The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-17 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Though we have never, like some of the prese denouncers of Mr. O'Connell, encouraged his schemes of agitation, nor greatly admired his talente, vet we would not have the principles of constitu tional law violated for the purpose of crushing that or any other individual. Still less do we desire to see those principles violated in a spirit of absurd arid impotent proscription, which can only have the effect of extending his popular influence, and in creasing his factious power. The paper war of proclamations, which the Irish Executive is now carrying on against the demagogue, is bad in prin ciple, and ridiculous in operation. Nothing can better serve the purposes of Mr. O'Connell than such an unstatesmanlike mode of attempting to put him down. The Statute upon which those pro clamations are founded is one of the most objection able that ever received the sanction of the Legisla ture of a free state. Such a Statute dare not be applied to England; and its frequent application in Ireland can only increase the popular discontent, as snaking an invidious anti dangerous distinction between the two parts of the " United" Kreg dom, and justifying the exciting appeals of those leaders of the Irish people who reprt sent their country as being reduced to a state of political slavery arid degradation. The existing laws in this country against seditious practices and unlawful assemblies are sufficiently strong, if firmly and judiciously executed, to repress the licentious ness of demagogues, and prevent or punish the vio lations of the public peace. To do more than those laws empower the Government to do is to make power odious, and to give to the acts of authority the character of persecution. The Government of Ireland, by departing from the wholesome principles of constitutional law, and by acting upon a Statute which legalizes arbitrary power, and which, when called into operatit n by the late Government, justly celled forth in Parliament the reprobation of the Whigs, have shown rio wisdom—no conduct—no consistency. Nature or education never qualified the Marquis of Anglesea for a Statesman—and it was a great error of the present Ministry to have sent a mere soldier to undertake the delicate and difficult task of governing Ireland in its present cir cumstances. It requires sounder views of policy, deeper reflection, and a clearer head than he has ever brought to the transaction of civil affairs, tit exercise the delegated powers of sovereignty in that part of the United Kingdom with beneficial consequences to Ireland, and to the empire at large. History is written in vain if we do not look to the previous conduct of public men for instruction as to their capacity and character. What was the con duct of the Marquis of Angiesea, when opposed to the Roman Catholics, before the memorable change in the Duke of Wellington's sentiments ? Was it riot violent and injudicious in the extreme ? Did he not, in language which the majority of Protestants reprehended, throw down the gauntlet of defiance to the " seven millions," and challenge them in true military spirit te, tire field ? Did he not, when he changed sides, and became the vice-regal patron of the party, whose complaints of grievances he had been so ready to meet by an appeal to arms, pursue tire same intemperate anti unreflectieg principle of action in courting popularity where he had hurled defiance, until the Duke of Wellington found it necessary to stop the career of his over-acted zeal by his sudden and unceremonious recal ? If the pageantry of power were sufficient for the govern ment of Ireland, the Marquis of Angiesea would ap pear to as much advantage as most men on the vice regal throne; but if the state of that country re quires that tire individual at the head of its Execu tive should possess the knowledge, the judgment, and the accomplishment of a Statesman, he is one of the last persons of iris order who ought to have been selected for so important and responsible a situation, especially with a raw and inexperienced Chief Secretary to advise him, who has yet to give proof of the talents and acquirements that are re quisite for the public service in the critical exigencies of the empire. They who reprobated the proclama tion of the Duke of Northumberland were scarcely invested with the poser from which indignant public opinion had driven their predecessors, when they imi tated that foolish proceeding by similar proclaina tione, which have given strength and consistency to a faction that would have died a natural death of its own folly, or, if it had dared to engage in guilty practices, could have been crushed by the just arid firm exercise of the ordinary laws.—Morn. Herald. The Chamber of Peers seem to be desirous of siding those who are opposed to the Peerage. The Idy,' for the revision of illegal pensions has been re- jected by that body, to the great disappointment of the Liberals. The motive is, we presume, obviou , enough—the niembtrs of the Chamber are afraid of losing their own pensions. The pensions are to them of more consequence than the Peerage; and they are therefore determined to avail themselves of their power, as long as they possess any, to con tinue what to them is paramount to all other consi derations. We may thus see that human nature is every where the same; that pensions are equally at tractive in France and England; and that security against jobbing is not to be looked for in the con science of those exposed to temptation, but in the int arts possessed by the people of defeating them. " Ir is said," ob•erves the Courtier Francais," that at the time when the upper Chamber condemned the Treasury to pay illegal pensions which the lower Chamber had, with a plebeian spirit, stigmatized, the noble reporter smiled. What a noble triumph gained over justice and tax-payers; and there was really cause for smiling ! The two Chambers had yesterday occasion to make known their sentiment-, and to raeasure their strength in two scrutinies; the Chamber of Peers rejected, by a majority of 93 against 19, a project of law adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, and which corrected the grand scandal of the prodigalities of the restoration. Here, then, we have the two great powers of the State in con tradiction; the Chamber of Peers has placed itself in opposition to the Chamber of Deputies and the :Ministry. And under what circumstances ? In re jecting a just and popular law—one of those excep tions, wrung, as it were, by chance from the Cham ber of Deputies, which is not in the habit of march- . _ ing in these paths. The Constitutionnel more than insinuates that England has put forward Prince Leopold as a candidate for the Throne of Belgium, in Order to rirtain thereby an advantage over France, and that the project was not objected to by Prince Talleyrand. The English Ministry are not so stupid as to embarrass themselves with an object which they know they could not accomplish. What could be gained by exciting needlessly the jealousy of France ?