The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-26 00:00:00

SUDBURY ELECTION:

On Monday evening a -umerous Meeting of the freemen of the
Borough of Sudbury was held at the Angel and Crowe, White-
chapel ; JOHN Wines, Jun. Esq. in the Chair.
he room was tastefully decorated with laurels, and behind the
Chair was an elegant device, on which appeared in splendid charac-
ters, " Wilks, a Constitutional Briton, the friend of the poor, In-
dependent Candidate teethe Borough of Sudbury."
After the cloth was removed, the health of the King was drunk,
with four times four. On proposing the health of the Duke of
ork, the Chairman obeereed that it was usual to couple with it
the Army, but he. the Chairmen, not being a soldier, would not
attempt to put an estimate on his military merits : but there was
one point of view in which he was particularly deer to every friend
to the religion of his country ; he alluded to his important speech
in the list Session of Parliament. Ile would therefore propose the
Duke of York and the Protestant ascendancy. (Immense applause.)
After the toast of " Prosperity to Sudbury," the Vice-President
Bare the health of Mr. Wilke, which was drank with enthusiasm.
Mr. WI tics roses to return thanks, and expressed the embarrass-
ment which he felt in being obliged in speak about himself. But
there were occieiotts whcn it was a man's duty to overcome that
reluctance. and one of them was whcn an individual offered him-
self as a Representative in Parliament: he was surely then bound
to make a declaration of his principles. Ile came forward as an
independent candidate, and would not unite with any other. He
would state what be had already stated at a meeting of front three to
four thousand persona at Sudbury. lie was attached to the Church
Of England. because he believeri in its doctrine*, approved of its dis-
cipline, and of its tolerance and liberality towards all sects of Chris.
tians : because it was connected with the laws and with the State;
because it provide] thomeans of religious instruction to all classes
d his llajeety'e subjects, because it extended the arms of liberality
Sall Christians, and approved es(every man worshipping God ac.
to the dictates of his own conscience. lie contodered the
iu
Diseenters also entitled to all the privileges enjoyed by
the members of the Church of England. and he could not help feel-
ing surprise •tven he board of any hostilities between the Dissenter.
' and the Church. When he beheld the mighty river Thames roll-
ing on its majestic WllllO to the ocean, he fell delighted—but he
felt also pleased in observing the numerous streams and rills which
either flowed into or from it. He viewed the Church as the great
river, and the sects of Dissenters as streams meandering through
the valleys of the country, and producing the richest moral advan-
tage. Ile ho?ed to live in sec the Dissenters enjoying all pro-
per political advantages; but be did not mean to include the
Catholics—he wished them to be allowed the fullest
betty of worshipping according to the dictates of their own
consciences, as they now enjoyed; but not to obtain political
power, so long as they held principles of a dangerous nature.
As to his political principles, he was of no party, by which he
meant, that lie would attach himself to no party—nt the earns
time he was strongly attached to the measures °Chia Majeety's
present Ministers, to the Ministers who had preserved the country
from war ; who had reduced the taxes; who had diminished the
standing army ; who had attended to the rights and pris lieges
of the people; who were friends to a free trade. and had re-
moved innumerable restrictions on commerce. If he did not
support them he should be unworthy to be their representative.
(Applause.) Bitt he would not wed himself to them. If they
changed, he would not change; his principles were founded on
mature consideration, and such as he hoped would afford him eon.
tidelice and poti.faction in future life. Alluding to die present
election. he said, he bad heard that Alderman Heygete had
expressed hia intention to resign. Whether it was so or not—
whether anothercondidate came forward or not—if there should
he no contest. still lie would afford to every freeman an op-
portunity of visiting his native town—he would afford to every
freeman the means of being at the election, that be might see his
Neprreentative, and have the opportunity of expressing hiepoli-
tical opinions. (Applause.) Ile would jolts with no candidate.
From the r:cerstiem he had met with in Sudbury, and front the
Freetrien prerent, he considered his election absolutely certain. and
lie winited to he returned a• the independent Candidate, attached to
tie interests of Sitdbury and the countris at large.
Ineriedittehr aher Mr. Willis proceeded round the room, to
centrals the freemen. and appeared to he very flatteringly received.

