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HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. THE PBMBROKESHIRE HUNT CLUB FOXHOUNDS. Thursday, November 5th at Cuffera E ich day at 11 o'clock. HAVRKFOtiDWEiT IlAEUtEllS. Friday, November Gt.'i, CrowhiH Bridge Each day at 10 30, a.m. SOUTH I'KJIBROKESHIKK HOUNDS. Friday, Novernh"r 6:11, at, Each day at 10"30 a.m.

OnlGtN OF BOTTLED ALE.-If we may helieve old. Fuller, bottled ale, like most other great discoveries, owes its origin to accident. Alexander Nowell, the reputed author of the greater part of the Church Catechism," was a Protestant divine in the terrible days of Queen Mary, and an enthusiastic angler. So that," says Fuller, with his usual quaintness, whilst Nowell was a catching of fishes, Bonner was a-catching oj Nowell." Nowell heard of his danger while pursuing his favourite sport, and decamped without returning home to make any preparation for his flight In his haste he left a bottle of beer on the bank of the stream, and on his return, in the first year of England's deliverance, went thither to see if haply it might still remain." He found "no bottle hut a gun, such was the sound at the opening thereof; and this," says Fuller, is believed—casualty being the mother of more inventions than industry-to be original of bottled beer in England." Fox's CONTEST FOR WESTMINSTER.—The can- vassing on both sides was conducted with extra- ordinary vigour. The Prince of Wales rode through the streets wearing Fox's colours, and a sprig of laurel in his hat the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire made a house-ti-house canvass, and bought a butcher with a kiss. Some excellent stories are still told of this election, '• Sir," said one voter to Charles Fox, who was pressing for his support, I admire your abilities, but hang your principles.' "Sir," replied the wit, "I admire your sincerity, but hang your manner.' A sad- dler in the Havmarket, when solicited by the same candidate, produced a halter, with which lie said he should be happy to oblige him. Fox said, "I return you my best thanks, but I should be sorry to deprive you of it, as I presume it must be a family piece.' Other lady-canvassers for Fox on this occasion were the Countesses of Carlisle and Derby, and Ladies Bcauchamp "nd Dun- cannon, who all wore fox's brush in their hats, and begged, vvilh all their charms, from door to door. We do not hear that Sir Cecil Wray had much of this kind of zeal exerted in his favour. But most of the eminent men of the day voted for him; and Lord Kenyon, then Mr Kenyon, whose house was just outside the liberties of Westminster, slept in his stable a sufficient number of nights to qualify himself to vote. THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—The Court of Queen's Bench is presided over by the Lord Chief Justice of England, who receives a salary of eight thousand pounds a year. VliLh him are associated five puisne (from puis ne," since born or junior) judges, who receive a salary offiveithousand pounds a year each. Anciently, as we have seen, this court took cognizance of all matters in which the king's ministers or servants were concerned and also being the court in which the klllo- himself was supposed more immediately to preside, of all of- fences against him as guardian of the public peace. It was a court for the hearing of civil suits, and one, also, for the administration of criminal justice. The twofold char; ctor it still maintains, and though, as a matter of fact, the court is used almost ex- elusively for tha transaction of civil business, it has, and carefully guards, its jurisdiction in crimi- nal affairs. At the beginning of every term a grand jury is empanelled for the purpose of de- ciding upon any bills that may be brought before the Queen's Bench. It was a grand jury sitting in the Queen's Bench,and charged by one of the judges of that court, and threw out the bill preferred against Mr Eyre for his conduct in Jamaica. That case was referred to the court by virtue of the Act of Parliament, under which Mr Eyre was committed for trial; but there are many other criminal charges which may be investigated there. Indeed, it is not over stating the extent of the court's juris.. diction, to say that if the court should at rony time be convinced that a person committed for trial elsewhere in the kingdom, is in danger of not get- ting a fair trial, an order may issue from the Chief ID Justice to have the cause brought into his court or trial there, notwithstanding the general rule of law, that a person accused of crime must be tried in the county where the offence was committed.— From" Limbs of the Law," in Cassell's Magazine" for November..

