The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-29 00:00:00

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.

asliesterday the anniversary dinner of the Caledonian
n Yaini took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great
Nate
to. en-street. At half-past six o'clock, the Chair was
b'en by Sir GEO. MURRAY, in the absence of the Marquis
Abereorn, who was to have presided, but was prevented
,7„a domestic calamity. The room was very Lstefully
icoeorated, and the pipers of the Dukes of Sussex and Gor-
-4611:rh0 were in attendance, played a variety of national
When
the evening.
hen the cloth bad been drawn,
its..'"ie CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, the first toast which
tienve_to propose is one which, I trust, will never stand in
j,'-`l, of any recommendatory preface in any part of his Ma-
?l,,,`Ys dominions—l am sure in this company it will be
with enthusiasm. Gentlemen, I give " The King,
elratron of this Society."
Ne toast was drank with three times three, and the
ational Anthem was afterwards sang in very excellent
6bY Messrs. Broadhurst, Taylor, and the other pro-
-7,,0nal gentlemen present.
The
next toast was " The Queen"—three times three.
&ne CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I am sure you are all too
lant not to receive with pleasure the toast I am goinc, to
re Yen---I am about to propose " The Healths of the
ticeess of Kent, the Princesses, and the other Vice-Pa-
tronesses of the Society."—(Cheers.) It is much indebted
p,.their exertions in promoting balls and other matters,
),
'Zia have contributed largely to the funds of the Society.
e toast was drank with all the honours. Air (by Mr.
woadhurst), " My ain kind dearie."
Olile CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, you are all aware how
ard, on all occasions, every branch of the Royal Fa-
LLY has been in promoting every charitable institution and
Neblislnnent. Among them the Duke of Sussex has been
tnticuous on all occasions. He presides over the High-
tis Society, and encourages, to the utmost of his power,
fits institution, which is a branch of the Highland Society.
philaz his Royal Highness who laid the first stone of the
tVue building which gives shelter and support to the ehil-
-41 of this Society.—(Cheers.) He has not of late been
11e
of to attend our meetings, but he has not forgotten to ho-
diens by sending us the person who is always the appen-
Lthe Highland Chieftain, the piper—(Cheers and
itTaithter)—to add to the enjoyment of the evening. The
111 st was drank with three times three and cheers.
141, next toast from the chair was her Royal Highness
Ite Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Family.
I,4l!viks another of the tributes of respect and affection
the Society owed to the Royal Family ; and he was
fit would be received with the warmest approbation,—
"'lleers,)
4icrhe CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I am proud on all occa-
t's when it falls to my lot to preside at a meeting of my
thing
especially I am gratified in
thing 80 on an occasion which calls forth the benevolence of
he country as this does ; but I must confess that it is, not-
"tandingg these considerations and feelings, a disappoint-
41:it to me, that I fill the chair on the present occasion. It
tilos rnY expectation to have seen this chair occupied in a
br 44 more dignified and suitable manner—filled by one
(L the most distinguished of the Scottish nobility—
cheering)—by a Nobleman bearing a name
la leh stands proudly in the annals of Scotland, and which
tt the head of a family equally connected with every por-
i: i: Of the three kingdoms. Connected with each by pro-
f by and all those ties which endear man to his country,
Ii ad hoped, Gentlemen, to see the Chair filled by the
liaaltrcluis of Abercorn—(Cheers)—and it was not until I
• , entered this house that I was aware that a domestic
amity had deprived us of the advantage of his Lord-
Presence. However, he has done that which was
ke,Dest thing possible to renew the regret we should ex-
te,enee at his absence, by sending a most liberal donation
gfty uineas.—(Loud cheering.) You will, therefore,
AfiglailY unite in drinking the health of the Marquis of
ercorn, and to that I will add, may we always see our
T3ility and the worthy men of the land coming forward
"e has done to preside over similar institutions, and with
raar liberality.
,he l
toast was drank with great applause.
The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, the next toast on my list
to°fle which I have had the gratification of seeing warmly
eeived in every company of Britons. In every age and
everyy country, honour has always been done to those
dpra,e Men who have stood forward to risk their lives in
to.'enee of their country. Even in those countries which
4sist of nothing more than pathless deserts and miserable
11:3, and where the art of war is nothing more than a dis-
thpY of brute force and violence—even there honour is
e to those who sacrifice their lives in defence of
to 'r country. How much more then is honour due
those who defend such a country as this, which
teilFlevated to the highest pitch of prosperity and in-
d'plg:erice, and every thing that can add honour and
iallitlltY to man ; and when that art, which, in a savage state
he,,..°thing more than a display of brute force and cruelty,
kilcsniEs connected with all the sciences which invigorate
to" ennoble courage—when even in the heat of battle,
°tell are not forgetful of what they owe to one another, and
...tll°se generous feelings which ennoble the human mind
m(-',beers)—such, gentlemen, is the profession of those
(Co man the navy and fill the ranks of the British
garmy.—
sold e,e,rin.) I m ell awae, th although I myelf am
to I::'er, there is now countryr in the world which hass reason
e Prouder of her defenders than Great Britain.—(Re-
cowed cheering ) There is no country in the'world which
ton boast of au;:a!:, thickly adorned with glorious achiev-
tieellts, both by sea and land, and therefore I give you, gen-
%ill_ en, Prosperity and success to the Army and Navy of
4,nit Britain.—( Applause.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir J. Campbell) said—
suerritlemeo, I am about, to give you a toast, which I am
e You will receive with enthusiasm—it is the health of
rnar gallant and distinguished Chairman.—(Cheers.) We
r 3' regret the absence of the Duke of Sussex—we may
loeguret the absence of the Marquis of Abercorn, but we
oo.st exult in seeing that chair filled by a countryman of
c,t,s, who does honour to the country that gave him birth.
t-',entlemen, he has eloquently and truly described to you
iLoe Profession to which he belongs. If such are its corn-
(CZerit Parts, must not he be " the bravest of the brave"—
e,e,")—not only illustrious in war, but adorned with
the arts of peace—as a scholar and an orator
bhas ever been distinguished. Therefore, gentlemen, we
ust rejoice that if others are absent, who ought to have
1.1 Present, our gallant chairman has been ever at his
porn
Applause.) I will not delay you longer by saying

