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REVENUE OFIRELAND. It is with extreme pleasure that we lay before our readers the official a!atemeut of the Irish Itevenue for the year recently elapsed. , .1n Abstract of the Net Predece of the &venue of 'retort!, nt Da id into the Eache , l•l , r 4te years ended Ain January, I,:03, and sth January, 1 . 026. Brhult Currency.) Vier mild Iry emlud Jim. lb, 1105. in.l, 130. Increase. Decrease. ('mtoml • - Ecciie . rust Vast - 31tsceitanwos T 11,061,7 0 1t1.347.2 11 8 It 2 .2W 1,6114.7.54 1,411 1 10 460. ran 41,613 78, 46 2 $79.775 210,315 1174,091 40,233 1:847 T ota l . . 11:3,C•90,60 1.C20,116 Ihiluct Increase . . 4:326.406 Decrease in Year ended sth Jemmy. 11116 . I No-re,.—ln the Year 1821 npararJa of molly., a the Crown, wu paid, and which 4 if deducted from thi that Veer, will leave ma /wrens+ . in the Revenue of the sth January, IVA at about :UMW/. X 261,116 I 1:65.190 debt due to e Income of Year ended This account demonstrates that, notwithstanding the large repeals sod reductions of duties by different Acts of the last Session, the Revenue of Ireland for the year IS VS has virtually exceeded that for Nor has the augmentation arisen from a single source, but it has embraced the most important branches of the public Revenue. The Customs and Excise, as our readers know. cannot be fairly considered under their separate heeds, owing to the narraters of duty recently made from the latter of these departments to the former ; and it is therefore necessary to take them together, thus— lustoms --- and Excise Ditto, • Inerenge in 1825 1325 X2.R27.133 2,742,743 .C 84.378 The Stamp Du t ies have diminished, from causes w hich it would be too long here to detail, but which manifestly cannot imply any falling off in the general resources of a country where the duties on. foreign importation and do mestic consumption are on the increase. The Past Office exhibits an increase of 1,847/. The Miscellaneous articles of 14'24 included the pay ment of a large debt due to the Crown. Deducting this, the produce of the year would be about 92.5,000/. whereas ' that of lull is above 268,000/., giving au increase here of above 40,000!. This view of the Irish Revenue strongly confirms the remarks made on Ireland in the Chancellor of the Ex chequeea speech on opening his last budget—" No part of the King's dominions," said he, " holds out more powerful inducements to the application of capital, no soil would be more productive of vaitiahie fruit, none would more grate fully repay the labour of cultivation." The experiment of cultivating it is in a course of trial: and the result is seen in these gratifying financial stat.luel.ta. But this is not the only use to be made of the document before us. Let us see how it hears on the finances of the United Kingdom. Ir. Robinson, in February last, esti mated the total produce of the year, including the sums paid by the Trustees of Half-pay, at 56,445,37 UL, subse quently to which there was a return of duty on wines in stock, which exceeded one million sterling, and there was an emission to exact the duty on tobacco to the amount of 330,000/. ; which two deductions would reduce the esti mate to somewhat less than L 3,100,0001.. Now thesctual produce of the revenue in England was 48.373,8191., and in Ireland 3,644,10X1/., and the payment' by the trus tees 4,170,3701.• making altogether 4;668,09/. ; so that the actual and estimated income will stand thus: Actual Inmate for 1825 . Cti1.89.089 Estimated ditto (without deduetioets) 5G0115.370 Surplus product X 223,6111 Or, more correctly— . Actual Income for !WS Estimated ditto (with deductions) £56.1; 1 38.9 1 19 . 553U0,000 Surplus product - £1.668.9119 Again, if we compare the actual Income with the estimated Expenditure, we shall still find a surplus : Actual Income . . Estimated Expenditure - 5d.001,13-12 Surplus Income - 1:667,147 It is to he observed, that Mr. Robinson only cook credit, in his budget, for a surplus of 413,528/. ; so that the actual result is W 3,619/. better than the original estimate ; and this, be it remembered, in spite of all the commercial diffi culties incident to the late unprecedented panic. THE WHITEHAVEN BANK. - The following gratifying statement of the affairs of Mews. Johnston, Adamson, and hope, bankers of this town, was published last week : Dr.—To cash owing on notes,deposin,and cash accounts 193,000 Cr.—fly cash due from agents By ditto, en accounts and securities 93 No Dr.—To lom and bad debt, per John Raney . To supposed diminution in %%due Of ',tate at Clifton IMOD To had debts, one known at present. but take the same, including expenses Deficiency in bark finds Surplus Cr.—By Mr. Johoston's separate estate By Mr. Adamson's separate estate - By Mr. Hope's separate estate, of which 8701. is in the Bank - 10,ono 14.800 29.800 22.000 6,600 1,200 29,U00 Messrs. (;eo. Harrison of this town, banker, Tho Mas Milward, of Parton, and Thomas Braithwaite, of Mary port, were, on Friday last, chosen assignees of the estate of Mews. Johnston, Adamson and Hope, bankers.—Cum- Lerland Packet. • ‘Ve have received American Papers to the 21st ult. The proceedings in Congress show that the late el : ction of the President has created the must violent animosities between the friends of the successful candidate and the partisans of the rejected. No less than four motions were made in one day to amend the constitution relative to erections, and one of them " to amend the Constiation, that the election of President and Vice-Pmident may be carried into effect without the intervention of the Senate and House of Re presentatives." The various topics of the President's Speech are, with the papers relating to them, referred to Committees. A complete revolution had taken place among the officers of the Congress, all those who were of the party of the new President being dismissed. We have received a file of the Cape of Good Hope pa vrs to the 3oth of November inclusive. They do not contain any articles of political interest. 'The South iyri ear: Commercial Adverti3rr contains an Recount of an ad journed meeting, held at St. Helena on the 13th October, at which an address to the Government lras voted, the pur port of which was " That the Proprietors of Slaves on the Island were willing to emancipate their slaves, provided an equivalent, to he named by the Proprietors themselves, were given by the Honourable East lot.lia Company."