The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-15 00:00:00

PAPAL ENCROACHMENTS.

REVIVAL OF CONVOCATION.
After the report of the meeting on the above sub-
ject, held ',shadily at the Freemason's-hall, published in
that day's Ezpress. was despa•ched,
Mr. D. PERCEVAL rope to nalve the presentation of tut
wirer to her Majesty, praying for a eonvmation. He said
that he had long been merit:iced of the necessity of convoca-
tion, and
present moment. They were justified in calling upon
has hisieety for that cor.vmation, as he ci.uld
show by reading en extract from the coronation
service. (The speaker here read some extracts from the
setonation service.) He cottendul Irom this that her hia•
Joey had fall pArer to ordain a (*avocation, and that if she
did so it was until the duty of her ministers to obey her.
(Hear, hear.) Bet in eonsen'ing to move this adanve he
begged especially to guard himself from any intention of
making a distinction b-twcen the church of 4ogland and
Ireland. (Hear.) He considend that the churches of England
end Ireland were merely branches of the same church, end
he mold not for one consent to any separstim of them or their
interests. (Hear, bear.) 8a far he would speak as to the
capacity in which they were to address the sovertta.
What they were about to ask her was to cr.,
yoke the clergy and laity at Canterbury or Yo.k,
and he would not deceive his hearers so far as to express •
hope that a dozen meetings like the present would 'mom
pas.. that object. The subjte: was new to the great majority
of the people. Ore la:ge a cuon of the church was abso-
lutely hostile, and the evangelical members wera only
indifferently disposed towards P. It would, therefore,
I I require time for maturity, out as the cause was good, he
, I het no doubt of its ultimata success. But the fact of

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there bang such iiiri.lnts in the church E.gland, wu
is itself the best •indication of a synod. Mr. Pereyral,
after a Ur, more obeereatione which were repeatedly inter
raped by toe impatience of the meeting, conclud.d by
moving the addroe.
The -Bee. BIBER, in seconding the motion, also ex-
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pressed his cor.viction in'st the questiols of cantr.:csiion wet
...sat which we u:1 not be aat l. d either to day or to-morrow ;
but the present meeting would answer the parpose of feeling
the poise of the laity, and therefore he rejdc d that It bed
been cannoned. lie rejoited that an amendment
was to be proposed on the motion for an ad-
dress, ea he felt that the great necessity ot the question was,
that it stould be discuued. lie WSJ not with trove who
disputed the Qttell'al supremacy, but he woe not preored
to see the church delivered over to the SPCIII&I' power,

hour el hand and foot, and lilt to the tender innies
of a prime minister, who, whatever else he one,: be, was
certainly noe the Lord's annointed. (Loud cheers end
laughter.) That minister was avowedly the minister of the
democracy, combining every awed shit had ever bier:
thought or, and same that tied a been thought or, but
all calling thenliclves protesiante. (Caters.) Bet he
'woad not sympathise with any as protestor!, who
were not members of the church of Et:eland.
He proceeded to contend that the constitution of the present
court of spinal on ecclesisiticel mitten materially diff, red
from that of the high court of delegates, which it Wipe re.ded.
If a churchman minded, it was by accident, and i: a bishop
were present, though he might form an opinion he had no
voice In the datia.un. This was a cleat turning over of tie
spiritual to the temporal power. It there were a cone oca-
non to which all marten connected with the government of
the church were referred, not only would this anomaly be
remedied, bat bishop wield no longer be appointed as %ivy
were now by the temporal an Inirity, and we emend not see
as we did bishops appointed from private considerate's or
politicil motives. It was notorious that there were blebope
who would never tan been relied to the episcopal dignity if
tiny hed not happened to be related to a minister of nate,
or served the chinicer at elections, or stood forward as the
champions of the lionadim end latitudinarianism of the age.
(Loud cheers.) If they could prove that is legislation, and
111 the appointment of the rulers of the church, the principle
of ruling the spirituel:ties of the church by spiritual
persons had been de; cried from, had they not •
right to call for the restoration of that power of
sell government which the churn" formerly possessed,
and which was necessary for its efficiency? Any law
or system of legislation which violated conscience would
meet with contempt. It was their duty to make an effort to
dinner the church from the scandal unite which it leboure.t.
Ten wee only to be done by returning to sycodicai action.
Tun, and not till then, would they get better bishops and
more bishops, and the church he made effective for its duties
and a blueing to the country. The rev. gentleman then referred
to the hist my of the Christian church in Rome from the earliest
ages to show that all questions relating to church matters were
invariably referred to a synod of eceleaisstics, whose decisions
were condensed, and then carried into effect. It was the
same in the:Anglo-Saxon church; on all spiritual matters
spirituel authorities were consulted, as at the synod of
Whitby, when the dispute bet a ern the eastern and western
rite was settled. No decree, however, was allowed to take
effect weird the royal &aunt was given to it. This was
what he contended for. Hs Slid not propose to take away
from the crown the power to appoint bisoope, or to do any
other act which, as the heart of the chureit it might be
called upon to do, but he would surround the sovereign
with an ecclesiastical council, whose duty it should
bs to advise her upon all ecclesiastical matters and
upon the distribution of church p tronsge and the
Waal( up of vacant aces. Be sew no reason why
tha Queen did not hove a spiritual as well as a poll.
tint ministry. (" Hear," onill • laugh.) He claimed
for the church which gave toleration to all, and allowed even
the anti state church &nonillion to organize itself, the same
freedom and the same privileges. (Hear.) Civil and reli
gie wes liberty was • great thing ; but let all share it alike.
(Hsu ) He appealed to them on the ground of their love
of their church, of liberty, and of country, and on the
ground, also of their loyalty to the crown, to support
the present movement—(hear, ho r)—and to emancipate
the Clit en from those fetters in which she was so fast bound
that she could not carry out her coronction oath.
(Chute) By the duty they owed to their church, to Unm-
et:Tee, their children, and chadren's children, he implored
them to assist in effecting an object which would restore the
church to that position which, as a christian church, she
ought to weepy—vie., one body animated by one spirit.
(Hear, hear).
The Rev. J. E. COX. rose to move the amendment,
pubtiehed in Monday's Express. He denied that the
papal aggression was attributable to the crippled stale
el the amnia of England. He affirmed that it was
mainly attributable to the Oxford movement. (" Hear,
hear," and cheers.) The extreme opinions put forth in
that movement had misled the Bishop of Rome, and had
led him to believe that the people of England were again
ready to prostrate themselves wet his feet. (Hear, bear.)
Again, the accession of so mru.y of toe clergy, the result of
Oxtail teaching, had given him encouragement, and it was
increased by 06 seeing in the church of Ragland doctrines
preached which very nearly approached to Rome. (Hear,
hear.) He would recommend the meeting to study
what Dr. Townsend, canon of Durham, had said
on the pretensions of the papacy before they took
any step in that direction. That 1 d divine went
to Rome for the express purpose of ascertaining whether
divisions in the Christian church might not be put an end to.
Ile consulted also the Archbishop of Paris, and he had
gathered from both ttat popery would not bate one hair's
breadth of its pretensions. (Hear, hear.) The Pope Cully
expected that all Enteaud would be under his feet. (Cheer,
and some cries of " Quenon.")
Tits CHAIRMAN interposed to obtain • hearing for Mr.
Coe.
Mr. COX, in resuming, said that he was speaking strictly
to the question, which was that papal aggression had led
to the present crippled state of the church of England.
The Pope said differently. He said that the clergy
of the church of England were going over to him
in • body, and that they would take the people
with them. (Laughter.) Dr. Wiseman bad acted under
1 the same impression, and well he might when be found
clergy of the church of Eastland forfeiting their vows against
false doctrines and taking instructions m his house. He
contended that there was no right of convocation integral
in the British constitution, and in confirmation of this view
ha referred them to "Fuller's Church History." (The
learned gentleman here read an extract from the book in
'motion.) his would also refer them to " Lathbury's Hia•
eery of Convocation.," which showed that they had been
suppressed in consequence of their turbulence and divisions.
They wanted so synods to teach them the true doctrine.
Had they not their bibles? Whet more did they want
then the inspired word of Clod? (Loud chums.) He
repeated then that this aggression bad originated in
Deiced not in Rome. (" No, no.") Yee, for it wee not until
bbeNewatan had retuned from Rome that the Oxford Trees
were tpublished. A convocation could not cure that evil.
There was power enough in the church to maintain that the
Pepe hail no jurisdiction in this realm of Bogland, but if
they waited tor convocation, send left the decision of that
question, and all points of difference, until that body was
sieestablished, it would be long before the aggression of
Ilene was repelled, or tranquillity motored in our own
eleasek. (Hear, hear.) And he might add that those by
who. Instrumentality that desirable result was delayed,
would be themselves guilty of • greater schism than any that
ewes sow the subject of their condemnation. (Hear.) He
thanked the chairman for his courtesy, but regretted that
he had not had an opportunity of speaking until the late
hour, and the exhaustion consequent on remaining four
hours in the heated atmosphere (of the room rendered it
necessary to leave unsaid muck that he had desired to ad-
dress to the meeting. (Hear.)
J. J. CUMMINS, Esq., seconded the resolution. He
differed from the opinion and from almost every expression
in the reeolatlon which had been submitted. With many of
the truly protestant sentiments uttered, especially with thou
of the chairman, he thoroughly and cordially agreed. But
when he toured what he looked upon as the snake in the
gram—when he found rhetoric and eloquence employed for
the purpose of establishing • spiritual despotism, he felt
there was something to nand up and oppose. (Hear, hese)
He did not mean to say that he considered there was
any improper motive in Wee who had called the
mating together, but there was • principle they
were cherishing, the dangerous tendency of which
they were not aware of, and that it was he called • snake in
the grass. They had not been told that the convocation now
asked for was the same as had formerly existed, or how the
power which was to regulate all thou spiritual mitten was
to be constituted. But this he would say, that if such •
power were established, it would impose upon them shackles
as henyu those which the pipacyliani would bind them witt
He had come there to argue against the revival of
convocation as it formerly existed, but now they
were told it was something else. (Hsu, hear.)
He did not believe that the desire to put down Roman
Catholic aggression was the real object of this demand for
calling casvocetion, bat the estaeliehment of a spiritual domi-
nation in the Church of England was what was really aimed
at. If we were to have a national church it must be an accord•
ance with the coastitution, sod in ekat church the crown,
the bishop', and the clergy wore not to dictate to his what

