The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1846.

evading his person in eusteely also. Besides thee:peeve. the first
meet dyee certiorari is, that in place efthe indictment being tried due-
it will not, in all
Ind tbe Pre"ni "'nth' s Ma J probability,
evegiOrPrtiTuit'd'
ewe on for trial until a out
ty or an so, u
se mew, the turnkeys have in he meanwhile, as go as license fir
g yet of Darkish Armen, to knock people aut as they like: for it
eeeey to say, that Magna Charts ei not piepeneed with in its very
Mils (repeated every day by rote) that "We will not
delay or sell justice," and that "no man shall be taken and
deny, •
Lopes. ned or digester& of hie freehold, or any otherwise destroyed,
y0011:I the Judi= °liar:ejects or the law of the land." As
the certiorari as officers in the ex-
mt°uthtion tonfrndukeStys: It has been long a Mgt grievous oPereanion, that
attorneys wider indictment for mal.praetke or almost for any offence
hoe „mewed the game thing as a sort of privilege ; bat then thid
ge, ban when they could pay for it, for
~ even the privilege Is unit-
to the poor and unfortunate defendant ; or when the prosecutor
• opulent and powered to be able to command the trounce of
W law. But I never before heard of turekeye, gaolers, or sberiffs
such a privilege recoguised in legal proeeedinge to punish
taring
kr extortion or other crimes in the abuse of ground e, Nor
bits the ground in this instance. I believe ; hut the is, that
they were employed in executing the regulation of the Secretary of
gate. Now, supposing they were, why should not this sort of j esti-
ration be judged of adowell at the Central Criminal Court as in the
Queries Bensh? They not •apply for a trial at bar ; the judge le
or, if not, is not the Reconler
very ekely to be the same,
competent, and if he is 110. why ie he not! But he is; and a.. to
camel, the barrister who obtained the certiorari practises only in the
••MAlO:etre and followed the eve for this express pureone. Atoll
grate sir, as this matter is put :safe on the shelf for several months,
see very likely for ever, as a seminal prosecution, I beg to remove it
or similar mimes which have mese% and may arises, before you and
your traders. Asa:ceding to or under the reeithitione referred to, the
per. or Ili' deputy have, during the last two jeans, put from 50 to
gtp difkrent persons late solitary confinement, m strong-moms, for
periods of 14 or 2S day' ; and after that into solitary confinement,
hem sie ors ight o'clock in the evs ningto eight or nine in the morning,
he period. of one or two monk', in other etrong-coma •Thie is
done without oath of compleinant or informant, though entries in a
book see a geed, but not as tot to ;mend an indictment for perjury or
gesvpiraes. The keeper or his deputy thus holds a sort of petty court,
bke a finsliep'e court, or seine old feudal tribunal, where great scre-
ed, ye done exitheut much noise. In face there is no appeal ;
be what can to the use of writing to the Secretary. of State, who has
made th • osculation which his officer is enforcing? However, It
yew he been of any use in nay one inetaece, even inn caeo of abso-
mei stay •tain of a Cliancery prisoner, for whom, therefore, a m
cly" weeus-
, obtained to order lien th e allowance tons,hh' he was
meted by retirees vet of partials'. nt. Such reguLiti eirt are quite
aew; and 1 eleeild like to know whence game the function o the
Ceres to rector punishments in any ease. Ithe thouicht that merc
not they and
recniseion of seatences was the province of Crown, and
admen; awl executing of them. This is too well understood and too
Law., over the whole world to admit of a word; or. at least except
from the iiiithoritice, who are es numerous and full that the mere
enumeration is oat of the question, and would fill your paper. But
here the ultra of jury, judee, and sheriff are all cumulated —nay, of
Ittrislatnr, too, for these regulation+ purport to be made under an act
eethassiee this making of regulations to be laid on the tables of both
Wailes of parliament. Is this the " law of the land" ? I think it is
very mush like dispensing with the law of the land, which el, amongst
other things, the any statute Made contrary to Magna Cherie ...lien
be holden for nought.' But let 1111 see how the statute in question
(tee seu vie., c. 22 seen. 2) was brought about to be passed. In
about July, 1811, die then ministry (being principally the present
needle Laid on the tables of both hawses, lav the Queen's command,
a report or counnireionere of inquiry on bankruptcy and insolvency,
by which report it was Mattel mid proved on very full evidence, that
imprisonment in ouch cases was useless and miechiesolus, and ought
to be atelishel, awl etibetituted by • shorter, more remionshle, and
more efficient meteod of enforcing payment ef debt+. The very next
calendar month that ministry went out, and the present parliament
erns ,ununorwd, and the 22nd chapter of its very first erasion was
out one
Ket•
ch, and in the teeth u; the report ore the subject to which I allude,
alai of all other reports or evidence that have over bran made on the
abject Ni weer, the+ act was procured to be fumed by eir James
Greuin, teen Secreting of State for the Home Depertmene and is
being enforeed without mitigation by Sir George Grey, both of whom
I would ask, what' the use or meaning of the Bill or Rights, if the
same thine a declares illegal and prohibite are to be brought Aunt by
different means? They have got the " coneent of parliament," to be
Jure ; but does any one forget that the consent of parliament must be
according to the law of the Lula, and that the :sentare.. who procure it
must do it on their personal responsibility I And does any one not
ere that hose who have advined the officers of the prison in putting
foricaril tae regulation,. as a justilieution for violence, and in procur-
ing this justitleetion to be tried in the Queen's Bench, are raising up
a conetitetional question of no small magnitude for that. coact to
determine., end are courting it declaration of principles which they
would not much like to experience? The vital importance of the
matter will, I hope. excive the lecgth of this
Co
from,
sir, your mod humble aud obedient serrate, W. ome:re—Queen's
Prison, Nov. 14.
