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London, England, 1846-03-11 00:00:00

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.

On the order of the day being read,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the Speaker do
leave the chair, when
Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed, that since the sub-
ject of friendly societies was last before the House he
had had an opportunity of considering it more in detail,
and was now in a position to bring in a Bill which would
embody the whole of the Hon. Gentleman's amendments.
He proposed, in the first place, to classify and specify
all societies, de ejusdem generic, which should be in-
oluded in the operation of the Act, under one general head.
He thought it would be of great importance to aeopt the
suggestion thrown out by Chief Justice Tindal. Mr. Tidd Pratt
had, in the case of savings' banks, had the power of arbitra-
tion, and he proposed to give him, under this Act, the power
a arbitration with regard to friendly societies, with a regular
salary, He also proposed that there should be a record kept
of all such societies as bad been enrolled, with a short sum-
mary of the objects for which they were formed. He would,
therefore, suggest that the House should go into Committee
pro forma, and he would also suggest that the Hon. Mem-
ber should postpone the further consideration of the Bill for a
fortnight, in order that these pri,posed alterations should be
made known.

Mr. DUNCOMBE said that he would not put the House
to the trouble of considering the Bill on the present occasin;
but he should accede to the motion of the Right Hon.
Baronet, and allow this Bill to go into Committee pro forma,
and then receive the alterations proposed by the Right Hen.
Baronet. It w,:s quite clear, after the statement of the Hon.
Gentleman, that he must consider the Bill as destroyed. His
object in introducing the Bill would not be in the least pre-
vented by the alterations of the Right Hon. Baronet.
The object he had in view in bringing forward this Bill was,
simply to remove all doubt at present existing with regard
to the decision of Justice Wightman, in the Court of Queen's
Bench, and, in point of fact, to extend the operation of the
Bill to all societies not illegal in themselves. He could not
conceive why societies not of an illegal nature should not be
benefited by the Act. Friendly societies were of great
benefit to the industrious classes, and they should be more
encouraged and better brought under the.coutrol of the laW,
lie mitt not conceive that any society of an illegal or i ' -
proper nature would venture to enrol their rules. '
was very much afraid that the proposition of the Lig t
le
Hon. Baronet would control the operation of the preseit
Act with regard to the friendly societies now existing. ~ t
would be competent for him (Mr. Duncombe), when tide
Bill was again produced, to suggest such amendments la
he should think proper. He considered his Bill as com-
pletely gone ; but he would certainly do his best to reduce
the alterations proposed. The Legislature intended when it
inserted the words " and for any other purpose not in itself
illegal" that the operation of the Bill should extend to all
societies of this natcre. He understood that this alteration
was introduced in 1834, by Lord Althorp, expressly for the
purpose of allowing every society not for a criminal purpose to
enrol itself. The Right lion Baronet had said that he should
not object to the Act extending in future to societies to sup
port workmen out of employment. There were such societies
in existence, and unless the Act were made a retrospective
Act, these societies would be destroyed or thrown into con-
siderable confusion. The law would do infinitely better if
allowed to stand. as it now existed, instead of introducing
these alterations and leaving it to the discretion of Mr. Tidd
Pratt as to what societies should be.enrolled or not. As to
the question of allowing a salary instead of fees, he left that
to be settled by the Right Hon. Baronet and Mr. Tidd Pratt.
lie certainly believed that as a public officer no person
had given greater satisfaction than Mr. Tidd Pratt. He
was iu constant communication with the industrious classes,
and seemed to be an universal favourite amongst them. He
would conclude by saying once more that he would consent
to the course proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, and should
afterwards take the earliest opportunity of offering such
opinions as lie thought necessary.
The House then resolved itself into Committee upon the
Bill. ..

Sir J. GRAHAM said, he would take that opportunity to
make one or two remarks on what had fallen from the Hon.
Member. He thought that no other changes than those
proposed in the Bill would be perfectly efficient. At
the present moment, in case of any dispute amongst
the members of friendly societies, they had no re-
medy but the Court of Chancery ; and in order
to obviate that, he (Sir James Graham) had proposed
that Mr. Tidd Pratt should have the power of settling any
such dispute by arbitration. The Hon. Member had said
when the last alteration in the Bill wasintroduced, the object
of it was that all societies not of an illegal nature should be
enrolled. He wished to call the attention of the Hon. Mem-
ber to a most important change which had taken place
recently with respect to friendly societies. The House would
remember that the interest of funds in savings' banks
had been reduced to 31. ss. per cent., but on friendly societies'
funds the interest was 3/. 16s. per cent. If that were con-
tinued the effect of it would be that all savings' banks would
become friendly societies, to take the benefit of the
increased interest. Under the operation of the Honourable
Gentleman's Bill there could be no doubt that
savings' banks were not illegal societies, but
were associations coming ur.dcr the form of mutual assur-
ance societies. It was quite impossible that this state of
affairs could be amended until the whole subject came under
the consideration of Parliament.

