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THE TRIUMPHANT PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY IN SHROPSHIRE . Hitherto this county has remained silent on those great principles of demecracy embodied in the People ' s Chart ? r , and even this can scarcely excite wonder when we reflect that such is the aristocratic character of both _tbeTniddle and higher classes , that twelve Tories at present represent its mining and agricultural interests in Parliament . Tuesday last , however , presented a new feature in the political history of this rich and beautiful county . But before I attempt to describe the truly magnificent scene of tbe myriads who responded to the nallowed voice of liberty , permit me to aay that the first lectnre given in this county on the Qnrtcr was delivered by Mr . Mogg , of Wolverhampton ,
only seven weeks ago . Mr . Child , an engineer , and an able man , has also contributed mnch to advance the cause . That gentleman was secretary to the anti-Corn Law party _. _' in the district of Coalhrook Dale , but he had no _Booner _be-ird the principles of the Charter mooted , than he resigned , and offered his services to the few whohad formed themselves into the National Charter Association , and _sicce be has devoted himself to Chartism with tie ardour of a sincere patriot Mr . Alfred , another gentleman in the locality , is lecturing on the principles , and has already displayed considerable ability . And now to resume . Tuesday last was set apart for a great demonstration of the Northern division of the county , in favour of the Charter . The effect of this announcement on the constituted authorities , was
most alarming ; the Lord Lieutenant was immediately corresponded with to know what was to be done . The meeting was to be held on the Wrekin ( a rioted mountain . ) The day was - beautiful , and every thing seemed to inspire the mind with the greatness and solemnity of the _eaus 3 . Two bands were engaged for the occasion . At ten o ' clock , one part of tbe procession moved from Oaken Gates , preceded by Mr . Mason , Mr . Mogg , and the members of the Council . According to arrangement _, the other part of the procession was to meet them _st Watting Street , about three mEe 3 distant , and on the way to the Wrekin . The mass which had assembled at this place was tremendous . As we
proceeded the numbers increased ; and from the summit of every height the eye could reach were to be seen groups of spectators . When the procession was approaching Walling Street the band struck up " See the Conquering Hero comes . " The mass now blocked the roads in aQ directions—it was impossible to form any idea of the numbers . The Coalbrook Dale wing of the procession here'took the lead , preceded by a splendid band . About one o ' clock the dense mass reached the spacious summit of the Wrekin . It cannot be les 3 than a mile and _s half to the top of this majestic edifice of nature . It is covered ( except along the top ) with a vast forest ; and , at this season , the windings which lead to its heights are _beautifully embowered with the foliage ot tbe trees .
The procession having reached the place where the meeting was to be held , we found ourselves honoured with the presence of five or six magistrates , one of the deputy-lieutenants of the county , and a few score of rural _ffens oVarmerie . Jlr _. Child was called on to preside . On _tabing the chair , be observed , that it was with no _gTTmll pleasure be congratulated the thousands he saw around him on their excellent conduct on that day , and especially as it was the first occasion they had come forward to proclaim to their conntry the love of liberty which animated them , in common with their fellowcountrymen , and their adoption of that great measure of political justice ,, the People ' s Charter . He ( . Mr . C . ) would not detain them , as Mr . Linney , of Manchester , and their friend Mr . Mason , were present , who would address them probably at some length . He would now call upon Mr . Brattan to propose the first resolutien .
JI ? . Brattax then came forward , and said he felt much pleasure in performing what he considered , an _honourable duty ; but as he waa not accustomed to speak in public , they would , therefore , excuse him with merely reading the resolution . He then read and proposed it , as fohows : — " That this meeting , having seriously deliberated on the causes of the distress which now pervades British society , and must ultimately produce consequences fearful to contemplate ; also feeling deeply the ' degradation and suffering , in common with our fellow-workmen throughout these realms , and having long borne our
miseries with a hope that the Government would effect such ameliorations in the institutions as to alter this lamentable state of things , without endangering the peace of society or the security of property ,-do new _BoleSiUly declare their opinion that the only means of _effectually conferring justice , security , and happiness on every class of society , is by and through a complete and equitable representation in the Commons' House of _Parliament ; and , further , we consider it an act of gross Usui _Lotion to deprive any class of their legitimate rights as members of _soewty , the violation of these sacred rights being the real source of all our national and social calamities . " - ~
Mr . Lionel rose and seconded it The Chairman said , they had now heard the resolution proposed and seconded ; he would now introduce to their notice Mr . Linney to support it . Mr . Linnet then rose and said—Mr . Chairman and Men of Shropshire , to-day you have proved , in the numbers which we now behold , tbat you hare made up your minds to demand justice—( hear)—to-day we have unfurled tbe banner of Chartism , and he hoped -they would plant it there where they stood , and never cease until the Charter of their and their children ' s liberties became the law of tbe land—Shear , hear . ) We have _struggled long , and suffered much for eur principles ; but who could now say that we had not gained muchnay , everything our hopes oonld anticipate in the time
We had already devoted to free our country?—( hear , bear . . - He ( Mr . L ) had witnessed the distress of the weavers of Lancashire ; there , their children Were in _raga , and perishing for tbe want of food . Now , could a father look on such a sight without feeling indignant at the wrongs his family were suffering from unjust _government : that distxess , was now becoming universal . What was to be done ? Were the people to be doom-id to this for ever ? He ( Mr . L ) would say , _without hesitation , that if something was not soon done , the most kmentahle consequences might be feared ; and yet , said he ( Mr . L . _1 , when the people pray to the lawmakers that this state of things should be put an end to , the Government talk of their ( the people ' s ) " exemplary patience . " But it cannot be endured , and he _bopte-3 ihe men of that county would , from that day
forward , swear before high Heaven never to rest satisfied until poverty was banished from the land —( hear , hear , and clapping of hands . ) We ( said Mr . L . ) will tell Sir R . Peel that if he will not do us justice , the day was not fax distant when his Ministry would meet the _sume fate as the Whigs . The country ( said he ) was in a _deplorable state , and he thought , when Sir Robert ' s income tax came into operation , perhaps their middleclass friend's would be glad to join them let the Charter _—ifce _^ T , bear , hear ) Go on ( said he ) in the glorious Wait ; tbe day is fast approaching , when we must and _wi'l be free . He would not detain them longer , as Mr . Mas n was present , and would next address them . Mr . Lincey then retired amidst clapping ef hands , _having _rpoxen with great energy and ability for about an hour .
