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DR. RIINEILE'S LECTURE.

ST. ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI, A CANONIZED
SAINT OF ROME, A BLASPHEMER AGAINST
CHRIST.

Last evening, the concluding lecture of a series
in connexion with the Church of England Institution
was delivered by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, in the Amphi-
theatre. On the motion of the Rev. F. OULD, SAMUEL
HOLME, Esq., was called to the chair ; and on the plat-
form we noticed the following clergymen :—Rev. Dr.
Hume, Messrs. Parry, Ould, Falloon, Pollock, Lowe,
Wright, Robinson, Taylor, Minton, Barry, Mosse, Parry,
jun., Sayers, Sutton, Butler, Powell, Ireland, Moeran,
Wallace, Marland, Moore, Groom, Bardsley, &c. ; Messrs.
Grantham, Bushell, D. Hodgson, John Campbell, T.
Priestley, Johnson, A. Steans, &c. The building was
filled in every part ; and on the appearance of the chair-
man and lecturer, deafeningcheersburst from the audience.

The CHAIRMAN called on the Rev. Thomas Moore to
open the meeting with prayer ; and then said that he
would not detain the audience with any remarks of his
own, but offer such as he thought applicable at the close
of the lecture. He would, therefore, call on the Rev.
Dr. M'Neile.

Dr. M`Netez, who was received with loud and long
continued cheers, and waving of handkerchiefs, spoke as
follows :—Brother Protestants, I love fair dealing and
plain speaking. (Cheers.) I do not, however, like to
speak of myself, and to prevent the necessity for this, I
will write you a letter to-morrow. It is my desire to
remove, as I think I am perfectly able to do, any mis-
apprehension which may have arisen, and even the
grounds for such, which I may have inadvertently
given. (Cheers.) You believe me that I have not
struck my Protestant colours.—(hear, and tremendous
cheers)—that I have not abandoned my high Pro-
testant ground—(hear, and cheers)—that I have not
forsaken any of my protestant allies. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.) I have been assailed before there was time for
explanation, before I was even asked for it ; but I readily
forgive the haste for the salsa of the Protestant zeal which
prompted it. (Cheers.) I am glad to see that you are
so jealous, that you cannot bear the thought of any pro-
minent man among you being faithless. (Hear, hear.)
M. Romaine once told his congregation that he wished
their faith to be so firm that it would not be shaken, even
by the apostacy of their pastor. (Cheers.) So your
protestantism should not be injured, and I believe would
not be injured, by the supposed defection of any man.
(Cheers.)
The present lecture is the last of a series, on the defen-
sive—a position into which we have been thrown. The
Pope has undertaken a crusade against the Christian reli-
gion and rational liberty throughout the world. We are
engaged in resisting his aggression. In England many
people judge by what they see not by what they read, and
they do not believe that he claims obedience, as it is true
he does. The year before last, the sincerity of despotism
overcame the smoothness of hypocrisy, and last year our
perliment met his attack by passing the Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill. Because England refused to adopt reprisals
(for her own sake)—for in her consistency for liberty she
will not be goaded into intolerant exam ple,—the Pope,
regardless of ordinary civilities, and knowing only the ar-
gument of brute force, continues his aggressions. His
cardinals, bishops, priests, and deacons, are his generals.
field-officers, and subalterns. They areal! at their post, and
thank God we are at ours. (Loud cheers.) But the weapons
of our warfare are not carnal, though they are mighty to
the pulling down of strong holds. It is in this light that
the present and kindred lectures must be viewed, not as
aggressions or assaults on our Roman Catholic neighbours,
for we would not interfere with their religious opinions. A
man may believe in transubstantiation as he believes in
dreaming; but we claim the same liberty for ourselves.
You are all familiar with direction-posts at cross-roads.
They are for the instruction of travellers, and with out-
stretched arms they proclaim, " This is the way, walk ye
in it." You are also familiar with the warning-boards
which from time to time appear in the centre of a broken
street, bearing, in legible letters, the significant notice,
" No road." To these two familiar objects may be com-
pared the characters of men, as they are presented to us
on the page of history. Some, from their virtue, their
singleness of purpose, their sin- plicity, their sincerity and
consistency, their straightforward determination to do
right, and noble perseverance in doing it, may well be
compared to direction-posts, saying, " This is the way,
follow us." Chiefest among men I would rank him who,
in conscious int‘ grity, and without any mixture of pride,
said, " Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
Others, from their vices, their double-dealing, their
hypocrisy, their ingenious perversions of the very founda-
tions of right and wrong, resemble the warning-boards,
displaying their seasonable warning, "No road"—no clean
road, no safe road, in this direction. It would be difficult
to determine to whom in this school the prize of pre-
emience should be awarded, but certaiuly a place, and a
high place, in the first class, may be given to ALPHONSUS
MARIA DE LIGUORI. (Laughter.) This man would not
be deserting of our particular notice, neither would his
writings bo of any important public interest, but for the
fact of his canonization as one of the patron saints of the
Church of Rome. This is indeed of some importance in our
present conflict with Rome, because by this the doctrines
and principles taught by Liguori are bcund round the neck
of Romish infallibility. It had enough to carry previously,but
for the last 13 years it has had this additional and destruc-
tive burden bound to it by a cable which cannot be cut
adrift without sending the whole craft adrift. (Cheers.)
You will naturally expect from me, in the first place,
some account of what this same canonization is, and of
the process by which it is accomplished. I will endea-
vour to give you this, abridged from the great work of
Pope Benedict XIV., entitled " De Servorum Dei Beall.
ficatione, et Beatorum Canonizatione." The process
preparatory to canonization was very different at first
from what it is now. Prior to the year 1587, the tribunal
of inquiry and examination at Rome was composed of
seven notaries, one for each district, or hill, of the seven-
billed city of Rome, tozether with an indefinite number
of sub-deacons to inspect their proceedings. When ap-
plication was made on behalf of any individual deceased,
to have him or her canonized, the first inquiry instituted
by this tribunal was, whether the individual in question
had died in the unity of the church : then whether his
motives had been pure, free from vanity, and all other
imperfections of ordinary men ; then, whether the cause
of his or her death had been in defence of the faith.
The result of this inquiry was not made public, but sent
to the bishop of the diocese wherein the deceased had
lived. To him belonged the right to pronounce sentence
upon the examination. If he determined in favour of the
petition, the deceased might be beatified without further
process. The circular letters were sent to all the churches
throughout the world. Time was given for replies ;
and, if no protest were offered, i. e. if the beatification
were adopted by the church dispersed, it became,
ipso facto, a canonization ! Pope Alexander 111. made
an alteration in this process, depriving the bishop of the
diocese of the privilege of pronouncing upon the exami-
nation, and reserving it in all cases to the Pontiff himself !
In 1587, Popo Sixtus V. established at Rome what is
called " the congregation of rites," and placed the matter,
in addition to other duties, under their management.
The congregation of rites is thus described :—" The con-
gregation consists of a cardinal prefect and a body of car-
dinals, who undertake the office of reporters (ponentes)
of the cause of the congregation ; a prothonotory, secre-
tary, the promoter and subpromoter of the faith, consul-
ters, auditors of the rota, advocates, physicians, surgeons,
an archivist, and interpreters of the processes, if they
happen to be written in a foreign idiom. The duty of the
secretary is to prepare reports on each case, submit them
to the pope, and publish the decrees issued by his holi-
ness at each stage of the proceedings." Strict rules were
laid down for the guidance of this congregation by Urban
VIII., in the years 1625, 1634, and by succeeding Popes
since his time. This is the tribunal still in existence ;
and to this all applications are now made for beatification
and canonization. No application will be entertained at
all, unless there be what seems to these gentlemen
prima facie proof that the deceased enjoyed a general
reputation for sanctity and miracles, and that as yet
no public veneration had been offered to him. (Hear,
hear.) This last stipulation appears to have been
intended to give effect to the order of Alexander 111.
against the bishop of the diocese presuming to beatify.
The certificates that the person on whose behalf applica-
tion is made is duly qualified, are called processes ; and
the persons urging the suit are called postulators. When
the processes are ready, the postulators petition the con-
gregation of rites to go into the case. The promoter of
the faith is then summoned, and the processes are formally
opened, the seals and signatures being closely and care-
fully examined. The next step is the examination of the
writings of the deceased, if any. They are revised and
scrutinized. For this two years are allowed. If they
contain anything of which the congregation disapprove,
the process is arrested. If not, then after two years the
commission for taking up the case with authority may be
signed by the Pope. TLen the, .congregation of rites

