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Messed to Irishmen , and made applicable to Ireland , jythe foot of the document was this sentence : — " Parsons , place-men , resident and absentee rackiHiters , would Ireland become happy by receiving these things , and getting rid of you ! " He went , m I hare before remarked , all through the northern districts of Dublin disseminating this " assertion , " jnd , upon being remonstrated with by a Catholic clergyman , he became insolent and vituperative in $ be last degree . I merely mention this fact for the pjrpose of showing how unsafe it is to hare anyjiing to do with the fellow . Ti > o much time it may perhaps be said , has been expended npon him ; but fi is only right that the people should be made aware of the spirit which actuates the breasts of
each men , and that the world should Bee that the Miserable Chartist faction hare not the slightest caaace of obtaining any footing amongst the faithful and devoted people of Ireland . ( Loud cheers . ) VThen the Chartists were in their palmiest prosperity jn England , so far were we from sympathising with them , or joining in their lawless and unchristian docnine and practises , that we actually left our rarrisons empty , and sent our troops over to qneli ihe riots and disturbances which their turbulent desii 2 = fi £ d created . They are no ir fallen into dishonour , and hare won to them ^ iyes the contempt 0 [ all brave and honest men . Their conduct at the jjje election was atrocious . Mr . O'Higgin . 3 comes forward on their behalf , and wonld fain recommend
item to the faTour and friendship of Irishmen . Bui does he fancy we can forget the character and cocdnct of the party he upholds ? What was the course pursued at Carlisle by the Chartists during the election ! ilr . Howard , a high-minded and patriotic gentleman , a Roman Catholic Liberal Reformer , and Mr . Marshall , of Leeds , were the candidates on the popular side ; but the chiTalrous Chartists , instead of allowing these gentlemen to get the rotes ef the electors—for they ( the Chartists ) had bat few retes among themselves—turn their backs traitorously on the friends of iiber : y , the Qneen , and the people , use every unholy influence that could be devised to deter the Liberal electors from -npDorting them , and gave whatever votes
were at their own disposal to Sergeant Goulbnrn , brother to that immaculate Gonlburn— ( a laugh)—who had been Chancellor of the . Exchequer to Peel , and who actually sent in his resignation rather than g ive his vote in favour of Catholic emancipation . Yes this was the man of the Chartists' choice—he whom they enshrined in their heart of hearts , and in forwarding whose interests they , not content with having given him their votes , actually killed a map in a desperate rush made against the Liberal candidates . In Nottingham , too , we observe the game they played . Mr . Walter started , and they it was lhat caused him to be returned . But who is this Mr . Walter ? He is the joint proprietor of a newspaper called the Times . ( Groans . ) You may have beard of it ere now—that paper which describes the allaut and chivalrous people of Ireland a 3 a Catho
" £ ithy aEd felonious multitude" — " a Roman - lic savagery f their priests as " a demon priesthood " — surpliced ruffians ; '' and their eacred religion as 8 fool superstition . " He was the man whom the Chartists deemed a fit and proper person to take his jeai in the English senate , there to represent a great constituency . Yet , after all this , O'Higgins ins the audacity " to address a meeting composed of Irish Catholics ( to a certain degree , at least , so composed , since one of its members is a priest ) upon the principles of Chartism . Bat why do I expejfd words upon the Tna-n ? Join him if it be your choice . ( Shouts of " No , no , neTer !") Sure I knew that was what you'd say . In nothing that has fallen from me this day have I calumniated Mr . O'Higgins , or ascribed to frirn any words or deeds which may not be substantiated a 3 his . The Rev . Mr . M'Kew is pre-R 2 t , and he is best qualified to describe his character &ad conduct .
The Rev . Mr . M'Kew came forward , and stated that Mr . O'Higgins had , on frequent occasions , visited his parish , for the purpose of distributing { here the inflammatory document to which Mr . O'Connell had alluded . He ( Mr . M'Kew ) had remonstrated with him for having done so ; but Mr . O'Higgins only scoffed at aim , and defied him to do Ms worst . On last Friday and Saturday he had again visted the parish . Mr . O'CosjfEii—It is pot my intention to bring forward any morion on this subject . ( Hear . ) It was with reluctance and regret I spoke of it at all , and I now dismiss it entirely . ( Cheers . ) In Drcgheda I had been given io understand that these Chartist knaves were imposing on the popular party ; bnt , on my visit to that town yesterday , I discovered that the thing was futile beyond all conception , and not worthy of receiving any regard whatsoever . ( Lend cheers . )
The explanation which Mr . Brophy was anxious io give . bu » which he was bmtally prevent-ed from doing at the meeting , be put into the following kner , to which insertion was denied by the " Liberal ' press of Ireland : — 10 THE EDIIOS OF THE " JBEEMiVS JOrKXAL . " Sis , —I regret being obliged to tressp&ss on your columns , fcut my character and the cause in which I am euesged demand it . It is known to your readers that I attended ou Tuesday , at the Corn-Exchange , to hear if O'Connell would again Eti ^ iQs rise me , an . d if so , to ask him as an " associate repealer" to allow " * me to say a few words , that I might disabuse his mind of those false charges -which some enemy of mine had fabricated , in order that I and my lir . le family might be deprived of the means of snb-Est « Dce , and that I should necessarily > e obliged to kave iuy home and lock in England for that protection her people are always re&iy to give to the industrious artisan aad labourer .
Mr . OCemsell made three charges against me , all cf Thiefa I denied , and do deny ; and now for the proof . ilr . O'Connell said that I was a Catholic—that I was connected with Father Spratt's Conference Society , and that 1 joined the order of the scapular . >* ow , it is quite true , that I was connected with that temperance society , for I was among the founders of it ; but they "Were not of the Scapular ; on the contrary , they were a mixed body , and are so at the present time ; one of the rules of the society being , that there should be two presidents , one a Protestant and the other a
Catholic This was known to Dr . Spratt , who received an address from the society , soliciting him to become its patron ; that address tras moved by Thomas Mascs , Esq ., one of the Society of Friends , and seconded by ilr . Adam TTcrd , a Reman Catholic ; and I am prond to have it to say , that X > r . Spratt always recognised me » s a Protestant , and js&t as one cf the order of the Scapular , and that I ntver knew that gentleman to make isy distinction , sa to creed or parry , whije I was connected -with the society . So much for the two first charges ; and now for the third : Mr . O'Connell says
that I ' ¦ > ¦ = !!»¦ : " Pj-triiti ( ii-p ? z and then beca-Tne a that I ' ¦ j .-iaed" Parson Gregg , and then became a Chartist . Surely , he does not mean that Mr . Gregg , Tith hi ? political principles , would sanction Chartism , ilr- O"Co-r . el ] and Mr . Gregg agree upon that point However the third charge is equaliy false with the two £ ret .- I most readily admit that I was a member of the Protestant Total Abstinence Society ; bnt what will ilr . O'Conntll say -when I tell him that I left that society ¦ when I found it merging into a political society , which ¦* &s not in accordance with my views , and which I
con-Edertd vould retsrd the progress of temperance ; that the Rsv . Mi . Grsgg was not connected with any temper ance society at the time I left the Protestant Total Abtznecce Society ; that Iceverexh : bited the Scapular or iny other insignia of any order belonging to the Roman Catholic religion at that or any other meeting ; that the tfflly article ever exhibited at the meeting referred to * as a medal , and to ¦ which 1 objected , because it had political emblem upon it , ana was struck from a die ¦ which -s-zs mads for a Political Prottstant Society in tie north .
