The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

rJ fl HAYDOCK-LODGE LUNATI

ASYLUM.
TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN.
Sin,—You will greatly oblige me by allowing me to
correct an error which appears in tie newspapers, in
the I.( ports of the speech which I addressed to the Ilouse
of Commons yesterday. I attribute no blame to the
gentlemen who wrote those reports. In addressing. e°
few Members as were present on that occasion, during
so long a period it is difficult to sustain the voice at
pitch which will enable the, speaker to be heard in the
galleries. In the absence of a large audience the neces-
sary stimulus for loud speaking is wanting. The error
to which I allude refers to the relative positions of Mr.
Coode and Mr. Mott, as they have been described is
their own statements before the Poor-law Commission-
ers and the Lunacy Commissioners respectively—state:
meats quite distinct, and made at different times 01
places. My information on the subject was derive°•
from two official documents: first, thb minute of the
Poor-law Commissioners, dated June 13th; secondlh
the report df the Commissioners of Lunacy, dated
July 23d.
(Extract from the Minute of the Pcor-law Commission-

ers, June 13, 1846.)
"It appeared from 31r. Coode's explanation that his
legal interest in the establishment is only that of a land"
lord; but, inasmuch as he stated that the actual lesst
(in whose name the license is taken out) is a persoo
nearly connected with him by blow?, the Commissioners.
thought that the arrangement was, on the whole, not
compatible with his office of assistant-secretary."
(Extract from the Report of the Commissioners in
Lunacy.)
EXAMINATION OF MR. MOTT, ON THE 15111 Or

JULY, 1846. as
" Mr. Mott, the Superintendent of the asylum,
also afterwards summoned to attend the Commission
er°
in London, with the view, chiefly, of their ascertaining
what portion of his time and attention was devoted 0,
objects unconnected with the asylum. Mr. Mott attend
before the Commissioners on the 15th of July instant
and, in answer to their interrogatories, informed thetu
that he had been appointed, in the month of Oetnberd
1845, auditor of certain poor-law unions, and commence t
his duties regularly at the end of March last, and Oa
finding the labours involved in his appointment weree
inconsistent with his duty as Superintendent of ..
Haydock Lodge Asylum, he had resigned the latn
office in favour of Mr. Whelan (formerly stewardo.l
the Hanwell Asylum), and that he should continue, t°
vo
exercise the duties of Superintendent of Haydock
only until the license of that house could be lega"
_ _

transferred into Mr. Whelan's name."
These papers must speak for themselves.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient ser-
vant, THOMAS
35, Bedford-square, Aug. 27, 1846.

TRIAL OF .JOSEPH HENRI FOltf,
THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF Lai'
PHILIPPE. A el
PARIS, AUG. 25.--The trial of Henri having been ieit
for Tuesday, 25th inst., the preparations were WM°
the Chamber of Peers, which had constituted itself ie",,
a court of justice. The excitement in Pads Was very
trifling, and the tribunes in the Chamber were but 10°,1,-,,,
rately filled with spectators. At a quarter past We're
o'clock the Peers took their seats, and their names we
called over by one of the secretaries. The same arrenge
te
ments were made as during the trial of Pierre Lee°lll
on the 4th and sth of June last. one
The prisoner Henri is a pale, short man, MO'
years of age. His forehead recedes considerably,
his nose is large and projecting. He w
and was dressed in black. His appearanceore srPeesce:cliiiel
that of a respectable mechanic in his Sunday attire. d,
demeanour, on taking his seat, was perfectly con3Pler,
and when questioned by the Chancelier Due roqiiilst
he replied with calmness and in a loud tone, and "'-
the act of accusation was read he paid great attention:ch
The act, after giving the details of the attempt (w.„11110i
have already appeared in our columns) urged that Peatia
was in full possession of his faculties, and was as 5 is
as he had been during the thirty years he had beenwo
business as a maker of fancy articles in steel. Aentieti
interrogated at length by the Chancellor, and "at be
without reservation to all the questions, stating t",",vis-
" he fired at the King in consequence of the gre,a"„,,,cli-
fortunes he had suffered. For six years he bad died
tated suicide; and unable to kill himself, he aZde nP,
some means by which he should be killed. fie
but did
his mind to fire on some distinguished person, "to
not mean to kill, only to touch (que je touche)' ucb Or
and, when he fired he said to himself, Fire-'e ,v
not touch, it will be all the same.' " No one rbe
intentions but himself. He premedital7,4 .0 eeel
shots. His pistols were charged with slub-fning
the powder being rammed down with S St,, ISt e`
of white paper. Had intended to fire on t''..tb) to
July, when he mounted guard in the Legion k.l but
which he belonged, and took his pistols with blai'stsie
afterwards delayed it, being unwilling to throw boast
on his company, and from respect for the 29,
Guard ; then resolved to fire on the King on July though
and did so. He stated, with much
least wrong.
