The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-19 00:00:00

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N°. 18,275. j LONDON SATURDAYr,stz '49
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„. 7 APRIL 19 1851.

ATATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND
EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
26, CORNLIILL, LONDON.

NEW WORK, Edited by ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq.
Now ready, in 2 vols. See., with Portraits, 255. bound,
MEMOIRS OF THE
LIFE of HORACE WALPOLE,
Including
Numeroug Original Letters from Strawberry Hill.
Edited by ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq.
Author of " The Crescent and the Cross," &c.
Co:burn and Co., Publishers,. 13, 6reat Marlborough-street.

DIRVTORS.
t*T. LAMLE MUERAY, Esq., Chairman.

*W. A. B. Bennett, Esq.
*Hugh Croft, Esq.
tElliotson, M.D„ F.R.S.
*i:alph Gough. Esq.
*M. C. Maher, Esq.
*John M 033, Esq.

*John Rawson. Esq.
*John Shaw, Esq.
It-Edmund s,. Symes, Esq.
t*Cleniont Tabor, Esq.
t Joseph Thompson, Esq.
r*.Lugustus Vigne, Esq•

FL•O,OR CI, OTH S.
Best Quality Warranted - - 2s. 6d. per square yard.
Persian and Turkey pattern - 2s. 9d. do. do.
Common Floor Cloth - - - 2s. Od. do. do.
Japanned folding,-sereens from 30s.
Cocoa-Ohre Mils and Matting.—lndia Slatting, Plain and Figured.
JOWETT, Manufacturer, 532, Reiv'Oxrord-street.

exurros.
tProfessor Wheatstone, F.R.S.
PLITSICIAN.
Elliotson, 111. D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street.
SURqEON.
teE. S. Symes, Esq., 77, Growenor-street, Grosvenor-square.
ACTUARY.
VIM S. B. Woollinnse, E 31., F•11.-i-3., /es
SECRETARY.
*D. T. Lyons Clanchy, Esq.
SUPERINTENDENT.
*W. A. Hawkins, Esq.
RANKERS.
t*Yes its. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., 67, Lominrd-street.
SOLICITORS.
esys. Sutton, Ewen, OmmAnney and Prudence, 6, Basinghall•

ALL S 0 PP'S EST INDIA. PALE and
other BURTON ALES.
Tile public is respectfully influlned that these favourite Ales may
he had Genuine, in Cas%s of It Galions and u wards, at their respec-
tive stores as under, where alio a List of the Bott:ers may be ih-
tained:—

" The Brewery, Burton-on-Trent. •
Stores, 61, King WilHam-street, City, London.
Cook-street, Liverpo:.l.
'Ego street. Birmingham.
Th. Exchange, Manchester.
33, Virginia-s reet, Gla gow.

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street.
•W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street.
NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE.
CAPITAL-500,0001.
The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affords to the As-
sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that
CAR he conferred by Life Assurance. On this Tab's the Assured is
entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance,
to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums,
without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by
simple endorsement thereon ; or the half Premium may be with-
held during the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, in the
event of the Assured at any time not requbing to continue the
Policy, on its surrender one-half of the annual payments will be
returned by the Society.
Lapsed Policies may be renewed without line, on proof of health
and payment of arrears of Premium without interest.
Notices of Assignment of Policies registered and acknowledged,
so as to make them available as securities in the hands of
third parties.
No Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp.
The present nnual income of the Society from Premiums is
63,0001.; toe amount covered by the Policies of the Society is
1,781,5801.; and the reserved profit, applicable to future bonus to
the Assured, amounts to 82,4541. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves-
tigation, reported in May, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As-
sured were, the option of a return of l 5 per cent. on their Premiums
in cash, or a reversionary addition to the original swan assured by
each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per cent.
EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED.

LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO,
Licensed by Act of Parliament.
ARG-YLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-
STREET, ST. JAMES'S.
i'Sole Lessee, Charles Emile Lanrent, jun., 57, Brompton-square.)
OPEN EVERY EVENING,
With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND.
• Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulcourt.
Doors& open at Half-past Eight o'clock—Dancing to commence at
!Tine and terminate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely.
Admission, one Shilling.
N.B. Mr. LAURENT'S BENEFIT will take place on the Even-
ing of 'ELI (.711:i I )AY, May 22.

ILt. CULVEIi.WELL'S NEW VirrUkti&6.
To bo bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-reW ; Carvalho;
.4 ~ Fleet-strect ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author,
.Inze One Shilling'each ; by post, is. 6d.
ENJOYMENT OF LIFE.
•
"Rudth, Recreation, and rational Use of Time."
Corrarrrs:—Early Rising—Sprntg and Summer Mornings—Ex-
tursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills,
Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country
1.-rips and Mantles—The Sea--London at Night—Evening., at Home
—Music—The Drama— On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air,
,at, Ease, Occupation, Br.e.,
FRAGMENTS FROM THE M OUNTAINS. Two Vols.
Vol!. •
k VISIT TO TIIE LAICF.S; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &e.
Vol. .
tall LAKES OF KILLARNEY ; RFOADLISCENCES OP
111.
DUBLIN, &e.
WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID.
"That three seore years and ten our course may run."
4. miller review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner-
/01141y-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses
:to young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em-
)t, tera old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu-
‘tion of every-day life.

1 Perma-
Annual Policy Bonus in aunt lie-
ue: , r, Pre- taken addition Bonus 'n duction of
9 ,;,2,, miura. eat in to Sum Cash. Annual
Assured. Premium.
--
A s. d. £ s d. £ 8. d.
1837 li 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1
1838 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7
1839 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 8 8
1 £ A i.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 0 10
60 IMOO 74 3 4 1841 189 12 6 89 5 10 13 It 11
1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 8 3
, 1
1843 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 1 10
1 1841 77 19 2
38 15 10 5 9 11
1845 66 15 0
44 10 0 4 10 1
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Fir.
VIE PASSIONS.
What passions hurt the body—what improve,
Truths as refined as Athens ever heard.'
S 7.JECT -Liie's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent
Otha pessions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties o.
desAilotisness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative,
ant feeneMative. Advocacy of early marriages.
V.
TIIE MAItRIAGE STATE.
" To be or not to be, that is the question."
soon,Aus:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re-
regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and
:twice, on both sides, as to age, teinperament, complexion, and
figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them.
Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion,
Oases, Lc.
lly R. J. COLVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A.
Vise). Twenty-fins years Medical and Forensic Referee in these
Re..ent.nn beer. faqy till fire- Cveniturs• seven till nine.
10 krzyll•place. Regent-street.

