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hands of those who had opposed it, and declared that Com-
mission tinCottsfitutiOnal ?—( Some person here handed to the
Right Honourable (;'tentleman a hand-bill.) Mr. Rice said
he did not complain of any one wishing for his opinions on
any subject, and the paper just given to him led him to the
next topic—the question which broke up the late Ministry.
He was not surprised that it was an all-engrossing topic at
Cambridge. He would approach it with frankness and
honour. He would repeat what he said at the window of his
good friend Mr. Bridges (to whom he was under obligations,
particularly for recent acts of kindness), that he was an earnest
and attached member of the Church of England. He took
not his religion as an estate, it was too solemn a subject ; but
he believed that the existenee of the Protestant Church was
essential, and in its reform he would not lessen one jot of its
efficiency. He would make no concession that would endanger
it. It had been said that his colleagues had wished to over-
throw it. He would answer that it was a foul calumny. They
wished not for churches without parsons, nor parsons without
congregations ; but they would not consent to any thing which
would impair its efficiency. If there were places where the
population would not receive spiritual instruction at the bands
of the Protestants, it was their duty to give them what they
would receive—civil instruction ; and he believed that giving
knowledge would give light, and in the end cause Protestantism
to prevail. Such were the principles upon which be bad acted.
He considered it necessary. where they could not give the people
religious instruction, to give them civil. They should do what
was in their power to remedy an evil. Before he con-
cluded, he must congratulate them on the formation of District
Societies for looking after the electoral privileges. He hoped
they would allow him to intrude himself upon their notice.
He hoped also to pay his personal respects to each elector, but
should time prevent it, he hoped none would attribute it to a
want of attention on his part.—( Cheers. He could not quit
without bearing testimony to the noble public spirit of an indi-
vidual whose exertions had exposed a great moral as well as po-
litical offence. At the last election but one he had ventured to
hint that such a scheme had been resorted to, and late events
had ,brought home to the demonstration of every one, that bri-
bery of the worst kind had been practised. He did not think
the whole of his opponents countenanced it'; there were very
many among them honourable men, who would fight nothing
but a fair battle. He would not have them countenance such
a scheme ; a separation was the only means of showing they
were not identified with it. He had little more to say than
this : he was one of the old Whig party, whose principles were
the principles of Mr. Fox; they were the advocates of civil
and religious liberty, and they would not shrink from what they
advocated. They had fought for the Reform Bill, and they
meant to follow it out by improvement and conservation.
He had said elsewhere, if he sought to destroy, he must seek
a seat elsewhere. He was anxious to improve and preserve.
He thought all should bow to the just prerogative of the
Crown, and respect the undoubted rights of the House of
Lords ; but he hoped that it would not forget what was due
to the rights of the people. It was the privilege of the
House of Commons to express its opinions, and it was for the
House of Lords to deal with them as they thought proper..
The two Houses were not to be viewed as antagonist muscles.
The views expressed by a majority of the House of Commons,
if good, must in the end prevail. It was the duty of the
present Government not to tender half measures, but they
were open to the independent canvass of both Houses. He
wished not to excite angry feelings—what he spoke was the
language of the Constitution and of truth. He wished to
appeal to the reason, and not to the prejudices, or passions, or
animosities. He wished not to give pain to any one, but to
state his sentiments manfully, and by that means recommend
himself to the electors. . . .

After the resolution had been put and carried, three cheers
were given for Mr. Rice, and the meeting separated.

TAUNTON.

H. Labouchere, Esq., one of the representatives in Par-
liament for this borough, having accepted the offices of Mas-
ter of the Mint and Vice-President of the Board of Trade,
thereby vacated his seat, and on Tuesday morning last pre-
sented himself in this town to solicit his re-election. The
Honourable Gentleman from the window of his apartments,
at Mr. Horsey's, in Fore-street, addressed the electors as-
sembled, and in a " plain unvarnished tale," informed them
of the occasion of his visit. In his address, which was
equally brief and sensible, Mr. L. requested, as a personal
favour, that if any one in the course of his canvass would
apprize him of any exceptionable or equivocal instances in
his public conduct, he hoped that the present opportunity
would not be neglected for that pupose, it being oh the one
hand the duty of a representative to explain his conduct,
and the right of an elector to require such explanation if
he considered it necessary. The Honourable Gentle-
man immediately proceeded on his canvass—a cere-
mony which, though constitutionally necessary, is per-
fectly superfuous n the present ; there being among
1-;land so strong and implicit
no constituency in in
a sentiment of cordial respea as that between the
electors of Taunton, and the very estimable gentleman
who is now, for the fifth time, soliciting their confidence.
Since the above was in type, we learn that Mr. D'lsraeli,
jun., a gentleman of literary renown, arrived late last night
at the Castle, for the purpose of offering himself to the
electors in the Conservative interest. Mr. D'lsraeli ad-
dressed the persons assembled, who were subsequently ex-
horted by N. Lee, Esq., and Mr. J. E. White, to support
the new candidate. A canvass was then announced to be-
gin this morning (Wednesday) at nine o'clock, and was
proceeding when we went to press. Mr. D'lsraeli was an
unsuccessful candidate at High Wycombe at the last elec-
tion, and not more fortunate on a former occasion at Mary-
lebonne. His father resides in Buckinghamshire, and is
the author of the well-known work, " The Curiosities of
Literature." Mr. D'lsraeli, jun., is the author of the po-
pular novel " Vivian," and enjoys the confidence of the
Conservative Club in London, to which body of gentlemen
this borough is indebted for his visit on the present occa-
sion.—Taunton Courier.