he had worked hard and never done the d
able ;
an miser
he was unsuccessful in business, in debt'
s the best way to 0
and he thought of this atteinpt a
rid of his lite, which was a burthen to him. And as ;11
could not kill himself, he resolved that men should ti 9
emphasis, that et
him. He had foreseen all, and had not failed in 'B'o,
desire. He did not wish to live longer, but to be,. be
stroyed (aneUnti). This portion of his statement
made with excitement and gesticulation, and be C7OO
nued for nearly an hour to explain his motives. all-hes
he had suffered for six years. About two o'clock, "7.,",
ho seemed exhausted, a basin of broth was breleg".4
him, which he drank eagerly, his hands shaking
much. He then took apinch of snuff with much gust°'eral,
again replied to the questions of the Procureur-Ge°sfds
Hebert, with the same readiness he had displayed t 0 Word
the Chancellor ; but when the Procureur used the
,"0.),
" kill," he said, " You always use the word kill, (or
I meant only to fire at (tire,-sur) some great Pe'sooe
age." The Procureur-General then read to lib°, and
extracts from a manuscript found at his aboae..t_odecl
which was entitled "Premeditation," and which 00'0 011
to 220 closely-written pages, as well as other paPe
of which formed a thick " blue book" when in tyPe toe
these works there were such passages as " When:ooo
is determined to leave this life, the plan is to fire a pet
great personage, end kill him, or be killed." 1.,110er
cureur pressed him closely on these words, en".
eel >a
planation was by no means clear ; but he perslsotber
saying he meant to bit or wound, but not to kill.
saying
passages, quoted by M. Hebert, he combatted those
he had changed his views since he wrote some '7'
Theepassas. t the t
Marquis de Boissy then remarking tba" roreea„'
cused seemed fatigued, proposed a short acli°,ll,loels tP"
which took place for half an hour. At three °' e%ci
interrogatory was resumed, and at half-past threcootinne
lamination of the witnesses commenced, and c
when the express left Paris. LOOT"
It is expected that the trial will conclude to-le

• fins'
The
REGISTRATION OF THE CITY OF LONDOI4.-10,, Leagoy
address and advice of the council of the Anti-CO.21:o prorn, the
to attend to the forthcoming reistration has be of ea
responded to in the City of London. the Isl);',een seeuro
League in this department and locality havin,,i)jotic frier: :5
and continued by a few of its local and m
ere there was time to arrange any new assy,ce'ed, if Ave 1.174
purpose; and great seems to have been
the ascertailLe
judge from the results; since, in spite 0 the eNistll7,
numerical inferiority of the Tory interestyotai
^r s ting to be ito
register, which we have good authority t the I)°,er,
wards of 2,000, they seem determined to contes
0,
macs P'aartrion for t°,:f
field in the Registration Court with more zeal 113,,,Pe co.,
inspirited perhaps by the dissolution of the League, the to°
dition of parties being such that with vigilance ‘00.117
Tory agency, and with abeyance of that of the lbelovel!,
the City might possibly be secured in their e Devi
Dulriberboothf nsoidtieese,s
butof objectionsespecially ov 'iilific:lhalis p cotocest
considerably exceeds that of any formertsp:ll the Tories, posted
lastsn tdays for serving such d
on
in the course of Mondaynotices). tberalioe and Tucsdsi
posted by the Reformers close upon 1,800 objections, 4,0-o,‘
hold and livery, and on the part of the Tories neerlv e,.
