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of opinion who agree with us in thinking one thing ne cessary—the repeal of the union. —(Cheers.) I read with pleasure, though with some surprise (I called for it to the secretary), the letter of Mr. Sharman Crawford. —(Hear, hear.) He seems to think that the leaders of the agitation have excluded the federal principle from their consideration, and will not act with those who are simply federalists. lam happy from this spot—and I deem it part of my duty—to inform him that he is mistaken in that supposition. We prefer—most of us prefer—the simple repeal of the Act of Union ; but there is not one of us that would not be content to re peal the Act of Union, and substitute a federal parlia ment.—(Hear, hear.) Not one. I don't think federalism to be the best ; but I never was one of those who had such an overweening opinion of the infallibility of my own judgment, not readily to yield to argument, and co-operate with any man that thinks better. lam ready to join with the federalists to repeal the Act of Union, and obtain, in the words of Mr. Sharman Crawford the power for Irishmen to make laws to bind Ireland.— (Cheers.) We have in the Association numbers of per sons who have joined us as federalists.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Grey Porter has proclaimed himself a federalist, and in the name of the Irish people—(Cheers)—l pro pose that he should become the leader of that move ment.—(Hear, hear.) I don't want to be leader. lam quite satisfied to be driver.—(Cheers and laughter.) I ask, is there any man who can doubt the truth of this proposition, that the union was carried by the foulest and most profligate means that ever disgraced a Govern ment—force and fraud—bribery and bloodshed—the bayonet and the triangle—the corrupting influence of gold—every base passion was sent abroad—every foul motive was fostered into increased guilt—our country was filched from us, while we were made to contend against each other, and the greatest crime that ever was perpetrated by one nation against another was perpetrated by England against Ireland, in the extinction of the Irish Parliament ?—(Hear). I turn then to the people of Ireland, and telling them that the guilt was - that of the English Government, I ask them whose was the punishment ? The English Government sinned, and the Irish people bewailed and suffered for the crime in misery, poverty, distress, and destitution. -"--(Hear, hear.) Oh, sacred Heavens how can I look round this beautiful island, and not see that she contains all the material elements of the greatest prosperity?--- (Hear, hear.) The industrial resources of Ireland have been recently brought before the public in the most dis tinct point of view by Dr. Kane in his work.—(Cheers.) Her natural advantages are such, that in describing them even my prosy language assumes the dignity of poetic diction. Her perpetual fertility, her green fields, her verdant valleys, her noble mountains, pouring forth unceasing torrents that would supply power to turn the machinery of all the manufactories in the world. Her spacious bays—hei noble harbours—her majestic estuaries open at every heur of every tide, and secure against every wind that sweeps through heaven, renders her a nation qualified in a transcendent degree to attain a proud and eminent position amongst the commercial countries of the universe. Nature has endowed her with all the elements of greatness, happiness, and freedom yet how comes it that she is not great, nor happy, nor free ? She is no nation—she is a pitiful pelting pro wince, with a people who are everywhere the victims of distress, and would be the victims of despair were it not for their virtue. How comes this, I ask ? It is all the effect of the deleterious union, and the unhappy system of things which now exists must for ever exist unless we resolve upon achieving legislative independence, and in sist that Irishmen shall have Ireland for themselves.— (Hear, hear.) But there are men who decline to join us from an apprehension of religions ascendancy being one of the consequences of a repeal of the union. Ali, Sir (turning to the Chairman), if you thought so, you would not be in that chair to-night.—(Hear, hear.) Yon have been actively and incessantly engaged in our movement during the last twelve months. Not only have you taken part in all our public manifestations during that period, but you have been sedulous in your atttendance upon our private com mittees, and you best know whether, from the first day of your connexion with us to the present hour, you ever heard from one of us a single expression derogatory to the religion of those who hold different tenets from the vast majority of the Irish people.—(Hear, hear.) No such expression you ever heard issuing from our lips, and for this manifest reason, that no such thought ever had existence in our hearts. As a Catholic, I hare seen nothing but evil effects from religious ascendancy, and I hate it too intensely to permit that the pure faith which I conscientiously profess, and which I think the best, should be contaminated by it.—(Cheers.) But, while we disclaim all idea of ascendancy on our own parts, it is a privilege too odious that we should suffer it to be onjoyed by any other party whatever. Equality, not ascendancy, is what we labour to attain, and the whole philosophy of our political principles may be comprised in this sentence —the smooth level of freedom—equal rights and equal liberties for all ; bat ascendancy or superiority to none. --(Cheers.) This is our creed—this is our practice— these are the objects of our political ambition. How proud would the enemies of Ireland be if our conduct had been such as to afford any colour or pretext for a doubt as to the sincerity of our motives. We are candid when we declare that we will not permit any as cendancy on the part of others; and we are equally sin cere when we say that we will not lay claim to any such thing for ourselves. We are struggling for the three greatest blessings that can be enjoyed by any people ; a free press—freedom of education—and freedom of con science. This is the reason why we frankly and warmly call upon our Protestant fellow-countrymen to join us. The struggle in which we are engaged is one iu which all classes of Irishmen may, whether Protestant, Catholic, or Presbyterian, zealously combine and co-operate with out the slightest sacrifice of principle. True, lam now only once more repeating what I have uttered many and many a time before; but political truths ripen in repeti- Limn and, as a new generation is every hour arising, and as a new flow of blood is clay by clay gushing into the national veins, it is not absurd nor inexpedient., but on the contrary highly judicious and advisable, to reiterate continually a great political fact.—(Hear hear.) I speak to the young blood of Ireland, and from this spot I tell them that the hope of their country's salvation is based on the practical acknowledgement of this great truth, that that man who for the enforcement of his oe n doctrine has recourse to the soldier's bayonet or the policeman's staff, affords by his conduct the strongest possible presumptive evidence to show that he has no con scientious conviction of the genuine and intrinsic value of the tenets he professes. W hen he thanks it necessary to have recourse to the soldier, the constable, the excutioner, or the gaoler, he shows that he has no very strong con fidence in the intrinsic superiority of the opinions he professes, -and that he suspects they have not truth or reason to support them. I care not who is the man who pursues such a course—l care not who may he the per secutor, whether Protestant, Catholic, or Presbyterian, in my mind he is no Christian at all.—(Cheers,) An other impediment in the course of repeal is the alleged danger of a convulsion in property ; but nothing was ever more absurd or more irrational than any such appre hension,, for the danger consists in not repealing the union. —(Cheers.) Property is not safe, and I will go the length of saying that it ought not to be so while the present system of things continue. How can there he prosperity in the country—how can there be security to property, as long as six millions of money, which ought to Jses expendechiaeaising.ewages and creating a conapeo e tiem labour, are, dreirsectout ,tef the country fur the . .purpose of enriching and aggrandising other lands l'hey who have no inheritance nor patrimony but the vigour of their frame, would, if the union was repealed to-marrow, -have six millions of mone y competing fur their labour, and wages would then be secured to them such as - would ess e nti a lly p romo t e th e i r com f ort and happiness. And if conscience be secure, as it would be an case of repeal, and if property would also be secure, as it would b, what possible excuse can there be for any man who professes to have the interests of his coun try at heart keeping aloof from our movement ? We are desirous that the lead in this movement should be taken by such men as you, Sir (Mr. O'Brien), by the ancient gentry and landed proprietors of the country, and also by mercantile men eminent for their standing and wealth. I tell the men of property who now keep aloof from us, that they are wrong in doing so, and I forewarn them that opportunities of which they will not avail themselves may not be again presented. Theeudg went of the House of Lords directed that I, in common with the other State prisoners, should be restored to all that we lost by the original judgment which was reyersed, but was there ever heard anytning more preposterOus than that ? They take away three months of my life, and then they gravely tell me that that period of time shall be restored to my existence.