The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN (5 COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA. The Britannia, Captain Harrison, arrived on the even ing of Thursday, after an excellent passage. We have inserted elsewhere the handsome compliment paid to this distinguished navigator by the passengers whom he took on his outward trip, handed over by Sir Donald Camp bell, the Lieutenant Governor of one of our North Ame rican possessions. The following summary of the news embraces all the points of interest. The latest accounts from - New York are to the 15th of December. Since our last paper was issued the Congress of the United States has assembled, and we have the Message of the President with the accompanying reports of the .different executive departments presenting the annual compte rendu of the affairs of the nation. With the exception of the war with Mexico, the situa tion of the country in its various interests and pursuits, as there set forth, is in the highest degree flourishing and satisfactory. And even the war with Mexico, if only some possible outlet to it could be found, so as to render peace po sible and prompt, would soon be only remem bered as presenting a field whereon American valour and high military skill and science had an opportunity of dis playing themselves with unsurpassed and glorious suc cess. But success does not bring peace for the prospect of peace. The message holds out no hope of any such con summation at present, but looks steadily and boldly at a further and vet more active prosecution of the war ; to holding all that our arms conquer and to the immediate and irrevocable annexation of New Mexico and the Cali fornias, by establishing therein territorial governments similar to those existing in the recognised territories of the United States, antecedent to their becoming States. The war, moreover, it is nOw determined, shall be made to derive its support from the Mexican people, their in ternal duties and revenues are to be seized—forced con tributions are to be levied in money and in kind, and the whole country is to be overrun. To effect these purposes, the message asks for some thirty thousand men immediateld, and contingently for twenty thousand more ; and of money, some eighteen mil lions immediately, and contingently for some twenty mil lions more. The impending calls upon the youth of the country, and upon its wealth, do not, however, seem to produce any misgiving, nor to affect sensibly the ordinary course of business, nor the value of the public securities. U. S. Treasury Notes bearing 6 per cent. interest, and convertible at the option of the holder, into a six per cent. stock, with twenty years to run, are at par 994; and the paying stocks of the States maintain themselves well. The recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury that a duty of 25 per cent. ad valorem be imposed upon tea and coffee does not seem to us at all likely to meet with ; favour. We presume there will be no change of any sort attempted in the existing Tariff. of which a very glowing account is found in the treasury report, together with a glorification of " free trade," in the course of which Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Cobden—though neither of them is Earned—come in for elaborate compliments. The business community stands yet unshaken by the failures on this side of the Atlantic, and by the somewhat stringent pressure for money at home, occa sioned by the distrust of foreign exchange, and the con seq_dent exportation of specie. The latest advices from Europe were per Britannia to the 9th ult. ' and their tenor somewhat relieved apprehension there, by indicating a revival, gradual and faint indeed, but still encouraging, of confidence in London. The increasing probability moreover, deprived from those advises, of a rise in price, and of a certain demand for .breadstuffs, as promising for next year a continua tion of the profitable exports of the past year, gives con fidence to the dealers, and sustains prices there. The sea son thus far.has been open, and though, owing to a few days of sharp frost towards the end of November, the canal was obstructed with ice, and many boats were in consequence withdrawn from navigation for the season, that great artery of circulation still keeps open, and we are daily receiving from it, some addition, though much smaller than in the height of the trade, to our stock of flour, corn, and wheat. Shipments of the two former are moreover making, to a much more considerable • extent, to England than for many weeks past. We hear of some 50,000 to 70,000 bushels of Indian corn purchased for shipment within a day or two, and last week the shipments to Great Britain w e r e we re f Flour Indian Corn .. 4,814 barrels against, for the - preceding week, of Indian Corn Meal. „ (From the New York Courier and.EnquirerforEurope.) The recommendation of the Secretary of the Trea sury, that a duty of 25 per cent. ad valorem be imposed upon tea and coffee, does not seem to us at all likely to meet with favour. We presume there will be no change of any sort attempted in the existing tariff, of which a very glowing account is found in the Treasury Report, together with a glorification of " free trade," in the course of which Sir Robert Peel and, Mr. Cobden— though neither of them is named—come in for elaborate compliments. 6,357 barrels 36,000 bushels 2,021 barrels. Our business community stand yet unshaken by the failiires on the other side of the Atlantic, and by the somewhat stringent pressure for money at home, occa sioned by the distrust of foreign exchange, and the con .. _ sequent exportation of specie. - Foreign exchanga rules at high rates, and buyers are very fastidious about names. cto.:3 hills may be had at 10, but , the current rate for favourite signatures of sixty days bills on London is 101. On Paris the quotation may be put at from $5.23 to 85.264. The Britannia will take out, it is estimated, from 50 to £60,000 sterling in gold, though sovereigns of •the requi site weight are now only to be obtained with difficulty. Of this amount, £20,000 are sent from Canada. Shortly after our report for the steamer of Ist instant, - , lvanced nearly half a cent per lb. in tbis market, _..., receded one quarter of a cent, and are now firm at one quarter of a cent above the rates of 30th ult. but they have sin The prevalent estimate of the crop appears to be 2,300000 bales, and there seems little reason to doubt that it will exceed 2.200,000. ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.—The sales at the Stock Exchange this day were to a limited extent only. Treasury 6's closed 991. There was a little better feeling in the fancy stocks, but the advance was unimportant. Exchange on England closed at 110 to 1101. The market has been well supplied with bills, and the demand has been mode rate. Continental exchanges close at our quotations. Cotton.—The sales to-day have been limited to about 500 bales. At yesterday's quotations the market is firm, and the amount offering is small. Thur.—The weather continues unfavourable for out door operations, and the market is exceedingly quiet. Common Western ranges from S 6 to 56.121; Genesee, 56.25 to 46.31+; prime Genesee is not pressed on the market at these prices. Common Southern flour is dull at ,56.50. Rye flour, 434.374 to -84.50. Corn meal, 83.22 t 0 .3.50. Wheat and corn are held at yesterday's prices. _ _ _ - Ashes, steady and in fair demand at 55.50 for pots, and $7 for pearl. Freights are still dull. Engagements have been the last week of corn 6d. to 7d. per bushel, and of flour 15. 6d. to 2s. to Liverpool, to a moderate extent. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The third annual message of Mr. Polk, the President of the United States, is, as usual, a very voluminous docu ment. As might have been expected, the affairs of Mexico are referred to at great length. More than one-half of the entire message relates to the past and present position of the differences between the two republics. There is nothing in the tone of the President which would lead to the an ticipation of a speedy cessation of hostilities. After allu ding to the prosperity of the country, and stating that from their abundance they have been enabled to perform the pleasing duty of furnishing food for the starving mil lions of less favoured countries, the message refers to the " serious causes of complaint" against Mexico—reiterates that the United States is the aggrieved nation—that in self-defence they were compelled to repel the invader— and " to vindicate national honour and interests" they are called on to prosecute the war—although at every stage a willingness has been manifested to termi na t e it by a "just peace." The President adds, that the war has been waged not only to redress grievances, but to obtain indemnity for the future : that Mexico has no indemnity to give but territory. And until she makes a cession of territory sufficient to cancel past accounts, and provide for the future, he recommends that no treaty of nears be accepted. The boundary of the Rio Crande, and the ces sion to the United States of New Mexico and Upper California, are named as the terms upon which negociations for a treaty must be founded. The plea for such a require nient is, that Mexico is too feeble a power to govern these provinces ; and that if the United. States relinquished their occupation of it, and their claim to it as an indem nity, an effort would be made by some foreign power to possess.it by conquest or by purchase, which the United states would be hound to resist, as well as any attempt of European nations to found a monarchy in Mexico. He combats the opinion that the American army should be withdrawn now, or indeed before an honourable peace is concluded. There is danger, he thinks, in such a step. " There can (he says) be no doubt that the peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants of Mexico are convinced that it is the true interest of their country to conclude an honourable peace with the United States, but the ap prehension of becoming the victims of some military faction or usurper may have prevented them from mani festing their feelings by any public act. The removal of any such .apprehension would probably cause them to speak their sentiments freely, and to adopt the measures nee,essaryfor the restoration of peace. With a people distracted and divined ,by contending factions, and a government subject to constant changes, by successive revolutions, the continued successes of our arms may fail to secure a satisfactory peace. In such event, it may become proper for our generals in the field to give encou ragement and assurances of prote.ction to the friends of peaCe in Mexico, in the establishrnentand maintenance of a free republic government of their own choice, able and willing to conclude a peace which would be iust to them, and secure to us the indemnity we demand. This may become the only mode of obtaining such a peace. Should such be the result, the war which Mexico has forced upon us would thus be converted into an enduring blessing to herself. After finding her torn and distracted by factions, and ruled by military usurpers, we should then leave her with a republican government, in the enjoyment of real independence, and domestic peace and security, perform ing all her relative duties in the great family of nations, and promoting her own happiness by wise laws and their faithful execution." The President states that about half a million of dol lars has been raised by the Customs duties imposed by the United States forces, on vessels and goods entering the porti in their possession, and intimates that measures have been taken to divert for the future the internal re venues of Mexico into the coffers of the United States. On this point he says : " The policy of levying upon the enemy contributions in every form, consistently with the laws of nations, which it may be practicable for our military commanders, to adopt, should, in my judgment 'be rigidly enforced, and orders to this effect have accordingly been given. By such a policy, at the same time that our treasury will be relieved from a heavy drain, the Mexican people will be made to feel the burdens of the war, and, consulting their own interests. may be induced the more readily to require their rulers to accede to a just peace." He adds, emphatically, " I am persuaded that the best means of vindicating the national honour and interest, and of bringing the war to an honourable close will be to prosecute it with increased energy and power in the vital parts of the enemy's country." In the future prosecution of the war, the enemy " must be made to feel its pressure more than they have hitherto done." With the view of continuing the war, he asks authority from Congress for raising an addition to the regular army and to the volun teer regiments. He also asks for a loan to meet the or dinary expenses of the government, of 118,500,000, and should the war with Mexico be continued till June, 1849, he calculates that a further loan of 120,500,000 will be required. The amount of the public debt is now 845,659,659, being an increase of 127,870,859 since the 4th of March, 1845. These loans will raise the debt to 192,030,498 dollars, which is paying dearly for military glory. Mr. Polk speaks favourably of the effects of free trade as regulated by the laws o'f the states. He urges the im position of moderate duties on tea and coffee, and suggests several modifications in the laws affecting com merce. He urges the need of more war-steamers for the navy, and concludes his message by a reference to the postages charged by the British Government upon letters brought here by the American steamers, in respect to which he states that a fair and just receprocity is all that is required. WEST INDIES. The papers by the Trent, which arrived at Southamp ton on Monday, give evidence that the recent measures of the imperial parliament for the gradual removal of the protective duty in favour of British colonial produce were still the all-absorbing topic at Jamaica and in the islands. The paperi contain numerous petitions to be presented to the two houses of parliament. The following passage from the petition adopted by the legislature of Barbadoes will shew the general character of the representations which these documents contain : " We are reluctantly compelled to appear before your lordships' house, for the purpose of respectfully repre senting to your lordships the injury and injustice which will result to the West India colonies from the recent measures of the imperial parliament for the gradual re moval of the protective duty in favour of British colonial produce, unless those measures be speedily followed by others alculated to enable him to compete with some chance of success with the foreign slave-owner in the Bri tish markets. They (the petitioners) had ventured to hope, from the strong feelings which were manifested by the British nation against slavery and its evils at the time of the emancipation, that in order to give that measure a fair trial, and to freedom a chance of achieving a triumph over slavery throughout the world, a long time would have been suffered to elapse before any diminution was made in those protective duties which had been imposed in favour of British colonies, and which, even during the time of slavery, it was thought but an act of justice to maintain. This expectation has been disappointed ; and your petitioners and their fellow-colonists find themselves deprived of protection just at a period when they stand especially in need of it, and when circumstances give them a peculiar claim to assistance and support from the Bri tish nation. " Your petitioners would respectfully claim for these colonies that their exports should be admitted into the home markets on terms not less favourable than those which have been conceded to the corn and timber of Ca nada. They are not aware of any superior claim which one colony has over another to the favour and considera tion of the 'mother country, and they are at a loss to con ceive upon what .grounds that policy is to be. defended, which, while it invests Great Britain with the character, and places her in the attitude of a kind and indulgent pa rent towards some of her dependencies, would exhibit her in the light of a harsh and unfeeling stepmother towards others. It is true, indeed, that the extent and import ance of Canada, and its proximity to the great transatlan tic republic, justify the propriety, if they do not compel the adoption, of a mild and conciliating policy towards that colony; but your petitioners will not do the imperial legislature or her majesty's government the injustice to suppose that the comparative weakness and helplessness of the West India colonies are considered to impair their claim to consideration, or to justify unjust and ungenerous treatment." OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS On Tuesday, at three, p.m., the French Chambers were opened by the King in person. In that part of the Royal Speech which relates to Internal Affairs, the Nation is congratulated on the improved condition of the country as to subsistence, and several measures of improvement in the Administration of Affairs are suggested. The follow ingare the only passages which relate to Foreign Politics : " My relations with all the foreign Powers give me the confidence that the peace of the world is secured. I hope that the progress of general civilization will be everywhere accomplished by a