Extensive Travelling Leave granted without extra Premium
Moderate extra Premium for Resi«lence in Tropical Climates.
EQUITARLE FIRE OFFICE.
Capital-50°,000/.
(Incorporated under 7 and 8 Viet., cap. 110.)
The leading principles of this Office era --Moderate and equitable
Rates 01 Premium for each class of rise—Annual division of Profits.
The difficulty -of collecting the elements on which to proportion
7remium to risk .in Insurance against Loss by Fire has been so
;rest, that the rates at present charged are more the result of guess.
than calculation.
It has been found by experience, that the total annual losses of the
Ilfferent Established Companies have not been proportionate to the
smount of annual Premiums received by each.
It is of the highest importance, both to the Insured and Insurers,
that such an anomaly should cease, and an approximation to the
true risk be made. To secure this object the Equitable Fire Insu-
rance Company is established.
The true rate of Premium for Fire Insurance can only be ap-
?roached through Classification and Average, which has not hitherto
been sufficiently acted or systematically applied.
Whatever be the nominal rate, the bonus or return periodically to
[ho Insured will determine the true Premium equitably payable, as
security against less for so great a calamity as fire, and the Insurer
s lartely interested in this question, and will consult his interest by
supporting a system where, by a careful combination of Classifica-
tion and Average, the Premium will be prcportioned to the risk.
The Equitable Fire Office will, by a constant analysis of its own
experience, from time to tir. e, adopt such rates of Premium as the
nature of the risk may justify, and will decline to enter into arrange-
ments as regards tariffs with other offices.
With this view an annual investigation will be made into each
.lass of risk, and a return of one moiety, or fifty per cent. of the nett
excess will be made to all classes of Insurers whose Policies have
`seen in force for three years.
Insurances against Loss by Fire are effected by this Company upon
every description of Pninerty on moderate terms.
Farming Stock Insured at 3s per cent, without title:Average Clause.
Prospectuses, and every information may be obtained, on applica-
• len at the Office, or to any of its Agents.

OR. LA'MERT Olt THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH
AND DIATITRITY.
With Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure.
FIFTY Ceit.OLTRED ENTGR.ATINGS
lust ptibliantta, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spat
-free, nish, and
the
Italian, in a fsemea tralvelope, 2s. fill., or pos from

Author, for forty-two Stamps,
StELF-PUBSERVTION; a
Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on
the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity,
isually acquired at an early parted of life, which destroy
tie physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural
Lielings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical
koiervations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of
Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis,
3:ricture, and all Diseases and Deraneemente resulting from In4ls-
Lanernand, Ricord, nod other eminent mem-
aretion, as adopted by
bers of the faculty in France. With Fifty coloured Engravings,
illustrating the knatonly, r'llYetologY, and Diseases of the Re-
productive Organs, itz.plaining their straetures, uses, and functions,
and the various injuries that aro produced in them by solitary
habits, excesses, and nifeetino.
BY SAMUEL LAWF.RT, M.D.,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON.
Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Min-
burgh, Aonorary Mera'ser if the London hospital Medical Society,
Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunterian
Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c.,.&c.
This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana-
tomy and pill' siology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative
coalitions in health and disease. The author, who has taken the
hignest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo-
nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man
who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to
the treatment of these complaints. Ile may be consulted w ith ad-
vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become debili-
tated through secret practices acquired is youth. or by the excesses
of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects
of marriage frustrated, and existence Itself rendered a term of un-
ceasing misery and regret.
Published by the Author, an 4 may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater-
noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stade, Titchborne-street,
Elsymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mann, 23, Cornhill,
or free by post for PJrty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who
may be consulted cn these disorders personally, or by letter, daily,
rrn..n ten till two sr.:l from six till eight

t National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society.
* Equitable Fire
t* Both Offices.

SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.
PUBLIC GUARANTEE.
to Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail.
way Officials, Banker's Clerks, Travellers, Collectors, and others,

THE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE
COMPANY.
32, Ladgate•hill, London.
Incorporat4.d under Act of Parliament.
HONORARY PRESIDENTS. . .

Charles rlindley, Esq., M.P., Dartmouth House, Westminster.
James Kershaw, Esq., MY , Stockport.
TRUSTEES.
James Alexander Douglas. Esq.. 11, Queen-square.
Ambrose Moore, Esq.. Endsleigh-street, Tavistock•square.
Ja nes Nisbet, Esq., Be ners-street, Oxford-street.
The lion. FRANCIS VILLIERS. CHAIRMAN, Berkeley-square.
JAM ES WYL D, Esq., M.P., DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN, Charing-cross.
" T LIE TIMES" Company affords Guarantee to persons requiring
.he same at tho lowest possible rate, and after the first three years,
Annually Divides Fonr-firths of ,he Profits.
Th ,s by applying the justly popular principle of Mutuality to
Public Guarantee, the Premiums, instead of being a tax upon
honesty, become a means of saving and investment.
RATES—From 7s. 6d. upwards. No charge for Stamps.
An allowance made in the Guarantee I'ICIIIIIIIII where a Life As-
surance and Guarantee are combined.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
Life Assurances, Annuities, and Endowments. Payments taken
Monthly as well as Quarterly, &c.
Pelic4es Indisputable save in cases of Fraud.
Arrangements can be made with this Office to prevent the loss of a
Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment,
to keep up the payments

H. B. SHERID kti, Manager.

CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON.
The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprte-
'ors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head
-Mice, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the
*sport, which is too lengthy for publication :
During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in Englan...
.nd but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other tor 2130/.—making
together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected
mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how
.everely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last
Jean
The number of lives assured between the let of June, 1449, and
.he 31st of %Tay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in
he twelve months preceding.
Prop isals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. 6d.:
if these 123, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 65.
sixteen Policies larse,d, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3s.
vas received by the Company in the shape of premiums
Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last,
,ssuranves were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 125 6d., pro-
.ucing in annual premiums 3,7321. I Is. 6d. 01 these 54 lapsed,
,mounting to 23,9901. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were
7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to
2,991/. 15s. 1 Id.
Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001.,
but 1,1831. 11s. 10d. only was advanced.
The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the
ast four months they had considerably extended their business on
,he Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur
le I'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for
us integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters,
vho, ander the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris,
he Cardinal Archbish ,p of Lyons, and Monseigneur Pans's, Eveque
le Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con•
dderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An-
nuities both Immediate and Deferred.
After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning
hanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Rishop Morris, the Vice-
Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish-.
nent, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results
end future prosrects.

PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY.
No. 9, Chatham•place, Blackfriars, London.
Established in 1826.
Subscribed Capital, 240,0001.
This Society effects every description of Life Assurance, both Do-
mestic and Foreign, on most advantageous terms, either on the Bonus
m Non• Bonus systems.
Tables of Rates, with all further particulars, may be obtained at
the (Mice. M. RA WARD, Secretary.

SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL.—The Bill to
prevent unnecessary trading in the metropolis, as just
amended by the Select Committee of the House of Commons,
provides that if any person shall on Sunday, within the me-
tropolitan police district, sell or expose for sale any goods,
chattels, or other things; or if any dealer in meat, fish,
poultry, game, or wild fowl, shall on Sunday, after nine
o'clock in the morning, deliver such articles of consumption
at the residence of the purchaser, he shall, on conviction' be
fined twenty shillings. The provisions of the proposed Act
are not to apply to apothecaries, chemists, or druggists, sell-
ing medicines, drugs, or other articles for medicinal pur-
poses ; nor to persons selling milk or cream between ten
o clock, A.M., and one o'clock, P.M.; nor to persons between
the same hours selling fruit, pastry, cooked victuals, writing
materials, or any beverage not being wine, spirits, beer, or
other fermented or distilled liquors, other than beer at or
under IV2d. per quart, or ginger beer, or any newspaper or
other periodical; nor to any one selling tobacco after one
o'clock in the after, oon ; nor to any person selling fuel,
food, or fodder, before ten in the morning; nor to any one in
his dwelling place selling to any lodger; or to any person in
and on board of any steam-vessel, or other vessel, any provi-
sions, liquors, or refreshments. These provisions are not to
extend to publicans and licensed victuallers. Goods hawked
or exposed for sale may be seized by the police.
MONEY MARKET—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 3 per mille discount, according to the
new tariff, which; at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10.1. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25 10; and the exchange at Paris on London at
short being 25.02 k, it follows that gold is 0.30 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham-
burgh the price of gold is 426 per mark, which, at the Eng-
lish Mint price of 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.4 ; and the exchange at Ham •
burgh on London at short being 13.6, it followsPhat gold
is 0. 9 per cent. dearer in London than in llamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills
60 days' sight is llt per cent., and the par of exchange
between England and America being 101 23-40 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.E7 per cent. in
favour of England; and after making allowance for differ-
ence of interest and charges of transport, the present rate
leaves no profit on the importation of gold from the United
States. ,
THE FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, &C., FOR THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.—In addition to the flags of all nations for
the decoration of the Crystal Palace, which have been for
some time in the course of preparation at Mr.:B. Edgington's,
the design of which is is accordance with the directions of
the!, respective: consuls, flags for all our provincial towns
from whence contributions have been received for the exhibi-
ti n, are also being prepared, in four colours, inscribed with
the name of each respective town. The whole number of
such flags will conseqoently amount to about 300. —ln con-
sequence of a stray sparrow having, at the commencement of
the past week, been observed within the building on the
arrival of the workmen in the morning, but which was at
first supposed to have obtained ingress at one of the ordinary
entrances, yet, eventually, the numbers of feathered visitors
materially increasing, a watch was set, when it was disco-
were I that these intruders gained admission through the
louvres or ventilating apertures, and accordingly, it was
found necessary, in order to protect the goods from injury, to
direct Mr. B. Edgington to cover those openings with net-
ting which has accordingly been done, requiring no less than
a length of four miles to effect that object.
DISGRACEFUL IGNORANCE.—A few days since a
man named Newmarch was brought up at Worship-street
Police-court, charged with a brutal assault upon his wife and
daughter. The face of the wife was terribly contused, and one
of the eyes of the daughter, a little girl between eight and
nine, was both bruised and swollen, and it was evident that
they had been most shamefully treated; but upon the
daughter being questioned by the magistrate, she answered
that she had never been sent to school, never went to church
or chapel, ha l never been taught the difference between good
and evil, and, in fact, had not the slightest idea of the con-
sequences of speaking falsely. The magistrate could not
therefore receive her testimony, upon which the wife said that
her eldest son could speak to the same circumstances, and
the son, a, grown up young man of 22, was therefore placed,
in the box to give evidence ; but upon his being questioned
in a similar manner, he gave precisely the same answers,
and the wife herself acknowledged that the whole of her
family had beers brought up in the same was', although her
husband earned very good wages, and that she herself had
not attended divine service during the whole time she had
been married. The magistrate severely reprehended the
woman's conduct, and, saying that it was one of the most
disgraceful instaecee of utter neglect and carelessness on the
part of a wife and mother he ever knew, ordered the husband
to find bail for his appearance on that day fortnight, and
directed the woman to take her son and daughter to the
minister a her parish without loss of time, that they might
in the interval acquire some notion of their duties to them-
selves •and society, and be fit, when the man was again
brought up, to give such evidence as would be likely to ren-
der him amenable to justice.
CONVENTION OF ROYAL BURGHS.—The annual
meeting of the Convention of Royal Burghs is to take
place here to-day, in the Council Chambers, at twelve
o'clock. It is expected that there will be a numerous at-
tendance of representatives from the different burghs; and
the business to be taken lip is, we observe of considerable
importance and c,mprises, amongst other matters, the
proposed Bill as to the number of councillors in the smaller
burghs; the proposed General Harbour Bill; the amend-
ment of the Entail law; the repeal of the Game-laws; the
Prisons (Scotland) Bill; Lord Melgund's Education Bill;
the Ordnance Survey of Scotland; the propriety of a har-
bour of refuge at the- mouth of the Firth of &c.—
Scotsman.

