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      i TOTHE EHGLEH PEOPLE . -ii Peas Fb ^ sbs . —K wewerenotbomKny the otto that" when oneof the community is oppressed ^ iety is . aggrieved , ' . I should stitt deem anything connected with the name of the gentleman -which stands at the head of my letter of sufficient importance to address you upon without an apology and upon a subject even less connected with yourselves . J have reason to ] know , and to be proud as

      an Irishman ; that the straightforward , patriotic , and manly conduct of Mr . O'Higgihs , has made him an object of love , affection , respect , and esteem with the English working classes . "When it was dangerous to advocate our principles , and almost death publicly to avow and promulgate them , O'Higgins kept the spark of Chartism alive in the damp atmosphere of Dublin , and was only driven for a season from the position he had achieved by that sympathy whieh the threatened prosecution of Mr . O'Connell had created , and now , behold ! he is the victim of that sympathy himself . '

      Need I refertothecaseof the Dorchester labourers , andtothefect , that O'Connell gained popularity by advocating their cause out of the House of Commons , and angularity by justifying their condemnation in Parliament I Need I remind you of his onslaught against the trades of Dnblin ; of his committee appointed for the purpose of depriving the trades of the little protection they had ; of his denunciation of the Glasgow cotton spinners ; of his rabid attack upon Trades' Unionists ; of his invitation to the Attorney-General to hunt down Oastler , O'Connor , and j Stephens ; of his invectives against the Canadian patriots ; and of his exultation in the conviction of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and his rejoicings that it was a HANDFUL OF IRISH BOYS that shot Shell aria others at Newport !? Seed Iremind you of his having walked out of the House of Commons

      when his casting vote would have unbarred the prison doors and set the captives free ? No . These insults are grtetfin your , memory , and require not , to be revived to add odium to his treatment of our respected friend O'Higgins . I have told you before that of all characters in this world an Irishman most despises that of as lntormer , and I ask you to keep the whole case of O'Higgins in tout mind , and come to any other conclusion if you can than that the Liberator has hunted down his Chartist fee * , and consigned him to the tender mercy of that Attorney-General from whom te has told US XO H 05 ESI MAS GAS EXPECT JUSTICE , and to

      be tried by the Saxox Law , and by a Sax-w Jurt . > ot such Saxons as you are , for Iglory in the Saxon blood that flows in tour veins , bat Saxons whose dominion is markedby their triumphoverthelawandoverevery thing Irish . My friends , mark me , and mark me well , for I have been a faithful sentinel to you . O'ConneU's aid in this prosecution evinces no tenderness for human life—no clemency for the Irish landlords—but vengeance against the principles of Chartism , of whose progress in my country O'Higgins is the embodyment . And , therefore , I say the cause of O'Higgins is my cause , is your cause , is the cause of every just man in the world , . and the more especially when the putrid press of Ireland has joined the Liberator in his crusade against us . Mark the cunning villainy with which this government informer laid

      his train of supposed guilt , and then pounced upon his innocent victim ! He coupled this document with that tranquillity which was essential for the accom . plishment of repeal I He used it to escitehis hearers against the author by persuading them that it was a device of the enemy to injure Ireland ' s cause , having at the time the very same means thathe has now of attaching the authorship to O'Higgins . Oh , if this document had borne the stamp of the committee of Conciliation Hall , with what cheers it would , have been received , and with whatavidity and encomiums it wonld have been whirled through the land npon the wings t > f the Liberal press . But the Nation , the Liberal Nation , the Nation that some weeks ago published the whole process by which the Irish people might , in case of an outbreak , destroy ail the rail roads—the Nation that has asked

      " who eeahs to talk , op sisett-ekjht ?" The A a « wm that was wont to breathe the spirit of a Davis , has it , too , cowered before the nod of the autocrat , and does it fear to do justice to an honest injured man , lest it should , incur the Iiberatar's wrath ? This is a subject which requires temper to write upon . Just when we had supposed that the judgment of three Whig lords , and the triumph at Lancaster , had rendered sedition obsolete , we find the monster revived by the Irish Liberator , who has held out more invitations to murder than all the seditionists living . And then we come to the machinery by which the

      Liberator works ont his machinations , and of what do we find it composed ? A Mr . Porter , stipendiary magistrate , and Sir C . Fitzsimon , a police justice , formerly Repeal M . P . for the King ' s Connty , a man who knows as much about law as a dunghill cock know 3 of a holiday , sic cheek by jowl upon the magisterial bench , and this pot-bellied buffoon , this police constable knight , this ex-Repeal member for the lung ' s County , justifies the sending O'Higgins before a jury of landlords , whose wrath has been aroused by O'Connell , upon the precedent , that HE once before had bound over a jeweller to stand his trial in Dublin and in the King ' s County ; our only

      wonder is that the police knight did not add , and AT THE SAME TIME . But here ' s a desecration of justice ! For such sedition asis contained in the placard in question , which I assert is no sedition at all , Mr . O'Higgins is to be tried by a jury of landlords , each of whom will strain the contents to be an invitation to murder himself . Buthere I'll triumph a bit I ' ll mark our English progress and triumph over the Liberator ' s law of sedition ! Here , Liberator , I publish the document , and put a name to it that you would d estroy with pleasure . I adopt it as

      a mild document , more mild than { your language in Conciliation HaD , or in the House of Commons , when advocating your "FIXITY OF TENURE " and the "TENANTS' EIGHTS . " More mild than your deEunriation of the cottonlords , whom yon called MURDERERS for working infant children , whose Lord Chancellor you said you would be , and for whose veung blood yon received a thousand pounds . More ' mild than your denunciation of the landlords whom you have over and over again styled murderers for keeping nplthe Bread Tax . This is the document , with a name to it :-