or- r 11 ".n——■"»■■ locality, is about to be triumphant—(loud applause)- I and of which you have selected my estimable friend, Mr Pitman, fi'rst to be your champion, and then to he Your representative. (Long-continued cheering.) I Would beg to endorse all that my friend, Mr Pitman, has said with regard to our visit to Fishguard, always excepting those very flattering expressions he has used towards myself. He has talked of our heing up hill and down dale but I can assure you that the only uphill Work we had was the work of Nature. (Applause.) Everywhere else we went on swimmingly, and in perpetual sunshine. Nature herself seemed to sym- pathise with us in our visit, and if there were a few drops of rain, they were merely the tears that Nature Shed when the pleasure of the day was over. (Loud applause.) Now, gentlemen, I would remind my excellent friend, Mr Pitman, that he is about to engage in a contest of no ordinary severity I would remind him that from the commencement of the present centurv.-a century now hastening to its Wane—there has never been a general election so fraught with issues so momentous and so important as that which in a few days will take place. (A.p- plaue) Gentlemen,- if I am asked what are those issues, I would unhesitatingly express my con- viction. that on the results of the coming elections depend the supremacy of our Church, the stability of oar constitution, and I don't think I am incorrect in Stating, in the distance, the existence of our monarchy itself. (Long-continued applause.) When I think Upon our Church, and call to mind that in her defence every true son would de m. it a privilege to shed the last life drop from his breast —(ap plaice) when I think, gentlemen, of our constitu- tion that constitution that has ra;sed our country to a pitch of eminence and honour that has long been the envy and admiration of the world-(applause)- when I hink, gentlemen, of our monarchy, and call to mind the vrtues of that illustrious lady who adorns the crown she wears-(Ioud applause) -and whilst Neighbouring thrones, as we have seen within the last month, may totter to their fall, and theiroccupants sent forth to an inglorious exile, hitherto I have felt the throne stable and secure because it is planted, nay Qiore than planted, it is rooted in the hearts of the nation—(great applause)-when, gentlemen, I think that this and other hallowed institutions are novvtrem- j>ling in the balance, must I not rejoice in this and iu every opportunity, of raising up my feeble hands and uplifting my still feebler voice in support of that 'Which life holds dear ? (Loud applause.) Gentle ■toen, must it not be a source of high pride and con- gratulation to us all that we'have raised among U". one who, till recently a stranger, but now identified with ourselves, is prepared to do battle for us, and lead the way to a glorious and triumphant result ? (Great applause.) Gentlemen, it is not my intention to Sily one single word of disrespectful disparagement of the gallant officer who is a competitor with Mr Pitrnan- for the high privilege of your suffrages. I feel that our cause would not be advanced by Condescending to low, vulgar personilities (hear, hear)-I feel that we have no occasion to adopt the advice familiar to us all— When you 'have a bad cause-—when you have nothing else—• ^huse your opponent." (Laughter.) Gentlemen, have a good cause we have plenty to say, but *°1' fear of taking up your time—.(A voioe; "Go On, ) -I am much obliged to you I would much rather near "goon." than "go off (Laughter.) ?n regard to the gallant Colonel, 1 believe him to 'n private life irreproachable, and iu every re- gion I know him to be a member of a noble and distinguished family we!! connected with the Prin- C!pality I know him to be a member of a profes- sion that would not permit within its ranks one in "-hose breast the soul of honour does not dwell; hut these, gentlemen, and many kindred ad- jutages, only make the gallant colonel a more formidable opponent, and only make it the more IlJcumbent upon us to strain every nerve, and to Use every exertion, to defeat the political principles Hich we all detest, however much we may respect the exponent of them. (Applause.) Gentlemen, a<:¡ I have said we live in perilous times, I think we J^Ust glance at the leading topic of the day, the Irish I would ask—Is there any parson, gifted 1rlth reason, who would get up in his place, and Say that he conscientiously believes the present Onslaught on the Irish Church is a bona fide mea- gre? It is not, gentlemen: it is but a. means to all end it is no hing more or less than getting the point of the we Ige in. (Applause.) It is like bvitigia-j an action in ejectment against a single form with a view to get possession of the whole estate. (Applause.) The Irish Church is the farm whole Church—the English Church as well as the Irish Church, the Constitution of the country, the monarchy itself, form the great estate, of ^'uch in time they hope to get possession. (Loud *Pplause.) That, gentlemen, is