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, f 1 a. s per ing ere illir 80 len NO' flea. tair 1, at ,ugk' g If bif P , e%s # ad A re e ver; jeto ol. pts e%1".1 t & cit. • tbre g to WI: eur tb° is to ibei ° 11 11 ' 4 f 13 6 :: rhsr Cat° at tb e id re' eS' per bet h e ; s ;•0 0 $ 3 : 4 1 ar `" vrl ll s , 1111111.0 t. If! if td ' m. Cl' JO • . 0 'o siter' off des‘ C. P ei ; Fri 3" OP d. rots owl), / 301.1 FINE ARTS. IZAVES FROM THE tit 'OK OF NATURE. Lizars, Edinbnrgh, 1844. The Part befo re us o f this publication which, " we see by the prcvnectuc, 111.0nthly four-shillinv h. 7 1 " 8 not less arm r. twelve platc. 4,i suii-birris, tevil of dogs, nine of hunrniug•-•irds,. of foreign butterflies, and fourteen of British tt s ?,'-'B. These plates are well (.I(Hp.,; . :FA, e , !graved, , 11(1 coloured kale'. nature, in the !w.f. s: vle of 111 and th e ii t th, ,k ete h e ,: woodlA ud and iorest it e ,, e . "(!ry that ar e iwrodueed into s:oui: of them, eff 'u considerabl v to the picturesr.que: of teir I P- t• For full descriptions of the different ates the reader is referred to Jardine's well no 'n Work, ent i t l e d " The Naturalist's Li u isrtirv, LITERATURE. 111 Si T " Y OF THE EIGHTEENTH CES. 7 , - RY• Part 111. Chapman and Had, London, 1844. 1 1 %e auth or of this history, which, by the bye, by name too confident in its tone, is a German, n ame Schlosser, and the translstion is trom thenijen of Mr. Davidson. It consists of a series .. ,',"'ographical memoirs, accompanied with crit!- ti s' e t r emarks on their writings, of the most cmns kellt Philo sop h ers, poets, pol i t i c i ans, novelists, who figured in Europe during the eighteenth t e a n c t , tt rY s i and•--as regards our English authors, penned in a tone of decision by . . nn ea -18 Warranted b the somewhat superficial 4-etintance Avhich y M. Schlosser has with his l e t ?tt• When, for instance, he comes to into th e the niceties of English style, he falls in te le b tn nst curious blunders possible; yet he seems err e Perfeeily unconscious that he is giving at o i3 n , thecTsous opinions, and insists, with emphasis, on °f ir 'Purity and dignity of the genuine o sii tl insi , " adding, that these celebrated Letters se e 'sways remain a monument of talent on styleln of their style and language." Now, tl t i ‘ e , rid,?f,Tunius is so far from possessing " purity thin g that, if it be remarkable for one se n in 's more than another, it is for the utter aldi stiP of these qualities. It is stiff, constraine , seitr'lrtificial and abounds in tawdry similiei and wasi's a e r ' r uffian personalities. So perfectly aware i fiei• rA l lothor himself of the laboured and art • the ct i.(" a nteter of his writings, that he expressly neoes Tooke his memorable letter to Horne othailikae,fotrna n t i its composition cost him not less f ght's hard labour. Again, speaking bein tirke ' ,t s style, M. Schlosser condemns it, as of g bombastic and wordy; whereas, it is fuller bkikless than words, and is exuberant, not from th e tas te, but f rom t h e aston i s hi ng o f o f its , thor's imagination. We consider Burke ri n Isle great masters of English eeloP( l si; ite4 l ) whose works, notwithstanding their rich n Varied ; imagery —which however, is never lan °N " oppressive—will last as hang as tiT thjuaße endures. In reference to Mrs. rural", assurecelebrated friend of Johnson, our autie:r is s , us that she " had ruceired very little fltr,ruction in her youth," win she had peen pi.e.triore carefully educated than Vie generality litiai?Fli_shwortien of her age, and Tva.4 nui apeitnkted even with the classics. a2.''jj'ihe ofs . 8 w ith contempi of " Boswell's silly Life w ith which is generally con4dered, and klitti,ljustice, as One of the most skilful and fasci- RuC ti g Pieces of biography in this or any lan poi:* We might, did space and time permit, Schl oss ° ln Marty other errors of judgment in N tt,eosser7s ambitious history, but enough to dog (1 that the present portion of it is careless ited natic, and full of prejudices. 7 , a JouRNAL OF AGRICULTURE, and t , he e .r i Asacii " .B of the Highland and Agricultural 14 1 ctf Scotland. eissiu.issefuitlie third number of the new series 01f quarterly publication, which chroei sgri t n a clear and able manner the progress of tlejuitural improvement, to which, it cannot be gr eat our northern neighbours have given a hr e v 111 , 1 Pulse. The contents of the present part far n ,.`"led, and interesting to those entsaged in I.et'lng occupations, or interested in land. The AarinPaPer is an examination of a plan of pre aeed of all ki n d s, b y which the productive et te ",,, of the pl ant may b e i ncreased to a great i s iCL, Without the application of manure to th e th e T, he sec ret i s h el d by a German farmer in eg fle tglibourh oo d o f M ayence, who has made hr e v r ,.... un ents on the subj ec t f or a ser i es o f years. (jet . sie viewer thinks that some o f t h e resu l ts th e itli ed May be true to a certain ex t en t, but that h it st .itm teents must be rec e i ve d very cautiously, n Ps r .Ng . no small tinge of Charlatanism i n th em , ti ers th e assert i on , t h at b y the applica st4M. the process abundant crops of potatoes be gro wn on t h e sands of' the sea-shore ! Th e se , et of th e possessor of the secret being to sell h iplYs him o p en to the suspicion of rather mag i:l3'lllg the e ff ects of it. The Tamworth ;nd th l verpool speeches are examined at some lenetb, u e notice concluding with the following pub -0 :-- 'Whatever v ar i ety o f op i n i on may ex i st as to t h e t qrines broached by our present Ministers at these Itl eet* gs there can be none as s to the example which b . , in liS;e set to the aristocracy and all landed pro• "kill. The march of improvement has commenced the e " hand has been put to the plough—and, such is c ti ., te mPer of the times, in more especially as it con dares the manufacturing interests, th a t w e ne ith er 1 1 , 4 e, halt :nor turn back even if' we wished. Much ts k i n u eetl achieved f or agr i cu lt ure , b ut muc h more m kt, to be achieved. The discoveries of the last years far more than outstrip the last fifty ; nor cov er ' s the sma ll est d oubt t h at i n the next ten dis tali ) and imp rovement w ill go on i n a three-fold Let t tlisanLizg,kto what has b e e n d one by d ra i nage an d by the use of steam, by the ingenuity gre at al implements, b y b et t er b ree d s o f s t oc k, b y isle- kno w l e d ge i n feeding! And yet these t he i . 'enefits—cap a bl e o f a ddi ng a thi r d more to (Itiedl°'e Produce o f th e coun t ry — are as yet con ttiee4 My. to m ere di str i cts of the land. Old presu- IS ov ate th roug h out whole counties adhered to, and h eell iier s it seems as if these improvements had never t he heard of. At one time it was supposed that Ifss -444 1nrd had one interest and the tenant another. Pro,„„, . • t Lig fi t ition admitting of general application, the ,_ 64 tie e , l 2. ll te absurd. Their interests are insep qably " I st 1;:' together, and their prosperity will and ' r ust In fact, this truth is so potent, that longer be misunderstood, and, therefore, it r'tishuse !Jeth classes, in every district throughout the ot• e f m ,,Pire, to make common cause. Hence the rsning associations, where landlord aril t i r ls;s' e as on one table-land, and fin. one especi.., Il td ßittf' t raY meet and consult togethe: ; and it is 1 :3', 1114 ,., to see how these institutions are annually, 1 , 1 b ut 01 Y1 extending, not only in point 01 num- I, fe w l 'espectability ;so much so, indeed, that, cot o r jears, either a landlord or a tenant, who is n il lltos ern ee ted With them in their endeavours after has s " i g"ht t e rl,_ti will be a rara avis terris. The lead 0 1 eh Bh e 4K ell by Scotland; and it is an honour to ensi ev i t e is mi proudly lay claim, far more worthy to viet or `uan feats of arms or extent of conquest. I 11 411.' 7 e 'ver the obstacles of nature ; and it is a %„ in the ca use o f humanity. " s4 k -.I`IIII9VDENCE BET IVEEN BURNS (41 4 e farnir AND CLARINDA. Qt ae Mr correspondence between Burns e°he in cla s Mrs. M'Lehose, which has been tlet; atindailuded to by the biographers of the vour, obich Allan Cunningham vainly en thelieseep procur for his edition, is now, we er eee e f .._tn the first time, published in an au ‘vitthese urns, Considering that the attachment 4,,t1 are Markable individuals for each other, cc !rtai l 3 l. l l , rely Platonic character, their letters 1444 011 " Y) many of' them, among the most (i w tieuh t p Nye ever remember to have read, „ s 'Y on the side of Burns, who in tntitilet:r.etty freely in the wildest flights of te g . ,t 4'41 e xtravagance. We cannot say ter the 1. Correspondence has greatly in -4,._u ‘ , 15 ) for it abounds in errors of taste, 41qk of ",ecasionally, notwithstanding that so les,s? Ro ll turns upon love, friendship, kindred . 1 1se s , 1 Such upon love, matters, dull and th at t? a degree. As for Burns, there are b o k . tt we 11 1,` his letterS, whether to men or women, 44 1 1: ist i' fl ave been able to read with patience, so s e inflated are they in their style, 4 .,d Niz. e . l l repl e t e w i t h tawdry tinsel imagery, in and nature have not the slightest glee -211! epistles to Clarinda are by no means ' 3 hest specimens of letter-writing% ----- 4 HE MeI BINOGIO.N, Part V. 117 - 4 "gman, Lbwfor% 1844. vi,Cl4l tl►e fr e haVe here the Fifth MI of a translation Irtioti:e Old Welsh matiuscripts which give a I,,rit, eit , t '• of the habits and superstitions of the ‘4l sto e v q,.`tblitY, durin7 the earlicr periods of its nil Ade trans'iator has executed her task 1 ? l'titigreat vare, and has added several short t►t the et 't notes which clear up all that is obscure t ext. .-- -4"'e'R'S - INDIAN JOURNAL. P"" -111 • Ili - Nurruu,-London, 1844. Iliir,l hoticed the re -publication of the former S'4 4 tjr this Journal some few days since in Me t th e t r tlt e ia present Part contains an account o his 1 -;',")P's journey to the holy city of Bemires, "is ( 4. 1 '''''', liincloos hold in SLICiI Vefieraion and 4kes-tiBet!Ption of tie city of Delhi, for many iii..l.t) .., ie NJ-,, ,titvourite residence oi . the I\lo,,zul litn ,%‘ith th e v"t oxt G ic f , t W:ioSv il;agiiih-. (141;1111.4111 be was much struck . , 4.4 S tr::veil , r, , , ti lic A r ''re. The Journal is ligtely at el-ace ().