The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY AND

THE 1318.4183 AL OF LORD RODEN.

The following reply has been Bent by the Martinis
of Londonderry to the secretary of the committee who pro-
moted the address to Lord Rodeo
" Wynyard perk, Oct. 29.
" Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your printed
letter of the 26th, and the resolutions annexed, which came
to my hand this day, in which you request my signature
thereto, as well as those of others is my neighbourboed who
may approve of its purport.
" Had the address been confined to a simple expression of
condolence and regret to Lord Roden on the unfortuna'e
events that had lid to his dismissal from the magistracy,
many feelings, both private and public, would probably have
induced me to join in such measures. But with all the sin-
cere respect 1 entertain for his lordship, with all the vene-
ration with which he is envirmed in his own country, and,
above all, with the high value I attach to our recent con-
nexion, I find it totally impossible to acquiesce in the
address to his lordship, much less to sign the extraordinary
resolutions which have been adopted at the meeting of cer-
tain magistrates and gentry of the county of Down, for I
confess, beyond the natural influence of the estimation in
which I bold my noble friends' and the wishes of friends and
connexion, I feel there is a duty beyond all—l mean the
duty I owe to my sovereign.
"You request of me to be a party to declare by your first
resolution, that I view with indignation and alarm the
arbitrary set of the government in certain dismissals from
tie commission of the peace, and such alarm tends to 'R-
eoperate and create a disgust in the minds of every loyal
subject.
'And then in the third resolution you acknowledge it to
be the undoubted right of her Majesty to dismiss any of her
servants; and that you would be unwilling to advance any-
thing that could be conned to be disrespectful or to bring
into contempt her Majesty's authority.
•'What ! can it be q ly argued that the first resolution
does not tend to bring her Majesty's government and autho-
rity into disrespect and contempt? And is it expected that
I should affirm such a declaration, holding as I do, from her
Majesty's gracious favour, the high position of lord-lieute-
nant of one of her English counties ?
"Bet the incoi,sistency of these resolutions appears to me
not mere evident than the unhappy and injudicious compo-
sition of them. They seem dressed up rather to fan an&
keep alive new flame, to heighten rather than allay anise,-
Oty, to add fresh ingredients to the cauldron so long boiling
over, and to continue a spirit of party warfare for ever in
our beloved but emsfeetunate country.
" What can be expected from this movement ? Is it to
drive Lord Clarendon from the government of Inland?
Would the country be benefited by this removal ? Is it to
provoke the ribandmen, who may retaliate in similar reso-
luticas as to their opinions, simile, circulars to canvass for
signatures, possibly far more numerous ? What would Ire-
land gain by these adverse manifestoes? Is it to prolong ad
sternums the fatal lends between protestant and catholic in
Ireland, which every great statesman has endeavoured to
soften and allay ? Is it to gratify the object few whom this
unexempled demonstration is made? If so, I believe the
framers of this melodrama will be egregiously deceived. If
I have understood my noble friend Lord Roden aright, he
bas already mad* every exertion to tranquillise the feeling
that prevails in the country amongst all classes of moderate
men (as stated by him)—the *imitations and rejoicings on
one side, and the indignation and anger oaths other. Already
has my noble friend prevailed on twelve magistrates not to
resign, as was their intention. His opioioo, I believe, then,
is, that he cannot reuse the expression of his friends if there
is a great public question involved in these transactions ; but,
as far he is concerned himself, no one is more anxious to
promote peace and good feeling amongst all parties than his
lordship.
" I ask, then, if peace and good feeling are to promoted by
the reselutioes and address I am called upon, not alone to
sign as a magistrate and an official servant of the crown, but
to get others in my neighbourhood to affix their epprobatien
also.
" I have now to answer that part of your letter as to thi:
address to Lord Roble which I would fain have seen couched
in langusge of a conciliatory character, but which ales
breathes only recrimination and excitement throughout I
will not presume to enter into all the detail and controvert
of the Cestlewellan history, but I will state the simple fact
upon which my judgment is based. I candidly avowed to
my noble friend personally that I could not get over or
approve of the fact that, ashy hie own speech in the IL use
of Lords be confessed that he woe present and took a part in
the unhappy proceedings et Dolly's Brae, right or wrong,
praiseworthy or the reverse as his conduct might have been,
he ought scrupulously to have avoided, being en the bench
and chairman of the meeting at COXIOWOHOO,OppIOring
thereby as judge and jury in his own case.
" Here was manifsoly an egregious error, no doubt from
the purest of motives; bat this fault in a magistrate, I
think, could hardly be passed over without signal disappro-
b aeon, and the higher the digaitary the more marked in
these times should be the displeasure awarded, for we hear
enough of one law for the poor and another for the rich.'
If Lord Roden, however, had not pinup! into that party
tribunal and after conflict (the indeeicacy of which must be
apparent), I doubt it the government, so much is his lord-
ship beloved and respected, would have caused the general
distress we have now to deplore; but as it is, I confess 1
think the government were right, and no one will suspect
me of whig attachment or whig policy. I will not further
enter into the acts of the commission nor of the government.
If they have dose wrong or acted so as to create alarm and
indignation amongst her kisjesty's subjects, under her Kr
jesty's authority, they will eland at the bar of the imperial
legislature for a verdict, and receive, if they are entitled to
it, approbation or jut and severe condemnation.
" It is somewhat strange (sod I must, frost peculiar cir-
cumstances, be permitted to remark) that the sae party in
Dow*, who so later than last year, at a private meeting,
bulled the high sheriff to call the county to address, sop-
ped, imi aid the government of Lord Clarendon in Ireland,
ere now toned to be rousing the tranquil spirit of the county
against the very same government, to keep alive a civil war
productive of certain dissension, if not if disaKer. They
erred formerly from over seal; I hope they aro not erring
now from passions less excusable. As a considerable pro-
prietor in the county, I feel I have as deep • right to express
my independent opinion as those who have sddrewd their
documents tome. I deeply repot the necessity for so doing;
but let it be observed, the high sheriff wee is the chair
(how far, as a public officer, without a "sidle requisition,
was justified in instilling over the Weimes of the day, it
is not for me to pronounce); but it calls on me fronethis
of Biel shape taken at the meeting to enter unwillingly, and
to express, however inadequately, my opinions to friends.
And I cannot believe bat that there will be a very lugs
number of digh•minded, moderate, calm, disinterested, and
peaceful gentry and inhabitants cf our far-famed intellectual
and influential county who will coincide with me in de-
pkring and condemning these resolutions and address. But
were I to stand alone, and to differ from every individual in
the county, I declare on my conscience I could not, in duty
to my sovereign, and to Ireland in particular, put silty name
to the address or approve the resolution&
" In conclusi m, and borrowing the words of you IneW
address, I would *sly implore and beseech those who hree
cencocted and are beating up ter recruits for this mean
address, rather to employ their faculties and privilegesosnier
the direction of Almighty G.)l, for their country's geed,
Wend of attempting to promulgate the mischievous ewe
wished declaration that a premeditated Walt has bees Os
tempted on the protestant interest in Ireland under the au-
thority of the government of our protestant Queen.
"I remain with due respect, sir,
" YOU' very obedient humble servant,
" VAX' LONDONDIXTLT.
" To Francis lord., Esq., Secretary.
" N.B.—May I be permitted to suggest instead of a meet-
ing OW nobility gentry, Mc., it should be stated a meths(
el the asunieued nobility, gently, &o."

