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Emperia Parlianirnt. thp'chair HOUSE OP COMMONS.—VirtINr. , DAy The hoo4ese-ia,161)!,1 to-day. Th. few mitmtem bPforc. f,rlr h'c loc k . F.I.RCTION 'Sir .I. C. Honuotise, cliiirman or the NI iidstirtre election cltnmittee, reported to the house that the late election for Nhilitone was null and void, and ihAt the petition to the return' of Mr. Fector, anII the opp Nition to it, were neither frivolous nor vexatious, • • On the motion of the Rizht !Von. Baronet, a new writ was tren ordered fur t he kwoli , h of NI Aitktone. On the !notion of Sir E. WI r.mor, the Birmingham and Derby junction railway hill was read a seeorrl followin , hill, were re of a t bird time and passed : —the Southamtltnn Pier bill; t he G.tv.,ley (Sitttilk) . itielosure .bill; and the Caol'wid/e inelostire bill. A vreut nu nb"r of petitions on various subjects were pre sented. TEIF. RIOTS CANTERBURY Sir E. KNATCHRULL said he Ivished to call the attention of the noble lord the Home Secretary. to transactions connected with the unfortonate and melancholy circumstances which had lately naked place near Canterbury. His bon. colleague asked a question the other evening which the noble lord answered with great frankness. Now in the Morning eh; oniele newspaper, an article had appeared, making Lord John Russell condemn the, magistrates of Kent, and the editor went on to say that they (the magistrates) had a strange way of doing business in Keht., fie thought such an observation ought not to go un e*plained. It was not his intention, ou the present . occasion, to go into the detaii4 of the melancholy events, and, therefore, he should merely move for retains of the correspondence lathe sobjeet, he considered the noble lord would not object to, h e .., g ,,d, h owever , to say, that John Thorn, alias Sir William eourtenay, was apprehended on a warrant regularly granted ou oath, io the usual way. Amongst the returns, he.wished to in- Amin the one from the Home Secretary liberating Thom, or Goortenay, from the Lunatic Asylum. 'Lord .L. lkus%E t. equally, reirretted with the right honourable bayonet the melancholy mk turbances which had taken place.. With respect to the : liberation of John' Nicholas Thom, that esisued in oinsequence of the representations of the magistrates, but he. did tiAtive other evening intend to cast any imputations on those gentlemen.-" Toe liberation ofThom was also brought about by two individuals, ath ► stated that they were the father and.olottaertor the- unfertunste individnal, and that their .sOn was ti iv perfectly sang, and if dis Charged they would take care of bin and see that he committed no disturbance. The state ments of these individuals were supported by two members of that house. Witn respect to blame on the subject, none could be attached to the magistrates or the directors of the Lunatic. Asylum, as in liberating Cartenay they only acted under his (Lord John Russell' s ) orders. Fie was perfectly satisfied that i e very neattadtad bt-ert Used to pus down the disturbance. He h a d no objection to the production of the papers moved. for by the right hon. baronet, but he wished another paper to be added to them, and that was a statement which he had received front Dr. Poore. containing a narrative of the whole transactions. • Sir E. KN a Teo autr; wished for the fullest information on the subject, and shottld he most happy' to include Dr: Poore's &arras ve. _ . Mr. Ilum't . trusted the melanCholy loSs of life vrhia had taken place would in-ltiee the government to take some steps to . prevent a similar occurrence in future. The hun. rfiember pro ceedel to argue that the only means of Preventiog such lirmentaide occurrences was to provide a better system of na tional education. Sir E. KNATeIiBULI. rose to order. - • lie •trusted the hon. member for Kilkenny would not provoke a debate on' the pre seot occasion, the only object of-the urn ien Fieiiiz to obtain in forination. lie bad carefully abstained, in moving for papers, to give any opinion, or make any comment, either one way or other. Mr. Hipne did . not wish to provoke debate. but he must re peat that a better system of national education. would be the only sure preventive : against the recurrence of such outrages. lie must, however, on that occasion, express his disapprobation of clrgymen of the Church-of England, who were magiXtrates, taking the Feld on such occasions. The clergy ought not to be in tbc commission 'of the peace—he said so twenty yeais ago". (Ele'ar, hear, and nh , oh.) The hon. metnber was proceeding to Make nth remarks, but the braise became so impatient that he did not p 4severe. Mr. C. W. WYNN defended the clergy of the Church of Eng land. .Ther9.was. not a. worn meritorious body - , or one which Wasentitled more to the thanks and gratitude of the country. He deprec ited suchnucalled-for and unprovoked attacks. _ . The 'returns were then ordered. CHAPLAINS (IF THE HOUSE • Lord J. Russizt t, appeared at the bar; and read her Majesty's mis gracious answer - to the address presented, praying her Ma jesty to •2Tant prointnion- to three of the late chaplains of the House of t;ommon:s, tlei'Majesty assured her• faithful Com inons-that she would take their loyal address into her most se= nous consideration, and endeavour to coniptt with their wishes in'the -hest mode whko could he devised - . t lie.tr, hear.) Mr_ BAINes gave notice that to-Morrow he should move for various returns relating to slavery in British Guiana: Mr, 111 , 3tE gave notice that tfi-marrow he should move for various returns relating to the mode of condocling banking business in this country. woonsTric P.t.:EtTIONt. .Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from the Marquis of Blandfordo stittilig;- , that i-n the , petition , against hiS- return a technical objection was to be taken by the petitioner against hissdefending his seat:in consequenee• of the lists of objections taken by . tiOn to Notes .of the petitioner not being delivered in tlve time pres-critied by the -house. Now it appeared from the deposition i'4, ! -Ihe sitting member%s agent,' that be appeared' at they proper office to'answer on his'part, but there was no officer tbireceive - them,. and that edery.exertion had been made to corn plv;wiahthe forMs of the:house: 'Under these: circumstances trr wished to have the petition read at length, and then he should move that the ballot for Waxistock. Which stoodfer to-morrow, be discharged, and that it betaken jot., Consideration ein'Thiirs day next.' He I . 447Witngsses iVaiteudance to prove the truth of the allegations in the ietitinn. The Petition was'readlevirir irrat tfieiable. ... .. _, ..... ......._ _ ..._ .__... -.9,krt 4-- - ,c , ft! f!..143 - 1Y ..iiii; If •t he limp., admitted . tke • facts t here v(f110 kfi , . 91,J.re:rtrnp „Cu ~call wit liess..,---but..it doubt existed he vetu 4 FA,,ly it t.les., . .. ._ ..., . .Ilim,,A. luuNF.;i , ,•* -- ;AN shat. doubted...if the whole of the facts la.l)ae, Pert i ,, ii: were true, wise tke r_ the,house had authority tote terfe'e'. (Flair.) - l'hey could not prejudge a question whio must come before a select committee appointed under the grenh ville Set.' -- - • . *iit'tet a few , ohservations from Mr. C. W. WN nn, Mr. O'Con hillit'nud:Mr. Aglionhv, -.6n the rro6;ir of Sit: J. GRAHAM, My: W.:Grey was called to thefiar, and examined.—The wit ness stated that he *as agent to the Marquis of Blandford in conducting his defence to the petition presented against . his re turn, (YCoNNULL suggested that a short-hand writer ought to he present. The evidence might be very important. short,hand writer having arrived, the evidence was pro ceeded with:— Witness completed the list of objections to the petitioner's votes on Friday, the Ist of June, and delivered them tu,his clerk, with orders to carry them to,the proper office before 12 o'clock. The examination of witnesses, as to the time of the objections on . the part of the Martini's of Btandford being produced at the Committee Clerk's-of4ce, was proceeding when we left the house THE RIOT IN KENT. ( From the Mor»ing Herald.) . . CANTERBURY, SUNDAY NIGHT.—Two more of. the deluded followers of the fanatic Courtenay died on Saturday, Henry Hadlow and Stephen Faker. The excitement throughout, the eastern divitien of Kept contiaueS tq, increase. and the lanatt cistu whlch . Courtenay's Aasanitydlas given rise to; is in no de- • gree abided by the death, of the imnaStor. Many of the agri cultural populatitm,,avwell as several of the trading class, - still lahrtur nuder the grossest religious tlelnsion With respect to the character of Courtenay au,: his deceased followers. I have ' s poken with several of the - lab ourers, who expresse,tl to me their , strongest - convictiiin that th'wliole ut them Would rise again this day.' .Such, indeed, is' the • infatuation upon this subject, that dirriirsgea conversation which I had Yesterday evening with a female:tit' respectability, who has for some time past been a betiesiookin Courtenay's declaration, that he was from Heaven, and :had coute demi upon earth to judge people of the world, she said the account of "Sir William's" death was a falsehood; that he was still alive, and that the. person shot Was some. rough .;-fellOw who . ; had been going about representing him. It had been asserted that the iiifluence which Courteney exercised over . his ignorant and.. wretched follower s w a s obt a ined b e hi s denunciations against the amended Poet- Law Act, aridfiis vemises that he would'hurn down the •union poor houses, and perceive'in a." liberal" journal of this day hope expressed that the. inciters of Com tenay and his associates may be dis coite-red' and brought to - justice." "At this oh inert," the, writer pr oc e ed s. ''there is the Moth! of elevea • human beings she itAritilli their means, and calling to Heaven Mi. vengeance' upon. theirt.!' The only " inciters" , Which thesednee have had, besides Courteuay. have been the cheap and liberal journals, in Whose pages - the spirit of inddern innovation haS•made its way hroughout the length4' and breadth of the land i fdr there is abund int testimony , to prove that the blasphemous Speechesand representations of Courtenay were mixed. up, upon nearly every occasian, with the re•volutionary.jargon of universal suffrage, &c., to which. was added a favourite declaration or the fanatic: that the hand ongirt to be.davided.equally among all, and that the aristocracy audgentry hail uo more right to their estates mart the it erking people bad to them. 