The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1849.

PROTECTION MEEIINO AT BRONLEY,KENT.
A satin of egriealteral gestlems favourable to
ea evireeie adjustment if losation sod Leal dartlees, end a
Visepolostion to the banstrions dosses, was held at the
KM BO* Brimisy, so ?easy, " to take into tom
sinsestien the pespristy ef Miffing a meaty monag, to m-
ime her lffejosty ma the into... mune sow Mimed, is
swishing to the whim and inmate of the people of this
isolitsy. who ere being *smitten* fir tits benefit of
==." Bad Brawnors filled As AM. Mr. (imp
Young sod Ms . Melina, from the Natiesal Aim
Maim for the Protemioa of British lamer, sad Capital,
moo is agonise se. upon the irvitasion el in. elnunitteme.
Noel lITANEOPB, to opening the prooredings, said they
wars aboady sequainted with the evils whisk feesmode had
been& ups all the productive clams M the immunity,
allennet than spa the swam and mortars of the land,
sad, what was semi to be lamented, epos the labour's, po-
pulation. (Meer, Mar.) It had Wu said that these evils
were manly wool is their nature and would be traesitory
in their operation; bat he believed that the mils which
they now suffered would not only matimis, bat increase,
sod boar spa them with aggravated and intolerable
proems ea long as the government poreevered in the
insane and suicidal policy of giving employment to
forsigners is pretense, to oar own commymen, and
ascoaragesasat to foreign industry, to the detriment
of our own. (Load cheers.) The foot was that their
Wars prospeoto were far worth than their present
situation. and, wales. mmicily and effonsally remedied,
the siost ealanaltom wassequams met be sapected, and
and beggary would mead tlumeghout the
Mosaeal=;beisitli if Ms ones happy sad prosperous, but
NM
lveried gni in-feted country. (Hear, he Yes,
Si leis lllMOOMistles, founded epos deliberate red cli,e,
OA arbektbe pis .nee which they sawed were re -
Ems* Wedgy Mali prevail, and be speedily followed by
Illeil sad rev Antis& (Cheers.) Coder those circurrastanges
Si Imam them to masker what wm the remedy whisk
:Cs as to
shouldbairoji tat dw. b a t
Itw.ll:d the means
sad biliawthitit
somedy wee to be found is a reduction of rents—advise
whisk was very milt given by those who had no rests to
sessive. Not long ago eie saw an article is a weekly paper
rex eit ultation at the large importations ref
rein ape
had taken plan—sot beaus* it was suppard,
Memoir srmossosly, that these importaions would, by
Masan des goiss of corn, be advantageous to the labourise
slimy MIA home
_ it would destroy what the writer termed
oho "Isailina system," and force a reduction of rents, as II
a solinillon sf mai would be in itself a national benefit. Hi
Ilea sae bet area to deny that, in innumerable—perhaps be
sa orree—a sobeetio.. of rent must take place, sad that
bassos eases ma soot whatevi r should be paid. But whin
this some to be ropinted as a national advantage, let them
ass how ter the pespoithea was true ; sad ha presumed that
dim who so ropmentod it would e ,asider that it was a
Inislin greater ad vase if no rents werepaid. Cuitemplens
Sena moment thepustuble situation of the country if sash
were to be the cam. Tee rental of this country bad boss
esraeated at 40,000,0001., and could any man in his semis
steppes that that vast sass should be take. floes the sips-
Miss% the essomptios, sod the circulation of the kingdom
Mame is* Maim to gmearel insolvency ? (Rear, hoar.)
Whet mold beeme of all Moos to wheat debts vest., owing. I
and ofthose who were employed and supported by the laud-
Innis ? Miellefeehil bermeel the mertgageate ? what would
Mom GINN inonlimls, sad ef time who riseeivtd rent.
sharps? VMS ossli be date with the myriads of people
who could and no other mans of support than the po r's-
rates / Apia, Sir Behest Peal, as adverts witness, ktt
stated that the rental ei the bid was more than one fifth of
sl=.
