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ion, on the strength of the distances (3 miles 5 furlongs),
hill to the lot of Lord Eglinten, with
Van Tromp .•• .•• .. (Mirlow) 1
Cossack ••• . . (Templeman) 2
Halo or Red dart ••• ... (Nat) 3
Planet or Red Hurt's starting is in the present
state of things very improbable. For the Gratwielie
Stakes, Corsican, Surplice,Wiasma, Swordplayer,
Dough, Archery, Hornpipe, Leadstone, and Distiflina,
include ail that are likely to show; Scott has three—
Corsican, ‘Viasma, and Archery, two of which will run.
Kent has three likewise—Surplice, Hornpipe, and Load-
stone, but the latter is not expected to start, being re-
served for the Drawing Room Stakes. Surplice, of
course, will win with four to one betted on him ; Scott's
horse will be second, with Hornpipe and Distaflina
well up.
The Ham Stakes will have most of the following as
runners:—Honeycomb, Pyrland, Osterley, Fleece, Bclus
or Solon, Canada filly, Rochester. Semitranc, Fury colt,
Vanguard, colt by lon, filly by Venison, and Mirror; of
the above Pyrland, Solon, Semitrane, and Wild Blued
(the Fury colt), are on the dubious list.
Honeycomb in his present form is the best of the
Goodwood lot (to my eye the winner), and Mirror is a
magnificent mare; these two with the colt by lon, and
Sernimine, it he starts, will have the rest of the field safe.
The Drawing Room Stakes, I presume, will come oil
thus:—

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
TIMES.—We never knew a more timely concurrence
than that which is presented by the ete2rgetic oceed-
lugs of the House of Commons on Saturday and the
budget of treason arrived from Ireland last night. As
far as concerns that appeal to the public which our legiss•
lators are usually supposed to make through the medium
of the reporters' ealiery, they might on this occasion
have done all in dumb show, and left their justification
to the Irish columns of the Monday's papers. The
case against the traitors was, indeed, so strong that Lord
John Russell took only a few specimens from an abun-
dance of public materials, and no more though t of stating
all that could easily have been adduced than a geologist
would think of bringing away in his pocket the whole of
a remarkable 'stratum. But the facts on which the
House of Commons acted on Saturday are quite thrown
into the shade by the manifestoes since arrived. The
authors of these documents are positively screaming
treason against the British Crown. They are bawling
and bellowing rebellion as if they would not only drive
every Irishman to the act, but were equally anxious
that every loyal Englishman should understand them in
the strongest possible eense. Not only is it utterly im-
possible to put any weaker construction on these rabid
harangues, but it is equally contrary to the wish of the
authors. We should both astonish and offend them if
we attempted to make out that they meant lesS than
rebellion. There are necessities which are great but most
painful. It was a sad solemnity which the House of
Commons had to perform on Saturday morning. On a
notice, given only a few hours before, the House met
at an unusual time, beard a Minister read an indict-
ment against a numerous party, thereupot suspended
the usual forms of deliberation, :and at one sitting
passed through all its stages a Bill suspending from
their constitutional privileges eight millions of men.
There was au overpowering unanimity. Four
leaders of party, the Minister, Sir Robert Peel,
. Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Hume, answered for important
sections of the House, and whether in the genial eloquence
of the Conservative Chief, or the cold caution of the
Reformer, expressed their consent to the measure. The
House acted at once and as one. A deep conviction di-
rected its course, and a great indignation spurred it on.
That conviction was as true as it was deep. That indig-
nation was noble. We have said that all the leaders of
party voted and spoke for the measure. But it received
an affecting testimony, far stronger than any which party
could offer. Sir Lucius O'Brien, the unhappy brother
of the rebel Smith O'Brien, voted for the Bill, and
explained his vote on the soundest and most brotherly
calculation of consequences. Of course, those who
are at large will be immediately arrested and de-
tained; and those who, by some strange mismanage-
ment, have been allowed to propagate their treason
through the gates of one of her Majesty's prisons, will
not soon depart from that abode. Now, it is evident
that under all contingencies this is a very good game for
a tr aittohre.
very Isafest,
thereshould be an Irish rebellion forth-
with,easiest, and most honourable place
for a rebel in the whole world will be Newgate or Spike
Island. It' the rebellion should succeed—which, how-
ever, we hold to be an impossible event—his comrades,
who have borne the burden and heat of the day and
have been decimated in war, will open the doors of his
cell and elect him to the Provisional Government. If,
on the other hand, the rebellion does not
succeed,. and
half a dozen rebel armies, officers and all are annihilated
in the attempt, the incarcerated chiefs will be able
to repeat those celebrated lines of the Roman
poet, describing the pleasure of ono who
stands on the shore and witnesses a vessel
labouring in the storm. They will be heroes
and martyrs without any further trouble, danger,
or pain. We must say that we have never yet discerned
the smallest spark of patriotism, generosity, or truth, or
anything in fact but the basest selfishness, in these agi-
tAtors. There is not one hottest feeling which they have
not outraged over and over again in their career. For
example, they have not only done no justice to the gi-
gantic self-sacrifices of England for Irish relief, but they
have uniformly denied them, and published to the extre-
mities of the earth that England had deliberately with-
held all assistance, and had purposely destroyed millions
by famine. With the tremendous example of France
before their eyes, they are seeking to plunge their coun-
try into a state to which all the revolutions, civil wars,
anarehies, famines, pestilences, and other disasters the
world has ever witnessed, would furnish no parallel or
approach. We should not be just to our own sense if
from a mistaken courtesy we ascribed any good to these
men. They have considered themselves alone in the
matter, and are simply endeavouring to rise on the ruin
of both countries.

