The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-19 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Bishop of Exeter and Mrs. Phillpotts, from Warren's
Hotel, Regent-street, for Exeter; the Countess of Lindsay, for
her seat, Uffington House, Lincolnshire; Hon. Captain Wes.
tenra, for Ireland; the Rev. Mr. Hawtry, from Gordon's Ho-
tel, Albemarle-street, for Hastings; Lord and Lady Conyng-
ham, for Surrey; J. B. Boileau, Esq., for ditto; Colonel Long,
for Hants; J. P. Larkins, for his seat, Berks ; the Hon. Misses
Monson, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton ;
Capt. Hay, from Fenton's Hotel, for Hanover ; G. Edwards,
Esq., from ditto, for Ireland.

ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM.
Count De La Pasture, Sir George Tapp, Bart., Col. Hogarth,
Major Bean, Dr. Norris, Rev. Dean Roper, Rev. J. Daniel,
Rev. J. W. Clarke, Rev. C. Ford, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Turner,
Captain Eatwell, Captain Eccles, Captain Stanton, Captain J.
Molyneux, Captain and Mrs. Hamilton, Captain Shaw, Captain
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and
Mrs. Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Reid and
family, Messrs. H. Spooner, Penn Allen, 0. R. Millward, Ken-
nedy, Price, Pepper, Steele, Villiers, Phibbs, Franklin, Stewart,
Edward Morgan, L. Williams, West, Merriman, Willan, Lin-
dow, Morritt, Bailey, jun., Mason, Phillpotts, Watson, Browne,
Hawkins, Dickson, W. P. Murrell, Collins, Caulfield, Acker-
ley, W. Lander, Harper, Cookson, Haines, Oakham, Mrs.
Prohyn, Mrs. W. Tooke, Mrs. Landreth, Mrs. Kennedy, Miss
Kennedy, Miss Horne, Miss Golan, Miss Young, Miss A. Ro-
den, Miss Banning, Miss Davies, &c. &c.
FASHIONABLE CHANGES.—Captain and Mrs. Coleman, from
this town, for the metropolis. """