THE L.ci E SIR. ALSAGER.—The lamentable decease
of Ibis dii.fingitishNl amateur has cause d universal regret in
the musical circles. Mr. Alseger was the founder of the
celebrated " Beethoven Quartet Society," the influences of
which in the advancement of high art have been incalculable.
For many years Mr. Alsager invited to his house, in Queen-
square, the ilite of the musical profession, native and foreign,
for the practice of quartet playing. He was equally the
friend and supporter of the rising native artist as of the most
accomplished foreigner. It is to Mr. Alsager that the credit
is der of having removed many prejedices as to the later pro-
ductions the immortal Beethoven; and the system of con-
version. commenced in his own private circle, was rapidly ex-
tended by the matchless performances in Harley-street,where
the sociei v was duly organised in 1815. Vieuxtemps, Sivori,
Sainton, feria Jlilauuilo, Hill, and Rousselot were the
artists who interpreted lacetheven's inspirations, after
series of the must careful rehearsals. Mr. Alsoger was also a
steady supporter of the Philharmonic Society. His loss will
be severely felt, and a gap has been left in musical patronage
difficult in& col to be tilled up,—Morning Chroaicic.
EN LliniT EN MEN T OFTIIE GUA R DS. —Sir: On looking
over your roper otelontley Lest, my attention was attracted by on extract
from the ~44.1 • y Moor, headed, "Improvement in the Army," which
states, voila siouunendie.le pride, that the 2sl bate Grenadier Guards,
now lying at nt. John's
-scud, leis a large library, a coffee-room, and
certain fecilitiee for the mental improvement of the men, among
which—rather incidentally I thought—is motel a school. The writer
has, hoe ever, forgotten to etate, that, with regard to the establish-
ment of libraries, coffee-rooma ice., this battalion is about the last in
The field, so far, at least, as the household troops am eine-med. lean
state., Irma my own personal knowledee, that the id Life Guercle has
hale flue library of its own for many years ; and there is one of the
battalion., of the Coldstream.., (I believe the 2ricel which bas laud a
enkindid library for the last In years, which has been from time
to time. chiefly through the munificence of the ofßeers of the battalion,
enriched by the addition of many hundreds of valuable work+. Coffee.
rooms and reacting-atoms are old established things with them.—
Oesseeee.—Nov. 14, 1846.
Rills reef lON IN THE PRICE OF BREAM Yesterday I
most of the full-priced bakers at the westend of the metropo-
lis the price of the four-pound loaf from 91d. to 9d. 1
Many of them charge no more than 81d. for the same quality.
The bakers who send out bread in barrows and carts have 1
taken alarm, and have adopted the precaution to send out a
pair of scales in each cart or barrow. According to the Act
of Par:Ma-tent Gth and 7th William IV., cap. 37, section 7,
the penalty for non-compliance in so doing is 51., to be reco-
vered by conviction before any magistrate.
POST-OFFICE REVENGE.—Sir, When Rowland
Bill first propounded his cheap poetage plain, we combined to defeat
it ; are proved fy figures that it would not pay, and demonstrated
that it would bankrupt the department, in attempting to work it
out. In fact wa denounced it as a emitter scheme. The Titters, and
the other portion of the daily prow, dexpieed our arithmetic, sneered
at our prophet.", and demonstrated the fallacy of our demonstra-
tions. Well, they proved correct: diem 'postage has turned out a
blessing to the community, mad yields a handsome income, when al-
expenses are paid. In our rage we said to ourselves, " Why not
cheep newspapers as well as cheap postage?" Yet how the high-
prieed newspapers would rave if any one were to advocate cheap
inure:diem! la the extensive circulation, and complete !success of
the Daily News, we hare our revenge. The lempenny combination
press have received an Oliver for their Rowland, and we arc delighted
to sec the frerineer of Printing llowse-square hoisted by his own
thiuidering petard.—Tan G. P. O. 01fICIAL11, St. Martin's-le-Grand.
OCCUPATIONS OF SOLDIERS IN QuAnTEns.—We
believe that a healthful source of amusement might he found
for the European soldier at those stations favourable to hor-
ticulture, by government allowing a large plot of ground for
a regimental garden, small portions to be allotted to such of
the men as might be disposed to cultivate them. Some years
Sulu the late Col. Hamilton, of H.M. 30th Foot had, we
remember, such a project in sieve, though, whether it was
carried out we know not; but we understand that H. M.'si
63rd have now a capital regimental garden at Secundera-
bad, in which many of the men take great pride II
and interest. The garden is, we bear, under the
auperintendence of an officer of the regiment and
the appearance of its crops, we arc told, does
great credit to the skill and exertions of the growers. The
officer commanding the corps is very favourable to the un-
dertaking, and bee given every possible encouragement to
his men by extending indulgence to those employed in the
cultivation of the garden. We know not whether anything
of the kind exists m other cantonments, but the like might
easily be practised at every station of the army during the
cold season ; and how much more conducive to the health of
the soldiery would be occasional employment in the garden,
morning or evening, than a monotonous drill or roll
call, from which those men might be occasionally
excused who were known to be so employed; any
abuse of the. indulgence being of course punished by its
withdrawal for a time from the offender. The expense to
government, were the arrangement even made general,
would be a mere trifle, as a gang of convicts might be
allowed for the more laborious work of enclosing and form-
ing the garden, and the expense of a pair of bullocks with
a man and a boy for irrigation would be all that is requisite
to maintain it in order, with the assistance of the soldiers
morning and evening. The men would take pride in the
success of their labours, and the garden would be a favourite
resort for their wives, who in possessing such a place wherein
to take evening exercise, would thereby be in some degree
reminded of their own dear native land, instead of having
to tramp about the dusty roads and bazars of a cantonment.
