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London, England, 1830-08-10 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS.

some few miads, and so irradicable is the hatred of public freedom,
that the overthrow of despotism in any state is too sore a subject of
mortification hot to show itself through the medium of the.
very few organs which, happily, such principles possess in
a free state. On the subject of the late events in France it
so happens that '• the powers which were" contrived to put
themselves so entirely in the wrong, that we were scarcely pre-
pared to find that there was any part of the Press of England,
however so inclined, which could find a peg to hang its note of vi-
tuperation upon. In this, however, we were mistaken ; and we
are doomed to see, in the native land of freedom, the laudable efforts
of a whole people against the wanton unprovoked attacks of their
oppressors, stigmatised as rebellion and treason. This is rather too
much. 07f what strange materials must the mind be composed
which can calmly look on upon a people assailed by the most vio-
lent aggression, and can deem resistance to it reprehensible, and the
aggressors the objects of sympath and applause ! According
to this rule in morals, the thief is to be pitied, and the
party robbed the object of vengeance and condemnation. Never,
perhaps, was there an instance upon record where the people
have been so decidedly in the right, and the Government so
unquestionably in the wrong, as in the circumstances which
led to the late events in France. But take it otherwise. For argu-
ment sake, let us admit that the people were pressing upon their
rulers, and were threatening the overthrow of the Charter. 'Could
insanity itself have contrived any means to put the latter more in
the wrong titan the steps which they themselves had taken ? If
there has been any treason, it has been altogether the treason of the
Government against the governed. But we readily admit that the
writers in question, who happily represent but a very small party in
this country, may well feel sore upon the events in question. They
have put, we apprehend, a final extinguisher upon the last hopes
which they could entertain of ever seeing the spirit of despotism re-
, established among the natives of Europe. That any British heart
could have such a wish seems almost incredible. But let that pass.
Sufficient for them that it cannot he. In this country, at least, it
could never have been, had events in France been what they might.
But there are other countries differently situated ; and in Spain and
Portugal, for instance, to say nothing of other States, the star of
freedom in France is, and must be, a beacon to light them to a
regeneration of their political rights.

CHROWICLE.—The Chamber of Deputies has chosen the Duke
of Orleans King of the French, subject to the conditions expressed
in a modified Charter. The Clown is to be settled on him and " his
descendants in perpetuity, according to the order of promogeniture,
and to the exclusion of females and their descendants." We refer
our readers to the letter of out Corespondent for information respect.
ing the modifications of the Charter. The translation of the old
Charter, which he has added, will enable them to understand the
extent of the alterations. There is, however, a material difference
between the inference which our Correspondent draws from the
suppression of the State Religion, and the Report of the speech of
M. Dupla, sen. as given by the Messagcr des Chambres. We are
inclined to think our Correspondent mistaken. lie says—" The
sixth, which established a National or Stale Religion, is to be sup-
premed !i ! Let Mr. Hume take courage ! Let the moderate Re-
formers and Dissenters persevere ! Let them remember that we have
thousands of Priests who exercise the most fearful influence over the
consciences of men; and yet they are all deprived of State pay, and the
nation is relieved from religious taxation ! What will be the effect of
this? I will tell you: people will go to church who never went
before. The Curates and Priests, who are humble, active,
and useful, will be well paid by the voluntary offerings of those
who attend the churches ; the insolent Bishops and Archbishops
will be compelled to follow the example of the poorer Clergy, and
in less than one year there will be not only more of practical
religion, but even more of going to church than has been known
in this country for the last thirty years." The account given
in the report which we have adopted is—" We propose to you to
suppress the oth Article. This is the article which has been so much
abused ; but to take away every pretext for malevolence, we would
not have it thought that it intends the slightest violation of the Ca-
tholic religion. The sth Article says every one professes freely his
religion. The 7th Article, speaking of the support of the several
modes of worship, will say, that the Catholic religion is that of the
majority of the French, and that the Ministers of that religion shall
be paid by the government." There is a material difference between
having no State religion, and leaving the Clergy to be paid by
the people. The truth is, that in many districts of France the
people are so poor, that neither Catholic nor Protestant Clergy would
be paidat all, if they were not paid by the Treasury. To leave the
people to pay their own Clergy would therefore, give rise to much
discontent. But we question the policy of leaving the Priests to tax
the people themselves for their support, as the dissenting clergy do
in America and England. The priests themselves may gain by
this, but we are afraid the people will not be gainers. In Germany,
where the State pays the Clergy of the different denominations,
they discharge their duty in a quiet unostentatious manner. But to
say nothing of England, what is the result of the system of Arne-
ries ? Professor Cooper, who being a warm admirer of his adopted
country, may be safely taken as an evidence respecting the United
States, says, " In no other country is the wise toleration esta-
blished by law so complete as in this. But in no country what.
ever, is a spirit of persecution for mere opinions so prevalent as in
the United States of America. It is a country most tolerant in the.
ory, and most bigotted in practice. The laws controul no man's
opinions • they controul his conduct only. They guarantee freedom
of conscience, of profession, and of discussion, to every creed ad
form of worship, the framers of them well knowing that the result of
conflicting opinion and open discussion can only be truth; and that
no opinion deserves to be protected which cannot protect it.
self. But the Clergy of this country—l hope, not of all sects....
the Calvinistic Clergy chiefly, are united in persecuting every
man who calls in question any of their metaphysical opinions,
or who hints at their views of ambition and aggrandizement."
When the clergy are paid by the State, they have a less powerful
motive for the rancorous bigotry of which the professor complains.
Were the people previously educated, the danger from the excessive
zeal of a clergy paid by their flocks would not be so great. And,
perhaps, in France, where Calvinism never appeared in the repulsive
puritanical form it assumed in England and America, the danger
from the zeal of the clergy might not be so great as in some other
countries. But still it is as well not to make rash experiments.

