The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-03 00:00:00

LORD CLONCURRY'S PROTEST.

DISSENTIENT :
1. Because the Address adopted by the House, in fail-
ing to respond to the recommendations contained in her
Majesty's gracious Speech from the Throne, is to be
regarded as a deliberate condemnation of the policy of
her Majesty's Ministers, and, as such, must tend to their
speedy retirement from the service of the State, and to
the substitution of others as advisers of the Crown,
whose known maxims of government afford no ground of
hope that any measure emanating from their councils
can adequately meet the difficulties of the present crisis
of public affairs.
2. Because that part of the policy of those Ministers
to which such condemnation most pointedly applies has
been merely an endeavour upon their parts practically
to enforce the enlightened and intelligible► principle,
that it is more just and wise, with a view to the provi-
sion of a sufficient public revenue, to remove restric-
tions upon commerce, and thus extend its operation,
than to perpetuate monopolies and increase taxation.
3. Because the political party from which successors
to those ministers must probably be chosen has uni-
formly proved itself, whether in or out of power, to be
hostile to the reform of abuses, to the rights of consci-
ence, and to the freedom of the subject, and, conse-
quently, must fail, as advisers of the Crown, to command
that respect without which the affairs of a great empire
cannot be successfully administered.
4. Because the uniform practice of that party, when
in power, has been to foster social differences and re-
ligious animosities among the inhabitants of Ireland—
a system of misgovernment as injurious in its ultimate
results to those whom it professed to favour as to the
large number it directly oppressed, inasmuch as its
baneful effect has been to direct the attention of the
country from important national objects, and to pre-
vent that cordial union of its intellect and strength
which would render a continuance of bad government
impossible.
MOST ESPECIALLY DISSENTIENT :
5. Because that political party has, either by the ac-
tual enforcement of, or the constant attempt to enforce,
its own vicious principles of Government, made itself
justly odious to the large majority of the Irish people.
Whatever may be the temporary professions of an
administration composed of members of that party, by
the Roman Catholics of Ireland, it can only be regarded
as a Government of their inveterate enemies,
who, to the very last, approved and defended the
iniquities of the penal code, and who, since its ex-
torted repeal, have been foremost in every attempt to
curtail their civil and political privileges. The Catholics
must feel, if for no other reason, that the party which
insulted when it could not injure will be sure to injure
whenever it can. Between an Administration so consti-
tuted, and subjects thus justifiably distrustful, but con-
scious, at the same time, that they are now too nume-
rous and strong to be outraged with impunity, there is
little hope that the primary object of all good govern-
ment can be certainly attained, viz., a prompt and
cheerful obedience to the laws, founded upon the con-
viction that the laws are just and justly administered
—on the contrary, in looking to the probable course of
events in Ireland, there is too much reason to appre-
hend that the restoration to power of a party notoriously
inimical to so many millions of her Majesty's subjects
must produce in the minds of the latter such general and
deep discontent, as in its consequence must speedily en-
danger the public peace, and ultimately impair the
strength of the British empire.

CLONCURRY.

COURT OF SESSION, iLDIN-
BURGH.

On Tuesday the Lord Ordinary (Ctiningliarne);zranted
on the application of the Boy. Lil-ingNtone of Cam-
busnethan, an interdict prohibiting. and ditch ,rging the
Presbytery of Hamilton, and the General A..sembly,
from farther proceedingi in his case, or prom) mini; any
sentence against him, on the ground, as st tea in the
application, that the Presbytery is partly mposed of
quoad sacra ministers, and that any proceedings, on the
part of a court so constituted, are illegal and unconsti-
tutional.
Our readers are aware that Mr. Livingstone was li-
belled by the Presbytery of Hamilton for theft, and,
after trial, found guilty, which finding was affirmed in
its main particulars by the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr.
At last meeting of the General Assembly Mr. Living-
stone presented to the Lord Ordinary a note of sus-
pension and interdict against the Presbytery of Hamil-
ton and the General Assembly, praying the Court to
" interdict, prohibit, and discharge" them from pro-
nouncing any sentence against him, and from farther
proceeding in the process, on the ground that a number
of chapel ministers had been introduced into the Presby-
tery ; and that any judgment pronounced by a body so
constituted was illegal and incompetent. The Lord Or-
dinary reported the case to the first division, giving it as
his opinion that he ought to order answers tobe given to
the note of suspension, and reserve the question of inter-
dict, considering the immense extent to which tho inter-
dict would go, " amounting, in fact, to a complete ex-
tinction of the functions of every ecclesiastieal Court in
Scotland."

