The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

iIER.TFORD COUNTY MEETING.

On Stiturday, pursuant to requisitioit, a Meet-
ing. was held at the Town-htdl„, for the purpose of presenting a
petition to Parliament, pray g" for a speedy and effectual re-
form in the state of the nationabrepresentation-. Amongst those
present were,--Lord tfacre, the Hon. Wm. Lambe Sir John
Sehright, Mr. N. Calvert; Professor Christian Col. Brown, Mr.
Hawkins, Er. Ude, Mr. Fordham, and Mr.i Wiltshire. At
two, ve o'clock above 300 persons were in the room, and their
weight had the effect.of loosening one of the pillars supporting
the roof, which operated as a source of merriment to some, but
of no small alarm:to .hose who fcgt they it ere not prepared so
prematurely to go to their account. About a quarter after 12,
Mr. eligh Sheriff DANIEL arrived anti took the Chair.
Mr. W. 11 ALE apologinal for presenting himself to so nume-
rous and respectable a meeting. It was some time ,since they
1 ttssembledto disEuss the subject of Parliamentary. Reform, and
the intetval only served to convince him of its absolute necessity.
They had seen, for instance, the suspension of the Habeas cor-
pus Act, and the enactment of others utterly subversive of the
liberties of theTeople. For,his own part he had hoped that
the kCountty Gentlemen, as they were called would have
some influence in 'that Honourable House, but he Was. sorry
to find they were so much fallen. In fact nothing would
restore the country to its former condition unless through the
agency of &form. In asking for Reform they only asked
for what was justified by precedent. The state of the repre.
sentatiou wits always liable to change and vacillation from the
time of Edward the Third down to a period later than the Rev°.
History proved the ninny changes which had so takthi
place ; and why should they now be told that to petition for re-
form was impteper ? There was a resistance offered to' reform
either arising ,from ignorance, or to uphold that system which
worked so well fur the Government, and so badly for the coun-
try ; and yet that-system was intended for the protection of the
people, although now used to degrade and to enslave them. The
duration of Parliament should be shortened, and the Hotise of
Commons be made the express image of the People. If this
were already the case—if the People were fully and fairly repre.
rented, let the matter rest, sitar things be as they were ; if not,
then Reforni would be necee:Aary to save at once The People and
the country. Ile cettelutkl 1.1 movingq that a petition should
be immediately presented to Parliament, praying for a speedy
and effectual Worm in the stateof the National Rt presentation.
Mr. Want) in seconding the motion, observed, there was
one very remalrkstrle peculiarity about the subject of Reform,
namely, that there was scarcely any great Statesman who had
not at one time or other been its advocate. If they looked to
the divisions ofsodety, they would find in each how badly the
present system worked. The peasantry were reduced from a
brave, sturdy, and imlepentlent race to look for, support front
parochial aid. The next cies, above then had wasted their
capital tar nothing, and were now submitting to the most
gloomy ilistress. Look a step lxher, at the country gentlemen-
-they bud lands, but no rentsilke soil, but reaped no fruit from
it. Did the system work welt forthest clam es ? No ; nor could it
work well when the rotten, bur:ores had such an overwhelming
preponderance ? In:shorie. ,o*bitrary and capricious exorciae
of the elective franchise,e'time of Edward 111. to that of
Charles-11, and even to a munch later period, chewed-theabso.
lute necessity of some Reform. Ile did not mean to say, how-
ever, that they would find a panacea for all their grievances in a
Reform ; but he looked to it as the means of restoring the em-
pire of public opinion. If that were once-effected, Ministers
would address themselves to and be governed by it ; and the
result would be, that the Parliament would work well for the
general rood and prosperity of the empire.—(Bravo !)
The HIGH StiEntrt• put the motion, that a petition for Re-
form be presented.—(Read it, read it !)
Mr. Nicuot.sosr (the 'hider Sheriff') then read the follow;
Mg petition
6 To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled.
" The humble Petition of the Nobility, Clergy, and Free.
helJers of the County of Hertford;
" Sheweth—That your Petitioners have upon former occa-
sions submitted to your Honourable House their opinions, that
as at present constituted, your Honotirable House did not ade.
quately represent the People of these Realms; and the recent
proceedings of your llonourable )louse, which has in each sue.
cessive Session given fresh proofs of a deviation from public
opinion, have confirmed your Petitioners in the conviction, that
neither their interests nor their wishes are duly attended 'to in
your Honourable house. _

" Instead of a determined resistance to the encroachments of
power, a tender care for the rights of the People, a jealous eye
over the executory and judicial Magistracy, and a vigilant
watch over the public treasure, it hits been the misfortune of
your Petitioners to witness too ready a compliance with the
wishes of whatever Minister may have dispensed the favours of
the Crown.

