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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1836.

The House of Commons went last night into Com-
mittee on the Bill for the better regulation of the
Established Church. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who
moved the committal of the Bill, went into consider-
able detail, for the purpose of showing the extent of
the reforms which the measure will effect. We very
cordially agree with the Noble Lord in two things ;
first, that the alterations proposed to be made will be a
great improvement on the system as it now exists; and
secondly, that these alterations can be viewed only as
temporary expedients—or, to use a common 'but
expressive phrase, as an instalment of that full
measure of Church Reform which the people of
England have long looked for, and without which
they will not long be satisfied. In this sense
we receive the present god-send, and trust that, scanty
as it is, it will have the effect of whetting the public
appetite for something more satisfactory. It is no
small matter, in our opinion, to have made a move
in the path of Church Reform, barricaded as that path
has hitherto been by a host of powerful enemies, who
looked upon the smallest change as sacrilege, and the
sure fore-runner of the downfall of the Church. Hav-
ing once begun the good. work—having once got the
point of the wedge in—and that, too, with the con-
currence, nay, at the recommendation of the hie-
rarchy, we have no doubt that, with the bles-
sing of God, and our own exertions—for we
must never expect that miracles will be wrought for
us while we fold our arms in sloth—we shall by and
by im enabled to complete that which is now imper-
fect, and to place our religious concerns on a footing
more consistent with common sense, and the rights of

conscience.
• The reduction of the Bishops' stipends is good as
far as it goes ; but will it be contended that that is an
equitable, or can be a permanent settlement of the
ecclesiastical Establishment, which assigns to one mi-
nister 15,0004 a-year, while there are ethers, multitudes
of others, who have not so =ell as one-hundred-and
fiftieth part of that sum ? It is absurd to talk about
the expense to .‘vhich a Bishop is exposed in keeping
up his rank ftud station. This extravagance is founded
upoix an cutirely erroneous idea of what constitutes the
rani; and station of a minister of the Gospel. He
°right not to be distinguished by the splendour of
iwealth but of virtue. He is not called upon by his
Divine Master to run a race of worldly rivalry INith
the great ones of the earth, but to deny all7Lngoalitiess
and worldly lusts, and to set an ex.:„nple .of humility,
of spiritual-mindedness, of, that crucifixion of the
Mesh and all its lorqt,gs, which is necessary to prove
that he is embi.:,,d- with the spirit of his sacred calling,
and to give nitn authority in reproving the vices of other
men.

The Rev. Mr. M,GHEE, who, as our readers may
perhaps remember, played the part of print° buffo at
All the mountebank -exhibitions at Exeter Hall last
►ear, has again entered upon the stage, jingling his cap
and bells with more self-complacency than ever.
Not content with summoning a Meeting of the Pro-
testant Association for next Thursday, the man has
actually bad the assurance to invite Mr. O'CONNELL

to attend—just as if the Hon. and Learned Member
for Dublin had nothing better to do, than to listen to
the drowsy twaddle of the most leaden-headed fanatic

of the day Really this is one of the coolest pieces
of effrontery we have ever heard of. Whi.t claim haS -
this Exeter Hall agitator on the . patience of Mr.
O'CONNELL ?-or what deadly sin has the latter gen-
tleman committed that it should be seriously propo.sed
to him to undergo the Martyrdom of 'a three hours'
speech ? As a matter of course, the Member for Kil-
kenny declines Mr. APGHEE'S invitation with a
shudder, observing, " the whole affair is one of those
miserable managements which cannot be described by
any English word with accuracy. It is only in French
that you can find their right name. They are called
niaiseries,' and as such I treat them. I cannot con-
clude without, in sober sadness, expressing my most
unfeigned regret that the very name of religion should
be tarnished by these theatrical buffooneries. I can-
not possibly lend them any countenance, either directly
or indirectly. Religion is, indeed, too a.vful a thing
to be made the subject of mountebank exhibitions. • It
is by far of too tremendous an importance
to be approached in any other spirit than that
of humility, surrounded by the purest charity.
The spirit of charitable humility is that in
which religious controversy should be proposed
and carried on." We trust Mr. M‘GHEE will lay
these sentiments to heart, and make them his rule of
action when he next holds forth at Exeter-Hall. They
are better worth attending to than a compliment from
Lord RODEN. As for the Rev. Gentleman's attempt
to get up another " PETER DENS' " clamour, we can
assure him that the scheme will be a miserable failure.
The public are sick of this sort of quackery. They
are tired even of laughing at it. If, however, the ne-
cessities of his nature compel Mr. M'GHEE to,perse-
vere in thrusting himself before the public, and di-
viding its attention with the Giraffes, it is surely easy
to devise some new scheme for " creating a sensation."
Let him exhibit himself as the famous bottle-conjuror,
and "we will answer for it he will gain an audience
twice as numerous as he is ever likely to gain in his
Capacity of an intolerant Churchman.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Thursday have
been received. All that is of any interest in them will
be found in the annexed extracts :

