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« These art the times to try men ' s bohIs . " \ f or £ » B « IESD 3 ASD SuVES »—The dark cloud t has long overshadowed the political world is being ' fled by degrees , and there is presented to us , ^* irh tliemist , tue scattcredmcmbersof that faction ^^ dismemberment cost osao much woe , and an . \\ and sorrow , and tribulation . Whiggery , like the = ^ ffOnn | is " no « siri ^ glln ^ larauuion of all its arts , anil if united b 7 ties imwNear and extensive L n ' those of a political character—tawTties of a a btlo » commerce—will be strengthened by the 5 ^ If the Whigs , who attempted toachieve politicsipoveT by moulding the franchise to their accemjo odation , have disceYered that their adoption of free ttatfe pnncipte 3 * " ^ accomplish for them what the » eforjn Bill failed to secure , doesit uot follow , as a matter of course , that henceforth they will rest j ^ e lr claim to power upon the adaptation of laws to rte pricciples of free trade rather than upon exuded representation I " "
The sereral admissions of Lord John Russell , as to fte meaning and ms owx construction of the Reform Bili , precludes all hope of progression from him . His Jeclaration ; that the object of the Refomi Bill was to ( jitie < ti > r € pe »(?« r « wc € / power to tJie landlords , t ogether with . his . assertion that the bill was to be jaten asanxiLMEASUEE , isnotreconeileable with his adhesion to a party whose avowed object is to destroy thai very landford class , for &c presentation of whose power the noVU lord teUs us iht Reform Bill was ( iiacted . I write thus pointedly ,-to show you that a political party , straggling for power , will select those m eans for its . accomplishment which promise the least possible amount of change , " and the Jargest precfical ameuntof popular frenzy that is compatible ffith their own safety and the safety of their order . Lord John Russell and the Whigs would much
prefer accepting office-upon the chances of ahorse . sacc , if those chances were equally favourable , to accepting it even upon the conditions imposed by the Aee trade party . : Audyet ^ i ^ e h * d 1 ias ^ btthe ionesty to confess that he , as the Whig leader ; and Lord Morpeth as a faithful follower of the loaves and iisnes , haye been forced into their present humiliating position by the electoral power said to be acquired by the League , through the fabrication of free trade voters , especially in that district , to represent which once more is the darling object of Lord Morpeth .
Truehe tells US— " 1 less than ever anticipate any pro file renewal of a political connection between iu ; " and again he says— "Iwrite thU without concert or consultation wi&any one else" Now , if the noble lord had not made those two unnecessary statements , we might have inferred the conclusions to which he seeks to lead Us ; but the very assertion of them proves that Lord Morpeth was just then thinking of " a renewal 4 j that political connection " sad that he was acting til COHCCrt , and even in consviia&aa . With LOBD JOHN "Rnssax .
There are few men who do not recollect the extensive promises of the Bftformers . There are few who do not recollect the treacherous manner in which their every , pledge has been broken—their every promise related . There are a ! so few who do not xow approve the policy of placing professing Liberals in opposition to a Tory Government , in preference to placing them in power with a strong Tory opposition ever ready toco-operate in deeds of oppression , and even to contend for a full share of the responsibility consequent upon failure or public disapproTal . The Whigs sow « sfc their claim to office thwarted
upon the foolish pretext that the Tories their measures while in opposition , and carried them when in power , wholly forgetting that they only ex . perimentalised upon thoie measures when they were weak , and upon the eve of departure , and that they , as a party , resisted them when they were strong eaoush to carry them . This fact I give yon as ano . tucr " instance of the lagging policy of ail-political parties . And , as they will achieve office upon the slightest possible pledges , so , after haying made the most extensive promises for its acquisition , will they fritter them away to the smallest porsible
amount of performance . I have now furnished yen with an easy and fimuliar guide by which you may unerringly estimate your share iu any irlumph consequent upon this new coalition . Indeed , that portion of the Whig press which gave its earliest support to the principles of fee trade , openly and undisgnisedly informs us that the only ulterior object of the coalition is to achieve its purpose with the slig htest possible disturbance of in
existing socm . sso rouricja aubaxgemextsother words , fhmt the leaders of the new-born Liberal party , now afraid to call themselves Whigs , Will USO you with just that amount of moderation that you will tolerate , and that may be necessary for the accoraplishraent of their own vurpose . lfte question , then , is , how far you are once more prepared to be osed ; first , as whips in the hands of others , and then to be whipped by them as soon as your moderaUon shall have tested your subserviency and their power . a = rt , o m * nt . national party , we fought the League
and the Whigs sing le-handed and unitedly \\ ebeat them ; the one into silence , tin other out of existence , and we wa ? t . J patiently for that time , when a . general eleclio J \ TOuM developc 10 the world the improvement that the national mind had undergone -since welast met the foe upon thehustings . If another stable is eunnns ly urged upon us before we are prepared to meet it ( and that is a * at object of the coalition ) , we shall not be prepared to developeour progress . The haste with \ vhich contested elections come upon us , at a time when we are least prepared for the struggle , has been the principal cause of the
postponement of our principles . . Can you , my friends , anticipate a greater national calamity than the restoration of our old prosecutors and deadliest enemies to power ? Hare not our songs , our jokes , our motioea , and our resolutions , one and all , gone to commemorate " the fau . of Whiggeut , " and are we now to turn resurrectionists , and raise the dead from iheir tointe ? Are we to forget coercion , starvation , and the dungeon ? Are we to forget the sabre , the bullet , and the law ? Are we to forget the promises thev made , the hopes they held out , and the manner in which they fulfilled and realised them ? ion taunt
Alreadv has their press and their champ - ing invited you and me to the renewed struggle . The Chronicle sneeringly asks where is Chartism * and Gobden says no poiaioe max will now venture Inioaemanufactttrins awtricts . To the Chroma * 1 answer , that Chartismis stronger than ever ; and to Cobden 1 reply , the Potatoe man is ready to meet you-Tfce Potatoe man will be at Manchester , iu the Carpenters' Hall , at half-past six , on Sunday evening next in the midst of 5 , 000 of the northern bees , and he invites you , Cobden , and your party of no poxatoe » a , of starvation men , to meet him there , where your streng th lies . The Potatoe man darea TOU to call a public meetingoutof doowupon Sunday Shniidar in anr populous district of Lancashire or SS £ TStatoemanwUlmeetyouatBolton
on Monday evVning next , at Manchester on Tuesday lllS u k at Wigau on Thursday eveiung next , and in Ashton on Friday evening next . Here , then , arefhecentresofindu . tryforyou . Here K arepetition Of m y Old Challenge to jou * nd fn « u t » »»» « f tbosemeetingsthe Mrning C ^ u dM havej fuller and more complete response than that yet received by " locomotives and extraordinary expresses . My friends , there never was a sinfile period iu this country ' s hi storymorepromising ormore threatening ihanthepresent . If you are true to yourselves , every jL « e will be realised ; if you are false to your order , the threat will fall upon yon w ; th horrid severity Tou must make no difference between the Bimple expedient of opening the ports and the repeal of L Corn Laws . You must look upon either as