—(Hear, hear.) In the year 1752, Lord Chesterfield brought in an Act for changing what is called " the old style," and it was done by striking eleven days from the old calendar, as originally framed. Thus it was that the almanac was set right, but the indignation of some parties knew no bounds, and Lord Chesterfield was near being put to death by the London mob, who ran after him in the streets, exclaiming " My Lord, my Lord, give us back the eleven days of our life."—(Loud laughter.) Now, I do not say to the English Government, give me back my three month s , but I say, give me compensation for it, and I call upon every man in Ireland who loves justice to rally with me against that Government. They unhesitatingly charged the Queen's subjects, aye, the representative s of the people, for I have the honour of being colleague to ray friend, whose admirable speech interested you so much to-night.—(Hear, hear.) Now, to come back; we h ave o b tained the triumph, and we can afford to be good humoured. I f org i ve them the three momths as well as the eleven days.—Cries of " Hear hear," and a laugh.) I have stated the evils which the union has entailed—l have given a short sketch, rather a bird's-eye view, of the necessary advantages that would result to Ireland from the six millions of absentee rents being spent' a mongst the fi e • ar, hear.) It may be said that to the Protestant portion o f t h e community the patronage of t h e Establishment would be a ducat lost in the tint place. I do not know any class of men who are worse paid than a great number of the Protestant elergymen. Ido not know any set of men who are obliged to practise more rigid economy than they are.—(Hear, hear.) I think th ey would be better paid by a voluntary principle than they are at present. But, at all events, my principle is, that whoever prays with the clergyman should pay the clergyman, and nobody else.—(llear, hear.) But if that patronage be lost, I ask the inhabitants of Ireland whether an immense accession of patronage will not be obtained in many of the public offices ? Why, the Custom-house is filled with Englishmen and Scotch men. You hear the broad accents of the Scotch, the chirping flippancy of the English note, but you hear no Irish note.—(Hear, hear.) Every situation is filled by Scotchmen or Englishmen, with very few and paltry exceptions ; and if there be a question of ba lance of patronage, if we had the union re pealed I think we would not have any functionary but an Irishman. Well, bat what are we to do ? Agitate, agitate, agitate. —(Cheers.) Atter one victory we are to be more de termined ; no time is to be lost ; every man's duty, clay and night, is t o cons id er h ow he can "forward the cause of re Pea ---- (Dear.) Ireland cannot tolerate the con- tinuance of the union, and it is only those who have in fluence over the people that are able to answer for it, that separation shall not come in their time ; but that separation may—will come, as the period arrives when death has annihilated the authority of some and lessened that of others.—(Hear, hear.) This is, therefore, the time for the anti-repealers who give into the federal prin ciple to come forward. In 1825 the British Minister might have conceded emancipation as a matter of grace and favour ; such a concession would have been received with thankfulness, as a begger receives alms, with per fect gratitude. Such a concession might have annihi lated popular organisation in Ireland, and the Ministry would have had an experiment to make at all events for a considerable period how they could work out the union without disgusting the people of Ireland ; but the oppor tunity passed by ; it was allowed to escape, and we forced emancipation in 1829. Our plans are developed in the Repeal Association. All we want is to arouse the patriotism of Ireland. Is it not a country worth strug gling for ? If a foreign foe were to invade the land, is it not a country worth fighting for?—(Cheers.) If the Queen and the constitution required it, is it not a coun try worth dying for ?—(Cheers.) Oh ! my spirit arises, and walks abroad in more than usual serenity, when I contemplate such an assembly as this collected here to night—when so many goodly beings are gathered round the festive board ; and I ask, is not that a specimen that your people deserve to be free ?—(Cheers.) When I cast my eyes there (pointing to the ladies' gallery), and behold those fairy, sylph-like forms, transcending, in the charms of their youth and loveliness, all that the most glowing imagination of poetry or romance could picture' to itself—l ask, are their husbands, their sons, their brothers, their fathers, to be slaves? Oh, but there are some amongst the Irish who think the English are better able to govern them than they are to govern themselves—who think there is some superiority in the English. I wish some of those youths who think that were present, and I would ask them in that presence (pointing to the ladies), whether they would consent to acknowledge Englishmen their superiors ?—(Cheers and laughter.) But the ques tion I asked to-night, included as it is in the narrower circle of this room, partook in some respects perhaps of ludicrousness, though not intended ; but applied to the entire nation it must find an echo—an an swer in every Irish heart, for that heart is not Irish that will not join in the cry of liberty to Ireland.—(Cheers.) Yes, it is a delightful task—l envy the men that are younger than me, because they have more time to serve Ireland—(A laugh)—feeling what a precious treasure that is which the man possesses whose soul is devoted to the benefit of his native land.—(Cheers.) Can there be a higher, a more ennobling emotion ? Can there be anything calculated to produce more self-exaltation ? Can there be anything more deserving of the approba tion of others than the love of country—the love of fatherland—the love of old Ireland ? What treasure in life—what pleasure in existence—what satisfaction can there he, equal to contending for one's native land ? Where is the pleasure to equal it—where is the delight to he compared with it ? Oh, I pity that base and gro velling slave that does not devote all the throbbing of his heart and emotions of his soul to obtain the liberty of his native land.—(Cheers.) The Irish are a noble people— 'enerous, temperate, and religious, with the finest climate on the face of the earth. Oh, the demons of darkness shall not stalk alone through the land—the tyrants of con science and man shall nut have this country to themselves, The people of Ireland are entitled to their native land ; and depriving no man of his property, liberty, or rights, but increasing every man's comf,rt, Ireland shall be a nation.—(Cheers.) Yes, the day is coming—it is not distant—when the Irish shall have Ireland.—(Tremen dons cheering.) The late victory is but an omen, a proof of the success that is to come; and I implore of all who hear me to spread abrOad the likelihood of that 4uccess.—(llear, hear.) We have the representatives of the nation—not only the chief magistrates of all the great towns of Ireland surrounding me, but I am sur rounded by many of the foremost friends of liberty and freedom—l am surrounded by the genuine representa tives of the people, for the esteemed hierarchy of Ireland have sent their holy prelates here.—(Cheers.) Protes tant patriotism fills the chair.—(Great cheering.) This is a glorious day for Ireland. Let us then rally—let us proclaim throughout Ireland—and each of you will pro claim it in your respective districts—that the time is come when we should be doubly energetic—when there is a perfect prospect of success to encourage us—and when, if despair exists, we should be only doubly active to counteract it.—(Cheers.) This is the period to call upon Irishmen to rally round me, to be strictly peace able, loyal, tranquil, but determined.—(Cheers.) Active and energetic, submissive to the law, but full of love of country.—(Hear.) Ireland, beloved Ireland, you shall be a nation again.—(Cheers.) Christians of every denomination shall, under the angel wing of mutual benevolence, meet together and transact their worldly business without religious animosity—leave their differ ences in religion to be settled by piety, charity, and good will, and join together for the peace and happiness of fatherland.—(Cheers.) Oh, is there not distinct evi dence presented to English statesmen that their policy to this country is not prudent nor safe to continue ? It was prophesied that it would not continue. At the time ' the union was carried, Lord Grey prophesied that the Irish people would find out the insult and insist upon retribution.—(Cheers.) We have found it out, and are here engaged in demanding an honest retribution.— (Cheers.) Repealers of every class, whether federalist or not, I call upon you to rally round me—the day is come—the hour is arrived—rally with me for Old Ire land and repeal. Mr. O'Connell resumed his seat amidst greet cheering. Mr. John O'Connell, Dr. Gray, Mr. Steele. and other traverser., responded to the compliments paid to them as fellow-prisoners of M r. O'Conn el I, the Rev. Dr. Can twell, Prelate, Mr. O'Hea, Dr. Mncnally, the Catholic Bishop of Clogher, the celebrated guest, the Rev. Thomas Ma guire, Mr. Grattan, M.P., the Lord Mayor, Caleb Powell, Lq., M.P., Mr. Staunton, and Lord Ffrench, subsequently addressed the assembly, which broke up about twelve o'clock. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPEAL WARDENS. The following document has been just issued by the Burgb-quay Executive : "To insure the legislative independence of Ireland, but one thing is necessary—the legal, peaceable, and complete organization of her people. " The organization of the people is confided to the repeal wardens. From the repeal wardens of Ireland must come triumph or defeat in the present struggle. If they will discharge the duties of their high office, Ireland will again rank among the nations. But if they neglect them—if they prove deficient in zeal, in activity, in per severing patriotism—lreland must continue to be, what silo now is, a wretched pauperised province. " Repeal wardens of Ireland, if you have the will, you have the power, to make your country a nation—shame, shame upon you, if through your apathy or neglect she continues a province ! " Repeal wardens of Ireland, the destinies of your long suffering country are in your hands ! Is it your will that Ireland shall continue an ill-governed, because not a self-governed province ? or do you determine that she shall again be a nation, under the British Crown, pos sessing a Parliament composed of her own sons, freely chosen by her own people, and really representing the 8,000.000 of her brave, generous, moral, and temperate wula!ion , . .ast .ear ,Oip .people of Iretand were assembled to pronounce upon repeal ; and in town and city, in county and in province, the national voice declared in favour of legislative independence. It was right that the people should be so consulted, and the sense of the nation so collected. The result was a glorious one ! "The people of Ireland are now committed to repeal I A nation cannot, without the deepest dishonour, abandon opisiens so loudly and so unanimously proclaimed. • " 1843 was a year of display; of 'demonstration, of most noble promise ; 1844 must be 'the year of steady, persevering, unostentatious work. Be it your care, re peal wardens of Ireland, that 1844 fillfils the promise of 1843. " The National Repeal Association can alone legally appoint repeal wardens—other persons, bodies, or meet ings may recommend, but they cannot appoint to the office. All coMmittees of repeal wardens are in fact only local Committees of the Association, to be appointed by that body, and subject to its control. " We now proceed to describe the manner in which repeal wardens are to be appointed : " Firstly, we recommend as the best and wisest mode of proceeding, that proper and efficient persons should be recommended to the Association by the parochial clergy. . "gecondly, should the clergy be unwilling to inter fere, that persons anxious to become wardens should be recommended at a public meeting of the parish, con vened for that purpose, and their names transmitted to the Association. In either case reliance may be had, that unless for some very strong reason, the recommen dation of the persons named either by the clergy or at the meeting will be confirmed by the Association. " When a repeal warden shall have been appointed, he will receive a written notification of his appointment from the secretary of the Association ; and on his com pleting remittances to the amount of 54 he will be pre sented with a handsome diploma of office. " The first duty of the repeal wardens is, to divide each parish into sections of convenient size for the pur pose of collecting the repeal rent. To each section there should be a repeal warden, whose duty it would be to apply to every repealer in his section for one halfpenny fortnightly, or one penny monthly. ," It is advisable that in each parish there should be two inspectors of wardens, each to have half the parish under his care. The inspectors to be selected by the clergy, in conjunction with the local committee of war dens, and their names to be transmitted to the Association for appointment. " The inspectors' duty shall be to receive from the wardens, and remit weekly, if possible, to the secretary of the Association ;the sums received from each warden ; and also to answer any queries which the Committee of the Association may, from time to time, transmit to them. " The wardens and inspectors of each parish are to constitute a Comtniteee, to be named' The Committee of Wardens of - pZtrish,' and wherever it is practicable, a eenwiient place for holding weekly meetings should be obtained • " All committees thus formed will be allowed the pre sent dravrbaek of 2/. out of every 101. contributed by their parish, for local repeal expenses, such as rent of reading-roods, purchase of newspapers ; and will, be sides, be supplied with all the publications and docu ments emanating from the Repeal Association. But in all cases where one of those most invaluable institutions, repeal readfing - rooms, exist, such repea l rea di ng - room will he considered by the Association the best and most fi t ti n z place foi• the keeping of their documents. :Aso the duty of the repeal wardens to procure s i gna tures to the various petitions agreed on by the Asso ciation, and to take special care that none but genuine signatures are affixed thereto ; or, when persons cannot write, to obtain their authority for affixing their names ; and also to transmit such petitions, according to the in structions of the Repeal Association, to Dublin. " Another duty of the repeal wardens is to promote the registry of Parliament, municipal, and poor-law electors, in the repeal interests, by ascertaining the names and qualifications of all such persons, not registered, who are qualified, and inducing them to take the necessary steps to have their franchise established. " The chief duty of the repeal wardens is to be always actively alive to preserve the public peace, and to pre vent crime. They should call in the aid of the police and magistrates to prevent riots, or breaches of the peace, or any acts of violence ' • and they are bound to prevent the formation of illegal societies, of whatever de scription ; or, if any such subsist, to denounce them to the legal authorities of the State. " All the proceedings of the repeal wardens must be open and public—no secrecy can be allowed. " The Loyal National Repeal Association disclaims and rejects all force and violence. It proclaims that the cause is to succeed by peace and perseverance, and that the man who violates the law gives strength to the enemies of Ireland. " In order to the working out of a peaceful and legal agitation, pecuniary funds are essential. " The repeal rent, therefore, is absolutely necessary, "in order to work out our peaceful and legal purposes. ' " Extraordinary occasions will ever produce extraor dinary exertion upon the part of the people of Ireland. 'They have marked their indignation at the imprison ment of our beloved leader and his fellow-martyrs, by pouring into the national treasury, in the first month of his captivity, 12,3941. 14s. 9d. Still it is most desirable that the weekly amount of rent should not depend upon the impulse given by extraordinary events. Every exer lion should be made to place the fund on a perfectly regular and permanent footing. "A general collection in small sums would greatly tend to prevent fluctuations, and would have the addi tional advantage of being more convenient to a great majority of the contributors. "We therefore again impress upon the wardens the fact that the Association is more anxious that the sum collected by each repeal warden every week should be sent at the end of the week through the inspector of his half-parish, than that it should be retained until other sums would be added, with a view to send a larger amount. The Association would feel more indebted for small sums regularly transmitte.l than for large sums occasionally forwarded. Every half parish. in Ireland should send a weekly remittance to the Association through its inspector. " It is on all hands admitted that much more than 3,000,000 of Irishmen declared last year for repeal. Were one-third of that number to contribute a halfpenny a fortnight, a penny a month, a shilling a year, an an. nual fund of more than 50,000 L would be created ; which, with extraordinary subscriptions, would amount to a weekly average of more than 1,000/. " Repeal wardens of Ireland, it is right you should be made acquainted with the greatness of the responsibility which attaches to your office ; you should understand, and duly appreciate, the importance of the services your country calls upon you to render her. If there be among you, which we do not apprehend, men unfitted for the office, from want of zeal, activity, or perseverance, they should, at once, if they are honest men, resign. Ire land requires real, not nominal, services ; working, not professing, friends. " Therefore, let no man who is not conscious of pos sessing the following qualifications assume the office of warden. All honest men shrink from the assumption of a position to the duties of which they are unequal. " The title of' repeal warden' is a noble title, of which all true Irishmen should be ambitious ; but they alone deserve it who, " 1. Are men of industrious habits, of good moral character, and enjoying the respect of their clergy, let them be of what religious denomination they may, and possessing the confidence and esteem of their neigh bours. " 2. The wardens should possess an intimate know ledge of the district over which they are to