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CLIFTON, MAY 20. •

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
observe in your Paper of yesterday that you
state I voted for Gen. Gascoyne's inotion on the 19th of
April—which is not the case: I Wai then out of Par-
liament, having resigned my seat some time before. I
-oust, therefore, beg of you to correct this statement of
yours. I am, Sir, your obedient Fervour, ,
HUSSEI
[The article was copied from a Morning Paper
F.D. SUN.]

COAL TRADE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

rtcoughldeprecate in a general sense
Any allusion to anonymous publications, still having
observed in your Paper of the 19th a statement n-
specting recent transactions with regard to the Col-
lieries in the North, 5n which my conduct is most
unfairly called in question, I ha‘e to request you in
common justice, to give a place in your columns to
the accompanying correct detail of facts as they
occurred, as well as the course I felt called upon to
adopt as most conducive to the general good of all
parties concerned, and by which I trust the tran-
quillity of the country, and the resumption of their
labours by the colliers, will be effected.

I remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
VANE LONDONDERRY.
Holdernesse House, May 28, 1831.

Seabam Hall, May 24, 1831.

GENTLEMEN,—Understanding that the proceedings of
the Coal Owners' meetings of the 4th, sth, and 6th of May,
together with my conduct on those occasions, have been made
publicand largely animadverted upon, I deem it but justice
to myself to state unreservedly the course I have pursued, and
to place on record all that bas passed. It has ever been
my desire to cherish a good understanding in the Coal
trade, and I have laboured incessantly for its interests as
facts can establish ; but I cannot, at the same time,
abandon the right of exercising my own judgment on con.
tingent circumstances that arise unfettered by any decisions
of the Coal meetings at Newcastle. To our general ar-
rangement of December last I am bound for one year, but
I am yet to learn that I tun circumscribed from not exer-
cising my separate opinion on points arising out of new
events, and out of the discussions of the 4th, sth, and 6th
inst. It will be remembered the Coal Owners had com-
menced a negotiation with the union of the pitmen before
I came into the north, or attended at Newcastle. The
magistrates for Northumberland had unfortunately (in my
humble opinion) offered their mediation. The viewers.
and delegates had reciprocally arrived at certain points of
concession; two objects alone were undetermined, the:
price of 30s. instead of 28s. per fortnight, and the fines;,
while I was most ready to act vigorously against any
violent attempts of the colliers, I confess 1 thought that
as so much had been negotiated, it was as impolitic as
absurd not to bring matters to a final adjustment. A
hostile assemblage was, however, announced of the colliers
at Gateshead Fell, I determined to go with the troops and
disperse such meeting, conceiving that with banners and,
with martial array such an assemblage was entirely illegal..
I will not detail what support I met with in my anxiousm
efforts from the meeting of Coal Owners, or Magistrates
present, nor my reception, nor what was addressed to me
(being an independent Coal Owner) on the following
morning, before I took the chair. In the debate that
afterwards ensued I stated my proceedings, and. after my
explanations I heard no objections raised.

In further argument as to the future management, Ipar—
ticularly dwelt on my being inimical, not to the principle
of fines, but to the amount of the penalties exacted, and
;oipptohroeadghtot
tahnayt
agteanielratilmlyeafiexaeedh
Cesataiml
oatewaeotf.
own discretion, and more particularly so us it seemed bow
aswcnaodsr ehe
qiwsuooarl.wki yn
viewers should be at full liberty to use tt,ele,
the decision of the meeting, " That each colliery sloulti
separately treat Is ith their own men," as being the best
mode of breaking up the union. I certainly vats referrer'/
to the score prices fixed on the 19th Mare:, by the Coal.
Olners' resolution, and, I admit, I tried ira vain to accom,..
plish their alteration in conformity with my own views,
but not having been person sly consulted in fixing these
decisions, and never having had time to weigh them, I
much doubted afterwards how far I was bound to them,.
to an entire sacrifice of my own sentiments and my own,
immediate interests. In the usual transactions of the Caal4
meetings, I have invariably observed, that if any extra.-
ordinary measures beyond the routine are propesods3L,
the resolutions are sent to the absent Coal Owners, atm/ it
is declared the decision is only binding to the tn.* if it is
agreed to, by every separate colliery on both vivr.s. In
proof of this fact, I have just received the maktiona of the
Coal Owners' meeting at Newcast'e of the I6th May last, thus
lam of opinion that the Coal Owners themselves should have.
been deliberately informed, and their attention especially
called to the fixing of the fines of the 19th of March, st
a moment when such d scoatent was in existence, and,
time should have been affntded for their consultations
with their own viewers ; and I own that I consider it
hard that a majority of voices against me on the renewed
meetings at Newcastle should consider they can force my-
judgment with respect to my own particular collieries, in
order to support subsidiary concerns which do not so ma,
terially affect myself.

