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      TO TOE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . Mv tert hear Friexds . —I have recently adjrf ^ sed you upon a variety of subjects , and , notwithstanding the taunts of our enemies , that you ami I had abandoned the agitation for the Charter in favour of the land project , and , notwitlistandtng the paramount importance , the immediate importance , tlie pressing importance that I attach to that questi on , 1 am once more constrained to postpone my

      jntnnisedietter upon the land that I may call to your recollection and jog your memory upon a more pressing subject—I mean the threatened CltlMPlXG for the militia . I hold it as an unerring principle , that allegiance is not due where protection is not rendered , and I hold it to be an undeniable fact , that there is no protection for the working classes of this country , and I prove it by the insolent and im perious manner in which the petition of amajority pftheadults of England was treated bv the House of

      Commons . In the summary of this week ' foreign news , you , riH find ample reason for embodying an English militia . The policy of Sir Robert Peel has been seerecy , and he has withheld from yon and from the nation those causeswhich may lead to HIS NECESSITY for raising a militia . I announced to you , opon the Queen ' s first visit to the King of the French , that the object of that visit was the concoction of a well-laid plan for the preservation of monarchical power , and the suppression of democratic principles . From the birth of the Prince of Wales , to the last visit of her Britannic Majesty to the King of the French , the autocrat of Russia , " the King of Prussia , the King of Belgium , the King of Saxony , the Queen of England , and the Kin ? of the French ,

      have exchanged Royal visits , and all for the purpose of agreeing upon measures for the preservation of their own rule . Upon those occasions they have been , for the most part , accompanied by their Ministers for Foreign Affairs . Upon the arrival of the President ' s message , I further announced to you that the material question in that document-was , not the occupation ef the Oregon territory , but the principle of non-intervention proclaimed by Mr . Polk . The whole thing now bursts upon us . In the present state of Ireland her oppressors dare not entrust her people with fire-arms—those who have such things have been compelled to have them branded . In order , therefore , to meet the difficulty , it is proposed to raise 40 , 000 Englishmen , to supply the place of the regular troops in England and Ireland .

      Before I discuss the question of right—that is , the right to drag an unrepresented slave from his house , to tear the rags of the little freedom that do remain from his hack , and to force him into the habiliments of war . against his consent—I say , before I touch this subject of right to enlist , I shall call your attention to the purposes for which he is enlisted . Be is enlisted as a substitute for the regular soldier cow stationed in Ireland , or as a substitute for the

      regular soldier now stationed in England , in order that the " regulars" may be despatched to America to carry out the principle of monarchical intervention with repnblican principles . The way that Pitt and Castlereagh created that destructive feud which yet exists between Englishmen and Irishmen was by an exchange of miHtia regiments—bj sending Church sod King-rcad slaves to shoot the Irish Catholic rebels , and by bringing the Catholic rebels to this countrv to shoot the Jacobins .

      Now , I possess more records of the excesses and brutalities committed by the Church and King soldiers in Iieland than is in the possession of any other man . Indeed the routing , expatriation , and destruction of my own family—the uprooting of their domains , the ruin of their property , and the necessary defamation of their character , all bear to me , at least , ample testimony of the mode of government by thestranger ' s sword , and the stranger ' s bullet , actins ; under the command of a stranger maniac . These

      miHtia regiments were officered , and those now raised would be officered , by the idle sprouts of an idle aristocracy , and their general feeling would constitute their regimental order ; and that order woul-1 be to slay , cut down , and destroy everything that was calculated to interfere with their cherished privileges Thanks be to God , however , that they can neither fence with a sentiment , shoot a principle , nor cut down an opinion , as I believe the voice of knowledge has silenced the cannon's roar .

      Now , I will tell you a few of the excesses committed by those English invaders . They sacked men ' g houses , ravished their wives and daughters , and hung their husbands and brothers at their own doors if they dared to complain . Sir William Watkins Wynn , who commanded the Black Horse or ancient Britons , or the Hussians ( Hessians ) , as the Irish people termed them , had a rebel stripped naked in the streets of Zfaas , had him saddled with a dragoon saddle , a bit in his mouth , mounted by a dragoon with spurs , and

      ridden through the town . I quote from history , and theg : llant officer was charged with the atrocity in my presence in the House of Commons . An English regiment quartered in Wexford seized an Irishman , ' a Catholic and a rebel of course , stripped him naked , ran a spit through his body and roasted him alive ; and when the savages thought he was sufficiently cooked a Serjeant took out his knife , carved him , eat of him , and said to his comrades . "Paddy eats sweet , won't you taste him . " —See Itowden ' t History of Ireland .

      Another gang searching for my father , broke into his bed-room in the dead of night , when my mother was in bed , and finding that the game had fled , the officer had something to do to prevent them from stabbing my mother ; however they insisted upon her getting up , and , without raising the bed from the mattress , as many as could get reund the bedstead , by order of the officer , and at the word " stab , " ran their bayonets to the handles through bed and mattrass . A poor fellow who lived near Clonakilty , in the county of Cork , dared to remonstrate with the

      militia men , who he found ravishing his daughter , sixteen years of age . He ran , frantic , to the officer , a soldier followed him , declared he was a rebel , and he was shot on the spot . Cellars , larders , publichouses , cottages , and the mansions of the disaffected , all shared the same fate , and complaint was certain death . The characters that soma of those heroes have left behind them , will never be obliterated from the memories of Irishmen , and have , I am sorry to say , laid the foundation for that deadly hostility between the two countries which Mr . O'Connell has lost no opportunity of fostering .

