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distinction—for he regarded it as such (hear, hear)—what
might not some of his reverend brethren around him Native
If they would only exert their power and ioattence in ex-
posing the giant mils which threatened to craven the
establishment of this country into a legalised instrument of
oppresrion by means of the iciquity of traetarian priesuraft.
Wears and cheers.) He honoured ttepri. s hood of Christ,
and was tht refore jealous of all Christ's rivals. Be
was also psalm's of giving civil powers to those who
usurped His priesthood. He believed all monomli sto be
bad in principle, and that thi re were none more iejuri tus
and intolerable than those c .nnected with niigi ius matters.
He considered that the fr e liberty of preaching the g:sp, I
was heaven's best gift to man, and that it was a du'y locum-
he. t upon us, to our country, to posterity, ai d to Giod, to
do what we could to mem see that privilege. (Hear.) Peace,
doubt'ess, was very desirable, but he would; eot Ir.ve peace
at the expense of principle. (Cheers.) Our Ltd was the
piece of peace, and His disciples won follower+ of His ex
ample in that respect ; but to. it lives were passed in eta ele se
agitation an behalf of scriptural truth, and it was intended
that their successors should engage in the same warden, else
they would never have been commanded to equip themselves
in the " whole armour of God." (Hear, hear.) He begged
to assure the meetiog that his was by no means an irotated
ease of persecution in the diocese of Exeter. He could cite
several others. Tne Seat be would take was that of the Rev.
Mr. Woolteil, who quitted the establishment and preached
the riche. of Christ ruder the canopy of heave!. The
bishops, hearing of the circumstance, requeskaillite diriV
wuJen of the parish to call a parish meeting, and to levy a
church rate, ',bleb rate was to be applied to the
purpose of presteutiog Mr. Woolteil fur having
the gospel out of doors, end also a Mr Harris. for
peachedvialistested to him. The chute lewd in staled theca t
lag, but sof icemen the parishioners that he also had florid
Mr. Woulteil's sermon, that it was an admirable dt.c.urse,
and that he, for one, could not put Lis hand in his pocket to
prosecute so good a man. (Cheers.) Another Cat was
that of the R v. Dr. Bird, who wrote something against
Pussyfoot and was silenced by the bishop. Finding, at the
end of tarn years, that the bishop had Mooed every door
against Lim, he built a chapel for himself and
preached ; and for preaching be was now liable to
be exposed to the same Funding' by which he (Mr. Shore)
had suffered. Dr. Beale preached a sermon, which he was
reqsneual to print. It cronies. d a passage in «hie. he
spoke of the dissenters as his "erring brethren." The
bishop did not object to the word " erring," but he did to
the word " brethren," and forthwith the doctor was called
upon to retrac'. Tkis he refused to do, and be was silenced.
He afterwards went to Norwich, and there the bishops fol-
lowed him and prevented him from eating priest's orders,
but subsequently he obtain, d these orden in Ireland. Teen
there was the case of the Rev. Mr. Borden, who wsa d. iven
into Scotland, for refusing to bold the doctrine of baptismal
regeneration. Mr. Shore, having alluded to avowal other
similar rues of persecution in the anew of Exeter, pro-
ceeded to say that several of the el. rgymen of that di.ene
would gladly appear amongst the disnuters if they seer.
sot afraid of being put into prison. He then again thanked
the evangelical public for their kindness tower& him
throughout the whole period o' his pereecuti in. He could
nears them that he quitted Easter gaol with far greater
reluctance than be had entered it. Sustain, d by a +leaf
conscience and a good cause, be never felt more Inwardly
happy than when locked up in his solitary cell fur the night.
lie wee not surprised, judging from his own experience,
that some bad parsed through the fires of zair:yrd•on with a
buoyancy and ma e lastieity which all the persecutions of the
world could not subdue, for he could sincerely temi'y that, in
the cause of Christ, hie followers could " rej ties he tribal'
tion." The rev. gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud
and protracted ehoeeng.
The Rev. J. H. HINTON, who said he had Tithed Mr.
Shore in prams, and that he now heartily c ngratulatt d lam
ups:, his liberation, spoke at some length upon the import-
ance of cultintiee Christian union.
The Rev. ANDREW REID, of Norwich, thanked Mr.