The decision of the trade was to uphold all the, great
and essential points, and as far as that goer I have
zealously and anxiouly endeavoured to act with them.
I hoped to have been able to removed the only two re-
maining difficulties with the pitmen ; 'out the Hatton
delegate, Hepburn, disappointed and 'misled me. It was
then decided " we were all to treat, with our own people."'
I conceived my colliers were really attached to the family
and their old establishment, I, tried by addressing them (as.
well as Lady Londonderry) to work upon their sense of'
justice and regret ae well as their affections ; but owing:
to a hurried and, foreed departure for Ireland, I gave direc-
tions in two. hand-bills to my viewer, Mr. Hunter, to.
settle r y arrangements with my men, in a manner andi
spirit consistent with firmness, at the same time to afford,
due and proper payment to the various interior deta'.lll
with which my colliers were dissatisfied; and here I mast
acknowledge, that 1 knew from good information that my
eswn colliers, from a desire on their part that 1 should
bind more men, being their comrades last year, than I
could actually employ had unavoidably reaped too little
wages, and with this fact before me, my position was
peculiar-.. ttip Prashot and Rainton people required some.
addition, and I did not think in conscience or in justice:
that I could act better than " to leave the details of this
business to my own respectable viewer." I had no wish
to act in opposition to: the Coal Owners generally, only
in proportion as toy case and situation was different front
thvirai

I have, gentlemen, in conclusion merely to state with
every deference, that I must be allowed to be the judge of
my own position. I have a sacred trust in the pro-
perty confided to my care—it is of too much magni-
tude for me to risk in a protracted and indefinite strife
in these critical and reforming days, and while 1 am
anxiously disposed to keep the trade together (if it can
be accomplished), cat► not consent to do it, at the
price of the abmdournent of my judgment or the crippling
or annibikaliAt of my own resources.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient serve ;et,
VANE LONDONDERRY.
The Chairman of the Coal Owners'
sleeting, &c. &c. &c.

Wynyard:eark, May 26, 1831.
GENTLEALENr.-4n contiwAtion of my explanatory letter
addressed to you, I omitted to mention, that it 1 should
be charged (having left all the details of the score prices
with my viewer to settle with the pitmen of my collieries)
as having departed horn fixed regulations, my viewer cats
easily prove,, that last year, when putting prices an
driver's prices had been fixed in the resolutions of the,
trade, and that he steadily adhered to those prices, in the.
Hetton colliery and others, notwithstanding the arrange—
ment, other prices than those resolved upon were charged,
and there are no set of colliers this last year have suffered
so much as my own men. All these considerations ar.-
strong facts for my line of conduct in the late emergency..
I remain, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant,

.. ,
VANE LONDONDErtRY.
To the Chairman of the Coal Owners' Meeting.

Lord BROUGHAM (And Lady 13. Was ia the
carriage with him), when quitting the Drawing-room, on
Saturday, was recognised by the crowd, and. loudly and.
heartily huzzied.