Tbi _Chairman said he now felt great pleasure in _inirr . iuring Mr . Mason to them . _ilr . Mason then came forward and said , Mr . Chairmiii , men and women of Shropshire , I rise to address you in the pure and simple language of political truth ; yet . v _' _nen I stand here and survey the magnificence of _creation , the poetic grandeur which clothes and _variegates this vast and lovely scene , I almost forget our sori . s degradation , did I not behold at one moment _yvur dejected and eare-wom countenances , contrasted with the beauty and _liveliness of even the meanest _flo-wer which now decorates the face of nature . Ah ! but my _frjpn d _" , our assembling on the lofty heights of this temple of nature , while it inspires ns with _veneration for the harmony , and sublimity of all nature ,
alto _recalls to our minds the solemnity jof a great and holy cause a cause just in its principles , exalted in its designs , and essential _ts the happiness of every order in this mighty empire—ihear , hear . ) Yes , whatever may be the indulgences riches confer , there can he _uo real happiness in their enjoyment unless justly acquired . Tour condition , and that of the working classes throughout these realms , prove you are robbed bey una calculation , and the rich who are the governors of _oo-ifcty are the guilty authors of this awful crime _against suffering humanity—( hear , hear );—had " they even limited their outrages to despoiling yen of the wealth you _produce , and which you have the only legitimate title to possess , experience would have proved the injuries , and jBociety would
have resiBted , by the force of arms , any class or power that would thus criminally strip- the machine or the labourer of the wealth created by his _akill or industry ; but they knew that Jtbe unjust acquisition of wealth , would endanger the possessor ; it was , therefore , necessary to degrade the mind morally to this inhuman state of things—either by perverting _reliaion to deprave the mind , to suit the horrid condition the oppressors of society have doomed you to ful £ l ; and wickedly attributing even to God the calamitous consequences of their own crimes—or by _degrading the character in infancy with suchbrutalising toil , so as to prevent the faintest development of tbe mental capabilities of their nature . This , I say , was even more cruel than all their robberies put _together , inasmuch as it tended to perpetuate not only our miseries , but to make us tbe instruments of our _^ own debasement . ( Hear , bear . ) Our object , then , is to overthrow tbe usurpation of political authority . Our
sufferings are not the effect of an inscrutable cause ; for in that case our condition _weuld be hopeless ; it is only so to the ignorant mind . It is not any vicissitude of nature , for then we could behold it , and apply purselves to avert it—it is not in the barrenness of our soil , nor in the idleness of onr habits . It is not in our ignorance of tbe arts and sciences , ner from tbe want of commerce—for we are the first nation in arts , science , and commerce . It is not in natural disadvantages No ; but what is most strange , our poverty ia in consequence of tbe immensity of our wealth and resources . How then can we expect to be better off as our productive powers increase ? If as our wealth multiplies , we are in the g _*™« proportion to sink in the scale of social comfort and security , then we may expect tbat every additional improvement in the sciences , implies the ruin of bo many families—the increase of human _woe—Yhs debasemen t of our " morals , consequent upon the poverty it entails , tbe derangement of society , tbe de-
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preciation of property , and ultimately , to involve us in universal anarchy ; let statesmen and legislators answer . What shall they say ? The first minister in speaking of onr distress , says , be has known as much before as at present , and hopes it will soon pass . And this man presumes to fill one of the offices in the state . Why does he not proclaim the cause , if be knows it , and propose a remedy ? If he does net know , why not avow his ignorance , and let ns legislate for ourselves ? ( bear , bear . ) We have not courted his services , and will allow him to retire without an apology —( laughter . ) Well ; my friends , there is but one real cure for our misfortunes ; that is a power over those institutions which hves produced this state of things . When we say a power , let me be understood to mean that every
m « n at the age of twenty-one shall have a vote in the election of law makers and magistrates . Our Charter says that every man of the age I have stated shall vote , in the election of Members of Parliament ; but I believe tie laws are as bad in the administration as in their nature ; and further , I believe that the best laws may be rendered the most odious in their application . But the Charter once attained , all the subordinate authority of Government will be constituted by the direct power of the people . This then is the ground work of our cause—it is very simple and equitable . The man who would deprive you of a vote , forfeits all title to one himself . What crime bo great as that which robs a man of his rights as a member of society ? This distinction in politics has lead to all those
unnatural distinctions in both rank and social condition . Yes , condition ; there are some bom noble in virtue of acts of Parliament . It is law which determines the nobility—it is law which determines who shall be protected , end while you of every other class are the most valuable to the very existence of society—you who produce every fraction of wealth or property possessed by the middle and higher classes—yon , but for your skill and labour not a rood of land could be cultivated , drained , or fenced ; not a ship could be built to guard our shores—not an ounce of mineral be brought to the surface of the earth , and thiB is done at a great sacrifice of human life ; not a house erected—no manufactories—no public ways for communication and transit
—no harbours—no products for commercia " : exchangeno palaces for the nobility . Yes , ( said Mr . M . ) he might continue this strain , but permit me to say , in tbe words of a profound writer , that " but for the labour of the poor the rich might live in caves and eat acorns for their food . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . M . then entered into a long exposition of the causes of the present distress , and the measures for the amelioration of thei condition . His speech occupied nearly two hours and a half . During the whole time he was listened to with the most marked attention , and the magistrates , who were on horseback , drew dose up to the speaker , and _listened with the greatest attention during the delivery of the whole address . Mr . Mason retired amid great applause .
Tbe _Chairman then introduced Mr . Halford to propose tbe Becond resolution . Mr . Halford rose and said , that he would not attempt to trespass upon them : at any great length _, after the address which had just been delivered . He would therefore briefly review the principles of the People ' s Charter . This gentleman then , in a most able manner , went through the six points seriatim . Why , said he , should we not have the right of voting ? Can tbey who have deprived us of our rights justify the robbery ? Ah , no . They reply that we have no property . After they have taken all they possess from us ,
that is very reasonable ! Well , and next we are told that we have no education . Why is this ? What have they dene with all the funds set apart for that purpose ? Have not the bloated Bishops been revelling in luxury with the money set apart for our education ? He ( Mr . H . ) was astonished how the rich dared to insult the working classes af cer this barefaced robbery ; bnt he hoped the men of Shropshire would , from that day forward , struggle with their fellowworkmen in every other part of the country for the Charter , and never rest satisfied until in became the law of the land . He would propose the resolution , which was as follows : —
" That the rights referred to in tbe foregoing resolution are clearly and powerfully denned in the document entitled the People's Charter , and this meeting resolves to hold tbat measure inviolate , and will never cease agitating until it becomes the law of these realms . " Mr . Nicolas Beconded it . Mr . Mogg was then introduced to speak in support of it . Men of Shropshire , said he , I can assure you that I never felt more highly gratified in my lifa than I do at this moment . How little did I conceive some few weeks ago , when I first lectured in this county , that in so short a time so many thousands would assemble in this place te adopt the glorious principles of the People's Charter ? Well , I hope it will not stop in its
progress , but go on until everj town in the county has its Charter Association . ( Hear , hear . ) To-day you have nobly done your duty I hope you will carry out what you have so nobly begun . When he ( Mr . M . ) considered what were their sufferings and slavery , be was astonished how they so long submitted : but now he was satisfied the time was fast approaching when the rich would be glad to do justice to the poor . ( Hear , bear . ) What did they ( the working classes ) desire ? Why , that they should have plum pudding and roast beef , like their forefathers . ( Hear , hear . ) Bnt what was the case 1 Why that the working men were treated with more cruelty than the dogs or horses of the rich .