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he was to believe and what not—(bear, hear)—bat only the
truth as he found it in the Word of God. He called upon
them cot to agree to a resolution which sought to establish
what wou:d be worse than a ear chamber. for it would beat
tbe impress of epiritu 1 domination. (H•ar, hear ) The
speaker quoted firma a work by Cep's', published in 1950.
to the effect that the laws made by the clergy in ensvocatiro
could not bind the levy, and as regards the clergy, tee powsr
of convocation was very limited, and subject to the COSMO,
of the crown. It could not pus ordinances against the
common or statute law, the prerogative of the crow o, or the
customs of the realm. The same work also stated that the
latter days of the convocation were taken up in quarrelling
with the tishops, and it wee a happy tb!ng when its rowers
were suspended. He acid, in conclusion, that it instead of
an address to the crown they were to determine upon op-
posing Romanising tendencies in their own churzh, the
great oho :cts of protestantism would be more cut only
achieved.

Dr. BIBER shortly replied, amid much impaciette3 and
interruptivn, and the amendw2ut having been pot to show
of hands was rePcted by a large majors y. The original
motion for au address was then put and carried amid laud
cheerier.

~Mr. BELL
103yed, end Mr. Prebendary CLARKE se-
conded, an address of eims:ar import to the Primate and
Bishop., which wu als-J carried unanimously,
ihanks were thm voted to the Chairman, Ana the pro-
mediae t,riwinatLd.

MEETING AT SOUTHWARK.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of the bormigh
of Southwark was held yesterday at the Town Hall, at 11
for 12 o'clock, pursuant to a requisition to the High Bailiff.
airy numerously and reepeetablv Mimed by electors and
householders of the borates, to take int* consideration the
propriety of memorialising the Queen, and to petition per.
lament against the recent aggression of the Pope of Rome.
Precisely at 12 o'clock Wm. PRITCHARD. E.q., the High
Siditiff, assumed the chair, and s .id ha had called the present
meeting by are guidtion signed by a larger number of the
inhabitants of toe borough than any he had tv,r received
since Le had been in office. But he was not surprised a: the
great sad strong interest etched by the disown:, of th e
question, for all must feel its importance, both in a rip.
glass and a pilitical point of view. It might be thought
strange that a large and influential censtituency of the
metropolis like that had cot been more early in the field
to express their opini.n on so important • matter, the
mute especially as it happened to term a particular portion
of that aggression which troy had now met sa properly to
resist, it being fa Southwark that the attempt at territorial
aggrestion had been first made. But it was probable tlict
while the question wee being eauvassed through the country,
Southwark might look on with every interest, tied yet
wish to wait a while to Join the demonstration,
prov:ded the feeling of the cenutty was manifested
before the meeting of parliament. Ile Joined with them in
most grateful thanks to Provider es, and to the efforts of our
i ancestors, for the position this country bait held for the last
300 years is civil and religious liberty. Ihe opinion of S.r
Edward Sugdeu deserved their anxious attention. lle did
Lot pashas to advocate either side in this matter, for his
daty there was impartiality, and Se hoped that their deli-
heretical would end in the expression of an opinion which
would have the weight in the community to which tee
deelareelsentiments of that borough were entitled. (Hear.)
Mr. APSLEIr PELLATT read and prspoemi the first
resolution, which repealed the opinion of the meeting that
the ball of the Pope, by which he laid parcelled out this
kingdom into diocese!, to be governed by a-so-celled Arch-
, bi,hop of Westminster and other p ipish bishops, was an
Insolent attack on the civil and religious liberties of the
country, and en invasion of the rights of the throe', which
ougc.t to be met with the most unyielditg opposition.
Mr. W. VICKERS, in secouding the resolution, assort I
the meeting that be had no enmity towards Roman
catholic', but Met, on the contrary, he and his family were
connected with persons of that religion. Many of them
were of hitt probity, end of publics men he had oniy to men.
Lion the Duke of Nurtoik, lard Beaumont, arid Lord CM:Jill.
(Hear, hear.) But the lila, W:A come when catholic aggres-
Won must be resisted, or we should be deprived of our civil
and religious liberty. The catholic were the avowed enemies
of the Bible. (Cheers.) In atranslationot the Scriptures, pub.
in Dahlia in 11318_, there was an annotation that the
translation used by the English church deserved to D 3 ab-
horred to the depths of hell. Roman ea:holiest would Lot
allow the circulation of the Holy Scriptures. tams. that
would give light. Popery and the Bible could out ca.exist,
and it was for the country to (acids for itself which it would
have.