good understanding between govern ments and people, without impairing internal order and the good relations between states. " Civil war has disturbed the happiness of Switzerland. My Government had corno to an understanding wits the Governments of 11 ngland, Austria, Prussia. and Russia, in order to offer that neighbouring and friendly people an amicable mediation. Switzerland will, I hope, acknow ledge that•respect for the rights of all, and the maintenance of the Helvetic Confederation, which can alone insure to• her thoie enduring conditions of happiness and security that Europe wished to guarantee to her by treaties. " My'Government, in accordance with that of the Queen of Great Britain, has just now adopted measures which must at length succeed in restoring our commercial rela tions on the banks of La Plata." The frost has set in at Hamburgh, and the trade with the Baltic is closed ; there can be no more importations of grain thence till March. The office of justice of the peace has lately been con ferred upon a black gentleman residing at Boston, who is said to be the first coloured magistrate that has ever been appointed in the United States. A pifent has been taken out in America for dispensing with sewing in the manufacture of shirts, collars, and linen articles. The pieces are fastened together by indis soluble glue. The Queen of the Belgians has sent a package of dresses and millinery to the Queen of Portugal, and as Donna Maria was recently obliged to compound with her private creditors, it will doubtless prove an acceptable present. The Jenny Lind mania runs so high at Stockholm that tickets for her performances are disposed of by public sale, on the stage of the theatre, and have been sold at from £2 up to £9 each. The total receipts on one night amounted to £2,219. In conformity with the copyright treaty lately con cluded between Prussia and England, two editions of the German translation of Bulwer's " Lucretia" have been seized at Berlin, and the publishers prosecuted. There is an appeal before the court of Berlin. _ _ _ The Crane packet arrived at Falmouth on Monday from the Brazils. The news of commercial depression in Eng land, which had been taken out by the Crane, put quite a stop to business, for the moment, at Rio de Janeiro ; confidence had, however, returned, and the course of exchange maintained its former position. The coffee market, which had been brisk, had, nevertheless, come to a stand-still, though it was hoped a revival would speedily take place. Freights had ruled 755. to 80s., but it was thought next charters would be obtained at 60s. The South Australian Register, of the 11th of August, states with reference to the point raised on the subject of royalty in connection with the working of mines, that " the royalties impositions appear to be virtually aban doned, as the Advocate-General has not taken any pro ceedings at law, as threatened, against the companies for the recovery of Crown dues, and the time for so doing in order to try the question during the ensuing term has expired." In the same paper is advertised the " third dividend "of the South Australian Mining Company. It is £5 per share, which is equal to 100 per cent. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY (From the "London and Pa; is Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.") The warm and comfortable douilette has re-appeared this winter, in Paris, in an improved form, ornamented by quilting. In patterns for oyening social parties they are made in pink and niais satin, trimmed with'ermine, and small mantelet to match. The style of trimming redingotes is no longer confined to the tablier form ; many have trimmings encircling the skirt, particularly in quilting. Cloth dresses are worn, dark blue and claret being the favourite colours ; they are embroidered in soutache, intermixed with embroidery en relief, the tight back of the corsage being equally ornamented with the front; they are also accompanied by mantelets embroi dered and festonne ; some have merely a single wide galon velonte,- or four very narrow ones divided by but tons. The gimp trimmings continue an indispensable accessoire of most toilettes ' and not only for robes and manteaux, but also bonnets and caps are frequently orna mented by them ; fringes, oudes and crepe are much used on ball dresses. Walking and carriage dresses are made tight and high, with long sleeves, closing at the wrists ; for evening wear the corsages are low, tight and pointed, many having dra perie on the top ; pretty little mantelets are made for evening use, of lace, or plain tulle trimmed with several rows of lace ; the rich lace scarf is, however, more ele gant. Flowers are very much used on ball dresses, either in bunches or wreaths forming moutants, or cordons so small as to form the headings of flounces ; those of foliage are particularly pretty. The velvet bonnets are mostly of dark colours, black, royal blue, vanilla, but they are lined with a contrasting colour, and ornamented with much taste inside ; plumes of small feathers are fashionable, the last falling low, but the most elegant ones have a single ostrich feather none, with marabouts, or a bird of paradise ; gimp is also used on velvet bonnets, in a kind of resille covering the crown. Velours epingle is very fashionable this season, in all shades of grey, fauvette and deep blue. The pardessus were never prettier than they are this winter; the forms are various, whether in velvet, satin de chine, casimir, or drap cachemire ; those for young ladies, of satin a la reine, are with sleeves, and made close to the waist. Manteaux de visite reach very low, and have several rows of trimming. Very pretty little caps are made of narrow blonds, and narrow velvet, with lappets of blond ; ve lours epingle, and stamped velvet, form numerous coif fures, mixed with black lace, and the half squares of lace are much in favour, confined by a bouquet of Sowers or velvet muds. IRELAND. COURT AND FASHION. On Wednesday night last, between eight and nine, a The Court remains at Windsor, but within the last day small farmer, named Thomas Brown, was shot dead on or t wo th e Q ueen an d th e Royal family have been pre , the high-road, within a few yards of his own house, near vented from taking their h a bit ua l ou t-doo r e xe rc is es . by Cashel. the inclemency of the weather. On Thursday, Prince CONCILIATION-HALL ERAWLS.—ME. Henry Grattan, Albert went to London, for the purpose of witnessing the M.P., has directed his solicitor to a pply f or a cr i m i na l i n - W estm i nster plays. formation against Mr. John Reynolds, M.P., for the words HER MAJESTY'S ACCOUCHEMENT. — The services of attributed to the latter in a speech delivered in Conciliation- Mrs. Lilley, as her Majesty's monthly nurse, have been .Hall at the sitting of that grave deliberative assembly. again retained. The interesting event, it is expected, will According to the Tipperary Free Press, the presidents not take place before the latter end of March or beginning and vice-presidents of the Queen's three colleges building of April. Her Majesty will be confined at Buckingham in Ireland, have already each received a Year's salary— Palace. £BOO and £soo—while the main walls of the intended The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at Woburn edifice are not yet raised. Abbey, Bedfordshire, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess DEATHS By FEVER.—It is to-day our melancholy duty of Bedford, on Friday, from his seat, Hickleton Hall, to record the deaths of four of our medical friends, who, Doncaster. within a few days, have been sacrificed to fever :—On the DEATH OF THE EARL OF HARROWBY. — We regret to 23d inst., Dr. George Seymour, surgeon to the Kilconnel learn the sudden death of the Earl of Harrowby, which Dispensary •on the 24th inst., Dr. Ch ar l es D onno ll on , t oo k p l ace on S unday morning week, about four, a.m., at of Winterfield, medical attendant to the Annadown Dis- Sandon-hall, Staffordshire. The venerablenobleman had, pensary ; on the 25th inst., Mr. Francis Bodkin, for up to Friday week, appeared in his usual health, and had many years apothecary to the Clifden poorhouse ; and on passed over his birth-day on Wednesday, the 22d instant, the 26th inst., Dr. Edward Lambert, of Oranmore, a in cheerful spirits. On Friday morning he was assailed gentleman much beloved, leaving a widow, with a young by alarming symptoms, and by noon that day his illness and interesting family, to deplore his loss. Independent assumed the most dangerous aspect. He continued to of the above, we are sorry to add that serious apprehen- decline rapidly up to the hour of his dissolution, without sions are entertained for the recovery of Dr. Mulville, of any favourable change. Viscount and Lady Frances Gort, and Dr. Hynes, of Kinvarra.