      —U 5 DL 0 HDS AXD TEXASTS , —TTRAXTS TDB 3 TIXG TESASTS OCT . Question : Has a landlord the right to turn a tenant out o : ins holding or farm ! Answer : He has , when the land is let on fair and reasonable terms , and the tenant neglects his farm , or does not pay the rent . Question : lias the landlord the li ght to turn ont the tenant withoutfirst paying him in fall for all his outlay iu building , reclaiming , manuring , enclosing , draining tc , &c

      Answer : So : the landlord has no such right . It would be robbing the tenant to take the land from him without first having' paid him the fall value of these improvements , and also compensation for the cost and loss Incurred by removing to another place , even to a settlement in America , if he chose to go there . Because , when a tenant is deprived of Ms laud , whether fcy the cupidity , r . liim , or tyranny of his landlord , he has nothing to lire fcn , anu consequently becomes either a burthen to society , « r he , his wife and children , dieofwanti which is too jfttu the case ; and , therefore , the landlord is to allintents and purposes * guilty of causing the death of un-< mendiug men , women , and children .

      Question : When a tenant increases the value of the land , by reclaiming , building , enclosing , manuring , drain' ¦ % &c , has the landlord a right to charge the tenant a 'ugher rent on the expiration of the lease , in consequence ° j the increased value of the land by the labour bestowed upon it by the tenant ? Anstrer : Xo , most certainly not : because the increased Talue of the land was caused entirely and exclusively Vy the labour , toil , care , skill , industry , and outlay of tiie tenant , and not by any act or thing done to the kuid by the landlord ; therefore , lie who charges an increased rent robs the tenant of the reward of his labour . And it is written that such conduct cries to heaven for VengeanceJ

      Question : What -would he said of the man who would give a rough block of mahogany to a cabinet maker to makes chest of drawers , and when he had made them , the owner of the block charged him for making them instead of paying him ? Answer : The owner of the bloek would be called a rogue , and the cabinet maker could make Min pay . Question : What is the difference between the conduct of the landlord who charges an additional rent , mostly double the amount , to a tenant for rough laud which he has reclaimed and made / air and fruitful , and the man who charged the cabinet maker for making the drawers , iusttad of paying him ! Answer : The conduct of the landlord is worse by far lhau that of the owner of the block : because the poor

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      landlord he must either submit to the fraud or be turned oufand die . Hecannotcarry the land with him . It is sationary ; there it remains . The cabinet maker can carry his trade and his tools with him any where and can also keep the chest of drawers tin he is paid . Landlords , kneel down , and pray to God to fill your hearts ^ with sense a of justice . Ask of him to inspire you with the feeling and desire to "do unto other ' s as you would be done by . " Bear in mind the fate of the Hungarian tyrants , and how Moses slew the Egyptiah ' oppressor , and buried him in the sand . Ask yourselves , on bended knees , how you would like te live ' on rotten potatoes for the next three months . Fiabgus O'Connor . 1 - Now , Lib erator , read the placard to your . dupessend it to the VINEGAR-CRUET . Invite the

      lawofficers of the Crown to the contest , and as you are so fond of an appeal to English justice , lei us test the ( justice of YOTJR SAXON LAW , to which you have consigned O'Higgins and MY SAXON LAW , from which I would expect as little justice as any other man . You know that there is no sedition in the placard . "Yon know that there is not a semblance of crime in j t ! But you know that O ' Higgins , finding persuasion to fail , has coerced you into a steadfastness of principle . . But for him , you wouldhaveaban donedthe . Repeal . long ago . He follows you with the whip of constancy and truth , and lashes you to your

      principle . "And for that you hate him : Shame upon yon , sir 1 How dare yoirthus attack the outposts of Chartism ? . Did you think that in eur renewed strength we would allow you , unnoticed , to rundown our Irish Chief ? No ! we have the real blood in our veins—the blood that recoils at the bare name of " informer 1 " You are coming here to give us cheap bread , and when amongst us you will learn that O | Higgins is respected , honoured , and beloved . Yeu will hear his name , depend upon it , coupled with that of Frost , and when he has triumphed over your Saxon law , we'll feast him in every town in England and Scotland , whether bread is cheap or dear .

