Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-05-21
From the Liverpool correspondence Of the New
Nork Evening Star.

THE PEEL MINISTRY HAVE RESIGNED II!
So much for the fact, now for the details.
| told Won in my letter efthe 9Th, (which
accompanies this, as the United States
has been unable to sail from con trary
winds Il told you that the debate on Mon
day night. Il write this on Saturday, re.
spec,ing Loud John Russell's motion on
she liish Chalch, wonld probably cause
The downfall of Sir r. Pce's ministry
The debate took Place, and the ministry
were beaten by a majority of 3d. The
uext night, The question was again deoa'
led, asl Sir II. Peel made the bestspeech
that has f5F many years been heard IN the
Commons, against the motion, lie was
ae2ia beatci., by a majority oil ~.
Tie question, you will remember, was
This: The Irish Church Establishment,
nhank Providence that you have no such
lbines MS these I" establishments in the u.
States has a provision by law, Of all the
tithes in Ireland save some little held by
Iaymen--and about one million and a quar-
ter acres Of the best land in the country,
This splendid misunderstanding 10
at least Ei, 300, 600, or, IA million dollars
per yeats paid TO about 5000 clergy
men, who are the spiritual "pastors and
masters of half million PROTESTANT. -
Now this expenditure is exactly at the rate
Of Is dollars per soul, per annum while
in France, the expense for the same pious
purpose average about SO cents TO the soul
and do not think that the Protestants
of Ireland go 10 heavaD at quicker pace,
or by smoother road, than the Catholics
of France! Again, this gives the annual
income Of 1850 dollars 10 each clergyman:
rather too much, when il is considered that
one Thrill of them are curates, performing
the clerical duties Of non resident parsons,
of" gentlemen in black" who give :" the
cut direct to ireland, and reside at Chel-
tenham, Bath, farrowgate and other fash.
ionabIe watering place in England. The
worst is. that one half Of the 5000 Irish
cefgyme have immense incomes, while
the res, are either Tectors or curates, star
wing on an average OF about 400 dollars
year. Thus. we have the Bishop Of Der
nv with his 100000 dollars a year, while
there are curates dong hard duty on fifty
dollars per annum. Thus, too, we have
deans, archdeacons, chancellors, prebends,
with incomes varying from 10000 to So
900 dallars a year, while their duty is done
by curates at a salary five times less than
lhey would offer their liveried iootmen.-
Now, Lord John Russell, and the opposi
ton, think that the Protestant church in
Ireland can he well supported on one fifth
of its present revenue-that is, on $50,
600 dollars for the cure and care Of five
hundred thousand Protestant souls. j he
balance, amounting TO $4,000, 900 yearly,
they would appropriate to the purpose of
educating The poor OF Ireland the ma jor-
ity of said poor being Catholics, whose pa.
rents, in nine cases out of ten, supply the
needlul for the maintenance of the church
You will think, perhaps, that these de
tails are needless or tiresome. Tiresome
they may be-need!ess they are not. 1t
is important to the cause of lbera'iiy all
over the world, that is, over the Euro
pean world, that the government of Eng
land be composed of liberal men, and this
Irish church question was the test Of the
reality Of Sir X peel's affactation of liber-
ally. Therefore, the details of this ques-
ton are necessary to the right understand
ne of the question therefore they are not
needless
Sir Robert PcePs diclum was, that the
Irish Church should remain in statu quo
that Is, that the surplus revenue should not
be appropriated to the education of the
poor IN Ireland. Defeated thrice on this
subject, he came down TO the House Of
Commons on Wednesday evening, and,
in a speech which shews him to be con
suma,e orator, announced that he consid,
cred these defeats as tantamount TO de
ciarstIun tiat Parliament does not place
confidence in him, and therefore he and
all his colleagues had rendered their resig-
g. O. loty
uniI the appointment oltheir successor.
Lord John Russell then thanked him
for the lrankness of his conduct, and said,
that the manner Of bis quitting office re-
tlected The highest credit on his honor
The house then adjourned until next Mon
day, 10y which day some arrangement will
have been made.
The Duke of Wellington made, at the
same lime a similar announcement in the
House Of Lords. He spoke with much
brevity.
believe the people of England possess
minds as variable as their climate, and
that, heaven knows, is changeable enough
Nothing could exceed the hostility with
which Sir X. Peel has been nightly receiv-
ed by the opposition. The moment he an
nounced his resignation, all parties crowd
cd round him. shaking hands with, and up
roariously cheering MIN The opposition
papers have praised him ever since! Nay,
as he was leaving the house. mob col
lecied round him, bore him in triumph TO
his official residence at Downing street,
and compelled him TO listen, with them,
to a sweep mounted on a lamp post, VINO
thus harrangued them: 4" say, my coves,
I'm one who didn't like the hopinions OF
this here rum swell. But he stood to his
gun like man. and stuck TO his text like
a goodun. | say, my lads. let's give him
three cheers and one over" This propo.
sltion now passed oiva uoce. and Sir Ro.
bert Peel was obliged to join in the cheers
Of his own honor!
The Kina nn Thnrsdar snnt Cnr FL