PUBLIC MEETING IN GATESHEAD
FOR THE EXPULSION OF THE BISHOPS FROM

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

(FROM OUR 071 N. UORRESPONDENT.)
On Tuesday last, the 17th instant, a numerous and
respectable public meetinz of the electors or Oateshead
was held at the house of Mr. Freeman, Grey Horse Inn,
Gritesbead; to consider the propriety of petitioning the
Legislature in fa:voter cf the motion introduced into the
House of Commons during the fast 6erfsion of Parliament
by Cuthbert Rippon, Esq., M.P., the Representatile of
the borough, for the removal of the Bishops from the
House of Lord.. Mr. WILLIAM KELL in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the meeting with read-
ing the requisition by which it was convened, at the same
time expressing his own feelings of attachment to the
church, and his anxiety that all abuses connected with it
might be done away.
Mr. W. H. Ilaocrenter then rose to move the firet
resolution. He o',served that the people of England had
for some time past been engaged in claiming, and in some
degree aequiting, a reform in the House of Commons.
But, however reCorrni2d the House of Commons might be,
it was all of no avail while the Noose of I.ords remained
in its present corrupt state. It had bee a declared by a
Member of the former House, that it was quite impossi".;le
carry any measure of public benefit in the House of
Lords, because the enemies of the people could at
any time muster a majority of fifty to oppose it.
Now, it was very important to inquire of what this
majority consisted; and if they did so, they would
find that it derived its support chiefly from the
episcopal bench. This body, in the language of the re-
solution he had the honour to move, instead of being the
practisers and inculcators of peace and good will to men,
had shown themselves the most prominent opposers of
reform, and the most strenuous apol. gists of tyranny
abroad and at home, It was plain therefore that the
greatest respect they could show for the church would be,
by requesting the Legislature to send the Bishops to their
respective dioceses.—(Applause.) It appeared that about
160 years ago, the people of this country had the same
opinions on this subject as those he addressed had at the
present day. They passed a measure, excluding the
Bishops from the House of Lords. But it was curious to
observe how the Bishops expressed their gratitude for
being afterwards re-admitted into the House. The very
first measures that were passed after that event were the
Test and Corporation Acts. Mr. B. then moved the
first resolution, which was in the form of a petition to
the House of Commons, setting forth the unfitness of the
Bishops as legislators, from the nature of their office, as
well as from the history of their past proceedings, and
praying that the statute of exclusion passed in the reign
of King Charles 11., should be immediately re-enacted.
Mr. WILLIAM WALKER. seconded the resolution.
Mr. THOMAS DOUBLEDAY then rose and begged to
propose an amendment, in doing which, he said, no one
would suspect him of being actuated by any love to the
Bishops, or of wishing to delay the event of their exclu-
sion. He could not, however, agree with the resolution
which bad been proposed for their adoption. He was as
well aware of the evil deeds of the Bishops as the mover
of that resolution. But the question was, whether this
act of exclusion, if unaccompanied by others, would have
an evil or a beneficial tendency. He maintained that it
would have an evil tendency. In proof of this he would
observe, that the hatred which had now existed for many
years against the corrupt church of which these Bishops
were the most corrupt part, had arisen from the view
which the people had been enabled to take of their acts
in the House of Lords. It was evident, then, that this
measure, if carried immediately, would have the effect
of setting them in a fairer light with the people,
by preventing the public exhibition of their mal-
practices, and would, by that means, cause a delay
in the progress of reform. The object which he
D ) wished to see was a removal of the Bishops from
those immense revenues which they enjoyed, and the ap-
plication of those revenues in relieving the public bur-
dens.—(Applause.) The Bishops, in their present si-
tuation, would serve, as lightning conductors, to call down
the indignation of the people on the Church Establish-
ment ; arid he, therefore, begged their valuable R.presen-
tative (Mr. Rippon) would pause before be sought to effect
their expulsion from the House of Lords. Mr. Brockelt
had spoken about a majority of 50 against every measure
for the good of the people—be should have said for the
good of the Whigs.—(A laugh.) For his (Mr. D.'s)
part, he should be sorry to see that majority diminished ;
and he only hoped they would be the means of turning the
present Ministers out of office. This event would be the
signal for a general election ; and he should consider a
general election cheaply bought by such an occurrence.