tha achievement of power by a party ** o , * v * enr trolled , would use you worse than beasts of burthen . Tou must notbe tickled by the fascinating argument of cheaper bread , but you must take into calculation , firiO ^ the rd ttwd iaeaiisto procurehjand ^ ndJy the increased power of TO * M , *«* * ° « £ Jj " altogether You must bear in mind that whJe Cobden and the Lea « ue have been drawing pictures of SBsasssassjS ^ population . Bear these things inmind , andthen ask yourselves what the amount of surplus labour would be if panic , apprehension , ex pediency , or pecessity throw a large portion of the land of Eng-
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land out of cultivation , and threw its disinherited slave ? into your market ? " , ' \ , * This is a- subject ' upon , wiich you must be thoroughly instructed , and to that end Ewill remind you , leaving expediency " and principle out of- the question , i ) f what apprehension or panic may of themselves effect . When Sir Robert Peel , by his tariff , ad mitted live stock and cured provisions into this country at a mere nominal duty , without waiting for the legitimate result o £ the measure the . panic stricken holders of stock glutted the market , and thus created a panic surplus while there was . actually a real deficiency of tJie commodity in the country . Again , we have now witnessed the anomaly of a frightful scarcity of potatoes simultaneously with great waste and glutted , markets , all arising from panic or apprehension , and I use those two figures to
illustrate for you what , without reference to thecrpediency or the principle , the inevitable result of . repeal of the Corn Laws must be . The result must be such chaos and confusion , for at leastrtwo or three years , as would completely paralyse agricultural industry . Aad during that chaps and confusion you , who will be least protected , would te the greatest sufferers ,, and this' is the secret of my , desiring that you should poniss such an amount of power : at would render youliable , Ut ' tw ^ re tkan ^ wf thdre in any ' calamity that mayoecur , uk . $ eoutset ,, as ' wejl as your fvM sKarein any-prosperity . that may t&sult -from tilt change . "You must bear in mind that the worat ' calamity could only . Impose the " negative evil of living upon their ready money—upon your masters , while upon you it would entail the positive infliction of living without money .
I have now for the onethousandth time put . you in possession of my views upon this " great fact . " : I am still ready to persevere in the struggle of right against might , and I am anxious to discover whether you are prepared to do your part in those timet that will try men s souls . Ever your faithful friend , and uncompromising serrant , Feargus O'Cokhob .
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FRANCE . ^ Ajjjjiv ^ fisinv OB the Polish Revolution *—Saturday being the 15 th anniversary of the Polish revolution , about 1 , 000 members of that nation assembled at the Church of St . Rock to celebrate the occasion . The Vigie de I ' Ouest announces that tranquillity has been perfectly restored at Dinan and the neighbourhood . The Journal des Debate , of Monday , in a long article , takes a view of the Oregon question , from which it may be inferred that the French Government is indisposed to accept the office of arbitrator between the British Government and that of the United States of America , it' offered .
ITALY . The Ttrant Nicholas . —A letter from Palermo , dated the 14 th ult ., says : — " Tl Emperor Nicholas is Still at the Villa Olivazza , livlngln absolute privacy , and wishing to be looked on only as General Romanoff . Ilis Majesty has not received the foreign diplomatic corps , and has refused all the honours anAfcies which . have been offered him . Prinee Albert , 01 Prussia , and five or six other persons , are alone admitted to his table . The evenings pass quietly over , without any very animated amusements . The Emperor yesterday invited the King to a breakfast on board the Karasehatka steamer . The Emperor arrived there first with the Grand Duchess Olga , to receive his royal guest . The King , accompanied by
the CounteBs d'Aquila , proceeded there in the royal barge . The Emperor , in a cuirassier ' s uniform , stood waiting for the King at the top of the accommodation ladder . . When the King stepped on the deck , th » Emperor embraced him . The Kamschatkn is to proceed in a few days to Genoa , to bring to Olivazza the Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , the sister ol the Emperor , who is to remain there during the whole of tbe stay of the imperial family . The day of the Eniperor ' s departure is not yet positively known , but it is supposed that it will be the 24 th instant . After a stay of four days at Naples , he will proceed to Russia , by Rome , Florence , Milan , Vienna , and Warsaw . The Empress has caused to be distributed , during her stay at Olivazza , 7 , 000 francs a-inonth to the poor of Palermo . "
^ ¦ SPAIN . Letters from Barcelona of the 23 rd ult ., state that the drawing of the conscription at Figneiras having been attended with some disturbances , tho Captain-General had repaired thither from Girona , at the head of a column of troops . Martial law had been suspended at Barcelona during the elections , which were considered likely to terminate to the advantage of the Opposition .
POLAND . Posbn , Nov . 18 . —To-day again several persons of consequence have been arrested . Besides this , other arrests have taken place , so that the numbei 1 of our inhabitants , who are now lodged in ouv prison , is nearly forty ; we say nothing of the persons arrested elsewhere , who are daily brought in . To-day a detachment oF infantry , consisting of tWO offiCQl'S andeighty privates , arrived from Geneseu . to reinforce a garrison , especially to strengthen the several ports . The citadel is now closed against everybody at ten o ' clock at night .
The Cologne Gazette quotes a letter from Posen ol the 19 th instant , from which it would appear that the numerous arrests which have taken place originate in a secret attempt to restore Poland to its original nationality , and that the clergy are deeply involved in that attempt . Three Catholic priests had been sent from Kalisch to Warsaw . At Ostrowo the troops had been supplied with extra cartridges , and tbe military posts doubled . Ou the evening of the above date the courier had the greatest difficulty in making his way through the Polish peasants who had assembled in the streets . The citadel had been closed , and'itwas said that the garrison would shortly be changed .
THE RIVER PLATE , Liverpool Tbesday . —Letters from Buenos Ayres to the 21 st of September , per Mar ^ aretha , arrived at Hamburgh , announce that the blockade of the city had been determined upon by the alliedPowers .
ALGERIA . The Paris papers of Tuesday are filled with despatches received by tlie Government from the Governor-General of Algeria . Marshall Bugeaud ' s despatch is dated fromths bivouack on the Eiou , between Guelleb-ell-Oued and Kreueg-el-Ivetta , the 9 th of November , and gives an account of his niarch in the mountains of the JVIatinatas , in search ol the absconding tribes , and his endeavours to punish the mountaineers , who had taken part in the revolt . Ills oroeress appears to have been much impeded by natural obstacles , and in several skirmishes which took place the Arabs offered a vigorous resistance . The French were , however , victorious in all these affairs , and they succeeded in taking a few prisoners and a < manthy of cattle . It appears by a report cl tuc
Lieutenant-Colonel Itepond , dated Orleanavnie , 16 , that in a series of affairs with the troops ot Bou-Mazahehad 100 killed and wounded . 1 he hostile Arabs fought desperately , and frequently attacked the French . They lost a great number of men , and also the Khalifat , of Bou-M =. za , who was tound among theslain . There is a report of more lniportanceirora Colonel St . Arnaud , dated the 22 nd ult ., trom lenez . lor he states in it that he hadrecewed positive information that Abd-el-Kader was at Lohha , near iiaret , where he had been joined by all the population . Ihe colonel had been compelled to abandon his operations near Tenez , and return to Oiieansville , m order to be prepared for any event that might occur .