> ow , Sii , these are the facts which I intended tc bave stated at the Corn Exchange , and which I defy My man in Ireland to refute ; bat Mr . O'Connell refttsrd to hear me even after he promised to do so , beosse Dr . Gray told him I was not a member . I certainly do not know what cocstitntas a member , if the paying of my money and receiving a card for it does not ; btt even if I were rot a member , when my character * as so unjustly assailed , I had a right to be heard . "Whit hts Hi . O'Connell gained by using me as he fcas do ^ e ? Tis true he has driven me from my trade , ¦ which is that of an Irish tabicet weaver ; but has he altered my detemiiaaiion of holding fast to my political &iA ? Does he think that by raising the -war-cry of
Oisngfcins , by putting forth such infamous falsehoods againrt ej 6 m jj e 2 ias done , he can pat an end to the spread of true poliucal knowledge in Ireland—as well might he attempt like another Joshua ) to make the Rm g-jind still ! Dies be think that by patting Prote » tani against Catholic and Catholic against Protestant , he can ran the poor starving people of Ireland mnch longer ? I tell him he cannot—he shall not ; his politi-Ol days are ntarly numbered , aad whatever lies in the Power of one iEdividnal to do , Ehall be done by me to uproot that system of fraud and jugglery whieh has spread rain and degradation amoSgst the people o ! Ireto& i by the supporters of " the best Government i £ * ka < 3 ever saw" —the " base , bloody , and brutal Whigs . "
I am , Sir , Tours , rerDectfnBy , * " P . M . BE . 0 PHT , i , "Wormwoodgate . -Dublin , A ^ g . 23 d , IS 41 . - ^ fortber proof of the falsehood of the charges oi the national viper , Dxs , against this poor but r ^* man , we give also the following short letter from Dr . Spratt : — C ° P 7 o ! letter from the Tery Her . Dr . Spratt , proving ~** ?• iL Brophy never joined the order of the « apwan , as Mr . O'CoEnell stated to the audience at * oe Corn Exchange , on the 17 th ult . : — ^ 0 THE ZDITOE OF THE TiOKTHEBX STAB . . r i j ^ giving the following a place in your invalu-WAt psper , jo 3 - ^ i mxuh oblige , Sir , Tours , respectfully , PETER M . BfiOPHT . .-.. " Dublin , August 25 th , 1811 . v * UDoni mixirf myself np witn auj opinions , peli-«**» otherwise , of Mr . P . Jd . Brov jefirencehai
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been made to me by him , I consider it bnt justice to say , that I hare never known Mm to be a Catholic ; indeed I neTer had an opportunity of knowing any thing-with regard to his religious or political opinions . " Joh . \ Spiutt . " The above Waa inserted in the Morning Register of Saturday last . P . M . Bbopht . Mr . O'Higgins has also defended himself against the tradncer , in a most cutting , though gentlemanly letter , which tells well on w the Liberator . " But as the Irish press have inserted it , we refrain .
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CASliISIiE . —Warmj-c to Master Maxu-PAcrrrKEHs . —Henry Gattey , Jacob RoweU versus James Graham . This was a complaint made at the Town-hall , by the parties against James Graham , who is agent for some master manufacturers in Manchester , for payment for lost time , on account of their being disappointed of weft . John Fawcett , Enquire , the sitting magistrate , wished the cr-se to be referred , which was finally dene , and Mr . Joseph Forster , foreman for Messrs . Dixons and Mr . Jam ? s
M'Kenz-e were cho = en as the arbitrators . After a fall and careful inquiry , it appeared that Mr . Graham had given out web $ , with the understanding , that he would have woft by the first lighter ; but the weft not baviDg come , the parties wished Mr . Graham to draw out the work . This be refused to do , and contended that the parties when they took their work , were aware , that the weft might not arrive . The result of the arbitration was , that the parties be remunerated for their lost time .
SUNDEEXAKD— Teetotalism . —On Monday evening , Mr . Williams lectured at the Arcade Room , Sunderland , at the weekly meeting of the temperance ^ society . " BELFAST . —The Irish Universal Suffrage Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Tuesday , the 24 th inst ., at their rooms , 66 , Mill-street , the president in the chair . After the members had paid their weekly subscriptions , the manly and patriotic letter of the Rev . Father Ryan was read from the Star of the 21 st ; also the letters of Messrs . O'Higgins and Brophy , which called forth the hearty plaudits of the meeting . Several new members were enrolled . The aboverooms Trill be entirely appropriated to the use of the society , where the members can meet for the purpose of * reading and consulting with each other as to the beat means of spreading their glorious principles . The members of our socieiy are determined to do their duty . Hurrah for the-Charter '
MARTLEBONE . —A ftv ? of the right sort met in their roem on Monday , to celebrate the liberation of their much admiTed and esteemed chief , F . O'Connor , with songs , &c . Mr . Tipper ' s song of " Emmett ' s no More , " was greatly applauded , particularly the last verse , which is very appropo to the occasion . It runs thus : — But take courage ye sons and daughters of Erin , Tour Emmett ' not dead , thongh his body ' s no more , He lives in the heart of each friend of freedom , The English and Seotch his name they adore . Then Emmett , brave Emmett , thy death shall be requited , TVhen Ireland with England for the Charter united , O'Connor , our chieftain , he will see us righted , For O'Connor itill lives , though Emmett ' s no more . "" :.
