The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

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always of the same temperature as the water in the urn.
• heat. r at the bottom keeps the water at the boiling-poin
tf required. The arrangements for the tea-maker are com- t
plete. The trouble of pouring in the water and of pouring
not the tea. snit the annoyance of looking through st'am
to
ascertain how much water there is io the pot, are altogether
unloved by this ingenious contrivance, which also
this economical object of extracting all the astringeupro-
perty from the tea-leayss.
ItOsaTING APPAIIATI:3.—Two ladies appear, in the
elan of tied engineers, as eahibitors of improved►means of '
toasting and tasting meat. Alicia Nunn, of Welbeek-street,
Cavendish-square, awl Anne Remington of fiwan-street,
Chelsea, Are the 11A1111.11 and ail.'reass I given in the catulogue
—but vile:thee single or married we arc not informed, there-
fore cannot prefix their proper titles. The invention of the
latter being kept in active operation, attracts most atten-
tion • it combines the advantage of providing an additional
eefeetor of the hcatas well ass seitactine batter. A fictneveitious
sirloin of beef is suspended from a roasting-jack that r
seems at fault, but works away, day after day. for hours
together without fagging. The peculiarity of the inen-
tion, howeverconsists in the addition of a concavev re-
flector, Timed immediately over the meat. By this means
the heat of the fire is reflected down upon the upper paless rt, ,
which would receive uo heating rays from the tire un
the hot coal. be h.aptil up above it. This simple contriv-
&nee is, therefore, likely to effect a considerable
asaving of
fuel in roasting „Muds, when other cooking itertions re-
quiring a Large fire are not going on. There is au addition
at the top of the reflectos for hating the meat without
trouble. A small conical tin vessel is attached, to hold the
dripping or butter, which &oils gradually through a small
hole un to the meat as it toms round beinnth. The con-
Uivance is vs.) simple, CCOOMOIC4II, and troubh.-saeing, that
its adoption is likely to become general.
IttnAla KNIFY. CLE.SNLits.—In the avenue where
hardware is arranged are many objects applicable to do-
meads. of which the rotary knife cleaners deserve spe-
cial notice. Mr. Kent and Mr. Masters are the exhibitoes
of these machines, which have ecrtairdy effected a revolu-
tion in knife-eleAninr. The interior arrangements consist
of radially plated alternate ridgi '1 of brushes and thick
bed
leather, which rub against the knives as tho machine is
tamed round, and in a very short time give the blades et
polish far superior to that obtained by ralitiing on a board
with bei k-dos!. 'liaise machine' .1n their work so effec-
tively that the only question respecting their gi neral adop-
tion is 'inc of rest and probable durability. They have stood
a severe teat since the opening of the 'inhibition in the re-
freshment toms. where ten y ore acre. lyemployed during
the day—and the hundreds who dine in the exhibitors'
recur, are by these mans supplied abundantly with knives
polished as if they hmt just come front the cutler's shop.
Oat •AilfAllitatje of these knife-cleaners is, the cleanliness of

Exhibition Building, July 29.
Sir,—Your. of the 24th July was duly Lid Velure the
jury for Clam li yenerday, and I um directed to inform
you that the jury cannot take co;rnixance of literary merit,
under which head they coukider your claim to he placed ;
hut they ha I examined the typography and bin.lin4 of the
volume, which ore the only pointi un which, in the per-
formance of their dune., they are called upon to adjudicate.
I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, lac.,
Gallatin WALLIS.

Unimak% Ellis, E'q., 13,

13, Curzon-street, ith August.
Air,—Although no one can questirm the fairness of the
jury's intention, yet I trust that I may, without offence,
dispute the correctness of the rule which they have mule in
the ease of the tt Rhyme-book," and argue that it ought
to be rescinded.
The jury has decided that this volume is to be considered
only in regard to its typiscraphy and binding, and that the
poetry contained in it 41 not to enter into their cou.sidera-
time.
Now, with great respect, I take leave to say that this rule
presses with undue harshness upon me, and is not analo-
gous to the rules made in similar eases by the juries.
Reverting again, Cro an example to the portrait of the
Queen nn Sevres china I may he permitted to state that
the mariner in which that tine portrait is painted upon the
porcelain must fora an element in the verdict of the jury
in that case—that a prise will not be given merely on
account of the quality of the porelain, but because a beau-
tiful picture has been impressed upon it.
For a similar reason, I respectfully insist that the jury
ought, in the ease of the " Rhyme-book," to cemsider not
merely OW quality of the paper, but also the poetic pictures
impressed upon it.
I submit that the portraits of our aneesters on the fields
of Cressy, I'oitiers, and Agincourt contained in the several
romahers in this volume, ant the numerous and beautiful
British legends now for the first time depicted in poetic
coitus., on its pagers, ought by strict analogy to form elements
for the verdict of the jury in this case.
In the first case, the images produced by painting are
considered and allowed to enhance the value of the porce-
lain; in the second case, I urge that the images produced
by poetry gruglit in a similar manner to enhance the value
of this volume, and cannot be altogether excluded without
extreme harshness and manifest injustice.
I may be allowed to add, in conclusion, that the person
who elepirrited the " Rhyme-book" ut the Crystal Palace
expressly stated to the roper officer that the volume was
exhibited as a spiTimen of original poetry, and not as a spe-
cimen of typography or binding, and that no objection was
made to its reception on account of this declaration.
For these reasons, I take leave respectfully to urge a re-
consideration of this case, and, if the jury should nut think
fit to alter their views, I trust that I shall be permitted to
appeal to the ltoyal Commissioners against this decision.
1 have the honour to be, &c.,
George Willis, Esq. lIERCULDI Ettts.