" Of this unconstitutional tendency ist your Honourable
House, your petitioners feel the fatal effects in the wanton and
profligate expenditure of their resources—in the maintenance of
a military force dangerous to their liberties—in the enactment
of laws inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution, and in
the frequent neglect with which the petitions of the people have
been treated in that quarter where they ought to have expe-
rienced the readiest and most anxious attention. • -
" The evils of an inadequate representatiou have been com-
plained of by eminent Statesmen of all parties and at different
periods ; but to your petitioners these evils appear greatly ag-
gravated by the additional power and influence over your Ho-
nourable [louse, which are derived front the present large col.
lection of taxes, and the unprecedented amount of out civil, Mi-
litary, and colonial peace establishment.
" Your petitioners bug leave to represent that if the state of
your Honourale House and the circumstances which affect its
Independence, are at all times subjects of great public interest,
they are more particularly so at a time when the absolute Mo-
narchs of Europe, not content with arbitrarily governing their
own dominions, are leagued together in an alliance, the avowed
object of 'which is to check the progress of liberty, and to pre-
vent the establishment of Representative Governments—an
object which they have but too successfully carried Iwo execu.
tion by the militaryoccupation of those countries to which they
haveltower to dictate. •
" Your petitioners apprehend no such immediate violence to
the British Constitution ; but they are fearful lest a pernicious
influence should destroy the basis of their liberties, and alti-
mately,convert the forms of a free constitution into the conve-
nient instruments of an arbitrary Government.
Ypur Petitioners, anxious that Parliament should avail
itself of the present period of peace and tranquillity to enter
into a full consideration of the state of the House of Commons,
respectfully, but earnestly, entreat your Honourable House to
inquire seriously into the causes of -a state of things injurious
to themselves and dangerous to their posterity, and by a speedy
and effectual reform of your Honourable House to adopt the
measure which alone can remedy the evils of which they corn--
plain, and restore that good agreement and perfect sympathy
which ought ever to prevail between the House of Conunons
and the people."
Mr. Jolty Fortmum observed, that Reform was never more
Ilnecessary than now. fr would take a week to state the evil's un-
der which the people laboured, and he should therefore only
notice a few of those which were most prominent. The taxes
formed the first itetn—those taxes which were unnecessary for
the support of a good Government, and which the people were
unable now to pay. Before the war they amounted to 16 millions
—they were new 60—while the prices were no more than dating
ntloiewp‘elruiosdhiontglteefloornweroittitslaiionni
and what
itilattsp:otuslodfoEururoipiieliwsteerres
to beeadreoneelyn dNoainpgieswanhadt
say to them If they interfered, could not those despots sayW ,
youelse wdiilderteo.,FraNnoreew—asivtlusititsydolue
worst of
it; for we were so etierlad that we could not lift an arm in
defence of the oppressed. All these evils had their source and
rout in the state of the Boise of Commons, It was said there

' should not be a general Reform; but if a man had a poison-tree
in his garden, would he cut it oil' branch by branch m order to
destroy it, or would he not rather at once apply the axe to the
root arut destroy it altogether ?—(Bravo !)—Nothing but Re-
form could save the country; The whole constitution of Par-
liament 7was. defective, Soldiers and .sailors, pensioners and
placenien, were voting the money of the people into their own
poeketk; 'they' looked to themselves and not to the people.
--The duration pf Parliament should, in his opinion, be
annual. Well,' but what would Reform accomplish ? In the
fast place the,abolitiou of, placemen and sinecures. The pen-
sion list chewed Men, women, and children doing nothing for
the country..thrown for support on the labour and sweat of the
people. The wages of labour were now reduced, and why not
reduce the salaries of Ministers ? A sale should be made of the
Crown lands, and of the Church property, and such an applica-
tion of it made—(Applause and hisses)—as would benefit the
nation at large. If he thought the sale of Church property would
injure religion, he would never propose it ; but where were
tithes ever mentioned in tl.e New Testament ?-4No where !)
Tithes had often undergone an alteration, and even now some
of the Clergy in London were claiming 2s. 9d. in the pound.