PARIS, JULY 6.-- We hear a great deal in the foreign poli-
tical circles of a project which the King of Sweden is said to
entertain to have his son Oscar crowned during his own reign.
This precaution is said to have appeared necessary to King
Charles John, on account of Norway especially, which country
is but lately united to Sweden, and which is a source of con-
tinual difficulties to the Swedish Government. Prince Oscar
is, besides, more popular in Norway than his father. The
connection between Sweden and Russtin has become much less
intimate since the death of the Emperor Alexander. The
Swedish Cabinet approximates more and more to that of
England. The voyage which Count Wellestedt, the Swedish
Minister for Foreign Affairs, is going to make to London,
notwithstanding his ill health, has evidently a political object,
which is affirmed to be the conclusion of a treaty of offensive
and defensive alliance between Great Britain and Sweden.
King Charles John is supposed to be desirous of closing his
long political career by this important object.
PARIS, JULY 7.—Count Pozzo di Borgo receives and pays
numerous visits. He pays his respects to the King daily, and
his compliments to the Princes on their safe return from their
tour. He has just purchased the hotel at the corner of the
Faubourg St. Honore, 99, known by the name of the Hotel
Roederer, where he resides, and it is supposed that be will
succeed in realising his wish to end his days in France. A
journal affirms that Baron Werther and M. Fabricius (the
Prussian Ambassador and Dutch Charge d'Affaires) have
delivered to the President of the Council a Memorandum of
the Two Courts relative to the affairs of Holland and Bel-
gium. This step, which the President of the Council did not
seem to expect, appears to have much embarrassed him.
The matter, therefore, passed off quite diplomatically : the
Memorandum was read officially, and this bei3g done, their
Excellencies took leave of each other, reserving the dis-
cussion for that day seinnight.—/liessager, July 7.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Pams, JULY 7.
Five per Cents., kW. 70c. 65c. 75c.
Four and a Half ner Cents. 105 E 50c.
&Kuper Cents., 101 f. 50c.
Three per Cents., 80f. 50c. 55c.
Bank Actions, 2,275 f.
Rente de Naples, 1001. 75c. SOc. 75c.
Roman Five per Cents., 10334.
Spanish Actives, 411%104.
Spanish Differes, 19.
Spanish Passives. 12% .
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 10314.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., I .
Portuguese Three per Cents. 51y,%
Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 56f. 75e.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, —c. —c.; money, 25f: 35c
Three months, paper, 25r. 20c. ; money, 25f. 20c
—fours Anthentaguc.

Boussa, QUARTER To FOUR.—This has been again a blank
day at the Bourse. The opening price of the Three per
Cents. was 80f. 60c. ; a few bargains were done at 80f. 55c.,
which raised the price to 801.• 65c. sellers, but the business
entered into wns quite trifling. Spanish Active Stock opened
at 41i, has been done at 411, and is again 41i.
LAST PILICES.—Five per Cents., 1081. 75c. ; Three
per Cents., Bof. 55c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
hards, —; Differes, 14k; New Loan, —; Actives, 411; Pas-
sives, 124; Ducats, 100 75 ; Romans, 1031- —; Pedros, 8l1;
Belgians, 104; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, —l. —c. ;
Miguels, 15 ; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 211 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 19; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —.

Senor ANTONIO GONZALES, President of the
Chamber of Spanish Procuradores during, the last
Session, and Secretary of the Chamber during the
administration of MA aTINEz DE LA ROSA and
ToRENo, has addressed a long letter to the Times,
complaining of the disgraceful conduct of the public
censors in Madrid. The Press of Spain must be
shackled indeed, when insertion was denied to the
just complaint of the Ex-President of the Legislative
Body. The substance of the injury sustained by 'him,
and for which the redress of publicity is now refused
through the ordinary channels, may be summed up
in very few words :—lmmediately before the dis-
solution of the late Cortes, two Addresses from
the National Guards and citizens of Barcelona, were
forwarded to the Chamber, thanking the Procuradores
for having ;voted on the 16th of May, that no taxes
should be paid without a vote of the Cortes. These
addresses were forwarded to the Censors for their
consideration previous to publication ; but instead of
approving or rejecting them as was their duty, these
pliant tools of M. IsTußiz placed the documents in
the hands of the Chief of the Police, who was in-
structed by the Government to endeavour to get up
some criminal charge against the President, on the
dissolution of the Chambers. An inquisitorial pro-
cess Was accordingly instituted. The Ex-President
was dragged through the streets like a common felon
by the police, and their Chief interrogated hitri
on oath, touching the documents which were livid as
proofs of a conspiracy against the Government. The
trumpery accusation was too ridiculous' t(,), stand even
this test. Senor GoNza..L Es was pronounced inno-
cent by a , incompetent to try him ; but when
he off.:;red to complain publicly of the insult and injus-
tice he had sustained, the columns of the Press were
closed against him. GONZALES is a liberal, and an
honest man ; but he refused to join the conspiracy
against MENutzAB AL—and hence the efforts of Is-
TURI2 to prevent his re-election, Ind, if possible, to
drive him out of the colic! ttly.

Sir William Wraxall, in his " Posthumous Memoir
of his own Time," just published, has given to the world a
mass of more curious anecdotes respectinc, the political rivalry
of Pitt and Fox, and more striking sketches of their numerous
satellites, Dundas, Jenkinson, Sheridan, Windham, &c., than
can be obtained in any other record of the times; for Horace
Walpole, whose mantle has descended on Wraxall, had then
ceased to exist. In Sir William's pages the reader of the
present day is transported to the House of Commons as it
existed fifty years ago; and not only does he revel in the
eloquence which then animated the Chapel of St. Stephen,
but is made to partake in a knowledge of the secret motives
influencing the measures of the day,

YICE..REGA L VISIT TO-
THE SouTlL—Their
Excellencies the Lord-Lieutenant and Countess of Mulgrave
left the Vice-Regal Lodge on Sunday afternoon for Nor-
mandy Lodge, whence they proceeded yesterday to Ballygib-
bin, near Mallow, the seat of Sir W. Beecher. Their Ex-
cellencies intend to proceed on Wednesday to Prospect-hill,
Killarney, the seat of the Hon. J. Brown, where they propose
to spend a few days. On the 10th his,Excellency is expected
at Castle Martyr, ona visit to Lord Viscount Boyle. —Dublin
Evening Post.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Our arrivals this morning are the French :tad Harnburgh
with ship-letters from Jamaica. Tobago, Maranham,
and ,sierra Leone.

