The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-29 00:00:00

DIBDIN'S SONGS.

The name of Dibdin has been before the public
for fully seventy years. The first Dibdin, as an
actor, musical composer, and dramatist, kept
possession of the stage for nearly half a century;
he was celebrated: and idolised during his life-
time as the most successful and varied writer of
sea-songs in any age, and his memory at the pre-
sent day is still associated with the fearless
courage, and the renowned vict9ries of British
sailors. He wrote above 1,300 sags, most of
them good, some of them excellent, and not a
few of them admirably calculated to obtain the
great objects he had in view—to cherish in the
breast of the sailor a love of country, to console
him under his numerous deprivations and hard-
, ships, to look in every contest, however unequal,
upon victory as certain and defeat impossible.
Never, perhaps, was there such a confirmation
of the well-known saying of Chatham, or some
other Feat statesman, on the effect of national
songs in forming the national character, for it is
now universally allowed that his war-songs (in
unison, we admit, with the genius of British
sailors) did more to reconcile them to their con-
dition, and cheer them on to victory, than all
the regulations of the Admiralty, the thanks
of Parliament, the expected repose for old
age in Greenwich Hospital, or any pensions,
places, or honours whatever. So sensible of this
truth were the Government at one time that they
granted Charles Dibdin an annuity of 2001. as
an inducement to give up his professional engage-
ments, and write, publish, sing, and distribute
war songs for the navy. That salary, by some
ill-judged economy, or some unaccountable mis-
apprehension about the nature of the engage-
ment, was pitifully withdrawn by another Mi-
nistry, at a tune, too, when this celebrated writer
was but little able to submit to the deprivation.
A third Ministry, possibly ashamed of the mi-
serable policy of their predecessors, or desirous to
lessen them in public opinion, renewed a portion
of the salary when it was too late, Dibdin en-
joyed the pittance for only a few years, and
died, like Burns, in poverty, but not in obscurity,
both signal instances of the folly and ingratitude
of rulers who lavish millions in useless expedi-
tions, or wars without an object, who confer
honours and pensions (to the third or fourth
generation, or for ever) on Admirals and Ge-
nerals; and deny, even for their own life, a bare
existence to those patriots whose national songs
have cherished the spirit of independence, roused
the courage of our soldiers and sailors in the day
of battle, and carried with them their more fortu-
nate leaders on to victory. The present Govern-
, ment seem to have some glinunering, too, of their
duty in this respect; but they exhibit only the
blindness of men groping about in the dark, for
whil3 they have conferred ample pensions on
Mrs. Somerville and Sir David Brewster, and
other astronomers and opticians, all that they
have done for the only surviving son of Charles
Dibdin, as far as the public. are aware, is to pa-
tronize a volume of his father's songs lately pub-
lished, the Admiralty taking 500 copies, and
most of the members of the ittoy-al Family from
50 to 10 copies, at the price of ss. each. This
son, we believe, is now in his 73d year : he pos-
sessed, in his best days, the genius and persever-
ance of his father; hP has written also many na-
tional songs and pieces for the stage, and, like
his father, seems destined to go down to the grave
as a second instance of national ingratitude to-
wards the same family. , A pension for his short
life, if only to honour the memory of Dibdin,
would do more credit to the Melbourne Mini
try, and give more general satisfaction than all
the pensions they have yet conferred on literary
genius. The book referred to is entitled "
Dib-
din's Sea Songs," though it contains others of a
different sort, and by different authors; it ex-
tends to -352 pages, beautifully printed by
Clowes, and published by Murray, and is illus-
trated by numerous sketches by George Cruik-
shank. When it reaches a second edition,Which
we expect soon, Mr. Dibdin might improve it
greatly by leaving out some, and adding six or
eight of his father's best songs, with notes illus-
trative of the occasions on which they were writ-
ten, and the persons to whom they refer. He
has done this with good effect in the description
of his father's grave, and the occasion which gave
rise to one of his best songs, ‘.‘ Tom Bowling."
which, though well known, we shall make no
apology for giving at length. The following. ex-
tract from the a Memoir of Charles Dibdin "
will be read with interest :

