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ment of his temerity. Such are some of the calami- ilt may be said that it is by the students themselves
ties which have befallen the obsequious creatures of it is carried on, hut it would speedily be supr resseci
the 8.. n inck Stanli-y Opposition. if it we're not, n only s.on tion.-,1 and teb-ratee, hut
It would be unnecessary to enumerate the various directly encouragt d by the school authorities. We
circumstances of a fortunate character which have, trustthat some steps may be taken to abolish both
on the contrary, attended the Liberal candidates 1 these iniquitous customs, and that the practices of
throughout the United Kingdom. The lengthening public schools may be rendered more consistent
catalogue daily publi-Thed in our columns affords of I with the increased intelligence and enligbtment
itself the best guarantee as to the real Position of of the age.
parties and the real popularity of political principles.
That that popularity tends in the vast majority of con-
stituencies to the advocates of constitutional reform is
obvious. Several of the successful candidates are even
of a class that would be designated by the timorous
as ultra-Liberals, and by the lovers of Conservatism
as dangerous Radicals. And it is creditable to the
people that most of these gentlemen are renowned in a
great measure fur their versa- ility, for their genius, for
their practical ability, or fur their oratorical inspira-
tion. Among these must be particularly mentioned
Colonel PERRONET TtIONIPSON, Mr. GEORGE THOMP•

M iDDLES EX ELECTION.

(THIS
_DAY.)

NOMINATION OF IHE CANDIDATES.