This claim_ they made under the sanction a the law ; thereby
chewing that law was the foundation of the Church, anti that
the Church and all belonging to it was bound to be regulated
by law. - In America, without an expensive Church or flo-
vernment, the people were fully and fairly represented.
The American King Wile might be so called) had 7,0001. a
year ; here, the Speaker of the House of Commons had three
times the sum. There were no tithes in America—( No Bishop!
followed by laughter)—and France might almost be said to be
rent tree, tax free, and tithe free. He did not mean to oppose
the petition ; but he should propose an addition to it to the fol-
lowing effect:—
" Your petitioners threfore humbly pray that your Honour-
able house will immediately proceed to pass an Act for a
Reform, upon the Constitutional principles of Representation
being co-equal with taxation, and of Parliament being annual,
in order that the reformed Parliament may.adopt the following
measures :—lst. A total abolition of all sinecures and unme-
rited pensions.-2d. A reduction of nil salaries, and a reduc-
tion of the standing army to a scale of expence as low as that
which existed before the last war; and idly, such a sale of ..the
public property, of whatever it consists, and such an application
of the proceeds, as will effectually relieve the distresses of the
people._
__

• Mr. E. Fonnueate in seconding the amendment, said, he
wished that the present were not a pocket meeting, that some-
thing more patriotic than their distresses had assembled them
together. ''hose persons at his end of the room felt the taxes
more than those at the other (alluding to Lord Dam, the
County Members, and other Gentlemen near the chair).—That
political apostate and swindler %V. Pitt.-(Order, order! Bravo !
hisses ! Down ! no blackguardism !)--advocated and turned
rounditpon Reform. Let the people not have false hopes, even
now; for there were many Pitts still existing; and if they were
not now unanimous, these Pitts would swallow them all up.--
The placemen rallied round the Constitution to prey upon
its vitals; let the people be at least as unanimous to preserve
it from ruin. Every thing was taxed. The tax-gatherer went
to the bowels of the earth fur revenue—the fields and the
fruits were taxed—a bird could not be had without a tax, and
the Heaven-born Minister taxed the light of Heaven, because
he preferred darkness as his deeds were evil.—(Hear, hear !)
An unconstitutional tax-gatherer was also sent to America;
but he was sent back, three thousand miles across the Atlantic,
without a revenue. Let meetings like the present be held
throughout the country, " Reform, Reform !"--let that be the
cry, and the rotten boroughs will shake to their foundation.--
The Clergy ( We don't want them), it would be a liopelia task
to reform them ; let the Church stand without a revenue—let
it stand 'upon itself, and those pay for instruction who receive
it. Let there be no bribes to teach and preach.—(Bravo!)—
Let us, in a word, have a substantial Refonn.--(Bravo!)
Lord DACRE—Oreat in magnitude, as he always consider.
ed the question of Reform, he was now induced to address the
by Mr. Fordham. He always considered that the Constitution
meeting in consequence of the additions which were proposed
was established for the preservation of the rights and property
of individuals, and the security of property in general. As the
meeting was so generally agreed on liethrin, lie shoOld not re-
peat what he had often said, but he mightliay with the re.
nowned Montesquieu, that that Government was most dan.
gerous which had the forms of a freee,but the spirit of. an
arbitrary Government. Whether this was applicable or not
to the existing Government, he was not called upon to
give an opinion. What was he to say to so numerous
and enlightened an assembly ? What was he to say upon
the proposed addition ? Why, that, if carried, it would be
to create themselves into a House of Commons, and to enact
what ?—that all public property was to have no security. !Tiflis
were the feeling, don't reform the House of Commons if this
addition were adopted, they would—he would not say all
be felt upon it; from the bottom of his heart he regretted it was
proposed. He believed the gentleman proposing it to have the
best intentions; it was however painful to hear such a proposal,
and he could not remain silent when it was subtnlttee to such a
Meeting. The proposal went to say, to an ideal body, that a
vast mess of the public property was to be confiscated. Could
such a thing be enthired ?—( Bravo ! )—Deeplv would the cause
of' Reform lie injured by such proceedings. He had witnessed
them in other counties with sorrow and with shame: but one
consolation was left him, that they would not be proposed, much
less adopted, by the county of Hertford. The mischief was
incalculable. Ile was not the advocate of tithes, or the large in-
comes of the Bishops, particularly those of the Irish hierer:hy ;
but they possessed in them vested rights, which, if once
shaken, would shake those of every manthe country.....