Mr. WAKLEY said that it would be better to postpone
the consideration of the Bill until after Easter, for it was
very desirable that this subject should come completely under
the attention of the Legislature. He had, with his Hon.
Colleague, been repeatedly urg, d to bring this subject for-
ward for alteration ; but out of their eflbrts, and the ruins
of the Bill, had arisen a sort of monster which
would frighten all the parties interested.—(Hear.)
He saw great difficulty in this matter, and he did not per-
ceive where there was any necessity for introducing these
words, and this was the more evident from the circumstance
that, although it was universally acknowledged; that savings'
banks were not political societies, yet they were in this Bill
included precisely in the same category.
Sir J. GRAHAM was not only not opposed to restricting
the usefulness of friendly societies, but anxious by all the
means in his power to promote it, and it was with a view to
that object that he was desirous of introducing these altera-
tions into the Bill, as it was left by the Hon. Member
for Finsbury (Mr. Duncombe). He believed that by this
means they would obtain the advantage of keeping the
savings' banks associations to their proper character,
and all he wished was that they might obviate the diffi-
culty which would otherwise arise. The Attorney and Seli-
citor General and Mr. Tide! Pratt had all been consulted, and
they had all expressed an opinion that the alterations were
both desirable and requisite. The alterations gave to parties
desirous of avoiding the decision of Mr. Tide! Pratt the op-
portunity of appealing within eight days to the Solicitor-
General ; and this alone, he thought, was a valuable altera-
tion, which ought to recommend itself to the House. .
Mr. R. HAWES thought that this alteration would be a
valuable improvement of the law, and if the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Duncombe) had not succeeded in obtait:ing all that he
desired, he had at least this consolation, that he had been the
instrument of effecting a great enlargement of the utility of
friendly societies throughout the kingdom. If he had not
altered the whole of the law, his proceeding had affected a
great part of it, and the country had to thank him for a
great public improvement, although he might not have ob-
tained all that he desired.

Sir J. GRAHAM would beg to assure the Hon Gentleman
that the clauses to which he referred had been meat carefully
considered, and had been—framed to as not to affect the so-
cieties now in existence. Mr. Tidd Pratt had bestowed much
attention upon them, and every desire was felt to divest the
measure of everything that was objectionable in its character.
Mr. WAKLEY wished to know whether the Bill, as now
amended, had received the approbation of Mr. Tidd Pratt.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Most dt cidedly.
The Bill then went through Committee, and the report
was brought up.
SALMON FISHERIES.

Mr. PAKINGTON rose to move the second reading of
this Bill. In doing so, he would only detain the House a
very few minutes, but was comrelled to trouble them for
that :pace, because he was aware that the provi,ions of the
Bill were not Such being the circumstance, he
would beg to state that the principal objects of this Bill are
to consolidate the laws on tiaberies, and to regulate the
casting the nets. The Bill will be a very great improve-
ment on the law as it stands; and he should, therefore, at
once move the second reading of the Bill.

Captain HARRIS had no desire to offer any opposition to
the second reading of this Bill, but there were one or two
of its propositions which appeared to him to be impracticable.
One of the provisions was, that no fishing should be made
within two hundred yards of any dam, or within a certain
distance of the banks. Now, upon the Avon, which was a
great salmon tithing river, such a rule would prove most in-
convenient, and he thought that some other might be sub-
stituted for it. His object, however, was not to oppose the
'Bill, but merely to draw the attention of the Hon. Gentle-
man to the circumstance.

After a few words from Mr. BUCK, who also declined any
opposition to the Bill, it was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed on the 6th of May.
ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
Mr. B. ESCOTT moved the second reading of, this Bill.
In doing so he said he felt the high honour that had been
done him in selecting him to move the second reading of this
Rill, in place of the Hon. Member who was to have done so
(the Hon. Member for liinsalo, Tbie Bill sought to remove