The nomination of the candidates rho sought the
honour of representing the county of. Middlesex in Par-
liament took place to-day at Brentford Butts, at ten
o'clock.
Ling before that hour the town of Brentford pre
seeded a scene of grt at bustle and excite meat, such as
was its wont in the good old times, when elections for
counties lasted for numberless days, and tailors rode on
horseback to Brentford at the risk of their necks, to
give their vote for their favourite candidate.
The friends of Lord Robert Grosvenor met his Lord-
ship at Kewbridge at a quarter befere nine o'clock, for
the purpose of escorting him to the hustings; and Mr.
Oshorne's -supporters also met him at Turuham green,
at half pa,a eight.
The scene around the hustings was exciting in the
extreme. Flags and banters fly it in every dieectitin,
and the supporters of each of the. candidates bearing
their colours. Those of Lord Rob. rt Grosvenor were
purple mei orenee; those of Col net Thomas Wood,
blue and crimson; and those of Mr. Osborne were dark
green.
Sir Wm. Altilesworth, the chairmen of Mr. Osborne's
committee, was on the hustings at an earl) boor, as
were also Mr. Collins, M.l' for Warwick, alio Mr. George
Thompson, M.P. ter the Tower fiend. re. On tie hust-
ines we also noticed Mr. Pownell,and Mr. Wakley, AI.P.
fur Fetshury.
The appearance of Sir W. Molesworth, Mr. Wilk! y,
and Mr. Osborhe on the hu• wigs, was hailed with heel
cheers.
The Sheriff anti Untie'. Sheriff arrived on the hustinge
xecey at 10 e'cleck- The usual to melite s were g.die
through. and the Act aloonst Lribery and corrui ti-tt w;ts
r-art. Dur ne the re-sling of the Act Led Rele-rt
GOi V. nor urid his euppor e.a arri.e.; in procession,
by a nand e• niuee arid nutube; b.w•e.s
The NoLle L ,rd on present:or touis-it the hosting,
was meet Piar,u-ia,ti 'ally elite red. Ail the ururl tit •
in .1 lies hasine tieen g titteuen,
',tr. :sheriff C.j ALLIB then "sine ferward amid much
'Tide erectors of Middlesex were met to ibis
charge a mo%t imnirtant duty.—(Cht.,cri.) tie ett•rean-it
that t•Vf gt nt:etitan nrglit have a fair and rowel
hearine.—(Ctieere.) The) owed it to ttemselves to ac
tail ly, because it ever there. eeas an ecca•ion where it
was important that a gent). man should be the exnenent
of his own opinions it was en the day of election.—
en
to
(erh(Cle.
etantirtet,ii'vnirt.ss::).
might
rge.l3;:ftvisi(bli sloe!
enaidtsmiisid:pi,arirrt.er. impression,
ti
,tit:e.
statements.—(Ch.
whatever
v(ewe(r:al sl upon
impossible
they could do so unless they were fairly and quietly
justicet
era)
T theyh
dealt out to their ippon, nta would be dealt out by
them to their friends.—(Cheers.) If .hey' refueed te
hear their opponents they might be sure that
their own friends would riot be heard.—(('heers.)
e
u.
atsti, v,iebra,ssanst
wadi
Char
ai anxious
order rspit!hts,ei ritapettt
)r(ntit
dh. •
agr
andel 'iv prevent should
;st such
approbation
beginning
istga,ttia,n::ttir;ti
gripat 1,0.;
of the
trihhesee,
would be Rove to them.—(Cheer,..) The
worth) Sheriff' then called upon Mr. Pay titer to nominate
Colotiel )'homes Wood.
WILLIAM PAYNTER, Esq., then came forwsrd to ad-
dress the els eters, and was received with mingled chef re
and hisses. H had the heneur of propesiug Colonel
Themes Wood as a tit and proper is. rain to re•
present. the great tmerepelitaii ceutty of Miiitilesex in
and lessee.) There was not a
wine ior,epeii; rut set id men in xisteuce or in England
that; th, electors ot the county of Middle,ex.—(Ci•eer&.)
and he seas sure they would return those gen man as
their re ire•en wised whom hey itioiight would b, at -erve
them and their country— (Cheers.) le proposing Colo-
nel Thomas Wood —(Cheei a and hisses)—he proposed a
;a:ol
uhapanwid,rresisipemoch;te.d7:eb.y,
gentleman who, all his lite. had been a resitleta in Mid-
r
dlesex.—(Cries " More shame for him.") He was a
gentleman who belonged to a family that was known to
)•velriye "inre.i; o(sCedb et'ors'thaen:idi oust who
had served the electors of Middlesex faithfully and truly
yeare—(Ch' er-, arid cries of " That
won't do.") Colonel Themes Weed was in taveur of the
Constitution in Church and State—(Hisses and cheers.)
lie was for the Queen, the Lords and the Commons, and
he knew well enough that when one branch be,tatue
to'' riewerful fur the others, they would be all thrown
into anarchy and confu•ion.--eCheers and laughter.)
He felt confident in expressing the ',pinions he hail doer
with respect to Colonel Thomas .Wood ; he was express•
g the opinions of the majority of the elector. of Alid-
dlesex.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and "Ne such thing.")
Colonel hienas Weed was opposed to the hallot—(Clies
of "Or., eh," and "'!'hat for tie") —thieking it
an tin Etiglish amid unconstitutienal mode of voting.
(Laughter.) Celenel Thomas Weed was opposed to the
extension iii the franehise _(('rtes of " I hat w,lt du."
and " Only ray a few more things. and he is sale a ith a
vengeance.") C. hind Detritus Weed was sere against
se much of deneteraey as weuld peril the tnornqich).—
(His,es, and cries Than % a crowiter.") Colonel
rti. ma, Weed sots ,SIS.O eppes• d to education, which was
merely t. PVU,ar, h. fielong it to be the most some Method
to to.chrieiseiee the o•utitiy.— (Great bingo, er
Colonel Ttiolll.lB Wood was opposed t.. Mr.
(1-borne mu rill thew,. par•iculsrs. (Cries of
"• tie won't do for us, t• ut Ostiori.e will.")
Colon.l Tre•nitis W lid iba, a [Dne al.. w,111.1 ...t
be sent to the House ct Coniniui a shaeklcd by tledLt.
—(Cries n rd not be afraid, he won't be sent
the e again.") Such cries as that. tight do set). eel
at the hustings, but for his own part he mail no doubt to
the werlo that at the close of tee po'l he should se-