-211ortring Chronicle. Our contemporary (the G'lobc), while agreeing with us as to the injury which the cause of Reform is likely to suffer from the agitation in Ireland, and as to the very formidable character of the danger which threatens us from that quarter, has not exactly understood our object in the account which he gives of it. We said, "If the Irish are dissatisfied, it is not enough to say that we are sati•fied, except we ure prepared to go to the extreme length of having recourse to force. The Irish must either be conci liated or coerced—that is the question. The latter is an alternative which we shudder to approach."— When we used the word conciliated, we meant, that the circumstances which give such power to Mr. O'Connell, and which would soon raise up a successor to him, were he out of the way, should be no longer allowed to exist. Our contemporary Chronicle is tolerint to the disunionist., and atlytt it is not enough that we, the English one party to the contract which hinds us to Ireland—ar e satnfi e d with the Union, if Ireland is desirous of dissolving it. Ilut what do we mean by Ireland ? If we thought there was anything like au unanimous feeling in Ireland, we should no; recommend opposition to the di,union, however much w e might lament it; but it we find that the great majo rity of the people of intellig , nc.2 in Ireland atiil desire to be united with us—that tile disunion project has been got up by moving the most ignorant part of the most ignorant peasantry in Europe—that many of the middle classes who have joined it seem to have joined through terror, and that the system of terror is about to be acted on against others of them—we do not feel any obligation to how to the wishes of the numerical majority of the Irish people. We do not feel the moral obligation of deliverlinz all our friends in Ireland, including all the Protestaots, all the people of property, and a great many of the best of the Catholics themselves, or even the reluctant recruits of the disunionists, bound neck ard heels, into the hands of an infuriated rabble. It would not be wise to do so, even fur the sake of the Irish themselves." We are satisfied that the people of England will never willingly consent to the repeal of the Union, and therefore we are opposed to a measure which involves a waste of human life, and of treasure. But why is it that the Irish are bent on repealing the Union ? Because we choose to perpetuate in Ire land a state of things hostile to the peace and prosperity of the country. Why is it that it is so difficult to agitate England ? Because, with all the existing abuses, the Engli,h still enjoy many of the advantages which men seek in the Social Union, that property is (upon the whole) secure, and a career is open to skill and industry. The Irish have never yet enjoyed these advantages. The motives of the agitators are, we have no doubt, various. Some seek the repeal of the Union from a wish for a local legislature Others, perhaps, Lecause they attach great importance to absenteeism, and con ceive, that in a British legislature, all hope of taxing largely the estates of absentees is visionary. Others, again, may put forward the repeal as a mask, the real object being to frighten thereby influential per sons in this country into measures which would nor, they think, be conceded, except under great appre hension of otherwise losing their all. We are satis fied that this motive weighs powerfully with many. We hold it impossible to preserve the Irish Church and preserve the affections of the Irish Catholics. The Catholic Priesthood are the natural leaders of the Irish peasantry, and it would be to shut our eyes to the most obvious considerations, to suppose that Ireland ever can be tranquil while so glaring an •- affront is offered to the Catholic Priesthood, as` the witnessing a sinecure Protestant Church established with immense revenues ; religious equalization, then, must be conceded, if we hope to have the Catholics with us. Let us suppose that the Episcopalians who, in Scotland, number a great majority of the principal landholders, and who, at the period of the revolution, formed a part of the population much larger compared with the Presbyterians, than the Irish Church-Protestants of this day compared with the Catholics, had retained possession of the church, would the Presbyterian clergy and laity have re mained passive under this affront ? We do not be lieve it. What we could not have expected from the Scotch, we ought not to expect from the Irish. No man of reflection looks to the permanency of the Irish Protestant Church. The equalization of the churches would go a great way to destroy agitation. It is justly observed by a contemporary (The Sun), that " Although O'Connell be tLeman who swims at the head of the - tide of opinion, irritating and disturbing it as he goes along, he is merely the instrument which is worked by a superior force. Let us. therefore, net dwell upon the conduct of individuals, but turn our attention to an unjust Tithe System—oppressive Grand Jury Laws— inordinate Taxes—anomalous relations between Landlord and Tenant—increasing Pauperism—and a hungry popu lation now swollen to upwards of eight millions—and consider whether there be not enough to do upon these topics, without wasting time to reply to Mr. O'Connell's tirades. " The Government oannot be too often warned against those enemies to Reform, who would ;perpetuate abuses for the gain of a few,:little thinking that their efforts tend not only to incense the public against themselves, but seri ously to endanger the security of property. Those whose stake in the country is the largest, are in truth the most interested in the bringing to an end of