—Galway Vindicator. Sandon, the Honourable G. Dudley and Lady Georgina The state of Ireland has not improved much since the Ryder, and several other members of his family, were at proclamation, which has fared scurvily enough at the the time staying* at Sandon-hall. The late Dudley Ryder, hands of the peaceful in Tipperary. The " boys" have Earl of Harrowby, county Lincoln ; Viscount Sandon a torn it down in several places, and as if in defiance taken Sandon, county Stafford ; and Baron Harrowby, of county to the old work of plundering arms. The King's County Lincoln, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, was Chronicle states that robberies of that nature abounded eldest son of Nathaniel, first Lord Harrowby, and Eliza.. last week. In the county the threatening notice has been beth, co-heir of the Right Rev. Richard Terrick, Lord on the wing. The lady of Colonel Westenra, in the ab- Bishop of London. He was born on the 22nd of Decem sence of her husband, received one, threatening her with ber, 1762, and had, therefore, completed his 85th year on death if money was not given to some person or persons. Wednesday week.' In July, 1795, he married Lady Susan A Mr. Tyre, a benevolent Englishman, residing near Leveson Gower, sixth daughter of Granville, first Mar- Tullamore, received a similar notification. His crime as guess of Stafford, and aunt of the Duke of Sutherland. a landlord was a suggestion that a rate of seven shillings By that estimable lady, who died in 1838, he had a large in the pound be levied on the district. He, of course, family, four sons and five daughters—namely, the late prepares to emigrate until better times. Viscountess Ebrington, Viscount Sandon (now Earl of SCRIPTURAL INSTRUCTION IN IRELAND.—That valua- Harrowby), the Hon. Granville and Dudley Ryder, Lady ble institution, the Sunday School Society for Ireland, Mary Saurin, Lady Wharncliffe, the Ho'n.Frederick Dud has recently published a paper containing some interest- ley Ryder, the Hon. Edward (died in infancy), Lady Har ing facts connected with the spread of Sunday school in- riet Hervey, and Lady Louisa Fortescue. I p - olitics the struction, and shewing the extensive demands upon the late earl was a Tory of the old school. The deceased society for assistance to the schools. It appears that 818 earl entered on public life soon after attd;aing his ma schools, containing 68,267 scholars, have recei ve d assist- jority. He represented for several years prior to his ance in books during the last six months ; and that 36,796 elevation to the peerage by the death of his father, in Bibles, Testaments, and portions of scripture, besides 1803, the borough of Tiverton, in the House of Com -28,914 Scripture reading books, and spelling books con- mons. In 1800, he was appointed Treasurer to the taining reading lessons selected from the sacred Scripture, Navy by Pitt. He held that appointment up to Viscount have been granted to the schools during the same period.. Sidmouth's advent to power, and after Pitt's return to It is also a striking fact that the number of Bibles granted take the helm 'of the government, in 1804, he was ap during the last six months exceeds by 9954 the number pointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, but pre disseminated during the corresponding period of the year sided over that department little more than twelve 1846. months. On the Earl of Liverpool's accession to office, REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—MONDAY.—A letter from Mr. in 1812, the noble lord (who had been created Viscount Dillon Browne to Mr. Dunne, who had severely censured and Earl in 1809) was appointed Lord President of the the conduct of the hon. member for Mayo for the vote he. Council, which he held up to the formation of the Can gave on the " coercion act" was re a d, an d w ith some reso- ning administration, in 1827—a case unparalleled on lutions founded thereon, referred to a committee. Mr. record. In February, 1820, the noble earl, then residing John Reynolds addressed the meeting at considerable . in Mansfield-street, gave a cabinet dinner, and it was at length on various topics. He censured the conduct of that particular meeting that the Cato-street conspirators Messrs. Grattan and Browne for their vote on the bill for thought pf carrying out their bloody scheme. The dis the prevention of crime in Ireland, stating that the former covery of the plot, and the eventual execution of the ought to be the last man who would vote against his ringleaders, our readers are familiar with. Of late years, country, and that many a pound and many a sleepless the deceased earl had avoided all interference in political night he had cost him (Mr. R.), and that but for the citi- matters. He was nominated to the privy council as far zens of Dublin he would not now represent the county of back as 1790 ; was a Governor of the Charter House, a Meath. He next proceeded to censure the conduct of the Doctor of Civil Law, a Trustee of the British Museum, a examiner of recognizances on election petitions, and con- Commissioner for Building Churches, a Fellow of the eluded by calling on the people to supply funds to enable Society of Arts, and High Steward of Tiverton. The him to defend the petition—that he would do his duty late earl is succeeded in the title and family estates by they might depend and he hoped they would do theirs. Dudley Viscount Sandon, who was born the 23d of May, The rent was £27 18s. sid. 1798, and married the 15th of September, 1823, Lady FURTHER CONTEMPT OF THE LAW, AND ASSASSINA- Frances Stuart, fourth daughter of John, first Marquis of TIONS IN IRELAND.—We learn from the Cork Cotzstitu- Bute, by whom he has a numerous family. tion that there is a priest named Kenyon, in Tipperary, who has braved the law as correctly laid do w n by the ma. gistrates in his locality, and being thwarted, has from the altar so denounced its administrators that they are in hourly danger of losing their lives ! The case is briefly this. Kenyon built a wall near his house at Templemore, which encroached upon the public road. On the morn ing on which he commenced it he was warned of the en croachment in a friendly way by Mr. Crawford, the county surveyor. He, however, persevered, and being sum moned before the magistrates was fined £l, and the wall was levelled, as the law required. He commenced the wall again, and was again necessarily summoned. After Ithe encroachment on the public rights had been proved, the chairman of the magistrates, who had presided on the former occasion, recapitulated the case, showing that Kenyon had said that "A man may be got to commit a murder for money, but no one could be got to throw down that wall ;" that an assault was made upon those sent to throw it down by 5 to 600 ruffians, many of them armed ; that government military had to be em ployed ; and that Kenyon after this rebuilt the wall ; and (added the speaker) he bad since so spoken of him from two altars that he was on the list for assassination. On this statement, which caused great sensation in court, no fewer than three other gentlemen on the bench, exclaimed almost simultaneously, that " they had received similar information." The chairman said he had stated the real facts of the case, and the bench came to the unanimous conclusion that the wall should be againievelled.- 7 " Thes e facts," says the C or k p a p er , " show the pacific disposition of his reverence, and the degree of credit, that is due to the veracious Titulars who have appeared as sponsors for the priests." LAW INTELLIGENCE. DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY IN RE BARTON, IRLAM, AND HIGGINSON The adjourned hearing for the second examination of these bankrupts took place on Wednesday, before Mr. Commissioner Sergeant Ludlow, at the District Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Slyers, solicitor, of the firm of Messrs. Lace, Myers, Rigge, and Roscoe, appeared to prove a debt of a bill for £3OO, on the part of Messrs. Nelson and Adam. Mr. Myers then made a similar application on the part of Nelson and Adam for a bill of £lOOO, drawn on Hig ginson, Dean, and Stott, by Sir Samuel Gibb, and which having become due on the 14th Dec. last, was then dis honoured by the bankrup4: The right to claim was allowed in both cases. The court then proceeded with the examination of Mr. Dean, a partner in the house, who resided for the most part in Barbadoes. He was examined at considerable length by Mr. Lowndes. At the close of the examina tion, the latter gentleman said that the assignees had found his accounts in a most satisfactory state. It ap peared that Mr. Dean had been prevented from making out his balance sheet in full, owing to some of the books being away ; and a question