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we must bear jointly. And this would be a sound and
equitable reply. No other is.
9. Because the extension of the suffrage by anything
less than an advance to universal would increase the
anarchical tendencies bf things as now existing,- and not
dinainisb. them, 'as alleged by the. advocates of a limited
extension. It is a long and well-defined law of political
causation--=that the arbitiary elevation of a section of
the body politic acts as a virtual, and eventually brings
.about an actual, degradation of those not elevated. And
it is another equally certain law, that contentions exist-
ing between the superior and inferior sections, those
contentions (other things alike) increase in intensity in
•the ratio of the removal of the parties from each other;
consequently, the degradation of those net embraced by
'a limited extension o the suffrage would be increased ;
and then their tudieoeity to the higher claBses would be
inereased proportionately with the degradation. And
that increase of animosity would be an increase of any
tendency in things, as they pow exist, to anarchy.
Whereas, on the other hand, cenvemely, an elevation
the enfranchised universally'woultl be 'by so much a di-
minution of animosity, and an abatement of any anar-
chical tendencies now lurking in ,things as at pteseet
constituted.
10. Becatise' if there be any truth in the Christian iloo-
trjne of a final theocracy of the world, every step to-
wards the self...government of men by the Divine law
written in men's hearts is preparative of the advent of
that great 'King from whom the law in question emanates,
and whos() is to be the theoeratic throne. And, certainly,
the more we approach - to the universal expression of
opinion in•the law of the: land, '.the more also we up-
proach to self-governs:emit by
.any law whatsoever writ-
ten in wen's hearts.
• 11. Because the opponents of universal suffrage them-
selves admit the validity, of the universal judgment of
legislative measures, 4y: continually and avowedly yield-,
ing to opinion of which the smellest portion. only is that
bf t! electors and Vastly the g.t4itteatAltat of the note
electors of the kingdom. Se that if such4e, dale; could
happen as the arrayal of the half millioa of eleetore in
behalf of a law proposed, and the clear arrayal of the six
mitliOn and a half of non-electors against it, there is no
manner of doubt but that it . would be abandoned.
Opinion possessing all this weight and validity .ought to
be afforded full and convenient scope to manifest itself'
by a law of universal syffrage, instead of being per-'
petually thrown on the limited, inconvenient, end extra-
ordinary-expedient of manifesting itself by petition. .
- 12. Because any limitary law must go on arbitrary,
invidious, and doubtful grounds. Every fresh limit
that has been seriatim 'liked hat been more and more
arbitrary,. and grounded in reasons less and less tenable.
la :,horny the gradations of society becoming more and
more impalpable the fiirtheg the descent, the arbitrari-
uese of any given limit, and the doubtfulness of it:: pre-
'priety, and.the dissitistactoriness orthe demarcation it
effects, must in the very nature ofahinge be eorrespon-
dently increased.,,So that every extension of the saffrege
'brings with it a reason for further exteneion, till it
reaches all men not criminals; and Thusinvolves
sant mutations up to that point. •
13. ,Because (as was to be shown) the taxation
of one is the taxation of all: tted it is unjust, . vidieus,
and pernicious to withhold from the many a right con-
ceded on no better ground tethe tem.. Dia grossly untrue
to say that the householder only pays soot alit' lot:
the poorest artizae, who lodges in a third floor garret.
pays scot and lot as mach as the richest tradesman. It
-is true 'it is not 'collected feem him by the 'tax-gatheser;
but it is charged as part of his rent by the householder
who lets the garret to him a that, however, is only a
surer way of securing his payment of it, and adopted
for the convenience of the Government. Is it reason-
able on these' grounds to deny him a vote in the making
the laws? Especially. when, on the' contrary, not Only
are the very poorest (for every Juan lodges somewhere)
most closely looked after, not only is their, share of the
tax paid every week, whereas the liceisehOlder's is rot;
but they contribute a much 'larger proportion of the tax
than the householder, ituismuce „as .each room let to a
lodger is always so let at an immense advance of pee
portional rent beyond whit it would run at us the actual
proportion of the house. - In fact it is demonstrable that
ithedower we go downirt society the greater the ratio of
taxation on. the means of subsistence., The principle of.
• a taxation- based constituency adieits of but One equitable
' developmnt in thedry, cud that is impossible in prac-
tice, whilst in theory "also it is only equitable very par-
tially. It might ,be said theoretically let every man
have an amount of, electoral frauchieo "equal to his
taxation. suit then, as we have seen, that amourit could
never be truly ascertained; and if it were it -viould
operate unjustly and perniciously by rendering, the mere
condition of ppverty a criminal condition, and forfeiting
rights fully earned by the fulfilment of duties.
14. Because of the positive injustice involVed to in•
dividuals in vast numbers by every. limitary.-rule yet
proposed, and liable, it is conceived, under any that could
be proposed. It is highly and grossly unjust that great
'numbers should be deprived of the franchise when
virtually entitled to it' by legal quibbles, and little
negligences, arid guiltless inaccuracies in the execution
' R1:,s9):1 tip and utterly incoeeequeritial nonconfor,

