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London, England, 1851-11-29 00:00:00

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M. Ronne], which were circulated with perfect liberty
(luring the reign of Louis Phbippe, had n )w been seized,
and the Government of the Repeblie had put the prin-
ter and publisher into prison.—(Hisses.) The other ws,
that one of the Net acts of M. Leon Faucher, the late
Minister, was that of sending a circular to the prefects
of departments, enjoining them not to allow the Pro-
testant version of the Scriptures to be colpolteured.
There was one consistory of which he could speak, the
colporteurs of which were resolved to go to prison
rather than to give up the circulation of the word of
God, and the ministers had resolved to take their places
and go to prison too. Wes there not a case,
then, for English sympathy ?—(Hear, hear.) Last week
he waited upon Lord Palmerston with a deputation in
the case of a British subject who had been thrown into
prison—he alluded to Dr. Marriott, who bad published
a tract against the Jesuits, which was circulated in Carla-
rube. The tract had been seized there. Dr. Marriot
went to protest against it, and had been arrested, and
wus now in prison —(Cries of " Shame!") Only about
a fortnight ago Marshal RadetzV marched into a Pro-
testunt church at Milan, and turned the congregation
out, because he said they had not only worshipped
( which they had liberty to do), but elected a committee
in manage their affairs.— (Laughter.) Lest week a
friend of his returned from Florence, where he saw in
prison parsons who had been sent there for designing
and intending to read the Scriptures. A professor of
canon law at Turin was excommunicated, although his
sentiments were almost word for word with those which
Cardinal Wiseman had endeavoured to persuade us were
the sentiments of the See of Rome. The Governmt nt,
however, greatly to their honour, had appointed a pro-
fessor of similar sentiments, and he (Sir C. Eardley)
hoped the Alliance would assist their continental
brethren in their struggle for religious freedom.
He hoped that this resolution would be com-
municated not only by post, but in person.
He should like to tree a deputation of Protestant
Christians to the continent of Europe, with Lord
Shaftesbury at their head—(Hear, hear)—who should
speak in the name of British Protestantism in favour
of civil and religious liberty.—(Hear.)
The Rev. F. CLOSE, incumbent of Cheltenham, who
seconded the motion, reminded the meeting of the case of
Queen Pomace and Tahiti. Except in one country—
Western Africa—there seemed to be no part of the
world where we had planted missionaries to which the
Popish priest did not track them. We had to fight
Romanians, not here alone, but throughout the world.
The resolution was put and agreed to.
The Rev. C. PREST, Wesleyan minister, moved the
last resolution :
That, as the nearest and most practical duty of
the British people, an earnest endeavour ought forth-
with to be made to terminate that intimate connexion
with Rome into which this Protestant nation was brought
in 1845, by the Act which settled upon Maynooth
College a permanent national endowment. And that
for this purpose petitions to both Houses of Parliament
be now adopted, praying for the immediate and total
repeal of that enactment."
Mr. Prest went over the various pleas for the establish-
ment of Maynooth, and argued that all of them failed,
or had been falsified by the result. The endowment of
Maynooth was a national sin and a national blunder,
and the sooner we got rid of both the better.
The Rev. Dr. BEGG, a deputy from Scotland, seconded
the resolution, and said as to the Maynooth affair, that
any old woman in Scotland with her Bible and catechism
might be matched against the Peels and Russells for
guiding the nation to a sounder conclusion.—(Laughter.)
Any ony one who looked at Ireland could see that Po-
pery had cursed that country; and why were we to add
to that curse by giving 30,000/. a-year to:train up the
agents by which that system was fostered ? Much as
we might despise the Pope, he would not be guilty of
such an absurdity. Catch him giving 30,0001. to train
Protestant teachers !—(Laughter.) There should be a
vast machinery brought into operation for the purpose
of leavening the public mind, and organizing the masses
of Protestants in these three kingdoms.—(Hear.) If they
were organized, Popery could not stand before them for
an instant.—(Hear.) England might count on a large
measure of support in this cause from the other side of
the Tweed.—(hear.) There was no subject on which
Scotchmen were so unanimous as in their determined
opposition to Popery.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. C. Evaies supported the resolution, and recom-
mended the formation of Protestant alliances in every
town in England, as had already been done in York and
Bristol.
The resolution was then put and carried, and the fol-
lowing petition adopted :
" TO THE HON. THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARLIAMENT
A SSEMBLED.
" The petition of the undersigned inhabitants of
London and Westminster,

