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ts of Justice, the discussion of
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BRUSSELS, DEC. 10.
Ti-The
report oCriti aomfbAe Ir.
d the debate on the first
The Chamber then resume
law accompan)ing the budget
article of the project of .
which was fixed after that of the Interior.
of the ways and means,
Pr ton, for the expense of
house duty of three centimes
13111. Manilius proposed that
the lighthouse at Wielingen.
which N,vas for imposing a light-
the duty should be only two derable, that that
navigation of the Scheldt was so consi
enses of the light-
duty would be sufficient for the exp
centimesaffirming that the
house. This amendment was rejected.
Articles I. and 11. were passed.
to
Treasury bonds permitting the Governm
to the amount of twenty' octant millions
Article 111., ni ant to issue
e ab
d te
meet the expenses, gave occasion for an important
on the finances of the country.
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thus adopted, without a debate, all the articles relative
to the regular expenses, which' amount to 14,886,000 f.
The whole of the budget of ways and means, and of the
regular receipts, was voted by a majority pf 69 to 5.
The next subject on the order of the day was the pro-
ject of law regulating the promotion of the Prinses of
the Royal family in the army, which was adopted
without a debate, by a majority of 71 to 2.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 11.—The Chamber of Representa-
tives, on its sitting to day, commenced the debate on the
project of law for a vote of credit, 2,000,000 francs,
which the central section proposed to increase to
2,300,000 francs, for measures relative to the importation
of provisions, to the improvement of the linen manufac-
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law the sum of 500,000 francs, for facilitating the drain-
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in which the Minister of the Interior, and several other
Members took part, when Mr. Orban's proposal, with
some modification, was agreed to. It was expected that
the discussion of the project of law would proceed, when
a motion by M. Osy gave occasion to a long
and angry debate. AL Osy asked the Minister
of the Interior if he approved of a letter
of the Governor of East Flanders, which treats
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calumny against the author of the letter, written in June,
and which the Government had not published till De-
cember. M. Verhaegen even said that the letter had
been published solely with the view to excite the people
to plunder the corn merchants. The best answer to all
these declarations was that of M. Molou—the letter
could not do any harm, but this debate might do much.
At length, after some further discussion, the Chamber
came to the real subject of the order of the day.

The Bishop of Newfount•land had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.

GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL.
The trial of Captain James Bull, of her Majesty's
57th Regiment, by a general court-martial, commenced
at Chatham barracks on Thursday, and was continued
on Monday, the court each day being filled by officers
of the garrison, and a number of civilians connected with
the town.
At the commencement of the proceedings on Thurs-
day, Captain Bull pleaded guilty to the charge preferred
against him, but not to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline.
The prosecutor, Major Thomas Shadforth, previous
to his evidence being taken, expressed to the Court the
great regret with which he appeared against Captain
Bull, who, he must acknowledge, had proved himself a
good officer, and observed that he had been prompted to
pursue the course he had taken only by a sense of public
duty and a regard to the good of the service. The Major
was then sworn, and stated in evidence, that he had come
home with the head-quarters of the 57th Regiment from
India. That on the 9th of July, 1846, they were lying
at Sim en's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on board the barque
Mary Ann ; that about midnight of that day Capt. Bull
came to witness's cabin-door, and said, "Major Shadforth,
Mr. Allen, the master of the ship, has reported to me that
you came on board the ship in a state of intoxication, and
I think it my duty to order you under arrest." Witness ,
had then been in bed upwards of an hour. On the follow •
ing morning he went to the poop of the ship, when the
prisorer came up to him and asked if he was aware that
he had last night been ordered into arrest by him?
Witness replied, " Yes; and it was a d— piece of im-
pertinence on your part, as you want to assume the com-
mand of the regiment." On this the prisoner went away,
and witness, calling to the acting adjutant, Lieutenant
Grant, desired him to send for the regimental pass-order
book, and to insert therein that he wished to meet the
whole of the officers at ten o'clock A.M. of that
day. Lieutenant Grant refused to obey his orders; and
witness, on leaving the poop, said in a loud tone to Cap-
tain Bull that his positive orders were that no officers of
the regiment should leave the ship without his leave.
Witness afterwards directed the Sergeant-Major of the
regiment to insert the order in the pass-bnerfor a meet-
ing of all the officers at ten o'clock. After breakfast
Captain Stanley reported to him in writing that ho had
been placed in arrest by order of Captain Bull, and wit-
ness then found that the prisoner had left the ship, in
disobedience of the orders which he had issued. Cap
Lain Bull remained absent till the next morning (the
11th), although he was detailed in the orders of the day
of the 10th to take his regular turn of duty as captain of
the day.
The prisoner was here about to cross-exatr ine the
witness, but was told by the president that it was usual
for the Court to put their questions first. To this Cap-
tain Bull demurred, and the Court was cleared; and on
its being reopened, the president announced that it had
been decided that the questions of the Court should be
put first.
In answer to various questions put by members of the
Court,
Major Shadforth stated that no meeting of the officers
of the regiment took .place, as he had ordered, on the
morning of the 10th, in consequence of the absence of
the prisoner and the acting adjutant, Lieutenant Grant.
It was his intention to caution the prisoner officially
as to his conduct at the meeting, if it had taken
place, but the absence of the prisoner prevented
him. Witness most decidedly did not relinquish the
command of the regiment in consequence of the pri
soner having placed him in arrest. It was his intention,
after pointing out to the prisoner his unjustifiable con-
duct, to have placed him in arrest, but he was prevented
doing so on account of his absence from the vessel. In
answer to a question as to what course he adopted to-
wards the prisoner on his return to the vessel (a question
which the Major at first declined to answer, as leading
to other matters already investigated), he stated that
Captain Bull, on his return, brought a letter from tne
acting Town-Major at Cape Town, desiring him (the
witness), by order of the Commandant, to consider him-
self in arrest, 'in consequence of a charge preferred
against him by Captain Bull, till a court of inquiry
should assemble to investigate the matter; that, in con-
sequence of this, he took no steps against Captain Bull
till after the proceedings of the court of inquiry on him-
self, when, in consequence of orders contained in a letter
from the acting Town-Major at Cape Town, he placed
Captain Bull in arrest: It was usual, in the 57th Regi-
ment, for officers to sign pass-orders.
On cross-examination by the prisoner, Major Shad-
forth stated that he had received, on the 11th of July,
another letter from the prisoner, besides that which he
had referred to and handed in ; but he could not say
where it was, or whether it went with his other papers
to the Adjutant-General. On the night on which pri-
soner ordered him into arrest witness did not deny that
he was drunk, or remonstrate with prisoner. He de-
sired him to go to his bed. He could not say what
officer was with prisoner on that occasion, as his cabin
door was but partially open. He believed that the ab-
sence of the prisoner from the ship was occasioned by
his having gone to Cape Town to report to the senior
officer in command what bad occurred on board on the
night of the 9th.
By the COURT—There was no light in witness's cabin
on the night in question. Witness did not report Capt.
Bull's absence from the ship to the military authorities
at the Cape. He considered he had no right to do so,
having the command of the regiment ; besides, he was
in Simon's Bay, upwards of 30 miles from Cape Town.
Captain Edward Stanley, of the 57th Regiment, swore
to his being placed in arrest on the night of the 9th of
July by Lieutenant Grant, because he would not leave
his cabin at twelve o'clock at night to be a party to what
he considered a most irregular proceeding, viz., assist',
ing, by his presence, Captain Bull to assume the corn-
mend of the regiment. Captain Bull was detailed, in
the regimental orders, as the captain of the day for the
the 10th; but he that day left the ship, and did not re-
turn till the following morning, when he told witness
he had been to Cape Town, and had orders to place him
in arrest. Lieutenant Grant told him that he had been
desired by Captain Bull to order his attendance in the
caddy, but witness refused; and he was then told that
he was ordered by Captain Bull to place him in arrest.
Witness had previously told Captain Bull that he would
get no assistance from him in what he intended to do, as
he would be no party to taking his commanding officer
out of his cabin to see if he was drunk. He could
not conceive the slightest reason for Captain Bull's inter-
ference with Major Shadforth's authority.
Assistant-Surgeon Jackson spoke to the fact of Cap-
tain Bull having gone to Major Shadforth's cabin, as
already described, on the night of the 9th, and the cap-
tain's absence from the ship next day.
The Court adjourned at 4 o'clock.
Yesterday the Court opened at 10 o'clock, when the
assistant-surgeon was again called, and stated that
Captain Bull was near enough on the 10th to hear
Major Shadforth's order that no officer should leave
the ship.
Captain Stanley was also recalled, and stated that
Captain Bull bad placed Lieutenants Hunt and Logan
under arrest because he thought them drunk. One of
them, to witness's own knowledge, was sober, and the
other was only a little noisy. _ _