the whole Meme of the Therefore, if no rents were
to be paid, and the sx of the country were to be
diminished by 40,000, , there would be a diminution
also is the taxation. It would be utterly impossible te '1
tuaiatain those military and i aval armaments which were 11
essintial to our existence as an independent people, or to
pay the interest of the natimal debt; and if we attempted 1
to do ate or the other, we should be driven to inctmeesd
taxation, and that, with the mermen' and unequal Weems
of poor rates, would entirely prevent the cultivation of the '
land. If they wished to know what w the situation of •i
country in which no rents were paid, he as
would read them WI
extinct from a letter which he received a few days ago from
Ireland, and which was written by dated of business, and
of an excellent judgment It was October 1, and it
related more partisularly to the county Galway, though there
weft many other &Arias of Irvland in the same situation.
It was as follows:
" I have said at the commencement of this letter that I have been
through some part of the west of 'Maid, and I it eve Worm
sy that no
pasi description I could bly give couldconvey to your ship even
an idea of the state of wretchedness sad de.titution to which that
Fart tithe country Is reduced; there are thousands on thous nds of
acres lying utterly waste, and have been so for the past three yearik,
pumas ains of what there were populous mime's, and now nst a
being to be sees In them; in fast, even when twin on high
Lod, mimes my eye amid reach, I could see nothing but cottage*
and whole villages in ruins, and waste Mod; not an animal of any
kind to be seen ; and Iran the height to which the studs and Mete
gnus had grows, the land must naturally be far from bad. I was told
that such in the former inhabitants as had not either died or emi-
grated were in the poor-houses. It was really one of the mos
wish t
melancholy sights I bare witnessed for a long time. I only
Lord Mau Russell had been with me, m I think it would have done
more te open his eyes to the real state to whites his legisLitme has
ledssedthis country than all that could be said or written on the

subject.
But he had understated his argument by noticing the con-
dition°, a country in which no rents could be paid. There
were at present, even in the county of Kiddknee a. well as
elsewhere, instances in which the lend could not be pre&t.
ably cultivated, though it were actually rent free. And
would not that of itself be considered by any rational man
sea sufficient reason against the adoption ot • system which
necessarily led to results so injurious to every class cf the
community ? (Cheers.) lie would not waste tneir time upon
the senseless advice which had been given by Lord Kinniurd
—that mats ought to be increased, in order to stimulate the
farmers to greater exertion. Another piece of advice, given
by that enliehtened nobleman Lord Yintiaird, respected
what he celled high farming, end he told them that large
sums of money should be expended in the purchase
of artifidal manures and the drainage of Linda. But what
inducement could any farmer possibly have to increase
cultivation, when he knew be could not sell his produce
at • remunerative price ? (Cheers) He would suppose
they had nothing to pay for manures or drainiag, or that the
government furnished the firers with guano gratuiteusly
to any amount, and that as crops were enormously in-
creased in consequence. Suppose that br this means t
produce were increased sixfold, and instead of selling a
quartern loaf for sixpence, the produce were reduced to &penny,
what then would h peen ? Take the case of a labourer whose
family required six loaves • week, but who was unfortu-
nately able to buy but five. If the price were reduced from
siapence to gee penny the loaf, of course he would provide
Idgemelf with six loaves ; but would he purchase six times
sin, er 36 loaves ? Why his family could not eat it if they had
ISseed the labourer would purchase other articles of provi-
des model OT necessary to him. Thus consumption wou duet
be isigamaasurete with production. The grower would of
necessity be • loser—and the ally result of high farming
would he to make prices still lower than they CM at pre-
sent. Then came the propositioa concerning taxation which
bed been put forth by Mr Disraeli, to whom he would et all
*vests accord the merit of originality. He did not believe
that any men had ever before thought of such a proposal as
that of relieving the landed Mutest by increasing their
taxa, aid relieving the country at large by imposing new
taxes to the amount of 5,000,0001. annually. (" Hear,' and
laughter.) He kisew it had been said by the hon. gentle.
maa's friends that his first speech apes this subject was mis.
represented in the newspapers; bat they all knew the fidelity
and accuracy with which the gentlemen of the London press
discharged their very laborieue duties. As in other cases
there would be an occasional error—there might some-
times, and necessarily, be omissions; but did any body
ever hear of a reporter for • newspaper inventing a whole
speech with • great array of figures ? (Hear, hear.) That
excuse, therefor*, would not avail him; and he (Earl
St.nleope) pinned him down to the first speech.