CHAOXICI.E.—The King haTeXpressed himself, in respect of
the late proceedings in France, u a Constitutional Monarch ought,
and in a way which cannot fail to gratify the people of this country.
" Charles the Tenth," said he, " was my friend, and 1 pity him ;
but he has been misled." His Majesty also added the word priest-
ridden, as applicable to the Ex-King.

Cnnotricr.z.—The attempt oust Lord Palmerston from the
representation of the University of Cambridge, which we noticed
at the time when the agents of Government were busy about it,
proved, as is known, abortive ; but Oxford adheres, with true
Tory pertinacity, to the worthies by whom that Seminary of use.
Jul learning is so appropriately represented. The University of
Dublin, however, having the Illustrious Duke of Cumberland
for its Chancellor, cuts, on the occasion of the present Election,
by far the sorriest figure. The franchise of the Irish University
belongs not, as in the English, to the Masters of Arts, but to
the Fellows and Scholars, who do not, in the whole, exceed one
hundred persons. Yet did this small body of Electors create,
when convened for the exercise of their suffrages, a scene of riot,
violence, and confusion, unparalleled in the conduct of the most
popular constituency assembled during the present Elections. The
pretenders to the favours of this choice body of voters were
men every way worthy of them—Mr. Sergeant Lefrny, Mr.
Croker, of the Admiralty, and Mr. J. H. North. The first
named person was the successful candidate. He is a respectable
gentleman in private life, but a fanatic in politics as well as religion
—having talents which will add no strength to the party he espouses,
while his zeal, with all its fury, has a dash in it of the ludicrous,
which, as in the case of Sir Charles Wetherell, is apt to make men
laugh when the speaker is himself most in earnest. Serjeant Lefroy
will add an item to a knot of politicians from whom nothing is to
be feared ; and regarding his election, therefore, as a mere inocuous
effort of Orange zeal, we are free to rejoice in the disappointment of
both his rivals, Mr. Croker and Mr. North—the first, a person with
less character than any living public man of a moiety of his talents;
and the latter, a mere popinjay rhetorician, to whose small traffic in
tropes and metaphors all men of principle and good sense must de.
sire a termination.

FRENCH REVOLUTION.

TimEs.—The Whirs of France progress, as the Americans call
it, tranquilly, and, as far as we can judge, happily, towards a re-
establishment. We have seen nothing hitherto of the Chamber of
Peers. Their meetings, it is known, are not open; but the French
papers mention, that they are occupied in preparing an address to the
Duke of Orleans. Two of the exalinisten, as we stated yesterday,
are taken. This being the ease, and it being now certain that they
will be brought to trial, we shall abstain from pressing their conduct
against them.—We are not strangers, neither is France a stranger
to the fact, that the party most dreaded in its councils by all just,
humane, and honourable men, is the republican party. That it ex-
ists cannot be denied ; but that it is small and odious, is, we think,
proved by the circumstance that it has no organ of Its wishes. Among
the numerous newspapers now published every day in Paris, not one
of them is republican, or ever puts forth a principle but in support
of a moderate, free, constitutional monarchy, as best adapted
to the present situation of France, and the general repose of
Europe. In the provinces it appears that a paper which took
a republican tone has been publicly burnt. The public
choice has lighted on the Duke of Orleans as the person
fittest to mount the vacant throne. Some mention has certainly
been made, though in one only of the journals, of the Duke of
Bordeaux ; and the ex-King Charles, with his son the Duke of
Angouleme, honours that young personage with the Royal title and
address now when they are all running away together. This is the
usual infatuation of that wretched family. It was certainly free to
the French people to choose the Duke of Bordeaux for their Bove.
reign ; but they have not done so: and it is surelymot competent
to a King who has quitted his throne, and betaken himself to light
from a justly enraged nation, to invest another with that authority
which has been already torn from himselE We hear that the Duke
of Buckingham has offered Hartwell as an asylum to the miserable
and guilty fugitives.

