The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1860.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, OTHELLO. Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with the extravaganza of THE SYLPHIDE.
Miss C. Leclerc% Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Helen Howard,
Miss Rose Leclerc% Mr. Shore, Mr. Saker, and Mr. Frank
Matthews,

Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
OPERA COMIQUE.

Under the management of M. LAURENT, Sen.
TO-MORROW EVENING, Anber's celebrated Opera "La
Part du Diable." Madame Faure, M. Achard. "Le Mariage
aux Lanternes," Opera Bouffe, Madame Salmson, Madame
Delis, M. Geoffroy.

ADELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole rroprietor and Manager. Mr. Benj. Webster.
Engagement of the celebrated American Actress, Miss
JULIA DALY, and Mr. LEIGH MURRAY.
THIS EVENING, TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
Mr. Leigh Murray, J. L. Toole, C. Selby, Romer; Miss H.
Simms, K. Kelly, Laidlaw. and Mrs. Chatterley
After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN.
Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billiagton, Eburne, Miss Julia
Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with the Fairy Extravaganza, THE FAIR
ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS. King Lachrymoso,
Mr. J. L. Toole ; Count Pleniposo, Mr. P. Bedford ; Viscount
Yerysoso, Jr. C. J. Smith ; Graceful, Miss K. Kelly ; Queen
Lucidora, Miss Emily Thorne ; Mollmopsa, Mrs. Blllington.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, IL
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, 3s. ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.

Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to
Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to
carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night.
THIS EVENING the performances will ennunense with
a new and original comedy, entitled A FRIEND IN NEED.
F Robinson, C. Young, &c.

To be followed by DIDO.
After which, A CHANGE OF SYSTEM.
Reduced Prices--Gallery, 6d ; Pit, ls. The Box-office open
from 11 to 5 daily.. Doors open at half-past six ; perform
ante commences at 7.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor, Mr. WM. BATTY.
Manager, Mr. EDWIN HUGHES.
Brilliant career of the GREAT MILITARY SPEC-
TACLE. Enthusiastic reception of the renowned Artistes
of the Cirque. Second week of the celebrated Delavanti
Troupe and of the extraordinarily gifted wonder of the age,
Little MENONI.
THIS EVENING, and during the Week,
To commence with the Great Military Spectacle, in Four
Acts, entitled "THE HISTORY OF A FLAG," in Austria,
Egypt, Russia, and France.
Full Military Band, real Camels. The entire stud of trained
Horses. The amusements supported by the most celebrated
Star Riders of the day. The novel and elegant arrangements
of the Arena are universally admired.
The magnificent Chan.lellers manufactured by Messrs. De-
fries and Sons, Tloundsditch.
Doors open at halt-past 6. performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
THIS EVENING.
C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA,
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.
Faust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, ls, Hall, 6d.
Comic Vooalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic). and W. T. Critchtield.
The AFRICAN OPERA TROUPE, their first appearance
since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PERFORMERS,
who will give the whole of their inimitable entertainment
every evening.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 10, 1860.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADB.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and during the night.
64—this day at noon.

BIuomETER-29.93.
WIND, South-Westerly ; light, with dull rainy weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tilts DA.Y.—Morning, 6h. lm.—Afternoon, sh. 23m.
To-uoitnow.-Morning, sh. 45m.—Afternoon, 6h. 10m.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1860.

The days are happily past on this side the At-
lantic when even the exclamation respecting ano-
ther gentleman's language,—aud that from the
Treasury benches,—" it is not true "—is followed
by a request to name your second and to settle the
matter by powder and ball. A letter, intended
with your opponent's letter to see the light in a
newspaper, is the reasonable substitute; and it has
the merit of enabling the public who witnessed the
cause of the quarrel to form their own opinion,
with the additional advantage of being a little en-
tertainment for the gossip-loving world. The pen-
pugilism between Lords RUSSELL and GREY being
as interesting in its way as that of a coarser kind
between ITEENAN and SAI Eus.
Our concern, however, is with the two Lords as
politicians ; and the development of what each
has been in regard to reform for the last twelve
years or more is but too clear for Earl GREY'S repu-
tation. The origin of the dispute was simple, and
the first mistake easily rectified. In a condensed re-
port of Lord GREY'S speech in the House of Lords, it
read as if Lord GREY had referred to a speech of
Lord JOIIN in 1851, in reference to Mr. LOCKE
KLNG'S motion, and made the assertion respecting
it that Lord JOHN had proffered a Reform Bill
without consulting his colleagues. Mr. WALPOLE
very fairly referred to Lord GREY'S speech for
Opposition purposes—but, on his quoting Lord
GnEY's assertion, Lord JOHN exclaimed before the
whole House of Commons, " I deny it !" Hardly
any man could put up with such a denial of the
truth of his assertions in public, but least of all
men could Lord GREY. A letter to " dear Lord
,ToHN," therefore, promptly follows, in which it is
acknowledged that the report might lead Lord
JOHN to suppose he referred to the debate of 1851,
when, in fact, he was referring to a speech made by
him four or five years earlier. In the speech re-
ferred to Lord JOHN had declared, as the head of
the Government, in favour of Reform, without
having consulted any of his colleagues, or certainly
without having consulted the Cabinet.
_ _ _