Yes , ( said Mr . M . ) the rich man ' s horses are better fed and kept than three-fourths of the working classes , and let them ( the rich ) now bear bim ; he observed some of them present , that tbey would not Bubmlt to it one day longer than they could help . Mr . Mogg then went on te describe the hardships of the working classes in a most able manner , and was much applauded . He would come again and again to visit them , and he hoped Mr . Mason would devote a week to the cause in Shropshire ; and he was certain it that it would be one of the best Chartist counties in the kingdom . ( Hear . ) Mr . Mogg addressed tbe meeting at considerable length , and retired amid great applause .
A resolution of thanks was given to tbe Convention for their exertions ; and the remonstrance and _memorsal were adopted . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved . It may be observed in conclusion , that this meeting has done much te allay the alarm of every class . Chartism was bo fearful a subject to a great number of tbe smaller tradesmen throngh the representations of the press , that some went off to a great distance , and others closed their shops . The peaceable conduct of so large a meeting has , however , dispelled their fears . The prospects of the ciuse in this county are most eheering ; already the Star has entered the cottage of many of the miners : and at the close of the meeting every one was inquiring whether there would be a report of the proceedings ? About a thousand copies of the Chartist Circular were disposed of . The general opinion is that there were between twenty and thirty thousand persons piesent .
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HOUSE OF LORDS . —Friday , May 20 . Their Lordships met to-day , at five o'clock , for the first time since the recess . A message from the Commons brought up several private bills . Lord Sydnet presented a petition from Charles Yere Ferrars _Townshend , commonly called Lord Charles Yere Ferrars Townshend , complaining Of an individual who called himself the Earl of Leicester , being elected as such to serve in Parliament for the borough of Bodmin , that being the second title of the Marquis of Townshend . The petitioner stated that the individual named was not the issue of the late peer , bnt that , unless their Lordships took some steps to prevent it , he would assume the title , and take his seat in their Lordships ' House .
The question is one of legitimacy , we believe ; and , on the suggestion of Lord Brougham , tbe petition was referred to a committee of precedents . The Lord Chancellor gave notice that he should move the second reading of the Quarter Sessions Bill On Monday so ' nni ' ght . Tbe Marquis of Londonderry moved that the report of the ecclesiastical commissioners for the year 1841 be laid on the table . Agteed to . The House then adjourned , shortly before six o ' clock , until Monday .
Monday , May 23 . A short conversation arose between Lord Campbell and the Lord Chancellor on the subject of locking up passengers in railway carriages . The Lord Chancellor had himself been locked up that very morning , and bad not experienced any inconvenience . Some Bills were read a first time .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , May 20 , The House _re-assembled to-day for the first time since the Whitsun recess . The Speaker took the chair shortly before four o ' clock . The attendance of members was very limited . . The minutes of evidence taken before the Newcastle under-Lyne Election Committee were brought in , and ordered to be printed . Sir E . Hayks , as Chairman of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Flintshire petition against the return of the Hon . E . L . M . Mostyn , reported to the House that Mr . Mostyn had not been duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for Flintshire ; but that Sir 8 . R . Glynn was duly elected , and ought to have been returned for the said county . The Speak er informed the Honse that the petitioners againet the return for the berough of Kinaale had resolved not to proceed With the petition against the return for that place .
I Mr . Buller , there being some doubt as to the right to precedence of his motion for referring Mr . Warburton's petition , complaining of corrupt practices at BridpOrt , to Mr . Roebuck ' s Committee , deferred ittlll Thursday next ; Mr . Mitchell announcing it to be bis intention to defend himself from the charges contained In that petition on an earlier night , if it should appear that Mr . Buller could not bring forward bis motion on Thursday . The following Bills were read a second time , and ordered to be committed : —The Imperial Insurance Company , the Medbourne _Inclosure , and Cass's Charity Estate . The Aberdeen Road ' s Bill and the South Metropolitan Gas Bill were Teada third time and passed . Sir John _EasthOpe gave notice of a motion for the 16 th of June of a bill to abolish church rates , and make some other provision for the service of the church to which these rates were now applied .
Mr . Milner Gibson gave notice that on the 9 th of June he should move for leave to bring In a bill to prevent persons losing their votes by removal after registration . ' - ' Lord Palmebson asked a question as to the limit of boundary between this country ' s possessions in America and the United States , and the report of the commissioners sent out to inquire into the matter . Sir R . Peel said one report had been presented , but another which the commissioners , who had recently returned to this country , had made , was not yet in a state to be presented , as the annexes to that report were not yet quite ready .
In answer to Mr . Stafford O'BrieUj Lord Eliot said it was true that some outrages had been recently committed in part of the county of Tipperary , but he could assure the Hon . Member that the accounts on this subject were greatly exaggerated . The Noble Lord did not attempt to deny that that county was in a very unsatisfactory state ; but be paid a high compliment to the conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy in the advice which they had given to their flocks to obey the laws , and abstain from joining or having anything to do with illegal societies . In Committee of Supply , Capt Boldero moved the Ordnance Estimates .
Mr . Williams , stated that the deputy barrack masters were a great expence to the country , and the expences of barracks throughout the colonies were also most extraordinary , and should undergo a searching enquiry ; for , during the last fifteen or sixteen years it had averaged about £ 100 , 000 a-year . The colonies ought to maintain their own expenditure , but they did not do so , notwithstanding that we had given the West India Islands a monopoly _^ y bur tariff . An Hon . Member complained of the idleness which prevailed among the men , and their constanly resorting to the canteen and public-house . Such a state of things could not be remedied , unless some method was discovered to give them full employment A long discussion having now ensued between Sir . C . Napier _* Major _Bsvan , Major Vivian , and Sir R . Peel .