-(l.ll4'4l*!ttel, and in a si)irit. of the most entire Lure. THE STATh. TRIALS. DUBLIN, JAN. 10. —Term commences to-morrow, and already public excitement is wrought to the very utmost pitch. The town has been literally deluged with rumours for the last few days respecting some fresh and damaging evidence alleged to be in the possession of the Crown, and winch, says the re port, will be forthcoming at an early stage of the prosecution. The sum and substance of all this appears to be a repetition of a statement put forward some time since by an authority who is supposed to know something of the secrets of Burgh quay, and who then very roundly asserted that there had been treachery in the repeal camp; that, in fact, an attache had not been as faithful to his trust a. the heads of his department could have reasonably wished. During the present week the names of three individuals have been freely mentioned as those of the persons sur.posed to be implicated in the mysterious ttansaction, which, it is just probable, may not have the least foun,lation in fact. Meanwhile the Crown is making strenuous exertions to, if possible, strengthen the case against the tra versers. Summonses have already and quite unexpectedly been s. rved upon parties who never before dreamt of figuring as witnesses in a State prosecution. Independently of the re porters of the London and Dublin papers, a gentleman totally unconnected with the press hcs received a notice from the Crown-office, revering his attendance to prove the hand writing of one of the traversers ; and other persons similarly circumstanced, are to be called upon in a like manner. It is stated to-day that one of the jury has already declined to serve, en the score of indisposition; and that he has procured a sick certificate for the purpose of exemption from the arduous task, which, according to the boast of the tr avener s' partisans, cannot be brought to a conclusion before the very last day allowable by law. It is also added, that three or four more jurors have exoressed their determination to pay the highest penalty that the Crown can inflict rather than run the chance of being detained for an indefinite period from their usual avocations. The indefatigable Mr. Pierce •Mahony has Sled another monster affidavit in the Crown-office, upon which to ground an application to the Court fur a postponement of the trials. The affidavit goes into a history of the revision before the Recorder, showing that the Crown, by consenting to a postponement of the trials from the 11th of December to the 15th of January, did not consider that an impartial jury could be selected from the old panel. It also sets forth the proceedings had last week in the Crown-office, the objections to the mode in which they were conducted, as emb idied in Mr. Mahony's protest, and enumerates the names of several Roman Catholics who, it is alleged, were improperly excluded from the list. It concludes by stating, as a matter of course, that delay is not the object sought, but that as the panel is now constituted the traversers could not expect a fair trial. The following is from the Monitor of this evening : MOST IMPORTANT. We said in our last that we expected to be able to communi cate some startling intelligence in our present publication, re specting the extraordinary omission of some sixty-nine names from the special jury list prepared by the High Sheriff—and so we are I That the public may thoroughly understand the matter, it is necessary to remind them that the revision cf the special jery list rests entirely with the Recorder. He examines the quali fications of any man, and judges whether or not he is qualified according to law to be placed on the panel. This done, the jurors' book is made out under the Recorder's direction, and authenticated by him, and then handed over to the High Sheriff, who is bound by law faithfully .and truly to snake out a list of jurors that appear on the jurors' book, and it is from this list, so made out, that the clerk of the Crown strikes special juries. Now, that a most astounding daterepaney appears between the number of gentlemen admitted as special jurors by the Re corder, and the number set forth on the High Sheriff's list, is undeniably true. The High Sheriff" hst contains 717 names ; whereas the number, as opal:died jurors by the Recorder, amounted to 780. This, we repeat, is a fact which has now been ascertained beyoad the passibility of all cavil or doubt. Who, then, is chargeable with this extraordinary omission? Who thus falsified the special panel ? It appears from the information that has reached us on this momentous polo, that the Reeerder admits that the High She riff's list is not a faithful transcript of the jurors'-book, as pre pared and authenticated by him. Yes, we repeat, 'Mr. Recorder Shaw admits that some 63 gentlemen whom he placed on the panel do not appear on the High Sheriff's list, from which the special jury was struck. Is not this a startling announcement? But the question again presents itself, by whom were the 63 names omitted ? The mystery of this dark transaction has not yet been per fectly cleared up. We can only state ieading facts—the full details, however, must soon see the light. Concealment is ut terly impossible. We are so tar in the possession of the facts as to state that after the Recorder had concluded the revision of the panel, but before that panel had been arranged in alphabetical order, &c., he left Dublin on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor. Accordingly, as the panel was arranged in alphabetical order, it was transmitted, made out on slips, to the Recorder, at Dray ton Manor, to be authenticated by him ; and it appears that two saps. containing the 6.3 omitted names, either were not forwarded to the Recorder, or, being forwarded, did not come into his hands, for we understand the Recorder has no recollec tion of the on.itted names having reached him. Now this places the whole matter in a nutshell. Either the two missing slips were forwarded to the Re corder or they were not. If not forwarded, then the officer re sponsible is the guilty party. If, however, they were for warded, then the Recorder is culpable. We deal thus pointedly with the subject, because it is mere moonshine to suppose that accident had aught to do with the abstraction of the missing flips. These slips contained the names of sixty-three gentlemen, the majority of whom were Catholics. This fact speaks trumpet-tongued. By no mere accident could such an omission took place. The Recorder's character is involved in this matter, and lie must come honestly forward to clear up the whole transaction, else lie is irretrievably damaged in reputation as a judge, and in character as an honourable man. We shall say no more to-day on this branch of the subject but we must now ask how can the Government go to trial before a jury thus admittedly struck from a partial and falsified panel ? No trial can be had before such a jury, for a conviction under the circumstances would nut carry with it the slightest particle of moral weight. The Crown cannot, without outraging public justice, press for a trial before such a jury. The evil they seek to remedy would be aggravated a thousand-fold by, in violation of every principle of justice, forcing the traversers to go to trial before a jury obtained from a panel notoriously detective, no matter who may be the guilty party. The administration of justice would gain nothing, but suffer much, by urging on a trial under the circumstances. What, then, will the Crown do? Of course we cannot pretend to say. Two courses, how ever, are open to the Crown officers—either to proceed with the present jury, or to consent that the present reduced jury list be set asice, and a new jury selected from the entire panel, as amended and rectified by the addition of the 63 omitted names. This latter is the only honest alternative left the Crown. To proceed otherwise would ,be to shake national confidence in the administration of justice, and render the Government that could sanction such a proceeding amenable to the repre hension and contempt of every honest man. We are inclined, indeed, to believe that the Crown will adopt the fair and honest course we have indicated, because last night notice was served on the traversers of the intention of the Attorney General to move the Court to-morrow, or as soon after as possible, that, should the trials not have terminated on the 31st, each succeeding day up to the 15th of April shall be considered as part of Hilary term for the purposes of the said trials. The following is the notice:— "IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, CROWN SIDE. "THE QUEEN AGAINST DANIEL O'CONNELL, JOHN O'CON NELL, THOMAS STEELE, THOMAS MATTHEW RAY, CHARLES GAYAN DUFFY, JOHN GRAY, RICHARD BAR• RETT, THE REV. THOMAS TIERNEY, AND THE HEY. PETER JAMES TYRRELL. " Sir,—Take notice, that counsel en behalf of the Crown will, on Thursday, the I lth day of January inst., or on the first opportunity after, move the Court for an order, that in the event of the trial of this cause, fixed for the 15th inst., not having terminated on or before the 31st inst., that Thurs day, the lit day of February next, and every succeeding day until the 15th day of April next, or so many thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, shall be appointed by the Court for the continuation of the said trial, and that the days so fixed shall accordingly fur the purpose of said trial be deemed and taken to be a part of the Hilary Term of this present year 1844. " Dated this 9th day of January, 1844. • KEM3IIS, Crown Solicitor, "40, Kildare street, Dublin. " To Daniel O'Cunnel), Esq., John O'Connell, Esq., Thernas Steele, John Gray. Richard Barlett, the Rev. Thomas Tierney, the Bev. Peter James Tyrrell, Charles Giusti Duffy, and Thomas Matthew Ray ; ' And to " William Fords, PierceMahony, Thomas Reilly, Peter M. Gartlan, andJ. M. Cantwell, Esqrs., Attorneys for the abovenamed traversers." Now, unless the Crown intend to adopt such a course as we have mentioned, it appears strange that they should require such an extension, for the trials as to the 15th of April next, making three clear months. We hops, then, that the Crown have determined not to go to trial before such a jury, for a trial under the circumstances would be nothing but a barefaced and outraged mockery of the administration of justice. We subjoin the particulars of what is regarded as a most im portant notice, which was served on the traversers last night by the Crown. The notice is very long, but we have made an abstract from it, giving in detail everything contained in it, denuded of an immense mass of verbiage:- 1. To produce on the forthcoming trials any diploma, card, or other document issued by the association, wherein the tra versers are designated volunteer members or associates, or any other document in their possession proving their connection with the association ; and also the books containing the entries of members, the payments to the association, &c. 2. To produce the l;ws or rules which govern the association, and of its several officers, such as repeal wardens, inspectors, collectors of rent, &c. 3. To produce any book containing entries of the proceed. ings of any committee appointed since the Ist of July, 1840, together with the minutes of proceedings of all such meetings held during all the months of the past year, and the resolutions passed at such meetings. 