The disparity of these numbers shows most 5tV76;10,0
peremptory necessity of energy on the part of the A'ed tbe.,:sl
not only if they wish to secure the vantage-groilooerr2e,
present possess, but if they would save the great ,`?tie
citadel of the world from being carried by assault. -itoloPer,
ating character of the constituency of the city of iict vo!ster
seen by the present state of the lists of the house? 0. rep
there being 1,665 of the names on the existing entivef
omitted from the new lists, being upwards of 13 retie liras or,
the whole. The total number of names on the 0400
household voters is 14,258, of which 3,364 are 'bat '4' the
being nearly 23% per cent. of the gross number' d en os
number will, a course, be considerably reducce like
hearing of the objections. The Reformers ha v 4,00
made upwards of 300 claims to be registered. ensider'ef.
sensation was occasioned at Clapham,
EXTRAORDINARY SUlClDE.—YesterdaY c tor° eor''
young man named Reynolds, assistant to Mr. P4° "Viirset of
geon, committing suicide by taking prussic nc'" the
cumstance excited more than usual interest, Emile circwih
the deceased, who was the son of parents of Inin'afr. 11125
stances, having been taken out of the streets by 0305
and educated by that gentleman. The deceased, 'l'inoo,
eu
his 19th year, and generally of a cheerful disl°„.eloci' his
left by his master in the surgery about threc_wo, ou
in consclog, co.
ipi
Tuesday afternoon to prepare some medicine,
return, in a short time afterwards, Mr. Powis,s'we pr'' los
lying on the floor dead, with a bottle containing,
acid lying by his side. Several letters were T' eeo pa?togo
pocket, one from a servant girl to whom lie had fher ; tr.'h et
his addresses, requesting him to think no more 0' 0 ciiie,tr
letters to his father and mother, and
which he speaks of taking poison. He had also
to the young woman alluded to; all of them aSeer'rotio_
and exhibited a decided alienation of mind. 1. the
the circumstance has been forwarded to Mr. Higgs,
,4,40
roper for the district. .40/0014
THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE •L'i1.„,....-Tileiergr
HASTINGS RAILWAY.—FURTHER PARTICVLAO."-,, is la
tleman who had his leg fractured turns out t..t p'reseqbeto
man, the Rev. Mr. Brown, of Tonbridge, who
~ottoVl
possession of 42, Marina, Hastings, with his;
,11" A
00°
master-
sent a did.
were in the train two medical gentlemen-tot:I. vow eo;
of Fitzroy-square, London, and Dr. Berndt: 0,900
gentlemen's assistance the limb was set, ,jar,
vexed to Hastings by a special train ine
the
te: 111° I°:3
doing well. The stoker is in a very bad scat
attribgte
driver, to whose negligence the accident is vier°
absconded, and has nut since been heard CI
soMeet
,-+ tic
about forty passengers in the train.
beccilrisiocrlos
THE PRICE OF LUXURIES.--It has
police°. will-,
of considerable complaint that the price of the all •
amusement of knocking. down a Londoi!iich, consul
latterly being quoted as high as Si., a sum
e"ace
thought to be very exorbitant. The exe,, the loco'
w _—e
the ordinary quality of the article assautvlrtaeNt,l, is gelof he
price is the more striking when corn
Parsort av'esse
more reasonable rate at which the same
_ro_ a polic,.3_oeva.
may be had in the provinces. We find,. tll;flay ic_te one
Devonport, that the sentries on duty tn.eio
Mposed on ee,ri. Dor
adown for Is. each—that being the fine. •Nvue_ci foo
who treated himself to a little pugilistic pos_.traii roap,,eof
no doubt that they might be kno %dread:die, on
et. be
something less, as there is always
holesale rice
charging a single sentry at the lys
adopted by the magistrateB.—functi
quantity." Perhaps, however, the liberal rill .1-I"Ei'l

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.„ IRELND.
GOVERNM A
ENT.— THE REPEAL
MAGISTRATES.
I)L.DLINT las Maher, Esq., M.P.
for the s GITsT
anuniniea-
tien t. county of Tipperary, has receive°. acc
..n,
his 'rem the Lord Chancellor's Secretary announci
restoration to the massis.rscy.
The REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
dahye ;;Ireehly meeti of the Asociation was held this
un the motion ng
of Mr. O'sConnell, the chair was
Th hY John Reilly, Esq., J.C.
el
• "CRATP.MAN congratulated Ireland and the Asso-
atien o
iuso .n th e steady and solid advance which the re-
(the was making at the present moment. Ile
eys Uhaieman) fbund that notwithstanding the doubts
„f_cw, , the question of* repeal wa.s steadily advanc-
esit!luu that the re eaters stood in a much hi.rsliedr
the lea now than they ever did when they astonished
Whichorld by the peace, order, and determination
_they• •
1843exhibite at the monster meetings of
the Cries of " Hear, hear.") He also observed that
greetvel,lo were never on the point of achieving any
read to Important good, but there were men found
measures to thwart the Liberator in his exertions to obtain
se, that of a beneficial nature; but he was happy tod
theirs ,stas th
ese men had been invariably overcome, an
werhnlachinations neutralised. The same system was at
the n new, but he trusted that the good sense of
throe,°Ple of Ireland would enable them to see
sar sp„-g" the absurdity of these persons, who
Whoa
anxious to run counter to Mr. O'Connel
eeLe advice, if adopted, woeld ultimately lead to the
dc7tatnation of their hopes, the restoration of their
tetameest,ie leeislature.—(Cheers.) Chairman)
He (the
afraipoeredithe period when the Roman Catholics were
%est'. to build their places of worship in any but the
the ehscure corners. What was the case now? In
kinlraost prominent positions of the city were erected.
aestaell Catholic churches of the most imposing magtnhie-
Ilsatie In that change he recognised .
sas
rock of O'Connell.—(Loud cheers.) lie also. re
Werttleerefi the time when the great
.bulk of the citizens
Itaarl.szeluded from all share of civic honours, notwith-
114Tilltig the amount of taxation to which they y were
handiwork
liable.
of y'
Ho saw
in corporate reform, he perceived th
onnell.—(Cheers.)the power of the
of di and of the rich -reduced, and the principles
thacal ecracy in the ascendant. Bringing about
keatalteration he regarded as a glorious achieve-
itatiß2l O'Connell,—(Cheers.) He was, therefore,
tihe;,' in saying that whatever line of policy the
(the -titer might consider proper to adopt, that would he
•
that Chairman) follow, and, saying so, he did not believe
of hinwise rendering himself liable to the imputation
b'tOs; he would, therefore, at once declare
sear' 1. an humble follower of O'Connell, and that, in
'meat and
political feeling he was thoroughly 0 Con-
,eontle,,,,keheers.) After some further observationsl
laad,n-ii•ltterY of the policy adopted by "
Young
threi
Ire-
those concluded by expressing his conviction tha
Were eft he differed from the regenerator of his country
actuated by folly or roguery.
exBpree7sesr.al addresses from various parts of the country,
ive
Were then reoatsd
unabated confidence in Mr. O'Connell,
After • •
the b which Mr. OTIEa barrister, read a letter from
,aev. s
b o,or pain, of Birr.
rev, s,c‘oxis.ELL having moved the insertion of the
address • Spain's letter in the minutes, proceeded to
thacritv tile
g
Association. He did so with the greatest
repealethe greatest pleasure, because he believed that
.
less had
nad never made a more majestic pro
morplan it was making under the banner of
that
we%
There was one magic in politics, and
enemies to be right—the magic of putting your
that th 2 always in the wrong, and he was happy to say
Weeir enemies were in the wrong.—(Cheers.) They
Were right h
slte the because they asserted those pro positions which
,-ear in -;4l.sis of the Association. He did not delay one
ettga: 'sing to state that no act should be done, that no
ith Lge should be indulaed in, which was inconsist.ent
Ism "ace and order—tliat was at variance with patriot-
Asteeilltd 1
Ove of Ireland. That was the basis of the
late ; and one of the frauds committed by the
"ePie '-'llieY-General and the other prosecutors, was
Niles hack from the court and the jury the original
kat 'a which they were associated together. If
ease, ",,eat prosecutors would have disclosed the entire.
for c 'p,llY would, when they indicted the Association
Lader° „Al'? cys have shown the rules and regulations
d'nia tnTh'en it was formed. In honesty they were
ltitY -c,,80, and he asserted that they violated their
they 11841 gat Itlen, and as officers of the Crown, when
west' a- the meanness and audacity to institute a pro•
eeartei; and at the same time kept back from the
the eo„a,ad jury the basis, and rules, and regulations of
t.,ecesertY for being members of which they were pro-
gacted hear.) If any junior barrister had cor!-
Pshteerhesosailleoc!'se andin thatway, he would be scouted by his
would lo -e all chance of succeeding in
toraet,.gurable profession of a barrister. But the At-
Ns of )reneral was formed of a different stuff ; Brewster
ethesaia different order, and if they had prosecuted us
*veil le than they did, they could not have succeeded
hewith
the ai of t 'Nation newspaper.—(Hear,
ti,Pea hat had the y done to confirm the principles
reee° 11;1 e)
found the
e Athsseor-ceiawtaioan was formed ? Ho (Mr.
vapouring about physical
emir:4,d vindication by the sword. Faugh Vindi-
afsaia
to the sword t Used of by men who would be
Ilat to loot.a
fen.„ It 1,1 at a poker.—(Laughter and cheers.)