      Now , of all forcea in the world , this bastard military force a the most dangerous . Its ranks consist of the most part of-liek-spittles , dependents , and hangers-on of their aristocratic officers , and their atrocities are the best recommendation for future patronage . Hence , we find in Ireland all the patronage of the country bestowed upon the military savages , who most signalise themselves in acts of barbarism . Indeed , the fee-simple of Ireland ig held by the descendants of the soldiers of those adventurers , who used their uniform and their sword as a means of plunder . In England , as in Ireland , all the good pickings were given to the same class of

      cruel butchers . At the times of which I speak , there was no resisting power in this country . THERE IS NOW , and to that mind I appeal . The rich man , who is balloted , can procure a substitute ; but tie poor man cannot , and , therefore , he is not upon an equality with the rich as regards life and military service . The penalty ior not serving is the sune'as the penalty for not paying tithes-distress ; that is , the goods of the refractory are distrained and sold to the amount that will procure a substitute . The Quakers do not acknowled ge the justice of I'thes , and , therefore ; heroically allow their goods to 1 * distrained in "HONOUR OF GOD . " As , therefore , we do not recognise the justice of cuttin < '

      Irishmen ' s throats or Americans throats , let the house be made desolate , let the furniture of every man crimpedbesold , and rely upon the Republican America : 1 wHl stand bondsman for the Republic , to pay every abgle fc ^ - of j ^ ^ iS Tim ^ Yt * * *• -ord and tU T -k If * " * thoB tlle le *»» that thej must either fight for themselves or snn ™ 7 ? \ L national will that which belongs o Sl ^ Talkabout your fight ing for the Cht £ r Jj £ braving the dock , the dungeon , ana the scWoldfor your principles , here is an easier remedy—don ' t fight for the principles that oppress you and . the healing calm of self representation will be the fruits sf your

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      peaceful tranquillity , What ! are English Chartists to become substitutes for those who fight against tneirpnnciplesin America ? During the anti-tithe campaign in 1831 the virtuous Irish people allowed thpir very beds to be sold for fotirpence , and the milch cows of their children for as many pence as the meek and lowly followers of Christ might please to offer for them rather than possess them at the expence of their principles , and , but for O'ConnelPs treason , tithes would have fallen befor e the national PASSIVE resistance , and if you are united now , peacetul trannuillitv . wi .. » i x '__« m .. _!• _ . _

      the league of Kings must fall , the rule of tyrants must fall , and the English militia must fall before your passive resistance . Ah , Englishmen , in her degradation and without your teaching and knowledge , tyrants dread the savage revenge of Irishmen more than they dread the tame submission of Englishmen ; and hence , with their desire to oppress Ireland , they dare not insult her by raisingjjer militia . They have been * obligcd to brand theTew arms they have—will they dare to trust you with anus ? Alas , tea , I fear , yes , but I hope it is from their miscalculation ana not from a well founded belief in

      your subserviency . If No . 1 , district of the Land Association was once located 0 , 000 strong , with 0 , 000 muskets over their chimney pieces , would the Law dare to drag them , or one from amongst them , against his own will to fight the battles of othtrs ? Englishmen , when you have a stake in the country—when you have the vote to protect it , and the musket to defend it , . then justice will require no ballot to uphold it—then you will fly to the cry of ' my cottage is in danger * with more alacrity and

      cheerfulness thau the mercenary will respond to the shout of' the Church , the throne and the aristocracy are in danger . ' You must think , and not lightly , upon this subject ; mind , that 40 , 000 will make a great gap in society , and that the Chartists being the poorest , will find it most difficult to find substitutes , and I don't wish to see a Chartist militia until I see it officered by Chartists , and then as many muskets as you please , because every bullet will fly in the direction of tyranny , and for the maintenance of justice . Therefore , again I say , NO VOTE , NO MUSKET . Ever your faithful friend , But no Church and King Soldier , Feargus O'Cosxoh .

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      THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Fbiexds , —We feel the most unming'ed pleasure in seeiug that the line of policy laid down by the late Convention has met with your unanimous approval . In an address issued by that body our policy was concisely , yet clearly , promulgated . The policy recommended to be pursued embraces several points , only one of which shall form the subject of the present communication . That part of our policy is one of transcendent importance , and the time fbritsvigorousprosecution is now arrived . Wealludetotke course rmmi

      mended for obtaining the liberation of the patriotic exiles , those victims of base , bloedy , and brutal Whiggery , Frost , Williams , and Jones . These men wereever the ardent and truthful advocates of universal justice , even the chains of slavery have not chilled the fervency of their patriotism , as the letter of Mr . Frost in the Star of the 4 th instant clearly shows . When among us they were foremost in the ranks of freedom ' s friends ; their enthusiasm in the cause of justice led them into the traps of despotism , and your aid is now indispensable to their extrication . Our purpose in this address is to instruct you as to how your assist ance can be effectively rendered .

      According to the authority politically phrased our glorious Constitution ! the Queen is the fountain of mercy . She alone has the power of annulling or commuting a sentence pronounced by judicial authority . Hence , then , our course is clear ; to snap the chains of captive patriots , we must work upon the royal sympathy ; we must strive by every available means to direct the current of royal clemency to Frost , Williams , an «\ Jones , that it may refresh them with liberty and happiness . Since that sorrowful event—the transportation of these patriots—no earnest or concentrated movement has been made by the people on their behalf . Perhaps it is as well that it has been so ; inasmuch as a lapse of time might be required to mollifv those obdurate

      feelings with which rulers have in all ages regarded the efforts of patriotism to establish the reign of justice . Five years of their captivity have now rolled over , let us hope that in that time the minds of our rulers have been prepared to view their case by the lights of reason , religion , and philanthropy , instead of through the murky medium of prejudice and antipathy . Their conduct during their expatriation has been of such a high character as to secure for them the esteem of the local authorities , as well as the greatest amount of immunity allowable by the Coloniallaws . Thisfact , impartiallyconsidered , must plead eloquently and poweriully for a favourable exercise of the royal prerogative , by the remission ot their harsh sentence , and their restoration to their friends , home , and country .

      Friends—A conjuncture of propitious circumstances , into a detail of which it is now unnecessary to go , brightens and strengthens our hopes of seeing , ere long , Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis , receiving our hearty congratulations upon their deliverance . And , oh , what a proud day will that be for Chartism , upon which is witnessed the glorious consummation . Their trial was illegal , —so says Lord Brougham , so says Sir F . Pollock , so say six of the fifteen judges . Here , again , is ground of hope . We have seen the Canadians , many of them taken

      prisoner * while fighting against the constituted authorities , sentenced to transportation , but since permitted , by Royal pleasure , to return to their homes . _ Even Papineau , the chief of the reb . Uion , is now living in the full enjoyment of every immunity of that land where , not long since , he led thousands to the gory field of war , for the subversion of the British dynasty . With these facts before the world it must be conceded by all , that we are neither inordinate in our desires , nor extravagant in our anticipations , in seeking the retura of Froat , Williams , Jones , and Ellis .