an analogy that I ^ik no one will venture to throw aside or dis- j^spect, I will not take up your time at greater .ejlgth we havehad a great deal of toil, and although lt has been a labour of love, still we are mortal, ■ttid we cannot work all day and all night too. I ^ill just make one other remark. Since an election been here before, the electoral franchise has J>een greatly extended. Many enjoy that privi- lege who did not enjoy it at the last election. Gentlemen, I am rejoiced at the extension of the elective franchise: I rejoice to think that the Rrowing intelligence of my countrymen calls for cl j;he exercise of such ati indulgence as that; I not the least fear of i s being abused and I am Sure that the same intelligence that called for the Wanting of the franchise will direct a right and I Proper use of it. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I feel the time is coming when the blessings of 6(Wation will be extended far and wide throughout Y*e land, and I hope I may be spared to see the ay when every man, woman, and child through- °ut the country sha'l be able to read the words 'of truth—to read for himself the works, the b! ss ;d f G°d. (Applati se.) I have no fear at the j'ffusibn of the blessings of education, for of this am well persuaded that the more widely dis- ^nv.nated are the blessings of a sound religious ^Ucation, the more widely are disseminated the Hj'inciples of loyalty and patriotism. (Loud ap- P'^use.) We hear a great daal at these elections 1;'1 am connected with an election in the county .which 1 reside, but to which I am not at all attached than I am to this—[A Voice: j-, ;,ine and live with us, Sir James.]—I am not Qlte Sir Boyle Roch—I cannot be in two places at (Laughter.) I was going to say that we at these elections a great deal about coercion t> ^tiniidatiou, and of putting on the screw be- een landlords and tenants. I say those words |je? not known in the Conservative camp: they Ot(> the tact^cs of our °PPonentF. (Applause.) \ve gentlemen, we have a screw of our own ,Jlave a powerful screw: we, Conservative e[e .°l"ds, always use a screw at the time of an and at all times of connection and cora- Of with our tenants. That screw is the screw iUtaffecti°n—(l°ud applause)—a screw inculcated tC,?eir minds that their interests and the in-1 NJ|^s of their landlords are identical—(applause) In We must rise or fall together: that we are 8tre same boat: that we are passing down the vt eat,, of time together, and that in the same boa' ■'« t^tar sink or swim. (Loud applause.) That e Conservative screw, and that screw we have^ always in use: that is a screw vvhicn will never t)e I loosened, hut on the contrary it tightens the feel- ings between landlord and tenant. (Applause) Now, gentlemen, I have only to thank you for the kind reception you have accorded me: and I thank you for the patient attention with which you have listened to me. I hope you will not relax your exertions but that you will strenuously go on day by day increasing in strength and with a deep determination to put at the head of the poll, Mr Pitman. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, I have no further remarks to make I can only say that I do not entertain any doubt as to the success of our cause, and when, gentlemen, you will have re- turned our friend, Mr Pitman, to Parliament, you will look on him with feelings of commendable pride: you will say, We have put the right man in the right place we have returned as our representative one who will protect our institu- tions, one who will advance our interests, and who will be a bright ornament to the unite ) boroughs of H i verford west, F shguard, and Narberth*—[Sir James resumed his seat amid great cheerhg, which lasted several m'nutes.] Mr Scourfie d, who was loudly called for, next addressed the meeting. He said — Gentlemen,—; Will you allow me to commence the remarks I have to offer to you, by expressing my regret that I was not present at the last meeting. I can assure you that it was only th 5 result of an accident I was not aware that a meeting was to be held until it was too late to come. It would have given me great pleasure to ave been prese it at the meeting, because I under- stand there were two or three introductions made wh'c'i must have been most satisfactory in every sense of thi word. 1 was, in company with Mr Pitman, Sir James Hamilton, Colonel Peel, and other gentlemen at Fishguard, and I am happy in being able to coiroborate what thev have sud, I have had some litile experience of Fishgnard, for I have had the honour of representing the Boroughs for sixteen years, and pwhaps I am able to form some judgment as to the general aspect of affairs in that town. I must own that we have had at times a very uphill battle to carry on at Fishguard still on the who'e I am very well satisfied with what I saw to day at