1843.] 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
669 
issued, in compliance with an order of the House of 
Commons, relative to the city and metropolitan police 
force, it appears that there are 20 superintendents in the 
metropolitan division, receiving from 200/. to 600/. per 
annum ; 110 inspectors, whose salaries vary from 80/. to 
200/. per annum; 465 serjeants, with incomes rangin 
from 60/, to 802. per annum; and 3790 constables, 
receiving from 44/. to 812. per annum, including clothing 
and 40 pounds of coals weekly throughout the year. The 
amount paid on this account during the past year, includ- 
ing 3620/. for superannuation and retiring allowances to 
officers and constables late of Bow-street horse patrol, and 
Thames police, amounted to 295,754/. In this is likewise 
included a sum of 97212. received from theatres, fairs, and 
races. The number of district surgeons is 60, and the 
amount paid for books, &c. is 7577. The total rate 
received during the past year from the various wards in 
the City of London and its liberties, for the maintenance 
of the City police force, is put down at 41,714/., and the 
expenditure at 41,315/., the gross pay, irrespective of 
other charges to the force, amounting to 29,8002. 
Mortality of the Metropolis.—The number of deaths 
Tegistered in the week ending Saturday, Sept. 9th, was 
as follows :—West Districts, 141 ; North Districts, 156; 
Central Districts, 160; East Districts, 182; South Dis- 
tricts, 241 : total, 880 (males 460; females, 420). Weekly 
average for the last 5 years 903 (461 males, 442 females) ; 
and for the last 5 summers, 846, 
Provincial Netvs. 
Aldborough.—On this part of the coast of Suffolk last 
week the sound of the heavy firing on the occasion of Her 
Majesty’s visit to Ostend was distinctly heard. The 
weather was very fine, with a slight breeze from the east. 
The distance from shore to shore is 88 miles. The firing 
during the siege of Antwerp was distinctly heard on the 
Suffolk coast. 
Bangor.—The Bishop of this diocese, at his fifth trien- 
nial visitation Jast week, delivered a charge which has 
excited much interest in North Wales. The Bishop first 
adverted to the question which had occasioned so much 
interest in the principality and sympathy in the English 
dioceses—the law which provided for the union of the 
sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, which he said was still in 
suspense; and although he could not encourage any 
sanguine expectations, he would not despair of the ulti- 
mate success of their appeals to the justice and good feeling 
of the Government and the Legislature. After adverting 
to the different measures which have recently been brought 
forward in connexion with the church, the bishop pro- 
ceeded to examine the progress of Tractarian principles. 
“After making every allowance,” he said, ‘for the 
uprightness and good intentions of the writers, the sound- 
ness and orthodoxy of many of the principles which they 
have advanced, and the advantages which have resulted 
from their labours, it must be confessed that they have in 
many respects taken a wrong direction, and assumed an 
exaggerated, and therefore erroneous, form; and that 
much of what they have written is, under the most favour- 
able construction, liable to just exceptions and censure. 
In an address of this kind I cannot of course enter into 
an analysis of those writings and opinions, but must con- 
tent myself with animadverting on a few of those leading 
features of their theological school—if I may so express 
Sross and glaring indecencies connected with these matters, 
~ bat it not only left the doctrines themselves—the pringi- 
Ples on which they were grounded, and the practices to 
Which they necessarily led—untouched, but they were con- 
Verted into articles of faith, and added to the ancient 
Creed of the Church Catholic and Apostolic.” The Right 
€v. Prelate dwelt at considerable length upon these 
Points, and observed, that it had been urged that the line 
of argument pursued in the last Tract, and the sense an end to Rebeccaism, but the result is directly the 
affixed to the several Articles of our Church brought under 
view, were intended to confirm in their attachment to the 
Church of England certain persons whose minds were 
going astray in the direction of Rome. 
vinced that the tendency of this Tract is to draw such 
minds still nearer to Rome, by palliating the evils of her 
doctrine and practice, and cutting from under our feet that 
ground of necessity and of an imperious sense of obliga- 
tion, on which our Reformation is based. The Bishop 
explained and defended the term Protestantism, observing 
that the eminent divines of the seventeenth century identi- 
fied themselves and gloried in the name of Protestant. He 
did not look upon the movement with the same feelings 
of alarm that many, for whom he hada great respect, 
seemed to regard it; being persuaded that through the 
favour of Providence, the effect of any erroneous doctrines 
would soon passover. The Bishop next adverted to cer- 
tain irregularities in the performance of the public services 
of the Church—practices which, if they do exist (he 
observed), must 
off the plea of necessity. 
giving their sanction to opinions that were, he feared, 
too commonly held, that there is no difference between the 
Church and the Meeting-houses, and that there is no such 
sin as schism. But (observed the Bishop) if there are any 
of the clergy who allow themselves this liberty, they may 
be sure that while they give offence to the sound part of 
their own Church, and to thoughtful Christians of all 
denominations, they will not secure the good will of those 
whom they expect to conciliate by this show of liberality. 