their operation.
CtLlrit I'ItINIISsf. AT 61.X4.* l'Al.tf;l:.—Mr.
jaggy 'Harrison, of Illackimrn, machinist, ha. just had the
banned to prr sent to her Majesty two calico pieces, woven
an the looms exhibited by him in the Crystal Palace.
Their 'trims are upon the lint prineiple, and are 'implied
at the astonidling sped of 2-01 picks, or throws of the
Shuttle per minute. The pin., after being woven, were
printed by Messrs. Harare ins, Brothers, and Co., Atering-
ton. (Inc Ia of a heastiful dinar pattern, and the other a
taistervilly deigned sal w. II • neuter' lily of the valley pat-
tern, printed in safflower pink on lust black, after under
going Mr. M, reer's patented process, which impart. great
twilhaney to roinur.., and impnoree the texture of the
fabric. Her Majesty was 'draft(' to tepees.. It. r high ad-
miratioa of the pros iits, whieh were most graciously re-
ceived on account of the peculiar einninstances under
which they were woven, for which nueon her Majesty
Wdated her general rule with respeet to rewiring pereent*
front her subj.-en. The (hint* pattern is exhibit.' by
Melon. Mammas. in the class of printed fabrics in the
Cheat Exhibition.
I.tliNtreff EN %MELEE' StArr..—Amnn.4 the nu-
nierna. interesting mineral manufactures in the British de-
partment, there are few, perhaps, which attract more gene-
ral attention than the varnmeelegant article* in enamelled
slate. Yid, inn visitors especially appear struck with sur-
mise to find representation's of their most needy marbles,
no pref.-illy faithful to nature as to he with ditheulty
dis-
tingui-hest from marble itself; and even with a placard
altarbed p, the articles, stating that tilt y are of slate, it is .111
geult for some 01 the visitors to In lie v e the fart. Ihi the ground
of non Ity, enamelled slate stands unrivalled, f-,r, until the
last few years, the use of slate were limited to the roughest
mum.n. An occasional pi rc had indeed hien
painted, tad varnished in the style of tea-tiny, and only
Morale., with a flower in, bird in the Illirminahar• fashion ;
but it romaine' for Mr. Magnus to display its full capabi-
lities., and to adapt it to its present vaned purls..., super-
seding in a gnat measure the us' of fun i-4.1 marble,. and
dim evening up a wide fei Id of employment for native
artists. Awning the artiel. s displayed are a portion of a
bath-room, in which reprewmt items of porphyry, lapis
1.117U1i, gull' unties', and other marbles and rare stones are
%%natured with a pleasing and artistic elfect. A column
sad InNe of porphyry---A eplendiii billiard table, the legs
and frame of which, a. will as the bed, are of slate—se-
veral MI odd table tops, t biinney pieces, candelabra, die.—
serve to show the many purposes to which this useful,
angel, and interesting invention is applicable. We are in-
formed that her Majesty, Prince, Allan, the Puke of \l-el-
'matins. awl the principal of our nobility, all our architects
of eminence, and nearly all builders, are affording daily
inernising patronage to this new branch of artistic industry.
Anrti•WlAl. 1.0;%.—1n the United States deport-
ment of the Exhibition. on the south side of the mire of the
building, is to In- 1'41114 an improved artificial leg, labelled 1,
l'almer's lag," and nunaltered 39 in the f sided :states
portion of the catalogue. As an unrivalled piece of me-
chanism, effecting very wonderful results in the most sim-
ple ne -r, it is curious to all lovers of ingenuity, and will
well repay 1 xamination ; hut as a positive service, to hums-
may, obviating some of the greatest voile resulting from the
amputation of a limb, it is deserving of mom than a passing
notice. The perfection of the exterior of this kg is obvious
to every olnerver. The interior is Inn easily understood.
It is supplied with tendons and soring. which perfectly
imitate nature. These are of great durability, and perform
the functions of the teudo Avhilbe, Htalor, and e Iteneor
muscles, givirer tirmiii-es to the articulations, elasticity to
the step. and avoiding all euneunions of the solid parts of
the joints, which utherwi‘e would prialuce sound, or jarring
musati tttt s. The articulations of knee, node, and rues are
effected, so that in no place do two or more pieces of metal
meet, and the butts upon which the joints move all take
hearings coo 11014 properly bushed. The whole is wade
perfectly easy to the wearer, is well ventilated, and so light
that a full length limb fur a medium-sisal adult weighs less
than three-and-a-half pounds. 'The pendia of the in-
Yelitioll ate -First an arrangement of springs, and coeds by
whieli. when the wearer is in an erect position, the limb is
extentleill and the foot flexed, . as to present a natural lip •
penranee. Second, an arrangement of springs by a hick the
foot and tos are easily and gradually extended. when the
heel is placed in contact with the ground. Third, by a
peculiar arrangement of the knee-joint it is rendered little
Gable to wear, and all lateral or rotary motion is avoided.
This limb win invented by the exhibitor in an obscure
among the mountains of New Ilimpshire, without any
espectatiine of its being reuilend available to any person
hut himself. Perham no loiter illustration Of the truth
that neee.ity is the mother of invention was ever afforded,
mince it aat wider the stimulous of absolute want t:iat the
le g was invented.