The CHAIRMAN here announced that he had a letter
from one of their representatives, dated Paris, Jan. 12, ad•
(heaved to hie lama(' Dr. Bleck. lie react the lettcr as

"I got your letter last night. I wish I had had earlier
Information of the intended meeting in Southwark, for I
would have arranged our departure so a, to be in London in
time for it. I should much lake to hear the.ooitions of lay
anathemas, and to express to them my opinion on the sub-
ject of papal aggression. For the latter purpose I write the
following short statement of my opinion., which (if you
receive it in time) I wi-h you would cause to be read to the
meetirg; I consider the act of Pius IX. in bestoeing
English territorial titles on Dr. Wiseman, to be a foolish and
impudent proceeding. But however much I may blame the
act, I commit approve of the con•umely and at,use which is
consequence of it has been cast upon our Roman catholic
fellow-subjects and their religion, nor could 1 on account of
it consent in any way to depart from that wise policy which
during the last five-and twenty years has been pursued with
mar. to Ireland. Therefore, in tic next 'colon of p alio-
moot, if there should be proposed any bill of poins and
penalties against It num catholic', or any other measure in
opposition to the principles of religious liberty and equelty,
L must oppose it. I must observe that it is in times us elidi-
cult), and popular excitement, that great principles ought to
be maintained, asserted, and vindicated by thou who believe
in them. I would therefore recommend my constituents
shut, in accordance with the principles of religious liberty
and equality (which were the true prinnoles of the Rotor-
motion), every man ought to be entitled to ads pt the reit.
gious faith which he prefers, and to propagate it to the best
of his abilities—that the state ought to interfere as little as
possible in religious metiers, and that cooly sect ought !J be
permitted to manage itsspaitual concerns in the mahncr which
it considers best. From Ouse principles I cannot conseut in
any way to depart, however much 1 may condemn the con.
duct of the weak and ascillsting prince whose grievous
mismanagement of the papal states 1 have lately witnessed—
however much I may admit that this attempt to creel,.
English titles of honour and dignity is an invasion of the
prerogative of our sovereign and en insult to the British
natiou—however I may he inclined to avenge that innate.
In a short time parliament will assemble. Her Majesty's
ISlMiSterl will MU the course which they wish to pursue in
the matter, and then I shall be able to determine whether I
can, consistently with the principles which I have bid down,
give theca my support. In conclusion, let me earnestly
deprecate all expressions of religious bigotry, intolerance,
and animenity ; and let me impress upon the minds of my
constituents, that however blameable may have b- en the
conduct of Pius IX, no blame can on that account be justly
cast upon our Roman catholic follow eubjects.—Believe me,
&c., ever yours truly, WILLIAM MOLEBWORIll."
(Caen for Sir Witham Molesworth.)
Mr. TRWAITES then rose to propose his amendment to
the resolution as follows :—" That in the deitherete and
decided opinion of this meeting, the recent bull of the Pope,
whereby he has parcelled out this kingdom into diicesen
and claiming exclusive spiritual jurisdiction therein is au
arrogant assumption of power, which threatens the l.bertles
of the British people, and merits a determined resistance by
all clauesjof her Maj•tity's subjects. And as the Popish
prieethoed, notwithetading the liberal spirit of the 'ogle's-
tore and the government towards Romanist', have now, by
their introduction end advocacy of their canon law, re
publishes their hostility to thine free and toluene principles
which are the true spirit of the English coastitution, and
the genius of real protestantism, we deem it alike impolitic
and unsafe, that the state should continue to cherish by
endowments the Roguish or any other faith, and we call upon
Lord John Russell to give a practical proof of his sincerity, in
the cause of civil and religious liberty, by bringing before
parliament a measure for the immediate abolition of all en-
dowments of religion out of the public purse."
A squabble here occurred among a group of Irish catholics
who were amusing themselves by flying comments upon the
speakers se they .uttered any sentiments bearing upon the
Pope or the catholic religion. Near them, but not belonging
to the party, stood Mr. Townsend, who was attired
like a walking mac, and whin endeavoured for some
time to make himself heard thsough the din. lie
was called to order, and in answer to the chair-
man said he was a householder of Southwark, but
not an elector. The more still they were the sooner be
should be done. He was a protestant dissenter, std be
could not allow the principles of civil and religious liberty
to be frittered away by priests and prelate.. He held that
parliament bad no business with religion at all. (" Hear,
hear," and cheering.) If they wished the House of Com-
mons to withdraw the grant to Maynnoth, he said good ;
but it they asked for one less than all religious endowments,
he said bad. He contended that they had a right to sever
the church from the state. (Uproar and chess, with cries
of " Question.") It they did that there would not be $2
much warfare on the present question. If there had been
no state establishment there would have been no Puseyism,
and if there had been no Puseyism the present question
would not have arisen. Mr. Townsend concluded by advo-
cating anti-state church principles at some length.
Mr. HOWARD would not have presented himself at this
stage, bad it not been for the speech of his respected friend
—(lblr. Thwaltes), who had thrown the apple of discord into
the mating—(" No, no," and " Yes, yes )—in the shape of
an amendment. He wished his friend sad attended the
meetings of the committee to which be bad bean invited,
end if he had done so a resolution might have been adopted
that would have been more in accordance with his views.
Instead of that he had come there with a collision which
was a cause for congratulation to their opponents, who were
the enemies of religious liberty. (Interruption and cries of
" Question.) The question was not of saes, but prows-
tantism against popery—in a word, civil and religious
liberty against despotism. There was no real difference, in
fact, hawse& him and Mr. Tawitims on the principle; but
the question was, whether this was the time to bring
forward the subject of hie amendment.
Alderman WUMPHERY, M.P., next appeared before
the meeting, and was received with cheers. He said be
was not going to enter into the disputed points; for it
was clear that every one present deplored and feared the
power of the Pope. (No, no.) He believed that the great
majority of the people °tibia country did deplore, and might
be said to feel far at his power hero ; and he believed there
were reasons in history to cause feat. Individually he had
no fear—(laughter and cheering)—but he thought much
more bad been said than would do any good. (Hear.) The
amendment standing before them to be eairled coned upon
Lori John Russell not only to suppress ell papal power in
this resins, bitt to give practice proof of his sincerity. (Rue

passed.