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more in his presence—it is enough for me to mention the
name of " Sir George Murray."—(Tremendous cheering.)
Sir GEORGE MURRAY—Gentlemen, nothing which I
could say would be an adequate expression of my sense of
the honour done me by my learned friend and distinguished
countryman, and by the rest of the company present. It
is a particular gratification to me that the toast has been
proposed by one so eminently distinguished in his profession
as Sir J. Campbell is.—(Cheers.) It is a proud thing for
our country to see him in the high situation he so deservedly
fills ; and it is a prouder thing still, both for him and for us,
to know that he has attained to that eminence and high
station, solely by his own merits, abilities, and perseverance.
Gentlemen, I thank you for the honour you have conferred
on me, and permit me to say, that if I am here repre-
senting the army, it is always a gratification to me to find
the army with law on its side.—(Cheering, and laughter.)
At this period the children supported by the institution,
(fifty-six in number) were marched into the room and round
the tables, preceded by the two pipers. The children were
clad in the highland costume, and their neat and healthy ap-
pearance excited universal approbation.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the prosperity of
the Institution. He was satisfied that they could not have
witnessed the scene that had just passed before their eyes
without expressing the utmost gratification.—(Cheers.) It
was not necessary to say much in commendation of the '
Institution, for its object was stated in a very few
words. The Caledonian Asylum had been Instituted for
the support and education of the children of soldiers,
sailors, and marines, dead and disabled, and the indigent
Scotch resident in the metropolis, not entitled to parochial
relief. There could not be any object in which Scotchmen
ought to feel a deeper interest. From the success of the
present Institution, it was evident that great results might
be anticipated from small beginnings, if entered into with
proper spirit and proper feeling. In the commencement
the Institution had supported only twelve boys, and now
they were enabled to support fifty-six—(Cheering)—six
having been added last year. They received a plain and
useful education, and the utmost care was taken of their
moral and religious instruction. They were examined by
the Presbytery of the Church of Scotland in London, as to
their progress in this particular.—( Hear.) They might talk
as they pleased of the progress of knowledge, and the en-
lightenment of the age, but, in his opinion, nothing was so
valuable to a man, as a plain and useful education, such as
that he had alluded to—(Cheers)—and there was no edu-
cation that could be given to man which would possess its
full value, unless it was founded upon religion.—(Hear,
hear.) In the Scotch Asylum both these objects had been
attained ; and he need not add what was evident from their
countenances, that the utmost attention was paid to the
health of the children. He was delighted, and he was
sure all present must be delighted, at their orderly and cre-
ditable appearance. They stood towards those children—
in what he might call a foreign land—in the relation of
their country and their parents ; and who, he would ask,
would not be proud to come forward and contribute libe-
rally to support such an Institution ? (Hear, hear.)
They should recollect that they had it from the highest au-
thority—an authority more than human, the authority of
Heaven—that charity was the first of virtues. It was
pleasing to see among the children several who bore medals
on their breasts—these medals were to them as orders of
Knighthood, or Waterloo medals—(Cheering)—they were
proved badges of honour, and he trusted they were also.
pledges of their future good conduct and success in life.
Need he add anything more to induce them to support so
valuable an institution ? He would give them—" Prosperity
to the Caledonian Asylum, and may the Orphan never
want a Friend." The toast was drank by all the company
standing with great enthusiasm.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY then-addressed the children, who
bad remained standing around the tables, as follows—
My young friends, before you leave us I wish to address
a few words to you. You see here a proof of the deep in-
terest that is felt in your welfare. Be mindful, then, that
you retain that interest in the only way you have it in your
power, and by your good conduct be a credit to those who
have protected you, and an honour to your country.
The children then marched off, and at the door faced
about with a precision which would have done credit to
yeterans, and gave the company the general salute.
Mr. JAMES GORDON DUFF, one of the Treasurers, then
entered into a detail of the finances of the Society, which
was, he observed, in a most prosperous state. He trusted,
however, that the exertions of its supporters would not
relax, as there was room in the building for fifty more boys,
and upon the public they relied for the means of accom-
plishing that object.—(Cheers.)
The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, we have drank the Army
and Navy, and there is another profession, which is of the
highest utility and importance, and the establishment of
which is always commensurate with the progress of civiliza-
tion and the arts of peace. I mean that profession which
enables us to settle our differences without bloodshed—that
profession which gives protection to our lives and properties,
and maintains our privileges by the only means which, I
trust, it will be ever found necessary to maintain them, the
force of argument and the power of eloquence.—(Hear.)
You are all aware that the profession to which I allude is
that of the Bar.—(Cheers.) That profession has been dis-
tinguished by its learning, by the liberality of its sentiments,
and its high spirit of independence ; and it is most gratify-
ing to me that when proposing such a toast, I should be
able to join with it the name of my countryman, Sir John
Campbell, who sits beside me —( Loud cheers.) Nothing
can be more gratifying to my heart, at all times, than to
see Scotehmen advance to high and important stations, and
filling them with honour to themselvs and to their country.
Sucli is the case with Sir John Campbell, and I beg there-
fore to give you—" The Attorney-General and the Bar of
England."—(Applause.)
Sir JOHN CAMPBELL—Gentlemen, it is impossible for
me to give expression to my feelings at the very high and
most unexpected honour you have just conferred upon me.
I came here as an humble individual to show my good will
to the cause, and to do all in my power to further the ob-
jects of this Institution.—(Hear, hear.) I little thought
that my voice should have been heard, or my name
mentioned in this most respectable meeting ; but it would
be impossible that my heart should not swell with feelings
of exultation, when I find my health proposed by the dis-
tinguished Chairman who now presides over you, and my
name coupled with the Bar of England. We cannot
claim the high and proud distinctions conferred on the
profession of arms, but still our profession is not without
its merits, and claims to approbation in a free country.
The Bar of England at all times has maintained its inde-
pendence, unawed by the frown of power, and unseduced
by all the blandishments that might be held out to it.
On every occasion innocence has found its protection and
justice its meed, and it has been always ready to come for-
ward and protect the rights and privileges of its fellow-
countrymen. I am, Gentlemen, an humble member of that
profession, and have had the good fortune by my zeal and
industry, to rise to considerable distinction in it ; but the
rewards of place and profit, are poor indeed compared with
the reward I now receive in the approbation of my fellow-
countrymen.—(Hear.) Place and wealth, and power and
titles are poor, when compared with the approbation of
those we love and esteem.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have
ever been proud of my country, and I have done my ut-
most that my country should not be ashamed of me. I
return you my best thanks for the honour you have done
me, and wish you all health and prosperity.