act, and they should labour to increase that knowledge by a study of such maps, statistics, and other documents relating to the neighbourhood to which they can get access. " 3. They should be men determined to discharge their duties zealously and perseveringly, and look on a week in which they do not collect repeal rent, and trans mit it through the inspector of their half-parish, as a week of dishonour. "4. They should be disposed to reason civil and calmly with those who are yet opposed to repeal. They should love peace, avoid strife, suppress hatred and animosities, and ardently seek to conciliate all—to alie nate and insult none. " 5. They should, in the repeal reading-rooms and at home, in town and in field, try to learn the resources, statistics, history, and prospects of Ireland. They should especially . study the arguments for repeal, both for their own benefit and their neighbour's. A repeal warden should be able to explain, to all who require information on the subject, the strictly legal and peaceful means by which repeal is to be attained. He should be capable of detailing the disastrous effects of the union upon our trade and manufactures, and of explaininc , the advan tages that would inevitably result to Ireland from the restoration of her domestic legislation. In short, the Repeal wardens should be the instructors, the teachers of the people, anxious to disseminate among them useful and wholesome political information. " In order to make these attainments easier, the Asso ciation will give every help in their power to the Repeal reading-rooms.. _ _ _ " In conclusion, we call upon the Repeal wardens, in the name of our common country, to do their duty, to worthily perform the glorious task assigned them—the regeneration of a nation ! Again, we tell them that the destinies of their country are in their hands ; let the repeal wardens in every parish in Ireland act ener getically, zealously, and, above all, perseveringly, and repeal is certain. "Let every man in Ireland act as if the legislative freedom of his country depended solely upon his indi vidual exertions. "Repeal wardens of Ireland, we repeat it, your coun try's dependence is upon you 1 Upon your exertions, upon your active, persevering patriotism, rest her hopes of regeneration. " Be active, then, zealous, persevering. Be so, for your own great honour—your children's welfare—your coun try's gratitude. " A. R. STRITCH, Chairman of Parish Committee." " N.B. Each person having paid up one shilling is enti tled to be enrolled as an Associate Repealer. "Each person having paid 11. is entitled to be admitted a member. "Each person having collected twenty shillings is entitled to be admitted a member (provided he is him self a contributor of one shilling or more to the repeal fund). "Each person subscribing 10/, is entitled to be enrolled a volunteer. " Each person collecting 101. is entitled to be enrolled a volunteer (provided he is himself a subscriber of one shilling or more to the repeal fund). "In each and all of the above cases, the individual must be moved and seconded at a public meeting of the Association." COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON THE SON OF THE LATE POET, T. CAMP BELL, ESR. J 4 I,n • X Commissionite . tun' a tico inqicireiido was opened at .the. Ship Inn, Waltham Abbey,. before Mr. Commis sioner Winalow," and a Special pry of sixteen gentle men of the county of Essex, of whom J. Colvin, was foreman, to inquire as to the state of mind of Thomas Telford Campbell, Esq., aged forty, only , son of the late poet, Thomas Campbell, Esq., de scribed in the Commission as of " Dr. Allen's Asylum, High Beech, Essex, bachelor." - The case excited the greatest interest in the neigh bourhood, and the court was much crowded. Mr. Moxon appeared as counsel, and Messrs. Der ton, Barker,, and ChOppin appeared as solicitors to the Commiision, which was unopposed. The Com mission was taken out at the instance of the trustees, under the will of a relative, from which the subject of the Commission derives an annuity. The inquiry was rendered necessary by the demise of his father, under whose will he, however, takes no property. After the jury had been sworn, and the proceedings were about to commence, Mr. Campbell, having ex pressed a wish to be present, walked into the room unattended, and after bowing respectfully to the court, took his seat by the side of the Learned Com missioner. He is about five feet five inches in height, dark complexion, very good-humoured countenance, with a stout, robust, muscular frame. He throughout paid the greatest attention to the proceedings, and evinced no symptoms of a disordered intellect. The Learned COMMISSIONER having addressed the jury explanatory of the laws of lunacy, Mr. Moxon addressed the jury at some length to the following effect :—He had the honour to appear for the trustees for the annual payment of a sum of money to Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell, and who felt it unsafe to continue such payment until a jury had decided as to the state of his mind. It was about fourteen years since that Mr. Campbell's father, in consequence of some extraordinary conduct, had deemed it necessary for his protection to place him under the care of Dr. Allen, at his asylum, High Beach, Essex. He was sent there under the usual medical certificate, signed by Dr. Scott and another gentleman. Mr. Campbell had continued to reside there up to the present time, but for the whole period from his first entering the establishment he had been fully at liberty, without the slightest confine ment or restraint, as Dr. Allen deemed it a mild case, and only thought a little moral control necessary, such as restraining him from drink, to which he had formerly been accustomed ; he, therefore, used to walk where he pleased daily after breakfast, returning to dinner, and again, season and weather permitting, until between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. He was a great pedestrian, frequently walking thirty or forty miles per day; in fact, he was computed to have travelled over a distance of 80,000 miles during his residence at High Beach Asylum. He is parti cularly attached to the neighbourhood of Woodford and Epping Forest. He was perfectly harmless, but had several singular delusions. One was, that Chinn's Lozenges, which he had formerly taken, had got into his bones and destroyed his constitu tion ; and he had some time since accustomed himself to lie down in the sun in the Forest, in order, as he said, to evaporate Chinn's Lozenges out of his bones, and eradicate the diseases they had engendered. He took occasional dislikes to some of the inmates at Dr. Allen's, and had been known to attack some, when, as he said, they got in his way in the passage, although, on such occasions, there was Plenty of rem for hiln, and he would afterwards say r, THE SUN, LONDON, MOXDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER tz, tut that he thought he ought , to thrash them well. He had exhibited some extraordinary conduct to the tailor who worked for the establishment, and to the slaugh terman who killed the beasts, &c., for the use of the inmates ; in the latter case he had eaten part of the brains of an ox which had been just killed; he would have them warm from the head, without being cooked, and ate them without any bread. Mr. Moxon having detailed the delusions and general conduct in accord ance with the subjoined evidence, expressed a hope that, whatever present appearances of sanity Mr. Campbell might present, the jury would not, after hearing the evidence, consider that his late lamented father had placed him unnecessarily under restraint ; indeed, it could not be supposed that he could have so treated his only child, except for his due care and pro tection. Mrs. Mary Johnstone was then examined. She stated that her husband was a surgeon, of Dover street, Piccadilly. She was an old friend of the family, particularly of Mr. Campbell's late mother. About 14 or 15 years ago witness was in London, and on a visit to Mrs. Campbell. She observed that young Mr. Campbell's manners were very peculiar. Once when at dinner he took offence because the foot man accidently removed his chair, upon which, with out saying a word, he got up and left the table, went out of the house, and did not return for several hours. On other occasions, when the family would be taking lunch or other meals, he would sometimes take it into his head that he was not wanted, and would suddenly leave the room. When witness was about to depart, and wished to take leave of him, he, for no apparent reason, ran to his bed-room, locked himself in, and would not come out, although she went and knocked at his bed-room door; indeed, he became exceedingly excited, and, after some time, opened his door and re marked that witness was no lady for coming to a gentleman's bed-room, and he then refused to come out; in fact, shut the door in her face. She then thought, from his excited state and extraordinary conduct, that he was labouring under delusions, and that his mind was consequently impaired. Dr. Allen bore out a considerable portion of the learned counsel's statement, adding that Mr. Campbell was formerly allowed only 6d. per day" 'pocket money, but it had been latterly increased to 1 s., as although he had formerly drank he had only got in toxicated about three or four times during the whole fourteen or fifteen years; and of late he had discon tinued spirits, taking, as he said, oatmeal as a substitute, and he, in consequence, got