ARRIVAL OF FOREIGNERS.
If any proof were wanting that London begins to fill, it
woul,l be found in the fact that the lodging-house keepers are
apidly following each other's example, and taking down their bills
of " apartments to let," because, and it is a good reason, they are
nearly all engaged. The various exhibitions in London are highly
~atronisPd by wondering strangers, WOO seek novelty until the Glass
Palace shall be open for their receplon ; but there is no exhibition
that has excited so much wonder and admiration as the splendid es-
tablishment of Messrs. E. MOSES and SON ; foreigners of all nations
enter the spacious show-rooms, and are struck with astonish-
ment and delight at the su. erb decorations and the enor-
mous stock. It is well observed by some of them, that
Napoleon, when he called the English a nation of shop-
keepers, never contemplated that such a palace of trade as that
of E. AOSE a and SON could be erected. Strangers who visit the
establishment daily in great numbers, are invited to walk through
the spacious show-rooms and warehouses, and every step they take
excites their amazement. Whether they purchase or not, the same
civility and attention are shown to 'visitors of all nations, and
although Messrs. E. MOSES and SON are known by repute all over
the world, nobody can form the least idea of the extent of their
Establishment, until they see the enormous size, and view the still
more enormous stock. But accustomed as many foreigners are
to low prices, where food and labour are cheap, the low price at
which they see every article in Messrs. E. MOSES and SON'S
stock marked in a country like this, where both are the re-
verse, makes the establishment appear to them altogether oxe
of the greatest wonders of the British metropolis, and Messrs.
E. MOSES and SON have determined that it shall be so—
thatth their marts shall be clothing marts for the whole world, and
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et no nation shall rival them in the usefulness, the cheapness,
style, and general quality of every article they sell. The fo-
reigners Messrs. E. MOSES and SON in 1851, shall find no alteration, except
and
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It is by that system that they have secured the confidence of "the
people" of this great empire, and that they hope to secure the patron-
age of the people cf all connirl2s.
A handsome Almanac, foappli r the year 1851, can b ohad gratis, on
cation.
The new edition of "Everybody's Book, containing a fall report
of the late important trial, may be had gratis, on application, or by
letter, post free.
E. MOSES and SON have no connexion with any other house in
or out of London,
except the following :_.
London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minorles, 83,
84, 85, and 86, Aidgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2,
a-sd 3, Hart-street, all communicating.
Brld
," Brailch 19, ge-street.
Bradford "Yorkshire . ,
Shefreld Branch, 36, Fargate.
Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters,
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FINANCIAL and PARLIAMENTARY

REFORM.
A meeting, which has seldom been equalled either for
numbers, for unanimity of sentiment or enthusiasm, was
held at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednes-
day night, at which the speakers were Mr. John Bright,
and the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, the two
representatives of the borough in Parliament. The
meeting had been summoned by the council of the
Financial and nvlianaeotary. Reform Association. but it
had obviously other objects in view than those usually
embraced in sue 4 gatherings, and the key-note was so
well sonort,d by the Chairmen that its import will be
best collect( d frnm.a perusal of his speech. The two re-
presentatives of Manchester entered the Free Trade Hall
precisely at the moment named for the commencement
of the procerdings—half- past seven o'clock—and found
it dt-nsely crowded in every part by a highly r,sotetable
audience, including a number of ladies. They were
accompanied by Mr. George Wilq)n (the chairman). Mr.
Alexamler fiet.ry. M.P.; Mr. Henry Ashvvorth,(of Tur•
too), Mr. John Whittaker (ef Hurst), Mr, George Had-
field, and other leading gentlemen of the same political
patty. Their appearance on the platform was the sigrrA
for a burst of cheering and other expressions of enthu-
siasm such as. perhaps, nevr welcomed them on any
previous occasion, and it was prolonged for anyerat

