The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-27 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN nmES.--LIVERFOOL, MONDAY.

JJ EIG N INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENMG.
I mentioned yesterday that the French Govern-
tem had received despatches of an unpleasant de_
'eription from Jassy. It appears that the Com-
taissioners have
.arrived there, but they are not
bite agreed in opinion. Two of them, we are
leld, disapprove the conduct of the Moldavian Go-
'eminent, two support it,and one neither approves
4or condemns.. In the meantime the Unieniat
n 'cillimittee of Moldavia has sent two of its meria.
iiiets to France to make complaints on the part of
he Union. • The French Government, whose
article in the. Moniteur was, in strictness, the first
t 101r4tion of the neutrality' that ought to have been
"served on the question, cannot blame very
!everely its violation by the Kairnakan, who merely
411nrebas on the example set him.-
also announced, on the authority of a letter
`rorn Jassy, that some persons bad been arrested
L
the authorities merely.for having propounded
fav_ to, the union, to which the
,loidavian Government is 11 s'ile. The
.following
"Ot es t against that arbitraryact has been addressed
to the foreign Consuls in the Principalities :
t "Messieurs les Consuls,—We are, to our great
221'0, driven to the necessity of bringing to your
citioyeledge a fact wich in he present circu- ,
ta•nces is most sighnificant,t and which is of m a
•
4tere to intimidate and diScourage the minds of
population. M. Tomunlitz, Professor at the
I,,lib!ie School of the Faubourg
B of Tatarash, and
Confrarence, proprietor, oyard, 'and '
efly Secretary of the 'Municipality, both_
ectors of , the city, of Jassy, have been
i7ested on account of their political opinions.
eY were removed this morning from their
geicile by the Vice ?lige. , the Commissary of ,the
bfgearter, and sever i 1 gendarme's. They were taken
there the Mini .;ter of the Interior, who insulted
grossl- " calling thero ' wretches and brigands
At'ltij„n!°'..;ist-sf,' and threatenieg to put them in. irons.
I_4is moment they are lodged in the prison of
Ne,police., A brother of M. Confrarence,. having
reompanied `him• before the Minister, the latter
;ceived him with threats, which he addressed to all
advecated the union of the Principalities. In
I'llsequence of such conduct, which violates indi-
-I,ldual liberty, and treats. opinion as a crime, the
rdersigned feel it their duty to bring before you,
f'r'aying you to communicate it to -your respective
,°vernments, as also to the commissioner, a state
~
things so opposed -to our laws, and to the
4tlarantees which are accorded to us by the treaty
Of
Paris... The government has evidently
;,enouneed it's mission of impartiality, and
j4O Moldavians have everything to fear
If the system which, has been entered upon.
such a system be tolerated, the *guarantee de..
41anded by the Congress for the free expression of
(111' wishes.would be only empty words. -How, we
canthe freedom of opinion—a freedom. sane-
toned even by the firman convoking the Divans—
Z•exist with the violation of personal liberty?
ow can the electors come to an understanding
"Acing themselves, interchange their opinions, and
'fl.ree as to the candidates they are to select,
t/'i!lon , they find themselves exposed to out-
i'>.lra : this fact 'cannot be denied. Moldavia,
Neful for the benevolence of the great Powers,tranquilly preparing for the elections; but when
Ze. Witness the illegal conduct of the present ad-
'inistration one is justified in supposing that it
rations
for disorder. We invoke, then, the stipu_
L4lions of the treaty of Paris ; we place the freedom
:3f our opinions under the protection of the flags of
hour resp_ective nations who have subscribed to that
,eVarantee, and we implore you M.N. les ConSuls to
Pleased to adopt the most efficacious means of
fatting an end to state of things so contrary to
te
rights of the country; to the promises which
eve been made, to it, and to that which is at this
tee •
'newt. passing in Wallachia under the eyes of
43 great European Commission. We take the
t'gent opportunity of praying you M.M. les
,;()ns'uls, to accept the assurance of the die 7
conside'ration with which we have
the honour to remain,
(Signed by several of the inhabitants of Jassy.)
The Secretary of the Ottoman. Embassy left
Aar; this niorning. for Constantinople on a
tnifision.

