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~. • {' Entpulall)arliantrnt. Mr. Riehardson.answered that they were. Lordßßordti st asked whether they were in town. SOUTH DEVON ELECTION. • . $ 4 ,&,.. • -- ;'HOUSE CF LORDS,. THURSDA Y. Await, 30. • ±hrtuse met to,day pursuant to - adiourninent. None of the-minister,s wese:resent., and hut veryfevi peers. • Lord- f(ErivaN said as, the Earl of Shaftesbury was not pre sent hmshpuid• move that.the Duke of Riehmond be 'appointed rhairinwir.. • The motion. way agreed acid the noble - duke took his seat en, the woolsack, and sat as Speaker; 'iliyers were read by the Bishop of Bristol. ' GAOL COMMITTEE: _ _ _ _ . . The Duke of IltctimoNo said, in consequence of the late 'ministerial changes there.was not a sufficient number, of me!:t bers to.iproceodiwith the business before the vaol committee. The late Lord President of the Council (Lord . Rosilyn) and the-Lpril Privy, Seal (Lord Wharncliffe) were appointed mem berit„-Of the committee in virtue of Their office and not as morn 'berg of their lordShiOs• house; consequently on those noble lords resigning office they ceased to be members of the com 'Under theserirciiinstances he moved that the Earl of Itosslyit, Levi Wharoclitre, and Earl Suffield be added to the gaol committee.—Agreed to. A number of witnesses 'Were sworn to give evidence before the'gaol committee, the Marquis of Cholinondelev's estate bill, and several private bills, and their lordships adjourned until twelve - o'clock to!mOrroW (Friday). After their lordship's had been sitting a short time the Earl of Shaftesbury arrived;- when the Duke of Richmond vacated the woolsack. • . Hotse.or LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY 1. At twelv.e o'clock the Earl of Shaftesbury took the woolsack; and a witness was sworn in at the bar, preparatory to his giving -evidence before the committee on gaol dismantle. The house then adjourned till half-past three o'clock, when thi Earl of Shaftesbury again presided. The Earl of Lansdale and the Earl of Scarborough took the. Oaths, and subscribed the parliamentary roll.. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, Convers's divorce bill was read a'first time, and ordered to be read a second tine an - Monday, May 18th. Lord • BF:OVUM AM, with a view to giving notice to the suitors in certain appeal causes, was desirous to state, that in conse qUence of recent arrangements made by their lordships, appeal causes would not be heard before Wednesday or ThUrsday ; but es it had been previously agreed upon that four Scotch causes should be heard after the 30th of April, he. Wag anxious tai learn from the agents whether the parties were prepared to proceed With them or with any of them. Mr. Richardson (one of the agents) said be was ready to pro ceed with two of the cases. Leird BROUGLIA tie inquired whethet counsel were initrncted .on theta? _ . Mr. Richardson stated that they were. Lord BROUGHAM wished it to be understood, that on Thurs day those two cases should. be proceeded with, unless on Tuesday contrary notice should be given. After the titles of these two causes had been mentioned, the noble and learned lord proceeded to state, that with reference to the case of "Small and Attwood," which was, sent up . from the Court of Exchequer, he had to observe, for the convenience of the parties concerned in it, that, in consequence of an appli cation wade by one of the counsel retained in the cause, wbo wished to leave - town, which application had been granted, it could not be taken till after the 13th instant. The house then adjourned to Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock -The nomination of the candidates took place at Exeter on Friday. , Botram s eoue•of the late members for the county, and ihe brOther-in-law of Lordhowick, proposed Lord John Russell, and Ma•Sillitent seconded that nomination. The speeches of both these gentlemen were frequently interrupted by cries of No popery," "No coalition," "No O'Connell, &c. &c. Baldwin 'Fulforda Esq. then stood forward to propose Mr. Parker, and was received with loud and continued applause. .He-had come forward to fulfil an office which he felt was an honour of the higheit charactet—to speak the opinions which he knew were those of a large majority Of-the county, with re ' .specato his hon: friend Mr. Parker. Let them look to the body of yeomanry who had accompanied Mr. Parker to the bustingsehat morning, and who felt warmly in hie cause, and . • they would be at once convinced of the success- of his cause. (Cheers.) The resolution which had been referred•to was not new. No, it was brought forwaid last session, when the noble lord was in office, but it was got rid of, because it was said a -cdhmissioo had heen instituted, and they could not do without the information which that commission would supply. Till that - 'aflias done they were not in a situation to legislate on the subject. t" Bravo.") But the same resolution was brought forward bow by the noble lord (Russell) himself; finding that the iufor niatinn be desired when in office he could now do without, when • by ?stinging it forward he could unite himself with the enemies Of the church, and turn out a liberal ministry. (Loud cheers.) What would be the effect of the resolution ? It was pretended that the only inteution was to provide for the religious education of the Irish people;- but its real effect would be, if in any part or Iceland a parish should be found in which there was nut a g:ten number of protestants, without inquiry whether they had Been diminished by the fury and persecution of the catholics (loud cheers), the church funds supposed not to be wanted there, but which were required in other parts, should be taken and applied to other purposes, and wholly foreign to spiritual pro testantista. ( Loud cheers.) Fearing the effects of such a melt , sure, he-begged leave to -nominate Mr. Parker, who was well known to them, who had been horn and bred among them, who had a visible and important stake in the country, who snew their feelings and interests, who would uphold their rights, and s the sacred institutions and establishments - Of the country under which they had so lone- prospered. Henry Northcote, Esq.,. said that he had formerlynominated Sir. John Buller on the principle of maintaininsr the institutions . :tit the country. The electors then had nobly responded to that call by sending him to patliament, and it was now a great plea . sure tor him to notalinase one who was 'attached to the same principles, and would 'preserve inviolate the same institutions. (Land eheets.) The events which had 'since occurred he was . .7stire vionld Only serve to make them more determined in follow ing,the same course en the pre s ent occasion. The resolution of the noble lord (Russell) would lead to a measure as discredit able to themselves as it would be distasteful and destructive to • .the country. (Cheers.) Among those now in power there had . teen a-continued struggle for power and place. Aided by their tee , allies, who from bitter foes were hired to become theit - friends,. they had launched a weapon agaiest, the protestant establishment which Wouldat no distant date recoil on their own . heads. The panacea for Ireland was the a propriation of a sacred trust to illegal purpo se s. There was evi dently some dictator be , hired the scenes who had too much end too destructive a power over them. (Lend cheers, and "No O'Connell.") The hon. gentleman then read an extract from the Irish church tempo rartties bill, for the purpose of showing that its object was to conduce to the permanence and stability of the church. The first report of the ecclesiastical commissioners proved that there was no surplus whatever at the disposal of the commissioners to Ist /applied to the building or,-additional churches, which were quite insufficient for the protestant population, In the face of that report of ttseir. own commissioners, how could the noble lord and his colleagues act on his redoubtable resolution? If so, it would be a signal for the mean of tha t minister whose loss ' the Countey•new deplored. (Loud cheers.) They wanted Sir B. Peel to uphold their- rights and privileges, to maintain the - rights and dignities of the crown, and give the people, as he alone could give them,' those safe and just measures of reform which would continue to this country its present state of prospe lily, and conduct the government of the country in the true spirit ofits laws.. - (Loud cheers.) He begged lease to second. the nomination of Mr. Parker. (Loud cheers.) . Lord J. Russell then presented himself, but in consequence " - of the immense confusion and impatience which prevailed, and, thecantinued pouring of the rain, it was impossible in the posi tion which we occupied to hear a single word which he uttered. • • The Sheriff interfered for the purpose of obtaining a hearing, 'lint in vain. Sir T. Acland also spoke to order. He hoped they would not agait do themselves the disgrace of refusing to hear their old county member, who had been honoured and trusted by the king s and who now came -before them to explain the reasons . which had induced him to accept office, and to vindicate the • course he had pursued. He was sure no Devonshire man would refuse that fair hearing which was even more due to themselves than to the noble lord. (Cheers.) • - Lord John Ruseell again attempted . to obtain a hearing , . What they had j us t h ear d was w h a t h e ex p ec t e d from the high - character of T. Sir Aelarid, but it was more necessary for their character than for his (L',rd J. Russell's) that he should obtain a fair hearing. For that he was disposed to wait, He hoped - they would hear one who had like him been three times honoured • with their suffrages.. (Cries of "Go to 'l'avistock.") It was , no doubt the interest of some who wished to prevent the candi dates being heard, hut the freeholders had no interest in check ing free and fair discussion, but that the whole should be heard, arsd the truth might prevail. He would stand there till sun set , (`-bravo") in ordet to gain the opportunity of vindicating him self. The impatient. question was, whom they should select for their representative at this eventful crisis of public areirs. It had been said. he was not a. resident in the county. No doubt, hating, important duties to perform in the councils of his sove reign, h e s6ouhl be obliged to spend the greater part of the year in London, but the same objection would apply to his opponent if chosen by his Majesty as secretary for the home . department. (A laugh.) His lordship then proceeded to say -that the late contest in the House of Commoni , oVits not a strug gle for power; hart td carry into effect the principles of the re- Baratocerniog office Jis hope) to restore to the people. their right to eject their municipal ,corporation officers.' He . • fhtifight, the clinich .Ought to-be-maintained; brit •that its abuses Should bscorrecteda and its revenue; more equally distributed. As to the resolution he had" brought forward in the h ous e o f 'Commons respecting the - Irish clrnrch, lie-was reads- to defend and prepated• to act upon it. His lerdship then entered at 'thine length' upon the Irish tithe 'question, the revenues of the _lrish church, und-the unequal manner in which they are at present distributed. The plan he prophsed to pursue with re - spect to edueition was that of the protestant Archbishop - of ...Dublin. His' lordship then referred to the bloodshed which hat occurred in Ireland in the collection of tithes, and con chided bY observing that he had been supported in the- House of Commons by 330 Members, all of whom -it could not be sup poses' were devoted to popery.