'l'he assertions and in sinaatious t fi a t Courtenay. cunningly. availed himself of the flamed state of feeling induced among,- . the people by the new poor, laws, and that to this ,feeliagis to he ascribed, in a great degree, the excitement -which led to the fatal result, originates o party .motives. Not - a syllable of evidence has yet trans pire„ nor have I been able to obtain the slightest information warranttheassertion that courteuay's p - o - werover his wretched followers owes anything to his declaration against the. new poor loss ; nor,ind,ed to warrant the assertion that (lid A n any of his communiratious with or speeches to them, during the last week; at all t ouch upon the .subject. There .is.a strong feeling among the peasantry of this division of Kent, upon the amended to e but the followers of Courtenav upon this melancholy occa sion, were .not in that condition sto render any representation that fie might make, or any" denunciations in which he might indulge,.of ant . effect upon them, or at least to anything like the - extent asserted. Nearly the whole, if tint the whole of the i soners, as well as the wretched' men aho have heen• killed by the military, were in erupbiyinent at good wages, and several possession of a little property. I understand that \Vraight, ' , whit it dead,' pos s essed front Gtvreen" £E'°. to .£lOOO. Wills hold: a eieofertable cottage and land under r. Francis. and '',-'nett were, I ant assured, earning from l3s. to 155; per week each. • • - have ginner'," at the character of Courtenay's polities as heing ire dernoLtore trith the modern spirit or legislation. The fol'owin. , extract Iron a . Weekly periodical. called the British Lion, published by . the . tit;',nitie in 1833, will show that he was lost'', entitled to rrati•eoi.e .s a politician, at least, with the ad viteates or universal' suffrage. v , te by ballot, &c.:— '`Better would it he for: the United Kingdom if 12 honest fridesmen, 12 horfest ritrwrs, i 2 poor labourers were elected to A.TV'e their country, railwr than the present ignorant M-Oommtios, which is a. mock parliament,' not being the voice of:the people. Whatever whip:, or tory may say, the present state of the eountry fulls , shows the truth of our arguthent, that tmleis the tithes are wholly given up, rents brought doWn to a standard value. taxation borne by those who have the property to my for it. England inns, go to a 'revolution; then Sir \Vin. Coturtenav will 4n his relative value he credited; the people must be heard when jos:ice demands it ; and when were the wants of any peopie.srt great as the present?" It appears ghat Courtenay on Saturday morning, the 26th, sho u t te n ,':chock, passed through Boughton under the . Blean, leading bia thirtsed tend having five or six men in his company. fie piaceerterithrough Fairbrnok tollose*-en (where the con -thie Mears was murdered on Thursdafj, and a consultation !rias held at a labourer's house on the emnrutm, . tie {here held t‘rthr for some time, declaring to his wretched followers that lie ~l c ieseended froiii Heaven. On Sunday - he: slept at Bosert a n ted ' i)nb.ll/41"dlir. be webtlath a party to Fkirbrinik,.and it is but wheth er correctly or not I have not been able to .ascertain,.that a loatwas broken in two and placed on a pole. Here trey visited the house of Willis, Who rents from Mr Francia the.house adjoining that person's residence. At thia time there were about:3 , ..) persaus with Courtenay, and they car ried with thema white- flag .with a blue, border. On Tuesday they proeeeded to Gdeduestone, near Favershatn, and thence to Graveney. Here they halted at a stile leading to a meadow hr which there is a bean-stack, and, after remaining there for a few minutes, four of the men were seen by a gentleman who was watching their proceedings with a glass from a mill in Boughton-under-the-Blean, to enter the meadow and pass round the stack,- It is stated that, those men put matches into the stack, and that Courtenay loaded his pistol with the inten tion, is supposed, of setting fire to the stack, and he told his wretched Connivers to look out at two o'clock in the afternoon, and they would see a ball of fire fall on Graveuey. 'they then went round Gravenev church, and over to Bosenden, where they stayed during the night, sleeping, it is said, in a barn. Between three and four o'clock on Wednesday morning, he went through Boughton again, with,42persons accompanying hits to Sitting houroe, where they had beer and bread and cheese to the emotint of 12s. Among other extravagancies committed by the fanatic was the folloaing, :—he loaded one ,of the pistols which he carried with lain, and told the poor ignorant and wretched creatures around him that he would shoot the - north star;. he their tired off his pistol, and said the north star had fallen. this was believed by the fanatics, and a poor decrepit old female declared that, immediately after "Sir William" fired she heard heavenly mus'e. They then passed through Green-street, and went to Norton Court (the residence of the Right Hon. Stephen IL Lushington ) and by Throwley Selling, where they laid down in a chalk-pit, and, the bottom of Boughton Hill, round to Bossendeu, having walked about X) miles. On Thursday morning the constable Mears' was killed. The particulars of this fatal event have already been published in the Morning Herald. Considerable doubt, it appears, is entertained of the truth of the statements which have been put forth respecting the religi ous impositions practised by Courtenay upon a considerable number of the labouring population. Ihe statements are no less true than they are lamentable. I have conversed with several who firmly believe the blasphemous assertion of,Courte hay, that he is the Messiah, and they insanely assert that they have seen the punctures of the wounds inflicted when he sut tered death. The facts connected with this delusion I forbear to state. They are as numerous and well authenticated as they are lamentable.' . 1 have now given you the full details of the late melancholy catastrophe, and of the antecedent proceedings of Courtenay and his deluded followers. I have endeavoured to state them as correctly as I was able from the thousand and one rumours that are afloat respecting it. I think I have shown the true cha racter of that transaction, and in doing so I have necessarily 'exposed the falsity of .the statements made by yonr truth-loving liberal contemporaries, and by consequence, the incntrectness of the inferences they have drawn as to the . motives and design of the rioters. - I now proceed to furnish you with tinue interest ing particulars of the conduct and doings of Courtenav during his resifienheatCaNerbury, when, as you are aware, he offered himself to the notice of the good citizens as a candidate for the representation of that city inaearliament.. Of his previous his tory you have already had an account. In .1832, when Courtenay first arrived at Canterbury, be kept himself for some days somewhat secluded from public view, walking out only in the morning. From his singular appear ance and manner, however, he soon. attracted, to a considera ble degree, the notice of the public. He then represented him self as Baron Rothschild. and about this time Sir Joists Courte nay. Iloneyvvood, of Evington, near Canterbury, died at his seat. Courtenay then assumed the name by which he has since need known se conspicuously- 7 -viz.,." Sir Wiliam Percy Ho neywood Courtenay,"' and he stated to my informant that the death of that friend (meaning Sir John oneywood) was the sole cause of his.remaining in Canterbury. He declaredJ hat Sir John was the only friend who bad not deserted him since his banishment from the country, which lie said, was caused by traitors in his family. Upon being asked what he meant by his "banishment," he declined that he was no other than Lord Courtenav who. had fled from England some years ago, in consequence of the commission of . a certain offence. The-valet of the lamented and highly-respected baronet (Sir J. Honey- , wood) was then in Canterbury, and outof a situation, and Cour tenay hearing that this man was in posseSsion of the wardrobe of his late master, sent for him, saying that he wanted to purchase any and everything he wished to part with belonging to Sir John. t r he - valet aeborilingly waited upon Courtenay at th.. • Rose Inn, where lie purehased of him a sword, a pair of epau lets, &c., which bad been worn' by Sir John Honeywood tLe last time he went to court. He then asked the valet, whose name was Collard, in what circumstances lie then was, and Whether his late master had provided for him. and on beitil in fOrnied ahathe had only received his toaster's wardrobe, Cntir ' tetiay exclaimed " By the Lord Harry, (his usual expression,) you are employed by me ['rein this moment ; you are my valet ; you shall have the keys 'of my wealth, and be a gentleman for ever."' 