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cation and opposed to each other in direct and bos t ile array, which would inevitably lead to violent and dangerous collisions, but they are blended together on such a manner that they influence and controul each other without violence, and without the danger a such convulsions as might prove r uinous to the State. The object of the pre•ent day seems to be, however, to alter this state of things, and to render the House of Commons more exclusively subject to popular controul. It is said the re presentatives of the people are too slow in conforming them selves to the general will of the nation, For my part, I consider this one of its best characteristics that it is not liable to be immediately acted upon by every popular impulse. It is owing to this that every interest in the country can be patiently heard before a decision is come to by which it may be vitally and permanently affected. On the subject of the slave trade, for instance, that traffic which was so disgraceful to human nature, and so much at variance with every principle of justice and humanity, the House of Commons has been reproached with being so dilatory in the abolition of it—but this must be the case so long as there is free discussion, and every interest is allowed to be heard in support of its real or its supposed claims. The same reproach has been cast upon the House of Commons with re spect to the Catholic Question. For my own part, I was favourable to what was called Catholic Eman cipation, because I could see no evils likely to result from it which were so great as those which actually existed under the denial of it. Other persons, however, entertained different sentiments upon that question, and instead of complaining of the dilatori ness of Parliament, I conceive it was most fit that the subject should remain long in suspense, and should undergo the fullest and most patient discus sion. And upon what pretence, indeed, or upon what claim of j ustice, can any man require t hat u lna should be given to his own opinions, or any re spect even be shown to them unless he be disposed also on his part to show a similar degree of respect to the opinions and the arguments of his opponents. I confess it appears to me, therefore, that the tardiness represented to exist on the part of the House of Commons in complying with public opinion has not only been greatly exag gerated, but is in itself a requisite and powerful pro tection against the sudden and often erroneous im pulse of popular clamour. Having already said so much, and occupied so large a portion of your time, I shall not now detain you any longer, but shall con clude by expressing my sincere and anxious wish that the vessel of the State may long continue to pursue her hitherto prosperous voyage—with Mo narchy at the helm, to guide her in her course—with Aristocracy, that is, the influence of property, as ballast, to keep her steady in a troubled sea—and with the favouring breath of the people to fill her sails. If our vessel shall be guided in such a man ner I shall have no fears. But if we shall weaken too much the hand which holds the helm, or di minish the weight and influence of the ballast—or if the breath of the people, which has hitherto wafted us so steadily along, should be raised to a storm—in place of continuing to he the admiration and envy of other State., we shall exhibit in future times (which may God avert) a shipwreck the most dis astrous, the most irretrievable, and the most self willed of any which has ever occurred in the history of the world. Allow me again to thank you, gen tlemen, for the honour which you have this day conferred upon me, and again to a , sure you how deep a feeling of gratitude I shall always retain of your favour and partiality. During the whole of this admirable address, the conduct of the numerous audience in the galleries was most orderly and respectful. They listened with the greatest attention throughout, and the bursts of applause with which the speech was fre quently interrupted by the freeholders and genteel part of the audience were undisturbed by any mani festations of an opposite feeling. IRELAND. "T . Ti• 4 1 .111( (Duslin Morning Register of Tuesday.) Notwithstanding the hopelessness of the Anti- Reform cause on Saturday, and the evident pru dence of Mr. Moore's and the Recorder's resigna tion, the polling was again resumed yesterday in all the booths, though with less vigour than on any preceding day. Few incidents of a novel charac ter occurred during the day, but the proceed ings attended to with the same anxiety by the po pulace, who regularly marked their approbation of every voter for Perrin and Harty with loud cheers. In the freemen's booths, the voters for each party were nearly equal during the forenoon, and it was apparent, from the small number polled, that both sides were nearly exhausted. In the freeholders' booths scarcely a single vote was given for Moore Or Shaw, but towards the latter part of the day it became doubtful whether they could be kept open. In No. 1, however, more than the number required by law were polled before four o'clock, but in Nos. 2, and 3, it was feared they should finally close at five o'clock, and as it approached that hour, in creased exertions to delay the reception of occasional votes were made by the Anti-Reform agents. Th e entire bribery and freeholders' oaths were admi nistered to almost every individual, and to this was added the long caution contained in the Act 4th of Geo. IV., already alluded to. The people had leisure enough to make merry with their butts, the agents for Mr. Moore and the Recorder, and employed the time in laughing at repeated sallies of gallery wit, or groaning the Recorder and Mr. Moore, until towards the afternoon, when their anxiety for the success of their favourites tempered their mirth with more sober thoughts, and they be came much more quiet. At twenty minutes past four o'clock only 15 freeholders were polled in the booth, and, even had the freeholders been ready to poll, it was scarcely possible that six more could have voted, considering the great length of time occupied in administering the oaths and reading the caution; and the interest of the people became greatly increased. The friends of the respective candidates were all watching impatiently for the ap pearance of voters, while they frequently consulted their watches to ascertain their proximity to the de cisive hour, and they evinced and, perhaps, felt at this period a more intense anxiety respecting the event, than at any previous moment of the contest. But there was a striking contrast between the con tented air of Mr. Perrin and his colleague, as they visited, from time to time, the different booths, and the moody aspect of their opponents, who could not any longer feign a hope of success. Approaching to five o'clock, the name of Mr. Dillon M`Namara was called, to vote for the Lord Mayor arid Mr. Perrin ; and at that moment a per son who had been in court twenty minutes before, tendered himself to vote for Shaw and Moore. Though Mr. M‘Namara was in court, the agents for Shaw and Moore contrived, by their wrangling dis putation, to occupy the time, until the hour for poll ing had passed : the vote was lost, and the court `).