DIED.—On Saturday, the 28th instant, after
a short but were illness, in the 74th year of his age, the
Right Bon. WILLIAM Earl of Noantasx, Baron Roar—
HILL, and INGLISMALIMV, G.C.B. and L.L.D., Admiral'
of the Red, Rear Admiral of Great Britain, and Govetnne
of the British Linen. Company Bank. This veneri,hle andl
.listinguished Nobleman was the last surviving Atiaidiso:
who, with Lords Net.soN and Cora.zsowoosA,. Coininan
Trafalgar.
i the ever-memerabie riqqTy of

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

Although the discussions concerning the election
of Prince Le,pold to the throne of Belgium have
not y,t commenced, it is evident, from the preli-

.
nnianry proceedings and the express declaration of
the Deputies, that his Royal Highness will have a
grew majority of the Congress in his favour. Out
of 122 of the members present, 96 declared them-
selves his supporters, and only two pronounced
themselves against him, the rest reserving their
votes. Some great delusion, however, appears to
prevail among the members of Congress as to the
conditions of his acceptance, and the result of his
nomination. They seem to think that they ought
to elect a King for the purpose of settling with
Holland and Europe the extent of their territory,
and the amount of their debt, whereas these points
must be settled before the Prince can accept the
intended honour. By taking the oath required on
his accession, he must engage to maintain the in-
tegrity of the Belgic territory, as described in the
Constitution, including Limburg, Luxemburg, and
the left bank of the Scheldt. To this condition he
could not subscribe while the Great Powers of
Europe declared that those provinces or districts
did not belong to Belgium. It is not to be pre-
sumed that he would accept of a crown and a war
by the tame act, and it would be little else than
absurd to swear the maintenance of rights which it
would be his first care to renounce or modify. As
to the selection of his Royal Highness for the pur-
pose of more vigorously prosecuting a war to the
commencement of which he must be opposed, we
need say nothing. The thing is too ridiculous to
admit of reasoning.—Times.
The Tory Papers are putting forth an immeasur-
able deal of trash on the subject of Lord Grey's ap-
pointment to the Order of the Garter, as a super-
numerary Knight. Now if the blue riband be a
thing worth having,—and it would seem so by the
various intrigues and manoeuvres which have fre-
quently been put in practice to obtain or defeat the
grant of it,—we are sure that we but echo the opi-
nion of all England (save and except the miserable
tools of the Tories) in affirming, that his Majesty
could not have taken at this moment a wiser or
more popular step, than by tendering this mark of
Royal favour to Lord Grey. It is wise, because it
suppresses at once, by a single touch of the Sove-
reign's finger, the wretched falsehood got up for the
hundredth time by the boroughmongers, that his
Majesty was "cooling" towards the cause of Re-
form. It is popular, because Lord Grey has won,
by his conduct in the Reform Bill, the esteem and
good wishes of the whole people of England, who
will rejoice to see that Noble Earl distinguished by
proofs of Kin.' William's considerate attention. As
fur the Gar er'being " too high" an honour for Lord
Grey ! is not Lord Westmorland a Knight of that
most exemplary Order! and was not the Castle-
reagh a Knight? But the Tories have found out
that it is " disloyal" towards George 111. and IV.,
for King William to invest Lord Grey with the
blue riband. A fortiori therefore, it was most dis-
loyal in his Majesty towards his immediate prede-
cessor, to choose Earl Grey for the head of his Ad-
ministration ; and above all, it was horrible out-
rage and impiety towards the sacred memory of
George IV., for the last Parliament to vote the
Duke of Wellington's Cabinet out of office, and
thus impose upon our present Sovereign the neces-
sity of choosing another Minister in the person of
Lord Grey. What a cruel thing it is for a poor
floundering devil to be driven to his wit's end, like
this finder out of disloyalty to George IV. !--Times.
The Pitt dinner, then, after so much preliminary
boasting, has not been dressed at all. We at least
have heard nothing about it, and can learn nothing.
The Drawing-room ! the Drawing-room was to be
in the way of it; for so many members of the club
had announced their intention of being in such a fever
of loyalty at the Queen's Court, that they could
not think of abusing the King and his Government
on the same day in any other quarter. Well, we
should really enjoy a Pitt club dinner any where in
the present state of the public feeling, that the
worthy professors of that venerable school might
have an opportunity of trying what they could make
of it. Since this was written we find there was a
dinner, but very few people to eat it. Among the
guests were those venerable Anti• Reformers Lord
Eldon and Sir Charles Flower.—Times.