His retirement on a gratuity of 2001. a year, awarded him
rather late, for having, at the express desire of the then Ministry,
put himself to an expense of more than 6001., by quitting highly
lucrative provincial engagements, and opening his theatre in a
hot July to considerable nightly less (in town), where he was
instructed to write, sing, publish, and give away what were
termed war songs, is well-known, as he publicly stated the par.
titulars, accompanied by the melancholy fact, that before ho
bad enjoyed the said income long enough to repay his actual
los:es in earning it, it was withdrawn by a succeeding Ministry.
A part of it was restored a short period antecedent to his death,
which took p'ace in lei& in his 69th year, in Arlington-street,
• Camden Town. He was followed to the grave by his sons
Charles and Thomas, his medical attendant, and the celebrated
philanthropic oculist and eccentric writer John Taylor, of The
Sun newspaper. He was interred in the burial ground of St.
James, Camden Town, where, in the midst of a clump of flow-
ering shrubs, his " frail memorial" quotes, from his own beau-
tiful song, that—
" Though his body's under hatches
His s ml is gone aloft l"
which lines he had written in memory of a brother, who was
many years master of a vessel in the merchant service, and
from whom lie imbibed that devotedness to members of the
nautical profession which characterised his works and life.
He had another brother (an auctioneer) and a sister, long
since dead. He had three sons—the youngest died at sea quite
a youths, in 1794 ; the eldest, Charles, many years a proprietor
of Sadler's Wells Theatre, and author of the operas of the Far.
wer's Wife, My Spouse and I, and innumerable burlettas,
songs, and pantomimes, died in 1831. He also left a married
slaughter, and the son who, with perhaps too minute prolixity,
has attempted this Memoir. Mr. Dibdin wrote above 1,300
songs, and Isis soxis nearly double that number.
TOM BOWLING.

Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling,
The darling of our crew ;
No more he'll hear the tempest howling,
For death has brought bim to.
His form was of the manliest beauty,
His heart was kind and soft,
Faithful, below, he did his duty,
,
But now he's gone aloft.
Tomiis virtuesneverfromm,erhe so rare,
His re departed,
His friends were many and true-hearted,
His Poll was kind and fair :
And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly,
Ah, many's the time and oft !
But mirth is turn'd to melancholy,
For Tom is gone aloft.
Yet shall poor Tam find pleasant weather,
When He, who all commands,
Shall give, to call life's crew together,
'The word to pipe a
It hands.
Thus Death, who kings and tars despatches,
In vain Tom's life has doff'd,
For, though his body's under hatches,
His soul is gone a.loft.

pemoinnviWivolueadlra
had forwarded moat libera
DITURY-LANg THEATRICAL FIJND.--The an-
fund takes
nesday next, at the Freemasons'-hall. On Saturday the
an-
nual dinner cf this admirable
Secretary repotted that he bad been honoured with Com.
otiirerapoarntyed that Mr. T; Cooke
munications from nearly twp hundred illustrtous and dig
tirguished personsges who bad kindly condescended to be-
come-
partmentli:stei onv7i:c'ec-ePnnrdeeuliedatelsn,the musical de
• professional ladies and , and that the
following pr gentlemen had kindly
velunteered their tervices on the onnation.
Hawes, Miss Roinforth, Miss Grant, and
Wil-
liams; Mr. Hatton (the celebrated • the Miakes
pianist) 1
Bennett, Walmslcy, SlOXley, Blew, it Messrs. J.
tt, Coll
Bellamy, CraLeh, Terrail, J. Bland, YET*, Spencer,
S. Jones. and Paul Bedford. pc Fitzwilliatp, Nelson,
bridge is ex; ected to honour the Ince George of Cam-
bridge ; and the festival, it i company with his pre-
with great splendou". s anticipated, will be got *JP
RAILROADS IN I
serves fully in a position
to state—indeed we may say
railroad, southwards
the formstion of a line of
and that s from Dublin, will be soon -under-
taken,hiihave b t from the arrangements and agreements
liamentar notice=,
made, the delays attendant upon Par.
the wt
tart'
tbic") &C.,
will be obviated, so as to enable
commenced long before it could be if
these forms were to be observed. The funds are to be
supplied by three great London capitalists, with whose
names we are acquainted, and whose immense wealth is
indisputable. Iha terms upon which they contribute
theta are also communicated to us, and all the difficulties
which were interposed by Sir Robert Peel and his
pr.r'y in he year 1639, rgsinst the Government making
grant or advance-1140Y insisting that the work shoulda
be carried on by private enterprise--are nit and
the present arrangement, con-
quered by Government being
in the meanwhile so mixed up with itthat
all its aid
will be drawn in. It wculd give us great satisfaction if,
in making this announcement, we were enabled
to state
that it was intended. in the first instance to undertake the
railroad all through to Cork; but at
present the work is
only contemplated to extend to Holy Cross, in the county
of Tipperary—the extension to Cork and Limeribk to b e
completion of the first work.--.
postponed till after the i •
Cork Reporter.