the hon. Alderman read a part of the amendment, observing
that it expensed that which they had no power to call upon
ganrentent to do.) Ireland, for rumple. was not one of
our dependencies, but part and parcel of the British empire ;
and cut of her 0,660 000 of population 7.000,0t.'00 were papists.
(Hear, hear.) How they could ca 1 upon Lord
Jahn Hassell to suppress that he did not know.
He next alluded to the Maynooth grant, and said that
there was also the Region Donune for the dissenters, and if
Mr. Thwaitew would do away with Maynooth be mast also
abolish the Regium Dmum.
[S ome dissenting gentlemen here declared the indepen-
dents and baptists had always protested against thereat e
of Regions Donors
Ainernsan HUMPHERT continued—But though they
had protested suainat it, tney had received it. (" Hear,
hear, ' and laughter.) It a man cffered another a sovereign I
could he waned him to accept it ? (Laughter and cheers.)
Atter some further remain the hon. alderman sat down
amidst the cheers of the
Mr. HEARN oortroverted the speech of Mr. Alderman '
11 umphe ry. He said if the Maynooth grant was lIVITIVIed,
the Regime' Doman, end other gifts to dissenters should
be removed also. He should be glad to aid in taking off
those things.—(" hear," and laughter)—but tiny had
been constantly protested against by those for whom
they were intendeu ; and, after all, what was the
Reyiurn Donlon but a paltry 1,61101. or 1,6001. a.year t
lie celled fur toe abolition of endowments to every act, but
that wrs not the question, but endowments to popery.
(Time, time.) Mr. Thwaites had shown himself to day
what he had always profs seed to be, an out and-out chertist.
(Noise) Thep had come to every mating that had been
hold in that call, and had thrown their charter in this,
teeth. (Immense uprose; groans and Maas.) If Mr.
Thweites would call upon the Higa Bailiff to pa: a solu-
tion 'gal= all grants of public money for any religion, then
he would support him ; and thou the question would be die-
tuned in a proper team Bat why throw the apple of dis-
cord into the present meeting? (Cries of "No, to," and
other noises kept up a continuous confusion, is the midst of
which Mr. Hearn set down.)
Mr. Burt raised a discunion on the terms of the regret-
' sition, one proposed on amendment, which the chairman
pr mouveed art gular, as one amendment could not be nut
open another. Mr Apaley Pilau, Mr. Thwaites, and
other gentlemen, addressed the meeting. Mr. Follett said
al-ak had been termed, but by Mr. 1 heraitee's amendment
a much larger hole was proposed to be made. The que.tion
wee, what they were to recommend to parliament. The
' only practice' movement he saw of bringing the question to
an issue, was to teaks the question of Maynooth into parfai-
t men% They ought u • matter of basineas to adhere to the
' question that had brought them together. He called
upon the supporten of the amendment to up whether it
▪ would be inconsistent in them to withdraw the am. adment

and ;support the resolution. A seen of great noise and
confusion took place, and Mr. Felton said he had replied, end
that the debate was at so end. The amendment wee under
stood by some to have been put and cartital, but If so, tt was
by caist.ko, for the chairmen ultimately, amidst loud cheer,
declared Mr. Thwaltes'a amendment Int. Mr. Burt then
declined to move any amendment. Mr. Terrain in vain
attemptsd to be heard, and one of the knot of men alluded
to above, who were collected neat the right of the cleats, and
seemed like Irish Catholics of the w inking damn, read en
omen 'anent which could not be heard, and whkh was
seende.l by anotbEr of the same cl/435, who was (quell
inaudible. It was detest impossible to discover what
was going en, or what question was before the meting, tee
confusion was so great. The Chairmen at last obtait-ing• few
moments' silence, read the amendment peopned by those
men, which appeared to ho a declaration of sonnet prinei-
pies not sufficiently analogous to the business of the day to
be discussed. If the propose.s would lock at it again, they
would Nod it so meagre, that it would be imeoe.sible to em
body it. There wen nothing in it that was rangible, and it
did not se. m en him to meet the question at all.
The CHAIRMAN ultimately put the resolution, which
was carded amidst cheers and bison.
Mr. J. HENRY SHEARS motel the second resolution,
expreseing the regret of the mewing at the enecouragement
given to the aggeenion of the Popo by the tracterisse, and
their hope that this unfaithful faction would be put down by
the proper authnitits.
Mr. E. PALMER seconded the resolution, deprecating the
recent proceedings which had been introduced into the
English church.
The CHAIRMAN thin put the second resolution, which
was carried w►th verbal amendments.
Mr. J. Aintreten moved, End Mr. W. Horaaan seconded
the third revolution, to the effect that petitions founded on
the foregoing resolutions be presented to her Majesty aid
to both houses of parliament.
" God save the Queen " was then struck up bye volun-
teer, and the whole meeting sang the anthem in chorus.
Thanks were sacra d to the nigh Bailiff, who seknowlodged
the csmpliment, and the meeung separated at neatly hall-
past four, with three cheers for the Queen.

