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to be goolt or .et;

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

invitation. Already the agents in London who
pander to perjury and bribery, to promote their
interest or their party, are in a high state of
excitement. Instead of feeling that their days are
numbered, they think that their harvest approaches;
and the punishment, instead of falling upon their
heads, will crush those who were their dupes, and
who did not scruple to sell their birthright for a

i. W.—Consult almost any book on Mental Science, Phre-
DELIGHTFUL' nology, or Physiology. The writings of Combe, Madame de
nrl VILLA RESIDENCE, EDGE-LANE. Steel, or Mrs. Hemans are also to the point.
to be SOLD, a detached modern built FAMILY MlLEs—Sir Harry Smith is not a Privy Councillor. He was
_ RESIDENCE, situate near Edge-lane, about two miles made a Major-General in 1846. He is about 64 years of age,
:ad-a-half from the Exchange, with extensive Gardens, and is married to a Spanish lady, but has no family.
;_eailtifully laid out and well, stocked with choice Fruit Trees, AN ORANGEmAN.—There were two curious coincidences. He
~'9. The House containpliree handsome Entertaining Rooms, was William 111. as King of England, and William 111. as
aitchen, Butler's PaktrY, Larder, China Closet, &c., &c., on Prince of Orange. (His father had been Willi ana II.) Also,
the around f100r...."' Six principal Bedrooms, Bath-room, he landed in England on the sth of November, the anniver-
ing-rooms osets, &c., on first floor; Servants' Rooms sary of the discovery of the gunpowder plot.
above. Co - ouse, Stable, &c.; also, the Field adjoining if A HUSBAND.—The arms impaled, by all means. The shape of
required. rice moderate. the shield is immaterial, provided it is not a lozenge.
--- Mus. D.—Doctors of Music take rank together with other
greTO be LET, a neat VILLA RESIDENCE, situate in Peel- doctors ; but follow in order—Divinity, Law, and Medicine,
et,
Toxteth.park, and within two minutes' walk of St. taking precedence.
ratil's Church, Princess-park- ' The House contains two ' =. We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications
lend-some Entertaining ms, Butler's Pantry, Kitchen, on subjects of local or general interest ; and if our friends
Cutlery, Larder, &c. c., five principal Bedrooms, Water- will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa-
Closet, and Servan ooms. Rent moderate. tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged.

