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THE : TRIUMPHANT PROGRESS OF DE- MOCRACY IN SHROPSHIRE . Hitherto this ccnniy bss remained silent on those greax princroits c ? democracy embodied in the People ' s < 7 hsrt « r , and even this can scarcely excite wonder when we r ^ flsct that such ia ths aristocratic character of both the niivWle and hiaber classes , that twelve Tories at present represent its mining and a ? rien " . tural interests in Parliament . Tuesday last , however , presented a new f estate in tb . e political history of tiiis * ioh and beau lifal county . But before I attempt to describs the t ? uly magnificent scene of the myriads who responded to the hallowed voice of liberty , permit me to say that the first lectnre given in this couuty on tbe Charter was delivered by Mr . Mogs , of Wdyerhampton ,
only seven weeks ago . Mr . Chiid ., an engineer , and an able man , has also contributed mnch to advance the can-re . That gentleman wa 3 secretary to the anti-Corn Law party , in the district of Go&ibrook Dale , "but he had do sooner he . ird the principles of thfe Charter mooted , than he resigned , and offered his services to the few -who had formed themselves into the National Charter Association , and since he has devoted himself to Chartism -with the ardour of a sincere patriot . Mr . Alfred , another , gentleman in the locality , ifl lectaring on the principles , and has already displayed considerable ability . And now to resume . Tuesday last was * set apsrt for a great demonstration of the Northern division of the county , in favour of the Charttr . The effect of this announcement on the constituted authorities , was
most alarming ; the Lord lieutenant was iHiinedistely corresponded with to know wh * t was to be done . The meeting was to be held oh the Wrekin { a noted mountain . } The day was bsantifuL and every thing seemed to inspire the mind wi& : the greatness and solemnity of the eacse Two bards trere engaged for the occasion . At ten o ' clock , one psrS of the procession moved from Oaken Qkes , preceded by Mr . Mason , Mr . Hogg ,, and file meinbera cf the Council . According to arrangement , the other pan of the procession was to . meet theai at Watlins Street , about tkree miles distant , and on the way to ice Wrefcin . The mass which had assembled at this place was tremendous . As we
proceeded tee numbers increased ; and from the summit of every height the eye could reach were to be sees groups of spectators . "When the procession was-approaching "Wading Street the bind struck up " See the . Conquering Hero con ; es . " Thsn : as 3 Eow blocked the roifis in all directions—it was impossible to form any idea of the number ? . T . ie Coalbrook Dile wing cf tfee pre ' etssion here took tie lead , preceded by a splendid kind . Abontrone o ' clock the den ^ s mass reached the spacious summit of the Wrekin . It canned be less than a mile and a half to the top of this majestic edifiw of nature . It is covered ( except along ti . 9 top ; with a vast forest ; and , at this season , the windings which lead to ij heights are bsautifally embowered with the foliage o : the trees .
The procession having reached the place where the mestLng was to be held , "we-found ourselves faononrtu ¦ wi th tie pressr . ee cf fire or six magistrates , one cf the deparj-lieutv ^ a ^ ts of He county , aad a fair score of rural gens cTarirxiie . 31 r . Child 'was C 3 led on to preside . On ^ yin ? the cin ; r . o ' asz-. Tad , that it was with no snail pleasure he coB ^ ravn ated the thousands he ia ^ around him on their esceilrst conduct oji that day , urnl especially as it was the first occ -. s : an they- ha 4 co ' me forw tfd . to proclaim to their eoaatry the love oi libtrty ¦ which animated them , in conunsn ¦ with their f-liovcountryraea , and their adoption of that great measure of political justice , the People ' s Cbarte-. He ( Mr . C . ) ¦ wo"aid i .-ot detain tLem , as Mr . Licney , of Manchester , and their friend Mr . Mason , were present , who would address thrra probably at seme length . He ¦ would now call upon Mr . Brattan to propose the first resolution .
Mr . BbatTa > ' then came forward , and said he felt much pleasure in performing what Ls considered an honourable duty ; but as he was not accustomed to speak in public , they would , tharefo .-e , excuse him with merely rtadis ^ the resolution , iie then read and proposed it , as : oLo"ss : — " That th : s meetinsr , ha-nag gericus ^ y deliberated on the causes of the distress . "Which r . otr pervades Brlt soclf-ty , and muit ; u ' . tiiiately produce ctE ; tqu " -nc « 3 fearful to contemplate ; a : sa fteliEg dt- ^ pJy tha
miseries with a bepe that the Government would eSWct : Sucq aiaelioraSons in . the institutions ts to aiiei this j lamentable state of things , -without endangering the ] peace of society or tfee secu-: ty of property , do now j solemnly declare thrir o ; inion that the o : ly means of . j effectually conf * rrici : justice , security , and happiness on i every class of society , is by and thrensh a complete . and equitable representation in the Commons' House of Parliament ; and , farther , we consider it r . n act of gro :-s ¦ ns uTDation to deprive any class of th-ir Irfgitimste riehts 1 as members of soei- ij , the violation cf these sacred rich' . s ' being the real source of all our rational and social \ calamities . " i 1 I j I i t ; ,- I i ';
Mr . Lio > 'EL row and sscoivled U . The-CHAIEMA > " said . tb = y h-d now fcsard the resclution proposed and seccnaeJ ; he would now iutroduce to their notice Mr . Idnney to support iU Mr . LlSSEY then rose aud said—Mr . Chairman and Men of SIiropsMre , t > dsy you hara pr Tt > l , in the numbers which ^ ve now behold , that you hive made up 7 Bur mind 3 to demand justice —; hear)—ti-d ^ y we Tivt ; unfurled the banner of Cnartisai , and he feups-i t 2 jey j would plant it there where tn-sy stood , and niver cease "until the Cbarter cf their and tceir caiidren ' a liberties l > ecame the law cf the land—ihsar , h : ^ i r . ) We h ^ vt Etrujgled long , a : i < l Eug = re-i siach for t-ur rriiicip ^ ; i but who could now s ^ y that -we had not g . rlned ruuch— j nay , everything our iop 3 could anticipate in the time ]
• we had alrea- ^ y devoted to free our country?—iht-ar , j bear . > He ¦ : Mr- L ) had witnessed the distress cf tbe , ¦ weavers of Lancashire ; there , their children Wen .- in Tata , sod p ^ rishics fcrr t * Q 6 want cf food . Xow . couW a father look on sti-h a Eighi without feeling indigc-r . t i at the -wrongs his family were suffering from , unjust \ government : that distress was now becoming universal , j What was to ba done J Were the pecp 3 e to bo , ' doomed to this for ever ? He < > Ir . L- ) would say , "with- j oni ' Hesitation , that if something w » 3 not toon done , the ] most lamentable consequences might bs feared ; and j jet , said he ( ilr . L . i , ¦ waen the people ptay to the law- makers that this state of things sbould be pc ; an . end to , the Government talk of thdr ( the peep ' s *) " exem- [ plary patience . "' But it cannot be endured , -and he Loped the men cf that county -would , from that day ; revtr to