.FRENCH LAW Or COPYRIGHT

REPORT OF M. DE LAMARTINE ON THE
FRENCH COPYRIGHT BILL.
" Gentlemen,—ln constituting property society had
three objects in view. The remuneration of labour, the per-
petuation of a family, and the increase of the public
wealth. Justice, forethought, and interest are the three
bases of all possessions. Why should they, therefore, not
have a place in the constitution of literary or artistical
property ? This was the first and most important peas
tion for the consideration of your Committee. In this, as
during the whole course of its labours, it could derive no
advantage from the experience of pre-existing legislations.
All was to be discovered and created. Antiquity was si-
lent, and modern legislation had only spoke in an arbi-
trary, confused, and frequently contradictory language.
An outline of the law of Jan. 19, 1791 • a decree of the
Convention of July 19, 1793; another decree of Feb. 5,
1810; an admirable project of M. de Salvandy ; and a dis-
cussion in tho Chamber of Peers, were the only landmarks
to point out a path to us.
" The only code to which your Commission could turn
was natural equity.
" Some men live by the sweat of ;heir brow, others by
that of their brain. The results of these labours are dif-
ferent, but the title of the labourer is the same. These
straggle with the land and the changes of season, and reap
the visible fruits of their labours. The others have to con-
tend against ideas, ignorance, and prejudices. Their
pages are watered with the toil-wrung sweat of intelli-
gence, toe often whit tears, sometimes even with their
blood, and thus, at the sport of time and fortune, they
reap misery or public favour, martyrdom or glary. These
palpable and incontestible results of material labour have
appeared in their most striking form to the legislator. He
said to the labourer who tilled the ground, This field
shall be thine, and shall be inherited by thy offspring, and
all thy succeeding generations shall reap the reward of thy
labours.' And thus was instituted territorial property, the
basis of families, the foundation of permaneat and enduring
society.
" By virtue of a just and natural induction, the day
must come when the work of intelligence will be consi-
dered as an useful labour, and tho fruits thereof a pro-
perty. But by a generosity worthy of its nature, the idea
which had created all forgot itself. It only asked to hand
down a glorious name to posterity, whilst the family of the
poet and philosopher, whose works finned the intel-
lectual wealth of a whole nation, were pining in want and
misery. The idea came from God. was useful to man, and
Teturned to God, leaving a bright furrow on the brow of
him on whom genius had lighted, and on the name of his
sons.
" Is it just. is it useful, is it possible, to leave tbe pro-
perty of their labours in the bands of authors or their fami-
lies ? These are the three questions on which we have to
deliberate. And have not these questions been answered
beforehand? What is justice but the prop:-r ion between
cause acd effect, between labour arid retribution ? As
roan employs some portion of his powers, a few short easy
hours of his life, aided by a capital transmitted to him by
his fathers iu the culfv,tion cf his estates, or in some
lucrative trade, he helps op richer upon riches, and
prtakes largely of all the jays aud luxuries of life.
The possession of all this is ensured to him
for the term of his natural I.fe,, and af:cr him to his chil-
dren, or those whom ho shall point cut by will. Another
man passes his whole life, c.,,,00nrs big moral powers,
enervates his physi:oll flreeo forgetful of hiinsclr, his
.family, and friends, to errich rionkind with one of tip
noble works of in Deer, or solo cf those ideas, vhich
C.itIFC millions cf no-n to think, lie ri bet he succeeds.
ilis noble work and sinner. e idea one gone forth, and
stiz- d span tv the ktoll-...ctual world, as al,o
,-. the tra,.:inh r, mod Fpeculatin portion of mankind. It
toooomes a slow and fr, quently pcothernous source of
vo-alto. 1' throws collaons iota eircul.oinn, and is ex-
ported a:; If it were a Lassral productisa cf the soil.