—Bonalkay United Service Gazette.
PAT OBTAINED BY THE BREVET.—Officers under
the rank of General Officers who obtain brevet promotion
receive an increase of pay amounting to two shillings per
diem, if on full pay, and one shilling per diem if on half-
pay. No person on the retired full-pay is eligible, nor any
individual who has gone upon half-pay, receiving tho differ-
ence. These are two of the principal impedimenta to brevet
promotion. The selections are made by the Commander-in-
Chief, or by the officer at the head of the army for the time
being.—United Service Gazelle.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DEATH FROM DESTITU-
Twee —By Mr. Payne, at Bakers'-hall, Harp-lane,
Tower-street, on the body of Robert Craddock,
aged forty-two. The deceased was a labourer, who cc-
casionall; got employment at the Custom-house-quay.
On Monday the deceased was suddenly seized with illness,
and he shortly afterwards expired, from, what the surgeon
who had seen him believed to be, disease of the heart —The
wife of the deceased, who bad an infant at her breast, said
she had two other children at home, and that she believed
deceased had died of a broken heart. She was unable to
find him proper nourishment; he was only occasionally in
employ, and when he was he could only earn 3d. an hour.
He was a kind husband, and a better tether could not be
found. He had often complained of a burning pain in the
chest, fur which he had some time back received medical
assistance. —The Coroner said it appeared that deceased had
suffered from insufficient food, but he had not made any
application for relief, which was to be regretted.—Verdict,
Natural Death." After which, the jury made a collec-
tion for the widow.—SVICIDE AT LONDON BRIDGE.—
Also, by Mr. W. Payne, at the Newcastle Coffee-house, St.
Mary-at-hill, Thames-street, touching the death of Ellen
Baugh, aged 22. On Saturday night, shortly after twelve, a
man of the name of John Farrell, a labourer at Billingsgate,
bearing a cry of " Police " near the market stairs, went there,
and saw two men with the deceased in a boat. They said
they were bargemen, and that they had picked up the de-

ceased near London-bridge, and that she had \hreWn bilinear
over ; but that they could not come or stop on shore, as they
had left their barge, which was floating down with the tide.
Farrell conveyed her to the Newcastle Tavern, where she was
put to bed, and the usual means resorted to to restore anima-
tion. Deceased became sensible, and stated bet name to be Ellen
Baugh, and that she resided in Devonshire court, Houndsditch.
She continued in great agony, however, and expired at two
o'clock. On examination, it was found that she had sus-
tamed an extensive wound on the top of the head, a fracture
of the right knee-pan, and extensive laceration of the leg
and thigh, which, together with the shock to the system,
were sufficient to account for death.—Robert James Smith
stated that the deceased had lived with him as his servant,
and that on Saturday night, shortly after eleven o'clock, she
suddenly put on her bonnet and shawl, and left the house in
a pet, owing to his complaining of a person calling to see
her ; and although she (deceased) had complained of being
unhappy at having been deceived by a young man, he did
not believe she intended to destroy herself. lie had
since written to her friends, who reside near Salisbury,
[ apprising them of the deceased's death. The inquiry
was adjourned for a fortnight, to obtain the evidence
of the bargemen, and for further inquiries.—SCl-
el DE HT A SWORD.—By Mr. W. Payne, at the George,
Beech-lane, Barbican, on the body of Benjamin Croots, aged
59, who ran himself through the body on Sunday. His ser-
vant heard him fall, and on going to him found a large broad-
sword stained, and still wet, with blood, for the length of a
foot flora the point; and also a knife stained with blood near
him. Deceased had been in business as a pu".[liimi, and subse-
quently was clerk to a distiller, and latterly a great change
was observed in his manner.—Mr. John Bellingham said,
Visit the deceased had recently given up a situation in the
house of Messrs. Ilarmer and Pearson, in order to go into
partnership with him (witness), and was for the last few weeks
in a desponding state.—Verdict, "Temporary Insanitv."---
DEATH PROM STARVATION.—By Mr. Baker, at the Halifax
Arens, King Edward-street, Mile-end New-town, on the
body of Mary Ann Ryan, a widow, aged forty-five years.