The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Highland Society,
the parent from whence the Caledonian Asylum had ema-
nated, and he would couple with it the President and young
Nobleman of Scotch descent, but whose Pamily were now
settled in Ireland, he meant Lord Castlereagh."—(Cheers.)
Mr. M‘GlLLivaAv returned thanks on behalf of the
Highland Society, which would be at all times ready to
co-operate with the present in promoting the cause of bene-
volence and charity.
The report of the Society, with the list of subscriptions
since the last anniversary dinner, was then read by the
Secretary.

The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I am going to propose a
toast which I trust will meet with your approbation. Let
us recollect that this Society is intimately connected with
the army, for it is the object of the Society to take care of
the children of those who have fallen in defence of their
country. The toast I am about to give is a military one,
for I will not narrow my feelings or your minds to paltry
politics.—(Cheers.) I will give you the health of the man
who has led the British army to victory in every quarter of
the globe.—(Loud cheering.) It is not the health of a
Minister or ex-Minister, but it is the health of a hero—
(Great applause)—of one who was never capable of placing
the paltry interests of party in competition with tile inte-
rests and honour of the country—(Cheering)—whose
name, when the name of all his contemporaries have sunk
into o'olivion, will remain as a bright star on the page of
British history.—(Tremendous cheering.) Gentlemen, I
have already told you (humble as I am in the ranks of mi-
litary men) that I am a soldier, and that I venture to be
proud of my profession ; but what shall I.say, gentlemen,
of my attachment to my profession, when I tell you that it
has been my good fortune to go into the field of battle with
such men as Abercromby, Moore, and Wellington.—
(Much cheering.) These are proud and honourable names,
and what gives them the greatest lustre is, that they are as
unblemished in private life as they are distinguished by
great achievements. Gentlemen, I should not have pre-
sided as a military man at this table, and not have proposed
to you this toast. I should have felt, when I went home,
that I had forgotten that gratitude which I owe for myself
and for my country.—(Applause.) You have received, as
I anticipated you would, the name with those generous and
manly feelings which put every consideration aside, and
with these feelings I give you '°-The Duke of Wellington."
—(Loud and continued cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of one whom be

characterized as having been a most liberal benefactor to
the institution—" Sir Charles Forbes."—(Cheers.)
Sir CHARLES FORBES returned thanks.
The next toast was " Mr. James Gordon Duff, and the
other Treasurers of the Institution."
Mr. G. DUFF returned thanks, and expressed his readi-
ness at all times to promote by every exertion in his power
the interests of the charity.
The CHAIRMAN then gave, with some appropriate re-
marks upon the zeal of the Reverend Gentlemen, and his
attention to the interests of the Institution—" Thsi Rev.
John Lees and the Established Church of Scotland."

The Rev. Mr. LEES briefly returned thanks.
The next toast was " The Duke of Gordon and the
other Vice-Presidents of the Charity."—(Cheers.)
The Secretary then read the list of subscriptions to the
Institution, which were received with loud and general
applause.
" The healths of Mr. George Lindsey and the other
Directors," was then given ; and Mr. LINDSEY returned
thanks.
Then followed " Dr. Tweedie and the other Medical
Officers of the Establishment."—" The Stewards."—" Pros-
perity to the Land o' Cakes."
The CHAIRMAN retired about eleven o'clock, and shortly
afterwards the company separated.

DEVONSHIRE ELECTION.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Plymouth, Monday Evening, April 27.

On Thursday next Lord John Russell will positively be here
to address the electors at a public meeting to be holden at the
Mechanics' Institute in Princess-square. The good cause is
going on well in this district. Lady Russell will accompany
his Lordship, both of whom are expected at Elford-house, the
seat of Geo. W. Soltan, Esq., the Chairman of his Plymouth
Committee, on Wednesday evening next.
On Saturday last a numerous and highly respectable meet-
ing of the friends and supporters of Lord John Russell was
held at the Red Lion Inn, at Kingsbridge, R. W. Newman,
Esq., of Mainhead, took the Chair. The meeting was ad-
dressed by his Lordship as wall as by Lord Seymour, M. P. ;
Jasper Parrott, Esq., M. P. ; Col. Seale ; Captain Allen ;
Mr. Stuckly, and several other gentlemen, and resolutions
were passed to further Lord John's re-election.
To-morrow Lord John Russell is to be present at a public
meeting of his friends and supporters at Brent.
On Wednesday next Lord John Russell will attend a public
meeting of his friends and supporters at the Exeter Inn, Mod-
bury. Lord Seymour, M.P. ; Jasper Parrott, Esq., M. P. ;
Thomas Newman, Esq. ; and many other gentlemen, are ex-
pected to attend on the occasion.

At Taunton, yesterday, a subscription was opened for the
purpose of aiding the return of Lord John Russell. In a few
hours the inhabitants had collected upwards of 601. Sir T.
B. Lethbridge has, we understand, liberally subscribed the
sum of 251. for the same patriotic object.