'l'ue valet of course gladly accepted so enticing an offer, an breathe the confidential valet of the renowned "Sir William Percy iloneywooil Courienay." lie desired his new (and only) servant to hold himself in readiness to attend to him that. day at a public dinner in the inarket.roonr. This was the day on which the annual Kent and Canterbury Cattle Show was held, and the dinner took place after the show. There were. present upWarila of 230 gentlemen; amongst whom Were. the late Lord Sorle4, GeOrge Knight, Esq., Of Godnuersham, Sir EdvVaid Kitatchbull, Ilart„ . Sir 'William Conway, Bart.., the Hon. R. Watson, (now Lerd Sondes,) J. P. Plurniare, Esq., and others. Courtenav hail attended the cattle-show. assuming the appear anceandliress of au old man, and there he played off - many Mail freaks, such as jumping upon the bare hacks of sonic spi rited colts, and trying their mettle as well as showiug his own. He went through many other curious feats, anti altogether made such a display, as fully to convince every person that he was insane. About this time Courtenay published several hand bills,- which were. scurrilously offensive, and contained Some gross personal libel§ against several highly-respectable indivi duals. These proceedings - Called forth a letter, which was in serted in one of- the Canterbury newspapers, and was s rid to • have been written by tine of the gentlemen who had been libel!, eti by Courtenay. It should be stated, that Courtenay at this tiine, and Wherever he went, still adhered to the declaration that he 'was the identical Lord Courtenav who had fled from Eng land as we have he fore mentioned': the letter gave great offence • td CeurtenarCand some of those who supported his pretensions. • The letter was as follows: • • - r'ersid bearim , . well known in all places. and at - all times—it the same person fitioigat respect ability in - society, with the language and manners of a gentle man, were acting under the : influence of imaginary or real wrongs, instead of previously demanding, either by letter, of - by the organ of a friend, an explanation or reparatiiin from his • fanciedassailants—at oncetnpublish a vulgar libel,6n the latter, would not such an individual, though: sustained by a name and by a station, deprive himself of all-claims to any lei-sena( con . sideration? Would not the dock of an assize court be the most suital•le arena for such a combatant? • " I have put the case hypothetically, and taking the converse of its position,. I shall now give another more closely resembling the fact. Suppose a fellow whose social position and a hose name are equally unknown, varying the latter with every change of abode, superadiling the - language of a lacquey to the ignor ance and vulgarity. of a mountebank—if such a fellow, with a contempt for all moral 'principle, with a perversion of all hu man decency, uniting -the effrontery of an impostor to the de pravity of au outcast—if such a fellow were to publish a stupid libel under similar circumstances with thoSe already given— what notice—what proceedings could the libelled persons adopt ? Would not the presence of such a fellow bring pollution even into the dock of an assize court ? •' It is said hypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to vir toe, but the personation this fellow assumes developer a new feature in the philosophy of human turpitude—he proves to us there is one step still lower in the sink of infamy than that trod den by the criminal urged on hw passion, and unrestrained by reason—it is that which is occupied by the wretch who volun tardy outrages public decency, and public morals, by gr a luit.. °ugly representing himself to be the person whom a fatal career of vice has driven from his kome and from his count ry.—l am, sir, vour obedient.servant, " Turn). The above is in answer to a libellous handbill, signed ' Sir W. P. H. Conrtenay. Knight of• Malta.! • The name of the author of this letter was immediately de manded by Courtenay, and the author at once avowed himself. A challenge from the former was the consequence, hut it was, of course, treated with contempt. His next step to gain notoriety was to get himself proposed • as. a candidate for the representa- Gin of the city of Canterbury, at the general election in 1832. He was accordingly nominated by a Mr. Greenwood, a respect. able watchmaker of that city, and . an extraordinary scene of ex citement and confusion took place during the whole of that me morable election. By the .way. I may observe that this Mr. Greenwood did not . abate one jot of his attachment to this miserable maniac up • to the moment of his death, for he was seen standing over his body after he was shot in the wood. On the day of the election, Courtenay challenged Lord F'ordwich and the Hon. IL Watson to fight duels with hint, but, of course, those gentlemen took no'notic:. of him. Courtenay appeared in the Guildhall, - on the day of nomination, in a rich suit of scarlet, embroidered with gold lace, and a velvet mantle, after the Italian mode. _ _ The following is a verbatim copy of the illustrious knight's speech at the Canterbury election, where he oh!ained the votes of 373 electors, many of whom were clergymen and gentlemen of education' . " Lord Courtenay, alias Sir William Percy Honerwood Conrtenay, alias Count Rothschild, alias Mr. ThoMpson, Knight of Malta. King of Jerusalem, Prince. of Abyssinia, King of the Gipsies,.&c., &c., then sprang upon the table of the court, amidst. ithe..,plaudits of his admirers; indeed, every grimace he made, every action of his body, every rhodomoutade sentence that fell from his lips, was received -with shouts of approbatfon; for instance—' Men of Canterbury, what with my addressing.y2u and your shouting, we shall want some vinegar and honey to mtiisteti our Mouths, (immense cheering:), but I tell you what it is. (in a true Irish accent,) I must first answer 'Mr. - Watson, (Applause.) He save neither ultra or radical has succeeded . ; I am neither, and I tell von what 1 would say to them—to Duke- -Wellington . , Sit. William 'Peel, and all of them. T would say none of yin . should sit with Sir William Courlenay. (Applause.) To the others, Earl Grey; Brougham, Sir J. Hithhouse, Cohhett, or HUnt, I would Say you shall not sit with Sir William Courtenay. (" Bravo, bravo! Isn't he a good tin But I will tell you who should sit with him—the man who would defend the rights of the people, and is ready to spill his blood in defence of old England ! I have fought and killed hundreds in Ethiopia, Abyssinia, and all over the world, (applause,) and he that wins - the palm let him wear it. Now for Lurd Fordwia. I would ask T;ord Fordwich if a man like myself, ofillustrioris blood and high characMii, has not a right in this free country to wear what he pleases Without asking his leave or anybirdy dies? ("Ta•be sure, Bravri,bravo ! What do you think of that Corti?" 'The tree 'known by its fruits—,judge me by my actions, not by my words, as to who is the friend of the orphan, the - fatherless, and the widow. ( Ap plause.) • Ask them what Lord Courtenay had done for them. Go to the widow Lewin. near the Cattle-market, and tusk her what t - have done for her. (The applause was here mingled with disapprobation, which predominated, and the speaker changed the theme.) I am of the noble order of the knights of Malta ; and, though that order is now done away with, still am left, and am the only one remaining. The pure blood of the knights of Malta is in my body. (Applause.) It is an ho 'nour not to be purchased by court favouritism. 1 would refuse being ennobled by any party for the purpose of supporting either whigs or toriris , one has robbed the pour man and the tradesman, the artisan, and the labOurer, at the sweat of his brow; and the other has given them the show of reform—has held the cup to the people's lips, but will not let them taste— ( Here the shouting was renewed with ini'reased energy.) The Reform Bill is a means to obtain an end ; and I would have every Man. from the Doe of IS to 'l5 give his vote for members of parliament. He who sheds his liloocl for old England ought to have his voice heard in the representation. ("Good good," says a voice near; "I have been looking all my life for a mart lilte him, and now he has dropped from the clouds.'') Lord Courtenay has offered You, men of England, plenty or sport at this election, and now 'by the Lord Harry he will offer himself for their choice to-morrow for the county. (Hurrah.) But mind the, any freeholder Who votes for me. and withholds his vote for Sir W. Coswav, mils' expect no faVours from Lord Courteuay. tie then went 91) in the same unconnected manner for: ome time—complained of statement that appeared in the KentHerald,-shroild like to meet the author in any way he (tlie' writer) - might choose—asserted he Was Lord Viscount Courtenay, who absented himself from this country some years since: that Smithson, of York, now Duke of Northumberland, was in posSe'ssion of that which was his by blood and right: The sou of the Bishop a I.',:eter also held property of his. Was it known that . tie Was in England, 50,(1i)j people, from . Exeter, would lie fetching blur house. though two years ago the bells of Exeter cathedral rang a whole week because the inhabitants thought he . was coming home, and then challenged any one present to dispute the Trinity. Thus ended the freaks of the Canterbury election, and Cour tenay was'afterwards chaired, and thanked the assembled po pulace at every corner of the street, being dressed in his vearlet robes, ,'rurkey cap, and continually liou:ishing his scimetar to persouir who had opposed him. During his stay Courtenay had been invited into the societies of No. 1 lodge of Odd Fellows, held at the City Arms, Canterbury; 9G lodge, of Ancient Druids, held at the White Lion, Canterbury; and the ancient order of Prussian Hermits, held at the Crown and Sceptre, St. Peter's-street; which societies he generally attended on lodge nights. The excitement still shown by the public is wonderful; hun dreds of perions having passed us this day, to take a view of the field of action, and to catch a last glimpse of the illustrious Knight of Malta, alias Sir Win. Courtenay and his misguided followers. MISCELLAN EOUS. The firm of Perrinsr, Shaw, anti C:. bankers, London, have tr.w paid 203 in the pound. _ _ The Hon. Chas. Hope has accepted the requisition addressed to him by the conservatives of Linlitligowshire to come forward For the vacancy in the reprecentation. A pike was captured at a, float, in Dement Lake, Keswick, on Saturday last, by Messrs. Joseph and William Bowe, which had attained the immense weight of 2111b' HAVING- AN EYE TO UUS[NESS.—A member or the Liverpool press, on being told of the dreadful affitir at Canterbury, coolly obserVed, "capital thing for the Kent papers." A contemporary states, that he has been applied to by a cot , . respondent to suggest the readiest mode of preventing pew openers from forwarding love letters to young ladies in their prayer-bookS. REALITIES.—A Person being asked what was meant by the "realities of life," answered—real estate, real money, and a real g,ottd dinner, none of which could be realised without real hard work. t‘rm, I . . Mr. Gould,•the eminent ornithologist, sailed 'last-week for New South Wales. for the purpose of prosecuting his researcheS on the birds of that country. Ills absence, it is expected, will extend to'a period of two years. ' Mr. O'Connell, in the debate on Friday, stated that Ireland had never wined anything but by agitation. The learned agi tator would have been nearer the truth if, for Ireland, he had substituted himself. Her majesty has spontaneously forwarded to the fund for erecting a monument to Nelson the magnificent donation of five hundred guineas. Her majesty has also sent a similar sum to the Wellington memorial. INvEtticEss-sHinF. ELF.cylotc—The nomination is to take place . the 12 inst., and the polling the 14th and 15th. As yet no opponent to Mr. Grant, of Grant, has come forward. A Goon WrFE.—A good wife commandeth her husband in any equal matter, by constantly obe - ying him. She never crosseth her husband the spring-tide of his anger, but stays till it be ebbing water. Her clothes- are rather comely than costly, amid she makes plain cloth to be velvet by her husband wearing it. In her husband's sickness she feels Inure grief than she shows.—Fuller. A RECEIPT TO STOP BEGGING.—A person in Barnsley, hav-' ing been annoyed by swarms of beggars coming to his house, his refusing to give them any thing not at all preventing their attending as usual, he at last sent for a painter, and ordered him to Write upon his door the words Poli6e Office. The beggars after this were seen to come asiusual, but on their viewing the writing on the door, they made a speedy and a laughable exit; the experiment had the desired effect.—)ruc k CIL? otacle. Punning is an indirect Way of complimenting one's self—of saying, take notice how clever I am. Notwithstanding the pro= tests of Lord Chesterfield and Dr. Johnson against punning, the greatest wits, scholars, and most fashionable people conti nue to pun, and will continue to pun. One great advantage in talking to a punster is, that he turns all your philosophy, wis dom, wit, and serious argumentation Into burlesque. He nine times in ten replies to you by making a serious pun in your face, which you yourself do not see. SECRETS OF HEALTH.-With regard to exercise; judge be tween the two following extremes :—A fox-hunter can get drunk. every night in the year, and yet live to an old age ; but . then he is all exercise and no thought. A sedentary scholar shall not be able to get drunk once a year with impunity; but then he is all thought and no exercise. Now the great object is neither to get used to toomueh exereise, nor to be all thought; but to enjoy his pleasure with a sprightly season. The four otdivary secrets of health are—early rising., exercise, personal cleanliness, and the rising from the table with the stomach un oppressed. There may be sorrows in spite of these, but they will be less with them, and nobody can be truly comfortable without them. WomEN.—Women make their advances as time makes his. At 20, when the swain approaches to pay his devoirs, they ex claim with an air of languid indifference—" Who is he?" At 30, with a prudent look towards the ways and means, the ques tion is—" What is he?" At 40, much anxiety manifests itself to make the hymeneal selection, and the query changes itself into" Which is he?" But at the ',llama Thule of 50, the anxious - expectant prepares to seize upon any prey, and ex claimt —" Where is he?"- - GEORGE CANNING.—This eminent man was the only son of a barrister of good family, but slender means, who. having offended his family by marrying a portionless wife, was discarded with a pittance of 1.:150 a-year. A speculating disposition and improvident' habits quickly dissipated this annuity; and the first birth -day of George Canning witnessed the death of his father, who died in penury and misery, of a broken heart. The widow and her infant wereleft in a state of utter destitution, and the former was obliged for her maintenance to attempt the stage* She appeared as Jane Shore; but, failing to satisfy a London audience, she was compelled to accept provincial en gagements; and at length icarried a person of the same profes-, sion. In youth She was beautiful and accomplished. In, after I:. ..... bu sy,nes maw mat sne received to the - last hour of her existence, the most assiduous and affectionate attention from herillustrions son. - Mrs. tiunn, for that - was the name she acquired by Her second marriage, soon became a second time 'a widow and settled at Bath. Iler son took the earliest opportunity of Withdrawing her from the stage; he ap plied to her'sripport ii considerable portion of the means alloWed hart by'his faintly for his college expenses; and when he came forth to the world, his mother shared every success. At his re tirement from the Ofiite of undersecretary in 18(11, he settled upon her the pension of £5OO u-year, to which he was entitled; he paid an annual visit to her at Bath, and made it a rule, with which no engagements were allowed to interfere, to write to her every Sunday. Even during his embassy to Lisbon, when there was usually an interval of several weeks between the mails, the Sunday letter was never omitted, and the packet fre quently !nought' feet- or five together. These letters the de lighted. parent read with no little pride in the circle of her friends at Bath.—Cooke's History of Party. ,AN ENGLISHMAN'S F I RESIDE.-- . -An Englishman enjoys the highest degree of pleasure when he sits rouLd the fire with-his family; and even should hb not speak a - word, it affords him entertainment enough to see the fire. A fireside is to him the ideal of pleasuie ; when he pronounces the word he immedi ately thinks of his tainily, and the train of idea puts bite in good humour. The English are, indeed, as they s a y th emse l ves , th e marrying nation ; they, therefore, find as little fault with the marriage-hunting of their ladies as they do with the careless marriages of their idle poor ; and even Pitt was often obliged to submit to the reproaches 4 the opposition for his bachelor's life; the English are, besides, by the Melancholy tincture of their temperament, 'as much inclined to sentimentality as to spleen. Truly, their family life is an honourable and amiable trait in their national character. Even the coldest Englishman will become, cheerful and confiding at the fireside; pride will giv'e - way to a 'well-founded self-respect, heightened by hospi tality ; unfeigned kindness is shown to every *one who is re ceived into the circle round - the fire, instead of the reserve which custom, fashion, and national character prescribe in social in tereourse- In short, English humour, wit, and sense are seen in their proper light by the bla z e of the coal - fire, - and one may take it for granted, that stranger§ who have travelled in Eng- . land, and afterwards reviled the nation, never had the oppor tunity of sitting round a ' fi re with an English family.—New York Sunday .kforning News. CHARLES MATHRWS.