On the next election the crisis of this country depended.
The people knew the things they wanted, and the sooner
they had them the better. He, therefore, begged to move
as an amendment, the addition of a few words to the ori-
ginal resolution, to the effect, " That at the same time
the Honourable house would be pleased to take measures
to secure a complete separation of the Church from the
State, and the appropriation of its revenues to national
purposes.
Mr. TURNBULL seconded the amendment.
C. Rerroet, Esq., M. P., then addressed the meeting.
He said he appeared before them in the compound charac•
ter of representative and elector. With respect to what
Mr. Doubleday had advanced, he was quite prepared to
support those principles to the utmost, provided it was
agreeable to the wish of the great body of the people of
England. Indeed lie had already maintained these
principles in his seat in the House of Commons, when the
question of the Irish Church Reform Bill was under
discussion; and he should not flinch from them when a
reform in the Church of his own country was brought
forward. But he must differ from his friend in his
opinion, that the expulsion of the Bishops would have no
good effect unless accompanied by other measures. Mr.
Doubleday spoke of the odium attachel to the character
of the Bishops, but was there no odium arising from the
tithe system ? The motive which most powerfully
actuated the people was poverty ; and let them only feel
their grievances through their pockets,and they would com-
mand the Legislature into a compliance with their desires.
He contended, therefore, that the removal of the Bishops
would not be productive of evil but of good ; and although
he was no bit-by-bit reformer, yet, satisfied as he was that
a whole measure could not be obtained at once, he felt
compelled to oppose the amendment of Mr. Doubleday.
With respect to that gentleman's remarks about Whigs
and a general election, be would only say that he bad never
departed from the principles on which he set out, and he
never would depart from them ; and when his constituents
and himself differed it would be lay a change in their
opinions, and not in hie.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Rippon)
knew there had been an apprehension expressed that he
would have been tongue-tied by the Whigs. He believed
there was little difference between Whigs and Tories,
except that the Whigs promised most and did least,—
(Cheers.) For his part he thought it immaterial whether
the Whigs were in power or not. It was to their own
exertions that the people must look ; and he must say
that at the last election the people of England manifested
great lukewarmness in the discharge of their duty, and in
many instances employed that power in base and selfish
purposes which they ought to have exerted for the good of
the country. The consequence was, that men of doubtful
principles had been sent to Parliament. This state of
things, however, could not long continue ; the people
were now awake to their interests, and no obstacle could
hinder them from the attainment of their wishes.—
(Applause.) Having expressed these sentiments as an
elector, be (Mr. Rippon) as a representative would now
sit down to receive the commands of his constituents.
Mr. BROCKELT again rose, and made a few remarks in
reply to Mr. Doubleday. He said he admitted that the
addition proposed by that gentleman was an amendment
in one sense of the word, but as a difference of opinion
existed upon that amendment, while, he believed, there
was no difference of opinion as to the original motion, it
was desirable that a unanimous expression of their feel-
ings upon that motion should be obtained.
Mr. REavEay and Mr. BOWNTREE argued in favour
of the original motion.
Mr. TURNBULL said be could see no reason why the
resolution
might not be ut in its amended state. The
people of England had already made up their minds on
p
the subject of Church Reform, and why should they delay
foriaur thatment the expression of their sentiments?
believed He
the amendment conveyed the opinions of 99
out of 100 of the people of England ; and he was satisfied
they would just as soon obtain the removal of the Bishops
from the House of Lords by praying for Church Reform
at the same time as they would do by making it the sole
object of their petition.—(Applause.)
The Caralitartax rose and said that he could not put the
amendment to the vote because lie considered it was not
within the scope of the object for which the meeting bad
been expressly called.
Mr. DOUBLEDAY said he was bound to acquiesce in the
decision of the Chairman, nevertheless he did not recede
onejot from his first position. He therefore felt it his duty
to oppose the original motion, and he called upon every
Reformer to do the same.
Mr. T. K. RIFE spoke in favour of the original motion.
The original motion was then put from the Chair and
carried by an evident majority.
Mr. Rowrrruzz then moved the second resolution, for