Numerous additional subscriptions have been brought by
this morning's post to the Westminster Committee, formed for
returning Lord John Russell free of expense. A sum of 1001.
was received from Stroud in Gloucestershire, the envelope
containing which bore the following laconic and modest in-
scription :—" The electcrs:of Stroud, Gloucestershire, grateful
for their political existence, 1001." A cheque for 351. 10s.,
being the amount of a public subscription at Cheltenham, has
likewise been received this morning. The sum of 101. has
been transmitted as a first subscription from the Gentlemen,
who, under the whimsical title of the " Society of Codgers,"
meet nightly at the White Bear, Bride-lane, Fleet-street.
We notice this last subscription the more especially, because
there are hundreds of similar societies in the metropolis, where
the tradesman or the professional gentleman seeks rational enter-
tainment after the labours of the day, and in each of which
societies a similar subscription might be started with the best
effect.

The letters from Devonshire continue to give the most gra-
tifying accounts of the progress of the canvas. At the same
time it is evident the struggle on the part of the Tories will
be a desperate one:—they are resolved to die hard, and no
Reformer can excuse himself from going to the poll. The
prospect of Lord John Russell looks bright, yet still a single
vote may be of vast importance. The Westminster Com-
mittee have made arrangements for conveying every elector
who may apply down to the polling place and back, in the most
respectable and satisfactory way, so that no voter need incur
tile smallest expense, and his wishes, as far as practicable, will
be consulted as to the time and mode of conveyance.

BERWICK ELECTION.

TO THE ELECTORS OF BERWICK, TWEED-

MOUTH, AND SPITTLE.

GENTLEMEN,--I almost lose sight of my own success in the
high gratification I feel at the proof you have given of your
determination to support those principles of Reform on which
I first offered myself to you—on which you have now elected
me for the third time—and on which alone this empire will
consent to be governed.
My canvas has been one continued triumph.
You have done yourselves honour by standing firmly to your
principles, and you have done it in such a way as has effec-
tually stifled all attempts at opposition to you--and to me as
your Representative. _ _ _

Gentlemen, if I before felt grateful to you, I ought to feel
doubly so now—be assured that I duly appreciate all you have
done for me.

It is almost unnecessary for me to add, that such as I have
been such I shall continue to be.

I am sure you will make allowance for the debility I still
feel from my late long illness, and that you will excuse my
going round to thank those who so kindly promised me their
support in case I had wanted it at a poll.
Trusting to your indulgence in this respect, I take my leave
of you with renewed expressions of thankfulness and attach-
ment.--I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your most obliged and obedient servant,
Berwick, Monday, 27, 1835. R. S. DONKIN.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

TAUNTON.

The nomination for this borough took place on Monday
morning last, Mr. Labouchere's acceptance of the office
of the President of the Board of Trade having occasioned
a vacancy in the representatio*. Hustings were erected
for the purpose in the market-place, on which the two can-
didates, accompanied by their friends and supporters, ap-
peared shortly after ten o'clock. The crowd which had as-
sembled by that hour was pretty numerous, and increased
rapidly.
The Bailiff opened the proceedings of the day by briefly
stating the object of the meeting.
The Writ and Bribery Acts were then read.
The Crier having proclaimed silence, and duly enforced
the necessity of preserving it by ringing an immense bell,
Dr. BLAKE presented himself for the purpose of propo-
sing Mr. Labouchere. They had always found him the
friend of civil and religious liberty ; they had always found
him regular in his attendance to his Parliamentary duties ;
and they had always found his name enrolled among those
of the men who had supported measures tending to enforce
economy in the expenditure of the State, and to reduce tax-
ation.--(Great cheering.)
Mr. BYNTEL seconded the nomination.

Mr. BLATCIICOCK riominatedEJl)israeli. He was a
stranger to the electors, he acknowledged ; but the name
was no stranger to the country generally. It was coupled
with honour, integrity, character, and talent—(oh, oh,)—
and if these were not qualifications to entitle him to the
honour of representing them, he knew not what were.
Mr. LEE seconded the nomination.