mess of pottage.
Sir Robert Peel said that " the battle of the
Constitution must be fought at the registries ;"
but Lord John brings new armies into the field.
He has joined in upsetting agricultural relations
which were, at least, understood; and landlord and
tenant are common sufferers. He has upset com-
mercial relations, so that the calculations which
were true for lives, now end in beggary and ruin.
He must interfere with political regulations also.
He finds "in the lowest deep a lower deep," for the
franchise is to be possessed by £5 householders in
boroughs, and reduced in counties from £5O to £2O,
or from £lO to £5, according to circumstances. He
looks upward as well as downward, however, and
offers us what the lawyers call a " set off," by
admitting to the right of voting those who pay
40s. a year in Income Tax, or assessed taxes.
As the former sum represents an annual income of
less than £7O a year, we presume that it is in-
tended to apply mainly to military and naval
officers, clergymen whose salary depends in whole
or in part upon public funds, and persons of that
class. The men of intelligence who will be
brought in, will be about as one to a hundred of
those drawn up from the ranks. Now, without
reference to the effect of this legislation upon
classes, it must be clear that the franchise should
not descend below the classes that think on poli-
tical subjects; for those who never read news-
papers, or rarely do so, are at the bidding of a
leader, whether he be a landlord's agent or a
Chartist demagogue. These are the men to turn
a scale in a close contest ; to be bought and sold
like an ox in Smithfield ; and to prove the moral,
social, and political curse of a borough, with-
out seeking or securing an advantage to any one.
The sting of the measure consists, however, in
its renewing and stimulating the rivalship of classes,
with an appearance of saintly equity. We have
only space to glance at these effects to-day, but
they must be treated of in detail. Our con-
stitution has floated on for generations, more
securely than any other ship that bears a
European flag. Lord John seizes the helm, finds
himself puzzled and baffled as a pilot, and then
attempts to atone for his ignorance of navigation
by disturbing the whole of the ballast. If we had
only himself to care for, we might allow him to find
his way to the shoal, the quicksand, or the bottom,
without remonstrance. He would give us such an
elective body that members of the Feargus O'Con-
nor school would be no rarity. Me would add
none to the constituencies of respectable and intel-
ligent places like those which surround the metro-
polis, fashionable watering places, the universities,
and great commercial towns. He would call from
the " vasty deep" of poverty, ignorance, and
sensuality in our dens of manufacture, another
invasion of Goths and Vandals. He would abolish
effectually no existing cause of corruption, but would
introduce many more. He would, in short, after
ruining the agricultural interest, take means for
preventing their voice from being heard. The
following sensible remarks conclude an important
article in the Times of Friday It can, we think,
be demonstrated that the Uovernment project for
dovetailing small populations, is geographically
impossible and theoretically wrong ; that while it
will have an injurious effect upon the counties, it
will extend, and not correct, the abuses of the
towns; that it will add greatly to the expenses of
elections, and will necessitate a far more extended
system of agency, which is, as every practical man
knows, the root of all electioneering vice. It ad-
mits, also, we believe, of proof that in a variety of
cases this project will swamp constituencies, at
present independent, by voters who will owe their
existence as voters to their landlord ; and that in
other cases, where the existing influence may be
nullified, the effect will be—as in the case of
Wareham—only to throw the authority into the
hands of some other wealthier and less scrupulous
proprietor."

...Further prrticulars may be had on application to Wm.
lyrrArAms, Estate Agent, and Agent to the Royal Insurance
"Vany, 47 Ranelagh-street, Liverpool.

1 Kiberpoot tanbarb+

TST. MICHAELS HAMLET,_TOXTET-PARK.
O be SOLD, in' Building-Lots for VillHas, about Six
Thousand Yards 0f..-XND.
enauge
al
, For partleyiculars-imply to Mr. J. B. LLOYD, Solicitor, Ex-
•

TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 17, 1852.

THE NEW REFORM BILL
A.T a period of profound peace, when the voice of
popular clamour has been in a great measure
hushed, and when there is a positive reaction from
radical changes and radical opinions, in conse-
quence of the turn which matters have taken on
the Continent, the Minister has thought proper to
introduce what he calls a " Reform Bill." We are
now too much experienced to be led away by mere
names ; for we have before us an example of the
reality which answers to the watchword of Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity. The bill must stand or fall
by its merits or demerits, therefore; for we can
assure our readers that Reform in the present case
is anything but synonymous with Improvement.
In the political game of chess, it may be a dexter-
ous move to draw off public attention from the
weakness or worthlessness of an Administration,
and to throw an apple of discord to the crowd;
but Lord John Russell will shortly learn, that even
the selfish motto, " honesty is the best policy,"
would have served his purpose better. He and his
friends congratulate themselves that there was so
much silence and so little disapprobation when the
outline of his scheme was announced ; but let him
not " lay the flattering unction to his soul " that
this is or will be approval of it. The novelty of a
scheme purposely kept secret, surprised the public,
and there was a lull like that which succeeded the
first intimation of the Popish aggression ; but his
antagonists have had time to buckle on their
armour, and are ready to join issue with him.
[DUTY FREE.]
TO BUTCHERS AND BAKERS. The point which struck us as one of the most
THE GUARDIANS of the WEST DERBY UNION objectionable, though not the first in order, is the
itAaLe dee: rnodu for CgoNVlCToorlNnorfo
fn sfloplfClAyvinogf attempt to reconstruct the oaths taken by mem-
Townthips, vioz.
TOXTETH-PARK, hers : abolishing some, and modifying others. By
WEST DEORBY,
'opal Ditto,Diviiion, this means the scruples of the Infidel, the Jew, or
EVEDRIT:S76N the Papist
KIRKDAL , will be consulted, and greater laxity
BOOTLE- M- ACRE, given to the admission of representative opinion.
for Six Months. Tend s, marked Tender for Bread," to be
Now there does seem to us something supremely
Sept- to me, on or befote the 24th instatit,,which will be opened -
011 the following day,
unfair, we had almost said unmanly, in this attempt
By order of the Board,
a, Elliot_
WILLIAM CLEAVER, Union Cletk. to carry a party point by an indirect manoeuvre.
street, Liverpool, Feb. 14, 1852.