(Bravob in
—lt was said the landlords did not feel the effect of
taxation ; the assertion was erroneous. The interest of land-
lord and tenant were so irrevocably interwoven, that he felt to
sacrifice their tenantry would end in sacrificing themselves.
He deeply felt for the honour of the county; and he felt how
much the cause of Reform was damaged in other counties
where amendments like that just proposed had been adopted.
If the present amendment were not rejected by acclamation
the county would at once be dishonoured and disgraced.._'.
(Shouts of Bravo !)-11e endeavoured to do more for Reform
here and elsewhere, than if he were now to waste months in
arguing its details. The Noble Lord concluded by hoping the
iniquitous amendment would be unanimously negatived, and
that other counties, under similar circumstances, would follow
the good example of the county of Ilertford.—(Bravo, bravo !)
Mr. KING 1' 3Rin AM was the friend of Reform for the last
30 years—a Reform grounded, however, on strict justice to
every man. fie should indeed be ashamed if it were only to
be, accomplished by injuring one honest man. Any Reform
dispossessing one of' property held by lawful tenure, would
be
.a most unjust and unproper measure. He wished for una-
nimity in their opinions as to Reform, and he was only sorry
that any thing should have been proposed tending to destroy
the unanimity of Abe meeting. One of the tew Gentlemen
who opposed Reform altogether was now near him, and he
opposed it because he had previously seen the amendment
which was just proposed. Whatever Reform was obtained
must be a benefit, and would not preclude a more extensive
measure, if it were subsequently found necessary. The dura-
tion of Parliament should be shortened, as the first step to the
general improvement.
Sir JOHN SEnatoitT said, ha rose under some disadvantage,
after the lirief but sensible and moderate speech of his Worthy
Friend Mt. Fordham. He had no hesitation in saying, that if
the Reformers in general followed his example, they would be.
fore now have gained their cause. With respect to the.ro.
posed amendment, he trusted it would be unanimously rejeged ;
it was not only nonsensical, but unjust. It would go more to
injure the cause of'Reform than a thousand enemies could effect.
Be was sorry their unanimity had been broken in upon ; but be
still trusted that the intelligent and honest men of Hertford-
shire would elways do their duty.—(A pplause.) —lf the petition
were carried, he should feel happy in presenting it as that of a
respectable number of his constituents—if the amendment, he
should feel it due to his own character to state every circum-
stance attending it.—(Bravo!)
Mr. N. Caeveier entirely concurred in the views of the
worthy ,Baronet and the Gentleimui who preceded him. With
respect to the sweeping Reform contemplated by, the amend-
ment, he must certainly oppose it. To bring the question home,
suppose a farmer acting open a certain system had found some
of his fields only produce bad crops, would he at once alter all,
and not proceed by degrees ?—The Hon. Gentleman was pro.
ceeding, but being called on to get the table, and not willing to
comply made no farther observations.
The Hon. W'. LAME said, he attended the present meeting
for the purpose of hearing the opinions of his constituents, rather
than engage in the debate. A direct appeal howevet was made
to him ; and while he lamented diGring with them, he trusted
to their candour for a patient hearing While he briefly' stated his
means of doing it away. should r).......ejoiiicee
um.fairsusc el
negatived,•ot
otionds tsr,
o an ng far
althoughtl! raheneeds oehonni
sis
esde
opinions. Ife wished the question of Reform to be tried on
disdainedredthte° onr4eigiani: petition
itrnae3erttin)r enteringoth er w
aons
at the wifothuled:ontendtal:enupt
the gatetate,erroalf
nqouespetirsoonnoalf
etlaireriteli(ni ethoefotnhee
Reform ; at the same time that he would gay, whether it was
interest to him. None of his connections had any, and he
could have no other wish than a seat in the House
of Com-
mons, the highest wish of' a British Commoner. all the
&roughs were done away, his return to Parliament would pro-
bably be more safe and more independent than it now
(Hisses.)--Ile should be very glad for
one to relieve some of
those Noble Lords of their Boroughs evenof
so friendly to Reforrhthose ; Of
NOO It Lords who used the
one, and yet had all the popularity of, the
orris. ex) anxious
however, were,they for Reform, that th I • u th •
eY W
i 0 t eir capital
in baying more Boroughs.—(N
ame ; who remburees them ?
hisses.)--Yee,
Gentlemen, they not only bought j3oroughs, btu

they exercised their influence in refusing to allow Need
the exercise of their right, and whose agents were An*
wards imprisoned in the Xing's Bench for each ante
duct. The Boroughs, however, were as old as the Con'
stitution itself—though perhaps that might be no Argus
tuent in their favour. Ours is a balanced tioVernment, acting
by various bodies--each in its proper state, and preserving itS
proper functions. When an alteration in this system was called
tor, people should be cautious, and any thing but hasty in grant-
ing it. Suppose a greater degree of power were called for by
the King, or by the Nobles—Misses, and llear, hear!}—orb;
any other body, would not the case be viewed with jealousy;
sad the more so, if the claim were made as a matter of right.
