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      ~~"~~ FRANCE . t . jtMsmt » J 8 i * hat witbin the last few days pla-Zn were stuck np in certain quarters of the city , fihe following effect : — " Ondemande dahommu rTfofcrner tatf cour « t ntttoyer detx ehambret . " l ^ ted , —Men to sweep a court and to clean two State's- ' Similar placards were qffiches before the SutioB of July . According tola Refimne , the llce ha » not only torn down these bills ; but in £ T -rcess of their zeal , have maltreated those who SSnad reading them . The BamWJBt to 11 Db Lamabiike . —The Prrwe nHishil the following description of the dinner l n to Sf . de Lamartine at Maeon , in a letter | rted from that town on the afternoon of the 18 th , ^ e banquet given to the author of Tht Ginndbts hu the storm was

      - ^ termaatea . Yesterday raging ; the 3 « u dondj : a hurricane railed clouds of dust and Is « loFed the town in a gwy Teil . Thu morning the ^ u , ro » resplendent . At au early hour . MacoB as-^ ned the appearance of a pnblic rejokiag ; carriages ml iteam-boatsconreyed without intermission name . rt bodies of guests , and on all sides were to be seen suiting f »<* s . lympathuwg heartland frank hospital ; tj . Rarely have we seen mere sincere alarity com . Diurt w 5 tl 1 Taon ^ Snifie ^ decorum . Rica an 3 poor , Ijttcrea and unlettered , all hailed a name which repret honour , eloquence , beneficence , and austere probity . All came to campliment M . de Lamarsine . the tnrtor of genius , the excellent aad affable individual—-nod with regard to the weak and the humble , because

      ie j 5 bimielf great and powerful—the orator and the jtsjtsman who wishes tobemtrel y the firsc amongst iai feuW-eiriiens . All felt that this was a great dav fW Frsic 8 and for humanity , for at this banquet were united evert elevated sentiment with the most pure sad were * opinions , devoted to the elect of intelligence and liberty . A noble and affecting reunion ! Greece laa her Olympic games , where , formerly , in presence of an as-embled aation , a great poet or renowned historian « as crowned . France had to day , in the centre of ancient Burgundy , her Olympic games , instituted not be a law , but by the most instantaneous and most geaaine admiration . At 2 o ' clock all steps were directed « w «< l » the buqa « t-b > aU . A worthy citix « n h * d offered s vast encloiure on tha banks of the Saone in a part of

      the town to which access was easy . A sailcloth ornamented with preen boughs and flowers was raised over the ground . Tables were plaeed forming & semicircle , it the centre of which was placed the President and M . de Lamartine . At each column was raised a tricolour flag with the names of Lyons , Chalons , Bourg , Antun , Clony , Macon , &c . united with tbatgof Lamartine . A gallery was prepared for the ladies , which corat n 3 ed a full view of the banquet-hall . There w * . ra i ? subscribers and more than 4 , 009 spectat . . The poor were not forgotten . Two urns T > ii at the entrance received the offerings « f the : 1 ' . sMr . The banquet commenced at 4 o clock . Imc telj afterwards a clap of 'Bander was heard ; the

      in » ne brcamsasore serere Ass ih ? ' * f-&FpTeS § 2 } 9 i : tbe clrth which formed the tsHt was torn in pieces ' , : ; : ; of rain fell on the table , and then was to be K : -mly admirable spectacle . A few timid prrsaas de > - by an unanimous movement the majority of the < ' "Meand approached the centre table without noise isioa , and there , in the midst of the lightning and - '• ¦ ug of the thaader , the last cenplet of the Marseille [ s ia . 7 > z , a it to brave the storm , in a slow and ? : ¦ ' : » « tflc by « , 000 voices . Oh , Rooget de Litle , ¦ \ -. obi j ffwiiy of Dietrich , which the publication •} ' ¦ » ' a dins b » s rescued from oblivion , what tears of . aid b . i ? e shed had yon assisted at the unex-• it ad * of that grand scene !

      rne iK / im jjaving ceased , the Major of the town , who pTcfided at the banquet , roie to address the asssmbly . In a vigorous discourse , couched in choice language , and delivered in a firm toae of voice , he characterised with truth and warmth the chief merit of the history of the Girondins—the profound and unbounded influence it is calculated to exercise ; and placing himself in tht poiat of view of social principles , whence parties and their divisions are commanded , he praised unreservedly the writer for the truth , anu splenGout of his description ! . Thu discourse and the toast which fallowed called forth bars U of applause . The strangers present congratulated the town of Hacou on having at its head a mayor of so distinguished a spirit , capable of impressing a serious and liberal direction on affairs , and the inhabitants felt

      proud at hearing the eulogy passed on their chief magistrate . 3 f . de Lamartine next rose to reply to the President ' * toast . Let any body figure to himself an innumerable multitude of men , woman , and young peoplo of every class of life , proprietors , farmers , public functiensries , noblemen , artisans , and even soldisrs , all come freely , their eyes fixed on one point , their entire existence suspended to the soul and to the lips of a single man—a multitude whose ardent enthusiasm and powerful acclamations were , however , repressed and regulated bj respect ; and next , on a platform slightly raised , a men of h « T statnre , Bis features cSUellea after the model of the sacienu , fire in his eye , and tis forehead resplendent with the stamp of genius , his roica sonorous and melodious , accompanied by gesture admirably measured in

      » ti energy—M . de Lamartine , in a word , elevating his auditors to the highest and pnrest regions of the spirit tt carry them back to the practice of simple life—speak . iog of the future with the inspiration of a prophet , proclaiming in magic terms the sovereignty of reason , the alliance , every day more necessary , between the government and the people , the providence of Gad , the immortal bopss of humanity;—in fine , let any one ' figure to himMlf 6 , 000 intelligent beings overwhelmed during one fcoor-and-a-half with floods of eloquence , and receiving with religious enthusiasm the word of a genius like a ns w baptism , with bnrsta of applansa impassible to be reitrained , and an imperfect image , a cold reflection , will be had of that offered by the banquet-hall . 2 fever , ia thsmoit brilliant days of the ancient forum or the mo .

      dem tribune , did any orator ever obtain a more extraordinary or more truly and deservedly popular triumph . It was because none with a more wonderful talent ever carried higher the lore of independence , the esteem of his fellow-men , aad the noble desire of extending amongst mankind the taste for strong ideas , the semiaent of personal dignity , and the consciousness of the magnificent destinies of humanity . For these reasons , no one has been more admired nor more beloved , nor * iU any obtain a greater portion of respect and glory in the great justice of prosperity . Towards half-past seven o ' clock the banquet terminated and everybody withdrew ia tfas midst of xhe most profound tranquillity . Jf o tuaaltaons manifestation , no seditious cries . Bach person fdt that he was identified with the general admiration , asd that he was truly ennobled by the majesty of that meeting . A long and enthusiastic cortex was formed for

      tae orator . From such festivals as that every patty may derive advantage . The Government is compelled to do homage to the calm and dignified good sense of the citi-*« n 5 , * ho know how to respect order without having any necessity to display a profusion of troops , or to recur to tte secrst znaccBUTres of the police . The name of De MTOittiap , said the pesple , is alone mora powerful to maintain otia jjjan an entire army . There is an advants £ 2 tothepeople , which thus destroys anjust prejudices and deprives the Government of the specious pretext ¦ hieh ithas too often abused . Fortunate are the citi-« ns who know so well how to honour genius and elevation of mind ! A thousand times happy the man who C » u create such sympathy , and who knows how to in-• Jare the masses with the love of truth and of goodne-s , aad ' - has contributes so gloriously to tSie regular aud piciac development of liberty !