ntroting the petition to Cuthbert Rippon, Esq. M.P.,
for presentation to the House of Commcni, and instructing
him, together with the Nlembers of the Northern Division
f the county if Durham, to support its prayer.
it wee seconded by Mr. MATcturY, and carried without

opposition.
Mr. RIPPON expressed determination to devot.,
himself to the interests of 5 constituents. lie also
tnnE occasion to deny the imputation Which had been
raised againw! him, that his hatred to the Bishops had
arisen out of some palunaldifference between himself and
the Bishop of Exeter. The iznputation, he said, was
false. Those who knew him from ilia ooth could testify
that dike -tiers his sentiments before he had any acquaint-
ance whatever wi;lh that individual.
Other resolutions relating to matters of form, were
after watds adopted, and a vote of thanks having been
awarded to the Chairman, the meeting broLe

EXCHEQUER COURT, DUBLIN, DEC. 13.

From tl,e Dublin Morning Register of Twsday).

LizEL CASE-THE REV. J. P. LYONS V. MAJOR W.ll.
lIINiMA.3I AND PATRICK LAN ELLE.

At twelve o'clock, Baron SMITH took his seat upon the
bench, and the names of the jury having been called over,
Mr. FITZGIBBON addressed the Court, and apologised
for beN7, absent upon Saturday evening, when the jury
returned a satond time into Court. He st ited that he
had gone to consult Mr. O'Connell upon the proposition
which the defendants' Counsel had made ; but that
gentleman would not take upon himself the withdrawal
of a juror without the consent of Mr. Lyons. The
Itev. gentleman quitted Court before two o'clock, and
on his (Mr. Fitzgibbon's) searching at his lodgings he
found he bad not arrived there. He sought him at
every place where he thought it likely he would he found ;
but not succeeding) Ire rammed to Court, where he found
a messenger from Mr. Lyons, who stated that be had
been taken suddenly ill on his way from Court, and was
obliged to stop at the shop of Mr. Willis, an apothecary,
on Ormond-quay, not being able to proceed further. He
thought it necessary to males this explanation to his
Lordship) and the gentlemen of the jury, lest it might be
supposed he meant them any disrespect.
Baron SMITH said that the Cart was quite satisfied
that Mr. Fitzgibbon's absence must have been occasioned
by some unavoidable circumstance.
Mr. FITZGIBBON requested that the jury would retire,
and if they could not come to a decision, he would then
state what his client would consent to.
At twenty minutes past two, the jury came into Court.
Clerk of the Court—Have you agreed to your verdict,
gentlemen?
Foreman—My Lord, we have not ; and although we
have paid great attention to it, I am sorry to say, there is
little likelihood of an agreement.
Mr. B•nnett observed, that he had never, where he was
concerned, approved of the principle of keeping gentlemen
of respectability shut up so long in the jury box.
Mr. FITZGIBBON—My Lord, perhaps the jury have
agreed as to any one of the defendants. The Court is
aware that they may agree as to the acquittal of one, and
the finding against the other two, or the acquittal of two,
and the finding against the other.
The Court put the question to the foreman, who asked
leave, on the part of the jury, to retire before they came to
any decision.
At three o'clock the jury again came into Court, and
the foreman inquired it they agreed as to the other de-
fendants—would they be enabled to bring in a verdict
without including Major Bingham, with respect to whom
a difference existod among the jury.
Baron SMITH ordered Mr. Jackson to be sent for, and
upon his appearance, communicated to him the question.
Mr. FITZGIBBON, on the part of the plaintiff, agreed to
receive such a verdict, subject to the opinion of the Court
above, He had not the slightest doubt on his mind that
it was perfectly competent for the jury to return this verdict.
Mr. JACKSON said, that lie did not immediately recollect
a case in which a similar verdict had been brought in.
Baron SMITH recollected one in which the circumstances
were similar, but how it was disposed of bad totally
escaped his memory.
Mr. JACKSON—If this case came to be tried again, he
did not know how the difficulty with regard to the jury
process could be got over.
Mr. LIT-row—lt was impossible that two venires could
issue upon one record.
Mr. FITZGIBBON—When the difficulty arose which Mr.
Litton contemplated, it would be then time enough to
argue the question.
Mr. JACKSON said, that he had no objection to this
sort of verdict, provided they were not to be considered
consenting parties to it.
The COURT reserving this question for argument in the
Court above, was disposed to allow the jury leave to bring
in a vet diet, excluding Major Bingham, if on further deli-
beration they did not agree to a verdict including all the
defendants. The jury accordingly retired, and at 5 o'clock
returned announcing that they could not agree.
It was then agreed on both sides to withdraw a juror,
which was accordingly done, and thus the trial terminated.
The COURT was occupied during the day, in trying an
action upon an ejectment, for the recovery of 92 acres,
three roods, and 21 perches of ground, situated near Lucan,
in the case of Gandon, lessee, v. Heron ; it possessed no
üblic interest whatever.

We understand that the approaches to the
new Palace are to be commenced forthwith, and that Lord
Duncannon has, in consequence, instructed Mr. But ton to
send in an immediate valuation of all the houses between
the end of Charlotte-street and Buckingham-gate.
From six to eight hundred pounds per annum
is likely to be saved by the appointment of Sir F. Mait-
land to the 58th Regiment, such being the estimated
emoluments of the Colonelcy of the Ceylon Regiment,
which this General officer vacates.
The Commissioners of Stamps have refused
to afford any relief to the postmasters of Ryde, for penal-
ties incurred by not inserting the names of the hirers in