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cli&rtes ^^ m in ; ytho spurted hi * vlttg ~ 4 y $ tfodraivii , viz . the Speaker of $ he Hxmse of Commons , Mr , C . Manners SuTTotf , ( son of the Archbishop of Cantfcfbmy , ) who found , a legal impediment arising from his office in his way , and Mr . R . Grant , brother to the late Secretary for Ireland , who gave up from
finding his sentiments in ' favour of Catho-Mc emancipation an obstacle to success . The three who went to the poll were Mr . Bankes , son of Mr , Bankes , proprietor of and member for Corfe Castle , who has lately written a &omau History , which the Quarterly Review has mercilessly torn to pieces , Lord -H-brvjey , and
Mr . Scarlett , the Barrister . Mr . Bankes depended upon the interest of the clergy , excited in his favour by his well-known opposition to the Catholic claims ; Lord Hervey seems to have relied upon family interest and upon ministerial and aristocratic support ; Mr . Scarlett canvassed as a Whig ; The number of votes was as foHows :
Mr . Bankes 420 Lord Hervey 280 Mr ; Scarlett 218 The first-named gentleman was , of course , declared duly elected , and Cambridge may vie wifch Oxford in its " No Popery " antipathies .
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At the late election of Lord Rector of the Urtiversity o Glasgow , the candidates were Sir WaouItbr Scott and Sir James Mackintosh ; a ^ nd the liberal principles and feelings # | T $ &e students were manifested by the rej&iJt . The votes were nearly three to one iu favour of Sir
James Mackihtosh , who was accordingly elected . Mi * . Jeffrey , the late Lord Rector , gave his vote for this gentleman , expressly stating that he did so upon public grounds . Only two of the Professors supported the Whig candidate , viz . Messrs . MuiRtiAAp and Sandford . This election * will convince Sir Walter Scott
that the finest talents and the greatest literary popularity may be nullified , even amongst the youag , who are most likely to set a high value upon them , by political subserviency .
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Amongst the visitors at Veronciy during the late congress of the Holy Alliance , of unholy name , was Mr * Wiiuam Ai £ * kn , the Quaker r of liondon ^ the apostle of philanthropy . H * s appearance is said to have alarmed the Austrian mrnister , tite ever-watchful guardian of despotism , who ordered the mam Friend to quit
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The Fox Club has unanimously voted that a monument shall be erected to the memory of the late Mr . Perry , proprietor and editor of The Morning Chronicle ^ for his faithful exertions in the cause of the people , and for his constant and uniform adherence to the principles of Mr . Fox .
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Close of the Year , 1822 . CoNSipKRABi ^ E gloom hangs over the opening year . At home , there are peace and plenty , but the depression of agriculture fills a large body of the people with apprehension and trouble , and the uncertainty of property , occasioned by a
change in the value of the currency , tends to discourage commerce , and to unsettle all plans of prospective advantage . Ireland is in a feverish stat £ . The outrages are renewed iu the provinces , and—la the capital a brutal assault has been made by some of the rabble of the Orange faction on the person of the Lord Lieutenant , the Marquis Wbllbulby , on account of
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the city . He appealed for . proteetibii to the Emperor of Russia , who granted bimF a licence to remain . The Duke of Wellingtoik is also said to have befriended him . His ^ object was to induce the congress to agr ^ te on some measure for the effectual extirpation of the Slave Trade *
He was listened to with kindness by the northern Autocrat , and permission was granted him to translate and circulate amongst the " gods on earth , " and their satellites , the address on this subject which was issued by the Quakers at their last yearly meeting . The condescension
of Alexander caused Wlljliam Allen to be bowed to by the high-born nobles attending-on majesty ; and the . people of Verona , seeing that he received obeisances from the great in the public streets without returning them , naturally enough concluded that the immoveable broad
brim was the symbol of same high ecclesiastical dignity , and that the unbending wearer was the patriarch of some religion prevailing a long way off .
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The Baptist Magazine lately gave , a list of the Particular Baptist Churches in England and Wales at four periods . In 1771 , they were 251 ; in 1794 , 379 ; ia
1811 , 537 ; and in 1820 , 67 % * In the first period , it is stated tjha ^ t t he largest Baptist Churches in London had not more than 150 members , whereas now several have more than 400 .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1822, page 775, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2519/page/55/
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