forward , swear before hi ^ h Heaven res : sabs-. £ ed until poverty was r-snished from the land—( hear , j hear , and clapping of hands . ) We Ssaid Mr . L . ) "will j tell Sir R . Peel that if he will not do us jaif : c « , the day ' , ¦ was no * far distant when . his Ministry vronld meet j the same fate aa the Whigs . The country ( said he ) was ; in a deplorable state , and he thought , "Wiicn Sir Roberfs ) income tax came into operation , perhaps their middle- j eiass friends would be glad to join them for the Charter j —( hear , hear , hear . ) Gj on ( said he ) in the slorious j "Work ; the day is fast approaching , when we must and : ¦ will be free . He would not detain them lov ^ tz , aa Mr . j Mason was present , an : *; would next adiire 33 them . J ilr . Linsey then retired amidst clapping ef bands , hav- j ing spoken "with great energy and ability for about an ; ioor . 'i
Tbe Chaibiixn said be now felt great p ' eisure in , introduciiig ilr . . Mason ts them . j Mt 2 Jaso > " tr-en came forward and saki ; Mr . Chair- [ man , men aart -or . iTQen cf Shropshire . I rise to address i jou in tbe pure a . " . cl 3 implr iMiguage of pj . iticil truth ; yet . "when I stand here and survey tbe magnificence cf creation , the poet ic grandeur which clothes and varie ? ate 8 this rast an'd lovely scene , I almott fc > rget our social degradation , c ' "id I not behold at one raoment your dfjerte 4 and ca . "s-worn countenances , contrasr-eci ¦ with tha- beauty and tefeliness of even , the meat-est flDwer which now dec " > r ? . r . es the face of nature . Ah ! bat my friends , cur assi ffiblinT ? on the lofjy heights of this t-smple of nature , ^ 'hUe it inspires us with ^ veneration for the harmony and sublimity of all nature ,
also recalls to oar min-Js the solemnity of a great and holy cause—a cause just i . 1 »** piinciples , " exalted in ita designs , and essential *»• ¦> tne happiness of every : order in this mighty empire— -i&esr , hear . } Ta ? , wbst- j ever may be tbe indulgences riches confer , there can ] he no real happiness in their enjoyment unless justly ' acquired . Tour condition , an ^ t iafc of the working [ dassea throngbcut ftese realms , prove you are rob ^ d : beyond ca ' in' -ation , and tbe rich vno are ^ governors of so-iety . ire the guilty authors vl " £ & * a- ^ fal wise ; agamsi roffering humanity—( hear '• hear );—bad they , j even limited their outrages to des . mailing 5 « ii of the : wealth yea produce , and -walcb . J ou CJ 1 Ye ^ ' only legitimate title to possess , & " 5 > ericnce would j have proved the . injuries , and soc-Btf would have resisted , by the- force o . * - i arm 8 ' , . f ? i class or power that would thus crimi : ^ - ^ strip ihe machine or the labourer of the wealth « rfittd dv his sk-: u or industry ; but th-y knew that : ^ ucjustace ^ sor i
quisition of wea ' . th . would endanzer the t ^ s ; ^ . was , therefore , necessirj to degrade the m . " ^^ inorally % o this inhuman sxsXi of things—either by . « rv «* ir . g religion to deprave the mind , to suit the b « . '> ir - '' - ' * dition the oppressors of sod = ty fcTd doome-i ^ . ^ , fulfil ; and wickedly attributing eT = n to G ^ _^ calamitous consequences of their o ^ ra cr . mfcs- ~^ , . " ? degrsujag the character in isfsnej with such bruta . Ul ° ? ; toll , so as to prevent ths faintes ; d £ vJ .- > pneut of *?* j mental capabilities cf their nature . This , I say , ' i r&s \ even Bore cruel than all their robberies put togetht T ^ I inasmuch as it tended to psrpstuste not only ou * j miseries , but to make us the instruments of cur own debasement . ( Hear , hear . ) Our object , then , is to i overthrow tfee usurpation of political authority . Our ! EuSrrings are not the effect cf an inscrntabls cause ; for ; in that case our condition weuld be hopeless ; it is only , so to the ignorant mind . It is not any vicissitude of nature , for then wo could behold it , and apply our- Helves to avert it—it ia not in the barrenness of our soil ,,
nor in the idleness of our habits . It is not in ' our ignorance of the arts and sciences , nor from the want of commerce—for we are the first nation in arts , science , and commerce . It is no * in natural disadvantages . 2 f o ; bnt "What b most strange , out poverty ia in consequence of the immensity of our wealth and resources . How then can we expect to be batter eff as our productive powers increase ? If as our wealth multiplies , we are in tha same proportion to sink in the scale af social comfort and security , then we may expect that every additional improvement in the sciences , implies . the ruin , of » o many families—the increase of human woethe debasement cf our moials , consequent upon the poverty it entails , the derangement of society , the de *
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preciation of property , and ultimately , to involve us in universal ar . trch ^ ; let statesmen and legislators answer . W fiat -shall they say ? The first minister in speaking of ou * distress , says , be has known as much bsicre as at preset * , and hopes it will soon pass . And this man -preTOmeo to fill one of the offices in the state . Why does he not proc laim the cause , if he knowa it , and propose a remedy ? If he does net know , / wby not avow his ignorance , and let us legislate for ourselves ? ( hear , hear . ) We have not courted his services , and will allow him to retire without an apology —( laughter . ) Well , my friends , there is but one real cure tor our misfortunes ^ that is a pow er over those institutions which hves produced this slate of things . When we say a powerlet me be understood to mean th&t every
, man at tin 1 : 3 a of twenty-one ehall have a vote in the < :-.-ction of law msft-.-ra and magistrates Onr Charrtr says that every nv . ia of th 9 age I have stated shall vote , in the election of Members of Parliament ; but I believe the laws are as bad in the administration as in their nature ; and further , I litlieve that the best laws may be rendered the most odious in their application . But the Charter occe attained , all the subordinate authority of Government will be constituted by the direct power of the people . This then is the ground work of our cause—it is very simple and equitable . The man who would dep-ive you of a vote , forfeits all title to one himself . What crime so great as that which robs a man of his rights as a member of society ? This distinction in politics has lead to all those
unnatural disti : c : ionBin both rank and social condition . Yes , condition ; there are some born nobla In virtue of acts of Parliament . It is law which determines the nobility—it is hw "which determines -who shall be protected , end while you of every other class are the most valuable to the very existence of society—you who produce every fraction of wealth or property possessed by the middle and higher classes—you , but for your skill and labour not a rood of land could be cultivated , drained , or fenced ; not a ship could be built to guard our shores—not an ounce of mineral be brought to the surface of tho earth , and this is done at a great sacrifice cf human life ; not a house erected—no manufactories—no public ways for communication and transit
—no harbours—no products for conimercia exchangeno pal&oes for the nobility . Yes , ( said Mr . M . ) he might continue this strain , but permit me to say , in the words of a profound writer , that " but for the labour of the poor the rich might live "in caves and eat acorns for tseir fo-d . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . M . then entered into a lon ^ ex position of the cau&ea of the present distress , aud the meatur « for the amelioration of tbci coEditioD . Hia speech occupied nearly two hous and a half . During the whoie time be was listened to with tlio most marked attention , and the magistrates , vrho were on horseback , drew close up to tbe speaker , and li&tened with the givattst attention during the delivery of the whole ad-iress . Sir Mason retired amirt great applause .
