Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-25

ths only effect of the measure would be 10 sci sids
their ordships judgment be thought he might sa.eiy
declare that the bill would never have been tnougnt
Lord Brougham. What does the noble earl mean W
my taking ''ex,raordInnry opportunity m1",-
d,nary What care for public breakfast: ma ma
extraordinary" if you will. II is "extraorainary
most the noble earl (Aberdeen}
should not be in his place.
The Earl of Haddngton. His bill is moi before Tue
house tonight WIZ
;sn't he here? Tell me that-answer me thot!-
Doesn't he know that here the early part oil ast
nioht-that was obliged to leave in consequence OF
indisposition, under which have been suffering tue
laet six days-that !, the party on trial, WHOSE
judgment is impugned-wnose oees'on Ss;ao a. -
declared wrong-does he not know that J, being SO
unwe, that was obliged to leave the house, asked
for single days respite-ony days dslay-that thar
respite was refused, and that the law by which am
to be declared wrong, by which my Judgment TO be
set aside and declared erroneous, carried absolutely
behind nv back Talk of ''extraordnary proceedings
ndeed-that was one, if you like-but it is anything
but extraordinary that should complain thereof ?-As
for the law, I'm not going to oondescend TO discuss
"law" with the noble Lord shall dIscuss claw
with my noble friend on the woolsack to whom have
written letter. giving notice Of my intention, and
please God if live, will enter upon that discussion
with him next Thursday-and, more than that will
make good, have no doubt, every single point that
may venture to assert.
The Earl of Haddngto cun only say, my Lords
that sincerely rejoice that the noble Lord will moi
sscondescend will not "condescend, think he sale
Ito discuss CLAW with Should he attempt it, he
may depend that should take The earliest possible op
portunity of escaping from the lnfiction.
Lord Campbell-My Lords, | wish
/ The Earl of Shaftesbury, from the woolsack-Real
ly, think il is high time to put an end TO this I'M
seemy discussion II is most irregular
The Duke of Richmond-Hear hear Order!
] Lord Brougham- move that the House do nov
adjourn.
BELL and resuming his seat. )-Ah WE'LL then, now yot
| can go
| Lord Campbell only wished to observe that hi
thought his noble and learned friend was quite JUST
fed in the course he had taken. He hoped that befo
the discussion Of Thursday, noble Lords opposite wou
consider whether they could persist in bill which wa
wanton outrage on the House, which could onll
have for its object to crafty some private pque, ant
which had no justice to commend 1t to their attention
He trusted that before The discussion they would retrac
their steps, and do what they could TO redress The injury
they had inflicted
Here the bject dropped and Immediately atleT tbei
lordships adjourned until Thursday.
In the House nf Lords the Goth, the passing Of tht
Scotch Church Bill through committee was portion
Of the business set down; and in anticipation that III
being moved the threatened onslaught OF Lord Brough
am the Earl Of Aberdeen would take place. there
vas considerable gathering of peers and Strangers
But the noble and learned lord (who was evidently suf
erlng from ndsposition soothed by the
of the Earl of Aberdeen that he had intended him nc
disrespect by bringing the discussion Monday
night during his absence; proof Of which he stponed
the farther consideration Of the bill until Lord Brough
is able to take part in the debate and vndicate his
Auchterarder Judgment
| UNIVERSITY OF oXFORD.-MR. EVERETT.
Another explosion of bigotry had just taken place in
the University of Oxford Puseyism, exasperated a,
the punishment Of lis leader, has vented its rage in O
proceeding which may possibly be attended with very
mischievous consequences. Ii is usual at the annual
commemorative festival TO confer honorary degrees
persons of Distinction and the selection for the
present year fell upon gentleman eminently entitled
TO University honor-Mr Everett, the American
Minister. The University authorities entitled to
praise for the nomination Of Mr.. Everett, merely
because he is distinguished a statesman and a
scholar, but because he represents the great people
who of the same race, and speak the same Ian
guage with ourselves, and because such coDpli.
ment to him would be felt and valued at perhnp s
more than lis worth by the great mass of his coun
4 lrymen. The opportunity, however, Of concilia,ng
The friendly feelings of America, was any thing
but welcome to The party by whom every antiqua,ed
prejudice is Kept alive. II was whispered that MIR
Everett had been formerly religious teacher in
necion with the Independents, some sect which
was not the Church of England; and this wa.
quite sufficient for putting him under BAN
When the name proposed in Convection for the
honorary degree of D. c. L., it was met with shout.
of placet from the Puseyites, who had mustered
in considerable force. AT the time the undergra
dnaes in the gallery raised tremendous uproar partly
TO help forward the agitation below and partly the
own account to punish junior proctor who had made
himself unpopular. The Vice Ch.nesliv. "S". -" :.
b Rhg ge sG %G thai at s Ceremony ny he va
obliged to put end to the riot by cutting short th
proceedings, and dissoving the assembly The result
was, the Convocaon spared the delivery of
iora Inc IF tLo
tiers of the prize poems and essays of the year wer
sadly disappointed at losing the opportunity of recitn.
their compositions
| The whole affair would be of no great mpor
lance, but for the individual against whom such dis
graceful violence Of feeling was manifested. TIL,
Americans sensitive 10 the opinion entertained o
them by other countries, and especially sensitive L
the opinion of Great Britain. An insult offered Il
their representative, in the oldest seat of learning il
England, cannot fail to produce much and unrr,
feeling, because it will be believed unnaurally
that such event could not have happened unless
strong feeling of hostility to America pervaded h
higher classes in this country MIR. Everett hmsel
will, doubt, estimate its proper value the bgotec
opposition of Puseyie masters and under graduates
but cannot hope that the facts will be as we'll un
derstood by his couutrymen.
I An occurrence, disgraceful, shows, in strong
light, the odous nature Of the distinctions and restrc
tons kept up by the University, for it must be con
iessed, that the opposition to Mr.. Everett ia much
more in accordance with its general system, than h
admission 10 degree. An Englishman, however de
srous TO avail himself of the advantages of University
education, and however we'll qualified 10 profit by them
cannot enter at College at Oxford without expires
sing bis assent to the Thirty nine articles. If lhi
rule be good one, il would be creditabe The
University that il should be waived in difference
10 rank station The rule, according to orr view il
bad and mischevous and ask better proof Of III
tendency, than the fact, that If honestly carried out
would exclude Mr. Everett, and perhaps every other
foreigner of emnence, from University honor in thi.
country.
The violence of religious party spirit at Oxford, il
not perhaps, very surprising, but it is Of the
unfavorabe signs Of the times 1t augurs i'll for the
country, when amongst those, of whom many will be
come Legislators and rulers, bgotry becomes
predominant in the generous of youth, and
in the midst of studies, calculated 10 lberaze and en-
large the mind What frame of mind will such train
ing produce in those who may have hereafter to deal
MS statesmen with the diversties of religious opinions
acknowledged, and, one may say, established in this
country, 1t will not be an inclination for Cancellation
and peace but disposition to insist at every point
the supremacy Of religions body, and thereby to
widen and exasperate all secaran differences. Hap