"While the boys were thus amusing themselves , the fair ones were not idle , for a true democratic female made us a present of a large green flag , with the words iu large characters , " Feargus O'Connor lor ever , anu Universal Suffrage , " which , together with two other Sags , was hoisted at ten o'clock , decorated with laurel . The following placard was also put on the outside of the building , in red letters : — "F . O'Connor , Esq . leavesjibe dungeon a : one o ' clock this c ' ay . in which he has been unjnstly confined for sixteen moiuhs , by the bloody and brutal Whigs . God save the people !"
whig m . aj « deb Refuted—Our readers will recolleci that some time ago Mr . O'Connor addressed a letter to Lord Jocelynj relative to certain slanderous reports circulated by the Whigs . We heard nothing more of the matter , till we saw the following epistle addressed to tha Editor of the Morning Chronicle , and inserted in that paper of Tuesday last . The letter at once sets the subject at rest , and , of course , we peed not comment thereon , particularly , as the lying report of the fallen faction received no credence , even from the veriest opponents of the then incarcerated foe to tyranny . Thank God , he is now free from the chains which Whiggery rivetted upon him , and can brave the snarling curs to their teeth . Bat we opine ihar ihej mil deem it prudent
to evade his presence . They are cowards , and only dare to bark in hi 3 absence . Like midnight assassins they prowl about in disguise and stab in the dark , but their bloody deeds are unveiled—their vil-Jany is detected—their plots are masred , and their " occupation ' s gone . " The subjoined is the letter referred to : — " Lord JoceJyn—Mr . F . O'Connor . — To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle , Sir , — Having just seen an extract in GalignanVs Mtsaenger from one of your late papers , purporting to be a letter addressed to me by Mr . Feargus O ' Connor , 1 take the earliest opportunity of corroborating that gentleman ' s sta ; emem relative to the £ 5 U 0 which he
says it is reported that 1 paid him for " services rendered at tie Leeds election , " and beg to assure the public ( whom it may interest ) that he never did receive any such sum from me , and indeed until this moment 1 was wholly ignorant of that gentleman's connection with the town of Leeds ; and I likewise beg to say that the letter he states to have received had neither my sancticn , nor , I feel sure , that of these honourable gentlemen who formed rny committee . I shall feel much obliged by your doing me the favour to give the earliest publication to this ler . er in your journal , and have the honour to be your obedient humble servant , Jocelyn . Marienbad , August 19 . "
RrCZST ATTEMPT TO FlEE THIRSK CHURCH . — Notwithstanding ihe greatest vigilance has been used to discover the incendiary , who ou the 21 st of July last , attempted to set on fire this noble building , cot the smallest clue could be found whereby to trace cut it ? perpetrator , and up to Friday last , the affair was enveloped in the most profound mystery . On that day ~ * a well-dressed stranger , who deciine ' d giving his aa . me , called upon the Rsv . Mr . Coates , of "i'hirsk , and at once declared bimieif to be the person who had made that attempt . Mr . C . begged him to consider vrhat he was sayiuir , that it wa ^ not a matter for jest ; to which the stronger replied , Oh , feir , 1 am ao ; jesting , aud I have considered , aad 1 dti ; berateiy tell you that 1 am the person . And prav ,
bir , n you are in earnest , wnat could have muueed you to com ' siit such an act ! 1 will tell you , Sir , my motive was not a malicious one , but I was driven to desperation and , had I not done that , 1 might have committed some worse crime . The person stiil reiustd to give his name , and wa : desired to cali again in half an hour ; iu the m ? amime , Mr . Coa : * s sent for the Churchwardens and Mr . Thompson , the police officer ; at the appointed time he came and in their presence repeated his furmtr statement ; he vras then taken into custody , anii next day brought before Sir S . Crompton and Josh . CromptOH , Esq . at ihe Magistrates' room , in Thtrsk , when eficeuce was produced as above , aud also to his having been seeniockiuE aoout the outside of the
Church , on tne 20 : h of July , by Richard Gainforth , who invited him in to see me interior , where G ^ inforth ( who was at work in the bell tower ) left him ; he was also recognised by Thomas Jackson as having about tie 20 ih of July lodged two nights at his house , and the prisoner acmitted the correctness of the evidence , but persisted in concealing his name and place of abode , farther than this , that he was from the South of Scotland . He was committed to York Castle for trial . The prisoner is a rather gentlemanly looking little man , between forty-five and fifty years of age , cf good address , ana who has eviaenily " ¦ seen better days . " In his portmanteau or travelling bag was found along with his linen ,
dressing gown and slippers , &c , an elegantly bouad pocket Bible and Prayer Book of the Church of England , and a copy of the " Whole Duty of iiaD , ' also elegantly bound , in which was a card with some verses written on in pencil , and signed with the initials J . B . On being asked bis business or profession , he said he had been-a teacher last , be al » o said that he had no idea of burning the church , till he got inside , when he was buddeuly impressed with a conviction that he was compelled to do it , as if it was a duty he was bound to perform , he has since doubted the truth or divine source of that conviction , as the building was not burnt , as he left it blazing very nicely . There canaot be a doubt of the unfortunate man ' s insanitv .
Th £ Glorious Thibtt- ^ e . The following members voted in the House of Commons , on Saturday last , affirmative of Mr . Sharm . au Crawford ' s motion for an extension of the Suffrage : —Aglionby , H . A ., Bell , J ., Blake M ., Blake , M . J ., Biake , Sir V ., B 2 ewitt , R . J ., Bowring , Dr ., Bridgeman , H ., Brotberton , J ., Butler , Hon . Col ., Cobden K ., Collins , W ., Eiphinstone , H ., Ewart , W ., Fleetwood , Sir P ., Gibson , T . M-, Grander , T . C , Hay , Sir A . L ., Hill , Lord J » l ., Hindley , C , Johnson , Gen ., Johnston , A ., Layard , * Captain , Marsland , H ., Murphy , F . S ., Napier , Sir € ., O'Brien , C-, O'Brien , J ., Pechell , Captain , Powell , C , Rawdon Colonel , Rennie G ., Rundle , J ., Seale , Sir R . H ., Wallace , B-, Wason , R , Williams , W ., Wilson , M ., Yorke , H . R , Tellers : —Crawford , S ., Dancombe , T .
T&e Havre Journal states thai the unfortunate Irish emigrants who were saved from the shipwreck of the William Brown , the horrid particulars of which , and their sufferings in tbe long-boat , our readers will remember , have been sent over to North America by she kindness of a commercial house at Havre , which gave tLc-rn ^ a gratuitous passage on board the Richmond . News ha 3 been received of ibeir having landed safely , and of a subscription of 500 dollars having been raised for them in Virginia , whi * . h has furnished them with the means of reach-
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Nkw Apparatus for Facilitating thb Composisg of Types . —Thia apparatus is the invention of two gentlemen , Messrs . Young and Delcambre , who hare secured it by patent , and , we understand , it is shortly to be tried on an extended scale , but not before several improvements , suggested by practical men and scientific individuals , are introduced . The apparatus consists of a Gothic framing of cast iron , whioh supports 72 long brass channels , placed in an inclined position , forming the receptacles of the type ; at the lower port of each channel is a small brass plat « or key , which has engraved upon it the letter contained in the channel , and the moment the key is touched the letter quits the channel , and by its own gravity deposits itself in a * stick . " When this
stick is full , it is removed by the compositor , who "justifies" the matter into lines of any required length . It is contended by many persons who have seen the apparatus in operation , that it will not supersede the ordinary method of composing , inasmuch as that , in the first instance , it is necessary to compose and fill the channels with type , each channel holding a separate letter ; 2 ndjy , the process of composition follows , and Srdly , the " overrunning" the matter , so as to form it into lines and columns ; all the processes necessarily occupying time , and of course incurringadditional expense . The inventors , howover , argue that , in the first place thecomposition necessary for the supply or the feeding of the apparatus , may be accomplished by boys , at the rate of abont 4 s . 6 d .