Lord JOHN replies that he had understood Lord
GREY to refer to the speech of 1851, which was
made after repeated Cabinet discussions, and there-
fore the contradiction of Lord GREY'S supposed
assertion falls to the ground.

But Lord GREY was not to be let off so easily.
Ife had sinned against his colleagues, he had sinned
a;ainst Reform, he had sinned of late years against
almolit every liberal movement, and it was a good
occasion therefore for administering a little cutting
correction. Lord JOHN turns to Hansard, and
finds that in 1818 and 1849, in dealing, with the
house and the Re.F.Crrniers of that exciting period,
his own speeches retie what he still thinks delight-
fully Conservative_ We suppose the inference is
meant to be, that he did not then commit his
colleagues in favour of Reform except in the most
Conservative sense.. He does not, however, deny
what we should nett impute to him as a very grave
offence, that, whether his colleagues approved or
not, he thought the Reform Bill susceptible of
Jsi6, readings
improvement. of Xlansard, how-
ever, of that date reminded him that he

had then chivalrously defended Lord GREY
from the attacks of Lord BENTINCK against
his colonial administration ; "it wa3 his busi-
ness and his delight, and he had little supposed
that, at that time, Lord GREY was hoarding up
accusations to be used against him eleven or twelve
years afterwards in a place where he could not
reply. As to the opinions of colleagues, he him-
self had no recollection of what passed in the
Cabinet at that time, and should not disclose it, if
he had, without the QUEEN'S permission, which he
had not asked for, nor did he intend to ask for it."
The more relevant part of the general question
was, however, to be decided by reference to Lord
GREY'S own language in 1852, when, being in
office, he justified Lord JOHN'S course from 1849 up
to the Reform Bill of 1852, which he was then de-
fen,ding. Lord GREY says, in defence of himself
against his own speech of 1852, that " it is the duty
of a member of the Government when its acts are
attacked in Parliament, to state, as well as ho can,
the reasons by whioh the Cabinet he belongs to has
been guided." This may be admitted ato a
large extent; no committee or board could
long work together unless its members would
support each other, and perhaps enunciate
the arguments which had weighed with
the majority of their colleagues. But Lord GREY
went further than this—and was even .obliged to
acknowledge he had done so—his only defence,
eight years afterwards, being, that " undoubtedly
it was not his intention to do so !" But his lan-
guage could hardly be regarded as' unintended.
After adverting to the Reform proposals of inde-
pendent members in the other House—to the weight
and influence of those who supported them—to Lord
JOHN'S, in consequence, acknowledging that the
time had come for some amendment of the old
Reform Bill—and to his referring to the loyalty of
the population in 1848 as a reason for the exten-
sion of the franchise. Lord GREY said—" My
noble friend expressed that opinion so far back
as 1849, and since that time has had to combat
various proposals made in the other House of Par-
liament for alterations in the Reform Act. But it
was my noble friend's opinion that, if in combating
these proposals for hasty and inconsiderate altera-
tions in the Reform Act, he had not expressed him-
self in favour of future improvements, he would
have shaken the foundations of that great settle-
ment of our constitutional rights. My noble friend,
therefore, said, and I think he was right, that he was
not averse to well-considered amendments. .But
it was impossible that he could take this line
in combating those propositions, which he looked
upon as dangerous, without thereby contract-
ing pledges, which he considered it his duty
to fulfil at a proper time. I ask, can there be a
better time for redeeming them than the present?
Is not the very apathy of which the noble earl
speaks a sufficient reason for calmly approaching
the subject, and calmly considering what amend-
ments can be introduced ? Would that apathy
have existed if we had pronounced the Reform Bill
to be a final measure, and if he had said there were
no blots in it which we would attempt to get rid
of ? If he had taken that line, would there not have
been a very different disposition on the part of the
people of this country with regard to changes in
the Reform Act far less temperate than those now
proposed ? I firmly believe there would ; and I say
this because I think it is a justification of the line
which my noble friend has taken, and in which
HIS COLLEAGUES joined !"
Even if Lord JOHN did publish his ideas on ex-
tending the franchise rather sooner than some of
his colleagues liked, the public will now probably
think that Lord GREY had fully condoned that
offence by his own speech in 1852. If language
could convey personal, as distinguished from offi-
cial approval of a course, such language Lord GREY
assuredly held in regard to Lord JOHN'S bill of
that year. And, while we would not be considered
as impeaching Lord GREY'S veracity, we could wish
to distrust his memory, and to hope that he at that
time had not gone over altogether to the anti-
popular side. His sympathies with the people
were then, perhaps, in a state of ebb and flow—
and when he uttered this speech the popular tide
had flowed for the moment.