arose, on which some dis cussion took place, whether he should pass his examina tion now, or whether it should be adjourned until his return from Barbadoes. It was arranged that the further examination of Mr. Dean should be postponed till the 19th of Ju!y, 1848 ; and the next examination of Mr. Higginson should take place on the 11th of January next, at twelve o'clock. The court then rose. IN RE BOYDELL AND WILLIAMS Tuesday last being the day appointed for the adjourned meeting under the fiat issued against Messrs. Boydell and Williams, Mr. Dodge, solicitor to the fiat, stated to Mr. Commissioner Sergeant Ludlow, that at the former hear ing of the bankrupts he had prayed an adjournment in consequence of discovering that several leaves were miss ing from the bankrupts' ledger, a circumstance which at the time gave cause for suspicion. He had since gone carefully over their books, and in justice to the bankrupts he was now bound to say that, having investigated the whole matter with respect to the missing leaves, his own impression was, that everything relative to the books was quite correct. It appeared that the bankrupts had em ployed a young man as clerk, who had not previously been in the habit of keeping a ledger, and that he had torn out some leaves in consequence of blunders committed by himself. The learned Commissioner said it was very proper for Mr. Dodge to state what he had stated, and it was also very proper that the matter should have been sifted as it had been, as without it there might have been a kind of floating impression abroad that something was wrong. Mr. Dodge said that his observations only applied to the books so far as he had investigated them. Mr. Sergeant Ludlow.—" Just so ; and as far as your investi gation goes, it is favourable to the bankrupts." Mr. Dodge.—" Yes sir ; I have no further opposition to offer, and I do not think the bankrupts have anything to fear from any further opposition on the part of other creditors." In the Secondaries' Court on Friday, a verdict for £2OO was taken by consent in an action brought against the South-Eastern Company, for injuries sustained on the line by a Mrs. Mary Thiselton, which occasioned her death. The accident occurred through a cart knocking away some of the timbers of an arch which is being formed over in Bermondsey. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The Company pay all ex penses, even to the letters of administration. A SPORTING I'RIEST The following advertisement of the sale of the effects of the late Rev. Thomas Maguire, who lately died of " gout in the stomach," as the Freeman's Journal says, caught in his attendance upon the poor, proves that a priest could make himself comfortable, even in the Leitrim, probably the most miserable county of the miserable province of Connaught, nctwithstanding all the sufferings of 1846-47. We give the advertisement, exactly copied from the Fer managh Reporter, except that we are under the necessity of omitting a handsome wood-cut of a coursing match with two of the rev. deceased's greyhounds, whether young Lady Hark-away, Dash, Smiler, Doctor, or Wait ing Maid, the artist does not furnish any _means of guess- "To the Sporting World. " Interesting and Important Sale by Auction. "Edward Nolan, Auctioneer, of Enniskillen, "Has received instructio ns f rom the trustees of the Rev. T. Maguire ' of Ballinamore, county of Leit r i m , t o b r i ng to com petition that rev. gentleman's universally valued and justly prized kennel of pure bred greyhounds. "To be Sold by Auction, "On Wednesday, the sth of January next, "At Ardrum, near Ballinamore, His entire household furniture, valuable library, phaeton, tax car, hagyard, farmingimplements, and black cattle. Amongst his horses is a truly-admired thorough-bred bright bay filly, rising four years old, combining unusual muscular formation and perfect points, got by Mr. Ferguson's celebrated Hark away out of the distinguished Maid of the Mill, by Roller. " Greyhounds.„__ "No J.—Young Lady Hark-away, out of the Old Lady, who beat Dr. Douglas's Heather Jock for 300 guineas, by the dis tinguished Dog Tyrant, from Old Lady Hark-a-Way, and the celebrated dog Old Tyrant, by Bounce. "No. 2.—Dash, by True Blue, the son of Lady Hark-a-W a y, off the celebrated bitch Leec h, by Dr. Browne's Sport, as noted in Bell's Life.' " No. 3.—Blackbird, full sister of Dash-away. "No. 4.—Smiler, full brother to Dash-away and Blackbird, "No. s. —Doctor, by Molly Maguire and Tyrant. "No. 6.—Waiting-maid, full sister to Doctor. "Sale to commence at eleven o'clock. "A catalogue of the library can be had of Mr. Connolly, printer, Balhnamore; or 'MR. NOLAN, Auctioneer, Enniskillen, " Dated 21st of December, 1847." _ _ Not a year ago a Roman Catholic priest denounced in a letter to a member of Parliament the hard-hearted selfish ness of a gentleman of large fortune, giving as proof of the charge, that the gentleman in question persisted in keeping up his hunting stud and kennel of hounds amid surrounding famine. The charge turned out to be a lie, as such charges, preferred by such parties, commonly are, the accused party having long before dis missed his stud and destroyed his hounds ; but were it true, the case is not so strong as that of Father Thomas Maguire, vouched as we have it by the rev. person's trustees. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. c BENEFICES.—It appears from an official document that in the several dioceses of England and Wales there are 11,386 benefices, and 7,785 glebe-houses. _ LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE BISHOP OF EXETER.— It may not be generally known that the bishop owed the Premier a grudge, In or about 1830 Dr. Phillpotts was under a promise,_from-git—Pvel's Administratio.q of the see of .Exeter - aiiThe expected to continue to hold the rectory of Stanhope, in Durham, the tithes of which are worth about £5,000 a year. A change of Ministry, however, took place, and Lord John and his coadjutors frankly declared tha t would be no parties to such an arrangement as to unite a rectory in Durham with the see of Exeter, 500 miles apart. The Bishop of Exeter was, therefore, obliged to relinquish the rectory, although he was allowed to hold his prebendal stall in Durham Cathe dral with the see. THE PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—Great improvements have been made, and are still going on in many of the populous parishes and districts of the country, through the instrumentality of that excellent institution, the Church Pastoral Aid Society. A few statistical facts will show what has been accomplished so far in places which a short time ago were destitute of religious instruction : In one parish, before any grant, there was but one Church, and about 30 people of 4000 who attended Church, while none of them contributed a farthing for any good purpose. As it is now there are two churches, well attended, six schools, two parsonages, six hospitals for decayed females, a branch Missionary Society, a branch Pastoral Aid Society, (con tributing £25 per annum ; the schools are maintained by voluntary subscription of £l9O per an num ;) th ere i s a library of 200 vols. ; a clothing club ; and a singing -class, who receive a sum annually from the congregation for themselves, and for clothing the children. Another parish was in 1837 extremely destitute—the average con gregation (to one clergyman only) 200, with only 24 com municants—no national school, Sunday school, or scrip tural reader. In 1847 there were three clergymen, 2500 of a congregation, 500 communicants, three national schools, four Sunday schools, a scripture reader, three cottage lecturers weekly, and one adult school. The com mittee give authentic details of similar gratifying instances —showing that the blessing of God has fallen upon the various departments of the Society's labours. THE CHASE. THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet at Half-past Ten o'clock To-morrow, (Wednesday), at Stamford Bridge ; Friday, Tilstone. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS meet at Half-past Tea o'clock, To-morrow, (Wednesday,) at Worthembury : Thursday; at St. Martin's; Saturday, at l'enlff RAILWAY AFFAIRS. Tast week's Gazette contains notices of the dissolution of some twenty railway companies. This we look upon as one of the most favourable signs of the week, and one that will lead to substantial results. CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC.—During the Christmas week the Great Western Company carried 23,000 persons. The receipts for passengers at the Paddington station, on Fri day, December 24, amounted to £1,950. The London and North-Western Railway Company have undertaken to build a mechanic's hall at Wolverton, for their workpeople, at a cost of £3,000, to include a lec ture-room, a tea-room, a library and reading-room, and a ladies' room. _ _ A resolution to abide by the reference Proposed for set tling the differences between the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton and the Edinburgh and Northern was adopted at a special meeting of the former company. The sum of £340,000 is to be applied to the works of the Granton proprietors. The proportion of goods traffic on the Eastern Counties Pt Uway-tc Largaly_audia. wan en .L.onaon and. .i.NimetL- Western. It is chiefly of an agricultural nature, and is very encouraging to other lines of a similar character ; those, for instance, which traverse the rich district of I Lincolnshire—as the East Lincolnshire, and the various branches of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire. DEPRECIATION OF RAILWAY PROPERTY. --Letters from Hamburgh mention an extraordinary case of depre ciation of railway property. The railway from Schwerin to Wismar and Rostock, a distance of about 50 English miles, and finished within about 10 English miles, will be offered for sale by public competition, as, notwith standing 80 per cent. of the capital has been paid, the shares find no purchasers at present at 40 per cent. and less. RAILWAY TRAFFIC FOR 1847.—1 t appears that the traffic on railways in the United Kingdom during the year 1847 amounts to about £8,950,000, being an increase over that of the preceding year of £1,285,000, or nearly 17 per cent. The aggregate length of railway over which the traffic was conveyed in the first month of 1847 was about 2,710 miles, and in the last month of that year about 3,420 miles. Taking the average length of railway for the year at 3,100 miles, it would give £2,887 as the average traffic per mile per annum. LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.-- The first half -yearly meeting of this company was held at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool, on Saturday. Mr. W. Blundell, of Ince, presided. The Secretary read the re port, which stated that the act received the royal assent on the 2d of July last ; that the total expenses of obtaining the act amount to £8,187 7s. ld., exclusive of a sum of £4,000 paid to the West Lancashire Company under the award of Messrs. Bidder and Stephenson ; that the balance now in the bank to the credit of the company was £9,326 ; and that the engagements entered into for the purchase of land will render it necessary to make a call of £2 per share, payable on the Ist of June next. No further call will be required within the present year. In consequence of the general depression in trade, and the high rate of interest, the directors have not thought it desirable to adopt any measures for the immediate construction of the whole line ; but with regard to that portion of it which lies between Waterloo and Southport, as a consi derable part of this land is given free, and the cost of con struction will be very light, it appeared to the directors, if the owners of the remainder of the land would allow time for payment, that it might be advantageous to proceed with the construction of that part of the line, which would involve a comparatively small amount of outlay. They therefore thought it proper to instruct the engineer to make the necessary survey, and his opinion was favourable to proceeding with the line from Waterloo to Crosby. A somewhat lengthy discussion took place, Mr. Crosthwaite contending that in the 'present state of the money market it was not desirable to proceed with the works ; but ulti mately the report, including the recommendation to the directors to proceed with the works, was carried. DIOCESE OF HEREFORD.-ELECTION OF DR. HAMPDEN. Tuesday being the day appointed for the election of a Bishop of Hereford, vacant by the promotion of the Right Rev. Thomas Musgrave, D.D., to the Archbishopric of York, the interest, which had been increasing for some weeks past, arrived at its highest pitch, and several hun dred persons flocked into Hereford at an early hour, be ing anxious to witness the proceedings. The Very Rev. John Merewether, D.D., Dean of Hereford, entered the Ladye Chapel of the Cathedral shortly after eleven o'clock, being accompanied by the Canons Residentiary, the Prebendaries, and the officials of the Cathedral. There were present—The Rev. H. H. Morgan, 8.D., the Rev. H. Huntingford, D.C.L., the Hon. Lord Saye and Sele, D.C.L., the Rev. W. P. Musgrave, M.A., Canons Residentiary of the Cathedral Church of Hereford ; the Rev. Thomas Huntingford, M.A., Precenter ; the Rev. E. Howell, Succentor ; Mr. Chancellor Morgan, the Rev. J. Garbett, M.A., treasurer ; the Venerable - Arch deacon Wetherall, 8.D., the Venerable Archdeacon Vickers, M.A., and the following Prebendaries :—The Rev. C. Swainson, M.A., the Rev. C. Garbett. M.A., the Rev. C. S. Luxmore, M.A., the Hon. and Rev. Orlando Forrester, M.A., the Hon. and Rev. J. Somers Cocks, M.A., the Rev. J. Johnson, M.A., the Hon. H. Rodney, M.A. the Rev. J. Clutton, M.A., the Re v . H. L ee , 8.D., the Rev. J. Hopton, M.A, the Rev. R. Briscoe, M.A., the Rev. C. Taylor, M.A., the Rev. W. E. Evans, M.A., the Rev. W. J. Thornton, M.A., the Rev. John Venn, M.A., the Rev. G. - F. Lewis, and the Rev. P. Budd, M.A., and others. Some other formalities having been gone 'through, the names of the Canons were called, and their assent or dissent from the appointment of Dr. Hampden was taken. Two or three of the Junior Canons voted successively for Dr. Hanr)den. On the name of Canon Huntingford being -calf_ d, that gentleman rose and said :—With the utmost respect for the Royal prerogative, and with the full conviction that it is for the peace and safety of the Chyrch, that the Crown al o n e s h ou ld nominate to vacant sees, yet on this particular occasion I feel bound to defer complying with the recommendation which has been sent down to us until a competent tribunal shall have pro nounced to be well founded or not the sentiments ex pressed by so many bishops of our Church, and by so many members of our Universities. One or two other persons having tendered their assents, it became the duty of the Dean of Hereford (Dr. Mere wether) to record his vote. The Dean rose amidst breathless silence, and said :—I am standinOn the sanctuary of the Most High God, and, together with my brethren, the ordained ministers of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, am called upon, in the name of the Sovereign of this land, to choose and elect such a person as may be meet to be the bishop and pastor of this diocese. I solemnly declare in the Divine pre sence, that it is my earnest and hearty desire to b e faith ful and bear true allegiance, to pay all humble duty and submissive obedience to her Most Excellent Majesty the the Queen of these realms, who, I feel assured, on her part, " Knowing whose minister she is, will, above all things, seek His honour and glory who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords ;" _to whom, above all, I owe my first allegiance. [The Dean then referred to 'the re commendation of the Crown to elect Dr. Hampden, and the steps taken by himself and the 13 bishops to prevent such election.] He then proceeded :—On taking these cir cumstances into my most serious consideration, I did most humbly and most imploringly supplicate that her Majesty might even yet be pleased to re-consider this earnest and dis interested prayer, to correct and amend the e rrors and misfortunes which have arisen, and still more seriously threaten us with the ill-considered advice of a misinformed minister, as on other occasions her Majesty's royal pre decessors have done, and so avert the injury which must otherwise be inflicted on the church, and pacify the out raged feelings of her memb ers . A n d h ere in the sight of God, in the midst of His temple, and in the performence of the priestly office, I solemnly protest that it is no defici ency in the smallest degree, of loyalty and humble devo tion to our sovereign, it is is the dictate of my conscience, the conviction of my mind, which constrains me so to act in arresting the progress of infidelity, mockery of reli gion, and profaneness. Upon these grounds I cannot vote for the election of Dr. Hampden as bishop of the va cant see of Hereford, and pastor of the cathedral church of which I am dean ; and I do hereby protest against this proceeding to-day, inasmuch as many persons have voted who are merely honorary prebendaries, and have not com plied with the statutes of this church, which I have de clared I will observe, and I protest against the majority which will be claimed, inasmuch as it is necessary for giv ing validity to a vote, that the majority should include the Dean and three canons residentiary. This protest I shall forward to the Crown, the bishop elect (Dr. Hampden), and