minutes.
The CHAIRMAN said—Whenever difference of opinion
might exist before coming here as is the propriety of
holding a meeting at this particular seisson, I think no
one who stands on this platform and bellolds the stale of
this hall—reminding him so forcibly iof old times—
(Cheers)—will for one moment hesitate is coming to that
conclu-ion now.—(Loud cheers.), Gentlemen, I need not
remind you that it is most unusual to invite our repre-
sentatives to meet their constituents during the session
of Parliament, and if nothing—for we ewon't affect to
deny it—of an extraordinary character had occurred, we
should have seen no reason to depart from our usual
rule at this particular period. But lam quite sure; in
the present state of parties in the House of entail:dons,
having observed the narrow majorities by which the Pro-
tectionists have been defeated—majorities of 14 and 13
—no man will hesitate to put this question to himsilr,
whether it is not just possible, in the present uncertain
state of parties, for these same Protectionists to propose
a resolution, not for the re-institution of the corn-laws,
but for some portion, some composition of that system
of monopoly which we believe it was the intention of
Parliament, as it was of the people, should be extirmi-
nated fe. ever.—(Great cheering.) lam not going to
tell this meeting that we are in alarm, or that we are in
any fear or trepidation from an impredsion that Lord
Stanley is going, by any hocus pocus or tlegerdemain, to
restore protection. We believe there'll be
" Many a banner rent and torn,
And many a knight to earth be borne,
And many a sheath of arrows spent—
Ere Scotland's king do cross the Trent—
and that to attempt to re-impose the bread•tax would be
one of those experiments which it would behove his
Lordship to avoid.—(Loud cheers.) But, gentlemen, it
must be evident, disguise it as we may, that we are fast
approaching to a general election.—(Hear.) No man
Who observes the divisions, the changes of parties in the
llouse, will deny that such an event is approaching, and
is likely to overtake us, if not immediately, at the close
of the present session of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.)
Here we are, with only three-and-a-half out of the
seven years which form the natural period of
life for a Parliament, with plenty of money in the
national exchequer, a largo stock of bullion in
the Bank, a prosperous trade, and everything
favouring a state of quiescence and peace in the country,
and yet we have a Government from whose grasp power
is apparently slipping—at all events, a state of things
which will probably lead to a dissolution of Parliament,
and the time is coming when men will ask themselves
who shall be the parties next to govern, what shall bn
the principles on which the future Government of the
country shall be conducted?—(Cheers.) Now, under
these circumstances, ought wo not, like rational
men, like people who have had some experience of
political changes, to ask ourselves how we are pre-
pared for such an event, and how far we are in
a position to defeat the Protectionists, if it should come
to a hustings question? It cannot be denied
that we have numbers, that we have the millions in our
favour. It cannot be denied that the millions are in
favour of retaining those measures which it has been the
policy of wise end beneficent statesmen to give; but,
unfortunately, those men who conceded these excellent
measures, neglected to concede the right amount of
voting power to the millions, which would enable them
to meet their opponents on equal grounds. But this
omission of the Reform Bill as to the voting power is
not all ; we have the majority of the electors in our
favour, notwithstanding the disadvantage at which
the people were placed in that respect ; but they
are so placed, so distributed—so largely aceu •
mutated in one place, and so thinly: scattered in
others, that the opinions of large constituencies are neu-
tralised by those of small ones, and the rational mind is
not represented.--,(Hear.) We meet heOfiotinatance.
to return a couple of representatives to Parliament with
eight or ten thousand votes, and we find that a number
of miserable places, like Thetford and Andover, with two
to three hundred votes, send men to Parliament who have
virtually as much control, though not equal moral influ-
ence, in questions affecting the national welfare as our
own representatives.—(Haar.) As far as the represen-
tation of Manchester was concerned, he had no fear of
an appeal to the electors on this question or any other.
There were no doubt, even on the Manchester Ex-
change, men who would like to see the policy of Sir R.
Peel reversed; hut he had no fear as to the result of an
appeal to the electors who returned the present Members
to Parliament. If any of their opponents doubted it,
and thought the time had come for a change, he in-
vited them to try. We know (he continued) the
honour of representing a groat town like Manchester
is a prize too glittering not to tempt the as-
pirations of men of family and inflaence who seek
political and Parliamentary connexions ; we know
that well enough; but we have detetermined to stand
by our representatives in Parliament.—(Cheers.) We
are determined to stand by the Manchester school, and
are as determined to see the principles of that school re-
presented in Parliament, as we are desirous of again
seeing Prime Ministers becoming our pupils—(Laughter
and much oheering)—a statesman learning our cate-
chism. We look upon Manchester as the grand fortress
of free trade, of financial and Parliamentary reform—
(Cheers)—and we will defend that fortress against open
enemies without, and treacherous friends within.—(Loud
and tumultuous cheering.)
Mr. M. Grimm's, MP, on rising, was rccived with
loud and continued cheering. Ile said, the Chairman had
informed them that it was not asual, during the con-
tinuance of a session of Parliament, to invite the Mem-
bers for this city to meet their constituents. He could
not help feeling, however, that it was a privilege to be
permitted at any time to present himself before the
large, enlightened, and independent constituency of Man-
chester, to give an account of his stewardship. and to
express his sentiments regarding the public affairs of
the d•ey.— (Cheers.) It had been his good fortune
since he was returned along with Mr. Bright to go cor-
dially along with him and air. Cobden on nearly every
question on which they had been called to deal.—(Flear.)
There e as, no doubt, an interval during which he was
connected with the present Government; but be could
say, in reference to that matter, that when he found he
could not, consistently with an earnest and sincere pro-
motion of his views, continue a connexion with Govern-
ment that was not without many advantages, he gave up
that connexion, and could now honestly say that he had
never regretted the course he then took.—(Hear, hear.)
Since the commencement of the present session they
had had a resignation of the Government; there was
a short period when they might be said to be with-
oat a responsible Gosierement at all, and there
was another short period during which the Go-
vernment was in commission, in the hands of the
Duke of Wollington.—(Laughter.) There had been two
Budgets and a great deal of debate, but he was sorry to
say that, up to the present moment, they had done but
very little.—(Hear.) The Ministerial resignation had
one good result. He was inclined to give Lord Juhn
Russell credit for that resignation, as a skilful political
manoeuvre—(A laugh)—for it laid bare the nakedness of
the land on the other side of the question.—(Hear.) It
had shown to the world who they were who composed the
Opposition, and what they would be at ; it lifted up the
screen, and showed the real nature of the party, headed
by Lord Stanley and, Mr. Disraeli, now aspiring to go-
vern this country.—(Hear.) Mr. Disraeli insinuated
that they did not want protection; but that declaration
seemed so him to resemble the veil on a lady's face,
through which they were able clearly enough to discern
the features behind ite—(A laugh.) The party with which
he acted had been accused of being factious, as if the
independent Members of the House of Commons had
anything peculiarly to do with the political events fleet
bad taken place. He had given a fair support to the Go-
vernment, and had never voted against them except when
he believed that not to do so would violate his principles.
—(Cheers.) As to the Budget, be was glad the window-tax
was repealed, and he was not averse to an equitable house-
tax. It was sometimes said to the Liberal Members that
they were afraid to support any tax, but he had no fear
in coming before his constituents and telling them that he
was net opposed to an equitable liouse=tax. Inasmuch
as he preferred direct taxation on property to those in •
direct takes that limited the employment of labour, and
fettered the extension of trade, he was not afraid to ex-
press his opinion-in favour of a just and equitable home-
t ex.—(Cheers) He regretted, however, that in the
second Budget sufficient advantage had not been taken
of the large marein of income over expenditure to repeal
indirect votes. °lle believed that the revenue of this
country, under free-trade policy, was a growing revenue ;
he believed, too, that the expenditure might still be re-
duced, and that consistently with the maintenance of
public credit much more might have been done to-
wards the re peal of indirect taxasion.—(Hear, hear.)
They had now a direct promise from the head of the
Government of a Parliamentary Reform 113111.—(A cry of
" We (limns want so many promices," and laughter.)
The gentleman cautioned him not to place too much
confidence in Ministerial promises. He would not pre-
tend to prophecy as to the extent of the scheme the
Government was meditating; but he viewed the reform
question somewhat in the same light in which the Duke
of Wellington spoke of war. He said England could
not have a little war. Ie (Mr. GibooD) would a*