a get deal of legislative hibbish which caused certain re. 1
strict-inns on conscience, anti was a disgrace to the statute-
book; inasmuch as it imposed penalties for the sake of con-
science
shanouceldstors. oppose l tothhisopßed it would not be
Bill,
upon families of high honour, and who had descended
sfraoidmbayltohnogselinwehoof
that the. Esta-
blished religion in this country should be supported by such
restrictions upon the exercise of the Roman Catholic religion
w
as this Bill sought to remove. In reference to the Bill which
had been brought in by the Lord Chancellor, he (Mr. -
cott) would say It would be much better to take the two Bills
together, and make a good Bill out Of them. In the com-
mon law of the land there was no penalties or oaths for
non- conformity in religious matters, and he hoped erg lm
to see the e9.4.1D0n univeasally restesgee tties b,eaatiful
and simple principle.. 1,4,7;e11-1 eager t 6 the pereonal ineronVee
nienees zegleeed: 'lay neatly, ley eeMbn ethe ezistiippe 'at' these
etst, eikevettld' aele 'the Hpase to egneitlee iiew this matte-
" Neitliet• .31st. gep.:lll., nor the 10th
fha neeesaity that Catholics were -
oath, as the condition nee^^-3- under to take an
I inar.e." ' to person taking out a
teach, and which he nlieht; npon religious grounds,
feel obliged to refliH tq take. There could not be anything
;pepe alinoying thee; for Iliskops of the Catholic Church to
iiiteefere iii ;petters relating to the education of Protestants.
as it was equally annoying fur Catholic dignitaries
to interfere with the education of Protestants.. The
oaths required under existing statutes shut out Catholics
from many important offices, as lie cculd not in agree•
meat with his conscience take them. For blatancy,
there could not be a greater hardship than that the
office of proctor in the eeeleeee.sticel courts—an ef,ee
which had nothing to do • with religion°, faith—
shoeld he debarred Roman Catholics on aeeount of these
penal statutes. He would further refer tq a Most important
section of the Catholic Church, the enristian Brethren, who
were much affected by the law as it stoed at present. These
men were of the most etalted and excellent character, and
had done much fur education in Ireland, yet by these penal
statutes they were outlaws, subject at any time to banish-
ment. They had the testimony of M. Geizor, es to the
excellent and praiseworthy proceedings of the Christian
Brethren, and yet such was their position under these penal
statutes. The effect of the laws regarding Roman Catholics
was, that wealthy members of that faith sent their children
out of the country to be educated, and much evil and incon-
venience arose out of this circumstance. He would refer to
a few ether cases to show how members of the Roman
Catholic persuasion were at present affected, who
from conscientious motives (and, ho might observe,
those who acted from euelt were not a few),
declined to take the oaths that were prescribed.
With regard to the oath of supremacy there were many
persons who had a conscientious objection to take it. An
eminent individual, who was an Archbishop of Rome, could
not sit it the council at Malta, in consequence of the
scruples lie felt to take the oath. Mr. Waterton
could not qualify as a magestrate in the county in
which he lived; and there were many other persons
similarly situated, who could not conscientiously submit to
take it. It was too bad, therefore, that these worthy indivi-
duals should still be subject to these ma;ignaut and cruel
statutes. He would also Mention another person, who was
subject to their oppression, the Rev, Mr. Greene, chaplain to
Sir Clifford Constable, Now these were real practical griev-
ances, arising from religious scruples of conscience.
thought, therefore, that the House should interfere and put
an end to what must be considered a disgraostlil state of
things. Let not the House imagine that It was a small or
trivial grievance which was at present under discussion.
Thousands of families, from the highest to the lowest in
the land, were waiting for their decision to be
restored to those rights of the constitution of which
they had been unjustly deprived. They were waiting for that
decision also in other countries, and he could not help think-
ing that some consideration was due to their feelings. It was
also due to the faith of the great majority of Christendom,
for they could not shut their eyes to the fact that those who
would be relieved by the removal of those disabilities be-
longed to a religious creed which comprised the greater part
of the civilized world. It was also due to the interests of
their own Established Church, for it was the
greatest injury to it to say that their faith
could not be maintained without perpetuating
what was the greatest injustice to others. In conclusion he
considered it most disgraceful to keep up this odious system
of civil penalties against a faith so celebrated—it was re-
pulsive to the feelings of all just men, repulsive to the
spirit of the age in which they lived, and cruel to ,:cruse
against whom these laws were first enacted.—(Her,,, hear.)
Sir RORRRT INGLIS said, that the experience which he
had in that House enabled him to say that it: was a
very general feeling that to make concessions was much