The Irish newspapers have been pestering the
public, for some days past, with long histories of
the savage ruffianisms mutually practised by a tribe
of O'Mahons, and O'Gormans, and Macbotherems,
challenging, and blustering, arid horsewhipping, and
not fighting, and posting for blackguards, and the
Lord knows what. We wish devoutly that one half
of these living nuisances were shot by the other;
and the survivors, as our Hibernian friends would
say, " unanimously" hanged for the same. It would
be a capital Irish Reform.—Times.
The Journal des Debats, by way of dissipating
any apprehension on account of the projects attri-
buted to Austria, shows that the grounds on which
Austria is supposed to claim the Novarrais and the
Simplon road, have no existence. " It is sufficient
(says that Journal) to examine the political acts
which consecrated the cession of Austria to the
King of Sardinia to discover that the cession was
complete,—absolute, without any reserve or condi-
tion of reversibility. The stipulations of the preli-
minaries of Vienna, of the 3d October, 1725, re-
produced in the definitive Treaty of 18th November,
1738, between France and the Court of Vienna,
bears (Art. 4 of the Preliminaries), That the King
of Sardinia shall have the choice of possessing the
Novarrais and the Vigevanasc, or the Novarrais and
the Tortonnois, or the Tortonuois and the Vige-
vanasc, and that the two districts clioaen by him
shall be united to his other States.' " The Diploma
of the Emperor Charles VI., dated 6th June,
1736, transferred the Austrian claims to the
King of Sardinia and his descendants, male,
and on their failure, to the Princes male, de-
scended from Princes males, collaterals of the House
of Sat oy and their descendants male, according to
the order of primogeniture established in that house.
The designation of collateral Princes ie incontest-
ably applicable to the branch of Carignan, and the
rights of that branch were recognised by all the
Powers at the Congress of Vienna (Art. 86 of the
Treaty of 9th June, 1815). The Austrian Ob-
server, in an article among our extracts from Ger-
man Papers, is very indignant at the incessant im-
putations of aggressive designs to the Court of
Vienna in the French Papers, and it must be owned
that the French Papers display a very unjustifiable
levity in this respect. The approaching elections
naturally occupy the attention of the Parisian jour-
nalists. " Where are we (says the Constitutionnel)
—what has passed—what remains to be done ? It
is evidently under the influence incessantly present
of these three questions, that the suffrages on which,
perhaps, the destinies of France and Europe will
depend, will be given. On the day of the solemn
scrutiny, we know not whether the heroic Poland
will be buried in her glory and her virtue, and
whether barbarous hordes, trampling hereafter,
without resistance, this miraculous and bleeding
land, will thence menace the free nations, and the
imprudent inhumanity their Governments ; we
know not whether IlollanrdesucecodnAded by Prussia and
the Congress, will have
of ashes, and Belgium to the reduced Antwerp to aheap
ra immortality of
Poland; but we know that at thise
otimes fifteen
rmmainnre u yin g
hun-
dred thousand soldiers are fighting
on the Continent, and that the disarming
em
a nidst the conflicts of interests. and passiongs is
Utopia beyond the reveries even of the good, Abbe
de St. Pierre ; we know that the despots of legiti-
meey pardon with difficulty elected Kings, and that'
the .Aristocracies which form only one family,
separated by the limits of States and united by com-
mon prejudices and common dangers, never pardon
nationg which have shaken off their yoke; weknow
enough, thee, to be convinced that we must choose
as Deputies citizens of a triedpatriotism, who have
no iodination fcr Licistorraey, no weakness with re-

g,:rd to foreigners, and, still more, who have no old
understanding or secret engagements with them."—
Morning Chronicle.

