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I al not in Lk (he- I used. 'clock. it wu iir that man. Lry or hi your dumni ly Ca• great "dial ler. mem, at all. more ,then a ?--1 tehell. er ?—• .se for Inen' ink it mnsic ungtif eh 7•••• yeak. a Mr. I good not to • Re- :ocked , ted to have I r chi" 3urers o ten I U iition, whoa y ter. ). oath snore —Tha t the Intl o f owl) iotiOS good g the hell mast ntet• ' Ourty WO i r wets 1111114 R 111 ?-^"' -I da eport, Jebel} en of ,erdsi agile quiet don't ibould iallis. re the R per• e, net 10 Wet ,her., gom Drio.? who a the it tha d not eig 0 , roc U it6i ~gef 11'0 0 Oa 17- - I had with Dar OW f °lel o de' roe • abe t 6 to lOg h ifs! Oa ail A da, et a I!, 13 1 i tbst igh i t, r : 1 took a note of it before the meeting was held by Mr. O'Con.;. 11 ° 1 ; I did so on one side of the road. Show me your note?—l hav'nt it here. Did you not, to the jury, awhile ago, look at your notes, aria Pretended to read it from your book ?—I did, and I have it here (handing a paper to Counsel). 111 r. Fitzgibbon (looking at the paper)—Did you not awhile ago tell the jury that you made this note the day of meeting ? +I did not tell them that note. Did you believe I was speaking of anything else than that Paper? Did you believe my question was about the paper in Your hand, or any other paper ?—I cannot answer that question. Now answer this single question, Where is the original note from which you say you wrote this book ? I think it is burnt. Dead men tell no tales : when did you burn it ?—When I went home after sending in my report. Were you ordered to take notes ?—I was ordered to take notice of particular words. Do'you mistake my words?—l do not remember that I was ordered to take notes. It was with a pencil I took notes. I went prepared with paper to take notes. Report th e ex p ress io n ag ain respe c ting Saunders.—l will. It was—" This is the day that will frighten Saunders." That is what you have written ?—Something to that effect. Iheard words to that effect from several persons—who said oaanders would be frightened to-day. Another said " Devil's acre to him, he would not come down and join the people for s bid yon not tell me this minute that you made a note of the ?olasse ?—I made a note of it upon the paper that was burnt. took notes that I did not mention in my report. The book in my hands is nearly the same as my report. I cannot say tsat it is so exactly. Freeman--Let the report be put into the witness's "ands, Mr• Fitzgibbon objected to such a course. Chief Justice—Wait until the cross-examination is over, and it will be then time enough to put the report in his hand. Mr. Freeman contended that the document ought to be Placed at once in the witness's hand, or else that Jr. Fitz gibbon shouts' forego the intention of asking the witness any question respecting it, for it was a fixed rule of law that no Intnes s could be interrogated respecting the contents of any document which was not in the first instance laid before him. Mr. Fitzgibbon maintained that the document ought not to !(:. be placed in the witness's hand, and assured the Court that Mr. Freeman had totally misconceived the drift of his question. Ile had asked him if the report he had sent in to his superior oMeer was the same as the book in his hand, thereby plainly as king him whether he had taken the book from the report, ar the report from the book? But he did not put any ques tion to him as to what was or was not in his report. Ile merelyi as k e d hi m h ow his report was framed. He wished to a l" , whether the book was trained from the report or the r eport from the book, and he was at a loss to think how that ! a s a ld be construed into a question respecting the contests of t he report. The Attorney-General contended, that according to the ,ate of law it was absolutely necessary that the document should "c placed in the witness's hrnd. 'lbis point was derisively fettled in the Queen's case. Mr. Fitzgibbon's question was thi „ s--Does the book in your hand correspond with the report 'Ow furni s hed? and surely this question was, in point of fart, a atamount to an inquiry as to the contents of the report. Mr. Justice Crampton (to Mr. Fitzgibbon)—Put your i t testion again, Mr. Fitzgibbon, if you please, and that may ecide the controversy. Mr. Fitzgibbon (to witness)—Now, Sir, tell me this, did IN copy your report from that book in your hand? s Witness—The way of it was this.—( Laughter. ) In the tooknat instance I made out my report from the notes which I on the day of meeting, and then I copied what I have in ;1 book from my report. copied the report which is in this w?k from the report which I sent into my office. Did you copy the book from the report before you sent in the feport?—Yea Are you sure new ?—lndeed I think I am. I have ex plained' it to you how it was. I took a report from my original holes, and sent it off, and a copy of that report I brought to IV station. . f l Ybat became of that copy ?—I don't know what became it. I dare say it is at home—l'm sure I don't know— ottaY, stay—l elieve I have it here--yes, here it is. This is e report which I took from my original notes. Well, read it through, and tell me do you find in it say thin• aout devil's cure to Saud?—( iving ; t er ] cur b sory glance over his rep n ort.) ers No, ` there is g nothisag ' , mst it here. Fitzgibbon—Why, Sir, you don't think it worth your while to look through your notes for it? Witness (carelessly) *--o h, I know it is not in it. house Were were you when you made out your report ?—ln a in Baltinglass. Who owns that house ?—I forget the man's name. s You forget his name ?—Yes I do. All I know is, that he is e Carpenter. He keeps a lodging house. Does he not ?—Yes, he does. And you lodged in his house, and have been for ten or eleven ears in Baltinglass, and yet, notwithstanding all this, you forget " name ?—I do not remember it. I never lodged in his house -at o nce . Your memory most, indeed, be very treacherous, and yet You can remember what Mr. O'Connell said that day I Passing Stran ge that! I think I may let you go down, Sir. Witness—My Lords, I never was stationed at Baltinglass for loose than a fortnight, and there are numbers of people there 6 hont I don't know. lilts Fitzgibbon—Go down, Sir. The witness left the table. I ,The next witness called was Henry Twiss, examined by t r. Manley, Q.C.-1 am a sub-constable, and was so in e Month of August last. I was stationed at that time at s _ i s .edeross, in the county of Wicklow, which is thirty miles T'tant from Baltinglass. I was at Baltinglass on the 6th of ;logust last. There was a Repeal meeting there that day. , arrived at Baltinglass the evening before. I went there Iduty. I made a report to my officer of what I saw there. eat in my report on the morning of the next day. Thi s sw fament now handed to me is the report, and was written by ai r. There was a great crowd at the meeting. I am not at I n the habit of estimating numbers, but I am sure there f "es at all events, 5,000 persons at the Baltinglass meeting. %.,in confid en t t h at I am grea tly under the mark. I saw Mr. Connell there, and others whom I don't know. The chair „al at one t i me occup i e d b y a gen tl eman , name d C ope l an d, "ant near Dunlavie. Another gentleman was subsequently itarrl,led to the chair. The second chairman was some persan lo Kilcullen B r idge. I was at the meeting about one th e e "k ' I mixes in the crowd. I was ordered to attend e Q .meeting in plain clothes and I did so. I saw people e r ar :_as from various directions, some came from h er others from Tallow. I was on the plat of II at one ti me , a t another time I was within five yards it. I heard peop l e i n th e cro wd make various political ob servations. I heard some people saying Ireland was trampled On but she shall be so no longer. The time is nearer than /ou think. Let us wait patiently for some months. Ireland Was trampled on long e nough but she shall be so no longer." T he meeting lasted, as well as I remember, from about half-past t a . o te six o ' c l oc k. I was shown Mr. Steele there that day. i s ag the Rev. Mr. Murtagh there. He made a speech. I %not state what he said as I made no report of it. „ n , Cross-examined by Mr. M'Donogh—l took no notes of what al said by the speakers. I presum e that when you heard the people say, " the time I : e _ n earer than you think," they were speaking of the Re -1 of the Union ?—I could not say ; but you may suppose ,04 If you like. thY r oa are not able to ascribe any other meaning to it ; but repeal of th e union was the subject they were discussing ? It was. allDSou see all the people retire?—l can't say I saw them etire, but I saw them going away in every direction. ts there was no breach of the peace at that meeting ?—Not ost collet see. na fli A t, no tendency to a breach of the peace ? No ; not the test verything went off very peaceably ?—lt did. ey Ins exceedingly sorry you did not take ample notes of ilthing that occurred there. You may go down. ti roui r ,. Moore again begged to know whether their Lordships lo t h u consider the traversers affected by expressions that any ritte "jdual s might think fit to use after the meeting hall sepa l', k a •• Their Lordships would see how dangerous the effect of I f line of examination might be ; they lad lately ruled that Pist l. "' in coming to a meeting conducted themselves in a 5 50 ,., , ,a1ar way, and thereby gave a character to the meeting, it Rein be admissible ; but it struck his mind that it would be fee t g a very dangerous length to allow the traversers being af f, 'd by conversation between individuals, when going home tsc: l 6 a Meeting. No man could possibly be safe, if such a doc- A ; r as that was held. 51e, s Hatehell fellowed on the same side. A party might be e.and ' f e d by what to t p!ace at a meeting where he was present, ieh he had the option of withdrawing, if he and not affirming by his presence his sanction of the etio n ' e and tranquil at a meeting, when it separated his tri ett ,,l'on with it ceased ; it was impossible for him to set d uet : right, or to be answerable for the conduct or miscons ah o tlie language or declarations of those parties, or of parties lao, e a :ght not have been at that meeting at all, although coming fro% ti li ngs• But, suppose everything tine have keen fair, 11 1411 e direction of it—it would be surely nsistent that a 1 1 ,„ altould be affected in character, property, liberty, or per aoee'ohnitsroliife, by the conversations of persons over whom he had 1 '44 " p o l ite Lenehan sworn and examined by Mr. Tomb—l am a lest. " i e°nstable. I was at Baltinglass on the 6th of August Connell. 'ass the people coming into the town to meet Mr. th os I cannot say how many, but there were some kiVands there. I saw them going over the bridge of tißlatis on the Dublin road. I was at the meeting when 41), " Connell came there. I was in plain clothes. I was of , thi r t y yards from the p l atform. I saw F at h er L a l or high a ainglass there, and Mr. Steele. and the Rev. Mr. Mur that h °t . Kilcullen. I heard Mr. O'Connell tell the people Wouie s was glad to see them there, and that he hoped they all s h ut there when be came again.—(Great laughter). They the bn I ted at that. After the meeting was over went across raei,;'nge towards Baltinglass, in the direction of the ber th, The place was very much thronged. I heard some of A t r eople sayin . eca the y our Lordship think this is evidence to th e ra tne traversers—what was said or done by the people after the ss.e 7 t ing had Lakin place, and whether that can give a i tir. ser . to the meetg? log wa T omb submitted that the effect produced by the meet s evidenc e . thi4al Justice—The objection may be premature ; but I Wi t w o e cannot exclude the evidence. °rat e "a—l was obliged to stop on the bridge, it was so the mod, and ‘ there was such a lot of people there; . one of assa, 41 ", Repeal is certain now—we must get it ;" another L aid, ' ‘ ,"‘" o do not get it quietly we will fight for it ;" another la, We will turn rut to a man and fight for repeal." th e far is the bridge of Baltinglass from the place where li nte l i ng was held ?