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liament has the wisdom to give it up to the pro- i the Leicester and Northampton Corporations dis-
jectors, but who, in all probability, would not posed of their funds in returning • Members of Par-
now accept it as a gift, on coaditien ilf being liament who were opposed to the Minister, the case
compelled to keep it in repair, a:id pay the neces- 1 would be altered. The Judges have censured the
.laYy charges of Walittnen, superintendents, &c.— Lapplication of Corporate Funds to such purposes;
Now, with,Sei itPiaing uselessly at the past, might' Mr. Peel himself was constrained to do the same; ii
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we /Os at least expect that this kind of experience, there be no necessity of controulover such an abuse of
so dearly bought, .would make us wise for the 1 trusts, there was no room for censure, But there is
future ? We fear, however, that the age of jobbleg 4ltother argnment in favour of Parliamentary inters
is not gone by, but that, grt,wn corAdefit by success, ferenee, which none of these parties have touched upons
we have projector enallirrli of all kinds ready to ; The public are almost universally in the dark as to
embark in speculations as futile' as this has proved to 1 what the right of Corporations is, o*Yer a great por-
tata tintless there is courage and foresight enough, at tioil of their funds. The accumulated Mystery and
head-quarters to disappoint the hankerlsrs alter jtil.,•, , darkness of centuries, rest upon it; all deeds and
who look upon the Pnblic nthney am their prey, on documents relating to the authority of the Trust are
Which they po'aiiee with all the avidity of eagles. It , probably destroyed where they condemn ; and con-
vvoutd be a curious and very far from a useless ' cealed where the instruction and intent are doubt-
labour, if some one, who has: the means and the ful ; there is generally a little coterie of the elect of
leisure, would prepare and lay befor2, the *arid oh siich bodies, consisting of the town clerk and a few
account of the trionay Which has been thrown away chums, who pique themselves on knowing more then
in this ttaetlntry, through fraud, ignorance, misma- their associales—bughi td know, One rislnts a piete
agernent, jobbery, and. so forth. Of these w Of land•-aitother a house, and a third a farm, on
need not say
,how large a share pu9ie bu;hiings and a certain foundation; the deeds relating to which
other works would ra'sek. The result would leave are au secret; nothing but a commission empower-
it a moot ;pint, as to which was most conspicuous, ed to inspect the deeds of Corporate Trusts, could
tht folly of those who can permit such misdoiogs, bring to light what sort of authority Corporations
or the worse than folly of those who perpetrate them, have to dispose of their funds either one way or
rniotlier ; and where they could produce no deeds at
(Fitom THE MORNMU AbVtlVllSitt.)
ar,lle their or lug to la. re
It will be seen frlirti et Kprort in this day's paper,
neitheprower cheek, audit noro limit against The r
the cu-
whith We have extracted from the Sunday Herald' arent expences carried ' controuon against the receipts of
of yesterday, that after Mr. Hillary's case had particular properties; which are mulcted at plea-
been temporarily disposed of last Thursday, two ad- sure with such set-offs as the parties in power,
ditional applications were made on the part of Wines for the day, may choose to put forth. This sort
room or Hotel•keepern to be licensed, under the pro- of plunder has gone on for centuries; and the
visions of ths! ntatel-keepers' Act, and that a new parties reckon on the pickings of the same, to be about
point of law was raised by their solicitor, which as much their personal property as their goods and
will come to be discussed at the same time as 'Mr. Chattels. It is however only fair to observe, that
Hillary's claim for a license. This rat is neither there is a great difference in the usages of Corporate
more nor less then ~,•hether, along with evidence Bodies in this respect. Some permit their charters
that the htuse 16r which a license is claimed has and authorities, &c. &ea to be printed and pith-
baeti kept in every respect as an hotel, it is also ne- fished; by which every inhabitant becomes ac-
cessary, on the part of the applicant; to PrOdute quainted with theasame ; while others enshroud
proof of respectability of chak-atter• Of all points, them so darkly
,afia',. closely that a great portion of
however, this is the Very last, we think, which could the Corporate Body remain in ignorance of the
have been titised, with any probability of a success- powers by which they act; and there are not want-
NI tasue, respecting the granting of a license; for, ivg those who have either lost their charters, or who
deficient in point of attention to the interests of the have never been able to consult, so as to understand
Licensed Victuallers as the Legislature has shown them. Suppose for instance that the Mayor for the
itself, by the locre wording and extreme latitude time being has, on the deaths of particular indivi-
of the Hotel-keepers' Act, it cannot certainly be duals, the power to dispose of and give away some
attoaed of an intention to injure their general rt..
