The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-09 00:00:00

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A the appeshessies of a falling Ismene
er appears to be quite as unheeded u • are
eliegatiams of an exiggerated inane at meant.
dire are somewhat oarless to hear what Dr.
TIT will, through the Premier, le-night say on
Pat is wig** eo lisp an theme to the new
of Skimp Wearmenth, the bishop is raid
•—base acted in aooordanoe with the wishes of
inhabitants. Now, the truth is that Dr.Mixrav
stole a marsh on the very few inhabitants of
Bishop Wearing.* with whom he had intlscoures
qa the salted. en Dr. WiussiLsv's death,
Memorial from the Vestr7 of Sunderland was
presented to the Bishop, thuming a participation
Mir that pariah in the superabundant revisals of Bishop
Wearmentli, he mat, not for the niesiseisills, bat for
one or two of the leadiag people:in;Bishepwearssooth ;
and, having. extracted from them a loom and inconsi-
derate opinion that their new rector ought to have
the amount of the tithes glebe and surplios
fees, be took them at their word; announced
the appointment of Mr. BIM j espousal his happi-
ness that he could adopt their views SS to income ; and,
turning round to poor Sunderland, had the gravity to
lament that the revenues of Bishop Weariness'' would
hardly !office for the claims of that pariah. Bat that
the parishioners of Bishop Wearmouth generally were
ever consulted is wholly untrue. Had their opinion
been staked, a very different arrangement, even for
their own parish and ita chapelries, would have been
recommended to their diocesan. And very great
dissatisfaction is expressed by them at the conduct of
those who were thus brought into communication
with Dr. MALTBY. A few of the richer and more
genteel inhabitants may have an interest in
having a rector inordinately endowed, but by the
great bulk of the peopie of Dishy Wearmouth,2,oool.
a year is regarded as an exceeave and unjustifiable
income for their panioniand as a gross injustice to the
parish of Sunderland.
But even to this assignment of 2,00 W. a year to
Mr. EDEN, another job was tacked. For, as if it
were not enough, the bishop directed that his
lucky collattee shall have the whole revenues of the
rectory from the period of Dr. WELLESLEY'S demise
until the 13th of May next. In other words, under
the pretence of defraying the expenses of
Mr. EDZN'S removal from 7001. a year at Bishop
Auckland, to 2,0001. a year at Bishop Wearmouth, a
sum of certainly not lase than 2,0001. is to be made
over to that gentleman—enough in these hard times
to have endowed a new parochial district, had
the see of Durham possessed a prelate worthy of its
income and alive to its necessities.
3. It need hardly be: added that the allegation of
the whole town of Sunderland being satisfied with this
arrangement is entirely unwarranted. The very re-
verse is the fact. " There is," writes one of our cor-
respondents, " one feeling of deep disappointment.
All good and enlightened men had been long sensible
of the injurious influence on both clergy and people
of such an unequal distribution of the church revenues
of the town es existed in Dr. WELLESLEY'S time ; and
all indulged in a hope that on his death a better ar-
rangement would be effected. Consequently when
the result became known the disappointment ex-
perienced was great. It is, however, strongly hoped
that parliament will interfere ; and the inhabitants
generally are relying on the House of Commons."
It depends on Lord Joss Itusam's reply to Mr.
HORS/lAN'S inquiries, whether that house will be called
on to interfere; for the
.present arrangement is at
once intolerable and injurious to the town of Sunder-
land, discreditable and hurtful to the cause of religion
and the church, and a scandal on decency and pro-
priety.. It is unendurable to have the cause of spiritual
extension thus checkmated and baulked by bishops,
that they may cram preferment after preferment on
their Mends. It is indecent to see the time
and thoughts of prelates thus employed in abusing
the management of temporalities with which they
ought to have nothing to do, and thus overlooking
and neglecting spiritualities on whichalltheir thoughts
ought to be concentrated.
Ard by what law, it is to be hoped Mr. HORSMAN
will inquire of Lord Joax Rusaxu, to-night, has
the Bishop of Donnas the power to make this
arrangement P Who endowed Dr. MALTBY with
the right to apportion in this manner the
revenues of Bishop Wearmontb, giving 2,0001. a
year to this incumbent and 1501. a year to that
carat*, and funding one-third of the income in his
own name until he has time or opportunity or
inclination to decide on its future application ? In
what statute, in what text-book, in what decision
shall we find his authority ? And, if he have none
will he seek the sanction of parliament to his;
scheme? If he do, our word for it, parliament will
leave Sunderland nothing to complain of.