Fislign ii-d. (Applause) As my friend, Mr Pitman, has said, there were a few little children who for the sake of laughter and fun, hoisted some blue ribbons, but there was not the slightest symptom of annoyance. (Hear, hear) I think I rn-iy say that during the whole course of my life—and I can say this without a particle of exaggeration,—that a better candidate I never saw, for more untiring exertion, more resolution, and good humour, it was never my lot to witness. (\pplause) With regard to Sir James Hamilton. I can only repeat what Mr Pitman has stated. I have often had the benefit of his assistance, and I am sure that when ever it is given. it is about the most able and valuable than can be given to anybody. (Ap- plause) As to the political objects for which this party are enlisted, I'have no doubt you have heard from the gentlemen who have attended here almost all that can be said on the subject. Every matter of importance requires not only to be brought forward for the first time, but to be reimpressed upon people's minds, and the more the matter is mentioned, —the more it is impressed-the better will it be understood. I bel'eve, as Sir James Hamilton has said, that the cause now at stake is one of the greatest importance that was ever yet brought before the country. (Ap- plause) It is, in my op'nion, almost something more than the cause of the Established Church it appears to me to be something more than that. So far as I can judge, it is, so far as the State is concerned, a qu stion whether there is to be any religion at all,— any form of religion—established in Ireland. At present the feelings of the Catholics are to be enlisted .1 against the Church, in order to destroy her and as -o n as t.! e Church is destroyed, the same sort of reliance is imposed upon a counter feeling against, the Catholics so as to prevent any thing being done for them, and the same with regard to the Presbyterians, so that between the three there is not to be the Catholic or Protestant religion established in Ireland, and as far as the State is concerned there is to be no religion at all. That seems to be the programme of the present proceedings. 1 trust in any thing I have ever said or done, I have always shown everv spirit of toleration and forbearance to all persons who may differ from me as to their particular views of religion. (Applause) But when we come to the whole question whether there is to be any religion at all in the country, then I think it assumes the most serious aspect ever presented to the world. (Loud applause.) I do most deeply regret—I can hardly express the extent of my re- gret when I think these subjects are left to the heated passions which invariably arise during the period of contested elections,—(applause)—for if there is anything to be settled, if anything re- quires adjustment, if rights are to be carefully weighed, nothing can be worse than making it a party fight, by means of which one party is to step into power. (Loud applause ) That appears to me to be the worst possible way of settling the questio: for nothing is weighed, nothing is balanced, nothing is considered, and the whole matter resolves itself into the question whether Mr A or Mr B is to occupy the Treasury Bench, (Applause.) All the rest is subordinate the ends and means are all inverted the object for which men are leagued together is the establishment ot party that becomes predominant and all the rest is entirely subordinate. I do regret myself that matters of religion are made the subjects of poli- tical discussions, and particularly, a struggle be- tween parties, for all the real substantial interests of religion perish in the struggle and nothing remains but a mere party conflict. >(Loud ap- plause.) These are the feelings which I enter tain, and if I wished to substantiate them, I would not rp k,3 quotations from any writings or (speeches of Conservatives or of any persons 'sharing my own political views. I should be quite willing to quote the recorded opinions and v ews of persons, on the opposite side; I would refer to the works and also to the speeches of Mr Gladstone during the time be spoke under the responsibilities of office, and of others who act with him and I think from tueir own arguments may be supplied the most powerful weapons against them. I have often stated that where the substantial interests of religion are concerned, I will not give up what 1 believe to be essential. (Loud applause.) I am perfectly willing—and I have no doubt I speak the sentiments of Mr Pit- man—to exercise every possible kind of forbear- ance towards those who differ from me in religious views: nothing approaching anything like perse- cution is to be thought of; but there is a great difference between persecution and maintaining a distinct expression of opinion as to the religious convictions of the country. A church which