HERALD.—Though there is no manias on which a Maroc* of
opinion cannot display itself, yet there are some an which it could
hardly be expected to appear. Of shape the smelioration.and free-
dom of the human race might be expected to be awes but no; even
that is a subject on which mankind are not agreed, and so innate in

example shown them, and be was sure that tl.c de-pot of span— the
embroiderer of petticoat► for the Virgin AIR-3 —would su tremble,
that he would not be able to thread his needle—( Loud laughter.)—
It was a matter of great import that the lower aril middling climes
were united in one general bond to gain their rights. (Loud cheers.)
Among the subsequent speakers were Mr. Gale Junes, Mr. Grady,
and others.

The Resolutions were all carried, and subscriptions laid down.

THE ELECTIONS.

MEMBERS
ZZIOLAIID
COOINTIr or HaItIPORD.
Sir J. Cottrell.
Sir IL Price.
BASSZTLAM.
Lord Newark.
Captain Duneontbe.
ST. MICHAIL.

Hon. L. Kenyon.
Tauao.
Lord Encontbe.
Mr. Peach.
RADNOR.
R. Price, Esq.
Haunting.
J. Fleming, Esq.
Sir W. Heathcot&
&UM
Sir R. Hill.
J. C. Pelham.
BIM CROCK •
T. Wood, Esq.

CA 'Low.
Lord Tullamore.
CLOIMIL L.
E. Come, Esq.

IREI

RETURNED.
Nb WALES.
Wit:ISM IRS.
Sir J. D. Asdey.
J. Bennett, Esq.
Qt. 61141110 ROUGH.
W. Holmes.
J. Cape!.
Sir P. Durham.
SOMERSET
W. Diekins n.
K. A. Sandford.
FLINT3HIRL.
Sir T. Mostyn
NORIOUSI ISLA NO.
M. Bell.
T. W. Braunint.t.
COMET or ()IRMO
W. Fine.
Lord Norreys.
State of the Pull, at the c'the.
Mr. Pane . 9, i
Lord Norrey5...
Sir G. Dashwood ...... .
,A N D.

DUSOAIiNON•
lion. T. Knox
B
Sir A. Chicbeiter.

STATE OF POLLS.

ENGLAND AND WALES.
•E/WORD, Ate. 7. I Reanuto, Auc. 7.
Whitbread .. ... 494, Palmer .. .. 40d
Polhill ... .. 4791 Russel ... ... 456
Russell ... ... 466/ hushington ... .. 422
=sea, aro. 9. SURREY, AUG. 9.
Tyrell ... .. 1511 Mr. Denison
Western .... ... 1305 Mr. Briscoe ..
Wellesley ... ... 12101 Mr. Jollift ..
IRELAND.

... 2159
... 1487
.. 1252

CITY or DORM, AUG. G.
Moore
Shaw ... .• • .. 505
Grattan ... .. 222
CITY 01 AUG. 5.
Boyle ... ... 281

Callaghan
Baldwin
CARRICKFERGUS.
Load Geo. Hill
Sir A. Ihichester
C. Adam, Esq.

171
... 41

... 51
... 46

SURREY ELECTION (MONDAY.)
CLOSE OF SHE POLL.