°"d• Such are th e m i sera bl e d e vices to which the fall en f action is now reduced! From four to five o'clock, great crowds were pouri ng • into all parts of the court, as the general impression appeared to be th a t th e A n ti-R e form candidates would with th e poll clerks,esign. When the deputy asses sor,quitted th e court , t h e po pulace rushed u p on the table, and filled up all th e boxes; even that reserved formas of the reporter s becam e so invested with a den se people that it was impossible for them either heartoo distinctly or to of th e take a note but at intervals. In consequence call made upon him from all parts othe court, Nr. . Marcus Costelloe addressed the assembly, and Ide tailed to them the proceedings at the Meath and Drogheda elections. He was followed by Mr. Kelly, (the Seneschal,) who, in a humorous speech, described the last will and testament of the defunct corporation of Dublin. The speech excited loud laughter and repeated cheers from the persons ac sembled in the court-house. The LORD MAYOR next came forward, and was received with the most enthusiastic applause. He expatiated upon the great advantages which the Re form Bill must confer upon the country : he said that their enemies were aware of this, and therefore wished to prevent, as long as they possibly could, the triumph of just principles in the city of Dublin. He complained of the harassing and vexatious oppo sition which was given by the Recorder, who should then be trying the one hundred and thirty-seven per sons who were kept at the expense of the public, waiting for him to open his Court.—(Hear and cheers.) It was a gross injustice to the prisoners who might be innocent, and it was still worse upon the citizens, who were harassed liy this delay, and who were made to pay for it also.—(Hear and cheers.) The freemen, he said, were now convinced of the gross delusion that had been attempted to be practised upon them, by stating that the Reform Bill would deprive them of their privileges : the freemen who remained unpolled, he could tell his adversaries, were determined to do their duty. Mr. NORTON addressed the meeting, and power fully contrasted the character and policy which had distinguished the Whigs, towards that always pur sued by the Tories when in power. The High Sheriffs came forward and announced die day's poll to be— Mr. Perrin - I Mr. Moore _ _ 76 Mr. SJ Lord Mayor - - 761 Mr. Shaw - Maprity for Mr. Perrin - - Majority for the Lord Mayor - - GROSS POLL - 1831 i t Mr. Shaw - - 1826 Mr. Moore - `^ Re c --- ulidates, 38-2. Lord Mayor Mr. Perrin - 1458 - 1419 Majority for the Reform candidates, Mr. PERRIN came forward amid the most enthu• siastic cheering. He said they were still to be harassed by the Anti-Reform candidates, by a hope less, useless, and vexatious contest.—(Hear.) Their opponents said they were still able to beat them. If they were, why did they not do so ; why did not they bring forward their forces fairly, and fight them at once ?—(Hear and cheers.) He wished they would do so, and no doubt they would if they could. —(Hear.) Why did they not do so, and let the Recorder do hisdlity and try the prisoners that were waiting for him to open his Court ?—(Hear and cheers.) The Recorder said he could not try them before the 24th ; but was not the Recorder bound to see the peace of the city preserved, and was he doing so by keeping the people from their homes and from following their business ?—(Mr. Moore here called out, " who is preventing them ?") I will tell you, said Mr. Perrin—it is the Registrar who is preventing them; he who is clinging to place with all the tenacity of despair.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Perrin then denounced the vexatious mode of proceeding adopted by their opponents for delaying a triumph which they could not prevent. Mr. MOORE came forward to address the meeting, but such was the hooting and hissing of the populace he could nor be heard. However, at the request of Mr. Costelloe, he was listened to for a few minutes, when he stated that the opposition he was giving was not a harassing one, but that he was certain of ultimate triumph, and that there was, in one guild alone, sufficient unpolled freemen to carry the elec tion. Mr. Shaw spoke nearly to the same effect, and in a short time afterwards the Court was adjourned. COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION. The election of two Members to represent the county of Dublin in Parliament took place on Sa turday, at the county court-house at Kilmainham. After the customary formalities had been complied with, Henry Arahin, Esq. proposed Colinel Henry White, who was seconded by the Hon. David Plun kett ; and J. D. Latouche, Esq. proposed Lord Brabazon, which nomination was seconded by Ar thur Guinness, Esq., with the general satisfaction of all present. The HIGH SHERIFF now rose and demanded whe ther any other freeholder wished to propose a can didate ? GEORGE HowELL, Esq. desired to join in the expression so generally manifested of approval of Colonel White and the Noble Lord as representa tives for the county ; but he would beg of them to g ive their last consideration to a question involving t k e , b em t,ir l irmits of ~the. As one_ of_ the ties of Mayo and Galway," it was his melancholy duty to receive the most frightful accounts of the wretched peasantry of those counties ;—whole dis tricts, thousands upon thousands, without employ ment or food, in a state of absolute starvation, suf fering under all the evils of famine. He (Mr. Howell) believed such unparalleled misery was not endured in any other country on the face of the ha bitable globe.—(Hear, hear.)—As men, as Chris tians, as legislators, he called on the county members to advocate an assessment for the employment of the people, and by that means give the best evidence of their desire to improve the condition of the poor. The HIGH SHERIFF again demanded whether any freeholder wished to propose another candidate? And no answer having been given, he put the usual questions to the freeholders, and the " ayes" having been unanimous, he then declared Lord Brabazon and Colonel Henry White to be duly returned. This declaration was received with cheers. Colonel WHITE now came forward. He was a Reformer.—(Loud cheers.) He rejoiced that the King had not appealed to them in vain, and that they had responded to the call made upon them.