What Lord GREY has been of late years is
matter of sufficient notoriety. We had his own
deliberate opinion in a sou4ewhat pretentious
octavo a short time ago. We had occasion then to
notice with regret that the son of the principal
author of the Reform Bill bad become openly
hostile to Reform. The book being in fact an
elaborate but most inconclusive treatise to show
that parties, as they are, are the perfection of con-
stitutional government, and that as further Reform
would lead to the formation of another and popular
party, it would prove the ruin of the constitution.
We must also confess that Lord JOHN does appear
in this controversy as the old and sincere Reformer.
A Reformer, of course, in a sense consis-
tent with the Conservative speeches of 1848,
containing opinions which, he says—" I held
then and which I hold now," but still the one
of the old " Happy Family," who always leaned
more than the rest to confiding in the people. That
is some praise—considerable praise. To cherish
any measure of trust in those of whom all around
him were afraid, is much in his favour. Had he
had, in his own order, congenial colleagues, it
shows that he would have done much more—per-
haps quite as much as was desirable. Even his
apostacy on the Ballot—the blot on his liberal
course—was, perhaps, due to the strength of temp-
tation more than to his own temperament. If so,
may the better man within him regain its former
ascendancy.

A whimsical writer took occasion a few years
back, in Boz's weekly opuscu'e, then known as
Household Words, to desc:ibe the terror in which
he was perpetually living, somewhere down in the
country, lest some wandering party of Government
Commissioners should suddenly come " down upon
him" for the purpose of subjecting him (upon any
theme in the wide universe of things, it scarcely
mattered What) to a severe and rigid course of exa-
mination. And certainly, without any manner of
doubt, if we were desirous of characterising in a
single phrase the social aspect of the present time,
we should be disposed to describe it in one sentence
as an Age of Examinations. The Chinese have
for centuries subsisted from generation to genera-
tion in precisely this species of intellectual atmo-
sphere. They have subjected all the male middle
class population almost from time immemorial to
the periodical and progressive tests of a scho-
lastic scrutiny the successful competitors for
the prizes in which have thereby won step by
step their way over the heads of their contempora-
ries. What the Chinese have been doing for ages
we have but just now seriously and systematically
commenced. We have raised here and there at the
beginning of the pathway set apart for almost every
profession certain little expeiimental triumphal
arches, as we may call them, that must perforce be
passed under by the candidates who are bent upon
struggling onward in quest of more or less distine.
tion, each in his respective profession. The grand
trunk road from which all those several pathways
diverge, passing previously, however, over
the pons asinorunt and through the old

scholastic gateways of the Universities. There,
however, the rule of the road is hardly so
clear and comprehensible a paradox as that regu-
lating the traffic upon our English thoroughfares'
according to the old familiar quatrain, which de-
clares—

" The rule of the road is a paradox quite
To those who aro driving along,
If you turn to the left you are sure to go right,
If you turn to the right you go wrong."