— The same paper mentions the arrival of Mr. Perceval, the new Clerk to the Governor in Council. _ By the Algonquin, Dixey, which sailed from Phila delphia on the Moth ult. and from the Cape on the (2c2tl, we learn that another very destructive fire bad taken place at Brunswick. It broke out about nine in the morning on the 911, of December, and raged v.ith such violence, that in a short space of time it completely destroyed two cotton mills, a fulling-mill, a double-saw-mill, a factory, and se veral other bowies. The loss of property is estimated at 1 90,00 u dollars, and the sufferings of the unhappy indi viduals must be greatly aggravated by the inclement season ma, cull a climate. The streets, since the commencement of the thaw, have been almost impassable, especially in the city. The neglect shown by the proper authorities with regard to the public convenience and safety in this respect strongly merits cen ' sore. We trust, if the evil be not immediately abated, that the inhabitants. of each ward and district will take in nsorea for putting an end to A, now and on all future occuions. 1 MEETING nr THE CRETORS OF THE MESSRS. WENTIVO`:TH AND DI CO.l BANK, AT YORK. (Frain the Second Edition of the ',evil' Inkillernrer.l Pursuant to a requisition of the Committee appointed at the former meeting of the creditors of this bank, held on Thursday, the Tt.h Inst. a numerous meeting of the creditors assembled yester day (Wednesday) at two o'clock. in the Me chants' Ilan, in York. It was computed that about 7(10 persons were present, several of whom were very respectable. It. CATTI.g., Esq. was called to the Chair. Mr. Carrr.g briefly introduced the business, and said that Mr. Anderson would read the report of the Committee. Tee report stated that the Cnnunittee, which had been appointed on the :eh inst.. in the prosecution of their labours had deemed it their duty to lay the following report before their creditors. Mr. tiraham had wntten to Mr. Lee, one of the solicitors under the Commission, to inquire when they could be permitted to come and examine the accounts. In answer to this Mr. Les said, that on receipt of Mr. o.'s latter he sent it down to the Bank, and the reply was, " that it was impossible to say how soon the accounts would be ready for inspection ; they hail been working incessantly at them, and an soon ea they were completed smile gentleman should be appointed to examine them, and be thought that one of the York, one of the yr akettekl, and one of the Bradford creditors could do the whole at once, as it would otherwise take three times the length of time. In reply to a second letter from the Committee, Mr. Lee stated, that Mr. Ifinhworth said that the Bradford accounts were made np—that tee ‘Vakefield accounts were nearly ready, and Mr. Barnes was expected every day with the York account' ; but as they were not completed, she meeting of the deputation trom the York creditors could not take place so early as Monday the 9th. Mr. Wentworth was not on the spot. but he could write to him. He thought the meeting might be held Inter. Ile would give them the earliest notice, and would forward the object of the York Com mittee as much as he possibly could, consistent with the situation he held.-This letter arrived on Saturday, and Mr Cattle, Mr. Orsham, and Mr. Me:ander, were appointed as a deputation to wait upon air. Riahworth, to auk him to fulfil his promise to allow them to examine the accounts. A third letter from Mr. lee re mitted that information had not been received from Mr. Barnes, stating that the York accounts would not be ready till Tuesday, but that they would he finished then. Mr. Lee said the delay was entirely Mr. Barnes's fault. The twat then went on to state that in the courts of their la bours they had made application to Mr. Pollock, and had laid the following case before him:— " If the creditors of Messrs. Wentworth and Co.. who resided at Wakefield and Bradford, could vote fur the election of assignees under the present commission, and assent to, or dissent from, the allowance of the bankrupts' certificate." To which the following answer was returned :—" None but the credinirs of the York bank can vote under the present commission." • I The committee deemed it expedient that the York creditors should proceed without delay, and that they should keep the se, mints separate and distinct. They would gladly give every pee. Bible facility for the appointment of separate assignees fur the Wakefield and Bradford creditors, and every thing should be transacted on the broad principles of equity and justice between man and man, on condition that the delegates might be allowed to manage their anklet at the respective places where they were ap pointed. 'lle committee hoped that some proposition would have been communicated to them by the Bank. In the absence of such proposition, they considered that it augured unfavourably for the creditors, and amounted to an invalidation of the statement made by Mr. Rishworth. No communication had been made, nor, seemingly. was intended to be made. The Akira of the toncern should, therefore, be wound up as early as possible. The Report concluded by recommending the following gentlemen as assignees: the committee had been careful in their choice, as the amount of the dividend depended nn their integrity and activity :—Mr. Ro bert Cattle, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Scawin, Mr. Samuel Tuke, and Mr. %Tetley Beilby. (Signed) ROBERT CATTLE, Chairman. Mr. JOIIX CATT 0 N moved that the report read be adopted by the meeting. Mr. CATTLE said that nn the 16th a deputation from the Com mittee, consisting of himself, flr. Graham, and Mr. Alexander, went to AVaketield. anti waited on Mr. Lee. who said he had no information to give. nor had he seen any of the creditors. They then procereed to Mr.Rishworth'a, and, after having been detained half an hour at the door, were admitted. They saw Mr. RUM. worth and Mr. Hartley, and told them they requested whatever information en the affairs of the bank it might be agreeable to furnish. Mr. Rishworth said that the reason he had