—I think it is about half a mile. hea s r Jong after the proceedings at the meeting was it you Wer th"e expressions?—lt was not an hour. ..sT he e the people going home from the meeting at the time? Alr . Y i ft ere going off in every direction at the time. guest. Tomb respectfully submitted that this was a proper n eul t l o .. l to he asked, anal that the evidence as to what the wit troliwA"rd the people say on the bridge was admissible, on the The l ' ei t . ,ha . t it tended to show what the nature of the meeting pea ` , l ttie effect likely to be produced by the language used. i _ l PPek re t e tised the expressions sworn to by the witness at", t ) 0 be part of the crowd that met at that meeting, and 11,1'.11;4ustiveehasat_rwe a m s p li t a o i n d. (to witness) —Was it in a house you "J those words 7 wltn e , a __,, • no, on the bridge. r ,lll s. Ta li s 'le Crampton—l thought you went into house. s-eu m , el a suo—No, my Lord, he said the bridge. The Learnesi l et a , taltblegr submitted that the evidence of the witness was Ihnazsmuch as it characterised that meeting. He was tir i ` aware there was any express or direct authority upon t a h ho el t w P e t a o h i e n th t p : e b nra a ao t tn t s n the ease of the Manchester riots, it was ruled who seemed to have attended a meeting nature of . that meeting. * _. ll4l o%; l e a s st _ ice Perrin —In that case it was what they said nt th e ..._ 'onapelled others to go with them and to form part mr meeting. c oo, : Moore thought that in the absence of authority the and t had " 1 to look to common sense and common justice; ttlsenotahgttl:°ro_ldeYratsk them, if, after a meeting was over, men .tal a ed t h t u t y_ e o act illegally, that every individual who at g. fu r m a r ? tgs u g h one hour before, was to be made respon rh aad Justice.c a thing was inconsistent with common th e Altos% vith ess eY-General submitted that the eviden e f .13 t , Was admissible In the case of Bedford against Partylioinue_circumstat;ce arose . from expressions used by the :5 to the meeting, and Mr. Justice Holroyd decided (and the decision was affirmed by the full Court on the mo tion for a new trial), that the evidence was admissible in asmuch as it was calculated to show the character of the in tended meeting. In the present case, the evidence of the witness now under examination, went to prove that statements were made by persons coming from the meeting at Baltinglass in reference to the question asked at that meeting, whether, when Mr. O'Connell came again they would be there to meet him, or questions to that effect. It was a question for the jury as to the way that language was understood. Then they had the people leaving that meeting, declaring that they were ready to turn out and fight for repeal if necessary. Common sense told them that what was understood by that meeting was more calculated to be proved by what they said after the meeting was over than before they came there. He contended that the meeting was not over because the people might be dispersing. In the 15th volume of the State Trials, page 553, they would find it so laid down ; and suppose that some of the parties who attended the meeting at Baltinglass went off to Mr. Saunders's house, and committed an act of violence on it going from the meeting, he insisted that would be evidence against every person that spoke at that meeting. The Attorner-General then read the case which he relied on, and contended that the people alluded to were coming from the meeting, and that the actions and expres sions of such people could be given in evidence, as the acts of the party who attended the meeting. They had it in evi dence already that the people were heard to say that we must have repeal, as we are sober and determined men ; and could it be said that they could net give such declarations in evidence after the meeting, when declarations before the meeting were admissible? Mr. Whiteside sustained the objection, and said the case cited by the Attorney-General made entirely for his ( Mr. W.'s) clients. He read from page 111, Philips on Evidence, and said it was ruled that the conduct of persons going to a meeting could be received in evidence, because it was a declaration of the thing done before the meeting ; but anything said or done after was not evidence, and of course could not be received. He read from page 20i of Philips, and contended that it was in his favour. Judge Crampton—This is a very important matter ; it is stated that in the case of Dr. Sacheverell, the declarations were made by the mob after the meeting. Mr. Hatchell—lt says mob, but it does not state that the matter took place after the meeting, but merely a. mob that ac companied him to the Temple. Judge Crampton—That is very important ; if it was made before the meeting the case is settled, but if after it does not exactly apply to this ca , e, and therefore I think we ought to investigate the matter. Mr. Whiteside—Here are two men who are met, half a mile from the place of meeting, shouting, and that at an hour after the meeting. If such things could be given in evidence, the acts of the parties next day might be admitted. The case of Lord George Gordon was where the expressions were used by the mob while they were pulling down a house. The Attorn-y-General—ln page 553 of the State Trials you will find it was the mob who accompanied Doctor Sacheverell after the meeting was over. Judge Crampton—The evidence was that a mob accom panied him to the Temple; but it does not say they did so from the meeting ; and that is the important fact to be understood. The Attorney-General—What we rely on is this, that the declarations of those persons is part of the re: iliac of the case. Judge Perrin—lf it was proved that a shouting and expres sions were used by the body of the meeting, it would be a dif ferent thing; but here are two men, not apparently connected with the meeting, and away from it, using certain expressions. Mr. Moore—And there is no evidence that they were even at the meeting. The Chief Justice—Let that fact be ascertained. Mr. Tomb (to witness)—Where were the men ?—On the bridge when I came up. I can't swear that they formed a portion of the people who were at the meeting. Judge Crampton—The Crown in this case had better not press the evidence. Mr. Moore—lf the jury have taken any notes of this evi dence the Court will please order it to be struck out. The Chief Justice told the jury to strike out the evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. Moore, Q. C.--I knew of the meet ing before, as it was quite notorious ; heard of it for about three weeks before that time ; it was quite notorious in all the dis trict, and we all knew it was a meeting for the Repeal of the Union ; all was quiet at the meeting ; there was perfect peace, 110 acts of violence were committed; I did not see anything like the least breach of the peace. The Court and Jury retired for a quarter of an hour. Manus Hughes sworn and examined by Mr. Holmes—ls in the police, acting constable, was stationed in August . within twenty-one miles of Baltinglass ; was at Baltinglass on hie 6th of August last ; there was a great assemblage of people there on that day ; thinks he knows Mr. O'Connell ; he (Mr. O'Connell, was pointed out to witness at the meeting ; never saw him before. Witness went to Baltinglass the day before the meeting ; he went to the meeting in plain clothes. People were coming into the town all the morning. Saw Mr. O'Connell about two o'clock; he came in by the turnpike road, the Dublin one. There were a great many people with him. When witness saw him, it was when he was coming near the platform. Witness took notes of what passel that day ; he wrote them next morning. Wiil swear to their correctness. Cross-examined by Mr. O'Hagan—Thera was no breach of the peace ?—There was not, nor any appearance of one. Did the people go away peaceably after the meeting ?—Yes. John Macan examined by Mr. Smyley—ls a police-con stable. Was at Clontibret on the 15th of August. The Rev Mr. Tierney was there. (Witness here identified Mr. Tierney in Court ) It was a large meeting. The Rev. Mr. Tierney said the Union was carried by every species of fraud and cor ruption. ( The witness here stated some particulars of an interview he had with Mr. Tierney previous to the meeting.) Do you remember anything else he said 7-1 do. He talked with regard to the feeling for repeal having become general, and had extended itself (or words to that effect) to the army. I recollect his saying that it would not now be so easy to spill the blood of their fellow-men who were seeking their rights peaceably. Repeat, and repeat slowly, what Mr. Tierney said about the army ?—I cannot speak as to the precise words, but I will take care not to exaggerate them. Pie said the army was now in favour of repeal, and that it partook •f the enthusiasm of the people, and that they could not be led to bayonet their fellow men who were seeking to redress their grievances peaceably. Do you remember anything else that passed between you ? I do. I recollect his saying on that occasion—" See what the army has done in Spain." This was on the 16th of June. A juror—Was this a private conversation with Mr. Tierney? —I do not know what you may esteem it. I was there on duty to inquire about the meeting. Was nobody present but Mr. Tierney ?—There was a per son with him who retired as I came; but there was nobody within hearing at the time the conversation passed. Mr. Smyley—You just began to say something about what Mr. Tierney said respecting the soldiers in Spain. Did Mr. Tierney say anything then ?—He did ; the conver sation might have lasted about a quarter of an hour, but I can not charge my memory with everything that occurred. Do you recollect anything more 7—He spoke about the As sociation. He said if it did not ultimately attain its object, it would at least have done thus muck—that the country would get something else besides bayonets. Judge Perrin—Repeat that, repeat what he did say ?—He said that the Association, even if it should not finally or ulti mately succeed in gaining its object, it had done so much at least, that the country would got other measures than the bayonet. or words to that effect. Mr. Moore—Did you take any notes of the conversation with Mr. Tierney, on the 16th of June ?—I made a short entry of the substance of some of it. 1 made an entry of that portion of it having reference to the period at which the meet ing was to be held. Have you these notes with you at present ?—I have an ex tract of them. Here is the note which I took of one passage of the conversation (and that the only passage), immediately after tie conversation. When did you take that note ?—That is part of a note which I took on the very day of the meeting, on the 16th of June. I entered that in my diary. Come; come, Sir, I am not asking you anything about your diary. Take that piece of paper in your hand, Sir, and tell me is that the note you took of the conversation of June 16th? —That is a copy of the note which I entered in any diary on the occasion in question. What has become of your diary ?—I suppose it is at the station in the county. Who has the care of it there?—The senior constable. I saw it last on the day I was coming up to town, namely, on the 10th of this month. I made the entry on the very day of the conversation, but as I have already told you it only refers to that portion of the dialogue which alluded to the time of holthrg the meeting. There it no other remark upon the same subject except that of which this document is a copy. Read out your note.