      Now , friends , for the mode of proceeding which we recommend . Wherever there is a Chartist council let them at once teke the necessary steps for convening a public meeting of the inhabitants of their city , bureugh , Ac , as the case may be , to petition Parliament to present an address to the Queen , praying for a revocation ofthe sentences passed on Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis , and their restoration to their homes , with the least possible delay . Let a respectful requisition , as numerously signed by electors as possible , be presented to the chief magistrate , soliciting the use of sneb . wiMic building as he , by virtue of his office , may have jurisdiction over , for the holding ofthe meeting , as well as his presidency on the occasion . In cases of failure you must net be daunted , but proceed with the good work as well as circumstances will permit . Let your resolutions be temperate but firm , and in all cases let the following petition to Parliament be proposed for the adoption of the meeting : — TO TDK HOS 00 R 1 BLS THE COMMON'S OP GHKAT BR 1 IA 1 S AM ) IRELAND . The Petition «/ tie undersigned inhabitants of Sheweth ,. ' That in the commencement of the year 1840 , John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Joaee , were arraigned before a Sptciil Commission , at lionmoutb , on a charge of Meh treason , convicted and sentenced to be hanged , drawn , and quartered . That subiequently the wnteuce was commuted to transportation for life , which sentence they bare been enduring up to the present time . That joutpgtitioner » haTe eogentretsoni for believing that the tail John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , hara not had atrialincoafonnitjwiththi requirements of the laws of tint Realm , aI 1 a , conse quentlv , for conelodins that such trial ii virtually null and void .

      That , at the trial of the individuals aforesaid , an objection was taken to the proceediigs by those eminent lawyers , Sir Frederick Pollock and Fitzroj Kellj , which , if tenable , would have arrested their further progress ; that the objection thus taken produced a contrariety of opinion among the judges composing the Special Commission on the occasion . That when the point mooted by those distinguishea counsel wag brought before th « fifteen judges for adjudication , six of them registered their opinions in favour of the validity of the objection , and three ofthe remaining nine considered the objection valid , but that it was not taken in time . That , under these circumstances , jour petitioners aarnestlj appeal to your Honourable House , in the strong hope that jou will present an address to her Majesty , praying for tha liberation of the aforesaid John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Joebs , and their restoration to their homes and families . And your petitioners , as in duty bound , will evur pray .

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      The friends of the expatriated should then exert themselves to the utmost m procuring signatures to the petitio ,,, until the ^ ylildfelhSJSft a future address , when all petitions must be sent to Mr . Buncombe to strengthen his position when he makeshis motion in behalf of the exiles . At each meeting let there be adopted a brief memorial , signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting , to the representative , or representatives of the place requesting him or them , to support Mr . Duncorabe ' s motion m behalf of the exiles : , jF ? 7 i ° u 12 n ke 7 iserecommendtllilt each meeting adopt the following memorial to Sir Robert Peellet it be signed by the chairman , and sent to it » destination as soon as possible . It may be productive of some good Let us leave nothing untried that may conduce to the consummation of the philanthropic , the glorious work : — nn .. » . .. ,.., . . . . .

      TO TOE BicnT HONOU 3 ABLE SIK BOBEKT nil . Tlie memorial of the inhabitants of ., in pnllic meeliiMjassemNed , Kespeetfull y sheweth , That John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones iveretriedbya Special Commission at Monmouth , in tneyear 1810 , on a charge of hi gh treason , under circumstances which impress your memorialists with the conviction that their trial was not in consonance with the law of the land . That , notwithstanding , they were found guilty , and condemned to death , which sentence was afterwards commuted to transportation for life , and which they are now undergoing .

      That under these circumstances you memorialists appeal to your high sense of justice , in the confident expec tation that you will use your Ministerial influence with her Majesty in behalf of the individuals aforesaid , that you will advise their immediate restoration to their bereaved and suffering families . And your memorialists , as in duty bound , will ever pray . Let similar petitions and memorials , embodying the peculiar circumstances of his case , be presented for the return of William Ellis .

      Friends , you have now a clear and defined course of action before you . Its purpose is to give freedom to the captive , comfort to the disconsolate , and honour to yourselves . We trust that this appeal to the democracy of Britain will have the effect of arousing its noble spirit , and directing its energies to the succour of the oppressed . From Yorkshire and Lancashire , ever foremost in the ranks of patriotism , much is expected ; and , remember that the expectants are not we but those who perilled life itself tor your benefit . We appeal to every true Chartist and to every true Christian in the land . We appeal to all whose bosoms glow with the warmth of paternal feeling , or the devotion of filial affection , at once to become coadjutors in the good work . There must be no lagging if you would be successful . Ail your meetings should be held within the next fortnight . Let your movements be simultaneous and spirited , and that their result may be successful is the warmest aspiration of

      Ieargcs O'Connor , Thomas Clark , Philip M'Grath , Christopher Doylk , Thomas Martin Wheioer ( Secretary ) . P . S . Printed forms of th » above petition may be obtained gratis on application to me . They will be found convenient for . sending toi Trades' bodies , and will otherwise facilitate the obtainnient of signatures , as many would wish to read the petition previous to attaching their names . Thomas Martis Wheelxb , 1 , Crown-court , Dean-street , Oxford-street .

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      FRANCE . The Saturday ' s debate on the address in the Chamber of Peers was not of any great interest After the speeches of M . Boissy d'Anglas , M . C . Dupin , and M . Dubouchage , the Marquis de Boissy addressed the Chamber on the subject of Parliamentary Reform , and said it would be becoming the dignity of the Peerage if that Chamber were to take the initiative in demanding the reform which the country required . One of the first reforms ought to be to reestablish the hereditary peerage , by which alone the independence of the Tipper Chamber could be secured . He warned the House against opposing all reform . The country was determined to have reform of some kind , and the only way to satisfy it with a moderate measure was to give it early . I We hope our French neighbours will repudiate De Boissy ' 3 " moderate reform . " These " moderate reformers" are always worse enemies to the people than even the acknowledged anti-reformers . ]

      On luesday the discussion on the Address was continued in the Chamber of Peers . The Marquis de Boissy addressed the Chamber at great length ajainst the general policy of the government , and found fault with its conduct on all points . After he had concluded , the paragraph under consideration ( the third ) was passed . Count de la Redorte then spoke on the next paragraph , referring to the right of search , and criticised in severe terms the late convention .

      The Debats , in noticing the death ofEarlGranville , says that the grief felt in England for the death of the noble earl will be sincerely participated in France , where , by his soffrand amiable manners , and by the conciliatory disposition of his character , he had acquired general esteem and regard . [ We beg to assure the Debats , that England is not at all brokenhearted in consequence of Earl Granville ' s death . On the contrary England would be very happy to see all the Earls" and their class , follow the Earl Granville .