4. To produce the abstract of accounts of the Association from the 6th of September, 1842, to the 26th of January, 1843, audited and signed by Edward Hogg, J. P. Conran, and Jahn Levey, and also all hooks containing the receipts with the dis bursements for the years 1842 and 1843, to the proprietors of the Nation, Pilot, and Freeman's Journal newspapers. 5. Copies of the following letters .—Of the 14th of February last, by 'l'. M. Ray, to the Freeman's Journal; of the 6th of March, by the Rev. Richard Kitson, of Askeaton, Limerick; of the 11th of March, by J. C. O'Callaghan to T. M. Ray ; of the 29th of April and other subsequent dates, by Maurice O'Connell ; of the 10th of May and other dates, by B. O'Hal loran, of Curry; of the 16th of May, by the Rev. Mr. i'dea gher, of Stradbally ; of the 22d, by Mr. O'Connell ; of the 16th of June, dated Halifax, and signed James Tobin; of the 29th, by Mr. O'Connell, containing the list of repeal wardens for Munster; of the 29th, by Rev. A. H. Martin, of Carrow. browns ; also all letters addressed to Mr. O'Connell from the Repeal Societies in the United States and British America, of which many are suggested in the notices; also letters by the Rev. Martin. Loftus, of Galway ; Rev. P. Hanly, of tally douly ; Rev. T. Gillseman, of Curraghroe, and all documents by toe latter gentleman to the Association in the months of July. August, and September of the past year. 6. Also, copies of letters by the Rev. P. Maguire, of Ma gnire's-bi idge ; the Rev. Charles M`Derrnott, and E. M'Hugh, to the Pilot newspaper; the Rev. Hugh M'Gauran, of Swan 'lnbar ; Sir Benjamin Morris, Waterford ; P. Daly, county of Clare; Hon. Mattin French, to Dr. .Gray ; Robert Tyler, jury., to D. O'Connell ; Lord French; F. Maguire, Clonkeen ; Rev. E. Murtagh, of Eglish Frankford; Thomas French ; J. M.Donnell, Doo Castle; Charles O'Connell, Aghadoe; B. 'l'. Roche, Galway ; J. H. Hynes, Clare ; Dennis Jackson, Tal low ; H. Daly, Wicklow ; J. APDermott, Athlone ; J. Doyle, P. Skerrett, Loughrea ; J. M'Cougher, Glasgow ; M'Ternan and Simon Walsh ; Rev. N. M'Evoy, Kens ; Rev. E. Casey, Collinstown ; Rev. P. Farelly. Moynalty ; Ccuehlan, Rev. M. Tunny, Ballintra ; 'B. Masterson, Mul , lingar ; J. Detaiy, Maryborougn ; Bev. E. Walsh, Bailypo , reel' ; together with all letters received or read at any meet ings of the Association for the past year. 7. Also a document entitled. " Plan for the renewed action of the Irish Parliament," read on the 22d of August last; " The Report of the Sub-Committee" on the arbitration system, signed by John Gray; " The address to the inhabi tants of the countries subject to the British Crown," signed D. (;'Connell ; " Report from the Arbitration Committee" to the Asss.ciation, and resolution adopting same ; the forms of proclamation and testimonial submitted by J Gray, with the resolutions adopting them ; the list cf French friends subscribers of 1/. 4s. 4d., handed in L y John O'Connell, and subsequent entry of the resolution of thanks to the friends of Ireland in France; the resolutiots at the meet ing in Calvet t's Theatre, on the 9th of October ; address of the Liverpool Repealers to I2aniel O'Connell at the Rotunda dinner; ltsts of arbitrators appointed or named as fit persons for that purpose, with copies of the " rules" to be observed by the same ; resolutions passed at Mullaghmast ; " 'the Leinster Declaration for Repeal," published in the Filet. Freeman, and Nation papers. 8. Also the original requisition headed" Clontarf—Repeal," calling a meeting for the Bth of October ; the rules recom mended by the committee to be observed in the cavalcade, and headed " Repeal cavalry ;" resolutions moved by Mr. O'Con nell At a meeting of the committee on the 4th of October, and the amended regulation headed " Repealers on horseback." 9. A bock of instructions for the appointment of repeal wardens and rent-collectors, painted by J. Browne, Nassau street, which book was circulated by the Association ; any pass. book or other book 'containing entries of accounts be tween the Association or defendants and J. Browne, printer, and W. H. Holbrook, of Cow-street, engraver; and lastly, " all books or documents kept by, or on behalf of, the As sociation, wherein are curtained any entries of the before specified reports, lists, statements, resolutions, and all other proceedings of the Association cr defendants during the last four a ears." It is stated from an authentic quarter that the trials will be proceeded with on Monday. notwithstanding the foregoing. THE CORPORATION. After a protracted discussion, the amendment of Alderman Butt was negatived, and the resolution of Alderman Roe, for an address to her Majesty, urging an inquiry into the grievances of Ireland, and a suspension of the State prosecutions, was put and carried by a majority of 15 to 7. The Council soon after adjourned. MEETING TO ADDRESS THE LATE LORD MAYOR —SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORANGEMEN. . One of the most respectable meetings ever witnessed in this city took place to-day at the Royal Exchange, to address the late Lord Mayor, George Roe, Esq., upon the admirable and important manner in which he had discharged his duties as Chief Magistrate of this city. Soon after one o'clock the Lord Mayor took the chair. The most influential citizens, without distinction of party, were present on this occasicn, to join in complimenting the late Lord Mayor. Amongst those present were the Earl of Charlemont, Mr. O'Connell, Sir John Power, Bart. ; Alderman Boyce, Alderman Purcell, Alderman Kina han, Mr. J. Power, M.P. ; Mr. James Pim, jun. ; Mr. H Hutton, the Right Honourable A. R. Blake, Mr. William Murphy, &c. The following letter was read from the Duke of Leinster Cartown, Maynooth, Jan. 9, 1844. " Gentlemen,—l am extremely sorry it will not be ix my power to attend the meeting to-morrow, to evince approbation of the conduct of Mr. Alderman Roe, as chief magistrate of Dublin, as I have to attend a board of guardians of the Cell bridge union. I request you will have the kindness to express to the meeting my regret.—l have the honour to be, Gentle men. your obedient servant, " LEINSTER. " R. H. Kinahan and Thomas Hutton, Esqs." The Earl of Charlemont entered the meeting soon after the commencement of the proceedings, and was received with great acclamation. Mr. O'CoNNELL, who was greeted with loud cheering, pro pcsed the address, in a brief and very impressive speech. Alderman BOYCE seconded the motion. ... Here the well-known Rev. TRF SHAM GREGG arose upon tl:e table to propose an amendment, and it soon became evident that a knot of the " Protestant Operative Society," an Orange club existing in this city, was in attendance. Those persons raised the Orange, or " Kentish fire." when the Rev. Tresham Gregg declared it was his d. termination to propose an amend ment. • From this moment the meeting became a scene of complete tumult. The popular party would not tolerate the Orange attempt to interrupt the proceedings; and the Con servatives, who on this. occasion, kept totally clear of the ex treme Orange cabal, loudly expressed their disgust at the ex hibition made by the Orange " operatives." Meantime the Lord Maser made frequent but ineffectual appeals for a hear ing for the Her. Treseam Gregg. Between the incessant groaning on one side, and the Kentish fire amongst the small but well-drilled patty of Greggites on the other, not a syllable could be heard_ At length some of the Orangemen rushed towards the table, and a conflict took place that threatened for some time to lead to serious results. In the midst of the con fusion the Lord Mayor ordered the table to be cleared. This was soon accomplished, when the business proceeded, occasion ally interrupted by Mr. Gregg and his small but boisterous band of supporters. The resolutions were introduced by Lord Charlemont, Mr. Blake, Mr. Murphy,_ Alderman Purcell, and other gentlemen. F HALF-PAST OUR O'CLOCK.—The meeting has ,just termi nated. Mr. O'Connell has passed through College-green, fol lowed by an immense crowd, cheering most enthusiastically. MR. O'CONNELL—THE STATE TRIALS. Mr. O'Connell presided yesterday evening at the St. Bridget's Orphan Charity dinner. When the cloth was re moved (we quote from the Freeman's Journal), Mr. O'CoNoxer. rose and said—Before we proceed to any business, or propose any toast, as I am under prosecution, I say, three hurray for the repeal. The most enthusiastic cheering, which lasted several minutes, followed. The applause was repeatedly renewed. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said he was sure the company anticipated the first toast he had to propose : it was " The health of the worst-served mistress in the world."—(Hear.) She was in herself the most amiable and excellent of human beings, but her servants were of the worst class to be found in any country.—( Hear.) "The health of the Queen, long life and God bless her."— (Loud cheering, and one cheer more.) Mr. O'CoNereor. then gave "The health of Prince Albert and his three children."—(Cheers.) " The Duchess of Kent and the rest of the Royal Family re sident in England.—(Cheers.) " The People."—( The toast was received with enthusiasm. ) Mr. O'CONNELL said the next toast was one that he thought was most interesting to all of them—it was, the " Repeal of the Union."--(Loud cheers.) The late Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke expressed a wish that all Ireland should be covered by the ocean for eight and forty hours; and if they were not to have the repeal, he (Mr. O'Connell) would agree with him in sinking the island.—(Cheers.) There never was yet such a wrong perpetrated on any country as was perpetrated upon Ireland by carrying the Union. Nobody denied that the Union was car ranied deny o t v_e r ( n r e e a n r e a measure letv waser c n h o i e t v b e e d e a . u H s ee there ed was s y an lied by t h e most pro fli gate, foul, and sanguinary means beyond man ) unato nimity of sentiment upon that point in that room, that he said so ; but he repeated it, an d h e would h ave to repeat it in ..the Court of Queen's Be nc h—(L ou d and enthusiastic cheering) g and he would have to assert th ere th a t any measure so foul, — so atrocious, so tyrannical, was nev er y e t engen d ered in the mind of demoniacal authority, and carried i n t o e ff ect by more atrocious means, and he could quote au t h or i t i es to ain tr tain that assertion.—( Loud cheers.) Let no man be for' one moment cowed or dismayed at events which were passing them by. Those events would be laughed at. with ridicule and scorn hereafter.