Star.
London, England, 1830-05-26 00:00:00

QUEEN'S COUNTY.

It is mentioned in our high political circles that in
the event of a change of Ministry, which is apprehended
as the unavoidable consequence of another event, much
more devoutly to be deprecated, Sir Henry Parnell will
be the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The report,
as well as I have been able to trace it, proceeds from a
quarter in which the hopes and speculations of the
worthy Baronet ought to be well understood.
On dit, moreover, that Lord Portarlington's brother,
Colonel Dawson Darner, who, in 1826, made so bold a
push for Tipperary, will start for this county at the next
general election ; but it appears scarcely credible that
the Noble Earl, who already returns one of our mem-
bers, should contemplate the extravagant project of no-
minating both.
Sir Charles Coote's splendid mansion at Ballyfin is
nearly finished; it is a Grecian structure, built en-
tirely of granite, quarried upon the estate, of as fine
a grain and quality as the best Portland stone. The
building, it is calculated, will cost 40,0001, although
the estimate did not much exceed half that sum ; and
it is to be furnished by London upholsterers, in the
most costly style. Part of the furniture has been al-
ready imported, including a set of drawing-room chairs
of carved oak, which cost forty guineas apiece—a
moderate price, considering that the owner, on a former
occasion, paid 20,0001. for a seat of a more worthless de-
scription. A strict order has been issued to shut out all
visiters in the absence of the family, and several persons
of rank have been sent away from the gate as uncere-
moniously as if Ballyfin were Windsor Castle. General
Archdall, M.P. and Sir Robt. Staples, Bart. were amongst
the exclusives; but, from the known hospitality of the
worthy proprietor, it is expected that when he becomes a
resident he will keep a more open house.
Emigration is going on more briskly than any other
denomination of the Irish export trade. A family ofl
Protestants, consisting of 11 persons, left the neighbour-
hood of Mountrath on Monday last for Upper Canada.,
On landing in the new world they will have 4001. to com-
mence with, the residue of the savings of the good times,
which heavy rents and heavy taxes were rapidly diminish-
ing. It is of such persons as these that Mr. Wilmot
Horton's panacea is relieving the country, whilst all the
drunkards, the fighters, the rogues, tend —, Mick to
odd Ireland with a " diverate
There were 5,637 hhds. of flaxseed imported into Bel-
fast in the peewit year.

CHURCH REFORM.

TO THE EDITOR OF TL-ITWTHERN REPORTER.

• Moor Park, May 18, 1890.
SI R,—l beg to enclose a letter from the Secretary of
the Home Department in answer to the petition in favor
of Church Reform, addressed to his Majesty by the
members of the Church of England, in the county and
city of Cork. During the present lamented state of his
Majesty's health, it is not surprising he should feel u
able to devote attention to a question of so much
tude and importance.
The petition to the House of Commons, presented by
the Hon. Robert King, was received with that degree of
interest which the subject demanded ; and the speeches
made on the occasion of Sir John Newport's motion, as
well as the measures then adopted, prove how necessary
the representatives of the nation consider it to be to in-
quire into, and to correct, some of the most glaring abuses
in the Church Establishment of Ireland.

According to the resolutions at the Cork meeting, I
had the honour of laying before the House of Lords the
petition addressed to their Lordships. I then brought
forward a motion which I thought no individual could
find fault with—namely, " for a commission of inquiry,
to ascertain whether any, and what abuses existed in the
Church Establishment of England and Ireland." My
object in proposing this measure was to protect our
Church from the attacks of her adversaries, and to ensure
to the people adequate religious instruction from their
appointed teachers—to correct what is allowed by all ra-
tional and disinterested men to be practically wrong.
That not many noble Peers would engage in the debate,
and that very few would take interest in the statements I
felt called upon to make, was what I thought possible,
because the subject was new to the House, and the tem-
poral affairs of the nation had too long exclusively en-
grossed attention. I requested no Noble Peer to second
me, first, because it is unnecessary that a motion in the
House of Lords be seconded, and in the next place I was
anxious in no way to be committed by the statements or
assertions of others, who, though agreeing with me in
general principles, might hazard opinions or expressions
repugnant to my sentiments.
Much as I regretted the haste of the Lord Chancellor
in putting the question,which prevented the Earl of Win-
chilsea (who had risen for the purpose) from addressing
the House, I feel satisfied that great good may be ex-
pected to result from the uncontradicted statement now
before the public. I entertain also strong hope that
some of the most zealous and active members of our
hierarchy, though not prepared to speak, are ready to act
in a way that will be beneficial to religion, and gratifying
to the nation.

Should the abuse, however, so justly complained of, not
be abolished before the next session, I shall, with DI-
VINE permission, again bring this most important of all
questions before the British Senate.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.
MOUNTCASIIELL.

" Whitehall, April 27, 1830.
"MY LORD,.--I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of the petition to his Majesty, which your Lord-
ship left at the Office of the Home Department.
" Having laid the petition before his Majesty, I am to
acquaint your Lordship that his Majesty has not been
pleased to signify any commands upon the subject of it.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's
very obedient servant, " ROBERT PEEL.
" The Earl of Mounteashell, Bce."
LAW INTELLIGENCE.