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now the conduct of this heartless conspirator against all
that is most excellent in Ireland—against 41
we ace,
the freedom, and the laws ? Knight
has been, except while d - r-r--1-iie of Kerry
snort time in office, a resident
and useful '''-'ealord, and employer of the poor, and an
extiislye planner of improvements throughout the
e_
country. He has been a liberal and an emancipator
all his days. But what does O'Connel? He flies
down from Dublin to Kerry, for which the Knight has
commenced his canvass. He denounces everywhere the
" Orange Knight of Kerry"—him who has ever been
the bitterest enemy of Orangeism. The agitator goes
on and tells the electors " every one who dares to vote
for the Orange Knight of Kerry shall have a death's
head and cross-bones painted on his door !" which
is neither more nor less than threatening them
with assassination ; and we know well with what
bloody certainty such threats from such a quarter
will be executed. So with regard to Mr. Totten-
ham, candidate for New Ross—" Whoever," says he,
" shall support Tottenham, of New Ross, his shop
shall be deserted—no .man shall pass his threshold.
Put up his name as a traitor to Ireland—let no man
deal with him—let no woman speak to him—let the
children laugh him to scorn and further the ruffian
declares " that he will enforce the system of exclusive
dealing in every part of Ireland where he shall find it
necessary I" We ask the people of Ireland, will they
submit to an inquisito:ial and revengeful tyranny like
this ? If, from the dread of murder or famine, they
dare not raise a cry against such brutal degradation—
if they will vote thus with the knife at their throats
for the Parliamentary tools and lackeys of such a mis-
creant, we appeal from them to the people of England
and to the Ministers whether they will seer their
fellow-subjects of the sister island to be tormented
by this system of organized ruffianism, avowed by
one Irish Catholic lawyer, and furtively promoted
by confederates in priestly garb ? The forthcom-
ing- Government of Ireland, we hope, will not be
like that which has terminated. There will be no
truckling to O'Connell or his gang , • there will be no
bullying by O'Connell ; there will be no stupid and
peurile attempt to govern Ireland through the co-ope:-
ration or instrumentality of men who profess the first
object of their lives to be the separation of the two
countries, and the breaking up of the empire. Lord
Haddington, who goes over as Lord Lieutenant, is a
sensible and liberal nobleman, and a friend to religious
liberty, from whom need be apprehended no offee to
the principles of British justice. But
more effi-
cient, and indeed superior, offie
of
Chief Secretary
has been given to Sir H.-J.o.y Hardinge, a clear-sighted
and resolute MP:, who knew how, when he formerly
governed Ireland under the Duke of Norumberland, to
re.ratn the turbulence of Orangemen on one hand, by
b makine- the highest members of their body bow down to
the authority of the magistrate, and on the other, to repel
the audacity and defeat the disloyal plots of the agitators
by measures which proved that he knew his men. We
augur, as well from the wild fury of Mr. O'Connell,
which looks like the agony of intolerable fright, as
from the justice, vigour, and temper of the Govern-
ment, that better things may soon be expected for Ire-
land ; and we do not hesitate to express our conviction,
founded on no delusive basis, that the present Ministry
will introduce a measure or measures for the settlement
of the Irish church, far bolder, broader, and more ge-
nerally satisfactory than their predecessors tv9uld have
dared to contemplate. Such is the persuasion with
respect to one great branch of reform, on which, enter-
taining it conscientiously as we do, we claim credit
from our countrymen for honesty in our reliance on the
Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel. When we are disap-
pointed in such a hope, it will be time enough to ac-cuse us of that of which alone we can ever have been
guilty—viz., ill-placed confidence. If we are deceived,
we know how to punish those who deceive us.— Times.

THE PRESENT CRISIS.

(From the Christian Rtftwiner.)