not pre viously furnished the information required was, that he could not get Mr. Barnes from York with the accounts. The Chairman then observed, that Mr. Barnes had travelled on the coach with them from York to Wakefield that morning, and that for what he knew he might be then in the house. Mr. RishWorth answered that Mr. Chaloner would be there on Wednesday, and before that time, though he (Mr. Rishworth) was willing to give them information, he did not wish to enter into particulars. Mr. Rishworth added, that he should let them know by Mr. Barnes the next morning when he could see them to comply with their request. The deputation then returned to the inn, and the next morning they found Mr. Barnes in an adjoining room. On sending for him, and asking why he had not furnished the York accounts, he re plied that he had receives] no instructions to that effect. They afterwards met Mr. Hartley in the street by accident, who expressed surprise that they had not heard from Mr. Rishworth. Shortly after they were informed that Mr. Rishworth was at Mr. Lee's, and they proceeded thither, when they met Mr. Rishworth, Hartley, and Mr. John and Thomas Lee. Scene high words passed b etw e e n t he parties, which ended in Mr. Itiahwarth felting. Mr. Lee to show the deputation the following accounts, which Mr Cattle read to the meeting : ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE YORK BANK. Dr. X. a. d. To lodgments and balances as pee ledges - 118,757 10 8 To.notss to circulation . . 85,000 0 0 203,757 10 8 Total Cr. By hook accounts as per ledger By balance to Wakefield bank By book debts (part dubious) By bills, cash, notes., hc. By bank estates, furniture, fixtures, and other pro perty - 9,500 0 0 By balance of stamps on hand for bills and notes not used - - 250 0 0 1I3,1:0; 0 0 80.982 16 9 8,688 13 7 6,691 10 4 205.248 10 8 203.757 10 8 Balance . 1,4111 3 0 ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE BRADFORD BANK. Total Deduct debtor side Dr. ____ ___ t„ s, d. To sundry aecounts against estates . - 136.03 8 II To balance from creditor side in favour of estate 13,648 0 6 Cr. Br balances due from sundry persons . . 121,532 10 I By sundry bills and cash in band . . 13,919 IV 9 By cash in hand on interest . . . 762 14 6 By sundry promissory notes in hand . . 11,644 16 11 Total . . Deduct for bad debts 147.800 1 3 3,048 11 10 144.831 9 Deduct debtor side . . 130,983 8 11 Balance in favour of estate 13,848 0 6 Mr. DawitL Tt: K E reprobated the practice of using improper means to gain the election of certain gentlemen as assignees, and mentioned an instance of one person promising to another, that if he would vote for a candidate then named he would pay the ex. penses of proving his debt. Mr. CAT T LF. next stated that on the Monday evening they had sent over to some of the principal creditors in Bradford to ascertain their opinion on the subject. In the course of Tuesday the gentle. men from Bradford arrived, and then they and the deputation made it their business to see some of the principal creditors residing in Wakefield and the neighbourhood. During the conference it appeared that the object of the Barnsley Canal Company in issuing a second commission, to be opened on the following Friday, was to prevent the creditors at York from exercising undue influence in the choice of assignees. In order thereffire to allay this jealousy, and to prevent the expense of a second commission, it was agreed bi the parties in the course of Tuesday that the York creditors should ruarantee to the creditors at Wakefield and Bradford the choice of three Assignees for each town. Upon these conditions the %Yoke ' field sod Bradford creditors consented to postpone further proceed ' Mg*, and it now only remained for that meeting to sanction what had been done. Mr. Cattle concluded by stating that he had re. mired a letter from Mr. Chaloner, saying that matters had gone so far, and so many difficulties had arisen, it would be impossible to supersede the commission. The (211 AIR m woul d be necessary for creditors of ten pounds and upwards to put down their names, resi dences, and amount, on paper, in order that the same should be transmitted to the Wakefield and "Stadion' creditors, as a guarantee that the agreement respecting the choice of assignees should be ad. tiered to. The ftillowing resolutions were then proposed and carried : -dlst. 31 - ored by Mr. H. rtattme,and seconded by Mr. I).Tuxt. eco three persons be named by the creditors of each of the blinks of York, Wakefield, and Bradford, and that the York cre. ditors should rote for such persons only, as were nominated at the suggestion of the Bradford and Wakefield creditors, together with such as they should nominate on their own behalf 2d. filoved by Mr. Disarm, and seconded by Mr. M. Rooke.— That a correspondence be opened with the Wakefield and Brad. ford creditors, for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect. Mr. TERRY moved that a deputation cif the Committee should proceed to Wakefield, on the lst of February, to attend the choice of assignees. The (71tAtItIMAN subsequently informed the meeting that appli. cation had been made to the bankers in York, to become assignees, but the partners of one firm were disqualified by Act of Parliament, and the other hod almost given a denial. The Meeting then ad. pour:tea to Monday next, at two o'Cleck, to meet fur the purpose of choosing assignees. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, &c. and the crowd die s reed. 111,260 14.000 79.000 3,000 THE BRITISH PRESS, IHE IRISH CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. Fronr.the Dublin EreniNgs Poat of Tuesday.l At twelve n'clbck this day the Asansiatlon resumed its sittings. Lord FTRENCH in the Chair. • Mr. FlTzeistow read the minute* of yesterday's pmieedings, and tome regulation's adapted by the Committee appointed yi•ster day. The Report of the C o mmittee, oh th e mason of Mr. O'Con- Dell. was then adopted. Mr. N. :Ratios thought that sons, recent observations on his conduct, as one of the Treasurers of the Association, and which had been published in the newspapers, were, to say the least, totally unfounded. Mr. O'CossEht. read the draught of the general petition which he stated his determination of moving, paragraph by para. graph, in order that if any gentleman should object to any para graph, he might move the consideration of it at a future period ; so that those parts on which there would be no difference of senti. ment might at once be passed. Several paragraphs were then read and approved of. Mr. LAWLESS thought the paragraph in the petition, which re ferred to the violation of the Treaty of Limerick, was of suflieient importance to have founded on it a separate petition ; were it only to give Mr. Peel an opp or tunity o f redeeming his pedge, that if its violation was proved to him, he would have it, as far as his power went, redeemed. Mr. O'Coswet.t. agreed entirely with Mr. lawless. and said he had in preparation a petition on that subject, which he should sub. mit as soon as possible to the Association. He contended that the Treaty 9f Limerick was violated in the person of the Chairman, who was deprived of the only privilege left to the Irish Peerage—the right of voting for a Representative Peer. Some other paragraphs were then approved of. The Rev. Mr. I:STRANGE offered some observations with respect to the charge of divided allegiance, which completely re butted the allegation of their enemies. He adverted to the heroic conduct of Irish Catholic soldiers in the service of the British Go vernment, particularly to the intrepid conduct of the filth Mot. at the time of the rebellion—that regiment was almost !exclusively Catholic and Irish ; at the mutiny "in Gibraltar, about that period, that regiment never took any part in the proceedings of the mutineers. Mr. LAWLESS thought they should avoid till sectarian suptriority in their observations. The Protestant* were equally loyal as any other portion of the soldiery. The Rev. Mr. I: :STRANGE explained—Be would be the last person to throw any imputation on the Protestant portion of the community. Mr. O'Coremr.t.t thought no form bf faith so conducive to all the virtue!, social and private, as the Catholic, and his conviction that it gave more fidelity to the State thao any form whatever, was one of the reasons which induced him to adhere to that re ligion. He protested against Mr. lAwless's delicacy about casting imputations on those whose Christitua charity left the 'treaty of Limerick violated; and who displayed their religious feeling in imputing to others doctrine* which they disavowed and never professed. Before putting the concluding paragraph of the petition, Mr. (Mow NE I.L apologised for the absence of Sir John Burke, which ' was occasioned by the accidental bu r nin g of hi s Nobl e Relative's seat, Portumna Castle, on Sunday night. Sir John had been obliged to leave town; and he (31r. O'Connell) was sure the apology would be deemed satisfactory. (Hear.) Mr. O'CossEtt., after rending a paragraph which referred to the Protestant Archbishop of Ctethel's testimony to the superior intellect as well as cultivation of the Irish mind, made some ob servations on the Kildare-place Society—a Society which, he said, the Catholics would never co-operate with. Ile also spoke in terms of approbation of the report of the Comfnissionerm of Education, which, taken on die whole, he said was most valuable to the country. . . . _ . . Sir T. Eirstomn thought the facts contained in the paragraph ought to be introduced into a separate petition on the subject of education. Ale. N. filattosr called the attention , of the Meeting to some observations, reported in a Paper of Saturday, with respect to his conduct as treasurer of the Association. Ile entered into a detail of all transactions with regard to the sum of money which had re mained in his hands after the Aggregate Meeting held in Claren don-street last year. Ile had never, directly or indirectly, made use of any portion of this sacred fund. lle would not mention these facts at all, if he did not consider himself unjustly heated by the report in the newspaper (we believe the Freeman 'r Journal). Ile alone was responsible for the rent of the Association moms; he might surrender them at the end of live years, but unless he did so at that exact period, he was, be believed, bound to them for ever. 3fr. O'CONNELL—For 999 years. • ..Ir. Mallow resumed—He referred to Lord Killeen and his co. trustee, Mr. D. Lynch. fora confirmation or the faces he stated, and In conclusion apologised for taking up the time of the meeting with these details. Mr. Suer!. thought Mr. Al shoo was like CteUT'll wife, not only chaste herself, but above the shadow of suspicion. He also entered into sonic details of the funds of the Association, sad stated the grounds on which be had made some observations with regard to them.' He thought it unjust that Mr. Mahon should beiridtled exclusively with the !lament of the rent of the Cathelienenees. Nothing could be further from his intention than to impute try motives bat the most honourable to Ms. Mallon ; rtst.nun base person of base motives could make any such imputation against that Gentleman. (Hear.) Mr. Cow WAY complained of a breach of privilege. He read in the Freeman's Jettrual of this dej-I1 grouailiction made by Mr. O'Reilly to a statement made by him (Mr. Conway), that Mr. E. M•Donnell had told him he had alrnert watered into a personal am. flier with Mr. O'Reilly. He tool thirepponoeity O'Reilly who be referred to when be made that contradiction. Mr. O'REILLY rose with pleasure to answer the call. Nothing could be further from hit wish or intention than to impute any thing like falsehood to Mr. Conway, who wee, he (Mr. O'Reilly) believed, utterly incapable of asserting what he had done. without having had the conversation alluded to by him with Mr. Ennis 31`Donnell. Mr. CorrwaY expressed himself satislital with Mr. O'ReiliAl explanation. Mr. O'Coarwete had now to 1 a resolution trestssubilll which had caused some division , them. .144 badman** propose amongst.: , , weighed this important topic. For eight oisalairiroinde ge Ca. Moho. had frittered away their time on it. He wan coneillasd that those measures never can, as he wished they never shield, he in. trodueed. Ile had told Mr. Plunkett, that if these meeseres were not carried during last session. in connexion with the Catholic Bill, they could never after be carried with it: He would say that man was not true to