The Chairman then introduced Mr . Halfurd to propose the second resolution . . Mr . Halkord rose and said , that he won ! d not stti ? : npt to " aefps ^ s upon thtm i . t any great Jt . igth a- 'ttr the address which tad just been delivered . He wjtild therefcra briefly review the principles of the People ' s Charter . Th ' : s gtntl-uian then , in a moat able manner , icent through tha six points seriatim . Vv'by , szii he , should we not t-. tve tlid right of votir :, - ? Can they who Lava deprived us of cur rights justify the robbery ? Ah , no . TL ^ y rejJy tfcnt we l .: tva no property . Af ; cr the ? have t : ik-n all they doss-ss from us ,
that . i 3 very rsasoa-ibk ! Well , aud cext . we are tc ' . d that we have oo eaucatioa . Why is this ? What have they dene with all the fnnds set apart for that purpose ? Have net the bloated Bishops been revelling in luxury with the mon-. ty set apait for our education ? He (> Lv H . ) was r . stnnist ; ed how tho rich dared to insu ~ : i the working classes after this barefaced robbery ; but he hopes tbe men of Shropshire would , from that day forward , struggle with their fellowworkmen in every , other part of the country for the Charter , and never r-st si-t . sfied until in became the law of the land . He "would propose the resolution , which was as follows : —
" Thst t ' ae rights referred to in the foregoing reso-! Icticn are claarJy nnd powerfully defined in fhe docu-. meat eLtitltd the People's Charter , and this meeting 1 resolves to u .-ld that lut-asure iuviolato , and will never [ cease agitating until it becomes the law of these ; realms . " j Mr . I \ ICOI . A 5 seconded it . Mr . 3 Iogg was then introduced to speak in support of ir . Mun-of S . : ropibire , said he , I can assure you that I never felt more highly graUfitd in my life than I do at this moment . How little did I conceive some few TrecliS rgo , when 1 first lectured in this county , that in so short a time so many thousands would sssemble in this plaoa to adopt the glorious principles of the
! 1 i j : \ ' People ' s Charter ? Wiii , I hope it will not atop iu its progress , but go en until evrrj town in the county has ! its Charter Association . ( E-cr , hear . ) To-day ycu have nobly done your dtry 1 hope you will carry out what you Lave so nobly bei , U"i . When he ( Mr . M . ) I co ' -sidered what were their sufferings and slavery , he was astonished how th < -y so lung submitted : but r . ow ¦ he "ff-as satiifiea the time was fast approaching-when i the rich " ^ ouiJ be giad to do justice to the poor . ( Hear , j ht-ar . ) What did they , lbc working clii 5 . es / dtsire ? j Why , that they should have plutn pu ^ iiiug and roast \ b-3 tf . like their forefathers . ( Hear , htur . ) Bat whnt ' -cas tbe case ? Why that the "working men were treated
with more cruelty than the dogs or horses tf the rich . Yes , ( said Mr . M . ) the rich man ' s horses are bitter fed and kept than three-fourths of the "working classes , and let them ( the rich ) now hear him ; he observed s-onio oJ them present , that the ? would not submit to it one nuj longer than tht-y cnuM h = l p . Mr . Mog ? then went on te describe the ' hardships of the working classes in a most able manner , : ind was much applauded . He would come again and again to v-sit them , arid he hup ^ : i Mr . Mason would devote a week to the causa in Shropshire ; and he was certain it that it would be one c ? the best Caartist counties in the kingdom . ( Hear . ) Mr . Mogg addressed the mteting at considerable length , and retired amid £ T « r . it apwlauag . to
A r « oluUou of tLajiks w ^ s Riven Convention for their extrtions ; and the remonstrance acd memorsal were adopted . A vote of thaDks was riven to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved- It may be observed in conclusion , that this meeting bas done much to ailsy tke alarm of every class . Chartism "was so fearful a subject to a gie&t number if the smaller trad ^ siren through the representations cf the press , that some want off to a great distance , and others closed their shops . The p&aceab ! e conduct of so largo a meitinz has , however , dispelled their fears . The prospects ot the cause in thU county are mott cheering ; already the 5 / ar . has entered the cottage of many of the miners : and at the close of the meeting every one was inquiring wheth-r there would be a report cf the prec ^ eoings ? About a thousand copies of the Chartist Circular were disposed of . T ; : e general opinion is thst there were between twenty and thirty thousand persons present
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m , um . nave frequently heard of the snares whiohthe emigrant bad to encoauter in Liverpool before his departure , but little .-thoncht that there was such ciuse for complaint nearer home . IUjngaEvan . — I regret to have to inform yon of a most horrid , and malicious murder , which was committed on Thursday tbe 12 th instant , near Hilmacthomas . The victim of this atrocious deed -was a young man about twenty-three years of age , from Faba in -this county . He was at the fair of Kilmacthomaa , on tbe day above-mentioned , and on his returning home about fck-ven o ' clock at night , was attacked by two 01 three fellows , who , it is said harboured towards him some spleen on account of an old grudge ; one of the villains took up a stoue about eight pounds in weight , and with it deait upon the uiifoituuate man ' s head a deadly blow which had completely brokea his skttll . His brother who was a witness to this bloody and murderous scene , would have in all probability shared the fate cf tbe d * ceased bad ho not fled into KiJmacthomiis after rescuing himsJf from the grasp of the ruffians . A coroner ' s inquest m as htld on the body and a verdict of " wilful murder" was returned . I have not learned th *> ravties names . The men " who ftre supposed to be the perpetrators of this foul and malignant cimt ) , hnve bec-n arre&tud by the police at the funeral of t ' ae deceased , aud are now lodgod in Waterford Gaol . Newcastle . —Affair of Honor . —At four o ' clock on Monday evening Jast , the peace of our usually quiet locality was somewhat shakon by the ihtellis » nce-that a duel was about to take place on the banks of the placid Deele , and apprehensive that the combat would have a tragical termination , our Peace Preservers oe learning the tidiug 3 nrmed with their batons , 4 c , and he ided by Thomas Locke , E « q . Justice of the Peace , immediately hasteneii so the scene of attraction . On the «> roun 4 were J . D-3 B— M — , Esq ., with hia friend and second L . Da M—— ¦ — , Esq ., and at a distance the towering and handsome figure of —— M- — -, Eaq ., supported by his friua ^ i . A considerable time having elapsed ere the preliminaries could be aTanged , the principal time fcavi : 'S been occupied endeavouring to adjust the engines f f destruction , whose flints , alas , would yield no fire—and wteoijo powder , " a plague on it , " would not ignite . This state cf ruspence bad continuwl for somfi time , vrhen lo and behold ! were seen in the distance the Lrriintfcrs of peaoe—the worthy Justice-with hi 3 *• inec ia buckKim" having arrived on the " unsnturrvted turf , " ia tirue to put the . bloodless antagonists uniler cm-st . Tbe duol-. ets were subsequently bound to keep th « peace , —and it in to be hoped they will enter into a souct tt-uce over a dozen of exquisite port at the Cmrtney Anus .
LONDONDERliy . —Another serious riot has been caused here by the Maiquis of Donegal ' s tenantry , associating togtthir for tho purpose of putting up stake-nets on tbe Deny sii ' o ; < -t thu Lou ^ b . Accordingly on ¦ We 6 nvfe-. ' .. y , tlity Uvove stakta for a net on that sine , near to t ! . e mu ' u ; l > of t . L « F ^ haa , a litMe below a net which w . n placed thcro in tiio oeginning of the S ' .-iisca , b > t ' ue cirvli ; : ; t-. cH of tb « Icsaceb of the Irish Jj-jciety . On ThuiSvi . sy , the n ' shiniioti in the employment of tUe asjijpets v .-t-nt dovru the Lough in five or six boats , and pulkd up nearly all U ' . e Btakes which had bten pliiBtea by the other party ; by which pcity they were ^ t-jutly . thouth unaucoeBsfully , resisted ; and in the course of the melee , one of the Donegal tenantry , a HKtn of tbe n ^ me of Bradley , with deliberate and ruffianly violence , ilrove the sharp end of a stake iuto the eye a : « , young man . r . nnud Juhn Lynch . The -wound was so serious that feara were entsrtaiiied
of Lynch ' 3 life , and the recovery of eye-sight is despaired cf ; but by fcki . ful treatment the injured organ wiil not be utitr . y deprivetl of ihh power of vision . OiiThUR < i ;; y , u larg ^ band of the aasociutts in this new lishery sncciu ' - iuu . and pt-rsoua in their interest , assembled aruu ^ il Cuhi . vre Point , occumpanied by , or , as sonic- my . headed by the Mr . Brown , by -whuru the n-hery on \ hv Bonecal side , untler the claim of the Marquis , i . as ixdvu cbitfly cocilucleU , -whtu some of them . tauntingly c . ilitd upon the fishermen iu the service of the r . ssigm- "t . to tsift . * .- down , if they dared , the few . of their stiikes" : tt th" Fihan mou . h which remained . The confi' . u ' . ury Etationed in D ^ rry and Muff ( County ' Donegal ) weres . mn upon the spot , as was also tbe Mayor , wfeo forcibly poiutert ont to tho meeting tne dav . ger thty -wuu ' a v . icut by committiTig a breach of the peacd , and stated hi 3 rf ^ ttr ^ iD atiou to use every means in his power to prevent disturbance . In obedience to kis mandate they at length dispersed .
