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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENNG, MAY 21, 1833.

The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill
made some progress last night. Mr. GILLoN's
motion for appropriating the Church Revenues
of Ireland to useful purposes on the death of the
present incumbents, was lost by a large majority.
The numbers were 126 to 16. We much mis-
take if a very short time does not increase the
number of Mr. GILLON'S supporters, even
beyond his own expectation. The causes of the
unsatisfactory nature of the measures purposed
by the Government, were, we suspect, truly de-
scribed by Mr. CUTHBERT RIPPoN. That
gentleman said,
" Here lies the truth they resist that which is the
right, for the contemptible consideration of preserving the
composition of an ill -assorted Cabinet, and of avoiding
that collision with another branch of the State, which,
sooner or later, must happen. A Corn Bill, a property
tax, many other inevitable and just measures equally with
choral reform will produce the same dreaded reinalt.'
There can be little doubt of tte truth of this
last prophecy, and all that Ministers have to
consider is, whether they will lead popular
opinion or be crushed by it.

Lord ALTRORP made a concession of some
importance to the church establishment, and which
we much mistake the feeling ofthe Irish hierarchy
if he does not have occasion to repent it. It will be
seen that he has given the Bishops a complete
majority at the Board of Commissioners.

Our readers will see, on reference to another
part of The Sun, that the great Birmingham
Meeting was held yesterday at Newhall-hill, and
attended, according to the opinions of more than
one eye-witness, by more thousands than had as-
sembled there even in May last. The speeches
made, and the resolutions proposed, were all of
the most marked, decided character.

The Paris papers of Sunday, which arrived
this morning, possess very little interest. The
Greek Loan was the chief subject of discussion
in the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday. The
French Ministry are in favour of the project for
making the nation responsible for a portion of
the loan.

We have this morning received German
Papers to the 16th inst. They contain a long
article from Vienna on the affairs of the East,
in which, however, there is no fact of interest,
and we are just as much in the dark as to the
real intentions of the Pacha of EGYPT as we
were before. The writer talks of the generous
assistance offered by Russia to the SULTAN, as
if there really could be any Power so silly as
not to appreciate the motive of the offer. The
generosity of the Emperor of RUSSIA is pretty
well understood throughout Europe. The re-
ports at Vienna respecting the Dutch question
were not very favourable, but the Funds conti-
nued steady. On the 10th inst. the Five per
Cent. Metalliques were at 92 3-sths; Four per
Cents., 83; Bank Shares, 1,210.

An article from Munich states that several of
the Poles who left France have found their way
into Poland, and attempted again to disturb the
public peace. These unhappy and persecuted
men are not permitted to revisit their native soil
without exposing themselves to calumny. Having
been denied hospitality in Switzerland, and
having too much pride to petition the French
Government for permission to re-enter France,
the few Poles who have succeeded in returning
to Poland, had no other course before them
than that which they have taken. But it is ever
thus with the scribes of authority. They are
ready at all times to abuse and calumniate the
victims of persecution.

At a late hour last night, the inquest on the
body of the policeman, CULLY, was kought to
a close, and a verdict returned of " Justifiable
Homicide," on the grounds, that no Riot Act
was read, nor any poclamation ordering the
people to disperse—that the Government did not
take the proper precautions to prevent the meet-
ing from assembling, and that the conduct of the
police was ferocious, brutal, and unprovoked by
the people ; and we moreover express our anx-
ious hope that the Government will in future
take better precautions to prevent the recurrence
of such disgraceful transactions in the metro-

The Jury viho returned this impressive verdict
—for impressive it is in every sense of the term,
and will have a great effect on men's minds
throughout the country did not do so without
the maturest deliberation, and till each indivi-
dual among them had been satisfied to his own
heartfelt conviction, that he could not possibly re-
turn any other. A verdict therefore thus weighed,