Captain PecHell called the attention of the House to Captain Warner's invention . The former governments had been accused , he said , of neglecting the advantage to fee derived _frem securing the invention . He wished to know whether the present Government had secured-it ; . _''' . ' . ' ¦ ' \ - ~ . Sir _R . Peel said he had been a witness to an experiment of Captain Warner's on a small seale , and so far it was successful . He did not blame the Government for their neglect , for he had himself recommended that the experiment should be made on a large scale , and at the public expence . Captain Warner had not agreed to this , and the communications with him respecting the invention were at present suspended . After a few * words from Captain Boldero ,
Lord _Inoestrie eulogised the invention of Captain Warner . He said that any government that neglected it incurred a very heavy responsibility . Reference had been made to the proper quarter on more than one Occasion , but without success . ; Major Vivian contended that no officer of proper spirit should make this important invention an affair of pounds , shillings , and pence , but should throw himself on the generosity of the country . Lord Ingestrie , in reply , said tmatCaptein Warner had expended vast sums of money on the experiment . - Colonel Fox recommended that the country should come to some determination respecting Captain Warner's invention , if it were of such important results . Mr . Brotheeton said that the former and present Governments acted wisely in refusing to reward this man for such an infernal invention—( laughter ) .
Lord' iNGESTRiE thought that , if any government were aware that we possessed such a secret , they would be careful not to provoke us . ¦¦ ¦ A long discussion having now ensued , in which Sir G . Cockburn , Captain Pechell , Mr . Williams , Sir C . Napier , and Captain Boldero took part , relative to the very trifling allowance of 2 s . 6 , < L . a day to officers ' widows , Lord Inoestrie suggested that a better system should be pursued respecting naval architecture .
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Sir C . Napier called the attention of tbe Honse to the improper system which prevailed in the dockyards respecting the employment of landsmen , to the exclusion of seamen . Upon the second reading" of the Colonial Passengers ' Bill , Mr . Wakley made some objections to the clause relating to hill coolies . The Pentonville Infirmary Bill , and Excise Compeund Billwere each read a third time . On the farther consideration of the report upon the Municipal Corporations Bill , Mr . Hodgson moved some amendments , which were severally put and carried . The other orders of the day were then put and carried .
Sir James Graham , in moving that the House resolve itself into a committee upon the Ecclesiastical Corporation Leasing Bill , said that its object was to , enable ecclesiastical corporations / aggregate or sole , to grant leases of i ) 9 years , and to appropriate the increased value thus , given to church property to the increase ef small livings . Mr , Hawes objected , on the part of the great body of dissenters in this country , to the principle of this bill , the tendency Of which was to increase the value of church property . Mr . BOBBVck said that the Right Hon . Baronet was , by bis bill , enabling the state to deal with the Contemplated increase in the case of corporations aggregate ; and yet he left the increase untouched in the case of corporations sole . This inconsistency , he thought , required explanation , apart from any consideration of the propriety of the suggested appropriation , v
Mr . Wakley thought the motion of the Right Hon . Baronet was founded on the principle of doing every thing for the incumbent , and nothing for the congregation ; the subject was so momentous a one , that , considering the thinness of the House , he would suggest that the chairman should report progress , and ask leave to sit again ; Sir James Graham said he could not see the validity of the objections urged against the bill , but he would take the discussion either on the report or on the second reading . The bill then went through committee . The Property Tax Bill was then postponed till Monday . -.. - ¦ -. The Bribery Prevention Bill was then read a second time .
Sir James Graham then moved to amend the acts for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales , and to continue certain officers , appointed under the said acts for a time to be limited . Tbe other orders of the day were then disposed ef , and the House adjourned at half-past eleven O ' clock .
Monday , May 23 . Colonel Rushbrooke moved the issue of a new writ for the borough of Ipswich . Mr . Wynn did not mean to oppose the motion , but he called the attention of the House to that part ef the Ipswich _Election Committee report , which stated that extensive corruption had prevailed at the last election ; Such a statement should hot rest on their records unnoticed ; and he recommended inquiry , and , if necessary , prosecution by the Attorney-General of the guilty parties , the bribers as well as the bribed . Sir George Grey hoped that such an alteration of the law would be made as would prove more effective than any partial or limited inquiry . After some conversation , Mr . Hume proposed the suspension of the writ for fourteen dayB , in order to see what was going to be done by Lord John Russell in the way . of a general measure to put down bribery and corruption .
Lord John Russell considered that both parties suffered very much from these practices . He supported the amendment Sir Robert Peel also considered that these practices were most injurious to the credit and authority of the House . He recommended the suspension of the writ , in order to enable Mr . Wynn to bring formally before the House whether or no the _Attorney-Gaheral should fee instructed to prosecute the guilty parties . Mr . Hume approved of this suggestion ; and after some conversation , Mr . Ward suggested that the case of Southampton should be dealt with in the same way . Mr . Wynn thought that it was a dangerous power for the House to assume in suspending write one moment longer than was necessary . He gave notice for Thursday of his intention to bring on the motion for instructing the Attorney-General to prosecute in the case of Ipswich , and _Colenel Rushbrooke withdrew his motion for the issue of the writ .
On the motion for going into committee on the Customs Acts ( the Tariff ! various preliminary matters arose , including a statement from Mr . CallaohaN respecting the present condition and future prospects of the Irish provision trade . He concluded with proposing a resolution , that in removing the prohibition to the importation of any article , there ought not to be charged any duty on the raw material which should not be charged to articles the manufacture thereof . ; and that so long as living animals be charged with a fixed duty , salted provisions should be chargeable with an equivalent rate , and not removable from warehouse without payment thereof , except for exportation ... ¦ Mr . Gladstone pointed out that the privilege sought for by this resolution would lead to fraud and evasion , and that , with the present competitive state of things , no effective protection could possibly be given to the Irish provision trade _.