— With respect to the poor laws, to which Mr. Howell had alluded, he would confess that he had been opposed to them, but he was now a convert to t hem.— ( Cheers.) A voice from the middle of the Court he] e ex claimed, "Don't forget the union."—( Loud cheers.) Colonel WHITE (good humouredly)—They must leave the Union to the next occasion ; and on the present occasion the only question that would be discussed would be the Reform Bill; and if the Bill passed, they would be sent back to their constituents in a few months, when they would have it in their power to put to them what questions they pleased, and to demand from them such pledges as they should think fit. Lord BRABAZON next rose, and was received with loud cheers. He would determinedly apply himself to the furtherance of that great measure for which they were now about to send him back to Parlia ment. He could not refrain frorn saying, that it was to him a source of no ordinary gratification that they had considered him deserving of a renewal of their confidence, of which he hoped that his con duct would never give them cause to deprive him. He again thanked them. His thanks would be more practically manifested in his Parliamentary conduct.—(Loud cheers.) The Sheriff then adjourned the Court. The certain majority in favour of the Bill from Ireland is thirty-three; and it may be, with a suffi cient safety calculated that this will be raised to thirty-eight. Of the Irish counties, twenty, or two-thirds, return each two Reformers; and two more, Wexford and Roscommon, will most pro bably follow the same noble example. Four counties return each two Anti-Reformer; one returns a Reformer and Anti-Reformer; and the five remain ing counties will most probably send one of each party. Of the cities and large towns where the po pular voice is not totally suppressed, there is an overwhelming preponderance for us. Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterfer 1, Belfast, Kilkenny, Derry, Wexford, Galway, &c., return Reformers. But two open boroughs, Drogheda and the University, have sent Anti-Reformers. J. H. Knox, the Member for Newry, will, it is asserted, vote for the Bill. Of nineteen close boroughs, fifteen have returned Anti-Reformers, and but four Reformers. Must that system exist which makes fifteen individuals neutralize the wishes arid opinions of eight counties over one-fourth of the kingdom ?—Frecnzan's Journal. Commodore DE Roos has proceeded to South America, to take the command of the Algerine. Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, it is said, has been allowed by Government to continue to occupy the SPEAKER'S house till after the election of his successor. The whole expens e of returning Sir JAMES M`DoNALn and Mr. LEFEVRE for Hampshire is said to have amounted to less than 3501. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION. WEDNESDAY EVENING. The polling to-day has again, we regret to say, been slightly in favour of Mr. Cartwright over Lord Milton. The continued change in-the course of the polling is mainly to be attributed to the artful misrepresentations of the conduct of Lords Milton and Althorp, which have been every where circulated by the Tories, and in this work they have been aided by the Northampton Mercury, a Paper in their interest, which under pretence of giving a report of the proceedings of the election, has published all the speeches of Mr. Cartwright and Sir Charles . Knightley, that reflected ur on those Noble Lords, at a length and in a manner which furnish strong external evi dence of their having either been wiitten by the candi dates themselves, or by some clerk in their interest ; whil e the speeches of the opposite side, in particular the speech d e livered by the Hon. Mr. Wentworth Fitzwilliam, on Thursday last, in vindication of his father, are almost wholly omitted, under the pretence that the noise pre vented their reporter from hearing what was said. The numbers announced by the Under-Sheriff last night were— Althorp - 2,373 Milton - - Cartwright - - - - 19,25 Knightley - - - 1,36'2 Lord ALTHORP said, it had now as usual become his duty to thank them for their continued support- Mr. Cartwright bad very properly told them last night, that the real point now was, the decisions that might be come to on the votes under examination in the assessor's booth, for from the manner in which the polling had lately been going on, it could not be expected that many more would tender their votes. There were a great many votes to be disposed of by the assessor, and the result may and must depend on the decisions come to upon them. That morn. i ing there were before the assessor 364 votes objected to by Mr. Cartwright's agents, and 178 by his. He hoped and trusted, that those agents he had employed had not made any frivolous objections. They were instructed by him not to do so, and he trusted they had not. It had been his most earnest desire that not a single freeholder should be turned back by his agents without a real and substantial ground of objection. —(Applause.) The present majority of Lord Milton over Mr. Cartwright was 117, so that if the whole of the dis puted votes on Mr. Cartwright's side were proved (which Fe did not think at all likely) to be good ones, that gen tleman would still have only a majority of 61 over Lord Milton. But then against this was to be taken into ac count the 361 votes upon their side, which had to be de cided upon, and he certainly thought it would be very hard if out of that number they did not get more than 61 good ones. That was his opinion. Still, however, he thought Mr. Cartwright justified in keeping open the poll, as he was still, though in a small degree, gaining every day. He admitted his right to continue the contest, nor did lie complain of his doing so. He had only in addition to thank them for their support. Mr. CARTWRIGHT said that if his Noble Friend had reason to thank them for the support he had received, he (Mr. Cartwright) had much more reason to thank his friends for their great exertions in his cause. He cer tainly did think himself justified from the state of the asses sor's book to continue the contest. He had gained a few on the day's poll, and he had more votes coming up on the morrow. But it was, however, to the votes before the assessor that he mainly looked, and when he considered that Lord Milton was now only 117 a head of him, be thought he had sonic ground for hoping that he should yet succeed. The total number of undecided votes before the assessor was 674. With respect to the number against him, there were 100 votes at Newberry, the decision upon which rested on one point, and at Geddington there were 22, the result on which rested on another point. No one could blame him for taking every fair chance of