a week , and that , although the charge for * ' overrunning" ( compositors will understand us ) may amount to one-half the composition , still , as the amomit of work which can be accomplished by the machine , is six times greater than what a man can do , the advantage is still , considerably in favour of the former . The calculation made by Messrs . Young and Delcambre is this—that they can produce as much labour for about 17 s . 6 d . as , by the ordinary process can be accomplished for £ 2 10 s . or £ 3 . Tha machine , as we before said , is imperfect ; but it strikes us that , with the exercise of a little ingenuity , the time is not distant when it may be brought , for Certain descriptions of work into successful operation . The inveniors calculate that by this scheme
14 , 000 letters per hour may be composed ; of this we are sceptical ; but admitting 10 , 000 aD hour to approach nearer the amount , it is clear that notwithsianding there are two compositions and an " over-running , " the machine possesses an advantage over manual labour . We understand the inventors intend instructing several youths in tha new art , ana to put two or three machines in work with the view of testing their utility . Until then we are not disposed to speak with confidence upon the merits of the present apparatus , though it must be confessed that exuaordinary ingenuity has been displayed , and that the principle arrived at is one of great novelty , and , moreover , calculated to c-fiect a considerable change in the method of composing . — Lou don Paper .
At the Liverpool Assizes , on Thursday , Girolarno Capena , an Italian , was indicted for the wilful murder of Antonio Toscani . It appeared that the parties lodged in the same house , and that they had quarrelled together about money . The prisoner determined to reveuge himself , and for that purpose mixed a tub of gruel , which , in a boiling state , he poured over the deceased while he was in bed and asleep , causing his death in a short time . The Jury returned a verdict of guilty , and the Judge deferred the sentence .
Poi / v g amt . —On Friday , at Guildhall , Thomas Williams , the preacher , was finall y examined , charged with polygamy . His three wives were in attendance . J . Coxall , the clerk of Holy Trinity , Cambridge , produced the register of the second marriage to Elizabeth White , ou the 1 st of December last , and he identified the prisoner . Elizabeth White , the second wife , who seemed almost heartbroken , stated that previous to her acquaintance with the prisoner she was a widow , with , four children , carrying on a profitable business as a baker , at Cambridge , and that , during their three months courtship he completely ensnared her by his highflown pious conversations , and by the production of several religious and moral tracts , of which he
pretended entitled him to property in Wales , and said he had also expectations from a friend in London . She was induced by these representations to dispose of her business for £ 300 , which , with her saricg , she placed in the hands of the prisoner . After living with her a short time he deserted her and her children . It was Etated that since his third marriage the prisoner had borrowed £ lti of a young woman who acted as bridesmaid at that interesting ceremony , stating he would make a lady of her . Inspector Penny exhibited an anonymous letter , evidently written by the prisoner , which the third wife had receired by ; -o = ' , exhorting her not to prosecute and
expose herself , but to leave him td his God , who is just and merciful , and obey the dictates of our indulgent and merciful Redeemer , by returning good for evil . By punishing the father she would punish his uncfiendma young family . In the name of the Lord , therefore , she should leave him t » his God and hie conscience . ' * Blessed are the merciful , for they shall obtain mercy . ' ' The production of the Cambridge reftistry completing the evidence , and the prisoner declining to make any defence , Sir James Dnke committee him for trial . The pious man was tried yesterday , at the Central Criminal Court , and , being foui . d guilty , was sentenced to be transported for seven years .
The Registration . —A correspondent writes us from Barnsley , that the factions in that polling district were very busy last week serviug , through their respective agents , objections to the voters on both sides . We think it perfectly fair to turn the weapons of the enemy against tiiemselves , and we Etrongly recommend , therefore , that , in every district throughout the country , objections should be served ou every voter belonging to both factions . The Armstbo . ng Liveb Pills are recommended as au Anti-bilious meoicinp , to every sufferer from bilious complaints aad indigestion , or from an Inactive liver , aud are procurable at all Druggists , and at the . Xorthern Star ofSce . It is only necessary to see that the stamp has "Dr . John Armstrong's Liver Pills" engraved on it in white letters , and to let no one put you off with any other pills .
N . B . —The Pius in the boxes enclosed , in marbled paper , and marked B ., are a very mild aperient , and are particularly aud universally praised . They are admirably adapted for sportsmen , agriculturists , men of b . sines . - ; , naval aud military men ; as they contain no mercury or calomel , and requii-e neither conSniment to th > - hcu . se . aor restraint in diet .
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LEEDS . —Stealing Money . —On Monday last , a young man , named Jonas Crowther ( who is already on bail for trial in a case of felony ) was brought up for examination on a charge of having stolen a quantity of copper coin from the person of Richard Bartle , a fruit and herring dealer . The prosecutor had been engaged till a late hour on Saturday night , and all the public-houses being closed he was looking for lodgings , when he met the prisoner , who offered to find him lodgings at the "Yorkshire . " He went with him , and instead of going to the Yorkshire , he took him to a house of ill fame , where Bartle sat him down , and being fatigued ho soon fell asleep . Crowther soon took advantage of this , and cut his pocket off , which contained some two or three shilling ; the prosecutor awoke and caught him in the act . He was committed for trial . Bartle had upwaros of £ ' 2 Q in another pocket .
Ma . Duffy . —Mr . Hick has received the following , since our last , for our sick friend . From a friend at Upper Wortley , per H . S . 2 i . 6 d . Odd Fellows . —The anniversary of the Royal Coburg Lodge of this order , which has hithtr to belonged the Yorkshire Unity , but has now joined the Manchester Unity , was celebrated on Monday last , at the house of Mr . Charles Wainwright , the A ire and Calcier Inn , Ca ! l-lane , when the members sat down to a sumptuous repast , served up iu excellent style . P . G . M . Norton officiated as chairman , and P . G . M . Farrer occupied the vice-chair . The evening wasspentinthatfriendlyand harmonious mannsr which so highly distinguishes the members o : ' this order , indeed , it may be said that a better conducted or more grxtifying anniversary has not previously taken place . The thanks of the company were awarded to the worthy host and hostess , for their excellent providance and arrangements , and for their attention to the comfort of their guests .