All :nen Lavl a fght to it, ('xce,..tiin,r; he who created it
toy" the wi,low airt childrm of this ma's may wander about
fo.orn dery t..) door i•i the mict,t of put.ii,; wealth and vast
pfivate fortune, coning the ungrateful country which re-
ito;ea ro,mun,oation to the laaou:-a of tOeir fitter. In the
estoe of consciance—by that in, fro,. c de of equity
traced by the hand of God I i:nsa, shall such a state of
"nas cetitioue ?
•` i; the dii,gite• of book,. The work
o:on! ea It neve, orvao-, Jestrov. or lialifo:10
ir i.coonne an obj. to of in t) mankind?
And, ;,otly, is it po,sibte t ev, aid fugitive
,ocar,:n results f urn no:t..-ri• 1 d
.prorgation of
irmn ini;:ression, and from hocks ; 13 it or a na-
to,.e is" Pe seize I upoi,, tiTied, a id re;cl .•ed into a fora; of
propertj ? To this questioo we I a...e ins rely to point out
facts for a reply. This property r xi•is, end is bought and
a -.. J. like tiny ether eropetty. We had only to study the
po_creeds, ••irfar:z: its c -, in ord r that It
night wholly oodor i on the domain o 0 things poA:B.,,ed,
anti pU,arautxcd to Cu ?f. st4ECi?. na thin svr le,ve done.
"The la a' :et f reel ty is: to see the profits cf a ure-
f_d work retrial') as 1 :1;?,' ill :he possession of
those wino cre,oe... the ,ork. .1! rreose., society has ar-
,ntirer IA hi, h is this—that tie private I:rooerty of
a ,"over remaining for a longer time in the hands cf
1,,t ;:nd intare.ste ! puss, ss.ra, the louour will the pirated
for. iga :ditions nf this bock b_, prohibitor', aid thus will
tlr eoierne.-eial wealth of the nation be mri t iii d. But
greater than these, there, io art t reaorn. Ii hai•
asked, of what Js cot: posed the moral oni-y, the abstract
being of an Ruth ooft ar 'mists of t .e auto r himself,
wife, and children. T e /attic-, and s sits are one.
This may he salted dos ;?roily in it: tint d gree. Since
out wish to coutinto, literary orept ry for a c,-rt...in nun.-
b r of years, do nos take y,:2-.rq after the dettfn of the
author, a period at wbicu Iris wirte,N envy still be hvinr,
anti hie chi Iron carce crossed the tae eshold
of life. But take h.-it s cent ', embraces the
mean probability of the CVetltlAitieg of lire asd
the entire circle of tie ti.res csi Ace( 3, which rspresest
and immediately follow up the author hialselr. Break not
up this one moral being into two ortliCre perti ; let not
the son he broueht up in the cf luxu'y, and then be
consigned to birdie ei cc. The :ism c f thirty years would
day af:cr day prevent to us t c sco.soidalou ; spect...cle of the
public domain bring enriched by the spo.ls cf genius, in
the very lectli of the widow arid children of the man of
genius, who would be living in want and misery. And
lastly do not krget that that let job you esaet by law will
3)ot be realised in foot. If you enact thrty years the
family will not actually inherit mor than twenty years, aid
if you enact fifty, they will not is ap the heue.fits for more
than forty. Sueu is the fate of commerce. When it is
advertised by the law of the fatal period at which the; pro-
perty ceases—when it falls into the private domain, it sud-
denly stops and await'."
After entering into some statistical details concerning
!meted books, 111-. de Larnartine turns to dramatic literature.
On this subject he says—
" The legislator would not pass over the fruits cf that
noble art which was raised by antiquity to the dignity of
en institution, which is watched with extreme vigilance by
tie police of modern States, on account of its vast power
sod influence. The noble creations of dramatic literature
havasdone much to propagate our language and our civili-
zation. - Our theatre is identified with our patriotism.
Can we iisinhe, it it?
" A dra.rostic composition consists of two distinct parts
—the comp, stition and the repro: in.
.It is a mere
Writing as lo.'tg as is rersaiiis in the autlitr's hands.
It is an action i's.om the time when it passes into the hands
of the actor. Dole:'. therefore, this double and complicated
quality of theatrical pieces coustitute a double property ?
Without the author tile theatre can have no drama—with-
out the actor the drama cannot be represented. The
theatre a.id the author, therefore, being both proprietors,