the Catholic cause who would not now throw those measures overboard. Mr. o`Ct'innell then read the paragraph which it had been resolved at a meeting ou Friday should be nine. duced into the general petition. This, lie said, as far as it went, was then deemed satisfactory. He would now move that it form a port of the petition. But he would go further—he was resolved*/ give up his own opinions for practical _purposes. and defer to of other gentlemen. He thought the Bill of 1793 a disfranchising Bill ; but he would oppose those manures, that the Catholilli nright.not verify the assertion of their enemies, that they were " rope of send." Howeter, he maintained that the present sasses/ forty.shilling freeholds in' counties wigs had in itself—at the NM time he wished it to be understood, that in sweating to Shemert. lotion he was about to propose, he did not approve of the prrswtt system. lie bad taken the resolution on the subject paved at the Connaught Meeting, and, with the assistance of Or. °Vermin, amended it as follows : " That the terms of our petition shall embrace the principle. to its fullest extent, of unqualified emancipation, and that we em phatically deprecate theintrosiuction of any measure into Parliament purporting or tending to restrict the elective franchise, or interim.- log with the discipline or independence of the Catholic Church in Ireland." lie (Mr. O'Connell) declared that what he proposed here he would support everywhere. He conjured gentlemen to recollect on what it was they were differing. As to the ecclesiastical wing belonging to religion. he would bow to the ectlestastical authority of the coun try on that subject. In truth and in fact, these measures are out of all probability of discussion in Parliament. Let them not, when agreed in substance, differ about words. He concluded by moving the resolution.. Mr. R. O'Gonmayr rose to second the resolution, conceiving it was brought forward to pledge this meeting, and every Catholic, not to sanction any measure which would deprive the freeholder of his right or interfere with the integrity and independence of the Church. lie thought It satisfactory under all the circumstances of it. Me moved the resolution amid cheers. Mr. O'REILLY felt no objection to the Resolution'after the ere planation given on the subject by Mr. O'Connell ; it had therefore his cordial concurrence. My. R. O'Gottatan asked Mr. O'Connell would he oppose those measures should they be introduced into Parliament again?' Mr. °Ton NEILL declared he certainly would. The Iiar...Mr.•PRIESTON could not vote for the present Resolu tion ; but he thanked God the question was about to be set at rest for aver; and he would defer to the expression of public opinion, elicited as it bad been, on these measures. Lord GOaNANSTOwx would vote tor the Resolution, with the hope that it would procure union : but he would reserve to himself the right of entertaining his own private opinions.—(Cheers.) Mr. REEK° uns completely approved of Mr. O'('onnell's Resta. lotion. Ile had opposed the wings from principle, in common with the parishioners of Sr. Audeon's. But, conceiving the pre sent Resolution went as far as was necessary, it had his warm ap probation. Mr. LAWLESS declared that if he considered this meeting a fair representation of the public feeling of Ireland, he would not rise to interrupt what, he feared, would be the consequence of this day's debate—union among them. He wax certainly as anxious for the harmony and strength of the Catholics as Mr. O'Connell or any other Gentleman ; but he wanted such a resolution on these measures as would prove itself a fair and honest indication of the public opinion. He hoped to see this body and Mr. O'Connell acknowledge, in deference to that opinion, that he had committed a high political offence in enteeing into what lie candidly acknow ledged to be a barter with the Mintster of the Crown. Mr. LAW LESS read a resolution which he had prepared on the . _ subject, and nicieed it as an amendment. Mr. Con w AV asked was there any one to second it ? Sir E. BELLLIV had no objection to support the resolution. On one of those wings, that for pensioning the Clergy, he had formed a decided opinion, and he did think it would be of service to Ireland. But be did not think he gave up that opinion by sanctioning or supporting the resolution. He reminded them of the advice of die sixty-nine Peers, which was the reason inducing hint to give his support to the resolution now proposed. He timer could bind himself toe promise that he would. at any future time, oppose the introduction of .Aran measure. The pre- fates were to assemble to-morrow, and it was likely they would come to a decision on the *object. With regard to the freehold wing, lie had no doubt in tome countries its operation would be of service. Lord KILLEEN had given a decided opinion on these mea sures, knd to that opinion he still adhered. He felt great pleasure in acceding to Mr. O'Connell's resolution, who, he thought, was entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the country. Ile always thought the more extended the franchise was the better. He did not state these opinions to gain poptilar favour, but (se he 'night now call himself u public man) he tlsotight that, as such, no Man would imagine or could suppose he courted the popular ( Hear. hear.) Mt. H. O'Coxxon acquiesced in Mr. O'Connell's motion, but he, thought built measures, if carried into effect, would he of Service to the country. His reason for acquiescing was, that the puhlic opinion had been so strongly expressed against them. Mr. N. Marlow . was firmly convinced the measures would be fatal to the r "•il liberties and religion of the country. In his ap prehension, the clerical wing would create a schism in the Church, anti place the Catholic Clergy in connexion with a Government, which, for :WU yeast, had done everything In its power to injure their religion. Corelstema d!d intend to rise earliee, but gare way from courtesy to the Noble Loll and others who had recently addressed the Chair ; but he should feel guilty of a dereliction of principle if he hesitated to second the resolution of Mr. Lawlesi. He did en tertain some misgiviags that these measures would be again intro. duced into Parliament. He