= The .11ioniteur is remarked as barren of intelli-
feace about the movements of the Grand Duke
enstanoe.,. It may be to avoid giving umbrage,
`2r it may be to make amends for the not very
f)geified joy with which the prospect of a visit
°lll. the Grand i3uke was caught at. As I men-
boned he, the case, .Prince Napoleon has
°t gone, to receive him, as originally.intended.Tk
'Grand Duke will not; it is said, visit Mar-
before the 27th. There is a great deal to be
Been at Toulon, . and the Russian Prince seems
Meteurtined to see everything. "
n A- letter froth Toulon, of the '22nd inst., /says that
Monday night, after the arrival of the Grand
~iike,an -experiment with the electric light
wEs made by, MM. Laeassague and* Thiers,
71 the pletform of the' Lambert tower, 'behind
Mourillon. The light was remarkable for
v 4 Uniform brightness. It lighted the fleet and
e entire harbour so completely, that officers
',(turning ashore could read in their boats. The
theriment was.repeated -on Tuesday night, and. is
1!) be centinued. A dinner was given at the Pre,
re
l
Oerqure on the 21st, to which the staff officers weited, On Wednesday morning the Grand Duke
visited the dockyard, and with much attention
tt)tatnined. the construction of the new gunboats He
~,13-1 ears to be indefatigable in the gratification of his
A'llriOsity, and he remarked 'to Captain Paris, of the
7tliliteieUSe, when', complimenting him on the ex-
,'ellent condition' of his frigate, " I am impatient
.„I.° have done with these official receptions, in or-
that we..may more carefuny.examine together
sour ships .and your dockyards - At two
SWock the Duke embarked in . the Imperial
Hl'ge, and proceeded to the dockyard of La
TYtte, two miles from Toulon.- He was invited
°l' the evening to' an extraordinary performance
Tu,ve n by the Municipality at the theatre of Toulon.
tie opera to be peformed is Les Mousquetaires
e la .Reine. The Duke is to pro!ong his
•
in Tdulon till Monday. He wishes to visit
e fine hospital of St. Mandrier, at the opposite
title of the harbour. St. Mandrier, founded thirty
tears ago, contains 900 beds, occupied at present
_Y only 250 invalids. One of the-most interesting
"wiects in this large establishment is a cistern to
l'keive the rain, and which holds an immense
iilliantity of water. Its form is that of an immense
l'rtieshoe eighty vards long and fifteen wide- The
ePtli of water is about fifteen feet. When it
„ "Yerflows, the surplus water is received in a second
,'stern. This extraordinary building produces an
, °lO which numerous visitors come. to hear. In
the
gardens behind the hospital are to be.'se,en the
1)4,1n1 tree, thecactus, the aloes, and various other
African productions.
e.:4-,Vrench Government agent is about to proceed
Parma for the purpose of watching the intrigues
ild to be going-on there. Austria, I suppose, is
Ae Party suspected, and her action is felt in the
re,ltY States of Italy, 'including even the almost
g'Perceptiblerepublic of San Marino.
A letter horn Milan, of the 20th instant, informs
01 that the new Governer General, of the Lom-
e:4;4o eneian _province—made his solemn
ill'renceVinto the capital ons the .19J11._ The. hour
,
OS'OII for his arrival was that when the streets
1,,,1' most crowded. . The reeeption, nevertheless,
rather cold, and the Archduke. Maximilian,
is said to be,- of .quie.k and penetrating mind,tci
t1;1(1 not be mistaken as- to the feelings of. the
'll-snese population on that occasion.
the following despatches have been received
• - " TRIESTE, Avent 23.
te" Accounts from Constantinople to the 17th state
Vat the Porte has eet Ferhad Pasha and Ismail
latter to reside, the former at Broussa, and the
to ter at ISmicl, for being concerned in the affair of
Kanggroo. The commission of . the Govern-
. 4tviog, it is said, opposed a French project of
et
ablishing a credit institution, the Government
`'s ordered the question to be carefully examined."
" BERLIN, APRIL 23.
" The Chamber of the Nobles to-day, after a

discussion of seven hours, rejected-, by 95 votes to
21, the first paragraph of the bill relative to the
augmentation of the duty on salt. In consequence,
the measure his been withdrawn."

"BERNE, APP.II, 23.

"Dr. Kern has been detained at Bale y a sligh;
indisposition. He will arrive here, it is expected,
this evening
"A great number of- Royalist deserters have
returned-to Neufchatel without being interfered
with.'

" STOCKHOLM, APRIL 22.