SECOND EDITION.
born the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT.

WINDSOR, Nov. 6.—lt is this day ordered by her
Majesty in council that the psrliament,wbich stands prorogued
to Tuesday the twenty-second day of November instant, be
further prorogued to Wednet&y the sixteenth day of
January next.
Werrniam., Ocr. 31. The Queen hu been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great
Beal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United King-
dom of Greet Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honcu,
able Biz Jame Duke Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of
London, sad the heir; male of his body lawfully bcgotten.

BREVET.
WAR-OFFICE, Nov. G.
Capt. R. Joaii of the loyal Merinos, to be maJ. ID the army.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. I.
114.0 en. J. Amnon tone c01..00m., vice ataj..Gen. Ymro.q dec. ;
See. Capt. the Hon. G. T. Devaney:, to be &AM., vice Buchanan, H
prom. ; Sec. Capt. R. J. Cameos, to be &dot., vice Mundy, who res. 111
tbe adjutancy only; Sec. Capt. A. 0. Rummies, to be adjut., vice 30
Gilbert. prom.

BANKRUPTS. si 1
linos Bram, Carlton-villas., Edgware-road, builder.
W 01.7 /ITEMS, Forum, hardwanman. to
CSARLIS Basle, Frederick-place, Newington, importer of ill
Lunn
le
Lunn DAY!, Kieg-etreetterrece, New N mb-road ; and
Jos DES'S, Southmrem, New North.road, blinders.
WILLIAM Mannino, Crawford-street, St. liarylebone, :
eons dealer. ON
WILLIAM HARDTMEN COLTER and FRANCIS WEBSTER, al
Wood street, Milbank, brewers. 171
Saxtrst. M imtxx, Ironmonger-lens, City, hotel keeper. ils.
JOSIAH CRESTON, Griesstone, Norfolk, grocer. IN
SI.IZABSTR BARRIS RTBSR, Birmingham, jeweller. to
So
Joann( JACKSON, Birmingham. builder. Is
Tumuli Ross, Jan., Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, se
braid maaufacturer. 21
NATHAN WIOCILIEWORTIE, Lead., flax drover. le
ROBSILT Balla/AST, Rochdale, Lancashire, inEkesper. 41.