thus carefully and conscientiously digested, can-
not be received otherwise than with respect. It
may occasion, perhaps, some little surprise--never-
theless it must tell. It is but justice here to
observe, that the jury, as men of sense, and as
men, too, who had a stake in the preservation
of good order, condemned, in the most unequi-
vocal terms, the folly and madness of the meet-
ing, which, however, they added, should have
been prevented in season, and in this act of sa-
cred duty they would have assisted, each man to
the best of his ability. The verdict occasioned
no little disappointment to the Coroner. He ex-
pressed himself vehemently against it, and, in-
deed, exceeded the limits of his duty in urging
his objections. He had no right thus to throw
a taint on the solemn, deliberate verdict of seven-
teen conscientious jurymen. He should have
received it with the deference due to it, or, at
most, contented himself with the mild expression
of a contrary opinion. We have no idea of
this extra-official bullying. Law knows nothing
of it—common sense repudiates it justice
shrinks from it with abhorrence. It will be
seen by the subjoined extract, that, though the
Coroner was wondrously pertinacious in his
objections, yet he knew not how to maintain
them :
" Foreman—We have patiently considered our verdict.
There have been conflicting opinions amongst us, hut we
have all anxiously compared our opinions, and that is ,he
conscientious verdict of us all—patiently and carefully
formed, with the most anxious deliberation.
CoaoNaa—You are called upon to say how Robert
Cully came by his death, and the only evidence you have
to decide upon is that of the young woman who saw him
stabbed.

Several of the Jury exelairaed " We do not believe her—
no, not one of us."

CORONER—And why not?
A Juror—Because she was cnntradicted by other wit-
nesses. She said she was two minutes talking to the
policeman, and it was proved by all the other witnesses
that that was impsssible. She was tutored.
Another Juror—She was tutored by the police. She
acknowledged to having been with them ever since that
Why ask us to give a verdict against our con-
sciences?

CORONER-- You say there were no precautions. I
think there were plenty of measures.
A Juror—There were no measures to prevent the meet-
ing; and the means employed to disperse it were die.
graceful.

Foreman— We are all of opinion that if 100 police-
men had occupied the ground, this man would not have
been slain.

Another Juror—We only wonder th it there were not
more lives lost.

CORONER— Well, gentlemen, you find that Robert
Cully was killed with justifiable homicide?
J u ror s—We do.

CORONER.--.(to the Foreman)—Well Sir, I shall strike
out all the rest. [The Coroner here drew his pencil
across all the words that followed Justifi ible Homicide.']
Foreman—l cannot agree to th it, Sir.
All the Jury—Nor any of us.
Foreman—Before God and our country—on our so-
lemn oaths, we have given the fu',jeet oil the considera-
tion in our power; and that paper which I have hauled
to you contains the judgment in which we are unanimously
agreed. If you strike out any part of that, it is not our
verdict."

It will be perceived by the above, that the
Coroner had scarce a word to say for himself.
The jury pinned him up in a corner, whence he
could not stir an inch. " Why ask us to give
a verdict against our consciences ?" said they—
a home-thrust to which not the slightest reply
was, or could be, made. Again, when the jury
proceeded still further to justify the spirit of their
verdict, on the principle that if a " hundred
policemen had occupied the ground, CULLY
would not have been slain," the Coroner was
equally dumb. Yet, though unable to defend
his own objections—scarcely, in fact, knowing
why or wherefore he did object, except that it
was his will and pleasure to do so—he had
the hardihood to propose the erasure of all that
gave weight and character to the verdict, and
without which, under all the extraordinary cir-
cumstances of the affair, it would have been unin-
telligible. We are glad that the jury had the manli-
nessto scout this extra-judicial interference. Such
occasional checks to the vanity or presumption
of men iri office, are of inestimable public value.
They point an impressive moral, and are never
without their effect as examples. We cannot say
that we partake of the convulsive agonies of a
Morning Contemporary on this occasion. Our
trepidation has not quite bewildered us. We
can afford to fix a steady, untroubled gaze on
the future, even though seventeen shrewd Eng-
lishmen have returned a conscientious verdict.

We understand that important despatches hay
been sent off to Holland, in answer to the
last note of the King of HOLLAND.