ought to innke an equite.bie adjustment of this their com-
mon property; Such %N al the law ; but usage went be-
yond the law. No piece could be represented without
the permissior,..of the author. A retribution for the author
was fixed aceoreling to dramatic regulations, and we have
merely added that their right to this retribution shall exist
for fifty years aCtes• the death of the auth7x.
The
same principle shall he applied to musical com-
posers, whatever be the form in which their musical crea-
tions be published.
.‘ We next turn to the brilliant results produced by the
chisel, the brush,. and the pencil. We have treated with
all the respect islhey &serve these arts, half. mechanical,
half intellectual, Iyy which ideas sae personified in
marblea
or on canvas, and by which genius is materialised in the
hand of man. We have entered into a minute investiga-
tion concerning the property of those works of art, but
have not passed t. se limits, scarcely definable, in which the
art is absorbed i a the profession. The remuneration of
the profession is ;Tr money aid patent, the remuneration
of the art is the gl and property.
" But here aea in rose a serious controversy. To whom
shall belong the right of reproducing by engraving or
moulding ? in th, e. purchaser of a picture or statue, or to
the artist ? We hawe received on tills subject numerous
eloquent protesta tone, some of which were dressed in
the authority of tha .t very institute whose name alone ex-
cites our respect acid veneration. We have received the
opinions of the first painters and statuaries of the age on
this subject. These groans from genius have found in
your Commission. sympathising interpreters. Toe ar-
ticle has been !maintained which was presented by the
Government, vet ed by the Peers, and admitted by the
Commission in 1826. The right of artists, in order to be
exercised, must be duly inscribed. We have not con-
sented to bestow upon them a privilege which, whilst it
condemned the. sole object to an onerous Ben itudr, they
might- even refuse to declare in the contract.
" Article 6re fete to pains and penalties. All laws with-
out guaralneetze fictitious. The law requires the aid of
force, Whiehla Inaishment. The Commission has been
unanimous in they wish to arm literary proverty with suffi-
cient moral and psaltal force to enable it tor the attacks
of internal plaesy...be'
boon
fine of from 30.0 tcope2 000 francs
(12/. to 801.)
fixed, together with damages equal
in amount to the value of the unterfrited erfion An
increased fine nut imprisonment arc inserted in the event
of a repetition o: :lie offence. If too strong punishments
discourage the Judge in his administration of justice, even
so do light punishments tend to discourage CoMmerCe and
depreciate property.
Placed be_tween the,e two dilemma
swe have decided that a sere-e pueishmest should be in:
Meted on a Cr irne evaicii is so ir qse:ntly committed in the
dark, and that it should be pui.iihod with the dishonour
which it has braved, arid also by the reparation which it
has sought to avoid.
The law hae, therefore, fixed the
damages at the value of the counterfeited edition. This
is the exact weight of reparation when placed in the ba-
lance against the crime.
" rOREIGN PIRACY OF C,:;PYRIGIIT.
.
`e But whilst we hay.: he
:e
riling a eiree for literary
in Fran.,
the •
crying urgcncv of an international
law for the protecten of this sort cf prl.ery has made
itself heard from (me end of teal e to the either; in fact,
throughout the whole world has this become a scandal to
civilization. As soon as a book is 'rioted at London,
Vienna, or Paris, it is immediately
i pounced,i upon by foreign
pirates, who reprint it in
the sacred rights of authors, possiiae forms, regardless of
original editors, and•the„'' the cx, eases incurred by the
Europe arid America into:-
~lated with countless editiornes mks, which become a
certain source of profit to tl',e'''rf
:lever speculate in works save' sinrati-41 publishete rs'yec-
wL°
qnired a reputation which wilt, ertset27lL7i eht at
d
us the literary commerce of a gre,ts.
riega—thus has it become the priki,•ego)na(:,de'P:oiti,eodpoolif
oft

