The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-07 00:00:00

RWISSY April 6.—A moderate quantity of Wheat for
sale, yet irade dull; best, ; common, 100. per load
cheaper. A few line samples went at 131. 10s. 'to 141. per
load ; but the general run for dry was 131. ; common, 121. to
121. 103. Barley was freely sold ; best as sit week; grinding,
Is. per qr. lower; prices from 30s. to 350• Oate more in de-
mand, beat ss last week ; werelc lower ; prices
from 19s. to 28s. per qr. Beans and Peas down Is. per
qr.; prices from 38s. up to 455.
ROYSTON, April s.—Corn trade eery dull ; Wheat and
Barley must each be noted Is. lower • supply not large.
Wheat, 275. to 345. per load. Barley, 271. to 335. per qr.
Osts, 18a. to 28s.
SHEFFIELD, April 4.—At our market to•clay we were
only moderatilr supplied with Wheat ; the attendance of
millers and earn de
was numerous, and although a
reduction of le. per load was submitted to, very little business
was transacted. Oats were also lower; there was a great
demand fur seed Oats. In Barley, Beans, and Peas nothing

doing.
STOCKIIRIDOE, April G.—Wheat dull ; top price, liSt. 15s.
per load; tcoderate, 121 10s. to 135.; inferior, lli. 10,. to
121. Barley rather scarce ; best heavy malting made 34r. to
355. per qr. ; common and inferior, 28s. to 32. Beano, 40s.
to 4Gs. Peso, ads. to 41s. Oats, best Polands, 265. ; good
white feed, 245. ; itskrior, 190. to 21s.

HOPS. BOROVCriI MANLIT, Treo o'Clock.—
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that there continues •
good demand for al Hops with colaur and quality, particu-
larly fine Susses, which are very mares.
New 611,1 k L. K cuts 3/. Bto U. 0 Yearling ICenta.p.ewt. 21 8 ,o 3,.
er Weight of Kenn, '2 16 to 312 Yearling Soaei .. 2 6t02 18
Ne
..... .. 2 11 to 218 012 MAN ...... .. .. 1 0 tot 1.,
New Aug es
garnbauts . .. 4 4to 6 0

CATTLE, &v.—Elan:ll,lmA), Tiro o'Cloek.—We
are but moderately supplied with Beasts ; the demand has
considerably increased, owing to the favourable change in
the weather. Thehest qualities are readily sold at 2.1. per
81b, advance on Monday's quotations ; trade is brisk for all
kinds. We bare about 260 from Holland, 200 from Scot •
land, and 141 htilch Cows. Good Shoop are by no means Oen-
tiful ; trade is brick for them, at fully 2d. per stone advance ;
middling qualities make about the same as on Monday.
There are nearly 400 trom Holland. and 51 Calves. Choice
Lamb is in demand, and makes Os. 84. to 75. Thy supply
of Calves is much shorter than on Friday last, especially
host description; in these there is an advance of fully 2d.,
or in some few instances nearly 4d. per Blbs. Pigs are
selling better, in consequence of the favourable weather.
Par stone of file, ad.a 4. I Per stone of elba ad.s. d.
Best deota Ilerelords 4 2 4 4 I Bost Dun a Ilf..bde. db. 4
0 0
0 0
Beet dbort.bnrns
.nooln ......
decoed quality BMW.. 3 3 Do. de.
..
40 6 2 Le. and rocond peaky 3 4 4
Calves ..... • • .........
......... ....... 44 6 4 Do. do. 131 torn
Burt Dne. Ilalf.brode 6266 1 Lambs ......... 0 0 0
Newest as raartet. 891; Shier and lambs. 3.410; Salvo. 106:
Pkgs. 3111.

SECOND -EDITION.

From the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 4.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Michel Robert Ryan, as Consul
at Limerick for his Majesty the King of the Belgians ; also,
of Mr. Saul Solomon, as Consul at St. Helena for the Free
Hanseatic City of Bremen.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Arieli. 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. William Viaconte Le Quesne, as
Consul in the C!.annel Islands for .he Free City of Lubeck.
WHITEHALL, Arm!, F.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Hon. Henry Fitzroy to be Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Artillery Company of London, in the room of
Brice rearm, Esq. resigned.
DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Joseph Howe, Esq. to be Provincial Se-
cretary for the province of Nova Scotia, and Clerk to the
Executive Council of that province ; also, to appoint James
Boyle Uniacke, E.g., to be her Majesty's A-tirney-
General, and William Frederick Deaharres, E-q., to be her
Majesty's Solicitor-General for the said province.