THE POLISH REVOLUTION . On the 29 th of November last , at seven p . m ., tho Polish exiles assembled at the Union lavcrn Johnstreet , Oxford-street , to commemorate the litteenth anniversaryoftheirlast glorious , though unfortunate revolution—a revolution , in the success ol which the whole of Europe took the liveliest interest , and which was rendered irresistible , even had the Po es ^ abandoned a& idea of national independence , by the intoleralie and incredible oppressions ot the tmperor NiehrJas , whose &vstem of government is the very realbation of everything that is abhorrent to an enlightened and literal mind . Without bating a jot ^ Hher as heart or hope , " they rallied beneath
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one <) $ Keif' oi ^ sVitt * e § uj&y a 1 iTe to ^ not insenJabJe to the incredible barbarities ' , they have expcri £ n % 3 , ^ dMn §' ' ^ at th " e . hands-of- the gore ^ dyed ,.. Nicholas—they first solemnlyKproclaimed > their , , imprescri pt ible } ri g ht . ¦ +-which-. t } teyj mill never re ~ nouhce ~ io national independeflce—tlien'He'iiounced the atrocious djsmembVr ^ eii £ ' ^ their' ^ loy ed coDntr ° y byAenleapfiilera of Europe , ' . [ ifussia /' Ajistnajsand ; Prussia ;{ bpa then unfolded'the uhiieardTof persecutions practised upon tlieif eoantwrmen &n ^ diiiitryiuamen ,: by ; thei-eooh t impara « ele ^^ r |» nrititfe : ltiflided ' upon tne » llhs at Jjffn ^; in ' . ^ iti'uania ' ,- \ Vfth the sicco . untrpf . which tlie , whole . ciyllized world remain 8 3 tiUhQrror-8 trick ' eni '
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' ' ^[ EJ ^ E ^^ MKCELEAN ^^ I « ¦ Z-J ¦ . Djte / iPijyEFBR ^ A' ' Jet ' tef from ! •'• LucerneiBays that Dr . Pf y | jB ^); as ' been sWalibertyVMa ; tkel » als ' h sn ^ been Jajien . off his papers' ! - - > >< ' «•>•; -, :--. . ; : l :, I . ~ * £ : , ]'' M&itS ^ Bj&cninsiW r ^^ 13 th : 5 ultim& thfe ^ enterpriBihg ' tii «? eII er was'EflillAt . GJmdamesjiiiw ^ enee . ' iij $ » his inientiori / 'iii about a moBtlidnisix weeks . to . proceed to Soudan and Banwu , and if posbfblealso to TimBhct 6 ' 6 ' . " '' ' 'B ^ ¦ rbufe-will . be a new oue , yi » Ghat A ^ ieer , Aghadez /^ 6 di ) amergotf , abroad noi Ofiristianfhas ' as yet ' piidertaken . ¦ He is
, obliged 1 to . act aa a dQq | piv attempting- to j cure , » tt manner , of diseases , thVpe 6 plerunnii ) g'after 4 imi > in the streets , ' while the little boys and g irl ^ were- fright tenedjathimand . ran ayay . flefp ^^ pjnefftoger iputjyrites in ; goo ^ fpj ^ ite . T ^^^ j ¥ « j ? w " . ;\''•;¦ ;' is : i : ' ~ TnE HimEfON * B At Oosfeww lias a mttiemehiabput 700 miles north of St . Peter ' s , the populatibniof which amounts to about 600 persona . In consequejice of the execution oti a Ghippewa Indian , at , this settlement , for the murder of a white man , the Chippewas have resolved to commence hostilities against the settlers . -i ' ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ ¦* ¦* ,. < ... ¦ . \ '' .. ' . ' ' ¦ ¦
jPisEASE . ox ihb CoAsi of AFniCA . —A letter from Antwerp 'of the' ' 26 th has ¦ the following : —In the course of last month the Kniphausen Einigheydt arrived iii our povt ' , ' after having lost halt'her crew in the voyage from the western coast of Africa . The vessel , crew , and the portion of the cargo supposed to be susceptible of contagion , were sent into quarantine , and subjected for a fortnight to numerous fumigations .
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¦ , FOREIGN NEWS . ¦ ( From our Fourth Edition of last week . ) ¦ FRANCE . GREAT UAILWAY PANIC . : TJie absorbing topic of interest at Paris on Thursday wastlie alarming state of the stock and sharemarket . At the opening of the Bourse the greatest depression prevailed , the ; panic was evidently on the increase , and for ' the first hour everything indiscriminately went down . The National says : —Some respectable houses are said to be embarrassed , and others to be ruined . ... To . the difficulties of Paris are to be added the failures in the principal towns of France . Lyons , Marseilles , and Strasbourg are in a
calamitous position . Everywhere the fever ot gambling has penetrated it has caused the same destruction . The France says : —It is no longer a panic ; it is a complete rout . This great prosperity in expectation , those great projects of fortune which turned every head , have vanished , but not without inflicting deep W 0 Und 8 i Tlie credit is strong ly affected , and there is no knowing how and when it can recover . The lieforme states that eight bankruptcies -were declared at the Paris Tribunal of Commerce on Monday , their engagements amounting to 2 , 000 , 0001 ' ., ( £ 80 , 000 . ) UNITED STATES .
Claim of the American Guvernment— " The Whole of Oregon or None . "—Tho New "Xork Packet ship Caledonia , arrived at Liverpool , after a voyage of nineteen clays , on Friday morning . Boston was Visited by a fire on the 5 th , but little damage appears to have been done . A fire broke ent at Wilmington , " North Carolina , on the 4 th . The damage is estimated at 1 T 5 . 000 dollars . The New York Courier and Enquirer thus discourses on the Oregon question : ~ In respect of Oregon , there isj within the past week , more ground for believing that a specific solution will be given to this difiicnlt question . ! it least , such we have reason to think is the impression of the foreign diplomatic corps at Washington , who naturally watch with much interest the shifting occurrences that serve to indicate what is
passing around them . The expression of public opinion , moreover , which has been called forth by the possibility that the conflicting claim to Oregon might lead to war , has been so decisive as probably to strengthen the influence of those in and around the Administration who have heretofore dissuaded from hostile ' language or preparations . Upon the whole , therefore , ' we state with some confidence the belief that the present prospects are more favourable than we have hitherto considered them for a peaceful and mutually satisfactory adjustment of the Oregon question . On the other hand , the tone of the Government journal , the Washington Union , remains unchanged . It breathes defiance and war , and claims the whole of the Oregon or none .