" Sweden has protet3ted Wartnly, in a circular
despatch, against the Danish note of February 20.
She declares the assertions of the said note reli'tive
to the Scandinavian pro jocts attributed to King
Oscar, to be, unfounded." • •
The appeal in the affair of the Docks Napolon
came on yesterday before the Lours Imperiale; M.
Cusin, who was. condemned to 3 years imprison.
tnent and 5,000 f fine; Legendre, to 12 In•mths'
imprisonment and 2,000 f floe; Ni. Berryer, to two
years' imprisonment and 5,000 f. fine; and M. Du-
chesne de Vere, to six months' imprisonment and
2,000 f fine,, appealed against their sentences. The
public prosecutor, oh his part, appealed against the
acquittal of M Ors and against the sentence on
M. Cusin, as too lenient. All the accused persons
appeared before the court, which was presided over
by M. Zongiacomi. M. Perrot de Chazelles made
the report on the affair, after which the President
commenced interrogating the accused. No fresh
incident arose, the replies of M. Cusin and M.
Legendre being to the same effect as on the previous
trial. The proceedings were adjourned to the next
day.

The receipts of the Pails and Qrleans Railway
Company. "for the week ending. the 15th April
amount to 1,146,875 f 93e, being an increase of
245,389 f 90c as compered with the Corresponding
week of last year. The receipts from the Ist
January to the 15th April amount to 16,466,713 f
90e,, being- an increase of 3,1.06,615 f 31c as com
pared with the similar period of the. year 1856.

DENMARK.

BERLIN, APRIL 23.

We have no telegraphic news from Copenhagen.
more recent than what the post has brought us,
and the little that letters and journals communicate
its to the progress of the Ministerial crisis is pre-
cisely that had already been foreseen.. The Pre-
sident of the Council, Andrae, having been unable
or unwilling to make any progress towards con-
structing a Ministry, the Minister for Public
Education, Professor Hall, receive 4 on Monday
last the King's commission. to do what he could in
this matter, and in his hands the construction of a
Ministry rests at present.

SARDINIA.

TURIN, APRIL 21.

The Chamber of Deputies has been occupied
for some days past in discitssing a bill for the sup-
pression of leases in perpetuity, of which a great
,many exist in different provinces of Piedmont,
as Tortona,Voghera,- the Lomellina, Novara, &e.
These leases are a remnant of the feudal times.
When the immense properties of the Middle ages
began to be broken'up, and it *as found necessary
to make the earth more' productive than it had
been under the system-of serfdtim,-rdcourse was had
to.this way of letting land in Northern Italy. The
great seigneurs, the feudatories, and tbe.ecclesias-
tical bodies, &c., were loth to dipossess themselves
of, their land, init, convinced that. labour 'was
not very fruitful unless secure.of i.ts profits, they
had recourse to these.. contracts, called enjiteusi,
which conciliated the demands both of the labourer
and the landlord, and were, in fact, a step towards
the emancipation of a great pest of the population
and. the amelioration of. its condition...

By this arrangement the proprietor ceded,, gene-
rally in perpetuity, the possession of a certain
extent of laud, and the farmer felt safe to .enjoy
the fruit of his labour on it,'in
,return for which.hc
agreed to . pay an annual quit rent, varyingAn
amount according to the importance of the con-
cession and the productiveness of the soil, and a
fine, usually equal to 10 per cent. of the value of
the land, every time the holding changed hands
according to the terms of the contract the landlord
preserved for,ever the donzinio diretto, and the oecu
pant the domirtio utile of the farm. Such compacts
were no doubt advantageous for society at- the time
tlry were made, as they assisted in getting rid of
the feudal system, but at present they were found
to act perniciously in preventing the free sale
of land, as the transmision being saddled with a
fine of 10 per' cent, in favour of the landlord,
of course a transfer is postponed to the latest
moment " possible, and the land remains
many years perhaps in • the, hands of per-
sons who have not the , means of cultivating
it properly, besides which. they tond to clis,
courage improvement, because the tenant feels that
all his time'and money expended on the land will, if
successful, increase the fine which he or his suc-
cessor will have to pay to the landlord, as it is
leviable according to the value of the land at the
time of transmission.