Shore for the noble stand he bad made, becaus had he been
cowed, or had he hatched, much injury would have been
done to the cause of civil and religious liberty.
The Rev. Dr. BOAZ, from India, said that he bad lately
visited Exeter, and that a more beautiful diocese was not to
be found in England. It might also be said of it:

FRANCE.
PARIS, WIDNESDAY, 5 30 P 111.
Sardinia has refused the ultimatum of Ridetski.
But what was that ultimatum. It is well known to
ell who are acquained with Anstrian politics that the
great desideratum of txt power has been a (Mauch;
for its manufactures, bad as they are, of clith and
other goods, and for the vast mineral wealth that it
possesses Hence the desire to form • commercial
treaty wish Piedmont, the edvan'ages of which would
be incalculable to Austria, whilst it would ruin
Italian resources, and make it entirely dependent on
its northern tyrant. 'Tne demands of Austria are a
treaty of commerce, the stipulation already noticed in
the matter of the duchies of Modena and Parma, and
the indemnity to the Lombardo. On the two latter
points an agreement might possibly have b-en come
to, but on tto first Piedmont was determined not to
yield. The peetentions of Austria extend to forming
*project of a Zollverein for Austria in opposition to
that of Prussia; Genoa, Leghorn, Venice, and Trieste
would be the pars of this union, which would thus
intend from the D.nube to the mouth of Cotter° and to
Sicily. Italy would thus be engulphed into Austria.
Such is the ultimatum proposed by that power, and
now rejected by Piedmont. The visible interest of
France and England is, that this exe,rbitant demand
should not be acceded to. Lord Palmerston, consulted
by Count Galling, could give no otter answer thus
that which is said to have been received here, namely,
that Piedmont must refuse.
France, whose great port, Marseille'', would in-
evitably be rained by such a combination, ciente but
protest against this attempt; Lut it is feared Oct
though Louis Napoleon wilt make • feint of oppusi-
Gideon, he is but too much tending towards Austria to
effect anything really hostile. If the sympathy
evinced by the gee( rnment organs in Paris is real,
then there is a chance of succour being given to
Piedmont ; but, if Au-tria is sure of France bef ac-
hes:id, it is but hyp -critical sympathy that is ofterei.
However that may he, the French cibihet have re-
ce:ved a demeed from Piedmont of intervention.
Yesterday the council of mihis'ers leowembned, but the
result hie not yet transpired officially. It is pretty
well known, however, that a protest has been sent,
and that Listructions have been forward, d t Toulon
to ke, p the fleet in readiness, as well as troops to em-
bark on the shortest notice.
Generals Bedeau, Changaenier, and Magnan were
present at the council at the Elysee. 'l'nere it was
made known that Itadetaki had received the order to
present the ultimatum above alluded to, and requiring
the signature for the 23rd of July, declaring at the
same time that the refusal to sign would be the signal
for an immediate march on Turin. As we have a.id
above, the Piedmont:ese cabinet refused to accede to
the insolent relive of the Austrian general, who had
assembled on the frontier from 25,000 t 30,000 men,
with whom he was to match in cate of a refusal. This
onward march has probably taken place ere ti's.
It was stated in the chamber yesterday that Pius
IX. was earning to France after the conference g
Gat t r, and that all difficulties would be thus arranged.
The general debate on the law on the press was
closed last evening by M. Thiene' speech, and a slight
reply from M. Cremieux. M. Thiers spoke as follows :
liepresentatives,—Ever ti.ce I have sat in the
assemblies of the Republic I have taken one principle as
• guide, and never ascended the tribune but when such
general questions were tender debate—questions social and
foreign to all forms of government, es left to sacs-1 will
not say an equal right, for that we all have, but the same
propriety in all meddling with it. As a man of the pad, I
hays lett matter of circumstance when they came under
consideration to the men of the present. Oa this
occasion, however, you will agree that thine who are called
men of the past have been so directly and frequently pro-
vr ked, that there would be as much bad grace nn their part
in being silent, as there could be on other occasions in speak-
ing. I ask you, therefore, to allow me, though the debate
has already been sufficiently prolonged, to give you my ad-
vice upon the law that is submitted to you. Certainly, great
right has been given to myself and my friends to recta
minate. I shall, not, however, abuse this right ;
yet I beg to be allowed h. use it in some slight degree,
without failing towards my colleagues in that respect
which I owe them. ?deny hete have tried to tell
as truth, I shall try to tell a few to our adversaries sud the
country, and the Amenably will judge which are the truest.