TO be LET, an excellent FAMILY HOUSE,
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-.H3r ; extensive Cellaring, Eight good Bed-rooms, Dressing
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to Jou:sr

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
R. HENRY WHITE, Land Agent, Valuer, and
M Surveyor, Warrington WANT cf an ARTICLED
CLERK.
He must be years of age, must write a good
!.,and, and be in al r respects well fitted by Education for
citifies he is about to undertake. A Premium will be expected.
TLIVERPOOL CORPORATION BATHS, PAUL-STREET.
HE CORPORATION require a respectable MAN
and his WIFE as SUPERINTENDENT and MATRON
the above Establishment. The salary for both will be .el3O
Der Annum, with House, Coals, Gas, and Water free. Neither
Mast exceed forty years of age.
Applicafions in writing, with testimonials, sealed and ad-
pressed to " The Chairman of the Baths' Committee," must
than
delivered at the Town-clerk'.office, Town-hall, not later
`uan Twelve o'clock at N00n,4111 SATURDAY, the 21st instant.
oThe Baths' Committee ,ye-quest that no personal application
aY be made to arixpPlfs members, either by the candidates
on their behalf.-
niaa-hall -9th February, 1852
•

LIVERPOOL FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
HE LIBRARY COMMITTEE of the LIVER-
POOL TOWN COUNCIL are prepared to receive TEN-
"ERS for the supply of thE FIRST LIST of BOOKS for the
*hove Institution.
The Printed List may be ob ned on application, by post or
otherwise, to the LIBRAR ,at the Library, in Duke-street.
VThe Tenders must aled, and addressed to " The Chair-
lan of the Library-e6mmittee of the Town Council, Town-hall,
Verpnol," and sent in not Wer than the First day of March
next.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. Are the ministers not aware that religious feeling
SUPPLY OF COAL. and public decency have been already scandalised,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the COR- and the union of Church and State imperilled, by
~,t,YORATION of LIVERPOOL are wiling to accept
tr.I).ERS for the SUPPLY of COAL to the following the free admission of some in the House of Com-
„ Laohshments for One Year, from the Ist March next ;
`tinely,
mons, who are not controlled by religious
feeling ? Do they forget that last session the
charge was never disproved, that Roman Catholics
had not respected the oaths which were passed as
safeguards in 1829 ? And especially is it forgotten
that the Jew Bill has been twice submitted to the
united judgment of parliament, and as often
been hurled down from some elevation of
the pyramid, to begin its ascent again at the lowest
step. It is impossible to resist one of two conclu-
• either that Lord John wishes to smuggle

THE TOWN-HALL,
SESSIONS-HOUSE,
ST. GEORGE'S-HALL,
GAOL,
BRIDEWELL,
BATHS and WASH-HOUSES,
SCHOOLS,
CHURCHES,
,-- , and MA
s d such other EstßKablishmETSents, other than the Waterworks,
She be required by tbeCouncil.
co'n, e Coal required arbest Orrell or King Coal, best Common
prna', end best Slack; to be tested by the Council, if thought
at Tr. Tenders, stating Price per Ton of each, delivered free
rntutejarious Establishments, in any part of the Borough,
on 1• be sent to the Town-hall, on or before Five o e:oc, k,.p.m.,
Of UttB DAY, the 26th instant, addressed to the
_Chairman
4.e Finance Committee, Town-hall, Liverpool," and en-
-4,1(41 " Tender for Coal."
Tender.
Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest
".• By order,
Towan- 11, 13th Fle‘b7
h ArIu.arTUTTLEWORTH, Town-clerk.
1852.