Yesterday, the election was resumed at tl:e usual hour ; but it
proceeded tardily, from the circumstance of placards being circa
laced in large characters that " Mr. Jolliffe had resigned." From,
the confident declaration of Mr. Jolliffe on Saturday evening, that
he would keep open the poll as long as the law would allow hip.
this was very generally disbelieved, though those who were in the
secret knew that the resignation had been, in fact, attain during t:le
previous night.
lllr. H. Summit was amommt the unbelievers, and he therefore
required the authority for the placard.
111 r. HOCELEY said he had the authority of Mr. &tailpiece.
Mr. H. SUMNER (who it may be mentioned once for all was
throughout received with dreadful uproar) then wished to know
what was Mr. Smailpiece's authority ?
Mr. SMALLPIECE replied, that he had authority, but he should
not explain what that authority was.—(Applause.)
Mr H. SUMNER declared that Mr.Johl ffe's trust must have been
betrayed.—(Great uproar.)
Mr. SMALLPIECE indignantly repelled this insinuation.
Mr. H. SUMNER said, he would not have voted, had he known
it, for a man who could employ such sgen:s.
Mr. Youngs a gentleman on Mr. Denison's Committee, said, that
he knew the fact of Mr. Jolliffe having resigned ; he had seen letters
confirmatory of it.
Mr. H. Strstwza. persisted in the expression of his unbelief,
amidst great uproar ; and declared that he thought it must have
originated with Mr. Briscoe's Committte.—(Tremendous yelling
and uproar.)
After an immense deal of altercation,
Mr. H. SUMNER called on the High Sheriff to proceed with the
poll as though Mr. J. might have retired ; the freeholders had a
right to keep open the poll.
Mr. Barscoe here entered the Court, and was received with
overwhelming shouts of applause.
Mr. H. SUMNER having, with some difficulty, obtained a h ar-
ing, said he was glad Mr. Briscoe had entered the Court; he
wished to know that gentleman's qualification. (Yelling tre-
mendous.)
Mr. Barscoz eventually swore, and in the most impressive man-
ner, that he was qualified by virtue of property at Cbertsey and at
Twickenham. (This produced great cheering.)
After much further discussion, the High Sheriff read a letter, de-
claring that Colonel Jolliffe would no longer be at any expense to
bring voters to the poll—and that if voters proceeded, they must do
so at their own expense. And he then caused proclamation to be
made to the effect, that if an hour elapsed without voters coming in
for Mr. Jolliffe, the poll would be closed.
At one o'clock the poll was closed, it being stated that Mr. Jot-
We's friends had prevented his voters from appearing.
The High Sheriff then declared the numbers to be as follow :
Mr. Denison . .
Mr. Briscoe .. . . 1487
Mr. Julliffe..... .
The two first names were received with loud cheering—the
' third name was greeted in a most unceremonious manner.
Mr. DENISON and Mr. BRISCOE then severally returned thanks,
the High Sheriff having declared that they were duly elected.
After which thanks were voted to the Sheriff, and the Members
chaired.
Sir. Jolliffe did not appear in the Court. It was front the tint
of the morning greatly crowded.
IRISH ELECTIONS.
Dustin CITY, AtOrST 7.—Mr. Grattan's friends are omit g
the most strenuous efforts this morning to pull down the great ma.
jority which his opponents have over him, but all their exertions
I are vain. The freeholders, upon whose support Sir. Grattan mainly
relies, are coming up very slowly. The freemen are polling rapidly
for Moore and Shaw. At the hour of post (three o'clock) the runt.
ben on the gross poll stood thus:
Moore
628