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EXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN JOIINSTONE . Tuesday afternoon at ene o ' clock , alter the disposal of the night charges , Captain George Johnstone , the the master of the ship Tory , from Ilong Kong , who preferred an unfounded charge of mutiny against seventeen of Jiis crew , three weeks ago , and who was subsequently taken into custody himself , was again brought before Mr . Broderip , at the Thames Police Court . He stands charged with tho wilful murder of William Itainbert , chief mate , William Mars , second mate , and Thomas Reason , able seaman , during the vorage from Hong Kong to London .
Long before the arrival of the magistrate , more than 300 persons had collected in the street ppposite the court , who were all anxious to obtain admission ; but strict orders had been given to the police not to permit any one to enter the court , except the reporters for the public press , until the prisoner was placed at the bar , at which time the court was filled , but was not oyer-crowclet ) . Towards ihe conclusion of thopi'Oceedihgs , which lasted five hours , the eourfc was crowded to excess , and the heat was almost insupportable . The prisoner Johnstone , who lias been in custody a fortnight , and is afflicted with erysipelas of the leg , on which account his examination was postponed last week , was brought from the Westminster Bridewell in the police van . He was in a debilitated condition ,
and unable to walk without assistance . Ho was lifted out of the van by two police-constables , and carried into the gaoler ' s room . On being brought into the court , two hours afterwards , lie was accommodated with a seat . He appeared to he very ill , and has become much thinner since his apprehension . The first witness called was Julian Cordiviallo , an Italian seaman , who was given into custodj' at Deal , brought to London in irons , and charged with mutiny , when the captain excepted him ' from tho others , and lie was immediately liberated , On being sworn , he was desired by Mr . Syraonds , the chief clerk , who conducted the examination , to confine himself to the circumstance attending the deatli of Reason . Alter a good deal of rambling , he stated that he saw Tom Reason sitting on a sofa in the cabin , and the captain was asking him about a mutiny . Reason was hurt before this , and some physic was administered to him . The witness hero began muttering to himsoli" ,
in broken English , about his determination to tell tho truth , and that he would not toll a lie for £ 20 , 000 . With some difficulty it was elicited from him that the captain had cut lleason with a , sword , and that was the cause ofgiving him medicine . That was when the ship was crossing the line . On the last occasion when Reason ' was wounded he was very prudent and quiet , and the captain asked the boy Jemmy for a bayonet , as the sword would not do . The bayonet was brought to the captain , who immediately hit Reason with it on the chest , but witness could not recollect whether it was the larboard or starboard side . Tho man soon died . He did not live above a quarter of an hour after he received the wound with the bayonet . The corpse was hauled on deck . The witness here began rambling again in a strange manner about his own conn fry ,. English laws , his poverty , and other matters , and tho magistrate directed him to stand down .
William Dunn , the cook , was then eallcd and sworn . He is one of the men originally charged by the prisoner with mutiny , an £ brought tVom Deal to London in irons . He said he coild not tecoliect dates , and then deposed a& follows : —I was in the cabin when Reason was caHM du 5 « a about half-past twelve o ' clock one day , and . saw tlie captain , with a bayonet in his hand , standing over Reason . I heard a noise , as . if the captain was sticking the bayonet into Reason's head , and he-was calling out ' for mercy ,
to which the captain said lie would show him none at all . The boy Glover then came into the pantry where I was kept , anil told me the captain had killed Reason . 1 was sent up for some water , and whea I came down into the cabin again Reason was lying en the captain ' s sofa . The captain had his hand o » Reason ' s left breast , and he told me Reason was dead . The captain took his hand oft" his breast , and I saw two wounds which had been niade with a bayonet , ixoa which the Wood was ooz ' mg . I tola the capt&in he kul buUcrgct some cotton tQ-cepiu
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OHf J ^ V . w ^ iasi ' - ' ^ hei . body ^^ aaon wasihen i ' aken out and laid atthe > pantry door , and five , men were icalled ^ Ojtake him - upon . deck . The " captain ; then ordered the body to be laid out on the forecastle . Next morning' the body / was sewed up in some canvas , and Spence , ( one ^ of . the apprentices ) read the funeral service , and the biKly was committed to the deep . Franklin / Tuckeiv ; one of the seamen who was brought-irom Deal in iron ' s ^ said he knew no more about th ' e'aiialb- 'of .. . -ileasoiii ; iescept that lie saw his corpse brought upon deck ; Hesawhimgointothecabin alive about tbree ^ uart ersr of an hour previous ., lie wasthen in a dreadful state , ^ arid bleeding- profusely from several wonnda on the head . The deceased
was in tbe : cabin in the early part of the crenjiig ; witness did not then see any wonmls or other injuries ori'his pcrsen : The deceased toM lrim the captain badcufMm . * ¦;¦ . > . '< , ¦¦ ., "' „ ¦ , . . . "' ' "• "David Johnson , another of . the unfortunate seamen who' ^ ere put ' in irons at Deal , and falselj charged 'Wfth ^ iutiny / deposed , that , on the evening Season ' mM ' doM ' 'iBtO ! the eablu Se came to me , in . tiae 'forecastle ^ ' With' a ' deep . cut aeross his 3 * ow . 1 heard Jttliarf'CordiviaJJo , the Italian ,, cone'fo yward and call Rcason'by name to wait upon the captain in the ' cabin ;"• ' Reason immediately lef ' 3 me and went down . When I ' saw ; him-again ; he was dead ; and fivo of c the v haiid 8 were carrying the body a long thedeck . X' Barry Yclvertoto ; the apprentice , who > ias been ' erroneously described as the grandson of fcae . cele'bfated Lord -Avonmore , in one marning paper , the '
times , was next : palm . . He iaj a rery mteMgenb yoijt 1 i ;;« lnd on being ; ordered , tp s . t » tfe ' , all he knew ^ latifi ^ to'the-death-. of . MarB / tKe ' seean d ' inate . ' siald 'rwas"in'thecabin when , the captain sent for Mars / and I saw him cut athim . I now iillade to the last day— -the day he died . He was down several days before that . I saw a large piece cut offhis head by the captain . ¦ I cannot tell how many dsys that was before he died : ; ; Mri Broderip : About how , many ?—rcecllect yourself . ¦ ' - ¦ ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ = ¦¦ ¦ . . . . .., . : ,.,.:- ' ¦ .. ¦ ;¦ . ¦ ¦ . . Witness : I think it was . the day before—the night time . Isaw np more of Mars the day following , that on which the piece was cut off his head .: She last day'he was called into the cabin the captain , cut at him a good deal with . a cutlass , or sword . At that time , Mars was all over blood . I ' could scarcely see his face for blood . .. ... ' . ''
Mr . Symonds : Was he at liberty , or in any way confined ? Witness ; -fie bad been in irons before that . I cannot exactly say whether he had the handcuffs ou when he last came into the cabin , but his hands were in such a position before his body that I have no doubt they were confined . Mars could not stand at the time , and one of the boys and Julian tied his hands up to a beam , while the captain cut at him '; I gave Julian a wink to take the man down out' of that . Mars . was so weak at that time lie could not hold his head up . He was taken down , and Jav
gasping on the cabin-floor for a short time , until the captain ordered him to be taken upon deck . The captain looked at him and said , "Look at the murderer , don't he look like one ? " I can ' t say who took him on deck ,. but . I heard the captain say , " Squeeze him , squeeze him , or I will squeeze you . " He was taken on deck , and shortly afterwards some one came . down into the cabin and said Mara was dead . The captain toid me to go upon deck , and ascertain if he was dead . I went upon deck , and saw him lying dead , abreast of the main-hatch , ou the larboard side ,
James Glover , a boy , who said he acted us steward , was next sworn , fle was examined last time as to the death of lleason . He was now directed to confine himself to the death of Mars . He said that Maw was repeatedly called into the cabin , and cut by the prisoner with a sword , and that lit- died the same day . The deceased was cut about the head . When Mars was , called into the cabin on one occasion he had no handcuffs on . On other occasions when he was called into the cabin and cut be . had ivenson his hands , and could not have made any resistance if lie had been so disposed . Julian Cordiviallo was recalled , and appeared to have cooled down a little . He was directed to state what he knew about the death of Mars . He said the captain repeatedly called Mars- " Bl'Ute , brute , brute , " and cut him with a sword . The last time Jie saw Mars was at the time the captain was gettiug his dinner .