11;(„ ties „as mischievous, and it became there.-
°•1 t4,-"ary that there should be nothing equi-
-1,-"t the principles upon which the Associa-
R-„, shois '44,sed. He found in the newspapers arguments
Lora. the rules and regulations were not so
s brit they admitted the alternative of a resort to
Weal
n orce. He was determined to bring that point
fohre the Association, and to have the principle of moral
tee declared so unequivocally that no man could mistake
b„-) 44d that no man could, without being laughed at, dis-
te it. lie was framing resolutions for that purpose
issthere n appeared in the Nation newspaper a positive
Z7a"ration that in 1843 they were working for high
tha—that they were working for physical force-
4, they were working to bring about a contest
the Irish be-
een
eeonle and thep Government. And could
The be anything more horrible than such an attempt.
fei.ere Were at that period 30,000 troops, and a police
a,Z amounting to 7,000 or 8,000 men in Ireland, all
th- ',dplined and well armed—the bravest soldiers in
a 41,,;:orld• And yet there was a newspaper inciting to
aileetest with that force the Irish people, unarmed and
ase Rip lined, and without even a cudgel ; and what
sidee"°„_,uld a cudgel be in such a ease ? Be-
maid ringland could in one fortnight throw in
thsrei to the amount of 40,000 ; and was
.it not,
"ye:re, absurd, ridiculous, and highly criminal for
fore, lag,lreland" to recommend the adoption of physicald
What 11 43? He (Mr. O'Connell) at once perceive
Was trllr"
„ his duty, and he did not hesitate to act. It
truth 'Le they had lost some assistance, but to tell the
that n," r; was but one secession that he regretted—
tree alr Smith O'Brien.—(Elear, hear. It was
tessed at some
of the Young Ireland gentlemen pos-
till talent, and some possessed activity, but
fltaleprbeferred talking and railing to actual work.
s„,s,--e would repeat, that the only one amongst
flex knit
,'ese absence he regretted was Mr. Brien.
coven to regain him they could not yicld—
i'huYsiClaTf.,,not deviate from one iota of their principles.
e As I'ree had been avowed, but the steps taken by
them fro in in connexion with it should prevent
right leraTil.theing involved in any criminality. Men
(tir, jr,l,"eY were members of the Association, but
sgerehe,,' " Connell) would assert, that no man w:as a
!eeett -,„°,.f the Association at all who did not repudiate.na
LY e11,,-,;*° Physical force, under any circumstance, or
be
very e-"ngency.—(Hear.) " Young Ireland" may
dance t excellea
a • companions at small tea parties—they may
ballads -e Polka exquisitely—they may write pleasing
iL or what is called" transcendant prose;" they may,
they e" e' what they please out of the Association, but
metitie-rr:iinly cannot continue members of it. The Hon.
444 eZan proceeded to show, that if the Association had
sated "'lllation in 1841, been ased on the principles advo-
hYthe Na4ion, its members would be liable to pro-
trlkriea
t, for high treason. They would therefore be a
(brae-t."s assembly if they acknowledged those men
P„nc found an advocate in the Nation. He
,sisteduonnell) would do anything that was not ins n-
With his duty to conciliate Mr. Smith O'Brien,
and -Was bound to take care of the Association,tes
Of n„ that he would do, though at h
keet,-"emhundred O'Briens.—(near, He would
44(f L'"e Association within the limitsher.) of the law ;
11144' would again
.declare that no man could remain a
Pei .er of
aeirsthe association who did
.not agree in the moral
%eat hi2e, and eschew that of physical force. Acting on
,Of ~rtunciple, they would struggle on in the great work
as. rrand's regeneration He repeated these things for
We-,,Ast time. In adopting their present course, they
be merely protecting themselves, and there should .
lieatil°, mitigation, no swerving. There were eli n
Woui,ilawYers connected with the Association, who
siee not permit the people to join the phr
Wer • force men, even if he (Mr. 0 Coolie 1)
force Inclined to allow them. Away, then, with physical
etme,' and let them endeavour to regenerate their
wOOl through the instrumentality of moral means.
by tOd assert that they were more likely to succeed.
tt course, That was his opinion ;if the Assocta-
tleraglirered with him he was ready to yield the lea-
eletp.„'P into other hands. The Roman Catholic.