- In 'Conti:Mallon his lordship said an objectien had been raised - to him on the ground that the resolution on the state of the Irish church had been sup a , .ported by Mr. O'Connell. (Lona groans and repeated cries of '"Nn popery," "No coalition with O'Connell ~ s which lasted fOi some time.) He had a wo rd or two to say to them on that Object. Were they to say that a cause musishe bad because Mr, O'Connell had-supported it? In th a t- eas e whet were they to say of the reform bill? 'When he (Lord John Russell).pro .7.;.. eansea the refo'ini bill, and iwas opposed by those tories *ho now 'pretended to take that ineasure as the new-eharter by which they should abide,--ischen he- was opp • •"- -formers no* Such t and so consistent opposed by those fanti.re grea re ormers, -in those days he dirt feel it was of very great use to the cause . 14 had to support, that-M r . O'Connell a n d some 30 or 40 Irish . srienabers were foUnd . in every division vindicating that - bill againat -three who Wished - to maintain the • old abuses of the lortiugliniongering parliamentary representation. He would jiry with respect to . those' queetiens w hich here about to come . .teftire them, as he . haie sa id w i t h respect to the reform ' 'ill, he had made no terms, Lord M e lb ourne and the cabinet had made no ternia Is‘ith Mr. O'Connell; but ellen they pro ses-eseas posed a measure which •they considered right, which they .a. - as thought would tend to the benefit of Eneland and the peace of 'lreland. they woold..notahrink from or abandon it because it so :happened that the name of Ms. O'Connell appeared in the list• ..of its sup p orters. ; In •conclusiou, Lord .John said it had been put forth in hararlbille and placards that his opponent was . Early the fanners frientL a The lion. gentleman "use soon - . have an opportunity. of speeking, and he hoped they would •' • • listen attentively to those nl , ins which he had to pronoce for - a the - relief of th; farmer. The party to whom he -,(Mr: Parker) - - testoriged, had formerly made the same boast, and every beds aa--- • was expecting that they would. 'whett in oflice, certainly-take . -off the malt tax. But circumstances ailtered; and when marlin: meat !net, a tory ministry being in power, they_ not only rib jecteivto the repeal of that tax, but left it undiminished by one farthing's reduction. (Cheers.) No doubt they proposed a measure, the only one they had introduced, for a commutation -of tithes (cheers). which provided for voluntary commutation, _;~: ' ' by which, when the parties were agreed, the evil might he remedied; but when there was a difference of opinion„when I . the tithe-payer was to give, all the evils of the system would remain as at present. 'What, then, he should like to• know, was that peculiar substantive measure, that panacea which his hon. Opponent Was 'prepared to propose for the dis tresses of agriculture? 7 11 e: had now almost concluded what he had to' say. He had been - gratified with the reception he had met with from the 'great majority of.that meeting, and io those few parts of the county he had - been able to visit, nor was he at all displeased with - the 'interruption he had experienced from certain parts of the meeting, because it showed un their part a want of confidence hi the strength and justice of their own cause.. (Cheers.), thanked'them for the indulgent phtience with which his friends bad listened to him, and he hoped the event of this contest would prove, that he who had on three previous elections rectived the disinterested-and free and inde pendent support of the electors of that division, was still worthy of representing their sentiments and speaking their views at the head of the COmmcins House of Parliament. •The noble lord then retired amidst very 'general and protracted cheering. Mr. PARKER, who 'was most enthusiastically applauded on presenting himself and throughout his speech, requested the in dulgence of the electors,•Whilst as a very young candidate he gave expression to those sentiments and opinions, on the credit of which he had been called' Upon by a large body of friends and electors of that division, to perinii himself' to be put in no mination as their 'Parliamentary representative. (Loud cheers.) He would not trespass long on their patience, for, besides the extreme inclemency of the weather, their temper hail already been well enough tried. (Cheers.) He should therefore state wbat he had to say in as short a space as possi ble. He had not Obtreded hithself uncalled for on their atten tion. (Cheers.) It was not at his own suggestion or on his own impulse that he Came forward, as bad been stated, to oppose a Minister of the Crown. (Cheers and laughter, and cries of " Send him to TaYistock.") He bad bean called forth by the voice of a large majority,' he would say, of the electors (loud cheers,) whose Opinions - were adverse to any measure which savoured of spoliation, coining from men; who now com plain that their opinions had not been fairly represented. (-Loud and continued cheering.) He believed there was in that part of the county'a love fur those institutions under which they had so long prospered. (Cheers.) That feeling of at tachment glowed as warmly and beat as high in the hearts of the electors of that division of the county of Devon as in any other part of the country (loud cheering,) and they had sent him there to proclaim that they would not countenance any measure which would go to . divert the funds. or rather to over throw the Protestant church as at present established. (Loud cheers.) It had not -been proved to his satisfaction that the Irish church was overpaid. (Cheers.) It had not been satis factorily made out that-any surplus funds did exist (cheers,) or wherefore that division of opinion which was known to prevail on the subject, and which` estimated the funds at one time at £BOO,OOO per annum, while;at another moment they dwindled down to £430,000. (Loud i':heers.) But it had been said, that the present church system in Ireland was productive essentially of bloodshed, and that to collect its just revenues it was neces sary to have recourse to arms. But what was the cause of all that ? It was not the Irish church which was to blame for such a state of things (cheers),—it was the spirit of insubordination, the impatience of all government, which now existed, and would continue to exist, in that unhappy country. (Loud cheers.) The Ministry might lean on the favour, or reckon on the support, or rely on the tender mercies of Mr. O'Connell, but could he (Mr. Parker) ever be brought to believe that a man whose motto had always been agitate! agitate! agitate! ..(loud cheers) would ever be induced from patriotism or otherwise, to consult the maintenance of peace or the prosperity of the settled institutions of the country. (Loud and long-con tinued cheering.) So far .from the resolution or plan of the noble Lord being a sufficient sop, the repeal of the union would very .soon follow, if he was allowed to get what he wanted. (Loud cheers.) But he would turn from that subject, for it had already been sufficiently illnstrated by all that was powerful in eloquence, and irresistible in argu ment, in the Commons' House of Parliament. (Loud cheers.) Be maintained, if ever there was a discussion in which air the reasoning and argument were on one side, it was that in which the Irish church temporalities had been canvassed lately in the House of Commons. • , (Loud cheers.), With respect to agriculture, although he was not at present prepared with a pane ctea to uphold its interests, yet if returned ue would give his best attention to all topics connected with it. But he would not curry favour for the moment in the eyes of any. one class of-his • constituents, by pledging himselrto any one measure. (Loud 'cheering.) Far less would he go, as some had gone, pledged to the repeal of the malt tax—voting one day for its repeal, and the next voting it on again: (Loud ,and,vocirerous cheering.) He might, perhaps, obtain a few stray votes by such a course, but he would not condescend to. adopt it; and he was sure the re spectable part of the electors would despise him- if he did. (Loud cheers.) One word on the subject of the tithe question. They had heard a great deal of the abolition of tithes, but what would they say when told that the revenues of the church of England were not too large? (Loudcheers.) That bein g con ceded as it was. the 'proposal for abolishing tithes was reduced to a palpable absurdity. (Loud cheers.) At the same time he was perfectly ready to accede to a just and fair commutation of tithes, based on equitable principles, fair alike to the tithe payer and to the tithe receiver. (Loud cheers.) But he never would consent to any measure which would reduce the ministers of our religion to contempt, though be would do all that he could to prevent them from being brought into any sort of un pleasant collision with t h e i r p ar i s hi on e rs an d tith e -p a y er i. (Loud cheers.) " He would not 'detain them -any longer. He would merely rep - eat once more the grounds on which he had been induced to come forward to seek their suffrages. So far they might go in the work of reform, but no'further ; they should not be allowed to trench on the interests of the established church. (Loud, cheers.) As far as be was individually con cerned, and he stated it openly and Unequivocally, he could have no confidence, and he was sure the electors of that county • would have none, in any ministry atahe beck and call of Mr. O'Connell, (loud cheers,) whose little finger - was more power . ful than their united influence. (Continued cheering.) They had nothing to do with 'the turning out of an administration which had obtained the confidence of the country, (loud cheers,) which-were carryingon the government with fame to themselves and advantage to all. (Loud cheers.) But merely because I they happened te'be lerined conservatives, and were desirous of protecting the institutions of the country,. they were turned out ov : his riohle competitor Tor their suffrages. (Loud cheers,) That county might hitherto.have been silent, but they were uow determined to let. it be understood that they regarded the reli gion of their forefathers as the dearest inheritance which they Were de-ikons ortransmitting to their posterity untouched in all its principles and eatablishments. ( Loud cheers.) He felt the utmost confidence in the result of the election, and he knew that • their efforts would'be crowned with success. (Loud and long continuedtheering.)' • A *show of bands: was_ then taken, and seemed to be in favour of Lord John Russell. • . The poll was fixed to take place on Monday and Tuesday next---(yeaterday and 10-day.) LEITH ELECTION.-NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES. (Abridged from the Edinburgh Evening Post.) The sheriff,, followed by the candidates, the lord advocate, Sir David Alilne, and their respective friends, appeared on the hustings a; eleven Ci7clock. Provost. White, in a short speech, .proposed the Lord Advo cate; Provost Baillie seconded the nomination. Provost Aitehesen, in nominating Sir David Milne, said that he expected to haVe heard from the previous speakers the nature of the, claims the !Ord advocate hail acquired to th e su pport of the electors of Leith*. The provost of Leith had said that the lord advocate had been returned three times, and during that t ime what had he done? Nothing—absolutely nothing, (Cheers.) Yet he asked them to give hint another trial. They had found him wanting' in every respect, and he hoped they would not throw away their valuable privileges again. (Cheers.) He wou'd point their attention to the melancholy state of trade in the town-ta the shopi deserted, and th e h ar b ours em pty. Ought this to have been the case under the Much-vaunted abi lity of the lord advocate? What had he done to remedy these evils? Again he WoUld . sav—nothing. (Cheers.) His worthy friend, the provoSt of 'Leith, had - styled those who did not sup port the lord advocate, the church faction ; such language was not expected from an elder of the churh, and chairman of the church association, but,Af they were a faction, they certainly were nut the mere whisper of a faction. To what, then, let me ask, is It owing that we are met here this day, the third time within a year, again to elect a person to represent us in parlia ment—is it not owing to these votes, I had almost said factious votes, which our late member added to those of socinians, uni tarians, and eatholics—(cheers)—and which have driven from the helm of affairs the most able, the most upright, and most disinterested statesman who perhaps ever guided the govern ment of this empire, and- who honourably retired from office; rather than be made the instrument of sacrificing the protes tants of Ireland at the shrine of catholicism—timid cheers)-- and of what did this majority who opposed Sir R. Peel consist? did it consist of. protestan,ts of the I - louse of Commons? did it consist of those who really , were religious and good men? and who had the interest of their country at heart? (Cheers.) No, for Sir R. Peel was supported by a majority of the members of Great Britain, but the minority of British representatives joined themselves to the pepist, members from Ireland, and thus a union, an Unholy union of catholics and others of little or no religion have united together for the overthrow of the British Constitution, and with a view to their own aggraniisement. The hon. and learned lord 'has : received from government the pay ment of his votes, or, as his'ally Mr. O'Connell would say, the first instalment. But. had 'he studied the welfare of his coun try, and the prosperity of thiS district, his votes would have been idf,tvitur, and. nut arramsk,Sir for the return of Sir It. Peel to office gave a ,confidence to trade, a hope of the stability-of the -institutions of the country, which the return to office of the hon. and learned,lord and his party, have unhappily .dispelled. I see it stated in an address, signed J. A. Murray, that.not one amangthelarge body of electors whom he has seen objects to the course he has pursued.—this seems somewhat strange, as I have seen resolutions published of individuals, and thoie not a few in . number, fernier supporters of the learned lord, who do object to the course he has pursued, and who intend not ,only to withdraw their suppaXt from him, but to transfer it to his .opponent. I for one hay.always objected to Mr. Murray; I did so from the first, because I consider him au unfit person to re ll.present this district, and his:past conduct has proved that he has not been a useful member.. (Loud and continued cheers.) His friend the provost of Leith had stigmatized Sir David Milne as a tory. This reproach, he thought, came with a very bad grace from one of the origiaal members of the Pitt Club, (loud cheers,) and one who for forty years had been what was called a good-working tory, (loud laughter and cheers,) but who had thought it proper to turn not a whig, but an amphibious animal—neither whig nor tory. (Laughter.) Mr. Aitcheson then alluded to a portion of the address of the lord advocate-, which imputed the feeling,against him in Musselburgh to undue influence and intimidation. Ile repelled the charge, and won. 4 dared how one who leagued With him who had set up death's heads and cross-bones to tetrify electors could have ventured to make such a charge. (Loud and continued cheers.) Atter showing the itielliciency of the lord advocate. Mr. Aitcheson continned—R,eject;" there fore, t h e l ou t a d vocate , an d , i n hi s stead, let me propose my hon. and gallant friend, Vice-Admiral Sir David Mllne, a man 'whose character it would be presump tuous in. inc. attempt to eulogise, but whose deeds are appre ciated in every quarter oft he globe, and are now recorded in the annals of his country. Leith requires a representative acquainted With commerce aturshipPing, and no *maw knows more of the latter than'my gallant friend.' . He possesses most extensive knowledge in the construCron and improvement of harbours, and generally is infoimed on • comtnercial affairs. He is well known; When keepi9g• hp' the strictest discipline,. to have at a ll triunes proved theStarnirO'ri friend, and to have treated them with parental Care. In: 'Sir D. Milne the church will find it firm s upporter,'end . the diisenters one who is six ions and will ing to give all the, assistance in . his power tnreinove all proved grievances Which they:, fila.y suffer under. Sir D Milne asks your support on no ground cirparty; he will support gocd mea sures, and proiriete all, fair means the prosperity of the country; .by whomsoever the affairs of the state may be conduct ed—he asks your suffingeS on purely independent principles, and will devote his nhble•tinie to your service. (Mr. Aitche son retired aMid.Univeitial (daudits.) • • Mr. Goalen then stood for Ward, and spoke nearly as follows: ---After elle able manner in'Whieh Mr.'Aitelieson has proposed Sir David Milne, I have little to say beyond simply seconding the motion, in which 1 hope we shall all most cordially join. While I say this, however, I cannot help stating that I per sonally think Sir David Milne as by far the most preferable man of the two candidates for Leith. (Cheers.) Hers a sca fariiig.man from his youth, and by his gallant conduct he has risen to the high station in the naval service which he has now the honour to hold. . (Cheers.) He, therefore, is the man of all others best fitted to appreciate the wishes and' - the wants of a great seaport town like Leith. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, Leith has much to look for, and unless we have a gentleman who can - particularly explain, in his place in parliament, what the wants of Leith are, Hear that the Trinity Harbour bill will pas - 8, and then not. only will your property be decreased in value; - but your trade, which is the support of all of us, will be utterly ruined. In fact, the district will be like a house divided against itself, which can never stand. (Great cheering.) But it is not on these grounds alone that I would wish you to give your sup port to Sir David Milne. Sir David is a themd of the church— nav, a decided friend of that venerable institution. (Loud cheers.) It is on that ground that I support him on the present occasion. I formerly was a supporter of the Lord Advocate. Now, however, I am not, because I think the party will which he is associated are, not only not friends of the church but have beleagued themselves with a faction in Ireland whose only, ob ject is to pull down the church which I venerate and ever shall respect, and which I trust the great majority of the voters.in this district of burghs will also respect, and testify by their votes in behalf of Sir David Milne. I, therefore, most cor dially second the motion of my friend Mr. Aitcheson. (Con tinued cheering.) The Lord Advocate was received with reiterated volleys of cheers and groans. He attributed the interruption to two or three individuals who had come purposely to disturb him—it was a device of the tories to prevent his being heard. (A voice, " It's the first time then.") The right honourable can didate entered into a defence of his votes in Parliament—on the Speakership, the Address, and Lord John Russell's motion —all of which, he hoped, were in unison with the sentiments of his constituents. (Cries of No.) Mr. Murray next entered into a lengthened attack on the principles and couduct of the Tories, in which, among other things, he said it was the tories who shot Marshal Ney—and they wished to get into power for the purpose of oppressing the