The French Constituent Assembly; which sup
presed all sorts of bonds hampering property, sup-
pressed these leases,arnong other. things. Here
the civil code published in 18.3,1, did not recognise
such a contract as a lease in perpetuity, although
it-respected those infiteusi already in exists:leo ;
but at'the same time it, offs red aimeans of getting
rid of them; by recognising in the tenant the right
of purchasing and combining the dominio diretto
and the dominio` utile, on 'payment of a sum equal
to the capital of the annual rent, and 20 per cent.
on the value of the land. These conditions, how-
ever, were found too burdenaome on the 'tenant ;
and the consequence was, that nobody thought of
profiting by the privirege.....
The hill which was passed to-day by a very large
majority solves the problem.. by plaoing all land
held on lease for ever on a. level with fee simple
property, and leaving the capitalised rent and 5
per cent. on the value as a mortgage in favour of
the former landlord. The measure is due to the
initiative of the Deputy Peseat ore. It will have
the effect of. releasing a great mass of property
from a paralysing bondage, and no doubt give a
greatimpetus to agriculture. In a country essen-
tially agricultural, 'arid which has adopted the
utmost freedom of commerce, this modification had
become not only desirable but necessary.
The 'President of the Council, Count Cavour,
begged the Chamber to fix Monday next for dia.
'cussing the bill regarding the removal of the
Arsenal, & 1., from Genoa,to Spezzia, in order, as
he said. that those Deputies who intended taking
part in the debate might have due warning The
proposition was agreed to. _

The New Governor-General of the Lombario.
Venetian Kingdom, • the Arehduke Maximilian
'Ferdinand, arrived at Milan the day before yester-
day for the first time.sinee the departure of the
Imperial Court.

The Dtichess of Orleans and family are to leaVe
Sestri, near Genoa, in a few days, on her return to
England.
It has been reported lately, both here and else•
where, that negotiations were being carried on
between the Government of this country and the
Court of Rome for arranging the basis of a Con-
cordat, and it, has even been asserted that the King
of Sardinia had written an autograph letter to the
Pope on the subject without the knowledge of his
Ministers. I have received positive assurance that
both itateinerits are void of 'foundation, and
'although the Government of this country: would
gladly renew its friendly relations with the Roman
court on any terms compatible with its own dignity
as an independent Power, there seems little proba-
bility of such an accommodation at present, and
both his Majesty and his ministers are perfectly
agreed that no conditions could be received as the
basis of a Concordat which would not in the first
instance recognize the supremacrof the civil power
and the amenability of the clergy to its legislation.
This, in fact, constitutes the grand difficulty to
fresh advances being made on either side. The
Sardinian Government would like to have • a Con-,
cordat on the French principle, while the Curia
Romana wants to establish the Austrian Concordat

as the orthodox pattern, and between these two
there is a great gulf, which neither Roman nor
Sardinian statesman has been able to bridge over.

THE COURT, ezc.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, BATUMI. APRIL 25.—The
Queen is coite r ell, and the royal infant continues in good
health. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal
ici.ightleSs the 1,411,4 of Wales rode out on horseback in the
middle of the day, attended by Captain Da Plst. The
-Duchess of Kent arrived at two o'clock in the afternoon,
from Clarence House St. James's, and remained to luncheon.
At three o'clock Prince Albert and the royal family quitted
the palace, in order to inspect' the exhibition of Madame
Tussaud in Btker street: The party left is three of the
royal carriages, and comprised the Prince of Wales, Prince
Arthur, Princs Leopold, the Princess Royal, the Princesses
Alice, Helena, and Louisa, to ;ether with the Lady Super-
intendent, the Maids of Honour in WaPing, the Equerries
in Waiting, and Mr. Gibbs. The Duchess of Kent left
the palace at four o'clock. The Peinee and the royal
family returned from Madame Tussani4s at a quarter past
four o'clock. Prince Albert afterwards proceeded to pay a
visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
her residence, Gloucester House. This evening his Royal

Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Lord A. Paget,
honoured the performance at the Olympic thlatre with his
presence. To-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness

the Princes-3. Alien. The Pe.ncess and her sister, the
Princess Royal, went in the evening to the Princess's.
Theatre. _ _

THE DUCHESS OF GLOUORSTER.-0a Saturday tha media
cal gentlemen issued the following
• "Gloucester lir,use April /5 9ACI. a.m.

, .
" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has
passed a quiet niziat. There is no material change in her
royal highness's general condition.
• -- • " FnAmcrs EfAmoNs, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D.
" EDWARD H. HILLS."