      My Friends , I invite your perusal of the proceedings before the magistrates . I invite your attention to the notice from our own correspondent . " I invite you to a full consideration of the whole case , and bear in mind that pr evention i 3 better than cure . Are you not struck with horror at the very idea of the most prominent Chartist in Ireland , a member of our association , a delegate to one of our conventi « ns , being hunted down upon the shallow pretext of the sedition contained in the placard to which I have affixed my name ? And wheu the brawlers so lustily clamour for justice to Ireland , do you think our friend has been justly treated by those who sing loudest in the choir ? I tell you that my very blood

      runs cold when I think of any Irishman so far forgetting himself as to become informer , or , what is worse , the suborner of many informers , against an honest gentleman and upright patriot . When the timecome 3 we shall offer jMr . O'Higgins something more substantial * than our sympathy ; but for the present let us console him by one universal expression of our horror of his persecutor , our regard for his person , and our confidence in his ; integrity . It was r ay iatention to hare written a long letter upon the cheering prospects of our Land Assoeiation this week ; but I feel assured that every member of the society will be more gratified by reading this enibodyment of national disgust-against the persecutors of onr trientL

      I tell you , Englishmen , that if we " allow the stray deer to be thus hunted down , the flock would shortly be reduced to utter insignificance . ' . And I tell you more , that this attack of the Liberator is preparatory to that position which he hopes the freetraders will achieve ; and once let them get power with him as their Attorney-General , and then farewell to Labour ' s cause . ¦ . ' ... Ever your faithful friend and servant , .. Fbahgcs O'Cossob .

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      making the necessary search , the result of which wa « the discovery of the remains which are the subject of the present enquiry . Coroner : Were the remains so concealed as to lead you to the presumption that the parties in careof the apartment and the custody of the property therein musthave been cognizant of the concealment ? Witness : Oh ! I have no doubt of it . Coroner : Did y ou arrest any of the parties ? Witness : Yes ; the prisoner , FeargusO'Connor . ( Greatsensation . ) Coroner : Have you any reason to suppose that a murder has been committed , and if so , have you any reasonable conjecture as to whose remains those are that constitute the subject of the present inquiry ?

      Witness : Yes ; I have no doubt that they are the remains of Whiggery , who was missing since July Coroner : That ' s a long time ago , nearly four years and a half , what reason have you for supposing that the remains are those of Whiggery ? > ,-Witness : " Because I was in the service of deceased and was . in the habit of seeing him daily . ' Coroner : WeU ; but still the body being so frightfully mutilated it is going great lengths to swear to the ^ ntity - Were there any marks to which ; you can distinctly swear .

      n ltness : Yes , air ; perhapsyou are not aware that the whole family was missed about the same time . I can swear to the head , the body , and the limbs of my master , they were so remarkably small . Moreover , I know the head by a mole that was under the left ear . ^ I can swear to the nose of Master Cam that was considerably turned . I can also swear to the nose of Mr . Charles that had a twist , and his legs , that were very long . Coroner : Then , upon the whole , you have no doubt upon your mind that the remains you have seen today were those of departed Whiggery ? - Witness : None whatever .

      Coroner : And you swear that you found those remains concealed in a auspicious manner in an office of the NorAem Star newspaper , of which the prisoner is the proprietor ? , Witness : I do . The next witriess was Lord Grey , who gave his evidence as follows : —I am one of the nearest relatives of the deceased . I am first COZEN to the deceased , and was very intimate with him . I seldom saw deceased from July , 1841 , till Tuesday last , when I attended at the family residence , Chesbam-place , by invitation , when deceased appeared dejected and melancholy . By the Coroner : Do you know the prisoner ? Witness ' : Yes : well . It is Feargus O'Connor .

      Coroner : Had you any conversatien with the deceased relative to the prisoner ? Prisoner : I object to any conversation being given in evidence at which I was not present . Coroner : Then I'll put it in another shape . ' Have you any reason for supposing that the prisoner was in any way instrumental in producing the death of deceased ? Witness : Yes , I have no doubt of it . Prisoner became acquainted with the deceased in the early part of the year 1833 , and upon several occasions I

      have seen deceased receive violent treatment at the hands of the prisoner . Coroner : State the occasions . V Witness : I could not , they were so numerous . I have heard the prisoner declare that he aever would rest satisfied until he had destroyed deceased . Coroner : Did you apprise the deceased of this fact ? Witness : 0 yes , frequently . Deceased was perfectly aware of it , and so great was his apprehension , that about 184 . 0 he had the prisoner confined , for eighteen months .

      Coroner : When was the last time you saw the prisoner strike the deceased ? Witness : Whenever he had an opportunity , and especially on every Saturday . Coroner : With what did he strike him on those occasions ? Witness : With a deadly instrument , which he calls the Northern Star . Coroner : What was the state of deceased ' s mind when you saw him latterly ?

      Witness : In 1834 he became dejected , and I think the constant ill-treatment he received at the hands of the prisoner brought on a state of nervousness , which led to total prostration . Coroner : Was there anything about the conduct of deceased that led you to doubt his sanity ? Witness : Yes ; I must confess that at times lie appeared to me rather strange . He spoke vaguely ol the poor being starved , and policemen having the

      care . of them . He sometimes fancied himself an Irish peasant , and started from his sleep , exclaiming , that policemen had entered his hut at night , and illtreated his wife and daughters , and that he had been transported by a court-martial ; and he frequently exclaimed , the "Dorchester labourers , " the "Glasgow cotton spinners , " " Coek , of Mitchell-devar , " and "Frost ; " and then he became very much ex cited , and would repeat the word , " Stroud , Stroud It was Stroud that made me a murderer !"