—( Hear, hear.) They were met manfully now, in th e peaceable determination of the people. Some of the Repeal leaders might be victoi ious--some of them might be martyrs-- no matter, they were ready for every chance—(Enthusiasti c cheering)—and they were the more ready to become martyrs, in the conviction that every act of that kind would only make it more imperative—it would make them more convinced of the necessity of self-government.—( Cheers.) Reflect upon this, that those who would be affectionate friends of the people if in their power, were persecuted for that very friendship, and that these who would serve the people most were those who were most sure of being attacked.—( Hear, hear.) He wou_d give them, then, in the thorough conviction that Ireland had but one resource, and that resource was in her self-government— " The Repeal of the Union." he toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. THOMAS REYNOLDS ; having been loudly called upon, especial:y by Mr. O'Connell, responded to the toast in an eloquent speech. Mr. O'CONNELL said the next toast related to the actual business of the night—it was a pledge to assist in the work of charity that had called them together.—( Hear, hear.) There was one advantage, and they ought to speak of it honestly and candidly—in this country there was no impediment thrown in the way of the desire for voluntary education for the people. They stood in a very different light from the people of France, where the parent was deprived of the control of the education of the chid. and miscreant infidel professors, sustained by regal power end legal authority, deprived the rarent of the free choice of the education of his child.—( Hear, hear.) It was an atrocious system, and they were monsters who pursued it. It was a monopoly of the most odious nature, and he believed it was one of the symptoms of a falling dynasty. lie did hope that the power of that monarch would not continue long. He who, he might say, had gambled on the exertions of the French people—who took the profits of a revolution, which were not intended for him—who, not engaged in battle, obtained the full fruits of victory, and monopolised them for himself.— (Hear, hear.) Ile trusted the period was nut remote when that misci cant monarch would find that he had to deal with a higher being when he attempted to take away from the parents of France the right of educat ing their children, and insisted upon handing thew over to infidel professors of a foolish and false philosophy.— (Hear, hear.) Such a system would not. be endured in this country ; much as they had suffered, it would not be permitted. They would as soon think of permitting it as of sending their female children to be educated in houses not to be named ; or of sending their male children to be educated under those who, incapable of the height of religious feeling themselves, were not able to impart that religious feeling; to others.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was glad of the symptoms of weakness that surrounded the French throne. The Duke of Bordeaux was a young man who was entirely unknown until a kind of contest arose between the French journalists and the people of Ireland --(Hear, hear, and laughter)—and since that, thank Heaven ! his cause had prospered.—(Cheers.) The strength of his party was beginning to exhibit itself, and he hoped the period ORS not distant when true liberty, founded upon legitimacy of descent, would predominate in France—when all other preten sions would vanish into thin air, and religion and virtue be re presented in the person who filled that throne—when the false philosophy of the infidel university plan of France would perish before a more genial day of light and of liberty. —( Cheers.) He ould give them, then, the toast—" The St. Bridget's Orphan Charity." '1 he toast was received with great cheering. The Rev. Mr. SPRATT returned thanks in an effective speech, and concluded by proposing—" The good health, long life, prosperity, and a safe delivery from his enemies to the Liberator of Ireland." The toast was received with a burst of the most enthusiastic and renewed cheering. Mr. O'CoNNees rose to return thanks. He said he came now to beg their compassion.—(Laughter.) He had two reasons for imploring them to pity him ; the first was this, that having been served with a notice by the Attorney-General as he was leaving home that. evening, he thought it would be well to put it in his pocket to read it for them, knowing that, as the Attorney-General was a comical fellow, it would make them laugh—(Laughter)—but he put another paper into his pocket, and, therefore, he claimed their pity for the mistake.—( Hear, and laughter.) But the second cause for pity was infinitely stronger, for by that notice the Attorney-General made a provision for the continuance of the trials until the 15th of April next.—(Laughter.) It was literally true. If it had been the Ist of April, there would be something in it. but it is a fortnight beyond the fool's day.—(Loud laughter.) A true bill, upon his honour.—( Loud laughter.) He did not know what the poor jurors would think of it.—( Laugh ter.) Mr. Kemmisa clerk, a very civil young man, came in and served him with that notice, and asked tim where he could find Mr. John O'Connell.—(Laughter.) He (Mr. O'Connell) told him, that having sufficeent acquaintance with that gentleman, he would undertake to deliver any paper he pleased to him, and, accordingly, he entrusted him with a copy of the same notice ; and he (Mr. O'Connell) sent it off to Mr. Conway, to have it put in the Evening Post.— (Laughter. ) The 15th of April I What a pleasant facetious, little fellow this Attorney-General was.—( Laughter.) He je led in the shape of notices. He gave out his jokes in the form of indict ments.—( Renewed laughter.) But in that not ice the melan choly mixed with the ludicrous. The last name mentioned in it was that of the. late Rev. Mr. Tyrrell. Ah, they might have spared that ribaldry or jest, or whatever it was. He was in his cold grave—his soul had gone to udgment, but those THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 11444. who hurried that event, and sent him prematurely to that grave, might as well have spared his memory, and have avoided the indecorum of putting his name upon the list.— ( Hear, hear.) Let them remember that when the Attorney- General went to Parliament, he totally failed. The Govern ment was obliged to take out of his hands the conduct of their Act of Parliament. So he ought to tell the twelve jurors upon the trial—" Gentlemen, it is not the traversers you are trying, it is me.—(Laughter.) Find a verdict fit rirv, or I will never be a Chief Justice.-(Laughter.) Oh, don't mind, we will let them off; bat it you don't find a verdict I am gone for ever. No, penny, no paternoster— no verdict, no justiceship.”—(Laughter.) Well, it was well they could laugh at those things ; but why should they not laugh? The arrant who put his hand against the running stream of the Liffey, and thought to stop the water between its fingers, might as well speculate upon turning up that stream to the mountains of Wicklow, as any Attornev-General might speculate upon turning away the stream of Irish patriotism, Irish limpness, Irish quietude and peace, but Irish determina tion to base their country a nation again, and to have their Parliament in College-green.—(Loud cheers.) He would be sorry if he died before he saw that Parliament— ( Hear, and laughter)—but really he thoroughly believed that it was most highly useful to the repealers that those prosecu tions were commenced. He was delighted the last monster meeting they intended to hold was stopped, for it had shown their ready submission to the law, and had demonstrated to those wlso were frightened at their power that they might be safe in their integrity, and in the consequences of their in guence.—(Hear, hear.) Those prosecutions did not diminish the ardour for the Repeal.—( Hear, and loud cheers.) He trusted there did not live the anti-Repealer in Ireland who did not believe that he would not for all the political changes that could ever be formed deprive any man unjustly of one shilling of his property, or spill, for any human consi deration, and there could be no other for it, one single drop o human blood.—( Hear and cheers.) Of course he was growing old, and the period was drawing near when he would have to answer before his Creator ; but at all events, he had this con solation—that ardently as lie loved liberty—animated as his heart wag in the cause of Ireland—desirous as he was of seeing his country a nation, and writing his name on, he hoped, the brightest page of her history, he did not wish for success unless it were beneficial to Ireland.—.(Cheers.) He wanted no tri umph of a sectarian or party nature, but that all should parti cipate in the good which would result from the measure he pro posed. These were the desires of his entire life—these were his aspirations, and would continue to be his aspirations in the cell or under the sod. He was an Irishman whose first and only thought was the good, the prosperity, and the liberty of Ire land.—(Deafening applause.) TRIAL AT On the Bth inst. Thomas Rateliff, a half-pay marine officer, and Jane Hunter, were indicted for a conspiracy, with the view of debauching the daughter of the said Jane Hunter, she being about 14 years of age. The particulars of the case were pub lished when the prisoners were examined before the police in Sept. last. The jury found both_prisoners guilty. Sentence deferred. THE ALLEGED WILL FORGERIES AND TRANSFER FRAUDS. On Wednesday night Daniel Forrester, the officer, apprehended Mrs. Georgiana Dorey, the V. ife of a shop keeper, who carries on business in Oxford -street, upon a warrant granted by the Lord Mayor, on the charge of having been concerned in the fraud alleged to have been practised in the case of Anne Slack. The prisoner was conveyed to the Corupter after an examination had taken place at the Mansion house at a late hour. Yesterday the prisoner was brought up to be formally examined as to her personal identity, previously to the day being appointed for the hearing of further eridence against Barber and Fletcher, when she will be placed at the bar with those individuals, and the whole of the tramactions will be gone into in the most complete manner. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Charles Freshfield at tended for the prosecution. There was no professional man in attendance for the primmer, who appeared to be excessively dejected. Her husband stood next to the chair on which she was seated during the period of the examination, and evidently underwent a great deal of mental pain. The prisoner, who seemed to be about forty years of age, has a remarkably intelligent counte nance. She listened in silence to the evidence. Mr. Cotten the ::overnor, and Mr. Heath, the Deput y of the Bank of England were amongst the gentlemen who were present during the proceedings. Mr. Clarkson stated that he was unexpectedly caned upon to appear before his Lordship in consequence of a resh result of the inquiries which had been, and were being made, in every direction, with the view to bring all the parties who were engaged in the transactions he had already described as regarded Barber and Fletcher, to a condition of responsibility. In the course of the inquiries made by the offieers, who were so well known fur skill and vigilance, it was a scertained that a female who had resided in Bristol, and was supposed to be con cerned in the transactions alluded to in a very essen tial manner, was residing- at No. 45, Oxford-street, with her husband, Mr. Dorey, who kept a linen-draper's shop, and Daniel Forrester went thither, provided with two witnesses, who, upon seeing the prisoner • in the shop, identified her as the person Who had hired the lodging at No. 7, Francis-street, Tottenham - coura road, for the Emma Slack who was represented in the alleged will of Anne Slack, as the executrix and sole legatee of that lady. The prisoner used some words of indignant denial and menace upon bearine , the accusation, but the witnesses were the more confirmed in the opinion they formed as to her identity when they heard her speak, and saw her more closely. Forrester accordingly took her into custody, and, subsequently, additional matters came out, which gave still greater strength to the belief that she was not only one of those who had accom plished the fraud in the case of Miss Slack, but raised a very strong suspicion that she had also lent a hand in the affair of the will of Eliza Burchard, the last case which had been brought before his Lordship. The vigi lant officer, after havin g deposited his prisoner in the Compter, went to Mr. Dorey's house, supposing that he might, in searching amongst the prisoner's property, find something calculated to throw additional light upon the subject of the frauds. Mr. Dorey, it was proper to observe, gave every possible facility to the officer, who found, in a box in the prisoner's room, a small seal, the production of which would be a most important feature in the investigation. The prisoner was the sister of a female who was married to a Mr. Sanders, who for merly resided at Bristol, hut who had, together with his wife, withdrawn to some place to which they had not, as yet, been traced. There was ground for sup posing that the parties who had thus disappeared from the time that publicity was were implicated in no slight degr ee in the business to which so mu ch public intere s t h a d b een at tracted. Daniel Forrester was then swo rn —H e said, in conse quence of information which I r ece i ve d, I applied for a warrant on Wednesday last ag a i nst t h e p r isoner, and I given to these proc eedin g s, accompanied Me. Weare, a gentl eman i u Mr. Freslifield's office, to Oxford-street, in whi c h street , Mr. Dorey, the prisoner's husband, resides. M rs . N e ville, and her daughter, Miss Neville, who res id e et No. 7, Francis street, Tottenham-court-road, were i n a cab in the neighbourhood of the hous e , an d b y a n arrangement which wa s ma d e , Mi ss N ev ill e went i n a nd succeeded in or i Slack. seeing th e l a dy o f t h e h ouse on t h epretence o f purchasing some black silk. Mi ss N ev ill e i nt i mate d to me that the d s v i v a i c a k r , bei n t p ers She who pris o n er was the p Misserson who took lodgings in their house for Mi ss Slack. I then told th e p r i son er that she w as e first, but she said, "At y our peril say so ." Mrs. Neville then came into the s h o p, arid saw the prisoner. I did not exactly hear what s h e sa id at first, b u t afterwards itdo not 1 0 t lodgings denyi for Emmaha charged at she said she was convinced the prisoner ,was the person who took the lodgings. I said I was obliged to take her into custody. Afterwards, Mr. Dorey ca me in to the s hop, but the matter was not explained to him for some time. lie evidently understood nothing, about it, and he said to us, " What can I do for you." J made no answer, but the prisoner said, " The lady has been looking at some silk, but she don't want it," I remained silent, and so did the prisoner, for some minutes, and Mr. Dorey kept looking at one and then at the other. The prisoner then said, " The lady says I had taken some lod gings." I said to the prisoner, "1 thought you would have explained it to Mr. Dorey," and she replied, "No, I would rather you would explain to him and I then told him that Mrs. Dorey was charged with having taken a lodging for Miss Slack in Francis-street, T o ttenham-court - ro ad. After some further conversation we went up . stairs, and Mr. Weare put several questions to the prisoner, and asked her whether she had any objection to write. Mrs. and Miss Neville were thus enabled to hear her speak a good deal, and they declared that they were convinced she was the person they had describer; her to be. I communicated to Mrs. Dorey that it was my duty to take her before the Lord Mayor. I said to Mrs. Dorey, " Where is the woollen cloak with the bar on it ?" The prisoner directly replied that it was in Mary's (the ser vant girl's) room. Mr. Dorey theta instead of going into Mary's room, went into the prisoner's room, and fetched out a dark blue &mak, with a dark bar on it. Here the officer produced a dark cross-barred cloak.) I went into Mary's room, but there was no cloak of the kind there. Mr. Dorey—l had no idea about the • cloak at all. I went into the room and brought it ont--en e n s Daniel Forrester—The cloak in Mary's room was not et all like this. I produced. this to Mrs. and Miss Neville, and they said it was the description of cloak which was worn by the lady who took the lodging for Miss Slack. Mr. Clarkson—Was that all that passed upon that occasion? Daniel Forrester-It was. Mr. Clarkson—Tell us now as distinctly what occurred afterwards. Daniel Forrestor—After I . had taken the prisoner to the Mansion-house, and disposed of her securely, I re turned to the house of Mr. Dorey, for the purpose of making a search. I accompanied Mr.Weare, and I found this seal in a box, which lay open in the prisoner's room, and which box Mr. Dorey said was his. Ido not know whether Mr.Weare or I picked it up. I have had it in my possession ever since. Mr. Clarkson here stated that the seal which repre sented a small hand, with the fingers held upward, exactly fitted the impression made upon the wax with which the will of Eliza Burchard was sealed. The LORD MAYOR compared the impression with the seal, and proved that they precisely corresponded. The LORD MAYOR asked whether the prisoner had any legal adviser to conduct her case ? The . prisoner said in a very faint voice that she expected an attorney to at . - tend for her, but she apprehended he was in the country. The LORD MAYOR—I wish you to have every legal assistance you may consider necessary, and I shall, if you wish it, at once adjourn this exatuination, to give you an opportunity of procuring the aid of professional men. _ Mr. Clarkson said he had no desire; at all to proceed without giving the prisoner every possible means of de fending herself under circumstances of so serious a character. Mr. Dorey said he had employed a professional man, a . id was surprised that he was not in attendanc-.. Mr. Clarkson—l think it is better, niv Lord, as we have two females here at whose home Emma Slack, as she was called, lodged, to let the prisoner know all they ha a to say against her. The LORD MAYOR—Very well. Perhaps it is the better way. Does the prisoner or her husband wish to ask Forrester any questions? They both replied in the negative. Air. Clarkson—l shall now call Miss Neville. Martha Ann Neville—l live with my mother, at No. 7, Francis -street, Tottenham-court-road. My father is a tailor. In the month of March last year, a person Came to lodge at our house, calling herself Emma Slack. Before she came a person came to take the lodging for her. Mr. Clarkson—Look at the seem:ed. Do you believe lex to he the prson? Witness—To the best of my be li<-4 she is. I believe her to be the person. Mr. Clarkson—When did she cad at your house? Witness—About twelve or one o'clock on Friday, the 10th of Mardi last year, I thi n k. Mr. Clarkson—Tell us exactly what she said. Witness—She said she wanted a lodging for a lady who was coming out of the country on law business. She said the lady could not give any reference, as she was from the country, but she would pay a week in ad vance. She then weut.away, saying that she would let me know in two hours. I waited two hours for her, but she (lid not come untit I was gone out. She had upon her a dark blue and dark cheek cloak, and wore a black bonnet and a feather in it. From what I recolh-ct, it was that kind of cloak (pointing to the cloak which Forrester produced). It was a woollen cloak--,that kind of cloak as to material and shape. Mr. Ciarkson—You remember having been taken to the house ollfr. Dorey, in Oxford-street? Witness—fde. _ _ Mr. Chi:son—Lei us know what occurred there?— It was arranged that I should have an opportunity of seeing the lady, and I went in and saw her accordingly. arid the moment I saw her I thought she was the same laxly that had taken the lodgings for Miss Slack. I said so, and the prisoner said " at your peril." Mr. Clarkson—Did your mother then come in and see the prisoner ? Witness—She did. Mr. Weare, the officer, my mother, the prisoner, Mr. Dorey, and myself, then went up stairs, and I heard the prisoner speak several times in answer to Mr. Weare, and I was rather strengthened than weakened in my belief, upon hearing her speak, that she was the person who took the lodgings. Mr. Clarkson—Did the same . person who took the lodgings for Miss Slack afterwards call to see Miss Slack ? Witness—She did. She came to see her two or three times a week. Sometimes she used to come in a shawl. She used to come at seven or eight o'clock in the evening. The cloak she was in the habit of wearing was very like that produced by the officer. Mr. Clarkson—How long did the lodger stay with you? Witness—Three weeks or a month and an odd day. Mr. Clarks.m —By what name did she go ? Witness— She went by the name of Miss Slack. Mr. Clarkson—For whom did the lady who took the lodging inquire when she called ? Witness-- , For Miss Slack, and she used to walk in. Mr. Clarkson—Who else visited Miss Slack ? Wit ness —A dark gentleman used to call upon her. She said that he was her lawyer.. Mr. Clarkson—How often had he to call upon her ? Witness—He called once or twice a week. Mr. Clarkson—Do you think you would know him ? Witness—l do not know whether I should know him or not. Mr. Clarkson—Did the lady who took the lodging remain long with Miss Slack on her