WESTMORELAND COUNTY MEETING.—in compli-
ance with • very numerously and respectably signed requisi-
tion to the high sheriff, ft meeting of Cie freeholders and
others, inhabitants of the county id Westmorland, was bold
on Monday, at the Whitehall-buildings, Bendel; Pgorge
Edvisrd Wilson, Esq , of Hallam Tower, the high sheriff,
presided, sad in a brief speech opened the proceedings. W.
W. Carus Wilson, Esq., of Casterton, sawed an address to
the Queen, expressive of unalterable devotion to the throne,
and to the principles of the Retort:ratio,. Edward Wilson,
Esq., ci Itigmaden rock (tutors high sheriff ), seconded the
&dares?. A vita of ttanks to the high sheriff, and three vol-
leys of cheers for the Q seen, closed the proceedings.
ANTI-TItACTARIAN DEMONSTRATION AT SOUTH-
AmProx.—A very LUECLI434II and itfluential meeting of
members of the church of England in Southampton and the
soighbourini parishes was held at the Royal Victoria
Assembly Rooms on Monday evening, "for the purpose of
promoting toe address to the Queen from the laity of the
established church, sod the address to the Archbishop of
Canterbury from bath clergy and laity, now in court° of
signature throughout England, protesting against the
attempted revival of the doctrines and usages of Pupa), by
a body within the church of England, sed entreating that
steps may be taken to discountenance and repress them."
There were 700 or 800 persons present. Lord Henry Choi-
mosdcl y (of Holly-hill, near Southampton) occupied the
chair. Resolutions In support of the purposes above rated
were

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

OXFORD, JAN. 14.—1 n a congregation holden thin
morning, being the first day of Hilary or Lent Term,
the following degrees were conferred, six.:—Doctor of
Divinity—Rev. Ji,bn Fisher, Fellow of Magdalen College.
Muter of Arts—Rev. Henry Thomas Salmon, Charlet
Brook Bicknell, Charles Edward Shirley Woolnier, Exeter
College; Rev. Samoa Hall Fearon, Queens' College
William Walters Harrison, Brasenose College; Edward
Palma, Fellow of St. John's College ; Riy. Aleiren !sr H.
Msekonochie, ltev. Samuel Thomas Brandoam, Wadham
College; Rev. Fredrick Gouge Batho, Rev. William
Wiodle, Magdalen Hall; Rev. John Woodlands Watkin,
St. Edmund Hall ; its,. Robert Kestel Cornish, Corpus
Christi College. Bachelor of Arts—Philip Cowling Prioee,
Richard Tudor, Msgdalen Hall._

Rev. H. J. Fitzgerald, to North Matrarers V., Dor-
set ; ♦alue, 1501. ; patron, Bay. J. 1.. Jackson.

HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS IN THE ARSIT.-A cir-
cular memorandum, on this subject, has lately been
issued from the Horse Gaud', of which the following
is a copy:—" It appearing, on reference to the pro.
cullings of courts martial, received from some of the
fore:gn stations, that the intentions of the legislature,
in regard to prosecutions for the crime of habitual
drunkenness, are not fully understood or duly carried
out, the commander-in-chief desires that henceforth the last
instance of drunkenness—or that which may have induced
the commanding cfficer le bring the delkquent to trial—
shall is all Cates be specifically charged aitainat the prisoner,
as well as recorded in tho defaulters books, u required by
the 78th article of wer, and prescribed by the circular me-
morandum of the 20th September, 1849; and his Grace has
accordingly been pleased to substitute the following forms of
charges for that prumuleated to the army, by the circular
memorandum of the 2nd August, 1847, Tic :
Fans Caaa.—Fot having b•_•en drunk on duty under
arms (or as the case may be) at Wicch-ster, on or about the
10th December, 1850, this being the fourth (or as the cue
may be) rim, of his having been drunk within 12 calendar
months, and thereby constituting the crime of habitual
drunkenness; the other cases being as follows, viz ;—On the
24th January, 1850, drunk at tattoo; 30th Much, drunk in
barracks ; Ist October, drunk in the streets.
Second ease.—For having been drunk in barracks (or as
the case may be) at Winchester, on or about the 15th day of
May, 1851, this being the second time of his having been
drunk since the 12th December, 1810, on which day he was
duly convicted of habitual drunkenness ; and thereby again
constituting the crime of habitual drunkenness—the other
instance having occurred on the 17th March, 1851, when he
was drunk in the streets (or as the case may be) at Win-

cheater.
Third case.— For having been drunk on the line of march
from Andover to Winchester on or about the 10th December,
1850 (or on or for duty or parade, as the case may be); and
on parade at Weldon (or on or for duty or in the line of
march, as the cue may be), on to about the 16th of Much,
1850, this being once drunk on parade and once on the line
of march within 12 calendar months, and thereby coned.
toting the crime of habitual drunkenness.
Fourth Cue.—For having been drunk on duty under
arms at Winchester en or about the 16th May, 1861 (or on
or for parade or on the line of march, as the case may be),
within sm calendar months of the 12th day of December,
1850, on which day he was duly convicted of habitual drun-
kenness, and thereby again constituting the crime of habitual
dznekanneas.—By command, G. BROWN, A. G.
MR. 1A311:8 Ham tELD.—This gentleman who, fur
the last twenty years, 'has been connected with the literary
deparment of the Morning Chronicle, died on Monday
evening but. Mr. lierfield had in his early years filled the
office of private secretary to Mr. Bentham, who entertained
so high an opinion of him that he left him his library.
Under so eminent a muter it is not surprising that Mr.
Hatfield acquired a large fund of political information which a
memory accurate even to the most minute detail, enabled him
to employ beneficially in the performance of hie own duties,
and in assisting others whose experience and knowledge were
less extensive. Shy sad reserved even to eccentricity, though
generous to a fault, his meet intimate friends knew not email
a few days before he died the eimple lodging in which for 14
years he had resided alone (for he was never married) and
unattended, in order that he might devote the greater por-
tion of his income in helping one who had the claims of
relationship upon him and all who were brought to his not*
by the claim of &tree.

IRELAND.

Dt

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Long, the chairman,
Mr. Cantwell, the honorary atcretaly, aud zel eral
members of the Permanent Anti-Centralioltion
mince, waited yesterday on the Lord Mayor with the
requisition for convening an aggregate mettirg to
petition parliament against the apprehended abo-
lition of the vice-regal court, or any other
centralising " measures affecting the interests of
Ireland. .

The 27th instant was arranged as the day for the
meeting, which is expected to be 4 very important
demonstrati.A. _ . .