m testimonials of gratuity or remuneration ; or the uses of so much
spectability by demanding from the
land, &c. &c. He will in many cases giveit to hint-
character which it bad not resolved to exact from self; or at best to his son, or to one of his relatives.
others ; has A'scts of Parliament, it has been rather These matters are regarded as windfalls of the
sarcastically observed, were made, not for the bene- Mayoralty; and therefore every Member of the
fit of the public, but for the Gentlemen of the Body, looking upwards, would no more think of
,Long Robe to pick holes in; and the fact of its doubting or disputing tke right of the Mayor so to
having been ready a question whether testimonials do, than a well-bred hungry dog would quarrel with
of respectability of character were equally required a brother cur, that, from superior age or character,
from those applying for a licence, under the Hotel- was first served at eating hours. Every Member
keepers' Act, as from those under the Alehouse has to take his turn, in point of time; and his chance,
Licensing Act, is a proof it. The point itself, how- in matter of fortune. Now ask these worthies, if
ever, although it evinces the necessity on the part there be any existing obligation, calling upon the
of the Legislature, of being extremely guarded in Mayor to dispose of these good things, after some'
the wording of Acts, and, on the part of the given direction; and they will all reply in the nega-
Licensed Victuallers, of extreme caution, lest tive; and would regard any attempt to divert the
clauses should either be introduced or omitted course of such bounty, as a pillage of the great
which would endanger their rights and privileges, office. What man, we would ask, out of the Cor•
does not deserve a moment's notice. The Act poration in question, will ever believe that—any pro-
does not certainly state in express terms that perty was so loosely vested its any Trust whatever,
testimonials of character shall be produced previously as not to prescribe its definite application either to
to a licence being granted under the Hotel-keepers' one class of persons or another ? Yet bonuses of
Act; but it does so in the broadest sense in which this kind are very common, as Mayor droppings.
such a point could possibly be expressed; for in the A Mayor has the privilege (let us suppose) to bestow
last clause of the Act it is expressly provided," That the interest of a given sum, annually, on some honest ,
every person to Whom such authority or license shall servant, " for long and useful services." He will
be so granted by two Justices as aforesaid, shall in give it, without remorse, to his own servant, whose
all other respects whatsoever be subject and liable services have.heen.neit her long or useful ; and thus
to the rates and regulations, penalties and forfei- save the expellee of her wages! There are perhaps a
tures, and shall do and perform all things whatso- hundred instances in Corporations of this very fact;
ever which the persons licensed, or applying to he and right good precedent and authority for the anode
licensed, by the Justices to keep a common inn, ale',
,of dis'pensation. Being so corrupt in little things,
house, or victualling-house, • shall by any such Act why should we wonder, where a Corporate Body
or Acts as aforesaid, be required to do, or to which. can agree among themselves, that they should turn
such - persons are made subject." If this is not 4 , patrons of the Minister of the day (in the hope of
sufficient answer to the objections raised by the So- his returning the f your), and seeking to send one
licitor for the Wine-room-keepers, we know not in or two Members t Parliament. In a great number
what terms an answer could be framed; but the ,-of boroughs it is 1:.ailll for the inhabitants to drive a
general. sense of the Court, and the manly con- bargain with the "Corporate Bodies' to save useless
duct of Alderman Thompson and Alderman expense; and a' 'e that the Town shall return one
Wood,: relieve us from all fear, either that tes- MeMber and Oa s ?orporation the other. Here Go-
timonials of character will hot be required from them vernment secur6; s good a scat as any one that the
to the same extent as from Licensed Victuallers, or present state of• nche Representation can give them.