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St*uPECIT.D 110140NISti IN I:Ass:X.—Another ease
empeeted to be connected with that hideous system of secret
poisoning which bas thrown so desk a shade over the moral
character of the county, has ocnirred at Vange, a small
rural parish lying upon the water-side, near Stanford-le-
Hope. At present the matter rests wholly on suspicion,
' and that of a slight kind ; but rumour, as usual upon such
occasions, has been busy, bringing forth and colouring a
variety of circumstances to give strength to the charge, and
has consequently j.roduced no little excitement in the
neighbourhood, The supposed victim is Isaac Jervis, a
laboerer, about 36 years of age, and the circumstances upon
which a suspicion has been founded, that his death has
been produced by poison are these : On the morn-
ing of Monday, the 26th of May, he left his cottage, at
Vange, apparently in his usual state of health, to follow
his occupation, at the farm of Mr. George Hilton, of
Corringhom by whom he was employed. In the course of
the morning he appear, to have been seized with soidamel
alma., and about II o'clock he returned home complais-
ing art great loin and thirst, and woo attacked with sick-
ness. Ile lay fur nearly a week in excruciating agouy,aad
died about noon on the following Saturtlay. The body
was in due course buried. Other circumstances, which It
would not be judicious at this stage of the inquiry to
I detail, connecting themselves with the nature of his illness I
end death, produced dark suspicions and general whispers
of foul play ; and these rather strengthening than diminish-
ing as time went on, some partie. in the parish applied
to C. C. Lewis, Eat., the coroner, to have the body ex-
kumed and hold an inquest. That gentleman, how-
lifer, front the nature of the information first conveyed
to him, did not feel justified in adopting this coarse,
thinking in these days of economy it would be
better not to incur the expense on such slight grounds;
but a requisition reaching him eistned by many of the re-
spectable inhabitants of the parish, be felt it his bounden
duty to proceed, and accordingly issued his order, achlreiiscil
to the mini ter, churchwardens, and overseen of Vane,
for the li sly to be disinterred. This Ras done on Tuesday
last ; and at ell o'clock in the evening the coroner attended
at the Five Bells public-house, and a jury having been
sworn and having viewed the body, which lay at the
shurch, the evidence was proceeded with. Iritnesees
were examined to prow., that the deceased after he was
seized with illness, suffered much from sickness, and was
Ple.lieltieT say Vl:drone. —The C'roct. di Saran in great pain. Mr. 'l'. X. Parrott, surgeon, of Stamford-
say. that the deputy, M. Scapine, is to conduct the Pied- le-llope, who had attended the deceased during his ill-
montese artificers to the London Exhibition. MM. Ansalili, nee, described the symptoms sea sufferings of the de-
flounieill..r, and Sobrero, at present in London, are to ac- ceased, mid said since the body hail been disinterred ALLEGED AT fENFT AT MERDEE IN 1)ERIITSIIIRE.
nallePany them in their visits to the Crystal Palace and the he had made a punt onarton examination, but from the —On Thursday, the 7th inst., an attempt at murder under
various manufactories of the country. appearance he was unable to discover sufficient to account singular circumstances was ade in Longedge-lane, about
REAPING ItY 151iFIIINERY.—Mr. J. J. Nlechi has for death. Ile was of opinion, however, that deceased half a mile on the Chesterfield side of Wingerworth Hall.
published a letter dated Tipteec-hall, Aug. 11, in which he died from fever, with pneumonia of the left lung—but The victim is John Barber, of Shirland, horse-dealer, and
lays: "The American reaping machine, by McCormick, be did not feel perfectly convinced of the cause of death. the guilty party, as suspected, is Ann tinwin, wife of John
has been at work all day on my farm, cutting a heavy crop This being the case, the jury, as reports were still in vow", ironstone-getter, Boythorpc-lane. On Wednesday,
of wheat, very long in the Straw. Partially laid, ant eat- general circulation that the death was the effect of poison. Barber, who had been to a distant fair, called at Unwin s
mated at five quarters per acre. 1 have amved at the fob- expressed a wish that the stomach should be analysed. The house, and asked the wife to go home to l'ilsley, near Clay-
towing conclusions —That it will act perfectly on level coroner felt it right that the wish should be complied with, cross, to sec her mother, who was dangerously ill, saying he
land, with a standing crap. That it will cut front 10 to 16 mid he accordingly adjourned the inquest, and the stomach would accompany her. She agreed, and they set forth, but
acres per aoy acconling to circumstances. That the gum. and its coutents, together with the liver, were forwarded to instead of going to l'ilslcy, they stayed all night at Winger-
lily cut &pen& more on the activity and strength of the Professor Taylor fur aualysation. A correspondent in refer- worth. They were next seen at 6 o'clock the following morn-
lean who has to remove it by rake from the board came to this case says —" The village of Ventre, though its in„ when they were observed to turn up Longedge-lane,j
on which it rills. It is hard work for a man to remove one population is under 200, is reputed to be one of the most having come in the direction of the Ilunloke Arms Inn.
acre and a quartet per hour. 'That our open furrows sleamealieed little parishes in the county. For some years After ascending the lane a distance of about 150 yards,
and deep water furrows are much against the ps•rfi•et action past till the commencement of the present summer there they climbed up the embankment, and lay down in a hol-
e the machine. That the paddle-wheel. do net in any way was no school for the instruction of its youth, and its more low between it and the hedge, at a point where the
beat out or injure the corn. That certain trilling 1110.111kCa• aged inhabitantshave till lately been allowed to revel un- would be entirely hid from public observation by thick
lions io its iletai:s will be required where (as in my caw) checked—we had almost said unrebukcd. Within the last overhanging brushwood. Shortly before twelve o'clock,
the straw is very long. That it will cut laid corn where it few days no less than seven robberies have taken place in Bather who had fallen asleep, but who had previously
falls Inwards the machine. That where it falls from it, it is this small village. It is likely to acquire a notoriety beyond placed ere
handkerchief over his face to keep the flies off,
desirable to cut such portions by hand. That a proportionate its own immediate neighbourhood In consequence of this I awoke, and found his thrust cut, and blood flowing pro-
number of hands to bind the cut corn will be required ac. ease."—Chelossford Chronicle. tamely from the wound. We here omit the °Wm-
cording to the crop. The machine will be cutting all day INDUSTRIAL RELIEF OF IDGIILAND DESTITUTION. I lions which fell from him and the woman, awl pressed
to-morrow. I should wish to have finished my harvest —A meeting to promote the above object was held on to say that Barber went down the lane, and, meeting
with it. but the proprietor desires to try it in other counties. Thursday, in the hall of the Scottish Corporation. It was with assistance, contrived to get to the bottom,
In conclusion, I feel a conviction that all our reaping will stated that the directors of the Royal Patriotic and Indus- !and gained admission into the farm-house of Mr. Mel-
-20013 be done by horse or steam maehince." trial Society of Scotland had acceled in February to the re- I for ; the woman, who had previously attempted to
GREAT ENIIISITION LARsintg,—A short time quest of various benevolent persons in the Highlands by staunch the wound, and whose dress bore many marks of
since (dys an Ipswich pipe* six farm labourers, named '
tong the extremely destitute condition of a largeblood, followed in about five miuutes afterwards, and
Robert Bennett, Jonathan Bennett, William Peek, Joseph of the peasantry before the public. Some letters by was detained in custody until Watts, captain of the night
Woods, George Hatcher, and John Davey, belonging to the I Mr. Chase Forbes, of Aglow's, on the progress of destitu- g watch at Chesterfield, came and took her in charge.l
parish of Otley, started from that place, for the purpose of j tion, hail been liberally responded to, and out of a special • Surgical assistance was immediately sent for, and the case
visiting the Great Exhibition. They walked from Otley to fund thus raised 1211. had been forwarded to the society's I. was attended to by Dr. Black and Dr. James Black, who
the Ipswich Railway station• a distance of eleven miles, and I, branch at Portree, 20/. to Kilmuir, 251. to Moidart, 201. to do not consider the wounded man yet out of danger, but
arrived there in time to take recursion tickets fur London by Islay, and 50/. to the Long Island. In remitting those sums anticipate that his injuries will not prove fatal. The wound
the 7 a.m. train. Arriving at Shorediteh, they proceeded by the distributors had been requested to wars the recipients in Barber's threat extends nearly from ear to ear, across
an omnibus to within about two mile. of the ['Mating, when against any delusive hopes of such extraneous aid being the neck, and laying bare the windpipe, the gullet, and
they alighted and walked the rest of the distance ; and after about to be given as had been previously supplied—that the main vessels of the neck. there is also a deep cut ,two
strolline amid the wonders of the World's Fair for upwards what was now bestowed was to he in return for useful Sr three inches long, extending across the chin. The
of four hours, they returned." foot to the Shoreditchetathaa labour, unless the urgency of destitution rendered such a second finger of the right hand is cut to the bone, aria on I
On their way thither, one of their number parted front the ` course impracticable, and these recommendations had been the two last fingers of the right hand there are similar,
red, and they had to nstrace theirsteps until they found him. P cordially acted upon. Mr. Charles Forbes stated that her gashes, from each of which wounds blood flowed in great
They then resumed their walk to sheeediteh, and arrived Majesty the Queen had spontaneously headed the special profusion, and dyed the pathway as the unfortuuat•
there in time for the mail train or Ipswich, by which train • fund with a handsome donation of 100/., and the directors man proceeded to the farm house. It is some-
they reached the latter place about twelve o'clock at night. ,of the variety. anxious to secure all the co-operation what singular that he is brother to Joseph Barber,
After partaking of some refreshments at Ipswich, the whole i they could, had invited a number of gentlemen to juin who was lately poisoned at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire,
wry then started fur Otleyreaching their homes about the committee for the industrial relief of Highland and of whose murder Sarah Barber was found guilty sal
Soo Velock in the morning. Four of the numb; r, feeling destitution, which, though in connexion with the Royal since respited. Barber is apparently about 40 years or age,
the need of sleep, betook themselves to their bests ; but the Patriotic and Industrial Society, had been kept eatirely anti at the time when the attack was made upon him had
other two, Robert Bennett and George Hatcher, proceeded distinct as regarded its funds. Some of these gentlemen in his possession 651. in notes and 261. in gold. The women
at owe to their usual oceunntione, George Hatcher to cart- being present, expressed their approbation of what had is 20 )ear, of age, and has only been married to her hoe-
ing manure, and Ruben Bennett to ploughing' Thus. beam done, joined in deprecating a mere renewal of the band six months ; her maiden name was Wallace, and bee
after sot leas than 2.5 hours' exertion (walking bet seen SO former relief fund, and urged the necessity that exists for father and mother reside at Pilslcy, where they keep a •
and 50 miles, besides riding lig miles) these two men went acting upon the sociesy's great principle of helping the moderately sized farm. A razor stained with blood was
through another day's work of no easy nature. Highlanders to help themselves, by so administering ram-' found after a long search near Mr. Mellor's house, where it
VAC ITION 151. ASTER IN CD trICERT.—The newly- I mediate relief as to lead to the permanent amelioration and is supposed the woman haddropped it. On Saturday tinwin
appointed Master in Chancery. Ilunsphry, undertakes the salt support of the now destitute population. The practi- , was brought up for examination before J. G. Crompton and
duties of Vacation Master during the recess, which termi. eability of effecting this by means of parochial farms, agri- G. Turbutt, Esqs.; but as Barber was not well enough to
sates so far as these offices arc coneeniod on the 2ith of cultural schools, and a better system of rural economy, Re, ' give evidence she was remanded to Thursday last.—Derby-
°Mawr. I. haring been adverted to, the meeting adjourned. shire Courier.