Tnr: FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at 00 same as they Closed
at; for Money, and 9t Ex-liequer BillS, 12 14 ; India
Bolds, rr, t premium; Bank Stock, ; India 'ditto,
. .
In the Poreign 3:tarket, Spaiii4t liondtt, Passive,
; neferred, kfif i Pthitiguese, 811 ; Three per Cents.,
Sit Cioli)tWoian, 304:3 314'; Mexican, 341; ; Dutch, 561 r.

RALF-PAST ONE.

We continue without any further arrivals from any quarter,
and the Funds have been stationary during the morning, with
the exception of Portuguese Stock, which has receded about
one per cent., owing, it is supposed, to the expedition of the
Carlists, under Gomez. to the Portu!,ttose frontier.
Consols may be quoted at 92g for the Account, Money
914 4. Exchequer Bills, 12 14 ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 211; India otock, 2561- 257.
There is not a feature in the Foreign Market worth obser-
vation. Spanish Active. 411 ; Passive, 121 ; Deferred,
191 ; Portuguese, 81 ; Three per Cents.,.so4 51.
In the Shane Market, the Great Western has dropped to
20 Fern,
Consols for the Account, 92i '4l

THREE O'CLOCK.

Thursday a lad, ;bout 18, foolishly attempted to
climb to the top of Seafield tower, in the vicinity of Kirkaldy,
in search of a bird's nest. When near the top, one of the
stones by which he held gave way, and he immediately fell to
the ground. When he saw his fall inevitable, he sprang a
little outwards, to escape some stones which lay close to the
building : and, though the height was about forty feet, when
he came to the ground he did tiqt feel himself injured, but
called out to his companions, " Isn't that a good jump ?" On
attempting to walk, however, he found that one of his legs was
broken, which underwent amputation the same evening ; he
continues in rather a dangerous state.—Scotch Paper.
On Sunday evening, as the .Sylph Woolwich
steamer (which was crammed almost to suffocation) was land-
ing her passengers at Queenhithe, some evil-disposed person
raised an alarm that the boilers were bursting. A general
rush took place, several persons were much hurt, and one
woman with a young child fell into the river, and was with
the greatest difficulty rescued from a watery grave.
Mr. Paterson, the Consul. General of the United
States in Belgium, died on the 4th at Antwerp, after an illness
in which he suffered extremely. Mr. Paterson was an Ame-
rican, but had resided for a great many years at Antwerp,
where he had numerous friends.
Mr. Wil'riam Henry Ord's name was, by mistake,
placed on the majority on the Appropriation Clause, instead of
Mr. William Ord's, Mr. W. H. Ord being absent from indis-
position.
The Bishop of Salisbury, in consequence of the
weakness of his sight, will not ordain any more himself. He
will hold nominations of candidates, and send letters dimissory
to such bishop's ordinations as may be most convenient in point
of time and place.—British Magazine.
Mr. Philip Stone, of Bagshot, a gentleman of
considerable property, is negociating with the Committee of
Drury-Lane Theatre, to become the Lessee for the ensuing
season, and with every prospect of success, provided Mr.
Bunn declines renewing his present lease.
Sir John Lade, who some years ago was the first
whip of the day, was yesterday among the few pedestrians in
St. James's-street, and appeared in good health. Sir John is
now in his 77th year, enjoys a rural life at Staines, and never
mixes, as he did formerly, in the fashionable and giddy cir-
cles of the metropolis.
ALARMING FDRE.—Thursday night, about half-past
eleven o'clock, the inhabitants residing in Lambeth were
thrown into a state of great alarm and excitement, in conse-
quence of a terrific body of flame bursting forth from the
upper part of a house occupied by several families, No. 2,
Amphitheatre-court, Stangate-street, Westminster-road. It
was first discovered in the room occupied by a man of the name
of Courtney, and spread with unbounded fury, and for some
considerable period threatened destruction to the entire neigh-
bourhood. The premises are situated in the rear of Astley's
amphitheatre, and fears were apprehended that that beautiful
place of amusement would fall a prey to the devouring ele-
ment. Mr. Inspector Field, of the L division, and a strong
body of the police, were quickly on the spot, and rendered the
most essential services in preventing robberies. The engine
from Waterloo-road (Edward-street), belonging to the Lon-
don Fire Establishment, was soon on the spot, and was quickly
followed by the engines of the County and West of England,
and, after great difficulty, the flames, by an excellent supply
of water, were extinguished, but not before great damage was
done and the building nearly destroyed. The fire was caused
by a little girl leaving a lighted candle near some ignitable
goods, which caught fire. Had the occurrence taken place at
a later hour the consequences might have been very serious.
The intended visit of the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria to Scotland appears likely to 'turn the tide
of summer tourists entirely to the north, and to render Edin-
burgh the centre of fashionable attraction during the ensuing
months.
EXTENSIVE FlRE.—Yesterdaymorning, about half-
past five o'clock, the neighbourhood of Poland-street, Golden-
square, Oxford-street, presented a scene of the utmost excite-
ment, in consequence of the discovery of an alarming fire, ex-
tending its ravages with the greatest rapidity in the workshops
of Mr. Turrell, a cabinet-maker. An opposite neighbour,
named Miller, a bookbinder, whose workshops are situated im-
mediately under Mr. Turrell's, was first apprised of the threat-
ened danger by a female inmate of the house of Mr. Arundale,
a tobacconist, the back of whose premises are closely connected
with the timber-yard and workshops of Mr. Turrell. Several
policemen of the C division were near the spot at the time the
alarm was given, and with great difficulty they forced an en-
trance, but to such an extent had the flames reached that they
were compelled to retreat into the street. By this time Mr.
Rose, the foreman of the London Fire Establishment in that
district, with Fogo and Howell, two engineers, and between
thirty and forty firemen, with four powerful engines, had ar-
rived, and by their well directed exertions, aided by a good
supply of water, which was instantly obtained, the devouring
element was arrested in its progress, but not until the work-
shops and tools belonging to Messrs. Turrell and Miller were
entirely consumed, together with the upper part of Mr. Arun-
dale's house. How the fire originated is not accurately known,
and, with the exception of Mr. Turrell, none of the parties
who are sufferers by the catastrophe are insured. Several
lodgers in Mr. Arundale's house are among the number. The
conduct of the police force during the continuance of the fire
was above all praise.
The objections urged by many against Steel Pens
is—that they fail of supplying the ink to the paper when
writing in a hurry, and which obliges them to go over their
writing twice. The evil is completely obviated by the new
Patent Triple-pointed Pens (made by S. Mordan and Co.,
London), for, instead of the capillary action being lost, it is
doubly produced by the third point, and ensures a certain
supply of ink to the nib of the pen—of great importance in
the writing of signatures to cheques, &c. &c.
THE MARCH OF INTELLECT.—The Foreman of
the Petty Jury, at the County Sessions, on Monday, assigned
as his reason for finding Woor guilty, " that as the Grand
Jury had found him guilty, what could they (the Petty Jury)
do but find nim guitly too I ! !"—Nottingham Mercury.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 6.—Our
cotton market continues in a flat state, and the demand very
limited. The business to-day is estimated at 2,000 bales of
all kinds at prices similar to Monday, viz.,—viz., 100 Maran-
hams, 121-d. to ad.; 30 Bahias, 11-1(1.; 200 Cearas and Per-
nams, 12d.- 121 d. ; 100 Madras, 61d: to Bd.; remainder
American, from 8 d. to 12d. for good Orleans.
Thursday afternoon a young man who had been
employed painting at the top of the house of Messrs. Garba-
nati and Co., the carvers and gliders in Southampton-street,
Strand, overbalanced himself and fell from the parapet into
the street. In his descent he came upon the leads over the
shop window, and from thence bounded to the pavement. He
was taken up in a state of insensibility, and without delay re-
moved to the Charing-cross Hospital. It is believed that none
of his bones were broken, but his body was bruised in a shock
ing manner,