It varies upon the academic highway with the local
variations of each arbitrary curriculum. But how-
ever the rules and regulations differ from each other,
here, among the stripling competitors, they all
carry them onward in the right direction
to the grand central point of divergence
for the tracks of the different professions—
legal and clerical, military and maritime, medi-
cal and surgical, civil and diplomatic, artistic
and literary, scientific and commercial. The
youth of the nation all have the preliminary con-
test together in the first emulative race of Educa-
tion. Even as striplings they are pitted against
each other as athletes, struggling for those various
prizes which are symbolical of the nobler meeds
awarded in after life, to those who have contended
the most manfully in the more arduous contests of
the professions. As medalists and prizemen, as
scholars and exhibitionists, they are preparing
themselves, the embryo barristers and physi-
cians, colonels and commanders, administra-
tors and ambassadors, for the more ambitious
functions which are to land the rare " few "
amongst them on the woolsack or the Treasury
bench, in high authority at the Horse Guards or at
the Admiralty. Whatever may be thought or said
by certain cavillers against the new system of adult
examinations—not a whisper antagonistic to these
earlier intellectual contests can in reason be articu-
lated. They at least are no novelties. They at
least have prospered as part and parcel of the great
academic system of Europe, whether nowadays, in
the middle ages, or in remote antiquity. The
changes meditated, and some of them even recently
accomplished, in our universities are merely supple-
mentary. Modifications of the old, additions of the
new, are thereby alone designed. The main purpose
of the whole movement, we take it, is to wed the
old classic lore with the new-born physical sciences,
to bring not only together in contrast the sublime
truths of the Baconian philosophy and the noble
phantasies and imaginings of ARISTOTLE, but also to
harmonise in the mind of the student an apprecia-
tion of the matchless beauties of the great masters
of Greek and Roman literature, and of all the mys-
teries of nature brought to light but so very recently
by the wondrous researches of (let us say) our modern
chemists and mechanicians, geologists and astrono-
mers. Now more than ever, when the circle of the
seiences is expanding wider and wider, now more than
ever are these preliminary academic contests among
the alumni of our great seats of learning desirable
and commendable. Now more than ever have we
reason to regard each recurring record of these
results with a peculiar satisfaction. It is with this
very natural complacency that we have glanced
down the report, given elsewhere, of the
proceedings yesterday before the Senate and
Council of the University of London, in
Burlington House, Piccadilly. It will be there
seen how no less than 254 candidates have
been presented during the course of this year for
matriculation How among these 7 distinguished
themselves in mathematics and natural philosophy,
11 in classics, 12 in chemistry, 4 in botany, and 2
in zoology; 67 candidates passing the final exami-
nation for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and 30
passing the first examination for the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. The catalogue of the success-
ful competitors will carry gladness into many a
household, and will hearten for the battle of life
before them, each :and all of the young intellectual
athletes enumerated.

On hardly any point, perhaps, shall we find
greater unanimity and greater dissension, than on
Revision of the Liturgy. A large class of small-
minded men are, indeed, for ever talking of our
"incomparable Liturgy," and dwelling on its
" beauties," as a stout anti-revisionist says, " usque
ad nauseam :" yet the same writer observes that
no clergyman thinks it perfect, or at least he never
met with one who did. Every minister, doubtless,
of the Church of England could suggest amend-
ments, whether minute or considerable—whether
affecting expression, arrangement, length, or
doctrine, rubrics, or devotional parts. All,
then, are agreed that there is room for
improvement—but there the agreement ends.
Respecting what would be improvements
opinions are not only diverse but hostile to each
other. Some four hundred and fifty clergymen
managed to agree in their demands, but forthwith
len thousand more, each of them individually be-
lieving that improvements might be made, loudly
protested against any alteration ; and their protest,
it seems, has been designated, what XENOPHON'S
book should havo been, the " Retreat of the Ten
Thousand."

How, of all purely human works, the Liturgy
should not require revision, a recollection of its
history would render most surprising. In EDWARD
the Sixth's time its compilers were but just rubbing
their eyes and awakening from the superstitions of
the middle ages ; and later on, the age of JAMES [.,
and still more of CHARLES 11., could be little
favourable to a reasonably enlightened and consis-
tent Book of Common Prayer. The men who could
pass Five Mile Acts, and Conventicle Acts, and Test
and Corporation Acts—the men who could not only
pass them, but extensively and cruelly enforce their
cruel penalties—these were not exactly the men to
arrange a book of devotion for all the Christian
people of the realm, and to arrange one for
all time also. Indeed, it is notorious; and
Mr. ISAAC TAYLOR, in his pamphlet, has illustrated
and proved the:fact at length ;—it is notorious, that
the object of the revisers of CHARLES IL's time was
to drive out of the Church all ministers who held
the views of modern Evangelical clergymen. Nor,
notwithstanding the Gorham case decision, have
we the smallest hesitation in saying that no clergy-
man of Evangelical views can more consistently
use the liturgy of the Church of England than
could his theological ancestors who in 1662, to the
number of two thousand, quitted their benefices
rather than do so. The Prayer-book was put in
its present shape, and retained in it, expressly to
drive from the Chureh those who held what are
now termed Evangelical doctrines.