address letters to three bishops of dioceses adjoining to
that wherein the deceased lived, desiring them to•draw up
a document containing proofs that the deceased possessed
a reputation for sanctity and miracles in general. If
this happened, then other letters are sent, desiring
evidence on each virtue and miracle in particular. Then
the congregation proceed to examine the virtues
and miracles in detail, provided fifty years have
elapsed since the death of the saint. This ex-
amination is made at three different meetings. The first
is anti-preparatory, and held in the palace of the cardinal
reporters of the congregation. The second is preparatory,
and held in the Pope's Palace. The third is the
general congregation, and held in the Pope's pre-
sence. "At every stage the promoter of the faith
must be consulted, and it is his duty to bring forward
every objection that he thinks fit against the proofs of the
virtues and miracles of the servant of God ; and for this
purpose he must be furnished with all the depositions and
informations taken in the cause. His arguments are
stated in writing, and the advocates employed in the cause
prepare their reply. The relations of the miracles are
submitted to physicians and surgeons, who deliver in
writing their opinion, whether the facts related could have
been produced by natural means." When additional
posthumous miracles are reported, e., miracles by the
relics of the deceased or by a vision to any one, or by his
intercession, the cause is resumed, and the examination
carried on as before. Prior to the popedom of Benedict
XIV., canonization might take place in any city. St.
Edmund, of Canterbury, was canonized at Lyons; and
St. Thomas, of Aquino, at Avignon. But since Benedict
issued his Bull, Ad Sepulchra Apostalorum, all beatifi-
cations and canonizations must be at St. Peter's in Rome.
The actual ceremony is thus described in a Roman Ca-
tholic publication. The preliminary descriptions of the
procession are too long to read, you must imagine them,
till the Pope reaches St. Peter's :