institutions like the Irish Church, which are at once a mockery of religion, and a violation of that first principle of social justice, which forbids the existence of any national institution that is repugnant to the feelings of the people. All Govern ments, as Hume has observed, only exist upon the suffer ance of public opinion, and it is therefore inconsistent with the safety of the existing order of things to allow po pular discontents to make an unchecked progress. We speak not of the noise of the rabble—for the rabble are hippily in all countries but a small portion of the people— but of those classes who live by honest industry, and have, therefore, a stake in the fortunes of their country, be its amount great or small. In Ireland, as elsewhere, the higher classes look for honours and offices—the middle ranks to the increase of their property—the poor to the means of subsistence. So long as each class has open to it a fair probability of attaining its peculiar objects of desire, it will not seek to molest the other classes in their pursuits, or to change a state of society in which, by industry, each individual may thrive if he will " Let us conciliate the Irish by making their con nection with us, not a source of heart-burning, but of benefit. Let justice be done in Church matters, let the poor be protected by a provision for destitu tion, and put an and to the wasteful jobbing through Grand Juries, &c., and the Irish may be conciliated. Another contemporary ( The Standard) asks— " Will they (Ministers) leave Ireland to unalloyed Po pery, or will they crush the power of the Priests ? A Repeal of the Vestry Act, or the Sub-letting Act, or any other fragment of the nibili pill nonsense of The Times, will do nothing but encourage and reinforce the enemy that is already threatening and formidable; the crisis is approaching, or rather has anived—another year and the British empire may bear a new denomination." We ask, in our tura, are we to enter a bloody and expensive warfare, that the Aristocracy may have rich Bishoprics, and Deaneries and Prebendary Stalk, and fat cures in Ireland ? It is natural that the Aristocracy should think more of these matters than of the prosperity of the nation, for we are all but too prone to look on our own se parate interests. But the nation cannot participate in these views. The English people have a direct interest, on the contrary, in removing an obstacle to the peace and tranquillity of Ireland, because so lung as Ireland remains distracted, the expence of preserving order, falls on them. The question for the people of England is not what will benefit this or that Church, but what will benefit the nation. Popery exists in Ireland, and will exist ; but we do not see that the existence of a fat Protestant Esta blishment diminishes its power. Whatever pro motes the temporal prosperity of the Irish people must diminish the poll er of Priests of all religions, for poverty is the great nurse of priestly influence. —Morning Chronicle. The machinery put in motion by Mr. O'Connell and his priestly colleagues, if left to operate without resistance upon such materials as the lower orders of unemployed Irishman afford to an intriguing junta of consummate skill, and with so vast a reward to selfish ambition before them, would overthrow the best Government in the world. Were honest means only employed by these confederates, we should have little fear for the result. The existing abuses might be fairly described, and painted in the strongest colours that truth or common sense would warrant ; ani if the proper remedies alone were called for, the adoption of those remedies would be forced upon Parliament by the mere power of 'opi nion. Opinion—that, namely, of the middle classes —has forced Reform' upon the Crown ; and the main consideration with all reflecting people is, that a reform of Parliament is our best security for such measures as are required by the general interests of the nation. But it is not by true statement, nor by logical reasoning, that the sentiment in favour of a repeal of the Union is inculcated upon the Irish poor. The object is to inflame their pas sions, and to drive them headlong into irretrievable violence, before they can have time to exa mine what relation exists between the alleged griev vance and the proposed remedy. They are told that they starve for want of employment, y et that a civil war and the flight of capi - al is a sure way to increase the demand for labour. They are told that it is the policy of England which keeps Ireland poor ; yet has no attempt at a reply ever been given to the ob jection, that the commercial laws of England are expressly framed to encourage the growth, by ex tending the consump•ion, of every article of Irish produce, to the exclusion of that of all other coun tries ;—that a tax of 235. per cwt. is laid on the im port of Dutch butter into England, for no purpose but that of benefit to the lush ;—that an average tax of 15s. per quarter is laid on foreign wheat from which that of Ireland is free;—that no species of assessed tax is paid in Ireland, for the sake of leav ing in the hands of the upper and middle classes a larger portion of their own means, and therefore more ample means of fielding employment to the labourer ;—and that at least half a million per annum is added to the amount of our English poor• rates, by the free admission of Irish peasants to this country, and the consequent overstocking of our market for agricultural industry. The poor Irish are told by these incendiaries, that their native manufactures would be fostered to the detriment of British, were a local Parliament once established in Dublin. The British manufacturers laugh such threats to scorn. A land, of which the coal-mines exist in but one inland spot, and of so unwhole some a quality as almost to poison the air with sulphur, can never, on a large scale, become a ma nufacturing country. But there latter chimeras are addressed only to the vanity of Irishmen. There are some employed to work on their national ani mosity,—others on their constitutional jealousy.