SHEFFIELD . —Mr . Julian Harney addressed an overflowing and most enthusiastic audience , in the Chartist Association Room , Fig-Tree-lane , on last Wednesday week , August 18 th . The meeting was the finest in-door assemblage we have gathered for many many months past . The Humbug Conference . —A public meeting was held iu the Nether Chapel , Norfolk-street , on Tuesday evening , to hear the report of the Ministers who had attended the Manchester Conference . The meeting was called for seven o ' clock , at which time we reached the chapel , when we fcuad it about half filled . By eight o ' clock the chapel was well filled by an audience principally of the middle class , not a few of whom showed , by their sleek appearance , that the " horrid bread tax'' had not prevented their thriving . Business commenced shortly after seven o ' clock by the Rev . T . Smith , minister of the chapel , giving out a hymn , after which a gentleman
whose name we did not learn , offered up a " halfmile prayer , " not one word of which could be heard in the gallery , where we were seated . The Rev . T . Smith waa then called to the chair , who delivered a meaningless address in a drawling , sanctimonious tone ; after which he called on the Rev . Mr . Larom , Baptist Minister , to move the first resolution . The Rev . Gentleman moved a resolution to the effect— " That the meeting viewed with the deepest interest the mass of evidence brought before tbe Conference , proving that the decay of our trade , decrease of wages , and the destitution and suffering of the people were caused by the iniquitous tax oa food . " In support of his resolution the Rev . Gentleman took up the greater part of bis speech in endeavouring to show that Cora Law Repeal was not a political question—that his party were not political dissenters—argued that Corn Law Repeal would not injure the agricultural labourers—tree
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it might throw them out of employment on the land , but gire ns more trade , and we'll employ your aericulteral labourer * . At the same time the Rev . r fentleman cited cases , showing that much of the labour performed in Sheffield was most destructive to the health and life of the workets ; yet such are the blessmga of " more trade" the Rev . Gentleman would kindly extend to the agricultural labourers . He thought the farmers were so prosperous that if a Repeal of the Corn Laws should lower their profits , they could very well bear it ! ( Aye , but will they 1 ) As to the landlords , he would recommend them to give up the luxuries of their board , their BRl ? n *} P « » their magnificent mansions , &c . ( The Rev . Gentleman may recommend this , but will
the aristocracy do so ?) He said the ministers of Christianity had been often reviled by thedofamers of religion , that while they cared much for the spiritual welfare of their flocks , they cared nothing for their temporal wants . Thank God , the assembling of the Conference at Manchester had wiped away that reproach . The famishing woman , addressing her starving children , would eay , you shall have bread , for the 650 good ministers of God has declared that it shall be 60 . The Conference was the best hope of the people , and sure he was that their hopes would not be disappointed . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . Mr . Muir , Independent Minister , seconded the resolution . He maintaiaed that , it was the duty of every man to investigate the causes of the present social misery . ( Why , then , Rev . Sir , were tbo Christian Cbart / st Ministers , aud Rational Religionist Preachers , excluded from your Conference ?) He spoke of affecting statements made to the Conferenceof the
shock-, ing state of the working class of Paisley and Manchester . ( Wh y were not John Duncan arid Lloyd Jones allowed to give in their " affecting statements " of the " shocking state of the working class" in Dundee and London 1 ) He said there was something radically wrong in the present system . ( If so , will the humbug of Corn-Law-Repeal " radically" euro the disease acknowledged ?) And concluded by calling upon his hearers to agitate , until the poor man ' s rights were not only acknowledged , but granted and secured . ( Be assured , most Rev . Sir , that we are determined to do . ) The resolution was then put by the Chairman , with breathless haate , fearing there might be some opposition , and declared by him to be unanimously earned . Mr . Bailey , Calvinist Minister , moved the second resolution , which was a mere echo of the first . la its support he delivered a lengthy and eloquent speech . Pity it i 8 that his abilities should be devoted to the furtherance of the schemea
oi a yue faction , instead ot the vindication and upholding of the universal rights of man . He lashed the Church Parsons and Wesleyan Preachers , and for the latter was hissed by a considerable number , answered by tbe cheers of his friends . In the course of his address , he gave utterance to the following democratic remark , — " Kings were made for the people , —laws were made for tbo people , —no section of the community ought to be the masters of society . " ( True , Mr . Bailey , most true ; but bo consistent . Leave the rankB of the " plundering few , " and join the plundered many in their struggle for the power to right themselves . ) A Rev . Mr . Davis seconded the resolution . He delivered a rambling tale about " cheap bread , high wages ,, and plenty to do , " closely interlarded with Scriptural
quotations . The speech of Mr . Bailey had , we fancied , affected the nerves of the Rtv . Gentleman , for he earnestly begged of his hearers not to be misled by any appeals to their passions ; on no account to think of appealing to physical force ; aud to be sure not to abandon the Anti-Corn Law agitation for any agitation for organic changes . He wound up with some trash about our lovely and beautiful Queen , and argued that a repeal of the Corn Laws was now all but certain , sec-ing that the aforesaid lovely lady had appointed tbe Rev Baptist Noel one of her Chaplains . ' The resolution having beeR carried , a Mr . Rhodes moved a resolution approving of the acts of the Conference , and awarding the thanks of the meeting to the Ministers who had
addressed them that evening . The resolution being seconded , was about to bo put , when Mr . Harney , who spoke from the gallery , said he had a question to ask before the resolution was put to the meeting . The Chairman could not hear Mr . H . though he certainly did not speak m the lowest tone ; Mr . H . however succeeded in making him hear , when Mr . Muir said something to the Chairman ; upon which , in spite of Mr . Harney ' s opposition , the Chairman put the resolution , and declared it Carried . Mr . Harney insisted on putting his question , and was met , as might be expected , by the uproarious opposition of the saints , who , however much they may be in love with " free trade , " are certainly no friends to " free discussion . " At length Mr . H . was heard .
The question he had to put to the Rev . Gentleman was , When Ministers of all denominations were invited to attend the Conference , why were certain persona excluded , gentlemen who were duly accredited as ministers of the congregations who had sent them to Manchester ? ( Cheers and uproar . ) The Rev . Mr . Larom taid he wai not aware until he had returned to Sheffield , that any Minister had btcn excluded . If any person or persons had been excluded , it was the work of the committee appointed for the purpose of considaring the claims for admission on the part of all persons presenting themselves as Ministers ; that committee was a highly respectable body , and he doubted not but that iu the printed report of the proceedings of the Conference ,
the committee would give reasons for their conduct in this matter every way satisfactory to the country at large . ( Cries of " No , " and appiause . ) Mr . Harney wished to put another question . ( Great uproar and cries of " Turn him out . ") He would be heard . —A straight-haired , smooth-faced jackanapes , who officiates as doorkeeper in the " house of God , " exhibited bis Christian charity by threatening to drag Mr . N . out by brute force ; this provoked counter-threats on the part of Mr . Harney ' s friends ; in the midst of tbe tumult , some of the Rev . Gentlemen cried to Mr . Haruey to come down to the platform below the pulpit , where they were congregated . Mr . Harney complied , and on reaching ih « " sacrod ground" put his question— " Will the Rev .