4,tterZ. Werei with them; the corporations were with
„tile Honourable Cecil Lawless had joined
itheq reause they had repudiated physical force.
4(td- proved themselves sincere, and rational men
Geyokeordingly placed their confidence in them. The
Deopir„,ttraent were well disposed towards thelrish
°..f and they should have the support of the people
(ttea,,r-ld as long as they continued to deserve. hit.h—e
411tQfear.) He then alluded to an error whic
bee witted on the 3d August, in stating that he
thatiad
day testored to the commission of the Peacedotlill the
,15th! !Ile fact being that he was not reinstate
'ette "8 ~could be perceived by the Lord Chancellor'sf
tenir. lie alluded to the matter in conseTsenceewoa.
Paragraphs which appeared in ccrtawinhienh
the
Lordar,l,n reference to it. The manner in
ties, .'eancellor was acting with regard to the restorda:
able OL• tho dismissed magistrates was highly ccmmen
dnall That high functionaryb was proceeding
gra-
till hYe.firslie did not issue the commission of the peace.
Was t understood whether the person to whom it
eeno tree...,
`vus would accept of it. The Lord Chant.
"L,ati avowed the principle that no man shou d
the finished for seeking,- legally and constitutionally,
'Veal of an Actof Parliament. That avowal was
4316. All •
g that. . parties in England had united in d
aseclar-s
evon • "fullest and most comprehensive meure
j4stice"le full
should be conferred on Ireland. The
Years after Commission had declared that forty-five
On
n the f the union the most miserable people
~reePle of la" of the civilised globe. were the
'everaed. Ireland. But that deplorable picture was to be
had A..e. Sir Robert Peel, on his retirement from office,
witilared that Ireland she uld be raised to an equality
.I._°leeria:glan,..,(l, both social and political. That was
`1 this very night two Bill were to pass the
tli")
711".4C119 ILO believed, would prove of

the utmost value to the people of this country
The first related to the law of ejectment, end
would prove of immense benefit to the tenantry
of Ireland. He explained the nature of the proceedings
under the old, and dwelt on the advantages of the
new system, which he observed was the Ilrst instalment
of justice from the Whigs. The second improvement
was, that under the new law it was requisite to give
notice in writing in every particular case of distress,
and bailiffs were prevented from distraining
without a warrant in writing. The great injury
of the old system was that bailiffs were in the habit
of going about and threatening to distrain if they did not
get a gratuity of 2s. 6d. from each tenant. In future
it would be necessary for them to distrain only under
a stamped warrant, so that the bailiff' trade was gone.—
(Laeghter.) Some men accused him of supporting the
Whigs. When had the Tories given him such a law as
that ? When had the Tories framed a law against the
rich and in favour of the poor ? (Cheers.) He was
supporting the Whigs, and would support them as long
as t'aey continued to do good towards Ireland. They were
not, however, rapid enough in their movements. See
how Lord John Russell was acting. He had brought
in a Bill granting 50,0001. for the promotion of public
works in Ireland. It Ras a very small sum, but the
Act that accompanied it was a very useful one. It
authorised the Government to advance the full
amount. It was imperative on the petty sessions to
set the people to work immediately. True the sum
was but as a loan, but still it served the purpose. The
people of Ireland did not want charity, but wages—
(Cheers)—a full day's wages for a full day's work.
And how was this sum to be repaid? Not by the poor,
but by the rich.—(Cheers) The landlords should pay
their full share in proportion to their property. That
was the largest step towards a universal poor law he had
ever known to have been taken. It was quartering the
poor upon the rich.—(Cheers.) He would now call on
the gentry of Ireland to join him. They knew
him now—they knew be was not for force—he
was not for violence. He would be their ally
and their friend. He would form a perpetual alliance
between the gentry and the people of Ireland.—(Cheers.)
The people did but want their landlords to act fairly and
honestly by them, and never was there a gentry so well
beloved as the gentry of Ireland would be, if they did
that. He would be the bail and security of the people.