Weed at the hend.—(Cties iiii; aced
Don't pee wish you may get it?") M. Pe) titer eon
(elided h) pr, p 'slog Colonel Thomas We aid as a fit and
preper represent for the county of Mel th-sex.
Jog.i DAVIS, Esq., setonded the nornivatein of Co-
lonel reemes Weed. He trusted the seectors would
place him in a distinguished position on the poll.—
(Cries of "ll n't you wish you may get it ?") Co.
ionel Woed had faithfully served them tor ten
years—(Cries of " No, mu ")—not only in the
House of Commons, but in other places. He had for-
warded their charitable institutions, both by his coun-
tenance and his purse.—(Cries of 4. No, no ") The last
Parliament hod been a in ist eventful one, and he main•
trained that Colotiel Thetuas Wood hail thine his duty to
the electors by suppertiug the policy tit that great
statesman, Sir R. Peel.—(Cht..ers and hisses.) Fe• sup
porting the repeal of the corn-laws Geom.! Thema,
Weed was entitled to their best thanks Celenel T.
Wood inherited from his anceseir an excellent heart
and diepiteitien, which would eietb;e him to serve
them faiteifuhy a el truly in the next Paril,llll'llr.
Sir WALTER STIRLING then eanse forwent to propose
Lord It inert. Groevener• and was received with the most
eu hustastic cheering. 11. (•ir W. Stirliii:o came I.n. fore
them as an i,idepen,erit treetiold,r of Middlesex, h.ving
no party aor connexions, her the eurpi•se of pro-
po-ing a Nob:te Lord, who. he firmly believed, was the
rues:. fit and proper representative for so great a con-
stituency us the coenty of ntedlesex. lie ell tered
upon this duty with great alacrity, because he
felt convinced that he had to recommend to them, to the
wiling constituency of Middlesex, a most excellent,
deserving, consistent, competent, and tried candidate.—
(Great cheering.) Such a candidate stood before them
in the person of his Noble Friend, Lord Robert Grits-
vener—(Cheers)—whspep„frutireethhesepereensteletti,mieee,aaToung—ht
Whether the electors of Middlesex su(t.
chehi
esrus.tl)r a g\ evshaeiti
con-
sidered that Noble Lord in his public charac-
ter—whether they considered his intitnate knewledge
and local experience and great moral worth—(Cheers)—
h ther they consider-ti hire es an honest Reformer, and
the friend of liberal insututions—(Cheers)—or as, net
only the professing, but the practical philanthropist, he
was equally entitled to their sutfrugi a and support.—
(Great cheering) It the social condition of the people
was to be considered, if they !''eked to the permanent
prosperity of the empire, and the moral and re-
ligieue interests of the people at large, the
elec'ora of Altd llesex would not hesitate for one
moment in placing his Noble Friend (L rd R.Gresvetior)
at the head of the poll.—(Great cheering.) Ile had no
hesitation in saying that his Noble Friend was the best
guardian of their dearest rights and interests—(Cheers)
—one whese fidelity and honour had :stood the test of
time.—(Great cheering, and cries of " He is the man for
us.") There never was, perhaps, a time in the history
of England when the great constituent body of Mi idle-
sex had such au opportunity as
thethtt
saperrees:i.
discharging its duty,"trust
f
reposed in it of supporting the claims of those
who had seelied the interests of the .people.—(Cheers.)
He said this in consequence of the lull that existed
in party strife, and because the. demon. of agitatien was
held in chains.—(Cheers.) If the electors of the county ,
of Middlesex looked tor a ceurageoue and independent '
representative, one who was independent of the fascina
thole or the frowns of power, whether that power was in
the Minister or in the WaSie3 "f the peop'e—(Cheers)—
they would find such a representative n
Lord R. Grosvenor —(Cheers.) He hisdtd Noblenet hesitate
to assert that whoever was the Aliuister of this con itry
in
ll
and moat worthy Lard Robert
Grosvenor He looked up en
Pi-
—r s(hcahpeeehNis)cour-e according to theL
man most fit
Grosvenor tit the present moment the •
because he fi It confident that he was a noblemen whose
prineiphwould
s carr them safe through every shoal
In conclusion, ho had only
and quicksand.—(Cheers)
would mark their sense of theders of Middlesex
to express a hope that the freeholders to represent the electors of Middlesex,
i aconductt
ho
ef
namely,Lort R
abte rt thha (i
() Grosvenor,fthean d their consistentalpec
value of his services, by placing him in that position
which his consistent conduce and talents demanded,
" We will')—and by that
prosperity, and welfare of the community at large,—
(Ch .er .) The worthy Baronet concluded by pr g
Lord Robert Grosvenor as a fit and proper representa-
lulltu.—ea(nes pull.—((;greet',
and
tl the criessa •e of
ty,
tive fur the county of Middlesex in Parliament.
RoBERT IIANSURY, Esq., seconded the nomination of
Lord H .beet Grosvenor. It was but a shot. time ago
that they had elected the Noble Lord as their
free representative, and he appeared before thsui
in the same character.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Bang,
their late respected Alember, when upon his
death-bed called Lord R. Grosvenor to its side, and
stated to him his sincere wish that he should take his
place in the representation of the county. Ile had no
doubt
politics that
they
ey the Noble Lord
were.—(Cheers.)
would be returned at the
head of the pull. He was the friend of civil and religious
liberty. He would never ask any one on which side of
Sir W. MOLEsWORTH then stood forward, and was
received with loud cheers. Silence being partially re•
stord, he said—Mr. High Sheriff and brother electors, I
beg leave to propesms Mr. Osbet.re to be one of our re-
presentatives rn Parhatnent.—e(Cheere.) In Xn
:,:erM.it tee tat
cam, thy as 403 tors W 9 Itltnatt/d