SIR JOSHUA WILLSISLEY Is member for Bolton.
This is a good omen for the cause of financial reform.
In making this remark we refer less to the character
of the successful candidate than to that of the con-
stituency. Sir Insane is indesd:sm mention to the
phalanx of independent thorough-going reformers in
parliament. As mayor of Liverpool, and as one of
the original founders of the Anti-Cora Law League,
he served efficiently the causes of municipal and edu-
cational reform and of free trade. He approved him-
self a strenuous and consistent reformer be-
fore he entered the walls of the House of
Commons. And during the Mat time be oc-
cupied a seat there he took an active and useful
part in bringing about the increased concert and effi-
cacy which was witnessed last session in the move-
ments of the real reformers in the house. His return
would have been acceptable service at the hands of
any constituency, but at those of Bolton it is
doubly so.
The Bolton constituency has never been corrupt,
but it has hitherto been sadly wavering and undeter-
mined in respect of political principle. It endured to
be represented for a considerable time by that most
colourless and nondescript of 'politicians, Mr.
PETER AINSWORTH. It returned Sir JOSHUA'S
terMr. BLAIR—one of those politicians
froin unfrequent in the manufacturing dis-
tricts, who persist in calling themadves conservatives,
thou
h in reality free from party shackles, and pre-
to vote for most measures of administrative re-
orm—not because it preferred his principles, but be-
cause he was a townsman, and a worthy, likeable sort
of man. Calculating upon the continuance of this
indifferentism, the conservative leaders set up Mr.
BRlDSON—personally a general favourite among his
fellow-townsmen, but who, if he poises. the capa-
city to form political opinions, never has taken the
trouble to do so. The result has shown that the
time has gone by for playing this game in Btfiton,
and that the electors there as elsewhere are now ear-
nestly bent upon having practical reforms.
The return of Sir J. WALMILIT by the electors of
Bolton is an unequivocal declaration on their part
that they are no longer lukewarm or indifferent to the
great political gas stone which divide society. They
ham taken their part with those 'who am urging re-
duction of expenditure, extension and re-ad-
justment of the elective franchise, the diffu-
sion of secular education, and the promotion
of free-trade and pacific policy. And the opponents
of these principles, or the insincere professors of them
who carp and cavil at every effort for their nasalise,
may read in this change which has come over the
spirit and temper of Bolton politicians the change
which is ooming over the whole nation. The epeoiE
of this country are getting to be thoroughly in earnest
end will no longer tolerate shams and 'waters : they
must have men of action, and that the next general
election will show.

BELGIUM.—ExPLomoie OF A POWDER MAoA-
sise sr Gantry.—On Monday morning a fearful explosion
sad shaking of the earth was heard in the quarter of St.
Pierre, Ghent, which greatly alarmed the inhabitants of the
town ; it wee soon dies Bred that part of the new citadel
was the scene of the aeddent. The vaults of one of the
bastions near the Courtrai gate, used as a depot for gunpow-
der andoartaidges, was found to be blown up and the pieces
of the building scattered over the beasts birth inthe town end
suburbs. The walls of the fort wer • injured for a consider-
able distance, and the balls of the cartridges were projected
in all directions. Is a room at the top of the beetles
were a great number of artill nine of whom were
very :mum injured. Per a long cease of the acci-
dent could not be discovered, and most alarming reports were
I circulated. rise aaperre powspiers immediately directed
I their effbrts to the entimition of the Are, end thus prevented
Its extending to the priscipal nasepsimr. A man, named
Bentsen, was seen to enter the magazine shortly before the
explosion was heard, end on a wank being made portions
of kis bod/swise found amongst the ruins; from the fact of
this man seemed of malmweation, it is supposed that
he entered vaults and set Are to the powder, with an
Intention of causing his own death. The loss to the Mate is
estimated at 600,000 f.
BRAZILS.—Datem from Permeable)) to the 9th
Januery, and Rio Janeiro 23rd Deeember, have been re-
ceived in Liverpool. From the farmer port we learn that the

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The Queen will hold a Privy Council oa Tuesday
next, the 13th February% at Buckingham Palma. It is ea. .
peeked that the Sheri& for the present year for the dams
counties of lingland and Wales will be appointed at Mg
council. _

--Alibinet Council was held yesterday o
n at
the Foreign-office. The ministers prompt wrre Lord John
Rweell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, ths
Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, V mount P Imerebra god
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, air From* piadeg.
Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. R. Labouchers the mar,,
quis of Clanricarde and the Earl of Carlisle. The Connell
sat one hour and s half.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Moffatt, M.P„
Tindall, Mr. Bel, Mr. Christian, Mr. Frith, sag KT.
Travers, bad an istervisw with the Viee-Presidsst:of ths
Board of Trade yerterday, on the subject of the nes of chicoryin the adulteration of coffee.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Lockett, depot,
frame the Liverpool Shipowners Amodation ; Mr. Berber,
deputy from the American Chamber of Commerce. Liver-
pool; Mr. Johnstm. deputy from the Brazilian Asseeiation
of Liverpool ; Mr. Dawson, deputy from the Alden Are.
ciatioa of Liverpori, and Mr. Canon, secretary to the Liver-
pool Shipowners' Asocietioa, had an interview with the Right
Hon. H. Labouchen yesterday, at the office of the Bowl et
Trade. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. Cardwell,
M.P., and Sir Thous. Birch, M.P.
The Eceleaiuthal Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday.
Mr. Alexander George Gray, of Newcastle-upon.
Tyne, had an intandew with Sir George Grey yteterlay, at
the Home-office. - - _ -

Mr. Owen Stanley had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at Ids official residence in
Downing-street.