      On Friday the Court of Peers was occupied for c ? e hours with the trialof M . Peliapra , the assatUte ofUeneral Gubieresin corrupting M . Teste . The proceedings were not particularly interesting . The revelations made in the course of the previous trials had told the whole story of the corruptions in the Gouhenans afiair , and as M , Peliapra was not likely to make any more disclosures ( though supposed to be able to make many , if so inclined , ) the public took very little interest in his fate . M . Peliapra admitted that he was the person who paid over the money to HL Teste . The sum was 100 , 000 francs , which wa 3 all paid in Bank of France notes . It is a curious circumstance , and one which accounts for M . Teste ' s confidence that ae would not be found guilty , that bat for the accidental circumstance of M . Teste

      havu ; afterwards asked M . Pelapra to invest the money for him , M . Teste would ceTer have been convicted . There were no witnesses called either for the prosecution or defence . M . D . langle , the Procurenr-Genera ) , called upon the court to make a J « ere example of a man who , after having accumu-Isted £ 800 , 000 in thenublic service , still continued to add to bis ill-gained wealth by corrupting the aernatsof the Crown . M . Chaix d'Est Ange , who appeared for the defence , made a very powerful eechbut for the

      » . merely purpose of ahowfng that hucuentdid not originate the plan of corrupting the Minister , and that the part he took in the whole transaction was a very limited and secondary one . The Court decided that the punishment of M . Pel-U jra should be the same as that of General Cutrierea and Parmentier—namely , civil degradation , a fine tf 10 , 000 francs , and a share of the expense of process . In { lie course of an hour after the termination ° f the trial the fine , 4 c ., was paid , and M . Peliapra *» SKUtliberty .

      M . Peliapra said that he had never doubted the nstiee ofthe Court , and that , if he had absconded , lt *« because he did not wish to compromise the Princi pal accused by hia dieclosurea . lie then ex-PWned how he had been induced to interfere with «• Testa in behalf of the company of the mines of Jfmbeuans . " I did not at fart calculate , " said ho . Ja » we should have reoowae to cotrnption . I JN « of the aSair to M . Teste , who told me that he ** " & ! teat number ofappiications to examine , and r ** U 8 hould come is its turn . ' I understand , I . - - " »•>» WU 1 O IB 1 U kiuu . — "

      »» » eTe / aid the Minister , Uhat it a an excellent SJ ** I replied , 'In that case , why do you not 5 * eswnaihares in it ? ' * As a Minister , ' observed Aejte , ' my name cannot well figure onthesub-J ^ tion iirt . Besides , I have no money . 'WereanoL ? . 0006 ? from von , ' 1 answered ; * I am . ^ Tr ** to ? ive you twenty-five share ? a 9 a pre-- _^ * ne Minister asked me what those shares 32 W . 18 aid » M 0 , 000 f .. and he then told me PejLr preferthemoneytotheBliarei . " M , « a £ abutted his gnat in oflfering a briba to a *¦ " *» of the Cabinet * and bunt ioto t « w . The

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      Attorney-General next addressed the Conrr ¦> a maintained the accusation of corruption M ctf d'Estange atterwaids rose and DtfisS ' ftoJf of his client . When he had wSESSd t £% m " « {«} *» Pfi" Series RJSiS * Preflldent tttk £ ffi * 3 « E 2 z « di ^ VffJft ^^ ttoi «« rfl » theSl ^ V 1306011 Frida y . wconsequence of PalaS W- Tt C 6 nvicted Pnsonera at the SLiff rt tlce - ^' » gelled by the interiertnce of the municipal guards . mi . —¦ w »|*»* 4 giMiiuo . ^ a ^ j— -. ^ -.... ,, r

      at »„! HT ^ \? Cnam ^ r of deputiesis virtually XJui ? ' T . he ^ onal mA other papers ridicule we labours of Jthe session , contending that they had country * nnproductive of good for the The executioner of Paris , M . Samson , having been JUpereeded in h ' u functions , had appealed to the touncil of State aaainst the Ministerial decree . wn" he says , deprived him unjustly of a post he had filled with distinction . M . Samson had accordingly drawn np a memorial in which he first discussed at profeao the point of law , and then explained at considerable length the services he had rendered the administration of justice . " lie had , " ha eaid . 'never been accused of want of attention

      towards the condemned ; his experience and skill had saved them many sufferings , and the minutes of his proceedings demonstrate that , thanks to him , executions have never lasted more than twenty-seven seconds . It even happened , when he found manageable subjects , that he executed them in thirteen seconds . " SPAIN . The matrimonial quarrels of the ill-assorted pair , who are called Kin £ and Queen of Spain continues . The Queen having left Madrid for La Granja . The Minister of the Interior had proceeded to La Granja . Report stated that , previous to her departure , the

      Queenhad expressed a desire that the King should not reside in the palace during her absence from th « cap it al . In the afternoon of the 18 th the King had given orders to officers of his household to fit oat hia apartment iu the palace , as he intended to remove thither on the next evening . The necessary preparations were accordingly made , and a detachment of halberdiers was ordered to perform duty in the interior of the palace ; but before the latter had taken possession of the post assigned to them , in the morning of the 19 th . General Cerdova presented himself at the palace with a letter from the Minister of War , enclosing a royal decree , forbidding the Kins to inatal himself in the palace , the doors of which were immediately closed .

      PORTUGAL . Letters from Lisbon state the pacification of the country had been completed , bnt in appearance more than in reality . The inextinrnishab ' e passion * of southern politicians ( equally intense . on both sides ) were likely very speedily to deatwy all the fruits of onr intervention ; the electoral struggle would not Sfe ^ an ^^ to be tougbi over again . GERMANY . Bekus , July 17 . —The preparations f « r turning the chapel of the Pennsvlvanian penitentiary into a court of justice , for the trial of the persons concerned i » the Polish insurrection are terminated . Five hundred places have been reserved to the public , and

      places bare been set apart for tbe torpt diplomatique , the great functionaries of state , and other distinguished person ? . The number of the accused is between 250 and 269 . They were formerly kept in secret confinement , bntwithin the last few days they have been allowed to communicate freely with each other , and lrith their legal advisers . The period for the commencement of the trial is not yet fixed , but it is believed that it w ? U be Monday . the 2 d August . On the first day all the accused will be present to hear the reading of the indictment , but immediately after they will be divided into series and tried separately . The trial , it is believed , will last three months .

      SWITZERLAND . The Helvetic Diet , after a long and stormy discussion , decided , on the 20 th inst ., that the league of the seven Catholic cantons was incompatible with the conditions of the federal compact , and that it should be immediately dissolved . Twelve cantons and two half cantons voted the resolution , which wag as follows : — 1 . The alliance of the seven cantons of Lucerae , TJri , Scnwjls , Cuierwalden , Zag , Friburg , and Yalais it incompatible with the essential dispositions of the compact of the 7 th of August , 1815 . and is declared to be dissolved . 2 . The abovementioned cantons are to beheld responsible for the execution of this decree . f . The Diet reserves to itself , should circumstances require , to adopt ulterior measures to enforce obedienco to its decree .