The Judges' consisting .of the Lord President, Lord
Mackenzie, Lord Gillies, and Lord Fullerton, unani-
mously concurred in the opinion of the Lord Ordinary,
and directed answers to be given by the Presbytery and
General Assembly to the note of suspension, and re-
serving the question of interdict, ckiefly on the
.ground
that the interdict would be followed by some very import-
ant consequences. Lord Gillies observed that it would
go " to annihilate the proceedings, not of that Assem-
bly only, but of every Assembly which had been held
since the act of admitting quoad sacra ministers was
passed." Answers were accordingly ordered, but nei-
ther the Presbytery nor the Assembly complied with the
order. The case came again before the Lord Ordinary
on Tuesday last, when, as we have already stated, his
Lordship granted the interdict; and, from what fell from
the Judges in May, there can be no doubt that,. if the
matter is brought before the whole Court, his decision
will be affirmed.—Scotch paper.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Maidstone Journal.)
The first pocket of new hops was sent to market on
Saturday last by Mr. Timothy Standen, of Tenterden,
and sold by Mr. Isaac Beeman, at 91. per cwt.
NlunsToNE.—Our reports from all quarters speak of
the great improvement in hops produced by the late fine
weather. In this improvement our own neighbourhood
partakes, wherever the plants have not been previously
too much injured. After all, however, our growth must
come short, and we have heard nothing to alter the opi-
nion expressed in our last.
FARLEIGH.—The hops are going on extremely well here.
WATERINGBITRY.—The hops in this parish do not come
out so well as the grounds below the hill, many of the
Golding grounds being very small—the same with the
grounds at Nettlestead. Yalding are come out very fine;
and are extremely good.
RYARSH, OFFHAM, AND WEST MALLING.—The hops
in these parishes are going on well, and the celebrated
"Offham bottoms" promise to maintain their reputation.
STAPLEunasT.—The late warm weather has caused a
great improvement in the hops in this parish ; they are
growing out very large, and with favourable weather pro-
mise to be of excellent quality.
SEVENOAKS.—The hops in this district have very much
improved this last week, it is expected the picking will
commence about the 9th or 10th of September, the esti-
mated-quantity cannot much exceed two bags per acre—
there are a great many
.acres very short of bine, and
some gardens very much injured by mould.
CRANBROOH.—We consider the hops are rather im-
proving in this neighbourhood, although many grounds
are very backward and still in bur.
GODDHURST.—The hops have improved in the last
ten days and are grown out large in many gardens, but
some are very backward, and much bur is still to be
seen. Should the weather prove favourable for the next
fortnight we shall get a tolerable crop.
LAMBERHURST.—The hops in this parish have made
great progress during the last fortnight, and bid fair
for an average crop.
TICEHURST.—The late fine warm days have much im-
proved the best grounds, and brought the bur into hop ;
but there are many still in a weakly and backward state.
FARNHAM.—The hops in this district are still look-
ing exceedingly well, and there is now nothing that can
injure them but severe gales of wind. The picking in
some grounds will be commenced in a few days.

THE MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS......-We
are authorised to state that the Duchess of Bedford and

he Marchioness of Normanby have resigned their places

as Ladies in Waiting to her Majesty, and that her Ma-
jesty has accepted their resignation.
IMPORTANT SURVEY OF THE THAMES
WITH A. VIEW TO MOST EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.—

By permission of the Lords of the Admiralty, Captain
Bullock, of the Fearless steam vessel, engaged in the

Government surveys of the north seas, arrived at
Woolwich on Tuesday last, for the purpose of com-
mencing an inspection of the River Thames, by the di-
rection of the Navigation Committee, from Staines
Bridge to Yartlett Creek, within the jurisdiction of the
City. Captain Bullock was accompan►ed in the survey
by Mr. Walker, the president of the Society of Civil
Engineers, Captain Fisher, and the other harbour mas-
ters, together with the water bailiff, and the clerk of the
city works above bridge. They have already surveyed
both shores from London Bridge to Chelsea, and it is
understood they are prepared to make important sugges-
tions, as well for the improvement of the banks of
river as to give facilities to the Thames navigation, with-
out innovating upon the other important interests con-
nected with the river.