Mr . Labouchere concurred with Mr . Gladstone , but Mr . E . Roche supported the resolution . After some observations from Sir Robert Peel , Lord John Russell , and Sir Robert Ferguson , the motion was withdrawn . The House then went into committee ; and Mr . William Miles rose to move that the duties on all live stock imported for the purpose of food should be taken ; by weight . The county members who supported Sir Robert Peel had gone along with him as far as they could , and had borne many unmerited taunts in so doing ; but the time was now come , in justice to
their constituents , to offer a legitimate opposition . He entered into a statistical comparison of the cost at which a Danish and an English farmer could respectively fatten live stock , taking the price of oil cake and barley in the respective countries , and contrasting , also , the different amounts of taxation to which each was subjected ; and proceeded to show , from the prices at given continental ports ; with the freightage and other charges / that the British grazier would be exposed to a ruinous competition under the government proposition . He asked not for undue but for just protection ; and hoped that Sir Robert Peel would consent to adopt bis amendment
Mr . Robert Palmer ( Berks , ) supported the amendment . Colonel _Wyndham was not aware of the panic alluded to by the preceding speakers as existing amongst the agriculturists of his own county ; but his colleague in the representation , the Earl of March , differed in opinion with him . Mr , Heathcote supported the amendment , from a conviction of the injurious consequences which would result from the Government proposition . Mr . Gladstone affirmed that the Government had precisely the same object in view as the proposer of the amendment , and they were quite satisfied that no evil consequences would ensue to the British farmer from that part of the proposed tariff which related to
cattle . Viewing the state of the country , Sir Robert Peel would have failed in bis duty had he proposed less than he has done ; and , as to the alleged alarm Which prevailed amongst the agriculturists , the returns of prices at the late country fairs showed that it wa 3 greatly exaggerated . No doubt , theoretical accuracy was on the side of the proposition for levying the duty by Weight : but great : Inconvenience would be the result of its adoption , and there was no instance in the tariff of any other country of taking the duties oh animals otherwise than by head . There was ho such discrepancy , as bad been argued , between the duty of £ 1 per bead for oxen , and the duty of 8 s . per cwt on dead meat , seeing tbat the freight and duty on the importation of an averaged sized ox would be £ 3 6 s , _j and
the charges and duty on the importation , on an equivalentamount of dead meat , would be about £ 3 10 s . The Government proposition Was imperatively called for , when our rapidly-increasing population was considered with reference to the high and increasing prices of meat in this country . For himself , he wished that he could persuade himself that a much larger importation would tike place than was at all likely . The consumption of London was about 200 , 000 , and that of the entire country about 1 , 600 , 000 head of oxen , and lookingat the rismgprice 8 of cattle in France , Belgium , and the ports of the German union , . » was it at all likely that the enormous consumption in this country would be seriously affected by any importation that could take place ? It had been calculated , he knew not how
correctly , that 80 , 000 head of horned cattle would be annually imported . Now . admitting _thisj and looking at our population , _increasim- at the rate of 227 , 000 souls annually , if the rate of increase for the next five years was in the same ratio as the last ten , this country would require a _Bupply of 85 , 000 head of cattlei id order , not toreduce prices , bnt to keep them from rising . Horses bore relatively a high price in this country ; yet for years their importation into this Country was permitted . Why were we not overwhelmed with cheap continental horses ? Viewing the subject in all its bearings , he considered that the benefit to trade from the Government proposition would be considerable , while there was no cause of alarm for the interests of agriculture . " -
Dr . Bowring gave various statements in _snpport of the Government proposition , which he regarded as a great and important step towards sound principles in eur legislation . Lord Norreys had heard it _saidj _^ Oh , you can vote for _Miles _' _e motion ; it cant injure the Government , for it won't be carried . " But , as he considered this te be throwing dust in the eyes of the farmereVhe would be no party to it , and _shouldbppose the amendment - .. ¦ Mr . Gally Knight considered that it was their duty te supply the people-with food as cheaply as they could , without any material disturbance of the agricultural interest Any _ohe who bad seen the lean cattle of France , its frightful pigs , and tasted its detestable mutton , could be under uo alarm for the prosperity of our superior breedB . Sir Robert Peel was as much the friend of the agricultural as of the manufacturing interest , and was labouring to adjust their conflicting
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claims . There was some danger in the introduction 0 ! the narrow ena _";> bf _^^ tbe Wedge of free _trade , _^ _' _but * there was more in nailing down the Bafetg * valve . It was not tea , coffee , or sugar , the agricultural interest was afraid of , but of radicalism , and _therefore , tbey « n > - ported the _prbpoaitloM of ( fie piesent _(^ ernmeiit . Lord AlFord opposed the amendment , as not anticipating any serious Importation of cattle . / Mr . Owen Stanley was satisfied tb _^ t we had only to create a market in order to receive from abroad a large supply . He supported the amendment
Lord John Russell contrasted the argument * of those who opposed and those who supported ; the amendment , and regarded the speech of Mr . Miles as most convincing against his amendment Surely the wisdom of Parliament did not consist in legislating against the welfare of the community , and _MmpelUns them to pay a higher price for meat than tbey otherwise might Increase the comforta of the working classes and the agricultural interest would derive its advantage from the improved condition ef the country . - But nevertheless , looking at the arguments with which the present proposition of the Government was supported , or at other parts of the tariff , he could not reconcile them with other parts of our legislation , especially with the Corn Act of the present year . He would apply similar and equal principles to manufactures as well as to _agriculture ; and if the British grazier was to compete with the continental one , why not per mit similar _cempetition in cornj sugar , and other articles ? ¦ .- "¦¦ ''
Sir Robert Peel thought that the author of an eight-shilling dnty on the importation of foreign corn _, was hardly entitled to claim the merit of being a friend to the entire freedom of trade . Limiting himself strictly to the proposition before the house , that of the propriety of removing the prohibition on the importation of foreign cattle , he expressed himself grateful for the generous support which he bad received from the great body of tbe agricultural members of the house , even though differing from them on the present occasion—a difference which he hoped , would not last beyond the evening . The interests of the community imperatively demanded the change how proposed , and the _apptehepsions entertained respecting it were perfectly groundless . The quality of the cheap meat sold
in Hamburg or other places' must be takes into the account In estimating the effect of the competition with British stock ; while what had hitherto been made a matter of occasional favour , through application to tbe Treasury , of importing the finest bulls of continental stocks to improve our own breeds , was now to be afforded to the entire agricultural community ; He had n » t yielded to the solicitations of many esteemed friends who had waited en him to ask for increased protection , for his conscientious belief was that a duty of £ l per head was amply sufficient , and be was of opinion that the population of this country was increasing at a rate more alarming and more rapidly than many were aware of . He hoped the House by a large majority would affirm the government proposition .
Mr . Morgan J . _O'Connell asked who caused the panic alleged to exist ? '¦ / The farmers' friends ! If it had been known at the last general election that the agriculturists were to submit to such a measure as this , the farmers' friends would still have occupied the opposition benches . He regretted tbat Mr . Gladstone ' s speech had not been made on the motion for a fixed duty on foreign com , or even for Mr . Viliier ' _s motion , as it ' would have been conclusive in their favour . — [ The House became very impatient during Mr , O'Connell ' s speech . ] Lord Worsley did not think that the amendment had been fairly met .