— all contemptibly fraudulent and base. In one of the last meetings of the O'Connell band, it was not merely one English measure or branch of policy that served as a topic for malignant misrepre sentation—the name of England, and the feel ings and character of the whole English people, were dragged through the dirt, for no con. ceiveable purpose but to get up a national quarrel on the Union ; by men too, who depre cated any other than the most " peaceful" pro ceedings. " So," exclaimed Mr. O'Connell, "we unfortunately live in a land where a proclamation is law." Is this honest in a lawyer, who must be aware that the proclamation alluded to is a form prescribed by the law itself, and is in direct obe dience to that legal authority which he declares to be superseded by it We have little doubt, indeed, that the Learned Gentleman will soon reduce Ireland to that state in which we shall have a choice of des potisms,—his own tyranny or an enlargement of the King's executive power. In such case, the Legis lature may possibly not hesitate long: and thus Mr. O'Connell will have another item added to the ca talogue of blessings which he has heaped upon his country, and for which the wretched, pennyless, potatoe-less poor are subjected, throughout the whole of Ireland, to an unsparing contribution. It is clear to every man that the Government must begin to act against the contrivers of this conspiracy before it breaks out in open fury for the de struction of the empire. Assumed forms and hypocritical pretences have too long passed far things of greater value, and the substantial safety of the real:n demands that the distur bers of society should be judged henceforth by their acts instead of their professions. The suspen sion of the Habeas Corpus Act has been objected to for inefficacy, because, as hitherto worded, the Act which suspended it left Members of Parliament un touched. This, we presume, was because Members of Parliament had not heretofore subjected them selves to a reasonable suspicion of plotting against the State. If new circumstances have arisen, fresh guarantees must be had recourse to; nor do we know why an abuse of the influence and station of a legislator, so much more dangerous than that of the opportunities of ordinary men, should be exempt from the personal risks or restraints which the bulk of the King's subjects are in critical cases exposed to. As for an indictment for sedition, &c. &c., that perhaps might be a proper course, if no such thing as intimidation had ever been practised upon a►. Irish Jury. At all events, the crisis is extraordi nary; and common securities will not save the king dom.—Times. Since this was written, we have receivel a letter from our Dublin correspondent, which contains un additional Proclamation from Lord Anglesea. We agree with our correspondent in his opinion that tbi3 document will bring the question to a speedy issue.—Times. SPECIAL COMMISSION. AYLESBURY, JA N. 14. Edward Sawyer, IVilliani Harpur, and Henry Hoperaft, were charged with destroying a winnow machine, the property of two fanners, named Dod well, at Long Crendon, on the '49th of November, The prisoners were acquitted, Mr. GURNEY offer ing no evidence, on condition that they should enter into their own recognizances to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the space of two years. The men at the bar having complied with the formality usual upon such occasions, were then dis charged, manifesting the utmost gratitude for the lenityshownthem. William Hughes pleaded Guilty to an indictment charging him ►with assaulting Thomas Lacey on the 29th of November, and attempting to rescue certain prisoners who were in custody of the civil power. Mr. GURNEY would consent to his being dis charged, on entering into his own recognizances to appear and receive judgment ►vhen called on, and to be of good and peaceable behaviour. The prisoner entered into recognizances accord ingly, and ►was discharged, after a suitable admoni tion from Mr. Justice PARK, vrbo told him and the before-mentioned parties, that they would never be troubled under those recognizances provided they conducted themselves as became good and orderly members of society,—a course by which they would best evince their gratitude for the mercy exhibited towards them, arid best consult their own interests and those of their families. In releasing the Petty Jury from attendance for the present, Mr. Justice PARK told them, as he h❑d previously informed the Grand Jury, that it was not in his power to discharge them formally, because, under the Special Commission, the Judges might be obliged to return and try offenders who might be committed under circumstances such as had given rise to the Commission, up to the Ist of February; and, of course, if his Learned Brothers had to at tend for that purpose, the attendance of the Jurors would also be required. However, he trusted and believed that the necessity for their re-assembling would not arise.—Adjourned at eleven o'clock till eleven to-morrow morning. SATURDAY, JAN. 15. The Court was opened at half -past eleven o'clock this morning, and was immediately filled in every part. A great proportion of the spectators was composed of females. Mr. Justice PARK, Mr. Baron Mil -LAND, and Mr. Justice PATTESON having taken their seats, Thirteen prisoners were discharged on proclama- tion, after putting in bail for their good conduct, nod two persons had their recognizances forfeited for non-appearance. SENTENCES. John Crook, Emanuel Shrimpton, William Ed wards, Edward Johnson, and John Gibbs, convicted of rioting and destroying a winnowing machine be longing to Mr. Fryer, were placed at the bar to re ceive judgment. Mr. Justice PARK—The sentence of the Court with respect to you, John Crook, in consideration of the imprisonment you hare already endured, and the excellent character you received, is that you pay a fine of 101. to the King, and be imprisoned in the gaol of this county for the term of three calendar months; and be further imprisoned until such fine be paid. The Court will not impose a fine on you, Emanuel Shrimpton, because we did not learn in the course of the trial, as we did with respect to Crook, what your circumstances are. We therefore order you to tie further imprisoned for the space of three calendar months; and the other prisoners to be imprisoned for two calendar months, and to be kept to hard labour. The Learned Judge here intimated that hard la• hour was alwa) s to accompany the sentence of im• prisomnent, whenever that sentence should be passed in the remaining cases. Thomas Burrows, John Collins, William Goodall, John Evans, Robert Hoperaft, Edward Jarvis, Joseph Ridgway, Joseph Jarvis, and Jonas Watson, convicted of riot, were then