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letter to the chairman of the Dissenters, in I
which his Lordship is understood to have asked
if that body agreed in the opinions ascribed to
Dr. BRO wx, one of their most active members ?
and if so, to have intimated his intention of

refunding the sums paid by the Dissenters to
cover the expenses of his election, and that of
Lord EBRINGTON, for the county of Devon.
In answer to that letter, Mr. WAYMoUTH, the

chairman of the Dissenters, is understood to have
expressed his deep regret at any circumstance
which seemed likely to break up that intimate
and honourable connection which had so long
existed between that noble lord who had carried

triumphantly the repeal of the sacramental test,
and the dissenting deputies, and to entreat Lord
JOHN RUSSELL to consider whether the hasty
expression of an unfounded opinion by one
gentleman should lessen the pride which must
be felt by him who had conferred the most dis-
tinguished services on his country, and thereby
obtained the confidence and support of all the
best friends of civil and religious liberty. To
this we understand Lord JOHN RUSSELL
replied that nothing could be more painful to
him than to break up a connection which had
been not only useful, but honourable to all par-
! ties, and which he would never seek an occasion

of doing, but that he must request his former letter
should be shown to D r.B ROWN and the committee
of deputies, or some of them, and that he was
willing to be guided, in great measure, by
the opinion they might express ; that on the dis-
solution of Parliament in 1831, when the Re-
form Bill was in jeopardy, he had cheerfully
accepted the aid of the Dissenters (which had
greatly tended to prevent a contest in Devon-
shire) in the belief that the cause of Reform
would be promoted by his return to Parliament
for that county, although the offers he had re-
ceived from Lancashire and Huntingdonshire
had led him to believe that he might have been
turned, even in the event of his not having
stood for Devonshire, but that, in accepting that
service, he had never understood that the Dis-
senters entertained the desire or expectation to
tie up his hands or to induce him to sacrifice
his independence, as a member of Parliament
representing all classes of the electors, or as a
statesman bound alike by honour and by oath
to seek the good of the whole com-
munity in every measure proposed either to
the King or the Parliament. If the Deputies
thought otherwise, he must be permitted to adopt
the resolution intimated. in his former letter,
and repay the sum they had subscribed in 1831.
These communications were of course laid be-
fore the Deputies by their Chairman. Dr
BURN entered into explanations, and the result.
was alike honourable to Lord JOHN RUSSELL
and the Deputies, who met to consider the
subject on Friday the 6th inst., and agreed to
the following resolution :
" That on referring to the minutes of the meeting of
deputies, in May, 1831, a copy of which is enclosed, we
can find no trace of any opinion. That the offer of the depu-
ties to contribute towards the expenses of Lord John Rus-
sell's election for Devonshire, was regarded as, or intended
to be, a retaining fee for his services, to bind his conscience
for the future, or to cancel his independence in Parliament.
" In concurrence with Dr. Brown, we beg to disavow
any such sentiment, and are fully satisfied that it is not
entertained by Protestant Dissenters at large, who still feel
unabated gratitude for his Lordship's exertions, in pro-
curing the repeal of the Sacramental Test.
(Signed) "ROB. WINTER, Secretary."
" At a Special Meeting of Deputies, held 3d May,lB3l,
Resolved unanimously—" That the persevering and
successful exertions of Lord John Russell to obtain the
Sacramental Test, entitle him to the lasting gratitude of
all Protestant Dissenters.
" That an opportunity is now afforded them of express-
ing that gratitude, by lending their assistance in procuring
his return for the county of Devon.
" That the best mode by which they can assist in
securing that object, is, by contributing towards the ex-
penses of his election, and that a subscription be imme-
diately commenced for that purpose."

The Paris papers of Thursday say that in-
structions
have been sent by the Congress at I,
Vienna to the Germanic Diet at Frankfort, to ,
the effect that it be intimated to the French
and English Plenipotentiaries that the " mili-
tary regulations," lately ordered in that city,
concern the Diet alone ; and that, being an in-
ternal affair, the Germanic Diet cannot acknow-
ledge the right of intervention in the matter
assumed by England and France. The
Vienna Congress are, it seems, much
puzzled as to the course which they should
pursue as regards the quadripartite treaty
relative to Spain and Portugal, which has
been entered into without their knowledge or
consent. The 'Madrid correspondence con-
tained in the -French journals comes down to
the 12th instant, and mentions that the new
project of law for the establishment of a cen-
sorship of the press in Spain, has given very
general discontent. The elections of Deputies
which are fixed for the 30th inst., were looked
forward to with intense interest—the more
especially as the Liberals were expected to
have a powerful party in the chamber. Ac-
cording to the latest received accounts, the
Carlist faction were in the lowest state of de-
pression throughout Spain.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JU:VE 19.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 10c. 15c. 21c.
I Four per Cents., 93f. 75c.
Three per Cents., 77f. 80c. 76f. 10c.
litlaeliretit,rpsie!,B4l.,7tc.
Roman Five per Cents., 96%.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 3.91‘.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 49.
S Royal Spanish Loan, 87
Rente Perpet.d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 78N•
LC' Belgian Loan, lt(31, Five per Cents , 99.
Haytian Loan, 2851.
A EXCHANGE ON LONDON. _ c
_
lme month, paper, 9.5 f. 2.2%c. ; moneY, —f•- ~• „
1.: Three months, paper, 251 .22N,c. ; money, —.•---
—Co,rs Authentique.
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TIIE LATE S roitm.—On Saturday evening,
between eight and nine o'clock, this town and its vici-
nity were visited with a storm of thunder, lightning,
hail, and rain, almost unparalleled. The town itself
experienced less of its effects than the adjacent dis-
trict. For two hours the heavens were illuminated
with brilliant and constant flashes of lightning,—both
sheet and forked,--the thunder rolling terrifically, and
the rain and hail falling in torrents. An elderly
female, the inmate of an hospital in Sewer-lane, was
frightened into fits, of which she died shortly after-
wards ; and a young man named Wilkinson was
struck down at his own door, within a court in Finkle-
street, and also thrown into fits, which lasted through
the night, but he has since recovered, and, with the
exception of losing the hair on one side of his face,
bears np trace of this frighful visitation. Along the
line of coast, and in Holderness, the storm extended
its ravages with additional fury.—Hull Packet.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JUNE 19.
We have had fair business doing in our Cotton market
to-day, say to the extent of 3,000 bales, at steady
prices ; nearly the whole American, from 7+d. to 91d.