Mr. LABOUCHERE then came forward and was received
with deafening cheers. He said—Mr. Bailiff and Gentle-
men, in asking you to lend me a kind and indulgent hear-
ing during the short -time that I shall feel it necessary to
trouble you—l say that in addressing myself particularly to
the friends of the opposite candidate, and requesting them
to lend me a patient and indulgent hearing, I can only do
so in common justice to them upon an understanding
which I hope my friends will keep, that when it is the turn
for that gentleman to address you, he will be received with
the same patience and indulgence which I hope it is your
intention to bestow upon me.—(Cheers.) I am proud
to say that it has always been the custom as far as I have
observed with the electors of Taunton, to grant to every
candidate a fair and impartial hearing.—(Cheers.) I know
no borough, indeed, more honourably distinguished, not
only for the manly spirit of independence which ipervades
it, but also for the fairness and courtesy, I had alMost said
the high and gentlemanly feeling which has invariably been
manifested by all classes of its electors.—( Hear.) 1 am
more than ever persuaded that it is the true interest of
this country on the one hand, firmly to maintain the great
and known landmarks of her institutions in Church and
State.—(Great cheering from the Blues.) But, on the
other hand, I am firmly convinced that those institutions
ought only to be maintained by rendering them com-
patible with the civil :and religious liberties of the
people, in the evident sense of the ivord.—(Great
cheering from the Buffs.) I cannot have listened to
what has been said here to-day, or have observed what has
taken taken place in the course of my canvass, without being
convinced that there exists in the minds of many persons a
serious alarm about the Church.—( Cheers from the Blues.)
I can only say—and T do it with the most perfect truth—
that I am an humble but sincere Churchman ; and no
party motive-4 trust no personal ambition—will ever in-
duce me to do that which, in my conscience, I believe is
calculated to overthrow the Church Establishment.—
(Cheers.) But I am also persuaded that the time has
come when the Church Establishment, in order to be safe,
must be rendered compatible with the complete redress of
every grievance of which the Dissenters have a just right
to complain.—(Cheers.) I will now say a word or two
upon a subject which recent circumstances have more par-
ticularly brought under the notice of the country—l mean
the report of the Church Establishment in Ireland. I was
told that I should find that a very unfortunate unpopular
question here ; I was told that having supported Lord John
Russell's resolution I should lose a great many friends in