a cosmopolite commerce, through the carelessness and in
justice of the nations of the earth.

" In a commercial point of view France loses, by this
crying injustice, from eight to ten millions yearly (from
820,000/. to 400,0001.) This abuse, which is alike fatal
to authors as well as commerce, is felt by all nations, but
the smaller States are the greatest sufferers thereby. A
property is merely nominal the right to which ceases at a
frontier distant perhaps but a few paces. What remune-
ration can be expected by an author or bookseller at Rome,
Florence, or Parma, when his works are shamelessly re-
printed at Naples, Turin, Modena, or Milan ? In Ger-
many the evil night be still greater. All unite in crying
aloud for an international law on this subject. The States
of Italy, with the exception of Naples, have decreed the
perpetuity of literary property to authors and their heirs.
Moreover they have decreed the internationality of lite-
rary property. The publisher who prints counterfeited
editions of a work published by any of those States shall
be prosecuted by all and punished by all. Germany has
followed in the same track. Inter-Germanic piracy is
there prohibited.
" England, Austria, Russia, and France, excited by
fecligs of justice more than by those of similar and equal
interests, all unite in their wish for an international law.
" The whole of Europe is at present inspired by the same
sentiments; let France, then, gloriously take the lead.
A high place has been assigned to her in the list of na-
tions by the hands of her artists, by the pens of her
writers, and by the swords of her soldiers. Can sbe con-
sent to leave in negligence and spoliation those domains
of thought which have procured for her so bright a station
in the empire of human intellect ? Ingratitude may be
useful to glary, as it tends to render it the more striking,
but it will never enrich a nation. Flow greatly are we in-
debted to those whom we have so long despoiled of their
birthright 1 Five or six immortal names in the nationality
of the past—poets, philosophers, orators, artists, states-
men, historians—remain fixed, in the memory as the
landmark of ages and of a people. Montaigne, as a scep-
tic, plays with ideas, and then gives the circulation in a
modern garb—Paschal and Bossuet both have turned our
thoughts to God—Racine, Corneille, Moliere, and Vol-
taire, have given us pictures of the workings of the human
heart—Montesquieu discusses the institutions of empires—
Rousseau, Fenelon, and Mirabeau have each immoralised
our literature in their respective walks. Morals, civiliza-
tion, influence, government—France owes all to these
men. And perhaps our children may be as deeply in-
debted to those who may come after us. The everlasting
and inexhaustible patrimony of France is her intellect. Ia
not the moment now come for constituting as personal
property that useful portion which makes the dignity of
letters, the independence of authors, tie patrimony of
families, and the retribution of the State ?

" Allow me to add, that the serious and legal constitu-
C.on of literary, artistica!, and commercial property, will
be eminently conformable with those democratic princi-
ples which are the necessity of our times. This nature
of property bears in itself all that i 3 wanting for democra-
cies. It is respect wi•hout restraint— grandeur for some
without debasement for the many. Nubility has been
suppressed, but not glory. This glorir,us gift-, like other
gifts of God, is open to all. Genius is a grand leveller,
but it is a leveller who raises the general level of man.
kind. Literary property is the fortune of democracy—
glory is the nobility of equality."