—Chas. Mathews, before Quitting Eng land tor America, has been giving a fresh taste of his quality as a mimic. In a smart, lively, and alliterative vehicle for per sonification, called Patter ver.Ros Clatter, he first appears as 'a loquacious captain, whose " patter" is one continual shower of words, falling thick and fast and drowning all other speech; and then successively assumes the characters of a German money lender, a barber, and a "seltimeltal r.i;eltleitial," with a cold in the head - got in " sereladil by boollight ;" each of whom has the same exhaustless flow of gabble. The instantaneousness and completeness of• the transformations, which are effected in the face of the audienceand by the slightest means,equal his father's multi-personal metamorphoses; the voice, the manner, and the face are changed. The, rapidity and distinctness of his utter ance throughout the incessant monopolylogue—diaingue it can not be called, for no ene else has a chance of getting in a word —and in two or three " patter" - songs, is such as only to be ri valled by the . most expert Italian buffo. The neatness and dexterity of the mimetic artist only require the mellowness and gusto that time and practice will mature to give full flavour to the fruits of an innate talent and render the scion worthy of the stock. We here allude to the elder Mathews only in his quality of mimic; but he was more than that, he could personate mental character.-7Spertater. TiCns't Or TEETOTA f. ELOOUENCE.—A staunch teetotal speaker thus emphatically addressed his attentive auditors at a late ah4tinence meeting in Stockton :—" Intoxicating drink," he exclaimed (duly suiting " the action to the word and the word to the action"), is nothing else, my friends, but liq u id hell fire, which was first compounded in the sulphurous labora tory of the infernal regions, and there invented by that most diabolical of all the chemists, the deVil. Stick then, stick to Ulmer. my friends, as the cobbler sticks to his last, for you have no more Occasion to swallow liquid hell fire. than a duck has for and "umbrella" nn a rainy day."—Fork Herald: Fearful CUT NOT FATAL REscoNiek.—We understand, that vhat some persons term " an affair of honour," took plaCe on l'hnrsdav morning last, in the immediate neighbourhood of this town. 'The two principals are " gentlemen of the - road," in other words, travellers, for two respectable houses in the'ge neral Manchester trade. We understand, that the immediate manse of this encounter was a wage?, and that wager about a cigar! A challenge was given and accepted ; the belligerents obtained seconds amongst their friends. and after (according to one account) remaining up the remainder of Wednesday night, on which the quarrel occurred, the parties met at four o'clock on Thursday morning, in a field, bOtween Cheetham Hill and Collyhurst. It was arranged that both should fire at the same moment, on a signal being given; we have not heard the dis tance, lint believe it, was a very respectfUl one; and, on the sig nal being made, both parties fired, but without any effect on the persons, whatever there might be on the nerves of the belli gerents. One reason for their escape may perhaps suffice. The seconds had very prudently contented themselves with loading the Pistols with powder only; and as the balls were safe in their pockets, neither of them could very well lodge in the tis e bodies d theth this s s a c 3 i ( to thei r woun d e d h onour, and parties appeared t o h e q u i te ea ). they shook hands, and went to.breakfast, w ith appet i tes no d oub t considerably sharpened by their morning's exercise.—Manches ter Guardian. The. French expedition to the North Pole is on the point of of sailing. The Recherche corvette has left Brest for Havre, where it is to stop but a few days. This expedition, which is under the king's special protection, is provided with every thing to insure success, and nothing that enuld be useful has been neglected. • M. Gaimard, president of the scientific commission which is to embark in the. Recherche, has been presented to the king by the minister of marine, to take leave of his majesty, ho teceired him .with great kindness, and again conversed with him about the northern regions, which his majesty has himself visited. The Kings of Sweden and Denmark have de sired that their countries should take part in the labours of the French commission, and have added to it. rucn of leaning and offitets -of acknowledged merit.— Globe. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD THEATICE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Mr. W. FARIZEN, of the Theatres-royal, Drillv- 1 ;1:1P and Covent-gardenjs engaged fur TEN NIGHTs, and will make his Fifth appearance this Evening. • r HIS present FRIDAY. June 8, 1838. will be performed the favourite Comedy of the SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle Mr. W. Farren. Joseph Surface Mr. Stuart. Charles Surface lll r. W. Howard. Crabtree Mr. Baker. Sir Benjamin Backbite Mr. OE Bland. Lady Teazle Miss F• cit. Mrs. Candour Mrs. Clar e. Lady Sneerwell Mrs. Baker. Maria Miss C easier. After which will be produced the last w Farce, written by Charles Dance, Esq., and performed wit the greatest approba tion at the Olympic. Theatre, called NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS. Admiral Kingston Mr. W. Farren, (As originally performed by him at the Olympic Theatre.) Lieutenant Kingston Mr. W. Howard. Dennis Mr. Baker. Short Mr. Granby. Mrs. Pontifex Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Mortimer Miss Faucit. On MONDAY, a VARIETY of ENTERTAINMENTS, in which Mr. W. EMMEN will sustain his original charac ters, being the LAST NIGHT BUT FOUR of his Engage ment. The new Dramas of" ADVICE GRATIS," "THE BEN , GAL TIGER," and "MY' YOUNG WIFE, and MY OLD UMBRELLA," are in preparation, and will be produced iu the course of Mr. W. FARR EN'S engagement. TO THE PUBLEC. At the suggestion of several of our friends, we have been induced to POSTPONE THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD until the 3d of July, in order that we may not break in upon the hallyearly , files of . our subscribers, and that the new series may commence with the first number in the second half year. Tbe iLiberpool ,Stanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1838. n - The Publication or the STAN DA R D commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. NEW SOUTH WALES.—We have been favoured with a file of Sydney papers to the 18th of February. Their contents are very interesting ; but we regret that we havt not room for any extended extracts. The following remarks 'on the comparative dietary of the English workhouses and that of the converted felons in New South Wales will be perused Nyith considerable interest : (Frnne the Sydney Herald, Feb. 1.) With the merits or demerits of the Poor Law Amendment act, we do not profess to be, very familiar, although the subject is one which bas, for some time past, engaged no little share of attention in Great Britain. Looking over a late number of the London Times , however,. we read a letter from Mr. Walter,the late member of Parliament for Berkshire, in reference to that law, called forth by some remarks by Lord John Russell, in a speech to the electors of Shout'. In the course of that letter, Mr. Walter writes,—" I will not trouble you with the endless details which 1 could exhibit of the cruel workings of the bill. 1 will simply subjoin in a note the diet table of an union in your own neighbourhood (Stroud) • and then ask von whether, in the words of Lord John Russell, this is to be con sidered a ' reforming measure' ? and whether you can believe that my opposition to such cruelties was likely to engender dis like in any enlightened and humane constituency in the British empire ?" Now for the table of " dietary for able-bodied" men :—On Sundays, 140 z. of bread, 1 pint of gruel, soz. of • bacon, Ilb. of potatoes, loz. of cheese. Mondays, 14oz of bread, 1 pint gruel, Ilb. of potatoes, loz. of cheese. Tuesdays, 14oz. of bread, 1 pint of gruel, Ith of potatoes, loz. cheese. Wed nesdays, 14oz. of bread, 1 pint of gruel, lib. of potatoes,.loz. of cheese. Thursdays, 14oz. of bread, 1 pint of gruel, 2 pints of soup, loz. of cheese. Fridays, 14oz. of bread, 1 pint of gruel, Ilb. of potatoes, loz. of cheese. Saturdays, 14oz. of bread. 1 pint of gruel, Ilb of potatoes, loz. of cheese. Thus, then, leaving out the slop which, in poor-house palaver would be designated " gruel," and a single quart of that other fatten ing beverage called poor-house " soup," the diet of an able bodied labourer in England, whose only offence is that he cannot find work, consists of 6lbs. of potatoes, 7oz. of cheese, and soz. of flesh meat weekly! For this, also, it should not be for gotten, the able-bodied pauper is obliged to submit to be re strained of personal liberty by being shut up in the work-house. Now, after reading such a statement as that, and so authenti cated, it was but natural that we should look about us, and mentally contrast the relative conditions of an honest English man, whose only offence is that poverty which he could not avert, and of a convicted felon in New South Wales. We have seen the amount of the rations of the former—now let us see what is that of the latter. We will take the case of an ordinary assigned convict, who behaves well—meaning thereby, one who dues about half as much work as the imprisoned English pau per would do, and who contrives to keep himself out of. "trouble." I nstead office ounces of bacon weekly, the law allows him seven pounds of good beef, which his master, in most instances, makes up to ten or twelve; instead of the six pounds and two ounces of poor-house bread, he is furnished with from seven to ten pounds of wheaten flour, or, in