sir William Anglin „ d e late Chief Justice of Jamaica. Geo ,l On the 20th inst. Mrs. Julia Ottley, widow of the lot ! 6 Ottley, Esq., nephelkto the Right Hon. Lord Laving t ‘n e r s_ira On the :7th inst. at Brighton, in the 28th year K e rley , Mary, relict of the late John Frith Soame, Esq, of Be ve lci °' of Little Thurlow, Suffolk. wen 01 On the 19th inst. Susanna, second daughter of T. ye soa, Esq., orUpper Stamford-street, Blackfriars, age" and ten months. _..../..: ~~ 1