(Hear, hear.) For my part, if I attain my object I shall
prove that there are, independent of forms of government.
principles of conservation which are isec,ssary to republics as
well as monarchies, and to which we must eventually return
if we desire to live. Thus I will prove to you, perhaps, That
whilst ynu are so irritated against what you call the laws of
September, you let the very same laws pass last year in the
constituent assembly when they were proposed by M. Marie,
your friend.
AUSTRIA.—We have dates from Vienna to July2l. A Voice—He is not our friend.
The chief news to-day comes from the south. The M. THIESS—And with the approbation of Jules Faere.
army of the Ban has been completely crushed. The This took place on the 1111 of August, when you voted that
engagement took place at St. Thomas, on the 14th. law.
buArrunudeltiuwies not
te manlyastonclelngentlerten, thatiw
The ' lagYare, when' numbers are laid at 66,", you that for the last 18 months every time Thart'eyouplWanteo d
are said to have been commanded by Sem, whom to confine yourselves within a possible policy—when you
General Orotenbelm's bulletins represent as having wasted:to elle" in fact, and to defend Fiacce—you have
been defeated im four days earlier, on the 10th, been reduced te live by b rrowing. Now, in order to show
at Bistritz, on Incth eastern extremity of Transylvania, 7°u that theretuareuusoume
waters
y &of themar radrilerani°u in'u'ttealirmows,
and 400 milts from the scene of the Ben's overthrow. Innemoycoapes.
pinion, and soon, I hope, in that of the men who
Leaving this riddle to be cleared up by later reports, listen- to me, it is certain and iscouttstible that no such thing
there is no doubt of this blow, which has been long as unlimited liberty can Md. Unlimited liberty is a bar-
expected by the Hungarianparty,having been planned bayous society, where the strongestera oppresses the
by Bern. Great demonstration, were made at Palest,
no liberty He
(hour trlealimariteedmitousw the sutrptlhuse weak
whichhges
opposite to Titel. and the Setvian general Kniczamin„trowst• possesses. 'The man who is strong, finds in
devoutly believing in the sincerity of these, and that his tarp ones ranger still wao oppri wee him, and who in
it was the settled intention of the Magyars to cross tarn enjoys unlimited liberty; and when men, by repeated
the Theiss at this point, continued to dig trenches experiments, find out that satiety thus becomes an ezehange
and plant stockades with the utmost assiduity, of violence, limits ere set to the liberties of each—that of one
being the limit
.of. that of another; laws, are thus formed,
while the main corps of the Hungarians passed
ts and society is avi hsed with them. This is so clear end so
the river at O'Beckse. The Sodslarische Isle ng evident that none will contest it. Civilise society is a society
of Agram, which has ever lent the aid of its floresceet of limited liberty. I now arrive at the question which
rhetoric to extol the Ban's achievements, hopes that more immediately concerns us. In matters of the press an
things will not turn out so desperate as represented there be wallah/
ld L In order u
necessarytiusualertmetatitaut imu;
in the first report, and conjectures that the defeated sentcan
do astialththwains to one's neighboer with thought as
general has taken refuge behind the Roman entrench- with words, with writing as with one's limbs; for
ments, or in the fortified place of Verbs's. One of we must suppose • society gross and evil to imagine that is
the first consequences of this victory will be the relief insulting a rota you do not hurt him as much as you would
of Peterwardein. by Milting kiss. If, therefese, words are as dangerous •
Although this defeat of the Ban at St. Thomas i• in virtue of the game guide*
lwien=heallianas'eTtinsig thoughts, words, and the the pen;
anticipated in the Daily News of the 18th, it was not they most be limited like all other liberties; we must have
certainly known in Vienna before the 21st. limits in the interest and murky of every citizen. So
General Harlan has been disgraced, and has to far we are sereed—but, yen wit' say, go a step 'antler.
resign his command into the bands of General Hesse If individuals are dgenciu, wui of
you
state sayde-
' fueled also? No; after all, some of you may we
who has just been appointed Feldzeugmeister.