England conld not put op with a little Reform Hill. over the seas of the world. Foreign nations did net
—(Cheers.) If they were-to move in this question: at measure our strength by what his lion. Colleague had
alls they must have something worth fighting for. on a former occasion described as mere brute force, but
They did not, as • yet, know what was in the Nohle by the extent to which they believed the people were
Loru's mind. It might -be alarge and cothprehen- tatistlecl .with the institutions under-which they Hied
sive measure, or it might be a petty meddling witb a and with the justice of their lines(Cheers)—whee every
few of the corrupt borough; tx!endine perhaps their man felt that he wet , something in the laud and hoist h
b tintlaries, and adding to them a few agricultural voters. voice in the election of those who made the laws which
The time; however, had' come when they must deal with he was celled on to obey, and that he participated tn all
this question in a largeand liberal spirit.—(llear.) The the benefits of the Constitution.—(Loud cheers.)
present system •was • so monstrous that it absolutely Mc. BRIOUT, M.P., who was received with loud and
seemed as if the constitution were based, not upon the reiterated chtering, said—lf he had not been never° of
numbers admitted within its pale, but upon the numbers rhe-tac; that they were watchful observers of the tours;-
excluded.—(Hear.) He did not say they ought to map of Parliernrntary proceedings, and that they would put
the country out with mathematical precision, but they the seddlo on the right horse, he should have been
ought to secure that every Member of Parliament- should somewhat afraid to appear before that large assembly.
be respohtible to a large and independent electoral bode. for he .was obliged to confess that they had
—(Hear, hear.) Whatever was the measure, it should, been ten weeks in Lendon, in almost unarm!
be accompanied by the ballot.—(Cheers.) The present attendance upon what were called their Parliametalre
electoral system was a disgrace to this country. A ml- duties, and that hitherto they had not succeeded ie
ciliation was Bled° some time ago in the Times neWs• doing anything practical es a duty at slL—(Hear, hear,
piper that a general election cost about 2,000,0001.; and laughter.) They hal been talking about two
and this very year those who were anxious for the sec- questions, winch everyborly believed had been seal-ti
of the Exhibition in London cried out, " Fer lung ago—two questions which had occupied the atten-
mercy's sake, don't have a general election—it will cost 'lien of the politicians of this country for forty or
2,000,0001., and the people won't have money to expend fifty years almost incessantly, one of which was believed
in coming to London to see the Exhibition."—(Laughter,) to have la en settled in 1829, and the other in 1846
Thee, how did the Times say this money was expend d? Corn . and Catholics—(A laugh)—precisely the seine
To use the expressive words of that journal, ehe things that their fathers so long fought about ; and
money was, to a great extent, expended in "swilling and which, if thosenow engaged upon tbem failed to do their
guzzling."—(Hear.) Could they boast of being a free and duty. it was not unlikely their children, after them,
enlightened people, and yet not put an end to a system . would here to fight about too.—(Hear, hear.) Both or
of corruption so flagrant?—(Hear.) Nothing could these questions were out of plaeeannhe House of Coin-
be plainer than that when a candidate bought a constitu- mons. Parliament had no right to be meddling with the
ency be would sell them again.—(Cheers.) There were importation or the price of corn, or with, any question
27 small boroughs in England and Wales, containing a touching the particular religious opinions which say por;.
gross constituency of 10,000, that returned 43 Members, Lion of the population of this kingdom might. entert4in
while Manchester, with 11,000 electors, returned only —(Cheers.) 'He had never spoken from that platfohee
two.—(Hear, hear.) After a reference to the scenes an any subject thatlied received from the eitidienee, a
that had taken place at St. Allten's,. the Right more entire and enthusiastic response . than when
Honourable Gentleman,- to show the unscrupulousness he spoke of justice to Ireland, and .of that mon;
of many of the voters in the small boroughs, said strous and infamous institution, the Protestant Church
he, once knew the oase Of a barber who, at an elec- of that country. . (Here the speaker was for some
tion time, • shaved a gentleman, the' friend of one of minutes interrupted by the noise and confusion that
the candidates, and 'being well paid, no doubt, for his prevailed in the meeting, through the noisy disapprcha-
trouble, promised to vote for that particular candidate. don of opponents and the equally noisy interposition of
Hearing it rumoured that the barber intended, after all, friends. The Chairman having interfered and threatened
to vote for the opposing candidate, the gentleman called the disturbers with the police,. order was restored.)
and remonstrated with him for breaking his promise, On all questions connected with their Roman
when he coolly replied, " The fact is, sir, I shaved the Catholic fellow subjects he had uniformly asked fur
other gentleman after I shaved you."—(Laughter.) Be. them the same liberty that he claimed for himself, and
fore he left the subject of reform, he could not help re- nothing more. He had never asked that. Government
ferring to the fact that, by a return made some years should foster or cherish and encourage them, but should
ago. the number of 101. houses in Manchester amounted simply give them the rights and privileges extended
to 17,000, while the electors on the register amounted to other sects. In 1845 he voted on all accasions
to only 11,000.—("Hear, hear," and cry of "'Tie the against the ' Maynooth grant, but no Roman
compounding system.") No doubt that was the effect Catholic was offended by' his opposition to that
of the compounding system; and it afforded another grant, for he did so distinctly on the principle that Par-
preof of the care that was taken at the passing of liament had no right to tax the people of England.
the Reform Bill to restrict the franchise by means of who were of all sorts of religious belief, for the purpose
the ratepaying clauses that clogged that measure. Why of carrying on an establishment solely devoted to the
should an arrangement between the parish and an owner education of the clergy and ministers of a particular
of property for compounding the rates be made a ground creed.—(Hear, hear.) But when the Maynooth grant
of disfranchising the occupiers? His friend Mr. Bright was once patsni he had never voted for the motions
had given notice of a clause in a Bill now before the brought forward for its repeal. When Parliament
House to remedy this evil, and he would most heartily came to the conclusion that all endowments should be
support him. in his proposition.—(Hear, hear.) He put an end to, then he would vote for the repeal of the
trusted that in the Reform Bill which they had been vote to Maynooth, but not sooner.—(Hear, hear.) But,
promised there would be embodied these four things-a more than this, he never approved of the course taken
extension of the franchise, more equal distribution by ehe present Government and their Lords-Lieutenant
of electoral power, vote by ballot, and triennial in Ireland, in giving precedence to the Roman Catholic
Parliaments.—(Cheers.) Much was said about the bishops in that country over Protestants; neither did
views of the Protectionist party, but he had no fear of he approve of the precedence given by law to the