people. (While the Lord Advo cate was delivering his address, a scuffle took place in the crowd, and a stick was thrown up. The Lord Advocate or dered an individual to be taken into custody, which created con siderable disturbance and intbrruption. Several stones were thrown at the gallant admiral's supporters, one of which struck - Mr. David Milne under the eye, wounding him severely .) After a few observations, which were very indistinctly heard In consequence of the noise, Mr. Murray retired. Sir David Milne presented himself amidst the en th usiastic cheering of his friends. He was not accustomed to snake long speeches, and would, therefore, not detain the meeting. He felt strongly the partiality of his friends in placinc , bun so prominently forward. (Cheers.) . Ile had been called by the worthy Provost an ultra tory. He expressly disclaimed such a title—he was bourid '3'o no party whatetter—but would support any measure, come from whatever quarter it might, which was for the. benefit of the country. (Loud cheers.) He would strenuously support the constitution and the church, but he ..would also support whatever benefieial reforms were requirqd. to render these insti tutions more perfect and useful. (Loud .cheering .) He was n.o placeman, and never would' accept place,' but, if elected, would go into parliament free and unfettered, having nothing to fear and nothing to ask. (Cheers.) He had re ceived promotion for long and arduous services done to his country; every step . of his rank had been gained:by, severe ex ertion and unremitting attention to his duties. (Cheers.) He would support any grant for the good of the church and for the. general education of the people, (cheers;) and, should it be' found that any additional church accommodation was ne-! cessary, he would support it by every means in his power. (Cheers.) With regard to church patronage, be thought that the hearers ought to have a voice in the election of-their minis-' ter. It was absolutely necessary to provide additional shipping accommodation for the port, and be would give every assistance, whether in or out of parliament, to so desirable an object. (Cheers.) Sir David then adverted the conflicting opinions of the engineers employed to surveythEharbour,end suggested that the advice of the son of the eminent engineer who con structed the docks should be taken, and laid,:alohg with the rest, before a committee of the House of Commons. The gal lant admiral then alluded to the working classes, regretting that he had had no opportunity of meeting them, Mit expressing his high respect and regard for them. No one df that class' ever left his house when travelling through the country for 'want of employment without receiyingessistance froin him, and he had never bad - occasion to regret his benefaction. (Cheers.)* Sir David concluded by thanking the electors for the uniform kind ness and .civility which be had met with in the course of his canvass. With regard to the report that he had opened free houses in Leith, he totally disclaimed all knowledge of such proceedings. Sir David concluded amidst loud and repeated cheers, The Sheriff then called for a show of hands for therespective candidates, when a poll was demanded, and the: Sheriff ap pointed Tuesday (this day) and Wednesday as the polling days. The crowd then quietly dispersed. THE LIVERpoOL STANDARD. FALMOUTH. Mr. Rolfe, the new solicitor-general, has been returned for, Falmouth after a hard and well-fought contest. At the close of the poll the numbers were, Rolfe_ 348 Lord Tullamore Majority for Mr. Rolfe 22 ' The return of Mr. Rolfe will be petitioned against immedi ately on the expiration of the adjournment of the house. NORTH ESSEX. In North Essex the whig-radical candidate, Mr. Disney, has: been completely beaten out of the field: The vacancy was occasioned by the elevation of Mr.• Alexander - Baring to the, peerage.. Mr. Elwes, the conservative candidate:polled 2W7 votes, while his opponent could only muster 1376:. We take the foll Owing paragraph from a correspondent of - the Times John Diiney, Esq., the liberal candidate for the division .cif Essex, is the son of the late Dr. Disney, who gave up his living. in the yhiirch of England for conscience sake; he became either an avian or unitarian, and was closely connected with the; late ctev. Theophilas Lindsay :and Di. 13elshain,_ or Essex street chapel; he is likewis e th e b ro th er -of the celebrated•CoL. Disney, who had a particular affair with Lady Cranstoun some Years agd, and which made some noise in the circles of the hitet . fern. Me: -Disney holds the estate of the - Hyde, near 'mote , stone, which has some curious particulars connected with it.. . It having become possessed by'several previous proprietors, net by descetit.but by free gift from one reformer to another, un 7 connected by any tie of consanguinity. Mr. Hollis left it to Mr. Brand, who took the name of Hollis: the latter Left it to Dr. Disney, the father of the present proprietor, and the estate now seems to be in a fair way of descent. I have understood. that the estate was intended to- pass from One friend of liberty to' another, and was never intended to go by descent; it appears now to have stuck in the present family. With respect to the politics and principles of Mr. John Disney. they have a Mal thusian turn, and I believe he is a sort of Brougharaite whip. DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OP LIVES. On Thursday morning, at a quarter before three o'clock, Mr. Wheeler, a baker, of No. 1, Old -street, City-road, was alarmed by his servant girls with the cry of " Fire," which proceeded from the second floor. Ile immediately made the best of his way to the first floor front room, and from the window jumped into the street, in doing whi c h he has received several severe, bruises. His man, who was asleep in the bakehouse, effected his escape at the back of the house, but he has also met with. many injuries. At this time Inspector Brundley, of the G divi sion, with several of his men, ran to the spot, where they were speedily joined by those of the II and N division; and, flaying procured the parish engines, they worked most effectually, and, prevented the extensive timber-yard of Mr. Wilson front ignit ing, which for a time was in great danger. By three o'clock several of the London Fire Establishment engines were, in full . play, and by four o'clock the affrighted inhabitants Weraenabled to return to those houses which for a time they had beeu com pelled to desert. Painful to relate the two ill-fated girls were unable to effect their escape, and they are buried in the loins. How the accident originated is not precisely known; hut it is conjectured that the deceased - persons must have left a candle burning by their bed-side, and that a spark communicated to the bed-cloth es . Th e h ouse o f M r . Shackle, a bacon-drier next door, is considerably damaged, but the furniture has received very little injury, owing to the judicious exertions of Brundley and his men, who are entitled to the highest praise for their early arrival, end the valuable assistance they afforded the fire men. The building and stock of Mr. Wheeler is entirely con sumed, but he is insured in the Protector and Sun fire-offices. The ages of the unfortunate sufferers are fourteen and seven teen. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) At an inquest which was held on Thursday attire Green Gate; before Mr. Baker, but which was adjourned, Mr. Wheeler, whose house was► that morning burnt down, and at which calamitous event two persons lost their lives, one Miss Mary Anne Golden, twenty years of age. a cousin of. Mr. Wheeler, and the other a servant girl aged about twelve years, appeared before the co- - roner in reference to the inquest upon his unfortunate relative and the servant. Mr. Wheeler 'stated that he was awakened that morning about three o'clock by some water having been flung up at h►s window, when - he found that his premises were on fire. He called to the baker who was at the back of the house,-and who also had been alarmed. He had but a short time to effect his escape, having to assist Mrs. Wheeler, who was almost over come by her fears: .„ Ceroner: : :- - Is y4'E:bakehouse in your house ? Mr. Wheeler.—No, at the back. • Coroner.—ls the bakehouse burnt? Mr. Wheeler,—ljive not seen it. The ruins'are in such a state that I cannot get at the bakehouse. Coroner.—Do.'yott know the orign of the fire? Mr. Wheeler:—No, nothing of rt. • juror.--Does'your man know anything of the fire? Mr. Wheeler.—He was asleep at the time. Juror.—Who was the person who first alarmed him ? Mr. Wheeler.—The Young woman who is dead. Mr. Wheeler then asked the coroner if the inquest would be held that day ? The coroner, replied that he had then to attend an inquest at Mile-end; but, as there were no witnesses to prove how the fire first broke. out, they might have to cuter into a long examina tion to prove that point. The inquest was then appointed to be held Friday. On Thursc ay morning, at nine and twelve o'clock, the bodies of the two unfortunate persons were dug out of the ruins in a dreadfully mutilated state, and taken to St. Luke's Workhouse i n the City-road. 01•1111• MI! IRMA& • \ GEORGE CANNING. We have often noticed with pleasure the poems of that ex traordinary writer Ebenezer Elliott, a man who Combines the sternest energies with the most humane, affections, and who can clothe. both in appropriately forcible and beautiful expression. He has just published an additional volume, from which we select a very striking•tribute to the memory of Canning:— " lie rose—a veteran, proud of honest scats; He stood—a bard, with lightning in his look; He spoke—Apollo had the voice of Mars; His frown all hope from phalaux'd faction took, While flashed his satire, like - a, falchion bared, On all who meanly thought, or basely dared, He spoke and died. :And therefore must the sky Return to sunless, moonless, starless night ? And therefore must the hopes of commerce fly,. To climes unsatrapp'd? Oh, departing Linger awhile! thy loveliness is might, . And youth, and glory. Earth, from east to west, • - Uplift thy multitudinous hands in prayer! Laugh stormy Russ! to thee the worst is best. , Shout, foes of man! the scourge and rack prepare! But, Erin, there is hope in thy despair. • And, Freedom! faint not thou,, though Canning dies. • • Weak is the state, and tottering to its fall • That on one mind for strength and life relies; That state shall be an omen unto all Who stand not self-supported, and appal . Ev'n tyrants, blindly digging their own graves.. -• But Freediim's hope, when other hope is nous!, . 