in as a " rider" that which he dare not again pro-
pose as a measure per se ; or that this is one drop
of poison in the cup by which he hopes that the
patient will:reject the whole draught. With most
men we would draw the former inference ; but
with an accomplished trickster like the premier the
latter may be true.
The bill provides for the disfranchisement of
Sudbury, in Suffolk, in consequence of its corrup-
tion ; and a special bill is to be introduced for the
disfranchisement of St. Albans. Others are to be
disfranchised from time to time, on distinct proof
of corruption ; and "the weakest must come to the
wall." It is pretty clear that the smaller boroughs
must give way in succession, even though they may
possess clean hands, in comparison with those of
LIVERPOOL FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
bEANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will 'be more influence and greater numbers. In the
ee 4eld 011 MONDAY next, the 23d instant, at Two o'clock in smaller boroughs there will always be found, as
trnoon, at the Asylum, 31yrtie-street, to transact the
eba lisiness ; and to take.into consideration the building of everywhere else, a per centage of corrupt electors ;
hatiturSh and the apprliriation of money belonging to the
tlon towards-the coo st. and though their poverty and not their will con-
vs_ HARNTOOD BANNER, Secretary and Treasurer. sents, their peccability will be made, session after
tiE LATE MR. CUMMING, OF BUXTON,
yN session, the scapegoat of electioneering corruption.
co,__e SURGEON.
ttrocum_uzsNquenhce of
tthe melancholyt Death
.o
4:edbriln of Mr.
This gradual disfranchisement is a very cowardly
species of change ; a.sort of killing. of the weak by
i'Z'vetrogterwerenwti at ulVlaineCkw, aosnagle 16th o);
itltlltely •-•is Widow and Seven 'young Children are left abso slow torture. This is confounding what Junius
,heentg/NitEss. The sympathies of the Public-are solicited
ei'd'nte to their relief.. calls " a supreme and an arbitrary legislature ;" the
t,_ve the c.hild, a girl, is fourtee e second ag, is actors in the former taking upon them the offices
~gi!ofiftl,:rtith and fourth, like e twins, are nine;
148e'' is thr43Y. is eight; the , a girl, is five; the seventh, of the latter. It is admitted that some of the
„ a,„„ e ears of ; and an increase to this already
tilNei;i2 is expect n a couple of months. smaller constituencies are among the purest in the
VbrDba4nitnst.for:any of these destittit children to any of
Institutions are
.earnestly solicited. kingdom, Liskeard and Cockermouth for example ;
l'ataik'eri,Ptiong
Rev ;tae for Hull totwhne benefit of the bereaved
111111 `it thea but whatever may be the proved delinquencies in
Sydney Smithers Es
q., 9bertson, PBuxton ; and 'Subscriptions and any.
the larger towns, let no one hope that the rights of
ileivr,,ln reference to Orphan Asylums, will be thankfully
eaaitsg anY of the above-named Gentlemen, and by R. the few will stand against the claims of the many.
'TR, Esq., Liverpool.
The loss of one place is to be the gain of an-
other, and Birkenhead and Burnley, in the two
palatine counties, are each to have a representative.
We do not envy our neighbours their good fortune;
we hope that they will make a good use of it. If
it were not that there is no definite principle
throughout the bill, except the principle of change,
we would support the suggestion which has been
made in a metropolitan paper, of giving members
to corporations and professions, as is now done to
the universities. If we must descend to the pur-
lieus and " slums!' of our smoky towns to find out
voters, should we not also ascend to intellect, in-
fluence, and public usefulness. The graduates of
London University have long sought for a repre-
sentative ; let them have one, and those of Durham
as well. The Medical profession and the Arts have
no official place in either house, though the Church
and the Law, the Army and the Navy, are there.
" This," says the writer to whom the suggestion is

