Last night, the Duke of CUMBERLAND in the Lords, and
Mr. HENRY MAXWELL in the Commons, announced that measures had been taken to dissolve the Orange confederacy at home and in the Colonies. So far all is well. But it must not be assumed that though the name has been discarded, the spirit of Orangeism is dead. For some time past, the O'SeLtsvaN journals, anticipating the breaking-up of the Orange Institution, have been recommending the formation of a grand " Pro- testant Association " on the most extensive scale. This is only trans- ferring the mask of a religious profession to knavish politics—a very old trick. Let us watch these pseudo " Protestants."
The Standard, this evening, informs us that, though Orangeism is defunct, there will be a " GREAT PROTESTANT UNION ;" and a corre- spondent of the same journal advises the Chapter of Durham to resist the King's appointment of Dr. MALTBY or Dr. HAMPDEN to the Bishop- ric of Durham. So much for the loyalty of %A-Inch these plotters boast continually : they still look anxiously for the days of CUMBERLAND; but the same power that has scotched, will kill the snake of faction, if provoked.
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