      On the 22 nd the deputies of the seven cantons were to make known their replv , which , it was expected would be a formal protest against the decision of the Diet . It was . only then that Assembly would consider the means of execution . There was little doubt but tbe Catholic cantons would refuse to obey the injunction of the Diet , and evcnKBistit by force . The Paris National contains the following observations on the first sitting of the Swiss Diet : — . This sitting , during which the deputies from the Separatist cantons chiefly occupied the meeting , afforded but little interest , tfe have vainly sought in the speeches | of the deputies from lucerne , Uri , Schwytz . Zug , Unter-[ walden , Friburg , a new idea or even a specious argni raent . The alliance exists solely through a

      flagrantviolationofthepact , andit was wi » h difficulty the representatives endeavoured to defend it on that ground . They indulged in recriminations against tbe free corps , against new tendencies and revolutionary progress . One of them even attributed all the evil * which afiict Swit . cerland to the revolution of July . For a pnttge of M . " Goizot it was a great liberty . Moreover , in default of reason , the League ii possessed of ardent passions . The violence of its language forms a strong contrast with the perfect moderation of the spreches delirered by tht deputies of Zurich , Glaris , Schaffnauitn , and St Gall . The author of that discussion suffers evidently from tte knowledge he possesses of the opinions and the votes of the Assembly . The case is similar to that of a tragedy of which the conclusion is previously known . Theqnet . tion , however , is serious fioaa the consequences which ensue , and demands attention . We shall return to it .

      The Friend of Ae Constitution , of Btrne . of the 19 th inst ., publishes a conversation which took place between M . Bois le Comte , the . French ambassador in Switzerland , and M . Ochsenbein , the President of the Diet . M . Boisle Comte asked the President whether he propescd to present M . Guiiot ' a letter to the Vorort . On the President having replied in the negative , M . Bois le Comte expressed his intention to publish the letter . "It isnot my place , " said the President , "to tell you what you ought or ought not to do , nor will I suffer any one to direct me . " M . Bois le Comte rose to take leave and said , carelessly , "You may be deceived as to the intentions of the powers to interfere . " The President replied , "If they wish to stake their bank we will stake euro . " And thus the conversation terminated .

      Thestate of Switzerland is becoming daily more and more menacing , and all parties are preparing for a struggle which now appears inevitable . The Sonderlund , or Catholic league , has resolved not to allow the resolntion of the Diet , which declares the league of the Catholic cantons to be illegal , to pas 3 without a protest . As soon as the news reached Lausanne of the resolution of the Diet iu favour of the dissolution of the Sonderbund , the Patriotic Society of that town publisuetl a proclamation highly approving of the

      resolution , and calling on the inhabitants to enrol themselves as volunteers in the corps franc * , for the purpose of supporting the Diet . The Council of State upon this immediately met , and adopted a resolntion for the dissolution of the Patriotic Society , and on the following day issued an ordinance to that effect . The ordinance produced an immense sensation throughout Switserland , and the authorities were consequently compelled to disavow the ordinance , but the Prefect , M . Mejstre , who signed it , was neither dismissed nor interfered with .

      The Edcetie of Berne gives the following account of a difference , which Has arisen between M . de Bois-Ie-Comte , the French Ambassador in Switzerland , aud the government of Berne : —* ' M . de Bois-Ie-Comte has addressed to the government of Berne a threatening note , by which he demands satisfaction , because ados belonging to M . Jenni ( editor of the Charivari of Berne . ) was seen following him on Friday evening at Engi , with two crosses suspended from its collar , ene of which the ambassador pretends wai a cross of the Legion of Honour . It is said that the dog had , in iaet , attached to his collar two pieces of tin , which more or leu resembled crouea . "

      ITALY . The ( burner de MandUt gives the following letter from Rome , dated the 18 th : — There is a molt extraordinary report current at Borne , which has excited great agitation . It states nothing leis thin the discovery of a conspiracy , at the headof which was a cardinal held in great suspicion by the people . I dare not mention the projects attributed to the conspirators until they are in some degree officially made public . It it afinned that at this nwment several great per . soaages are being arrested , and that they will be sent la tbe count of to-day to the Castle of St Angelo .

      ROME . COXBPQUCT AGA 1 KST THK POPS . The Semaphore de Maridlkt publishes a letter from Rome , of the 18 th inst , confirming the report of tie discovery of a conspiracy , against the Papal Goyernweat , which was to have . taken place en the 17 th , the anniversary of the amnesty . Paid agents weie , it is said , to have created an alarm among the multitude assembled on the occasion , and to have thrown daggers at the feet of the soldiers , to induce a belief that it was intended to murder them . Fifty malefactors were to bavebeenletloosefrom the prisons into the Piazza del Popolo , shortly before tho fireworks , in order to occasion confusion . Thepopular chief Cicerrnacchio discovered the whole en the 15 th The people immediately demanded thtatu * pension of the . feait , ud theTopebaring ordered ^

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      immediate armament of the National Guard . upwards of 2 , 000 ofthemost respectable citizens applied to the authorities for anna , and succeeded in maintaining public tranquility . Cardinal Ferreti . the new Secretary of State , arrived at Rome on the 16 th , and udged with his own eyes of the terror and indignation prevailing in the capital . The people received him with acclamation , and in the evening there was a general illumination . The first act of Cardinal Ferretti was to dismiss and exile Monsignor Grasseini , the Governor of Rome , allowing him only 24 hours to quit the city . M . Graaaolini opposed no «• sistanceand instantlysetont for Naples . The following placard was poRted up in Rome on the day the conspiracy was discovered : —

      NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE . Instructions of Cardinal Lambruschinl and Colonel Nardoni , left to the under-mentioned , far the execution of a popular tragedy . INFAMOUS ACTOaa , Mon » tgnor Graaselini , goveruor-ffeneral of the police ofKorae . Colonel Freddi , president of the famous military commission at the mournful period of 18 U . Captains Allaiand Muzzarelii . lieutenants Gtanuci , Sangiorgi , and Benvenuti , Lieutenautof iContlgnor Grassenni , assessor of the Government . Mlnerdt , a celebrated spy , Tincenco Moroni , brother of tho inspector-general of the post-office .

      The Chevalier Bertola . Sergeant Pontini . Three sots of the notorious spy Galanti ; and FiOf Avanti Patoca , All devoted to the eternal execration of the poople . Colonel Freddi escaped at the moment some national guards entered his house to arrest him . They found his servants burning papers with so much precipitation that they set on fire the curtains of his bed-chamb er . Captain Mezzarelli and Bertola were apprehended , and the former would have been murdered by the populace had not Prince Alexandra Torlonia andPrinca Rospigliosi interfered . The brothers Galanti had made their escape . Various other persons had been arrested , and tho disclosures

      of the prisoners , and the papers seiied in their possession , had already thrown much light on the conspiracy . The National Guard whs being armed and equipped in all hnste , and several princes had offered the ground floors of their palaces to establish temporary posts . The troops of the garrison and even the gendarmes , in whom the conspirators placed every confidence , fraternized with the people . Col . Bini , commanding a battalion of chasseurs , several officers of which were compromised in the plot , had visited all the posts of the National Guard , and declared , with tears in his eyes , that he was totally ignorant of the designs of those officers . The conspiracy had ramifications in the provinces . On the 17 th , the day ifc was to explode , two battalions of Austrian troops of eight hundred men each , followed b y four pieces of artillery , with lighted

      matches , entered fcerrara , a city of the Pope ' s dominions , in the citadel of which the Austrians main-Wn ^ a , ^ iU-JSgJSyif rs had their muskets loaded , their bayonets fixed , anTwor ^ J ^? ^ * . their caps . Their behaviour was mostinSuirtiiiy and they affected all the airs of a victorious army entering a vanquished city . The men were quartered in the barrack of San Domenico , and the officers , after an attempt to be billetted on the inhabitants , whioh was resisted by the Cardinal Legate , were obliged to take up their residence in the hotels ! On the 19 th , tho * e " foreigners" were ia possession of the city ; but their endeavours to create disorders by insolent provocations had hitherto failed of effect . AtFaeora , on the 17 th , the Carabineers had attacked the people without any motive , and , but for the Swiss troops who joined the latter , many lives would have been lost , so great was the exasperation on both sides .