better in health generally. His dislikes to the other inmates wererathersingular; he fancied they annoyed him, and one in particular he had taken an objection to ; he said the very smell of him would make any man mad. He also appeared to dislike a lady who was an inmate, and also a lad who was in his (Dr. Allen's) employ. Neither party had given him any offeace, and therefore his com plaint, that they annoyed him, was without founda tion. Mr. Campbell objected to wearing woollen garments, preferring corduroy trousers as being lighter and better to walk in ; for the same reason also he wore generally a coat and waistcoat of cashmerette, or some equally light material. He (Dr. Allen) had been 25 years conducting High Beach Asylum, and had had great experience in cases of lunacy, and it was his opinion, that although Mr. Campbell was perfectly harmless, and very shrewd, yet he laboured under certain delusions, and was decidedly of un sound mind. Mr. Johnstone, surgeon, of Dover-street, Picca dilly, husband of the first witness, was also of opinion that Mr. Campbell was not of sound mind. Henry Davis, the tailor to Dr. Allen's establish ment, proved Mr. Campbell's peculiar aversion to woollen cloth., and also the dislike he appeared to en tertain for several of the inmates, as well as all con nected with Dr. Allen's house. John Birkett stated that he was the slaughterman or butcher at Dr. Allen's asylum. Mr. Campbell was very fond of watching the operations of killing cattle, sheep, &c. When witness was slaughtering an ox, about three months since, Mr. Campbell was present, and said he should like to eat some of the brains. Wit ness said of course he would have them cooked, but Mr. Campbell said they were more pure and efficacious in their natural state, and actually ate them warm as they - came from the head of the animal, without either having them cooked or eating a morsel of bread with them. William Roe, one of the attendants at Dr. Allen's, also gave evidence confirmatory of the previous testi mony ; and Mr. Carey, a surgeon, of Woodford, who had been in the habit of frequently meeting and con versing with Mr. Campbell during his rambles, was called on the part of the latter to testify as to his sa nity, but he agreed with the other two medical gen tlemen, that Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell was de cidedly of unsound mind. Mr. Campbell put several questions to the witnesses, and occasionally made some very pertinent remarks, observing that the witnesses had given their evidence very fairly, but were wrong in their conclusions; and explained to the jury such parts of the evidence as he seemed to think bore against him. He said—" I did not eat the whole of the brains of the ox, but only a small portion, and, therefore, the witness (Birkett) must be mistaken. Mrs. Johnstone must also be mis taken. I did not behave in the way she described ; the fact is I was unwell, and confined myself to my room, and did not want to be disturbed. I suppose I offended my father because I did not seem to think enough of myself. He wanted me to go more into society, which I did not feel disposed to do. I have not been particularly well educated. I was sent to school in France, but I ran away from it, and was stopped at Boulogne because I had no passport, and was detained there till proper inquiries were made." By a juror—He ran away from school because he was not comfortable. .• Mr. Campbell continued—He had given the solici tors the names of certain witnesses ' who could speak as to his general conduct at Woodford, &c., but none of them, excepting Mr. Carey, had attended. This he regretted, as the 'result of the inquiry might, in consequence, be unfavourable to him ; but he' hoped the jury would take that circumstance into their con sideration' as it had arisen from hi s i gnorance o f t h e law, .and he trusted his case would not thereby be affected. He would suggest that the inquiry should be adjourned, to procure the attendance of those wit nesses.—(ft was here explained to Mr. Campbell, that such matter was not of sufficient importance to require an adjournment, upon which he appeared satisfied.) Mr. Campbell then went on to say, that the fact of a man being locked up in a mad-house, for some years, would lead people to suppose that he was mad. Of 41.14 n mySQ people, w, ,stp,*ated , in slich establish , ' ultras, nPne anuld h form_ any ,idea wilco had never resided in them --pone _could imagine - the. Loath of constant association th insane persons. himself"'hate Whatever erdecision satisfied Mr. Campbell throughout conducted hi mse lf w ith the greatest urbanity, coolness, and comp osu r e ; th a the th jury u was ry might arrive at, he was perfectly sane. in deed no one could have supposed that he had been an inmate of a lunatic asylum, or that his intellects had been impaired. Mr. Commissioner Wixstow summed up with great clearness and impartiality—so much so, that the Learned Counsel deemed it unnecessary to offer any observations. The jury, after a brief consultation, retired, and after an absence of nearly an hour, returned into court, when their names were called aver by Mr. Boniface, of the Under Sheriff's office. The foreman then announced that although he and another juror objected to give a verdict at variance with the medical testimony, yet that fourteen jurors out of the sixteen were of opinion that Mr. Campbell was of sound mind. A verdict was accordingly recorded " That Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell was of sound mind." The verdict caused extraordinary sensation in the room. Mr. Campbell immediately after removed his lug gage from Dr. Allen's, and took elegant apartments at the house of th e late Captain Sotherby, near Woodford. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HO USE. ALLEGED POHGERT.—A case' which excited a vast deal of interest from the character of the prosecution, and the disclosures that subsequently followed, took place before. Mr. Alderman Wood, who sat for the Lord Mayor. It was that of a young man respectably connected, named Moore, living in Cambridge-street, Hackney, who was charged with having forged the indorsement of two wine warrants, valued at 901. The prosecutor, Rdgar White, of Mincing-lane, it appeared had got the prisoner to procure an advance for him on the two notes for 301., and when he after wards applied for their restoration, he found that they had been disposed of with his name forged on the back as the indorsement. The prisoner asked the prosecutor if he would swear that the notes were not indorsed when they were handed to him. Prosecutor—No ; certainly not. Prisoner—Did you not state, after the Chelmsford Assizes, that a person named Sparks, your man, had broken open your desk and extracted the two notes in question, which were legally indorsed, and had at tempted to raise money upon them? Prosecutor—l said that my desk had been broken open. Prisoner—By Sparks ? Prosecutor—Yes. The prisoner protested his innocence. He said it was a cruel persecution. One of the notes being here produced, the Alder man handed it to the prosecutor, and inquired if it was in his handwriting? He replied it was not, nor did he know in who se it was . Prisoner (with emp h as i s ) —ls it not in Sparks's handwriting ? Prosecutor--I don't know. Prisoner (add ress i ng t h e Al L e rman in an impres:ive manner)—So help me G o d, the notes were signed before I got them. It is through the malevolence of that man and Sparks that I am now in my present position. He then called a Mr. Well's, a judge's clerk, to prove that the notes were indorsed when they were handed over to the prisoner by the pro secutor. Sparks (who up to this time was in court, and at tentively taking notes as a reporter) was called by the prosecutor to rebut that evidence. In a rather pompous style he stated himself to be Washington Angelo (and something else) Sparks. He swore po sitively that they were not indorsed, nor was he in dorsement in his handwriting. Alderman . WOOD said, from the evidence, it would be his duty to commit him, but he would remand him until Tuesday, to allow time for the other note to be produced. Prisoner—May I ask if you will accept bail for my appearance ? Alderman WOOD—I can't; there is not a second magistrate present. Sparks was here taken into custody, and placed at the bar, charged by the prisoner in the last case for detaining a bill of exchange for 50/. Mr. Moore stated that a few weeks ago he intrusted Sparks with a bill of exchange for 501. to get dis counted for him. He had frequently applied to him since for the money, or the bill, but could not succeed in recovering either. Alderman WOOD declined to entertain the charge. As Sparks was about to retire from the Court a gentleman stepped forward, and said he wished the prisoner to be detained. Sparks was again placed at the bar. The gentleman stated that his name was Garratt, and that he was a tailor in Cheapside. About the middle of August last Sparks called at his shop, and gave orders for a coat. Witness asked prisoner for his name and address, when Sparks presented the card of Mi. Edgar White, the prosecutor in the pre vious case. After the coat had been delivered fre quent applications were made for payment, but the party applying was informed that if he called again he would be kicked out of the office. Another tradesman; a bootmaker in London. wall, also preferred a charge against the prisoner of a similar nature. Mr. Alderman WOOD inquired if there were any other charges ?