The body lay in a parish shell at the house, No. 5, Spring-
gardens, King Edward-street, a narrow row of houses be-
tween which ran a black muddy ditch. The room was on
the ground-floor, about six feet square, and destitute of
every article of furniture, bed, er bedding. The body was
found lying doubled up near the fire-grate.--Elizabeth Sim-
mons, widow, said she occupied the room in which deceased
lay, fur which she paid one shilling and sixpence per week
rent; the deceased had lodged with her for some mouths,
and paid her sixpence a week for the accommodation. She
obtained a few pence per week by making us men and boys'
cloth caps for a person in the same street. Could not obtain
more than would get her a cup of tea and dry bread, and
was frequently without that. She had no bedding, but lay
on the ground beneath some rags, her head being supported
by a wooden box for a pillow. She owed witness 2s. for the
last four weeks' rent, having had but a few caps to make dur-
ing that interval, and very little to eat. Her apparel con-
sisted of only the remnants of an old chemise and ragged
gown, without stockings or shoes. On Sunday night wit-
ness went to her own bed, which is only a heap of rags, with
scarcely any covering, witness obtaining a scanty living by
vending nuts in the streets. About two o'clock in
the morning she awoke and found deceased stiff and
cold. Verdict, " Found dead, death being accele-
rated by long-continued privation and starvation."—
DEATH FRONI CULVADLE NEGLECT.—CONDLIT OP A
MEDICAL MAN.—By Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent,
a the Olive Branch, Greenwich, on the body of Robert
Smith, an engineer, who was drowned in the river Ravens-
bourne, on Saturday night last. The jury proceed:4 to
inspect the place where deceased had fallen in. The path-
way running at the side of the river has for some distance
no railing. Notwithstanding numerous instances occur of
persons falling in on dark nights, no notice has ever been
taken by the Kent Water Works Company, or the parochial
authorities, notwithstanding repeated complaints of the
dangerous state of the place. It was proved that the de-
ceased met his death by accident, a few moments after
parting with a Mr. Coleman on the night mentioned, and
when in company with a man of the name of \Wainwright,
in consequence of falling into the river where there was no
railing. Thomas Coleman, landlord of the Ravensbeurne
Arms, deposed that be went to Mr. Dashwood, a surgeon,
residing at the top of the street, and knocked—a person
poked his head out of a window, and witness told him that
his assistance was wanted to a man who was pulled out of
the river—the person said he could not come out of h
house at that tinte of night to attend drowning men; witis
-
told him it was a case of life and death, and offered to
pay him 11. or 5/. before he left his residence, if lie would
come ; but Mr. Dash, —el refused to attend. Witness sent
for five medical me.., .Ir. Hatch alone coming, who be-
haved in a most prompt and praiseworthy manner. The
Coroner said they could not compel a medical man to
attend. All they could do would be to censure,
in strong terms, such want of humanity. A. long
conversation ensued between the coroner and jury as
to the notice which ought to be taken of the dangerous state
of the pathway to the parish authorities; it being stated by
one of the jury that he had pulled out no less than nine per-
sons from the sonic place ; end another juror having taken
six persons out, all of whom expired. It was ultimately
agreed that a deputation should wait on the parochial
authorities at the next board. The conduct of Mr. Dash-
wood was next brought under consideration, and after some
strong remarks it was unanimously agreed that the coroner
should convey the opinion of the jury, viz., "That Mr.D.0.111-
wood's conduct deserved the severest reprobation," which
the coroner said he should communicate to Mr. Dashwood
in the most forcible terms.—A verdict of " Accidental death"
was recorded, and a subscription entered into for a witness
named Cole, who had behaved in a most gallant manner.

IRELAND.
DIII3LTN, Nov. 16.
MELTING Or THE ROMAN CATHOLIC 13P4HOPS.—
EDUCATION.—The annual meeting of the Irish prelates has
terminated, after a session of five days. It will be remem-
bered that a statement was made in August last, apparently
ou archiepiscopal authority, that the College of Cardinals at
Rome had unanimously and unequivocally condemned the
system of collegiate education for Ireland, and-that the sen-
tence only awaited the ratification of his Holiness to with-
draw the confidence of the clergy from the " godless " semi-
naries. In the synod just closed, a studious silence has been
observed; nu communication impeaching the principle of
mixed education, has been received from the Papal Court,
and though resolutions have been adopted on various sub-
jects,— the Bequests Act, mixed marriages, Catholic
education for the children of Catholic soldiers, and
the removal of penalties from the regular clergy,
to which they are now subjected: yet not a
word has been uttered against the colleges ' • no modifi-
cations proposed no improvements suggested. The liberal
character of the Pope, the anxiety of the government to pro-
mote the welfare of this country, and a desire on the part of
the prelates not to add to the existing embarrassments of
ministers, are supposed to have influenced the synod. The
friends of enlightened education are rejoiced at the result.
STIPENDIARY Ildsotavasres.—The Limerick Chronicle
of Saturday states that on the return of Lord Besborough
six additional stipendiary magistrates will be appointed. I
am enabl.d to state that there is no foundation for the ru-
mour, which, perhaps, originated in sonic changes now un-
dergoing the attention of the Irish government.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—THIS DAT.