Mr . ViLLiERS considered that it had been treated with great respect Jt was not entitled to any consideration at all , when , the state of the country was considered , with a starved and _atarving population , dying of disease engendered by the want of sufficient food . Yet five hours were consumed in debating whether or not they should have food a little cheaper Mr . Scott ( Roxburgh ) indignantly repudiated the accusations of Mr . _Villiers as a foul calumny . . After some observations from Mr . Ward , Mr . Ormsby Gore saidbe bad made extensive inquiries , and found that the larger farmers approved of the Government proposition , which he supported on the score of justice to the poorer parts of the country . The impatience of the House was very distinctly manifested during the observations of some of the preceding speakers , and Mr . Hume , who rose to address the Committee , and was greatly interrupted , threatened , to move the adjournment o ' the debate .
Mr . Miles replied ; and on a division there appeared For the _Govsrment proposition ...... 318 For the amendment ...... ; ..... _i ........ 113 Majority ..........,. ; .,.. ; 205 The Chairman reported progress ; and after some other business , including leave given to Mr . Roebuck to bring is his Indemnity Bill , the House adjourned .
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The Income Tax . —Fifty-eight operatives of Worcester have addressed Sir Robert Peel , to express their thankfulness to him "for proposing a direct tax on property ; a tax that shall affect the rich j a tax that will compel absentees to contribute their quota to the exigencies of the country ; a tax that will affect the fundholder , and throw the burdens of the state on those who are well able to bear them . " They _recognise in him ' * the poor man ' s friend . " In a brief but courteous reply , the Minister says , " It is my earnest wish to _propose , and to pass into law , such measures as may tend in their result to promote the demand for labour , and to increase the comforts and welfare of the community . "
Firing her Majesty ' s Plantations near Windsor . —A plantation called the "Clock-case , " belonging to her Majesty , at Virginia Water , was recently discovered to havebeen fired at an early hour in the morning , and before any assistance could be effectually procured , a very considerable portion was consumed , -. and the remainder destroyed . There being strong reasons to lead to the conclusion that the plantation had been wilfully and maliciously fired , the Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Woods and Forests have just offered a reward of twenty guineas to any one who will give such information as may lead to the discovery and convi « - tion-of the parties guilty of the offence .
Ludicrous Circumstance in a _Chusch . —Speaking of first impressions at church brings to my mind a ludicrous circumstance that happened some fifty or sixty years ago at —— church . The rector , though a man of profound learning and a great the ? ologian , was of such eccentric habits as often to create a doubt among the vulgar whether he was at all times compos mentis . Having remarked for several successive Sundays a gentleman who was no parishioner , invariably using a seat in a pew next to that in which a young widoW-lady had her sitting , he intently eyed them ; and at one time detected the young gentleman slyly drawing the lady ' s glove from off the back of the pew where she was accustomed to place it ( her hand and . arm wete
delicately fair , ) and placing in it a small neatlyfolded note . By and by the lady's Prayer Book fell—of course accidentally—from the ledge of her pew into the gentleman ' s j he picked it up , fouud a leaf turned down , and he hastily scanned a passage , which evidently caused a smile of complacency . Our minister saw all their sly proceedings , and continued to watch them with scrutinising eye for two successive Sundays . On tbe third , as soon as the collecta were read , and while the beadle yet obsequiously waited to attend him to the chancel , our eccentric pastor , in a strong aad distinct voice said , "I publish the banns ef marriago between M . and N . ( deliberately pronouncing
the names of the parties ) , if any of you know just cause , " & c , & o . The eyes of the whole congregation were turned on the widow and biir gay Lothario ; the lady suffused with blushes , and the gentleman crimsoned with anger ; she fanning herself with vehemence , aud he opening and shutting the pew door with . rage and violence ; the minister meanwhile proceeding through bis accustomed duties with the same decorum and ease as if perfectly innocent of the agitation he : had excited . The sermon preached and the service ended , _awsiy to the vestry rush the party at the heels of the pastor . " Who authorised yon , Sir , to make such a publication of banns V demanded they both in a breath .
" Authorised me ?'' said he , with a stare which heightened their confusion . " Ye 9 , Sir , who authorised you 1 " " Oh ' . . ! " said the minister , with a sly glance alternately at each , "if you don't approve of it , I'll forbid the banns next Sunday . " "Sir , ' -said the lady , 'Vyou have been too officious already , nobody requested you to do any such thing ; yon had better mind your own business ! " " Why , _J pretty dear , " said he , patting her on the cheek , ¦ ' what I have done has been all in the way of business ; and if you do hot like to wait for three publk cations , I advise you , sir . "—turning to the gentle-,
man— "to procure the license , the ring , and—the fee , and then the whole matter maybe settled as soon as to-morrow . " "Well ' " replied the gentleman , addressing the widow _* with your permission , I wiil get them , and we may be married in a day or two . " " Oh _f _.-yott may both do as yon please , pettishly , yet nothing loathingly , replied the lady . It was but a day or two after , the license was procured , the parson received his fee , the bridegroom his bride , anp the widow , for the last time , threw her gloves over the back of the pew ; and it was afterwards said that all parties were satisfied with their gains . —Literary Gazette . .
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IRELAND . ( From The World's Correspondents . ) Castlebab , —MUB . DES will OCT . —That "truth is strange , stranger than fiction" has been most strikingly illustrated by recent events which have drawn aside the veil of mystery that shrouded the Swinford murder . The following are the circumstances , the disclosure reflects great credit on Mr . Jackson ; the efficient and justly respected sub-inspector of this district : — Two revenue policemen named _Egan and Caulfield , were in company with a girl In the town of Swinford , in November 18 S 9 , when a man named Naughten came up and attempted to take the girl ' s cloak . Upon this the two policemen followed him , and inflicted injuries on his person of which he died the next day . Several
persons were apprehended for the crime , but strange to say , suspicion never rested on the policemen . But some time since an inquiry was held at Foxford into a charge made against a revenue policeman , that he was privately married . On this inquiry Caulfield gave evidence that the man charged was married . On this he turns round , and accuses Caulfield and Egan of the murder of Naughten . They were arrested , Egan in the barracks here , he being then a soldier in the 88 th regiment . Other evidence has also turned np . A man returned from England a few days since , and he states be could not rest , from remorse of conscience , until he
came forward and declared what he knew of the case . He accused the two policemen and Mary Began , the woman who was in company with them on the night in question . On this search was made for her , and it was found that she bad left the neighbourhood , but owing to the exertions of sub-inspector Jackson , her whereabouts was discovered- That gentleman learned that she had gone to Cork , with the volunteers for India , as the wife of a corporal Finn , of the 88 th . A description of her person , and the name of tbe man called her husband , having been sent to the sub-inspector in Cork , by Mr . Jackson , she was arrested , and is now in custody iu the county prison .