— (Witness here read his note, which was somewhat to the following effect :—" 16th of June. Saw Priest Tierney upon the subject of the contemplated meeting. He said that the time was not as yet fixed for the meeting, that it depended on the convenience of some barristers who were to attend, but that he would give due and proper notice to the authorities when the day was settled," &c., &c.—(Laughter.) Have you in your diary any note of Ar. Tierney's expres sions relative to repeal, Spain, and the army ?-Islo, 1 have not. I did not think it necessary to make any note of them. I did not ask you what might or might not appear reces sary to your sublime judgment; I merely asked you had you any note of those expressions ?—No, I have not a word on the subject in my diary. Were there any magistrates at that meeting?—There were. Do you know their names?-1 recollect having seen Mr. Plunkett at that meeting. How far was he from the platform ?—About half a quarter of a mile. Did you see any other magistrates there ?—I saw Mr. Gould about the cams distance from it that the police and army were. Oh 1 then, there was an army, and police, and magistrates, there ?—Yes. Who had the army brought there ?—Why, I made report of the meeting as somras I heard it was to take place, and I can't say who brought them there after that. Tell us your opinion as to what caused them to be brought these ?—My opinion is that when the report was made to the officer of the district, he made a report, and upon that they were brought there. Was that meeting a very peaceable one ?—Yee. You saw no breach of the peace there ?-INe. How many magistrates were there altogether ?—I think four—. Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Gould, Mr. Hamilton, and 1 believe Captain Wilcocks. William Thompson sworn, and examined by Mr. Baker—l am a head constable of police. I was stationed at Castleblay ney, in the county Monaghan, in the month of August last. I remember the meeting at outibret on the 15th of August. I was there on duty. I was in uniform. I remember seeing gentlemen comeon the platform. I was close to it, so that I could hear part of the speeches delivered. I saw the chair taken by a gentleman whom I understand to be Captain Seaver. I heard him say sJmething which I took a note of on the platform'. I have that note by me. I took notes of what was said by others, besides Captain Seaver. What did you hear Captain Seaver say. ?—I heard him ask the meeting if they had all got Repeal cards? A voice cried out that they would. He said, " Loose no time in getting them. I have reason for saying so. Other .- Associations have signs and pass-words by which they might know each other. I know no better way for you to know each other than by pro ducing your Repeal card." Have you anything more that fell from the chairman 7—l have. Proceed then.—The chairman afterwards desired the people when the meeting terminated to depart to their homes peace ably, and to insult no person. Is that the whole of which you have notes of the chairman's speech ?—Yes. Do you recollect anything the chairman said, that you have not on your notes ?—I do not recollect anything else. You said you heard other speeches, and took notes of them ? _Yes. Do you recollect a gentleman of the name of Daunt at that meeting?—Yee. Have you any note of the speech wade by him?—l h ave . Did you hear him deliver it ?—I did. State what he said?—Mr. O'Neil Daunt said, " I bless God that I belong to this land—l bless God that I belong t o thi s people. This people s hall have this land if they are worthy, and who dare say that you are not worthy. The Repeal move ment now or never, now and for ever. If Peel and Wel lington came and said we will give you everything you want, only give up Repeal, we would not—never. Before God we swear they shall never bully us out of it. Th e Irish Par liament would afford us the po xer of our keeping it, if we had it ; still we will stand to our colours, and proceed in the way O'Connell marked out for us." The speaker, after enumerating the different grievances he said the peuple of Ireland laboured under, said "in place of six struggles, one struggle will do for all." Mr. Baker—Read that again. . . _ Mr. Henri—lf the Condor jury require it, I have no ob jection ; but I do object to counsel requiring a witness to re peat a thing over and over again. Mr. Baker—l thought the words might not have been dis tinctly heard. Mr. Justice Crainpton—The way in which I understand the witness was this—that the speaker, after enumerating what he called grievances, said, " In place of having separate battles for each of these, one battle, or one struggle would do for all.' " Did he say anything more ?—Yes, he said, 4. Are we not as good as the English ?" A voice said, " Better"—( A laugh)—we are here to-day, to tell John Bull that we shall have it—lreland shall be free, for Ireland deserves her liberty. The Clontibret boys will fight the Repeal battle to the last, with God's blessing ; to stand to our co!ours for Repeal, and nothing but Repeal." Is that the whole of it ?—lt is. Cross-examined by Mr. Henn, Q. C.—Sbew me that note ? The witness handed up the book, which contained the passages alleged to have been spoken by Mr. Daunt. Were you on the platform when you took tkia T—l was when I took part of it. Did )ou sse any magistrates ~ there?—l paw no magistrate* immediately at the platform ; they were at some distance. How far from the platform were yon when you heard Mr. Daunt speak 2—At the end of the platform; it might have been two or three yards from it. Did you take down these words, " the people shall have this land if they are worthy, and who dare say that you are not worthy" while he was speaking ?—No, I did not ; I repeated a part of it now from memory. On your oath could you ever take a fell note of a leug sen tence ?—No, I could not. Was not the meeting perfectly quiet ?—Perfectly quiet. And most peaceable ? It was most peaceable indeed. I should say there was some disorder on getting on the platform. That was in consequence of the pressure, was it not?—lt was. Was there any tendency to a breach of the peace? —Not the least tendency to it. The platform was crowded, and there was a person whose duty it was to preserve order, and prevent too many persons from going up there, or crowding it too much. Was there any objection to your taking notes there ?—Not the lc ast objection. All was done openly, and without the least appearance of concealment ?—Yes, certainly ; everything was done openly. James Walker sworn. . . . . Mr. Napier was proceeding to examine this witness, whets he was interrupted by the Court, who then consulted together for a few minutes., A directory was handed up to the Bench, and after looking into it, the Chief Justice desired the tipstaff to inquire if Samuel Maunsell, of 52, Leeson-street, was in Court. He was then called, and did not appear. The Chief Justice then said—l am very sorry that the progress of this important trial, and the business of the Court, should be interrupted by a letter which has been presented to us, very properly, by the High Sheriff; and un less the gentleman wit has written this paper, the eontents cif which I cannot now explain, can very satisfactorily account for it, I must apprise him, or any friend of his who may be present, that I consider it a most improper attempt to interfere with the High Sheriff in the discharge of the duties of his office. He must attend the Court at its sitting in the morn• ing, and let him be now called again. He was again called, but did not answer. Mr. Justice Crampton—The High Sheriff has most pro perly handed up this paper to us—in fact he wo act very wrong if he did not. Mr. Justice Perrin—lf any friend of that gentleman be in Court he should apprise him of the necessity of attending here in the morning, and to be very cautious how he conducts him self in the mean time. _ -- Mr. Napier then proceeded with the examination—Do you belong to the constabulary 2—Yes, lam a sub-inspeetor. I am stationed at Trim, in the county of Meath. I remember the 15th of August, the day of the meeting at Tara. I was there that day; there were two other officers of the con stabulary with me. I was there under the command of Capt. Despard, stipendiary magistrate. Captain Despard was there. I was on the ground ►efore the meeting commenced ; when on the ground I saw part of the people coming ; they appreaehed to the meeting from all directions. There were probably 100,000 persons present. I observed music and banners. There were also bands; the bands generally had uniforms. Cross-examined by Mr. Close—Was there a great crowd there ?—Yes. Was that large crowd together for some hours ?—Yes. lam right in saying that the people were perfectly peace able ?—Yes. Was there any thing in their conduct to create alarm ?—I saw nothing to do so. George iiespard, Esq., sworn and examined by Sergeant Warren.—Was in the constabulary. Is resident magistrate in the county Mewl'. Recollects the 15th August last. Was in Trim on that day. Saw the assemblage of people in Trim on that day. They marches through the town to Tara. Tara is distant from Trim about six Irish miles. It would be im pos.ible to estimate the numbers present ; but my own opinion is, that there were one hundred thousand at least. The number of those on horseback was about seven thousand. I counted nineteen temperance bands. I did not see any person on the platform assume die command of the people. The meeting commenced about half-past two, and ended about four o'clock. They parted of a sudden as if there had been some preconcerted plan. I was standing on a ditch looking at the procession of Mr. O'Connell coming up, and a man said it is not gentlemen whom O'Connell wants here to-day. I turned and looked at him with astonishment, snd I asked him, " Well, then, and whom does he want ?" and he said, " He wants men with bone and sinew like me, who will be able to do the work when the harvest comes."—(Sensation. ) I asked him where did he come from. He said from the barony of Shelmonier, and that 2,t00 came with him, and that 3,000 joined him in the county of Kildare. Mr. O'Connell's procession having passed by, he turned round to me and said—You did not take off your hat for Mr. O'Connell I answered, that I did not. He said, you do net belong to our party ; 1 replied, certainly not ; I knew, returned he, by the curl of your lip, that yo u . did not belong to our party ; upon which I said that I was very glad that he had told so much truth; in truth, my man, I continued, I (for I wished to get rid of him) am amusing myself here. When he had said these words a man came up and said to kim, you have spoken enough to that gentleman, you had better came away now. On going down the hill of Tara the people shouted and cheered for the fo.. reigners. They mistook Major Westenra for a foreigner. They cried. long life to the foreigners, without them we would never be able to get Repeal. They shouted for Mr. Ledroolan. I afterwards discovered that they meant M. Ledru Rollin. Cross-examined by Mr. Hatchell—l do not reside in Trim. I was desired to attend at Tara on duty. I saw the people move from Trim in the morning. I went to the end of the town to see the people pass. Have been for twenty years stationed in that district. My person is well known by men, women, and children. I jumped up on a wall to see the procession pass. The temperance bands had a new uniform. Does not know the distance of Shelmonier from Tara. Believes it to be about thirty miles. Mr Hatcheli—lndeed it is sixty-five miles from Dublin, add Tara to that. Come now— Multiplication is a vexation— Addition is twice as bad ; but I won't set you mad with fractions—so now dot and carry one, and will not that, make Shelmonier above seventy miles distant? Who was speaking at the time you mention ?