      Coroner : Pray , my Lord , from the evidence you give , have you any reason to suppose that deceased committed suicide ? Witness : It was always my impression that he felt life very irksome , and indeed he Btated as much . But then the state in which the body was found forbids such a conclusion . Coroner : We had better now examine the doctor . Dr . Peel was then called in , and gave his evidence as follows : —I had known the deceased for many years ; we were playfellows together . We were very intimate , and I have been his medical attendant since 1832 . From that time , to the autumn of 1834 , I found it necessary to use harsh measures with deceased , as he became refractory , and showed evident symptoms of monomania .

      Coroner : Pray , doctor , what was the character of his monomania ? Dr . Peel : Why he spoke a great deal of" skilley " and " starvation . " From 1834 , to the spring of 1835 , 1 continued the harsher treatment , when , finding his malady increased , I indulged him in his several caprices till July , 1 S 41 , when I found him so debilitated , that I felt it necessary to prevent him from all interference with public affairs , and from that period to his death he contracted several chronic diseases , brought about , I have no doubt , by maltreatment , as , on making a post mortem examination , I find wounds upon every part of the body and limbs . Coroner : Were those wounds sufficient to cause death ?

      Dr . Peel : Decidedly . Coroner : Was the body in such a state that you could recognise it as the remains of Whiggery ? Dr . P eel : Yes , decidedly ; I have no doubt upon r ay mind . There were peculiar marks that have been described by a previous witness . Coroner : Do you know the prisoner ? . Dr . Peel : Yes , periectly ; well . ^ Coroner : Have you ever heard deceased complain

      of treatment he has received from the prisoner ? Dr . Peel : I have heard him not only complain , but I have seen the prisoner treat him most barbarously in my own presence . Coroner : When did you sec deceased last alivo ? Dr . Peel : On Tuesday last . Coroner : In what state did you und him then ? Dr . Peel : Why , he had so far rallied , that I felt inclined to abate some of my previous restrictions , and to allow him to amuse himself with public affairs ; but I very soon discovered that he was

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      totally unfitjbr the task , and I heard no more of him till Ire ^ fved the melancholy tidings of his death ., Sergeant Wilde : ; Mr » - Coroner , I think the jury have now heard enough to warrant their finding a verdict of wilful murder against the prisoner ;; - ¦• The Foreman : Mr . Coroner , we have made up our minds long ago ; indeed , befoie we heard any evidence . Coroner : 'Prisbner ,. you have heard the evidence . Have you anything to offer in your defence ? but whatever you say will be taken down in writing , and may be used against you . < ¦ _ ¦ , ¦ .-: : . .

      Prisoner : No ; I shall reserve what'I have to say for the proper / opportunity , merely observing ] for my own justification , thatwhen the proper time arrives I shall be able to prove that it was the second witness , Lord Grey , and not I , who was the immediate cause of deceased ' s death . . { Great sensation . ) The Court was immediately cleared , when the jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner , who was instantly committed to Newgate upon the coroner ' s warrant . .

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      I THE FUNERAL . "" .... Eleven o ' clock on Tuesday last being ap-1 pointed as the hour when the remains of Whig- I gery were to leave Downing-street , to which place theyhad been rernoved after the inquest , every avenue in the neighbourhood was densely crowded . . The numerous relatives >; arid friends of the deceased had arrived at an early hour in the morning , and precisely . at the hour ^ p-B pointed the melancholy procession was formed , and proceeded through Scotlarid-yard , Hungerford-market , St . Martin ' s-lane , Monmouth-. street , to St . Giles ' s ( where the remains were " H interred ) , in the following order : —

      r .. Page of the deceased on Horseback . Six mounted Policemen , Two and Two . The Poor Law Commissioners and Paupers of Westminster , ; : Carrying the Poor Law : Amendment Act , Two and Two . ; The Dorchester Labourers Carrying the . Combination Act , Two and Two . . ' . The Canadian Rebels Carrjung their Pardon ,. Two and Two . The Wives and Families of ¦¦ ¦ ¦ Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis , Two and Two . The Glasgow Cotton Spinners Two and Two . The Mothers and Widows of Shell , Holberry , Clayton , and Duffy In deep mourning , Two and Two .

      Containing Daniel O'Cohnell , the chief mourner , Richard Lalor Shiel , Thomas Steele , David Pigot , "Thomas Wyse , and Stir Henry Winston Barron . Friends and relatives of Mr . O'Connell , Two and Two .

      The Irish Chiefs of Police Carrying the Coarcion Bill , Two and Two . Members of the Conciliation Hall , Carrying the Judgment of Lords Denman , Cottenham , and Campbell , Two and Two . Poor Law Guardians , and Paupers of the Strand Union , Two and Two . Profession of Infant Factory Operatives , all lame and distorted , Two and Two . The Whig Cabinet in deep mourning , wearing scarfs and hat-bands ( Lords Palmerston and Grey in front ) , Two and Two .