The usual meeting of this body was held to-day, in Con-
ciliation Hall, which was crowded to excess. Among the
incidents which gave a character to the proceedings may be
noticed the attendance there of the Right Rev. Dr, Browne,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin. It was known that he
was deputed to attend by several of his brethren; and lie was
the first Roman Catholic prelate who ever entered that hall
at any meeting. On the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the chair
was taken by Alderman O'Brien, M.P. The secretary having
read the minutes of the previous meeting,
Mr. O'Cosisnti. said he was happy to have the high
honour of introducing the names of the prelates of Ireland
in that hall, and to inform the association that they
had dosed their synod, and had before doing so, amongst
other things, felt it their duty to adopt petitions to
parliament for amendments in the Bequests Act, the
Marriage Act, and for relief to the religious orders
in the country. (Hear, beer, hear.) He was proud to
he able to say that they were not only unanimous in adopt-
ing those petitions, but in selecting 'him as their organ to
present them to the House of Commons. Ile (Mr. O'Con-
nell) was proud of this honour, because it showed the world
that he had not lost the confidence of the prelates and clergy
of Ireland in his old age, when assailed by false and treach-
erous friends. (Hear, hear.) The learned gentleman then
moved that it be referred to the committee to prepare peti-
tions to parliament, which he would have signed b) two
millions of persons, to back the petitions from the Irish
bishops. (Cheers.) This motion having passed, Mr.
O'Connell stated that he had also to report from the
committee as to the ensuing municipal election, and to men-
tion that they had approved of Mr. Andrew Russell Stritch.
as candidate for Saint George's ward upon the repeal interest,
a selection which he (Mr. O'Connell) could not but express
his approval of. (Hear, hear.) He had also to report from
the city registry, and state, that the repealers had a majority
of 48, and would double it before it was over. (Hear, hear.)
—These reports having been received, and some money har-
ing been acknowledged, Mr. O'Connell again rose, and said
he wished to say a few words for a matter personal to him-
self, in defence of his conduct as a landlord and an Irishman.
(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) liked the truth, and dis-
liked all kinds of lying, and particularly such lying as was
practised by the Times. (Hisses.) There were several kinds
of lies—lies that were partially false—lies that were false to
some extent, and true to some extent—and lies that were
false, " lock, stock, and barrel" —and such was the Times
lie he complained of. (Hear, hear.) Having said so much,
he would read the lie for them, which was published in that
paper on the 13th of the present month.
(Mr. O'Connell here read the paragraph in question, in
which it was stated that hundreds of poor people had usem-
bled on a particular day to look for work ; their locality was
" a Mile East of the town of Cahireiveen," and their destitu-
tion was depicted in these words : " Several persons of un-
doubted veracity had declared that for the last fortnight
many, nay, the majority of those who collected had not
eaten an ounce of wholesome food, their chief sustenance
during that period consisting of nothing but cabbage. Indeed
their gaunt looks and tottering steps indicated more clearly
than any language could express, the horrible state of desti-
tution to which they had been reduced by the failure of their
only support—the potato."—The paragraph purported
to be a quotation from the Cork Examiner., and was
headed " Ma. O'CONNELL'S TENeINTRY." Having read
the paragraph at length the hon. gentleman proceeded.
Now, he (Mr. O'Connell) wished to state, at once, that there
was no such paragraph ever published in the Cork Exa-
miner. (Shame.) A similar paragraph, no doubt, appeared
in it, but it was not headed " Mr. O'Connell's tenantry,"
nor was it intended to apply to them: a falsehood was
therefore wilfully concocted and propagated. (Cries of
" Hear, hear."! It was not written to apply to him, but
even if it was, it was a feel lie. (Cheers.) What was the

tact The paragraph in question was written to apply to
an absentee landlord in the neighbourhood. His (Mr.
O'Connell's) tenants were, thank God, not obliged to live
on anything but wholesome food; and he trusted in Provi-
dence that he would be able to preserve them through the
present distress without hunger pressing upon them. (Hear,
hear.) Why should the Timer dare to head this paragraph
" Mr. O'Connell's tenantry ?" It was said, he was told, that
it first appeared in the Packet under that head, and was
copied by the Times from that paper; new, such might be
the ease, but it was no excuse to him. He had not boasted
of what he had done for his tenants, nor did he wish to do
so, but he believed that it would be found that lie had done
as much as any landlord in the country, of his means—
if not more. (Heat.) It was not his desire to mention
what he had done; but, attacked as he was—(hear, hear)—
ho was called on to exculpate himself. (Cheers.) Last
year he bad purchased nineteen tone of meal for his tenants,
and, he was happy to say, that not owe of them ever
wanted food throughout the entire season ; and, inde-
pendent of doing that, be had raised their wages. (Hear,
hear.) When he went down amongst them, he found their
wages but 6d. a day, and he raised it to &1., and subsequently
to a shilling ; and as long as it was necessary, and he was
able to preside for them in the same way, he would do so.
(Hear, hear.) He had likewise given 100/. to the Cahersi-
Teen fund that year, and nine tons of meal for general distri-
bution, and this year he had done his utmost to provide food
and employment. In the first place be gave 1001. out of his
pocket for employment, and added it to 1001. which Lord
Cork had subscribed ; and he had also purchased ten tons of
meal, for which he was to pay 1701. (Cheers.) Now he
would ask, was it not too bad, that such a paragraph should
be published in the Tinier, and met all over Christendom ?
(" Hear," and cries of " Shame.") Probably the Times
was excusing itself by throwing this lie upon the Packet.
He (Mr. O'Connell) did not know whether it was or not ;
but all he would say was, that if there were any honest men
connected with it, they would publish his contradiction.