NesaGH . — On Thursday , a meeting of the magistrates of Upper Grmoud , Lower Oraiond , and Owney and Arra , convened by the High Sheriff , was held at the Court House . Nena ? h , for the purpose of taking into consideration the disturbed state of those baronies , and to suggest to Government such remedies as would be auvisable t © ad-pt for the protection if lifo and property , and the euppttsaiun of crime in the country . The meeting was well attended , there being twentyseven magistrates and four stipendiaries present . Resolutions were passed and f > rworded to the Government the same night—the publication of whieh for the present is withsld . Crime in the North BidiDg , particularly in the neighbouring baronies , is still as rifd as ever . An enomious meeting was held here on Sunday
last , at which thousands and tenB of thousands congregated from the adjoining districts of Bormokane , Tuiup ' . emore , Roscrea &c . There could not . ba . less than 40 , 000 persons present . The oV . ject was to discourage iijfi ? . il socieiies , tbo fruitful sonrco of all tbe crim « s which disgrace this country , it having been understood that numerous attempts bad been lately made to seduce teetotallers from temptrance preparatory to enrolling them among the hellish promoters of these gangs . The scene waa very imj ^ teing , and was frequently enlivened by the bunds of the Kenapb and Tcnipltmore Temperance societies . The R ^ v . Joh n Scanlau , a president of ibe Irankerriu Temperance Society , occupied the chair . Tae Chauman opened the ptocsedings by reading to the effect— " That havinf ? hewd with
considerable pain that attempts had been rect-ntiy made to induce some members of the Temperance Socitty to violate their pledge ; they depiortd that auch should have taken placo . fcelirg the many blessings which have arisen frcm the almost miraculous spread of temperance . " The Rev . gentleman alBO deplore ! , as a a-jurce cf increased anxitty , that these attempts were made with a view oi lea >' . inK thoughtless p « rsous into illegal associations . " That aucb societies were repugnant to every principle of religion , ruinous to the delndtd victims themselves , and subversive cf the best interests of society . " Tbe Rev . Mr . Nol&n then came fo ward , and faid it was "with txcee ; 'iji : » great regret he lesrned that some of his parishioners had \ io ! e . t ? d the pledge , but it afforded him same consolation , that the
attending individuals would come forward upon the plaiform before the immense multitude congregated , and express unfeigned sorrow and contrition for their past conduct , a-. id give sokmn assurance that they would reDew the pledge at tho hinds of the great * pot > tle of temperance himself , when he would mr . ko his promised visit to Nenagh . The Rtv . Mr . Nolan , in continuation ,.. dwelt to a considerable txteut on the frightful consequences that spring- from Ribbon Societies . Ha drew an appalling picture of the enormity of murder ; the fears , terrors , nnil sufferings of the murderer in this life ; and the awful and everlastiug retribution that awaits him in the world to come . He spoke of Mr . Bernard , of Castle Bernard , in toe most flattering terms . He made honourable mention of Mr . ( Jeorgo Miuchin , of Busbertown , who gave an abatement cf thirty per cent tibia tenantry at
Rathuavogue , together with forgiving them 5 yeara' arrears of rent . He also enumerated many other instances of this geutlemau ' s kindness and benevolence towar ^ his tuuaius . Of the Very Rev . Disau Kolme and his nt ; - phi ; W , the Rev . ArtLur Holme , he spoke in larif-uage calculated to impress the multitude "with emotions of gratitude , to envy those who Lad the happiness uf having dealings "With such gentlemen . One of the men concluded by saying " You have all heard -- ? hat the priest has stated abtut Sir . Holme , but if his reverence was to talk to morning be could not tell half their goodness . " The Rtv . Jlr . Nolan next adverted to tho manner in ^ hich tho tenantry of Loughane were treated by Mr . R . TJ . Baly . He hoped the ntxt timu he would have the pleasure of addressing a meetin ? of his countrymen that he would be able to make a more txteusive muntion of the benevolence of good
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POLICE OFFICE . —WEDNESDAY . Mr . Thomas Murray , ship a ? ent , was summoned at the instance of Lieutenant Fridnil , Emigration Aaent , t 9 show cause -why he would not pay Daniel M'Carthy a shilling pot day , Biuce the 15 . h int . taut , until the saiiing of the Albion . Mr . . Murray ' s clerk appeared . Lieutenant Friend said he whhed that the ship agent was present , as he had some observations te make . The Bsneh said thut Mr . Murray was frequently summoned by tee Court , bat never attended . Whenever he was summoned , he sent a boy . Lieutenant Friend was anxious that the case should be decided before the vessel arrived in port . Tnis bhip wua . the Albion of London , which " was advertised as ;¦ - veasei of 1 , 000 tons burden , while in fact she was oaiy from 3 to 400 tans .
Emigrants hsd taktn : laeir passaso by thiy vessel under the representation that she v / a 3 to Bj . il on the 5 th ; the Edvertisementannonncjdtiiat she was to sail on the 10 th , and Borne of the people received , letters from the agent , advising them that she waa not to sail until the 15 th ; however , they had now arrived at the 18 tb , and the vessel was not yet in pBrt , the consequence of which was that the emigrants ware sustaining serious losses , and eating out their little sea stores . Under , these circumstances he had issued summonses against the agent for Is . a day for the emigrants until the vessel sailed , which case he expected would dispose of the entire , otherwise he would sue for each . Hia charge against the ageat was , that he had put forward false advertisements to lure tbe public .
Mr . Murray b ^ ing sent for , here entered the office , and in answer to Lieutenant Friend admitted a receipt for a deposit for passage money , and that he was agent to tha ship . Lieutenant Friend contended that as agent Mr . Murray stood in the place of the captain of the vessel , and waa chargeable ¦ with putting forwaid a delusive advertisement , stating that the ship was 1 , 000 tons burden , and that she would sail from Cork on the 10 th May . Howeverjas Mr . Murray stated that " 10 " was a mistake for " 15 th , " and that he wrote tesonieof the parties to that effect , he ( Lieut . F . ) would only claim Is . a-day from the 15 th , or £ 0 penalty for-non . performance . The original ad . yertis « n&at was tfcat the
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vessel would sail on the 10 th , but she was new advertised for the 20 th .: He spoke of the false statement of tonnage , because Mr . Murray pledged himself with others to . only set out the registered tonnage , but in 'that respect he had broken his word . Mr . Murray said that when the vessel arrived , she wouldprove to be 1 . 000 tons . Lieut . Friend pledged himself that such would not ba found to be the fact . , ' : ¦ ¦ . '" ¦ '¦/ - \\ .-.: : ; V ; : . ¦ Mr . Murray advertised thetesBel under the diiectionB of the owner , but wheu it was found that she would not be here on the loth , he wrote to those who had
engaged passages not to come in until the 15 th , and ahe would have arrived before this but for the adverse wiDde . He would further say that there was no necessity to bring him here as he told all these men that they should be paid Is . a day . Banch—Will you see them paid ? Mr , Murray- —I will , but not as a matter of right . Lieut . Friend claimed it as a matter of right . Mr . Murray said that by the Act of Parliament the master only was liable . He had no objection to the men bfcing paid , as it would not be a penny out of bis pocket , . ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦; '¦ -- .. ¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ ¦¦ . - . '¦ ; . . ;¦¦ .
