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to right feeling in those who have the power by all
the old Whigs and Liberals of the county, who
mourn over the want of attention in the present
administration to the deserts of those who have
never shrunk, in the day of trial, from their duty.
The only remuneration of the few clergy who have
adhered to their principles, through good report and
through evil report, is the taunts of their brethren—
what have you gained by an adherence to your
principle ?"—Morning Chronicle.
It has often been a subject of very great surprise,
and of no less regret to the men of sound principles,
both in and out of Parliament, to see the furtive
manner in which bills affecting to a great extent not
only the property but the lives of the people, are
sometimes smuggled through the Houses of Legis-
lature. We are of opinion that this species of
smuggling, for which there is no legal punishment,
is far more dangerous to the dearest interests of
British subjects, and detrimental to the character
of the nation, than all the rest of the contraband
connivances put together. We were led to make
these remarks now, by discovering that a bill has
been carried through two stages in the House of
Commons, and stands for the third reading to-
morrow, although, except Mr. E. J. Littleton and
Henry Warburton, Esq. (mover and seconder),
perhaps three other Members of the House, not
in the Administration, are not aware of itsexist-
ence ; for, by a strange anomaly, and, as may
be supposed, some bungling or mismanagement,
on the part of its sponsors, the Bill has not been
printed! This curious document of high penal legis-
lation is, it seems, to be passed without being read
by the Members !! This, we think, may be called
reform with a vengeance. This bill is styled, in the
proceedings of the Commons, "Anatomy of Crimina's
(Ireland) Bill." This is a most blundering title, to say
the best of it, for it has nothing to do with anatomy.
Bur, upon anatomising the bill, we find that it is a
bill to authorise the gibbeting of criminals in Ireland
similar to that disgusting remnant of barbarous
legi,lation which was inflicted upon the civilization
of England two years since, and which its framers
dare not now bring into operation, because the
voice of the nation was raised against those horrid,
revolting, and useless exposures of the human body.
Why such a gross and utterly barbarous legislative
measure should be hurried through the house we
cannot tell, but we hope some of the friends of
civilization will not be over nice in sifting this con-
trivance thoroughly. Mr. Warburton, we under-
stand, has said, when questioned about it, that he
did not authorise his name to be used as in favour
of it; he will now have an opportunity of denying
it publicly, if he can. A bill similar to that
under consideration was carried rapidly through
the House of Commons early in last August,
and, we believe, passed with equal celerity
through the House of Lords; but a reference to the
printed journals of their Lordships' House will de-
cic!e that point, as also whether it ever was per-
fected and entered amongst the other statutes.
These points we think worthy of inquiry. We give
a copy of the former Bill in another part of the
Morning Herald, and the present one is, we under-
stand, precisely the same, with the exception of the
title, which in the present one is singularly inappro-
priate. We have frequently taker; up this subject
in the Morning Herald, particularly at the time
when those shocking scenes took place at Leicester,
and Jarrow Slake, where in one instance the body
of the gibbeted man was taken away during the
night, and in the other case it was removed by au-
thority, because the humane and enlightened people
of England would not suffer their country to be dis-
graced by such barbarous and disgusting penalties,
although they were revived by our Reform Ministry
after they had been discarded for half a century.—
Morning Herald.

MEDICAL DEGREES IN LONDON. A
meeting was convened on Monday, the 17th ult., at which
deputes attended from all the principal hospitals and pri-
vate schools of medicine in the metropolis, for the pur-
pose of adopting such steps a• might be deemed necessary,
in the event of the London University pressing for any
excius;ve privilege in conferring medical degrees. A
general committee was appointed, consisting of a repre-
sentative from each school ; and a sub-committee, con-
sisting of Sir George Tuthill, Dr. Watson of King's
College, and Mr. Lawrence of St. Bat tho'nmew's, wen.
nominated to carry into effect any such measures as might
fee i'eemed necessary for securing the object of the meeting.
—Medical Gazette.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE HOUSE
OF Loans.—An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at
the Star and Garter tavern, in Abington-street, West.
minster, on the body of Mrs. Jane Oakley, widow, aged
78. It appeared that the &ceased had formerly, and for
many )ears, been bead housekeeper at the House of Lords,
and that she was much respected by the nobility, and re-
sided in the house up to the time of her death. Yester-
day morning, tetween six and seven o'clock, she was
found in one of the areas at the back of the House of
Lends, quite dead, with her skull fractured, compound
fi actures of both legs, and a simple fracture of the right
thigh; and it was satisfactorily proved that she bad acci-
dentally Mien from the leads of the gallery above (a height
of fifty feet,) whilst engaged in watering some choice pots
of flowers which she kept there. Verdict—Accidental
death.