When we hear of the standard of a Pitt Club
being raised as a rallying point for the staunch op-
ponents of Reform, we are led to reflect upon the
' influence which the political existence of Pitt had
in making the public demand for Reform so general
and resistless as it is, and it may be instructive to
the fanciers of Pitt Clubs to learn that the great
idol of their political worship and convivial libations
—to whose memory they pledge posthumous fealty
and flowing glasses, and whose name serves them for
a political symbol and a perpetual toast—was the
real though remote author of that Reform Bill
a hick excites their horror and alarm. There
are unconscious as well as intentional causes of great
events—and sometimes the consequence of a states-
man's policy is exactly the contrast of what it was
intended to effect. Wia do not say that because
Pitt set cut in public life as a Reformer his memory
is entitled to the respect of the friends of Reform.
His advocacy of that case did it no good, because
it never was sincere. He made the question a steps
ping-stone to power, as others did since his time.
When in power he at first gave it a feeble support,
which was worse than open opposition, inas- ,
much as avowed enmity is less dangerous than an
insidious allowance ; but when the question was
vigorously taken up by the country, and when Lord
(then Mr.) Grey presented the celebrated petition
from the friends of the people, and subsequently
developed his own plan of Reform, Mr. Pitt threw
off the mask. He declared that innovations on the
existing representative system were dangerous,
though he had a few years before described Reform
to be not the alteration but the revival, of the Con-
stitutien. lie opposed even the motion for re-
ferring the petitions in favour of Reform, in 1793,
to a Committee, and carried his motion by the im-
mense majority of 282 to 41. Not content with
such a victory over his old favourite question of
Reform, he immediately set about to persecute the
Reformers. He endeavoured to entrap Horne Tooke
and his political coadjutors in the meshes of Crown
law; and while they were rather eagerly pursuing
the scent of Reform, and had the game in full
view, he sent out his swift and subtle myrrni-
dons,who threw over the political sportsmen the wide-
spread net of constructive treason. Their speed
was sadly entangled and impeded by this " unto-
ward event." At last, when they succeeded in
breaking through, not without great hazard of being
strangled in the toils, the game was gone, and ap-
parently for ever ! So far Mr. Pitt is certainly en-
titled to the gratitude and admiration of the Arai-
Reformers. Still we say that to him we are in-
debted for the present Reform Bill, for his policy is
as closely connected with it as cause with effect. At
the commencement of the former revolution Eng.
land was in a state of great opulence and prosperity
—her debt was only about half what it is at pre-
sent, though that was a great deal too much ; but
the flourishing condition of her commerce, trade,
and manufactures, with the productiveness of all
the arts of industry which gave full employment to
the people, made her scarcely sensible of the existence
of a burden which she had so much athletic strength
to bear. The French war to restore the Bourbons,
arid to gratify the horoughmongers, by crushing
liberty wherever it raised its head on the continent
of Europe, as well as to put down Reform effec-
tually at home, if ever it became troublesome again,
doubled the public debt, and correspondingly in-
creased the amount of taxation required to pay the
interest. But during the war the evil was little
felt, because the immense issue of paper money kept
up prices in proportion to the increased taxation ;
and also because the activity of war, and the de-
struction, and consequently the increased consump-
tion, which it causes, gave a briskness to employ-
ment, which could not be sustained in the quiet time
of peace. But ever since the peace the country has
been suffering more and more from the calamitous
and exhausting consequences of that protracted war.
But, let us look at its difficulties on what side we
will, if we would ascertain the chief cause of so
much national embarrassment and di,content, we
must revert at last to the public debt. It is
that which causes the main part of the taxation
that presses to the earth the productive industry
of England; and as the people know that the taxa-
tion is caused by the debt, and that the vast accumu-
lation of that debt was caused by the war, and the
profligate corruption which prevailed in all the de-
partments of the State under cover of it—as the
people know also that Pitt plunged the country into
the war to please the boroughmongers, and that the
war and the debt, and the extravagant expenditure,
were the work of unreformed Parliaments—they
call, with more union, energy, and earnestness than
ever, for a Parliamentary Reform; and not such a
Reform either as they would have been satisfied
with before the war, or a few years after the com-
mencement of the peace, but a full, efficient, and
sweeping Reform—a Reform that shall for ever put
down the supremacy of the boroughmongers, and
give the people, who pay the taxes, a controul over
their application;—in fine, a sort of Reform which
" the Bill" proposes in its main principles ; and,
therefore, for that Bill, arid the irresistible support
which it receives from the tax-oppressed people of
the United Kingdom, the Anti-Reformers have to
thank Mr. Pitt.—Morning Herald.
The meeting of the Pitt Club on Saturday was of
a truly gratify description, comprising in the atten-
dance a large proportion of the most eminent talent,
virtue, and influence arrayed on the side of the Con-
stitution. The admirable sentiments expressed on
the occasion were worthy of the staunch patriots
who delivered them, and will tend to instal-it and
stimulate the Constitutional party throughout the
country. These associations, established, as we
hope to see them, ot only in the metropolis, but in
, every quarter of the United Kingdom, will form the
rallying points for all that powerful party who,
adopting those principles in which England found
her safety against the contagious example of revo-
lutionary France—the principles of William Pitt—
are resolved once again to effect her deliverance,
when, as in the former instance, the revolutionary
' system, the disastrous results of which are before
their eyes, has extended its baneful influence to this
country. To the Pitt Clubs we look forward with
confidence at this trying juncture; nor can we de-
spair of the ultimate success of the good cause. The
moment of delusion has nearly passed, and the
people 110 longer misled by designing and outrageous
faction, begin fairly to distinguish between Reform
and Revolution—between rational improvement and
certain destruction.—Norning Post.
The vacant blue ribbon which his Majesty was
pleased on Friday last to confer on Earl Grey as an
especial mark of his Royal favour arid confidence,
is another blue and bitter pill to the Anti-Reformers,
wiresa daily and weekly periodicals arc now pulling
and hauling, and endeavouring to tear it, as if the
said ribbon contained the whole poison of the Reform
Bill ! One of them asks what services Lord Grey
had ever performed, to entitle him to a distinction
only bestowed in cases of such rare merit arid extra-
ordinary talent as were exhibited by Lords Bathurst
and Londonderry.—Another says, thut it " was a
cast off blue ribbon,"—hints that the investiture
was not worth acceptance, and that it was made in
order to " get rid of the Noble Lord's importunities
I for a Marquisate."—A third distinctly declares
that " as a proof of she private estimation in which
Earl Grey is held by the Tory Noblemen who are
Knights of the Gunter, a meeting of the Knights of
the Garter was called for the purpose, and took
place on Thursdav, when it was put to the vote
whether they should attend the installation of the
Premier, arid carried by only one, (the Duke of
Rutland) the nrajnrity there attending out of respect
forth
ourr
th columnsi
o th:
i io with to the Sovereign."—And a fourth,—but it is useless
iethoftltraer‘r•leisloirrygotarsdainsdtillywitnigontrash,
tpoutfil
con-
(erredby•
his Mrr;esty (rpm the Prime Minister of the
t country, and conferred, as A e are • t •nfo
freely, arid without solicitation, but
withr e d, not only
extraordi-
nary expressions of favour rano regard, s,,tf,c e,t t,,