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flowers over again. _ iufenor ones are
their place is occupied either by some fresh purchase, or by
a " maiden root" from the offset bed. A general supervi-
sion of auriculas and polyanthuses is of course necessary ;
and us pink and pansy cuttings root, plan out.
Inca °ARLES.
It will be well to examine the state of the soil about the
roots of peaches, apricots, and figs on the open walls, and
especially of those which carry a crop of trait; in many

of those
...sea the ground will bo found very dry, particularly where
overhanging copings are in use; and, unless watered, the
trees will soon show evidence of the neglect, by casting
some of their :ruit, or by their diminutive size and absence of
flavour. Let the earlier varieties of pears and apples be
carefully gathered as they ripen. Means must now be taken
to preserve the wall fruit from the ravages of wasps, flies,
&c. either by covering the fruit with some material to
seclude these pest., or by entrapping the latter with some-
thing more attractive and inure come-at-able than the tough-
skinned fruit. The latter mode of dealing with the enemy
is preferable, as, by covering the trait with any opaque
material, it is screened from tine sun, and thus deteriorated
both in appearance and quality.
KIiCIIEN-GARDEN.
Cleaning the borders, clipping the edgings of box and
thrift, and weeding and repairing the gravel walks, is now
the principal work in band. If the caribou is much in re-
quest,
and the probable supply deficient, a very good sub-
stitute may be produced by cutting the old flower stems of
the artichoke's down, thinning the young suckers, and
afterwards binding and earthing them in the same manner
las real eardoous. If the ground is good, the strung suckers
will be ready for binding with hay ropes and earthing up
by the middle of October, and they will be ready fur use at
' Christmas. The earthing up should be done at one opera-
lion, for the same reasons as were given in support of
similar
practices with regard to celery. Sow sonic radish seed, of
sorts, once every three weeks until the end of September,
when a supply will be obtained through the winter. The
, two last sowings should lie made upon a warm south border,
along with a small bed of American and Normandy cress,
to stand the winter. Occasional sowings of corn salad
should be made. Some spinach should now be sown, and
successional sowings of endive and lettuce made this week
or nest. Cauliflowers to stand the winter should be sown
nbuut the end of the mouth, as, if sown too early and kept
in over rich soil, they are liable to button.

BOOKS IN THE E KiiadlioN. .1. filLiture, {AV,/ MI6 nnsuot vnurnrs CHAGE.
---- I• T ...-..- . ENSUING Vs._ ---- -
._._ TIIE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES DILL.
The following corresponds:oW* e been publislled! nom the a Bremer's- amnia& I The most Rev. Dr. Whatcly, Archbishop of Dub-
during the week : ..1 . etsre DtPAUTIMMT.
13, Curs t, July 28. The 'propagation of greenhouse pelargoniums should ',
lin,
Sir,—A e boo' has been exhibited in my same in Class 17, have a due share of attentiou at this semem. The large cathedral of St. Patrick. The congregation assent-
held his annual visitation last week, in the
called the " Rhyme-book," and described as a sulurne kinds may be cut down according to the usual practice, and
bled on fire occasion was most respectable, and snore
containing 230 original poems comprising romances descrils• cuttings selected from the shoots so cut off; but with the' numerous than usual. His grace dwelt in his charge
rise of British rend Irish bottles, legends, and deeds of fancy varieties a different course must be pursued ; most of . upon some of the most important of the questions
heroism, together with ballads, Idyls, songs, he. 'them producing such a profusion of flowers, that if left to • have been of late occupying the attention of
This volume is intended ss the first of a series, in which their ordinary course, it is impoesible to obtain any proper
it is proposed to relate in verse the most interesting
: British ' shoots for cuttings. By picking off the flowers as they sp. ' par t lament, especially the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill,
legsn is in a mann:r similar tu that adopted with such sue- peer, and encouraging the growth of the plants with rich and the par 'amen re
1.• .ta • oaths, as affecting the adtais-
cess in Germany. spoil and liquid manure, the extreme points will make cut- that
As the description of this article has been omitted aeci• tinge, and the young side shoots will produce cuttings in ,reees eh„rge ;
" sion of Jews into parliament. The following was his
dentally in the catalogue, I take the liberty of bringing it abundance. Leafiest, put into the open ground last month .0—
My Rev. Brethren, In calling your attention, as I pro-
under the melee of the juries, and of claiming their ver- will now be striking; and as soon as they begin to grow
pose to do, to some transactions and discussions that have
diet, net only on account of the printing of the volume, but • freely, the leading shoot should be stopped, to make them taken place in parliament and elsewhere since we last met, I
also on account of the poetry contained in it. 1 bushy. I shall of course confine myself as much as possible to the reli-
I respectfully ground this claim upon an analogy with FORCINO DT.PARTNIV.NT. glows rather than the political aspect of each subject. It has
other similar cues. I Fineries.—rnless the (traits in "Ire. are supported in , indeed always been my practice to take little or no part in
The noble picture of the Queen in Sevres china cannot ' some way, they are very liable to lean to one side, by . questions of a purely political character, and to keep aloof
be judged or merely on account of the hardness of the which they are always disfigured, and not unfrequently are , entirely from all political parties. But there are many
porcelain, or the brightness of the colour ; the correctness entirely broken off. This of course must be prevented, by questions that are partly of a pocal and partly of a reli-
ef the drawing and the truth and beauty of the expression ! goostakind tying in a perpendicular form before they Ise- , glues character; and in adverting Wany of these, it is im-
must be also taken into consideration—that is, the article . come
heavy. Vinenes.—Where ripe grapes are hang- portant in
two to guard against confusedly blending to-
must be treated iii, a specimen of the line arts, and valued ! ing, a gentle fire should be used in damp weather, to dry ether the views—the political and the religious—that
according to its merits as • painting. I the atmosphere, taking care to accompany it with a due !nay be taken of each subject • and to avoid, on such an
A similar rule prevails as to statuary, and I respectfully I proportion of air, to allow the evaporation to escape.
urge that when painting and sculptun• are thus coneidered Moisture must be carefully avoided, or sonic of the thin- ;.T his caution is pecuParly requisite in reference to the sub-
occasion as the present, any full discussion of the former.
by the juries, poetry, the noblest ofsthe fine arts, ought not skinned varieties will bc liable te crack ; this is an addl.. feet which has of late occupied so much of the public atten-
to be excluded altogether from their consideration. tional reason fur covering the outside borders with a tar
tun—the legislation which has taken place relative to the
If the absence of competitor, be considered an objection, cloth, to throw off escessive rain. Let the houses be kert appointment of
Roman catholic bishoprics. Whatever en-
I shall be quite content to lest the medal if any similar clear of everything celcelated to generate damp, especial y , mach:acute may have been attempted on the rights or the
work of superior merit has been hitherto published. plants in pots, which frequently require to be watered or
The continuation of the work must mainly depend on the syringed; the kinds which generally occupy such places dignity of the sovereign, mad whatever legislative measures
MO leave been necessary for the maintenance of those
success of its first volume, and as that success will be en- may be very well accommodated with the open air fur the