Ilse Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle
Railway afforded the public of Newcastle a very cheap
trip to Carlisle and back on Sunday last. This called
forth the holy ire of the Rev. Mr. Burns ; and he issued
a very injudicious handbill, which described it " a trip
to Hell for 7s. 6d.," and announced that he would preach
in the Cattle Market at seven o'clock in the morning—
the hour at which the " sinners" departed ; and that he
would meet in the same place at five o'clock in the after-
noon, to pray for their safe return. Mr. 8., in the course
of his long sermons, met with some opposition. On this
morning (Monday) a bill in retaliation was posted on the
,walls of the town, stating that the company had been at
Hell., but it was so full with hyrocritical priests, that the
Devil could not take them in ; and that the Devil sent
his compliments to Mr Burns. Mr Burns is, no doubt,
sincere in his exertions ; but his condcct is rather calcu-
lated to bring religion into contempt than otherwise.
The people, in Scotch villages, may sometimes be fright-
ened out of their propriety; but the inhabitants of New-
castle must be reasoned with and convinced. It is not
the way to make converts, for a minister, in the first in-
stance, to insult men's feelings.— Tyne Mercury.
A few days ago, a lad, who was employed by
a farmer at Peckham to shoot birds in his corn-field
shot a wood-pigeon. On reaching the spot where the
bird fell, be was surprised at finding another, hovering
close to the wounded one. He took tip the dead bird and
carried it in his hand some distance, closely attended by
the other bird, sometimes following him and sometimes
going before, and (to use the lad's own expression)
" making quite a fuss about him." On reaching the
field-gate the lad stopped to re-load his gun, placing the
dead bird on the gate- post, when the other pigeon flew
to the side of his lifeless companion, and, without the
slightest attempt to escape, quietly suffered itself to be
secured by the boy. The bird was brought home, and
put into a small room, where shortly after it was
found dead. It is now stuffi.-d, and in the possession of
the writer.
DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN'S TIGER.—On
Saturday forenoon the fine brig Arab, of Dundee, Cap-
tain David K. :Moms, from New York, and having on
board one of the finest specimens of the " ociloto " or
" tiger in miniature," a present from one of the gouth
American Chiefs to our Most Gracious Queen, arrived in
the St. Katharine's-dock. This beautiful animal, which
is sometimes termed the "tiger-cat," is remarkably tame
and playful, and is one of the largest of its species, and
during the voyage was confined in a wooden cage, se-
cured on deck, on the starboard quarter of the vessel.
Since the arrival of the Arat, in the St. Katharine's-
dock, many respectable persons have visited the
royal passenger. Yesterday, forenoon, however,
Mr. Edward Cross, of the Surrey Zoological Gar-
dens, accompanied by his principal assistant, de-
puted, it is said, by the Royal command, proceeded to
the vessel in St. Katharine's-dock, and demanded pos-
session of his young royal highness, a request which was
complied with, after considerable procrastination, occa-
sioned by the Custom-house officer on board refusing to
part with his illustrious charge, until the somewhat vex-
atious Custom-house regulations were fulfilled, the
" Tiger in minature" having been entered in the Arab's
manifest of cargo, although no duty was payable
thereon. The necessary official forms having been com-
plied with, and a " pass' out of the principal or " grand
entrance" obtained from Captain Thorns, the royal pas-
senger, who was takenspecial care of during the voyage,
was landed, a process which he did not altogether seem
to relish, and immediately thereafter carried by four
men, escorted by Mr. Taylor, the superintendent of the
dock-police, Mr. Cross, his assistant, and a large crowd
of pedestrians, to a light van which was in attendance.
His royal highness having been made an inside pas-
senger, was driven off to the Surrey Zoological Gardens,
where, we wore assured, he is only to remain until suit-
able apartments are provided for him at Buckingham
Palace.
A YANKEE TRICK.---The Fall River Arche-
type tells this story:—" Captain Thomas :landlord, who
is in his 70th year, in the little sloop Morning Star, of
30 tons, left this port on the 29th of last May, for the
port of Harbor Island, West rr.dies, and made land at
the Hole in the Wall,onAintez ando, in
was so thick that nine days ; after
which, for six days, it rained,
neither sun, moon, nor stars, wore to be seen. On the
10th of June he left Abaci° for Pow 41'sPo.Ele-
rahe loaded
loetaidethdo
with fruit,
eveningfruiot,
of
ttlhieeu2o,o7 Hetera, where
The next
exit day'
hey 2lst,arrived
he
such as pine app , ivimes, and oranges, and sailed for
les l
this port on the following morning. He arrived here the
3odutinasnd tanbt,ac ikia:i2n,Boo boon
il last
ndarap;
thaianvinsgansdafiolerdd
projected this voyage, ho
stated that he was going to
the West Indies after a load of fruit to sell here on the
gmes ab.sel
4th of July. The statement was regarded as so incre-
dible, that many bets were taken that he would not re-
turn by the 4th. He had but two hands with him, and
the whole voyage was performed without a pen being put
to paper for any purpose. His reckoning wits kept with
pm of chat ill ;he bottom of his iluadriti4 case,"