pleasanter than to resist them.--(Hear.) Concession, however,
he had not made, and was not prepared to make, on the pre-
sent questiori. Whether to liberate the captive, to aid their
fellow-subjects by a grant of public money—or, as in the
present case, to remove the obstruction of certain civil dis.:
abilites—it was far pleasanter to give than to refuse. While
he admitted, however, the pleasurable emotions which con-
cession would give, he regretted that lie could not accede to
the motion on the present occasion. His Hon. Friend had
said that those penal enactments were the rubbish of the
dark ages. He would ask, however, whether this was
the case ? The first stage to which he would
refer when they commenced, was what was called the golden,
or Augustan age of this country—a time when this country
possessed more eminent men than the Hon. Member himself,
or any of the gentlemen who formed the "Young England"
party. He would not, however, threw discredit or disparage-
. ment on the men who formed the glory of the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. The next period was the great era of civil liberty.
The next was that of William 111. The next was George HI
But he (Sir R. Inglis) presumed that the dark age
to which the Hon. Gentleman referred was the year 1829.
(Laughter.) That was the darkest age in his estimation.
His lion. and Learned Friend had told the House that great
as the provisions of this Bill might be considered by some,
yet the Bill of the Lord Chancellor, which might be soon
expected from the other House, was still more comprehen-
sive. He contended that no practical grievance had operated
from the existence of the statutes y Bich this Bill was
intended to repeal. The Honourable and Learned Gentle-
man had said that it was at present impos-
sible for any person in this country to bequeath
anything to a Roman Catholic college abroad, but why did
he not introduce a measure to remove that grievance, if it
were a grievance? He lead also complained that the Roman
Catholic Bishop of 'Malta was precluded by the present penal
statutes from taking a seat in the Legislative Council, be-
' cause he could not take the oath. He (Sir It. Inglis) would
not at present enter upon that question further than by
saying that his hope was, that wherever the Sovereign
carried her flag she should also there carry her church.
—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") Many better than himself had
held that hope for centuries, and that till the last few years
was the theory, if not the practice, of the best men in Eng-
land. Ile apprehended that that statement would not be
contradicted by any Member of the House. Instead of carry-
ing our language and religion to Malta, when we conquered
' it, we accommodated ourselves as much as possible
to the language and religion of the people
whom we had conquered. That, however, was not the policy
adopted by the Romans, the French, or any other nation, or
even by higland until the last forty or fifty years of
Liberalism. Canada was not an exception, because it was
surrendered by treaty. He would now come to the general
clauses of the Bill. What was the practical effect of the Bill ?
He would take up the clause with reference to schoolmasters,
and he would ask whether any Roman Catholic had been
prevented from exercising the functions or avocations of a
schoolmaster because he had omitted to obtain a license from
the Protestant bishop of the diocese in which lie proposed to
establish his school? In point of fact, they all knew that the
slightest impediment did not exist against any Roman Catho-
lic schoolmaster pursuing his avocations on such a ground.
Some member of the Church would probably rise in the
course Of the present debate, and he (Sir R. Inglis) would
feel obliged to hint if he would state that he knew any
instance in which any Roman Catholic teacher had
been prevented from exercising his avocations because he had
emitted to procure a license from the Protestant bishop of
his diocese to do so. He (Sir R. Inglis) would oppose this
Bill, because it would in effect repeal the Act of Supremacy,
as well as the law for the expulsion of the Jesuits,
which prohibits Roman Catholic bishops from assuming the
titles of Protestant sees. It authorises, so far as the Roman
Catholic, shall not prohibit any Roman Catholic prelate to
assume the title of any see in England. lie may assume,
if he pleases, the title of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
With reference to processions, the blouse had thought fit to
abolish Protestant processions, and would the House
now consent to have through the streets of Lon-
don the procession of Corpus Christi, or the processsion
of the Host. The present Bill also seeks to repeal a p7ovi-
sion of the Act of 1829, which prohibits any functionary
from going in his sacerdotal robes to a place of worship.
When he told the House that there were no provisions or
grievances which the present Bill sought to repeal but those
which had been introduced by the lion. Member himself,
who had brought forward the measure of Catholic Emanci-
pation in 1829, he thought he had stated sufficient reasons
for inducing him to move that the present Bill be read a
second time this day six months.