G 'endow( r
Loadstone

... (Nat) 1

CanezoU .

The Goodwood Club Stakes to Collingw ood or Pilot.

The second day's sport begins with a sweepstakes of
10 sovs. each, which with the Queen's Plate, the
Steward's Cup, the Member's Plate, and the Cowdray
Stakes, hare not been entered for as yet.
The Orange Stakes to Corsican or Hornpipe, in the
absence of Red Hart.

Of the original entry for the Goodwood Stakes forty-
seven remain in, and from eighteen to twenty-four will
meet at the starting post on Wednesday next to contend
for this the Stake of the week.

Between now and the afternoon of Wednesday, several
important changes may be brought about, that will
materially alter the present aspect of affairs, but I think
the following list contains all that will run for this great
event :

at. lb.

st. lb.
Fillage,4 yrs ... 6 3
Fern, 3 yrs ... 6 0
Sally Maggs, 4 yrs 6 0
Dough, 3 yrs ... 6 0
I'arella, 4 yrs ... 5 13
Chat, 4 yrs ... ... 513
Doloraine, 4 yrs ... 512
Millwood, 4 yrs ... 512
*Wintonia, 4 yrs ... 5 14
f. by Don John, 3 yrs 5 11
Remembrance, 3 yrs . 5 2
Reflection, 3 yrs ... 410
*Alphein, 3 yrs ... 4 10
Black Doe, 3 yrs ... feather

Chanticleer, 5 yrs ... 9 2
Bantatn, 5 yrs, ... 7 12
I)iplomatiat, 4 yrs ... 7 11
*Rowena, aged, ... 7 9
Hydrangea, 5 yrs ... 7 7
The Tartar, 4 yrs 7 7
Plaudit, 6 yrs ... 7 5
*Clementine, 4 yrs ... 7 0
*Sheraton, 5 yrs ... 6la
*Raisthorpe, 4 yrs ... 6 12
Gaiety, 4 yrs ... G 8
*Marquis of Conyng-
ham , 5 yrs... ... 6 7
*Watchdog, 4 yrs ... 6 5
The Baronet, 5 yrs ... 6 5
All the above have arrived or will have done so on
Monday evening. Those marked thus * may be con-
sidered the most probable non• starters, but such pranks
may be played off in the course of Monday and Tues-
day as man in his " philosophy dreams not of," and thus
capsize the best calculations made by me or any other
person.
According to weight, condition, and money, I consider
Bantam, Diplomatist, The Tartar, Alpheia, Chat, Re-
flection, Chanticleer, and Remembrance to have the best
of it by long chalks ; and for a fancy team should take
Bantam, Diplomatist, Reflection, and Remembrance,
placing them thus ;
Bantam 1
Remembrance
Diplomatist .. • 3
On Thursday there are no less than thirteen races on
paper, two of which will be walks over.
A Sweepstakes of 100 soya. will go to Heller Skelter's
owner.
A Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each will have the Fly-
catcher filly, the Picaroon filly, Cynthia, and Susan for
runners; the filly by Picaroon or Cynthia for winner.
The Racing Stakes to Glendower or Corsican.
The Goodwood Cup will muster a rare bred set of
nags, including The hero, Van Tromp, Cossack. Miss
Sarah, Sadd.'.e, Gardenia, Ellerslie, Miss Lydia filly, and