WALSALL ELECTION COM-
MITTEE.
-.1*.--

(Examination of James Kilner, continued from The Sun of
Saturday.)
The witness was directed to withdraw till the Committee
wuulddecide as to Counsel putting the question again. After some
discussion between Sir. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Austin
as to whether the witness had given a distinct answer to the
question, the Committee decided that the question should be
put again. The witness was then called in and the examina-
tion resumed. Did pot mean to give the reireshments away.
Knew that there were many of his friends who would nut see
him at a loss, but wou'd sooner Lisa the sum tttan apply to the
Committee for it. Expected to be paid for it. but did not
care much about the debt. The witness then detailed
the attack upon his house, which ire described as being
of a very violent character. They eventually succeed-
ing in repelling the mob, who were armed with bled-
geons. Patch represented himself as a Parliamentary
Agent, and gave me his card as such. He toll me that he
earth- from the Carlton Club. and 1 believed him to be a tette
mari, and guaranteed his bill at the hotel, and gave him 41. to
take him to- London. Mr. Earnett said I might !end Patch
the moeev. I have no claim against-Mr. Gladstone or Mr.
Barnett, but I drew up tie bill in the form it now is at Patch's
reauest, who told me I could not otherwise be paid. Mr.
Wilkins, the barrister, was brought there to be heard against
the r-peal of the Corn-laws. He used to make speeches in
favour of the Corn-laws, and Arland agaiest them.
To Mr. AUSTIN-I live chiefly by soy inn. I act from im-
pulse, and have often given large treats, but I never gave away
1501 Patch did net promise that Ishould be paid by the
Carlton Club. I never intend to ask Mr. Barnett or Sir.
Gladstone for a penny. Mr. Barnett has never held out any
hope of payment to me. He told use he ta.uld not sanction
any expense at my house. When the attack was made upon my
house, between three arid four in the morning, there were a
prent number of Mr. Gladstone's friends inside. I dont know
whether there were any of them voters or not. Seven or eight
pe. some, including myself, were reriously hurt. The per: ono
who were hurt were all friends of Mr. Gladstone. The me-
jorif y of the Corporation and Magistrates of the Borough were
opposedto Mr. Gladstone.
Sir. AUSTIN said it was half-past three o'clock, and Ire was
very tired. He wished to know whether the Committee had
any objection to an adjournment?
fhe en AIRMAN said the Committee had arranged to sit till
four o'clock.

Elizabeth Taylor, e;:amined by Mr. Aus-rts—l was a
waitress in Mr. Kilner's employment, at the la,t election,
at the New Inn. I recollect the night of the nomination.
There was a great number of person,, at lea.t .100, going in
an,? cut during. the day. I should tay there were about 40
durinc, the night.

TII'LI CIIAIMAN inquired if there were any material facts
as to the parties by wham Kilner was erntilo}ed, to be stated
by the witness. Because he thought he mill say for the
Ccmmittee that they were satisfied that there had been a good
deal of treating and drinking there during the day.
Mr. AUSTIN was perhaps satisfied with what had been stated
on that point; but he feared he and his Learned Friend might
not agree as to what might be admitted as proved.
After same discussion it was decided that the examination
of the witness should be proceeded with.
Examination resumed.—l saw ten or a dozen persons eating
and drinking on Tuesday. I saw Mar:ow on the Monday
evening. I did not wait in the long room at all. There
were two or three strange waiters employed. I saw Mr.
Barnett come to our house several times, but he did not stay.
• Mr. AUSTIN said he did not intend, after the expression of
the opinion of the Committee, to call any further witneses of
the same class as the last.

Mr, Sergeant WaANGHAM said the Learned Counsel should
be prepatcd to state whether he intended to close his case then
or examine further witnesses on Monday.
lhe Chairman :aid that the Committee did not think that
the Learned Counsel should be then pressed to state what his
course of proceeding would be, and the Committee adjourned
till Monday.

ST. ALBAN's ELECTION COM-

MITTEE.

The Committee met again on Saturday at Eleven o'Clock,
when Mr. John Brookes was cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN.
Witness said I was at the hustings on the day of election.
The hustings occupied a large space ; they were sometimes very
full, and at others nearly empty. (A model of the hustings
was here produced.) They were never quite empty during
the day. I was one of the tally clerks for Mr. Cabbeil, and
was anxious that he should succeed. The Mayor is a Con-
servative.