The Bishop concluded by exhorting the clergy to observe 
a wise and seasonable moderation. 
Beaumaris.—The new quay in this town has been com- 
menced, and several stones have been already laid down. 
The length of the quay will be 570 feet, breadth at the 
It is expected that the 
top 27 feet, at the base 35 feet. 
work will be completed before next summer. 
Birmingham.—This town has been rendered very gay 
during the week by the Musical Festival, which has filled 
the town with company. The rehearsal took place on 
Monday morning at the Town Hall, and on the same 
evening the entire music for the evening performances 
was gone through at the theatre. The morning perform- 
ances commenced at the Town Hall on Tuesday, with 
Rossini’s Stabat Mater, a selection from Handel’s De- 
éorah, and other oratorios. On Wednesday the perform- 
ance consisted of scraps from Dr. Crotch’s Palestine, and 
a miscellaneous selection from Costa, Croft, Attwood, 
Luther, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Cherubini. On 
Thursday they included the Messiah, and on Friday they 
terminated with gleanings from Handel, Haydn, Mozart, 
&c, At the theatre, on Tuesday evening, the English 
version of Rossini’s Lady of the Lake was given with a 
selection, as an afterpiece, from Weber, Beethoven, &c. 
On Wednesday night there was the English adaptation of 
Bellini’s Norma, concluding with extracts from Schira, 
Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Rossini. On Thursday there 
was a concert. The Festival concluded last night by a 
full dress ball at the theatre, the pit of which was boarded 
over, and the stage fitted up asa tent, M. Jullien con- 
ducting the band, with Herr Konig on the cornet-d-pis- 
ton. The proceeds of this Festival are appropriated to 
the General Hospital. 
Carmarthen, —The Rebeccaites have thrown the 
country into still greater alarm, by adopting measures for 
the ejectment of the landlords. 
Middleton-Hall, one of the county magistrates, was 
returning home last week, from this town, where he had 
been attending the adjourned Quarter Sessions, he ob- 
served a fire in the direction of his seat. pon inquiry, 
he was coolly informed that Middleton-Hall was on fire, 
On approaching nearer, he found this to be too true, for 
the stacks in the farm-yard were in flames, and the wood 
near his house was literally alive with armed men. He 
entered his house, and found his family in a state of des- 
pair, the female members of it expecting every moment 
would be their last. After endeavouring to reassure them, 
Mr. Adams armed himself, and proceeded to secure his 
papers, title-deeds, and other documents, at the same time 
despatching an express to Carmarthen for the military, to 
protect his property and the life of himself and family. 
Colonel Trevor sent the messenger to Colonel Love, but 
as the men had before been out on duty, it was not 
thought proper to send assistance. The feeling of want 
of protection in the midst of a lawless, and well-armed mob, 
at midnight, with a part of his premises blazing near him, 
induced Mr. Adams to take the determination of at once 
leaving the country with his family. The family of Mr. 
Chambers, of Llanelly, three of whose farms had the hay- 
ricks fired a few days before, have already left for England, 
Mr. Chambers, jun., alone remaining. It is believed that 
Mr. Adams has been made to suffer from the vindictive- 
ness of the incendiaries, through some expressions that 
fell from him in the grand jury room at Carmarthen, and 
which reached the ears of Rebecca. Since the extraor- 
dinary verdict returned at the inquest on the old woman 
shot at Hendybridge-gate; near Pontardulais, the most 
grave apprehensions are entertained. It is said that the 
jury durst give no other verdict; that such a system 
of terrorism prevails, that men dare not render them- 
selves obnoxious by even doing their duty. The attack 
by the police on the Ret ites at the Pontardulais-gat 
and the wounding of some of the parties concerned in that 
attack, have been productive of the most serious conse- 
qui . It was confidently predicted, by both the 
magistrates and the police authorities, that it would put 
But he felt con~ 
e discontinued, and such arrangement 
made for the discharge of those public duties, as shall cut 
Another statement, which he 
trusted was not correct, that clergymen do not scruple to 
give their attendance at dissenting places of worship, thus 
As Mr. Adams, of 
reverse. The multitude declare that they will have a 
cep revenge, and bodies of soldiers are obliged to march 
throughout the night upon every road, in order to prevent 
incendiarism and other acts of violence. The Pontardu- 
lais-gate, which the military went to protect on Saturday 
| night, was again destroyed on Sunday, and the tollkeeper 
given notice, that if any more tolls were attempted to be 
taken, they would pull the house down. The rioters have 
also destroyed the Fishguard and Parkymorfa turnpike 
gates, and cautioned the toll-eollectors not to levy more 
toll; but not heeding Rebecca’s warnings, they collected 
the toll as usual on the Saturday. This exasperated the 
Rebeccaites, and notices were sent to them to remove 
their furniture, or the toll-houses would be destroyed on 
Monday night. On Monday night, true to their threat, 
about 400 persons visited the Fishguard toll-house and 
completely destroyed it. They then proceeded to Parky- 
morfa toll-house, and instantly demclished it. After firing 
guns and frightening a great number of the inhabitants, 
they levelled a piece of wall belonging to the road surveyor 
and dispersed about 3 o'clock. “About 2000 persons 
were assembled in the town looking on whilst this was 
going on, but no one interfered. A weir near Cardigan 
has also been destroyed. It appears that an alarm had 
been given that it was the intention of the Rebeccaites to 
pull down a small weir near a place called Velingigfran ; 
the marines consequently marched down to protect it, 
and during their absence the Rebeccaites embraced the 
opportunity of demolishing another called Llechryd weir. 