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.to his RACING
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NORTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL

The new Reform Bill may be thus epitomised :

ENGLAND AND WALES.
1. There is to be no disfranchisement of small boroughs,
unless where corruption is proved to exist before a com-
mission of inquiry appointed by the Crown : as in the
case of St. Albans. [A special bill is to be introduced
for the disfranchisement of St. Alban's.]
2. Sudbury, as a corrupt borough, is to be disfran-
chised, and its two members are to be given—one to
Birkenhead and the other to Burnley.
3. In cities and boroughs, the franchise is to be pos-
sessed by every person occupying a house rated at the
annual value of £5.

4. In counties, the £5O tenant-at-will franchise is to
be reduced to £2O ; the copyhold and long lease franchise
from £lO to £5. The 40s. franchise is not to be disturbed.
5. Both in counties and towns, every person who pays
40s. a-year in income tax or assessed taxes is to possess
the franchise.

6. There are 67 boroughs, all having less than 500
voters each, and their constituencies are to be extended
by the inclusion of neighbouring towns or villages.
7. The property qualification of members of parlia-
ment is to be abolished, thus placing English and Irish
on the same footing as Scotch representatives.
8. The oaths taken by members are to be reconstructed
—a portion of them being abolished, and the retained
portion being couched in such terms as shall be acceptable
alike to Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jew.
9. A Minister of the Crown, when changing his office,
is not to be bound to seek re-election.

FOR IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS TO
THE ROMAN CATHOLICS.

CAgirrn anPresident.—The Duke of Manchester.
lir of Sub-Coramittee.—John C. Colquhoun, Esq.
jo
hit b Treasurer.
can Paul, Bart., Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co.,
Strand.
„ Honorary Secretaries.
The Rev. Alex. R. C. Dallas, M.A.
4eil'eta,. The Rev. Robert Bickersteth, M.A.
3The Rev. Wm. Marrable, M.A., 14, Exeter Hall.
liE _
teat object of the Society is to promote
~11Ril t.,,-1 Missions Church oman Catholics of Ireland,
iitii;4le ~,e'i Established n Ireland.
eo4.lhtbsi ttt,„Y‘ is at work in West Galway. Dublin city and
tO b-Yi Tti,, ' LoWns of Galway, Carlow, Portarlington, Ennis-
Tieleocellp`lT4liilkenny, Drogheda, &c. New posts are about
I'Nler ndi'sion , .
ler„.„oqiii bi !I est Galway, the longest in operation, has, ~„ythielp,p and es'ng, rendered a district, extending fifty miles
4lare.' bat thirty in breadth, characteristically Protestant,
flow o,?rfoitr% few Years ago, was characteristically Romish.
Tlier.„e?'sooo" 'I.BO there were not 500 Protestants i there.are
vert, tiisho„, for Whom eight churches are about to be built.
eriplittid 101 91 Illam, in September, 18.51, confirmed 712 con-
It' tiiital schin October, 1849. Over 3000 children attend the
kkerit. üblin :,iciols,
4(44 9f thrsarlY 2040 Romanists are visited weekly by the
at gt.
iaot serrricie!y ; large nlimbers of them attend the Con-
, T Jic,,_ons in different churches : the Inquiring Class
:y,_Noeret':, 7, 'a crowded to excess.
t, ter age "htst ti'.'iriPloys fifteen missionary clergymen, seven of
N.ltbeild roiatin,tYsix Seri harvest, fifty-tive schoolinas-
ttlir:r,
areremses.
"Thep truly is plenteous, but the
t l'he Will sene,lv; Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest,
~,o tile cler
..._ forth labourers into his harvest."
happy
tnoOtre'e aorfetta!nestly requested to commend the. Society
l''''lNlal'llllY the with congregations, The Secretary will be
preattli, Sit ,r .
,t 1 with the latest information.
1 \4ll i, ~,er, sir pntions and Donations will be received by the
F"..'ts, VA Co.'s °lill Dean Paul, Bart., at Messrs. Strahan,
rl itchin.l.s.Str!ind ; at Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and
Oltreet . she , at Herr es Farquhar, and Co.'s, St.
;sates See] - , and by Messrs 'Fe t bard and Piccadilly;
iiteligeetttkutt , E,leet-street, and. Haacnover-street ;stand Messrs.
allio to•t,zeiners-street. Communications may he ad-
Lae Secretary, 14, Exeter Hall, London.