their being able to re-enact the corn-laws.—(Hear. Protestant bishops in Ireland. He wished to see
hear.) He might be told that the Protectionists would all these distinctions abolished ; and he was not in
have a majority next election, but he remembered that favour of a Catholic estabhshmenrbeing built up in Ire-
it was in a Parliament where protection had a majority land to stand along side of the Prctestaat establishment
that they repealed the corn-laws—(Cheers)—and a Par- that had too long existed in that country, b 0 that the
liament pledged to protection too.—(Hear, hear.) He Catholic establishment might soon become as subservient
knew there were Protectionists who fancied that the to the Government as the Protestant Established Church
commercial districts were out of conceit with free trade. had ever been, and the ministers of the Catholic establish-
He had been asked by a gentleman if he thought the 'went leave Ireland to be ruined without a murmur. He
constituency of Manchester were not a little disappointed and his friends had been charged with opposing the Go-
with the result of free trade, and if they were likely to op- vermnent in the matter of the Papal Bill, and they
pose very stoutly a return to the corn-laws?—(A laugh.) were told that Lord John Russell was defending the
His answer was, that if he would try he would find the Protestantism and liberty of England.—(" So he is.")
feeling as strong against protection as it was in 1846. Now, there was not a member of the present Govern-
(Hear, bear.) He asked them now if there was any re- merit who did not, when in opposition, denounce the
action on this question ?—(Shouts of " No, no.") He frith Church. Mr. Macaulay, formerly a member of the
thought when his friend read that reply that he would Government, said it was the most odious institution
give up the notion he had imbibed of there being any in Europe, and in this opinion every man now con-.
schism upon this point in Manchester.—(Hear, helm) netted with the Government then concurred. But,
As they were there to explain their conduct in Perna- though they had been five years in office, they had
went, he would allude to a measure that had cccupied never made the slightest *Attempt even to modify that
much of the public time—he meant the Bill having odious institution—indeed, they always voed for its
reference to what certain Roman Catholic prelates maintenance; and one of them, the Home Secretary, had
should be called. There had been a great question absolutely retracted the expressions he made use of in
in Parliament and the country as to the titles 0, opposition regarding it.—(alear, hear.) Further than
Roman Catholic prelates, and a Bill had been' brought Oleo they made, when out, Of office, the most explicit
into Parliament, not to state what those Roman -tatements in favour of the Catholics of Ireland beine
Catholic prelates should be called, but to declare, by is placed on &perfect e quality with the Protestant Church.
solemn Act of the Legislature, what they should not. Lard J. Rata lc in 1843, stateclettiat intany plan asleeted
eel( themselves.—(Cheers.) He, however, retained the towards the Catholics " the principle ot equality, %Oh
opinion he bad expressed at a meeting some time since all its c nusecr.rnces:" should be followed out. Lord
in Mancheeter, that it was better to do nothing by Grey, in speaking of the Irish Church, said he should
legislation on this matter—(Cheers)—and that it never disturb the country by proposing any measure
would be a wiser policy to allow these voluntary that did not go to Vie root of toe evil; that mere must
Roman Catholic prelates, who did not ask be no insulting assumption of superiority on the part of
either for law from them, or for money from Protestants; and he added that he wished to see Roman
them—(Great cheering and some hisses)—to call Cethode prelates take their places on the episcopal
themselves what they pleased.—(Hear, hear.) He bench in the House of Lora,.—(llear, hear.) Such
was passing no opinion in favour of any particular were their sentiments in opposition. But he maintained
religious tenets. He had his own religious convictions, further that the recent aggression, as it V7ai called, had
and he gave to every man the free unfettered exercise of been distinctly invited by the speeches of Lord J4ZO!TI
his.—(Cheers.) Those who opposed this Bill were Russell in the House of Commons. In February, 1846,
taunted with being limping Protestants; they were told he observed, that as to preventing persons assuming
that they had a tendency to Puseyisna, or that they had a particular titles, nothing could be more absurd or puerile
feeling of indifference to the great advantages of the than to keep up such a distinction—(Hear, hear)—and
Protestant Reformation in a religious point of view.— on the 17th of August, 1848, after being two years in
(Hear.) Some said they were going over to Romanisw office, he stated, in reply to Sir It. Inglis, that the only
if they supported this Bill,—(Hear, hear.) His answer ground on which the cement of the Crown to the ap-
was, that he opposed the Bill as unwise in policy ; pointment of Catholic bishops could be maintained was
and, though Ala Hugh Stowell might impugn—(llere that of an arrangement by welch certain benefits would
the voice of the speaker was lost in a storm of cheers be conferred on the Catholic clergy—in other words,
and hisses, and great confusion, which lasted for several that the veto of the Crown could only be obtained in re-
minutes. Cheers and groans for Mr. Stowell were alter- turn for some solid advantages which it bestowed. But
nately called for and vigorously responded to by the this agreement was one which neither Churchman nor
respective partisans. Order being at length restored, Dissenters in this country were willing to see carried
the Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded.) Though that out. The Churchman, for example, said he was in fa-
gentleman might impugn the Protestantism of his friend your of perfect freedom and toleration to the Catholic
(Mr. Bright) and himself, he would undertake to say, religion; but surely, if he was not willing to agree that
that if it were a question of the respective Protestantism the Government should make a compact with the Pope,
of the parties he should not be surprised if an impartial then he ought not to object to the Pope appointing tics
jury declared the Protestantism of Mr. Bright to be more bishops as he pleased. In opposing this ne acted with
pure than that of Mr. Hugh Stowell.—(Great cheering great inconsistency, and the Dissenters equally so.—
aed some hissing; most of the audience upon their (Hear, hear.) There was no good principle on which
feet in considerable excitement.) The object of the Bill Government could claim to inteifere in the least de-
was to give a fresh sanction and extension to an Act pee with appointment of the Roman Catholic bishops.
that already existed, by which the Established Churches lie was nut one who thought bishop i so essential as
of the kingdom were protected. Now was be, as a some persons considered them to be.—(A laugh.) But
Member of Parliament, to give fresh sanction to the then, if a conference of ministers, for example, was
Protestant Church in Ireland?—(Cheers.) Was it not essereiel to the Wesleyan body, he was not at
the most monstrous injustice that while they maintained liberty to interfere with that arrangement, and if the
a Protestant Church in Ireland, which, as a religious Catholics believed that it was essential for their Church
establishment, could be of no service to the great body of to have a hierarchy, and that that hierarchy should be