Sergeant-Major Jones deposed that on the morning
of the 10th of July he received instructions from Lieut.
and Adjutant Grant to receive all orders from Captain
Bull, and to report to him accordingly. Afterwards
went with the Adjutant to Captain Stanley's cabin, when
the latter was placed in arrest by Captain Bull's orders.
Witness further corroborated previous witnesses as to
what passed on deck next morning. On Captain Bull's
return to the ship, he published in his regimental orders
a garrison order from Cape Town, directing a court of
inquiry ; he also directed a regimental order for a court
of inquiry on a private to be held the same day ; the
regimental order of Captain Bull was afterwards can-
celled by Major Shadforth on his resuming the command
of the detachment. Witness further spoke to the pass-
order book not being signed by Captain Bull.
Private James Marlystes, who was orderly on the
10th of July, took the pass-order book to Captain Bull
for his signature, but ho refused, saying he had nothing
to do with the orders.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
swore that
the Ttirine commander
was standing on the starboard side
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conversation with the first lieute-
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fell down, but got up again, and
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The Major was much intoxi-
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Hunt and Logan, both of whom
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retired to their cabins, he
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ness said he had never complained of danger to the ship
from the lights before the night in question. He did
not see any light in Major Shadforth's cabin when Cap-
tain Bull went to it. The prosecutor had on that day,
the 9th of July, reported that the barque Mary Ann
was not in a fit state to proceed to sea.
By the COURT—AII that he requested of Captain Bull
was to see that the lights were put out. Could not say
that the lights which he saw below were in the cabin of
Messrs. Hunt and Logan. The steps taken by Captain
Bull removed all apprehension of danger from his mind,
as the light was extinguished in Mr. Hunt and Mr.
Logan's cabin. [Here the Court remarked that it could
not understand the evidence of the witness on this point,
it was so very contradictory. There was no alternative,
however, but to take it.] The witness considered that
Nlajor Shadforth was in an unfit state to be called on
for the assistance which he required, on account of his