—Mr. O'Connell was speaking at the time the people were going away. There were two platforms, but I cannot tell whether one was ex clusively devoted to ladies. There was not the slightest ten dency to disturbance at any of the meetings. John Robertson, police constable, was then sworn and ex amined by Mr. Bennett, Q.C.—Was at the Clifden meeting on the 17th Septetuber last. Saw the people passing from Connemara. Saw them from the barracks. They were between four and five thousand in number. The meeting was held on a flat, at the back of which there was a rising ground. Saw the Rev. Mr. Nlaenamara, the Roman Catholic curate, on horseback, at the head of a body of horsemen. Saw Repeal cards in their hats. Heard them, as they came down, called " The Bailin skill Repeal Cavalry." The number of horsemen was about one hundred. Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzgibbon—Mr. Murray is a pawn broker, residing in Abbeygate. street. He was considered to be a wealthy man. The persons who came with Mr. Murray were Connemara men. Some had bridles and saddles on the horses, but a great many were without either bridles or saddles. The people were perfectly quiet. The policemen were walking in and out of the barrack. Captain Ireland, the commander of the police, was in and out of the barracks all day. There were a great many women at the meeting. A great many of the boys and women were barefootod. Did not see any wea pons with them. Many of the bridles were made of rope, and many of their saddles were mv.de of hay and straw. It being now halt-past four o'clock, the Court rose. A DEBATE IN THE. HOUSE Or COMMONS IN 1781. MARCH 22.-I'r. (Tiding thence to the lobby of the Com mons' House, I found it filled with gentry in livery ; just peeping in, I went directly to the hatch leading to the ante-chamber of the gallery, which the cid enfeebled keeper opened to me. After the delay of a quarter of an hour, I obtained entrance, and found many persons there before me. The House was very full below ; among others, Lord North, whom I discovered on the Treasury bench by his blue ribbon. The Members sit with their hats on, but always uncover when they rise to speak, and on departure salute the chair by a bow. The Speaker is always covered, and with the clerks habited in black gowns; after some time, he commanded to order, and some Members to their seats ; then direct ing his looks to a Mr. Minchin, with a motion of his head, the Member arose, when a profound silence ensuel, and continued to be observed through the whole of the speech. * * During the course of his speech, he was now and then interrupted by a murmur on the other side of the House, which was at times succeeded to by " Hear him, hear him," and very generally attended to. Sir George Young followed, but was less minded. Sir Charles Bunbury spoke next, who made a long, and more formal oration on same side, pretty well listened to, and frequently complimented with "Hear him, hear him ;" which expression was also used to two men, who followed, viz., Admiral Keppel, who spoke well, and with some warmth, and Sir Hugh Palliser, who was called by name by his party. He having finished, and sat down, the House resounded with "Burke, Burke ;" hereupon the Irish orator arose, and in a loud and manly voice, with singular energy and compass of expression, and a torrent of eloquence, reprobated Sir Hugh's ac count, exposed the futility of his arguments, excited universal attention, and frequently raised more than a smile in the features of his listening hearers."—ln a letter describing the same debate, Mr. Curwen says : " The great Irish-born orator, Mr. Burke, spoke, and his thundering elocution fixed the attention of the House; and his wit and satire diverted them, and produced peals of laughter." THE FATE OF THE INVENTOR OP THE GUILLOTINE. —His retreat was so profound, that it was said, and readily believed, that he too had fallen a victim to his own invention. But it was not so ;he was indeed impri soned during the Jacobin reign of t , rror—his crime being, it is said (Guyot, p. 8), that he testified an indis erect indignation at a proposition made to him by Danton to superintend the construction of a triple guillotine. There is no doubt that a double instrument was thought of, and it is said that such a machine was made, and intended to be erected in the great hall of the Valais de Justice, but was certainly never used ; and we should very much, and for many reasons, doubt whether it could have been a desiFn of Danton. The general gaol delivery of the 9th ['hermidor released Guillotin, and he afterwards lived in a decent mediocrity of fortune at Paris, esteemed, it is said, by a small circle of friends, but overwhelmed by a deep sensibility to the great, though we cannot say wholly undeserved, misfor tune which had rendered his name ignominious, and his very existence a subject of fearful curiosity. He just lived to s+ e the restoration, and died in his bed, in Paris, on the 26th of May, 1814, at the age of seventy-six. — Quarterly Review. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EIENING, JANUARY 25, 1844. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24. The Lord Chancellor, in consequence of continued indisposi ion, did not sit to-day. VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Jun. 24. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day with the further arguments in the part heard case of Farmer v. Farmer. The case had not concluded when the Court rose. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. :Before Mr. WALESBY, Chairman, and a Bench of Ma- gistrates.) DISGRIOEFUL CONDUCT OF A POLICEMAN.—George Pilkinglon and William Gilbertson were indicted for assaulting, in the execution of their duty as police con stables, William Brooks and William Wiseman, on the 15th of October, 1843. Mr. BALLANTINE appeared for the defendants, and called the attention of the Court to the name of Jane Griffiths being on the back o f t h e i n di ctment , w h o was not in attendance. He suspected the police had kept her back. The Learned CHAIRMAN ordered the woman's recog nizance to be entreated. William Brooks, police constable K 364, was then called, and stated that he was on duty in Vinegar-lane, Shadwell, on the sth of October, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, when he saw the defendants in a state of intoxication, and creating a disturbance. Pil kington was given into custody by Jane Griffiths, and he was very violent, and bit witness's finger in two places. Gilbertson endeavoured to rescue Pilkington, and was also taken to the station-house. Cross-examined—He had not taken means to bring Griffiths here today. He had not seen her since the last sessions. She is a brothel-keeper, and has two houses. There was a mob round the defendants, and two or three girls there. The men did not complain of an attempt having been made to rob them that he could recollect. Ile did not remember that they wished to give the woman Griffiths into custody. Had taken others into custody at Mrs. Griffiths's, and the case was dismissed. Will not swear that he did not have some thing comfortable with Mrs. Griffiths—(after much hesi tation)—to his knowledge he did not drink with her. The CHAIRMAN—You are doing yourself more harm by giving these evasive answers than by confessing the truth. I warn you that it may be my duty to report the way in which you give your evidence to the Com missioners, and, therefore you had better speak the truth. It is not for a policeman on his beat to drink with a brothel-keeper, but that is not so bad as perjury. Cross examination continued—Witness might have drank with Mrs. Griffiths when off duty - sometimes. Ile could not tell how often, or where he drank.with her. Mr. BALLANTINE—You must, or I will apply to have you committed. The CHAIRMAN (to the policeman)—Was it so often that you cannot tell,? Brooks reluctantly—lt might have been once or twice in the Back-road. The CHAIRMAN--I don't know whether you are in different about remaining in the police force ; but I have already warned you, that you are placed in great jeopardy. You are not giving your evidence at all like an honest man. Mr. BALLANTINE—He cannot do. so, Sir. These industrious honest men .at the bar, were in frightful jeopardy, by the evidence of this fellow, who might be expected to protect instead of destroying our property and liberty. Cross-examination resumed—Did not see the de fendants surrounded by prostitutes. Don't know how many times Mrs. Griffiths had been in custody for felony. Had often been called into her house, but never passed the night there. By the COURT—He had made no attempt to see her, to inform her to be in attendance for the last month. The CHAIRMAN—I feel bound to report your case to the Commissioners, and shall give the necessary instruc tions to the inspector on duty William Wiseman, K 156, was called, and his evi dence negatived nearly all the chief points of Brooks' testimony. Mr. BALLANTINE said he had a complete objection to the case, but he was unwilling to stop the examination of the witnesses, as he thought it was right their evi dence should go forth to the world for the benefit and safety of the public. After a brief discussion, the jury, under the direction of the Learned Chairman, acquitted both the defendants POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BO W-STREET. Yesterday afternoon a fathionably-aressed young man, named George Butler, of No. 1, Glengall-place, Old Kent-road, but who is known in the theatrical world as Mr. Wentworth, and who appeared lately at Covent-garden Theatre in the cha racter of Hamlet, on the occasion of Mr. Wallack's benefit, was brought up before Mr. Twyford, on a warrant charged with writing a threatening letter to Mr. George Wells, a clerk in the Admiralty-office. The complainant stated that the defendant had been in the habit of visiting at his father's house, but latterly an estrange ment had taken place, in consequence of a critique in the Era newspaper upon the defendant's performance, which defendant had taken it into his head that the complainant had written ; and on the 15th inst. the defendant sent a letter to the com- plainant, which concluded by saying that if the complainant renewed his strictures upon defendant in the Era, he would do what his fingers had long itched for—namely, give the com plainant a downright horse-whipping. The complainant re plied to this letter, and told the defendant that if such threats were repeated he would place the matter in the hands of his lawyer. On Thursday last the defendant called at the Admi ralty-office, and told the complainant that unless be contradicted in the next week's Era what he had written, he should give him the threatened horsewhipping. Upon this the complainant obtained a peace-warrant against him. The defendant admitted that what the complainant had stated was true, but he could not enter into his reasons for sending the letter, as he was prevented from doing so by respect for the complainant's parents. He was, however, willing to enter into his recognisances to keep the peace towards Mr. Wells. Mr. Twyronn then ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognisances, and find bail in two sureties of 201. each to keep the peace for three months. Captain Harvey Tackett offered himself, and was accepted as the defendant's bail. LAMBETH-S7REET. Yesterday, while the depositions in a case of felony were being read over by the chief clerk, Cook, the gaoler, entered the Court in a hurried manner, and, addre3sing Mr. Henry, said that a poor woman, who had been waiting is the passage to see his Worship, had suddenly dropped to the ground, to all appearance lifeless. He had assisted her into the air, in the hope that it would relieve her from her temporary weakness, but she remained