There was another matter he would allude to to show what
a bad landlord he was—(loud cries of " hear," and cheers)—
be had made an abatement of 25 per rent. to all his tenants
whose rents were under 51., and twenty per cent. for rents
above that sum ; and he forgave the rent of many altogether,
although he did not parade his conduct in the newspapers as
others had done, Thus it appeared that he had given no less
than 370/. out of his own pocket, had afforded an abundance
of employment, reduced his rents, and yet he was to be
attacked in this way. (Shame.) He was doing all -he
could; and his son Maurice was engaged constantly in
affording employment ; and he wcald challenge the Tunes
to name any family in Ireland that hail done more to alle-
viate the existing distress ; and he would, therefore, in jus-
tice, call upon it to contradict the paragraph he complained
of, and to place the truth before the world. (Cheers.) Mr.
O'Connell then acknowledged 2001. from Boston, after
which,
The Right Rev. Dr. Br.owez, Roman Catholic bishop of
Elphin, addressed the meeting. He said that he was the
last bishop to join the association, and was happy to be the
first to attend Conciliation Hall. (H. or, hear.) It would be
his wish to live in retirement ; but, at such a time, he felt
called upon to come forward and prtelaim his undeviating
adhesion to Mr. O'Connell and moral force. (Cheers.)
The right rev. gentleman, in conclusion, stated that he was
the organ of the hierarchy and clergy of his church, and he
knew that they were fur the Liberator, and looked with
disgust upon the puny efforts of the Young Irelanders.
(Cheers.)
Mr. U ChTli, barrister, having handed in 83/. from Water-
ford,
Mr. O'CoNNELL made another short speech. He first
said, that they should petition parliament to make an alte-
ration in the mode of selecting sheriffs, and then proceeded
to refer, a second time, to the ri.111(.3 of the 13th init. He
stated that there appeared in that paper a letter signed " A
Member of the Shannon Squadron," which he wished to
notice, because it was a most disgusting exhibition of Eng-
lish bigotry. (Hear, hear.) The writer, although he (Mr.
O'Connell) did not know whether he was a uavv officer or a
marine, had attempted to give a 'sample of the Irish charac-
ter, and he would read what he had said—" This is a sample
of the starving people : work they will not, steal they will,
beg they do, and gratitude is not in their nsture." (Groans.)
Now he (Mr. O'Connell) would ask was it uat horrible to
think how any man could have the audacity to write such a
libel ?—or how any paper should attempt to insert it ?
(Cheers.) It would, however, be a matter for him to refer
to at a future time as the writing of the Englishman, when
the Irish were abused for vilifying the English. The learned
gentleman then announced that he could not reply to the
Cork repealers, owing to the illness of kis second clerk : and
said he would do so next Monday, on which occasion he
would also move to refer it to the committee, to prepare bills
for presentation to parliament, ou the following subjects :
A bill to augment the parliamentary representation.—A to
incretu-e the elective franchise.—A bill to amend the present re esu of
registry.—A bl 3 for ruwdeipal ref irm.—A bill to procure fressium of
education.—.l bill to establish the tenant right.—A Lill to comaensate
tenants for lows), vernents.—A huh to diminish the stamp duty on
lenaes.—A bill to take away the power of distress.—A bill to abolish
the power of grand juries ; and a bill to tax absentees, at least 20
per Cent
In conclusion, Mr. O'Connell stated that the council of
the. Agricultural Society met daily, and said he hoped they
would do some useful for the country, and expressed his
anxiety to render it all the assistance in his power.
The week's rent was then announced to be 3721. 2s. 2d.
The Lord ?slayer was then called to the chair, and the meet-
ing adjourned to Monday next.
RELIEF ON PUBLIC \roses. The Kilkenny Journal
publishes several documents relative to the relief of the poor
on public works, and the principle on which the selection Is
to be made by the local relief committees. Mr. Redington
says:
That hi- Excellency's ctuntion having been caleil to the class of
'arsons who have hitherto been employed on relief works, he desires
that instructions may be gives lathe offlcers of the board, that as a
general rule nu persons should be employed whose tenements are
sallied under the Poor Lose at per annum or urrvards. unless in
undoubted destitution, nor the sons of persons m eiremustanced. His
Excellency further desires that the officers will report to the board all
canes in which the payments have not been made weekly as directed,
and that no person employed under the board should be engaged in
the 'truck' system, or in the sale of spirits or food in the neigh-
bourhoud of the works under pain of discus'' h."
Mr. Walker, Secretary to the Board of Works, has issued
the following circular, to correct one of the evils incidental to
a system of public employment :
" indict of Public W mks, Oet. 29.-11 being represented to the Board
of Work* Ord great incimvenience and ate,." had rot,n from the
difficulty existing in many cases of obtaining labourers fir occasional
employment, and the indisposition that exists on the part of labourers
to go to private soaks, even at high wages, ill the expectation of
getting work on the public roads, the board approve of allowing far-
mers and others requiring labourers to apply to the stewards on the
public works for them; and, in case the persons ealected by the
,tewarils refuse to go on being offered the same rate of wages they
are receiving on the roads, that the stewards should be required forth-
with to discharge them."
Lieutenant Galwey, inspecting officer, has furnished the I
following points for the guidance of relief committees iu
making ep their lists of the destitute :
All applicants to be registered in a book surliest for that purpose.
2. N hen the engineer in charge of works requires a certain number
of men for any particular work, the relief committee will extract that
number (being the most destitute) from the registry, confining them-
selves to the locality where the works are to be executed as for as
possible, and forward the list to me, in order that I may supply the
neccaairy tickets. It should be stated at the feet adult list, the num-
ber of destitute still requiring employment. 8. The strictest scrutiny
should be observed in the selection of the actually destitute, and as to
whether they can procure employment by env other means than on
public works. Relief committees have DO control over the detail of the
works.