6
MILITARY COLLEGE, SM.:GRUBBY. —ln the Course
of lest month we bad three accidents, which have ter- 30"
'ablated fatally, and have spread sadness over the rlaoe. I e
While the fortification class was practising on the ground 23
with blowing up stockades, the serjeant of Sappers, who bad 26
charge of the powder, and who had just set fire to the fusee, Be
was blown up; he lost an arm, both his eyes were blown out f•
of their sockets, his new, lips, chin, all shot away ; the poor 25
man died shortly after. By the same explosion a private of N
the flappers was 11'3 mutilated that he died a few days after fi
of locked jaw. Another accident happened this day fort- FL
night. A cadet was leaping over a ditch ;be broke his lag, 2,3
which was set immediately and well, and for a few days was U
going on to all appearance very well, when an unfavourable 16
turn took place. Sir Benjamin Brodie was sent for, approved 33,,
of all that had been done, and thought it was too late to take i;
off the leg; bloo i bad coagulated internally, and the poor 12i
boy died yesterday of locked-jaw. I 2

MONEY MARKET. oo .41
Yesterday the savants received of an improvement ra
in the French Rentes,and the political news from Paris 22
made a favourable impression on our Stock Exchange,, To°
and imparted a degree of firmness to the market 23
which wee well sustained throughout the day. Con.
sole opened at 921 to both for money and account, eo
being an advance of aI on Saturday's closing prices. 23.,,
From this they never varied either way, and although ;2,i,
they are officially so quoted at the close, the ap- test
pearance of the market was co firm, that it was gene- ~
rally considered 924 for both money and time would too
give a more correct indication of the state of the mar- Its,
ket at the dote. to

ENGLISH FUNDS.—Taarinumv. 13
Beak Ste*, 1981 I India Bonds, £l,OOO, 84 2 3 10
3 per Ct. Rednoed Anne., 911 1 1 Wands for Account, 921 11 AO
3 per Ct.Consols Ann0.,921 1 Pmbequer Bills, £1,01.16, 11d., 447 25
New 31 per Cl. Anna., 921 1 Ditto, £5OO, lid., 47 12j
FORPION FUNDS. SO
3 per Ct. Brasidian Bds., Small, 331 5 per Ct. Russian Bonds, 1829,
3 per Ct. Milian Bonds, 74 grit., 1074 U
24 per Ct. Equador Bdo., 31 5 5 per Ct. Spanish Bds., dir. from 114
M.
1 per Ct. Grenada Bonds. 16 1 Nov., 1640, 104 LaN WI,
Ditto, Deferred, 31 3 per Ct. 341 3
4 per Cent. Meatean Bonds, Met., 21 per Ct.St''enanittuela Beta., 23j 1 4 0
Nov. 16, 26 51 61 Ditto, Deferred, 7 1 4
3 per Ct. Portuguese Bonds, Con. 21 per Cent. Dutsh Y.Rehange, 12
vetted. 1641, 32 toil., 331
Ditto, Small, P._
4 per Ct. do. Certificate., 62 a '9
4 per Ct. V'

od, 1641..
.k
email, 33
"k. ditto, Met.,

Noy. 16. an
THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoei.

The Erglish funds are again very steady to-
day. Consols opened at 92'4 to 1 for money,
and 921 to „- for account; up to the
present time they have not varied, but have become
firmer for money, and are at this moment quoted alike
for cash and time, at 921 to 1". The Three
per Cents. Reduced mark 911 and a. The new Three-
aucl-is Quarter per Cer.ts. were done at prices vary-
ing from 92: to ~ Exchequer Bills have advanced
Is. to-day; they. mark 455. and 48s. prem. Bank
Stork was dealt in at 1971.
The dealings in the Foreign House congst solely of
Brazilian at 831, and Mexican at 26 and 23:.
On the Paris Boeree yesterday the Frerch funds
did not maintain their recent advance in value. The
Three per Cent. Routes closed at 65.70, and the Five
per Cents. at 87.75.

SNOLISLI VUN PS.
Hank KW. Ini Al 3 per Ct. Coe. Aot., In 1
3 per Ct. Roe. Aar., IN I JI per Cut Kt I
3 pee U. Cos. Area. 224 1 Exchequer Buis, 45*. to Ode.
POREII33I FUNS.
6 per CL Austrian Muds, I per Cs Grenade 1id...16 IT
4I per Ct. Bag. Builds, 64 d Grenada Iteferrol Wl*, 3 ti
Si per Cult. I per Ct. Mex.. 1644.161 6
6 perms Brailllius 8414..81 4 6 w CO. Pew last ltde., 63
New, Portuguete Coot.. 33 4
~arcp CL Buenos Amer, 39 41 6 per Ct. Hui. Ms.. IN 6
Ditto Milan Itde , 1,3 6 Itltto Spaniels Ms., 164 11
Ditto Col.uub. NE ME. 3 per Ct. Stoutish Bd.. 341 5
Ct,lurnblan Lquodor Mt.. 3 I Sp:tooth Deferred ME
3 per Ct. Druit.h Ilth., 72 4 Ditto Peedre 11.6,...31kt 23
LI per Ct. Dutch 144.634 2 per Ct. Venerods .. 6
4 per Lt. hutch Cert... 1111 2i Vtmexuela Deferred lie..? d