"On arriving at the altar of the blessed sacrament, the Pope
descends from his chair, and kneels for a short time in adora-
tion, and then, reascending his chair, is borne to the throne,
where he receives the customary homage of the cardinals,
bishops, and others. All being at length arranged in their
places, a master of ceremonies conducts to the throne the car-
dinal procurator, attended on his left by a consistorial advo-
cate, who cn his knees thus prays his holiness, in the name of
the said cardinal, to admit the subjects who are to be cano-
nized into the catalogue of saints:—` The most reverend
cardinal N.,—[Nicholas, I suppose]—(Loud laughter)—here
present, earnestly (instanter) petitions your holiness to
enrol among Christ's saints, &c., N. N."fhe secre-
tary of briefs replies in behalf of his holiness, that the
matter being of exceeding moment, is behoveth first to implore
fervently the throne of Divine Grace, and to invoke the inter-
cession of the Holy Mother of God, and the holy apostles, and
the other saints. The cardinal then returns to his place, and
the Pope, descending from the throne, kneels down
at the foot of it, while two of the choir chant the
1 itanv of the Saints, the rest answering. Then all rise up and
take their seats, and the Pope ascends his throne. The cardinal
procurator returns, and the consistorial advocate repeats the
petition in the following manner:—' The most reverend Car-
dinal N., &c., earnestly and more earnestly (instanter et in-
slanting) petitions your holiness,' &c. The secretary of briefs
answers in terms similar to those used before, and the Pope
kneels, while the cardinal assistant on his left hand admonishes
all to pray again by the word Orate; and all falling on their
knees, pray in silence, until the other assistant cardinal, on
his right hand, bids them rise, Legate. Then, all standing,
the Pope intones the Veni Creator; then, kneeling again, till
the first verse is finished, rises and remains standing till the
hymn is concluded. The prayer is then sung by the Pope, who
afterwards ascends the throne, and, for the third time, the
cardinal returns, and the consistorial advocate repeats the
request in still stronger.terms. Holy Father, the most Rev.
Cardinal, &c , earnestly, more earnestly, and most earnestly,
petitions, &c., (instanter, instantius, instantissime.)
The secretary now replies, that his holiness being satisfied
that God approves the request, has at length resolved to pro-
nounce the definitive sentence, which, by virtue of the supreme
power given him, he does in the following manner:—'To the
honour of the holy and undivided Trinity, the exaltation of the
Catholic faith and increase of Christianity—by the authority of
our Lord Jesus Christ, of the blessed apostles Peter, l'aul, and
our own, after a mature deliberation, repeated invocation of
the Divine succour, and the counsel of our venerable brethren,
the cardinals of the holy Roman Church, the patriarchs and
archbishops dwelling in the city,—we declare the blessed N.
N. to be saints, and enrol them in the catalogue of saints.
enjoining the universal church devoutly to worship their
memory yearly on their natal day; to wit, the blessed N., on
the day, &c. In the name of the Father, t and of the Son, t
and of the Holy t Ghost. Amen.' "