REPRODUCTIVE LABOVR.—DRAINAGE.-I[ll reply to an
application from some of the landed proprietors of the
county of Wexford, as to whether, in availing themselves of
the Million or Drainage Acts, they could free the electoral
division from taxation, the Board of Work. say no part of
the barony can be relieved from cep for coy works which
the board may execute, except in cases where, under Mr.
La&mehere's letter, the whole sum required for any electo-
ral division shall have been taken for draii.se, and thereby
become charged on the land drained. But if one or more
proprietors in the barony apply for drainage works, either
under the General Drainage Act, or the Million Act where it is
suitable to such an extent as to employ the destitute people
in the barony, then no works under the poer employment
act will be proceeded with, and consequently no cess will be
levied. Or if under the drainage acts or by private works,
the proprietors afford a considerable extent of employment,
or any employment, then works under the poor employment
act will only be proceeded with to the extent necessary to
employ the residue of the destitute in the barony, and thus
the eerie will be proportionably reduced. Under the drain-
age acts, the time for payment may be extended to 20 or 22
years. We cannot hold out any prospect of the repayment
under the poor employment net being extended at furthest
beyond ten years.
A correspondent of our own (says the Mai/ of this even• '
lug), dating from the western division of the county of ;
Limerick, thus writes :
There are In this barony nearly 4,000 men at work, and the pay-
ments
amount to about 800/. a week. How this system is to be cars i
ried on, I do not see, for even already the engineer is beginning to
experience oonatierable difficulty in finding work for the immense
numbers he has employed. It may go on for a few months, say Lwow
three, but the idea of keeping up working at roads, new or old, fee the
time that will inevitably be required, is preposterous. 3 hey speak of
calling a new sessions here for reproductive works, but the gentry in
this county arc not in a position to burden themselves individle any
with
the sums which would be necessarily made chargeab on their
properties in that war. There is not a labourer employedt of the
in the
county, except on public works, and there ft every prospec labourers
lands remaining unfilled and unsown fcr next year. The
can earn from Is. to Is. lid. a day at task-wet' and from the number
employed, there ought to be no one in want in this barony. But
unfortunately the relief committees put many persons on their
here
lists
who are not in absolute need of it, and the consequence is, that t
are many families entirely without work, while others are saving
money to a considerable extent.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—Severe herds, who had been
collecting grazing money and rents for gentlemen in the
neighbourhood, have eloped with the money confided to
them, within the last few Jaye.—Bogle Gazette.
EMIORATION.—The country people are still emigrating
hundreds of them take their departure from this port by
every steamer which leaves for Liverpool. But a few days
ago the Richard Watson, passenger-ship, left our quays with
her full number of passengers, bound for New 'York. Such
a thing was never heard of before in this part of the kingdom.
Nothing could have induced those persons to venture across
the Atlantic in the depth of winter, but the conviction that
if they remained in this country, they would be exposed to
the horrors of famine—more appalling than the dangers of
the deep.—Sligo Champion.
PLENDES OF FLOUR.—Friday night, between nine and
ten o'clock, as Thomas Byrne was bringing two drays loaded
with flour, the property of Mr. Kennedy, of Trim, to Dub-
lin, he was attacked by upwards of forty men at the Cross
Keys, seven miles from Trim,who feloniously stole flee sacks
of flour, which they carefully emptied into sacks and bags of
their own, and having impartially divided the contents lse-
tween them, they departed, and permitted Byrne to resume
his journey. He swore an information to these facts at the
Head Police-office on Saturday morning.
DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.—The following
circular has been addressed by the Lord Bishop of Meath to
the clergy, requesting them to set apart a day of humiliation
and prayer, in their several churches, on account of the ira-

pending calamity caused by the failure of the food of so maey
millions of our fellow-countrymen :
AIDBILACCI,N, NAVA", Nov. 10, ISM —ln consequence of the
great distress which prevails so generally among the poorer
classes by reason of the destructive blight of the crop on which
they principally depend for aubsisteneN a wish bas been
expreserd by misty members of the church that a special day
should be set apart on which public prayers should be offered
up in ssknowledgmeut of the Divine IL-nd which has sent this cala-
mity. I therefore request (in pursuance of the advice and exampled
the Lord Primate of Ireland), that you will celebrate divine service
in your church on Friday the 20th of November, In the manner fol-
lowing :—After riling the accustomed and preseribed form of morning
prayer, together with the special form set forth by the authorit)• of
the Lord-Lieutenant in Council, for the present time, to be read before
the Litany, you are to read the prayers In the comminution service,
from the beginning of the Stet Psalm to the cad of the service. I re-
women.' that a sermon be preached suitable to the occasion ; and if
if there be Ringing in the church, that the Penitential Psalms be
selected:F.l,watt', Menu.
New HOLYHEAD PACKETE,—The Irish RailwayGasette
of this morning, say : " The Admiralty have contracted for
four new steam packets for the Holyhead station. One to be
built by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, it is understood, on
the line, of the Surveyor of the Navy, engines by Messrs.
Seaward and Co. ; one of wood, on the lines of Mr. 0. W.
Lang, with Penn's engines; one, engines and vessel by
Messrs. Miller and Co. ; and one vessel by J. Laird, the en-
gines by Forester, of Liverpool. They are to be called the
Caradoe, Llewellyn, the Kathleen, and the Banshee."