sured by the :kneeld of the jury, I feel. of course, anxious next month or six weeks. rights and that dignity, it should always be carefully borne
in mind that each man's religious persuasion must be des
that the accidental omission in the catalogue shall not pre- I,LoWEI/ u.taDEN .tan stint:ollEll'Es. I fended, and can only be defended, by himself. As his
judiee the censideretion of this =Se with the jury.—Your Everything in this department should. now wear an spe
obedient servant, UCIICCLCS 'ELLIS. peerauce of order and perfect neatness, and this state of : taith cannot be wrested from him against his will by the
act of another, so neither can it be maintained in its purity I
George Wallis, Esq. things can be effected and maintained only by
a systematic - legal enactinente. Against religious dangers our people
perseverenee in going regularly and frequently user the
! must be taught and trained, and sedulously warned to de-
- - whole. Considerable attention is necessary to keep the
haltshardy plants and annuals in order, espec:illy is cuitirg !fend themselves instead of relying on anything that the
' legislature can do fur them.
any shouts that overhang the box or other living edgme,s by
no need that I should occupy the i I lu reference
which they are bound ; and at the some tints toll or steal- to religious portion of the question, there!
Ming growths of plants in ma,see should be shortened. f toyour time by offering any
remarks at present. My seutiuseuts must be eudietently
thus is done with taste, the beds may be made regular and I known to you on the subject of the claim of the Church of
uniform without being formal. At pleating out season, for the eltome, or of any church, to supreme dominion over all
' Fake of immediate .. ilect, the beds are generally filled rather . Christians;
thickly ; in consequence of which a careful thinning maybe and yuu are also well aware that, strung as my
own convictions are on this and on several other points, I
useful, especially where overcrowded plants are liable to be have always been opposed to the enforcement of them on
injured at the bottom, as is the case in low damp places. others by secular means—to the infliction of civil penalties
Great pains have been taken within the last few years to fin- or disabilities on those whom I believe to be in error.
prove the hollyhock, and it is now become a general favourite. .
et is important, however, to remember—what sane per-
kes admirably adapted fur the larger clamps, and especially sous teem very strangely to have utmost forgotten—that
the light-coloured varieties, for planting along the c fises of those claims of the church of Borne which I have adverted 1
the evergreen masses, to relieve their monotonous appear-
to are nothing new, but have existed. for many ages, and
awe. As no reliance can be placed oa the plants which are
, are, in fact, au essential part of that system against which
raised tram Seel, they should be proved, uto colour and our ancestors revolted and protested at the Retormatioa. Of
quality before they are talented permanently. The select this no one can be really ignorant; and yet some stem to
varieties arc easily propagated by eyes from the strong parts have so far forgotten it that they base apparently felt
of this year's wood. In selecting them, care should be wonder mixed with their indignation—as at sonic startling '
taken to choose those which have an incipient leaf-bud at uovelty—at the language of arrogant assumption employed
the base of the leaf, and to reject those which are develop- by the court of Rome as if it were a thing possible and coat-
ing flower-buds only. The cuttings should be prepared by
stetted to put forth, and act upon, the claim to be Christ's
splitting and cutting the stems up into lengths, leaving I vicegerent on earth, and supreme spiritual ruler of the
about two inches below the bud, and paring away the pithy
par: ; they should then be planted about 1 inch deep Christian world, its terms that would to us appear modest
la a 1 mod reasonable'
frame of very sandy soil, and carefully shaded ;if they can I The only novelty is, as you are aware, the substitution in
have the advantage of a little bottom heat, so much the England of regular Rumen catholic bishops for vicars-apos-
better. It is only necessary to mention further, that the Italie, exercising all the epi,copal functions, but acting as the
operation should be performed as soon as the good and bail
I deputies of the Pope, and removable at his pleasure. And
varieties are distinguishable. Prick out into nursery-beds the style in which this change was announced was such as
all border pinks that are ready for removing from hand-
to require, in the opinion of many persons, some precau•
glasses, &c., and put in Chinese, Nuasette, and Bourbon tionary measure on our pert to guard some of our felluw-
rise cuttings, in a cold frame, under the shade of a north e
subjects against the mistake of supposing that the acts of
wall. Manetti rose stocks, put in as cuttings in the open
quarters last winter, arc now being budded. Thu
oh,wer the court of Roue had any legal validity in this cuuutry.
admirably as stocks for the various kinds of tea-scented Several intelligent persons,
. with whom I have conversedl
Nuisette end Bourbon roses. on the subject, were of opinion that this object might have
been sufficiently accemplislied by a revel proclamation, or
FLORISTS. rxowIRIN. simple resolutions of the houses is p . . ,
Ms cares attendant on most flowers in this class have .furb i arleameut declare
ht some men-are passed away, yet Carnations will ; yof their unalterable reverence for the royal preroga
want layeriug, and those already dune must be carefully I tive. Such a proslarnation, it was urged, might have set
give' forth and explaiu
watered. As flowers go out of bloom, those which eel to the people that all acts done or titles
evidence of producing aced should have the withered I conferred by any foreign power, are in the eye of the law
petals extracted some florist* also slit the calyx down, re , totally taint and void,. whatever sulimis..ion or compliance
any milividuel may in his own IMIISCie
seder to afford a more ready escape for wet. Dahlia., art nee think nuseth le. •If
the exception ; for now is the most critical time for them. I bound to, aud that uo one need fe.lr any interference with
Abundance of water (soft) should be given, with an ucca- I his religious liberty except such as he may
of his own accord
giolial treat (once or twice a week) of liquid manure. The 1 enc.)°,
‘ to submit tu.
strung and coarse growers will not require thinning; whilst ! Such an explanation, it was urged, might be not (as
those of more small and delicate character, will require. nut I at first sight might appear) superfluous and uncalled ter
only judicious thinning, but aloe frequent disbudding. lon such an occasion us the present, considering the
Amongst other things which are good traps tor earwigs, ittmnae mieappreliensions that exist in some 'lads as to
small bundles of sticks have been proved very efficacious. several poiuts connected with the subject, and, among
These destructive insects readily harbour in Mein, SO that , others, us to the meaning of the declaration that " tau
they can be taken entirely rawly untied, and after effecting foreign prelate or potentate path, or ought to have, any
their destruction replaced, either on the ground, or against I power or jurisdiction within this realm." It may seem
a wall or kedge. On the first wet day look over the collec- . strange that any one should need to have it ex-
tion of tulips; clean them, and commence their rearrange- I plainest to him that the thing meant is keel power. But
meat for another season. This is at all times a must inter- I some, even protestant., have been so inconsiderate as to
eating employment to the florist; as lie handles each bulb,' speak of this declaration as manifestly untrue ; because,
its good qualities, its summer beauties, arc vividly pour- , say they, the Pope notoriously does possess power in this
truyed Ins mind's eye ;in fact, he in memory blooms his , country—i.e., influence over the minds of those who feel
on
The . s • -s discarded ; veeilst , themselves bound in conscience to obey him ; as if the
. . . ,