      " The sun would shine the same , The rains of heaven as seasonably fall , Though no Earls existed . If the Marquis De Boissy would like a " hereditary peerage" England can dispose of one dirt cheap . France can have our Peers for nothing , and perhaps John Bull would even give a trifle to any nation who would take them off his hands . ]

      FAIL OF THE . GREAT VIADUCT OF 15 ARENTIN ON THE KOUEN AND HAVRE RAILWAY . The Rouen journals of Sunday gave the following account ofthe giving way of the viaduct of Barentin , on the Rouen and Havre line of railroad . On Friday , at about six o ' clock in the morning a tremendous rumbling sound , which was heard as far as Pavilly , Jiear three-quarters of a league from the spot where it originated , awoke the inhabitants of Barentin . It arose from the falling of twenty-eight of the pillars which supported the viaduct , which rose more than 100 feet abova the level ofthe ground . The people hastened in a mass to the scene ofthe disaster , fully apprehending that many lives had been lost . Happily , however , they were soon satisfied that this was not the

      case and that the viaduct alone was the sufferer . The piers and other of the ruins were piled one upon the other , and fortunately in such a direction that the only other building touched by the fall was a corn mill on the River Sainte Auslreberthe , and this was ontirely thrown down . There was one of the miller ' s men in the mill , but he heard the noise in time to shelter himself under a main beam , and when drawn from under the ruins he had received no other hurt than a slight wound on one of his fingers . The mill , with its machinery , was completely crushed . It had been purchased by the railroad company . The course of the river , which passed under the viaduct , was diverted , and its waters turned over the adjoining

      lands . The now fallen viaduct was commenced in the spring of 1844 , since which tine from 200 to 300 men have bean employed upon it , and was so nearly finished , that not more than forty were still at work . This was a colossal structure , formed upon 27 arches , each of 150 feet span , formed of brick-work , as well as the pillars , on socles of stone . Its entire length was about 500 yards , and now scarcely any portion of it remains standing . The cause of this vast destruction cannot yet lje ascertained ; but it is attributed to the use of bad materials . The loss is estimated at l , 300 , 000 f . At the first news of the event , the prefect of the department went to the spot , and passed nearly the whole day in making inquiries and giving the necessary directions .

      _ [ From the Debats . ] A serious accident , which intent have occasioned very fatal consequences , but which luckily lias not bean attended with any loss of life , has just occurred on the works of the Rouen and llavre Railway . The great viaduct across the valley of Barentin suddenly fell in on Saturday morning , between five and six o clock . By the greatest good fortune , and on account of theearliness of thfe hour , very few workmen were yet on the line , and none were ' injured . The electric

      telegraph brought the news to Paris on Saturday . Mr . Locke , the engineer of the company , one of the administrators and contractors , and the head of the works , went instantly from Paris to Rouen and Barentin . The accident , to all appearance , will have none of the seri » iis consequences at first anticipated from it . The manager publishes the following note from Mr . Locke , which contains that gentleman s nrst notions respecting the cause of the disaster , and which is to be followed by a mow detailed report : —

      At present it is impossible to determine thoprtciso causes oJthis disaster . The arch which first fell was that on which the ballast was placed . Its fall way possibly Hava teeu caused b y the inequality of the ladiuif

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      t ? io weight sf baft ^ ljiag tBOMl-6 S : S >^ tde ' 4 hdn tlie otter of the aijii . the givtng ' way ' ofWiatter nwy have- occasioneifthe falling in of the rest of the construction ..,, ¦" . *«— .... - > ¦ .... _ . ... ...... The Me thaw , by which the mortar was softened and the solidity of the arch diminished , and th « unequal distribution of the ballast at the time , may have destroyed the equilibrium ofthe whole . No one was hurt . The repairs will be commenced immediately . The accident will cause the contractors a loss otSorCOO . OOOf ., and will occasion two or three months ' delay in the opeiring of the line . __ _ IL ^_> JJi i

      m , ' SPAIN . nie , government had taken great offence at the manifesto ofthe Infante Don Enrico , relative to the Uueen s marriage , and exhibiting his own liberal tendencies . The yomsg prince has received orders to leave Madrid within forty-eight hours . Passports were sent him for Ferrd , where tho ship of which « v coramaild « row lying ; and it is stated in -n j * ' ^ 'ni ttrcioilliat on hi * arri va l there he will find further orders , wiich will grre him the pleasure of atrip to the P&ilippine Islivnds or somd other distant region . It is jvported , however , that Don Lnnco has resigned his commission an tlie navy , and refuses to go . The address of the Senate was presented to the Qneen on the Sth by a deputation appointed for that purpose .

      Accounts from Madrid of the 7 th state that oii that day the discussion on the Aildiess was resumed , and , after a , long speech from the Minister of tlie Interior ,-it ^ MB adopted by a majority of 117 to 38 The most active steps had been taken against Don Henrique , and it would appear that persons who h .-wl little or nothing to do with the letter had also been made sufferers . Tlie Prince ' s secretary had been dismissed and banished to Cadiz ; his brother Don Francisco D'Assises , had been ordered to join his regiment at Pampeluna ; and Don Henrique was to proceed with the least possible delay to Ferrol .

      Siexs or thb Apfboachiso Dowhjah of thb TtbAnt NiBYAEZ . —Accounts from Sfndrid of the 16 th inat ., state that the debate in the Chamber of Deputies , on the Address , was becoming more animated . Seuor Latoya attacked the Government with great rigour for its attacks upon the press , especially in mppretsing trial by jury in caieg of libil . Senor Orense followed , with a violent attack upon the general policy of th « government . He declared that the whole administration of tliu present Cabinet had been nothing but a tissue of illegalities and acts of violtnco . He alluded to the conduct of Kenzifo , the agent of police , whose Atrocities were exposed soma months ago in the affair ef Senor Cortina , and said that not only did Renzifo get un a falie case asainst M .

      Cortina , but that Renzifo hinm-lf had declared that persons in the confidence and pay of the government had said to him— "Get up a conspiracy , and place yourself at its head , for an opportunity is wanted of shooting some person . " This produced a storm in the Chamber , during which the Minister of the Interior demanued that 1 [ . O'Uense ' s words should be taken down , to which M . Orense veplied that tho fact hod already been published in every newspaper in Madrid . General Narvaez declared that M . Orense was a calumniator , and threatened to take some effectual steps to put a itop to his attacks . An extraordiuary tumult ensued , and the Pieaident , seeing no other mode of restoring order , suddenly put an end to it by adjourning the debate .