Mr , Broderip : Where was he cut ?—Witness : He was cut any way , any way wherever you could name , on de breast , de ' face . ' over his head , and all his fingers were nearly cut on" ( sensation ) . I respected rcy officer just as much when he was in irons as if lie was un duty . The captain ordered us not to call him any more Mr . Mars , but call him Mars . lie told me . and the boy not to touch him with otu- hands , but to prick him up with the bayonet , and make him to stand up . Then lie says , " Are you and . Harry not able to make him stand up ? " and I said , "No sare . " " Well , then , " says he , " make him fast with « i rone
somewhere or other . " There was a clcet run into the- deck , and there was a bag of seixin ( old rope ) underneath the table—so he told us to make fast to this clcet . So we make fast to both Mars' hands , wh ich were in irons together . We did it by tlie captain ' s orders , " or else , " said he , " you and the boy , little llarry , shall be punished together , " and we were afraid of him . While be was fastened up to the elect the captain struck at him with a sword , as if he was a porpoise . The witness here described the sword ns a spad , and Mr . Symonds being at a loss to understand him ,
Mr . Broderip said : He is thinking m Italian , and endeavouring to explain himself in English . The Italian proceeded , and was told io use the English word for the cutlass . The captain while at dinner kept throwing the sword at Mars , and sometimes it stuck in one place and sometimes in another ; and when it fell he told little llarry to pick it lip and throw it at him again , for he meant to stick him all over . ( Great sensation . ) Well , then , after lie had done so , and a'l the blood came from his body , " the captain say , " Take that brute away—take him away —squeeze him . " The' captain ordered him to bo taken on deck , and the body was very heavy , The captain said , " What for don't you arm yourselves ? Go and call all hands to squeeze that brute—that rascal , or else I'll squeeze somebody else . " The e
.-tptam sent me up to tell all hands to squeeze him , but not for me to putmy arm on him . I took Mara along with the rest to the main hatch , with the bayonet in my hand , but did not touch him . Tbe captain sent for me back into the cabin . He asked me if that function was done—if they had squeezed the man , and I say , " I don't know , sir . " At the time the boy came upon deck with a pistol in his hand . Mr . Humphreys : Which boy docs he mean ? Witness : Barry Yelverton , sir ; he came and said he was dead . The captain said a single twine is enough for him ; don ' t use so much twine ; He meant the canvas and twine to sew it up to bury him . Before Mars was squeezed up he asked for some water , and I brought him some . That is all 1 know , sir .
William Dunn , the cook , was recalled to state what he knew relating to the death of Mars , and he confirmed all the horrible details as related by the Italian and other witnesses , but lie gave a more distinct account as to what occurred wllOU Mars WOS first called into the cabin after the captain came aboard from Fayal , about the 25 th of September . Tbe captain , on his return to the vessel , then off the island , sent for Mars and spoke to him , and immediately struck him with the cutlass , and mi his face , and he then told him to jump out of the 3 tern windows of tlie cabin . Mars said lie could net , and was sent out of the cabin . In a few mia . utea h& was again sent for , and again cut , but oa this- occasion with more severity . He was then sent forwaud to the forecastle . ' ' '
-Mr . Broderip ; Where was he cub ? Sow ,. b& correct . . Witness : The first gash was acjoss his ' whiskers , on the right side of his face—a dxoadful cu . t > . The Citptilin came upon deck with Ms Hiking * la his- h&ud . after Mars went into the foresastle , and , shortly afterwards he went below into tbs cabin a < nd' west to * bed . Next morning the captain sent fWMars-aga ' m . In the afternoon I saw Mars is . fcilO Obhitt lft handcuffs . The captain sent for Mm sevml ; times that evening , and cut him every tane he eamedewa . The captain sent for him on the feXbwingalftieirttoon , and he asked t » be reJeased form JmhandcuSs . TJie captain ordered tlie carpenter to ts&e off . the handcuffs , and then took him into his owaioabia ( an inner one in the principal cabin ) . I heard agreat noise in the captain ' s cabin , and then heard Mw » breathe short and thick as if he was strangling . Then , all -was quiet . In a
minute I heard a noiaeagain ., and heard the captain tell Mars to jump ouiof the cabin window . Mars said he could not , an ^ that , he wished to be tried by the laws of his country . The captain said he should not , but should have b . oard-of-ship law . Mars was then brought out of tlie captain's cabin into the Other . lie was then , ' bleeding , his eyes glared , and he could scarcely spiak . A few moans was all that could be heard t . o issue from him ; He was put in irons , and se- ^ t on deck an d laid on the main hatch . In abo at three-quarters of an hour he was again brought down , cut with the sword , and again sent on deck with the blood streaming from him . He , was sent for to the cabin several times that evening , and cut up by the captain . His fingers were cut to pieces , the joints were hanging down , ¦ a . \ id the hone was sticking out of his little finger , ln 1 ihe middle watch that night I was sent by the
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% ^^ % mmwmBi sore to bear It ( fclie shackle , it ought to be stated is of SOlbs . weight , made of iron ) . y Iu - »»>•> n , . iV ^ i saw the captain eoatin ' ualJy heaving a swordkit Mais while he was at dinner . 1 went down into the cabin , and Mars was groaning and bleeding . } , a ! iVr m ™ ° captain repeatedly heave tJiesword at the dying man . The sword frequently rattled against the cabin door , ^ against which Mare was standing . The captam saia X ¦ he would cut him up in inches ; The cabifidoor w ^ yi op ' ene'd / and ^ saw ^ larsvwithwliis-heflrt . on ^ e si « e - ¦ ., \ x dying . Tlie captain ordered WEKndB #% fj ^ P N and haul him on deck and squeeze him , and it tftey *» didnoh M touW ; ji » ye their lives . -Mars jfpken \ tn the maid liatnliwavranBa ; strand - was ptftlvoiina > * k