intoxication. It was a dark night when Major Shad-
forth came on board and fell. He could not exactly
swear that his fall was caused by drunkenness but, to
ihe best of his belief, it was. Was not aware that there
was anything on deck over which the Major might pos-
sibly have tripped, but there might have been such a
thing. Did not see any one assist the Major to rise, and
cannot recollect whether there was any motion of the
vessel on the occasion, or whether the deck was in a
slippery stets. Witness did not go to Major Shadforth's
cabin to see what condition he was in before he went to
Captain Bull; and he did not notice in the ship's log the
fact of the Major's intoxication.
It being four o'clock, the Court adjourned.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 1 s.—Charles Holden, able seaman,
of the Vengeance, 84, who fell off the maintopsail-yard,
in furling sails yesterday, is going on favourably under
the judicious treatment of the medical officers of the
ship. 'When in the Retribution he had fallen out of the
foretop, but received but little injury. Notwithstanding
the Vengeance has no lower deck guns, or stores for
such guns on board, nor a full complement of men, tome
wiseacre fancies she draws too much water to go out of
this harbour, and accordingly the crew have set to work
to-day, after dinner, to pump the water out of the tanks,
in the endeavour to lighten her to the draft of the sup-
posed depth of water on the bar.
The Penelope steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, has got
her complement, and will drop out to Spithead in a few
days. In consequence of the " ragged regiments"
which have recently been so numerously sent, from va-
rious parts, for the purpose of manning the ships in
commission, and Captain Giffard having been supplied
with a sorry lot, he represented the case to the Corn
mander-in-Chief, setting
forth the inefficiency of his
ship's company; the result was, that a survey was or•
'lered to be held to determine whether the men com-
plained of were fit for sea service or not; accordingly,
this day, Captains Pasco, of the Victory; Lushington,
of the Vengeance; and Lapidge, of the Cyclops; and
Surgeons Acheson, of the Victory k.Verling, of the Ve-
ngeance; and Willfiams, of the Cyclops, assembled on
board the Penelope, and made an investigation or exa-
mination of the ship's company, who, in the opinion- of
the surveyors, were fit and able men for the service for
which they had entered, and would be fonnd useful and
good hands after a little drill and practice in the neces-
sary manual exercises.

The Mercury tender, and Duck and Goodwill navy
lighters, sailed to-day, the former for Poole and Wey-
mouth, to obtain volunteers for the navy; the second
with stores for Plymouth; and the latter for the eastern
yards with stores.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 15.—The Centaur steam-frigate,
having taken on board a sufficient quantity of coals
yesterday morning, went down the river on a short
experimental trip, and when she had her full steam up
to try her speed at the measured mile, in Long-reach,
the wheelr6pe broke, and she came in contact with a
collier, carrying away her own bowsprit and the head of
her figure, and the jib-boom of the collier. The Centaur
returned to Woolwich, and will leave to morrow (this
day) for Portsmouth, to be fitted for sea.
The Amphion steam-frigate, Capt. Williams, is ordered
to be fitted with one of Porter's anchors,
of 52 cwt., and
it has been tested, and is now ready to be put on board.
The Amphion is nearly ready for sea.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, is hourly
expected at Woolwich. It has been supposed by some
that engines of 800-horse power arc too large for vessels
of the size of the Terrible, but they are small in com-
parison with two powerful engines of 600-horse power
each, constructed at New York for a vessel to be named
the George Washington, nearly the size of the Great
Western, and intended for the conveyance of the United
States' mail between Bremen and New York vici Cowes.
The George Washington is also intended for naval
service in case of necessity; and her contractors antici-
pate being able to attain a rate of speed which will
reduce the average term of the passage in steamers
between England and New York to twelve days. The
Southerner, a fine New York built steam-ship, employed
in the coasting trade, has accomplished results which
seem to warrant the expectations of the builders of the
George Washington.

THE EAST INDIA COLLEGE AT

HAILEYBURY.

Yesterday (Tuesday) being the day appointed for
closing the second term of 1846, a deputation from the
Court of Directors of the East India Company visited
the college, for the purpose of receiving the report of
the Principal upon the literature and discipline of the
term, and of distributing the medals and prizes awarded
to the successful competitors in the various branches of
Oriental, classical, and European literature. The depu-
tation consisted of the following members of the Court:
—Chairman, Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., M.P.; Deputy-
Chairman, Henry St. George Tucker, Esq.; Lieutenant-
General Sir J. Law Lushington, G.C.8., Lieutenant-
Colonel W. 11. Sykes, John Cotton, Esq, W. H. C.
Plowden, Esq., E. Ilacnaghten, Esq., J. C. White-
man, Esq.
The deputation, on their arrival, proceeded to the
principal lodge, and thence to the council-room, where
the Principal's report was presented to them. The de-
putation and the professors then proceeded to the hall,
whcro the students had already assembled. The chair
was taken by Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., M.P., who was
supported on either side by the members of the de-
putation.