certain circum stances, a portion. of maize meal in lieu of part of that allow ance; instead of the " gruel," and the " soup" (the latter he can easily ,a,oi, weal,) lie gets tea, sugar, and tobacco; he obtains bedding and clothing; he gets soap, salt, frequently a glass of grog, and often a money gra tuity! We speak now chiefly of assigned in towns, as house servants, Sze., mostly live as their masters do ; are allowed clothing, and, generally, some wages; and are much more free front personal restraint than household servants in England, who would not dare to take the liberties which convict servants do here—and that, too, with impunity ! When, therefore, such a contrast as that which we have presented, forces itself upon the mind, is it surprising that we should desire that England should afford us an opportunity, by promoting and encouraging an extensive and well-designed system of emigration, to assist our honest, though pauper, fellow subjects ? To behold starving honesty on the one side, and felonial plenty on the other, is enough to make the blood boil with indignation. We have already addressed the English landlords—the rate-payers oene rally—and we ask them, whether they will not bestir themselves to secure for their labouring poor some portion of the advantages which they may derive from the New South Wales Land Fund ? After perusing the " dietary table" for the poor of the Cirencester Union, in the counties of Gloucester and Wilts, our readers (some of them, at least) will be reminded of that sublime composition by a juvenile thief in England, which we we recorded some time ago. We know it " off-book." " Who wort/dn't be a prig, Merrily to run the rig. And over the sea, away; Without a single may to pay?" The following intelligence respecting the success of the southern whale-fisheries is furnished in the Sydney Herald of Feb. 15 : NEW ZEAI.AND.—From our correspondent at the Bay of iSlands we have received the following list of arrivals at that place:—December 16, Nancy (French whaler,) 14 months out, 2200 barrels, sailed the 57th ; Ganges (French,) clean, 4 months out, sailed December 20; Vanguard, from Sydney, sailed Jan. 2; December 28, Harriett, How, of Sydney, 700 barrels, sailed Jan. 16; December 29, Norwhal (of. London,) 22(X) barrels, 25 months out; Jan. 4, 1838, Victory, (American,) 1200 barrels, 24 months out, sailed Jan. 22; James Munroe(American,)l7oo barrels, 37 months out; Mary (American,) 1500 barrels, 29 months out, sailed the 13th; Le Mancha (French,) 4(0 barrels, 6 months out; Rambler (American,) 1700 barrels, 28th months out, sailed Jan. 28; Jan. 5, Panther I American,) 1900 barrels, 29 months out; Nantucket (American;) June 9, Martha, from Sydney in 10 days; Jan. 10, Dublin Packet, front the coast; Angelina (French) 200 barrels, 6 months out, sailed the 28th ; Origambo (American,) 2600 barrels, 16 months; Jan. 11, Dart mouth (American,) 600 .barrels, 16 months but ; Bunkers (American,) 1500 barrels, 28 months out; Jan. 15, Ganges (American,) 1700 barrels. 26 months out; Jan. 21, Hope, a new schooner from Tahiti, with sugar, for Sydney ; Jan. 24, Bowditch (American,) 1860 barrels, 26 months out. By the Sit-David Ogleby, from the South Sea Islands, yes terday, we have received the following shipping intelligence:— Ships at Tahiti—Nov. 20, Charles Fenwick, twenty-two months out, '2400 barrels bound to New Bedford; Nov. 27, Palestine, of Salem, twenty-four months out, 1200 barrels; Nov. 30, Charles and henry, of Nantucket, 14 month out, 500 barrels; Dec. 6, Catherine, of London, 38 months out, 1400 barrels, brought to Tahiti the master and officers of the ship Briton, of London, which had been wrecked at Christmas Island. The unfortunate men had been on the-island for six months, when they were taken ofr by Capt. Browne, of the Charles Frederick, and conveyed to the Sandwich Islands. At Fluahine—Dec. 12, ship Milo (Ame rican whaler,) wiih 2500 barrels, 33 months out. The follow ing vessels weie spoken by the Sir David Ogleby:—Cyrus, of Nantucket,l3 months out, in longitude 60° 30' west, and latitude ID° 10' smith ; February 3, Chieftein, of London, thirty-six months out, 1500 barrels. The Martha, from the Bay of Islands, brings news of the arrival of the Micmac, whaler, at that place, with 600 barrels of oil—having put in to ship a new main-mast. The Elizabeth, schooner. had just arrived from Sydney, and the Lady Welling ton, whaler, with 80 barrels of oil, was entering the Bay when the Martha sailed. Two brigs were seen by Captain Hay; about mid-way between here and New Zealand, which appeared to be the Lady Leith and Genii—as they gave the Martha a wide berth, and the►r try-works looking-clean, it is conjectured they had been unsuccessful. The Martha has made a very expeditious trip. We may also add the following on the same subject :—. SOI7III SEAS.—The ships in the South Sea whale trade at present are very numerous; a gentleman who has had good opportunities of knowing, estimates the American fleet alone at upwar d s o f 41)11 vessels, and it is nothing uncommon to see from for to fitly of them at one time in the Bay of Islands. The French have lately turned their attention to this trade, and a numerous fleet or French vessels is now in the South Seas. The Caroline lately spoke a ship only three months and a half from France, which had caught several fish. The French ships are described to be splendid new vessels, of about 400 tons, fitted up quite equal to the most beautiful passage ships that visit this colony. The French ship Ganges may be ex pected in Sydney shortly. Tile price of agricultural and other produce may be learned from the following : TUESDAY, FEB. 13.—Flour, first quality, 195., second ditto, 165., ration do., 14s. per I.oolbb. Wheat, 7s. per bushel. Maize, 'ls. to -Is. 6d. per bushel. HAY.--Oaten Flay, Bs. to 10s. per cwt. Lucerne Hay, per dit:o,Bs. Wheat Straw, 28s. to 30s. per load. Mt.:AT.—Beef, per carcase per lb., 31d., ditto per joint per 4ici. Mutton, per carcase per lb., 3d., ditto per joint, per Veal and Pork, 9d. per lb. VI, ETAUT,ES.—Potatoes, 16s. to IS.. per cwt. Cabbages, 211. to 3d. each. Caulitlowets, 3d. to Sd. each. Turnips and Carrots, 3d. to -1,1. per bunch. Leeks, 2(1. per bunch. Celery, 4d- to 6d. per stick. THE DISCUSSION At DUBLIN.---We are sorry that it has been placed entirely out of our 'power to give any report whatever of the very interesting discussion which has taken place at Dublin, within the last fortnight, be tween the lev. Mr. Gregg and Fathei Maguire. To such of our friends as have access to the Dublin papers the pirticulars of the controversy must be familiar; and We confidently appeal to them whether Protestantism has not aultie‘ed a splendid triumph in the person of Mr. Gregg, over the errors of Popery, as represented by the wily champion of the Romish church. The discussion has more titan realised the most sanguine expectations of the friends of true and unadulterated Christianity. Day after day did Mr. Gregg meet the cavils and demo- lisp the sophistries of his crafty opponent. The word of truth has proved indeed a powerful weapon in the hands of the admirable champion of Protestantism. Fears were entertained when he entered the arena with so ac complished a logician and so eloquent a speaker as the doughty priest Maguire ; but we are proud to say that Mr. Gregg has proved himself, in every respect, more than a match for his opponent. In closeness of reason ing, in clearness of illustration, in vigour and perspicuity of style, and in tact and self possession, he has proved himself to be decidedly superior to his antagonist. The following passage from the letter of a gentleman who was an eve and ear witness of the protracted discussion will serve to show how greatly the victory is appreciated on the spot. He says, Popery, since her intrusion into England, has never received such a blow as she has in the course of the past week ; in fact, the monster has been nearly decapitated. She has been attacked in a right way, and in a. night spirit, and in the Lord's strength. Let all the ministers of the Gospel tread in these steps, and use the weapons in season and out of season, in their public exertions and private intercourse and exhortations, and I venture to predict that ere many years pass away, the beast with ten horns will not have one of theni in Ireland." This language is amply corroborated by the conserva , tive press of i)ublin. Speaking of the effects which are likely to be produced by this discussion, the Dublin Re cord remarks—" Out present conviction is, that the Rev. Mr. Gregg has, by God's permission, struck, a blow in Ireland which will be felt in its remotest 'corner-4 deadly blow at the head. of the beast, which it will be easy to follow up, and whiCh, if followed up with only the slightest degree of..vigOur, will be the means or ulti mately producing- the most important and blessed effects." But the strongest proof of the damage which Popery has sustained in the conflict is, the circumstance that Mr. Maguire's chairman, the Rev. Mr. Macnamara bad actu ally announced the premature intention of closing the debate yesterday. This is certainly no proof of confi dence on the part of Father Tom. The Rev. Mr. Nan gle, Mr. Gregg's chairman, has distinctly declined the overture, and insisted upon having " the claims of the rival churches fully, freely, and searchingly investi gated. We sincerely hope that the proceedings of this trium phant discussion will shortly be published in a series of cheap tracts, so as to be accessible to all classes in the community. We are sure that much good may be done by their dissemination, in England as well as in Ireland. TIM LATE FATAL AFFRAY IN KENT.