ex- presses a distinct opinion, and does not attempt to persecute anyone else, is not to be abandoned without serious consequences to the country. At this moment I am your member, and if, as I said before to-day, parliament were to meet before the election, I should still be your representative; but that is but the shadow of a probability for a I substantial purposes I have ceased to be your member. At the same time, whether your mem- ber or not, I live amongst you my interests are connected with everything that effects the welfare of this town and neighbouring country. (Ap- o plause.) It is a great object to mp, not merely personally, but from motives of interest as wcli as considerations for yourselves, to think that the representation will fall into able and honest hands. (Loud applause.) I do helieve from all I have seen of Mr Pitman—from his intelligence and temper,that his real wish is to do good to every person with whom he is connected. (Loud applause.) I do believe if he is your representa- tive-which I have no doubt he will be,-vou will have no reason to he otherwise than grateful (r hiving him as your member. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, I do not wish to weary you, because the evening is late, and I have no doubt thre arc other gentlemen who will address the meeting I can assure you that my best wishes are for the advancement of everything- which will conduce to } oar welfare, and x-i lien Mr Pitman is your re presentative you wi!] I am sure receive from that II representation the full benefits which I confidently anticipate. (Loud applause.) Mr C. Fisher was next called upon to address the meeting. He said that he thought he had bored the meeting so thoroughly last week that they would never have called upon him again, but. as it was their wish he should address them, he did so with the greatest pleasure. When he addressed them last week he was, comparatively speaking, a stranger arao igst them, but on that occasion he might say he appeared ES a friend amongst them. He had had the pleasure of shaking them by the hand, and he had the pleasure, too, of receiving their kind congratulations on an event which w. s the most important in his life. He could assure them that he highly valued the reception he had met with, and he entertained towards them the same kindly feeling and the same friendship which they had shown towards himself. As he was speaking of personal matters, he would refer to a silly rumour in circula- tion, but he would not have referred to it at all, had it not involved another as well as himself. He had heard it said that Mr Pitman was going to retire from the contest that he (Mr Fisher) forsooth, might step into his shoes. (Laughter.) He only wished to say this,—that in the first place, he was not so foolish as to go were he had not been asked, and the Con- stituency had not asked him; and, in the second place, Mr Pitman was far too honourable, and had too ue'! English feelings, to attempt to impose upon a constituency for so many months in order to be sup- planted by some other person who had not been mentioned at first. (Applause.) He would simply say that the rumour was a very silly one, and had his entire and emphatic contradiction. (Applause ) He went that day to Fishguard, and his food father- in-law, also went there, and he (Mr Philipps) felt himself able there to make a few remarks but, of course, after a lone: day's work, and the long illness he had recently suffered, it was impossible for him to come to the meeting that night. But he was sure his hearty good wishes were with the meeting, and he (Mr Fisher) felt sure he would rejoice to hear of the enthusiasm that prevailed in that assembly. Beside, the question of the Irish Church, which of course was the most prominent, there were many other ques- tions on which they were agreed that the Conservative party best served their interests and the interests of the country. (Applause ) When he thought of the state of England as regards foreign powers when the present government came into o ")ce,—when he thought of the prisoners in Abyssinia. and of Earl Russell writing letters, and his successors writing letters, and leaving them to their fate in that country,—when he thought of the noble conduct of the present government when they succeeded to office after many years of Liberal rule, and in the space of a few months, by the aid of the gallant soldiers of England, vindicating English honour and integrity, and bringing the prisoners to their homes,—when he thought of these matters, he was of opinion that they proved that they now had a Government able to hold our own among the nations of Europe. (Applause.) There was another great question—the educational question—and he thought no party that had ever been in pO'8r had more ably grappleli with that question than the Conservatives. (Applause.) What