See the difficulty of getting into changes—and, of worse, the
danger of the new and old not working well together. Tin,
alone should teach then) caution. The system of representstin
was a modern invention. Notwithstanding all that was MO
about the purity of its exercise in America, no parallel cVldbl
fairly drawn between the representative system in Amer" .„
in England. The conditions of the two countries are different;
one is covered with a dense population, the other is compel-
tively but little cultivated, havin but few people, and as yet
their system has only been tried for 41) years. .No one coal ;ell
how long it would Janis it now wax. England's system hey net
only lasted for centurtes, but has given an example to die .
whilst time seems to have hail a salutary influence uP" .itse
existence. A pure den-ocraty would result from the estenre.
Reform now called for; and to prevent that, the period ot
presentation should not be liable to so many changes, period be
ned at almost every moment. On these grounds lie was n"t re;
dpared for any of those rash and violent measures which were
emanded, or to vote for any hasty change. He was not frierl.
tothe Reform meditated by Lord J. Russell, though more
rate than others.—(Down, down !—hisses.--Goon,
Some vices, some imperfections might exist in the present' on!.
of the representation ; but . he would not for a visionary pope'
larity risk the institutions of the country. lie trusted no one
would feel any resentment towards him in consequence of tr.
fearless delivery of his opinion.--(Hear ! and hisees.)l;2l.;,
the essence alnioet ola free constitution, that differences did
*vow them
and it was its pride that every man could openly
He was not surprised at the disapprobetion Inguires" tuwitinu
hitt ; and, on the wholeironsidesing how adverse: his sentier
the
were to those of the majority present, he was thankful for
hearing with which he was favoured. He conjured the " co;
ing not to be led away merely by their feelings, or beinfluelg,
by their distresses. If, however, they felt a morel cerioawyofe
that a Refotm would do good, then they would do right to
for the petition. As to the amendment, diet was altogether 'aeir
of the question. lie again conjured them not to vote fri) ,r.
impuhtes—not to be influenced by any temporary adverse '4'.3
who '
cumstances in which they might be placed. Any mg° i 003.
so would be guilty to hiniself; to his postesity, and to h ,
bray%)
Mr. GROVE PRICE commenced by culogiring I,bf:d.
Canstitution under whose auspices they were to-daY ggent the
He regretted the existence of agricultural distress, but
He
same time he was satisfied that legislative interference ;I' iltre of
it was always bad. With respect to Reforn) being roe wheb
every evil, it reminded him of Sangrado's retnetlie'tioeee;
were bleeding and hot water for every disease. Ile'"id° No, to •
was unfair at which it was brought forte: _ eir
Hear, hear !)—lle wished to corrie to its discussion (Inca,
terms.--4/1 Wes for some minutes, .—He implored them nee,
shier the dangers of innovation—of tryitus
which were,generally introduced by men who lad sheik. ntoPht
—(Much laughter followed by uproar.)— I gm ll'''4111e) v°l4'
petition itself: ;
----i-sses)—and I should disdain to clue
or hearing, by swerving for one moment from n1y._9740.
(You are a wonderful man I)—Refomi would be vet led
to the country at large.—Our
es arid down, down „,ete thir•
for some minutes.)—Our Constitution, May be
harmonic chain—(Q))', and uproar.) •
41 sill'
The HIGH Stunirr bespoke a buying for air.