• this borough. However that:may be, I can only say, that I
have so deep a sense of the state of Ireland—l look with
such shame and dismay to what the effects have been of
maintaining in that country the present Church Establish-
ment—l look back to the history of Ireland for the last
two oenturies, and I find what during that period has
been the effect of maintaining an enormous Church Esta-
blishment for the exclusive benefit of a small mi-
nority, and against the feelings and wishes of the great
majority of the inhabitants. Looking at the neglect in
this point of view, I can only say that had I known that,
by voting as I did upon Lord John Russell's motion I
should certainly lose my seat for this borough, I would ra-
ther never again be allowed to enter Parliament than have
been false to my own heart—false to my own principles—
false, as I believe, to the real principles of the Protestant
Church of England, which are charity, benevolence, tolera-
tion, and peace.—(Loud and long-continued cheering.)
What is the Established Church in Ireland ? For the in-
dividual members of it, and especially for those who minister
its doctrines, no man entertains a, deeper feeling of respect
than I do ; no man more pities or more sincerely compas-
sionates the unfortunate situation in which they are now
placed. But what is the real state of the Church of Ire-
land ? There is a' small minority of Protestants congre-
gated almost entirely in the north, while the whole of the
south and west presents this picture—millions of Catholics
and only a few thousand Protestants.—(Cheers.) Yet in
every parish of these extensive and most populous districts,
there is a church and an appointed clergyman, not always a
resident clergyman, who, I will not say collects, but at-
tempts to collect tithe from the Catholic inhabitants. This
is all. The Church in Ireland consists of nothing more.
In most parishes a clergyman, a clerk, and five or six pa-
rishioners constitute the whole of the Church. Can we
suppose that Roman Catholics are not actuated by the
same feelings as other human beings ? I admit that the
Church is an instrument, and a very useful instrument, for
the instruction of the people ; but I have sometimes heard
it called a state and political engine. If it be a state and
political engine, it is in my opinion an extremely bad one,
and has most completely failed ; for instead of being a bond
of union it is that which has put in hazard the integrity of
the empire.--(Cheers.) Entertaining these opinions I give
a hearty vote in favour of the resolution which pledges
the Government not to deprive the Protestants of Ire-
land of the means of spiritual instruction—for wherever a
Protestant congregation was found, ample means of spiritual
instruction would be retained—but which pledged the Go-
vernment to this, that in the south and west of Ireland,
where Protestantism is almost unknown, and where igno-
rance most prevails, this property, which at present is really
doing no good either to the Protestant or Catholic, shall
be applied—or at least the surplus of it, beyond that which
is requisite to provide for • the spiritual wants of the Pro-
testant inhabitants—shall be applied to the purposes of
general education, and thereby to the moral improvement of
the great body of the people.—(Cheers.) That is the
principle of common sense, sound policy, and true Chris-
tianity ; and I say again, that had I known that in voting
for the resolution on which that principle was embodied I
should certainly lose my seat in Parliament, I should have
given it cheerfully, and been content to abide by the result.
—(Cheers.) It sounds reasonable enough to say " measures,
not men ;" but it is a doctrine which has always appeared
to me to be of a most servile kind, for if it means anything
it means this—that the people of England have no concern
in the character of their rulers.—(Cheers.) I have always
thought it a very foolish doctrine that you must abandon
the strong holds of power to those in whom you cannot con-
fide—whose principles upon all matters of general policy are
strongly and directly opposed to your own, and that the only
check upon the measures which such men might think fit to
introduce should be found in the Representatives whom the
people should choose to send to Parliament. I have fairly
told you—l fairly tell you again—that my object in Parlia-
ment is, not I hope for any low or personal purpose, but for
the great interests of the country—to get those whom I can
trust into power, and then keep them there, believing, as I
decidedly do, that it is only when we have men of right
principles in power that we have a chance of getting right
measures. Gentlemen, I have no reason, therefore, to be
afraid of appearing before you in the character of a holder
of office under the Crown. Of one thing I can assure you,
that you never will see me coming into this borough holding
a disgraceful sinecure, or in the receipt of an unearned pen-
sion—(Cheers)—on the other hand, I never shall be, and
never need be, ashamed of coming to you here, holding an
efficient and honourable office under the Crown, when I
can do so on terms perfectly compatible with my duty to
you and the people generally.—(Cheers.) My friend Mr.
Lee—as I trust he will still allow me to call him—said
something about factious conduct in stopping the Supplies ;
now, I will tell you what my conduct was on that subject.
The only division on the Supplies we had was on the ques-
tion of the Navy Estimates. I will only say that I went
down to the House on that occasion, and that, so far from