WAR.OEFICE, Amur. 7.
4th Lt. Drngv.—Troop....ierj..Major G. Mu:talon, to be quartermast.,
vice Palmer. dee.
6th Lt. 16 aga.—Brev..Col. G. Baker, from h.-p. unatt., to be major,
vice T. EL Cearion, who each.; Brevet.major L. Eyler to be major,
by pur., vice Raker, who retv. ; Lieut. E. shelley to be rapt., by pur.,
vim Eyler; Cor. T. W. White to be lieut., by pur., vice Shelley ; It. •
Goff, gent., to be cor., by pur., vice White.
Coldstream Kegt. of E. taM.—Lieut. and Capt. E. C. W. M. Milman,
to be rapt. and licut..eul., by pur., vWC Etrington, who ret.; En,. and
Lieut. Sir O. V. It. WaNer Bart., to be limn. and rapt.,vice
?Adman; 11. W. Cuot, gent., ,to be eus. and lieut., by pur., vice Sir G.
F. It. Walker.
sent. Fusilitt Gdv.—Ens. the Hoe. W. C. W. Coke, from 40th F., to
be em. andea lieut., by par., vice Sir E. Poore, Bart., who ret.
6th Ht. of F.—Ena. E. W. Gore, to be lieut., by
p pur.,.
father, who yet. ; N. A. Snow, gent., to be env., by ur., vivice Pere.G
17th I.—Lieut.-Col. J. Stojtc, from 24th F., to be lieut.-col., vice
Pennyetaiek. who exch.
lath E.—Lieut. C. C. Abbott, from 20th F., to be lieut., vice James,

who exchanges.
20th E. —Lieut. IL James, from 18th F., to be lieuL, vice Abbott,
who each.; Serj.-majur F. Paßiad, to be ens., without par., Nice
Taylor. de.
24th F.—Lieut.-Col. each;yeulek, C. 8., Dom 17th F., to be lieut.-
col., vice Stoyte, who Lieut. L. 11. Basalgette, to be caps.,
without par., Nice Brev.-:11..j ir IL Riley, who Teta. on full-par; Ens.
0. B. Payne, to be lieut, race Basalcette ; Ens. J. C. W. ktppeo,
from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be ens., vice Payne.
34th F.—G. E. \No...the:id, gent., to be ens., by pee., N tee Fannt,
who eels.
45th E.—Mejor li. A. Placer, from h-p. unatt.. to be major, re.
paying the ddf., vice C. Hind, who exch.; CAM. 11. D'Arey Kyle, to
be tnajor, by pur., vice Frazer, who Tete. ; Lieut. J. B. Fellowek to
be cap t., by pur., vice Kyle ; Ens. T. Goff, to be beat., by pur., vice
yellowed ; D. R. Berndt, gent., to be ens., by poi., vice Goff.
Islet F.—Lieut.-Gen. G. G. C. L'Estrange, C.R., them 55th F., to be
colonel, vice Leut.-Gen. Sir J. Dickson, K.C.B, deceased.
83rd F.—Capt. F. Woodg.te, from 90th F., to be cant., vice Camp-
bell, who exch.
90th F.—Capt. D. Campbell, from 83rd F., to be capt., vice Wood-
gate, who exch.
95th F.—Maj.-Gen. Sir R. Armstrong, C.D., to be col., vice Lieut.-
Gen. L'lletrange. app. to 6 lot Foot.
3rd Meat India Regt.—Ensign S. B. Hartigan to he lieut., a About
put., vice Anquetil, who rete. ; J. 'lardy, gent., to be ensign, by par.,
vier Hartigan.
Ceylon Ride Ttegt.—Lieut. W. L. Braybroeke to be adjt., Nice
Bradley, who reels., the adjutancy only.
Cape Mounted ltiftemen.--P. Roberteon, gent, to he enitige, without
par., vice Kippen. app. to the 24th F.
BlEvrf.-5100f U. A. Fraser, of the 45th F., to be lieut.-eel. in the
army.
241.101...0.1111.—The name of the gentleman appointed to the 34th
F., on the 17th March, 1848, is David Steuart, not Stewart, as pre-
viously stated.
ADMIRALTY, Aram 3.
The following promotions lure this day taken place, consequent
upon the death of Rear-Admiral S. 11. Inglelleld :—ReartAdmital of
Blue, Sir C. Neier. K.C.B. te be reseadmiral of the white;
Capt. Sir J. 11. Rowley, Bart., to, be rear-admiral of the blue.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
DAVID DPKEe, Upper Thames-street, wholesale cheese-
monger.