The SPEAKER having put the original motion and
amendments,

Lord MOKPETH rose and said, that he hoped his night
Honourable Friend the Member for the University of
Oxford would allow him, a Protestant Member of the
' House, to express his regret that any attempt i.hould
have been made to resist those laudal le endea-
vours to get rid of the last remnant of the institutions
of the dark ages. His Right Hoh. Friend would object to
their being styled the relics of the dark ages. They were,
at all events, the relics of an age which bad witnessed
the passing of the penal codes. All really liberal minds
must, however, admit that if they were not re-
lics of the dark ages, they were remnants of a spirit
which reigned dominant and contemporary with the dark
ages.—( dear, hear.) It might be said that these measures
which the House sought to repeal were a series of measures
enacted since the Reformation. He supposed Ids Right Hon.
Friend would confine the term "dark ages" to the years
which preceded the Reformation, when the King's Govern-
ments and countries were all Roman Catholics. He had
no wish to cast any slur upon the opinions or
conduct of any men or body of men with refer-
ence to the course they might adopt upon
the present occasion. Ile considered that the enactments
which :the present Bill sought to repeal originated in the
absence of sound views. He was not, however, as be said
before, inclined to cast any slur upon the motives of the
opposers of the presert measure. But on looking back to
the history of past ages he could not resist the con-
viction that of all the principles which have caused
evil or multiplied the sorrows of the human race,
the principle of bigotry has been the most fruitful—(Hear,
hear)—and the [nest pernicious. If he was guilty of a bad
taste or impropriety towards the Right Hon. Baronet the
Member for the University of Oxford, and applied the term
Idgoted to him, he was sure that the term would be received
by his Right Hon. Friend with a gentle and reprov-
ing smile—a gentle smile on account of the natural gen-
tleness of his temper, and with a reproving smile,
because he would consider that such imputations
should not be cast by any persen.—(Loud laughter.)
Ho could say that hardly a day paesed in which he did not
detect some sort of bigotry in these even who thought them-
selves most free from it. The Hon. Member had said that
wherever the flag of the Queen of England was reared, there
should her church be planted. He would no: venture to say
how far that principal had been carried out in cur colonies,
but it would seem more to the purpose if wherever the
English flag might be planted, we were to inquire what was
the church of the Queen's subjects. He could hardly conceive
that the speech of the Hon. Member would have been made
on the second reading of the:Bill, for when the House was in
Committee, if there was any particular exception to be made,
it might be excepted in the operation of the Bill, and the
House would no doubt consent to such a course. These ,
statutes, as they now stood, were useless, unless for the pur-
pose of keeping up an offensive superiority, and throwing out.
an unmerited stigma. Ile found by the first clause in this
Bill that preaching was to be punished by forfeiture of
goods and one year's impeisonment. Yet it was known
that this creed was, promulgated every day' fejin 1,000
pulpits, making the statute a mere connivance at a
falsehood. Why did not the Hon. Member for Pontefract
bring forward a case which occurred some two years ago in
which parties were proceeded against for not going tochureli?
These statutes while they were on the statute-book might
be enforced for some malicious purpose. There were alio
denunciations agai:lst bell steeples and even against articles
of wearing apparel. The procession of Corpus chrieei and

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the profession of the Host had been looked upon will' re!
alarm as likely to be renewed if these statutes thi
repealed, but the House might safely rely Al
customs of , the country being attended to. In P"i;
where these things were tolerated, such a
never heard of. :The Bill also proposed to relax the llutio
bition against the order of the Jesuits, and this relPfer
had been viewed with some alarm even by persons
lightened principles. He did not think much of the sup
lions which had been made respecting the Jesuits', :ilO
he believe that any danger could be shown' as ael,""t
dtl
from the pzcheeediegs of that body. He would say, led itio
party M ttqe State enjoy an equality of toleration, an noied
PlAtt or he was very Much inclined to follow the course p.
in Silo United States, and to interfere with no
was not niity of legal infractien. For his part be
procasio
"tons to ive the same indulgence to religious rrcla_tloe
they did to political refugees. ;Let them shut thei lvviots,
nothing but crime, and let our Island be an asylum.
for every species of misfortune. This was his 01);11 pre'
this was the reason why he should support the Bit 1!.
tection was given to one party, it might to be P.,i`eii „ice I
other, and he hoped that the House would never °
tbY 0,1
sanction to any measure which expressed a e.)'Ton s
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anything, the only purport of which was to I°l
alarm.

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(T AFT SITTING.)