stopping the Supplies, I lent whatever humble assistance I
could—having been connected with the Admiralty myself—
to Lord Ashley, by supporting him and voting against Mr.
Hughes's motion for referring the Estimates to a Committee
up stairs. To show that I had no factious motive in voting
as I did, I can only say that Sir James Graham, who was
friendly to the then Government, took the same course—
(Cheers)—although it did so happen that Lord John Rus-
sell took the other. lam very glad to have had this op.
portunit.y of expressing myself, as I hope I have done to
Mr. White's satisfaction.—(Mr. White—" I am perfectly
satisfied with your explanation, Sir, but the papers said very
different.")—( A voice in the crowd—" How about Sir Charles
Sutton, Mr. Labouchere ?") I shall be very happy to
explain my vote on the Speakership. I certainly did think
that, under the circumstances attendant on the meeting of
that Parliament, it was of the utmost importance, the sen-
timents of the people having been appealed to, that the
Members of the House of Commons should forego all pri-
vate considerations, and show on that meeting, to the
Crown and the people, that they had not deserted the
principles the majority of them had so recently expressed,
by placing in the chair a well-known, a proved, and a tried
Reformer.—(Cheers.) I must also say, with regard to Sir
Charles Manners Sutton—towards whom I wish to make
use of not a single disrespectful word—that his conduct
was, to say the least of it, injudicious in attending the
Privy Councils as he did.--(Cheers, and Oh, oh !) Of
Mr. D'lsraeli, the gentleman who opposes me on this occa-
sion, I desire to speak in no terms but those of courtesy
and respect ; I hope it is possible for gentlemen to meet
and oppose one another on the hustings, without enter-
taining any unkind or disrespectful feeling towards one
another.—( Cheers.) I hope you will come early to-morrow
morning, and register your votes without delay ; and I re-
tire in the confident expectation of being again placed at
the head of the poll by the same triumphant majority that
has always supported me on former occasions.—(Loud
cheers.) I entreat you, in conclusion, as a personal favour,
as you have listened to me with kindness and attention, to
extend the same courtesy to my opponent.—(Loud and
prolonged cheering.)
Mr. D'ISRAELI then presented himself, and was very
warmly received by the Blue party. A more courteous op-
ponent, or a more courteous constituency lie had never yet
been placed before or brought into contact with. He trusted
that, as he had made many friends during that visit to
Taunton, so he should quit it without leaving behind him a
single enemy. They had been told by his Honourable Op-
ponent that the Whigs would not yield one hair's-breadth
to gain Mr. O'Connell's assistance. He was glad to hear
it, as he considered Mr. O'Connell an incendiary in poli-
tics. The name of Mr. O'Connell brought him to the sub-
ject with which that individual was so intimately connected
—he meant the Church of Ireland.—(" That's the point.")
He could not understand the principle on which the Whigs
would have the Protestant Establishment in that country.
It really appeared then that they had offered a premium to
the Whiteboys to destroy the Protestant population.—
(Cheers from the Blues, and great hissing.) If congrega-
tions were to consist of a specific number ef souls—if forts-
- were not worthy to be sacred, but fifty were—he
thought there would very soon be no Protestant congrega-
tion in Ireland at all. He looked upon the Whigs as a
weak but ambitious party in the State, who could only ob-
tain power by linking themselves to a traitor. He ought to
apologise, perhaps, to the admirers of O'Connell for this
hard language. He (Mr. D'lsraeli) was his admirer as far
as his talents and abilities were concerned, but he main-
tained him to be a traitor—and on what authority? The
authority of that very body, a distinguished member of whom
was now his opponent.—(Cheers and laughter.) Twenty
years ago tithe was paid in Ireland more regularly than rent
was in England now.—(" How you know?") He had read
Oh !" from the same place.) I have read (conti-
nued Nlr. D'lsraeli, addressing the person in the crowd who
had interrupted him) I havo read, but you have not.—
(Loud cheers from the Blue party.) The fact was on re-
cord ; the Irish Church was now unable to collect its re-
venues. Whence came this but from agitation, and who
had held out a premium to agitation but the Whig party ?
—(Cheers ; a voice, " Didn't you write a novel ?") He
had just been reminded that he had written a novel. He
hoped that there was no disgrace in being an author, or in
being engaged in the pursuit of literature.—(" Your a
curiosity of literature : you are !") " I hope," continued
Mr. D'lsraeli, " I hope there is no disgrace in having
written that which has been read by thousands of my fel-
low-countrymen, and which has been translated into every
language of civilized Europe. I trust that one who is an
author by the gift of nature may be as good a man as one
who is master of the Mint by the gift of Lord Melbourne.
—(Loud cheers.) The difference is this : a year hence I
shall still, if I am alive, be the author of Vivian Grey; but
a year hence my Hon. Opponent will not fill the office he
now holds, even though the salary is only 2,0001. a year.—
(" You want it yourself, do you F) Not unless you wish
to be always represented by a Master of the Mint.—(Loud
cheers.) He would recommend his adversaries to take

