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Sir William Guise, Member for the Northern division of Glouces. tershire, died on Thursday. Mr. Hanbury Tracy will probably be candidate to succeed him in the representation of the county.
At a very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of South Shields, on Monday week, it was resolved, with only six dissentients, " That Church Establishments, in which those differing from them in con. scientious religious belief are compelled to contribute to their support, are op- posed to theprineiples of religious liberty and the dictates of the Divine Founder of Christianity."
An address to the King and petitions to Parliament, in which this sentiment was embodied, were agreed to ; and Lord Durham will be' requested to present the address and the petition to the Lords. This' meeting was held in consequence of notice having been given that the High Church party intended to get up a meeting in favour of the Es. tablishment.
There are two estates in the market at present which formerly gave '
the power of returning six members to Parliament, but which, having been deprived of that privilege by Schedule A, are no longer thought worth keeping by their noble owners. These estates are Aldborough, in Yorkshire, the possession of which enabled the Duke of Newcastle to return two Members for Aldborough and two for Boroughbridge; and Stockbridge, in Hampshire, which gave the Marquis of West- minster the control of that borough. The noble Duke's estate will probably produce 50,0001. or 60,0001. less than it would have done five years ago, and that of the noble Marquis about half that sum.—Leeds Mercury. The harvest in the North of England, so far as relates to wheat, - oats, and barley, bears upon the face of it promise of abundance. Hay, however, is extremely thin and scanty, owing to the unexampled dry weather ; but there is a large quantity of old bay on hand, so that it is hardly possible that the price can advance much. Apples and pears, in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Northumberland, and Durham, have failed in general; but gooseberries and currants are in great plenty.
The crop of wheat appears to be an excellent one. It may have
dried up rather too fast. The dry weather still continues; the oats and barley are drying up, the grass is very short, and in many places the , water is quite gone. The turnips still grow better than could possibly be expected, and are in general very free from the fly.—Brightois Gazette.
Great disturbance was created at Gosberton Church, on Sunday last, by the singers refusing to adopt the psalms selected by the minister, as has been customary. The reverend gentleman having been from home fors few weeks, they got into a method of selecting psalms to suit themselves ; but on his resuming his duties in the church, he appointed psalms suitable to his sermon, &c. These they refused to sing ; and actually began one of their own selecting, although the minister repeatedly called to them from the pulpit, remonstrating with them on the impropriety of their
conduct, and desiring them to desist, and sing such as he thought
proper, or none. They kept on with their own selection, until the xninister and churchwarden entered the gallery ; and after his reve- rence had talked to them for some time and threatened them, they left the church, with an avowed determination of never entering the gallery again till they are allowed to sing what they please. During this scene of contention, several of the most respectable inhabitants left their seats.—Stamford Mercury. I This reminds us of the behaviour of a clergyman, who some years ago held the living of Wroxeter in Shrop- shire. The singers upon one occasion attempted to perform a piece of sacred music far beyond their capacity. The parson, who had a sensi- tive ear, endured the discord for some time, though in great tribulation. At length be rose in the pulpit and said, " There's too much of that, gentlemen, unless it were better." The offended musicians were imme- diately silent ; but on the following Sunday when the psalm was given out, refused to sing at all. The worthy clergyman, in no wise discon- certed, very coolly replaced his sermon in his pocket, and left the pulpit,
" Very well, gentlemen, no song, no sermon."] The Italian Opera at Manchester has been brought to an abrupt termination, in consequence of the uproar occasioned on the last per- formance by several persons professing to be the friends of Madame Galvani, who had been superseded as prima donna by Madame Feron ; and they were determined either to have Madame Galvani restored, or to put an end to the opera.
The inhabitants of Harrogate, last week, by a great majority refused to grant a church-rate for the ensuing year.
Don Santiago de los Santos, the celebrated Spanish dwarf, from
Manilla, who has been exhibited at the Adelphi and other theatres, and most of the great towns in the kingdom, was married on the 10th instant to Anne Hipkins, of Birmingham, at St. Martin's Church, in that town. The Don is forty-eight, and about twenty-five inches high, and Miss Hipkins is twenty-eight, and forty inches high. The High Bailiff gave the lady away. The bride and bridegroom were brought to the church in a sedan.—Coventry Herald.
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