ELECTION NEWS. jot 04
• *WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Although the new - w .it cfit(
election of a Member for the borough, in the roll 0,1,
Pali h Neville, the newly appointed Lord of the 're.' 10
was not moved for in the House of Commons
evening, the copy of the writ and precept was r.ecceleriti
Mr. Thomas Adams, the Mayor, from tlie 1-lig`i—be stn,,t
Berks, as early as ten o'clock this trehtthag. The 1% sr
clamation was made this ufternor:a at the Market AL,A
the Town-hall, by Mr. Georg, Long Seeker, the town -clerk)theof the Nk°lotr
„ in presence
municipal authorit;.-es, and a large -concourse of theke o 'rs
tants. The ly.Anination has been appointed to er't
Saturday.- Mr.. Neville has been engaged with eOOO
and some of. his committee (which was formed vett
evening, at a meeting of his friends at the Castle of;
during the day upon his canvass ; but in consalilei3is
opposition to Ins return being anticipated, the town 't foul
free from the appearance of any bustle or exciter:len
(in the absence,
ferent from the hubbub and animation which Prt:d
the eve of the last election in November. It le s',B rienull;
far from improbable that a gentleman will be put illeetori`
lion on Saturday, for the purpose of addressing the `t'be cep;
the great political event of the day (the repeal IN,„ the
laws), but without any intention of proceedingirtior
Mr. Neville will remain at Windsor until the wee
ot
ceedings have terminated. foal'
STAFFORD, TUESDAY.—Captain Carnegie has 001,14
opponent in Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, of Livel.ko
entered the town to-day accompanied by a veilfad
of supporters. He afterwards addressed the eleerviittiO
the window of the Star Hotel, where his committeoil 1,01';
and earnestly exhorted them to do full justice to the
plea of free trade in the approaching election.. ;go-
i.
, The following is a copy of Mr. Heywyrtb's
dress to the _electors : ble n
" Gentlemen,—A deputation from rJur honeellbecoiDe
has waited upon me this evening, to, invite me t,°„tvi
.„1
candidate for your suffrages at the approaching e,,ll:nlee,
"I feel gratified with this mark of your cenul'otiel
accept your invitation with great pleasure. I aau „e'r
self to your choice as a supporter of immediate 2°,1 sv
fettered commerce, which principles I have elwa.:
tained, and have publicly advocated for many Yea,rs; e
" It, is my intention to visit Stafford to-morr",,-,. per-do
Isbell then have the opportunity of making r',:bbor",t'it
acquaintance, and of stating to you in detail 111,10 e
of all protective duties, and- the strong opinior'-moi
favour of immediate and perfect free trade.-1 re-
tlemen, yours respectfully, vOl3
" LAWRENCE 11E11 ,ge4
"Yewtree, near Liverpool, March 9."
,or eaV
Captain Carnegie's committee have been -pgc"
in canvassing, aud report favourably of their Pro
success.
The prAectionists, as a body, hold aloof; but itoillestda
from various circumstances that if a really 1/00;
ttraigh`forward protectionist were to come fool.° ditik
be a formidable opponent to either of the other cso to
`FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
STAFFORD,UESDAY EVENING, FIVE 41
'1 ' lice
stop
celillot
will be glad to bear that 'Stafford
is all at r
ringing—flags flying—music playing, and till say 014
with burgesses. Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, eaV
Anti-Corn-law League man, and thorough .I'3 ',bet
rived as a candidate and addressed the burgessts-,„10P,be7
flocking round him, and swear they will returner Ai
throw out Carnegie ; indeed be (Carnegie) if!'cotti
little support that there is an impression tu3"„talP riff
before Thursday, and not stand the poll, 11Ir• , 0040
with Heyworth as his friend. Mr. Heyworth ul`tAeut
till two o'clock, so that nothing decisive has yet