insensible so long, and her pulse being scarcely perceptible, that he feared she was really dying, end therefore felt it necessary to take his Worship's advice as to what he should do with her. HENRY instantly directed that a medical man should be sent for, and that every attention should be paid to the poor woman. In a short time after Mr. Liddle, one of the parish o b f randyand Whiteehape l, water had b een a dmi n i s tered to the poor arrived; but previous to his coming crea t u re, which so far rec overe d h er t h at s h e was ena bled to speak rather faintly , and, in reply so a que s tion put to her, she somesu r ge o b n n s t declared she had not tasted a morsel of any kind of food from eight o'clock on the morning of the day before (Tuesday), and that her stomach in consequeace became so weak, that she thought every moment would be her last. Mr. Liddle, on exa mining her, directed that she should be at once removed to the workhouse and put into a warm bed, and the poor creature was taken away in a cab. Mr. Hughes, the relieving officer of Whitechapel, who was present, and who had sent for restoratives for the poor woman, and also a cab to have her conveyed to the workhouse, subse quently stated that on Thursday or Friday night last, the poor woman had been taken to the workhouse by a policeman, who found her in a state of destitution is the street, and he (Mr. Hughes) instantly gave her an order for her admission to the workhouse. He subsequently learned from her that she was a native of Staffordshire, that the parish authorities of the place where she resided had passed her children to either Limebouse or Poplar, and that they were at present at Norwood, in Surrey. She also said that her object in coming to town from Staffordshire was the hope of being able to see her children. A decent looking man, whose name did not transpire, ap plied to the Magistrate for his assistance in getting back a great variety of property of which he had been robbed by . a cabman with the connivance of his wife. The applicant briefly stated that, on going home on Tuesday night, he discovered that his house was stripped of everything it contained, and that his wife had also disappeared. Cook, the gaoler, here said be recollected the applicant coming to this Court some months ago for advice, and it then appeared that his wife had drawn 60/. or 701. out of the savings' bank without his knowledge, and eloped with a your s; man, a lodger of theirs. It also appeared that she had pur chased a horse and cab for her paramour out of the money, and lived with him as his wife. The applicant, notwithstanding ibis, took her back, and it seemed, from what he had been able to learn from him outside, that she was again gone to the cabman. The applicant acknowledged that this was all perfectly true, and said that the young fellow bad behaved with base ingra. titude towards him in taking away hie wife and property, as he had, in the first instance, taken him into his house from motives of charity. It was here discovered that the transaction took place in the district of Worship-street, and that the goods were in the hands of the Thames police, and the applicant was referred to either of those Courts. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday, a famer, named Thomas Ship, resident at Hen don, Middlesex, attended before Mr. Bingham, the sitting ma gistrate, to answer a charge of cruelty, which consisted in his allowing a horse to be used in a state wholly unfit for work of any kind. Mr. Thomas, secretary to the Society for the Pretentien of Cruelty to Animate, attended to prosecute the case, which was admitted by all who witnessed it to be tine of the very worst ever brought to this Court. Some of the police of the G division had been called upon by passengers in the street to notice the miserable condition of the horse in a cart, which bore the name of " T. Ship, farmer, Hendon." There were two horses suffering from very extensive sores, and one of the wretched animals had actually fallen to the ground front excesive pain and ex haustion. The police took the driver into cisstody, and brought him, with the suffering horses and the cart, to this Court. Mr. Bingham, the magistrate then sitting, could hardly believe that soy person would be so inhuman as to em ploy animals in the condition then mentioned, and being in formed that the horses and cart were then at the door, said he would himself go and look at them. The officers of the Court assured him that it was a sight almost too disgusting to look at. He went out, however, and had ocular proof that the statement had not been overcharged. The horses had every appearance of having been used with the harness eating into their old sores, until they had fallen into a condition too disgust ing to be further described. Mr. BINGHAM, after an examination of the driver, ordered the farmer himself, the owner of the horses, to be brought be ore him. William Hall, the carter, was now made a witness against his master,.and stated that he drove the horses from Hendon on Monday night, and they were then in just the same con dition as when he was taken by the police on Tuesday. The defendant said that he had not meant to have the horses used until they got well, but he forgot to tell Isis foreman so on Monday night. He could not deny that he had neglected to give any directions to his servant upon the subject. Mr. BINGHAM said that he had never wet with a worse case since he had been on the bench as a magi strate, and he should certainly impose the full penalty under the statute. The defendant was then ordered to pay the highest penalty of 40s. for each horse, and to pay also the costs of the proceed i t ngs against him. THAMES POLICE. A poor woman, named Ann Ravell, came before Mr. Bro derip, on Tuesday, and stated that she had been suddenly re duced to great distress by a calamity which had recently befallen her. Her son, who bad lately returned from sea, paid her a visit, and she invited him to remain for a night in her room, and made up a bed for him. During the night a box of Lucifer matches in her boy's trousers' pocket exploded, and set fire to the bed he was sleeping on, and before either of them awoke the flames had communicated to the furniture in the apartment, and they narrowly escaped being burnt alive. The fire was extinguished by the inmates of the dwelling, but her little stock of furniture was destroyed or rendered useless, and she was reduced to great distress by the accident. Mr. BRODERTP directed Blaby, the chief usher, to make in quiries, and if he found the applicant to be a deserving person, he would apply some of the funds of the poor-box to relieve the case. Yesterday Blaby reported that the facts were as stated by the applicant, and that she was a very industrious and deserving woman. Mr. BRODERIP directed the usher to re-furnish her apart ment and relieve her wants, and the poor woman departed with expressions of the most grateful acknowledgment to the magis trate for his kindness. GREENWICH. _ Yesterday a fashionably attired man, about 31 years of age, calling himself Captain Henry Pratt, was charged before Mr. Jeremy with having obtained, by false pretences, one sovereign from Captain John Parker, of Commercial-road East, and a second sovereign from Mr. George Hay, a ship wright, residing in Hermitage-street, Wapping. Captain Parker deposed that he met the prisoner by appoint ment on the 18th instant, in the Lower-road, Deptford, when he (the pr:soner) made a promise to appoint him as master of the ship Dryope, of Montreal, lying in the Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe ; that he had the power to obtain two appoint ments ; he was acting as a sort of ship's husband far the owners. The prisoner asked for a loan of money, and he ad vanced a sovereign on faith of prisoner's representations. Pri soner also stated that the owner's name was Davis, and wished witness to see him. Witness had sine* learned that Davis was not the owner nor captain, nor had he anything whatever to do with the ship. Had been to Lloyd's, were he learnt that the owner resided at Liverpool, and that the ship was for sale. Mr. George Hay deposed that he is a shipwright at Wap ping. Saw the prisoner at Mr. Lawe's, the King of Den mark, at Wapping, en Thursday evening last. Had never teen him before. The prisoner, addressing him, said he understood that witness was a shipwright, and that he had a nice little job for him. He (prisoner) said at the time that he was captain of the Dryope, a ship lying in the Ladyi Dock, Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe. Witness said it is not usually in the captain's power to appoint masters to vessels. Prisoner replied that it was in his power, as he was more ship's-husband than master. He told witness the owner's name was Davis, and said that he would be at Lloyd's Coffee house next day at eleven o'clock, and begged witness to at tend then and there. Prisoner after this borrowed a sovereign; the prisoner also told witness that he should have 301. by cheque on the following day, from Mr. Davis, which would clear him out of present difficulties. Witness waited until nearly twelve next day at Lloyd's ; at last prisoner came, and said that Mr. Davis, the owner, was gone away, and requested witness to go on to the ship. They went together on board the ship. Witness made an estimate to strip and copper her, &c., at 271., but ultimately agreed to do it for 251. Prisoner went to witness's house in the evening to tea, and said Davies, the owner, would give 251., and that he must dock and strip her, and begin on Monday. Had since ascertained that the prisoner had nothing to do with the ship, and that the prisoner had also imposed on the ship-keeper, to whom he said that he had command of the ship. . . _ A tailor had been o;, board and measured him for a snit of clothes as the captain of the ship. These charges and ethers would be sustained if time was allowed. Mr. JEREMY said that he would remand the prisoner for further examination; in the meantime Mr. Davis, the alleged owner, must be summoned. He should hold the prisoner to bail for the misdemeanour himself in 801., and two sureties of 401. each. In default of bail, the prisoner was remanded to Horsemonger-lane gaol until Friday next. II all MEI?SMITH. Yesterday Mr. Samuel Smith, the late proprietor of the King's Arms Tavern, at Fulham, applied to Mr. Paynter, the sitting Alagistrate, for his advice and assistance under the fol lowing circumstances : _ . Mr: . Smith said he had no doubt it would be fresh in the re collection of the Magistrate that, about a fortnight ago, a per son named Samuel Millett, who is now a prisoner in Newgate, was committed from that Court for trial on a charge of having been guilty of adultery with his (Mr. Smith's) wife, and after wards eloped with her to the city of Dublin, carrying off with them property belonging to him (applicant), consisting of goods and money, to the value of nearly 2001. When the prisoner was apprehended at Dublin with his (complainant's) wife, pre vious to his being brought to London, Mrs. Smith (com plainant's wife) it had been ascertained, had handed over 701. in Bank of England notes to a female named Swan, for the pur pose of their being delivered over to a person named Greaves, the sister of the tprisoner Alillett, which was done, but on Mrs. Greaves being subsequently applied to for the restoration of the notes, she denied all knowledge of them, and subsequently said she had burned them. Mr Smith then handed in a letter he had just received from Superintendent James O'Connor, of the Dublin police, which stated that he had caused Mrs. Swan to be examined on oath before the sitting Magistrate at Henry-street police-office, as to her knowledge of the notes, when she denied all knowledge of the transaction; but on her being confronted with Mrs. Greases, the latter acknowledged that she had received the notes from Mrs. Swan, but declared she had burned them for the purpose of preventing any inquiry into the matter. He (applicant), under the above circumstances, applied for a war rant for the apprehension of Mrs. Swan and Mrs. Greaves on a charge of felony, in order that they might be brought to this country for examination. Mr. PAYNTER said he did not see how he had the power to interfere, as, if any offence had been committed, it had been in Ireland, and not in this country, where only he had jurisdic tion. He thought Mr. Smith's best plan would be to go over as speedily as possible to Dublin, and there give the parties in question into custody, when the case could be fully gone into, the offence, if any, having been committed in that country. He did not see that Mr. Smith would obtain any benefit by the parties being brought to Lond , )n to answer the charge, when it would be necessary to fetch evidence over from Dublin to prove the case, while, if it was heard in Dublin, Mr. Smith would be the only witness required from England. The applicant thanked the Magistrate for his advice, and expressed his intention of following it by immediately proceed ing to Dublin. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING 07 JAN. 22. The President took the chair at a quarter past one, but no business was transacted until two. All the public tribunals were crowded. M. Cremieux laid on the table the following amendment in the last paragraph of the address : —After the words—" Yes, Sire, your family is truly national; bet ween France and you the alliance is indissoluble, your oath and ours have cemented that union ;" this amendment proposes to substitute the follow ing, for the expressions employed by the committee:--" That work of national greatness and sovereignty—our revolution of July—disdains impotent manifestations. In Fleeing your dynasty on this constitutional throne, it placed your rights on the imperishable guarantee •f the independence and the wealth of the French people. By punishing tke violation of sworn faith, it consecrates for ever in France the sanctity of oaths:" - 4 The following amendment on the same paragraph was pre viously presented by M. de Lasteyrie :—ln place of the words—" The public conscience brands with reprobation guilty manifestations," to substitute the words, " Public reason has done justice to rash projects and vain demonstrations." The order of the day was the adjourned discussion on the ad dress (fourth paragraph, referring to the foreign policy of the Government). M. Thiers ascended the tribune. He commenced by saying that some of his remarks on the address in the bureau had net been properly interpreted, and he should therefore then explain what he really meant. This he could do while discussing the part et the address at present under discussion. He should commence by inquiring what results had been obtained by the Ministry to be an equivalent for the sacrifices they had made, and in doing so he should carefully avoid everything likely to produce a personal discussion between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and himself. What had particularly produced the alli ance between England and France was a certain sympathy of principles that urged them to unite, though frequently torn by opposite interests. He instanced the cases of Belgium, which both France and England were unwilling to allow to return to Holland. Poland, which England and France both agreed should be held as a nation whose existence was guaranteed by treaties. He also referred to their opinions on Italy, as connected with Austria, and their support of the revolution in Portugal and Spain, as proof of the same influence drawing the two nations together. From 1830 to 1836 the good feeling between the two countries had gra dually increased, but from the latter period it had begun to decline. He then referred to the state of the alliance between the two countries in 1836, particularly with respect to the Spanish revolution, and (lodated that that country had been abandoned by France, and her affairs had been laid hold of by England. From that period he dated the commencement of the coolness, which had gradually increased until 1840, the French cabinet having from 15.36 to that year received check upon cheek, until he had himself arrived at office. The Hon. Member then drew a sketch of the steps his cabinet had taken to repair the errors of his predecessors, and bring back the alliance between France and England to a more healthy con dition. He declared that, notwithstanding M. Guizot's pre sent great desire to adhere to the English alliance, he had declared when he (M. Thiers) held office, that such an alliance was most dangerous, for if England and France joined together, the rest of Europe—Austria, Prussia, and Russia—would be against them. He denied, altogether, that this alliance presented the same guarantees of peace at the present time, as when the two nations were allied before 1836. Previously to that period there appeared to be no doubt in Europe that the two kingdoms were really well united, but since then it had been evident that they could fall out about matters when important or the contrary. Peace, it was true, was certain to be preserved, not because of the al liance, but independently of it Europe was tired of war, and had become prudent in consequence. Russia, which might be feared more than other Powers, could do nothing to break the peace, on account of Poland. He, therefore, inferred that the eilliance of the two kingdoms was not necessary to preserve peace, as M. Guizot had declared. He allowed that the alliance was useful to a certain point, but what he wanted to impresson the Cham ber was, that it was of far less efficacy now than before 1836, an( that it was not of that importance insisted en by the Ca binet. He doubted if a grave question, such as that of Italy, or Switzerland, or Constantinople, should arise, that the alliance would be found of any material advantage. For his part, too, he must declare that he looked on the Whigs as far better to have to deal with than the Tories in grave matters. The latter were very agreeable for mere personal intercourse, but he should prefer the Whigs in any really important questions that might present themselves, as they had far more real sympathy with France.—( Hear, hear.) The Honourable Gentleman then referred to Spain, and declared that the declaration of the Government, that France and England had ovine to an understanding relative to Queen Isabella's marriage appeared to him but indifferently borne out; for the agreement amounted to nothing further than this, that certain princes of the reigning family in France were to be excluded from pretending to the young Queen's hand; thereby yielding all that England required, and getting nothing in return. As to the commercial interests of France with Spain, as long as the Government of the latter country should allow English produce to enter, as if a treaty had been passed between Spain and England, the alliance of England and France would remain firm and constant; for England had all she could possibly demand or hope for. Was this state of things to be changed? He should not like to de clare that their " cordial understanding " would still continue to exist. As to the East, the influence of France had been formerly exclusive amongst the Christian populations; yet now, by their alliance with England, they had lost that influ ence in part, the very first principle of the union of the two countries being to act together, and of course, each having the right to exercise the same share of influence. They, there fore lost, rather than anything else, by this course, as far as the East was concerned. lie then referred to Greece, and maintained that the intimate union with England did not exist on this point, inasmuch as England had urged on the people to revolution, whereas the French Cabinet had heard of the event first in Paris, according to the acknowledgment of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He declared that the Cabinet had gone against the feeling of the country in their conduct respecting the right of search ; and when forced by the w ill of the country, expressed by the Chamber, to promise to enter into new negotiations on that question, the Minister had reserved. to himself the choice of time for so doing ; yet, after the lapse of a year, all that he could bring before the Chamber in proof of his having kept his promise, was the simple statement that the English Ministry had been per suaded to reconsider the matter. He doubted much that after another 3ear the affair would be further advanced than it was at present. The Hon. Gentleman then concluded with a bril liant peroration, in which he warned the Chamber of the danger of placing too much confidence in the alliance between England and France, and called on the Ministry to act towards England with the greatest reserve. (The Hon. Gentleman was loudly cheered at the conclusion of his speech, and the sitting was suspended for a quarter of an hour. ) M. Gtfzot rose to reply. He rejoiced that he had not to enter on any question of recrimination, but simply to speak of matters important to the nation. He might follow the example of the Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken of the state of things in 1844, and refer to the condition of the country in 1840, when that Hon. Gentleman was in office ; but he should refrain from doing so. As that Hon. Gentleman had blamed what the present Cabinet had dine, why did he not produce his own plan and lay it before the Chamber? The reason was that he (M. Thiers) would have done the very same as the Cabinet, but in a different manner. It was not, in fact, a question of principle, properly so called, but one of tact, of manner, of acing, of aavoir faire. So at least he (M. Guistat) under stood the Honourable Gentleman's way of thinking. M. Thiers did not at present appear to belong to any decided opinion. He was at one time on the side of the Conservatives on some questions, and again he sided with th e Opp os i t i on . H e seemed to desire to float ' betw een both, and erect a new system of his own. But such uncertainty was most dangerous: it was necessary to have decided views, for that was the only mode of acting properly on any grave question or system of policy. What the Government had arrived at was to exa mine, discuss, and prove the questions that might come be fore them from the force of circumstances; and when it had seen what course was best, to adopt it. This he called a na tional policy, and this he thought the Hon. Gentleman was not =lined to adopt or follow—yielding, as he did, to first irn wessions. The accusation against the Cabinet appeared to * amount to this, that without cause, or sufficient reason, it had re-established the English alliance, such as it had existed in 1836. But the Hon. Gentleman seemed to forget that this alliance was established for purposes of common interest, and specially named and decided on by both Cabinets. Neither party could take advantage of the other; they were both treating of matters known to both, and often notorious 'to the whole world. He had never denied that his policy tended to this al liance, and he could not see why, when the intercourse that took place was loyal, correct, and friendly, it ought to be given up or modified. For, looking at the points of their policy which the Honourable Gentleman had discussed, if he referred to Spain— A Voice—The right of search. M. Guizot—Thai' he should refer to to-morrow in its pro per place. At present the discussion was on M. Billault's amendment. The Honourable Gentlemen then alluded to Spain, and enlarged on the explanations which he had given in Saturday's sitting. He then briefly referred to the insult at