success. Whatever might be the result it was impossible to consider it as any great triumph in favour of Reform. It would only prove that there were two opinions in the county, anti that there was a great and respect able body who would not be intimidated, and who were against Reform. It was his belief that if the Bid passed theme would hereafter be nothing but mortifi cation and dissatisfaction whenever it was carried into effect. The Bill had raised the expectation of every class, and a new era was expected immediately on its being passed of blessings and happiness ; but he felt sure on the con trary it would be followed by one general feeling of dissa tisfaction. He would say no more than to thank them, and assure them that he still entertained sanguine hopes of success. Sir C. KNIGHTLEY said the advantage gained over them was so s mall that they still could not be considered factious in continuing the contest. It was immaterial, or seat in the nett khiMiJillr ' jt.. . l fr iT 4 t?J 'ave a contest was to ascertain who were the friends of the old Con stitution, and who were the friends of the new system, which, if passed, he supposed would be called the glorious Revolution of 1831. He still thought that an undue ad vantage had been taken of himself and his Hon. Friend, and to which he attributed the small majority obtained over them. The support of their flier - ids had been so flat• tering that it would be a dereliction of their duty if they were to desert the cause while any hope remained. Their object in beginning the contest was to support their prin ciples—that they had done, and whatever therefore might be the result, they would have obtained the object they had in view. The Hon. Mr. WENTWORTH FITZWILLIAM begged to thank them for the exertions they had made on behalf of his father during the day, by which they had still continued him in a situation which inspired him with strong hopes of ultimate success, notwithstanding Mr. Cartwright had in the course of the day been enabled to gain a trifling ad vantage. They had heard there were a number of voters before the assessor; and they had also been told of 100 votes at one place, and twenty-two at another, opposed to his father. Now, even supposing all these were deducted, still he thought it extremely improbable there would not be enough left to enable his father to take his place above Mr. Cartwright on the poll. He had only further to beg a continuance of their exertions. THE LORD ADVOCATE'S SPEECH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. 24, Moray-place, Saturday evening, May 14. am concerned to observe, both from the News papers, and other sources of information, that great mis conception appears still to prevail as to the impart of cer tain expressions which I am supposed to have used in the Council Chamber of this city, when addressing the Town Council on the day for election of their Member ; and that far more importance is, on both sides, ascribed to those expressions than in truth belongs to them. You will per mit me, therefore, through the medium of your Paper, to correct the erroneous accounts which have been circulated of my statement, and to explain to what it really amounted. In the first place, I never said, or insinuated, that I be lieved nothing was fixed or determined as to the rate of qualification to be introduced in the new Bill --and that it might as well be 1001 , or 501., or 25/., as any lower sum. What I said, in reference to these sums, was exactly the reverse of this supposed intimation. In the second place, and what is far more material, I said nothing at all upon this subject of the qualification, as on the authority of the Government, or in the character of a person acquainted with their designs. On the con trary, I took pains to explain that I had no other grounds of knowledge or belief than were open to every one who heard me—that, if I had been intrusted with the councils of the Cabinet, I certainly should not feel myself at liberty to reveal them ; but that I was in no danger of betraying what had never been confided to me. After this declaration, what I said on the subject of the qualification was nearly as follows :—I mentioned that I had received many complaints as to the rate of qualification ' in the former Bill, especially as to house property in coun ties, and many suggestians as to its being raised or varied in different situations; all which I had repotted, as in duty bound, to the Government. I then said that these, and every other respectful suggestion, would, of course, be fully considered by the Ministers ; and while I had not the slightest reason to believe or suspect that there would be any change in the qualifications formerly announced, I felt confident that it would be considered as one of the prin ciples of the Bill to keep to what would be looked upon in this country as a very low qualification, by which I mea nt something far below 1001., or 50/., or the half of 50 1 . These, I think, were nearly the words I used ; and I a m perfectly certain that such was the meaning I intended t o convey. I stated nothing whatever as to my knowledge (or conjecture even) of the intentions of the Ministry, and meant merely to intimate that, while I had not the slightest ground to suppose that they would make any change in the qualifications specified in the former Bill, it was m y own confident belief and persuasion, as an individual, that they would consider the lowness of the qualification as a funda mental principle of the measure. I may add that since I made these observations I am more and more confirmed in the belief that no change will be attempted in the rate of qualification formerly announced. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, F. JEFFREY. _ --- Mr. BANKES is said to have been particularly unfortunate in the choice of his Committee, the arrogsnce and hauteur of some of whom was past bearing. DURHAM, MAY 17. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ventured to forward to your excellent Journal yesterday, a sketch of circumstances tending to mark the extreme lengths to which the boroughmongers are driven by despair, and the intense enthusiasm in favour of the Reform Bill which pervades all classes here, with one ex ception. I am, however, happy to learn that in many parts of the kingdom there are some consoling instances of public spirit in this class. \Ve all know by whose in fluence, and by what a culpable compromise, the petticoat nominee was foisted in as a iris-representative of this an cient city ; and the fol'owing documents will show your readers that the benefits of the same petticoat government are about to be extended to the electors of the county of Down, in the sister island. The documents show how little or how far the law, which forbids the influence and interference of Peers in the election of Members to repre sent the people in the House of Commons, is or is not set at defiance by certain great folks. You will see that I express myself very guardedly on this matter, both for your sake and my own ; but let that pass. Few have not partaken in the public indignation excited by a recent let ter or mandate to the electors in this neighbourhood, issued by the agents (latterly dignified with the title of his Grace's Commissioners) of a Nobleman, whose private worth ren ders him an honour to his order, and an estimable mem ber of society. You are aware that the general sense of ' his good qualities in private was, in the particular instance of the mandatory letter as a gross violation of the Coosti. tution, far overbalanced in the public opinion. But as that letter has been in some measure disavowed in a high quarter, and is now supposed to have been an officious, unauthorized intermeddling by subordinates, who exceeded their commission, I here allude to it only to remind your readers that it was the force of public opinion, expressed by the periodical press, which extorted that disavowal. If the public had expressed their wounded feelings and the journals remained silent, the practice of sending threatening letters by commission to electors would have been considered established by precedent. Indeed, if there can be any one reason more forcible than another at the present moment, for an immediate and effectual Reform like the pending Bill, it is the audacious publicity with which the law for preventing the interference and in fluence of the Peers, in the election of 'Members of the House of Commons, is set at defiance. I do not mean to state, in so many set words, that such is the case in the following instance; but I submit the particulars to public opinion, leaving your readers to judge for themselves. This I may be allowed to say, that if a person writes a note to another, excusing himself from attending to fulfil an important engagement, by say ing that his son or neighbour is in a difficulty, and he must go to him, the receiver of that note, and all who read it, may reasonably conclude that he has gone to use his influence and exertions to bring his friend through the difficulty adverted to in his apology. To come to the immediate matter, you will please to observe that the pitmen and coal proprietors, with some few exceptions, have of late had serious differences rela tive to the hours of working, the terms, and mode of pay ment. In consequence of this unhappy circumstance the pitmen, who are a numerous body, have some time since struck, that is ceased to work, with a view thereby to obtain a settlement, agreeable to their demands. Un doubtedly when we consider the interruption thus pro duced to so important a branch of trade, and the heavy losses which have already accrued, and are hourly accru ing, from its suspension, and the number of industrious hands thus inactive, we must admit that this is an alarm ing state of things; although, as far as I know and be lieve, the dispute has hitherto gone on peaceably. Every friend to order must wish for the disagreement being speedily brought to an amicable conclusion, and I do not mean here to give any opinion on its relative merit-r, but merely to show that the noble coal proprietor herein ad verted to, and the other great coal proprietors, justly con sider this question to be one of vital importance to their interests. The pitmen also are as fixed in their opinion of its deep and immediate importance to their means of daily existence and comfort. The former have held seve ral meetings, and knowing that union is strength, they some weeks ago adopted the principle of acting together, to maintain the established system of regulations and pay ment. Their presence in this neighbourhood was rendered necessary to hold consultations, meet emergencies, and report progress. This necessity is so obvious and so pressing, that we may reasonably conclude nothing but some very urgent, imminent occasion could have power to produce the absence of any leading member of those meetings, especially of one who is a local Magistrate, at so unsettled and dangerous a crisis, when the yeomanry are called out and doing ds uty in NfLeas ., u tl e g , a aAd a t g r a o i o , ak i apprehendei commotion. You will judge, therefore, that the Marquis of Lon donderry, whose good qualities, notwithstanding his present unpopularity, 1 am well disposed to appre ciate, and whose constitutional ardour must be a powerful auxiliary to any good cause, must consider the chances of his son's (Lord Castlereagh's) elec tion for the county of Down to be nearly hopeless, when he absented himself from the meetings of the coal pro. prietors here, and hastened over to Ireland, with a petti coat reinforcement, to assist by his active presence and visi tation in the return of that young Nobleman to sjt as a representative for that county in the House of Commons. Far be it from me to impute, in any form of words, a cor rupt and illegal interference or influence to the most noble Marquis. I submit facts, and leave his Majesty, his Mi nisters, and the people, to draw a fair conclusion. The first document which follows, will show how far it was his interest, and, indeed, bow far he was bound in honour and duty as chairman of the meeting of coal proprietors, and as a Magistrate, to remain here and aid their deliber ations with his advice and influence. " Coal Trade Office, Newcastle, 6th May, 1831. Lord LONDONDERRY in the chair. " Resolved,—That the score prices, as fixed on the 19th March, be strictly attended to. (Signed) " VANE LONDONDERRY." I beg to be clearly understood, here, as not either directly or indirectly referring to the score prices in the above re solution. With the reasonableness or unreasonableness of those terms I have nothing to do at present ; hut one thing is char, that the coal proprietors present and the Noble Marquis as their presiding head, bound themselves strictly to maintain those score prices. I wish to mark this fact, that where a number of persons formally meet and d li berately agree upon the absolute necessity of their acting together according to a lawful plan unanimously adopted, each individual is bound in integrity and honour to keep good faith with each of his associates and with the general body. It is indispensably necessary for their own good name to abide correctly and sincerely by their own resolu tions. Among gentlemen, a breach of any such com pact is deemed deserving of a virtual and moral ex il e to Coventry, for an indefinite term of years, according to cir cumstances. The above document, (the correctness of which is war ranted to me by a competent authority) shows that the Noble Marquis was looked up to by the coal proprietors as their principal counsel, at