      Understrappers to the Whig Cabinet , in deep mourning , Two and Two . Procession of Rathcormac Widows , ia deep mourning ( two and two ) , singing The Irish Hullagono . - Hullagone ! Hullagone ! Whiggery , what made you die ? What made you die ? . 0 ! yea , yea , yea , „ Whiggery , Hullagone , hullagone ,. What made you die ? Dr . Peel ' s private carriage , with the blinds . up , and servants in" deep mourning . Tho Whipper-in . lo the Whig Government , onhortoback .

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      ! The vast procession was iollowed by . a large , concourse of the working classes , aM the private carriages of the numerous relatives-and Mends of the deceased closed the mournful train . It is but right to state , ' thatthe ' streets through which the procession passed ' . were , linedon each side . with cavalry , while the police , with their staffs , w « t-e busily engaged in keeping order ;• several indecent attempts being made to insult the remains of deceased . Indeed , it was as much as the military , and police could

      possibly do to suppress that indignation which was apparently manifested throughout the whole line ef procession . However , by the excellent arrangements made by the authorities , the procession reached its destination-iSt . Giles * Church—precisely -at twenty minutes past two , ' when th e remains were met at the church gates by the > Rev .. Mr . Skinflint , the rector , who performed the funeral service , after which the chaplain of the deceased preached a pathetic sermon , from the following text ' : — \

      ¦ '• HOW . ARE THE . MIGHTY FALLEN !" The remains were then deposited in the family vault ,, after-which the . friends and relatives of deceased returned , to * Downing-street , : where , to their dismay and astonishment , they discovered the family mansion was closed , and bills posted upon the window shutters , with " the following words in large letters : — ; . , REMOVED TO ST . GILES ' .

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      FRANCE . Louis Philippe received oh Thursday , on the occasion of the new year , the members of the corps diplomatique , the Presidents and deputations of the two Chambers , tho Archbishop of Paris , and other dignitaries of the . State . In reply to the President of the Chamber of Deputies , he said—! "I am happy to acknowle ' dge with you the powerful aid we derived from the co-operation , of the Chamber of Deputies in weathering the Btorms with which we were assailed , and in bringing the vessel of the state into harbour , where we are so happy , so proud , and so glorious to . behold it to-day , , Strength , ened by that co-operation , that union , those sentiments , and that appreciation of all the blessings conferred upon France by Providence , we henceforth defy all the attempts of agitators to compromise the ireat and fortunate results we achieved ., With

      vmnattection , wiiU- tLo . ^ jf » wKpf nubile opinion and the general co-operation of . the nation , we iwuinucouiplish the exalted destines of France ; we will continue to secure at the same time the happiness of rich and poor ; we . will maintain all the liberties . Upon them rest the advantages we have acquired . We will teach all classes of society , to appreciate them more and moro , to know that in wishing to exceed them they destroy them , and to be gratefal to God for the blessings we enjoy . Whatever value may be attached to ray life , the trust committed to me by France—her institutions and liberties—shall be faithfully kept by her children . J thank you for your acknowledgment of their devotedness and patriotism . I am happy to express to you once more the affection I feel for the Chamber of Deputies , and my gratitude for yourgood wishesin behalf of the Queen , my family , and myself , " , ; , .. .

      The Chambers . —On Saturday the Minister of Finance presented to the Chamber of Deputies the estimates of 1846 . The Minister ; after entering into an _ expose of the financial situation of the country , which he described as prosperous , observed , that notwithstanding the engagement he had taken last year to submit to the Legislature a measure for the reimbursement of the Five per Cent , stock ; he felt ' obliged to postpone that presentation , and to wait for more opportune circumstances . The Minister of Marine next deposited on the'table aproject of law demanding an' extraordinary credit of Q 3 , 000 , 000 f . for naval ' constructions and supplying the arsenals . It is expected that tlip public debate on the address will not commence before Monday next . ' " We regret , " says Galignani ; " to announce the death of My . Lewis Goldsmith ( father of Lady Lyndhurst ) , which took place last night ( Monday ) , at his residence , in the Rue de la Paix .

      i SWITZERLAND . We take the following from the Times : — "The intelligence fromjSwitzerzand published by the Paris journal refers to a political incident which was likely to complicate the situation of the canton of Vaud . M . Bluntachli , in opening , as president , the session of the Grand Council of Zurich , cast a retrospective view on the recent events of the country , and particularly those that passed in the canton of Vaud , which he reproved in the strongest terms . He then energetically protested , in conclusion , against the revolutionary'tendency of the ruling party . The language of that high functionary earned a lively irritation in the canton : of Vaud . M . ' Druey , its dictator , assumed to himself a portion of those reproaches , and presented to the Grand Council of that