—The particulars of the late fatal encounter in Kent are too generally known to need any extended comment on the nature or the origin of the disturbance. The whig-radical papers seek to charge the affair upon the poor-law agitators ; and it has been malignantly insinuated by the leading organ of the ministry that a noble peer, long known for his able advocacy of the rights of the poor, had con nived at the mischievous proceedings of the maniac Courtenay. We have not been able to discover, in any of the accounts which we have perused, that there was the slightest connection between the recent outburst of fanatical frenzy and any systematic opposition to the new poor law. The whole affair %vas, from beginning to end, the isolated work of a raving madman. His deluded followers, over whose passions this frantic enthusiast seems to have obtained the most complete ascendancy, do not appear to have any definite object in view, be- yond that of realising the splendid promises held out by their infatuated leader. It is perfectly absurd to mix up the question of opposition to the poor law with the less acts of such a maniac. If his proceedings were characterised by resistance to the opeiation of any spe cific law, it was, undoubtedly, the law for preventing smuggling rather than the poor law. In dispassionately reviewing the melancholy details of the recent catastrophe, it is impossible to exonerate the government, or, at all events, Lord John Russell, from the moral responsibility inseparable from the fact of sending forth from the surveillance of a lunatic asylum a man so dangerous as Courtenay. The facility with which the Home Secretary seems to have listened to the representations of those who sought for his liberation is any thing but creditable to his prudence. But in dis charging this wretched madman, and sending him forth to organise an insurrectionary force, the government seem to have acted upon precisely the same principle as that which has too fatally characterised the administra tion of Lord Miilgrave in Ireland. There we have re peatedly found the gaols nearly emptied of their inmates at the solicitation of the friends of the condemned felons, or at the instance of their priestly advisers. Yes, the greatest malefactors have frequently been let loose upon society, perhaps to imbrue their hands in the blood of fresh victims, and that before a tenth part of the term of their. incarceration had expired. The recent interference of Lord John Russell on behalf of Courtenay was just a parallel instance of the exercise of uncalled-for cle mency. That it was far from being a singular instance of such clemency we may readily imagine when we call to mind the mysterious manner in which the sentence of Miss Newman was set aside. It is unnecessary for us to enlarge upon the mischief which such a line of conduct is calculated to produce. Its effect upon the morals of the country may be easily appreciated. Viewing the tragedy of last week as the result of pure madness, the inquiry naturally arises, why were so many lives sacrificed in quelling the disturbance? Could not the local authorities have devissd sonic means for captur ing the maniac without bringing a detachment of 100 of the military to oppose. a small band of 40 or 50 labour ers, armed only with stakes or bludgeons ? To us there appears to have been a culpable degree of recipitation manifested in all the proceedings against these deluded fanatics. The only one of the whole party who appears to have had fire-anus was Courtenay himself. After his fall, where was the necessity for mowing down the pea santry by a discharge of musketry ? Might they not have been prevailed upon to surrender : without having recourse to such extreme severity ? Indeed, it appears to us that if the misguided peasantry had only been made acquainted with the proximity of the military—if they had only been allowed a little time for reflection—if care had been taken to inform them of the dangers into which their rash conduct was leading them —and proper exertions had been used to get hold of their leader, there is every probability that the effusion of blood which took place might have been avoided. This is the more probable when we consider that many o f those who were captured said that they had been com pelled to enroll themselves among the followers of Cour ten a v. IDOLATRY IN INDIA. —On Tuesday next a public meeting will be held in this town, for the purpose of aiding the praiseworthy efforts induce in p rogress, i n va rious parts of the kin g dom, to our civil authori ties in the East Indies to abstain from giving any fur. the' patronage or encouragement to the idolatry of the natives. The subject is one which ought to engage the serious attention, and command the most strenuous and persevering exertions of every sincere Christian. The evil of which we complain, and which will be brought under the notice of the meeting is of the most flagrant character. We believe that the facts connected with this abominable practice only need to be more extensively known to become the theme of universal reprobation. We are glad to find that the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland have taken the matter into their consideration, and that they have cordially and unani mously recommended the immediate agitation of the question in the northern districts of Great Britain .The following documents, illustrative of the nature of the complaints made by the Christians of India, and which were submitted by Mr. Lorimer to the notice of the As sembly,- will be perused with interest :- "In August, 1836, a memorial, containing the following . . JUNES, I 'B.. statements, was presented to the Governor in Council at Madras, signed by the archdeacon, eleven chaplains, thirty-nine mis' sionaries, thirty gentleman of the civil service and others , and by one hundred and eleven military and eleven medical officers •1. That it is now required of Christian servants of the Government, both civil and military, to attend Heathen and Mehoineden religious festivals, with a view of showing them respect. " 2. That in some instances they are called upon to pre sent offerings, and to do homage to idols. " 3. 'filet the degrading arid impure services of the pagoda are now carried on under the supervision and control of the principal European, and therefore Christian, officers of the Government, and the management and regulation of the re venues and endowments, both the pagodas and mosques, are so vested in them, under the provisions of Regulation 7th, of 1817, that nu important idolatrous ceremony can he performed — no attendant of the various idols, not even the prostitutes of the temple, he entertained or discharged, nor the least expense in curred, without the official concurrence and orders of the Chris tian functionary. `4. That British officers, with the troops of the Govern ment, are also now employed in firing salutes, and m otherwise rendering honour to Nlahomedan and idolatrous ceremonies, even on the Sabbath-day, and Christians ate thus not unfre quently compelled by the authority of Government, to desecrate their own most sacred institutions, and to take part in unholy and degrading superstitions.' Sir, when I read these things, the strongest impression on my, mind is that of wonder at the long-suffering and patience 01 God—that he bears with us as a nation countenancing s uch proceedings. Surely " His ways are not as our ways. n or " " His thoughts as our thoughts," otherwise this would not ha ve been endured till the present hour. But I hasten (in to the me morial presented to the Governor at Bombay concerning simi lar practices : " A similar memorial was presented to the Governor in Coun cil of Bombay by similar parties. They say—" The counien • once and support extended to idolatry and superstition. and lime violation of the principles of toleration, to which we refer, con' sist principally in th e f o ll ow ing'particulars:— " 1. In the employment of Brahmins and others for the pur pose of making heathen invocations for rain and fair weather. " 2. la the inscription of Shri on public documents, and the dedication of the Government records to Ganesha, and other false gods. " 3. In the entertainment in the Courts of Justice of ques tions of a purely idolatrous nature, when no civil right depeatda on them. "'4. In the degradation of certain castes, by excluding them from particular offices and benefits not connected with religion. `• `5. In the attendance of the servants of government, civil and military, in their official capacity, at Hindoo and Mu homedan festivals, with a view to participate in their rites and ceremonies, or in the joining. of troops, and the use of regi mental bands, in the pitkessions of Heathen and Mabomedan festivals, or in their attendance in any other capacity than that of a police for the preservation of the peace. 6. In the firing salutes by the troops, or by the vessels of the Indian Navy, in intimation and honour of Heathen festivals, Mahomedau Pds'" &c. The memorial farther prays that inquiry may be wade into the following f— ." I. Support given to Hindoo temples, to mosques and tombs, either by the granting endowments, pensions, or im munities, or by the collection and distribution of the officers of Government of the revenues already appropriated to them. "' 2. The granting of allowances and gifts to Brahmins, and other persons, because of their connection with the Heathen and Mahomedan priesthood. 