framers of the declaration could have been ignorant of this
fact; or, as if the very reason fur its being framed had not
been, as it evidently was, the knowledge that the rope had
adherents in this country, which circumstance made it re-
quisite in certain cai,es to disown his authority—i.e., of
course, his lawful authority. la like manner, the words in
our nth Article, declaring " that the Bishop of Rome bath
nu jurisdiction within this realm," would have been super-
- . . only that he

aeration ; while therefore rebate you for what you with- , ship, but of many others also, who might have been retained
hold, we no less despise you for what you concede." in it without
thatmpromse of principle. Exne•rie ,
satisfaction are not to be purehaseed —that the health and.
Such, I cannot doubt, would have been the Best deplore- however, show,' even at this cost internal peace nacn'tl
the RUCtr,siVe aMMllaiMil of limbs..
rave of the remaining portion of the bocly cionot he
ble consequence—leading to many more—of being diverted
dpaeluthsivl:ye‘pethedit,.enmeyptatkovnhohif,.. on apparent
obt,
jibed
even by
rauigndht
f butromunrealthe
t
' ant unable to profess myself well satisfied with the course No Inc, it was urged, can deny that violent and mesa.,
that has actuffilY been adopted, I call most heartily congra- factious COnttsts occur in the houses of parliament, and
tulate you on the rejection of one which would have been that instances of unwise legislation may be found. Now,
incomparably more dangerous as well as dishonouralsle. would anyone venture on these grounds to propose the dis-
continuance of parliaments? Would anyone say "We
On the hill which was brought in for the modification of
are satisfied with the existing laws and want no
the oath required by members of parliament I need say but
changes; 'tannins kgPs Anylior mulari • we • 1
little, as in o inione on that subject
, very y phave been long:airs avoid all .
;am :ISOM the wanton legislation, and all the strife of
1 before you, and before the public; aud, accordingly, it would
words and party epirit which a parliament never fails to call
not have been necessary on that occasion to speak at all in .
forth, let us dispense with it altogether." This experiment
the house, but for the prevailing misapprehensions on the
we know wets actually tried or. grounds which doubtless an-
subject, which were unfortunately favoured by the form
peered 'plausible at the time by the unhappy Charles the
of the bill introduced. I felt myself called on therefore,
irst ; and we all know the result. Then as for the appre-
to state my objection to that bill, although I voted for e•
hended predominauce in any regularly constituted aseem-
it as being a step in the right direction, and far lent oh-'
bly. of the misjudging and violent and factioupe, it was
jecnonahle than the law as it now stands. But the grounds '
maintained, in reply, that such men are incomparably the
on whieh I gave that vote being quite different from
most influential, and their numbers and powers the mist
those of several others who advocated the autt concise-
t to be over-rated in the abeeneu of any regular governs
sion, it became necessary to explain briefly what these
went—and an instance wets adduced which I believe, might
gro_ unds were ; and for the same reason, the Bishop of serve as a specimen of thousands of others in which a fees
Norwich, who took a similar view, spoke to the same '
not std
Bons clamour was raised in a certain parish ngainst some
effect. My object is, as you are probably „Al swam, P measure ; and even those who were favourable to
therelief or benefit of Jews, as such, but the lam ant of
all religious nte a connected with civil offices. Such tests, lit were dislwsed to be iivernwed by what they had been
induced to believe was the voice of the parislimuers ; but
which are regarded byname as a safeguard and an honour to
when the expedient was resorted to of collecting the votes,
Christianity, are, in my view, detrimental and dishonour it was found that those when had represented themselves as
able to it. What I min at is, not that Jews, either many
. nris_ the parish were to those opposed to them lets than one to
or few, should sit in paeliament, but that electors—L
1 flan electors—should not be impeded in their choice of the ten*
It was urged, again, th it very recently the Australian
person they fir no to tapes-sent them, where no detriment
bishops had held a kind of conference or syneel, at which
to the public can be proved to arise from leaving them thus certain resolutions on several points had been passed, and
at liberty; and, accordingly, I have always maintained that
which had called forth loud complaints from many ley
'if any ono who advocated the removal of tests, which members of our church in those ports, and this was eonsi-
, would exclude Jews or Roman catholics, should afterwards, &reel as indicating that any kind of assembly convened by
as an elector, think fit to give a preference to a Christian
competent authority to deliberate on any eccleeiastical mat-
candidate, or to a protestant candidate, he would be guilty
tors would he mnt distracted to the lay members of our
of no inconsistency. Ile would be only making a legit(- church and would had to touch dissension.
mate use of that right of free choice which he was willing to But it seems most probable that this meeting had been
impart to his neighbours. But the removal of unnecessary suspected, not unnaturally, of designing—though lam far
restrictions on liherty, strongly as I inn opposed to them, is
from inyeelf attributing such elesians to the bishops them-
uot the principal objset I have• in view. I am far more
selves—to claim for those resolutions whet they certainly
anxious for the removal of what I regard as a discredit to had no right to claim, some binding authority its
Christianity, and a departure from the principles ot its Divine
. emanating front a body beyond what each bishop
Author,who declared " that hie kingclom he not of this world,'
already possessed in his own diocese ; and that
and charged men to "render to Caoar," the idolatrous Ito.
such a (supposed) unauthorised assumption of power was
man Emperor, "the things that arc Caner's, and to Ge
ar the chief thing that called forth exer --sem, of indig-
the things that are God's."' And his apostles, in all their
nation and of alarm. IC, as was otters 'I iti the debate,
preaching and in all their conduct, explained and confirmed
any ten or twenty members of either house of parliament
His doctrine. Can anyone imagine these apostles secretly should think proper to meet in an assembly constituted by
enjoining, or permitting, their disciples to enact, whenever
their own authority, and to lead or leave men to believe
they should become sufficiently powerful, laws to exclude,
that they regarded themselves its a legielative liody, whose
the emperor from his throne, and the magistrate front his
decisions were to be binding on all, then, however wise in
bench, and the senator from his seat, unless they would
themselves their decisions might be, no one can doubt that
make a declaration "on the true faith of a Christian ?" if such a usurpation would excite resentment find oppositien ;
I could believe them to have entertained a secret design but if any one should infer from that resentment that the
(for there certainly was not, nor could have been, any such
design avowed) to convert hereafter Christ's kingdom into meeting of a parliament regularly summoned by thee
sovereign, must he productive of dissension, and that the
one a this world, by fortifying it with secular penalties or
whole institution has better be abolished, most men would
disabilities inflicted on all who would " not profess their perceive that the very opposite conclusion would be the
faith," I could not regard them (considering all that they
more reasonable.
said anti dhl) as other than base dissemblers. .10 my
mind, therefore, the whole question of the truth or Before I dismiss the subject, I will' very brieilY' call
our attention to two very important—perhaps the most
f asity of the gospel is involvea in the decision of the y
important—obstaelee to the introduction of any remedy for
point now before us. And this is a matter of far
the Kea nt anomalous condition of our church; leaving it
more importance than the freedom of elections. If any
these occasion
your discretion to deal with thine obstacles', on each
sufficient reasous could Ise offered for thinking occasion that may arise, according to the best of your own
views erroneous, 1 trust (as I declared in my place judgment.
in the house) that I should not be withheld from clang- One is, the expectation or suspicion that any a-actable,
nag them by any dread of the imputation of what is COM-
" council, convocation, or whatever else it might li • allied.
monly, though must erroneously, called " inconsietency. that might be convened for the reirulation of the affairs of
list I ant coutinned in my opinion by finding the arguments our church, might claim of itself " inspiration," and rott-
en which it is based—arguments publicly and repeatedly
ecquent infallibility. We know that councils have before
urged many years ago—entirely unanswered. hot even an now advanced such a claim, and have rashly—not to say
attempt at refutation has ever, us tar as 1 know, appeared profanely—applied to themselves the language of which,
up to this day. The arguments and the declamations on
moreover, they manifestly mistook the real mewing, of the
the opposite side are still brought forward again and again, decree of the early council held at Jerusalem—. It bath
without any notice at all of the replies that have been SOCillell good to the Holy Ghost and to us." (Acts 15, v:26.)
given to them. Fur instance, it is continually urged that And the slightest hint, or even the absence of a dieavowal,
Ito allow a Jew to be eligible to parliament would imply of any such claim would he sufficient to excite such alarm
indifference to Christianity. Does it then, it was replied, un I disgust as would raise up an effectual barrier ;quills:
argue indifference to protestantisin to remove disabilities the summoning of any such council.
from Roman catholic's, or indifference to our own church to
The other obstacle is, the notion of the universal (cadet-
' allow diesenters to be eligible ? If a Christian country is
lie) church being one community on earth to which all
bound, as ouch, jealously to exclude Jews, is not a ren christians are hound to pay submission, its governors awl
testant country equally bound to exclude Roman catho ies, their enactments claiming obedience from all Christ's ful-
and an cpiscopalian country preshyterians ? This is, I ad- lowers. If there be any such one community on earth, it
mit, only a personal argument, anti not applicable to those is manifest that no branch of it—no intlisislual member
(now but a small number) who are for making confer- of it, whether few or many—can have any right, without
unity to the established church an essential condition of the its express permission, to assemble for the purpose of de-
enjoyment of civil rights. But the argument is valid as far Meting, or even deliberating on, either articles of faith or
as it goes, and ought to put to silence all declamations shout
indifference to Christianity in those who do not go the whole regulations as to church discipline awl public worship, or
anything whatever that at all concerns any portion of the
, length of complete ;tail consistent exclusiveness. Yet to this
church of Christ. And how can we obtain or even apply
! and to thoother arguinente urged, I have never heard of any for any such permission, since we do not acknowledge any
answer being offered. It would be well if those who regard viceregent on earth of Hun we believe to be the sole Head
their advocacy of religious tests and disabilities us a mark of of the Church ?
their being most empliatiailly Christian, and who, souse of Any meeting of persons, subjects of the British empire,
them, cast reproaches nut savouring, of Christian meekness ou
thine who iliragiCii with them, as slow i
sm iudiffercuce to in any city or county ot' it. called toge thee without the
Christianity and a tendency towards .1 uplaism—it were well, I sanction of the imperial legielature, who should pretend to
say, if three would reflect on what grounds it was that the enact laws binding .on the inhabitants of that city or
chief part of the Jewish nation rejected the Meesiah. Eva county: would be justly regarded as relate, however-
dently it was from their expectation of a Temporal Messiah, good in themselves their enactments might be. The
who ay
establish a kingdom of this world, suppotted bye-laws of any corporation must lie made with the per-
- - s and __iyileg,,,,. mission of the central government, else there would be a
• and . --see imprrinna in ink-- •