BANKRUPTS.

THOMAS WtLeoca, lluundaditch, cutler.
JAMEISAMUF.L TURNER, Woolwich, Burgeon.
SAMUEL CROWDER, Sun-street, Bishopagate, cane mann-

fiCtUTOT.
HENRY REGLESS, FREDERIC SKERRATT, and ROBERT
1301.,FIELD, Saint Martin's-lane, Charing.crosa, woollen

draper.
JAMES lIMCRY DAVID HARRISON and WILLIAM FREDE-
RICK HARRISON, Upper-street, Islington, licensed victual-
lers.
ROBERT ROBINSON, Norwich, brush maker.
WILLIAM BURT, Ryde, Isle of Wight, stationer.
JOHN NOAKES, New Ormond-street, St. George's, builder.
EMIL PAuLt, Lawrence Pountney-hill, merchant.
PHILIP STUART FEARE MARTIN, Halstead, Essex,
iron manufacturer.
WILLIAM BELTON, Friday-street, Cheapside, licensed

house if if he did anything himself or was a party to others I Mr. WAKLEY seconded the motion.
taken thetrouble el. • '
commit a breach of the pace. to disclaim a proceeding of whisk ' -
doing anything that was calculated to excite the people to Steak GREY said that the hon member
Sir G. GREY said that as to taking the people by surprise never heard him accused—namely, of basing beer, be del
the government had taken the earliest moment after they beforehand of the treasonable designs or me,,,e,ni.
saw the notice of the meeting and procession to direct the Williams, and Jones, and of having absconded wi.o. T"lt,sss
notice he had referred to to be published, which would con- were discovered. He had never seen or he atieseissea a"a
fain the opinion of the law officers of the crown as to its le- the hfio.nt.occuimemboenewwhheic.hthweoulcuee leaofdFhrmimt
and
tht.eosz:ti,el
gality. lie wan willing to believe the state nest of the bon. would iacite others to crimes against the laws the ssa-'" m
gentleman, that he would be the last person to encourage The hon. member had truly stated that the prison —"eau tre
any man to be guilty of a breach of the peace.
Mr. HUME said that on one of the occasions to which the had been brought under the notice of the house. The
hors. gentleman referred it was asked whether such • peaces of themember, somewhat modifies, woo bee. In fewest
t was declared that it was in 1816, when it was rejected by 196 *teeing 31. "ui
For es
not.
ii .1 eh
no Lord Melbourne refused in any way to interfere with own part he must disclaim the compliment peid to hima,
and i
par"pre"oceiossnion".liitlwegoaluld he dangerous to interfere if the his individual capacity by the hon. member, ato aa•
people acted peaceably and quietly. Ile did not think it ticularly in so far as it was offered him rset
expense of his colleagues and of his peed
peaceable and quiet.
office. He coud state of his own knowledge that th aa:
In answer to Mr. SADLIBR, careful investigation of the facts had been instituted ait
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the government had no by himself as by the right hon baronet oppoom (Si,
would be illegTaßl if
E thFeApzlpNleEwlerNe
IRELAND.
means of ascertaining the number of deaths which occurred Graham), and the result had been, as it was now ho pi,' 67. i
last year in Ireland, nor was he at all able to say what would task to inform the hon. member, that nothine but -seeZ
be the probable number of deaths during the present year in sense of duty could have induced former goverameoate-Z
that country. (Laughter.) now did him, to resist such a motion as that befiire tlio:*
Mr. SADLIER wished to know if government were pre- house. It was always a painful office to recall to mind Has
pared with • bill by which the yearly mortality in Ireland guilt of individuals, who, like Frost Wilitains, aid ha;
could be ascertained, as was the case in this country ? were expiating their crimes in apenal I
settemsrit; e tli
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the government were pre. duty devolved upon him of showing that the offences sea.
pared with no MU on the subject at present, but he thought milted
by those persons were not of
heat mild and ima'
one was desirable. nature which the hon. member hal cribed, but os„aa
SC HLESWIG.HOLSTI N point of fact of a nature to prove fatal to the peace, tia—aoa`
Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask of the noble lore at fare, and even the live- of those very closes whose int , ja,
the head of the government, in reference to what was taking the hon. member opposite professed to have most neat'll—st
place in Schleswig. Holstein, whether the government were heart, (liear, hear.) He recollected, at the time. tiati
prepared to Wand by their ueaty respecting that country ? plea for the treasonable and seditious manifestations eto
Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. gentlemen had better were made, was offered in the circumstance that the loco
pat his question to morrow. classes were goaded into acts of violence In want and dam
WASTE LANDS (IRELAND). tution. But was such an excuse to be Offered for Flutter
Mr. F. FRENCH then rose to move tor leave to bring in his companions ? Were they in want of the memo:Mee
a bill to facilitate the reclamation of waste lands in Ireland. even the luxuries of life? No. They availed themseftwe
It was the duty of that house, in the present condition of the poverty and the consequent discontent excited in the