3. The present mode of administering oaths in the native Courts of Justice, and whether it be such as is proper for Christian Government to allow and to sanction. _ _ " 4. The endowment and support of colleges and schools for the inculcating of Heathen and Ilahomedan doctrines and pratices.' " I come now to read the translation of an order issued to the chief revenue servants by the Collector of Canara, in 1833 directing SPECIAL CEREMONIES FOR RAIN to be performed in certain pap das of that district f " let, Communications have been received from the chie revenue servants of some districts, stating that, from the defi ciency of rain. the cultivation is hindered, and requesting per mission to perform ceremonies in the pagodas for rain. Upon looking at the rain reports it appears that it is so. It is, there ordered, for the protection of the Ryots (peasants), that they must go to the pagodas of their villages with cocoa nuts, cocoa nut water, &c., and, with worship to the tool, must offer up their prayers. In the pagodas, for the maintenance of which there is an allowance from Government, you must order the officiating priest to perform the worship of the idol properly with prayers. "2d, It the Ryots and respectable people say, that ceremonies for rain are required; if it appear to you that the distress is really true, and if it appears necessary that they should be per formed, you are to take 35 rupees from the amount of collec tions, and give them to the Kudre Devanath Devasthan, and having performed the ceremonies properly, you are to report to me the coming of rain." "THE FURNISHING OF SUPPLIES FOR root. WORSHIT. "To the acting principal Collector of Coimbatoor, from the chief Revenue Officer of Kangyam :—The O verseer of the pa goda states, that for the sanctuary of these four gods (here fol low their names) both for the fixed idol and the festival idol, the government sometime ago bought and gave cloths, and they report that these cloths are now very old and rotten; and must be renewed. Having seen them, and made inquiry, .I find it is not the role to give the cloths, &c., for the above holy places. every vear ; but when cloths, &e. are necessary the government have been in the habit of giving them, and I know that they are• all old. I have therefore made a statement, amounting to 50 rupees, for buying and giving cloths to the said gods, and now enclose the said statement in this address, and send it to the Collector, waiting for orders." FIRST STEAM SHIP FROM LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK. We have great gratification in observing that Liverpool is not to be left behind Bristol 'in steam navigation so long as we had reason to. apprehend. The spirited proprietors of that splendid vessel, the Royal William, which has performed so many successful voyages, invariably beating her Majesty's steam packets, is under appointment to cross the Atlantic, and will sail from Liverpool for New York on the sth July. Her accommodations will be of the first order, her berths commo dious, and she will cairy a surgeon. From the well-known sailing powers of the Royal William, it would not surprise us if she should make the speediest voyage yet performed; and she is built with peculiar arrangements for safety. We con gratulate ttie inhabitants of Liverpool on the spirit thus early displayed, and the determination evinced that the Mersey shall not be the last river from which steam ships shall proceed in connecting the United States with England.—Mail. MANCHESTER RACES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6.—The Wilton Stake, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. One mile and a quarter. .; subs. Mr Worthington's b c by Battledore, 3 yrs Mr E. Buckley names b c Puffendorf, 3 yrs 2 Mr R. Hudson's b f Columbine, 4 yrs 3 Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, b ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1831 One mile and a quarter. Mr Ilouldswortb's b c by Vanish, out of Flush....walked over Four paid. A Free Handicap, of 10 sovs each, with 30 added, for four year olds. One mile and a quarter. 7 subs. Lord Stanley's b c Argante, 6st 41b ' 1 Mr A. Phillip's ch f The Maid of Munton, 7st 101 b 2 Mr Lace)'s b c Capulet. 7st 61b Colonel Cradock's br c Box-keeper, 7st 61b Mr J. 0. Fairlie's gr c Pyramid, by Falcon, 6st 7lb 0 Her Majesty's Plate of LOU guineas. Thi-ee miles and a distance. Lord Eglington's lig The Potentate,6 yrs 1 Mr Duncalt's b c Drotie,.3 yrs 2 Mr Heap's ch m Miss Rachel, 5 yrs Ten drawn. TnunsnA 1 , , JUNE 7.—A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 40 soya. added. Three quarters of a mile. 16 subs. Marquis of Westminster's cby Langar, out of his Laura .. 1 The St. Leger Stakes, of 25 soya. each, with 60 added, for three veal old cults. The second horse to receive back his stake. One mile and three quarters. Mr E. Buckley names b c Compensation, by Emancipation 1 One Hundred Sovereigns, given by the Owners of the Race Course, added t o a Sub sc ription of 10 sovs each, for all ages. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Two miles and a distance. Captain Lamb's eh a Chit Chat, 4 yrs 1 We perceive by an advertisement in another column that the Rev. R. P. Buddicord will preach on Sunday morning next at St. John the Baptist's, Toxteth Park, on behalf of the National School in connexion with that church. The dense population of the district requires that such an institution should be liber ally supported by all who regard the Word of God as the only solid basis of education. CONFIRNIATION.—On Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of the diocese administered the ordinance of confirmation at St. Martin's Church, and iu the afternoon his lordship attended fit. Jude's Church, and there performed the same ceremony. On Wednesday, his lordship attended St. Michael's Church at ten in the forenoon, at St. John the Baptist's Church in the after noon, for the same purpose. The number of young persons confirmed on this occasion was, we are informed, much greater than at any former period. THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT AT WINDSOR.--This disgraceful exhibition, which was stopped by the interference of the police last ffie e w r e s e w k and e , re injured, putting has anend terminated t o which, i severalnte death o f Inspectore Ross, under whose command the police were, from the injuries which he received by the brutal conduct of the crowd. Inspector Ross, was one of the most valuable and efficient officers of the police force—a man whose steadiness was always to be depended upon, and who in several casts of emergency has shown the must undaunted bravery. He expired at the Infirmary on Wednes day. •The coroner summone d a j ury to hold an inquest on the h dy yesterday ; after it had been viewed, the inquest was ad journed to this day at 12 o'clock, to give time for the obtaining of a large body of evidence. This is another death which has resulted frdm the brutal practice of prize fghting. We under stand that several parties have been taken into custody who were concerned in the tight. DREADFUL ACCIDENT TRA ps.—ln some of the quietstree" of this town, where the rent of the houses rarely exceeds £2O or £25 per annum, it is a cornmoo custom for the tenants to polish with black lead the small circular slabs of iron which cover the apertures by which coalsare conveyed into the cellars, thereby rendering them extremely slippery and dangerous to the foot passenger. A young woman, with a child in her arras!. a few days since met with a broken limb in conseqii_ence 01 placing her foot on one of these "accident traps." We were passing at the time, and could not help pondering on t h e pro-, bable reason of this iron-slab polishing mania. We at firs t thought that the " traps" could be placed opposite the dwellings of medical men only, but the number of them forbad e us to in dulge this odinion ;at last we believe we hit it—all persons who are in arrears with their docto adot this method of u t t! business in their way, as a means of paying p the interests of accounts, perhaps; and those who are anxious t o escar_sini' imputationwaswaste no m hadore blackbetter, lead th on the pavementerefore,ordertheir ug theirhfroounsteimaidt° domiciles. 'll,l ndaY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. — 'VENDING POISON.—On - night, one of the surgeons of the South Dispensary was cane a _ to visit a man who, in a fit of passion, consequent o n some tom. trimonial differences, had swallowed a large dose of laudanu The matt was in a state of stupor on the arrival of the surge . of; , but proper measures having been used, and remedies apPli.:, he was, fortunately, restored. He confessed to the g entleman, that he had purchased six-pennyworthof at the shop of a neighbouring druggist. It is true, h e obtained _ the poison under a false pretence, but it is evident that drugg,:_r! ought to use the utmost caution in vending such 'potions as destructive to life. In this case, the man had nearly effecte.a_ his purpose. Suicide is frequently the result of a transient'sle.. of excitement, which a little reflection. would 'effectually disst pate. If the difficulty of procuring poison %verge inereased, time would be allowed for this reflection to come, and, probably, me e Y cases of suicide would be prevented. medtcnti,