Then, again, they heard persona calling out lonly
that all their distress came from heavy taxation, and that
therefore taxation should be reduced. But how did it hap-
pen that in 1818, which was • year not of factitious prices I
caused by an enormous war consumption, there were 11114
9,000,0001. of taxes more than at present, with little
diffi-
culty, and with as little objection as had ever beta urged
against taxation? Let them sot, then,delude themselves by I',
the nodes that any paltry remission of taxes, sulk es the ,
abolition of the malt end hop duties, would give them
effectual or subetantial relief. In the first place, it would
[ only be a partial relief applying to those comparatively few
esseties in which hope mid barley were grown `and, as to
enabling them to aosert• with the foreign pronere, such a
project was altogether fallacious and absurd. If parliament
i were determined to force the productive classes into unequal
competition with foreign nations, they, must redact all taxes
end all public and private payments in exact proportion to
the diff,rence in the prices of produce—(eheen), and that
was not less than 30 per sent. Yak the consequences !
Undoubtedly under these circumstances it would be both
just and accessary that the interest en the national debt and
the intend on morterages should be reduced in that prcpor-
tics, but let aie man delude himself with tie notion tha
rib ;t
such a wafture could be adopted without imminent pe
nay, without destruction to the aides. The national debt
amounted in round numbers to 800,000.0001 , and whatever
might be the supposed sorority of that investment, it was
clear from er, nen' experience that in investing their
money people were mach more apt to regard the amount of
Wisest they should receive than the nature of the vanity
Peat The natural result would he, therefore, that every
landholder would say, ~ You. eme you well diminish my
income by one-third, sad under present circumstancee it
may be just and reasonable to do so ; but I am determined
to preserve the same income, ani I shall withdraw my
capital bon the funds." What then would happen ? The
ten 4. too, would fail 30 per cent. An commons loss of
sonal wend be sustained, end innumerable bankruptcies
Judd senses. Then, again, look at the case of the mort-
MN& It was supposed that the private obligations of the
101111027 amounted to not less than 2,000,000,000 e. The mort.
MeAllea, would say, " I advanced my money to you at 4
per cent., and expoet or desire lobate the same interest
eigiethead if you are TM able to pay me that, then repay me
lbegapital." What would follow ? Why, there would be no
mans of raising the money to discharge the amount borrowed
11.1111 the mortgage, and the pressure would he felt to be so
lamisiable se to erasion of itself • most tremendous con-
veddenis the country. Besides this, its ust be considered
Nut OM mortgagees might in many es foteedwee. lie
knew dim moment was of so avail with some persons ; and
a undwe eflis Howls of Lords once said to him, in reply
to his tpredon, " How did you find the state of Inland 1"
"Why, theta will be a great change of the properties ; but
that dam not matter." What! were they to call contims,
don a mere treader of property? Was that tic mild and
gentle same by which they were to designate • system ot
libelee& iellbery ? What was highway robbery but •
auelbie ismiskr of property? Bat ia the present instance
*it lirdMo transfer of property was perpetrated, not by •

man boldly • }beg at year Meat, bat by an act of penis-
moat, passed by time who did sot truly and faithfully ro-
parent tbe polio. (Cheers.) What, then, was tber remedy
Is. this slab Makes t It was weft efts Ibis OM re.
Mention of pslaselaalitheses=af:ll7 asd seated grata-
lisa of may Mai of who at Mos or
in tbe asimiss—wlssflci r m &bilk 'soil, oe ea die mean
wpm skiwhi Oreat Mita redo saprome--(ekeers)—a sys.