say, that the blue ribbon is now as much an object of
rage and hatred with them—if indeed not more so—
(stile Reform Bill; and that if they could they would
tear it to pieces with as much hearty goodwill as
they would demolish the latter and its author. They
:are both, however, pretty safe in the affections of a
loyal and pa!riotie people; and that, no doubt, im
one main ground of the impotent rage of their ene-
mies. If, however, the meeting, alleged to have
taken place, did actually take place, and if certain
• Noble Lords did actually misconduct themselves in
:lie manner stated, we think his Majesty, as head of •
the Order, will do well to call them to some account
for their conduct. Such an instance of disrespect
to the Sovereign by a Noble Order, of which he is
the Chief, is not, we believe on record in the history
of any country, and ought not to pass unnoticed.—
ilforning Advertiser.
The almost defunct Pitt Club, from which the
Duke of Wellington and Sir R. Peel retired two
years ago, held a sort of anniversary meeting at the
City of London Tavern on Friday; and a very
sorry affair it was. The Earl of Harewood was in
this chair, supported by those talented Noblemen
Lords Redesdale, Grimston, Skelmersdale, &c. The
Earl of Eldon was also present, and looked well and
in good spirits; a compliment which we cannot in
justice pay to many of his dinner friends. The Noble
Lord has been consistent throughout the whole
of his political career, and no one blames him for
attending any Ant-Reform dinner, or Anti-Reform
meeting; but in these times, one cannot help
wondering what could have brought such men there
as the Duke of Gordon, and some others that we
could name. Can they not read the signs of the
times ?—ilforning Advertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

On Saturday John Regan, formerly a police-con-
stable, attached to the F. division, was brought be-
fore Mr. HALLS, at the instance of the parish-officers
of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for having left his wife
and two children without maintenance, whereby
they had become chargeable to that parish. The
plea set up by the defendant was, that the com-
plainant was not his lawful wife, although he ac-
knowledged his liability as tar as the children were
concerned.