Pelt,
that. forfeit*
reunited *Om
Itioni with, odd
Mon of the
the charity at
himself so well that be obtsiaini priie of a bible,. lie took it
home and vu very anxious to read it to his perentg, but they ob-
Amid tolhearibtrri ; his sister howeeer, who wa ttrienteen years of
sio(the boy being only fifteen) urn desirous Of listening to the les-
sonscontented la that divine book ; her brother read it to Irtf, and
she learned to voles iirehrreeter of its moral and holy principles;
MA she then embed leer aoxiety with that of her brotherOhnt -their
talleher should hear it also. At length the mother consented. and
in a few weeks *be also became impressed with the vale. and lin-
preasoa et* the religion which it I,- " —' ef this
woos& we. one of '
seders of thee r
. motion the es,
read. that their

made happy I
should read a

his tithe *as

the father returned t.
treed the door while
paused a few mt
meat °this *lre

them in their

mother, sister,

were at this
enity, and all ,
giving of this
another anecdote.

had assured hie',
set of mem thin
Shortly after the
of one.third of t
course of a few

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any thing new that was not t
I that it wan not worth being
matters like the peseta. this wail
majority who then lined him,
as was for a long time opposed I
capable of reading. were up:
% which that system was:
tilt opposition, there west
be considered completely
this system. In like matinee
and an individual had mention
discovered 'pots on therm, ev
proposition i and even when they
4. yes. they were scarcely willin
had it been with Inoculation,
I nattladle and the steam engine. Ile begged to say, that it one
P
well that shiny ware thus opposed. lie believed that the author'
of their nature had implanted in their hearts a dread of inno-
vation, in order that before they sanctioned it by their adoption,
they might ascertain its truth, and determine whether good
.e ill would preponderate by its reception. Opposition created
watchfulness and inquiry. Let him congratulate them that
tkre
.wai opposition to these Societies; and he hoped it would
Kluft them to take care that their conduct might be seen to pro-
'Med from the Mittens* of shun principass ,slikis had their sanction
ens of that book, the cicadae of Aids woad evangelic the
med.
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The Meeting then broke ismitgailkg collection was made at
rilif"". -r!

THE HIBERNIAN BIIII,E SOCIETY,
AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS OF CARLOW
We have already stated the leading facts of Mr. Mac
Sweeny'. challenge, as well as the circumstances preceding
it; and we expressed: our conviction that nothing was far-
ther from his real Intentions than such a meeting as he pro-
fessed to seek. His letter, we remarked, was neither,more
nor less than a miserable expedient, intended to extricate the
priests firom the disgrace of declining a meeting ; while it
very effectually guarded, by its absurd stipulations, against
the possibility of any substantial result. We predicted
that this, the fourth expedient resorted to by the Carlow
priests, would fail like all the preceding schemes, and leave
its projectors still farther disgraced by its failure. We
added that the challenge had been accepted by the parties
to whom it was addressed, who demanded however the mo-
dification of one of the stipulations, which they proved to',
is itself inconsistent with Mr. Mac Sweeny's own creed.
It therefore rested with him either to justify or to abandon
this stipulation.
We now find, that, instead of doing either the one or the
other, as any person really desironsof a meeting would in-
stoutly bate done, Mr. Mae Sweeny turns his back upon
Lis antagonists, Mini,- up his hat, shouts victory, and comes
forth with a moat triumpkent Sourish in the shape of an
address to the people of England !
In this address, he tells us, that soon after the invitation
of the six Protestant Clergymen was issued, " he arrived
in Dublin, and proclaimed his acceptance of their chal-
lenge." He then recotints the terras of his acceptance, end
thus proceeds:--" Day has followed day, and, down to this
hour, they (the Protestant Clergy) have been as silent as
if they reposed in the tombs of Martin Luther or Thomas
Crantner. —" Had my opponents not shrunk from the
contest to which they themselves had provoked me, I
should be enabled to furnish you with a stronger insight
into the truth of the Catholic Creed than you would be
able to acquire by the labour of years." He concludes by
asking, " Why uid not the Biblical. meet for the discus-
sion which they themselves proposed ?"
Mr. Mac Sweeny knows little of the English people, if he
really supposes that they are to be deceived by this sort of
trash. To use a common expression, he is out of his lati-
tude. Such mere nonsense may suit the intellects of those
for whom that paragon of wisdom and sanctity, Dr. Doyle,
compounded the Hohenlohe miracles ; but it is wasted here.
Mr. Mac Sweeny says, that " he accepted the chal-
lenge given by the Protestant Clergy." On their part,
in reply to his invitation, Dr. Singer has already, in print,
accepted the challenge ; Mr. Daly has also accepted the
challenge ; and Mr. Urwick, in the last place, has accepted
the challenge. These facts are before the people of Eng-
land and of Ireland, who will not feel inclined, consequently,
to take Mr. Mac Sweeny's account of the matter, that his
antagonists have " shrunk from the contest," and arc as
" silent as the tomb."