contiuded by seconding Mr. Lawless's amendment. After some further observationi from Mr. Shell, Mr. Brie, and Mr. Plunkett, who implored Mr. Lawless to withdraw his amend ment, that gentleman complied t at the same time declaring his determination to bring it before an aggregate meeting for dis cussion. Mr. O'Colirxtur.'s resolution was ihee put from the Chair, and carried amid the matt enthusiastic &polemic. Lord KiLLEEst gave notice of a motion for Thursday, to en trust the general petition in the !Ards to the Margais of Lansdown, and in the Commons to Sir F. Burden. Some other routine busineas was then disposed of, when Lord Gormanstown was called to the Chair; thanks were returned to I/OVI Ffrench, and at four o'clock the meeting adjourned to to. morrow. The gallery was erdwded with ladies. The t•ttendance of mem bers was moat numerous, and highly respectable. We noticed, among others. Lords Oormanstown and Killeen, the lion. Messrs. Preston, Sir T. Esmonde, Sir E. Bellew, &c. PUBLIC MEETING AT BRADFORD . FOR THE RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED POOR. [From the Bradford Cwirier.] We need hardly express the pleasure it gives us to be able to state, that the measures so warmly recommended in our paper of last week have been gone into, and that our expectations have been fully realised in the warmth and zeal which this work of mercy and duty has been proceeded in. On Monday last, pursuant to requisition, a meeting for the above-stated purpose, was held at the Court-house. It was at tended by a numerous and highly respectable body of the inhabit. ants of this town, and the Her. Henry Heap, M.A. Vicar, watt called to the Chair. . The CHAIRMAN opened the business of d•e evening in an intro. ductory and very appropriate address, stating the necessity which existed for the immediate exertiona of the humane, and his convic tion that an appeal would not be made in vain to the judgment and feelings of the meeting. Resolutions were then put from the Chair, and carried tmani mously. The Resolutions haring been passed, a Committee was then named, consisting of a numerous and respectable body of the in. habitants. It will be In the recollection of some of our readers, perhaps, that in the beginning of December last a letter appeared in the Leeds hedepetstlent, in which the writer offered to subscribe 100/. for the relief of the distressed poor of Ibis town. With reference to this letter, it was therefore moved, " that 3lr. Fawcett and 31r. Paley be requested to wait upon the Editor of Me Lads nilipendent to ascertain the address of the gentleman who made that most handsome offer of 1001. to the distressed poor of Bradford, which appeared in that paper. and also to watt upon that gentleman and tender to him the united thanks of this meeting for his liberal offer." - The Committee was then appointed to meet next morning at eleven o'clock, in the vestry of the parish church. The Custom/at having left the Chair, the thanks of the meet ing were awarded to him, for his attention to the business of the day. Next morning the committee meeting took place, when, the town and neighbourhood Was divided into districts, and gentlemen appointed to yisit, for the purpose both of soliciting subscriptions and of ascertaining the existing distress; and the Committee was further appointed to meet again the next evening at six o'clock, to report progress. We have now a most agreeable task to perform ; it is not only to infonn our readers of the suttees which has attended the exertions of the benevolent In this neighbourhood, but also to record one of the most noble and disinterested stets of generosity which has ever come to our knowledge. It was reported to the meeting, that in consequence of the instruction of the meeting, Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Paley had waited upon the Editor of the Leeds Indepen4knt, and in consequence of the information received from him, had waited upon Mr. William first, cloth-tnanufactnr, of Leeds,. the author of that letter, who., in the most prompt and generous man. nee, instantly preened his readiness, and the pleasure which. it row. thavniaajwadzailzawols he had "Tett at the disposal of,be Committee. Mr. Film is in no respect con. netted with thlirtown, and this generous conduct is therefore not attributable to anything but the dictates of a generous heart, which rises superior to the common reasons which influence common minds. The reports of the other gentlemen appointed to visit the die tricts were then received. _ _ They then concurred in representing the sufferings of the poor as heart-rending, and as calling for the most immediate interposition of benevolence; and it gives us great pleasure to add, that they concur in two other things more agreeable, the readiness of every one to afford relief according to his power, and the general disposi tion shown on the part of the poor not to avail themselves of the generosity offered, unless compelled by absolute necessity, but rather pointing out to visiters neighbours greater sufferers than themselves. The reports having been received, from which it appeared that upwards of one thousand pounds had already been collected, farther metsures were adopted for carrying into eflixt the immediate relief called for. THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 13th, I,lth, 46th, and 54th regi. menus of foot, marched yesterday from Westminster, fur Chatham. Detachments belonging to the 2d. 3d, 38th, 41st, and 44th re giments of infantry marched yesterday from Westminster, fo r Canterbury. The depot of the 99th regiment of foot is ordered from Stockport to Ireland. The 56th (West Essex) regiment of infantry is ordered, on being relieved by the 99th regiment of toot, at the .Mauritius, to return to England. TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE BRITISH PRESS. an account which you gave yesterday of the project or a duel between a Mr. J. 11. Sievrac and a Mr. F. Chatelain, and the consequences that resulted from it, you said that both these gentlemen had the honour of being attached to the French F.mbaasy. This is an important error, which, for more than one reason, you will greatly oblige me by rectifying. 