lii' the Levant Mail, ae have received Constan-
tinople journals to the 17th ult., and Athens journals
to the 20th ult., both inclusively. The Journal de
Constantinople of the 17th states that nothing had yet
been decided by the Divan relative to the letter from
M. COLETTI, the Greek Minister, but that Cabinet
Councils were being held daily on the subject. It is
evident from this delay that M. COLIETTI.B letter was
nut of so satisfactory a character to the Turkish Go-
vernment as was at first reported. The 111 oniteur
Grec of the 20th, in a reply to some articles in a
Greek opposition journal, in which M. COLETTI was
stated to have made the most humiliating concessions,
almost declares that he has, on the contrary, made
important rs.ervations. The general news in both
the Constantinople and Gret k journal.; is nut of much
interest.

SON, Mr. FEARGUS O.CONNOR, and Mr. W. J. Fox.
Like "TOMMY DU COMBS," as Mr. \VARLET calls
him, they will prove them-elves the popular tribunes
in Parliament ; and it is certain that they will mate-
rially enhance the numerical strength of the Ministerial
division upon every measure calculated to remove ob-
solete ahu-es, and ameliorate the condition of the un-
represented artisans.
The ranks of the Government itself are swelling
with almost every additional election ; and those
ranks are comp )sed of new recruits and of veteran
Members. We may classi'y as in the former divi-
sion the lion. Gentleman the Me.nher tor Glas-
gow, Mr. MACGREGOR, and in the latter divi-
n the Right Hon Gentleman the repreen-
tative of the northern division of Hampshire, the
Speaker of the House of Commons. In such
men as Mr. MACGRECOR the Government has a
peculiar accession of strength ; for the ataliiies
which have been evinced and matured in the subor-
dinate offices of the State are thereby called
into double operation, first, through the de-
' pertinent to which they had been previously
restricted, and, secondly, through the division lists
of the Lower Chamber of Parliament. In such men,
again, as the Right Hon. CHARLES SHAW LEFEvaE,
the Administration has the best guarantee for its con-
tinued existence. It must be acknowledged, how-
ever, that the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House is
rathsr the exception than the rule. Few public cha-
racters have preserved, during the changes of events
and the vicissitudes of parties, the honourable and
unsullied reputation for which the Right Hon.
CHARLES SHAW LEFEYRE is remarkable. Few men
have concentrated in themselves so many amiable
characteristics and natural endowments as that Right
Hon. Gentleman. It was a deserved tribute to his
distinguished career that the sword of knighthood
was slung from his loins and the spurs bound to his
heels, without a dissentient voice, in the county hall
at Winchester.

A Constantinople letter of the 16th states that ne-
gotiutions are about to be opened between Russia
and the l'otte, for the cession to the former of two
little Pachalics of Diavakihi and Narinutn in
Georgia, and which are in the midst of the Muscovite
possessions.

A letter from 11._.m- of July 26 announces that the
city was tranquil. l'he evening belore, Cardinal
FERErn, having visited the posts of the National
Guird, had addressed to each battalion a few spirited
words which gave great satisfaction. In one quarter
the Cardinal said to the men composing the post
t us show to Europe that we can protect our-
selves!" These words were much spoken of, and
thousands of papers containing the expressions were
printed privately, and distributed amongst the people.

The Bulletin of Law• ot Hanover, of the 28th,
publishes a decree of the KING, announcing to the
public the decision of the Germanic Diet of August
6, 1846, declaring all the members of Comrnu►,ist
Associations guilty of high treason, and ordering their
punishment for that offence.
The Prussian G,vernment has consulted all the
universities of the kingdom upon the question whether
any inconvenience can arise from the appointment ot
Jews to professorships at the universities. That of
Berlin has expressed an opinion in the affirmative.

Intelligence has been rei:e.ved from Lisbon to the
29th ult. by the Jupiter, which has just arrived at
Southampton.

he intervention having secured the Ctieen of
PORTUGAL on her throne, she has, wi.h characteris
tic perfidy, purposely neglected to perform the con-
ditions on which the intervention was undertakers,
and laughed at the remonstrances of the British Am
bassador against this flagrant breach of faith. She
for a long time refused to take any steps to form a
new Ministry, but at length she empowered Count
LAY ADtO to do so. The Count, however, could not
prevail on any one to take office except FONSECA
MAGELHAES, and he has been objected to by the
QUEEN. It is now four weeks since the surrender of
Oporto, and no decree has been issued restoring the
liberty of the press, or the liberty of the subject, or
convoking the Cortes. COSTA CAsRAL has been re-
called from Madrid, and his party have committed
the most horrible outrages in the provinces. They
have already committed fourteen murders. Sir
Wat.z.rAst PARKER has discovered, and frustrated a
Cabralista conspiracy for the murder of SA DA
BANDEIRA and DAS ANTAS. The army is in
arrears of pay, and h discontented. SALDANHA was
to arrive in Lisbon on the 30th, and it was expected
that his entry would be the signal for an outbreak.
l'he Queersite volunteers in Algarve have bee❑ per-
petrating the most horrible massacres. Amongst
other victims was a respectable old priest, named
Burolutes, who was stabbed through the heart with
a ba3onet while on his way to church.