lestetday evening a numerous meeting was held in the Rotunda,
Blackfriars.road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
glorious triumph of liberty in France, and to allow an expression of
the public feeling respecting the late heroic struggle of the French
people. Many persons who attended wore tricoloured cockades and
favours. and several natives of France were present. The meeting
was convened by the Council of the London Political Union. Mr.
George Rogers in the Chair. At least 1,200 persons were present.
The CHAIRMAN said that this meeting was called for the purpose
of allowing the expression of the public voice at the progress of li.
berty In trance. Many of the governments of the world had
trampled on liberty. This meeting was called to promote a sub.
sctiption for the relief of the widows of the killed and the wounded
in the late struggle ; not that such subscription was needed, fur
the French people would, no doubt, take care of the sufferers • but
the British public now have an opportunity of showing their &ling
on the late glorious event.—(Loud cheers.)
The SECRETARY read a declaration issued by the Union, which .
alluded to the late revolution, and the part taken by La Fayette and Grattan ..
other patriots, and concluded by expressing a hope that a respectable Even Mr. Grattan's friends give up all hopes of his success.
subscription would be raised. DUBLIN COUNT T.—The election commences on Tuesday next.
Mr. LOTATT rose to move the first resolution, which designated the 10th inst. The four candidates, namely. Messrs. White and
the late attempt on the liberty of France as despotic, and expressed Talbot, the late members, Lad Brebazon, son of the Earl of Meath,
a hope that the last attempt had been made by despotism over the and Mr. George Hamilton, are still in the field, and are most active
people. Mr. Lovett then read a summary of the late transactions in their canvass. A hot contest is expected. A formal intimation
in Paris. He hoped that tyrants had been read a lesson by the has been made to the committee of one of the candidates, by *he
working classes and the lower orders. He paid a compliment to the Roman Catholic Bishop of the diocese, that he has issued a man.
National Guard of France.--(Loud cheers.) He hoped that the date to his clergy that they shall take no part in the proceedings.
Allies had now been taught that liberty in a smock-frock would do BOROUGH or DROGHEDA.—At the cle.e of the poll lust even-
more than military tyranny in armour.—(Loud cheers.) He con- hilt (Friday) Mr. O'Connell was, on the gross, 49 a-head of his
eluded by observing that he hoped all tyrants would take warning oPPoneot•
by the fate of the Bourbons.—(Loud applause.) Cameleer Eno us, (County; Antrim.)—The election of a mem.,
Mr. Thostreow seconded the resolution. Ile thought such a her fur the town of Carrickfergus commenced on Thursday. S,r
revolution as had occutred in France was wanted here. (Tremen. Arthur Chichester. the late member, and Lord George A. Hill,
clouts cheers.) This he gave as a hint, and hoped that a flame had brother of the Marquis of Downshire, were put in nomination. The
been lighted which would be transplanted to this country. The Polling went on until five o'clock in the evening, when Sir Arthur
French have accomplished a mighty merciful, moral, and most stated that, owing to his absence from this country, attending on
bloodless revolution that had occurred In the history of the world— his parliamentary duties. several influential freeholders, on whose
(cheers), and that too, without the guillotine. The revolution support he had calculated, had engaged themselves to another, and
had occurred at an opportune moment, at a time when the eke. he therefore declined any further contest. Thomas Benjamin Adair.
tions were going on, and a monarch commencing a reign, who had of Loughanmore, was tri proposed a candidate, and sir Arthur
the good of the people at heart; and they bad reason to expect said he would transfer his interest to that gentkman. At the
that the good of the people of this country would be advanced. close of the poll on Thursday evening the numbers were as follow :
' Were the liberties of the people attacked, they would have merely lard Hill ... .. ... 64
to refer to France as an example to put down the traitorous Minis. Sir A. Chichester ... . . 44
ten. (Cheers.) The resolution he had to second was, that a fund Mr. Adair ... ... ... 5
should be raised to assist the sufferers—not that the pounds or WATEIITORD COUNTY.—It is said that Mr. Wyse "nears to
penes were wanted. The :Agin., of those who had fallen in contest this county with Lord George Beresford and Mr. O'Connell.
the s struggle were immortalized as well as those who fell. Mt. Wyse is a Roman Catholic, and was an active member of the
children, lovers, and parents, would refer to the glorious Catholic Association.
comment that had been raised to liberty. (Applause.) The Duke Coat CITY—The election for the City of f'ork commenced on
of Orleans had been appointed to the kingly office, and he thought Wednesday. The candidates are 3lr. Daniel Callaghan, the Hon.
well ; he had sufferedF in the cause of liberty, and ii suffering doth John Boyle, and Dr. Baldwin.
make a man fit to govern." On the whole, it was well that theap- On Thursday evening the poll stood thus t—
pointmsot had been made. Boyle . . ... .. 193
The 'evolution was again read. It was as follows:—" That Callaghan ... . . ... 113
this meeting heartily agree in the late glorious and ever memor. Baldwin ... .. ... 44
able Tinny in Paris over the armed satellites of despotism, those LIRICR COUNTV —Mr. Messy Dawson has resigned.—
bet snorts of wretched statesmen, when they desire to IIII
rule in Fin be gibbon and O'Grady will returned without a contest.
"parkin to the have, rights, and liberties of the peopile. Ti at LIMICRICIE CITY the election tot the city of Limerick elm.
a stdrrrlptical be opened," atc. (Canied with great apptause.) maned yesterday (Friday.) Me. Spring Rice is opposed by Mr.
Several other rendedons were proposed and adopted, strongly gannet Mien. There was no polling on the hiss day.
expressive of die feelings of the- Meeting on the late event in Oar.war Toww.—At the elute of the pull on Tucaday cycling,
France. the numbees were.
Me, HreismsixoTox thought that all despots w I elil hay. ilk ' O'Hara • . 54 I Blake

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