1 • Calm or perturb'd, remains; like winds and waves, Alike surviving battles lost or won; More deathless than the. dust of Marathon,"— Times. LONDON LAW REPORT. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COORT.-THURSDAY. RaMOYAt. OF A NUISANCE. 7 -GIIISiELL MARQUIS OF SAL'S DO:Y.—Mr. Wright moved, on the part of the plaintiffs, for en injunction to restrain the Marquis of Salisbury from appropri ating the first floor of certain buildings erected by his lordship at the back of Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, to the pur pose of stabling.• The plaintiffs were the landlords of Fenton's Hotel, being trustees under the will of Mr. Pete. The bill al- leged that:the defendant had erected certain new buildings close to the party wall of Fenton's, and that it was his intention to domicile horses upon the first floor, the inevitable consequence of which would be, that the rooms occupied by the horses would be upcin a level with some of the back rooms of the hotel, which had always been ,considered by persons temporarily residing there as the mos t quiet kind retired rooms in the house. They also alleged that the nuisance arising from the noise, the smell, and many other, disagreeable circumstances would be attended with certain ruin to the establishment, many persons who fre quented the hotel having expressed their determination to remove elsewhere, if the buildings were tenanted in the manner proposed. It would be much less objectionable, if the premises were used by the defendant as stables; but, from public notice, it was too evidently the intention of his lordship to let them. Mr. Wigrani, on the part of the Marquis of Salisbury, op posed the application, contending that it came too late. The plaintiffs were always aware that it was his lordship's intention to raise the building that existed in the same spot before higher for the purpose of receNing the horses on the first floor, and yet it was not until after the buildings had been completed that they were complained of as a nuisance. He submitted that no nui sance had been . proved, and that at any rate the court would permit the experiment to be tried, and not pronounce the occu pation of the buildings to be a nuisance by anticipation. Mr. Knight replied at considerable leng,th. The Vice-Chancellor said, cases of this description were ex tremely difficult to deal with, it being z.o hard to foresee what the real amount of the inconvenience would be. There had ori ginally been stables on the premises in question, and Lord Salisbury proposed to do that which he had an undoubted right .to do, namely, to raise those buildings a few stories higher which were formerly occupied as stables on the ground floor. But it was said his lordship had no right to occupy the first floor in the manner proposed, because it would be injurious to the inmates of the hotel. It did not, however, follow as a necessary conse quence, that if the upper rooms were used as stables there would be such a degree of additional annoyance as in law would amount to a nuisance. It was ohylous, where the inhabitants of a large. town lived together in houses so closely situated, there* must be sonic degree of forbearance towards each 'other. A person.might live next door to a lady of fashion,..who was con stantly M the habit of giving routs and balls, which might be very annoying to her next-door neighbour,- but he thought,a patty would have some difficulty to maintain an action against the lady fora nuisance. His honour himself °nee had the good fortune to have Mr. St. John Long for a next door neighbour, who was in.the habit of keeping diseased. . sheep in his cellars, for purposes unknown to hi s h o n our . Th e p oora ni ma l s were bleat ing by day and by night—whether it was by way of returning .thaelts for auy wonderful cures wrought upon them or a prayer .for their deliveran ce , hi s h onou r wou ld no t say; b at certa i n l y - the noise was incessant. (A laugh.) He felt this to be a great inconvenience ; but he never publicly complained of the nuis ance. It was evident there was a variety of cases in which a perso's neighbour might legally annoy him, and he must bear it. I t the nuisance in the present case was to arise from the peculiar use of the stables, before the court could decide upon the quantum of nuisance it must know what the use really was. The matter was so involved in difficulty, and was so uncertain and untangible, that he knew not how to deal with it. The'best course would be for him to make no order and let the motion stand over, with liberty to the plaintiffs to ,bring an action at law when the use should be felt as a nuisance. Mr. Wig Yam said Mr. Fenton might understand from him that it was the intention of Lord Salisbury to use the stables himself. His Honour said, for his own part, with that assurance he would as soon occupy one of the rooms at the back of the house as he Would at the present moment when the stables were un occupied. COMMON COUNCIL OFoLONDON. A ROW IN THE CITY SENATE. On Friday a court, was held for the dispatch of business, at which no business of any kind was dispel( hed. The Lord Mayor, after the minutes of the .last court were read and confirmed, rose and addressed the cou r t. He had been, he Said, waited upon by two or three - Members of the corporation the day before, with a requisition to call a court or 'courts of the common. council, for. the further consideration of the report of the whole court upon . the municipal inquiry, .and he had in compliance with the requisition appointed two days specially for th e di scuss i on. (C ries o f "Hear; hear.") He at the same time thought it his duty to!mention, that there • should be a full attendance of members. (Cheers.) The quisitionists considered the subject ou which they were to as semble 'one of the highest importance, and he could not suffer [ a matter of such character to undergo deliberation in an I:attended court: It had been truly stated, that the subjects em braced in the report were of vital moment,.and he should there- fore expect that every mem b er wou ld appear in hi s p l ace, or he able to Make a very good excuse for his absence. (Hear, hear.) It could not be expected that he would permit questions relating to the privileges and rights of his feltow.citizens to be discussed by a small !number of the members. The report was that of the committee of the whole court, and therefore he ex pected thht there would be a full court; for he certainly should not allow a discussion to take place, except a very large ma. jority of.the members attended. (Loud cries of !! Hear. ') A member rose to move that a report which he; it appeared, had taken some pains in concocting, should be printed. To this the Lord Mayor objected, as it was not in the paper of businesa for the day. One of those amusing squabbles not un frequent in the city parliament ensued, the close of which is thus deseribed:'— The Lord Mayor.— . l beg you will sit down. sir. If this course is persevered in, I shall certainly break up the court. / The ltecorder.—l put it to the hon. member ( Mr. 'raylbr) whether he is in order to .econding a motion relative to a repot t not mentioned in the paper of business. addressed himself in a very audible nice td the Lord Mayor, and again claimed to be heard ; at the same time • many of the: mein,bers were standing and discussing the matter aloud in c Qu ples. The Lord Mayer then ordered the sWor&bearer and common •crier to [precede him with the sword and mace, and his lerdship o amidst, cries of Let him go," and Chair, chair," walked ,out of the A gri;at number of the members followed his lordship when he broke up the court. Several 'remained behind, and a wish was txpiessed.that Mr. Pritchard should take the chair. This Was. however, not (lone. Many persons who attended upon corporation business were evidently much "di s appointed at th e resu l t o f t hi s very undig nified and angry squabble. TO THE EDITOR OF-THE TIMES. Sir,—The popish party, with O'Connell at its head, are em ploying all their sophistry and ingenuity to blind the protest ants to the dangers which menace the established religion of our. country. They endeavour to overcome the deep-rooted aversion (lithe people of England to popery, by assuring them that catholicism is now quite another thing to what it was three hundred years ago; and that all the execrable and revolting te bets ate exploded, and that the church of Rome has actually become so liberal as . to have no objection to the voluntary aye :tem. For the purpose of exposing these and similar misrepre ientations 'allow me to produce the following recent "sayings and doings" of that church:— In 1801 Bonaparte, in his correspondence with the late pope Pius VII., proposed the unlimited toleration of all kinds of re-. ligious worship. The pope's answer was, "We have rejected this article as contrary to the canons and councils:" In the same year, after the concordat had been signed, Bona parte publis.hed_ with it certain organic laws, which, among other things, countenanced, the tolerati on o f th e re f orme d teligion. Cardinal Pecca, by the pope's authority, replied— " it , is equally' false and calumnious, that the concordat - has sanctioned the toleration of other forms of worship!" The pope in this concordat suppressed 146 episcopal sees, and dis missed their bishops without any f orm of judicature, absolved(!) all Frenchmen from their oaths of allegiance to the lawful sove reign Louis XVIII. (whom he had addressed and recognised as king of France, de jure, only a brief year before), and sanc tioned an oath of allegiance to Bonaparte! In 1813, on the suppression of the inquisition in Spain, the pope by his nuncio declared that "the abolition of the inquisi tion may be extremely injurious to religion, while it ac t ua lly wounds the rights and primacy of the Roman pontiff, who es tablished it as necessary and beneficial to the church and the faithful.' . This was spoken of an institution which put 6,000 persons to a horrible death within four years after its foundation! In 1816 his Holiness explicitly pronounced "the toleration of several religions to be contrary to the principles of the catholic religion." In the annotations on the New Testament, 'recommended and reprinted by the ecclesiastical