tau of posesstion midst would pant eameat mapierasat
1 sad mph and 'macaw ressuneradca to all who were or
pod la laissUM pursuits. (Cheers.) They Naked Ise no
mow sml mamba szpsemeat. They elaii making des
Ira Om saMstatima althea wags midst whisk this
bad lamidtad sail Maim* la pmepsrity end pew =K
wader lid* even time who reared maw to be spread to
lb—tbs mmiamile smi what
was tide** date—cmsamsallists=.lllll:;:ririesd for the
PliMMOns titbit sgolam whisk, fa the language of the ad-
salable silisme el Ike National Association for the Pro-
MOM of Wilk Imirestry and Capital—an aseselation
Mt able la madams& it en homer to being, and with
why be me dstanakeed maloady aad medially to co-opo-
vare—woeld weal full protection to all daises of the popti-
limisnolthe aspire. (Loud them.) The next wed= was how
woo tide redress to be obtained ? And hare, he would ask,
Mist anpmpediced and impartial ma Gould lay his hand
epos his Mast sad say that he had mfidenee ia sad sespeet
Mr lie Roam of Comons ? (H. hem.) Was dome sick
a mesa thea pressat ?m If thereear were, Is; him Mid up bit
Lad. (Cheers.) He did not sos am puma in die tam who
was bold "sough to assert that ho had atalifisesa M ar
tempest is that assembly. (Load shuts.) Was the Hones of
1 Osmium sleeted, in part eve, try those Moss interests
were se moth at stake—the labouring dams ? Did it
expe the opinions of Use productive classes ? (Cries of I
"No.") Was cot party spirit predominant ia that ammtay ? I
Had any of its decisions been patriotic or profitable to the 1
commun ? Certainly not. No hops could be entertained 1
that the Hoses of Commons would pursue a different coarse,
unless it should be compelled to do so by a powerful Mahe
thee. meet ; by what was termed tits ' pressure from Mir
oat." (Cheers). It was by that mean* only that they said
hope for series's. Then, if they had no confidence in the
House of Commas ; it they saw by experience that that
house Mated with litter disregard the complaints and nom
'trances of the people • if it devised the petitions, and is
from redressing the grievances, increased them on every all-
maim ; if it did nut seem to know the wins sad Mama at
the (poetry; and if, mordiag to the mid duration of
parliament, it should a ill continue to sit about
tour jean, he thought it was their first duty to
fo:low the excellent and Patriotic advice which
had beau given to them by their friend lir. Young—(cheer)
—and address her Majeaty, as the last theort, to dimly"
the present parliament. (Cheers.) If such as appeal was
generally made throughout the country at large, meetings
frequently convened, uumerously attended, and powerfully
supporied he hoped that it would not be in vain; hat if un-
fortunately it should be, other means, to which he would not
then allude, might and ought to be adopted; means which
he had every reason to believe would be perfectly successful
(Loud cheers.)
Mr. THOMAS SMITH then rose and moved the first re-
solution :
' That all thou who are engaged in any branch of British
industry have an undoubted right to demand that it shall
he fitly and effectually protected against foreign comps-
tition in the markets of this country, and that if this pima-
lion be not rerored, it is indispensably requisite to Mina
public and private payments in proportion to the foil at
prices."
Mr. PAUL FOSKET I seconded the resolution.
Mt. G.T. YOUNG was then isvroducad to the assail(
by the noble earl in the chair. He said it had been
imagined that the shipowners of the creamy had
either stood aloof from giving their support to aitricul•mil
protection whilst elamourine for protection to themselves,
or stimulated the cry foe the iemoval of protection from
agriculture. But he was happy to be able to assure them
that such en impression was wholly without foundation.
Toe shipping interest had maintained that it would be a
shame and dicgnsce to them if, whilst advocating protection
for maritime commerce, they were nut ready to *driest' the
extension of the some principle to the great sericultural
body of the country. (Cneers.) It had been stated publ
that the propositions put forward by Mr. Disraeli were hacked
end soictioned by the authority of the great leaders of that
party with wnich he was supposed to be more immediately
connected, and at a recent meeting at Colchester, Sir Joka
Tyrell, a warm, an undoubted, and a notions friend of agri-
culture, was represented to have said that he could say
without hesitation that the propositions of Mr. Dimali hail
the sonetion of Lord Stanley. the Marquis of Granby, and
Mr. limits. Now he (Mr. Young) had had no opportuaity
of consulting or communicating with Lord Stanley or the
Marquis of Granby, but he had with Mr. H • , end be
held in his hand a letter which he had received from that
right hon. gentleman that morning, but to which he did set
consider himself justified in giving publicity. On his own
part, however, he ail not hesitate to say that Mr. Kinks
had had no communication wli from Mr. Disraeli upon
the "object, nor had Mr. Harries expressed say opinion
whatever upon it. But Mr. Husks had Riven to him (Mr.