The Bill which Mr . Phelan and his brother commissioners are desirous of foisting upon this unfortunate country is in bad odonr here . The Bill is founded on the reports prepared by these sapient functionariesaud what is the fact ? Meetings of the subscribers to the Ballina , Ballinrobe , and _Ballalla charities have been held during the last week , at which it was made evident that the statements iu the commissioners report regarding these institutions were a tissue of blunders . CORK , — Our distinguished townsman , Sheridan Knowles has arrived , and has been delighting many an
" old familiar" social circle by the charms of his company . " Grave and reverend seniors" here are making asses of themselves by the fuss and palaver they keep up about bringing the British Mudfog Association to our good city next year . The members of this profound body are excellent conneisseurs in turtle soup , and as such it would be worth their while to cross the channel and make a report on the perfection to which that glorious viand has been brought at the Yicteria Hotel by _M'Cormick . As for any good they may do to science beyond arming themselves with tiny hammers aud breaking all the funny litte stones they meet in Cove , it is all moonshine .
Treatment of _Emigrants . —You are aware that thousands of our industrious population are leaving this unfortunate country almost weekly to seek in a strange clime that subsistence which bad government denies them at borne . It would be expected tbat humanity would induce every _peraon to facilitate these poor crea-
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tures in their transit but such is not the fact . I have frequently heard of the snares which the emigrant bad to encounter in Liverpool before his departure , but little thought that there was such cause for complaint nearer home . Dungarvan . —I regret to have - to inform you of a most horrid , and malicious murder , which was committed on Thursday the 12 th instant , near _Kilmacthomas . The victim of this atrocious deed was a young man about twenty-three years of age , from _Foha in this county . He was at the fair of _Kilmacthomas , on the day above-mentioned , and on his returning home about eleven o'clock at night , was attacked by two or three fellows , who , it is said harboured towards him
some spleen on account of an old grudge ; one of the villains took up a stone about eight pounds in weight , and with it dealt upon tbe unfortunate man ' s head a deadly blow which had completely broken his skull . His brother who was a witness to this bloody and murderous Bcene , would have in all probability shared the fate of the deceased had he not fled into Kilmacthomas after rescuing himself from the grasp of the ruffians . A coroner ' s inquest mas held on the body and a verdict of " wilful murder" was returned . I have not learned the parties names . The men who are supposed to be the perpetrators of this foul and malignant crime , have been arrested by the police at the funeral of the deceased , and are now lodged in Water ford Gaol .
NEWCASTLE . —AFFAIR OF HONOR— At four o ' clock on Monday evening last , the peace of our usually quiet locality was somewhat shaken by the intelligence that a duel was about to take place on the banks of the placid Deele , and apprehensive that the combat would have a tragical termination , our Peace Preservers on learning the tidings armed with their batons , _ic , and headed by Thomas Locke , Esq . Justice of the Peace , immediately hastened to the scene of attraction . On the ground were J . De B M— , Esq ., with his friend and second L . De M friend and second L . De M- —— , Esq ., and at a dis tance the towering and handsome figure of — - _^ — ——Esq ., supported by his friend . A considerable time having elapsed ere the preliminaries could be _arranged , the principal time having been occupied endeavouring to adjust the engines ef destruction , whose flints , alas , would yield no fire—and whose powder , " a plague on it , " would not ignite . This state of suspence had continued for some time , when lo and behold 1 were seen in the distance the harbingers of peace—the worthy Justice with his " men in buckram" having arrived on the " unsaturated turf , " in time to put the bloodleas antagonists under arrest . The duelists were subsequently bound to keep the peace , —and it is to be hoped tbey will enter into a solid truce over a dozen of exquisite port at the Courtney Arms .
Londonderry . —Another serious riot has been caused here by the Marquis of Donegal ' s tenantry , associating together for the purpose of putting up stake-nets on the Derry side } of the Lough . Accordingly on Wednesday , they drove stakes for a net on that side , near to the mouth of the Fahan , a little below a net which was placed there in the beginning of the season , by the assignees of the lessees of the Irish Society . On Thursday , the fishermen in the employment of the assignees went down the Lough in five or six boats , and pulled up nearly all the stakes which had been planted by the other party ; by which party they were stoutly , though unsuccessfully , resisted ; and , in the course of the melte , one of the Donegal tenantry , a man of the name of Bradley ,. with deliberate and ruffianly violence , drove the sharp end of a stake into the eye of a young man , named Jehu Lynch . The wound was so serious that fears were entertained
of Lynch _' s life , and the recovery of eye-sight is despaired of ; but by skilful treatment the injured organ will not be utterly deprived of the power of vision . On Thursday , , a large band of the associates in this new fishery speculation , and persons in their interest , assembltd around Culmore Poiut , _accompanied by , or , as some say , headed by the Mr . Brown , by whom the fishery on the Donegal side , under the claim of the Marquis , has been chiefly conducted , when some of them tauntingly called upon the fishermen in the service of the assignees to take down , if they dared , the few of their stakes at the Fahan mouth which remained . The _constabulary stationed in Derry and Muff ( County Donegal ) were soon upon the spot , as was also the Mayor , who forcibly pointed out to the meeting the danger they would incur by committing a breach of the peace , and stated his determination to use every means in his power to prevent disturbance . In obedience to his mandate they at length dispersed .