Amongst the visitors we observed Sir Robert Cunliffe,
Bart., Major Cuppage, R.A., Charles H. C. Plowden,
Esq., Captain Burford, Colonel Ta) lor, Colonel Diekin-
eon, Bombay Enginers, &c. The following civilians at
home were also present:—Robert IL S. Campbell, Esq.,
J. H. CraigiQ, Esq., Arthur Hathaway, Esq., A. Purvis,
Esq., Mosley Smith, Esq., C. Fraser, Esq., James David-
son, Esq., Robert M. Bird, Esq., &c.
The Chairman having taken his seat,
Mr. HOOPER, the clerk of the college department, read
the following report of the prizes and distinctions ob-
tained by the students :

MEDALS, PRIZES, AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINC-
TIONS OF STUDENTS LEAVING COLLEGE, DECEMBER,

1846.

Mr. Monckton —Highly distinguished, with medal in
Persian, medal in Hindustani, prize in Sanscrit and
Hirdee.

Mr. Bright—Highly distinguished, with medal, in law.
Mr. Forbes—Highly distinguished, with medal, in
classics, medal in political economy and history.
Mr. Ousley Highly distinguished, with prizs in
Persian.

n Prinsep—Highly distinguished, with medal

Mr. Chase—Highly distinguished, with medal in
Teloogoo.
Mr. Ryan—Highly distinguished, with medal in ma-
thematics.

Messrs. Craster, R. Simeon, Russell, Keene, Glyn,
Mackillop, Cooper, Floyd, Scott, and Elliot—Highly
distinguished.
Messrs. llavelock, Gordon, Spankie, and Lockett—
Passed with great credit.

PRIZES AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINCTIONS OF STU-

DENTS REMAINING IN TIIE COLLEGE.
Third Term.
Mr. J. 11. Morris—Highly distinguished, with prize
in mathematics, in Persian, and in Hindustani.
Mr. G. L. Morris—Highly distinguished, with prize
in Teloogoo.
Mr. Pelly—Highly distinguished, with prize in c'assics.
Mr. Nasmyth—Highly distinguished, witii prim in
political economy and history, and prize in law.
Mr. E. A. Prinsep—Higl►ly distinguished, with prize
in Sanscrit.

Messrs. Campbell, Johnston, Watson, and KinderB'ey
—Highly distinguished.
Messrs. Bax and F. B. Simson—Passed with great
credit.

The Hon. Chairman was loudly cheered throughout,
and at its close the applause was long continued.
The business of the day haring been concluded, the
deputation and friends returned by special train to
town.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DUBLIN, DEC. 14.—The weekly meeting of the Asso-
ciation, held this day, was very numerously attended.
Amongst the more prominent leaders of the movement
present were Mr. O'Connell, M.P., N. Maher, M.P.,
Rev. Mr. Tierney, J. M. Mac Donnell, M.P., J. O'Con-
nell, M.P., E. Clements (barrister), R. A. Fitzgerald,