point, and under none more so than tnidt7r the Reform
Act. Especially as these injustices will necessarily in-
crease in a greater ratio as the occasion extends into the
classes more liable, from want of time and education, ia
fall into the omissions and inprecisions. Now this great
evil of limited suffrage, unequivocally increasing in ratio
as the suffrage extends outward to the point of universal
suffrage, but there vanishing, and it: being at the same
time absolutely necessary that some extension should
take place, universal suffrage is again on this ground de-
monstrated to be nacre proper than limited suffrage.
15. Because moral virtues and, political rights are re-
actionary in a way amounting to the promotion of moral
virtue by the enjoyment of political rights, and the de-
pression of moral wo:th by the res!riction of political
rights. The examples are everywhere throughout his-
tory. Enslaved nations have ever been morally de-
graded. The heroic nations have been the free nations.
'The reasons, moreover, are as evident as are their facts.
A man's country ceases to be his own in exact proportion
as despotism prevails over it and him. It is the ruler's
country by just so much as the ruler makes the laws and
he does not make them. But love of 'country is a gene-
rous principle, infusing its own generosity, end dignity,
and warmth through all other regions of the soul. In-
deed every influence that tends to draw out the affections
of man upon the outward renders him a better man
morally, as everything that contracts the sphere of his
'affections outwardly, and throws him back upon himself,
makes him more selfish, And effects a mural deterioration
of his humanity. Universal ,suffrage is promotive of
patriotism. Increased patriotism is promotive of moral
worth: The promotion of its own moral worth should
be the desideratum of a nation.

ALEXANDER HARRIS.

_
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
There was not bnly a very numerous but a very bril•
liant assemblage on Saturday-her Majesty, her Royal
Consort, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and
several illuStrious members of the Royal ninny ho-
nouring the theatre with their presence. " arie,"
"Crudel perche,"•" Non pin Andrei," and "I)eh vieni,"
were loudly encored, whilst ." Schiatti Signor Conte"
produced an electrical effect, being repated three times,
amidst. the •general applause And cheering of the Liu-
thence. The old habitues agree iii thinking that there
never was such a Susannah as Jenny Lind. Her acting
alone of the witty Abigail of Beaumarchais is full of
witchery, a perfect 'tableaux 4 genre im,the gallery of
dramatic art; . whilst her execution of " Deh viehi." is
above all her previous achievements. The most sefere
of puritanical hypercritics of the old school must be
satisfied with the purity* and ChastenesS of her style,
whilst it rivets the attention of the lovers of the must
frivolous and modish music; its thrilling delivery hushed
the whole audience to breathless attention. Cruvelli was
loudly applauded in her solo, whilst the one long sus-
tained low note with which she terminates " aria"
would form alone a title to praise. We regretted
to find Mdlle Schwartz, so fitted by het natural powers,
her musical science, and her pelite, agile corm to perform
the part of Cherubino, labouring under still greater op-
pression than on the first night. In the other scale must
be placed the performances of Lablache, Coletti, Belletti,
and Bouche; never was this marvellous work supported
hy four such bassi, for the simple reason that never has
any theatre had the good fortune to assemble four stick
talents of the same kind, still widely varied and different
in their peculiar gifts: We hear that her• Majesty has
chosen another of Mdlle. Lind's matchless imper-
sonations for Tuesday night—La Fiulia, del Reggimente.
Her Majesty and the Prince were accompanied by her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. •In attendance
upon her Majesty were the Conntets of Charlemont, the
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Camoye, and Major-General
Wemyss. His Royal' Highness Prince Albert 'was at-
tended by Lieutenant-ColonelSeymour. In attendance
upon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was Lady
Augusta Bruce.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Princess Mary, and attended by the Baroness Bose and
Mr. Edmond St. John Mildulay, also honoured the
theatre with their presence, occupying her Majesty the
Queen Dowager's box. •
Among the audieme we also observed his Royal High-
ness Prince George, the Duke of Wellington, tho Duke
and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Alice Paulett, the
Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis end Marchioness or
Sligo •and the Ladies Browne, tee Marquis of Huntley,
-the Marquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Mar-
quis of Donegal, the Marquis of Clauricarde, Excel-
lency the Russian Minister,
.Minister, his Excellency the lianoverian
his Excellency the ;Sardinians
Excellency the Danish ,Minister and the Colles
te
Countess
lie-
ventlow, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, the Earl
11 and
and Countess of Wilton,- the Countess of G.
"1102 Earl of
Miss de Horsey, the Countess of Blessing l'n!"1
Misses Power, . the Earl ef.Malmesbury, t
Bes:Jorough, the Earl, of Lonsdale, Viscount_. m
'Viscount Duncannon, M. do Berg, Baron
and Lady
C. de Koudriaffsky, Lord Ward, Lod
Wellesley, Lord
Brougham, Lord and Lady Charles _ Nicola}, .
Paget, the Count
Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Alfred
F• Cadogan General
Adolphus Fitzelarenee, Lady Flis, L ord Salt bun, Ludy
Cavendish, General the
the Hon. H. Cavendish, Hon. C.
D'Orsay, Lord Ernest Bruce, Hon.
Lux, Sir R. and Lady
Hen. A. Upton, Sir C.
Vw( illoughby, Sir A. Bar-
AC ,Captain
I& d Id
Major Gordon, T fi are
Mr. Sir. Norman .