the meeting of the 6th of May. I have been assured also, that his Lordship on that occasion delivered his sentiments with his accustomed ear nestness, though not in so loud a voice, with such violent gesticulation, or manual expression as on the memorable thy of the prorogation of the late Parliament. It is certain that the Noble Lord was looked up to by the coal pro prietors who attended the meeting on the 6th of May, at which he presided as chairman, to be one least likely to Isreak squares with them by any violation of the resolution then unanimously adopted and attested by his Lordship's official signature. But what so soon followed, shows that a strong necessity has no law, and the gallant spirit mani fested by the electors of the county of Down in mustering all their independent force to turn out the Anti-Reform Lord Castlereagh, has driven the Noble Marquis to the extreme measure of making terms himself with the pitmen, ‘j: sh I heav issued positive by breaking the resolution of th e 6 t h o f M ay on th e secon d day after, that is on the mornin g o f t h e Bth, being the Lord's D my, and as such n o t th e most fi t f or an y p u bli c business. I here subjoin a copy o f t h e pr i n t e d a dd ress issued by Ids Lordship and c i rcu l ate d h ere: — " Durham, S un d ay M orn i ng, M ay 8, 18 31. ic pressEN,---I am obli ge d to l eave t hi s pl ace , as my son's election is opposed i n my nat i ve coun ty. " I implore you to remem b er w h at I state d to you yes terday. I bsg you t o re fl ect on L a d y L on d on d erry ' s ad afros, and how m uc h s h e i s attached to you. " If you will re sume your l a b ours, I w ill at once give you the thirty shillin gs per f ortn i g h t , an d t h e fi nes must be left to my honour and y our v i ewers ' goo d sense . " There shall b e no diffi culty i n the way of score work prices. Only let m e f ee l an d d ea l w i t h my own, and not pitmenot' o her collieries , orders to my who can agents t oneitherp o b o e w t attached to us nor o ur property . these instructions. " Trust me, Pitmen, I stand before you and your fami lies. After this public declaration, resume your labours. You shall never be deceived in me. " VANE LONDONDERRY." The breach of the resolution of the 6th of May is a question with which I have nothing to do : this is a ques tion between the Noble Marquis of Londonderry and the other great coal proprietors, who attended the meeting Bedfordshire Berkshire Bucks Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire Devonshire Dorsetshire Durham., Essex Gloucestershire Hants Herefordshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Middlesex Monmouthshire Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire... Rutland Salop Somersetshire Staffbrrishire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Westmoreland Wilts Worcestershire• Yorkshire Total forty Counties Gained to Reform Lost, to be deducted Clear gain Majority last election again Majority now in its favour 132 to Reform ISt Reform ...... Not over yet, but considered favourable to dilates. -128 -128 :he Reform can. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres, Tuesday, May 17.) PARIS, MAT 16.—The Dauphinois contains the fol lowing article:—" The accounts which we receive from Italy are much at variance with each other. The con spiracy of Turin, of which the Journals have said so much, is by turns contradicted and confirmed. What is certain is, that the Austrian influence is not at all felt either in the councils of the new King or among the Nob.lity. There is no appearance that Charles Albert means to give a Constitution. The Nobles alone could be at the head of any movement, and they only want a Chamber of Peers in which they might make a figure. It is, however, believed that a Political Assembly will be instituted, the only power "( " —"' in voting too Saxe, " The Piedmontese Gerdes du Corps have been dis banded. The Bishop of Pignerol, it is said, has I),!en arrested, which would indicate the existence of some movements. " It will not be till after the funeral of his predecessor that the King will act, and that an opinion may he formed of his policy and the course he means to take. He has no frien , !s in any party. • " It is reported at Chambery that extraordinary agita lion prevails at Turin." (From the Moniteur of Monday.) NATIONAL GUARD OF PARIS. PARIS, MAX 15.—The General Commanding in Chi e the Nation Guard of Paris and of the Banlieue hastens to perform a very pleasing duty to his comrades—that of acquainting them with the satisfaction which the King several times expressed during the memorable review of this day, as well at the appearance as the discipline of the seueral corps of the National Guard. His Majesty was struck with the rapid progress which he evidenced, an ensemble which perhaps none but Frenchmen could have displayed in so short a time to their fellow-citizens, and to Europe a sight so promisiug for order and peace. While addressing to his comrades these testimonies of august approbation, the Commander-in-Chief receives from the King a letter, in which his Majesty expresses his senti ments with so much goodness, that it leaves him who has had the happiness to read it first nothing but to commu nicate it immediately to his comrades, that they may join in the gratitude which this noble language naturally in spires. „ . with his Lordship. I trust I will not be unjustly con- • sidered to advocate any want of good faith between the contracting parties, when I express my most earnest hoce that the Marquis's address to the pitmen will lead to a speedy and amicable settlement. Every friend to order, peace, and humanity will share in that wish. Londonderry's beauty, spirit, and good sense will always meet with honour when so meritoriously employed. But it is to the downfall of the Anti-Reformer's baneful ascendancy —the defeat and prostration of the Londonderry and Castlereagh electioneering influence, tb tt I call the public Attention. It was the horror and dread of this approach ing downfall which occasioned the sudden departure from the resolution of the 6th of May, the address on Sunday morning, the Bth, and the helter-skelter flight to the county of Down, where, with all convenience the Marquis and Marchioness appeared in their political vocation. In the mean time I put a question, which every man's common sense will enable him to answer. Did the most :Noble Pair hasten over to the county of Down to close their eyes, shut their mouths, draw tight their purse strings, and fall asleep during . the contest, to prevent their s-n from being re-elected to represent his native county ? As the jealous husband says in the comedy, ape sling of his wife's gallant, ” if he did nothing in your closet, wh,,t brought him there ?" If the Noble Marquis went to rlo nothing at his son's el; etian, what brought him there ? CATO. REPRESENTATION OF ENGLAND. The following Table ech the Representation of Env eluding the Boroughs in eac in the late and present Pall in each county : Difference between, Mita the camparative state of ;land, taken by Counties, M il, on the question of Reform, iaments, with the gain or lose ParE L Present Parliament. /„.