" Humbly showeth—That your petitioners witnessed
with great concern the endowment granted by Parlia-
ment in the year 1845 to the Romish College of May-
nooth, believing, in common with vast numbers of their
fellow-countrymen, such endowment to be indefensible
in principle and at variance with sound policy.
" That your peiitioners believe that subsequent events
have shown that the reasons of expediency by which
that measure was then sought to be defended were alto-
gether founded`; in error; that the fruits of that endow-
ment have been entirely different from those which were
anticipated by its promoters; and that the worst predic-
tions of its opponents have been fully realized.
"Your petitioners, therefore, feeling an increasing re-
pugnance to that measure, pray that your Hon. House
will repeal the Act of 1845, al.d will withdraw the sup-
port given to that college as promptly as may be consis-
tent with the engagements entered into with the parties
now holding office under that Act."
On the motion of Mr. FREWEN, M.P., a vote of thanks
was given to the Noble Cbairman by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the vote, took oc-
casion to refer to what had been said by a previous
speaker about the public press, and said he must not omit
to speak with commendation and gratitude of one por-
tion of that press. He himself had drawn very largely
upon their exertions. He alluded to the reporters.---
(Cheers.) Whether he referred to their reports of the
proceedings in Parliament or of meetings such as the
present, he was astonished, and bound to express his
gratitude for the great talent and fidelity which charac-
terized then.—(Renewed applause.) But, having thus
spoken of the mighty talent exhibited by the public
press, he must be permitted to express his surprise that
a writer could be found to say, as was said in one of the
journals of that day, "If you get rid of the Church of
Rome what will you put in its place? " What a green-
horn that writer must bel—(Laughter.) What would
we put in its place? Why the Bible, to be sure.—
(Cheers.) That was what they hold out as the great
substitute for those enormous impostures on the reason
of man. In conclusion, the gentlemen present that day
had taken upon themselves a mighty obligation, and
they must meet it upon the peril of their responsibility.
The time was at hand—the conflict would be sharp—but
by the blessing of God the issue would be final.
The Rev. Dr. STEANE closed the meeting with prayer.
The proceedings did not terminate till some time
after five o'clock.

C ALIFORNIAN MINES.
Extract of a letter from Grass Valley, Nevada co.,
California, July 18, 1851.
" Of the mills now going up at Grass Valley, one is
by Sir Henry Huntley, on the Union Quartz Mountain,
2i miles from the village of Centreville. This vein
been the longest worked of any in the township. The
Chili Mill, small power having been in operation upon it
for about ten months. The mountain is owned by two
companies, one, and the oldest, the Union Company, and
the other the Wolf Creek Gold Mining Company; the
latter is organized under the General Incorporation Act
of California, and has a money capital of 100,000 dolls.
An arrangement has been made by both companies with
Mr. Huntley to work the vein for half the gross produce,
which will give an annual dividend on the stock of 100
per cent. per annum. This mill goes into operation in
December of this year."
(From the San Francisco Post, Oct. 1.)
From all parts of the state we hare the most encou-
raging intelligence of the success of the miners, and we
hazard nothing in saying that the present yield of the
mines exceeds that of any former period. The season,
so far, has been very favourable to the success of the
various damming companies throughout the state, and
the result has been large yields in that department of
mining. The prospects for the approaching rainy season
are still more encouraging. During the dry season great
numbers of miner:, who have not been operating along
tho beds of creeks and rivers, have been engaged in
raising dirt in the dry diggings to wash when the rains
afford them the requisite supply of water. Besides, a
steady business is now being prosecuted by the various
quarts companies, particularly in the vicinity of Nevada
City, and along the tributaries of the San Joaquin.
These companies will be able to prosecute their labours
as well in the rainy as in the dry season. It may be
well to remark that the quartz besiness appears to be
that which, to a considerable extent, is attracting the
attention of capitalists as a source of investment. The
extensive outlay for costly machinery, in order to prose-
cute this branch of mining successfully, necessarily
limits it to those who have accumulated the requisite
capital by other and cheaper moles of mining, and to
those other capitalists who are ready to make heavy
investments.
It appears to be a matter of debate among miners as
to the comparative richness of the northern and southern
quartz veins. The companies, however, established in
either section upon an economical basis, are doing, so
far as we can ascertain, as well as the moat sanguine
could desire. Many fail of suucess from the want of a
practical acquaintance with this mode of mining. From
what we hear, we are led to expect for the approaching
winter, a very large increase upon the yield of the lest.

A deputation on the County Rates and Expenditure
Bill, headed by the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P.,
had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterd,ay, at
his official residence in Downing-street.
TILE RUITORD POACHING CASE.—The Mansfield
beech of magistrates have decided on committing for trial
at the next assizes, the four men, Sims, Roberts, Bawskill,
and Alvey, charged with the murder of Roberts, Lord Scar-
borough's gamekeeper. Bail was applied for in the case of
one prisoner, but was refused. The evidence is at present
incomplete, but it is expected that much additional light will
be thrown on the case before the commencement of the
assizes. _ _

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