Sir Robert Peel has returned to England, and accepted the
Premiership, the Duke of Wellington falling back into the
Secretaryship for Foreign Affairs. One of the Premier's first
movements was to endeavour to bring over to his Ministry
Lord Stanley and Sir James Graham ; in this he signally
failed : both these gentlemen have taken means of. assuring
the public of their continuing bona fide Reformers. A Cabi-
net, however, is formed, consisting of anti-Reformers, amongst
whom are the regular Tory band of Lords and Commoners,
and their satellites, the trading politicians with whose names
the country is too familiar, certain deserters from the Whigs,
(why not in this class Lord Lauderdale ?) and, to crown the
whole, a Kentish Knight who has long been the beau ideal of
rural intolerance, and Lord Roden, the fanatical Orangeman,
who would stop the education of the people if Catholics and
Dissenters are to partake in it, and convulse Ireland for the
sake of preserving bishops without priests, and priests without
people. This is a manifesto of the designs of the new Go-
vernment ; but Sir Robert Peel has thought proper to make
a declaration of his principles, in an address to the electors of
Tamworth, in which he would appear to wish to set himself off
as a Reformer ! His terms are artfully selected, and there is
a vagueness in them which will allow of any course of conduct,
any shifting and any retrocession. He will give the Dissenters
what they have refused, and will refuse them what the late
Government was preparing for their acceptance. He over-
looks the Irish Church, and has not had time to consider whe-
ther the English Church needs any reform. The address of
the Premier can impose upon no one who is not willing. to
deceived ; and, in truth, there is an air of timidity awl oistrust
about it which betrays the penman's mnsci"srf...ss of the slip-
periness awl. danger of his position. ThLro is a plain answer
to Sir I?..;bert : either he is a Refo---,nor, or he is an enemy to
refor-,1 ; if he be a Reforinc;-,
when and how was he con-
y` tetl ? for, up to the 1..-ast moment, he opposed the Reform
411 and the Reform Ministry; if he be an enemy to reform,
here is the ktency, not to say honesty, of his using language
which is meant to conciliate and gain the support of the mass
of the people, who, he well knows, are bent upon reform in the
genuine and full sense of the word, with regard to both Church
and State? To support a tottering administration recourse
has been had to a few City politicians, at the head of whom is
the Lord Mayor (Winchester), and these tried to get up a
Tory meeting in London, but were beaten by the wisdom and
firmness of some eminent bankers and merchants, and were
obliged to content themselves with a feast given to Ministers
at the Mansion House, where Sir Robert again explained his
principles, but with an evident tenderness to the Tory feelings
of some of his associates and admirers. An address to the
King, approving his abrupt dismissal of true Reformers, and
asserting, at the same time, an eager desire for some reform,
has been exposed and carried about for signatures, and the
authors of the document arc quite overpowered with joy at
their success in procuring five or six thousand names out of
tie hundreds of thousands of the metropolis, though they have
not scrupled to admit names of persons from the country, and
even of lads from college. Meanwhile, the Londoners are
pozhing daunted, and it is hopeful, with regard to the triumph
of the people, that the Governor of the Bank Qf 'tngland has
consented to be the fourth reform candidate for the repre-
sentation of the City. Up to this ti.:(te, (Monday afternoon,
Dec. 29th,) the dissolution of Parliament has not been pro-
claimed, and we have been ;A: opinion that the Ministers would
not venture upon su„-,,:n a measure : the general opinion is
otherwise, and b..i.tire the present page is under the eye of the
reader, the first Reform Parliament may be no more. In that
else, we doubt not, the people will do their duty. The aspect
of the country is, upon the whole, satisfactory. Conservative
gold may corrupt some, and Conservative influence gain over
still snore, without endangering the return of a majority of
friends of the people to Parliament. The conflict, whenever
it comes, will still be a serious one, and upon the honest elec-
tors of the kingdom it depends whether the victory shall he
certain and complete. No thorough explanation has yet been
given of the dismissal of the Melbourne Administration ; we
know little more than the Sic volo, sic jubeo. Lord John
Russel has told the Devonshire electors a little, and Lord
Melbourne has told the Derbyshire Reformers something more ;
but, until the meeting of Parliament, we shall not know " the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth.". One fact we learn
from Lord Melbourne, and that is, that the overthrow of the
Ministry was partly owine, to the violence of the Dissenters in
demanding a separation of Church and State 1 Let this be a
lesson to them for the future. Certain young inexperienced
men among them, together with a few wild speculatists, raised
the Separation cry, against the advice, remonstrance, and
warnings of many whom they knew to be firm and fearless
Dissenters, yielding to none in abhorrence of a secular and domi-
nant church. The mischief sprung from not distinguishing be-
tween an abstract principle and a practical measure, proposed
without regard to times and means and risks and dangers. We
make these remarks not to censure sincere, though, in our
judgment, imprudent zeal ; but to remind Dissenters, who now
feel the necessity of union in their common cause, of the in-
dispensableness of joining moderation with firmness, in order
to secure their righteous end, the establishment of perfect free-
dom upon immoveable foundations.

A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL.—BeII, a Scotch book-
seller in Philadelphia, who flourished during the revolutionary
war, published a number of pamphlets, and some books, which
he sold at exorbitant prices. A person came into his store
store one day, and asked for a pamphlet of less than one hun-
dred pages, for which Bell asked a hard dollar; whereas a hard
half a dollar would have been its full value. The person was
surprised at the exorbitant demand, to which he made some
objection. Bell took the pamphlet from the counter, and was
about to place it on the shelf, saying, with a pompous and sig_
nificant air, " Sir, this book was made for gentlemen." This
tickled the vanity of the purchaser, who, not to lose his claim
to that proud title, threw down the dollar and took up the
pamphlet.—New York Booksellers' Advertiser.