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• IRELAND. ),,,11'
DUBLIN, MARCH 9. ef 11')Iiie
MAYO ELECTION.—The virtual termination,"4l, ri
test is in favour of the Repeal candidate, Mr. Oroyeciostf
M'Donnell, of 800 Castle. At six o'clock on Stifid
ing the Sheriff's assessor announced the poll, at ''''
as follows:
.... 4
477
M'Donnell... ......... 1
................... 1
Moore '
e,O 1110„,°
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Majority for M'Donnell ... .iiii s P, r
The limit SHERIFF then dechred Joseph 4
nell, Esq., duly elected as one of the repro- ot) 13'
Mayo.—(Load cheering followed this announcetoes 10tir
f , .„,es,
On the motion of Mr. DILLON BRowNE, ~ '" p,
his O'''
thanks was passed to the Sheriff's Assessor for - _A fr
lity during the election. esses."4
'de itli:,e4
Mr. MoonE, the defeated candidate, brieflT a,„„rt,,,,i.,,
electors. lle deplored the occurrence at N%°s',-) o"'J's°'
lie said, had diminished the lustre of the victoried, Ds 1r
by the Repealers—a triumph which, he cuusid,ebat o,,Fror
been achieved by constitutional means. Now iiio- 1
test was at an end, they should lay aside all fee V'
cour and shake hands. 0:#0
~
Mr. Moore then shook hands with Mr. Dillon P eb
,
the crowd in the Court-house loudly applauded. mysiVe
Mr. Dit.cole BROWNE said the victory was thepje'
tanned since the Clare election, as the kepealers . I le.
CO
the Whigs and Tories combined.
The proceedings then terminated. The town of O
and the surrounding district were quite pcacetib'"tp, ...tio
Tihransg 0
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te,,,:igl:tit ! 4 I°
PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium 011 e,-foi..'il pt.
is 1234 per mille, which, at the English Mint price ° f 15 it fie
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange °,..; 65,0 t,
the exchange at Paris on London at short bill,il;„ tell°o*ist
lows that gold is 0.74 per cent. dearer in Loneto',o4 P.,,,e4 i
By advicss from liamburgh the price •f gold l°, reee e'aiilal
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10)4";1;,, 001 ie
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 914 t_ and `jt Pn/11)01"
Hamburgh, on London at short being 13 1" in ',et del"
gold is 1.14 per cent. dearer in London then joi :',., l'cil,
all'oll,l9de
2et3oh-tet4rospepaeorrf exchange
ii,a.:tileNo
follows
swt
wthYeoearntk
tiohe,, n. g
land oanol si,o3 Vtioo,;
against England. But the quoted exchange at .1..re,,,b freso 05
bdiilffiseraetnGeoe.days' sight, the interest must be deducte" e#o. rt
NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY. 1116 i tte6,oi
a meeting was held at the London Tavern, Elsh°Ps• steacp*
the purpose of forming a building society upon a ne ip• ~,a aait
plan, invented by Mr. Macarthur. Mr. Masternatn• eeeo7oo_9l
having in a brief speech,opened the business of the tine. fel
upon the originator of the plan to detail it to the nle,e luster ro,o•
cipal improvements which have been made are, thtspale!,s wiA
duration of the society being indefinite, or until each to et'oefai e'
been doubled in value, it is prttposed that no pellean titirteV
shall be advanced shall be liable to pay for more tea
otoe os err
and this is effected by doing away wills the clieisicet,Jr°l9°
auction and substituting a exei rate, at which the r or oleakioll
are to be made, There are no lines on transfers ,ell'',00"
nor will any discount be deducted from the still and ,P if
, meeting was numerously and respectably attended,
re 01:e'' 01 4.
its termination a considerable number of shares wet,rditYe9l:.el
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN AaTisT ..1)-4." P
' 1 eine Dip, • c• es
quest was held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Lon Ino gti,J,
Manchester-square, touching the death of Mr. lienfe rich A '1'6,4
57 year.:. The deceased gentleman was by Prote°l-„elle',„a'- alce'ae",
appeared that he had for some time past beets liv'"Tee Milli ii(
lady of fortune (his sister), who, having missed Ithnd, Yr°,o' (ley
of Friday last, early next morning she, together 1;11C sele
companion, went into his room and found Ilitn,,,o'' e00);.e. a
dressed. Mr. Joseph, the surgeon, had opened ",`„eeple esf ;:a.
the appearances, said that death was the result 0 ';.ol,Ptir:;,l
FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS' .IWenevollfOie
cirrir.--The patrons and subscribers towards this L'odatilijeet tr
tion celebrated the tenth anniversary of- its fl yestoaci,i'll;
together at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-stleee," fir. ',', tO ,Itio'
Lord Mayer presided at the festival supported by "ogell',:es i°4
original president, Mr. Brewster, the Rev. Mr. 'Joe til'apte.'oo
J. Groves, sen. There were present upwards of 130 naltf e 14011,/