Though this weir had stood for ages, and braved many a 
mountain flood, it was destroyed in about 15 minutes. 
The number of Rebeccaites on this occasion was about 
300. While the marines were returning from Velingig- 
fran, one of the rear-guard, who was behind the others, 
ell in with a party of Rebeccaites on across road. He 
was asked if he had a musket. He said yes. Is it loaded ? 
Yes. Capped? Yes. Take off the cap, which was 
done. He was then marched off to a neighbouring public- 
house, treated with some ale, and liberated. He arrived 
in Cardigan about two hours after his comrades. It is 
satisfactory, after these details, to add that the strike of 
the coppermen at Swansea has ceased, and that all the 
men have returned to the works. 
Grimsby.—The Duncannon steamer was lost on Wed- 
nesday last, on the Spurn Sands, at the entrance of the 
Humber. It appears that she had been engaged by a 
party of ladies and gentlemen for an excursion down the 
Humber to the Spurn light. She left Barton at an early 
hour, and during her passage called at Hull and other 
places to receive the company, which amounted altogether 
to about 130 passengers, including a military band. On 
reaching the Spurn, the company were landed on the 
sands, which are high and dry at low water, and-are a 
great resort for pleasure parties along this coast during 
summer. The steamer was run on the sands for the 
purpose of more safely landing the company, and it 
appears that proper precautions were not adopted to get 
her off before the tide fell lower. The consequence of 
this neglect was, that her stern kept lowering as the water 
receded, whilst her bow was firmly imbedded in the sand, 
until she slipped completely into one of the steepest parts 
of the Spurn. Inthe meantime the party was enjoying 
themselves on the sands, unaware of the calamity which 
had befallen their conveyance, and on their return to the 
vessel, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, they found to 
their surprise that the sea was rushing in at the cabin- 
windows. The crew failed in altering her position, and 
as the tide rose she gradually became filled, and was soon 
lost to the eye. It is presumed, from the manner in 
which she is imbedded in the sand, that her back is 
broken, and that she will consequently become a total 
wreck, The company were rescued from their perilous 
situation by a sloop, and were safely landed at a late hour 
the same evening at Barton. ; 2 : 
Guernsey.—The Bishop of Winchester in his recent 
visitation of the clergy of the Channel Islands, delivered 
a charge at several of the parish churches. His Lordship 
stated that he had lately published a charge to the clergy 
of other parts of his diocese, in which he had expressed 
his opinions on various matters, and especially on those 
points of controversial doctrine, which, at the present 
time, engrossed so large a share of attention, He had 
seen no reason to change the opinions he had then 
expressed, It was only in proportion as they leant upon 
the great doctrines of the Reformed Church that they 
could hope to become faithful instruments in their voca- 
tion, and to give glory to the name and word of God 
throughout the British empire, and the world at large. It 
was the duty of every minister of the Church to examine 
seriously the ground on which he stood, and by his life 
and teaching to avoid creating doubt and uncertainty in 
the minds of those to whom he was called upon to 
minister. His Lordship proceeded to speak of a few 
points on the right understanding of which the usefulness 
of the ministry depended. The first of these was the 
doctrine of justification by faith, as maintained in the 
Eleventh Article of the Church, and cited a long list of 
eminent divines, British and foreign, who in all periods of 
the Church had maintained it. One of these authorities 
had said, ‘If this article is lost all is lost ;”’ and there 
could be no dispute that doubt on this point opened 
doubts on all points. If the clergy preached anything 
else they did not preach the gospel. The bishop then 
considered the doctrine of sanctification, contending that 
it was the effect, not the means of justification. His 
Lordship deprecated reserve in the communication of 
religious knowledge. In regard to the Sacraments, he 
maintained emphatically the great importance which was 
inherent in them; but they were not to receive undue 