On the motion of Mr. O'CoNNELL, the chair was taken
by Nicholas Maher, M.P. for Tipperary.
The CHAIRMAN said he had intended to have alluded
to some of the proceedings connected with Young Ire-
landism in the county of Tipperary, and to have cor-
rected some errors which had crept into the press with
regard to that county, but as there was a shadow of
hope that a reconciliation might take place with Young
Ireland, he should not then discuss them.
The Secretary having read the minutes of the last
day's proceedings,
Mr. O'CoNNELL handed in a number of remittances,
including 51., the renewed subscription of the Hon. Cecil
Lawless.
Mr. STEELE, at the-request of Mr. O'Connell, read a
letter from Mr. Doheney, barrister, a leading member
of the Young Ireland party, apologising fur some ex-
pressions he made use of at the recent meeting of the
"leaders" at the Rotundo, reflecting on Mr. O'Connell.
Mr. O'CoNNELL could assure Mr. Doheney that the
expressions he referred to did not hurt his (Mr. O'Con-
nell's) feelings. If his feelings- were to be hurt by the
abuse which was so constantly heaped upon him, he did
not imagine that he would then be in existence.—
(Laughter.) He was glad Mr. Doheney bad written
that letter, for his sake as well as his own. He forgave
him, not as a Christian, which Sir Walter Scott said
meant not at all, but he forgave him as a man, and as he
hoped to be forgiven hinaself.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CLEMxNTS read the following letter, addressed to
the secretary of the association :
" Blackball- street, Dec. 14.
" Sir,—ln enclosing 51. as a renewal of my subscription
to the association, I can hardly refrain from expressing
how cordially I agree with those who would have a re-
conciliation with the party that has seceded. I would
also hope that the nick-names of Young Ireland,' and
'Old Ireland,' may be buried deep in the shades below,'
and that the common brotherhood of being Repealers
shall be a sufficient distinction for all parties in future.
After the breach is made good, I, for one, won't be sorry
at its having occurred, as it certainly has placed the
moral force principles much more clearly before the mind
of the country—indeed I might say of the world.
" I humbly implore of the association, the only public
political body in existence in Ireland, to lose no time in
addressing the Government to open the Irish ports.
" This is December, not July—the country has eight
long months to struggle through before next harvest.
Wheat is already at 435. per barrel, oats 225.• there is
an immense diminution in the usual supply of eggs—
poultry must follow—bacon can only be produced by the
gentry for their own private consumption—beef and
mutton must be substituted for these commodities, each
doubtless shall run up to very high rates; the winter too
is coming in severely, which must check out door labour.
The Government will hardly refuse to give an additional
impetus to the importation of foreign wheat into Ireland,
particularly as last session its members would have sup-
ported Sir Robert Peel In a like measure, when the cause
for their doing so did not bear a fiftieth part of the pre-
sent emergency. Lord George Bentinck's party also
declared in favour of a measure of the kind last session.
The road is clear, the Government have the will to do,
let them act then in the name of God.
" I trust this subject will meet with that consideration
from the Association which its importance deserves.—
I have the honour to be,- sir, your very humble and obe-
dient servant, " ROBERT METCALF.
" To T. M. Ray, Esq."
Mr. O'CowsenLL then rose to address the-Association.
He considered that on the last day of meeting he had
accurately pictured the horrible state of destitution to
which the country was reduced; but it appeared that they
had not as yet reached the acme of the calamity.—(Hear.)
Snow and frost had set in, and the evils of the country
were consequently aggravated tenfold. It was horrible
to think of the contents of the communications from
the province of Connaught. Forty-eight deaths had
already taken place from starvation in that portion of
the island. About one hundred and thirteen letters had
been received detailing these horrible facts. The deaths
to which he alluded could not.be imputed to any other
cause but starvation, the results of the coroner's in-
quests exhibited but too true a verification of the fact.
It was with the deepest regret that he was obliged to
announce that the mercantile classes had as yet done
nothing. The cities and great towns had riot as yet
met to take means to provide for the safety of their in-
habitants. He hoped the hint he felt it his duty to throw
out would not be lost, and particularly so when it was
considered that many houses had already amassed large
fortunes by the famine.—(Hear, hear.) He would call
upon them, in the name of the forty-eight murdered
human beings who had already fallen .victims to starva
tion, to discharge the duties which their stations and
means necessarily imposed upon them.—(Hear, hear.)
The Times might sneer and laugh at him (Mr. O'Con-
nell), but, he asked, would it sneer at the sacrifice of
forty ight lives? That it would sneer at the fact he
should not be surprised; such conduct would be quite
suited to the spirit by which that infamous journal was
actuated.—(Hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) would have to
attend on this day, when he left the association, a pre-
paratory meeting of the landed proprietors of Ireland,
and he trusted that their deliberations would be confined
to the real question at issue, the condition of the coun-
try, and these gentlemen would not allow their judg-
ment to be carried away by their feelings to make
any attack on the Government.—(Hear, hear.) This
morning an account had come to hand which stated
that an application having been made to an absentee
landlord who derived a large income from this country,
for some assistance to relieve his tenantry, and that in-
dividual had sent but 31. for the purpose.—(Name,
name). He would not mention his name as yet, but the
moment he ascertained that the fact was correct he would
not hesitate to do so.—(Cheers). Ile would submit to
the association a letter which he had received from the
Right Rev. Dr. Colne on :the condition of the country,
and which was well worthy of consideration :
" Loughrea, Dec. 12, 1846.
"My dear Mr. O'Connell,—As you always feel the
deepest interest in promoting the welfare of Ireland, and
are most anxious to alleviate not only the heart-rending
calamities with which its inhabitants are at present
visited, but also to prevent the recurrence of similar
visitations hereafter, I hope you will excuse the liberty
I take of submitting to your kind attention a few sug-
gestions, in hopes that, after being maturely considered
by you, they may become the groundwork of a simple
and efficacious plan to be submitted to Government, in
order to realise so important and happy a consummation.
"It appears that vast sums have been already ex•
pended, and, it may now be naturally asked, what real
advantage has resulted from such an expenditure of pub-
lic money ? I must in candour declare that, as far
as I can perceive, very, very little, short of mere daily
employment. Now, the plan which I recommend to
remedy this evil would not only afford temporary relief,
but also prevent a more alarming consequence, which
must inevitably follow if such or some similar system be
not speedily adopted by Government before the seed-
sowing season sets in.
"I would divide the inhabitants of each parish into
three classes ; the first comprising those who hold
twenty acres of land and upwards ; the second those
holding from ten to fifteen or upwards ; and the third
holding about five acres and upwards. I would then
recommend that at relief committee be appointed in each
parish, composed of the clergy of each :religious de-
nomination, and also of a few of the most respectable
and intelligent of -their parishioners, whose duty will
be to form a list of the destitute therein contained,
and recommend them for employment to the Board of
Works in the following manner:—To each person
comprised in the first class, ten labourers may be as-
'signed, and placed under the control of the manager for
agricultural or any other useful works he may deem ex-
pedient, with an obligation of allowing each man one
shilling per day ; for each person comprised in the
second class, six labourers may be assigned for the
aforesaid purposes, and at the same hire, one-
half to be paid by the employer, the other by Govern-
ment; those comprised in the third class to have three
labOurers assigned as above, they to be paid at the sole
expense of the Government. According to this plan,
their soil will be duly prepared for all agricultural pur
poses, which otherwise will be totally neglected; but it
will be of little use to prepare the soil, unless the poor
pecple be supplied with seed ; it will therefore be the
duty of the managing committee to ascertain, by per-
sonal inspection, the extent and nature of the soil which
each person possesses, so as to be able to calculate pre-
cisely the quantity of seed which may he requisite, and
to furnish Government with a report of the same, in
order that a necessary supply at cost price or lower.
prices (as the case may. be) be provided with as little
delay as possible.
" Having thus alluded to an arrangement which will
not only give employment to a great number of the des-
titute, but also make provision for agricultural wants
during the approaching spring, should any still remain
unemployed they can be placed :under the superiu-
teridence of the board established for draining, culti-
vating, and reclaiming waste lands, the expenses of
which are to be defrayed by the head landlord, as ex-
plained by Mr. Labouchere's letter.—l have the honour
to remain, my dear Mr. O'Connell, with sentiments of
the higheit respect and esteem, your very bumble and
obedient servant, " THOMAS COLNE.
" Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P."
It would be desirable (continued Mr. O'Connell) that
the names of the gentry who had come forward to assist
and support the-people—it were well that those who had
so nobly exerted themselves to alleviate the condition of
their suffering fellow-countrymen should be recorded,
and likewise that those who had remained backward
should likewise figure in an infamous list.—(Hear, hear.)
In conclusion the Hon. Gentleman moved that it be re-
ferred to a committee to ascertain the names of different
landed proprietors iu the various counties in Ireland,
distinguishing the residents from the absentees, who bad