About a week since a statement appeared, to the
effect that six young gentlemen had, for offences of
the most trivial character, been subjected to the bru-
talizing and degrading punishment of the cat, at the
College of Stonyhurst, and that the sufferers were
not of very juvenile years, but that they were ac-
tually verging on manhood, and had long passed that
period of existence when personal chastisement of
any description is usually administered. This ac-
count appeared almost incredible. It was scarcely
possible to suppose that sueh a transaction could pos-
sibly have occurred in England in the nineteenth
century. That a practice that had so justly been
denounced in the Legislature, that had, by the
clearest and most convincing medical testimony, been
proved to be in the highest degree injurious to
health, and too frequently fatal to life itself, about
which the public feeling had been so strongly
excited and unequivocally expressed, that a prompt
and ready subniission to the universal demand by the
military authorities was rendered necessary, and
the abominable custom practically abolished, despite
the earnest p °tests of many zealous sticklers for the
abuses of bygone days, who declared that the neces-
sary discipline could not otherwise be maintained in
our army—should still be sanctioned and resorted to
in a semin,iry for public instruction, by educated and
enlightemed men, was indeed hard to believe. Any
doubt or difficulty Inuit, however, he set at rest by a
kiter which this day appears in our columns from
one of the victims. The nature of the trifling offence
with which he was charged, the disgusting character
' of the punishment, when up.vards ut thirty lashes of
a cat o'-nine• tails were inflicted on his n eked back
by the brawny prefect, are detailed with the utmost
siniOcitv and verisimilitude. It does not appear
by w hat authority the sentence was pronounced ;
whether it was decided on at any meeting. of the
masters, or inflicted by Mr. Speaxstasi, ex mere mota.
That person must, however, be legally and morally
responsible for the consequences of his act ; and it
any of the six victims should decide on bringing him
to a further account, he may find that he has subjected
himself to grave and serious penalty for his conduct.
The highest authority that can possibly be claimed
by the master of any school is that of a father. He
may, to a certain extent, be lloked upon as in loco
parenti.c, the actual parent having delegated to rim
the authority he possessed for the time being. Ile is
justifitd, therefore, in maintaining a fitting disci-
pline, but cannot with impunity have recourse to
acts of unnecessary severity or violence. Any
abuse ut his power at once subjects him to the
severest censure of the law. During the present
assizes a schoolmaster was convicted of an assault
upon one of his scholars, a lad of fourteen or fifteen
years of ace, who had cast water from one of the
windows on a schoolfellow, and been caned outside
his clothes, therefor, and but for the inter-
ference of the prosecutor the master would have
suffered a weighty punishwent. The Learned Ju lge
who presided at the trial clearly explained the law,
and showed how unwarrantable was the corduct of
the reverend defendant. Surely his conduct cannot
for a moment be compared with that of the Stony-
hurst official, la ho, without trial or investigation of
any kind—without giving the accused parties an op-
portunity of defending themselves from the charges
brought against them—compelled them to strip naked, '
and flogged them on the bare backs with so atrocious
and cruel an instrument as that made use of on .the
occasion.

Nladri 1 pipers of the 28th ult. have arrived.

There appears to be nu, little chance of the loan of
100,000,000 teals being effenteal. There was rumour
of the discovery of a conspiracy to dethrone the
QUEEN and to murder General SERRANO, but it did
not obtain credence, more Pspeetally at it was coupled
with an absurd report of a inarrive between the
Count DE AIONTEMOLIS and a daughter of the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE.

ADRID BOLSA, JuLY 28. Three per Cents.,
26i: Five per Cents., 171. Exchanges on London,
49 dull:. 30 cents.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
The Government has ordered an inquiry to be made
into the affair of the Paris and Meaux Railway Com-
pany, which was alluded to in the National of the
day before, as stated in The Sun of yesterday. The
editor of the National has been called on to furnish
the evidence in his possession in proof of the alleged
attempt at corruptly procuring the passing of the
8111, and the Public Prosecutor has received orders to
proceed against the guilty patties.
COWS:4 AUTHENTIQUE, PARIS, AUGUST 2.—Five per Cents.,
181: ; Tt!ree per Ceti: s., 77f. 30c. , Treasury 80nd,,, st, f.
BAIA of France, 3,2 Of. ; Obligations of the City, 1,2651. ;
Neapolitans, 101 t. 60c.; lt,,inan,, 9914 t. 99c.; Belgian Five
per Cents , 1842, 1001,!, ; Spaniih Bonds, Three per Cents..
32f. Ex.•hange ou Lothion, 30 days, 25f. 20c. paper, 25t.
20e., money ; 90 days, 25t money.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AuGuaT 3.
Boubigne and Amiens, 144—Great Southern of Madra.,
—Namur and Liege, 6—Northern of France, 12—Paris
4nd Lyons, 41.4—Paris and Rouen, 37%—Rouen and Ilavrl,
2514.