The people of England will ask—" If these four indi-
duals are all willing to enter upon this discussion, what
inders it from taking place ? Where does the difficulty
xist?" It is mere nonsense to talk generally of " shrink-
ing from the contest," or being " silent as the tomb:"
Come to the point on which they disagree, and then we
shall understand on which side the willingness is found
and on which the fear. This brings us to the question of
the stipulations, and to this we tell Mr. Mac Sweeny Altai
he, too, must come, it' he mean to escape from this co*.
troversy in any decent plight. Beth parties profess their
willingness to meet ; the stipulations are the only potato
which prevent the meeting ; and it follows that thews sti-
pulations are the real point, after all, by which the ques-
tion, in its present state, is to he tried.
The clause, then, upon which the combatants differ is
this—Mr. Mac Sweeny demands that fifty Protestants be
named by himself, and fifty Catholics by his antagonists,
and that these hundred persons shall deliver a verdict, by
which both parties shell agree to abide.
To this it is objected-
1. That, while the fifty Protestants would enter upon
the consideration of the question at liberty, as Protestants,
to be guided by their own judgment and reason, the fifty
Catholics would come to it under a pledge, according to
their own principles, not to be guided by their own reason,
but by the judgment of the Church. It follows, that Mr.
Mac Sweeny would he assured of half the Jury before be
opened his mouth, and would carry a verdict should be
only succeed in persuading a sin,le individual out of that
fifty, who were at liberty to exercise their judgment. Can
any thing more obviously unfair be imagined?
Q. But Mr. Mac Sweeny further claimed that both
parties should " sign their agreement to abide by the de-
cision" of this Jury. This language was not very distinct,
but it seemed to imply that the party against whom the
verdict was given, was to bind himself to conform to that
verdict. In this sense it was objected to, as inconsistent
with Mr. Mac Sweeny's own principles, as a Catholic,
bound to be guided by the authority of his Church alone.
But in all the letters published in acceptance of Mr.
Mac Sweeny's challenge, we find, along with the objec-
tions to this stipulation, the hope expressed, and the offer
held out, of an adjustment of the terms to the mutual satis-
faction of both parties. Dr. Singer, Mr. Urwick, and Mr.
Daly, all assign their reasons for disapproving of the terms
proposed, but express their willingness to treat for an ad-
justment of them. And how does Mr. Mac Sweeny reply
to them ? He neither answers their reasons, nor accepts
their offer of adjustment.
This is decisive of the fact, on which side the willingness
and on which the fear, exists. N 3 man. in Mr. Mac
Sweeny's situation, and actuated by a real wish to meet his
antagonists, could have failed either to attempt the justi-
fication of the terms he had proposed, or the modification
of them, so as to bring about the desired end. But the
simple truth is, as we have all along asserted, the whole
affair of this challenge is nothing more than an expedient,
a trick, or manmuvre, to throw off, if possible, the disgrace
I of having shown their fear of a discussion.

viduals

IRISH FLAX TRADE.—Thirteen proprietors of flax mills
in the district extending from Carrigans to the neigh-
bourhood of Raphoe, have determined, as well on account
of the trade as their own charactera, to clean all the flax
sent to their mills in a merchantable manner, whether this
be agreeable to the owners or not. An enterprising farmer,
near Carrigans, put the metier to a regular test last season ;
anal the result was, that flax, which if it had been cleared
in the usual way, would have brought but SOL, sold at
31. Ss. per cwt.
A guard of peace officers ha; been for the last week sta-
tioned at the depot of the Paving Board, on the Circular-
road, Dublin, in consrqut nee of its being expected that an
attempt would he made to set it on fire. Several men had
been lately discharged from that depa•tment : the rumours
are various as to the causes nt this apprehended attempt.
Tits New LONDON Barnoe.--la consequence of the
heavy swells of the river, which arc common at this season
of the year, the progress of the workmen has been much
retarded during the last week ; two extra force punts
have been erected for the purpose of drawing off the drains
at low water. Theme pumps are worked by the steam en-
gine, and have proved very efrlcient. None of the light
or temporary works thrown up for the convenience of the
labourets have been disturbed, as yet, by the floods.