the Archbishop of Canterbury. A warm discussion here took place respecting the right of the Honorary Canons to vote, in the course of which it was alleged that the Dean had pledged himself to allow, without opposition, the votes of those rev. gentlemen against whom he now protested. Archdeacon Musgrave then remarked that, as - a report of the proceedings of that day would in all probability go forth to the public, he wished to call attention to the fact that, in the observations which had been made by the Very Rev. the Dean, that gentleman had stated that the primate of England had joined the thirteen bishops in op position to the appointment of Dr. Hampden. It did not appear to him (the Archdeacon) that there was suffici ent authority for that statement, as the name of the Arch bishop of Canterbury was not to be found in the list of remonstrant bishops, as published to the world. The Dean would not Lave stated so solemnly and so positively that the Archbishop had protested against the appointment of Dr. Hampden had he not known that such was the case. Previous to the protest which was signed by so many of the right rev. prelates, the Arch bishop wrote to Lord John Russell, pointing out the dan gers which would result to the church if the appointment were persisted in. Other bishops, too, had adopted the same course, although their names did not appear on the list. Archdeacon Musgrave.--I have not seen :any notice taken of that circumstance. The Dean of Hereford.—Well, I take notice of it, and I make the statement on my own responsibility. After a smart discussion on that point, _ The Dean said.—l w ill now procee d to s t a t e to you_the number of votes polled. For Dr. Hampden.—Three Canons Residentiary. Five Prebendaries of the old order. Six junior Prebendaries. Agst.Dr. Hampden.—The Dean. _ One Canon Residentiary. The Canons residentiary who voted in favour of Dr, Hampden were Lord Saye and Sele, the H. Rev. H , Morgan , B.D. and the Venerable Archdeacon Musgrave. The Canon itesidentiary who voted against Dr. Hamp den was Dr. Huntingford. Canon Morgan moved that the election of Dr. Hamp den should be declared according to the usual formalities. Lord Saye and Sele seconded the motion. The Dean remarked that having stated that there were for Dr. Hampden 14 votes, against him 2, it remained for the Chapter to say whether that was an election of Dr. Hampden or not. The statute required th a t th ere should be a unanimous assent and consent. After some discus sion on this point, the motion prop ose d b y Canon Mor gan, and seconded by Lord Saye an d S e l e , was agreed to. The secular business of th e d ay was b ro ught to a close, and the Dean and Chapter returned to the Choir, and proceeded with the usual services of the church. With reference to the question of the validity of the election, the Times remarks :—The Dean of Hereford has adopted or acquiesced in a course of proceeding which, to a popular apprehension, will assume the appearance of a compromise, but the true character of which we leave to the lawyers to decide. In order to the validity of the election, it was necessary that it should be unanimous, as we believe to be generally the cite in ecclesiastical elec tions. The Dean and Mr. Canon Huntingford, when it came to their turn, voted against Dr. Hampden. Thus far the Dean fulfilled the pledge in his letter of the 22nd instant. On a comparison of the suffrages, however, and On It nnneiu - Ine hnt nil thpinnnihrrn of the chi =n~Tus were present, whatever their rank or right, had voted in the affirmative, and on its being further proposed and carried that the customary documents should be issued, and declaration read, the Dean contented himself with contributing the agency of his office to the prescriptive forms of an unanimous election." f wi a T t mh h p e ad: B na i , s d h i dn o r p ews hs o ref from hm x f i s o t r Lh d oe r h d a s sh clergyi addressed d s d th r a e et s e s e sh ta d hda a tt ai l kn e et compliance e rp proceed ings e D e d r . . ings against him (Dr. Hampden) as rector of Evrehne, in the diocese of Oxford, under the Clergy Discipline Bill, but that subsequent explanations had induced his Lord ship not to sanction the proceedings being carried further. The Bishop says, in the course of his letter : " Regarding the Observations on Dissent as virtually withdrawn, I applied myself to a thorough and impartial examination of the Banipton Lectures. I have now care fully studied them throughout, with the aid of those ex planations of their meaning which you have furnished, both publicly since their first publication, and now in your private communications. The result of this examination, I am bound plainly to declare, is my own conviction that they do not justly warrant those suspicions of unsound ness to which they have given rise, and which, so long as I trusted to selected extracts, I myself shared. For these suspicions of your meaning, and for the consequent dis trust of the University, I must with equal frankness say that I discern the cause (whilst your works remained thus unexplained, and the minds of men unassured by your full profession of the faith) in what appears to me a not unfre quent overstatement of favourite views, and much obscu rity of diction, resulting often from the arbitrary use of such words as ' facts.' doctrines,' proved,' deduced,' &c. ; and hence I believe it happened that men of such various parties in the church concurred not unnaturally in the expression of a painful distrust of your meaning. But allowing for these as the blemishes of what was, I believe, a necessarily hasty composition, and taking into account, as I now can, your various explanations and assurances, I find in the lectures little which will not admit of a favour able construction." _ _ The Bishop concludes by expressing his intention to withdraw the letters of request, and his opinion th at Dr. Hampden had glen such explanations as may we ll suffice to quiet all just ,klarm at his consecration to the office of a bishop.. An address has been forwarded to Dr.. Hampden:bt fifteen heads of houses at Oxford, who express their con., fidence in the sound ness o f hi s doctrines, and their regr et: at the oppositi on o ff ere d to h i s appoint ment to the see of Hereford. The University of Oxford has but twenty-font heads of houses ; and of these, fifteen have signed the: address, one is so advanced in years as to take no share in public business, another is Dr. H amp d en himself, and , four others a re believed to be favourable to the addresq' three sympathise they have declined signing it; so that only three sympathise with the movement against Dr. Hampden. r, The Rev. T. B. Johnstone, rector of Clutton, ne Bristol, who signed a protest against Dr. Hampden' elevation to the episcopal bench, has published a letter, • which he says :—" Dr. Hampden's letter to Lord Jo Russell has completely removed from my mind the del sion under which I signed a protest from this deane against his appointment to the see of Hereford. I be thus publicly to retract that signature, and express mt hope and trust that the Bishop-elect may prove a bulwa rk against the Tractarian heresy. As on old Cambridge 111. A., I was led to doubt the orthodoxy of an Oxford, man ; but the truly Christian letter, to which I have alluded, has completely removed all doubt froth my mind ' and I shall heartily rejoice to see Dr. Hampden where h ought to be." A letter of explanation has also appeared from the Bishop of Salisbury, in which the right rev. prelate endeavours to reconcile his vote for Dr. Hampden in 1836, when the Doctor's offence, whatever it had been, was completed,. with his protest against the rev. divine in 1847. " Presbyter" of the Times., who has battled so bitterly against Dr. Hampden, is said to be the incumbent of Bearwood, Berkshire, and brother-in-law of Mr. New man. It is said that three at least of the remonstrant bishops have expressed their satisfaction at Dr. Hampden's letter to Lord John Russell, and are about to withdraw their remonstrance, if they have not done so already. A SECRET WORTH KNOWING.