Thus adverting to the facts above mentioned, we perceive
that the conditions required for canonization are what
the congregation of rites, the Cardinals, and eventually
the Pope himself, consider well-attested sanctity and
miracles, and carefully-examined orthodoxy. All these
conditions were pronounced to have been duly fulfilled in
the case of Alphonsus de Liguori. The Congregation of
Rites allowed the cause of his beatification to he brought
forward in 1796, and on the 14th of May, 1802, decided
that it might be proceeded with. (Laughter). On the
18th of May, 1803, Pope Pius VIII. confirmed the decree
of the Congregation of Rites, which declared that
" All the writings of Saint Alphonsus, whether printed
or inedited, had been most rigorously examined ac-
cording to the discipline of the Apostolic See, and
that not one word had been found censura diznum,'
and made known that the moral system of St. Alphonse
had been more than twenty times rigorously discussed
with t/u rules of the decree of Pope Urban VIII.. and
the documents of Benedict XIV., that in all these exami-
nations, undertaken with the view of the canonization of
St. Alphonsus, and in the definitive judgment of the
Sacred Congregation, all agreed voce concordi, unaniini
consensu, una voce, unanimiter.' " (Applause.) The
invasion of the French into Italy interrupted the further
progress of the cause for a time, but on the 15th of Sep-
tember, 1816, Pius VII. solemnly published the brief for
his beatification. And on Trinity Sunday, 1839, he was
formally canonized by Gregory XVI., and added to the
list of those who may be invocated, and by whose inter-
cession in heaven, the faithful are encouraged to hope for
help on earth. Alphonso Liguori was born at Mani-
nella, near Naples, on the 27th September, 1E96. His
history, so far as we can believe it, does not appear to
have contained anything very wonderful; nothing beyond
a considerable amount of the austerity and self-inflicted
mortifications, which characterise so many of the ascetics,
and produce such marvellous effects on the minds of the
ignorant and superstitious. He appears, indeed, to have
possessed considerable assiduity and experience as a wri-
ter, for his works arc voluminous, and indicate an exten-
sive research in the mediaeval fathers. Ho pressed into
his service several of the primitive fathers also, but with-
out giving the references; and no man has ever yet been
able to find in them what Liguori quotes their names to
support—viz., the mercy, the intercession, and the saving
power of the Virgin Mary. (Alleged miracles were here
quoted.) His entire prostration of mind under the autho-
rity of his spiritual director, or, as Roman Catholics
would express it, his perfection in the counsel of obedi-
ence, was very great. His austerities—falsely called
holiness—are greatly lauded ; but on these i would
observe how the Romish system is in antagonism
to Christianity in the important matter of the law
of duty. The law of the Lord is simple, brief in its letter,
and penetrating in its spirit. But what we are most con-
cerned with, are his writings. They consist of fifteen
works, comprising twenty-seven volumes. Of course I
can give you but a very faint specimen of his authorship ;
and before I do so, it may be well to remind you that in
this case the ingenious device of denying that the princi-
ples advanced are indeed the principles of the Church of
Rome, cannot be practised. If the principles of Liguori
be not those of Rome, then the infallibility of Rome is at
an end for ever. He who denies them, does with the
same breath declare that the Pope, with the college of
cardinals, the congregation of rites, the assisting archbi-
shops and bishops, physicians, surgeons,notaries, and pro-
thonotories, after ten years experience, and repeated
prayers to the Virgin and all the saints, have made a gross
blunder, and canonized a slanderer of the faith. On the
other hand, if the principles of Liguori be the principles
of Rome, their hostility to the Bible, Mariolatry, syste-
matic lying, and unspeakable indecency, are part and
parcel of the Romish system. The reverendlecturer then
read extracts, to show this saint's hostility to the scrip-
tures, his Mariolatry, from his letters, respecting which
there are changes in later editions, even in writings of the
canonised • his systematic lying, and his mental slavery,
occasioned his vow of obedience. He could not touch
the indecency which he regretted to say, existed in no
small quantity. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) The
lecturer concluded his address with the following elo-
quent appeal to those present :—" And what a system is
this, then ! Men and brethren, arouse yourselves to the
exigences of the times ! This system,— anti-scriptural,
idolatrous, equivocating, enslaving, indecent ; this sys-
tem, which neither fears God nor regards man, at once
perfidious and plausible, the enemy of your altars and your
homes ::this system, which, with the audacity, cruelty, and
falsehood of the first usurper, tramples upon the rights of
both kings and subjects, kindles the fires of martyrdom,
works the tortures of the Inquisition, turns a deaf car to the
sighs of pity, the groansofdespair, the shrieks, thestruggles,
the maddened horror of violated virgin innocence ; this
system which supplicates or threatens, smiles or frowns,
entreats or commands, anything or everything to accom-
plish its own dark designs • this system legislates within
your senate-house, is endowed by your money, is min-
gling its poison in your literature, insinuating itself into
your schools, and unless checked to time will lead to
scenes of horror in our land enough to appal the stoutest
hearts. (Hear, hear.) Men and brethren, Protestants
of England, save your country ! What a glorious
country this our England is ! Notwithstanding all our
deficiencies and all our faults, and the wide difference
there is between what we are and what we ought to
be, considering our light and our opportunities—still,
after all, what a noble spectacle we present among the
nations. (Cheers.) Where else in Europe could a minister
of Christ thus boldly and faithfully unmask the foul
features of Antichrist ? Where else in Europe could such
an assembly, for such a purpose, be convened, and a man
address it fearlessly, safe from the arbitrary arrest and
capricious imprisonment of irresponsible tyranny ? Oh !
happy England ! blessed Protestantism, precious Bible !
Here the good geniuses of liberty, clothed in the time-
honored, embroidered garments of our Constitution,
armed with the panoply of our acts of parliament, beam-
ing bright and beauteous under the diadem of our Vic-
toria, and resting for the safety of all upon the Rock of
Ages, presides, as a guardian angel, over onr altars and
our homes. Esto perpetua !" (Dr. M'Neile resumed
his seat amid thunders of applause.)
A vote of thanks was proposed, in eloquent terms, by
the Rev. F. OULD, which was received with the greatest
enthusiasm ; and when the CHAIRMAN proposed that the
meeting should hold up their hands in approval, a perfect
forest of hands was raised from pit, boxes. and gallery.
When the applause had subsided, the CHAIRMAN pro-
ceeded to make some remarks, which ha had avoided
doing at the opening. He rejoiced that such an institu-
tion as this existed, which, in the present course of
lectures, had furnished such important information:
When we consider, the speaker said, the critical circum-
stances of our country, such information is indispensable.
A great conflict is going on between the Church
of England and the Church of Rome. Disguise it ea we