      GERMANY . _ Viesxa , Jax . 1 . —Curious Discovert . —Tho excitement occaMoned by the visit of the Emperor of Russia having now subsided , and the various cancans , politicalandanecdotical , either founded on truth or due to mere invention , upon the subject , even down to the jokes of those established wits of Vienna , the bootmakers' boys , having been already declared " stale , flat , and unprofitable , " tho attention of the nevvsm « ngering world has been attracted to a fresh topic of conversation—one relating to a subject so full of strange mvstery and conjecture , as to form a romance of real life , which , if it lacks entirely the usual ingredients in such tales—the love , and assassination , and developement of kuman passions—is

      none the less full of interest and wonder —a tale almost incredible , were not the details , as far as established tacts are concerned , not only warranted by the most undoubted authority , but matters of notorious publicity . To tell the talo , however , I must begin abovo , and relate ho < v a certain young Hungarian of Presburg , not overburdened , it would seem , either with . sense or talent , or even other advantages , moral or physical , of the name B ' uky , was , some months since , requested by a great aunt , the widow of a well-known advocate of the same city , to seek some family papers deposited in a garret in her house . During his search for these matters his attention , as it seems , was called by a friend who accompanied him —tor his own powers of perception upon the subject do

      not appear to have been great—to certain documents which tell under their hands concerning persons of the highest rank in foreign countries . Roused to a sense of a certain importance to be attached to these papers , young Btiky takes possession of them ; and one set of papers is sent to his Majesty the King ot the French . Of some importance they certainly must have been ; for the offer of a recompense in money for their being despatched to Paris having been rejected by the young man , the Order of the Legion d'Honncur is bestowed upon him by Louis Philippe , and an invitation made to him by his Majesty to become his gue 3 t if he should ever wish to visit Paris , and to have all the expenses of his journey paid . The contents of another sot of papers are

      communicated to the families of the reigning Houses of Baden , Lucca , and Tuscany ; and this communication also has its value , for similar offers of pecuniary recompense from these various Powers bavins : been alike refused , orders from each ef these countries are also bestowed upon the discoverer of tlie documents : a gold snuff-box , enriched with diamonds , is added by the Grand Duchess of Baden ; and behold the young , nameless , unconudered advocate now parading the streets of his native town with four decorations dangling at his button-hole . To what tlie contents of these important papers may have related is the subject only of conjecture , or , at most , of vague rumour . Those appertaining to the family of Orleans are said to have been letters written by

      the famous Philippe Egalit 6 , the father of the present King of the French , to an Austrian Minister during the times of the French Republic , but what is their importance as regards the family at the present day can only be dimly divined . Those concerning the other ducal houses already mentioned have received from rumour quite another signification , and are supposed to refer to estates in Hungary , to which these families have a claim , until now ignored or forgotten by them , though by what tie of relationship or affinity does not at all appear , and which , sold in troublous times for a mere trifle , and now of an immeasurably greater worth , may , according to the tenor of Hungarian law , be reclaimed , at the price of the original sale , by the descendants of

      the parties who originally possessed and sold them . The value , however , of such a discovery , if this conjecture be true , is more evident than in the previous case . How these papers , of so different and . strange a nature , fell into the hands of the Presburg advocate in whose house they have been found so many years afterward * , must necessarily be obscure ; but here again rumour supplies the place of more authentic information ; and wo aro told that , originally in the possession of a wellknown Austrian Minister , they were placed by him in the hands of the depository at Presburg for security and secrecy during the time of the invasion of Austria by tlie French under Napoleon , and that , afterwards reclaimed , they were denied by the

      advocate ever to have been m his possession , though for what reasons must again remain a mystery . The tale , however , is not yet don (>—the most extraordinary is still to come . Searching still further , emboldened by his discoveries , young B ' uky stumbles sometime afterwards upon papers nearly concerning the house of Austria . Armed wiih these documents , he came about two months since to Vienna ; and there , as a recompense for his discovery , boldly demands the honour of being nominated chamberlain to the Emperor —a distinction only bastowed upon persons able to prove their pure and unalloyed descent from ancestors of , Heaven knows how many degrees , and make what is called their ahnenprobe , and ahnenpivU young Uiiky can make none , for his father was a bourgeois advocate , his mother a butcher ' s daughter . What these last documents may contain none as yel know . Rumour is silent , and even conjecture holds its tongue in Austria . But the certain fact exists

      that the young unknown advocate lias been granted his bold demand , and now dons the unifor .-m of thu Emperor ' s Chamberlain , and sports tho significative two golden-buttons , supposed to support the key emblematic of his office , on the bach' of his coat . However strange may bo the adventures of Master Biiky of Presburg—however incomprehensible hta fortunes , the tale is true and warranted . The moral ef it may be , that some people are born with golden spoons iu their mouths—perhaps t . o stop them ! llAMinmun . Jan . 0 . —( From tlv > Morning Chronicle . ) —The reports this week from l ^ erlin of tlie discovery of treason andconspiracies , in T . horn and other towns in Prussian Poland , have excite j a great deal of interest ; but it is thought , as is usually tho case , that the facts are greatly exaggerated . ' There is a good deal of distress in the districts allo dtil to , owing to the failuv of tho harvest in Pol .- . ud ; and want , that great enemy to all governme nts , may have occasioned disturbances amongst t \ ie poorer classes that have no

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      l ™ S » n L ? Wlth political movements . The Prussian government appears to view the matter seriously , having materially strengthened the military toroe in hese districts . Bread and potatoes would , no doubt , put down disaffection move effieacSuiy ban cannon and bayonets ; and it is to be hoped that hose more peaceable and mow efficacious weapons have not been forgotten in the eager haste to disohv an imposing military force . y } . The Communists . —According to the Post Ampt Gazette of . Frankfort , the Prussian government lias given orders for the strictost watch to be kept over the assemblaps of the journeymen , and care taken that Communisi and Socialist doctrines be not propagated amongst them .