party had given the great impetus in that direction ? The party that passed the Factory Acts. What was the fundamental prin- ciple of the Factory Act ? why it was to cause every child that aided its parents by the work of its hands, to be educated, to be trained, and to be enabled to think for itself. (Appau-e.) That. a ty, in the face of intense opposition from the Liberals, passed that great measure and that party passed several supplementary acts that have had a most beneficial effect, and were anxious to extend them to every pos- sible condition to which they could at all apply. Well, that Darty having done such things, and given good proofs of a better Government, and a capacity for grappling with great questions-, must be the party which they most approved. (Applause.) There was, too, the 'aw of Bankruptcy, with which the Liberals— government after government—had dallied. The great act, which was now the law of the land, was passed by the Lib r;il Government, and everybody knew how it worked. A bill was introduced into the House, and Mr Gladstone and his party seeing that another great engine was to be taken out of their hands, brought forward the resolutions respecting the Irish Church, .and prevented legis- lation. If they wanted a good Bankruptcy bill passed, they should keep the^Conservathe Govern. ment in office. (Applause) Last week, he ventured to express the warm sympathy he felt with i-egarog, the question of the Irish Church he felt that the whole religious fabric of the nation was to'tei-ing to its fall but there were strong arms in Wales and he trusted they would strive to uphold it. The Welsh were a religious nat:on, and he felt sur-2 that if they only calmly considered the subject, and looked into the question as it deserved to be looked at, they would come forward in deferce of the Irish Church. Those who were present at the meeting had carefully considered the question, and he felt sure, from their hearty and enthusiastic feeling, that they would use every exertion in their power to send by a large majority, their friend Mr Pitman as their representa tive to Parliament. (Loud applause.) Mr D. Gibbon was next called upon to address the assembly. He snid that the time had now arrived when every man ought to come forward, and do his best in behalf of the cause to which he was attached. He had done his duty he had obtained one vote for the Conservative candidate, -(hear, hear)—and if all working men would en- deavour to do the same, he was z, certain that Mr Pitman would obtain-a jrlorious majority. (Ap- plause.) lie bad been connected with the Liberal party for many years, but he had now come for- ward to support Mr Pitman. (Hear, hear) He had seen the errors of Liberalism; be had seen tin* error of his ways—(laughter), and as it was never too late to mend, he had now come forward as a true Conservative. (Applause.) He was sorry he had not left the Liberals long ago. He was but a working man, but he had received a fail- education. He bad been educated in the Gram- mar School under the Rev James Thomas, and being a Churchman, he was determined to do all he could to defeat the present attack tipon thr Establishment in Ireland. (Applause.) His familj were Wesleyans, but when the Liberals attacked the Church, he came out of his shell at once, and took his stand on the side of Mr Pitman. (Hear hear.) He had convinced one friend—a Blue like lie was himsclf,-and he would vote for the Con- servative Candidate. He had b-een concerned in many contests in Haverfordwest, and he deeply regretted that he had ever recorded his vote against Mr Scotirfieid. (Loud applause.) He had done what he could for the good of the cause, and if every man around him would do the same, he felt sure they would carry Mr Pitman through the contest by a triumphant majority. (Loud ap- plause.) Mr Warr and Mr W. V. James also addressed the meeting. I he Chairman announced that the next meeting would be held on Friday the 6th inst. The meetings had hitherto been held on Thursday evening, and the Liberals had also met on the same n;ght but the Conservatives had resolved to change the day of meeting because in the present excited state of the town they thought it their duty to do all they could to prevent any unpleasantness, and to preserve the peace of the town. The supporters of the Liberal Candidate came down in large numbers to the Caslle Hotel at the close of their meetings, and it would, to say the least of it, be very unpleasant if a collision occurred between the two parties. The Liberals had declined to alter their day of meeting, but the Con servatives had made an alteration, and appointed Fr'day for their next meeting. The meeting then broke up, after giving severa ronndsot cheers for Mr Pitman. Sir James Hamilton Mr Seourifeld, Col. Peel. Mr Fisher, and other pro minent supporters of the Conservative Candidate.