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care that their attacks upon upon him were original.
He really thought it evinced anything but a feeling of
confidence in their own strength, to take away more
articles from London newspapers, and make them charges
against him.—(Hear, hear.) He was a man of such
extreme good nature, and had such an innate love of fun,
that had no other person been found willing or able, he
should have been very happy to have written a lampoon
himself against himself.—(Cheers and laughter.) It was
unnecessary for him to answer the editor of The Sun.—
(" Or, The Chronicle.) He had certainly written a novel,
but he was not the puppet of the Duke of Buckingham,
as The Sun had described him, while a fellow-labourer in
the same vineyard designated him, next morning, the Mary-
lebone Radical.—(Cheers.) If there were anything on
which he figured himself, it was his consistency.—(A voice,
" And the novel.") At the conclusion of his speech, the
Hon. Gentleman was loudly cheered by his supporters.
The BAILIFF then demanded a show of hands. The re-
sult not being satisfactory a show of hats was taken, and
the two Bailiffs, after consulting together, declaring it to be
in favour of Mr. D'lsraeli. A poll was demanded on behalf
of Mr. Labouchere, and it will commence to-morrow (Tues-
day) morning at nine o'clock.
We have made every possible inquiry as to the probable
result of the contest, and arc induced to believe that there
is not the slightest doubt of Mr. Labouchere's success.
'the general belief appears to be, that the poll will be kept
open until the expiration of the second day.

Taunton, April 28.
STATE OF THE POLL AT TWELVE O'CLOCK,

FIRST DAY.

Mr. Labouchere
Mr. d'lsraeli
Majority

293
91
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THE HORSE-GUARDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

perceive there are Six General Officers on the Staff
at the Horse-Guards, viz. :
Lord Hill, who has the Blues ;
Sir W. Gordon, who has the 23d Regt., Quarter-Master-
General ;
J. M'Donald, who has the 67th Regt., Adjutant-General ;
R. Jackson, who has the 81st Regt., Deputy- Quarter-Master-
General ;
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, who has the 53d Regt., Military Se-
cretary ; and
John Gardiner, the Deputy-Adjutant-General.
Now, I wish you to inform me, why the last has not got a
Regiment ?
April 28. A SUBSCRIBER.
Perhaps you can inform me if those officers ever served
except on the Staff—Lord Hill I know did.