1 am the resident correspondent of pan of the Royalist papers of Paris, and have no connexion whatever with the French Ambassa dor, any farther than occasionally paying my duty to his Excel lency, as the representative of my lawful Sovereign. As to 31. Chatelain, so far from being in the suite of Prince de Polignac, the quarrel between us originally arose from "some articles against Charles X and his linguist family, which he inserted in a weekly French Paper, called Le Petit Mcrcnre. I remain, with much regard, your humble servant. iieniington, Jan. 29, 1328. J. H. SIEVRAC. BURNING OF PORTUNNA CAsTi.s.—lt is with consi derable regret we heard the announcement of the above event yesterday, by Mr. O'Connell at the Catholic. Associ ation. This beautiful seat was the property .of the Mar quis of Clanricarde, who is at present in England.— Dublin Morning Register. As Mr. Mauler, of Paul-street, Finsbury-square, was returning home on Thursday evening, soon after seven o'clock, he fell at the corner of Foster-lane, owing to a quantity of ice having accumulated there. A well-dressed man assisted him up, and contrived to rub him of his watch and two gold seals, together with his pocket-book, con taining many valuable papers. A Goon S'loky.—We have been much amused by Asne. rican stories, but the following beats Jonathan hollow : " Asa proof of the severity of the weather, a singular cir cumstance occurred on Sunday night last at the tan-yard of Messrs. Cooper, in St. Mildred, in this city. One of the men employed on the premises had occasion to drain a hide from the pit, and took it, as is usually the Mt, to the river, where a small projecting bridge is erected for the purpose, supported by two iron bars. On looking over the side, the man observed something, having the appearance of a small animal, firmly frozen to one of the bars, which, upon close inspection, proved to be a full-grown water-rat, which had swam across the river, and no doubt, from ex haustion, had remained upon the iron to recover itself ; but the inclemency of the weather acting upon the wetness of its coat, had firmly frozen its limbs to the situation de scribed. It was also evident, from the quantity of blood, and the almost utter destruction of one leg, that the un fortunate creature had attempted to detach itself, by gnaw ing off the limb, without success. It was quite dead."— Kent Herold. . • , LA FF . NOV,C,EX. s: C?MIRT OF CHAlgetsltir. . . CAUSE, DIMODIC TNE LORD CsAirELLolt TM! DAY. • . . , • CAM*: PiTITItAd. Garrick v Lord Camden, two 1 Wilkiasmi v Wilkinson petitions I , ...re.4lapchester Market Act' Cowell v Sikei,, appeal petition ShefroM r Shefford In re Bethel HospitBl, two ap. I (Italian v Trimby oral petitions Ashby de la Zouch School Tomes v LVilkins In re Stephenson Wi:lett, three peti thins Turner, four ditto Brothers, three ditto Sand. Braithwaite 0 •en Starkie, three ditto Rodick Heywood Clements Burd Child Tarbuck Smyth, three ditto In re rhotr.son James Evans Birth Phillips Praft Sewell Shadwell Errisgton Lord Portsmouth (liven Noraway Gould Houstown Smyth Bray Mayfield Iredrie Lr:VATIC 1-PETITION3. Lord l'ottsniouth Lord (:adogan Hatsell West Wilmahnrst NCW ‘`ETITIONS, Willett Bawling Walter Wortley IVltarton Carpenter Norsway %Vorsley, two peti tions Burroughs Southby Badow, two peti tions Pearce Tay;or cAnsn PETITIONS BEFORE THE VICE-CHAVCELLOII; , THIS DAY. REMAINING MOTIONS. Exparte Bye re Salter, bankrupt Bowes v Strathmore petition, per order In re Beckett Casamajor v :Mode, to be spoke Spede v Smith • to • Burke v Jones Attorney-tlencral v Mayor of May v Phillips Rochester,. Cropley v Cropky In re Tadeas.er School Binnington v banningtn-.44 Deacon v Deacon petiuns Harrington • Oreg , on Morsen v Dyett blouson v Essex Richards , Chamber. Lord St..lohn v Heron Waiter v 1 ork Reeves v Brymer Marckusson.• Wolff In re Johnstone's Charity Delegall v Brewer M`Dermot v Katy La Ferriere v Bulmer Powell v Pope Scott v Wheaton Ridley v Osborne Wilson v Mount , Mortlock v Waddilove Brandon v B ra nd o n In re Committee for Improving Wool v Batchelor IVestminster-2 peti.ione Price v Price Hill v Howley In re I.ord Somerville Blackburn v Blackburn De Lisle v Fen wick Ready v Cawthome Qoodall v Newbury Powell v Stables lo re Compere Attorney-Generals Mayor of Woodltall v Woodhull Rochester COURT OF K 1 There will he no slitting in 1 nesday next. There will be nook! - NO'S BENCIt. liddleacx thin day t nor on Wed: ing in London on Thursday next: LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE.CHAATLLOR'S COURT, raiD.--, 20. DUDLEY :•• untrnv. Th:s cage occupied a considerable part el yesterday and was re.. earned tn-day. Mr. HART etatcd that the bill wan filed for the purpose of pre: . venting the completion of a ro ad, which was intended to connect a mine belonging to the defend:xt with the Stourbridge canal. This purpotte way to be efrecteti by tutting a way through a Seld, the property of the plaintiff, situate tn. the vicinity of the canal. TM Statute 16, George HI. authorised the appointment of certain Com.: nilesioners, with power to make a road iunning . through any • , land lying bet ween or nearer to the canal then the mine." The Commis- itonern thus coestituted exercised their authority by awarding to the defendant liberty to pass a road lengthwise through the cenue of the plaintiff's ground.. The plaintiff complained that Stith cendaet wee not in accordance with the powers vested in the Commissioners, for, the words of the Act required that such road should be " necessary and expedient ;" but these terms were perverted when applied to the road in qUestion. It would undoubtedly be exceedingly con venient for the defendant to possess such a facility of communica tion with the wharfs on the banks of the canal ; but this conveni ence did not fall within the provisions of the statute, because dm wharfs were built in consevence of the opportunity of access which the road would afford. The plaintiff thus considered that the meaning of the act had been falsified ; all the " expediency and necessity" of the road did not comprise the wharfs, but referred ex clusively to the canal. The Learned Counsel hope/f that the judgment of the Court would coincide with the opinion of the plaintiff, and that the prayer of his !11l would be granted. 