the people of that country, they were not satisfied with complete,' was it for him to protest against it and to go
that injustice, but must go still further, and say they whining to Parliament for a law to prevent it?—
would not allow the Roman Catholic population to sup- (Cheers.) That was an inconsistency he would not be
port their own dignitaries in their own way, and by their guilty of if it were to drive him from political life for
own voluntary contributions ?—(Cheers.) They kept a ever.—(Cheers.) Mr. Gibson had mate some observe-
Church for the Irish people that was of no use to them, Lions about the Church of England. He need not say
and then they said the Irish people should not keep thut in any observations he was about to make he was
another for themselves.—(Cheers.) The ministers of not instigated by any feelings of opposition to this duct
the Established Church took the title of " Reverend;" trines of the Church, or by any hostility to the great
why should a penalty not be imposed upon the minis• body of its members, with very many of whom he was
tars of those non.established religious bodies who took not entitled to put himself in competition in reference to
the same title ? There was no difference whatever in religious things. He spoke of one of the departments
ush,ol
the principle.—(Hear, hear.) This was a Church Bill. the State, of a political institution called the Ea.abahoostit
(Cheers, and some hisses.) It was admitted freely that Church.—(Cheers.) They had had this Chuttanite reve-
-1 there was no Established Church it would not be entire for 300 years. He did not knowhowu
dida know.—
right' to interfere—(Cheers)—and that then perfect nues were. He never found anybody w
low estimste to
equality would be given to all religious bodies, all sub- (Laughter.) But he thought it was aoeai ear, while
witting to the law, which would be a law common to state them in round numbers at 6,000,00 Y
000 0001. more.
all.—(Hear, hear.) But' because.they had chosen one fur the Irish Church he might add 1, ,
for the
religious body to be the Established Church, and Now, though 6,000,0001. had not been enjoyed
showered on them all their favours, giving their epis- whole 300 years, yet the Church had always enjoyed an
copal body great temporal rank and wealth, and putting amount corresponding to that in proportion to the
the clergy in a high and influential position in the social population. Now, what was the Church for ? They
scale—because they had done this, were they to make it had always heard that it was the great bulwark against
—and Dissenters had been
a reason why they should cast indignities on other reli- Popery—(A laugh) enjoined
Church
gious bodies with whom they admitted they would have to come to the rescue of themmonenemy,--(Hear.)
against the assaults
no right to interlere but for the existence of that of what was called the common
oil netnY.—(gear.) But
the
Established Chureh ?—(Cheers.) The fact was that what was the present Church of E gland Cnurch? By law •it
the Church party had got some qualms of con- was the United
h united by law and Ireland; but; if
science—they were not at ens© in their minds, it was a churchereh.
(Lau late it
was by no means an
and they had- taken this opprtunity to direct the harmonious
some
other religiousg r.) There were troubles •
public odium against some imaginery danger frOrn among
they wouldall . bodies just now, and he'
Papal aggression, front the fear that th© public eye would hoped t
th end la the good of the people and
' g religion; bu ere was scarcely one in such a
criticise too 'closely the corruptions that were prevailing state of
th Church . _a dismay as - eof England —Meer, hear.) They
in the English Church. --(Cheers and groans, art
I had all read lately anaddress . from the archbishops and
another round of cheers and groans for Mr. Stowe )
bishops of the Church;The English Church had taken a most impolitic cousee it, and in order to but all the bishops did not sign
as regarded its own safety in hounding on the peoth
terms of the get those who did to agree about the
this country against their Roman Catholic fellow- address it was necessary to
_carve and clip
lishmen, and dilute it s
countrymen. The real point to which, as Eng o. much that when it came out it was so
Englishworded that to the it could not do much harm; while posi-
they ought to direct their attention was
told the tiv 1 'ey it could not have the slightest effect for good.—
Roman Church itself.—(Cheers.) They had been • religien. (Lau ht
Catholic religion was a perseout
with State. g ea) But new they had another phase of the
It was so, because it had been connected W
with the State E _Churchquestion, in the-tease of a bishop of the west of
—(Cheers.) Every religion connected from time ito England—(Hear, hear)—one who. was not to be trifled
must, of necessity, be
willing, defend it against wit—
a man, he would venture to say, who would
time, to urge the Government to never have been made a bishop if they had
a-(Hear,hear.) They wereknown what materials he was made of.—(Laugh-
aggressions as they arose.
felt that the reli •
religious ter, and cries of " Name.") He meant, of
the protected church, and they
• might perphaps be too much course, the Bishop of Exeter. He had seen
energy of voluntary bodies
e fore they invitedthe him •
fir them to contend with; therefore
• e - his powers against those in- of the House was a
civil magistrate to exercise of Lords, and he must say there _
whom they designated
as great deal of mischief in his eountenance.—(A laugh,'
dependent religious bodies .
settee ) It nd he
Oisturbers of the public peace.^k t re. h was the There was a decided aspect of unrest in his eye, 00 eie
of protection in religious mat. er!—t e principle was airaid he was destined to do some mischief t
11E, ,
principle
of monopoly.—(lle • .
ar ) The same principle was at the political Church 'Establishment in this country,oth° gh
the P • Catholic Chris- I
root of this movevaent against .0111:111 bi- he wee not so sure that any mischief would follow t
had
shops that actuated free importation the promoters of monopoly in corn- tianity or to civil 114 i erty.—(Cheers.) This prelate
tvvh at he
'nerve and prevented the importation of corn.— called a Parliament of his own down in the wet 0 .
(Cheers.) All . ,
be asked was, that the Roman Catho- called a diocesan synod. lie bad some 700 r 800
deanery was t
lies should be permittedfreely to carry out their own clergymen in his thee: act and every o
that they m. ht have
ecclesiastical arrangements in their own way, and he send two representatives, in order .
pressed for the same principle with reference to all other what was called synodical action,.
a thing, by the let e,
Catholics to be shut
bodies.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, the Right Hon. which people wished the Bowen
hit .
Gentleman observed that there were not a few signs of out from,-(Hear, hear.) Heold not know what it
weakness in our present condition. The condition of would a'l end in, except this, that it would convince the
Ireland, the state of education in England and Wales, j people of England that when men were in eat nest, when
and the partiality of our institutions, were all sources oil there was true zeal for religion among any body of reli-
.weakness, and he anxiously hoped to see them all re• 1 gioniats, any attempt to bind that religious body to-
moved. He would rely more upon the removal of all gether by legislative
etcenatments must necessarily fail.
real grievances as a source of strength than upon ' —(Hear, hear.) Look what the Church had come
the parade of armies or the distribution of warlike fleets i to. A gentlemen very well informed on these

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