his body , but whether the meriliovewpWifcU ^ Hnoft A say . . He asked for a drink of watered' lie _ w a | ^ A given one , and a voTm c » Rie ' . H |> ' oWof hid # roat . A > ba ^ went dowfl into the cabin " again ; and Worsjfc- ;»*** - ; £ WS& 2 wards a man came into thecibin and told theeap / Sm ^ Ssgaj ho was dead . The W y . wai sieved tipnrranyaB , ? ^ W taken to the samjway ,, 1 read tho ppjen- ' oie * him , ^ 'SBSB and he was buried . , ; ' . ' ^ > \ , ¦ vSp Franklin Tucker was ' * agaisaworn and eaamineoT \ y \^ relating to the tltath . of SJai-3 , and he confirmed tlie » ^\ p last witness in all the ' mh'teiMpoiiift of bla evidencei " ^ \ Tucker was called kitb the'eabin-by the c ^ jf ia . alter ^\\ Maii was wounded , , and lie captwa . e ^ blaiined . ttt "Look at the brute , see wh » t ' hcnaff 8 ro&sJ ?*' P * K himself , don't touch Mm with ? our liaiid ^ geS a rope a l >? end and haul hinCupsn deck . ? '" T-h ' e ? enjftaih also > ' \ prdered-Ma rato'boj ' sara ^^ \\ well squeezed the witneis shoulotibjB ? : tucker nis * /\ ., stated , in addition , tlfattJiesa ^ ige-oViJef ef t ha [ -, captain was obeyed , and that JuHnr * @ordi ^ i « dle wa » v .. sent upon deck to see if it vrasdonVeiftTbttlftJly- A- I
rope : was . made . " taut round' the bojiy . orVtlie ; an . Hwtunate creature , and .. ' Tucker" aiidfJomsswinckden ' , hove upon it a » hard as they could . ' Wkile' the mate * 'V wasundergoing this horriblef ortwf e ; the witness pufc > y his hand on his face and ioiirjj'be wa ^ dcad .- lie \ \ went bel&w and reported the ' facM ' o ' the'Cffptnity who j \\ asked if the mate had been ¦ well sqiweMd ^ 'Witness" / NA replied that he had , and the captain' expressed his \ i satisfaction , ; and ordered the irons / to -be removed * , from the body , and then buried . ¦ '•' ¦ .-.- ^ ¦ Mr ^ SyiiMn d » : Didyou > xaniineh&yttdy . > ?^ : ?? it ! resa ? ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦ ¦
Idid . . . . i-. i -r . :- . , ; , ¦> * ; . «•¦« . ¥ - . : - Mr . ; Symonds ; How many woun < J 6 ? - ^ Witncss ; . l can'tsay : hpw many wounds theveSveraupdn his body , Toi : it was cat to pieces . There was kardly an ineu ofitwitlioutawound . > . ..- ^ ^ David' iTohnaon W 33 again caUedj ant ? said that he was called into the cabin with Reason , a nil Mhrsr and he wa » so cut up that he could scaras ^ y- 'crawl to his berth . Mr . Broderip : You were cut . Who by .- ?—Wit * ness ; By Captain Johnstone , sir . ; ¦ Mr . Broderip ; . Where were you wounded ? - ^ Wit- ' ness : About tho head and hands , sir .. I also received several wounds on the shoulder . Next , morning ' I-.. found Mars in irons , and the captain " called
fwastrand and a heaver , and made a kind of bow-string of it , and hove it taut round mynecktiJl I was nearly choked , and ho called a man named French , and toldhim to put me in irons , artd said I was implicated with Mars . Mnrs was then sitting on an ampijP spirit caslt , French , by the direction of the captain , took a sword , bent at the point , to ' the grindstone , to > make the point straight and sUarp . French brought it down again , and said that was the sword with the straight point . The captain then took the sword and ' cut Mars ever the head ' with it , anJ the bloodgushud ' forth very fiercely indeed . I was then ordered UpOfti deck to my duty . " The witness then gave a description of the terrible scenes which took . place in thecabin and upon deck , dimiiar to the evidence of the
other witnesses , and said the body of Mars was shocking to behold . The head and breast of Mars were ia such a state that it was impossible to lay a finger upon the body without putting it upon a wound . The witness then proceeded to describe tho intimidation practised by the captain towards the crew to compel them to torture poor Mars . Julian Cordiviallo told the men if . they did not squeeze Mars and heave upon : tile atrnnil ' round his linrty , the captain would kill all hands-. French was armed with a'sword and a brace of p istols , and Sinclair the carpenter , and the apprentlses were also m-nted , tfi > &VCrftWe tllO Gl'OW , Wld compel them to put in execution the savage orders of the captain . When Mars was being squeezed * he looked very ghastly , and the breath was not quite out of his bods ' , but he died soon aftonvwda .
Stephen Cone , an able seaman , with-wounds on his person , who had been grievously maimed by the prisoner . His evidence was short but expressive , lie said I was in the cabin before the death of Mars . I . saw the captain make one cut at'his bead with a . . sword , and he took ott" a piece that size , your honour . ( The witness placed one hand on the oth ' er , denoting tbtifc the prisoner cut a piece off ihe head of Mars halt ' the size of his hand . Mr . Broderip : Did you see the prisonei" do that , Cone ?—I did , sir ; he cut a piece rijiht off his head , and lie then stabbed him ou different pavt 9 of his body . ,
Thomas Gair , a seaman , whose case has excited so much conimisseriition , next appeared in the witness box . This poor fellow , It will be reeoljuctod , \ V ! IS mutilated in a shocking manner by the i-risoner , and pistols loaded only with powder were discharged in liis face by the captain's orders . His face v : is much , d ^ siigured by gunpowder , and liis furuhcad and cheeks were covered with adhesive plasters . The . much injured man was asked only a few questions , and stated that he was cut by the captain , and that lie saw him wound Mars while he was in irons . Mr . Broderip then aslcetl Inspector Evans if there were any more witnesses ?—Inspector hviins snid there were several more in attendnnee , besiiies tlie wounded man on board the , hospital ship . Mr . Broderip said he had l > pcn siftinc for uonrly eight hour * , and thi . t he could not go further into the case that night , lie should rums . nd tlie prisoner unsil to-iijoiroiv
ihe prisoner , who leant his head upon the edge of the dock during the greater part of the examination , and who , _ when he did look up , secmeil to betray much indifference to the appalling recitals inmle by the witnesses , was then led away from Uic dock by two policemen ia attendance The people in front of the eourfc remained till the pollw van Mt , when they net up a be »> om : onr ruli . THIRD EXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE . The investigation ri-Iating to the murder on board the ship Tory , from IJomj Ktinjj ; was ivsumcd on Wednesday , at the Thames Police Court . The prisoner , George Johustone , still continues in a very weak state .