Ireland, to do everything in their power to stimulate the in- minds of the labouring classes, turd they did so for the mot
dustry of that country. Forty years ago the attention of purpose of personal advancement and self-amend
nt
that house had been directed to tbe waste lands of Ireland. If an) doubt were entertained by the house as to the geso
There were 500,000 labourers in that country without em- character of the crime of which they were convicted, let boe
ployment ; and how were they to be kept alive ? A system refer ti the address of the judge who tried them, Sir la
1
of emigration and home enlonisation were the means pro- Tindal, than whom a more enlightened and I wane judge
pond, but they were not efficiently adopted. He could show never sat on the bench. But the hon. member had
etvgl
that the reclamation mfg aste lands would afford an easy and his motion, not so much on his denial of the gravity of ne
remunerative mode of ving employment to the people. Ali crime as oil what he termed the illegal nature of the trea
the boos uf Ireland contained 5,000,000 of acres, and they
Heirwhch ought, in his opinion, to have at once been (moat
were level fields, and cou.d he easily rendered profitable. ejoiced to hear the hon. member admit so mule for hie
The greatest portion of these bogs was to be founts in an avowal would go forth to those classes who regarded him a
east to westerly direction. Mr. Nimes°, one of the beg corn. a leader that he considered the crime attributed to Fru,
missioners, in speaking of these bogs which he surveyed him- Williams, and Jones as indisputable. With regard to au
self, said that they could be rendered some of the most fertile legality of the proceedings, nsne of the judges bed been of
land in Ireland. His opinion was fortified by the opinion of opinion that the conviction was not good in law. Os the
other engineers. It was even proved practically that the contrary, their opinion Was, that the conviction was loge,
bogs could be reclaimed with advantage. He called upon and the Secretary of State then had only to turfman
the house, when the people were dying around them of duty, which he did with the utmost lenity, the capaal
hunger, to do that for Ireland which they took care to do for punishment having been remitted for the milder me of
their own country. That house appointed a commission transportation for life to a penal colony. There were other
which cost 40,0001., and they reported that the bogs could criminals tried at the same time with the three chief offenetn,
be reclaimed, but nothing had been done in the matter as but of these 10 were allowed to withdraw their plea and to
yet. In 1830 a committee sat on the subject, and they said plead guilty, and these were sentenced to short terms te ia.
that the reclamation of the bogs would afford not only tem- peisonment which bad berg since expired. Taking all iio
porary but permanent employment. He could produce testi- circumstances into consideration, he oas of epinion that thew
moray t
ot a
re parties to prove this position. A geeat ob- was no ground for inducing the honse codake a speed
staele to the reclamation of these bops heretofore existed in application to the crown for mercy to them ridnals. g
the difficulty of aseertainiura the boundaries of properties, notwithstanding the blood that hail been shed by
and of getting persons to mote fn the purposes of drainage. the misguided and criminal men who were am,
Those obstacles no longer existed. It was a remarkable fact suffering for their offences, the house were to oft
that so early as the reign of William 111., a Dutch company in and plead for their pardon, there would be as
offered to di ain the bog of Allen if they were allowed to line of conduct by which hereafter: to be (Midst) is
have their own laws. Bet their offer was refused. If he similar cases. It was most especially the duty of the tonne
went to foreign countries, he could produce the strongest ment to repress such wicked and dangerous attempts sidles
proofs of the benefit of such reclamation. In Sweden it of Frost, Williams, and Jones. It was the leaders theta.
was tried, and attended with the best effect. In the pro- law ought more particularly to lay hold of. It was totes
since of Counaught there were 2,000,000 of acres, wad were leaders that the attention of the authorities ought SW
the people to be allowed as die in thousands while they could strorgly to be attracted, and he was quite sure that the km
be employed in reclaiming these waste acres ? What were member would not deny that to liberate the leaden ot u
they goiug to do with the poor law ? The means of the insurgent mob would be an act of the greatest cruelty to
people were wasting away under that law. He told them those whom the sr had misled. No person placed ads
that all the bayonets of Engler d would not be able to main- situation which he had the honour to hold could gine by
tarn that law in the west of Ireland for a month longer. All sanction to the motion before the house, without incureee
classes were opposed to that law, and if it was allowed to great danger. It had even been admitted be the hoe. men-