—A gentleman stepped forward, and said that many might be preferred provided time was allowed. Unfortunately, Sparks had victimised him, but it could not be said to be a felony, Sparks having repeatedly come to his shop, and ordered small arti cles, taking out a purse apparently containing sove reigns, by way of illusion, and with the view of instilling confidence in his credit. Ile so far suc ceeded in this ruse that one of the young men on the establishment was induced to trust him to the extent of several pounds. After some further investigation the MAGISTRATE ordered that the prisoner should be remanded until Tuesday. GUILDHALL. John Smith, a horse-dealer, lodging in Blackfriars road, was re-examined on suspicion of having stolen a bay horse, which he had taken to Dixon's Repository. The policeman stated that the horse" answered the description of one stolen in Cambridgeshire. The prisoner said that he bought the horse at Ips wich fair ; but it appeared that the description, in the receipt he produced, did not tally with that of the mare. Mr. Alderman HUGHES remanded the prisoner till Tuesday, to give time for inquiries to be made, and obeserved that when a case was complete against a prisoner, and he was committed for trial, the news papers published it; but where the publication of the first examination of a prisoner, and of the property found upon him, might lead to the discovery of the owners," this useful information to the public was rarely given. _ _ BO W-STREET. James Carruthers, who was remanded on a charge of sending threatening letters to Messrs. Coutts, the bankers, with intent to obtain 2001., was brought up for final examination. No fresh evidence was ad duced, and, as we gave the particulars of the case be fore, it is unnecessary to repeat them. The witnesses were all bound over, and the prisoner was committed for trial. UNION-HALL. THE LATE FRACAS I; THE VICTORIA THEATRE.— In the course of the day an application was made by a solicitor, on the part of Mr. J. 11. Kirby, the actor, for a summons against Mr. Osbaldiston, the lessee of the Victoria Theatre, for refusing to allow him to enter the boxes on his tendering payment for the same. The solicitor, who was accompanied by Mr. Kirby, stated that on Thursday evening, at the termination of the fourth act of Othello, Mr. Osbaldiston told Miss Vincent not to speak the speeches, but to come to cues, and not to be humbugged by the "damned Yan kee." That Mr. Kirby was drunk, and had insulted the whole company." But when Mr. Kirby sent to him for an explanation, he returned as his answer that he desired "no more words from Mr. Kirby." The latter gentleman having been apprised of the un founded accusation that had been brought against him by Mr. Osbaldiston, before the audience of the Vic toria, went there on the night in question, for the pur pose of contradicting the unjust aspersions on his cha racter. Mr. Kirby first assayed to get into the house by the stage door, but failing in the attempt, he then went round to the box entrance, and although he tendered the price of admission he was refused, the servants of the theatre, having, it appeared, received instructions not to admit him into any part of the house, so that he was precluded from appearing before the audience and neutralising the injurious report which had been propagated to his disadvantage. Had he been admitted into the house on Thursday night, his presence would have contradicted them, and exhi bited the utter groundlessness of the charge made against him, but he had no opportunity of carrying into effect his intentions, and the object of the present application was to have a summons issued against the lessee of the above theatre, to show the cause why he refused to admit into the house a gentleman who had tendered money for admission. The solicitor said he was prepared to prove that Mr. Kirby was perfectly sober at the time. Mr. COTTINGHAM, in reply to the application, said he had great doubts whether the lessee could be com pelled, to admit any person into the theatre whose pre sence he was averse to, but before he (the Magistrate) gave any advice on the subject, he should wish to see is copy of the license, which would enable him to de cide the question. It certainly seemed hard that the lessee of a theatre should exclude a person who was respectable in his appearance and sober from the house, setting aside the matter in dispute between the parties. Without the production of the license, how ever, as he said before, he would not undertake to give a decided opinion on the subject, but he had no objez..- tion to issue a summons requiring Mr. Osbaldiston's attendance on Wednesday next. The lii,rtie3 having 44aRked the — maiiitys ate, then': Thomas Watts, a carman,. was charged, before - Mr. Cottingharn, with causing the death of a little boy, named Madden, on the preceding day. It appeared that the prisoner was driving his cart along the Borough, when he was stopped by several persons calling out that he had run over a child. He immediately attended to the call, and alighted from the cart, when he saw a child carried into a house, quite dead. He declared that he was not at all aware of any accident having happened until he heard the people calling out to him to stop, which he did immediately. The prisoner was detained until further inquiries were made. Thomas Farren and Jeremiah Cross were charged with causing the death of James Scott, under the fol lowing circumstances : The prisoners are draymen, and were unloading their dray at the door of a beer shop in Webber-row, when the deceased, who was under the influence of liquor, staggered off the pavement into the road. In the fall he happened to touch the horses' heels, and one of the animals kicked out and struck the deceased, and at the same moment they proceeded forward, when the wheel of the ponderous vehicle passed over his breast bone. He was taken up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed into a chemist's shop, where he expires. In the course of the inquiry, it did not appear that any blame was attachable to the prisoners, who were engaged in the cellar at the time, and the horses had their nose-bags on ; but the Magistrate was of opinion that, in unloading drays, there ought to be some person at the horses' heads. The pri soners were adjudged to enter into their recognizances of 401. each, to appear here on Saturday next. CLERKEIV WELL, Mr. Drake, an architect, residing at 41, Kenton street, Brunswick-square, was again placed at the bar to answer the charge of obtaining money by means of threats from Mr. Wm. Holt, a cowkeeper. The clerk having read the evidence given on the previous examination, Mr. Robinson said, that from the very conflicting statements made by the complainant, and his evident inability to remember distinctly the different occur- ' rences which had taken place, he was afraid he should not be able to obtain a conviction, and he therefore should not press the charge. The prisoner was then discharged, declaring, through his attorney, that the money was only borrowed. A lad named Elnore, in the employment of Mr. Butler, wire -worker, Saffron-hill, was charged with stealing a quantity of tools, the property of his master. The prisoner denied the offence, but his sister pro duced one of the sto'en articles, and crying bitterly begged for the liberation of her brother.—He was re manded. WORSHIP-STREET. Police-sergeant James Flynn, No. 37, attended be fore Mr. Broughton, by the direction of Superinten dent Johnson, to show cause why he had immured his wife, Ellen Flynn, in a lunatic asylum, she bring at the time in a state of perfect sanity. The case was first brought under the notice of the magistrate about a week ago, when the sister of the alleged lunatic appeared before him. and stated that her sister was married to the sergeant in Ireland about eighteen years ago, and that they had contrived by their mutual industry to accumulate a sum amount ing to nearly 2001., which had been deposited in the husband's name in a savings' bank ; that they had lived very happily together until about twelve months ago, when repeated ruptures took place between them, and the sergeant taking advantage of some trivial acts of violence on her part, which his ill-usage had pro voked, had by fraudulent means induced two medical , practitioners to certify that his wife was insane, and had thereby procured her incarceration in Dr. War burton's Lunatic Asylum at Bethnal-green, where she was the n con fi ne d. Th e app li can t added that she felt so completely satisfied as to the entire sanity of her sister, that she had caused her to be carefully exa mined by a medical man of high eminence, whose voucher she had obtained to that effect. The appli cant then handed to the magistrate a certificate signed by Dr. Riding, of Euston-square, stating " that he had seen Mrs. Flynn, and after a careful examination of her case, he was unable to detect any signs of in sanity, and considered her, therefore, nut a fit subject for confinement." Upon hearing the above statement, and perusing the certificate, Mr. BROUGHTON directed Henley, the chief usher, to proceed to make inquiries at the mad house, and, if the woman's statement was well founded, to request the attendance of the medical officer of the establishment, in order that the case might be thoroughly investigated. Mr. Phillips, the medical officer of the asylum, subsequently attended before Mr. Broughton, and stated that Mrs. Flynn had been received into the house on the authority of a certificate, signed