In 1830 he had published letters informing the gentry,
that if they did not assist the people, they would be bur-
dened with a poor-law. They had laughed at him, but
they now gave more serious attention. Well, he was
open to receive them. He would ally himself to any but
a physical force man.—(Cheers and laughter.) Oh, then
let him but have the repeal and their Parliament on
College-green—Oh, then would there be the triumph of
moral force—then would there be no more of fend and
fanaticism. They of the ancient faith would ally them-
selves with other persuasions to promote peace and good
ill amongst men.
The following are the heads of inquiry for the repeal
discussion committee's purposes. (The committee is
formed for the purpose of preparing a digest of facts, to
be laid before the English members previous to Mr.
O'Connell's motion relative to the union of which he has
given notice in Purlieu-lent):—
"1. Absenteeism. The existence of this grievance
previous to 1782, the effect upon it of the advantages
gained by Ireland at that period, and the effect upon it of
the legislative union.
" 2 Penal legislation for Ireland since the union.
" 3. Eff_cts upon Ireland of the commercial legisla-
tion since the union, embracing the operation and in-
tepretation of the Act of Union itself in matters of
commerce.
" 4. Fiscal legislation in its effects upon Ireland since
the union, including the operation of the financial clauses
of the Act of Union itself.
" 5. Lgislation respecting the landlord and tenant
question since the union.
" 6. Legislation on Irish franchises, municipal and
political, since the union.
" 7. Recommendations of Government commissions
and Parliamentary Committees, relative to the waste
lands of Ireland.
" 8. Operation of the Act of Union and subsequent
legislation upon the economic condition of the idustrial
classes in Ireland.
" 9. Union, promises and predictions—how borne out
by the facts.
" 10. Conduct of the Irish Parliament, showing the
effects of home legislation under the most unfavourable
circumstances.
" 11. General system of the internal administration of
Irish affairs since the union.
" 12. Reconsideration and digest of various repeal
tracts and documents, edited by persons not members of
the Repeal Association."
Some other members having addressed the association,
it stood adjourned for a week, on the motion of Mr.
O'Connell, the rent having been announced at 1381. 16s.
The most remarkable feature in the proceedings was
the unusually large attendance of Roman Catholic
clergymen from all parts of the country. There were
upwards of 130 present ; thus affording an implied
sanction to the mode of proceeding adopted by Mr.
O'Connell with reference to " Young Ireland."

DUTCH PAPERS.
AMSTERDAM, AUG. 21.—Her Royal Highness Prin-
cess Albert of Prussia, with her daughter, Princess
Charlotte, will remain here, as we learn, till the begin-
ning of September, while the young Prince Albert, her
son, is: taking the benefit of sea bathing at Wagonrog.
The Queen Dowager of Great Britain, who is ex-
pected at the Hague on Monday, will be accompanied by
Baron Van Capeller, who was Ambassador of the King
of the Netherlands, at the coronation of Queen Victoria,
by the Duke of Saxe Wiemar and Mr. Disbrone, the
British Ambassador. It is said that her Majesty will
make but a short stay here, and probably leave this
place again on Tuesday. We are informed further that
the intended journey of the King and Queen, and Prince
Alexander, will take place on Wednesday.
AMSTERDAM, AUG. 24.—11er Majesty the Queen
Dowager of Great Britain, with a numerous suite, ar-
rived here to-day from Arnheim. She was received at
the station by the Governor of the province and the
burgomaster of this town. In consequence of her Ma-
jesty's visit the intended journey of their Majesties the
King and Queen and Prince Alexander is put off for a
few day s.—Dutch Papers, Aug. 25.

PRINTERS PENSION SOCIETY BENEFIT AT VAUX-
HALL GARIDENS.=.-A three nights' benefit on behalf of the
funds of this most valuable institution will take place at the
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday next, on which occasion every amusement of this
favourite place of resort will be produced. The refreshments
to be obtained in the gardens will be within the means of
all, extravagant prices having during the present season

been abolished. -
A COACH SUBMERGED.—The Dublin mail to thi
town was on Tuesday delayed three hours in consequence
of the heavy rains of the previous night, which involved no
only the delay of the arrival of the mail, but also its pro-
bable loss and that of the lives of eight passengers. The
mail left Longford at the usual hour, and proceeded in safety
to Tarmon bog, about six miles on the route from that town.