(From the Sherbourn Journal.)
On Tuesday last, H. Labouchere, Esq., paid his respects to
his constituents, and after addressing them immediately pro-
ceeded on his canvass; among no constituency in England is
there a more unanimous feeling of respect than that between
the electors of Taunton and the very estimable gentleman who
is now, for the fifth time, soliciting their confidence. Young
Mr. D'lsraeli has arrived in Taunton, and intends to pick up
more curiosities for the next edition of his father'g work in li-
terature. He gives out that he wants to represent the bo-
rough, but he must be playing the " curious" upon the worthy
electors. They are well represented, and do not require the
rejected of High Wycombe or Marylebone, to take that trou-
ble upon his shoulders.

MR. BULWER AND COL. SIBTHORP.

It is stated that Mr. Bulwer is to be made a Baronet--we
do not know whether this be true or not, but if it be, it will be
a noble following up of the precedent in the case of Sir
Walter Scott. It will be an homage to genius, which the
whole literary world will recognise and rejoice at.
One thing, however, amuses us greatly—that Lincoln
should be represented by such intellectual antipodes as Edward
Lytton Bulwer and Charles Delaet Waldo Sibthorp, the one
just now receiving from all quarters the admiration that is due
to resplendent talent, and the other being universally laughed
at as a whiskered buffoon. Really, if any of the gallant
Colonel's friends would move for a commission of lunacy, we
think that there is scarcely a Tory judge who would not grant
one, upon reading certain speeches recently delivered. A
grave senator in an august assembly being proved to talk of
" sausages," " spavined horses," and God knows what besides,
would surely be considered as sufficient evidence to move for a
writ de lunatico inquirendo. Why will not the gallant Colonel
confine his opposition to his martial mustaches ? he looks the
lion admirably—a certain other animal once did the same when
clothed in the skin of one ; it was only when he opened his
mouth that the terrified brutes discovered that he was nothing
but an ass.—Lincoln Gazette.

There is not the slightest foundation for the con-
cluding paragraph of the report of the meeting held at the
British Hotel, to promote the re-election of Lord John Rus-
sell for South Devonshire, as it is given in the columns of a
contemporary journal (the Times), which states, " That it was
resolved that the subscription should be limited between one
shilling and a guinea." In addition to the silence of our own
reporter as to any such resolution, we hays the evidence of a
respectable informant, who, as well as his accompanying
friend, subscribed 51., and saw several subscriptions of 21.
each ; he remained in the room, an attentive observer of the
proceedings, until the chair was vacated, and declares the
statement to be a pure fabrication, the motives for which it is
unnecessary to comment upon. One gentleman, we hear, sub-
scribed 1001.

ELECTION FOR MANCHESTER.—The writ for the
election of a member to represent Manchester, the Right Hon.
C. Poulett Thomson having accepted the office of President
of the Board of Trade, reached that town on Sunday night,
and was immediately forwarded to Preston, whence it was dis-
patched back on Monday, owing to the accidental absence of
the boroughreeve ; some delay has since occurred in making
proclamation for the nomination and election, which did not
take place until Wednesday at twelve o'clock, when it was
made with due formality by Edmund Buckley, Esq., in front
of the Town-hall. The day of nomination is appointed for
Monday next, and the polling will take place on the two fol-
lowing days. The only candidates in the field are Mr. Thom-
son (who was expected to arrive in town on Wednesday even-
ing) and Mr. Benjamin Braidley, the Conservative. Great
efforts arc making on both sides, but there appears no reason
to doubt that Mr. Thomson will be re-elected.
At least half the Irish Members have left London
for Ireland.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARRET, APRIL 22.
We have had a good market again to-day, and, when the large
quantity sold in the last month is considered, it must be con-
fessed that the demand is kept up with great spirit. The
sales to-day are 5,000 bags, about one-third of which has been
on speculation, the prices of each kind being steadily sup-
ported. The sales consist of 400 Pernambuco, 15d. to 16d. ;
400 Maranham, 13i-d. to 150. : 650 Surat, 71d. to sd. ; 150
Sea Island, .22A-d. to 28d. ;30 Bahia, 130. ; the remainder
American, HAI to 121 d.
On Monday last eleven new omnibusses commenced
running from London and Westminster to Greenwich, and
three new steam-boats also, crowded with passengers, for the
same place, departed from London Bridge ; but the number
of passengers will now diminish, as the fair terminated last
night.