Irl.,„ei, the,
ing, that the sooner they allowed the speaker to
sooner the business of the meeting would be over. :brit
Mr. PRICE—The freeholders are convened to S7ll, per
sentiments, and that right never shall be sacrificed
people have a.gond Constitution alreedY•r,„e
son. The
They have advanced in wealth. Lett and t"'ng don'
Less influence is now used in the noose of Ce'nun„l° leek s;
thee ever Wag-4011, oti!)—Look at the period af,. o,nr
dangers whicn atteuded the conflict at that ittnie7the Alleeee
of the State powers, by trausgresing itself disturbed h
jllen ay
—(Off, off, off!)--These were the opinions 01 ,ause,ioe hat
coolly reasoning in their closets.—Look a
Hume and Paley—men not influenced by their lb:nrors -Pr°l;
----I fear I have not the support of many
duvet! by eltange---at the French Revolution d tOn°3r„ .1
Constitution and its tniserable condition. (lb' tg)
°Pc
oriinu
but I never will suffer the Constitution of 111,f,,c,- )11, ooht
tome to pieces/ as it has this day been ;—k"'" til 0,11 on Laughter)—I have done my duty • The Sloth
down, and the uproar eontinuell for. several*
minutes;
The Ilion S'IIERIFF put the amendment Wili" -61:bv-
tived by a very larizi majority, Therewere scarce, ,wry
dozen hands held up in its kitipporto 41
..t
put and carried amidst loud cheering. bdu"(
ft was moved that the High Sheriff' should-sign i'e,:e'siolu/
of die meeting ; but this he declined, as it contained °r
which he could not subscribe. by
Sir Jolts SERB IC lIT said he would rather litlVei;;V:o4'
the hundreds who were present tll Sh
Lan by t It;
ever respectable his signature would be. tore,
It was finally agreed that it should be I.•ft for signbaright.
presented to the House of Commons by Sir Jolm
here ;:1170t1htent:Pilell.
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AACCIDENT AT Till; COUu"-t thif
One 1 etil
aroebfaodurrui the
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labouring
individualsiil
on accident
about 1:0: in
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matre on Saturday evening at the Pellet; 40 the
tng in the front row, to effect
inngd also some endeavouredi to force his vrav through th,e r:§it,
oft. those already seated, and thus to ehte'lltli,rtor
.piro aateddki
himself_, violently forward ' exclaiming— tot
some ex'presshins of ti!eiewe
reprobate
twit 1 which he sprung forward he lust a:t. bey
roul of himself and shocking to relate we - -ith'
. tiotti
foremost over the gallery into the pit, iog '
standing the precaution adopted of Wl' (root
strongt iron rail along the whole eateta cfni,lldt;tir 't
o prevent, as it was thought,
all possi"' loop
such an accident. The unfortunate Ivan, P„it,co.lBl
the Clasll r- it osv one of the seats of the pit ;
by his fall was tremendous, and the chef! "0014.
on the audience. and performers mB9 venn 015
easily imagined than described. The °wiser:
immediatelywi removed to the Pit Salo°"! boa!
Mr. Crook, a surgeon in the -neighh'ur, alter
was. soon in attendance, and bled hiln ' WO'
which he was conveyed to St. Thonos!sf the
pital. At the end of the first aa moo'
afterpiece, Mr. Barrymore, the Stile -die°
t
consequenc we lolifcilitilele;.,
'°
ietrieo
ger, came forward and addressed tb°-'l° feel i
a. s follows :-....“ L idles and Gntlernea, •l,,nd to
is my duty to present myself before you, 'Tit fell
fstate that the unfortunate man who this lititgidie„/;
from the Gallery, has been conveyed Le 'ot teiri
Is tal. The Surgeons have declared 1001406 r
in imminent danger at int sent. Ili!, Po "ill
injury which he has sustained a pro .1 e
eyed
compound fracture of the leg. Peri° t e/er'
assure you, Ladies and Gentlemen, ti 3„ W.
possible attention shall be paid to Idloilli pie
Barrymore bowed, and retired amidst gow.loce.
probation. It was a most providential ciret)"rtotle
that the space in the. pit, where this ent`woccv
victim of his own imprudence fell, V" 5 etencoet
pied ; had he fallen on any one the cel.iit .ttoe„"
would have been fatal. Too mach cr''':,:iittiV
be given to Mr.,Barrytnore for-the Pr°al„ratird.-
lion which he paid to the sufferer; Ile auit III;
nied him to the Hospital, and did ri°tbsd bee
an instant till all the relief posiii"
afforded to him.

Jlt
ltt we have received from a resi44 o
Marseilles,rl
dated :January 26, 8051--opols:"
idea of an attack on Spain does not s'i'enla'S
among the French, it being consOltope:i.
hazardous undertaking, should Franc e dila:
accounts Alt from the manufacturing op
agree in the fact that trade was °el'
flourishing than at the present moment'