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Lynn, .Air. Wheeler, Mr. C. W. Parke, M.P., aid Mre.
Perko Reading, Mr., Mrs.,. and Mks 1.3. Trelasiey, &c.

IRELAND.

Bt7BLIN,IULY s.—Ttw Lin:erich Reporter contains
the fiillovving:-

TRUE BILLS FOUND AGAINST 1‘113.. MB iI.GHER.
FEIDAL-At one o'clock a bill of indicttnen...s'or sedi-
tiOn 'was sent up against Mr. ..Meagher, and; about a
quarter to two o'clock the jury returned into mart with a
true bill. ..Mr. Meigher, who was followed by an irz
locuse crowd who cheered him vilemently, pr.)ccedett to
court upon rec?ipt of this intelligence.
Bennett, Q.C., inquired whether he would take
his trial at this assizes? •

. Sir, Colman O'Loghlen—We.will tell you when we gl,,t
a copy Qf the indictment. If it he for felony, t Croy+ II
can try now; if for a misdemeanour, Mr. Me:flier can
traverbo in prox. _ _ _

it was agreed that a copy of the indictment sLould be,
furnished this evening to the traverser, and that he
•
should plead to-morrow at twelve o'clock.
We understand the bill is for sedition, or a misde-
meanour. and not for felony.
Mr. Berukett then inquired into the recognizances,
when it was found that they io'md the traverser to attend
from day to day for the p're'sent assizes, and any future
assizes. He then suggested to Sir Column CPLeghlen
.that Mr. Meagher should not in the meantime address
the people.
Str Colna,n would not make any promise of the hind.
The court was then adjourned to twelve o'clock to-
morrow, and Mr. Meagher proceeded to his hotel, en-
thusiastically cheered by the people.

Thu counsel already retained. fur Mr. Meagher
oare
Sir.Cohnan O'Loghlen and Mr. Butt. His attorney is
Mr. John 0-Donnell; assisted hyMr.Daniel Dcyle.

COMMITTAL OF DIR. DOIIENY TO .11E1 AGLI
GAOL.
The following appears in the Tipperary Virtekafor of
-this day:— •
.4•The legal offei:ce imputed to. Mr. ,Dobeny is, we
bailable; but Mr. French, R.M., conceiving, - we
suppose, that.he bad no authority, gave directions that
Mr. Duheny 'should be conveyed to Bosun, w:l.:ere he
arrived on the evening of Wednesday, and- from which
town the warrant, signed. by the Hou. F.. A. ?tittle,
was issued for his arrest., Ilaving reached .Iloserea,.
in the'eveiaiag, the infOrmations on which Mr. Dollen"
was -arrested Were exhibited -to' hini in ,the `pres'eu,s
of the Hone Mr. Prittie and the policeman ort,whoSe
denositionsthe warrant was made cut. it appec.rs that.
the report of Mr..Dobeny's speech was taken Ltnvn by.
One of the constabulary of Reserea: 'lt is notithe fact,
as has been Very generally rumoured, that he bag Levin
arrested under the Treason-Felony Act.' Mr..Wolieny
was unprovided with the slightest possible,professional.
or friendly aid, and he was lodged for the night in
Roseree. Ltridewell, Mr. Prittie having assured him 'that
if he found; on communicating with the Government,
that the offence laid in the informations was pailitbk,
he would proceed to Nenagh forthwith. and ex mute the
neees/ar- bail bonds,4s6 as to set Mr. Doherty a.t liberty'
till such time as he should be valled 'upon to appear at
,the assizes. Early on tie morning. of Thuri'.ay, ac-
companied by a division of police, under Snb-Lrispector
Mdrgan, and a'comPany of the 59th Regiment 'l)f Foot,
tindet, Captain King,-.lllr.',Deheny was c'mnve)i.d from
itoscroa,en route to the North Riding County .I?rison at
Nenag,h. On the arriral of. Mr. Doheny in Nenagh,
the streets were thronged, aid as the carriage' with its
escort made its -appearanCe", a 'continuous sa.:..cession
-of loud end hearty cheers wore given fore Mr. :t)oheny,
who,. from the windows of the vehicle, acknowledged
the favours bestowed upon him by the people About
half-PaSt twelve O'clock the carriage readied tile county
gaol, and after standing a few seconds on thc,!-sters
the carriage, Mr. lloheny entered tbe 'gates of Use prison,
where be was given in charge to Mr. Rock, the govet-
nor; and the crowd, haVing given further hear ty cheers,
separated. 'We should stare 'that offers of bail were
made in the most friendly manner to Mr. 1)011441y in the
event, of prir..Prittie'o promise of attending for that pur-
pose in Nenlight7