placed at the bar. Mr. J ice..:PAßK—Prisoners, great attention has been paid to the consideration of all your cases, and many hours have been spent in that *considera tion by us. There not appearing to have been any personal violence in the cases of you, John Evans, Robert Eloperaft, and Edward Evans, the sentence of the Court upon you is, that you be imprisoned six weeks. As to you, Joseph Ridgway, I never heard a better character given of any man in my life. You seem to have conducted yourself with extreme prop►iety hitherto, and I hope you will go forth and be a good man in future. The Court, therefore, does not mean to impose on you any further im prisonment to that which you have already suffered; but will require you to enter into recognizance's, not by yourself, as you are not 21, but by some other person to the amount of 101. to keep the peace for two years, and you must remain in prison till surety to that amount is obtained. With respect to you Joseph Jarvis and Jonas Watson, the Court sen tences you to be imprisoned for.two calendar months, You, Thomas Burrows, John Collins, and William Goodall, as you seem to have been made tools of by ()fliers, the sentence of the Court against you is, that you be imprisoned for six weeks, and kept to hard labour. Daniel Gostelow, James Miller, George Show ier, William Scotchings, William Duberry, Richard Mott, David Redhead, William Bates, Joseph Carter, John Miller, Thomas Hughes, George Car ter, William Daniels, Thomas Bates, John Monk, and Moses Turner, were placed at the bar, convicted of having broken threshing-machines. Mr. Justice PARK—William Scotching, William Duberry, and Moses Turner, the sentence of the Court on you severally is, that you be transported for seven years. You, Daniel Gostellow, will be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. As to you, James Miller, as you had only a hammer in your hand, we sentence you to irnprisoament for 18 months ; and the same sentence is pronounced w:th respect to George Showier. The next person is John Monk : you will only be imprisoned for 18 months. The same sentence on 'William Daniels, Richard Scott, and David Redhead. William Bates, you will be imprisoned for two years; mid Joseph Carter for the same time. John Miller, Thomas Hughes, George Carter, and Thomas Bates, you will all be imprisoned for IS months. William Smith, William Shrimpton, John Wal duck, David LUMILUI, James Mills, John Moody, Joseph Briant, John Crutch, William Hancock, Sa muel Summerfield, William Walker, Arthur Wright, John Dandridge, William Nibbs, Joseph Priest, John Reynolds, and three others, were next placed at the bar. These prisoners had been convicted of destroying paper-machines. Mr. Justice PARK—The sentence of death will be recorded against you, instead of being formally passed, the meaning of which is, that your lives will certainly be spared, but on what term►, it is for his Majesty to determine, and not for us ; yet, undoubt edly, severe punishments will be carried into execu tion against several of you. The learned Judge then ordered sentence of death to be severally recorded against the prisoners. DEATH. Thomas Blizzard and John Sarney were then placed at the bar. The prisoners were found Guilty of destroying machinery. Mr. Justice PARK addressed the prisoners in the following terms :—The most painful part of my duty yet remains to be performed. You, Thomas Blizzard, are a most guilty person by your own confession ; you have been convicted, by the verdict of a Jury, of a most serious offence at Mr. Lane's mill; and you have, by your own confession, admitted yourself to be, as on the healing of the evidence you were proved to be, the most active and violent in the de struction of the machinery at Mr. Davis's mill. Moreover it has appeared, from what is on the records of this Court, that you were equally con cerned in the destruction of Mr. Allnutt'a, Mr. Plaistow's, and Mr. Hay's machinery, though these cases were not brought on for trial. It appears, moreover, that you were in the head and front of every engagement, taking the most active and vio lent part in the business, creating the most dreadful alarm, and exciting others to mischief. In addition to all this, nothing of character has been given with respect to you. As to you, John Sarney, your's is a case of extreme wi;kedness. You were engaged at Mr. Davis's, Mr. Allnutt's, and Mr. Plaistow's mills, and though you were not tried on the two latter cases, yet we know exactly the circumstances of those from what appeared on the others, and it appears that you took a much more active part than might have been expected from a man of your age, even after receiving a warning from one, who seemed your well-wisher; and to whom you replied, that you had come out with the intention to do what you were engaged in, arid that you were determined to persevere till you had destroyed every machine. Moreover it appears that you threatened the most gross personal vio lence ; that you attempted to knock out the brains of one of the Coroners of the county, while on his knees struggling with the rioters; and that when a hammer was taken away from one of your associates, you held up a rod of iron, and threatened to knock out the brains of the man who had seized it. Un der these circumstances, we think you u fit subject for capital punishment, because yours is an aggra vated case. I cannot, and will not, because I ought not, hold out to you any hope of mercy in this world; and therefore I beseech you to apply to those who will show the way to that place where, in sincere and true repervance and contrition, you would be permitted to approach your God through the merits of your Redeemer. The sentence of the Court on you Thomas Blizzard and John Sarney is, that you be token to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, and there to be banged by the neck until you are dead, and may God have mercy on your souls. During the delivery of this address the Learned Judge was deeply affected, and at the conclusion, while passing the awful sentence of death, he was completely overcome by painful emotions, and wept aloud. The solemn tone in which he spoke, and the distress of mind under which he laboured, pro duced a deep impression on al present, and very few could restrain their tears. Mr. Baron Bollard and Mr. Justice Patteson were visibly affected by the (ate of these wretched men, and the whole. scene was one of the most heart-rending description. The effect on the prisoners was remarkable ; they appeared wholly unprepared to hear so severe a sentence missed on them, and they seemed struck dumb with grief and astonishment. They looked at each other for a moment, but spoke not a word, and then quitted the bar in mournful silence. John Sarney is 54 years old ; and used to keep a beer-shop under the new Act ; Blizzard is a young man about the age of 30. AN INDEFATIGABLE PREACIIER.