Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-30

force on the Irish establishment for the last sixteen
years, as at The present time The garrison OF Dublin
alone musters upwards Of 5000 men, A vast relay Of
ammunition has also been supplied 10 the different re-
gmenls, depols and detuchmenls of The army 10 Ire
land. strong battalion of about 1900 marines, with
brigade of guns, under the command Of Colonel Bur
ton has just been sent over.
You will observe, from the proceedings OF Parlia
lament on the Goth umo and subsequ nty, That her
Majssys ministers have determined TO suspend all
magistrates who attend repeal meetings
in Ireland; and O'Connell and eighteen or twenty
| others have consequently been dismissed.
The anii-corn law agitation grows apace, ailhoueh
they took nothing by their recent motion Tor repeal
of the corn laws. Il has been determined by The
League to hold aggregate meetings in all the large
towns OF the provinces, and to obtain complete re
gstraton Of all electors and others favorable to repeal
OF the existing laws.
J would now direct your attention to matter OF
deep national importance, though not affecting lhIs
part oil The kingdom-l mean the melancholy position
IN winch the church Of Scotland is placed at present
nir. rox Maules motion weeks ago, was ior q
committee OF The whole house TO take the subec. INTO
consideration He made it with a view to Legislative
reef Tor those evils that existing, and Tor those
which were aPprehended 10 far greater extent IN conse
qucnce Of the Misunderstanding between the ecclesias-
cal and civil authorities that country The crisis has
now occurred. secession from the church OF Scot.
land has taken place, of perhaps third part OF It's MI
nsters and aity, with Doctor Chalmers at their head.
On the eighteenth ultimo, when the General Assembly
met, Doctor Welsh, the moderator, after reading a
protest against the decisions Of the civil courts, with
drew with his followers and constituted themselves
fThe Assembly Of the Free Presbyterian Church. =
Thus, the Scotch Church has separated into two great
branches-one subservient to the Legislature, and
naming IN connection with the State constituting
sort of Civil Cont or Act Of Parliament Church-the
other separating entirely from the State and openly
setting at defiance the decision Of the Civil Courts and
constituting themselves a Church, independently Of
all Acts Of Parliament.
There have been one or two more serious fires at
Liverpool. MIR Kelly, who was pe,itioned against,
retains his seat for Cambridge. Sudbury, the hot
bed OF bribery and corruption not to be DISTINGUISHED
Her Majesty was churched the 10Th, and the little
Princess chrslened yesterday. She is named Alice
Maude Mary.
Lord Rpon has been appointed President OF the
Board of Control, and Mr. Gladstone President of the
Board of Trade Prince Albert is to have the ranger
ship of Hyde and ST. James's Parks.
There is TO be splendid entertainment at the Mer
chant Tailors Hall, the 10Th, to which the Minis
ters, and circle of Noblemen of Conserva.
tive politics, are invited.
In The foreign news the ministerial crisis in Spain,
and the sovereignty Of Servia still constitute the only
facts of political Importance The Paris papers, in
the absence of all local TOPICS make the repeal aga
ton in Ireland and Spanish affairs, the leading tea
tures of discussion o.
The reader will observe, that the writer OF the above
is an Engiishmon, and some allowance should be made
for his pinions-En9uirer