Nenagh . —On Thursday , a meeting of the magistrates of Upper _Grraond , Lower Ormond , and Owney and Arra _, convened by the High Sheriff , was held at the Court House , Nenagh , for the purpose of _taking into consideration the disturbed state of those baronies , and to suggest to Government such remedies as would be advisable te adopt for the protection if life and property , and the suppression of crime in the country . Tbe meeting was well attended , there being twentyseven magistrates and four stipendiaries present Resolutions were passed and forwarded to the Government the same night—the publication of which for the present is witheld . Crime in the North Riding , particularly in the neighbouring baronies , is still as rife as ever . An enormous meeting was beld here on Sunday
last , at which thousands and tens of thousands congregated from the adjoining districts of Borrisokane _, Templemore , Roscrea , & c . There could not be less than 40 . 000 persons present The object was to discourage _illegal societies , the fruitful source of all the crimes which disgrace this country , it having been understood that numerous attempts had been lately made to seduce teetotallers from temperance preparatory to enrolling them among the hellish promoters of these gangs . The scene was very imposing , and was frequently enlivened by the bands of the _Nenagh and Templemore Temperance societies . The Rev . John Scanlan , a president of the Duukerrlu _Temperance Society , occupied the chair . The Chairman opened the proceedings by reading to the iffect— "That having heard with
considerable pain that attempts bad been recently made to induce some members of the Temperance Sooitty to violate their pledge ; tbey deplored that such should have taken place . feeling the many blessings which have arisen from the almost miraculous spread of temperance . " The Rev . gentleman also deplored , as a source of increased anxiety , that these attempts were made with a view of leading thoughtless persona Into illegal associations . " That such societies were _repugnant to every principle of religion , ruinous to the deluded victims themselves , and subversive of the best interests of society . " The Rev . Mr . Nolan then came foiward , and said it was with exceeding great regret he learned that some of his parishioners had violated the pledge , but it afforded him same consolation , that the
offending individuals would come forward upon the platform before the immense multitude congregated , and express unfeigned sorrow and contrition for their past conduct , and give solemn assurance tbat they would renew tbe pledge at the bands of the great apostle of temperance himself , when he would make his promised visit to Nenagh- The Rev . Mr . Nolan , in continuation , dwelt to a considerable extent on the frightful consequences that spring from Ribbon Societies . He drew an appalling picture of the enormity of murder ; the fears , terrors , and sufferings of the murderer in this life ; and the awful and everlasting retribution that awaits him in the world to come . He spoke of Mr . Bernard , of Castle Bernard , In the most flattering terms . He made honourable mention of Mr . George Minchin , of _Busbertown , who gave an abatement of thirty per cent to his tenantry at Rathnavogue , together with forgiving them 5 years' arrears of
rent He also enumerated many Other instances of this gentleman ' s kindness and benevolence towards his tenants . Of the Very Rev . Dean Holme and bis nephbw , the Rev . Arthur Holme , he spoke in language calculated to impress the multitude with emotions of gratitude , to envy those who had the happiness of having dealings with such gentlemen . One of the men concluded by saying "You have all heard what the priest has stated about Mr . Holme , but if his reverence was to talk to morning he could not tell half their goodness . " The Rev . Mr . Nolan next adverted to the manner in which the tenantry cf Lougbane were treated by Mr . R , TJ . Baly . He hoped the next time he would have the pleasure of addressing a meetin _? of his countrymen that he would be able to make a more extensive mention of the benevolence of good landlords .
- POLICE OFFICE . —Wednesday . Mr . Thomas Murray , ship agent , was summoned at the instance of Lieutenant Friend , 'Emigration Agent , t * show cause why he would not pay Daniel _M'Carthy a shilling per day , since the 15 th instant , until tbe sailing of the Albion . Mr . Murray ' s clerk appeared . Lieutenant Friend said he wished that the ship agent was present , as he had some observations to make . The _Bensh said that Mr . Murray was frequently summoned by the Court , but never attended . Whenever he was summoned , he sent a boy . Lieutenant Friend was anxious that the case should be decided bofore the vessel arrived in port . This ship was the Albion of London , which was advertised as a vessel of 1 , 000 tons burden , while in fact she was only from 3 to 400 tons .
Emigrants had taken their passage by this vessel under the representation that she was to sail on the 5 th the advertisement announced that she was to sail on the lothj and some of the people received letters from the agent , advising them that she was not to sail until the 15 th ; however , they had now arrived at the 18 th , and the vessel was not yet in pert , the consequence of which was that the emigrants were sustaining serious losses , and eating out their little sea stores . Under these circumstances be had issued summonses against the agent for Is . a day for the emigrants until the vessel sailed , which case he expected would dispose of the entire , otherwise he would sue for each . His charge against the agent was , that he had put forward false advertisements to lure the public .
Mr . Murray being sent for , here entered the office , and in answer to Lieutenant Friend admitted a receipt for a deposit for passage money , and tbat be was agent to the ship . Lieutenant Friend contended that as agent Mr . Murray stood in tbe place of the captain of the vessel , and was chargeable with putting forward a delusive advertisement , stating that the ship was 1 , 000 tons burden , and that she would sail from Cork on the 10 th May . However , as Mr . Murray stated that " 10 " was a mistake for " 15 th , " and that he wrote to some of the parties to that effect , he ( Lieut F . J would only claim Is . a-day from the 15 th , or £ 5 penalty for nonperformance . The original advertisement '" wan that the
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vessel would sail on the 10 th , but she was new advertised for the 20 th . He spoke of the false statement of tonnage , because Mr . Murray pledged himself with others to only set out the registered tonnage , but in that respect be had broken his word . Mr . Murray said that when the vessel arrived ; she wouldproye to be 1 , 000 tons . Lieut . _Friendpledged himself that such would not be found to be the fact . Mr . Murray advertised the vessel under the directions of the owner , but when it was found that she would not be here on the 10 th , he wrote to those who had
engaged passages not to come in until the 15 th , and she would have arrived before this but for the adverse winds ! He would further say that there was no necessity to bring him here as he told all these men that they should be paid Is . a day . Bench-r-Will you see them paid ? Mr . Murray—I will , but not as a matter of right . Lieut . Friend claimed it as a matter of right . Mr . Murray said that by the Act of Parliament tbe master only was liable . He had no objection to the men being paid , as it would not be a penny out of his pocket . . . .
The complainant said that be called on Mr . Murray on Tuesday to get the price of a meal of victuals , as he was starving , but was refused ; and this day he had only eaten two potatoes . Mr . Murray Was advised to get 100 passengers for the ship , and that was all he knew about it . He preferred putting down 1 , 000 tons ( to 500 , as it was more likely to serve the owners I The Bench was sorry the law did not give them tbe power of decreeing the agent They advised Lieut Friend to summon both master and agent when the vessel arrived . Lieut Friend , Under these circumstances , would withdraw bis arrangement , and summon for compensation from the 15 th .
The Bench thought that quite fan * , as it was an excessively hard case towards the poor people . They hoped Lieut Friend would lay this case before the Lords of the Admiralty , and get an opinion on the l _» W t for they regretted that tbey believed they could not make the agent pay . ' ; . "' Lieut Friend would acton the suggestion : however , he had the pleasure in informing the Bench that an Act would come into operation on the 1 st Of June , that would considerably restrain the acts of shipbrokers . The parties then left the office .
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