by secular power and secular penalties _ prig „
And they should next consider, therefore, whether those who
seek by such methods to honour and to support Christ's king-
don, are not themselves more chargeable with a tendency to
corrupt the Gospel by an introduction of Jewish principles.
But with intentional depravation or disregard of Christia-
nity, I would not myself charge any of my brethren, even
though they should tail to observe the same forbearance to-
‘vards me. Let each study the Christi .n Scriptures care-
.... . .

most mischievous dangerous imperium
in fact, a cotnplete throwing off of all allegiance to
authority which we are hound to obey. And if some self•
constitireil assembly in this country should profess to he
called together " in the name of the SOCCIrt the u•e of
this language by persons who could not produce a royal
license duly signed would be considered as rather aggravat-
Mg their oifence. As far, therefore, and as long, as this
notion shall exist in men's minds of a anis crud church as

one community on earth, possessing—as every such commu-
nity must—a supreme central
.government on earth, to
which all Christians owe submission, so far and so lung our
own Anglican church (which expressly disclaims is
itself that church) must have an insuperable obstacle placed
in the way of any government for itself. And it bh.4111
be remembered also that this notion strikes at the root of
all past as well as future government of our own or of any
other church. It leads inevitably to the conclusion that all
decisions, regulations, ordinances, and enactments of what-
, ever kind, by any church that can be named, must he
utterly null and void from the beginning, and that all con-
, vocations, synods, or assemblies of whatever kind, summon, .1
for the purpose of making any such enactments, must has e
been chargeable with schism, as having acted without di,
tinct permission from the supreme central authority. And
hence it is, partly, that the notion I have been alluding to
basso often led men to join the church of Rome.
Before I conclude, I wish to call your attention to the
efforts recently made in behalf of the truly venerable society
for the Propagation of the Gospel, the jubilee of which, at
the close of its 140th year, was honoured with the pre-
sence and advocacy of an exalted personage. distin-
guished not more by Isis high station than by his en, r-
getie and well directed real in the cause of aro.).
institution and every undertaking calculated to Isa,e.
tit his adopted country and the whole human race.
The society to which we owe the very existence of a sister
church in America, and the extension of our religious sys-
tem to almost every part of the world in which our lan-
guage is spoken, I could not more effectually advocate, even
if time would permit, than by referring you to the little
tracts circulated by it, containing the speeches delivered
before the diocesan branch of it in this city by the present
Bishop of Norwich, and these I earnestly ItCOIIIIIWILI to
your attention.
I also recommend that, according to the suggesCon of the
parent society, you should urge its claims upon the att. a-
, tion of your people by sermons, or otherwise, as may be
judged most convenient.