The Tenaut League have f..x.ed on the 23rd instant
for their aggregate meeting, and announce to their
friends this morning that they have not lost any
documents or other matters of importance by the
burning of their offices in Westmoreland-street.
The aArk Examiner of yesterday Buttoner' the
fmnation of a new Roman catholic bishopric in the
south of Ireland, or rather the restoration of an old
one, the late united diocese of Coyne and Ron
having, at the earnest prayer of the Right Rev. Dr.
Murphy, the present bishop, been divided by the
Pops Into two, Dr. Murphy to remain Bishop of
Cloyne, and the Rev. Dr. Ryan, pariah priest of
Middleton,haviitg bi*n appointed to the d:oceae of
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,toss. The.ball four the cotiticration of the new bishop

has actually strived, and is in the Lards of Dr:
Slattery, thu Raman catholic archbishop of Cashel.
It does not appear that in this instance there Las been
any election by the local clergy, bat Dr. Ryan has
been at all events a member of their body, and is
stated to have been always much esteemed by them.
The Cork Examiner wares us that they cannot
learn from any source that there is any authority tor
the stem:lent made by its local contemporary, which
I mentioned yes'eiday, that the Holy Ste has rehired
to sanction the decries of the Synod of Thurlis.
Another death from starvation has Luken piece in
the Ennietymon Union, and the ver...ict of the
coroner'sjury in the cam attributed it to toe neglect
of the we-guardians. It would appear, however,
that throe officials are not in any way to blame, having
expressly directed the relieving othmr to afford any
relief that might be necessary to such of the casts as
they were usable to dispose of on the board day ; but
that the deceased was sent away, ueverthelev, with

many others, and was feud dead in Lied next
morning.
An itquest wu belt' yesterday on the myslerions
death of a tamale in Westland-rog and resulted in
showing that the infortnna,edecoa:ed had emulated
suicide by tbrawinj herself from th., window i 4 Gil-
toert's hotel, while lu a Butte of insanity.
The l••senum sA) s :
We hare the grattlizatiou of announcing that at a m^eting
of th, committee of the A,ac lotion for the A',oli..on of the
thltj on raper, hel I 3 lzterdsy, at their coure...t.O to ms, 3,
College green, a r quitition to the Lord %Layer wits eget ed
upon, to the died teat his lordship would be picot 4 to con-
vene And preside a: a ptinlic meeting to p:sltement
fora rsmoiral of its opprvssive at.d injurious imp, at ; it was
also 'maimed to menhir similar mos.mena in the different
cities =4 towns thronahout the kingdom. The notation
prom;ses to be prompt and stIUTOUS.

DISASTROUS SIIIPWRECK AND Lob's OF LIFE.—
Kingstown, 13th Jesuitry, noon.—The mail steamer, fit,
Columbia, has arrived hunt Holyhead witi.ia the last hour,
and I keen hi her that, on Saturday might, duneg a si-lent
gale from the neetwird, a large American shio (I understand
Iron Boston, and name at ',resent unknown) ran cohere to
the south of the Stack Light, and in • very sheet time went
to pieces, and what is melancholy to stet., el, van of her
crew met with watery graves. Her cargo, a vela chin one,
priacipally tobacco in kid, is strewed along the shore en that
locality ; men, women, and chEdren supplied themselves
plentifully with it. The night was very Wick, which may
have Nen the cants of her not sighting the above light.
Quarter-peat eleveu—The Scotia has just arrived. Her
commander reports very mill weather out eide. Tee name
of the bhipwrecke d vessel was the Franesco. 21e informs
me that Ler commander and chief ma:a were lust also in
addition to those 1 have already mentioned. She is 700 tons,
heavily laden with cotton and tobacco.
Tun WRECK OP TUE LATE EMIGRANT SHIP
EDMOND.—The committee of the Royal National Institution
for the l'resereation eit Life from hhipwreek Pave presented,
rtepectively, to ties Coast On ad boatmen, who se leudably
exerted themselves at the late lementahle wreck of the ship
Redmond, at Kilkee, on the 19th of November, the silver
medal of the instituti el, and an award of 21 evil. The
committee have also offered their best thaiths to Richard
Russell, Esq., J.l'., of Limerick, for his prompt and very
efficient services on that painful emotion, wild a request
that he will accept the silver medal of the institution—and
an award of 21. ti his butler, who couregeously std-d the
exertions of his muter and the Coast Guard men during that
dreadful night.
EMTGRATIOX.—On Friday the Albert end Mars,
Liverpool steamers, left our river with 'newly two hundred
persons en board, bound for America. As we progress in
the new year the wild mania of emigration app ars to in-
crease. Among them we observed several very rollectable-
locking people, and we fervently hope the. their golden
anticipations will sect he diseepointed ; but we fear with too
many they will. When the Mars was leaving at two o'clock
those poor fellows waled a valedictory chee r to their
relatives and friends on shore ; it was only en rife rt, for
immediately many, both on board and on shore, burs: into
cry inv.—Waterford Mail.
THE LATE FIRE IN WESTMORELLND-BTREET.—••
Lome 07 Lire —We regret to have to record the loss of a
human being at this disastrous fire which took place yester-
day mention, on the premises of Mr. Lefebvre, hat
manufacturer, 39, Westmoreland-street. The name of the
victim was Catherine Rooney, a servant in the estahlistimente
list body wes discovered is the course of yesterday, burned
mad dieliguted in a shocking mancer, in an spar meet in the
third storey of the house. She was aged 30 ;etas, was a
married woman, and had one child. An itqueet was held
on her remains this day.—Freenuers.
INCENDIARism.—On the morning of the 7th trident
erase ruffians, as yet unknown, set Are to the cow-house of
a fernier named Michael Burke, residion at Guyed's.
There were one horse and mix cows in the place at the
time, and only for the timely assist/nee of some neigh-
bours they would be consumed to ashes, as the house was
binned to the ground. Another sow-house, belonging to
James Burke, residing in the tame neighbourhood, and
brother to the abovenamed, was also set on fire, it is
supposed by the same incendiaries, and was totally de-
stroyed. A horse and three cows were with much diffi-
culty rescued from the dames nninjartd. The supposed
cause of these outrages is take land from which parties
were evicted.—Nenegh Guardian.
THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT NEAR BELFAST.—
Oa Saturday an inquest was held on the bodice of twelve of
the unfortheate men who were killed by the falling of
Messrs. Boyd and Steeds mill, near Belfast (an account of
which appeared in Monday's Express). After the examina-
tion of some witnesses, the inquest was adjcurned until
Thursday. The BeYalt wsletter of Monday says:—
" Shortly after the cline of the proexedings, a warrant was
made out by the coroner, endorsed by W. S. Trace", Big.,
R.M., and handed to head-constable /agave., for the ap-
prehension of Mr. John Magee, the contractor fur the brick-
work of the building ; and in a few moments the warrant
was executed, and Mr. Magee was brought, in custody of
the headeconsteble, into the room where the legged had
been held, and where the magistrates were gill bitting. Mr.
Tracey then draw out Mr. Magee's committal to the county
gaol. Meyers. Boyd and Steen offered any amount of bail
which might be required, but the coroner 'Vowel to take it,
and head-wettable M'lntyre accordingly proceeded et epos
with his prisoner to the New Gaol, where he placed him in
the bonds of the governor, at the came time stating it to be
the wish of the coroner and the magistrates that Mr. Magee
shculd not be put upon the discipline of the prison, but
should receive every possible indulgence."