FINANCIAL REFORM.

A meeting of the Parochial Committee of the pariah
of fit. MaryMonis, met yesterday evening at 8 o'clock, at the
Westmoreland Arms, George street, Manchrstemouare, for
the purpose of forming an association to 'mist in furthering
the Financial Reform movement of Mr. R. Cobden, and to
co-operate with the Liverpool Financial Reform Association
for the attainment of Mr. Cobden's objects. Mr. Mac=
took the chair. •

The SICRETART distributed among. the members trade
containing an account of the formation of the Liver?*
Finencial Reform Association, as embodied in the speeches
delivered at a public meeting in Liverpool, Jan. 17, 1849.
Mr. SODEN, in proposing the first resolution, observed
that he was always surprised that in almost every imported
movement London was the last place to be roused. It was
so in this instance, but he boped that they would now pat
their shoulders to the wheel and make up for lost time. The
resolution was

That it wee expedient to form an asecration for Ft. diarylebor, to
rewrite with the Liverpool Financial Reform Armchair, with the
view of obtaining a reduetiou in the national expenditure, and refer
in parliament, r peso owed by Mr. Cobden.
The meeting would easily see thatto parley with the man-
meet on this or any other matter beneficial to the pe*,
would be of very little use. He had little oontlience in fits
good disposition of the government, and he had lived lout
enough to know that the confidence which they had reposed
in them had been misplaced. He said that in depending on
them they were getting more and more into debt every day,
and he believed that if they were suffered to proceed in that
/mum, nothing but the prison would be left to the trading
classes in this country ; for taxation would get up to such a
pitch,thatse long as the givernment believed that a man had
a single shilling in his pocket they would tax him to that
amount.

After a few observations from Mews. Ferxrrox„
HODGES, CARLTON, Joanna, EMUS, and POTTIER,
Mr. WILSON said that the subject before them was the
most important that Englishmen could entertain. He agreed
in thinking that it was absolutely necessary that financial
reform should be carried out to a considerable extent, and
that the were prepared to support Mr. Cobden and his
friends In Lancashire in the movement they were engaged in.
The speaker then alluded to the meetings which had teen held
in various places and at various times in the pariah
of Marylebone with reference to the window tax and other
grievanoss • and they would easily recollect with what little
success these questions had been agitated. He was per-
fectly ata loss to know what constitutional objection there
could exist against Englishmen holding meetings of this
description. He held teat they had no other means of hav-
ing their Ketoses..s redressed, and the successful exertions
of the Anti• Corn Law League held out an example worthy
of imitation. The fats which were contained In the tracts
which had been published were invaluable, and they ahead
take every means of having them circulated widely. The
load voice of England was all that was necessary to Gerry out
their purpose. And he believed that there were men in par-
liament who would be glad to obtain such aid by which they
may be enabled to get rid of the incubus that was imposed
on them.

Citsisatsw was about to put tke resolution,when Kr.
BYDEN HAM who said, amidst many marks of dissension,
that he doubted Mr. Cobden's sincerity, moved an amend-
ment, which fall to the ground, not being seconded.
The original resolution was then put, and unanimously
carried. _ _

iii.HODOES moved the next resolution, and said that
they had this guarantee of Mr. Cobden's sincerity, that he
had not halted in his agitation for the repeal of the corn
laws until he had succeeded; and there could be no doubt
that this country needed all the relief that 'hernial reform
could give them. Having alluded to Mr. Cobden's budget,
and gone into some details to show the relief which the re.
ductson of certain taxes would give to the country, he mar
eluded by moving a resolution to the following effect:
That a ecnantttee be applabel to straw up resolutions to be sob.
mined to a pane waft of the libeihttents of the parish; end that
the vestry of Maryldrovia be mufti to pant the nee ot their
vestry.tixna kr dist
Mr. FRAMPT=I he had great pleasure in seconding
the resolution, whisk was then unisarmosudy agreed to.
Mr. POTTER suggeeted that Mr. Home should be
requested to take the limit at the first meeting. (Hear.)
An addition to that effect was then made to the foregoing
resolutions, which was agreed to.--Some further preliminary
arrangements having been made, and thanks having been
voted to the chairman, the meeting separated.