authorities, such notes as these occur:—On Matthew xiii.,,y. 29, "The. good must tolerate evil, when it is so strong that it cannot be redressed without danger or disturbance to the whole church. Otherwise; where ill men, be they malefactors or heretics, may be punished and suppressed without disturbance, and hazard of the good, ,they. nosy and. ought, by public authority eithe r ' spiritual or pmporal, to lie executed.' A g ain, on Revelation xvii., (drunken of the blood s of the saints)—" The protestants foolishly expound this of Rome, for that they pat heretics to death. But their blood it not Called the blood, of saints, any more than the blood of thieves 'mem killers; and other malefactors." I need not mention the bulls of Pius VII. against Bible socie ties and schools, nor the indignant repudiation by Dr, Milner, on the part of the catholic bishops of England and Ireland, of the four Galilean articles, against the deposing power and infal libility of the pope. F• I think I have sufficiently proved the Roman church to be the same uncompromising enemy of civil and religious liberty as she was in the time of yore—still as bigoted and persecuting as in the days of the Guises in France; and Mary of England.. I remain,- Sir, your humble rvan t, A PROTESTANT. P. S., The authorities for the above statements are Wil liams's Dictionary p. or Reli g i on , ar t. " R oman C a th o li c ;" Phil 'pott's •Letters to Butler, p. 302-6; Milner's Supp. to his Pas toral Letter, 30; Moitilein's Bed. Hist. edit. 1826. THE COURT, &c. . • His Majesty continues in the enjoymedt of excellent health The Queen,. we regret to state, has been suffering during the week from the effects of a severe cold, in consequence of which the, Drawing-room intended to have been held on Thursday was postponed to the 14th instant. On Wednesday the King arrived at St. James's, and held his customary Levee, which was very numerously attended.—Age. ' Loan . JOHN. RUSSELL'S PREFEEENCE.— The Ncirthanapton Herald. a journal of the hig hest character, states that. Lord John . Jtursell, when,. asked by a friend his motives for acting so reck lessly as he has done, replied,—" I have considered the nation in 6nger of despotism or anarchy, and. I prefer anarehy."- 111,iserable man! Is he not aware, font the experience of past • ages, .that anarchy. invariably ends .in dospotism ? -Does he not know that they who create anarchy in variably and most re tributively perish in the storm? Ilas this wretched manikin forgotten Rohespierre„ Dantou, &c. ? But he has not courage to be like them, and so he may be safe.—Age. We-are au th orized t o s t a t e th a t a pe titi on aga i ns t the return •of Mr. Rolfe,. for. Peoryn, for alleged bribery, will be imme diately presented on the ineeting_of parliainent.-Age. Captain Rowley,. the secorid son of the late Lord Longford; is to lead the pretty Miss Shipley to the hymeneal altar next week.. . • Lord and Lady. Ashburton will give a grand entettainment at Bath' House on the 6th instant. Lord and Lady•Dacre - have been entertaining a party at the Hoo, on the oceasiou'of the races there. • Sir Edward Knatchbull has returned to Whitehall frOm his seat, Meershant Hatch, Maidstone. . -- , I'hb new secretary to the Admiralty (Mr'..C. Wood) . and his a dy are occupying apartments at Mivart's Hotel, until his of ficial residence is ready. EXAMINATION OP APOTHECARIES. We have . seen a printed copy of the resolutions which the society of apothecaries has -' just issued for the guidance of siu dentsintending, to qualify themselves to practise as apothecaries in England and Wales: We understand that these rcgolations complete the scheme of study which the society has for many years past been slowly developing, and which are not expected to require further alteration, except, perhaps, in a few points of detail. lhe prefatory remarks on the part of the court of exa miners express satisfaction at observing the benefits derived from the course of study enjoined, the incrfased acquire ments of candidates, under the late regulations, which pre scribed a shorter period of study than- is now requisite. Every candidate is required to produce testimonials of having served an apprenticeship of nut less than five years to an apo thecary, of being full 21 years old, and of good moral conduct. Students, whose attendance on lectures shall commence ou or after the Ist October, 1835, will be required to prriduce proof of having attended during three winter and two strummer sessions, in a specified order, lectures on chemistry, anatomy, and phy siology, urateria media', and therapeutics, botany, principles and practice of medicine, midwifery and diseases of women and children, and attendance on cases, forensic imedicine, as well as anatomical demonstrations, dissections, medical practice of an hospital, and such other branches of study as may improve the student's general education. The number of lectures is specified—viz., not less than 100 on chemistry, the same num ber on materia medica and therapeutics, &c. Each' strident must likewise produce proof of having dissected the whole of the body once at least. The examination of the candidate for a certificate of qualifi cation to practise as an apothecary will be as follows :—in translating parts of Celsus de Medieinii, and Oregory'S Con spectus Medicina Theoretive e ; Physician's prescriptions, and the Pharmacopeia Londittemis ; chymistry, materia medica and therapeutics, botany, anatomy and physiology, and principles and practice of medicine. These regulations, prOperly enforced, as there can be no doubt they will be, must not only secure the competency of the practitioners, but raise the qualifications of apothecaries to a very respectable standard. No hospital not now - recognized by the society as a school o f .practical medicine, will in future be placed upon the list of re cognized schools, unless situate in London or in a city or town in which schools of medicine are established, and the physi cians attached to it give a full course of instruction on' clinical medicine and morbid anatomy. The hospital must contain at least 100 patients, and be under the care of at least two physi cians. The society propose to recognize as . schools of practi cal medicine such dispensaries as are situateinsoine city or town where there is a recognized medical school, and where the rules of the dispensary permit the attendance of students, and the . physicians afford them instruction, provided the dis pensary is under the care of at least two physicians qualified in a specified manner. A book is kept at the Hall for. the_reflistraticin of,the names of the students, and of the lecturers; hospitals, or dispensaries they attend,. and which they are required to register personally. —Times. THE PARISH CHURCFI. What are the sources of that veneration and affection with which we regard our parish church? It is a rude and humble building; its walls are rough, and composed of flints, pieces of stone, of all shapes and sizes, masses of mortar mixed with peb bles, here covered with a patch of plaster, there entirely bare. Its windows are of different forms and dimensions, exhibiting no uniform plan, no relics ofarchitecture. . Regarded as a build ing, what is there to engage our attention? You would not find a house, perhaps; in the neighbourhood which would not, as a mere building, be more attractive. What, then, is it which, in this building, Inspires the veneration and affection it com mands ? We have mused upon it when its grey walls duly re flected the glory of the noon-day sun. We have looked upon it from a neighbouring . hill, when, bathed in the pure silver light of a summer's moon, its lowly walls and tiny tower seemed to stand only as the shell of a larger and ruder monument amidst the memorials of the dead. Look upon it when and where we will, we find our affections yearn towards it; and we contem plate the little parish church-with a delight and reverence that palaces cannot command. Whence„ then, arises this? It ttai arises, not from the beauties and ornats of the building, but from the thoughts and recollections associated with it. 'lbis is our parish church ! How many subjects of the deepest iuterest de these words call forth ! In this lowli•building God is wor shipped. It is consecrated to him. ii;must pot be set apart for any secular purposes. Here we,,offer up the sacrifice of prayer and praise. Here we have met Our brethren in Christ —to join in seeking pardon and support from our-universal Father. Here,we meet our friends, families, and neighbours, in the kindliest and most binding work of love, to make, with one accord; our common supplications to-God. Here we meet, each Lord's day, God's authorized ministers and ambassadors, and receive frOm their mouths the graeious - message of peace and reconciliation—that " they have power and commandment to declare and pronounce to God's people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." Here we were re ceived by haptisin into covenant with- God through Christ. Here we have been supplied with spiritual strength for our Christian warfare, when, with a lively faith; we joined. in the feast of love, and received the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ. I - lore we look upon the tombs and graves of those we revered and loved—nut through the dreary, heartless, and hopeless medium of unbelief, but in contact' with the temple, and associated with the worship and promises of Him who said, " I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; fatid 'whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never •dig." (John xi. 25, &c.) Here, too, we ourselves look, in hope orthe resurrection through Him, to lay our mortal remains, when the " dint shall return to the Barth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."—Reader, whosoever thou mayest: be, if thy soul hath caught one spark of the pure fire of Christian devotion, if thy bosom bath been penetrated by anyone, ray of the free light of Christian charity, wilt thou refrain thy lips, or withhold thine heart, from the prayers which we oftei for blessings-on these holy uses to which the parish church is dedicated.