by two surgeons, that she was of unsound mind, but he (Mr. Phillips) felt bound to express, as his own decided opinion, that she was perfectly sane, and was not a fit object for admission into the asylum. Having the attestation, however, of two medical men to the con trary effect, they were compelled to detain her, but were ready to deliver her up to her friends on being legally authorised to adopt that course. Mr. BROUGHTON made some strong remarks upon the monstrous state of the law, which enabled a person, at his own wanton caprice, to consign another to such a dreadful species of confinement, and gave orders for the attendance of all the parties before him. The wife, whose address and demeanour were per fectly quiet and collected, was examined at some length by the magistrate, and stated that, in con sequence of a disagreement that took place between them, her husband, about four months ago, placed her in the same asylum, but, after remaining there a week, he consented to her liberation, and agreed to allow her ten shillings a week, on condition that she went over to her friends in Ireland. She accordingly proceeded to that country, but returned, after a short stay, and besought the defendant to receive her into his house, and it was in consequence of those impor tunities that she was again incarcerated in the mad house. In answer to the complaint, the defendant said that his wife had been guilty of the most outrageous acts of violence, having more than once attempted to stab him; and her whole conduct justified his conviction that her intellects were impaired. She was examined by two respectable medical men, one of whom had attended her for nine months; and, as they both testi fied to that fact, he considered himself justified in the course which he had pursued. Mr. BROUGIITON, the magistrate, expressed it as his opinion that the woman was in as sane and rational a state as any one in court, and he considered' that the defendant had been guilty of extreme cruelty and injustice towards her. Fortunately, however, through her sister's interposition, she was now restored to her friends, and he wished to know what arrangement the defendant was willing to make for her future maintenance. The defendant said that he had been paying 15s. a week to maintain her in the asylum, and he was willing to allow her half that sum if she would promise not to come near or molest him again, as he had been in danger of losing his situation through her turbulent conduct. Holland, the summoning officer, said that at the expiration of her first confinement in the asylum, Superintendent Johnson, with great kindness, re ceived her into his house, in the hope of being able to effect a reconciliation with her husband, and her conduct during the week she remained there was uniformly good and perfectly rational. After some further discussion, it was finally agreed that the defendant should allow her Bs. per week, be sides proViding her with some clothes and other necessaries, and the psrties then left the court. WANDSWORTH. Thomas Hoy, John Colleau, John Burn, and TVm. Leech, four able-bodied men, were brought up in cus tody, upon the following charge : Mr. King, the master of the Wandsworth and Clapham Union, stated that the prisoners were ad mitted on the previous night as destitute persons. They were furnished with a bath, supper, and bed, and in the morning were required to pick two pounds of oakum each before breakfast. This they positively refused to comply with. He had recently discovered that a general combination had been entered into by the mendicants to resist that particular portion of the Act which required a casual pauper to execute a cer tain amount of labour in the morning before he had breakfast, or otherwise to leave the house without breakfast. Mr. PAYNTER, after explaining the law to the pri soners, said it was evident, from the cool manner in which they had gone to work, and the universal de fence that had been made by all casual paupers, brought before him last week, that a combination or conspiracy did exist, he could only tell the prisoners that, if they expected to benefit themselves by such conduct, they were miserably deceived. The last new Poor-law Act passed enabled magistrates to treat these cases more severely, and in future he would certainly act up to the letter of the law. In this case he would only in flict a punishment of 21 days' hard labour, trusting that the prisoners would advise other misguided per sons not to run into danger. The prisoners, on their way to the station-house, said the master had guessed right—there was a com bination. It is not perhaps generally known that Lord Glenlyon, the heir presumptive to the Dukedom of Athol, and nephew to the Duke of Northumberland, who has given.the use of Blair Castle to her Majesty, is the. greet ?•grandson of Lieutenant-General Lord George Murray, who commanded the rebel army under Prince Charles 'Stuart, during nearly the whole of the rebellion in the year 1745, until the battle of Culloden gave the death-blow to the hopes of the unfor tunate house of Stuart. Lord George, who sacrificed his all by his attachment to the cause of the Stuarts, was obliged to flee to France, and, though worthy of a better fate, died under attainder and in exile, during the whole of which he experienced the most unmerited malignant hostility from Charles Edward, bat he enjoyed the friendship of the Chevalier St. George up to the time of his death ; and upon the death of his uncle, the then Duke of Athol, without 4sa-tte the son of Lord G eorge M urray b ecame Duke of ''Athol, and from whom is descended the present Lord GlenlYon, whb has now - the h'onair of aCcomnitidating a' sovereign of house of BiunS•Wiek at the ancient feudal residence of the Athol family, and in the very centre of a district, the former inhabitants of which, the numerous clansmen of the ":Hurrays of Athol," almost to a man followed Lord George Murray to the field to support the claims of the exiled family of the Stuarts to the throne of these realms. BRAZILIAN SUGAR. ••••••• BAIIIA, JUNE 8. Sugar could be had on shore here this year at the following rates :—For browns 9s. 6d., and whites 13s. 6d. per cwt.; and after pa) ing expenses here Is., and freight 4s. 2d more per cwt., be delivered on the quay in England, the first for 14d., and the latter for 2d. a pound. Compare this with the price of the untaxed and monopolised article consumed by the En4lish ! Our coffee could also, last year, have been delivered in England for 295. per cwt., a fraction above 3d. per lb. A FREE CHURCH IN ENGLAND. - Encouraged by the appearances of success which have attended the ef forts of the Free Church Seceders from the Scotch Esta blishment, a party of gentlemen in the diocese of Exe ter, entertaining low Church principles, have deter mined upon opening a church in that city which shall be entirely independent, so far as all matters of discipline are at least concerned, of the Bishop. This new free Episcopal Church is situate very near to the parish church of St. Olave's, Exeter, and is about to be solemnly opened (as we have been informed). The clergymen who are to officiate, and who must be supposed to have seceded from the Church, although they still hold their preferments, are the Rev. H. B. Bulteel, late Fellow and Tutor of Exeter College, Ox ford ; the Rev. James Shore, of Bridetown ; and the Rev. W. Cowie. They have issued a lengthened ad dress, from which the following is an extract :—" It has long been felt by many who are attached to the Pro testant Church as well as to the Episcopal order scru pulously administered, that for the preservation and in crease of evangelical religion in these days of revived superstition. and arrogant assumption, it is highly de sirable to attempt the formation of an Episcopal Church, distinct from the . Established Church, on a sufficiently comprehensive basis to effect the union of general believers in Christ, who may not object to Epis copal discipline, though otherwise differing on other important points.—Church and State Gazette. DEATH FROM THE FEROCITY OF A RAM.—A most melancholy catastrophe occurred at Charmouth, from the ferocity,pf a rain, the property of Mr. R. Harris, of Catherstone - Farm, on Friday, the 6th instant. A poor woman of the name of Sarah Hoare, aged about sixty years, was walking in a field near the beach when the ram suddenly attacked her, gored her, and knocked her down. At the time, one of the Coast guard men, being near the spot, endeavoured to drive the savage animal away from her ; but being likely to be gored himself, he was fain to betake himself to the bank of a hedge and pelt the animal with stones. That being to no purpose, he left to get a pole to .drive it off; but before his return the shepherd arrived, and got off the furious beast. The poor creature, however, was so much injured that she lingered in great agonies until Monday, when death put en end to her sufferings. On Tuesday, the 10th instant, a coroner's inquest was held before J. Frampton, Esq., when John Carey, Esq., M.D., declared it to be his opinion that the death of the deceased had been caused by injuries received from the goring of the ram, to which conclusion the jury came, adding a deodard of ls. on the ram. Our inform ant tells us that some witnesses were not present who could have proved that the owner of the animal wes aware that it was not fit to be at large, for that sonic time ago the dairyman's daughter was gored by it ; and that only one week previous to the above melancholy affair, a nurse maid of Mrs. M'Clay was driven into the river, with a child in her arms, by the same ram.