Gentlemen explain how it was that when a resolution was moved in-conference , declaratory of the Corn Laws being the whole cause of the existing distress —how was it , that when a minister present requested of the chairman permission to speak to the resolution , that the chairman refused , and that the conference supported tho chairman in his unjustifiable conduct ? " The Chairman replied—That the meeting would see it was very necessary for tho carrying ou of public business , that certain regulations should be adopted , and being adopted , should be abided by . The conference had appointed a committee to select the speakers , only these who were
by the committee selected could 6 peak , tho chairman only did his duty , therefore , in the matter complained of , and the conference very properly protected him . Mr . Harney said , at that late hour of the night , he would not trespass on their patience , but would simply remark that , in his humble opinion , the Rev . William Hill was refused a hearing , because the getters up of the conference knew very well that Mr . Hill was no tool of theirs , and feared therefore that his opinions would not chime with those of the Rev . Gentlemen who were permitted to speak all on one side . ( Cheers aud hisses . ) The chairman replied that Mr . Harney ' s remarks might be true , but were certainly very uncharitable ! The meeting dissolved .
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, FBOM OUR LONDON COHRESPONDENT . 1 ; Thursday Evening , August 26 . I The all-engrossing subject of the true and good is the liberation of Mr . O'Connor . The localities are vieing against each other to render a token of their ; respect towards him . The short notice which they 1 have had alone precludes them from proving more I strongly their admiration of his arduous struggles in i their oehalf . As it is , however , a deputation will be in York from London . Middlesex Delegatk Meeting . —This body held a special meeting on Wednesday evening last , which 1 was fully attended , to adopt measures for Tvelcom-] ing , on the part of the men of London , Feargus ; O'Connor , Esq ., on his release from unwarranted 1 and severe imprisonment . Mr . Parker moved , and ; Mr . Watkins seconded , " That a deputation be sent > from London to welcome Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., j on his release . " The motion was carried tinani-! mously .
, ! j | : i ; j | | I As address was ordered to be drawn up for prei sentation to F . O'Connor , Esq ., from London . | Saim Pancras . —The Council of this body were ! called together on Wednesday last in consequence | of the letter from Mr . Cordeaux ; Mr . Smith was called to the chair , A most animated conversation j ensued , which terminated by Mr . Fearn being ; elected to proceed to York on behalf of the men of Saint Pancras . Finsbury . —A Ball will be given on Tuesday next j at Johnson ^ lecture room , Clerkenwell , to celebrate I the liberation of Feargns O'Connor , Esq ., to commence at half-past seven o'clock .
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ELECTION PROCEEDINGS AT BRADFORD . We stated in our last the steps that had been taken by tha Chartists at this place , in connection with the comiD g election . Since then the Tories i have regularly unkennelled their fox in the person j of Mr . Win . Wilberforce , whose only recommendaj tions are that he is a Tory , and that his father once j represented Yorkshire . It was announced that he would address the electors at the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Monday night ; the admission , of course , was by ticket , and the audience might probably comprise from seven hundred to eight hundred . Mr . Wilborforce avowed his enmity to the New Poor Law , aud hiB opposition to a free trade ih corn . Amongst ¦ the usual topics of a Tory speech , he gave utterance j to the following passage : —
" I began by saying I am a Conservative . As such , gentlemen , I oppose tbe present ministry—as such I oppose the Whigs—as rach I differ from tbe Radicals —and as such I disapprove of the Chartists . 1 think [ it right to make this distinct explanation , because I do
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not wish to owe tbe rapport of a single man to a false impression . It is , as I said before , the truth whipb . will outlast ua all , and by this we will stand or fall . But , gentlemen , having said this , I really most go on to say that I draw & very great distinction betwixt tha Whigs , the Radicals , and tbe Chartists . I look upon the Whigs as a party as dishonest ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) I am very sorry if I give pain to any body , but I have been taught to call things plafsJy by pJaia names . ( Hear , bear , and applause . ) I look upon Radicals aa very mischievous and mistaken men , but a great deal
more honest than the Whigi ( Laughter and applause . ) Ami I look upon the Chutists , in their origin , and in tha history of their career , as the deluded victims of Whig deception—( oheera)—Buffering , justly whea they break the laws , and therefore , while I pity then 1 must condemn , but led to the brink of the precipice and ignorantly into the breach of tbe law by those M-he infinitely more deserve tho penalties which they have inflicted upon their , own unhappy victims . " ( Tremendous cheering . ) His address occupied about an hour , and his friends seemed quite satisfied .
Mr . Busfeild ' a party remained quiet . The only step they have taken , of any importance , is to announce that , out of respect for the memory of Mr . Lister , their late representative , they will conduct the present election M without flags , banners , or music J" The plain English of thia 13 , that their last election bills are yet unpaid , and , iu consequence , their flags arc in pawa , and music can no longer be had on lick . As a party , tho Bradford Whigs are defunct ; they are divided amongst themselves ; thoy are worse than the clog in . the manger . They cannot carry the election themselves , and thsy will not assist tho only pai ty , by union with whom they might return a truly liberal and genuine representative .
The " lads , " however , are not behind hand in their proceedings , they also gave notice of a public meeting for Monday night—not a " ticket meeting , ' but one to which all might have access—in tho opea air . The meeting was hold iu front of Mr . Ibbotson ' s shop , and comprised an audience of upwards of seven thousand—another proof , if proof were wanting , of the importance of the Chartists as a party , and a demonstration of the iniquity of tho present election laws . In fact , there can be no doubt that , let the election take place when it may , let who will be returned by law . Colonel Thompson will bo th < choice of a vast majority of the inhabitants .
At about half-past seven o'clock , Mr . Clas'kson , the solicitor , was called to tho chair . The space in front of Mr . Ibbotson ' s shop and theBotvling-grecn , being entirely filled . Tho Chairman addressed tho audience at great length , in which he gave a detailed accaunt of Die negotiation which had been attempted by the Whigs , who , as we stated last week , had kindly offered , as the purchase cf Chartist support to pour Old Bu& £ eld , on ihi 9 occasion , to give them a share in tho representation tic . vt time This offer was refused , and a proposal was made to the Whigs to bring out Colonel Thompson ; who , rt was quite certain , by united support , mi g ht be returned by a triumphant majority . This proposal , however , the Whigs had not courage to entertain , and af er taking time to deliberate , the committee forwarded to the Chartists the following precious piece of Whig chicanery aad special pleading : — 4
Committee-rooms , Leeds-road , Aug . 17 . In reply to the proposition submitted to them this morning , by a deputation from the Chartist Committee , the Committee for conducting the ehction of Mr . Busfield , beg respectfully to say , that tbey fully concur in the principle involved in that proposition , viz .. —That the people in the broadest sense of tbe word , are the only l&giti mate source of power ; consequently , as long as the suffrage is confined to a portion only of tho people , the electors are trustees acting for tli 9 benefit ofthe whole community , and that they ought in the exercise of their privilege , as far aa compatible with tUoir own conscientious convictions , to form a judgment in accordance with tbe ascertained opinions of the majority . They , nevertheless cannot assent to tbe proposition , and for the following reasons : —
1 st . Because it would be difficult , if not impossible , to obtain such an attendance at a public meeting as might be fairly said to represent the opinions of the whole body of the inhabitants . 2 nd . Because a general meeting of the inhabitants of the borough would contain many who have an interestaltogether distinct from and adverse to tbe question to be submitted to their decision , aud yet by voting on the question they might materially advance their own intertsfc to tbe detriment of all other parties . 3 d . Because the present imperfect list of voters being the ultimate body to which the appeal must oe made , the real points to be ascertained , vis . which of tbe Libel ral candidates p assessed the greatest amount of electoraatrengtb , would not be discovered by the proposed n : tt ting , and , however valuable and influential such au expression of public opinion might be with many electors , it is feared that its moral influence on the mass of thu present voters would be imperceptible .