Young) an opinion which wHi perfectly in accordance with
his own—that whilst the project of a sinking ford raised
upon import duties, viewed by itself, was one that he should
bat v.ry pled to see the I. gislature adopt, yet that it was °lie
which soul I afford no relief to the suffering farmers enter
the pressing exigency in w: ich they were now place''.
(Cheers.)
Mr. WILKINSON, the treasurer of the Parliamentary
and Financial Reform Association, then addressed the
nieettep in support of the views 01 that 0 sky, and, shbou eh
they were quite opposed to those of the promoters of the
meeting, the speaker was listened to respectfully and with
attention.
Mr. MALINS having 'Oren in support of the resolution,
it was then put from the chair, and carried with but three

diessatients. is
Mr. MANDY moved the second resolution: That
is expedie,,t to present requisitions to the high sheriff, re-
questing hies to convene at an early opportunity a county
meeting, for the purpose of ad•lressing bee Majesty on the
present alarming condition of the c,untry."
Mr. R. BOYD seconded the resolution, which wee put
Irons the their and agreed to.
The Rev. SMITH MARRYATT, v;car of Horsmondsn,
woe: d the 'bird resolution—" Thai there shall he sent frees
this neighbourhood an address to the Q seen, pray Lug her Ma-
jesty to dissolve forthwith the present parliament, which has
shown no disposition to redress the grievances of the country,
and does not deserve or enjoy its confidence." Re cool
assure the muting that the great body of the clergy were
with them, and several were then present who were quite
reedy to join, heart and hand, in the endeavour to regain
protectioe.
The Rev. J. LANODON seconded the resolution, which
was also put from the chair, and carried with but one dis-
sentient.
A vote of thanks to Earl Stanhope terminated the pro-
, @ceding..

AY HISTORICAL DiaMo.--It is said to be .-
intention of the authorities le pooled against Mr. Campbell
for performing at Stockton-upon-Tea a theatrical piece, en-
titled " Rush, or the Stanfield Hall Murder," wherein all
the shocking incidents of that horrible affair are represented,
not omitting the disgusting exhibition of the execution.
Mr. Campbell had given his word to the magistrates that
this piece should not be given, but it woe nevertheless per
A THANKSGIVING-DAT ROBBERT.—lnformation
was received on Friday of a robbery, at the house of Mn
Kay, No. 26, Miil-street, Bank, Leeds. It appeared that
Mrs. Kay, accompanied by her daughter, went to chaprl on
Thursday evening, there being a special service, on amount
of that day twins fixed as or.e of general humiliation. The
house was left untenanted during the time of their absence,
and was tittered by some vagabond or vagabonds, and tho-
roughly p.undeeed of everything of value. Mrs. Kay is a
widow, having only lost her husband a few weeks ago, and
the heartless villains who robbed her house have deprived
herself, her daughter, and ton of nearly all their clothing
worth from 141. to 161.
EXPOSITION OP WORKS OF ART.—Meetings bars
been held at Kidderminster, Stoke-upon-Trent, Walsall,
during the past week, attended by deputations from the
Society of Arts, and by all the leading persons of the loca-
litho, when the usual resolutions were unanimously adopted
tor carrying oat the views of the society, and of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, its principal.
IRISH COLONISATION AT BRECON.—A great num-
ber of Irisit vagrants have, for several mouths past, located
I themselves in this neighbourhood and taken up their abode
la bans, sheds, and !mot...spied buildings adjoining the
IMusiaA. The waste's, with their fruitful progeny, go
stoat begging, while ths lazy hulks of men remain behind
so guard the " privates." They have been repeatedly
ordered by the autholities to quit the neighbourhood, and
give some other locality the benefit of their presence, bat to
no purpose. The magistrates have, at Ise^ ditermiaed to
lathe an example of some of them, sad aim abipsysor to
effect their removal. Is the course of the last fmnaight
limn a dozen of them were apprehended by the borough
pa under the direction of Superintendent Stephen.,
and isommitted to the House of Correction as nines and
regaboods.—Afeee oath Beacon.