      Tub Empbbob op Roa »« left Vienna en tlie 2 nd by theOlmutz RaiJway , on his way to St . Petersburg On the preceding evening the Emperor had along conference with Priweo Metternich . The ^ -fefcpublishes a . letter from Berlin stating , that the Emperor of Russia , after a sojourn of only 48 hours in Vienna , h ? d started o » the 31 st , lor St Petersburg , casing by Cracovie in order to avoid the Duchy of . Vosen , where the greatest political excitement eonffejucs to prevail . * Tins is the first time , " observes tlie Siicle , " that the Czar lias gone into Germany wfchout paying a visifl to the Royal iaimfy of Prussia , " Popsii CoNswraci in Piwssu . —Bbbbix , Jax . 7 . —Private accounfe from Thorn give swne details of thonecrcfc association discovered there , the

      "treasonable object" of wWch " wa ? an armed insurrection and the surprise of ifliefortres . vot'Thofn and Grandenz . Tlwn is quite » Polish town , the-whale of the surrounding countries S > Grander ^ ,. above tterby-five miles distant , and asfar down as the Culbni on tlie- Visi tula , and to tho vicinity sf Dantzie , is inhabited by I people spoalfliig Polish . It is reported that land ' - i owners , and even priests , have infliwnoed the population , and excited them & insurrection ,, and Mat above 100 , 000 cMIars have been gradually distributed , which were collected by a swret society ! . The insurrection was to have kpken cnt on Due- 31 st ; : it is said that not only considerable- depots of awns-, but a complete powder mill was discovered . Snms- were placed in the marfcet-place of Thorn , tlte garrison was under arms , arol the commandant declared the town in a state of siege .

      SWITZERLAND ; A plan of recruitroont in Switzerland has' been spoken of for Spain . We find the following oiv the subject in the IMvtlit . " — It appears , in fact , that M . Gonzales Bravo will replace M . Aylton in Switzerland , but it will he exceedingly difficult to find amongst us thelO . 000 men tliut the Narvaez Ministry wants to complete the counter-revolution in Spain . The little cantons , Lacerne , Friburjf anil Talais , prefer giving their men to the puntifioial government , or to the King of the Two Sicilies . Besides , these power ? are on the eve of declaring war on auti-Jcsu . it Switzerland , ami no doubt they will not send their landturm to Burcclona , Valencia , and Madrid .

      1 ' rookbss op Hadicahsm . —Great agitation oxist 3 in the Canton of Berne , where the people are liolilin * meetings with a view to bring about ii radical change in the constitution . On Sunday last there was a meeting at Arberg of 4 , 000 persons , and ; a resolution was come to to send an address to the Grand Council , calling for the creation of a constituent assembly for the proposed revision ofthe constitution . A similar but still more numerous meeting was also hold at Givatt , at which tlie same resolution was come to . Iu both instances it was resolved that if the Grand Council should not comply with the application , & popular meeting should be convened in the capital . ALGERIA .

      A supplement to the Semaphon of Marseilles , of tlie 10 th January , gives an account of a combat which took place on the 2 Snl of December between the cavalry of Marshal Bugcaud , under Gener . il Jassuf , ami the regular horse of Abd-el-lvader , Fortune was unfavourable to the Emir , although he renewed tlii combat twice , after being once repulsed . Tlie Emir , who was seen by the French troops , had a liorse killed under him . Though the victorjr was complete for the French , it does not appear to have been very disastrous to the losing side .

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      FOREIGN MISCELLANY . Holland and Belgium . —The Government ot Holland has just issued a decree subjecting the principal exports of Belgium to a duty , twice , or even thrice , four , and even five times , as large as that paid by Germany and England on tlie same articles . The Ministerial journals of Belgium loudly protest against this hostile measure . Letters from Amsterdam state that in consequence of the failure of the coffee crop , in Java , the Netherlands Commercial Company will not put up for sale more than 24 , 000 bales in the spring of this year . The export and imports of Belgium for the year 1845 were , together , of the value of five hundred ami ninety-one millions of francs , ( about 25 millions sterling ) . The receipts at the Custom-house , at Antwerp , in 1 S 4-5 , were 0 , 145 , 557 francs ( about £ 250 , 000 . ) In 1844 'they were 6 , 289 , 307 .

      The waters have been much out in tlie lower parts of Belgium and Holland , but they begun to subside on tlie 2 tl instant . Egyptian Antiquities . —The hall of the ancestors of Fouthinus , a monument of Egyptian archmology , upwards of 3 , 500 yeare old , has just been placed in the Royal library . M . Presse , a French traveller , in 1842 , conceived the idea of transporting this interesting relic of antiquity to France , and having had the stones carefully removed , they were wicked tip in cases , and shipped on board a vessel . It now appears exactly as it stood at Karnak . Sixty statues , of natural height , form a part , of tills collection , . is a ' so a papyrus , three metres in length . —Galignimia iksscuycr .

      The Count de Montholon , one of Napoleon ' s companions at St . Helena , is about to publish an account of his imperial master ' s captivity . It will be published on the same day in English and French , in LomUm and Paris . Ibrahim Pacha is expected to visit London in April next . A newspaper in the Armenian language , the first ofthe kind , has been commenced in Calcutta . Stkim Boat Accident . —A letter from Leghorn of the 31 st ult . says : — " A terrible accident took plaen a few days ago at Bastia , in Corsica . As the Mareschal Sebastiani steamer , was goin ? out of port her boiler burst with a tremendous explosion . Tim passengers . HO in number , and the crew , were landed safely , but tho engineer and the two stokers were burned so droadfullv that they died in a few hours ,

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      THE MILITIA . Much uncertainty prevails as to when the re-embodiment of the militia will commence , for that the embodiment of that forco will take place in the course of tlie present year there is now no doubt . The act of Parliament authorising the ballot for the militia lias been suspended many years . The result of this is , that the alterations in the amount of population ofthe country must necessarily lead to a yery different distribution of the quota to be furnished by each county . It is perhaps not kHOwn to many that during th « recess of Parliament nothing can be done to ascertain such qnota without an order in Council directing this to bu done , by the delivery of notices at tho houses of those liable to be drawn for this service , upon which return is formed the necessary

      information to found this data . The Morning Clirom ' c / estatestltatan order iu Council / tax been issued for the distribution of the balloting papers , " wluth , " says the Chronicle , " have already been circulated in several of tho metropolitan parishes . " We have beard that tlie balloting papers have been delivered in the parishes of Mavy-le-bone , St . l ' ancras , and St . George ' s , Hanovcr-siuiarc . At the moment of this ( Thur > day ) , we cannot vouch for this report . On the other hand , if the Times is to be believed , no order in Council has yet been issued , " Nor is it likely there will be now , " " but , " adds the 3 V » ies , " immediately on tho meeting of Parliament a bill will h : brought in to authorise this measure . * ' Upon this being done the ballot for each county will follow , anil then the otdcta of the Government as to the duty to be perfometV The Chronicle says : — " The regiments

      intended for duty in Sussex , Kent , and other counties adjoininc to tho sea coast , will be first called eut . ' The term of service , according to the regulations of thelast act is live years , and all grounds ofexemption must be stated at the court ot appeal for consideration thereon . It is not likely that any measures will bo adopted respecting the Irish militia , until those of England and Scotland shall be completed . The Times says : —'' With respect to the various rumours as to a permanont embodiment ior active service for any length of time , there are not at present any substantial grounds for believing such will be tho caso , but the chance is that tlie various corps wi'l be placed on duty for a period of twentyeight days only , and that so far carrying out the measure will sufficiently put the government in possession of the knowledge of the amount of means available , should any unexpected emergency arise . "

