The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-29 00:00:00

THE GLASGOW CHARTISTS.

(From the Glfssgoui Argus.)
A meeting of the I,Tiitersal Suffrage Aisociatioe
IN,IS held on Tucsday evening in the Lyceum ; but
nothing of any importance occurred bey and so announce-
ment by Mr. Moir, M.C. for the county, that he has it
in contemplation to become the founder of a new re-
ligious sect, on the principles of Universal Suffrage.
A Mr. Anderson, a devoted Chartist, stated, in the
course of the evening, that he paid. 15s. yearly for seats
in a Dissenting Church. From this amount he said he
intended to withdraw 7s. 6d., and deposit it in the
Chartist fund, and if he found that the congregation
with which he was connected did not conic forward in
support of the Charter, he would withdraw the
other 7s. 6d. also. Mr. Moir took his cue from
this intimation, and soundly rated the Voluntary Dissen-
ters for not marshalling themselves under the banner of
the Charter, declaring that he could not for his life see
how a Voluntary could conscientiously or consistently
refuse to "come to his shop," and support the cause
of Universal Suffrage. If they kept back from the
present glorious movement, then, said Mr. Moir, there
is no alternative but to form a new religious denomina-
tion, embracing the principles of the Charter ; and this
promulgation of the new faith was hailed by the plan
dits of the faithful, whose conversion seemed to be as
sudden as that of their enlightened leader himself.
We know not whether Mr. Moir means to base his pre-
tensions as a religious founder on any recent acquire-
ment of supernatural powers ; but as he has of late more
than once brought himself forward in the character
of a true prophet (see his prophetic visions on the Corn-
law movement, &c.), we should not be surprised if he
did. His friend, Dr. Taylor, might be a valuable acqui-
sition as an instrument in propagating the new doctrines ;
he would look the hermit to a nicety, a very necessary
personage in the infancy of a new sect, while the great
originator himself could enact the part of a mendicant
friar. This would, to be sure, be something like a re•
vival of the old Romish practice ; but what of that when
a political object is to be gained ? We anxiously look
for a statement of the principles of the new religion in
the form of a pamphlet. Its title ought to be what Dr.
Chalmers would call " Christianity politicalized."

RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC

CHANGES.

A correspond!nt of the Debats at St, Petersburgh
writes on the 10th instant. :—ln consequence of the
death of M. de Speranski, the follov,ing changes are to
take place among Russian diplomatists :—M. Ribeau-
pierre, the Russian Amaassador at Berlin, who has been
recalled, is to be made Grand Marshal of the -court of
the Hereditary Grand Duke ; M. de Meyendnrff, Mt
nister at Stuttgardt, will succeed to the embassy at
Berlin, and his present office will be given to M. Brunow,
one of the chiefs in the Foreign Office ; Count Leon
Potocki is to remove from the Legation at Stockholm
to that of Naples, in the room of M. de Gourieff,
who is recalled to Saint Petersburgh, and will
afterwards be sent to fill the post of M. de Ta-
tischieff at Vienna, this diplomatist having solicited
permission to resign ; M. de Ruckmann will core from
his Consulship in Wallachia to take a vacant place in
the department of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
will be replaced by M. Titoff, formerly Secretary of the
Embassy at Constantinople. The festival of Easter has
been celebrated with the utmost splendour. On this
occasion Count Gregory Strogonoff, who represented the
Emperor at the coronation of the Queen of England,
Prince Basil Dolgoroucky, Grand Equerry, and Prince
Menzikoff, Minister of the Marine, have been invested
with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Andrew. All
the Court entertainments were given at the Winter
Palace, then opened for the first time, and the resto-
ration of which is so much to the satisfaction of the
Emperor that he has conferred gold medals on the di-
rectors of the works, and silver medals on all the arti-
sans. The medal presented to Prince Wolkonsky, Prince
Basil Dolgoroucky, General Kleinmichel and Prince
Gagarine, were enriched with diamonds, and General
Kleinmichel was raised to the rank of Count. M. Stras-
soff, the architect, was invested with the order of St.
Stanislas, and also received a present of fifty thousand
roubles. M. Bruloff, another architect, was created a
Commander of the order of St. Vladimir, and received
twenty-five thousand roubles. Both these last have also
had a grant of a rent-charge for twenty-four years issu-
ing out of certain Crown Lands, the revenues of which
arc at the disposal of his Majesty.

Last week as Sir G. Crombie was proceeding
on horseback aloag the Edgeware-road at a quick pace,
followed by his groom, a dog ran at the heels of his horse,
and the animal starting threw his rider to the ground with
gr,•ot violence. Her was conveyed to his residence in con-
naught-terrace in a state of insensibility, haring sustained
a severe concussion of the brain.