—Scouish Guardian. LORD JOHN 'RUSIVELLT*AND 'ME WESLEYAN& (From COrrespoileni.) • In a morning paper,a letter has appeared, signed by Mr. Rogers.of Bedford (who, by-the-bye, is the agent of •Mr. Craw ley, the radiCarmeniber, for the laid -tinte, for that borough,) stating that, se far,from ;he Weslevans•heing against Lord John Russell at the electien in 16.30 (when Captain Polhill heat him bv one) they supported him, and . theirMinister.especially Voted fur his lords hip. Mr. Rogers must ingsly ; have forgotten the existence of the poll book, from the 19th page ' of which we ex tract the following entry:— •• W. P. 11. Wilson. Maximillian, Wesleyan Minister„ Angel-street The Rev. Maximillian Wilson polled' a . :otiaper for Captain Polhill, and not only this, but travelled from .Leeds, whet e' he had been attending the conference, for this purpose. So much for Mr. Rogers's assertion • and we think that be would hav e done better. if he had consulted the poll book 6r any respectable Wesleyan 'in Bedford, who would hare told 'hint that they all voted against Lord John Russell. with the excePtion of one, who is not acknowledged by the Weshivan as of their body: We hope South, Devonshire will imitate' tedfurrf. - - We understand that the Queen has graciously signified her intention of honouring the annual examtnntion of the children, of the city of London national schools With her presence, at the Mansion-house, on the 27th of this month. THE w EA T,En.SILK.—Patits, April is not - in our country only that a very violent and to ld nort h w i n d h as f or some time prevailed. While the cold prevented at Paris the promenades of Longchamps, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in. Easter week, the snow was falling in. Piedmont and Lombardy. The letters just received. from Milan and Turin state thisfact, and express fears of a frost that may injure the mulberry trees, but does not say .that any frost has taken place. Let us hope that this misfortune will not happen, and that a speedy change in the temperature will removetallaTiprehensions respecting the produce of silk, both in Italy and France. It is well known that a sudden and considerable, rise in the raw material, in consequence of a real frost, would impede some time our silk manufactures ; but we repeat it, we have not yet any news of such calamity. On this subject we cannot help making one assertion. If. France had in its colony of. Algiers some millions of mulberry trees, as it easily might have, the most important of the French manufactures would in a few years no dependlonger on and thousands of hands on a would liahletofst.rboeeoin spring, d to remain idle_ for a ye a r, b e by a sudden change of temperature in a night. The English, seeing the immense and progressive extension of the consump tion of silk in Europe, planted in 1825 .and the following year's above 20,000,000 of mulberry trees in their Indian possessions. Most certainly if they had, as we have now, a vast and fertile territory, within 48 hour's sail of their. coasts, where the thermo meter is never below five degrees, and ,where consequently it does not freeze, they would not have made this gigantic plan tation at the distance of 3000 leagues froM the seat of their me n ufact ti res.—Co u rrier de Lyons. • , MAY Moutitt4G.—An ancient auth,r; describing "Sfav-day, says at the time he wrote ' at the begin n i ng o f.th e mon th o r M ay , "The citizens of London (of all estates) lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several Mayings,.and did fetch in- May"-lioles, with divers warlike shewes, with good archers, mos:rice dancers,, and other devices, for pastinte all the day long , . and row4rds the evening they had stage plafes and bontirei in ttie"street: Of these May fogs we read in the reign of Henry the Sixth that the Alder men and Sheriffs of London being, on ,May-day, at the bishop of London's wood,.in'the parish.of Stubeuheath, and having there a worshipful dinner for thernseliies aud other corners, Lydgate, the poet, who was a monk at Bury, sent to them by a pursuivant and joyful commendation of the season, containing sixteen staves in meeter royal." • • IRE I. AN o.—DUBLIN, April V.—The Commissioners f o r ex amining the witnesses in the case of the Dublin election peti tion will commence their labours on Saturday next. Iloweyer that inquiry may terminate, it is quite• certain' that the present mem bers, or any others p ro f ess i ng t h e i r po li t i cs, will never be re-elected for Dublin. Since the last general election 354 voters have been registered, out of which. the conservatives claim 296; and for the next general registry, which takes place on the 2nd of May, upwards of 4,500 notices have been served, 3,0000 f which are from supporters of the conservative inte res t. In fact,. nine-tenths of the inhabitants of the leading streets and squares were ineligible to vote at the last election, from ne •glecting to register their freeholds. • They are no*, remedying this omission, and it is probable the coustitaeucy of Dublin - will be doubled before the expir a ti on o f the present year. A HA PPY SCHOOLBOY.—I have described a wretched school • boy, let us now view a happy one. It is a fine and breezy summer-morning, the sun about an hour old., Remark the tall youth springing over the garden railings. The gate is fastened only with a latch, but th e exu l t a t io n - of health d isdains to lift it. There is a vast and heathy common before him,- bounded by lofty hills, behind, an immense expanse of Champaign country. . On his right is a l ove l y l a k e, cr i sp i ng to til'e 'fragrant winds; and on his left, nestling in •foliage of antique 'auks and. majestic elms, sleeps, in rural repose, the village. Ole pauses . for one moment on the green sward—his eyes are' upon the golden fretwork of the heavens. You may see by the mantling cheek. that there is a gush of rapture thrilling through his bos om; and' his glistenin g e y es are b eaut if u l, for'in them is silent Ivor- Ship. Perhaps the reverie is too joyous, the *swelling sensation in his bosom too overpowering, for see,.withahotind like that of a startling stag, he i s o ff a n d away. He is •racifig with the winds—he is competing. with the viewless - 9atessengers, that bring health upon their swift wings. ILe seems to have no object but the enjoyment of rapid motion'. 'He' leaps' over bush and brake exuaingly ; and even while we adinire him, he is down in the fair vale. The chirping lark rises front the dewy grass; he stops, and his unconscious voice bursts out in a shout of imitative rapture. Now lie p!untres into the lake, and dives, and swims, and gambols amid the tiny waves. He is the personation of animal spirit. He is wild with • the sweet and Innocent intoxication of nature's beauty. It Ws-ix o'clock, and he hears the •bell that summons him. to his innrning studies. The sound strikes him with no dismay. His 'Greek and Latin are prepared; and he well {chows that•the'..hour of his exami -nation will be the hour of his .triump'3„ He • looks round, and he sees his master proud of him and his talent's' ; add school fellows, that have-all for him the greetings of a love that not venal, had the homage of admiration that is sincere. Is nut all this delightful ?—Metropolitan. Av 5, 1y.3!.i. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. • PARM APRIL 30.—The result of the debate on the ministers demand for a supplementary vote of credit in the name of se cret service money, although pretty well foreseen by all p ar ties,, has nevertheless had the e ff ec t o f es t a bli s hi ng t h e ma j or i t y "f . the ChaMber, and the government which commands it, on firmer basis than ever, leaving no question behind by which its stability can be shaken during the present parliamentary session. It is not customary in this country to treat the maintenance of any branch of the budget as essential to the existence of the mi nistry, and the budget is now the only serious business which remains for discussion. The strength, or rather the weakness. of the tiers parti has on this occasion been laid completely bare. The regular opposition, who resist on principle the voting or funds the application of . which is not to be communicated to the Chamber, all voted of course for the minor motion of M , Etienne, which proposed only a reduction of 200,000 f Ott the second ballot, which was to decide between the refusal of secret service money altfgether and the grant of the whole stun de manded, the ministesial majority was greater than that on M. Etienne's amendment4y 58, which thus represents the nume rical strength of the party of which M. Dupin is the chief. The title of tiers parti wa s y es t er d ay f orma l ly ac k now l e d ge d. and the celebrated utilitarian, M. Ensile Girardin, the founder of the Journal des Connaissance: Utiles, announced his adhesion to it, declaring that be believed it to be firmly supported b/ public opinion. The speech of the minister of the interior is generally cons%.. dared as one of the best he has ever made in the Chamber.. He treated the refusal of the regular opposition with something like levity, and reserved all his strength for the purpose of over whelming the tiers parti, declaring that they could have no ob ject but that of weakening the king's government, since they did not pretend to be able to replace it. The state trials so long in preparation commence on Tuestls/ next. The court-house now finished must seem, to any oue'who has not lately visited the Luxemburg, as if it had been raised by enchantment. Externally, it has all the appearance of being composed of materials as. durable as those of the rest of the palace, and 'the internal accommodations are on a scale of mag nitude and splendour which can best be appreciated by a con temporaneous visit to the neighbouring semicircular 'hall, in which took place the trial of the ministers of Charles X., in the mouth of December. 1830. The new temporary building seems as if it could contain half a-dozen of the other. A suspicion had arisen, from its great size and the apparent profusion .with which it is decorated, that ministers had exceeded their estimate of 360,000 f., and that, ashaMed to acknowledge their error, they were desirous of supplying the deficiency from the secret-service money: M. Tiller& explained, however, that if the materials were returned to the contractor, the sum- already vo t e d would suffice, but that a _conditional contract existed which' wail , ' enable the government to keep .up the building.at an additional cost comparatively small, should th a t b e thought desirable. ' SPAIN; BAYONNE. April Z.