STATE OF IRELAND.

Police, cloomlrted by the Coon at Cashel Sessions-.hating been
yesterday enzislcted of a riot and assault on persons coating on the
Lands of Kilcommon, on the 24th of Anglin last, to distrein for
Ti:hes in diypUti: between the Earl of Menial' and the Lord 13i41,0,
of SW:garrote, in which Messrs. Chaytor acted tinder the ttiviCe or
Counsel. ileum. N. and J. Chaytor and James Johnson to be'
confined a month, and„pay 201. fine each ; and John Pike to be can.
tined one cnontti.--Clowel Advertiser of Wednesday.
""""brsrauc Ti 01V OF CdSTLE FORGES.

[From the Dr blin Correspondenl.l
We regret to state that a great portion of C tette Forbes,
in the county of Longford, the ancient residence of the
Earl of Crawled, was destroyed on Thursday morning by
fire. Our correspondent informs us that the fire originated
ig.the kitchen chimney, and at three o'clock, without any
ainrwi having been given, communicated to the bed-room
of Lord Forbes. His Lordship must inevitably have Ise.
rished, were it not that a spaniel, which invariably slept
'in his room, fbrtunately awoke him before the Aeries had
reached his bed, but nut before a great portion of the fur-
niture in the apartment had been destroyed. The file was
principally confined to the ancient part of the Castle ; and
we are glad to learn that the valuable library, paintings,
and family plate, have been saved.

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THE •I ' I 'I
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SWW: • • •
THE Ti in, ,ars 4 Tr, •if sro - .wee it ineh opposition
. . - ..-
.$ ' • ' • ''' •- , • • ehli iit• teat, that rio wenn, they knew an
- •• ics• :up :AD 70 an ~1: Oa they might take it for granted ti.
The Thirtieth Annivelsemp • ehieniktialleoldrikefteigridep PPPeee.. 40 sslfnes, as well I. to *nattier'
evening in the flail of tbeAllniTeettppaereteserettbwretwas, 0 3,. true and infallible tem. A great majori
At *even o'clodt, Dr. %ex VA nectostx, pae called N.. filed knew that the copernican system was
• • M. ' • • - , -- • • beeid.therwiele Ingrid that were then canal
The DOcton. opened tliiib.. -,40.1K-140-tstereinie". . 'bliviatelligs in,l.figaipmt the proposition on t
very high eulogism on Ow dirfloalt, and tilientaref 'Lieutenant- ,SeneW t,' end rt, nbtwithatanding sue
(Intent Neville, the President ef the Botietyctin.eaesathlehell Of. notnotch hwilthiwill who would not now I
whose absence it was (hair/ 4114 4*SIVIni en LT tn. preside over stultified were he to dent the truth of this
the proceedings of that eveniot $ a then arlyentad to the great when the erbssersPe was Invented. and an
benefits that had recalled from the formation or a Branch Aux. the fact of hie bating, by he use, diatom
iliary Sac-lets. at 'Woolwieh, and mentioned the fectring &nee. ono who heard it disputed this propositit
dote in confirmation of the fact r—A ponr• bny,,,wbo received had seen the spots with their own eyes. t
instruetion at the charity school at ‘Wodwitb, conducted to assent to the truth of it. Thus had