FINE ARTS.
THE All!' UNION JuURNAL.
In the literary, or rather entice], department of
this periodical, the most prominent feature for Au-
gust is the elaborate notice of the Exhibition of
Paintings at Westminster Hall. While reviewers in
a generous spirit ot commendation,of all those produc-
tions which are not absolutely vile either in concep-
tion or execution, we observe that the Art Union
Journal coincides with ourselves in awarding the
highest prase to the large historical pictures, No. 11
and No. 28 There can be no question whatever
that Mr. G. F. Watts and Mr. Paul Falconer Poole,
have amongst all the competitors evinced the highest
order of merit in the highest order of art. In concep-
tion, in drawing, and in grouping, Mr. Watts has
the priority of Mr. Poole ; but Mr. Poole excels not
only Mr. Watts, but every one of the painters who
have contributed to the exhibition in regard to colour,
to grace, to diversity, to elevated feeling, and to the
zen ler evinces of suffering and sympathising huma-
nity. The " Fairy Tale," Mrs. S. C. Hall, is con•
tinned with unktim ed spirit, though the embellish-
inents are scarcely so meritorious or fanciful.

Many years ago the habit of flogging at school
was all but universal. Those who undertook to in-
s.ruct the rising generation by milder mean,
formed but a small minority. Gradually
a bettor principle was introduced, and it was di-
covered that as much information, and as sound an
educ•ation could be obtained, without the cruelties of
the former system, and that it was far better in every
r, apect for the pupils, and we believe we are ju-tified
in say lug that the seminaries where personal chastise-
ment is still retained now form the exception and not
the rule. But why should it,.or.the equally iniquitous
habit of fagging be still tolerated? The Legislature
have repeatedly interfered in matters of far less con-
sequence than those to which we have alluded. The
law, however, Rs it stands, if put into torce in every
case of abuse, is sufficiently poweriul to do away
with the firmer; hut the persons chir-fly interested,
are too often unwilling to take the necessary steps to
bring the offenders to justice. The force of public
opinion, if fully aroused on the question, would be
far more efficacious in bringing the birch-loving
pedagogues to their senses, and deterring them from
than . any
the gratification of their flagellating propensities,
qriudesotfion of fagging is,
legislation could possibly be. The
schools of the country, however, harder to get
Its fatal results, at one of the chiefpublic
may be
~ learned from
a letter, signyd ~ i, -
‘1.14.1d7A15, which also
atrocity is carried on 13,a, v
etahy; h sensor
appears in The San thism
pupils,
latter
and' none but thi:se who
on beena n d ,
sufferers can conceive the extent oft eenirsseechu'eti
years of their
annoyance to which lads in the earlierp
1
attendance are subjected. T"Y, the 3
respectable parents, aye, of the highestmnuoshtilimtyneialinodlf
gentry, are forced to discharge the
offices, to black the shoes, carry the messages, and
obey the most capricious commands of their tor-
mentors, and, cui bony ? for what end or object are
.6034- our future legislators and magistrates, the
members of the several learned professions, to submit
themselves to such degrading offices, simply that they
may be enabled to tyrannise in turn over their
joup,ra, to be first cringing sycophentA, flatterers, and i
:-:--A,3r4s, 3.7. 4 a tr. 3 :-..wrars'47) PgrmlatcTh IS hili"

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG UST 4, 1847.