A Morning Paper states, that accounts had
been received from Oporto, of a regiment of
Miguelite cavalry having gone over to Don
PEDRO. There are no official accounts of' this
circumstance, but it is not improbable, consi-
dering the miserable condition to which the
troops of MIGUEL had been reduced by fatigue
and sickness. According to the latest authentic
accounts, SOLIGNAC was preparing to leave
Oporto in the beginning of June, with an effec-
tive force of nearly 10,000 men, which would
not deprive him of the force necessary for the
defence of Oporto as a point d'appui to the main
army. The Miguelite force is estimated at
26,000, but of these only 16,000 or 18,000
are effective, the remainder being disabled from
sickness and other causes ; and even what is
called the effective force of 18,000 men, would
not be able to cope with an army of 10,000 picked
troops, under an experienced commander. There
cm be little doubt of the result of an open
campaign, provided means be adopted to supply
the Constitutional army with a sufficient quan-
tity of provisions and ammunition, not only for
their own use, but also for thui; of the numbers
who may be expected to join them. During
the last month, the Miguehtes have been in so
feeble a condition that several opportunities for
successful sortks have presented themselves, but
the Commander-in-Chief has refrained from all
offensive operations, in order not to weaken the
which he intends to march form
foorpcoertowith .
The accounts from Lisbon are decidedly fa-
vourable to the Constitutional cause. In con-
sequence of the great increase in the number of
emigrants to Oporto from the capital, Admiral
PARKER had been applied to by Don MIGUEL
to issue an order that no Portuguese should be
allowed to proceed in English vessels to Oporto,
and we understand that the application was, as
a matter of course, complied with,

WARWICK BOROUGH.—The case of this
borough is not asleep. On the 17th, the Chairman of the
Election Committee, Sir RuNALn FERGUSON, moved that
the evidence be printed, which was ordered. Last night
the Gallant General moved for official returns "of the.
number of rate-payers of the town and parish of Leaming-
ton Priors and Kenilworth ; distinguishing the number
assessed on houses and premises bona fide worth 10/. per
annum and upwards." The bribery agents who had lately
transported themselves,
in company with Mr. Sergeant
" have returned home, and are
now actively canvassing,
GOULBURN, the Con-ervati,e candidate, substitute of Sir
CHARLES GREVILLI, the ex-Member. Their indecent
avocations will probably be superseded by the determina-
tion of the House of Commons to 4i open " the borough of
Warwick.

LITER TIME.

CRUICKSHAiiK v. AGNEW.
LOYDON. 1833.

After an attentive survey of the evidence pro
and con, in this case of Cruickshank v. Agnew,
we feel that justice and common sense alike
compel us to give a verdict in favour of the
plaintiff. He has established every point in his
favour, so the defendant must needs be non-
suited. Poor Sir Agnew ! He is the most ill-
starred of saints, and bids fair to be as completely
roasted as ever was Saint Lawrence on his grid-
iron. His very name begets a hurricane of hab,
hahs ! It is the herald of hysterics, and—espe-
cially in this sultry season when a laugh is no
joke—of apoplexy. Our friend Cruickshank
has done ample justice to this most strait-
laced of Sabbatical Reformers. He has dis-
sected his Bill, as if the anatomical process
were a labour of love. What a fine fanatical
phrenzy in the countenance and attitudes of the
policeman who has just kicked down a sinful
shoulder of mutton, which a young infidel (only
just breeched), was carrying home from the
baker's ! The virtuous choler of the man of
office might do credit even to Saint Agnew
himself in one of his most inspired moments.
Then, too, the involuntary walk to Richmond,
accomplished, within a mile or so, on a melting
summer's day by a gentleman in tight boots, and
most probably with a corn on each toe ! The
aggrieved individual would fain exchange, like
Jonathan Oldbuck, " the pedestrian for the
vehicular mode of exercise"—more especially as
his eldest son is mounted on his shoulders, and
the sign-post assures him that he is yet a full
mile from Richmond—but the Saint's Bill has
put a veto on all his hopes. En avant must
perforce be his motto ; he must keep moving,
even though he drop in the process, for to hire
carriage, chaise, or tax-cart on the Lord's Day,
is an act of outrageous infidelity which calls for
the severest sentence of the law. We have no
space to comment on the remaining illustrations,
but they are full of point, and breadth, and cha-
racter.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)-

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The only arrivals this morning are Montreal papers to the
21st, and Quebec to the 19th April, at the North and South
American Coffee House.

(From the Montreal Paper of April O.)