Consciences are, indeed, more supple and accom-
modating now. Me* do not renounce status, and
benefices, and their wonted circles, because expres-
sions they are required to accept " unfeignedly"
grate against their convictions; still, even supple
consciences may be sore consciences, and this is the
reason why Revison will fail. To ease the uneasy
consciences of his party, Lord EBURY desires a
doctrinal alteration of the Liturgy, but the conse-
quence is, that the party whicfi made the Liturgy
a nest of hornets to the Puritans in 1662 is just new
very vigorous, or more noisy, perhaps, than vig -
rous, in the Church, and they rise in arms imme•
diately. The moderates, who occupy the larger
part of the ground between the extremes of the
Puritan and the Pu _eyite clergy, are shocked at
the prospect of a fight; and they call out loudly

to both sides to le: well alone. The Romanisimg
party, indeed, find the Liturgy so well adapted
to their taste, that they ask for no alteration
in that, though right glad would they be could they
expunge from the took several of the thirty-nine
articles. The latter, however, are infrequently used
in public; while the Liturgy is a constant
service. The Paseyites, therefore, have the
best of it. Their part of the Prayer-book
every one knows by heart, while how few of
us know much more than the fact that there are
forty articles save oae, and that they are reputed to
be awfully Calvinistic. The Puseyite, therefore,
prefers to keep his advantage. In any revision he
would most likely sistain the loss of a little Popery,
and it may be that of some of his Saints and of the
Apocrypha, of Bel and the Dragon, Susanna and the
Elders, and so forth. Lord EBURY may rest as-
sured that the Superior of Cuddesden College and
HARRY of Exeter will never suffer this.

Meantime the hebdomadal grievance which so
many of us groan or rather doze under—mentally
at least—is forgotten by the clerical combatants.
The laity want a reasonable service. They are
ready to put the best construction, tho construction
which suits them, on the disputed sentences—they
have not sense "to understand them in their plain
gramatical sense," and they pass them therefore
through the sieve of their common sense. But
what they do want is, a service which shall not
wear them out with endless repetitions,
metaphysical Greeds, inappropriate psalms,
or lessons,—in fact with three services spliced, or
squeezed, certainly not amalgamated, into one.
This is the layman's grievance. We deny that the
clergyman is in a position to feel it. He is the
performer, or the chief speaker, and we all know
how tedious and insufferable a speaker may be-
come to auditors, while the worthy man can hardly
be made by coughing and noises with feet, and such
like intimations, to comprehend that everyone but
himself is tired. The decorum due to worship, of
course, forbids, otherwise, if we mistake not, had
a clergyman discretion in the matter, he would
soon be apprised that his hearers had worshipped
long enough. The Bishops and the clergy mis-
take the reverent patience of the worshippers, for
interest and devotion.

Revision of the Liturgy, in the sense of condensa-
tion, is altogether a layman's question ; but, un-
luckily, that is just the sense in which the clergy,
who think they know best about the matter, care
least about it. Unfortunately, amongst Churchmen
it is rare for laymen to act prominently in things
of this kind. They are accustomed to defer to
clergymen's opinions almost as they do to those of
a medical man. Dissenting laymen may interfere
frequently too much, but surely the other extreme
is quite possible. We imagine that if the clergy-
man were to open a- confessional on the Monday
morning and to shrive us on the subject of our
attention, or of our following him with mental
vacancy, or of our wandering thoughts—he
would not be quite so confident that the ser-
vice is not really too long. And, if he prose-
cuted his inquiries as far as the sermon, he would
perhaps begin to think that he had better have
made the sermon the first thing rather than the
last, if he wished to secure for it the least attention
or recollection of it. The doctrines involved do
not properly fall under our notice, but to prevent
such a serious thing as the Christian worship con-
tinuing to be in great part a wearisome effort, is
the business of every man who attends public
worship. We hope, therefore, the question will
not rest till we obtain in some mode a curtailment
which shall tend to make all the whol service a
reality ; as it now stands, no man feels the least
culpable for a wearied, and therefore wandering,
attention.