—A cor respondent of a contemporary gives the following sum mary of the labours of a dissenting preacher in this neighbourhood, during the past year :—" After attending his usual avocations in business on the six working days of the week, he preached statedly and occasionally 266 sermons, travelled on foot 568 miles, ditto on horseback 761 ditto, and received only 53. tin- his sen ices ! !—Bath Herald. THE HOUSE OF ESTE.—Near the Ellga nean Hills, between Verona and Padua, lies Late, a place of some account with the Romans, but better known for giving denomination to one of the most illustrious families in Europe. In 1026, Aza, the fourth Marquis of Este, married CUNIGUNDA, the Duke of BAVARIA'S only daughter. By her, Azo had a son called Welpho, who inherited all his grandfather's (the Duke of 13AvantA) territories, and gave the first rise to the most illustrious family of Brunswick Lunenburgh, which is thus de scended from the family of Esre. The Duke of SUSSEX married in Italy, and afterwards in England, at St. George's, Ha:•:over-square, a daughter of Lord i DUN 'under l it v o i by ng. whom his marriage aed was issue a a ft s , o r i w t II claim to suc y the son and daughter of the Duke lost a the Throne of Great Britain, t i l i ie in s c e e vc a r i e w pr v o r v i i n s c io e n s oof the Blond f cession to and the title of and da n ti u g li t ea ter, I 'the Duke, for the name of " Fitz-Sussex," and adopted instead the obvious reasons, refused to call this son and daughter by family name of the Noble House of Este. the Royal 11-tioayrar7eanAct, whereby LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT' OF EXCHEQUER, JAN. 15. As the Loup CIIIEF BARON was rising to leave the Court, Mr. Jlittvis requested his Lordship's permission to address a few words to him, on behalf of the bar of his Court, and spoke as follows Lord,—We desire to express our deep re gt et at your Lordship's retirement from the high office of Lord Chief Baran of this Court—an office which your Lordship has held long enough to in spire us with the most profound sentiments of re spect for your great attainments as a Judge in Equity, and of gratitude for the uniform kindness and urbanity with which you have couduc!ed yourself towards the practisers at this bar ; but which your Lordship has held for too short a time, we lament to say for too short a time, to satisfy the just hopes and expectations which we had conceived, that your Lordship, by contnuing to sit in this branch of the Court alone, would have made it one of the most efficient Courts of Eq►aity in Westminster-hall. "We regret that the onerous duties of the Circuit have been found to be inconsistent with the state of your Lordship's health, and we understand that this alone has been the cause of your Lordship's re tirement. " But we hope that your Lordship's retreat into private life will conduce to the establishment of your health,and that you will continue toliVe many years, animated by therecollection of the manner in which you discharged the duties of the office which you are now about to resign, cheered by the affection of many friends, and solaced by the enjoyment of the regard and esteem of the profession of which you have so long been a distinguished ornament." THE CONVICTS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH IN THE COUNTRY. On Saturday evening a meeting of the mechanics of Lon don, convened by means of a placard posted throughout the city, took place at the I'aul's Head, Cateaton•street, for the purpose of considering the proper mods of pro ceeding to implore the Royal mercy towards the unfortu nate individuals sentenced to die by the Special Commis sions in the country. At half-past six a ♦ery considerable number of persons, mostly mechanics, were assembled, when a gentleman, who afterwards stated that his name was Chalmers, and that he was an importer of foreign biscuit, in Lower Thames street, addressed the rneeing. He avowed himself to be the author of the placard, and that from motives of hu manity he had adopted this mode of convening th• me chanics and working classes of the metropolis, with a view of making a more energetic and effectual effort than had yet been made to implore the Royal clemency on be half of the unhappy persons, whose acts, whatever might have been their provocations, had exposed them to the severest penalty of the law. He lamented the difficulty there was of stirring vffectudly in this humane cause ; and stated that he had been obliged to apply to nine printers before he could find one who would consent to print his placard. Mr. CUALMERS was unanimously voted into the chair, and a very long and tedious discussion took place as to the best mode of getting a meeting together; some were for fixing upon the Rotunda, some for the Mechanics' Insti tute, and others for a meeting in the Open air. The latter at length prevailed; and a Committee was appointed to fix upon the proper &ice and time, which was to be an nounced as speedily as pos4ible by public advertisement. Upon the whole, the proceedings were conducted in a decorous and creditable manner. EXECUTION OF TWO OF THE CON. DENINED CONVICTS. WINCHESTER, JAN. 15. Having reported all the proceedings under the Special Commission in the counties of Hants, Wilts, and Dorset, it became my painful duty to attend the execution at this city. A respite had been granted for all the condemned convicts, except James Thomas Cooper and Henry Cooke. The in telligence was communicated to them on Thursday. Eldridge had made up his mind far more than any of the others that he must suffer; he was, therefore, very much affected on hearing that a respite had ar rived for him; he fell on his knees, and with tears of joy addressed a prayer of thankfulness to Heaven. The others were also overjoyed, but but the effect produced on them was not so great as it was or: Eldridge. Only two out of the six convicts can read or write, the others are