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ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT occurred yesterday
morning at the railway station, Ingateetone, whereby John
Wilson, an engine-driver of the company, unfortunately loot
his life. The driver of the goods-train got off his engine, it
is supposed, to expedite the passing of the train, when, by
some extraordinary overnight he got between the two trains.
He was giving some directions to the driver of the passenger-
train, when the engine of the goods train caught him and
jammed him between the trains, and, unfortunately, entailed
him to death.
CHARGE OP INTIMIDATION AGAINST FACTORY
Woggle:ie.—Yesterday morning a ease which excited a
good deal of interest was brought before the Lancashire
county magistrates, at the New Bailey Court-house, arising
out of attract at the cotton mill of Sir Elkanak Armitage
and Sons, Pendleton. The factory hands of Sir Slkanalt
Armitage and Sons left their work, in consequence of a
dispute about wage*, on the 12th September lest. A small
portion of them have since. returned, but the greater portion
are still out of employment, their places having been filled
up to a considerable extent by other workpeoplc. The new
hands have been allowed to pursue their employment up to
last week very peaceably, but on Tuesday, as soma c%ildren
were going from the factory to dinner, they were attacked by
a crowd of girls—mere children like themselves—were nearly
covered with mud, and hence the present proceedings before
the magistrates. There were seven defendants altogether
appearing to summonses charging them with assaults
and intimidation, two girls and a boy being very
young—one shoat 11 years of age, and the others
about 13 years old, and the only adult was defendants. woman
who was the mother to one of the other The
court presented a curious apfearance, the galleries being
crowded with young girls and boys, to the number of 700 or
800, all turnouts. The magistrates—Mr. J. L. Trafford,
Captain Whittaker, Mr. J. brotherton, M.P., and Mr.
C. J. B. Walker—heard the case with a good deal of
patience, and decided to call upon the woman and two of
the oldest of the girls to find sureties to keep the pesos for
three month'. The other defendants were discharge!. The
points in dispute between Sir Hasn't' Armitage gad Sons
and their workpeople are understood to have been very
trifling, and it is hoped that the leniency of the magistrates
on this occasion will tend to soften the acrimonious feelings
which the protracted dispute had begun to eagends, and
lead to overtures with oriole to reconciliation. cot
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EQUITY COI. HT S.—YESTERDAY.
Its tom Tab. MCVTII Of TOE R,LL..
Wines C. Catty.—LUDLOW ORAMMAIL Bcgoot.
The Muter of the Rots pee judentent in this ease, which
was bird last Italy, on the motion of the Rev. A. Willis,
the head mattes of the free grammar school. at Lagar, for
an injunction to restrain the treaties from enforcing a reso-
lution which they had eons to es the 16th battery, 18,50, to
remove the plainti from his es. His lordship refined
to the object of theme and the prayer of the trill, which
asked not *sly for an ioji;nctien, hot 11110 fa a declaration
that the resolution in (pinion was invelid. The schoourd
the atharremant of it, and the property held in Unit it,
had been the subject of litigation prior to 1818 And by en
order of the Lord Chencellor, made in Atmore, 1848,
a scheme for the 'mineralise of the school was sets
tied, which provided, by the 14th regulat,on, that the
trusters shout Wm power, from tam to time, on each
grounds as in their discretion in the execration of the powers!
and trusts tr:pieed in them they should this k fi to remove
the muter usher, cr other tannest muter, in the mama
therwin mentioned. A imam of the uustees eras 'penally
to be tilted for the outpost, mid • ruminant for the removal
was to be maul, snored and seconded at inch meeting,
and eon el to by at Most two-thirds of the trustees present;
and such resolution was to bv enter( don the naret of their
proceediage. A merited meeting also war to mica led for the
purpose of ocrolinciag the Insolation of removal, and o
be
the
cetifirmation, as well as the gloried' of femoral, were t
entered on the miastes. A meeting was called fie the 16th
of Jar.uszy, WO, et which fi teen tritium were presetit,
aid • mole/ ien for the removal of the plaktiff war,
duly moved and seconded and carried, foorteen of
the trustees agreeing to it. And the grounds of
removel (six in mother) were, together with the
resolution, Entered in the minutia A meting for
the coo formation of the Itholutirra wit duly celled, and
the resolution confirmed. The plaintiff complained of the
removal, but he admeted that the trustees hid, to curate
of the power tiered In them, a tight to ?move the
master Our due coneideration, hut he denied that they had
▪ tight to remove Lies arbitrarily and etriciumly, and he
said that in this astatine they had ad their power in
an improper manner, and that he was ort that sec mat ens
titled to relief is this matt. The truateee, on the orber
hand, insisted that they Stith a brat to remove the master
fog soy ground they thought nyht, and that they were
not ammoniate to tits court for the az robe of their ass
Mike ; end they further Insisted that they had, in Mat,
proceeded in • proper limner., and upon sufficient grounds.
it this case the treatersbed to set in execution nor
merely of o power, but of • pricer sad trust. Lite all
power. for porposes more Or lee public the power might be
ems din same seen a trust which could be motto' by
the here
court. lint the power wit emoted by the coast
itself, tied the cm tor a the word trust showed that
the powers were to be in the nature of • trustand it restzteted
the large meaning of the disay.tion previously gins. lie
stru of opinion that the trams bad to power at to
mum the master. It became, Omens: e, necenary to In.
quire es to the manner in which they had aced. The
plaintiff said the power had been coreaptly excused, or at
least that there weal.n undue 'mein of dkuetioa. There
were rainy affidavits filed, and it smeared to him that some
of tie trustees mainfeeted so extreme desire to I.ICOTO the
plaintiff. lir the conduct of the plaintiff was prejudicial to
the saint the trustees would have been justified is
removing him; but there was great diflicoity up in
the (interim fn getting at the merits of the me.
The Moot committee procitedott in the hrst, thets,ce to hi-
tting:At the eau in Ina plain:ill's abuts and sithint
heart g him. An.l the transit+ brag comesitted amortises
without hearing the parry eoulthaned,caused =otitis. meet-
ing to be tailed on the 20th of February, kr the mulatto of
nonthinimat the reaahr ion. They did not Oven thus comma
ukase thou proceedings to the tliinteff. But he having as-
severed them of tee 16th of February wrote to the trustee',
nmonstraung with them, and it wee intimated to him that
he might attend at the 'wreath of the :oth of canary, and
my whet be kw: to say. lie diet altos!, and having made
hie sta:gegeat, he wee bassi w nether La had thythaa bore
So my. And they ass confirmed the resolution to :smote
him Caro wee taken to oraerve the farms rs gonad by the
lath regal:Atha. Bet the pinata had no suasion: oppor-
twiny l ezplsisiag his euseloec or nakeig his detente.
Too evidence did not enable him to my whether
tam plaintiff had a good defence. Bat hi thought
the trustees had tale• soon a-m..lm to remove
him wiliest giving him a prayer heating, aid mete
Wen eta-eel ia the aflilievirt wheth nub it probards
that ha might not to be removed. Us thonalit en it:)naction
ought to be aged to rostrata the enforeement of the resoles-
the i.l restate'.
Witham v. Huuw—Doinclia-
Ilia tordehip also gave judos:En is this ems on the plain.
tiff eeoeptwsa to the Mustar's repeat, which r•Mad ths
coterie' a. to Vie stooge° of the Lets Dr. Borthwick Oa-
Christ, der med. The Heater found Cat the tauter
domeihd is. I. madam, but the pthatift conturad that the
&male was in tkottend, or if not iar Seotlaad is Femme.
flue artist ip went re. ry tally through the beta or the two
whiskhate already oposer.,l in this j ,ro.:, and he decided
that the Mists r inn right in li4.litg dantelle to be Ls
dm, sad he disallowed the etc putts.