      canton a motion to the effect of demanding explanations ; and ; if necessary , a reparation from the Government of Zurich . A stormy debate ensued , M . Druey-was vehemently attacked , but , as he disposes of the majority , he prevailed on the Assembly to adopt the following resolution : — 'The Grand Council rejects with indignation the insulting and calumnious words pronounced by the President of the Grand C » uneil of the canton of Zurich . Itdireets the Council of State to forward this protest to the Government of Zurich , the present Federal Directory , to call for explanations ; and , if they be not satisfactory , to insist on a just and prompt reparation . ' Tho Government of Zurich had not yet replied to that communication , but it was known to be little disposed to acquiesce in the injunctions of M . Druey ;" ITALY . THE COMING REVOLUTION , A storm i 9 gathering throughout Ital y which will probably burst before the present year is six months old . In Rome the seeds of trouble are , springing up and bearing fruuVaaily . The Pope ' s government had thought propey . to publish a reply . to the pamphlets of Messrs . Canutiand Mazzini , on the condition of the inhabitants of the Pqntincial dominions . There needs no rejoinder from Mr . Mazzini ; the people themselves are supplying the best answer to the Pope by their unmistakable disaffection . In vain do " his Iloliness ' s" provincial governors assure the people that their prosperity forms the constant object of the carei , of government . The people are incredi $ us . Rumours of approaching dearth , founded or un-1 [ " ' " ¦ ' [ i s .. J I I „ . e e , , '

      founded , have been circulated through the Papal States , and they whose scanty means of subsistence lay thorn most open to apprehensions , have more than once been excited to acts of violence by beholding cargoes-of corn and provisions leaving the ports . Recently a very characteristic scene took place at Rimini , where the people seem to have acquired an appetite for insurrection . A quantity of grain was . about to be shipped on board an Austrian vessel , when the citizens rose , took the anair into their own hands , compelled the . merchants to sell their corn at a low price on the spot , and even proceeded so iar as to insult the Austrian iiag . None . of the offenders were puuUhed , possibly it was I ' ounil impracticable to discover them . The exiles , who have taken refuge in

      Malta and Corfu , and are there supposed to . be planning fresh descents upon the coasts of the Adriatic , occasion "his Holiness" ; no little anxiety , llcuovt has attributed to ttve Spanish Gc \ wval , Prhn , now in Italy , the design of joining the refugees ' . Wo earnestly hope the Italian . patriots , will have nothing to do with this adventurer , lie is a traitor , and if ever a traitor merited the axe of popular justice , lie merits it for his . bctraval of the brave Cataloni . ins , and subsequent ^ uur ucrous warfare against the heroic people of / Barcelona . Let the Italians beware of him ., Alarmed by , this prospeot of danger , his Holiness has implored the aid . of Austria , which Jias sent him a frigate , three brigs , and a : war-steamer , to protect him .-: against the vengeance of his own exiles . Possibly , however ,

      there may exist other causes of . alarm . .. - -All the troops in the Papal States , we are told , when quartered for a length of time in particular districts , have betrayed too strong an inclination to fraternise with the inhabitants , for which veason the system of frequent reliefs is to be adopted . Recent intelligence from Rome represents the Pope djstvibuiing medals of gold and silver to his mercenaries , whom he likewise harangued in good military style on the valour they had displayed against' the citizens of Rimini . Verily , the " holy" old sinner shakes in his shoes . i No doubt , influenced and overawed by surrounding despots , M . Belzoppi , the newly-elected President of the republic ot San Marino , had convoked the Gouccil-Gcueval , and prevailed upon it to decree tho expulsion of the insurgents of Rimini , 80 in number , who had sought refuge ou its territory .

      The Tuscan Government lias adopted of late arbitrary measures towards the refugees , and ordered fiovcral to be delivered un to the 1 ' aiial authorities .

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      |^ uscan 8 ,. convictcd , of havingjoine < i !; jn : the \ i . » umetionary attempt , have been sentenced to . various - terms of imprisohnieht . ¦ , •; . . ; -. .-. , ? ° i An itlustratioh'dfm actual Btate of Italy occurred 2 ** Wgf * rof tlie . . ' iveligiS publication had , ashorf time previous , contained an article commenting on the persecution of the Roman mft fin , I ln - f Po . ' ¦ * nd [ t beingiearedtliatacopy vffit o L *^ ntotHe handB of the lmperfal vUfftS 8 ? v T ^ t round on' ^ domiciliary I them - toSliv \ Bubs * u ed to th 3 work , requiring & £ ifeSS * *¦ Wnment , witli a pro-1

      parture ! " .. l . ^ " ^ "Me Emperor ' s de um FSFS ^ fiSS be received with ; caution . One thin * 5 KM

      land and all the neighbouring countries MwfW m ^ mm SS ^ fcfs sonsandW Z'ZmwUlTuSST ^ yoUr Movements of tub Russun Autocrat -The AugOwrgh Gazette states that the EmperorIf Rum a whose arrival in Venice on the 24 th ffs afrS E SS ' S °# 26 lh viewed theSis S tnat city , ihe Emperor wore the uniform of an nn ?! i f ^ Mar - immense ftoncou e ™ peopl collected to get a sight of the Czar . P „ ,. ' . ALGERIA , ihe Joivnal des Debats publishes despatches from te ° ' tlle 25 th ultimo , which announce Sat ^

      had advanced within si ght of Algierg . The Arabs were ; complete y routed ^ vith the loss offorty killed ! and in their flight abandoned a quantity of arms and ammumtion . In the province of Oran 55 i , iLf ° ? i ^ so , rae successful razzias , which weie followed by the submission of numerous tribes . Marshal , Bugeaud was at Ain Peskeria , eight leagues ' ¦ . tram fomet-el-Had , where lie had proceeded to procure a supply of provisions , with the intention or fofnung a junction with General Joussouf , who was stilhn pursuit ot Abd-el-Kader in the south . The ¦' ¦ death of the celebrated Bou-Maza is contradicted in these despatches . . ' ,