continue, the whole country would he reduced to beggary. her that no undue severity had hems 'mashed towseditbi
lie proposed by his bill that there should be a central board three persons named by him. lie only regretted haring
in Dublin, c sag eing of two unpaid commissioners, together been in a manner compelled to revive the moiler:end
with the chairman of the Beard of Works. Ile proposed their crimes, but he felt that he had only done Isis day in
to give them a compulsory power to take lents which speaking to the motion before the house. With tupelo
were to be divided into lots of from 20 to 100 acres. Those the lion. member's observation, that the case of Frost ass
from whom the land was taken were to have a right of pre- not a proper subject for laughter be must state thet tie
emption after it was reclaimed. This measure might be laughter appeared to him
to hove been solely directedto the
fundscarrid out, without any assistance from this country, by • absurd imputation of jealousy on the put abet noble feteed
supplied on the principle of the Prussian land tax. He (Lord J. Russell) excited by his fear of having Mr. FIVa
helieveil that sufficient money would be found in Ireland for for a political opponent. For the reasons he had stated lie
this purpose. He believed the government were willing to should feel it to he his duty to oppose the motion.
readvance anof money which were paid by the coun- Mr. C. hIORGAN saal that he had a ver raid Tecate.
ties on accounts of the advances made to them by govern- lion of the facts of the ease as they came out on the triad
went under the act of last year. That was the only as- Frost, Williams, and Jones, and he mum, in the pee
sistance he would ask to curry out his plan, and he hoped formance of his duty, vote against the nution of the hoe.
that there would be no objection to readvance for so im- member.
portant a purpose. Let it be recollected that this plan would Mr. HUME said that the decision of the jurates waster..
afford employment to the labourers who were now without it, to six on the point that the legal forms had not bees tom
and would afterwards give them a comfortable home. He plied with on the trial, and on that ground he should yes
calculated that these waste lamas, which now profaned only for the motion of the hon. member, as he considered Ms
750,0001., would, whenaimproved, improved, produce 221 midier.s. He whole proceedinas were illegal, and that Frost, William
thought that the house would do well to take the subject and Jones were illegally conveyed out of the country. With
into their steatite consideraon. Te hon. entleman con- respect to the general grounds on which the motion ww
chided by moving for leaveti to bringh in the bilgl. based, he must say that he thought the governmental Eao
Mr. P. SCROPE seconded the motion, and thought that land ought to stand on higher grouuds than those which
the aroverament should have brought in a measure for im- called for the banishment el political offendera. 'WSW sad
proving the waste lands of Ireland as an auxiliary means of England were now the only two countries in Europe Wove
raising the social condition of Ireland. He was of opinion political offences were not considered to he worthy of pardon.
that if they had brought forward such a measure wheu the Mr. AGLIONBY soid that the termpolitical s
now
people crop failed, it would have saved many millions to the era " was too wide a one for him to assent to, and he emcee
people of this country, and saved many lives of the people mended the hon. member to alter it. He had voted for.
of Ireland. lie could not help attributing the absence of such merly in favour of a similar motion, and he should ages
a measure to the observations of the right hon. baronet, but repeat his vote now.
he would remind hint that money might be lost in other Mr. WAKLEY said that every part of the cue was a
way, in Ireland than in throwing it into the bogs, as he said. fully and minutely known to the house and the country, the
And the state of Ireland at present was such, that it was not it would be a te of time to enter into the details or to
improbable that more money would be lost there for other discuss them. was
Neither would he discuss the queetioa of
porposes. There were 740,000 persons employed under the treason ; it was enough that Frost and his uropanions wet
Labour-rate Act last year, and the same number of persons found guilty of that crime. But he would observe that
year as the summer aes Frost and Williams might have been successful in their es-
would be without employment this
proiched. They would not only be wandering about Ire- terprise, as others had been in foreign countries, and then
laud, but they would again come over to this country, and they would have been lauded as patriots, instead of beim
overflow its labour market as they did last year. (Hear.) branded as traitors. What he wanted to imprr's oo tle
What he desired was to substitute a species of employ- house was the feelings entertained by the working clues
mont of a productive character, for which labour now towards those men, feelings which he saw had erestedu