Armin.
The performances of the three first are well known;
between them and Gardenia the race will lay, but much
will depend on whu gets the best of the bout in the 300
Sovs. Stakes; the winner of that race, if he starts for
the Cep, is certain to be placed; but, after the dressing
he is sure to receive ou Tuesday, I fancy the judge will
give his award in favour of
The liero

...(A. Day) 1

Van Tromp ... ...(Marlow) 2
Gardenia ••• ••• (Sharp) 3
The 200 Sovs. Stakes to Tiresome—Being second.
The 25 Sovs. Stakes to Honeycomb or Mirror.
Th© Sussex Stakes to Gimelvon or Touchy.
The 50 Soya. Stakes to Archery.
The Molecomb Stakes to Uriel or Solon.
On Friday the 50 Sovs. Stakes to Mirror.
The Nassau Stakes to Tisiphone or Canezou.
The Richmond Stakes to the Goodwood Stable.
The 200 Soya. Stakes to Cucullus.

Thus ends the first racing reunion in the world.
For the Ebor Handicap, Ellerdale, Bst 21b, Philoso-
pher, ist, Meaux, 7st, and Hornet, Est 81b, are very well
in; from this quartette, in all probability, the winner
will spring.—l am, Sir, yours. &e.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Saturday, July 22.

CHRONICLE.—The British Parliament bas been
placed on its trial, and has nobly sustained its character.
We confess to having looked with some anxiety for the
result. There is in the English mind such a real and
inveterate jealousy of arbitrary power, and there is,
moreover, so strong a temptation (for vulgar minds) to
acquire a pot• house reputation by the noisy factiousness
which assumes the semblance of that jealousy—that we
were not without fears lest Lord John Russell's Bill for
suspending the Habeas Corpus Act might meet with a
mischievous and discreditable opposition. We rejoice to
say that such was not the case. Not only did the
House at once, and almost unanimously, pass the Bill.
but there was hardly a sign of base compromise be-
tween the wish for its success and the fear of appearing
to scontribute towards it. To use Sir Robert Peel's
words, there were felt to be two parties in presence, the
Sovereign of Great Britain and the conspirators
against her Throne; and the House of Commons took
its part on the side of the Sovereign. There was some
talk, indeed, about the necessity of " remedial measures
going hand in hand with coercion," which is about as
reasonable as to propose, in the presence of an armed and
furious madman, that a course of physic and diet should
" go hand in hand" with depriving him of his knife and
putting a strait-waistcoat upon him. But as that view
of the subject was very speedily dropped, when it ap-
peared that the House was thoroughly in earnest, and
not in a humour to tolerate cant, we do not think it
worth noticing at any length. When a populace is
brought to such a frame of mind as to believe that, in
the words of their orators, the land is to be given up to
them for a prey, " from the sun to the centre," any " re •
medial measures" of ours would only be cast back in our
teeth. A posture of stern repression is the only one
which they can appreciate. Lord John Russell's speech
was in his very best manner—simple, manly, and
straightforward. We are happy to give our un-
qualified approbation to the course pursued by Minis-
ters throughout the whole of this business, and
are not prepared to dispute even the time which they
have selected to bring forward their measure. There is,
no doubt, a chance that the policy now adopted towards
Ireland may be found to have come too late to prevent
bloodshed ; and that the Irish populace, excited and in.
furiated as they now are, will not allow their leaders to
be taken from them without a struggle, and if so there
will not be wanting p:ausibility, and even weight, in the
assertion that Ministers ought to have struck their blow
earlier. But, in the first place, we are not quite sure
that such an insane and hopeless outbreak might not
tend, more than anything else, to the permanent estab-
lishment of tranquillity ; end, secondly, we see very
great force in Lord John Russell's argument, that it is
of the highest importance to carry along with him,
in a measure of this sort, a full concurrence, on the part
of the House and the country, in the conviction of its
necessity. We believe, with him, that the danger of
immediate insurrection has developed itself daring the
last few weeks in an unprecedented manner, and we feel
that at an earlier stage of the " club movement" there
would have been a very powerful and mischievous re-
sistance to the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act,
while any less decisive measure would have done more
harm than good. We farther approve of the direction
in which Government have resolved to act—that is, in
the form of their coercive policy. When all the world
was urging them to " put down the clubs," we falt, as
Lord John tells us he felt, that a mere enactment
defining and prohibiting that particular kind of orga-
nisation, would necessarily be ineffectual and nugatory
so long as the law remained in other respects the
same. When the Bill now in progress shall have
passed, indeed, it may be followed up and supported, if
necessary, by some measure aimed at seditious clubs,
and its operation will also be assisted by that of the
Arms Act, under which the Lord-Lieutenant is now
proceeding; but we are inclined to think that, putting
aside tho contingency of an immediate outbreak, this
Bill will be alone sufficient fOr its purpose, if firmly
and ably administered. At any rate, it will bring the
matter to a crisis, which is an object of the greatest
importance, at a time selected by us, and not byw.ht.
rebels. There can be no paltering or fencing,ec
such powers as those with which
either fight now, or lose their lastdi sarchanceme of d
and un-
the Executive
is now about to be armed. The Confederatesmust
fight-
ing. If they suffer themselves to b
compelled to rccognize as
which we are, unfortunately,
ta
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When such shall the case, we
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the most favourable for tho introduction
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THE GOODWOOD MEETING AN-