tial and opulent members of the two trades. ;:-.'vessa'',;(3l,
ments were conducted by Mr. Turner, assisted by eloot'yjr. yee
Ransford and Matter Banister. Mr. Ills:wits and 11%, oil e 0. ii,
the vocal entertainment by appropriate comic snob, 0),„$00',„,
acted as toastmaster. Upon the removal of the ' noel 'et'', at 4,;
having been sung, the Chairman proposed, in the werere,vll,,,,*
loyal and appropriate toasts of the evening, whichfts a 13 Oiesik,
the most enthusiastic demonstrations. The healt
I_, 0,,,re.,ei,,,1. ,
and of Mr. Harmer, and of several other gentletnelroprioto °;000
with the honours, and responded to in short but,elPit edleolsi!tPor
The health of Mr. Wolverly Attwood, the presluelhe gee° est°lol:..
to attend on account of Meese, was also drunk. e lam r.i •,,o'
amongst th ~. L 0 ,o, IV
of the subscriptions was nearly 6001., - TO'aeti°7,ol.
was a donationfrom Mr. J. Gloves, se'" otecienj,
gave 10/., Mr. Harmer 10/., in adaition to termer,
010 f. a
log 1001., and there were several other donation t se.ll
company did not separate till a late hour. . ca.- ~,,
_A bill 10rt.,,':,,,5
A CASE FOR THE LONG ROBE. ir, -00,.ad.'.1
has been filed by Sir John Edmund de Beadsjcron-1,,`,
Richard Ben on de Beauvoir, Esq., of Culford . of I, „le 1,
of a sum of money and other property to the vat_uteoasto,'.`ple.,.• t;
upwards. Mr. de Beauvoir had some years ago yo
00'1'4)1' if 0,,
lawsuit with Mr. Rhodes, which rendered the co. „be leeece,
present, it is expected, will be equally fruitful tor_. de 13" OP
tiro ,
John claims as next heir in virtue of his wife. .„ al/ ve,
widower, without children, and Sir John has ....
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C. Browne. . s a 1
' d Cif° t l'' 4r
The Italian company at the Madri t. OA „Tr d
quite disorganized, in consequence of a serious It_tt,tu, tile, tiel`f,
place. The two bassi, Ferloti and Salvatori, had $t wpet,., fee.f ai:f
duet" in the Puritarti, and had made their clime olo.'enot ~,
,
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said to his colleague, " You sis Outed
next day
sail
a blow, and hence arose a duel the next day W"'perest egie.loa Jr
vatori wounded his adversary in the throat•
r. 00„, ortio
danger, but his adversary had taken fligh:i,,Lie iter''
...................."/
thought the same thing as Ferloti, on it et '
which is not singing but roaring.—Geagnant.) s.
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BIRTHS. ern, -
1845. at AreqfPa, the
liaf ciierf"
WOenntt,bzesql6,thoroaf December,daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Wolverton HouSe, Bucks,
opt
Harrison, Esq., of a daughter. ea d jow"
tetthe w'l liter'
,reet' ° . b °I
eitug Ato
On
p 0
nit tt hh ee 77t.thh ILI sstt..,, 3.1 rst .t Ih'euilm,
ale,
olfiPaienrsegyal
of 3
Esq ,of a ton. _ B. BraY., os. e..te'
On the Bth ,net., in Dorset-square, Mrs.
_..,,,,,, 01 a
__op. 0,
On the Bth inst., Mrs. Henry Lee, or IlsIT"'"1:A., 0' 041
On the 9th inst., the lady of George Frit" John
Regent's-park, of a daughter. Mr°.
On the 9th inst., at U 105'
of a son. beo, rf s,
3to Jeines' I,ite,
P:ARDSltelld;;ltas,letsoltArloiroj 0 :ore
daOugnhttheers2dotin
jsto.h,
net Aiatirn:htaliayl,,
1:5q...._
lati
Esq., of the same town ; and Phube,
n, Fri 00/
Holtzer, Esq., of the Sauvagnier.
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st 0re,....et
On the 4th inst. at the Old Church, Brig cress B rk,7
Cael. cot, e----
Sykes, Esq., of 'Queen Ann-street_ _
_, iaees____-- e•
daughter of Frederick Perkins, Esq., or go 0,- t
------------ ekle° till
DIED. Charl'''' '"I'• it
„ ostrl'cloi
. 2, oil
or
Mroamtateke9:itztieir
etd.i,teirnofte,, Argyle-street,
tGe.lo;sg°7'
age. . j ,
On the 9th inst., at the house of her fatbeiri,w, of eir 4 vii
wife of Mr. Crisp, of London, and only drug tee, 4.10,01!
Dial"( tile 10,flit.
of Bungay. near ive 0 a
On the 27th ult., at Souldern Hoise,
..,,t,witat
„010,,,,0e
..„4.e
vileuittic.3et.
•s tot',
age,ot.3Cl
Marston, St.
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Lawrence,tise 1 as r15eP00:.',...'0,, ~,eprtOoc;_el'oera txo.'" I id
long resident and highly esteemed throtte!e_eds i r.O poe 0,
thcineeieroesmasteanendtnalteviroasussaencndhdaearamirteliaedsbtiaeonndehse:re
On the 4th inst., at Farningham, Kent,._rand, elr,.,!'lloagc,,r.'lr
oarcsi toaittiitasepbroloesulueto,ti
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ittn,
na
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On (lie 6th inst., at Gill ;louse, Colluel,, of T. ,::', of .10
On the 7th inst., at Sidmouth, Jane, 1,17_0 child
On the 7th inst., Walter Scott, yo it ..,,,,i.
Strand. ndor 311FrY4P'.— IA
On the 7111 inst., at Clapham, Alexa ~,ged vo• „pi'?
At Brighton, William Ely Cook, Escia ' _ pity,,el 0;10
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