visits ? Witness— She remained but a very little time when she called, and they used both to go out together, and stay out an hour or two. Miss Slack, always came back alone. Mr. Clarkson—Do you recollect ever having seen a Mr. Sanders there ? Witness—l do not. The person who called on her was a dark gentleman. I never heard his name. Mr. Clarkson—You were not at home when the lod ging was taken? • Witnesi—l was not ; my mother was. Mr. Clarkson then called the mother of the last witness. Martha Neville said—On the day the last witness men tions, at about four o'clock, when my daughter was out, a lady called and sail she had been inquiring about us, and she was perfectly satisfied, and should take the mom. To the best of my belief the prisoner is the person. She then took a back parlour and a room on the second floor back fur Miss Slack, who, she said, had come to town on law business. She said the lady might stay a week or two, or two or three months, according to the law busi ness she might have to transact. She said she would bring Miss Slack in the evening, and that she would not give a reference as the lady was from the country, but she would pay 10s. a week. I had not presence of mind enough to ask where she lived. A very few mi nutes passed in conversation, and the prisoner went away. She returned about eight or nine o'clock in a cab with the person she said was Miss Slack who had a box with her. They went into the back parlour, and the prisoner soon after left her. I opened the' door soon af terwards for the prisoner, but it was always in the dark. She used to uty " Miss Slack," and she used to pop in as quick as lightning. Mr. Clarkson—Did she pass in so quickly that you could not see her distinctly ? Witness—l was in the habit of helping my husbAnd in his business, and my attention was not particularly attracted to the visitor. Mr. Clarkson—Stast what you saw on ping to the house in Oxford-street. Witness—l recollect being sent for to go to a house in Oxford street. I saw the prisoner there. To the best of my belief the prisoner is the person who took the lodging from Miss Slack. When first I saw her in the shop I did not recognise her, but when I went up stairs, and heard her speak, and observed her, I said, to the best of my knowledge, she was the person who took the lodging. She said the lady who says I took the lodging will say it "at her peril." I said I am the person that said so. Mr. Clarkson said that, having produced the evil nice of witnesses to the identity of the accused, he should call upon the Lord Nlay.r to remand her until the day on which Barber and Hotelier, *hose accomplice she was was charged with having been, were to be brought up for examination. The LORD MAYOR said that every facility should be afforded to the accused to prepare her defence. The prisoner—Shall I be allowed to see try husband as well as my lawyer ? The LORD MAYOR—Certainly. I distinctly told you, when I saw you on Wednesday night, to prepare your self with a legal adviser. You %%ill have a full opportunity of doing so, and I repeat my advice to you. The prisoner was then remanded till Monday week, when a vast body of evidence will, it is expected, be pro duced against the three individuals charged with these extraordinary offences. ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING in BUCK- INGHAMSHIRE. Shortly after three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon last, a meeting of about 200 tenant farmers was held at the Swan Hotel, Newport Pagnell, for the purpose of forming an asso ciation for the protection of agriculture. Mr. E. aItICAVES, of Haversham. was called to the Chair, and said that he thought the farmers had remained quiet much too long, and had thereby given an opportunity to their ene mies to acquire a position in the country which they never could have attained had they been vigorously opposed. If they were to have free-trade, let it be in everything—in tea, coffee, wine, &c., and not in agricultural produce alone. The agrieul tural interest was the must important in the country, producing as it did 300,000,000/. per annum, whilst manufactures only 3iehted 173,000,0001., of which 126,000,000/. found a market at home. Again—the number of persons eraployed in agricul ture above twenty years of age was 2,470,411, and only 710,451 in manufactures. Looking at those statements, would they allow themselves to b e t ramp l e d un d er foot b y the League ? He was sure they would not, for they would unite heart and hand, and oppose that dangerous combination. Resolutions to the following effect were then moved, and carried unanimously " That this meeting participates in the now almost universal feeling of abhorrence excited by the false and insidious state ments put forth by the Anti-Corn-law League, with a view to obtain free trade in corn, but to preserve !the protection en joyed by the manufacturers. 'That the protection now given to agriculture is but an in adequate equivalent for the burdens imposed upon land. " That this meeting do form itself into an association for the purpose of opposing the proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League, and for securing to the farmers -of Buckinghamshire that fair share of protection to which they are entitled." Several excellent speeches were delivered ; and, after a Com mittee had been appointed, the meeting separated. A considerable sum was subscribed in the room, and it was estimated that the subscription for the county would amount to several thousand pounds. • ' DEATH OF LADY ISIIRDETT.- We deeply regret to announce the death of Lady Burdett, which took place yesterday morning in St. James's-place, at twenty minutes past eight. THE BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.—The annual general meeting of the members of this Institution was held on Thursday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. • Mr. Giblett (the president) was in the chair. The Chairman said this was the 15th annual general meeting at which he had the pleasure of attending. He was thankful to have it in his power to cengratulate the subscribers on the'state of the funds of the charity, and also on the fact that the Institu tion was prospering on every hand. They were, be behoved he might say, held in higher estimation than ever by the public; and he was sure they were doing more good than they had contemplated they would have it in their power to effect. It was a source of high satislactien to know that they were nut spending their time and money in vain, but that they were doing much good to a most deserving class of their decayed fellow-tradesmen.--( Cheers.) The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed, the annual report of the com mittee was laid before the meeting. It stated the amount of donations and subscriptionslor the past year to be 1,343/. 18s. In the month of February last 3001. were invested, which 'in creased the sum standing in the names of the Trustees in the Three per Cent. Consols to the amount of 8,30b1. 1 Is. bd. ; and since the formation , of the charity no fewer than 104 dis tressed members of the trade, male and female, have been ad mitted to the enjoyment acid participation of the funds. The number of ?ensioners is fifty-three, there being twenty-eight men and, twenty-five women. The report wag, upon the motion .of Mr. Comfort, seconded by Mr. Jeffries, carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. INCORPORATED SOCILTY OF LICENSED VICTUAL LEAS —Thursday' afternoon a special meeting of the Governor and Committee of Management of the above Society took place at the office in Fleet-street, for the important purpose of elect ing the Governor of the Corporation for the year ensuing. The three gentlemen qualified, by four• years' service on !the Committee, to fill the office of Governor. were Messrs. Wicker, Fox, and Taplin ; but the latter gentleman having-, for reasons of a domestic nature, declined standing as a (Nandi date the contest (which was of the most friendly character) rested between Messrs. Wicker. and Fox, and the former gen tleman, having the majority of votes on the ballot, was declared by the Governor, Mr, Keasley, dilly elected to the situation of Governor of the Society for the ensuing year. Mr. Wicker, the Governor elect, expressed, in suitable terms, his acknow ledgments for the high honour conferred upon him, and was congratulated upon his success by all his colleagues, and by none more heartily than by his unsuccessful competitor. ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHIL DREN.-Thursday a General Court of the Governors, con— nected with this excellent institution, was held at the school house, in the Westminster-road, for the purpose of transacting the general business of the charily. The institution was founded in 1788 , and owes its origin to the late celebrated Chevalier Ruapini, of whose grandcnildren two are now in the school. The objects 'of the charity are the maintenance. cloth , ing, and educating an unlimited number of the female children and orphans of reduced biethren belonging to the fraternity. The children arc eligible for admission at the age of eight ' years, and they aro maintained until they arrive at the age- of ' 15, when they are apprenticed or otherwise provided for. i. There are now 75 children in the establishment, and since its ' formation 530 have participated iii its Weals. SEWERS OF 'WESTMINSTER AND, PART OF MIDDLESEX. The following is the entire Plan proposed by Mr. Leslie at , the meeting of the Board on Tuesday last Resolved, Ist,—That it is desirable to place the whole de• partments of the business, under the Westminster Commis sion, halo a combined state of the utmost efficiency and economy. R-so;ved, 2d,—That the present office be united with the Drawing Clerks' office, by adding the present Committee-mom to the tact, and opening a communication therewith ; and that an office-door be opened for the public into Soho-square. Resolved, 3d,—That it is of the utmost importance to continue the present system of daily returns, mutually exchanged by the officers of the Court of Sewers and the contractors, with the ad ditions of a return for each district, and of a column in the con tractors' dAily return, in which must be specified the charge to the Commission of .each item, and the total. These daily returns to be immediately examined, signed by the officers (clerks of the works and surveyor or assistant surveyor), and forthwith I entered in the books and accounts of the Commission. • Resolved, 4th,—That the Surveyors and the clerks of the works he relieved from any further writing connected with the preceding daily returns, such .as the weekly abstracts, first abstract, second ahstraCt,rand examinatinn of quarterly accounts. Resolver, otb,—That the contractors' daily returns, as amended, be tae only accounts between the Court and the contractors. • Resolved, 6th, —That the contractors' daily returns, verified by the surveyor end clerks - of the works, shall be so entered daily in books for each district as to show what works are done, the particular locality and the cost, thereby rendering unnecessary the present system of weekly and quarterly abstracts rnd accounts. Resolved, 7th,—That the sutveyors and clerks of the works . I being thus relieved from a great amount of labour, the advan tage to the public will be great,' as they will be enabled to ' devor much more time to the personal and-vigilant superin tendence of the works'in progress, than they can possibly do under the present system—and their hours of labour notuitb standing be materially diminished. Resolved, Bth,—That the present system as to Petitions for sewers and drains (v 5....