I lie witnesses examined ou former occasions have related the circumstances attending the horrible murders of William Mars , the second mate , and Tlioniiis Reason , able . seaman ; and those owes have been very clearly established pri ' niu f ' . ici . i . On Wednesday the witnesses examined confined themselves chiefly to the circumstances attending the death of William Rambcrt , the chief mate , in September last , when tlioship was near tiie Island of Ascension . Stephen Cone , who was examined on 'iue&day , was again called . He deposed as foliows : I was put in irons on the 23 rd of last September , for what reason I know not . Jt was by Captain Julmstoiic ' s orders . Thomas Lee and Thomas Reason were put into iron * at the same time . We were all confined on the main hatches . On the 25 tli , in the evening , I wasputiato the ship ' s wizen tot ) .
. Iwr . Syinonds : Did you , clurinc that time , observe anything done to Humbert?— Witness : Yes , air ; during the night of tlie 2 oth of September 1 saw the captain cut , Humbert , who was chief oflicer eif Uie ship , with a cutlass on his liend in several places . Rambert was on the quarter-tk-ck at the time . lMv . lirodevip : Was lie in irons tliou ?— Witooss : Yes , sir ; he had a pair of sniail IiandcuiSs o : » , I saw the captain cut him when be was iu ivsna > and when he was lree . 1 should think this -xan- Uifore twelve o ' clock at ni ^ lit . Aftvr tw elve o "« liii ^ the captain came to me while I van lashed in • loubie * irons in the nii-icn top . lie > t ; is quite sober , at the time , and he stabbed me in several plnsus > ftbout : iny body and on ray head , air . "With the loss-of : blood .
anil the great pain I suffered , I know iJaitl fry ? sometime quite insensible in the ship ' s muon tap ,.. After I vscoveral ^ 1 think it tvas svbo- ^ four ' in thewornitig , . ig near as I can jml&i ;) , 1 saw , flie taptain on the quarter-deck , wish : i . cutlass in . lii& hand , ranging attev Rambert ,. and ls « jumped ovevboanl—o » eir the sh ] p ' s sturbtard qu » vtur . At ? tlie saeae time as Raaibert juarped o _ v # iboard ,. ship was raaning betwe the wind , witi . the yard * spavs-. We did not lower ar ^ boat , or oiler to set any boat oiit to pick / ihe chief afticer oj > . Ma . Bi'otei& : "ftvas nothing . t ! irownovcrto him ? no hen-coop , or any tliing ^—Wit . nrsa : Nothing au aLVsir . Tlieshipwas luftkliiooa little , jiustsufiicicnt tik shake the- studding saiks . and . thea she keut-away iei' course .
Two female passenger ^ \ board the Tory , named Mary Blewitt and Catherine Thompson , weve next examined , as were also Thomas Glover , apprentice ; Ihomas Lee , seaman . ; Tho » m Uair , se »> M »» ; and JJavid Johnson , seaman ; all belon ^ hi" - i <» th « Torv . iheir evidence was the same in sttlkance as that " of Cone , bin ot wb . cih revolting statcmci : ts we have already reported more than enough . The prisuiier was again remasidcd until Tuesday next , when tho evidence of the wounded man Morris , who has uji to tins time been lying dangerously ill on board the Dreadnought hospital ship , will be * taken .
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THE OJOONNELL TRIBUTE . TO THE XOVERS OF LIBERTY ALL OVER ' " - THE GLOBE . ^ V ' It is impossible to gireeven an idea of the brutality and tyranny which are put in practice at the doors of the Catholic churches and chapels , on tke Sundays upon which the O'Connell tribute , as it is called , is collected . There are thousands of Catholics who do not go to mass at all upon tribute Sunday ; first , because they have a conscientious scruple against paying money at the chapel doors for the purposes—the profligate purposes—to which the meney is applied ; and , secondly , because they do not like to encounter the sneers and 8 COfiS <> f the ruffians who iafest the doors as collectorsbulliesspiesancl Informers .
, , , When a man or woman is shamed or coerced into paying a pound , or five pounds , as the case may be , the collectors cry out in a sort of chorus , " God bless you ; yon were always & patriot and agood Catholic . " On the other hand , if they do not pay , they are assailed with the most opprobrious epithets— " Enemies to their country , bad Catholics , presuming to go to mass with a rankling hatred of the Liberator of their country in their hearts . " From the period " of the collection of the first O'Connell tribute in May , 1829 , ( upon which occasion I subscribed £ 10 to it ) up to ihe year 1837 , 1 contributed my annual mite , with the full conviction in my mind that Mr . O'Connell was justly and honestly pntitlcd to an affiole tribute from his country . But
I did not till then learn , or ever hear of , the purposes to which the money was to be applied ; and felt often offended at being told that I was a dupe ; that I was collecting money for a banter , a brewer , and an **** , Which tlie following placard will more fully explain . This placard was enclosed to me by the " penny post , " together with the subjoined pithy correspondence . Had it no £ come by post , I might have never seen it . I take this opportunity of thanking Mr . Thomas Arkins , the City sword bearer , and learned clerk of the corn table , " for having transmitted the precious document to me . Let every true Chartist and pious Christian pin it near their beds , that they may see it the last thing when lying down at night , and the first when rising up in the morning : —
•• Show this infamous document to tlie Liberator . " " To Thomas Arkins , Esq . " " No , Iwonjt , yon miscreant . " " To Patrick O'Jliggins ,. Esq . "
COLLECT THE O'COMEL TRIBUTE ! At the doors of tlie Catholic chapels make panders of the priests , and receptacles of their churches for the wages of prostitution I ! O'Connell ' s adulterous progeny roust be supported , they cannot live on rotteu potatoes . HoJy fathers ! help to pamper the Mansfield's , the JI'Keevers , the Courtneys , the O'Keefes , the O'Briens , the Armstrongs , and their greedy mothers , while virtuous mothers and honest children starve ! How this resembles the Aposties !