11.1r..SunDEY, for the defendant, opposed the application for its Injunction, on the ground that the Commissioners had not exceeded their authority, and that his client, who had already entered into a contract for the making of the road, would be subject to great hardship, if he should be compelled by the injunction to discon tinue operations until the next Quarter Sessions. The worlunen would alas be debarred fro n employment. „ T k he . a r r n g . ttul ao a i ga vr i e n d to il -d isl ay m , damtnt. said, that the complaint of the plaintiff affected the umlue tumble of a power intru?ted to the Commissioners by Act of Parliament, for the construction of a road to communicate with the Stourbridge canal. The plaintiff considered that they had gone beyond their jurisdiction, by stretching the limits of „ expediency and *tensity" contemplated by the Statute to objects not meant to be included in its provisions. Ile contended that there were two tests Whereby to construe the Act of Parliament. One rule was that the road should be in direct and not circuitous communication with the cartel. The other criterion was the consideration of expense, As less cost would be incurred in leaking a road in such direct line. Ily these two boundaries the plaintiff deemed the Commiasioners under the Act to be c .nrined in their views of " expediency and neeessity, " and by these precincts they were suietly precluded from dimming the line of road to accommodate the defendant with an opportunity. of making convenient wharfs. The question between the parties therefore rests on the construction of rite Statute. In his answer the defendant alleges that the award of the 'ornmissionent was cramped- We with the provisions of the Statute, and that even tinder a supposi tion that the Commissioners had acted erroneously in thisrespect, still the plaintiff had not adopted the remedy prescribed by the statute, which was an appeal to the Quarter Sessions against the Award of the Commissioners. The plaintiff'had, indeed, in last December, re sorted to the Quarter Sessions for redress, and his Honour was of opinion that such appeal should be prosecuted, a coming within the scope of the Quarter Sessions. If the appeal were dismissed, and the award thereby confirmed, still the plaintiff *mild not be in a worse situation then he is at present. In such cage he might assert that the Commissioners were compelled to judge of " the expediency and necessity" of the road, by the considerations of cheapness and of direct coiwnunication with the canal, and that they were not entitled to take any collateral benefits into contemplation. The plaintiff; therefore, should have pursued his course at the Quarter Sessions. Hut here the defendant argues that the grant of an injunction is tint of the sphere of a Court of Equity; for the ge neral rule is. that an • injunction shall issue, not to determine questions of sight, but to prevent injury to any of the patties while that question is depending. The point was, how far this sort rule should be allowed to bear on the present case. The thort fn. tennis between the commencement of the work, the appeal to the Quarter Sessions, and the present bill, proved that the plaintiff was not remiss, and delay, which was a foundation of the general tale, could not in this instance check the interposition of the Court. By granting the injunction the defendant would be debarred, only for a short period, front the exercise of a valuable yet dubious prtei-• lege ; but if the defendant should he allowed to proceed with the work in the interim, the plaintiff might suffer grievous injury. The defendant was permitted by the award of the Commissioners to make a road 50 yards wide, extending to • great length, and dissecting the plaintiff's land into unconnected portions. The nes' cessity for embankments caused the width of the road to be so con siderable, and the process of preparing the place might be mane rive of much detriment to the quality of the soil. The Court was anxious to watch over the exercise of the defendant's privilege, and to prevent abuse. As there was cause for some apprehension in this respect his Honour would prevent its contingency. He would therefore direct that the, plaintiff should prosecute the appeal at the Quarter Sessions, and in the meat' time the defendant should be restricted in the continuance of the works until the decision of the Quitter Sessions was ascertaioeth The injunction was granted. CRESWELL V. VIARRIS. An order was made on the 24th Jtme, 1817, directing the plain tiff' to amend his bill within " one month," and in default to be dismissed with costs. According to the allegation of the defend ant, the usual search was made on the 24th of July following, and the bill was not found to be amended as the Court ordered. Under an impression that the bill hest not been amended, the defendant proceeded to tax the costs in last December, Tits plaiotiff pow alleged that he bad actually amended the bill on the 24th of July 1817, and thereby performed the order of the Court. Whethet this was the fact was to be determined by the period of time com prised in " a mooch" under such circumstances, whether it should be considered a lunar or calendar one. The Vior.-CttarrcELLOß said the phrase "one month" muse be construed as "one lunar moth." Hit Honour, however, would not have insisted on construing it thus strictly, if an intention to proceed with the amended bill was discoverable. This not being the case, he disclaimed the bill Stith costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WXSTMINSTtI, JAN. 20! Sittings bcfbre Mr. Justice BAIA'. a Special Jury. THE XIXO v. REVIETT, ESQ. This was ati indictment, at the prosecution of llaniel Whittle Harvey, against the defendant, bag hien with losing com mitted gross, wilful, and corrupt petTurt, in &certain affidavit made . by him before one of the Masters in (Away. ip the www l 2 OC suit which was Instituted by him against the Prweeefithr• Th u Sr!. tendant pleaded not guihy, and thereupon issue was joined. Mr. Scarlett. Me. Curwood. cud Mr. Brougham wer e were for the prosecution. and the Attorney-General; G and Mr. Thessiger for the detention. KT. SC•RLETT, in siting the Me to 1 1 1H11 Jury, detailed the mhos transactions that had taken place llikween Marvel suit and I _.i..,w