- Ist. The petition, in the printed form, is filled up and retained by the Coml. 2d Two lists of the petitions, one for the Chairman, one for the Court, are made. 3d. After presentation to the Court each petition so ci , pied, in considerable detail, into the rough Minute 80, k. 4th. Re-written into the Fair Minute Book. sth. Entered into the Surveyor's Monthly Report. bth. Re-entered monthly until the work he done, or the leave of the Court expire). Contains useless repetitions, creating labour and liability to error which it is desirable to prevent, and that, in ,future, the petitions, granted at each Court, be consecutively numbered and entered on the Court Minute-books in the following manner : 3 . I El CI Place. ,Amount Contributions t.) the No. of Name. vario s Dist: lets the Pe_ against t e Num. Viten b r and Name o tne Petitioner. 1 .1. Jane I 103 11510xford.st. W. D..... £l4 10 6 2 W. Smith 2 Greek.st. IC2 2 0 Dcpo sit. Resolved. 9th,— . l hat all Reports of the Surveyors be pre seined to the Court written In a book, to be called the Court Book of Surve}ors' Reports, dated and consecutively numbered, the order of the Court thereon to be added. In the Court Minute•book, a reference to each Report and the Court's order be sufficient. Resolved, lOth,—That the present arrangements for making a sewers' rate, viz.:— Ist. By the Vestry-clerks making returns of the persons mid rentals. 2d. By the Surveyor marking the different districts on these returns. 3d. By the parochial returns being theneopied ou skins of parchment. 4th. By attending all the Vestry-clerks' offices with these skins of parchment, and comparing them with the Poor-rate book. sth. By a Jurybeing summoned, who adopt No. 3, and not the original document. 6th. By the skins of parchment being then 'copied on sheets of paper figured out and bound. 7th. By the rate being then made up in volumes. Bth. By an index of No. 1 being then prepared. 9th. By an index of No. 3 being then prepared. • 10th. By an index of No. 7 bei ng then prepared. Entails an enormous amount of labour, which may be most satiety and materially diminished. Resolved, 1 I th,—That it would be of great public advantage and it is desirable. chat maps be prepared and engraved of each district, showing the mode by which every tenement is drained ; and that such district maps be on such a scale as ultimately, and with all convenient speed, to show every street and tenement in the district, and its private drainage into the public sewers. And that every addition, alteration, or diversion of the sewage be added thereto. Resolved, 12th,—That as occasion may require for the purpose of a rate, the portion of each parish in the district be separated from the map, and with an order in writing be sent to the various vestry clerks, requesting them to supply the names, residences, and rentals of all persons rated to the poor within the limits of such map. Resolved, 13th.—That the vestry clerks' returns to the preceding order of Court, under the authority of the 52d George 111., cap. 49, sec. 7, being a true copy of the rate-book of the persons assessed to the poor-rate, with the designation and tental of the property they occupy, together with the map of the drainage of the district, are the beat documentary evi dei.ce the Court of Sewers can supply to the jury touching two important questions left for their derision and presentment, viz.:—The property that receives benefit or avoids damage by the sewage of the district, and the persons who are legally and judicially recognised as the occupiers of that property. Resolved, 14th.—That the expense of collecting the sewers' rate is very great, and that the system of such collection is most defective ;—that the exclusive occupation of the collectors 'should be as clerks to the Commission, and their whole time devLted to the business thereof,—that the remuneration sh..uld be by fixed salaries, and not by a per centage, which most unequally pays the collectors, varying as it does under the existing system from 104 d. per house to 44d. ; yet in the aggregate entails, taking the average of the last 5i years, an annual charge upon the rate payers of three pounds sixteen shillings and eightpence per hun dred pounds collected, or a gross annual sum of one thousand pounds :—and that the present system of allowing the col lec..ors to take away from the office the rate-books, and per mitting them to have blank notice papers and blank receipts to be filled up by themselves, is a very improper mode of col lecting public taxation. • Resolved, 15th,—That the rate-books do always remain in the office, and be so prepared that every party charged in sneh rate may, immediately on payment, be thereon discharged. Resolved, pith,—That the collecting clerks take with them, on proceeding to collect, books of receipts prepared in the office, and also a form of daily return, showing the name of the person, the locality, and the amount received, to be filled up on the spot; that at the close of the day's collection the amount tendered by each clerk be chequed against the stumps of the absent receipts, such i.tumps to be stamped with a stamp prepared for the purpose, showing the day each sum was' accounted for, and that from these daily returns the party charged' on the rate book ne discharged. Resolved, 17114—That public intimation be made that the rate-books are always at the office, that any party desiring to pay the rate there may do so, during office hours, and see the same entered and discharged in the rate-book. And that a similar return paper to the Collecting-clerks' return be kept, to be called " The Office Return" of persons who pay their rates at the office. Resolved, 18th,—Tbat immediately after the Collecting clerks' daily returns, and the office return are exa:nined, the amount be made up in the following form, and paid to the Treasurer, and that his account be so prepared and kept as to show of each day's receipts and payments the various districts, and the total, in one line, thus . DA rx. Eastern I Western Counters I Counters Rane- Bays-1 Sun- I TOTAL Creek I lagh water' dries I • Resolved, 19th,—That the book of daily receipts and pay ments, the petty cash and general disbursements, be kept on the same plan. Resolved 20th,—That at the back of the last folio of each rate an acce,unt be commenced, and continued to the conclu sion of the receipts therefrom , and the expenditure thereof. Resolved, 2 st,—That the Clerk do appropriate monthly the petty cash and general disbursements to each district, either in the proporttun of the rentals, number of assessments,-or other mode which the Court may think more equitable. Resolved, 22d,—That the present office hours (from nine to four o'clock) are too limited for an establishment so purely one of business as the Office of Sewers, and that ft om nine o'clock to six o'clock be substituted. Resolved, 23d,—That under the Chief Clerk there be ap pointed Aux Clerks, ene of whom to be particularly qualified to enter the daily returns, three or four of whom to have a know ledge of collecting, and all to be conversant wirh accounts. Resolved, 24th,—That all the Clerks do find seeurity for the faithful discharge of the various duties they may be called upon to perfm ro as Clerks to the Commision. Resolved, 28th,—That the same system of daily return of exchange of voucher be ordered as to the accounts between the Court of Sewers and the various Paving Boards, and that the sums owing by the Court of Sewers to the parishes be not suffered to go inarrear. Res. Wed: 46th,--That, as the sewers' rate is a tax upon the owners and occupiers of ' property for the improvement of that property, and to promote the general health and safety of the i►►habitants of the district upon which it is assessed, it is the law, as well as the interest of the parties so charged, forthwith to pay such tax, and that if they neglect so to do, under the Statutes of Sewers they subject themselves to a fine and an Exchequer process. And that the greatest publicity be given to this Resolution. Resolved 27th,—That any of the present'Bye 7 laws which .are at variance with these Resolutions be repealed. • ALARMING , FIRES.—At a few minutes after five o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in the residence of Sir Wm Curtis, Bart., in Portland-place, Regent's-park. It was discovered by some persons passing by the mansion, who per ceived a great light in the upper part, apparently issuing from the front room on the fourth floor. The Inmates were imme diately apprised of the fact, and on entering the apartment, the window curtains were found in a blaze, and flames issuing forth from the wainscote underneath. Water being plentifully sup plied to the engines that arrived, the fire was extinguished. It proved to have originated through a large portion of soot ig niting, which had lodged on a ledge in the hall Chinese stove flue. The damage done is rather considerable, which will fall on the Phoenix fire-office. In about an hour after the above fire was got under, another fire broke out in the lower part of the mansion belonging to the Marquis of Anglesea, in Burling .ton-street, Burlington-gardens. Several engines were soon in attendance, but the firemen were refused admittance, conse quently the extent of damage done could not be ascertaied. ACCIDENT AT TILE WINDSOR TIIEATEE.—Mr. Otway, " the celebrated tragedian," who has been pet forming at the Windsor Theatre during the past week, met with a se rious accident, arising from the extreme clumsiness of one of the other perform ers , in the last scene of Ilamkt, which he had selected for his benefit on Wednesday evening. In the struggle for the "poisoned chalice," between Hamlet and Ho ratio Mr. Otway, who was performing Hamlet, w as care l ess ly struck by the wooden stage property upon the forehead, before he had obtained possession of it, and with such force as to inflict a deep cut in the immediate region of the temporal ar tery. '1 he blood gushed forth in a stream, running down his I. tam and vest, and it was not until past one o'clock yesterday morning that the hemorrhage was staunched by Mr. Andrews, surgeon, of Windsor, who was fortunately soon at hand after the accident. The house, which was most respectably filled, was in a state of considerable anxiety to ascertain the result. Ilia. Otway, who was called for after the play, appeared before the curtain with a baddage on the wound, and walked across the stage with considerable difficulty. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENTS.—There is a new square being laid out and planted in the Helgrave-road, to be called 1 Wa•wick-square, which will be the most extensive on the Grosvenor estate. V. Lere the Lock Hospital- formerly stood there are several splendid mansions. The Whiti Horse- anal several adjoining houses are to be taken dews' to make a more i l commodious entrance tto the Equeries' entrance into Bucking ' heat relat.• SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. • FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—W hen Sir Robert Peel'Sevil genius prevailed over the Right Hon. ,BarOnet's pros verbial caution, and induced hint . eto consent to the prosecution of the repeal leaders, the arch .fiend's triumph was complete. The. Rubicon was passed. To recede was impossible ; to go tbrward was fraught with fresh perils at every step ; while the end was . vet. More fear- - ful than the dang ers o f the way. From the hour that this ill-advised andinipolitic course was determined on, one blunder has succeeded to another. Defects of necessary forms have multipled to an extent beyond all precedent in eany former State prosecution. The law officers of the Crown have acquired an unenviable cele brity for deficiency of caution * or a destitution of -the requisite' legal ability, unequalled - in any Who have been intrusted with the offices they hold. Ridicule, provoked by their self-created einbarrasstiments, has subsided into scorn for the petty, paltry advantages by which they have sought to fetter the traversers iu - preparing for their trial. This feelinoe natural to honourable minds, has recently given place to indignation. The striking of the special jury panel, when every Roman Catholic was regarded as ipso facto disqualified because of his creed, has created nut merely indignation, but alarm. The Government which directed the proceeding, and the functionaries who Cons sented to act upon its directions, have drawn upon them the indignation of the Catholics, who constitute the large majority of the Irish population, and of every liberal Protes tant in the country, while they have alarmed the apprehensions of their friends, lest the pro vocation thus supplied to the population should prove too powerful to be kept within the limits of legal restraint. Scarcely has the public mind recovered from the sensation produced by the stretch of prerogative to secure a partisan jury, than another'' untoward event" for the Govern ment is discovered. An omission e el sixty. three names from the High Sheriff's list, from which the special panel. was struck, has been detected. The High Sheriff's list, not being a faithful transcript of the juror's hook as authenticated by the Recorder, by whom the spe cial jury list was revised, is manifestly fatal to the list, in the striking of which the law officers of the Government had succeeded in obtaining a jury of one creed. Thus they disqualified, at once,, those whom the law has invested with the rights of citizens. • On the pending trial • between the Crown and the repeal leaders. it was essential, no less for the ends of justice than for the satisfactioo of the country, that Catholics and Protestants should, at least in a fair proportion, have been impanelled to - try the issues. The organ.of the Irish Government (the Dublin Packet), in endeavouring to justify the, comae taken by th e G overnment , asserte d that the eleven Roman Catholics expunged from the list were Repealers. This is shown to be po sitively untrue by a reference to the expunged names. Thus the desperate defenee set up fbr the Government in its extremity is demolished ; and the proceeding in alt the hideous charac teristics of its manifest unharness to the ac cused, stands forth. without even the sem blance of an excuse! The Dublin Monitor gives an explanation of the mysterious shin of the sixty-three names from the list of. jurors, -in an article which we gOote at length in another column.. It is stated that the majority of the omitted names are those of Catholics- -a circumstance that renders it the more essential to the impartial administration of justice that the panel should be set aside, and a new jury be struck. The; difficohy thus suddenly created on the very - threshold of. the trial, has, we scarcely need say, occa sioned dire confueion amongst time law officers of the Government. In anticipation Of, and to provide for, the delay that will be caused by time applications which will be made to the Court on behalf of the travers:ers ; the lengthened argu ments which will arise; and the probable decision of the Court against the validity of the jury list, the Crown solicitor tees served a notice .on the solicitors fir the traversers, of the inten tion of the Attorney-General to " move the Court to-morrow (Thursday) or as soon after as possible, that should the . ..trials not, have ter minated on the 31st instant, each succeeding . day, - up to the 15th of April, shall be considered as part of Hilary Term, for the purposes of the said trials." The Cabinet 'Council summoned for yesterday (the second during this week) is - sups posed to have had reference to this new " diffi culty" in Ireland. We venture to predict that the prosecution will be abandoned. If Sir Robert Peel be not positively demented, he will avail himself of this new blunder to extricate himself from a position which every day beccones inure embarrassing to - his Government, and more pe rilous to the country. STAIN DA RD.— We are accustomed to look to the - Morning Chronicle for instruction, as well as for the ainueemeot which clever reasoning' and clear writing are sure to afl',rd. The instruction is, however, of a description somewhat narrow, and, if we may say so, prof -ssional. When our Contemporary's " leaders" are short, we are apprised that there is something plau sible to be answered, but when - they ex tend to a very great length, we are pretty confident that the . day furnishes . nothing that can be worked up into a decent case. With the Morning ' Chronicle as with the rest of the world, rigmarole, as it is disrespectfully • Called, is the resource when facts and reasoning cannot be bad. The Morning Chronicle has to-day . a very long leading article. The reader is aware of the bite rence. The purpose of this long article, as far as we can detect a purpose in it, is to show that. the empire is suffering very grievously by reason of a suggested discrepancy between the decla rations and- the - acts of the present Government. Now we must deny both assertions; we deny that the empire, in integro, suffers anything; Maintain ing on the other hand that, as a whole, the em pire holds a higher and happier position than it ever held, certainly than it has held at any time within the last 14 years. No less positively do we deny that there has been any discrepancy Whatever, between the declarations and the acts of the pre sent Government. We have spoken too lately ofthe actual state of the empire to alloW a recapitula tion of all the advantages which it has Obtained within the last three years to be necessary. Peace conquered, and confirmed—territory profitably enlarged—commerce restored and boundless fields opened to commercial enterprise—the value of the public securities enhanced 10 per cent.—a sadly deficient revenue replaced by a rich surplus contribution to the Ex chequer— the rebellion, nursed up in Ireland, - by tens.ears of Whig-Radical fondling, broken in spirit and in strength, if not utterly subdued; and its man ster meetings dissipated by the wind of a- con stitutional common law presecution.,Andttll this good effected without expedients and witliOnt - quackery. Here surely there are -no symptoms of, grievous suffering to the whole empire—we say to the whole empire, for the 'suffering of. the whole empire, throughallits departfocnt§and classes, is the subject of the Morning chronicle's complaint. But general prosperity may no doubt - be consistent with the suffering ,of particular classes, and may be even connected with that suffering, and we see that to some extent this is the case with the British empire. In the case of manufactures, more particularly, great prosperity is frequently the effect .as well 'as the ' cause of Much suffering to the working classes ; the effect, because, in the competition of the world, it must imply low • wage ; the cause, Inasmuch as it tends to bring much money into 'the hands of a few men, who are the very men naturally disposed to make money the substitute for labour, and thus further to depress time rate of wages and to' depress it' permanently. It is not, however, of • an excess of manufacturing activity that time Morning Chronicle complains, and this; indeed, is the very last thing of which our Con porary would complain. The distress of the working classes is, however, time only ex ception to the .general prosperity of the empire, and that we trust .to see sum, remedied. The second point upon which we are at issue with the Morning Chronicle is time suggested discrepancy between the declarations and the acts of the present Miuisters. Here., Cann the impossibility of proving a negative, we must chal lenge time positive testimony, and we challenge it confidently, that 110 such alleged discrepancy can be produced. It will not be sufficient to take a qualified proposition, strip it of the qualifying Words, and then call it a decho atiou.. Timis, we know, is the manner in which the Opposition journals have endeavoured to establish dos charge of inconsistency between declarations and, acts brought by the Morning Chronicle. But though such ingenious devices may be well enough fine newspaper war, ho men are t•tch fools as to follow so gross a fidlacy in the conduct of their affairs, and that in fact few have beenclear misled by fallacies of the kind is Prot,}: from the general prosperity which t o describe. It)! h have ave our pleasant duty s err t . o . been such fools as to surren der the delusion, let them n ot biamed themselves e e s ts -lt Got a t n li d a that t t l a r e v d. n d n i T , t, c but the dig rone~t ii.sottlinrncatilys nusrcp time Government. we • were net ;itra r i e d 4en of t" f i alling aunleie the suspicion-which we have acknowledged to attach to all long articles, we should add a third issue with the Morning Chronicle, in the shape of a ques-