Jerusalem, and spoke of the reparation given to an Austrian vessel in 1841 (alluded to in a former sitting). With regard to the Servian question, which the Hon. Member (M. Thiers) wished to magnify into great importance, two questions arose. It was, first, a question between the Porte and Russia as to the right of intervention claimed by the latter. This was a good opportunity to bring back the affairs of the Porte into the general policy of Europe. In order, however, to accomplish this, the concurrence of the other Powers interested was ne cessary, and particularly that of Austria. Before, therefore, taking any steps in the matter, we thought it necessary to as sure ourselves of the intentions of that Power, and we found that she waa willing to let the matt& be settled between the Porte and Russia. England would not interfere, and we bad no interest to take upon ourselves alone the solution of the question. With regard to the second phase of the question, we advised the Porte to withdraw from Servia the Prince who had caused the first difficulty, and to send away the two Ministers who had co-operated with him. The Prince has been re elected by the national will, but the two Ministers have been ' removed ; we have, therefore, prevented a conflict between the Porte and Russia—a conflict which would hive prevented the Porte from gaining at least the moiety of what she has obtained ; and I dare to say that these results have been of equally great importance for public European rights. These are the counsels we gave. If the Four Powers would have interfered, I have no doubt the affair might have been settled better for Europe, for the Porte, and for Servia, but we could not act alone, and our course was confined to giving useful counsels. I now ask, Gentlemen, what are become of the reproaches of the Hon. M. Thiers ? In Servia the Powers did not think the results to be obtained important enough to require their concert. In Greece it was different, and the accord has been maintained. In no place has there been any alliance to cramp our liberty—our liberty is engaged to no thing; you are free, perfectly free, in your relations with England as with all other nations. Coming in more frequent contact with England, animated by the same sentiments, di rected by the same principles of government, we have profited by those natural sympathies; we have renewed them without making any sacrifice, and without any of those bonds which were recently alluded to. We have been just now told that if it was necessary to again handle the sword, there would be none but feeble hands to wield it. A Voice—M. Tkicrs said no such thing. The Minister for Foreign Affairs—l certainly think I heard the expression, and must say that there is no one who has not the right to be offended at such language.—(Approba tion.) Let the Hon. Gentleman be certain that on the day that it shall be necessary to have recourse to the sword every hand will be prompt to grasp it.—( Renewed approbation.) But thank God, there is no probability of such a necessity ; peace reigns, and without any sacrifice of the interests of France. Old animosities and old quarrels have fallen away. We see before us only intentions, dispositions, and actions just, mea sured, and friendly. Seek where you please a symptom for ill-will, yen will not find one—you will light on difficulties— opposing interests, undoubtedly, but only for this reason, that it is impossible that such should not be the case between two great nations, so often brought into contact. But the good in telligence of nations does not come into existence and increase of itself ; it must be attended to ; sentiments of justice and kindness need nut be concealed, nor is it necessary for any one's dignity to appear in ill-temper when no motive fsr being so presents itself.—( Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, be certain that the policy of the last three years has not lowered France in the rank it occupied in the balance of power in Eurepe ; but, on the contrary, has given it additional consideration.— ( Hear, hear.) It has been said, that the respective Am bassadors of France and Russia have been recalled.—(Laughter on the Left.) This is inexact. It is necessary on such a question to state events exactly ; the two Ambassadors have obtained leave of absence.—(Renewed laughter on the Left.) I speak here of a delicate matter, and only because I am freed to it ; because if I left the matter unnoticed, I might be sup posed to acquiesce in the statement alluded to. I repeat, then, that the French Ambassador at St. Petersburgh was on leave of absence at Paris. Two or three months after his arrival in Paris the Russian Ambassador returned to St. Petersburgh. Disagreeable reports arose in consequence, and as we consi dered that in this there was something not in accordance with the dignity of our relations, we thought it our duty so to act as to testify what we felt. In consequence, the Am bassador of France did not return to St. Petersburgh. After. wards a desire arose that the two Ambassadors should simul taneously return to their posts; but we thought that this double return should not take place unless in a mariner to satisfy the dignity of the country. I can assure the Chamber that at no period has the dignity of France been more rigorously observed with respect to Russia. Regular relations continue to exist, but we wish the diplomatic intercourse to be equally honour able on both sides. This I have always insisted on since my accession to power. I have the conviction that what I have just said will be comprehended by every one, and not thrown aw ay.—( Loud marks of approbation. ) Al. de Salvandi said, that as his name had been alluded to in the course of the debate, he might be expected to m a ke some remarks in allusion to himself ; but as he considered the subject of too great importance to allow personal matters to be mixed up with it, he should defer the expression of his sentiments on the foreign policy of the Government to another opportunity, and should now move the adjournment to tie next day. A Voice—No, no • it is only half-past five o'clock. M. Dupin said, that though the two Cabinets and the two sovereigns were on excellent terms, distrust still existed be tween the twe nations. They were told that the national sen timent had need to be directed and influenced. Ile was not so distrustful with respect to it, and he was, on the contrary, contented to be influenced by it. He must tel: the Minister that he did not altegether agree with the Cabinet on the right of seareh. It was not merely a question of getting their right to ne,.,s otiate recbgilised, but to get the treaty put en end to al together, for it offended the nation. He thought the Ministry ought to exert themselves on this point; for if this cause of difficulty were removed, would not the position of the two nations be better, the great cause of distrust being put down ? If the negotiations led to nothing, ought the Cabinet not to regret having mode advances to a Government which, on its side, did nothing in return? If paragraph 4 was so understood as that it implied a reserve, meaning an intelligence not by any means resembling an intimate alliance, be should vote for it ; but if it meant to say that they approved of everything said in the speech from the Crown, he should vote for M. Bil lault's amendment. M. De St. Marc Girardin, the reporter, remarked that the paragraph only referred to Greece and Spain, and the Com mittee thought they were suite justified in going so far. M. Billault observed, that he did not think " cordial under standing" existed on those two points, and therefore he had brought forward his amendment. The Minister for Foreign Affairs—l coincide in the opinion of the Hon. M. Dupin, that everything should be perfectly clear for the Chamber and for the country. For more than three years the present Cabinet has laboured to maintain the peace which had been compromised, to re-establish the friendly relations of France with Europe, and to re-establish a good understanding between France and England ; for more than three years the Cabinet has pursued these objects. It has just told you in the speech from the throne, not only that all diffi culties have disappeared, but that good reciprocal feeling, cor dial understanding, subsists between the two Governments, and it tells you so on two special questions. The Cabinet does not suppress other difficulties—neither the right of search nor others. When the Cabinet entered into the negotiation it did BO frankly, sincerely, and with the desire to succeed in it. The first condition of success is t• keep up the good understanding that exists between the two countries, without which the nego tiations could not even be continued. It is at this moment that you seek to remove this good understanding, and to weaken the chances of success. Listen to what your committee says. (The Hon. Minister here read the fourth paragraph of the ad dress, and continued) :—What is it you propose by your amendment? There is nothing in the expressions made use of by the committee which is not perfectly in tonfoi mity with the interests and dignity of the Chamber. If you suppress the expression, " We are happy to learn"—if you refuse to say that you are happy to learn this good understanding—know, Gentlemen, that the labour of the Cabinet will be destroyed, and cannot be recovered.—(Agitation.) M. Dupin said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in say ing that be agreed with him, imputed to him an opinion that was not his. He admitted that a good understanding between the Governments was the first condition of success; but as to them, as to the people (noise and interruption), their senti ments should not yet be anticipated, nor that cordiality ex pressed which they did not yet feel. There were suspicions justified by the past. The Government might express its senti ments without reserve, but the committee, expressing the idea of the Chamber, should not go too far. Tney had been told that the cordial understanding was specially on the affsirs of Spain and Greece, but in the speech from the throne that dis tinction had not been made. The President then read the amendment proposed by M. Billault, which was put to the rote and rejected. The Chamber then adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock. TUESDAY. At 2 o'clock M. Sauzet, the Precident, took the chair. The Chairman resumed shortly afterwards the discussion on the 4th paragraph of the address, to which ➢I. David proposed the following amendment " May the noble couatry which gave its blood and treasures to constitute a free nation between Europe and Asia not be deceived in her hopes. May your high wisdoms, Sire, and the negotiations of your Ministers, procure for Greece an ex tension of territory necessary for the stability of the throne and independence of the nation." He showed the injustice of having only constituted one por tion of the Greek nation into an independent, state, whilst an other was left to groan under the most cruel liondage. He had heard during several days very eloquent appeals against English alliance ; he appreciated its inconveniences, but he would ask if any other could be sebstituted for it with the same advan tages, under existing circumstances. France and England, both marching at the head of civilization, should not divide in so noble a cause, but closely unite to complete their work and conselilate the triumph of the cross and liberty. M. Gqizot, in reply, said that he honoured the sentiments which had inspired the amendment of M. David, but he would oppose its adoption, because it could not be acted upon without a violation of the treaty which bad constituted the Greek monarchy, and a new dismemberment of the Ottoman empire. The great point for Greece was to organise and con• solidate herself ; to