that any two Justices will in future 'take it upon The form of ths';:agiense by which this is done, does
them either to promise or to grant, Licenses, with- riot' come precise • within the nature of the case at
out consulting the Aldermen of the Ward. In con- Norfhamytisn, or ", Leicester; but in substance it
elusion, we have only to express our hope, that when 'ailierntifs.e!9.etly tS;•4v, same thing; though, by pri-
the day of adjudication comes, both the Magistrates vate arrangement, much of the expense of a contest
and Licensed -Victuallers will be particularly careful is." saved. Experie -however there is; but it is
that the evidence adduced of the house for which a sinUggled through in various ways; arid in exchange,
license is claimed having been kept as an hotel, shall, the Corporation receive indirectly, in their own per-
il] every respect, be full, sufficient, and satisfactory, sons and properties, the advantages which they could
according to the original meaning and intent of the not 0h44 with any decency, by a more direct ap-
Act ; for, on the first construction and interpretation proptikOl of the monies. In this brief view of the
of the Act will its future meaning mainly depend; liability of Trust Funds to abuse, in Corporations,
and if only one house is allowed to be licensed, re- there is every reason why the controul of Parliament
specting which there is a deficiency of evidence in should be placed generally over such properties ; but
any one point, it will not only form a precedent for there are likewise powerful reasons why Parliament
greater latitude of interpretation in other cases, but —or at least why the Minister will not permit the
in all probability form a ground-work for throwing interference.
open the whole trade, and ruining those who are
now, and have been, engaged in it for years.

(FROM THE JOHN BULL.)

Some surprise, not unmixed with dissatisfaction,
has been expressed by several of the subscribers to
the King's College, upon finding, after all that has
been said upon the subject, that it is not to be ap-
propriated to the education of youth of the Esta-
blished Church exclusively—they were led to ima-
gine that one of the chief objects of the foundation,
and next after the roost • important one, of securing
religious instruction for the pupils, was the support
of the Church against the insidious attacks of Dis-
senters and liberalists—if the King's College is to
be open to Dissenters of any, or of all classes, in
what respect will it differ from the Gower-street Uni-
versity? That establishment is open to all religions
and we may add, influenced by none; but although
the librarians, and teachers, and professors, for all we
know, are all of them of different persuasions, pupils
of high Church principles are admissable; and if the
thing goes on, it is natural to suppose they will form
the majority of the students. If the King's Col-
lege, professing high Church principles, in a similar
manner admits Dissenters, who, in a similar propor-
tion, will probably form the minority there, in what es-
sential, we ask, does it differ from that Establish-
ment, the rights of which it so unceremoniously
invades ? Every body who has traced the origin of
the Gower-street School knows that the original
intention was to form a seminary for Dissenters ex-
clusively, whence theEtllpits of the different chapels
and tabernacles throughout the country might be pro-
vided with tenants, who, in addition to fervency of
zeal and strength of kings, might be possessed of the
rare qualities of being able to read and write. This
exclusive intention, however, was subsequently
abandoned—and in order not to shock the delicacy
of the pupils or their parents, it was agreed that the
most gentlemanly as well as agreeable mode of re-
lieving the consciences of all parties, was to have no
concern about religion at all. Even at the top of ,
Gower-street, however, such a bare-faced display of
infidelity and atheism excited animadversion and
disgust, and some of the numerous Professors gave
notice that chapels would be hired in the neigh-H
bourhood, to which, such pupils as liked it, might
resort; the principal one being, announced by the
Dissenting Librarian and a Dissenting Coadjutor.

It has been recommended to place two or three
toads, in pine or melon pits infested by ants. These are
most destructive insects, although we believe they do some
partial good in devouring the small green fly which infests
currant trees in the spring. A few days ago, some nearly
full-grown silk-worras, were placed out in a garden in this
town,•and left there all night; they were covered with a
piece of thin muslin. In the course of the night, the ants
contrived to penetrate through the flimsy covering, and kill-
ed all the worms.--Barks Chronicle.
A mad dog lately " committed suicide to save
himself from slaughter," by jumping out of a two-pair of
stairs 'window, and terminated his dangerous career, by,
fracturing his skull,—.lYottinglium Review,