By the CHAIRSIAN—When Hardy came up to vote he was
required to take the bribery oath ; he did not object to tako
the oath, but. refused to take his hat off, and, therefore, the
Mayor refused to administer it to him. This circumstance
led to great confusion, during which Mr. Edwards addressed
the Mayor on the subject. Hardy was strongly urged to take
his hat off, but he refused for a length of time, but at last con-
sented, took the oath, and polled.
The Rev. James Brogden examined by Mr. TALBOT—I am
a clergyman of the Church of England ; I was curate of St.
Michael's nearly three years ; I voted at the last election at
St. Alban's for Mr. Cabbell, and was one of those
who signed a requisition to the Mayor to admi-
nister the bribery oath as the electors presented
themselves to poll. I perfectly remember a man of the name
ofAdams coming up; it was before 12 o'clock. Adams when
he came into the lsooth was close to Mr. Cabbell. He
(Adams) called for the returning officer, which excited great
attention. I left my place and went close to Adams to learn
all he had to say. Adams made a statement in a very distinct
one of voice, and in a very firm manner.
Mr. TALBOT.—Then now tell the Committee what it was
that Adams said.

Mr. COCKBURN objected to the question. The resolution of
the Committee, that a similar question could not be put to
Adams, applied to the present cas.i. His Learned Friends
had failed to prove the agency of Mr. Webster, and therefore
any statement of Adams could not effect Lord Listowell.
This was only an attempt to give the go-by to the resolution of
the Committee, and could not be entertained by the Committee.
He repeated, that if the agency of Mr. Webster was not proved,
anything that Adams said or did could not affect Lord Listowell.
The room was then cleared, and the Committee remained in
deliberation upwards of half an hour. On the re-admission of
strangers,

The bunt3lA.l4 said—
The Committee arc ur.animously of
opinion that the question cannot now be put.
Mr. Brogden recalled.
I have been heard must lI r. lI tl.t. l -
ARhDed b —YOU
Lhon e L
os said
id ti\
•
Listowell ? at what Adams stated
Liistwell ? lWiteess—Yes.
Mr. HILLYA RD—After that, what
was it you said to Lord
Mr. COCKBURN objected.
The Committee decided that the question might be put.
Witness recalled, and the question repeated. I said to Lord
Listowel, " Here is purity of election and freedom of conscience."
I made this remark is a laud voice close to his Lordship.
When Adams came to the hustings he brought with him
a small paper parcel which he gave to the Mayor, and made a
statement. The Mayor afterwards opened the parcel. I saw the
contents of that parcel ; it consisted of two 51. notes and two
sovereigns. The notes were of the bank of Mr. Muskett.
Lo! d Listowell was present when the parcel was opened. The
Mayor inspected the notes, which he took out of the parcel.
Mr. HILLYA RD—Did the Mayor in the presence of Lord
Listowell ask Adams, from whom he received the notes and the
soot reigns ?
Mr. CocKeuax addressed the Committee against entertain-
ing the question, which shortly afterwards the Committee ad-
journed.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY.
(From the Globe.)
All is changed in the Tory camp since 1835. Then
limited the Tories professed themselves Conservatives of. the
monai.cliv against a democratic republic—of the
House of Lorris against the abolition cf hereditary
Irgi-lat,:rs, and r,f the Establi-hed Churches against
volur.trryism. All is chang r 3. Monarchy, if attacked
at ,1.11, is a,salled only by the wildest of the Chartists.
Not a murmur is now heard from the middle classes
against lawgiving lords. Voluntar% ism, if beard at all,
only mutters feebly in out-cf.thc-:;ay Dissenting meeting
houses. . But too Tories are Aggressive. They have put
tFe \Slugs into a defensive—a Conservative position.
The success of the advcrstiscrnents of Conservatism
put forth by Sir Ral,ert Peel is adduced by his al-
wirers as proof. unansw,rabls of his skill ac a party
lcodor. 11e has mete ised the numbers of the Tore;, until
their present strength
_encourages them to assume
%cm 310, in 4841, they '
the aggressive. In 1835 they