—Every post brings aecounts'of fresh risings and Carlist demonstrations .in Catalonia. Liauder cats no longer restrain the two parties contending for Suprem - a O Y , having lost all his moral influence among his countrymen sine° his scheming visit to Madrid. The Queen secured him to her interests by caresses and a title; but in espousing her CAW, and by making himself a juste milieu man, he forfeited the con fidence of the Catalonians. They do not like the disgraceful doings in Madrid, neither in the court or the cortes. The feel' ings of a whole nation cannot long be insulted with impunity , So much alarmed is Llauder at the aspect of things within the principality that he has actually written to General Castellan° at Perpignan that he can no longer stem the current of public opinion, and that if France does not come in to the Queen's ai d her cause is lost. The King's partisans already armed in Ca talonia exceed 6(X)0, and are daily increasing. In La Manc ha there are also several f orm id a bl e part i es, one composed of Iduu infantry and 300 cavalry, with a colonel at its head. In And*' lusia, bands are in like manner forming. A French intervention would, however, plaCe-The cause in a worse predicament than it is, since her most strenu ous partisans are opposed to foreign interference. It woul d rouse oid enmities, and lead .to an approximation, if not an union, of parties. It would no longer be a war against Carlist° but a crusade against gabachus. General Harispe has just in' formed General Oraa th a t b e ca p supply no military stores 0 0 account of the queen, the Bayonne arsenal being empty. 10 this from want of disposition, or is it because the former alma' dant supplies have not been paid for ? Is it Christina's cause of is it her money or credit that has lowered in Louis PhiliPf' ° ' ° estimation ? Time solve this enigma. Lord. Eliot and Colonels Gurwood and Wylde had reached Segura, and were presented to Don C ar l os V. i n t h e morning' of the iOth. Segura is a small town of abo u t 1000 i n h a bit a nts? in Guipnscoa, situated on air elevation to the right of the river Oria, two leagues to the northward of the province of AlaYar and one from the post road to France. It is one of the eigh;* teen republics, or federated c or p ora ti ons , i n w h ic h t h e ge nera' juntas of the province are held, and in those assembties it! deputy takes the second place. The t o w n i s surroun d e d wit?, walls, add within' them several go o d edi fi ces are noticed. " also contains some iron-works. Zumalacarregui, with the main army of the Carlists, said t° amount to 20,000 men, was in the neighbo ur h oo d. I t is, there' fore, possible that an action may be brought on. The Christi, nos cannot afford to lose time. To them every week is °' moment, so rapid is the demoralization of their troops. Segg r c l is eight leagues from St. Sebastian, the same f rom Vi t t or ia, an ten from Pamplona, the three strong depots of the Christina' We shall, therefore; see whether they will attempt to start thei. r game. If they do, a contest Seems ine v it a bl e ; and, should i t terminate in favour of the brave Nay arrese , th e Queen and her palace friends will be'obliged to scamper, for any misha a t th is moment would bring the Carlist band s near th e capita l, where the manolos are ripe,for, a revolution. HOLLAND. The butch mail of Wednesday arrived yesterdav by th e Gene' ral Steam Navigation Company's p ac k e t th e Sir Edward Bank's' The Stoats Courant of Wednesday is tilled with long details o r .the debate, which we have alr ea dy not i ce d , on the propotiO modifications the judici a l system..withoutlowever giving tr r conclusiou, though two supplements are added to the single sheeg which forms the ordinary extent of the offi c i a l j ourna l. Th is ' debate, and that on-the address to the King relative to the stat e ' of agriculture, moved by Mynheer Van Dam Van NT sselt, hav ° 'excited much interest in - Holland, not only because of the imPor' tance-attached to the subjects themselves, but on account of thy spirit of resistance manifested by a considerable part of the, deputies composing the Seco n d Ch am b er t o t h e un d e rstectl wishes of the government. The two measures, on bein referr!e to the First Chamber, slid not experience an equal -degree. el faVour from that assembly. On Tuesday the bill for altering the present constitution and forms of the courts of justice passed, and the proposition for tne address on agrieultuigj tress was rejected. The session of the States-Geueral was to closed yesterday, but 8s the official duty of declaring the pror ° ; gation is said to be consigned to the Minister for the 14 013 , Department, no political statement referring to foreign is expected. Letters received at Amsterdam irons Aiexandr_io confirm the accounts in the German papers. respecting t ia. the ravages of the plague in Egypt.—Loluion paper. THE IRISH CHURCH • . To the Hon. the Commons of the United . Kingdom of Groa t Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, The humble Petition of the undersigned Protestant Inhabila n ' - of East Surrey, • Showeth,—That your petitioner s , disavowing all reference it party politics, desire to tak e thi s me th o d o f expressing thel,, convietion that the establishment of the Protestant relig'Q't throughout the United Ki ng d om h as been, under the favour Almighty God, thegreat source of numberless blessings to o; country, and that inits maintenan ce an d secur ity th ere will eve s be found the most firm bulwark of civil liberty, and the ro ° effectual provision for the moral and r e ligiim s instruction of tO O people. Your petitioners believe, that whatever shall endanger tha national profession .01 the Protestant faith must . operate a 5.: deadly blow to our n ati ona l p rosper it y , an d t o th e b es t interes ts of the country. Your petitioners View with the utmost alarm the preceediiis of your hon. house for taking away a portion of the revenge! the Irish church, in order to its being applied to other, °la Protestant and strictly ecclesiastical purposes. rt hiS . Your petitioners are fully pursuaded that a ny measure) , • 40 , nature will have a strong and direct tend e n c y to destroy ' established Protestant church in Ireland, aod will in its epo c h l quences be followed hr imminent danger, not only to the chu r it , establishments in England and Scotland, but als o to the once of Protestantism itself throughout the United Kingd ° ll , Under these impressions, your' petitioners cannot with It r , ficient earnestness implore or your, hen. house to reject ev` g (§ proposal which would thus bring into hazard the hi ghest of the community, and endanger those institutions by afiht the nation has under the Divine blessing been raised to a hid, of prosperity hitherto unexampled in the history of the le° 1. „ 01 Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that your bon; t will he pleased to reject every measure which has for its objects h the taking away any portion of the revenues of the Irish chill, in order to its being applied toother than .Protestant and stric`' ecclesias ical purposes. The petition to the House of Lords and the petitiirkr s ! address. to the King are .precisiiir-ttettie—samtf • alc r with the addition in the latter of an assu r a nc e by the petitt,, era of their most loyal and dutiful attachm e nt to His Melesot.lig person and Government, and th a t th e petitioners, with th a w, fulness to Almighty God, .express their persuasion that o r Majesty is actuated by an ardent desire to promote the Ile ness of his People, and by a determination to maintain o i l, tb s the favour of Divine Providence the national profession of l a ir true Protestant faith as held by the reformed church bI established in the United Kingdom. THE POOR . LAW ACT. ( From the Brighton Gazette, April 30.) deo° The letters of our Eastbourne and Seaford Currespo n- v,o furniell painful proof of the working of the poor law /ct. no r fear that we shall yet hear more of this matter. A privat e c- t ae munication says—" I fear, should the guardians act Ill) ° eV striet letter of the bill, we shall have something serious tnen appear determined not to be separated from their wt The Ontalk loudly, and annot be misunderstood." Sunday morning cat eleven o'clock, about 50() aitriaaltatr:, labourers belonging to the various arishes that corar° sc „ t or Eastbourne Union met at Jevington Holt, where having ass to bled they formed • the:twelves into a ring. They carrie d t „ o f flags, black, red, and white, which they placed in the reul r ; e l the ring, by the side of which a perion named Totter state ep t himself to adaress the assemblage. Ou'r'Seaford corresO un • L ais writes as follows Tutler requested two of each parish w ) eto , him, which was done, and a consultatilm ensued between th e th e e after which a horn was sounded, and Tutler adfi — assed the och the following terms:—' I have selected two Wt:ers for w et parish, to give the command when required. It has bee n ' i a ,a, that we'are to be separated from Our wives and familles. — , 3 I understand, made by Grey's ministry,- I have agave" „ o u soot officers (the dekgates, we presume,) that if any o' ha ye 'hould be forced from your wives and families, you sh'l l our assistance by n4, , lit and by day. I have just heard from . h e of your tificers of a poor old' woman at Seaford who cut .... , it *throat, flut; ing she should be obliged to be sent to Easthou;va Barr arks. Dl y feelings, my friends, at present, are.hor t at al I therefore beg of one and all of sou to go home peaceablitink quiet. I have arranged with your officers for one mareirteenther but at present I cannot fix the day tin I have heard frotno.,ceo quarters, when I expect S( X ) more to assemble. Your 01 will give you intelligence every twenty-four hours." (From our Eastbourne Correspondent s atiO d tu APRIL 27.—1 n consequence of letters which wran oe w were sent last week, directed to the paupers of the &Pert -jot parishes composing the Eastbourne Union, about SOO n' e t ,ao Jevington Holt yesterday morning, at eleven o'cloc.k, tutee to into consideration that part of the poor law at't • which rel y o or , the separation of a man and wife, when orderei into the F d ' er i i r house. We hear that the ineeting was couductetl in au °r a ilb• and peaceable uninuer. laelegates score o i ppain drew to some distance from the general bud)tPtii.tva. who v et imake or r3 ro per ments for memoralising in a respectful manner to the pl e ta quarter on this subject. The arrangements hove hithert o kept a profound secret.