appeared to be thrown away. If the resources of uneasy sensation on the treasury bench. (Laughter.) This
her land were fully developed, there would be ample were millions of the working dames who believed Olathe&
employment for the population of Ireland. By giving Williams and Jones had been illegally convicted, math',
effect to such a system, they would have a chance of opinion it was impossible to shake. The very counsel oaths
creating in that country the middle class which was so trial said that this was the case ; and two of the most eai-
much wanted there. The objection which might be rent men at the bar, the Lord Chief Baron, and Sir F. Kelly
urged to all he proposed was very likely to be the difficulty also stated that if the objeetion had been taken earlier' the
of finding money for all these works. He believed, how- prisoners must have been acquitted. The motion was ooh
ever, that money would be advanced by capitalists as fast as an appeal to the humanity of the house ; but it was hotels
the works proceeded, and that there were other means of to expect the house to make any concession to the puck
raising money if it was required. With all the evidence When he reflected on the past he only wondered that the
before them, be trusted the subject would be taken in hand working classes would ever consent to appeal to the Mies
by her Majesty', government. If it were not, the responsi- again. It was not always the people who committed trams
MIAs, must rest upon their shoulders. There were kings who had been traitors to their couneyr;
The question having been put, royal miscreants—ay, miscreants—who came to Ene
Sir Cl. GREY said he did not offer any opposition to the after having vainly attempted to take away the laterite d
introduction of the bill. The subject was very important. their countrymen. Such moms had experienced the
There could be no doubt that much employment might be kindest reception from the nobility, and even royalty did
found for the people of Ireland by the reclamation scruple to receive them into its
palaces. He regretted the
of wste lands an that uch a mesuas the pre- contrast thu offered b tho manner in which the petitioa
a
sent would be ofd importancegreat e
ases an auxiliary the workings classes fory mercy to Frost, Williams, and Jos
to the poor law. The subject, however, was surrounded had been received by the house and government. He sbould
with difficulties) and if the hon. member got over be betraying his duty if he did not cordially support the
them he would be exceedingly fortunate. lie (Sir G. Grey) motion.
tor lerstood that no vote of money was to be asked for, and Col. THOMPSON said that the present was an Magee
certainly that was very much in fasour of the bill. But he tune moment for the motion, which would have been mots
reserved himself on details until another opportunity. properly made a week ago or a week hence.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD expressed his concurrence in the Mr. S. CRAWFORD hoped the government would ea
object of the bill; and leave was then given. tend mercy to Frost and his companions, who had set
POLITICAL OFFENDERS. expiated their offences by eight years' sufferings.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR next rose to move an address to her Dr. BOW RING, on the part of a very large communitl.
Majesty, that she would be graciously pleased to extend her
royal pardon to John Frosa Zephaniah Williams, and Wil- expressed his determination to vote for the motion. lie led
long resisted any interference with the prerogative ot
liatn Jones, and all political offenders. The hon. member crown by an address in favour of Frost and his companies.
said he addressed the house upon this occasion, as on all
other occasions of the same sou, with considerable difficulty, raise the government in the estimation of the house by r 011:
but at present he would ask whether it was not likely to
lie had himself been for some time past so intimately mixed senting to the motion for an address in favour of the ere
up with what were called political offenders, that he could wings? Ht should rejoice if this course was adopted.
not but feel that his bringtne this subject forward bore Sir D. DUNDAS thought it was an extraordinary sags'
somewhat of a personal chat atter. He hoped that nothing meet on the part of the hon. member for Finsbury, that tee
which he might say with respect to the trial of Messrs. Frost, people of England (and he had not explained who he mese
Williams, and Jones would prejudice the house against the by the people of England) beige dissatisfied with a verdie
motion which he was about to stibmit for their consider. which hut been returnee, accordingtolaw, tkerefore,becue
tion. The on. emer hen recapitulated the circumstances ot such divatisfaction, the House of Commons lawers, r
tes
as • chahracterismedb thet proceedings question, and stated men of sense, were to surrender all the securities which et
as a fact that one of the jury came after the trial to him, and law gave for property, life, and liberty. Those men Um