The parties, who are both natives of Ireland, had
lived together for fifteen years, during which time
they had eight children. The defendant had served
as private in the 12:h Regiment of Foot, end
wherever he went he was accompanied by the
woman, whom he had always acknowledged as his
wife. flaying been discharged from the arm 33 on a
pension of 3s. 6d. a week, the defendant was ap-
pointed a constable on the establishment of the new
police, and for some time be had the reputation of
being a sober steady man, until he became acquainted
with the mistress of a brothel, in Lazenby-court,
Strand, to whom he represented himself as a single
man; and the woman, having lately lost her husband,
became the wife of the defendant. The unfortu-
nate woman with whom he had lived so long, toge-
ther with her four children, became, in conse-
quence, chargeable to the parish of St. Martin,
who caused the defendant to be apprehended and
brought before Sir R. Birnie and Mr. Minshull,
who, at the request of the parish officers, ordered
that the whale family should be passed to Ireland,
under the belief that the defendant was the husband
of the woman with whom he had cohabited, and
who was the acknowledged mother of his children.
The woman declared strongly that she had been
lawfully married to the defendant in Ireland fifteen
years ago, by a Roman Catholic priest, but addel
that she had unfortunately lost her" marriage lines,"
and the defendant himself, in an affidavit which he
signed at the time when the Magistrates made the
order to pass him and his family to Ireland, ad-
mitted that the woman was his lawful wife. They
were passed as far as Maidenhead on their way to
Ireland, when the defendant gave his wife and chil-
dren theslip, and leaving them to prosecute theirjour-
ney how they could he returned to London, and hay-
ing thus, as he suppo,ed, got rid of his fist wife, re-
newed his connection with the second. The first wife,
however, having obtained a certificate of her marriage
left Ireland with her four children in the depth of last
winter, and determined upon returning to London to
claim the protection of her husband. She set out on
foot, and so great were the ptirations which she and
her children endured upon the road, that two of the
latter died from the effects of cold and hunger. This
and other circumstances delayed her return to Lon-
don, which she did not reach until about a fortnight
ago. On applying for relief to her husband, he gave
her a guinea, intimating at the same time that he
expected she would never trouble him again. The
principal part of the guinea having been expended
in releasing some articles of clothing from the pawn-
broker's,
the unfortunate woman and her two sur-
viving children again became chargeable to St. Mar-
tin's prish.
The defendant denied that the complainant was
his wife, and said he had been to Ireland to obtain a
certificate to that effect from the Roman Catholic
priest who was alleged to have married them.
The complainant, however, produced another do.
cement signed also by a Catholic priest, certifying
that Mary Murphy and John Regan were married by
him at Adair, in the county of Limerick, in 1813.
Mr. HALLS commented in severe terms en the
conduct of the defendant in thus abandoning his wife
and children, and throwing them on the parish fur
support, while he was living with every comfort
about him.

It was finally arranged that the defendant should
allow his wife 7s. per week for the support of her-
self and children, the Magistrate having threatened
to commit him to prison unless he should come to
some satisfactory ariangement.
The fellow would, we believe, have been indicted

•
for bigamy, but that the first marriage, having been
performed by a Catholic priest, would not be consi-
dered legal in this country, a circumstance of which
the defendant availed himself to get rid of an unfor-
tunate woman, who, as she herself said, " had kept
by him in sickness and in sorrow, and thought that
death alone would part them."
Mr. ilau,s, we believe, consented to the arrange.
ment entered into, from a feeling that, in the present
state of the law, the defendant would not be liable
to the support of the complainant, although he
would of course be bound to support his children
under any circumstances. The state of the law as
regarding Catholic marriages has furnished many
similar cases of hardship and injustice.