4 th . Bjcauie the plan proposed could not lead to a satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty . Inasmuch as the public are divided into three great political parties or classes , and , therefore , at a general meeting of the three classes , that which was most numerous might be swamped by the union of the other two . Whether this result took place or not , seeing it is possible , there would remain ample ground of complaint and dissatisfaction , wLich it is most desirable to avoid . 5 th . In conclusion , the committee for conducting Mr . Busfield ' s election , cannot forbear from expressing their siucere regret , that anything like ci . v . s interests should be allowed to exist betwetn them and tbe party
they address , seeing tbt-y advocate many important political changes in common , and are all a ming after the same object—good and just government , it mast be apparent that none of these changes can be eifceted by estrangement , but much tnay be done by union . The only wise course at tbe present juncture aud uudur the present circumstances of the registration , is to combine in support of tbe man who will secure the greatest number of votes j then to watch the registration , and place as many as possible , on the list of voters ; then it may be practicable to procure the return of men , whose principles areuiore in acconkncs with the wishes of tho great body of Reformers .
Walter ExtEV , Chairman . Thus ended the negotiation with the Whi /> s ; aud it remained for the meeting to determine whether thoy would be ridden over rough-shod , or whether they would have a representative of their own . It was admitted , even by Husfielu ' s own friends , that he was not a competent person , that , in fact , he was a complete cypher , but they must vote for him—because he was a Whig , and they had nobody else to vote for . So the fools will stultify themselves , and become a laughing-stock to the country , for J ; n ; k pi moral courage to support a man whom they aiiiait as superior in every respect , as advocating all that they themselves advocate , but who has tlie misfortune to be fifty years in advance of them in intelligence , in liberality , in talent , and in every requisite which is necessary to qualify a man for becoming a representative .
The meeting which was the most enthusiastic one we ever witnessed , was afterwards addressed by Mr . Wm . Martin , Air . Alderson , Mr . Charles Connor , Mr . Ibbotson , and Mr . Wm . Martiu of Leicester . The address of Mr . Charles Connor delighted and electrified the audience , and brought forth tramendous cheers . The following resolution was carried unanimously : — " That , in tbe opinion of tbte meeting , Col . Thompson is tbe most proper person to supply the vacancy occurred in the representation of this borough in Parliament ; and that the electors and non-electors present at this meeting pledge themselves to use every exertion to secure Col . Thonip 3 oa ' B r eturn . "
In proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman , Mr . Connor stated that a letter had been received from York , announcing that O'Connor had received an order for his liberation , and that he would come out of tha Castle on Monday uext . This was received with tremendous cheera , and caused an excitement and pleasurable emoiioa amongst the numerous assembly , which it would have done Whig good to have witnessed . The vote of thanks to the Chairman having been carried , three cheers were proposed for O'Connor , which were heartily given ; three for the Charer ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for the Northern Star , when the people separated at near ten o'clock .
The meeting was very orderly and attentive , and after getting rid of a Whig Committee-man , who conspicuously figured with a pipe in his mouth , and the only person apparently intoxicated , and who frequently attempted to interrupt the proceedings , the business quietly progressed . It is rather surprising that the Whig prints are silent upon these important interviews , and carefully avoid letting out the faot of their going 44 cap in hand" to crave Chartist assistance who , too wide awake to be caught with chaff by the Corn Law repealers , whilst they were willing to listen to any sound and fair proposition , very properly discarded the empty promises of their deceitful friends . Verily , the Whigs are in » fair way by their perverse obstinacy to convert the important horough of Bradford into a close Tory corporation , to be opened only by the-enchanting key of Chartism .
From Our Second Edition Of Last Week.
FROM OUR SECOND EDITION OF LAST WEEK .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Thuhsdat . The Speaker took the Chair at a Quarter before Four o ' clock . . Mr . T . Diwcombe presented thirteen petitions from Northampton , complaining of the constitution ofthe present House of Commons , and praying her Majesty to dissolve the Parliament , aad command another to be elected by Universal Suffrage . Also a petition from Smedway , complaining of distress , and praying the House to address her Majesty , begging of her to call men of Radical principles to her Councils . The Hon . Member also presented a petition from two working men at Norwich , complaining of certain proceedings at the tost election
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for that city , and praying the House to institute an inquiry into the mai-practices of whicn the petititioners complained , aud to give them such redress as it should think proper . Mr . Wallace moved for certain returns relative to the Po 3 t-office ; and also gare notice of a motion relative to the appointment of a successor to the present Postmaster- General . Mr . Awsworth moved for certain returns ofthe number of stamps used tor newspapers , CASK OF MR . M ' LEOD .
Mr . Kqkbuck rose and said , that seeing tho Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his pla * e , he would with the permission of the House proceed to ask the Noble Lord certain questions , of which he had given notice on the first night of the session , respecting the present relations between this country and America with respect to the detention of Mr . M'Leod . His object in putting these questions was as far as possible to promote peace , and to obtain that end be would suggest that before they came to any conclusion , Hon . Mrmbers should understand the question of our relations with tho United States . The question , or rather questions ho was about to pat were five in number aud related entirely to the detention of Mr . M'Leod . What ho v / anted to know of the Noble Lord was ,
whether there had been any chance in the Iangu ^ K" of the United States Government einco ihe accession of a new Government to power ? Fir ? t , he wished to know whether her Majestj ' s Government by any formal declaration had assumed all tho responsibility of the attack on the Caroline , and then he wanted io know wh- 'tru r tho Government of the United States had admitted that respinsibility , and demanded reparation Tot the outrage and injury thus done to the United Slates , because it should be always recollected thai if they demanded reparation for the injury doue to tho United States by that attack , it did not lie with them to turn round and say , that New York was the only power that had jurisdiction in that matter . Nest , he wished to isk whether her Majesty ' 3 Government had stated to the Government of th
United States in the . case of M'Lecd tl : at he had acted under the commands of superior officers with tho express sanction ofher Majesty ? . Fourthly , he wanted to ask whether her Majesty ' s Government had demanded of . the Government of the United States whether after such declaration ic was aMo , and at the samo time willing , to guarantee the safety and liberation of Mr . M'Leod , nowithstanding any determination of the State of New York to go on with the proceedings now pending in the Courts of that State against that gentleman ; and , lastly , h £ should ask if the government of tho United S : atea admitted the validity of such authority as a protection over M'Leod , and if having so admitted it , i £ tho Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs could state any circumstance which justified the continued detention of Mr . M'Leod by the authority of the State of New York .