may, such is the fact ; and it never can cease till the
principles of the Church of England—that is, the princi-
ples of the Gospel—are victorious. Great principles are
involved—an open Bible, life, light, liberty, civil and
religious. The Church of Rome prevented the spread of
God's word. The circulation of the Scriptures and the
prosperity of Rome cannot co-exist. The Church of
England cultivates the intellect ; the Church of Rome
prostrates it—manacles the mind and the body ; its
victims are helpless before an ecclesiastical despotism.
(Hear.) It is only in this country that such a meeting
could be held. If the one-twentieth of such numbers
met for such a purpose at Madrid they would be dispersed
by the police. We have stamped this country as the
protectress of liberty, the refuge of persecuted Roman
Catholics driven from the continent. As for the French
President, he dreaded no invasion—he was but a puppet
in the hands of 11Iontalerobert and the Jesuits. The
invasion he dreaded was that of Ultramontane priests and
Jesuits—the invasion of the sanctity of our homes, and
such principles were spreading in this town more 'than
the public were aware of. They hate England for her
liberty and religious privileges, but without such
our political constitution would crumble to the ground.
As for Ireland, it formed the chief difficulty of statesmen,
because of its Popery. The Irish were lively and im-
aginative, active and generous, and we had noble examples
of such in Liverpool, in the ministers of the gospel. It
was by missionaries from Ireland that the gospel was
preached in England before 'Popery had sowed
the serpent's teeth. (Cheers.) Let us return the debt,
by giving them, in turn, scriptural education. In
Trinity College, there are the Bibles used by the Priests
and bishops before Henry 11. invaded, or perhaps before
the Pope assumed authority over his brother bishops.
He need not refer to another matter, as a public
meeting would in a few days be held in the Amphitheatre,
for the purpose of returning two true men to Parliament
for Liverpool. The chairman concluded by reading the
famous passage out of Lord Derby's speech, which de-
clares that great statesman's views on education.

The doxology being sung, Dr. M`Neile pronounced the
benediction, and the vast assemblage separated.
As the rev. doctor entered his carriage, it was sur-
rounded by a great crowd, who cheered most lustily as
long as the carriage was in sight. The demonstration was
significant at the present time.

LATEST INTEUIGENCE.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING.
PENINSULAR MAIL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam.ship
Iberia arrived at Southampton at 8 15 this morning, with
the above mails. Her dates are,—Gibraltar, sth instant ;
Cadiz, Gth instant ; Lisbon, M instant ; Oporto, 10th
instant : Vigo, 10th instant. Her cargo consists of three
packages of specie and sundries.
In a violent gale, on the 6th instant, the St. Andrew,
of Fowey, and the brig Tyro, of Liverpool, were much
damaged..

The Peninsular Company's
at Gibraltar on the sth instant

steam-ship Sultan arrived

The screw.steamer Livorno, five days and a-half from
Liverpool for Genoa, arrived on the 3d.
The Iberia brings no news of importance.

PAnis, SUNDAY.—The five per cents. fell to 100 10,
they subsequently rose, however, and closed 101.
At the Casino to-day a great number of speculators as.
sembled, and the decree for the conversion of the Five
per Cents was eagerly discussed. The immediate effect
was to send down the Fives from 103.60, closing price of
Saturday, to 100.50, to' leave off eventually 101 buyers.
A very large amount of business was done.
In his report on the conversion the minister states that
the treasury is without any embarrassment, and the
budget of 1852, which is about to be published, will be
balanced without a deficit.

The revenue returns for February show an increase of
2,0C,0,000 francs over same month of the past year.
At Hamburg, on Friday last, Exchange on London
13- 7, bills offered.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The attendance of peers was unusually numerous.
TIIE GOVERNMENT POLICY.
_ _ _

Lord BEAUMONT, pursuant to notice, put a question to
the Earl of Derby, with the view of eliciting from him
a definite statement as to whether it was his intention,
upon the re-assembling of parliament, to recommend the
re-imposition of a duty upon imported corn. The noble
lord commented at considerable length upon the ill effects
resulting from the uncertainty felt by the public as to thein-
tentions of the government; and observed, that the recent
speech of the noble Earl was guardedly confined to the ex-
pression of his own private opinion of the abstract desira-
bility of protection, hut did not pledge the ministry to
take the sense of the country upon this particular question.
Earl DERBY ridiculed the idea that the postponement
-for a few months of a precise declaration of the course
which the Government intended to take, could cause any
material uncertainty in the country ; but even if it did so,
that same uncertainty must necessarily remain until the
next general election ; then, and not till then, the ques-
tion would be definitively and at once settled. He agreed
that an appeal ought to he made to the country as soon as
circumstances would permit ; but no taunt, no challenge,
no mortification, to which he was exposed, should induce
him to recommend a dissolution one hour sooner than the
great and paramount interests of the country required.
(Loud cheers.) He then proceeded to denounce the opera-
tions of the anti-coin law league; complained warmly of
the attempt which recently had been made by Lord J. Rus-
sell to organize an opposition to his Government, and thus
force a dissolution, after having advised her Majesty to
send for him for the very purpose of averting the evil
consequences which must result from such a step. He
denied the right of Parliament to put, and declined to
answer, categorical questions as to the future course
of the Government ; but he would say, that he would
never attempt, by a mere majority of votes, to force upon
the country a measure distasteful to the great body of the
people. (Loud cheers.) The noble earl concluded by
calling upon the house to enable him to carry into effect
the various important measures which had been begun
this session, and predicted that any factious opposition to
Government which might be made in the other house
would be justly visited by the country upon the heads of
theauthors. (Loud cheers.)—EarlGnEY defended the late
Government from the strictures of the noble earl, and ex-
pressed his dissatisfaction with the evasive and indirect
answer which he had given to the question proposed by
his noble friend.—After remarks from the Earl of Abin-
ger, Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Harrowby, and others,
the matter dropped.—The house adjoured at 4- before 9.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Christopher, Sir J. Trollope, Mr.
Napier, Mr. Whiteside, and Lord Henry Lennox, took
their seats.