STATE OF IRELAND. ..
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ourotile.ianafitta;,rtlenaty,
himm oinnedomf tab rill.'son.. _
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most impressive ilidossit fiord our worthy Astlistatn Dietiatet;
!il 'Nutty irsiaetturatbd assist irnlinths' hoothreekggent.
On thiiiielllllltlt Plottedtag the day of trial, the following Mkt"
wan found at N ey's dome.,-
" Notice is hereby gitetro yob John M'Keroey and *lb if you
persist in the prosecutiut ofi inherent Hugh fill•Eonulty white you
accuse in thellrongir trod* hy all the Immortal Owls year hems
will be burned apeeyOue heed and your lives talks denial
it is a )elesedieredaredrep slaw and go no filtattilt_paw
only for.yint game wilbwoul ho farther at the be,. Po by
yen.. if nil the police in the wont/ were guar**, you* brim It
f
will be burned and if you quit you shall be no mow staillie loth
you y osritife or your henna" .
It has been our disigremble duty to publish dim Or toottlinifir
outrages committed in this thronty within a user g but
that a transcript of the Infetnsl Rock albrutb• In
Fermanagh is a rare orturtedee Indeed. 0
has adventured to promulgate this iaignd Witt P It not
like plebeian penning, and tle hare/oft as SO ail n.
Hi it as it may. we call aloud or% dab ry to bout down
tesitt
the barbarians who perpetrilke those aortiagrle 41redaelons sr.de-
struetire to the distinguished peatibabla of this ebunty.
Sure we' are our excellent Maglatcatan w ihrtoOdy coaopentte ict
(very measure for the detection oK the rnbareesarWhe disturb the
anquillit) of the country, •arai ending*. rtslitat or the
eye.o
lad
forbid that the 'spirit Of the, 'ern naiNINOr sturtlitl e
find an abode in Fermanagh..-;!}rots isrkel.
COUNTY VESTHEATH.
The following memorial waa tireagoted to tbo *Oh Otilogis -
trdes, at the last Qsatta Sessions hell In Mosta Ls-
" We; the Forms . sad vidersigped etetsbaTi poring
Grand Jury at Stoat Sesatows. Ors*, rtawilig
with great. indignation and sonpw the,outragaathat as Ow 4041!
committed on his Majesty's periceablFoubjestala this neighbour-
hood, titg kart in the rneeseespeetful manner tuloptsjont to the
Barrister and worshipftll lifitgattrates tornneoft*filko Bauch, that
they consider that thoiunishnigitt awarded to those patrons who
, hive already been, coned of khrise crimes, alas. salad nate
to the niebiure of then Oct, Mid they humbly - -e
casts of convietioi. the worsful bench wilt a
meats, as will rtrike terror imitate ttrling amt. inipetrial . *-
..,
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currenceolisisal cllagracgful ar
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roof
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be
4po
The above documeni a
disorganiestiop„ieq;atin inff4t Witten' barottlestlf gitio
by no mostgl,pn-the dec :IF ; i ed, Aot a week now wakes, ...
out aertnil Instances of &Image hectrrring, to sub.* ratailt is tt
system of intimidation now carried, that even unfortnnate persona
injured, are arrald to make know* the depredations committed on
them.— JViefswoul Jou: teal.
CASHEL SENIONg, gq2l4lill I 7
CHARGE OF RI
CHARGE 04140811. and dem
Chaytor, Rams., Air. James Jolissow, Patrick (*ropey. and /albs
Pike, were pm to the bar. chargedaith ,seat ontkopault on Tho-
mas Orate and William Keating, valuators belonging to the Lord
Bishop of Waterford, on the,lith of AUgust last.
This case had its origin in the valuation or Them. Ibr. which our.
pose the preacca tiara proceeded to the lands. belonging to the gad '
of Mengel!. • The prosecutors stated that the aaaault was a violent
one, while the witoensee on the other tide represented it as a gentle
resistance to prevent the entrance of the valuator.. ,
The facts appeared to tae theta 1,-.-.Tile Earl orOlantall bolds the
tithes of Kilcomreon by patent., granted by Charles 11. ; and by
the advice of Si.' lienrylllerechth, Mr. Cheyter agent to, and re-
presentative nf, the Eat) of Olongail, restated 'the entrance of the
valuator.. The Jury deliberated for about twelve minutes, mid
brought in a verdict of " ttuiity" against the Menem Cbsyme,
Jr. Johnsen, fad lie.-Pilia, ,A.ftor a abort coosphation between
the Chairman end the Assonant Magistrates, the judgment of the
Court was, that dut warmers be confined one month In the (heed of
Clonmel, and that the Mesira. Chaytor and Mr. Johnson shall each
pgr a fine of SOL to chi Rings and that they shall sot hodiodleatood
till ..‘id sum be paitl.—Clorteral Herald.
Las; night Altura. Nicholas Chaytor, Jahn Chime, Jos John.
son, ami John Pike, arrived at Clonmel gaol, under an escort of