with the possession, not for our own benefit, but for the
benefit of the whe'e c. mmunity, and of our fel'ow citi-
zens wh . are not electors—(cheer-)-e.e.e are wipe. *He
to them as ts. II as to eur ewe) coescietices for the
maneer in w e use our free -hisp. It is our duty
to be unmoved by menaces, unswayed by solicitation—
to be anxious only for the public good—to exercise
a calm and deliberate judgment —to select
the best men for our representatives, those men of
whose principles we most approve, and in whose charac-
ter we can place moat bust and reliance.—(Cheers and
his-es.) Now, two gentlemen, our representatives in the
last Parliament, both of excellent r, Lute in privet. life,
Lord R Grosvenor. and Cu!. Thomas Wood, have been
proposed as our future representat ves. Let me ask you
this question If we elect both of these gentlemen, will
they together represent our opinions ?—(Cries of " No.
no.") You answer they will not, they cannot, and I
perfectly agree with you in that opinion, for they hold
opposite opinions. The Noble Lord is an enlightened
Liberal—(Cheers)—the Gallant Colonel is a Tory. It
you return them as colleagues to Parliament, you wi I
merely practically declare that you yourselves are in
dell rent to political principles—that you are without
poliueal principles.—(Hear, hear.) Can this be true ?
Cun it be possible that you, the electors of
this county, which contains the greatest city on
the face of the earth, famed for intelligent, refi cting,
aid energetic men, who have so often fought the battle
of reform in times of difficulty and dartger—(Cheers)—
that you are indiffereet to all the great pelt:lca! qu. a-
liens of the day, on which the me hty interest of this
mighty empire are so deeply involved. Can it be pits-
, sible that the questions of extending the tra le, corn-
mere .. and industry of our country—that the principles
of religions liberty and equslity--that the education of
the people, their trio al, intellectual, and physical im-
provelient—thut the extension of popular rights. and
the prate eti in of the voter in the exercise of those rights
—are all minters of such utter insignificence to you that
eu will consent to be without it vote and an opinion en
those subjects in the assembly of the Commons of
England—(Cheers),—aed you wia be without a vote
or a.t , pinion in that assett.bly it 3ou return
the Got.l.eot Colonel as the celleague ef tie
Noble lewd. To prey nt such a calitnity, to rescue
you trona political , xtinction in the nett' Parlettnene I
erepese 'het you eh u d rerun. O-bon TIP, as the
colleague of L ,rd Hobert Gro,vetior —(Lo td cheers.
ueneled with hisses). Mr. Osborne is a sincere an.-:
• t-ttest. Liberal, the son of a well-kn. nvir and tried H -
former. distinguished by his abilities in thee 1101160 (It
COIIIIII.IIS ; able to give clist•tict and ettergetie x prt s
sinn to his opinions. Bold. uncompromt-ing. inespabl.-
of betraying the tru,t you may repose In hon. Listen
to him—listen to his gallant an• agenbit —then of- pile be-
tween them. Pi so doing reteetne. r chat you are electors
of the teetropoleati county of Middli sex, and that in all
the other metrep .liter constituencies Literal principles
have triumphed over Toryism. Let not the Liberal
of %Vestal' n en, Londeit, Aar) lebone, the T' 'sir
Hamlets, Lambeth. Finsbury, and Southwark,
look down upon you with :P.m and contempt. Hot
mitate ulcer examp:e, vindicate s our anc,ent renow,,,
avenge past defeat. R. trernher Jeseph Hume, your
bled, consistent, liberal representative—the p4instakitig,
unwearied friend of the peeple. lietnee ber who it was
supplanted Joseph Hume ; reteember what were the
principles upon which deseeh Hume was supplentel ;
✓ member that it was Comnul Thomas Wood aho did
the (-feed under the banners of Preteetion ; and let not
his political atiosta.y, however deco nt and sower., mid
gate your just resentment. Avenge Joseph Hume, and
achieve a great victory in the cause of prop. ess and
con,i-t no, by r. turnine Mr. o,burtie as your Member
to 1' Atm lit. —(Cheers )
HENRY Hem.. q, seconded the non ination, he
cause h b-•lieved that he mime forward to assist the in•
dependent... ot this city. He h.d been struck with th•
extraordinary unpopularity of the Gallant Colonel from
one cud of the country to the other —(Cheers and
hisses.) Mr. o,bortio• hall been a constant friend and
supporter tit the corn-laws, and was an eitiqu-nt co-agi-
tator of that famous Mr. Cobden. He was ready to
assist in repealing the malt tax, the window tax, and
other oppressive taxes upon the people.—(Cheers.)
He considered that the Gallant Coloatel, whatever
private virtues he might possess. was nut a fit and pro-
. per person to represent the enlightened Couuty of Mid-
dlesex in Parliament. He had great pleaeure, therefore,
in seconding the nomination of' Mr. Osborne.
The SHERIFF having d whether any person had
any other candidate to piopose, and no answer having
been returned thereto,
Colonel T. Wo• D came forward to address the eke
tors, and was receiv. d with ch era and hisses—He felt
that letil to the worthy Sheriff tor the elequent appeal
which he had made to 'the elect• ra tin behalf of the
several candidates..and be knew that the ind. pendent
feeling and love of justice ot the electors of Miedlesex
would reapend to 'hat appeal, and give a patio nt hearing
to the f_ w remarks which he %vivid address to them.—
(Cheers) If the prestat occasion were important to
the electors, it was doubly so to the individual wit:• them.
addressed them. He had to exp sin to them as briefly
es he mule the mode in which he tad eischarged the
duties placed in his• hands.—(the. re) The Hon. Gen-
tleman he had proposed Mr. Osborne had used strong
terms with respect t . his political conduct, and hail
accused hen of political apostacy.—(Cht ere ) He coul.!
no, .xpeet to convince- him who salted upon the electors
of Middlesex to revenge thee-left-at of Mr, mute on
him new that he was; not guilty of that crime, but he
hoped to convince the elector. of Middlest x that he was
ettiltless.—(Cheera and hisses.) He ass naturally It d
to intluir,- upon what around. it was that tvis oppo,tt.