FACTORY Fran AT BURNLET.—At a quarter past
12 ea Friday mornteg, Mr. Henry Toenail's mill was dis-
favored to be on tire, when the fin-bells were immediately
nag, and soon after all the engines of the town were on the
spot. Some delay was caused beton they were got into play
on the burning mum; however, when they did get into
active operation, they continued so till the fire was got
under, which was not till near four o'clock, and not until
great damage was dope to that part of the mill in which the
fire originated, namely, the rooms situated above the boiler,
in which were throttle*, roving frames, a cistern of oil, and
other things, all of whieh became a corallete wreck; and
were it not for the strong party wall which separated this
(the old portion of the building) from the newer part, it is
highly probable the whole mill would have been boned
down ; as i• is, some say the damage cannot be repaired st
less than 1,0001. A company of 62nd regiment, with their
Znie, was present, and rendered effective service ; the
were also on the epor, while the lookers-on were
numerous, many of whom did what they could to extinguish
the bluing mass, which strangely contrasted with the calm
Memo of the night. How the fire originated has not as
pi lass ascertained.
CROSSING A Itivra.—On Tuesday morning, about
eaves &aloes, as a yawn named Lowis, who lives at Low
pwas, soor petrith, was =eau the river Mau by the
Mapparstonts at Donato MID, land curling his los, a
toy sow years old on his back, his foot slipped, and the
IWO hi hi into the water, which was rather swollen at
deo dos, ssi was carried down the stream a considerable
awes brim his father could rescue him. When got
out life was nearly extinct, but assistance being procured
from the neighbouring houses, and the usual means to
restore life in inch cases being applied, the little fellow was
brought round.

Desire, Nov. 17.
The loosing Mad, which started the idea, a few
weeks sinoe, of Priam Albert parchuing the Come-
marairopisty, as a family estate—a project not
deemed so chimerical es some might suppose, and cer-
teddy one which would be inset popular in Ireland—
now throws out a hint that the town of Galway may
become the property of the City of Londoo, and be
converted into the western outpost of the great VW I
tropolis. Rumours are, it is stated, afloat d aim
vast enterprise of this ort, and the establishment
an American packet station at Galway is said to bol
awaited as the preliminary step.
The gigs (says the Moil), if it exist anywhere, except is
the Imsgleadon of Stock Exchange soliemers—is a inagaiii
seat sand
dla every way wrathy ee& • shy as London.
immle sa rostra upon the nem ; sad Galway,
plead se k hat the Mad of a eds end netts bey, with
Nears amireep he veers of any beedee, effurdlog an
easy end aped ammgraleation as will with America as with
the vegans IMMO of Me eh wish, soil proseting beetles
for Muriel tonfte Irish Emmy nag Is emits M Enke
preset —Chiggerh of sH ether phew Se but steeped M
beeper the esemeN sf Londoe trod* sed ismer gee.
The ma bowl of not being ebottoolio with any
attempt to depoolite the value of Zvish property ;
but it urges the proprieties in this instance to be
moderate in thole demands.
Galway (it obewees),ie the roegh material of a city, whisk
the expeeit et mamma capital may work up into a
state of high amiessie medieerity. Bat without lea
expeneiteure, aided by the favour and patronage of*,
Crown, it is sot proba Sr many generations yet to
rim it will rise greatly horrid its present importance or
value. The wire esemel, Monfort, to those who, if re.
port spelt truth, ems ee has. its destiny in their power,
would be that they ehesid meek their interest as reasonable
men, and not stead is their ova light as well as in the way
of the general geed, by indulging a reenlist notion of riches
that never can be realised by any means with their reach or
command.
At the official declaration of the poll at Cork by the
Sheriff, the only candidate present was the succeesfnl
one. After a few votes had been struck off in the
scrutiny, the numbers announced were : For Colonel
Chattcrton, 793; for Mr. M'Carthy, 684; majo-
rity, 209.