When the car arrived at this spot the road was found to be

considerably flooded, with a ve-ry rapid current passing over
it, also large heaps of earth carried down from the mountains
were lying on the road. There was an immense collection of
country people at the place, and fortunately a large body of
constabulary ; and on the passengers paying the country
people, they were induced to remove the heaps of earth.
The ear was then driven forward, the leader (it was a three-
horse car) having previously been unyoked, but scarcely had
it proceeded a few yards when the horses were turned round
by the impetuosity of the stream, and car, horses, and pas-
sengers carried away with its current. The passengers, im-
mediately on perceiving the horses being turned off the road,
threw themselves into the water, and most miraculously and
providentially, and by mutually assisting one another, were
saved from a watery grave. The car, horses, and driver were
brought up by the wheels of the car coming against some
obstruction, the water washing over the car, and carrying
away all loose luggage, and the heads of the horses scarcely
above its surface. The country people, on seeing the lives of
the passengers in danger, made every exertion to save them,
but they would not stir hand or foot towards extricating the
car, horses, and driver from their perilous position, until they
extracted a promise of :payment from the passengers, when
six or seven of them went into the water, and .with the
assistance of ropes, at last succeeded in bringing all safe to
land. The conduct of the police was very different. With-
out any solicitation, after assisting to save the lives of the
passengers, they followed down the current of the course, and
tearlessly entered it to save the various articles of luggage
which were floating on its surface. Subsequently they sup-
plied the passengers with clothing (their own clothes and
baggage being wholly saturated with wet), so as to permit
of their proceeding on their journey.— Tyrawtey Herald.
SEALS.—Those scourges to the salmon fishings have
been this season unusually severe. In the Firths and lower
parts of estuaries, their presence is never wanting. Stake
and bag net fishings suffer most, whose vicinity they
constantly haunt, so that no fish dares approach. Liver
fishings suffer also, as the tracks leading to them are
thus infested and way •laid. No method of destrin
these destroyers has yet been adopted, perhaps
•plaoynn g ed,
which could promise to be of the least general utility. One
is captured now and then, and another is shot; but this
s
only stopping up one hole in the sieve : he is not missed
out of the number, and the fisherman may obtain a little
revenge, but he experiences no relief. Of all aquatic
animals the seal is the most astute. Give him but
a few feet water, and he will mock all pur-
suit. He will not approach suspected places, or, if
hunger prompt him to advance, it never will induce him
to lay aside his wary caution, and his address is such that he
is rarely taken or defeated. He is not only voracious, but
nice and fastidious. He will not bait on carrion. If be
crosses a dead fish he will not touch it, let his appetite
be ever so keen or his hunger ever so great. lie will
have the living and the best. His vicious and pampered
taste, and the resources he has for its gratification, make
him an extremely troublesome and expensive neighbour.
He not only frightens fish away, but he tears up nets. or at
very high water springs into their chambers, creating fearful
havoc. Here he is sometimes taken, and the retaliation is
certain. When he cannot enter or break the net, lie will
draw the salmon to him by suction. It would be well that
some means were devised for the wholsale destruction of
this pest of the fisheries. Hunting will never recompense
in our firth, except, perhaps, in Loch Beauty, where there
are many shoals and banks. Proprietors should offer a pre-
miuui for an effective plan to guard their tenants. Traps
might be invented by those who know the nature and habits
of the animal ; but, in the meantime, the stake---.ext at-
tendant should never be without his gun on cock, as, how-
ever small the chance may be of killing, there is always the
certainty of annoying and making the pl-ace disagreeable to
the unwelcome visitor.—lnverness Journal.
LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAIL WAY VIADUCT.--The
first stone of this stupendous undertaking will be laid on
Saturday, the 29th instant, when about 500 persons will be
invited to witness the ceremony. James Brancker, F.-q.,
chairman of the directors, will officiate upon the occasion.
After the stone has been laid, a splendid d<jeuncr will be
given, at which about 300 lsdics and gentlemen will be pre-
sent. The intended viaduct will ex.tend from Boundary-
sts et to the borough gaol, and ultimately to Tithebarn-
street.—Liverpcol Standard.
Mr. Buckingham left town yesterday, for Marseille s
and Genoa, to attend the Literary and Scientific Congresses
to he held at these cities in September, to each of which he
had been invited, as the director of the British 4111 Foreign
Institute of London.