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge, the
Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Here-
ditary Grand Dachau of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, called to
learn the state of their relative. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert, her Royal Highneza the Duchess of Kant,
the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess'
Agee, also cried in 'tho-aftermian to pay congratulatory
visits to the Duchess of Gloucester, in honour of her birth-
day, her royal high aess completing her 81st year, h tying
been born on the 25th April, 1776. The ra•ability called in
great numbers at Gloncest6r House, during the afternoon
to make enquiries.., Last evening, the medical gentlemen
again met, when there appeared no change in the symptoms
of the duchess,
E IRL FITZ DARDINGL` AND MS BROTHER.—The latest
emu is reveting his lerdshi .'s illness are wry an-
favourable. Up to about a week ago he was considered to
.be muchbetter, but sines that time his appetite has failed,
and but little hopes are entertained of his rallying again.
We have authori:y for stating that a pacazraph Which has
gone the round of the papers, to the effect that Lord .
Fothartlinge h,:ni been reconciled to his brother, Mr.
Grantley Berkeley, is totally incorrect. It is so fai fact
Alla the leading gentiemei of the county, among therri
Colonel Itiogicote, see:, deputed Captain Francis Berkeley
to express their wishes, in coil melon with his own, that
'he earl would see his brother for the purpose of recon-
ciliation ; and Mr. Grantley Berkeley awaited the event of
his nephew'stnission at the vicarage in the town-of B-rkeley,
but the reply w a peremptory refusal —Bristol Mercury.
THE IMPERIAL lereaaT.—The Imperial Prince, besides
going most afternoons in state, es'corted by Guides, to the
Bois de Boulogne, is now taken out at eight or nine every
morning on the reserved terrace of the Tuileries gardens
overlooking the Seine. Sometimes he may be seen in his
lilliputian goat carriage, the goats led by two little foot-
men, a nurse walking on each side, and a tall lacquey
behind. This morning I happened to be passing through
the gardens when the imperial infant was returning to
the palace from his promenade. On this occasion he was
not in the carriage, but in the arms of one of his nurses,
the other being in attendance, and the tail footman close
at hand. The passers by on the quay, near the Pont
Royal, rushed to the railing which separates the quay
from the garden, to see the hope of the Napoleon dynasty.
At the moment the Emperor, withoui his hat, and smoking
a cigar, was enjoying the fine morning, walking up and
down the gravel walk in front of the. little private stair-
case leading into his apartments. When he saw the
nursery cortege approaching, he advanced a few steps,
graciously bowed to the nurses, and with a playful
expression on his countenance, kissed his babe, to the
&eat delight of a considerable assemblage who beheld the
scene at the distance of only a few yards. The child
-looks remarkably plump and well.—Paris Correspondent.

MUSIC, DRAMA, &c.

THE PRINCES OF OUDE

The Princes did, not• leave the Adelphi Hotel on Satur-
day, being much fatigued; and the elder gentleman was
rather indisposed. Ic the evening, however,

BENGT, ER'S CIRCUS.
,Dale.street, was visited by the princes and suite. The
combined attractions of the circus and Eastern royalty
brought a house such as could hardly be described, and
there was much enthusiasm amongst the company, which
was most respectable. Mr. Alderman Bold accompanied
the royal party, and at their entrance and departure
were greeted with hearty cheers, and the Princes duly
acknowledged the honour paid them. Mr. Bengler, in
his accustomed polite manner, thanked the royal visitors
for the honour conferred on him, and announced that on
Thursday evening the Mayor would honour the circus
with his presence. The royal visitors were much pleased
'—nay, *delighted at the whole performance, u.nd testified
their approbation of it. We have been informed that the
royal party will leave this day for Scotland. We saw
the autographs of the Princes in the celebrated " Autograph
Book," belonging to Mr. Thomas Warburton, of the
Exchange Newsrooms, and although we gave the names
in English print in our paper of Friday, yet we had no
notion that each name would occupy a page of Mr.
Warburton's book—.which is the case ' • of course the
names are given in the language and writing. of the.
country, and both princes seem to have had no ordinary
care bestowed on their caligraphy, for it is both artistic
'and beautiful. The young prince speaks sonic English,
and no doubt, before he leaves this country, he will have
acquired a fair knowledge of our language. They have
expressed themielves highly pleased with their visit to
Liverpool, and the attention shown them.

MR. S. R. G.?.AVES AND THE ELECTORS OF

NEW ROSS.