COUlt'r OF QUEEN'S ISENCH.—Yrn'gRnAT.
itIOM-1.4, WS LOW (..1 OW, h•TICV PAM.
MOA, 1L h•ucK C. 4.1,11104.1, OW Ms. UR% I WI4.tITILAN.
CUVILIA O. I'AItIII.II•—ALAJIYfIL

This cam wa tried betas Lord Caney bit at the Maisie at
Ms. Vries R. Cioildhall after lan Michaelmas Tenn, whoa a
verlect wv four el for the *MLA damsons Wt. It wepeareell
that the de letaPdat, who was a publicise, Lad attend certain
elandennis words of the plaintiff, imputing to her sweat of
*heathy, and alleging th it she had bran the mother of as
111egfioute chi..l, of in ush a pohonzad teat the father. Tao
plaintiff was a barmaid, in the eere..• of &Mr. Co:lies, •
nblican, carrying as busier,. in as neighbourhood of
Worship stoat ; and at the trial It appeared Uust she had
always borax aa 'stellate chanter. It tem alleged as
special demege, that as 'gurney's cleik, named linl, hod
maimed to starry the plaineitf on 1100011 UL of the slainkr
uttered against bn.
Ur. 1,01009 Q.C..meading to lento reserved, now moved
Mr • role to show cause why a consult should not he en-
amel, or a sew trial had. The point upon which lave had
Dun reserved won with nasal to the otti riot the eland( r.
At the teal it was shows that the defendant had made the
&Moderate communieadon to a police sergeant, named Fits•
gnaw, who repeated it to Mr. Collins, in whose service the
plaintiff am, and that person informed Hill el the statemtat
made to kim by Fitzgerald. In constquence of this state.
ant, Hill &elated to many the plaintiff. At the trial he
(Mr. James), oa behalf of the di fendent, objected that the
slanderous wads had not been spoken to the hearing of Mil,
the pen= who had refused to marry the plaintiff. In sup-
port of this prevneiteas he (tie. Imam) at the nisi Eat 'died
the jodgmeat of the late Lad Chief Justice Tindal. in tae
take "Ward v. Weeks" (7 'dianthus, page 211), es an
authority in his favour.
Lord Campbell observed that he had tonvideved the
deenion in Mat ease, and should not have thought of over-
ruling it at Ness l`rius, but it had struck him that it might
be distinguished from the prompt. Tine the court had
procteded on the ground that the penes who had communi-
cated the slimier to the individual in respect of whom special
damage had been alleged, was halite to an action. On the
au.hority of the Marquis of Neethaesptoo's case, it was
eonund.l that he would not be liable, but the Court of
Common Pleas I.ld that that rase had been overruled.
IL int Campbell) thought that In the present case the
person who had communicate I the slander to Rill would
not be liiNe to have an anion brcught
him, and the lose of the marriage ct the plain-
tiff was ti. reasonable and tett:may eases of the
words uttered by the defendant. A rile could not be
made to the !Let that the slanderous words must be

spokel;.-ii;-atei;;;ring of the penots eausing the syecial
&memo, for they might be proclaimed at Charing-cross, and
yet repeated to that person. It noel,' be a say bard an.t.
Gruel ease tor the person slandered U an amnia =old not
be =abstained against some one or another.
Mr. James tad the point euggested by the Lud Chief
Justice was in some d cue a ollateral one to the decision in
the cue in the CJIILM4I2 Clear. There sou no authority
given to Collins to repeat the slander to Mil, and if he bad
not done so, there was no reason to believe that he would not
have married ha.
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WarTiEmpbelf—Taks a rala.
Rule Wel vaatad.

BAIL COURT.—YksTERDAr.

Tits QUEEN W. 0"-V.A.171-01'AV.S..3-1; V
TUE BASINGSTOKE

UsioN.

Mr. Collier mend ter a writ cf mandamus commending
the guardians et the Basingstoke Union and their clerk, to
allow Mr. Nearsham, to inspect the voting papen cf the hat
election of Rowdies,. Mr. Newthata had been a nnilidate
sad hod been declared not duly elected, and had denuded
en inspection of the voting oven, witch was refused. By
4 and 5 W. IV., e. 76, e. 39, the cotwitutien and time of
election of boards of pentium is regulated, act the qaali-
Station of the members. By anti= 40 it is provided that
at the denies of guardians the votes of the owners cf pro.
party, and of the ratepayen, are to be given in writing,
collected and retuned in such msoner as the commis-
sioners Mall direct." Is conforcai:y with the nipstrements
of the statute the commissioners, in 1847, framed certain
regulations, of which those numbered 10, 11, 14, 18, 21, 23,
and 24, relate to these elections, and by them the clerk is to
ascertain who are elech d, but no 'recited method of doing
so is laid down. Then is, therefore, so express provision for
• scrutiny; but it is contended, that in accordance with the
prertice at all other elections, when the rating is awned
on in the way here laid down. The right to hasped the
cone" papers moat be Mitered.
Rule paste&
EITTTINGT AT fees Pure.
DtTlid r. Brow..

Mr. Knowles and Mr. Soria appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. &leant Blue and Mr. Bagley for the defendaat.
Mr. Knowles stated that the ariou was btought against
the defendant and a Mr. Doyle (who had suticrtd juli.thent
by default), upon a pronstmory note, dated the lit of Sep
Mather. 1850, and signed by Dolly, " for self and partners,"
by which the defendants promised to pay Robert Jackett or
bearer, three =mitts atter date, the sum of 851. The pre-
sent defendant Russell had pat several pleas upon the
record, by which in effect he alleped that all' hail no
authority to sign the note for self and partner, and that
Jackett and all subsequent holders took it with doe notice
of that feet. It wort appear that Jackett had endorsed
the note to Jams Cooper, who had endorsed it to the plain-
tiff ; that reek lad given full value for it, and the holder
would. therefore, be entitled to the verdict whatcyer was
the nature of the dispute respecting the original signature.
Bet it would farther sittrart ;that the
u signature had been
)I.kathri4;ezti: eMr