      POLAND . Gaucu . —Lihbxro . Jnw 14 . —Tbe trial of the Palish insurgents of Galicia is concluded , the sentences having been given and ordered to be instantly executed . Three bad been condemned to deathi and ihe ethers , to the number of 200 , sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying according to the degree of guilt of each .

      THE WAR IN . THE CAUCASUS . THE RC 8 SIASS AOAIX DEFEATED . St Pbikbsbdboh , Jolt 23—We havejust received a report of the new operations in the Caucasus , which opens with an account of tte failure of the storming of the fortified village of Gergebil , in Daghestan , on the part of the Russians . Count Worenxow himself led the attack , which consisted of ten battalions of infantry , several divisions of dragoons , Cossacks , and militia , besides twelve cannon , two mortars , and a rocket command . The commanding generals under him were Count Augutinski Dolgorwicki , Count Belntow , Kolsebue , « fce . The attack was made after lengthened preparations , and after several breaches had been made on the oreviona dav . on the mnrnins

      efthe 16 th of June , two columns , one . under the command ot Colonel Orbeliam , penetrated simultaneously into the village , but at length , though supported by the reserve , were driven back by the Muridea , and were compelled to retreat into the camp , whither the second column , commanded by Colonel Jewdokimow , was also commanded to retire , without being able to penetrate even as far as the first column . The encounter is described as sanguinary in the extreme . The mountaineers permitted the Russian troops to come close to tbe wall before they opened their fire , and when the latter had forced their way into the interior of the village , they found unlookcd

      for obstacles ; for example , logemenu concealed in the earth , from which a deadly fire was discharged , fortified cavern-dwellings which were covered with sham roofs , which gave way beneath the besiegers , who . clambered upon them and fell upon the swords of the Muridea . The obstinate defence of the mountaineers convinced Count Woronaow that the place can only be takenby the irresistible force of artillery , and he has , therefore , for the present given np any farther attack upon Gergebil , especially as the cholera fcas appeared among the troops . There fell in the fight of the 16 th of Juno , two majors , six superior officers , and 119 privates ; wounded 23 staff and superior officers , and 463 privates .

      UNITED STATES AND MEXICO . The royal mail steamer , Caledonia , arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday morning . The news is not very important . We extract the following from a luminary drawn np from the New York papers : — Since the sailing of the steamer of the first no marked change has occurred in the prospects of the war . There is , however , something less of confidence than then prevailed of the speedy return of peace , and the country seems again to have settled down in the conviction that the war must be indefinitely con * tinued . Gen . Scott has been compelled to halt at Puebla , where at the latest dates he was awating the arrival of reinforcements . His original intention had been t « march upon the capital by the 10 th of June .

      wttn whatever force might at that time be under his command . lie felt confident in his ability to capture and hold the city even with COOO men ; and this trust was based not more upon the tried value of his troops , than upon the state of parties known to exist among the Mexicans themselves . Since he has been in Mexico Gen . Scott has been iu close and constant communication with some of the leading men of the Republic , and the result was the formation of a party decidedly favourable to peace . The war party was in confusion , caused chiefly hj the downfall of Santa Anna as a popular favourite , The proclamation of Gen . Seottin which this

      chief-, tain was very bitterly and severely assailed , is said to havecaused a reaction in his favour , and to have infused a new spirit of determined opposition into the war party , of which he wag accounted the head . Upon the whole , the prospect either of peace or of a prompt and effective prosecution of hostilities isnot encouraging . Mr TriBt was sent to Mexico with power to conclude an armistice , should tho government consent : but Gen . Scott very promptly put a veto upon this attempt to override and virtually supersede him , by refusing to recognise any such action . The attempt has since been abandoned , and the negotiation transferred to the general himself .

      The business of the country continues to be flourishing , healthy , and promising . From all parts of the country tlie grain harvests promise unprecedented abundance . In the more southern of the wheat growing states the grain has been already gathered , and the crop proves to be more than an average ; and in no one section of the union is there any apprehension of a deficiency . The supply of flour , wheat , and corn , arriving at tide-water through the canah of this state , is large beyond all precedent . The receipts np to the first week in July et flour this year , were 1 , 578 , 170 bis ., being 513 . 808 over those of last

      year ; of wheat the receipts were 1 , 823 , 147 bushels . 1 , 440 , 210 more than last year ; and of corn there has been an increrae of 1 , 153097 bushels , the whole amount received last year up to the present time being only 593 , 334 bushels . The foreign export has been large ; the quantity shipped for Europe within the last ten days having indeed been larger than for that of an ; similar period in any previous year , though its measures is not in proportion , perhaps , to the increase of receipts . The large receivers , as a general thing , prefers to trust a foreign market to selling at rates currents here .

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      Dswsburt . —The inhabitants of Dewsburv have , during the late exorbitantly high price of food , formed a society called the Dewsbury Philantrophic Flour Society , the rules of . which society have with a alight alteration been signed by John Tidd Pratt , the revuing barrister-at-law . A curious discovery has taken place st MoreleHa , near Menness . A peasant , who was digging there for clay , found at about six feet below the surface , a chest bound with iron , and containing a long chain f nd iron collar , and the head of a man , on which the skin and beard were still intact . The government of Berlin haa established a central nohce for all the railroads of Prussia . M . Dnncker , counsellor ofthe government , is placed at the head of this most important branch ofthe administration , aud is succeeded in his late post of di-1 held the . aan ? vffice at Posea ,

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      '¦ m ^—¦ h ^ ——————HAI , iFA 3 ; ELECTION . nn w 7 ? the ' odd . fell&ws' hall . crowded"ft ' daythe 2 » st ., the above Hall was densely ZTn ' hear 8 n a < W «< "from Mr Ernest taut . thahVrit ° * , ! l wa 8 CI > lle < ltothechair , and prefaced Ind en « * , ? ' 6 Venil * in a * t ™* « pl « te with truth , > Calling * " attention of the meeting to the Mr E » K