____ For. —N For. Against ______!____ ,ment. Against " TO GENERAL COUNT DE LOBAU. " You know, my dear General, that I wished to cele brate my fete, in the manner the most agreeable to me, by once more seeing the National Guard of Paris and the Banlieue, such as it was formed by the spontaneous organi z ttion of July and August. I wished, before this organi zation had undergone the changes prescribed by the law which regulates its constitution, to testify to the National Guard, that by its patriotic and wholly voluntary zeal it has surpassed in instruction, in discipline, and devotedness, all that I could expect from it, and all that France could hope. Ido not fear to say, my dear General, that the his tory of nations affords no example of a movement so ge nerous, and of a result so brilliant; and my national pride induces me to believe that none but Frenchmen would be capable of it. " But I have other debts to discharge towards the Na tional Guard. I must first express to it the gratitude of the nation, and my own, for that activity, that patience, and that coolness, often more difficult than courage, with which, amidst the painful circumstances that we have had to pass through in the last nine months, it has so powerfully contributed to repress attempts to excite agitation, and to the restoration of public order, without which France can have neither liberty nor prosperity. I have next to discharge my personal debt, and to testify to the National Guard - how deeply my heart is penetrated by the reception which it has given me, by the sentiments which it has manifested towards me, and by the affection which it chews me upon every occasion. I feel that I owe them to the knowledge which it has of my patriotism, and to the guarantee which my long career affords to my fidelity to my country and to my devotedness to the sacred cause of its constitutional liberties. But let the National Guard be acquainted also with all the sentiments which I enter tain towards it; let it know how fully I identify myself with it in all the services which it renders to the country, and how entirely it may always depend on my warm and sincere affection. I cannot find, my dear General, a better medium to convey my sentiments to the National Guard, than ho who so worthily fills the important post in which my confidence places you. Acquainted, then, with all that I have just expressed to you, I add very sincerely the assurances of all my sentiments for you. " LOUIS PHILIPPE. " St. Cloud, Sunday evening, 15th May, 1831." (From the Constitutionnel.) SITUATION OF EUROPE. There is at this moment in Europe a tendency to peace ; all the negociations have been entered upon with this single object : the Cabinets are aware, that at the first convulsion the people will get free from them—they consent, there fore, to submit to the revolution of July. This change, which has displayed itself in the political course of Cabinets, is not s pontaneous—it is not a homage rendered to power and to national indeperidence, but a consequence of imperious necessity : above all, we owe perm to that great bu t unfortunate nation which is suf fering foe us upo n the banks of the Vistula; The revolution of July owed its origin to a declared and ardent enemy of the Emperor Nicholas. The Cabinet of 1;t. Petersburgh, hicb, ever since 1815, bore with all its iveiglit upon our policy, did not behold without anger its influence fall from it ; it would easily have pushed Prussia into a war—then it would have carried T%letternich in its ,rain, and a long space of time would not have elapse" )iafore it bail attempted a mew coalition-against the French independence. Belgium would have served as a pretext 'or this aggression, directed with the spirit of the Holy The change in the English Cabinet, the formation of a Whig Administration, was the first obstacle that presented tself to the formation of this coalition—great armed masses could only move by the aid of subsidies. It was impos , i-le for Europe to arm against France without the aid of England ; an 1 a Cabinet, where Lord Grey pre ided. mold not enter info a liherticide crusade directed against France. tiotwith,tduding this, a war might, p-rhape, have been . . _ attempted against our Revolution: Russia scnt General l)iebitsch to Berlin, endeavouring to urge Prussia into a military movement, of which the Grand Duchy of Lux embourg would have been the object. Russia would have talked of her relationship with the House of Orange, and Austria of the rights of the Germanic Confederation ; loans would have been contracted upon the strength of burdensome takes, and war would have been begun, in the h tpe that by impnsing new contributions upon France these sacrifices would have bean largely indemnified. The revolution of Poland overthrew all this plan, but not destroy it entirely. General Diebitsch had col d a numerous army, and thought to gain Warsaw by a mere military march. Poland once overcome and re united to the Russian Empire, it would have been easy to urge Austria and Prussia into war, an I they would have appeared on the Rhine with a force of 300,000 men.— These were the pl ins that the glorious resistance ,of the P.l s has disconcert«l. When that resistance was known 4t Berlin, that resistance fell by little and little; the war like Nollibty no longer talked of drinking their champagne upon our Boulevards. M. de Humboldt was sent to Paris with the express mission of protesting to the Go vernment of Philip its desire to renew the bonds of the most sincere peace Nevertheless, the armaments of Austria continued ; they had for their pretext the situation of Italy—their real ob . . ject was a more general war; 200,000 men, beyond the ordinary contingent, are not usually armed to repress the revolution of two or three provinces. The Austrian Observer commenced at first its warlike remarks against France, and the despatch of General Maison showed war to be imminent. How has M. 51etternich passed into senti►nents so much less hostile? The mathr can easily be explained. At first France was not opposed to the designs of Austria upon Italy—the patriots were oppressed without the least in'ervention having been opposed to the progress of the Cabinet of Vienna. .A ustria had, therefore, no further motive for war. As to the question of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which it had to treat concurrently with Prussia, England being a party interested, war could only be made with her or against her ; negotiations were there fore opened upon that point. M. de Metternich proposes at this moment a Congress at Aix la-Chapelle, to treat of the following points :- 1. The disarming of the Great Powers. 