We are glad to find, from the brief debate on the
Bleaching and Dyeing Works Bill yesterday, that
all sides of the house, with few exceptions, concur
in advocating the necessity of immediate legislation
on this subject. The evidence has been so full and
conclusive—the question has been so long before the
public—and the arguments on behalf of the bill have
been so unanswerable, that it is difficult to see on
what plea the active interference of the Legislature
should be postponed. Mr. BAZLEY expressed in
dign ation at the charges brought against the master
manufacturers, but as Lord ASHLEY, who has a
hereditary right to be „heard on such a subject,
justly observed, it was the system, not the men
engaged in it, that they blamed. He had reason, he
said, to know that the great mass of the master
bleachers and dyers were anxious for the passing
of the bill, as they wished to diminish the hours of
labour, but of course found it difficult to do so while
others in the trade retained them. If they are truly
so benevolent and considerate towards their work-
people, as Mr. BAZLEY asserts, they need not fear
the passing of a measure which calls upon them to
do what, according to his account, they do already.
Lord JOHN MANNERS, Mr. PACKE, Sir H. CAIRNS,
Sir J. FERGUSON, and others were unanimous in
their support of the bill. Mr. ROEBUCK, whose
eloquent appeal on behalf of the second reading con-
tributed greatly to its triumph, suggested that should
a committee be appointed, it should only be to consi-
der the question without the power of taking evi-
dence, in which case he thought the bill might be pro-
ceeded with in a few days. Mr. COBBETT said be
had been entrusted with petitions whose allegations
were so astounding that he deferred presenting
them till he had made personal inquiries which
fully corroborated all their assertions. Perhaps,
however, the most remarkable support given to the
bill was that of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, at one time the
uncompromising opponent of the Ten Hours Act.
Whether or no the bill be referred to a select com-
mittee, we confidently anticipate, from the general
feeling in favour of immediate legislation, that it
will be carried through this session, and that the
efforts of a few interested parties will not be suf-
fered to arrest the decisions of justice and hu-
manity. If the masters and managers really
desire to exact no more than the fair share of la-
bour, they have little to fear from legislative
interference, while if they are not so careful of the
health and lives of their workpeople, they are
surely not to be trusted with irresponsible power.

Her Majesty the Queen held a Privy Council
this day at Buckingham Palace.

Her Majesty gave a concert last evening, at
which the following assisted, viz. :—Mdlle. Titjens, Mes-
dames Miolan and Caillag, Mdlle. Jeuay !Meyer, Signors
Giuglini, Gardoni, Zalger, Belletti, and Santley.
FRITH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—The open-
ing of the new organ erected in this church t ok place on
Tuesday evening, under the direction of the Rev. Samuel
March, the newly-appointed minister, assisted by Mr. E.
Prout, B A., organist, and several ladies and gentlemen
from London. Selections from the oratorios of the Messiah,
Creation, and Elijah, including the magnificent hallelujah
chorus, boing sung in a most admirable and efficient manner.
The entire performance gave great satisfaction to a nume-
rous and highly respectable congregation.
MESSRS. BRIGHT AND THEIR WORKPEOPLE.—
"To the Carpet Weavers and the Public generally.—We,
the car; et weavers in the employ of Messrs. Bright and
Co., feel it our painful duty at a time when all other
branches of trade are receiving an advance of wages, to
appeal to the pubiic for support, in consequence of our em-
ployers offering us a reduction of id. per yard, or 3s. 4d. in
the pound. To this we think we ought not to submit, as
we are receiving no more than other branches embarked in
the same line of business, and we cannot limit the extent of
the example by hereafter having to witness its effects. Wo
are not asking for an advance of wages, nor yet are we
demanding more than other firms are paying, and for less
than that we are not disposed to resume work. 'We may as
well say before we conclude that the considerationyou may
give to our cause may produce a spontaneous act. We
leave our case with the public, knowing the many can help
the few when the few cannot help the many.—Yours
respectfully, Tx>i COMMITTEE. Rochdale, May 2."

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