was rent-weed tiAanni, hit.,, and to ask himself in whit
instance he ha ' violated the pleilLes which he hail otter d
upon this !testi' as ? He g.ve ro pledges, lied the only
ext,ression wh ch could ever he ems; ru d into a pledge,
upon a tome-. ccesion, was the announcement made ht,
h in, that he aas 11, tot mitad to rrinit.t,i.• the integrity
Ceureh ru operty.—( Hisses.) He rt collected t•ther,
but he had t e acdro sa witch he isAued on a fermer ec-
casion in his pocket and could refrr to it, and he
%omit!, if they would allow h.m, refer to.. that,
in order to show that he was not guilty oi
the crimue which had been alleged against him.
Now, with respect to the corn-laws, he stated on the
hustings in July, 1841, and he would read it trim the
Times newspaper report of the proceedings there, that
"It had long been his opinion that, when a proper op-
portunity came, a very considerable reduction ought to
be made in the scale of duties which iegulated the I:erte
ttuetien of foreign corn, and he thought so because when
those duties were first impo-ed corn was considerably
lower in price. They were afterwards altered to co. -
ciliate the landed interest to a greater immure, but it
must be remembered that since that period there hail
been a great increase in the prosperiiy of the country."
At that time he issued an address, from ehieh he
would read, if they would allow him, an extract
with respect to the question of the corn-laws
( (leer, hear ) He teat• d in that address, that
•' The measures relating to our cornmeicial se stein, wlecto
have been so lately nittoduced by the Government, re-
quire the most deliberate and calm consideration. I'he
main principle et the corn-law of 1828, as announced by
its original promoters, is that of eemprotuise beta etei
extreme opinions, and I Perceive ihat an adherence to
this principle ought to guide our futute legislation on
this steject. It the present law be not an Equitable
arrangement for gall interests, or if circumstances
require a re-aejestment of its details, I shall
endeavour to approach the consideration of them
with a mind unbiassed with partial views.
Wien they were visited with that dire catatuity in Ire•
land did they mean to say that it was not th• n necessary
to bring an unbiassed mind to the Lull consideration ot
the whole subject? Was it not then necessary to re,
lieve the industry of the country, and to afford the
means of supplying the wants of the country by the
only resource lett, viz, bt the repeal of the corn laws?"
lie would not have alluded to this subject had it toot
been that he was chargtd with having violated bus
pledges on this subject.—(Cheers and hisses) He would
then ask them whether he had nut also been true to his
pledges with respect to the Established Church? He
highly approved of the principle of Sir R
Peel, and of his measures with relation to the Church
of England. He thought that his plan of appropriating
the surplus of collegiate centribuions, aid which were
not necessary for their thaintenauce, in order to the
increase ot small livings, and to suplying spiritual
wants in destitute E laces, which he aid by a measure
plit•aid in the year 1843, by the creation of 218 new
livings in pieces where before the people were destitute
of religious instructors, was of the greate.t advantage
to the b. st interest. of the. Church of this country.—
(Cheers.) Then, with respect to the interests of the
working clteses, he had the pleasure of voting with Sir
Hubert Peel for the reductiou of the duties on cotlee,
sugar, timber, cheese, butter, lard, spirits, and for the
abentien of all minor duties of Customs, which,
instead of affording any revenue, only impeded the
commerce of the country, to the amouet of 700
or 800 articles, the duties upon which had
now been all swept away;—(Cht era.) He was induced,
theretore. to ask whether this opposition really arose
'ruin the ing.eritede of the free traders? He never tx-
peped to receive feem them any confirmatieu of the
course which he had adopted, but he did expect from the
enlightened, the intelligent, the rductited, bud the work-
ing clas'es ot Middlesex a warm approval of the come,
which he had adopted, and a tuil acquittal of the charge
of pulitincal apostacy.—(Cheers and hisses.) With
respect to the operation ot these measures, the past year
had not been at all a prosperous year, and he could net
find words to express bis sense of the happiness with which
he had witnessed the Christian resignation of the people
under their sufferings and destitution. But why bad
this been so? Because the people had seen that the
distress came not from the hand of man but by the
visitation of Providence.—(Cheers.) He would not nee.
hot her them with questions of finance; that subject had
been better and more fully explained than he et,u.d ex-
plain it by the great orgaes of pubic opinion—the press.
He had now no new principles to profess, he came net
there attired in the garb of Liberaliern. ' He came there
to maintain inviolable the attachment to a limited
monarehy, to the Established Church—(A votce—" And
to the cat")-e-to the hereditary pi erage.—(Cheers and
hisses.) A great deal hied been said about re
term. and some of his opponents called themselves
Reformers, he thought that the quostion of relit' rn was
settled and done fur long since. Such was the opinion
tif Earl Grey, the great author ot that M. Such was
the opinion of Lord Altborp, and such, be rather appre
hended. was the opinion ot the present Prime Minister
of the Crown. Let him read to them the words of Lord
Grey.—(No. no, and hisses.) Let him then read the
words of Lurd Altborp.—(No, no, and great contusion.)
Well, let them listen to Lord John. That Noble Loud
said, in his address to the electors of Stroud, in 1839, that
a new Reform Bill, whether the suffrage were house
bold or universal, would do nothing towards the cure
of evils, which belong to a populous country, and vary-
ing employment. • But the excitement of a new change,
the passions again raieed, the House ot Commons again
in the furnace to be welted in a new mould, the people.
again in the temper which buret.ouL iti• &MOS- *WNW.
tsuglaina end arnitol, would- go tax *Wm thil stabilisy