TICIPATED.

"Time shall quench full many a people's records, and—
a Hero's acts."—SAMIANAI'AL (IS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—As prophecy is the " history of events to come,"
so prophets, it is clear, are simply historians de future.
But as historians differ widely in their records of the
past, it is surely not surprising that chroniclers of the
future should differ yet still more.
Hence, " Yates," "Index," " Pegasus," cum nzultus
alias, are all at issue; and hence it comes to pass that I
presume to offer my opinion, albeit I do so with becoming
diffidence, inasmuch as I stand opposed to the vast majo-
rity of my brethren.
I shall at present offer no further comment, but merely
attach my "return list," which forms, you will perceive,
a brief synopsis of the main events about to be decided.
—I am, Sir, yours, &c., GEORGE WIZARD.
TUESDAY.
The Levant Stakes—Glauca.
The Gratwicke Stakes—Wiasma.
The 300 sovs.—Van Tromp.
The ham Stakes—Belus or Honeycomb.
WEDNESDAY.
The Goodwood Stakes--;-Chanticleer 1, Bantam 2.
The Orange Stakes--Red Hart 1, Kileshea 2.

THURSAY.
The Cup—Halo 1, The HerDo
2, Miss Lydia filly 3.
The Itaciug Stakes—Surplice 1, Glendower 2.
The Molecomb Stakes—Uriel or Solon.
FRIDAY.
50 sovs. Sweepstakes—Highland Fing.
The Nassau Stakes—Canezou.
The Richmond Stakes—Loadstone.
The Chesterfield Cup—The Marquis of Conyagham.
The Selling Stakes—Pyrrhus the First.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen and Prince Albert, on Saturday morning, at
Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and the Prince Albert, accompanied by
the prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Prin-
cess Alice, left Buckingham Palace in a carriage and tour,
at twenty-five minates before three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, for her Majesty's Marino Residence, Osborne,
Isle of Wight.
Pour royal carriages and four followed, containing
Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess
Louisa, and also the Countess of Charlemont, the Dow-
ager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Kerr, Major-General
Bowles, lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Major-
General Wemyss, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour.
Her Majesty and the Prince Albert were conducted
to their carriage by the Lord Steward, the Master of the
Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Vice-Chamberlain,
Lord Camoys, Viscount Clifden Sir Edward.BOwater,
Captain Francis Seymour, and Sir James Clark.
The august party was escorted from the Palace to
the Nine Elms Station by a party of Prince Albert's own
Hussars, and left for Gosport by a special train on the
London and South-Western Railway.
The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert,
accompanied by the younger branches of the Royal
Family, reached Osborne soon after six o'clock on
Saturday afternoon.
Her Ma.ksty was attended by the Countess of Charle-
mont, Lady in waiting, the Dowager Lady Lyttleton,
and the lion. Miss Kerr, the Equerries in waiting,
Major General Wemyss and Colonel Seymour' the Hon.
and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, and Major General Bowles.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party.
Yesterday (Sunday) her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness took their usual early walk in the grounds at
Osborne, and the Royal children were taken their ac-
customed airings.