1-IVDiIOPHOtIA,—A gentleman tidying seen in the
public papersi_.an account of two bnyA baing been bitten by a
mad dog in. Witidgdr krerk i•k6iiiy, has *eaten a Icitei% to the
itione game and address of a person who is pos-
Se:;;41 of a certain remedy for hydrophobia. Hitherto this
dreadful.discase has baffled all the skill and ingenuity of the
medical profession ; and should a certain remedy have been
now discovered, its valuable properties cannot be too highly
appreciated, nor too extensively known. The gentleman whohas written to the Mayor has given his name and address, and
speaks positively of the successful application of the medicine
in question to many persons, as well as to horses, cattle, and
swine, and dogs,. which have been bitten by rabid animals.
The inventor of the medicine, he states, is a person of the
name of Cas9am, a saddler, in the of Groorttbridge,
near Tunbridge Wells. He added, that a strong solution of
the murlate of soda (common table salt) applied to a wound
inflicted by the bite of a mad dog, and continued for some
time, may be highly beneficial in neutralising or changing the
virus, so as to render it perfectly harmless; but that applica-
tion should be immediate, as absorption proceeds with great
rapidity ; if, however, any interval occurs so as to render
its good effects doubtful, then the aforesaid medicine may be
relied on.

COURAGE AND HUMANITY.—An instance of
these noble and manly attributes was lately witnessed under
circumstances of the most imminent peril. Captain Michael,
an Englishman, in Count Walmoden's Regiment of Austrian
Dragoons, quartered at Padua, seeing a female swept down
the Adige, when that river was swollen to a most terrific
height, sprung from his horse in the presence of his regiment
and thousands of anxious spectators, and succeeded in bringing
her safe to the shore. For this act of dauntless courage and
humanity, Captain Michael received the thanks of his Colonel
and the Mayor and Court of Padua. We believe Captain
Michel is a native of Stamford, in Lincolnshire.

HEREFORD.---On Monday night this city and vici-
nity were visited by a succession of thunder-storms, which
commenced between twelve and one, and continued several
hours; the lightning was extremely vivid, and the rain which
fell was accompanied with hailstones so large, that at Garnons,
the scat of Sir J. G. Cotterell, Bart., we understand nearly
two-thirds of the glass in the hot-houses, &c., were broken by
the icy ballets, which descended in large quantities, and re-
mained on the ground some time afterwards.

LITERATURE,

7.ONDON AND WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
No. VI.
Atai•ditt; Lbtiddii4 1810,
There is considerable variety in this Ntimber; hilt
it is not an intereStiiig for thotigh the articles
are the iiitAt Part) they hre tiot of d
popular nature, or treated in a popular manner. 'they
arc dry and prosy, with the single exception of the
notice of Sir John Walsh's " Chapters of Contempo-
rary History," which is both well written and well rea-
soned, and makes sad havoc with the Tory Baronet's
pretensions to political perspicacity. The Reviewer
observes—