contributed to the relief of the poor, specifying the
names, sums subscribed, and the amount, as far as it
could possibly be asceTtained, of their several rentals.
Some subscriptions having been handed in,
Mr. O'CO/INELL again rose and said, he wished to
make a few oserrations on the present prospect of the
affairs of the association. He came there that day
anxious for conciliation —anxious to work out conciliation
and to show to the people of Ireland who those indivi-
,
duals were that prevented or retarded that conciliation.
—(Hear, hear.) There was one magic in politics,
and that was to be right, and to put your enemies in
the wrong. He had been assailed for making offers of
a reconciliation ; and it had been insinuated that he
was afraid of Young Ireland—that that party had
gained a triumph over him ; but ho thought, and with
justice, that the triumph was on his side. He had been
told that he had conceeded toe much ; but he had not
conceded anything at all. It Ras true he was anxious
for a conference ; and, with the view of effecting the
object, he held out the olive branch of peace and the
right hand of friendship.—(Cheers.) Who, he would
ask, should be the first to make an offer of reconciliation?
The man who is in the wrong could not certainly do it.
The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to advert to the
secession, and having expressed his anxiety for a recon-
ciliation, stated to the meeting that he had deputed a
most respectable clergyman (the Rev. Dr. Miley) to
wait upon Mr. Smith O'Brien, at his seat in the country,
for the purpose of inducing that gentleman to accede to
the offers of reconciliation that were held out ; but that
he had totally failed in his mission. Mr. O'Connell then
read to the meeting a letter from Dr. Miley, describing
the details of his interview with the Hdnourable Mem-
ber for Limerick. Mr. O'Connell having commented on
the refusal of Mr. O'Brien to accede to the terms pro-
posed, concluded by saying that his proposition had
been hailed throughout the country with acclamation ;
that it had received the sanction of every sensible and
well-disposed man in Ireland ; and that if his efforts to
restore unanimity were not successful, the fault was
not his.