miserably ignorant of every duty. Cooper and Cooke had entertained strong hopes of mercy until they heard that a respite had arrived for their companions, the circumstance of some being spared seemed to aggravate their grief, and they gave themselves up to despair. The Rev. Mr. Zillwood, the Chaplain to the prison, has paid them the most anxious attention. On Friday night he left them in a more composed state of mind. They slept well during the night. At six o'clock this morning they were called for the last time to see the dawn of day. The Rev. Chaplain shortly after joined them, and they paid every attention to his in structions. They were, however, iu a miserable condition. Cooper appeared to suffer more inwardly than Cooke, who wept aloud. A little before eight o'clock Mr. Zellwood left them—the executioner then entered to perform his duty of pinioning, &c. The clock having struck ei g ht, Mr. Zillwood went to the door of the room in which the unhappy men were, and being told that all was ready he com menced reading the burial service. The prison hell at the same moment beginning to toll, the melan• choly procession then advanced—some of the officers going forward, then Mr. Zillwood, followed by Cooke, after whom walked Cooper. At this mo ment, as they passed me, Cooke was sobbing out and crying, " Oh, that it should come to this ! Lord have mercy upon me !" His countenance ap peared to be rather flushed, he also staggered, or ra ther rolled about as he walked along. Cooper seemed to be in the greatest state of anguish within, but did not exhibit his grief in so loud a manner as Cooke ; his countenance had a most strange ap pearance, it seemed to be of a kind of yellow, livid, and death-like cast, produced by the dreadfully agitated state of his mind. He walked with a very staggering step. As he approached the scaffold, he glanced his eye at the prisoners in the yards on either side of him. He carried a book in his hand, and re peated the service after the Rev. Chaplain. On their arrival under the drop, which had five hooks attached to it, the Chaplain shook the hands of each (Cooper retained his hand within his grasp for nearly two minutes), repeating, at the same time, That beautiful prayer " Unto God's gracious care and protection I commit thee ; the Lord bless thee and keep thee ; the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." The service was then resumed, and on Mr. Zillwood giving the signal, by inclining his book to the ground, the drop fell, and these unfortunate men ceased to breathe in this world. Cooke did not struggle at all, but the muscular action continued to move in Cooper for some minutes. I understand that it was imagined it would have been necessary to have carried both the chlprits to the drop, they were so completely unnerved. Cooper had ex pressed his intention on Friday evening to address his fellow prisoners; but this meaning be said he had nut sufficient strength. The way to the drop is between two yards of the prison. Pre vioustido the execution the prisoners were all ordered out, and the doors locked. On the right hand yard were about 140 of those who had be en convicted at the of t a mf t o e sosytih S , gai p cir e thei c ic i ce a tme l odo;l‘‘e,oor 1 Commission. yadi, isiaddtnec 00 fts . T ps:ol: h ;seg e eda r md e i tn: w isia,itayr a trs s iot:ef s_ o c tt‘f a iii,i r aoe c tlsnil e iele l ; y l‘tvm‘i, o jeeeo t riyebe e obliged to support themsel ve s appeared sensible of the very narrow escape they had had of being placed in the same dreadful situa tion. Holdem ay was not brought out, as he is only respited till the sth of February, when it is ex pected he will suffer. The crowd o utside did not exceed 300, and the majority of those sere boys, and nearly the whole of the others were special constables, who hid been ordered to be in attendance at seven o'clock. I heard many of the crowd say they would give a guinea out of their own pockets for a reprieve. Directly the drop fell, most of them immediately left the scene. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PRESENT WE":0, Ilia Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, 11 ‘,1, Lodge, Winkfield ; and Friday, at Langley Broom —"a t ten. If prevented by th e weather, will meet at the , the following day. The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday, near Patchl nesday, near the R ace C ourse; and Friday, near t he half-past ten. • The Brookside Harrier s meet on Monday, at Nlal Wednesday, at Ashcotnbe, (th e alternate Wedne , n Kennel, Ilford) ; and F r id a y, at Telescombe Tye—at ,„ h. '"'„. e Mr. Osbaldeston's Hound s mee t on Monday, at Sk" - yo Wednesday, at Rayensthorpe; Thursday, at Great II and riday, at Sibertot —at half-past tn. „ t The Duke of Gr b afton' t s Hounds meet e on Monday, ton Ground • Wednesday, at Bradden ; and Friday, 3 `,:C Mr. Berkeley's Hound s mee t on M onday, at Dunllc,` r , Tuesday, at liletsue ; Thu rs d ay, at Itoxton; and Situ Shelton Gorse—at half-past ten. in Mr. Drake's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Bicester Thursday, at Ham Green; and Saturday, at Charlton • , half-past ton. Par k The Quorn Hound s mee t on M onday, at Easton ro nesday, at Great D a lb y ; Th ursday, at Bardom , Widmerpool New Inn; and S a t ur d ay, a t Si x Hills-•-•' tea. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS' Per Quarter. Carlisle Carmarthen Hexharn Murpetli.. Pen ri t h Sketield Winchester ---. Per Bushel. Coventry ---. Newcastle (Staff.) Northallerton Stafford ..—.....--.. Swansea Warwick Per 8011. Barnardcastle Durham Richmond —.. Stockton.-- Oats. DURING LAST WEE Wheat. , Barley. 5. to s. s. to s. 65 38 65 40 52 72 33 31 50 64 32 36 - 69 I 40 72 42 60 72 27 37 s.d. s.d. 6. d. s.d. I 7 0 90 48 54 110 6 II 0 56 60 I 7 0 9 3 3 1 9 0 94 59 46 2 179 S 3 46 $0 90 100,46 50 160 IS 0 9 0 106 140 17 6 90 106 150 IS 6 86 96 136 173 90 100 S. to S• 23 21 '2 9 20 ;24 ; 2 6 21 '2 4 s. d. s. d• 36 4() 311 4 1 ' 3 3 4 0 16 40 '2 4 ' 2 0.2 - .2 6 60 7d b 0 70 60 8 4 s 0 641 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.--4 14 ' 3 n; oPe Wheat, Red, Norfolk and SulHills 64c tea. to 101 ' one Lin. and Cam GIs tlgs. to 7 : 36 6P , -- Yorkshire Ms. 66a. to 7 , 11 * iii)e White Os. 7:14. to 74 ' o ne Foreign, Red Ws• rf3s. - to 7_?' silt White 6Els. 731. to 7 0 ' on , . Barley, Norfolk and Suftblk ties. to . 