SCOTLAND.
Fictitious votes are to be prevented.
The tenure franchise in counties to be reduced from
£5O to £2O.
The borough franchise, as in England, to be £5.

IRELAND.
No alteration in the county franchise, which was re-
cently fixed at £l2.
The town franchise to be reduced from £8 to £5.
Some few annexations of boroughs to take place.

due, "would secure for us the assistance of the
most eminent and most enlightened men of the
day, to temper the angry contentions between
cotton and land lords."
A prominent feature in the new bill is its
marked alteration of the constituency ; it changes,
indeed, both the local limits and the character of
the electors. In the former matter, the sixty-
seven small boroughs are to be extended to take
in neighbouring villages, or districts, so that in
some places there will be a creation of small
shires that may be not unfavourably compared
with Rutland, Cromarty, Clackmannan, or Kinross.
It is an approximation to the Electoral Districts of
the Chartists, without the equality of division
which they advocate ; it lets loose upon those who
sought no such boon, the temptations of bribery
and corruption; and it not only bribes them with
a novelty, but descends at the same instant to a
lower grade of the population. It is a direct
temptation to poor hamlets to re-enact the scenes
of St. Albans; and the new men will not be slow
to profit by precept and example, interest and

7're -
40 akrer
40?• tor Liver 0 ----
t EDWARD JONES, Esq., 20, Castle-at,
'ecretaryjfi
•Rev. T. C. COWAN, Mount-pleasant

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Ao4%'S)4 ISSI ON OF BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART BT
411tOrCi 9n the lst of March additional facilities. will be
illaci w 'iroY the Post office in the transmission of books
e-c 4
be satni-fB;°f alt• At present only one volume is allowedd
,teepte— in a single packet, and no writing is permitted
wolis ell a single page of the book. Both these restric:
4hy .ate to be separated; and from the day mentioned,n
the EigalltLibet of publications may be included 0
*ritititee, Packet, and they may contain any amo f
it Whig it be out of the nature of a letter) ;sand
by t'eT latter exception, a person will be allowed to. send
,:lPtittah
„eek-Post any quantity of paper, whether prin.ted,
,413 t, ro;,1),0o, or plain, together with all legitimate bincl-
- of-'llling, or carving ; including also rollers in the
Itkret,, Prints, and in short whatever is necessary for the
"41Unission of literary or artistic matter.—Athenceum.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1852_

TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

THE proceedings of the Town-council on Wednes-
day and Thursday, embraced several points of
importance; and in general the decisions were
arrived at either unanimously or with large majorities.
The first subject brought before the Council was
the retirement of Mr. Crompton, in consequence of
his promotion to the bench,—an event at which we
are sincerely rejoiced. He has acquitted himself
well in the position which he has occupied in this
borough; and we have no doubt that he will win
the samegolden opinions in his more exalted sphere.
The compliment of a similar vote would no doubt
have been paid to one not possessing half his
merits; but there is the consciousness in this case
that public approval goes heartily along with it.
He is not the first man connected with Liverpool
who has been called to the bench ; for, in 1842, Sir
Cresswell Cresswell was made one of the justices
of the Common Pleas.
The new Sanatory Bill was rejected; and powers
were given to the Water Committee to proceed with
their bill. There was a variety of opinion on both
subjects, yet the former decision was made by a
majority of 40 to 3 ; the latter appeared to be
unanimous, as the subject was not pressed to a
division.