have no right to meddle with our neighbour's businis,
The followil;g official intelligence, dated from head-
hut we have a right to discuss the affairs of govern-
quartets, at sateen, on the 19th, has reached the sent, which are everybody's business; hems the diffi-
government : malty. Yon gent away that your neighbour must not
The warmed of the 3rd army corps mime up on the be insulted, because you have no right and no interest in '
morning of the 18th with the army at Vadkert by the diwwwiltif his drake ; but every ass has the right to
monntala of Lorinesi, on the road to E
ly,
26-G dimes those of the state, that is, of the government. There
(This taunt's. oa the left bank of the Ipoly, 26 miles to the is the difficulty. I admit it. But let us see whether we can
meth of Weitzen.) At Vadkert, Nome cannon-shots were come to an understanding is this limit also. Yes, you have '
laterehasseed. The bulk of the corps remained at Vadkert the right to discuss the government's acts without ligni.s ;
on the limb, while the vanguard pushed on to Radiate- bat I ant about to endeavour to prove to you that you hays
On/math. Tee
siti
enemtraerithdrew his main force to no right to do that which my tend to overthrow the govern-
OVudany. Iteparts are tto us tnat the enemy eon- meet. The limit for us is, to discuss acts only, and this may
templates making a stand at Karos, on the Ipoly, where be done without limits. But if I told you what was said to •
the reed between the mountain and the river us when • representative government began in Prange, and
winds along a narrow defile, which is capable of easy when people were not yet familiar with the prin-
defence, unless General Grabbe, whose corps rein Alt {epics of the reel liberty of representative govern-
should 'threaten to cat off his retreat. (AltSolli, on the silents; if I said to you, 7w, you may dime's acts,
Gran, is separated by a ridge of mountains from the valley but you must do so with moderation and reason, and neither
of the 'Pole, over which there is however • peas leading to abuse nor calumniate—if I said thie, you would have the
1.06111C5. The direct distance from Orebbe's head-quarters right to tell me, on those conditions, liberte—real liberty
to Gorge 's position on the 19th, is about forty English —would not axial; therefore acts must be discussed with
miles.) It appears that a small detachment of the enemy out reason, measure, or justice. See, no v, whether I grant
struck aside to Ipoly Segh. Some Russian cavalry were y. u complete liberty of discussion. Here is a man who
tent in this direction as far as Bereuke. Succeeding des- knows nothing, who has just left college, and knows
perches from the vangu ird rmfirmed the full retreat of the nothing. (A laugh.) He knows nothing of affairs of state,
clew to Lamm where his main corps would arrive on the or else he is very far from his college time ; he hes gone
19th. The detachments of the enemy which showed through every career—been a lawyer, a doctor, and a mer-
themselves in Hives and Jasbereny, coming from chant. Well, this person will, and daily does, give •
the Their, seem to be merely seclusive columns lesson to the most consummate men, who have spent
thrown out to forage and reconnoitre. They have their life in studying affairs of state. He will teach this one
mode no further advance, end no disturbance of how to gyrern ; that how to negotiate. It must be so; for
oar line of communication with the north-east is &ppm if it w'ree not, there would be no liberty of discussing affis, I
headed. The 4th army corps (which, it may be mum- have. told you of the ignorant, I will now tell you of ric dis-
hired, woe remanded to Miskoks) was in Kapolna. At the Sorest man. Here is a man excluded from pubic functions,
departure of this despatch the head-quarters ware being 'Amuse he is unworthy of filling them. He has but one
broken up from Waitsen, and e;nifhd to Ku-Ujfalu (else desire, that is to contribute to the overthrow of the *dem-
Balleme-Gyarmath). 'Aeration, or government, in order that he may enter tido
TURKEY.—TheSted-Slorishe Zeitang, says: arebel- function,- No matter how vile the" may be, be asks hot
lion has broken out on the Turkish border of Croatia, tbe
those mm,..atTato thi:rtodoteeir willnv theruyseOf most
whatdoeiniyo.usettinkeli;
beaded by one Kerich, whose object is to throw off will accuse them? Ot ambition.. It must be so; for
the sovereignty of the Porte, and bring the north-west were it otherwise liberty would not exit. I grant you,