      „ , ! g , boroughmonother * * \^ ° tiOn * ° COntenQ w " >* «>« 0 her for the loaves and fi . hes , and the people h . d no other concern in the matter thaa that of having to » , for it . Buta change came over the spirit of their dream —tho people rose into mfficient power to he worth making a cat ' s paw of-they were made parties iu the quarrel , in which they only got the blows and promisesthey were deluded in party feelings into the support of factions , which were all equally their enemies , and have awoke at last to find that their only trust is in God and their own strength . ( Cheers . ) Ah ! ftllMhcr clmngo ha « come over tho spirit ofthe dream-fuetions cease to q Tri" ; I irh ! Rand Torjf coalesce 8 &aiBat *• P ^ ple , and behold , they forget their party . feuus , and form the great league of monopoly against progression . Sobeit ! 1 am glad of it ; it brings us nearer the isiue . Lot them

      unite . We can kill two birds with one stone . ( Loud © leers . ) Thus we find that Mr Protheroe has been forced to retire—the Whigs can no longer conteBt this borough on their o * n principles , ( principles , aaid I ! I forgot—they have none !) but are forced to league with a Tory ia order to face the contempt of their constltuency . ( Hear , hear . ) I am the last man in the world to speak ill of a flying enemy , or to triumph ovtr a fallen foe—but then that fou must march awaj decently , with a respectful dignity ; not like a petted schoolboy , who is denied hi » holiday cake . ( Laughter , ) I SROUld have pasted over Mr Protheroe a defeat in perfect sileuce had he not gone out of his way to fling a parting calumny at tho very party to which he owed hir seat . ( Hear , hear . ) Helms regretted that this borough

      is throwing itself into the hands of a revolutionary party —the Chartist party—under whose system property would be insecure , and the terrible evil of a separation between Church and State realised . Partj ! aaid he ? I tell tuU borou sh it is leaving a " partj " and joining a people . ( Cheers . ) Revolution ! said he ! An ! the word is easily used . Whenever an old pensioned dowa . ger fears to lose a part of her allowance , the cries over her tea and muffins—* ' revolution ! " ( Langhter . ) Wheaever an asthmatic bishop fears he slmll have more work and lets pay , you may hear the pigs grunting , " revolution ! " ( Laughter and cheern . ) Whenever a pay . clerk it dismissed or a sinecure curtailed , the cry of" revolution " is whined in th « . tie . of political economy . "Revolution ! " Mr Protheroe 1

      , thank yon for tbe word . Inm an advocate of revolution , and we are in the midst of a glorious revolution now . Catholic emancipation was a revolution ! Reform was « revolution ! Free Trade was a revolution , and tht Charter will bo another and a better revolution . ( Tremendoua cueersfj " = f ^ r « va ?* <\* evdlution ° f destruction . Sir , it Is that of pre 5 ervatiSn r » -i ^ lieve . thwo *• «> ° »^ ur \ l 3 for property amid a starving people ^ " tneir ri R " denied ! Mj revolution is , do untootheri 7 at ^ / & ?« 'I " . !! others should do unto yen . Therefore , I « ay , since the working classes enable us to have comfortable lining , we should see that they have comfortable homes a » well . What is there destructive in the principles I adyocafc ¦ — Universal Suffrage and separation of ChurcU and Sttue !

      That ia , civil and religious liberty . No one cow d >* uk * that the vote is the right of every man . Wo have beaten them from the stand of principle , they resort to that of expediency . I will fight them with their own weapon * . How do they justify- the present system ! By taj Ing the forco of public opinion is sufficient to control the electors . If so , if the people do rule in reality , why not let them do so in the form as well ? But I'll take a higher ground . How do the non-electors influence the electors < By intimidation-by exclutivt . deaiiuu . Sartij tliU u bud , since it corrupts political honesty , and creates social hatred . And when the non-electors aro prevented from exercising this influence , how is mil vff . cted 1 Why by superior intimidation , by bribery and corruption . There , fore you see , if , under the present system , the non-electors

      exercise their right , it is ( Jone by evil means ; if they are prevented . It is done by evil also ; therefore evil ib the SJStem which engenders evil , and I cry , Universal Suffrage , to save us from these cure * s ot class domination . ( Vehiment cheering . ) And thtn for leparation of Church and State . What is there destructive in this » I a i ways thought religion was an emanation from God , and that faith could not be given by acts of Parliament . But touch one holy penny of the clergy , and they will cry , " The Church is in danger . " Not so—they meau , the purse is in danger , { Loud cnem . ) Abl sir , Mr Frotheroe may inveigh against my ' revolutionary » y » . tern "—I dare say it suits him not- I wish to restore the tinge of health to the pale check of tho factory child . That is my revolutionary system . I wish to give back

      the poor babe to the sad breast ofthe workhouse mother . That is my revolutionary system . I wish to re-unite those Tvhom God united , and whom man bns parted—the aged pauper to his aged wife ! This is my revolutionary system . ( Greatapplause . ) Ah ! sir , fearnottochangeoldinstitutions merely becauK thoy are old . All nature is one eternal revolution . ChriBt himself puriticd the ol . i religion with new faith . Shall , man then , stand by finality , when Qod ' points us to progression ? Nor doubt tbat wt shall be able to achieve these changes . The oak , sir , rises from the small acorn to a mighty tree . And have you marked how tho old leaves turn brown and wither , and how they cling to tho stem till the fresh green hudis ready to burst from undermath ? and then they full tne by one , the old worthless things as the bright young

      foliage shoots forth in the light of heaven . Thus be it with the oak of England . ( Tremendous cheers . ) I see many withered leaves upon its tree . I hear them tremble in the blast of liberty . They may have beon good aad green once , and suited to their day , but a fresh age demands a fresh growth ; nnd they come falling down out by one , down into that tomb , where we will bury the old and are planting the new . ( Great applause . ) Whofeim to talk of revolution ! England is marching to revolution over broken promises and baffled hopes . Inlnnd is marching to revolution over the graves of a murdered million . The world is marching to revolution out of tht hour of darki . eas into the age of light . Yet how men cling to the eld system . Prejudice mantles around il like ivy reund a ruin , covering it with a fictitious beauty ;

      but tear down the parasite plant , and you will see how rotten is the fabiic underneath—and you will then mark the owls and bats and vermin of corruption lurking in its mouldering crevicc 9 . ( Immeuse applause . ) You « ill see that the toppling stories will fall and crush you , unless you pull the ruin down in time with your own hand . ( Cheers . ) But some say : "What ? Will a few sentinels in the House of Commons be able to watch the citadel of freedom 1 " Iaiuwer : "Yes . " ( Loud enters . ) What we cannot obtain to-day we will obtain to-morrow . Our rights must be conceded . Dolay them as you maythey must come—they will come , and they skall . Ay ! notwithstanding the Whig and Tory coalition , to sell this borough . ' What ! Can they no longer stand alone 1 Ah ! they are very old and very weak . ( Cheers . ) What \

      Must they stand shoulder to thoulder , lust they BhouUt slip off the rotten plank of corruption * Let them cling , let them toss , blind mariners on a mighty sia—while we go dashing past them in the gallant barque of Libertybut we will stretch forth the helping hand to sure them from the wreck of their own making , if they are willing to mount our deck and sail under the colours of the Charter . ( Enthusiastic cheering and waving of hats ) Stop ! If you are enthusiastic you will make all the old women in Halifax afr : iid . A gentleman told mu this morning a great responsibility attuched to me , I dill vtron | j to enmo here exciting tbe people . I have HO tioubl ho wished I had not come . But I tell him I am nothing