WATER AS A CONDUCTOR OF SOUND.-
Remarkable instances of this occur at some of the light-
houses on the coast. At Inchkeith island, about four
miles from Leith, the town clocks, the barking of dogs,
and even the beating of carpets, are heard by the light-
keepers while on their watch at night; and the greet
drum of a military band at Ayr barracks has been occa-
sionally heard at Pladda light-house, on the opposite side
of the Frith of Clyde, distant about sixteen miles.—
Edinburgh Evening Courant.
CONCEALMENT OF CHILD•BIRTIL-011
Thursday an inquest was held at the White Horse Inn,
Hungerford Water, in the parish of Old Cleeve, on a new
born male child, who on Tuesday morning was found by
some workmen, wrapped up in a piece of flanntl, and
buried in a ditch, near Washford Turnpike-gate. Two
medical gentlemen, Mr. Ball and Mr. Reeves, saw the
infant, a fine child, on the spot, and they attended the
inquest, whose evidence enabled the jury to return a ver-
dict " That the child was born dead." Mary Duch, the
mother, Sarah Dare!), the grandmother, and William
Sully, the reputed father, will be fully committed to take
their trill at the next Taunton Assizes for sec. eting the
hir

•th. In the course of the investigation it was said that,
on the father stating his reluctance to bury the child, the
old wretch of a grandmother exclaimed—" Nonsense, I
have myself buried seven in a garden, and you must do it
immediately."— Sherborne Journal.
EXECUTION OF JONES AND HOGAN.—At
an early hour on Friday, the avenues to the gaol of Ennis
were crowded to excess by a multitude of both sexes and
of all ages, many of whom came from the most distant
parts of the county, to witness the ignominious spectacle,
and at one o'clock there were nearly 10,000 persons as•
sembled. The convicts were absorbed in prayer al the
morning—they were placid in opposite cells. Having
ascended the platform with a steady step, the Rev. Mr.
Malone and the Rev. Mr. Bates holding each by the hand,
Jones first addressed the congregated thou4Ands in Eng-
lish. He commenced by acknowledging the justica of his
sentence ; and, assuming a more audilile tone, he said,
" Pray fir me, my friends and brothers ; may God bless
you all, and protect you from a fate like mine. Goad
bye. God bless ya all ; pray for me, and may the Lord
have mercy on mysoul." As soon as Jones had concluded,
Hogan bowed to the multitude, and said in tie Irish lan-
guage—" God bless you all, my brothers and sisters. I
admit that I have deserved the fate which now awaits me.
But one thing I beg to observe, and it is this, that I never
gave Mr. Blood a blow, but I admit that I was of the
party. It is true that I was at the attack on Mr. Synge,
and was one of the persons that fired at him. I may thank
bad advice and bad company far all." The executioner
(Ryan) of Limerick, having drawn the caps over their
es, first pulled the drop from Jones, who fe I immediate-
ly; after which he turned round, and pulled that under
Hogan, which failed in falling the entire length, and
threw the ill fatel ma❑ against the front rail, leaving
one leg suspended ! Hogan attempted to regain his place
on the scaffold, but to no eff_et, and while ail the horror-
struck beholders expressed their indignation at the failure
or the drop, they were in three or four seconds relieved
by the hangman's giving the spring another touch, at
the same time pushing off his victim. Both died with-
out a struggle, and after hanging the usual time, tl.ey
were cut down, and, the bodies being placed in coffins,
were conveyed to the County Infirmary for dissection,—
Limerick Paper.