GRAND DEMONSTRATION IN FA-
VOUR OF THE FIVE CHURCH-RATE VIC-
TIMS, ON THEIR LIBERATION FROM
GAOL.

tIEOH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
TRURO, APRIL 27.

Yesterday being the day on which Messrs. Barrett,
Edwards, Randall, Spur, and Ball were to be liberated
from Bodmin gaol, the highest excitement prevailed
both in this town and on the whole line of road between
here and Bodmin. Preparationshad been actively made to
greet these victims of a heartless persecution with the ho-
nour to which their noble conduct in opposition to Church-
rates entitled them, and at half-past six in the morning
a barouche and four were at the doors of the county
gaol, awaiting the liberation of the defendants, who were
taken from thence to the Temperance Hotel, in Bod-
min, where they were treated to a good breakfast.
A great number of friends had gone from Truro to
Bodmin, a distance of 25 miles, to meet the parties on
their coming out of prison, and there were hundreds of
the inhabitants of the town assembled near the spot at
that early hour, who testified their friendship for the de-
fendants themselves, and their esteem for the cause in
which they had suffered. The streets of Bodmin were
crowded by the inhabitants, and by persons from different
parts of the county.
At 10 o'clock the parties stepped into the barouche,
and were accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Ellings, a Mi-
nister of the Independent persuasion, of Exeter, who was
on a temporary visit at Bodmin, officiating for the Rev.
Mr. Hobbs, during his illness. The Rev. Gentleman
accompanied them to Truro, where he afterwards de-
clared that it was one of the proudest days of his life.
The carriage was driven by two postilions, and preceded
by several gentlemen on horseback, in gigs, and other
vehicles. Every where on the route home the road
was crowded with people, particularly about Prohus, the
Indian Queen's, Ladock, and other places well known
to those who have been into Cornwall ; and ther-
was not, on any occasion, the slightest interrup-
tion, or the least show of disrespect. When the party
reached Tresilian, a village about two miles from Trure,
they were joined by hundreds of their fellow-townsmen,
and the road from thence down to Tregolls, the seat of
Sir Samuel Spey, M.P., which is near to this town, was
literally lined with people. The day was beautifully
fine, and the people had Assembled by thousands. The
whole town and neighbourhood seemed to have poured
forth their population to greet the victims of—a merci-
less faction, we were going to say, but perhaps it would
be best to write—" the most tolerant Church in
Europe." The hills on either side of the rold were
covered with people, and the display must indeed have
been peculiarly gratifying to Mr. Barrett and his fellow-
sufferers. There was a very good band in attendance,
and a number of banners gave an interest to the scene,
which, though not absolutely necessary, added to the
pleasures of the occasion. On arriving at Tregolls the
people formed themselves into a procession, and the best
evidence of public opinion that we have seen on this
matter, was to be found in that procession. There
were respectable persons from Penzance, Helston, Fal-
mouth, Penryn, St. Columb, St. Agnes, Bodmin, St.
Austell, and a great many other places, all of whom
attended at a very short notice, for the arrangements
had been agreed to so late as not even to have been
noticed in the local papers. The High Church faction
who prosecuted these men overstepped the mark. They
sought to stifle public feeling here ; but they have
roused it, and Church-rates are doomed to be extin-
guished in this borough. The faction will struggle
desperately, but they have now a determined force
arrayed against them, that is becoming every day more
strong. _ . _

At about two o'clock the procession entered the

town, and the victims were every where hailed by their
supporters by marks of their affection. The ladies
were hearty in their demonstration of zeal in the cause
of the Anti-Church-rate party, and many a bright eye
beamed admiration on the men who had so boldly main-
tabed themselves in the I efence of a principle. The
procession went through the principal streets in the
town, after which Barrett and the others descended
near their respective homes. The whole proeeedings
were exceedingly gratifying, and will do immense good
to the cause in this county and elsewhere. The ex-
penses were defrayed out of a fund raised by a few
young females, who collected subscriptions of 3d. from
each subscriber, and the surplus, if there be any, will go
to the general fund to defray the expenses of the late
prosecution.
The Tories were wonderfully scarce. There was
hardly one of those who take an active part in politics
to be seen. A sale at Carhayes served many of them
with an excuse for going out of town, and they readily
availed themselves of it, and hid " their diminished
heads." They have had their fill of prosecutions for
riot, and they now regret their folly and temerity in at-
tempting to obtain Church-rates by means of persecu-
tion. Still it was deemed necessary to obtain the as-
sistance of the police, in case the Tories, or any of their
half-a-crown-a-Cl4y hirelings, should attempt to disturb
the peace or to interrupt the proceedings, and the show
of the force was, perhaps, the means of preserving order
throughout the day.