      Exemptions puom skrviso in thk Miutia . —Tho following , we believe , will be found a correct statement of the classes and persons [ exempted from serving in the Militia ; be it understood , as the law lias been Hitherto—whether any alterations arc intended in this respect , in the intended new act , we have not heard : — "No peer of this realm , nor anv person

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      ( MMtk Jemg acoHimiMionetl office ? In her MaJ ^ y ' s' fans . nn ! nffi oneofller ^ Jest / s castles or forts , a « Xint , on the } lalt ' -W of the ato 7 > na ^ T . < vX , « ; nor . nny non-commissioned officer or pri-Sr ^ nv ™ rV 1 I ! - J u 8 nyo «> er-M » je 8 t 7 ? » otberforce ^ CJ 5 y ¦ ine fl fi nt

      bein < r V \ Z- { I '" - m « i « a . ; ¦ or - any'flersoa Tes no ^ - r ? mmher of ^ theVof the ftnWersiiS ' aSS )*»»»»»» , norawviicehsedteaeters of o e lous tot i ? glSter . yma ^ nimm ! sflipi W W " § any 01 ner iWjesty ' s docks or dodk-yards for the seiv ieSWv > - emand SKf- £ . estys . service m the Tower of Loadon , Woolwich , Warren tlie seven gun vrhuf at Portamontb ,. or at tlie several powder mills , powder magazines , or otner . storehouses - bdonghg to her Majesty , under the direction of the- Board of Ordnance ; nor any person baingfree of tfae-Comroinr

      oi watermen ot the Kiver Thames ; nor mn poor man who has more than one child born in wetHock i nor any enrolled and serving as an ehYctivtf member i ¦ u n c or P * ot > )' eomaDry or volunteers , an * who sliall be duly returned and certified as such , shall be liable to ser ? e personally , or by substitute , » m * a » person having served personally , or by siibstitulie ; -according to the- directions of any former act o ? ' act * i elating to the militia , or under this act shall'lipobliged to serve again , until by rotation it sliall cflmet to ins turn ; but no perswn who lias served onlv as- a > substitute or volunteer in the militia shall be tlicrefy exempted from serving again , if he * U || hn *!>« . »

      „ to ™ " 0 Tn V ° Willg leading cimimstaices a * th f ^ S r f f nen-csemption wili probabl y wee * " 1 N ** l near 2 iF P " * ° » r riders : — l . iSo person undpr tlie age of ei-freen or over t , 1 « w ' Wh ° . -V Mw ken drawn cannot to Jl \? - C 01 Ui timc V *¦** W living ¦ Xrth &M Vf V-T idetl Jle is - »<> t ^^^^ SaiaS ^^ psztsJs ¦ t&SL 5- T ? " - ^ - !! - , r ^ Wirt 1 Tender JW 1 " 1 13 d P ™ for the militia may eJtnpt JS ^ f "V'S / P ?; mg & » . The militia , standard » 5 feet 4 mehes-, But we have rienrd it is to fLr I 5 i 2 ' ? $% ' ' b «**»« batitMto nifrt be £ feet 4 PBches , and if the substitute dies oy bote * durmg the fire years , the princibal" must « ., „] a ,,

      oMiPime list of persons liabfeto' servo ] & the militia is stuck upon , the church doom , and if tlie honwtaper hasomitted'aiiT one liable to serve , lie whnnmlkttJr summoned before a magistrate and fine * & > ¦ : Militia Cairns . —Various clubs for sm ; nV extK ! i iMm f rTiee t P rovidil ) S substitute ' s for tUose ^ ho ave dra wn , have Heon toraiedths-lastfew > days in difierait parts » f town ,, on the mutual in- ' aurance pnnc-ple . Tlie general rate of payment \» * . U . per month , any deficiency bein . made up or S ? f'J " S . 8 uUcrJlje "' The price if * . . f £ S I" ? *? ir * i * , " *} , peace generally iuorages . I ™ £ m ° ' ^ altllou 8 h durin&the war ' m > and ' even £ 30 was no t an unusual charge .

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      1 * klo » K an . —An adjourned inquest was"hold at nmbridge , on Monday , on the budy of Eliza -Pofterj whose death was occasioned by licr liavinjj-takoh ton e drug to procure nbortion , and the . jury returned-a verdict of feto dete . Tho'body was buried the tame night without the rites af Christian burial ,

      Xo Vote! No Musket!!

      XO VOTE ! NO MUSKET !!

      /Am'gtt Intelligence*

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      THE CHARTISTS . : -. . ^ It will be observed by our Dumfries-comspan- ' - ¦ > dents letter , that strong excitement exists in feha ' fc ¦ ' town in consequence of the intended enrolment > of ' the militia . Resistance is openly talked itf : ' . •»«* ' . * this spiritsecms to be not at all confined to Dumfries . ' ¦ Private letters , from different parts of the couiitryv * ' inform us that the working men are ewrywliere-pi * - ; testing against the " infamous conscription , '' ami itis very evident , that if forcpd into the hateful ser- - ' vice , tlie " system" will find in the workin" riiea •'• very unwilling defenders . At the meeting ofthe" '• Chartist Metropolitan Council on Sunday last , aresolution was passed , calliiuj ; on the people to cspwsstheir sentiments on this nil-important- ' question . - " ¦ lho tame evening the fo ' . lowirn : re olntion wa » <

      adopted by a locality ofthe Tower Hamlets Chartists - Moved by Mr . Christopher Harrison , seconded .-by Mr . James Illingworth : — " Tim * , thi « meeting Views * : the embodying ofthe militia at tho . present ijm * as another encroachment on the rights anil'liberties )* of the workiii ! , ' classes , by forcing them from choir s homes and families , to defend tint country . !»¦ arms > i which they are not allowed to defend l > ytbeiV votes . <> We therefore enter our protest against it , and will ntt all Chartists to do the same . " " The llnnmicmnitbt Chartists have determined to call , i pttblii ; meetingto petition against the militia l » w $ , ami to protest against the embodiment of that force-. It is anticipated that the meeting will be held tn the Temperance Hall , Bridie-road , on Thursday evening next , January the 22 nd instant .