GENERAL ELECTION.

THE METROPOLIS.

CITY.

The Reformers of the City are on the alart : their ex-
ertions to meet and subdue the influence and manoeuvres
of the Tory faction are unremitting ; and, if appearances
may be trusted, their success will be complete. Meetings
have been held of the householders and liverymen' of the
Wards of Bishopgate Within and Without, of Dowgate,
Candlewick, Wallbrnok, Bridge, Cornhill, Broad-street,
Lnngbourne, and Lime-street ; the meetings of the Tower,
Aldgate, Billingsgate, Queenhithe, and Vintry, were held
last evening—at the White Hart, Bishopsgate-street, where
Mr. Deputy Peacock presided ; at Burke's Room, Change-
alley, where Mr. Travers presided ; and at the Old Trinity
House, Water-lane, where Mr. Drinkall presided. At each
of those meetings (all of which were crowded to a most in-
convenient extent) the four Liberal candidates, Mr. Alder-
man Wood, Mr. Grote, Mr. Crawfurd, and Mr. Pattison
attended, and were received with a warmth and enthusiasm
that must have been gratifying to them in the highest de-
gree. Resolutions to the following effect, though perhaps
not precisely in the following words, were severally agreed
to at each of the three meetings :
" Ist. That the present crisis demands more imperatively
than any other period, the firm co-operation of all classes of
electors in the United Kingdom, in a zealous maintenance of
the right of the people to representative Government, as op-
posed to oligarchical despotism, and the electors of London in
particular, to put aside all feeling of predilection, and to unite
in the choice of four Representatives, with reference only to
their known determination to sustain and carry into full effect
the great principles so largely vindicated by the Reform Bill.
" 2dly. That this meeting having heard declarations of their
principles from the four Reform candidates,—Messrs. Wood,
Grote, Crawford, and Pattison,--are satisfied with their deter-
milation to carry into full effect the principles of the Reform
Bill in its application to the correction of every abuse both in
Church and State, and therefore this meeting pledges itself to
use every exertion to promote the election of the said candi-
dates by every effort in its power."
Mr. Alderman Wows stated that no one had received
the intelligence of the dissolution of the late Parliament
with greater surprise and astonishment than himself ; for
although he had been told that a dissolution was probable,
he could not bring himself to believe that the Tory A
r-
ministration wouldresortto .att
be so rash as to
-Hea
hear)—yet he had been credibly
ine.urmed' by It—(a
gentleman'
in Gloucestershire, where.
-
vating his.Chri i,re (Alderman Wood) had been
Q.:,:istn dinner, that in the event (and he must
observe . that his informant was one who might be almost
considered an authority upon the point)—that in the event
of such a number of Reformers being returned to the House
of Commons at the present election as should disturb the
peace of the gentlemen now in office, another dissolution
would certainly take place in the month of March next.—
(Cries of " Oh, oh.") If that should be the case, it ,would
be such an arbitrary measure of power as ought not to be
endured ; because nothing could be more intolerable than
for a Government, by repeated dissolutions, to endeavour
to control or set at nought the free choice of the people in
the election of their representatives.—(Cheers.) It was
unnecessary for him to enter into any profession of princi-
ples ; his opinions were well known—his conduct during a
long period of service was before the electors. He would
only promise, that what it had been in times past, it should
continue to be for the future.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GROTE from his earliest years had been attached to
the principles of reform and good government ; and to him
it had been a matter of triumphant exultation to see the
mighty spring and burst which those principles, within the
last 'ten years, had taken in the public mind.--(Cheers.)
The names of Roden, Stormont, Knatehbull—(Groans)--
were perfect guarantees against any institution, either in
Church and State, being touched or amended.--(Hissing
and groaning.) Those were not the persons to be en-
trusted with the destinies of the British nation.—(Cries of
" No, no ; we won't have 'em !") It was said that they
were about to assume the masquerade of reformers—
(Langhter)—that they were about to take the course which
they had prevented the former Government. from pursuing.
Whoever else might believe such pretences, he was sure the
citizens of London would not.—(Cries of " No, no ; we
are not so easily gulled!") Should he again have the
honour of a seat in Parliament, he should stedfastly oppose
them.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CRAWFORD hoped that as political circumstances
arose be should always be found to rise equally with them,
and that he should ever be faithful to the service of his
constituency and to the cause of reform.--(Cheers.) It
was as a commercial man he had first sought the suffrages
of the citizens of London, and he still hoped to have it in
his power to render them essential service in that charac-
ter.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. PATTISON, who was very cordially received, trusted
from what he had seen, that he should not long be consi•
dered an untried political man amongst them—(Cheers.)
What his political sentiments were he had already stated in
his address. They might be shortly comprehended in these
words—a firm and unflinching attachment to reform—a
detestation of all abuses in Church and State—a desire to
abolish the Septennial Act, and to establish Triennial Par-
liaments—a partiality and a determination to support every
proposition for the institution of Vote by Ballot—and an
anxious wish to see some measure adopted to effect a com-
plete and satisfactory municipal reform--(Cheers.) To the
present Ministry he should give his firm and unshaken op-
position--(Cheers.)
Itswas stated by the friends of the Liberal can-"mats
that the result of the canvas of the city ha(l..o"n to give
them a majority of promises in the
nroportion of nearly
four to one. It is unders+-
....pod that some of the electors
who ought to be Ref—
indifference,
v e expressed a determination not to vote.
This ca- ssrmers, either from lukewarmness or
...not be too strongly deprecated.