Divine service was performed by the Hon. and Rev,
C. L. Courtenay, at eleven o'clock.

There was no addition to the Royal dinner party.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess Bernhard of Saxe
Weimar, accompanied by the Princesses Anne and
Amelia, left Marlborough- house, the residence of the
Queen Dowager, on Saturday morning, for the Con-
tinent.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, left Marlborough-
house at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for her
residence, Bushy-house, Bushy-park.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
divine service yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel,
South Audley-street. Lady Augusta Bruce was in
waiting on her Royal Highness.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ac-
companied by the Princess Mary, attended divine service
yesterday morning, in St. Michael's Church. Baroness
1305..! and Baron Knesebeck were in waiting on their
Royal Highnesses.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
divine service yesterday in the chapel of the Female
Orphan Asylum.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper,
honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with
her presence.
Their Royal t Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and
Mr. Edward Mildmay, honoured Lord Fole.y. With their
company at dinner on Saturday evening, at his residence
in Grosvenor-square.
A deputation of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Com-
pany, consisting of Mr. James Wentworth Buller (chair-

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or Glasgow by the Loudon and North-Western and
Caledonian Railway will bo no very bad thing during
the hot weather, for that is to come, and as Mr. )Marcus
has never promised what he has not perlornied, we hope
he will be encouraged in. his undertaking. At Whit-
suntide he brought up some 1,600 or 1,700 persons by
his special excursion train from Liverpool and elsewhere
to London and back, and his management was univer-
sally lauded.
The Overland Mail for India, Egypt, and the
Mediterranean, via Marseilles, will be despatched from
the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, this even-
ing, the 24th init.