      —a mere cypher—tho exponent of a principle—and I can tell him more—a thousand abler men than me wera ready at a moment's nutice to have mounted this plat , form , and done battle for the people . ( Loud cheering . ) Ay ! There doet attach n responsibility . It attaches to every man in this hall . Electors ! You have the keeping of men ' s liberties . Non-oleutors ! You have the vindication of your own . Responsibility ! And what raponsibility attaches tothciBe who have let England fall to iu present state ! ( Hear , hear . ) Who have slain the thousands of factory children to swell tho army of innocents in heaven ! Who have slain the millions in Ireland , crownless martyrs , dying for the faults of cabinets ? Ah ! sir , we will not think of it . lest ~ e should indeed raise the

      excrtemcut that they truuble at ! ( Great cheering . ) 1 know the responsibility attaching to us all—but , because I know it , I feel also that lie is not a utiu who in times like these doet not march boldly to the front of danger , and cry , down tyranny , and , people ! onward ! ( Tremun . dous cheering . ) And now , diar friends , let me hope you will not let excitement get the better of you . Tho Tories will try to raaki- you drunk , because they know that if you wera in your right senses you could not vote for them . Should they try to provoke a broach of th » peace put them down with the strong arm of order . I do not think they'll venture to mtdOIe with us . ( Shouts , of ' not they , ' and cheers . ) Anil you , electors , a noble majority « f whom , 1 think , ure on ay Bide , —remember Unimportant dut y that devolves on you . You have taken n bold stand and a proud position . Tam » h not your ho . nour by tho bribe of Whig or Tory , ltemembcr the bail laws of teven years will rob you oftnorathau the bilbo of an hour will bestow .: [ And if you vote by intimidation ,

      remember thatfuction is growing weak while the people are growing strong . And remember , when you vote for us you vote for the pale babe perishing on tbe dry brenst of its hungry mother ! You votsfor thegrr-yheauea man in the baatile , imprisoned fer having worked too hard and lived too long ! Oh ! Elector * , jou vote for yourlelves—for su-h may be the i ' at « «> f many of ytm . Re . number , whan the working-classes are poor the shopkeepers lose . The working-man may sink the first , but in falling he drags you donn upon his lifeless body , Self-interest and conscience call you the same , and , Disstnters ! the anger of Qod is on those who oppose civil and religious liberty . ( Load cheers . ) Th « n join in the great cause . Be Whigs and Tories no longer ! The time Is come for jou to be Englithnen > Faction shall die—politic * Khali exlit no more ! We will buvy them in one grave , decently and respectably—and as tie first bright dawn of liberty tinges the grey stone oa their tgab—jqu will bshoM where no bar * written tfcu

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      ri r Hfrelie > Whigcery and Toryism , burlid by the hand of religion , humanity , and liter ., !' J £ . T 8 umed lli 8 scat amid aP « teet 8 toiim of £ Z' * ' Wlth rnpturous *« ers for the popular moTorder ^ 88 flemblag 6 8 e P flrated "ith-th . nt . ' .

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      IRISH CONFEDERATION . ' {? e ( l o n fe - derates ho ' * theirnsual weeklv meefcinponMth inst . at QWwighft . £$£ » & The secretary read tho monthly accounts which were confirmed , and was proceeding with thVre 4 ar business of the meeting , when « yiiar Mr Bw «» aaid : before they proceeded toanv further business , he thought it necessary for the character of the body , and for the character- of our respected secretary , to notice an effusion of maHaiZ slander which appeared in tho Northern « or-rfBh « t day . Some were inoliued to think that they should not notice it ; but to strangers , who knew notnmo r , f

      uie individual , and who might think him soraeb&dr f ^ l ^ pOrapo , 3 lty ,, ? u f hi ? - bcaring-it « 'as necessary - that the mask of liberality which he wore should be torn oft . Ibis course was always pursued towards every Irishman who came to London , so goon ascertain individuate perceived that tliera was moro ability or worth displayed by the new comer . A howl was set up against him if ho did not , follow in their track—and he was crushed , lie could instance many men-Eugene O'CaYanath for one , who was now editor of a London paper . J . IJaines , George Archdeacon , a man who , though he ( Mr Dw aiHjafflered Tna Jr- " po w ? ' wasagentle'n ;« n in / nannon an 1 behaviour Thia man « grossly slandered by this individual , and every attempt was mad * to prevent himjromgettii . ua livinc , by injurine to . character . Wh y wa 8 this man crushed ? limplybi ~ the y deputed Mr . Archdeaoen to wait Lnn

      omiin U ' Bnen . toknowifit would be agreeable to h » m to receive a deputation . Mr O'Brien in the tirst instance , seemed most anxious t » do so % but ; the ears of the other members of the ' cmineil had been filled with the pnison of individual misrepresentation . ( Hear , hear . ) I or this act Archdeacon was treated as a stranger , and an enemy . There was their secretary , also . -he was set down as a stranger , a creator ot divisions , an nncruy to the cause ot human progress . ( Shame !) They had all seen his conduct , and tbat night tliey should pronounw accordingly . Wag there a man who ever came into that room who did not respect their secretary » ¦ , . 1 , i

      le behoved there could not be found another man in England , Ireland , or Scotland that would be found to raise his voice against him . He had watched him eloiely , and he was bound to say that there was not a moro upright , a moro honourable , or a more independentman in Christendom ; and if ho were asked tor a true type of the Irish nation , lie would point to him . He had all the openness of heart of a genuine Irishman ; plain , yet polished and intelligentas the hrstnoble-in the land . And he would not hesitate to say , that the greatest disgrace that couhl beialHne msu character in London , would be to keep such a raanaBtrangeramengstthem . ( Cheer . ) Didthcv 5 i ,

      KUUWUHreason why Mr Clancy was a straneer amongst tboie men ? Why , seven years ago Mr Clancy was amongst those men in Goklen . lnne . and nobly defended the character of Mr O'Connor and his conduct with the Evening Star . Prom that day till within the last few months , ho was kept a Btranger ; ^ aCi ^ y ? -Because he would not " renuutice Chartism , IJ ^ Jwome a good Repealer . " ( Hear , hear . ) They now "iuj ? . d the why and the wherefore ; and he wo ' uld stand lij ' i&M wan , who at all tiroes , and in all se » 8 onB , ha ( l the nobiettvK ? of soul to fare the deadly prejudices of his own countfytifif . H .. ( Cheers . ) Mr Clancy was not a stranger in London , " anymore than O'Connor was a stranger in the city of Norwich ; and did that noWo-minded people treat

      him as a stranger there ! lie was glad this charge had nr . t come from a real Irishman , but from one whose boyhood ' s days in London were a guarantee to tho Isle of his fathers . ( Cheers . ) . The next charge was that they were not , nor ever had been , Confederates . Why every one could see this was a falsehood . Their luonies were acknowledged" in the Nation Pftwspaper ; thero were their cards of membership , he himself had Iwo . Their secretary and many others had cards of membership , almost from the earliest formation of the socioty . They bud , also , last week , received an additional number of cards . They had the names of 109 Confederate !* on their books . There

      were sixty-six members of the Chartist Land Company who met every Monday night ia that housp , and amongst the rest was one Thomas Daly , of 8 , Cowcross , who had paid in his subscription and taken out his card . ( Roars of laughter . ) Was it not evident that this same individual w ? s playing a double game between themselves and thecouncil ? but they should know their man . He held in his hand a letter ¦ ddressed to the syoretary , who had my properlytreated it with silent contempt ; but it would show the base means that were at work to undermine that man , and prevent his usefulness . It was ai follows : —

      I , Red Lion- ? ourt , Cow . crosi " , March 26 th . 1847 . Sjb , —I have been informed that a conversation , had by me with Charles M'Carthy , has been tw ( hat gentleman entirely misunderstood . I am convinced that Mr M'Carthy would not misrepresent any person wilfully , hut he has most certainly misapprehended me ; and , as a-natural consequence , misinformed you . I understood that Mr M'Carthy , In his own blunt manner , bag said , thatt accused you of being a " spy . " Hit hud been so said by any other person less esteemed for frankness by me , I would give it its Bhortest and most appropriate answer . Sir , the only conclusion that any person coald draw from my words—that is the worst conclusion—was , that I believed you to be rash , but certnintiy not dishonest .