" LUMBER TRADE.—Considerable anxiety at present exists
in British America, caused by reports that his Majesty's Mi-
nisters intend to raise the present duties on colonial timber:
it is a subject of vast importance to the British North American
colonies. To raise the duty on colonial timber, will act in the
same manner as to reduce the duties on Baltic timber, and such
a change must prove ruinous to those involved in the lumbering
business here, to the British shipping interest, and to the ge-
neral interest of our commerce."

(From the Quebec) Papers.)
The Montreal bank has declared a semi-annual dividend of
four per cent., and a bonus of six per cent., payable on the Ist
of June next.

We learn that letters are in town from two distinct quar-
ters, which mention the appointment of Mr. O'Sullivan, of Mon-
treal, as Solicitor-General.

THE FUNDS.
The arrivals this morning arc of little importance. We have
no ship letters of any description, nor any foreign information
at present to communicate ; and this dearth of news causes a
stagnation in the operation of the funds. The chief topic of
conversation in the city is respecting the verdict given by the
coroner's inquest on the murder of the policeman, as well as
the Birmingham meeting, which has passed off quietly.
Consols opened at the same price they left off; 87 h to 88
with nothing doing as yet.
Dutch Stock is rather better.

HALF-PAST ONE.
There is a report that an express arrived at ten o'clock this
morning from Birmingham, with an account that after Mr.
O'Connell left the meeting some riot and confusion took place,
in which blood was shed. No credit, however, is attached to
this report.
Consols have been the whole of the morning at 87 71, to 88
for the Account, with little or nothing doing.
We are still without any political news.

The Foreign Market is in the same state as that of the British.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for the Account, 87% 88.

CLOSING PRICES.-FOUR O'CLOCK

Bank Stock 1951
3 per Cent. Red B7
3 pet Cent. Cons BB
31 per Cent. 94f
31 per Cent. Red 941
New 31 per Cent 95
4 per Cent 1021
Long. Ann. to expire
Jan. 1860 166
Oct. 1859 16 13-16
Jan. 1860 171
FOREIGN FUNDS.

India Stock 230
Ditto Bonds 32 pm,
South Sea Stock 97i
Ditto Ohl Ann 851
Ditto New Ann.
Ex. Bills, 10 'N. 5l pm.
Ditto 500/ 51 pm.
Ditto Small 5l pm.
Bank St. for Acc. 105}
Consols for Acc SB
India St. for Acc 230

Austrian, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent B7l
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 24
Chilian, 6 per cent. 2O
Columbian, 6 per cent l5l
Ditto, 1824 l7
Danish 73
Greek, 5 per cent. 1826
Mexican, 5 per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent 33
Peruvian, 6 per cent.

Portuguese, 5 per cent 55;
Ditto, Reg. Scrip 3
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 1630
Ditto, Metallic 9B;
Spanish, 5 per cent l9l
Ditto, 1823 173
French 5 per Cent.... 103 f. 50c.
Exchange 9sf. SOc.
French 3 per Cent 7Bf. 80c.
Dutch, 23 per cent 47;
Ditto, 5 per cent B6O

The following new regulation regarding the
sailing of the Medeterranean packets, has bren issued by
Sir FRANCIS FRERLING

" GENERAL POST.OFFICE.

" The mails for the Mediterranean will in future be made
up and dispatched from the General Post-office, St. Martin's.
le-Grand, on the first day of every month, instead of on the
first Tuesday in each month as heretofore.
" If the first of the month should be Sunday, the mail will
be dispatched on the fotlowing day,
" This arrangement will commence with the mail to be
made up and dispatched from the General Post-office on Sa.
turday, Ist of June next."

The Duke of NORFOLK entertained a dis-
tinguished party to dinner on Sunday, at his house in St.
Jame.ea-square; among whom were his Royal Highness
the Duke of SUSSEX, the Dukes of CLEVELAND and
GRAFTON, Earl SURREY, Lord DUNDAS, Lord DACRE,
Marquis TAVISTOCK, Sir ROBERT FERGUSON. Mr. COKE,
Mr. STANLEY, Mr. STEPHENSON, Mr. THROCICIIOR-
TON, &C.