rein), Mr. Charles Hutton Gregory (engineer), Mr. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
William hicks Townsend (surseyor), Mr. Edward Clark BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIA:1:101 r
(solicitor), and Mr. Batten, had an interview with the Sia,-011 Wednesday the 19th the Ruman CatMk
Commissioners of Railways, on Saturday, in their of- Relief Nil was thrown out on the motion
for go'
lice in the Board of Trscle.
Committee; and the Parliementary Electors 111 tio:
'The!Duke of Wellington attended the early service narrow escape on the bringing up of the Renur
yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, Sr. James's. The Rev.
Dr. Wesley officiatsd and preached the sermon. At the was carried only by 66 against 62.
Considerable opposition seems to be rising ag
daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. liel- intreductiou of a Sale tit Bread Bill; the bake -
more, and the lessons by the Rev. J. V. Povah ;the ser• awning and declaring that it requires of them thing titl*'
men was preached by the Rev. I)r. Wesley. The an-
the stantiully impossible. There is always room for ti,s
m, "0 how amiable," (Greene) was sung by Messrs. pieion, that the anxieties with which legislators are 3 41'
the organ.
Francis, Bennett, and Bradbury. Mr. Turl© presided at and anon seized, lest the public should be wronged to the
extent of a quarter of au ounce in the weight of a loaf of
bread or a pound in a sack of coals, are capable of being co-
existent with a readiness to see a stout monopoly in
these or other articles, provided the advautage went
to the right persons. In the present ease the bakers
profess they are quite willing to sell their bread by
weight, but that an eusctnieut wt.ich demands that
loaves after baking shall be of a certain precise weight
and no other, is what neither baker nor man can
execute. There is a prodigious disposition in society
for everybody to plague everybody by nun, through the
instrumentality of law; the natural tendency of which
is, for every body to be plagued in tutu. Bakers are un-
popular, in all barbarous countries; but the law ought
out to aid in directing popular malignity.
Oa Thursday the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill
went to a second reading by 216 against 9 ; one of the
minority declaring stoutly, that the practie,6 to be op.
pored by the Bill were what he had always followed,
and aiway s would. .Something was heard too, of: the
argument of a former day, that' treating was not fur-
bidden to Christians though bribcry was ; which is
copied from Fielding's chaplain to Newgute, who re-
quests that if people insist ou drinking, it may be punch,
us being u liquor no where spoken against in Scripture.
On Friday, more Sugar. But in the course of the
evening the Government stated its intention of bringing
in a Bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland
till 1 :,larch 1849 ; for which purpose the House is to
meet tomorrow.
On Saturday the House met at noon. Lord John
Russell moved the First Reading of a Bill to suspend the
Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland 6111 March 1849. The
Member fur Nottingham (F. O'Connor) spoke in reply.
The Member for Rochdale (Sherinae Crawford) moved
an amendment to the effect that remedial measures
should be substituted. After speeches from a con-
siderable number of members, the First Reading was
carried by 271 against 8. The Second and Third Read-
ings were subsequently made without a division, and the
Rill passed.
'ine state of things seems to be this. Ireland is avowed
to be within three weeks of civil war. Circumstances
connected with the progress of the potato crop prevent
the rising from taking place sooner. The Government
therefore has three weeks start. The question is not a
civil but a military one ; or at all events, though in the
halide of the civil power at present, it is military in its
bearings. It is a sad thing when men will tight, But
when they insist on it, and particularly when they insist
on fighting an established Government, those
that take the sword must take the chance
of falling by the sword. Fifty years ago there may
have been a state of things, which if it were present
now, might induce many iu England to look with some-
thing like neutrality upon the coming contest. But no
such state exists at present. To hear the language used
in Ireland, it might he supposed that savage men called
Saxons were stalking through the country, cooking
little children for their dinners, and carrying off Irish
maidens to their Castle 01 Dublin. Instead of which,
they are giving their millions for the ralicf of Irish
destitution brought on by the failure of crops, and the
great majority of them are working in parliament and
out of parliament, to do everything that may remove
the memory of past discontents, as fast as the obstacles
which exist to Irish improvement and their own, can
bit-by-bit be overcome.
To this may perhaps be replied, that the Irish have
a right to break off the connexion with England if they
like. 'This is not so clear; unless it can be demonstrated
to general satisfaction, that either the Irish, or English,
or both would bo the better for it. And of this there i-
no shadow of showing, on any one of the three head
concerned. We have parliamentary government,
a long way it may be from beinc, perfect,
yet so good as with heaven's grace shall' enable
us to obtain all we can justly want. Unchr
such circumstances, men must be mad, or under the
weaker form of mental malady, who insist on entering on
a civil war. None could think of it, unless unfortunate
persons under suffering which in part relieves them from
responsibility, or men calculating on rising in importance
in a parliament in Dublin, in proportion to the differ-
ence between Ireland and the United Empire.
But when men insist on a needless civil war, the
first thing to be wished is that it may be a short
one. And of all ways to make it short, none is more
likely to be effective than laying hold of the leaders
if it can be done. The moment it is settled
and clear that men mean to appeal to force,: force
becomes the rule, and can never be applied better
than for prevention. Neither need there be any greater
squeamishness about an enemy's press. Napoleon in
Italy talked of the urine des proclamations ; and he was
right. As sown as lighting is begun, speaking or
writing in support of it is as much a warlike act as-
sounding a trumpet. A
trumpeter, in the construction
of the Mutiny Act, is a soldier with a trumpet; and the
man who on a day of battle sounds the charge through
• the press, is us lair an object of hostility as any that can
blow through brass.
The Government have wisely not hampered their
present demand with the consideration or other mea-
sures. But it is plain that unless the war should go out
of itself, more must come. Among these, ono which
there is not much dilricuity in perceiving, is that you of
the manufacturing districts of England mast look out
for yourselves, in the way of guarding against demon-
strations which in the natural course of things the Irish
leaders will ende,,vour to get up in Jour neighbourhoods,
to prevent troops being despatched to Ireland. As it is
not stated that the Irish insurrectionists moan to fight
with sticks, it is a direct conclusion that your Special
Constables will be obliged to show themselves under a
more active form. As one accustomed to look at this
kind of things, I cannot but think on the responsibilities
arising out of the three weeks start, and how much might
be done in that interval, which should have the effect of
preventing mischief, a thing, as your surgeons Will tee-
tify, vastly easier than cure. I have myself no charge;
except perhaps a little as may relate to you. My advice
to you therefore is, it things grow worse as they
are pretty sure to du, do nut resist a proposal to take
your share with the rest of the country, in turning out
at short notice forty thousand Civil Guard,, to
keep things quiet in the absence of the regulars.
The rough apportionment of such a fore© would be,
ten thousand for the Metropolitan Districts and south,
ten between that and the Trent, ten more to the Tweed,
and ten for Scotland. It would be one in five hundred
of the whole population; but the places more
immo-
diately concerned should reckon on raising the double,_
to make up fur those where from thinness of
population the plan might be inapplicable.
As it is not intended to move from one part
of the country to the other, this requires the
number to be increased; but the number stated would
make disposable the whole of the regular force, and
give a high probability of preventing disturbance in
England. There is no force so cheap, as that which
never comes to action. Above all things, we that intend
to have a competent measure of Reform, but by other
means than insurrection, must not lie under the imputa-
tion of leaning towards the madcap plan which i
sto
mend the empire by establishing Communism in Ireland.
The model for such a force is au embodyment
in the year 1797 for a very similar purpose, Bale:
to preserve the peace of the country in
the
event
of' what were called the Volunteers being a
pay
yay
and to meet
found
coat with black velvet collar and gilt buttons with
invtlaiseii°rll.ownrhicsiobthodinyg,
not) and
loons (frock-coats and trousers then weree
bindered
or without a letter, blue waistcoat and pants;
plain round bat. In this dress no air was
expense
served
common
was put to any
Sunday coat. The arms
beyond sometimes wearing his
from going about his affairs, or
muskets
were sufficiently
The officers
found by Government.
and accoutrements, brown
swords. Their appointment
distinguished by wearing_
Ltenants of counties. I can-
probably was by the Lord-
b which this body was dis-
tinguishednot be sure of the
name
ereycalled the Volunteers; but
what we and black belts, were
frost
think it probable they were called Reserve Companies.
'iced in them, to whom from
various causes serving in the Volunteers was not
agreeable. With two hours' private drills out
of uniform, three times
a week,
such companies might in
three weeks be ma
de
capable of acing their arms. at
Many gave their services
in file,
likely to come against them,
ll
least as we
as
and to move
na„„y might be allowed for noncom-
missioned aeaand form in lime where told. Six
n'
pensioners per
drily markers, and pivot men, receiving
;ss.oned officers,;
called out, for the days they actually served.
A rebellion
as w'en
in Ireland would be one of the likeliest
n _
things ,
; the world to renew the barricades in Paris ;
and
the event of their success (and nothing is impos-
sible) there might be a necessity for improvising three
hundred thousand men here, which was about the num-
ber of all kinds on foot in 1797 ; for which the process
proposed would be a good ttiundation.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERRONET Tllomrsoic,
Blackheath, London, 24th July, 1848.