—After all the hubbub of addresses, remonstrances, &c. &c. to the Queen, against the Bishop if Hereford, the Secretary o f St a t e for the Home Department has received not more than twenty —some places sending two and even three —many of them with one to four signatures. Indeed, the average of the whole will not give twenty signatures to each address. ANOTHER QUOTATION FROM DR. HAMPDEN'S WORKS. —" If I believed there were anything in this work ( the `Bampton Lectures') to shake the faith of the humblest disciple—to obscure or lower the great truth of Christ crucified—to lead any one to deny the Lord that bought him, or to confess his Saviour in any other sense than ILS the Lord his Righteousness,' his `LORD AND HIS GOD,' in sincerity and truth—or to apostatize in any degree from the pure scriptural faith of the Catholic Church of Christ —I would be the first to erase such a passage from my work and utterly to disown it." — lntroduction to the 2nd Edition of B. L., p. lxxxix-xc. THE DEAN OF HEREFORD'S MEMORIAL TO THE QUEEN. — This document, on examination at the Home office, was found to have been originally intended for the dean and chapter of that see. In every instance after the words, " We, the Dean, there occurs an erasure and a red ink line. Surely, as the dean was disappointed of carrying the chapter with him (although he had reckoned so sure that he had the memorial " cut and dried" previous to the meeting), it would have been far more decorous to have sent a fresh copy in the singular number for himself than to have presented to the Queen such a document ! At the decease of the late king, the Dean of Hereford was deputy-clerk of the closet, and in this capacity at tended him on his death-bed. The dying monarch, at the solicitation of Queen Adelaide, whose good opinion the dean had been so fortunate as to gain, is said to have recommended him to Lord Melbourne for a bishopric. For reasons, the cogency of which will now be appre ciated, that minister did not think fit to comply with the suggestion; but at once took steps for dismissing Ar. Merewether from his office of deputy-clerk of the closet. The worthy dignitary flew to his royal patroness ;' and the influence of the Queen Dowager, has hitherto preserved him from this humiliation. Presuming, probably, on the request of the late king, which, however it might have escaped the memory of her majesty's advisers, he himself had not forgotten,---Dr. Merewether memorialized the queen for the vacant see of Hereford, and was refused. That such an application was made by him now appears to be unquestionable. A letter has been addressed to Lord John Russell by thirty clergymen of the county of Bedford, approving strongly of Dr. Hampden's appointment to the see of Hereford. Among the signatures we perceive that of the Rev. T. Grimshawe, the venerable Vicar of Biddenham. In his Lordship's reply he alludes to the two objections raised against the appointment, viz., the vote of the Ox ford Convocation ; and secondly, suspected unsoundness in the faith. His lordship acknowledges to have received , privately from the Archbishop of Canterbury an intima- • tion that Dr. Hampden's elevation would be disapproved a e s f f b o y l o t the i : 112 . j3 nit e y t o e f s t h n e o c t g y mis t , s a k n e d o c e o r n c I p u o d s e i t s i o h n i s . letter Church is not in that easy security of the last century w hi c h gave birth to so much negligence, to so much a b use of her wealth, to such a perilous apathy. The church of Rome on the one side, with abundant know ledge, with imposing authoritp, seduces many to her com munion. The right of private judgment is by many avoided as a dangerous snare ; the duty of private judg- ment is thrown off by many more as too heavy a burden. On the other side, the Protestant Dissenter assails the church establishment as an engine for fettering the con science and taxing the property of the subject. Novelties have their charm? the high ehurolmacm cu.a th.ind.pandent speak alike withAcomplaca!key ofeeparatingehurch and state. -- I know no better security against such a danger than, an able and learned episcopal bench,—a zealous and God-fearing parochial clergy. Thus may the Refor mation be defended, thus may the establishment be maintained; otherwise, neither Parliament nor preemu- , nire can beat off the assailants of our church constitution. The hh u ee t r i i ea t p isp s o s ni a no i t d um l s ee have rf y d i D i n s rg t T h p e ile d al oc t t es h , e wn h p te e on a t e t h e h ee o r pe f r t s h mn e ao c e py h e u ap r cr e eo h . d yoked a party whose unrelenting fury pursued him to the = day of his death. They denounced him as a Socinian and an Atheist ; yet our Great Deliverer never made a wiser e or more judicious appointment. In our own day we have seen the learned Dr. Lloyd, once Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, pursued with bitter invective, when on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill he gave expression to • the loftiest feelings of Christian charity. You have spoken with praise of the sermons of Dr. Hampden, and your testimony is in this respect peculiarly valuable. ' You consider his appointment as 'a circumstance favour able to the health of the church.' It is with that view that, unconnected with and personally unknown to Dr. Hamp- ' den, I have recommended him to the favour of my Sove reign. I earnestly and devoutly hope that your anticipa tions and mine may, by the blessing of God, be amply fulfilled." STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, ON TIIR IST JANUARY, 1848, (From Colbanez United Service Magazine.) 47thlikillisu°fitncbilnlaesettli - _ [Where two placee are mentio4s46n9Booettttdhhhh_.(he last-named is that at which the dep6t of the 4 regiment r6sttthhh______ tilarap, nu 46th—Halifax, stationed.] Ist Life Guards —Regent's Prk 3 6th—(1st batt.) Corfu. 2d Ditto—Hyde Park (2d batt.) Cephalonia Royal H. Guards—Windsor 37 th--Ceylon, Chatham Ist Drag.Guards—Birmingham 3 8th—Jamaica, Boyle 2d--Newbridge 3 9th—Gosport. 40th—Galwayag a G x . h , H G o u p e e rn , L se of y Wight ; batt., Bermuda. 3d—Piershill Ist Dragoons—Cahir 4th—Nottingham 41st—Clare Castle 42d—Bermuda, j u sbk a tll , :n l c sl a e p o e f G W . H igh ore t ; sth—York Gibraltar 6th h- - C D . u G nd oo lc Hope, 2 d — Athlone Maidstone t h h a a t ni : .1:1 e Wight 3 d—Bengal, Maidstone 4 th — Dublin sth -6th—Newbridge , sio: c ut b h atliam 7th Hussars—Dublia Bth—Baliincollig ____B e ß n o g n t a l b , a M a y , Maid-i d s t n 5 5 532 1 5 1st—Madras, ti oe l a r t e n d a g as g r t i t i t a l 54th—Malta, Exeter 14th —Bengal, 556672ttd1i., 58th —N. S. Wales, Chatham 55th— Tempientore 12th Lancers—Hounslow 59th—Templenaore Hussars—Coventrytal lonnacesearasr—a tt b ibl a aatm , Chatm. Ist ht. 63 d — C (2 11 -11 9th l l o t t h h L s 15th st H on u e ssars—Madras, DMarair.d 16th Lancers—Brighton 17th—Dublin Grenadier Guards— (2d bt.) Gosport (Ist batt.) Windsor 61st—Bengal, Chatham (2d batt.) St. George's Da • (3d batt.) Portman-et. 64 th — Limerick Coldstream Guards - Ra t lt a tlY ant. - . 65t11—N. S Wales, Chatham. 06th—Gibr. ltar, Kinsale Scotch Fusileer *Guards— 67th—Corka68th—Mullingar (2d batt.)ood 69th —Malta Ist Foot— . 70th—Cork (Ist batt.)—Antigua, Paisley 71st—Glasgow (2d batf.)—Newry Reserve batt., Canada. Brecon 12th 2d—Athlone 11th—N. S. W ' ad—Belfast 73d—Cape G. Hope, Birr 10th—Bengal 4th—Madras, Chatham (Ist batt.) 74th—Dublin sth—Mauritius 6th—Cape G. Hope 8 7 77 695 2 ttt d hhh — E G GDß i oibubmrbr 79th—Gibraltar 86th—Bombay, In t at a ya r i , ,C P Ah a ta i u s i l : ja y : a r 76th—Portsmouth St, The John's Tower vir 7th—Barbadoes, Dublin 77th—Canada—Nenagh Bth—Bombay, Chatl'm 78th—Bombay, Chatham 9th—Winchester 80th—Bengal, Chatham ' Reserve batt., Mauritius 83d—Kilkenny 13tk—Birr 84th—Madras, Chatham 14th—Plymouth 85th—Dublin 12t h — Mauritius, saitshlCeahmofatha Wight; 8 8 2 1 d s t--HDaelii 82d—Halifax, 0, N. s., 15 th—Ceylon, Chester 1 6th—Corfu, Youghal 87th—Weedon 17th—Dover 88th—Barbadoes—Tralee 18th—Bengal, Chatham 89th—A shton-under-Lyne 19th—St. Vincent, Castlebar 90th—Cape G. Hope, Sheerness 20th—Canada, Isle of Wight ; 91st—Cape of Good Hope, Goa.- Reserve batt., Canada Port 21 s t—M a d ras , Chatham Reserve batt., Cape of G. 22(1—Bombay, Chatham Hope • 23(1—Halifax, Isle of Wight ; 92d—Limerick Hope, Fort G. 97th-Malta, R eser ve batt., Canada 93d— Canada, Aberdeen 24th —Bengal, Chatham Isleaies , 0 f C Chatham a 94 th—Madras, Chatham 25th—Madras, Chatham 95th—China, Naas 28th —Bombay, Chatham Reserve batt. Malta. 29th—Bengal, Chatham 98th—Bengal, Chatham sO th—Newcastl e - on - Tyne 99th—N. S. Wales, Chatha m 31st—Manchest er Rifle Brigade -32d-Bengal, Chath am (Ist Batt.) Cape of G. Hope, 27th—Cape 33(I—N. Brunswick, Stirling C. Bristol 34th—Corfu, Waterford B c u sp tt e ev a a . nt (2d batt.) Canada, Isle it 35th—Mauritius, Jersey Wight Reserve batt., Quebec, COLONIAL CORPS. Ist West India Regiment—Jamaica 2d Ditto—Nassau 3d Ditto—Demerara, Sierra Leone, &c. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ceylon Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Can a d a Cape Mounted Riflemen—Cape of Good Hope Royal Newfoundland Veteran Company—Newfolandlline: Royal Malta Fencibles—majt a St. Helen Regiment—St. Helm Jan. 4,1348. tai Cr sui sta me De fri4 prc Go exo eigl chu con eau unit wh, the son any tua tiera felt tern flOvri Year; Show as Al nf p r thou