flatter her with an illusion that diverted her from that care might compromise and be fatal to her ex.stence. M. L'Herbette fully concurred in the opinion of M. Guizot, and that the paragraph of the address was sufficient, and M. David's amendment useless. After a desultory conversation, The President read the sth and following paragraph of the address " This good intelligence will, without doubt, contribute to the success of the negotiations which, while they guarantee the repression of an infamous traffic, ought to tend to again place our commerce under the exclusive surveillance of our own flag." M. Billault proposed the following amendment to the para graph : " This good intelligence, Sire, can only le complete and durable when negotiations, conducted with perseverance, and still having for their obj. ct the depression of that infamous traffic, shall have replaced the French navy under the exclusive surveillance of the rational gag.'' He reminded the House of the initiative it had taken on the question of the right of search, and contended that it should not suffer its decision to be considered a dead letter at the other side of the Channel; the more so as Sir R. Peel had de clared in Parliament, that certain modifications might be con sented to, but that the principle could admit of no conceskion. Ile conceived that NI. Guirot was not animated with the same paternal feeling with regard to the abrogation of the con ventions of 1831 and 1833 as the Chamber; what the latter required was the suppression in an absolute manner of the right of search, and not a mere modification of that right. The treaty of 1831, besides, 'was not susceptible of any modification, for its first article stipulated that the right of search should he exercised, and tie other articles contained mere regulations respecting the exercise of that right. N. Guirot had said that he would never consent to the violation of those treaties ; his apprehension that the good understanding between the two Governments would be impaired by their abrogation, was Rot well founded. M. Billault thought, on the contrary, that it was more likely that the good understand.. ing would suffer from their non-abrogation. He did not mean that France should brutally break off with Great Bri'ain ; the negotiations should be conducted with the egarda which two great nations owed to each other ; but it was the right of France to insist on the abrogation. The sentiments of the country and the Chamber were unanimous on that point. M. Gasparin said that the Chamber bad decided lest year that the French trade should be 'replaced under the ex; elusive surveillance of the national flag. That question was now settled, but it remained to be seen by what means the repression of the slave trade could be continued. All were agreed as to the end, but he apprehended, should the Chamber adopt any grave resolution, without calculating its bearing, and devising a plan for attaining the desired object, that it might Place the Government in a most critical position. M. Gasparin was afraid that the renunciation of France 'to the exercise of the right of search would be the signal of the renewal of that infamous traffic, which, he main tained, was still carried on to a frightful extent, notwithstgrid ing the vigilance of English and French cruisers in most of the colonies. Baron Mackau, the Minister of Marine, here interrupted the fpcaker, and said that an exception should De made in favour of the French colonies. M. Gasparin admitted that the trade had ceased altogether in those colonies since 1830. M. Gasparin then resumed, and after showing. that tits right Of visitation was, after all, the only efficacious mode of repres sion, and that its inconveniences had been greatly exaggerated, concluded by recommending the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. Baron Mackau here rose, and said that h e was as anxious for the abolition of slavery as M. Gasparin, and that he would be happy to have it in his power to present such a measure to the Chamber ; but he could not help observing, that the reasons adduced by U. Gasparin would be better if placed in the naoch of the British ntgotiator in London, than in that of a French deputy. Messrs. L' Herbette, Bignon, and Dupin, afterwards addrt saed the House, which was left sitting. COURT CIRCULAR WINDSOR, WanxasDAT.--Her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. walked this morning in the grounds in the neighbourhood of the Castle. Her Majesty and the Prince again promenaded in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prin cess Alice were taken a carriage airing to-day, at.ended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken for an airing in the grounds on her pony. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel Arbuthnot, Captain Meynell, and Mr. G. E. Anson, went this forenoon to enjoy the sport of shooting in the royal preserves. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary took their departure from the Castle this morn ing for Kew. The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Vil liers left the Castle this morning for town. The Viscountess Emlyn will have the honour of joining the royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, returned to her residence at Kew yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. A deputation from the Directors of the London Missionary Society, consisting of Mr. Alderman Challis, Chairman, with the Rev. Arthur Tidman and the Rev. J. J. Freeman, foreign secretaries, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen at the Fureign-office, yesterday. The Governor of the Bank of England had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Attorney-General transacted business yesterday at the Treasury. _ _ _ Sir Thomas Fremantle, and ether official gentlemen, had interviews with Sir Rob Art Peel yesterday. The Secretary at War visited Sir James Graham yesterday at the Home-office. SHIPWRECK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS. On Saturday night a most distressing shipwreck took place on the Goodwin Sands, in the total loss of a fine brig, called the Shephardess, of 200 tons burthen, Mr. Turner, master, belonging to Bideford, whilst on her passage from Newcastle to Plymouth, laden with co a l s . When off the north sand head of the Goodwin, there came on a tremendous gale of wind, which almost im mediately drove the vessel on the sands, and she in stantly fell over on her beam ends. The occurrence being perceived by the crews of several luggers belong ing to heal, Ramsgate, and Broadstairs, who are gene rally cruising about that dangerous part of the coast in order to render immediate assistance to vessels in dis tress, they quickly bore down towards her, but the gale still increasing, accompanied by a heavy fall of hail and snow, made it utterly impossible for thew to go al-ngsitle' - the wreck ; in fact, it was anticipated 'that their taints c uld not outlive the storm ; she sea running so treteicn dously high. The crew of the ill-fated brig were at this .period in a truly appalling condition, no sooner had she struck, than the surf made a complete breach over her, and several of the poor fellows were nearly washed over , board. It was only by maintaining a firm hold that they were prevented from being swept away, and they after wards more firmly secured themselves by lashing each other in the rigging, where they were not so exposed to the full fury of the boisterous element, the sea contin ually rolling over the mast-head. In this situation did the unfortunate creatures, who consisted of Captain Tur ner, eight seamen, and an apprentice, remain for seven hours, and conceiving that it was next to an impossibi lity of being saved, shook hands fervently with each other, and resigned themselves to that fate which apparently awaited them, as the vessel then was fast sinking into the body of the sand. The conduct pursued by the crews of the huggers, who are better known as " Peal boat men," was of such a character as deserves the highest commendation. They continued cruising übout the wreck, waiting for an apportunitv to run alongside of her, and in doing which their craft often appeared us if buried amidst the boiling so tempestuous was the state of the ocean. The cries of the unfortunate fellows, who were still in the rigging, are describes! to have been of the most heart-rending description, imploring for assistance in the most piteous manner. At last, about four o'clock in the morning, one of the loggers succeeded in running so close alongside the brig as to enable Captain Turner to jump from the rigging on board of her ; but in the next moment the lugger was carried away from the wreck, and thereby prevented the same means of escape to the remaining nine poor creatures in the rigging. It was l / 4 then determined upon to throw ropes from the lug. ger, and bid the sutiCring crew to tie the end round their bodies, whereby they might be hauled on board. For tunately they acted as desired; and, having thrown them selves overboard, they were eventually dragged into the lugger, although in a most deplorable state of exhaus tion. One of them, however, had a most remarkable escape ; the rope broke, and he was carried a consider able distance ere he could be recovered. The loggers then returned to their respective stations with the unfor tunate sufferers, and landed them in perfect safety, when every attention was atil)rded them that their destitute condition required. The loss of the brig is stated to be upwards of 2,0001. The last accounts received yester day, states that the wreck had entirely disappeared. THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION IN IRRLAND.--. Many persons are of opinion that the change will not last, and that a re-action against the temperance move ment may soon be expected. For ourselves, we have great confidence in the permanency of the benefits pro duced. There may, perhaps, after a time, be more oc casional instances of drunkenness, and less of t o tal ab stinence, than at present; but the harm has been broken; the same talisman will never regain its lost influence. The habit of drinking is rarely acquired from the mere gratification afforded by it to the palate, or the plea sures of intoxication. It is the cr ea tur e o f conventional usages. Working men invited each other to drink at markets and fairs, as the higher classes of England formerly did at their tables, because it was the custom; and a sign of 11, , spitality and good fellowship. The cus tom is now destroyed ; intoaieation no longer receives the countenance of opinion ; drinking most henceforth be individual, it cannot be national.— Westminster Review. PRICE OF BEER AT BOTANY BAY.--The author of " Tales of the Colonies" gives the following amusing sketch of a Botany Bay Boniface :—" Glass of beer, " said I. Nothing under a bottle," said the landlo r d. " H ow much does your bottle hold ?" said I, fur I knew it was necessary to be cautious in dealing with these town chaps. " Just the same uin England," said he. showing the bottle, with Barclay's double stout marked on the label. It's true, my heart did warm to the beer, and quite forgetting to ask the price, I said with st sort of glee, "nut with the cork." It was out in a tw i i n a v lc e lins that drink was a prime one, I must say, if "I__ l n v 7 . . Wi t h an other. " Take a glass yourself, landlord," t ; e i'L io, pleasure," said he, and filling ti tim m e e , to wi r th u on " t la w ift ait- i; said he. " Never fivllriyugg°2:lothhecarl.th,"Hs sa i d d filled he t h o i s n at ei u .t t t e e r ing to be invited. "1.1",7, said I , wi n e, to pay?" $ Half drunk better in my lafe, a guinea." said he. " Half a guinea r' said I, " for a bottle said he, " and cheap WO; there's only two bedeoree ?" s n left Yes inti:e colony, and you have just drunk one a them:"