,___
litmus, had it not been notorious, nut sly teas , wards me. A,. e...... ____,
claimed supremacy, but also that there were persons fully and candidly, aud act on the conviction which he de-
who admitted that claim. Such a proclamation, then (or rives from that guide, without pronouncing harsh judgments
resolutions to the SAL I effect), would, it was urged, on aloes who may have arrived at adifferent conclusion from
have been timely, and sufficient fur every desirable his. And remember, my reverend brethren, if ever you are
object, and would have obviated the long and ha- tempted to depart from this rule by finding that your oppo-
rasaing and irritating debates that have taken place, while neat* disregard it, remember Him " who when he was
the royal prerogative—since that does not emanate from reviled, reviled not again," and who " left us an example
parliamentary euactinent—would have been even more that we should follow his steps."
effectually viailicatsd. With this view I was disisosed to As for the political aspect of the question, though a full
concur. As for the course actually adopted, I saw such strong discussion of it would be unsuitable to this occasion, 1 cannot
objections both to the passing of the bill :IS it now stands, forbear making a remark on one point which has been very
and to the rejectiou of it by the House of Lords, and again generally overlooked. Those who contend for the principle
to the attempt to introduce alterations into it at that stage, that in a Christian country no share of legislative power
that 1 could not bring myclf to be a party to either course, should be conceded to It Jew,ought, manifestly, if they would
and accordingly I abstained from voting ut all. If, how- he consistent, to follow out their principle, and not to
ever, as is expected by many, and wished, apparently, by rest satisfied with throwing out the bill L have been alluding
many inure, the law slug enactsa shall never be actually to but to endeavour to deprive Jews of the elective fran-
enforced, but remain a dead letter, it will in that ease be chise. An elector, it is true, has a much smaller share of
nearly equivalent to such a proclamation or resolution as legislative power Ilan a member of parliament; but this is
1 have beet alludiug to, thoush at the expense of a far nothing to the purpose when the question is one of prin-
' greater cost of valuable time, and with more risk of ciple, and not of amount. It was admitted on all hands
generating animosity and discontent. When, however, that the number of Jews likely ever to obtain seats in par-
I speak of objections to the passing of the bill, I do not liament would be insignificantly small; but the indecorum
mean that it contains any enactments which I should de- and violation of principle would, it was contended (and
primate it such a law had reference to those of my own very juetly), be the same, whether they were many or few,
communion. If (e.g.) 1 were an American or Stanch Epis- of great or of small influence. Now, the principle in ques-
eopaliau, and it were forbidden by law that any one should tion is even more completely violated (and this is the point
be called Bishop of Philadelphia, or of Vermont, of tilas- which has been the most generally overlooked) by the law
gow, or of Edinburgh, or rector or curate of such and such as it now stands than by the proposed bill, fur the elective
a parish, aud we were required to designate ourselves as franchise is actually enjoyed by the Jew, independently of
bishops, or as pastors of the protestant epiwepalians of each any permission from another party, while a seat in parlia-
district, Ido not see that we should be justified in calling mein is not conferred by the bill. That bill only went to
this a persecution or an insult , for, after all, it is not the enable him to take his seat if elected by the Christian voters.
territory but the people of our own communion that are It conferred no legislative power; only enabled them to
placed under our superintendence. But groundless alarms confer it if the thought fit. It is evident, therefore, that
and fancied affruuts will often produce real and great unea- the principle alluded to is much more directly violated by the
slams said disturbance, such as one would gladly avoid, when existing law than by the bill that was brought in. I have,
there is no important object to be gained 011 the other side ; always, however, as most of you must be well aware, oh-
aud the danger was so manifest of agitators in this country jested 'strongly to the anomaly of a Christian church being
taking advantage of the present occasion to excite uppre- governed altogether as ours now is, by a body which elute
'tensions and diacontents—though such attempts have, I not consist exclusively of members of that church. And as '
believe, hitherto at least, been happily unsuccessful— on this subject also my views have been long ago and very ----
that it was, as you are mime, proposed by several per- fullylaid before the public, I had no need to say more on the THE ST. ALBAN'S BRIBERY COMMUSSION ACT.--
sons to exclude Ireland float the provisions of the act. debate that lately took place on the subject than a very few Yesterday the new act for appointing commissioners to in-
This virtual separation of the Irish branch of the United words, expressing my adherence to those views. It was a quire into the existence of bribery in the borough of St.
church from the English, in violation of a most solemn coin- very striking and a very interesting circumstance in that Albans was printed. This was the last public act of the
pact in the act of union, 1 have heard describe' as a sacrifice debate to observe how very large a number of influential late session (14 &15 Viet., cap. 106). The preamble recites,
of " theory" to political expediency. It is by suggestions of persons had adopted more or less certain views respect- the prevalence of bribery for a long time in the lasa-
this kind that the very word " expediency" has come to be, mg the present condition and the requirements of our rough of St. Albans, and that it was systematically cora-
Itself, odious to many persons. But I have always de- church. I will not call them my views, because I know milted at the last election to a great extent; that per-
such au application of the term ; fur besides not how far or whether at all they were derived from sons summoned to give evidence have kept out of the way ;
=lir the highest sense, nothing can really be expedient me ; but they certainly were views which I had long " andwhereas it would tend to ensure a full discovery of the
that is at variance with the principles of rectitude, Ido not since advocated in the house, car after year, when said bribery if an inquiry should be made on the spot by
believe that even mere worldly expediency is ultimately I stood almost alone; when I could hardly obtain a hear- commissioners, to be specially appointed for that purpose
promoted by departure from the strict rule of justice. In the ing for the statement of those views ; when they were and fully authorised to inquire into the allegations and into
resentease certainly nothing could have been more ineee- supported by hardly any one, opposed by some, and by most' the existence and extent of bribery in the said borough, and
dient than the proposed abandonment of what was called deems" apparently not worth opposing. Yet on this last ! the mode in which the same bath been practised and ear-
. theory," i.e. principle. The advocates of it probably Mts. occasion they were earnestly and eloquently discussed by ' ried on." The act appoints Mr. Slade. Mr. Forsyth, and Mr.
eined that if any act were passed extending to England alone,
yseveral, and by all considered worthy of very serious atten- Phinn to be the commissioners to make the inquiries,
Ireland would remain in the same situation as before the lion. As for the arguments employed on both sides, I who aro to appoint officers, such as clerks, &c., to
pawing of it. But any one may see on a very little reflection need not detain you by recounting or commenting un them, assist them. The commissioners are to hold meet-
that this could not have been the case. If there were two roads because hardly any of much importance were brought for- ings in St. Albans, or within ten miles, and to
from a certain spot, and a notice were posted upon one of ward, except what must be already familiar to those of you make inquiries into the practice of bribery carried on at the
them, warning all persons that it is private, and that they who take en interest in the subject. It is one which, as elections of St. Alban. The reports are to be laid before
will be guilty of a trespass if they pass along this road, you you arc well aware, I have repeatedly and fully discussed, parliament. Persons implicated in bribery, who nay be
could not doubt that every one would infer that the other both in a charge delivered a few years since and iu several examined before the commissioners, and shall make a faith-
road was a public thoroughfare. In like manner, a pro- other works. It may be needful, however, to point your ful discovery, are to be indemnified from penalties—such
hibition by law of anything whatever, in one part of the attention tothe circumstance, that those of the speakers who' witnesses (who arc to be examined on oath) are not to be
empire, excluding another part, is sure to be understood as advocated and those who opposed the summoning of convo- I indemnified unless they shall have a certificate from the
equivalent to a sanction of it in the latter. It would have cation for actual business, were completely agreed in con— commissioners. The same penalties for non-attendance
been understood, therefore, that one portion of the royal sidering that body, as now by law constituted, utterly unfit ! or refusing to give evidence as possessed by the superior
prerogative bad required and received the parliamentary to be a permanent government for the church. Nor did courts are to he exercised by the commissioners. The ex-
confirmation in England, and was abandoned in Ireland ; any one advocate—and must, I think, distinctly protested penes of the commissioners, and remuneration for their
abandoned not on any grounds of justice or kindness, but against—any government of the church by the clergy ex-' services, are to be paid by the Treasury. The commiesion-
of fear; thus holding out an ene mragement to unlimited elusively of the laity. But convocation, it was contended, I ers, who are to be sworn into their office, will give notice in
encroachments. And, moreover, a virtual violation of one ought to be summoned for the purpose of handing over its , the newspapers of their first meeting, which will shortly
of the articles of the Act of Union, while that act remains powers to some differently-constituted body, in the same • take place.
lunrepealed, would have placed us in a most unfavourable manner as the reform bill—which materially altered the ' '"AN UNREHEARsED STAGE EFFECT.—A drown-
' position in reference to those who agitate fur a repeal of constitution of parliament—was passed, and could only have stance provocative of hearty and general laughter took place
1 the union altogether. For a repeal of any law in a regular been passed by the then existing unreformed parliament. on Monday, during the performance at the last and most
way, however unwise and mischievous, cannot be called As for the objection which was urged, that differences of , impressive cene in the play of " Julius (Sew." Mr. Van
illegal ; and the advocates of such repeal could not well opinion and contests, and perhaps stormy debates, would be denhoff sustained the character of Brutus. He waa at that
have been censured by those who should have violated its likely to arise iii any body of men, whether called council-', age where, after his army had been defeated, he re-
pravisions indirectly, aad as it were by a sidewind, while the lops. commissioners, or by whatever other name, assembled ; quoti his freedmen to kill him, and resolves to commit
law remained unrcpealed. to inquire into and decide on important and interesting " suicide. At this juncture a venerable looking goat,
' And what, after all, would have been the conciliation matters, and that this might be expected equally whether long heard, made his appearance at the side scenes, alla
' effected by such a compromise as was proposed ? I cannot they sat as a permanent governing body, or as a temporary i took a deliberate survey of the house. The audience, at
doubt that those it was designed to conciliate would have commission, to be finally dissolved when it should have first surprised at this novel apparition, burst into "4" of
said either openly or secretly—. If this measure is no hard- gone through a certain definite task—all this was fully . laughter, to the evident horror and astonishment of the tea-
ship—no oppreouou or insult to any one—and is only what admitted. But it was remarked, in reply, that still greater gedian, to whose ears the unlooked-for sounds were a i.iiffel.
is requisite for the reasonable protection of protestroati, and more widely spread and far more unsatisfactory con- profanation. The cause of the merriment walked a,'""e
why do you not extend the protection to two millious of tests, and more incurable discontents take place, and rawly down to the foot-lights, and stared at the a'smeno
with a,
them in Ireland ? But if it Is a hardship and an uncalled- are sure to take place, in the absence of a government i whose roars of laughter soon startled him and droves,"l
for procedure, why do you inflict that hardship on four —when there is no recognised and legitimate channel I once more up the stage. In the meantime Bildt. stabbed
millions of Roman eatholies in England, except it is that open for suggestions, for complaints, for arguments, and I himself with as much tragic dignity as possible under tic
these are not yet powerful enough to overawe you? You statements, and proposals. It might seem indeed anteces , circumstances, covering his face with his robe. The goat,
seem to be proclaiming in each country that you are in- dently probable that peace and satisfaction at least within the : seeing his fall, walked over to the prostrate Brutus. took 2
fluenced by no sentiments of justice, or generosity, or church might have been secured,though at a great sacrifice, snuff at him, and was then, amidst louder roars of Mughter
' kindness, or humanity towards either party ; but that you by the withdrawal from its communion from time to time, than ever, in which the actors joined, removed Mr the stage'
will yield anything to fear, and nothing to any other coast not only of those radically opposed to its doctrine and woe- —Liverpool Til7loB. .