Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23
,rtant subject is receiving attention in high

p0nlSe 10 carry out their nolonS In their lhulsl-
dial practice. Mr.. @. Pearson, member of Parlia-
nent for Lambeth, has announced his intention to
cnvene his constituents annually, and render them
a. account of his stewardship; and the notorious
George Thompson, member of Parliament for the
lower-hamlets, says that he shall practically ex-
ind to his constituents the benefit of annual Par
aments," by resigning annually, and giving them
n opportunity OF changing their representative
mould they desire to do so.
The very numerous and highly respectable Order
{ Odd Fellows in the United States will not be
orry to learn that the :" odd Feiloaos' Chronicle"
taes the amount of the fund owned by the society
II England TO be very nearly three quarters of
million sterling, or about $3,75O,O0O.
Amongst this collection of rather dry, and to
mny of your readers, am afraid, uninteresing
ddas, the following notice of the manner in which
or brethren of the Scotch kirk sometimes mix up
psalm singing and gayety and prayer and festivlty,
my not be unamusng. Certainly, Presby terlansm
mist be relaxing in some of its gloomy aspects.
lac Daily NeWs has the following paragraph:
scotch Prebyeransm is regarded from the border
as egon in its gloomy FORM Yet sometimes pre-
startling accessories which tend to neutraze this impress
This especially happens when the stranger learns that
chuches not being consecraed are frequently used Tor pup
lie meetings. and occasionally for festivities of that sober KIND
deslnaed sorGes curious specimen OF devotion and en-
joynen recently displayed, actually in church. but
will show how the Nicholson-seet United Presbyterian
Chach Congregational So the sacred and Froane were
mixed up. The arrangements commenced with psalm,
prayer, speech from the chair, and comic There
lives young assie y Festivities continued by the
song Of g mans for a that service Of ARTS an
other psalm, few songs, and service OF frat psalm
the third Immediately followed by Roys wife OF Adj
valoch " more psalm singing and fruit; and h whole con-
cuded with prayer. We suboin portion OF this lncon-
gruous, half solemn half farcical programme
Psalm Tune. 30. .hlnMoeSs
Song. Dark lowers The night.
.......... .Loio' io"s aso'
-........................ .Ye banks and braes
........................ lone ~ uiee "n.
FRUIT.
Duet. ..Ai 5 Wen.
song .........................l he Rover nriue.
Claimants Cybsing address
Psalm Tune ............,. ST Georges, Edinburgh.
PRAYER
The annual election Of Lord Mayor and Sherifs
of the city of London took place during the past
week. There was 70 opposition in either case.
There is some novely attending these elections the
first time they are teheld, and in nothing than
the equipages Tie state coach of the Lord Mayor
is the most cumtrous grotesque piece of procession
al machinery that can be imagined. cannot tell
It's age, but its style is at least as far back as the
reign of Queen Anne. 1t is covered with gilt and
painting, drawn by six prancing horses, and guided
by dignifed-ooking coachman, in cooked hat, bag
wig, gold laced clothes, silk stockings, and buckled
shoes. Those among your readers who remember
the gilt-covered books for children, sold by Mr.
Neyberry, at the corner Of ST. Paul's Churchyard,
sixty years ago, will recollect the picture of the
coach and six with which that learned Bibopolist
always ornamened his sixpenny 4tcs. That ele-
ga'a engraving is the perfect representation of the
Lord Mayors coach of lSf7. The Sheriff s car
riages were modern gaudy vehicles, one extrava-
Il, ~ II
gold. One of the Sheriffs, although member
Of the Fishmonger's company, is master carpenter
and builder. He BORE as motto to the arms which
were embazoned on the panels of his arriage, the
words g Let all aoork be Godpard." The other
Sheriff belongs TO the Spectacie-n,dker'5 company,
aud bore as his motto s.4 blessing for The uged''
on will observe that both notices are abusive to
the calIings of those who bear them. The arms,
too, which no doubt had been put together by the
Herad's college for the occasion and good fee,
were equally abusive and appropriate, and will no
doubt be borne down in perpetuity by the descend
ants Of the worthy citizens to whom, on their ac-
cesslon to these high civic honors, they were now
first granted. The Court of Aldermen is a highly
respectable body in point Of appearance, and short
discussion WHICH took place las. "Wednesday in re-
lauon TO some city affairs conducted with more
OF good manner and good argument than their pro-
ceedngs have generally credit for. That witty fell
low, Punch, is not always uery accurate authority
on these points. The Corporation of London is in
deed an important body; its annual income is
4aOj,220. Mr.. BANCROFT, who avals himself of
every opportunity of coming gracefully and proper
~ INTO notice, made good speech on THURSDAY, at
dinner given by the new Sheriffs of LONDON and
being seated between Mr.. CuBITT, who is one Of
the Sherils, and member of Parliament for .2nd0-
cer, and Sir JAMES DUKE, an Aldermen of London,
and member of Parliament for Boston, he nitro
duced some very pleasant allusion to .4ndorer and
Boston in his native land. The whole affair was
managed very neatly.
What would worthy John Bull say if any American
editor was to denounce the English legal system"
and 70 state that " civil and criminal law, CONNER
cial law, common law and chancery, eUen ecces-
asucaI law were all disgrace to the country !; vet
these are the exact words which Mr.. G.. Butler NJ
T. for Liskeard, lately made use of in an address to
his constituents.
The railway system will be well taken care Of
IN the new Parliament. The Times lately gave a
list Of one hundred and four members of the House
of Commons who are more or less Interested in the
subject. One of them is Mr. HUDsoN, generally
called Eng Hudson, NJ. p for Sunderland. who
was retail shopkeeper few years ago, bat who
has managed his railroad specuatons so adroit!y
~ 70 have been enabled TO invest l700,OOO in real
estate, as he lately publicly stated.
Father MATHEW will certainly be in the United
Stotps the snrinU nr 1919 'rha MarcL;,r,oec ,,C