The new bill for the Library and Museum met
with unanimous approval. This is as it should be,
and shows that the increasing interest of the public
and the healthy tone of opinion are telling within
the Council Chamber. By the arrangement which
has been made, every point which the committee of
the Royal Institution sought for will be secured,
though not quite in their way. First, they will
retain their buildings, for the only subject spoken
of now is the collection ; the kernel, in short, with-
out the shell. Second, the collection will be
preserved by competent trustees, who will watch
over it with the deepest anxiety; as in other parts of
the same trust some of them will have a family, if
not a personal interest. Third, provision is made
for securing men of science and general intelligence
on the committee, whatever may be the condition
of our Town-council in after times. We do not
know whether this will be satisfactory to the gen-
tlemen at the Royal Institution, but it certainly
ought to be so ; as it gives them the full benefit of
the recent decision of their proprietors, and pro-
mises other advantages. But the question arises,
can they so transfer their collection ? And what-
ever difficulty there may be in law, we trust there
will be none in practice. During the annoyances
which were inseparable from the discussion of the
subject in the past year, certain gentlemen
threatened that they would withhold their individual
consent, and thus effectually stop all negotiations.
We never paid any attention to this threat, nor do
we now. The wounds are in process of healing;
the public will watch with suspicion whoever
attempts to impede a great public benefit ; and,
besides, the gentlemen in question are the very last
to do a mischievous action, though they, as well as
others, will say severe things in moments of annoy-
ance. The Council have certainly acted in a con-
ciliatory spirit ; for, after rejecting in May last the
principle of a united committee, they have intro-
duced it into their bill without any suggestion from
without. We have no doubt that they would go
still further, and that if no impediment occur, the
president and secretary of the Royal Institution will ,

be among the first of the gentlemen selected.
The decision on the report of the Paid Officers'
Committee was not such as to be satisfactory to
those who drew it up, as apparently not one of its

prominent recommendations was adopted. Mr.
Hartnup's salary was increased unanimously; for
this we give the Council due credit. The offending
parties were not dismissed; for this we give them
credit also. With those who are utterly devoid of

principle, and who are ready to do the greatest

amount of injury for the smallest amount of cause,
it is necessary to keep a tight bridle rein. But the

case is entirely different with men of education and

principle, who may and do err in judgment, but who,

we must presume, always act with good intentions.

Men of the one class can easily be restrained by

;error ; men of the other class are much better

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The Globe states, that all the debts of Hutton and Co.,
one of the largest and most respectable firms in the African
trade, whoseengagements have been temporarily postponed,
will be discharged in full; the suspension being occasioned
not from want of assets, but through the demise of a
partner.

MINISTRY.—The Standard says a very confident
rumour was current, on Saturday evening, that Lord
Truro had received a hint from his colleagues that his
resignation would be acceptable ' • but that a difficulty had
arisen, from the impossibility of finding a successor, Lord
Cranworth refusing to exchange his actual freehold office
for one dependent upon the precarious tenure of a falling
ministry. The alleged reason for calling upon Lord
Truro to resign and quit, is his lordship's exhibition in
the House of Lords, on Friday night, when he seemed to
repudiate the most important part of a measure of law
reform, actually promised by his colleagues in the royal
speech. As to the difficulty of immediately finding a
successor to Lord Truro, surely that might be easily got
over by putting the seal into a commission. Other dis-
sensions in the ministry are spoken of, but none so confi-
dent as this.

PARIS, SUNDAY.—The Times' correspondent believes
that the relations between France and Prussia are not
very friendly. The Patrie declares in a most positive
way that the President entertains none of the projects
attributed to him by the English papers. This is the first
semi-official notice taken of the rumours of war.