" If this writer had not been held up by the Tory critics as
one of the great rising ornaments of their party, we should not
have thrown away time and space upon a controversy in
which we are neither called upon to say, nor to answer, any-
thing requiring thought, anything not absolutely trite. But
the character of Toryism is better seen in Sir John Walsh and
his class, than in men of some originality and power of mind.
Nothing has given us a lower opinion of the Tories as a body,
than to observe on what class of their advocates it is that their
applause is lavished. Let the young and ambitious adventurer,
who would rise by Toryism notwithstanding the disadvantage of
a clear head, observe whether what we say is net true. The
man whom they recognise as their champion is never he who
gives to Toryism (what can be given to it, though not to
Whiggism) something like a philosophic basis ; who finds for
their opinions the soundest, the most ingenious, or the most
moral arguments by which they can be supported ; but inva-
riably the man who, with greater fluency or a more daritig
manner than ordinary, gets up and vents their most shattered
and worn-out absurdities. There is another cause for this be-
sides the greater adaptation of the latter class of arguments to
the general calibre of their understanding.. No one can make
speculative Toryism a thing that will bear the light, without
cutting off many of the most lucrative parts of practical To-
ryism. We never knew a Tory of any power of mind, who
did not, either secretly or openly, give up the Irish Church.
But the Tories in general deem this too high a price for a
small improvement in their argument, and a great one in their
character for honesty, Sir John Walsh for them. 'He throws
his mantle over all. Even Irish Toryism is not too shocking
a thing for him." ,
The Reviewer does not confine his strictures to Sir
John Walsh and the Tories--he is nearly equally severe
on the Whigs, denying them both influence and saga-
city as statesmen, and asserting that they are a " co-
terie, not a party." He is in fact a sturdy Radical,
and this to so an inveterate an extent, that he can
scarcely endure even to feel, or at least to express,
gratitude to the Whigs for their inestimable public
services in originating and carrying the Reform bill.
Now this is the very bigotry of partizanship, and
strikes at the root of all generous, manly feeling. The
Whigs may not perhaps be all that we could desire
them to be ; they may vacillate where they should be
resolved ; and shrink from their enemies, where, backed
as they are by the people, they should set them boldly
at defiance : still it should never be forgotten, that to
them it is owing that the democratic principle, which
eventually will carry all before it, is placed on its pre-
sent high vantage ground. The Whigs, with many ble-
mishes, have many redeeming points, and when com-
pared with the Tories, are paragons of political excel-
lence. The Reviewer's character of the Radicals is
drawn with a flattering, but just, pencil. He says
that theirs is the rising party, destined, ere long, to
wield the whole powers of the State. This is strictly
true. There are no young Whigs, and scarcely one
middle-aged ultra-Tory. All the more costive Con-
servatives, such as Lynhurst, Londonderry, Wynford,
Newcastle, &c., have either fallen, or are fast falling,
into the " sear, the yellow leaf;" while the more liberal
ones betray occasional indications of a willingness to
give in their adhesion to the spirit of the age. Ten
years hence, Toryism will be extinct; Whiggism at the
last gasp; and Radicalism in the full enjoyment of lusty
manhood. " The White Man's Grave" is. a slight
notice of a late work on the climate of Sierra Leone.
It is agreeably written, though by no means remark-
able for the amount or novelty of its information. In
the article on " Poor Laws in Ireland," the Reviewer
strenuously advocates the adoption of the " principle
of a poor law" for that country—adding, " we propose
that every person in want should have a legal right to
be admitted into a work-house, and be there main-
tained in a manner not superior to that of an indepen-
dent labourer when in employment ; and that the
work-houses should be placed, as in England, under
the controul of a Central Board, with Assistant Com-
missioners, the funds to be provided for by a national
rate." The Review of Willis's Sketches" is entertain-
ing and anecdotical, and the extracts well culled. The
remaining articles we have neither space nor time to
comment on.

MRS. ARMYTAGE ; OR, FEMALE DOMI-
NATION.
BF THE AUTHORESS OF " MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS."
In 3 Vols.
Henry Colburn,London, 1836.

This is one of the best, if not the very best, of Mrs.
Charles Gore's novels. The style is good, the inci-
dents natural, and the moral excellent. The heroine
is a widow lady in Yorkshire, the possessor of an im-
mense fortune, and the owner of a large estate. She
has two children—a son and a daughter; to whose
education she devotes her widowhood. SL is herself
just, upright, and severe ; and having been in youth
accustomed to meet with nothing but submission to her
will, she contracts a habit of disregarding the wills of
others. Her unbending hauteur is the only draw-
back upon a character otherwise stainless as drifted
snow, and this leads her to sacrifice the life of her
daughter, and for some years the happiness of her son.
We see from the commencement the rock upon which
Mrs. Armytage is dootned to split ; but the incidents
that intervene are not the less interesting and unex-
pected. This is a novel which many parents may read
with advantage. The characters are well drawn—so
well that we recognize them the instant we meet with
them after the first introduction.

HISTORY OF BRITISH QUADRUPEDS.
Part I. Van Voorst, London, 1836.
A very useful work, edited by T. Bell, Esq., Lec-
turer on Compartive Anatomy, at Guy's Hospital.
The embellishments are numerous and skilfully en-
graved, and the letter-press full of condensed, practical
information.

RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ARTILLERY
OFFICER.
BY BENSON EARLE HILL.
In 2 Vols. London, Bentley, 1836.

Benson Earle Hill concludes the second volume of
his " Recollections" with the following sentence :
" Should my endeavours to amuse be encouraged by
the public, I design devoting my leisure to a second
series of Sketches from memory, which I trust would
prove more lively than my first." We request Mr.
Hill will make himself easy on the score of public
favour, and write away as fast-as he is able. Should
he live for fifty years to come, there would not pass a
season in which a couple of volumes of his Sketches,
provided they were only to equal these in live-

liness, would not be as welcome as the first song
of the cuckoo. The volumes before us, include scenes
and adventures in Ireland, America, Flanders, and
France—each of which is a sovereign specific against
ennui and blue-devils. The author's head and heart
are both in the right place, and, his fund of the most
amusing anecdote in the world is to all appearance
inexhaustible. One good thing told in the happiest.
way possible is but the introduction to twenty other
good things equally droll, and all given with as much
freshness, vigour, and versatility of humorous descrip-

tion, as the first. Mr. Hill is equally happy and
equally at home in playing off the national pe-
culiarities and eccentricities of an Englishman,
an Irishman, a Scotchrnan, a
.Frenchman, an Ame-
rican, and a Creole. No man tells an amusing

