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But if that Reformation is a fact on which the country
itinues to pride itself as the basis end the bulwark
its - liberties,- tho attempt to reform the Book
upon Prayer will certainly not be defeated
ifficulties. One usurer ;Jerre thi-tii!.qeed, the
:swat of t 4,4;4 . -.4j°' -
—the advent•to pOvver.ofla4liiiistry phidged to restore
protection. That event has happened but it haycomeaccompanied by alset which willyattei.i4it '
feat the cause of, Chinch' ref Orin, if the advecates of dist
movement are only true to themselves. We have been
at some Pains to show the religious chiroctei d thenbri
AdministrAtion;;,reno our. kwlers. have seen,..tram the .
articles, which have recently appeared in our crolumaivn •
this subject, thot the Eat! .Of Derby,' the' itifiiimfng
spirit of the Cabinet, is a devoted and uncompromising
Prisoyite; cue of those wiai,;:Would•demolisli Mr..43llad-
stone to serve Dr. Biomfield,And go hantli,inehatid to the- '
extremest, lengths with Dr. Philllts4l-(ll4°.'ebline" of
Ministry, thus; insteadOf :over* elraing :the; question
with matters of new and more material interest, revives
it,.and in a very remarkable.minner. We know net two ,
subjects on which the opinioubf the people of this country
is more definitively made up than those: of cheap
his
standan on both
purepure Protestantism. Earl Derby has 'taken
is
of the people
opoints in p
unpopular
recet
poopupiotsi twlthtet,istty:),,rwoom
tax, he promises to extend the influence ef the Cliurchi
lncihonhs.e
will, of course, do the. dlteciion of his own'
opinions:
reform the Establishment;, cannot
that s'w e- 16- they seek to
been taken unawares, or that th
baffled by st3irring.politierkiiiiniestel2:: !blikTrie .bno 0
their cause. Let their be and
'of encouragement go forth- frog* their ineetiLis!ret mo the
d-
sound from one end, of the
nd.chila 0 Zia stand
to arms every; man,
and fall by the Reformation—who loves his Biblea not
WQMaa!i:leUntrY-t° the. :bth
less, at least, than the cheap loaf. -brow is time to
.see how fearless is the free and the resolved spirit—how
generous, especially in religious matters, is the Christian
mind; how readily, it Cacrifiedi the manratOP, ae
World for 'the glorious inheritanecof spirittial kith, lad
liciii-constantly,, in spite of Avery species of Advarat, it
clings to it. Putting
_aside minor distikeeiaemShis,,
Church of Englaiir is at the present moment divided
into two great parties, the Puseyite and Evangelical.
If the latter are prompt, and vighrous in their
measures, they will force the others out of their Church.
But should they fail to do so, they have netiternatiire
bat to secede from it themselves. To shoiilhic limns
make use of a comparison. A turbulent person finds his
wily into ; a. room where two gentlemen are:met- in
friendly conversation, or for the purpose; perhaps, of
carving out some benevolent deisign. They diehuss its
merits quietly. But it* thus engaged, the
turbulent intruder -interrupts thelt prodeedinge,--itiik
with a high voice and menacing gesture, begins to
criticise their views, and to propose amendments in
truly imperative style. If they can, they Will oust him.
But if not, they srly, " Iris impossible we can remain
here to be mixed up with this person. Already he at-
tracts the attention of strangers in the streets, who
stop and look in to see whet is the matter. Oat of
respect for ourselves we cannot consent to be taken as
having anything in common with-him, We must leave
him in his glory." And they do so. Bat the case of the
Church of England is as much stronger than this, as spi-
ritual freedom is mote important than social 'respect-
ability. The obligation, "therefore, on the pelt of those
who, adhere to the. principles •of the Reformation is
equally more binding to sever any ConnexiviliWat
brings those principles ihtd'uontempt.

' jtAILIVAT-INTELLIGENCE.-
READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was, held
venerday at the off co', Wailing-street; Mr. Alderman
Sclera% sin the choir. • •
The report 4r,,,t,d,that ctr.half-year's•rerit bad been
paid on the 15,,h inst. by 'the ..
Company: The Only 'out4twiding liability of the Com-
pany was 8,0001. in •debentnret., which' would become
(tuc ott 'the 18. h: of October next, and *ea provided for
by a c..irreiponding amount on loau due at,the same
time. The acecunts aiowed.a balance of 19,523/ ,which
would admit of a dividend of 9s. 9d. per sharp, leaving
a small bAlattep to the credit of the next account. The
sum of 800,0001. wan received and expended on cspital
account.