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      WlSDS 9 R , SUXDAY . — SUICIDE OF A PAt-SERGEANI in me Grenadier Guards . —Yesterday evening an inquest was held before William Mai-tin , Esq ., the coroner for tho borough , at the infantry-barracks , Sheet-street , on the body of John Richardson , a pay-sergeant in the second battalion of grenadier guards , who had hung himself that morning . Colonel Sir John Buvgoyne , in command . of the battalion , and several of the officers , were pvesent during the inquiry . A report having got abroad in the regiment , which is supposed to have no real foundation , that the deceased had been on improper terms of intimacy with the two daughters of another sergeant in the same battalion , is imagined to have been the cause of his committing self-destruction . Colouel Sir

      John Burgoyne stated that shortly before nine o ' clock that morning , Captain Bradford , the adjutant , reported that Sergeant Richardson had hung himself , and- gave witness it sealed letter . Witness knew nothing about the reports alluded to , nor anything particular concerning the deceased , having only lately himself joined the battalion . [ The letter addressed to Sir John Burgoyne was then read to the coroner and jury , and was to the following effect ¦ — The writer , after alluding to the reports about him in the regiment , and declaring his innocence , spoke in most severe terms of the characters of the two

      females to which the reports referred , stigmatising them as " infamous in the extreme , " and rendering them " unfit to be suffered to be in barracks . " After requesting certain small sums he owed might be paid , he left the residue of what ho died possessed of to the poor of the battalion . ] Some other witnesses were examined . The surgeon having proved that the usual means to restore nnimation were resorted to without effect , the coroner briefly summed up the ovidence , and the jury returned a verdict of "Ternporary insanity . " The deceased , who bore a generally excellent character , had been in the battalion for upwards of fifteen years .

      Molly Maguire in Dubmn . —The-case of Mr . Alley , of Artone , has been followed up by an attempt to murder the overseer to Mr . "George Woods , of Milverton , a magistrate of the county of Dublin . Tho name of the intended victim was Samuel King ; and while sitting at his own tablo , on Saturda > ejWHtta _ a shot was tired in through the wi j ^ oXltfb ^ ai ® " ?^ . tunately did not take effect . TliOfrd /^ i ! @S ? ) has otfcVed ; V reward of £ 100 for tl ^ K ^ f ?^ C S . ° ^ perpetrator of the outrage , * J : $ x > £ Ji && : '& , ^ , -V '' .-p ' . v ' : ' S / .- < «< ^ pfS-r- r * * SJ . p ¥ a V . &ijio ^ /

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      National United Association of Tbades pob the PhoiEcnoN op iBDUBTBi . —A meeting of the central committee was held at tho trades office , 30 , Hjd « . street Bloomebury , on Monday , January Sth . Mr . Bush , vice , presideut , in the chair . Messrs . Milne and Doyle attended as a deputation from the general committee for getting up an entertainment in honour of the honourable , S ^ - -5 ^ JS 2 u 9 JL !! li 21 st instant , tore ' ouest the co-operation ottneiraucS ^ rr ^ i occasion . -rimiepui"thaving been heard it was unanimously resolved— " That the ganeral committee do attend the soiree in a body , and use all their influence to induce their several tradeB to attend likewise . " letters were read from tli » . frameworlcknitters of Belton , announcing their adhesion , and enclosing cash . - From the block printers of Lancashire , Yorkshire , Derbyshire , Cheshire , and Cumberland , an . nouncing their iutention to amalgamate with the United Trades ; from the handloom weavers of Wi gan anuounc ing their adhesion to the number of 800 ; from . the framework-knitters of Heanor uistrict , iDerby , announcing their adhesion ; and from the Nottingham framework-knitters , announcing the adhesion of 110 additional members . Letters were also received from a considerable number of provincial trades requesting information . The Conference of the Misers' Association was held at the house of Mr . A . Aldred , Queen's Head Inn , Ilkeston , -Derbyshire , when a goodly number of these brave men assembled to consider the best means . of ex . ¦ tending the association . It is but jusjt and fair to observe , thatthe candour and straightforwardness of the delegates in giving their opinions pro and con , on the different subjects brought before them , would have done credit to assemblies whose pretensions ar , a . much greater . : The following meetings , of the colliers of the district have been held - . —Monday , Jan . Sth , Messrs . Smith , Duro , and Jude , addressed a goodly band of the miners of Kimbe ' r . ley , iu the larjre room of Mr ; Wass , Horse and . firoom . The room was densely crowded . The same eveuing MesBi'B . Clark and Berry addressed the miners of Eastwood with effect . On Tuesday evening , 6 th , the colliers of Brinsley gathered together to hear addresses by Messrs . Clark and Walsby . The ; satne evening Messrs . Stokoe , Hall , and Duro , delivered excellent addresses to tho miners of Cotmanhay . On each of the above occasions the tpsakers were well received , and a most excellent spirit prevailed . No doubt but that the men of Derby and Nottinghamshire will see the propriety and utility of again coming forward to join the association in their wonted numbers . This evening a meeting will take place in the large room , where the conference is being held , when yf . P . Roberts , Esq ., is expected to attend , aud several of the coal masters have promised , to be present . —[ Thsre was no date to the above letter , nor was it stated therein when , the conference commenced its sittings , but we ^ supposo on Monday last . ]