The complalnaut said that he called on Mr . Murray on Tuesday to get the price of a meal of vlctualB , as he was starving , but was refused ; aad this day he had only eaten two potatoes . Mr . Murray was advised-to get 100 passengers for the ship , and that was all he knew about it He preferred putting down 1 , 000 < o > is to 500 , as it was inore likely to serve the owners / ¦ \ The Bench was sorry the law did not give them the power of decreeing the agent They advised Lieut Friend to summon both master and agent when the veBsel arrived . ' ';¦¦ ' . : ¦ ... ' , ¦ : . - . - . :. - ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦' . ' . '¦ ¦¦ . :. ' ¦ ¦ Lieut . Friend , under these circumstances , would withdraw his arrangement , and Buuimon for compensation fromthel 5 th . : . ' ^ \ , ¦ :. v
The Bench thought that quite fair , as it waa an excessively hard case towards the poor people . They hoped Lieut . Friend would toy this ca 3 & before the Lords of the Admiralty , and get an opinion on the law * for they regretted that they believed they could not make the agent payi / : ¦ ¦ : ' . ';¦ . " . . ¦;¦ . ' [ . Lieut . Friend would act on the suggestion , 1 however , he had the pleasure in informing the Bench that an Act would come iato operation on the 1 st of June , that would considerably restrain the acts of ahipbrokers . The parties then left the office .
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HOUSE OF LORDS . —Friday , May 20 . Their LordAfps mat to-day , at five o'clock , for the firct time ainoe the recesa . A messac . e from the CommonB brought up several private bills . ^ Lord Sydnet presented a petition from Charles Vero Ferrars TowtiflhenU , commonly called Lord Charles Vere Ferrars Towafhencl , complaining of an individual who called , hiinself the Earl of Leicester , feeing elector ! aa such to serve in Parliament for the borough of Bodm ' n , that being the second title of the M arquis of Townshend . The petitioner stated that the individual named was hot tlia issue of tlie ' .. late peer , but that , unless their Lordeliipa took some steps to prevent it , be would assume the title , and take his seat in their Lordships'House .
The question is one of legitimacy , we believe ; and , on the suggestion of Lord Brougham , the petition was referred to a committee of precedents . . The Lord CilA < NCELl ., oit gave notice that he should move the second reading of the Quarter Sessions Bill on Monday se ' nnignt . The Marquis of Londonderry moved that the report of the ecclesiastical commissioners fur the year 1841 be laid on the table . Ageed to . The House then adjourned , shortly b fore six o ' clock , until Monday .
Monday , May 26 . A short conversation arose between Lord Campbell and the Lord Chancellor on the subject of locking up pae 8 ongW 8 in railway carriages . The Lord Chancellor had himself been locked up that very morning , and had not experienced any inconvenience . Sume Bills were raad a first time .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , May 20 . The House re assembled to-day for the first time aluca the Whitsun recess . The Bpeaker took the chair shortly before four o ' clock . The attendance of members was very limited . The minutes of evidence taken before the Newcastleunder-Lyne Election Committee were brought in , and ordered to be printed . Sir E . Hayes , as Chairman of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Flintshire petition against " tlie return of the Hon . E . ; L . M * Moatyn , reported to the House that Mr . Mostyn had not been duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for Flintshire ; but that Sir S . R . Glynn was duly elected , and ought to have been returned for the said county ^ . The Speaker informed the House that the petitioners against the return for the berough of Kinsale hud resolved not to proceed with tho petition against the return for that plaoo .
Mr . Huller , there , being some doubt as to the risht to precurten ' ce' of his motion for referring Mr . Warburton ' s petition , complainipg of corrupt practices at Bridport , to Mr . Roebuck ' s Committee , dtferred it till Thuisdny next ; Mr . Mitchell announcing it to be his intention to defend himself from the charges contained in that petition on an earlier night , if it should appear ^ that Mr . Buller could not bring forward his motion on Thursday . : Tho following Bills were read a second time , and ordered to be committed : —The Imperial Insurance Company , the Medbourne tnclosuire , and Cass ' a Charity Estate . - " ¦¦ ¦• ¦ : ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' . " ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' .. - The Aberdeen Roadis Bill and the South Metropolitan Gas Bill were read a third time and passed . Sir John Easthope gave notice of a motion for tfee 16 th of June of a bill to abolish church rates , and make some other provision for the service of the church to which these rates were now applied .
Mr . Milner Gibson gave notice that on the 9 th of Juno he should move for leave to bring in a bill to prevent persona losing their votes by removal after registration . Lord Palmehson asked a question aa to the limit of boundary between tbis country's posaessiona in America and the United States , and the report of the commissioners sent out to inquire into the matter . Sir R Peel said one report had been presentod , but anothsr wtJch the cprnniissionefs , who had recently returned'to this country , had made , was not yet in a state to be presented , as the annexes to that report were not yet quito ready .
In answer to Mr . Stafford O'Brien , Lord Etiot said it was true that some outrages had been recently committed in pare of the county of Tipperary , but he could assure the Hon . ' 'Member , that the 1 accounts on this subject were greatly exaggerated . The Npble Lord did not attempt to deny that that county was in a very unsatisfactory state ; but he paid a high coihpJiment to the conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy in the advice which the > had given to their flocks to obey the laws , and -abstain from joining or having anything to do with ilL gal Societies . : ¦ In Committee of Supply , Capt . Boldero moved the Ordnance Eatirnates . .
air . Williams stated that the deputy barracK masters were a great expsnee to the country , and thetX " pencesof barracks throughout the colonies were alBO most extraordinary , and should undergo a searching enquiry ; for , during the last fifteen or sixteen years it har t averaged about £ 100 , 000 a-year . The colonies ought to maintain thoirowa expenditure , but they did not do so , notwithstanding that we had given the West luuialsiandsa fnonopply by our tariff . An Hon . Meuiber complained of the idleness which pruvailed among the men , and thsir coustanly resorting to tne canteen and public-house . Such a state of things could not be remedied , unless some method was discovered to « ive Uiemfuli employment . A long discussion having now eusuo 4 between Sir . C . Napier , Major Bsvan , Mojor Vivian , and Sir K . Peel .
Captain Fecuell called the attention of the House to Captain '¦ ¦ Warner ' s invention . ' -The . former govern ^ ments had been accused , he saidi of . neglecting the advantage to . "be derived fr « m securing the iayention . He wished to know whether the present Government bad securpd it 8 ir R ; Peel said he had b . een a ' . witness' to an experimwDt of Captain Warner's on a small seaie , aad so fur it was successful . He c ? i < i not blame the Government fuv . their neglect , for he had himself recommended that the experinicnt should be made on a large scale , and at the public 6 xpence . Captain Warner had not agreed to this , aud the communication ' s-with Mm respecting-the invention were at present suspended , ^ fter a few words from Captain Boldero , .
Lord Ingesxrie eulogised the invention of Captain Warner . Ho said that any government that neglected it incurred a very heavy 'responsibility . ' ¦' . Reference had bkan made to the proper quarter on more than one occasion , but'without success . Major VJ . VIAN contended that no officer of proper spirit should make this important invention an affair of pounds , shillings , and pence > but should throw himself on the generosity of the country . Lord INGESTRIE , in repjy , said that Captaini War - ner had expended vast sums of money on the experiment . '¦ ¦ ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ : ' .. . ¦¦ ' •¦¦ ' •; " : ' , ¦ '¦ ¦ ;; .. ' . ¦' . ¦¦ ¦ . ' . - : '" ¦ ' ¦ Colonel Foi recommended that the eonntty should come to some deterrainatiou respecting Captain Warner ' s invention , if it were of such important results . Mr . Broth erton taid that ihe former and present Governments actad wisely inrefusing to reward this man for such an infernal invention—( laughter ) .