      1 he Executive Committee- bavins determined Npont . offerin *; the most strenwtro * spjioavtW to the c . iHim » out of the militia , have isstwrt the- following placard ,, which they recommend emy toca-lily u > atlttyt immediately , in (! onveni »! : meetings to- resist thia stretch of despotic power : —

      TYKANXT RI-TSI'STSD-. NO VOTE . SO MUSKET it : Men of London—Ti » ( . Soveriuncnt not bein ™ enabled to procure a su . Uicit . Mit number of broiultss elodpoles to recruit ths- ivgukrscrvieu by theortliuarjprocess , have rcsolvsJi upon . osiMntoimj the- ' '

      AUiJTiA hm-we .. ; . : . ; . ;; . -., for the purpose of a « ting at lwnte , so . as to ' afford aii . ' * opportunity to the tutoops of the Ime-tecarry wn their- . ¦ ' peaceful oj'tTul / o ** abroad ., 'lihey propose tu oii ^ cijyour peaceful hiiMfls , am \ tea * y « a fiwm yowftimiiea ' , '' and friends!—ta . eompel \ 8 aitoivkviidonyonrbusinesa ¦' and lawful pursuits , tc . become iHixUiamstodo ' tlie . * work of despo&m ! They wish to f&ree' you , iinVe- * * ( presented anO ainprotectedtai ^ feaas tv mUal ' ourers , to' " lay aside th& & 9 iio * nr : » Me hftbifiaients ot jonr drcfer-J . '^ v for that disgraceful badge ef s ' avery ; the military uniform . Tftis tliojr will certainly accomplish unless . you are " >(!>• and iloinsr . " In wder , therefore , to de- \ feat the ne&riouasclieB » > a . • ' . '

      PUBLIC MEETING' - »» . v . ; will be belt ! in the Siuth London Chartist ' Hall , ; U corner © nVebber-street , tMackfrinrVroad . ' iiri Mon- ' ' < day evening , . Ian . lft , lSlfi , for the purpose , of peti-7 Uomng VarVftuwnt , on the subject . Chair taken at ,- ' eighl o ' clock . The following gentlemen will attend ^ and a ldress the meeting : —F . O'Connor , Esn ., Mr , 1 \ M'Grath , Mr . C . Doyle , iMr . T . M . Wheoler , Mi \ T . Clark , Mr . 11 . Ridley , and Mr . T . Cooper , autho p of the " Torgatory of Suicides , " Ac . Camivkkwki . l and Wamvdutii . —At tho meeting t . f

      tho Caniberwcll and Wnlwo ti locality , ! n-lt \ « a Monday evonins , ' , January 12 th , jit , the Montpelier Tavern . Mr . John Sewell , iu a very able speech * moved a " No vote , no musket 1 " resolution , whicln . was seconded and carried by acclamation . A sVc ' cndl •' resolution was also unanimously iul » v > teil j ' ei ' ghij •• ' - the meeting to get up petitions to the Uegklaturtr " - '' against suoli a tyrannical system as that ofrotM / iiWBjp "' the people to become man-butchers , A vote i-f thrti ) ta ' "¦' was awarded unanimously to Mr . Edinnnil-S » . il ! wndd "" for his great services to this locality in particular ; ' ' i and the Chartist cause in "moral . ¦ ' ¦ '• -. ¦ •" -V' *

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      MItATKW M jmy « . »«• „ ' L 0 SB ® N PEACE SOCIETY .. T « 3 " ' <»/ a Memorial to Gooemnaint . lo the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel ,. 15 wt . I'irst Lord of the 'Jreasury . Ac , Ac . ; : and th » other Right Honourable Members-of liei-Miiftsrty ' s Government . The committee of the " Society furiSio-l ' romotioa of 1 ermanent and Universal Peace" h : \ v « now \ w » often presented themselves as r . iemorialujts- to !•>• ' < Majesty s government to render neces ^ aw an-v foiw statement of their views . . " . " .. ' Decidedly and conscientiously believingfjhat ' *! i * . system and practice of war are contrary to-all son .-X principles of reason , morality , and wliaioivflii'vicai * ' never look at the exigence , much less a < ftn . ~ »> -rtension of this system , but with the most uu » y « n « t dissatisfaction and regret . ' ° < It is tliPi-efore with extreme pain that your memorialists have learned that imstnmtions have beengiven to enrol the militia of Great Britain for immediate service . Under any circumstances , your memorialists iioitt such system ot military tyaininr . co be altegeShi-r at variance with the spirit ami requirements- of . tlie Uinstian religion , and fraught with < l ; inm . r to the liberties of British Mihjeoisand the peaet ? ofthe empire , aswell as greatly detrimental to- public mara-ls subversive ot commercial prosperity , and neciili ; irlv oppressive to the working-classes ol the community ' ; besides add ins largely to ih « peeunbrv burdens- of the whole nation . But your memorialists ave more deeply concerned that such measure should be proposed at the iiresenb time when peace has so long been preserved amor . <* all the great nations of the earth ; when ne- valid reason exists for expecting its mternmtbii : when in so many instances the possibility and aiWiinta . » e of settling international disputes by arbitratiwi , without any resort to arms , have been practically proved ; , and when , besides , so larj-e a standing army » actually embodied and sustained , at a cost of manv millions of pounds sterling per annum . Your memorialists are constrained , tlwrefere-, by their most deliberate and religions convictions , ie ' - snectttilly but firmly to record > heir proto t aya-inst this proposed measure ; and most earnestly to »« k of her Majesty ' s government that it be not carried hittt efiect , eiiher in whole or in part . And your memoralfcto , Ac , ¦ Signed , on behalf of the committee , 1 n ,. , Jons Jm-Ktsso . \ , Secretary . ¦ ¦ 10 , broad-street , City , Jan . 7 , lS 4 i > . ' ' ' , ¦ . ¦¦• ,

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      JTOL-X . NO . 427 . LONDOnT sATURDAY , JANUARf 17 , 1846 ' ¦ - «« " »«««» . - ——— — * ' ? i » '""'"'' »«» iuri II— per Quarter ' - — :

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      "A AND NATIONAL TRAKES' JOURNAL .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 17, 1846, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1350/page/1/