On the motion of Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE, TICW writs
were ordered for Coleraine, in the room of Mr. Boyd ;
and for Dungarvon, in the room of Mr. Stewart Knox ;
who have accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. TUVNELL gave notice that, on Wednesday next, he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the
property qualification for members of parliament. (Hear.)
Mr. LACY gave notice of a motion, for an early day
after Easter, for a select committee to enquire into the
nature of the restraint imposed on females in religious
houses.

In reply to a question from Mr. James Wilson, with
regard to his motion upon the Sugar Duties, Sir J.
PACKINGTON said, that during the present session her
Majesty's Government, with a majority against them,
did not intend to press the subject of those controversial
questions which they thought would be better reserved
for another parliament. For these reasons it was not his
intention to bring forward the notice which stood in his
name, but at the same time his own convictions with
regard to the effect of the present rate of Sugar Duties
had undergone no change. Under these circumstances,
the Government reserved to themselves the right to deal
with the subject hereafter, if they should be in a position
to do so. (Hear, and a laugh.)
MINISTERIAL EXPLANATIONS.

In answer to General Evans, Sir J. PACKINGTON stated
that the despatches just received from the Cape of Good
Hope. though most gratifying, did not announce the con-
clusion of the war with the Klffirs ; but he was in antici-
pation that the next mail would bring intelligence equally
satisfactory.—Mr. HEADLAM asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Government
to impose a tax upon coal.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER said, there was no such intention on the part
of the Government ; but if such a proposition was
calculated to meet with favour upon the part of
the honourable gentleman's constituency at New-
castle, the Government would be ready to give it
their best consideration. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
On the order of the day for going'into committee of sup-
ply upon the Navy Estimates, Mr. VILLIERS, pursuant to
notice, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state in
what way he proposed to reverse the existing commercial
regulations of this country. He asked Mr. Christopher
and Mr. Herries to avow their intentions upon the sub-
ject, nor should the noble Earl at the head of the Govern-
ment hesitate to state his purposes with openness and can-
dour above all men. Lord Derby ought to be ready to state
the course he intended to take. lie then referred to our
increased home and foreign trade, decreased pauperism,
and other signs of prosperity, contending that the
population had never been better paid or employed. He
concluded by asking the lion. gentleman to make a dis-
tinct avowal whether it was the intention of the govern-
ment either now, or in the event of a dissolution of par-
liament, to propose any scheme that would effect either
directly or indirectly the present system of our commer-
cial policy, especially with relation to the trade in corn.—
Mr. DISRAELI denied the state of apprehension and dis-
trust in which the lion. gentleman had represented the
country to be. Neither from the representations of the
commercial classes, nor from the state of the public
funds, was he able to discover the paralysis of
business which he had dwelt upon. He denied that he
had any right to call upon him to state what the inten-
tions of government were, because members of govern-
ment had long ago announced their intention not to bring
forward the question of protection before the present par-
liament. To that notion they still adhered, and they had
no intention to bring forward any proposition on the sub-
ject before the present parliament. At the same time he
would not say that the government could cr could not,
under such circumstances, propose a fixed duty. He
hoped he had answered the hon. gentleman. (Laughter,
and cries of " Oh!) lie understood the hon. gentleman
to ask whether the government intended to make any
proposition to the present parliament, which would form a
basis'of policy—(Oh !)—which would go before the coun-
try in the event of a dissolution,—(haar, hear)—and he
had stated that the government intended to make no such