Alderman O'BRIEN, M.P., Mr. J. O'CoNistELL, and
other gentlemen having addressed the meeting, the rent
for the week was announced to be 101/.

The meeting then adjourned.
EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC WORKS.

The fbllowing is an official return of the persons em-
ployed in one county, and'a more curious and important
return has seldom been published in our columns :

" COUNTY 07 LONGFORD-EMPLOYMENT OF THE LA-

It:AIRING POOR UNDER THE BOARD OF WORK:,.

" Weekly return, ending November 28, 1846, showing
the number of men, women, boys, &c., employed in the
six baronies of the county of Longford

Able-bodied men
Infirm ditto
Women
Boys
Artificers

37,002
489

3,030
75

Total persons employed .. .. 40,665

Horses employed ll3
Asses 4,247
Carts 4,373
Number of projects at work
The following is the return of the staff of the Board
of Works in the county ofLonglord for the same week:—
" Inspecting officers, 2; county surveyor, 1; assistant
engineers, 6; pay clerks, 6; cheque clerks, 7; overseers,
217: total, 239."

The whole official staff, including the overseers of
labourers, only amounts to 239, to manage 40,665 la-
bourers.

The most extraordinary fact, in reference to the re-
turn, is this, that the total population of the county of
Longford, according to the census of 1841, was 115,491.
Out of this gross population the Board of Works is now
giving employment to 40,665, more than one-third of the
entire! And still more works are called for.

The amount presented at the baronial sessions in the
county of Longford was for 45,3721. for roads, &c.;
8,848/. for draining, &c. Total, 54,221/. Of this the
amount sanctioned by the Board of Works, up to Nov.
28, was 34,630/.