      In conclusion , I think it no more than justice to you , and honourable to myself , to say emphatically tbat I do not , believe jou to be—and never did believs you to bethe base persoutge Mr M'Carthy has supposed me to m « aa < If any further ixplanation is necessary , I shall be most happy to give it . It" wo cannot agrte ( and I do not see any reason—if we mean honeRily by the same coursewhy we should not ) , Ood forbid that we should seek to slander each other . I am , your obedient servant ,

      Mr L . Clancy . TiiOMAg DAT . l ' . S . —I will Bet Mr M'Carthy , and 1 nm sure he will acknowledge his em . r . They had now discovered the real "Simon Pure . " They could now account for the conduct ofthe council . The real spy wa » now mad « manifest , nnd the silly attempt to bring us in antagonism with Mr O'Connor wouid fail . They knew O'Connor was deeply rooted in their affections . The . blcod-liounds of the Irish press would be glad to see them open the yates , that they inisht enjoy the chase ; They may worry them , but they would guard their friends .

      ( Loud cheers . ) With regard to ( he challenge so impudently held out , the object was tomakeaicar garden of their meetings . They should conduct the i rmeetings as they had hitherto done , with gentlemanly conduct . Every ssn of Adam was welcome to come amongst them , nnd be bean ! ; but they would have no ruffianism . That was the wrong market for aiicli goods Every man was welcome , then , who knew how toconduot himself in a manner creditable to himself , and ' the character of a public meeting . Mr D . moved the following resolutions , and sat down amidst much cheering : —

      That the many sacrifices to tho cause of human liberty made by our secretary , Mr . L . T , Clancy , as well as the eminent services he haa rendered tbat holy cause in the Irish metropolis , his native city , command our warmest gratitude ; andttin ; our admiration of his gentli ' iranly bearing , together with his brilliant talents , over ready to pu » hforn-urd the cause of universal emancipation , renders it imperative on us to sustain Mm against ths malicious attacks of any individual , however insignificant ; and seeing that an attempt has been mado to impede his mag . nanimous oareor , we return oar sincere thanks to P . O'Connor , Esq ., fer the dignified rebuke be has administered to theirould-bu Irishmen , nliosu passions supersede thett jutlgment , to the gnat dttrlnunt of the Irish character in England , ' This meeting is of opinion that any person who haa at . tuin . 'd a public reputation in the cnus « of human liberty , ii not a stranger to this branch of the Irish

      Confederation , and ought not to bo a stranger to any body of de . tsocrats iu tiny part of tbe world . . MrlUwKBT felt great pleasure in seconding the resolution . lie was a man of few words , but hethought their secretary was used very badly , and he atao thought contempt was the best way to use up such an individual . Sosue people had a morbid , ambition to do harm j a hungry appetite for mischief . Mr Charles M'CMtiar said , ho could not sit silent when he saw a stigma case upon their meetings . He considered he was one of those three or four membera of the Chartistiband Society , so called ; and feeling that he ought not to be slandered , he would denounce this attempt at misrepresentation . Why that was the

      very individual through whose hands their first cards of membership camo . Did he not stop bcl&w stairs while he ( Mr M'Carthy ) brought them up and laid them on that table ? ( " You did ' . " ) And did they not on that very night , in accordance with his wishes elect a deputation to wait on the mcti of the West End ? ( "We did . " ) Arnold it not afterwards turn that out his invitation had no authority—that it waa a hoax ? ( Shame . ) Was not that a damning anawei to the charge that they were anxioua to keep u& a discussion ? They were willing , and had ever h 4 en ^ " ?' l 0 , - . * » these »«> . Would to God that t would

      hey on y speak for themselves , and not adopt a mouthpiece who was bringing disgrace on our national characterl lleconsidcred thiswasagrossfalaehoodon that meeting , and he was sure if the members only knew that the meeting was to entertain the subject tuat night , there was not one but would have been present to denounce tho calumny . lie was willing to place hi : ) country upon a firmer basis of independence than an English parliament would guarantee . He , too , might to charged with being a stranger to his countrymen in London—yet had he been toiling all hia Ufo-tirae for that country—but because he would not pu « bin opinions into ( be pockets

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      of a few individuals , or follow their slavish sycophano r ° [ - uu ma r ^ hom they dared "o ^ e- 'crt till second childhood had come upon him—why he too was a atranger . He believed , in hia soul , the whole of this mischief had sprung from one source . When Fo * Lane talked of ridins knee deep in Irish blood , he had ! been foremost in calling a meeting to d enounce him . Did the writer of ibis spiteful epistle then com » forward ?—not a bit of it . He had denounced Me Clancy at a meeting , when he knew that geq # tleman was ill In bed ; but how did he act the follow , ing night when Mr Clancy was present ? Why h « t suffered as a great a political castigation as ever man , got—by saying he saw nothing objectionable in Me

      Clancy ' s conduct and he finished up by a foul accusation upon Mr j ) hn Collins , who has never since been amongst them . Thus ti quarrel was created , and Mr Clancy was charged with the noise . How were they to deal with such a man ? Mr M'Carthy entered at great length into the course of policy pursued by that meeting since its commencement ,, and concluded by faying—such was our position , sir ; such will be our position acain and again , till th » ramparts of prejudicn , disunion , and selfish petty ambition , now tottering at their base , shall faU ' unwept , unhonoured , and unsung . " ( Cheers . ) Why waa this opposition fi iven to Mr Clancy ? Simply because Mr Clancy was a Chartist ; but they dare not accuse him of it , because they were renegade * themselves . Mr Clancy was a stranger because ho came to preach liberty to all mankind , instead of » . So 7 ° ^ thoy h 8 ted h ] m > for this 1 * » denounced as a stranger . Mr Tbcksr next addressed the meetine . He believed he Was tlie only Englishman amongst them , 1 ! or his part he wa » taken by surprkc when he heard ot their secretary causing any disunion He never saw any hostility displayed by him . He saw him always ready to collect money , and otherwise forward the cause . lie would say the council did not treat then * right by not giving them an answer , but hp thought they ought to be in some measure excused , inasmuch , as this individual had openly acknowledged that ha had been tampering with them , and certaLly mis-I representing them . If their meetings ¦ wSeioTS ; large , as they might be , he knew it wa attributable j solely to the fineness « f the weather . lie hinnelf had | often debarred himself and family of recreation to be present at then meeting ? , but nil would not do so-, but all things swsidered , he thovght their meeting ! were as well attended as could Iw expectwi . \ h Jtfifl | 8 ometiraee witnecied them inconveniently chromW and should do so again . Ho thought that the attcjipt to lessen them would only lend to kJvjw men tl- . * - necesaity of supporting such , persc-n-iiuc ; minu ? .. 'knr