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proposition ; and further, that the government did - 1
Pledge themselves to bring forward a fixed duty, even before'
another parliament. Surely that was a fair ausw!r.
ds
(Cheers). The government intended to press foul";
the disfranchisement of St. Alban's Bill(3°11,
nection with that subject, he would take an early °Ott
tunity of stating how the government intended to disl7
of the fourseatsvacated,which,if the measure were carried;
would then be vacant. The next question the govern
meat would press was the Reform of Chancery Bill, White,
would be introduced in the other house. A third mesas
would be one for the internal defence of the countrft
which he meant to propose on the earliest possible n
Having thus explained what were the principles on whl:tl
the government were to be carried on, he took the libe'"
of inquiring what were the principles on which the oPIZ,
sition were to be carried on. (Cheers.) Was it thee%
ciple of Papal aggression or of Protestant ascendancy! t:r
principle of household suffrage or electioneering grouP:ch
(Cheers.) Considering the circumstances under whi„c
the late government resigned office, he certainly did 04
expect that within a fortnight of that event tblo,
opposition would be reconstructed, with the nob`
lord the member for London at its head ;still
trusted that the good sense of the country would 5119.
tabs the Government against all the manoeuvres oil;
powerful and numerous faction. The right hon. gel3a,
man sat down amidst loud cheering.—Lord J. Russ'
it
rose and charged the members of the Government if,_.o
hying taken every opportunity to damage and defeat °lkii
when he was in power. If, as he believed, it well,ed,
have been unconstitutional for him to have atteo4,l4
to carry on the Government with an uncer7,r
majority, it surely was not less unconstitutional
~
the new Ministry, after having so long endesvist
voured to eject the late Government upon Protectio4
principles, immediately upon taking their places to ab;,
the question to refuse to bring the matter to an issue it't
giving a plain answer to the plain question—ls it you,
intention to propose a tax on corn, and meanwhae,
attempt to carry on the public business with a cerio
minority ? The real design of this refusal to pledge
the government to this specific policy seemed to be to
,
enable the ministerial candidates at the next electi°ll.eo
solicit the suffrages of the agricultural constituelie
as supporters of a protectionist government, °big
those who offered themselves to towns would be sent
to delude the people by representing that the goverun3o .
'
had given up Protection, and would not attempt to reveid
the present policy. (Loud cheers.)—Mr. linausas cherg I
Lord John Russell with having got up a factious WI:
tion.—Sir J. GRAHAM said that, notwithstanding the TaY,s,s-obt
cations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had no (Ito
that it was the settled purpose of the Earl of Derby, B°sei
Cabinet, to re-impose a tax on corn. For himself he won' ",ce
that there was no effort which he was not prepared to n'",iiC-
no sacrifice lie was not ready to encounter to prevent the "off
cess of such a measure. Should the next election resultin tbe
reversal of Free Trade policy, it would be a proof, not of tive;.
popular feeling in favour of Protection, but of the defer i$
state of the present representative system.—Mr. WO' spe•
said that it was not the intention of Government to reverse ti
present Free Trade policy, but merely so to modify it tniPs...,
might not press unjustly upon any class of the commuty,to
Mr. GLADSTONE was equally opposed to the modification
the reversal of the present policy. It must rest with thet-of
vernment to expedite with all possible despatch the nece,s,!or
business of the country, and then to advise the Crown '"
t
peal to the people with a view to the final settlement oLard
question.—After a few words from Mr. B. COCHRANE,;;.
PALMERSTON said, he thought, under the present cif- en01t
stances, it was the duty of the house to assist the Governiftbe
to carry a bill for providing for the internal defences overp-
country, and other necessary measures; and that the Ge,.,jvia%
ment should then take the earliest opportunity of dist'oft
Parliament, and appealing to the people.—Mr. G. BEng%ftef'
Sir J. TYRREL, Mr. NEWDF.GATE, and Mr. BooKEnt,,j,th
wards spoke on the ministerial, and Mr. GIBSON, Mr. 0".;iion•
and Sir A. COCKBURN, on the opposition side of the I:l,l%"ittee
—The matter then dropped, and the house went into corn "0.4
of supply.—A few votes having been allowed, the CHM!, onesreported progress.—The house adjourned at ten minutes to

TATTERSALL'S BETTING—MONDAY•
WARWICK HANDICAP.-5 to 1 agst Crimus—taken.
WARWICK TRIAL STAKES.-2 to 1 agst Koh-i-Noor•
WARWICK TWO-YEAR-OLD STA./MS.-6 to 4 agst Cato
Elayes.

LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE.-4 to 1 agst Oscar. i2tol
NORTHAMPTON STAKES.—G to 1 agst Chief Justice;.-Aon'
agst Storyteller; 12 to I agst Cariboo l4 to 1 agst Tedonotir
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.-10 to 1 agst Backbiter; est
1 agst Captain Flash; 33 to 1 agst Haresfoot ; any odds
Hesse Romberg. igb
CHESTER CUP.-18 to I agst Scarecrow; 20 to 1 l',..g,sc-saCR,
Sheriff; 33 to I agst Hesse Homberg; 40 to 1 agst u"
45 to 1 agst Koh-r-Noor.
THE DERBY.-5 to 1 agst Hobble Noble; 15 to 1 agstilitig,:grss
is to 1 agst Kingston; 18 to 1 agst Claverhouse; 33 t
Little Harry.

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LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS—A.°-
Frey
The English Market opened good. The conversion of .0 00
Rentes is considered favourable to increased investment 1, gO:
Funds, and as also exhibiting, on the part of the Freoc'enea
vernment, a confidence in their own strength. Consols 01)00
97-1 83, went to 8 Buyers, Money and Account, and Closoceff.
quoted. Railway Shares have shown some strength, sod Potter
on the whole, have improved. Gold Mining Shares are „of•
than ever, closing as weak as they opened. Large bears aloe'
Foreign Market steady. In South American Stock °_,,00.4
business, consequent upon Rosas' defeat. Consols
and Ditto Money, 97i 8; Exchequer Bills, L., and DP-,tives..
65 8 pm. Foreign Steck—Mexicans, 323 2; Spanish ..1"'00010,
25 3; Ditto, Threes, 42 :3; Ditto, Passives, 53 3. ,
Shares—London Stock, 1162 173; Ditto, Quarters, 33 ssout"
Midland Stock, 553 9; North Staffordshire, 81 dis. ;d got
Dover,
Eastern and 2Ol ; Ambergate, ano:ijire,
ern Junction, 53 63; Manchester, Sheffield, and Linen...T:6LO
313 21; Caledonian, 183 3; Ditto, Preference, Si xls. 41 r
Counties, 7$- 3; East Lancashire, 161 17; East Anglian, ',4 %;
Great Northern, 193 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Vol,'
Ditto, Fifths, 6; dis. ; London, Brighton, and South
„loot
95 6 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 173 2; Ditto, Exteilortr„.
York and North Midland, 223 ; Norfolks, 27 9; Atir.,,'"
British, 61 7. Mining Shares—Apia Fria, 13 2 Pm.; d'"
California, 3 2 pm. • Ave Maria, 3 dis. par; Mariposa,
par; Nouveau Monde, 3 3 par.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE—MoNDO;dip'
The following are the closing prices:—Caledonian, 161 8011iru
East Lancashire. 174 3-1 ; Ditto Quarters, 44 ; „ ,
and Yorkshire, 7 '2 4 Ditto Fifths, x div.; London uti'vred
'
Eastern Counties, 713-16; Sheffield, 31i 24 ; I)°'
124; Midland, 3/i 4; South Eastern, 204 x div.
LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—MoNnAY.therffr
The following are the closing quotations :—Great ilortperor
19 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ; Leeds
164 ; North-western, 124 dis. ; Midland, 594; Sheffield'