A correspondence, which appears in the Evening
Post of last night, reveals some of the most
extraordinary proceediogs, on the part of the
Orange body, that have yet come to light. In it the
reader obtains a glimpse into the interior of the
Over ge lodge; he ends several of the leading men
there charged with an amount of corruption and dis-
honesty scarcely credible, and the whole rottenness of
the system displayed.

THE TENANT-PROTECTION MOTEMENT.—MZET-
ISO AT CALLAN.—The Kilkenny Journal states that an
important meeting of the tenant farmers was held at Callan
on Sunday, when resolutions in favour of protection to te-
nant farmers were adopted. A motion of which notice hod
been giv is, to the effect that members' cards should con-
tain a pledge " not to take a farm from which a tenant was
unjustly szpelltd," was withdrawn, under the advice of
counsel. The Kilkenny paper state that there were 20,000
persons present, who came principally from Mullinehone,
Killenaule, Dungan, Blievenamon, Curia', and Kilmaeow.
THE NENAGII CHAPEL CASE.—This very unfortu-
nate disk still remains unsettled. On last Tuesday a public
meeting wee held at the Hough Independent* Hall for the
purpoes of preparinp an address, to be preempted to the
eathelte clergy attending the month's mind of the Very Rev.
Dr. O'Connor. The object of the address was to get them
clergymen to interfere with the bishop for the removal of
the Rev. Mr. Kenny. We subjoin the repl which the
clergymen returned to the address " Gentlemen,—The
very disempeetful and unwarrantable language applied to
the Rev. Mr. Kenny, your parish priest, in the address read
to us to-day would prevent 98 in any circumstances from
eking it into consideration. And while you continue in •
state of insubordination to the authority of
in bishop it
will be utterly impossible for us to interfere the manner
reqnested."
DESPERATE FIGHT.—One of the most desperate I
riots that happened in this part of the country for • lung
period, occurred in • place called the Yew Tree, • short
distance from the village of Kiloomman, and within one
mile and a half of Shinrone, on Tu sday evening. The con-
tending parties numbered about 50, and there were nearly
equal numbers on both sides. Some of the combatants
houtht with billhooks and other dangerous weapons, and
stones were thrown in all dinctiont, which told fearfully on
the heads and tams of the unfortunate sufferers, many of
whom were cut, bruised, and mutilated in • frightful man-
ner. The battle raged for nearly an boor, as there were no
police nearer than the Shinrone station to quell the riot.
The original muse of the riot was the stealing of a quantity
of apples from a man of the name of Lewis, who held an
orchard from Mr. Fleetwood, who resides near the old castle
of Behemore.—King's County Chronicle.
ATTEMPT TO SHOOT MR. KififtWAN.—On Saturday
nicht last another attempt was made to assassinate Mr.
Francis Kiernan, nephew to the agent over the property of
the Mesdames Scott, at Longhorns. Mr. Kiernan was
ening at his lire with some friends, when the shot was fired
in themes the window of the room. Most providentially •
sack of oats had been removed near the window • short time
before, which intercepted the ball, ant saved Mr. Kiersan's
life —NenagA Guardian.
MURDER OF MR. CAGE.—The persons in custody
upon this charge were brought up for 'rumination on Friday
last, at Fortune. Sir St. George Gore, the proprietor of
the estates of which Mr. Cage souagent, and Major
Fox, of Annaglamore, with whom he is on a visite
were present at the examination. After a length-
ened Inquiry, three persons, named Bernard Oar
ping, Edward Farrell, and Patrick Kelly, were fully I
committed to abide their trial at the ensuing assizes.
DESTRUCTION OF THE HILLSBOROUGH DISTILLERY
BY Fins —On Tuesday night. shortly after 12 o'eledt, a
fire breke out in the corn kiln in connexion with the =s-
borough Distillery, and which, we understand, originated in
the flue of the kiln. The flames continued to progress until
the premises were complete), gutted ; in fact, unt.l only a
part of toe walls was left standing. We understand the pre-
mium were only partially insured; and we regret to add,
that upwards of fifty persons will be thrown out of em-
ployment by this untortunwo occurrences—Belfast paper.
AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND POLICE IN
LONDONDSKRY.—On Monday evening last, in cons* quence
of a riot taking place at the Bridge, between a number of
I soldiers of the 95th depot. stationed in Derry, and some men
who were engaged in driving into town, Sub constable
Gregg interfered, and advi•ed the soldiers to go quietly to
their barracks, when immediately one of the military struck
Gregg a violent blow with • stick, and inflicted several
wounds on his head. Sub-constable Gregg then returned
to the police barracks, when Acting-constable Stewart and •
party of polios moompanied him, for the purpose of arresting
the offending soldier. Before the military were overtaken,
they bad got into • public-house, at the waterside, into which
Constable Stewart entered, and told the soldier that he was
his prisoner until the picket should arrive. The soldier then
deliberately retreated a @ter', and dealt Stewart • blew on
the head with the stick, which injured him severely. The
warfare now became general, and lasted a considerable time,
until, at length, the soldiers were overpowered, when the
originator of the affray and two of his comrades were secured
and detained until the picket came forward, who conveyed
them to Ebrington Banacks.—Londonderry Journal.

FALL OF RAILWAY ARCHES AT CAMDEN-TOWN.
—Yestadsy morning, shortly before 8 o'clock, seven of the
newly erected arches on the line of railway which Untended
to connect the Camden-town Station of the North Western
with the East India Decks, fell with a tremendous crash.
The fallen arches were pert of a viaduct on the Kentish-
town and Holloway-radar. The watchman on duty stated
that early in the morning " warning" was given that the
arches were insecure from repeated creekiogs, and the gra-
des' enlargement of an irregular fissure in the buttress at the
north end of the arch over the Kentish-tows road. Practice'
men suppose that the accident arose from the Waking of the
foundation of the buttresses. It is most providential that
this occurrence took place on the Sunday. On other days up-
welt of 200 men are employed upon the works at the time;
as it is, happily no ens is injured.
INTRODUCTION OF Coxvicrs IN THE IDLE OF
PoartAten.—A portion of tho 4th regiment of foot
hurriedly passed through Southampton on their way to the
convict dation at the Isle of Portland. The insubordinate
conduct of the convicts there creates great alarm, and tun-
, dere a stronger military guard necessary. A stronger mili-
tary guard has been found atoessery at Pannust, in the
Isle, of Wight, in consequence of the numerous convicts that
maps and the excitement and alarm they cause amongst the
Inhabitants of the Isle of Wight.
TOIL AND NORTH MIDLAND. KNOITINOLNY AND
Damon S•xmon BILANCIL—The works on this line are
now making rapid progress, but owing to the alteration of
tire level of the Ferrybridge and Doncaster turnpike roads
ass having been provided for in the act of parlisment the
surveyor of that read, and some of the trustee*, have VW.
Wei the beading of the bridge woes it for some months,
oladthiltM mope' the railway company to raise the bridge
and eaMoneat about seven feet higher than the intended
level (the greater part of the embankment on the tweet side
being already at its height, and permanent line
_put down),
Of met from them a larger sum of money. The railway
WOMB the terepike on the crown of a hill, which is mon
them eight feet meat ; it Is, therefore, evident that the low-
est,* et the road as proposed by the company would be a
very material public benefit. For the repair of this road a
large sum of money is annually paid by the township of Fer-
rybridge, the railway cons_pany (as rate-payers) being consi-
derable contributors. The overseers, surveyors, and
inhabitants recently came to the unanimous reellation of
obis( a speck' meeting of the turnpike trustees, which has
boatel, according to advertisement, at Wentbridge. The
Ito be derived from the road being levelled were
tang
_espisiami by the officers; and, after much altercation
fia has sidle, and an intimation being given that the town-
ship oboald take the road into their own hands to repair, the
Melless divided, when there was a majority of three en
Item of lowering the road, seven for and four spinal. The
work WAS commenced last Monday, and will speedily be
somploted ;so that in • little time the railswill be 'mid
Snottingley, through Ferrybridge, to the river. The via-
duct is now hat progressing to a finish woes the willow-
groused at Brothorton. Many lengths of the tunnel are also
completed ; so that then is no work of much importune to
complete, ethoce xpt the bridge over the river Aire. This branch
will form junction with the Great Northern Railway.