      all knew their secretary had nopscunia *^ iutei ^ j jjj the matter , the only thins he seemed to set was abuse ; yet he seemed to ho , quite contented nnd happy even with that . ( Laughter . ) lie was surprised at this individual snaerin ^ at the "Chartist Land Corapa'iy . " Wbjtfee ' was in the room himself at Tumasain-Iane , when he saw him take out his card as a member of the Charter Assosiation . This , was a sort of JemCrowiam that ought to be deprecated . He bad always a strong opinion of the uprightness of Mr Clancy , and it was much strengthened by bis alight acquaintance in that room , and he was ready to vlace the utmost confidence in his honour and integrity . Mr Dilryuplb said , he always thought tbat being a stranger was an additional impetuB to Irishmen te

      treat him well . Even in thia instance this individual would reverse the natural character of Irishmen . He had often heard of Mr Clancy , and had often been asked who was this gentleman , and had frequently heard persons exclaim "he is a devilh-h clever fellow who ever he is . " He waa a Scotchman himself , and ho thought at one time the Irish had tails ( laughter ) , but he visited Dublin and was greau , "_ j : rprised to find them , at the breakfast table , the counter , " " tiit J « ench , or the drawing room , a superior people to any hYnVj ever met . He thought they ought to treat the matter with jiifdain ; they all knew who and what their ' secretary was , '~ tRJ \ $ he believed

      there was some dirty ulterior object in vie >» vn . and an opportunity ought not to be given to aceomplislh-lt- ^ Mb O'Lbart nextaddressed the meeting . He WW glad to 3 ce the unanimity that prevailed ; he had heard this individual once for two hours , and h&-musi say that he never waa more disgusted in hi » hie , and he resolved never again to go to a meeting where he was . He was of opinion that the matter shou'd drop ; it was a rule , in logic to consider an argument worthless without proofs . a discussion wisml fv the regularTjusinraa of the evenine , the fnrcliur cwwHic . if . K-n of which was adjourned till the MtfwinK $ m- >< kv civerjiu ^ .

      A vote of thanks m \ s , 4 mm ..- . ; 1 bs chairman , and the meeting broke y >

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      UNITED PATRIOTS A . M . 1 PATRIARCHS ' BENEFIT SGClETiflV The nnnhorsnry of tfio "W indsor toardiof tftjv ? societies was hold on the 26 th ir . st . at thu i > ee House , Clever-lane , when ( ho mcrabervS sat down to an excellent dinner , provided by Mr Joan Weblwr , the worthy host . The general secretary bsiug iiu vitcd by the members out of respect ; to hh exertions ,, ¦ we are happy to say waa present . Mr Joseph , George , the father of tbe branch , occupied the chair . After the members had done ample justice to the spread , the cloth being withdrawn , the chairman proposed , Prosperity to the Institutions , " and expressed himself happy in seeing the efforts of their worthy agents , the members and himself , crowned with success . The' toast was responded to with three times three . The health of the . general secretary and agents was next given with musical honours , which was replied to by the secretary and also by Mr Badcqck , the agent , who thanked them for the high epinion they entertained ot his conduct , and pledged himself to renewed exertions . Th& health ot the patrons , T . S . Duncombe , T . Wakley , and L . J . Hansard , Esqrs ., was drank with approbation . In the evening the song and merry dance abounded . Early next morning the company departed , delighted with the few hours they had passed in the commemoration oi doing good .

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      » TRADES' MOVEMENTS . Babrhrad . —A large public meeting , called for th * purpose of testing public opinion regarding the system of reducing wages , was held on Wenesday eren * ing last , on the hill-side , behind the Catholic school * house ; Mr Peter . Crawford in the chair , who opened the proceedings in a neat and appropriate address , and coucluded by calling on John Cath y , printer . Mr Cathy addressed the meeting at considerable length , after which he proposed the following resolution : — That we , the inhabitants of Barrhead , in public meeting assembled , do consider the practice of reducing wages in times of commercial depression at ) being unsound in policy and unjust in principle ; innsmuch st it iR inimical to the best interests of all classes of the community . The resolution having been seconded by Mr Robert VVingate , printer , in a clear and convincing address which repeatedly elicited the applause of the meeting , it was put and carried unanimously .

      Mr Duncan Ri . bertson , miner , proposed the next resolution , which was to the effect : — That those wlio arc contending against proferred reduction of wages are entitled not only to the syrapatl y but to tlie support of the public gentrnllv , Mr Robertson an id the coal and iron masters had made an attempt to take twenty-five per cent off the * w . iges of the miners , but he was proud to stnte that the men were nobly resisting the proffered reduotion , in a great many instances they had been successful , and were commencing work at their former prices . Ihere was yet , however , not less than 6 , 000 miners ill on strike , and although a greater portion of that number had been out these five or six weeks , yet they were as determined now as they wore the urst day tlwy struck , not to aecept of less than what they had when they came out . The resolution was seconded by Mr John Russell , printer , and carried unanimously .

      A vote of thanks was then given to Mr Milian , for granting the use of his ground , nnd aUo to the- chairman . There were at least 4 , 000 persons present . Bushbt . —A public meeting was held on Thursday night , in the . Oddfellows ilall , Bushby ; Me William Macpherson in the chato . The meeting was addressed by ? Mr Peter Clark , painter , Bushby ; and William Wingate , Cathy , Buawford , and Robertson , from Baerhead . Resolutions werepassed in favour of the Association of IMbed Trades . At the close of the meeting , a considerable number of members were carolled .

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      TteJmmwldez Debats publishes accounts of the * prospectol tho . forthcoming harvestf rom the differ * ent provinces-of France , north , south , and west , and all agree ,, wjjh a few exceptions , that the wheat hasvest will be . aost abundant . Rye a » d bariey proais a fair average crop , bui oats alone are likely to-be scarce and dear . The sonsequenoe is that the raice of wheat has fallen in all tho markets , and that sales ar p lt O Tea at «• considerable reduction . 1 he . German papars contain the gratifying news trora nearly all parts of Germany , ofthe fine pros-Jects of the appseaching harvests , which they say

      nav . 8 no parallel * as regard quantity and quality , m tw annalB of agriculture . ' The large portion of the works of tho Hull Flax and Cotton Company ate stepped , owing to a strike of the hands arising from their wages being reduced from lls . a week to 10 s . Id . Persons would do irell to be exceedingly careful in examining Bank of England notes before they are taken , as there are some torged notes now for circulation of moBV superior workmanship , in which tho resemblance to the true notes is carried into the moat minute particulars . _

      Among the antiquities which will be forwarded to England from the ruins of Nineveh , are two larte winged bulls , about ten -feet square , and » pair of colossal winged lions . The Earl of DalhouBie haa been appointed as Governor-General of India , and Sir Henry Pottinger as Governor ot Madras , It is said tbat Sir Rarer Smith Kill BUcceodSh * II . Pottinger » b goveinor at the Cape , where he waa long stationed jn , Bit military WWitft

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      J ¦ ^ ' 5 ' 1847 - _ _ THE NdKfHERN gTAR . i 1

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 31, 1847, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1429/page/7/