For the life of me I cannot discover why , or for what reason , Mr . Arkins could send the foregoing placard , and the anonymous note which accompanied it , tome . The placard , however , contains some of the reasons whicli have influenced me , and thousands of other Roman Catholics , against contributing to this nnholy fund . And these reasons appear te have been filched from a pamphlet which emanated from tht Irish Universal Suffrage Association , aud is sold by Cleave , No . 1 , Shoe-lane . ^
I have not subscribed to the tribute since 1837 . In the month of August of-that year , Mr . O'Connell presented himself to the citizens of Dublin as the whig Covernmeni candidate . He , a pledged liepealer , sworn , as far as words and vows toiieaven could go , to oppose any administration but one that would make the Repeal of tbe Union a Cabinet measure , coming before the Repealers of Dublin as the candidate of a Government solemnly pledged to a civil war , with all its horrors , in preference to a Repwil of the Union—I refused to vote for him unless he would renew the Repeal pledge , give it to me in writine , and support the Repeal candidates at that general election . , Instead of
complying with tliis reasonable and consistent request , he put out a placard , signed "Daniel O'Connell , " and printed by Richard Grace , of Capel-street , stating , that" any elector who would demand a Repeal pledge from any candidate at the present general election , was an enemy to his country , and in the pay of the Tories ; that the pledge should be the Queen and the Alelbonrne administration . " I refund to vote for the Whig candidate the last Dublin election ; and from that time to the present I hare been the victim of the bitterest and most unrelenting persecution . Repeal was abandoned . Repealers became a sort of mongrel politicians under the name of Whig Radicals , and ultimately the worst and
lowest sort of Whigs ., O'Gonnelllost , but he got in return £ l , 000 a-year tor his son-in-law , Mr . Fitzsimon , now in the pay of the Tories . Tor his son-in-law , Chas . O'Conuell , ex-Repeal member for Kerry , £ 900 a-year . For Mr . French , another son-in-law , £ 900 . For Ids son , Mr . Morgan O'Connell , ex-llepeal member for Mcath , aud the best of the lot , £ S 00 a-year , paid now by the Tories . For six of his nephews £ 300 a-year each in the police or detective force , paid also by tbe Tories , and . £ 28 , 000 a-year for himself from his doped , deluded , starring , half-naked , but confiding countrymen . When I saw all those things , when I saw how my poor ceuntrymen were sold , how could I vote for the salesmaster , the
pledge-breaker , tne violator of the Repeal vows repeatedly sent np in mock solemnity to heaven ' s tribunal ? How could I pay tribute when once 1 discovered the infamous purposes to which it was mm 1 Q For refusing to go with the tide of madness and folly , I am the victim of persecution ; calumniated , slandered , vilified , pointed at as a bad Catholic , the test of Catholicism being slavery to O'Connell , Well after all , I am a Catholic , a Roman Catholic , and what is more , never bad a Protestant relation , even in the remotest degree of kindred , though my name is to be found in the annals of my country even before the Christian era , and a thousand years before the name of O'Connell was known in the land . And
although I would sacrifice my life sooner than give up one iota of that faith which I believe to be true , yet it is well known that I do not feel enmity against any man on account of his religion . It is due to my own character to make this public declaration , as my unscrupulous assailants represent me at one and the same time as a bigot and no Catholic . But they stoDatnothing to accomplish , their object . It might be supposed that a man living in a country wiuch boasts of free institutions , would be permitted to enter a house dedicated to religious worship without molestation ; but no , the case is otherwise . He cannot , as he should do , enter upon that which every Christian considers a most important religious duty , calmly * ad serenely . The doors are surrounded , a
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clamour in kept up , lie must submit ,, or . be pointed at , scoffed , and hooted . »' - . . A- ; ¦ , , ' ,,. , The fact it , that the . O'Connell tribute , and the Repeal delusion ( for delusion it is as far as Q'Conncll ii concerned ) have evoked a more . spurious race pi unprincipled rascals than any one could have lniagineu were contained iii all Ireland . ; ; On every tribute Sunday , from 1837 to the present onX'the 16 th of NoTfimber , 1845 , 1 . braied the storm at . the chapel door , bnt did not hear mass with that awful , quiet solemnity which I do upon other occa-¦
sions . .., "'"¦ . . . : . ' On the present occasion something came over mr mind for . which I cannot account satisfactorily even to myself . ' I did not go to mass on tribute Sunday . It was tlie first time I ever absented myself fW that sacral duty . I did not like to . encounter the scofts , sneers , andbrutal observations with which I had been annually assailed for the last eight years . The day was gloomy , wet , and stormy ,- atill something w other impelled me to go out and walk in the direction of the Dublin and Drogheda railway . The teii o ' clock trajn being ready to start , I took a seat for Malahide , got a boat to put me across to the long-range of high sand-batiks at the opposite side of the estuary , a wild sequestered spot , the banks stretchine along the
seacoast a distance of between , two and three miles . The estuary lies west . of the banks , and extendsabout four miles' into the ' country ,: and across which the Drogbeda Railway runs at a distance of about a quw % 'o'f a ' mile' ^ of Lambay- and ^ Ireland ' o Eye s ^ and out "in the sea about four miles from these sand-banks ^ tho onespnth-e ^ lihe ' bthwnbHb ^ aslu ' . ' ^ ppn'thetop ' pf one of these banks , facing the opensea , between the two little , islands ^ I knelt dowia , . tookciff my hat , raised my hands towards heaven , blessed "' myself "in the name * 'of the Father , and , of the Son , and of the' Holy Ghost , " and thence , on the . ; top of the shnd-bank , I went to mass on the tribute . Sunday , tbe 16 th of November 1845 . ' I prayed heartily and
, fervently . "It was impossible to avoid feeling a little dejected and melancholy . The idea of being an outcast in my native land crossed my mind—an outcast , forsaken , by mankind ; left , as-it were , to die alone and unheeded—to be buried in the sand . Having finished the " prayers atmass , " I then prayed to God to relieve niy country from the odious tyranny by which she is oppressed ; from'her present degraded and prostrate position ; from the ppenJy-arowd and soul-degrading system of espionage to which she is a victim , and to boasfc'df whicli , hollow-hearted , money-grubbing , professing patriots ,
are not ashamed ; but , on the contrary , lay peculiar claim .. Accidentally casting my eyes upon my two faithful dogs , Duck and Gluhthu , their anxious looks indicated sympathy . Poor faithlul creatures ! they would not forsake me , nor turn round with base ingratitude . Those feelings which are well-known to give relief to a mind harassed and surcharged witli contending emotions , came to my aid , and were soon succeeded by a calmness—a firmness , which have , I may say , . assured me that roy prayers on the sandbank were , in a measure , acceptable to the great Author of my being . Patbick O'Higoims . Dublin , November 20 tk , 1845 . ;
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The Mdrbeh at Mkwisotos . — On Wednesday forenoon Mr . Garter , the coroner , ami the jury who had been - empanelled to inquire into the circumstances attendant upon the death of Dame ! Fitzperattf , re-assembled , at the Peacock , public-house , High-street , Kewington , for tlio purpose of further prosecuting their inquiry . " After hearing the evidence of Mr . Alluni , Mi . ' and Mrs . Qucnnell , and some other witnesses , the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Samuel Qucmicil . The coroner then bound over Inspector Carter to prosecute , and also the witnesses to give evidence a « ainsh the prisoner at the ensuing scssioa of the Central Criminal Court .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 6, 1845, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1344/page/1/
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