—Sher bourne Journal. MARKET NE NITS.-(SATURDAY.) COVENT-GAEDMN. Our market was again heavily supplied with bo th Fruit and Vegetables, yet a very extensive buiinesa transacted, though at low prices. A large arrival 0 Fruit has again taken place from France and Belgium` Potatoes, from 4s to 5s 9d per cwt ; Onions, is 6t l 2s 3d ; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; and Carrots, 4s to 6s P er dozen bunches ; Onions for pickling, 3s 63 to 56 ; Cucumbers for ditto, 2s 6d to 3a 6d ; Spinach, 6d to l e ! Common Plums, 2 s t o 3 s ; Orleans ditto, as to 56 ' Green Gages, 2s 6d to 4s 6d ; Egg Plums, 36 cd to 56; Broad Beaus, 9d t o I s 6d ; Apples and Pears, 2s 3d t° 46 ; and French Beans, is to 2s 3d per half-sieve ; Apples (English), 45 6(1 to is 6d ; out-door English Grapes, 4(1 t o 8d ; h o th ouse ditto, 4s to 6s ; and F's' berts, 6d to i s p er lb ; Pi ne A pp l es (F ore i gn a nd u 0; lonial) is to 4 s ; an d M e l ons, 2s to 5s eac h ; Foe° and Nectarines, 4s to 12s ; lied Cabbages, 2s to 5 , 3 ,i and, White ditto, 6d t o I s p er d ozen ; 'C ucum bers, ' to 6d per brace ; Horse faddish, 2s to 6s per bundle; Small Salad, 2d ; and Mushrooms, 8d to is per pueoe ts ! Mulberries, 4d to 8d per pottle ; English Haze r 4s to 5s per bushel ; English Walnuts, 8d to Is P e 100 ; Brocoli, is to 2a 3d per bundle. 11 JEW GATE a.t7IA 2.',MIXIMNITAX , Z 4 - For the time of year we had rather an extensive 64 ; y of both Game and Poultry, yet the demand rl 3 , steady, at full prices. Fowls were selling a t fromto is per couple ; Hare s , 2s to 3s each. F o r prime x tu ton and Veal we had a ver y stea d y inquiry at fug prices. In other kind s o f mea t very li tt l e was "%a; —Beef, from 2s 6.1 to 3 s 6d ; M utton, 2 s 6d to 3 5 ' 1; Lamb, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3a Gd to 4s 8d ; and lof 2s Sd to 3s 10d per Blbs by the carcase. " HUIVGMUFOILD. ii• Although the supplies of most articles were rather , mited, the general demand was i n a very e l ug gis" S tit* at barely last week's quotv,tions. NEWPORT. full prices. Prime Beef and M u tt on were i n goo d d e mand, B ,t ; „ f prices. In all other ki n d s o f M ea t ver y little was ac) o - c r; Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Sd ; M u tt on , 2s 8d to 35 Lamb, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; V ea l, 3 s 6d t o 4 s 4d ; ,"• 2s 10d to 4s per Sibs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon was much leis abturtant than last iseek, hel lo prices had an upw ar d t en d enc y, th e y ru lin g from 15 . 1 e Is 8d per lb. M o st oth e r ki n d s o f Fi s h we re a slots at late rates. WHITE C NAP MT. Vest , We had a fair avera7e supply of each kind of while the demand ru l e d at full prices. Bee f, „ l , r° 6d 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 8' to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 6d t o 4 s 4d ; an d P or k, 2s 3s 10d per Blbs. HIDE IVIARHET. Raw hides at per stone of 141b.—..Best steers anallei l l 55 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d I fericr hides, 4s 4d to 4s Sd; Market calf, 6s 6d to 89 lamb skins, is 6d to 2s 361 ; shearlings, is to -Is 10d. BREAD. The prices of wh ea t en RI-cad in the Metropolis ore 'd from 7 loaf. to 8d ; of household ditto, si-d to 6d. Per ZILEMILETS. 411 00 SmiTnriELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 51 ° Useful ditto, 41 12s to 4/18s ; fine Upland ditto, 4 515 s ; Clover Hay, 41 lO s t o 61 6 s ; O a t Straw,. ll° ,,4 11 8s ; Wheat St raw , 118 s t o 11 10 5 p er load. •S LI P but moderate, and trade rather dull. /10 CITIVIBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 155 to 4 •,, Useful 'ditto, 41 12s to 5l; fine Upland ditto, 5 1 : 5 0 11 Si 8s ; Clover H a y, 41 lO s to 61 ; Oat Straw, i 1 76 :1 1 01 4 9s ; Wheat Straw, 11 103 to 11 12s per load. supply, and a sluggish demand: Prices about station.l 1' to 4 ; WlLETEcriApEL.—Coarse Meadow Ifs y, 31 12s to 4 5 Useful ditto, 41 lO s t o 41 18 s ; fi ne Upl a nd dit to ' fi ,l l 51 5s ; Clover H a y, 41 15 s t o 61 lO s ; Oat Dt l- 10 ,1 , 6s to 11 8s ; Wh ea t St raw , 1/ 8 s t o 11 105 Pe r Both. Hay and Straw mov e d off slowly, at late rat°. if. ~ WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRI% ser i There are good arrival s of 'Wheat, Barley, an QererT to this day's market, c hi e fly o f th e ne w crop. 'bnsf satnples of new Wheat are rather damp in th e g ar consequently such has a slow sale, but all the h, e „ r icell lities have met a free dem a nd a t f u lly l as t weeh, s h r e 'llioP The valu9 of Barley re ma i ns una lt ere d. Oats, oltle' and Beans are in fair request, without a lt era tion i h n i „,,e L , Per qr. of 601 b. to tie ' Vl ll / 0 Errla . ,: Sit , 0 Wneat Suffolk, Essex, and Rent R e d —to Aduc 49 4 6 , Ditto ditto White... -- " 0 II Norfolk Red ..„.. — 4 l 4 6 Ditto ditto White... -- 51 64 0 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red ..... .. 4 ,1 Ditto ditto ....... Yorkshire Red ! .-- 7 . 4 1 4 0 ,, -• Ditto ditto White... -- 8 4 , ' P Foreign Red - ,x 46 l' Ditto ditto White... '3 uarc 3 r itsrO Per q 0 Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - - S , e 0 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ........ ... Grinding .„. .... „.„ a l et Foreign - 33 _ 0 the O ti9b 0 Per qr. of 631 t xt . . 10 g 4` Beans, Small Inn Ticks 40 55 --- 57 Foreign -- --4 __::Stoel . Oats, Potato and Pole d "''' _. I , — Ler . Healing .. IPd to 12d , Fercign —d 0 „., ~er _ A i Shelling •251 to 26i .t: per 1 , .. 5 , Malt -•••• . —.„ . : . ..40s. fine 40 m. sr I , ' It meseed... 25 , . ns :26!. n.. -7j; . o ----- 4' s bip ,(1, SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 19.—The s trike - a t t an si r penters at this port may be said already to. b e i ev er?' „i As we anticipated, the masters have in near L e) ,, s'_; . stance given the advanced wages of 21s. per wee the men have consequently resumed their en 3 P., t h.7 o ' Trade is still improving, and as freights keep Ci co ilf,„ Vance (10s. 6d. per ton having been paid for oir., London to day a nd 12/. p er k ee l f or Hamburgh3o9 building will speedily be brisk at this and the nelV ing ports. llttelf. 0 PERCUSSION CAPS.—A Scottish clergynott deceased, submitted the first percussion caps W t e rei% nance Board, as far back as the year 1806- ---l t - i f ea r Pensular war, therefore ; and, having bee° a " - x pee, make several trials and experiments at hisf,;:netion 07, was told, very politely, no doubt, that the '". ~,a r e a ge not applicable to military purposes. Thirty ) - por tsp h " wards, and about twenty years after every in the empire was provided with percussion eottitif: military authorities deigned at last to turn t il ; el „ v eati ° „" e tion to the subject, and are now adopting dell" that, introduced during the war, ght, bf renders ° ll° fire-arms more efficient, have saved the li ve 3 number of British soldiers.—Fraser's 111 0 9a zin ro o f of THE QUEEN AND THE PRESS.—Asa Pri°„y e very anxiety of the conductors of the press to affo rd ;:of' f „ formation to the public regarding the movehl'i n ter e , o l Sovereign, and generally on every occasion l a i r AtY we may mention that there are at present at,v; . - reporters from the London 7 imes, Morning ing Herald, Morning Chronicle, and ///astra" . i, e From Edinburgh there are the reporters °f biosC s i rant, Scotsman, Witness, and Mercury; frog' r t he Pio the reporter of the Argus, with members ° I '5 o°. e r. from Dundee, Perth, Aberdeen, &c. As t he e : very great pressure of business at present, ' y e ws+, stand that tie gentlemen are enjoying thetos toioll„; they have a very good right to do on such 00 1 t .50 their labours, generally, being arduous and in f Glasgow Constitutional. sb ° oo A meeting of the inhabitants of the pa r ' lief J. - Mary Bassishaw, in the city of London, wa t s to ll eC ; Thursday morning in the parish church, whe n y. Povah, of St. Paul's, was elected Lecturer in af o ., %Nip°. BRILLANTE, FOR THE PIANO -114 , 1 a of h e CoHAN.—Addison and HodSon.—This is enotuo bleb the Cohan's original and brilliant composition s / in style, °Ol peculiar force and sparkling effort of his owed, classir conspicuous, whilst the equality, exactnes s s'," is 10,04 character of the school to which he belonb",o e ,,of tamed unbroken. Although this piece is i b l ev ralut i° 4 of equal Merit to his great work, " The n he big" Greece," yet it will maintain a position ill " rank of its class. MEDICAL TESTIMONIAII--SI A lI ERI NG ro . 9r: g B eet' st;:jtye From T. J. Pettigrew, S. and B. Surgeon, Solomons, opticians, 39, Al. t o r e ! ) - Piccadilly,—Gentlemen, I have no hesitation t he to your inquiry as to the results obtained bi tl; your Improved Spectacles • being in the et ) t tst;3 l: l 4- of reading and writing for many ; hours toge ther dvellt ' light, it is but justice to saythatour newV:ool,Tiv/0 Spectacle Lenses have afforded me the greate s ..f When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I n ef : e n 'tb s e e t ,. 0 1- s; _ i experience in the morning a great irritation in no o nFe I have used your admirable glasses , 5 ",,,0c h 1 „ ( 1, inconvenience of the kind, and my vision is proved. I shall ever feel grateful to g the 6- sf' Dr. Blundell for having drawn my attention T•ej i_ ? ct.—Believe me to be yours, very repeetfu'i);ento r A E c TTIGRE W, 8, Saville- TOW. 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