Lord Ingesxrie thought that , if any government were aware that we poasessed such a Becret , they would be careful not ; to provoke ua . A long discttssion having now eiisned , in which Sir G . Cock burn , Captain Pechell , Mr . Williams , Sin C . Napier , and Captaiii Boldero took part , relative to the very trifling allowance of 2 a 6 d . a day to officers ' WidOWB , . ¦ . '¦ '¦ . ¦' ;¦ ' ' :: ' ; . ¦ .. : ' . ' . " - " . ¦ . ¦ ' '¦ Lord Ingestrie suggested that & better system should ibe pursued respecting naval architecture ,
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Sir C . Napier called the attentionof the House to the improper system which prevailed in the dockyards respecting the employment of landsmen , to the exclusion of seamen . ' ¦¦ : - ' , v / :. ' ¦ Upon the second reading of the Colonial Passengers ' Bill , Mr . WaKley made some objections to the clause relating to hill coolies . The Pentonville Infirmary Bill , and Excise Compeund Bill were each read a third time . On ^ the further consideration of the report upon the Municipal Cojpoiationa Bill , Mr . Hodgson moyed some amendments , which were severally put and carried . .. ' . . ¦ .: " . ¦¦'¦ ' . ¦ : ¦ ¦'¦ ' < ,. ¦'¦ ¦ ¦' - : " '¦ ' . '•' ¦ The other orders of the day were then put and carried . - " ' : * " ' . ' ' ¦ ' ¦ . ' " : . - ¦ ' ' "¦ : . ' ¦ ; -v
Sir James Graham , in moving that the House . resolve itself into a committee upon the Ecclesiastical Corporation Leasing Bill , said that its object wasi to enable ecclesiastical corporations , aggregate or sole , - to grant leases of 99 years , and V 6 appropriate the increased value thus given to church property to the increase of small livings . Air . Hawes objected , on the part of the great body of dissenters in this country , to the princfple of thia bill , the tendency of which was to increase the value of church property . r Mr . Roebuck aaid that the Right Hon . Bayonet was , by his bill , enabling the state to deal with th ^ contemplated increase in thecase of corporationa aggregate ; and yet be left the increase untouched in the case of corporations sole . This inconsiBtency , he thought , required explanation , apart from any , consideration of the propriety of the suggested appropriation .
Mr . WiiiLET thought the motion of the Right Hon Baronet was founded « n the principle of doing every thing for the incunibei t , ami nothing for the congregation ;' 'the subject ' was . so momentous a , one , that , considering the thinness of the House , he would suggest that the chairman should report progress , and ask leave to ait again . ¦ Sir James GUaham said he could not see the validity of the objections urg « d agatest the bill , but he would take the discussion cither on the report or on the second reading . : The bill then went through committee . . The Property Tax Bill was then po&tponed till Monday . - " - " ¦ ' ' " . ' - ¦ - - '¦ •' ¦ ¦' -. ' ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ •' ¦ The Bribery Prevention Bill was then read a second tima . :
Sir James Grauam then moved to amend the acts for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales , and to continue certain officers , appointed under the said acts for a time to be limited . The other orders of the day were then disposed ef , and the House adjourned at half-past eleven o ' clock . Monday , May 23 . Colonel Rushbrooke moved the issue of a new writ for the boxough of IpBwicb . . - Mr . WyNN did not mean to oppose the motion , but he called the attention of the House to that part « f the Ipswich i-lection . Committee report , which stated that extensive corruption had prevailed at the last election . Such a statement should not rest on their records unnoticed ; and . he recomm « nded inquiry , and ,- if necessary , prosecution by the Attorney-General of the guilty parties , the bribers as well as the bribed . Sir George Grev hoped that such an alteration of the law . ' would be made as would prove more effective tban any partial or limited inquiry .
After same conversation , Mr . Hume proposed the suspension of the writ for fourteen days , in order to see what was going to bedone by Lord John Russell in the way of a general measure to put down bribery and corruption . Lord JOHN Russell considered that both parties suffered very much from these practices . He supported the amendment .. Sir Robert Peel also considered that these practices wore most injurious to the credit and authority of the House . He recommended the suspension of the writ , in order to enable ftlr . Wyun to bring formally before the House whether or no the Attorney-General should Ue instructed to prosecute tho guiity partiea .
Mr . Hume aDproved of this tugjsestion ; and after some conversation , Mr . W . aed suggested that the daso of Southampton should be dealt with in the same way . Mr . Wynn thought that it was a dangerous power for tbe House to asaume in suspending writs one moment longer than was necessary . He guve notice for Thursday of his intention to bring on the motipn for instructing the 'Attorney-General to prosecute in the case of Ipswich , and Golenel Rushbrooke withdrew his motion for the issue of the writ . Oa the motion for going into committee on the Customs Acts ( the Tariff ) various preliminary matters arose , includinc a statement from .
Mr . Callaguan respecting the present condition and future prospects of the IriBh provision trade . He concluded with proposing a resolution , that in removing the prohibition to the iniportation of any at tide , there ought not to be charged > ny duty on the raw material which should not be charged to articles the manufacture thereof ; and that bo long as living animals be charged with a fixed duty , salted provisions should be chargeable with au equivalent rate , and riot removable from warehouse without payment thereof , except for exportation . Mr , Gladstone pointed out that the privilege sought for by this resolution would lead to fraud and evasion , ' and that , with the present competitive state of things , no effective protection could possibly be given to the Irish provision trade . Mr . Labouchere concurred with Mr . Gladstoney but Mr . E . Roche supported the resolution .
After some observations fcom Sir Robert Peel , Lord John Busaell , and Sir Robert Ferguson , the motion was withdrawn . The House then vrent into committee ; and Mr . William Milks rose to move that the duties on all live stock imported for the purpose of food should be taken by weight . The ccunty members whe supported Sir Robert P « el had gone along with him as far aa they could , and had borne many unmerited taunts in so doing ; but the time was now come , in justice to their constituents , to offer a legitimate oppqaition . He
entered into a statistical ' 'comparison of the cost at which a Danish and an English farmer could respectively fatten live stock , taking the price of oil cake and barley in the respective' countries , and contrasting , also , the different amounts of taxation to which each was subjected ; and proceeded to show , from the prices at given continental ports , with the freightage and other charges , that the British grazier would be exposed to a ruinous competition under the government proposition . He asked not for undue but for just protection ; and hoped that . Sir Robert Peel would consent to adopt his amendments
Mr . Roueet Palmer ( Beiks , ) supported the amendment . ' .. ' . ¦ •• .-. ¦ ' . . .. ' . .-.. ; ' ' .. ' -. ; - . Colonel Wyndham was not aware of the panic alluded to by the ' preceding speakers as existing amongst the agriculturists of his own county ; but his colleague iu the representation , the Earl of March , differed in opinion with him . . " Mr . HeAthcote supported the amendment , from a conviction ot ' ¦ tho injurious' consequences which would result from the Government propoaitiou . ' .: Mr . Gladstone affitmed that the Government had precisely the same object in view as the proposer of the auiondmeBt , and they were quite satisfied that no evil consequences would ensue to the British " farmer from that part of the proposed tariff which related to
cattle . Viewing the state of tlie country , Sir-Robert Peel would have failed in his duty had he proposed less than he has done ; and , aa to the alleged alarm which prevailed amongst the agriculturists , the returns of prices at the late country fairs showed that it was greatly exaggerated . No doubfc ,: theoretical accuracy was . on the Bide of the proposition for levying the duty by weight : but great inconvenience would bathe result of its adoption , aud there was no instance in the tariff of any other country of taking the duties on animals otherwise than by head . There was no euch discrepancy , as bad been argued , between the duty of £ 1 per head for oxen , and the duty of 8 s . per cwt . on dead ; meat , seeing that the freight and duty on the importation of . an averaged sized ox would be £ 3 6 b ., and
the charges and duty on the importation , on an equiva ^ lent amount of dead , meat , would be about £ s 10 s ^ The Government proposition was imperatively . called for , when our rapidly-increasing population' was considered with refererico to the hi « h and increasing prices of meat in this country . For himself , he wished that he could persuade himself that a much larger importation -would tike place than w . as , at- all likely . The con > sumption of London was about 200 , 000 , and that of the entire country about 1 , 600 , 000 head of oxen , and looking at the rising prices of cattle in France , Belgium , and the ports of the German union , was it at all likely that the enormous consumption in this country would be seriously affected by any importation that could take pla « e ? It had been calculated , he knew not how