1 3 2; tin' Lincolnshire 34s. to .0" 00 , -- Yorkshire Wold Ws. to 36g. ost Foreign --s. to --,' oi:e Beans, New 295. to 4i l ' fil , Oats, Potato 'M. to :0 3 ‘ . 0, Poland —a 2,54. to ton , ; Friesland and Small — I3:L . . t ' st . l4 t ; l7,l • ‘ r e .t tt Mealing Shelling 34.1 to lie. Od• I , t I ' Malt 4is 48s ;tine 50!. I;(1.1' Rapeseed .... SCO' Klicat. Aberdeen .. 8erwick..,,.,.,. 43 47 Coldstremn 40 4$ Cup,ar .....-- 54 ill Dundee— 54 72 Elgin --- 53 50 Inverness— 154 58 Kelso 42 48 Kirkalily--- 44 72 Perth -- 44 72 r r The size of the rn EDINBURGH MEAT We had a large supply of Oath met with a good sale at last w higher. No alteration in the ref Per Sack of Vettllb. Imp. First Oatmeal £l et 0 Second ditto • I 18 0 Barleymeal 1 10 0 Peasemeal 1 I! 0 Pot Barley—No. 1. per cwt. 14s EDINIIIIR.GH CORN MARKK I %--J 3 "' sr We had a full:supply of alt kinds of Grain to-daY, f' readily at nearly last week's prices. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 7ls Od &)s Od 31s 4d 44s (k 4 4 ', Second 69.s Od 34s Od 2f-,s Od 41 sOd • Third PRICES or PROVISIONS, Re. o,' Os. 3d. t00,.6d. Fresh Butter,l4.i.: o ,', 0 3 oti Salt Ditt0.............. 0 l t , 0 4 0 8 Ditto, per va t. 9'2 0 Reel, 'per lb. „- Mutton Veal , P0rk....--.... Eggs, per doz. 0 '8 Lamb, per qr. 1 6 Tallow, cwt.... 37 6 Quarter► Loaf 0 7 Potatoes, 17i1b. 0 4 2 6 40 0 0 9 0 5 oiiSir . aw(kp . .) 18 Wheat I)itto.. 6 B4rley Ditto re. 5 Hay, per 1 GLASGOW CORN Tha arrivals of Grain are con at steady price.. Wheat, per 24014 s. d. s. d. British, old 33 0t035 MARKET.—Jan. I.2 ;ii siderable, and the a e Oats, per 91;41°' i Irish .................. ' British .......... 4 Beans, pe;`,..""%,>,, English .. ..... .••••• 9 1 i Scottish . ............ Pease, Scottish 15 1 Oatmeal, per 14 01 D' y Flour, per 2901 b.••• new Canada, free 32 0 Irish Barley, per 3201 b. English 3l 0 Scottish 223 0 [risk CORNWALL MARKETS. „O t t; Talmo—Wheat (average) 254.—Barley, I la. 6. 1 . 0 1 , 1 , Sr. AusTELL—Wheat, :Zs. to 24.—Barley, lt 2 l• 54. to 9s. Od. O Bonxix—Wheat (average) 2.ss.—Barley, I is. 6,111, LA uNcEsroN—Wheat (average) 245. Od.—ltarleY , '" r 10s. 61.—Beef, 6d.—Mutton, HELATON—Wheat, 244. Od.—Barley, Od. t I* - 6 PENZANCE—Wheat, 245. to i4„l,—Barley, k, O. to 9s. W.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to 6d . ....p0rg. Butter, 131. per lb. 11/ LtskEsßu--Wheat, —s. Ott, to 245. Od.—BarleY , to Os. Od. Sr. Cr 14+. t‘' .;ott , Lat—Wheat, 29. , . to 'AL—Barley, and Mutton, sd. to 64.—Veal, 4d.—Lamb, Od. ARMY AND NAVY.—It aPP" •TS frO IP merits lately published that th ere are 2 4,r 43 only 117 vessels now in service ; 570 Genet-o'oi, Regiments ; 2507 Fi e ld-offi cers (b es ides Adi tit :Pi 1796-Captains. Thus there are two Admiral, four Generals t o a reg i men t ; an d th r ee Fi eld r# 4 two companies ; a n d a lth oug h t h e w hole ar ni ','"v r rice, and its numb e rs barely sufficient for the " 1-1 ,0 of the public tranquillity, it is supposed 0 tb 3 "1'1" ; than one in 40 o f th e Gene ra l s i s e mployed' 0 40 1. : also 90 Generals and other military officer', 'opo'i mirals and naval officers, in the House of CO%ll, of whom are relations of Peers.—(Front a Correntii, ROBBERY AND M URD ER.---O il o s el l morning last Mr. JOHN TURNER, farmer , of U P sll3l''' Wisbech, was found dead in a ditch, in a the turnpike-road, within two miles of Wi' bes ' tended Wished' market on the preceding dgr' on his return home about five o'clock in th' 00 1 e,, having in his possession three 10/. notes amidt)el': which appeared to have been taken from hil e of , body wax discovered. It is supposed be "I'ol', and robbed, and thrown into the ditch. A " '' tl' seen near the field on the evening of the robloc sconded. C t , fro o fY B w it m o e uz a i t n e j A i t, t fa E tl t i o e n r , taontahediil::npolio.d": self there as a classical scholar, if we judge which are published in the Mune Etoneus°'l,eet entered at Gray's-inn, and appears to ht ve p arli terms, but was never celled to the bar. "ift: became attached to his cousin, Miss Nirti,e°,, family lived in the neighbourhood of 13rougl I V A 0'', eve of their marriage the lady died, and Mr. 0 1 : to beguile his grief, travelled to Edinburgb , a l l "; peculiarly distinguished as the abode of th e as a p literature. It was there that Mr. B. becauled r with ELEANOR, only child of Dr. SYNE, .orO Dr. ROBERTSON, the historian, and, lady, he continued to reside chiefly in Ed ill i, V after the death of his father, which t°°"; ~ B roug ham in the year 1780. Shortly u' a fter 1 0 1 Mr. BROUG HAM took up his abode in the ho t t i m ate friend the late Earl of BcctrAN , elj' Lord Chancellor ERSKINE, and in tha t hoe—s„es ta t uow No. 19, St. Andrew's-square) th e P re CHANCELLOR was born. IRTH. On the 14th inst. th e B lady of J. ;• - 6,6 Parliament-street, of a daughter. On the 15th i ns t. S a I t A W R i R IIL I -s E d D ou . , i‘lid dlese%'l° lI Esq. of P or t o Ri co an d L on d on , merchant' daughter of the late C. 'Whiteford, Esq. On the 10th i ns t. a t T o tt en ham, 31r. -. of j :," eldest son of the late Thomas Oakley, 1..;(1 ,.' lodge, North am pt ons hi re , to Mi s s New —a tenham. tßh.e Ci c z i 4, t ri l k i 16th I e car of hisi n cte s h t aa . cgma a epi t .): C ar D il. , : ):::l: l:3l : : - . fr_ h t o it : h is e e RP city. o:f t : I ' o i vrid l o n w D , o ,f rs E t e i t B i - e g st ' i r:et, Portman-square , " d ''. 4 the late General and Admiral Paters. ' ri rir)cr fth tus, on son n he 12oftitthe Rev. a\tvDtoine.nchnesiso t'earr,Rneacgoerr, ° O -e s.' ~,,,L,tior in his 9th year. On the 15th inst. at her son's house , in '' 1)" Mrs. Alleock, aged 83. On the 14th inst. Rebecca, relict of Mr. 'v ' of Kennington. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO O'' THE SUN OFFICN, 112, STRAND, L°l49 34 os. 361. eis. 381. CO. Oats. 1 Bean.. 'CFI MARKET Barley %) 2:3 24 20 23 24 3 1 20 30 2) 31 9r3 30 21 24 24 34 12 21 ware vari 20 23 18 26 &I 17 12 126 • 21 24 36 23 26 17 22 i 2 4 1 18 23 r 23 17 2 * 30 2 „ 15 18 Tier throughout th_y L MAR KET.---Jealo,V i meal at this day:_s 01 70 11 reek's prices. Pea'e tail Per Stone of 1411' o k i First Oatmeal ..... . 0 0 Second ditto ........ Barleyineal ...... Peasemeal ............ ye .-2d, 164.-3 d. W..' ~/ ...,- / This da, Al' ding tl Feb. Voluine! Marcl A FFAII • April T. 11 . A May I Vol. IL Printe c HON' This (It BEI A SE rtnles in A Ki INTF of Clark bound. 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