WESTMINSTER.
Last night a meeting of the friends of Colonel Evans
was held at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, to
make arrangements for securing the Gallant Colonel's re-
turn to Parliament, as representative for Westminster.
The meetinc, was advertised to take place at seven o'clock
precisely ; but the chair was not taken until nearly eight
o'clock.

Mr. PEOUT was called upon to take the chair.
Mr. MicinE moved the first Resolution, to the effect
that the meeting approved of the Parliamentary conduct of
Colonel Evens as their representative, and pledged them-
selves to use their best exertions to secure his re-election.
Mr. SI3IPSON expressed his satisfaction that a Tory had
cone forward, as it would lead to the final destruction of
the hopes of that party in that city.
The Resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. ARBER moved the thanks of the meeting to Colonel
Evans, for his independent conduct in Parliament.
Mr: DUFFEY expressed his approbation at the conduct
of Colonel Evans ; and, above all, at his refusing to sign
the declaration of Lord Ebrington, for keeping the late
Ministry in place.

Tire Resolution was agreed to.
Colonel EVANS, who was received with loud cheers, felt
perfectly satisfied as to the result of the contest—if they
bad any—with which they were threatened. He was con-
vinced that the people of Westminster would not suffer
themselves so far to be misled, as to return one who was
opposed to the reform of the institutions of the country.—
( Hear, hear.) He wished to speak with the greatest re-
spect of the character of one under whom he had served ;
but he could not help expressing his indignation at all the
power and authority of the country being placed in the
hands of that individual.—(Hear, bear.) However much
he respected that individual, it was useless, nay absurd, to
deny that he (the Duke cf Wellington) had advised the
Crown to turn out the late Ministers, and place all the
power of the country in his own hands.—(Cheers.) He
begged to state that, should he be returned, he intended to
take serious notice of this matter ; and, therefore, at once
cautioned Tory gentlemen, lest they should charge him with
being taken by surprise. He did not deduce the same in-
ferences from the manifesto of the Right Honourable Ba-
rnet at the head of the Government as others did—
(Cheers)—or anticipate that the Right Honourable Baro-
net would prove a Reformer. Indeed, in it he expressly
states that he would not accept office on condition of
proving an apostate to his former principles.—( Hear, hear.)
What could the Dissenters expect from the Government,
when they were told in the declaration that the writer of it
would never consent to admit them to the Universities.—
(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel, in his address, stated he
would uphold the Irish Church. They had all read,
within the last few days, of what had occurred in
the parish of Rathcormac, in the county of Cork.
The late Government recently had a census taken of the
population of Ireland, and from it it appeared that in this pa-
. rish of Rathcormac there were two thousand nine hundred
' Catholics, and twenty-nine Protestants ; and of the latter
thirteen were members of the family of Archdeacon Ryder,
who commanded the military on the occasion.—(Cries of
" Shame !" and groans.) Thus, it appeared that the 2,900
Catholics had to contribute 1,5004 a year (for that was
the amount of the tithes), towards supplying the
.spiritual
wants of only twenty-eight persons.—(Cries of " Shame.")
On that melancholy occasion, when the attempt was made
to obtain the tithes by force, more persons were killed and
wounded than there were Protestants in the parish.—
(Oh, oh!) The sophisms that were put forth in support
of- that monstrous abuse—the Irish Church—were most
extraordinary, and he would venture to say that they could
not find such an abuse as that Church existing in any cow.,
Iry on this side the Hellespont.—(Hear, hear.)
•A
Mr. WHITEHEAD came forward, and charged Col.
Evans with having unintentionally misrepresented Sir Ro-
bert Peel, in saying that that Right Honourable Baronet