Sir ROBERT PEEL has issued cards for two
grand political dinners on Saturday the Sth, and Saturday
the 15th of June, at his residence in Privy Gardens. The
Right lion. Baronet and his Lady quitted town, on Fri-
day, for Drayton Manor house, in Staffordshire, where
they are expected to remain until Thursday, when they
return to town to attend, with their children, their
MAJESTIES' grand juvenile fete at St. James's, on Friday
next, in honour of the Princess VICTORIA'S birth day.

Owing to the ill health in his family, which
prevents his paying that attention to his Parliamentary
duties which his constituents have a right to expect. Mr.
D. RICARDO has come to the resolution of accepting the
Chiltern Hundreds, and thus vacating his seat for the
borough of Stroud. Mr. ScaorE has again announced
himself as a candidate, and as yet we have beard of no one
to oppose him._. Gloucester Journal.

A new operatic piece is in rehearsal at Drury-
lane, the music of which has been written by CHELARD.,
and the dramatic part by Mr. PLANCHE. MAL/a/LAN is
to perform in it the principal character.
Mrfromt.he
company perform for themselves, and on their own re-
sponsibility.
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a, parneds e n
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sponsibili ,
A number of distinguished individuals visited
the Duke of ORLEANS yesterday, at Grillon's Hotel, and
in the evening Lord SEFTON entertained his Royal High-
ness at dinner. The Earl of MUNSTER apologised for his
delay in paying hit respects to his Royal Highness, by
stating that he was just then only arrived iu town from
Lord EGREM?NT'S villa, at Brighten. His Royal High-
ness's other visitants included the Dukes of GLOUCESTER,
WELLINGTON, SUTHERLANZ, and DEVONSHIRE ; Prince
LIEVEN ; Lords FITZROY SOMERSET, COMBERRIERE, PAL-
MERSTON ; the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Sir FREDERICK
TRENCH, &c. We hear that the Duke contemplates a
short visit to the King and Queen of the BELGIANS, 011
his way to Paris.

GREAT MEETING AT BIRMINGH \T.

(From the Times.)

Yesterday was the day fixed for the meeting at li]re
iningham to address the King to remove his present
Ministers, and for the other objects stated in Mr. A?•-
wood's leti2r, published in the Times of Saturday.
The place on which it was held was Newhall-hill, an
open space of ground in the north-west suburb of the
town. We cannot state the exact extent of this space
mom one extremity to the other, for in more than one
place
hustings s o
were
terminatesearbeout erected .2
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feet
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iptieehcai precipitous
the unsf
about (as well as we could judge by pacing it) 120 yards,
giving an area, we should say, of about 15.000 eqntre
verde. We speak only of what we term the empliithea.re.
There is a considerable open space beyond that at each side,
capable of affording room to many thousands, hut few
persons thus placed could see, and none could hear, What
was going on at or near the hustings. Thrat hustings
were completed on Saturday, and were about the siic
of those recently erected at Covent-garden. That portion
of the erections in the amphitheatre intended for the Couneii
of the Political Union and other parties who night take
an active part in the business of the day, was capable of
containing, we should suppose, about 400 or 500 persons;
hut there were other and much more extensive erections
along the whole verge of the arena. These, which were
mere private speculations, consisted of waegons stationed
at certain distances, over which large planks were placed,
and for admission to these a price was demanded in pro-
portion to its contiguity or remoteness front the place
assigned to the speakers. We have already said th,t
the interest excited by the approach falls far below what
was expected. We can state, from our own observa-
tion, that we bare heard much less talk of this meeti• g
since we came here than we had for two days before we
!eft London. We went to the hill several times during
the day on Sunday, and we saw no " ea•ting of
shadows before," which could indicate the " coming
event" of which it was to be the next day the scene—
namely, the placing the appointment of the Nliniater of the
Crown in the hands of Mr. Thomas Attwood and his lit le
junta For the greater part of the day it was quite de-
aerted, and at no time did the curiosity of more than a
few dozen persons prompt them to take a view-of this
Brumnzagem Runnymede. It will be seen by the follow-
ing " programme," which was published on Saturday by
the Council of the Union, that the matMiers of that body.
were net themselves without apprehensions th t the calling
Nether of so numerous an assemblage might not be unat.'
tended with some disorder. How far the measures they
rook to prevent it were adapted for their object, let the
regulations themselves pleeida. Thav are as follows
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