correctly , tnat 80 , 000 head of horned cattle would be annually imported . Now , admitting this , and looking at our population , increasing at ; , the rate of 227 , 000 souls annually , if the rate of increase for the next five years was in the satae ratio as the last ten , this country would require a fcupply of 85 , 000 h&aci of cattle , in order , not to reduce priees , but to keep them from rising . Horses bora relatively a high ¦ ' price iri thia country ; yet for years their iaiportatibn into this country was permitted . Why were we not overwhelmed with cheap cbntinectil horses ? Viewing tho subject in all . its bearings , iie considered that the benefit to trade from the Government proposition would be considerable , wfeile there was nocause of alarm for the intereste of agriculture . ' . ¦ ' - ¦• •¦¦ : ¦•¦'•¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -. •¦¦¦ - - ¦ , ' . ""¦ . ¦ ' ; ¦ ¦ .. ;• :-
Dr . BpWRiitG gaya Varidus statements in support of the Government proposition , which he regarded as a great and important step towards sound principles in onr legislation . * Lord IIORnEYS had heard it said , ¦ W OK you can vote for Miles ' s motion ; it can ' t injure the Govern- ' ment , for « . won't be carried . " But , as he considered this , te be throwing dust inthe eyes of the farmers , he would be no party to it ; and should oppose the amend-IQ 6 fit )> ¦¦'¦ . ' . '¦ .- ¦ ¦ ... ¦ ¦''¦¦ ¦"¦ . ¦'" ' '¦ ¦ - " ' . ¦ .. ¦ . ' ¦ •¦ . ; . , . Mr . Gaxly Knight considered that it waa their fluty te supply the people with food as cheaply as they could , without any material'disturbance of the agricultural interest . Any one who had seen the lean cattle or * ranee , its frightful pigs , ami taated its detestable mutton ; could be under uo alarm for the prosperity of our superior breeds . Sir Robert P «* l was as much the friend of the agricultural as or the mahufacturing interest , aud was labouring to adjust , their conflicting
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claims . There was some danger in the introdncHon of tha narrow end of the wedge p f free , trade , but then was more in' nailing down the , safety valve . It was not tea , coffee , or ; sugar , tfie agricnlfcnrallnterest waa afraid of , but of radicalism , and therefore they auripprted the propositioni of the present i ^ ojenmer . i . : Lerd A lford opposed the amendment , as not anfr cipating any serious importation of cattle . " ¦¦ - ¦ ' ::- '^ --Mr . Qwen STANtEr was fiatisfled that we bad onto to create a market in order to receiTa from abroad a large supply . He supported the amendment i
" Lord John RcsSbll contrasted the arguments of those who opposed and those whe supported the amendment , and regarded the speech of Mr . I 4 iles aa most convincing against his . amend ment Surely ti » wisdom of Parliament did not consist in legislating against the welfare of the community , and compelling them ; to pay a ^ ^ higher price for meat ttjan ttiey ptherwise might Increase the comforts of the Working classes and the agricultural interest would derive its advantago from the improved condition ef the country . Ba ^ nevertheless , looking at the arguments with which the present proposition of the Government ' was suppbrtet ! or at other parts of the tariff , he could not teconcile them with other parts of our legislation ; especially with the Corn Act of the present year . He wouia apply similar and equal principles to manufactures as well as to agriculture ; and if tke British , grazier was to compete with the continental one , why not petmit similar campetitlon in corn , sugar , and other articles ? '•¦ : ¦ . : ¦ ' '
Sir Robert Peel thought that the author of aa ejgbt-shilling duty on the importation of foreign eora was hardly entitled to claim the merit of being a friend to the entire freedom of trade . Limiting himself strictly jko the proposition before the house * that of the propriety of removing the prohibition on ths impoTtation of foreign cattle , he expressed himself grateful for tlie generous support which he had received from the great body of the agricultural members of the . house , even though differing from them on the present occasion—a difference which be hoped would not last beyond the eyenlng . The interests -of the community imperatively demanded the change now proposed , and the appwhcrsibns . entertainedrespecting it were perfectly groundless . The quality of the cheap meat sold
in Hamburg or other places must be taken into the account in estimHtini ? the effect of the competition with British stock ; while what had hitherto been made a matter of'occasional favour , through application to the Treasury , of importing the finest bulls of continental stocks to improve our own breeds , "was now t 6 be afforded to the entire agricultural community . He had n » t yielded to the solicitations of many esteemed friends who had waited on him to ask for increased protection , for his conscientious belief was that a duty of £ 1 pet head was amply sufficient , and he was of opinion that the population ^ of this country ; Was increasing at a . rate more alarming and more rapidly than iriany were aware of . He hoped the House by a large majority would offlrm the government proposition .
Mr . Mokgan J . O'Cosnell' as ' ked wfio caused the panic alleged to exist ? The farmers' friends ! If ifc had been known at the last general election that the agriculturists were to submit to such a measure as this , the farmers' friends would still have occupied the opposition benches . He regretted ' that'Mr . ' ' Gladstone ' s speech ha ^ not been made on the motion "for a fixed duty en foreign corn , or ev « n for Mr . Villier ' a motion , as it would have been conclusive in their favour . - ^ [ The House became very impatient during Mr , O'Connell's speech . ] "'" -. . - ' ¦ : . .. "' :-. " : Lord WoRSLEY did not think that the amendment had been fairly mat . . ' ¦
.. Mr . ViLLiERS considered that it had been treated with great respect . It waa not entitled to nnyconsideratipn . at all , when the state of the country was considered , with a starved and starving population , dying of disease engendered by the want of-sufficient food . Yet five houre / were : ' . ¦ consusaed in debating whether Or not they should have food a little cheaper ! Mr . Scott iRoxburgh ) indiguantly repudiated the accusations of Mr . Villiers as a foul calunany . - After eome observations from Mr . Ward ,. Mr . Ormsbt GORE said he had made extensive inquiries , and found that the larger farmers approved of the Government proposition , which he suppoited on the score <> f justice to the poorer parts / of the country . The impatience of tbe House was very distinctly manifested during the observations bf some of the preceding speakers , and Mr . Hume , who rose to address the Committee , and was greatly interrupted , threatened to move the adjournment of the debate .
Mr . Miles replied ; and on a division there appeared For the Gov « rment proposition ...... 318 For the amendment ............. ; ... * ... 113 Majority .........,. ^ . ^ ... 205 The Chairman reported progress ; and after some other business , including leave given to Mr . ROEBUCK to bring in his Indemnity Bill ; the House adjourned .
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day , the list of persons nominated to serve the office of Overseer for the year ensuing were laid before the BeBeh of Magistrates . A Magistrate , taking up one of the lists , enquired of the constable if Joha So-and-so could read and write ! "I should juafr think he oould , your Worship , " replied tho constable . " But why do you ihink so V M Why , ' oauia ho looks larmd . " " Have you no other reason fop thinkins ; so ¥ ' " Oh , ye 3 , ydur Worship . " "Well , what is it i" "'Cause he ' s married to a werry respectable sort of a woman /* Tho reason assigned waa conclusive ; and the man who married " a werry respectable scrt of a woman" was duly appointed .
The Income Tax . —Fifty-eight operatives of Worcester havo addressed Sir Robert Peel , to express their tfiankfuIneFs to him "for proposing a direct tax on property ; a tax that shall affect the rich ; a tax that will compel absentees to contribute their quota to the exigencies of the country ; a * tax that will affect the fandhelder , and throw tLe burdens of the state on those who are well able to bear them . " They recognise in him "the poor . man ' s friend . " In a _ brief but cpurtcoas reply , the Minister says , " It is my earnest wish to propose , aud to pass into law , such measures as may tend in their result to promote tho demand for labour , and to increase the comforts and welfare of the community . "
FiaiNQ heb Majesty ' s Plantations KBAit Windsob , — -A plantatioa called the" "Clock-case , " belonging to her Majesty ,: at Virginia Water , was receuUy discovered to have been fired at an early 'hour ia the morning , and before any assistance could be effectually procured , a very considerable portion was consumed , and the remainder destroyed * . There being strong reasons to lead to the conclusion that the plantation had been wilfully and ! maliciY ously fired , the Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Woods and . Forests have just offered a reward of twenty ^ aineaB to any one who will give such information as may lead to the discovery and conyi 6 » tkm of the parties guilty-of the offunce .