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      xuo luuumug uaB uuuusuou as IU 6 OQICiai IISU of the members of the ie-eonstructed Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel : — Sir Robert Peel , First Lord of the Treasury . Sir J . R . G-. Graham , Secretary of State for the Home Department . Lord Lyndhurst , Lord Chancellor . 1 The Duke of Buccleuch , Lord President of the Council . . The Duke of Wellington , Commander in Chief . i The Earl of Aberdeen , Secretary for Foreign , Affairs . ; The Earl of Hacldington , Lord Privy Seal . The Earl of Ripon , President of the Board o £ Control . . The Right Hon . H . Goulburn , Chancellor of the Exchequer . Lord Granville Somerset , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster . . Earl of Lincoln , First' Commissioner of Land Revenues . The Right Hon . Sidney Herbert , Secretary afc Wju \ , - : The following are the new members of the Cabinet :-The Earl of Dalhousie , President of the Board of Trade . ' The Earl of Ellenborough , First Lord of the Admiralty . The Earl of St . Germans , Postmaster General . The Right lion . W . Gladstone , Secretary for the Colonies . Lord Lyttelton , Mr . Gladstone ' s brother-in-law , is to succeed Mr . Hope , as Under-Secretary for the Colonies .

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      MURDER OF WHIGGERY A 5 DDISCOVBRY OF THE MURDERER . ^* Theawfnl sensation created in the neighbourhood of Downing-street , and indeed throughout the empire at large , relative to the mysterious disappearance of the unfortunate gentleman abore named , in 1841 , is , we hare no doubt , still fresh in the recollection of our readers . Imagination was literally exhausted in surmise , while the circumstance , so novel in itself , led to endless , indeed whimsical , conjecture ; and , had it not baen for thealmost supernatural exertion of Mr . Sharpnose , of the detective force , the probability is that that sad catastrophe , which has now brought to light one oi the most atrocious and cold-blooded murders that

      it has been our painful duty to record , would have remained a secret , except from that eye from which nothing can be concealed . The circumstances which led to the detection Of the barbarou 3 crime , and to the apprehension of the murderer , are briefly as follow : —On Thursday week , the day upon which it was our painful duty to announce the sadden death of

      THE ENGLISH OLIGARCHY , Mr . Sharpnose , of the detective force , hearing that the event had been reported exclusively in the North ern Star newspaper , proceeded instantly to the office of that journal , upon the presumption that there were persons about the premises who could throw some light npon the subject ; and while engaged in questioning the parties with whom he came in contact ; his suspicion was aroused by a stench of no ordinary nature , which proceeded from an apartment which appeared to be exclusively used for . preserving the records of the journal in question . The

      suspicion of Mr . Sharpnose was strengthened by the fact of the parties in the office refusing him admission to the apartment . Not considering itsafeip make the attempt alone , and fearful'lestTanythmg concealed should be removed in his absence if he left the premises , he insisted upon the publisher dsspatching a note to the Home Office , the result of which was the prompt attendance of a large reinforcement of the London police , and , upon search being made , the mutilated remains of what was supposed to be the parts of the deceased were discovered , concealed in a heap of the Northern Star newspapers .

      intelligence of the feet having been conveyed to the Home Secretary , an order was issued for the immediate removal of the remain ? to Cliesliam-place , and directions were given to the coroner to hold an inquest , and Monday being the day appointed for the inquiry , all the avenues in the neighbourhood were literally blocked with parties anxious to get a glimpse at the supposed murderer , as well as to hear the result of the enquiry . At twelve o ' clock precisely the coroner and jury arrived at the Nag ' s Eecd public house , to which place the remains had been removed , and shortly after a hackney coach , conveying the supposed murderer , with the blinds up and two policemen sitting on the box , drove furiously through the crowd . Sergeant Wild appeared as counsel for the Crown , and the jury being sworn ,

      Mr . Sharpnose was examined , and gave his evidence as follows—Having seen tho death of the English Oligarchy reported exclusively in the Northern Star newspaper , 1 had a strong suspicion that the parties connected with that journal must be aware of facts that could throw light upon the subject . I accordingly proceeded to the office of that paper , and while in conversation with some parties who appeared to be engaged in the printing department , my attention was attracted to a stench of no ordinary character . I requested permission to examine the apartment from which it came , and being refused admission , and tlic manner of refusal considerably strengthening my suspicion , I instantl y dispatched a note to Sir James Graham , who promptly gent a re-inforcement of the London police to assist in

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 10, 1846, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1349/page/1/