story better; and no writer, that we know of, has
told sal Many amusing ones in so limited a com-
pass. Before making f_”e-traet or two, it may not be
unnecessary to observe, that the vdiUti•F•T *re written :n
f9riu of a piece of light helter-skelter autobidgfriphy,
dthirieheitig With the Author's schoolboy reminiscences,
and eXtendilig titief the gredia part of
.a life spent in
fietiVe military service. As We dailtioi c.,:0 wrong for
extracts, we shall take the first the oftefs f•—
" Bristol was garrisoned by several regiments tvf the lice,
as well as by militia, the large depot for French prisoners,
at `3tapletniti reqtririnir a considerable force. Amongst the
officers now yttaftt,re'i she-te was a Colonel Moore, a gentle-
man beloved by his men and respected by the inhabitants;
his manners smacked of the ricAl &Mr' and his person ii'ould
have been repossessing, but for an uneorttrote enlargement of
his nasal organ. lie had, indeed, ' been to the promontory;'
and I have little doubt but his goodly one' had ofteri been a
subject of dispute between the drummer's and trumpete=r's
wives' of his own time.

" Now, it happened that one of our bankers VA; blessed
with a proboscis of great capacity, about which he wig most
dreadfully sensitive ; the least allusion to his Bardolphian ap.
pearance threw him into a consuming rage. Mr. was
walking to his residence at Clifton. when in College Green he
encountered Colonel Moore, whom he perceived to be gazing
intently on the most prominent feature of his face : his brow
began to lower, and he mended his pace, intending- to hasten
past a man who seemed to be unaware of his own deformity,
yet stared so rudely at his neighbour's. Mr. W-__ wits
stopped by the Colonel, who, takitig off his hat, addressed him
thus:—

" Your name is W--. I believe, Sir ?'
" It is,' was gruffly answered.
" Mine is Moore ; and I wish to say a few words to you,
on a very delicate subject.'
" The banker was a man of known and extensive gallantry,
and it is imagined that he supposed the Colonel's communica-
tion to have some reference to an affaire d'amour.
" ' I am ready to hear any thing you may have to say, Sir.'
" With some hesitation in his mariner, Colonel Moore com-
menced.

" Mr. I have a very large nose--"
" Off started the offended son of Plutus.

" G— d—__ me, Sir !—what's your nose to me?'
" I beseech your patience for a moment or two,' continued
the Colonel; look at me, Sir—it is a remarkably large nose.'
" Well, Sir, who denies it?'
"' No one. But you, sir, have also a rather larger nose
than usual—'

" What the devil is the meaning of all this?—Do you
mean to insult me, sir? You have mistaken your man. I beg
to pass on—'
" Stay but for an instant, sir, and I will convince you that
no insult is intended : only let me beg you to admit that your
nose is above the ordinary size, and I will proceed.'
" ' And suppose it is, sir, is that any reason you should
dare—'

" I had hoped, sir, you would have received my commu-
nication with temper. It appears now only necessary for me
to state the reason which induced me to take the liberty of
addressing you. This snuff-box'—and he produced a massive
gold one, of exquisite workmanship—' was presented to me
by a dear friend, on the condition that, should I ever meet
with a gentleman whose nose was, in the slightest degree,
larger than my own, I was to surrender it instantly. But I
find you are averse to any mention of the subject. Having
stated the fact, I wish you a good morning.' And he re-
pocketed the box.
" The eyes of Mr. \V-- had been riveted to the splendid
tabatiire : he relaxed the severity of his features, and said
with a smile, I am sure I ought to be very much obliged to
you for affording me a chance of becoming proprietor of that
valuable article ; but a difficulty presents itself as to who is
to decide whether you or I are entitled to its possession :
perhaps, my dear Colonel, you will say how that can be ar-
ranged.' .

" Very easily, sir, if you will do me the honour of dining
at the mess with me, bringing with you a friend as your ar-
biter; I will find one on my side, and to their decision► we will
leave the matter.'

" • I accept your offer ; pray, name your time.'
" A day was fixed : the two nosologists sat opposite to each
other at table. Mr. W almost repented having accepted
the challenge, as his temper was put to a severe test during
dinner, by the constant allusions made to the origin of his
visit : and he was assured, on all hands, that he must win the
price. As soon as the cloth was removed, the umpires ap-
pointed examined the proportions of the candidates, amidst
roars of laughter from the officers assembled. After the
length, breadth, and thickness of each nose had been carefully
measured with compasses and written down by the judges, who
deeply regretted that the features could not also be weighed,
the Colonel was declared proprietor of the box, having ex-
celled his opponent by the size of a pimple !"

In Ireland, our gallant humourist met with kindred
spirits—thirsty souls, but right mirthful withal. Such
innocent hoaxes as the following are admirably suited
to the meridian of Athlone. We regret it is the only
extract for which we can find room in the present crowded

state of our columns :
" One of the members of our small, but comfortable mess
was the district paymaster, Captain Aldrich ; a gentleman of
the respectable Suffolk family. He had acquired the brevet
of Major amongst his friends, although the Army List did not
confirm the step ; but, dear, good-natured Aldrich bore his
elevation very condescendingly, and became so used to it, that
to address him as Captain,' or Mr. Paymaster,' was not the
readiest way of getting cash for a bill on England.
" His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the kind and con-
vivial Duke of Richmond, had been pleased, during a visit to
Waterford, to confer the honour, of knighthood on the pay-
master of that district. This intelligence sorely nettled my
worthy friend ; and scarcely a day passed but complaints of
his age and service having been overlooked, would escape him.
" It occurred to a dear friend of mine that, if we managed
matters cleverly, we could confer the wished-for dignity on
the Major; and, after due deliberation, the necessary steps
were taken, and a valuable confederate, holding office in Dub-
lin Castle, enlisted in our cause.
" On a certain day, most of the members of the mess were
invited to meet a large party of military and civilians at Be-
nown Castle. It was, of course, expedient to apprize Mr.
Higgins, our kind host, that something uncommon was about
to occur at his board.