admitted that he had impersonated another person whose well the penalties the incurred in the case of failure whet
name was on the panel. When the case was argued before they entered upon their treasonable course, and they had 10
the judges in error, six were for quelling the proceedings as right to complain that they were now sufiering those pole'
informal, whilst nine were of opinion that the verdict ought ties. But what was the offence of these men, and what we
to be maintained. In claiming the royal mercy in favour of the penalty they were suffering? The hon. member fer
Frost, Williams, and Jones, he did nut so much rest his mo- Bolton had asked, had they not suffered sufficiently'
tie° upon any fault in the legal prceeedings, as upon the Surely that hon. member must know that sufferi to thole
higher ground that Christianity taught a lesson of dividual was not the only object of punishment,' Pula as
forgiveness when error had "been sufficiently ex- paucas metus ad omnes veneat." It was not merely whet
plated by suffering. Besides, there must have been the individual suffered, but what was the effect of the pt'
something essentially good in the characters of the nahment on society at large. Far be it from him to into'
three persons in question, for it had recently transpired that pose against the exerciieof the mcrcy of the creep is elf
Frost was now tutor in a clergyman's family, a situation case in which it might be thought necessary, but this teat
he could not have held had he not been possessed of many not, he thought, the time to interfere to rescue a man fits
admirable qualities. Were these persons, let him Lek, to I penalties, which he wasjustly suffering, for a crime SO eel
be punishedfor the sake of terror and in order to hold out that he ought to be on his kuees from morning to oleos
an example to others ? He therefore asked the government thanking God that he had time to repent of it. ihicerej
whether no concession was to be made in the case of Frost Frost, it should be remembered, was a man of educatioso
and his companions ? Hitherto no concession had ever station, and of influence in his neighbourhood, the Mg'
been made to public opinion by the government, but the necessary was it, therefore, that he should have shore:
people were now determined to exact their rights, and the example to those over whom his influence extended of o
best thing ministers could do wonld be to recommend a (Hence to and respect for the law, instead of encourseleg,
pardon to be granted in the case of the persons he referred them and leading them on to arts of violence and trete;
to. He had great respect for the personal character of the (Hear, hear.) Then whet was his defence at the trials.'
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rightbaronet opposite, but sometimes the government, said I belong to a bedy of chartists. I have great inn 7.`:
in its collective capacity, committed acts which the inda with that body ,• there was another chartist, a Mr. View, a
widual members tof it shrank from ; and if the motion was in gaol. We did not wish to overturn the establishmee es'
refused, he should not attribute that result to the personal the realm, or to subvert the hoe; but we desired ,ee
feeling of the right hon. baronet. He regretted not to see a demonstration in favour of the principles we held. we
the noble lord (J. Russell) in his place, because he wished show to the magistrates of Monmouth that there a e,
to call hia attention to the particular case of Frost, fen ling among the chartists in favour of this meet*.
whose punishment was attributed to a threat held out by and therefore we did that which you tell us is . oo„,
the latter that he would oppose the noble lord at the then The defence was that the act of which they had
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ensuing election. (A. laugh.) He regretted to hear a laugh guilty was not treason, but a demonstration. b
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on so painful a subject as that of the banishment of these said, by the statutes of Edward and of George, that
poor men from their wives and families. No favour which levied war against the Queen was guilty of biels treasons :Oil
the government could grant would be more gratefully re- this was what the jury, after a mat full mot
,Itattrow
ceived than that of the pardon of Frost, Williams, and J ones, vestigation, the accused having the aid of the ttae
and he trusted the house would be actuated not so much by eminent counsel at the accompaniedun that they, kaicd, ea".
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justice as clemency in making an appeal to the crown for the It was true that the jury their
exercise of its prerogative. lie therefore beeged to move recommendation to mercy, on what grounds
then did
that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying say ; but that recommendation was taken Into cohitel rre., „
that the royal clemency may be extended to blesses. Fran, afterwards, and acted upon, and the "Man", t;,aaparsuoe
Williams, and Jones, and to all other political offenders. be remembered, was death, was commuted to