EXECUTION.-I:his morning, preekely at eight
to'riceldock,
andlNia
convicted Thomastedat i
the last Central tra.ga7dCr4ims,inwahloCowuarst
Soiel
es sSi of st,heof
ttuhre wilful
n keynmurder
bath-fieldso fNV i a William ono, dubnodusere:
went the extreme penalty of the law in the front of
Newgate.
ZOOLOGICAL.
-- SOCIETY. The gardens of this
society, in the Regent's Park, are by general consent
allowed to be one of the moat delightful lounges within
the limits of the metropolis. One never grows tired of
the amusement, for it is at all seasons ever changing,
ever new ; and the shrubs, flowers, parterres, and other
agremens, exclusive of the fine collection of animals,
form in themselves, a sufficient inducement for a frequent
visit. The " promenades" of the season have been well
attended, and that of Saturday wus, perhaps, more
brilliant and numerous in its company than any of those
previously held. The weather, which was threatening
and rainy in the fore part of the day, gave place to a
brilliant
ec t oft n g
sunshinei n
ttoh the
e afternoon,seene of a
pchle7sguerethaagt
iheaadttihnp
effect ,
flux of " beauty and fashion." Two military bands wait
in attendance, and by the alternate performance of the
ibest
whichoper a
theytic a nd
wereo other music,
stationed f
othat e
formed
tparthe ofgr
grand
de
cc gardens
xi.tr e of
rendezvous throughout the day. We are sorry to learn
that the lion, which has always been admired lox. his
healty and noble appearance, has departed this life, So
many others, however, were present on Saturday a at WO
did not much miss its absence.

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