The CHAIRMAN, n moving the adeptioa of the report
;-aid the pr4:444hasia%.s.3...N.auld be, afte.r.tlae,ar.dinary
meeting, to approve of the 'Bill to am:.lgamate the un-
dcetsking with 13"11t of the South-Eq,stern Company.
They. were awtro than there was a clause in the lease to
apply to Parliament, within tv;o years, for an Act to
am-itgamate the two companies. A clause was inserted
in the Bill for the purpose of more completely convey-
ing the railway to the South-Eastern Company, and to
get rid of all expenses incidental to a separate manage-
ment of the Reading and Reigate Cimpany. He con-
cluded by moving that the report and accounts be re-
ceived and adopted..
Mr. bi`GREGOR seconded the motion.
In .reply to a question, it was stated that the office
expenses amounted to 2d. per share.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report; declaring
a dividend of 9a. 9d. per share, free of income-tax; re-
electing the retiring directors, Messrs. C. Mangles, F.
Mangles, and D. Mocatta; and also the retiring auditor,
Mr. L. Pocock.
The meeting was then made special to consider a Bill
now before Parliament for the amalgamation of the
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Company with
the South-Eastern Company; for the distolution of the
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Company; and`for
other purposes.
The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution to the effect that
the Bill be approved, subject to such alterations as to
Parliament shall seem meet.

Mr. Davis wished to know whether the clauses is the
Lease and those in the Bill coincided ?

The solicitor read the heads of the Bill, from ;which
it appeared that the shareholders of the Reading and
Reigate Company were to have, within,ninemonths after
the passing of the Act, the option of taking preference
shares or debentures bearing interest at the rate of ek
per cent. per annum, taking precedence immediately after
the,eitating preference stock and debenture debt of the
&Mb-Eastern Company, and before any other prefer-
ence shares or debenture debt that may be created here-
after by the South-Eastern Company.
A long discussion ensued, in which the chairman, Mr.
Burtoki, Mr. Lewis, Mr. M'Gregor, Mr. Quilter, Mr.
Gaskill, Mr. Pocock, and other proprietors took part,
ss to whether the shareholders were more secure under
the existing lease than they would be under the provisions
of the Bill 'for the amalgamation of the two companies.
It was contended, that at present the Reading and Reigate
Company had a claim - for their rent on the South-
Eastern Company before the preference shareholders;
fat - that, by the proposed amalgamation, the existing
preference shares would take precedence of their claims
for rent. On the other hand, it was argued that the
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate shareholders would not
be in a worse position, but rather in a better position,
than they were at present, inasmuch as the Act of amal-
gamation would put an end to all questions touching the
legalily of the lease; that the preference charge, which
would have been a prior claim under the Bill, was com-
paratively small; and that the net revenue of the South-
Eastern Company was very considerable, after paying
the working expenses, interest on loans, and all pre-
feremie charges (including the Reading and Reigate
rent), being about 250,0001. per annum, clear of all
charges, and applicable to dividend on the ordinary
preferentialpast
h alf_y e a andra rnootri
snares. The net income of the it•.,:outh-Eastern Company
feuhrargthee,
se,
131,090 L, so that there could not be tne to
aagainst ayrienvge n na el l
Ka to the security of the preference h slightest doubt
Ares proposed to
be created by the Amalgamation Act 8
fir, GASKILL proposed an amendment
that the meeting be adjourned for a tortnighz for , the
purpoSe of obtaining the opinion of counsel as to whetter
on
the Bill now submitted was
prove !of under the clause i
thee they were obliged to ap-
e lease.
Mr:BURTON secoedecl the amendment.
A discussion
then ensued
on the amendnient, and
others were propocel.
journ the
weetiun,
f,, Eventually it was as-reed to ad-
r a month, it being understood that
meantime, the opittiou of c nu:law. would be taken on the Bill in the
The
proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

W y
C°`lBE.—Yesterday the Select Committee decided
that the standing orders in this case might be dispensed
with, mid that the parties be permitted to present a pe-
tition for a Bill.
SLIG,9 AND SHANNON.—Yesterday the claim of Mr.
*Kenzie for 3.3201. for engineering was considered
before :darter in "Chancery Senior, and allowed as a
claim only.

SHIP NEWS.
NOVICE TO MARINERS.
LIGHTIIOIJSE AT RIO GRANDE.
A lltfer received at Lloyd's, from their agPnt at Rio
Gran e, states that a new iron lighthouse was opened at
the bak of that port on
.the 18th Jantriry last. It is 99
feet high, has a. revolving light, and stands about 200
yards distant from the Old Tower.

QUARANTINE NOTICE.
The following is a copy of a letter transmitted to
Lloyd's from the office of the Privy Council of Trade:—
" BritiEh Consulate, St. Michael's, Feb. 20, 1852.
“Ary Lord,—l have the honour to acquaint your
Lordship that the chief officer of quarantine of this port
has agreed that when a ship has lust a hand overboard,
she shall be given pratique, on proof by her log-book
and the testimony of two of the crew, that the death has
occurred from that cause and not from disease.
"As three ships have been detained on their arrival
here, during this month, by a new application of the re-
gulations to such cases (which, unhappily, aro not of
rare occurrence in the small vessel.; of this trade), I have
given public notice of this arrangement here, and I
thil.k it my duty to report it to your Lordship.
(Sigrit d) " Trios. CAREW HUNT.
"The Right lion. Ear! Granviil-. gm
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