2. An arrange ment for Belgium. 3. The Constitution of Poland. 4. As much as possible to consider the state of Greece, and the means to be taken to bring it to order. The question of the disarming will meet with more than one difficulty. It is not France which has put forth armed menaces ; it cannot, therefore, be France which will give the example of disarming, until the other Powers have cerpe.l to maintain their armies upon a war establishment. France, by the necessity of things, and by the simple motive of economy, will then readily reduce her army, for it is not as a matter of pleasure that she supports a Budget of 15,000,000. Such are the Projects that will be submitted to the new Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. If it should succeed, site need not show in how many points they are absurd. How can the question of Luxembourg, or that of Belgic inde pendence, be settled as a mere matter of money ? How can France submit to pay an indemnity for the demolition of fortresses on her frontier ? How can Poland be con stituted an independent State without assigning and as suring to her frontiers and places capable of defence ? Can a people who have so proudly arisen be again placed under the yoke of the Czar P—Add to this the choice of M. de Talleyrand to represent us at Congress, and then you will give to Europe a high idea of the power and the grandeur of France. FRENCH FUNDS,-I'mus, MAY 16.-Five per Cents. 931. 92f. 80c. 70c. 75c. 50c. 40c. 50c. 40c. 35c. 92f. 9.5 c. 15c. 92f. 91f. 90c. 92f. 92f. 10e. 92f. 91f. SOc. 90c. 80c. 90c. 92f. 91f. 90c. SOc. 69c. 40c. 50c. 60c. 5 0 c. 70c. 50c. 40c. ; Loan of 1831, 91f. 80c. The. 45c. 50c. 25c. ; Four per Cents. '761 ; Three per Cents. 661. 50c. 40c. 80c. 15c. GM: 65f. SOc. 661. 651. hOc. 60c . 90c. 60c . 50c„ 40c. 20c. 15e. Glif 651. SOc. 66f. 65f. 90c. SOc. 90c. 60c. 50c. 40c. 50c. (Ste. B'c. 65f 70e: 65c. 50c. 40c. ; Bank Stock, 1,610 f. ; Rente de Naples, 73f. 75c. 50c. 73f. 73f. 10c. 73f. 25c. 30c. 40c. • 35c. 4 1 ;c. 73f. 50c. 40c. 25c. 40c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 14!4 13 •%, ; Royal Spanish Loan 67N 4 ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 5 W2 1 56 55 ':35 55 5 5 56 55 'S % ; Haytian Loan, 2801. 2851.-Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 15e. ; money, 251. 10c. ; three months, paper, 251. ; money, 241. 95c.-fours Authentique.: GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, MAY S.—The latest movements of the Polish General Dwernicki, and the final result of his incursion into Volhynia, are related as follows, in a letter dated Lein burg, May 2, in the Austrian Observer : " After the action on the 20th April, between the Rus sian General Rudiger and General Dwernicki, at Boromel, in which the latter was compelled to retreat to the left b►nk of the Styr, he crossed the river again in the night at Berestezko, and marched to Radzivillow. From that place he attempted to advance to Krzemieniec; but partly the bad success of his attempts to excite an insurrection in Vulhynia, arid partly the movements of General Rudiger, wl o had followed the Poles over the Styr at Berestezko, made General Dwernicki resolve to take his course towards Podolia ; in doing which he kept close to the Austfian fron tiers. Accordingly, he had, on the 25th, his head-quarters at Kolodno, not far:from the frontier. Gen. Rudiger followed him at the distance of two (nine) miles, and his outposts were at Wistnowice, on the road to Krzemieniec, but in the direction of Orzechowce, towards which Dwernicki directed his march ; the weaker Russian frontier troops retired before the heads of the Polish columns, and with drew their advanced posts to Cznniowka. On that day seventeen Polish officers and thirty soldiers, sick and wounded, fled into the Imperial territory, where they were disarmed, and lodged in the hospitals. In the night preceding the 25th, General Dwernicki left Kolodno, and marched fo Alusarowce; here he gave his troops a few hours' rest, then continued his march, always along the Austrian frontier, by way of Werezaki, where an action took place between his van-plaid and the Russian Genera Kwcetricki, who retired, though without loss, before the superior force of the Poles, who proceeded along the fron tier as far as Sknielcewielkie, where they pitched their c.insp. General Rudiger, who followed them close, was at Kolodno on the 26th. " As General Dwernicki found no resistance of conse quence in his advance, it seems that partly the exhausted state of his men and horses, and partly the apprehension of the Russian reinforcements that were coining up, in duced him to resolve, early in the morning of the 29th of April, when lie was attacked by the Russians at all points, to retreat fighting into the Austrian territory, between Ly.• sieynice arid Slinieleewielkie, whether he was hotly pur sued by the Russian columns. The Austrian Colonel Von Fackh, of Geramb's regiment of hussars, who com manded in these parts, immediately proceeded with the nearest division of his regiment between the contending troops, to put an end to the combat, which was immedi ately done. On the Colonel's observation respecting the viol ition of our territory, General Dwernicki gave him his yr° d of honour that he would not re-enter the Russian territory, and would lay down his arms ; on which he was desired to go to Klebanowka, and there encamp, till orders from superior authority should be received. A similar protest was made to the Russian General Laskareff, who, with his division of cavalry, had advanced in the pursuit of the Poles about a league into our territory, but, at the desire of Col. Fackh, retired into the Russian territory. "Lieut. Field-Mar.hal Baron Stretteaheim, who com mands in Gallicia, having been informed of these events, sent immediate orders to Colonel Fackb, to invite the Po lish troops voluntarily to lay down their aims, to deliver up th e i r h orses , cann on, arms, accoutrements, and mili tary effects, to the Russian General, and to have all these disarmed fugitives conducted with an escort to places far ther from the frontier, till he should receive instructions concerning them from higher authority. At the same time the General-in-Chief (Strettenheim) took suitable measures to assemble by the 22d of May eight battalions and twenty-four squadrons at Tarnopol, in order with his force to disarm General Dwernicki if he should not have regarded the first demand made, and to chastise him for the violation of the imperial territory. 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