LopicROus Cibcumstance in : a Ghubch . —Speak ' ing of first impressions at church brings to my mind a ludicrous circumstance that -happened sbmo fifty or sixty years ago at ——¦ church . The rector ^ though a man of profound learning and a great theologian , was of such eccentric habits as often to create a doubt among the vulgar . whether he was at all times compos mentis . Having remarked for several successive Sundays argentloman who was no parishioner ^ mvariably using a seat in a pew cexi to that . in which a youag widoyv-lady had her sitting , he intently eyed them ; and at one time detected the young gentleman slyly drawing the lady's glove from off the back of the pew where ; she was accustomed to place it ( her , hand aud arm were
delicately fair , ) and placing iri it a small neatlyfolded note ^ By and by the lady ' 3 Prayer Book fell---of course acoideatally—from tha ledge of her pew into the geutlemaa ' s ; he picked it up , fouiid a leaf turned dgwnV and he hastily scannea a passage , which evidently caused a smile of complacency . Our minister saw all their sly proceedings , and continued to watch thorn with ficrutinising eye for two successive Sundays . On the third , as soon as the collects were read ; and while the beadle yet obsequiously waited to attend him to the chancel , our eccentric pastor , in astrongand distinct Toicesaidy" I publish the b&nas of marriage between M . and N . ( delihorately pronouncing the names of the parties ) , if any of vou know just
cause , &c ., &c . The eyes of the whole congregation wore turued ba the widow and our gay-Lothario ; the lady suffused vrith . blushes , and the gentleman crimsoned with anger ¦; she fanning herself with vehemence , and iho opening and shutting the pew door with . rage' and vidletico ; -the minister meanwhile proceeding through his accustomed duties with the same decorum and ease as if perfectly innocent of the agitation he had excited . The sermon preached and the service ended , away to the vestry rush the party at the heels of the , pastor . " Who autliorised you , Sir , to make such a pnblication of banns V demanded they both in a brteatb . "Authorised moV said he , with a stare which , heightened their CohfuBioh . " Yea , Sir , who authorised you 1 " V Oh ! " said the minister , with a sly glance" alternately afc each , "if you don't approve of it , I'll fcToid the banns next Sunday ? ' "Sir , " said
the lady , you hare been too officious already J nobody requ ested you to dp any such thing { you had better mu" * d your own business ! " : " Why » my pretty dea ' r , " - " i >> d he , patting her ^ on -the chce ^ "what I have do . n 6 nasbeen rail ia the way of business ; and if you do' not like to . wait for three publications , I advise you , - 3 ir , " - ^ thrning to the gentleman— " to procure the' license , the ring , and—the fee , aind then the whole matter may'be settled" as soon &s to-morrow ;* ' »? \ . elM" replied the gentleman , ad dressing the widow v * wit *» y ° . ur pern « ssion « I will get them , and we may . '¦ '• 'ty > married in a day or two . " * Oh ! you may both & *> * & yon please , pettishly , yet nothing loathingr T . replied the lady . It was but a day or two after ? tL ' * ' . lipenjae . was . pro-W * iarth * - parson jeoeired his fee , the . bridegroom his bride , anp the widow , for the 1 . ^ tim e , threw her gloves over the back of the pe * ? ' , * 5 ^ - ' ^ afterwards said that all parties were t ^ t ! sfied m their' j&xns . —Literary Gazette . . '
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IKBIt ^ lTD . ( From The World ' s Correspondents . ) C-jstlebjk . —Muedep . will out . —That "truth ia strange , stranger than fiction" has been most strikingly illustrated by recent events which have Urawn atioe tbe veil of Rijstery that shrouded tbe Swinfurd murder . Tbe following are the circumstances , tho tiisc "; osuT 3 rrfl-ct 3 grej . t credit on Mr . Jackson ; the efficient and juit ' y itsptctei sub-inspector cf this district : — T « o revfcnue pjlicsmen na . msd Egan and CaulSeld , were in corapajiy ¦ with a gill in tha town i : f S-B-infor .-l , in 2 \ member 1839 , 'srhs-n a man named Jfp . ugtittn came np and attempted to take the girl ' s cloak . Upon this the t * ro policemen foilowed him , and inflicted injuries on his perron of which be nied the next day . Several
persons were apprehended for the crime , bat atrnnge to &uj , suspicion never rested on tbe policemen . Bat tome time since an inquiry v ? as held at Foxford into a charge made aeainst a revenue policeman , that he waa privately marriei . On ffcis inquiry CaulSeM gave evidence that tbe man charged was married . Oa tbis he turns round , and accuses Caulfleld and Exmi of the murder of I ^ anghten . Th ? y were arrested , E ^ * an in the barracks here , he being then a soldier in tbe 88 th regijafcnt . Other evidence hns also turned up . A m-in returned from England a few days Bince , and he states he could not rest . , from remorse cf conscience , until he
camo forwarri and decibel what he knew of the case . He ae ; ust-d the two poiicemen and Mary Began , the "woman who ¦ was in company with them on the night in queation . O 2 this search was made for her , and it wa * fnnnd that sae had left the neighbournou'd , bnt owin ; : to the es-rtiocs of s-a ' vinspector Jackson , hei vher ^ a- 'Ouis ¦ was discovered . That gentleman learned that £ be had gone to Cork , witk the volunteers for Im'ia , as the wife of a corporal Finn , of the 88 th . A d < -s .. ription of her person , an-1 the name of tba man called her hnsbasd , having been sent to the sab-irspect jr in Cotk , by Mr . Jackson , she was arrested , and is eovt in custody h : the county prison .
The Bill ^ hich Mr . Pholan and his brother commudioijfcrs aw ciesirous of foisting upon this unfortunate country is in ba . j odour here . Toe Bill is founded on the reports prtpartxi by tbtse sapient functionariesaad what istbsfict ? Meetings of tho subscribers to Ibe Bailina , Billinrcbe , and KillaUa charities have been held during the last week , at -which it was made evident tliat ths statements in the commissioners report regarding Vaess institutions were s t'ssae of blnsders . Cork . — Oar distinguished townsman , Sberidan "KaoWies has arrived , &nd has been deiighting manv an
, ^ a v .. ' old familiar" social circle by the charms of his compa nj . " Grave and reverend seniors" h « re are making ^^ of themselves by the fuss and palaver they keep Up t bout bringing the British Sludfog Association to our g < . ^ cit y nexl year * Tile m 6 Dibers of thus profound body ai " * eIcelJeHl ; comwisseura in turtle soup , and as such it ' . iox&& ^ 'orth their while to cross the channel and mak . ^ a report on the perfection to which that glorious v , ' " ^ tLas ^^ broa « ht at the Victoria Hotel by M'Corm ; fi ^* A * toT My S 0 ^ & *? may to Bcienca btyond arru te 8 thtmselves with tiny haramsrs and breaking all t ^ { aIm 7 Iitte stones they meet in Cove , it is all moons , ^ *
Treatment of Emighants . —You are aware that thousands of " our industrious population are leaviEg this unfortnrate count > ^ aim ^ t weekly to seek in a strange clime that subsist * ' nce wllich bad government denies them at home . It \ Tcu ' ^ Pected that humanity w .-uld induct every v ei 60 U to ft- ^ t aie th ^ e poor crea-
Kmpfvtal Parliament*
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Paopf Op A Man's Being Able To Read An» Wbitk.—Afc The Eton Petty Sessions, On Wednea-
PaopF op a Man ' s being able to Read an » Wbitk . —Afc the Eton Petty Sessions , on Wednea-
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 28, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct755/page/6/
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