" The dinner was over, and the ladies on the point of retir•
ing, when an artillery driver was seen galloping up the ave.
nue, as though his mission was one of life and death.

" ' The route is come for us,' said I.
" Or perhaps for our regiment,' observed an officer of the
92d.

" We shall soon know,' added Weaver, my co-mate in the

affair.

" The butler entered—all eyes were fixed on him ; he
walked up to Major Aldrich, and gave him a large official-
looking letter, with a seal of enormous size. Aldrich glanced
at the direction, looked somewhat astonished, opened the en-
velope, examined eagerly a parchment it contained, then, with
a most complacent smile, put the packet in his pocket, and
endeavoured to look unconcerned.

" You are not going to leave us, Major?' said Mr. Higgin.
" No, my dear Sir, I fancy not,' he replied, with a gentle
tossing of the head and an ineffable look.
" Is it from Sir James ?' demanded Weaver; meaning
Sir James Affieck, who commanded the garrison.
" ' No, no,' said Aldrich, with extreme dignity; it is a
communication from Dublin, and concerns me only.'
" The driver seemed determined no time should be lost,'
observed Weaver. ' I never saw a devil come along at such a
pace; he must have been told that he was employed on an
affair of moment.'

" ' All the acts of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant—
God bless him 1' piously ejaculated Aldrich, par parenthese,
should be considered affairs of moment.'

" Hallo, Major I what's in the wind now ? It was but
yesterday I heard you abuse the Duke of Richmond for giving
preference to Sir William Vachell.'
" ' It is never too late to make amends; the Duke has done
me the honour but why should I engross the attention
of the company, an humble, undeserving person like myself?
I am ashamed, Madam ——' and he bent his head to our
amiable hostess.

" • Nay, nay,' interrupted Mr. Higgins, you know what a
deserved favourite you are here, so pray let us hear if any good
fortune has befallen you.'

" Well, if I must—' said Aldrich, slqwly producing the
important document.
" Oh !do let us have the particulars. What is it ? Pray,
read,' exclaimed twenty voices in a breath.
" I feel so overpowered, my dear sir ;' said the Nlajdr,
rising, and addressing our host, that I must beg you to
apprise my friends of the facts,' and he handed the letter to
him.

" ' God bless me !' said Mr. Higgins, in well-feigned asto-
nishment, as he looked at the parchment ; this is indeed un-
expected—but let me read.
" Dublin Castle, August —, 1811.
" ' Whereas, We, Charles, Duke of Richmond and Aubigny,
K.G &c. &c., Lord Lieutenant and General Governor of all
Ireland, having taken into mature consideration the long and
value ble services of our trusty and well-beloved John Aldrich,
Esq.., his Majesty's Paymaster for the district of Athlone, and
when ...as that public affairs detain us in his Majesty's Castle
at Dublin, We, the Lord Lieutenant, do, in this case, dis-
pense with the formalities usual on such occasions, and, by the
advict of our Council, and on our own conviction of the ser-
vices of the said John Aldrich, Esq., do grant him this our
especial warrant, entitling him to the rights, privileges, style,
and title, of knighthood. And we further enact that his
name be enrolled in the Record Office of the Castle of Dublin.
" By command of his Excellency,
" The Lord Lieutenant,

Registrar,
" Record Office.

" ' To Sir John Aldrich, Knight, &c. &c. &c.'

" A. general burst of congratulation followed the reading.
The p recious document was handed round, the Castle seal
was chilly affixed, but no one of the party was able to decipher
the si/ ;nature of the Registrar. This had been provided for,
the planners of the Millir being too cautious to sign names,
which might have involved them in disgrace or difficulty.
The use of the official seal was going quite far enough. Sir
John Aldrich's health' was drank with three times three ; the
newly-created knight in vain attempted to return thanks;
those in the secret enjoyed the joke, whilst the others believed
the docUment genuine. Wine flowed fast ; the poor dear
Major, from over-excitement, was not able to bear his 'blush-
ing honours ;' but, with a skin full of claret, he fell fast asleep

in his chair, after muttering to himself Long life to the
Lrrd Lieutenant—a fig for Sir William Vachell!'
" It will be scarcely credited, yet I affirm as a fact, that the
good sot!! Iport whom the trick had been played was utterly
unconseinuA of tfie hoax ; he did not, 'tis true, live long
enough to detect it ; for, very shortly after I left Athlone, he
was gathered to his fathers, and during his last illness was so
dell,sted to be hailed by his title, that it would have been
cruel to unfleceive him, Peace to thy manes, dear, good-
natured, credu?ee Aldrich !"

FINE ARTS•

MY SKETCH BOOK—No. IX.
Tilt, London, 1836.

Ctuiekshank does not here show to such advantage
as he has been in tin: habit Of doing in his Sketch-
books. Ilk designs arc broad and grotesque enough,
but they want humour and ingenuity. They are
nimbly old jokes new vamped urn. Vie hope the next
Number will make amends for the inferiority of the
prcseut,

GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LIFE
AND TIMES OF DR. JOHNSON.—Part
Marra f, Landon, 1836.
This work which, considering the superior merit of
its engravings, is singularly reasonable in price, forms
an excelk.nt—indeed almost an indispensable---accom-
paniment to Murray's late admirable edition of " Bos-
well's Life of Johnson." The Number before us con-
sists of not less than six engravings, by far the nrost
interesting of which is the portrait of that well-known
mall of fashion—the idol of our great grandmothers—
the Hon. Topham Beauclerk, who figures so conspi-
cuously in the pages, of Boswell, as the most accom-
plished member of the Literary Club. The counte-
nance of this gentleman, though far from handsome,
bespeaks intelligence and vivacity. The portrait was
painted by Harding, and is now in the poesession of
Lord Holland.

KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING V. DUGDALE.

Mr. Kti,Ly stated the case. It was an indictment preferred
by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, against Williarm
Dugdale, a booksel)cr, of Wych-street, Strand, for exposing
for sale, and publishing, certain obscene and indecent works.
He should prove by several witnesses the sale of the books in
question, and it would be for the Jury to say whether they were
works of an improper description, and if so they must find the
defendant guilty.
Andrew Collard, a person employed by the Society for the
Suppression of Vice, purchased the books in question at the
defendant's shop, in February, 1835. They were sold by the
defendant's brother.

William Green, a constable of Clerkenwell, also purchased
a book at the defendant's shop. The defendant and his .brother
were both in the shop at the time.
Turner gave evidence to the same effect.

The Collector of Taxes for the parish, proved that the de-
fendant had paid him the taxes for the house and premises in
Wych-street.
Mr. Haynes, receiver of the rents, deposed that thede -
fendant was the tenant for the last eighteen months.
The publications were then handed to the jury, for their
proposal, and
The defendant addressed the jury, and complained of the
unfortunate position in which he was placed. If be admitted
his identity, of which there was considerable doubt, he made
himself responsible for the books—if he did not,. he lost all
opportunity of vindicating himself from the charge. He hoped
the jury would not believe the evidence of such men as Col-
lard, who was, on his own admission, the paid agent of an
anonymous. Society, and whose character was such that his evi-
dence ought not to be received in a Court of Justice. He
would call witnesses to prove that Collard had been himself
in the habit of exposing indecent prints.
Lord DENMAN said the defendant could not call witnesses
to prove any particular facts of that sort.
The defendant--As that line of defence had been denied him,
he would only say that the book complained of vats to be
found in the catalogue of every circulating library, and if an
indictment was preferred for selling it, a person might as well
be indicted for selling Shakspearels.works.
Thomas James Carter—l have been for fourteen years con-
stable of Clerkenwell, and, from Collard's character, I would
not believe him upon his oath. I am not now parish constable.
John Ward—l live in Clerkenwell. I should not like to
believe Collard upon his oath, from what I have seen and heard
of him. I never heard him give evidence.
Edward Reed—l certainly should not believe Collard upon
his oath. I never heard him give evidence before this day.
William Holmes—l am a bookseller, 48, Princes-street,
Leicester-square. The book charged in the indictment has
been frequently sold at auctions, and I should not consider it
a dangerous one.

Joh-n Fletcher Miller—l should not certainly think Collard
worthy of belief upon his oath. lam a lithographic printer,
and have known the defendant about twelve months.

William Clarke—l would not believe Collard upon his oath.
Reed and myself made a representation to Mr. Pritchard, of
the Society for the Suppression of Nice, relative to Collard,
that he was not worthy to hold his situation.
Mr. KELLY replied, and Lord DENMAN summed up) re-
marking upon the evidence that had been brought forward to
impeach Collard's testimony, which even if it had the effect
of putting his evidence out of the case, did not invalidate in
the slightest degree that of other witnesses, who had deposed
to the same facts.

The Jury immediately found the defendant guilty.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

POWELL V. BLACK.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was lately
sub-editor of the Merniny Chronicle newspaper, against the
proprietors of that paper, to recover the sum of 1401., alleged
by the plaintiff to be due to him for arrears of salary. The
question turned upon the fact, as to whether the engagement
of Mr. Powell was annual or not; and if annual, whether,
having been dismissed before the year had expired, he was en-
titled to recover the arrears of his salary for the unexpired
term—viz., thirteen weeks ?
Mr. Erie, Mr. Crowder, and Mr. Banks, appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. M. D. Hill, and
Mr. Bingham, for the defendants.
There was a very full attendance in Court, of gentlemen
connected with the preis, many of whom were examined.
The plaintiff's case had not closed, when our Reporter left.

By the private accounts from Liverpool, it appears
that the fever of speculation in Joint Stock Companies in that
town has materially abated, so as to lessen in a great degree
the apprehension which was at first entertained for the conse-
quences. Out of about 40 schemes, great and small, 'pro-
jected in Liverpool alone, very few have come into actual
operation. Among those are two Fish Companies, an Apo-
thecaries' Company, a Brewery, and a Steam-towing Com-
pany. Nearly all the others have either become extinct, or are
said to he in such a state that there is no chance of going on with
them. To carry on the few that survive only a small com-
parative amount of capital is required. The losses occasioned
by the mania for speculation will now be confined, in a 'great
measure, to the money paid as deposits on shares, or
the premium to which on the first impulse they rose. That
these have been very considerable in Liverpool is certain, and
they have fallen chiefly on the middle classes, among whom
the degree of suffering must be extreme. The superior
class of merchants and capitalists have, for the most part, had
the good sense to keep out of such speculations. The share
market at Liverpool has fallen into a state of almost total
stagnation. The banking speculations in Liverpool appeal',
however, to be maintained in full vigour, and three new ones,
the " Royal," the " Tradesmen's," and the " United Trades"
banks have been brought recently into active operation. A pe-
culiar feature of these speculations has beer: the forma-
tion of Companies out of concerns previously carried on by
private individuals. This has been the case with the bank of
S. Hope and Co., which commenced business under the new
form last_ week ; the bank of Messrs. Aspinall and Son has
also been announced as about to assume the joint-stock form.
This practice seems to have been borrowed from the West of
England, where several instances of the kind have taken place;
and it is pretty notorious that the parties have contrived to
make .t very good market for their property out of the arrange.'
ment. Of the state of things in Manchester we have not
met with any detail equally full with that from Liverpool, but
there is reason to believe that the situation of the two towns
does not materially differ in that respect —Morning Paper.

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