Lord Palmjerston said that he would bo the last man in the Houae in any way to curtail whatever information he might be able to give on any subject . However , he felt himself bound to remark that the proceedings on the part of the Hon . Member who had ju 3 t down , were somewhat irregular . He was sure the House would gay , that if questions upon an emergency of great difficulty wore preceded by a sort " of narrative of transactions to which they related , and interspersed with interrogations , it , became very difficult for the person who was to answer those interrogations , to refrain from going at length into the subject to which theae questions referred , and thus ,, uiider the form of asking a question , a debate &ight bo brought on , involving topics of great national importance . ( Hear , hear . )
It was quite true , that upou tho first demand made by her Majesty ' s Government for the liberation of Mr . M'Leod , au answer wa 3 returned by the late Secretary of State ' -jn America , whioh was by no weans satisfactory . But although the first reply was , as he thought , entirely wrong as a principle of international law , yet ho had the satisfaction to inform the Hon . Member and the House , that from the present Government of the United States a communication had bev'a received , ^ , of a formal instruction gireu to the Attorney-General of the United S' . ates , which contained doctrines perfectly just aud consistent with the law of cations , and perfectly iu accordance with the principles upou which th * British Government had demanded the release of Mr . M'Leod . He ( Lord Palmer ' stoii ) would not- rnter now into
any statement or speculation as to wnat wa 3 to come . He would not anticipate what step the United States would take to carry out those priunipl . j-i of international liiw which Federal Governments had recognised . . Petitions were presented against tho returns for the town of Belfast aud the borough of Lewes . The petitions were oirdered to lie upon the table . The adjourned debate on the address waB resumed by Lord Sahdon , who contended that the late Parliament had uot been dissolved upon the question of tho import duties , but rather upon the want of confidence in the general policy of Ministers .
Mr . M . Gibson , in supporting the address , deprecated the course which ii was said the Hon . Gentlemen on tho other side- . meant to pursue , for it would be showing a want of respect to the country to decline the . discussion of questions of such vital importance to its B . est interests ; and it would be suid thai the Right Hon . Baronet ( Sir B » l cei ) had giveu instructions to his supporters not to speak upon them , lest the country should g £ t an idea what it had to expect should tho Conservatives accede to po ^ er . ; Mr . Bobthwick supported the amendment . Mr . W . S . O'Brien : defended the conduct of tha G'jvcnimcns , and dtsclaTod his intention , as an Irish Member , anxious to declare the gratitude of his country to the present Ministry for nearly the whole of their < >> nuuct towards Ireland , to oppose the UIUQUcllt . , lit .
Col . £ > iHiiioRP congratulated the House and the country t ; . a ; iho period had at last arrived when the present Ministry were about to meet the reward of all their vtcos and misdeeds , and to be crammed out of their seats to a tune which the forms of the house presented him from more forcibly alluding to . K \ . laugh , ) , Mr . lv . wtn advooated the gradual modification of restrictive unties , and supported the address . Mr . Li . Turner contended that the house could never hopy / or a more favourable opportunity of settling tin ; question of tho Cora Laws favourably to the lauded interests . He did not know that a fixed duty would give the people cheap bread , but he felt quite sure it would give them bread when thoy required it .
Mr . Escott did not consider it right to enter on the consideration of questious of vital interest to the country , while he perceived a Ministry persevering iu holding oflica m defiance of Parliament a : ; d the Coustitutiou . The Hon . Gentleman asserted that Ministers had committed the Sovereign by a course of condact for which no parallel could be found in tho annals of the country for a period of two hundred years . He then expressed his confidence in Sir it ; Peel , and said that he would feel proud to support him should he ( the Rf . Hon . Baronet ) be called by his Sovereign to the administration of the affairs of the nation .
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that an appeal had been made to the country on the questions of ihe Corn . Sugar , and Timber Duties , and yet , on the very first discussion of these questions , it was attempted to be said that they had no right to discuss them while the present Ministry remained in office—a doctrine which , he must say , he then heard for ihe first time . He thought that Honourable Gentlemen on the other side oi the house had a right to bring the question of" Who was to govern ?" to the very earliest possible decision ; but he thought it neither consistent with wisdom nor good policy to pursue the course of silence they had adopted , and to leave the country in tho < lxxk as to what were their intentions or opinions upon those great questions which agitated the whole kingdom .
Mr . GouLBURN said it was not his intention to have addressed the house , because the question before it was of so plain and simple a character that it was perfectly understood both in and out of dcors . The Right Hon . Gentleman , in conclusion , said that the Ministry were not then upon their trial , for they had been tried in the last Parliament and found guilty ; they subsequently appealed to a higher tribunal , the constituency of the country , and the verdict bad been confirmed . They were now therefore sitting to hear judgment passed upon them , and that judgment would compel them to give up the admiuis ; ration of the affairs of the country . ( Cheers . )
Mr . Waklev said that the present Government had not lost his confidence , for they had never possessed it . ( A laugh . ) He had supported them as the best he could find , and now that they wore leaving , he feared the llauical party would have no reason to congratulate themselves on the accession to power of the Right Hon . Baronet . The errors of the present Government were eaoimoua . He prescribed for them in 1837 , and without waiting for a fee . ( Cheers . ) He prescribed only three small powders , bat they would not take them . ( Great laughter . ) And now he would like to know how they liked the 360 bitter pills they had got opposite to hem . ( Roars of laughter ) . The liight Hon . Baronet should receive as hearty support from him , if his measures were good , as if they emanated from the most confirmed Radical . The Right Hon . Bart .
had great capacity—he was a . man of great ability . He knew more of his capacity than most men , for he had made a phrenological survey of his head . He had great ability , and he bad also the power do good to the country , and he sincerely hoped he would not suffer himself to be influenced to refrain from so doing . The Hon . Gentlemau entreated the Right Hon . Baronet to take into his benevolent consideration the Poor Law Amendment Bill , which was the most objectionable law that had ever been _ . enacted by Parliament—a law which waj ^ lJijJpdSSWPEH tyranny , and marked by cruelty in in uriaT M ^ u ~ i \ f" This was the law which destroyed / thypB ^ T * ' J ^ ' ^ fi ¦ / S Government , and it would dtattQyf' jt $ r ? ftiffi&j ^ $ CA Government which might attempt trfW ^ a a ^^ A " ylt * The debite ms thearadjoucaed unttt JM ^ r ^ irt J&S XteM ^ HVA * kmaHXHOM
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