An address of the electors of the borough of New Ross
has been presented to the defeated candid/oe, Mr. S. R.
Graves, of this town. ' According to a Wexford paper,
"both documents are conceived in the very best taste-
modest, unassuming, but truthful—akd reflect the highest
credit on all the parties 'concerned—the grateful and in-
telligent constituency, and the high-minded, enlightened,
and upright man whom they intend to honour. Mr.
Graves is no ordinary' person, and seems destined, era long,
t 3 occupy a prominent station, not only in the people's
house of legislation, but in the councils of the state." The
address, which is signed with seventy-tix names, is as
follows :

Sir,—We have to express our deep regret, as persons
interested in the prosperity of New Ross, that your recent
candidature has proved unsucCessful—at the same time we
are desirous to put on record the Motives which led your
Supportets to invite you to contest the repreS,7station of
their town. You were called upon because it was felt :Ilat
you united in your person qualifications of no ordinary
kind, mercantile eminence, and its attendant influence,
entire independence, intelligence, honesty of purpose,
attachment to New Ross, and an earnest desire -to ad-
vance its prosperity. We are not diSposed to d,'rell upon
the combinations and the influences -which brought about
your defeat; they were neither legitimate not. reputable,
but they proved suc!essful, and a majority of the
electors have been led to reject the candidate who
was at once able and• willing to he of i:erviec to their
town; but while we deplore the result, we feel that
your compliance v ith the invitation of the electors,
has not been unproductive of advantage ; the people of
New Ross have learned from the intercourse which your
canvass brought about, to appreciate more fully your
abilities, your manlinesS, and your worth, and you will
carry away with you the respect and esteem even of your
opponents. Your candidature has alio elicited the
opiniontt Of the press, which has7be:en unanimous through
the United Kingdom; in the endorsement of your qualifi-
cations and your claim. "Andlast of all, there has been
exhibited in the support which you have received, a dis-
interested endeavour to maintain the independence of New
Ross, against a coalition as unscrupulous as it is un-
natural, and to return to Parliament that candidate,
whose superiority is recognised and admitted by every
elector whom partiaanship and prejudice have not
blinded. Wishing you all prosperity and happiness, we
beg to subscribe ourselves. _ _

-
To which Mr. Graves, under date of " Liverpool, April
20th," makes the following reply :
Gentlemen,--Allow me to return you my sincere thanks
for the flattering address which you have presented to me.
I trust I shall ever feel sensible of thohonourable distinc-
tion of having been considered by you a fit person to
reptiesent your feelings and interests in Parliament. The
result of a close contest has proved, that the principles
which induced yoa to call upon me to stand for the
representation of New Ross have not yet attained sufficient
strength to secure the return of a representative who
rejects the obligations imposed by those party feelings
which have, for so long a period, retarded the material
prosperity of Ireland. I believe there are better
things: in. store for our country. I can perceive
a bright spot in her horizln, which persuades me
that the day is approaching when her representatives
in the imperial. Parliament will present to our
view, not as at !present, a disunited band of party politi-
cians, whose strength is exhausted in fratricidal conflicts
with 'each other; but. a compact phalanx of Intelligent
patriots, whose Maio principle shall be,the advancement
of the educational; the Manufacturing, and the commer-
cial interests of their native land.' The recent election
at New Ross affords me a certain proof of a change in
public opinion No one can be more sensible than myself
how unworthy I am of the Very flattering terms in which
you have described my fitness to be your representative;
and I feel certain that when you determined to
bring forward as a candidate for the representation
of his' native tows one who had left it years before,
to devote himself to the active rivalry of commercial life,
you were induced to do so, not so much from' a regard to
his personal merits as from the belief that the time had
arrived when sectarian zeal and party feeling should he
replaced in Ireland by that enlightened regard to .the
great interests of society, which has rendered ,England.
the first nation of the Globe. I returned from the
contest without carrying away a single bitter feeling,
and I can assure you that defeat shall not cause
the slightest regret or disappointment, if I could but
learn that my coming forward in obedience to your
wishes has contributed to arouse a better state of feeling
in New Ross, and to induce the successful candidate, and
those who thought it their duty to support him to apply
themselves with greater diligence to advance the material
interest's of the town. In conclusion, gentlemen, permit
me to thank each of you personally for the kindness I
experienced at your hands, and to say that I shall always
with feelings of sincere pride and pleasure, cherish the
remembrance of the pleasant intercourse, which it has
been my privilege to enjoy during my recent sojourn
amongst you.