LONDON CORN MARKET—MoNDAY. ...s ter
A moderate quantity of Wheat at the market. Millet. ii
cautious, and trade is dull at last Monday's rates. ForeWoir
unaltered. Barley, Beans, and Peas are slow of sale atigAlS
day's terms. Oats are quiet but not cheaper. Flour and
unchanged.
English White Wheat
~ Red Ditto
Barley, Malting..
„ Grinding
~

445. to 495. per quarter'
40s. to 445. ~
345. to 365.
245. to 265. ~
245. to 295. ,)

ARRIVALS.
English.
3924
4140

Irish. - r
°4531
1559
400 1379}
3130
00 Dt

Wheat
Barley
Oats ..
Malt ..
Flour

681
437
SECOND REPORT.
Wheat declined Is. per quarter. Spring corn unaltered.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—MoNvAt%
Sugar : Refined market brown lumps, 435. 6d, to to': Loot
Little business ; common congou, M. to 90. IndirolVarkee;
public sales of Guatamala proceed with great spirit a: Co
rates. Rice : Steady, at 10s. to lls. 6d. for good fine.
Demand good; native Ceylon, 345. Gd. to 40s.

;LONDON TALLOW RETURNS.—MoNDA ;ocrea
The stock is 46,849 casks against 38,286 last year ; .10 ,
8563. The deliveries last week were ^495 casks again
last year, being an increase of 959 casks.
et
LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—MoNOA'
Y:4010
-00
The supply of Beasts is large, and trade dull at a s" Cs) ph
in prices. Sheep are in demand at last Monday's rates: f,04,
sold slowly at 4d. per stone reduction. There are a feiv "ortp.
in the market, but very little demand at low prices'
2s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. • Veal, 2siitindr
38. Bd.; Pork, 3s. to 3s. Bd. Beasts, 4.129; Sheep and 1-01;
22,770 ; Calves, 141 ; Pigs, 360 ; Scotch Beasts, 600 ; Cat Su
and Leicester Beasts, 200. Arrivals: Holland—Beasts'
Sheep, 800 ; Calves, 105.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Ce
John, from Liverpool, at Trieste, 7th inst.
Albatross (s.), from Liverpool, at Helmet, 10th i -
cordia, from Liverpool, at Ilelvoet, 11th inst.
Arabella, from Liverpool, at Ancona, sth inst.
Ismyr, cleared at Trieste, for Liverpool, 28th Feb% Tric.o,ll
CADIZ, MARCH 7.—The Paquette de Trieste, fron'
Liverpool, put in Feb. 22, leaky, damaged, &c. Must
part of cargo.
-at

The British and North American Royal Mail St„e:sPlii
Cambria, Leitch, commander, with letters and PaAP,',e
New York to the 2nd inst., and Boston to the 3rd,
port yesterday, has not yet arrived. Should she rea'„'"ed,',,o"
time, we shall give a summary of the news in an eXtr'did,lllo
THE SFEAMER PRINCESS ROYAL.—This sPlenbeinja
has now resumed her station in the line trading, r Opi
Glasgow. She has been laid up in the Clyde iclhollp
weeks past, undergoing a thorough overhaul (.001,01r
machinery. Her cabins, too, have been re-ae,;ip4l_,l
in fact, she is now equal, in substantiality, cq„-cbt";0;
and appearance, to the day on which she was 181.1:001:0<
GREECE.—I was sitting upon deck, absorbed ill:Act:lY
chess,when the words" Salamis," " Athens," "
lis," fell upon my ear, producing upon my rtpitt,er
mind a strange effect. My attention, without ""
verted, wandered, and other names—Marathlti the
mopylve, Philip, Alexander, Alcibiades, minei,tc "ei
selves in an unaccountable manner with the ra:giollipei;
and puppet warriors before me. PresentlY„:olllilir
movement, and the words "Athens is in sight, ;AZ
all, anciipwakened me to the intense delight of r vier.nvjeg.
this, tlis least apparently realisable, althougy;'„Orthelli
most deeply indulged dream of my youth, vit'spt
truth in process of fulfilment. It was indeed evn'a 1`261;
was in sight, Instinctively we drew together safeaba
in silent and subdued exultation over the ves,,-ple,bir
I firmly believe that I could point out the nit, n'ori
cared most intensely for each other if I cool"'
under the influence of any absorbing pleasure °fie- s
whelming grief ; the heart in such circurusta"st
naturally the " appui" of the heart which is rin-1 bee'
sion with itself, and the body unconsciously, 13,11 tee'
inevitably, obeys the inward impulse.—Dub.