FESTIVITIES AT BESSUOROUG H.—Since the return of his
Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant to his princely mansion at
Bewborough, a succession of festivities has Veen kept up
daily, to which all the gentry of the surrounding country, as
well as many distinguithed individuals from several distant
parts of Ireland, hava been invited. Prince George of
Cambridge is expected to arrive in the course of the present
week.

SCOTLAND.
EDTCATION or PACPER CHILDIMN.—At the last monthly
meeting of the parochial board of Wick, Kenneth M•Leay,
Esq , of Reiss, rose and moved the rescinding of that pert of
the minutes of the previous board which referred to the edu-
cation of pauper children. He did not by any means object
to the education of pauper children, but he thought that in
the present circumstances of the parish, when many of the
rate-payers had such difficulty,in paying the assessment, and
when there was such a vast amount of pauperism in the
parish, it was uncalled for that an additional assessment
should rac imposed for educational purposes. After a long
pro and con discussion, the meeting came to the following
result:—For Mr. M'Leay's motion, 27; for Mr. Thomas'sditto, 24 ; majority 3. This vote censequenUo rescinded the
resolution of the previous meeting. Mr. 'Thomson gave
notice of a motion for the next meeting of the board, to re-
scind the resolution just passed telative to education.
-"AFIRE TOOR PLACE AT GLAsGOW on Sunday morning, in
the bakehouse of Mr. Stirling, Carlton Court. It did a great
deal of damage, destroying not only the premises in which
it originated, but those occupied by the Friendly Bread As-
sociation, and by Mr. Bowman, pianoforte maker. The fire
had got a strong hold of' Mr. Stirling's ba'a..house before it
was tliseovered, and notwithstanding the exertions of the
firemen, the other buildings being under a common roof, the
flames spread with great rapidity, and in the moue of two
hours the whole was consumed. lair. Stirliae, in addition to
other property, lost 200 bags of flour, the 'Friendly Bread
Association likewise lost a huge quantity; but it is stated
that the property destroyed in Mr. Bowman's premises far
exceeds the value of all the rest.
THE STIELINO Brasov.—Them appears to be as great an
agitation here as if we were on the eve of a general election,
or if a vacancy had occurred, and a new writ issued from the
Crown Office. Mr. Spiers and Mr. Alison continue to go the
rounds of the burghs, and to address the electors and non-
electors.—Cakdonian Mercury.
Startetors CASE or DROWNTRO.—OR Friday night a
man named Neil Campbell, residing at St. Ratios, reported
at the Police-office, Glasgow, that his sister, Ann Campbell,
had been missing from Wednesday last, and that from her
hamlet having been found hi the Canal on Thursday morn-
ing, it was feared she was drowned. He likewise stated
that she had been last seen on Wednesday evening on the
Canal bank in company with Stein or Stephen Davidson,
farmer, Belearnoek, near Springburn, by whom she had
lately had a child. After inquiring into the matter, and
Campbell's story being found correct, a posse of officer:
were sent off to Belearnock, where they apprehended
Davidson in his bed at six o'clock on Saturday morning.
The canal was dragged en Saturday forenoon, and about 12
the body of the unfortunate woman was found near the east
side of St. 11011 ex-bridge. The circumstances which gave rise to
the suspicions against Davidson, and which caused his being
taken into custody, are as follow : Campbell, it appears, at one
time was in the service of Das bison, and about three weeks
aeo she had a child. of which he is the reputed father. On
Wednesday, he called upon her at her lodgings in Shuttle-
street, and she afterwards went out and met him in Duke-
' street. Here they both went into a gig, and, after taking a
drive round by Provan-mill, he brought her back to Duke-
street, and then clown to her lodgings. Shc went out again
in the evening, and about seven o'clock they were both seen
together on the eanadhank, within ten yards of where the
body VMS found, apparently quarrelling, end shortly alter-
ward., it is stated, a private watchman in that locality heard
some cries and then a splash in the water. On Saturday,
Davidson was examined by the sheriff, and committed for
farther examination. It nppe irs, from a mt./dot-tem exami-
nation of the body, that death had been caused by drowning.
The deceased was about twenty-five years of age, and
Davidson is a man between forty and fifty.
HERIOT'S HOSPITAL, EDINIICROH.—Fifty-two boys, or
nearly one-third of the whole number living within the walls
of Herbst's Hospital, have be en ejected for insubordination.
The distinct nature of the grievances that led the youths to
rebel has not been clearly ascertained. When drawn out in
the hospital lawn, the Lord Provost, who is one of the go-
' venters, invited the malcontents to follow him into the
chapel, and inform him as to their complaints. The griev-
ances enuateratecl were of a trilling description, and, as it
appears that n quarter of a century ago. a similar outbreak
took place, without the Mll,l. o sr, being able to (licit the
cause from the teachers, the present officials have resolved
that on this occasion the onus of the disturbance shall be
thrown on the (jetted pupils. We drawly suspect that the
monastic habit of living in the hospital predisposes youths
for melt ebullitions. if it be:not indeed the procuring cause.
But let the governors also see to their teachers, as "there is
never smoke without heat."
THE NEW CATHOLIC CHAPEL at Murthly Castle, the
seat of Sir William Drummond Stewart, Ban, of Grand-
tully, has been opened for divine Knit:: with all the ceremo-
nisi. of the Catholic ritual.